Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 86 - 86 085 Unspeakable Rudder Master additional 11_1

86: Chapter 085: Unspeakable (Rudder Master additional 1/1)_1 86: Chapter 085: Unspeakable (Rudder Master additional 1/1)_1 Elephant Water had calmed down considerably within a day as if it had been sprayed with insect repellent, with countless fewer fish and shrimp.

Prison Ghosts were not as overwhelmingly present as they had been during the day, but a mass of them still loomed over Qingyuan, resembling a flock of crows when looked at from below.

At this moment, several mini towers floated above Qingyuan, like stars.

The radiance emitted by the towers connected to form a light screen, keeping the Prison Ghosts at bay.

Below the mini towers, inside Qingyuan Gate, there were sounds of wailing, cursing, and sword ringing… Various formations flickered with light all over.

There were no sounds of fighting anymore; the No-Phase Sword Sect had probably retreated or been captured.

Su He had not gone ashore but swam with swishes of his tail.

Shortly after, he appeared at Tinghai Lake, which was completely unrecognizable and at least two to three times larger than before.

Occasionally a golden tower would light up on the lake surface, yet this place still remained silent.

Su He did not approach.

He took a deep breath of the chaotic Water Element Origin Qi floating over Tinghai Lake.

He scrutinized the remnants of the twenty-eight islands.

Su He felt a hint of confusion.

Was this what the path of cultivation was?

Aside from Feng Yi Ju’s plan, battles, casualties—those were always real.

This was no different from a year ago when he lived at Tinghai Lake as a turtle, trying to make a living.

The same killing, the same ambushing, the same cycle of life and death from dawn to dusk.

Humans and beasts, it seemed there was no difference between them.

The “Transforming Beast Guide” his master had passed on said that to become a beast, one must first possess a beast’s heart.

This step stumped most cultivators.

Humans can’t think like beasts and can’t possibly have the same behavior patterns as beasts, so how can one have a beast’s heart?

But now it seems, what is the real difference between a beast’s heart and a human’s?

Both wish to live, both want to feed on the corpse bones of others to live better.

Perhaps it’s a matter of mindset?

The Tian Di Tao Rhythm within his body slowly started to operate.

Perhaps in the eyes of the heavens and earth, there is no distinction between humans and beasts, hence creating a cultivation technique should make no difference whether it’s for humans or beasts.

If his master’s “Turtle Longevity Secret” were to advance a step further and become a cultivation technique that all Exotic Beasts could practice, and also pray to heaven and earth, wouldn’t the harvest be greater?

Two beams of Sword Light landed, standing on the water’s surface.

It was Elder Ge and Qiu Hu.

Elder Ge waved his hand, intending to tease his two disciples when he raised his head and saw Su He’s vacant eyes, as if stars were flowing within them and suns and moons were rising and sinking.

“Step back!” he shouted softly, yanking Qiu Hu aside.

Qiu Hu looked bewildered.

“He’s experiencing the Tao Rhythm of the inner world, with the rhymes flowing in his eyes.

At this moment, his gaze is like that of heaven and earth observing all things; nothing can hide from him.

If he sees you, you’d reveal yourself.”

Qiu Hu was startled and looked behind him.

Indeed, there was a fox tail floating behind him—no wonder he felt unusually comfortable just a moment ago.

He had let his guard down.

The two waited an entire hour before the stars and moon in Su He’s eyes slowly faded, and the feeling of being overstuffed diminished.

Su He came back to his senses.

Qiu Hu immediately stepped forward, “Nephew Dragon Turtle, what did you see using the perspective of heaven and earth?”

Observing the world as heaven and earth—that was a tremendous opportunity.

Su He shuddered at the sound of “nephew,” his scales clattering like chain mail vibrating.

Elder Ge snorted coldly, “Would you dare to listen even if he was willing to tell?”

Qiu Hu’s old face turned red, and he backed off.

Su He blinked, “Can’t you talk about it?”

“If you want him to die, then you can talk.

What you just saw is what heaven and earth observe, which should not be peeked into by those of insufficient status.

I’m afraid you wouldn’t even know how you died.”

Su He’s eyes lit up as he looked at Qiu Hu.

Qiu Hu instantly bristled, darting to hide behind Elder Ge, “Dear nephew, don’t cause a fuss!

Have you forgotten the gift I brought for our meeting?”

Elder Ge delivered a fierce knock on Su He’s dragon head, “Why are your eyes so bright?

I know what you’re thinking, you better put away those little schemes.”

“What heaven and earth observe is the way.

Each person, each dog, each blade of grass, and every tree are part of the way.

If you have this opportunity, best to contemplate it deeply.

You want to use ‘Speaking the Way’ as a weapon, and just tell anyone you see about it?

Wounding the enemy at the cost of greater harm to yourself, not to mention the sin of casually revealing it, would be an even greater transgression.

And if one day you’re despised by heaven and earth, and the power of the Heavenly Tribulation intensifies when you face it, let’s see what you’ll do then.”

Su He reluctantly closed his mouth.

Qiu Hu stepped out from behind the elder, looking at Su He with eyes full of joy and extreme satisfaction, chuckling, “My dear nephew, I am here to invite you to Xuan Tian Gate.”

Su He jumped to his feet, his demonic trickster’s heart undying, still wanting me to join his family?

That old fox, come over here and let’s perish together!

He growled under his breath, causing Qiu Hu’s ears to ring.

Holding his ears, Qiu Hu shouted, “This has been agreed upon by your master!”

Su He tilted his head to look at Elder Ge but heard Qiu Hu say, “Qingyuan Gate is in turmoil, not to mention the No-Phase Sword Sect and dozens of Devil Heads who escaped today.

The mere presence of the Prison Ghost above us is a death talisman.

The True Yuan Gold Tower won’t keep us safe for long; without cultivators being confined within, the True Yuan Tower serves no purpose.”

He shook his head with a meaningful weight in his words, “You might as well come with me.

Xuan Tian Gate is one of the Ten Major Immortal Doors of the Mystery Huang World and will more than suffice to protect you.

Once Qingyuan is at peace, it’s not too late for you to return.”

After speaking, he said no more, and Elder Ge, standing to the side, didn’t join in.

Su He fell silent.

Did his master believe his nonsense?

Enter Xuan Tian Gate and still expect to come back?

He didn’t have deep feelings for Qingyuan Gate; aside from the pleasant past few months after emerging from hibernation, at most, he felt about it like he did about his school in a previous life, which was not nearly to the extent of Elder Ge’s self-sacrificing commitment.

But there was Feng Yaya, Elder Ge, a bunch of mates attending classes together at Li Nan Yuan, and Su Huanian, whom he had only seen twice since waking from hibernation.

The reluctance.

Su He shook his head, “Setting aside the fact that I was born in Qingyuan, to immediately leave amid its chaos, what would that do to my reputation?

Let alone facing the same adversaries at Qingyuan Gate, just the No-Phase Sword Sect and East Cloud Sects.

If I went to Xuan Tian Gate, wouldn’t I face the same Ten Major Immortal Doors?

Is there another master there who dares to beat the Sect Leader for me?

Another Su Huanian willing to stand up for me and suppress the Law Enforcement Hall with his sword?”

Su He laughed out loud, “As a small sect, Qingyuan Gate is already riddled with factional struggles like a den of flies and dogs.

From what I hear, Xuan Tian Gate has as many as twenty-three branches, and even those branches are subdivided.

Any random faction pulled out could be bigger than Qingyuan Gate, right?

How fierce must the infighting there be?

If I go with you today and casually join a branch, who knows how many there would secretly wish me dead.”

A place like Xuan Tian Gate would certainly not lack strife and ruthless characters, would it?

Su He shook his head, “Thank you for your concern, Elder Qiu, but I think it’s best I don’t go.”

Let alone that this chaos could well be a farce orchestrated by Feng Yi Ju.

If he changed allegiance to another sect the day he took this master, would Xuan Tian Gate trust him?

How could he know that what happened with the restraints wouldn’t happen again?

Qiu Hu sighed.

This time he was sincerely inviting and naturally wasn’t trying to deceive with empty words; problems that Qingyuan Gate had, Xuan Tian Gate would only have in greater measure.

He gave a bow to Elder Ge and Su He, “Then I must return today.

Trouble in the Qingyuan Prison concerns not just Qingyuan alone.

The Prison Ghost has already drifted toward the East Cloud realm, and I must go back to report to the sect.

My impetuousness this morning, I hope both of you will forgive.”

Elder Ge waved it off, and Qiu Hu with a small tower atop his head, treaded on waves, heading east along the water.

Elder Ge smiled warmly at Su He.

He himself didn’t know what he was thinking.

When Qiu Hu directly approached him to take Su He away, he presented logical reasons.

Elder Ge felt he shouldn’t stop it.

A little turtle, no matter how noble its bloodline, was of little use until it transformed into combat power.

He should be like a little creature, shrinking in its nest, protected by its mother.

But when Su He didn’t leave in the end, his happiness sprang genuinely from his heart.

Right!

With me here at Qingyuan Gate, can’t I, Ge Jiansan, protect my own disciple?