Aromatic Silk Beauty, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

The poisonous miasma was dense, with obvious signs of having been arranged by someone.

This undoubtedly made Ning Chen even more certain that this poisonous miasma was connected to Dugu Bo.

The miasma was fiercely toxic, enough to corrode and kill Soul Masters at the level of a level-seventy Soul Sage.

Even with the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him, if Ning Chen forced his way through, he would still be severely battered.

But Ning Chen had never intended to force his way through. He had the Windrider Airship—couldn't he simply fly over it?

With a thought, he cast the Minor Cloud-Mist Spell. Wisps of white mist seeped from the airship's surface, enveloping both him and the vessel and turning them into an inconspicuous cloud.

The airship slowly rose into the air. Only after reaching a height of roughly two hundred meters above the ground did it fly toward the depths of the valley.

Ning Chen controlled the airship and flew inward along the course of the valley.

The farther in he went, the stranger the temperature in the air became. It alternated between hot and cold, as though he were standing in the depths of winter and midsummer at the same time.

Delighted, he knew he had found the right place.

After the airship traveled onward for roughly the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

At the end of the valley lay an oval depression, surrounded by steep cliff walls like a natural basin.

In the center of the basin, water vapor billowed through the air, obscuring the bottom. He could only vaguely make out a spring below, distinctly divided into two colors.

One side was crimson like flames, steaming with heat and radiating a scorching aura.

The other side was a deep azure blue, with a bone-chilling coldness.

The two springs did not mix, yet clung closely together, forming a perfect yin-yang fish pattern at the center of the pool.

Around the springs grew a dense array of strange flowers and exotic herbs.

Some were crimson from stem to leaf like fire, some were crystalline as jade, and some resembled ganoderma yet gleamed with a metallic luster...

Every single plant emitted dense spiritual energy fluctuations. Taking out any one of them and placing it in the outside world would be enough to drive any Soul Master mad.

The Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

Ning Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart as he guided the airship down onto a patch of level ground at the edge of the basin.

He then put away the Windrider Airship and stood firmly on the ground. Feeling the strange energy of alternating heat and cold in the air, his gaze swept over the immortal grasses and spirit herbs covering the ground, and a blazing light appeared in his eyes.

The Icefire Yin-Yang Well—he had finally found it!

After half a month, he had finally found the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

Most of the credit went to the Windrider Airship.

The Windrider Airship could fly, and from above, its field of vision was exceptionally broad.

Furthermore, the Minor Cloud-Mist Spell that came with the Windrider Airship offered a certain degree of camouflage, allowing him to greatly evade the notice of flying Soul Masters.

That was how Ning Chen had finally found the Icefire Yin-Yang Well. Otherwise, given how well-hidden it was, this trip would very likely have ended in vain.

Ning Chen cautiously approached the Icefire Yin-Yang Well. The crimson hot spring and icy blue cold spring curled around each other, their extreme heat and extreme cold merging within this wondrous sight to achieve a subtle balance instead.

Simply standing at the edge of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, he did not feel either extreme heat or extreme cold.

Continuing forward, Ning Chen saw two immortal herbs growing beyond the hot and cold springs: the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Unfortunately, he did not possess a fire- or ice-attribute Martial Soul. Otherwise, with either of these immortal herbs, obtaining an ultimate attribute would have been entirely possible.

But now, at most, he could gain a physique immune to ice and fire. Of course, the hidden benefits would be considerable as well.

Besides the two immortal herbs, the herb garden centered around the Icefire Yin-Yang Well also contained all kinds of immortal grasses and precious medicinal herbs.

Supreme-Grade Snow Silkworm, Ninth-Rank Purple Ganoderma, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and more.

Ning Chen first plucked the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

In the original novel, this immortal herb had overcome the flaw of Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, causing it to evolve.

It evolved from the original Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

It even broke the restrictions on cultivation, allowing her to go from a seven-ring Soul Sage to a Title Douluo capable of breaking through to nine rings.

Ning Chen's first Martial Soul was also the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so the first immortal herb he chose to consume was the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Holding the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he found a relatively flat, open spot at the edge of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and sat down cross-legged.

This place was not far from the springs, yet it was neither scorching nor freezing, making it ideal for calmly absorbing the herb's medicinal power.

Ning Chen held the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his palm and examined it carefully for a moment.

The golden sheen on its petals was especially dazzling. A faint, elegant fragrance entered his nostrils, and merely smelling it made the Soul Power within his body stir slightly.

It truly deserved to be called an immortal herb.

He hesitated no longer and placed the Aromatic Silk Beauty into his mouth.

The instant the petals entered his mouth, a gentle medicinal power dissolved across his tongue. Rather than the bitterness he had imagined, it carried a hint of sweetness.

Immediately afterward, a vast yet gentle energy slid down his throat and into his body. Like trickling streams flowing into a great river, it swiftly spread through his limbs and bones.

Ning Chen closed his eyes and fully circulated the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Although the Aromatic Silk Beauty's medicinal power was immense, it was not violent.

Unlike a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it did not rampage through his body. Instead, it slowly seeped into every inch of his meridians and bones in an exceptionally gentle manner.

The sensation was like soaking in a hot spring—warm and comfortable, making him almost want to drift into a deep sleep.

But Ning Chen did not lower his guard. While guiding the medicinal power along the circulation route of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, he absorbed the vast power into his body and transformed it into his own Soul Power.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared before him. Bathed in the medicinal power, the exquisite little pagoda began undergoing subtle changes.

The pagoda originally had only seven levels, each representing one enhancement ability of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

But nourished by the Aromatic Silk Beauty, a faint golden radiance emerged over the surface of the pagoda.

Above the seventh level, an illusory outline slowly began to condense. It was the embryonic form of the eighth level.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was evolving.

Time passed second by second.

A pale golden halo surrounded Ning Chen, and fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead. Yet his complexion was rosy, and his aura remained steady.

The Pure Yang True Qi of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the medicinal power of the Aromatic Silk Beauty merged within him, forming a perfect cycle that continuously tempered his meridians and Martial Soul.

An hour later, Ning Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He lowered his head to look at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda before him. The little seven-level pagoda had now undergone obvious changes.

Its body had grown nearly a third taller, changing from seven levels to nine. Each level shimmered brilliantly, radiating a gentle golden glow.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Ning Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart as he slowly raised his right hand.

The nine-level pagoda slowly revolved in his palm, golden light flowing over its body.

This meant that he had finally shattered the limitation that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could only cultivate to the seven-ring Soul Sage level, gaining the possibility of challenging the Title Douluo realm!