Chapter 673: Dao Fruit of Creation

A Demon King trespassing in the ruins, only to be finished off by a guardian automaton beast within, which then seized his Dao Fruit... This was, without a doubt, the most explosive and dramatic version of events.

After all, no one had ever heard of a guardian automaton in the ruins seizing a Dao Fruit before...

The Immortal Palace.

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

For the sake of safety, most of these geniuses had remained in the Immortal Palace to cultivate diligently 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; major events occurring in the Immortal World often became the subject of casual conversation for the disciples of the Immortal Palace after their meals.

"A Demon King... finished off by a guardian automaton turtle in the ruins...?"

Gao Sheng and Ouyang Hao were drinking immortal brew when they received this intelligence. Both of their eyes were filled with confusion; since when had Demon Kings become so pathetic?

"I wonder if Brother Ritian remembers that Lin Jing also had an automaton turtle," Gao Sheng suddenly recalled something.

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

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

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

"It’s impossible to achieve. I reckon, just as the rumors say, it is a super automaton beast secretly placed by the Immortal King of Creation within the inheritance ruins to resist intruders."

Ouyang Hao nodded: "Do you think it’s possible that it has something to do with the Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison? His true form is also of the turtle clan. As for that turtle, it is currently only speculated to be a guardian automaton; it might not be. We’ve never heard of the Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison having descendants or disciples before. What if, because of Heaven's Mandate... he sent a hidden successor into the world?"

"That’s a bit of a stretch, isn't it? The Immortal Emperor of Suppressing Prison has seen many generations of Heaven's Mandate pass without making a move. Why would he suddenly produce a successor this time, and one that ran into the Immortal King of Creation’s ruins to clash with the demons... The odds are too low."

From Immortal Emperors down to mortal cultivators, everyone was discussing the events that had transpired in the ruins of the Immortal King of Creation.

The mysterious little turtle had already acquired several layers of identity: 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 to link it to the pet beast of the Supreme Lin Jing from the lower realm.

Firstly, it was too absurd, and secondly, because the automaton turtle had spent years wandering, its presence in Lin Jing’s team was relatively weak.

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The Divine Martial Forbidden Zone.

The Divine Martial Immortal Emperor was also a renowned Immortal Emperor in the Immortal World, and one of the few body-cultivating Immortal Emperors. He was not a native cultivator of this Immortal World, but hailed from an ancient exotic Immortal World.

Back then, in order to enter the current Immortal World and carve out a piece of territory, he had been drawn into the war of the Immortal Emperors.

However, the final result was clearly that he had lost.

After his defeat, the Divine Martial Immortal Emperor died shortly thereafter, and the place of his death transformed into a forbidden zone of life. Any living being that entered would have their body mercilessly corroded. This forbidden zone could not be purified, even by other Immortal Emperors.

If an ordinary True Immortal entered, their body would immediately disintegrate.

If an Immortal Lord entered, their body would not last for a day.

Only an Immortal King could barely resist this body-corroding miasma for a period of time, but even they could not stay for long.

The automaton turtle fled all the way until it finally escaped into the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone. This was the burial ground of an Immortal Emperor; even an Immortal Emperor would find it difficult to easily deduce its hiding place, as this place involved the power of another Immortal Emperor.

"This body-corroding miasma is so overbearing. Even though I am an automaton, I am being severely corroded!"

After entering, the automaton turtle realized that if it wanted to stay here for a long time, it would have to come up with a good plan. However, since it had chosen this place, it must have already calculated an exit strategy.

In the ruins of the Immortal King of Creation, it had gone through great pains to devour the Dao Fruit of the One-Eyed King.

Devouring a Dao Fruit did not mean one would completely replicate the other's Dao or enter the Immortal King realm through the other's Dao.

Rather, it was "imitation."

The automaton turtle was actually already very familiar with Dao Fruits, because the Ice Soul Gu actually possessed the "Dao Fruit" divine ability. The two were very similar; both involved plucking the Dao Fruits of others. The automaton turtle analyzed that the demon clan Immortal Lord who had bestowed the Dao Fruit divine ability had likely done so to one day be able to kill an Immortal King above their rank and seize their Dao Fruit, which was why they had painstakingly cultivated 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 daring demon clan Immortal Lord.

Having devoured the Dao Fruit of the One-Eyed King, the automaton turtle was still on the "Dao of Wandering." However, its Dao of Wandering was now tainted with the Dao of the One-Eyed King. Whether this was good or bad, no one knew for the moment. Whether it would influence its own Dao or enrich it, history’s conclusion was that both were possible.

But for now, the sealing and spatial attainments drawn from the One-Eyed King’s Dao Fruit were highly valued by the automaton turtle, as this was the key to its survival in the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone.

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

Of course, over time, this miasma would eventually damage its body, but it now had stronger sealing power. It could attempt to seal the miasma that invaded its body first, delaying its effect, and seek a solution later. Although this treated the symptoms rather than the root cause, and if the accumulated sealed miasma lost control and erupted, it would die immediately, it could at least extend its activity time here and train its new power.

"Automaton turtle."

"Master?"

Having finally escaped to the most dangerous of safe places, the automaton turtle began to have the energy to pay attention to Lin Jing’s summons.

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

"You did very well. You child, I saw your extraordinariness from a young age."

"Just wait for me in the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone. I’ll be there immediately. The Dao Fruit of Creation... keep it safe for me!"

Lin Jing’s eyes flickered. He had hit the jackpot this time. An Immortal King realm pet beast... plus himself, he also had a chance to break through to the Immortal King realm!

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

"That is true." Lin Jing frowned as he flew toward the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone. Although he had obtained the Dao Fruit, the turmoil 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 by karma and be deduced.

"Master, why don't you also cultivate with me in the Divine Martial 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 Divine Martial 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... a secret beast-taming technique.

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

A long time later, in the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone, a young man carrying a turtle shell, like an ascetic, was constantly shuttling through the Divine Martial Forbidden Zone.

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