"Zhongli, Zhongli, where exactly are we going?" Paimon asked, puzzled.
The further they walked, the more she felt something was off.
Why did they end up in a forest again?
Paimon hated forests, especially the ones in the Douluo Continent!
The events that happened in the Star Dou Forest were still fresh in her memory.
"I don't know either," Zhongli replied.
He truly didn't know where they were heading, as he wasn't very familiar with the map of the Douluo Continent.
Unless he used his authority and divine power, but that would defeat the purpose of traveling.
"Wait, you don't know either?" Paimon widened her eyes, looking utterly confused.
"Are you... are you here to pick up trash in the forest again?"
Zhongli: "..."
Sometimes, he found Paimon quite endearing, but other times, she felt entirely unnecessary!
Did that one incident really leave such a black mark on his history?
"Zhongli, why are you looking at Paimon like that? Paimon's scared!"
Why am I looking at you like that? Don't you have any idea?
Paimon shivered and quickly hid behind the Ice and Snow Empresses, avoiding Zhongli's gaze.
With a sigh, Zhongli placed his hands behind his back and said, "Someone guided me here, but I don't know exactly where this place is."
Ignoring the curious, puzzled, and surprised looks from the Ice and Snow Empresses, Zhongli explained the reason.
"What?"
Both the Ice and Snow Empresses and Paimon were stunned.
Someone guided him? How come they didn't notice anything?
After all, the three of them were no longer the same as before. How could they not sense any disturbance?
Who was the one who guided Zhongli?
"There's no need to speculate. Our destination is just ahead," Zhongli said calmly.
The Great Forest within the Heavenly Soul Empire.
In fact, Zhongli didn't need to guess or use his authority and divine power to know where they were.
The Sunset Forest!
No wonder the World Consciousness guided him here.
This was the World Consciousness's "gift" to show its allegiance!
Thinking of this, Zhongli's eye twitched slightly. The World Consciousness had actually learned the human custom of "gift-giving," which was quite...
On second thought, it made sense.
After all, he was the World Consciousness's last hope. If it didn't hold onto this lifeline, the Douluo Continent would truly become the Tang Family's Continent.
Moreover, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was under Tang San's control. For the World Consciousness, this was akin to "aiding the enemy." It would rather destroy the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well than let Tang San benefit from it.
In a short while, they arrived at the foot of a mountain shrouded in poisonous mist.
"Zhongli, are you sure someone guided you here?"
"But Paimon thinks this place looks more like a poisonous mountain!"
Even Paimon could see it, and so could the Ice and Snow Empresses!
"These are the Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers, which are naturally afraid of the cold."
Hearing this, Bing Bing and Xue Nu were stunned. Afraid of the cold?
Well...
One of them wielded Ultimate Ice, and the other Ultimate Snow. The Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers?
Besides, even if they weren't afraid of the cold, breaking through would still be effortless!
"Zhongli, let me lead the way!" Bing Bing stepped forward, patting her flat chest with pride.
"Then I'll trouble you, Miss Bing'er."
Having Bing Bing lead the way or doing it himself made no difference, as both would use his energy...
With Zhongli's approval, Bing Bing nodded and walked toward the poisonous mist.
As she got closer, Bing Bing glanced at the vast expanse of Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers and shouted, "Scram!"
This shout not only carried the power of Ultimate Ice but also the pressure of a Beast King.
Many of these Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers had already become spirit beasts, so they weren't mindless entities.
The pressure from an Ice-type Beast King made the Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers tremble, quickly clearing a path.
As for those that hadn't become spirit beasts, Bing Bing didn't care. With a wave of her hand, ice crystals formed, freezing the flowers that didn't move aside, along with the poisonous mist.
Ultimate Ice could easily freeze the poisonous mist.
If the Ice Jade Scorpion hadn't abandoned poison for Ultimate Ice, their poison would have far surpassed that of the Seven-Colored Phosphorus Flowers.
"Such a weak poison barrier," Bing Bing sneered.
In no time, the group walked through the cleared path and headed up the mountain.
"Miss Bing'er, I didn't know you were so powerful! You'll have to teach Paimon later!"
Paimon looked around, amazed that even the poisonous mist had been frozen by Bing Bing.
Bing Bing glanced at Paimon and nodded.
"As long as Paimon is willing to learn, I'll teach her!"
In fact, after their fusion, Paimon already knew most of what Bing Bing could do. The only issue was that Paimon lacked combat experience, making it difficult for her to apply the skills.
"Thank you, Miss Bing'er!"
Soon, they reached the mountaintop. Looking down, they saw a serene area filled with ice crystals and fire elemental crystals.
At the center was a spring, with one side icy blue and the other fiery red.
The two types of water didn't interfere with each other, yet they were perfectly blended.
"Wow..."
Even Bing Bing and Xue Nu were seeing such a sight for the first time!
This place actually contained Ultimate Ice, formed from pure energy!
"This is a treasure land!" the two women murmured.
"Indeed, it is a treasure land."
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was, to Zhongli, merely a scenic spot.
But for the people of the Douluo Continent, it was a paradise on earth!
"Huh? There's a 100,000-year spirit beast's aura here!"
Bing Bing seemed to have noticed something and quickly flew down toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Xue Nu hesitated, glancing at Zhongli.
"Let's go. We're already here."
"Okay!"
For others, getting down to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would be a challenge.
But for Zhongli and his companions, it was no issue at all.
Who couldn't fly?
Even Paimon could!
Meanwhile, inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, several immortal herbs were trembling. They had heard the earlier shout of "Scram!"
Such a powerful aura, how could these weak and helpless immortal herbs resist?
Bing Bing walked to the center of the immortal herbs with a smirk and suddenly released her aura.
"Speak!"
At this, the immortal herbs dared not remain silent.
"G-Greetings, mighty one!" a large pink flower spoke first.
The other sentient immortal herbs also began to speak.
"Hmph, with 100,000 years of cultivation, yet you cower like this. You're a disgrace to 100,000-year spirit beasts!" Bing Bing scoffed.
"B-But we're not 100,000-year spirit beasts."
"What?"
"We're only a little over 10,000 years old, not 100,000-year spirit beasts."
"Nonsense! Age and cultivation are not the same thing!"
"Having 100,000 years of cultivation doesn't mean you've lived for 100,000 years. Who taught you such foolishness?"
Tang San: "..."