The Art of Change

As a devout lover of classical Chinese culture and the inheritor of Taoist culture in his previous life, Matthew's knowledge of Taoist culture is quite extensive.

I believe that everyone who grew up in that cultural background will be intoxicated by classic stories such as "Journey to the West", "The Wizard of Oz", "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", and "Fengshen Bang" in their childhood, and indulge in the adventures of heroes such as Monkey King, Nezha, and Erlang God, and Matthew is certainly no exception.

When Matthew became an adult, when he really embarked on the pursuit of mysterious powers and the secrets behind religious doctrines, his favorite thing was to take the traditional Chinese stories of gods and monsters and the materials he had at hand to corroborate! He fantasizes about the day when he discovers something secret and has a mysterious power like the man in the novel!

In "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong obtained the "Nine Turns of Xuangong" from Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and the Sanxing Cave of the Oblique Moon, and the ninety-nine-eighty-one changes derived from it are exactly the form of power that Matthew likes very much!

In the traditional Chinese Taoist collection, there is also a similar record to the "Nine Turns of Xuangong", and Matthew once thought that this was the source of the Nine Turns of Xuangong in "Journey to the West"!

In the Taoist collection, there is a complete set of classical Taoist inner pill techniques: "Nine Turns of Inner Dan Techniques", which is said to have been written by Chen Pu. Chen Pu, the number of Chongyong, the late Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the fifth generation, received the Tao from Zhongli, and Lu Dongbin at the same time, wrote "Mr. Chen's Inner Dan Decision", is a very famous Dan Taoist in the history of Taoism.

Chen Pu's Neidan technique is quite distinctive, it is based on the theory of viscera meridians in traditional Chinese medicine, and there is little mysticism; its exercises are specific and detailed with different cultivation methods from the general ones, and the internal qi running route and internal scenery are vividly painted, which is nothing less than a practitioner's internal refining record.

"Nine Transformations of Alchemy" also emphasizes the cultivation method of following the laws of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and the growth and decline of yin and yang. A specific combination of natural climate variables, i.e., a combination of basic natural conditions such as climate, season, geomagnetism, light, etc. It is very important for human life activities, and is closely related to the biological clock that regulates the rhythm of life and controls growth and aging in the body. At a specific time of the solar term, exercising according to a special method can gradually change one's physique and return to the best state of life.

According to the record of "Nine Turns Alchemy", cultivators can follow the path of the exercises, starting from the first turn of the Dan, step by step, until the nine turns of the ascension, which is a direct path to the avenue!

When Matthew was young, he obtained the "Nine Turns Alchemy Technique" for the first time, which was like a treasure, he used to practice strictly according to the routines recorded in the exercises, luck, meditation, diet, Bigu, etc., but of course the result was not even a reason!

But the word "nine turns" still left a deep trace in his heart!

In this strange ocean world, relying on the difference between the physical bodies of the two races, Matthew successfully extracted some essences that directly pointed to the essence of physical cultivation from the "Body Refining Book", and finally condensed it into a rune, which was engraved on the source of the power of his bloodline!

Relying on this rune, Matthew was able to transform his physical body into a purebred fish-man from the inside out, which was undoubtedly much beyond his cognition!

This instantly reminded Matthew of the "Nine Turns of Xuangong" in traditional Chinese culture! In mythology, this kind of divine skill of sanctification of the flesh and the effect of training to the peak is precisely the mastery of the technique of ninety-nine eighty-one changes, which can't help but make Matthew think about it!

Perhaps he was born out of the results of the "Book of Body Refining", and it was in the dark that he had a mysterious connection with the "Nine Turns of Xuangong"? Or was the "Book of Refinement", which was born out of the various physical cultivation classics of his previous life, itself contained the content of "Nine Turns of Xuangong"?

Due to the lack of information, Matthew has no way to judge what the real result is, but in his own mind, the "Book of Refining Bodies", which has mastered the transformation technique of the little fish man, can already be called "Nine Turns Xuangong"!

Matthew has a strong sense of self-confidence, and as he grows in strength and as he gradually begins to broaden his horizons, he will encounter all kinds of magical intelligent races!

After encountering these races, he can still replicate what he has done in the Fish-Man Clan today, and at that time, he will naturally be able to refine new runes and master new transformation techniques!

Ninety-nine eighty-one changes, exactly every nine changes can be called a turn, when Matthew continues to comprehend the art of new changes, his study of the physical body must be advancing rapidly!

Maybe whenever you master the new change technique of the Nine Middle School, "Nine Turns Xuangong" can really be advanced!

Matthew is familiar with his new fish-man body and examines his own data!

"Matthew Hull!Strength: 0.8, Agility: 1.1, Constitution: 0.9, Spirit: 3.9!Status: Severely injured and mentally damaged!"

"Form: Fish-Man"

"Nine Turns of Xuangong: One Turn and One Layer!"

"Talent Magic 1: Flash!" Lv.2,

"Talent Magic 2: Fly!" Lv.2,

"Talent Magic 3: Annihilation!" Lv.2,

"Talent Magic 1: Shield!" Lv.2,

"Talent Magic 2: Devour!" Lv.2,

"The Law of Talent: The Law of Alpha, the Law of Thunder and Lightning, and the Law of the Void Devouring the Bloodline of the Giant Tortoise!"

Under the form of the fish-man, Matthew's physical attributes also declined, maintaining a high level of the fish-man race, but the spiritual power was maintained the same as when he was in the human body, he tested it, and the release of all spells was not affected!

But the power of the bloodline seemed to be completely isolated, and he was unable to mobilize the power of the Void Devouring Giant Tortoise.

Matthew experienced this new feeling, he plunged headlong into the sea, experienced the feeling of the fish-people being free in the sea, felt the feeling of breathing with gills, and his mood was also raised!