86: The Little Turtle Breathing Exercise

Leaving Thousand Streams Valley, Gao De did not delay. Relying on his Lightning Evasion Technique and Breath Concealment methods, he silently returned to the Deep Pool Water Mansion.

The gains from this trip far exceeded his expectations.

Not only did he successfully exchange for the "sunken water jade essence" and "earth vein milk marrow," gaining a more intuitive understanding of the surrounding Yao King forces and the potential influence of the Qianjiang Dragon King, but more importantly, there was the Jade Slip gifted by Yao King Xuan Ji at the end.

He sat at the core of the Water Mansion, sinking his Divine Sense into the Jade Slip.

After a moment, a hint of surprise and solemnity flashed uncontrollably in his massive dragon eyes.

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"Lesser Turtle Breath Form Mimicry Art"!

This was not some offensive Divine Ability or profound Cultivation Technique, but a unique secret art of transformation!

Its core lay in allowing a Third Order Yao Beast to manifest a partial human form even with insufficient strength, achieving a "half-yao, half-human" state and significantly reducing their Yao Beast characteristics.

The opening of the Jade Slip stated that this art was painstakingly created by a Senior powerhouse of the Turtle Race, who deeply felt that although the Yao Race's Physical Body was powerful, their efficiency in sensing the Great Dao and performing Qi Refining and Spirit Refining was far inferior to the Human Race, who possessed the Innate Dao Body.

It aimed to allow junior Disciples to experience and adapt to the "Body Close to the Dao" cultivation state in advance during the Third Order, greatly increasing cultivation speed and laying a solid foundation for their future true transformation.

"The human body is naturally close to the Dao... the cultivation speed in human form far exceeds that of the Yao Beast form..." Gao De murmured to himself, his mind suddenly enlightened.

He recalled the discussions in the Heavenly Secret Realm about how Human Cultivators often advanced faster than Yao Beasts of the same rank; now, he finally had definitive proof and a solution!

For Gao De, who urgently needed to improve his strength in a short time, this was like sending charcoal in a snowstorm!

He studied the formula carefully. This method did not turn one into a complete human form overnight but proceeded in stages.

In the Early Stage, it only slightly adjusted the body's skeletal structure and restrained some overly obvious Yao Race features. For instance, his massive Jiaoren body could shrink to proportions closer to a human body, and his dragon claws could transform into scaled palms, making his form closer to a "Dao Body." This made it easier to resonate with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and improve the efficiency of his internal circulation.

"Wonderful! Truly wonderful!" Gao De couldn't help but praise. The Senior of the Turtle Race who created this method indeed had a far-reaching vision.

This was equivalent to opening a shortcut to accelerated cultivation for the Yao Race during the Third Order!

He almost immediately began trying to operate this "Lesser Turtle Breath Form Mimicry Art."

Spiritual light flickered slightly over his massive Jiaoren body, and his bones made faint "crackling" sounds. His body, over ten zhang long, began to slowly shrink and adjust, gradually transforming into a more upright and compact form.

The blue-black scales covering his entire body remained, but they became more fitted and restrained.

The ferocious Jiaoren head changed most significantly. Although it still retained dragon horns, vertical pupils, and some dragon snout features, the overall outline was now closer to a human face, with less pure animality and more majesty and coldness.

His four dragon claws also transformed into palms and soles covered with fine scales, with distinct joints and flexible movement.

In just a short time, a "Half-Jiaoren" form—nearly two zhang tall, with a vigorous physique, covered in blue-black scale armor, with Purple Lightning dragon horns on his head and a cold, majestic face—appeared on the jade platform.

Gao De felt this new state.

He moved his new limbs; it felt slightly awkward at first, but he quickly adapted to this more "compact" form.

Most importantly, he clearly felt that in this form, the speed at which he absorbed and refined Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was nearly thirty percent faster than in his pure Jiaoren form!

"It really works!" Gao De was excited.

This meant that in the future, whether for daily cultivation or recovering Demonic Power, his efficiency would be significantly improved!

For him, who was racing against time, this was of great significance.

Of course, he also knew that this human-mimicry form might be slightly less effective in pure physical combat and the execution of certain innate Divine Abilities.

But in cultivation, traveling, and certain occasions where he needed to act "low-key," it undoubtedly held a huge advantage.

He could completely use the human-mimicry form to accelerate cultivation during normal times and undergo Dragon Transformation for full-strength combat during battle.

"This is quite a favor I owe." Gao De looked toward Thousand Streams Valley, feeling more grateful toward Yao King Xuan Ji.

The other party had sent such a generous gift, clearly intending to build a good relationship and make an investment.

He handed the "sunken water jade essence" to Turtle Three Thousand, ordering him to start immediately, coordinating with other Materials to accelerate the channeling and stabilization of the earth veins.

He then consumed the "earth vein milk marrow" and began to enter deep cultivation in his newly acquired "Half-Jiaoren" form.

With the support of the "Body Close to the Dao," the Purple Heaven Dragon Transformation Art operated more smoothly. The flood dragon pearl rotated faster, continuously absorbing the pure energy of the earth vein milk marrow and the Spiritual Qi gathered by the Water Mansion.

Gao De could feel that his cultivation, which had been stagnant for a while, began to grow slowly but steadily again. At this rate, perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could touch the threshold of the Third Order Mid-Stage.

"Lesser Turtle Breath Form Mimicry Art... truly an unexpected surprise," Gao De thought to himself. "I must master this form as quickly as possible and apply it to my daily cultivation. This way, I will have more confidence in dealing with future crises."

He focused his mind and devoted himself entirely to cultivation. Within the Water Mansion, spiritual light was misty, and a figure covered in scale armor sat quietly, his aura quietly growing stronger.

The urgency of time turned into the most direct motivation for cultivation.