Tang Wulin and the rest of the Shrek Seven Monsters were on their way to the site, led by a high-ranking official from the Tang Sect.
The current steward of the Tang Sect was Liu Jingyun, the personal disciple of the Amorous Douluo Zang Xin. His martial soul was the Flying Dragon Sword, and he was a Three-Word Battle Armor Master.
Zang Xin's final instructions before departing were to accelerate the growth of the Shrek Seven Monsters by utilizing the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and to cure Gu Yuena's amnesia with the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
Initially, Zang Xin had intended to personally accompany the Shrek Seven Monsters to retrieve the immortal herbs.
However, due to Di Tian's sudden emergence and his challenge to humanity, Zang Xin was forced to leave. Before departing, he instructed that if anything happened to him, Liu Jingyun should take the Shrek Seven Monsters to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and allocate each of them a ten-thousand-year-old immortal herb.
This was not only because the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had always been closely tied but also because of the extraordinary talents of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
Tang Wulin, in particular, had already achieved soul-forging in blacksmithing before the age of twenty. He had even reached the realm of Soul-Forging Resonance, shattering records in the world of blacksmithing and all but securing his future as a rank-nine blacksmith and divine craftsman—a key figure in the mass production of Four-Word Battle Armor.
He was practically the embodiment of Shrek's glory!
The perfect representation of what Shrek stood for!
The senior elders of the Tang Sect unanimously decided to invest vast resources into nurturing the Shrek Seven Monsters, ensuring that they would be the core figures in the future revival of Shrek Academy and the resurgence of the Tang Sect.
However, fate was unpredictable.
With Di Tian's overwhelming strength, he single-handedly crushed all of humanity's strongest fighters, leaving the entire human race in a crisis. Nearly all of the Tang Sect's top combatants had perished in battle.
As a core member of the Tang Sect's mid-tier leadership, Liu Jingyun fully supported the idea of using all available resources to cultivate Tang Wulin and the others, ensuring they would become the spear and shield against Di Tian in the future.
Thus, upon learning of the "deaths" of his master Zang Xin and his master's partner, Cao Dezhi, Liu Jingyun had no time to grieve. He immediately led the Shrek Seven Monsters to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to retrieve the immortal herbs.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was a sacred and forbidden land of the Tang Sect, located at the former site of the Sunset Forest, protected by numerous formations set up by the Tang Sect.
After swiftly bypassing the outer formations, they were met with layers of seven-colored mist at the edge of a valley, presenting an exceptionally stunning sight.
This semi-natural barrier of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma, was one of the most lethal toxins in the world.
Anything that entered would be corroded. Over the years, this miasma had gathered above the valley, and even a Black-Class Mecha would be completely disintegrated after staying inside for a period of time.
Only Super Douluos and above could rely on their soul power to resist the corrosion for a short time.
Although Liu Jingyun was not a Super Douluo, his Three-Word Battle Armor allowed him to endure the Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma for a limited period.
But the same could not be said for the eight young ones behind him.
Protecting a group of Soul Emperor-level individuals while entering the poisonous miasma was too much of a challenge for him.
Thus, he had to activate a rank-nine defensive soul device and slowly make his way through the poison mist.
As time passed, Liu Jingyun's expression grew increasingly grim.
At one moment, he suddenly realized something and turned his head sharply, only to find that the edge of the Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma was still just a few dozen meters away.
Despite walking for so long, they had barely moved forward—slower than a crawling snail.
His drastically changed expression made it clear that he had sensed something was very wrong.
Activating his Three-Word Battle Armor in full force, he enveloped all nine of them in his soul power and rapidly retreated.
Oddly enough, retreating was far easier than advancing—covering those few dozen meters took only an instant.
"You all stay outside the Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma and remain on high alert."
After issuing his command to Tang Wulin and the others, Liu Jingyun ventured into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well alone.
The obstruction they encountered earlier was definitive proof that something drastic had happened inside.
In fact, the elders of the Tang Sect had long left behind warnings.
On the surface, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was the foundation of the Tang Sect, but in reality, it was more of a cooperative relationship.
The Tang Sect had sworn to protect the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well from human interference and harm. Every century, they would issue one Tang Sect Ice-Fire Token, allowing a disciple to enter and harvest immortal herbs.
However, at its core, Tang Sect disciples were no different from any other humans. They were merely taking a more sustainable approach—like slowly boiling a frog in warm water—treating the place as their personal treasure trove.
The plant-type soul beasts inhabiting the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, all over one hundred thousand years old and possessing high intelligence, could not possibly be unaware of this.
Even a clever rabbit would dig multiple burrows—let alone soul beasts that had protected the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for eternity.
Despite their long-term cooperation with the Tang Sect, at the end of the day, they were still soul beasts!
They were not of the same kind as humans, and their hearts would always differ!
However, while the current upheaval in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well did indicate that the plant-type soul beasts had been preparing for something, they were not responsible for the drastic changes in the Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma.
The true culprit was…
Di Tian.
Originally, he had planned to deal with the Demon Sovereign first before addressing the matters of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.
But unexpected news reached him—Tang Wulin and his group were already on their way to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Thus, Di Tian had to adjust his plans and come here first.
Whether or not Tang Wulin obtained the immortal herbs would not affect his future—he would still become a god regardless. But Di Tian had no intention of strengthening a potential enemy.
Thus, he arrived.
What met his eyes was an exceptionally surreal landscape, like a dreamlike painting.
At the heart of it lay a peculiar lake, split into two distinct halves—one deep blue, the other fiery red—clearly divided yet never blending.
This was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Around the shores of this mystical lake grew an array of bizarre and beautiful flora, some so massive they dominated the view from above.
All the plants here seemed unnaturally enlarged, forming a dazzling, multicolored world.
The moment Di Tian arrived, powerful spiritual senses swept across him, filled with hostility.
But his golden eyes merely flashed.
At once, the oppressive spiritual forces shattered.
Plants rustled and parted, revealing a bare patch of ground.
Standing in its center were six towering plants, gradually shifting into humanoid forms before his eyes.
The one at the forefront wore a long purple robe, its design reminiscent of ancient times. He was handsome and tall.
Behind him stood a strikingly beautiful woman in red, her expression filled with curiosity.
Apart from them, four others gathered, approaching Di Tian cautiously.
The purple-clad man, the undisputed king of immortal herbs—the Radiant Qiluo Tulip—was the first to speak.
(Chapter End)