897: Chapter 247: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada 897: Chapter 247: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada Lamp?
It was just an ordinary cloud patterned lamp, yet it looked remarkably ancient.
When the lamp shadow had just appeared, one could still discern which part was the aggregation of which hexagram symbol.
Symbols were also present on the lamp.
However, it was uncertain how long it would take for the lamp to fully solidify.
Su He was somewhat impatient.
The Dragon Turtle True Form wasn’t much of an issue; even if it couldn’t open the heaven, it could still steadily improve by following the Way of the Xuanwu.
But the Peacock True Body was falling far behind.
It was only a regular Second-fold Opening Heaven Peacock—dealing with the Four Spirits of the same realm should pose no problems, especially since the Phoenix True Fire had long exceeded its scope.
However, facing a Huodou of the Opening Heaven Five-fold was tantamount to courting death.
Otherwise, his Peacock True Body and the Heart Orifice Shadow of the Fire Turtle, wouldn’t have shattered previously.
Su He had reasons for not staying underwater.
The Fire Turtle’s talents were commendable; its bloodline was condensing, and it was on the verge of triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.
Even if the Heart Orifice Shadow was destroyed, as long as a mere fragment remained, and its bloodline could be slightly elevated, there was a chance to draw down the Heavenly Tribulation.
As long as it survived the Heavenly Tribulation, the degree of bloodline enhancement prior to the tribulation wouldn’t matter.
Su He was, aside from his exceptional case, other Dragon Tortoises emphasized comprehension when crossing the Heavenly Catastrophe!
In terms of the body alone, who among the Dragon Turtles wasn’t equal to the others?
Only through comprehension, understanding The Great Tao, was one linked to Opening Heaven Divine Artifacts and their own combat power.
In some ways, it could even be said that the stronger the Dragon Turtle, the higher their comprehension, the more intelligent they were!
Su He concealed himself within the Elephant Water, drifting with the current.
At this moment, East Cloud Mountain had its western side, Yunmeng Ze, still displaying its original natural beauty, and the eastern side was devoid of the presence of Xuan Tian Gate.
The area was far more desolate and primitive than in later times.
Above the sky, two types of torrential rains were converging.
Using Elephant Water as the foundation, Su He harnessed the water veins of the entire mountain range.
The rain flowed upward like waterfalls, turning into a myriad of boulders pressuring the blood rain, and crashing into the volcanic magma that spanned the sky.
In a flash, the entire East Cloud Mountain was shrouded in steam.
Only if the Tengu could advance a little further into the Opening Heaven Five-fold, or if Su He had not reached the limits of the Opening Two-fold Heaven, would it have been difficult to reach this step.
Inverting the water veins, he shattered the Tengu’s Divine Skills instantly.
The Tengu stood in the air, letting the steam wash over it while its canine face contorted to the extreme.
This was the capability of a Second-fold Opening Heaven Dragon Turtle?
If these were the methods of a Second-fold Opening Heaven Dragon Turtle, how could the Tengu Clan have survived until today!
Either this Dragon Turtle was utterly abnormal, or it was a vile creature that had concealed its realm!
Dragon Turtle!
The Tengus were notoriously cautious in their actions!
It was simply taking advantage of the Dragon Turtle Tribe being trapped, planning to kidnap a Little Dragon Turtle yet to cross the Heavenly Catastrophe and use it to lure the Houdou Clan.
But who could have expected this turn of events!
It would have been fine if only the Fire Turtle had been rescued, but a Tengu was lost as well.
It must be killed!
All Dragon Turtles indeed deserved death!
It was panting heavily, its gaze piercing through the dense steam, surveying all directions.
Su He’s entire body was submerged in the water, hidden beneath the Snow Concealment, merging with the currents, gently swaying.
Yet his eyes were fixed on the Bright Pearl above him.
The Domain Avatar had tried before; that Bright Pearl was not simple, and it was impossible to leave East Cloud Mountain under its cover.
To escape the battle, the Bright Pearl must be destroyed.
“Toad!
Ask the Fire Turtle how much it knows about this pearl and how to break it,” Su He inquired in his heart.
With Ji Feixue’s guidance, Su He’s eye for treasures was not meager, and the pearl obviously possessed innate sealing effects.
Moreover, it should be a naturally occurring Divine God Object.
The first refinement of such divine objects is the most important, and it can even turn into the law of the divine object itself!
It’s like the spell decisions and talismans used to control magical treasures according to legends.
Before ancient times, cultivators’ methods of refining Divine God Objects were extremely simple—so simple that if a disciple stole the treasure, they could turn it against their master.
Nowadays, the techniques for refining magical treasures have become more complex, with Life Bound Magic Treasures and Artifact Spirits.
Numerous treasures can’t even be seized.
A moment later, the Toad responded in Su He’s mind, “That is the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl of Divine God Sealed Door Sect.
It is not its strongest ability to seal mountains and rivers, but Soul Seal and Soul Refining are.”
The Toad went on to explain what kind of sect Divine God Sealed Door was.
Even 730,000 years later, the Divine God Sealed Door Sect was second only to the Ten Major Immortal Doors.
It had three Stepping Sky Seven-fold Elders.
But something happened in the East Sea—a battle that claimed the lives of all three elders, and many of the Stepping Sky Six-fold Sect Leaders and Elders.
The few who survived barely made it back and were ambushed by the Tengu and Houdou en route, losing the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl at that time.
The Houdou had acquired the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl for just three years.
That Houdou had destroyed the Divine God Sealed Door Sect and progressed further in Tao Cultivation, breaking through to the next realm in East Cloud Mountain.
Today was the third day after it made its realm breakthrough.
As the Toad explained, an exotic symbol appeared in Su He’s Intention Orifice.
“This little Fire Turtle is the heirloom spirit beast of Divine God Sealed Door Sect—perhaps they wanted to emulate Xuan Tian Gate and produce a Dragon Turtle like the Azure Dragon.
This is the contract of that spirit beast; its Tao Cultivation is insufficient, and it couldn’t reclaim the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl, so it sent you the contract to try!”
It was a contract, not a prohibition; a contract is akin to an agreement, right?
You provide the power of an entire sect to help me grow, and I shall protect the sect’s legacy for eternity.
The symbol surfaced in Su He’s Intention Orifice, and suddenly a subtle connection with the Bright Pearl above was established.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t control it.
Huodou lacked the authentic Divine God Sealed Door Sect method to refine the Void Forbidden Divine Pearl, but his own Houdou Clan possessed its longstanding unique techniques!
At this moment, Su He could sense that the entire treasure pearl was filled with a telekinetic force like magma.
It wasn’t just pure mental will; it also carried emotions, desires…
These forces prevented him from refining the symbol of the Divine God Sealed Door Sect within the Bright Pearl.