The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 209 Changing Soul
The five fairies exhaled softly, sat down cross-legged at the exit of the secret realm, and began to cultivate.

……

Thirteen days.

The stone monkey suddenly opened his eyes, his joy undisguised. Born from the stone that mended the heavens, he was naturally extraordinary and exceptionally talented.

Since I began cultivating the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique," I have made rapid progress and my cultivation level has long been sufficient. However, because my cultivation period is too short, my practice is insufficient, and my magical power is not accumulated enough, I am stuck in the Immortal Realm.

Although Huaguo Mountain is a gathering place for spiritual veins, it is still just a blessed land in the lower realm. Its spiritual energy is at most comparable to that of ordinary places in the Heavenly Court. It is barely enough for daily cultivation, but it is somewhat of a hindrance compared to the rapid progress of the Stone Monkey's cultivation.

It was precisely because his cultivation level was high enough that the stone monkey was able to barely match a Golden Immortal in battle.

The thirteen days of cultivation in the secret realm were enough to withstand a hundred years in the upper and lower realms. After his magical power was fully developed, the stone monkey naturally and effortlessly completed the cultivation of the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique".

The word 'secret' contains profound mysteries that can be gradually understood by the practitioner. To fully master a technique is equivalent to comprehending its profound mysteries.

The profound mystery is the essence of heaven and earth.

In this way, the primordial spirit can connect with heaven and earth, embody the will of heaven, and the previous golden nature becomes indestructible; this is the Golden Immortal.

Golden Immortal.

May heaven and earth live as long as we live, and may the sun and moon shine as brightly as we shine.

Golden light burst forth from the stone monkey's eyes, its undying aura flowing for a full cup of tea before it completely subsided.

"It's done! I, Old Sun, have succeeded!"

"laugh!"

The stone monkey leaped up from the ground, dancing with joy and letting out a monkey cry. He tumbled around several times, strutting around with his bald head for a while before finally expressing his joy and stopping.

Having finished his cultivation, the stone monkey was bored and began to wander around. However, the secret realm was monotonous, and he soon lost interest. After turning around once, the stone monkey seemed to suddenly remember something, and he turned his head back to look at the exit.

The five fairies are still diligently cultivating themselves.

The stone monkey hopped and skipped over, bringing its monkey face very close before suddenly moving away, circling the five fairies a few times before shaking its head.

“It’s alright when it’s awake, but it’s terrible. Not only does it not like to talk, but it’s also fierce. Tsk tsk, it doesn’t suit my taste,” the stone monkey shook his head, showing a disgusted expression. Suddenly, his eyes lit up with a sly look. “I don’t know how long it will take before we can get out. Let’s find someone else to amuse us.”

After speaking, the stone monkey waved his hand, and a surge of golden immortal magic power surged out, brushing towards the five fairies. This magic power passed straight through their physical bodies and entered their primordial spirits. Then, it grabbed them and pushed their primordial spirits outward.

The stone monkey then grabbed a wisp of primordial spirit in the direction from which the magic power had been unleashed, without distinguishing it, and dragged it over, pressing it into the body of the Five Fairies.

In this way, when the five fairies realize that their primordial spirits have left their bodies, they will naturally take over the body in the same direction.

As for the potential risks involved, the stone monkey didn't consider them at all. He hadn't even thought about it. In his view, this was just a common prank, and as long as he was happy, that was all that mattered.

……

Another hidden realm adjacent to it.

deepest.

Then it opened its eyes, half pure white and half pitch black, a terrifying aura bursting forth, like a storm twisting the spiritual energy, thick ink spreading, like a demon waving its claws.

"The poison of incense... ugh," the man groaned, followed by the sound of dripping blood. "Little Seven gave birth to a son and a daughter in the mortal realm. Wasn't all the pollution from before supposed to be removed? Why can't it be suppressed..." "Master, you're right. This is truly just a short-sighted solution. I used incense as a medium, and in just a few eons, I've mastered the supernatural powers of my senior brother. My magical power has also increased by leaps and bounds, but this pollution is like a maggot clinging to my bone, impossible to get rid of, ugh..."

Another muffled groan.

"However, the Three Realms are about to undergo another great change. Kunpeng and Duobao are outside, and Ziwei is watching us like a tiger. It has come to a point where we have no choice but to take a risk."

"As for the poison of incense and the calamity of Taoist transformation, we cannot worry about them for the time being."

"This is..." The voice paused again, "As expected of Senior Sister's disciple, this is good... Xiao Wu is concerned about that Crimson Dragon, so let's go with the flow. If one or two more offspring are born, although it still won't solve the problem at its root, it will expel some pollution. Within this Yuan Hui, we can barely suppress the poison and then we can make a move."

"call!"

A breath of immortal energy was exhaled.

The stone monkey's magical hand, already reaching its limit, suddenly extended again, silently passing through the Peach Garden's restrictions and seizing the seven fairy maidens' souls.
Just as the Fifth Fairy's spirit closed its eyes and was about to stop, an invisible wind followed, continuing forward and silently passing through the barrier, intersecting with the Seventh Fairy's spirit and possessing its body.

However, no one in the Heavenly Court noticed any of this.

……

The Peach Garden is shrouded in mist.

"No!"

The fifth fairy opened her eyes suddenly, her eyes filled with terror. She felt as if she had been having a nightmare. In the dream, something seemed to have tightly gripped her soul and then forcefully dragged it out of her body. She wandered aimlessly like a lost soul, adrift and helpless.

Fortunately, it was just a dream.

The fifth fairy was panting heavily. After calming down a bit, she raised her hand, and the next moment, her eyes widened in surprise. It was a perfect hand, with flesh covering the joints, slender and well-proportioned, just like her own hand, but the thumb was missing a red mole—this was not her hand.

Then this physical body...

Terrifying thoughts flashed through my mind.

The five fairies opened their eyes wide and looked around. She was in the jade house, a magical artifact once bestowed by the Queen Mother. Each of them had one, but she clearly remembered that she had not released the jade house before she began her cultivation.

So... what happened then?

The five fairies suddenly straightened up. The movement was too big, and they felt a strange and uncoordinated feeling in their hands and feet—how could they control the Ruyi if it wasn't their original physical body?

This outcome is only possible because the sisters are connected by blood. Otherwise, without years of familiarity, it would be normal for them to have difficulty even moving after taking over the body.

His body swayed involuntarily.

"Pfft!"

He fell heavily to the ground.

The Fifth Fairy looked up in a flustered manner, her gaze meeting the dressing table not far away. Then, she was completely stunned. The bronze mirror reflected her current appearance: a purple dress, aloof features, and an unyielding coldness that had seeped into her very skin. This appearance was extremely familiar; she recognized it at a glance, but she knew without a doubt that it was not her, not the original her.

"Little Seven?"

The Fifth Fairy said, three parts astonishment and seven parts fear, for she had now transformed into her seventh sister.

(End of this chapter)