Shang Lin quickly regained his composure and helped the little turtle up, but he didn't release it from the trap. Instead, he asked, "When were you sealed in the basement of the Youth Palace? It wasn't in the last few decades, was it?"

The little turtle thought for a moment before answering, "I don't know how many years have passed, but it's definitely not several decades, because I remember the original building was quaint and antique, and then I fell into a deep sleep."

"One day later, I suddenly woke up and felt that all the spiritual energy in the world had disappeared. I wanted to go out and take a look, but instead of breaking through the magic array, I died because the spiritual energy was cut off."

"After that, I fell into a deep sleep again. When I woke up again, I was in the basement of the Youth Palace. But by then the magic circle had loosened, and I could occasionally go out to take a look."

"I'm just lazy and don't want to go out most of the time. But every time I go out, I find it quite interesting to see human children. But one day I was actually seen by someone, and then the number of times and people who saw me increased."

"I suddenly felt that this was not right, so I went back to continue my deep sleep, but you released me. Once the magic circle was destroyed, I became a lonely ghost with no one to rely on, and it was easy for a master to convert me."

"But I don't want to be converted, so I came to you. I found out that you have a special constitution, so I thought I'd just coexist with you. I won't take over a human body. Humans are so fragile. They can only live to be a hundred years old at most, and they'll be old and frail. That's not even enough time for me to take a nap."

Shang Lin felt that the little turtle's words were half true and half false, but then asked, "Since you wanted to come find me, why are you only coming now? Shouldn't you have been face to face with me as soon as the formation was broken?"

The little turtle smiled a little embarrassedly, "I was asleep at the time, and I only came to find you when I sensed something was wrong."

Shang Lin, "..."

This love of sleeping is just like a tortoise.

Hu Tangdi said with some dissatisfaction, "What do you want with our sect leader? We released you and you made a mistake? You even want to possess him? You have quite the nerve."

“I said it wasn’t possession, it was symbiosis,” the little turtle said matter-of-factly. “Your sect leader released me, so who else should I look for? Besides, not everything can be categorized as right or wrong.”

Shang Lin agreed with the little turtle's last words, but he still asked with an unchanged expression, "If you despise humans so much, why do you want to coexist with me? I am also human, and I can only live to be a hundred years old at most. In the end, I will be old and frail, and may not even know who I am. So what do you want?"

The little turtle paused for a moment before saying, "I want to stay with you. What if I die again? Then I'll have nothing left. I haven't lived a proper life yet, and I don't want my soul to be scattered."

"Your way of following others is quite unique," the Divine Lord suddenly mocked. "To join our Cloud Platform Sect, you must possess extraordinary skills. What are they?"

Without hesitation, the little turtle said, "I will sleep soundly and will absolutely not disturb you. Just give me a safe place."

"You're dreaming. And are you out of your mind? What kind of ultimate skill is Deep Sleep?" The Divine Lord said with a displeased expression, "If you don't have it, get out of here right now and don't waste the Sect Master's time."

"I..." The little turtle racked its brains for a moment, and finally said in a very frustrated tone, "It seems that I can't do anything except sleep without eating or drinking. If I were alive, it would be fine because my shell is very hard, but I am dead now and I am in a soul state, so naturally my shell is gone."

Shang Lin glanced at his phone and suddenly said, "It's too late, I have to go do my homework. The little turtle can stay in this trap."

The little turtle was very puzzled. "Why?"

Shang Lin smiled slightly, "Since you want to slumber, what difference does it make where you are? The space in our Dragon Spirit Tower is limited, and giving you such a large area is already a generous offer."

As soon as Shang Lin finished speaking, he went to do his homework and took the Dragon Spirit Tower with him.

Hu Tangdi and She Jinxing followed them out. Hu Tangdi wanted to cook for Shang Lin, while She Jinxing wanted to talk to him about Cheng Qiao. However, everyone had doubts about the little turtle, but they didn't know where to start asking.

Of course, when they asked, the little turtle might not have told the whole truth, but since it had come looking for them, they couldn't just leave it alone.

However, after Shang Lin finished his homework and was about to eat, She Jinxing told him about the message he saw on Cheng Qiao's phone, and then asked, "Should I keep an eye on it?"

"No need." Shang Lin refused instantly. "It has nothing to do with us. Besides, I have final exams and can't worry about anything else."

Hu Tangdi, however, said, "What if we manage to find some rare and precious treasures? Wouldn't it be a pity to miss out?"

Shang Lin immediately laughed, "Look at the current situation in the human realm, what rare and precious treasures could there be? Even if there were, we couldn't afford them. As for robbing... this isn't an era where fists can solve everything. We have neither extraordinary means nor extraordinary connections, so let's keep a low profile."

After the incident with the little turtle, Shang Lin suddenly realized that "what's meant to be yours will eventually come to you, and what's not meant to be yours can't be forced." This made a lot of sense, so he decided to continue with his Zen-like attitude.

Although Shang Lin's words made sense, Hu Tangdi was still unwilling to give up. "What if there's something that's good for the Sect Master's health? We have long lives, so we can take our time, but what about the Sect Master?"

Shang Lin laughed dismissively, "I'm only sixteen, what's the rush? If all else fails, I'll use my connections with Situ Pojun to find a dying person whose birth chart matches mine so I can be reincarnated."

She Jinxing wanted to say, "Where can you find a dying person whose birth chart is compatible? Even Situ Pojun might not have such extraordinary abilities, let alone do it. As a staff member of the underworld, how could he cause trouble under the nose of the Heavenly Dao? Isn't he afraid of being annihilated? The sect leader is too fanciful."

Before he could even speak, Hu Tangdi preempted him, saying, "Then let's listen to the sect leader. After all, the sect leader's studies are important right now, and the alchemy business has been postponed until the winter break."

商凛觉得胡唐棣的转变有点快，唯恐她阳奉阴违，又劝道：“你们不用担心我的身体，现在已经比最初穿来的那两年好太多了，最初那两年我基本卧床，清醒的时间都不多。那个时候柴老爹什么都不做，只是想方设法地照顾我，所以我不能看着他死，哪怕是逆天妄为，我也要争一争。”