Sunset Forest.
The five-thousand-year Jade Green Bird had already become an overlord-level presence in the Mixed Zone of Sunset Forest.
Its four-meter wingspan cast a shadow over the canopy below.
As it radiated its aura, no Soul Beast dared act recklessly wherever it passed.
Xia Yan sat on the Jade Green Bird's back, spreading out a detailed yellow map in his hands that depicted the oval-shaped Sunset Forest.
The map was made from the hide of some Soul Beast. It was extremely tough and durable; it would only blacken after being burned over a fire for half an hour, and would not rot even after soaking in water for a year.
Qian Renxue... no, Xue Qinghe had given it to him.
More precisely, Xia Yan had asked for it himself. Back then, Xue Qinghe had made it sound so nice, assuring him that he could come to Brother Xue if he had any problems.
Naturally, he could not be polite about it.
He had taken the initiative to ask for an exceptionally detailed map.
It marked the names and terrain of the various regions.
Imperial Heaven Dou Team One would be returning today, and Dugu Yan would return as well. With his beloved granddaughter back, Dugu Bo would naturally head to Royal Heaven Dou Academy to welcome her and hold a feast.
That meant the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would be empty.
As for how to obtain the Immortal Herbs,
Xia Yan had considered it carefully.
He had only two possible methods.
First, he could approach Dugu Yan and tell her that she had snake venom in her body, claiming that he could cure it. After shocking Dugu Bo and earning his trust, he could be brought to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and take the Immortal Herbs.