A few hours had passed.
Wu Lan opened his eyes in the middle of the spring and immediately felt the changes within his body.
"Nice. Now my body has gained resistance against Fire and Ice."
After that, he moved deeper into the spring.
As he descended, he felt the pressure from the depths increase, but with his physical strength, it had no effect on him.
He continued until he finally reached the very bottom of the spring.
There, he saw two giant skeletons, which he immediately recognized as belonging to the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King.
Even though he already knew of their existence, witnessing this scene in person made him realize just how insignificant he was in front of them.
While he was still in a daze, he suddenly heard an ancient voice.
"Who are you? Why do you feel familiar?"
Wu Lan turned and saw two transparent, majestic dragons, one of fire and one of ice, appearing before him, gazing at him in confusion.
Even though he knew they were only dissipating souls, simply standing near them subjected him to immense pressure.
Because Wu Lan had concealed his bloodline using the upgraded Xuan Tian Record, the dragons could not sense his lineage, though something about him still felt familiar to them.
So, he released his bloodline, allowing them to recognize his identity.
The Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King were shocked to sense a weaker version of their master's bloodline within this human.
Although it was weaker, the bloodline was genuine. They realized this human must be related to their master.
"Human, who are you?"
"I will tell you later, but first I will take you to the Silver Dragon King. She will explain everything to you."
Hearing the Silver Dragon King's name, the two dragons were confused. They had many questions but chose not to ask and instead obeyed his words.
Seeing that the Fire and Ice Dragon Kings did not object, Wu Lan surfaced and took out the silver scale gifted to him by Gu Yuena. This scale could even store souls.
Using his mental power, he drew their souls into the scale.
The moment the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King saw the Silver Dragon King's scale in Wu Lan's hand, they understood that what the human had said was true, he really did know the Silver Dragon King.
Thus, they did not resist the pull and willingly entered the silver scale.
"Now, with the Fire and Ice Dragons, Gu Yuena will be very happy to reunite with her family. I am looking forward to seeing her smile."
After calming down, Wu Lan turned his attention to the immortal herbs.
"Now it's time to harvest the immortal herbs."
With that, he stored everything into the silver scale, leaving nothing for Tang San.
Looking at the now-clean area, he was filled with pride.
"They should thank me for cleaning this place."
Hehe no need to thank me, i am good person who likes to keep environment clean.
After carefully checking the area for anything he might have missed and finding nothing left, he exited happily and made his way toward the entrance of Sunset Forest.
On his way, he noticed two figures, a middle-aged man and a young boy.
The boy was none other than Yu Zhenhai.
"Perfect timing. I was about to look for you, but you came to me. Good boy. I'll have to thank him later for performing excellently as my pawn."
Wu Lan hid his aura and silently followed them.
From their conversation, he learned that the middle-aged man's name was Yu Fengyuan, a level 65 Soul King.
Sending a level 65 to help hunt for a second soul ring showed just how much the clan valued Yu Zhenhai.
"Zhenhai, what type of soul beast do you want?" Yu Fengyuan asked.
"Elder Fengyuan, I want a soul ring from a beast with a pure dragon bloodline, if possible," Zhenhai replied with determination.
Yu Fengyuan nodded.
"Alright, I will help you obtain the best ring."
Yu Fengyuan clearly wanted Zhenhai to feel indebted to him.
"Thank you, Elder, for your help." Zhenhai outwardly showed gratitude, but inwardly he sneered. Fengyuan noticed his false courtesy but chose not to point it out.
Wu Lan, meanwhile, had captured a vicious Windshadow Panther deep in the forest. It was extremely fast, its sleek body covered in short silver-black fur that blended seamlessly with the shadows. The beast struggled, but when Wu Lan released a trace of his bloodline aura, it immediately submitted.
He quickly bit his finger, allowing a drop of his blood to fall into the panther's mouth. After drinking it, the panther emitted a faint dragon aura. Wu Lan then released it near Yu Fengyuan, careful to let them sense its aura but not see him.
Yu Fengyuan's expression changed as he sensed the dragon aura.
"Zhenhai, I sense a dragon-type soul beast nearby. Let's go quickly."
Both of them immediately gave chase, while Wu Lan used the panther to lure them into a remote location.
Once he saw them pursuing it, he quickly moved toward the entrance of Sunset Forest, where he hid himself and waited for Dugu Bo to return.
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo had already left for his home after bullying Shrek.
The moment he arrived, his granddaughter Dugu Yan ran to him with fake crying expression.
"Grandpa, you're finally back! When you weren't here, I was bullied."
"What?!" Dugu Bo roared with fury. How dare anyone bully my granddaughter!
"Yaner, tell Grandpa what happened. I will kill him."
Dugu Yan recounted the story. Of course, she deliberately hid their own mistakes.
She told him about Tang San and Wu Lan.
"Grandpa, avenge me! Make both of them pay," Dugu Yan demanded righteously.
But Dugu Bo's focus shifted to one detail.
"Yaner, did you say this Tang San solved your poison?" he asked with anticipation.
"Yes, Grandpa. He threw some kind of liquid and blasted it with fire, and all the poison dissolved."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo was ecstatic, though he quickly concealed his excitement and put on a grim expression.
"Yaner, leave this to me. I will make them pay."
"Thank you, Grandpa, you're the best!"
After comforting her, Dugu Bo set off once more, to find Shrek.