After leaving the pavilion at the academy, Ye Que turned and headed straight to Zhengtian Academy's cafeteria for breakfast.
He'd been talking for so long that his mouth had gone dry.
He was going to Sunset Forest tomorrow to borrow some Immortal Herbs, so he planned to eat his fill today.
After that, he'd have to obtain his fifth and sixth Soul Rings.
What a long journey of cultivation...
Ye Que then followed the winding paths, passed the vast training grounds and sports field, crossed several classroom buildings, and arrived at the cafeteria.
Nothing mattered more than eating.
After going inside, Ye Que got the most expensive nutritious meal and sat down at a table to eat.
Since he didn't have to pay, he could eat whatever he wanted. The entire academy was funded by descendants of Spirit Hall.
It happened to be almost breakfast time. Many upperclassmen at Zhengtian Academy had just finished their lessons and were coming to the cafeteria for a meal.
Ye Que was immersed in the chorus of "Senior Ye!" and couldn't pull himself away.
He was a special person at the academy. Since he could get along as an equal with Ye Wuqing, Tang Xiaolei, and Yu Mengdi, the students naturally addressed him as their senior.
Before long, Ye Wuqing and the others arrived too.
Yu Mengdi picked up some breakfast, sat across from Ye Que, and said with a smile, "Is young master going to obtain a Soul Ring? You seem so happy today, unlike yesterday. Yesterday, you were still worried that Evil Soul Masters would come after you."
Anyone would be afraid of a woman carrying the Death God Pagoda showing up. Sure, the one who died was the traitorous Nangong Wan, but he'd still been a trusted member of the Holy Spirit Cult... Ye Que instructed her, "Get ready tomorrow. I'm taking you somewhere."
"Where are we going, young master?" Yu Mengdi asked, blinking her beautiful eyes, her voice pleasant to the ear.
Ye Que said coolly, "Why are you asking so many questions? You're like a curious little cat all day. There's none of the Angel Clan's imposing bearing in you."
Yu Mengdi was scolded, and felt a little unhappy.
When young master was in a good mood, he called her his sweet little darling. Now that he was in a bad mood, she'd become a shrew.
Honestly... he was so insensitive!
Yu Mengdi continued, "What about Ye Wuqing? Are you bringing him along this time?"
Ye Que shot Yu Mengdi a sidelong glance, then looked around. Seeing that Ye Wuqing was very far away from them, he said coolly, "Ye Wuqing may have the surname Ye, but he isn't family. Who brings outsiders along when they go out?"
Yu Mengdi asked with a smile, "So young master considers me family? Next time, don't say it so directly. I need a little time to prepare myself, after all..."
As she spoke, she drifted into a beautiful fantasy.
Ye Que's mouth twitched. Unable to bear Yu Mengdi's cloying words, he lowered his head and ate.
"Young master, young master..."
When Yu Mengdi came back to her senses, she looked around and called out, only to discover that Ye Que had already left the cafeteria.
The next day.
Ye Que left Heaven Dou City with two descendants of Spirit Hall and Yu Mengdi, flying north across the Douluo Continent.
Their destination was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, in Sunset Forest, near the Far North.
Heaven Dou City wasn't very far from Sunset Forest. It would take only a few hours to get there.
As he flew, Ye Que wondered whether he should visit the Far North.
But after working out the timeline, he figured that Huo Yuhao had probably already entered the chessboard Tang San had laid out and obtained the Ice Empress Martial Soul and Electrolux. Snow Empress had also been captured at the critical moment of her transformation.
That left only the Titan Snow Demon King, the Ice Bear King, and a great many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Far North.
He had no need for ice-attribute Soul Beasts, so he decided against it.
If he got the chance in the future, he could snatch the Ice Empress and Electrolux from Huo Yuhao, leaving Huo Yuhao with only Tian Meng, a million-year-old power bank.
Four hours later, Ye Que and his group arrived at Sunset Forest.
Vegetation and towering trees thousands of years old came into view, with a faint rainbow shimmering in the distance.
"This place feels a little familiar."
Dragon Subduing Douluo gazed at the lush vegetation and the Soul Beasts that seemed unusually weak, and couldn't help murmuring.
Yu Mengdi sighed. "The Soul Beasts here are so weak. Even thousand-year Soul Beasts are pitifully rare. There can't be many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, either."
"We're not here for Soul Beasts..."
As he walked, Ye Que surveyed the surroundings and said coolly, "Have you ever heard of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo from ten thousand years ago? Or the story of the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils taking Immortal Herbs?"
Dragon Subduing Douluo replied, "According to the records kept by our ancestors, Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul wasn't suited for reaching the Titled Douluo realm. Soul Masters with this kind of Martial Soul would be tormented by poison every year during a certain season, and die from it. Yet Dugu Bo not only survived, but cultivated all the way to the Titled Douluo realm."
"The Shrek Seven Devils who appeared later also confirmed the historical accounts. Both Dugu Bo and the Seven Devils took the legendary Immortal Herbs, and only Dugu Bo and Tang San knew where those herbs grew."
"But no information about the Immortal Herbs has ever circulated on the continent."
Ye Que nodded. "That's right. It's a fact. But when I was fleeing for my life once, I accidentally stumbled into a cave. It seemed to have been left behind by one of Dugu Bo's descendants. Inside, I found records of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well's location, clearly stating that it was in the deepest part of Sunset Forest."
"I came here once before and encountered the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower's poison cloud. That made me even more certain that Immortal Herbs could be found here, because the Seven-Absolute Flower is itself a poisonous Immortal Herb."
He had no choice but to explain how he knew.
He couldn't exactly say, "I'm a transmigrator. I know where the Immortal Herbs are, all of Tang San's plans, and how the Angel Clan can ascend to godhood."
After hearing what young master said, Guangyu Douluo and Dragon Subduing Douluo couldn't help drawing sharp breaths.
Young master truly was blessed with incredible fortune. By pure chance, he'd come across something left behind by one of Dugu Bo's descendants and found the legendary place where the Immortal Herbs grew.
It seemed the Angel Clan really was destined to rise.
Yu Mengdi covered her little mouth too.
Now she understood why he hadn't brought Ye Wuqing and the others along.
To young master, anyone outside the Angel Clan and the descendants of Spirit Hall was an outsider. If anyone discovered this place full of Immortal Herbs, it would bring a great calamity upon them.
Ye Que and the others then ventured deeper into Sunset Forest. The surroundings gradually blurred, as though they had entered a huge magnetic field.
When they looked back, the path they had come by had vanished.
Just then, a white miasma came into view ahead.
"Hold your breath. Go straight through."
Ye Que covered his mouth and nose, manifested his Angel Six Wings, and darted through in a flash.
Guangyu Douluo and Dragon Subduing Douluo exchanged a glance, then pulled Yu Mengdi along and followed close behind.
They pressed onward, passing through vast amounts of miasma.
After a full ten minutes, they finally made it through that miasma-filled forest and reached a sunken valley.
Now, a seven-colored poison cloud floated in the air. It seemed to have sensed the intruders and gained a mind of its own, surging straight toward them.
"The Jade Phosphor Seven-Absolute Flower Poison Cloud, but it's vulnerable to cold. It's your turn, Dragon Subduing Douluo," Ye Que reminded him.
Dragon Subduing Douluo drew his Coiling Dragon Staff and swung it fiercely at the seven-colored poison cloud, shouting:
"Elemental Control, Ice Tide!"
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