"Hiss—Was I kicked out?!"
Outside the West Mountain range, seeing that he had been expelled, Chen Junting patted the back of his head in slight bewilderment, unable to help but click his tongue. Gazing at the gradually fading mist, he shrugged helplessly, "It seems that God of Love can't stand us being affectionate. How petty."
"Oh well, we'll meet again in the future."
Chen Junting's personality was decisive; since he had already bidden farewell to Ning Tian and left the West Mountain, the next step was to make arrangements according to his own plan. Thus, the Seven Kill Sword manifested beneath his feet.
Immediately after, "Whoosh—" like a white rainbow piercing the sun, he headed straight for Mingdu.
After Chen Junting informed the Supreme Elder "Qinglan", who was currently stationed at the Nine Treasure Pavilion in Mingdu, about Ning Tian's situation, he didn't stop for a moment and rushed back to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without resting.
Returning to the sect, he informed Ning Bowen and Yang Zihan of the situation so the two elders wouldn't worry, then bade farewell to his master and headed to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Sunset Forest for closed-door cultivation.
However, on this trip, he wasn't going alone.
"Big Dad, where are we going?" Xiao Bai, who had shrunk his body into his soul beast form, was stepping on the void, seemingly traveling like he was riding clouds and mist. About halfway through the journey, he couldn't help but tilt his head up, casting a curious sideways glance from the corner of his eye at Chen Junting, who was currently sitting sideways on his back.
"Even if I tell you, you wouldn't know." Patting Xiao Bai's broad back, Chen Junting smiled, "Besides, you'll know when we get there. It'll be good for you."
"Oh." Hearing this, Xiao Bai didn't ask any more questions. With his honest nature, he kept his head down, focused on traveling, letting the clouds and mist on both sides constantly brush past him. Anyway, in his eyes, his Big Dad would absolutely never treat him badly.
Upon arriving at the approximate location, Chen Junting directly utilized the might of the Snow Empress's Ultimate Ice to break through the miasma and poisonous creatures, bringing Xiao Bai into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with ease.
"My Lord, you've come." The moment they stepped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Aromatic Silk Beauty approached. Although it wasn't in human form, Chen Junting could swear that this flower was definitely putting on a fawning face right now.
Glancing at the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Chen Junting didn't want to fuss over it too much. He just thought about how he originally intended to use this fairy herb's ability to avoid all poisons to reverse-engineer its pattern, creating an unavoidable poison to engrave onto Dugu Xin's soul ring. Unexpectedly, plans couldn't keep up with changes.
Before he could fully reverse-engineer it, Dugu Xin had already rushed to the Sea God Family to participate in the Divine Trial. This being the case, his subsequent soul rings would mostly be obtained from God-bestowed soul rings. Moreover, by the time the Divine Trial ended and he returned, he might already be at the Title Douluo cultivation level.
...Forget it.
Chen Junting shook his head secretly. When Xin returns, if he really has all nine rings, then they would just choose one ring to wash and re-acquire. Only in this way would his poison be the supreme poison, difficult for those with ulterior motives to restrain.
With this in mind, Chen Junting strode toward the two spring eyes of ice and fire, directly ignoring the Aromatic Silk Beauty by his feet.
Xiao Bai, however, was attracted by its fragrance, and because it was a fairy herb, he curiously sniffed it as he passed by. It was just this simple action, but it made Youyou freeze in place, terrified of being swallowed by this white bear. At the same time, it complained bitterly in its heart: Where did this white bear come from, his cultivation is actually so high! If this silly guy really makes a move, as a 100,000-year fairy herb wanting to resist, it would only dare to say the win rate is three to seven. This white bear at three-tenths strength, and it, Youyou, holding its own seventh-day memorial service.
"Xiao Bai, come here."
Only when these words rang out did it sound like the sounds of nature to Youyou.
"Coming." Hearing this, Xiao Bai immediately let Youyou off and ran toward the direction Chen Junting went, ignoring all the medicinal herbs along the way, even though some of them would have been greatly beneficial to him.
At this moment, Youyou, who originally wanted to follow, hesitated and ultimately stayed at the outer perimeter out of fear of their combined might.
Meanwhile, Chen Junting had already walked to the side of the spring eye. Xiao Bai followed closely behind; feeling the chill emanating from the ice spring, like a child weighing several tons, he excitedly pounced toward the ice spring, crushing quite a few medicinal herbs.
"You silly oaf, you've really wasted a lot of good stuff!" Looking at Xiao Bai arching toward him and seeing his "masterpiece," Chen Junting couldn't help but laugh and curse as he grabbed the fur on the back of his neck and slapped his head hard!
Xiao Bai was quite cunning too, pretending to be in pain to act cute. Noticing that Chen Junting wasn't actually angry, he seized the opportunity to push his luck, "Then since I wasted these herbs, how about Big Dad punishes me by making me finish off the crushed ones? How about it?"
"You—dream on!" Chen Junting looked at Xiao Bai with a smile, "If that were the case, is this a punishment or a reward? If you truly want to be punished, then I'll punish you by staying here until all the herbs grow back. How about it?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Bai's eyes instantly lit up! "Okay, okay!"
This unexpected reaction immediately made Chen Junting realize he had thought wrong. If he really left Xiao Bai behind as a punishment, it would probably be no different than Sun Wukong guarding the Peach Garden of Immortality.
So he stopped laughing and gave him another fond slap.
"Smack—"
"Alright, no more clowning around."
Seeing this, Xiao Bai sensibly quieted down.
Chen Junting's gaze swept over the trampled medicinal herbs. Although he knew these herbs could still grow back, having been trampled, some of their medicinal efficacy would inevitably be lost. Besides, Xiao Bai's action also served as a reminder to him: he had to clear a small path. If others weren't as careful and were slightly careless, when sect members brought people in the future, a small number of herbs would inevitably be damaged unintentionally.
Therefore, "Whoosh—" Chen Junting opened his hand, and a fierce yet profound soul power shot out from it. At the roots of the trampled herbs, they were instantly sliced cleanly as if by a sword. Then the upper parts were drawn into Chen Junting's palm and stored in his storage soul tool to prevent further loss of medicinal efficacy.
In addition, Chen Junting casually drew a line with his finger. Instantly, the flowers and grass vanished, leaving only a small path. His precision was so exact that he didn't damage any other herbs at all.
Afterward, Chen Junting looked at Xiao Bai and said, "To make up for your fault, go carve some flat stone blocks from the rock wall and embed them into this path. Once you're done, come over and stand guard for me. You can also cultivate with concentration at the ice spring in the meantime."
"Yes!" Xiao Bai immediately accepted the order and ran toward the rock wall. Midway, to prevent himself from accidentally trampling anything again, he even directly condensed an ice bridge in mid-air, connecting the two places.
While Xiao Bai was doing his task, Chen Junting turned his gaze back to the seemingly calm water surface before him. Before he could even step into it, Swish, swish, swish, swish— Four streams of light transformed from his four great soul spirits darted out from his Sea of Spirit.
"The ice-attribute origin energy emitted by this ice spring, whether in quality or otherwise, is not inferior to the Ten Thousand-Year Profound Ice Cavern at all." The Snow Empress looked at the ice spring before her and spoke first. This wasn't her first time here, but compared to before, this time she was examining it much more carefully. So she extended her bare foot and tapped the ice spring. Instantly, her own Ultimate Ice attribute resonated with the water of the ice spring.
As for the other three great soul spirits, they showed no interest in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, not having the slightest desire to touch it. However, unlike the Mad King and the Evil Emperor, the Tyrant was still a bit curious.
"I don't know if it's an illusion." The Tyrant suddenly spoke up, attracting the gazes of the other three soul spirits and Chen Junting. After struggling for a few breaths, he said, "I keep feeling there's a dragon underneath, and not an ordinary one."
"A dragon!?" ×3 The Snow Empress and the other two were confused, while Chen Junting remained silent. After all, the Tyrant's feeling was indeed correct. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the place where the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had fallen.
And the purpose of his trip, besides closed-door cultivation, had another motive: to covet the "legacy" of the two Dragon Kings.
Because to become a god, soul bones were one of the key factors. If he could successfully obtain two divine-grade soul bones, then he would have the chance to transform the several soul bones on his body into soul bone armor without relying on the power of faith, and evolve them into divine gear.
As long as he could succeed, there would only be benefits and no drawbacks for him.
Coincidentally at this moment, "Actually, Little Jun's perception is correct." A gray airflow drilled out and took the form of Electrolux.
Seeing this, the four great soul spirits and Chen Junting all assumed the etiquette of disciples.
"Teacher."
"Elder Electrolux." ×4
After telling Chen Junting and the others not to be so polite, as if they were strangers, Electrolux recounted to the four great soul spirits the discovery he and Chen Junting made when they first came to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"So you're saying, below are two divine-grade dragon beasts?" The Tyrant scratched his head in confusion, his tone puzzled.
"Is that not right?" Hearing this, Electrolux also asked in doubt. After all, when he suppressed the remnant souls back then, he didn't go deep entirely; what he did was merely lure the two remnant souls up. So judging them as dragon beasts was only based on the appearance of the remnant souls.
The Tyrant nodded slightly, "The aura feels wrong."
"Actually, they are not dragon beasts, but true dragons." Chen Junting spoke up, immediately attracting their gazes.
The Tyrant also widened his eyes, "That's right! If they are true dragons, then the two auras I sensed make sense!"
True dragons... The other three great soul spirits looked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. They didn't expect two divine-grade true dragons to have fallen here.
However, Chen Junting's next words shocked them even more. "Actually, the identities of the two great true dragons that fell here are not ordinary true dragons, but the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King."
"What!? The Water and Fire Dragon Kings!?" ×2
Compared to the newly born Evil Emperor and the inexperienced Mad King, the Snow Empress and the Tyrant knew much more, naturally understanding the weight of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' value and their high status and position.
The Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King were among the Nine Great Dragon Kings, and their status was even above the current Di Tian. As former overlords among the soul beasts, they naturally knew the story of the Dragon God from the past.
"I didn't expect the two great Dragon Kings to have fallen here." The Snow Empress and the Tyrant looked at the spring water, falling silent for a moment.
But after the silence, excitement surged in their hearts!
"Junting!" The Snow Empress stepped on the surface of the ice spring, stirring up layers of ripples. "Since this is the place where the two great Dragon Kings fell, their bodies must certainly be at the bottom of this spring. As divine-level existences, although we don't know what their cultivation was exactly when they were alive, at the end of the day, they are divine-grade true dragons; their flesh is inevitably a treasure among treasures."
"Moreover, true dragons were the sovereigns of soul beasts in the past. Although the two great Dragon Kings became gods, they didn't change their soul beast essence. In that case, there must be soul bones on their fallen bodies—no, it should be said divine bones exist. If you can absorb them, it will definitely be of great benefit!"
"That makes sense." The Tyrant nodded, also expressing agreement. As for the Mad King... you could tell just by looking at his "me too" expression.
Then, the Evil Emperor also spoke up. However, compared to the Snow Empress and the Tyrant's proposal, the Evil Emperor approached it from another angle, "But Master, excluding your external soul bone, you already possess four soul bones. If the soul bones of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings overlap with your current ones, wouldn't that require opening your skull or severing your limbs? In that case, I'm afraid the gain wouldn't compensate for the loss."
"What you say makes sense." Chen Junting nodded, but the next moment, his expression changed, "For an ordinary person, opening the skull or severing limbs would naturally be impossible. But for me, it's nothing. As long as the two soul bones are suitable, I'll be fine even if I have to open my skull or sever my limbs."
Saying this, his gaze shifted to Electrolux.
Seeing this, Electrolux also understood Chen Junting's intention. He smiled and said, "This is one of your purposes for coming here, isn't it."
Chen Junting smiled in response, "Teacher has a sharp eye. Based on Teacher's judgment, can I now enter the bottom of the spring to retrieve them?"
Unexpectedly, Electrolux shook his head. "You're still lacking a bit."
He pointed to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, "Do you know why I didn't go deep into the bottom of the spring back then, but instead used magic to lure the dragon souls out?"
Hearing this, Chen Junting said bluntly, "The two great Dragon Kings still have lingering power." This point was naturally not difficult to judge.
Electrolux couldn't help but shake his head, "Even if this lingering power remains, it far exceeds mine. It's not only because the strength of the two great Dragon Kings when they were alive was stronger than my remnant soul, but also because their physical bodies are buried at the bottom of the spring. Even without spiritual intelligence, they still possess earth-shattering power. If you want to go deep into the bottom of the spring, relying on your current cultivation... it will be difficult! If you want to take the soul bones, you will inevitably face their resistance."
Chen Junting remained expressionless at this. It was naturally within his expectations that the soul bones wouldn't be easy to obtain. After all, this was a place where gods had fallen; it wouldn't be so easy to deal with.
He knew about the matter of Tang Wulin and the Mountain Dragon King. If referencing that incident, if he wanted to obtain the soul bones... Hmm, he still had to plan it out in the long run.
When necessary, he would still have to borrow Di Tian's strength. After all, as the current patriarch of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King clan, perhaps he had even seen the Nine Great Dragon Kings when he was young.
So, after knowing that obtaining the soul bones of the two great Dragon Kings was temporarily unfeasible, Chen Junting began the remaining purposes of his trip.
The first, naturally, was to comprehend his martial soul and cultivate his soul power.
As for the second, he planned to use the Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire of the ice and fire spring eyes, and even the mighty power of the two great Dragon Kings, to temper his physique.
After all, to become a god, besides breaking through level one hundred, transforming soul power into divine power, forging divine weapons, refining a divine soul, and tempering divine gear, there was also the metamorphosis of the divine body; therefore, tempering his physique naturally couldn't be ignored.
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