The Protagonist's Privileges

After a night of rest, the group set out at the break of dawn and entered Sunset Forest.

Their search lasted a full two days.

Over those two days, they traveled from the outer region inhabited by hundred-year Soul Beasts all the way into the deeper region of thousand-year Soul Beasts. They encountered quite a few Soul Beasts that did not know their place, all of which were casually dealt with by the two Title Douluo.

Qian Gujue's Coiling Dragon Staff and Oupai's Godly Zhuge Crossbow both saw some use, but they still failed to find the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well described in the ancient texts.

At noon on the third day, the group rested in a clearing in the forest. Qian Gujue planted his Coiling Dragon Staff into the ground and could not help complaining, "We've been searching for two days and haven't even seen a trace of this secret realm. Could those ancient records be fake? We've searched nearly half of Sunset Forest. Other than trees and Soul Beasts, where is this blessed land?"

"What are you in such a hurry for?" Oupai handed him a waterskin while continuing to adjust the rapid-fire mechanism of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Rolling his eyes, he said, "If secret realms were that easy to find, would they still be around today? The major sects would have claimed them long ago."

"But we can't just keep wasting time in the forest, can we?" Qian Gujue took a gulp of water but still could not help muttering.

That was all he could say, perfectly in line with a child's nature.

Tang San smiled. "Take it slow. If a blessed land were really that easy to find, it wouldn't be called a blessed land."

Gui Mengguan added, "To put it in the words of a love poem: those fated to meet will meet even a thousand miles apart, while those without fate will not know each other even face-to-face. In short, only those with fate can easily find a blessed land. Without fate, you might never find one in your entire life."

Oupai did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Who describes it like that, second brother?"

"You little brats, Soul Masters can spend ten days or half a month looking for a suitable Soul Ring and still fail to find one, let alone this so-called blessed land you're looking for." Falling Devil Douluo cut them off irritably.

How could they not know? Wasn't that just so the two Title Douluo could keep up the act?

The group continued onward. Gui Mengguan walked beside him, occasionally checking the map according to his memories of the original work and adjusting the group's direction. He did not forget to chat with everyone as well. "Let's head southwest. The terrain over there is lower, with more valleys and basins. Maybe it'll be easier to find the blessed land mentioned in the ancient texts."

"Fine, let's check that direction," Falling Devil Douluo replied with a nod.

Meanwhile, Tang San walked in the middle of the group, releasing Blue Silver Grass to communicate subtly with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass and receive every bit of activity in the area without missing a thing.

They searched as they traveled. Everyone had initially thought that finding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well hidden in a secret realm within the vast Sunset Forest would take at least ten days or half a month. Yet no one expected that they would make a discovery after only two days.

That afternoon, just as the group crossed a small hill, a pungent, sickly-sweet poisonous gas drifted over on the wind. Qian Gujue, walking at the front, instantly stopped, holding his Coiling Dragon Staff horizontally before him as he frowned. "What smell is that? Such heavy poison!"

Almost at the same time, the Blue Silver Grass around Tang San suddenly tensed. His golden Life shield thickened sharply, and his expression changed slightly as he said in a low voice, "Something's wrong! There's an extremely powerful poison formation ahead. The moment my Blue Silver Grass approached it, the poison corroded away its vitality. The poison inside can instantly kill even thousand-year Soul Beasts!"

His Life-type Blue Silver Grass was exceptionally sensitive to toxins, yet apart from the overwhelming deadly poison formation, he could not sense any life within it at all. It was as though the interior were a land of utter deathly silence.

But the more that was the case, the more it proved that there was something unusual inside—

A place capable of setting up such a terrifying poison formation definitely concealed an enormous treasure. Even a fool could tell that this was most likely the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well they were searching for.

The group hurried forward for more than a hundred meters, and the sight before them instantly brought everyone to a halt.

Ahead lay the entrance to an enormous valley basin. Dense, inky-green poisonous fog, so thick it seemed impossible to disperse, surged at the valley entrance like a tide. Jade-green snake shadows occasionally flashed within the fog. Even from afar, they could feel its terrifying toxicity, capable of corroding bone and rotting flesh.

Not a blade of grass grew around the valley entrance. Even the rocks had been corroded into pitted ruin by the poison. Forget living creatures—there was not even an insect in sight.

Tang San, who had not said much until then, suddenly closed his eyes. A faint phantom of Blue Silver Grass rose from his palm. Countless slender blades of Blue Silver Grass spread along the ground and reached toward the poisonous fog, only for the foremost strands to suddenly turn to ash without warning.

Tang San's brows furrowed sharply, and he immediately withdrew all the Blue Silver Grass.

"What terrifying poison."

[Gui Mengguan: It's here, it's here! This is definitely the outer poison formation of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well! Other than this place, where else in Sunset Forest could there be such a domineering poison formation?]

[Oupai: We finally found it! I told you it had to be in the deepest part!]

[Qian Gujue: Damn! No more wandering around the forest blindly, and we still have to keep acting for them!]

[Oupai: With the few of us transmigrators gathered here, that's a massive amount of luck. How could we not find it?]

The three exchanged glances and saw the excitement in one another's eyes.

Gui Mengguan immediately stood up and said to Qianjun and Falling Devil Douluo, "Grandpa Qianjun, Grandpa Jiang Mo, this has to be it! The ancient records say that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is surrounded by an extremely powerful protective formation that ordinary people cannot approach! For someone to set up such an overbearing poison formation and seal away the aura inside so completely, there must be something extraordinary hidden within. There's an eighty to ninety percent chance that it's the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!"

"Really?" Qian Gujue's eyes widened as he tightened his grip on the Coiling Dragon Staff. "The poison in there is way too frightening. Can we get in?"

"Don't worry. With your two grandpas here, what does a little poison amount to?" Oupai jumped down from a tree. His Godly Zhuge Crossbow remained poised to fire, its Soul Power-condensed bolts glinting coldly in the sunlight as he vigilantly watched the poisonous fog. "I just wonder who set up this poison formation. That's an awfully grand move."

Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo had already slowly approached the poisonous fog. The two merely lowered their heads to glance at the rolling fog, then sniffed the sickly-sweet scent in the air. They exchanged a look and knowingly raised their brows.

Qianjun Douluo directly released his spiritual power and, after sensing the poisonous fog throughout the valley, said, "It is indeed a large poison formation covering the entire valley. The energy fluctuations inside have been completely sealed by the formation. I can only vaguely sense extremely powerful natural energy within. Its grade is not low; it should be some kind of heavenly treasure."

"So it's poison from the Jade Phosphor Snake martial soul." Falling Devil Douluo gave a scornful laugh, his tone full of indifference. "The Dugu Family's old trick—using Jade Phosphor Snake venom to form an array. It looks frightening, but it's really nothing special."

"The Dugu Family?" Tang San froze for a moment before asking, "Grandpa Qianjun, do you know the person who set up this formation?"

"No." Qianjun Douluo shook his head and said gravely, "We only know of the Dugu Family's inherited martial soul, the Jade Phosphor Snake. The formula for this poison is a secret never passed beyond the Dugu Family. No one outside their family can make it. But the Dugu Family has few members and has rarely appeared on the continent in recent years. I never expected someone to set up such a huge poison formation here."

"Anyone capable of setting up this Jade Phosphor Purple Mist covering the entire valley is at least at the level of a Title Douluo. They probably broke through not long ago. But while this might be a death sentence in other people's eyes, to me and your Grandpa Jiang Mo, it's child's play."

Oupai's eyes lit up as he waved the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his hand. "Then what are we waiting for, Grandpas? Let's go in and take a look! If it really is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well inside, we'll have struck it rich!"

"That's right. Whoever set it up, daring to play with poison in front of us means they're still too green." Falling Devil Douluo laughed loudly as powerful Soul Power erupted from his body. Golden Soul Rings instantly rose from beneath his feet—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red. All nine Soul Rings lined up in perfect order, and the terrifying pressure of a Title Douluo spread at once, forcing the rolling poisonous fog before them back several paces.

Qianjun Douluo released his Soul Power at the same time. It merged with Falling Devil Douluo's Soul Power to form an enormous golden barrier. Two dragons seemed to coil faintly around it, completely protecting the four children inside. He said gently, "Children, stay close to us. Don't leave the barrier's range. This little poison can't hurt you."

"Thank you, Grandpa Qianjun! Thank you, Grandpa Jiang Mo!" The four children immediately gathered beside them and closely followed their steps.

"Go!" Falling Devil Douluo gave a low shout and swept his Coiling Dragon Staff forward. His tyrannical Soul Power cleaved a path directly through the roiling poisonous fog.

P.S.: Through both sides' perspectives, more transmigrators would gradually be introduced.