Turtle Immortal blinked:

"Immortal, you’re not an Outer Heaven Demon, are you? Why do you seem unaware of everything?"

Gao Huating’s almond-shaped eyes widened: "I’m a good person, okay! I just got injured before and slept in the Sea Eye to heal. My injuries haven’t completely recovered yet!"

Turtle Immortal nodded quickly, secretly breaking out in a cold sweat.

Gao Huating thought about it, realizing it wasn’t appropriate to ask too much, lest she arouse suspicion from this big sea turtle.

Big Sea Turtle: ...

Now it’s starting to feel very suspicious, alright!

"Mm, you can sit up."

Gao Huating raised her head slightly and released the Magic Treasure Rope binding the sea turtle.

"Can’t you tuck away your turtle shell?"

"This is a life-saving treasure, heh heh, I can put it away."

Turtle Immortal muttered softly, somewhat strenuously flipping over, her turtle shell shimmering with bright light, condensing into a palm-sized piece, stored closely.

Turtle Immortal’s human form was a slightly plump female fairy;

With broad shoulders, a round waist, and a plump face, she wore a somewhat flattering expression as she knelt by the campfire, proactively helping to turn the skewers in front.

She whispered: "At the time, I was unconscious and only vaguely saw that you seemed to take care of that Evil Demon with just one move?"

"Mm," Gao Huating said calmly, "To deal with this kind of demon, do I need to make a second move?"

"Impressive, Immortal, you’re amazing!"

Turtle Immortal gave a thumbs-up, then said embarrassedly:

"Do you need a mount? Although my cultivation has been stagnant for hundreds of years, my ancestors had the bloodline of the Divine Beast Xuanwu. If I practice diligently and awaken my bloodline, I have hopes of further progress in the future..."

Gao Huating almost wanted to laugh.

If she hadn’t seen Turtle Immortal’s memories in advance, she might have been deceived by Turtle Immortal’s demeanor.

Turtle Immortal was not an evil spirit, but indeed slick, the kind that could gauge people.

Just as Gao Huating was about to refuse, her ears twitched a few times.

Two people had entered the Barrier.

Gao Huating restrained the urge to look, appearing composed, and continued chatting with Turtle Immortal, while secretly activating the storage ring containing fighting treasures.

Her teacher had given her plenty of fighting treasures back then, now they would come in handy.

"Aren’t you practicing for freedom?" Gao Huating whispered, "Why do you still want to be my mount?"

"Oh."

Turtle Immortal chuckled awkwardly:

"I see you as extraordinary and your cultivation is at least that of a Mid-grade True Immortal, and you can practice and heal within the Sea Eye. Someone of high status must have placed you there.

"Anyway, the numbers of experts trying to approach the Sea Eye throughout history are countless, but only a few true Great Divine Ability can ignore the arrays around the Sea Eye.

"People like you, with background, ability, and such beauty, will surely attract strong Daoist couples in the future. For a Loose Cultivator like me, it’s quite a fortune to meet such a person in our lifetime.

"Don’t let my appearance deceive you; I’m quite swift as a mount... Hey! Be careful!"

Her expression changed suddenly as she exclaimed, her body honestly curling into a ball, her turtle shell rapidly expanding.

Behind Gao Huating, two figures launched towards her from the left and right!

Turtle Immortal instinctively reached out to grab Gao Huating;

She didn’t know why she did it, just felt this human girl was rather cute and had saved her life, being assassinated was indeed regrettable.

However, before Turtle Immortal’s hand could touch Gao Huating, a number of lotus flowers suddenly flew out from around her.

The two figures behind were directly blown away by the lotus flowers.

They were two masked men in black, their Qi fluctuating - one at the peak of Primordial Immortal, the other a Mid-grade True Immortal.

Gao Huating had already spun around to her feet, gripping a Magic Treasure Longsword, with a Lotus Lantern spinning around her.

She slightly pursed her lips: "Dark Sect?"

"Knowing that, why not surrender?"

The two lightly shouted and closed in from both sides toward Gao Huating.

Gao Huating’s expression turned icy, her finger flicked lightly, and her voice, like a singing lark, hummed a beautiful tune, causing the two’s actions to become somewhat sluggish immediately.