Interrupting it, Parrot said, “The three of us used to be just ordinary animals. After listening to Master play the zither, watching him paint, and eating the food he grew, we gained intelligence. Even though our strength grows day by day, it doesn’t mean we’re that powerful—there are probably still plenty of strong beings out there! Once we’re outside, as long as we quietly stay by Master’s side, don’t speak, don’t draw attention, and don’t encounter life-threatening danger, we’ll just keep pretending to be ordinary animals… We should be perfectly safe.”

“We have no other choice…”

Donkey nodded quickly.

When it was just an ordinary donkey, it was often beaten and became very timid, so no matter what it does, it’s always cautious and worried about everything. Still, no matter how dangerous the outside world is, leaving Master… is simply impossible.

“Let’s go!” said Parrot.

Donkey and Turtle nodded.

With Master no longer here, there was no reason to stay any longer.

“Old Slow, can’t you go any faster? At this rate, it’ll take us almost three days to reach Master’s new place…”

Seeing Old Turtle moving so slowly, taking several minutes just to cover a meter, Parrot squawked loudly.

“A few days ago, I watched Master chop wood and gained some insights. If I use them, I can move a bit faster!”

With an embarrassed smile, Old Turtle’s body suddenly shook. Its already massive form swelled even larger, reaching over ten meters in diameter. “Climb on…”

Donkey and Parrot hopped on together.

As soon as they were steady, they felt a huge force of inertia, almost throwing them off.

Barely managing to steady themselves, Parrot and Donkey realized they had already left the forbidden area, not even knowing how far they had flown.

“This is… a bit faster?” Parrot and Donkey were speechless.

This wasn’t just a bit—it was way faster!

In just two breaths, they had flown dozens of miles… At this speed, they could probably keep up with some of the weaker cultivators!

“It’s my first time using it, I’m not used to it yet!”

Looking at their position below, Old Turtle was also stunned for a moment, his voice awkward.

“What exactly did you comprehend?” Parrot asked curiously.

“Lightning!” replied Old Turtle.

Parrot and Donkey rolled their eyes.

The so-called “insight” is the embryonic form of the Great Dao, and the always slow Turtle actually comprehended lightning… Just thinking about it was unbelievable.

“Keep it steady, and whatever you do, don’t show this in front of Master…” Donkey warned with some concern.

“Don’t worry!” Old Turtle nodded.

In Master’s eyes, they were just ordinary animals. If they acted too out of line, what if he started to dislike them?

He wasn’t that foolish.

“That’s good, slow down and let’s head back!”

Old Turtle nodded, slowed down by ten times, and flew toward the direction of Hidden Immortal Residence.

…

After the three “ordinary animals” left, many lingering thoughts beneath the tombstone surfaced once more.

“These three guys watch Samuel Clark paint every day, listen to him play the zither, eat the food he grows, and even received some of the rewards when his skills reached the saintly level… They’ve already been completely transformed, no longer ordinary at all!”

“Especially Donkey, who arrived the earliest and ate the most. Its strength is on par with immortal beasts!”

“What’s amusing is that, even though they’ve completely transformed, they themselves have no idea, still thinking they’re just ordinary animals, totally unaware of the power they possess!”

“Since gaining intelligence, they’ve never left, so it’s normal they don’t know!”

“And it’s not just them—calligraphy and paintings written by Samuel Clark when he reached the saintly level, the tables, chairs, and tools he made, even the flowers and plants he grew, none of them are ordinary!”

“This kid is just as clueless, thinking he’s only learned some ordinary skills… An abnormal kid, with three abnormal pets, and countless abnormal things… Who knows what kind of commotion they’ll cause!”

“Don’t worry, it’ll definitely be entertaining!”

“Maybe they’ll ignite the heavens, break the shackles here, and avenge us!”

“The Immortal Tomb should come to an end…”

The thoughts flickered and soon disappeared.

…

Zhenxian Sect, Martial Training Hall.

Ding ding ding!

The sound of weapons clashing rang out as two disciples in white sparred.

With the sect master, grand elder, and other immortals fallen, the upper ranks were shaken, but as ordinary disciples, they weren’t much affected. They continued their cultivation and sparring as usual.

Whoosh!

The disciple on the left pressed his longsword downward, forcing the slightly frail youth on the right to retreat over a dozen steps, his back slamming into the wall.

“Junior brother Evelyn Green, you’re so weak—did you even eat?”

“With this kind of strength, you want to learn swordsmanship and become a sword cultivator? Keep dreaming!”

“Come back after you’ve had a good meal!”

…

Laughter echoed all around. The frail youth clenched his fists, his face turning an unhealthy pale.

His name was Evelyn Green, an ordinary disciple of Zhenxian Sect. He had been here for three years and always worked hard, but unfortunately, due to limited talent, he was still only at the third level of Qi Gathering, and his swordsmanship was a complete mess—one of the worst among all the disciples.

If he hadn’t worked hard, that would be one thing, but he clearly put in more effort than anyone, trained even harder, yet for some reason, his cultivation just didn’t improve much.

“I lost…”

His voice was a bit dry, and Evelyn Green’s eyes were full of disappointment as he turned to leave.