Black-Tortoise Egg

Before long, the group dived to the depths of the center of the lake.

Deep within this place lies a pitch-black abyss, stretching for tens of feet and several feet deep.

At the very bottom of the abyss, there are several small Underground River.

The water flowing from these Underground River is the key to maintaining this small lake.

Meanwhile, the Second Rank Spirit Vein within this small lake is also located beneath this abyss.

On the cliffs on both sides of this abyss, there are caves several meters in size.

These caves were the nests of the Black Armored Turtle Group that previously occupied this lake.

Ling Pengyun and the others carefully searched through the dozens of nests on the cliff face in the abyss, and finally entered the most spacious nest with the richest Spiritual Qi.

In a corner of the nest, amidst a patch of fine sand, were three fist-sized blue turtle eggs and a small clump of Second Grade Middle Rank Lotus Cloud Water Grass that had been gnawed down to just some roots.

Upon seeing the two objects, Qin Shi and the others immediately fixed their gazes on the three fist-sized turtle eggs.

This nest is the one with the most concentrated Spiritual Qi and the largest area among the many nests on the cliff face of this abyss.

Without much guessing, everyone understood that the Master of this nest must be that Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Turtle King.

The Turtle King was a male turtle, so it naturally wouldn't lay eggs, but the other two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment turtle demons were both females.

Without a doubt, the three turtle eggs in this nest were born to the Turtle King and one of the female turtles in the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment.

The fact that both parents have Foundation Establishment cultivation indicates that the baby turtles that will hatch from the three eggs will certainly have strong aptitude, and at least a chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, the Black Armored Turtle Race possesses formidable defensive capabilities, making it an excellent choice for cultivators when selecting Spirit Beast.

Therefore, Qin Shi and the others all had some ideas about those three turtle eggs that were of good quality.

As for that small clump of Lotus Cloud Water Grass that had been eaten away to the point of being reduced to just roots, they had some value in their eyes, but not much.

However, the Lotus Cloud Water Grass that was left was extremely valuable in the eyes of Ling Pengyun, a Spirit Planter.

Given time, he could easily use his Spirit Plant techniques to cultivate a small clump of second-tier Lotus Cloud Water Grass again in a short period of time, relying on the roots of those second-tier aquatic plants.

Aquatic Spirit Plant are special compared to other Spirit Plant. As long as their roots are still intact, they can continuously grow aquatic Spirit Plant.

Lotus Cloud Water Grass is a favorite Spirit Plant of water-type Spirit Beast, and it can also help water-type Spirit Beast improve their Spirit Plant.

"I didn't expect there to be a small clump of Second Grade Middle Rank Lotus Cloud Water Grass here. It seems that the reason why the group of Black Armor Turtle Demon here were able to give birth to two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Turtle Demons and one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Turtle Demon is precisely because of this small clump of Second Grade Middle Rank Connecting Cloud Water Grass."

It was during this brief moment when Ling Pengyun was distracted that Qin Shi patted the Storage Bag at his waist, summoning out dozens of immature first-tier water-type Spirit Plant and seven turtle eggs laid by Qi Training Stage turtle demons that the group had previously collected from the other dozens of Black Armor Turtle Demon nests. He placed them next to the three Foundation Establishment turtle eggs deep in the cave and then spoke.

"Gentlemen, how should these profits be divided?"

Whether it was Qin Shi himself or the others, they all had a certain fondness for the three turtle eggs laid by the Foundation Establishment Turtle Demon.

However, since six Foundation Establishment were gathered here, the three turtle eggs with better aptitude were simply not enough to go around.

Out of consideration for others' feelings, none of them asked for anything.

After a moment, Ling Pengyun, who did not have a deep relationship with Qin Shi and the others, spoke up.

"Fellow Daoists, I want a turtle egg laid by a Foundation Establishment Realm turtle demon, as well as seven turtle eggs laid by Qi Training Stage turtle demons, and a clump of Second Grade Middle Rank Lotus Cloud Water Grass."

"Since I took those seven extra Black Armored Turtle Egg, I can give you all a thousand Spirit Stone as compensation."

"Would you all be willing?"

Ling Pengyun had planned to find a powerful Demon Beast to train as Spirit Beast as early as when he was in the Qi Training Stage.

Over the years, he has participated in several auctions and encountered Demon Beast eggs or cubs with good aptitude and a focus on defense. However, due to his limited resources, he has never had the opportunity to own a Spirit Beast with a focus on defense.

Now that he has encountered three eggs laid by Foundation Establishment Turtle Demon with good aptitude, and since the Black Armored Turtle Race belongs to the water element, which complements his Cultivation Method perfectly, he naturally does not intend to give up.

As for obtaining the seven eggs laid by the Qi Training Stage turtle demon, it was for the sake of the Lineage.

The Black Armored Turtle Race, most adults can reach the Qi Training Middle Stage, and some of the better ones can even reach the Qi Training Late Stage.

In recent years, the Ling Clan had been planning to focus on Demon Beast to strengthen their clan's power.

If the Ling Clan could use the baby turtles hatched from those seven turtle eggs to breed a turtle colony, it would be of great help to the Ling Clan.

As for the Foundation Establishment Demon Egg that Ling Pengyun demanded, it's worth about three or four hundred Spirit Stone on the market.

Those seven ordinary turtle demon eggs, each of which is worth at most seventy or eighty Spirit Stone on the market.

A thousand Spirit Stone are enough to buy these eight turtle eggs.

Ling Pengyun regarded the Lotus Cloud Water Grass as benefits he should receive, since among the many spiritual creatures on the ground, one rightfully belonged to him.

Upon careful consideration, a thousand Spirit Stone is a fairly fair compensation.

Qin Shi, Yan Siyi, and the others reacted differently when Ling Pengyun asked for money.

Ling Pengyun's cultivation level is comparable to Qin Shi, who possesses two Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact. His combat strength is enough to rank him among the top two in the group. It is quite normal for him to take away a turtle egg laid by a Foundation Establishment turtle demon.

As for the seven ordinary turtle eggs, they were all laid by Qi Refining turtle demons. Everyone knew without guessing that the baby turtles hatched from those eggs would have little chance of Foundation Establishment.

Even Foundation Establishment is difficult, so people like Qin Shi and Yan Siyi, who come from extraordinary backgrounds, naturally look down on them.

Although the Lotus Cloud Water Grass Lotus Cloud Water Grass only some roots left has some value, they are not Spirit Planter, and even if they spend effort to cultivate it, it is difficult to refine it into pills. It can only be used as food for water-type Spirit Beast.

In addition, Ling Pengyun has the backing of Yang Siling, the daughter-in-law of the Golden Core Old Ancestor, so they dare not offend him.

Under these circumstances, everyone agreed to Ling Pengyun's proposal.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun was delighted. After thanking him, he took out a thousand Spirit Stone from his Storage Bag and placed them on the ground.

Then, he used his Object Manipulation Technique to collect the seven Qi Training Stage turtle eggs on the ground, as well as the turtle egg laid by the Foundation Establishment turtle demon, into a Beast Taming Pouch for safekeeping.

After Ling Pengyun spoke first, the others didn't hold back and Qin Shi, the strongest fighter Body Cultivator, took one.

The remaining one was obtained by Yan Siyi, a Spirit Chef, who agreed to prepare a second-tier Spirit Cuisine feast for each of them as payment.

As for the dozens of immature first-tier water-type spiritual herbs, they were divided equally among the group.

Having accomplished this task, the group did not linger. Together, they used their water manipulation techniques to leave the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake and reach the shore.

But at that moment, everyone saw more than thirty gray eagles, each the size of a yellow ox, flying in from the horizon five or six miles away.

The thirty-odd gray-feathered eagles had already noticed Ling Pengyun and his group on the shore of the lake, and were rapidly flying towards them.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun immediately mobilized his Divine Sense to probe towards the flock of gray-feathered eagles.

When he discovered that the flock of gray-feathered eagles consisted of twenty-eight Qi Refining Realm eagles, four Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, and one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm eagle, his brows immediately furrowed.

"Although the Gray Feathered Eagle clan is not fast, in this Flood Dragon territory, we cultivators dare not use flying methods at all, lest we attract more Demon Beast."

"There's no way to avoid it now, this is troublesome."

The Gray Feathered Eagle clan is a group of Demon Beast with good aptitude. Basically, all of them can enter the Qi Training Late Stage or even the Qi Training Completion by adulthood.

For Gray Feathered Eagle with better aptitude, reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm is not difficult.

However, the Gray Feathered Eagle clan has extremely difficult reproduction; it is considered good if a pair of Gray Feathered Eagle can produce two Gray Feathered Eagle.

Therefore, the Gray Feathered Eagle population has always been small.

At this moment, Qin Shi and the others beside Ling Pengyun also detected the cultivation level of the Gray Feathered Eagle Group.

A hint of worry appeared on everyone's faces; clearly, they knew that this battle was unavoidable and they had no choice but to fight.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you are Body Cultivator, and this place is the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake. It is best not to use Flying Magical Item when fighting Flying Demonic Beast. You will be at a disadvantage if you fly into the air to fight them, and you will probably not be able to exert your strength."

"Under these circumstances, Fellow Daoist Qin, are you and the other four Daoists confident in killing the Gray Feathered Eagle Group Gray Feathered Eagle King who has reached the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment?" Ling Pengyun asked the group beside him.

"That's possible, but besides the Gray Feathered Eagle Group Gray Feathered Eagle King's at the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, there are also four Gray Feathered Eagle at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment and two Gray Feathered Eagle at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment. These six Gray Feathered Eagle are quite powerful. Can you handle them all by yourself, Fellow Daoist?" Qin Shi thought for a moment and nodded in response.

"Barely acceptable."

Ling Pengyun's face became more solemn. After saying a few words, he took out a Beast Taming Pouch from his pocket and summoned the Immortal Spirit Crane King, who was in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment and was stationed with him in the Rock Scale Snake Den, as well as his own Spirit Beast, the Qi Training Completion Wind Shadow Peng, who was at the peak of Qi Refining.

"Immortal Spirit, Wind Shadow, fly into the air and prepare for battle."

The Immortal Spirit Crane King and Wind Shadow Peng, who had just been released from the Beast Taming Pouch, received a signal, and their previously unfocused eyes suddenly flashed with a ruthless intent.

One crane and one roc also rose into the sky one after another.

Having arranged the two Spirit Beast, Ling Pengyun did not stop.

He opened his mouth and summoned the Thorn Vine Natal Spirit Plant, which he had been nurturing in his Dantian.

The Thorn Vine have been in the Foundation Establishment Realm for two years.

The large amount of Yi Wood Power that was consumed by feeding back spiritual energy to Ling Pengyun has been restored in the past two years with the help of Ling Pengyun's spiritual energy.

In fact, his cultivation level has even improved slightly, but he is still some distance from the second level of Foundation Establishment.

"Thorns!"

"Armor Transformation!"

The floating Thorn Vine flashed with green light, and countless tiny roots emerged from their bodies, quickly growing into thick Thorn Vine that clung to Ling Pengyun Ling Pengyun's body, transforming into a Full Body Armor that clung tightly to his body.

As for the numerous barbs on the Thorn Vine, they were bent and pressed tightly against the vines, and did not harm Ling Pengyun, the Master.

With protective measures in place, Ling Pengyun patted the Storage Bag at his waist and took out two magical Law Artifact: the Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords and the Azure Spirit Sword set of eighteen swords. He quickly channeled spiritual energy into these two Law Artifact.

With the blessing of spiritual power, a five-zhang Sword-Ray suddenly emanated from the tips of the two Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords.

The set of eighteen Azure Spirit Sword trembled in the void and flashed with a spiritual light.

Immediately afterwards, a two-zhang-long Sword-Ray suddenly appeared on the blades of all eighteen Azure Spirit Sword.

Around the blade of each flying sword, wisps of cyan Sword Qi emerged, each condensing into a dozen or so Sword-Ray, forming a magnificent array of Sword-Ray.

Then, he Hand Seals and condensed two blue Law Seals.

The two blue Law Seals spun around, and in a flash of inspiration, they quickly transformed into two water snakes, each five zhang long.

Qin Shi and the others, who were standing nearby, saw that Ling Pengyun had not only summoned a Spirit Beast in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, but also a Spirit Plant in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He was greatly alarmed that so many attack methods had been prepared in such a short time, barely three breaths.

At this moment, how could they not know that they had not gone all out in their battle against the three Foundation Establishment Realm Black Armored Turtle?

"I didn't expect Ling Daoyou to have a powerful Spirit Beast at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer, as well as a defensive Spirit Plant that has entered the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"Judging from the numerous attack methods used by Fellow Ling Daoyou Guan Ling, his Divine Sense Divine Sense must be quite strong, perhaps even comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the fifth or sixth level."

"However, judging from his current methods, Ling Daoyou's combat strength is probably a bit stronger than mine. If I want to defeat him, I'm afraid I can't do it with just that Second Rank High Grade Profound Earth Rod. I'll need to borrow my Second Rank High Grade Full Body Armor Lifebound Magic Item for help."

Qin Shi looked at Ling Pengyun's four attack methods— the Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords, the Sword Formation, and the two water snakes—and sensed a hint of threat, muttering to himself.

Yan Siyi, who had long heard that Ling Pengyun had a Foundation Establishment Realm Natal Spirit Plant, was somewhat surprised to see that Ling Pengyun had not cultivated a second Natal Spirit Plant, and that his first Natal Spirit Plant was Thorn Vine.

Generally, Spirit Planter's Natal Spirit Plant is usually a support-type Natal Spirit Plant Spirit Plant, rather than Thorn Vine, which has both offensive and defensive properties.

Support-type Spirit Plant are easier to upgrade in rank.

It is more beneficial for Spirit Planter to improve the quality of Spirit Plant cultivation.

"Judging from these Thorn Vine, it seems that Ling Daoyou has had great ambitions since he entered the Dao, and has never been content to be just a Spirit Planter who deals with Spirit Plant all year round."

Yan Siyi made a guess to herself.

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