Mythical Turtle God Temple

Mythical · Turtle Temple

Faced with Turtle Gu Zi's proposal, Lu Yuan thought it over and readily agreed. "The more ancient bloodlines, the better. Those bloodlines were cultivated by Pangu Continent over countless years, so adding them will definitely be beneficial!"

"More importantly, I need to actively search for bloodlines. That's the only way to promote diversity in the ecosystem."

"But an artisan's inspiration only lasts for a limited time. We have to get moving as soon as possible!"

He really was rather anxious. Being inspired yet lacking suitable materials was an utterly miserable feeling.

On the other hand, Number 14, the artisan turtle person, was somewhat hesitant. He had gone far, far too long without inspiration, and he was not as confident as Lu Yuan. "Don't rush. Whether one can become a Grandmaster Artisan is a matter of fate. It cannot be forced."

"By the way, give me those books on 'Field Industrialization.' It would be good to study them while I'm inspired."

There was no time for further nonsense. Lu Yuan tossed him several booklets, left the Qiankun World, and hurriedly began relocating the corpses of the Essences.

These enormous creatures were truly colossal!

The Essence Nine-Headed Giant Turtle with the longest lifespan had actually endured for three eras, only dying of old age at the end of the Eighth Era!

It had practically been a moving continent, as well as the mount of Number 12 Turtle Person, Turtle Gu Zi.

Yet no matter how powerful a life was, it would eventually die and turn into stone-like matter.

"This old fellow followed me for a very, very long time." Seeing Lu Yuan store it in the Qiankun World, Turtle Gu Zi could not help but feel conflicted, rubbing his eyes.

Some Essences were still in excellent spirits, crunching away on vegetables.

They were practically family to the turtle people. When they saw Lu Yuan, pairs of round eyes stared at him, clearly knowing that Old Lu was the one who provided the vegetables.

"You can keep raising the living ones. I'm only taking the dead."

When Lu Yuan transported the long-dead corpses into the Qiankun World, some turtle people visibly showed reluctance, and some even shed tears.

Lu Yuan comforted them. "Sigh, I understand... I raised a wolf, and it's already very old. I've always been trying to extend its lifespan."

"But one day, it will leave too. When that happens, I'll bury it in the Qiankun World as well."

Turtle Gu Zi sighed. "All right, everyone. They've been dead for so long. Extracting their bloodlines and integrating them into the world is the best destination for them... Hurry up. Even my mount has already been moved away."

The transportation process itself was fairly simple.

The Greedy Demon God's Different Dimension could not cover an area as vast as an entire continent. Fortunately, with the help of Guai Myth's Eyeball within the Immortal Palace, it could barely manage.

After throwing these giant corpses into the Qiankun World, he then used the power of the entire world to place them in suitable locations.

"Descend!"

"Rumble!"

"Rumble!"

Several mountains fell from the sky!

In theory, the Race Value of an anomalous species like Essence was inferior to that of demons, making it difficult for them to produce Immortal Level Extraordinary Materials.

Lu Yuan gave them a rough appraisal. Even the Essence Nine-Headed Giant Turtle that had lived for three eras retained only an Epic Level shell.

He glanced at Turtle Lian Zi, who was studying the books, and grew even more anxious.

After transporting ten corpses, Lu Yuan returned to the Qiankun World and hurriedly said, "I've come up with a temporary plan. I'll use the Heaven-Opening Forging Method to directly create an Immortal Level material! But I can't be sure whether it will work."

"Go ahead without hesitation!" Turtle Lian Zi said with a smile. "I'm thoroughly engrossed in your 'Field Industrialization.' My expectations for creating a myth aren't that high."

You're not in a hurry, but I am!

I'm still counting on you to work for me!

Lu Yuan took a deep breath. He did not dare waste even a moment nurturing his inspiration. He suddenly controlled the power of the Qiankun World, and the earth immediately rumbled as fissures opened up and swallowed the ten small mountains.

Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap exploded from the heart of the earth, and several turtle shells were instantly consumed by fiery red magma.

Then came the second and third blasts—the earth roared. The mountains split open in crimson wounds, and magma surged forth like blood, bubbling and hissing.

The magma first crept forward tentatively, then poured down without restraint. Wherever it passed, rocks let out explosive wails, while turtle shells transformed into Bloodline Rules.

At that moment, the world seemed to undergo some unseen change. Pouring rain descended from the sky, thunder and lightning flashed, and volcanoes erupted! The scene was terrifying beyond measure!

Bloodline was the highest law originating from life.

In materialistic terms, it was called genes, governing every aspect of living creatures.

In idealistic terms, bloodline represented the most primordial kinship, as well as the smallest unit by which civilizations survived and reproduced.

Without bloodline relationships, civilization could not arise!

The Innate plants near the Life Tree did not actually possess bloodlines. They had no way to reproduce offspring.

Yet at this very moment, the Qiankun World truly produced its first bloodline, one originating from all sorts of Essences!

What was more, none of these Essences were alive. They were all dead. The emergence of bloodlines in the absence of life was itself an exceedingly strange causal relationship.

"Boom!" Endless lightning struck the earth, and the world's evolution accelerated once again!

"This is..." Lu Yuan sensed the changes in the world. With his shallow knowledge, he found it difficult to describe the sensation—from this point onward, the first species born in the Qiankun World would inevitably be turtles.

Anyway... it could not possibly be a bad thing.

Lu Yuan controlled this magnificent dance of death, using the fire of the earth's core as a furnace, the remains of Essences as raw materials, and bloodlines as rules. Blazing flames reflected in his pupils.

The turtle people all watched the scene with relish. The Heaven-Opening Forging Method truly was a wildly imaginative idea, but its threshold was simply too high! One either had to use oneself as a world or use a planet as a furnace. How many people could accomplish that?

"What attributes does Senior need in the material?!"

"Either water or earth will do!" Turtle Lian Zi quickly replied.

All of a sudden, Lu Yuan pushed his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to their limits and roared, "Open!"

A live volcano rose from the horizon within the murky ocean. Amid the swirling smoke, a massive turtle shell flew out from the sky.

Essence Nine-Headed Giant Turtle Shell

An Essence Nine-Headed Giant Turtle that had survived for three eras possessed a powerful bloodline.

Its corpse had been buried deep underground and tempered by the flames of the earth's core. The turtle shell's supernatural and physical properties had instead improved dramatically compared to when it was alive. (Immortal Level · Natural Oddity)

"Senior, how is the quality of this material? Is it enough? If not, I'll go outside to transport more and temper them."

"Hahaha, it's enough, it's enough! If you keep transporting them, those old bones will probably cry their hearts out." Turtle Lian Zi could not help but laugh as he looked at the massive shell.

The shell was purple-gold and glittering, clearly no ordinary object.

It was simply far too large.

Even after being refined and shrunk as much as possible, it was still as large as an aircraft carrier.

"What should I make with something this large? I have to make the fullest use of the material's properties... This is my best chance to create a myth..."

Turtle Lian Zi recalled his life experiences, felt this brand-new world, savored the inspiration that had just been born, then suddenly slapped his forehead.

"I've got it!"

Seeing Turtle Lian Zi finally begin creating, Lu Yuan relaxed slightly.

He felt even more nervous than he had during the college entrance exams.

The turtle people were all incomparably excited. "Oh? Is he trying to create an Immortal Palace? Are those spatial glyphs?"

After so many years, someone among them was finally challenging the realm of Grandmaster Artisan once more!

"If he wants to imitate the Immortal Palace... that will be difficult." Lu Yuan shook his head. "Great Emperor Huangtian was indeed a peerless talent. Who knows where he found so many spatial glyphs? Even now, I haven't fully deciphered those systems."

That was indeed the truth. Every Grandmaster Artisan possessed a set of their own "Innate Glyphs."

These "Innate Glyphs" had their own unique qualities, like a self-created language that others found difficult to copy.

"In any case, it has the shape of a palace."

"It can't be a prison for ghosts, can it? The glyphs he's engraving all seem to enhance turtle-shell resistance..."

"It might also be an animal breeding facility."

Lu Yuan grinned. Many ancient myths really would slowly be eliminated by technology. The first prison capable of holding ghosts must have been an astonishingly brilliant creation.

Yet in the eyes of Advanced Civilizations, a prison for ghosts was worth only one or two hundred Civilization Points. Its value was merely so-so.

Since he could not tell what it was, he stopped making wild guesses and instead cupped his hands toward the other turtle people, bringing up another matter.

"Seniors, there is something else. My Greedy Demon God can copy Extraordinary Abilities, including all kinds of God's Skills."

"In the northern region, I earned quite a few Civilization Points through this copying ability."

"Right now, I have fewer than one hundred thousand Civilization Points on hand, so I cannot invest heavily in the Qiankun World."

"But if I obtain more points in the future, I can invest on a large scale and allow it to grow much faster..."

The turtle people had actually already heard about this from the Immortal Palace Aberrant, so they were not particularly surprised. They were merely moved by the mention of "one hundred thousand Civilization Points."

This bastard isn't even satisfied with that number... Isn't that already around the scale of a Level Six Civilization?

Of course, Lu Yuan had now become jade, and after their recent cooperation, they felt that the greedier Old Lu was, the better. How could the leader of the Ink Sect save the world without money?

"You mean to seek cooperation with the Turtle Civilization and have them sell God's Skills for you throughout the world?"

"That's right."

Turtle Gu Zi thought for a moment. "Of course, there is no problem. Don't worry, I'll write a letter. Once you return to the outside world and find members of my race, the plan can be implemented very soon."

Lu Yuan was somewhat invigorated. The Turtle Civilization's influence was not something his Greedy Temple could compare with. It could spread across the entire Pangu Continent at once.

But he soon frowned again. "Senior, it's not that I don't trust the Turtle Civilization's integrity, but I must take precautions."

"I'm too conspicuous now. Once news of the Greedy God Temple leaks, it will be too late for regret."

"I don't know what the Turtle Civilization's people are really like. If even a few traitors emerge, it will be a fatal blow to me. The only people I can trust are the few of you."

The turtle people also sank into thought.

Thinking carefully, simply writing a letter really was extremely risky. These old people who had remained in the Boundless Realm had weathered great storms. The fact that they could stay in the Boundless Realm and maintain stability here already proved their integrity and character.

But the turtle people outside... that was hard to say. Many of them were newcomers from the Ninth Era. Who knew what they truly thought?

"The new generation of jade is indeed more thorough than I am... I nearly got him killed."

Turtle Gu Zi stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, but could not think of a good solution.

He could only turn around and discuss the matter with his companions for a while.

"I'll accompany you outside and handle this matter personally."

"When it comes to selling God's Skills, you should not show yourself. Let our Turtle Civilization sell them gradually. You basically won't be exposed... After all, other civilizations sell God's Skills too. It won't matter if our Turtle Civilization sells some as well."

Lu Yuan was stunned. Taking someone out would not be much of a problem. As long as they stayed in the Qiankun World beforehand, Lu Yuan could release them after leaving the Boundless Realm.

"Once Senior leaves the Boundless Realm, you must go to the Different Dimension where the Snake People Palace is located. Otherwise, ghosts will hunt you because of forbidden information."

"Don't worry. If I could endure the Boundless Realm, wouldn't a Different Dimension be easy? Old friends are waiting for me over there." Turtle Gu Zi was already looking forward to it. He could finally leave this damned Boundless Realm and enjoy life outside.

Lu Yuan could not help worrying for him. "Will it be all right if one person leaves?"

"There are still high-ranking advanced turtle people like Number 14... We built in plenty of redundancy back then. The Boundless Realm will continue operating even without me."

Number 14, the artisan turtle person who was creating the palace, tilted his face and said indignantly, "You get to go outside and enjoy yourself while I remain here to suffer. What arrogance... I'm about to become a Grandmaster Artisan. Shouldn't my number rise a little?"

A Grandmaster Artisan truly was not suited to remain in the Boundless Realm.

Turtle Gu Zi nodded. "Then there's still Number 15. Number 15, you'll be the leader here from now on."

Number 15 protested, "Why not let me carry out the mission? It's not even something difficult."

"Yes, yes! Let me go out!"

"I want to go too!"

Many turtle people wanted to go out and help Lu Yuan sell goods.

Lu Yuan sensed that the situation was turning bad and quickly comforted them. "The Egg World I gave you can be considered an affiliated plane of the Qiankun World."

"The rules inside are no longer so violent. You can reside there permanently as well."

"Using that Egg World, you can also exchange things with the Qiankun World. I'll leave a temple there. You can build several idealistic computers, connect them to the Local Area Network with the Immortal Palace, talk whenever you want, and enjoy all kinds of entertainment."

The turtle people finally found that acceptable.

That Egg World was wonderful. They could grow vegetables and play games, and their future lives would be comfortable. Only then did they agree to let Number 12 and Number 14 leave.

The following matters were simple. Number 14, the artisan turtle person, continued his creation—an individual from a Level Six Civilization had a much higher Race Value than humans. He could actually endure half a year without eating, drinking, or sleeping, working continuously.

He truly was the ultimate worker!

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan went door to door, collecting the dead Essences into the Qiankun World. Mountains descended from the sky one after another, vastly increasing the foundation of the Yang World.

As turtle bloodlines continued to be replenished, the Innate plants grew noticeably faster than before.

Occasionally, a few reluctant turtle people cried and howled at Lu Yuan, roaring, "That was my good brother who fought alongside me for years! I can't bear to part with him!"

Their voices were enough to sadden listeners and move onlookers to tears.

"This is so your mythological Great Grandmaster can borrow more of civilization's fortune!" The Greedy Demon God showed no mercy. After taking their treasures, he gave them some vegetables, finally consoling the grieving turtle people.

Thus, a year passed in a hurry.

A colossal palace floated above the ocean!

The temple was built from a purple-gold material that emitted a faint glow, resembling a sleeping giant turtle in the darkness. Its four sturdy "turtle legs" were actually stone pillars supporting the temple, while the raised "turtle shell" served as the main hall's dome. Countless luminous crystals were embedded in the dome, simulating a starry sky.

Mythical · Turtle Temple

Sleeping walls, ancient pillars and beams; at the end of mountains and seas lay the world's final song.

Grandmaster Artisan Turtle Lian Zi, upon visiting a vibrant New World, recalled his decaying homeland and was filled with countless thoughts. That homeland had not known glory for tens of thousands of years, yet its wine of time still held the wildness that intoxicated him in this moment.

Eight eras ago, the Turtle Temple was destroyed in the first Era War and buried deep underground. Eight eras later, connected with earth and endless land, the Turtle Temple reappeared in another world. This work used classical forging techniques to express artistic contemplation of "reincarnation."

Ability 1: Shield of Life. Every turtle shell produced by the Turtle Temple possesses exceptional defensive power. As long as the shield does not shatter, its bearer will not die.

Ability 2: Greater Gravity Manipulation. It can instantly manipulate the gravity of matter.

Ability 3: Return to Antiquity. Those who remain in the Turtle Temple for extended periods will have their Innate bloodlines refined, while their lifespans will increase enormously.

Ability 4: Greater Shelter Field. It can activate a massive field. Within the field, the reproductive ability and vitality of plants and animals will greatly increase. (Mythical-grade Artificial Oddity)

"Finished... It's finished?" Turtle Lian Zi was so excited that tears filled his eyes, yet he also felt somewhat embarrassed. The contradiction made him feel as though he were dreaming.

Because this Turtle Temple had actually been a creation of the First Era. He had merely copied it exactly as it was...

Other than the final Shelter Field, which he had truly added himself, the other three abilities were copied from mythical creations of the past.

"Senior, there are no two identical leaves in the world. There is no need to belittle yourself. Congratulations—there is now another Grandmaster Artisan in this world!" Lu Yuan offered his sincere congratulations.