Chapter 668

Chapter 668: Heavenly Dao Turtle

Seeing the old bird’s reaction, even Fang Lie realized this treasure was extraordinary. As he sent it back to the Cycle of Fire, he asked, "What exactly is this thing?"

"You ignorant fool!" the old bird scolded. "This is the legendary Heavenly Dao Turtle – more valuable than any Ninth-Rank Treasure!"

"Really?" Fang Lie blinked. "An eighth-rank middle-grade treasure surpassing Ninth-Rank? Why haven’t I heard of it?"

"Because you’re hopeless!" The old bird clicked its beak. "It vanished merely hundred thousand years ago! How could our sect produce such an uneducated disciple?"

"Merely?" Fang Lie rolled his eyes. "I’m thirty years old! How should I know about something lost before my grandfather’s time?"

"Then you should know its other names!" The bird snapped. "Heavenly Dao Warning Turtle. Fortune Turtle. Thief of White Jade Turtle. Some call it Mythical Turtle because none claim to have seen it!"

Fang Lie scratched his head before turning to his companions. "Mo Lanyun? Mao Mao? Ever heard of these names?"

Mo Lanyun gasped. "The Heavenly Dao Warning Turtle’s shell? But grandfather said that was just a story!"

"Stories have truth," Mao Mao mused. "Why call it mythical if real?"

"Because none ever saw it!" Mo Lanyun explained. "Each Great Thousand World hosts one. Infinite lifespan, boundless fortune. Anyone touching it shares its luck – so it hides from all cultivators."

"Then how’d it die?" Fang Lie snorted. "Must’ve slipped up."

"Fool!" The old bird pecked his head. "Heavenly Dao struck it down for greed! Otherwise, no army could catch it! Mo Sect’s protective array? It treated our defenses like open gates!"

"What?" Fang Lie stared. "Mo Ancestor couldn’t stop a turtle?"

"True story!" The bird puffed its chest. "Ate our spirit herbs for Hundred Years! Made us abandon inner gate cultivation! Mo Ancestor himself couldn’t catch it!"

Mao Mao tilted her head. "Then how…"

"Divine punishment!" The bird interrupted. "Ate entire species of spirit herbs. Caused Heavenly Dao Backlash. After death, some divination expert turned its shell into treasure-seeking artifact."

Fang Lie’s eyes lit up. "So Li Fanghe found our Phoenix Blood Lingzhi using this!"

"Exactly!" The bird nodded. "Now you can find Dragon Soul Grass easily. But beware – this treasure invites Heavenly Dao’s gaze. Li Fanghe’s karma doomed him. Don’t repeat his mistakes."

"I’ll be careful!" Fang Lie promised. "Take what’s needed, leave the rest. Now…" He turned to their captive. "Li Fanghe. Explain why Abbot Mountain’s treasure ended up with you."

The prisoner gulped. "I…I found it in a cave dwelling! My sect knows nothing! Take it, just spare me!"

Fang Lie exchanged glances with his companions. Mo Lanyun smiled sweetly. "We’ve been at Qingyu Island all day. Who could testify otherwise?"

Mao Mao nodded solemnly. "No evidence, no case."

"Wait!" Li Fanghe screamed as Fang Lie raised his hand. "I’ll swear blood oath! The turtle’s yours! Abbot Mountain won’t pursue it!"

Fang Lie paused. The old bird’s voice echoed in his mind: "Keep the turtle. Return Abbot Stone if needed."

After dramatic pause, Fang Lie lowered his hand. "Fetch writing materials. You’ll draft confession about stealing sect treasure. Then…we’ll discuss your fate."

As Li Fanghe scrambled to obey, Fang Lie examined the iridescent turtle shell. Its surface shimmered with star patterns, whispering promises of countless treasures waiting to be found.