Chapter 21: The Spirit Turtle Clan

Lu Li wore an extremely peculiar expression on his face, not expecting that the Demon Refining Pot had such a function.

Feeling a surge of inspiration, he silently swam forward without uttering a word.

Soon after, a large sea turtle appeared in front of him.

Its black shell, robust limbs, and a pair of eyes resembling copper bells emitted a powerful aura.

This demon looked extremely similar to Lu Li's transformed self; they must be from the same clan.

However, its cultivation was as high as the tenth level of Qi Cultivation, with waves of Spiritual Pressure that felt incredibly profound.

Lu Li arrived in front of the giant turtle without speaking.

Seeing this, the giant turtle suddenly became quite agitated, "Little brother, don't you recognize Brother Pan Di anymore? Were you hurt by those damn stinking snakes…"

Lu Li was startled inwardly; the intelligence of this giant turtle Sea Demon clearly wasn't high, seemingly akin to a human child of six or seven years old.

He choked up a bit as he spoke, "Brother Pan Di, I was chased and in my panic fled to other seas, and only today have I encountered you."

After that, he began to sob.

Upon hearing this, the giant turtle flew into a rage, a malicious aura violently swirling around him, "They're looking for death; do they think the Spirit Turtle Clan has no one?"

"Our Ancestor is also at the peak of the Qi Cultivation realm, unafraid of them. Little brother, come with me to our Ancestor for judgment…"

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief inside.

Thank goodness it was just the Qi Cultivation Stage; if it was a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, their intelligence would have increased quite a bit, and it might not be so easy to fool.

As for the Purple Mansion Demon Beasts, their intelligence would be greatly expanded, essentially no different from humans, and Golden Core Demon Beasts could even transform into human forms with overwhelming power, collectively referred to as Demon Clan.

Lu Li had a thought and silently followed the giant turtle as they continued to swim forward.

The two demon beasts made their way along the seabed riverbed.

On their journey, they encountered some initial-stage Qi Cultivation demon beasts, all of which kept their distance from the two.

After passing a massive reef, Lu Li surveyed the surrounding environment.

The algae and sea grasses around were even denser, and the seabed sediment had become much firmer.

He sensed that the Spiritual Energy in the sea water was also stronger.

Several hours later, Lu Li continued to swim with the giant turtle, by now hundreds of miles away from the Water Ape Cave Mansion.

Suddenly, the giant turtle in front spoke up, "Little brother, our Ancestor might punish you for abandoning your post for so many days."

"When the time comes, don't say a word; Big Brother will help you…"

Lu Li replied, deeply moved, "Brother, you are too good to me."

"Between brothers of over a hundred years, Big Brother will support you no matter what."

Pride lit the giant turtle's face.

"Big Brother still has some standing in front of our Ancestor."

Lu Li nodded, appearing to rely entirely on his Big Brother's decisions while secretly making up his mind.

"Don't worry, Big Brother, with our brotherhood of over a hundred years, I'll make sure you depart without pain."

In a short while, the two beasts arrived above a vast ocean trench.

Lu Li followed closely behind, crossing the trench.

A colossal seabed basin came into view.

Looking up, the whole basin spanned for hundreds of miles.

Its irregular edges formed an elliptical bowl.

Inside the basin, numerous caves of various sizes, countless seaweeds, and reef rocks stood tall, forming a vibrant underwater world.

Not far off, near one of the cave entrances, some giant turtle demon beasts were coming and going, about a dozen of them.

Most were at the early stages of Qi Cultivation.

"It seems this is the settlement of the Sea Turtle Clan," Lu Li thought to himself.

"Let's go, to the Spirit Turtle Cave to see our Ancestor."

Pan Di led Lu Li towards the basin.

Upon entering the basin, Lu Li felt a chill around him as strands of Spiritual Energy wrapped around the surrounding seawater.

"There must be a Spirit Vein underground! It's at least a first-grade top quality."

He felt that the concentration of Spiritual Energy was very exceptional, much stronger than his own Golden Qilin Island.

Lu Li slowly followed the giant turtle towards the central cave mansion of the basin.

Along the way, several late-stage Qi Cultivation sea turtles greeted them with amiable faces.

He cautiously observed the surroundings; the closer they got to the center of the basin, the more profound the Spiritual Energy became.

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"Who would have thought that this place is actually a second-order low-grade Spirit Vein."

Lu Li felt somewhat surprised.

He knew the resources beneath the sea were abundant, but he hadn't expected a group of first-order Demon Beasts to occupy a second-order Spirit Vein, although it was just low-grade, it was still quite astonishing.

These Demon Beasts, having cultivated for a long time above a second-order Spirit Vein, had a greatly increased chance of reaching Foundation Establishment, no wonder the Sea Demons were inexhaustible.

If he could occupy some of these resources, his cultivation speed could greatly increase.

"It seems that my journey to Sea Turtle Clan Territory needs some careful consideration."

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Lu Li followed the giant turtle through several large cave entrances without attracting attention.

Before long, Lu Li came to a stop in front of a massive cave entrance.

The entrance was over thirty feet in diameter, immaculately clean and tidy, with the ground covered in bright and shining gems.

Bursts of Spiritual Energy whistled out from inside, making Lu Li's pores slightly open.

"Come on, the Ancestor has been slumbering inside."

Pan Di led the way in.

Lu Li closely followed him.

As soon as he stepped through the entrance, he saw a huge Sea Turtle lying at the center of the cave mansion, very conspicuous.

The Sea Turtle was more than twice as big as his illusory form.

"Boom..."

The Sea Turtle Ancestor was snoring, its body rising and falling, with the surrounding seawater swirling into vortices.

Lu Li felt the imposing Spiritual Pressure of the Sea Turtle Ancestor, his chest feeling somewhat oppressive.

This Giant Turtle Ancestor was a Qi Cultivation-completed Demon Beast, with very formidable combat power in the deep sea.

"Pan Shi has returned, I, the Ancestor, commanded you to patrol the edge of the Spirit Turtle Basin, why do I not see you."

The Giant Turtle Ancestor slowly opened its eyes, its tone somewhat icy.

At that moment, a tremendous aura pressed down on Lu Li, and he tensed up immediately.

Before he could speak, Pan Di beside him hurriedly took the initiative to say, "I beseech the Ancestor to give justice to our brothers; my brother Pan Shi has been diligently patrolling the edge of the territory, but those damned sea snakes deliberately picked a fight and injured my brother..."

"Those disgusting things even said they wanted to wipe out our Spirit Turtle Clan!"

Lu Li internally gave Pan Di a thumbs up; this big brother really wasn't bad.

Upon hearing this, the Giant Turtle Ancestor instantly became furious, "Did they really say that?"

"Absolutely true!"

Pan Di replied with an oath.

"Roar..."

The Giant Turtle Ancestor let out an angry roar, "We will settle scores with them later, Pan Shi should still patrol the edge of the basin, I, the Ancestor, need to sleep..."

Lu Li was startled, thinking that a fight was about to break out.

"Little brother, let's go out, the Ancestor is not going to punish you now."

After saying this, Pan Di took Lu Li and swam towards the cave mansion's exit.

Upon leaving, a quick glance made Lu Li catch his breath.

He saw several white, jade-like stones piled up beside the Giant Turtle Ancestor, with plenty of top-grade Ice Spirit Fruits placed alongside.

Lu Li was very familiar with Ice Spirit Fruit.

The jade-like stones alongside made his breathing speed up.

The stones were snow-white, emitting a crystal-clear and bright light.

"Could this be the water attribute spiritual material, Hundred-Year Ice Jade?"

Hundred-Year Ice Jade, as a second-order water attribute spiritual material, was commonly used to refine top-grade water attribute Magic Artifacts, significantly enhancing the artifacts' power.

His Aminokaze was water attribute as well.

Seeing Lu Li's movements, Pan Di became somewhat nervous: "These are treasures the Ancestor has collected for over a hundred years, don't be foolish."

"The Ancestor always sleeps near here."

It sighed then said again, "We, the Spirit Turtle Clan, just live long; besides sleeping and slowly increasing our cultivation, we don't really have any other good methods."

"These shiny things emit an aura that is very useful to us."

Lu Li nodded and followed Pan Di out of the cave mansion.

"It seems that this item is not so easy to get my hands on!"

With thoughts turning over in his mind, he gradually formed some plans.

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