Chapter 28: Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art

【You remained unmoved even as your life span neared its end in order to refine an array treasure; you finally succeeded, but consequently passed away in meditation.】

【Remaining pages of the Book of Hundred Lives: 96】

【Starting a new life, you may choose one of the following gains from your previous life:

One: Treasures.

Two: Cultivation base.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Forgo all gains to randomly awaken a talent based on your previous life's experiences.】

"Those whose names are called, step forward before me."

Lu Yang opened his eyes, and only after a long while did he exhale deeply, waking from the illusory dream of his past and present lives: "I choose a magic treasure."

The next second, his dantian stirred.

A scarlet sword pill, covered in intricate array patterns and brilliant as the stars in the sky, appeared within his dantian, emitting a clear sword chime.

Lu Yang wore a satisfied expression; this sword pill was the culmination of over twenty years of his blood and sweat in his previous life. Not only were the materials superior, but it also benefited from the augmentation of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light. More importantly, just before his death, he had successfully embedded a high-grade array into the sword pill, transforming it into an array treasure.

With this, whenever Lu Yang engaged in magical combat with others, he could pull his enemies into the array diagram.

The advantage of doing so was obvious; after all, no matter how powerful a cultivator might be, it is impossible for one person to contend against an array laid down by cultivators of the same realm.

The reason Fairy Qingchen's strength was not great was that she was only at the Mid Stage of Qi Condensation.

Moreover, judging by Lu Yang's current perspective, she had not studied arrays for long enough; at the very least, she absolutely could not compare to himself, who had painstakingly devoted twenty years to it.

"It is time to give you a name."

With a thought from Lu Yang, a grim blood shadow immediately manifested on the sword pill, its appearance identical to his own. With two bodies sharing one heart, he immediately chuckled softly:

"You were refined through my self-sacrifice in my previous life and augmented by the Blood-Transforming Divine Light; from now on, your name shall be Blood Yang."

The sword pill chimed upon hearing this, as if in response.

Dispelling stray thoughts, Lu Yang glanced at Liu Xin, who was still speaking eloquently on the platform, then withdrew his gaze; there was no immediate rush for the Innate One Qi Myriad Souls Banner.

Immediately afterward, Lu Yang began to act, following the same pattern as in his previous life.

Go on stage, get assigned, Hehuan Hall.

Outdo Yu Suzhen.

Instead of borrowing from Zhao Xuhe, he directly sold the benefits obtained by newcomers upon joining, such as the White Bone Flying Sword, and then silently began purchasing Death-Substituting Yin Puppets.

Soon, the price of Death-Substituting Yin Puppets exploded.

Lu Yang secretly fanned the flames, buying low and selling high, constantly expanding his principal, and then aggressively swept up goods to increase his holdings.

However, to avoid arousing others' envy, he did not choose to sell at the highest point of his previous life, but instead exited the market when the price reached 3, 00 points.

At that time, he had accumulated a full 20 Death-Substituting Yin Puppets in his hands.

A pure profit of 60, 00 contribution points.

After accomplishing all this, Lu Yang purchased a large quantity of elixirs, then directly sealed his cave dwelling and brought out his greatest gain from four cycles of reincarnation.

The Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art.

The Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Riding Ascension Precious Scroll.

The former was for Qi Condensation, the latter for Foundation Establishment; together, they formed a cultivation method capable of refining Third Grade True Qi, pointing directly toward the Great Dao of the Golden Core, perfectly matching Lu Yang's expectations.

"The Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art has a total of ten layers, corresponding to the ten layers of Qi Condensation. As the name suggests, each layer can trigger a transformation of true qi, including the Heavenly Snake Transformation, Divine Eagle Transformation, Green Ox Transformation, Brocade Tiger Transformation... After the nine transformations, one transforms into a dragon, increasing the chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by thirty percent."

Lu Yang was filled with longing as he read, and immediately decided to scatter his cultivation to practice anew.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the rapid dissipation of true qi in his dantian, Lu Yang's realm began to plummet swiftly; within moments, he fell from the Fourth Layer of Qi Condensation back to being a mortal.

However, he did not waste the scattered true qi, feeding it all to the "Innate One Qi."

This external qi, refined through Lu Yang's self-sacrifice in his second life, had now been nourished by the cultivation base of this current life, becoming akin to his incarnation.

With it guarding him during seclusion, he would not be entirely without self-defense capabilities.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

Inside the cave dwelling, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a rush mat, silently circulating his mysterious art; the once-empty dantian, left vacant after scattering his cultivation, was now occupied by a vaster true qi.

His qi moved with his intent, shifting and transforming: at one moment becoming a fleeing hare leaping through the extraordinary meridians, at another a python lying dormant in the dantian, then a colorful brocade tiger roaring at the sky, and then a graceful flying eagle soaring freely, truly demonstrating endless transformations.

After a long while, Lu Yang finally exhaled deeply.

His breath, white as an arrow, did not disperse after leaving his body but transformed into a robust green ox, walking slowly as if carrying a towering divine mountain on its back.

"Success!"

Joy appeared on Lu Yang's face; these three years of bitter cultivation were far smoother than in his first three lives, after all, in this life he had ample contribution points and lacked for no external medicines.

Thus, in merely three years, he had returned to the Sixth Layer of Qi Condensation, at the peak of the mid-stage.

Although stuck at the mid-stage bottleneck, Lu Yang was very confident; whether it took five years at most or three at least, he would surely break through the bottleneck again and return to the Late Stage of Qi Condensation!

Moreover, although he was currently only at the Sixth Layer of Qi Condensation, his combat power was likely not much different from his previous life, simply because his true qi in this life was incomparable to before.

"Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation: each transformation corresponds to a specific magical technique or divine ability. The Brocade Tiger Transformation increases the destructive power of true qi, the Green Ox Transformation enhances physical divine strength, the Divine Eagle Transformation grants clairvoyance, the Heavenly Snake Transformation allows for concealing one's aura, the Jade Rabbit Transformation increases speed, and the Mountain Camel Transformation boosts true qi recovery speed..."

These six transformations almost completely bridged the gap between the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Condensation!

However, what moved Lu Yang's heart the most was the "Flying Fish Transformation" among the nine transformations, because the effect of this layer was very simple: breaking through bottlenecks!

"If I cultivate the sixth transformation now, I fear I could break through to the late stage in an instant."

"But that would be too wasteful."

Lu Yang harbored great ambitions; naturally, he would not squander such a precious opportunity for breakthrough on the late stage of Qi Condensation. He planned to save it for when he broke through to the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation.

Lu Yang's plan for this life was very simple: cultivate.

"I will cultivate in silence, and after reaching the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, seamlessly connect with the Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Riding Ascension Precious Scroll, remaining in seclusion until Foundation Establishment, stunning everyone!"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang casually fed himself an elixir and once again entered meditative cultivation.

Then, merely a few days later.

"Boom!"

Lu Yang was jolted awake from his meditation by an earth-shaking tremor; opening his eyes, he discovered that the Innate One Qi incarnation he had left outside had actually been dispersed.

A powerful enemy invading?

Lu Yang could not understand; in this life, he had stayed secluded in his cave dwelling, devoted solely to cultivation with his ears closed to outside affairs, so how could someone suddenly kill their way to his door?

Filled with confusion, Lu Yang walked out of his cave dwelling, only to see an unexpectedly familiar face.

"It is you?"

Outside the cave dwelling, Zhao Xuhe stood with bloodshot eyes, accompanied by several cultivators with surging auras, looking at Lu Yang with fury blazing.

"Senior Brother," Lu Yang cupped his fists: "This humble one is Lu Yang; I wonder..."

"It really is you!"

Zhao Xuhe directly interrupted Lu Yang, saying hatefully: "Panlong Island mysteriously disappeared; the opportunity I exchanged for with three lifetimes of meritorious deeds suddenly vanished. I paid a huge price to invite my master to calculate the karmic ties, and my master told me that the opportunity was seized by a disciple of the Holy Sect surnamed Lu from this place!"

"Speak! Is the inheritance of True Person Panlong in your hands!"

"..."

After Zhao Xuhe finished speaking, Lu Yang first froze, then as if realizing something, his expression immediately darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

(End of Chapter)