Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well

Sunset Forest.

Murong Huai, Thousand Jun, and Falling Devil walked into the valley, with Dugu Bo following behind the trio, his face bruised and swollen.

Entering the valley and standing at the edge of the cliff, what came into view was an environment of icy blue and fiery red. The perimeter of the valley was covered in strange crystal rocks, reflecting the spectacle within.

At the center of the valley were two unique springs. The Cold Extreme Yin Spring surged with dark blue ice marrow, its surface congealed with frost crystals that never melted, emitting a biting chill. The Blazing Yang Spring spewed crimson magma, the steaming heat waves distorting the air as if to swallow everything whole. The red and blue waters collided and blended in the center, forming a distinct Yin-Yang Diagram.

"So this is the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well... Let's go down and take a look."

Hearing this, Thousand Jun flew down carrying Murong Huai. Falling Devil turned to glance at Dugu Bo, who shuddered and hurriedly waved his hands.

"No need to trouble you, Crowned One, I can manage myself..."

After speaking, Dugu Bo summoned his martial soul and descended. Seeing this, Falling Devil leaped and flew toward the valley floor.

The four landed at the bottom and walked a short distance, observing their surroundings to find many strange Immortal Grade Herb plants growing densely all around.

The group stopped as they saw Gui Mei standing alone ahead. Upon seeing them, he quickly walked over.

"Holy Son, two Elders."

"Hey, Old Ghost, why are you here too!" Dugu Bo cursed under his breath when he saw Gui Mei.

Hearing Dugu Bo, Gui Mei looked at him, then at Murong Huai, and feigned confusion.

"Your Highness Holy Son, who is this? Why is he wearing a pig's head?"

"Old Ghost, what the hell did you say... I am Dugu Bo!!!" Hearing Gui Mei's words, Dugu Bo immediately began to curse loudly.

"Oh, so it's Old Poison. I thought Your Highness Holy Son had caught a Jade Phosphorus Pig that hadn't fully transformed after a hundred thousand years." Gui Mei said with an expression of sudden realization.

"You..." Dugu Bo gritted his teeth.

"Enough, you'll have plenty of time to reminisce later. Gui Mei, where is Yue Guan?" Murong Huai interrupted the two and asked Gui Mei.

Hearing Murong Huai, Gui Mei stopped teasing Dugu Bo and pointed toward a patch of herbs.

"Holy Son, Chrysanthemum Guan is over there."

The three turned to look and saw a golden figure "dancing gracefully" among the herbs, "teasing" one plant after another. First, he held an herb with purple petals in his hand.

"Oh, Aromatic Silk Beauty, my treasure..."

Then he lay down beside an immortal herb with golden stamens, closing his eyes.

"Oh, my Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum..."

Next, he knelt before a red immortal herb, gently cupping the petals with both hands, and said with great excitement:

"Oh, King of Immortal Grade Herb—Lovesick Heartbreak Red, please accept my knees..."

Then he dove headfirst into a patch of green vines, his chrysanthemum headpiece getting stuck as he struggled.

"Immortal herbs! They're all immortal herbs!" He lunged at one herb after another, only to be tripped by a flower stem and fall beside the ice spring. Just as he climbed up, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass froze him into an "ice-sculpted chrysanthemum."

"Oh, refreshing—"

Watching this madman Yue Guan, Murong Huai and the others were stunned. Murong Huai's mouth twitched; he had expected Yue Guan to be excited upon seeing so many herbs, but he hadn't expected him to be this "infatuated"—much like Yang Wudi when he first encountered the Aromatic Silk Beauty in the original work.

"Yue Guan!" Watching Yue Guan immersed in the sea of immortal herbs, Murong Huai signaled Thousand Jun. The latter spoke, sending a wave of soul power into Yue Guan's ears. His mind jolted, and he sobered up.

Seeing that Murong Huai and the others had arrived, he hurried over.

"Holy Son, two Elders, apologies. This subordinate has never seen so many Immortal Grade Herb plants, so I couldn't help but get a little excited..."

"Heh, 'a little'? You're practically a pervert..." Dugu Bo couldn't help but retort upon hearing this.

When Yue Guan saw Dugu Bo, his expression became colorful, and he struck an exaggerated pose.

"Yo, yo, yo, isn't this the Wrath of the Spirit Douluo—Dugu Bo..."

"Chrysanthemum Guan, you dead cross-dresser..." Dugu Bo gritted his teeth once again.

"Cough, cough, stop chatting, you two. Chrysanthemum Guan, hurry and take the Holy Son to find the herbs." Seeing Murong Huai frown, Gui Mei quickly spoke to Yue Guan.

Yue Guan reacted and hurriedly introduced them to Murong Huai:

"Yes, yes, Your Highness Holy Son. After my investigation, I have already found the herbs suitable for the Third Offering and the Second Elder. Please follow me."

Murong Huai nodded, and the group followed Yue Guan to a rock emitting black ripples.

Looking over, they saw an herb growing in a crevice of the stone, pitch-black and radiating a dark aura.

"Your Highness Holy Son, this herb is called the Soul-Extinguishing Dragon Prophecy Herb. It is rumored to be condensed from the essence blood of a Demonic Flame Heavenly Dragon, a true dragon with soul-extinguishing flames. It is top-tier among immortal herbs.

It is highly compatible with the Third Offering's Demonic Flame Heavenly Dragon. If the Third Offering consumes it, the damage to his martial soul and meridians will surely be healed, and it may even make the dragon bloodline in his martial soul more potent."

Hearing Yue Guan's explanation, Murong Huai nodded. "Soul-Extinguishing Dragon Prophecy Herb, good. Harvest it."

Hearing this, Chrysanthemum Guan took out a jade knife and made a light cut about a centimeter above the root. The Soul-Extinguishing Dragon Prophecy Herb was harvested, and Yue Guan stored it in a prepared jade box.

"Your Highness Holy Son, please follow me again."

Yue Guan led them to an area covered in white flowers and grasses, in the center of which grew an orchid that looked like ice crystal.

"Holy Son, this immortal herb is called the Pure Flame Crystal Orchid. It possesses flames with purifying and healing powers. It is also a top-tier immortal herb and is very compatible with the Second Elder's Immortal Wing Flying Dragon. Among these immortal herbs, this one is the most suitable."

"Good, harvest it."

Hearing this, Yue Guan took out a small jade shovel and dug up some of the soil around the roots of the Pure Flame Crystal Orchid. He then severed it within the soil, removed two seed crystals from the Pure Flame Crystal Orchid, scattered them into the earth, covered them with loose soil, and finally stored the plant in a jade box.

Seeing this, Murong Huai said to Thousand Jun and Falling Devil:

"Alright, that will do for now. We are returning to Martial Soul City. Two Elders, I must trouble you both to guard this place; no one is allowed to approach."

"Understood, Holy Son." Thousand Jun and Falling Devil nodded upon hearing this.

Afterward, Murong Huai, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan left the Sunset Forest together. It was not that they did not need other Immortal Grade Herb, but the urgent priority now was to treat Murong Chayue and Xiao Qingmei. With the two of them still unconscious, Murong Huai had no heart to harvest Immortal Grade Herb.

Once they woke up, there would still be plenty of time to return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to harvest them; after all, the place was not going anywhere.