Chapter 899 - 396: 200th Birthday, Identity Exposed, Tier 5 Reincarnation Wheel

Unless he had absolute certainty, he would never risk going to the Black Tortoise Sect to save the Old Turtle.

The Old Turtle had long anticipated this.

"You don’t need to worry. Do you really think I’ve lived these past five thousand years in vain?"

He told Li Chang’an that he possessed a talent called "Gathering Water into a Pool." This talent had only one function: accumulating power.

For over five thousand years, he had been accumulating power almost every single moment. Although the power accumulated each day was barely a sliver, over days and months, gathering sand to build a tower, it had built up to a truly terrifying degree. Once completely unleashed, it would allow him to briefly rival the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, and perhaps even approach the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.

The reason he hadn’t used this talent previously was that Holy Fire True Monarch’s attack had come too suddenly, and he hadn’t been fully prepared.

"If I use this talent, I can break the seal and fight Holy Fire for control of the Sect Grand Array.

"But that Demonic Path Demon Monarch is glaring like a tiger watching its prey from the sidelines. I don’t want to be distracted trying to deal with him as well."

The implication was clear. Li Chang’an only needed to do one thing: hold off that Tier Four Early Stage Demonic Path Demon Monarch, the Six-winged Water Snake, for him.

"That Six-winged Water Snake’s strength is about the same as a normal Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. With Daoist Lin Fan’s strength, even if he can’t kill it, holding it off won’t be difficult. He just needs to buy me half an hour."

The Old Turtle was confident. As long as Li Chang’an held the beast off for half an hour, he could seize back control of the Sect Grand Array and suppress Holy Fire True Monarch.

Having said that, he looked at Li Chang’an. "What do you think? Will Daoist Lin Fan agree to this?"

Hearing this, Li Chang’an pondered for a moment. "Elder Turtle, this matter is still somewhat risky."

"This is still risky?" The Old Turtle’s eyes widened.

Li Chang’an nodded. "If Holy Fire True Monarch and that Demonic Path Demon Monarch are hiding a trump card, Senior Lin Fan might go and never return."

"Then what do you think we should do?" The Old Turtle felt somewhat helpless. He had once praised Li Chang’an for being steady. But now, it seemed that being too steady was not a good thing; it wouldn’t help him at this critical juncture.

Li Chang’an thought for a moment and asked him, "Elder Turtle, do you know of the Beast Taming Wheel?"

The Old Turtle replied, "Naturally, I know of it. It is one of the Sect’s Treasures of the Ancient Beast Taming Sect, capable of suppressing Demon Beasts."

"This junior has a Quasi-Tier Four Beast Taming Wheel in his possession." As he spoke, a Spiritual Light flashed in Li Chang’an’s hand, and the Beast Taming Wheel materialized.

He had obtained this item during his Foundation Establishment. Over the years, this Treasure had helped him a lot. Relying on this Treasure, he had been unstoppable against those Tier Three Demon Beasts in the Black Dragon Mountain Range, hardly ever encountering any trouble.

However, as his strength increased, this Treasure’s usefulness had waned.

"Senior, if we have the assistance of a Tier Four Beast Taming Wheel, our chances of winning this battle will be much greater," Li Chang’an voiced his thoughts. As long as he had a Tier Four Beast Taming Wheel, he could easily suppress that Six-winged Water Snake.

Unfortunately, although he possessed Tier Four Artifact Refining Skill, he didn’t know how to upgrade the Tier of this Beast Taming Wheel.

After hearing him out, the Old Turtle thought seriously. "No Major Sect should have a Tier Four Beast Taming Wheel, but I know a place that has a fragmented Tier Five Beast Taming Wheel."

"Tier Five?" Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted. "Please, Senior, enlighten me."

"In the Purple Mist Sect’s Secret Realm, there are ruins of the Ancient Beast Taming Sect. Deep within those ruins lies a fragmented Tier Five Beast Taming Wheel..." the Old Turtle slowly informed him.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the Purple Mist Sect discovered that Tier Five Beast Taming Wheel. Successive generations of Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Purple Mist Sect had tried to subdue it, but the Artifact Spirit of that Beast Taming Wheel fundamentally refused to acknowledge them.

Because of this, ten thousand years had passed, and the Tier Five Beast Taming Wheel still stood exactly where it was. In addition to that, a large number of Low Tier Beast Taming Wheels were discovered deep within the ruins.

The Old Turtle guessed that the Purple Mist Sect must have obtained the forging method for the Beast Taming Wheel. "You have a good relationship with the Saintess of the Purple Mist Sect. If you just ask her for it, you should be able to get a copy of the forging method."

"Alright, I’ll ask Zi Xi." Li Chang’an immediately took out a Communication Treasure and sent a Sound Transmission to Zi Xi.

A short while later, Zi Xi’s voice rang out. "Daoist Li, you want the forging method for the Beast Taming Wheel?"

"Yes," Li Chang’an said bluntly. "Saintess, I heard from a friend that the Purple Mist Sect’s Secret Realm contains ruins of the Ancient Beast Taming Sect. After ten thousand years of exploration, you must have obtained its forging method, right?"

"Daoist Li, your friend is quite well-informed." Zi Xi did not hide anything and told him the truth.

The Purple Mist Sect had indeed obtained the forging method, but most of it was fragmented and incomplete, and it could only be used to forge Low Tier Beast Taming Wheels. Over the past ten thousand years, the highest Tier among the Beast Taming Wheels replicated by the Purple Mist Sect was only Tier Three Top Grade. It was not even as good as the one Li Chang’an currently held.

Zi Xi said in a gentle voice, "Daoist Li, if you wish to obtain the Tier Four forging method, you can only personally take a trip to the Beast Taming Sect ruins."

Li Chang’an was surprised. "Saintess, ten thousand years have passed; are there still unexcavated areas in those ruins?"

"Yes, the core area of those ruins is controlled by the Artifact Spirit of the Tier Five Beast Taming Wheel. No one can enter," Zi Xi explained.

That Artifact Spirit was extremely arrogant and looked down on the people of later generations. Even the exceptionally talented Zi Xia True Monarch had only received an evaluation of "mediocre talent" in front of that Artifact Spirit.

They actually understood this, however. After all, that Artifact Spirit had once followed a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch.

If Li Chang’an wanted to obtain the Tier Four forging method, he had to gain the Artifact Spirit’s appreciation. But this possibility was minuscule. Even Zi Xia True Monarch couldn’t do it, so how could he?

"Daoist Li, would you like to give it a try?"

"Naturally, I must try!" Li Chang’an immediately responded.

Just because his predecessors couldn’t do it, didn’t mean he couldn’t.