Chapter 109: The True Meaning of the Turtle Grandson Technique

After their conversation, Wu Chengyu no longer felt sleepy; A Ku had waited for him all night, and she did not get up either.

The fight with Hong Qigong seemed to take much effort, but in reality, very little time had passed.

But the Five Absolutes were indeed supreme under heaven; though Wu Chengyu seemed not to have suffered a great loss on the surface, during the fight—especially in close combat—every time fists and feet met and inner forces clashed, his blood surged. After his short nap, once he got up, he immediately felt unbearable soreness in his tendons, bones, and joints.

Wu Chengyu did not have any specialized healing art; the healing chapter of the Nine Yin Manual was in the upper volume. Fortunately, his Taoist inner force itself had healing capabilities.

He returned to the study, first using the method of inner vision to check which meridian in his body was blocked, then circulating the Nameless Divine Skill to soothe his meridians.

After twelve consecutive circulations, he then used the Turtle Grandson Technique to exhale the old and inhale the new. After the clash of inner forces and the surging of blood qi, many impurities and stagnant blood had formed in his body, and the Turtle Grandson Technique could gradually expel the impure blood from the body through breathing.

With the Great Accomplishment of the Ox-Horse Stake, and the Turtle Grandson Technique obtained along with the Ox-Horse Stake, after five years of continuous cultivation, it too was now approaching Great Accomplishment.

Wu Chengyu gained a new understanding of these two foundational arts that could be called divine skills.

The Ox-Horse Stake rebuilt the root and bone, possessing the power of fortune. In Jin Dynasty martial arts novels, only the Yi Jin Forging Bone Chapter of the Nine Yin Manual had similar effects, but the Yi Jin Forging Bone Chapter could only slowly improve the tendons and bones; it could not completely change one's physique, control height, or stimulate Achilles tendon growth.

Aside from the ugly name, he could find no flaws. Wu Chengyu had already decided that no matter what the bamboo slips were called, he would just give it a name himself—he just hadn't thought of a suitable one yet.

As for the Turtle Grandson Technique, it did not have the immediate effect of the Ox-Horse Stake, but as it neared Great Accomplishment, Wu Chengyu understood clearly: the turtle represents the tortoise. In later generations, "turtle" is an insult, but in ancient times, the tortoise represented auspiciousness. Ancients often used the character "turtle" in their names—for example, Jiangnan meeting Li Gui Nian; Du Fu was certainly not insulting anyone.

And this "grandson" character was actually not an insult either. Even after the Turtle Grandson Technique reached Great Accomplishment, one still had to cultivate it endlessly until it became a bodily instinct. In an ideal state, it could allow the cultivator's physical condition to reach the realm of the Infant Golden Core.

This was not the Nascent Soul of Taoist cultivation. "Infant" refers to an untainted nature, and "Golden Core" is a spiritual life form cultivated through practice. The fusion of the two represents a state of purity without evil.

Purity makes the body clear and bright; without evil means external evils cannot invade, like an infant still in the womb. That is the original meaning of the character "grandson."

Whether the Turtle Grandson Technique could truly have such an effect, Wu Chengyu did not know. It was all a matter of subtle influence, requiring who knows how much time.

But now his constitution was growing every day, his energy was limitless, and any impurity in the air could be expelled from his body.

Moreover, the Turtle Grandson Technique had the effect of slowly restoring stamina, especially maintaining stamina during fierce battles, or when using the Crane Shadow Flowing Light for long-distance raids—endurance was greatly increased.

Most importantly, Wu Chengyu faintly felt that the Turtle Grandson Technique would play a key role when he later reached Hong Qigong's level of the Five Absolutes and sought to break through to the next level.

If following the guesswork of later readers, among the Five Absolutes, except for Wang Zhongyang, all were at the Innate Perfection realm. In Jin Daxia's world, after The Legend of the Condor Heroes, except for the questionable Zhang Sanfeng later on, basically no one could break through to the Xiantian realm, and even in Jin Daxia's system, there was no concept of Post-natal and Xiantian.

The Turtle Grandson Technique could allow one to maintain the state of the Infant Golden Core from when one was in the womb. So when Wu Chengyu's martial arts reached the point where no further progress could be made and he attempted to break through Xiantian, he would have a bit more confidence.

Cultivating until the Wu Hour, the internal injuries he suffered last night were mostly relieved; he estimated that at most two days would see him fully healed.

By this time, A Ku had finally gotten up. Seeing Wu Chengyu at home made her very happy. Previously, when Wu Chengyu was managing Wumei Tower, he left early and returned late; days when they could be together for two consecutive days were not many.

"Brother, today the Main House side is slaughtering a pig. Wait for me."

Before her voice faded, A Ku was gone. When she returned, she was carrying a pig's head and four pig's trotters in her hand.

"Oh no, I overslept today. By the time I got there, only these were left. The other good things had already been distributed."

"Brother, let's braise the pig trotters and pig head meat today."

Saying this, A Ku couldn't help but drool, and Wu Chengyu also felt a bit greedy.

The most troublesome part of making pig head meat and pig trotters was removing the hair. There were no blowtorches from later generations yet.

Wu Chengyu first used a torch to singe the hair off the pig skin's surface, then used a red-hot iron hook to burn off the hair from the pig's head, ears, eyes, and nostrils. This was delicate work, and he did it for half an hour straight.

While the two were working hard and sweating, Wu Zhengliang, who had left early in the morning, returned.

"Brother, go keep Fourth Uncle company. Leave the rest to me." By this time, the pig hair had already been cleaned off. A Ku was very sensible and took over the work. Then, in front of Wu Chengyu and Wu Zhengliang, she gently slapped the pig's head with one palm.

The pig's head was not split in two, but the bones inside were all shattered. Wu Chengyu was somewhat used to it, but Wu Zhengliang stared with his mouth wide open.

When the two arrived at the study, Wu Zhengliang seemed still fearful: "A Ku's strength is really too great. If this were slapped on a person's head, who could bear it? You, kid, must be careful in the future. A wife who is too capable is not good. You must keep her under control."

Wu Chengyu had no interest in arguing with him about whether A Ku was his future wife. Anyway, the entire Wu Family Slope seemed to have decided that, and he himself slowly seemed not to resist it so much. But Wu Zhengliang did not come for this.

Wu Zhengliang soon got to the point: "I have already dealt with Cheng Wuji's corpse. Others will only think he is missing; evil."

"But today Hongxiu Zhao was too lively in the morning. The people I sent are my confidants; no one outside knows he is from the Wu Family. According to his report, Hongxiu Zhao has been temporarily sealed by the authorities. The scene inside is too horrible to look at. You know what you did yourself. I don't want to repeat it again."

"This matter has already been reported to the authorities. The coroner's examination result was that the three died simultaneously from excessive excitement during lechery and heart blockage. Indeed, as you said, there is not a single flaw."

"I suppose they must all be suspecting."

"That is natural. Such a way of dying is unheard of. Anyone would know someone is playing tricks."

"Currently, the Wu Family is definitely suspected, and other families in Gusu City are also on the list of suspects. They have also suffered a lot from Shi Tong recently."

"But on the surface, neither the Wu Family nor other families seem to go so far as to kill directly over these entanglements. With too many suspects, it can only be an unsolved case."

"According to Fourth Uncle's view, how will Shi Miyuan's side handle it?"

"Such an ugly matter must of course be covered up as much as possible. However, the Shi Family in Gusu City currently has no one in charge. The news has completely spread, and my subordinates have also been secretly fanning the flames. Even if Shi Miyuan wants to flare up, he has to wait until the matter is suppressed."

"As for the future, it's just a dispute over interests. Shi Tong was useful to the Shi Family while he was alive. Now that he is dead, those interests are what matter most."

"Next, it depends on who the Shi Family sends, what rules they will have. We'll meet each move with a counter-move."

(Chapter End)