[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-622":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309282,4512,"Chapter 622: Dragon Transformation","starlight-professional-chapter-622",622,"\u003Cp>“You… you actually turned a ten-thousand-year tree spirit into a Yang Shen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor’s face twisted in horror as he sensed the terrifying aura burning from the tree-man, then suddenly turned and fled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally realized he had miscalculated one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Fang Xing not only possessed astonishing array expertise, but his own strength likely already…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar! Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Fang Xing sneered and activated Wild Transformation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dragon’s roar, a white jade dragon, over thirty zhang long—nearly a hundred meters—emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky suddenly darkened with dense clouds, lightning dancing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Dragon Transformation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Call Wind, Summon Rain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent winds howled like countless green chains, pinning the Green Wood Ancestor in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the name of Nature, you are Nature’s enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon raised its head, its twin whiskers fluttering as it declared in a solemn voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted from the earth like volcanic explosions, striking the Green Wood Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Nature’s Wrath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor screamed as a massive wooden shield artifact instantly turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a dragon claw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw was covered in white jade-like scales, radiating an indescribable draconic essence, commanding wind and clouds like a cloud-dragon reaching out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single swipe, the Green Wood Ancestor spat blood and was flung backward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Fang Xing took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Dragon’s Breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cone of pale white flame engulfed the area where the Green Wood Ancestor stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the breath ended, a flash of green light appeared—leaving only a fist-sized green orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb froze, about to flee, but the dragon seized it in one claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the orb emerged the twisted face of the Green Wood Ancestor: “Fang Xing… we are sworn enemies until death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sneered: “When you were a Yin Shen, you also condensed flesh and blood to manifest divine arts—do you think I didn’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ended Wild Transformation, returning to human form, clutching the green orb in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast surge of blood qi rose from him, carrying a mighty martial will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among it seemed to mingle some mysterious force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was—Heart Force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his body achieved Flesh and Blood Genesis, Fang Xing had begun reviving certain martial cultivation methods from his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief among them was the cultivation of ‘Heart Force,’ for it was a transcendent lineage capable of ignoring this world’s rule suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You too… have achieved Flesh and Blood Genesis?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor’s face contorted in terror: “Spare me! I’ll share with you the secret to becoming a Yang Shen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fellow cultivator of Flesh and Blood Arts might use this sliver of his soul to locate his hidden blood essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dragon’s breath had been lethal even to a late-stage Yang Shen—yet he’d managed to preserve a sliver of his soul. That alone was highly suspicious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What I want to know, I’ll take for myself…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sneered, slipping a Soul-Erasing Powder directly into the Green Wood Ancestor’s Yang Shen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This potion could be ingested, but also acted directly upon the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor had no such privilege as White Dharmaraja—he was already weakened to the brink by the dragon’s breath, reduced to a single thread, with no strength left to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak… the secret of Yang Shen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes flickered with green light as he spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he interrogated the Green Wood Ancestor, Qingyu Zi screamed and was crushed underfoot by the Legendary Burning Tree-Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Fang Xing waved his hand, lifting the mind-control spell from the Green Wood Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I beg for mercy! I’ll serve you as slave or maid…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor was utterly broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under mind control, he had revealed every secret he knew—even the location of his hidden blood essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh. Want to be my slave or maid? I’m not interested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sneered: “But if you’re willing to assist me with an experiment, perhaps I’ll consider it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What experiment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Wood Ancestor suddenly felt a terrible premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The experiment is this… if your true spirit is destroyed, can you still revive through Flesh and Blood Genesis?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled, gathering Heart Force into the shape of a Destroying Demon Wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mercy, my friend…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a fool could see Fang Xing meant him no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late—he could only let out a final wail as the Destroying Demon Wolf devoured his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Fang Xing glimpsed a hidden stone chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—this was where the Green Wood Ancestor had hidden his blood essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber walls were inscribed with countless talismans; at its center stood a stone bowl containing a single drop of crimson, ruby-like blood essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the essence trembled—and lost all vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So it’s true… if the true spirit is destroyed, no revival technique works. This is a more terrifying method than willpower attacks…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s mind stirred, recalling the several Dharma Lords he’d slain in the Great Xia world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if an Eternal Being intervened, resurrection would likely be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, the Green Wood Ancestor was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this Heart Force attack hadn’t killed him, he’d already learned the location of the hidden blood essence—just a long journey, nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing landed on Poison Dragon Slope and saw the Three-Headed Tree-Person had extinguished its flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a whistling sound, the little ginseng spirit Xiao Qing rushed over, clinging to Fang Xing’s leg, babbling as if crying out in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside it, the Poison-Horned Python had reassembled its body, head bowed low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sensed a presence far more majestic than before—as if facing its sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That white jade dragon soaring through the sky was its ultimate goal for bloodline regression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. This place will remain under the Three-Headed’s guard…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing comforted Xiao Qing: “If you’re afraid, you may relocate to Green Wood Ridge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire plan was deliberately leaked to lure the Green Wood Ancestor to Poison Dragon Slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the traitor Lin Kun, he was likely already executed by Fei Yong…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Green Wood Ancestor is too weak—even weaker than White Dharmaraja. Against my Dragon Transformation, he stood no chance—almost got one-shot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the secrets he held regarding Yang Shen breakthroughs—and the rumors—are extremely valuable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a forbidden secret of one of the Top Ten Sects of the Cultivation World—Qingyu Zi had remained a loyal dog just for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single word, not a single detail missed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s mind control over the Green Wood Ancestor granted him the highest inheritance of Green Wood Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To break through from late-stage Yin Shen to Yang Shen, there are several auxiliary techniques… but they’re extremely bloody, with low success rates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Outer Lands, the best auxiliary item is universally recognized as the Pure Yang Pill. But in the Zhou Shenchao, there’s another method: receiving divine grace, granted a sliver of divinity… such breakthroughs succeed nearly 100% of the time, are far more effective than Pure Yang Pills, and rarely fail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divinity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a fragment of a true god’s essence—rarely bestowed upon even the most devoted followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Four Guardians and Left and Right Envoys of the Killing Sect possessed none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their leader, the Semi-God—Corpse Liberation Immortal—certainly had some, since he was already semi-divine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Only a sliver of divinity is needed to break through to Yang Shen—far less than what a Semi-God requires…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘With my current channels, must I really ally with the Killing Sect? No—divinity gained that way would be tainted by destruction and ruin… I’m no fallen Druid. I’d prefer natural divinity…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Once I’ve condensed divinity, I may walk the path of deification followed by the true gods of the Zhou Shenchao.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed, took Xiao Qing with him, and transformed into a streak of green light as he returned to the Natural Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Yong, still reeking of blood, stepped forward to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything taken care of?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Kun and several other spies have been executed... we followed the trail and uncovered a few more hidden agents; a bit more cleanup will be enough to instill fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Yong replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Don’t waste the corpses—bury them all in the soil as fertilizer for the trees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing realized he was increasingly approaching the natural harmony of unity with the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans consume all things, and in the end are buried in the earth, turning into fertilizer—this is merely a great cycle, part of nature itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, using corpses as tree fertilizer to bless the land—isn’t that splendid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Yong and the other cultivators broke into cold sweat, feeling their Natural Sect’s Ancestor was growing stranger by the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of Greenwood Ancestor, a Yangshen True Lord, was a major event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the news spread throughout the Outer Lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside cultivators generally believed Fang Xing had reached the mid-stage of Yangshen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he could never have killed Greenwood Ancestor in the outside world—or extinguished every last spark of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, many cultivators felt Fang Xing had concealed his true depth for years, that his mind was profoundly calculating, making him the most inscrutable Yangshen True Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Greenwood Ridge’s unique location allowed it to temporarily evade warfare, still drawing in large numbers of lone cultivators to settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nighttime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing was meditating in his treehouse when he suddenly sensed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the entire Greenwood Ridge lay beneath his Natural Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed a shift, and his body transformed into a streak of green light, arriving at the edge of Greenwood Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a female cultivator with a full figure and a beauty mark beside her lip had just stepped into Greenwood Ridge’s borders—her expression instantly changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, white paper money had begun falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place she stood was no longer Greenwood Ridge—it was the Paper House Dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Paper House Dimension?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Hong exclaimed: \"Who is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A throne woven from sheets of white paper appeared, and Fang Xing sat upon it, gazing at the old acquaintance: \"Tao Hong... you’ve reached the late stage of Dao Foundation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tao Hong bows before the Natural Ancestor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Hong bowed gracefully: \"I never imagined... Ancestor has mastered the Paper House Dimension?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t fathom it—even Yangshen True Lords lived a thousand years, but dedicating that time to refining a dimension seemed extravagantly wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why use it on her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you ultimately returned to Blood Shadow Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood Shadow Sect possesses the Divine Technique Origin Diagram and abundant resources...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Hong replied softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm. So you’ve come as an envoy to negotiate with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s gaze shifted to behind her: \"Or are you merely a gift wrapper—the real envoy still hidden within you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Hong looked up, her face turning pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1821,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6689d4354e180919838d062e58ad967f4c84dab51cad0c4ef93eab0a7104289c","starlight-professional-chapter-623","starlight-professional-chapter-621",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]