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“Town Master, the town guards’ arrows are completely ineffective against these beasts! And by the looks of it, they’re about to attack!”
On the town wall, the butler turned his head to look at Andrew Chen, his face full of anxiety.
The two of them had aged considerably; the butler’s hair had turned much whiter, and his face was more wrinkled, while Andrew Chen’s temples were also graying, and his skin had become sallow.
“I’m not blind.”
Andrew Chen stared at the beasts ahead, speaking irritably.
“Should we call the master?” the butler asked awkwardly.
Every time something happened, they had to call the master, and he felt deeply ashamed about it.
Andrew Chen sighed, “I don’t even know if the master is still in the backyard. I haven’t seen him for a long time, and I don’t dare to disturb him without reason.”
The butler sighed as well. He was old and didn’t care much about life or death anymore, but the townspeople and the Town Master…
“Alright then, butler, you and the head of the town guards keep watch here. I’ll go to the backyard to find the master.”
After speaking, Andrew Chen hurriedly ran down the town wall.
………
“Master, Andrew requests an audience!”
Andrew Chen called respectfully from outside the courtyard.
But after a while, there was no response from within.
Andrew Chen had a bad premonition and gritted his teeth before rushing into the courtyard.
He found it empty.
The pavilion that usually had a figure in cyan cloth was now deserted…
Andrew Chen’s eyes shifted, realizing something, and he ran to search all the rooms in the backyard.
Finally, he slumped down in despair.
“Has the master really left?”
At the same time,
Outside the ascension passage of the Spirit Dust Realm.
Ambrose Lu stood in mid-air, his eyes quietly watching the tightly closed illusory portal.
In the next moment,
The illusory portal slowly opened, and a jet-black old turtle swam out…
It swam to Ambrose Lu, its ancient eyes trembling as it looked at him.
“Old Turtle, it’s been a while.”
Ambrose Lu said with a faint smile.
“Master, your ‘a while’ is quite long.”
Old Turtle’s pupils reflected memories as he sighed, “From the day you disappeared from the Four Directions Immortal Realm until now, a full million years have passed.”
Recently, he had suddenly sensed Ambrose Lu’s presence and had come from the Four Directions Immortal Realm, searching through many worlds before locking onto this inconspicuous Spirit Dust Realm.
“A million years…”
Ambrose Lu was momentarily stunned.
He had heard from Mark Gu that it had been at least a hundred thousand years, but he hadn’t expected it to be ten times that.
“Master, where have you been all these years?”
Looking at the dazed Ambrose Lu, Old Turtle asked.
“You might not believe it, but I was buried alive,” Ambrose Lu said helplessly.
Old Turtle: “?”
Ambrose Lu spread his hands.
Old Turtle naturally trusted Ambrose Lu completely and was shocked, “In this vast universe, who has such ability? And for what purpose?”
“That’s what I’m wondering too, but it doesn’t matter. I’m immortal, and the truth will come out sooner or later. One day, I’ll take you to see that graveyard.”
Ambrose Lu smiled.
“Master, I’ve been so lonely these million years. In the river of time, only you can keep me company. Please don’t disappear again,” Old Turtle said sadly.
“Heh.” Ambrose Lu didn’t respond directly but instead smiled, “Old Turtle, during the time I was buried, my strength, which seemed to have reached its limit, has increased ‘a bit’ more.”
Old Turtle was stunned. Was that even possible?
A million years ago, Ambrose Lu was already terrifyingly powerful, and now his strength had increased further?
Knowing that Ambrose Lu wouldn’t say such things lightly, Old Turtle hesitated, “Master, why don’t you test your strength on my shell?”
Ambrose Lu pursed his lips and said, “How about I just flick it lightly? Otherwise, I’m afraid your shell won’t hold up.”
“Impossible.” Old Turtle immediately dismissed the idea.
After all, he was nearly immortal, and over countless years, even he didn’t know how tough his shell had become.
Previously, Ambrose Lu had struck his shell without breaking it, only making him dizzy.
“Master, just use your fist. I can take it…”
Before Old Turtle could finish, Ambrose Lu lightly flicked his shell…
Snap.
The sound was crisp.
Crack…
A crack appeared on the shell.
The light flick caused a vibration that made Old Turtle’s whole body ache!
It hurt, it hurt so much!
Old Turtle’s pupils contracted, and he couldn’t help but scream,
“Ah!!”
………
Old Turtle’s scream echoed throughout the Spirit Dust Realm, then quickly faded.
At the same time,
People in all four regions looked up at the sky in shock and confusion.
Countless cultivators in seclusion spat out blood in terror, nearly going mad.
Numerous sects became restless, and some powerful cultivators in the Divine Transformation and Tribulation Crossing stages looked sharply towards the ascension passage.
The scream had come from the ascension passage!
Their eyes flickered as they hurried towards the passage.
Li Shui Empire.
Beasts that were about to or had already started attacking suddenly stopped, their eyes showing human-like fear.
Under the astonished gazes of townspeople, they fled in a flash…
………
Ambrose Lu looked at the gasping Old Turtle and smiled, “See, good thing I didn’t use my fist.”
Old Turtle, with a tearful face, looked at Ambrose Lu in awe.
Damn, the master was getting stronger.
He used to think the master couldn’t control him, but now…
Ambrose Lu’s eyes flickered, “Someone’s coming. Let’s go.”
Old Turtle nodded, shrinking to the size of a fruit and landing on Ambrose Lu’s shoulder. Stretching his neck towards the crack on his shell, he said, “Master, my shell is cracked. It’ll take years to repair.”
Ambrose Lu glanced at him and said, “Whether you repair it or not, it doesn’t matter. No one can shake your shell anyway.”
With that, Ambrose Lu took a step and disappeared in front of the ascension passage.
Shortly after Ambrose Lu and Old Turtle left,
A group of cultivators arrived at the ascension passage.
They exchanged greetings and looked around the passage, their eyes filled with doubt.
“What was that scream? It came from the ascension passage?”
A beautiful woman asked in confusion.
Only cultivators above the Divine Transformation stage could sense the exact location of the ascension passage…
“Fairy Qin, that’s exactly what we’re wondering. The scream didn’t even sound human. Strange, strange,” an old hunchbacked man sighed, stroking his beard.
“Haha, Daoist Zhang, you’re about to ascend, aren’t you?”
At this moment, a middle-aged man looked at the hunchbacked elder with a smile, his eyes filled with envy.
Some Divine Transformation cultivators listened silently. The few Tribulation Crossing experts present were the leading figures of the Spirit Dust Cultivation Realm.
They didn’t have the right to speak yet.
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