Hu Le and Qiong Cai stood side by side on the shore of Linghu Lake, where the water in front of them seemed to be boiling and churning endlessly.
"Could the thing you're looking for be in the lake?" Qiongcai asked, seeing that Hu Le had stopped here and was staring at the Spirit Lake.
This lake isn't anything special; it's mainly used by the phoenix clan for bathing and cleaning. On ordinary days, many phoenixes often wash and preen their feathers in the lake.
Upon hearing Qiongcai's inquiry, Hu Le nodded slightly, raised his hand and pointed, causing the lake water to part automatically, revealing a passage that led directly to the bottom of the lake.
"please……"
Hu Le gestured for her to enter, then stepped into the lake first. Qiong Cai suppressed her questions and hurriedly followed.
Although Linghu Lake did not appear large, it was extremely deep, seemingly a bottomless abyss. The two walked for hundreds of miles down the lake, but still did not reach the bottom.
After walking a little further down, the area ahead suddenly became even hotter, with waves of heat hitting us.
As they got closer, Hu Le realized that the source of the heatwave was actually a fire turtle the size of a millstone.
Hu Le initially thought that the lake water was scalding hot because it was directly connected to the underground fire.
Unexpectedly, the real reason came from a fire turtle.
Sensing the arrival of the two, the fire turtle remained motionless, lazily glancing at them.
Hu Le walked directly to the fire turtle, raised his hand and pointed, freezing the fire turtle in place.
"Your Majesty, please show mercy."
Seeing Hu Le's actions, Qiong Cai assumed that Hu Le was about to attack the fire turtle and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.
This tortoise was raised by the previous Luanfeng clan chief and is also the source of heat for this lake, so she certainly didn't want Hu Le to kill it.
At the very least, you can't lay a hand on her in front of her...
Hu Le shook his head and laughed, "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I just wanted to ask it to move aside."
"Ah, I see." Qiongcai smiled; it turned out she had been overthinking things...
At this moment, the fire turtle was unable to move, and its primordial spirit was also frozen. It could only stare at Hu Le with its beady eyes.
Hu Le ignored its gaze and laughed, "You've had my good fortune for so many years, you should be satisfied. How dare you hope to possess it forever?"
He was naturally referring to the fragments of Pangu's primordial spirit. Using the pronoun "I" wasn't entirely wrong, since he was Pangu, and Pangu was him...
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and the fire turtle silently moved to the side, revealing the dark well that had been hidden beneath it.
And from that well, an aura unique to Pangu suddenly surged up.
Seeing this, Qiongcai seemed to have guessed what was going on, and glared at the fire turtle resentfully.
"You lazy bum, now I know why you've been lying here motionless for so many years. It turns out it's all because of the treasure in this well."
Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed in the Fire Turtle's eyes, but it quickly recovered and fiercely charged at Hu Ledao again.
Hu Le reached out and beckoned, and in a moment, a wisp of pure air slowly rose from the well.
"This...this could be the Primordial Spirit of Pangu?!"
Qiongcai, being knowledgeable and experienced, quickly guessed the origin of this thing with a sweep of her divine sense.
"good."
Hu Le grabbed the pure energy and absorbed it into his body.
Qiong Cai sighed inwardly. He knew that Hu Le was a true descendant of Pangu, and that the primordial spirit of Pangu was originally a thing of Pangu. It wouldn't be wrong to say that he was not destined to be with her.
Besides, now that this item has fallen into Hu Le's hands, she can no longer covet it...
Hu Le put away the fragments of Pangu's primordial spirit, raised his hand and pointed at the fire turtle, releasing it from its restraints.
Once freed, the fire turtle didn't hold back. It poked its head out and spewed out a stream of true fire towards Hu Le.
"You wretched creature, how dare you be so insolent!"
Upon seeing this, Qiongcai cursed angrily and swept her sleeve, causing the true fire to flow into her sleeve like a hundred rivers converging.
"Ah! You bird, you're going against me too! How utterly despicable!"
The fire turtle cursed at Qiongcai, then opened its mouth again and spat out a pearl wreathed in flames, which transformed into a streak of fire that shot towards Qiongcai.
"This idiot! Why is he coming at me like that!"
Qiongcai was also secretly thinking; she had clearly intervened to save it!
Otherwise, when Hu Le makes his move, he won't be as polite as she is...
Seeing Zhu'er shooting towards her in a ball of fire, Qiongcai raised her hand and released a crimson light to meet Zhu'er.
Bang!
Xuan Guang and Zhu'er collided, sparking countless rays of red light.
Although this fire turtle has not yet taken human form, it has been bathed in the primordial spirit of Pangu for billions of years and has cultivated a considerable level of Taoist cultivation.
The fiery red light collapsed, and the pearl continued its relentless attack on the jade-like object.
Qiong Cai's face turned cold. She was actually unable to do anything to an old tortoise, and felt that she had lost face in front of Hu Le. She was very displeased.
"Hmph! This beast! He brought this upon himself!"
Qiong Cai cursed inwardly, dodging Zhu'er's impact with a flash of her figure. She raised her hand and pointed, sending a sword light flying from the sky, slashing towards the fire turtle.
With a clang.
The sword struck the tortoise shell, instantly sending it flying. It eventually transformed into a jade-green sword that hovered in mid-air, swirling with shimmering light.
"Heh...you little brat! With such meager skills, you dare to brandish your sword in front of me!" the old tortoise sneered.
Qiongcai blushed, then her face turned red with anger.
"You wicked beast! Today I'll show you how to kill me!"
She was, after all, a Great Immortal, and yet she was being mocked by an old tortoise. How could she not be furious?
Hu Le stood to the side, watching indifferently without intervening.
After all, Qiong Cai is the head of a clan and has the cultivation of a Great Luo Dao Lord. If he were to make a move, wouldn't that be slapping Qiong Cai in the face again?
Qiong Cai's sword strike failed, and the bead, manipulated by the fire turtle, spun around and continued to strike towards Qiong Cai.
Qiongcai raised her hand and released a cloud of rosy light, which unfolded and transformed into a dazzling light screen in front of her.
This radiant glow was a protective magical artifact she crafted from the floating light of clouds and mist from beyond the heavens.
The bead that the fire turtle spat out was no ordinary object; it was formed from a burst of inner fire within its chest and nurtured for millions of years, making its power extraordinary.
The two magical treasures collided, and the light trembled violently from the impact of the pearl, but it still managed to block the pearl.
At this moment, Qiongcai raised her hand and pointed, and the sword hanging in the sky suddenly trembled and slashed towards the fire turtle again.
The fire turtle manipulated the pearl with its thoughts, making it fly into the air and intercept the sword light halfway, engaging it in battle.
"You wretched creature! I never knew you possessed such abilities!"
Qiong Cai let out a cold shout, pointed her fingers, and with a loud boom, a bolt of innate Bing Fire divine lightning suddenly descended from the sky, striking the tortoise's back fiercely.
It's hard to say how powerful this tortoise is, since it hasn't cultivated to the Great Luo level, but the defensive power of its shell is truly extraordinary.
Despite being struck by the innate Bing Fire Divine Lightning condensed by the Great Luo Dao Lord, the tortoise shell remained completely undamaged...
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