Grayish-white sea mist churned between the cliffs, and deep rumbling echoed from the depths of the Crystal Mountain Range in the distance. Large swaths of black pages fell from the sky, each drop accompanied by the disappearance of a corner of the world. The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle, however, seemed completely oblivious to these sounds; its grayish-white beastly eyes were fixed intently on the pill in Qin Yu's palm.
Even breathing slowed down, and the ancient Daoist patterns on the tortoise shell, symbolizing "Eternal Silence," began to light up continuously, as if some memory that had been dormant for countless years was being awakened anew.
It slowly took a step forward, its massive body causing the entire cliff to tremble slightly, and the surrounding sea mist rapidly surging outwards. The shock in its eyes grew ever stronger. "The Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill..." it murmured, a hint of near-dazed disbelief in its voice for the first time as it uttered the name. "It really is the Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill..."
It slowly raised its head, gazing at the pill floating in Qin Yu's palm. A faint starlight was reflected deep within its greyish-white pupils, a starlight that seemed to conceal an ancient abyss of eternal silence. "This pill... is one of the supreme pills lost for countless epochs in the deepest part of the Abyss of Eternal Silence."
Its voice was deep and resonant, like the ancient tides slowly echoing between heaven and earth. "Legend has it that when refining this elixir, one needs 'Stillness Origin Dew' as a catalyst. It is dew that only condenses in the deepest part of the Abyss of Eternal Silence, and only those who have truly entered the state of 'no thought, no self' are qualified to touch it."
Otherwise, the Fate Soul would be swallowed by Eternal Silence the moment of contact. As its voice fell, the surrounding sea fog slowly stilled, and even the originally collapsed crystal fragments were suspended in mid-air, with no trace of falling, as if the heavens and earth had fallen into a brief silence with its words.
"The Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill of Tranquility..." The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle slowly closed its eyes, seemingly recalling some extremely distant scene, "When the pill was completed, there was no pill lightning, no unusual phenomena, no celebration from heaven and earth, because it itself is the embodiment of 'silence'."
When it reopened its eyes, a deep solemnity appeared in the depths of its gray-white beastly pupils. "If a person whose Fate Soul has been injured takes this pill, regardless of whether their Fate Soul is shattered, collapsed, devoured, or cursed, it can be completely restored within three breaths. Even if the Fate Soul has completely dissipated, it can 'summon' it back from the Abyss of Eternal Silence."
Boom! The surrounding space suddenly trembled slightly, and a layer of gray-white starlight slowly appeared on the surface of the pill in Qin Yu's palm.
The starlight had no dazzling light, yet it gave one a feeling of complete calming of the mind.
The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle's gaze grew increasingly fervent. "The most terrifying thing isn't the recovery..." It slowly lowered its head, gazing at the unhealable cracks on its shell. "After consuming this pill, your Fate Soul will be reforged by the power of Eternal Silence."
From that point onward, all soul-shaking impacts, curses, erosions, and shocks could no longer shake the foundation of his Fate Soul. Soul-based supernatural powers below the Eternal Silence Realm were simply unable to affect him in any way.
As it spoke, countless blurry phantoms suddenly appeared from the depths of the surrounding sea fog; among those phantoms, some Fate Soul collapsed.
Some had their consciousness shattered, others were devoured by a curse, but in the next instant, a grayish-white pill fell into their mouths.
All the cracks were being repaired silently, and the shattered Fate Soul were healing like frozen ice, without any pain throughout the process.
There was no roar, only a tranquil peace that enveloped heaven and earth, like the eternal clamor finally returning to silence.
The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle slowly whispered, "The most terrifying aspect of this pill is that it has no side effects, no Karmic Backlash, no conflict with cultivation realms, and no cost." Its gaze returned to Qin Yu, its eyes filled with growing shock. "Mortals who consume it can extend their lifespan by ten thousand years; cultivators who consume it will have their Fate Soul approach immortality."
It stared intently at the pill, its breathing even becoming heavy.
"This kind of thing..." "Even in the primordial era, it would be enough to drive countless Eternal Silence Realm to a frenzy of fighting."
It slowly raised its head and looked at Qin Yu again. For the first time, a genuine solemnity appeared deep within its gray-white beast-like eyes.
"Young friend..." "Just who are you?"
The gray-white sea fog slowly churned, and a deep rumble echoed from the depths of the cliff. In the distant sky, the falling black pages continued to silently devour corner after corner of the Crystal Mountain Range. Qin Yu stood quietly in place, the Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill in his palm still radiating a soft starlight. That peaceful aura even gradually calmed the restless origin of heaven and earth around him.
He gazed at the heavily wounded Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle before him, slowly clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said in a steady and earnest voice, "Senior, I am but an ordinary cultivator, insignificant."
As he spoke, his gaze lingered on the unhealable cracks on the Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle's shell. "However, I observe that your Fate Soul essence is severely damaged, and from our conversation just now, it seems you know the location of the only Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum in this Crystal Mountain Range."
Qin Yu slowly raised his palm, the Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill rotating gently above his fingertips. "So I want to... use this pill to exchange with you for the exact location of the Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum."
The air suddenly quieted down, and the Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle's gray-white beastly eyes slowly narrowed. It did not answer immediately, and the churning sea fog around it gradually became heavier.
In the distance, vast Crystal Mountain Range continued to crumble, and black pages fell from the sky like death snowflakes. But at this moment, it simply stared silently at the pill in Qin Yu's palm.
Several dozen breaths passed slowly, and the Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle remained silent. It seemed to be hesitating or weighing something, because it knew that place very well.
It's not just a simple danger; it's a true forbidden zone in the entire Crystal Mountain Range, and even beings like it rarely dare to approach it.
Finally, the Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle slowly closed its eyes and then reopened them. The sharpness in its gray-white beastly pupils gradually subsided. "So be it..."
It spoke in a low voice, a hint of complexity in its tone, "I can tell that you must have someone extremely important to save, otherwise you would never have risked coming here, much less offer something like the Stillness Origin Return to Truth Pill in exchange."
It slowly raised its head and looked towards the northernmost part of the Crystal Mountain Range. The sky in that area was noticeably darker than elsewhere, and even the space itself seemed to be fracturing. "Alright, young friend, I will tell you."
Its voice gradually lowered. "There is indeed a Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum in this mountain range." "However..." "That place is not ordinary in danger." "You'd better think it through."
Qin Yu's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded solemnly, "Senior, there's no need to worry. I only need to know its location. Once you tell me, I will give you this pill to heal your injuries."
The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle gave him a deep look, and finally slowly nodded. "Okay." Boom--!!
The next instant, countless gray-white ancient patterns suddenly lit up on its massive tortoise shell, a large amount of sea mist surged up, and the entire cliff space began to tremble slowly.
Immediately afterwards, the Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle slowly raised its right claw. Buzz—a grayish-white light suddenly spread from between its claws.
In the next instant, the entire world suddenly transformed into a huge three-dimensional phantom. The space in front of Qin Yu rapidly collapsed and reassembled, and a three-dimensional image of the Crystal Mountain Range covering millions of miles slowly emerged in mid-air.
The images were incredibly realistic; every cliff, every rift valley, and every crystal forest in the mountains was crystal clear.
They could even see the Origin Divine Huang beast tide moving wildly in the distance, while deeper inside, large areas had completely turned into black blank spaces.
It was clearly completely erased by the power of the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon. "This is a mountain range reflection that I condensed using my primordial memories."
The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle opened its mouth in a low voice, and then its gray-white claws slowly moved towards the northern point on the map—the entire 3D map rapidly zoomed in.
The mountains began to recede in all directions, and finally, an extremely ancient region slowly appeared, where there was no beast tide and no trace of cultivators.
The entire area was eerily silent, with only a massive black cliff standing between heaven and earth, hundreds of thousands of feet high.
The entire cliff face looked as if it had been forcibly torn apart by something, with countless gray-white cracks spreading continuously from the depths of the cliff.
Even more terrifying is that below the cliff lies a completely dark abyss with no bottom in sight.
Countless tattered pages could be faintly seen drifting slowly, appearing and disappearing as if something were constantly turning the pages in the deepest part of the abyss.
Just one glance was enough to cause the Fate Soul in Qin Yu's sea of consciousness to begin to tremble, right at the very edge of that precipice.
A faint grayish-white light was slowly flickering, like the only "life force" existing in the dark abyss.
The Southern Sea Annihilation Turtle slowly spoke. "The Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum... it's right beneath that cliff." "And not far from there..." its gaze slowly darkened. "That's the land occupied by the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon."