Chapter 115: Transformation

The Yuanrong Tower was tightly sealed, and the memories of the third dream fermented among the people.

Stranger things followed in succession.

The crowd was shocked, as if a “person” had emerged among them.

Those who were supposed to be gone due to the changes in the third dream are now returning one after another.

The changes made by Huang Rang to the fertile soil caused the poor to re-emerge in their original homes due to hunger.

Countless families were both shocked and delighted.

Bao Wu immediately sought out Xi Yin, and indeed, she was there.

Xi Yin looked around the manor in confusion at everything before her.

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Even though he, Bao Wu, was usually not one to use his brain much, he still knew the extraordinary situation that Huang Rang, the brilliant figure of the dream, was in.

—he had never actually seen Huang Rang in reality, or rather, they had all seen her long ago.

It’s just that no one dared to believe it was true.

For the first time in his life, Bao Wu felt sad for someone.

In the capital, more and more people gathered here.

Huang Yang stood dazedly in the Celestial Court. Among these people, he seemed to recognize them, but they were all completely unfamiliar. Everything in his memory carried a sense of strangeness.

What on earth is going on?

Among the crowd, countless people began to inquire about each other.

Some explained the strange and bizarre dreams that had occurred.

Xie Hongchen and Di Yiqiu, with the help of others like He Xijin, finally managed to deal with the four individuals: Fu, Lu, Shou, and Xi.

The crowd looked towards the Yuanrong Tower with serious expressions.

“Weird… weird dreams…” He Xijin said.

Zhang Shuju took over the conversation and said, “It seems we have found the source of the strange dreams.”

He Xijin nodded repeatedly.

Wu Zichou said, “Indeed, the cunning fox has finally shown its tail.”

At this moment, Di Yiqiu and Xie Hongchen were surrounded by a group of people. Qiu Cailing, with his severely injured body, asked them about the origin and cause of the matter.

Xie Hongchen had to explain to the crowd, “Everyone,” and he lowered his voice to suppress the noise. “After investigation, Shi Wenyu of Yuanrong Tower is none other than Yi Nian Shenbu, who executed Lei Yindaji back then.”

His words caused a wave of shock among the crowd.

The four words “Yi Nian Shenbu that executed Lei Yindaji” undoubtedly uncovered memories of the distant past in the immortal sect.

At this moment,Di Yiqiu had already arrived at the Yuanrong Tower.

After the third dream, the court was in a state of panic, and no one dared to stop him.

Looking up at the nine-tier tower, Di Yiqiu saw at the top, Shi Wenyu standing with hands behind his back, and beside him was Huang Rang, who was sitting quietly in a wheelchair.

Huang Rang’s gaze slowly moved, and after a long time, she finally found the person in the noisy crowd.

Life is like a dream; she seemed to have experienced several cycles of reincarnation.

Shi Wenyu stood by her side, looking down at the tower, and said, “Even if you can break the dream, what can you change?”

Huang Rang did not answer him, nor could she answer.

The Soul-Binding Bone-Fixing needle imprisoned everything about her, making her like a lifeless doll.

Some gorgeous costumes and delicate makeup added to her splendor but also filled the void in her soul.

Now, she and her loved one were separated by the tower, and what she could give was nothing more than this weak and scattered gaze.

Next to her, Shi Wenyu asked, “So, why break the dream?”

Why break the dream?

Huang Rang remained silent.

She, in reality, was most greedy for life, fearful of death, and loved to pursue fame and fortune.

Where did this courage come from?

But in the end, she still did it.

After waking up from the dream, Huang Rang still felt a sense of loss. But she persisted, probably because she knew that supporting such a dream would inevitably incur the grievances of countless lives.

The world only knew that Shi Wenyu had been collecting huge taxes for years and refining the elixir of immortality.

But who knew that, in addition to prolonging life, his elixir of immortality was also meant to extract the blood and tears of the common people, making the rivers and mountains weep and causing widespread sorrow?

Shi Wenyu gently touched Huang Rang’s head, showing a semblance of compassion like a god pitying his own believer.

Finally, his fingertip touched the Soul-Binding Bone-Fixing needle on Huang Rang’s head and lightly tapped it. Huang Rang suddenly felt a sharp pain in her soul.

“Very painful, isn’t it?” he asked softly.

And Huang Rang found it difficult even to shed tears. She closed her eyes, and in the tower, the most familiar voice came.

He spoke word by word, saying, “Release her!”

Shi Wenyu’s response was another gentle tap on the needle’s end.

Huang Rang felt her primordial spirit crack open, but she endured and refrained from speaking.

In the tower, Di Yiqiu stared at Shi Wenyu, repeating, “Release her!”

Shi Wenyu didn’t respond but instead lightly pinched the end of the Soul-Binding Bone-Fixing needle with his fingertip. He just touched it very lightly, but Huang Rang hated herself for having been born.

Her primordial spirit was trembling, yet she not managed to speak through the pain.

In the tower,Di Yiqiu’s body was covered with a layer of emerald-green snake scales. His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was like thunder — “Release her!”

As the words fell, his entire body was covered by snake scales, gradually turning into a colossal beast!

A dark gray mist enveloped him, and he leaped violently, forcefully rushing towards the tower!

The familiar figure rushed towards the nine-tier tower, and by the time he reached Huang Rang, he had already transformed into a massive creature.

Huang Rang’s pupils widened, only to see a gigantic snake head with eyes like lanterns. It hissed, spitting out snake venom, and with a resounding impact, it struck the protective barrier of the Yuanrong Tower.

The heavens and earth shook, and the body of the Yuanrong Tower trembled, echoing the despair in Huang Rang’s heart.

Di Yiqiu’s entire body underwent a complete transformation into a demonic form. The blood poison of the snake merged entirely at this moment. His eyes revealed a fierce gleam, showing no traces of humanity.

Thus, outside the Yuanrong Tower, there was another violent collision.

A belated tear finally streaked down her face.

Di Yiqiu…

Outside the tower, there was another resounding noise as Di Yiqiu’s hardened snake head bore a blood-soaked wound. The snake patterns at the corners of its eyes were vivid and eerie.

Surprisingly, the protective barrier of the Yuanrong Tower withstood its impact but revealed a breach!

Di Yiqiu thrusts its head through the opening, opening its blood-filled mouth wide!

A bloody wind surged back, and Shi Wenyu had no choice but to retreat to avoid it!

Xie Hongchen on the side had long been stunned, and everyone watched in silent awe. How could a human body fully integrate with a monstrous serpent like this?

No one knew.

Even Miao Yunzhi would be unable to explain this.

Such strange occurrences have happened throughout history.

What kind of strong will could completely transform a person into a monstrous beast?

Xie Hongchen’s sword emerged from the palm of his hand and rushed towards the Yuanrong Tower!

In an instant, he knew what he was doing.

Kill Shi Wenyu? Save Huang Rang, or help Di Yiqiu?

He knew.

His sword light struck, tearing only the protective barrier of the Yuanrong Tower!

He Xijin and others hesitated but also rushed towards the tower.

The elders of the Yuhu immortal sect, who had been observing, now sighed one after another—getting old makes one more cunning and astute.

People like them, claiming to be willing to handle the mundane affairs of the immortal sect, were, in the end, just inviting trouble.

“These people in the world, if they experience being heroes once, they’ll consider themselves wronged for a lifetime.” The elders shook their heads one after another but joined the battle together. This time, they didn’t hold back.

With everyone’s concerted efforts, the protective barrier of the Yuanrong Tower was finally completely torn apart!

Di Yiqiu and Xie Hongchen successively rushed into the tower.

Seeing Di Yiqiu covered in snake scales, Huang Rang suddenly realized that this kind of body was what Shi Wenyu truly sought!

From beginning to end, he had never actually seen Xie Hongchen’s physical body.

Because the human shell, no matter how cultivated, would eventually reach its limits.

The principle of Yi Nian Shenbu was probably too clear to her. Having seized bodies all year round and endured the torment brought by the physical form, he had long grown weary.

Back then, everyone thought he was bewitched by Miao Yunzhi’s casual words, leading him to insist on cultivating immortality and seeking the path to longevity.

Who knew that this sage from three thousand years ago, from the immortal sect, had been expending all his efforts, pursuing his true “longevity and unity with heaven.”

Miao Yunzhi’s unintentional words were a joke to everyone at first.

But only he took it seriously.

He had long since fathered many children; it just required such a clever idea!

Miao Yunzhi was right—human life has its limits, while the lifespan of a monstrous beast spans a thousand years. And now he has indeed achieved it.

Di Yiqiu’s body was perfectly integrated with the snake, making him a true monstrous beast.

And once he obtained this transformed body, Shi Wenyu would no longer suffer from old age and illness.

With the transformation of the flesh and the extinction of the primordial spirit, he would truly attain longevity.

As for the resentment required by the Spirit and Devil Book, for someone like him who transcended the heavens and the earth, it was practically within easy reach.

Why would he care?

Now, Di Yiqiu and Xie Hongchen successively rushed into the tower.

Meanwhile, Shi Wenyu stood by Huang Rang’s side, smiling and watching. Di Yiqiu had already transformed into a human form—within the narrow golden tower, it could not accommodate his huge snake body.

He rushed towards Huang Rang, and Xie Hongchen swung his sword towards Shi Wenyu!

Yes, Xie Hongchen’s sword cut through emptiness. Shi Wenyu seemed like a mere shadow of nothingness. He… also disappeared at this moment!

Huang Rang witnessed it with her own eyes. In the instant the two entered the tower, Shi Wenyu turned into a black mist, and the entire Yuanrong Tower seemed to freeze, even the sound. It took only a moment before time began flowing again.

—Shi Wenyu had altered time.

Di Yiqiu charged towards Huang Rang, but he similarly struck emptiness.

Huang Rang was within arm’s reach, but his hand passed through her, only touching a void.

Both of them were momentarily at a loss. In her heart, Huang Rang murmured, “Xie Hongchen’s blood…”

In the third dream, Xie Hongchen’s blood had once caused a disturbance in the Yuanrong Tower’s barrier. As the son of Lei Yindaji, and with artifact like the Yuanrong Tower often said to recognize their master through blood, perhaps the Yuanrong Tower mistook him for its former master due to a similar bloodline!

Huang Rang felt anxious, but she couldn’t do anything about it.

She sat in the wheelchair, adorned with exquisite clothes and accessories. In this state, she silently locked eyes with the silent Di Yiqiu.

Separated by the vast expanse of time, they exchanged a knowing glance.