Urban Dominating Immortal Doctor

Chapter 865 - 859: Ancient Secrets (Part 1)

Crash!

The icy lake water parted on both sides, and several massive black islands emerged once more.

The emergence of these massive black islands caused the water level of the entire ice lake to seemingly drop a notch.

Once most of those black islands had surfaced, Qin Yang could finally make out their rough outlines.

"These aren't islands at all; they're... a gigantic black turtle shell!"

Qin Yang exhaled sharply and shook his head, his heart shocked.

Qin Yang stared intently at these islands rising from the sea, inexplicably reminded of a line from "Free and Easy Wandering": "In the North Netherworld there is a fish; its name is Kun. Kun's size is unknown for thousands of miles; when it transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back is unknown for thousands of miles."

The contiguous black islands before him, though not the back of a Kun, perfectly fit the description of "unknown for thousands of miles" with this massive black turtle shell.

In short, at a glance, Qin Yang found it difficult to see the end of this enormous black turtle shell, which seemed to stretch to the edge of the ice lake.

On the turtle shell, ancient and obscure patterns covered its surface, incredibly mysterious and profound.

After several breaths, the enormous black turtle shell finally fully emerged from the water, and an enormous head appeared before Qin Yang — it was the head of a turtle with wrinkled skin.

At the edge of Qin Yang's sight lay the tail of the turtle, and he saw a massive snake head.

This snake head was covered with green scales, the huge mouth fierce, and the eyes red and sharp, seemingly able to pierce through the netherworld.

Qin Yang, as if realizing something, a difficult-to-hide shock in his eyes.

"Is this perhaps the legendary Divine Beast... Xuanwu?!"

Qin Yang thought, astonished.

The Divine Beast Xuanwu is among the top Divine Beasts, a powerful legendary creature combining turtle and snake.

Even in his previous life, Qin Yang had never seen the Divine Beast Xuanwu; naturally, even at the Immortal Venerable Realm or higher, one remains like an ant before such a Divine Beast.

Only after crossing the final Tribulation Crossing Stage might a cultivator have a chance to see Xuanwu in the legendary Immortal Realm.

In this life, Qin Yang never expected he would see the legendary Divine Beast Xuanwu here!

"Unexpectedly, after thousands of years, a cultivator from Earth has managed to reach this place."

Upon the ice lake, the massive turtle's head opened its eyes, those eyes appearing deep blue and profound, seemingly containing the entire ocean.

When those deep eyes fell upon Qin Yang, he immediately tensed, as if his entire being was seen through, no secrets remaining.

Sure enough, the next words spoken by the old turtle shocked him to his core.

"Hmm? Strange, your soul doesn't seem to be from the Earth Plane..."

The old voice emitted a hint of surprise.

"Gulp!"

Hearing this, Qin Yang swallowed hard, his eyes full of shock; this was his deepest, deepest hidden secret, unexpectedly revealed by the old turtle at a glance.

"Honored Xuanwu, the young one hails from the Immortal Yuan Continent. After my death, I didn't completely perish, but rather, my soul transmigrated to Earth."

Qin Yang spoke truthfully.

"Immortal Yuan Continent, is it?"

The old turtle murmured, a flicker in its profound ocean-like eyes, as if recalling memories.

"Have you visited, Honored One?"

Qin Yang's eyes showed a hint of surprise and excitement.

"A part of me once visited there and lived for several thousand years; it's a high-ranking Cultivation Plane."

The old turtle nodded slightly, saying.

Hearing this, Qin Yang was overjoyed; on the Immortal Yuan Continent, the presence of the Divine Beast Xuanwu also existed, though extremely rare.

Since the old turtle could visit the Immortal Yuan Continent, it indicates that one day, when his power grows strong enough, he can also return there.

"Young one, your soul transmigrating to Earth might be related to some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures you consumed previously; this too is your fortune."

The old turtle's ocean-like eyes gazed at Qin Yang, speaking.

Though his body perished, his soul did not, but rather transcended dimensions, crossing over to another Plane.

Such occurrences, even in the old turtle's tens of thousands of years, are rare, yet their existence is reasonable.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang fell silent, recalling that indeed, at the critical juncture of advancing to the Immortal Venerable Realm, he had consumed a mysterious herb, which allowed him to easily achieve the Immortal Venerable Realm, and his soul's strength became incredibly powerful.

Perhaps that's why his soul could pierce through the Planes, arriving here.

"Thank you, Honored Xuanwu, for saving me earlier. Had it not been for your intervention, I might have perished here."

Qin Yang sincerely expressed gratitude.

"No need for excessive courtesy; you awakened a trace of my Divine Thought upon entering the barrier. I felt a hint of surprise, thinking Earth's magic techniques had vanished and then realizing you weren't from Earth."

The old turtle's voice was ancient.

"I see the massive entity before me is but a trace of Divine Thought from the Divine Beast Xuanwu."

Qin Yang thought to himself.

Such existence and means are far beyond his imagination.

"Honored Xuanwu, several thousand years ago, what exactly happened on Earth? Why are there no more cultivators today?"

Qin Yang asked curiously.

Upon arriving on Earth, he had already discovered traces of cultivators, yet Earth had become a technological Plane, with no cultivators in sight.

Hearing Qin Yang's question, the old turtle looked at him with deep blue ocean-like eyes, awakening distant memories, its gaze drifting to ages long past, and its ancient voice slowly began to speak.

"On Earth ten thousand years ago, Spiritual Energy was abundant, comparable to the Immortal Realm, vegetation flourished, Demon Beasts were numerous.

Many Holy and Divine Beasts were born—Qilin, Phoenix, True Dragon, Celestial Horse, and of course, our Xuanwu lineage, alongside many extraordinarily talented individuals, Nuwa, Shennong, Ji Xuanyuan, Chi You, Gonggong, etc.

Whether these Holy and Divine Beasts or these talents, they possessed extremely powerful capabilities, causing mountains to crumble, earth to split, and seas to surge.

Therefore, although this Plane was small, its overall strength was unmatched, rivaling a High Plane, back then most of Earth was land with a lesser portion of seawater."

The old turtle's gaze was ocean-deep, recounting.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang's expression slightly condensed, and his eyes sparkled as he imagined the mighty entities on ancient Earth described by the old turtle, nodding slowly with growing respect for the ancient Earth's powerful beings.

Should it be as the old turtle describes, ancient Earth's power was indeed comparable to the incredibly vast Immortal Yuan Continent.