979: Chapter 279: The Two Thieves Dragon Turtle at Guiwang Mountain_3 979: Chapter 279: The Two Thieves Dragon Turtle at Guiwang Mountain_3 The Life Energy accumulated in the Netherworld suddenly burst forth, a flash of radiance streaked by, followed by silence.
Just then, in the newly sprouted jungle, chicks hatched from eggs and fawns called out softly…
In the instant the first bird chirped, the first cub roared.
The Life Force surged, flowing into Su He, coursing through his body.
At the same time, the roars of a hundred beasts erupted from Su He’s body.
The chirping of insects, the calling of birds, the howling of wolves, the roar of tigers…
The toad’s laughter rose within the Inner World.
After having witnessed the barren world for half a century, today it finally burst into vibrant colors!
At last, a symphony of beasts emerged!
The young creatures grew as they faced the wind, plucking fruits, drinking from springs.
Tearing, hunting…
The First Generation Beasts were somewhat mystical, not the mysticism of Divine God Beasts or Exotic Beasts but the eeriness of the Law—where there should be no adult birds, eggs appeared; where there should be no mature fish, roe was born…
The First Generation Living creatures were all evolutions of the Life Energy of heaven and earth.
As time passed, the drifting Life Energy of the world lessened, and this natural evolution gradually vanished, returning to the orthodox path of bloodline inheritance.
A Grey Wolf bit a rabbit to death, then tucked in beside its corpse, feasting.
A speck of light gathered on the rabbit’s body, then dissipated.
Within the Netherworld, an ethereal rabbit appeared, looking around in terror.
Its small mind couldn’t comprehend what had happened to the world!
Where did it come from?
Why was it here?
And where was it going?
After the Grey Wolf finished its meal, the rabbit’s life force returned to heaven and earth, no longer drifting away.
The remaining carcass fell to the ground, decaying, dissolving, nourishing the vegetation.
Its Spirit Soul’s Life Energy scattered into the Netherworld, causing a patch of red flowers to bloom and multiply within it.
The Netherworld Qi coalesced, solidifying the Rabbit Soul.
The illusion turned real, and following its instincts, it consumed a red flower.
Its eyes immediately glazed over, and then it dissolved into a burst of light.
Two rabbits in the Human World who had just experienced the joy of rabbit life lay weakly to one side while the doe’s belly visibly began to swell…
Life had just revealed itself and death followed swiftly, even the cycle of Samsara was frighteningly fast.
Sigh—
Inhale—
Below the depths of the pool, within the Water Mansion, with each breath Su He took, seaweed beneath him grew, flowers blossomed.
In an instant, the whole Water Mansion was teeming with life.
The Life Force of all creatures was, to some extent, uncontrollable.
Su He’s expression changed.
The toad had already spoken, “Turtle Kid, seeking your own death?
You might be discovered by Guiwang Mountain!”
Life Energy is the most marvelous force; wherever it’s placed, it’s the most noticeable.
Though the mud overhead concealed the aura of Life Energy, within the mud, seaweed began to grow!
Such a change could attract attention at any moment.
But Su He was unable to suppress the outburst of Life Energy within his Inner World.
The Life Force of the creatures in his Inner World far exceeded that of an ordinary person who had reached the Third Layer of Opening Heaven.
His creatures weren’t the only ones.
It was a whole world!
The Bronze Basin scuttled over on its short legs, “I won’t seek death, I promise!” It knew full well that it had followed a thief these past days, that its master had really come to Guiwang Mountain to steal treasures—and it was one of the treasures stolen, even though it didn’t really mind the feeling.
As its short legs ran, it cried out, “Follow me, follow me!” It ran toward a collapsed straw hut, ramming into it and moving the hut from its original spot to reveal a patch of Star Xuan.
Through the Star Xuan, one could see the outside.
It wasn’t beyond Fenbao Rock but outside of Guiwang Mountain!
The toad, incredulous, eyed the Bronze Basin as it stretched out its plump arms, trying to stand proudly with its basin bottom, “A secret passage the previous Sect Leader used to escape to rendezvous with a lover!”
In disbelief, the toad exclaimed, “Can we return through here?
Turtle Kid is here to steal treasures!”
Slapping its basin chest, the Bronze Basin assured them it had its ways, having helped the old Sect Leader escape the annoying drum, sneaking out time and again.
Would it be an escape route if it only allowed exit and not re-entry?
“Let’s go!” Su He, steeling his heart, leaped forward.
The toad leaped upon Su He, closely following him out.
As Su He landed, there came the clinking and clanging of the Bronze Basin behind him as it hit the ground.
The Basin flipped over, clumsily hopping on its short legs, and scooped up the Star Xuan on its rim, as if scooping water, trapping the Star Xuan inside the basin.
“Beautiful!” the toad praised, having known it for ten days without realizing this old basin had such tricks up its sleeve!
Did this count as stealing the keys to Guiwang Mountain’s gate?
Looking around, Su He found himself still in the Eastern Border, not far from the Ascending Immortal Drum, merely tens of thousands of miles away.
A step upon the waves would suffice.
“Stow it!” He glanced back at the Bronze Basin, and the External Space flashed for a moment.
No sooner had the Bronze Basin captured the Star Xuan than it found itself collected by its master.
After crossing the river…
stowed the Star Xuan into the basin?
Inside the External Space, the Bronze Basin felt a bout of depression.
It was all the toad’s fault!
It wanted to release the Star Xuan and just crawl back, ignoring that toad from now on.
But it was somewhat reluctant to leave its master.
Su He glanced at the Ascending Immortal Drum, and once he confirmed all was well, he breathed a sigh of relief.
They were much too close to the Ascending Immortal Drum—while the escape method of the previous Sect Leader could escape the Drum’s notice, Su He was not the former leader, and if the Bronze Basin was discovered, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself.
After stowing the Bronze Basin away, Su He stomped down, casting an Array, and inside it was the Abyss Array thrown out by the toad.
Only then did he settle in the Abyss, releasing the forcefully contained Life Energy.
True Yuan circulated, the Power of the World within his Inner World rallied, rapidly neutralizing the massive release of his Living creatures.
Grass grew, flowers bloomed around Su He—life was abundant.
Atop Xuanting Mountain, the Dongxu Taoist suddenly turned his head, looking toward Guiwang Mountain.
It was an odd sensation, as if someone had broken out of prison—a feeling that had only occurred when the previous Sect Leader was still around.
After all, aside from that reticent old man, no one else considered Guiwang Mountain a prison they couldn’t stand to spend a day in.