Submissive Above, Unrestrained Below

Chapter 50: The Art of Transformation

Upon seeing Zhong Li arrive, Chen Ansheng almost blurted out “Senior Sister,” but fortunately he reacted in time to hold back.

“Zhong Xiaomei, it’s you! You scared me,” Li Xiuyuan said with a cheeky grin.

“Who’s your little sister!” Zhong Li glared at him.

“Didn’t you say so? We’re from the same hometown, so it’s only natural for me to call you that,” Li Xiuyuan explained, retracting his neck.

Only then did Zhong Li withdraw her cold gaze and lightly ask, “What happened to your face?”

Li Xiuyuan looked enraged and replied, “It’s all that bastard Chen Ansheng’s fault. Little sister, you must hate him too, right? If there’s a chance, I’ll lure him out for you to give him a good beating. How about it?”

Chen Ansheng was curious about how much the demoness really hated him, so he prompted, “And?”

“Slap!”

Unexpectedly, Zhong Li slapped Li Xiuyuan on the face.

“I warn you, if you dare to harm Chen Daigui, I will definitely destroy you!”

As half a puppet of Chen Ansheng, protecting her master was an instinct she couldn’t resist. Of course, if it were a matter concerning identity, she could suppress that impulse forcibly with her mental energy.

But for a nobody like Li Xiuyuan, how could she waste her mental energy on him? Let him be reckless!

“Sorry, sorry, I forgot for a moment that you are kindred spirits.”

Chen Ansheng controlled Li Xiuyuan to apologize perfunctorily.

Secretly, Chen Ansheng was pleased, thinking that this demoness was quite loyal; after their agreement, she indeed would protect him.

Zhong Li didn’t want to waste time with Li Xiuyuan and directly asked, “I saw you coming out of the Library Pavilion earlier. How did you get in?”

New disciples were not allowed to roam freely, let alone enter such an important place as the Library Pavilion, which intrigued Zhong Li.

Li Xiuyuan quickly replied, “Little sister, did you forget? My brother has connections. If I couldn’t get this privilege, how would I get by in the future?”

Seeing Li Xiuyuan’s smug look, Zhong Li truly wanted to slap him again, but considering the many onlookers, she held back.

Zhong Li then said, “Good. Wait for me here at noon tomorrow. I have something for you to do.”

Li Xiuyuan, curious, lowered his voice conspiratorially, “What is it? Are you trying to steal some treasure?”

Zhong Li’s brows furrowed as she lightly scolded, “The more you know, the faster you die. Understand?”

Li Xiuyuan reluctantly rolled his eyes.

Behind the scenes, Chen Ansheng rolled his own eyes in agreement, thinking how arrogant this demoness was, always threatening to kill.

Well, he would find out tomorrow anyway. Being too unusual might lead the demoness to discover his secret of controlling puppets, so he decided to keep his mouth shut.

Just as Zhong Li was about to leave, Li Xiuyuan called out to her, “By the way, little sister, Chen Ansheng asked you to find him when you have time; he said there’s something.”

Zhong Li ignored Li Xiuyuan and left on her own.

“Why act all high and mighty?”

Li Xiuyuan muttered.

Secretly, Chen Ansheng thought it wasn’t like she was being high and mighty towards him, so he decided to let it go without commenting.

Later.

Chen Ansheng arrived at the trading area.

This trading area was much larger than the market, but to Chen Ansheng’s surprise, there was also a branch of Xian Zhen Pavilion here.

“Could it be that Xian Zhen Pavilion is really run by the little uncle of the Wei Yang Immortal Emperor? Indeed, being backed by a large tree is good for shade and wealth.”

Opening a shop in this spiritual cave was impossible without a significant background.

Chen Ansheng controlled Li Xiuyuan’s body and leisurely strolled around.

Two hours later, after some haggling, Chen Ansheng sold a large portion of the gifts received today, keeping only some useful pills.

In total, he made over fifty thousand immortal crystals!

Back at the old residence, Chen Ansheng couldn’t stop smiling. If he were still working hard in the mine, how many years would it take to save up this many immortal crystals?

With this massive income, Chen Ansheng was willing to spend.

He bought some useful immortal talismans, herbs, and dozens of ordinary weapons, totaling a cost of ten thousand immortal crystals.

…

Just as he was controlling Li Xiuyuan, Zhong Li’s ghostly figure had already arrived in the courtyard.

Earlier, Li Xiuyuan had informed her that Chen Ansheng wanted to see her, so she thought Chen Ansheng had reflected on things and intended to pass on other cultivation techniques to her.

Thus, she took on some risk and hurried over.

“What do you want?”

As her voice came into the house, Chen Ansheng realized that Zhong Li had arrived.

“Wow, impressive,” Chen Ansheng couldn’t help but secretly praise her; the demoness appeared and disappeared without a trace, a skill to be envied.

“Senior Sister, please come in.”

Chen Ansheng took the initiative to open the door to the little room.

Zhong Li entered and stood across from Chen Ansheng.

“Speak quickly; don’t waste my time,” Zhong Li said blandly.

“There’s not much else. I know you’re very capable, Senior Sister. I wonder if you have any methods to enhance one’s qualifications?” Chen Ansheng said directly.

“That’s all?” Zhong Li frowned.

“Yeah,” Chen Ansheng nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t ask you for nothing. I have a cultivation technique to exchange.”

Zhong Li’s brow relaxed as she asked, “What technique?”

Chen Ansheng thought for a moment, searching his mind, and found a lower-grade technique. He said, “A technique that allows you to transform into a demon dragon; it’s extremely powerful!”

Zhong Li curiously asked, “How does that work?”

Chen Ansheng quickly summarized, “You catch a red serpent demon snake, then use this secret method to merge it with yourself, gradually refining and cultivating until you can transform into a fierce demon dragon covered in spikes.”

Zhong Li immediately lost interest; she recognized this as a form of aberrant demonic cultivation, very difficult to practice, with many drawbacks—it wasn’t a good technique.

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However, such techniques were not easily acquired.

What other good techniques are hidden in this guy’s mind?

“Anything else?” Zhong Li asked.

“Can’t think of anything else at the moment.”

Chen Ansheng had plenty of methods; he certainly couldn’t just give her whatever she wanted. Keeping her in suspense was the best strategy.

“Hmph.”

Zhong Li could naturally guess what Chen Ansheng was thinking.

“You are already an immortal body; washing purity and refining marrow won’t significantly enhance your qualifications, but if you undergo transformation, you still have hope.”

Regarding the techniques, Zhong Li wasn’t in a rush; as long as this guy was alive, she could get her hands on them.

“Transformation? How does it work, and how much can it improve my qualifications?” Chen Ansheng felt secretly pleased and maintained a calm demeanor on the surface to avoid being taken advantage of during negotiations.

Zhong Li, not wanting to beat around the bush, directly stated, “The Art of Transformation, as the name suggests, involves replacing your original immortal fetus and immortal bones with something of greater potential. The process is extremely painful, unbearable for most. Are you sure you want to try?”

Chen Ansheng pondered for a moment and said, “First, show me the method of cultivation; who knows, that little pain might not be an issue for me.”

Hearing this, Zhong Li couldn’t help but smirk dismissively, “Ignorant. There are countless people in the world trying to change their qualifications, yet how many succeed? The reason lies in the enormous risks—the chance of death is almost one hundred percent. Even if one is luckier and succeeds, the pain during the process can easily lead to a mental breakdown, becoming a walking corpse. Do you still dare to try?”

Chen Ansheng rolled his eyes, secretly thinking, “You talk too much. Whether I dare or not, you should just show it to me first.”

Zhong Li thought to herself that this guy was timid and afraid of trouble, valuing his life too much. He probably wouldn’t dare to practice, so it wouldn’t hurt to show him.

So she condensed the Art of Transformation into spirit energy and transmitted it into Chen Ansheng’s mind.

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