Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 179 - 179 040 Tao Palace_1

179: Chapter 040: Tao Palace_1 179: Chapter 040: Tao Palace_1 Qing: “…”

This turtle seemed a bit improper.

He looked up at the mountain-like giant dragon turtle, realizing that even with his two-zhang turtle shell, under the feet of this dragon turtle, he wasn’t even as big as a fingernail!

Just as Qing pondered what to say, another voice came from outside the gate of the Sealed Emperor Great World, “Call me second uncle!”

The voice was filled with uncontainable joy, and after finishing, it completely let go, erupting into loud laughter.

Qing: “…”

Could it be that the entire Dragon Turtle Clan has issues?

Had he thought it was only the White Jade Dragon Turtle who liked to take advantage of others, demanding to be called sister even in death, but the whole clan was the same?

Qing slightly bowed his head: “Senior…”

“Pah!” Gu Luo spat at him: “What senior, there are only eight of us in the entire Dragon Turtle Clan including you, who would you call senior?

Call me uncle!”

Qing was startled.

He detected a trace of sorrow and resentment in Gu Luo’s tone; the title ‘senior’ seemed to truly touch his heart.

Qing opened his mouth: “Uncle Luo!”

A student willing to be taught, Gu Luo laughed heartily, even his shell shimmered brightly.

He gestured in the direction of the Sealed Emperor Great World, “Outside is Lei.”

“Uncle Lei!” Qing readily complied.

“Call me second uncle!” The voice from the Sealed Emperor Great World sounded again.

Gu Luo laughed out loud, today marked the happiest day, especially since the White Spirit Annihilation.

Being a dragon turtle, he could summon the wind and rain, turn beans into soldiers, and do anything.

In the Three Thousand Great Worlds, going anywhere would make him a top-tier being.

Everyone who saw it would treat it with utmost respect, but who could understand the loneliness of the dragon turtles?

For hundreds of thousands of years, the clan consisted of only seven turtles from opening to closing their eyes.

After the Little White Spirit joined them, not even 20,000 years had passed, just a few naps, and that fellow had entered annihilation.

Such suppression, such frustration, truly couldn’t be understood by ordinary people.

That was also why, over the past 6,000 years, the entire Dragon Turtle Clan unreasonably and willfully inquired about all the major forces, and yet no one dared to provoke them.

Any great world couldn’t afford the responsibility of losing a youngling.

Even the Sealed Emperor’s Palace and the Ten Major Immortal Doors wouldn’t dare to offend the dragon turtles at this time.

“Little guy, looking at your foolish and cute appearance, haven’t you entered the Tao Palace for inheritance yet?” Gu Luo looked down at Qing.

This little turtle had a face full of questions, obviously not having received the inheritance yet.

The term ‘foolish and cute’ was perfect.

That was a vocabulary that his chick had just learned from the little dragon turtle toad, and it perfectly described Qing’s current appearance.

Qing nodded repeatedly.

He felt that his body was at its limit for the time being, unable to absorb any more Origin Power.

The “Eternal” symbols also stopped spewing out the suppressed leftover Origin.

He had thoroughly become a dragon turtle, with the Bright Mirror as proof, where the status had now changed to: healthy.

But he had not received the inheritance!

The last time he visited the Heritage Illusion, he didn’t know how to enter it.

Gu Luo burst out laughing, raising one claw and tapping on Su He’s shell, “Have you seen the Boundary Pearl that formed inside you?

Didn’t you carefully study it?”

So the bead was called the Boundary Pearl.

Qing had studied it, and the mountains and plains on the Boundary Pearl were beautiful, the more he looked, the more enchanting it seemed.

When the Boundary Pearl grew to the size of a fist, it would link with the meridians, voraciously devouring the Spiritual Power within, and then spit out the refined Turtle Element.

It didn’t seem to have any connection to the inheritance.

Gu Luo looked at Qing with a strange expression in his eyes: “Sink your consciousness into the Boundary Pearl, inside there is the Tao Palace, and within the Tao Palace lies the Heritage Illusion.”

Gu Luo stared at Qing, his scales expanding outward.

Another normal turtle, that’s more like it!

Who ever heard of a turtle that automatically knows how to receive inheritance?

When it had become a dragon turtle like Qing, it had not entered the heritage site either and was mocked by the dragon turtle that guided it.

Until 20,000 years ago when it guided the White Spirit, it had put on the air of a great senior, without any mockery.

It had gently told the White Spirit how to enter the heritage site.

As a result, the White Spirit looked at it with eyes full of concern for a mentally challenged senior.

Not only did that girl find the Tao Palace, but she also managed to move the Tao Palace to her Sea of Consciousness without a teacher!

Gu Luo deeply doubted himself, even afraid to ask other members of his clan.

Not until Qing came along did the thorn in his heart ease somewhat.

This was a normal turtle, after all.

Just then…

“Thump”

A muffled sound came from Qing’s mind, like a heavy object falling.

Gu Luo’s relaxed scales suddenly tensed up.

This sound was too familiar.

It was the sound of the Tao Palace moving, relocating to the Mind Orifice!

It had taken him a full two years to master moving the Tao Palace!

He looked at Qing in astonishment, his expression saying you’ve betrayed me: What’s the deal with these little turtles, one after another?

Qing responded inwardly to the toad, “Is that how it’s done?”

Just now, the toad had suddenly transmitted a message in his mind, telling him to take the root of the Dragon Horn and tie the Tao Palace back to the Mind Orifice.

Qing did as he was told.

Since the “Eternal” symbols released so much Origin of the World, it was no trouble for the robust roots of the Dragon Horn.

Inside the Mountain and Sea Mystery Realm, the toad was being carefully observed by a fiery red dragon turtle, and replied cautiously, “Senior, I have informed Qing, and the Tao Palace has moved.”

The fiery red dragon turtle nodded, then contentedly laid down.

Now Luo would doubt life even more, wouldn’t he?

Having lived for too long, if one doesn’t find some fun on one’s own initiative, life as a turtle is too dull.

Qing arranged the Tao Palace, but he did not rush his consciousness inside.

He wasn’t sure how long it would take to receive the inheritance, fearing that by the time it was over, the elder who guided him would have left.

He opened his eyes to look at the mountain-like dragon turtle in front of him and asked, “Uncle Luo, your nephew has a question to ask, I wonder if it is convenient?”

Gu Luo leisurely returned to his senses and gestured to Su He to proceed as he pleased.

Su He spoke softly, “I have a junior whose life origin has been stolen by three-tenths, now only five years of lifespan remain.

Uncle Luo, with your extensive knowledge, do you know how to remedy this?”

Gu Luo smiled, pleased with Su He’s question.

Dragon Turtle clansmen were too few, thus temperament was particularly important.

If they had a traitor like the Phoenix Clan, they wouldn’t even know where to cry.

Dragon Turtles were overbearing and unreasonable, but that was only towards outsiders.

Internally they were quite affectionate—if only those two or three old fellows could stop looking to younger ones for amusement.

That the Little Dragon Turtle first asked about the little girl immediately after surviving the tribulation filled Gu Luo with satisfaction.

He appeared to know everything, “Are you referring to that little girl by your side?”

Su He was stunned, looking up in amazement at the Giant Turtle in front of her.

Dragon Turtle, you know Feng Yaya?

It was precisely this gaze that entertained the unscrupulous older generation; being looked at with such eyes by the younger ones was indeed amusing.

Delighted inwardly, he remained calm and tranquil on the surface, “There’s no need to look at me like that.

Since the first time you entered the Heritage Illusion, I have been watching over you, even the amount of fish urine you swallowed underwater—I know it all.

And naturally, your ability to Double Replicate did not escape my eyes.”

Su He’s heart gave a lurch, his complexion changing dramatically—from the glossy black of ink jade to absolute pitch black.

Gu Luo burst into hearty laughter, and only when Su He’s breathing grew heavier did he lower his head, “Little fellow, I won’t tease you anymore.

An Innate Divine Ability is nothing too serious, far less impressive compared to Little White Spirit.

If there’s a chance, I’ll take you to rob the inner treasury of Emperor He’an from the Sealed Emperor’s Palace.

Last time I found several real treasures.

I’ll take care of the robbery, you handle the replication, and we’ll split the loot!”

Which Dragon Turtle didn’t possess an unreasonable Innate Divine Ability?

It could draw on others’ luck, but should such a thing be proclaimed everywhere?

A Turtle without any special abilities, why should it become a Dragon Turtle?

Eight or nine out of ten would die in the path of proving themselves as a Dragon Turtle.

A chick popped out of the void, looking at Su He with delight, patting his head before flapping its wings and climbing atop Gu Luo’s head.

The Toad followed, landing on Su He’s head and looking at him with a strange gleam in its eyes.

Gu Luo chuckled, “There are many ways to save that little girl.

One method, most difficult for others, is the easiest for you, pity you’ve just missed it—carry her with you to Cross the Heavenly Catastrophe!

Not a Cultivator’s Heavenly Tribulation, but the Divine God Beast Tribulation.

After passing, drawing from the Origin World will naturally replenish her origin.”

With the Eternal Trigram protecting the Little Dragon Turtle, no matter how powerful the Heavenly Tribulation, failure was not a fear, and carrying the little girl through the tribulation would surely not be a problem.

Unfortunately, there’s no such luck with the Eternal Trigram.

It only works for its owner’s Heavenly Tribulation.

Even if the Dragon Turtle wanted to take Feng Yaya to sponge off another Divine God Beast’s tribulation, it was impossible.

This path was blocked.

Yet, Su He’s eyes lit up, “I still have reserves of the Origin World—quite a lot!”

The Dragon Turtle shook its head, “The Origin World refined by the Eternal Trigram can only be used by you, for others, it’s no different from deadly poison.

Don’t even think about it, it’s no use.”

Surprised, Su He blinked, feeling indescribable emotions as he looked up at the Dragon Turtle in front of him.

Gu Luo shook his head, “Had I known earlier that you had the Eternal Trigram, I would have found a way to remind you to bring that girl to transcend the tribulation with you.

But the incidents in the White Spirit Tomb are beyond our knowledge, only when the Eternal Trigram appeared did I become aware.”

All Heavens and Myriad Realms’ Sixty-Four Trigrams, each with its own marvelous use.

But they share one common feature—they remain hidden until they reveal themselves, and no one else can detect them!

No matter how advanced your Tao Cultivation, you can’t actively discover them.

Su He let out a breath and suppressed the turbulence in his heart.

If Uncle Luo had said there were plenty of ways, then there was no need to fret over one missed opportunity.

“Eternal” is not a symbol, but a trigram?

He looked up at Gu Luo, and above his head, water emerged, shaping into the symbol of “䷛”: “Isn’t the Eternal Trigram supposed to look like this?” The symbol within him was entirely an unfamiliar one.

Gu Luo looked at him in astonishment, the three-year-old knew quite a bit.

In the last era, Eight Trigrams symbols were nothing more than the foundation of cultivation; not only cultivators but even ordinary mortals could articulate them with ease.

But for some reason, since an unknown time, hexagrams had been concealed within the river of time—not disappearing but deliberately hidden by someone, causing them to be overlooked and forgotten.

Without a deeply established power, one simply couldn’t come into contact with them.

Divination had thoroughly fallen into disuse, and even formations had become distorted.

Hexagrams are the foundation of this path!

They are the foundation of the All Heavens and Myriad Realms!

Cultivators work on the Heart Orifice Divine God Objects and their Cave Worlds, yet they often overlook the most important trigrams.

Dragon Turtle Luo extended a finger, gently tapped Su He’s head, and replaced the trigram with “䷟,” correcting him: “This is Eternal, what you drew was the symbol for ‘Great Exceeding’.”

“A trigram has no fixed shape, nor a fixed meaning.

Why it transformed into the shape within you, you should ask it, not me.

If one day you can restore it to its original form, you may roam the Three Thousand Worlds and All Heavens and Myriad Realms at will!”

Out of the Sixty-Four Trigrams, the Dragon Turtle Tribe only obtained the “Tai” trigram, and after who knows how many tens of thousands of years, they still haven’t been able to reveal its manifestation.

This trigram of Su He’s is the second trigram obtained by the Dragon Turtle!

Gu Luo chuckled softly and shook his head, shattering the torrential rain that filled the sky: “Let’s not talk about that now.

The heritage of trigram cultivation has its records.

If you want to know more afterward, you can check it for yourself.

Besides, let’s talk about your little Ya Ya.

Missing the path across the Heavenly Catastrophe is one thing, but there are other methods; they’re just a bit more troublesome.”

Su He listened attentively.

Gu Luo didn’t rush to speak; it pondered while, from nowhere, produced a large prawn and started chewing on it.

Halfway through, it was pecked hard on the head by a chick and then remembered there was a junior beside it.

It dragged out another prawn and placed it next to Su He, signaling that he didn’t need to be polite.

The prawn was four or five times larger than Su He.

“It’s somewhat difficult to replenish, but the simplest method now is for her to practice the Transforming Beast Guide and develop a second body.

Then the life and death of the first body wouldn’t matter much.”

As Su He gnawed on the giant prawn, he shook his head: “Ya Ya is special, her divine soul and flesh are united, much like a Divine God Beast; it seems impractical for her to practice the Transforming Beast Guide…”

He hadn’t finished speaking when he saw Gu Luo looking at him with a smile, and suddenly a light bulb went off: “Uncle, you’ve been cultivating for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, why don’t you revise the Transforming Beast Guide for her?”

Gu Luo burst into hearty laughter.

The whole turtle relaxed; being pestered by a rascally child to this and that was part of being a parent!

Being a Dragon Turtle was too dull; in the past, not even one to dote on could be found.

Now there was finally a White Spirit, an extraordinary demon at that, and yet, it was often seeking the White Spirit’s help.

It looked at Su He with satisfaction; this Turtle was good, very good!

Its own!