Splash!
Zhan Hongxiu looked at the faint mark on her fourth-rank high-grade turtle shield, then at the sea island below. A trace of surprise appeared on her face. "He ran?"
"Hongxiu, were you planning to use the North Dipper Secret Art?" Within her Sea of Consciousness, Elder Turtle asked sternly. "How precious is your lifespan? Even if your Longevity Turtle has reached the fourth rank and can feed back a great deal of lifespan to you, you still cannot squander it like this—"
"No, I wasn't planning to use that method."
Zhan Hongxiu looked somewhat lost. "That Heavenly Talisman Old Monster left on his own—he left without the slightest hesitation, abandoning a large spirit-stone mine capable of producing supreme-grade spirit stones—"
"Oh?" Elder Turtle's voice carried an obvious trace of excitement. "Then we should stay away from the spirit-stone mine now. Hurry to Talisman Sword Island! There might truly be something to pick clean!"
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Several days later.
Outside Talisman Sword Island.
With a casual motion, Zhan Hongxiu seized a Core Formation cultivator fleeing from Talisman Sword Island. A dark gleam flickered in her eyes.
As a Nascent Soul Old Monster, anyone would know a soul-searching technique or two—not to mention that she carried an old grandpa around with her.
"How was it?" Elder Turtle asked.
"The Talisman Sword Island Master's life talisman shattered!" Zhan Hongxiu casually tossed aside the Core Formation cultivator, shock appearing on her face. "Judging by the timing, it happened while I was fighting the Heavenly Talisman Old Monster—"
"The Talisman Sword Island Master was a great Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator. Though seriously injured, he was hiding within his sect's grand formation. Who could have killed him?"
Elder Turtle said.
"It could have been the Water Moon Palace's First Palace Master and that Dragon