Moved by his inner spirit, Su He wielded his brush like a knife. In a moment, a complex talisman took shape on the back of the mirror. He tested it and found that it could be wiped off without affecting the mirror.

The talisman didn’t explode again.

Success!

Su He opened his eyes. The eastern sky was turning white, dawn was approaching. The sky was still filled with vibrant colors, the war was still ongoing.

“Oh! It didn’t explode again, it’s been four hours, Old Taoist Ge~” The Taoist from Qingcheng raised his eyebrows at Old Taoist Ge.

Three months.

His expression was strange, but deep down, he was shocked! This talisman was a bit challenging. Even Shan Lu, the rising star of Xuanqing Temple, took four hours to comprehend it.

The Dragon Turtle’s comprehension was only slightly inferior to Shan Lu’s. But the Dragon Turtle was a Divine Beast, far superior in other aspects. When its realm was low, it didn’t seem to matter, but in the future, Shan Lu might only be able to look up to it.

Old Taoist Ge was unfazed. Did This Turtle just make him wait for three months?

Just then, Su He reached the top of the mountain and let out a low chant. A cloud of darkness gathered above his head, and then—crack!

Like rain falling, thunderbolts crashed down. The Old Taoist at the mountain gate was engulfed by the thunder before he could even swing his dust brush. Pure energy dispersed, and Su He, like a whale sucking in water, opened his mouth and inhaled deeply. At the same time, he expanded his outer space, spread out his mountain-capturing net, and covered the energy.

In the top battle zone, the laughter of the city-overturning Taoist was abruptly choked in his throat. He jumped up from his bowl and stared dumbfounded at the gate of Xuanqing Temple, his mouth agape.

The others were confused.

A light flashed in Old Taoist Ge’s eyes: “Did the Taoist from Qingcheng pass down such a thunder technique? It’s just a three-month brewing—if you have more techniques, I’ll brew wine for thirty or forty years first!”

The Taoist from Qingcheng was shocked. This Turtle didn’t just comprehend his Thunderbird in four hours! The repeated explosions, This Turtle was modifying the Thunderbird!

He completely changed the technique!

How did he do it? How is it possible?!

Even if he used the Thunderbird himself, it wouldn’t be this powerful—damn! His Thunderbird was much more powerful, but the quality was definitely not as good. When he used it himself, the Thunderbird could only summon one thunderbolt!

Is this still a Thunderbird? This is a damn Thunderstorm technique!

This wasn’t someone helping him modify it, you could tell that the Dragon Turtle was still using the foundation of the Thunderbird, but it was modified to suit him better, increasing its power several times over at the same realm!

He slowly turned to Old Taoist Ge: “Is This Turtle for sale?”

Huh?

Old Taoist Ge’s leopard-like eyes looked over.

The others suddenly understood. The thunder released by the little bird just now was incomparable to what the Dragon Turtle released. This wasn’t the Divine Beast improving the technique, this was the Dragon Turtle modifying the technique while comprehending it!

Everyone looked at Old Taoist Ge, their eyes flashing the same light: “Is This Turtle for sale?”

Old Taoist Ge came back to his senses, his shock surpassing everyone else’s. The others didn’t understand, but didn’t he? His disciple was less than four years old and had only been exposed to Taoist techniques for a year, four months of which were spent hibernating.

He had only been learning for half a year!

This was beyond monstrous. This disciple definitely had secrets he didn’t know about. Was there a Dragon Turtle ancestor personally teaching him?

Maybe.

Looking at the others, who seemed to be hopeful, he snorted twice and closed his eyes.

Sell? Could This Turtle be sold?

Humming, humming, in the end, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The Taoists beside him looked at him with contempt.

The Taoist from Qingcheng stroked his beardless chin and turned to his senior brother: “Senior Brother Qinghe, does this Dragon Turtle count as participating in our Taoist temple’s entrance examination? The first round was to defeat the gatekeeper with a newly learned Taoist technique, so naturally, he passed. What is the content of the second round of the trial?”

He hadn’t participated in setting the trial questions this year, so he didn’t know.

Old Taoist Qinghe took a deep breath to recover from his surprise, really wanted to say that just entering would count as passing the exam!

But that would be a bit shameless. He tugged at his beard and hissed: “It’s still about temperament! It’s an illusion. Once you enter, you will forget yourself and reveal your true self, striking at your weakness. Those who are lustful will see beauty, those who are greedy will see treasure. Only by breaking through your weakness can you pass.”

Striking at the weakness?

Old Taoist Ge blinked and looked at his friend.

Old Taoist Qinghe knew what he was thinking, lightly tapped the mirror, and the trial image disappeared.

Since it was testing weaknesses, naturally, it couldn’t be broadcast openly. He sent an image to Old Taoist Ge, and the two quietly watched.

Old Taoist Ge was also curious, what was his disciple’s weakness? This wasn’t gossip, as a master, he had almost nothing to teach in terms of Taoist techniques, so he had to make up for it in other ways.

Temperament was undoubtedly a big part of it. If his disciple had a weakness, as a master, he should try his best to help him overcome it.

Inside Xuanqing Temple, Su He was overjoyed.

A big harvest!

The gatekeeper Old Taoist was struck dead, and this pure energy was enough for him to open all his acupoints and nourish them for a long time.

Perhaps using the skill he learned from the trial channel to kill the gatekeeper Old Taoist counted as an overachievement?

As soon as the Old Taoist dissipated, Su He was pushed into the mountain gate by a force.

It seemed eager for him to participate in the second round of the trial.

…

A giant grass turtle lay quietly in the lake. The sunset was about to sink on the horizon, and the entire lake was bathed in golden light. The warm lake water lapped wave after wave against the turtle’s shell.Su He didn’t know why he had turned into a grass turtle, probably due to crossing over. He woke up to find himself a grass turtle, living in this lake, never leaving.

It seemed like he was a turtle in his previous life, crossing over into a turtle, lurking, foraging, hiding… he was surprisingly adept, without any discomfort.

On a nearby rock stood a woman, dressed in white, her demeanor calm and elegant, standing out from the crowd. She was as beautiful as a goddess or a witch, her face was stunning without any makeup, as beautiful as the autumn moon. She held a Fairy Sword in her hand, the wind blew and the sword sang, she seemed like a fairy, not of this world.

The fairy pointed her jade finger into the air, a point of light fell into Su He’s throat, he opened his mouth and found he could speak again.

“Do you want to cultivate?” The fairy’s lips parted slightly, her voice was like a gentle breeze, pleasing to the ear.

Su He nodded.

“Why?” The fairy asked curiously.

“Cultivate, become a demon, transform… marry you!” Su He replied.

The fairy smiled: “You’ve only seen me once.”

Today, by chance, he ended up by the lake, This Turtle was dancing and waving at her, it took the fairy a while to understand, This Turtle wanted to cultivate.

Su He straightened his expression, his tone serious: “Today is the first time I’ve seen the fairy, but I know I must have seen the fairy somewhere else, in my previous life or the life before that. Anyway, I must have seen you.”

“I have a feeling that I came here to marry you.”

The fairy smiled: “You are a turtle, I am a human!”

“That’s why I need to transform into a human!”

The fairy smiled, looking back at the thousands of memories: “You don’t even know who I am, how can you marry me?”

Su He blinked: “Who are you?”

“Su Huanian!”

The fairy’s voice carried a hint of coldness, like a clear spring in autumn.

This name struck Su He’s heart.

In the upper battlefield, Old Taoist Ge pressed down on the bronze mirror of Daoist Qinghe with one claw, his face full of astonishment.

He wanted to curse, but didn’t know how to start.

Is this the content a master should see???

Why, even though you’ve entered the illusion and forgotten everything about yourself, can you still remember Su Huanian’s face and name?

Is this your weakness? He, your turtle grandpa, your husband is at the third level of Traverse Heaven, I’m using my turtle shell to help you round out your temperament?

Daoist Qinghe blinked, looking at Old Taoist Ge. He felt that he had come to the wrong place today and might be killed by his old friend.

A man and a leopard stared at each other, full of meaning.