"Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower!"
Xiao Yan stared fixedly at the object at the center of the emerald-green poisonous miasma in the distance.
Like a small emerald-green snake, it watched with predatory eyes.
Blotting out the sky and sun, the thick poisonous fog gathered and refused to disperse, lingering where it was.
A forbidden zone for life had formed around it.
Any living thing that entered was sure to be poisoned!
And there was only one fate for those poisoned:
Death!
"Even Old Yu, a mighty Seven-Ring Soul Sage, couldn't withstand it. How am I supposed to get in?" Xiao Yan clenched his fists and muttered to himself.
After all, Yu Tianming had used his Martial Soul Avatar at the first opportunity.
Even so, he still couldn't withstand it.
It was easy to imagine just how terrifying the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower was!
"I'm afraid even an ordinary Titled Douluo wouldn't dare touch it, right?"
Xiao Yan was troubled.
The Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower's poisonous fog covered an extremely vast area. Going around it was practically impossible.
The only way was through the valley entrance!
And that would inevitably bring him face-to-face with the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower!
What was he supposed to do!?
"I'll lend you a hand!"
At the crucial moment, Yao Lao stepped in.
A pallid white flame rushed out with a roar, resembling a lotus.
Bone Spirit Cold Flame!
The lotus formed from Heavenly Flame slowly bloomed, then turned into a bud.
Xiao Yan stepped inside.
A natural shield of Heavenly Flame came into being!
"Bone Spirit Cold Flame is cold by nature and shares the same origin as this poisonous fog."
"If I were at my peak, this poisonous fog would surely be nothing."
"But my strength has waned, and I can't draw on much Heavenly Flame. I can barely protect you for a short while."
A trace of exhaustion crept into Yao Lao's voice. Clearly, the price of blocking the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flower's poisonous fog was extremely heavy for him as well.
After all, this was poisonous fog that required the strength of a Titled Douluo to resist!
"Remember, there's only one immortal medicine that can save Yu Tianming!"
"Cinnabar Lotus!"
"Go! From here on, you'll have to rely on yourself," Yao Lao said softly.
A flicker of emotion passed through Xiao Yan's eyes.
"I definitely won't let you down, Master!"
Xiao Yan strode forward. With the Heavenly Flame protecting him, he charged straight through the poisonous fog.
Hum!
The moment he entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring, Xiao Yan sensed something unusual.
A wave of coolness swept down from the sky and covered the earth!
A sensation of scorching heat surged skyward.
Boom!
Xiao Yan's body was like a furnace, digesting the two forces.
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring truly lives up to its reputation!" A look of determination flashed across Xiao Yan's face!
The next moment,
He activated his Martial Soul, and flames blazed fiercely!
On his right hand, he unleashed Ultimate Fire to its utmost.
Hum!
The scorching heat overcame the cold.
Xiao Yan was red all over, and he felt an extra measure of comfort!
This was the effect of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring!
For both fire-attribute and ice-attribute Soul Masters, as long as they endured the initial adjustment period, they could reap the benefits!
At that moment, Xiao Yan felt even his flesh grow hot.
A sense of strength filled his muscles.
"And my flames seem to be even hotter!"
Xiao Yan strode forward and finally reached the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring.
As far as the eye could see, this place was practically a garden.
All kinds of rare and exotic herbs grew everywhere, in a riot of colors.
A dazzling array, too numerous to count.
"Heavens, that's the king of Immortal Herbs, Aromatic Silk Beauty!"
A splendid golden tulip stood tall and graceful, utterly unearthly.
Faint specks of light covered it, blooming in the dark of night.
A waft of its delicate fragrance opened every pore on Xiao Yan's body.
Then Xiao Yan turned his gaze and opened his eyes even wider.
Even the weakened Yao Lao was startled awake!
"Earth Dragon Golden Melon!"
"This is the melon of every earth-attribute Soul Master's dreams, and there's one here too!"
"And Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew-this is the immortal medicine said to be able to let someone awaken their Heavenly Eye."
Both of them were utterly shocked.
They had expected immortal medicines to be here.
But who could have imagined there would be immortal medicines everywhere!?
"Ink Jade Divine Bamboo!"
"Primordial Immortal Herb!"
"And Snow Cicada, an immortal medicine from the Far North!"
On an iceberg, a fungus-like insect wriggled in a daze.
Elsewhere, the thing that excited master and disciple most appeared.
"What flame is that?"
"It's become a spirit!"
"What flame? That's an immortal medicine!"
A wisp of fiery red swayed atop the volcano.
It was breathtakingly beautiful.
To fire-attribute Soul Masters, this flame was a sacred object.
It was:
The king of fire-attribute immortal medicines: Infernal Delicate Apricot!
This was the very pinnacle of fire-type plants!
"Heavens, this immortal medicine is fully mature. It looks no different from a flame!"
Yao Lao's voice grew increasingly excited.
"If you could consume it, no!"
"If something this good were refined into a pill!"
Yao Lao hardly dared imagine it.
Just how terrifying would an immortal pill made with an immortal medicine as its catalyst be!?
Xiao Yan's eyes burned with eagerness as well.
"Once I find the Cinnabar Lotus, I'll come back and take all of you!" Xiao Yan was very excited.
According to Yao Lao, Cinnabar Lotus grew close to the soil and was bound to be behind the other immortal medicines.
Now that so many immortal medicines had appeared, the Cinnabar Lotus presumably wasn't far away.
Stepping into the garden, Xiao Yan grew more awestruck the deeper he went into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring.
This place was indeed worthy of being one of the three great treasure bowls.
Its resources were simply too abundant!
"Everything in sight is at the near-immortal-medicine level. This is too extravagant!"
Xiao Yan was speechless.
In this place, things that could be seen on the market but not obtained had all become wildflowers by the roadside.
If Xiao Yan wanted, he could pick a great handful of them right away.
He continued north.
"This is..." Xiao Yan was dumbfounded.
A thatched hut appeared in the distance, looking simple and plain.
A mud fence ran around it, enclosing the little hut at its center.
Countless flowers and herbs had been planted in front of the courtyard, and in an instant they nearly made Xiao Yan's eyes turn red with envy.
The immortal medicines he had seen earlier...
Every one of them could be found in this medicinal field!
"Heavens!"
There was nothing unusual about a thatched hut.
But its appearance in a place like this was another matter entirely!
"Who could cross the poisonous fog and live in here!?" Xiao Yan exclaimed in amazement.
What excited him even more was that beneath the soil of the mud fence,
A crimson yellow lotus was growing vigorously.
"Cinnabar Lotus!"
Xiao Yan was just about to step forward and pick it when he noticed something amiss.
Hiss...
Hiss...
The sound of snakes breathing stopped Xiao Yan in his tracks.
Groups of little emerald-green snakes surrounded the outside of the mud fence, blocking his way.
"These snakes..."
Their emerald-green scales looked beautiful yet uncanny.
Their serpentine eyes were golden, radiating a chill.
They looked exactly like the green phantom that had appeared when the Black Luan burst apart!
At that moment, Xiao Yan understood.
This thatched hut...
Belonged to the Poison Douluo who had displayed such might in Sunset Forest!
If one of these snakes bit him...
Perhaps even his master's Heavenly Flame wouldn't be able to save him, right!?
Just as Xiao Yan was thinking about what to do,
"Goo!"
A strange cry of surprise rang out.
A spider, charred black all over and missing limbs, shot him a sidelong glance!
Inside the courtyard wall,
A Man-Faced Demon Spider was lounging about.
When it saw Xiao Yan, it too looked surprised.
Its gaze seemed to say:
"You're actually not dead!?"
(Well, brothers, I've returned to my hometown, so I'll start doing two chapters a day for now.)
(Sorry, I can't post extra chapters lately...)
(Thank you all for your recommendation votes.)
(I'll use this time to work properly on the outline. I'll keep at it.)
(End of chapter)