The three, fully prepared, headed towards Sunset Forest at an extremely fast pace.
...
Half an hour later, Sword Douluo and the others had arrived at the very center of Sunset Forest.
"Rongrong, Xiaochen, you must stay close behind me and always pay attention to what's happening around you."
At this moment, Sword Douluo quickly spoke to the two of them.
Powerful spirit beasts roam the Sunset Forest. If he accidentally strays too far from them and encounters a spirit beast, he'll be in big trouble.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Jian, I will protect Rongrong well."
Bei Chen immediately took Ning Rongrong's hand, not letting her leave his side for even a moment.
Ning Rongrong, whose little hand was being held, shyly looked up at Bei Chen's handsome face.
Her little heart was pounding, her pretty face was slightly flushed, and she hung her head, not daring to look at Beichen again, her mind wandering.
Sword Douluo nodded in satisfaction at Bei Chen's actions. Even if they encountered a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, Bei Chen should be able to stall for time and wait for his arrival.
Of course, he won't leave easily unless there's an emergency!
As time passed, Sword Douluo and the others searched for suitable soul beasts in the heart of Sunset Forest.
As the inherited martial soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul has a fairly clear record of the soul beast corresponding to each soul ring.
In other words, the spirit rings absorbed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's spirit are all from fixed spirit beasts, making them relatively easy to find.
Sure enough, not long after, Sword Douluo and the others found a Gem Mammoth Beast that was over four hundred years old.
This is the most suitable soul beast for Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Afterwards, Ning Rongrong, holding the dagger in her hand, dared not approach the soul beast that had been knocked unconscious by Sword Douluo.
Encouraged by the two, Ning Rongrong, with trembling hands, plunged the dagger into the body of the Gem Mammoth Beast, ending its life.
Under the guidance of Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong slowly absorbed her first spirit ring.
"Hmm!"
Ning Rongrong felt her soul power dwindling within her, causing her body to tremble violently and cold sweat to pour from her forehead.
Given Ning Rongrong's current physique, absorbing a spirit ring that is nearly 500 years old would indeed be somewhat difficult.
"First Soul Skill: Leaf of Life"
Standing behind her, Bei Chen looked at Ning Rongrong's pained expression and sighed softly.
With his right palm open, the ancient tree of life appeared silently, its emerald green light enveloping the area.
The first soul ring on Bei Chen's body suddenly shone brightly, revealing a leaf of life carrying astonishing life power.
Under Bei Chen's deliberate control, it entered Ning Rongrong's body.
Sure enough, the next moment...
After absorbing the immense life force, Ning Rongrong's face became much more relaxed, and she was no longer in so much pain.
Another half hour passed, and suddenly the soul ring on Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda tightened, firmly binding itself to her martial soul.
"I did it!"
After absorbing the spirit ring, Ning Rongrong jumped up excitedly and exclaimed in delight.
I never expected her to become a true Soul Master so quickly.
Ning Rongrong then introduced her first soul skill to the two of them.
As expected, Ning Rongrong's first soul skill was no different from that in the original work.
Of course, almost all the soul skills of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School are similar, although the order of the soul skills may be different.
"Alright, now that Rongrong has acquired her martial soul, let's return to our sect."
Sword Douluo was filled with satisfaction after seeing Ning Rongrong absorb the spirit ring, and then he was about to turn around and leave Sunset Forest.
However, at that moment, Bei Chen's eyes flickered. He had an important matter to attend to and could not leave for the time being.
"Grandpa Sword, I unexpectedly obtained a book that records a treasure land in Sunset Forest. It contains very precious immortal herbs that can greatly enhance the strength of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Bei Chen fabricated a reason to convince Sword Douluo of his belief.
He always stayed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and rarely left the sect. If he didn't make up this reason, Sword Douluo would definitely suspect him. Why would he know about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in Sunset Forest?
"Really? Why didn't I find any treasure troves when I was acquiring spirit rings in Sunset Forest?"
Sword Douluo looked puzzled upon hearing Bei Chen's words and then asked in confusion.
He had previously acquired his spirit rings in the Sunset Forest, traversing almost every part of it, but he had never seen the treasure land that Bei Chen had mentioned.
"That treasure land is called the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. I suspect it already belongs to someone. I learned about its great value by chance from that tattered book."
At this moment, Beichen continued to reveal the specific details of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Really? Let's go take a look."
Sword Douluo was also intrigued by Beichen's words, but he didn't know which book recorded such a treasure land.
He then shook his head with a sigh, perhaps Xiao Chen had obtained the book by chance outside.
The Douluo Continent is so vast that it's perfectly normal for it to contain unknown texts!
Upon hearing Sword Douluo's agreement, Bei Chen was overjoyed. Following the route described in the original work in his mind, he strode towards the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
...
On the way here, there was not a single soul beast in sight. Any soul beast that dared to offend a Title Douluo would be courting death.
"Is this the place?"
Sword Douluo looked at the green mist that filled the valley in front of him, exuding a cold and piercing aura, and turned to ask Beichen if he was here.
Is this really the place?
At the same time, Sword Douluo felt puzzled. He couldn't detect anything special about this valley. Surely, those mysterious immortal herbs wouldn't grow here.
"This is the place; it contains many extremely precious medicinal herbs."
Bei Chen looked at the valley in front of him and said with a look of wild joy.
Inside was the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Looking at the surrounding poisonous gas, he was certain that Dugu Bo had been here before.
But it doesn't matter, he believes that the conditions he offers will definitely tempt Dugu Bo to hand over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
"Huh, there's a formation here. It seems you were right, Xiao Chen. Someone has already been here before!"
"You all step back!"
Sword Douluo sensed the faint poisonous gas around him and his expression froze.
It seems that the treasure land Xiao Chen mentioned really exists, which makes Sword Douluo even more curious about what kind of immortal herbs are inside.
"Boom!"
In an instant, a Seven Kill Sword appeared in Sword Douluo's right hand, the sword energy condensing in his palm, and he held it in the void.
Instantly, astonishing sword energy surged forth from the Seven Kill Sword.
Once the sword energy of the Seven Kill Sword was fully condensed, his eyes sharpened, and he swung his two fingers together sharply forward.
"Snap!"
The sword energy struck the poison array, unleashing a terrifying aura that instantly shattered the surrounding poison array.
After the commotion subsided, the scene was a mess, with terrifying sword energy and soul power still rampaging through the area.
Let's go!
After seeing that he had broken the formation, Sword Douluo went inside ahead of time, remaining vigilant about any movement around him.