The Secrets of Guixu and the Black Tortoise's Strange Condition
Just now, the Ziwei Star Lord used the Black Tortoise Shell as a guide and, with the power of Quasi-Saint, activated a trace of the Heavenly Dao to trace back time and space, and explored a small part of the cause of the formation of the Guixu.
Just before the Chaos phantom appeared, the entire scene suddenly began to distort, as if it had been subjected to some unknown interference.
Seeing this, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately intervened, communicating with the power of the Heavenly Dao to strengthen the formation and stabilize it.
The next moment, Jiang Yun's inner Small World suddenly started operating on its own, and the Five Spirit Pearls leaped out from his Primordial Spirit to form an array. Through the violently fluctuating images, he vaguely saw Purple Lotus phantom floating in the depths of the Guixu.
"Twelve-petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus!" The four exclaimed in unison in shock.
After everyone recovered from their shock, a huge skull appeared in the scene. Before they could take a closer look, two green Soulfire lit up in the skull's empty eye sockets, and then the entire scene shattered.
This is because some unknown entity has blocked the Heavenly Dao's detection. The Land of Guixu is indeed mysterious. There are probably the remains and remnants of the fallen Chaos Demon Gods there. Even the Heavenly Dao cannot detect the situation there.
"From this moment forward, the secrets of the Guixu are classified as the highest secret of our Western Teachings. No one except the Popular Support and Fellow Black Tortoise is permitted to divulge this information to anyone else." Jieyin solemnly addressed the three. The Guixu concerned the Chaos Demon Gods, and the Twelve-petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus within was crucial to his own path of cultivation; therefore, caution was necessary. "Disciple, you should secretly prepare for the investigation. However, the journey is fraught with danger, and we must not act rashly for now. We should wait until after the Third Lecture, when everyone's cultivation has made a breakthrough, before heading out together."
Jiang Yun replied, "Disciple understands."
After the Ziwei Star Lord Jieyin, he suddenly took out his natal Star Core: "I will perform the Ziwei Dou Shu once more and see if I can deduce some key information."
In the instant the Star Core exploded with light, everyone vaguely saw a corner of a huge stone tablet flash by at the bottom of the Guixu.
"That's it!" The Ziwei Star Lord appeared somewhat excited. "That must be the Immortal Island Control Core! Two immortal islands no less powerful than Penglai. If we could obtain the complete Innate Spirit Veins and resources within them, it would be incredibly beneficial for the development of the Western Region..."
Jieyin shook his head solemnly. "Guarded by the remnant will of the Chaos Demon Gods, there are many difficulties." He turned to Jiang Yun, "Go and inform Fellow Black Tortoise Gui that the Land of Guixu is dangerous. Once we have a foolproof plan, we will go and explore it together with him."
Tell him to wait a little longer, don't rush him.
Inside Jiang Yun's Cave Abode on Mount Sumeru.
The Black Tortoise was dozing by a spirit pool at the deepest part of the Cave Abode. Its translucent soul body flickered with its breath, while its Physical Body, shrunk to the size of a small mountain, was absorbing the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy.
Hearing Jiang Yun's footsteps, he lazily raised his eyelids, and a faint light flashed across the wondrous patterns Xiantian formed on the tortoise shell.
"Judging from your travel-worn appearance, you must have just finished your patrol outside, right?" The Black Tortoise's voice sounded a bit lazy, as if it had slept for too long and was still not fully awake.
Jiang Yun sat down on the blue stone by the Spirit Pool, and three Recording Jade Slip flew out from his sleeve.
The jade slip unfolded in the air, revealing the scene that had been deduce in the main hall earlier: the afterimage of the Giant Turtle carrying island sinking into abyss, the Reincarnation Purple Lotus appearing and disappearing in the Chaos, and the Giant skull that was glimpsed in a fleeting moment.
"A great secret lies hidden deep within the Guixu, involving the Chaos Demon Gods." Jiang Yun lightly touched the water's surface with his fingertip, creating ripples. "Our Teacher Jieyin specifically instructed that after the Third Lecture at the Purple Sky Palace, when our cultivation has made another breakthrough, we will accompany you to explore this place."
The Black Tortoise's soul fluctuated violently for a moment.
When he saw the outline of the sunken Daiyu Immortal Island in the picture, his front paws unconsciously crushed a spirit stone by the pool.
Those memories, blurred by time, suddenly became clear. Back then, through Bloodline regression, he watched his kin flee to the North Sea on the island, while he himself, due to his Physical Body suppressing his soul, fell into a deep sleep Dharma Form.
"The Twelve-petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus..." The Black Tortoise stared at the Purple Lotus phantom in the Chaos and suddenly sneered, "The matter of the Dragon Clan fishing for the giant turtle back then was already a bit strange. In order to avoid the Great Tribulation, the Giant Turtle Clan has been hiding in the range of the Three-Island Great Formation, not getting involved in external Karma. Later, they even carried two spirit islands on their backs. How could ordinary creatures provoke our clan!"
"It seems that the formation of the Land of Guixu also had the intervention of the Heavenly Dao." The pool water suddenly boiled and surged, reflecting the flickering blue flames in his eyes.
Jiang Yun keenly noticed that when the Black Tortoise uttered the words "Heavenly Dao," the Star Dipper Formation patterns on the cave ceiling dimmed noticeably for a moment.
He subtly reinforced the Formations with hand seals, then changed the subject to another discovery. "Uncle Ziwei deduced that the Immortal Island Control Core might still exist. If we could obtain it..."
"Boy!" The Black Tortoise suddenly interrupted him, his soul trembling uncontrollably, his spirit body strangely appearing as a double image. "Do you know why I've become increasingly sleepy in recent years?"
The superimposed image revealed the true form of a giant tortoise, its Tortoise Shell covered with spiral patterns identical to those of the Guixu vortex.
The Five Elements Spirit Pearls in Jiang Yun's Sea of Consciousness flew out on their own, forming Five Elements Formation between the two as a precaution.
Suddenly, an unbelievable scene appeared on the surface of the spirit pool—while the Black Tortoise was asleep, its soul was being infected and eroded by dark chains projected from the direction of the North Sea through some mysterious connection. At the end of those chains, a giant turtle shell identical to the Black Tortoise's Physical Body could be vaguely seen sinking in the space beneath the Whirlpool Guixu.
"This is..." Jiang Yun's pupils shrank suddenly, and a series of sharp pains came from his Primordial Spirit. This was his Primordial Spirit giving him a warning.
The Black Tortoise then looked bewildered. Its split soul re-fused, and the strange phenomenon from before vanished like an illusion.
After a long silence between the two, the Black Tortoise Turtle lay wearily by the pool, saying, "Since you helped me Spirit-body separation my soul, my soul should have been slowly growing in the nurturing pool."
"But lately, every time I fall asleep, I dream of carrying Shanyue deep within the Guixu..." He stared at his sometimes transparent claws, "Just now you said that when Ziwei saw the Immortal Island Control Core, I suddenly remembered a legend— Daiyu and Yuanjiao Islands were originally the Chaos Demon God's spine."
Suddenly, thunder roared outside the cave.
Jiang Yun keenly sensed that this was not a natural celestial phenomenon, but rather a warning from the Heavenly Dao regarding certain taboo topics.
He immediately changed the subject, silently put away the Five Elements Spirit Pearls, and calmly said, "Teacher said that during the Third Lecture, the Dao Ancestor might explain the Hunyuan Great Luo Primordial Dao, at that time..."
"I can wait." The Black Tortoise interrupted him, its gaze calm yet strangely eerie. It looked down at the weary soul reflected in the pool and suddenly asked, "If there are truly any of my kind still alive in the Guixu, do you think they... would resent me for drifting alone in the North Sea back then?"
Before Jiang Yun could answer, the Black Tortoise had already sunk into the depths of the spirit pool.
A muffled whisper, like thunder, came from the bottom of the pool. "Wait a moment! Tell me the mysteries of the Hunyuan Great Luo after you return from your Third Lecture at the Purple Sky Palace. I'm a little tired."
Jiang Yun sensed a loss as he observed the Black Tortoise, whose personality was now completely different from before. He stood there for a moment before leaving the Cave Abode.
Reaching the cave entrance, Jiang Yun glanced back and saw that the Black Tortoise's Physical Body was growing at a visible speed. Some of the tiny new patterns on its shell were no longer Innate Divine Runes, but had turned into spirals resembling the Guixu Whirlpool. He clenched his fist, made a decision in his heart, and then turned and walked out of the cave.