Chapter 28: Nine Transforming Dragon Art
Chapter 28: Nine Transformations Dragon Art
[You remained unmoved even as your lifespan neared its end, all for refining an Array Treasure. Ultimately, you succeeded—yet perished in the process.]
[Current remaining pages in the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 96]
[Restarting a lifetime, you may select one of the following gains from your previous life:
"Those whose names are called, step forward."
Lü Yang opened his eyes, exhaling deeply only after a long pause, emerging from the illusionary dream spanning past and present lives. "I choose the treasure."
In the next instant, his dantian stirred.
A crimson sword pill, densely inscribed with intricate formation patterns and gleaming like celestial stars, materialized within his dantian, emitting a clear sword hum.
Lü Yang wore a satisfied expression. This sword pill was the culmination of over twenty years of effort in his previous life—not only crafted from premium materials but also enhanced by the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Light. Most crucially, just before his death, he had successfully embedded a superior-grade formation into the sword pill, transforming it into an Array Treasure.
With this, Lü Yang could now drag opponents into formation diagrams during battles.
The advantage was obvious—no matter how formidable a cultivator might be, none could single-handedly contend with a formation laid by a practitioner of the same realm.
The reason Qing Chen Fairy's strength was lacking was that she was only at mid-stage Qi Refining.
Moreover, from Lü Yang's current perspective, she hadn't studied formations long enough—certainly not compared to his own twenty years of dedicated research.
"It's time to give you a name."
With a thought, a sinister blood shadow emerged atop the sword pill, bearing Lü Yang's exact likeness. Two bodies, one mind—he chuckled softly:
"You were forged through my self-sacrifice in my past life and further empowered by the Blood-Transforming Divine Light. From now on, you shall be called Blood Yang."
The sword pill hummed in response, as if acknowledging its name.
Setting aside stray thoughts, Lü Yang glanced at Liu Xin, still pontificating on the platform, then withdrew his gaze. The Innate True Qi Myriad Spirits Banner... there was no rush for now.
Next, Lü Yang followed the blueprint of his past life, proceeding step by step.
Step onto the platform, receive assignment—Pleasure Hall.
Kill Yu Suzhen.
Instead of borrowing from Zhao Xuhe, he directly sold the Bone Flying Sword and other benefits obtained as a newcomer, then quietly began purchasing Substitute Death Yin Puppets.
Soon, the price of Substitute Death Yin Puppets skyrocketed.
Lü Yang covertly fanned the flames, buying low and selling high, continuously expanding his capital before aggressively acquiring more stock.
However, to avoid drawing envy, he didn't sell at the peak price of his previous life. Instead, he exited when the price hit 3,000 points.
By then, he had accumulated a staggering 20 Substitute Death Yin Puppets.
A net profit of 60,000 Contribution Points.
After completing these transactions, Lü Yang purchased a large quantity of spirit pills, then sealed his cave abode and retrieved the greatest harvest from his four lifetimes of reincarnation:
《Nine Transformations Dragon Art》
《Myriad Chariots Dragon Ascension Treasure Scroll》
The former for Qi Refining, the latter for Foundation Establishment—together, they formed a cultivation method capable of refining third-grade true qi, directly pointing toward the Great Dao of Golden Core. Perfectly aligned with Lü Yang's aspirations.
"The Nine Transformations Dragon Art consists of ten layers, corresponding to the ten stages of Qi Refining. As the name suggests, each layer triggers a transformation of true qi—including Celestial Serpent Transformation, Divine Eagle Transformation, Azure Ox Transformation, Brocade Tiger Transformation... After nine transformations, one ascends as a dragon, increasing the chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by thirty percent."
Enthralled, Lü Yang immediately resolved to disperse his cultivation and begin anew.
Boom!
As the true qi in his dantian rapidly dissipated, Lü Yang's realm plummeted, soon regressing from the fourth layer of Qi Refining back to a mortal state.
Yet he didn't waste the dispersing qi—instead, he fed it all to the "Innate One Qi."
This external qi, forged through Lü Yang's self-sacrifice in his second life, now nourished by the cultivation of this lifetime, had effectively become his avatar.
With it guarding him during seclusion, he wouldn't be left defenseless.
......
In the blink of an eye, three years passed.
Inside the cave abode, Lü Yang sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, silently circulating profound techniques. The once-empty dantian, after his cultivation dispersal, was now filled with an even more immense true qi.
Guided by his will, the qi shifted forms—now leaping like a rabbit through the extraordinary meridians, now coiling like a python within the dantian, now roaring like a majestic tiger, now soaring like an elegant eagle—truly boundless in its transformations.
After a long while, Lü Yang exhaled deeply.
The breath emerged like a white arrow, not scattering upon leaving his body but instead coalescing into a mighty azure ox, pacing slowly as if bearing a towering divine mountain upon its back.
"Success!"
Delight flashed across Lü Yang's face. These three years of arduous cultivation had gone far more smoothly than his previous three lifetimes—after all, this time, he had ample Contribution Points and no shortage of external resources.
Thus, in just three years, he had returned to the sixth layer of Qi Refining—peak mid-stage.
Though he'd hit a bottleneck at mid-stage, Lü Yang was confident: within five years at most, three at least, he would surely break through again, reclaiming late-stage Qi Refining!
Moreover, despite being at the sixth layer now, his combat prowess likely matched that of his previous life—all because his true qi this time was incomparably superior.
"Nine Transformations Dragon Art—each transformation corresponds to a unique divine ability. Brocade Tiger Transformation enhances destructive power, Azure Ox Transformation strengthens physical might, Divine Eagle Transformation grants clairvoyance, Celestial Serpent Transformation conceals aura, Jade Rabbit Transformation boosts speed, Mountain Camel Transformation accelerates qi recovery..."
Six transformations, nearly bridging the gap between mid and late-stage Qi Refining!
Yet what intrigued Lü Yang most was the "Flying Fish Transformation" among the nine—its effect was simple: breaking through bottlenecks!
"If I cultivated the sixth transformation now, I could likely break through to late-stage in an instant."
"But that would be wasteful."
With grand ambitions, Lü Yang naturally wouldn't squander such a precious breakthrough opportunity on late-stage Qi Refining. He intended to reserve it for reaching perfected Qi Refining.
His plan for this lifetime was straightforward: cultivate.
"I'll cultivate silently, reaching perfected Qi Refining before seamlessly transitioning to the Myriad Chariots Dragon Ascension Treasure Scroll, continuing seclusion until Foundation Establishment—astonishing everyone!"
With this thought, Lü Yang casually swallowed a spirit pill and resumed meditative cultivation.
Yet mere days later—
Boom!
Lü Yang was jolted from meditation by violent tremors. Opening his eyes, he discovered that his Innate One Qi avatar, left guarding outside, had been forcibly dispersed.
An enemy invasion?
Utterly perplexed, Lü Yang couldn't fathom why anyone would attack—this lifetime, he'd secluded himself in his cave, wholly devoted to cultivation, oblivious to the outside world.
Emerging with doubts, he was met with an unexpected familiar face.
"So it's you?"
Outside the cave, Zhao Xuhe stood with bloodshot eyes, flanked by several cultivators exuding formidable auras, glaring at Lü Yang with towering rage.
"Senior Brother," Lü Yang clasped his hands respectfully. "This one is Lü Yang. May I ask—"
"It is you!"
Zhao Xuhe cut him off furiously. "Coiling Dragon Island vanished mysteriously—the opportunity I cultivated three lifetimes' worth of merit to obtain suddenly disappeared! After paying a steep price to have my master trace the karma, he told me the opportunity was seized by a Saint Sect disciple surnamed Lü residing here!"
"Speak! Is True Person Panlong's inheritance in your hands?!"
"......"
As Zhao Xuhe's words landed, Lü Yang froze momentarily before realization dawned—his expression visibly darkened.