Legend had it that within the boundless Starry Sky dwelled a golden divine turtle, so immense that no one could see its true form. Even a single strand of its gaze could crush an entire star system.
The divine turtle's four legs were as majestic as pillars holding up the heavens.
Its whereabouts were mysterious, coming without a shadow and leaving without a trace. Any cultivator who saw the divine turtle once would never see it a second time.
Thus, a legend spread throughout the Star River Cosmos: those who saw the divine turtle would have a bright path of cultivation ahead of them.
Yet they did not know that the divine turtle bore upon its back a continent—a boundless, endless continent.
"Holy... Holy Lord, that fellow got away again."
Upon the continent on the divine turtle's back, the Great Elder and his group, who had previously pursued Liu Bai, watched the middle-aged man before them with awkward expressions.
"What happened? Had I not already given you the Heaven-Shaking Bell? Once the Heaven-Shaking Bell is activated, even Golden Immortal cultivators must give it some leeway. Great Elder, I need an explanation."
The empty air suddenly rippled. No form could be seen, yet a voice could be heard. The middle-aged man at the forefront immediately lowered his head upon sensing the chilling aura seeping from the space before him.
"Sect Master, that man is extremely fast. Every time before I can activate the Heaven-Shaking Bell, he flees. Moreover, his techniques are incomparably strange. Forgive my incompetence."
The middle-aged man respectfully held up the ancient azure bell in both hands, bowed deeply toward the space ahead, and remained motionless. The few people behind him hurriedly lowered their heads and stood where they were.
"Oh? Interesting. This is none of your concern now.