Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Dugu Bo was stunned at first, then grew even more annoyed. Brat, not only are you coveting this old man's home, you don't even intend to spare this old man himself.

After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, Dugu Bo said, "As long as you can accomplish that, I can give you the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. But this old man has never liked being bound by rules. Besides, Snow Star Prince once showed me kindness, and I am now a guest advisor of the Heaven Dou Empire. I cannot agree to the second condition!"

Dugu Bo's reaction was within Xiao Yu's expectations. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had originally been claimed by Dugu Bo only to suppress the deadly poison in his body. Once the poison was cured, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would be useless to him. He did not know those herbs, and even if he occupied the place, he would not dare consume them.

As for the second point, Xiao Yu had never expected it to go so smoothly from the beginning. Just as Dugu Bo had said, he was someone who disliked restrictions. Whether in the Tian Dou Royal Family or at Shrek Academy, he had merely held a nominal position. Even after joining the Tang Sect, he had not truly handled its affairs. He mostly supported Tang San, and perhaps also served to connect the Tang Sect with the Tian Dou Empire's royal family. By then, Qian Renxue had already been exposed, while Xue Xing and Xue Beng, who held power, had a good relationship with him.

"I, Xiao Yu, am not someone who likes forcing others into difficult positions. Since Mister Dugu is unwilling, then my second condition is void."

Xiao Yu smiled faintly. There was plenty of time ahead; for now, he should first build a good relationship with Dugu Bo. "Although Mister Dugu is unwilling to join this junior's sect, surely you can still be friends with this junior?"

The more friends one had, the more paths were open to them. Moreover, this boy clearly had an extraordinary background. Dugu Bo immediately nodded. "As long as you can help me and my granddaughter solve that problem, even if I do not join your sect, should you need anything from me in the future, I, Dugu Bo, will not hesitate to help!"

"Good, Senior Dugu. Then let's go!" Xiao Yu clapped his hands, signaling for Dugu Bo to lead the way.

"Go? Where?"

Dugu Bo did not react for a moment.

"Of course, to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes. "Or does Senior Dugu intend to have me explain everything clearly right here?"

"Oh, right, right, right!"

Only then did Dugu Bo come to his senses. During his conversation with Xiao Yu, they had kept referring to his poisoning as "that problem." It was not because he feared Ye Renxin would spread the matter around. Ye Renxin had been a clan leader for decades and knew what could and could not be said. But if others learned that Poison Douluo, who was deeply versed in poison, could not even cure the poison in his own body, would they not laugh their teeth out? How would Dugu Bo show his face afterward?

Dugu Bo immediately turned and flew away.

Xiao Yu first asked Ye Renxin, "Senior Ye, I will be accompanying Senior Poison Douluo on a trip. It may be quite a long time before I return. While I am gone, please take good care of Zilong and the others."

"No problem, no problem!"

After witnessing Xiao Yu's background, Ye Renxin was practically ready to fawn over him. He patted his chest and gave his solemn assurance.

How fast was a Titled Douluo? Less than ten minutes after leaving the Nine Hearted Begonia Family's grounds, the group arrived at Sunset Forest.

"That is this old man's secluded residence ahead, and also where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that little brother Xiao Yu mentioned is located."

As they neared their destination, Dugu Bo suddenly stopped and slowly descended. Xiao Yu and the other two followed him down.

The moment they landed, Dugu Bo took several pills from his Soul Tool. "This old man hates outsiders disturbing me most of all, so I set up a Poison Array around the outer perimeter. Even spirit beasts over ten thousand years old would not dare cross its boundaries. These are antidote pills I prepared. After taking them, the poisonous mist will not be able to enter your bodies for a time."

"There is no need for such trouble!"

Milo stepped forward, examined the poisonous mist drifting outside, gathered Soul Power around his body, and extended a finger. A streak of red light shot forth, and the Poison Array Dugu Bo had built upon his life-bound poison vanished in an instant.

"This..."

Dugu Bo was dumbfounded once again.

"Mister Dugu need not be surprised. Milo has also studied some knowledge of poison. This little bit of poison cannot stump him!"

Scorpions and venomous snakes were both among the five poisons. Although Milo was unlike Dugu Bo, who had devoted ninety percent of his abilities to poison, dealing with a Poison Array was still effortless for him.

In any case, Dugu Bo had already suffered enough shocks since seeing the letter his granddaughter had sent. He said nothing more and strode inside.

Led by Dugu Bo, the four climbed along the mountain path. Before long, they reached the summit. Before them lay an inverted conical hollow in the mountain. The mountaintop where they stood formed the edge of that hollow. Looking down, they saw thick white mist swirling above it, while a pungent sulfur smell rushed into their nostrils.

Dugu Bo turned and asked, "The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is directly beneath this hollow. Little brother Xiao, do you need me to take you down?"

"Then I will accept Senior Dugu's kind offer!"

Although Xiao Yu could descend on his own, Tang San had managed it in the original story with less than level thirty-five Soul Power. Still, since Dugu Bo was willing to help, he would not stand on ceremony.

Dugu Bo's body flashed as he summoned his martial soul: an enormous emerald-green serpent thirty meters long and as thick as a water vat. It was his martial soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, an evolved form of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent inherited by his family and known as the ancestor of all serpents.

With a light leap, Xiao Yu landed atop the serpent's crest.

"Hold on tight!"

Dugu Bo gave a reminder before soaring up and darting into the clouds. The massive serpent body rode the air at incredible speed, swiftly breaking through the sea of clouds before landing steadily on the shallow surface of a basin.

"We're finally here—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

Xiao Yu jumped down from the serpent's head and could not help surveying the surrounding environment with a sigh.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the greatest opportunity of the Shrek Seven Devils. It contained countless heavenly treasures capable of remaking one's body. In the original story, the Immortal Herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had contributed immensely to the Shrek Seven Devils standing out among their peers.

At the very center of the Mountain Valley was an oval-shaped hot spring that did not cover much ground. Its waters were divided into two distinct halves by color, one milky white and the other vermilion red. Even more strangely, though they occupied the same pool, their boundaries were clear. Neither side encroached upon the other, and each always remained on its own side.

Between the two springs, vapor of different colors continuously arose in rolling waves, only slowly dispersing once it reached the mountain pass.

In his previous life, Xiao Yu had only read the original second Douluo novel. However, he had once come across posts discussing the cause of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's formation. After the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King among the Nine Great Dragon Kings of the Divine Realm fell, they were buried deep within Sunset Forest. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had formed as a result, nourishing all things.