Hu Yuan knew very well that he could not stay here for long. He quickly knocked out the middle-aged man from the Wuyin Sect, found a secluded spot to hide, carefully erased all traces of the scene, and then pressed on deeper into Jiuming Peak.
Along the way, Hu Yuan kept pondering the answers to the three riddles while closely monitoring the changing environment around him. He noticed that as he penetrated deeper into Jiuming Peak, the surrounding spiritual qi grew increasingly dense. After traveling a bit further, Hu Yuan arrived at a valley.
The valley was shrouded in a gauze-like mist, and visibility was extremely low. The moment Hu Yuan stepped into the valley, he felt a wave of oppressive force wash over him, forcing him to halt involuntarily. Scanning his surroundings with vigilance, he discovered that the cliff walls on both sides of the valley were covered with ancient incantations. These incantations flickered with a dim blue light, bearing a slight resemblance to the ones he had seen at the foot of the mountain, yet with distinct differences.
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