Like the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sunset Forest had shrunk considerably over the past ten thousand years.
What had once been a vast sea of trees had dwindled to this woodland, barely a hundred li across.
A small town had been built on the forest's outskirts. It was home to ordinary people who made their living gathering herbs, and Soul Masters occasionally came to visit.
"This is the Sunset Forest."
Wang Zhi stopped and gazed at the dark green sea of trees.
Zhou Tian'er stepped forward and took a deep breath. The air was filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees.
"It smells much better than Hailu City."
Standing behind her, Zhou Hanyou calmly surveyed the edge of the forest without saying a word.
Zheng Yiran walked over to Wang Zhi and gazed at the forest ahead, curiosity in her eyes.
"Why did you choose this as our first stop?"
she asked.
Wang Zhi didn't answer right away.
He gazed at the forest, his eyes seeming to pass through layer upon layer of treetops, to some faraway place.
After a moment, he asked softly,
"Have you heard of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"
Zheng Yiran paused, then smiled.
"Of course."
"It's one of the Three Great Treasure Lands of the Douluo Continent..."
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qiankun Asking Love Valley, and the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Each of the Three Great Treasure Lands has its own wonders. They say the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well gathers the Extreme Power of ice and fire, and can nurture Immortal Herbs rarely seen in this world."
"But the stories about it are so outlandish that no one has ever actually seen it."
She paused, then asked curiously,
"Why are