"Alas! Not anymore. "The iron tower fell to the ground exhausted, I don't know what's going on, in the past half a month, there has been no progress in the iron horn gong, but there are some signs of regression, every time I put down two trees, I can't do it, and there is still a considerable distance from the master's requirements for ten trees.

"If you want to hurry, you can't be impatient, let's stop here today!" Lao Ma said with a smile, cultivation will definitely encounter a bottleneck, the iron tower is now at an extremely critical moment, as long as this step is passed, it will be smooth sailing in the future.

The tower jumped into the pool and soaked his head in the icy water, hoping to calm himself down, but unfortunately it still didn't work, and his mind was like a mess. He stared blankly at the narrow sky above him, feeling a sense of confusion that he had never felt before.

"Boy, do you dare to go to the bottom of the pool with me?" An old voice seemed to sound in his ears, and the tower was stunned, and suddenly remembered that there was a person, and he hadn't seen the old turtle since the last time he was separated, could it be ...... Is he dead? A strange thought welled up in Tie Tower's heart, and even he himself was a little surprised, but he was quickly relieved, the old turtle had lived for hundreds of years, and it was not a strange thing to leave whenever he went.

"The old turtle has no relatives and no reason here, he is alone, as a friend, he has to go to see him no matter what, bow, make a bow, and express his heart." Iron Tower thought to himself, took a deep breath and drilled to the bottom of the pool. The light in the water became darker and darker, and the familiar feeling of suffocation reappeared, he knew that he had reached the limit of his diving, and when he used to have this feeling, he would surface and no longer force himself, but now he did not dare to leave, he was so sorry for his friend.

Dive down two or three feet, the tower is really unbearable, this time it is much better than before, although still failed to dive to the bottom of the pool, but he has done his best, if the old turtle has a spirit in the sky, he should not blame himself.

Just as the tower was about to leave, a bright light suddenly appeared in the water, and it was faintly seen that it seemed to be a bead. The bead flickered around him, as if it was playing hide and seek with him, and the tower was very curious, and chased after it without thinking. At this time, the oxygen in his abdomen had been exhausted, his chest was uncomfortably swollen like fire, he opened his big mouth and exhaled a breath of turbidity, and the bead in the rippling water came straight to him, and the dazzling light flashed away, and the bead was actually sucked into his abdomen by him. Suddenly, a cold and biting chill from the throat of the iron tower only reached the abdomen and then to the whole body, and in the blink of an eye, a thin layer of ice formed around his body, and he trembled involuntarily, and the two rows of teeth made a "gurgling" sound like a fight.

The cold qi rushed left and right in his body, as if he wanted to escape from his body weight and return to the water, at this time, the heating of the Iron Tower Dantian appeared, which was the true qi he had cultivated by practicing the Pure Yang Wuji Gong. This heat quickly rushed towards the cold air, and as soon as the two qi met in the body, a battle began, and the cold enveloped the heating for a while, and the heating wrapped up the cold for a while, like two martial arts masters fighting to the death. The tower's body was also cold for a while, hot for a while, and it kept rolling in the water in pain. After a while, the two qi seemed to be tired, and they no longer fought, but snuggled up to each other, and finally became one.

At this moment, a large amount of fresh air suddenly poured out from the dantian of the iron tower, like rain moistening the dry land, and quickly entered every cell of the body. The tower was already suffocating, and his body was about to explode, and the sudden changes in his body surprised him, as if a person who was about to die of thirst drank the cool spring water, and his spirit was full of strength.

"Where does this air come from? Why Do I Stay In The Water For So Long Like A Fish? The tower lay lazily in the water, puzzled.

Suddenly, a faint voice came from underwater, "Maverick, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Isn't this the voice of an old turtle? Great, he's not dead yet! The iron tower was surprised and delighted, this is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! I was ready to be disappointed, but I didn't expect to meet here unexpectedly. The old man is still so competitive, he knows that I am coming but deliberately can't hide it, is he still embarrassed about that candy? It's okay, I've forgotten about it for a long time.

"For the sake of his age, give him a face, or I'll go down to him." The tower shook his head helplessly, and a dive rushed under the water, only to go down a foot or two and stepped on the hard ground, which should have reached the bottom of the pool. He subconsciously opened his eyes wide and looked around, and even he himself was surprised that the scene in the water could be seen clearly.

The bottom of the pond is all sealed by white ice, in a string of pearl-like blisters, there is an ice palace more than two meters high, the pavilions and pavilions are scattered, the shape is extremely beautiful, many thumb-sized fish swim around in the ice palace, and the body is still shining with light.

The old turtle crouched at the entrance of the Ice Palace and was smiling at the tower, and he hadn't seen him for a year, but he was sluggish, as if he had a serious illness.

Unexpectedly, the old turtle's home was so luxurious, it was just like the palace, no wonder he was reluctant to come out. The tower didn't dare to speak in the water, so he could only look at him and nodded, which was regarded as a hello.

The old turtle panted and said, "Don't be afraid, calf, you can now talk in the water like me." ”

Talking in the water? What are you kidding, I'm not an aquar, how can I have this ability? The tower really can't imagine. But at this moment, the trust between friends exerted great power, and he was completely sure that the old turtle would not fool him, and said cautiously: "Really? "Sure enough, it was the same as talking on land, without any discomfort.

Surprise! Agitated! Shock! Tie Tower's mind was blank, as if a penniless poor bastard had suddenly turned into a big tyrant with a lot of money, which caught him off guard.

"I didn't lie to you!" The old turtle laughed.

"You...... How do you know? Tower stammered.

"Didn't you just swallow a white glowing bead? That's my Neidan. I have lived in the pool for four hundred years, and in order to adapt to the environment in the water, I have unconsciously cultivated this inner pill, and I can live in the water all thanks to him. Now that you have him, you have also obtained my ability, ahem......" The old turtle said very hard.

Tie Ta persuaded: "You rest for a while, and then we'll talk about it later." ”

"Can't wait, I'm running out of time." The old turtle shook his head, "In the past, when Neidan was out of his body, as long as I summoned him with my mind, he would come back. But this time he went out for three days, and he was out of my control, and I knew that I was going to die soon. ”

"You're not going to die, you're going to tell me a story!" Tower screamed excitedly, although this was only the second time the two had met, but for some reason, Tower always felt an indescribable intimacy with him.

The old turtle smiled self-deprecatingly, "I know I don't have a talent for storytelling, my story is not good at all, you are just making me happy, but I am really happy, cough cough ......" Another violent cough.

Tie Ta quickly took him in his arms and rubbed his palms on his chest a few times.

The old turtle's rapid breath calmed down slightly, and said, "The breath in my body will be extinct, and if I die, Nedan will also be dissipated in the water, which is a pity." It just so happened that you came, and he found a new master, and with your nourishment, Neidan will come back to life, and you will also get my full inheritance, understand? ”

"Mr. Turtle, if I give you back Nedan, then you won't have to die." The tower felt guilty.

"You're such a stupid boy." The old turtle looked at him kindly, "Although our turtle clan is the longest-lived of all animals, one day we will leave this world, you don't have to feel guilty, you don't have to be grateful, it's all a 'fate' word." He struggled to raise his head to look at the water, muttering to himself, "I dreamed of my mother just now, and she said she was going to take me to a fun place...... His voice gradually lowered, and his head hung weakly, but with a satisfied smile on his face.

The tower has long been in tears, although he has not been friends with the old turtle for a long time, but he has regarded him as a mentor and friend, and at this moment to see him leave from his arms, how can he not be sad? With tears in his eyes, he sent the old turtle into the ice palace, put it in the largest palace, and bowed respectfully three times, "Mr. Turtle, you can sleep well!" I'll come back to see you. ”

At this moment, there was a violent vibration under his feet, and the ice palace collapsed with a bang, and a black hole three or four feet wide appeared under the ground.

The tower was shocked, kicked his feet and swiped his hands, and his body rushed upwards like sharp arrows. He surfaced and lifted his breath again, his body flew up more than a foot high as if he had wings, and when he was about to fall, his toes lightly touched the stone wall, and his body rose up again, and he jumped out of the pool after a few ups and downs. He didn't have time to think about why his cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, and when he looked back, he was stunned, and after a while, the pool water had been sucked clean, and only a huge pit remained.

Back on the mountain, the tower couldn't wait to say to the old horse, "Master, I encountered a strange thing in the waterhole just now. Then he told how he met the old turtle, how he devoured Neidan, how he had the ability to be in the water, and finally the pool disappeared for no reason, telling all this from beginning to end.

Lao Ma listened and thought about it, and only after a while did he say: "The old turtle moves less and sleeps more, breathes long, and closes the breath for a long time, which is the same as the Taoist cultivation method of 'turtle breath gong'. He has lived for three or four hundred years, which is equivalent to practicing three or four hundred years of internal strength, and it is not surprising that he has worked hard day and night to cultivate the inner dan. In fact, that inner pill is his true qi, and when a martial artist cultivates to a certain level, the internal force can be emitted through some parts of the body, which is the release of true qi that is highly respected by martial artists. These True Qi are condensed into a solid state in the icy water, and are slowly dissolved by the Pure Yang True Qi in your body, and finally absorbed by you for your own use. ”

Lao Ma took a sip of tea, and then said: "With a deep internal force in the body, you can easily convert external breath into internal breath, oxygen is converted from true qi, and turbid qi is discharged from pores, so you can breathe in water." True Qi can also control the muscles in various parts of the body at will, prevent external water from flowing into the eyes, ears and nose, and vibrate the vocal cords to transmit sound through special frequencies, so that it can speak in water. As for the sight in the water, it is even more trivial, people with high internal strength are deaf and clear, and see night as day. In short, all of this needs to be based on abundant true qi, and our Taoist advocates practicing qi because we understand the importance of 'qi'. ”

The more Tie Ta listened, the more excited he became, "Master, do you mean that in the future, I can live in the water like a fish and never have to worry about drowning?" ”

"That's how it should be." Lao Ma smiled, "Now that you have obtained the internal strength of the old turtle, you have also obtained all his abilities, and underwater life may be just one of them, and there may be other abilities that are not known to us for the time being." ”

What other abilities are there? There was a burst of ecstasy in Tie Tower's heart, and he pinched his arm hard, it hurt! It's not a dream.

"As for why the pool water disappeared inexplicably, this teacher doesn't understand, it is very likely that the old turtle is the patron saint of the pool, and he has always used his internal force to suppress the water outlet, and the pool water leaked out as soon as he died."

The tower was dumbfounded, it was really unseemly! I have always regarded the old turtle as an ordinary old man, and I couldn't imagine that he had such a mysterious origin.

"Iron Tower, although you have a rare chance this time, it is also very dangerous, and it can be said that it is very lucky." Lao Ma suddenly became serious, "What you are cultivating is Pure Yang Wuji Gong, but what Neidan contains is the pure Yin True Qi in the depths of the Cold Pool, although one is cold and one is hot, but it is the same Taoist authentic exercise, which can just complement Yin and Yang." If it was someone else, two true qi with different attributes would fight each other in the body, and even if they didn't suffocate to death, their true qi would burst and die. Fortunately, you are safe and sound now, and now your internal cultivation has reached an extremely terrifying level, even Master and I can't reach it. ”

The tower was also secretly afraid when he heard it, and he was suffering from the pain of alternating hot and cold and suffocating under the dark water, which was really unforgettable. At that time, I was really scared, was I afraid of death? He can't say clearly, in short, everything is over, and he is in a catastrophe.

Lao Ma stretched out two fingers and put them on the wrist of the iron tower, and said in surprise: "Originally, you are the physique of Zhiyang, so you must drink a lot of water every day and take frequent baths, only in this way can you eliminate the heat poison in your body." This will be a big obstacle in your cultivation process, I racked my brains and couldn't find a solution, I didn't expect that with the old turtle's inner pill, all this was solved, and now your body is in a state of neutrality and peace, and it will not affect you if you don't drink water or soak water for a day in the future. Physical defects are innate, and internal strength can be made up for through acquired cultivation, it is gratifying to have a few Jiazi's internal strength, but conditioning the body is the biggest gain of your trip. ”

Tie Ta only knows to giggle, happiness comes too suddenly, and it will certainly take a process to calm down the excitement in his heart.

"You go and practice the Iron Horn Gong again and see if there are any changes?" Lao Ma looked excited, he also wanted to open his eyes, what kind of power would such a profound internal strength have once it was used.

The tower shook its head, and the horns of the ox effortlessly pierced the trunk of the tree, and then carried it left and right, and the tree fell down with a "bang". This can surprise him, in the past, it took at least half a stick of incense to bring down a tree, how could it be as easy as now! He put down more than a dozen trees in one go, and seemed to have inexhaustible strength in his body, and lowered his head to the top of the big rock on the side of the slope, and only heard a loud "bang" in the firelight, and the big stone had been torn apart.

"Thorning a giant tree is like tearing cloth, breaking a boulder is like piercing rotten wood, such sharp horns, who in the world can resist?" The old horse smiled and was full of pride.

"Master, now that the pool is dry, how can I practice in the future?" Tie Ta suddenly said with a sad face.

"There are many Mara rivers." Lao Ma smiled, "It's really brainless, Taurus Gong pays attention to weight-bearing mountaineering, and it is okay without water and sand!" ”