I see, Tang Wulin thought to himself. These plants were able to enjoy accelerated growth around the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, but it appeared that this was both a blessing and a curse.

Zang Xin seemed to have gleaned his thoughts, and he smiled as he said, "It's not what you think; all plants would still rather grow around the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well if they had a choice. If they were to cultivate normally without the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, it would be considered very fortunate even if one in a million plants could give rise to a plant system soul beast, and less than one in a hundred of those plant system soul beasts go on to attain intelligence. In contrast, as long as a plant can live for long enough here, almost all of them will become soul beasts; this is an extraordinary opportunity for them. Otherwise, do you think they'll continue to stay here? Furthermore, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well also assists them greatly during their heavenly tribulations."

Tang Wulin didn't...