In his fury, Zhenwu Emperor cut open his stomach, grabbed his belly and intestines, and threw them into the grass, where they listened to Zhenwu recite scriptures day and night. With Taoist spells possessing them, they transformed into the forms of a turtle and a snake, entwined around each other...
These are ultimately just Taoist stories crafted to promote corresponding doctrines... But how does this relate to the mountain formed by the Dragon Turtle dying and turning into a turtle and snake shape? Perhaps the connection is minimal. Could it be that my guess is wrong, and the mountain formed by the Dragon Turtle's corpse isn't on Mount Wudang?
Jiang Dali was perplexed, and Zhang Sanfeng found it even stranger.
The two then walked and chatted, first observing the statue of Emperor Zhenwu inside the Wudang Golden Hall. The statue stood no more than one zhang in height, but weighed over ten thousand kilograms, made of gilded bronze.
