Chapter 313: Little Golden Dragon

Song Jiulai was already immersed in a mysterious world.

The sensation of Spiritual Energy constantly washing over her body, changing her from the inside out.

It was utterly intoxicating.

But in truth, it didn’t feel good at all.

Especially for her physical body cultivating the Nine Transformations Dragon Bone, with the second Dragon Shadow rotating and the first Dragon Shadow constantly solidifying.

Her mortal flesh was suffering immense agony.

It was as if even her organs were being ground to a pulp.

Her flesh, blood, and bones were all condensing.

If anyone else had been there with Song Jiulai, they would have clearly heard the sounds of her bones cracking and reforming, over and over.

But the constant flushing of Spiritual Energy suppressed that pain.

Amidst this cycle of shattering and reforging, Song Jiulai actually began to sense something unusual.

It was, in a way, both agonizing and exhilarating.

Her mind had probably gone haywire from the extreme pain.

At the same time, she also understood the true difficulty of Refining the Five Elements Colored Stones.

It was the sheer, immense amount of Spiritual Power.

An ordinary Cultivator could never withstand such a vast amount of Spiritual Energy.

A normal person would have exploded and died long ago.

However, the Nine Transformations Dragon Bone Heart Method that Song Jiulai’s body was cultivating and her prematurely opened Sea of Consciousness were both things that demanded a massive amount of Spiritual Energy.

This Spiritual Energy continuously supplied her body, causing it to undergo a tremendous transformation.

On the seventh day, the Earth Element Colored Stone was refined!

Two colorful stones were left, with thirteen days remaining!

Spiritual Energy frantically converged on Song Jiulai’s body.

She discovered that not only had the second Dragon Shadow taken form, but a third was even showing signs of appearing.

But Song Jiulai noticed that the first Dragon Shadow was still continuously solidifying and tempering. Its once-faint form was gradually beginning to shimmer with a dazzling gold.

In other words, the Dragon Shadow produced by the Refining process had not yet reached its peak state.

She immediately held her breath and focused her mind, gathering all the Spiritual Energy to assault the first Dragon Shadow.

The feeling of her bones and flesh being constantly shattered, of her entire body being torn apart, followed her like a shadow.

But seeing the distinct changes in the Dragon Shadow, Song Jiulai felt it was all worth it.

The system didn’t dare make a sound, afraid to disturb Song Jiulai.

If an outsider were to see Song Jiulai’s current state, they would probably be frightened to death.

Her entire body was covered in bloody fissures, her flesh torn open from the inside, revealing the bone beneath.

Even her facial features were constantly bleeding.

There wasn’t a single patch of intact skin on her entire body.

Streams of golden energy were constantly repairing her body, yet it continued to crack open.

The system couldn’t perceive exactly what Song Jiulai was feeling, but it figured it had to be excruciating.

Perhaps choosing Song Jiulai back then had been a coincidence.

But, it thought.

’The host is incredibly resilient.’

Then it discovered that Lai Cai, that little bastard, was taking the opportunity to drink the blood flowing from Song Jiulai.

System: "..."

’What kind of monstrous son is this?’

’What’s the point of raising him!’

But soon, it discovered that the once-bright red blood in Song Jiulai’s body was also undergoing a significant change.

From within the blood, faint traces of gold were beginning to seep out.

"Huh—"

Although its database didn’t mention it, the system knew that this time’s reward seemed to be exceptionally good for Song Jiulai.

’How could the colorful stones from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect have such a heaven-defying effect?’

"The third stone, on the seventeenth day!"

The white-bearded old man’s face fell in astonishment, and the beautiful woman beside him could no longer sit still.

"How can there be a disciple with such talent among the participants in this selection trial?"

A Three-Colored Stone... even in the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, no one like that had appeared in recent years.

As of now, the other top-performing disciples had only managed to refine a single colorful stone, with the second one still a distant prospect.

And if a colorful stone isn’t fully refined, it’s completely useless!

"No, no, no, the Divine Ancestor once said that Refining these colorful stones isn’t about talent." The white-bearded old man paced back and forth, itching with curiosity, wishing he could just bypass the banner and see who had refined the third colorful stone.

"But any Cultivator who refines three colorful stones is destined for immeasurable future achievements! This child can only enter my Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, and I must take them as my disciple!"

The beautiful woman, however, was deep in thought. "There are still thirteen days. The remaining two... it seems unlikely..."

After all, the difficulty increases with each stone. But what if they manage four?

Four stones... that would be an extremely rare genius!

As for five?

It was unthinkable.

In its several-thousand-year history, the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect had only produced a few such individuals.

The beautiful woman looked at the white-bearded old man. "Chi He, do you remember whose disciple the last person to achieve the Three-Colored Stone in our Sect was?"

Chihe Zhenren stroked his beard. "It was the third elder’s disciple. But... forget it. It’s not like I was the one who recruited them, after all."

The beautiful woman smiled. "And are you so sure that this Three-Colored Stone disciple will end up in your hands?"

Chihe Zhenren sneered. "Hmph, this child came from the Biyin Sect. It was agreed beforehand: whoever supervises the selection trial has the first right to choose disciples. Those other elders don’t like taking on disciples anyway, so what face would they have to compete with me now?"

The beautiful woman, Ziyan, said quietly, "For a Three-Colored Stone, they naturally won’t fight you. But what about a Four-Colored Stone?"

Chihe Zhenren was at a loss for words.

A Four-Colored Stone... then it wouldn’t be his turn.

Chihe Zhenren hesitated. "A Three-Colored Stone is already rare. Although there are thirteen days left, the remaining stones are much harder to refine. It’s not a certainty."

Master Ziyan agreed with him. "In any case, there are only thirteen days left. Let’s just wait and see how things develop."

...

Song Jiulai had no idea how much time had passed.

After the Earth Element came the Water Element Colored Stone.

Her mind was completely immersed in Refining the colorful stones. By now, it was no longer just about Refining the stones.

Her Nine Transformations Dragon Bone was undergoing a qualitative change!

Shortly after she began Refining the Water Element Colored Stone, the first draconic phantom became a completely golden Dragon Shadow.

In fact, it could no longer be called a shadow. It had solidified into a Little Golden Dragon.

It seemed to come alive in Song Jiulai’s Dantian, flying a few laps around it.

And at the very instant this Little Golden Dragon formed, a Dragon Roar that seemed to echo from ancient times suddenly rang out.

The Golden Dragon Shadow shot out of Song Jiulai’s body, heading straight for the sky.

The system sharply sensed that something was wrong and instantly intercepted the Dragon Shadow’s aura.

That single action cost its Energy Pool a whopping 2,000 Energy Points!

System: "..."

’Holy crap.’

’What the hell is this thing?!’

’Lai Cai only cost five hundred Energy Points back then!’

’Any more drops and there’s going to be real trouble!’

But Song Jiulai didn’t notice at all. She was still completely engrossed in the violent transformation.

’Knowing this process is hugely beneficial for me, I absolutely cannot give up.’

However, a trace of the Dragon Shadow’s aura still managed to leak out.

In Xuanwu City, a young woman in white suddenly stood up straight.

She clutched her heart and murmured, "Divine Ancestor, why are you... so agitated?"

She looked up at the sky. It was serene, cloudless for miles.

The sensation in her body also subsided.

It was as if everything that had just happened was merely her imagination.