"The concentration of ice-attribute Heaven and Earth Yuan Power here even surpassed that of most places in the Far North."
Even without the Snow Empress saying so, Yang Xingchen could tell that the place before him was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
There was no helping it-the poisonous mist before him was far too obvious!
Beneath the shroud of dark green poisonous mist, not even weeds like Blue Silver Grass could grow around the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Snow Empress, do you have any way to keep this poison formation from affecting me?"
Without Dugu Bo leading the way, Yang Xingchen, a mere three-ring Soul Elder, could never make it through a poison formation capable of killing a Soul Douluo on his own.
But Yang Xingchen believed the Snow Empress certainly had a way. Her strength spoke for itself, after all. If they couldn't get through, they would break it open.
"This empress is not omnipotent. I know very little about poison, but I can mobilize Heaven and Earth Yuan Power to temporarily open a path for you."
The Snow Empress hovered before the poison formation. Her slender, jade-like hand closed around the air ahead, and a deep blue ice-crystal longsword condensed in her grasp.
The longsword swept down, sending out a streak of deep blue sword Qi and stirring a gust that brushed across Yang Xingchen's face.
In the blink of an eye, the poisonous mist that had shrouded the area was cleaved apart, revealing a rocky path dozens of meters long, covered in ice crystals.
"The person who laid this poison formation is quite capable. Since this empress has not destroyed the formation, you have only a quarter of an hour to pass through it."
"A quarter of an hour is more than enough. Once we're inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Snow Empress, you'll need to keep an eye out for the person I told you about."
Looking at the passage the Snow Empress had cleaved open, Yang Xingchen activated the Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading on his feet. The lightning-attribute power-storage formations embedded in the boots instantly sprang to life.
Bang!
An explosive crack rang out beneath Yang Xingchen's feet, and his entire body shot forward.
Immediately afterward, the wind-attribute propulsion formations also began operating. Two powerful air currents appeared beneath his boots simultaneously, pushing Yang Xingchen forward.
Two or three minutes later, Yang Xingchen successfully crossed the poison formation surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and entered it.
"Mmm, looks like all that suffering wasn't for nothing. Once you master the flight direction of the Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading, it really does save effort!"
Since the Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading had no balance stabilizers installed, neither the takeoff direction nor the landing posture could adjust automatically. The user had to figure them out himself.
And, adhering to his principle of wasting nothing, Yang Xingchen had thoroughly mastered how to use the Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading after knocking four or five lumps onto his head and breaking his arms three times.
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well actually has this many heavenly materials and earthly treasures? Are Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and the others all blind?"
The Snow Empress surveyed the various Immortal Herbs and precious medicinal herbs growing within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in some disbelief.
Such a quantity of heavenly materials and earthly treasures grew freely all over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, like weeds by the roadside.
Of course, none of that was the most important thing. What puzzled the Snow Empress most was that Sunset Forest was so close to Star Dou Forest.
Why hadn't the group of Ferocious Beasts led by Di Tian occupied this place and eaten the heavenly materials and earthly treasures here?
With the help of these heavenly materials and earthly treasures, even Xiao Bai could cultivate to five hundred thousand years, let alone Di Tian and the others.
"Don't Di Tian and the others have the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm? Naturally, they wouldn't think much of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
As Yang Xingchen spoke, he took off the Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading and changed into the ordinary boots he had prepared beforehand.
The Wind and Thunder Cloud Treading worked well, but prolonged use caused overheating. If the heat wasn't dissipated promptly, the formations inside could easily be damaged.
Previously, the cold weather in the Far North had made things manageable; he could still use them for ten minutes.
Now that he had come to Sunset Forest, the weather was warmer. He had only used them for a few minutes, yet the insides of the boots were already getting hot against his feet.
Whenever she heard Yang Xingchen mention the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Snow Empress couldn't help sighing inwardly.
Had that much ten-thousand-year ice marrow been given to any other kind of Soul Beast in the Far North to consume, its strength would absolutely not have been inferior to Di Tian's.
Yet the one who had eaten the ten-thousand-year ice marrow just had to be the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a Soul Beast whose original species was the Ice Silkworm!
"Are you sure your so-called Poison Core Method can help that Titled Douluo named Dugu Bo?"
The Snow Empress stared at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before her, recalling what Yang Xingchen had told her before they came.
"I wouldn't dare guarantee it. Who knows whether Dugu Bo can condense a poison core? If he doesn't believe us, we can just run."
As Yang Xingchen spoke, he took out his little folding stool, summoned the Space-Time Fishing Rod, and strode toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He didn't need to bring Immortal Herbs back for teammates anyway. He only needed to get the one Immortal Herb he wanted.
Both the octagonal mysterious ice grass, which matched his own attribute, and the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, which could form the beginnings of an "indestructible diamond body," were options.
"Let's see what good stuff I can catch by fishing in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
After placing his little folding stool at a suitable distance from the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yang Xingchen immediately sat down and cast his line.
He hadn't been fishing long when the line pulled taut. One look told Yang Xingchen that he had hooked something big, and he hurriedly began reeling it in.
In another timeline, Tang San, who had successfully established the Tang Sect, was writing out the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from memory.
"I finally finished writing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Pharmacology Chapter. Now I just need to write down the Tang Sect's rules, and the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record will be complete!"
After writing for an entire day and night, Tang San glanced at the oil lamp, which could still keep burning, then closed his eyes in some exhaustion and leaned back in his chair.
To ensure he hadn't written a single character incorrectly, Tang San carefully recalled the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record in his mind each time he put pen to paper.
But when Tang San opened his eyes again, the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record he had written himself had vanished without a trace!
"Where's my Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?! It contains every one of the Tang Sect Secret Arts!"
Could I have knocked the completed Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record into some corner while I was resting just now?
Tang San flung himself over the desk, searching every place where the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record could possibly have ended up.
But even when the morning sunlight shone into the study, Tang San still hadn't found the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record he had written.
His eyes bloodshot, Tang San stared somewhat numbly at the study he had turned upside down.
He could now be certain: the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record hadn't fallen into some corner. It had vanished without a trace right under his nose!
"A book? And one that's just been written, at that. The ink on it hasn't even dried completely!"
Glancing at the ink stain on his thumb, Yang Xingchen began leafing through the book in his hands with some curiosity.
After a while, Yang Xingchen closed the book in his hands and couldn't help remarking:
"Someone really delivered a pillow just as I was getting sleepy. Now I'll have to do a proper job of hoodwinking Dugu Bo!"
He had no idea which Tang Sect master had copied out this Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. If Tang San had written it, that would be hilarious.
Tang San, as the Tang Sect master, had to recall the memories of his previous life bit by bit. Only then could he write out the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record he had secretly learned!
He wondered whether Tang San's heart could remain utterly unruffled when he recalled being caught by the many elders while secretly learning the Tang Sect Secret Arts.
"Xingchen, a presence at the Titled Douluo level is heading this way."
The Snow Empress shifted her gaze away from a cluster of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and looked up in a direction beyond the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Ah, with Yanyan gone, that house feels so empty. My treasured land is still the more comfortable place to stay!"
As Dugu Bo sped toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he recalled what Dugu Yan had told him not long ago.
At the time, Dugu Yan had just returned from training and sought out Dugu Bo to tell him about her team's upcoming training arrangements.
"Grandpa, our team's teacher, Qin Ming, is taking us out to gain experience. I won't be able to keep you company for a long time!"
By the time he came back to his senses, Dugu Bo had already reached the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and he keenly noticed that something was wrong with the poisonous mist.
"Something's wrong. Since when did my poison formation get weaker?!"