Hundred Herbs Valley was nearly two thousand kilometers away from Skydragon City, and it took about ten hours to travel there. Along the way, the group once again experienced the differences between the Central Part and other regions.
During the two thousand kilometers journey, they encountered six waves of attacks by fierce beasts, with a Spiritual Beast leading each wave. The strongest among them was a fifth-tier Spiritual Beast, thanks to Billy having already broken through to Third-rank Saint Realm, otherwise, the group might have perished in the wilderness before reaching Hundred Herbs Valley.
They began to understand why human footprints were rarely seen in the wilds of the Central Part. The presence of these Spiritual Beasts alone was enough to deter ordinary martial artists.
In the late afternoon, around five or six o’clock, the group finally arrived near the coordinates of Hundred Herbs Valley. As they looked ahead, they saw a range of undulating mountains covered in snow, glistening white under the icy sky.
“This place doesn’t look like it’s inhabited at all! Did Mr Peterson make a mistake?” Bob scanned the surroundings and spoke up.
“It shouldn’t be!” Azure Fang shook his head in response.
At that moment, Azure Dragon picked up his electronic device and pointed to a valley a few kilometers away. “From the coordinates, it should be inside that valley.”
“Stout, go check out that valley!” Billy nodded.
“Got it!” Stout responded before driving towards the designated valley. Soon, the group arrived at the entrance to the valley marked on the map. However, as they looked around, all they saw was snow and ice, devoid of any signs of life.
“Azure Dragon, are you sure about the address?” Stout turned to Azure Dragon for confirmation.
“It should be correct,” Azure Dragon replied after another look at his electronic device.
“Hundred Herbs Valley is a hidden sect, they wouldn’t make it easy for people to find their mountain gate.” Casey interjected.
“That’s right!” Stout nodded and then turned to Billy, “Boss, what should we do?”
“Let’s go in and take a look,” Billy replied thoughtfully.
“Alright!” Stout responded and drove the car slowly into the valley.
“Stout, stop the car!” After about fifteen minutes, when the snowmobile reached a distance of four to five hundred meters into the valley, Billy spoke up.
“What’s up?” Azure Fang asked as the car came to a halt.
“The entrance should be nearby!” Billy replied.
“What do you mean?” Bob looked around but didn’t see anything unusual. After a brief pause, he seemed to realize something. “Boss, did they set up a formation inside again?”
“Yes,” Billy nodded. He had sensed the fluctuation of the formation lines as soon as they entered the valley. There was undoubtedly a protective formation similar to the one at Snowstorm Pavilion.
“Boss, can you break the formation?” Stout asked.
“I can,” Billy nodded.
Although the formation here was hidden, it was not a high-level formation. It was one level lower than the one at Snowstorm Pavilion, posing no major challenge to him.
For those unfamiliar with formations, however, low-level and high-level formations were not that different. To break a formation, one had to make sense of the chaotic formation lines and find the eye, or else, even with high cultivation, they would be helpless.
Therefore, for Hundred Herbs Valley, setting up a low-level formation was enough to deter unwanted intruders and maintain tranquility.
“Nice!” Stout praised Billy and continued, “Boss, why don’t you directly break this formation and show the people in Hundred Herbs Valley what a real expert is!”
Casey and Azure Dragon couldn’t help but chuckle at Stout’s words.
“Are you planning to rob Hundred Herbs Valley?” Azure Fang asked Stout.
“My bad, it’s a habit,” Stout grinned. “I forgot we are here for medicine, not a duel!”
After the brief exchange, Stout turned to Billy, “Boss, what’s the plan? Are we going to wait here if they don’t show up?”
“Smash!” Billy replied with a single word.
“What do you mean?” Stout was taken aback.
“Hit the mountainsides on both sides of the valley hard a few times!” Billy clarified.
Stout choked, “Boss, are you serious?”
“If you don’t want to wait here, then do it!” Billy replied.
“I’ll follow Boss’s lead!” Stout said, raising his hand and slamming towards the right side.
Boom!
Violent waves of energy rushed out, hitting the nearby mountainside with a loud crash, creating massive craters and sending snow flying in all directions. Seeing how much fun he was having, Azure Dragon and Bob joined in, creating a scene of destruction all around.
“Casey, what’s Boss up to?” Ian asked.
“Boss is probably trying to provoke the people from Hundred Herbs Valley to show themselves,” Casey replied after a moment of thought.
“Boss can break the formation, but he’s not doing it. He’s giving face to them. By causing chaos like this, they should have a reaction…”
“Stop!” Before Casey could finish his explanation, a man’s voice rang out.
As the voice faded, two men in gray robes appeared as if out of thin air in front of the group.
“Hey, did it really work?” Stout stopped his actions, and Azure Dragon and Bob followed suit.
After a moment’s pause, Stout turned to Ian, “Did you see where they came from?”
“I didn’t!” Ian shook his head frankly, not having seen it clearly.
“Who are you? What business do you have in Hundred Herbs Valley?” One of the men approached and asked.
“We’ve heard that Hundred Herbs Valley has many precious herbs and came to admire them!” Casey took a few steps forward and replied, “We apologize for the disturbance.”
“Hundred Herbs Valley is not receiving visitors in the recent days, please leave!” The man waved his hand.
“Huh?” Casey was slightly taken aback.
“We’ve come from afar, please make an exception. If there are the herbs we seek in the valley, price is not a problem…”
“You don’t understand me?” the man frowned and interrupted Casey, “If you want herbs, come back in half a month!”
“Furthermore, our Valley Master is in seclusion. If you don’t want to stir up any more trouble, leave quickly!”
With that, the men exchanged glances and walked away.
“You are not from Hundred Herbs Valley, are you?” Suddenly, Billy spoke up.
“Huh?” Casey and the others were taken aback.
“What do you mean?” One of the men turned back and asked, “If we were not from Hundred Herbs Valley, are you?”
“I warn you, if you continue to disturb our Valley Master’s seclusion, you will be responsible for all consequences!”
“Although you’re disguising it well, the scent on you has betrayed you,” Billy continued.
“There’s not a hint of the fragrance of herbs on you, but a strong smell of blood.”
“When did Hundred Herbs Valley become a slaughterhouse?”