Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 686 - 686 175 Cage_1

686: Chapter 175: Cage_1 686: Chapter 175: Cage_1 Yuan Sovereign Territory.

The star domains and worlds occupied by the Yuan Sovereign Clan were boundless, with fewer foreign clans closer to the core and more of the Yuan Sovereign Clan’s own people.

However, the Yuan Sovereign Clan was peculiar; as one reached their heartland, the thriving sense of the foreign clans vanished, replaced by a profound lifelessness.

Towards the center, even the Yuan Sovereign Clan’s own vitality had faded.

Practicing cultivation, meditating, tempering the body!

This clan had not a single mortal among them!

The closer to the periphery, the more the Yuan Sovereign Clan resembled the living creatures of All Heavens and Myriad Realms, with marriages and daily lives, but closer to the heartland, they resembled the Military Division, operating like machines.

If Su He were here, she would inevitably think of the Heavenly Court from the legends of her previous life.

Numerous immortals, but with strict heavenly laws, the entire palace functioned in perfect order, whereas the cultivators and demons from the Lower Realm, yet to ascend to immortality, exhibited more signs of life.

Baiyin’s destination lay near the core of the Yuan Sovereign Clan’s heartland, on a piece of land—not a great world, just a tract of land.

It seemed to have been forcibly moved here from another place, rather than being native to this location.

Countless Military Division were stationed on the Four Directions Stars surrounding the mainland, each star protected by members of the Yuan Sovereign Clan who had opened portals to the Fairy Sect.

Oddly, this very mainland was void of even a single Military Division member.

Instead, there was a group dressed like Witch Blessing followers, without cloven hooves, distinguished only by the single horns on their heads indicating their identities.

On the land, there were two forbidden places.

One was a canyon, not originally forbidden, but since a mysterious corpse appeared out of nowhere thousands of years ago, the canyon had become a true forbidden land.

No one could enter except for the Big Witch.

The other was the site of the Yuan Sovereign Clan’s Temple, standing solemnly across from the canyon, an ancient and weathered temple withstanding the test of time.

This temple, decrepit in appearance, couldn’t be repaired by any means the Yuan Sovereign Clan tried.

Any material placed on the temple instantly underwent eons, rotting away in a moment.

Yet from the remnants of the Temple, one could still discern its past splendor and magnitude.

The Temple was not tall, just tens of feet high, far shorter than the palaces and towers of a standard Stepping Sky.

But any construction or person before this Temple would inevitably feel deeply humbled, as if in the presence of a Greater Power that had walked through the ages.

Ruined, yet its might remained intact!

Inside the Temple stood only towering pillars that Suppressing the earth; nothing else could endure here.

Where the Divine God statue should have been, there was only a crack akin to a vertical eye.

The crack was mysterious; even a glance that skimmed over it would be devoured by this fissure.

An old, decrepit woman stood in front of the crack, her demeanor reverent like that of the most devout believer.

Outside the Temple, two figures descended but refrained from entering the Temple and disturbing the old crone.

Instead, they stood respectfully, not daring to overstep.

Time passed, and the old crone inside the Temple slowly rose to her feet, leaning on her cane as she respectfully exited the Temple.

As she stepped out of the Temple, half her body still inside, the half that crossed over seemed to reverse in time; wrinkles quickly smoothed out to a moist luster, her beauty rivalling Baiyin.

Once the old lady completely stepped out, she had transformed into an exceedingly enchanting woman, her smile sparkled like that of a divine Witch Luo, with the horn on her head not diminishing her appeal in the least, instead adding an exotic charm.

But this allure did not arouse wicked thoughts in the observer; instead, it invoked a sense of purity and inviolability.

Unstained by the mud she emerged from!

“Big Witch!” The two outside immediately greeted respectfully, not daring to show any disrespect.

This caution stemmed not from fear of power or Tao Cultivation, but from genuine admiration from the depths of their hearts.

“Has that Little Xuanwu been found yet?” the woman asked, her lips parting slightly.

Both bowed and replied, “Reporting to the Big Witch, Yuan has not appeared.

The battlefield of Liu Zu holds traces of Yuan, but he has broken through space and fled.

However, the entire starry space there has been shattered, leaving no trail to follow.”

The Big Witch pondered for a moment, her voice clear, “Go yourself.

Bring back the Xuan Wu, bring back the relics of Liu.”

“Yes!” The Yuan Sovereign Clan People bowed respectfully and walked away.

Only after he had gone far did the other person respectfully greet and present a Military Banner to the Big Witch with both hands.

The Big Witch sighed, took the Military Banner, and turned back toward the Temple.

Just before stepping in, she looked back and instructed, “Be earlier next time!”

The person was immediately filled with sincere fear.

The Big Witch chuckled, “I don’t blame you, but if you were earlier, I could avoid entering the Temple once more.

I really find this place unpleasant!”

The color drained from the face of the Yuan Sovereign Clan People, who dared not linger any longer.

The Big Witch patted his shoulder, turned, and stepped into the Temple.

Upon entering, she aged rapidly, as if millions of years had passed, and quickly became hunched over, reverting to an unattractively old crone.

She trembled to the crack and unfurled the Military Banner, sending streams of light towards the fissure, but it remained unchanged.

The old crone sighed longingly at the crack, her face etched with the years, tinged with helplessness.

Baiyin had cut off the Soul Eating Technique, was it intentional or not?

Without the Soul Eating Technique, it was uncertain how long it would take for the crack to widen enough to step through!

Even if the Soul Eating Technique were restored now, it would still be extremely limited compared to before—far, far inferior!

…

Baiyin glared at Su He, mood soured, “Are you trying to wriggle out of your debt?”

Is there also borrowing money and thinking of paying it back in the next life?

Su He: “…To be reasonable, what do you need Source Stones for in this life?

Just to collect for fun?”

Baiyin nodded thoughtfully, “That’s true.

But I don’t have any.

I’m not a Divine God Beast.

I’m not cultivating a little world either.

What do I need Source Stones for?”

“…”

Why are you getting excited?

Snorting, Su He felt a tingling sensation as if her Spirit Soul was about to leave her body.

With a leap, a Spirit Snake burst out from her body.