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"Master, can we find substitutes for the materials mentioned in these pill recipes?"

An old man with a long beard stood up. He was a famous alchemy master in the alliance.

"Qingshuang, although these formulas are ancient, the principles behind them are similar to our current medicine refining technology. I will study them with a few colleagues to see if we can find suitable alternative materials."

Luo Chen added: "Moreover, the area marked on the map may contain rare materials that we need. I suggest organizing an expedition team to explore there."

Shui Wuhen nodded to show his agreement.

"Very good, Luo Chen, you will be in charge of this expedition team. I will ask the alliance to provide the necessary support."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang accepted the order. They knew that this was an important mission that not only concerned their personal growth, but also the future of the entire alliance.

In the following days, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang began to prepare the expedition team.

They selected some elites from the alliance, including monks who were good at formations, alchemists who were proficient in pharmacology, and some agile practitioners.

After the expedition team was ready, they set out again for Evernight Valley.

This time, they come with more hope and expectations, as well as the heavy trust of the alliance.

Outside the Evernight Valley, the expedition team advanced cautiously.

They followed the marks on the map, searching for areas where rare materials might be hidden.

However, as everyone entered the Eternal Night Valley.

In the Eternal Night Valley, the creatures hiding in the dark also appeared around the crowd.

Those pairs of blood-red eyes seemed to indicate these creatures' desire for the flesh and blood of Luo Chen and others.

"Stay alert and don't disperse."

Luo Chen whispered the order, his eyes searching the darkness, trying to find where the creatures were hiding.

Qingshuang gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, she knew that the attacks of these creatures would be sudden and deadly.

She looked around, trying to find a place to take cover.

"Luo Chen, there is a pile of rocks over there. We can retreat there first."

Luo Chen nodded and quickly directed the team to move towards the pile of rocks.

They moved carefully through the bushes, trying not to make any noise.

However, the creatures seemed to have sensed their presence and began to gather from all directions.

"Prepare for battle!" Luo Chen shouted loudly. At the same time, he took out a handful of talismans from his storage bag and waved them quickly in the air. The talismans turned into streams of light and flew towards the approaching creatures.

The battle was about to break out, and the members of the expedition team took out their weapons and started a fierce battle with those nocturnal creatures.

Qingshuang wielded the sword, and every strike of the sword hit the target accurately. Her sword skills drew silver arcs in the night.

Luo Chen was in the center of the team, constantly casting defensive and offensive spells. His magic power surged like a tide, providing the necessary support for the team.

The battle lasted for a long time, and the number of nocturnal creatures seemed endless, but the members of the expedition team gradually gained the upper hand with tacit cooperation and firm will.

Finally, with a final howl, the nocturnal creatures began to retreat and disappeared into the darkness.

The members of the expedition team breathed a sigh of relief, but no one dared to let their guard down, as they knew this might only be temporary peace.

"Everyone check your injuries and let's keep moving forward." Luo Chen ordered. There was a hint of fatigue in his voice, but more of determination.

The team continued to move forward, and according to the markings on the map, they finally arrived at a place marked "Secret Medicine Valley".

Various exotic plants grow here, some of which emit faint fluorescence, while others emit a strong medicinal fragrance.

"There must be rare materials we need among these plants." Qingshuang said excitedly, with a gleam of exploration in her eyes.

Luo Chen nodded and began to observe these plants carefully, trying to find species that matched the materials recorded in ancient books.

After some effort, they finally found several possible alternative materials.

"These should be what we need." Luo Chen said, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Then let's start collecting." Qingshuang suggested. She couldn't wait to try to refine those ancient elixirs.

The members of the expedition team began to collect plants carefully. They knew how precious these materials were, so everyone was extremely careful for fear of damaging these precious resources.

During the collection process, Luo Chen suddenly discovered an abnormality.

"Everyone stop for a moment, I feel like something is wrong here."

Qingshuang and other members immediately stopped what they were doing and looked around vigilantly.

Luo Chen walked towards a seemingly ordinary stone wall. He touched it gently with his hand and found a faint fluctuation of magic power on the stone wall.

"There may be a mechanism hidden here." Luo Chen said, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

He began to carefully study the fluctuations of magic power on the stone wall, trying to find a way to open the mechanism.

After some effort, he finally found the correct mana sequence, and the stone wall slowly split apart, revealing a hidden cave.

Various ancient utensils and books are placed in the cave. It is obvious that this was once the private laboratory of a master alchemist.

"We found it!" Qingshuang shouted excitedly. Her eyes quickly scanned the cave, looking for items that might be helpful in refining medicine.

Luo Chen and Qingshuang led the team into the cave, and they began to carefully check every corner.

Deep in the cave, they found a huge alchemy furnace with some unfinished pills still inside.

"The recipes of these pills seem to be different from those recorded in our ancient books." Luo Chen said, with curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Qingshuang nodded, "Perhaps we can try to complete the refining of these pills and see what effect it will have."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang began to try to refine pills according to the recipe in the cave. They carefully controlled the temperature and the ratio of materials.

After some effort, they finally succeeded in refining pills that emitted a faint glow.

"The energy contained in these pills seems to be much more powerful than what we have refined before." Qingshuang exclaimed.

Luo Chen nodded, "This may be due to the special nature of the environment and materials here. We may have really found some very precious formulas."

The team members gathered around and looked at the pills in Luo Chen and Qing Shuang's hands with their eyes full of admiration and expectation.

"Let's bring these pills back to the alliance and let the sect master and elders see them." Luo Chen said.

With the harvest, Luo Chen naturally planned to take it back. However, they had just left the valley with their team.

Before they completely walked out of the Eternal Night Valley, they ran into another group of people.

These people were dressed in different clothes.

There was a look of vigilance on their faces.

It seemed that meeting people like Luo Chen also made them feel extremely surprised.

"Who are you?" Luo Chen asked vigilantly, his hand unconsciously touching the hilt of the sword at his waist.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with a golden phoenix embroidered on his chest. He smiled and replied, "We are an expedition team from the Tianfeng Sect. My name is Feng Xiang, and I am the leader of this team."

Qing Shuang gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, her eyes swept across the other party sharply, and she whispered to Luo Chen: "Be careful, the Tianfeng Sect has always had some friction with our Bishui Sect."

Luo Chen nodded. He knew what Qingshuang meant by friction. Small-scale conflicts often occurred between the two sects due to competition for resources and spheres of influence.

He turned to Feng Xiang and said, "We are the expedition team of the Bishui Sect. My name is Luo Chen, and this is my companion Qing Shuang. We are here to carry out the alliance's mission."

Feng Xiang looked at Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, then glanced at the team behind them, as if assessing their strength.

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After a moment, he said, "I see. It seems we met unexpectedly. But since we are both here to explore Evernight Valley, perhaps we can cooperate."

Qingshuang frowned. She did not trust the people from Tianfeng Sect, but Luo Chen had different ideas.

He was well aware of the dangers of Eternal Night Valley. If he could cooperate with the Tianfeng Sect, perhaps he could reduce unnecessary conflicts and complete the mission faster.

"Cooperation?" Luo Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "We can consider it, but we must first clarify the conditions for cooperation."

Feng Xiang nodded, showing his understanding: "That's natural. We can share intelligence and explore together, but we will each take what we find."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang exchanged glances. They knew that this was the best condition the other party could offer.

After all, the Eternal Night Valley is full of dangers, and having one more ally is always better than one more enemy.

"Okay, we agree to cooperate." Luo Chen finally said.

Feng Xiang showed a satisfied smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Luo Chen, indicating that the agreement was reached.

After the two teams merged, the number of people increased and the strength became stronger.

Although, Luo Chen originally wanted to leave Eternal Night Valley first.

But now that another group of people have joined, it is not impossible for us to stay in the Eternal Night Valley for a while longer.

They continued to go deeper into the Evernight Valley, carefully avoiding various dangers along the way, while also searching for possible resources and treasures.

During a break, Luo Chen, Qing Shuang and Feng Xiang sat together to discuss the next plan.

"Brother Luo Chen, how much do you know about the Eternal Night Valley?" Feng Xiang asked.

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, then said: "As far as I know, there are countless secrets hidden in the Evernight Valley, including some ancient ruins, but the creatures here are extremely ferocious, and the environment is complex. If you are not careful, you will get lost."

Feng Xiang nodded in agreement: "Indeed, our Tianfeng Sect has explored this place before, but we have always returned without success. We hope to make a breakthrough this time."

Qing Shuang was listening on the side, and she suddenly interrupted, "We found a hidden cave in the valley before, which seems to be a laboratory of a master alchemist. Are you interested in taking a look?"

There was a hint of surprise in Feng Xiang's eyes. He obviously didn't expect that the people of Bishui Sect would make such a discovery.

He pondered for a moment, then said: "This is a good clue. We in the Tianfeng Sect also have experts who are good at refining medicine. Perhaps we can get some inspiration from it."

So, the two teams decided to go to the cave.

At the entrance of the cave, Feng Xiang observed carefully and said, "The fluctuation of mana here is very unusual. It seems that there is indeed a mechanism."

Luo Chen nodded, he walked forward, and opened the stone wall again according to the previous method.

The stone wall slowly opened, revealing the entrance to the cave.

After the team entered the cave, the alchemy master of Tianfeng Sect was immediately attracted by the utensils and books inside.

They began to study it carefully, hoping to find some useful clues.

Luo Chen and Qingshuang continued to explore other parts of the cave.

Deep in the cave, they found a huge bookshelf filled with various ancient books.

"These ancient books may contain valuable knowledge that we have not yet discovered." Luo Chen said.

Qingshuang nodded. She picked up an ancient book and opened it. She found that it contained many legends and history about the Eternal Night Valley.

"Luo Chen, come and look at this." Qingshuang said, pointing to a piece of text.

Luo Chen leaned over to take a look, and saw that the ancient book recorded: "Deep in the Evernight Valley, there is a mysterious lake. In the lake grows a rare plant called 'Night Spirit Flower'. It is said that its pollen can greatly enhance the spiritual power of practitioners."

"Night Spirit Flower?" Luo Chen's heart moved. If they could really find this kind of flower, it would undoubtedly be a huge blessing for them as practitioners.

"We should go look for this lake." Luo Chen said to Qingshuang.

Qingshuang also seemed very excited, she knew that this might be a major discovery.

The two decided to tell Feng Xiang and others the news.

When Luo Chen and Qing Shuang told Feng Xiang the news, he seemed very interested: "Night Spirit Flower? This is a great discovery! This flower is also mentioned in the ancient books of our Tianfeng Sect. It is said that it only grows in the Eternal Night Valley."

The two teams decided to change their plans and set out to look for the legendary lake.

After a difficult trek, they finally found the lake in a dark forest.

There was a light mist surrounding the lake, the water was a strange blue, and some glimmering flowers were floating on the surface of the lake.

"This is the Night Spirit Flower!" Feng Xiang said excitedly.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang also felt excited. They knew that this discovery might change their path of cultivation.

However, just as they were about to collect the Night Spirit Flowers, a low roar suddenly came from the lake.

Immediately afterwards, the surface of the lake began to fluctuate violently, and a huge black shadow slowly rose from the lake.

"Be careful!" Luo Chen shouted, and he quickly cast a defensive spell to protect the team members.

The black shadow gradually revealed its true face. It was a huge aquatic creature covered with hard scales and two huge eyes flashing with faint light.

"This is the guardian beast of the lake!" Feng Xiang exclaimed. (End of this chapter)