In a Forest near Xixia Mountain, a small beast emerged from the Bamboo Forest.
This was a gray, unremarkable Mouse, about the size of an adult Cat Demon.
With such a large size, it was clearly not an ordinary Mouse, but a Yao Shou that had already undergone Becoming Refined.
Its movements were agile and alert, with several large and small Deadly Wounds on its body. Its eyes flashed with a sharp light, appearing somewhat fierce.
This Demon Rat was none other than Zhang Zongnian.
After several days of tirelessly operating Wan Shu Chao Yuan, constantly absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence from the surrounding Mice, the Serpent Core in his body was now the size of a cherry and was about to turn from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
The Deadly Wounds on his body were left from his battles with various predators in the Forest over the past few days.
As a bottom-tier small beast in the Forest, Mice were on the menu of many animals.
Although his size was much larger than a typical Mouse, he was still occasionally targeted by fierce beasts out for food.
Fortunately, he possessed a powerful Demon Power and survived without any danger, not becoming some wild beast’s dinner.
Zhang Zongnian looked around alertly, then stood upright, raised his front paws to stroke the whiskers at the corners of his mouth, and began to sense the nearby Mouse swarms.
He perceived that there were several nests of brown Mice nearby, nearly a hundred Mice of all sizes.
It was almost enough.
He could feel that as long as he operated Wan Shu Chao Yuan one more time to absorb the Heaven and Earth Essence attached to these nearly hundred Mice into his body, the Serpent Core could liquefy and he would rise to the Body Tempering Middle Stage.
Once he reached the Body Tempering Middle Stage, he would be able to undergo Transformation into a human form.
Zhang Zongnian’s eyes showed excitement and anticipation.
Over the past few days, regardless of fatigue, he had been looking for Mice day and night, constantly operating Wan Shu Chao Yuan to absorb Heaven and Earth Essence, all to undergo Transformation into a human form sooner and go to Luoyun Cave to find Lin Xue.
He closed his eyes, his Demon Power circulated, and he operated Wan Shu Chao Yuan once more.
Soon, the Mice resting in nearby Mouse holes were summoned one by one, swarming out of the holes with squeaks and coming to his side.
These Mice all had red eyes and stood by him, surrounding him.
Zhang Zongnian stood upright and raised his right paw.
From the bodies of the surrounding Mice, green light spots emerged, drifting toward Zhang Zongnian’s paw and condensing into a shimmering Green Light Orb.
Zhang Zongnian sent this Green Light Orb into his body.
The light orb slowly floated into his abdomen.
His body trembled slightly, and his bones made cracking sounds.
His body began to slowly expand, growing by a circle and becoming the size of an adult dog.
The eyes of the Mice around him returned to their original color, and they woke up as if from a dream, scattering and fleeing with startled squeaks.
Zhang Zongnian opened his eyes.
His eyes were full of joy.
His Serpent Core had become the size of a grape, and it had indeed transformed from a gaseous state to a liquid state, having risen to the Body Tempering Middle Stage.
He squeaked twice happily, then recalled the in his mind, preparing to begin Transformation.
On the day he was caught by Hong Yanzhi and taken to the Di Lao, he had spent his time reciting the and the every day, firmly memorizing the contents of these two Gongfa in his mind.
After recalling the main contents of the once, Zhang Zongnian ignored the fatigue in his body, closed his eyes, and began to try to undergo Transformation into human form.
Demon Power surged from the Serpent Core in his Essence Core and flowed through the pathways of his body.
Zhang Zongnian could feel the flesh and blood churning within him, his bones growing, his muscles stretching, and his entire body undergoing earth-shattering changes.
After a dozen or so breaths, his body stopped changing.
Zhang Zongnian was a bit nervous, not knowing what he looked like now.
He opened his eyes and looked down at his new body.
He saw that his body had become a perfect human form, with arms and legs grown out.
The new body was well-proportioned and strong, with long legs, looking a bit taller and stronger than his original old body.
Now he had both arms, and his right hand was completely normal, capable of making various movements.
Zhang Zongnian reached out and touched his face.
This was a normal Human Clan face, with a nose, mouth, and eyes.
But there was no Mirror nearby, nor was there any water surface, so he didn’t know what his appearance was like now.
The only problem was that he was now naked, with no clothes or Shoes and Socks.
However, these were all minor issues; he could just pull some leaves and wild grass later and weave a grass skirt to cover his vitals.
Zhang Zongnian’s heart was overflowing with happiness and excitement.
He had finally undergone Transformation into human form, gotten rid of the dirty Mouse image, and could go find Lin Xue.
In his mind, Lin Xue’s voice and smile appeared again.
Zhang Zongnian looked up at the sun in the sky, discerned the direction, and began walking toward Xixia Mountain.
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After a while, Zhang Zongnian had arrived at the foot of Xixia Mountain and bumped head-on into a team of Demon Troops on Patrol in the Monster Mountain.
The leading Patrol Leader was a short, fat Badger Demon. He held a weapon and pointed at Zhang Zongnian, shouting: “Stop! Who are you?”
Zhang Zongnian, currently with a grass skirt wrapped around his waist, cupped his hands in greeting and said: “I am a Demon from the Monster Mountain who underwent Becoming Refined on my own. I want to come to our Monster Mountain to seek a job. Could this lord please help Shao De with an introduction?”
He planned to sneak into the Cave first, then find a way to inquire about Lin Xue’s news and try to contact her.
He had changed his appearance now, and the Lesser Beasts in the Monster Mountain did not recognize him, not knowing that he was the Human Clan who managed the accounts in the Storeroom—Zhang Zongnian.
“A Demon who underwent Becoming Refined on your own?” The Badger Demon’s fat face was full of suspicion as he asked: “What is your Cultivation?”
Zhang Zongnian answered honestly: “I have just reached the Body Tempering Middle Stage.”
Hearing this, the Badger Demon sneered, “Do you take this grandpa for a fool, playing games with this grandpa? Master Badger is a dignified Late Body Tempering, and the human form I’ve undergone Transformation into still has half a beast form. You, a mere Body Tempering Middle Stage, actually transformed into a human form more complete than mine? You must be a spy sent by the Human Clan!”
The Badger Demon turned and shouted to the Sui Cong behind him: “Come, tie this kid up for me and send him to the Di Lao, and let that old dog Laifu watch him!”
The Lesser Beasts behind him swarmed forward and pounced on Zhang Zongnian.
Zhang Zongnian was startled.
He didn’t expect this Demon to just charge in after asking a single question, giving him no chance to explain.
He originally wanted to resist, but suddenly heard the Badger Demon say he was going to be sent to the Di Lao and handed over to Laifu.
Others might not recognize him, but Laifu would definitely recognize him.
This way, he could learn news of Lin Xue through Laifu.
Lin Xue once she knew he was in the Di Lao, she would likely find him as soon as possible and rescue him from the Di Lao.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zongnian gave up struggling and was obediently caught by those Lesser Beasts and tied up with rope.
Then, under the escort of this team of Lesser Beasts, he was taken all the way up the road on the Monster Mountain and sent into the Di Lao of Luoyun Cave.
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