Chapter 781 - A Turtle (1/2)

With a new idea in his mind, Lin Mu had better hope of finding the turtle.

”So… even then, how do we find him? Should I go run around?” Little Shrubby questioned.

”Yeah, you do that. I'll try to search the depths, perhaps it is sleeping down there or something.” Lin Mu answered.

”Okay~” Little Shrubby said before flying away.

~SHUA~

A few seconds later, he picked up speed and started running on water. Little Shrubby ignited flames on its paws so as to make sure that water did not touch him. He was already fast enough that he could run on water, but didn't forget to take an extra precaution.

Lin Mu picked the opposite direction and flew towards it as well. His spirit sense extended and went straight to the bottom of the sea.

”Oh, it's not that deep. That will be easier.” Lin Mu said, finding the sea to only be 300 meters deep.

And thus Lin Mu and Little Shrubby spent about three days searching for Kong Hutao's turtle Bao… or its remnants.

Kong Hutao had said that even if his turtle died, its shell should have still stayed intact. It was a strong shell and could not be damaged even by Dao Shell realm beasts, so it should be a good way for Lin Mu to track it down.

Alas, even after three days, there were no signs of the turtle. Little Shrubby had already made several trips around the entire sea with his speed and was still unable to find the said turtle.

Lin Mu had barely covered ten percent of the sea in this time and was lost about it as well.

~Sigh~

”This won't work, will it? If I keep on doing this, the time for me to return will be very close.” Lin Mu said.

~crackle~crackle~crackle~

~huu~

”We can try for some time more and the return, I guess.” Little Shrubby replied as he blew some flames onto a large bronze cauldron that was boiling. A delicious aroma was emanating from the cauldron, and it was evident that some spirit beast was currently part of it.

~stirr~stir~stir~

Little Shrubby's prosthetic hands slowly stirred the stew in the cauldron at a steady pace and it gently bubbled.

”Yeah, I guess that's the only option now.” Lin Mu nodded his head.

He and Little Shrubby were currently resting on one of the islands in the middle of the sea. They had decided to take a little break since it was not really working out for him and food was the only thing that would motivate them a bit.

Plus, they had accumulated plenty of Nascent soul realm beasts corpses, and spirit herbs, so it was the perfect time to use them. According to Little shrubby, this was also cultivating in a way and was certainly not a waste of time.

Lin Mu laid on the rocky ground and looked around. The sea was rather still and empty. This was another surprising thing he had learned. In the entire sea, while there were normal aquatic animals, there were no spirit beasts.

Usually, this would point to there being a Dao Shell realm beast living here, but Lin Mu and Little Shrubby had already established that there were none by now. Besides, if there really was one, the beast in question would have probably been agitated by now.

Lin Mu and Little Shrubby had already seen about ten Dao Shell realm beast territories by now and had learned enough about them and their behavior. Unless they were overtly aggressive, they usually won't come out of their territory.

Unless of course, they were hungry and came to hunt.

~Sigh~

”Bao… Bao… Bao… where are you?” Lin Mu said out loud.