Seeing the serious expressions on Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao’s faces, the weathered face of the ancient tortoise broke into a smile.
Despite the lack of any visible aura, he maintained a calm demeanor.
“There’s no need for you two to be so tense.
This time, our Tortoise Sect has no ill intentions.
I am the Ancestor Tortoise of the Tortoise Sect,” he introduced himself directly.
However, instead of easing their tension, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao’s aura became even more formidable.
They exchanged a wary glance as their energies subtly stirred within their bodies.
Qiu Yaoyao’s spirit beast bag hanging from her waist was silently opened to ensure that all of her contracted beasts could be released at a moment’s notice.
All the onlookers present, as well as everyone from the Tortoise Sect, instinctively assumed that Qiu Yaoyao and Su Jingzhen must have more powerful Heavenly Dragon Race cultivators behind them.
However, only the two of them knew that they had come alone without any reinforcements.Although Qiu Yaoyao had successfully passed her first Heavenly Tribulation and her strength had greatly improved, she still felt insecure when she faced this ancient turtle that had lived for countless years.
She wasn’t sure how the turtle would react.
If things went according to their expectations, the Tortoise Sect would agree to their terms once they arrived.
In fact, when they arrived, Qiu Yaoyao hadn’t intended to destroy the Tortoise Sect.
Despite the dominance of the Heavenly Dragon Race, they weren’t irredeemably evil.
They wouldn’t do anything to destroy anyone’s lineage or sect. T
hey just wanted to get what they thought were reasonable demands.
Even though she knew that the Tortoise sect had an Ancestor Tortoise, she hadn’t expected to be confronted with it so soon.
She knew that this ancient turtle must have reached at least the Celestial Being Realm, if not higher.
Even though her own strength was formidable and her spirit beast bag contained high-level contracted beasts, she had no confidence in defeating a Celestial Being Realm cultivator.
Seeing that Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao were still on guard, the Ancestral Tortoise’s lips curved into a somewhat friendly smile.
“During the young girl’s tribulations, I learned about the grievances between the Tortoise Sect and the Heavenly Dragon Race, as well as your two demands.
I must say that your demands are not excessive at all.
They’re just two 7th-level mystic turtles.
Feel free to contract them. Of course, the basic requirement is that you have to subdue them first.
This may also be their good fortune.”
As soon as the old tortoise spoke, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao were taken aback.
They had no idea what the old coot was up to.
“Senior Turtle, this is…”
Su Jingzhen was about to say that this didn’t make any sense.
But the old tortoise spoke again, “I know what you want to say, but I have my own considerations. Maybe I can give you two reasons.
- The Tortoise sect is no match for the Heavenly Dragon Race and has no intention of becoming their enemy.
- In my opinion, the Tortoise Sect needs to change its strategy.
If the lower-level black tortoises can follow the first sequence disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Race, it would indeed be a fortunate turn of events for them.
In the future, they might even be able to break through some of their own limitations.”
With only these two reasons, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao fell silent.
They couldn’t find any words to counter these reasons.
However, they still had some doubts.
In fact, from the beginning, Qiu Yaoyao had thought that this trip would be somewhat smooth.
But she never imagined that it would be so smooth.
To the point where it felt a little too good to be true.
Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao stood in the air without saying much.
They felt that if they only had the old tortoise’s words to go by, it would still be hard for them to believe.
However, the old tortoise had already anticipated their reaction.
He glanced at the Tortoise Sect leader standing beside him.
He stepped forward with a smile on his face.
“You two might find it hard to believe what’s happening today. In the beginning, our sect wanted to take advantage of Miss Yaoyao’s tribulations to sabotage her and capture you all.”
As he said this, the Celestial Being Realm aura of the leader of the Tortoise Sect suddenly erupted.
Qiu Yaoyao and Su Jingzhen’s brows furrowed again.
The leader of the Tortoise Sect deliberately displayed his aura for one purpose: to prove that he really had the ability to disrupt Qiu Yaoyao’s ordeal.
And in fact, he did.
During Qiu Yaoyao’s tribulation, if the leader of the Tortoise Sect had attacked her, it would have caused unimaginable destruction.
This tribulation could have ended in disaster.
At this moment, the Tortoise Sect Master’s statement gave the Ancestral Turtle’s words more credibility.
Without waiting for their response, the Tortoise Sect Master continued, “But in our Tortoise Sect, everything is ultimately decided by the Ancestral Turtle.
Whatever the Ancestral Turtle says is absolute and cannot be wrong in the slightest.
You two can indeed rest assured.”
Upon hearing these words, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao exchanged another glance and nodded silently.
Then, Su Jingzhen stepped forward again, his eyes fixed on the Ancestral Turtle.
“Senior Turtle, there’s one thing you might have forgotten. This time, in addition to signing a contract with a Black Turtle, Sister Yaoyao and I have another request.”
Hearing this, the Ancestral Turtle did not show any anger, just nodded silently.
“I know.
Perhaps you still want to see the innate Dao patterns on my back.
That is not a problem. If you, wish it, I can even give you the cultivation method for the ‘Immovable Tortoise Seal’.”
The Ancestral Tortoise said calmly.
Upon hearing these words, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao both furrowed their brows, completely confused as to what this old man was up to.
Of course, they didn’t believe that this old turtle would dare to harm them in front of so many people from the Tortoise Sect.
Unless this old turtle really wanted to die or wanted the Tortoise Sect to be wiped out from the Luo River basin.
After all, the two words “First Sequence” were enough to represent the Heavenly Dragon Race. If anything happened to her, ten Tortoise Sects would be wiped out here.
As if afraid that Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao wouldn’t believe him, the Tortoise Sect Master immediately raised one hand to the sky and the other to the ground.
“I swear by the name of the Tortoise Sect Master and the honor of the Tortoise Sect that everything the Ancestral Turtle said today is true. If I break this oath, the Tortoise Sect will be destroyed.”
With these words, the Tortoise Sect Master left Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao with no choice but to believe him.
Although the situation was strange, it was not completely unacceptable. Besides, this old man’s actions saved them a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, Su Jingzhen would have had to ask Bai Suzhen to intervene today.
To be honest, he didn’t want to reveal Bai Suzhen’s true strength in the Tortoise Sect at this moment.
After all, their next destination was the Divine Realm, a place with many unknowns. Su Jingzhen still didn’t fully understand what lay there.
He planned to keep Bai Suzhen’s true strength hidden until he needed to help his master, or until they faced a top-tier force like the Yan Clan.
“Please believe my sincerity, young friends.
Follow me to the Tortoise Sect for a discussion. All your wishes will be granted there.”
At this point, Su Jingzhen and Qiu Yaoyao had no further reservations.
After all, the leader of the Tortoise Sect had already taken a Heavenly Dao Oath. If they hesitated any longer, they would seem too cowardly.
However, before following the Ancestral Tortoise and the Tortoise Sect leader into the Tortoise Sect, Qiu Yaoyao made a hand seal.
Suddenly, a spiritual imprint shot out into the void.
“What is going on here?
Qiu Yaoyao used the power of Heavenly Tribulation to break through the Tortoise Sect’s protective shield, but everything below is still quiet.
One of those old guys was somewhat unfamiliar, but the other was the renowned leader of the Tortoise Sect.
His aura had just erupted, clearly reaching the Celestial Being Realm. He alone might have been enough to capture Qiu Yaoyao and her companion.
Why is everything so peaceful? Instead, they are actively inviting Qiu Yaoyao and her companion into the Tortoise Sect. What’s up with that?”
“Is the Tortoise Sect really that cowardly? Then what about the tough stance they showed earlier?”
“Heh, isn’t that normal? If they were cowardly from the beginning, they would have lost all face.
Of course, now that the protective shield has been broken, they have no choice but to surrender.
Do you really expect a second-rate force like the Tortoise Sect to actually dare to fight the Heavenly Dragon Race?
That would be like an old immortal eating arsenic and wishing for a longer life.”
“Yes, you’re right. Qiu Yaoyao dared to openly go through the Heavenly Tribulation here. If I didn’t believe that the Heavenly Dragon Race had other powerful figures secretly following her, I would be dead wrong.
It’s normal for the Tortoise Sect to surrender like this.
And as we’ve already analyzed, if the Tortoise Sect actively offers their Black Turtles, they might even turn enemies into friends with the Heavenly Dragon Race.
From then on, they might even be protected by the Heavenly Dragons. As long as this is handled well, the status of the Tortoise Sect in the Luo River Basin will only rise, not fall.”
“…”
At this moment, many onlookers from different powers were making such observations.
Some of them even felt a little envious in their hearts.
Even though most of them had kept their distance from the Heavenly Dragon Race for a long time, who wouldn’t want to have a relationship with them?
The Heavenly Dragon Race was considered to be the strongest in the Luo River Basin, and they were not to be taken lightly.
…
At this moment, Su Jingzhen and the others were completely unaware of the discussions of the crowd at Xuan Yuan Lake.
They had already followed the Ancestral Tortoise and the Tortoise Sect leader back to the Ancestral Tortoise Hall.
The Black Water Pond had long since returned to calm.
However, the Grand Elder, the Sky Tortoise Envoy, and other high-ranking members of the Black Tortoise Sect were still standing there respectfully.
When they saw the Tortoise Sect Leader and the Ancestral Tortoise personally bring back Qiu Yaoyao and Su Jingzhen, their faces were all complex.
After learning about the situation during Qiu Yaoyao’s ordeal, the Ancestral Turtle had already made this decision.
Now that they saw the arrival of Su Jingzhen and the others, they naturally understood what it meant.
At this moment, the Ancestral Turtle smiled at Su Jingzhen with a kind and benevolent look.
“I have said it before, the words I will speak today will not be false in any way.
Now, I will fulfill young friend Su’s first request.”
As he spoke, a dark light suddenly flashed around the Ancestral Turtle.
Immediately, in a burst of light, he transformed into a massive creature – his true form, the Black Tortoise.
The intricate, mysterious, and sacred innate Dao patterns on his body instantly appeared in front of Su Jingzhen and the others.
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