"Ah... I understand, it's because there's not enough energy. Let's transfer some more."
"OK."
…………
"Still not enough, have some more..."
He glanced silently at the old tortoise and decided to keep trying.
"It's still not enough..."
Keep up the good work...
Is it okay?
"Almost there."
How much more is needed?
"Another ten thousand times the energy would be about right."
His steady hands trembled slightly before he slowly withdrew them, his eyes filled with regret: "Senior, I really did my best."
Unexpectedly, this tortoise shell is even more greedy than the Divine Tree Ancestor. At this moment, the energy within his body has increased countless times compared to before, thanks to the growth of his cultivation level. But even with such cultivation, after exhausting all the supernatural abilities within his body, he has only reached one ten-thousandth of the standard.
If what was presented to him was not the true God, he would have rejected it outright long ago.
"Wenbing," Zhang Yaqi suddenly called out, tugging at his sleeve.
What?
"The Cauldron of Nothingness".
"What...that's right!" Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed and immediately took out the Void Cauldron. According to the old tortoise, couldn't he use the energy inside?
After staring at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how to absorb and transform it. His eyes twitched, and he said to the old tortoise with a smile, "Senior, how do I absorb this?"
"It's easy. This is something that the Creator God uses exclusively. So as long as you wrap it with a force of creation, it will be able to provide you with a continuous supply of energy."
"Is that so?"
Xiao Wenbing looked inside his body and was immediately on the verge of tears. During the continuous infusion of energy, he had almost exhausted all the energy in his body.
Why didn't that old tortoise say so sooner? Glancing at the cane he was playing with, Xiao Wenbing gritted his teeth and decided to go for it.
He closed his eyes to rest, searching with all his might, one point, two points, three points...
After a moment, he finally gathered up the remaining strange energy in his body again, carefully channeled it into his hand, and gently placed it on the rising smoke.
This time, the feeling was completely different. The moment the smoke came into contact with this strange energy, it melted instantly, like snow melting into water. Under the influence of the supernatural power, it transformed into the same energy. Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. This feeling was similar to when he borrowed the divine power of the Treasure God to create the five-element armor. Could it be that the energy overflowing from this Void Cauldron was divine power?
Attracted by the supernatural power, the smoke rose faster and faster, and the supernatural power grew stronger as well. In the end, Xiao Wenbing even felt a faint pain in his meridians.
not good……
The thought flashed through his mind, and his other hand slammed onto the tortoise shell with lightning speed. A massive amount of supernatural power surged in like a tidal wave, with no more holding back.
Normally, at this speed, he might not even be able to last a quarter of an hour, but with the support of the Void Cauldron, he suddenly became more than capable.
After an unknown amount of time, when Xiao Wenbing released his hands, the tortoise shell was finally filled with a new energy.
Volume 5, Chapter 20: Copying Tortoise Shells
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A strange light shifted and changed on the tortoise shell, and in the shimmering light, it seemed to have come to life, completely renewed.
Xiao Wenbing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Senior, the mission is accomplished."
The old tortoise nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad, it's done."
Xiao Wenbing laughed heartily and said, "Although I'm covered in sweat, it's good that it's done." He then habitually wiped his forehead. However, his laughter immediately stopped; his forehead was completely dry, without a single drop of sweat. He gave an awkward laugh, rubbed it a couple more times, and was about to speak when suddenly his gaze sharpened, his eyes almost bulging out.
Suddenly, the tortoise shell flashed, and the scattered lights formed a human figure on the shell, bowing deeply to him and saying, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist."
“No, no need…” Xiao Wenbing stammered.
What's going on? The tortoise shell has turned into a person too? Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind. Didn't this old tortoise say that his shell was a divine artifact? Since it's a divine artifact, it must have a spirit. This human figure must be the spirit of the tortoise shell.
The figure smiled slightly, bowed deeply to him, and then with a "whoosh," disappeared back into its shell.
"Haha, you've really helped it a lot, that's why it couldn't help but come out to thank you," the old tortoise said with a chuckle, clearly very happy.
"How did I help it?"
"Alas, ever since I became a spirit, I have been refining the tortoise shell on my back. After so long, the tortoise shell spirit has long been one of the top super artifacts in the divine realm. Unfortunately, because it lacks life and spirituality, I have been unable to break through the shackles of an artifact no matter how much I refine it."
Xiao Wenbing carefully considered his words, then his expression suddenly changed, and he asked, "You mean you want... um, this tortoise shell brother to become a god?"
"Exactly. It's been with me for so long. It's time for it to become a god."
Xiao Wenbing nodded in realization, remembering that the Mirror God had once said that only the artifacts created by the Creator God could advance to the level of a true god through self-training, while other artifacts, no matter how powerful, were merely the spirits of artifacts.
The old tortoise humbled itself to beg me because it wanted the power of creation within me.
However, Xiao Wenbing frowned and asked, "Since you possess extraordinary abilities, why don't you seek help from the Creator God?"
The old tortoise blushed slightly. Xiao Wenbing was very surprised. Could it be that someone of his age would be embarrassed?
"Actually, it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask the Creator God for help, but I'm just too lazy to do what they ask of me."
Xiao Wenbing frowned deeply. He didn't understand what the old tortoise was talking about at all, but he didn't dare to ask.
The old tortoise coughed, handed him his cane, and said, "You've suffered a bit of a loss this time. I'll give you this Golden Spirit; if we meet again, I'll help you out once more."
Xiao Wenbing gave a meek reply. That old tortoise was slippery; who knew if they'd ever meet again after this parting? Asking him for help was out of the question.
"Wenbing, copy the tortoise shell." The Mirror God's urgent voice suddenly echoed in my mind.
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback and asked in return, "Mirror God, that's a divine artifact, I can't replicate it."
"It's alright. Just open the turtle shell to you, and as long as you're in perfect harmony, you can copy it."
Xiao Wenbing's eye twitched. To be on the same wavelength as a tortoise shell? That sounded a little strange...
"Hurry up..."
Urged on by the Mirror God, Xiao Wenbing reluctantly began to use his divine sense to scan the tortoise shell. Just as he had expected, the progress bar didn't budge at all.
"Huh?"
His actions naturally did not escape the notice of the old tortoise, who had lived for who knows how long. The old fellow chuckled and said, "Alright, consider this a gift for you." He patted the tortoise shell in front of him and said, "Old friend, let me take a look."
As soon as the old tortoise finished speaking, Xiao Wenbing noticed the progress bar starting to move. However, as the progress bar increased, the supernatural power within him was rapidly weakening. He was secretly shocked; the divine artifact was indeed extraordinary. Not daring to be negligent, he reached out and picked up the Void Cauldron, absorbing its energy to replenish his energy consumption. At the same time, he calmed his mind and entered a meditative state.
The progress bar scrolled extremely slowly, but with Xiao Wenbing's great perseverance and determination, it finally reached 100%.
Although he had completed the progress bar, Xiao Wenbing did not leave the meditative state. Instead, he carefully observed the turtle shell treasure, which the old turtle called a super artifact, in his own sea of consciousness.
Unlike the Mirror God, this treasure truly exudes a deep and substantial sense of pressure. Hmm, quite different from the Mirror God's ostentatious display…
Once he thought of his old friend, Xiao Wenbing naturally called out to him in his heart. A wisp of white smoke appeared beside him, followed by the phantom of the Mirror God.
"Mirror God, I couldn't even scan items from the Celestial Realm before, but now I can scan divine artifacts. Why is that?"
"Because it's open."
"Open up?" Xiao Wenbing glared at him irritably. What open up? Did he mean opening up and reform?
"In the Immortal Realm, most spiritual beings possess immortal spiritual energy, and the same is true in the Divine Realm. This spiritual energy has a self-protective function, and you will naturally be unable to see their true nature until you have truly mastered the immortal spiritual energy and divine power."
"Don't I already possess divine power?"
“I told you, your divine power is pseudo-divine power. This level of pseudo-divine power can only scan and copy the garbage of the lower realm. If the level is slightly higher, it won’t work.”
"And what about this turtle shell?"
"That's because they opened their hearts to you and stopped setting up any defenses, which allowed you to succeed." The Mirror God rolled his eyes at him disdainfully and said, "Only a divine artifact has such ability. If it were an inanimate object surrounded by immortal energy, there would be no way to stop it."
Xiao Wenbing nodded slightly, pointed to the giant tortoise shell in the sea of consciousness, and asked, "Now that I have obtained the Void Cauldron, can I recreate this guy?"
"Of course you can, but with your current cultivation level, although you can continuously replenish your energy with the Void Cauldron, it will still take some time to completely replicate it."
A sense of foreboding slowly rose in his heart; anything related to time was enough to make him feel uneasy.
Cautiously, Xiao Wenbing asked, "How long will it take?"
"Not many. If production continues uninterrupted, about ten thousand years should be enough," the Mirror God replied nonchalantly.
Ten thousand years? Wouldn't that make it just another pretty but useless thing?
He frowned and carefully examined the giant tortoise shell. It truly lived up to its reputation as a super artifact. The actual size of the shell far exceeded his imagination. If it were restored, it could cover an area of at least several hundred miles.
This enormous creature is inscribed with countless arrays of various kinds, some of which even the Mirror God cannot explain in terms of origin and function. The entire tortoise shell is a solid entity, without any impurities, and because of this, it is indestructible. In terms of defensive capabilities, it is absolutely second to none.
After wandering around inside for a while and discussing with the Mirror God for a bit, they finally picked out a few practical formations. Then, they began to imagine the Xuanwu Shield that had been destroyed by the heavenly tribulation.
This Xuanwu Shield was originally just a basic defensive formation, and it was incomparable to the formation inside the tortoise shell.
However, through Xiao Wenbing's efforts, he finally designed a new type of Xuanwu Shield. Although in terms of power it was vastly different from the Great Tortoise Shell, it borrowed some of the Great Tortoise Shell's characteristics and formations. This magic weapon was the highest limit he could create in a short period of time.
Opening his eyes, he was startled to find himself back in the Starry Sky Illusionary Realm.
"Owner……"
A fragrant breeze wafted by, and the fairy butterfly had already rushed into her arms.
Xiao Wenbing held Die Xian's soft, fragrant body in his arms, then looked up to see everyone had arrived. His gaze swept over Zhang Yaqi and Feng Baiyi, then he touched Die Xian's slender, boneless waist, wishing that the two of them would also show some genuine emotion.
He sighed and asked, "What happened?"
Everyone shook their heads. Zhang Yaqi said softly, "Wenbing, we've been waiting for you ever since you started channeling energy into the old immortal."
"Ah!" Xiao Wenbing then realized that he hadn't seen the two women before scanning the tortoise shell.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, have you completed the task assigned by that old... that immortal?" the Food King asked hesitantly, his words daring not to contain the slightest disrespect.
"Yes, all done."
The King of Food sighed and said, "That's good. We've been waiting here for three years. If we wait any longer, who knows what will happen?"