Chapter 673: Dao Fruit of Creation

A Demon Clan Immortal King trespassing into a ruin, only to be finished off by a guardian mechanical beast within, which then seized his Dao Fruit... This is undoubtedly the most explosive and dramatic version of the story.

After all, it had never been heard of before that a mechanism guarding a ruin could also seize a Dao Fruit...

Xiangong.

This Immortal King lineage gathered quite a few geniuses who had ascended from the Tianyuan World.

For the sake of safety, most of these geniuses had been cultivating in seclusion within the Xiangong ever since their ascension, never venturing into the outside world.

However, not leaving the sect did not mean they were out of touch with outside affairs; some major events occurring in the Immortal World often became the fodder for the Xiangong disciples' after-meal chatter.

"A Demon Clan Immortal King... finished off by a mechanical turtle guarding a ruin...?"

Gao Sheng and Ouyang Hao were drinking immortal brew. Upon receiving this intelligence, both their eyes were filled with confusion. Since when had Demon Clan Immortal Kings become so pathetic?

"I wonder if Brother Ritian remembers, Lin Jing also seems to have a mechanical turtle." Gao Sheng suddenly recalled something.

"Of course. Back then, Junior Brother Lin didn't like to bring that turtle when he went out, so he left it in Tianyuan. It demolished quite a few ruins, didn't it..."

"You don't mean to say that this mechanical turtle is that one of Junior Brother's..."

"Haha, that should be impossible. Even if Junior Brother's pet beast didn't want to stay in the lower world and ascended, how long has it been? We have only just cultivated to the mid-stage of the True Immortal Realm, and yet his pet beast is already an Immortal King? Already capable of an Immortal Lord finishing off an Immortal King? I don't believe it."

"It's impossible to achieve. I estimate that, just as the rumors say, it is a super mechanical beast secretly placed by the Immortal King of Creation within the inheritance ruin to resist intruders."

Ouyang Hao nodded: "You say, is it possible that it has something to do with the Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison? Its true form is also of the turtle clan. Now, for that turtle, it is only speculated to be a guardian mechanism; it is also possible that it isn't. Previously, it was never heard that the Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison possessed descendants or disciples. What if it is because of Heaven's Will... that it sent out a hidden successor into the world."

"That's stretching it too far. The Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison has seen how many generations of Heaven's Will appear without making a move; why would it happen to produce a successor this time, and even run into the Immortal King of Creation's ruin to clash with the Demon Clan... The probability is too small."

From the Immortal Emperors above to the mortal cultivators below, everyone was discussing the events that occurred in the Immortal King of Creation's ruin.

The mysterious little turtle had already gained several more identities: the peak creation of the Immortal King of Creation, the successor of the Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison, an orphan of the Holy Clan... Fortunately, not many people thought towards the direction of the pet beast of the lower world's supreme, Lin Jing.

One reason was that it was too outrageous; the second was that the mechanical turtle, due to its constant wandering in Lin Jing's team, was also one with a relatively weak presence.

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Shenwu Forbidden Zone.

The Immortal Emperor of Shenwu was also a renowned Immortal Emperor in the Immortal World, and he was one of the few body-cultivating Immortal Emperors. He was not a native cultivator of this Immortal World, but originated from an exotic ancient immortal world.

Back then, in order to enter and rule the current Immortal World and carve out a piece of territory, he was also drawn into the war of the Immortal Emperors of that time.

However, the final result was clearly that he was defeated.

After his defeat, the Immortal Emperor of Shenwu died not long after. The place of his death transformed into a forbidden zone of life. Any life that entered would have its body mercilessly corroded. This forbidden zone, even for those who were also Immortal Emperors, could not be purified.

Ordinary True Immortals entering would have their bodies disintegrate immediately.

Immortal Lords entering would have their bodies unable to resist for more than a day.

Only Immortal Kings entering could barely resist this body-evil for a period of time, but they could not stay for long.

The mechanical turtle fled all the way, finally escaping to the Shenwu Forbidden Zone. This was the burial ground of an Immortal Emperor; even an Immortal Emperor would find it hard to easily deduce its hiding place, as this place involved the power of another Immortal Emperor.

"This body-evil is so overbearing. Even though I am a mechanism, I am being corroded quite severely!"

After entering, the mechanical turtle discovered that if it wanted to stay here for long, it would probably have to think of a good method. However, since it had chosen this place, it must have already calculated a way out.

In the Immortal King of Creation's ruin, it had gone through all sorts of hardships to swallow the Dao Fruit of the One-Eyed King.

Swallowing a Dao Fruit did not mean one would completely repeat the other's Dao, entering the Immortal King Realm through the other's Dao.

Rather, it was "imitation."

Regarding the Dao Fruit, the mechanical turtle was actually already very familiar with it, because the Ice Soul Gu actually mastered the "Dao Fruit" divine ability. The two were very similar; both were about plucking someone else's Dao Fruit. The mechanical turtle analyzed and concluded that the Demon Clan Immortal Lord who cast down the Dao Fruit divine ability was likely doing so in order to one day be able to kill an Immortal King across ranks and seize his Dao Fruit, which was why he bitterly practiced this Dao Fruit technique.

Looking at it this way, the inheritance obtained by the Ice Soul Gu was also quite good, originating from a very bold Demon Clan Immortal Lord.

Having swallowed the Dao Fruit of the One-Eyed King, the mechanical turtle was still on the "Dao of Wandering." However, within its Dao of Wandering, it was also tainted with the Dao of the One-Eyed King. Whether this was good or bad, no one knew for the moment. Whether it would affect its own Dao or enrich its own Dao, the conclusion given by history was that both were possible.

But for now, the attainments in sealing and space absorbed from the One-Eyed King's Dao Fruit made the mechanical turtle attach great importance to them, because this was the key to its survival in this Shenwu Forbidden Zone.

It captured that although the body-evil of this Shenwu Forbidden Zone was everywhere, it was also flowing rapidly. Under the flow, there would always be some places where the concentration changed. If it could frequently jump to places where the body-evil was thin, it might be able to stay here a little longer.

Of course, over time, this body-evil would eventually damage its body, but it had gained stronger sealing power. It could attempt to first seal the body-evil that invaded its body, letting its effect be delayed, and seek other solutions later. Although this treated the symptoms but not the root cause, and once the accumulated sealed body-evil lost control and erupted, it would die immediately, at least it could extend its activity time in this place and also exercise its new power.

"Mechanical Turtle."

"Master?"

Having finally escaped to the most dangerous place of safety, the mechanical turtle also began to have the energy to pay attention to Lin Jing's summons.

It quickly told Lin Jing what had happened in the Creation ruin. A moment later, Lin Jing, who was still very far away from the mechanical turtle, could not help but laugh out loud.

"You did very well. You child, I saw your extraordinariness since you were small."

"Just wait for me in the Shenwu Forbidden Zone. I will rush over immediately. The Dao Fruit of Creation... keep it well for me!"

Lin Jing's eyes flickered. He had struck it rich this time. An Immortal King Realm pet beast... plus himself, he also had the opportunity to break through to an Immortal King!

"But Master, the great powers of the Immortal World might start from the Immortal King of Creation's ruin to deduce the whereabouts of his Dao Fruit. If you leave with the Dao Fruit now, you are very likely to be noticed."

"That's right." Lin Jing flew towards the Shenwu Forbidden Zone while frowning. Although he had taken the Dao Fruit, the disturbance caused by this incident was not small and would certainly attract attention from all sides.

As long as he came into contact with the Dao Fruit of Creation, he would certainly be tainted with karma and be deduced.

"Master, why don't you also cultivate with me in the Shenwu Forbidden Zone recently? Staying here should be fine..."

"That is the only way." Lin Jing nodded. Although he was in the Immortal Lord Realm and could not be active in the Shenwu Forbidden Zone for as long as an Immortal King, he was also an Immortal King, after all.

It was not through the Dao Fruit of Creation, but... the secret technique of beast taming.

He and the mechanical turtle... performed a fusion.

A long time later, in the Shenwu Forbidden Zone, a young man carrying a turtle shell, like an ascetic, constantly shuttled through the Shenwu Forbidden Zone.

Although it didn't look very good to fuse with the mechanical turtle or the Holy Egg, there was no one here, so it didn't matter.