Undercurrents

Chapter 34: Undercurrents

Satisfied with the cave dwelling he had personally carved out, Shen Gui waved his hand, and a stone tablet appeared outside its entrance.

Looking at the blank stone tablet, Shen Gui pondered.

What should he name his cave dwelling to reflect his status?

First, the name had to be connected to him, so that others would know it was his cave dwelling just by hearing it.

Second, the name had to sound impressive; otherwise, he might as well call it "Turtle Cave."

So, what should he call it?

After racking his brains for a while, Shen Gui's eyes lit up. With a flourish of his brush, two large characters appeared on the stone tablet.

Guixu.

Hmm, it sounded very grand and impressive upon first hearing.

Of course, this Guixu was not that Guixu.

"Xu" originally meant a place where people had lived.

Therefore, Guixu naturally meant the place where I, Shen Gui, had lived.

Satisfied with the two characters, Shen Gui walked into the cave dwelling.

Now that the cave dwelling was ready, he should first lie low, no, first go into seclusion.

Yes, I just want to go into seclusion, absolutely not because I'm afraid of Nuwa finding trouble.

So, when Nuwa finished scolding Qing Luan and was about to have a heart-to-heart talk with Shen Gui, she discovered that Shen Gui had already gone into se...clu...sion!

Qing Luan, who had just been scolded by Nuwa and was feeling dejected, noticed that Nuwa's expression was a bit off and asked, "Empress, what's wrong?"

Nuwa's face darkened. She waved her hand, and an image appeared before Qing Luan: "Look for yourself."

In the image, inside a mountain cave, a stream of water was being introduced from outside, forming a small pond within the cave.

A turtle was curled up in its shell, lying quietly at the bottom of the pond, seemingly cultivating.

"I was just about to find this guy to talk to, and he's already gone into seclusion!"

Seeing Nuwa's frustrated expression, Qing Luan thought to herself, She's the one who scared him into it.

But she naturally wouldn't say that out loud.

Nuwa looked at the little turtle in its shell in the image, frowning for a long time. Suddenly, she said, "This little turtle looks quite cute when it's in its true form."

Qing Luan was taken aback and also looked closely at the little turtle in the image. Huh, it really does look quite adorable.

The mistress and servant discussed the little turtle in the image for a while. Suddenly, Nuwa felt that the atmosphere was a bit off.

Clearing her throat lightly, Nuwa dismissed the image.

"Since he's in seclusion, I'll let him off the hook for now. We'll talk when he finishes his seclusion."

By the way, it's not because I thought he was cute that I softened my heart.

Northern Great Desolation.

A pair of huge eyes slowly opened, then finally closed.

If his true form were in danger, he would have to act, even if it meant suffering a backlash from the earth veins.

However, it seemed that although Nuwa appeared fierce, she actually had no ill intentions.

It's just that Nuwa turned out to be a bit of a comedian...

Even though it was a clone, Mystic Turtle possessed the memories of Shen Gui's true form.

This Nuwa was quite different from the one in past legends!

Mystic Turtle felt a sense of helplessness.

So, if history didn't change in the end, would he actually die at the hands of a comedian?

Mystic Turtle fell back into slumber.

And as long as Mystic Turtle remained dormant, the Northern Kurukshetra Continent would continue to be peaceful.

In the Central Continent, Heavenly Demon City, founded by Nuwa and Fuxi, protected the various demons. Since Nuwa and Fuxi had no ambition to expand their territory, there were naturally no major disturbances.

In the Western Ox Continent, the decisive battle between Luohu and Hongjun had taken place there. In that battle, the spiritual veins of the West were destroyed, causing the Western Ox Continent to become spiritually depleted. Even though Jieyin and Zhunti were vigorously developing the West from Spiritual Mountain, it couldn't change the fact that the West still needed time to recover.

In other words, even if the West wanted to cause trouble now, they couldn't do much.

However, while these places were peaceful, others might not be so tranquil.

In the Southern Jambudvipa, the Demon Country founded by Di Jun and Tai Yi had been expanding silently. As the Demon Country's strength grew, Di Jun and Tai Yi had begun preparing to move against the great demons who ruled their own territories in the Southern Jambudvipa, with the aim of unifying the continent.

In the Eastern Divine Continent, although the Three Pure Ones guarded their own territory in the Sacred Realm of Kunlun, they couldn't stop the Immortal Court, founded by East King Gong with Penglai Immortal Island as its base, from no longer being content with ruling the overseas islands and beginning to covet the fertile lands of the Eastern Divine Continent.

Describing the lands of the Eastern Divine Continent and the Southern Jambudvipa as "undercurrents surging" would not be an exaggeration.

However, due to Hongjun's sermon, most of the top powerhouses in the Great Desolation were essentially digesting the content of his teachings, so various conflicts had not yet erupted.

Moreover, there were still two more sermons from Hongjun to come.

However, although Di Jun and Tai Yi's Demon Country and East King Gong's Immortal Court had temporarily suppressed their ambitions due to Hongjun, it was foreseeable that once Hongjun's third sermon concluded, these temporarily suppressed conflicts would erupt even more fiercely.

Perhaps, by then, these conflicts might not be limited to the Eastern Divine Continent and the Southern Jambudvipa, and could even spread throughout the entire Great Desolation.

But what does all this have to do with me, a cute little turtle who just likes to sleep?