Thump thump thump…
With each of its movements, the ground would tremble, making people's hearts pound with fear.
This large body, let alone its attack and defense power, just walking past was like a heavy tank, able to crush many people.
Wen Jue's first thought was how many enemies this could kill on the battlefield.
The Spirit Turtle dragged its enormous body to their small food stall.
Its eyes fixed on the fish on the barbecue grill.
Wen Jue's hand trembled slightly; he had done many missions in the army, a true man who had come out of the hail of bullets.
But under the Spirit Turtle's gaze, he felt immense pressure.
"Is it going to eat this?"
Wen Jue's tone was still steady.
Shen Zhiyin nodded: "Yes, save one for me, you can give it as many of the rest as you want."
The little one was assertive; they couldn't lose out on their own share; she was still growing!
They had caught quite a few fish here before.
Especially hers; to win, she secretly added Spirit Nourishing Pills to the fish bait, hee hee.
Wen Jue nodded, saving one grilled fish for Shen Zhiyin and another for the three of them later, giving the rest to the Spirit Turtle.
He put the grilled fish into a large stainless steel basin and then placed it in front of the Spirit Turtle.
The freshly baked grilled fish was still a little hot, but it was not a problem for the Spirit Turtle.
It opened its mouth and swallowed them all in one bite.
Wen Jue:…………
Although he didn't show it, when he grilled the remaining fish, his hand speed was incredibly fast, almost creating sparks.
In the end, except for the ones specifically set aside, more than ten fish went into the Spirit Turtle's belly.
Seeing that there were no more, the Spirit Turtle retracted its neck.
It also gave Wen Jue a scale, though smaller than Shen Muyan's.
Shen Muyan exclaimed: "Just how many scales does it have?!"
Shen Zhiyin, with a round belly, burped.
"There should be quite a few. See those raised tortoise shells on its back? This kind of Spirit Turtle sheds and replaces its shell roughly every ten years. This turtle's age should be at least three hundred years."
Because Spirit Turtles grow fast, their size increases each time they shed their old shell.
The Spirit Turtle doesn't waste its shell; its large turtle shell isn't just for defense; the one on its back is actually a very large house.
There's a lot of space inside; the Spirit Turtle keeps its treasured things inside its shell.
Seeing that they both had scales, Shen Yuzhu was unwilling to be outdone.
He couldn't grill fish, but he had dried Large Serpent meat.
So he happily went to feed the Spirit Turtle with the dried meat.
Actually, Wen Jue also had some; after all, he had been protecting Shen Yuzhu for so long, Shen Zhiyin wasn't stingy, giving him two pieces every day.
But Wen Jue was a connoisseur; after eating it for two days, he knew the benefits; not only did his physical condition improve, but he also felt, perhaps it was his illusion, that his injured eye was getting better.
His eye was not only affected in vision, but it also hurt when the weather changed, even causing some pain in his head nerves.
Although it was bearable, who wouldn't want their body to be healthy?
After eating the dried meat for a period of time, although his vision hadn't recovered, his eye no longer hurt.
Now that he had obtained a scale through his grilled fish skills, he didn't need to waste the dried meat.
It was tiring, but it didn't cost much.
This time, all three of them got shell pieces; Wen Jue and Shen Yuzhu asked Shen Zhiyin to keep them for them first.
Shen Zhiyin:…………
My bag is full.
Indeed, this space is too small; if only I could find a Spatial Stone, then I would make a bigger one.
After eating and drinking their fill and tidying up, Shen Zhiyin paid the price of three Spirit Nourishing Pills, asked the Spirit Turtle to help store their things in its space, and then they all got on the Spirit Turtle's back and set off for the Small Secret Realm.
During the journey, they had to dive to the lake bottom, so Shen Zhiyin and the others had to hold their breath.
They tied themselves together with a rope, the other end tied to the Spirit Turtle's leg. After making preparations, everyone took a deep breath and began to dive.
Shen Zhiyin was fine; although she was young, she had spiritual energy to support her, allowing her to take a small breath underwater; she had done this before when she was in the water, but she couldn't stay underwater forever.
Wen Jue had received special training and could hold his breath underwater for three minutes.
Shen Yuzhu was the worst.
During this time, Shen Zhiyin also used spiritual energy to help him.
The Spirit Turtle had already increased its speed, but when they surfaced again, five minutes had passed.
They almost suffocated in the water.
After being brought to the surface, each of them was in a state of hypoxia, their faces turning blue and purple.
Fortunately, the Spirit Turtle lifted them onto its shell.
The four of them lay on the turtle's back without any grace, staring at the clear blue sky, their minds blank, unable to think.
After a while, Wen Jue was the first to react.
"Isn't it already winter?"
But what was going on here? In just a few minutes, how could they go from a cold winter to a warm season?
Shen Zhiyin's eyes widened.
"Hahaha… I wasn't wrong, there really is a Small Secret Realm here!"
Secret Realms were very common in her previous life's world; each large sect controlled thousands of Secret Realms. Large Secret Realms were rare, but small Secret Realms were numerous.
After all, every powerful cultivator who ascended or fell might leave behind a Secret Realm. The resources in the Secret Realm were not needed by ascended cultivators, so they were used to cultivate the juniors of that continent.
This was also a way of giving back to the continent that nurtured them.
But in this world, spiritual energy was scarce, yet there were many legends about deities belonging to this world.
Shen Zhiyin had previously guessed that perhaps this world also had cultivators a long time ago; those mythological legends, Taoists, Monks, and ancient alchemists were proof enough.
It was just unknown why the spiritual energy of this world became increasingly thin; the entire Blue Star had undergone several eras of changes, and now those were just legends; there were no real cultivators anymore.
But Secret Realms definitely existed; ordinary people simply couldn't discover or find them.
Just like the Underworld, it was in another invisible spatial world.
Shen Zhiyin took a few sips of milk, then offered it to others.
"Do you guys want some? It restores energy."
Shen Yuzhu took it and drank a couple of mouthfuls.
Shen Muyan: "Grandaunt, just give me the pills."
Shen Zhiyin hugged her arms, turning her head and snorted; he was disdainful of her baby bottle!
Wen Jue: Glad I didn't agree; he'd rather take pills than drink milk.
After their energy was restored, Shen Zhiyin gave them a simple introduction to the Secret Realm.
The three were deeply moved.
"So, the characters in those mythological legends might have really existed?"
Shen Zhiyin stood up and looked around.
"I don't know about others, but most of what's in that 《Classic of Mountains and Seas》 is true."
To understand the cultivation methods of this world, she had specifically looked for those books to read.
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