Among those conducting the investigation were Bishop Salas, the Titled Douluo elder stationed here as a guardian, and several alchemists.
For the convenience of alchemy, the empire had established an alchemy branch within the Holy Hall in Heaven Dou City. These alchemists were from the Heaven Dou Alchemy Branch.
Salas had rendered great service in the Heaven Dou Plan several years ago. He had received generous rewards and become a Titled Douluo.
He could originally have returned to Spirit City to become an elder, but he preferred life in Heaven Dou City and thus chose to stay.
"How is it? Have you determined the cause?" Salas asked.
Before them, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which had originally taken the shape of a Taiji yin-yang fish, had lost its original form. The crimson half was gone.
At this moment, only white spring water remained within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, radiating an incomparably frigid aura.
All the herbs that had originally grown on the side of the fire spring had withered, while the herbs on the side of the ice spring were growing with exceptional vigor.
This small valley was even more terrifying than the depths of winter. An ordinary person who entered would likely become an ice sculpture at once.
Without the suppression of the energy emitted by the Fire Dragon King's corpse, the terror of the ice energy had fully revealed itself.
Several people responsible for the inspection said gravely, "We have examined this place for an entire day and discovered that the fire-element energy rising from underground is gradually weakening. The balance where ice and fire once coexisted has been broken. If this continues, it likely will not be long before the entire Sunset Forest becomes like the Icebound Forest."
Salas frowned, the wrinkles