Chapter 996: Chapter 654: Preparation, Cutting in Line, and the Summit of the Forbidden City! (6k)_4

At the same time, having received the confirmation from Sect Leader Chen Tuan, Meng Chuan’s expression also relaxed.

"It really is the remnant soul of Xuanwu..."

Then, upon learning that the true form of the Xuanwu Great God had fallen, he couldn’t help but feel a bit mournful.

That day in the Dharma Realm, the other party imparted the entire Black Tortoise Series of external techniques to him straightforwardly, storing them within the Tortoise and Snake imprint in his mind.

It was definitely a great favor, one that Meng Chuan dared not forget.

However, the fact that the other party did not choose to return to Wudang but instead approached him, made Meng Chuan somewhat surprised and puzzled as well.

Was his martial arts fortune so abundant?

So abundant that a divine beast would come to pledge allegiance to him, ahem...

The most crucial question was, why did Xuanwu make such a decisive choice to bet on him?

Meng Chuan subsequently asked:

[Then why does the Xuanwu Great God not appear in person?]

Apart from obscuring perception and movement, the statue remained completely still, not displaying any divine phenomena.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tuan did not answer immediately but after contemplating for a moment, asked instead:

[I remember that you have the complete set of Black Tortoise Series martial imprint, correct? Have you practiced the Xuanwu True Body?]

[No, elder, I am still practicing the Baxia Heaven-Supporting Skill, waiting to achieve perfection before advancing step by step.]

Thus able to lay a solid foundation, Meng Chuan was not in a hurry to achieve success.

[Have you mastered it?]

[Almost at perfection.]

In fact, he had already achieved perfection and was starting to push towards Limit Breaking...

[...Not bad, quite fast.]

Chen Tuan had nothing to say, achieving perfection with this method in such a short time.

Within the entire Wudang Mountain, other than a few Celestial Kings skilled in external techniques, no one else could achieve this.

The younger generation, in particular, couldn’t catch up...

Coming back to his senses, Chen Tuan then nodded, explaining why Xuanwu remained hidden:

[The power of the incense remnant soul is limited, and moving from your home to the school consumed even more, thus it can only exist in the statue.

Persist in practicing this cultivation technique regularly, and you will surely enable the Great God to manifest more power and display divine phenomena.]

The participants were confused, but Chen Tuan revealed the truth, and Meng Chuan suddenly understood.

Just like the remnant soul of Great Brahman Heaven before, as he practiced Doma Hard Skill more, various divine phenomena began to emerge.

Until the [Rock Body (Intermediate)] bestowed the three-fold "Great Brahman Heaven Blessing".

By comparison, perhaps in the future, when the [Xuanwu True Body] breaks limits, it may also bestow him with Xuanwu’s blessing...?

In a certain sense, this could also be considered manifesting divine phenomena...?

Chen Tuan stared at the screen, not knowing what wonderful thing he was imagining...

However, Chen Tuan suddenly recalled something, thinking back to a more distant matter before Meng Chuan came to Wudang.

His gaze immediately became unfathomably deep, with a light of wisdom shining:

"Perhaps... this is the key to why the Xuanwu Great God chose Xiaomeng."

Back during the Northern United University’s anniversary, as an old friend of Sui Chunqiu, he attended the event.

The most exciting and thrilling thing of that day was the "Final Fierce Battle on the Rooftop," which determined the Martial Extreme True Inheritance!

It was also this competition that allowed Daoist figures, led by Chen Tuan, to witness the terrifying potential of United University’s new forces.

At the same time, it was in this competition that Chen Tuan witnessed the [Cyan Nether Dragon-locking Skill · Mutated Version] on Meng Chuan.

It left an extremely deep impression on him, unforgettable to this day...

The Dragon-locking Skill can nurture environment dragons and demons, while the Xuanwu True Body can similarly nurture the environment [Tortoise and Snake].

The imagery creature of Tortoise and Snake, modeled after the Xuanwu Great God, manifests with only a slight divine phenomenon and is absolutely not the Xuanwu himself, therefore its remnant soul cannot "reincarnate" into the Tortoise and Snake.

But...

What if there is an anomaly with the [Tortoise and Snake] itself...

Meng Chuan could cultivate the dragon demon into such a peculiar form, it seems that besides him, on that day in the Great Emperor’s Dharma Realm, the Xuanwu Great God noticed as well!

"That’s why it bet everything on him..."

What wisdom Chen Tuan had, instantly realizing this was the most probable result.

Meng Chuan was unaware of what the other was thinking as he quietly waited, watching the screen.

After a while, he saw Sect Leader Chen Tuan smile and said:

[The old Daoist has figured it out, listen carefully to what I say.]

[Please go ahead, elder.]

Meng Chuan responded earnestly.