Volume 1, Chapter 404 – Heaven Demon Nine Transformations

Shi Lan’s feeling at this moment was extremely mysterious. As their gazes met, it was as if she were looking into a mirror, yet it was still somehow different.

Inside the incarnation before her was a complete primordial spirit, no different from the golden primordial spirit body within her own body.

After the immortal-path primordial spirit left her body, the sense of mutual conflict that had originally existed within her sea of consciousness vanished without a trace, and her entire person felt much more at ease.

Looking at the incarnation before her, Shi Lan raised a finger and lightly brushed its cheek.

After a long while, she flipped her hand and took out a set of robes, then tossed it over.

After taking stock of the items inside the Qiankun Bracelet, she removed part of the supplies, then tossed the Qiankun Bracelet over as well.

The space inside the Qiankun Bracelet was already a little too small for her now, and with the storage bracelet Chu Hanzhou had given her, it was just right to hand this one over to the incarnation.

“From this day forth, your name is Qinglan. You are the lord of the Lan clan.”

A trace of a smile suddenly appeared in the incarnation’s indifferent gaze, brilliant as the moon and stars.

Tianbai was a little dazed. She looked back and forth between the two people standing before her, feeling conflicted for a moment.

The Exalted One… was she talking to me?

At the instant the immortal-path primordial spirit was severed from her body, the system underwent a slight change as well. Shi Lan’s own character panel split into two, completely separating her from the incarnation.

With a thought, Shi Lan sank her consciousness into Qinglan’s body and pulled up the system panel.

[Host: Qinglan (Incarnation)]

[Cultivation: Mid-stage Spirit Transformation Realm]

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[Aptitude: 9 (Once in a Millennium)]

[Cultivation Art: Tiancang Xuanling Scripture (Fifth Layer)]

[Divine Powers: Five Elements Heavenly Fiend Seal (Nine-Star), Soul Devour (Eight-Star), Heaven Demon Nine Transformations (Incomplete Nine-Star)]

[Strength Evaluation: Somewhat Accomplished]

[Reputation: 0]

As Shi Lan carefully sensed the power within this body, she could not help but feel delighted.

The Five Elements Heavenly Fiend Seal was a divine power derived from the immortal scripture. Soul Devour was the innate divine power that came with the green lotus. The Heaven Demon Nine Transformations came from the Demon Emperor’s blood, though unfortunately it was incomplete and had only eight transformations.

Soul Devour possessed the ability to devour spirit souls. It had much the same effect as the Black Domain of her true body. The only difference was that one targeted blood and qi, while the other targeted spiritual sense and primordial spirit.

The Heaven Demon Nine Transformations was an extremely terrifying innate divine power with nine layers of transformation. Each layer could double one’s battle strength.

With Qinglan’s current strength at the Spirit Transformation Realm, she could barely use the sixth Heaven Demon Transformation and instantly unleash six times her normal battle strength.

Even Shi Lan found this divine power tempting. Unfortunately, it was an innate divine power that required resonance with the Demon Emperor’s blood, so she could not cultivate it. Otherwise, her battle strength would undergo a tremendous increase.

At present, the only method she had for drastically boosting her battle strength in a short time was the Spirit-Burning Art, and that required burning lifespan. It was simply incomparable to the Heaven Demon Nine Transformations.

A note of caution suddenly rose in Shi Lan’s heart. Since a divine power like the Heaven Demon Nine Transformations existed, there would certainly be no shortage of similar divine powers and secret arts. In future battles, she would have to be even more careful.

Magic power flowed unceasingly from the Dao foundation, surging into her limbs and bones. That powerful force kept rising without end.

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Shi Lan withdrew from Qinglan’s body, and a trace of regret flashed through her eyes.

If not for the fact that the energy contained in the Ancient God King’s vital blood was too terrifying, to the point that with her current cultivation she could not yet touch it and could only lock it away in the depths of the Black Domain, this incarnation should have been able to rise another step.

…

In the Central Heaven Domain, deep within an unnamed mountain range, a dim glow suddenly lit up.

Shi Lan stepped out of a pillar of light with Tianbai. Turning around, she struck out with a palm and casually destroyed the teleportation formation.

The return trip had been much more comfortable than the journey there. The discomfort during teleportation had eased considerably.

Shi Lan had left Qinglan directly in the demon domain to oversee the Lan clan. Qinglan was her, and she was Qinglan. The two bodies shared the same origin, so for Shi Lan to have Qinglan in the Lan clan was no different from being there herself.

Cangyue and the other Demon Kings naturally had no objections to Shi Lan’s arrangements and were highly cooperative.

The primary purpose of this trip to the demon domain had been to refine an external incarnation, and all things considered, it had gone fairly smoothly.

With the matters currently at hand temporarily dealt with, Shi Lan could not help letting out a breath of relief. She lifted her head and glanced at the Illusory Star Domain overhead, and began to think.

The departure of the immortal-path primordial spirit had removed a hidden danger for her, but it had also weakened her strength.

Because of that bloody battle beyond the domain, relations among the three races had now entered an extremely strange period of calm.

But this was only the calm before the storm. An invisible string was being pulled tighter and tighter. The moment even the slightest disturbance caused it to snap, what would follow would be a world-shaking upheaval.

The clash between the supreme powerhouses of the Emperor Dao was still vivid in her memory. Her current strength was still not enough…

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“Exalted One, are we going home?”

Tianbai followed Shi Lan up onto the carriage and asked.

“No. To Yunyan Star.”

Shi Lan shook her head, and the eight heavenly horses soared into the air, heading straight for the heavens.

She wanted to find a quiet place for seclusion and, along the way, think of a way to complete the system’s main quest as soon as possible.

…

The Illusory Star Domain, which had previously been relatively calm, was now filled with smoke and warfare. Compared with the previous Chengtian Domain, it was a hundred times more chaotic.

Human Emperor clans and giant martial sects from every side were crushing one another as they fought over territory.

The demon and devil races were restless as well. Although the Illusory Star Domain had been marked with Emperor Dao divine patterns by Taishi through the human race’s annals, those markings could only intercept demons and devils above the Emperor level. Anything below Emperor level could pass through unimpeded.

At present, Heaven Demons and Heaven Devils were not uncommon within the Illusory Star Domain. Their movements were ghostlike, and they were stirring up trouble everywhere, causing enormous unrest.

“Stop!”

The eight heavenly horses gradually came to a halt. A group of people blocked the carriage, all dressed in identical sect uniforms, their expressions solemn, sabers and swords in hand, various treasures shining brilliantly. The tension was razor-sharp, as if they would attack the moment words failed.

Tianbai pushed open the carriage door, and Shi Lan stepped out. After sweeping her gaze over the people in front of her, she frowned slightly.

“Why are you blocking my path?”

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A middle-aged man at the front stepped forward holding a jade talisman and pointed it at Shi Lan from afar.

A moment later, a faint green light lit up on the jade talisman and pointed straight at Tianbai.

“A member of the demon race?!”

A sword flash tore through space, streaking over like a ribbon of stars and shooting straight at Shi Lan’s face. Dozens of streaks of light followed right behind it, rushing in after the first!

The streaks of light flew within a hundred zhang of Shi Lan and instantly shattered, crushed directly by an invisible field.

After a brief thought, Shi Lan understood the cause and effect. She took out the Demon-Suppressing Token and pointed at Tianbai as she said,

“She is my attendant.”

Upon seeing the Demon-Suppressing Token, the middle-aged man carefully stepped forward. After confirming it clearly, he bowed.

“I did not know it was the General in person. Please forgive our offense.”

Shi Lan shook her head, having no intention of pursuing the matter. With demons and devils mixed throughout the Illusory Star Domain, such a reaction was hardly surprising. She immediately waved a hand and said,

“Move aside.”

To Shi Lan’s surprise, the man did not move a single step.

“My apologies, General. Ahead lies the territory of Heart-Locking Pavilion. If you are paying a visit, please present a calling card. If you are merely passing through, this road is closed. Please take a detour.”