More than a month later.
The outer seas of the Azure Heaven Sword Domain.
Watching a huge jade-green spirit turtle ride the clouds and command the mist as it flew off at the edge of sight, Yu Ningsui's eyes filled with startled envy. "Grand Elder Wei, Grand Elder Wei, what spirit beast is that?"
"That is a Spirit Sword Turtle. Even in the Azure Heaven Sword Domain, wild ones are exceedingly rare. This one should be a spirit beast raised by the Sword Domain Spirit Beast Valley." Wei Chun, looking calm and composed, pinched up a chess piece and placed it on the board before her.
She wore green robes and carried a black sword on her back. Sitting opposite her was Jiang Lutang, who was holding her breath in focused thought over her next move.
Over the past month, the three of them had been aboard the Sharp Mound Spirit Sect's sword boat. When they were not discussing the Dao, they were playing chess, so it had not been boring.
"So that's it. Then will there be Sword Domain disciples riding on its back?" Though Yu Ningsui had already embraced the core by now, compared with the other two Grand Elders, she was still a little girl in the end.
"Naturally there are Sword Domain disciples riding it. As for wild ones, I have never seen one to this day. It is said that Spirit Sword Turtles can fly through the heavens and tunnel through the earth. They most like to lie dormant in metal spirit mines, whether in boundless mineral mountains or beneath seabed placer deposits. To encounter one would require tremendous fortune." Wei Chun smiled faintly.
After placing a piece, Jiang Lutang said, "If you like them, when you return from your studies, perhaps the Sword Domain