Chapter 1336 - 395: Oh My God, Oh My God, Oh My God—(6k)_2
He exerted more force, but it was still futile.
This gave him a bad feeling immediately.
Then, he took out the tetanus and tried to pry it open, but it was the same.
"No way, are you playing with me?" He quickly placed his hand on a Spirit Stone the size of a grinding disc, operating the "Yin Yang Skills."
Strands of pure Spiritual Qi flowed into his body through his fingers, proving it was indeed a real Spirit Stone, not a hallucination before dying.
"What on earth is going on?" Zhou Qing furrowed his brows tightly.
He initially wanted to identify just like that, but worried he could only get information about the Spirit Stone or the adjacent mountain body.
So, he slightly flew away and performed [Daily Reflection] on the entire mountain’s outline.
[Void Beast: This is a turtle-type Void Beast named Xu Tuo, a solitary type. Its speed is slow, but its temperament is violent. It often uses itself as bait to lure prey in, achieving the purpose of feeding and molting.]
Upon seeing the feedback, Zhou Qing was stunned on the spot.
He incredulously examined the floating "giant mountain" again, instantly becoming vigilant.
Using [Heavy Pupils], he secretly looked downward—
Beneath the turtle’s back, a huge head and limbs could faintly be seen.
The head was covered with blue-black scale armor, its eyes tightly closed as if it was sleeping.
This wasn’t some Spiritual Mountain; it was clearly an unimaginably enormous Void Beast!
Zhou Qing was so frightened that he wanted to leave quietly, but seeing those priceless wood attribute Spirit Stones on the turtle’s back made him feel it was a pity.
"Fortune favors the brave!" He gritted his teeth and quietly flew back to the turtle’s back.
According to the information from [Daily Reflection], this Void Beast often uses itself as bait to lure prey.
But now it hadn’t launched an attack, perhaps because he was too small and weak, not even enough to fill his teeth?
"Maybe its prey are often massive Void Beasts like the one that attacked the Void passage a month ago..."
Zhou Qing’s eyes flashed with brilliance, and he already had a plan in his heart.
He took a deep breath, strongly suppressing his inner trepidation, carefully taking out the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, placing it on a Spirit Stone the size of a grinding disc.
As soon as the ancient tea tree touched the Spirit Stone, it immediately greedily absorbed the pure wood attribute Spiritual Qi within.
"This opportunity is rare, better to regain strength first." Zhou Qing sat cross-legged beside it, his hands pressing on another Spirit Stone, operating the "Yin Yang Skills" to begin absorbing Spiritual Qi.
While cultivating, he remained constantly alert to the movements of the massive creature below, ready to flee at any moment.
...
A month later.
Zhou Qing opened his eyes, brilliance restrained in his pupils, surrounding Spiritual Power surged like a tide—he had completely restored his peak state.
The Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree beside him had also been revived, its branches and leaves flowing with ethereal Dao rhythm, exuding a refreshing fragrance that penetrated one’s heart.
The most delightful surprise for Zhou Qing was that this Void Beast named "Xu Tuo" never launched an attack on them, making him more convinced of his judgment.
Though the exhausted Spirit Stones had already lost their Spiritual nature, they were still firmly embedded in the turtle’s back, unable to be extracted.
To avoid drawing attention, he and the ancient tea tree kept changing positions, absorbing like shooting a gun and quickly relocating.
"I can no longer absorb Spiritual Qi myself; the meridians inside have reached saturation. Better take this opportunity to condense the Spirit Seal again, letting the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree repeatedly absorb."
The more Zhou Qing thought about it, the more excited he became, "This might be an unprecedented opportunity!"
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.
If it weren’t for having been intimate with Shen Hanyi—breaking his Yuan Yang body—he could have taken this chance to practice the Hundred Tribulations Blood Curtain, this inscription-level Divine Technique, to perfection, condensing three thousand Phoenix Dao Patterns.
"Forget it, seize the present first." Zhou Qing shook his head, embracing the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and finding a hidden corner with hollows.
He carefully placed the ancient tea tree on his lap, lightly caressing the tree trunk with his hands, and soon entered a profound state of epiphany...
...
Meanwhile, in Celestial Wave City.
Seven Transmission Array Platforms stood in the central square, flickering with Spiritual Light, runes flowing.
People constantly disappeared from the platforms, being transported to distant places.
And people kept emerging from the void, arriving here with a dusty aura.
Outside the platform leading to Nanhuang State, a slender figure stood alone, motionless.
Her eyes were red, yet stubbornly biting her lip to hold back her tears.
"Dad wouldn’t die..." She murmured softly, her voice almost inaudible even to herself, "He must be just trapped."
She looked down at her palm, her fingertips trembling slightly.
"If Dad really had an accident, how could I still be here? I would have vanished long ago..."
She stubbornly thought, as if that would convince herself.
Besides, according to those storybook plots—if Dad really encountered something fatal, there would be an omen before departing.
For instance, he’d say: "After this matter ends, I’ll take you to the place you always wanted to go."
Or: "If I don’t return this time..."
But Dad didn’t say anything like that.
He just rubbed her head as usual, telling her: "Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon."
"He must still be alive!" Lu Yaoyao clenched her fists, "Dad is so powerful; he must find a way out!"
In the distance, City Lord Li Changhong and Ji Yunluo stood side by side, looking at her with complex expressions.
"Such a young Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, and also a fourth-level Array Master..."
Li Changhong said softly, his tone full of guilt, "Heaven knows how much effort he put in to get to where he is today."
"And because of my request, he came without hesitation to help, even when we had given up, he turned the tide, repairing the array, saving everyone’s lives."