At the sight of the Storage Pouch, the spirit turtle's face lit up. It hurriedly activated its Demonic Essence and sent its consciousness inside.
Yet the instant it saw what was inside, its body swayed violently.
The Storage Pouch was not particularly spacious, but it was utterly empty within, containing only three Spirit Crystals.
Compared to the pouch's storage space, the three Spirit Crystals occupied practically no room at all.
Hm? Only three Spirit Crystals?
The spirit turtle had been brimming with anticipation, but the smile on its face froze at once when it saw this.
Then, an inexplicable resentment and fury welled up inside it, leaving it with the feeling that it had been toyed with.
If Su Shi'er's cultivation and strength had not far surpassed its own, it would never have let the matter rest.
"Thank you for the reward, Master. This little turtle will go into seclusion to cultivate at once!"
Forcing down its dissatisfaction, the spirit turtle gritted its back teeth and thanked him softly.
"Go on!"
Su Shi'er stood to one side with narrowed eyes. He had taken in the spirit turtle's fleeting reaction, yet offered no explanation, merely nodding calmly.
Only then did the spirit turtle activate its Demonic Essence again and retrieve the three Spirit Crystals from the Storage Pouch.
Though there were few of them, they were still Spirit Crystals, treasures of a higher grade than Spirit Stones.
No matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat; there was naturally no reason to let them slip away.
But the instant the Spirit Crystals left the Storage Pouch, before the spirit turtle could put them away, an abundant tide of spiritual qi rushed into its face, leaving it stunned on the spot.
"Hiss... such dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?"
"How