Chapter 615: Chapter 610: A Lick within a Lick, the Spirit Turtle is Still Stronger than a Black Dog

The Hellhound brought the Spirit Turtle into its sixth-layer living space and finally released its grip, setting it down.

The Spirit Turtle shook its round little head to shake off the drool the Hellhound had dribbled on it, then opened its eyes to take in its surroundings and felt incredibly oppressed by the gloomy environment that resembled the Ghost Realm, complete with a nearby river babbling away.

However, unlike before, where every sight of a river made it feel close and comfortable, wanting to play in the waters, this time when it saw the turbid flow ahead, for some reason, it felt an intense chill rise from the deepest part of its heart. Its body shivered uncontrollably, and it instinctively wanted to flee from this river!

“What kind of water is this? How can there be such Evil Water in this place?”

The Eight Trigrams Spiritual Light on the Spirit Turtle’s back flickered incessantly, sending frantic warnings, urging it to stay away from the Netherworld Water ahead.

But before it could even take a step back, the Void suddenly manifested restrictive laws that poured into its body, even attempting to extend into the deepest regions of its Divine Soul!

“What is this?”

The Spirit Turtle was shocked and instinctively tried to resist the law’s coercion, not wanting to be controlled by the Prohibition.

But it soon realized that its resistance was futile. Its once considered formidable power was as weak as a small rabbit in the face of this imposing law, leaving it at the mercy of the other entity.

Despite this fear in its heart, it continued to resist. The Eight Trigrams Chart on its back rotated wildly, resisting the erosion of the prohibition while also calculating how to better resist or even escape from its grasp.

Although there was a vast difference, and it had no strength to break free from the Demon Refining Pot, its lack of cooperation evidently made refining it a bit more difficult for the Demon Refining Pot, thus unable to completely subdue it for the time being.

“Behave!”

Qin Feng’s voice came from outside, “Since you have chosen submission, then stop entertaining other devious thoughts. Accept the Prohibition obediently; otherwise, I’ll have the Hellhound throw you into the Netherworld!”

Of course, he was only saying this to intimidate the Spirit Turtle.

Now that the Spirit Turtle had entered the Demon Refining Pot and was bound to undergo Refining, it was destined to become one of his Spiritual Beasts. He couldn’t bear to toss this exotic species of Spirit Turtle into the Netherworld, as the loss would be far too great.

“The Netherworld?”

Even as it was resisting the prohibition, the Spirit Turtle almost jumped up at Qin Feng’s words, “This is the Netherworld?”

“That’s correct.”

Qin Feng’s voice drifted over eerily, “The space you’re in now has been forged by a Ghost Immortal from the Ten Directions Ghost City who wished to emulate the Ghost Ancestor. They took a stream directly from the Netherworld of the Ten Directions Ghost City and merged it here as the source of water for this Space Magical Treasure. How about it, interested in taking a swim?”

“…”

The Spirit Turtle rolled its eyes–like hell it wanted to voluntarily enter the Netherworld Waters!

No, even ghosts don’t wish to enter such Evil Water, for they too would be damned forever.

If even ghosts refrain from entering, then it, a Spirit Turtle of noble bloodline, even if it were brainless, wouldn’t dare enter the Netherworld Waters. Otherwise, that would be the true despair–unable to live or die, truly caught in an inescapable predicament.

“Aowu…”

The Hellhound opened its mouth and let out a low growl, with its fierce eyes locked on the Turtle Demon in front of it.

If it were not for its master’s wish to tame this creature, the Hellhound really wouldn’t mind sending this little turtle for a swim in the Netherworld to test the waters.

“Sigh…”

Feeling the oppressive laws surrounding it and seeing the bloodthirsty gaze of the fierce Hellhound a few steps away, the Spirit Turtle suddenly felt disheartened and ceased resisting, allowing the Prohibition and laws of the Demon Refining Pot to penetrate the deepest reaches of its body and soul.

Of course, the reason it made this decision was more importantly because its Eight Trigrams Spiritual Light, after multiple Divinations, indicated that submission was its only option.

As a Spirit Turtle accustomed to relying on its Divination Talent, it instinctively chose to believe in its predictions. Since no chance of escape was forecasted, it quickly made the decision most beneficial for itself!

Even though it seized the opportunity to swear loyalty, as it has reached this point, in order to suffer less and gain more in the future, it, being cunning, knew how to choose.

So, going against its better judgment, it said, “I, Old Turtle, always keep my word. Since I’ve decided to submit to the master, I certainly won’t have second thoughts. Besides, the Beast Taming Sect is a Holy Land for the Cultivation of Spiritual Beasts. Which member of the Demon Clan doesn’t know that the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven is one of the rare Cave Heaven Blessed Lands in this world? For Old Turtle to be able to follow the master into the Beast Taming Sect, it’s truly a fortune granted by a past life!”

“Oh, is that so?”

Qin Feng’s laugh came through, “In that case, why don’t you tell me about the locations of those Immortal Mansion treasures you promised earlier? It would allow me to see just how true your loyalty really is.”

“Uh…”

The Spirit Turtle’s expression froze on its face, and then it forced a dry laugh, “Well, before this…the Old Turtle hadn’t been subdued yet, so I was focused on escaping and thus my words were deceitful; they can’t be taken seriously, not at all.”

“So you’re saying that those so-called Ancient Immortal Cave Mansions and treasures were all fake?”

“Not exactly.”

“Hmm, are there really any Ancient Immortal cave mansions that have yet to be opened?”

At this, Qin Feng was genuinely surprised, “Given your nature, knowing the location of Ancient Immortal cave mansions, why didn’t you go seek out those opportunities? You better not tell me you were waiting for me, the fated one!”

“Well…”

The Spirit Turtle’s small eyes darted about for a moment before it decided to tell the truth. Though Qin Feng had not used the prohibitions of the Demon Refining Pot to force it to confess, after sensing the strength of the prohibitions on its body, it no longer had any thoughts of escaping.

Therefore, in order not to be ostracized under Qin Feng’s command in the future, it was better to confess honestly.

“Reporting to master, there are indeed cave mansions left by Ancient Immortals, but the few that I am aware of have either already been claimed by others, or are buried deep within the God Burying Abyss, a place far too dangerous. I dare not deceive my lord into entering.”

If they were to go, Qin Feng would likely send it in as the vanguard since it provided the location.

While its Dharma Image Realm cultivation might be decent outside, once they entered the God Burying Abyss of this era, even with its Divination Talent, it would probably end up with an exhausted spirit, lifeless!

However, it suddenly remembered Qin Feng mentioning earlier that he was a Master of Qi Luck, which sparked an idea.

The God Burying Abyss might be perilous, but it was ultimately within the Biluo Great World. If Qin Feng, the Master of Qi Luck, were to enter, perhaps there really was a chance to unlock those Ancient Immortal Mansions and seize the fortune within!

But the thought was quickly dismissed.

In the past, it might have been possible, but now it was bound to Qin Feng as master and servant. More importantly, the prohibitions inside it were exceedingly formidable, more complex than the Binding Spell of the Beast Taming Sect used to control Demon Beasts, so its life and death hinged on Qin Feng’s whim.

If it were to lead Qin Feng deep into the God Burying Abyss and they encountered an inescapable deadly plight, it would likely be the first to be eradicated as the prime culprit.

Therefore, the Spirit Turtle quickly shifted the topic slyly, explaining to its new master its other utilities, particularly its innate divine ability, which it depicted as an exceptionally rare talent, full of self-praise, in hopes of becoming heavily relied upon by Qin Feng.

After a flurry of flattery, claiming that having a master like Qin Feng was an extremely rare fortune and that it was incredibly lucky to serve him…

A round of flattery, though Qin Feng treated it as empty words, left the Hellhound beside them dumbfounded,

The Hellhound realized that this guy was even more sycophantic than itself!

This raised its guard significantly, as the shameless old turtle, having only just started following the master, seemed intent on seizing its position as the most loyal subordinate. If this continued, it might truly threaten its status!

Clearly, it needed to work harder, whether in serving the master loyally or improving its own cultivation combat power, there was no room for laxity, lest it be surpassed by this turtle.

Moreover, it also realized that it truly couldn’t match this turtle when it came to flattery and thick-skinned prowess.

Given these facts, it had to redouble its cultivation efforts to ensure its place as the foremost combat power under the master remained unbreakable. Even if it couldn’t outdo the other in fawning, it had to become indispensable to the master!

Qin Feng was unaware of the Hellhound’s thoughts, listening with interest as the Spirit Turtle went on with its flattery before finally sending it into the second layer of the Demon Refining Pot, still feeling unsatisfied.

It wasn’t that he actually enjoyed the Spirit Turtle’s flattery; instead, he wanted to use it to learn more about the Spirit Turtle’s nature and knowledge.

This was very important!

In the Cultivation World, any cultivator adept in the Prediction Calculation of the Heavenly Mechanism Mage could be considered well-read and learned in history.

Although the Spirit Turtle’s divination ability came from its innate divine ability, to further its skill, it couldn’t avoid studying the path taken by Human Clan Heavenly Mechanism Mages.

After the Spirit Turtle’s extended array of varied flattery, Qin Feng had a fair idea of its origins.

Though a member of the Demon Clan, the Spirit Turtle had clearly read many Daoist Books and knew much about the Cultivation World.

However, confined by its status, it never truly integrated into the Cultivation World, so it was quite limited in this regard. Upon returning to the Sect, he would consult with Gui Ling Ancestor to help arrange a systematic path for the Spirit Turtle, akin to that of a normal Heavenly Mechanism Mage.

Of course, he himself needed to systematically study this knowledge as well.

After all, he planned to make this Spirit Turtle the Main Spirit Beast in the second layer of the Demon Refining Pot and cultivate it; he was determined to later study the Spirit Turtle’s innate divine abilities himself, to master its divination skills, which would be immensely beneficial.

Indeed, Heavenly Mechanism Mages have a much greater sense of impending crises than average individuals, usually avoiding life-threatening dangers in advance.

Though the Spirit Turtle was innately powerful, it would spend most of its time in the Demon Refining Pot, so venturing into the world and sensing these dangers would all be up to Qin Feng himself.