I'm Your Father!

Just as Lin Xuanchen led Wang Dong'er farther in, a dark shadow silently shot toward them from behind!

Lin Xuanchen naturally sensed the attack coming from behind, but he did not panic in the slightest. Instead, a disdainful smile curled his lips.

First, Lin Xuanchen slipped an arm around Wang Dong'er's slender waist and pulled her into his embrace. Then, with a slight shift of his feet, he effortlessly evaded the attack.

Only then could Lin Xuanchen clearly see what had just attacked them.

Looking closely, he saw a deep-blue vine covered in rainbow-colored markings. Two or three meters thick, it resembled a hideous, terrifying python.

"Heavenly Sky Swordfall Slash!"

Once he saw what had attacked them, Lin Xuanchen did not hesitate. With a low shout, he held two fingers together like a sword and slashed toward the vine from afar!

"Riiip!"

As Lin Xuanchen slashed his fingers downward, the space above the vine suddenly warped violently. Then a Seven Kill Sword dozens of meters long materialized overhead, tore through the air, and cleaved down with tremendous force!

"Boom!"

The next instant, an explosive crash rang out. The Seven Kill Sword split the vine straight in two, sending great sprays of green liquid gushing from its wound.

"Let's go." After dealing with the vine, Lin Xuanchen scooped Wang Dong'er into his arms and activated Three Thousand Lightning Movement, speeding farther into the depths.

As they continued onward, the poisonous fumes and miasma before them suddenly cleared, and the view ahead gradually came into focus.

A valley appeared before their eyes.

The valley walls were covered in the same deep-blue vines that had attacked them earlier. The entire cliff face looked as though it had been fashioned from gemstones shimmering with rainbow light, making for quite a beautiful sight.

The valley was not large, yet all kinds of plants grew within it. Everywhere they looked, the colors differed, and rich fluctuations of soul power radiated from the plants.

Most breathtaking of all was the vast lake at the center of those plants. It was divided into two sharply distinct halves: one icy white, giving off faint wisps of cold, and the other fiery red, radiating scorching heat.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. One spring gives birth to two forces, each restraining the other, Lin Xuanchen murmured inwardly. A trace of fervor involuntarily flashed through his cyan eyes as he stared unblinkingly at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the valley.

"Chen... this... this really is a treasure trove!" Still cradled in Lin Xuanchen's arms, Wang Dong'er could not help exclaiming in admiration at the sight.

"Dong'er, hold on tight. I'll take you down." Lin Xuanchen grinned, then stamped hard against the ground and shot into the valley with Wang Dong'er in his arms.

"Thud!"

With a dull thump, Lin Xuanchen landed steadily in the valley while holding Wang Dong'er, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

In an instant, the natural energy of heaven and earth washed over them, so dense it was almost viscous, enveloping them both.

"Whew."

Lin Xuanchen gently set Wang Dong'er down and drew a deep breath. "What rich natural energy. If I refined pills here, my success rate should increase severalfold."

"It's so beautiful here." Delight filled Wang Dong'er's lovely pinkish-blue eyes as she kept looking over the strange flowers and exotic plants within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Dong'er, have a look around for now. I'll gather some of the medicinal ingredients I need first." Lin Xuanchen stroked Wang Dong'er's head and smiled faintly, then spread his formidable spiritual power outward.

At once, the immortal-grade medicinal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well appeared in his mind one after another, including the immortal herbs Tang San had brought to the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story.

Soon, Lin Xuanchen fixed his attention on one immortal herb.

It was an exceedingly ordinary-looking immortal herb, quite inconspicuous among all the others.

The immortal herb was emerald green all over. Strangely, at its center were three snow-white leaves, with a few droplets of water hovering motionlessly above them.

The droplets were crystal clear, looking just like dew left over from the early morning. An ordinary person might have overlooked this immortal herb entirely, but Lin Xuanchen recognized it at a glance.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!

This was one of the immortal herbs Tang San had consumed in the original story. It could strengthen spiritual power, and Tang San had relied on it to advance his Purple Demon Eye to the Mustard Seed realm.

"Hmm, simply drinking the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew like a beverage, as Tang San did, would be far too wasteful. Some of its medicinal potency would still be lost. Refining it into pills would be best." Lin Xuanchen pondered for a moment, then quickly made his decision.

"Who are you! How dare you trespass here! Do you really think this is somewhere you can do as you please? You have already chosen the path to your own death!"

Just as Lin Xuanchen moved to collect the dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, a cold, stern shout suddenly rang out, bringing his movements to an abrupt halt.

Wang Dong'er had been toying with the pretty flowers and plants within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Upon hearing that cold, stern shout, she involuntarily stopped as well.

Then Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er both looked toward the source of the voice.

They saw a large flower in that direction. It was pink and leafless, with a stem nearly three meters long and an enormous blossom. Every petal looked as clear and translucent as crystal.

The pale-pink flower swayed gently, growing on the bank where the two springs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well met.

"The Aromatic Silk Beauty?" Lin Xuanchen paused briefly, recognizing it as well.

"You're asking who we are?" A playful idea suddenly surfaced in Lin Xuanchen's mind, and he feigned confusion as he asked.

"That's right!" The Aromatic Silk Beauty's petals swayed. "Who are you! Tell me the truth!"

"I'm your father!" A teasing smile slowly curled Lin Xuanchen's lips.

"Oh." The Aromatic Silk Beauty paused briefly. "So you're my father."

"Pfft!"

Standing nearby, Wang Dong'er listened to Lin Xuanchen teasing the flower like an old man making sport of a mischievous child. Coupled with the Aromatic Silk Beauty's reply, it made her burst out laughing.

"That's not right! Something's wrong!" The Aromatic Silk Beauty froze, then finally realized it had been tricked.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty's petals immediately flushed scarlet, and it raged, panting like an ox, "Despicable, shameless humans! It was your good fortune to reach this treasure trove! If you try to provoke me again, don't blame this flower for showing you no mercy!"