In the void beyond the Chiqing Realm, within that strange shadow clearly divided from the Milky Way.
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle, half-asleep, suddenly jolted awake. The many immortal swords hidden deep within the shell on its back had all, at the very same moment, let out an exceedingly faint yet exceptionally clear chime!
The disturbance came abruptly and vanished just as quickly. It lasted only an instant before falling completely silent, as though that faint murmur of ten thousand swords falling mute had merely been an illusion.
"Could some rare treasure have emerged?"
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle's eyes filled with doubt.
Whatever could cause immortal swords to stir in unison had to be a supreme divine weapon.
"Su Hao, have you noticed any unusual phenomenon?" After some thought, the Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle sent Su Hao a divine message.
But the divine message was blocked by a layer of protection.
Unless it forcibly intruded further, it could not reach Su Hao.
"Eh, it seems he has reached a critical juncture in his closed-door cultivation and has deliberately cut off contact with the outside world, unwilling to be disturbed?" The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle was certain of it.
This was not a matter of life and death. It was merely a fleeting phenomenon, and since the source could not be found, there was even less reason to disturb someone's cultivation over it.
"Forget it."
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle instead spread out its divine sense. Its vast consciousness extended through the distant void like invisible ripples, searching carefully.
It still failed to discover the source of the phenomenon, so it simply stopped dwelling on it.
It was already a hundred million years old. Over such an unimaginably long span of time, it had sensed powerful rare treasures appearing out of nowhere more than a