C15 Myriad God Turtle

left the group and returned to the Central Plains. Yang Ming had already reported that in a small mountain valley in Jiangnan, there was a person who lived in seclusion and raised a ten-thousand-year turtle. This turtle was only something out of legends, and people only heard of it, not knowing if there really was such a thing in the world.

The legends of the ten thousand year divine turtle were from the ancient era. A natural disaster descended, and all living things were destroyed. However, the divine turtle survived, and the surrounding environment was vile.

The Divine Turtle slowly crawled on its own. It ate some grass along the way and searched for it from thousands of miles away. Finally, it found a suitable place to live.

The journey had been arduous, but it had instead resulted in the mystical abilities of this godly turtle, which was why it could live for ten thousand years.

Of course, this was only a legend, and there was no way to verify it.

According to the medical books, the essence of this blood was refined over a period of ten thousand years. Naturally, it was a divine being, and as long as anyone in the world could drink a little, they would be able to extend their lifespan. Martial cultivators, on the other hand, would have their strength increase by leaps and bounds.

Yang Ming had heard of this matter before, the legends of the martial arts world were not necessarily fake, adding on to the fact that he was anxious to save others, he travelled day and night to the legendary land.

There was a deep mountain in the south of the river. Normally, it was uninhabited and rarely seen. The mountain was called 'Blue Peak', and it was said that there was a strange person living there.

Tzu Xu was in his sixties, and due to a stroke of luck, he found the Ten-Thousand Year Turtle. The Ten-Thousand Year Turtle Lover was afraid that it wouldn't be able to survive in normal waters, so Tzu Xu found a place to live and brought the Ten-Thousand Year Tortoise here to live in seclusion.

Very few people knew of the background of the Tzu Hsi, and very few people knew that he was living in seclusion on the mountain peak. Yang Ming received pointers from a master, and was aware of his hiding place.

Yang Ming looked at this mountain peak and could see many mountain peaks and mountain ranges along the way. In addition, the entire mountain range was filled with blue and white trees, which could really be described as a "mountain peak where it is difficult to see a single person".

Where exactly was this Tzu Hun hiding? There were countless peaks of varying sizes within the Blue Peak. If one were to search for them one by one, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Yang Ming pondered on how he could quickly find the Ci Xu Gun in the mountains. Since this turtle liked to live in the deep lake, then why not make a move then?

It would not be easy to find a deep pond in the mountain range of the forest. Fortunately, Yang Ming had mastered the art of lightness and his eyes were sharp enough to look at things from a distance that was far beyond that of an ordinary person. Thus, with a leap, Yang Ming had melted into the mountain range.

After one day, Yang Ming did not find any traces. Yang Ming had already found more than half of the Blue Peak, so he was not discouraged. In another day, he would definitely be able to search through all of the Blue Peak.

The mountain here was actually not very tall, only a few hundred metres tall. It was just that the distance between the mountain peaks was too close, so compared to those mountain forests, the area it covered was actually a lot larger.

This searched for another day, but Yang Ming still did not find anything. Yang Ming was anxious, such a small matter had wasted two days of his time, and Wu Xin had promised him to stay in Qing He for only ten days. After this time, if the two of them changed, it would be difficult to deal with them.

There were weeds growing all over the mountain. If someone lived in this place, then the surrounding weeds would be lesser than the rest. The deep pool was often hidden deep in the cave, and if he searched outside the mountain, he would not be able to find it.

His hard work had paid off. Finally, Yang Ming found a hidden path in the middle of the ten thousand mountains, although it was also filled with weeds, but faint traces of someone's steps could be seen.

This path was not very long, it could be a place that the Tzu Xu Clans had to pass through occasionally, which was why they had left such a small clue for Yang Ming to find.

Following the path forward, there was a small mountain's stone wall at the end of it. This stone wall should be a mechanism, so Yang Ming did not think too much and said: "Senior Ci Xiuke, I am from the younger generation of the martial arts world, and I wish to seek an audience!"

Yang Ming called out a few times, but no one answered. Could it be that their judgement was wrong? Yang Ming thought for a moment, then opened the stone wall, to take a look at the situation inside.

Yang Ming raised his Zhen Qi: "Senior, sorry for offending you!"

With a few "BOOM" sounds, a large hole was opened in the stone wall by Yang Ming. When Yang Ming got closer, he found that it was indeed somewhat spacious and empty inside, and it was not strange if someone was hiding here.

Yang Ming entered the cave and observed carefully. Although the cave was spacious, there were no signs of life at all.

Yang Ming carefully observed the various things in the cave and discovered that there were some cracks on the stone wall. These cracks seemed to be man-made, perhaps there were mechanisms within. Yang Ming knew in his heart that if he continued to use his Qi to forcefully break these cracks, it might cause the mud in the cave to fall down and cover the hole.

Yang Ming's mind stirred, he remembered that his senior sister had given him a protective dagger, why not use this dagger to dig the wall open?

Taking out the dagger, Yang Ming couldn't help but think of his senior sister. Her every action and gesture was filled with gentleness and beauty, her noble demeanor was naturally attractive.

Yang Ming smiled slightly. It was not a sin to miss someone.

Yang Ming channeled his Spirit Qi into the blade edge, causing the blade to become extremely sharp. Adding Spirit Qi into the blade, in a few minutes, Yang Ming had already cut off all the rocks around the cracks.

As expected, a small hole had appeared inside. Yang Ming bent down and entered the hole. Although Yang Ming wasn't able to see as much as his second senior brother in the darkness, he could still make out the faint outline of the hole.

Yang Ming moved forward inside the cave for about a kilometer, until he discovered that light was gradually penetrating in front of him. Yang Ming knew in his heart that he was not far from the cave entrance, and that this place was definitely where the Tzu Xu Xie had hidden herself.

Yang Ming could not help but be shocked when he came out of the cave. This was truly a natural place for concealment, the surroundings were encircled by mountains, the peak of the mountain was a hundred feet tall huge trees that reached up to the sky, the distance between the mountain and the mountain was closer, the mountain was filled with dense forest, and even if one was at the top of the mountain, it would be blocked by the trees' line of sight, making it impossible to find the stomach below that was not even a hundred meters wide.

This place was also concealed. If it wasn't for Yang Ming's meticulous efforts to observe and find this place, it would be difficult to find this place.

This hinterland was completely flat, and there was a simple and shabby thatched hut at the bottom of the hinterland to the right. It was most likely a place where the Tzu Hsi would rest.

The surroundings were covered in leaves, making it extremely desolate. Looking up at the sky, there was only a small space, and the surroundings were shrouded in shade. It was probably even smaller than the hole the frog at the bottom of the well could see.

Yang Ming walked to the front of the grass hut and said respectfully: "I came to Yang Ming later in the martial arts world to pay my respects to old senior Ci Xiuke!"

No one answered him, Yang Ming was puzzled and walked into the grass hut. The grass hut was very simple and crude, with a small bed made of tree, there was nothing else.

Yang Ming thought, why not take a look at the surrounding area? Yang Ming walked around and found that the ground was a little damp.

Yang Ming advanced a few more steps forward, suddenly his right foot was empty, his body suddenly sank down, it should be mud on the ground, Yang Ming reacted quickly, his left foot lightly tapped on his right leg, and his body moved up a few feet, resolving the danger.

Yang Ming looked at the mud below him, thinking, first get rid of the leaves, then see what's the situation.

Yang Ming took a deep breath and released a palm from his palm. The leaves in the mud immediately flew up and Yang Ming faced the sky, and then waved his palm to the left. The leaves all piled up together, and were at least a few meters tall.

Although Yang Ming's current martial arts could not be said to be at the peak of perfection, in the martial arts world, it would be extremely difficult for even the experts of famous sects to defeat him.

Yang Ming lowered his body and looked at the mud beneath him. Yang Ming did not dare to go in, as the mud was trapping him, causing him to be unable to use any of his strength, causing him to sink even deeper into the mud.

If he accidentally fell into it, he would not be able to use any of his strength. Yang Ming felt that the problem would be the mud, after pondering for a while, he had an idea.

Yang Ming lightly leaped up, took a few vines from all around him, made them into a rope and tied them to his body. Then, with a leap, he leapt into the silt.

Yang Ming held his breath, his body sinking downwards, his entire body submerged in the mud, if he was an ordinary person, it was possible for him to die in less than a minute, the Spirit Qi in Yang Ming's body was astonishing, even if he did not breath, he could still endure for the time it takes to burn an incense stick of time.

Yang Ming's ability to resist the external world was also exceptionally strong. The deeper his body went, the stronger the pressure became. Yang Ming persevered and continued to move his body downwards.

This quagmire was not as deep as Yang Ming had imagined, and was most likely only about 10 metres. After Yang Ming had investigated thoroughly, he used his inner force and rushed out of the quagmire.

Yang Ming concentrated his inner strength and released his Innate Qi from every part of his body, immediately removing all the mud from his body, his body becoming clean again. Yang Ming thought, since the pool was empty of the Myriad God Turtle, why not first remove all the mud from the pool and then see what was at the bottom.

Yang Ming once again gathered his Spirit Qi, and struck the pool with his palm, causing mud to fly everywhere, all of it landing on the four sides of the pool.

In just a few palm strikes, Yang Ming was able to remove all the mud in the pool. The pool was not big, it was only about ten metres wide, and there was nothing below. Yang Ming's heart could not help but feel depressed, after going through so much, he still could not find anything.

Seeing that it was already late, he might as well go to the grass shack to rest for the night and make plans tomorrow. Yang Ming took a deep breath and thought, only after rested can I have enough energy to look for the Myriad Tortoise again.

Yang Ming couldn't help but look around him carefully. This place was really narrow, it was only a small cave dwelling. If it really was a place the Tzu Xu customer was hiding at, then a ten thousand year old tortoise would definitely be nearby.

In order to guard the ten thousand year old turtle and hide here all by himself, one could tell that this senior must be an extraordinary person!

Calming himself down, Yang Ming felt a bit of hunger in his stomach, thinking, what kind of food would the people who live in this hut take? I must have gone out through that little hole and found some food. And at this time, there was nothing to eat here. The more Yang Ming thought about it, the hungrier he became.

In the belly of the mountain, Yang Ming was unable to find food and could only rest. Unknowingly, he fell asleep in the grass hut.

When he woke up, it was already morning. Yang Ming got up and walked towards the thatched cottage, but suddenly discovered that there was some clear water in the pond, and inside the pond, there was something over a meter long crawling around. Could this be the Myriad Tortoise that he had been searching for thousands of times?

Yang Ming was unknowingly delighted, he immediately jumped into the pond and studied the Ten Thousand Year Turtle closely.

The turtle had a dark gray armor, with greenish muscles, a red dot on the top of its head, and a long slender tail. The turtle was oval shaped, and had a huge body.

Yang Ming thought, the gigantic being in this turtle must be the rumored Myriad God Turtle in the Jianghu.

Why was it that when he removed the silt from the pond yesterday, he did not find this Myriad Manifestation Turtle? Where did the clear water come from?

Yang Ming raised his head to look at the mountain that the water was flowing onto, only to realize that the mountain wall was even steeper than the rest of the mountains, it should be a huge river, causing the mud and sand in the mountain to rush into the pond, blocking the spring entrance. After last night, the spring entrance was opened once again, allowing the water to flow back into the pond.

Yang Ming probed the water in the pond with his hand and found that the water's temperature was much warmer than the ordinary spring water. It was neither cold nor hot, it was naturally suitable for the ten thousand year old turtle to live in.

Where did this Ten Thousand Year Turtle come from? Yang Ming looked at the bottom of the pond, there was nothing special about it, he thought that there were some caves on the four walls of the pond, where the turtle had hidden itself, and he himself could not find the small amount of sand to hide.

It was a miracle that the Myriad God Tortoise was able to survive. Yang Ming was still a little surprised, and suddenly thought that the tortoise had the habit of hibernating, so when the sand and dirt rushed into the pond, it was probably due to the tortoise's hibernation period that the tortoise was able to survive.

All of these were the will of the heavens. There was still one thing that Yang Ming did not understand, but why couldn't he find any traces of the Tzu Xus who was hiding here? Could it be that the mud flow had made him think that the godly turtle would not survive and would leave? Or had Tzu Hsi died in that mud stream?

Yang Ming thought for a while, then thought that this Ci Xu would definitely not leave immediately. If he was able to make the Myriad God Tortoise hide here, he would think of all the ways to save it from the pond. He definitely wouldn't leave on his own accord. If he died here, why couldn't he find any clues? The thatched cottage was empty. If Tzu Hsi had accidentally lost his life, he would have left behind some of his belongings. Why was it empty?

What had happened? Yang Ming was unable to guess at the moment, but he knew that no matter what it was, there would be a day when the truth would be revealed. There was no need for him to think any further, he would definitely find the answer in the future. Yang Ming stopped thinking further. The most important thing right now was to get the blood from the Myriad Manifestation Turtle, so he could return quickly. This way, he could prevent everyone from being worried during his days in Qing He.

Seeing the divine object, Yang Ming's mind calmed down, his efforts did not disappoint someone, being able to find the item, could also be considered to be blessed by the heavens.

Wu Xin had told Yang Ming before that if he found this godly object, he would not be able to harm its life, nor could he change its living environment and habits. Yang Ming was extremely excited about the godly item, and knew that there would be consequences if it was angered.

Before taking it, he had to kowtow and tell the Divine Turtle about He Lisha and Ling Lv. Only then could he carefully take out the blood in his body, which didn't require much, and only required half a bowl of tea.

Yang Ming kowtowed three times to the Divine Turtle, and said loudly: "Divine Turtle, knowing that you are intelligent, I do not dare to approach you, much less hurt you, but in this world, if I want to bring someone back to life, you are the only one I can do so. I have to take half a cup of tea's blood from you, and hope that the Divine Turtle can show mercy to the world, allowing He Lisha and Ling Lv to reunite with one another."

"Because of a misunderstanding, the two of them have now become crippled, so even though they can't protect their lives, they are no different from cripples. If you can revive them, you will need a bit of their blood to save you, and if the two of them can recover, they will be extremely grateful to you, Divine Turtle, and I beg you, Divine Turtle, for permission to take a bit of the blood in your body to treat me."

When Yang Ming was speaking, the Divine Turtle looked at Yang Ming without the slightest bit of fear. After hearing what Yang Ming had to say, he crawled towards him. Although Yang Ming had experienced countless strange things in the martial arts world, but what happened today, was unprecedented for him. This divine object was simply too hard to believe.

The godly turtle stuck its head out and its four limbs were completely exposed. It shakily walked over. Actually, the turtle's crawling speed was not slow, it was just that they were used to living slowly.

As for the Divine Turtle, it did not seem to be afraid of Yang Ming at all, it even used its mouth to lightly touch him.

"Please forgive Yang Ming's rudeness, Divine Turtle!" With that, Yang Ming took out the small blade in his hand and walked towards the Divine Turtle. When the Divine Turtle saw this strange object, it would immediately hide its body inside the turtle. This time, when it saw Yang Ming approaching, it extended its head, tail and limbs further, allowing Yang Ming to control it.

Yang Ming could not help but exclaim in his heart. The Divine Turtle was truly intelligent, Yang Ming had long prepared a silver tube used to hold the Divine Turtle's blood, and this tube was given to Yang Ming by Wu Xin on his way back. After receiving the report from Yang Ming, the tube was passed by Yang Ming on his way back.

There was a thin pipe in front of the tube and a long needle on the other side. As long as he stabbed the needle into the turtle's body, blood would slowly flow into the tube. After filling the tube up, he would take out the needle and place a thin layer of powder on the small eye.

Yang Ming gently stabbed the needle into the Divine Turtle's body. The Divine Turtle shrank for a bit, as if it knew that Yang Ming was taking its blood, and didn't pull its body back. The Divine Turtle wriggled its body slightly a few times, and then it stopped moving completely, as if it knew that Yang Ming was taking its blood.

Yang Ming did as Wu Xin said and took a tube of fresh blood from the Divine Turtle's body. He sprinkled the powder on the wound and then prostrated towards the Divine Turtle once again, "Thank you, Divine Turtle Divine Blood!"

The Divine Turtle waited for Yang Ming to finish kneeling before crawling to a corner and retracting its entire body back into the tortoise, no longer making any movements.

Yang Ming could not help but sigh in his heart, this thing was truly a divine item. However, this divine object could not speak, nor could it dispel the suspicion in his heart regarding the disappearance of the Tzu Sus.

After obtaining the God's Blood, Yang Ming sealed the tube's mouth according to Wu Xin's instructions. Then, he circulated his internal energy and placed the silver pipe, which contained the blood of the Myriad God Turtle, between his hands. In an instant, a thick layer of ice appeared around the tube.

Yang Ming carefully put away the silver pipe and looked around. He thought, if Senior Ci Xiuke does not know where he is, and he barges into this place himself, it would be hard to explain to him if he finds out in the future that Senior Ci Xiuke is still alive.

Yang Ming glanced at the thatched cottage. He had to repair this thatched cottage himself, and take care of the middle part of the valley. After that, he would leave some keepsake in the hut so that he could have an explanation in the future.

After Yang Ming finished tidying up the valley, he used a small knife to carve a few words on the wooden beam in the room. "Green City's Yang Ming has come to take the Divine Turtle's blood to treat the injured.

After everything was settled, Yang Ming kowtowed to the Divine Turtle a few more times. The Divine Turtle was originally hiding in a corner, and when Yang Ming was kneeling down, it also stuck its head out and nodded a few times. After that, he went to the corner to rest. With such a carefree appearance, Yang Ming felt that this Divine Turtle was truly a little cute.

Yang Ming thought, once there was water in the valley, there would be living beings in the pond, so the Divine Turtle would not need to worry about food and drinks. If he recklessly took it away, it might cause harm to the Divine Turtle, so it would be better to just let it live here peacefully, and not disturb it.

If there ever came a day when that benevolent bearded man came back and saw the Divine Turtle, he would definitely be relieved. It was best not to ruin everything here. Everything had its reasons contained within.

Since that Ci Xiuke hid the Myriad God Tortoise here, he must have his own reasons as well.

Yang Ming's heart was set, he then bowed to the Divine Turtle, "Yang Ming is fortunate to be able to see the Divine Turtle, it is truly Yang Ming's fortune, to have obtained the Divine Turtle's blood to save my life today, I will definitely repay you in the future."

After bowing to the cottage for a few more moments, he left along the path he had come from.

Yang Ming walked out of the cave, and seeing that the cave entrance had been destroyed by him, he thought, this Ten Thousand Year Turtle is a gift, if someone with ulterior motives in the martial arts world were to find out, they would definitely hurt his life. They would take out the blood in his body, and help him increase his power.

Yang Ming blocked the entrance of the cave with some small rocks and added some mud to it. Then, he moved some plants to the entrance of the cave.

Water would often flow from top to bottom in this cave. As time passed, the rock would slowly grow longer, and the cave would eventually be sealed off. It was unlikely that anyone would be able to find the cave again.

After Yang Ming tidied up everything here, he looked for something to eat outside the mountain before flying back to Qing He to take control.