Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well

Dugu Yan chimed in, "Exactly! How could that be real? His Soul Ring must have turned red for some other reason."

Dugu Yan took out the Detoxifying Mushroom Lan Yu had given her.

"He even told me to eat this, saying it would help me. There's no way I'm eating something he gave me.

"Grandpa, can you tell what this is? Was he trying to hurt me?"

Dugu Bo took the Detoxifying Mushroom and examined it closely.

"This looks like food made by a Food-System Soul Master. Is he a Food-System Soul Master?"

Dugu Bo found that even harder to believe. As he spoke, he tossed the Detoxifying Mushroom into his mouth and ate it.

"Ah! Grandpa, why did you eat it?"

"It's fine. I don't think that boy meant to hurt you."

But after eating the Detoxifying Mushroom, Dugu Bo's expression suddenly changed, giving Dugu Yan a fright.

"Grandpa, are you all right? Don't scare me!"

Seeing that Dugu Yan was nearly in tears, Dugu Bo smiled and patted her head.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Do you know where he is now? I'd like to meet him."

Dugu Yan shook her head. "No. When we left Suotuo City, they'd already gone too. I don't know where they went."

"I see. If you hear anything about him, tell me right away."

"Grandpa, are you going to stand up for me?"

"Heh. Don't misunderstand him. He may genuinely have wanted to help you. I need to go away for a while, so take good care of yourself."

"Oh. Got it."

By then, Lan Yu had left the Botanical Academy. This time, he didn't take a carriage. He flew straight toward Heaven Dou City.

Flying was, of course, much faster than riding in a carriage.

Before long, Lan Yu landed in the Sunset Forest.

I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to find the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well straightaway. If I can't, I'll have to keep an eye on Dugu Bo.

Lan Yu began searching for the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well while spreading out his Mycelium Network.

Perhaps fortune really was on his side. It didn't take Lan Yu long to find the entrance to the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well.

The poisonous barrier Dugu Bo had set up at the entrance meant nothing to Lan Yu.

Lan Yu entered the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well. Though he had been prepared, the extraordinary sight of the two springs still left him awestruck.

"The Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well really lives up to its name. It's beautiful! Bifulong, don't you like heat? See how hot that fire spring is."

Bifulong had already leaped off Lan Yu and hopped into the fire spring for a soak.

"Ah... comfortable. It's not quite as good as Natlan's Phlogiston Lava, but it's still pretty nice. It's just that chilly thing beside it I can't stand."

"Can't be helped. The ice and fire springs have reached a balance here. Break that balance, and this precious place will be ruined."

Lan Yu's gaze fell on the Immortal Herbs. How should he deal with them?

He certainly couldn't leave them here. Otherwise, they might end up in Tang San's hands after all.

Looks like I'll have to harvest every last one.

Then Bifulong said, "Lan Yu, today I'll show you what I, Demon God Bifulong, can really do."

"Hm? What are you planning?"

"Just watch!"

Countless Green Mushrooms covered the entire Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well in the blink of an eye.

The Fungal Threads also spread into every Immortal Herb, forming a symbiotic relationship with them. In other words, through Bifulong's actions, the Immortal Herbs had become a special kind of mushroom.

"Hold on! Are you trying to bury me in mushrooms?"

"Well? Impressed yet?"

"Quit messing around. What happened to the Immortal Herbs?"

"I made them my subjects too. What's wrong with that?"

"So you could do that? Why didn't I know?"

"You never asked."

"Fair enough! Spirit Bone Skill: Fungification!"

Lan Yu used Fungification on the Immortal Herbs, and each one came to life as a Fungus Beast.

Their original properties remained unchanged after they became Fungus Beasts.

"Bifulong, can you use the power of the two springs together with the Mycelium Network covering this place to bring all these Immortal Herbs to the hundred-thousand-year level?"

"Of course I can, but it'll take time."

"Time isn't a problem. I can wait. I can also train here for a while and break through to Six-Ring Spirit Emperor."

And so Lan Yu stayed at the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well, cultivating while he nurtured the Immortal Herbs.

Then one day, Dugu Bo arrived. He noticed some strange mushrooms outside the entrance to the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well.

"Mushrooms can grow here? They must be highly poisonous."

Dugu Bo made the remark in passing and thought no more of it. But when he entered the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well, he stopped dead in his tracks.

Mushrooms grew everywhere. Some were red, some green, and others came in different colors, though most were green.

Once he recovered from his shock, Dugu Bo hurried toward his herb garden.

What he saw there made him wonder if he had been poisoned and was hallucinating.

Every medicinal plant he had grown in the garden had come to life and was dancing with the living Immortal Herbs.

Slap! Dugu Bo struck himself across the face. The burning pain cleared his head enough to confirm that he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating.

Everything he saw was real.

"What happened? How did my herb garden end up like this?"

Lan Yu finished cultivating and rose from a cluster of mushrooms. Several tall mushrooms beside the fire spring had hidden him from view, which was why Dugu Bo hadn't noticed him.

Only when Lan Yu stood did Dugu Bo finally see him.

"Boy, you did all this? You've got some nerve."

Furious, Dugu Bo summoned his Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, looking ready to attack at the slightest provocation.

"Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. I've been waiting for you."

"Waiting for me? You knew this was my territory? Who are you?"

"I'm a sage of the Sage Lord of Fungi..."

"Wait. The Sage Lord of Fungi? You're Lan Yu!"

"That's right. I'm Lan Yu. It seems Dugu Yan has already told you about me."

"What... exactly do you know?"

Dugu Bo's anger vanished, and his expression turned grave.

"You mean the Spirit Poison afflicting the Dugu Family? I know all about it.

"Don't think you can silence me by killing me. You can't. Don't let a moment's impulse back you into a corner. That wouldn't be good for anyone, would it?"

Lan Yu was far too calm, and the changes to the Ice and Fire Dual Yii Well were far too strange. Dugu Bo was deeply wary of him and didn't dare make a move lightly.