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Chapter 38: The Ice and Fire well
🕑 Added 2024-10-03 05:12:06 +0000 UTCAfter pondering for a moment, the two began searching in the direction of the source of the poison barrier.
After searching for a while, they indeed saw an area where the poison was thickening, but Yang Podi was only at level 22 and could not withstand it. Moreover, the deeper they went, the thicker the poison became. No wonder no one had discovered it; there weren't even any soul beasts nearby.
At this moment, Yang Zhentian took out two detoxification pills from his pocket, swallowed one himself, and handed the other to Yang Podi. "This detoxification pill is quite effective; it's a secret medicine of our Breaking Clan that can resist ordinary toxins."
After receiving the detoxification pill from his father, Yang Podi swallowed it immediately. After taking the detoxification pill, he felt a wave of relief throughout his body, as if the surrounding toxins had no effect on him, and his body seemed to be disconnected from the outside world.
"This detoxification pill seems to be quite good!"
"Of course, son. This is the best detoxification pill passed down from our Breaking Clan. Do you want me to teach you how to refine it when we get back?"
Before Yang Podi could respond, Yang Zhentian wrapped his son in his soul power and quickly headed deeper into the poison mist.
Deep within the poison mist stood a hill about five hundred meters high, and at the top of the hill was an inverted cone-shaped depression. Thick steam was rising from within the depression, accompanied by a strong scent of sulfur.
In the center of the depression was a steep cliff. Given the dense poison mist and low visibility, it was nearly impossible to find without careful searching. Furthermore, due to the thick poison mist, soul masters' senses were greatly weakened. No wonder no one had discovered it all these years.
"Be careful, son; I'm going to take you down now," Yang Zhentian said before directly taking his son's hand and jumping into the cliff.
Once they reached the valley floor, they were greeted by a unique hot spring. The hot spring was not large but was divided into two sections, with oval-shaped pools of water that were milky white and crimson red, respectively. Strangely, although they were in the same pool, the two colors remained distinct, each occupying its own side. The rising steam was produced by the positioning of the two hot springs, forming the surrounding poison mist.
The valley was filled with various plants around the spring, each more beautiful than the last, resembling a botanical paradise.
Many familiar plants caught Yang Podi's eye, including those recorded in the Breaking Clan's heritage books, "The Complete Guide to Immortal Herbs of Douluo Continent" and "The Complete Guide to Poisonous Plants of Douluo Continent." These included Yearning Heartbroken Red, Strange Fur Heaven-reaching Chrysanthemum, Fragrant Colorful Immortal Product, Diamond Arhat Fruit, Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Crystal Jade Skin Bone, and Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower...
From Yang Podi's estimate, there were at least twenty to thirty visible immortal herbs. Many more were hidden underground, far surpassing the amount Tang San had given to the Shrek group in the original work.
At this moment, Yang Zhentian was also stunned, not expecting to see the Eyes of Ice and Fire in his lifetime, let alone so many immortal herbs.
He gently picked a Fragrant Colorful Immortal Product and examined it carefully, as if he had encountered a stunning beauty. Then he intermittently let out various strange laughs, looking quite delirious.
Seeing this, Yang Podi couldn't help but shake his head, secretly muttering, "How is my dad acting like my grandpa in the original work? One immortal herb nearly drove him crazy."
For now, Yang Podi couldn't worry about that. Taking advantage of his father's distraction, he began to dig for the immortal herbs.
When Yang Podi first became a soul master, his grandfather Yang Wudi had gifted him a storage ring. Although it couldn't store living things, the space was still quite large, up to fifty cubic meters. Yang Podi had prepared numerous jade boxes for this day, at least a hundred of them.
Yang Podi's plan was to excavate all the immortal herbs and those over ten thousand years old from the Eyes of Ice and Fire first; other matters could wait. He couldn't just leave them here for others to take advantage of.
Using his knowledge of herb excavation, Yang Podi started to dig. Strange Fur Heaven-reaching Chrysanthemum—dug up. Yearning Heartbroken Red—dug up. Fragrant Colorful Immortal Herb—dug up. Diamond Arhat Fruit—dug up. Earth Dragon Golden Melon—dug up. Crystal Jade Skin Bone—dug up. Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower—dug up. This large snow silkworm—dug up. Vermilion Lotus—dug up. Dragon Grass Leaf—dug up. Hunyuan Immortal Herb—dug up. Ink Jade Divine Bamboo—dug up. Starry Spirit Pearl—dug up...
After about an hour, almost all the immortal herbs and above from the Eyes of Ice and Fire had been dug up, with only a few remaining. Of course, as someone knowledgeable about herbs, he naturally left some roots behind.
At this point, Yang Zhentian also awakened from his intoxication with the Fragrant Colorful Immortal Product.
When Yang Zhentian looked around the Eyes of Ice and Fire, the ground appeared as if it had been chewed by a dog, with pits and hollows everywhere. Although there were still plenty of plants left, they were all around a thousand years old, with no particularly valuable immortals left.
"Son, why did you dig up all these immortal herbs? You should know these things are worth a fortune."
Yang Podi was still seriously digging and directly placing the excavated herbs into the jade boxes, then storing them in his soul guide.
"Dad, if these immortal herbs are left here and someone discovers them, wouldn't that be letting others take advantage of them?"
"But son, you've dug up everything so cleanly."
"That's already pretty good. I didn't dig up all the thousand-year herbs; I left them for the family to use later. Besides, I left roots behind, which is a way to preserve our family's heritage."
Hearing this, Yang Zhentian was momentarily speechless. His son actually dug up all the immortals and left behind only some lower-value herbs for the family? Wasn't that a bit too greedy?
After Yang Podi finished excavating all the immortal herbs, he finally walked over to his father.
At this moment, Yang Zhentian was somewhat serious. "Son, what are you planning to do with all these immortal herbs? What's your plan?"
"Dad, you should know the value of these immortal herbs. If any news leaks out, our Breaking Clan will face a disastrous fate."
"And how does that relate to you digging them all up?"
"Dad, we're family. As for the others, we should still be cautious. After all, one can't know what's in another's heart."
Yang Zhentian seemed a bit angry upon hearing this. "Son, I won't allow you to speak like this about our Breaking Clan members. They are all those who have shed blood for the family; many have even devoted their lives to it."
"I know they have contributed to the family, but aren't there still many high-year herbs left here?"
Yang Zhentian glanced at the remaining herbs around them, feeling speechless. How could his son be so greedy?
