Chapter 28: Nine Transformations Dragon Art
[To refine the Formation-Artifact, you remained unmoved even as your end approached. You finally succeeded, but passed away as a result.]
[Current Residual Pages of The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 96]
[Restarting a life. You may choose one of the following rewards from your past life:]
[1. Treasure] [2. Cultivation Base] [3. Lifespan] [4. Forfeit all rewards and awaken a Talent based on your past life’s experiences.]
“Those whose names are called, step forward.”
Lu Yang opened his eyes. After a long while, he exhaled deeply, waking up from the illusionary dream of his past and present lives. “I choose Artifact.”
In the next second, his Dantian moved strangely.
A scarlet Sword Pellet, covered with intricate Formation Patterns and shining as brightly as the stars in the sky, appeared in his Dantian, emitting a clear sword cry.
Lu Yang looked satisfied. This Sword Pellet was the result of over twenty years of painstaking effort in his previous life. Not only were the materials top-notch, but it had also received the boost of the [Heavenly Demon Blood-Dissolving Divine Light]. More importantly, before dying, he had successfully embedded a high-grade formation into the Sword Pellet, transforming it into a Formation-Artifact.
In this way, when Lu Yang fought others, he could pull the enemy into the formation diagram.
The advantage of doing this was obvious. After all, no matter how powerful a cultivator was, it was impossible to fight against a formation set up by a cultivator of the same realm single-handedly.
The reason Fairy Qing Chen wasn’t strong was that she was only at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining.
And in Lu Yang’s current view, the time she spent researching formations wasn’t long enough either—at least definitely not comparable to himself, who had researched painstakingly for twenty years.
“It’s time to give you a name.”
With a thought from Lu Yang, a dense Blood Shadow immediately appeared on the Sword Pellet. Its appearance was identical to his; two bodies with one heart. He chuckled lightly:
“You were refined by my previous life’s self-sacrifice, and you have the blessing of the [Blood-Dissolving Divine Light]. From now on, I’ll call you ‘Blood Sun”.”
The Sword Pellet vibrated as if responding in agreement.
Putting away distracting thoughts, Lu Yang glanced at Liu Xin, who was still talking eloquently on the stage, then withdrew his gaze. There was no rush for the [Primordial One-Qi Myriad Spirits Banner] for now.
Immediately after, Lu Yang followed the pattern of his previous life and began to act.
Going on stage, receiving assignment, go to [Joyous Union Hall].
Counter-killing Yu Suzhen.
He no longer borrowed money from Zhao Xuhe but directly sold the [White Bone Flying Sword] and other welfare items obtained as a new entrant, and then began silently purchasing Substitute Death Yin Puppets.
Soon, the price of Substitute Death Yin Puppets exploded.
Lu Yang secretly fueled the flames, buying low and selling high, constantly expanding his principal, and then aggressively sweeping up goods to increase his position.
However, to avoid making others jealous, he chose not to sell at the highest point of his previous life but left the market when the price reached 3000 points.
At that time, he had accumulated a full 20 Substitute Death Yin Puppets in his hand.
A blood profit of 60,000 Contribution Points.
After doing all this, Lu Yang bought a large amount of spirit pills, then directly sealed his Cave Abode and took out the greatest harvest from his four lifetimes of reincarnation.
[Nine Transformations Dragon Art].
[Dragon Sovereogn-Ascension Scripture].
The former for Qi Refining, the latter for Foundation Establishment. Added together, they formed a technique that could refine Third Grade True Qi and pointed directly to the Golden Core Grand Dao, perfectly meeting Lu Yang’s expectations.
“[Nine Transformations Dragon Art]. The technique has a total of ten layers, corresponding to the ten layers of Qi Refining. As the name implies, each layer can trigger a transformation of True Qi, including the Sky Snake Transformation, Divine Eagle Transformation, Green Ox Transformation, Brocade Tiger Transformation… After nine transformations, one transforms into a dragon, which can increase the chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by thirty percent.”
Lu Yang was fascinated reading it and immediately decided to disperse his cultivation to re-cultivate.
Bang!
Accompanied by the rapid dissipation of True Qi in his Dantian, Lu Yang’s realm also began to fall rapidly. Before long, he had reverted from the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining back to a mortal.
However, he didn’t waste the dispersed True Qi. instead, he fed it all to the [Primordial One Qi].
This external Qi, refined by Lu Yang’s self-sacrifice in his second life, had now received the nourishment of his cultivation in this life and was practically equivalent to his incarnation.
With its protection during secluded cultivation, he wouldn’t be completely without the power to protect himself.
In the blink of an eye, three years passed.
Inside the Cave Abode, Lu Yang sat upright on a meditation cushion, silently circulating the profound art. The Dantian that was empty after dispersing his cultivation back then was now occupied by an even more massive True Qi.
His Qi moved with his will, maneuvering and transforming. One moment it turned into a fleeing hare leaping through the extraordinary meridians; the next moment it turned into a python hibernating in the Dantian; then it turned into a colorful brocade tiger roaring at the sky; and then into a graceful flying eagle, sweeping across length and breadth. The changes were truly endless.
After a long time, Lu Yang exhaled deeply.
The Qi shot out like a white arrow. After leaving his body, it didn’t disperse but transformed into a majestic green ox, walking slowly as if carrying a towering divine mountain on its back.
“Done.”
Lu Yang showed a look of joy. These three years of bitter cultivation were much smoother than the previous three lives. After all, in this life, he had ample Contribution Points and lacked no external medicines.
Thus, in just three years, he returned to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, the peak of the Middle Stage.
Although stuck at the bottleneck of the Middle Stage, Lu Yang was very confident. At most five years, at least three years, he would inevitably break the bottleneck again and return to the Late Stage of Qi Refining!
And don’t look down on him being only at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining now; his combat power was probably not much different compared to his previous life. This was simply because his True Qi in this life was no longer what it used to be.
“Nine Transformations into a Dragon. Each transformation has a corresponding technique or Divine Ability. The Brocade Tiger Transformation increases the destructive power of True Qi; the Green Ox Transformation boosts physical strength; the Divine Eagle Transformation grants Clairvoyance; the Sky Snake Transformation can conceal aura; the Jade Rabbit Transformation increases speed; the Mountain Camel Transformation increases the recovery speed of True Qi…”
Six transformations almost filled the gap between the Middle and Late Stages of Qi Refining!
However, what tempted Lu Yang most was the “Flying Fish Transformation” among the nine transformations. Because the effect of this layer of transformation was simple: breaking through bottlenecks!
“If I cultivate the Sixth Transformation now, I can probably break through to the Late Stage in an instant.”
“But that would be too wasteful.”
Lu Yang had lofty ambitions, so naturally, he couldn’t use such a precious breakthrough opportunity on the Late Stage of Qi Refining. He planned to use it when breaking through to the Perfection of Qi Refining.
Lu Yang’s plan for this life was simple—Cultivate.
“I will cultivate silently. After reaching the Perfection of Qi Refining, I will seamlessly transition to the [Dragon Sovereogn-Ascension Scripture], remaining in seclusion until the Foundation Establishment Realm and shocking everyone!”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang casually fed himself a spirit pill and entered meditation to cultivate again.
Then, just a few days later.
BOOM!
Lu Yang was startled awake from meditation by the shaking of the earth and mountains. Opening his eyes, he found that the [Primordial One Qi] incarnation he had left to guard outside had actually been dispersed.
A powerful enemy had invaded.
Lu Yang was perplexed. In this life, he had stayed in his Cave Abode cultivating wholeheartedly, turning a deaf ear to matters outside the window. How could someone suddenly come knocking to kill him?
Carrying doubts, Lu Yang walked out of the Cave Abode, only to see an unexpectedly familiar face.
“It’s you?”
Outside the Cave Abode, Zhao Xuhe’s eyes were bloodshot. Beside him were several cultivators with majestic auras, looking at Lu Yang with soaring anger.
“This Senior Brother.” Lu Yang cupped his hands. “I am Lu Yang. I wonder…”
“It really is you!”
Zhao Xuhe interrupted Lu Yang directly, speaking with hatred, “[Coiled Dragon Island] disappeared bizarrely. The opportunity I exchanged for with three lifetimes of bitter cultivation and merit suddenly vanished. I spent a great price to invite my Master to deduce the karma, and Master told me the opportunity was snatched by a Saint Sect disciple named Lu in this area!”
“Speak! Is Perfected one Coiled Dragon’s inheritance in your hands!?”
“…”
As Zhao Xuhe’s voice fell, Lu Yang was stunned at first. Then, as if realizing something, his expression turned dark at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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