I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 896 The Art of Transformation
"I've only cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to the first level, which is still too poor. I have to work harder to get to the third level and master the Transformation Technique!" Zhang Chen looked at the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique consists of nine revolutions, but they do not correspond to the current cultivation levels. The first three stages correspond to the path before immortality, which is the current twelfth stage.

The middle three ranks correspond to Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, and Taiyi.

The latter three levels correspond to the Great Luo Realm.

"I need to grind to at least level three to be able to use it." Zhang Chen looked at the cheat interface of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the pill.

[Skill (Tier 1): Nine Revolutions Profound Technique (0/10000000000)]

"A mere hundred billion experience points is nothing, just a matter of a hundred pills." Back then, Zhang Chen had consumed countless pills and hoarded many more, but now even if he was reluctant to eat them, he had no choice. The next step required the transformation technique of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, so Zhang Chen had no other option.

As his experience points continued to increase, Zhang Chen lightly tapped the cheat screen:
[Skill (Tier 3): Nine Revolutions Profound Technique (0/10000000000000)]

Having reached the third level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, one can be considered a great cultivator in the mortal realm, only one step away from attaining the Dao Fruit. However, at this point, the experience points have also reached an exaggerated level.

"The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique already requires so many experience points. I wonder how many more experience points it would require if we were to find the Eighth and Ninth Profound Techniques and combine them to form the legendary Pangu True Form." Zhang Chen thought to himself in amazement.

In a flash, it transformed into a stone and landed on the ground. The stone then flashed again, becoming a mirror, then a cricket, and finally a sparrow.

After a rather novel evolution, Zhang Chen reappeared in the room, looking thoughtful: "The transformation technique of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art has a flaw. If the attack power exceeds the limit, it will be forced back to its original form, breaking the transformation technique."

Even so, it was still incredibly powerful, since Zhang Chen had never heard of anyone who could master the art of transformation since he began cultivating.

"My current cultivation level in the Immortal Path is comparable to that of the twelfth rank in this world. However, I am a true Immortal, and my cultivation level is incomparable to that of others at the same rank. It can only be considered that one is the complete version and the other is the castrated version." Zhang Chen muttered to himself. Of course, the complete version is him, and the castrated version is the cultivator of this world.

Zhang Chen raised his hand and looked at his arm. He saw that his palm was fair and delicate, like a flawless piece of jade. Not even a single pore could be seen. His skin had already transformed into jade bones. However, he had not yet experienced the Three Calamities and had not been tempered by them, so he had not yet completed the final transformation.

"However, my physical body has changed a lot. It can be described as a complete transformation, but not a single impurity has flowed out of my pores. It seems that my physique has already completed its metamorphosis during the bloodline evolution and upgrade, and has long since become perfect." Zhang Chen was very happy. He felt that he was now very strong, and could even move a mountain.

The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique originally included the ability to move mountains, but now that Zhang Chen has cultivated to the third realm, his ability to move mountains is no longer comparable to what it used to be, and has evolved to an extremely terrifying level.

"Now I'll say it: I'm invincible without innate spiritual treasures. Who agrees and who disagrees?" Zhang Chen really wanted to raise his head and shout it out.

However, he also sensed that the situation was not good. Why do you think that was?

After breaking through to the twelfth level, he realized that the concentration of mana in his body seemed to have reached a delicate balance with the concentration of the essence of heaven and earth in the outside world. Under normal circumstances, this would not be a problem, as the two sides would coexist peacefully. However, if he mobilized his mana, it would cause the mana in his body to surge, just like a cup full of water suddenly rippled, and the water would flow outwards, as if it were flowing back into the world.

“It seems I’m about to face the same predicament as the Queen Mother of the West. The magical power within me and the essence of heaven and earth have reached a delicate balance. My situation is slightly better than the Queen Mother of the West’s. As long as I don’t act violently, the essence of my body won’t flow into the Great Thousand World.” Zhang Chen’s brows furrowed slowly, and a hint of embarrassment appeared in his eyes.

"What the hell? This is a complete trap! How am I supposed to break through now? No wonder the Great Teacher doesn't act rashly and always hides in some deserted corner playing hide-and-seek. No wonder innate spiritual treasures require a life to activate; now I understand." Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a hint of embarrassment.

He recalled that the Great Victory Royal Family had discovered a new world, but Zhang Chen felt that it might not be a new world. If it really was a new world, there was no reason why the Queen Mother of the West couldn't discover it back then, or why those old guys couldn't discover it.

Besides, everyone is within the Great Thousand World. No matter how strong a world is born from within the Great Thousand World, it will inevitably be of a lower status than the Great Thousand World, at most a Middle Thousand World. It will absolutely not be able to maintain its momentum of breakthrough.

"Fortunately, I still have the Peach Tree and the Tree of Immortality. As long as I create a small world and plant the Peach Tree there, I can survive no matter how the world changes. No, wait, the Great Victory Royal Family has discovered a new world. If I refine that new world, seal it within my Heavenly Eye, and then plant my Peach Tree and the Towering Tree there, wouldn't that be perfect? ​​The new world that is born will definitely be better than the Thirty-Three Heavens. If I'm even bolder, if I can refine the Thirty-Three Heavens into my small world, then my small world will definitely evolve again, and I will have countless more possibilities to choose from in the future." Countless inspirations flashed through Zhang Chen's mind.

He had already made up his mind to first annihilate the eight great families, and then seize the new world of the royal family to prepare for future changes. He always felt that the essence of heaven and earth would continue to decline in the future, which might not be a good thing for him. If he did not prepare in advance, his fate would be extremely miserable. Perhaps the path that the Queen Mother of the West took back then would be his own path to ruin.

"This is fucking ridiculous!" Zhang Chen muttered speechlessly.

Is there anything more absurd than this? You're almost at the point of becoming an immortal, only to find that the path ahead seems to have been blocked.

"We'll talk about the future later. What I need to do now is go to the Zhang family and get my revenge there." Zhang Chen suppressed his aura, then sat back down on the bed, pondering all the details of his trip to the Zhang family the next day. After a long while, he closed his eyes, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Time passed slowly. The next day, before Zhang Chen had even gotten out of bed, he saw that Old Master Zhong had come to the backyard to visit him. Behind him were more than a dozen maids and servants, carrying food boxes. When they arrived at Zhang Chen's courtyard gate, the maid guarding the gate bowed to Old Master Zhong and said, "Greetings, Old Master."

"Is Young Master Zhang awake?" Old Master Zhong asked.

"Reporting to the old master, Young Master Zhang has woken up." The maid bowed respectfully.

Grandpa Zhong nodded, pushed open the door and went in. He saw Zhang Chen sitting by the window reading a book, looking very relaxed and not at all impatient.

"Grandpa Zhong." Zhang Chen put down the book in his hand and smiled at Grandpa Zhong when he saw Zhong Wubai walk in.

"I know you like peace and quiet, so I had someone bring you breakfast." Old Master Zhong instructed the maids and servants to bring in dozens of breakfast dishes and place them on the table. Then, Old Master Zhong's gaze fell on Zhang Chen, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes: "Strange, you seem different today than yesterday?"

"What's different?" Zhang Chen asked.

Grandpa Zhong said, "I can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel that you seem to have a more refined air about you today than yesterday. There's an indescribable quality about you, like a sharp edge that's being revealed, yet you're trying your best to suppress it..."

"I don't know why, but after seeing you today, I feel like there's a mountain pressing down on my heart. I wish I could run away immediately. You're like a mountain that's about to crush me to death." Zhong Wubai looked at Zhang Chen meaningfully. He trusted his intuition and knew that there must be some changes in Zhang Chen that he was unaware of.

“The old master’s intuition is very sharp. I made another breakthrough in my cultivation last night. Perhaps I couldn’t control my energy, which is why I put pressure on you,” Zhang Chen said with a smile.

"What realm has your cultivation reached? You can actually put pressure on me?" Zhong Wubai's eyes were filled with shock.

You must know that he is a tenth-level great cultivator, and Zhang Chen's mere wisp of aura made him want to run away. What kind of terrifying strength must that be?

Zhang Chen knew he had inadvertently revealed a bit of his true abilities to Zhong Wubai, but he wouldn't admit it. Instead, he vaguely brushed it off, saying, "My cultivation broke through again last night, nothing to mention!"

Zhong Wubai was sensible. Seeing that Zhang Chen was unwilling to elaborate, he did not press further but instead chose to change the subject. Cultivation level was everyone's greatest secret, and it was the best choice for him to tactfully avoid the topic. His question was a slip of the tongue in shock, and he realized his mistake immediately afterward. Fortunately, Zhang Chen did not seem to mind.

While the two were talking, the maid had already arranged countless pastries neatly, from xiaolongbao to crystal buns, and a whole table full of exquisite pastries.

"When do you plan to go to the Zhang family?" Zhong Wubai asked.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "I originally planned to go today, but my cultivation broke through again last night, so I need to settle down for three to five days. It won't be too late to go after I have settled down properly."

Zhong Wubai took a sip of porridge and nodded in agreement with Zhang Chen's words: "That's right, we need to be absolutely certain before we go, so that we can keep the situation under control."

(End of this chapter)