The early morning air in the Sunset Forest was bitterly cold, mingled with the foul, rank smell of rotting vegetation.
A cold wind swept past, waking Chen Tianyuan from his brief sleep. The downpour had stopped at some point, leaving nothing but devastation in the forest after the raging storm.
Du Busi and Zhang Lexuan had long since awakened. Du Busi was now hovering high in the air, looking down over the entire forest.
He gazed into the distance, his immense spiritual power sweeping across several li as he searched for soul beasts suitable for Chen Tianyuan.
Zhang Lexuan sat beside the fire, roasting meat from an unidentified soul beast.
The Sunset Forest differed from the Star Dou Great Forest. Although both were gathering grounds for soul beasts, the temperature here was lower, and the vegetation consisted mostly of conifers, interspersed with some subtropical plants.
When he first entered the Sunset Forest, Chen Tianyuan had noticed the emerald-green poisonous miasma hanging over it. But after a night of raging wind and rain, the miasma had vanished without a trace.
That was hardly a good thing. With the miasma present, he could at least determine the approximate location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Now, he could only bury himself in the search.
After breakfast, Du Busi led the two of them deeper into the Sunset Forest. He controlled the aura he released, keeping soul beasts younger than ten thousand years from approaching without frightening away those of greater age.
Suddenly, Du Busi stopped in his tracks. His spiritual power rapidly extended ahead, then withdrew in an instant.
He turned to Chen Tianyuan with a smile. "Your luck is pretty good, brat. There's a Rouge Dragon one li away. It should be fifty-two thousand years old, just right for