Seeing Xiaobai's reaction, Xu Chunniang felt reassured. She had guessed that there was definitely something wrong with this valley.
But Xiaobai suddenly ran into the valley, scratching and scratching on the ground.
The soil in the valley was extremely hard, and Xiaobai, who was at the sixth level of Qi training, scratched on it for a long time without leaving even a faint mark.
When Xu Chunniang saw this scene, she couldn't help but widen her eyes. There was really something extraordinary about this valley!
Seeing that he couldn't help the ground, Xiaobai came back with his little head drooped, looking shocked, and made two weak "squeaks".
Xu Chunniang thought thoughtfully, could it be that the thing that came with the meteorite from the sky and could cause Yang County to suffer drought for hundreds of years was hidden in this valley?
She stepped forward and found herself in the valley.
As soon as I stepped onto the black soil, I suddenly felt a sense of heat.
Xu Chunniang suppressed the annoyance in her heart, took out the high-quality flying sword that she had seized from the man in black who was chasing her not long ago, and drove it to slash towards the ground.
"Clang!"
The flying sword hit the ground, accompanied by a violent metal collision and fierce sparks.
Xu Chunniang looked at it carefully and her color changed slightly.
If she uses all her strength to activate this high-grade flying sword, even a foundation-building monk may not be able to catch it. If this sword is struck on an ordinary mountain rock, it will cause flying sand and rocks, causing the earth to collapse and the mountain to crack.
It was slashed on the black earth valley, leaving only a shallow scratch.
One can imagine how strange this black soil is.
Xu Chunniang frowned slightly. Originally, she was thinking that since things were in the valley, she would hollow out the valley at worst.
At present, it seems that with her own strength, not only can she hollow out the valley, but she can even dig a hole.
Seeing this scene, Xiaobai's originally depressed mood became even worse.
It is a treasure-hunting mouse, and it is born with a strong preference for spiritual objects. But now that the treasure is right in front of you, there is nothing you can do.
Xiaobai was so unwilling that he rushed into the valley again, digging a claw here and a shovel there, but he tried many places, but nothing worked.
I don’t know what kind of material this valley is made of, but it is equally hard everywhere.
In the end, it was so tired that it fell to the ground with its legs in the air, with an expression of despair.
Xu Chunniang was so amused by it that most of her sadness disappeared.
"That's all, let's stop here today. Now that we know the problem is in this valley, let's go back and slowly think of a solution. The black soil is extremely hard, and I'm afraid we have to find some harder materials to cut through it."
Xu Chunniang picked up Xiaobai and was about to stuff it back into the spirit beast bag when her hand suddenly stopped.
She thought of Xiaobai's actions just now, digging here and there, looking like he would not stop until the black soil was penetrated.
At first she thought it was looking for weak points in the black soil.
But the valley in front of us is completely self-contained and full of black soil. Is there any weak point to be found?
A crazy guess emerged from Xu Chunniang's mind.
She looked at Xiaobai in disbelief, "Could it be that this whole black earth valley is that thing?"
When Xiaobai heard this, he looked back at her strangely and said "squeak" twice as expected.
Seeing that the suspicion in her mind was confirmed, Xu Chunniang took a breath and her eyes were filled with horror.
She really didn't expect that this entire valley was what she had been looking for.
However, when she thought about it, this thing could cause hundreds of years of drought in Yang County, and the shock in her heart finally subsided a lot.
The thing was found, but the problem was still not solved.
It's extremely difficult to leave a mark on this "big guy" in front of you, let alone solve it.
This valley is not too small, which is why she didn't think about the problem in this direction at first.
Xu Chunniang felt that it was a big problem, and she might have to have at least a foundation-building level to deal with this "big guy".
She walked back with mixed feelings and agreed to the people's requests, but was unable to solve the problem at all. It was really difficult to get off the ground.
On the way back, she kept thinking that since this valley was formed after a meteorite, there are two reasons for its formation.
One is directly brought by meteorite iron from outer space.
But after careful analysis, Xu Chunniang felt that this was unlikely to be the case.
The valley was countless times larger than the meteorite, and the sound of the impact was enough to shake the mountains.
It is impossible for such a big movement to be recorded in only a few entries in the county annals.
Second, some unknown changes have occurred after the collision of meteorites from outer space.
Xu Chunniang is more inclined to this possibility.
The valley is integrated and black, and you can still feel its hotness when you get closer.
It is very likely that the meteorite was carrying some kind of sky fire, and the original valley was burned by the sky fire, causing the current changes.
Xu Chunniang's eyes flashed slightly. Since hundreds of years of drought in Yang County resulted from this, it is very likely that the fire from the sky caused by the meteorite that day has never been extinguished.
After hundreds of years of burning, the fire gradually merged with the valley, making the black soil in the valley extremely hard.
At the same time, the fire in the sky is not extinguished, which is also the reason for the abnormal situation in Yang County where the fire spirit is active and the water spirit is depleted.
The more Xu Chunniang thought about it, the more she thought it was possible.
If the sky fire has not been extinguished, it is probably hidden somewhere deep in the valley.
It's a pity that her cultivation level is low, so she is helpless even if there are treasures like heavenly fire in front of her.
Xu Chunniang sighed slightly. This was not the first time she had encountered this situation.
The same thing happened when I got the Gen Tu Bead. I had the treasure in my body, but I didn't know how to refine it for my own use. I could only let it sit in the jade box and eat ashes in vain.
As a monk with a strong mind, this emotion only affected her for a short moment before she was adjusted.
With Gen Tu Bead in hand, it is only a matter of time to find a way to refine it.
As for the valley and the possible existence of sky fire, although there will be some helplessness for a while, everything has its own way, and if you find the right method, it may not be impossible to solve it.
Xu Chunniang regained her composure and walked towards the county government office.
She wanted to look back at the county annals from the year when the meteorite struck.
Without alerting anyone, she quietly entered the ceremony room, took the county journal with ease, and looked through it carefully.
However, I read it again and found nothing new except for a few records about suspected meteorites and the sudden drop in food supply.
Xu Chunniang closed the county journal in her hand and was not too disappointed.
This re-reading is just to see if there are any omissions.
She left the county government office and walked in the direction of Anchasi while thinking hard.
Passing by a blacksmith's shop on the way, the sound of "clang" kept coming.
Xu Chunniang glanced at the sound and happened to see the craftsmen in the blacksmith shop putting red-hot iron blocks into cold water.
When the red-hot iron meets cold water, it cools quickly and makes a "chichi" sound, followed by white smoke.
After the iron block cooled, the blacksmith took it out and started hammering it again.
But after this experience, the hardness of the iron block increased to a higher level.
Xu Chunniang thoughtfully walked to the blacksmith shop and carefully watched the blacksmithing process.