The roaring waves and thunderous sounds echoed in the air.

 

Su He's consciousness was clear in his mind's eye. Under his feet was a blood-red lake with surging waves, and the Dragon Turtle Dao Body walked on the waves.

 

True Blood!

 

After a long hibernation, the Turtle Breathing Longevity Technique was constantly running, and the first drop of True Blood finally condensed in his mind's eye.

 

The lake under the Dragon Turtle's feet was just a drop of blood!

 

In cultivation, True Blood is related to the attributes of the mind's eye divine object. The divine beast's True Blood is related to the Dao Body of the mind's eye. This is a drop of Dragon Turtle's True Blood.

 

The blood flowed out along the heart artery beside the mind's eye, like a drop of clear water falling into boiling oil, and Su He's whole body made a popping sound.

 

The scorching feeling surged from the heart to the limbs and bones.

 

"Ang!"

 

A long and distant Dragon Turtle's roar came from the Listening Sea Lake.

 

The beginning is always difficult, but once the first drop of True Blood is condensed, it becomes much simpler.

 

Feng Yaya lay on the ice, her little face pressed against the ice, looking at the turtle shadow below, and shouted excitedly.

 

"Big Turtle, Big Turtle, are you waking up?"

 

Su He didn't wake up, he was just hibernating and condensing True Blood, instinctively letting out a long roar.

 

Feng Yiju, who was meditating in the Longevity Hall, opened his eyes, and his figure appeared above the Listening Sea Lake in a flash.

 

Feng Yaya's excited voice gradually quieted down as she propped herself up on the ice and slowly raised her head. She saw her father standing beside her with his hands behind his back. He glanced at her without any waves in his eyes, then turned his head to look at Su He underwater.

 

Feng Yaya swallowed her saliva, her breathing became rapid, and she didn't like facing her father alone. Especially outside the Water Mirror Art.

 

Distant and silent.

 

It makes people feel fearful.

 

Feng Yaya got up and timidly looked at him, seeing him observing the Big Turtle, hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, bravely swept away the accumulated snow on the ice to block Feng Yiju's line of sight, and said, "Do you, do you want to eat the Big Turtle?"

 

Feng Yiju looked at her but didn't answer.

 

Her voice trembled as she asked again, "You, do you want…"

 

As soon as the two words came out, she couldn't say anything anymore and started to cry.

 

Feng Yiju reached out to touch her head, but stopped halfway and slowly retracted his outstretched hand. Then his figure disappeared in a flash.

 

Feng Yaya's petite body suddenly collapsed on the ice.

 

…

 

This drop of True Blood seemed to ignite the entire mountain. Even in hibernation, Su He felt his whole body burning.

 

He was scorching hot.

 

But this kind of heat did not interrupt his hibernation, as if it was just an illusion. If he were to lie on the ice now and look, he could even see a faint ice crystal forming on Su He's whole turtle body.

 

Scales and Turtle Shell made a creaking sound under the frozen ice crystal, just like the frozen trees in winter.

 

Feng Yaya didn't come the next day.

 

Nor the day after.

 

It wasn't until the fourth day, before dawn, that Feng Yaya's bell-like voice could be heard on the Listening Sea Lake. Accompanying her were the grumbling sounds of camels.

 

"Wow! Dazhuang, look, Turtle Mountain on the Big Turtle's back is melting!"

 

Feng Yaya had recovered from her panic, and everything returned to normal. She came to observe irregularly, sometimes carrying a book box, sometimes holding a small sword.

 

She woke up, and the lessons at Leaving South Court resumed as well.

 

But every day after school and before school, she would come to the Listening Sea Lake.

 

After a heavy snowfall, Old Taoist Ge also came, in his true form, without drinking.

 

The matter in the Three Rivers Wasteland was resolved, and he brought back all the disciples he had taken with him. The newly arrived disciples heard that the sect now had a divine beast guarding it.

 

A Dragon Turtle, currently in hibernation.

 

The entire Qingyuan Sect became lively again. Even stone and snow sculptures of Dragon Turtles appeared from time to time in various places in the sect.

 

Having a divine beast in the sect, regardless of whether it was still young or not, made the sect's face shine.

 

Time passed slowly with Feng Yaya's constant exclamations, "Mother, the Big Turtle is glowing." "Mother, the Big Turtle has become smaller again." "Mother, the Big Turtle ate your sword…"

 

Winter unknowingly passed, and all things revived as the ice and snow melted.

 

The water in the river thawed first, followed by the Listening Sea Lake.

 

Fish and birds frolicked, and water birds returned.

 

Su He still didn't wake up.

 

Green Snake swayed out of the cave, still not in human form, but even more charming in her movements. It could be predicted that she would become a troublesome-level enchantress in the future.

 

She stayed by the Listening Sea Lake for a long time, not seeing Su He and never entering.

 

Green Snake swayed back towards the Qingyuan Sect. After a winter's absence, she had to come back.

 

The crocodiles also crawled out of the cave, but they didn't start hunting. They drank their fill of water and sunbathed on the shore, waiting for their bodies to slowly recover.

 

Feng Yaya couldn't come anymore because she couldn't break the ice. She didn't know any Dao techniques, only how to use her fists.

 

The Awakening of Insects had passed, as well as the Spring Equinox and Qingming Festival. Even the Grain Rain was about to pass.

 

Did something happen to the Big Turtle?

 

Feng Yaya became even more worried.

 

Outside the window was pitch black, and Feng Yaya couldn't sleep without her mother. The camel lay lazily by the water pool, sleeping soundly.

 

Feng Yaya curled up her legs and looked out the window.

 

Crack!

 

A thunderclap sounded, and the rain leaked in. Pouring rain fell from midnight until daytime, and there was no sign of stopping.

 

The classes at Leaving South Court were about to start, and the disciples of this session were about to leave. In the past few days, the instructor had been introducing the differences between the Seven Meridians and helping the new disciples make their choices.

 

Feng Yaya didn't understand. She had grown up in the Qingyuan Sect and was very familiar with the Seven Meridians. Why did her mother force her not to miss a class?

 

Feng Yaya put on her clothes and rushed into the rain curtain, letting the rain soak her clothes, washing away her depressed mood, and finally shouted happily.

 

The camel ran over and jumped into the water with her. After playing in the water, Feng Yaya suddenly looked up and said, "Dazhuang, let's go find the Big Turtle!"

 

After the ice melted, she hadn't seen the Big Turtle's shadow. She missed him.

 

Dazhuang could clearly avoid water, but he didn't take her down.

 

Panting, panting~ The camel protested.Feng Yaya understood but didn't care. She was the only one in Qingyuan Sect who could understand beast language without the need for a beast body.

 

She hopped onto the camel's back, sitting between the two humps, and laughed out loud, "Let's go! Let's go!"

 

"Take me, and I'll take you to steal some wine!"

 

The camel's eyes lit up, and it galloped away, down the mountain and across the river!

 

Their destination was Listening Sea Lake!

 

The rain grew heavier, with occasional flashes of lightning. When they were still more than ten miles away from Listening Sea Lake, they heard a long and distant call from the Dragon Turtle:

 

"Ang~~"

 

Feng Yaya's eyes lit up, "Big Strong, run! Run! Big Turtle is awake!"

 

The camel also got excited, jumping directly into the water and walking on it, heading straight for Listening Sea Lake.

 

As they entered Listening Sea Lake, they could see from a distance, amidst the waves, a Dragon Turtle as black as ink and crystal clear, roaring at the sky.

 

Feng Yaya laughed out loud, "Big Turtle has changed, he has a dragon head now!"

 

Just then, high in the sky, within the rolling dark clouds, a bolt of lightning struck down.

 

Crack!

 

It struck right on Su He's turtle shell.

 

There were shadows of mountains on the turtle shell, which flashed with the lightning.

 

Su He let out a long howl, "Ang!!"

 

Crack!

 

Another bolt of lightning struck down.