When the mysterious being saw the Fire Cauldron crashing down, it was too late to dodge.
It had no choice but to tuck its head and claws in, using its body to withstand the falling fire cauldron.
boom!
The Fire Cauldron crashed into the mysterious being, unleashing tremendous power.
It also hurled it back into the sea from mid-air, creating a huge wave.
The churning seawater caused a torrential downpour to fall over the surrounding ten-mile radius.
"Um?"
He was somewhat surprised to see that the mysterious entity was simply thrown back into the sea by the Li Huo Cauldron instead of exploding directly.
Although he didn't use his full strength in this hasty attack.
However, the Fire Cauldron is a mid-grade spiritual artifact, capable of withstanding a direct hit from it without shattering.
The physical body of this mysterious being is terrifyingly strong.
Looking at the sea, Lu Qing could sense that the mysterious being had only weakened its aura and showed no signs of serious injury.
Its physical strength is so great that it seems impossible for a Golden Core Realm spirit beast to possess it.
The five-colored winged serpent quickly flew to Lu Qing's side and spat out the black spirit pearl from its mouth.
Lu Qing took it and put it into the Qiankun Qi Bag.
Boom!
Just then, countless waves surged up on the sea again, and a colossal creature emerged.
Lu Qing finally saw the true face of that mysterious being.
It was a huge monster with a ferocious head, resembling a dragon's head, thick limbs, sharp claws, and a hard shell with mysterious patterns covering its body.
Its body alone was several miles in size, many times larger than any creature he had ever seen.
However, there was a dent on the hard shell, the carapace was cracked, and blood was seeping out faintly.
Clearly, although it withstood the attack from the Fire Cauldron with its own shell, it was not unscathed.
At this moment, the monster was looking at Lu Qing and the Five-Colored Winged Serpent with an extremely cold gaze.
This caused the five-colored winged snake to tremble and involuntarily hide behind Lu Qing.
When the monster caught up with it, it really thought it was going to die in the sea.
Moreover, it sensed that the aura emanating from the monster below made it want to submit.
It was a fear deep within its bloodline that made it feel an invisible pressure.
If it hadn't already been enslaved by Lu Qing's soul and wouldn't betray its master, it probably would have turned and fled long ago.
Lu Qing quietly activated his supernatural ability and looked towards it.
Soon, a rich purple aura of supernatural power emerged from the monster's body.
Several notes of information floated out.
【Ancient Dragon Turtle: A powerful mythical beast living in the depths of the ocean.】
【Cultivation Level: Primordial Spirit Body, Golden Core Divine Soul.】
【This dragon turtle possesses the bloodline of the Suanni, the son of the ancient mythical beast Ancestral Dragon, and its physical body is incredibly powerful, far surpassing that of other spirit beasts of the same level.】
【The bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon is exceptionally powerful; even the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man in a small world cannot completely eradicate it.】
【This dragon turtle severed its own cultivation realm and entered a deep slumber, using this to survive the depletion of spiritual energy in the small world and the tribulation of the five signs of decay for both the celestial beings and humans.】
【This dragon turtle is long-lived; its lifespan has exceeded 40,000 years.】
【Dragon turtles have long lifespans, but due to their enormous size, their cultivation levels improve much more slowly than those of ordinary spirit beasts.】
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The series of notes left Lu Qing both surprised and delighted.
He now understood why the monster before him was so powerful; even after withstanding a blow from the Blazing Fire Cauldron, it wasn't seriously injured, only suffering a minor crack in its shell.
It turns out he actually possessed the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon!
The Ancestral Dragon is a Nine Tribulations Beast, and its power is unimaginable.
Even Suanni, one of its nine sons, was already a sixth-level beast a hundred thousand years ago.
The strength of its bloodline is self-evident.
"So the wisp of bloodline that Suanni lost back then was actually seized by the Dragon Turtle clan?"
After reading the messages on the notes, Lu Qing finally understood what was going on.
Previously, he obtained two inheritances from the sword marks in the canyon at Qinglong Pass and the claw marks of the Suanni.
The illusion of inheritance shows a duel that took place 100,000 years ago, in which the Suanni lost a move to the Daoist Potian.
A wound was slashed on its claw, from which a trickle of blood seeped and fell into the great river at Qinglong Pass, causing a fight among countless strange beasts in the river.
It now appears that the dragon turtle clan won the bloodline battle.
However, the dragon turtle we see now is probably not the one that won the Suanni bloodline back then, but rather its descendant.
After all, the note indicated that its lifespan was only a little over 40,000 years.
The sparring match between Potian Daoren and Suanni took place more than 100,000 years ago.
"However, the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon is truly powerful, even the depletion of spiritual energy and the tribulation of the five signs of decay of heaven and man cannot harm it."
The dragon turtle in front of us has lived for over 40,000 years.
Clearly, it has existed since the previous era of cultivation and has survived to this day.
Furthermore, he is different from the Plague Old Ghost and the Netherworld Old Ghost, who survived by using the method of soul-stealing, abandoning their physical bodies, and seizing spiritual artifacts.
This dragon turtle relied on its own bloodline to withstand the five signs of decay.
And he is not dead yet, only his cultivation level has dropped, and he has fallen into a deep sleep.
With the changes in the world and the revival of spiritual energy, it is clear that this dragon turtle has also awakened from its slumber.
Although he has awakened, his strength has not yet fully recovered.
Upon realizing what had happened, Lu Qing was both surprised and relieved.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy revival has only been going on for a few years, and this dragon turtle is far from recovering to its peak strength.
Otherwise, even if a dragon turtle in the Nascent Soul Realm with the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon is a perfect Golden Core cultivator, it would probably be no match for it.
However, this also gave Lu Qing a headache.
Although this dragon turtle's cultivation level has dropped, its physical body is still a genuine Nascent Soul Realm body.
He had seen it before; even a strike from the Fire Cauldron could only leave a mark on its body and break through its shell.
Although he didn't use his full strength, he still managed to unleash four or five tenths of the power of the Fire Cauldron.
Judging from the situation, even if he fully activates the Fire Cauldron, he probably won't be able to seriously injure him, let alone kill him.
He had already noticed it when he received the Water Spirit Orb.
The Water Spirit Orb has been refined and contains the divine soul imprint of this dragon turtle, which controls it.
It was only because the summoning power between the several spiritual orbs was too extraordinary that it caught the dragon turtle off guard.
However, if the divine soul imprint within the Water Spirit Orb is not removed, it will become extremely difficult for him to refine it.
There are only a few ways to remove the soul imprint from the Water Spirit Orb.
The first method is to kill the dragon turtle, and the soul imprint will naturally disappear automatically.
Secondly, let the dragon turtle erase the divine soul imprint itself.
The last method was for Lu Qing to gradually erase the soul imprint of the Water Spirit Pearl through persistent, gentle effort.
Of these three methods, the first two are self-explanatory.
Judging from the furious look in the dragon turtle's eyes below, it was almost impossible.
Even the third one is not something Lu Qing can accomplish in a short time.
The dragon turtle was once a Nascent Soul Realm being, and its spiritual strength far exceeded that of ordinary Golden Core Realm beings.
Although Lu Qing's soul also has its own unique characteristics.
However, if one wants to erase the divine soul imprint within the Water Spirit Orb while the Dragon Turtle is still alive...
It would probably take decades or even centuries to achieve that.
And this is all under the premise that the dragon turtle has not become stronger.
If the dragon turtle recovers its strength over the next few decades or centuries.
At that time, Lu Qing will likely face a terrifying dragon turtle at the Nascent Soul Realm level, possessing the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Although we unexpectedly obtained the Water Spirit Orb, refining it will likely require some effort.
"You two ants, return my precious pearl! Otherwise, I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"
Just as Lu Qing was having a headache, the dragon turtle floating on the sea surface emitted an angry wave of divine soul energy.
"Um?"
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Upon sensing this fluctuation of divine soul, Lu Qing was first taken aback, then overjoyed.
This dragon turtle can communicate? That makes things much easier!
His expression turned serious, revealing a faint look.
Looking at the dragon turtle below, he said, "I never imagined that an ancient dragon turtle would remain in the deep sea."
Having survived the five signs of decay and immortality, and lived to this day, only his cultivation level has dropped, while his physical body remains.
The bloodline of the ancient ancestral dragon is truly extraordinary!
"Kid, what did you say?!"
Lu Qing's words directly shook the dragon turtle's mind, causing its body to surge and create waves within a radius of dozens of miles.
His originally angry and cold gaze turned into shock.
It stared intently at Lu Qing, its heart filled with disbelief.
It was unbelievable that this mere Golden Core Realm ant would know so much about it.
Not only did they describe the current physical condition of their bodies perfectly, but they also explained the origin of their bloodline, which is the greatest secret of their race, in great detail.
This is a secret that no one knew even in the previous era of cultivation!
"Is it hard to understand?"
Seeing the dragon turtle's shocked expression, Lu Qing smiled, feeling even more confident.
"Although your clan is mysterious, its origins are not unknown to anyone."
In ancient times, your race was nothing more than an ordinary giant tortoise race.
By chance, he obtained a wisp of the bloodline of Suanni, the son of the Ancestral Dragon.
Only after refining it did it transform into the Dragon Turtle clan.
This secret is unknown to anyone in this world, but it's not exactly a secret in the outside world.
Lu Qing continued to reveal the secrets of the Dragon Turtle clan, causing the Dragon Turtle below to widen its eyes even further.
Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Kid, who exactly are you?!"
The shock in the dragon turtle's heart was beyond words.
The process of transformation of its own kind is recorded in its bloodline inheritance.
Apart from the Dragon Turtle clan, there are almost no other living beings who follow the path of life.
And now, only this dragon turtle remains in this world.
Where did this kid in front of me learn such a secret?
In the dragon turtle's perception, Lu Qing was just an ordinary young man at the initial stage of the Golden Core realm.
Furthermore, judging from the spiritual aura emanating from it, it is extremely young.
It doesn't even compare to a fraction of the years it lived.
However, they possess the most closely guarded secrets of their kind.
This immediately made the dragon turtle feel uneasy and suspicious, as if this mere Golden Core Realm kid had suddenly become unfathomable.
"Who I am is not important." Lu Qing's expression remained calm.
"This Water Spirit Orb is of use to me. I wonder if you would be willing to part with it?"
The dragon turtle fell silent.
If anyone else dared to speak to it like that, it could easily kill them with a single swipe of its paw.
However, at this moment, Lu Qing gave it a feeling that was too unfathomable, which made it dare not act rashly.
However, the Water Spirit Orb is of great significance to it, as it relates to the speed at which it returns to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
It's impossible for it to be handed over so easily.
After a moment of silence, the dragon turtle spoke, "The Water Spirit Orb is extremely important to me. I regret that I cannot comply with your wish to take it away."
At this moment, the dragon turtle no longer dared to call Lu Qing a brat or an ant with such contempt, but instead addressed him with respect.
In its mind, Lu Qing was now regarded as a mysterious being, someone worthy of having an equal dialogue with it.
Lu Qing was not surprised by the dragon turtle's answer.
After all, the other party's anger from the beginning showed that they valued the Water Spirit Orb.
He smiled and said, "What if I exchange something with you?"
"exchange?"
Upon hearing this, the dragon turtle was stunned.
“That’s right. I’ll exchange this Water Spirit Pearl for a set of cultivation techniques.” Lu Qing nodded.
"Cultivation techniques?" The dragon turtle laughed. "You jest. My clan has always only cultivated the direct lineage techniques of our clan and has no interest in other techniques."
If Lu Qing had suggested exchanging treasures, the dragon turtle might have been interested in hearing about it.
But upon hearing that it was a cultivation technique, it immediately lost interest.
The dragon turtle clan has always only cultivated their own clan's techniques and has no interest in the techniques of other exotic beasts.
Not to mention that Lu Qing, being a human, had no way of knowing how to use his cultivation techniques.
However, Lu Qing's next words made its eyes widen suddenly.
"What if the cultivation method I mentioned is related to the Suanni, a divine beast that has a great connection with your clan?"
"Is what you're saying true?!"
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, the dragon turtle first showed an expression of disbelief, and then couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
Huge waves surged once again on the sea surface, revealing the dragon turtle's inner shock.
“Of course it’s true.” Lu Qing nodded.
"impossible!"
The dragon turtle, unable to hide its shock, shouted directly.
It truly couldn't believe that Lu Qing actually possessed the cultivation techniques related to that person.
Because, in the bloodline of its race, that one is an incomparably sacred being.
The supreme being that truly changed the fate of its race.
In the inherited memories passed down from our ancestors, that supreme being was so powerful that it was unbelievable.
Simply by moving at will, one can tear through space, break through boundaries, and cause disaster in this world.
This kid in front of it actually claimed to have mastered that person's technique, which it found utterly unbelievable.
However, considering that Lu Qing had been able to pinpoint its identity and origins so accurately, even stating that it had survived the previous era of cultivation, the dragon turtle hesitated for a moment.
The boy in front of it was too mysterious. If someone else had said that, it would have thought it was nonsense.
But if it were this person, it couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope, wishing that what he said was true.
