Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. During that time, Xiao Yao had continuously integrated his third soul skill and External Soul Bone into his combat system, thoroughly digesting his increased strength.

Now that he had fully assimilated his strength, he decided to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and seize this opportunity.

As for how to get there, Xiao Yao thought it over and decided it would be best to go directly to Qian Daoliu, continuing to claim that the information had been conveyed to him by his Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul.

After all, it had already conveyed information twice before. Once had been the false information about Whale Rubber, while the other had truly led to the Golden Xuanwu. That time, the Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul's disturbance had genuinely been sending him a message.

Early the next morning, when he and Bibi Dong went to the Worship Hall to train with Qian Daoliu,

Xiao Yao looked at Qian Daoliu and said, "Grandpa Qian, my Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul conveyed some information and a direction to me last night. I looked at the map, and that direction seems to be Sunset Forest, about a hundred li east of Heaven Dou City."

"There may be something there that I need at this stage."

Qian Daoliu's originally gentle expression instantly turned serious. The information conveyed by the Golden Lion Mastiff had been important both previous times and crucial to Yao'er. The Whale Rubber had directly allowed Yao'er's first Martial Soul to absorb a greatly enhanced soul ring age limit.

The Golden Xuanwu had directly led them to a divine beast-level soul beast, and the soul skill obtained from it had been exceptionally overpowered. It had practically been a perfect match for Xiao Yao's Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul.

Now it had conveyed information once again. This message was certainly extremely important, and it was also the most suitable opportunity for Yao'er at his current stage.

After thinking for a moment, Qian Daoliu immediately said, "Then this morning's training will be suspended. Dong'er, cultivate on your own for now. Yao'er and I will first make a trip to the place indicated by his Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul."

This time, Qian Daoliu did not need to send a signal for Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi to come over. They happened to be at the Worship Hall today, so they could simply go together.

Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi had also heard what Yao'er said and had no objections. They looked directly at Qian Daoliu, exchanged glances, then soared into the sky together toward Sunset Forest.

At the outskirts of Sunset Forest, Xiao Yao and the others arrived.

Looking at Sunset Forest, Azure Luan said, "According to the records, the soul beast gathering area in Sunset Forest has no soul beasts over a hundred thousand years old. Its area is also much smaller than Star Dou Forest, so the danger should not be too great. Let's split up and see what could be worth Yao'er's Martial Soul sending him information about."

Qian Daoliu also said, "I'll take Yao'er and investigate. You all should be careful as well. Do not let your guard down."

Golden Crocodile and Xiong Shi nodded, chose a direction, and flew away.

Seeing the two act so swiftly, Azure Luan did not waste any time either. He activated his Martial Soul and flew off in another direction.

After watching them leave, Qian Daoliu turned to Yao'er and asked, "Yao'er, is your Martial Soul reacting at all now?"

Xiao Yao had fabricated the information, so naturally there could not be any reaction here. He shook his head and said, "It was still reacting before we reached Sunset Forest, but after arriving at the outskirts, the Golden Lion Mastiff stopped reacting. We should have already reached the target location."

Qian Daoliu nodded. It seemed that the Golden Lion Mastiff Martial Soul would only provide general information rather than extremely detailed and specific messages.

Just like with the Whale Rubber and the Golden Xuanwu, it had not provided particularly detailed information. It gave them a general direction, and they had to explore the rest themselves.

Still, this was already very good. After all, effort was only useful when the direction was correct. A simple piece of information and a direction could save an enormous amount of manpower, resources, and time.

Take the Golden Xuanwu, for example. If it had not reacted while they were passing by that lake, how long would several Worship Hall priests have needed to find a soul beast whose age and strength so perfectly suited Xiao Yao?

After considering it for a moment, Qian Daoliu picked up Xiao Yao, activated Martial Soul Possession, and flew in one direction.

Two or three days later, Xiao Yao suddenly noticed an area filled with poisonous miasma, its air incomparably murky.

His eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Qian Daoliu. "Grandpa Qian, it seems to be there!"

Upon hearing Yao'er's words, Qian Daoliu's swiftly moving figure instantly stopped before flying toward the area Yao'er had pointed out.

After landing, Qian Daoliu looked at the space filled with poisonous miasma, and a trace of surprise flashed through his heart. Even a Soul Emperor would find it difficult to move freely through this poison. He had not expected Sunset Forest to possess such an area of toxic miasma, nor did he know whether it had formed naturally or had been created by man.

Although he did not believe the surrounding poison could harm either himself or Yao'er, it was better to proceed with caution. Qian Daoliu then activated his Martial Soul True Body and held the Angel Holy Sword in his hand.

Seeing Qian Daoliu's cautious manner, Xiao Yao could not help but sigh inwardly. As expected of the man in power over Spirit Hall, an organization with a history of twenty thousand years. He knew that caution came first in all things. There were likely countless cases in those twenty thousand years of records where people had capsized in a ditch.

Thus, Qian Daoliu advanced at full combat strength, while Xiao Yao activated all three of his soul skills and followed beside him. The poisonous miasma ahead grew denser and denser.

The air became increasingly turbid, and visibility dropped even further.

Qian Daoliu walked forward with a grave expression. Suddenly!

Movement came from the grass ahead. A colossal creature abruptly burst out of the brush, and Qian Daoliu and Xiao Yao focused their eyes.

It was a Medusa soul beast, half human and half serpent, with an imposing yet sinister and bewitching aura. It was sixty to seventy thousand years old, and its cold, cruel vertical snake pupils held no emotion whatsoever.

Qian Daoliu was just about to gather energy into his sword and strike when he saw that the Medusa did not ambush them. Instead, it fled in the opposite direction.

This should be the source of Dugu Bo's ninth soul ring and skull bone in the original story. It had probably intended to ambush whatever approached, but after sensing that the newcomer was so powerful and possessed a holy light attribute, it immediately chose to flee.

Seeing the Medusa flee, Qian Daoliu instinctively wanted to pursue and kill the soul beast that had just concealed itself in the shadows. But considering that they were in an environment filled with poisonous miasma and that he had Xiao Yao with him, it was better to remain cautious in all things.

He spared the Medusa for now. Besides, Qian Daoliu did not actually possess much desire to slaughter soul beasts. Apart from obtaining the necessary soul rings, the Six-Winged Angel line of the Qian Family had always tried not to kill soul beasts.

After all, for a family that had been passed down for ten or twenty thousand years, they could clearly see that soul beasts had been steadily dwindling. If a top-tier family like theirs led the slaughter of soul beasts, the rate at which soul beasts went extinct would only accelerate.

Moreover, compared to slaughtering soul beasts, the Qian Family was actually more enthusiastic about killing evil soul masters. Not only could that increase their Soul Power cultivation, but it also earned them the gratitude and admiration of the common people. The sense of accomplishment was worlds apart.

Thus, Qian Daoliu and Xiao Yao continued onward, one in front and one behind, through the poisonous miasma.

As they walked, the miasma gradually thinned, and an inverted cone-shaped valley came into Qian Daoliu and Xiao Yao's view.