Chapter 1121: Catching Softshell Turtles in Dragon Pond
He had the Five Thunders Immortal Locking Bracelet in his hand. Even a Seventh Grade Great Demon caught unawares by this magical treasure would lose its ability to move in an extremely short time.
And all he needed was that brief moment to capture the demon into the miniature book.
The miniature book was an Eighth Grade spatial treasure that harbored powerful spatial forces. Having cultivated it for so many years, he was confident that he could trap a Seventh Grade Monster Beast.
With this in mind, Lu Xuan made a decision.
Using the Sky Monster Command, he stealthily infiltrated the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond.
The actual size of the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond was much larger than he had expected, with the narrowest part of the water region being millions of miles wide. This gave Lu Xuan a more intuitive understanding of the magnitude of the Sky Monster Command.
He held a Crocodile Dragon Pearl in his mouth and grasped the Gui Water Black Flag in his hand, swiftly moving through the water.
With these two water element treasures, upon entering the Dragon Pond, he hadn't felt the slightest sluggishness, and his speed was nearly the same as on land.
As he neared the central area of the Dragon Pond, a barely audible cicada chirp came from deep within his Sea of Consciousness, and shortly afterward, a pair of huge semi-transparent cicada wings enveloped his figure.
The strange patterns on the cicada wings lit up, successfully erasing all traces and scents of his presence, as if he had never been in the Dragon Pond.
This was the Heaven-Shed Mantis exuvia from the Cicada Wood Light Cluster, a Seventh Grade concealment treasure. Although only a small part of the Mantis's power remained, it had an exceptionally strong ability to hide, which was more than sufficient for crucial situations like in the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond.
In the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond, the green waves were boundless, and the tides surged fiercely.
A Fifth Rank giant turtle swam out from the depths with extraordinary swiftness, moving as fast as an arrow released from a bowstring.
Suddenly, a force of space emanated around it, directly capturing him into a mystical book connected to the Void.
Lu Xuan silently emerged, his palm glowing with a faint light, which he thrust into the giant turtle's head.
After the Netherworld Immortal Tree had matured, he extracted a volume called the "Nine Nethers Method" from the light cluster. Although he had not officially practiced it, he had gleaned several secret techniques from it, among which was the Soul Searching Technique.
Although the information from the Black Light Tower's Jade Slip was already quite detailed, to ensure absolutely no mistakes, Lu Xuan needed to understand more about the Great Demons residing in the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond.
"There are six Seventh Grade Dragon Turtles in total, and one of the Eighth Grade, their power comparable to those medium-sized Sects.
Each Dragon Turtle's Cave Abode is located deep in the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond, each of them heavily guarded by strong Prohibitions and Restrictions."
"Mmm. According to the information in the demon turtle's Divine Soul, one of the Seventh Grade Dragon Turtles is hosting a banquet in over a month, inviting Monster Beasts from the Demon Tribe above the Fifth Grade located in the Dragon Pond. That could be a good opportunity to strike."
He had the Heaven-Shed Mantis exuvia and the Sky Monster Command, which would allow him to hide within the Jade Spirit Dragon Pond, undetected by those Great Demons.
Lu Xuan quickly chose a Cave Abode. The Dragon Turtle residing there had broken through to the Seventh Grade not long ago and was far from other Cave Abodes, especially the two Eighth Grade Dragon Turtles' abodes, making it the perfect target for an ambush.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed.
Deep in the Dragon Pond, numerous Array Patterns lit up, and a strangely shaped young man quietly appeared.
The young man was hunched over as if carrying a heavy burden, his face adorned with two long whiskers which wriggled through the water. His eyes, small as green beans, darted around frenetically, his aura deeply profound.
It was a Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle transformed into a human.
Because it had not been long since its breakthrough, it had not fully transformed into human form yet.
The youth turned into a stream of light in the water, moving extremely quickly.
Just tens of miles after leaving his Cave Abode, suddenly, a hint of alertness rose in his Divine Soul, and immediately, his back swelled up forcibly.
A black tortoise shell was about to fly out when suddenly, five-colored lightning appeared around him, and a ring fell from within the lightning, perfectly encircling his neck.
"This is bad!"
Before he could react, a mystical book appeared above, creating deep ripples of space, and dragged him into it.
"Who dares to act recklessly in the Dragon Pond!"
The moment the Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle was captured by the miniature book, an Eighth Grade Great Demon inside immediately noticed. A thousand-feet tall giant turtle phantom appeared over the Dragon Pond, surrounded by columns of water resembling Flood Dragons.
"Thunder Son, I beg you for your help!"
Lu Xuan was well prepared; a bolt of lightning poured out from the miniature book.
Accompanied by a roaring thunder, the Dragon Pond region, spanning thousands of miles, was enveloped in lightning, and countless imps were directly reduced to nothingness.
Lu Xuan sensed several robust auras rapidly approaching, and his mana circulated at high speed.
Subsequently, as if diving into the void, he vanished right under everyone's gaze.
He had obtained the Xiao Space-Shift Technique, and after cultivating it for an unknown period, coupled with possessing treasures like the Cicada Wood, he gained a more profound and thorough understanding of space.
Soon, his presence completely disappeared from the Dragon Pond.
Millions of miles away from Jade Spirit Dragon Pond, Lu Xuan's figure quietly emerged.
His heart still retained some palpitations from the intense stimulation.
"Under the watchful eyes of an eighth-grade great demon, capturing a Seventh-grade Dragon Turtle!"
"Not draining you dry would be an injustice to this adventurous act," Lu Xuan laughed softly, hiding under the Heaven-Shed Mantis, with the Cicada Wood quietly appearing in his hand.
At this moment, the Cicada Wood displayed some abnormalities; on one of the pages, there was a slight bulge.
The bulge intensely fluctuated, as if something was about to break free.
Countless translucent threads spread from the rest of the book, carrying a rich spatial force, imprisoning the object inside the bulge even more securely.
"Fortunately, I have many treasures on me, otherwise it would have been difficult to directly capture a Seventh-grade Dragon Turtle," Lu Xuan couldn't help but reflect.
The Seventh-grade Dragon Turtle was already imprisoned within the Cicada Wood, involving quite a bit of spatial force, but luckily it couldn't fundamentally affect the Cicada Wood.
"Turtle Dragon Pearl, Gui Water Black Flag, Sky Monster Command, Heaven-Shed Mantis, Cicada Wood, Five Thunders Immortal Locking Bracelet, Xiao Space-Shift Technique..."
"With the addition of Senior Green Horn Thunder Son taking care of the aftermath, I was able to smoothly capture a Dragon Turtle."
He and Green Horn Thunder Son had already agreed on a meeting point, so he just needed to quietly wait for Green Horn Thunder Son to return.
In less than half an hour, Green Horn Thunder Son transformed into an ordinary green ox and appeared in front of Lu Xuan.
"Getting rid of those guys took a bit of effort," it transmitted to Lu Xuan.
"I really owe you one this time."
"Senior wasn't injured, right?" Lu Xuan asked with concern.
"Just a grade eight Dragon Turtle, it's not much of a problem."
"If we weren't in the Sky Demon Realm, which might attract other great demons, not only crippling but killing it wouldn't have been an issue," Thunder Son said confidently.
"Senior just recovered a bit, no need to overexert your vital energy here," Lu Xuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Green Horn Thunder Son felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
"There will be plenty of opportunities when I need Senior's help at crucial moments," Lu Xuan quickly added.
Green Horn Thunder Son was taken aback, and all his moved feelings instantly vanished.
"Let's go! Hurry up and catch that Radiant Crane!"
It willingly entered the Cicada Wood, remaining silent.