Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 381 An Egg Hidden in a Stone, the Spirit of the Dragon Turtle

"It was seized from a sect I destroyed back then."

Du Renwang looked at the bronze fragment in Liu Sheng's hand, a look of reminiscence in his eyes:
"That was a small sect called 'Flying Immortal Sect,' which was said to have a long history, but the entire sect only had about ten people."

This fragment was incredibly hard, capable of easily breaking even a treasure-grade weapon. The original intention was to reforge it into a dagger or short sword.

But after trying various methods, including burning and hammering, it was impossible to budge it in the slightest; there was no other way to use it.

It was like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away—so it was put into the secret vault.

After explaining the origins of these three treasures, Du Renwang could no longer contain himself and urged in a low voice:

"I'll give you one more chance, go to the secret vault and exchange it..."

"No need."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Sheng interrupted and refused, while Bao Bei also clutched the broken stick and the bronze fragments tightly.

These three treasures contain the most spiritual energy in the entire secret vault. Although they are not beautiful, they are the most valuable.

We finally picked this one out, and this kid wants us to change it?

That old bastard has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he's got a really bad heart!

Seeing Liu Sheng's attitude, Du Renwang swallowed back all the words of advice he was about to say and could only let him be.

……

It was already evening when we returned from Snake Turtle Island.

On his way back, Liu Sheng saw many more busy fleets of boats on the water.

Warships, fast boats, grain ships, and so on, came and went, each performing its own function.

There's a sense that a storm is brewing.

He also saw a treasure ship, led by a great demon-level snake-turtle, sailing towards Snake-Turtle Island.

Judging from Du Xingheng's tone when he picked them up, Liu Sheng roughly judged that there should be a group of "seeds" from the four families on the ship who went to Hualongchi to "upgrade".

Upon his return, Liu Sheng clearly felt that the Du family's enthusiasm and attention towards him had reached a new level.

Neither Du Xingheng nor his future father-in-law, Du Xingwu, had retained their former arrogance as members of powerful clans.

They were incredibly kind and friendly to him, especially Du Xingwu, who practically had "get my daughter married off right now" written all over his face.

In the final analysis, it is still strength.

In the face of strength, all wealth, status, wisdom, and power must take a backseat.

Ultimately, in this world, true power belongs to the individual.

After the dinner, having dealt with Du Xingwu's overly enthusiastic attitude, Liu Sheng returned to his room to rest.

When the night was deep and quiet, he activated his "Earth Spirit" talent, sinking his entire body a hundred feet underground. He easily dug out a sufficiently open space and released the three treasures he had taken from the Du family's secret vault.

During the day, we were in the secret vault, and time was of the essence, so we didn't have time to explore it thoroughly.

Now we have plenty of time.

First, there's this grayish-white strange rock, which is quite ordinary and looks just like any other rock at first glance.

However, with all his powers activated and his body imbued with the five elements, Liu Sheng's senses were sharp, and he still managed to detect a subtle trace of water and soil within the strange rock.

This aura was extremely faint and was enveloped by a thick layer of stone, making it almost imperceptible.

The Du family ancestors discovered this strange rock on Snake Turtle Island, thought it was a treasure, and moved it to a secret vault.

The research yielded no results, so it was left to gather dust in a corner, probably forgotten to be dealt with.

Later generations couldn't figure it out either, but since it was left by their ancestors, they didn't deal with it.

Over time, it has been preserved to this day.

This strange rock, who knows how long it has been lying in the secret vault, was originally going to stay there forever.

Fortunately, he met Liu Sheng. The Xuan Shui Qing Qiu's "natural water spirit" and the Che Di Shu's "earth spirit" made his perception of the water and earth elements reach a terrifying level.

They still managed to detect a slight fluctuation emanating from the strange rock.

"Let me see what's hidden inside this stone..."

He twisted his neck, placed his hand on the strange rock, and activated his talents "Earth Spirit" and "Dragon Form".

In an instant, a terrifying suction force came from his palm, easily drawing out the essence of the Gen soil and Kan water contained in the strange stone.

This strange rock is incredibly hard; even precious artifacts cannot leave a mark on its surface.

That's because the entire stone is made up of high-purity Gen soil and Kan water essence.

Water and earth are originally mutually destructive, but at this moment they have strangely combined into one, making the hardness of this stone far exceed that of various kinds of spirit iron.

However, under the influence of its two great talents, it only lasted for less than a breath before its size shrank, leaving behind a pile of ash.

"These talents I've been given... in some ways, are almost supernatural."

Liu Sheng stared thoughtfully at the shrinking rock, his hands moving with increasing precision.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the strange rock had shrunk by two-thirds, exuding a rich, watery aroma.

The entire strange rock is composed of water and soil intertwined, but in different proportions.

The topsoil has more soil and less water, while the inner soil has less soil and more water, which acts as a buffer.

This strange situation naturally aroused Liu Sheng's curiosity.

Finally, after a while, the strange rock was reduced to about one-tenth of its original size. Liu Sheng sensed a faint life force in the rich essence of the Kan River.

Snake Turtle Island, strange rocks, signs of life...

Could it be? !
He had a sudden inspiration, and using both hands, he quickly broke through a layer of light blue water film and took out an egg covered with yellow and blue patterns!

Even more remarkably, the eggshell surface bore an imprint that resembled neither a snake nor a turtle.

They really were snake and turtle eggs!

"They say a tortoise lives for a thousand years and a turtle for ten thousand. Since the Du family ancestor discovered it and it has been preserved to this day, it has been at least a thousand years..."

He carefully examined the snake and turtle eggs, roughly recalling the events of that year in his mind.

It is likely that when the mother turtle was laying eggs, she was attacked by a powerful enemy. In order to protect the newly laid eggs, she used some kind of bloodline supernatural power to seal and protect them.

As a result, the mother turtle died in battle, and the turtle eggs were protected in a seal until they saw the light of day again today.

It's incredible that after all these years, the little life inside the turtle egg is still alive.

Wait a minute, the pattern on these turtle eggs... seems different from the snake turtle eggs I've seen on Snake Turtle Island!
The turtle eggs on the island are white, with at most some yellowish-brown patterns, but the egg in front of me is yellow and blue, and is even more exquisite and eerie.

Could it be a different species?
"An ancient turtle species..."

Liu Sheng squinted, seemingly lost in thought.

When he came to his senses, he was astonished to find that the life force emanating from the turtle egg was becoming increasingly faint.

It was probably because the seal was broken that the environment in which the turtle egg was located changed drastically, which brought this little life, which had survived to this day by various coincidences, to its end.

"In that case——"

He frowned and crushed the turtle egg in his hand.

With a "poof," the ancient turtle egg shattered completely, emitting a pungent, fishy stench.

At the same time, a deep red streak of light suddenly appeared—

[Detected 1 Yue Du Dragon Turtle Essence. Refine it to obtain the "Yue Du Dragon Turtle" Avatar?]

[Your current cultivation level is too low. If you attempt to refine it, the "Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle" incarnation will be downgraded to the "Mountain-Bearing Snake Turtle." Do you wish to refine it?]

(End of this chapter)