Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

149. Chapter 149 Target, Dragon Tiger Mountain!

Chapter 149: Target, Mount Longhu!

In an instant.

Liu Zimo slowly opened his eyes.

As the spirit body of the Devouring Spirit Ancestor dissipated, the previously controlled Turtle of Longevity had completely regained consciousness.

Now, the old turtle was staring at its new master with a embarrassed expression on its face.

Seeing Liu Zimo wake up and safe, the old turtle couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and quickly asked, "Master, are you alright?"

"It wasn't me who wanted to harm you just now, it was that damn little shrimp! It was too cunning! It took advantage of my inattention and weaved a net in my sea of consciousness, trapping me..."

"That guy is definitely a peak-level demon in the Spirit Realm. It might be the one who sneaked in through the teleportation channel earlier!"

"I don't even know when it entered my sea of consciousness!"

The Turtle of Longevity explained to Liu Zimo with a frustrated and fearful expression.

As an ancient spirit beast, it had experienced countless battles and had seen some so-called Devouring Spirit-type monsters before.

However, like the little shrimp just now, a Devouring Spirit monster that could silently invade its spiritual sea and completely control it in an instant, it was the first time it had encountered such a thing!

It was completely defenseless!

No matter what kind of secret technique or divine ability it used, all attacks were ineffective!

The spiritual net that covered its entire sea of consciousness was like a heavenly curtain, firmly suppressing its soul origin and mental will, leaving it completely powerless to resist!

What's more, as the spiritual net contracted, its consciousness and body were completely out of its control, making movements as if it wanted to devour its own master!

It was too powerful and terrifying!

As a mid-stage Transcendent being, it had become a puppet that could be manipulated at will by the other party. Just thinking about it made the turtle shudder!

So, since the Devouring Spirit demon left its sea of consciousness and directly entered its master's sea of consciousness, the Turtle of Longevity had been on edge, waiting anxiously.

It was afraid that its new master would not be able to match the other party and would become a puppet just like it did.

If that were the case, it would not only be in trouble, but the entire Dragon Sea City, and even all the human races on Earth, would probably be in great danger!

"No problem, it's just a slightly larger Devouring Spirit worm, nothing to be surprised about!"

Liu Zimo waved his hand lightly, not meaning to blame the Turtle of Longevity.

In fact, if it weren't for the Turtle of Longevity taking the risk to lure the spirit body of the Devouring Spirit Ancestor down, Liu Zimo wouldn't have known when he would be able to break through to the mid-stage Transcendent level in his soul cultivation.

So, for Liu Zimo, this old turtle in front of him was definitely a lucky charm!

"Master is mighty and domineering!"

The Turtle of Longevity couldn't help but flatter again.

Seeing that his master's consciousness was clear and there were no signs of being bewitched or hallucinating, the old turtle finally let go of its worries.

[Indeed, master is amazing!]

[Being able to easily subdue and even kill a peak-level Devouring Spirit demon in the Spirit Realm without being affected at all, that's impressive!]

[Just based on this, this new master is stronger than the old Taoist priest back then, not just a little bit!]

[I remember back then, when the old Taoist priest was fighting the Demon Lord, he was tricked and was invaded by a peak-level Devouring Spirit demon fox in his sea of consciousness. It was a close call!]

[And now, this new master, who is only at the mid-stage Transcendent level, can easily subdue and even kill a Devouring Spirit demon at a realm higher than him, the peak of the Spirit Realm. It's a reversal of fortunes, isn't it impressive?!]

[Huh...wait a minute!]

[Mid-stage Transcendent level? When did the master actually advance to the mid-stage Transcendent level?]

[I remember very clearly that before I was controlled by the Devouring Spirit demon, the master seemed to be only at the early stage of the Transcendent level, right?]

[How did he go from the early stage to the mid-stage of the Transcendent level in the blink of an eye?]

[Could it be that he had a breakthrough in the midst of the crisis?

Hmm, it must be like this!

Otherwise, even with the support of past life's wisdom, the master's spiritual cultivation would not have advanced so rapidly!

Tsk tsk! Mid-level Lingyuan realm, unexpectedly broke through so easily!

This luck, this comprehension, truly makes me envious!

If I had such an opportunity and comprehension back then, I wouldn't have been stuck at the peak of the Tongshen realm for tens of thousands of years without breaking through...

The turtle sighed in its heart.

It was unexpected and greatly envious of Liu Zimo's sudden promotion to the mid-level Lingyuan realm.

You should know that the advancement and breakthrough of spiritual cultivation is almost ten times more difficult than martial arts or physical cultivation!

In ancient times, almost all the strongest beings who were stuck at the peak of the Tongshen realm and couldn't break through to the Holy realm were unable to reach the peak of the Lingyuan realm, so they kept delaying.

The turtle was the same.

The spiritual turtles were naturally born with powerful bodies. When they hatched from their shells, their physical strength was equivalent to that of a human warrior in the Golden Body realm, which could be said to be innate talent.

But correspondingly, while the heavens bestowed them with extremely generous physical talents, it seemed to have deprived them of spiritual talents in the realm of spiritual cultivation.

Almost all spiritual turtles were not good at cultivating spiritual power, even though they had long lifespans and ample time to practice and comprehend spiritual cultivation techniques.

However, no matter how many thousands or even tens of thousands of years they practiced, there were few in the spiritual turtle clan who could elevate their spiritual cultivation to the Lingyuan realm.

Even the Lingyuan realm was like an insurmountable barrier for them, not to mention the higher realm of the Lingyu realm.

Therefore, in ancient times, there had never been a true Holy realm existence born in the spiritual turtle clan.

This became a regret and obsession that could never be erased from the hearts of all spiritual turtles.

The reason why the turtle agreed to join the Tongtian Dao Sect and become the contracted spiritual pet of the Tongtian Daoist was not only because the Tongtian Daoist disregarded martial ethics and sneak attacked it, but also because it wanted to obtain the spiritual cultivation techniques of the Tongtian Dao Sect. This was also one of the important reasons.

"Not bad!"

Liu Zimo clapped his hands on the turtle's shell and directly made a big promise:

"In the future, follow me and work hard. Sooner or later, I will also make your soul reach the Holy realm and soar to the sky!"

"By then, when we encounter that devouring spirit insect again, we won't be as miserable as this time!"

The turtle's mind moved slightly and nodded vigorously.

It still had some trust in this new master's character and methods.

Throughout this journey, if it weren't for the new master's generous support and feeding, the old turtle would not have been able to restore its cultivation to the mid-level Tongshen realm in such a short time!

Now that the master said he could help it reach the transcendent Holy realm, it must not be a lie!

Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, the turtle was willing to give it a try!

At this moment, all the junior and group-level demon beasts outside the city had been killed in advance by high-level warriors such as Xiao Feihong, Lou Xiaoxiao, and Zhu Yixiang.

However, the surrounding wave of low-level demon beasts had not yet ended.

Countless low-level demon beasts continued to madly charge at the city defenses, falling in droves under the attacks of the soldiers' firearms and cannons.

In the end, when the ammunition was exhausted, the soldiers on the city walls began to enter the battlefield with their swords, engaging in close combat with the demon beasts.

It was a fight to the death, with no retreat!

In this way, the battle continued for about an hour, and the city walls inside and outside were filled with the bodies of various demon beasts and some human soldiers.

Only when all the demon beasts regained their senses, freed from the influence of the roar that came from the teleportation channel, did they know fear and retreat, gradually dissipating the wave of beasts that had surged together.

It's over!

Longhai City was saved!

They once again defeated the invasion of the demon beasts and survived!

And this time, with the help of the divine turtle, there were almost no casualties in the city. All the forces in the city were sent to the city defenses in all directions.

Making Longhai City's defense stronger than ever before.

After a city defense battle, the casualties were not as many as imagined, not even one-third of the casualties in the second city defense battle!

A great victory!

On top of the city wall, in the midst of the city, all the surviving soldiers and civilians were celebrating with joy and cheers after the disaster.

Ye Feihong and Lou Xiaoxiao, having achieved their goals, flew to the rooftop where Liu Zimo was located after sensing the spiritual aura released by their master.

"Master!"

"Master!"

The two girls affectionately called out.

Then, they habitually appeared on both sides of Liu Zimo, holding onto his arms and chattering about their battle experiences.

Afterwards, when they saw the little turtle perched on their master's shoulder, the two girls' eyes lit up.

Swish!

Both little heads leaned in at the same time, their eyes fixed on the little turtle without blinking.

Their little fingers were not idle either, poking the turtle's shell from time to time, curiously asking in a crisp voice:

"Little turtle, was that big turtle that flew into the sky just now really you?"

"Can you transform into one now? We really want to see!"

"Yes, yes, we've never seen such a big turtle before!"

"They say you're a divine beast, Xuanwu. Could it be true?"

"Are you related to Xuanwu? I heard Xuanwu is also a big turtle!"

"And, can we ride on your back in the future? It's so uncomfortable flying on our own with our master! If we can ride on your back, we can sleep a little longer..."

The little turtle tucked its head into its shell, rolling its eyes repeatedly.

It was most annoyed by these mischievous kids, but unfortunately, both of its master's disciples turned out to be such mischievous kids!

Listen, listen! Are they speaking human language?

They even want it to be their mount, carrying them on their journey?

What a joke!

As an ancient spirit beast, its bloodline is extremely noble!

At the same time, it is also a powerhouse at the Divine Connection Realm, with incomparable strength. How could it possibly become a mount and carry you two mischievous kids?

Absolutely not!

In its entire life, this old turtle swears it will never let anyone ride on it!

Hmph!

The turtle pouted and continued to pretend to sleep, as if it hadn't heard anything.

Based on its past experience, as long as it doesn't speak or respond, these mischievous kids will soon find it boring and shift their attention to something else.

Sure enough.

A few minutes later, the two girls finally lost interest in the motionless turtle and started asking about their return.

"Master, when are we going back to Luozhou?"

"Yes, Master, with the demonic calamity happening this time, I don't know if there's any danger in Luozhou. I want to go back and check on Master Gong!"

"I miss my parents too. I wonder if they were injured in the demonic calamity?"

..."

Obviously, the two children were starting to miss home again.

But then again, this time they had already stayed in Longhai City for half a month, so it was time to leave.

However, going back home was not possible.

Before Liu Zimo's spiritual cultivation breakthrough to the Spirit Domain Realm, he had no plans to directly return to Luozhou.

As for the safety of Luozhou City, Liu Zimo was even less worried.

Just a third demonic calamity, how could it possibly endanger Luozhou City, which had holy-level warriors guarding it?

And during this period of the outbreak of the demonic calamity, he also did not receive any information about the "good brothers" or "good sisters" in Luozhou City falling.

What does this indicate?

This indicates that everything is under control, and the casualties in Luozhou City may be much smaller than the current Longhai City!

In order to divert the attention of the two little ones, Liu Zimo directly lifted the sleeping old turtle.

"After eating so much, it's time to do some work!"

"From now on, the task of leading us on the road will be entrusted to you!"

With one sentence, the fate of the old turtle's mount was decided.

The old turtle's face turned bitter. It wanted to refuse, but when it saw the sharp gaze from its master, it couldn't help but tremble and could only nod silently with tears in its eyes.

"Yay, Master is the most handsome!"

Seeing the giant turtle suddenly expand to a hundred meters in diameter, the two little girls became excited and cheered.

Sure enough, they no longer mentioned going home and happily flew into the huge turtle shell of the giant turtle, playing and laughing with each other!

The giant turtle looked at its new master with resentment, feeling hopeless.

It was a spiritual beast, a powerful being in the Transcendent Realm, not a tool to entertain children!

Why did both the old Taoist priest before and the current new master heartlessly hand over one naughty child after another to it?

Was it because the old turtle looked so much like a nanny?

This is simply unreasonable!

"Alright, let's set off!"

Liu Zimo also appeared on the turtle shell and softly instructed the old turtle,

"Our destination this time is the Millennium Martial Ancestor - Longhu Mountain!"

"The specific location and flight route have been sent to you!"

With that, he moved his mind and an instantaneously appeared in the old turtle's sea of consciousness, showing the topography from Longhai City to Longhu Mountain.

"Longhu Mountain?"

Hearing the name of this sect, the old turtle's mind trembled slightly and muttered to itself,

"Such a familiar name, could it be related to the ancient Longhu Sect?"

After scanning its mind, confirming the location of Longhu Mountain, the old turtle took off directly, carrying Liu Zimo and the two disciples, flying southwest.

"Take off! Take off!"

"I knew it, having the little turtle as a mount is definitely a good idea!"

"Yeah, it's much more comfortable than flying on our own!"

At the moment the old turtle took off, the two little girls cheered excitedly. It was their first time riding a flying mount and it felt amazing.

It was much more interesting and exciting than flying on an airplane before!

And to prevent the gusts of wind in the high altitude, the old turtle instinctively created an invisible shield around its shell when taking off.

It could block the wind, keep the noise down, and ensure the safety of the "passengers". It was considerate and thoughtful.

Anyone with keen eyes could guess that this old turtle must have done this kind of carrying people before, otherwise it wouldn't be so skilled and thoughtful.

Perhaps, this is the correct way to handle a spiritual turtle!

Having such a mount with formidable cultivation and "automatic navigation" indeed felt great!

Liu Zimo nodded in satisfaction and felt that he had underestimated the old turtle by carrying it all the way before.

Why bother flying and rushing on his own when he had such a good ride?

"Not bad at all, it seems that this master has underestimated you before!"

Liu Zimo generously praised the old turtle and continued,

"I will send you a copy of the world map later. From now on, you will be responsible for guiding us whenever we go out!"

The old turtle's face turned bitter and it weakly nodded in response.

It knew that once this started, it would never be able to escape from being a mount for its master!

In the end, it still couldn't avoid the fate of being a mount for its master!

(End of this chapter)