Chapter 046: Entering the Water
It is now the transition period between summer and autumn, with abundant rainfall, and the water storage level of the reservoir is about eight or nine meters deep.
As soon as Chen Jue fell into the water, he felt the suction force of an undercurrent coming from below.
That is the force brought by the reservoir's flood discharge valve. However, since the water level is always at the safety line, the flood discharge valve of the Chencun Reservoir has only opened a gap, and the water flow it can drive is limited.
If an ordinary person was sucked in, he would definitely not be able to escape.
However, Chen Jue had made great progress in martial arts training, and his various attributes were far superior to those of ordinary people, especially his physical attribute, which reached 1.98, greatly increasing his cardiopulmonary and respiratory capacity.
I can even hold my breath for an hour or so on the shore!
As for being underwater, with the pressure of the water flow and the body still exercising, the breath-holding time is halved, and one can hold it for half an hour. (Note: The world record for static breath-holding is more than 24 minutes.)
Sensing that the suction force of the water around him was increasing little by little, Chen Jue felt his body slowly sinking, and in just a few tens of seconds his feet landed in the mud.
I rubbed the soles of my feet, dug up the soft mud, and felt the hard cement base of the reservoir's flood discharge valve.
This is a circular device that looks like a manhole cover that connects the road surface to the sewer. Chen Jue had seen it once with his own eyes when the Chencun Reservoir was emptied when he was a child and people from all over the place came to fish.
But this time, he came into close contact with the flood discharge valve when the water in the reservoir had not been drained.
He stood in the pole position, stretched his legs and placed his feet on the edge of the concrete base of the flood discharge valve. He closed his eyes and concentrated, feeling the undercurrents in the water sticking to his skin and flowing continuously toward the flood discharge valve outlet below him.
Occasionally, fish swimming underwater would approach and touch Chen Jue's body.
The skin on Chen Jue's body was actually loose and tight, and his pores were constantly expanding and closing in a cycle, feeling the fluctuations of the underwater undercurrent.
"The Eight Immortals passed by on a boat, and the water became stronger by itself."
"So that's the truth!"
Chen Jue felt the undercurrents around him and the stress response of the skin of the fish when he was touched, and he could increasingly appreciate and understand the so-called dark power.
If we explain the characteristics of strength, they are: strong, explosive and direct.
Then the hidden power is: soft attack, internal explosion, and indirect.
These are two completely opposite forces, and you can only feel them by experiencing them personally.
However, for Chen Jue, there is a more intuitive way, which is to stare at the attribute panel. The proficiency of the Eight Immortals Posture technique is constantly increasing by +1+1 at a speed visible to the naked eye!
This speed and efficiency are more than ten times faster than when he was practicing standing meditation on the embankment or on the boat!
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After more than twenty minutes, feeling the suffocation getting worse, Chen Jue kicked his legs and exerted force with his feet, and the whole person rushed upwards like a sleeve arrow in the water.
With this exertion of strength, the underwater funnel vortex was broken up by him, and it took a while for it to return to its original state.
Chen Jue used his feet to exert force, just like stepping on a ladder on water. He emerged from the water of eight or nine meters deep in just a few seconds. He reached out and grabbed the edge of the boat, pulled it, and used the force to fly up and back onto the boat.
After more than 20 minutes of underwater training, his Eight Immortals Posture had reached [Lv2 (362/500)]. If he could do it two more times, it would be enough to upgrade this skill to Lv3.
However, Chen Jue had a hunch that once the Eight Immortals Posture reached Lv3, that would be the time to truly master the dark power.
In addition, the more than 20 minutes of underwater training and concentration have also significantly improved his various attributes.
The physical fitness broke through the "2" level and reached 2.01.
Strength and agility increased by 0.02 each, and even the intelligence attribute, which had not moved for a long time, also increased by 0.01. It was obvious that Chen Jue's mind was calm underwater, and his thoughts were very radiant, which promoted the improvement of intelligence.
In addition, the free attribute also increased by 0.05 in just twenty minutes , and the high efficiency surprised Chen Jue himself.
"The forum master said that Yang Guo went under the waterfall to practice swordplay, and soon his skills increased greatly, and he even comprehended the Black Iron Sword Technique."
"Then is my underwater practice of standing still similar to Yang Guo's?" Chen Jue guessed secretly.
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The night wind blew, and Chen Jue felt cold after getting on the boat. He was soaked all over, but he shouted softly, and used his full body to explode. Countless water droplets bounced off his body and clothes and flew out.
Although it cannot achieve the effect of quick drying in one go, at least most of the water stains have been shaken off the body.
Looking up at the moonlit sky, Chen Jue felt like he was becoming obsessed with practicing martial arts.
Not only did he feel comfortable all over, but he was not afraid of life and death and dived into the bottom of the reservoir to practice martial arts.
"You're getting more and more daring!" Chen Jue laughed at himself, rowed the boat back to the shore, and while he still had some energy, he ran all the way back home.
I changed my clothes and took a hot shower.
Although the water in the reservoir looks clear, it is inhabited by living organisms, and contains many microorganisms and bacteria. We cannot just let it dry out on its own, as this may cause infection and disease.
After rinsing several times and applying shower gel and shampoo three times, he felt that he had rinsed enough and his whole body felt much more comfortable. Then Chen Jue changed into dry clothes and went upstairs to rest and sleep.
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The next day, at the dawn of the day, Chen Jue got up from his bed .
Last night's experience of practicing in the water made him realize the feeling of rapid progress, and the control of hidden energy was already within his grasp.
Not wanting to waste time, he took advantage of a sleep to recover his strength, then washed up and went up to the reservoir.
Taking advantage of the early morning when there were no villagers nearby the reservoir, Chen Jue rowed the boat to the funnel whirlpool, dived into the water and swam towards the flood gate below.
Last night, it was pitch black underwater and visibility was almost non-existent.
Now during the day, after entering the water and opening my eyes, I can barely see the scenery within a few dozen centimeters, and can vaguely see a few medium-sized domestic fish swimming.
However, the water in the reservoir was not very clean. After opening his eyes, he felt a stinging sensation. So Chen Jue just looked at it for a few seconds and then closed his eyelids.
The second time he went underwater to practice standing meditation, it was already a piece of cake for Chen Jue.
However, because he was on an empty stomach, although he felt that his strength had recovered a lot, this time Chen Jue only lasted underwater for more than ten minutes before he could no longer withstand the water pressure and swam back to the surface.
Climbing onto the boat, Chen Jue took a look at the attribute panel. The Eight Immortals Post had reached the level of [Lv2 (436/500)]. One more try would be enough to break through.
"Go back and clean up first, and come back at night when no one is around!"
Chen Jue rowed back to the shore and ran all the way while it was still early. His figure was like a gray lightning running on the mountain road.
He was afraid of being seen by villagers who didn't know about the situation after diving and practicing for so long during the day, because the reservoir was surrounded by fields from various villages and people often came up to farm.
If they were discovered and the police and an ambulance were called, it would be a big misunderstanding.
It’s not too late to practice diving at night when visibility is low and there is no one around the reservoir.
