The Jade Sea Turtle had answered the summons!
Before leaving, the Northern Great Emperor had said he would send the Great Sea Turtle over that night to help Song Shuhang search for the final ingredient of the Ice Soul Pill and refine it.
Now the Jade Sea Turtle had crossed space, locked onto Song Shuhang's location, and come from a thousand miles away.
Its timing, however, was a little off.
The moment the great turtle emerged, it saw Song Shuhang fall from the sky while reciting those mortifying lines.
The Jade Sea Turtle said, "Good heavens, young friend Song, what in the world are you doing?"
Song Shuhang said, "..."
How embarrassing.
He needed to silence the witness. The turtle had to go.
But that raised a problem.
How did you silence a turtle far stronger than yourself?
Judging by what the Northern Great Emperor had revealed, the Sky-Gazing Turtle had probably reached around the Ninth Grade. With its immense lifespan, it had survived from the Ancient Heavenly Court Era to the present day.
Still, before leaving, the Northern Great Emperor had said he had sealed the great turtle's cultivation to keep it from being caught up in the chaos before the Heavenly Change.
Which meant...
Song Shuhang fixed his gaze on the great turtle.
How do you make an old-turtle soup taste good? Fairy Bie Xue's residence isn't far away. She must know a hundred ways to cook an old turtle, right?
"Young friend Song, I can see evil practically oozing from your eyes. Stop staring at me. You're making my shell crawl. Keep it up and I'm leaving," the Sky-Gazing Turtle said, still wedged in the Spatial Passage.
"Actually, I'm considering something," Song Shuhang said.
The Great Sea Turtle asked, "What's that?"
"I'm thinking about how best to