However, once Yue Guan had identified all the immortal herbs, his wild joy gradually faded.
"What a pity..." Yue Guan shook his head and sighed. "If only I had found them sooner. Then I wouldn't have stalled at rank ninety-five!"
The younger one was when taking an immortal herb, the greater one's potential for transformation.
At his current age, absorbing one would simply waste it.
Meanwhile, Azure Luan's attention was on something else entirely.
"This spring water is terrifying!" Azure Luan stared at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a rare look of gravity appearing on his face.
He keenly sensed the aura of destruction contained within the spring water.
Moreover, he had tried probing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his spiritual power, only to gain nothing at all.
"If even Third Brother finds it terrifying, this place really is strange. Otherwise, it wouldn't deserve to be called a peerless treasure land!" Guang Ling marveled from the side.
Then he turned to Yue Guan and asked, raising an eyebrow:
"Little Chrysanthemum, since we can't touch the spring water, then Little Xuan's opportunity this time must be these oddly shaped flowers around it, right? What exactly do they do?"
Surprisingly, Yue Guan did not get angry at being called Little Chrysanthemum.
He slowly stood, his eyes filled with the fervor of a pilgrim, and said solemnly, "Fifth Enshrined, these are no ordinary flowers. They are called 'immortal herbs'! Every single one can defy heaven, change one's fate, and remake one's very flesh and bones!"
"Even a useless person with mediocre talent could instantly transform into a genius who would astound the world, provided they took an immortal herb suited to them!"
"Oh? Something so miraculous actually exists in this world?" Guang Ling's eyes immediately lit up.
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and see which ones suit Little Xuan and Xiao Xue. We might as well pull them all up and have them eat the lot!"
"Fifth Enshrined, absolutely not!" Startled, Yue Guan hurriedly stopped him.
"Immortal herbs have overpowering medicinal properties. You absolutely must not be greedy. Not only would their medicinal power be wasted, but eating too many would also clog the meridians!"
Then Yue Guan took a deep breath and searched the ground, finally fixing his gaze on a peculiar, reddish-gold plant whose leaves resembled a rooster's comb.
He carefully plucked it, turned, and handed it to Qian Renxue.
"Young Mistress Xue, your Martial Soul is the Six-Winged Angel and possesses the fire attribute. This cockscomb phoenix sunflower is a supreme nourishing immortal herb of pure yang. Without question, it suits you best!"
"It can make your Soul Power richer and purer, keep your fiery power flowing without end, and greatly improve the quality of your flames!"
Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes brightened slightly as she carefully accepted the immortal herb radiating astonishing heat.
Yue Guan immediately cautioned her solemnly, "Remember, do not chew or swallow it. You must gather your Soul Power to guide it."
"The process will feel like being burned alive. No matter how painful it becomes, you must grit your teeth and endure. Once you lose your mental focus, all your efforts will come to nothing!"
"I understand!"
Qian Renxue nodded slightly, then sat down right there and began absorbing the immortal herb according to Yue Guan's instructions.
After settling Qian Renxue, Yue Guan turned to Lu Xuan, his brows drawing together slightly. "As for Young Master Xuan... I can't determine just yet which immortal herb would suit you perfectly."
"Elder Ju, there's no rush about the immortal herbs!" Lu Xuan had been watching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well all along.
"I want to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Do you have a way?"
He vaguely felt that something inside was drawing him in.
And the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was where the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had fallen. There was a strong possibility that relics of the two Dragon Kings lay within.
"No!" Azure Luan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately intervened. "This spring water is too dangerous. To guard against any mishap, you absolutely must not enter!"
"Actually... I have a way to let Young Master Xuan enter safely," Yue Guan said after a moment's consideration.
Under everyone's gazes, Yue Guan took out an iron sword and a piece of jade.
He shattered the jade and picked out the sharpest fragment.
Then Yue Guan went to the edge of the spring and approached two completely different immortal herbs.
One was ice-blue all over, giving off a piercing chill.
The other was scarlet all over, radiating terrifying heat.
"Please come over, Young Master Xuan!" Yue Guan's expression was grave.
"These two immortal herbs are called octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot."
"Both are exceedingly rare and deadly poisonous, but all things under heaven mutually engender and counteract one another. As long as you take them simultaneously, their medicinal effects will neutralize each other."
"With this medicinal power, you will temporarily be able to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
These two herbs were exactly what Lu Xuan wanted. He looked at Azure Luan. "Third Uncle, could you let me try? I would never gamble with my own life. My opportunity lies inside!"
Looking into Lu Xuan's unwavering eyes, Azure Luan sighed helplessly. He had promised Qian Daoliu that he would bring both youngsters back completely unharmed!
"Fine, then go down. Remember, the moment anything goes wrong, you must come back up!"
With permission granted, Yue Guan immediately cut off the infernal delicate apricot with the jade fragment while throwing the iron sword to sever the octagonal mysterious ice grass.
Quick-eyed and quick-handed, Lu Xuan stuffed both immortal herbs into his mouth at once.
Boom!
Extreme cold and terrifying heat instantly exploded inside Lu Xuan.
Half his skin turned ice-blue, while the other half turned scarlet.
The intense pain made him grunt, but without the slightest hesitation, he leaped.
With a splash,
he plunged straight into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
Meanwhile.
In the Divine Realm.
The Asura God let out a long breath and rubbed his brow. He had just endured a battle of verbal swords and spears, filled with argument and wrangling.
He had finally cleared up the misunderstanding concerning himself and the Goddess of Life with the God of Destruction.
Now, he turned his gaze back to the Douluo Continent.
When he saw Lu Xuan leap into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without hesitation, a faint smile actually curled across his perpetually cold face.
"Oh? You've reached this place already! I hope you'll be pleased with the little gift inside!"
Deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Lu Xuan descended rapidly through the spring water. The medicinal powers of ice and fire inside him had actually formed a strange cycle with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Just as he reached the bottom, a sudden change occurred!
"Asura and Life?"
A deep, powerful voice like thunder raging in the highest heavens exploded in Lu Xuan's mind without warning.
Immediately afterward, another voice rang out, carrying endless age and cool detachment:
"How have the auras of those two fellows ended up together on such a little child? Could something have happened in the Divine Realm?"
As the voice faded, the spring water before Lu Xuan began boiling violently.
Two dragon-shaped phantoms slowly rose from the bottom of the spring.
The enormous dragon on the left was ice-blue all over, while the enormous dragon on the right was scarlet.
The gazes of both enormous dragon phantoms converged on Lu Xuan.
At that moment.
Outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Roar-!!!"
Two terrifying dragon roars that pierced the clouds and shook heaven and earth erupted thunderously from deep within the spring.
The entire Sunset Forest trembled violently!
The previously calm red-and-blue spring water instantly surged into towering, fearsome waves.
A terrifying pressure swept outward in every direction as though it had physical substance.
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