"So... how many times exactly?" Ye Tian pressed further.
The handsome face of the Seven-Pattern Divine Turtle turned slightly dark, but Mo Tian spoke first, "Back when the old Seven-Pattern Turtle first learned the Illusion Technique, he loved to appear as a charming young man and flirt with beauties he fancied. However, every time he drank, he'd reveal his true form, scaring the girls into a seizure and fainting."
"Haha! Exactly! The old Seven-Pattern Turtle kept lying to himself, saying it wasn't true love, so he decided to try again. But unexpectedly, this time he scared someone to death. Later, he consoled himself, saying 'third time's the charm', planning to try again. But this time, he met a Cultivator specialized in exorcising demons, and got beaten so badly that he had no choice but to escape into the sea."
The Snake King continued, "Since then, the Seven-Pattern Turtle no longer believed in love, so his Cultivation quickly advanced, haha!"
