I Claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Bang...

Dugu Bo, lying on a wooden recliner outside the Wooden House, suddenly felt as though a mountain were pressing down on his head.

The recliner collapsed beneath him, splintering apart.

Thud...

He hit the ground hard. His expression darkened, and he roared in fury,

"Which bastard dares cause trouble on my turf!

Let me find you, and I'll kill your whole family..."

Dugu Bo shot into the air, bristling with rage, then suddenly froze.

The arrogance vanished from his sinister face, replaced by shock.

His body trembled slightly, and his raspy voice turned respectful and humble.

"Y-Your Holiness the Pope... What brings you to my... my Herb Garden?"

He could barely get the words out.

Fang Fan blinked. This arrogant, sinister, unpredictable Dugu Bo had a side like this?

He was like a mouse before a cat.

"I'm taking the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Bibi Dong said coldly. She raised a hand and pointed. A terrifying surge of energy burst from her scepter, instantly blasting away the multicolored poisonous miasma.

The Jade Phosphorous Seven-Extremity Flowers were wiped out in an instant.

Dugu Bo stared wide-eyed at the dispersing poison fog. His heart bled.

That damned, vicious bully Bibi Dong!

How could she be so overbearing?

She shows up, takes my Herb Garden, and destroys my Jade Phosphorous Seven-Extremity Flowers?

Argh...

Dugu Bo raged inwardly, wishing he could slap her dead.

But thoughts were one thing.

He could only swallow his pain and surrender the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to Bibi Dong.

"Your Holiness, take whatever you want!

All the medicinal herbs I planted are yours!"

He spoke with a cheerful smile,

as if to say, "Don't worry about my feelings. I'll keep what dignity I can."

Fang Fan nearly laughed at the sight of him.

The contrast was too much.

"How sensible of you!" Bibi Dong hadn't expected Dugu Bo to hand the place over without a word of protest.

It genuinely surprised her.

She nodded in satisfaction and turned to Fang Fan.

"All right, my disciple. Pick whichever medicinal herbs you want!"

"Master, I'm not interested in the herbs Dugu Bo planted.

I only want the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and what grows around it!"

Fang Fan pointed toward the volcanic crater—

where ice and fire mingled in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, forming a pattern like a taiji symbol.

Dugu Bo was startled. This boy must be the legendary Spirit Hall Saint Son, right?

The one with monstrous talent.

Who knew the Saint Son would be so greedy and ignorant? He wants the herbs in and around that pool? He has a death wish!

The pool's called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? The name does fit. How did the Saint Son come up with it?

And if he goes down there and gets poisoned to death, His Holiness the Pope won't kill me and toss me in after him, will she?

At that thought, Dugu Bo hurried to stop him.

"Saint Son, you mustn't touch those herbs or the water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Some of the herbs are so poisonous that a single touch will turn you into bloody pus.

And the water contains the ultimate energies of ice and fire. Even I only use it to suppress Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, and I can barely stand a few minutes at the edge.

Please don't touch it. It's too dangerous!

It's not that I'm underestimating you, Saint Son, but..."

"Thanks for the warning. I know what I'm doing.

You won't be buried with me!"

Fang Fan could tell Dugu Bo was afraid he might die,

and that Bibi Dong would kill Dugu Bo to accompany him in death. That was why he had warned him.

"Uh..."

Dugu Bo froze, plainly caught out.

"Be careful, my disciple! The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contains two extraordinary powers, both ice and fire pushed to their extremes!"

Worry showed on Bibi Dong's face.

"Are you sure you can do this?"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were full of concern.

"I'll be fine! Master, lower Zhuqing and me over there!"

Fang Fan pointed to a spot beside the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone Immortal Herb near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"All right."

With a wave of her hand, Bibi Dong used Soul Power to lower Fang Fan and Zhu Zhuqing to the spot he had chosen.

Fang Fan gathered the Immortal Herbs one by one and placed them in his Storage Soul Tool.

Dugu Bo's heart bled.

Why is the Saint Son taking all those poisonous herbs? And he's picking them with his bare hands? Isn't he afraid of dying?

How am I supposed to study poison now?

Could these all be priceless treasures?

Dugu Bo was like a country bumpkin who couldn't recognize antiques.

He stared at Fang Fan in baffled ignorance.

Before long, Fang Fan had dug up every Immortal Herb.

Zhu Zhuqing stood to the side, staring at them without the faintest idea what they were for.

But she trusted Fang Fan.

If he wanted them, they were probably treasures.

Bibi Dong had never found the names of these medicinal herbs in any ancient records.

Much less the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

So she simply watched with curiosity,

assuming the god who had chosen Fang Fan had told him about them.

After all, completing a Divine Test usually came with some kind of reward.

Of course, every god's Divine Tests were different.

That damned Rakshasa God was a complete pervert, and the Divine Tests were all revolting.

Fang Fan stood before the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, one half like molten lava, the other like the Antarctic Ice Sea.

Waves of blistering heat and piercing cold washed over him.

He took out the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot,

then turned to Dugu Bo.

"Senior Dugu, leave us for now. I'll call you back later!"

"Yes!"

However unwilling he was, Dugu Bo could only scurry away.

Otherwise, Bibi Dong could slap him dead.

He flew a thousand meters away, teeth clenched.

Boom... He slammed his palm into a tree trunk, blasting a huge hole through it.

Damn Bibi Dong, throwing her strength around to bully the weak.

At least her disciple didn't want the herbs I planted.

But if that brat drains the energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I'm in trouble—

How will I suppress the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison then?

At that thought, he immediately flew back as fast as he could.

"What are you doing back?"

Bibi Dong's voice cooled when she saw him return.

"You aren't really going to drain all the energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, are you?"

Dugu Bo had to ask.

The Saint Son was so young and talented, and Bibi Dong valued him so highly.

If he really can drain the well's energy, won't I be left waiting to die?

"Are you blind? Can't you see what's happening?" Bibi Dong snapped.

"Could you leave some? The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well helps me suppress the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, and my granddaughter will need it in the future too!"

Dugu Bo bowed in appeal, then dropped to his knees.

Thud, thud...

He knocked his head against the ground several times.

This wasn't just for his own sake. It was for his beautiful granddaughter too—

she had also been afflicted with Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.

Though she showed no symptoms yet, she would need the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well someday.

Dugu Bo had never looked so humble.

For his granddaughter, he would kneel, die, or fight with everything he had.

"Um..."

Zhu Zhuqing was moved by what Dugu Bo had done. Thinking of her grandfather, she bit her lip and looked at Fang Fan, hoping he would help him.

"Don't worry. Even if I drain it completely, I can cure your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison!"

Fang Fan spoke with complete confidence.

"Really?" Dugu Bo plainly didn't believe him.

"My disciple can cure Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison?

The poison has plagued the Dugu clan for generations. Their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul has left the clan with few descendants; many die from the poison soon after awakening it!"

Bibi Dong studied Fang Fan curiously, wondering how he intended to cure it.

"Since my wife wants me to help you, I'll tell you how."

Fang Fan said confidently, "Go and..."