Mu En shook his head. "Difficult. You saw it just now—the poisonous miasma and barrier surrounding that valley were no mere decoration. Even for me, if I hadn't been following you, getting through that Jade Phosphor Nine-Extinction Flower formation would have taken quite some effort. And that valley was clearly personally protected by the Sea God. Anyone he does not acknowledge simply cannot enter."
Tang Wulin gave a soft "Mm" after hearing that and did not ask further.
This was not yet the era of The Legend of the Dragon King, when Limit Douluos were everywhere and battle armor provided further enhancement.
It was only then that soul beasts became completely weaker than humans.
Besides, Tang San was keeping watch here.
As for the deeper things beneath the Icefire Yin Yang Well, such as the two Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' soul bones, he did not mention them.
He knew that now was not the time to take them.
Their age was too great. Forcibly absorbing them might instead burst his meridians. It would be better to let them continue waiting at the bottom of the spring until his cultivation rose several more levels and the few sources of origin within his body had been completely digested. Then he could consider returning to claim them.
The stream babbled past his feet, kneading the fragmented light of the setting sun into a wavering sheet of gold foil.
Tang Wulin followed behind Mu En with light steps, his boots crunching softly over the loose stones by the stream.
He reached out and touched the jade bottle at his waist containing the essence of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, lightly tapping its surface with his fingertips before withdrawing his hand.
The wind blew through the mountains, stirring several strands of hair across his forehead.