You devoted yourself to refining the formation treasure, unswayed even as your end approached. You finally succeeded, but passed away as a result. Current remaining Book of a Hundred Lives Pages: 96 Starting a new life, you can choose one of the following gains from your previous life: One: Treasures.
Two: Cultivation level.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Forfeit all gains and awaken a random talent based on your previous life's experiences.
"Those whose names are called, step forward."
Lu Yang opened his eyes. A long moment passed before he let out a long breath, finally waking from the illusory dream of his past and present lives.
"I choose Treasures."
The next second, there was a strange stirring in his Dantian. A scarlet sword pellet, covered in intricate formation patterns that glittered like the stars in the sky, appeared within his Dantian, letting out a clear sword hum. Lu Yang wore a satisfied expression.
This sword pellet was the fruit of more than twenty years of hard work in his previous life. Not only was it made from superior materials, but it was also enhanced by the Heavenly Demon Transforming Blood Divine Light.
More importantly, right before his death, he had successfully embedded a superior formation into the sword pellet, transforming it into a formation treasure. With this, when Lu Yang fought others, he could pull his enemies into the formation diagram. The advantage of this was obvious.
After all, no matter how powerful a cultivator was, they could not possibly contend against a formation set up by a cultivator of the same realm. The reason Fairy Qingchen's strength was not formidable was that she was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
Furthermore, from Lu Yang's current perspective, she had not studied formations for long enough, certainly not as long as the twenty years he had painstakingly devoted to them.
"It's time I gave you a name."
With a thought from Lu Yang, a grim blood shadow immediately appeared on the sword pellet. Its face was identical to his own, two bodies sharing one heart. It immediately let out a soft laugh.
"You were forged from my life in my previous existence, and you are blessed by the blood-transforming divine light. From now on, I will call you Blood Sun."
The sword pellet hummed in response, as if in agreement. Pushing aside his stray thoughts, Lu Yang glanced at Liu Xin, who was still speaking eloquently on the stage, then withdrew his gaze. The Innate Primordial Qi Myriad Spirits Banner could wait.
Next, Lu Yang began to act, following the script of his past life. He went on stage, was assigned, and went to the Joyful Union Hall. He finished off Yu Suzhen.
He no longer borrowed from Zhao Xuhe. Instead, he directly sold the White Bone Flying Sword and other benefits he received as a new disciple, and then began to quietly purchase Death-Substituting Yin Puppets. Soon, the price of Death-Substituting Yin Puppets exploded.
Lu Yang fanned the flames from the shadows, buying low and selling high, continuously expanding his principal, then sweeping the market to increase his stock. However, to avoid making others jealous, he chose not to sell at the peak price of his previous life, but exited the market when the price reached 3000 points.
By then, he had accumulated a full 20 Death-Substituting Yin Puppets. He had made a killing, earning 60,000 contribution points. After all this, Lu Yang bought a large number of spiritual pills, then directly sealed his cave residence and took out the greatest prize from his four reincarnations.
Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art. Myriad Chariots Dragon-Riding Ascension Precious Scroll. The former was for Qi Refining, the latter for Foundation Establishment.
Together, they formed a cultivation technique that could refine third-grade True Qi and pointed directly to the Great Dao of the Golden Core, perfectly matching Lu Yang's expectations.
"The Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art has ten layers, corresponding to the ten layers of Qi Refining. As the name suggests, each layer can trigger a transformation of one's True Qi, including the Heavenly Snake Transformation, the Divine Eagle Transformation, the Azure Ox Transformation, the 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 captivated as he read, and he immediately decided to disperse his cultivation to practice this new technique.
Bang!
Following the rapid dissipation of True Qi in his Dantian, Lu Yang's realm began to plummet. In a short while, he went from the fourth layer of Qi Refining back to being a mortal. However, he did not waste the scattered True Qi.
Instead, he fed it all to his "Innate Primordial Qi." This external Qi, forged from his own life in his second existence, was now nourished by the cultivation level of his current life, becoming akin to his clone. With it protecting him during his seclusion, he would not be completely defenseless.
In the blink of an eye, three years passed. Inside the cave residence, Lu Yang sat on a Meditation Cushion, silently circulating the profound art. His Dantian, which had been empty after he dispersed his cultivation, was now occupied by an even more immense True Qi.
He directed his Qi with his will, shifting and transforming it. One moment it was a fleeing hare leaping through his meridians, the next a python hibernating in his Dantian. Then it became a roaring, multicolored Brocade Tiger, and then a handsome, soaring Divine Eagle, moving freely.
The transformations were truly endless. After a long time, Lu Yang let out a deep breath. The breath was like a white arrow.
It did not disperse after leaving his body, but instead transformed into a majestic Azure Ox, walking with slow, deliberate steps, as if carrying a towering, sacred mountain on its back.
"Success!"
Lu Yang's face lit up with joy. These three years of hard cultivation had been much smoother than in his previous three lives. After all, in this life, he had ample contribution points and no shortage of external medicines.
Therefore, in just three short years, he had returned to the sixth layer of Qi Refining, the peak of the mid-stage. Although he was stuck at the mid-stage bottleneck, Lu Yang was very confident.
In five years at most, or three at the soonest, he would surely break through the bottleneck again and return to the late stage of Qi Refining!
And although he was still at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, his combat power was likely not much different from his previous life, simply because his True Qi in this life was a world apart from before.
"Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation. Each transformation has a corresponding magical art or divine ability. The Brocade Tiger Transformation increases the destructive power of my True Qi. The Azure Ox Transformation enhances my physical strength. The Divine Eagle Transformation grants me clairvoyance. The Heavenly Snake Transformation allows me to conceal my aura. The Jade Rabbit Transformation increases my speed. The Mountain Camel Transformation increases the recovery speed of my True Qi..."
These six transformations almost completely bridged the gap between the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Refining! However, what moved Lu Yang 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 were to cultivate the sixth transformation now, I could probably break through to the late stage in an instant."
"But that would be too much of a waste."
Lu Yang had great ambitions, so he naturally wouldn't use such a precious opportunity to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. He planned to use it when breaking through to Qi Refining Perfection. Lu Yang's plan for this life was simple: cultivate.
"I will cultivate in secret until I reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, then seamlessly transition to the Myriad Chariots Dragon-Riding Ascension Precious Scroll. I will remain in seclusion until I reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, and then I will amaze everyone!"
Thinking this, Lu Yang casually fed himself a spiritual pill and once again entered a state of meditative cultivation. Then, just a few days later.
Boom!
Lu Yang was startled from his meditation by a tremor that shook the very ground. He opened his eyes, only to find that the Innate Primordial Qi clone he had left on guard outside had been dispersed. A powerful enemy has invaded?
Lu Yang couldn't understand it. In this life, he had been holed up in his cave residence, focused solely on cultivation, paying no mind to the outside world. Why would someone suddenly come attacking his door?
With this question in mind, Lu Yang walked out of his cave residence, only to see an unexpected acquaintance.
"It's you?"
Outside the cave residence, Zhao Xuhe's eyes were bloodshot. Beside him stood several other cultivators with powerful auras, all glaring at Lu Yang with rage.
"This Senior Brother," Lu Yang cupped his hands.
"I am Lu Yang, may I ask..."
"It really is you!"
Zhao Xuhe cut Lu Yang off directly, saying hatefully, "Coiling Dragon Island has mysteriously disappeared. The opportunity I spent three lifetimes of merit to obtain is suddenly gone!
It cost me a great deal to ask my master to divine the karma, and my master told me that the opportunity was taken by a Saint Sect disciple with the surname Lu from this place!"
"Speak! Is Daoist Master Panlong's inheritance in your hands!"
"..."
When Zhao Xuhe's words fell, Lu Yang was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had thought of something, his expression darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
(End of Chapter)