Chapter 96: Chapter 94: Parting
The White Turtle Longevity Grass had nine leaves in total, each one imbued with the Immortal Dao.
The leaves were tiny, but a single glance revealed what seemed to be a whole world flowing within them, filled with a mysterious and incomparable immortal charm.
For the sake of such an immortal treasure, Jiang Jichen endured the Old White Turtle calling him a "turtle grandson," forcing a smile onto his face. "Old White Turtle, let’s discuss something. How about you pick two Immortal Leaves for me, and I’ll leave right away and not disturb your rest?"
Hearing Jiang Jichen’s words, the sneer on the Old White Turtle’s face deepened. It raised its small turtle head, shot Jiang Jichen a sidelong glance, and said, "You little turtle grandson, do you take your Grandpa Turtle for a fool? This place is protected by the Moon God Prohibition. You think you can just walk in here? Your Grandpa Turtle has roamed the world for countless millennia and possesses peerless wisdom. As if a little turtle grandson like you could ever trick me. Dream on! Scram, now! Hmph!"
Jiang Jichen now fully understood that this Old White Turtle was a rogue. He decided not to bicker over the petty insults and instead took out a torn corner of an Array Map from his High-Level Storage Bag. He waved it in front of the Old Rogue Turtle and said, "What if I have a corner of the Array Map for the second great array, the Azure Heaven Killing Array?"
When the Old Rogue Turtle heard the words "Azure Heaven Killing Array," its body trembled. It stared intently at the corner of the Array Map in Jiang Jichen’s hand, the fear in its eyes impossible to conceal.
At that moment, Jiang Jichen slightly activated the Array Map!
A wisp of killing intent, potent enough to annihilate all life, emerged from the torn corner of the Array Map. It seemed as if it would tear through the Moon God Palace, surge to the Ninth Heaven, and slaughter all the immortals!
"It really is the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array! How did you get it?"
The Old Rogue Turtle’s body was now trembling violently. Its previous roguish demeanor was gone, replaced by a quavering voice as it asked the question.
"Don’t worry about how I got it. The point is, I have it. And I can activate its killing intent, which ignores even Divine Bans. If you don’t believe me, we can give it a try!"
Jiang Jichen raised the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array, preparing to activate it.
But then, the Old Rogue Turtle’s eyes darted about, and it suddenly let out a cold laugh. "Everything you said is correct, but you little turtle grandson seem to have forgotten your own cultivation. Innate First Realm. Your Grandpa Turtle wonders just how much power you can even draw from the Azure Heaven Killing Array. Haha... Come on, little turtle grandson, try and activate the Killing Array! Do you think your Grandpa Turtle’s shell is just for show?"
The Old White Turtle’s body was no longer trembling. It stared majestically at Jiang Jichen, looking utterly imperious as its roguish attitude returned.
Jiang Jichen had only intended to scare the Old Rogue Turtle; he never actually planned to activate the Azure Heaven Killing Array. But he hadn’t expected the old rogue to see right through him.
The Immortal Grass was right in front of him, yet he couldn’t take it. Jiang Jichen was incredibly frustrated!
As long as that Old Rogue Turtle stayed on the Jade Bed, which was protected by the Moon God Prohibition, there was nothing he could do to it.
Seeing Jiang Jichen’s helpless, infuriated expression, the Old Rogue Turtle gloated and taunted, "Come on, turtle grandson! Master Turtle will just sit here and wait for you to take the Immortal Grass. Let’s see if you dare!"
Of course, Jiang Jichen didn’t dare. How could he possibly touch the Moon God Prohibition?
This scene did not escape the old rogue’s eyes, and it launched into another round of cold taunts and ridicule.
"Haha... This Mas—"
Just then, the Old Rogue Turtle’s voice cut off abruptly. It stared, dumbfounded, at a small skeleton that had suddenly appeared right in front of it.
The skeleton stood there with its head tilted, a very shiny Treasure Pearl Necklace hanging around its neck. ’So cool!’
’But... how did it pass through the Moon God Prohibition and get here?’
For a moment, the Old Rogue Turtle couldn’t wrap its head around it. Jiang Jichen was also completely stunned.
’What is the Little Gray Skeleton’s origin? It could even stroll past the Moon God Prohibition!’
That was right. Just now, Jiang Jichen had seen the Little Skeleton give a little wobble and pass right through the Moon God Prohibition on the Jade Bed.
"Ah!"
The Old Rogue Turtle suddenly snapped back to reality. With a miserable shriek, it shot off the Jade Bed at an incredible speed.
How could Jiang Jichen possibly let this opportunity go? He struck with the fastest speed he could muster!
"DING! DING!"
That was the sound of the Immortal Grass Leaves falling off. Jiang Jichen desperately wanted to rip out the entire White Turtle Longevity Grass, but the Old Rogue Turtle was simply too fast. If it hadn’t passed right in front of him, he wouldn’t have even managed to pick two Immortal Leaves.
With two Immortal Grass Leaves in hand, Jiang Jichen was about to continue his pursuit of the Old Rogue Turtle when he suddenly heard a delighted voice call out, "Big Brother!"
Jiang Jichen immediately halted his charge. He saw Little Yue’Er floating at the exit of the third level’s gate, riding the Moonlight Beast. The Old Rogue Turtle had just reached her, and she casually grabbed it and held it in her hand.
Seeing that Little Yue’Er was safe, Jiang Jichen breathed a sigh of relief. "Little Yue’Er, it’s great that you’re okay! Oh, and you even helped me catch that Old Rogue Turtle. That’s fantastic!"
However, the Moonlight Beast noticed that the White Turtle Longevity Grass on the Old Rogue Turtle’s back was missing two leaves. Its gaze immediately fixed on Jiang Jichen, filled with Killing Intent.
But Little Yue’Er reached out a small hand and stroked the Moonlight Beast, which finally retracted its Killing Intent toward Jiang Jichen.
Then, Little Yue’Er spoke up, "Little White Turtle is Big White’s friend. It got angry when it saw you plucked two of its Immortal Leaves and wanted to stand up for him! But I told it that you’re my Big Brother, so we’ll just give those two Immortal Leaves to you. You won’t chase him anymore, right, Little White Turtle?"
The Little White Turtle rolled its eyes. ’This turtle grandson is the Little Moon God’s Big Brother. Can I really resist? Can I really say no?’
At that moment, the Little Skeleton wobbled over and stopped half a meter behind Jiang Jichen!
"Wow, what an adorable little skeleton!"
Seeing the Little Skeleton, the Little White Turtle’s body trembled, and a flicker of astonishment flashed in the Moonlight Beast’s eyes.
Little Yue’Er, however, jumped right in front of the Little Skeleton and greeted it, "Hello, my name is Little Yue’Er!"
The Little Skeleton couldn’t speak. It just wore its enormous Treasure Pearl Necklace and coolly looked at Little Yue’Er, its head tilted up at a forty-five-degree angle.
Jiang Jichen quickly interjected from the side, "His name is Little Gray. He’s my good skeleton brother. Little Gray, from now on, Little Yue’Er is your big sister!"
Jiang Jichen high-handedly established the relationship for them. Little Gray couldn’t speak, so it couldn’t object anyway.
"By the way, Little Yue’Er, how did you end up here?"
Actually, seeing Little Yue’Er on the Moonlight Beast’s back, Jiang Jichen already knew she was the Moon God’s successor. He figured she would probably have to stay here for a long time—at least until she could fuse with the Moon God’s heart, wear the Moon God Armor, and draw the Moon God Bow.
Therefore, this meeting also meant a farewell.
Little Yue’Er said sorrowfully, "Big Brother, I don’t want to be separated from you."
Jiang Jichen picked up Little Yue’Er and said, "Don’t worry, Big Brother will come visit you in the future!"
Though Little Yue’Er was young, as the Moon God’s successor, she was incredibly intelligent and ultimately understood that their parting was inevitable.
She hopped down from Jiang Jichen’s arms, returned to the Moonlight Beast’s back, and said with a determined look on her small face, "Big Brother, I’ll grow up and get strong very quickly! When that time comes, I’ll rescue my grandpa and uncles, and I’ll help you fight bad guys!"
Jiang Jichen nodded forcefully. Then, the Moon God Ancient Hall suddenly erupted with brilliant, dazzling moonlight, which coalesced into the Moonlight Transmission Array Patterns, enveloping both Jiang Jichen and the Little Skeleton.
Jiang Jichen knew the Moon God Ancient Hall was closing on its own. It could only be opened again when Little Yue’Er truly mastered the Power of Moon God.
With their departure imminent, Jiang Jichen waved goodbye. The Little Skeleton followed suit, raising its little bone hand to wave as well. The enormous Treasure Pearl Necklace on its bony chest swayed back and forth, its jewels flashing brilliantly...
