6: Chapter 6 A Dragon Transformation

Chu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, it was as if two emerald-gold lightning bolts split the void!

The flowing light in his eyes was so intense it almost spilled over, just like the morning light tearing through the eternal night—no, this was not the morning light; this was the first ray of light at the dawn of creation, piercing through the Chaos!

He gently stretched his limbs.

Every inch of muscle awakened at this moment, like an ancient Vicious Beast that had been dormant for eons slowly stretching its body.

Beneath the muscles, Meridians surged like dragons and snakes, and bones resonated like thunder.

This was no longer the body of a Mortal; this was a vessel of the gods, carrying the Origin of the World Tree!

Vibrant vitality surged in his blood vessels like magma, and explosive power lay ready in every fiber. It felt as if, if he wished, a single punch could shatter the firmament, and a single step could crush the Nine Heavens!

The Spiritual power within his body—

Was this Spiritual power?

This was a river! This was a tsunami! This was the Milky Way of the Nine Heavens pouring down!

The majestic and vast Spiritual power roared through his Meridians, more than ten times stronger than before the Fusion with the Dao Seed!

And his cultivation had undergone a transformation like a silkworm breaking its cocoon to become a butterfly—no, it was a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate, transforming into a Dragon in one move!

From the Early Stage of Soul Transformation, he had swept through everything, unstoppable, directly breaking through to the Peak of the Middle Stage of Void Refining!

He slowly clenched his fist.

The moment his five fingers closed, the vegetation within a hundred miles trembled slightly—this was submission, this was worship!

They felt it.

They felt the supreme power within this man before them, a power capable of dominating the growth of all things and perceiving the mysteries of Heaven and Earth!

A smile finally curled at the corner of Chu Changsheng's mouth.

There was the relief of surviving a disaster, the exhilaration of breaking through, and an arrogance that had been suppressed for too long and could finally be flaunted wantonly!

"So this is… Divine Grade talent?"

"Truly extraordinary."

"No wonder the peerless Prodigies in those novels from my past life always had such a superior attitude. Who wouldn't be arrogant with this?"

As soon as he finished speaking—

He froze abruptly.

Deep within his Dantian, a warmth erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years!

It wasn't hot, but it was so intense it reached the depths of his Soul.

It was as if something that had been sealed for ancient ages was slowly opening its eyes!

He had no time to think and immediately focused his inner vision.

In the center of the chaotic sea of stars within his Dantian, a grain-sized, emerald-green seed phantom was suspended and rotating—this was the core Origin of the World Tree Dao Seed!

But at this moment, it was no longer a dead, silent seed.

It had come alive.

It shone like a real green star, emitting a mysterious light that was gentle yet profound enough to make one's heart palpitate.

With every rotation, wisps of Primordial Qi drifted out, like a mother's hand, gently caressing every inch of his Meridians.

This light shone into the depths of Chu Changsheng's eyes, and into his heart.

Feeling the earth-shaking changes within his body, feeling this reborn physique, feeling this power that seemed capable of dominating all things—

He finally could no longer hold it back!

"Hahaha!"

The laughter exploded like thunder, echoing across Changsheng Peak!

It was gratifying, smug, and filled with a madness that had been suppressed for too long and could finally be vented!

He looked up and laughed, laughing until his body trembled, laughing until tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

It was as if, at this moment, he stood at the pinnacle of the world, looking down upon all living beings like ants, laughing as he watched the world prostrate itself!

"Sure enough, using cheats is the way to go!"

After laughing, a more intense light suddenly erupted in his eyes—greed, desire, like a beast that had just tasted blood, determined to hunt even stronger prey!

"System, fuse the fifty years of cultivation for me immediately!"

It was unquestionable, as if commanding Heaven and Earth!

[Ding! Starting to fuse fifty years of cultivation...]

Before he could finish—

Boom!!!

Inside Chu Changsheng, a Spiritual power storm capable of destroying Heaven and Earth suddenly erupted!

It came so suddenly and so violently that the void around him began to twist and collapse!

The World Tree seed phantom in his Dantian seemed to transform into a crazily rotating black hole at this moment—no, it wasn't "seemed," it was a black hole!

Greedily, crazily, with an almost predatory posture, it devoured the surging, vast energy!

It seemed impossible to fill; it devoured whatever came, and after devouring it, transformed it into even purer, more terrifying power to feed back!

His cultivation—

Was climbing step by step at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Late Stage of Void Refining!

Peak of Void Refining!

Half-step Mahayana!!!

"Crack—"

A crisp sound.

What was this shattering sound?

It was a Bottleneck! It was a shackle! It was the chains set by the Heavenly Dao!

Before Chu Changsheng, before the crazily rotating World Tree seed, these natural chasms that countless Cultivators spent their entire lives unable to overcome were as fragile as thin paper, breaking with a single touch!

Accompanying this crisp sound, a ripple of emerald-gold Spiritual power suddenly erupted from Chu Changsheng's body!

The ripple, centered on him, spread outwards crazily like the shockwave of a nuclear explosion!

Wherever it passed, rocks shattered, vegetation bowed, and the air itself was compressed, emitting sharp sonic booms!

And the defensive Formation of this Immortal Cave—a defense at the level of the Sect-protecting Array reinforced by generations of Xuantian Sect Masters—shattered instantly before this emerald-gold ripple, as fragile as a sandcastle built by a child.

With just a light touch, it crumbled, turning into specks of light in the sky and dissipating without a trace.

[Ding! Fusion complete!]

[Current cultivation: Early Stage of Mahayana!]

Chu Changsheng opened his eyes abruptly!

This time, the emerald-gold light in his eyes was no longer the morning light—

This was the scorching sun! This was a burning star!

The light was so thick it almost condensed into substance, gushing out from his eye sockets, turning into two emerald-gold raging flames, burning in the void!

He slowly raised his hand.

The movement was very slow, very light.

But the moment he raised his hand—a palm-sized emerald-green leaf naturally condensed in his palm!

Thin as a cicada's wing, yet it seemed to carry the power of the entire world.

Every vein on the leaf was clearly visible; these were no longer ordinary leaf veins, but Dao patterns! They were the embodiment of the rules of Heaven and Earth!

Pure, extreme Spiritual power circulated between the veins, emitting a faint emerald-gold light, breathtakingly beautiful, as if it were the only masterpiece carved by nature with all its heart and Soul.

He flicked his wrist gently.

Just a flick—

A majestic, flourishing vitality gushed out from this small leaf!

Invisible and intangible, yet like a spring breeze brushing across the earth, it instantly made the Spiritual Plants in the Immortal Cave that had withered due to the earlier Spiritual power storm sway wildly!

They bloomed again at a speed visible to the naked eye, more lush and vibrant than before, as if they were prostrating themselves in worship to the owner of this leaf!

"So this is… Early Stage of Mahayana cultivation…"

Chu Changsheng muttered to himself, his voice trembling slightly.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen powerful people, or hadn't imagined that one day he could stand at that height.

But when this power was truly surging and roaring within him, when he truly felt this ability to turn the world upside down with a wave of his hand, he still couldn't help but tremble!

Thinking back to the difficulty of going from the Peak of the Late Stage of Nascent Soul to the Early Stage of Soul Transformation, it was like a Mortal climbing a heavenly ladder, every step fraught with danger, every step exhausting his heart and blood.

But now, fusing fifty years of cultivation could actually break through two Realms in a row!

The boost of this Divine Grade talent…

It was terrifying!

He focused his inner vision again.

In his Dantian, the World Tree seed was already shockingly bright.

The grain-sized phantom had now grown three or four delicate leaves—these were real leaves!

Although there were only three, and they were still so tender, they truly existed!

This was the World Tree sprouting! This was the supreme Origin taking root within him!

Every tender leaf was dripping with vitality, yet contained a terrifying life force that made one's heart palpitate.

Wisps of Primordial Qi drifted out from the leaves, traveling along his Meridians like agile elves, happily shuttling through his limbs and bones.

Wherever they passed, the already majestic Spiritual power became more condensed, more pure, emitting an increasingly dazzling light!

He could clearly feel—

His connection with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi had never been so close.

No, not close, it was one!

It was as if he himself was a part of Heaven and Earth, the source of Spiritual Qi!

As long as he wished, with a single thought, the power of the vegetation within a thousand miles would be at his disposal, and the Spiritual Qi within ten thousand miles would obey his command!

Every breeze, every leaf, every ray of sunlight seemed to be in tune with his heart.

He could perceive every heartbeat of nature, and could borrow the power of nature to let enemies who dared to offend him feel what true Heavenly might was!

However—

Just as he was immersed in this unprecedented power—

Boom!!!

The huge Spiritual power fluctuation caused by the Breakthrough was like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up towering waves!

The fluctuation, centered on Changsheng Peak, spread crazily throughout the entire Xuantian Sect!

Wherever it passed, countless Cultivators in seclusion were awakened, countless birds and beasts fled in terror, and even the Sect-protecting Array was automatically activated, emitting dazzling light!

Sect Master Ling Jiuxiao was in closed-door meditation.

The moment the Spiritual power fluctuation arrived, he opened his eyes abruptly, his eyes full of shock!

"This is—"

He didn't even have time to think; with a flash, he rushed out of the meditation room!

At the same time, many Elders also rushed out from their respective Immortal Caves, their faces full of terror and anxiety!

"Who is breaking through? The commotion is so huge!"

An Elder's face was pale, his voice trembling.

Having lived for hundreds of years, he had never seen such a terrifying Breakthrough phenomenon!

The intensity of the Spiritual power fluctuation was like an ancient giant beast reviving, making him, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, feel a tremor from the depths of his Soul!

"Could something have happened to the Sect?"

Another Elder's voice trembled even more, his eyes filled with fear.

The fear came not only from the unknown, but also from the terrifying pressure contained in this fluctuation that made him almost want to kneel!

Ling Jiuxiao's expression was extremely grave, his eyes flickering with vigilance and worry, like cold stars obscured by dark clouds in the night sky.

"No matter what, let's go over and take a look first!"

He waved his hand and was the first to turn into a streak of light, speeding towards the source of the Spiritual power fluctuation—Changsheng Peak!

Behind him, the Elders followed closely!

When they arrived at Changsheng Peak, the scene that met their eyes made everyone gasp.

They saw Chu Changsheng standing quietly in front of the devastated Immortal Cave.

The surrounding rocks were shattered, vegetation bowed, the originally magnificent Immortal Cave was unrecognizable, and he stood in the center of the ruins, radiating a powerful and stable Aura.

This Aura—

Was like a towering mountain, standing firm.

Was like the deep sea of an abyss, unfathomable.

Was like an ancient deity awakening from slumber, just standing there, radiating an Aura that made people awed, trembling, and unable to help but want to kneel and submit!

It was as if he were the Dominator of this world, controlling the power of life and death over all things!

Ling Jiuxiao's heart sank.

He could not sense Chu Changsheng's cultivation.

He couldn't sense it at all.

It was as if what stood before him was not a person, but a void, a piece of Chaos, an abyss he could not peer into at all!

"System, mask my cultivation to the Early Stage of Soul Transformation."

A smile, hard to detect, curled at the corner of Chu Changsheng's mouth.

The next instant, this suffocating pressure receded like the tide, and the Aura he radiated instantly fell back to the Early Stage of Soul Transformation—on the surface, it looked no different from before.

But how could this fleeting change escape Ling Jiuxiao's eyes?

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

What had he caught in that instant?

An illusion?

No, absolutely not!

This pressure that made even him tremble, this abyss he couldn't peer into at all, was absolutely not something a Soul Transformation Early Stage Cultivator should have!

"Are you… Elder Chu Changsheng?"

Ling Jiuxiao's voice was somewhat dry.

He steadied himself and spoke with difficulty:

"Elder Chu… what Realm have you broken through to? Why… was there such a huge commotion?"

His voice was very calm, but deep in his eyes, the shock and disbelief could not be hidden.

He was the Sect Master.

His cultivation had reached the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.

This was a height that no one in the entire Xuantian Sect could reach, except for the Old Ancestor in seclusion.

Yet at this moment—he couldn't see through an Elder who was in the Early Stage of Nascent Soul?

Other Elders heard this and revealed expressions of disbelief in their eyes.

They looked at Ling Jiuxiao, then at Chu Changsheng, and a thought that they themselves couldn't believe surged in their minds:

The cultivation of this Elder Chu before them… was likely far beyond the Sect Master!

This thought was like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up towering waves in the heart of every Elder!

They looked at each other, their eyes full of shock, confusion, disbelief, and—a trace of awe they hadn't even noticed themselves.

The phenomenon that had shocked Heaven and Earth just now…

The pressure that made them tremble from the depths of their Souls…

The cultivation that even the Sect Master couldn't sense…

What kind of secret was hidden behind all of this?

And Chu Changsheng just stood there quietly.

A faint smile on his lips.

Calm, composed, and even more unfathomably mysterious.

He looked at this group of shocked high-level figures before him, but in his heart, there was only one thought:

This is only just the beginning.