Volume 3: The World of the Lotus Lantern Chapter 7 Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations
The Maoshan Sutra Library has a total of twelve floors.
The first three floors are filled with Taoist scriptures. Three thousand is just a general number. The number of scriptures placed in the scripture pavilion on the third floor is much more than three thousand, even thirty thousand is not enough.
The middle three floors contain the cultivation techniques and supernatural powers of the four realms of the human world.
The last three floors contain the true magical skills of the fairyland.
The last three levels are the skills and supernatural powers of the Xuanxian realm, which are no longer available at the Jinxian level. If you really reach that time, if you want to continue moving forward, you must find your own path. In this world, there is basically no one who can be your teacher.
Jiale has basically seen all the Sutra Repositories in Uncle Jiu's world and Mount Mao in the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio world, but the reserves there are far inferior to the Sutra Repository in front of him.
Jia Le was not in a hurry to see those skills and magical powers, he just stayed in the first three floors. Within a few days, all the disciples in Maoshan knew about the new elder. As soon as he arrived at Maoshan, he went straight to the Sutra Library and stayed in the first three floors. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. At this time, all the senior leaders of Maoshan were amazed that Jia Le could achieve such achievements at such an old age, which was not achieved by talent alone.
Jiale was immersed in the sea of books at this time and didn't care what these people thought.
Having soared all the way to his current realm, Jiale has almost consumed all the foundation he had accumulated before. The three thousand Taoist scriptures entered his mind, which immediately brought Jiale many insights. Reading can help one understand things. Most of these Taoist scriptures are not about the way of Yin and Yang, but no matter how things change, they remain essentially the same. After all, all great ways lead to the same destination. With the blessing of these Taoist scriptures, Jiale's comprehension of the law of Yin and Yang can be said to be rising step by step.
Three months later, Jiale finally walked out of the third floor and came to the fourth floor. However, when it came to the skills and magical powers, Jiale walked much faster. Although the skills were good, they were just derived from the laws and great ways. If you master one law, you will master all laws. Except for some skills and magical powers that can really enhance combat power, how could Jiale lose sight of the main point and pursue the trivial.
As a disciple of Ge Xuan, Jia Le had no restrictions on accessing the twelve-story Sutra Library.
It was only when they reached the seventh floor that Jiale finally stopped for a while.
What is placed here are the skills and magical powers of the True Immortal level. However, after Jia Le took a look at them, he was greatly disappointed. Not to mention the immortal arts such as Shangqing Xianyun, even the magic arts such as Qimen Bagua that he created himself are rare. Now the magical skills that Jia Le has practiced are already very perfect, with basically no shortcomings. If he could have an immortal art that exceeds his own magical powers, he would naturally practice one or two. If that's all, there's no need to waste time.
The twelfth floor.
Jia Le looked at the scroll of magical powers in his hand and showed joy for the first time since entering the Sutra Library.
This is a scroll without words, but Jia Le was attracted after seeing it for the first time. After all, everyone in this time travel knows that this scroll without words is often the most precious. With his divine eyes opened and he carefully comprehended it, the words finally appeared.
"Thirty-six Heavenly Power Transformations!"
Although there is only a difference of one word, there is a world of difference between it and the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs Method. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs Method is a method of magical power transformed by the great Dao of heaven and earth, but the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs Method in front of you is not like that. This is a pure method of change, but it is different from the ordinary method of change. After the change, you can possess the power of the transformed object.
For example, after learning this method of transformation, if you transform into a real dragon, you will be able to exert the power that only a real dragon possesses.
Of course, how much power you can really unleash depends on your level of practice.
From here, it seems to be similar to fetal transformation. Once the fetal transformation occurs, it can possess some power of the object it transforms into, but it is only a little bit. It can fool people, but it cannot be used in combat.
However, if one wants to practice the Thirty-Six Heavenly Changes, there is a prerequisite, which is that one needs the essence and blood of a divine beast in order to practice it.
In other words, if you want to practice Azure Dragon Transformation, you have to find Azure Dragon's essence and blood. If you want to practice Vermillion Bird Transformation, you have to find Vermillion Bird's essence and blood. This is a bit difficult.
But that's all for the future. With this technique in hand, I can practice it when I get the corresponding essence and blood in the future. After all, after seeing the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Transformations, I will find that even if I can only master one or two of them, it will be a huge boost to my strength.
Moreover, Jiale now possesses the essence and blood of the Golden Crow. Once he practices, he will be able to transform into the Golden Crow instantly and possess the Golden Crow's speed, strength and defense.
Previously, when he was cultivating the Sun God Body, nine drops of the Golden Crow's blood entered his body. These drops of blood had already been absorbed by Jiale and were flowing among his meridians and in his blood. Now, he just had to cultivate according to the method of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Changes.
In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. After Jia Le used the Kunlun Mirror and the energy beads in the Sutra Library to basically master the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, he put them down and left. As for other skills, he would practice them again if he needed them in the future.
Jia Le also discovered that after reaching the level of True Immortal, even the most ordinary skills could not be practiced and completed in a short period of time.
Just like the Thirty-Six Heavenly Changes, even if he had the Kunlun Mirror and the Energy Bead, it still took him two full months to practice it. For other skills, it would probably take at least a month, which was not suitable. For Jiale, time was very precious.
Walking out of the Sutra Repository, Jiale had not left the Sutra Repository for half a year. The turmoil in the entire Maoshan Mountain caused by Jiale's appointment as an elder had gradually subsided.
After all, monks are very busy and don’t have so much time for gossip. For monks, their own practice is the most important thing. Jiale’s affairs can only be a topic of leisure talk. After a long time, there will naturally be no more trouble.
Yin Yang Peak.
This is one of the ten main peaks. After Jiale became the elder of Maoshan, Xirong asked Jiale where he wanted to build the cave. Jiale took a look and decided on Yinyang Peak. After all, he seemed to have a connection with Maoshan Yinyang Peak all the way, so it was natural for him to let it go now. Besides, the ten main peaks were not named casually.
As the first of the seventy-two blessed places, Maoshan is not only rich in spiritual energy, but also closer to the laws of heaven and earth. The Yin-Yang Peak is even closer to the laws of Yin and Yang, which will make comprehending the laws of Yin and Yang much easier.
With such convenience, it is natural to make a firm choice.
After returning to Yin Yang Peak and finding the cave that Xirong had prepared for him, Jia Le prepared to formally practice Shangqing Xianyun and Jinwu Transformation.
The cave dwelling of a cultivator is not a hole dug in the mountain as imagined. That is the cave dwelling of the Demon King. Although most cultivators do not care about the cultivation environment, as long as there is sufficient spiritual energy, they cannot get used to living in a cave. The cave dwelling in front of Jiale are all palaces and pavilions. This is the cave dwelling that a proper cultivator should have.
After Ge Xuan taught him the Shangqing Immortal Cloud last time, Jiale had been pondering it all the time. Now he had gained quite a lot, and all he had left was to put it into practice.
The Shangqing Fairy Clouds are not a group of clouds inherent in the sky, but are created by the fairy energy and are entirely created by the skills.
However, this cloud was created by the supreme energy, and its speed is incomparable to ordinary methods of riding clouds and mist.
With the profound meaning of the Shangqing Immortal Cloud technique flowing through his mind, Jiale began to practice the technique. After a while, a cloud appeared in front of Jiale. Compared with Ge Xuan's Shangqing Immortal Cloud, the aura of the cloud was a little thinner and its appearance was also a little worse. However, Jiale was already very satisfied. He succeeded in summoning the cloud for the first time, so what was there to be dissatisfied about? He could just slowly refine it later.
After some more tinkering, he indeed made a lot of progress. Of course, he was still far behind Ge Xuan, but he was a Golden Immortal. The Shangqing fairy cloud summoned by this True Immortal was not comparable to that of a Golden Immortal.
Seeing that it was almost time, Jiale didn't delay and jumped up directly. With a thought, he appeared above the clouds.
Feeling the speed under his feet and the sensation of speeding at lightning speed, Jiale couldn't help but feel excited.
In the past, people flew by riding the wind or swords. Not only were their speeds not as fast as the Shangqing Fairy Cloud, but they were also flying at low altitudes. There was no comparison with this at all. It also felt different from riding on Ge Xuan's Shangqing Fairy Cloud. It was like riding in an airplane and flying an airplane, which were completely two different concepts.
Just when Jiale was enjoying himself riding on the clouds, Xiling, the master of Yin Yang Peak, and several elders were stunned. Was that the Shangqing Immortal Cloud?
This Shangqing Immortal Cloud is not something that everyone can cultivate. They have only seen Ge Xuan, Jing Ren and others use it. Xiling is the disciple of the third senior brother Jingli and has good talent. Jingli has also explained the method of cultivating Shangqing Immortal Cloud to several of his direct disciples, but they all seem to be a little clumsy. There is no problem with Zhaoyun, but he only has the form of Shangqing Immortal Cloud, not the spirit of Shangqing Immortal Cloud.
Compared to ordinary techniques of flying in the clouds, it may be better, but compared to the true power of the Shangqing Immortal Cloud, it is far inferior.
Today, Jia Le was practicing the Shang Qing Xian Yun. He was so clumsy at the beginning and it was obvious that he was just a beginner. But even for such a beginner, it only took him two or three days to go from beginner to proficient. Looking at the Shang Qing Xian Yun summoned by Jia Le and its flying speed, it was not much worse than that of his own master.
As both of them were True Immortals, Xi Ling only then realized how huge the gap between himself and Jia Le was.
"Peak Master, Master Uncle's talent is truly terrifying."
The other elders were also somewhat convinced at this time. Apart from anything else, just this talent seemed to be worthy of the vision of Maoshan's Fortune Green Lotus that day.
Xiling's beautiful eyes moved, and she felt that this was a great thing. After all, Jiale built his cave on Yin Yang Peak. The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. It would be more convenient to ask for advice from such an uncle in the future. It would also be a great help to improve the strength of Yin Yang Peak. The hundreds of meridians in Maoshan are not all harmonious, and the cultivators are also fighting for it, and there are more fights.
It's just that we can be united in the face of the overall situation.
After playing for a few days, Jiale has already mastered the practice of Shangqing Xianyun as he likes. If he wants to make further progress, he just needs to use it more in the future.
Jia Le was naturally happy to have an additional skill. When he got a chance, he would go and compete with Sun Wukong to see which one was faster, his Somersault Cloud or his Shangqing Fairy Cloud.
Then the Golden Crow changed.
Ming!
Outside Mount Mao, in a secluded place, Jia Le has successfully practiced the Golden Crow Transformation. For Jia Le, who possesses the Kunlun Mirror and the Energy Bead, the difficulty in practicing the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang has never been in comprehending the techniques, but in the essence and blood of the divine beast. Now that he has the essence and blood of the Golden Crow in his body, it is only a matter of course for him to succeed in practicing the Golden Crow Transformation.
What's more, Jiale also possesses the body of the Sun God, so practicing the Golden Crow Transformation is a perfect match for him. It is basically not difficult and is faster than practicing the Shangqing Xianyun.
A golden crow flew up, and Jiale felt his new body, feeling extremely amazed.
No one knew who created these thirty-six heavenly transformations. At this moment, Jiale actually felt that he was a golden crow, possessing a body that was much stronger than that of a human, invincible speed, sharp claws, and a level of solar true fire that was far beyond what Jiale could currently control. Adding all these factors together, Jiale felt that even if he could not defeat a Xuanxian, but in the realm of True Immortals, once he transformed into a golden crow, he should have few rivals.
With satisfaction in his heart, he thought again, and like a flying rainbow, the next moment, Jiale had returned to Maoshan.
The golden crow turned into a rainbow! This speed was probably no slower than the golden light that stretched across the sky and across the earth.
"What, Uncle Master, you want to go out for a trip?"
Seeing Jiale, who had just come out of the Sutra Repository after spending half a year in it, saying he was going out to travel, Xirong almost dropped his jaw in shock.
I thought Jiale was joking when he said that day that he was not greedy for power, but now it seems to be true. However, the world is no longer the same as before. There are not many better places for cultivation than Maoshan in this world. In Xirong's opinion, there is no need for Jiale to travel anymore.
But Jiale is his uncle, and if Jiale wants to go out and travel, how can he stop him?
"How long do you plan to travel?"
Jia Le laughed when he heard this. The Shangqing Fairy Cloud appeared under his feet, and disappeared the next moment, leaving only a residual sound.
"I don't know when I'll be back."
Xirong was stunned, but the five brothers couldn't help but shook their heads, "Sixth Junior Brother is really cool and unrestrained."
After leaving Mount Mao, Jiale looked at the mountains and rivers below his feet, and couldn't help but feel that the world was as vast as a stone in his heart.
This period of time was used to comprehend the practice of martial arts. The energy beads in Jiale Kunlun Mirror were running low. The last harvest in Tianquan Mountain was only the true immortal level energy bead left by the toad spirit. The task of making money could not be delayed.
During this period, after some inquiries, Jiale also found out that Dongsheng Shenzhou was not without monsters.
Close to the East China Sea, there is a world of demons.
There are so-called seventy-two demon caves, each led by a demon king. Those who dare to call themselves demon kings are all very powerful, and their cultivation is basically that of true immortals. Of course, there may also be mysterious immortals, but I have never heard of them.
Within one cave, there are at least thousands of demons of all sizes below the Demon King, and some even number tens of thousands. Those who can survive in Dongsheng Shenzhou are not simple creatures.
Among the seventy-two demon kings, some are evil, some are good, some are devoted to cultivation, and some eat hearts and drink blood. The Dongsheng Continent is vast, and even the Xuanmen may not be able to take care of it. Let alone pay attention to these monsters. What's more, although the seventy-two demon caves fight with each other, they are good at sticking together. When facing external enemies, they are also very united. Their power is not small. As long as the Heavenly Court does not move, basically no force is willing to provoke them.
And these seventy-two caves also know which forces they can provoke and which forces they cannot provoke, so they live a comfortable life.
If you look closely, you can find that although the demon clan is no longer the protagonist of heaven and earth, its power is still considerable. The demon clan can be seen in almost all four continents, and they basically have considerable power. If it were an ordinary clan, perhaps the Heavenly Court would have sent troops to wipe it out long ago, but this is the demon clan.
Beijuluzhou is the base camp of the demon clan. There are some powerful beauties in the demon clan, and even the Heavenly Court finds them difficult to deal with. So when you think about it this way, it is understandable that the Heavenly Court is so tolerant of the demon clan. In fact, not only the Heavenly Court is tolerant of the demon clan, but the Buddhist and Taoist sects are basically the same. Otherwise, how could there be so many demon clans in Dongsheng Shenzhou and Xiniu Hezhou to act so arrogantly.
Jia Le's trip this time is to go to these seventy-two demon caves.
Near the East China Sea, Jiale directly pressed down the clouds.
The Xuanmen in Dongsheng Shenzhou is the most powerful. Although the Seventy-two Demon Caves are based in Dongsheng Shenzhou, they only dare to act arrogantly on the edge. It is worth mentioning that the Seventy-two Caves are located right next to the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain. According to Jiale's thoughts, he intends to go and chat with Sun Wukong.
But after thinking about it, he decided to give up. Jiale's understanding of this Monkey King was basically based on the legends of his previous life. He really didn't know what the Monkey King's true character was like. The Monkey King's strength in this world was unquestionable. He was a true Golden Immortal who could be knocked to death with one stick. He had to go slowly and wait until he understood the Monkey King's temper before competing with him in speed.
A ball of blood appeared in Jiale's hand.
It was when he was in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, heading to Zhongzhou, that he happened to encounter the people offering sacrifices to the Dragon God, the one that was killed by Jiale, and he also tricked the Guanyin Temple by the way.
Although the Thirty-Six Celestial Beings only lists thirty-six kinds of mythical beasts, the dragon is not included in it at all. The reason is, of course, that it is looked down upon. All must start from a true dragon.
But the thirty-six celestial transformations, in the final analysis, are the methods of refining blood essence and transforming into a divine beast. If you master one method, you will master all methods. Jia Le will naturally not stick to the details of the method. After knowing the existence of the seventy-two demon caves, Jia Le had an idea. With the thirty-six celestial transformations and the fetal transformation, Jia Le turned into a dragon. I am afraid that even with the magic mirror, it would not be easy to identify him.
If he came as a Taoist priest to exorcise demons, he would inevitably be besieged. However, he came as a demon to gain a foothold and seize territory, so he would not be besieged again. Collecting energy beads was even more natural. As for what would happen if the demon clan found out, Jia Le was not afraid at all. Even if Kunpeng and Bai Ze from the demon clan came, what could they do? You think he was his backstage for nothing, just for today.
The sacred mountain and the fairy water are full of demons. It is time for him to purify the universe.
Coming to a secluded place, Jiale refined the dragon's blood essence. Not long after, a dragon appeared with great power, much more majestic than the Lijiang Dragon God.
This Lijiang River Dragon God, although just a dragon, is no ordinary dragon. He is the illegitimate son of the Dragon King of the West Sea. Although his true dragon bloodline is weak, it is not comparable to an ordinary dragon. Otherwise, he cannot be worthy of being the River God.
Jiale looked very satisfied with the transformation into the Lijiang Dragon God, and headed straight towards the 72 Demon Caves.
It is close to the East China Sea and is surrounded by mountains and islands. The Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain is just a corner of it, and there is still an infinitely vast area.
"Ah, you, you."
Entering a corner of the mountains, Jiale felt the evil spirit. Following the evil spirit, he soon saw a group of monsters.
It should be the location of a demon cave, but it is difficult to be included in the seventy-two demon caves because the level is too low.
However, the monster in this demon cave is not weak either.
The cave was patrolled by a team of demon soldiers led by a demon general. Jia Le's sudden appearance, especially his overwhelming aura, frightened the team of demons so much that the leading demon general was trembling as he asked questions with the rags in his hands.
After taking a look, Jiale also looked down on it.
"Lead the way, and take me to find your king."
The leading demon general wanted to say no, but after Jiale glanced over, he nodded immediately. A good demon would not suffer a loss in front of him. This king was obviously a good demon and would definitely not do anything to his own king.
Inside the demon cave.
At this time, there were four monsters drinking alone. They were all at the level of True Immortals, but not very high. They were at the third level at most.
"Brother Gou, that scoundrel tiger really bullied us too much. When he followed Big Brother, he was so obedient. Now that Big Brother is gone, his shameless face is revealed. He even dared to drive us out of the gangster cave. It's simply unreasonable. We really want to fight him to the death."
"Sister Duck, we can't fight. Although that scoundrel tiger doesn't look like a tiger, his subordinates are really powerful. They have been enjoying big brother's resources for hundreds of years. I'm afraid they are all at the peak of the True Immortal level. With our strength, fighting head-on will only lead to death."
"Then let's go grab a cave to stay in temporarily. Even here it won't be a problem. We can't beat the scoundrel tiger, but the other things shouldn't be a problem."
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The words spoken by the real immortal monsters actually made Jiale, who had already arrived outside the cave, feel enlightened.
It turns out that these four true immortal monsters are subordinates of the Demon King - the Demon King of Chaos.
It's just that the Demon King of Chaos had a bad fate. It would have been fine if he had just done evil in the 72 caves, but he actually set his sights on the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Seven hundred years ago, he was dealt with by Sun Wukong. At that time, the Demon King of Chaos had the cultivation level of a mysterious immortal, and he had the final say in the entire 72 caves, with unparalleled power.
But as soon as the Demon King of Chaos died, the seventy-two demon caves fell apart again.
When the Demon King was alive, he did not exploit these demon caves. Now that the Demon King is dead, how could they not rebel and take back what belongs to them? Soon the demon caves where the Demon King was located were basically divided up. But at this time, the most inconspicuous scoundrel under the Demon King stood up.
He is really a guy who is pretending to be a pig but is actually a tiger. He shows the strength of a peak True Immortal when he makes a move. Not only did he take over most of the entire Gangster Cave and just distributed some of the profits, he also drove away the demon kings of other demon caves. Although a peak True Immortal is not enough to command the seventy-two demon caves, his strength is still top-notch.
The Demon King has four general stewards under him, and these are the four in front of Jiale.
Dog manager, rat manager, rabbit manager, duck manager.
The four guys were not good people either. They were just guys who followed the Demon King to bully others. At that time, their strength was only at the first or second level of True Immortal. Seeing that the Laipihu, who was once below them, suddenly took the position, they were naturally indignant. They immediately wanted to divide the family property with the Laipihu, but were directly driven out. For hundreds of years, although they fought with the Laipihu with both wits and courage, they never got any advantage and were still feeling indignant.
As for occupying other demon caves, it's just talk. If they could occupy them, they would have occupied them long ago. None of the demon kings in the seventy-two demon caves are easy to deal with. The four of them are only at the second or third level of True Immortal, so how could they be the match of those demon kings.
However, looking at these four monsters, Jiale felt that the opportunity had come. He was originally worried about how to participate in the battle for the 72 demon caves without being abrupt. Now, the opportunity has come to him. He can recruit these four guys and clean up the mess under the banner of taking back the cave of the Demon King of Chaos. Then he can take over the Demon Cave.
He is just one of the seventy-two demon kings of the demon caves. It would be natural for him to defeat any of them in the future.
No problem!
"Children, your king has returned, why don't you come out and greet him?"
