Chapter 50: The Ten-Thousand-Year Turtle

In the sea, what had just been scenes of towering waves had now completely changed. It was as if there was a giant fountain on the seabed—suddenly, a water column hundreds of meters wide appeared on the surface, rising nearly fifty meters high, with massive amounts of seawater pouring down like a waterfall from its peak. Meanwhile, the rest of the sea showed no signs of the previous violent waves, appearing just like an ordinary ocean.

Representatives from the Four Sects—Xianyun Sect, Huoyue Gate, Xuanyang Temple, and Yusu School—were each on a nearby island. Through the spiritual senses of their cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage, they naturally detected the disturbance on the sea surface and immediately realized that a treasure was about to emerge.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Huai Qing, Han Yue Shangren, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu instantly teleported above the water column.

“Haha, Huai Qing, Cheng Chang, Qiu Yu—you three actually dared to come here too.” Upon arriving, Han Yue Shangren was overjoyed to find that only the leaders of the other three sects had come, and he couldn’t help but shout out in delight.

Huai Qing, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu were all at the early Yuan Ying stage, while Han Yue Shangren was at the later stage. Together, they couldn’t defeat him. Now, Han Yue Shangren had murderous intent. If he killed the leaders of the three sects, he and Yong Shan could then eliminate the other three cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage, leaving only one cultivation sect on Cui Mu Planet.

“Han Yue Shangren, since the treasure is emerging, let everyone compete based on their own abilities. Do you really want to kill us three with force now? I must remind you once again—although you might be able to kill any of us, can you withstand the self-destruction of someone at the early Yuan Ying stage?” Huai Qing said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chang and Qiu Yu grew alarmed, realizing how ruthless Huai Qing’s words were. How could Han Yue Shangren possibly withstand a Yuan Ying-level self-destruction?

Han Yue Shangren’s smile froze, and he then snapped coldly, “Huai Qing, you truly have courage. But now isn’t the time to fight. I’m more interested in seeing what treasure lies beneath the sea that causes such a tremendous disturbance.”

Huai Qing merely smiled.

Soon, the four cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage watched closely as the sea surface changed. Suddenly, the entire water column grew cold; the water no longer flowed chaotically, and gradually, from the surface to the top, it turned into an ice column.

A giant ice column stood tall across the entire sea surface! It was easy to imagine that beneath the surface, another large ice column connected to the seabed.

Chill spread across the sea surface, and the temperature dropped sharply, as if the entire world was about to freeze over.

Boom!

After a while, they heard the ice pillar shake slightly, emitting muffled noises, as if some monstrous beast was striking it underwater. Huai Qing, Han Yue Shang Ren, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu watched the movements on the sea surface and found that aside from the slight shaking of the ice pillar, the entire sea had calmed down again. At that moment, the four of them sent their spiritual senses into the sea to search, but found no trace of any underwater monsters. Suddenly, Huai Qing moved—he dived straight into the sea, determined to explore the bottom himself. “Huai Qing, if you dare get there first, I’ll kill you,” Han Yue Shang Ren snapped in anger and also dived in immediately. Cheng Chang and Qiu Yu hesitated for a moment before following suit and diving in as well. As soon as the four Yuan Ying stage cultivators disappeared, others from the Xian Yun Zong, Huo Yue Men, Xuan Yang Guan, and Yu Su Pai arrived above the ice pillar on cloud boats, staring at each other hostilely. … The sea surface below the ice pillar stretched tens of thousands of meters before reaching its base, where the bottom of the sea lay. The foundation of the ice pillar at the very bottom spanned tens of thousands of meters, a truly spectacular sight, yet it emitted such intense cold that no one dared approach it. At some point deep at the bottom of the ice pillar, there was a burly, short man fiercely attacking it, seemingly trying to shatter it entirely in order to find the treasures frozen beneath. This man radiated extreme cold energy and possessed the cultivation level of late Yuan Ying stage. His appearance was even more peculiar—he was bald with greenish skin on his scalp, his eyes were tiny like slits, and his face was broad with dark brown scales. Hundreds of miles away at the bottom of the ice pillar, three silver-faced men were swiftly swimming toward it. All three were at the early Yuan Ying stage and emitted a warm, flowing energy. As the burly man attacked the ice pillar, his spiritual senses detected the three silver-faced men and he immediately sent a message: “You three little silver sharks, don’t come any closer. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to harm the underwater monsters. I’m going to kill you, and you won’t even have time to regret it.” The three silver-faced men were actually golden-horned silver sharks. After reaching the Yuan Ying stage, they could transform into human form. “Old turtle, the three of us are here to help you—don’t misunderstand us,” replied the leader of the three silver-faced men.

It turned out that this muscular man was also a sea monster, and moreover a rare Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise. The cultivation method of the Tortoise was quite unique—it advanced simply by sleeping; once the time came, it would level up. Not long ago, Fu Hai finally woke up, and its strength had reached the late Yuan Ying stage. It had also been born over ten thousand years ago, making it a Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise by definition. As soon as Fu Hai woke up, it began to test its strength. During one of its outbursts, it accidentally shattered a sea eye beneath the sea, triggering extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth. In fact, all the extraordinary phenomena discovered by the Xianyun Sect were caused by Fu Hai’s accidental destruction. Hidden within the sea eye was a rare treasure—the Sea Eye Dark Crystal, an absolutely top-tier material that could even be used to craft supreme spiritual weapons. Naturally, Fu Hai also discovered the Sea Eye Dark Crystal. Yet, as if it had a spirit of its own, it summoned icy cold energy that froze the sea eye and, in turn, froze Fu Hai itself, forming ice pillars in the sea. Seeing that the three people were still flying toward it, Fu Hai immediately stopped what it was doing, a cold glint in its eyes. Just then, four human presences appeared in the sea—Huai Qing, Han Yue Shangren, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu. “Haha, interesting! Not long after I woke up, four human cultivators show up. Do they all know I’m hungry and want to fill my stomach?” laughed the Ten-Thousand-Year Tortoise Fu Hai. As soon as it spoke, the three silver-faced men, along with Huai Qing and the others, arrived at the base of the ice pillar, about a thousand meters away from Fu Hai. “Han Yue Shangren, Cheng Chang, Qiu Yu, what should we do now? There are four sea monsters here. Judging from their auras, one is in the late Yuan Ying stage, and three are in the early Yuan Ying stage. It’s very difficult for us to fight them in this sea,” Huai Qing immediately transmitted his thoughts mentally. The four, who had been fighting separately, now realized they had to unite to confront these four sea monsters. “I think that treasure must be beneath this ice pillar. If we don’t defeat these four monsters, we’ll never get it,” Cheng Chang also transmitted his thoughts mentally. “Everyone, I think we must set aside our sectarian differences and unite. If we kill that monster in the late Yuan Ying stage first, the three in the early Yuan Ying stage will surely flee immediately,” Qiu Yu calmly transmitted his thoughts. Although the three sect leaders said this, it ultimately depended on Han Yue Shangren’s decision. After all, he was the only one among them at the late Yuan Ying stage. Without his consent, the three sect leaders would likely have fled right away.

“Alright, the four of us will unite for now,” Han Shangren said after a brief silence before agreeing via telepathy.
In fact, the three sect leaders also understood Han Shangren’s intention—the alliance was only against the monsters; once they left, the four would once again become enemies, fighting over the treasures.
“What, you four humans are so quiet—are you planning how to fight us? Hehe, you’ve had plenty of time to decide. Otherwise, I’ll come and attack you now,” Fu Hai said casually.
To Fu Hai, these four humans at the Yuan Ying stage were already like food in its belly.
At the same time, the three men with silver faces were also communicating via telepathy, discussing their strategies.
“Elder brother, what should we do? Should we join forces with Fu Hai to kill these human cultivators?” the second of the three asked via telepathy.
The three were actually Golden Horn Silver Sharks, the rulers of this sea area. Whenever they spotted human cultivators entering the sea, they would devour them instantly. Now that they learned Huai Qing and the others were at the Yuan Ying stage, they were extremely eager—consuming just one of their Yuan Ying would allow them to advance to the middle stage of Yuan Ying.
There was only one way for Golden Horn Silver Sharks to advance: by eating!
“Good. As soon as Fu Hai attacks, we’ll immediately strike those three humans at the early Yuan Ying stage,” the eldest of the three replied happily.
Instantly, the atmosphere underwater turned tense!
“Turtle, absorb water!”
Suddenly, Fu Hai opened his narrow eyes wide and shouted loudly. Then, he opened his mouth wide as if it were an bottomless pit, with four streams of water rushing toward Huai Qing and the others, trying to pull them into his mouth.
Huai Qing, Han Shangren, Cheng Chang, and Qiu Yu immediately summoned their life treasures and cast spells to resist.
“Whirlwind of Ten Thousand Leaves!”
“Gun That Shatters Rivers!”
“Mountain Shift to Block the Path!”
“Ice from All Waters!”
Each of the four used a different technique—Huai Qing’s surroundings formed a whirlwind that sent the incoming water flying away. Han Shangren’s True Fire Gun swung lightly, cutting through the attacking water streams. Cheng Chang’s sword slashed as if cutting through a towering mountain blocking his path. Qiu Yu simply flipped his palm, releasing water-based true energy, which froze all the incoming water streams.
In the first round, both sides were tied.
“Second brother, third brother, let’s attack together to help Fu Hai kill these four human cultivators,” suddenly, the leader of the three men with silver faces spoke up.

Immediately, the three men with silver faces flew toward Huai Qing and his three companions, surrounding them along with Fu Hai. At that moment, above the sea, members of the Xianyun Sect, Huoyue Gate, Xuanyang Temple, and Yusu School actually started fighting among themselves.