The Sect's Back Mountain, Ice and Fire Dragon Kings

"Has our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan fallen into decline?"

Yu Hezai clearly hadn't caught up yet, subconsciously responding to Yu Zhantian's words.

"Not at all! Our clan is still at its peak! Who in the spirit master world doesn't know that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is a top-tier beast spirit, and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect is one of the Upper Three Sects?"

Seeing Yu Hezai actually taking pride in this, Yu Zhantian felt a surge of irritation and reached out to rap Yu Hezai on the head.

Stung, Yu Hezai looked at the dark-faced Yu Zhantian; though he didn't understand why the ancestor was acting this way, he silently shut his mouth.

"Yu Hengqing, I'll call you Xiao Qing from now on, is that alright?"

Yu Zhantian shifted his gaze from Yu Hezai to Yu Hengqing, his tone returning to a calm inquiry.

"Of course."

"Very well. Xiao Qing, this old man has a request. I hope that before you attain godhood, you will take on the position of Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."

"If you can agree to this, I can guarantee that the spirit bones you absorb in the future will be no less than one hundred thousand years old!"

As he said this, Yu Zhantian's tone softened involuntarily; he could see that Yu Hengqing had no interest in the position of Sect Master.

But if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect were to truly rise, having Yu Hengqing as Sect Master was the best choice. It would also serve to fulfill the promise he had made to the third generation all those years ago.

"Ancestor, I am very sorry, but I cannot agree to this. My ambitions lie elsewhere."

As expected, watching the unwavering look in Yu Hengqing's eyes, Yu Zhantian understood that he would have to settle for second best.

"Then who is the current Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and what is his spirit power rank?"

"The current Sect Master is my father, Yu Yuanzhen. He is a rank ninety-five Title Douluo."

Seeing Yu Zhantian ask about his father, Yu Hengqing immediately guessed what the ancestor was planning.

Hearing that the Sect Master's strength only reached rank ninety-five, Yu Zhantian understood why even a Spirit Douluo like Yu Hezai could hold a position of importance in the sect.

"A rank ninety-five Title Douluo will suffice. Xiao Qing, once you return to the sect, remember to bring your father to the back mountain with you."

"The back mountain? So, Ancestor, your true form has been in our sect's back mountain all this time!"

Having heard the Silver Dragon King speak earlier, Yu Hengqing had assumed Yu Zhantian had gone to some secret realm to mend his soul. He hadn't expected this "secret realm" to be his own family's back mountain.

"As long as the heaven and earth energy is sufficient, it makes no difference where one mends their soul, which is why the third generation hid me in the back mountain back then."

"No wonder the back mountain has always been treated as a forbidden area. Aside from the Sect Master and those he permits, anyone else who enters faces extremely severe punishment."

At this, Yu Hezai, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interjected.

With Yu Hezai mentioning this, Yu Hengqing recalled the days he spent absorbing Whale Glue. Of course, he had assumed the back mountain was merely a place for those old monsters to go into seclusion.

He hadn't expected that while there were no old monsters in seclusion, there was an ancestor mending his soul.

"Enough, let's end the idle chatter here. Go back and pack up; we set off for the Sunset Forest tomorrow."

With that, Yu Zhantian transformed into a wisp of green smoke and drifted back into the bead.

"Going to the Sunset Forest? Xiao Qing, haven't you already completed your God Trial? Why aren't you heading back to the sect?"

Hearing Yu Zhantian mention the Sunset Forest, Yu Hezai asked Yu Hengqing with some surprise.

He had assumed that once Yu Hengqing finished his God Trial, he would return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect with him.

"That's right. I still have some very important matters to handle with the Poison Douluo. You should head back first, Second Uncle! You can tell my father about my situation so he doesn't worry too much."

A few days ago, Dugu Bo had told Yu Hengqing that he had made some progress on the method of forming a core from poison, but it needed to be conducted at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Coincidentally, Yu Hengqing also wanted to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to gather some immortal herbs as a trump card for his future plans.

Hearing that Yu Hengqing was going with Dugu Bo, Yu Hezai didn't say anything more.

Ever since he learned that the Poison Douluo himself was afflicted with a deadly toxin that only Yu Hengqing could resolve, Yu Hezai hadn't been too worried about Dugu Bo acting against Yu Hengqing.

Of course, more importantly, Yu Hengqing had the backing of Yu Yuanzhen.

"Very well. With the Poison Douluo accompanying you, I can rest easy."

The next morning.

Yu Hezai took Dugu Yan toward Tiandou City, while Dugu Bo took Yu Hengqing toward the Sunset Forest. The two parties went their separate ways.

Yu Hengqing had originally planned to take a carriage to the Sunset Forest, as there was more than one carriage waiting to pick them up.

But Dugu Bo was already too impatient; he urgently needed to verify whether the method he had deduced would succeed.

Consequently, travelers along the way witnessed a peculiar sight—Dugu Bo carrying Yu Hengqing under his arm, rushing forward at breakneck speed.

Relying on the leg power of a Title Douluo, Yu Hengqing was brought to the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by Dugu Bo that very afternoon.

Standing at the perimeter, Yu Hengqing saw a poisonous miasma so thick that he couldn't see anything inside.

"Xiao Qing, do you see this miasma? This is the defensive measure I set up. Only those with the strength of a Title Douluo can resist it for any length of time."

"If one's strength hasn't reached the level of a Title Douluo, they would succumb to the poison within a quarter of an hour."

As he said this, Yu Hengqing clearly sensed the pride in Dugu Bo's tone.

However, Dugu Bo had every right to be proud. In the entire Douluo Continent, when it came to poison, aside from that cheater Tang San, no one could compare to him.

"First, take this Detoxification Pill, then stay close to me. I will use a spirit power barrier to protect you as we go in."

The power of the poisonous miasma was so overwhelming that it even caused Dugu Bo some trouble.

For a soul master with weak strength like Yu Hengqing, even without stepping into the range of the miasma, there was a high probability of suffering from mild poisoning.

Therefore, Dugu Bo did not even dare to bring his own granddaughter, Dugu Yan, here, fearing that she might accidentally get poisoned.

"Mm, alright."

Distracted, Yu Hengqing took the Detoxification Pill from Dugu Bo's hand after hearing his words and popped it into his mouth without a second thought.

It wasn't until an unprecedented bitterness erupted on the tip of his tongue that Yu Hengqing snapped back to reality.

"Wow, why is this Detoxification Pill so bitter!"

"I am neither a candy seller nor a cook, so why would I need to consider the taste of a Detoxification Pill?"

Seeing Yu Hengqing complaining about the bitterness of his pill, Dugu Bo retorted irritably.

"Fine, fine, fine! I've already taken the Detoxification Pill, now we should head in."

Not wanting to waste the medicinal efficacy of the pill, Yu Hengqing hurriedly urged Dugu Bo to take him into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As Dugu Bo shielded Yu Hengqing while walking into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yu Hengqing began chatting with Yu Zhantian once again.

"Ancestor, what you said just now is true? You really sensed the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings here?"

Just as Yu Hengqing stepped onto the land on the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yu Zhantian had impatiently sent him a message.

"Little Qing, I have sensed the aura of the two Ice and Fire Dragon Kings inside here. Although their auras are very weak, I definitely haven't sensed it wrong!"

Hearing the urgent tone in Yu Zhantian's voice, Yu Hengqing suddenly had an ominous premonition.

He naturally knew that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was evolved from the corpses of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

But Yu Zhantian's tone was too strange; it revealed a feeling that the two Dragon Kings were still alive.

Coupled with the fact that Yu Zhantian had also survived until now by relying on a Dragon Pearl and his remnant soul, Yu Hengqing immediately accepted the premise that the two Dragon Kings were not completely dead.

If these two Dragon Kings were truly still alive, Yu Hengqing would most likely encounter a pile of "side quests" again!