Everyone looked at Fenghuang's departing back with extremely solemn expressions, hoping that Nong Jing would return safely with news.

The figure of the phoenix quickly disappeared into the horizon.

Xiang Rao turned his gaze to the crowd, "We must reach the Gold Rank! Some Silver Rank beasts were promoted to the Silver Rank by consuming natural treasures. Xiao Mingcheng seems to have reached the Gold Rank in the same way. We can also go find and cultivate Gold Rank beasts."

He ordered, "From now on, Luo Chen, Li Ye, and Ji Yu will go out to search for natural treasures. I will take the rest of you back to the tribe to protect the cubs."

Winter is coming soon. If all the beastmen are away for a long time, the tribe will be invaded, the tribesmen will die, and their cubs will hardly survive.

As the chief of a tribe, he couldn't just ignore everything and had to go back to take charge of the tribe. He believed that Bai Yingying's intention of not letting them interfere was also to let them take good care of her cub.

Li Ye is capable of fighting and is relatively obedient, Ji Yu is calm, intelligent and can fly, Luo Chen has suffered repeated setbacks and is worried about Bai Yingying and will definitely not be able to stay in the tribe, so the three of them are the most suitable to go out.

Luo Qing turned his head and saw that the person beside him had disappeared. "Where's Achen?"

When Nong Jing hadn't left just now, Luo Chen had been standing silently beside him. How come he disappeared in an instant?

Li Ye was speechless, "Did he secretly follow Nong Jing away? Why did this guy disappear again!"

"Here." Luo Chen appeared from nowhere, holding a palm-sized khaki turtle in his hand. The turtle was breathing weakly, and when it shook slightly, the head of the turtle drooped out.

"I went and picked it up."

How could he possibly leave with Nong Jing again? Before he became strong enough, he would no longer drag Bai Yingying down to be humble for him and Xiao Mingcheng. That kind of humiliation was worse than death.

It was just that just now, I accidentally found something familiar in the soil not far away, so I subconsciously hid and picked it up.

"Achen, you..." Chi Zhen's words of accusation immediately turned into questions when he saw the 'turtle' clearly, "Could this be the Golden Level Earth-shaking Turtle?"

He only caught a glimpse of it from a distance, not even seeing its full appearance. However, there was no water source in this place, and the sudden appearance of a turtle, though of vastly different sizes, made it easy to associate them at this sensitive moment.

Luo Chen nodded immediately, "Yes, I can confirm it. Look at its back, there's a white spot, exactly the same as the Earthquake Turtle."

He had been secretly observing Bai Yingying's movements, so he knew everything clearly and explained, "This turtle knocked Mu Zhaozhao unconscious and threw him to Yingying. It's not an enemy."

If it was an enemy, he would definitely take the opportunity to kill Bai Yingying.

Hearing this, Luo Qing immediately walked towards Luo Chen, took the turtle from his hand and examined it, "It's still breathing, let's revive it first..."

Before he could finish his words, the turtle in his hand opened its eyes.

"There's no need to save me. My spiritual power and lifespan are exhausted." Tugui said lightly.

A small turtle the size of a palm, with drooping eyelids and half-open eyes, exudes a strong sense of vicissitudes and fatigue.

Without waiting for anyone to respond, he continued, "Don't interrupt me when I say this. Make sure you listen carefully."

With only his last breath left, he had no energy to deal with these people's questions. If he changed the subject, he would probably not be able to finish his speech.

Everyone looked at each other and chose to keep silent.

"My master, Mu Zhaozhao, is from the world of immortal cultivation and is a powerful summoner. During an adventure in a secret realm, she accidentally entered this small world and has been unable to leave."

"She was trapped here for so long that her soul split into two, one good and one evil."

"The Zhao Zhao you know is a kind soul, my master."

"The evil spirit that now occupies this body is called Mu. Mu is tired of this place and wants to destroy this world and leave."

"Back then, despite her master's objections, she mates with her contracted spirit beast without authorization, giving birth to a new species, the 'Orcs.' After years of reproduction, they have grown to a large population. To create chaos, she disregards her bloodline and forcibly orders the spirit beasts to slaughter living beings..."

"Spiritual beasts are bound by soul contracts and must obey orders..."

"In order to stop her, the master had no choice but to sacrifice his own spirit and set up a formation to seal his soul, intending to perish with her."

"But something unexpected happened during the sealing process. The Nine-Tailed Fox, unable to bear the pain of its master being sealed and buried with the Mu family, burned its soul and forcibly opened an unknown vortex of time and space, sending its master's soul into it in hopes of survival."

"But at the same time, he also destroyed the seal, causing a flaw in the formation. In a hurry, the master could only leave us the order 'Orcs must not eat their own kind'. This is because the 'killing energy' after cannibalism not only accelerates death, but also corrodes the seal, ultimately rendering the formation ineffective."

"Unfortunately, two souls sharing one body find it difficult to hide certain things from each other. After the Mu family discovered this, they planted a hidden line through the mermaid tribe to create an opportunity for escape."

"There was a flaw in the seal, which accelerated the process. Mu's soul floated out of the broken magic circle prematurely and entered the body of a compatible cat-beast descendant to sleep, waiting to recover."

"The master's soul returned again due to the rejection of the will of another world and the attraction of the Mu family's soul."

"But the master's soul was severely damaged after traveling through the vortex of time and space, and he forgot his previous memories, so he was unable to seize the initiative and make arrangements in advance."

"Mu was imprisoned in a dark formation for years. Although her mental state was disturbed, her soul was actually strengthened after the suffering. After she woke up, her master's weakened soul was completely suppressed by her. Every time she forcibly fought for control of the body, it consumed her soul."

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