[You have received the Black Armored Spirit Ao talent "Spiritual Turtle's Abyss" blessing!]

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"Spiritual Turtle's Abyss?"

Gu Yuan recalled some accounts he had read in books.

It is said that species like Spirit Turtles and Spirit Aos possess unique racial talents. Perhaps they are not as lethal as other races like Divine Tigers or True Dragons, but their lifespan is tens or even hundreds of times that of humans and other species!

Furthermore, in terms of cultivation, they have some special traits—they can hide in ocean trenches and abysses, hibernating for hundreds or thousands of years, comprehending the great dao of heaven and earth, continuously growing, and transforming their bloodline.

Humans often encounter various bottlenecks in cultivation, but creatures like the Spirit Ao rarely face such obstacles.

They often just need to take a nap, and in their dreams, they unknowingly break through to a new realm. Typically, after reaching adulthood, they naturally become Celestial Humans, enter sainthood, or even achieve the Yin Spirit Realm as a demon!

Simply by sleeping and eating, they can naturally become a Great Demon.

What a fortunate and powerful innate talent this is!

If they obtain the corresponding demon cultivation technique, their growth would likely be even faster and stronger!

"Could it be that this Spiritual Turtle's Abyss talent allows me to be like a turtle or Spirit Ao, hiding in water to comprehend the natural world, building the Dao Foundation and Golden Core without active cultivation?"

Thinking this way, Gu Yuan shook his head, dismissing the hypothesis. Looking at the introduction of the Black Armored Spirit Ao and the words "This talent is harmonious with the Water Attribute of the Five Elements," he thought to himself,

"Or does this talent grant me some kind of unique water attribute physique?"

With this speculation, Gu Yuan sensed some changes beginning to occur within his body.

The membrane, muscles, and internal organs trembled violently, bones rubbed against each other, producing a teeth-gritting 'ka-ka' sound.

At this moment, every part of his body began undergoing a unique integration, adjustment, and transformation!

His skin, flesh, tendons, bones, viscera, and marrow sometimes felt numb, itchy, or painfully sore, as impurities and disharmonious elements were cleared away.

The entire body seemed like a piece of raw iron being forged and tempered repeatedly, becoming steel through a hundred refinements!

Gu Yuan had nurtured five spirit pets, acquiring a variety of talents.

For instance, Rat Sniff, Iron Teeth, Immune to Hundred Poisons, Snake Coiling, Turtle Breath, Small Treasure-Seeking Technique, Soul Devourer, Sword Heart, etc.

Consequently, Gu Yuan himself progressed rapidly in cultivation, having a far deeper foundation and roots than other Innate Martial Masters of the same level!

However, now Gu Yuan realized that these various talents seemed to be independent and not integrated.

Even the two most compatible talents, Iron Teeth and Snake Coiling, or Iron Bone and Soft Tendons, were not actually unified!

But at this moment, these talents, except for the Sword Heart Talent, were beginning to integrate in this transformation.

Not only these talents but even the various martial arts Gu Yuan practiced, like "Spiritual Snake Swordsmanship," "Willow Catkin Swordsmanship," "Life-taking Sword Formulas," "Golden Snake Swallowing Yuan Technique," "Black Turtle Armor Technique," "Black Tiger Fist," "Wandering Snake Step," "Big Stone-Throwing Hand," "Yin Wind Saber," and other techniques that left various marks within him.

At this moment, even these were undergoing integration!

For instance, the "Black Turtle Armor Technique" of Horizontal Training integrated with the "Golden Snake Swallowing Yuan Technique," making the physique not only powerful but also having softness within strength and strength within softness.

Even the True Qi, though still water attribute, now had a quality of being tenacious and endless!

Besides the physical transformation, changes in Gu Yuan's spirit and even his divine soul were also occurring.

Gu Yuan gradually lost awareness of his body.

In a daze, he seemed to transform into a gigantic Ao, as big as a mountain, with a back shell like ink jade, and patterns resembling profound gold!

The giant Ao lay on a huge rock in a deep sea abyss, its four claws tightly gripping the rock, motionless.

It was dark all around, with various sea monsters, demons, and giant fish wandering, and the water pressure was massive enough to flatten refined iron, yet the giant Ao felt no discomfort.

Instead, it felt exceptionally comfortable, natural, and harmonious, as if it was born to dwell in such an environment.

In the deep sea, the vapor and Essence of Water were extraordinarily rich.

The giant Ao's breathing was slow and long, with a mysterious rhythm.

With each breath, abundant Essence of Water and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged forth, being absorbed into its body, nourishing and refining its physique and divine soul.

What is water?

Water benefits all things without contending, it can nourish everything.

It can also adapt to the nature of heaven and earth, ever-changing and versatile.

It can transform into ice, cold and hard, into mist, elusive, into snow, drifting across the world, into clouds, light and pure, into rain, nurturing all things.

Gu Yuan felt that at this moment, his understanding and insights about water continuously emerged.

He could easily sense the Essence of Water and Essence of Water at their peak in the surrounding seawater.

He felt his spirit perfectly merged with this water domain.

Any fluctuations, subtle movements occurring in this water realm could not escape his notice.

No one knew how long it had been.

When Gu Yuan regained consciousness, he had returned to the real world from the illusion realm of transforming into a giant Ao.

As soon as he returned to his senses, Gu Yuan immediately noticed something unusual!

He casually pointed a finger.

Sizzle!

A piercing energy ripped through the air, emitting a sharp, shrill sound.

A stone wall a yard away exploded with a "poof," stone powder splattering, revealing a hole through to the other side.

Yet this finger only exerted a strand of True Qi.

Previously, achieving such a feat would require a full exertion of True Qi!

Gu Yuan felt the True Qi inside his body flow effortlessly, indescribably smooth and natural!

Moreover, the True Qi was purer than before and even more powerful!

As for the physique.

Gu Yuan sensed a significant transformation in his body, as if he had undergone a thorough rebirth!

And this rebirth seemed even more profound than all previous transformations combined!

Not only had its strength dramatically increased, but in every other aspect, it approached "perfection." Gu Yuan simply introspected, easily perceiving the stark differences from before.

Previously, his bones were strong, and his tendons flexible, known as Iron Bone and Soft Tendons, but his other parts, such as viscera and membranes, were inevitably lacking.

Even after undergoing steps like Refining Skin, Refining Tendons, Bone Refining, Refining Viscera, and Washing Marrow, there were slight imbalances.

But now, his skin, muscles, major tendons, bones, and five viscera all shimmered with a faint luster.

His bones were like jade, major tendons like bows, his skin gleaming white and refined, with barely visible pores.

The muscles were corded, like strands of steel rope.

The five viscera had also undergone transformation, covered with a layer of jade-like spiritual light.

Even the bone marrow within his bones was now completely refined, attaining Great Success in Marrow Cleansing!

Gu Yuan's skin, muscles, bones, and viscera were all balanced and unified, perfectly coordinated, as though born as one.

His talents, such as Iron Teeth, Snake Coiling, Soul Devourer, Rat Sniff, and Turtle Breath, had not vanished, but had been integrated.

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