"Alive".
The tortoise shell answered with certainty, "The master is still alive."
Hearing the accurate answer, Rong Zi's tense nerves relaxed, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The tortoise shell swayed slightly, as if its energy was about to give out.
Seeing that Rong Zi didn't speak, it asked, "Is there any other question?"
Rong Zi shook her head.
"That's all. Go and rest."
...
A few days later, Ling Mo successfully broke through to the Void Refinement stage.
As the first person in the sect to enter the Void Refinement stage, he became a rare sight after his seclusion ended.
Everyone looked at him with curiosity.
It's like watching monkeys.
Gu Xiaochui nudged him with her elbow and asked with great interest, "What does it feel like to enter the Void Refinement stage? Is it great?"
This is the Void Refinement stage.
A realm that ordinary cultivators might not reach even after hundreds of years, Ling Mo achieved at just over twenty years old.
Once they emerge from this hidden paradise, won't they shock those outsiders to death?
Ling Mo glanced at him.
"It felt great."
Qi Yufei leaned closer, "Tell me more, how was it so enjoyable?"
Ling Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "You'll know when you break through to the Void Refinement stage."
Qi Yufei: "..."
It's like saying nothing at all...
With the opening time of the Immortal Treasure Realm fast approaching, the tortoise shell has been resting all day long and hasn't even appeared once in the past few days.
The tiny, fist-sized Cai Niu lay on Rong Zi's head, listlessly rolling over and muttering to herself.
"Why are you sleeping all day? I don't even see you every day..."
Rong Zi's eyes flickered slightly. She raised her hand and patted it, asking, "Missing it?"
Cai Niu stiffened and immediately gave a haughty snort.
"No, I'm a big tortoise now, not the kind of little kid who always clings to his parents."
As it spoke, it coughed awkwardly twice, then changed the subject and said, "Well, I... I'm just curious, curious why it's been sleeping so much lately? It wasn't like this before."
Cai Niu had no idea about the turtle shell's current situation.
In its mind, the tortoise shell was already dead, so even if something happened, it couldn't be worse than death, right?
A hint of hesitation flashed in Rong Zi's eyes. Just as she was about to say something, a spirited voice suddenly came from behind her.
"I'll just go to sleep when I'm tired."
Upon hearing this, Rong Zi and Cai Niu both turned their heads to look in the direction from which the sound came.
When it saw the tortoise shell floating in the air in front of it, its eyes lit up.
I'm finally awake!
Although she was very emotional, Cai Niu remained calm and even mumbled a question back to the turtle shell.
"Then why aren't you sleepy now?"
You look so energetic; you must have been sleeping quite well lately.
It was worried about it for quite a while after seeing that it looked a bit weak...
The tortoise shell flew over and lay down next to Cai Niu on Rong Zi's head, saying in a light tone, "You've had a good sleep."
Cai Niu: "..."
"Aren't you going to sleep anymore?" Rong Zi suddenly asked.
The turtle shell's current state is strikingly similar to that of a dying person experiencing a final burst of energy before death.
The tortoise shell replied, "I'm not going to sleep anymore. I'll have plenty of time to sleep in the future. I'll stay awake as long as I can while I still can."
That sounds a bit strange.
What does it mean to "while you're still awake"?
Cai Niu tilted her head and glanced at the tortoise shell. Just as she was about to speak, the tortoise shell spoke first.
"The exit of the Immortal Treasure Realm will open in three days, and then you can leave. I won't sleep for the next few days; I'll spend every day with my little turtle."
As it spoke, it gently patted Cai Niu's head.
Cai Niu's eyes lit up with joy, but she said, "I've already told you, I'm not one of those little brats who like to cling to their parents."
"Okay, okay, you're not a little kid anymore, you're a big turtle now. I just want to stick close to you, okay?"
Three days later, the Immortal Treasure Realm opened as scheduled.
Before leaving, Cai Niu tugged at Rong Zi's hair with her paws, looked up at her with pleading eyes, and asked in a small voice, "Can't it come with us?"
Rong Zi knew who it was referring to.
But she didn't say anything, she just silently shook her head.
Regardless of whether the tortoise shell has reached its expiration date, even if it is fine, it cannot leave the cave.
Not to mention secret realms.
Seeing this, Cai Niu silently released her grip.
Turning its head to look at the tortoise shell inside the cave, it hesitated for a moment, then suddenly shouted loudly into the cave.
"father."
Upon hearing its cry of "Dad," the tortoise's body visibly trembled slightly for a moment.
After a long pause, it replied repeatedly, "Yes, I'm here."
"I'll come back to see you when I have the chance," Cai Niu shouted at the top of her lungs, as if afraid that the turtle shell wouldn't hear her.
The energy on the tortoise shell flickered uncertainly, and it responded again.
"good."
Almost all the monsters in the Immortal Realm came to see him off.
Those enthusiastic people, practically with tears in their eyes, carried them to the exit of the Immortal's Hidden Realm.
Rong Zi led everyone to stand at the exit, waved to the monsters and said, "I know you're reluctant to part with us. Don't worry, we'll come back when we have the chance."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the monsters present changed.
With a 'whoosh', all the demonic beasts scattered like birds and beasts.
They were running away so frantically, as if they were afraid of being too slow.
Rong Zi watched their departing figures and clicked his tongue in a sigh.
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