The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 246 - 192: Arriving at the Mysterious Turtle Palace

Chapter 246: Chapter 192: Arriving at the Mysterious Turtle Palace

Everyone present was taken aback; they could never have imagined that, amidst the empty sky, there could still be a cultivator who had eluded the divine sense scan of everyone present, hidden within the void.

Sha Kui looked at Li Qingming with a cautious expression and pondered secretly, "With so many people here, and the Silver Housekeeper being at the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, even he failed to detect this Daoist. This Daoist is truly formidable! I wonder if he is friend or foe!"

This fool, Li Qingming’s words were so clear, yet he still wondered if he was friend or foe...

"I’m speaking to you, the tall one, yes, don’t look around anymore, you!" Li Qingming, comfortably sitting on Xiong Da’s broad back, pointed at Sha Kui and asked, "Which part are you from?"

"Eh? What do you mean, which part!?" Sha Kui frowned slightly, calming his emotions and bowed with hands clasped, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist! I am Sha Kui, the Clan Leader of the Deep Sea Star Shark Clan. I am here on Lord Xuan Turtle’s orders to hunt for the remnants of the Silver Fish Clan that escaped our nets!"

"Xuan Turtle?" Li Qingming murmured with a smile and asked, "Are you talking about the Red Flame Xuan Turtle?"

Upon seeing the smile on Li Qingming’s face, Sha Kui’s caution was halved, and a rough smile appeared on his tough face, "How so? Fellow Daoist knows our Lord Xuan Turtle?"

But when Li Qingming showed a smile, the Silver Fish Clan members at the scene suddenly felt the sky darken and as if they had fallen into an ice cave. The miserable Silver Housekeeper felt as if struck by lightning, letting out a long sigh, "Could it be that the heavens wish to exterminate our Silver Fish Clan?"

However, hearing what Li Qingming said next, the Silver Housekeeper felt as if hope had dawned, the darkness had lifted, and flowers had blossomed along the path.

Li Qingming smiled with a hint of mischief and said, "Oh! My apologies, how could I possibly know such small fry! I thought you were talking about Xuanwu!"

Sha Kui’s face instantly turned ashen, his long spear pointed at Li Qingming from a distance as he cursed, "I’ll be damned, you dare to play me! Eat a spear from your grandpa here!"

With that said, Sha Kui lightly tapped the shark beneath him, his robust body agilely flipping in the sky. A vast surge of Water Yuan Qi followed his spear, heading straight for Li Qingming’s face.

Initially, Li Qingming wanted to play with Sha Kui, but having been the most loathsome of people swearing at his parents in both his past and present life, Li Qingming lost his patience as Sha Kui proved to be so unappreciative.

Li Qingming’s face suddenly darkened, his body was surrounded by a powerful aura, and he raised his right hand and slammed it down hard.

"Buzz!" The firmament suddenly shattered, with endless black fissures appearing, nearly swallowing the entirety of the South Sea. Then, a green and murky monstrous palm, carrying the might to destroy Heaven and Earth, squeezed out of the fracture with a thousand zhang of radiant light, ferociously slamming down on Sha Kui with resolute and ruthless determination.

Break the void, shatter the firmament!

The Silver Fish Clan members watched in astonished silence as the massive changes took place in the sky. Once they looked towards Li Qingming again, they were filled with indescribable shock and admiration.

"Boom!" The void trembled, and Sha Kui, who was attacking Li Qingming mid-air, suddenly felt fear. He discovered his long spear becoming strangely uncontrollable, a black luster emanating as it quivered ceaselessly.

"Pfft!" A bright blood light burst forth, a thick surge of blood soared to the sky. Under the pressure of the huge palm, Sha Kui, towering at nine chi tall, did not have even a hint of resistance and was instantly reduced to mincemeat by the murky palm, blood spattering three zhang high!

Yet his spear flew out of his hand as the giant palm closed in, shrinking to a few inches in length, becoming dim and dull, and falling back into the mundane, landing in Li Qingming’s palm. He then nonchalantly threw it to the Silver Housekeeper who stood by his side.

Sha Kui’s subordinates were utterly terrified. With such a powerful individual vouching for the Silver Fish Clan, they lost any interest in continuing their pursuit. To return alive today was good fortune enough for them.

Among these small fry, one who appeared to be a leader approached tremblingly, speaking in fear, "Bi-big Sir, the little demon’s name is Xiao Hei, I am the leader of this hunting team. We, we will no longer dare to chase the Silver Fish Clan. We only ask for the grand Sir, to spare our lives!"

The Silver Housekeeper, who had been carefully holding the long spear, changed his expression upon hearing these words and said, "Senior, you must not let go of the remnants of the Star Shark Clan. The Star Shark Clan is naturally greedy and cunning. If you let them return, the first one they would seek to kill would definitely be the Star Shark Clan!"

Xiao Hei nearly cried upon hearing this, cursing in his heart, "Damn Sha Kui, even in death, he brings us trouble! If not for your greedy nature, would our Star Shark Clan be left with such an infamous reputation?"

"Great Sir, we will not dare again!" sobbed Xiao Hei, kneeling before Li Qingming, crying as if the sky were falling. The other Star Shark people, seeing the situation turning dire, also knelt down in unison, wailing in despair. Such a scene in the Primordial Heaven and Earth was truly unprecedented.

Li Qingming looked at Xiao Hei, his smile not quite reaching his eyes, and said, "Xiao Hei, is it? If you want to save your skins, it’s not impossible! However, you’ll have to lead me to Red Flame Xuan Turtle’s lair, to atone for your crimes!"

Xiao Hei paused, thinking, "Is this person’s brain kicked by a Heavenly Horse? He’s been behaving like an emperor from the very beginning. Does he really think he is the high and mighty Heavenly Emperor? Now he even wants me to take him to Lord Xuan Turtle’s lair; he’s completely mad!"

Li Qingming saw Xiao Hei kneeling dumbfounded on the ground, his brow furrowed slightly. He stepped forward and kicked him, saying, "Have you made up your mind? If not, then you will all go to meet Sha Kui together!"

Xiao Hei’s body jolted with shock, and he flatteringly said, "Great-great-great-grandfather, this Little Demon will take-take-take you there!"

"Fellow Daoist..." Silver Housekeeper looked at Li Qingming and hesitated to speak.

"What is it?" Li Qingming turned his head to look at Silver Housekeeper and asked.

"This Red Flame Xuan Turtle has been devouring members of my Silver Fish Clan. Though my cultivation is somewhat lacking and I cannot assist you in slaying the Xuan Turtle, I can eradicate those Abyss Water Clans that have sided with it! Please take me with you, Fellow Daoist!" The Silver Housekeeper bowed deeply before Li Qingming, repeatedly kowtowing with a "bang, bang, bang".

Xiao Hei secretly rejoiced, thinking, "Now that’s better! It’s great to have all of you follow along! Although this Daoist has formidable strength, Lord Xuan Turtle is no pushover. If Xuan Turtle falls in battle, we lose nothing. But if this Daoist is defeated, then you are surely doomed!"

Li Qingming kicked Xiao Hei again, saying, "Lead the way ahead!"

Xiao Hei smiled obsequiously, scrambling and rolling forward.

Li Qingming sat astride Xiong Da, saying airily, "Those who wish to follow, come along! However, I’m no saint, I won’t be responsible for your lives!"

The delighted demons hurriedly followed.

"Brother Fei, I’m coming too! I want to witness the Red Flame Xuan Turtle scatter to the winds!" Xuan Lin clenched her teeth, took out fish eggs from her storage space, and held them tightly to her chest.

Somewhere deep in the South Sea there is an unfathomably deep trench. This trench stretches for an unknown distance, and from afar, one can only see a vague dark shadow quietly clinging to the South Sea seabed. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, it often experiences a surge of energy, so potent that ordinary Abyss Water Clan cannot even approach it.

The Red Flame Xuan Turtle dwells at the edge of this deep trench, relying on it to construct an incredibly luxurious palace, constantly roaming the edge of the trench, cultivating with the bi-monthly energy tides.

It was a month ago that this Xuan Turtle obtained a treasure from one of these energy tides, its true nature known to no one. Ever since then, the Xuan Turtle’s temperament changed drastically, beginning to daily hunt the Silver Fish Clan’s people and imprisoning them in the palace. Until a few days ago, the turtle was not content with just hunting; it resorted to cruel devouring.

Currently within the palace of Xuan Turtle, a gaunt figure with a nearly demonic visage, holding a teapot lid in its left hand, paced back and forth in the rear palace’s prison. In front of the Xuan Turtle, the cells held members of the Deep Sea Silver Fish Clan, dressed in silver robes yet bereft of any mana fluctuations.

"Silver Clan Leader, now that the Deep Sea Silverfish Clan’s members are few, what use is there in stubbornly keeping such an insignificant secret?" The Xuan Turtle gently caressed the teapot lid in its hand, its velvety voice adding to its eerie demeanor. If it were not for the prominent Adam’s apple confirming its male gender, the velvety voice would make others’ bones go soft.

"Xuan Turtle, don’t waste your effort! I will absolutely not reveal the message about that teapot to you!" said Silver Housekeeper Yin Qitian, a man of scholarly presence with white eyebrows and beard, looking indifferently at Xuan Turtle.

"Old fool, do you really think I dare not kill you?" Xuan Turtle’s slender phoenix eyes flashed with a cold glint as he said, "I have already dispatched Sha Kui to capture your son and by now, he has likely succeeded! If you do not wish to witness your own flesh and blood die before your eyes, it would be wise to tell the secret of this teapot to me!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Qitian’s face turned ashen, his shaking hand pointing at Xuan Turtle as he exclaimed, "Xuan Turtle, you are despicable!"

"Ha ha ha, what a joke!" Xuan Turtle burst into laughter and said, "In this Primordial World, the strong rule supreme! To boost my own power, any means are acceptable! Not to mention slaughtering your Deep Sea Silverfish Clan, even if the Dragon Clan stands in my way, I will show no mercy!"

"You will suffer heavenly retribution!" Yin Qitian looked at Xuan Turtle with venom, his boundless resentment chilling to the bone.

"Heavenly retribution?" Xuan Turtle scoffed with disdain, "As long as I acquire the remaining part of this teapot, what can heavenly retribution do to me?"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderous "boom" echoed by the ear; and then, the entire Mysterious Turtle Palace shook violently.

Fortunately, the Xuan Turtle wasn’t using its Primordial Spirit to refine the teapot lid this time, or else it would definitely have gone berserk. The Xuan Turtle, furious in its heart, thought a command and its formidable Primordial Spirit instantly left the palace. From its soft voice burst forth a rough roar, "Who dares to run wild on my territory!"

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