Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Chen Ku gazed at the probability of "seventy-three percent" on the Transformation Diagram and hesitated repeatedly, ultimately choosing to play it safe for now. As he traveled, there were many places where he still needed to use the Flood Dragon Transformation, especially the 'Drought God Air Domain' of the Ba Transformation.

Ba God's ability in this domain was enough to provide him with some means of self-preservation under extreme conditions. If he were to merge with the Golden Dragon Transformation and was unlucky with the seventy percent success rate of Shapeshifting, he would only gain one ability of the Golden Dragon.

Conversely, the various divine skills and immense strength of the Azure Dragon Transformation would all be temporarily shelved, only to be used again after fully mastering the Golden Dragon Transformation.

Sigh~~

He gently exhaled a breath.

"I still need to continue looking for changes related to the descendants of the Totem Divine Beast and incorporate them to increase the probability of the Golden Dragon Transformation."

Having made up his mind, Chen Ku no longer dwelled on this matter.

Instead, he turned his attention to the last trace of Evil Qi, which belonged to the person who claimed to be Nan Yuchuan, a disciple of the Five Internal Organs Temple of Yuan Country. His Ninth Realm Evil Qi was also insufficient, able to manifest only one ability, leaving it up to luck.

[Nan Yuchuan Transformation·Shapeshifting]

[Shapeshifting Part: Pure Yang Lung Gold Ten Thousand Sword Technique (Perfection)]

Immediately, a divine skill for Qi Cultivation that transformed his lung organs into a sword furnace appeared in Chen Ku's mind.

Refining his lungs into a sword furnace, nurturing thousands of sword qi within—this was clearly treating the body as a Magical Treasure for refining.

Instantly, Chen Ku felt an additional sword cellar within his lungs. With a mere thought, the Lung Gold Sword Qi inside him could roar out devastatingly, displaying an imposing manner of 'All Swords Return to the Origin.'

"No wonder the Immortal Tao lineage truly disregards their own bodies. They always pursue the cultivation of their Primordial Spirit and mana."

Chen Ku had gained considerable understanding of the philosophy of the Immortal Tao lineage. Once the Primordial Spirit was cultivated, one could survive independently of the body, living in the form of the Primordial Spirit for two thousand years.

Going further down this path, the ultimate goal was to return oneself to the state of 'Innate Qi,' merging with the Heaven and Earth Laws, embodying the true Heavenly Immortal.

"This path is ultimately too extreme. It can be strengthened with the Transformation Diagram but cannot truly be pursued at the cost of one's own body."

After mastering the Pure Yang Lung Gold Ten Thousand Sword Technique, Chen Ku flipped his palm, revealing a scroll of Array Map. Within the map, it seemed to harbor a sun, exuding an extremely vigorous and fierce Pure Yang Qi. It was clearly the 'Pure Yang Treasure' that Nan Yuchuan used to fend off his attack earlier.

"Pure Yang Lung Gold, guided by the sword, disassemble!"

He formed a sword seal in his hand, and instantly, countless sword qi runes erupted from his lungs, all rushing toward the Sword Map.

He was using the technique of controlling the Sword Map to disassemble it and extract the most crucial Pure Yang Qi within.

If a cultivator from Yuan Country saw Chen Ku's actions now, they would surely grind their teeth in anger, cursing him as a wastrel.

The birth of a Pure Yang Treasure is incredibly challenging, a fact only understood by the Qi Cultivators of Yuan Country.

All things in Heaven and Earth harbor Yin and embrace Yang, everything exists within Yin and Yang, none escape the Five Elements. But crafting a Pure Yang Treasure requires painstakingly refining out all 'Yin' impurities, leaving only the purest and most explosive essence of Yang.

Only such a purely refined Pure Yang Treasure can unleash the might of utmost Yang and vigor.

It is said that when a Pure Yang Treasure confronts ordinary Magical Treasures, in terms of quality, mana, or Pure Yang will, it overwhelms the opponent.

The higher the grade of a Pure Yang Treasure, the longer the crafting time.

The Pure Yang Sword Map in Chen Ku's hand was forged within Nan Yuchuan's sect, refined by many Qi Cultivators for at least a hundred years, and became a Tenth Realm level Pure Yang Treasure.

Yet, in Chen Ku's hands, he effortlessly destroyed and disassembled it with a single move.

Boom!

The terrifying Pure Yang Sword Qi instantly exploded like a furnace, spewing and flying out from the Pure Yang Sword Map, landing on the ground like rolling magma, instantly carving ravines into the earth, with the vanished soil seemingly evaporated into the air.

However, on Chen Ku's body, the most severely impacted by the frontal assault, nothing happened. The splattering Pure Yang Sword Qi struck him like hitting a Vajra Indestructible body, causing a dull sound of metal clashing, yet without any lethal effect.

This was naturally because Chen Ku's Blood Qi Cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of the Blood Exchange Nine Realms, and his Blood Qi physique had already become incredibly formidable, capable of resisting the attack of a Tenth Realm Treasure.

This defensive ability was not only due to the many enhancements brought by the Transformation Diagram but also attributed to the Huntian Overlord Body he practiced, which could not be ignored.

Boom~~~

Ignoring the frenzied, furnace-exploding Sword Qi around him, Chen Ku gazed at an orb of light, like a small sun, rising from the disassembled Pure Yang Sword Map.

This was the Pure Yang Qi produced from the fusion of all the casting materials of the Treasure.

It radiated energy like blazing magma, giving the impression that just a drop could evaporate a lake.

Nevertheless, in front of such a dangerous mass of energy, Chen Ku opened his mouth wide and directly swallowed the fierce Pure Yang Qi into his abdomen.

Rumble~~

It felt like swallowing a mass of magma, giving Chen Ku the sensation that this Pure Yang Qi was obviously more fierce and intense than the Pure Yang Qi dissipated from the Pure Yang Ship refined before the Taiyuan Essence.

Yet the Sun Technique within Chen Ku was not just for show.

Especially after having swallowed a Pure Yang Treasure's origin, cultivated into a Pure Yang True Gang within his body, along with Chen Ku's own cultivation having reached the Blood Qi Ninth Layer, and being protected and guided by the Primordial Spirit Realm at the mid-stage of Divinity Transformation.

Under various supports, this cluster of Pure Yang Qi was directly manipulated by the various immense powers within Chen Ku's body, forcibly suppressed, allowing the Sun Decision to gradually absorb and consume it.

...

During the time when Chen Ku was refining and cultivating within the Hero King Realm.

The events in Baojiao County finally began to spread.

The first to receive the news was not Qiu Dragon Mansion, which was closest to Baojiao County. After all, although the local people received help from Chen Ku and were granted protective power, their long-standing weak physical conditions made it impossible to reach Qiu Dragon Mansion in a day, and the exchange of information was not so swift either.

The earliest person to receive the information about the downfall of Peace Path in Baojiao County and the death of Nan Yuchuan was someone in the Southern Expeditionary Army along the border.

This location was originally the capital of Ji Country's Liang Province. Above the heavenly dome, there was a massive island, with immortal cranes and divine deer, cascading waterfalls, and spring water flowing, exuding an ethereal aura like a fairyland on earth.

Boom!

A formidable pressure emanated from a particularly prestigious mansion on this immortal island. Upon close inspection, the mansion bore three large characters:

"Prince Zhao Mansion"

The rolling pressure swept across the empty sky like waves, directly sweeping over the sky island, causing many sect leaders in the alliance army's main camp to look over:

"It's Prince Zhao? Who has angered him?"

The Thirteenth Prince of Yuan Country, Gu Hanfei, had already been conferred the title of prince, with his fiefdom in Yuan Country's Zhaozhou, known as Prince Zhao, and was sent by the royal family to oversee the gradually intensifying Ji Yuan War, coordinating the relations among various sect alliance armies.

The Qingxiao Cave Master and other sect leaders sensed this pressure that had reached the 'Unification Stage' of the First Realm of Qi Cultivators and became solemn.

The Unification Stage in Qi Cultivation corresponds to achieving a level akin to the great achievement of the Martial Practitioner's cultivation body.

It refers to refining the body with the Primordial Spirit Fire, merging the body into the Primordial Spirit, thus unifying the Primordial Spirit with the flesh, allowing for manifesting at any time, truly stepping into the 'Foundation of Dao' by harmonizing Qi with Dao.

Within Prince Zhao Mansion.

This prince, already in his three hundred-plus years of age but appearing to be in his forties with a dignified demeanor and a mustache, had a deep and calm expression. He had just received the last bit of blood and spirit light transmitted back before his Divinity Transformation imprint was broken.

"Qi Cultivators, dare to disrupt the plans set by the alliance army and this prince, and act against Nan Yuchuan in this country?"

Prince Zhao, Gu Hanfei, had countless sects pass through his mind at this moment.

The Da Yuan Dynasty and the sects co-govern the world, and in some scenarios, granting too much power to these sects led to them not even respecting the royal family.

"It seems necessary for this prince to conduct a thorough investigation!"

Yet, at the very moment Prince Zhao was stirred into action, a middle-aged Taoist, wearing a purple gold crown and Taoist robe, and appearing as though powdered, appeared in the mansion, hands clasped behind his back, saying:

"Prince Zhao, I have come uninvited due to a major event. Regardless of what has angered you, this matter must take precedence."

"It is Senior Yuan Lingzi!" Gu Hanfei's expression tightened, and he asked, "What kind of major event could require you, a Holy Land elder, to come personally?"

The Taoist, referred to as Yuan Lingzi, spoke slowly: "A super spirit vein, capable of supporting thirty million Qi Cultivators in our country for ten years of cultivation."

"What?" Gu Hanfei exclaimed: "Such a large spirit vein?"

Surprise and joy instantly appeared on his face, and he said: "Senior, do you wish to assign this matter to me?"

"The alliance is composed of many groups; only the royal family can coordinate, and the task falls upon Your Highness." Yuan Lingzi replied slowly: "The exact location of this spirit vein needs precise exploration. The Five Internal Organs Temple will send someone to assist the prince, to first explore the Gua State area."

...

Baojiao City.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

After three continuous days of cultivation, Chen Ku managed to completely transform this cluster of Pure Yang Qi into the cultivation of the Sun Decision in one go. At this moment, he felt his physique akin to an artificial sun, with every cell and Blood Qi particle within emitting powerful energy.

"About two-thirds of the way has been achieved. As expected, the previous estimation was correct, at least three Tenth Realm-level Pure Yang Treasures are required to perfect the Sun Decision, refining oneself into the 'Sun Technique Physique.'"

Chen Ku slowly stood up.

The great achievement of the Sun Decision not only meant the transformation of physique into a cultivation body, but also indicated that thereafter, all cultivation bodies needed by his Huntian Overlord Body have been completed.

He could now harmonize Yin and Yang, and achieve Five Elements Mutual Generation, creating a matchless, nearly perfect physique.

Capable of maneuvering and rotating the Yin-Yang magnetic fields between heaven and earth, every movement would be blessed by the transformation of Yin-Yang, truly becoming the favored child of heaven and earth.

After the cultivation session ended.

Chen Ku also emerged from the Hero King Realm and reappeared in the Baojiao County Temple. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he sensed many Qiu Dragon Mansion troops appearing both inside and outside the city, beginning to settle the locals.

A few miles away, even Li Lishan had arrived in person.

Chen Ku's heart stirred:

"Indeed, when there is profit to be made, this person would not fall behind. With matters here settled, I should also head to Gua State to closely investigate the super spirit vein's details."