"It seemed you already had an answer in your heart!" Su Shi'er said calmly.
The spirit turtle hurriedly replied, "I would not dare deceive you, Master. If this little turtle's judgment is correct, this object... is very likely a fragment from a Black Tortoise Carapace."
As soon as it finished speaking, Demonic Essence surged around the spirit turtle, revealing just how excited it was.
"What? A fragment from a Black Tortoise Carapace?!!"
Su Shi'er's pupils constricted. The True Yuan within him stalled, and even his heartbeat quickened at that moment.
The Black Tortoise was one of the Four Sacred Beasts, standing alongside the legendary supreme beasts—the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger.
Even if one had never truly encountered such a beast, the ancient records and hidden accounts he had read in the past had mentioned them.
Even mere written records were enough to reveal the awe cultivators of old had held for such beasts.
Unlike ordinary beasts, the Four Sacred Beasts were born with strength comparable to Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. It was no exaggeration to say they were born already standing upon the path of the Great Dao.
And the Four Symbols Secret Art he had cultivated before had been created based on the Four Sacred Beasts.
"Are you... certain your judgment is correct?"
Staring intently at the spirit turtle before him, Su Shi'er repeatedly sought confirmation.
The Four Sacred Beasts had existed only in legends in the past. He had never seen one himself.
"I once refined a drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood. The two carry the same aura. Therefore, I am at least seventy percent certain that this item must have originated from the Black Tortoise. It is just that..."
The spirit turtle explained. As it spoke, its gaze swept over the beast carapace,