Ice-Fire Mandarin Duck Pot

Sunset Forest lay at the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Dou Ling Empire. Tang God King had even set up a grand poison formation there, so no one from the outside world dared approach it.

After several days of travel, Xiao Jinchen had arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest. He could already see the toxic miasma filling the forest. During the journey, he had also briefly studied the two combat techniques he had obtained from the Exotic Flame Space.

"Jinchen, are you saying there's a treasured land in this godforsaken place?" Ice Empress looked skeptically at the poisonous mist before her. "Nothing should be able to survive in that poison, not even a Soul Beast, right?"

"That's right. There is indeed a treasured land within this poison." Xiao Jinchen nodded. "It's just been hidden away by someone."

"Hidden by someone?" A trace of surprise flashed through Ice Empress's eyes.

As he spoke, Xiao Jinchen directly took Ice Empress's jade-like hand. Emperor Flame rose from his other palm, shielding them from the surrounding miasma and poison. The fingertips of the hand Ice Empress held trembled slightly, but she did not pull away, allowing him to lead her onward.

As they ventured deeper, Xiao Jinchen felt as if he had entered a green world. Poisonous vapors filled the sky, and not a single Soul Beast could be seen here—not even poison-attributed Soul Beasts. One could imagine how terrifying the toxicity of this place was.

Xiao Jinchen naturally saw the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers Tang San had planted, as well as the Soul Beast skeletons scattered across the ground.

The farther they went, the denser the poison and miasma became. Yet the instant they touched the Emperor Flame in Xiao Jinchen's hand, they were burned into nothingness.

Before long, the two arrived at a valley. From within drifted fresh air brimming with unprecedented life energy.

The valley was as dazzling and beautiful as though it had been illuminated by a rainbow.

In the distance, deep-blue vines covered the mountainside. The entire cliff face looked as if it had been formed from gemstones gleaming with seven-colored light.

"Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well." Xiao Jinchen looked down at the distinctive Mandarin Duck Pot below and spoke slowly.

"This is the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well I told you about before, the legendary burial ground of the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings. The Blazing Sun Spring below was formed from the Fire Dragon King, while the Extreme Cold Ice Spring was formed from the Ice Dragon King. Where ice and fire merged and yin and yang revolved, this treasured land came into being. Plant-type Soul Beasts cultivating here for one day gain the equivalent of ten days elsewhere," Xiao Jinchen explained.

Ice Empress looked at the sight below and could not help but sigh. "The burial ground of the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings? That truly is a treasured land!"

Xiao Jinchen stared blankly at the Mandarin Duck Pot below. Since this was the burial ground of the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings, could there be two God-level Spirit Bones here? If there were Spirit Bones, could he refine a seventh-grade Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill?

At that thought, Xiao Jinchen excitedly licked his lips. Purple Cloud Wings spread from his back, and he wrapped Ice Empress in his arms before jumping into the valley.

The moment they landed, dense natural energy rushed toward them.

All kinds of plants grew around the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well in countless forms, making the place look like a paradise for vegetation.

If he could cultivate here, his level would surely rise at an astonishing pace! The natural energy here was abundant, and refining pills here would also have a much higher success rate.

Tang San had found this treasured land back then and given the Immortal Herbs here to the Shrek Seven Devils, laying the foundation for their later ascension to godhood. Immortal Herbs had remained highly sought after from Soul Land One through Soul Land Four.

"No wonder such a wonderful place was hidden away." Ice Empress could not help praising it as she felt the natural energy within the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass here!" A delicate shout rang out.

Xiao Jinchen and Ice Empress turned toward the owner of the voice. It was a large pink flower.

"Huh? A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?" Ice Empress said in surprise when she saw the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

"If you don't want to die, behave yourself." Xiao Jinchen spoke coldly and glanced at Ice Empress.

"No! That person said you had to pass the tes—" Aromatic Silk Beauty refused.

Before Aromatic Silk Beauty could finish, Ice Empress understood his intent and released the terrifying pressure of a super fierce beast nearing four hundred thousand years. It instantly swept outward.

"F-fierce beast!" Aromatic Silk Beauty stammered. Its earlier arrogance had vanished without a trace.

Ice Empress slowly withdrew her pressure. Seeing this, the other Immortal Herbs all hid in the corners, trembling.

"If you don't want to die, all of you stay put. Otherwise, none of you will leave here alive today." Seeing that Ice Empress's pressure had intimidated them, Xiao Jinchen shouted coldly.

"Stop playing dead." Lin Xiao walked over to Aromatic Silk Beauty and kicked it. "Hand over the book."

"I... I don't know what you're talking about." Aromatic Silk Beauty played dumb.

A smile curled across Xiao Jinchen's lips. "Fine. If you don't have it, forget it."

Aromatic Silk Beauty immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kill it." Xiao Jinchen turned to Ice Empress with a gentle smile.

"Mm." Ice Empress lightly nodded, and powerful Soul Power surged from her body.

"Wait!"

"I'll give it to you! I'll give it to you! Don't kill—"

Before Aromatic Silk Beauty could finish, its entire body was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Bang!

A crisp explosion of shattering ice echoed throughout the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In an instant, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, scarlet as blood, condensed above Aromatic Silk Beauty's corpse.

When the other Immortal Herbs saw Xiao Jinchen act without hesitation, they immediately buried their heads in the soil, terrified that he would turn his attention to them next.

"I told you to listen, but you insisted on making someone act." Xiao Jinchen smiled disdainfully. Then, beside Aromatic Silk Beauty's corpse, he found a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and a tattered book.

"The book didn't break after Ice Empress froze it?" Xiao Jinchen casually put the Spirit Bone into his Storage Ring and looked at the book in surprise.

The entire book was snow-white, and he had no idea what material it was made from. Because of Ice Empress's attack, its first page had vanished entirely, leaving it ragged and worn.

There was a line of writing in the book.

"I am delighted that someone has been able to see my message. Passing the test of the Aromatic Silk Beauty proves that you have..."

Xiao Jinchen tore out the first page. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I passed Aromatic Silk Beauty's test. I already killed it."

The second page.

"Greetings, fated one. I am Tang San, founder of the Tang Sect."

He tore it out as well.

The third page.

"Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Hundred Hidden Weapon Solutions, Medicine Chapter."

He tore that out too.

Xiao Jinchen kept tearing through the book Tang San had left behind until he finally reached the last page.

"This pill is called the Universe Creation Pill! It possesses the miraculous effect of seizing the creation of heaven and earth! For human Soul Masters, consuming it can purify impurities within the body, broaden the meridians, increase cultivation speed severalfold, enhance spiritual power, allow one to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, and greatly increase the chance of success when breaking through bottlenecks. Simply put, it grants the potential to become a god."

"Pfft!"

Xiao Jinchen could not help laughing aloud when he saw this.

"Seizing the creation of heaven and earth? The potential to become a god? What a joke. It's merely a fourth-grade pill, yet it almost fooled me." Xiao Jinchen sneered and casually tore out the final page as well.