"Th-this... this is far too precious!"
He Pingsheng drew a deep breath and offered the Lower Carapace back to the Black Tortoise Demon Emperor. "Senior, thank you for your kindness. I'm already endlessly grateful that you aren't asking me for the Upper Carapace. How could I possibly accept such a treasured possession of your tribe?"
"I truly dare not accept it!"
He Pingsheng wasn't being insincere. He genuinely felt it would be inappropriate to accept.
Some things weren't so easily taken.
"Ah..." The Black Tortoise Demon Emperor waved a hand. "You know only one part of the story, not the other!"
"Long ago, an Unbound Immortal once emerged from our Black Tortoise Tribe!"
"After that Unbound Immortal fell, the divine shell on his body split into two pieces: the Upper Carapace and the Lower Carapace!"
"The Upper Carapace has been lost for so many years that its whereabouts can no longer even be traced, but the Lower Carapace has always remained with our Black Tortoise Tribe!"
"Though precious, the Lower Carapace cannot achieve its greatest defensive effect on its own. Besides, every member of our Black Tortoise Tribe is born with a divine shell. Our defenses could be called invincible. Using this Lower Carapace would merely add flowers to brocade-it wouldn't be of much use!"
"Go ahead and take it!"
In the void, the Peacock Great Order Wisdom King nodded as well. "He Pingsheng, a gift from an elder should not be refused. Since the Black Tortoise Demon Emperor is giving it to you, just accept it!"
"Don't worry so much!"
"This will be of great use to you!"
With the Great Order Wisdom King saying so, He Pingsheng stopped declining. "All right... how about this? I'll use this treasure for now. Once my cultivation reaches the Body Integration Realm,