Xiao Tian looked at the not-too-long queue and was not in a hurry. At times like these, usually, if he revealed his Dou Zun strength, he would be respectfully invited to cut in line in a matter of minutes.
However, at this moment, he could not do that. After all, him proactively approaching was different from others proactively coming to him.
But this incident also reminded Xiao Tian of something: it had been a long time since he had tested for his Alchemist identification. After all, he was not one of those Sons of Destiny who enjoyed playing the game of hiding, then being stepped on by others, and finally retaliating with a slap to the face.
He still preferred the feeling of overwhelming others with power from the very beginning. After all, he had diligently cultivated; would it not be a waste not to enjoy it?
The three of them chatted as they queued, and during this time, both women were constantly amused by Xiao Tian, covering their mouths with light laughter. Hu Jia, in particular, laughed so hard her shoulders trembled, causing her clothes to ripple. If they were in the Divine Emperor Imperial Palace in the Primordial Heaven Realm, Hu Jia would probably be rolling on the ground with laughter.
About half an hour later, Xiao Tian and the two women successfully entered the spatial wormhole.
Xiao Tian took out his special spatial boat, and the three of them sat inside the small boat, slowly moving forward.
After their previous interactions, the three of them had grown closer. Hu Jia and Han Xue were nestled in Xiao Tian's embrace, and Xiao Tian gently massaged their flat stomachs.
Neither of them stopped him; they originally had ulterior motives, and this was exactly what they wanted. The two women also began to recount interesting things they had encountered in the past, speaking across Xiao Tian.
After about half an hour, they reached the end of the wormhole. The small boat passed directly through the silver light circle and emerged outside.
The three of them were outside a huge city. Without hesitation, Xiao Tian and the two women walked towards the city. After registering with the city guards, they entered the city.
As soon as they walked in, they heard a series of pleasant wind chimes, possessing a calming and tranquil charm.
Xiao Tian searched for the source of the sound and found that many tall pavilions had wind chimes, about the size of a human head, hanging from their upturned eaves.
These wind chimes were clearly specially made, because when multiple chimes were blown by different wind strengths and directions, the sounds were not chaotic but subtly complemented each other, as if an orchestra was performing in sync.
"As expected of a place in the Sound Valley, the sounds produced by things here are truly unique," Hu Jia exclaimed. She had never seen a place like this before.
"It is really good, and I feel a sense of lightness throughout my body. It is rumored that the Sound Valley has always been isolated from the world, and few people travel outside," Han Xue also nodded in agreement. She was also visiting here for the first time.
"Let us go, let us experience this mysterious Sound Valley."
After Xiao Tian finished speaking, he headed in one direction. The Sound Valley's sect headquarters was not within Tianyin City but in a place called the Miaoyin Mountain Range outside the city.
"Do you know where their headquarters is?" Han Xue asked Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian nodded. "Follow me. Do not get lost."
As for how Xiao Tian knew, it was, of course, thanks to his rich lady, Miss Xun'er.
The Sound Valley's headquarters and its intelligence would be fully documented according to the Ancient Clan's standards.
Xun'er had transmitted everything to Xiao Tian in one go, though it was information recorded quite a while ago. From the Ancient Clan's perspective, there was no need to pay too much attention to a small force.
Hu Jia and Han Xue quickly followed. However, this time they chose not to cling to Xiao Tian, as there were clearly more powerful individuals here, and that might restrict Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian led the two women across the entire Tianyin City, flying all the way, and finally arrived at a seemingly ordinary mountain range.
The entire mountain range appeared unremarkable; only the towering ancient trees seemed to have a long history.
"Is this it? It looks so ordinary, without any distinctive features," Han Xue and Hu Jia continuously surveyed the mountain range before them. All they saw was an expanse of green, and they inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity. "Xiao Tian, do you feel a sense of familiarity here?"
"Jia Nan Academy," Xiao Tian said softly, looking at the mountain range before him.
"Snap!"
"Oh right, it is just like the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy, hidden within a mountain valley," Hu Jia's eyes lit up as she clapped her hands.
"So Jia Nan Academy is also full of forests everywhere," Han Xue, who was beside them, said sourly upon hearing this, while thinking to herself: *If only I had gone to Jia Nan Academy, maybe I would have met Xiao Tian much earlier!*
"Yes, and it is deep within the mountain forest," Hu Jia turned to Xiao Tian. "Then this Sound Valley is not also like that, is it?"
"We will know if we go and see," Xiao Tian stepped into the forest, and Hu Jia and Han Xue followed closely behind.
Along the way, many magical beasts sprang out from the forest, attacking Xiao Tian and the others.
Xiao Tian left the less powerful magical beasts for Han Xue and Hu Jia to handle, to hone their Dou Techniques, occasionally offering guidance.
Half a day later, Xiao Tian and the others arrived at the base of a tall mountain, overlooking a valley below.
"Is the Sound Valley down there?" Han Xue asked, puzzled.
"Yes!"
"But there is nothing down there, is there?" Hu Jia widened her eyes, looking left and right, but found no problems.
"The entire Sound Valley is covered by a large formation; even a Dou Zun passing by would not notice anything amiss."
Xiao Tian could only vaguely sense the anomaly here due to his powerful soul force and prior knowledge of the intelligence.
He just did not know if this was naturally formed like the Starfall Pavilion or if it was arranged later.
In the Dou Qi Continent, there were still many formations, and many forces had guardian formations for their sects, but they were not like the casually arranged offensive formations in other novel worlds.
The formations here were all large-scale formations or combined attack formations, and their restrictions were also very significant.
"Then how do we get in? We cannot even knock on the door," Hu Jia asked, tilting her head.
"Who is spying here?" As soon as Hu Jia finished speaking, the void above the valley slowly twisted, and five figures emerged. The leader, who was clearly a Dou Zong, stood in the void, while four Dou Huangs followed behind him.
When the man appeared, Xiao Tian felt a familiar aura from him, and an inexplicable sense of aversion towards this aura.
Xiao Tian was very puzzled by this; he had no interactions or animosity with anyone from the Sound Valley, so why did he have this feeling? What was even stranger was that Xiao Tian only felt this from the Dou Zong man in front of him, and not from the other four.