After a long sleep, Su He forced himself to wake up after just two days. His turtle shell hadn't shed yet, but the itching sensation on the entire shell was reaching its peak. In two or three more days, it would definitely shed.

But Su He couldn't wait any longer.

He grabbed a hose and continuously washed his turtle shell while rubbing it against a rock. Finally, the turtle shell began to fall off piece by piece.

Among the fallen pieces, two glimmered with a blue light—these were the two spirit talismans left by Lu Ming.

One was a Positioning Talisman, and the other was a Ten Thousand Catties Talisman.

Su He's turtle shell was the perfect carrier for talismans.

A flash of inspiration crossed Su He's mind. Perhaps he should start collecting all the shed turtle shells in the future. Even if they couldn't be used as refining materials later, collecting them would prevent any potential risks from leaving them behind.

In a world of cultivation, one could never rule out the possibility of curses or tracking methods using body parts.

Two days had passed, and Lu Ming's white tiger could attack at any time.

Su He had already chosen a burial ground for it.

It was on a small underwater hill two miles away. The hill had a "匚"-shaped cave, which was dark and eerie despite its size.

In truth, there was nothing inside, just some fish and shrimp.

The turtle shell carrying the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman was embedded at the top of the cave, while the Positioning Talisman and other turtle shells were buried at the bottom. It was a simple trap. If it worked, great; if not, it was no big deal.

In battles between beasts, it was always about ferocity. Stealth and ambush tactics were, of course, more important; they were the key to defeating stronger opponents with weaker forces.

After burying the turtle shells, Su He immediately went to Snake Valley and offered a wild boar piglet of two-point quality to summon Green Snake.

In just two days, Green Snake had become even more intelligent, and its hissing contained more meaning. It could even exchange a few words with Su He.

It hid in the green water plants, while Su He returned to his old habit of burrowing into the mud.

Both snakes and turtles are patient hunters. The two beasts remained motionless, with Su He fighting off sleepiness until the third day when a wild aura approached rapidly, heading straight for Su He.

It was here!

Five hundred miles away, in the Suppression Prison of the Qingyuan Sect's Enforcement Hall.

Lu Ming carried a lunchbox, delivering meals to the prisoners in the Suppression Prison. The Qingyuan Sect's confinement wasn't about reflecting in a room; it was about guarding the Suppression Prison.

The Suppression Prison held the sect's enemies, criminals, and evil demons. Guarding it meant staying put, much like being in confinement.

Of course, one couldn't approach the true Suppression Prison. The real guards were specially trained disciples of the sect. Those in confinement were just there to do odd jobs.

Having just delivered meals to the guarding disciples, Lu Ming sat under a big tree, his eyes vacant but a smile on his face.

Everything was going according to plan.

With just a small trick, the spoiled little princess of the Sect Leader's family had overturned the Beast-taming Valley. Now, the valley was ablaze, and countless beasts had escaped.

His white tiger had fled the Beast-taming Valley in panic half an hour ago and was now rushing toward Listening Sea Lake.

Lu Ming watched through the white tiger's eyes.

The white tiger was his Guardian Beast, so Lu Ming could share its vision. Although he couldn't control or command it, seeing was enough.

The white tiger was following the path marked by the Positioning Talisman. Lu Ming was anxious for it.

Faster!

Even faster!

Feng Yaya had released many beast pets this time, and he couldn't let any other beast pet find that Divine Turtle first.

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The Positioning Talisman indicated that the Divine Turtle was just ahead!

The white tiger leaped into the water, swimming directly toward the position.

Lu Ming licked his lips. Being in the water wasn't a problem. The turtle shell had the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman carved on it, enough to pin it down, rendering it helpless against the white tiger's bites and attacks, even underwater.

It was just a Divine Beast cub that hadn't mastered any divine abilities yet. Killing it wouldn't be difficult!

"Lu Ming!"

Someone suddenly called out.

Lu Ming snapped back to reality, immediately cutting off the connection with the white tiger, and stood up to respond, "Here!"

...

Su He held his breath, focusing intently.

Closer!

Even closer!

Su He remained motionless under the mud, while Green Snake swayed gently with the water plants, blending perfectly into the environment.

"Roar!" A roar echoed as a white tiger broke through the water's surface and dove underwater.

This was a massive white tiger, its body alone measuring six meters, exuding a wild aura with every move.

With its roar, three stars appeared on the white tiger's forehead.

Su He's heart clenched tightly.

This was a three-star Exotic Beast!

Su He had only seen an Exotic Beast once before, which was the sloppy Old Taoist's mount—a camel with a drinking problem worse than the Old Taoist's. When drunk, a Mysterious Moon would appear on its forehead.

Demon Star, Mysterious Moon, Eclipse—these were the three grades of Exotic Beasts, corresponding to the human realms of Transcend Mortality, Subdue Demons, and Traverse Heaven.

The three stars on the white tiger's forehead indicated it had reached the third transformation of the Demon Star. It couldn't be judged by common sense.

Su He and Green Snake became even more cautious, not daring to make a sound. Fortunately, the white tiger breathed with its lungs and couldn't smell anything underwater.

The white tiger plunged into the cave, its eyes gleaming with greed. It had already smelled the turtle's scent on the shore—this was a great supplement!

The owner's Positioning Talisman was here, meaning the turtle had burrowed into the ground.

The white tiger dug with its paws, uncovering several pieces of turtle shell from the soil.

Hmm?

The white tiger was puzzled. Just then, a water arrow shot over, exploding on the rock above its head. As the rock fragments flew, a piece of turtle shell fell, gently landing on the white tiger. It seemed to trigger a switch, and the Ten Thousand Catties Talisman on the shell lit up.

Like a heavy mountain, it pressed down on the white tiger's back. The white tiger collapsed with a crash, its entire body bent into a U-shape.

Well done!

Green Snake, having succeeded with its attack, immediately retreated. Its position was exposed, and it didn't know what abilities the white tiger had, so escaping to save its life was the priority.

"Roar!" The white tiger roared, bubbles escaping from its mouth and nose. It clawed at the ground, trying to leap up and tear apart the green snake, but the turtle shell pinned it down firmly. It couldn't even roll over, let alone stand up.

In the Qingyuan Sect's Suppression Prison.

Lu Ming, who was talking to an enforcement disciple, clenched his fist slightly—well done! The Ten Thousand Catties Talisman he left behind had been activated, meaning the white tiger should be fighting the Divine Turtle by now.

The Ten Thousand Catties Talisman would only activate when touched by the white tiger, so the white tiger must have jumped onto the Divine Turtle's back. A white tiger combined with the talisman's tens of thousands of catties of weight.

No matter how extraordinary that turtle was, it could only end up being devoured by the white tiger.

It was a pity he was stuck with this enforcement disciple and couldn't witness it firsthand—a major regret in life.

Under Listening Sea Lake, the white tiger lay on the ground, struggling to claw its way up but unable to rise. Its spine even creaked under the pressure.

It glared angrily at Green Snake, "Roar!"

With a roar, a shadow shot out from its mouth—a ghostly figure, wrapped in tattered gray cloth, turning the surrounding water black.

It vaguely resembled a woman, now hideous and filthy to the extreme.

Evil Ghost!

The term suddenly popped into Su He's mind.

This must be the white tiger's Evil Ghost.

The Evil Ghost immediately charged at Green Snake, floating over Su He's head. Su He snapped at it.

Crunch!

His teeth clashed, biting into nothing. His teeth passed through the Evil Ghost's body but couldn't latch on.

The Evil Ghost was intangible, without a physical form.

Attacked, the Evil Ghost retaliated with a dagger, stabbing at Su He's turtle shell. A grating sound of teeth on edge followed, but the dagger didn't pierce the shell.

"Roar!"

The white tiger roared again, bubbles churning from its mouth and nose.

As an Exotic Beast, it couldn't awaken spiritual intelligence, its IQ only slightly higher than ordinary beasts. Yet it knew it had fallen into a trap.

This turtle was the prey its owner had sent it to hunt. The prey had allied with a long snake to fight back!

The white tiger roared, and the Evil Ghost abandoned Su He, brandishing its dagger at Green Snake.

The white tiger wasn't foolish; it sensed that Green Snake posed a greater threat than the turtle—this green snake could use demon arts! It could pin it down and shoot it from a distance!

Green Snake coiled and dodged the Evil Ghost's attacks.

This ugly thing was unreasonable; it could hit the snake, but the snake couldn't hit it.

Green Snake twisted its body to avoid the Evil Ghost's dagger, flicking its head to shoot a water arrow. The arrow passed through the Evil Ghost's shadow, unable to harm it.

Su He squinted his eyes, turning to charge at the white tiger.

To capture the bandit, first capture the king—kill the Evil Ghost by killing the tiger!