Su He: “???”

Su He: “!!!”

He was momentarily stunned. What had he heard?

Above his head, an “Astounded Daoist Canchen” expression uncontrollably popped up, followed by a line of trembling bold characters: “Dear sister, do you know?”

Did Ji Feixue know about his past life, about the reincarnation of the Witch Mother? Was she that old?! Su He was astonished for a moment, sizing up Ji Feixue. A peerless fairy in her mid-twenties, she showed no trace of aging.

Dragons are not to be judged by their appearance!

Ji Feixue looked at him, joy falling from her eyes, and a smile rose on her lips: “Ah! Is there anything in this world that I don’t know?”

A huge question mark popped up above Su He’s head.

No, that’s not right! They were not talking about the same thing. There was a clear flash of desolation in Ji Feixue’s eyes.

Su He was talking about the reincarnation of the Witch Mother, owing a life to Qi Qianzi. But what Ji Feixue was referring to was obviously something else.

“Sister, I’m not stupid!” Su He’s dialogue box above his head read: “Is there something that has happened to me that I don’t know about? Is it from a past life? Can you tell me?”

Ji Feixue giggled charmingly: “My little husband is quite clever! I could tell you, but~ I don’t want to!”

She laughed coquettishly, her body trembling like flowers in the wind, unfastening a clasp at her chest, revealing a glimpse of frosty white skin, as if deliberately seducing Su He.

Demoness!

A bubble popped above Su He’s head: “Senior Sister said you have stories in your eyes, but I was born and raised by Listening Sea Lake. I never saw you before the Dragon God Festival. If there’s any connection between us, it must be from my past life, but I have no memory…”

Could it be that he really revived in his past life? How strange! To remember nothing at all, who the hell tampered with my memory?!

As Su He pondered in confusion, he suddenly startled: “I wasn’t your father in my past life, was I?”

That scholar who was related to the Orient Loong God?

Ji Feixue was taken aback, then gritted her teeth and poked a finger at Su He’s forehead: “I call you my husband, and you want to be my father?”

She floated in mid-air, her lips close to Su He’s ear: “Who would have thought my little husband had such a hobby? Why don’t you divorce your Senior Sister, and I will satisfy you with everything…” Her voice grew softer and softer, almost inaudible.

Her breath tickled Su He’s ear, causing a shiver down his spine, and he looked at Ji Feixue in alarm.

A conspicuous bubble appeared above his head: “Sister, stop joking! If there really is something that I don’t know about, why not tell me?”

“Silly boy!” Ji Feixue snorted, resettling herself on the Dragon Turtle’s shell: “I was just teasing you! I don’t know either! My memory has been severed, and I can’t remember many things—it must be Bai Ling’s doing. Little husband, shall we catch her and hang her up for a beating?”

Ji Feixue’s interest suddenly surged, her eyes shining as she looked at Su He.

Su He was helpless; this demoness didn’t utter a single truth, and he didn’t know which words to believe and which not to.

Outside the small island, the people of Qianjiang all looked towards the island, where misty clouds obscured their view. They could only faintly discern the outlines of the Dragon Turtle and Ji Feixue.

“What is Fairy Ji discussing with young friend Su He? And they’re keeping it a secret!” Daoist Canchen stroked his beard, a cautious bubble flickering above his head.

Discussions about Fairy Ji couldn’t be made public; the Crown Princess could review the chat history.

Jun Lan’s head showed a book, and a brush wrote: “It looks very harmonious. Did Fairy Ji just embrace the Dragon Turtle?”

Chimu Tongzi nodded, very certain: “Intimate whispers!”

Who would have thought the matter of the little husband was actually true! This matter might stir up a huge wave across the myriad realms!

On Su He’s island, his consciousness quietly receded. Ji Feixue might indeed have a story, but since she wouldn’t speak, no one could do anything about it.

Don’t be fooled by her calling him “little husband” and “servant girl.” When it comes to killing, she might not hesitate at all!

If she wouldn’t speak, it wasn’t that Su He had no way of finding out. In another half a year, Bai Ling’s divination runes could be used again.

The Dragon Turtle had a long life; even if it was once a year, bit by bit, he could divine the whole picture. Moreover, the Zhenxie Dao Palace should also have many records; there would always be a time to piece everything together.

“Little husband, are you leaving now that I’ve come?” Ji Feixue glanced at him faintly: “Are you in a hurry to go back to see your Senior Sister Su?”

Su He remained silent.

She seemed to pout: “Another day, I will meet your Senior Sister Su and see if she wants to compete with me.”

Su He: “……”

Exiting Qianjiang and opening his eyes underwater, Su He’s mind flashed with the various changes in Ji Feixue’s eyes. This mother dragon definitely knew a lot, but she refused to speak.

Was it like the Zhenxie Dao Palace and the Dao De Jing, where she couldn’t speak out? Or was she simply teasing him and unwilling to tell him?

He disliked the existence of such hidden things.

The method for constructing the Soul Summoning Altar flashed through his mind, and Su He hummed softly. Jiaowei, the Jiaoren sacrificial official, swam in with a bow: “Master!”

“I have a Soul Summoning Altar here; can Granny see if it can be built?” His dragon horn flashed, and a light struck Jiaowei’s forehead.

Jiaowei closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them and said: “No problem, Master. However, as it’s a land construction, Jiaoren are not very skilled at it, so it will take some time, perhaps two or three months.”

The Soul Summoning Altar was not complicated, but the formations were intricately linked and could not be rushed; one mistake would require starting over.

Two or three months were still worth the wait.

“Whatever you need, just ask the toad for it. If there’s still a shortage, go purchase it from the various sects.”

“Understood, Master.” Jiaowei swayed her tail, bowed, and slowly retreated. The Jiaoren couldn’t be happier during this time.

The deity seldom left the house, and Miss Ya Ya was also there; the entire Changyue Mansion was filled with the rich aura of the Dragon Turtle. All Jiaoren made rapid progress in their cultivation, surpassing the past thirty years in just these three months.

She had been stuck at the second step of morphing into a demon for two hundred years, but in just these three months, she already had signs of breakthrough.

Bowing and exiting, she heard Su He say just before leaving: “By the way, I’ve spoken with Uncle Lei; you can choose a dozen or so smart and studious clansmen, and I’ll send them to Uncle Lei’s place to study with their Jiaoren kin for a while.”

Jiaowei was stunned, her face immediately showing joy. The Tian Shui clan had not served the Dragon Turtle for too long, perhaps three to five hundred thousand years, or even never at all.

Too much of their heritage had been lost. Now, they didn’t know how to handle many problems they encountered for the deity, and even building a water mansion for the deity and his wife could only result in an ordinary one—their knowledge of formations was of no use to the deity and his wife.

If guests came, it might embarrass the Master.

Jiaowei looked up: “Master, may I choose a few more juniors?”

Su He smiled: “Of course!” He didn’t know where Qing Lei’s lair was, but he knew he had millions of Jiaoren kin. There might even be a complete world!

Perhaps not just one.

It wasn’t a problem to send a few more Jiaoren for training, even if all were sent over.

If it weren’t for the Jiaoren’s loyalty to their master for life, Qing Lei could easily send a bunch over with a wave of his hand.

Sending Jiaoren to study abroad could also invite foreign teachers from Uncle Lei’s place, educating both sides without delay.

“Thank you, Master!” Jiaowei was overjoyed and said to Su He: “Master, I have finished organizing the inheritance of Changyue Mansion; would you like to review it?”

Changyue Mansion’s original owner left behind quite a bit of inheritance—not really an inheritance, as it wasn’t a complete series, more like various experimental data scattered everywhere.

Lu Ming and Feng Yiju had both received inheritances here.

Now that Su He and Su Huanian controlled the mansion, the inheritance naturally couldn’t escape. They collected it and handed it over to Jiaowei to categorize. It had been more than half a year, and they finally had some clues.

Su He nodded, and moments later, dozens of jade slips were delivered by the Jiaoren sacrificial official.

The data was extensive, showing that the original owner had lived here for a long time and conducted many experiments—perhaps this place was an experimental site?

Most of the content in these jade slips was about experiments with puppets and beast taming. There were also many speculations and records about Divine Beasts, and even three slips dedicated to studying the Demon Morphing Fruit.

Although nothing substantial was discovered, the original owner solemnly noted that the Demon Morphing Fruit was extremely important, not just for beasts, but for all cultivators.

The secrets contained within were far from simple, such as enlightening beasts and condensing bloodlines. If one could decipher the secrets of the Demon Morphing Fruit, perhaps most of the secrets of the world would be revealed.

Su He tossed these jade slips aside; he already had enough secrets to explore and was not interested in the Demon Morphing Fruit for the time being.

Su He just wanted to know if the original owner of Changyue Mansion had any connection to the Zhenxie Dao Palace and whether there was any research on it.

The Zhenxie Dao Palace was sealed by Qing Lei, located underground in the bamboo forest by the lake, and had not left. Su He had been there and tried to push the door.

He could push, but he couldn’t enter for the time being.

The first time he entered, he simply pushed the door open, but the second time he needed to use true essence and the power of the world. Su He’s current realm was not strong enough to push it open.

Moreover, besides these two powers, Su He could sense that there was a third force blocking him. He probably needed to master a trace of Basalt’s power to enter the Zhenxie Dao Palace again.

Divination… Formation… Swordsmanship—this alone might be useful to his wife.

Su He went through the jade slips one by one. The original owner of this place had a wide range of interests, studying all aspects. Some titles Su He couldn’t even understand, while others were merely touched upon.

Alchemy, Refining Artifact, Cave Mansion development, constellations, true essence transformation…

Su He picked up the jade slips he had just put down again, constellations!

The predecessor’s research on constellations was not deep. Compared to the Tianxing Palace’s Dao that Su Huanian inherited, it was far off, but his perspective was extremely novel.

Constellations like beasts, whether serpents or tigers, their shapes similar, their energies connected, observing the constellations in the bodies of myriad beasts. Those who cultivate the stars should study the chapter on morphing beasts!

This was the predecessor’s view.

He divided the constellations in the sky into various wild beasts, studying the stars within the beasts.

Cultivation is a mix of the real and the unreal, the true and the false, and even two seemingly unrelated things might share the same origin.

Linking beasts and constellations together for joint research, Su He didn’t know if it was right or wrong. But it gave him a feeling of enlightenment.

The things that had puzzled Su He for a long time suddenly became clear!

Basalt is not just a constellation; it is also a Divine Beast, no matter what, it carries the word “beast”!

He remembered Green Snake staying on the turtle shell, chatting idly with him. She had also seen turtle-snake combined attack techniques in the Qingyuan Library and wanted to practice them with Su He. Unfortunately, Su He ascended to become a Dragon Turtle in one step, and the opportunity was lost.

Turtles and snakes, one active and one still, one as stable as a mountain, the other sharp and swift. They are naturally suited for combined attacks. Not only are there combinations of turtle demons and snake demons, but there are also numerous formations and sword techniques involving both.

Su He took a deep breath, it all made sense! Why be confined to the Dao scriptures, troubled by a starry sky? Going directly to comprehend the Basalt constellation without understanding anything would be strange to have any great gains!

Starting with these techniques, from simple to complex, progressing step by step. With more knowledge stored up, then feeling the constellation again will surely yield different results.

Su He retracted his Sword Riding and turned to call out to Su Huanian on the mountain peak: “Wife!”

Su Huanian opened her eyes, the Fairy Sword returned to its sheath as she looked down at Su He, her face cold but a smile in her eyes: “What is it?”

“I need to go to Qingyuan for a bit, do you have anything you need me to do as well?”

Since the great battle at Qingyuan, Su Huanian had been sealed in the Yaoguang Great World by Feng Yiju and had not returned to Qingyuan. The last time was when Su He became a disciple, and she appeared as a sword-formed avatar, giving Old Taoist Ge a soul beast.

That was already two or three years ago.

Su Huanian was silent for a moment, then shook her head: “I have no other attachments in Qingyuan, only a bit reluctant to part with the Sword Cleansing Pool. Would it be alright for my husband to present a scroll of sword techniques to the Sword Cleansing Pool on my behalf?”

Although she asked, she had already pointed forward, and a sword qi condensed into a small sword, shooting straight towards Su He, floating in front of him.

The sword intent on the small sword was restrained, requiring Divine Sense to penetrate and carefully comprehend.

“Alright!” Su He agreed.

Su Huanian’s face flushed slightly: “Also, the small cottage by the water pool where I lived, there are my personal clothes, husband, please retrieve them for me!”

That place she did not want to return to. When the Qingyuan ceremony came, she would probably only send Green Snake back and would not stay in Qingyuan any longer.

Personal clothes… Su He chuckled.

Su Huanian’s face turned redder, and with a flick of her finger, a delicate sword qi shot out, striking him and making a crisp sound.

Su He laughed even louder.

Su Huanian helplessly glanced at him: “What are you going to Qingyuan for?”

“There’s a technique I’m very interested in, I’m going to retrieve it for reference.”

“What is it?” Su Huanian asked. She had read many Qingyuan Dao scriptures and might know them, so there was no need for an extra trip.

“Panwu Yandao Jue.”Su Huanian pondered for a moment and said, “Is it the Turtle and Snake Combined Strike Technique? It’s on the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion; I’ve never read it.”

Her studies were mostly related to the sword.

Su He smiled. This mother and daughter were of the same lineage; although one practiced the sword and the other the fist, they both shared an undistracted focus. Su Huanian was passionate about the sword, with nothing else but the sword in her heart. The little girl knew nothing but to use her fists for everything.

Having achieved the form of the Dragon Turtle for over half a year, he still hadn’t fully mastered its divine might. The only Dragon Turtle Divine Ability he could use was the half-completed Mountain God Seal.

And it was only the size of a green bean!

Up to now, his strongest combat technique was still the fist in his human form. The identity of the Dragon Turtle had been reduced to merely a physical enhancement!

“Go early and return soon,” Su Huanian said softly.

Su He acknowledged with a sound, and with the water beneath him churning, he left through the gatehouse on his Flying Boat, shooting straight into the sky, heading towards Qingyuan Mountain.

The entire Dongyun Mountain was now dim and lightless, with only Qingyuan Mountain and the Wu Xiang Sword Sect still shining with precious light, proving that these two places still had their sects.

In just an hour, Qingyuan Mountain was clearly in sight.

Su He did not conceal his presence, entering the Qingyuan territory openly and brightly. Looking down, he saw disciples patrolling outside Listening Sea Lake, forbidding anyone from approaching casually.

Neither Feng Yiju nor Xia Dali had taken over Listening Sea Lake. In name, this place was still Su He’s Daoist Temple.

After the great battle at Qingyuan, the shattered Listening Sea Lake had returned to its original state, without a single change over a hundred miles.

On the lakeshore, a group of old crocodiles basked in the sun, bored. No matter how the world changed, the old crocodiles remained the same, unchanged.

Some died, some were born, some fled in the chaos, and some migrated here after the calm, still numbering around a hundred, no more, no less.

Su He sensed briefly and found that three of the crocodiles were still the Su Family’s Crocodiles from years ago. They had not all perished in the great battle.

He wondered where these fellows had hidden at that time. Now, these three old crocodiles were noticeably larger than the other crocodiles, each with a circle of ordinary crocodiles around them.

These three fellows even had the semblance of Crocodile Kings.

Even when hunting, the crocodiles did not eat quietly but first brought their catch to the three Crocodile Kings.

Su He retracted his Flying Boat and landed in the middle of Listening Sea Lake, letting out a long chant. All the crocodiles turned to look in his direction.

The three Su Family’s Crocodiles stared at Su He, their bellies trembling under the water, emitting frog-like sounds as a warning to the intruder.

These three fellows were not small in size, each three to four zhang long, a few inches longer than Su He, and they seemed on the verge of breaking through to become Exotic Beasts.

Was this a mutation triggered by the flesh of improved quality that Su He had fed them for a while? Of course, Listening Sea Lake had a Formation set up, and the abundance of water elements could also cause wild beasts to evolve.

The three crocodiles roared and charged at Su He, intending to expel the intruder.

After several years, they had grown bolder!

Su He pressed down with his paw, and three water hands grabbed the tails of the crocodiles, spinning them around on the water surface with a series of slaps.

Then he brought them up to his face and threw them back into the water with a low growl.

“Do you recognize your king?”

The three crocodiles looked at Su He in terror. After a moment, Su He clearly saw their pupils focus, as if suddenly remembering something. The three crocodiles hurriedly swam away, diving into their own groups, their tails lashing at the other crocodiles before hastily bringing back the prey to Su He and placing it in front of the king.

An offering!

They remembered Su He, remembered the feeling of being conquered by a Turtle.

Indeed, a beating was the best way to improve memory.

A dice fell, spinning out three points of quality, and Su He laughed heartily.

A sword light approached from above, and Qiao Changlun flew in from afar, shaking his head and laughing, “You come back and start bullying a few ordinary crocodiles; what kind of bad taste is this?”

The third day of the endless updates.