771: Chapter 202 The Person is Still Pretty Good_1 771: Chapter 202 The Person is Still Pretty Good_1 Yue Ying earnestly folded her wings to avoid drawing any unwarranted attention.
A pair of wings ablaze with fire would catch eyes wherever they went.
Her boldly styled attire had become somewhat more conservative, yet it still seemed daring to the modest female cultivators, albeit no longer as revealing.
In recent days, much of the shattered earth needed repair, and while she was busy mending it, she got wrapped up and brought here.
A group of cultivators gathered, negotiating an alliance to snatch the stone body and seize the core of Baiyun Palace.
To her surprise, the leader was a Stepping Sky Six-fold Cultivator, whom shouldn’t even exist in the lower levels!
The cultivator’s face was as white as a sheet, seemingly afflicted by a serious illness, speaking with difficulty, yet his presence was still awe-inspiring.
Among Stepping Sky Six-fold, he was certainly no weakling.
Could this be the legendary Stepping Sky Six-fold that appeared in the lower levels?
Yue Ying buried herself even deeper into the crowd.
“My friends, there is no need to inquire about each other’s daoist names or pry into one another’s backgrounds.
We are all the same in this place – how could we possibly reveal our true faces here?
I ask only if you’re willing to join hands?”
Looking around, there were over two hundred individuals, divided into several groups, large and small.
Some groups didn’t come closer, standing afar in other areas, surrounding the stone body in the middle, apparently having the upper hand in prior conflicts, already claiming their spoils.
A person from the center asked the sick Stepping Sky Six-fold, “Fellow daoist, you make it sound simple.
While I wish to trust your intentions in forming an alliance, leaving aside how the inheritance will be distributed afterwards, may I ask if you have a way to break open the stone body?”
The Sick Level Six chuckled, “Leave that to me.
If I dared to summon you all, rest assured I have the means to get what you desire.
I only ask this – once the stone body is opened, the inheritance will belong to you, and the core will be mine.
Does that sound acceptable?”
There was silence for a moment, until someone spoke up, “Your proposed method, it doesn’t involve the Dragon Turtle, does it?
If it relates to the Dragon Turtle, please forgive me, but I must decline!”
The speaker was a middle-aged man clothed in white.
Everyone knows that the Dragon Turtle has the ability to unlock the stone body.
Surveying the crowd, it appeared that most here belonged to the Sealed Emperor Lineage, naturally hostile to the Dragon Turtle.
Not everyone was keen on trying their luck with the Dragon Turtle, especially since it had killed Zhu Yan and Houdou just over a fortnight ago; he was all too aware of that.
To wade into such troubled waters for a meager inheritance was not worth it.
The Sick Level Six nodded, “If that’s the case, you are free to leave.”
The middle-aged man turned and walked away.
To even contemplate dealing with the Dragon Turtle was sheer folly!
The marks left by Mystery Yellow Cave Sky would be indeed cleansed if one left; however, the prerequisite was surviving an exit from the Mystery Yellow Cave!
How long could the White Tiger Ruin possibly remain open?
The Mystery Yellow Cave would stay accessible for a full twelve years, and now it had only been a few months since it opened.
Leaving aside whether they could capture the Little Dragon Turtle, would they even survive after the White Tiger Ruin’s closure?
Many in the crowd were agitated, hostile towards the Dragon Turtle yet only entitled to a single inheritance – wouldn’t it be better to negotiate directly with the Dragon Turtle, offering the stone body in exchange for the inheritance within?
Only those who were already enemies of the Dragon Turtle would gather here!
The crowd hurried away, but the Sick Level Six made no move to stop them, letting them come and go freely!
Blending into the crowd, Yue Ying transformed into a streak of escaping light and hastily departed.
Dragon Turtle…
There was only one Dragon Turtle in this layer, the very one that had saved her.
Should she report back to it?
Recalling the images from before, that Dragon Turtle was incredibly powerful, yet here was a Stepping Sky Six-fold…
Her ancestry had taught her, they lived without conflict, not engaging in the strife of the worlds, yet they also knew to repay kindness.
Lost in thought, Yue Ying’s wings shimmered with fire as she somehow returned to the place where the Dragon Turtle had saved her from the jaws of Houdou.
She landed on the ground, looking at the now-repaired earth, bit her silver teeth.
Taking a cautious step forward, she stood on the once-ruptured pit, feeling the earth’s suffering, sensing the aura that had violated it.
Without the imprint of the Dragon Turtle, even Flying Sword Messaging was not possible.
She knew only two methods of Flying Sword Messaging: either to send messages to a fixed location or to have the recipient’s aura imprint.
Unable to use the messaging technique, Yue Ying had her own methods.
She stood on the ground, drawing out the hidden aura from below, feeling the earth’s pain bit by bit.
She filtered out the imprints of Zhu Yan and Houdou, leaving only the Dragon Turtle’s.
As long as she communicated with the earth and found matching destructive auras, she wouldn’t worry about locating the Dragon Turtle.
According to her grandmother, a being like the Dragon Turtle leaves traces wherever it goes – how could it not leave behind an aura?
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Back at the gathering place, a figure bowed to the Sick Level Six, “Fellow daoist has impressive skills.
Among the twenty people who agreed to collaborate, some have already begun to tail us.
Among them are those from the Dragon Turtle Lineage, and it’s certain some will report back to the Dragon Turtle.
Following them will surely lead us to it!”
The Sick Level Six smiled and shook his head.
If they couldn’t find the Dragon Turtle, he could make it come to him!
“Lead more people out, coax some to join us, and let’s have another meeting,” he suggested.
Such gatherings had occurred more than once in recent days, always capturing a few who sympathized with the Dragon Turtle or remained neutral, performing a double act before letting them go freely.
After several iterations, by following these individuals, they were sure to find the Turtle.
As long as he located it, he would know how to make the Dragon Turtle break open the stone body, and then he could quietly make his escape afterward.
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Above the vast lake, Su He lay still.
As the Annihilation Sky Big Flag gathered strength, Su He experienced bouts of itching and pain – the inheritance of Hidden Edge was taking effect.
This time, Su He directly inherited two Divine Skills.
Even in slumber, she could perceive the changes in her body.
She had planned to rest for half a month, but after just ten days, she woke up in a rush.