"Your humble servant thanks the Azure Emperor and this young lady for saving me."
With Tian Canjun and Di Que Nü both slain, Old Turtle's voice rang out like muffled thunder as he spoke to Li Zhōujūn and Xue Zhi.
Li Zhōujūn glanced at Old Turtle's body, covered in wounds.
Old Turtle chuckled. "Azure Emperor, don't be fooled by my battered appearance. I'm using this to temper my body. If I can ultimately undergo nirvana, there's a chance I might reach the Eternal Twelfth Stage directly. Azure Emperor, you mustn't take pity on me and help me recover. If you did, all the suffering I've endured these years would have been for nothing."
Li Zhōujūn nodded.
But now that he thought about it, helping Old Turtle recover would require at least Eternal Twelfth Stage cultivation.
There were no Eternal Twelfth Stage cultivators nearby for him to go Fifty-Fifty with, so there was no way to heal Old Turtle.
"Perhaps things are indeed as Senior Turtle God says, but I fear the hope is slim. I doubt any Eternal Eleventh Stage cultivator would choose to walk this path as Senior Turtle God did," Xue Zhi said.
"Young girl, you certainly think a lot. I once received a favor from Elder Qin. Elder Qin vanished while protecting the Eternal Continent. During the battle in Louyue Kingdom, I was already at the Eternal Eleventh Stage, yet I couldn't help Elder Qin.
"But since Elder Qin wanted to protect the Eternal Continent, this finger bone of the Second Throne had to be suppressed. If it wasn't suppressed, it would inevitably endanger the Eternal Continent.
"Whether the Eternal Continent is in danger or not doesn't matter to me, but I must do my part for what Elder Qin wanted to protect. I suppose I can