Chapter 664: Dragon Pang's Transformation

Everyone's expressions were solemn. Although Emperor Ming's Imperfect Creation Sutra was an Emperor's Throne skill, the most supreme secret art, merely having "imperfection" in its name did not make it flawless. A flaw in his primordial spirit created a significant vulnerability in Emperor Ming's technique.

This vulnerability meant that the attack power of four of his arms was inferior to the other two. It also meant two of his heads were inferior to his main head. The consequence was that when facing powerful individuals of equal cultivation, his four arms and two heads became his weaknesses.

This vulnerability was the direct cause of Emperor Ming's downfall.

The Imperfect Creation Sutra was based on the "Three Heads, Six Arms" form. The Three Heads, Six Arms body of the Crimson Emperor era encompassed all combat methods of that period. All cultivation techniques and divine arts were built upon this foundation. Without the full two heads and four arms, attack methods would be reduced by eighty to ninety percent. Techniques would be riddled with flaws, severely diminishing one's power.

That's why the village chief said Emperor Ming died a terrible death.

It could then be inferred that the Crimson Emperor era also met its demise for the same reason.

In the later period of the Crimson Emperor era, most of the cultivation techniques practiced by divine arts practitioners were similar to the Imperfect Combat God Technique. These were divine arts and techniques derived from the Imperfect Creation Sutra. If the Creation Sutra was broken, it meant other techniques were also broken!

The downfall of the entire era was closely linked to the flaw in Emperor Ming's Creation Sutra!

"If the Creation Sutra were merged with the Indestructible Divine Sense, would there be no more flaws?" the Butcher suddenly asked.

The village chief replied, "Perhaps there would be, but we wouldn't be able to discern them. The cultivation techniques and divine arts of the Crimson Emperor era were too singular, built upon a single Emperor's Throne skill. Although incredibly profound, once the technique was broken, the demise was truly gruesome."

Granny Si remarked, "In current Eternal Peace, various cultivation techniques and divine arts emerge endlessly, avoiding the situation of the Crimson Emperor era. Perhaps this is a good thing."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Human Emperor, First Ancestor, observed them with curiosity. These people were all unassuming in appearance, some even peculiar. Some were breathtakingly beautiful, while others were homely or looked shifty, and some even lacked limbs. Yet, their vision and insight were truly extraordinary.

Qin Mu had also taught the First Ancestor two Emperor's Throne techniques. However, the First Ancestor had not considered so many implications.

Although his cultivation realm was higher, in some aspects, he was far inferior to the people of Crippled Creek. These individuals had endured hardships and experienced countless social intricacies, which the First Ancestor had never gone through.

After becoming the Human Emperor, the First Ancestor lost interest. He transformed into a stone statue to hide from the world.

"No wonder they could raise someone like Mu'er."

He revealed a slight smile and thought to himself, "If Mu'er had lived in Carefree Village, he might not be the way he is now, nor would he have his current achievements. It was these people who raised him who shaped him into who he is today."

Qin Mu explained the two techniques several more times. Cripple and Apothecary found them utterly incomprehensible, like divine scriptures. The village chief chuckled, "Mu'er, go attend to your own matters. We old folks will study them together; perhaps we can help Apothecary and Cripple grasp them."

Qin Mu acknowledged, his face gloomy, and walked out. He shouted, "Fat Dragon, come here!"

The Dragon Qilin wanted to run over playfully, but his limbs barely touched the ground, making it impossible to run. He could only waddle over obediently. He wanted to bow his head in apology, but he was so fat he had no neck, so his head couldn't even lower.

"The Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique I taught you, have you not practiced it?"

Qin Mu was heartbroken and reprimanded him, "The Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones vibrate the physical body and primordial spirit; what medicinal power cannot be dissolved by them? If you diligently cultivated, would you still be this fat? How can I even show my face in public with you like this? Look at Senior Brother Tiger. He charges straight through armies. Teacher Woodcutter, with just one man and one tiger, can take the head of a general amidst ten thousand demons. If I rode you into battle, at your current speed, both you and I would be cut down by a flurry of blades!"

The Dragon Qilin bowed his head, not daring to speak.

Qin Mu angrily said, "Why aren't you speaking? You swindled Apothecary Grandpa's elixirs, but in the end, you only harmed yourself! If you were merely gluttonous, it would be fine. But if you were gluttonous *and* diligently cultivated, you wouldn't gain an ounce of weight; instead, your strength would increase. Your dragon and qilin pearls could have reached the life-and-death realm by now! You're not just gluttonous, you're lazy too! I don't want you anymore. Go to Fengdu; I'll return you to the Ancestor!"

The Dragon Qilin immediately pleaded for mercy, tears streaming down his face.

Qin Mu, seething with anger, wanted to drag him out of the city to the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. However, he was too fat and heavy; even with Qin Mu's divine strength, he couldn't move him.

Heaven knows how many elixirs and miraculous medicines the Dragon Qilin had consumed in the past two years! His weight was comparable to the physical body of a god!

"Xiumei, give me a hand!" Qin Mu called out loudly.

Ling Yuxiu walked over, smiling, and said, "If you transport him to Fengdu, it will take at least a dozen days, and you'll be exhausted. Why not give him another chance to shed his fat? Wouldn't that solve it?"

The Dragon Qilin frantically shook his round head, his eyes blurry with tears.

Qin Mu's heart softened, and he said, "Then I'll give you another chance. I have a treasure here called the Five Thunder Pot, a Heavenly Court artifact for bringing down calamities. I've achieved remarkable feats with it many times. Inside the pot are five great cloud thunders. If released, they can envelop the entire land of Eternal Peace, causing ten thousand bolts of lightning to erupt across every inch of soil. You can use the five great cloud thunders from the pot to cultivate, combined with the Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones, to shed all your excess fat. However, you'll have to endure much suffering. If you're willing, you can stay with me. If not, go to Fengdu, and I'll return you to the Ancestor."

The Dragon Qilin hesitated, then asked, "Cult Master, does lightning strike hurt?"

Qin Mu glared at him, about to erupt, and the Dragon Qilin quickly declared, "I'm willing!"

Qin Mu considered for a moment, then said, "Just by yourself, activating the Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones won't be enough to vibrate away the medicinal power of the elixirs in your excess fat. Even with my help, it would be difficult to dissolve the medicinal power quickly. We need to ask others for help. Besides Xiumei, Jiang Miao and the experts from Dragon Village, Qing Yan, Qing Ya, and others, also cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique."

Ling Yuxiu excitedly said, "I'll go inform True God Pang Yu and ask him to invite them over."

Qin Mu nodded, looking around, and said, "We also need to find an open space. There's an open area near the center of Li City where we can practice... Fat Dragon, come with me there!"

The Dragon Qilin quickly followed him, taking small, quick steps, stumbling along the way. His falls caused houses in Li City to collapse. Fortunately, most of Li City's residents had already migrated to Eternal Peace, leaving no civilians in the city besides the garrison.

Qin Mu arrived at the open area in the city center. True God Pang Yu approached with many soldiers and asked, "Cult Master Qin, how much space do you need?"

Qin Mu looked around. Seeing the extremely flat area, spanning a hundred zhang in all directions, he said, "The space is large enough, but I'm concerned the Five Thunder Pot's power might be too strong and threaten the outside world. It would be best to have a treasure to cover the surroundings, preventing the heavenly thunder from leaking out."

True God Pang Yu smiled and said, "I have a treasure called the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Shield. It's refined from cloud energy, and since lightning originates from cloud energy, this Cloud Dragon Shield can absorb lightning, preventing the Five Thunder Pot from threatening the outside world."

He tossed the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Shield into the air. Immediately, cloud energy diffused from above Li City. The cloud energy descended, transforming into layers of mist that enveloped the hundred-zhang radius, forming a hemisphere.

Moreover, within the cloud energy, there were nine layers of clouds, interlocking with each other.

Qin Mu thanked him. At this moment, Qing Yan, Qing Ya, and others from Dragon Village arrived after hearing the news. They greeted Qin Mu and asked, "Brother, why have you invited us here?"

Qin Mu explained the situation. Qing Yan, Qing Ya, and the others were startled when they saw the Dragon Qilin. They exclaimed, "Is this also a dragon? It's an insult to our ancestors! We ought to help."

A moment later, two youths, appearing like twins, walked over. They were none other than Qin Yu and Jiang Miao. Qin Mu carefully tried to distinguish them, hesitating, unsure which was Jiang Miao and which was Qin Yu.

Both youths had high cultivation realms. One youth had cultivated to the Celestial Human realm, his primordial spirit a green dragon coiled behind him, a hornless dragon exhaling river water. The other had cultivated to the Seven Stars realm, his primordial spirit not yet externally manifested.

"Cult Master, I'm Jiang Miao," the youth with the hornless dragon coiled behind him said helplessly.

The other youth, Qin Yu, also looked helpless and blinked. He had originally lent his little dragon to Qin Mu, but to his surprise, the little dragon had transformed, taking on his appearance, and its cultivation realm had advanced by leaps and bounds, now far surpassing his own.

He had previously regarded Jiang Miao as a strange beast he raised. Now, their roles seemed somewhat reversed. Fortunately, Qin Mu had arranged for them to become sworn brothers from different races, which eased the awkwardness.

Qin Mu apologetically said, "Everyone, my Fat Dragon is inherently lazy. Now I have to trouble you all to help him refine away this excess fat. I am truly ashamed."

Everyone chuckled, "Cult Master, you're too polite. By activating the Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones, we also get to cultivate and even devour some heavenly thunder. It's a win-win situation. Without further ado, let's begin immediately!"

Qin Mu had the Dragon Qilin enter the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Shield and placed the Five Thunder Pot in the center. Qing Yan, Qing Ya, Jiang Miao, and the others each revealed their true forms, transforming into hundred-zhang divine dragons, circling the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Shield.

Qin Mu was also inside the shield. Looking up, the nine heavens were enveloped in mist, and he could vaguely see the divine dragons outside soaring through the clouds.

The Dragon Qilin stood trembling to the side, next to the Five Thunder Pot.

"Cult Master, aren't you coming out?" Jiang Miao asked.

Qin Mu shook his head. "My Hegemon Body Three Elixirs Technique also requires cultivation with the five great cloud thunders from the Five Thunder Pot. And I also need to supervise Fat Dragon."

The Dragon Qilin's face turned ashen.

Qin Mu slapped the Five Thunder Pot with his palm and shouted, "Fat Dragon, activate the Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique! Everyone, lend me a hand!"

The Dragon Qilin quickly activated the Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique, and the Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones emanated from within him. At the same time, resonant dragon roars, fluctuating in pitch, came from the many divine dragons outside. The dragons soared, and their roars vibrated inwards. The Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones from outside resonated and harmonized with the Eight Ancestral Dragon Tones within Qin Mu and the Dragon Qilin inside the shield, vibrating their primordial spirits and physical bodies!

Suddenly, heavenly thunder surged from the Five Thunder Pot. In an instant, countless bolts of multicolored heavenly thunder crashed down. Within a hundred-zhang radius, lightning rained down, incredibly dense. Qin Mu and the Dragon Qilin immediately felt as if sharp silver needles were piercing them from all directions!

Qin Mu activated his Hegemon Body Three Elixirs Technique, and a halo appeared behind his head. Dragon Buddhas flew along the halo, as he integrated the Sakra Devaraja Scripture into his Hegemon Body Three Elixirs Technique.

The Dragon Qilin, however, let out a long, exceptionally loud howl.

Qin Mu shouted, "Green dragons follow the wind and clouds, controlling thunder! This is your best cultivation method! Fat Dragon, if you keep wailing, just go back to Fengdu!"

The Dragon Qilin quickly gritted his teeth and desperately activated the Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique to resist the heavenly thunder.

Qin Mu suddenly swayed, revealing his Three Heads, Six Arms form. He took the opportunity to comprehend how to integrate the Creation Sutra with the Indestructible Divine Sense.

"The Crimson Emperor Divine Son will undoubtedly merge these two techniques to compensate for his own flaws. Now, let's see whose talent and comprehension are superior, and who will comprehend it first!"

Outside, everyone watched, trembling with fear. Inside the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Shield, nothing could be seen except dazzling lightning!

True God Pang Yu was also somewhat uneasy. "If this lightning explodes outwards, Li City might be largely destroyed. I hope my shield can withstand it..."

He then saw Qing Ya, Qing Yan, and the other divine dragons devouring the lightning. They were swallowing bolts of lightning to refine their dragon pearls, which finally put his mind at ease.

Ling Yuxiu suddenly rushed into the shield, intending to cultivate with the help of the lightning. She saw nothing but incredibly dense heavenly thunder, unable to discern where Qin Mu and the Dragon Qilin were.

She also cultivated the Ancestral Dragon Grand Profound Technique. However, her talent and comprehension were much better than Emperor Yanfeng's. She was one of the creators of the Six Harmonies Primordial Spirit, possessing her own insights. She had long since altered this technique beyond recognition, venturing further and further down the path of integrating combat methods.

Ling Yuxiu confronted the lightning, her vital qi transforming into flying divine dragons. She refined the lightning into her vital qi. However, the closer she got to the Five Thunder Pot, the denser the lightning strikes became, so even she dared not easily venture further.

More than ten days later, Ling Yuxiu moved forward step by step, getting closer and closer to the Five Thunder Pot.

The lightning within the shield was still incredibly dense, preventing her from seeing clearly ahead. She could only rely on her instincts to approach the Five Thunder Pot.

One day, she suddenly saw a three-headed, six-armed primordial spirit standing amidst the lightning ahead. It was inhaling and exhaling lightning, startling her. That primordial spirit was over ten zhang tall, standing amidst the thunder, absorbing hundreds of bolts of heavenly thunder with each breath!

Beside this primordial spirit were two pearls, each over a zhang in circumference, circling it.

Ling Yuxiu walked forward. She saw Qin Mu standing beneath the towering, robust primordial spirit, also in his Three Heads, Six Arms form. And behind Qin Mu, there was a faint shadow of a gigantic beast.

It was an enormous creature with a dragon's head and a qilin's body. Bathed in lightning, its dragon scales gleamed with a cold light, honed by the heavenly thunder.