After Ye Liangchen and the two girls finished breakfast, they directly entered the Sunset Forest. Zhu Zhuqing was also very much looking forward to her fourth spirit ring. She was a person who refused to admit defeat, and seeing Shui Bing'er challenge a Ten-Thousand Year fourth spirit ring, she also wanted to try.
"Chen Ge, Bing'er Jie, I've decided to get a Ten-Thousand Year fourth ring too."
Zhu Zhuqing said to Ye Liangchen and Shui Bing'er, who were observing the terrain.
"Don't worry, Xiao Maomi, I'll help you."
"Xiao Chen, if Zhuqing Meimei and I absorb another Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone and our physical attributes are strengthened, absorbing a Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring should be a bit easier."
"That's right! I forgot to get two Spirit Bones from Aunt Lan earlier. But there's no need to worry; once we go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and refine our bodies a bit, it can also enhance your physical constitution."
"Chen Ge, it feels like Spirit Bones are just like rocks in your eyes."
"Xiao Maomi, you're right. Let's go! We'll fly directly; it'll be faster."
The three of them directly summoned their Spirits and flew towards the depths of the Sunset Forest.
"Swish swish swish..."
High in the sky, Ye Liangchen kept his eyes and ears open, guarding the surroundings of the three to prevent attacks from flying Spirit Beasts.
"Caw caw caw..."
"Howl... howl..."
"Squeak... squeak..."
The three of them traversed through the mountains and ridges, beginning to search for Spirit Beasts. From time to time, they disturbed some Spirit Beasts, who chased them out, howling as if to warn the trio.
"Hiss hiss..."
Just then, a huge Man Faced Demon Spider leaped out from the forest, waving its scythe-like long legs, and charged towards the three.
"Chirp chirp..."
"First Spirit Ability: Ice Seal."
"Xiao Chen, should we kill it?"
Shui Bing'er immediately summoned her Spirit and used an Ice Seal Spirit Ability to block the Man Faced Demon Spider.
"No, this 6000-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider has powerful combat strength. We can't kill it in a short time; it would waste our time. Let's just fly away."
"Swish swish swish..."
Ye Liangchen motioned for the two girls to retreat quickly, not to entangle with that Man Faced Demon Spider. After their Spirits possessed them, the three quickly flapped their wings and flew directly a hundred meters into the sky.
"Bang bang..."
"Hiss hiss..."
The Man Faced Demon Spider broke through Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal and still wasn't giving up, constantly jumping onto the big trees, chasing the three for over a thousand meters until they were out of sight before finally giving up.
"Zhuqing Meimei, how exciting!"
"Bing'er Jie, luckily we all have flying skills, so we were able to turn danger into safety, but that Man Faced Demon Spider was so powerful!"
"Zhuqing, that Man Faced Demon Spider is over 6000 years old; its combat strength is even stronger than some Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts."
"Man Faced Demon Spiders have the title of 'Slaughterer' and are highly venomous, so we must be extremely careful."
At this moment, the three stood atop a hundred-meter-tall tree, recalling the scene of being chased by a group of Spirit Beasts, which was both thrilling and exciting.
A small interlude made Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing realize the dangers of the Sunset Forest, but the two girls were not afraid; on the contrary, they were even a little excited.
Ye Liangchen and the two girls continued to explore deeper into the forest. The forest was rich in resources, with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants. Along the way, the three also picked many precious medicinal herbs.
Two days later, Ye Liangchen, following the Sunset Forest map described by Dugu Bo, finally arrived at a tall mountain a thousand meters away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Xiao Chen, what is that patch of green mist in the forest a few hundred meters ahead?"
"Chen Ge, that green dense mist feels terrifying."
At this moment, Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing discovered the green dense mist in the distance, which made their scalps tingle.
"That's the poisonous mist Senior Dugu Bo created before to protect the herb garden, which is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Those poisonous mists are very terrifying; if you don't have an antidote pill and are corroded, you'll die a very ugly death."
"That terrifying!"
Hearing Ye Liangchen say it was poisonous mist, Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing immediately felt their whole bodies go numb.
"Don't worry! I have antidote pills; everyone take one, and you'll be fine."
"We'll go directly. Within the poisonous mist protection circle, no Spirit Beasts dare approach; it's very safe in there."
"Swish swish swish..."
Ye Liangchen motioned to the two girls and flew directly towards the small mountain hollow of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, planning to spend the night there to rest.
With antidote pills in their mouths, the three passed through the poisonous mist and flew rapidly towards a tall mountain ahead.
"Wow! Is this the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? It's actually in a small mountain hollow on such a high mountain."
Arriving at the outermost cliff edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing looked at the deep-pit-like valley. In the middle was a hundred-square-meter spring, with red and white intermingling, looking quite beautiful.
"Xiao Chen, I feel an extreme cold force in that white pool."
Shui Bing'er's Spirit is the Ice Phoenix, and she is very sensitive to extreme cold force.
"Right! The white pool has extreme cold force, and the red pool has extreme heat force. The two springs converge to form this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"Let's go! We'll fly down. I've thought of a way for you to use those two energies to refine your bodies."
Ye Liangchen briefly explained to the two girls, then flew straight down.
"Swish swish swish..."
The three slowly descended from the cliff edge into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well valley and immediately felt two powerful energies.
"Such powerful energy!"
Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing dared not approach the spring and could only watch from a distance.
Ye Liangchen originally wanted to directly use the hot and ice springs from the spring pool to refine the icefire twin elements pill, but the energy within them was too domineering, so he estimated it wouldn't work.
"I've got it."
"My own blood already contains two energies, and they are very gentle. This method will definitely work."
Thinking of this, Ye Liangchen took out a small jade bottle, directly pricked his finger with a knife. In an instant, bright red blood flowed out, and Ye Liangchen quickly caught it with the jade bottle.
"Xiao Chen, why did you prick your finger with a knife?"
"Chen Ge..."
Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing didn't understand what this guy was doing. Seeing a lot of fresh blood flowing from his finger, they felt a little heartache.
"Don't worry."
"I once used two extremely cold and extremely hot herbs to refine the icefire twin elements pill. After I took that pill, through my refinement, my physical body became stronger. Now my blood contains the energies of ice and fire. I plan to use this blood to refine some pills for you to use for body refinement."
After Ye Liangchen put away the blood, he applied a little ointment to the wound on his finger, stopping the bleeding.
"You two wait for me here for a moment."
Ye Liangchen walked to the edge of the Icefire Spring pool, took out his medicine cauldron, and took out some neutral and mild medicinal herbs, preparing to refine a simplified version of the icefire twin elements pill for the two girls.
"Buzz buzz..."
Ye Liangchen slowly placed the medicine cauldron into the scorching hot Yang Spring, then added several neutral and mild medicinal herbs. After a while, he directly poured in the blood from the jade bottle.
"Buzz buzz..."
In an instant, a clear fragrance emanated from the medicine cauldron, mixed with the energy fluctuations of ice and fire. Feeling that the ice and fire energy was a bit weak, Ye Liangchen again used his spirit power to draw the ice and fire energy from the spring pool, injecting a tiny bit into the medicine cauldron, then quietly waited.
To ensure the optimal medicinal effect, Ye Liangchen closed his eyes, released his divine sense, and focused intently on sensing the changes within the medicine cauldron. Now that his divine sense was activated, it felt a bit like an infrared scan, which was much more effective than the naked eye.
"This Xiao Jiahuo actually used his own blood to refine pills for us, what a fool?"
Shui Bing'er watched the Xiao Jiahuo's actions from a distance, her soft heart touched once again. She felt immense heartache and was incredibly moved, tears streaming down her face.
Time slowly passed. Half an hour later, Ye Liangchen felt the time was right. He directly pulled the medicine cauldron out of the scorching Yang Spring, opened the lid, and saw two red and white intermingled pills lying quietly at the bottom of the cauldron, already successfully refined.
"Two beauties, come and experience the feeling of ice and fire dual heavens; it can definitely make your physical constitution stronger."
Ye Liangchen held the two pills and handed them to Shui Bing'er and Xiao Maomi.
"How could you be so foolish? Using your blood to refine pills for us, how can we eat them? Isn't that drinking your blood?"
"Chen Ge..."
Shui Bing'er and Xiao Maomi looked at Ye Liangchen's calm expression, their hearts heavy. This guy would even shed blood to make them stronger.
"Don't mind these things; just treat it as a pill."
"I have plenty of blood; it's nothing. Losing a little blood is like losing weight. Look, even the wound on my finger has healed."
Ye Liangchen waved his hand indifferently, urging the two girls to quickly take the pills.
"You two quickly take this pill. It will make your physical bodies stronger, but after you take the pill, there will be two forces, one cold and one hot, clashing within your bodies. If you enter the middle of the spring water to absorb, the effect will be even better."
Ye Liangchen told the two girls about the effects of the simplified icefire twin elements pill, preparing them mentally.
"All right! Elder sister will listen to your arrangements."
Shui Bing'er looked at the pill in her hand, sniffed it carefully, and found no bloody smell; instead, there was a clear fragrance, much like the fragrance emanating from the Xiao Jiahuo's body.
"Chen Ge, thank you."
After Xiao Maomi finished speaking, she immediately took the pill. In an instant, the pill transformed into two energies, one cold and one hot, surging wildly within her body.
"Ah ah...! Chen Ge, this... this is too uncomfortable, both cold and hot."
Zhu Zhuqing let out a delicate cry, her entire skin half red and half white, looking very strange.
"Ah ah...! Xiao Chen, is this... what you called ice and fire dual heavens?"
At this moment, Shui Bing'er also took the pill and finally experienced what ice and fire dual heavens felt like. This invigorating sensation was truly extraordinary.
"Don't worry, there's no danger. You two slowly adapt, and quickly use your spirit power to circulate those two energies throughout your limbs and bones."
"Later, you should still absorb it in the spring water for better effect. Remember to take off your clothes, otherwise, your clothes will instantly rot once you enter the water."
After instructing the two girls, Ye Liangchen walked behind a large rock, letting the Blue Silver Emperor come out to absorb energy, then prepared to guard outside the valley. After all, the scene later would be too beautiful to watch.
"Xiao Chen, where are you going?" Just then, Shui Bing'er, who was refining the pill, called out to Ye Liangchen.
"I'm going outside the valley to guard for you. Then you can safely refine your bodies in the spring water."
"You stay with me; I don't dare go into the water alone."
Shui Bing'er wanted to be with this guy. Without him by her side, she wouldn't dare go into that terrifying Icefire Spring.
"Chen Ge, that water looks terrifying; we don't dare go down."
"Two beauties, is this really appropriate?"
Ye Liangchen's head was buzzing at this moment. If he were to go into the spring pool with them, the scene would be too explosive.
"Stinky brat, what haven't we seen between us? We've kissed, we've touched, what are you worried about? Hurry up."
Shui Bing'er walked straight over, grabbed Ye Liangchen, and led him to a large rock in the distance. In a flash, she stripped him of all his gear, then quickly stripped herself, leaving only her bikini, and threw her spirit tool and clothes onto the rock.
"Oh my god."
"Bing'er Jie, you're so violent."
Ye Liangchen was completely bewildered by Shui Bing'er's actions. What met his eyes was a dazzling expanse of white, a scene too beautiful to behold.
"This is nothing; later, elder sister will let you experience even more violent scenes."
Shui Bing'er smiled charmingly and then called out to Xiao Maomi in the distance, telling her to join them in the water.
"Zhuqing Meimei, hurry up, let's soak together."
"Oh! Okay, Da Jie Tou."
Shui Bing'er spoke, and Xiao Maomi immediately followed, quickly stripping off her gear. Then she swiftly came to their side, and with Shui Bing'er, they each grabbed one of Ye Liangchen's hands and jumped into the center of the spring water.
"Ah ah ah...! Xiao Chen, Elder sister feels like she's going to die!"
"Chen Ge, am I going to die?! Ah ah..."
Upon entering the spring water, their bodies were immediately impacted by the immense energy in the Icefire Spring, causing extreme pain. The two girls, like two octopuses, clung tightly to Ye Liangchen, continuously letting out screams.
"Quickly calm down, relax your body and mind, activate your spirit power, and refine the energy within the pill."
"Don't talk about dying or not dying. With me here, you won't die."
Ye Liangchen was also speechless at this moment, completely exhausted by the two girls' antics, especially Xiao Maomi's proud figure, which was simply: 'If you are not magnificent, how can you move people's hearts?'
I wonder if everyone can handle it? Anyway, I can't.
At this moment, the only remaining attire on the two girls also vanished under the powerful energy impact of the spring water. Ye Liangchen closed his eyes and silently recited the Ice Heart Technique, calming his mind.
"Heart like ice, calm even if the sky falls..."
Shui Bing'er and Xiao Maomi followed Ye Liangchen's instructions and began to relax their bodies and minds, using the impact of the ice and fire energy to refine their bodies.
"Bing'er Jie, I feel my physical strength has become much stronger."
"Yes! Zhuqing Meimei, I feel it too."
After an hour, the two girls gradually adapted and no longer felt uncomfortable; instead, they felt quite comfortable, which was truly amazing.
Shui Bing'er looked at Ye Liangchen, who was resting with his eyes closed beside her, and smiled charmingly. This Xiao Jiahuo was really fun.
"Xiao Chen, why are you closing your eyes? Quick, see if Elder sister's figure is good!"
Shui Bing'er reached out and pinched Ye Liangchen's face. She thought to herself that these past few days, she and the Xiao Jiahuo had been together every night, doing everything that needed to be done, with only the final step of cultivation remaining. Yet, at this moment, he was shy.
"Pfft...! Chen Ge, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Maomi swam over at this moment, scooped up water with her cat paws, and splashed it on Ye Liangchen's head.
"Hey! I say, two beauties, can you be a bit more reserved?"
"You two look a bit like female hooligans right now!"
Ye Liangchen looked at the two girls, who were letting loose, and shook his head helplessly.
"Xiao Chen, we're not outsiders, what's there to be afraid of?" Shui Bing'er reached out and pulled the guy into her embrace, starting to show affection.
"Bing'er Jie, you're showing off again."
The Blue Silver Emperor in the distance was fully absorbing the ice and fire energy in the valley. At this moment, hearing the laughter, it quietly transformed into a four-meter-tall form. Upon seeing the three people in the spring pool bathing together, it thought: 'These two girls are really bold. Can Xiao Chen still handle it?'
"Two beauties, you two go out first. After you've put on your clothes, go outside the valley, and don't peek at me."
Three hours later, Ye Liangchen turned around and instructed the two girls to exit the pool first, otherwise, it would be a bit awkward.
"All right! Elder sister will listen to you, Zhuqing Meimei, let's go out first."
Shui Bing'er pulled Xiao Maomi out of the Icefire Spring pool. Originally, she didn't care about these things, but now she had no attire on, and Xiao Maomi was still there, so she couldn't be too excessive.
Xiao Maomi secretly looked back at Ye Liangchen, only seeing the back of his head, feeling it was very amusing. This man was simply a gem.
These days, stimulated by Shui Bing'er, Xiao Maomi also actively engaged in some playful actions with that guy. As Da Jie Tou Shui Bing'er would say, it was called 'cultivating feelings'.