Upon reaching this section of the valley, there were many forks in the path.

Thankfully, the small tree guide led the way, and Li Pu and Caocao followed along.

However, ten minutes later, the small tree guide brought them to a dead end.

[Rustle~]

It pointed to an inconspicuous spot at the foot of the valley wall.

By the dim moonlight, Li Pu strained to see a dark passageway.

But the passageway was only large enough for squat creatures like red-topped mushrooms.

If he wanted to enter, he had to crawl on all fours.

It turned out that the location of Moonlight Lake was quite unique, encircled in a closed Ring Valley.

"I might as well climb."

Looking up at the valley wall, Li Pu decided to take a detour.

Because he always felt a bit uneasy about squeezing himself into a tunnel-like environment.

[Caocao!]

Upon hearing this, Caocao volunteered to climb first.

Slap!

But after climbing only one or two meters, it slipped and fell.

"You can't do it like that."

Li Pu shook his head, walked over, and pressed against the valley wall.

The soil and rock were relatively loose, not like marble quality.

Bang!

So he kicked it, carving a small pit into the valley wall.

It wasn't about how big the pit could be, but at least it could serve as a foothold.

[Cao oh!]

Caocao: Summoner, you're not human!

[Rustle!]

Small Tree Person: Hobbled elder brother, you're so fierce!

Bang!

Another kick, now there were two footholds.

[Caocao!]

Caocao understood and quickly asked Li Pu to kick out a few more pits so it could climb too.

"As for you... stick your butt up."

Of course, Li Pu didn't want to make it so complicated.

He gauged that the valley wall was about seven or eight meters high, similar to the school exterior wall.

[Cao?]

Caocao didn't understand but complied.

It walked over to Li Pu, propped up on its arms, and lifted its grassed rump.

Li Pu stepped back a few paces, then...

Wham!

He kicked Caocao right on its butt, sending it flying.

[Caocacacacacacao!]

Caocao let out a series of miserable cries, its body temporarily compressed into a lump from the impact.

Now, in this state, it looked like a green mass flying in the air, nicknamed flying "green mass."

It must be said that Li Pu's left foot was not only powerful but also perfectly controlled.

In the end, Caocao landed precisely at the top of the valley wall.

Moreover, he discovered a clever use for [Fatherly Love], as no matter how hard he kicked, Caocao wasn't hurt.

Indeed, a father's love is different.

"If it were a person, I might not have been able to kick them up, but a lump of grass is so easy."

After completing Caocao's transport, he turned his gaze to the small tree guide: "Your turn, come on."

The small tree might be a bit heavier than Caocao, but not by much.

[Rustlerustlerustle!]

Small Tree Person: No, no! I'll tunnel!

The small tree was startled, its bark turning slightly yellow, and it zipped into the tunnel.

It's just a tunnel, this tea tree has tunneled before!

"Alright then."

Seeing the small tree make its choice, Li Pu didn't insist.

He approached the valley wall and started climbing.

The climbing method of kicking footholds with his left foot wasn't particularly convenient either.

Because, if viewed from a distance, one would see that he wasn't climbing straight up.

Instead, he stepped with his left foot into a pit, then moved his right foot over before continuing with his left.

Overall, the climbing path was a diagonal, a bit odd.

But fortunately, assistance was already in place above. After reaching over three meters, he asked Caocao to lower its rope, and with a pull, he easily reached the top.

"This lake is intriguing."

Standing atop Ring Valley, looking down, Li Pu couldn't help but marvel.

Actually, halfway up, he had already seen the glow breaking through the sky.

Seeing the full view of Moonlight Lake now, he had to admit it was beautiful.

To think it's called Moonlight Lake and the water truly shone like moonlight.

The entire pool was moonlit color, not merely a reflection of the moon above, but its natural state.

"Moreover, it might hold some secrets."

Thanks to his half-Summoner bloodline, Li Pu could smell the overwhelming scent of vitality.

He wondered what was hidden in the waters of this lake.

[Cao!]

Beside him, Caocao was also excited, expressing its desire to bathe immediately.

"There's no rush."

Li Pu dismissed the idea.

The immediate priority was to observe the mushrooms within the Ring Valley.

[Mushrooms are great! Mushrooms are wonderful!] xN

Indeed, there were an abundance of mushrooms here.

At a glance, at least a few hundred were residing here.

Some were huddled together asleep, some wandered by the lakeside, and others were directly soaking in the lake.

Below them, in the caves of the valley walls, mushrooms occasionally popped out.

Evidently, the valley caves had more than one entrance.

What disappointed Li Pu, however, was that most of the mushrooms around Moonlight Lake were still red-topped mushrooms.

But the good news was that there seemed to be another type of mushrooms in considerable numbers, possibly enough to piece something together.

They were nestled among the red-topped mushrooms, and not easily noticeable.

With attentive observation, the difference could be discerned.

Unlike the red-topped mushrooms, although their caps were similarly red, their shape was distinctly different, resembling burning flames.

Moreover, unlike other mushroom magical beasts with gentle expressions, their gazes carried clear hostility, appearing fierce.

Of course, their squat forms could only be described as cutely fierce.

Through instinct, Li Pu judged that these might not be friendly magical beasts.

For now, he named them fire-topped mushrooms.

Compared to the steep outer slope, the inner slope of the Ring Valley was much gentler.

He thus led Caocao around the valley top, and finally found a solitary fire-topped mushroom in a relatively secluded corner.

The fire-topped mushroom was bouncing around beside a large rock, looking idle.

"Go ahead."

After some thought, Li Pu gave Caocao the command.

[Caocao!]

Caocao saluted to show it understood, then stealthily sneaked in from behind.

Following Li Pu's instructions, it was to first engage a [Entangle] and then quickly finish the battle while the opponent was immobilized.

[Cao!]

Hearing Caocao's shout from below, Li Pu knew the fight had started.

His vision was blocked by the large stone, so he couldn't see the specifics.

But he believed that with Caocao's strength, dealing with just one mushroom shouldn't be a problem.

[Caocacacacao oh coco cao!]

But the next moment, he saw a figure set ablaze dashing out.

It charged straight to the edge of the Moonlight Lake and leaped...

Splash!

"This mushroom can attack with fire?"

Witnessing this, Li Pu's eyes immediately gleamed with interest.

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