Feeling the pull between the Heart of Buzhou Mountain in his hand and the Black Tortoise outside, Xu Tong suddenly understood everything.
"System, you really were screwing me over! Top-grade artifact-refining material, my ass! This is the thread of vitality the Heavenly Dao left for the Black Tortoise."
As the connection between the Black Tortoise outside his Dao Field and the Heart of Buzhou Mountain in his hand grew stronger, Xu Tong hesitated. In the end, he released his grip and opened the Dao Field's gates.
Outside the Dao Field, the Black Tortoise seemed to have gone mad, roaring without pause.
Nuwa, Houtu, Laozi, Yuanshi, and the others froze at the sight of him.
"What happened? Why did the Black Tortoise suddenly go berserk?"
Nuwa and Houtu tried to use creation power to quell the Black Tortoise's frenzy, but their power was insufficient.
The two of them alone simply could not do it.
As for Laozi and Yuanshi, after their initial confusion over the Black Tortoise's rampage, they settled in to enjoy the show.
"To think the Black Tortoise would suddenly go berserk. This isn't such a bad turn of events."
"Indeed. This is Tongtian's Dao Field. Let's see how he cleans up this mess."
"The Black Tortoise brought this upon himself. Both of us offered to take him as a disciple, yet he failed to appreciate our kindness and refused. Now that he's gone mad, let's see who can help him."
"Better to destroy something the Heavenly Dao does not permit."
Yuanshi and Laozi traded idle remarks, clearly still nursing a grudge over the Black Tortoise's refusal to become their disciple.
Yet as they spoke, the gates of the Tongtian Dao Field slowly opened.
Watching the gates open, Laozi frowned in confusion.
"Could Tongtian be planning to come out