Chapter 76: Ice and Fire Valley

When Queen Medusa noticed Lin Yuan's expression, she paused her explanation.

"Are you planning bad things again? Who's going to be in trouble this time?" Queen Medusa asked softly, with a hint of amusement in her eyes as she looked at Lin Yuan.

When Lin Yuan heard what Queen Medusa said, he smiled and stopped thinking. He raised his hand slightly, signaling Queen Medusa to continue explaining.

"Your Majesty, you worry too much. Please continue your story."

Seeing this, Queen Medusa continued to explain to Lin Yuan the intelligence she had collected: "As you said just now, the Ice and Fire Valley of the Mulan Empire should meet the conditions you mentioned. It is covered with ice and snow all year round, but there is an active volcano in the valley. The volcano often erupts, making the Ice and Snow Valley a rare special environment of ice and fire. In the past, in order to compete for control of the Mulan Empire, the army of the Mulan royal family and the disciples of the Mulan Valley fought there many times. In the end, the Mulan royal family was defeated, and the Mulan Valley dominated the entire Mulan Empire."

“I see. No wonder the Jia Ma royal family is so wary of the Yun Lan Sect. It turns out they have learned from the experience of the Mu Lan Empire.” Lin Yuan suddenly realized that the Jia Ma royal family’s hostility and vigilance towards the Yun Lan Sect did have their own considerations. After all, there was a precedent right beside them.

Then he looked at Queen Medusa and asked, "What are your plans, Queen?"

Queen Medusa said in a deep voice: "I plan to go to the Ice and Fire Valley in person. But unfortunately, that place is not far from Mulan Valley, and the relationship between our snake people and Mulan Valley is not harmonious. Therefore, I may need your assistance on this trip."

Lin Yuan nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will go with you."

Queen Medusa looked at him with some surprise and asked, "Are you so easy to talk to?"

Lin Yuan chuckled and replied, "As the fifth elder of the snake people, isn't it normal for me to help my queen solve her problems?"

Queen Medusa frowned slightly. She seemed to see Lin Yuan's true intention and said in a deep voice: "Slippery tongue, I guess you are targeting Mulan Valley. I need to remind you that although Mulan Valley does not have Dou Zong-level strongmen, they have a set of wonderful skills. Several elders can work together to exert the power of Dou Zong level."

Lin Yuan admitted frankly: "Yes, that's it. I am interested in that set of skills and plan to get it."

Queen Medusa was speechless for a moment as she watched Lin Yuan speak frankly. She pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Is this how you act? When you see something you want, you just try to take it away?"

Lin Yuan nodded, revealing a bit of inexplicable emotion in his chuckle: "In the Douqi Continent, the strong are respected. I don't like this disorderly status quo, but I am very used to such rules. Because it can make me become stronger at the fastest speed."

"Maybe one day, when I am strong enough to say no to this world, I will try to change it. For now, I will try my best to become stronger under this set of rules. After all, no one pays attention to the cries of the weak, but the whispers of the strong can touch people's hearts."

"What do you mean by being strong enough to say no to this world?" Medusa looked into Lin Yuan's deep eyes and asked in a deep voice.

"Dou Di!" Lin Yuan said softly, his voice a little ethereal.

"Is his goal to be the Doudi?" If someone else had said this, Queen Medusa would have probably sneered, "What a foolish dream!"

But when Lin Yuan's ethereal voice came out, Medusa could feel his seriousness and determination. Therefore, Queen Medusa, who didn't know what she was feeling at the moment, just said lightly, "Really?"

Lin Yuan nodded, turned his gaze to Queen Medusa, and asked, "What about you, Queen? Why did you choose to embark on this dangerous and life-threatening path of the Different Fire Evolution?"

Queen Medusa looked into the distance, and her charming voice seemed to have added a bit of vicissitudes and heaviness: "For my people, to lead the snake people to leave this desert that is not suitable for us to survive."

"It is true." Lin Yuan sighed lightly, with a little more respect in his heart.

Lin Yuan thought that he was a very selfish person. He would try to make Canaan College, a place like his home, better, but he couldn't risk his life for Canaan College. Although he couldn't do it, he never belittled such behavior in his heart, but respected it very much. Therefore, he respected Medusa who was willing to risk her life for her people, and he also had a little envy in his heart.

“I wonder when I will have something in my heart that I am willing to risk my life for besides strength?” Lin Yuan asked himself in his heart, and then looked at Medusa. He wanted to say, “The snake people are so lucky to have a queen like you.”

However, before he could say anything, he felt Queen Medusa's sharp gaze fixed on him.

"What I just said was my only goal. However, since I met you, I have added another goal to my evolution with the strange fire." Queen Medusa's voice revealed a moving seriousness and determination. "Oh? What is it?" Lin Yuan asked.

Queen Medusa stared at Lin Yuan and said word by word: "Defeat you. Defeat you once with dignity."

Lin Yuan was slightly stunned, speechless in his heart, and then said seriously: "Really? Then let's make a battle agreement here. After the queen evolves successfully, we will fight again!"

Queen Medusa's evolution was accompanied by great pain. To survive it, she needed obsession, a strong obsession. If fighting with him was Queen Medusa's obsession, then he was happy to deepen this obsession.

He raised his right palm and signaled to Queen Medusa. Seeing this, Queen Medusa did not hesitate to stretch out her palm and hit Lin Yuan's palms tightly.

"Pa!" A crisp applause sounded, and the battle agreement between the two was officially established.

Queen Medusa seemed to be in a good mood. She smiled and said, "How about another bet? The winner can make a request to the loser."

"Any request is fine?" Lin Yuan asked playfully.

"Any request is fine!" Queen Medusa said seriously.

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since the Queen is in this mood, I am happy to accompany you."

"Then it's a deal!"

After determining the next steps, Lin Yuan and Queen Medusa began to discuss the itinerary.

"When does the Queen plan to set off?" Lin Yuan asked.

"The sooner the better. It would be best if we set off in the next few days. I hope to complete the evolution as soon as possible." Queen Medusa answered without hesitation.

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and suggested, "Can we wait for half a month before setting off again?"

Queen Medusa looked puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Lin Yuan explained: "I estimate that in half a month or so, my cultivation will be able to reach the peak of Dou Wang. If my strength increases a little, I will be able to be more calm when I really meet the three elders of Mulan."

"You will reach the peak of Dou Wang in half a month? It seems that your skills are indeed extraordinary." Hearing this, Queen Medusa nodded and said, "Okay, then we will set off in half a month."

Lin Yuan thought about it and made a suggestion to Queen Medusa: "I suggest that the Queen bring all the materials needed for this evolution."

Seeing Queen Medusa's puzzled look, Lin Yuan explained, "I have studied the secret method of evolution. The snake people have a cold constitution, and your evolution needs the assistance of strange fire. If the environment of the Ice and Fire Valley is consistent with your description, its cold and hot environment is more suitable for performing the secret method of evolution than the Tagor Desert."

After a pause, Lin Yuan added: "Take everything with you. If all conditions are suitable, I will refine the Heavenly Soul Pill in the valley after getting the Soul Yuan Fruit, and then assist the Queen in holding the evolution ceremony."

"I understand, my king. I will be ready. Goodbye."

Then, Queen Medusa spread her wings, turned and flew towards her palace.

Lin Yuan also returned to his own alchemy hall.

(End of this chapter)