Chapter 28: Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art
[ You were unswayed even as your lifespan neared its end, all for the sake of refining a Formation Magic Treasure. You finally succeeded, but also passed away as a result. ]
[ Current Hundred Lifetimes Book remaining pages: 96 ]
[ Upon restarting a new life, you can choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
One: Treasure.
Two: Cultivation.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Forgo all gains and randomly Awaken a talent based on your previous life's experiences. ]
"The person whose name is called, step forward."
Lu Yang opened his eyes, and after a long while, he exhaled deeply, waking up from the illusion of his past and present lives: "I choose Magic Treasure."
The next second, his Dantian stirred.
A scarlet sword pellet, covered in intricate Formation patterns and sparkling like the stars in the sky, appeared in his Dantian, emitting a clear sword hum.
Lu Yang looked satisfied. This sword pellet was the fruit of over twenty years of his efforts in his previous life. Not only was it made of superior materials, but it also received the augmentation of the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light. More importantly, before his death, he successfully embedded a superior Formation into the sword pellet, transforming it into a Formation Magic Treasure.
This way, when Lu Yang fought with others, he could pull his enemies into a Formation diagram.
The advantage of doing so was obvious. After all, no matter how powerful a Cultivator was, it was impossible for him to contend against a Formation set up by a Cultivator of the same Realm with his own strength.
The reason Immortal Qingchen's strength wasn't high was because she was only at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining.
And from Lu Yang's current perspective, she hadn't studied Formations long enough, at least definitely not as long as he had, having diligently researched for twenty years.
"It's time to give you a name."
With a thought from Lu Yang, a chilling blood shadow immediately appeared on the sword pellet, its appearance identical to his own. With two bodies and one heart, he chuckled lightly:
"You were refined by me sacrificing my body in my previous life, and you are augmented by the Blood Transformation Divine Light. From now on, I'll call you Blood Sun."
The sword pellet hummed in response, as if in agreement.
Putting away his distracting thoughts, Lu Yang glanced at Liu Xin, who was still speaking eloquently on the stage, then withdrew his gaze. The Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner was not urgent for now.
Following that, Lu Yang began to act, copying his previous life's actions precisely.
Going on stage, getting assigned, Joyfull Union Hall.
Over-killing Yu Suzhen.
Instead of borrowing money from Zhao Xuhe, he directly sold the benefits obtained from new Disciples entering the sect, such as the white bone Flying Sword, and then quietly began to purchase substitute yin corpse .
Soon, the price of substitute yin corpse exploded.
Lu Yang secretly fanned the flames, buying low and selling high, constantly expanding his capital, and then frantically buying up more.
However, to avoid others' envy, he did not choose to sell at the highest point of his previous life, but exited when the price reached 3000 points.
At that time, he had accumulated a full 20 substitute yin corpse .
A net gain of 60,000 contribution points.
After completing all of this, Lu Yang purchased a large number of Spirit Pills, then directly sealed off his Immortal Cave and took out his greatest gain from his four cycles of Reincarnation.
The 'Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art'.
The 'Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon Riding Ascension Scroll'.
The former was for Qi Refining, the latter for Foundation Establishment. Together, they formed a Cultivation Technique that could Cultivate Grade Three True Qi and directly lead to the Golden Core Great Dao, perfectly matching Lu Yang's expectations.
"The Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art, the Cultivation Technique has ten layers, corresponding to the ten layers of Qi Refining. As the name suggests, each layer can trigger a True Qi transformation, including Heavenly Serpent Transformation, Divine Eagle Transformation, Azure Ox Transformation, Brocade Tiger Transformation... After nine transformations, one transforms into a Dragon, which can increase the chance of Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment by thirty percent."
Lu Yang was captivated as he read, and immediately decided to disperse his Cultivation and start anew.
"Bang!"
As the True Qi in his Dantian rapidly dissipated, Lu Yang's Realm also began to plummet. In a short while, he had reverted from the fourth layer of Qi Refining back to a Mortal.
However, he did not waste the dispersed True Qi, but fed it all to the "Innate One Qi."
This external Qi, formed by Lu Yang sacrificing his body in his second life, and now nourished by Lu Yang's Cultivation in this life, had already become his Incarnation.
With its protection during his closed-door Cultivation, he would not be completely defenseless.
In a blink of an eye, three years passed.
Inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a futon, silently circulating his profound Cultivation Technique. His Dantian, once empty after his Cultivation was dispersed, was now occupied by an even larger True Qi.
He saw his Qi move freely, shifting and transforming. At one moment, it turned into a swift rabbit leaping through his meridians; at another, it became a python lurking in his Dantian; then, it transformed into a colorful brocade tiger, roaring towards the sky; and yet again, it became a graceful flying eagle, soaring majestically—truly an endless Formation of transformations.
After a long while, Lu Yang finally exhaled deeply.
His Qi shot out like a white arrow. Instead of dispersing after leaving his body, it transformed into a mighty azure ox, walking slowly as if carrying a towering divine mountain.
"It's done!"
Lu Yang's face lit up with joy. These three years of arduous Cultivation had been much smoother than his previous three lives. After all, in this life, he had ample contribution points, and various external medicines were readily available.
Therefore, in just three short years, he had returned to the sixth layer of Qi Refining, the Peak of the Middle Stage.
Although he was stuck at the Middle Stage Bottleneck, Lu Yang was very confident that in five years at most, or three years at least, he would definitely Break through the Bottleneck again and return to the Late Stage of Qi Refining!
Moreover, even though he was currently at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, his combat power was probably not much different from his previous life, simply because his True Qi in this life was already incomparable to before.
"Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation. Each transformation comes with a corresponding Spell Divine Ability. The Brocade Tiger Transformation increases True Qi destructive power, the Azure Ox Transformation augments Physical Body Divine Power, the Divine Eagle Transformation grants clairvoyance, the Heavenly Serpent Transformation can conceal aura, the Jade Rabbit Transformation can increase speed, and the Mountain Camel Transformation can increase True Qi recovery speed."
Six transformations, almost bridging the gap between the Middle Stage and Late Stage of Qi Refining!
However, what most tempted Lu Yang was the "Flying Fish Transformation" among the Nine Transformations, because the effect of this layer of transformation was very simple: it was to Break through the Bottleneck!
"If I Cultivate the sixth transformation now, I could probably Break through to the Late Stage in an instant."
"But that would be too wasteful."
Lu Yang had grand ambitions, so he naturally wouldn't waste such a precious Breakthrough Opportunity on the Late Stage of Qi Refining. He planned to use it when Breaking through to the Qi Refining Great Perfection.
Lu Yang's plan for this life was very simple: Cultivate.
"I will quietly Cultivate. After reaching Qi Refining Great Perfection, I will seamlessly transition to the Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon Riding Ascension Scroll and remain in closed-door Cultivation until the Foundation Establishment Realm, astounding everyone!"
Thinking this, Lu Yang casually popped a Spirit Pill into his mouth and once again entered meditation to Cultivate.
Then, a few short days later.
"Boom!"
Lu Yang was startled awake from his meditation by a violent tremor. Opening his eyes, he found that the Innate One Qi Incarnation he had left outside had been dispersed.
An enemy invasion?
Lu Yang was puzzled. In this life, he had stayed in his Immortal Cave, focused on Cultivation, oblivious to outside affairs. Why would someone suddenly attack him?
With doubts, Lu Yang walked out of his Immortal Cave, only to see an unexpected familiar face.
"Is that you?"
Outside the Immortal Cave, Zhao Xuhe's eyes were bloodshot, and he was accompanied by several Cultivators with powerful auras, looking at Lu Yang with surging anger.
"This Senior Brother." Lu Yang cupped his hands: "My name is Lu Yang, may I ask—"
"It really is you!"
Zhao Xuhe directly interrupted Lu Yang, saying hatefully: "Dragon Coiling Island mysteriously disappeared, and the Opportunity I exchanged with three lives of painstaking Karma suddenly vanished! I paid a great price to ask Master to deduce the Karma, and Master told me that the Opportunity was taken by a Primordia; Sect Disciple named Lu from this place!"
"Speak! Is Immortal Master Dragon Coiling's Legacy in your hands?!"
"…"
As Zhao Xuhe's words fell, Lu Yang was first stunned, then as if he thought of something, his expression instantly darkened at a visible speed.