Don’t Mess with that Turtle
Chapter 90 - 90 089 Jade_1

90: Chapter 089 Jade_1 90: Chapter 089 Jade_1 The moon set and the sun rose, a night passed by unnoticed, and Qingyuan Gate quieted down a bit.

After a day of adjustments, the disciples had basically adapted to the Golden Pagoda above their heads, and they walked around carefully, safeguarding it.

Above Qingyuan, the Golden Pagoda flickered suddenly.

There were always Prison Ghosts crashing down from above.

Prison Ghosts, lacking Spirit Wisdom, simply act mechanically to sense living creatures, repeatedly crashing down, and some Prison Ghosts follow the wind westward.

Below Tinghai Lake, Su He was in a daze.

Just now, as the little furball hopped around on him, it bumped the Golden Pagoda down, then two Prison Ghosts with wagging tails charged at him, but like headless flies hitting glass, they were repelled by the External Phase Mountain’s shadow and bounced back.

The Prison Ghosts, which passed through the mighty Mountain Protection Formation and Seven Veins protection of Qingyuan Gate as if they were nothing, were blocked by the shadow of External Phase Mountain.

Su He snapped out of his daze after a moment, but then he came to terms with it.

That’s more like it!

The shadow of External Phase Mountain is formed by the Innate Divine Ability, Fu Mountain, which draws on various Spiritual Powers and treasures.

Since Fu Mountain essentially absorbs everything—Sword Qi, merit, Magic Artifacts, Turtle Shells—then it’s only natural that the condensed External Appearance should be able to block all kinds of attacks.

In essence, Prison Ghosts are just another form of attack, so it makes complete sense that they can be blocked by the External Appearance.

Su He lifted his Dragon Head proudly.

I, Su He, the Dragon Turtle, am unlike the others!

It’s a pity he couldn’t stand with his arms akimbo.

Seeing Feng Yaya’s uniqueness yesterday, to be honest, he was a little envious; while he marveled at Feng Yaya’s specialness, he also harbored a little hope that he might be that unique individual.

And there it was!

Although it was only defense and not offense—as he just tried, the Sword Qi in the External Appearance had no effect on the Prison Ghosts.

He hadn’t yet inherited the legacy of the Dragon Turtle, possessing only part of the innate Divine Skills of the Dragon Turtle.

His means of attack were too meager, only Control Water, Sword Qi, and Divine Might, which were all ineffective against Prison Ghosts…

Su He froze as a realization struck him.

Divine Might specifically targets Divine God Souls.

Prison Ghosts are like fierce ghosts or demonic beings, right?

He calmed himself for a moment, then let out a Divine Might Roar.

“Roar!”

The sound burst in the water, pushing ripples and creating waves in all directions.

The little fishes by his side flipped over with a splash.

As the sound waves passed over the Prison Ghosts, they sizzled like ice cubes being dropped into a hot skillet, and their black clouds instantly evaporated and peeled away.

What evaporated from them was a gray fog, carrying a cold and gloomy atmosphere, akin to the gray mist spewing from the Prison.

In just a moment, the two Prison Ghosts dissipated, leaving behind two date-sized amber Stones that sank to the bottom of the lake.

Divine Might can harm Prison Ghosts.

Su He gasped and swallowed a few mouthfuls of lake water, suddenly realizing something.

Although he had been called a Divine God Beast for almost a year, and he had acclimated to the identity of a Divine God Beast.

He hadn’t truly understood what a Divine God Beast or a Dragon Turtle was!

Elder Ge once said: “The infinite mystery is called divine, the ferocious and sharp are called beasts; this is the meaning of Divine God Beast.”

Divine Beasts are majestic, holy, powerful…

The ignorant do not discern the difference between Divine God Beasts and Exotic Beasts, merely finding the former more awe-inspiring.

Su He also felt that Dragon Turtle sounded much stronger than Mystery Turtle or Exotic Beast and felt his own extraordinary nature.

He is currently consolidating True Blood, which is equivalent to a Cultivator in the True Blood Realm and Three-star Beasts.

But in fact, True Blood Realm Cultivators and Three-star Beasts stand no chance against him, Su He could crush them as easily as trampling on chicks, easily overpowering Cultivators and beasts of the same Boundary Status.

Su He thought that was what being a Divine God Beast meant.

Invincible within the same realm, capable of fighting across boundaries.

Only now did he realize his true uniqueness.

Elder Ge was highly skilled in Taoist laws, with Seven Veins leaders and Immortal Swords like clouds and Magical Treasures like rain, but even they couldn’t harm the Prison Ghosts unless they were willing to sacrifice their entire Tao Cultivation and perish with the ghosts.

Speaking of Tao Cultivation, ten Su He’s couldn’t compare to them, but Su He could kill Prison Ghosts; they could not.

This was a gap in the very hierarchy of life.

He remembered someone asking Elder Ge, humans have Innate Taoist Bodies, and Divine Beasts also have Taoist bodies.

Since they are similar, why can’t humans defeat Divine Beasts in the same realm?

At the time, Elder Ge smiled wryly and said, “In the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, countless tiger species rarely give rise to a Divine God Beast White Tiger; millions of turtles and soft-shelled turtles over ten thousand years produce only this one Dragon Turtle, the favored, is that not to be expected?

To compete with Divine Beasts, you would need to be among the humans with Special Taoist bodies.”

Su He now had a slight enlightenment; perhaps Feng Yaya was a Special Taoist body?

She chased after the two amber stones sinking to the bottom of the lake and poked the stones.

The shadow of External Phase Mountain did not automatically protect them, and the stones posed no danger.

They were not purely hard rocks, there was a faint sensation of fleshiness.

As Su He gazed at the stones, an uncontrollable greed rose within her.

Eat it!

It wasn’t gluttony but a craving from her body to absorb them.

It was an evolutionary instinct of beastkind, similar to seeing a Demonic Fruit, where the mind goes blank, desiring only to swallow it whole.

Su He stepped back a few paces to keep her distance, squinting at the two stones.

Unknown objects with fatal attraction should be avoided.

Su He poked the fluffy ball atop her head: “Contact Master, let him come and take a look.”

Inside the Palace of Longevity, Feng Yi Ju paced back and forth anxiously.

Just then, a small sword pierced through the Qingyuan Gate Mountain Protection Formation and flew straight into the Palace of Longevity.

Landing on the ground, it transformed into a projection.

A young merchant.

It must be the same trick used by Su Huanian.

“Master Feng!” The young man’s brows were slightly furrowed, and he opened his mouth as if to scold.

Feng Yi Ju, as if meeting a savior, immediately showed surprise on his face and hurriedly greeted him: “Lord Luo, you’ve come at last.

I beg Xuan Tian Gate to quickly allocate a piece of territory to us.

Qingyuan Gate…

Qingyuan Gate must move!”

The young man’s reproach was stuck in his throat.

He was the Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall’s West Positive Hall of Xuan Tian Gate.

He came to reprimand Qingyuan Gate for the poor handling of the Prison Ghosts, but before he could speak, Qingyuan Gate dropped a bombshell.

Allocate land?

Move?

Feng Yi Ju’s face was stricken with sorrow: “Lord Luo, as you entered, you must have seen it too; the skies above Qingyuan are filled with Prison Ghosts, unstoppable and unkillable.

How can we live here anymore?

I beg Xuan Tian Shang Zong, on account of Qingyuan Gate’s years of guarding East Cloud, to allow Qingyuan to move immediately!”

“Impossible!” Lord Luo’s eyes flashed open.

With Prison Ghosts rampant over Qingyuan Mountain, who would deal with the aftermath if Qingyuan Gate left?

“Then I beseech Xuan Tian Gate to dispatch experts immediately to deal with the Prison Ghosts.

Qingyuan Gate truly can’t hold up any longer!”

The Hall Master opened his mouth.

Wasn’t that his original intention?

To sternly reprimand Feng Yi Ju, then threaten and warn that if Qingyuan Gate doesn’t handle it well, Xuan Tian Gate would send people over—what sect would allow another sect to take over?

Once they come in, can they leave easily?

How is it that now Feng Yi Ju has stolen his thunder, actively asking to leave?

He didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

“Stand down!” A voice, light and detached, came from his body, and the projection flickered, changing to another person—an imposing middle-aged man appeared and glanced calmly at Feng Yi Ju: “Master Feng, now that I am here, there’s no need for child’s play.

Speak forthrightly of your request.”

The Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall of Xuan Tian Gate.

A true high-ranking member of Xuan Tian Gate.

Feng Yi Ju clasped his hands together, his face now devoid of all previous expressions: “In the name of Xuan Tian Gate, urge the East Cloud Sects to sell all prisoners and captives to Qingyuan.”

The Hall Master gave Feng Yi Ju a meaningful look: “Agreed!”

Feng Yi Ju clasped his hands, and the projection dispersed in an instant.

The small sword shattered and dissipated.

Feng Yi Ju looked at the dust on the ground, deep in thought.

At Xuan Tian Gate, in front of an inconspicuous Grass Residence, the Master of the Foreign Affairs Hall was feeding chickens, plain ordinary farm chickens.

Outside the chicken coop, Lord Luo looked puzzled at him: “Grandfather, why did you agree to Feng Yi Ju’s request?

The elders said that the Prison might very well have been Feng Yi Ju’s own doing!”

The Hall Master shook his head: “Do you know what is most important when two armies are at war?”

Lord Luo frowned, not understanding why his grandfather was bringing this up.

The Hall Master scattered a handful of corn and watched the chickens pecking: “It is to look beyond the immediate and grasp the essence.

What Feng Yi Ju is up to is not our concern; too much scrutiny may lead to falling for his tricks.

We only need to know what he ultimately wants to achieve.”

“What does he want to do?” Lord Luo kicked a hen gently.

“Nothing more than to take Qingyuan a step further, to dominate East Cloud!”

Lord Luo looked at his grandfather.

The Hall Master put down the chicken feed and walked out of the chicken coop: “To dominate East Cloud, he needs to do two things: clear the East Cloud Sects and purge the Prison Ghosts.”

“We don’t need to know what he’s scheming, just keep an eye on these two things.

The Prison Ghosts have always been in the control of the sects; he can’t take them nor clear them.

And if he wants to rely on the True Yuan of cultivators to grind them down – Qingyuan faces nearly a hundred thousand Prison Ghosts.

Where would he find so many cultivators?”

“Relying on purchasing prisoners from the East Cloud?

The East Cloud Sects reaching three to five thousand prisoners is the limit.

Let him buy them; why not?

It’s a good opportunity to see his methods.

It’s also perfect to let him provide a full meal for the Prison Ghosts.

These last two years, the consumption of Soul Jade and Warm Jade in the sect is immense.

It will take some time before the World of Heavenly Lifespan matures; it’s timely to cultivate and harvest a batch here.”