Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan finally walked out of the Bi Lin Flower patch.
"Nannan, I need to recover some spirit power. Stand guard for me." Zhu Ziyang said to Jiang Nannan with a look of joy, immediately retracting his Spirit.
"Okay, you recover, Big Brother." Jiang Nannan nodded, saying earnestly.
Zhu Ziyang immediately sat down cross-legged and began to meditate to recover his spirit power. After passing through the Bi Lin Flower patch, his second spirit ring's age reached five thousand years, and his third spirit ring's age reached seven thousand years.
About half an hour later, Zhu Ziyang had fully recovered. He stood up and said, "Nannan, let's go!"
Jiang Nannan immediately hugged Zhu Ziyang's waist with delight. Zhu Ziyang wrapped one arm around Jiang Nannan's waist, held the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe in the other, and then slowly ascended, clinging to the steep rock wall.
Only when they reached the vicinity of the rock wall did they realize that there was only a gap of less than half a meter between the rock wall and the misty cloud layer. To cross the rock wall and enter the valley, they could only pass through that gap of less than half a meter, thus avoiding contact with the misty cloud layer and alarming the divine senses within it.
Therefore, they chose to advance close to the rock wall. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan kept their bodies as low as possible, narrowly passing through the gap between the cloud layer and the rock wall, arriving at the inner side of the rock wall. After sliding down several meters along the inner side of the rock wall and confirming that standing upright would not touch the clouds above, they stood up from the rock wall.
However, just as they stood up, a thick, deep blue vine with colorful patterns suddenly shot out from below, violently lashing towards them. The vine was a full twenty centimeters in diameter, and its terrifying force even carried a whooshing sound.
Zhu Ziyang unhesitatingly swung out the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe. The scythe's blade firmly blocked the vine, stopping its attack. Seizing this opportunity, Jiang Nannan immediately grabbed Zhu Ziyang's arm, released her Spirit, activated her first Spirit Ability, and ran down the rock wall at full speed. As the scythe blade that had blocked the blue vine was pulled away, the vine struck the rock wall fiercely, leaving a deep indentation on the smooth, hard rock wall!
Zhu Ziyang, looking back, couldn't help but gasp, secretly thankful for his vigilance. If he hadn't reacted in time to block it, and they had been struck by that vine, the two of them would certainly have been in a bad way.
"Nannan, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has an extremely strong nurturing effect on plants. This place has been sealed for a thousand years, and the plants inside are very likely to have evolved into Spirit Beasts, just like the vine that attacked us just now. We must be careful everywhere!" Zhu Ziyang said.
"I understand!" Jiang Nannan replied, her speed undiminished, her eyes fixed on the front.
The vine, having failed its first attack, struck at them again. Zhu Ziyang sneered, deciding to teach this reckless vine a lesson. The blade of the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe glowed with a faint gray, instantly unleashing a gray blade light. The first Spirit Ability, Holy Blade Realm of Fate, was instantly released, directly splitting the attacking vine in half. The Power of Death, following one half, surged straight towards the vine's main body!
Whether the vine's main body would be consumed by the Power of Death was no longer of much concern to Zhu Ziyang. At this moment, he was astonished by the sight before his eyes.
It turned out that just as Zhu Ziyang swung his blade to counter the vine, Jiang Nannan leaped, carrying the two of them into the bottom of the valley.
Upon entering the valley floor, all the scenery within the valley finally revealed itself completely to the two of them. Above were thick, colorful poisonous clouds, which, though extremely toxic, could not conceal their vibrant beauty, making them quite appealing. In the middle, the sheer rock walls were covered with deep blue vines, which were precisely the plants that had attacked them earlier. Under the faint illumination of the colorful poisonous clouds, they actually emitted a sapphire-like radiance, astonishing both Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan. As for the valley floor, this was the truly astonishing place.
The area of the valley floor was not large, but it was overgrown with plants. These plants were incredibly diverse, with flowers of complex colors and fruits of all shapes and sizes. At a glance, it was all a vibrant glow emanating from the medicinal aroma. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were both knowledgeable about herbs; almost all the complex plants before them were spiritual herbs, and all of them were extremely rare spiritual herbs!
These spiritual herbs grew in a very peculiar arrangement from the outside inwards, forming a circular shape overall. Countless spiritual herbs guarded a lake like attendants.
When Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan saw that lake, they immediately understood the origin of the name Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The lake was not large, but it contained two distinct types of water: one side was crimson like blood, with twisting hot steam rising, while the other was pure white like jade, with a faint chill lingering. Crimson and pure white, scorching heat and bitter cold—two completely different extreme energies intertwined above the lake, making the entire valley filled with rich life energy and primal energy.
Feeling such concentrated energy, they felt a sense of longing. If they could cultivate here, they would surely achieve twice the results with half the effort! Such a treasure land was truly worthy of the name blessed land. In terms of primal energy concentration, Zhu Ziyang and the two of them could not think of any place in their memory that could compare to this spot.
"Is this the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Jiang Nannan's small mouth was slightly agape, her face filled with shock, and her voice trembling as she said, "So beautiful!"
"That's right, this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!" Zhu Ziyang's voice also trembled slightly, a mix of excitement, exhilaration, and joy.
"Big Brother, let's go quickly," Jiang Nannan said impatiently, her eyes revealing her little money-grubber personality. "My intuition tells me there are many Immortal Herb-level spiritual herbs by that lake!"
As the young girl spoke, she was about to pull Zhu Ziyang towards the lake. However, Zhu Ziyang did not lose his composure due to the treasure land before him; he keenly sensed that something was wrong with this patch of spiritual herbs. So, he held Jiang Nannan back.
Seeing the young girl's eyes full of confusion, Zhu Ziyang patiently explained, "Nannan, haven't you noticed that many Spirit Beasts are hidden among these spiritual herbs?"
"What?" The young girl was startled. She looked back at the spiritual herbs and indeed found that the light emitted by many plants was becoming increasingly obvious, and their leaves and flowers swayed without wind, extremely bizarre. Jiang Nannan immediately realized Zhu Ziyang was right, but she was still somewhat surprised and asked, "What's going on?"
"I think it should be thanks to the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well." Zhu Ziyang pondered and explained, "The life energy and primal energy here are too rich, and with top-tier feng shui like the ice spring and flames, plus being undisturbed for a long time, it's quite normal for these spiritual herbs, which already contain special energy and medicinal properties, to evolve intelligence and become Spirit Beasts!"
"Indeed!" The young girl was not foolish; after calming down and listening to Zhu Ziyang's explanation, she immediately understood. Then, she asked with some concern, "Then what should we do? We don't know how many of these vast spiritual herbs have evolved into Spirit Beasts, nor do we know the strength of these plant Spirit Beasts. We can't just rush in blindly."
Zhu Ziyang nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face. Plant Spirit Beasts are very different from animal Spirit Beasts; they cannot move, at least those below a hundred thousand years of cultivation cannot move. This also means their attack range is limited. They only need to carefully distinguish which spiritual herbs are Spirit Beasts and which are not, then they can avoid these plant Spirit Beasts.
However, identifying Spirit Beasts among such a vast number of spiritual herbs was a pipe dream; they didn't have that much time. Thus, there was only one solution: plant Spirit Beasts are, after all, still plants. As long as they are plants, they will fear the Power of Death. Zhu Ziyang had already thought of a method.
"Let's go, Nannan, I've thought of a way." Zhu Ziyang smiled, then hugged Jiang Nannan, saying, "Hold me tight."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan immediately hugged Zhu Ziyang tightly. Zhu Ziyang immediately summoned the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe, fully releasing the Power of Death to surround himself and Jiang Nannan. After doing this, Zhu Ziyang boldly walked towards the core Yin Yang Twin Springs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Things developed exactly as Zhu Ziyang had anticipated. The spiritual herbs were extremely afraid of the Power of Death, retracting their leaves, flowers, and other body parts, not daring to touch Zhu Ziyang.
And Zhu Ziyang was also very careful; he had no intention of destroying these spiritual herbs. He only wanted to gain benefits, not to harm this treasure land.
Thus, with one side intent on protecting and the other intent on self-preservation, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan easily approached the Yin Yang Twin Springs, entering the core area of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Hey, human, quickly put away your Spirit. Can't you see everyone is scared?" A female voice unexpectedly entered their ears.
Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were startled. They immediately scanned their surroundings vigilantly and sternly shouted, "Who's there? Come out!"
"Oh my! Am I not standing right in front of you?" The female voice said, with a hint of mockery and excitement in her tone.