Four hours had passed by the time Xu Linyun and Feng Qingwei finally returned, by which time all of the beast cores had been collected and the group had managed a brief rest. As the two of them drew closer, however, Xu Linyun had her brows locked together in thought while Feng Qingwei looked slightly excited. Once they landed beside the lake, they hastily called over both Fang Xing and Pi Junzi.
"Shijie Linyun and I have been investigating the reasons behind all of these beast packs. Although there weren’t many discoveries, we did notice that around a hundred miles south of us, there’s a hidden valley tucked away in the winds and clouds. Mount Desolation is sealing a beast king, and with the beast king’s Demonic Qi seeping throughout this land year round, it seems that hidden valley in particular must have accumulated a large amount of it. It’s even possible that the area may have nurtured a very large number of rare spirit herbs!"