Chapter 129: The Loyal Follower

When the Black Tortoise said these words, it was quite agitated.

It had lived for so long, yet it didn't even know what a pill tasted like.

It had only heard humans mention that such good things as pills existed.

And the Lava Heart was a supreme treasure formed at the Earth's core; wouldn't eating a pill refined from it send one straight to the heavens?

Just thinking about it made it look forward to it...

The Black Tortoise looked at Yang Yu with burning eyes.

Yang Yu looked regretful and said, "The Lava Heart is too rare; it certainly cannot be consumed rashly. Refining pills with it will require some time to prepare."

"Oh... the Ancestor is still the one who thinks things through," the Black Tortoise replied, though it couldn't hide the disappointment in its heart.

Yang Yu changed the subject and said, "But since you call me Ancestor, I cannot treat you poorly. I brought some Gathering Qi Pills this time to let you whet your appetite."

Although the Black Tortoise called him Ancestor with every breath, Yang Yu understood that to make the Black Tortoise work for him wholeheartedly, intimidation alone wouldn't suffice.

Benefits could not be lacking.

Feeding it pills this time counted as a welcoming gift.

"Gathering Qi Pills?" The Black Tortoise was overjoyed.

Although it didn't know exactly what a Gathering Qi Pill was, it was a pill nonetheless, and therefore a good thing.

*Is it finally my turn to eat pills? *

*Wuwu, the Ancestor is so kind. *

"That's right." Yang Yu tossed out a medicine bottle.

The bottle flew toward the Black Tortoise and opened mid-air, and ten Gathering Qi Pills fell out.

The Black Tortoise was very excited; it didn't even look and swallowed them in one gulp.

However, compared to its massive size, these Gathering Qi Pills were like grains of sand.

"Hmm? What's that taste?" The Black Tortoise was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise, "Eh? A surge of Xuanqi suddenly appeared in my belly and merged into my whole body. This feeling is so refreshing... Is this what a pill is? I love it."

Ten Gathering Qi Pills, of course, couldn't possibly cause any changes to the Black Tortoise's cultivation.

But this refreshing sensation of instantly absorbing a large amount of Xuanqi was something it had never experienced before, and it felt extremely satisfied.

"There's more."

Yang Yu didn't skimp and tossed out more medicine bottles in succession.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! *

Pill after pill fell rapidly into the Black Tortoise's mouth.

Although they were just tiny pills, they made the Black Tortoise feel unprecedented happiness.

Hiding underground to absorb the Earth Core Essence was incredibly inefficient.

This feeling of being able to swallow a large amount of Xuanqi just by opening its mouth was too wonderful...

Before long, Yang Yu had thrown away all three hundred Gathering Qi Pills.

The Black Tortoise had actually eaten them all and absorbed them completely.

Yang Yu secretly marveled: The constitution of a fierce beast is truly heaven-defying; to eat several hundred in one breath and have the body actually withstand it.

If it were a human, eating even one would require an interval of at least several days.

If one ate several at once, they would inevitably suffer backlash, or even potentially fall into demonic cultivation...

But with the Black Tortoise eating like this, Yang Yu was starting to sweat.

Even if they were Tier 1 pills, who could afford to feed it three hundred at once?

"Are you a pig? You ate three hundred, and it seems you still have energy to spare," Yang Yu scolded with a laugh. "Oh no, pigs can't eat as much as you."

The Black Tortoise said awkwardly, "Let the Ancestor laugh at me; after all, this is the first time this little one has experienced such things, so my appetite was a bit larger."

Yang Yu said, "Forget it. Since you have acknowledged me as your Ancestor, from now on, if I have a bite, you shall have a bite."

"Thank you, Ancestor, *wuwu*." The Black Tortoise was almost crying.

In the long years, it had lived alone underground, and its tortoise heart had never experienced warmth.

Now, it finally had an Ancestor who cherished it!

When it last saw the Ancestor, the Black Tortoise was still worried that the Ancestor would bully it by relying on his power.

Seeing him again today, the Ancestor had brought so many pills.

The Black Tortoise was extremely moved.

*The Ancestor is too good; I must go through fire and water for him, and shed my blood and brains! *

"How is it? Was the pill delicious? Do you want to eat more?" Yang Yu asked.

The Black Tortoise was a bit reserved: "Um, this... that..."

"If you want to eat, just say so; why be timid?" Yang Yu added, "In a few days, I am going to attack a sect; you come with me then. Once we take their treasure vault, there will be plenty of pills."

"I... can I?" the Black Tortoise hesitated. "I have never left this place."

Yang Yu said solemnly, "Your goal is to transform into human form like me; sooner or later, you will have to come into contact with the human world. Think of this outing as broadening your horizons. With me leading you, you don't need to worry."

"Good, I will listen to everything the Ancestor says," the Black Tortoise nodded repeatedly.

Once, it felt that the outside world was unknown, mysterious, and dangerous; it had never thought about leaving its lair, nor did it dare to.

But now, with the Ancestor backing it, it feared nothing and was filled with anticipation.

"Good, good, good. I haven't cherished you in vain."

Yang Yu jumped onto the Black Tortoise's head and patted it lightly.

Three hundred Gathering Qi Pills was indeed a high price.

But being able to bridge the relationship between himself and the Black Tortoise, and making the Black Tortoise his great follower, was absolutely worth it.

This little tortoise was equivalent to a Saint Realm powerhouse.

When it appeared at the Tianxiang Sect, the scene would surely be spectacular, right?

"But the problem is, how do I bring such a huge fierce beast to the Tianxiang Sect?"

Yang Yu thought for a moment and suddenly felt a bit troubled.

This Black Tortoise was too big; even if it curled up, it would occupy at least the space of two basketball courts on Earth.

Not to mention its towering body, which was like a small mountain.

The Black Tortoise's speed was fast, but whether going to Ning City or the Tianxiang Sect from here, it would have to pass through many areas inhabited by humans.

Having such a massive giant beast rampaging through would be too inconvenient.

"If only I could carry it with me," Yang Yu said to himself. "That damn System is useless; it didn't give me some kind of portable mansion to put the Black Tortoise inside."

This complaint actually activated the System:

【The host's Space Ring can store the Black Tortoise.】

"Ah?"

Yang Yu was a bit surprised.

A Space Ring, according to common sense, can only hold inanimate objects.

After all, the space inside is isolated from the normal world, equivalent to a small different dimension, and has no conditions for life to survive.

Could the ring provided by the System be different?

【Products from the System are top-tier! The ring the host drew can store living things, as long as the living thing allows the host to put it inside.】

"Haha, that's great."

Yang Yu was overjoyed.

Being able to carry the Black Tortoise with him would make traveling very convenient.

And when he needed to use it, it would be even more unexpected!

"It's just that the ring space is still a bit small." Yang Yu divided a sliver of his consciousness to confirm the size of the ring space.

Compared to conventional space treasures, this space was already very large, enough to hold a super-large villa.

Using it to hold the Black Tortoise, it could only barely be squeezed in.

"System, can you make the ring space bigger?" Yang Yu asked secretly.

【The host can use 'Space Expansion' type entries to make the ring space larger.】

"I don't have that kind of entry."

【The host can try to find and extract such entries.】

Yang Yu: "Get lost."

Then he disconnected from the System and said to the Black Tortoise again, "Little Tortoise, in a moment, the Ancestor will take you to a place; relax your mind and do not resist..." ===== CHAPTER 130 =====