Stellar Transformation-Chapter 401: Volume 13, - 21: The Long Passage of Time
Thousand-feet-high mountains were continuously tossed into the air, as easily as one might throw pebbles. The idle party responsible was none other than Ye Qu, thoroughly bored.
"Sigh, Ao Wuxu has reached the Eighth Level Demon Emperor, and now Wu Lan, our leader, has also reached the Eighth Level Demon Emperor. Out of the three of us, I’m the only one still stuck at the Seventh Level Demon Emperor. When will I ever reach the ’Silver’ Realm?" grumbled Ye Qu, mechanically continuing the action of tossing mountains as he spoke.
"Ye Qu." A voice rang out.
Ye Qu turned his head at the call of his name to see Qin Yu approaching with a smile not far away. Ye Qu uttered an "Oh" and said, "It’s you, Qin Yu. What brings you all the way here? Is there something you need?"
"There is indeed a rather important matter," replied Qin Yu as he came to a halt beside Ye Qu.
"Rather important?" Ye Qu raised his eyebrows and stared at Qin Yu with wide eyes, "Qin Yu, you have important matters to discuss with me? Even I, Ye Qu, have some self-awareness. When it comes to brains, I am certainly no match for you, and in terms of strength, both Ao Wuxu and elder Wu Lan are stronger than me. So, what would you need from me?"
Qin Yu considered his words carefully and then spoke with a smile, "Ye Qu, I’m not going to beat around the bush."
"That’s the way, I like people who get to the point. If I can help, I will," declared Ye Qu with enthusiasm.
Qin Yu nodded, "Then I will speak frankly. Ye Qu, I’ve hit a bottleneck with the Cultivation Technique I’m currently practicing, and I can’t make any further progress. Yet, my Soul Realm has grown quite high. I don’t want to be at a standstill for a long time, so I want to practice Outer Strength—that is, to cultivate my body. So... that’s why I’ve come to you."
"You want to cultivate your body, what do you need me for?" blurted Ye Qu. No sooner had he spoken than his eyes widened, "You don’t mean to say you want the Cultivation Technique of the Dinosaur Clan, do you?"
"Exactly." Qin Yu nodded, "Ye Qu, would you be willing to transmit that Dinosaur Clan’s Technique..."
"No!" Before Qin Yu could finish, Ye Qu interrupted him decisively, without a hint of hesitation. Immediately he glared at Qin Yu and said, "Qin Yu, the Dinosaur Clan’s Cultivation Technique simply cannot be taught to outsiders, no matter what!"
Qin Yu felt helplessness in his heart.
What a headache!
This was precisely the situation he had feared, and yet it had come to pass. He knew that some races held their racial Cultivation Techniques with astonishing reverence, and now it seemed that the Dinosaur Clan was no exception.
"Calm down, calm down." Qin Yu tried to steady his own emotions, forcing a slight smile before speaking to Ye Qu again, "Ye Qu..."
"Don’t bother, no matter what you say, I will not pass on the Dinosaur Clan’s Technique to you," stated Ye Qu firmly. He then ran back to the giant mountain and started lifting and tossing it again, paying no further attention to Qin Yu.
Thousand-feet-high mountains were continuously tossed into the air.
Qin Yu said with a smile, "Alright, Ye Qu, I won’t press you to pass on the Dinosaur Clan Technique to me. But surely we can still talk, right?"
"Well, that’s fine. I’m feeling pretty frustrated right now," Ye Qu quickly brightened up, and then vented to Qin Yu, "You don’t understand, Qin Yu. Back in the day, Ao Wuxu, Wu Lan, and I were all Seventh Level Demon Emperors. Later, Ao Wuxu reached the Eighth Level Demon Emperor, and recently Wu Lan has also achieved the Eighth Level. Now I’m the only one left at the Seventh Level, which is incredibly irritating. But Cultivation is not something you can rush, sigh."
Qin Yu immediately understood Ye Qu’s current feelings upon hearing this.
"It must be that your Dinosaur Clan Technique takes more time to practice, so you’re slower than those other two," said Qin Yu with a smile.
"Nonsense."
Ye Qu directly denied what Qin Yu had said, "The Dinosaur Technique of our Dinosaur Clan has been summarized by countless ancestors of various tribes within our clan over countless years. My cultivation is slow, probably because of my aptitude."
"By the way, Ye Qu, why aren’t you willing to pass on your Dinosaur Clan’s Cultivation Technique to me?" Qin Yu asked.
Ye Qu said solemnly, "The Dinosaur Clan is divided into many groups, and my Tyrannosaurus branch is a particularly formidable group within the clan. Our ancestors told us when we were young that, no matter what, we must not teach the Dinosaur Clan’s techniques to human cultivators."
Qin Yu nodded.
He knew about Ye Qu’s homeland, where the main conflict in that cosmic space was between the Dinosaur Clan and human cultivators.
"Ye Qu, think about it. Why did your ancestors strictly forbid teaching the Dinosaur Techniques to human cultivators? And the ’human cultivators’ your ancestors referred to, which human cultivators were they?" Qin Yu enticed.
Ye Qu said with a proud smile, "Of course, I know. The cosmic space I originally came from was filled with conflict between the Dinosaur Clan and human cultivators. If our clan’s techniques were to be spread, it would greatly increase the strength of the human cultivators. As for ’human cultivators,’ obviously, it refers to the ones from my original space. Historically, the Dinosaur Clan probably hasn’t had a second person come to the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds."
The probability of moving from one space to another, especially spaces of the same rank, is incredibly low.
For example, Lei Wei, the Master of Qin Yu, inadvertently came to the cosmic space where Zixuan Star, Qin Yu’s birthplace, was located through a Black Hole from Earth’s universe.
"That’s right." Qin Yu said with a smile, "Ye Qu, you also understand that your ancestors did it to prevent human cultivators from becoming stronger. And I, Qin Yu, come from the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds; even if I were to cultivate your Dinosaur Clan’s techniques, it wouldn’t affect your Dinosaur Clan at all. Besides... this is the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds. Aside from you, there is no second Dinosaur Clan person here. If you teach the technique to me, who will speak against you?"
Ye Qu was slightly stunned.
Then he came to a sudden realization and burst into laughter, "Haha, you’re right. I am the only person from the Dinosaur Clan in the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds. The rules of my clan have no hold over me now. But Qin Yu..." Ye Qu looked at Qin Yu with a mischievous glint in his eye, "Since I’m the only person from the Dinosaur Clan in the entire Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds, this means that other than me, no one can teach you the Dinosaur Technique. Rarity is the essence of preciousness, so the Dinosaur Technique becomes even more valuable. How could I possibly just hand it over to you so easily?" As he spoke, Ye Qu winked smugly at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu was helpless.
This Ye Qu was truly cunning. Having realized that he was the only Dinosaur Clan person in the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds and could disregard clan rules, he had pulled such a trick.
"Speak then, what are your demands? As long as I can, I’ll try my best to accommodate," Qin Yu said helplessly with a smile.
Ye Qu shook his head thoughtfully for a moment, "The Dinosaur Technique is known only to me in the entire Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds. It’s not impossible for me to teach you, but you need to show enough sincerity, ample sincerity indeed!"
"A Top-Grade Immortal Artifact?" Qin Yu cautiously uttered a term.
Ye Qu shook his head.
"A Divine Artifact?" Qin Yu frowned.
Ye Qu continued to shake his head, utterly indifferent.
"Then what do you want?" Qin Yu became anxious.
Ye Qu smiled slyly and said, "My demands aren’t high. It’s too boring in the Jiang Lan Realm. My Dinosaur Clan loves slaughter..."
Qin Yu laughed, "That’s fine, you like to fight and kill, right? Just let you out to go on a rampage whenever I encounter an enemy, how’s that?"
Ye Qu shook his head, "Wu Lan Big Brother said I can only help you once, and we must listen to Wu Lan Big Brother’s words. So there’s no chance for a bloodbath, but I still like to fight and kill with others. How about this, you keep me company for a hundred years, and I’ll teach you the Dinosaur Body Method?"
"Keep you company for a hundred years?" Qin Yu’s heart trembled, he estimated that sparring with Ye Qu would mean being trampled all over.
Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Qin Yu’s mind, and he immediately said to Ye Qu, "Ye Qu, aren’t you bored and wanting someone to fight with and keep you entertained? That’s easy, there are so many Spiritual Beasts in the Ten Thousand Beasts List, what if I send out hundreds to keep you amused?"
"Hmm..." Ye Qu pondered for a moment, and then said with a clap, "Alright, you send out a hundred Spiritual Beasts, those four Demon Emperors must be among them. Let these hundred Spiritual Beasts keep me entertained, and besides that, you also have to spar with me for a hundred years. Alright, that’s my condition, if you agree then agree, if not we go our separate ways!"
Qin Yu stared wide-eyed.
He hadn’t expected Ye Qu to become even more overbearing.
"If you don’t agree, then let’s just forget this." Ye Qu said as he turned away.
Qin Yu gritted his teeth, even if it meant swallowing broken teeth, he had to stomach it, "Fine, Ye Qu, I agree!"
Ye Qu immediately turned back with a grin, "That’s more like it! Hehe..." Ye Qu seemed to imagine how he would maul Qin Yu, and seeing his expression, Qin Yu felt a flash of anger, but then a smile appeared on his face.
"Qin Yu, I trust your reputation," Ye Qu said as he produced a moon-white Jade Dishware, "This is a Jade Dishware that records the Cultivation Techniques of my Dinosaur Clan. Since your body is tough enough, having reached the strength of a Third-level Demon Emperor, you can directly cultivate the last of the three techniques, the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body.’ The first two are for cultivating at the Heavenly Demon and Demon King Level, which you can skip."
Without any hesitation, Qin Yu took the moon-white Jade Dishware.
"So cold." Qin Yu’s right hand trembled involuntarily as he caught the dishware; the moon-white Jade Dishware felt like a block of ice, chilling to an alarming degree. Qin Yu then stored the dishware in Yanxuan’s Ring to inspect it closely when he was back home.
Ye Qu, still smiling, said, "Qin Yu, have a good time keeping me company. Mowing down those Spiritual Beasts is boring; mauling you, my nominal master, now that’s thrilling."
"Sure," Qin Yu replied with a full smile.
...
An hour later.
"Qin Yu, that’s enough; no need for a hundred years, this half hour is plenty. You can leave now, you can leave now," Ye Qu’s voice rang out, sounding like he was severely injured, weak and breathless.
"How can that be? Am I, Qin Yu, the type to not keep my word?" Qin Yu’s voice responded.
A rumbling noise followed.
"It’s not about you not keeping your word, Qin Yu Big Brother, Qin Yu Boss, please spare me," Ye Qu’s wailing followed, "Big Boss Qin Yu, it’s my fault, I beg you."
A moment passed.
"Well, since you insist, then I’ll leave," Qin Yu said with a grin, leaving the place spotlessly clean, leaving only a pitiful and swollen Ye Qu lying on the ground, his face a picture of helplessness and melancholy, "Ah, heavens, why did I forget, in the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Yu is almighty?"
To engage Qin Yu in a fight in the Jiang Lan Realm was asking to be trampled.
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Inside the secret chamber of Qin Yu’s residence.
Qin Yu sat cross-legged, recalling the scene of trampling Ye Qu, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face, "This feeling of having everything under control is truly exhilarating."
Suddenly, Qin Yu reached out with one hand, and the moon-white Jade Dishware appeared in his hand. Qin Yu’s Immortal Consciousness immediately merged with the dishware, and a vast amount of information was directly transmitted into his mind. In just a snap of the fingers, Qin Yu fully understood another Cosmic Space’s Dinosaur Technique.
"Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body sounds pretty extravagant," Qin Yu thought, as the information about the Dinosaur Clan’s supreme Cultivation Technique—the "Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body"—flooded his mind.
The Dinosaur Clan’s cultivation method focused on the bones of the entire body, with muscles as a secondary focus. Whether for humans or dinosaurs, bones are naturally harder than muscles. Bones become even more unyielding when cultivated. Emperor Level masters could eventually make their bones as hard as Divine Artifacts!
"Tsk tsk, according to what’s said here, once you’ve cultivated to the Seventh or Eighth Level Demon Emperor, the hardness is terrifyingly strong, and the bones are naturally easier to use than Divine Artifacts," Qin Yu couldn’t help but admire, "Cultivating the Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body, nine out of ten who Cross the God Tribulation succeed, and those who fail do so because of the heart tribulation, it’s rather extravagant indeed."
In short, the Jade Dishware describes the "Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body" to an extreme, but Qin Yu also knew, considering Ye Qu’s Seventh Level Demon Emperor’s strength was close to Emperor Yu at Eighth Level Immortal Emperor, the power of Dinosaur Technique could be seen.
"No wonder I haven’t seen Ye Qu in seclusion for cultivation, the Dinosaur Clan’s Cultivation Technique can be practiced while in motion," Qin Yu stood up and headed towards the door of the secret chamber.
There was a distance of seven steps from where Qin Yu sat cross-legged to the door of the secret chamber.
Qin Yu took only three steps when his body emanated a red glow.
On the fourth step, the red light faded away.
On the fifth step, an orange radiance surfaced on Qin Yu’s body.
On the sixth step, the orange radiance disappeared.
On the seventh step, Qin Yu completely left the secret chamber.
Arriving at the lake in front of his residence, Qin Yu had no radiance on his body. He took the fishing hook and sat by the lake, starting to fish.
"With the original toughness of my body, I can directly step into the Third Layer of the ’Nine-Transformation Dark Gold Body,’ I wonder how long it will take me to cultivate it to the Ninth Layer," Qin Yu muttered to himself. Suddenly, his face lit up with joy, "Oh, I got a bite."
As time gently flowed by, Qin Yu embarked on the longest and most peaceful stretch of his life since he was born.
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