Douluo Continent: All I Do Is Destroy Rings is Skill.

Chapter 225 Turtle: Better to die than to die, my love!

"Um—then your Xuanming Sect has already found one, it's not that difficult, right?"

What can I say? What can I say? If you want to catch it yourself, then go ahead and do it. What else can I say? If this golden tortoise shell were just an ordinary one that was 30,000 or 40,000 years old, Ning Wuque could still extort a large sum of money from your Xuanming Sect.

It should be noted that the Xuanwu Divine Pill of the Xuanming Sect can not only enhance innate soul power to a certain extent, but also has auxiliary effects such as nourishing the meridians. It can be regarded as a superior pill that combines the Soul Ascension Pill and the Xuanshui Pill, and is extremely precious.

Although this kind of pill has little effect on oneself, it is a good choice to take one to try it out, and let Ning Tian and Wu Feng taste it as well. Consider it as eating candy. The remaining pills can also help Ning Tian reduce the burden on the sect.

But right here, this golden tortoiseshell is no ordinary golden tortoiseshell!

[Wuque, there's something good inside this turtle. I can sense its extremely pure life force; it might be a small piece of living gold!]

Not long after Ning Wuque approached, Electrolux spoke up. Not only him, but even Ning Wuque could feel himself being deeply attracted by the hidden life force within the golden tortoise shell.

You should know that he is now a pseudo-life spirit who has completed all four stages of the Life Gold surgery. His perception of life force is not only the strongest in the world, but also ranks among the top!

As soon as he got close to the golden hawksbill turtle, he knew that this was the golden hawksbill turtle he was looking for, so there was no way he could give it to the Xuanming Sect.

"Brother Bone, who is this little child?"

"This yellow hawksbill turtle is what he asked the sect for. If you can persuade him, then I have no objection."

"Yes, I asked the sect to capture this golden hawksbill turtle to prolong my grandfather's life."

It's better to agree with someone who has no flaws.

Xu Xuan, sitting opposite him, frowned. The old turtle sensed something was amiss, but considering the importance of the golden tortoise shell to his future grandson, he could only swallow his pride and offer his advice:

"If it were that easy to find, I wouldn't have come here to ask for a trade. I'll be frank. The reason I was able to find this place is because our Xuanming Turtle lineage has a sense of some rare turtle beasts. We can use secret techniques to accurately locate them when they are about to die and rush over to pick them up."

Golden hawksbill turtles, as auspicious beasts, possess the power to ward off evil and bring good fortune. Therefore, even though their numbers are not small, they are difficult to find. This auspiciousness only gradually disappears in the thousand years before their death or their inevitable demise. This is why our Xuanming lineage has been able to maintain the Xuanwu blood within us.

Hearing Xu Xuanzhi's words, the doubts that had been lingering in everyone's minds slowly dissipated. They said that only the absolute core of the sect knew about this matter, and the entire process from learning the news to being captured and brought back to the sect was watched by the reclusive elders. How could it have been leaked?

So the Xuanming Sect really can find blood across thousands of miles?

Even Ning Wuque was slightly surprised. The original work described the Xuanming Sect very little. All that was known was that it was a secluded sect that refined pills, and that its main lineage was all Xuanming Turtle Martial Souls. It also had a special awakening ceremony that made it very easy to eat purple eggs, and so on.

As for why they didn't find the dying golden tortoiseshell, it's because its manner of death, strictly speaking, wasn't "death." Rather, its body would slowly become part of the living gold, with life and death intertwined, placing it in an extremely difficult-to-determine position. Therefore, its auspicious aura wouldn't dissipate even a second before its death.

This meant that the Xuanming Sect couldn't find it as a bloodhound. After being captured by the ancient dragon, it was already on the verge of death, and its auspicious aura began to dissipate. Naturally, it was then detected by the Xuanming Sect's secret techniques.

"To capture the golden tortoiseshell, one must possess great fortune, which can best conceal its auspicious aura. My friend, your filial piety is as splendid as the heavens and your fortune as abundant as a dragon spring, so that others can borrow your luck to capture it."

"I originally just came here to pick up some bargains, but as I walked around, I discovered that this thing was actually located at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Young friend, this golden tortoiseshell is indeed extremely important to our sect. If you want anything, just ask, even two 100,000-year soul bones are acceptable!"

"No, thank you."

"You! Here's what we'll do. I've heard you have abundant qi and blood. My clan's treasure trove contains two Qi-Boosting Pills, made from turtle heads, tiger penises, and deer antlers. They'll guarantee to elevate your qi and blood to another level!"

"No need, thank you."

"Oh my, my little friend, are you really so stubborn? Well then, my clan's treasure trove happens to have a King Ginseng. How about I personally refine two batches of Longevity Pills for your grandfather? That should allow him to live at least another thirty years! What do you say?"

"No need, thank you."

However, no matter how Xu Xuanzhi tried to persuade him, Ning Wuque shook his head and refused, which made Xu Xuanzhi feel as frustrated as a fish on fire. He was so angry that he limped back and forth, and even accidentally pulled out a few strands of his beard.

If he could, he wouldn't want to go to such great lengths, but as the old saying goes, two pieces of gold are not as good as one piece of cash.

This ancient golden tortoise shell is enough to sustain the Xuanwu bloodline of their lineage for thousands more years. If they miss out on this sesame seed, who knows when they'll get a watermelon.

"Tell me, what would it take for you to change?"

"Senior Xu, I won't change it."

Ning Wuque was resolute; the importance of the Life Gold to him was self-evident—it was a priceless treasure.

On the other side, Xu Xuanzhi was completely out of options. If Gu Long hadn't been there, he would have already planned to use both threats and intimidation.

After a long standoff, and seeing that Xu Xuan was determined to stay, Gu Long was about to speak up and persuade him to leave when the golden tortoiseshell suddenly spoke up:

"Has no one asked for my opinion? If I can find you two more golden hawksbill turtles, can you let me go?"

"Huh?! You can talk?"

Xu Xuan turned around as if he had seen a ghost, and everyone else, except for Gu Long, also stared wide-eyed at the golden tortoise shell lying on the ground with its head tucked in.

Wait a minute, aren't only 100,000-year-old soul beasts supposed to be able to speak? How can this thing talk? It's definitely only a little over 30,000 years old!

"It is recorded in Shrek Academy's library that auspicious omens can last for ten thousand years."

Ning Wuque gently offered an explanation, then looked at the old tortoise with a playful expression. Oh, an unexpected gain? This golden tortoise really has a strong will to survive.

The others exchanged bewildered glances, realizing they had just learned another piece of useless trivia, before turning their attention to the golden tortoiseshell.

"I know the whereabouts of two of my kind."

After the tortoise stretched its head out of its shell, warm tears fell from the golden hawksbill turtle's eyes. Those were tears from two of its own kind that it had loved in its youth, both of them top-notch beauties!

But—better to die for my friend than for me! I'm sorry, my love!

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