Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

The three set out from the Far North.

After a long journey, they finally arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Sunset Forest lay within the Heaven Dou Empire and was an immensely ancient primeval forest.

Ancient trees towered within the forest, vines spread everywhere, and a thick poisonous miasma blanketed it all year round.

As the three approached the forest's edge, a pungent, sickly sweet stench hit them head-on.

Poisonous miasma.

An incredibly dense poisonous miasma.

Dark green miasma billowed out from within, wrapping the entire forest in its toxic haze.

Simply standing at the forest's edge, they could feel the poison corroding their bodies.

Ling Xiao's brows furrowed slightly.

After Tang San had turned this place into his backyard, the poisonous miasma at its outskirts had become increasingly powerful.

During the first Douluo era, any Soul King or Soul Emperor with antidote pills could force their way inside.

By the second Douluo era, even Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo were unwilling to set foot here lightly.

Without an ultimate attribute or top-tier antidote methods, it was impossible to venture deep into Sunset Forest.

This was Tang San's handiwork.

He had sealed off the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well layer by layer, preventing anyone from approaching his backyard.

Immortal Herbs were important pieces in his plans, and he would never allow anyone else to lay a hand on them.

However, with the cultivation of Ling Xiao's group, breaking into this poisonous forest was still effortless.

Snow Empress condensed a shield with her Ice Origin, freezing all toxins outside it.

Ice Empress could do the same.

Ling Xiao's lightning carried an innate righteous aura that could purify all evil in the world.

The poisonous miasma was no problem for him.

But they needed to be wary of one thing...

Tang San's divine sense was like a stray dog pissing everywhere, marking his territory across the continent.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was extremely important. There was no way he had not left behind some means of surveillance.

If anyone entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his divine sense would very likely notice immediately.

Therefore, they had to make thorough preparations before going in.

Ling Xiao lowered his voice and said,

"Mom, Auntie, we need to be fast. The faster, the better."

Snow Empress nodded slightly.

Ice Empress also put away her usual playfulness, her eyes gleaming with seriousness.

"I'll clear the way."

Ice Empress stepped forward first.

After entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ice Empress would lead the way at the front. Ling Xiao and Snow Empress followed closely behind, ready to handle any unexpected situation.

Ice Empress's ultimate ice was truly outrageous, freezing all the poisonous miasma around them.

The moment those poisonous vapors came into contact with her ice domain, they turned into ice crystals and scattered across the ground.

Ling Xiao's group moved like three ghosts, swiftly darting through the poisonous miasma of Sunset Forest.

The depths of Sunset Forest were even darker, with only a scant few rays of sunlight reaching the ground.

After some twists and turns, the three finally passed through the blockade of poisonous miasma.

The instant they saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, all three were stunned by the sight before them.

It was an enormous basin, and at its center stood two springs side by side.

One emitted the scorching heat of ultimate yang, while the other gave off the bitter cold of ultimate yin.

The Ice Spring and Fire Spring blended with and restrained each other, achieving a wondrous balance.

Like the yin and yang poles of taiji, they perfectly maintained the balance of energy within.

Even more shocking were the Immortal Herbs growing throughout the basin.

All kinds of Immortal Herbs filled every corner. They emitted multicolored radiance, turning the place into something like a fairyland.

Even the well-traveled Ice and Snow Empresses were shocked by the sight before them.

"This..."

Ice Empress's voice trembled slightly.

"Isn't this a little too outrageous?"

Snow Empress was too stunned to speak, but her attention was not on those Immortal Herbs.

She was looking at the two springs.

Ice and fire, yin and yang, ultimate yin and ultimate yang had attained a perfect balance.

Failing to condense a Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core had been the greatest regret of her cultivation life.

As she watched the Ice Spring and Fire Spring intertwine, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed her mind.

The so-called yin-yang complementarity—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before her was a living example.

If she could gain insight here for a while, perhaps her cultivation could improve once again.

However, Snow Empress only considered it briefly before quickly suppressing the thought.

Now was not the time for enlightenment. They had come here for the Immortal Herbs.

The three continued onward.

What shocked the Ice and Snow Empresses even more were the Immortal Herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

They had actually reached an age of one hundred thousand years, and some had even developed intelligence.

They were no longer ordinary plants.

They had become plant-type soul beasts, plant soul beasts with one hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Within the Fire Spring, an Immortal Herb slowly awakened after sensing outsiders entering.

Infernal Delicate Apricot.

One of the most powerful Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a treasure of the ultimate fire attribute.

Her voice carried a trace of vigilance. "Are you descendants of Tang San, the Sea God?"

Ling Xiao's group found it perfectly normal for an Immortal Herb to speak.

Ice Empress at the side was somewhat curious.

"Hey! What's your name?"

Ice Empress's gaze swept over her back and forth, as though assessing the other party's value.

Infernal Delicate Apricot answered honestly,

"My name is Jiao Jiao."

"You still haven't answered me. Are you descendants of Tang San, the Sea God?"

Ice Empress and Snow Empress exchanged glances, wondering whether they should tell the truth.

Ling Xiao shook his head slightly.

These Immortal Herbs had cultivation but not the slightest bit of combat power.

As long as Tang San's divine sense did not appear, they could do whatever they wanted.

There was no need to lie.

Ling Xiao merely said,

"No."

Infernal Delicate Apricot froze slightly upon hearing that, then actually said,

"What a pity."

"You aren't his descendants, so the Immortal Herbs are not fated to be yours. Hurry up and leave!"

Jiao Jiao spoke as if it were only natural, as though these Immortal Herbs belonged solely to Tang San.

When Ling Xiao heard those words, Jiao Jiao genuinely amused him.

"Not fated?"

The corners of Ling Xiao's lips rose slightly, but there was not the slightest warmth in his laughter.

Upon hearing that, the expressions of the Ice and Snow Empresses beside him became visibly speechless.

Immortal Herbs were products of heaven and earth, natural treasures nurtured by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

They belonged to no one.

Opportunities belonged to the capable.

Why should they leave just because someone told them to?

Ling Xiao said to the Ice and Snow Empresses, "No need to waste words with them. Let's finish this quickly."

After saying that,

His terrifying cultivation erupted instantly.

Seven hundred thousand years.

Four hundred and thirty thousand years.

Four hundred thousand years.

Three incomparably terrifying auras instantly descended upon every corner of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

An absolute suppression born from strength.

It startled awake all the Immortal Herbs that had still been playing dead.

The Immortal Herbs began trembling one after another, their leaves shaking violently and their flowers tightly closing.

Although they possessed one hundred thousand years of cultivation, before true savage beasts,

They were not even as good as ants.

She said in a trembling voice, "Y-you... you're all savage beasts!"

Ling Xiao nodded.

"You guessed right. Too bad there's no reward."

"Introduce yourselves. Tell us what each of you can do."

Ling Xiao's voice was extremely cold.

All the Immortal Herbs could tell that Ling Xiao's group intended to pick them.