Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 105 - 105 104 A 60-Year Cycle as the Deadline_1

105: Chapter 104: A 60-Year Cycle as the Deadline_1 105: Chapter 104: A 60-Year Cycle as the Deadline_1 Feng Yaya completely curled up on Su He’s shell as Su He, beneath the tumultuous waves, quickly reached the cave entrance.

Elder Ge leaned against the bright red stone wall, clutching his gourd of wine.

He took a big gulp, rubbed his face, and looked up with a beaming smile at them.

“Let’s go!”

The old Taoist patted Su He’s shell and laughed heartily as he led the way out.

The Little Golden Pagoda above their heads emitted blinding golden light, pushing away a host of Prison Ghosts.

Master and disciple walked in silence.

Elder Ge hung the wine gourd over his shoulder and seemed about to speak but then hesitated for a long while before finally saying, “Turtle Kid, you’re unlucky to face the Sect’s plight so soon after joining Qingyuan.”

“I don’t know what kind of trump card the Sect Leader has, and I really can’t figure out how he plans to resist Xuan Tian Gate.

If…” he looked at Su He, “if Qingyuan faces changes, you should leave as soon as possible.

Go to the mountains, to the sea; you will always find a place to dwell.

Do not emerge before you’ve fully become a true Dragon Turtle.”

Su He: “…”

“I’ve made arrangements with the Tian Shui Clan in advance, but I’m not sure exactly what they have done.

However, the Tian Shui Clan venerates the Dragon Turtle and will never betray you.

You can trust them completely.”

This was him arranging affairs for after his demise!

Su He looked at Elder Ge: “What about you, Master?”

“Me?” Elder Ge laughed, a longing look in his eyes, “I was born in Qingyuan Gate, grew up in Qingyuan Gate, stole chicken in Jing’an Hall at three, and petted dogs at Evergreen Peak at four.

Every grass, tree, mountain, and stone here has seen my playful rolls.

I, your master, don’t like to deceive— if Qingyuan falls, I shall die before it.”

His eyes sparkled as he looked at Su He, “But you are different.

You’ve been in Qingyuan for less than a year, and you’ve been conspired against repeatedly.

It would be unjust for you to be buried with Qingyuan.”

“I was also born in Qingyuan.” Su He’s shell got stuck on a cornered rock, and after retreating a few steps, he caught up with Elder Ge.

Elder Ge chuckled and scolded: “Nonsense, you were born in Qingyuan.

You just happened to be born in Tinghai Lake.

If that mother turtle had been stronger and drifted down Elephant Water, you might just as well have been born in Xuan Tian Gate.

Why all this damned foolishness?”

The two of them chatted casually as they made their way up the tunnel, which became smaller as they ascended.

Su He could barely make it out of the entrance.

Had it not been for the Peacock Hurricane shaving off half of the External Phase Turtle Mountain, he would have been stuck there.

The first and second levels of the Prison had long vanished, and above their heads, each Little Golden Pagoda shone with resplendent golden light.

At this moment, however, a Copper Coin was embedded under each pagoda.

After the Peacock’s outburst had caused the pagodas to lose control, the Qingyuan Gate surely had its defenses ready.

The voice of Feng Yi Ju echoed from above: “It seems you are all determined to oppose Qingyuan and take part in the war between Qingyuan Gate and Xuan Tian.”

Su He, puzzled, looked at Elder Ge.

“A day ago, the Sect Leader sent a message to the East Cloud Sects asking all Sects to immediately withdraw from East Cloud Mountain.

They can return after the war between Qingyuan and Xuan Tian Gate is over.”

Su He sighed: “How domineering!”

Elder Ge smiled bitterly with resignation, “It’s nothing more than a final struggle.

With the Xuan Tian tiger looming in the east, we can’t afford to be held back by the East Cloud Sects in the west.

Those Sects that are willing to leave will be generously compensated by Qingyuan.

The resources provided are enough for them to find a new treasure land and reopen their Sect gates.”

A voice responded in the sky: “Feng Yi Ju, isn’t Qingyuan Gate being too domineering?”

Feng Yi Ju nodded, “Qingyuan is indeed domineering, but it has no choice.

Perhaps Sect Leader Tian will allow Qingyuan to seal your Sect’s mountain?”

The voice sneered, “No need for Master Feng’s trouble.

Our Sect’s Mountain Protection Array is already activated.

I will sit here and watch Qingyuan’s destruction!”

Why leave?

Three hundred years ago, Taibai Temple perished overnight, allowing Qingyuan Gate to feast and flourish, becoming the pride of East Cloud in less than a century.

Is today not another grand feast?

East Cloud Mountain is no longer safe.

There are always Elders in the Sect advising to leave, but before going, shouldn’t we take a bite of the flesh?

Otherwise, if we move to a new place and start from the bottom, what’s the point of leaving?

Life at East Cloud Mountain was far more carefree.

There were no rules here for tens of thousands of years, chaos reigned supreme, and it was infamously known as a lawless land from all directions.

Where else could you find an environment like East Cloud Mountain, where you could kill someone if you felt like it, or destroy a sect if you wished?

Only those sects that were on the brink of extinction and couldn’t survive thought about retreating.

Like the Yang Supporting Sect.

“Uncle Zuo, Uncle Zuo…

should we leave?” only half of the Yang Supporting Sect’s disciples remained.

Initially, it was just an indiscriminate battle with Changfeng Gate, and then Pommel Sect joined in.

When the Yang Supporting Sect was about to fall, the Sect Leader’s wife finally agreed for Zuo Su’er to summon the brothers from their former entrenched camp.

As expected, they were a force to be reckoned with, slaughtering two ranks with no power to resist.

But somehow, the more they killed, the more enemies appeared, and more and more hostile sects joined the battle.

In the fray, the Yang Supporting Sect was reduced to only half its disciples.

And that included the hundred or so brothers Zuo Su’er had brought back from the mountain stronghold.

Yesterday, Feng Yi Ju notified East Cloud, and the conflict gradually came to a halt.

Arch-enemies Pommel Sect and Changfeng Gate left East Cloud Mountain last night, heading west.

With too few members and the continuous loss of their experts, even if East Cloud Mountain returned to peace, the sect could no longer hold its own.

It was very likely to be oppressed and enslaved by other sects.

Both sects simply took the treasures they had dug up during this time, took the subsidies from Qingyuan Gate, and entered Yunmeng Ze overnight.

Although Yunmeng Ze was a demon realm, humans and demons have been equal since ancient times, and with Yunmeng Dragon Palace’s suppression, it was countless times more stable than chaotic East Cloud Mountain.

Zuo Su’er covered his mouth and giggled, “Look at the Sect Leader’s wife, clearly she wants to take advantage of the great war between Qingyuan Gate and Xuan Tian Gate to rescue her lover—us guys, however, do not want to step into this muddy water, and if you guys don’t leave, I’m off!”

“Let’s go, kids!” he called, and with a leap, he boarded the Flying Boat.

The hundred-plus brothers he had brought from the mountain stronghold followed suit, and in a flash, the Flying Boat soared into the sky.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the disciples of the Yang Supporting Sect were left gaping.

With a hundred or so people gone in an instant, the sect felt even emptier.

The Sect Leader’s wife suddenly remembered something, her face turned ghostly pale.

Staring in the direction Zuo Su’er had flown off, she gritted her teeth, “Qing—Yuan—Gate!”

Xuan Tian Gate, Jade Palace.

Yinchan sat on a desk with her legs dangling, kicking idly beneath it.

The copper coins around her ankles jingled and jangled, their crisp sounds echoing around the study.

The Jade Palace was the Sect Leader’s study.

Behind the desk, the Xuan Tian Sect Leader sat with his hands clasped under his chin, a smile on his face, “So, my daughter who I haven’t seen in forty years suddenly sends a phantom vision back, and it’s not a case of mistaken identity nor a plea to withdraw the bounty, but rather a threat to me?”

Yinchan had an expression that said you’ve got me all wrong, “Eh~ Father, don’t talk nonsense.

This is a trade!

You let Qingyuan off the hook, and in sixty years, I’ll establish the Mystery Yellow Cave Heaven within the Xuan Tian Immortal Domain.

You’re making a big profit here!”

The Xuan Tian Sect Leader chuckled, “Trading my left-hand treasure for my right-hand treasure?

You are my daughter, it’s only right that you establish the Mystery Yellow Cave Heaven within the Xuan Tian Immortal Domain.”

Yinchan blinked incredulously, “Hey, hey!

Father, be reasonable.

You’ve put a bounty on me across all the heavens and myriad realms.

How could I possibly still look after Xuan Tian Gate?

That I haven’t hunted down the disciples of Xuan Tian Gate is a testament to my kind heart.”

The Sect Leader huffed, “If you bring me the head of that mountain thief, not only will I withdraw the bounty, but there will be a hefty reward.”

Yinchan stuck out her tongue and made a ghost mask, “I don’t want to.”

“He has ulterior motives approaching you!” The Sect Leader spoke earnestly.