Then, Taiyi asked:
"What should I do now?"
"Just jump straight in; I will handle the rest for you."
Hearing the God of Destruction's words, Taiyi said to Qian Daoliu beside him:
"Grandfather, I need to go into the water."
After speaking, Taiyi didn't wait for Qian Daoliu to respond and jumped directly into the spring.
The moment Taiyi jumped in, Qian Daoliu hurriedly shouted:
"Xiao Yi, that spring water is dangerous!"
Although Qian Daoliu didn't know what the spring was, he could sense the energy within it through his own perception. Moreover, a place capable of nurturing so many immortal herbs—how could this central spring be simple?
As Taiyi fell into the water, he was already prepared to feel the pain in his body.
After all, in the original work, even that little brat Tang San felt immense pain after consuming the immortal herbs, and the God of Destruction from the God Realm was prepared to help Taiyi absorb and adapt to the energy of the Ice and Fire Dragon King within the spring.
But in the next second, something unexpected happened: Taiyi discovered that not only did he not feel the slightest discomfort in the spring, but as the energy from the spring entered his body, he actually felt a sense of comfort.
His physical strength was increasing along with the energy entering his body. At this moment, Taiyi understood that this was because he possessed one ten-thousandth of the origin of Donghuang Taiyi within him; this tiny bit of origin was enough to perfectly suppress the energy of the Ice and Fire Dragon King in the spring.
After the initial joy, Taiyi began to enjoy himself, savoring the physical enhancement brought by the spring's energy.
This scene was observed by the God of Destruction, who had been watching all along. The God of Destruction secretly remarked:
"What a powerful bloodline. To be able to suppress the residual divine power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King with a mortal body."
"But this is good; I have to intervene one less time, and the chance of being discovered by that fellow Asura will be smaller."
Seeing this, Qian Daoliu finally set his heart at ease. Thankfully, nothing had gone wrong, so he called out to Taiyi:
"Xiao Yi, what you did was too dangerous. What if you had an accident?"
At this time, Qian Renxue also spoke up:
"That's right, Xiao Yi. What would we do if something happened to you?"
Hearing this, Taiyi replied:
"Grandfather, Xue'er, the God of Destruction told me to come down. This spring can enhance one's physique."
For Taiyi, any unreasonable thing could now be blamed on the God of Destruction.
Taiyi then thought about how Qian Renxue had delayed her own talent for the sake of her infiltration over the years. Furthermore, according to his plan with the God of Destruction, he would soon go to absorb the god-level soul bone of the Ice and Fire Dragon King at the bottom of the spring, at which point the spring would lose its efficacy.
Therefore, Taiyi wanted to take advantage of the time before he absorbed the soul bone to let Qian Renxue come down and soak, completing the Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
Thinking of this, Taiyi called out directly to Qian Renxue:
"Xue'er, come down too. Enduring the energy of this spring allows for Ice and Fire Body Tempering, which can enhance your physique and just happen to make up for the talent you wasted during these years of infiltration."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu became excited. Qian Daoliu cared about Qian Renxue more than anyone else. Hearing that this spring could make up for the talent Qian Renxue had wasted, he hurriedly asked Taiyi:
"Xiao Yi, does this spring really have that effect?"
"It's true, Grandfather. The God of Destruction told me. And my body is also strengthening as I absorb the energy of this spring. However, there is one thing to note: because I have the help of the God of Destruction, I can enter the spring directly, but Xue'er will need other things to assist her, otherwise, she won't be able to withstand this energy."
Taiyi answered this way.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue asked:
"Xiao Yi, what do I need to assist me?"
Qian Renxue was naturally concerned about anything that could make her stronger. After all, the current Qian Renxue wanted to become a god before that woman, to show her, so there was a hint of urgency in her tone.
Hearing this, Taiyi began to scan both sides of the spring, preparing to look for the two immortal herbs that Tang San had consumed in the original work.
Soon, Taiyi spotted the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate on the sides of the red and blue springs, respectively. He then said to Qian Renxue:
"Xue'er, consume these two immortal herbs at the same time, then enter the spring and use your soul power to refine the energy of the herbs and the spring."
Just as Taiyi finished speaking, before Qian Renxue could act, Yue Guan, who had collected most of the immortal herbs, arrived. Seeing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate that Taiyi was pointing at, he said anxiously:
"Great Elder, these two immortal herbs are called the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate. They are herbs of extreme cold and extreme heat, respectively. It is dangerous to absorb them."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu looked at Taiyi, and Taiyi gave Qian Daoliu an affirmative look.
Qian Daoliu naturally chose to trust Taiyi, after all, Taiyi had a god behind him.
Therefore, Qian Daoliu said to Yue Guan:
"Once you have finished collecting the immortal herbs, go and wait outside the valley."
Since he had decided to let Qian Renxue enter the spring, it was no longer appropriate for Yue Guan to be here, so he sent Yue Guan, who had finished collecting the herbs, outside.
Seeing Yue Guan leave, Qian Renxue looked at Qian Daoliu. Qian Daoliu understood, and in the next second, his soul power wrapped around the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate, sending the two herbs to Qian Renxue. Seeing this, Qian Renxue swallowed both herbs in one go.
Afterward, she jumped directly into the water.
Qian Daoliu then left the area; after all, it was not appropriate for a man to be here. As for Taiyi?
Just kidding, Qian Daoliu had long since regarded Taiyi as Qian Renxue's future husband. After all, the two had grown up together, knew each other inside and out, and could ascend to the God Realm together in the future—it couldn't be more fitting.
After Qian Daoliu left, Taiyi looked at Qian Renxue before him. He saw that because the spring was alternately cold and hot, combined with the two herbs Qian Renxue had consumed, she was sweating and shivering from the cold at the same time.
Seeing this, Taiyi hurriedly said to Qian Renxue:
"Xue'er, circulate your soul power to refine the power of the herbs and the energy of the spring."
After speaking, Taiyi also circulated his own soul power, entering Qian Renxue's body to help her refine the two forces and achieve internal and external balance.
After that, it became very simple. With Taiyi's help and Qian Renxue's own soul power suppression, she quickly reached a balance and began to steadily absorb the energy of the immortal herbs and the power of the spring, beginning the Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
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