Black Tortoise!
He, too, was an ancient behemoth at the level of a top-grade primordial divine spirit.
Even compared with Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, his innate origins were in no way inferior.
Long ago, during the Fierce Beast Calamity, Black Tortoise had emerged into the world, already possessing Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation at birth.
Hundreds of quadrillions of epochs ago, he had been a being whose name resounded throughout heaven and earth, whose might cowed the universe in all ten directions.
However, after the Witch-Demon Tribulation ended, Beast Emperor Shen Ni had perished, his Dao extinguished.
All the demonic beasts under his command had scattered in desperate flight, retreating into seclusion.
Thus, Black Tortoise had also secluded himself in the deepest reaches of the North Sea, never venturing out.
But his strength was unquestionably formidable!
Precisely for that reason, even though he had never gone to Zixiao Palace to hear Dao Ancestor Hongjun expound the Dao back then,
Black Tortoise had nevertheless cultivated to quasi-saint perfection.
That alone showed just how heaven-defying his innate origins and talent were.
As for why Gu Changqing had sought out this place and forced Black Tortoise to appear,
Naturally, it was because this behemoth was also connected to mending the heavens and saving the world.
With memories of two lifetimes, Gu Changqing knew full well.
This time, Nuwa mending the heavens alone would not suffice to restore the entire Primordial World.
The original Buzhou Mountain had already collapsed, and the heavenly pillar was utterly gone.
Therefore, a new heavenly pillar had to be found to hold up the sky and anchor the earth.
Such thoughts ran through his mind.
Just then, Black Tortoise spoke again.
"Gu Changqing, you are a Jie Sect disciple who calls himself the Wine Sword Immortal."
"You may