This place was breathtakingly beautiful, like a paradise beyond the mortal world.
The first things to meet the eye were all manner of spirit medicines and Immortal Herbs.
At the very center, a strange pool of red and blue spring water drew particular attention.
One half was vermilion. Bubbles churned ceaselessly on its surface, sending billowing waves of crimson heat into the air.
The other half was a deep, icy blue. A thin layer of freezing mist clung to its surface, and cold spread in every direction, as though even the air had frozen there.
Ice and fire mingled as hazy water vapor rose and turned into a seven-colored mist that shrouded the entire valley.
"Th-this place is... the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
Dai Tianfeng let out a perfectly timed cry of astonishment.
"Tianfeng, you know this place?"
Dai Xiu was also stunned by the extraordinary sight. Hearing Dai Tianfeng's exclamation, he looked puzzled.
He had lived so long and visited plenty of places, yet he had no idea where this was. How had Dai Tianfeng learned of it?
"Yes!"
Dai Tianfeng nodded emphatically, excitement unmistakable in his voice.
"I read about it in that old book too!"
"This is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, foremost among the three great treasure basins under heaven!"
"It gathers the finest essence of the world, a place where the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth converges."
"The old book said that rare plants can grow ten times faster here!"
"Even an ordinary medicinal herb that grows here for a thousand years can have medicinal effects comparable to one ten thousand years old!"
He had used the same old trick as before, laying everything at the feet of the old book.
It might have been full of holes, but it worked!
Besides, given his current standing in the White Tiger Lineage, no one would make an issue of it.
Setting everything else aside, Dai Tianfeng's excitement this time was no act. He truly was thrilled.
This was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, number one on Douluo's must-eat list. Any single immortal-grade herb here was enough to let a Soul Master defy heaven and change their fate.
To be honest, among top-tier Martial Souls, the White Tiger Martial Soul could only be considered below average.
The Hell Spirit Cat went without saying.
Even with the improvements the Nether Civet Martial Soul had gained from the Wu Siduo Template, it was still only so-so.
Without the so-called Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dai Tianfeng would probably have been inferior to Bibi Dong, or even Tang San after his bloodline awakening.
After all, both of Bibi Dong's Martial Souls, the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, were spider-type Beast Martial Souls in a class of their own, Super Martial Souls at the very least.
As for Tang San, needless to say, both the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Emperor were first-rate Super Martial Souls.
So the quality of Dai Tianfeng's two Martial Souls still needed improvement.
And the best and fastest way to do that was to absorb these immortal-grade herbs.
Dai Tianfeng had a plan for each of his two Martial Souls.
The White Tiger would follow the path of Ultimate Light, while the Hell Spirit Cat would follow the path of Ultimate Darkness.
If he was going to absorb immortal-grade herbs, he needed ones suited to those paths.
Embarrassingly, aside from the few immortal-grade herbs in the original story, Dai Tianfeng didn't recognize any others. He had no idea where to begin.
But Dai Tianfeng had already thought of a solution.
Only three people on the entire continent were known to be able to identify immortal-grade herbs.
Tang San, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, and Yang Wudi, the patriarch of the Breaking Clan.
Tang San was the only one who could recognize every immortal-grade herb and knew its medicinal properties, taboos, and method of consumption.
But there was little hope of getting help from Tang San, and doing so could easily arouse his greed.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan belonged to Spirit Hall, was a Titled Douluo, and spent his time with Ghost Douluo Gui Mei all year round. He was clearly out of the question too.
Those two might have been left with psychological scars after Tang Hao beat them, but they were still Level 95 Super Douluo.
The only opening was Yang Wudi, the patriarch of the Breaking Clan.
However, Yang Wudi only recognized a few immortal-grade herbs passed down through the ages. Whether Dai Tianfeng could obtain the information he wanted was entirely up to fate.
If all else failed, Dai Tianfeng would simply have to be less picky and absorb the immortal-grade herbs that had appeared in the original story and suited him.
For example, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum that Dai Mubai had absorbed in the original story.
Eating it could open the four limbs and eight meridians and allow one to cultivate an indestructible body.
Even if Dai Tianfeng's White Tiger Martial Soul followed the path of Ultimate Light, that would make no difference.
"What?!"
Hearing this, Zhu Na cried out in astonishment.
Dai Xiu, meanwhile, froze on the spot.
After learning last time that Dai Tianfeng had read about the true effects of Whale Rubber in an old book in the library,
Dai Xiu had sent the clan members he trusted most to seal off the library and search it inside and out, but they had failed to find the book.
He hadn't expected Dai Tianfeng to reveal another piece of information like this.
He was already wondering whether he should have someone search the library again when they returned.
"Grandpa Patriarch, Aunt Zhu, these are all herbs rarely found in the world, and some are even immortal-grade!"
"These immortal-grade herbs are enough to let a Soul Master defy heaven and change their fate!"
As he spoke, Dai Tianfeng had already reached the shore where the springs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well met. He dug up an entire herb, roots and soil included, and placed it in a jade basin he had prepared.
The herb was a large, leafless, pale pink flower with a stem about three feet long and a blossom up to a foot across. Its petals were as clear and translucent as crystal, and its pale purple pistil resembled a purple diamond. It gave off a faint, delicate fragrance.
It was the Aromatic Silk Beauty, known as the bane of all poisons.
Within the reach of its fragrance, no poison could take effect.
With the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he no longer had to fear accidentally touching an herb and being poisoned.
Under the astonished gazes of Dai Xiu and Zhu Na, Dai Tianfeng swept through like a swarm of locusts, leaving not a blade of grass wherever he went.
In a mere dozen or so minutes, he had stripped the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well bare!
Immortal Herbs or medicinal herbs, mature or not, Dai Tianfeng dug them all up, roots and soil included, and stored them in the Living Thing Storage Soul Tool, packing it to the brim.
In truth, Dai Tianfeng hadn't wanted to be so thorough.
Surely he should leave some opportunities for those who came after him!
But the problem was that he couldn't tell which ones were mature and which weren't, so he might as well take them all!
Whatever happened, he couldn't let that fellow Tang San benefit from them.
Once everything was taken care of, Dai Tianfeng fixed his burning gaze on the last two Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The one in the red spring looked like a cabbage wrapped in layer upon layer of leaves. Its entire body seemed to be made of ruby, and crimson firelight flickered across the surface of its leaves.
The one in the blue spring was a translucent, lustrous white from top to bottom. Eight sharply angled petals spread from its tip, clustered together into an eight-pointed white flower with an ice-crystal-like pistil at its center.
They were the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
Dai Tianfeng intended to absorb these two Immortal Herbs right there and then.
The Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass contained two supreme poisons: fire and ice, respectively.
Only by consuming them together could their toxicity be neutralized, allowing the person who consumed them to gain immunity to all poisons, ice, and fire.
Moreover, he could use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body while absorbing them.