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Chapter 324 - 188: Methods of Evading Disasters - The Seventy-Two Transformations

Chapter 324: Chapter 188: Methods of Evading Disasters - The Seventy-Two Transformations

"Yawn~ Any sensations?" Gu Shanhai asked curiously while holding a book.

"Truly a peculiar experience; your Disaster Avoidance Technique actually worked." A giant eagle perched on the nearby branch spoke human language.

"It’s only half successful though. My seventy-two transformations can only be used in the Spiritual Origin, Heavenly Scenery, and Cave Soul Stages, and each transformation can only help me avoid one disaster. If I use up all seventy-two transformations and still can’t break through to the Divine Phase, I guess I’ll just have to endure the tribulations. Only when the number in my seventy-two transformations becomes an imaginary number will it truly be a Disaster Avoidance Technique," Gu Shanhai explained.

Now it had been three years since Gu Shanhai came here. These three years were very peaceful, filled with learning, perfecting skills, and getting stronger, a continuous cycle of repetition.

During this period, he also obtained quite a few Spirit Plants. He hadn’t spent many contribution points; most were gifts from fellow disciples, the Supreme Elders, Hall Masters, and others.

The reason was the seventy-two transformations and the Disaster Avoidance Technique that Gu Shanhai gradually developed. Although it was useless for those in the Upper Three Realms, it had greatly increased the survival and growth rates for those in the Middle Three Realms. More importantly, the technique was adaptable, allowing the user to transform into birds, beasts, flowers, and trees, a remarkable breakthrough for the entire Xuanji Realm.

Such transformation techniques were nonexistent in the Xuanji Realm. Similar divine skills existed, but there was only one type of transformation, and even that could not be used for disaster avoidance.

The seventy-two transformations developed by Gu Shanhai were not only extremely useful for daily competition and survival but the key was in disaster avoidance, effectively granting cultivators of the Middle Three Realms seventy-two additional lives.

"Shanhai, my nephew, you’re quite the joker. Not to mention how many people can’t even experience seventy-two tribulations in their lifetime," said the eagle as it transformed into a human form, a middle-aged man.

"I say, aren’t we off by a generation or two..." Gu Shanhai complained.

This middle-aged man was Yan Du, a True Disciple in the Cave Soul Stage. All he needed to do was break through the Divine Phase to shed his disciple status. By rank, Gu Shanhai should be ranked as a nephew many generations removed.

"If you don’t mind the trouble, I certainly do. Why bother with such trifles?" Yan Du wasn’t the least bit concerned. "But on another note, Shanhai, my nephew, you actually developed seventy-two transformations before you stopped. Was there any particular significance to that number?"

"Nothing much, just OCD..." Gu Shanhai couldn’t possibly admit that he copied it from "Journey to the West."

"Any big news lately?"

At that moment, Gu Shanhai definitely needed to shift the topic. They couldn’t possibly continue dwelling on this subject.

"Actually, there is. We’re preparing for the Divine Sect’s Meeting, jointly hosted by Chengyun Sect, Juxia Sect, and Feather Transformation Sect. They’re inviting all sects across the world to participate in the competition and the victors will receive generous rewards. Would you like the first-place reward? I can grab one for you at the venue," Yan Du teasingly offered.

"Let’s not even start with how there’s only one first-place reward. Let’s talk about how soon this ’soon’ actually is." Gu Shanhai was too tired to retort; everyone else would be fighting tooth and nail for first place, and here Yan Du was, casually offering to hand one out before the event even started—wasn’t that a bit too oppressive?

"If you’re talking about ’soon’, it should be in the next year or two," Yan Du guesstimated the time.

Good thing Gu Shanhai asked about the timing. For cultivators with absurdly long lives like them, the word ’soon’ could mean something from a hundred years ago. To them, one or two years was indeed very recent.

"Don’t worry, you should try to reach the Middle Stage of Qi Refining before the meeting starts. If you want to have a go, we can arrange some ’coincidences’ to ensure you directly win first place in the Qi Refining category," said Yan Du nonchalantly, the kind of clout others would surely give—if not, a Supreme Elder would make sure they did.

Given Gu Shanhai’s current status within Chengyun Sect, he seemed to be the sort who, should someone come to attack the Sect, the Sect’s most powerful would come to protect him rather than confront the enemy.

"One shouldn’t be so blatant about this kind of thing; shouldn’t you be more discreet?" Gu Shanhai thought to himself that this was the behavior of a proper villain, and he didn’t want to get killed the next day.

"What’s the problem? We’re all family here," Yan Du said earnestly.

"Forget it, I’m safer staying within the sect. I don’t want to stick my neck out and get kidnapped," Gu Shanhai was well aware of his current situation; outside, there were plenty who would love to lay their hands on him.

Not to mention perfecting the seventy-two transformations of the Disaster Avoidance Technique, his identity alone, devoid of fortune-telling and capable of providing strategic techniques to the sect, was enough to make Juxia Sect and Feather Transformation Sect green with envy and want to capture him.

Hearing this, Yan Du naturally didn’t press the issue any further; not participating was best.

"By the way, where’s the venue? Can I watch remotely?" Gu Shanhai thought that since there was still time, he might as well ask. He might get to see the protagonist dominate the meeting, overpower opponents beyond his level, or even snatch first place.

He didn’t know much about the protagonist of this world, only that there was such a person, but he had no idea who it was, where they were, or what they looked like.

Mainly because seeking fortune was too expensive, and without any interaction between them, he naturally didn’t bother looking for the person.

With his current power, he was better off than following the protagonist, as the protagonist couldn’t possibly provide him with what he wanted. Now, whatever Gu Shanhai wanted, it was only a matter of speaking up.

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