As Jiang Li used the Blue Silver Grass around him to search for traces of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he also had the grasses check whether any unfamiliar and powerful presence was nearby.
The owner of the presence he was looking for was none other than that great rat who loved hiding in the gutters.
He could take Tang San to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but there was no way he would let Tang Hao come along, too.
Otherwise, with the shameless nature of those naturally evil members of the Tang Family, the other man would surely claim that this place was fated to belong to the Clear Sky Sect or some such nonsense.
Then he would forcibly seize that blessed land.
Jiang Li sensed his surroundings intently for a long while. Only after confirming that the naturally evil rat wasn't nearby did he finally breathe a deep sigh of relief.
The Blue Silver Grass scattered throughout Sunset Forest had also discovered the place teeming with poisonous creatures. They relayed the news to Jiang Li through their special method of communication.
"Xiao San, through my connection with the Blue Silver Grass here, I found a blessed place with a spring of distinctive red and blue waters."
"There seems to be a plant there whose appearance matches the Martial Soul of Chrysanthemum Douluo, the one I told you about before. There are also many medicinal herbs radiating unusual auras nearby. Let's go take a look."
"However, a ring of poisonous miasma protects the area. If my Blue Silver Grass can't deal with the poison, the two of us will have to come back another time."
Tang San's excitement was immediately plain to see. How could he not know the place his master was talking about?
Wasn't it the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?
Since the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was there, there had to be other Immortal Herbs of the same caliber!
Now that he and his master had discovered the place, it was as good as theirs.
As for the poisonous miasma his master had just mentioned?
Tang San considered himself a professional when it came to poison!
Following the Blue Silver Grass's directions, Jiang Li soon led Tang San deep into the forest. After walking for quite some distance, they finally reached the forest shrouded in poisonous fog.
Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison?
Tang San recognized the type of snake venom making up the fog at a glance.
Although realgar wine combined with fire could dispel this venom, the...
The poisonous fog covered far too vast an area.
Jiang Li, however, didn't seem worried in the least. A strange fluctuation surged from his body, spreading in every direction.
The life force of the surrounding plants flowed into him through special channels, forming a thin emerald-green film over his skin.
A Blue Silver Grass vine burst from the ground and wrapped around Tang San.
The next moment, something strange happened. Tang San felt himself enveloped in a dense life force, and in that state, he seemed to sense the surrounding plants cheering for him.
Besides that, he felt as though two voices were calling to him from far away.
He told Jiang Li about the strange sensation, and Jiang Li understood what he meant.
One voice was probably a call from the Blue Silver King in the Blue Silver Forest. The other was a bloodline connection with the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin.
He hadn't expected that after the life force extracted by his Blue Silver Domain was applied to Tang San, Tang San would sense those two places ahead of time.
"Xiao San, I've never experienced that kind of strange connection you described. Perhaps we'll need to study it carefully after we get back."
Hearing his master say that, Tang San temporarily suppressed his curiosity.
For them, getting through the poisonous miasma and claiming any Immortal Herbs that might be inside was the most important thing.
After his initial tests, Jiang Li found that the poisonous miasma eroded their protective barrier far more slowly than the surrounding plants could replenish their life force and reinforce it.
They could get through safely that way.
However, just as the two were about to enter, an immensely powerful pressure descended above them.
"Well, well. Two little bugs have appeared at the edge of my treasure ground."
"Since you're here today, you'll stay here forever!"
Jiang Li and Tang San looked up. An old man with green hair and green clothes had appeared above them.
Nine orderly Soul Rings revolved beneath his feet, and behind him, the phantom of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor flickered in and out of view.
Feeling a pressure that surpassed even his master's, Tang San grew terribly worried.
His mind raced, searching for a way out of their predicament.
Jiang Li, however, showed no fear at all. The only thing he felt was that this was a bit of a nuisance.
After all, the old Poison wasn't always here.
Most of the time, he lived at his estate in Heaven Dou City and only came here when the toxins in his body flared up.
Dugu Bo above them narrowed his eyes and sized up Jiang Li, who seemed utterly unbothered. He had to admit that someone so young, yet already a Soul Saint, deserved his respect.
If he'd met Jiang Li elsewhere, he might even have gone out of his way to make his acquaintance.
But this place held the greatest secret of the Dugu clan. If Jiang Li had come with ulterior motives, not only would Dugu Bo be in danger—his precious granddaughter would be, too.
Just as he was about to attack, Jiang Li spoke first.
"Senior Dugu, I've come here with no ill intentions."
"Though the treasure ground behind you holds something my disciple and I desire, rest assured—we'll offer you something in exchange."
Dugu Bo took an interest at once. As a Titled Douluo, what could he possibly need?
Could it be a Soul Bone?
But if he killed the two of them, any Soul Bone they had would be his anyway.
Still, since the boy was so confident, Dugu Bo might as well hear him out. He had already scanned the area with his mental power and confirmed there were no powerful figures accompanying them.
"Oh? Boy, you'd better think carefully before you speak. I'll give you only one chance."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo slowly descended with his Soul Power and landed a short distance from them.
In an instant, a foul, thick stench filled Jiang Li and Tang San's nostrils.
This feeling...
Tang San's eyes lit up. Though the man before him was a lofty Titled Douluo, he was clearly deeply poisoned. Perhaps...
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