49: Chapter 49 The Protagonist's Treatment

The night of rest passed in the blink of an eye. At the first light of dawn the next day, the group packed up and set off, stepping into the Sunset Forest.

They searched for two whole days.

Over these two days, they traveled from the outer region of century-level Spirit Beasts all the way to the deeper millennium-level Spirit Beast region. Along the way, they encountered quite a few blind Spirit Beasts, all of which were casually dealt with by the two Titled Douluo.

Qiangu Jue's Coiling Dragon Rod and Oupai's Godly Zhuge Crossbow also got to see some action, but they never found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well recorded in the ancient texts.

At noon on the third day, the group took a break in a clearing in the forest. Qiangu Jue jabbed his Coiling Dragon Rod into the ground and couldn't help but complain: "I'm telling you, we've been searching for two days and haven't even seen a shadow of a Secret Realm. Could that ancient text be lying? We've turned over nearly half of this Sunset Forest; apart from trees and Spirit Beasts, where is any blessed land?"

"What are you in such a rush for?" Oupai handed him a waterskin, his fingers still adjusting the rapid-fire mechanism of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. He rolled his eyes, "If Secret Realms were so easy to find, would they still be here? They would have been occupied by the major Sects long ago."

"But we can't just keep wasting time in the forest, right?" Qiangu Jue took a gulp of water, still grumbling.

That was all he could say, perfectly in line with the nature of a young child.

Alternative smiled: "Let's take it slow. If blessed lands were truly easy to find, they wouldn't be called blessed lands."

Gui Mengguan chimed in: "To describe it with a romantic saying: fate brings people together from a thousand miles away, while those without it may face each other without meeting. In short, only those with fate will easily find a blessed land; without it, you might not find it in a lifetime."

Oupai didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Who describes it like that, Number Two?"

"You little brats, when a Spirit Master wants to find a suitable spirit ring, it can take ten days or half a month, and they might not even find one, let alone this so-called blessed land you keep talking about." Demon Subduing Douluo interrupted them irritably.

How could the others not know? Wasn't that just to put on a show for the two of you, Titled Douluo?

The group continued moving. Gui Mengguan walked by his side, occasionally checking the map based on his memories of the original work, adjusting the team's direction, while still chatting with the others: "Let's head southwest. The terrain is lower there, with more valleys and basins. Perhaps it's more likely to have the blessed land written about in the ancient texts."

"Fine, let's head in that direction and take a look." Demon Subduing Douluo nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Alternative walked in the middle of the group, releasing his Blue Silver Grass to communicate subtly with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, feeding back every movement in the vicinity without the slightest error.

Walking and exploring like this, everyone originally thought that finding an Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well hidden in a Secret Realm within the vast Sunset Forest would take at least ten days or half a month. But to everyone's surprise, after only two days, they made a discovery.

That afternoon, just as the group climbed over a small hill, a pungent, fishy-sweet poisonous gas drifted over with the wind. Qiangu Jue, who was walking in front, stopped instantly, holding his Coiling Dragon Rod horizontally in front of him, frowning: "What is that smell? Such heavy poisonous gas!"

Almost simultaneously, the Blue Silver Grass around Alternative tightened instantly, and his golden Life shield suddenly thickened. His expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Something's wrong! There is an extremely powerful poisonous Formation ahead. My Blue Silver Grass was corroded by the poisonous gas the moment it got close, losing its Life. The poison inside could kill even a millennium-level Spirit Beast instantly!"

His Life-type Blue Silver Grass had the keenest perception of poisonous substances, but apart from this overwhelming, deadly poisonous Formation, he couldn't sense any signs of Life inside the Formation at all, as if it were a place of dead silence.

Yet the more it was like this, the more it indicated that the inside was not simple—a place capable of setting up such a terrifying poisonous Formation must definitely hide a massive treasure. Even a fool could see that this was highly likely the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well they were looking for.

The group hurried forward for over a hundred meters, and the scene before them made everyone stop in their tracks instantly.

They saw the entrance to a huge valley basin ahead. Thick, impenetrable dark green poisonous mist rolled at the valley entrance like a tide. From time to time, emerald green snake shadows flashed within the mist. Even just looking from afar, one could feel the terrifying toxicity capable of corroding bone and rotting flesh.

Nothing grew around the valley entrance; even the stones were corroded into pits and bumps by the poisonous gas. Let alone living creatures, one couldn't even see a single bug.

Alternative, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly closed his eyes, and a faint phantom of Blue Silver Grass floated in his palm. Countless slender Blue Silver Grass spread along the ground, reaching out toward the poisonous mist. The very tips of the Blue Silver Grass suddenly turned into ashes without warning.

Alternative frowned sharply and immediately retracted all the Blue Silver Grass.

"What powerful poison."

【Gui Mengguan: It's here, it's here! This is definitely the outer poisonous Formation of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Besides this place, where else in the Sunset Forest could there be such a domineering poisonous Formation?】

【Oupai: Finally found it! I knew it had to be in the deepest part!】

【Qiangu Jue: Good heavens! Finally, no more wandering aimlessly in the forest, and I still have to keep acting for them!】

【Oupai: With us Transmigration individuals staying here, it's a massive amount of Luck; how could we not find it?】

The three of them looked at each other, and all saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

Gui Mengguan immediately stood up and said to the two Douluo, Qian Jun and Demon Subduing: "Grandpa Qian Jun, Grandpa Demon Subduing, this is it! The ancient texts recorded that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has an extremely strong protective Formation on its perimeter, and ordinary people can't get close at all! Being able to set up such a domineering poisonous Formation and cover the aura inside so tightly, there must be something incredible hidden inside. Nine times out of ten, it's the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

"Really?" Qiangu Jue's eyes widened, his hand gripping the Coiling Dragon Rod tightening, "The poison inside is too scary. Can we go in?"

"Don't worry, with your two grandpas here, what is this little bit of poison?" Oupai jumped down from the tree, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow still in a ready state, the crossbow bolts condensed from Soul Power gleaming coldly in the sunlight. He stared vigilantly at the poisonous mist, "It's just that I don't know who set up this poisonous Formation; the scale is too big."

Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo had already walked slowly to the front of the poisonous mist. The two just lowered their heads to glance at the rolling poisonous mist, sniffed the fishy-sweet scent in the air, then looked at each other and raised their eyebrows knowingly.

Thousand Jun Douluo released his Mental Energy directly. After sensing the poisonous mist across the entire valley, he said: "It is indeed a large-scale poisonous Formation covering the entire valley. The energy fluctuations inside are completely locked by the poisonous Formation. One can only vaguely feel that there is extremely strong heaven and earth energy inside, of a high grade; it should be some kind of rare heaven and earth treasure."

"So it's the poison of the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit." Demon Subduing Douluo sneered, his tone full of indifference, "It's the old routine of the Dugu Family, relying on the Jade Phosphor Snake poison to set up a Formation. It looks scary, but in reality, it's just so-so."

"The Dugu Family?" Alternative was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Grandpa Qian Jun, do you know the person who set up this Formation?"

"I don't." Thousand Jun Douluo shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We only know the Dugu Family's Legacy Spirit, the Jade Phosphor Snake. The formula for this kind of poison is a closely guarded secret of the Dugu Family; besides members of their Family, no one can concoct it. However, the Dugu Family has few descendants, and in recent years, they have rarely walked the continent. I didn't expect someone to have set up such a large poisonous Formation here."

"To be able to set up this Jade Phosphor Purple Mist covering the entire valley, the person who set up the Formation must be at least at the Titled Douluo level, likely having just made a Breakthrough not long ago. However, these little tricks are a death warrant in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of me and your Grandpa Demon Subduing, it's a piece of cake."

Oupai's eyes lit up, and he shook the Godly Zhuge Crossbow in his hand: "Then what are we waiting for, two Grandpas! Let's go straight in and take a look! If it really is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then we've hit the jackpot!"

"That's right, regardless of who set it up, daring to play with poison in front of us is still a bit too naive." Demon Subduing Douluo laughed, and a tyrannical Soul Power suddenly erupted from his body. Golden spirit rings rose instantly from under his feet—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—nine spirit rings arranged neatly. The terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo spread out instantly, forcing the rolling poisonous mist in front to retreat a few steps.

Thousand Jun Douluo also released his Soul Power simultaneously, merging with Demon Subduing Douluo's Soul Power to form a huge golden protective shield. Vaguely, two Dragons seemed to be circling it, protecting the four children completely inside. He said gently: "Children, stay close to us, don't leave the range of the shield. This little bit of poison cannot hurt you."

"Thank you, Grandpa Thousand Jun! Thank you, Grandpa Demon Subduing!" The four children immediately huddled next to the two, following their steps closely.

"Let's go!" Demon Subduing Douluo gave a low shout, swung the Coiling Dragon Rod in front, and his tyrannical Soul Power cleaved a path directly through the rolling poisonous mist.

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PS: Through the perspectives of both sides, gradually introduce more Transmigration individuals.