Chapter 51

A gentle light filtered in from the window, and Bai Chen lazily stretched, feeling a lingering pain in his chest, but it was no longer significant.

By the bedside, Medicine Venerable was dozing on the table, while Poison Venerable was sound asleep on a mat on the ground.

Bai Chen reached out and poked Medicine Venerable, who immediately jumped up.

Upon seeing Bai Chen awake, Medicine Venerable was overjoyed and kicked Poison Venerable, who was lying next to him: "Old Poison, wake up, wake up, Brother Bai is awake."

Poison Venerable also sprang up quickly: "Young Brother, you're awake. How are you feeling? Are there any lingering issues? We can immediately prepare medicine and refine pills for you."

"How long have I been unconscious?" Bai Chen checked his body's condition.

There was still a bit of malevolent energy lingering in his body, but it no longer affected the overall situation.

However, his cultivation had suddenly advanced dramatically, reaching the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Later Heaven Realm, with his True Qi value directly reaching 200,000. The other attributes had also undergone strange changes.

Cultivation Level: Ninth Stage of the Later Heaven Realm.

Internal Martial Arts: *Xuan Hu Ji Shi Gong* (Lower Rank, First Grade), Growth Value 10/10/20

Lifespan: 100/100

Internal Energy: 2,000,000/2,000,000

True Qi: 200,000/200,000

Malevolent Energy Value: 8/100

Dragon Soul: 11

Dragon Power: 35

Dragon Spirit: 40

Insight: 16+9+10

Fire Brand Robe: 800,000/800,000

This change clearly left Bai Chen at a loss. Why had his health points turned into lifespan, and his constitution, strength, and speed turned into Dragon Soul, Dragon Power, and Dragon Spirit?

Moreover, the values had dropped significantly. According to his current cultivation, his strength alone should have been at least 200,000, but it had become Dragon Power, which was only 35.

"Brother Bai, you've been unconscious for three days and two nights. Fortunately, you're not seriously injured," Medicine Venerable said with relief.

"Moreover, didn't you notice anything different about the young brother?" Medicine Venerable asked.

"Huh?" Medicine Venerable had been worried about Bai Chen's condition and hadn't observed him closely. Now he noticed that Bai Chen had advanced significantly in cultivation in just three days, and his aura had become incredibly profound, showing a look of surprise.

"Strange, Young Master Bai's aura seems to have entered the Innate Realm, but his cultivation is clearly still at the Later Heaven level. This is odd..."

"There's nothing strange about it. It's likely that the senior deliberately did this," Poison Venerable said, hinting at something. Medicine Venerable nodded thoughtfully.

"As long as Brother Bai is fine, everything else is unimportant."

At this moment, Bai Chen's mind was in chaos. He didn't know what was wrong with his body. The attribute interface hadn't changed, but all the attributes had.

"Master Jiesha." Bai Chen called out to Jiesha with utmost respect and humility, and Jiesha responded to his call.

"Hmph! You only think of me now?"

"Master, why have all my attributes changed? What are these Dragon Spirit, Dragon Power, and Dragon Soul?"

"Who told you to practice recklessly and not listen to my advice!" Jiesha's tone was still full of anger, clearly still upset about Bai Chen's previous attitude: "Do you know who placed this external cultivation method inside? Do you know who this external cultivation method is for?"

"Are you going to tell me or not? If not, it doesn't matter. You don't have to care about my life and death."

"It's fine to tell you. This external cultivation method is not for humans."

"Then it's for dragons?" Bai Chen looked at the interface, which was full of Dragon Spirit, Dragon Power, and Dragon Soul, and began to suspect the origin of this external cultivation method.

"You guessed right, it's for dragons!" Jiesha's tone suddenly became extremely serious: "But not for water dragons."

"What do you mean?"

"It's complicated. You might have heard of fish turning into dragons, insects turning into dragons, or snakes turning into dragons. Any scaled creature can turn into a dragon, known as a water dragon or simply a dragon. However, this external cultivation method is not for scaled creatures but for demons. When demons transform, they become demon dragons, not water dragons."

"I still don't understand. Are you saying demons are like monsters?"

"Idiot, monsters are just what humans call them. Actually, any animal that has developed intelligence is considered a demon. Some animals are born with spiritual roots and can develop intelligence with a bit of opportunity, which is called a demon. There are two types: flying and terrestrial animals, which become demon immortals when they cultivate, and scaled creatures, which become dragons and ascend to heaven."

"Am I... am I going to become a demon?" Bai Chen's face turned pale.

Jiesha was silent for a moment before responding: "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know? Aren't you supposed to know everything?"

"Never has anyone been so foolish as to practice the Dragon Transformation Technique recklessly. There's no precedent, so what can I say?"

Bai Chen's mind was in turmoil. He had always relied on Jiesha for support and had developed the habit of asking questions when he didn't understand something.

Now, even Jiesha couldn't explain, and Bai Chen's heart sank.

"What should I do now?"

"Nothing to worry about for now. The demon path and the human path ultimately lead to the same destination. Just consider it a change in units. Dragon Spirit, Dragon Power, and Dragon Soul correspond to constitution, strength, and speed, just with different names. If you're not used to it, you can think of one dragon as equivalent to ten thousand units of strength, which makes it easier to compare. However, I still have to warn you that your current cultivation is not enough. If you recklessly activate the Dragon Transformation Technique, it could be dangerous, so avoid using it lightly."

At this moment, the voices of Long Xing and Gongsun Chenxing could be heard outside, and it seemed they were arguing.

"Who is she outside?" Bai Chen asked, turning his head.

"The little girl from Seven Virtues has been waiting for some time, saying she wants to see you. She tried to barge in a few times, but we stopped her," Poison Venerable said, somewhat displeased. "This girl is really annoying. Brother Bai saved her junior sister's life, and she can't even give it a rest. Do you want me to get rid of her?"

Bai Chen thought for a moment. He also wanted to see what Gongsun Chenxing wanted: "Forget it, let her in."

Poison Venerable nodded and opened the door. Soon, Gongsun Chenxing walked in gracefully.

Looking at her, her beautiful face showed signs of fatigue. Her gaze, directed at the sickbed where Bai Chen lay, seemed somewhat unfocused.

Bai Chen and Gongsun Chenxing looked at each other in silence. Neither spoke, and Medicine Venerable and Poison Venerable, sensing the tension, quietly left the room.

After a long while, Gongsun Chenxing spoke first: "You're awake."

Bai Chen almost doubted whether this woman was the Gongsun Chenxing he remembered. Her tone was slightly shy, completely颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆颠覆