#335 - Chapter 335: Origin Avenue

"Knock, knock!"

The Divine Turtle tapped the ground twice with its cane, and the massive tomb door instantly opened.

Before even entering, Ye Kong and the Earth Mother sensed an intense pressure.

However, no matter how strong the pressure, it was nothing to Ye Kong, and the Earth Mother was extremely familiar with this pressure.

This was Hong's pressure.

The Divine Turtle led the Earth Mother and Ye Kong into the tomb chamber, pointed to the jade coffin floating in the air, and said, "Hong is buried in that jade coffin; his body is dead, and his divine soul has been annihilated."

The Earth Mother walked towards the jade coffin against the intense pressure, looked up at the shadow within, and shook her head, saying, "He can definitely be resurrected."

The Divine Turtle shook its head and sighed, saying helplessly, "He can't be resurrected."

"Look at the walls; Hong left you a message."

Hearing this, the Earth Mother put away her sad emotions and looked at the ancient characters on the wall.

There was a passage on it, left by Hong for the Earth Mother.

"Ling, don't be sad, don't grieve. Death is the fate of all, even for me, the master of heaven and earth, it is impossible to escape this calamity!"

"I put you into a deep sleep only because I didn't want you to be involved too much; I wanted you to live happily and watch over the Immortal Cultivation World for me."

"I'm leaving, and I may never return. Qing Di and the others still have a wisp of remnant soul left; perhaps they can be resurrected in the future. You can seek their protection."

"Also, I left you something. If the Divine Turtle is still around, he will help me pass it on to you."

"Hong!"

This passage was written specifically for the Earth Mother alone.

After reading the passage, the Earth Mother's expression became even more sorrowful.

"Hong… is really dead."

She now believed it; Hong was really dead and would not be resurrected.

The Divine Turtle closed its eyes, waiting for the Earth Mother to stabilize her emotions.

Ye Kong narrowed his eyes, looking at the jade coffin. He sensed a familiar aura from it.

It was the same aura as the eggshell when Ye Xiaoyao was born.

"As expected, there's a connection," Ye Kong thought to himself.

After a long time with its eyes closed, the Divine Turtle took out a rhombus-shaped Source Stone after the Earth Mother stabilized her emotions.

"Earth Mother, this is what Hong asked me to pass on to you when he was on the verge of death—his Source Stone."

"He said that if you can use this Source Stone, then use it. If you can't use it, you can give it to someone who is destined for it," the Divine Turtle explained.

Hearing this, the Earth Mother took the Source Stone from the Divine Turtle's hand.

"Hong's Source Stone…" the Earth Mother murmured, her expression sorrowful.

The fact that Hong's Source Stone was given to the Divine Turtle proved that Hong's Source Great Dao had been stripped away.

"Grandpa Turtle, Hong was the master of heaven and earth, the lord of the world. With his strength, who could kill him? What was the reason for the Dark Turmoil Era?"

"Also, did Hong really not tell you anything else?" the Earth Mother asked the Divine Turtle.

She wanted an answer.

The Divine Turtle closed its eyes and nodded.

"I also know the person who killed him. The Dark Turmoil Era… I don't know the reason for it. It was too chaotic at the time, and Hong arranged for me to be in the forbidden area."

"I also didn't experience the Dark Turmoil."

"I only helped Hong bury him in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground, took care of the aftermath, and guarded his tomb for the rest of my life."

Hearing this, Ye Kong stared intently at the Divine Turtle. He felt that the Divine Turtle was not telling the truth.

The Divine Turtle lowered its head, closed its eyes, and did not look at Ye Kong.

"Forget it, Earth Mother, let's go," Ye Kong called out.

Although the Earth Mother was very sad, she also understood that Hong was gone, and it was useless to continue staying here.

"Divine Turtle, is this your last awakening, or…?" Ye Kong asked.

The Divine Turtle smiled and said, "It's the last time."

"After sending you out, I will return to the tomb and petrify, becoming a tomb-guarding beast, guarding Hong forever."

The Divine Turtle spoke very easily, taking life very lightly.

Ye Kong and the Earth Mother quickly walked out of the tomb passage and stood on the mountain peak.

The Divine Turtle looked at the Earth Mother and smiled: "Alright, girl, don't be sad. Although Hong is gone, others are still here. They can protect you, and you can continue to live freely."

After speaking, the Divine Turtle looked at Ye Kong again and said meaningfully: "Protect the girl well; don't let her be harmed."

After speaking, the Divine Turtle returned to the tomb chamber.

Hearing the Divine Turtle's words, Ye Kong looked at the Earth Mother suspiciously.

Did Hong put the Earth Mother to sleep just because he doted on her?

Or was there another reason?

Moreover, the Earth Mother woke up from her sleep and the chaotic world had ended, obviously because she didn't want the Earth Mother to experience the chaotic world.

Who exactly caused the chaotic world?

What role did Fa play in this?

Ye Kong's mind was full of question marks, and the Earth Mother couldn't answer them either.

"Earth Mother, the Divine Turtle actually didn't say some things just now," Ye Kong said to the Earth Mother.

The Earth Mother nodded, "I heard it. He didn't want to tell me."

"Who else knows?" Ye Kong asked.

"Those who know won't tell us; it's useless," the Earth Mother shook her head.

She had asked Xing before, but Xing didn't tell her. She had asked people who knew the truth, but no one told her.

Either they said they didn't know, or they made up an excuse to prevaricate.

Since they wouldn't tell her, the Earth Mother couldn't find out.

"Then let's go back first. Since they won't tell us, then forget it."

"Anyway, the prosperous era has arrived, and the chaotic era is approaching. When the time comes, we will know what the chaotic era means," Ye Kong said indifferently.

"Yeah," the Earth Mother nodded and followed Ye Kong away.

Ye Kong was too lazy to think about it. The ancient matters had already passed and didn't involve him.

It was enough for him to guard Xiaoyao Peak.

As for the others, who cared?

Ye Kong didn't really care whether Hong was dead or not. Even if he was still alive, what did it have to do with him?

Ye Kong took everything else very lightly, only caring about his disciples.

He took the Earth Mother and flew out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground in less than a quarter of an hour.

When leaving, Ye Kong didn't forget to take some meat back to nourish his disciples.

…

Inside the underground tomb chamber.

After the Divine Turtle walked back to the tomb chamber, it closed its eyes and tapped the ground five times with its cane.

Hong's tomb chamber didn't open; another passage opened.

After the Divine Turtle walked into the passage, it quickly arrived at another room.

The room was very empty, with only an altar.

The Divine Turtle, with its old and frail steps, walked step by step to the altar on the high platform, inserted the cane into the altar, and then transformed into a large turtle.

"Hong, the thing has already been handed over to the Earth Mother to bring to you. All I can do is use the last bit of my power to help you suppress your aura and origin."

"You must not leak it!"

After the Divine Turtle finished speaking, it raised its neck high. Even if it was about to petrify, it had to maintain its divine handsomeness.

After that, petrification began from the head.

From an old turtle, it turned into a stone turtle, standing above the altar.