The broken swords in the sword forest kept trembling.
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a strange roar, a giant turtle finally fully manifested.
The Taiyi Hall was carried on the back of the giant turtle.
And as the giant turtle continued to howl, inside the Taiyi Hall, two giant black snakes crawled out.
One moved forward, entwining itself around the head.
The other moved backward, opening a huge bloody mouth, acting as the turtle's tail.
If the massive creature of this turtle-snake combination was visually impressive enough, then the scenes on this creature's body were making Li Fan feel physically uncomfortable.
Every inch of the monster's body was stabbed with broken swords.
It was incredibly bloody, and one couldn't make out how many swords were actually stuck in the creature's body.
At first glance, this monster seemed to be composed entirely of swords.
And the small sword forest in front of the Taiyi Hall seemed like an extremely insignificant part of it.
"Cloud Water Celestial Palace's Patriarch Taiyi? So many years have passed, and he's still alive? Or has he become something anomalous like Qin Tang and the Gu Daoist?" Li Fan couldn't be sure.
In the previous life, there was no rumor at all about this Patriarch Taiyi.
Li Fan didn't dare to act recklessly for a moment and just observed from a distance.
Baili Chen was extremely excited to see the true appearance of the patriarch.
He knelt down and kept kowtowing.
"Your name is Baili Chen? Are you a direct disciple of my Cloud Water Celestial Palace?"
An old voice rang out.
The turtle-snake monster slightly lowered its head, as if wanting to see Baili Chen's appearance clearly.
"Reporting to Patriarch Taiyi, disciple is from the Whisking Cloud lineage," Baili Chen replied with a trembling voice.
"Whisking Cloud, huh..." The old voice seemed to be lost in memories.
"Yes, you indeed carry the Whisking Cloud lineage's aura."
"So, that kid still has descendants alive?" The turtle-snake monster vaguely felt that something was wrong.
But he was already too old.
So old that even simple thoughts became a problem.
The pain from the countless broken swords on his body was like a malicious curse, constantly affecting his thinking.
After a moment of fruitless contemplation, he slowly spoke, "So, why did you wake me up?"
Baili Chen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, suppressing his excited expression, and quickly said, "Disciple wishes to ask Patriarch for the 'Cloud Water Map.'"
"The 'Cloud Water Map'? What is that? Let me think..."
After a moment.
"Oh. So, it's this, not something significant."
The turtle-snake monster's tone carried a hint of nostalgia. "Back then, Hanhai mentioned that this thing can only be given to the Cloud Water Celestial Palace disciples."
"Since you're a descendant of Whisking Cloud..."
Saying this, the turtle-snake monster hesitated for a moment.
Then he slowly said, "In that case, I suppose it's fine to give it to you."
Baili Chen's face revealed an ecstatic look, and he couldn't stop kowtowing. "Thank you, Patriarch! Thank you, Patriarch!"
Just as the turtle-snake monster was about to hand over the 'Cloud Water Map' to Baili Chen, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hold on!"
Baili Chen and the turtle-snake monster looked towards the direction of the voice.
They saw Li Fan swiftly approaching, stepping through the sword hilts.
Swords continuously passed through his body, but the pain seemed to have no effect on him.
Li Fan took three steps and glided through the sword forest, then descended gracefully.
Sighing in relief, Li Fan cupped his hands towards the turtle-snake monster. "Disciple Li Fan, also a direct disciple of the Cloud Water Celestial Palace. I also wish to ask Patriarch for the 'Cloud Water Map!'"
As he spoke, he began to activate the "Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art."