The First Demon of the Chan Sect-Chapter 254 - 200 Martial Tablet

It was just a moment, but Li Qingming’s aura collapsed completely, as the change in Golden Turtle’s behavior was too unexpected. Just before, it was murderous and ferocious, but in the blink of an eye, it had retracted its aura and even dramatically burst into a long laugh towards the sky. What the hell is going on!

"Uh, senior!" Li Qingming shook his head and said, "Senior Golden Turtle, what is all this about?"

Golden Turtle, still full of self-satisfaction, said to Li Qingming: "That stinky willow twig, Yang Mei, told me. Among the descendants of Swallowing Heaven, there is one who is sly, sneaky, and naturally extremely cowardly. Oh, right! No need to look around, he was talking about you!"

Li Qingming’s forehead veins bulged, black lines quickly spiraling on his brow, as he gnashed his teeth and muttered: "Damn old guy, I knew he wouldn’t bring any good news!"

Golden Turtle paid no mind to Li Qingming and continued, "He also said, if you can withstand my pressure for a quarter of an hour without running away. He would chop up his own body, the Empty Heart Willow Tree, and burn it like firewood!"

In Li Qingming’s heart: "Damn old willow twig, am I really that worthless!"

Golden Turtle looked at Li Qingming and said, "Little guy, among the remaining old fellows in this world, there is only me and that Swallowing Heaven. However, Swallowing Heaven had penetrated the Chaos Crystal Wall and left at the beginning of the creation, thus there is no information about Swallowing Heaven left on the Primordial Land!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingming asked in confusion, "Senior, you have been talking about Swallowing Heaven since earlier, who exactly is Swallowing Heaven?"

Golden Turtle was startled for a moment and then said: "Didn’t Yanran girl tell you? Swallowing Heaven is the ancient ancestor of the Swallowing Sky Bear clan, which means your ancestor!"

Li Qingming didn’t know much about the Swallowing Sky Bear clan; he had only heard bits and pieces from Hong Jun, so how could he understand much? Now that he finally had the opportunity, he naturally wouldn’t let it pass.

Thus, Li Qingming continued to ask: "Taoist Ancestor Hong Jun once mentioned that the Swallowing Sky Bear is a Primordial Species, a beast bred by Heaven and Earth to destroy them. How did it become an unperished Chaotic Demon God? Could it be that the words of the Tao Ancestor are incorrect?"

Golden Turtle burst into laughter, "That Old Loach always talks in riddles, as if he would ever tell you anything more!"

Li Qingming, with a moved expression, recalled the words and actions of Hong Jun and realized that Golden Turtle was not wrong; Hong Jun indeed was tight-lipped.

"Swallowing Heaven, during the time Pangu created the world, accidentally got a piece of its tail chopped off by Pangu. This tail contained one-tenth to one-twelfth of Swallowing Heaven’s devouring properties. After this tail fell into Primordial Heaven and Earth, it soaked in the essence blood of Pangu for countless eons and, after transformation, became the Swallowing Sky Bear of the Primordial World! Hehe, who would have thought that among the descendants of Swallowing Heaven, there would be such a remarkable and monstrous individual like you! I bet if Swallowing Heaven knew, it would chuckle even in its sleep!" Golden Turtle somewhat enviously recounted the origin of the Swallowing Sky Bear. In the end, he even displayed a clear sense of envy.

Finally, Li Qingming cleared up many years of doubts, but also felt more confused about Hong Jun’s past actions. If it was just to repay the cause and effect of temporal chaos, there was no need to plant himself in the belly of a bear. Simply casting himself onto Primordial Land and bestowing some spells and Spiritual Treasures would have been sufficient to settle the cause and effect. It seems that Hong Jun had greater plans!

Thinking this, Li Qingming couldn’t help but smile wryly and shake his head, lamenting in his heart: "Without becoming a Saint, one remains an ant! But damn it, I’ve already become a Saint, so why do I still feel like a pawn! Hong Jun, you damn Old Loach!"

"Little guy, are you surprised that I called you here?" After a long silence, Golden Turtle stared at Li Qingming, suddenly speaking.

Li Qingming honestly nodded and said: "Junior traveled north from Penglai Immortal Island, and on the way, suddenly went to the South Sea and executed Xuan Turtle! Perhaps with your divine abilities, senior, you had already divined most of it before junior set off. Having lost a descendant so casually, aren’t you angry, senior?"

Sighing upon hearing this, Golden Turtle said: "Sigh! That Xuan Turtle was born from a division of my Primordial Spirit, naturally rebellious and extreme in its actions. Sooner or later, it would cause a colossal disaster in this world. For a mere Spiritual Treasure, it slaughtered billions of beings. Even if you hadn’t killed it, the power of the upcoming Karmic Fire wouldn’t have been bearable for it! Well, it’s dead and that’s that."

Li Qingming solemnly bowed and said: "Senior’s great virtue will surely be favored by the Great Dao, breakthrough imminent!"

Golden Turtle snorted with laughter and said: "Great virtue? Heh, do you really believe that? Talk of being favored by the Heavenly Dao is even more far-fetched. Aren’t you just going to end up as a Heavenly Pillar during the Calamity, toiling away in vain for millions of years!"

Li Qingming was shocked inside, suddenly looking up at Golden Turtle, and said: "Senior, could it be that you have already—?"

Golden Turtle nodded and said, "We Chaotic Demon Gods will inevitably perish in the Primordial Heaven and Earth. This is the iron law of the Tao Rules, the force of law! Old Ao has lived for so many years and long since gave up transcending the Heavenly Dao. But I never expected to die such a miserable death at the hands of the Heavenly Dao!"

"Boom!" Golden Turtle was completely enraged, and its soaring momentum surged into the sky. The terrifying pressure directly shattered the Void of Heaven and Earth. With the movement of its limbs, the world darkened, and towering waves rolled backwards, striking straight into the sky!

Li Qingming remained silent, clearly understanding the direction of the entire Primordial Heaven and Earth. The Twelve Ancestor Witches waged a furious battle against the Heavenly Court, Gonggong went mad and shattered Buzhou, the Heavenly Pillar broke, and Nuwa severed the limbs of the North Sea Golden Turtle to support the heavenly pillar, refining the Seven-Colored Chaotic Stone to mend the sky’s breach. Everyone sings the praises of Lady Nuwa’s merits in mending the sky, but who remembers the North Sea Golden Turtle, who had its limbs severed to support the heavens?

Time passed, and amidst its frenzy, Golden Turtle suddenly paused, gazing fixedly at the slowly recovering sky, and said, "Youngster! I am not such a stodgy creature. When the Heavenly Dao sought balance, I gave birth to the Xuanwu clan, making them one of the Five Directions Divine Beasts; when the Heavenly Dao needed the Water Law, I cleaved the Water Law and merged it into the Heaven and Earth. But what have I gained in return? In the end, isn’t it still a death in the Primordial?"

"You are mistaken, elder!" Li Qingming looked at Golden Turtle solemnly and said, "The Xuanwu clan guards one side, earning infinite merit. The Water Law merging into Heaven and Earth naturally increases the Primordial Destiny. As long as someone in Heaven and Earth knows of the existence of the Laws, elder cannot possibly perish!"

A speck of light suddenly ignited in the hollow eyes of Golden Turtle as it asked, "And how do you explain the act of supporting the sky?"

Li Qingming’s eyes sharpened as he stared intently at Golden Turtle and said slowly, "Although the body of a Chaotic Demon God is powerful, it ultimately limits elder’s cultivation. The Primordial Heaven and Earth cannot compare with the Primordial World; only the Innate Taoist Body is the most suitable form for cultivation. Elder can use the hand of the Heavenly Dao to cast away your physical body, not only opting to gather Infinite Merit from using your limbs to support the sky but also to be reborn and recultivate! Surely elder hasn’t lost faith in cultivating anew to become a Void Saint?"

It is said that the older one gets, the more confused one becomes, and Golden Turtle had indeed fallen into such habitual thinking. Yes! Who decreed that without limbs and a physical body, one cannot cultivate?

"Hahaha, youngster! I originally sought you out just to see the descendants of Swallowing Heaven, that old fellow. I didn’t expect to get a sermon from you instead, not bad, not bad!" Golden Turtle’s face turned slightly red, considering the end of Calamity as an opportunity for his breakthrough. Still, he needed to carefully plan for his rebirth.

Li Qingming looked at Golden Turtle somewhat oddly and said, "If elder is merely here for this matter, then I shall take my leave!" Having said so, he turned and flew away.

"Hold on!" Golden Turtle called out hurriedly, "Young fellow, wait a moment!" It would be a joke to let Li Qingming leave now; who would handle his rebirth affairs? So, Golden Turtle quickly halted Li Qingming.

"What is it, Old Man Jin? Are you ever going to finish?" Even immortals have a temper, let alone Li Qingming, a real living person! To be called here for a seemingly absurd reason, to be lectured endlessly, and now to end up being entangled with him. What kind of situation was this?

"Well, first let me show you something!" Golden Turtle seemed a bit embarrassed, and its immensely thick tail fiercely slapped the water surface.

The waters of the North Sea suddenly trembled violently, and a massive stele slowly emerged from the seabed. The stele shadow grew increasingly solid, and a towering stone stele with the color of Chaos appeared before Li Qingming, with only a simple Tao Rune of "Martial Arts" engraved upon it!

The stele was covered in mysterious patterns that constantly evolved. Li Qingming, whose mind was attracted by the stele, was already staring dazedly at the patterns, ceaselessly contemplating.

As more patterns appeared on the stele, it seemed even more perfect, with the entire body reflecting an even more ancient and vicissitudinous aura. The "Martial Arts" rune became more vital as the patterns completed, turning into a golden color that seemed to pulsate, interpreting some indescribable Way.

When the entire stele fully materialized, its overwhelming presence surged like floodwaters, and a surge of Blood Qi pierced through the sky! The majestic pressure spread far and wide, like a golden-colored Heavenly Pillar covering the entire water domain. freewёbnoνel.com

This pressure was the prestige of a Saint, the might of a Saint!

Seeing that Li Qingming was dazzled, Golden Turtle boasted, "Young fellow, this ’Martial Tablet’ is made from Chaos Essence Gold that I have obtained from Outer Heaven. Although it has no offensive or defensive power, it can be used directly for the inheritance of Martial Arts! After all, the inheritance of the Great Dao cannot be explained in words. As long as I inscribe my Tao on this stele, anyone can comprehend it!"

Li Qingming stepped forward and knocked on the stele, feeling the earth-shattering power of Martial Arts within, and said, "Old fellow, are you trying to tempt me?"

Golden Turtle smiled slightly and said, "As long as you can assure that I successfully shed my Demon God body during the Calamity and am reborn, this ’Martial Tablet’ will be yours!"

Li Qingming thought for a moment, took the Martial Tablet in hand, and said, "Deal!"

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