The Great Seminary

Chapter 359 Earth Demon's Metamorphosis

The autumn wind, which had been gently sweeping across the ground of the Long Golden Fin Tail Cave Pulse Town, suddenly began to swirl and roar.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and thunder began to rumble.

'Shengshenglai' Inn.

After taking a hot bath, Zhang Gui felt refreshed all over.

He changed into a pleated whale skin armor, ordered ten catties of iced fruit wine in a bamboo tube with ties, and carried it in his hand.

After taking a couple of sips of his drink, he walked a few steps and left the inn again.

In any ordinary place, such timing, climate, and behavior would be utterly insane.

But the underground city of the vein is no ordinary place; it is a true melting pot of all sorts of strange characters.

Therefore, as long as it doesn't offend public morals or tarnish the reputation of the sect that controls the town, no one cares what you do.

So Zhang Gui braved the strong wind, drank some wine, and returned smoothly to Gongliang Hall.

We entered the wooden door of the hut one after the torrential rain that was falling from the sky.

"Today's 'idea' is really brilliant."

He chuckled and muttered to himself, glancing at the rain he had left behind. His gaze then shifted to Sun Chonghe, who sat under the lamp, his face ashen.

"Miss Okuriku, this room is for me to stay in, right? You..."

“You said tomorrow, no, it’s past midnight now, it should be today,” Sun Chonghe said angrily, “We went down to the underground cave early this morning.”

But he's been loafing around until now and only just returned. Is that acceptable?

Zhang Gui smiled and said:
"It's outrageous, but I have my reasons for doing it."

"Take a look at this and see what it is. Do you recognize it?"

As he spoke, he strolled over to Sun Chonghe, took out a transformation artifact made from the entire skin of a 'Leopard Phoenix Bee' from his pocket, and handed it to him.

The divine being insults itself.

However, relatively low-grade oddities naturally give people the feeling that this thing is rare and precious, and is by no means an 'ordinary item'.

So even though Sun Chonghe had never heard of 'transformation skin' before, he could tell at a glance that it was a rare 'good thing'.

Curiosity immediately overcame anger, and he asked in return, "What is this?"

"Never seen this before? Well then, I'll teach you a 'good boy'."

Zhang Gui grinned and pulled out another transformation pouch for the Leopard Phoenix Bee from his chest, sticking it to his face like a mask and flipping it back.

With both feet in mid-air, and the body spinning for a split second, it suddenly shrank back and was caught by the skin.

It transformed into a lifelike leopard-phoenix bee, about the size of a thumb.

This creature has the head of a leopard, the body of a bee, and wings that resemble the colorful wings of a pheasant. However, legend has it that if the quality is high, the wings will transform into those of a phoenix.

With a single flap of its wings, it can cover a distance of 333 li!

Zhang Gui circled around the dumbfounded Sun Chonghe several times.

He flipped over in mid-air and reverted to his true form.

His transformed body became a mask covering the upper half of his face.

What do you think of this thing?

"It's a valuable shapeshifting artifact. Did you buy it while picking up bargains in the town? And you even bought two at once?"

“I did not obtain the ‘fish’, but rather learned the art of ‘fishing and hunting’.”

Zhang Gui answered smugly, taking out the remaining few Leopard Phoenix Bee Transformation Pouches from his clothes and stuffing them into Sun Chonghe's hand.

"These things may not be very powerful in combat, but they can save your life, so I'm giving them all to you. Once we're down in the underground cave, you can transform into a Leopard Phoenix Bee and become a big boss in my 'gold-farming team,' just soaking up 'experience points'."

This also saves me the trouble of having to focus on protecting it.

Sun Chonghe had never heard of such strange terms as "gold-farming group" or "experience".

Yet he could vaguely understand the meaning behind it, and opened his mouth, but for a moment he was speechless.

Zhang Gui, impatient with her continued interruptions, waved his hand and said:
"At such a time, it is easy for us, a man and a woman, to be alone in a room, even with the lights on, to be criticized and have our reputations tarnished."

Let's talk about it when it's light.

Sun Chonghe had used similar words to drive people away, but he had never been driven away like that himself.

Feeling Zhang Gui's contempt, she felt a surge of nameless anger rising in her heart. She opened her mouth but found herself speechless, and finally could only get up and walk towards the door.

Upon reaching the door, she finally came to her senses and caught her breath. Suddenly, she turned to look at Zhang Gui and said:
"These rare items are worth a fortune; I won't take them for nothing..."

"Was I too formal in my speech? Learning the art of 'fishing and hunting' means that I made these shape-shifting creatures myself."

The total cost is less than fifty taels of pure gold. We're all decent people, so let's not haggle over such a small amount. All this fussing is so annoying.

"Dragon Tiger, you truly live up to the name 'Dragon Tiger,' you indeed possess the rare talent to transform into a dragon and crouch like a tiger."

"Divine clusters, cultivation, and now creation—all are choices for the most talented..."

"Haha, Miss Chonghe, you flatter me. I am ashamed to say that I am not at the level you described."

What I'm trying to say is, the closer we get to each other, the more I want to slap you.

I hope you won't be so arrogant and "excessively infuriating" in the future.

Looking at Zhang Gui's indifferent expression, Sun Chonghe gritted his teeth and uttered two sentences.

Then he rushed into the rain and disappeared without a trace.

Between heaven and earth, there is a distinction between yin and yang. Among ordinary people, women admire the strong and men cherish the weak. In a broad sense, this can be considered a kind of "fate".

However, in the extraordinary world, half of the ancient gods were heroic figures, and the legendary goddess Nuwa, who created the human race, was herself a female character.

In addition, the principle of 'yin generates yang, yang kills yin and hides yang, yang manifests and nourishes yin' is a profound truth.

Among the women of this world, there are many who are "soft-hearted but not hard-hearted," and the stronger and more disrespectful you are, the more defiant they become!
However, Zhang Gui felt he was about to transcend the mundane world, and apart from being mindful of his status, he didn't care about the petty temper of someone as insignificant as Sun Chonghe.

Unconsciously, he shook his head, extinguished the candle, and fell into a deep sleep, sleeping soundly until dawn.

I lazily yawned and noticed that the water for washing my face was already prepared on the basin stand next to the door.

The soft mouse hair toothbrush and the green salt and mint balm are also ready.

He quickly finished washing up and strolled out of the hut.

In the courtyard outside, the staff of Gongliangtang were already busy.

Zhang Gui was about to ask one of the managers where Sun Chonghe had gone.

A woman's clear voice came from behind, "Get up, Master Zhang."

Calling you 'Dragon Tiger' requires explanation; how about I call you Master Zhang from now on?"

"A name is just a label, isn't it just like you?"

Zhang Gui said nonchalantly.

Sun Chonghe came to his side, thought for a moment, and lowered his voice to say...
"I've already found out that the nine strange items you gave me last night are the 'Earth Demon Transformation' from the ancient book <The True Record of the Transformation and Shifting of the Hundred Races of Earth Demons>, and their value is..."

"Don't talk about value. Isn't 'Earth Demon Transformation' the official term?"
If we consider the complete book, "The True Record of the Transformation and Shifting of the Earthly Demon Races," how many types of "Earthly Demon Transformation" can be created in total?

And these kinds of rare items must have grade restrictions, right? What are the limits?
"You must know that among the hundred races of the Earth Demons, there are beings similar to our human race, such as Heavenly Realm experts, Ancient Gods and Heavenly Demons, and Supreme Sages. Surely even they couldn't successfully transform into human form?"

(End of this chapter)