White-Armored Land Tortoise

"Cough cough," it seemed that no one had entered this stone chamber for a long time, and even the dust-proof barrier had collapsed. The dust inside was very heavy, which made even the Sect Leader Kang Da cough a few times.

Yuan Xiyue's fair face was mostly covered by dust, but her beauty was still undeniable.

Only after Kang Dabao got up did the eldest daughter of the Yuan Household struggle to her feet. After looking around for a while, she asked softly, "Cough, where is this?"

"So Fellow Daoist Yuan didn't know either?" Sect Leader Kang Da couldn't hide his disappointment. He had been hoping that the Yuan Household family might have some record of this place in their family history, but seeing Yuan Xiyue's appearance, he knew that his plan had probably failed.

"I have never heard of this place before," the beautiful woman said, shaking her head slightly. Before she could finish speaking, Kang Dabao, showing no mercy, bluntly said, "In that case, I must offend you."

After saying that, Sect Leader Kang Da ignored Yuan Xiyue's exclamation and ripped open her clothes.

Without even glancing at her, the voluptuous, snow-white- Sect Leader Kang Da used his fingertips to take a drop of crimson blood from each of the two buds of the Yuan Household family's eldest daughter. Two delicate cries rang out, and blood spilled from the tip of Kang Dabao's outstretched index finger. Using the three drops of blood as ink, he casually wrote a simple incantation between the cleavage.

Although the action was described as erotic, Yuan Xiyue felt no stirring between them whatsoever. She could only see that Kang Dabao, though staring intently with his small eyes, was drawing with exceptional seriousness, his eyes devoid of any lewdness.

As the incantation ended, Sect Leader Kang Da stopped his actions. Yuan Xiyue felt as if she were bound by shackles, the Unseen her life and death were now in Kang Dabao's hands.

Yuan Xiyue's heart skipped a beat. How could she possibly offer her neck to be slaughtered? So she kept a straight face, but in just a few breaths, she secretly began to use her magic to permeate the curse seal cast by Kang Dabao.

Before long, Sect Leader Kang Da noticed a hint of surprise on Yuan Xiyue's face.

Kang Dabao was not surprised by the current situation. Although the spell he had cast earlier looked simple, it was created by Patriarch Zhang by combining the Mountain Barbarians with a wonderful method of incantation, and it was called the "Yang Blood Heart-Locking Incantation".

Although this spell was not of a high grade, only Second-Tier Lower-Grade, it saved Patriarch Zhang a lot of trouble due to a shortage of Enlisted Army Talisman during the Pingrong.

This incantation is of low grade and cannot be compared with the Enlisted Army Talisman. Even now that Kang Dabao has mastered this technique, he can only subdue cultivators below the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

However, this was just enough for Yuan Xiyue, at least in a hurry, the eldest daughter of the Yuan Household couldn't break free. Now that the two of them were traveling together, Sect Leader Kang Da was certainly capable of controlling her.

"I was forced by circumstances to be impolite, please forgive me, fellow Daoist." Kang Dabao's words were extremely polite, but there was no sense of shame in his tone.

Yuan Xiyue's expression returned to its initial aloofness. After listening to Sect Leader Kang Da's words without expression, she no longer cared about his gaze. Only after calmly tidying up her tattered robe did this eldest daughter of the Yuan Household speak coldly, her tone laced with sarcasm. "Sect Leader Kang's apology comes a little too late."

Sect Leader Kang Da readily agreed, "It's not about timing, it's about sincerity."

Yuan Xiyue was taken aback, a look of reminiscence blooming on her beautiful face. "Is it true that sincerity is so precious? Sect Leader Kang is unassuming, yet he knows how to charm women. No wonder you became the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei Household's She Mountain Hall; few can compare."

Kang Dabao smiled, no longer bothering with the eldest daughter of the Yuan Household, and simply stood up, saying, "I'll come and chat with you another time when I have more free time; it's not appropriate now."

Yuan Xiyue's prepared remarks were all silenced by the words of the Sect Leader Kang Da to explore the stone chamber before them.

This stone chamber was quite large, containing more than a dozen rooms. Sect Leader Kang Da carefully surveyed the outside, not rushing to open any of the room doors. After inspecting all the outer rooms, Kang Dabao felt completely bewildered. He then gave Yuan Xiyue a wink and whispered:

"The Jingnan Yuan Clan is a powerful clan that has dominated Cloud Horn Prefecture for a thousand years. Fellow Daoist Fellow Daoist Yuan comes from a prominent family, so his family's academic tradition must also be quite profound. This Mountain-Viewing cave abode is of considerable importance, and I, Kang, am not familiar with it. I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Yuan will have to go ahead first."

Yuan Xiyue's lips curled slightly, her beauty as fresh as a lotus flower, and her tone was almost overflowing with contempt and mockery. "Why does Sect Leader Kang need to put on such a pretentious act? Now I am already a fish on a chopping board, but if you have any request, how dare Xiyue refuse?"

Kang Dabao wasn't annoyed; he simply stepped aside and pointed to the first room on his left.

Yuan Xiyue was helpless. Although most cultivators aimed for a clear and pure mind, Yuan Xiyue had gained a lot of benefits from her good looks over the years.

Especially among the Qian Dao clan, even those of the same bloodline as Yuan Feng couldn't help but covet her. It was truly unprecedented to see someone like Kang Dabao who showed her absolutely no pity.

A few more breaths passed, and seeing that Kang Dabao's expression showed no change, Yuan Xiyue knew that she could not avoid it this time. She could only take a deep breath and step over.

Perhaps due to its great age, most of the restrictions on this stone chamber had fallen away. After examining it for a while, Yuan Xiyue lightly tapped the door with her slender finger, and the door opened by itself without any wind.

Yuan Xiyue's thorough preparations were not needed; there was no danger at the opening of the room, only a burst of foul air.

The noblewoman of the Yuan Household looked on with bated breath and saw that inside the stone gate there were only three or four shelves of Law Artifact, with a dozen or so jade bottles covered in dust.

"Chen Dan's room?" Kang Dabao peeked in when there was no movement. The room was simply furnished; it was probably just an unimportant place in the stone chamber.

Kang Dabao used his magic eye to carefully search for a while, and after confirming that he did not find any alchemical Spirit Artifact like cauldrons or furnaces, he raised his sleeve, and Clear Wind Incantation arose in the room.

A gentle breeze blew away the grime on the jade bottles and then rolled the dazzling array of jade bottles back into Sect Leader Kang Da's Storage Bag.

Kang Dabao wasn't in a hurry to look, nor did he have any intention of sharing anything with Yuan Xiyue. He simply gave the still aloof eldest daughter of the Yuan Household family a wink, urging her to go to the next room.

Yuan Xiyue was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder, but she was helpless. She could only dispel the restrictions on the next room and push open the door to take a look.

This room was furnished the same as the previous one, except that the shelves were empty, with very few items on display, except for a single Spirit Artifact left alone on them.

Sect Leader Kang Da performed the same actions as before, putting the Spirit Artifact back into his Storage Bag. A few breaths later, Yuan Xiyue received another familiar wink.

The next stone door was much better protected, and Yuan Xiyue struggled to open it. However, the scene she was worried about did not happen. The room was empty, and even the shelves from the previous two rooms were gone.

The two proceeded in this manner, opening all ten rooms in succession. Apart from the first two rooms yielding some results, no spiritual objects were found in the remaining rooms.

"This stone chamber isn't too dangerous," thought the eldest daughter of the Yuan Household. However, the Sect Leader Kang Da remained unmoved and used his divine vision to carefully examine each stone chamber.

That left only the last two rooms. The restrictions in this penultimate room were even more severely damaged than those in all the previous rooms. Yuan Xiyue felt a little relieved, and even the hand seals she had been tightly clenching in her hands loosened slightly.

The familiar creaking sound of the stone door opening rang out again. Yuan Xiyue casually peered into the door as usual, but in an instant, her eyes were filled with shock.

The female cultivator's fingers moved in a series of hand seals, and she summoned a yellow jade Buddha amulet. The burly Demon Beast that rushed out of the stone gate was covered in mysterious light and crashed into the amulet, shattering the last remaining defensive Spirit Artifact in Yuan Xiyue's hand.

Even the eldest daughter of the Yuan Household was forced back several steps by the recoil, her chest trembling violently.

"What is that?!" After such a long period of calm, this sudden change was naturally something that made Sect Leader Kang Da extremely cautious. He quickly activated his Immortal Game Disc, used his Divine Eye to take a quick look, and asked suspiciously, "You little bastard?"

The four-legged Demon Beast before them, standing a full ten feet tall and two feet long, was actually a White-Armored Land Tortoise?!

Kang Dabao had carefully raised his own turtle son for over a decade, so he was very familiar with this kind of Demon Beast.

Knowing that most White-Armored Land Tortoise are usually limited to the First-Tier Superior-Grade) in cultivation, with only a very small number able to advance to the Second-Tier Lower-Grade), but these are rare exceptions with a probability as low as one in ten thousand. Therefore, the vast majority of white- White-Armored Land Tortoise only remain at the First Tier when they reach the end of their lifespan.

The White-Armored Land Tortoise before them had not only broken through to the Second Tier, but it could even shatter Yuan Xiyue's low-grade defensive Spirit Artifact with a single blow. This was something that even ordinary late-stage cultivators would find difficult to do.

My own carefully raised tortoise son is no match for this; the rank of this White-Armored Land Tortoise is definitely not as simple as just entering the Second Tier!

"There must be something strange about this White-Armored Land Tortoise!" Sect Leader Kang Da became cautious and used the Immortal Game Disc Plate, which he transformed into the size of a table, to support it. He couldn't get rid of Yuan Xiyue, his handy "puppet beast," right now, as he couldn't do without her while scouting the way. So, he had to save her first.

The beast opposite him had a fierce glint in its eyes. Kang Dabao could hardly associate it with his own obedient, cute, and gluttonous son after just one glance, and all traces of affection in his heart vanished!

With a soft shout, Sect Leader Kang Da moved in quick succession, and he murmured Mnemonic. The Immortal Game Disc standing in front of him emitted a mysterious light of yin and yang, which was extremely profound and finally suppressed the fluorescent light on the beast's body.

"Ah!" A cry of pain rose from the crowd, but it did not come from the stupid beast in front of Kang Dabao.

Yuan Xiyue collapsed to the ground in pain, ignoring the dust that covered her robes. Sweat beaded on her cheeks, and she looked like Xi Shi clutching her heart, a sight that was quite beautiful. Sect Leader Kang Da was busy taking care of her and wouldn't allow Yuan Xiyue to have any ulterior motives, so he naturally lost his temper.

Yuan Xiyue suffered the consequences, but the other person and beast in the arena seemed oblivious, their eyes only on each other.

"Hey!" Golden Light exploded, leaving a black mark on the beast's white armor. It screamed in pain and spat out a water arrow that struck Kang Dabao's six yang points.

Water Arrow Technique, a Desolate-Tier Lower-Grade Technique Method, is extremely simple. Even a child in the Spirit Awakening can use it, and even cultivators with some foundation would not use it as a means of self-defense.

However, the White-Armored Land Tortoise that Sect Leader Kang Da used was completely different. As the saying goes, cultivation is all about being serious, and this is especially true in cultivation.

This old beast has lived for countless years and has mastered this low-level Technique Method to perfection. In Kang Dabao's opinion, the old tortoise has not only perfected the technique but has even grasped a trace of its Dao Rhyme.

This was an extremely rare occurrence, and Kang Dabao knew he couldn't afford to be careless. He first used his Golden Light to block the attack, then summoned the Immortal Game to further deflect it. The water splashed and its power diminished slightly upon landing, but it was still capable of shattering mountains and splitting rocks.

The Sect Leader Kang Da, never expected that he would have his meridians throbbing from a Water Arrow Technique. He thought to himself, "Such a powerful White-Armored Land Tortoise, it's probably rare to find even one in the Shannan Circuit for thousands of years!"

Perhaps because it had been locked in its room for too long, the White-Armored Land Tortoise's ferocity remained undiminished despite fighting Kang Dabao for so long.

After a series of Water Arrow Technique, Kang Dabao countered them one by one. Although this White-Armored Land Tortoise was highly skilled and proficient in Daoist arts, its attack methods were no different from those of an ordinary White-Armored Land Tortoise, and were quite simplistic.

After weathering those three initial blows, Sect Leader Kang Da gradually regained his composure.

Even though his Movement Method were slightly inferior, compared to the clumsy White-Armored Land Tortoise, he was still considered light and agile. He dodged many water arrows and, with the help of the Ink Abyss Flag and the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, caused the White-Armored Land Tortoise to suffer a lot of losses.

Seeing that the beast's white armor was almost completely stained black, the fierce light in its eyes finally faded a little, and a trace of fear appeared.

In this situation, the balance of power naturally shifts from offense to defense.

Kang Dabao's eyes widened, searching for an opening. Finally, a narrow slit, about half a finger's width, appeared on the beast's carapace. Before the White-Armored Land Tortoise could even scream in agony, the great banner in Sect Leader Kang Da had already shot out.

After a clang of metal, the White-Armored Land Tortoise's carapace suddenly exploded, the broken shell and the tip of the banner piercing into the beast's thick flesh, spurting out several jets of blood.

Blood rained down, nearly drenching Sect Leader Kang Da, who was still several feet away from the White-Armored Land Tortoise.

"Hiss!" After being severely injured, the fear that had just arisen in the beast's eyes vanished instantly, and its eyes were filled with killing intent again. In a burst of anger, it actually bypassed the Immortal Game Disc that was lying in mid-air and charged towards Kang Dabao himself.

"You beast!" Sect Leader Kang Da laughed and cursed, unleashing Golden Light first, followed by a flurry of punches!

The Primordial Ancient Body comes with a boxing manual, but it can only be learned after one has achieved a minor level of mastery. Kang Dabao's progress was slightly slower; he only studied it seriously for a while, and he only grasped the form of the manual, not its true meaning.

The Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes stopped the enraged White-Armored Land Tortoise halfway. The beast's head armor was shattered, but it still did not give up. With its huge mouth open, its sharp teeth, each a foot long, gleamed coldly, and it was about to cut Sect Leader Kang Da in two!

Instead of dodging, Kang Dabao assumed a fighting stance and charged forward.

"Bang!" The White-Armored Land Tortoise's incisors were shattered by Sect Leader Kang Da's fists, and the opening allowed the tortoise to bend down and enter the master's mouth. Kang Dabao's sudden entry into the mouth was, of course, a preparation.

What surprised Sect Leader Kang Da was that this White-Armored Land Tortoise did not have the foul stench of a typical Demon Beast; instead, it had a faint, pleasant fragrance.

Before the White-Armored Land Tortoise could even cry out in pain over its incisors, the uninvited guest in its mouth made a towering, earth-shaking gesture, forcing its massive jaws open.

"Sizzle!" The White-Armored Land Tortoise felt as if it were being overwhelmed by excruciating pain. It knew that a huge gash had been torn open on its cheek, and blood was gushing out of the corner of its mouth uncontrollably.

"Roar!" The beast's miserable howl made the Sect Leader Kang Da, who was in the lead, tremble. Seeing that the water arrow formed by the White-Armored Land Tortoise was about to take shape, Kang Dabao shouted and the banner flew back quickly, breaking through the flesh and blood on the White-Armored Land Tortoise's already cracked frontal armor and piercing into it.

"Roar roar roar!"

A massive banner, as thick as a large bowl, pierced through the White-Armored Land Tortoise from its forehead to its lower jaw, causing the water arrow that was about to condense in its mouth to dissipate. Sect Leader Kang Da, seizing the opportunity, pressed his advantage, holding the banner aloft with both hands inside the White-Armored Land Tortoise's mouth and charging towards the outside of its maw!

Yuan Xiyue, who was clutching her heart, could only see Kang Dabao being swallowed by the beast. A few breaths later, Kang Dabao emerged with his flag raised, and the beast's head split in two, spilling white liquid all over the ground.

The strange light in Yuan Xiyue's eyes intensified, but she dared not show it. She bowed her head and murmured incessantly, and the intense pain in her heart did not subside in the slightest.

Kang Dabao ignored her and didn't even glance at the rare Second Tier Demon Beast corpse. Instead, he looked into the stone doorway. This room was much larger than the others, measuring a full ten zhang in diameter.

There was nothing else inside, only a pool of crystal-clear spiritual spring water. This spring water was not deep, only about ten feet deep.

Sect Leader Kang Da suddenly understood why the White-Armored Land Tortoise was so frantic. Given its enormous size, being trapped in such a cramped place for so many years, it would be strange if it hadn't gone mad.

Just as the Sect Leader Kang Da Lingquan was about to test him, he suddenly sensed that Little Qi, who had been diligently cultivating, was acting strangely. As soon Fang Yi the Storage Bag was opened, Little Qi entered the Lingquan without even saying hello and swam freely.