Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Yang Luochen stood nearby, staring at his old companion's injured left arm, which astonishingly was healed completely before his eyes by this Pill Master in just a few breaths.

"This..."

Shang Yunfang was somewhat dazed, hardly believing, as if in a dream.

Back then, his good disciple Chen Ku had told him that there would be an opportunity in the future to address the injury of the ruined left arm. At that time, he didn't want to add unnecessary goals and pressure to the young man's path in life, thinking that losing an arm wasn't the end of the world.

But that didn't mean he didn't want to return to normal.

Now, the ease with which the injury was resolved also left him feeling a bit unreal.

"Phew, it was completed well."

After finishing everything, Chen Ku exhaled, smiled, and said,

"Master Shang, don't be too surprised. Back then, Chen Ku said he must find a way to heal your arm, and now, he can set his mind at ease."

Just now, he had purely used his mental and spiritual energy to heal Master Shang.

Although indeed he consumed quite a bit of spiritual energy, Master Shang's cultivation was still at the Fourth Realm level, so for him, repairing such an arm wasn't much of a burden. Instead, it was a promise he had fulfilled late.

"I didn't expect my disciple to make such a request of a Pill Master." After Shang Yunfang moved his arm, he looked towards the direction of Yan Capital and said, "I wonder how my disciple is doing now in Yan Capital, unfamiliar with the people there. Has he adapted to life there?"

"He's doing well, and soon, you might meet him," said Chen Ku.

The two elders heard this and didn't inquire further. Nowadays, in the Dan Yuan Association, they played no significant role, neither in alchemy nor in guarding the premises. Every day, they had nothing to do, knowing they couldn't help much, they nodded to Chen Ku, "That's good to know."

"Two Masters, I have other matters to attend to, meeting with Er Lang, so I'll head over first. You two rest well, and when I have time, I'll find you for a drink." Chen Ku bowed and saluted.

"Pill Master, you can attend to your matters." The two elders nodded.

Chen Ku turned and left.

Watched Chen Ku walk away.

Click~

Yang Luochen took a puff of his dry tobacco pipe, nudged Shang Yunfang's healed left arm with an elbow, and whispered, "Old Shang, don't you think this Pill Master acts a bit like our disciple?"

Shang Yunfang was still moving his wrist, practicing the technique of Black Tiger Butcher Knife with his hand, suddenly hearing Yang Luochen's question, he paused slightly, thought deeply, and said, "Indeed, there is some similarity..."

Yang Luochen glanced at him and said, "Do you think it's possible?"

After hesitating for a moment, Shang Yunfang laughed and shook his head, saying, "If you insist, I feel that Er Lang is also somewhat similar to our disciple. But isn't it impossible that they're all the same person? What kind of Martial Divine Power would be required for that? I haven't heard of it."

"True enough."

Yang Luochen took another puff of his dry tobacco, pondering:

"If this Pill Master whose cultivation seemingly reached the Tenth Realm was truly my disciple, what realm has he personally achieved?"

Elsewhere.

In Er Lang's yard, upon Chen Ku entering, he sensed the aura of his original self, then turned to look and saw it indeed was Kong Xin, slightly stunned, "This..."

Chen Ku smiled slightly, retrieving Er Lang into the Transformation Diagram, synced his memory, and then released him again.

Upon reappearing, Er Lang understood everything and opened his mouth saying, "It's truly unbelievable, the original self having acquired such a Great Divine Power, and even this incarnation reached the Tenth Realm level first, ensuring unprecedented safety for the original self."

Chen Ku replied, "You already understand the purpose of my presence here, firstly because this place is close to the frontline of battles between two countries, aiding me in seeking Qi Refiners who possess Pure Yang Magical Treasures to acquire Pure Yang Qi. Secondly, after mastering the Sun Decision, I intend to visit Gua State; hence preparing here first."

Er Lang said, "I am unfamiliar with Gua State, but regarding your first purpose, there's currently the best target."

"Oh?" Chen Ku, in a bid to save time, hadn't meticulously examined Er Lang's memory, "Tell me about it."

"Does the original self remember the Yellow Heaven Evil God in Baojiao County?" Er Lang asked.

Chen Ku's eyes subtly changed, "Why? Didn't I already disrupt his reincarnation ceremony? Does he have new movements?"

"Correct, when you disrupted the Yellow Heaven God's reincarnation ceremony over six months ago, it did indeed blunt the edge of Peace Path's ambition. However, the Yellow Heaven God is an Outer Realm Evil God, its true form residing in True Void Hometown, an obscure Outer Realm space. Its power remains unaffected, and it simply needs another suitable body to manifest anew."

Er Lang slowly said:

"Not long ago, Li Lishan came to inform me, suggesting there might be practitioners from Yuan Country appearing in Baojiao County, having certain ties to the Demon People of Peace Path. He dispatched many people, all failing over there, suggesting... perhaps the Yellow Heaven Evil God from Peace Path and a certain Qi Refinement sect from Yuan Country have established connections and alliances."

"Is that so?"

Chen Ku pondered for a moment and said:

"If that's the case, I'll go and investigate."

Now, he possessed a transformation of the Divinity Transformation Level of the Tenth Realm, and he could reclaim some of what was once suppressed by the God of the Yellow Heaven.

After all, judging from the battle prowess displayed after the God of the Yellow Heaven occupied a body last time, even if he found a body this time, his true form wasn't in the mortal realm and could only exert around the strength of the Tenth Realm.

...

Chen Ku vanished silently from Qiu Dragon Mansion.

Yet, Qiu Dragon Mansion still lingered amidst the inexplicable gigantic phenomena.

After leaving Qiu Dragon Mansion, Chen Ku tried using the "Ascension Trace" method, which could only be performed by cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Realm from the Zhi Xuan Immortal Method in the Zhu Jianfu scroll. This method involved commanding the primordial spirit to summon nature's spiritual energy, allowing oneself to ascend and fly.

Though it seemed simple, only those who reached the required level could achieve 'Qi Comes, Heaven and Earth Are All the Same,' influencing nature's spiritual energy with one's primordial spirit. In terms of speed, it was two to three times faster than Chen Ku's previous fastest, the Green Divine Eagle.

The two thousand mile journey from Qiu Dragon Mansion to Baojiao County took just a few breaths at the speed of a great Divinity Transformation cultivator, landing him amidst the clouds at ten thousand feet.

Looking down from above, he saw that Baojiao County's incense offering formation hadn't recovered yet, but two powerful qi mechanisms emanated through the entire Baojiao City, shrouding it.

"Hmm? Indeed, there are Qi Refiners present. Could it be that Yuan Country is truly preparing to incorporate Peace Path as their vanguard to attack Qiu Dragon Mansion together?"

Thinking to himself, Chen Ku planned to gather intelligence first and transformed into a Six-Eared Macaque, consuming a Holy Fruit to listen to Baojiao City's happenings below.

A single Holy Fruit allowed him to listen to a message of purple rank.

Within Baojiao City, there was only a gold message, a red message, and a purple message.

Immediately, the contents of this message appeared in Chen Ku's mind:

[Nan Yuchuan, a disciple from the Five Internal Organs Temple, one of Yuan Country's top ten Qi Cultivation Holy Lands, was ordered by the Thirteenth Prince Gu Hanfei representing the royal family in Beiyuan's Qi Cultivation Alliance, a month ago, to head to Baojiao County. He promised the main god of Peace Path, 'Yellow Heaven,' a post-war region as a scope for Peace Path's teachings. Now, he's been negotiating within Baojiao City with Yellow Heaven for a month...]

Top ten Qi Cultivation Holy Lands? Five Internal Organs Temple.

Yuan Country's Prince Gu Hanfei?

...

In Baojiao County.

Before the shrine, Nan Yuchuan, a man wearing a Taoist robe, stood tall and imposing, with an aura of vigor, calmly addressing the shrine before him:

"Yellow Heaven, your origins, known by all the great Holy Lands of Yuan Country, are recorded in ancient legends, originally the chief of the Chenghuang tribe in the southwest during ancient times. Later, the Ancient Emperor conquered all nine regions, incorporating the Chenghuang into his domain, transforming it into the current Ji Country's central territory.

You were dismembered by five horses under the Ancient Emperor and your head banished to the outer realm of True Void, yet you managed to reshape your True Spirit there, assuming the title of Yellow Heaven Supreme God. You've repeatedly instigated chaos throughout history, seizing opportunities to seek incense offerings and attempting to reconstruct your true form to return to the mortal realm."

Inside the shrine.

The identity-revealed God of the Yellow Heaven, with a saint-like face and a voice as vast as the heavens, indifferently replied:

"You've been here a month, yet your people only managed to uncover my roots today from your Immortal Temple. It shows how your Immortal Temple's records are far inferior to other inheriting temples. This has always been the common flaw of your Immortal Tao Qi Refiners. Compared to Divine Temples and Martial Temples, your Immortal Temple is extremely incomplete. Back then, it was overturned by a slap of the Martial Ancestor, breaking thousand-year inheritances. This was something I personally witnessed."

"Yellow Heaven, your true form is absent from the mortal realm, only a reincarnated spirit is here, unqualified to ridicule our Immortal Tao inheritance. Our conditions are clear: if you agree to stir up trouble on the southwest front against Ji Country, we can not only help you construct a body but also promise you Dragon Abyss You State post-war to re-establish your tribe in the mortal realm."

Nan Yuchuan spoke as he took out a document, saying:

"This is the decree from our Yuan Country prince, Five Internal Organs Temple, and Southern Expeditionary Army."

Yellow Heaven's god replied leisurely from within the shrine: "You descendants love empty promises. I've suffered many losses. Even if you reconstructed a body for me, I wouldn't dare rely on it. Therefore, if you're willing, bring me a population of ten million to Baojiao County from Yuan Country, nourishing my cultivation of the true form through faith – now that's a proposal worth considering."

"Ten million people?" Nan Yuchuan frowned: "It's impossible for Yuan Country to give you our population, but...from the conquered regions of Ji Country, we might try to relocate people here for you."

"No problem, I just require faith from a population," the God of the Yellow Heaven said.

Just as those words were uttered, suddenly, he sensed a qi mechanism covering from the heavenly dome above Baojiao County, carrying intense murderous intent.

Looking up, he saw a mountain a hundred feet tall crashing down towards Baojiao County.

Moreover, it was from a Divinity Transformation Level great cultivator, instantly shouting at Nan Yuchuan:

"You dare plot against me!"