Chapter 1134

"Afterwards, it took more than ten days for the Young Master’s body to slowly recover!"

Hearing Spirit Evil Woman’s words, Qin Qi drew in a sharp breath. "Did I really sleep for so long in one go? And what exactly is going on here?"

"This Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation—I don’t even know if it counts as successfully cultivated!"

He once more looked inward into his body, only to discover that, compared to before, it seemed there was no discernible change.

Except for this newly appearing mark, which struck him as utterly strange.

Even as he probed with Divine Sense, he found nothing amiss. Through internal inspection, he could not discern any real effects.

"Could it be that I need to activate the cultivation technique of Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation for it to work?" Qin Qi thought silently to himself.

He was, to some extent, feeling apprehensive.

After all, the last time he activated Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation, it nearly cost him half his life. If this cultivation technique, once again activated, results in the same situation as before, what then?

Yet, after thinking it over carefully, Qin Qi resolved himself: "Forget it, I’ll go all out. The Heavenly Evolution Beast’s essence blood has been expended; I must not let it all go to waste!"

His gaze gradually turned resolute, and with a fierce clenching of his fist, he began once again to activate the cultivation technique of Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation.

As the technique surged forth, Qin Qi himself underwent an earth-shaking transformation.

Just as before, his bodily form grew larger; hairs began to sprout inch by inch, and fangs emerged from his mouth.

In merely a brief moment, he became a giant beast with a blue face and sharp fangs, covered in black fur, standing more than ten zhang tall.

Spirit Evil Woman, seeing Qin Qi like this, immediately said, "Yes, Master. Before you fell unconscious, you transformed into this giant beast!"

Hearing Spirit Evil Woman, Qin Qi understood. He burst into open laughter, "Haha! I’ve succeeded! Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation—I’ve completed it!"

The reason he lost consciousness previously was likely because his physique happened to be at the threshold for cultivating the Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation.

So, though he succeeded, he couldn’t bear the intense pain of transforming, thus he blacked out.

But so long as he completes a transformation, his body will gradually adapt.

Like just now, the second activation of the technique, the pain was far less than at first. The entire process went exceedingly smoothly.

"So, the form I’ve transformed into now is that of the Heavenly Evolution Beast!" Qin Qi stroked his chin. "And I can feel an endless stream of strength surging within me, as if many powers I previously could not harness are now itching to burst forth, restless in my body!"

This, it seemed, was the unique divine ability of the Heavenly Evolution Beast.

But at the moment, he did not have the conditions needed to try it out.

Even though he was intensely curious, he could only stop the power of the Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation.

This time, the cultivation technique’s circulation was clearly able to be halted.

Qin Qi, in just the blink of an eye, returned from the massive form of the Heavenly Evolution Beast back to his original human appearance.

"Master, this cultivation technique is truly miraculous!" Spirit Evil Woman exclaimed in awe. "I’ve heard of many techniques that borrow the power of demon beasts, but at most they simply use the inner core or similar items to activate a portion of a demon beast’s strength!"

"But for someone like you, to directly transform into a demon beast—and to freely change back at will—I have simply never heard of such a thing!"

"This is definitely an Immortal Law!"

Qin Qi chuckled. "Didn’t you just say, the contents of the Golden Palace Book Pages are Immortal Laws?"

Spirit Evil Woman sighed deeply. "It is indeed an Immortal Law, without doubt, Master. This cultivation technique should never be revealed unless absolutely necessary!"

"Or, perhaps, you can try and see if you might use the power of Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation without transforming. Even employing only part of it should be sufficient for you to lord over others of the same rank!"

With Spirit Evil Woman’s reminder, Qin Qi’s thoughts suddenly became much clearer.

"You’re right!"

Qin Qi stroked his chin. "This Nine Transformations of Profound Tribulation is indeed too heaven-defying; it’s worth studying. If I can channel part of its power without transforming, then when facing opponents, there’s no need to make such a commotion!"

After all, once such a heaven-defying technique is displayed, it’s easy to attract attention.

The previous cultivation technique from the Silver Palace Book Pages was valuable as well—but all the major forces possess such techniques.

So, even knowing that Qin Qi possesses it, no one will really covet it.

But the Golden Palace Book Pages are completely different!

Just then, Qin Qi’s brows arched. "Oh? Housekeeper Wu is outside!"

He walked out at a steady pace.

He saw Housekeeper Wu and the Four Demons of Yuanxin waiting for him outside.

"Young Master!" Housekeeper Wu said.

"When did you arrive?" Qin Qi asked.

"Just a short while ago!" Housekeeper Wu replied with a cheerful smile.

Qin Qi guessed their purpose. "Could it be that Venerable Yunxiu already has results?"

Housekeeper Wu nodded. "That’s right, just now Venerable Yunxiu sent a Sound Transmission Talisman—the Young Master’s Lifebound Magical Treasure forging, there’s an outcome!"

"Young Master, when shall we go?"

Qin Qi’s brows arched as he responded joyfully, "Since there’s already a result, what are we waiting for? Of course we go right now!"

After speaking, he and Housekeeper Wu headed straight for Venerable Yunxiu’s domain.

It wasn’t long before Qin Qi and the others arrived once more at Venerable Yunxiu’s place of seclusion.

Venerable Yunxiu was sitting before a small pavilion. Upon seeing Qin Qi and his entourage arrive, he greeted them with a cheerful smile. "Oh? Qin Qi, my young friend, you’re here!"

Qin Qi got straight to the point. "Senior Yunxiu, may I ask—has the forging of this junior’s Lifebound Magical Treasure yielded a result?"

Venerable Yunxiu remained as amiable as ever, and with a sweep from his Storage Pouch, took out the items all at once.

Having taken them out, Venerable Yunxiu still showed not the slightest hint of embarrassment.

As if nothing were amiss, he said, "Haha, truly sorry. Qin Qi, young friend—as I said before, forging your Lifebound Magical Treasure with Profound Crystal Flowing Iron carries inherent risks of failure!"

"You were stubborn, refused to heed my advice, and now the forging has failed—so you can’t blame me!"

Qin Qi’s lips twitched.

Damn.

This Venerable Yunxiu really is thick-skinned.

He didn’t blame the elder, but the elder truly showed not even a hint of guilt.

Yet on the surface, Qin Qi maintained his composure. "No harm done. The sword within my Pure Yang Sword Box already contains Profound Crystal Flowing Iron, which proves that Senior earnestly forged and tempered it for me."

"It seems the issue lay with the final fusion. I suppose it’s my own bad luck that led to this outcome. Naturally, I don’t blame Senior at all!"