The turtle spat out a white light, which fell to the ground and transformed into a palm-sized stone.

Seeing this, Su Mu picked it up and held it in his hand, discovering that the stone was incredibly heavy, gray-black, with a pitted surface, somewhat resembling a meteorite.

What surprised Su Mu was that holding it in his palm, he could sense that the stone contained vitality and even a trace of a dormant consciousness.

Could it be that this stone has life?

In the next second, Su Mu's divine thought moved, locking onto the interior of this stone.

Soon, a vast amount of information appeared in Su Mu's mind.

Viewing the text in his sea of consciousness, his heart was greatly shocked; it turned out to be a cultivation technique!

After roughly reading it, he found that this cultivation technique was called the "God-Striking Treasure Technique," and its level was remarkably high.

The stone possessed a life aura and even came with a cultivation technique; this must be the legendary "Companion Treasure Technique." Su Mu had learned from ancient texts about ancient and powerful races that are born with a higher and stronger treasure technique as part of their racial talent.

Generally, races that can have companion treasure techniques are very high-level, very noble; they have innate talents bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, deemed as its darlings. As long as they don't die prematurely, they will typically grow to become exceptional powerhouses.

This is decided by race; countless human cultivators might not reach their starting point even after cultivating their whole lives, which is the disparity in racial talent.

As the saying goes, some people are born in Rome, while others are born as oxen and horses.

.....

"Not bad, this meeting gift of yours is quite special."

Su Mu said to the turtle with a smile.

In Su Mu's view, this stone is likely a race and a high-level one at that.

After accepting the stone, Su Mu looked at the turtle in front of him, rubbing his chin, muttering, "You are the one I've just received... I'll call you Xiao Liu from now on."

"You have five other brothers, but they are not here now. Next time, I'll introduce you to them when I get the chance."

In fact, to be precise, including this turtle, Su Mu had contracted seven in total.

There was also Xiaojinzi, the Golden Ant, but ever since it crossed the stone bridge to the other side two years ago, there has been no news about it.

Through a faint spiritual sense, he only knew that the Golden Ant went to a very distant place, but fortunately, its vitality was healthy, and it's alive and well.

...

"You should get familiar with the waters here first."

With these words, Su Mu put Xiao Liu back into the water.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liu nodded heavily and dived into the water.

Since it had become a member under its owner, it couldn't let the owner down, working hard to catch up with the progress of its brothers and companions, at least not to drag them down, utilizing its own potential.

....

Su Mu continued patrolling along the riverbank.

Unconsciously, it was almost getting dark, and a slight chill could already be felt.

Recently, the nights have become extremely cold, getting colder with each passing day, and it's unclear why.

Moreover, dense fogs spread at night, so Su Mu usually would head home by then.

Previously, when he had just crossed over here, Su Mu would work tirelessly day and night, but circumstances have changed.

Although Su Mu could be immune to the strange phenomena on the river, he couldn't be completely immune. It still had a slight effect since his affinity was still too low. Once his affinity increased a bit, he could become entirely immune.

.....

Finished work and returned home, today's earnings, eleven thousand!

And he also contracted a Spirit Turtle, obtained a precious stone, and acquired a treasure technique. Today was truly a day full of gains.

Returning to the stone house, he found little Nannan had already lit the bonfire and prepared the meal.

After eating, little Nannan lay on the willow bed reading a book, not disturbing her father's cultivation.

Because at night, her father would meditate and cultivate, so Nannan would quietly read, and upon finishing, she would obediently sleep.

....

At this moment, in the distant Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain.

It was nighttime.

The bright moon hung high in the night sky, with flickering lights dancing in the quiet night sky, resembling fireflies from afar. But in fact, they were mighty beings from the Immortal Domain traversing the night sky...

Continuous mountain ranges had numerous Ice Tile Immortal Halls built on them, glowing under the moonlight, like Moon Palace Holy Halls.

This mountain range was very tranquil, far from the clamor, extremely peaceful, like the Peach Blossom Land.

The renowned Yaoxin Palace of the Immortal Domain was established in this place.

.....

Yaoxin Palace was established ten thousand years ago, considered a rising power.

In the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain, where countless Holy Lands and Immortal Sects gathered, a sect with a ten thousand years history could be regarded as a newborn.

Some slightly larger Immortal Sects that could stand in the Desolate Ancient Immortal Realm have a minimum history of several million years.

Yet, this Yaoxin Palace, which was only established ten thousand years ago, stood out among countless Immortal Sects and rose to the main stage of the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain, becoming a first-rate echelon in the region.

To know, the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain is vast, ten times the size of other Upper-Rank Immortal Realms.

It's not an exaggeration to say there are hundreds of millions of Holy Land and Immortal Sects.

And those forces at the middle and bottom levels are like sediments at the bottom of the river, countless in number.

And Yaoxin Palace, in merely ten thousand years, rose to the top echelon of the Immortal Domain, showing its might.

The creator of Yaoxin Palace was a female cultivator who reportedly ascended here from another place ten thousand years ago and established Yaoxin Palace.

Nobody knows the true name of the Saint Master of Yaoxin Palace; cultivators in the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain honorably address her as "Palace Master Jin Yao."

Although the title "Palace Master Jin Yao" has only existed in the Immortal Domain for ten thousand years, her influence is immensely significant.

Today, Yaoxin Palace is hailed as the "Fairy Saint Palace" of the Desolate Ancient Immortal Realm, as Yaoxin Palace only accepts female disciples, and only those with significant talent.

Regarding "Palace Master Jin Yao," there is a proverbial saying in the Immortal Domain—

"Of the Great Dao's aura in the Desolate Ancient, Jin Yao takes nine parts, leaving the rest for the world to share one!"

.....

People in the Immortal Domain say that "Palace Master Jin Yao" is the daughter favored by the Heavenly Dao, with invincible fortune.

Just one example can illustrate why people in the Immortal Domain say she alone claims nine parts of the entire Desolate Ancient's aura.

It's said that on the first day of establishing Yaoxin Palace, "Palace Master Jin Yao" took in a weak girl from a small barren town.

Later, that weak girl, in just three thousand years, became the renowned "Fairy Wuxi" in the Immortal Domain, surpassing countless Saint Sons and Saintesses of the Immortal Domain, becoming an invincible existence of her generation, reigning for a thousand years.

Because "Fairy Wuxi" bears the exceptionally rare Ancient Jade Sacred Body, with heaven-defying talent.

Who could have thought a weak girl had such potential to grow to such heights?

Countless accomplished figures in the Immortal Domain dream of accepting talented disciples, yet "Palace Master Jin Yao" easily achieved this.

Moreover, Yaoxin Palace doesn't just have one unique figure like "Fairy Wuxi"; there are also "Fairy Qing Mei," "Fairy Sang'Er," and so on, none of them inferior to "Fairy Wuxi"!

It can be said, among the three thousand disciples of Yaoxin Palace, there isn't a single weak one!

....

Once there was a top-tier Immortal Sect in the Immortal Domain that coveted the resources of Yaoxin Palace and planned to take them by force, abducting these highly talented women.

Later, that Immortal Sect was annihilated overnight.

After this incident, other forces in the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain dared not covet Yaoxin Palace again.

Some speculate that supporting Yaoxin Palace wasn't just "Palace Master Jin Yao" but also a more formidable presence, capable of obliterating a top-tier Immortal Sect overnight!

...

Yaoxin Palace, atop Brocade Shaking Peak.

A cold woman in white stood quietly under a Moon Tree.

The moonlight, like gauze, fell upon her, emphasizing her ethereal beauty, as if she walked out of a painting like a fairy.

She quietly gazed at the night sky, seemingly waiting for something....

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