Chapter 998: Chapter 655: True Form of the Black Tortoise, Elephant Form Meridians!

Don’t forget, not even the Tao Heart can defy his will to absorb the energy of heaven and earth!

To some extent, the Tao Heart, which directly points to the existence of the highest principles of the cosmos, might be more mysterious and powerful than the Black Tortoise...

Now Meng Chuan doesn’t think that far ahead. Let’s try it first—practicing the Black Tortoise True Body is inevitable sooner or later, and there’s no harm in trying.

The initial plan was to proceed step by step, waiting for the Overlord Skill to break its limits before practicing the Black Tortoise True Body.

After an intense battle with Yang Huan today, the body is still fatigued, and it’s also good to consolidate previous learning.

Entering a new method, especially the top-tier True Skill Horizontal Training, is quite challenging.

Let’s start it tomorrow without waiting, start practicing!

The sooner I master it, the sooner I can call on the veterans.

As Sect Leader Chen Tuan said, the knowledge and insights in the Black Tortoise’s mind are the greatest wealth!

Coming back to his senses, he looked at the exquisite Black Tortoise Statue on the table.

Meng Chuan contemplated it for a while, then decided to leave it outside instead of storing it in the magic mirror.

Back at the Huayun Prefecture home, everything that should be seen has been seen by the other side; there’s nothing left to hide now...

...

A ray of morning sun pierced through the clouds and shone on Lishan Mountain.

Early next morning.

Meng Chuan stood in the courtyard, introspecting his physical sensations, feeling all fatigue dissipate, and his whole body refreshed.

With the support of the Sitting Forget Skill, his body’s recovery ability is now more abnormal than before.

Last night, Sect Leader Chen Tuan sent him a full ten-thousand-word summary of the essentials of the Black Tortoise True Body, practiced by past Wudang seniors.

Meng Chuan was deeply grateful, and he pondered these insights in his mind several times, realizing today there was no difference; entry was not difficult!

Although this method is among the most difficult to practice in True Skill Horizontal Training, Meng Chuan still has confidence in mastering it within a day.

He lightly touched the mark in his mind, skimmed through the entire Black Tortoise True Body, and suddenly felt this method was quite distinct from the preceding Baxia Heaven-Supporting Skill.

At the same time, while he stood quietly in the courtyard studying the cultivation technique, the Black Tortoise Statue on the windowsill moved again...

The Black Tortoise Statue slightly adjusted its posture, and the entire base of the statue inexplicably rotated 45 degrees, with its gaze locking firmly onto him.

The turtle eyes, with round arcs and open like yellow apricots, seemed to bring the painting to life, exuding a deep, abyssal depth...

Standing in the courtyard, although Meng Chuan did not sense it, his sixth sense just happened to compel him to turn back.

Meeting the statue’s eyes, he witnessed this astonishing scene...

The next second, the Black Tortoise Statue seemed to stop pretending entirely, staring straight at him.

Although its eyes expressed a sense of benevolence, combined with the overall look of the statue, it felt a bit eerie...

Gulp...

Meng Chuan swallowed his saliva, forcibly suppressing his emotions.

He turned around, seeking peace of mind...

Focus on the practice; the veterans are watching his performance!

Calming his heart spirit, Meng Chuan earnestly studied the cultivation technique, quickly entering a state of ethereal concentration.

The summarized essentials mentioned the benefits of practicing the Black Tortoise True Body.

Besides the obvious increase in defensive power as proficiency improves, there are three major benefits:

Strengthening meridians, warding off evil, and forming the Black Tortoise Dharmakaya.

Strengthening meridians means that the body’s meridians, augmented by the Turtle and Snake Power, conduct energy in a heavy and continuous manner, enhancing the power and quality of True Qi, while also slightly accelerating the progress of Pile Skill.

This effect is exceptionally powerful, though this method is extremely difficult to master.

The benefit of accelerating Pile Skill is only evident after achieving great success, thus the essentials mention it only sparingly.

Horizontal training most tests talent and willpower.

To master top-notch hard skills to the level of great success, throughout Wudang’s entire history, very few have achieved it.

Warding off evil means that those practiced in refining their true body carry the aura of the Black Tortoise, inherently repelling evil and subduing demons with each move and power execution.

What is evil?

It’s not just Demonic Qi; evil is the opposite of righteous energy.

Strictly speaking, the nine negative emotions manipulated by a Tao Heart possessed by a demon, along with the "qi" intermingled therein, all count as evil...

This can be described as a battle between the left and right brains...

But it’s not a big problem; with control in hand, all incoming forces must obediently coexist in harmony, with no mutual invasion, following his command to adjust and blend.

Finally, the Black Tortoise Dharmakaya, this kind of "Dharmakaya" type empowerment, is something Meng Chuan is relatively familiar with.

Through perception, it’s similar to the various Dharmakaya effects brought by breakthroughs at different levels of the Treasure Appearance Golden Venerable Skill.

But it is unique.

Only when this method reaches Perfection can it empower the corresponding Hard Skill Treasure Light, consolidating an outwardly firm yet internally exuberant Black Tortoise Dharmakaya, which is even life-prolonging.

This equates to a major breakthrough in the overall physique upon achieving accomplishment and perfection.

The essentials state that very few in Wudang’s entire history have achieved this.

These three major abilities, combined with the continually increasing defensive power, are extremely powerful, truly worthy of top-tier True Skill Horizontal Training.

Of course, everything is relative.

Compared to the Sitting Forget Dragon-Demon Town Prison, this method is still somewhat lacking...

However, it’s inherently unfair to compare Divine Skills with True Skills.

It will only be when compared with the ensuing Water and Earth Unyielding Black Tortoise Great Dao Classic that we can judge which is superior!

Unfortunately, for this Divine Skill, besides meeting physical quality standards, the prerequisite is that all three major Black Tortoise Series Hard Skills must reach Perfection; otherwise, Meng Chuan would have tried it by now...

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Whoosh—

With his tongue touching the roof of his mouth, Qi flowed through his throat, as a white dragon exhaled softly from Meng Chuan’s slightly open mouth.

Removing his gaze from the essentials, he closed his eyes.

Lightly touching the Black Tortoise mark in his mind, he mentally recited incantations and simultaneously remembered the operational paths through all his body’s acupuncture points. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Breathing method, the Circulation movement, and the Shanzhong channeling Qi to stimulate the pathways through acupuncture points.

The combination of these three constitutes the supreme method of horizontal training.

This Black Tortoise True Body will not disappoint him.

Like the Dragon-locking Skill and Qi Nourishing Armor, such Taoist horizontal training prioritizes "breathing."