Chapter 99

After the old friend?

Ning Wuxie was slightly surprised, staring at the old turtle, wondering if this turtle knew his parents?

The old turtle was very ordinary, as big as a millstone, with a black shell covered in green moss, giving it a sense of沧桑 (cāngsāng, meaning "vicissitudes of life"). Even without its limbs, its speed was not slow at all.

This was a powerful turtle demon cultivator!

"Who are you, Senior?" Facing the old turtle, Ning Wuxie did not dare to be arrogant at all, transmitting his thoughts with divine consciousness, extremely respectful.

"I don't know your parents, but I know an elder of your clan. As for me, I'm just an old turtle whose limbs were cut off. Why is a wolf demon not staying on land but coming to this Dongting Lake?"

The old turtle stood at the bottom of the lake, like a human, but unfortunately without limbs. Ning Wuxie noticed that when the old turtle mentioned "limbs being cut off," there was a flash of resentment in its eyes.

Clearly, the old turtle had a past. However, what truly shocked Ning Wuxie was that the old turtle could read his thoughts. This strength was absolutely the strongest demon he had ever encountered.

Without a doubt, Ning Wuxie could feel that the danger the old turtle posed was even greater than that of the Dongting Dragon King.

"Could it also be an ancient great demon sealed in the Immortal World?"

Ning Wuxie's thoughts were in turmoil. Suddenly, the old turtle's eyes flashed with a strange light, and it looked at Ning Wuxie rather oddly. "I see, so you were sent by that kid from Dongting?"

"Huh?"

Ning Wuxie was startled and retreated a few steps, leaning against a rock. His heart was in turmoil. Could it calculate everything? Who is this old turtle?

"Hehehe, little brother, don't worry. After all, I am an old acquaintance of your ancestor. If I wanted to kill you, could you have escaped just now? On the contrary, I won't kill you; I will even give you a great opportunity!"

The old turtle squinted its eyes, its small, green eyes darting around, exuding a worldly and cunning air. Its smile was like that of an uncle luring a child, sizing up Ning Wuxie, who had transformed into a carp, with a tsk-tsk of admiration.

"What kind of opportunity?"

Ning Wuxie looked at the old turtle cautiously. This old guy seemed unreliable.

The old turtle's face turned slightly red, clearly aware of Ning Wuxie's thoughts, but the deep, dark lake bottom made Ning Wuxie not notice.

"Little brother, rest assured, it's definitely a great opportunity, no worse than what the old Dragon King of Dongting gave you. Yes, like this: the old Dragon King of Dongting taught you one of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, right? Now, I will teach you the rest. Afterward, I can grant you one reasonable request. How about that?"

Ning Wuxie stared at the old turtle, the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang?

The old turtle spat out a ball of green light, which flew toward Ning Wuxie. Ning Wuxie swept his fish tail to catch the green light, which contained a jade pendant.

"This is the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang. You can probe it with your divine consciousness to see its contents."

Ning Wuxie just glanced at the jade pendant and looked at the old turtle. His intuition told him the old turtle was not lying. He said in a deep voice, "What is it?"

"Very simple, the same as what Dongting asked you to do. However, Dongting only asked you to retrieve the seal core, while I want you to kill that heavenly soldier. How about this deal?"

"Senior, your strength is formidable, even among the Four Great Continents, you are a powerful figure. Why do you need me to kill a heavenly soldier?" Ning Wuxie did not immediately agree. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and the old turtle was clearly hiding something from him.

"Powerful? I was still cut off my limbs and sealed here. There are some causes and effects inside. If I were to act, the death of the heavenly soldier might attract the attention of the Heavenly Court. My existence might be known by my enemies, which would be detrimental to me. Even if you didn't appear, I would have found the Dragon King of Dongting. Of course, that would also expose my existence. So, your appearance perfectly solves this problem."

"Why? According to what you said, if I interact with you, wouldn't that mean I would be noticed by your enemies?"

The old turtle smiled faintly, "No, to her, you are like an ant, not even an ant. She won't notice you. Yes, you want to kill the goldfish, right? Coincidentally, we can set a trap. This will help you complete Dongting's task and solve my problem!"

The old turtle and Ning Wuxie looked at each other. Suddenly, Ning Wuxie laughed lightly, "Do I have a choice?"

"No!"

"Deal, but how can I, with my strength, kill a Great Immortal? Senior, please tell me your plan!"

The old turtle laughed heartily, "You are very smart, I like dealing with smart people. The goldfish isn't as smart as you, so it can only be a pawn. After Dongting takes the goldfish demon's core tomorrow night, you and the goldfish will fight. The goldfish will pretend to flee, and someone will open the water palace to let you in. When the goldfish sticks the immobilizing talisman on the heavenly soldier, you will come in and kill him."

"This is a soul-pinning needle. You just need to insert this needle into his Heavenly Hall point. Afterward, forget about this matter, and everyone will be happy!"

The old turtle spat out another ball of green light, which contained a three-inch-long green bone needle, inscribed with the most complex runes, clearly a high-quality magical tool.

"Now you can leave. Don't try to escape; if I want to kill you, it would be easier than squashing an ant."

Ning Wuxie took the silver needle and the spell, then swam away. The old turtle watched Ning Wuxie gradually disappear into the dark water, then turned and vanished.

Ning Wuxie did not return to the Dragon Palace. He found a demon's cave at the bottom of the lake, killed the small demon inside, and used a water-repelling spell. A faint light shield pushed the water away, and he transformed into human form, landing inside the cave.

Sitting cross-legged on a stone, Ning Wuxie took out the jade pendant wrapped in green light and the green needle.

The green needle seemed to be made from the bone of some demon beast. Ning Wuxie could sense a faint demonic aura from it, smooth and translucent, like bone jade.

It was inscribed with dense restrictions, and just looking at the patterns made one dizzy.

This soul-pinning needle was much better than Ning Wuxie's dagger. If refined, it would certainly be a powerful weapon. In battle, if controlled by divine consciousness, a slight mistake could lead to disaster.

After a few glances, Ning Wuxie did not rashly refine the green needle. The old turtle's background was too mysterious, and its strength was formidable, making it a dangerous figure. Dealing with such a person, one must not be greedy for small benefits; a single misstep could lead to being manipulated.

Ning Wuxie was very self-aware. Whether it was the Dragon King of Dongting or the old turtle, they were just using him. Once he lost his value, if he angered them, he would not gain any benefits.

His divine consciousness sank into the jade pendant, and rays of green light blossomed. Thirty-six characters, different from demon script but with a similar effect, fell into his mind.

Each character represented a transformation, a kind of Dao script, similar to demon script. Many Daoist traditions used Dao scripts.

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