A massive giant turtle rose from the center of the Northern Zhige Continent, strolling toward the depths of the firmament. Its form was larger than a city, half-ethereal and half-tangible, as if it had merged with the void itself. Though its pace appeared leisurely, it was actually moving at the fastest speed in the world; with a light stroke of its giant claws, it traversed thousands of miles in a single bound.
As it ascended into the clouds, nearly every peak figure of the Northern Zhige Continent turned their attention toward it. The three deputy Hill Masters of Hanshan Academy, Great Wei Emperor Cao Chong, Su Nanxu, Master of Fengxue Cliff, the Supreme Sect Master of the Mingshan Sword Sect, the Master of the Broken Blade Sect, the Mistress of the Hidden Lake, and the head of the Cui family all watched it, either with the naked eye or through great mystical arts.
On Donghua Mountain, which stood majestically by the sea in the Eastern Territory of the Northern Zhige Continent, Divine Lord of Donghua Mountain, Yun Muse, reclined on a natural stone couch at the summit. He sipped wine while listening to music, gazing lazily at the western horizon. His divine attendant, Feng Niang, attended to his side. Seeing her master’s gaze fixed unwaveringly upon that Taixu Old Turtle as it trod the void, she could not help but ask, "Master, are you worried about the gentleman?"
Chapter 36