Chapter 482: Huanxiang's Legacy, Acquiring the Water Sacred Pearl

Chapter 482: Huanxiang's Legacy, Acquiring the Water Sacred Pearl

"So, do you want to make the exchange?"

Lu Qing was not surprised by the Long Turtle's astonishment and calmly asked.

The Long Turtle hesitated for a moment before replying, "How can I know if what you say is true or not?"

"Whether it's true or not, Elder, you'll know with a glance."

Lu Qing casually unleashed a Shen Hun wave towards the Long Turtle.

The Long Turtle hesitated for a moment, but upon sensing that Lu Qing's Shen Hun wave wasn't particularly strong, it ultimately allowed it to land on its consciousness.

The instant the Long Turtle came into contact with Lu Qing's Shen Hun wave, its consciousness trembled, and its eyes widened in shock.

"The power of a divine ability..."

As a powerful Primordial Soul Realm being who had survived the previous Xiuxian era and retained some of its ancestral memories, the Long Turtle had far greater knowledge than anyone in this era.

It instantly recognized that the Shen Hun wave Lu Qing had unleashed contained the power of a divine ability! Its consciousness trembled in response.

However, before it could dwell on its astonishment, it became completely engrossed in the information contained within Lu Qing's Shen Hun wave.

Lu Qing had transmitted an illusion.

The illusion depicted a powerful and mysterious beast with an indistinct appearance, lying prostrate on a cloud.

Suddenly, the mysterious beast casually waved its claw.

A claw beam shot out, tearing through space, shaking the four directions, and its might swept across the world.

When the Long Turtle saw the claw beam, its consciousness trembled, and it was completely captivated.

Its eyes revealed a dazed and intoxicated expression.

In the Long Turtle's eyes, the claw beam of the mysterious beast was profoundly mysterious, and just by observing it, it felt various insights welling up in its heart.

However, just as it wanted to continue its contemplation, the illusion quietly dissipated.

The Long Turtle's newfound insights were abruptly interrupted.

"No!"

The Long Turtle's heart raced with urgency.

The claw beam of the mysterious beast in the illusion was extremely profound, containing the ultimate truth.

It had a feeling that if it could thoroughly comprehend it, its cultivation, which hadn't budged for tens of thousands of years, might have a chance to advance further!

But now that the illusion had faded, its insights were suddenly cut off, leaving it feeling incredibly frustrated.

In its panic, the Long Turtle turned to look at Lu Qing, only to see Lu Qing's enigmatic smile.

This instantly cleared the Long Turtle's mind.

"Well, did I lie to you, Elder?" Lu Qing asked.

The Long Turtle calmed down and fell into deep thought.

Although it still couldn't confirm whether the cultivation method Lu Qing mentioned was truly related to that person, the illusion Lu Qing had just transmitted had genuinely touched its heart.

In the illusion, the mysterious beast's single claw, just by watching it, made the Long Turtle's consciousness tremble, and insights kept flooding in.

Therefore, whether or not Lu Qing was telling the truth no longer mattered.

What mattered was that this illusion was indeed of great use to it.

It might allow the Long Turtle to break through the obstacles and bottlenecks that hadn't budged for tens of thousands of years! With this thought, the Long Turtle had already made its decision.

However, it didn't show it immediately.

Instead, it looked at Lu Qing and said, "I never expected that you would have such an opportunity, possessing divine abilities. It seems you are indeed this era's Qi Yun Tian Jiao."

"Oh, so Elder also has some understanding of divine abilities?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised.

Indeed, he had just used the Huanxiang divine ability.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to imitate the prowess of the Xiang beast's claw with just his own Shen Hun strength.

Unfortunately, this Long Turtle was too large, and its physical body was still at the Primordial Soul Realm level.

To control such a massive body, its Shen Hun must also be powerful.

Even if its cultivation had dropped to the Golden Dan Realm, its Shen Hun remained formidable.

Lu Qing estimated that even if he exerted all his strength to use the Huanxiang divine ability, he might not be able to do much against this ancient Long Turtle.

"I wouldn't say I have a deep understanding, but in the previous Xiuxian era, I encountered two Tianjiao of your human race, and they also possessed divine abilities, making them incredibly powerful."

The Long Turtle replied.

"I see," Lu Qing nodded, not surprised.

Divine abilities were rare, but he didn't think he was the only lucky one.

Every era had its Tianjiao.

The previous Xiuxian era must have also produced numerous Tianjiao blessed by heaven.

Among them, some would have undoubtedly obtained divine abilities, which was only natural.

Not to mention Xiao Li and her master, who also possessed divine abilities.

However, if this ancient Long Turtle found them impressive, it was likely that the two individuals it encountered were also Primordial Soul Realm level Daneng.

It was unknown whether those two had boarded the Vessel of Realm Breaking or not.

"That's right. I wonder if Senior is willing to do so?" Lu Qing nodded.

"Please ask, Senior."

"Where did you obtain this claw technique, and how do you know so much about the origins of my clan?"

"It seems that Senior still doesn't trust me." Lu Qing smiled upon hearing this, "These are my secrets, and I'm afraid I can't disclose them."

"If Senior is unwilling to exchange, then let's forget about it.

At most, I'll go back and spend a decade or eight years erasing the soul imprint within the Water Sacred Pearl.

I can afford to wait that long."

As he finished speaking, Lu Qing was about to leave.

"Wait!"

Lu Qing stopped, "Has Senior agreed?"

If it were anyone else speaking like this, it would have scoffed at them.

The soul imprint it left behind wasn't something that could be easily erased.

A mere Core Formation Realm cultivator, not to mention a decade or eight years, even a hundred and eighty years wouldn't be enough to accomplish this.

But this was Lu Qing, and it was different.

This young man was too mysterious, and he clearly possessed a special ability that specialized in soul manipulation.

If he intended to use his patience to erase the soul imprint it had left within the Water Sacred Pearl, it wasn't sure if it could withstand it.

Lu Qing smiled, "Then please, Senior, let's establish a soul oath first before we proceed with the exchange."

However, this also put its mind at ease.

The fact that Lu Qing was willing to propose a soul oath indicated that the heritage he offered was genuine and not a deception.

So, it agreed, "Alright!"

Soon, both man and beast established their soul oaths.

As the oath was made, a heavenly aura appeared in the sky, signifying the establishment of the soul oath.

Lu Qing took out the Water Sacred Pearl and a jade tablet.

He first tossed the Water Sacred Pearl downward, "Please, Senior, erase the soul imprint within the Water Sacred Pearl."

This Water Sacred Pearl had accompanied it for tens of thousands of years, and it never expected that today would be the day they parted ways.

It caressed the Water Sacred Pearl for a while before resolutely erasing the soul imprint within it.

Then, it sent the pearl back to Lu Qing in the sky.

"The soul imprint within the Water Sacred Pearl has been erased by me. I hope you'll keep your promise."

Lu Qing took the Water Sacred Pearl, and upon probing it with his soul, he found that the soul imprint had indeed been completely erased.

He smiled, "Rest assured, Senior, I'm not one to break my word."

Then, he tossed the jade tablet downward as well.

"This jade tablet contains what you seek, Senior."

Inside, a soul illusion appeared, depicting a mysterious beast with a blurry figure resting on a cloud.

[Chapter 169: A single claw, a single move, a single appearance]



Suddenly, a claw swung out, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

The illusion within the jade tablet was even clearer than the one Lu Qing had previously transmitted to it.

It realized that Lu Qing hadn't deceived it, and its heart filled with joy.

As it observed the mysterious beast's claw again, it became even more certain of the importance of this claw technique to its own cultivation.

If it could thoroughly comprehend this technique, its cultivation realm would undoubtedly advance further!

After all, without the pearl, it would only slow down its recovery speed, but it wouldn't significantly affect its strength.

At most, it would take more time to recover.

In this vast ocean, there wasn't anything that could threaten it.

On the contrary, the illusion within the jade tablet had a high chance of breaking through the cultivation bottleneck that had plagued it for tens of thousands of years.

"At this moment, Lu Qing's voice also rang out."

"Ten times...?" the Long Turtle asked, slightly startled.

It had just realized this fact.

The illusion in the jade tablet would fade a little after each exploration.

Obviously, this wasn't a permanent inheritance.

However, it understood.

Creating such an illusory inheritance jade tablet wasn't a simple task.

Each evolution of the illusion would consume a portion of the power of the soul within.

Even if it were to create such an inheritance jade tablet, it couldn't avoid this situation.

So it understood that Lu Qing wasn't playing around; he was speaking the truth.

However, ten times were more than enough.

The Long Turtle's claws tightened.

With its realm, if it couldn't comprehend the cultivation technique after ten attempts, it meant that it wasn't fated with this technique.

Moreover, judging by its reaction to the claw technique, it might not even need ten attempts to comprehend the profound mysteries within.

"That's right, there are only ten attempts. My limited realm can only create an illusory inheritance of this caliber. But if you still wish to comprehend it after using up the ten chances, you can contact me using this transmission jade talisman."

After speaking, Lu Qing once again produced a jade talisman, which flew towards the Long Turtle.

The Long Turtle caught the jade talisman, feeling a little dazed.

After living for so many years, this was the first time it had encountered a human who would give it a transmission jade talisman.

Even in the previous cultivation era, the two humans it knew who had reached the Primordial Soul Realm were mostly cautious around it.

The Long Turtle stared deeply at Lu Qing, not saying a word, before eventually putting away the jade talisman.

Although it was confident that it would comprehend the inheritance before the chances in the jade tablet ran out, it couldn't rule out the possibility of failure.

If it still couldn't break through this bottleneck, it might have to rely on this young man.

Seeing the Long Turtle accept the transmission jade talisman, Lu Qing's face revealed a slight smile.

This Long Turtle was clearly the overlord of this sea area.

Establishing a good relationship with it would undoubtedly be beneficial for him.

The boundless deep sea had always been a forbidden zone for humans, a place where they couldn't explore.

No one knew what treasures were hidden beneath.

This was a great opportunity.

If he could build a good relationship with this ancient Long Turtle, he might have a chance to explore the boundless deep sea.

More importantly, Lu Qing was also very interested in the bloodline of the Long Turtle.

It was related to the bloodline of the Nine Tribulations Beast, the Progenitor Dragon.

If he could obtain some of it, it would be of great use to him.

Of course, this wasn't something to be rushed.

Everything depended on the relationship between him and the Long Turtle becoming truly harmonious and friendly.

"Senior, since the matter here is concluded, I won't disturb your cultivation any further. Farewell."

After speaking, Lu Qing urged the golden little boat, turning into a golden streak of light and flying away with the Five-Color Winged Snake.

The Long Turtle stared at Lu Qing's departing figure with its huge eyes, without making any move.

After Lu Qing disappeared, it slowly sank into the sea, heading towards the deep sea.

Lu Qing's appearance made it realize that even though it had survived from the previous cultivation era, it wasn't necessarily invincible.

So, in the days to come, it should continue its low-key cultivation with even more caution.

This was the cultivation philosophy that their Long Turtle clan had always upheld.

It was a clan teaching passed down from their ancestors.

This was also the reason why, after the spiritual energy revival, it had remained hidden in the deep sea without venturing out.

As a creature with bloodline inheritance, it deeply understood the concept that there was always someone stronger beyond the horizon.

Even if you could dominate a world, there were countless more powerful beings beyond its boundaries.

For example, the mere trace of bloodline from the Progenitor Dragon had led to the creation of their magnificent Long Turtle clan.

The sea surged and gradually returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

No one knew that a shocking collision had occurred here.

Guiding the golden little boat, Lu Qing didn't stop along the way, and before long, he returned to Nine Li Village.

Coincidentally, when he arrived home, the sky had just turned to dusk.

This trip to the depths of the East Sea, there and back, took less than a day.

"Ah Qing, you're back!" Xiao Li sensed Lu Qing's aura and rushed over.

"Big brother!" Xiao Yan also ran over.

It turned out that the two little ones were at home.

"Yeah, I'm back," Lu Qing said, comforting the two before returning to his quiet room to retrieve the Water Sacred Pearl.

(End of Chapter)

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