The turtle's shell seemed to be newly grown, small and adorable, exuding an immense charm.
Jun Mengyao was speechless. "Master, isn't this a Brazilian pet turtle? It's quite cute. Are you giving it to me? I've never kept pets like this before."
"Idiot, what Brazilian pet turtle? And you want to keep it as a pet? Heh heh."
Qin Yexuan burst into laughter. "If the dignified Xuanwu Gui Long were to become your pet, then you would truly be an immortal."
What!!
Jun Mengyao felt as if she had been electrocuted.
Xuanwu, Xuanwu Gui Long?
This, this was impossible!
It took a long time for Jun Mengyao to recover, she was stunned.
"Master, when I was in the soul state underwater, I saw a Gui Long. It was as terrifying as a large train, at least a hundred meters long. It could swallow tens of thousands of fish with one gulp. Its body was covered in black scales, and it was extremely ferocious. How, how could this little turtle be so cute?"
Qin Yexuan laughed. "Don't you understand yet? The one you saw was just a monster painstakingly fed by the Long family, not a Gui Long at all."
He reached into the stream.
The true Xuanwu Gui Long obediently crawled into his palm.
Qin Yexuan raised the Gui Long. "The Dragon form can transform. It can soar into the sky, dive into the sea, grow as large as a mountain, or shrink to the size of a grain of sand. Size does not represent the cultivation of a spirit beast. If size and ferocity indicated strength, how could humans compare to elephants and lions?"
The reality was that humans were the chief of all spirits, the masters of the world, holding the fate of all fierce beasts.
Jun Mengyao seemed to understand but didn't quite grasp it, still in shock.
"Master, then what kind of ghost was the monster I saw?"
Even the Huanglong Imperial Family had made a mistake.
They mistook a monster for a Gui Long and spent so much money feeding it. This was truly laughable.
Qin Yexuan explained to her seriously. "All beings are born with yin and yang. Yin and yang represent opposition and mutual generation and restraint. Therefore, as each creature evolves, there is also its mortal enemy lurking nearby."
"Ten thousand years ago, a spiritual turtle was about to transform into a dragon, and the tribulation arranged by heaven for it was a black lizard."
Qin Yexuan stroked the top of the spiritual turtle, as if communicating with it.
"Mengyao, this spiritual turtle grew to be as large as an island thousands of years ago. One day, it shed its shell, preparing to complete its final transformation. But the naturally destined enemy, the black lizard, took the opportunity to sneak into the shell and devour the spiritual pearl within, causing the spiritual turtle's evolution to fail."
"The spiritual turtle had to hibernate again, starting its evolution from scratch. Meanwhile, the black lizard grew wildly by consuming the shell. Later, the shell transformed into an island, and the black lizard burrowed into the lake, devouring all the spirit fish here!"
And so it continued until today.
The imposter black lizard appeared in the lake, attracting the attention of the Huanglong Imperial Family.
They anonymously, under the guise of their family conglomerate, acquired the island and had established their influence in Chu Du City years ago. All of this was to obtain the Gui Long's essence blood, to cultivate a top expert for their family.
"The Gui Long can be considered a child of the dragon. Dragons have nine sons, each with different characteristics. The blood of the Xuanwu Gui Long can allow someone with no cultivation to break through to the Hedao realm in one fell swoop."
"For a Void Refining expert like Long Dijun, eating the Gui Long's spiritual core and drinking all its blood could allow him to directly shatter the Heavenly Dao and ascend to the void."
Under such temptation, no reclusive clan could resist.
Jun Mengyao's expression turned horrified upon hearing this. "Then what if they made a mistake and drank the black lizard's blood?"
Qin Yexuan's lips curved. "I don't know about that, but one thing is certain: the blood of this imposter black lizard is highly toxic. Even if Long Dijun drank it, heh heh, he would only go to see King Yama."
Jun Mengyao's eyes grew brighter and brighter. "I finally understand. So, Teacher, you already knew everything. The reason you haven't saved Sister Su Xueqing until now is all part of this scheme."
Qin Yexuan sighed. "Xueqing also needs to go through such a tribulation to grow. As long as I ensure her safety, I can only set up this scheme to capture the Huanglong Imperial Family in one go."
"This is a war between the mortal world and the hidden world!"