Elephant tortoises lived for ten thousand years and had long since gained intelligence. This one knew how to repay a kindness, so it carried the snake's head, which held the Ant Snake King's inner core, to the fellow creature that had saved it.
But after waiting a long while, it still saw no sign of its fellow. The Elephant Turtle pondered with its enormous but ponderous head before finally deciding to extract the Ant Snake King's Inner Core. It bit open the snake's head and found the core at the back of its skull. It was as large as a human head.
The moment the core came free, fragrance filled the air. That the Inner Core of the reeking Ant Snake King could smell so sweet took Luo Qian completely by surprise. As the scent spread, he noticed a wet patch in the wicker basket. It took him a moment to realize it was the little Bixi's drool!
A flash of Jin light streaked past before Luo Qian could stop the little Bixi. Calling on the immortal art it possessed by nature, the little fellow flew onto the Elephant Turtle's head. The tortoise was astonished to see it. It had never expected the fellow creature that saved it to be so tiny. If its eyesight had not been sharp, it might have had trouble spotting the little fellow at all.
Small as Bixi was, the Elephant Turtle could sense that the little fellow was a Sacred Beast. Its power might still be weak, but there was no mistaking that aura. Whatever its size, it had saved the tortoise's life. The tortoise dared not slight it and sent the Inner Core over with a stream of immortal power.
The little Bixi returned clutching the Inner Core in delight. It was several