Journey to Sunset Forest

After leaving the academy pavilion, Ye Que turned and headed straight for the Zhengtian Academy cafeteria to grab breakfast.

He had been talking for so long that his mouth was parched.

He planned to head to the Sunset Forest tomorrow to borrow some immortal herbs, so he needed to have a good, hearty meal today.

After that, he still had to acquire his fifth and sixth soul rings.

What a long journey of cultivation this was...

Following this, Ye Que traversed the winding paths, passed by the massive training grounds and sports fields, walked through several teaching buildings, and arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria.

Of all things in the world, eating was the most important.

Once inside, Ye Que ordered the most expensive nutritional meal and sat down at a table to eat.

It didn't cost him a cent anyway, so he ate whatever he wanted; the entire academy was funded by the descendants of Martial Soul Hall.

It happened to be near breakfast time, and many senior students from Zhengtian Academy had just finished their classes, arriving at the cafeteria one after another to dine.

Ye Que immersed himself in the chorus of "Senior Ye" calls, unable to extricate himself.

He was a special person in the academy; being able to interact with Ye Wuqing, Tang Xiaolei, and Yu Mengdi as equals naturally made him a senior in the eyes of the students.

Before long, Ye Wuqing and his group arrived as well.

Yu Mengdi ordered her breakfast, sat down across from Ye Que, and said with a smile, "Is the Young Master going to acquire your soul rings? You're in such high spirits today, quite different from yesterday when you were still worried about the Evil Soul Masters coming to settle scores with you."

Anyone would be afraid of a woman wielding the Death God Pagoda, even if the one who died was the turncoat Nangong Wan; he was still a confidant of the Holy Spirit Cult... Ye Que instructed, "Prepare yourself for tomorrow; I'm taking you somewhere."

"Where to, Young Master?" Yu Mengdi blinked her beautiful eyes, her voice melodious.

Ye Que said indifferently, "Why ask so much? You're like a curious little cat all day long, not a shred of an angel's majesty."

Yu Mengdi was scolded and felt a bit unhappy.

When the Young Master was happy, he called her his little sweetheart, but now that he was unhappy, she had become a "Madam Niu."

Truly... he was completely oblivious to the mood!

Yu Mengdi continued to ask, "What about Ye Wuqing? Are we calling him along this time?"

Ye Que glanced at Yu Mengdi sideways, then looked up to scan the surroundings, noticing that Ye Wuqing was quite far away from them. He said coolly, "Although Ye Wuqing shares the surname Ye, he isn't family. Who brings an outsider along when going out?"

Yu Mengdi asked with a smile, "So, does the Young Master consider me family? Don't be so blunt next time; I still need some mental preparation, after all..."

As she spoke, she drifted into a beautiful fantasy.

Ye Que's mouth twitched. Unable to stand Yu Mengdi's cloying words, he buried his head in his meal.

"Young Master, Young Master..."

After Yu Mengdi snapped back to reality, she looked around and called out, only to find that Ye Que had long since left the cafeteria.

The next day.

Ye Que, along with the two descendants of Martial Soul Hall and Yu Mengdi, left Tiandou City and flew toward the north of the Douluo Continent.

The destination of this trip was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, located in the Sunset Forest near the Far North.

The distance between Tiandou City and the Sunset Forest was not far; it would take about a few hours to arrive.

As he flew, Ye Que wondered whether he should make a trip to the Far North.

But calculating the current timeline, Huo Yuhao should have already successfully entered the chessboard designed by Tang San, successfully obtaining the Ice Empress soul and Electrolux, and the Snow Empress had also been captured at the critical moment of her transformation.

In the Far North, only the Titan Snow Demon King, the Ice Bear King, and a large number of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts remained.

Since he had no need for ice-attribute soul beasts, he decided to let it go.

If there was an opportunity in the future, he could snatch the Ice Empress and Electrolux from Huo Yuhao, leaving him with nothing but the million-year Tian Meng power bank.

Four hours later, Ye Que and his party arrived at the Sunset Forest.

Vegetation and towering trees that had stood for ten thousand years came into view, with faint rainbows shimmering in the distance.

"This place... feels somewhat familiar."

The Dragon Subduing Douluo looked at the lush forest, where the soul beasts were surprisingly weak, and couldn't help but mutter.

Yu Mengdi sighed, "The soul beasts here are so weak. Even thousand-year soul beasts are pitifully rare; I'm afraid there are only a handful of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts."

"Our goal is not the soul beasts..."

As Ye Que walked, he observed the surrounding environment and said indifferently, "Have you ever heard of the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, from ten thousand years ago? And the story of the first generation of the Seven Devils who consumed immortal herbs?"

The Dragon Subduing Douluo replied, "According to the records of our ancestors, given the aptitude of Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul, he was not qualified to step into the Title Douluo realm. Soul masters with this type of martial soul would be tortured to death by toxins every season. Yet, Dugu Bo not only survived but cultivated to the Title Douluo level."

"The Shrek Seven Devils who appeared later also proved this history. Whether it was Dugu Bo or the Seven Devils, they all consumed legendary immortal herbs, and only Dugu Bo and Tang San knew the location of those herbs."

"However, there is no information circulating on the continent regarding the whereabouts of these immortal herbs."

Ye Que nodded, "That is correct, it is a fact. But when I was fleeing for my life once, I stumbled into a cave that appeared to be left behind by a descendant of Dugu Bo. It contained records of the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and explicitly pointed out that it was in the deepest part of the Sunset Forest."

"I came here once before and encountered the poisonous mist of the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower, which made me even more certain that the immortal herbs are here, for the Seven Absolute Flower is itself a poisonous immortal herb."

There was no other way; he could only explain his origins like this.

Ye Que certainly couldn't say, "I am a transmigrator, I know where the immortal herbs are, I know all of Tang San's plans, and I know the method for an Angel to attain godhood."

Hearing the Young Master put it this way, Guangyu Douluo and Dragon Subduing Douluo could not help but gasp in cold air.

The Young Master was truly a person of immense fortune, having stumbled upon the belongings of Dugu Bo's descendants and found the legendary land of immortal herbs.

It seemed the Angel Clan was truly destined to rise.

Beside them, Yu Mengdi also covered her small mouth.

Now she finally understood why he hadn't brought Ye Wuqing and the others along.

To the Young Master, everyone except the descendants of the Angel Clan and Martial Soul Hall were outsiders; if this vital location of immortal herbs were discovered by others, it would invite a catastrophe of epic proportions.

Subsequently, Ye Que and his group ventured deep into the Sunset Forest, where the surrounding environment gradually became blurred, as if they had entered a massive magnetic field.

Looking back, the group discovered that the path they had come from had vanished.

At this moment, white miasma came into view ahead.

"Hold your breath and charge straight through."

Ye Que covered his mouth and nose, manifested his Angel Six Wings, and dashed through in a flash.

Guangyu Douluo and Dragon Subduing Douluo exchanged a glance, grabbed Yu Mengdi, and followed closely behind.

The group pressed forward, passing through a vast expanse of miasma.

It took a full ten minutes to finally cross that forest of miasma and arrive at a sunken valley.

At this moment, a seven-colored poison cloud floated in the air; as if it had discovered intruders and possessed a degree of sentience, it attacked the group directly.

"That is the Jade Phosphor Seven-Absolute Flower Poison Cloud, but this thing fears the cold. Elder Dragon Subduing, it is your turn to act," Ye Que reminded him.

Dragon Subduing Douluo drew his Coiling Dragon Staff, swung it fiercely toward the seven-colored poison cloud, and shouted:

"Elemental Control, Ice Tide."