Inside the hotel room, Zhu Ziyang entered the God Position Inheritance Land.
As soon as he appeared, he landed on the fortieth step of the Path to Godhood. The god-locking pillars on both sides of the steps, as usual, displayed the rewards for the Death God Fourth Trial. There was no difference from the rewards of the first three trials; it was still ten percent God Position affinity and a pair of god-locking pillars.
Zhu Ziyang smiled faintly, clearly accustomed to it. With his God Position affinity reaching fifty percent, he lightly ascended to the fiftieth step. The god-locking pillars beside the fiftieth step revealed the specific contents of the Death God God Position's Fifth Trial.
"God Position Affinity: Fifty Percent
Death God Fifth Trial: As the inheritor of the Death God, you have completed half of the journey. Congratulations. Starting from the Death God Fifth Trial, the assessment content will change and be modified according to your strength.
Assessment Content: Complete the Spirit Bone set and break through the barriers between each Spirit Bone, making them a complete Spirit Bone set.
Assessment Requirements: Based on existing Spirit Bones, first the limbs, then the skull, and finally the torso; the time taken must not exceed five years;
Assessment Reward: Unknown."
"It's actually asking me to complete the Spirit Bone set!" Zhu Ziyang was slightly stunned, then a smile appeared on his face as he said, "That's good. Next, I'll go search for Spirit Bones."
Zhu Ziyang left the God Position Inheritance Land and returned to the hotel room. Electrolux and the three Soul Spirits, Xue Bing霜, appeared. Zhu Ziyang informed them of the contents of the Death God Fifth Trial.
"Complete the Spirit Bone set and form a complete Spirit Bone set?" Electrolux muttered, "Completing the Spirit Bone set is easy, but what does a complete Spirit Bone set mean?"
"Hard to say." Zhu Ziyang was also a bit confused, saying, "There has always been a saying on the continent that after a Spirit Master collects six Spirit Bones, these Spirit Bones will automatically connect and take root within the Spirit Master's body, then form a full-body Spirit Bone set similar to armor. However, for tens of thousands of years, there have been many powerful Spirit Masters on the continent who collected six Spirit Bones, but none of them experienced such a thing."
"Papa, I once heard that this Spirit Bone set is said to be related to gods," Snow Empress said thoughtfully.
"Hey! Of course, I know the Spirit Bone set is related to gods! I also know that two Spirit Bone sets have appeared in the history of the continent: one is the Angel Set of the Angel God, and the other is the Sea God Set of the Sea God. But the problem is, how exactly can six scattered Spirit Bones form a complete set?"
"Ziyang, don't be anxious." Electrolux, on the contrary, calmed down and comforted him, "As the saying goes, there will always be a way when you get to the mountain. You haven't even collected six Spirit Bones yet, and you're already discussing how to make them one complete set. This is a bit too hasty. Why not complete the Spirit Bones first? Perhaps by the time you complete them, this method will automatically appear."
"Alright, that's the only way." Although Zhu Ziyang knew that Electrolux's last words were largely for comfort, he had no other ideas, so he could only go and complete the Spirit Bones first.
"So, where do we go next to search for Spirit Bones?" Ice Empress suggested, "100,000-Year Soul Beasts are sure to produce Spirit Bones. Why don't we go to the Extremely North Land to search for 100,000-Year Soul Beasts? It just so happens that we can also add a spirit ring for Ziyang's second Spirit."
"I agree, I agree!" Second Shuang immediately shouted in approval, "Let's go find that Ice Demon Snow Soul King first. I want him to know that traitors will not have a good end!"
"No problem." Zhu Ziyang said with a chuckle, another matter immediately flashing through his mind, "But before that, I need to make a trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"Go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Second Shuang was stunned, then asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Ziyang, are you talking about the Ice Dragon King's corpse at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Electrolux, however, immediately understood Zhu Ziyang's idea, a hint of surprise appearing on his face as he said, "But how do you know that the Ice Dragon King's corpse definitely contains a Spirit Bone?"
"It's worth a try; there's no harm in it," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "I think if 100,000-Year Soul Beasts can produce Spirit Bones, then the Ice Dragon King, as a fallen divine true dragon, has no reason not to produce Spirit Bones. If it does, then we've hit the jackpot. Even if I can't absorb it, the energy contained in a divine Spirit Bone is enough to significantly increase my spirit power."
"Haha, you're right," Electrolux couldn't help but laugh, saying.
After finalizing the next plan, Zhu Ziyang immediately took action, with no intention of delaying.
The next morning, he said to Qian Lingyi, "Yi Yi, I need to go to the Extremely North Land. Do you choose to come with me, or travel alone?"
"Ah?" Qian Lingyi was still a bit groggy early in the morning, but Zhu Ziyang's words instantly sobered her up. She said, "Why are we suddenly going to the Extremely North Land?"
"Something important!" Zhu Ziyang didn't say much, but his two concise words revealed the determination within him to Qian Lingyi.
"Then I want to go too!" After a brief moment of confusion, Qian Lingyi immediately made her decision, saying, "We agreed to travel the continent together; you can't abandon me!"
"Alright then, I need you to promise me a few things," Zhu Ziyang's answer was within expectations, and he immediately made his demands, saying.
"No problem!" Qian Lingyi agreed without hesitation.
"Good, then we'll talk as we go!" Zhu Ziyang smiled and said.
The two then sped north across the continent. In just one day, they arrived at Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Tianhun Empire.
Zhu Ziyang naturally had no intention of entering Heaven Dou City. His target, from beginning to end, was only the Sunset Forest on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City. After leading the somewhat puzzled Qian Lingyi into the Sunset Forest, Zhu Ziyang was surprised to find that the Sunset Forest had undergone significant changes.
The most obvious point was that the poisonous miasma that once covered the Sunset Forest had dissipated considerably. The outer areas no longer had any poisonous miasma at all, with only some trees corroded by the poison indicating the past devastation. However, compared to before, the Sunset Forest was undoubtedly regaining its vitality. It was believed that within the next few hundred years, this miasma-filled forest would once again become a paradise of life.
"What are we doing in Sunset Forest?" Qian Lingyi couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Isn't this a miasma-filled forest?"
"Did you forget what you promised me?" Zhu Ziyang didn't answer but reminded her, "Don't ask too many questions!"
"But I'm curious!" Qian Lingyi pouted and whined.
"Curiosity is useless. Just follow me!" Although Zhu Ziyang enjoyed the sweet voice of the girl when she whined, he still didn't answer, because the girl would soon understand on her own. Why should he say more and waste his breath?
Soon, the two arrived outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, at the flower field once covered with Bi Lin Flowers. About a year had passed since Zhu Ziyang cleared the Bi Lin Flower field. This land was now covered with lush flowers, grasses, and shrubs, full of vitality, making anyone who saw it feel refreshed and delighted.
After being nourished by countless Bi Lin Flower remains, this land had become the most fertile place in the entire Sunset Forest, apart from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well itself. In at most ten years, it was believed that this area would be filled with towering trees.
Arriving at the entrance of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhu Ziyang said to Qian Lingyi, "Come here, hold me tight!"
"Ah? Oh!" Qian Lingyi was first startled, then her pretty face flushed red. She happily ran to Zhu Ziyang's side, her jade arms immediately wrapped around Zhu Ziyang's neck, and her head affectionately leaned against Zhu Ziyang's chest.
Although this embrace was somewhat different from what Zhu Ziyang had expected, it did not hinder his next actions. He wrapped his arm around Qian Lingyi's slender waist, his eyes fixed on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Golden light brewed and released from his eyes, and their figures instantly vanished, leaving only a faint golden glow dissipating in the air where they had stood.
When Zhu Ziyang and Qian Lingyi reappeared, they were already standing deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, by the edge of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring.
Qian Lingyi was a bit dazed. She hadn't expected Zhu Ziyang to possess the ability of instant movement, nor had she imagined that Zhu Ziyang would bring her to such a place that could be called an earthly paradise. Feeling the spiritual power several times denser than the outside world within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and seeing the various strange and exotic flowers and plants around them, even if Qian Lingyi was foolish, she now understood why Zhu Ziyang had informed her beforehand to strictly keep everything she was about to see a secret.
This place, whose name she couldn't recall, was definitely Shrek Academy's most core secret and foundation!
Zhu Ziyang, however, paid no attention to Qian Lingyi's thoughts. His gaze fell directly on the peculiar ice-white plant in the center of the cold spring: Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
"You are that Zhu Ziyang?" The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass seemed very surprised by Zhu Ziyang's sudden arrival, but more than surprise, there was joy.