Early the next morning, Jiang Jie arrived at Lake Lordamere.
It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting cooler. The water temperature of Lake Lordamere was very low, and Jiang Jie felt a slight chill when he reached out his hand.
When winter arrives, Arthas should be back. Time left for Jiang Jie, time left for Lordaeron, is truly running out.
All the Paladin of the Order of the Silver Hand are in place. The work of purifying the Undead in northern Lordaeron is naturally being handled by several Grand Knight. Arthas has not yet returned, so these Undead are not a concern. For Jiang Jie, this is the most peaceful and stable time to level up and train, and he must make good use of it.
Submerged completely in the lake, Jiang Jie felt that the Black Tortoise Longevity Art was indeed operating faster. He actively circulated his Internal Energy, which flowed from his body to the surface of his body. Under Jiang Jie's control, it affected the lake water, causing ripples to spread across the surface. Propelled by the current, he headed towards the depths of the lake.
The Black Tortoise Water Manipulation Art is the most advanced secret method for manipulating water. By practicing this internal energy, Jiang Jie could move freely in the water like a sea turtle or a water snake.
He already knew how to swim, and now, with the help of the Black Tortoise Longevity Art, his speed was incredibly fast. After just a few minutes of simple adaptation, he was faster than the swimming champion from his previous life, swimming freely in the lake, truly a trendsetter.
"The circulation speed of the Black Tortoise Longevity Art has increased by 30%!"
Don't underestimate this 30%. Little by little, it adds up. Combined with the four medicinal baths every day, the energy in this world that is ten or even a hundred times richer than on Earth, and his superior physical condition, Jiang Jie's cultivation speed is incredibly fast. He feels that in just a few days, he will be able to open up more meridians and his strength will increase rapidly.
"Huh? That's... Pincerjaw Turtle?"
Jiang Jie saw several turtles swimming leisurely in the depths of the lake not far away.
The creatures of this world, subtly and gradually transformed by abundant energy, possess physical qualities far superior to those on Earth, and many are incredibly large.
A few Pincerjaw Turtle not far away, except for two that were slightly smaller, were almost the size of millstones. If they were on Earth, they would be considered rare animals, but in this world, they are very common and can be found everywhere.
"Host, you can observe the activities of turtles and snakes up close. Black Tortoise is a combination of turtle and snake. There is no Black Tortoise in this world, but you can return to your origin and comprehend the mysteries of Black Tortoise from the turtle and snake. This will help you cultivate the Black Tortoise Longevity Art." A lazy voice came to your mind, and then a scene of a beautiful woman emerging from a bath appeared. The AI, Xiao Feng, had her shoulders half exposed, and her shoulders were immersed in the swimming pool, exuding a seductive charm.
Jiang Jie was completely used to it; he'd seen it all before, and might as well stop looking.
Observing the tortoise and snake?
Jiang Jie swam over and found that the Pincerjaw Turtle had also spotted him. Instead of avoiding him, they swam right over and hovered around him for a minute before finally coming closer and rubbing their heads against Jiang Jie.
"What the hell?" Jiang Jie was completely dumbfounded. Did the Pincerjaw Turtle mistake him for one of its own kind?
"Host, you have cultivated the Black Tortoise Longevity Art, so the aura of Black Tortoise will naturally appear on your body. Black Tortoise is not only a combination of tortoise and snake, but also the king of tortoise and snake! The legendary Great Emperor Zhenwu form was a Black Tortoise, and he had two generals, a tortoise and a snake, commanding countless tortoise and snake soldiers. Your Black Tortoise Longevity Art is beneficial to these tortoises. If you spend a long time with them, it may even help them embark on the path of cultivation, gradually comprehend Chinese martial arts, and generate Internal Energy Chi within their bodies, which is not impossible." Xiao Feng blinked, and an image appeared in Jiang Jie's mind.
In the brilliant starry sky, an enormous celestial tortoise roamed the Milky Way. On its back was a middle-aged man practicing the Black Tortoise Longevity Art!
As the Starry Sky Turtle breathes in and out, cosmic torrents sweep through nebulae, dragging down comets—a force of boundless power and infinite terror.
"Host, circulate the Longevity Art and comprehend its mysteries, and you will naturally learn the Black Tortoise Breathing Method, making underwater breathing a piece of cake." Xiao Feng said casually, but Jiang Jie found it extremely difficult to do.
This is because it is a completely different breathing method from humans. It involves inhaling a large amount of air at once, then slowing down the body's oxygen consumption rate, while simultaneously stimulating the skin with Internal Energy to enhance its respiratory capacity.
Humans' skin respiration accounts for less than 1% of all respiration methods, but with the Black Tortoise Breathing Method, skin respiration can be increased to more than 30%, reaching the level of creatures such as frogs and eels. Furthermore, as one's cultivation level deepens, one can eventually rely entirely on skin respiration to live underwater for extended periods!
Jiang Jie had no choice but to enter the game pod. With the help of the simulation in the game pod, he experienced it for two hours. After coming out, he tried it for another full hour before he could begin to understand the mysteries of the Black Tortoise Breathing Method.
For the next few days, Jiang Jie stayed in Lake Lordamere, mostly sinking to the bottom of the lake and only surfacing occasionally to breathe. He let the Black Tortoise Longevity Art operate on its own, while he practiced Taijiquan.
Taiji is like catching fish, Eight Trigrams is like grinding grain, and Xingyi is like catching shrimp.
The Taiji Diagram consists of two yin-yang fish.
Fish were in the water, and Jiang Jie was catching fish in Lake Lordamere. Because he had the aura of Black Tortoise on his body, the schools of lake fish did not regard Jiang Jie as a person, but rather as a turtle or a water snake, and sometimes they swam around him.
Jiang Jie cultivated in this environment, and not only did his progress in the Black Tortoise Longevity Art accelerate rapidly, but his Taijiquan also improved remarkably quickly. Even Xiao Feng, sunbathing, unusually praised him, "Host, you're naturally water-elemental! Your belly is full of water! Your brain is full of water!"
In just five days, Jiang Jie opened up his second meridian, the "Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian," and his Internal Energy nearly doubled!
From the Houtian Fourth Layer to the Houtian Seventh Layer Acquired Realm, he gradually opened up the twelve main meridians. Because the Black Tortoise Longevity Art was operating at an increasingly faster speed, the speed at which he opened up his meridians was also increasing. Jiang Jie estimated that at the current rate, it wouldn't take him more than two months to open up the twelve main meridians and enter the Houtian Seventh Layer!
At that time, Jiang Jie's strength will increase dramatically, and he will be able to go anywhere in the world!
On this day, Jiang Jie was practicing Taijiquan when suddenly a Pincerjaw Turtle bit his clothes and pulled him deeper into the lake.
"You want to take me somewhere else?" Jiang Jie was taken aback, then realized that the Pincerjaw Turtle couldn't understand what he was saying at all.
"Little turtle, let's go!"
Jiang Jie followed the Pincerjaw Turtle as it swam deeper into the lake, swimming for over an hour before finally reaching its destination.
Lake Lordamere is very large, with many small islands in it, and this is one of them, where many Pincerjaw Turtle live.
But now, these Pincerjaw Turtle are being slaughtered!
Jiang Jie saw the Murloc!
Vast swarms of Murloc!