Courtyard.
"If you weren't so exceptional, and so proficient in the sword dao, with the Sword Annihilation Great Curse happening to be fated with me—
then with your strength, you either wouldn't have dared to stop me and would have slunk away in disgrace, or you would have perished alongside the Chiqing Realm."
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle raised a brow and smiled.
"Yes, of course I know the other outcome."
Su Hao's emotions remained hidden as he casually nodded. "The cultivation world has always been like this. The higher one stands, the colder one becomes. It has nothing to do with good or evil. If things had truly gone toward another ending, I would not have blamed you."
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle curled his lip disdainfully. "I don't believe you. Until it comes to that, who can say? Besides, now that we're both safe and sound, are we just letting it go?"
"A figure such as Senior can remain unangered even after being used as a blade. The Chiqing Realm and I are even more insignificant; we cannot afford to offend the Buddhist Palace. If we let it go, then we let it go. What else can we do?"
Su Hao smiled freely.
"Stop playing mind games with me!"
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle snorted. "Though I can't see through your heart, your sword dao reveals certain things. You're the sort who repays every grievance and never swallows a silent loss."
"And right now, you clearly want to provoke me into going after him, don't you?"
He was no fool either, and saw through Su Hao's true intentions.
"Am I wrong? If it were me, and someone used me as a knife to kill another, I definitely wouldn't let him off."
Su Hao shrugged, secretly regretful. This Divine Turtle truly deserved