Chapter 55: The Battle of Attack and Defense
Lingzhu Zhenren thought she could get a reassuring answer from Shi Hua, but to her surprise, Shi Hua told her that she didn't know about the little monkey's existence.
Lou Yuqing clicked on the audio-visual presentation, and a huge light screen appeared in front of everyone.
In the scene, Lingzhu Zhenren's eyes were slightly red, and her hand holding the communication stone trembled incessantly. Her voice was filled with humility as she spoke: "Shi Hua, I know I was wrong. I'm an irresponsible mother. Please don't joke with me anymore. Tell me where the little monkey is. I promise I'll take good care of it from now on and never abandon it. Please tell me, okay..."
Her voice gradually choked with emotion, until finally she was sobbing uncontrollably. Perhaps at that moment, she already realized something, yet clung to a last glimmer of hope.
However, this glimmer of hope vanished in the blink of an eye.
Shi Hua told her that the sect had never received any news.
"Clatter".
The sound transmission stone fell to the ground.
As everyone saw Lingzhu Zhenren's hand frozen in place, reaching for something but grasping nothing, a strong sense of sorrow pierced through the scene, affecting their emotions.
The atmosphere in the room gradually became somber.
"No, Little Monkey will be alright. Shi Hua is lying to me. I entrusted my child to her, I trusted her so much, she wouldn't do this to me." A stubborn determination flashed in Lingzhu Zhenren's eyes.
Seeing this unwavering determination, everyone was horrified. They had never witnessed anything a mother could do for her child.
But they thought that this scene would come soon.
The Sage of Medicine turned to look at his junior sister, a look of worry on his face: "Junior sister, Lingzhu's emotions are not right. She might do something irrational next, you..."
Shi Hua interrupted him, her voice so soft it seemed it might disappear into thin air at any moment: "I know. When Yuqing mentioned the little monkey being kidnapped, I had already imagined it and prepared myself mentally."
Lingzhu was not a good mother, but she had not lost her maternal instincts. She would do anything to retaliate against those who had hurt her child.
Shi Hua did nothing in this matter, so she knew Ling Zhu wouldn't do anything to her, but it was impossible for their relationship to go back to what it was before.
After all, the little monkey was a real calamity that Wendao Sect encountered.
Shi Hua straightened her back again, like a green bamboo standing in the cold wind, revealing a tenacity that cannot be described in words: "Senior brother, let's continue watching."
The medical sage nodded, outwardly looking at the light screen in front of him, but secretly observing her expression.
[Lingzhu Zhenren and her Daoist partner, Zaomo, traveled day and night without stopping, and finally arrived at Wendao Sect in a very short time.]
This matter alarmed the upper echelons of the Wendao Sect. They came to the Xuantian Peak where Sect Leader Qingxuzi resided, where they confronted each other in the main hall. The conversation ended unhappily.
As Lou Yuqing's thoughts echoed, the scene on the screen instantly switched, revealing that the two people in the conversation were Lingzhu Zhenren and Elder Shi Hua, while everyone else became background figures.
Everyone could see that Lingzhu's face was filled with undisguised indifference.
Shi Hua looked at Lingzhu, seemingly trying to salvage something. She opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything, only her face was full of sorrow and grief.
Without a doubt, they broke off their friendship.
Looking at this scene, Lou Yuqing was overwhelmed with mixed feelings; fate was too cruel.
[If Senior White Turtle were still alive, none of this would have happened. The little monkey wouldn't have been tortured to death by the Beast Taming Sect, and True Person Lingzhu and Elder Shi Hua wouldn't have severed ties.]
Who could have imagined that Senior White Turtle would fall into a dormant state so soon after agreeing to Master Lingzhu's request? Even more unexpectedly, Senior White Turtle forgot everything upon waking. And worst of all, he turned into a stone statue shortly after awakening.
The entire process was meticulously planned and flawless, as if controlled by an invisible hand, leaving Master Lingzhu unsure of who to blame and ultimately forced to take all the responsibility upon himself.
She left the Wendao Sect and never returned.
At this point, two of the sect's guardian spirit beasts have departed.
Everyone's hearts tightened.
This result is too difficult to accept.
Just listening to it made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Sect Leader Qingxu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this was just the story that was supposed to happen, and such a tragedy did not occur in reality.
As the head of the Wendao Sect, he cares about his fellow disciples and his fellow disciples, but he is even more concerned about the development of the sect. The guardian spirit beasts are an important part of the sect, and if they suddenly decline, it will definitely cause a serious blow to the sect.
Qingxuzi was so frustrated by the thought that he didn't know where to replenish his strength. After all, being a guardian spirit beast was a role that not every ordinary spirit beast could fulfill.
For example, Shi Hua's natal spirit beast, the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, possesses top-tier wind-attribute magic. Its skills are superb, and when it spreads its wings and flies, its speed is unmatched.
Such a creature could be a guardian spirit beast of the mountain, right?
The answer is no!
If one day the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix activates its bloodline, awakens its innate divine power, and that power is not weak, then it will be qualified.
The guardian beasts of the mountain represent honor, status, and power!
Shi Hua sighed deeply. After cultivating immortality for so long, she had always thought that she had mastered the art of cultivating her inner energy. Now it seemed that she still had a lot of room for improvement.
The Sage of Medicine watched her from the side. Seeing that she was in a relatively good mood, he looked at the others and saw Zeng Xuangan calmly nod to him, as if he was not greatly affected by the inner voice.
The Sage of Medicine sighed inwardly: Junior Brother Zeng is truly a man of few words. He didn't seem like much in the past, but I never expected that he would be the most composed person among our fellow disciples.
If Zeng Xuangan knew that he had such a misunderstanding about him, I wonder what he would think. In fact, he was so rational because the matter mentioned in his heart had little to do with him.
If it were the time when Master Zixiao was accepting disciples, Zeng Xuangan wouldn't have been able to sit still at all.
After all, the person who was revealed by Xinsheng to have cheated on his master and stolen his master's pills was a descendant of his family. Not to mention, this descendant was someone he had introduced to his master.
Whenever Zeng Xuangan thought about that incident, he wished he had never met Zeng Changfeng.
The ancient white turtle watched them quietly, its star-filled eyes flickering slightly as they landed on Lou Yuqing. This little girl seemed to be no ordinary person.
He could see it all very clearly from the side; everyone else's eyes were seemingly glancing at her, as if they were exchanging information in secret with her at the center.
But what's so special about a young girl in the Qi Refining stage?
The ancient white turtle closed its eyes. In its past life, whenever it encountered something it didn't know but wanted to know, it would do the same thing.
When he opened his eyes again, his pupils had turned snow-white, crystal clear, like two extremely pure gems.
The ancient white turtle stared intently at Lou Yuqing. After three breaths, the color of its pupils returned to its normal amber. Because everyone's attention was focused on Lou Yuqing's thoughts, no one noticed the change in it.
“This aura…” the ancient white turtle murmured.
After a moment, he seemed to realize something: "Yes, it's an aura at the same level as the space itself."
This little girl carries the scent of time.
The only thing that is level with space is time.
Lou Yuqing had no idea what the ancient white turtle had seen through. She was browsing the system panel and getting caught up in another round of gossip.
[Senior White Turtle forgot more than just the little monkey's matter; there's something else that's equally crucial.]
He made an agreement with the Thunder Serpent Demon to go to the Land of Desolation for a true battle of offense and defense to prove whether attack or defense is stronger.
Thunder Python Demon?
A look of doubt flashed through everyone's minds.
Sect Leader Qingxu thought to himself, "If Senior White Turtle is undoubtedly on the defensive, then this Thunder Python Demon is on the offensive. Judging from its name, it seems to be using lightning-attribute magic."
Although lightning magic is the most destructive of all spells, Senior White Turtle's shell is no joke either. If the two were to fight, he felt that victory was not in the opponent's hands.
Sect Leader Qingxuzi secretly sided with his own people.
Back in the ancient times, a heated debate arose in the cultivation world about attack and defense, with both humans and demons discussing the matter.
They didn't just discuss it, they actually got hands-on with it.
[Senior White Turtle and Great Thunder Python were one such pair among the many. Their first encounter ended in a draw, and they fought countless times afterward, with the score remaining the same.]
The decline of the ancient era caused both sides to abandon their battles and seek their own way out, until five hundred years ago, when the White Turtle Elder accidentally encountered the Thunder Python Demon.
Both sides agreed that five hundred years later, they would go to the Land of Desolation for a final showdown, where they must give it their all to determine a winner.
Unfortunately, according to the original plan, Senior White Turtle, due to the loss of all his memories, was unable to fulfill this promise and instead fell into a permanent slumber.
The Thunder Python Demon waited for a long time but still didn't see Senior White Turtle. It thought he had become timid and wanted to come to Wendao Sect to mock him, but in the end, it also perished in the Land of Extinction due to the approaching end of its lifespan.
Upon hearing this, Si Nidie suddenly grabbed her sleeve.
If this happened to her, she would definitely not be able to get over it. They were so close, why didn't they fulfill their promise? It's such a pity.
The poor Thunder Python Demon waited anxiously in the Land of Desolation, hoping to have a top-level offensive and defensive battle with Senior White Turtle. Unexpectedly, Senior White Turtle suffered from Alzheimer's disease and completely forgot about the appointment.
Qingxuzi had a sudden thought: he had to find a way to help Senior Baiyuan regain his memories, otherwise he would truly regret it for the rest of his life, knowing that the other party's life was already on its last legs.
Lou Yuqing was also thinking about how to help Senior White Turtle remember everything. She thought that besides the promise she made to True Person Lingzhu and the agreement with the Thunder Python Demon, Senior White Turtle might have other things he wanted to do.
She hoped that the other person could leave this world with memories and a smile, instead of entering the cycle of reincarnation in confusion and despair as before.
"System, come out."
Lou Yuqing shouted in her heart to the control panel.
[...]
Ignoring the ellipsis on the panel, Lou Yuqing asked directly, "Do you have a way to help Senior White Turtle regain his memories?"
[What does the host mean by this?]
"I believe this little thing won't be difficult for you. After all, you can even display the life story of Senior White Turtle. Tell me your request, and if I can fulfill it," Lou Yuqing calmly negotiated with the system.
After a moment of silence, a mechanical laugh suddenly broke out, rough and savage, as if it came from the mouth of a wild beast, but to Lou Yuqing it sounded like heavenly music.
"Because," the system said.
【OK】
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