Dugu Bo was intercepted by the Title Douluo sent by Qian Renxue, and Lan Si was unaware of this. If he knew, he would probably be overjoyed.
At this moment, he had already arrived at the Sunset Forest, where Dugu Bo had set up his poison formation.
"I've finally waited for this moment."
Standing outside the poison formation arranged by Dugu Bo, Lan Si couldn't help but feel a bit excited. Months ago, he had already explored this area, but he hesitated to enter because he was worried about Dugu Bo being inside. Now he could finally fulfill his wish.
Releasing the translucent, light purple Soul Devouring Spider Lances, he stepped onto the Green Lotus and flew directly into the poison formation.
Thanks to the poison absorption ability of the Soul Devouring Spider Lance, whenever the light purple mist inside the formation tried to invade Lan Si's body, the poison would be absorbed by the lance, causing him no harm.
Once inside the poison formation, Lan Si realized that it was a hidden paradise. Inside was a dense forest, and a hill about five hundred meters tall stood out prominently. Lan Si knew that the Eye of Ice and Fire was likely behind that hill.
Without any hesitation, he utilized the flying ability of the Green Lotus martial soul and swiftly soared over the mountain path to the peak. Once he arrived, he focused his gaze and saw a funnel-shaped depression. At the edge of the depression, thick heat was rising from the bottom, warm and humid, with a hint of medicinal fragrance.
Lan Si concentrated and did not recklessly enter. He maximized his sensory perception and, upon discovering that there were no soul power fluctuations emanating from below, a look of delight appeared on his face as he flew directly inside.
Upon descending to the valley bottom, Lan Si finally saw the complete view of the Eye of Ice and Fire. The hot spring was not very large but was divided into two sections. In an oval pool, milky white and crimson spring water divided it clearly, each color remaining on its own side, never invading the other.
Surrounding the pool, through the thick mist of red and white, Lan Si could vaguely see many exotic flowers and herbs.
There were Infernal Delicate Apricot, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Yearning Hearbroken Red, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Beautiful Silk Tulip, Ten Thousand Year Ginseng King, Snow Swan Kiss, Nine Treasure Purple Zoysia and many other immortal grasses
Lan Si did not have the Mysterious Heaven Record, nor did he have the Immortal Grass Directory from the Chrysanthemum Douluo. Other than some common herbs he recognized from his previous life when he configured the Ascendant Poison in his previous world, he only remembered those that had been mentioned in the original work and could roughly distinguish the varieties of the divine grasses based on their appearances.
For example, the one that is entirely fire red and whose leaves resemble a rooster's crown is the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which can greatly enhance the fire attribute soul master's flame intensity and increase soul power. The one that is red and white, resembling a peony and growing on the Wu Jue Stone, is the Yearning Hearbroken Red, and so on.
As for the ones Lan Si valued most, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, which could temper his physique and provide assurance for absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth spirit ring, were even easier to recognize. They grew right at the edges of the milky white and crimson sides of the hot spring, very conspicuous.
"There's no time to waste; time waits for no one. Let's gather what we can first," Lan Si thought as he looked at the dazzling divine grasses in front of him, smiling widely as he rubbed his hands together. He quickly approached, took out his Eternal Satchel from his waist, and began to gather the divine grasses that had appeared in the original work.
He also didn't overlook the medicinal materials growing nearby and some rare herbs he recognized.
Finally, he turned his gaze to the only remaining two divine grasses, which were also his main targets for this trip: the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
Approaching the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Lan Si did not use an iron dagger to cut the roots like Tang San did in the original work.
Instead, he took out a pair of special white jade gloves obtained from Qian Renxue from his storage bag. With both hands spread open, he activated the Sacred Universe Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique simultaneously, summoning the Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet to break through the iron-like hard soil frozen beneath the roots of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass while using the other hand, infused with the Sacred Universe Technique's blue-white aura, to quickly pull the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass out by the roots.
After the powerful Flash skill activated, in the blink of an eye, he moved to the Infernal Delicate Apricot and similarly uprooted it. With both hands coming together, he gently held the two divine grasses without any hesitation and stuffed them into his mouth.
Once the divine grasses entered his stomach, almost after three breaths of time, Lan Si's body began to tremble violently, and the surface of his skin flickered between blue ice and fiery red, alternating between the two colors in a very peculiar manner.
Feeling the impact of the two extreme energies within him, Lan Si gritted his teeth against the excruciating pain, simultaneously activating the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique and the Sacred Universe Technique, and threw himself into the Eye of Ice and Fire.
After plunging into the mix of cold and heat within the Eye of Ice and Fire for a moment, Lan Si fell into a coma.
In the split second before losing consciousness, he released the Soul Devouring Spider Lance to anchor himself at the bottom of the spring, ensuring his body would not float to the surface. Refining the divine grasses could take an uncertain amount of time, and he couldn't guarantee whether Dugu Bo would return during that period, so he had to be cautious.
Time passed swiftly, from dawn to dusk, just the rising and setting of the sun.
At midnight, the moonlight flowed like silk, and the moon's glow was like splendor. The gentle moonlight fell, appearing indistinct and hazy, like a layer of fine sand, making it hard to see clearly.
At the center of the Eye of Ice and Fire, the spring water suddenly began to churn violently, with no signs of stopping. After Lan Si jumped into the Eye, the Snake Spear Douluo, who had been anxiously waiting, instantly perked up. He could sense the terrifying nature of the two different colored springs; even as a Title Douluo, if he got a little on him, he would undoubtedly suffer.
Yet, despite the terrifying nature of the spring water, Lan Si jumped right in. At that moment, he was focused on guarding his surroundings, plus he had been informed by Qian Renxue that Lan Si possessed a strong soul power perception ability, so he kept a corresponding distance from Lan Si to avoid being detected.
But Lan Si didn't follow the usual rules. After swallowing two herbs that exuded extreme cold and extreme heat, he unexpectedly jumped into the two-colored spring water that even he felt uneasy about. Fortunately, under the powerful mental detection of the Title Douluo, focusing on one point, he sensed that Lan Si still had vital signs; otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to report back to his lord.
As the spring water surged, a massive Green lotus, emanating green-white flames, slowly floated up from the water's surface.
"What is this?" The Snake Spear Douluo's pupils suddenly constricted, revealing disbelief. A sense of déjà vu surged in his heart; once upon a time, when Lan Si absorbed his third spirit ring and acquired the Soul Devouring Spider Lance, he had witnessed a similar scene.
What followed next shocked the Snake Spear Douluo even more. He saw the Green lotus completely floating out of the water, and at its base, roots began to sprout, extending deep into the water's depths and forming numerous root systems to absorb the energy of the two different attributes within the Eye of Ice and Fire.
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