Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Gedo stood on the branch of an ancient tree, gazing at the darkening forest, her brows furrowed.

The intense search over the past few days had left her somewhat exhausted. Ge Duo decided to temporarily put aside the search for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, find a suitable place to stay, build a temporary residence, and then make further plans.

As a witch who prefers to live in seclusion, Gothel has very high requirements for her dwelling. She needs a place that is secluded, safe, close to a water source, and preferably has abundant plant energy.

So she went upstream along a stream, while her mental energy spread outwards, sensing the surrounding terrain and energy flow.

Chapter 68 The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire

Ge Duo gradually ventured into an area she had never set foot in before. The trees here were tall and vigorous, and a thin mist drifted through the forest, carrying a sweet and fishy smell. Ordinary soul beasts would instinctively detour around this place.

"Hmm? This fog..." Ge Duo keenly sensed that this fog was no ordinary fog; it was not just ordinary water vapor, but contained a mixed poison that could erode soul power and paralyze nerves.

The deeper you go, the denser the fog becomes, and the more toxic it becomes.

"A natural poisonous miasma?" Ge Duo was not surprised but delighted.

Such places often mean remote and secluded areas, which is exactly where she wanted to build her home.

As for the poisonous fog? To her, a seasoned expert in drugs, it was nothing more than adding a little seasoning to the fresh air.

A faint dark green light emanated from her body, and the phantom of the Martial Soul Demon Vine flashed behind her. When the poisonous mist approached within a foot of her body, it dissipated and retreated on its own, as if it had encountered its nemesis.

She continued deeper into the toxic fog, which grew thicker and thicker, and visibility dropped drastically. The surroundings were deathly silent; even the chirping of insects and birds had disappeared.

Strange plants adapted to the toxic fog environment began to appear on the ground, with vibrant colors and bizarre shapes.

Gedo observed the poisonous creatures with great interest, pondering which ones she could collect to refine new poisons.

Just as she was distracted by recording a purple poisonous mushroom with a human face pattern that she had never seen before, her foot suddenly slipped. She was walking on a slope covered with wet moss, and before she could react, she lost her balance and slid down.

She gave a soft hum, and the demonic vines instantly shot out from her sleeves, wrapping around an ancient, jet-black tree beside her and stabilizing her stance.

But the view below the slope made her forget everything she was doing.

Below them was a relatively open valley, but the entire valley was shrouded in an intensely dense, multicolored poisonous barrier.

The poisonous barrier was far more potent than the surrounding mist; its vibrant colors swirled and shifted, seemingly alive as it slowly writhed, emanating a chilling aura of destruction.

However, what truly made Gedo stop breathing was not the terrifying poison barrier, but the scene behind it.

Through the gaps in the poisonous barrier, she vaguely saw a strange spring.

The spring water seemed to be split in two by an invisible force. One side was an icy blue, like ancient ice, steaming with extreme cold, while the other side was a crimson red, like lava, churning with scorching bubbles.

Ice and fire, two completely opposite forces, coexist perfectly here, forming an incredibly bizarre yet magnificent scene.

Around the spring with its two colors of ice and fire, countless plants grow densely.

Each of those plants radiated an indescribable, magnificent aura and boundless energy. Some were like immortal herbs burning with flames, some were like exotic flowers sculpted from ice and jade, some had vines bearing dazzling gem-like fruits, and some had leaves dripping with golden dew...

The life force, so rich it was almost tangible, intertwined with energies of various attributes, creating a bizarre and dreamlike fairyland.

"The Eye of Ice and Fire".

Ge Duo immediately recognized this as the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire that Lin Wan had mentioned.

A surge of joy welled up in her heart, and her pale face flushed with excitement.

You search high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

The treasure trove she had been searching for for days appeared before her eyes in such an unexpected way when she gave up the search and turned to looking for a place to stay!

"Found it, really found it. Hahahaha!" Ge Duo couldn't help but let out a low, hoarse laugh, filled with endless greed and joy.

She carefully concealed her aura and meticulously observed the seven-colored poisonous barrier.

This poisonous barrier is extremely terrifying; anyone below the rank of Title Douluo who dares to enter rashly will likely be reduced to pus and blood in an instant.

Even for ordinary titled Douluo, resisting for a long time would be no easy task.

However, for Ge Duo, whose martial soul is the Demon Vine and who is extremely skilled at manipulating plants and toxins, this is somewhat troublesome, but not an insurmountable obstacle.

“A natural barrier, perfect. It saves me the trouble of setting up a protective barrier.” Ge Duo’s eyes gleamed with a sharp light. “As long as I can find a safe way in, all the countless immortal herbs inside will be mine!”

Ge Duo was not in a hurry. Instead, she slowly retreated, found an excellent vantage point, and began to carefully study the operating rules of the seven-colored poison barrier and its weak points.

Now that the treasure land has appeared, the question that Gedo needs to consider is how to completely possess it and become its sole owner.

As for whether this precious land originally belonged to someone? In the dictionary of the witch Gothor, the concept of first come, first served has never existed!

Natural treasures belong to the capable!

And she is confident that she is the capable one.

……

Outside the seven-colored poison barrier, Ge Duo patiently observed for a whole day and night.

For her, who was well-versed in plant characteristics and energy manipulation, the operating rules and toxicity of this poison barrier were a piece of cake.

"Almost there," Ge Duo murmured to herself, a confident smile appearing on her pale face.

She stretched out her hands, her ten fingers dancing in the air as if playing a musical instrument, dark green soul power flowing from her fingertips, precisely striking several specific nodes in the poison barrier.

Instantly, the originally flowing, seamless seven-colored poison barrier was as if it had been parted by an invisible hand, quietly cracking open a passage that could only accommodate one person.

The poisonous fog churned violently at the edge of the passage, but it could not overcome the barrier formed by the dark green soul power.

Ge Duo flashed and instantly stepped into the eye of ice and fire.

As soon as she entered, she felt a surge of immense energy flowing towards her.

Two completely different auras, extreme cold and extreme heat, intertwined and rushed towards her, yet strangely achieved a balance. Not only did it not cause discomfort, but it also stimulated her soul power to accelerate its circulation, making her feel indescribably comfortable.

Ge Duo greedily took a deep breath; the rich life energy in the air and the exotic fragrance of various immortal herbs made every pore of her body cheer with joy.

Around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, all sorts of exotic flowers and rare herbs grow. Fragrant and elegant, the eight-cornered ice grass, the fiery apricot blossom, the wondrous chrysanthemum reaching to the heavens, the eight-petaled fairy orchid, the dew-kissed gaze...

Many of the celestial treasures she had only vaguely heard about from Lin Wan were now vividly displayed before her eyes, radiating a dazzling halo and heart-pounding energy fluctuations.

"Perfect, absolutely perfect!"

Looking at the magical herbs radiating energy before her, Ge Duo was incredibly excited. She carefully walked among the herbs, touching them all around.

"Such a precious land should rightfully belong to me!"

Ge Duo immediately took action, preparing to protect this Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

First, she went to the entrance she had created and took out various materials she had prepared beforehand from her magic pouch: Shadow Crystal Powder, Dragonblood Wood Roots, Twisted Forest Mud, and several rare poisons and minerals she had collected in this world.

Chapter 69 Dugu Bo's Attack

Using her own soul power as a guide, Gedo mixed these materials and began to inscribe an incredibly complex magic circle at the entrance of the poison barrier, radiating a dark light.

This magic circle not only stabilizes the passage she created, but also completely conceals it, and adds powerful warning and counterattack effects.

Unless one has her permission or is far more powerful than her, there is absolutely no way one could discover and break into this place.

After several hours of work, a complex magic array emitting a faint purple light was finally completed, and then slowly merged into the poison barrier and disappeared.

From then on, the only key to this Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire was in the hands of Gedo.

After doing all this, Godot finally relaxed and began to carefully examine her new home.

She didn't rush to pick the most exquisite herbs, knowing full well the principle of exhausting resources.

These precious herbs have grown here for countless years to reach their current state; to pick them rashly would be the greatest waste.

What she needs is sustainable use.

Therefore, Geduo's gaze fell on some auxiliary immortal herbs that had grown for a relatively short period of time or had relatively mild energy attributes, as well as the ordinary plants around that were nourished by the spring and also contained considerable energy.

"First, I'll refine a batch of magic potions to boost my strength, and then I'll further purify my soul power," Ge Duo thought to herself.

She quickly selected her target and began carefully collecting the necessary materials.

A few frosty leaves accompanying the eight-pointed star ice grass, a wisp of fiery apricot blossoms, a few drops of dew collected at dawn, plus several auxiliary medicines that are hard to find elsewhere.

Then she came to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire and chose a relatively balanced area.

Then she took out a dark green medicine cauldron covered with runes from her storage soul tool.

With a solemn expression, Ge Duo chanted obscure incantations, then continuously poured various materials into the medicine cauldron with both hands. She then channeled the extreme cold and heat emanating from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to alternately refine the medicinal liquid in the cauldron.

Soon, a strange and rich fragrance wafted from the medicine pot, making one feel clear-headed.

……

a few days later.

With a hum, the medicine cauldron opened automatically, and three drops of liquid, as clear as jade and radiating with boundless life energy and pure soul power, shot out and fell into the jade bottle that Ge Duo had prepared beforehand.

"It's a success!" Ge Duo looked at the three drops of magic potion in the jade bottle, her eyes filled with joy.

The quality of this potion far surpasses any potion she has ever concocted in the past; the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the Immortal Herb are indeed full of energy.

She couldn't wait to take a drop.

The potion entered her throat and instantly transformed into a gentle yet immense torrent of energy, flowing into her limbs and bones, nourishing her meridians, flesh, and bones, and finally merging into her dantian, perfectly fusing with her own soul power.

Her level 90 bottleneck immediately loosened, and her soul power became even purer.

"The effect is amazing!" Ge Duo was overjoyed as she felt the changes in her body.

With this precious land, her dream of reaching even greater heights seemed no longer distant.

However, just as Gedo was basking in the joy of her increased strength, the magic circle she had set up outside the poison barrier suddenly emitted a violent fluctuation.

Someone has triggered the alert!

……

Dugu Bo has been in a bad mood lately.

The backlash from the Azure Phosphorus Serpent King venom within his body intensified, causing him excruciating pain with each attack.

The only relief he has found so far is to rely on the special aura generated at the confluence of the Yin and Yang springs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, as well as certain specific herbs around the springs, to barely suppress the symptoms.

This time, he went out to find several rare poisons in an attempt to concoct a new remedy, but he came up empty-handed. Instead, the use of his soul power exacerbated the backlash from the poison.

He endured the excruciating pain and hurried back to Sunset Forest, eager to reach the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye and use its energy to alleviate his suffering.

However, when he passed through the familiar poisonous fog area and arrived at the valley that should have been shrouded in a dense, colorful poisonous barrier, the scene before him stunned him.