My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chapter 169: Ice and Fire 2

I carefully put the soul-returning grass into the cloth bag. This thing is a good thing and must be kept well.

"Okay, stop dawdling and let's go." Lin Qingxue glanced at me, turned around and left.

This is just her personality. She appears cold on the surface, but actually cares more than anyone else.

"Hey, wait for me." I shouted at her back and quickly followed her.

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Chen Yu, you've finally got the beauty this time. Congratulations."

As she spoke, she deliberately threw me a coquettish look. This enchantress never forgets to tease me wherever she goes.

I coughed dryly, pretended not to hear, and quickly walked to Lin Qingxue and walked side by side with her.

The secret realm was still covered in white, with ice and snow everywhere. The cold wind was howling, making people shiver.

Tie Niu was a tough guy, so he didn't feel anything. On the contrary, Shangguan Wan'er's face turned pale and her lips were purple from the cold.

"Wan'er, are you cold?" I asked with concern.

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and said, "It's okay. I can still hold on."

I took out a thick cloak from the cloth bag. I bought it in the city before. I had originally planned to keep it for myself to wear in winter, but now it seems that I should give it to Shangguan Wan'er first.

"Come, put it on." I handed the cloak to Shangguan Wan'er.

"How can I feel embarrassed..." Shangguan Wan'er hesitated.

"Why are you being so polite to me? Put it on quickly." I put the cloak on her without saying anything and helped her tie the belt.

Shangguan Wan'er's cheeks flushed slightly, "Thank you, Brother Chen."

"What's there to thank? We're all family." I said with a smile.

As I walked, I suddenly noticed that there was a place in the snow in front of me that was different in color from the other places.

The snow there was whiter and brighter, and faintly emitted a strange energy fluctuation.

"Look, what is that?" I pointed to the snow and said to others.

"It seems like there is something." Tie Niu also noticed the abnormality.

"Let's go and take a look." Lin Qingxue said.

We slowly approached the snow. I used the wooden sword in my hand to gently push away the snow, and a pitch-black cave appeared in front of us. From the cave, I could feel an astonishing chill, which was even colder than the chill in other places in this secret realm, as if it could freeze people's souls.

"There seems to be something down there." I looked at the dark entrance of the cave, and suddenly felt uneasy.

"Should we go down and take a look?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.

Before I could answer, the system prompt sound suddenly rang in my mind.

"Ding! It's detected that the host has arrived near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring. The Soul-Returning Grass is nearby."

"Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered that this place seemed to be mentioned in the ancient book that Mr. Zhang gave me.

I quickly took out the ancient book from the cloth bag, turned to the page that recorded the soul-returning grass, and read it carefully.

As expected, ancient books clearly record that the Soul-Returning Grass must grow near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring, and must be watered with water from both the Ice Spring and the Fire Spring at the same time to exert its true medicinal effect.

"It seems that we have to go down." I closed the ancient book, looked at the cave in front of me, and made a decision in my heart.

"I'll go down and take a look first." I said, preparing to jump into the cave.

"Wait!" Lin Qingxue grabbed me and said, "It's too dangerous. Let's explore it first."

She took out a thin ice-blue silk thread from her waist. The thread was crystal clear and emitted a faint chill. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary thing.

"This is ice silk. It can detect dangers around it." Lin Qingxue explained.

She gently placed the ice silk into the cave entrance, and the ice silk slowly extended downwards and disappeared into the darkness.

After a while, Lin Qingxue's expression changed slightly, and she suddenly retracted the ice silk.

"There's a strong chill down there, and..." She paused, as if hesitant, "Also, I sense an evil aura."

"An evil aura?" Tie Niu's eyes widened. "Is there a monster down there?"

"I don't know, but it's definitely dangerous." Lin Qingxue shook her head.

I stared at the dark cave entrance, my heart trembling. The name of this Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire suggested it wasn't a benign place, and the sinister aura Lin Qingxue had mentioned made me even more wary.

"Or, let's not go down." Shangguan Wan'er said a little fearfully.

"No," I shook my head, "The resurrection grass is right below. We must go down."

Liu Ruyan walked over to me and patted my shoulder. "Chen Yu, don't worry. I'm here. I'm not afraid of any monsters."

As she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her chest to show off her proud figure.

I rolled my eyes at her and said, "Just stop making trouble."

I took a deep breath and took out a few night-shining pearls from the cloth bag. These were the ones I had bought at the market before, and they could still provide light at critical moments.

I threw the night pearls into the cave one by one. The light of the night pearls illuminated the interior of the cave. The cave was not deep. There was a small space at the bottom. In the center of the space, there were two springs, one emitting a cold air and the other burning with blazing flames. They were the Yin-Yang Springs of Ice and Fire.

I pointed to the spring below and said to everyone, "That's the Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire. The Soul-Returning Grass should be nearby."

"It's indeed the Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire!" Lin Qingxue's eyes flashed with excitement. "It's rumored that the water from the Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire can not only be used to refine elixirs, but it can also temper the body and improve cultivation."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go down quickly!" Tie Niu said impatiently.

"Wait," I stopped him, "The situation down there is unclear, we'd better be careful."

I jumped into the cave first and landed safely at the bottom.

A biting chill hit my face, making me shiver.

The coldness of this ice spring is even stronger than that at the cave entrance. I feel like my skin is about to freeze.

I practiced my skills to resist the cold, while vigilantly observing the surrounding environment.

There was nothing at the bottom of the cave except the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring, and no danger was found.

"Come down, it's okay." I shouted towards the cave entrance.

Lin Qingxue, Tie Niu, Shangguan Wan'er and Liu Ruyan jumped down one after another.

"It's so cold!" Shangguan Wan'er hugged her arms and shivered as soon as she came down.

I quickly put the cloak back on her and said, "Bear with it. We'll leave as soon as we find the Soul-Restoring Grass."

We searched along the edge of the ice spring and soon found a plant that was completely snow-white with only a small green flower on the top. It was the soul-returning grass.

"Found it!" I said excitedly, pointing at the soul-returning grass.

"That's great!" Shangguan Wan'er also smiled.

I was just about to reach out to pick the soul-restoring grass when the system prompt sound suddenly rang in my mind.

"Ding! Soul-Returning Grass has been detected growing in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. It requires Yin-Yang Spring Water to work."

"Do you want to get some spring water?" I was stunned for a moment and looked up at the Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire.

The ice spring is not so bad. Although it is very cold, you should be able to get the spring water if you are careful.

But the fire spring, with its blazing flames, is daunting to look at. How can one get water from it?

"How do I get the water from this hot spring?" I scratched my head, feeling a little puzzled.

"How difficult is that?" Liu Ruyan walked to the fire fountain and took out a red gourd from her waist. "Look at me."

She opened the lid of the gourd and gently sucked at the spring of fire. Suddenly, a powerful suction force was generated at the mouth of the gourd, sucking the flames in the spring into the gourd.

As the flames were sucked in, the water in the spring gradually appeared, showing a crimson color and emitting a scorching breath.

Liu Ruyan covered the gourd and said to me with a smile, "Here, the fire spring water is for you."

I took the gourd and looked at her in surprise, "What kind of treasure is this gourd that you have? It can actually absorb fire?"

"This is my life-saving magic weapon, the Fire Cloud Gourd, which is specially used to collect and control flames."

Liu Ruyan said proudly.

I nodded. This Fire Cloud Gourd is really a good thing. It might come in handy in the future.

I poured the fire spring water in the Fire Cloud Gourd into a jade bottle, then carefully walked to the ice spring and collected some ice spring water in another jade bottle.

"Okay, now we can pick the soul-returning grass." I took two jade bottles and walked to the soul-returning grass.

I poured the ice spring water and fire spring water on the roots of the soul-returning grass respectively. After the soul-returning grass absorbed the spring water from the ice and fire springs, the green flowers began to slowly turn white and emit a stronger medicinal fragrance.

"It seems to be really effective." I was secretly happy.

I carefully picked the soul-returning grass and put it in a special jade box.

"Okay, let's go." I put the jade box into the cloth bag and said to everyone.

"Wait," Lin Qingxue suddenly said, "This Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring is so magical, why don't we take this opportunity to practice?"

"Alright," I nodded. "The water from this Yin-Yang Spring of Ice and Fire is indeed very beneficial for cultivation."

The five of us each found a place and began to practice.

I sat cross-legged beside the ice spring, practicing my skills and absorbing the cold air around me.

Although the ice spring is bone-chillingly cold, it contains pure spiritual energy, which is a rare resource for cultivation for me.

I feel that my cultivation is steadily improving, and the true energy in my body is becoming more refined.