Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well

Upon reaching the outskirts of Sunset Forest, everyone got out of the carriage. Along the way, Qin Heng deliberately let his thoughts spill out, explaining some details from the original story about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to Qian Daoliu, including its location.

Qian Daoliu remained outwardly calm, but inwardly, he was already silently considering which part of Sunset Forest best matched Qin Heng's description.

Of course, Qin Heng did not forget to put on a doubtful, bewildered act along the way, inwardly complaining about why Qian Daoliu had brought Yue Guan to Sunset Forest, as though he knew Immortal Herbs existed.

After racking his brains the whole way, Qian Daoliu finally came up with an excuse. After apologizing to the Angel God, he turned to Yue Guan and Gui Mei. "Do you know why I brought you to Sunset Forest?"

After exchanging a glance, Yue Guan and Gui Mei shook their heads at the same time.

"I received a divine oracle from the Angel God. There are a great many Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest."

Yue Guan froze at first, then his eyes filled with wild joy. As an elder of Spirit Hall, he naturally knew the Angel God truly existed. Now that he had learned the Angel God had sent down an oracle stating that there were numerous Immortal Herbs here, there had to be a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum among them. Otherwise, the Grand Elder would not have sought him out. Did that mean his wish was about to come true—that he would obtain a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?

Sure enough, Qian Daoliu made his promise the next moment. "Yue Guan, I do not know much about Immortal Herbs. Once we find them, I will need you to identify them. When this is done, you and Gui Mei may each choose one Immortal Herb."

"Thank you, Grand Elder! Thank you, Grand Elder!"

Qian Daoliu was very satisfied with Yue Guan's attitude. Then, following the clues Qin Heng had mentioned, he began searching for traces of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Before long, Qian Daoliu noticed the poisonous miasma Qin Heng had mentioned in his thoughts, and everyone swiftly flew toward it.

After arriving near the miasma, Qian Daoliu wrapped Qin Heng in Soul Power and took the lead into it, with Yue Guan and Gui Mei following close behind.

The poisonous miasma did not cover a particularly large area, only around five or six hundred meters, and it did not spread.

From that alone, Dugu Bo was far better than that Little Scoundrel. Little Scoundrel had planted over ten thousand Green Phosphorus Flowers as though he were tending a vegetable garden, forming a massive Green Phosphorus Poison Array.

That poison array had directly caused this currently flourishing Sunset Forest to become a dead land ten thousand years later, where even thousand-year Soul Beasts were rarely seen. It was clear just how inhuman that Little Scoundrel was.

Beyond the poison array lay the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was located. Everyone flew down the nearly vertical cliff face toward the valley floor.

Along the way, Qin Heng encountered quite a few poisonous traps. Some were deliberately placed venomous insects and toxic plants, while others were natural barriers that had always lived here. One careless step could easily lead to disaster.

Fortunately, Qian Daoliu's Soul Power protected his body, so they could simply ignore all of it.

As the smell of sulfur grew stronger and the red and blue radiance became brighter, Qin Heng's vision suddenly opened up. A breathtakingly beautiful valley appeared before him.

Countless rare and exotic herbs grew freely throughout the valley. The hot spring was not large, yet it was divided into two sections. Within the oval pool, milky white and vermilion spring water split it evenly in two, clearly distinct and never intruding upon one another, always maintaining a perfect balance.

The famous ice and fire Immortal Herbs stood on either side of the pool. Directly between them, at the boundary where the icy and fiery spring waters met, grew a large pink flower: Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Besides that, Qin Heng recognized several more conspicuous herbs: Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and the strangest of them all, Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

It was not because Qin Heng had seen these Immortal Herbs before. Rather, each corresponding variety existed only once in the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. There were no second chrysanthemums, orchids, tulips, or similar medicinal plants, so they could only be those herbs.

As for Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, whose features were less distinctive, Qin Heng could not identify it. There were white little flowers everywhere, and plenty of them bore dewdrops as well. But that was fine. Qin Heng did not need to recognize it—Yue Guan did.

At that moment, Yue Guan stared at the immortal medicinal herbs glittering with all manner of colors across the ground. He felt all the blood in his body rush to his brain, steam rising continuously from his head. His eyes rolled back, his body arched backward, and he looked as though he were about to faint.

Clearly, he was on the verge of crashing.

"Chrysanthemum Guan, what are you doing? How can you be so disrespectful before the Grand Elder?" Gui Mei immediately straightened Yue Guan's body and reminded him through voice transmission.

Only then did Yue Guan viciously bite his lip. The sharp pain brought him back to his senses. He straightened up, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and bowed. "Grand Elder, I have disgraced myself. Please forgive me!"

"It is of no concern. Yue Guan, judging by your reaction, the herbs here should be extremely valuable?"

"Grand Elder, you are absolutely right. The immortal medicinal herbs here are all priceless treasures. Consuming any one of them could completely transform an ordinary Soul Master and turn them into a genius."

As he spoke, Yue Guan flashed over to an enormous chrysanthemum. It was a magnificent purple, and strangely, every petal looked fuzzy and adorably soft. The entire flower seemed like one seamless whole, yet it gave off no fragrance whatsoever. Its central stamen stood more than half a foot above the petals, its tip gleaming with a faint golden light.

His eyes widened to their limit as he stared at the chrysanthemum with longing and excitement, as though his eyeballs were about to fall out.

Gui Mei had partnered with Yue Guan for many years and recognized the herb at once. He asked tentatively, "Chrysanthemum Guan, is this your Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?"

Yue Guan nodded hard. Then, cradling the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum with a besotted expression, he said, "That's right. It is my Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. If I had encountered it in my youth and consumed it, I would have been absolutely certain of breaking Tang Hao's record as the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent.

"Unfortunately, I am already old. My potential has been greatly depleted. Even if I consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum now, its effects would be far inferior to what they would have been in my younger years."

Yue Guan sighed. After collecting himself, he rose and said, "Grand Elder, these Immortal Herbs are most effective when consumed at a young age. If the young master had taken one before the age of ten, he would surely have been able to break through to Titled Douluo before turning thirty!"

After saying that, Yue Guan's gaze inadvertently drifted toward Qin Heng. He and Gui Mei had both been at the Pope Palace on the day Qin Heng awakened his Martial Soul, so they naturally knew that this child, like the young master, had awakened a god-grade Martial Soul.

Noticing Yue Guan's gaze, Qian Daoliu chuckled. "Yue Guan, you are more skilled at tending natural treasures. From now on, you will be responsible for this place. Later, I will send a Worship Hall elder to assist you."

"Thank you, Grand Elder!" Yue Guan was overjoyed. He had always loved flowers and plants, so naturally, he also loved tending rare treasures.