Ice and Fire Body Tempering

The peaceful days continued for a month. After Xiao Wu acknowledged Ye Feng as family, Sword Douluo returned to Notting Academy once again.

When Sword Douluo arrived at Notting Academy, he heard that someone had bullied the disciple of Sword Saint Chen Xin. That very day, he crippled Xiao Xiao, who had bullied Ye Feng, severing the tendons in his hands and feet. If Notting Academy's Vice Dean had not already gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to apologize while carrying thorn branches, he would have suffered the same fate.

Sword Saint Chen Xin had sought out Ye Feng this time because he had finished investigating. Sure enough, there was a mountain shrouded in poisonous mist within Sunset Forest. In other words, Sword Saint Chen Xin had found Dugu Bo's Herb Garden.

Xiao Wu was already Ye Feng's family. At Ye Feng's request, Sword Saint Chen Xin agreed to bring Xiao Wu along.

Ye Feng was now a Soul Elder of over level thirty, a true treasure to Notting Academy. When the Dean of Notting Academy heard that Ye Feng would be leaving the academy for a while, he immediately agreed. As far as the Dean was concerned, as long as Ye Feng did not intend to drop out, everything was negotiable. Ye Feng had become a Soul Elder of over level thirty at six years old and had a Titled Douluo as his master. He would surely become a Titled Douluo in the future. Having Notting Academy listed in Ye Feng's educational history would be a supreme honor for the academy.

In fact, the Dean of Notting Academy had already had Ye Feng's portrait hung on the academy's wall of fame. Ye Feng could only accept this honor helplessly. After all, he was the youngest Soul Elder in the history of the Soul Master world.

Ye Feng and Xiao Wu followed Sword Douluo Chen Xin to the closest natural Soul Beast Forest to Heaven Dou City. This forest was the renowned Sunset Forest.

With Sword Saint Chen Xin accompanying them, the surrounding soul beasts did not attack. A day after entering the forest, Ye Feng and Xiao Wu arrived at the foot of a hill roughly five hundred meters tall.

This hill was far from ordinary. A thick layer of poisonous miasma lingered around its base. Through the toxic fog, they could vaguely make out the hill's outline.

Ye Feng and Xiao Wu rode Sword Saint Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword, avoiding the poisonous mist around the hill. Looking down from above, they could see a massive bowl-shaped crater. Thick heat rose from its bottom, and the smell of sulfur filled the surrounding air.

The bottom of the crater was not a volcano. At its center was a hot spring. The spring was oval-shaped, divided into milky white and vermilion red. Even stranger, the two colors were clearly separated in the water, neither encroaching upon the other, like a Taiji symbol.

"What a strange hot spring," Xiao Wu murmured.

Xiao Wu wanted to step forward and test the spring water, but Sword Saint Chen Xin stopped her with a raised hand.

When Xiao Wu had first met Sword Saint Chen Xin, she had been timid and fearful around him. After spending this time together, she felt that he was actually quite a decent person. Especially after sensing that he bore no hostility toward her, she relaxed her guard against him.

"Be careful. That spring water is poisonous," Sword Saint Chen Xin said.

"That's right. It's the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well." Ye Feng's heart stirred.

"You recognize it?" Sword Saint Chen Xin looked at Ye Feng in surprise. He clearly remembered that he had never taught Ye Feng anything about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ye Feng froze inside, realizing that he had said something he should not have. His eyes shifted as he answered, "There was once a beggar who told stories describing the characteristics of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

"A beggar?" Sword Saint Chen Xin became even more curious.

"Yes, a beggar who passed through my village. He told me many legendary stories. One of them contained information about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Ye Feng replied.

"Oh."

Sword Saint Chen Xin responded without giving it much thought for the moment. Looking at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then at the herbs around it, he continued, "Hot springs themselves are not suitable for nourishing plants because they contain too many minerals. But certain special plants are different. What they need are precisely the minerals and heat in the spring. What are you planning to do next? Many of the surrounding plants are highly poisonous."

"Let me take a look first," Ye Feng answered.

As a transmigrator, Ye Feng did not know much about medicinal herbs. He only recognized a few special ones.

The plants surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well came in countless varieties. At a glance, it looked like a museum of plants.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty!"

Ye Feng stopped beside an herb.

The herb was a large pink flower. As a transmigrator, Ye Feng knew that this Immortal Herb could evolve one's martial soul. Its faint fragrance was refreshing and soothing.

"Snow Color Swan Kiss!"

"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!"

"Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower!"

Ye Feng inspected the herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found the most valuable Immortal Herbs in this Herb Garden. At last, he stopped before a white herb.

At this moment, Ye Feng was circulating his Soul Power with all his strength, yet a faint layer of white mist appeared over the surface of his skin.

The top of this white herb resembled a large white flower, shaped like an octagon. At its center, specks of stamens glimmered like ice crystals. It emitted no fragrance at all, and it stood precisely at the center of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring side.

"Found it."

Ye Feng let out a breath of relief. This white herb was the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Then Ye Feng went to the center of the Extreme Heat Yang Spring side. Sure enough, he found a cabbage-like plant that was fiery red all over.

"Infernal Delicate Apricot!"

Ye Feng beamed with joy.

Sword Saint Chen Xin had followed Ye Feng the entire way out of concern. Looking at the herb before Ye Feng, he asked, "Disciple, you aren't thinking of using it, are you?"

"Yes." Ye Feng nodded with a smile.

"Are you sure? This herb radiates blazing heat. If you stand near it for too long, heat toxin will attack your heart," Sword Saint Chen Xin questioned.

"Master, that beggar said that if these two herbs are consumed separately, one would certainly die from being unable to withstand the cold and heat. But if both herbs are taken at the same time, along with the suppression of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it can work. If successful, it will grant the body Fire Immunity and Ice Immunity," Ye Feng answered.

"A beggar again? Do you know his name?" Sword Saint Chen Xin asked uneasily.

"He called himself Tang Jia San Shao," Ye Feng replied with a smile.

"Tang Jia San Shao? Why have I never heard of such a person?" Sword Saint Chen Xin still asked Ye Feng uneasily.

"Master, what he said about the two herbs has already been confirmed. I want to give it a try." Ye Feng clearly did not wish to discuss Tang Jia San Shao any further and changed the subject.

"No. This is far too risky. How can you test the words of a person of unknown origin with your life?" Sword Saint Chen Xin's tone was calm, yet it brooked no argument. He continued with concern, "These are both extremely poisonous substances. If anything goes wrong, I have no way to save either of you."