Capítulo 1508: Chapter 1508: Forming a Benevolent Fate! (Second Update)

On the surface of the sea, Ye Qiu stands on the giant turtle’s shell, enjoying the sea breeze, feeling quite pleasant.

This giant turtle far exceeded Ye Qiu’s expectations, and from its mouth, he learned that this creature has lived for at least three thousand years. By age, Ye Qiu is but an after after after… generation compared to it.

From the giant turtle’s mouth, he learned that earth used to be a planet filled with Spiritual Energy. During that time, it gradually awakened its intelligence. However, for unknown reasons, the Spiritual Energy became depleted, and the giant turtle continuously lived in the deep sea, absorbing the scant Spiritual Energy.

Until the Spiritual Energy revived, it emerged from the deep sea and claimed a sea region as its domain.

Ye Qiu looks at the patterns on the giant turtle’s shell, resembling coins—a clear hint that this is a golden coin turtle.

If caught and sold on land, this turtle shell alone would fetch a sky-high price, let alone a living thousand-year-old golden coin turtle, practically the ancestor of all golden coin turtles on earth.

Noticing Ye Qiu’s gaze, the giant turtle shook and said, “Sir, I’m actually not very tasty; anything you want to ask, I’ll tell you without reservation.”

This giant turtle is quite clever, knowing how to divert the topic. Ye Qiu didn’t expose it as he was not short of money, nor was he planning to eat turtle meat or sell the shell; he smiled, “Don’t worry, although you attacked me, I’m a generous person and won’t kill you for that.”

Growing this big hasn’t been easy for the giant turtle. Although it now seems almost sentient, speaking human language, Ye Qiu found it hard to kill such a long-lived creature.

“Tell me why you attacked me,” Ye Qiu said.

“Sir, I came because all the Spiritual Energy was absorbed by you, clouding my judgment for a moment, which led to attacking you,” the giant turtle explained.

Ye Qiu realized this turtle seemed quite socially aware — addressing him as “Sir,” making excuses, and knowing how to speak well. Standing on top of the turtle, he could hardly believe these words came from a turtle.

“Just because of this?” Ye Qiu said solemnly.

Fearing Ye Qiu’s distrust, the giant turtle dreaded being thrown high up again or being tossed from a height. Despite its protective shell, it dared not play such games, especially given its extreme fear of heights.

Having long known humans were difficult to provoke, if it had known Ye Qiu was even more formidable, it wouldn’t have dared to lay a hand on him, even at the cost of its life.

“Truthfully, there’s another reason I acted. I sense my lifespan is nearing its end, and I’ve heard that humans can cultivate to extend their lifetimes, so…”

“So you wanted to obtain cultivation techniques from me?” Ye Qiu followed up.

The giant turtle nodded, “You’re right; that’s the whole reason, Sir. I dare not deceive you. I swear by my three thousand years of reputation that I haven’t spoken a word of falsehood.”

Clearly, we’re dealing with a turtle that understands life and seeks advancement.

Yet Ye Qiu remains curious about this creature that has lived for three thousand years—by all logic, it should have encountered cultivators. Centuries ago, the earth still had its share of powerful figures.

With a puzzled inquiry, the giant turtle replied quite gloomily, “Sir, you have to understand; how could I possibly contend with them? If I dared to show myself, not being eaten would be the real surprise—I ran as far as I could.”

Ye Qiu scratched his temple, realizing the turtle’s reasoning is solid. Even considering the ancient strong men, even now he himself feels tempted to try the turtle meat.

Turtles are reputedly nourishing, especially enhancing certain male aspects, and though Ye Qiu doesn’t lack in that area, who wouldn’t appreciate a bit more strength?

If the giant turtle knew Ye Qiu’s thoughts, it would probably be scared to death. Luckily, Ye Qiu merely entertained the idea without intent to act; otherwise, the turtle wouldn’t be in the ocean but roasting on a fire.

Seeing Ye Qiu silent, the giant turtle pleaded, “Sir, now that you understand the situation, I thank you for sparing me. Can I leave now?”

Seeing the giant turtle wishing to leave, Ye Qiu chuckled. While he understood the situation thoroughly, he didn’t intend to release the turtle immediately. Being such an ancient relic, there were still things he wished to learn from it.

“Do you know Ge Tian?”

The giant turtle shook its head.

“What about Qin Shi Huang?”

The giant turtle shook its head.

“The Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties?”

The giant turtle continued shaking its head.

This turtle knows nothing, a total novice—answering three times, Ye Qiu felt somewhat disordered.

Ye Qiu realized the turtle had always secretly lived deep under the sea, unfamiliar with the human world, only knowing humans posed a certain threat. It wasn’t until its lifespan neared expiration that it decided not to die, wanting to live on, thus desperately absorbing Spiritual Energy in a bid for evolution.

Simply put, he encountered an ancient turtle living for thousands of years, yet unwilling to die.

“Fine, you may leave. Don’t approach humans, for you would be very endangered, as those you encounter may not be as merciful as I am.” Ye Qiu admonished.

“Thank you for sparing me, Sir, I’ll keep it in mind.” The giant turtle bowed.

Ye Qiu jumped off the turtle shell, preparing to leave. But before departing, he called to the turtle ready to wag its tail and dive into the water: “Since we’ve met by fate, and you wish to learn a cultivation technique, I can fulfill your request—as to how far you can cultivate, it’ll depend on you.”

As he spoke, Ye Qiu reached out, sending a force into the giant turtle’s mind. Seeing it was a cultivation law, the giant turtle was overjoyed, repeatedly bowing to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu chuckled, “Go on.”

This was merely a casual act. If it could bring new vitality to an ancient turtle, he didn’t mind forging such a bond. Furthermore, the cultivation method he handed over was not special; it was discovered on a slain descender, its power average, offering him little aid, so he casually bestowed it upon the turtle with no harm done.

Little did he know that this kind act would later provide notable assistance.

The giant turtle splashed through the water, departing.

Ye Qiu turned, as it was time for him to go as well.

For five or six consecutive days submerged, Ye Qiu’s thoughts on the descender matter lingered from a week earlier; he had no idea what had transpired since.

Should he continue hunt for descenders, or return to Moon Peak?

Ye Qiu’s expression harbored uncertainty, but based on his assessment, the death of the four Mother Mountain sect elites would pose significant deterrence to the other descenders, and those remaining to pursue him should be few.

“It’s a shame about my avatar…”

Reflecting on his prior clash with the remaining two descenders, causing significant loss to his ghostly-faced avatar, Ye Qiu felt some heartache. Fortunately, he timely reclaimed his soul, preventing damage to the spirit, or recovery would have taken far longer than five or six days.

But considering the results, Ye Qiu remained thoroughly satisfied. Pausing on the sea for over a month, he exterminated nearly twenty descenders, meaning fewer opponents in the future.

Notably, Shang Emperor’s physical body was destroyed, and his soul was taken hostage—this was imperative, eliminating a latent threat.

Swoosh.

Ye Qiu gazes towards the distant ocean, heart stirred; defeating such descenders, who else could, but Ye Qiu achieved it.