Tang San: This is Dad's test for me! This is Dad's painstaking effort! I don't blame him!

Her combat techniques were crushed, her combat awareness was crushed, and even her temperament and ability to handle pressure were left ten streets behind; she was being beaten to a pulp.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of irritation!

"But aside from Bibi Dong and Tang Chen, she has the highest talent and the greatest potential; she is the best candidate to help me recover..."

"It's just that her temperament and foundation are too poor!!"

"Enjoy these last few moments of peace!"

"Once we return to the Heaven Dou Empire, the devilish training begins!"

"Hehehe--"

Qian Renxue did not know what Ling Xiao was thinking at this moment. After being scolded head-on, she opened her mouth to retort, but swallowed the words back down.

All these years, she had poured all her energy into managing the Heaven Dou royal power and searching for the reason behind the disappearance of her soul power.

She truly had never honed her combat techniques.

Moreover, given her status, it was naturally impossible for her to experience any life-or-death trials.

But wasn't there a reason for this?

She wanted to argue, but she knew that with Ling Xiao's sharp tongue, he would surely say these were all excuses she had made up, that it was her own problem, and that she failed to overcome difficulties.

Yet, she still felt unconvinced.

She was unwilling to accept this!

Clearly, she had sacrificed so much, clearly she was only one step away...

"Teacher, can you help me recover my cultivation first? It wouldn't affect the tempering trials..."

"Say no more, my mind is made up!"

As his voice fell, Ling Xiao's spiritual power radiated outward, enveloping the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

One by one, the immortal herbs were plucked into the air by him, flying into the storage Soul Tool hidden within his sleeves.

Qian Renxue watched helplessly as those immortal herbs, which should have been used to restore her cultivation, went into her teacher's pocket one after another.

She gritted her teeth in resentment, found a corner in her sea of consciousness, and curled up into a ball to sulk.

On Dugu Bo's side, seeing that Ling Xiao had been quiet for a long time, he was feeling anxious, wondering if he had offended the other party somewhere, or if this temperamental lord had suddenly changed his mind.

Until he saw those immortal herbs being collected one by one, although his heart ached so much that he twitched, his hanging heart finally settled.

"It's good that he's taking them; taking them means this matter is settled!"

Meanwhile, hiding behind a rock and still secretly moved, Tang San almost jumped up when he saw this scene.

"No--"

"Why is Dad taking away the immortal herbs?"

Did he recognize those immortal herbs?

Given the heritage of the Clear Sky Sect as the number one sect in the world, it wouldn't be strange for him to recognize a few.

But no matter how he thought about it, it felt wrong...

It seemed as if the other party had been aiming for this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from the very beginning.

After Ling Xiao finished harvesting all the immortal herbs, his gaze fell upon the two pools of spring water at the very center.

The most precious things in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, were never these immortal herbs, but the remains of the two Ice and Fire Dragon Kings beneath the spring water.

The entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was merely a layer of fur grown upon the energy overflowing from the dragon remains.

"You wait here for now; I will deal with your matters later!"

Ling Xiao instructed Dugu Bo, leaped into the air--

and jumped directly into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat.

Even he dared not touch this spring water in the slightest.

That mysterious lord had actually jumped straight in? Wouldn't his soul be scattered and his spirit destroyed?

But then he reconsidered: the other party had beaten him like a dying dog earlier without even using a Martial Soul.

His cultivation was unfathomable.

He must have his own plans, and his understanding of this treasured land was likely far superior to his own; it was not his place to worry.

Dugu Bo finally managed to steady his mind.

Behind the rocks, Tang San was still pondering why his "father" had collected all the immortal herbs, when the next second, he saw that figure plunge with a splash into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He was stunned on the spot.

Without the protection of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, the collision of those two extreme forces of ice and fire would instantly blast a person into nothingness!

Even in his past life, he would never have dared to play like that.

But now, it was too late to stop him.

What on earth is Dad thinking? Can he not see the danger in that spring water?

No, no—

Although Dad is wild and unconventional in his actions, he is definitely not a reckless man!

Tang San broke into a cold sweat from anxiety.

He must have his reasons for doing this!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind.

"That's it!"

"I understand!"

Tang San slapped his own thigh.

Dad must be like me—reborn!

That way, everything makes sense!

He recalled that he had once told Tang Hao about the effects of some immortal herbs, and he had even spent a long time at this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Ah Yin.

So, it was not strange that he knew the secrets of this place.

Collecting all the immortal herbs certainly wasn't to hoard them; he intended to secretly slip them to him later, or perhaps he was intentionally withholding them, wanting to use these herbs as bait to stimulate his motivation for cultivation... just like that time in Slaughter City.

This was a test from his father!

Tang San felt that this was indeed Tang Hao's style.

He liked to keep things hidden.

But he hadn't expected that he had been reborn.

Truly a case of good intentions leading to bad results.

However, he didn't blame him.

He didn't know that he had returned with the memories of two lifetimes.

But... is Dad jumping into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well just to temper his physique?

No, it must be—

Tang San suddenly realized.

It's the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings!

Dad must want to obtain that power to shoulder the burden of revenge all by himself!

After he became a god, he had indeed investigated what was hidden below, but by then, he had no interest in it, and he couldn't bear to destroy this treasured land that had been a turning point in his life, so he never touched it.

In this life, his strength was insufficient, and he had already made up his mind to follow the path of the Sea God, so he hadn't kept it in mind either.

"So Dad secretly did all this, carrying the burden all along!"

And what about himself?

He had been lost in the joy of reuniting with Xiao Wu...

Thinking of this, he felt unbearable guilt.

"Dad, don't worry."

"From now on, I will definitely put all my energy into cultivation and will never let you bear this pain alone!"

Understanding "Dad's" painstaking efforts, Tang San had no intention of exposing him, but chose to--

also carry the burden forward!

On the other side, after jumping into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ling Xiao separated a wisp of spiritual power, forming a thin light film that enveloped his entire body.

The extremely cold and extremely hot spring water couldn't even touch a single hair on him.

The spring water above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was clearly divided, and the same was true below--

two streams of water, one red and one blue, coiled and intertwined, like a giant, peerless DNA chain, winding towards the depths of the earth.

Ling Xiao followed the spring eye downwards, after about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, he saw a glowing barrier at the very bottom, like the entrance to something.

With a splash.

He leaped in, passing through the light film as if passing through a bubble.

Inside was an unimaginably vast space.

In the very center, two skeletons tens of meters tall were intertwined, emitting faint blue and red energy.

Those energies drifted upwards, passing through the membrane wall on the dome, forming two streams in the water, ultimately creating the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well above.

"Disciple, what are you doing? Asleep?"

After a long time without hearing Qian Renxue's voice, Ling Xiao called out in his sea of consciousness, "Look quickly, your master has found something good?"