8: The black snake transformed into a human, Lin Yuan became a spirit! ?

At this moment, inside the Pavilion of Books, Lin Yuan had returned to the Pavilion of Books.

He flipped through an ancient book.

It had the three characters "Bone Sculpting Art" written on it. This was a classic found on the second floor.

Lin Yuan read it with particular care. The main purpose of this classic was to sculpt bones and change form, or to put it more plainly, it was a disguise technique.

However, this cultivation method was more advanced; it could even change one's physique and height for a short period, but it had a time limit.

Lin Yuan flipped through these classics hoping to find a way to transform from a snake into a human.

After all, he would eventually have to go down the mountain, and traveling as a snake would be extremely inconvenient.

Lin Yuan was looking through the classic. It described sculpting human bones, but his body was that of a snake, so he wasn't sure if it would work.

The classic's description of bone sculpting was very detailed. It also recorded the problems that might arise from cultivation deviations and their solutions.

On the last page, it even marked "Danger, cultivate with caution."

It seemed the cultivation methods on the second floor were indeed more dangerous compared to the first floor.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt a sudden enlightenment in his mind.

Those previously vague concepts became clear. At this moment, a familiar electronic voice sounded in his ears again.

"[Observation of 'Bone Sculpting Art' successful, self-created: Transformation Art]"

Lin Yuan's heart was filled with wild joy.

The Transformation Art was the ability to transform one's body into any animal or human, without any time limit.

However, during cultivation, one needed to endure the pain of bone twisting and could not give up midway. Once stopped, it would result in irreversible disability.

"Pain is pain, this snake body is really too inconvenient. Come on!"

Thinking this, Lin Yuan began to mobilize all the Qi within his body, making it flow through his meridians according to the operation method of the Transformation Art.

Crack, crack, crack, crack!!!

At this moment, Lin Yuan's body continuously emitted sounds of bones breaking.

What the hell!?

This wasn't transformation! This was smashing all his bones to bits!

But Lin Yuan dared not stop, because once the Transformation Art began, it could not be halted.

As the transformation began, Lin Yuan felt as if his entire skin was being torn open.

Finally, after more than ten minutes, his snake skin directly broke open, and a large amount of blood seeped out. But miraculously, this blood did not flow onto the ground; instead, it enveloped Lin Yuan's body, finally coiling into a giant blood cocoon.

Later, due to the intense pain, Lin Yuan's body had long gone numb. He only had one last thought: he must never stop.

After an unknown period, Lin Yuan fell into a coma inside the blood cocoon.

Inside the blood cocoon, drastic changes were occurring, and a human form was continuously taking shape.

Just then, Zhang Lingyu also heard the sound and came to investigate.

"Lin Yuan, was that sound you just made?"

When he arrived at the scene, there was no sign of Lin Yuan, only scattered books on the floor and a giant blood cocoon floating in mid-air.

"This is..."

Zhang Lingyu was a little flustered for a moment. He had never seen such a strange thing.

"Elder Mo Qing!!"

Zhang Lingyu immediately ran towards Mo Qing's room.

Soon, the two of them rushed over, looking hurried.

"What... what is this thing!?"

Even though Mo Qing had lived for so long, he had never seen anything like this.

Zhang Lingyu picked up a black scale that had fallen to the ground.

"These are Lin Yuan's scales! So is he in this blood cocoon? Should we cut it open!"

Mo Qing immediately shook his head.

"No! Absolutely not. We still don't understand what this blood cocoon is about. How about you watch it here, and I'll go invite the Old Celestial Master."

After speaking, Mo Qing immediately turned and ran out... More than ten minutes later, a crisp sound came from the blood cocoon.

Crack!

The blood cocoon began to slowly crack open, and a miraculous scene appeared: a young man actually walked out of the blood cocoon.

The young man was about 1.8 meters tall, with a strong build and well-defined muscles. His facial features, in particular, were sharp and somewhat resembled a celebrity.

"Holy crap!? Eddie Peng!?"

Zhang Lingyu instinctively shouted.

Lin Yuan looked at Zhang Lingyu as if he had returned from another world.

"Are you... Lin Yuan?"

"That's right! I am Lin Yuan!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyu's eyes widened.

"You... have you cultivated into a spirit!?"

Zhang Lingyu felt his mind being violently impacted.

Although he had lived on Mount Longhu since childhood and had seen many strange things in the Outsider World, a snake transforming into a human, something that happened in myths, was something he was seeing for the first time.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the Old Celestial Master and Mo Qing both arrived.

"Lingyu! What's going on here?"

The Old Celestial Master immediately asked, looking at the naked young man before him.

"Master! Lin Yuan, he's become a spirit!"

Mo Qing, standing nearby, was stunned.

"Lingyu, don't talk nonsense."

The Old Celestial Master slowly walked up to Lin Yuan and asked:

"Are you Lin Yuan?"

As a clear voice responded, the Old Celestial Master's figure paused slightly.

"Yes! I am Lin Yuan! That snake was me!"

Mo Qing's eyes widened at the words, and he gasped.

"Hiss... This snake can really become a spirit!?"

The Old Celestial Master looked Lin Yuan up and down with a shocked expression.

"Strange... strange... It shouldn't be. With your current cultivation, it would take at least a hundred years to become a spirit."

The Old Celestial Master had once seen in a book that all things in the world have their own path of cultivation.

Even if Lin Yuan's talent was heaven-defying and his cultivation speed was fast, it would still take at least a hundred years to become a spirit and transform into a human.

But now, this kid's form was clearly no different from a normal person. Could it be that he had hidden his cultivation before?

At this moment, Lin Yuan seemed to have sensed the Old Celestial Master's confusion and immediately explained:

"Old Celestial Master, you're overthinking. I didn't hide my cultivation. I merely cultivated a certain method in the Pavilion of Books, which allowed me to transform."

Mo Qing frowned.

"Impossible! I've read all the classics in the Pavilion of Books, and there isn't a single one that can turn a snake into a human!"

The Old Celestial Master also nodded. He was also aware that there were indeed no spells on Mount Longhu that could transform animals into humans.

There was, however, a classic that could change a person's appearance and physique.

Lin Yuan smiled at the words.

"That's right, there isn't a book on Mount Longhu that can turn an animal into a human, but there is a classic called 'Bone Sculpting Art.' After reading that book, I had some insights and developed a new method."

Hiss, hiss, hiss!!!

Everyone present gasped!

To be able to create a new method on one's own—that would be enough to found a new sect out in the world.

Zhang Lingyu blinked. He had read the classic Lin Yuan mentioned, but because it was obscure and difficult to understand, he hadn't mastered it.

But how long had Lin Yuan been here? He had directly developed something new based on the "Bone Sculpting Art" to such an extent, which meant he had completely grasped the classic.

Was this still a human?

No, he wasn't human to begin with.

Could the difference between a human and a snake be that great? Maybe he should just become a snake too...