[Your family's guardian divine beast, split Fei Heng and the dragon corpse in two after the family brought back Fei Heng's remains.
The dragon corpse originates from ancient times, rotting only due to the passage of countless years. It is an Azure Dragon, still possessing the might of the Body Integration realm.]
[For many years, thanks to the Black Dragon Scale and the grade-four spiritual medicine obtained by the family, your family's guardian divine beast had reached the pinnacle of a flood dragon's physique.
However, he struggled with the immense difficulty of a flood dragon transforming into a true dragon, failing to break through his bloodline limit for a long time.
Having obtained the Azure Dragon corpse, whose dragon pearl had long since disappeared, he proceeded to exchange his flood dragon bones to attempt the transformation into a true dragon!]
Beneath the cloudy sky, an unknown number of cultivators in Azure Cloud Prefecture rushed to the scene.
A flood dragon was about to transform into a true dragon.
A single wisp of dragon qi from this transformation would greatly benefit anyone.
If the flood dragon failed to break through, obtaining its corpse would still be an incredible stroke of luck from the heavens.
But before they even arrived, their expressions changed.
In the clouds, the flood dragon manipulated the mist, darting back and forth incessantly, crying out in pain under the thunderbolts and roaring,
"Hundreds of years! Finally, I am finally going to break through the void and become a true dragon!"
This was the perfect opportunity, but suddenly, golden light burst forth in the sky.
A Bodhisattva sat upon a jade lotus, opening her compassionate eyes.
The aura of the mid-stage of the Void Refining realm caused Buddhist characters to scatter across the sky as Buddhist chants echoed loudly.
Yet, the Bodhisattva spoke no words of compassion; her first sentence was, "Halt, everyone, or I will slap you all to death with one palm."
Where did a Bodhisattva come from in Azure Cloud Prefecture?
If one looked into it, there was only one possible origin: the Jingdao Bodhisattva, rumored to have returned from the Dusheng Nunnery, Li Kuanghua.
The Li Clan was the very sky of Azure Cloud Prefecture!
The crowd immediately scattered like birds and beasts, not daring to linger.
They only dared to bathe in the clouds and rain from a distance, hoping to catch half a wisp of dragon breath.
"From now on, I can ride a dragon."
In the clouds behind the Bodhisattva statue, Li Kuanghua grinned widely.
...
Half a year passed in the midst of this breakthrough.
Li Wei had also waited for half a year.
He sat in the family estate before a cross-legged Buddha statue exuding Buddhist power, comprehending the Dao.
Back during his battle with Granny Guo, he had experienced an epiphany and understood how to break through to the Body Integration realm.
However, it would take a long time to comprehend various rules through the techniques he had learned.
The family remained safe and sound.
Even those who wanted to plot against them had absolutely no opportunity to make a move.
Li Qiuming and Li Chuxiu were still holding down the fort in the clan.
They managed the family affairs, simply listening to Huang Xiujin's advice, and everything proceeded methodically.
As for the other family members, they were either scattered among major factions or had returned to the family to cultivate.
Surrounded by enemies, they had to act with utmost caution.
[The family's guardian divine beast has successfully broken through!]
"He did it!"
Half a year felt like a single day.
Li Wei opened his eyes, filled entirely with joy, and appeared in the sky.
Arcs of lightning in the clouds covered almost the entire sky, thunderclouds and electricity flashing violently. If an ordinary person saw it, they would surely be blinded.
The sky was filled with auspicious clouds. No... not just auspicious clouds. A black dragon lay upon them, looking serene.
Li Wei couldn't help but sigh in relief.
Old Dragon's transformation into a true dragon over the past half year had been fraught with danger; the slightest misstep would have resulted in his body perishing and his Dao vanishing.
Not only was there the heavenly lightning tribulation, but he also faced a tribulation within his own body.
His entire physique had been replaced with the bones of the corpse dragon, which was practically no different from a bodily possession.
To aid him, the family had gathered a massive amount of spiritual medicine, and Li Yaotie had even personally made a trip to the Heavenly Light Sect to seek advice from Ancestor Tianguang.
Now, Old Dragon had finally succeeded.
Just as he was about to inspect closely and see the legendary auspicious dragon, Li Wei raised an eyebrow.
In the clouds, an entity had actually slipped through the auspicious clouds, bypassing the senses of Li Kuanghua's Bodhisattva avatar.
Holding a jade lamp in its hand, which clearly wasn't an ordinary mortal item, it silently approached Old Dragon's side.
.......
"Phew, this Bodhisattva avatar is truly extraordinary."
Han Ju pierced through the clouds and mist, holding the grade-four spiritual item, the 'Eye-Deceiving Lamp'.
Seeing the Jingdao Bodhisattva avatar still looking around left and right without noticing him, he finally let out a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Looking again at the flickering flame on the Eye-Deceiving Lamp, he couldn't stop smiling.
"Fortunately, my Eye-Deceiving Lamp makes me appear as if I am not a living being of this mortal realm, allowing me to transcend heaven and earth. Even a Body Integration expert cannot sense me."
Moving with extreme caution, he approached the massive black dragon.
Looking at the behemoth whose scales were as tall as three men combined, the suppressive might radiating from its bloodline was incredibly intense.
Han Ju's face was full of joy.
He pulled out a black cloth, forming it into a bag, and began collecting the golden dragon qi that the black dragon blew out from its whiskers following its breakthrough.
His face beamed with delight.
"I truly don't know what Ancestor Lan is thinking. The Li Clan has produced a true dragon; if it were brought back to the sect, it could guard our sect for tens of thousands of years."
"But fortunately, I can still take away a breath of the divine dragon's qi from its breakthrough.
With this dragon qi blessing me, not only will my destiny be enhanced, but I will also be able to glimpse the trajectory of an opportunity to reach the Body Integration realm."
"The Azure Cloud Li Clan has so many treasures, what a pity..."
Han Ju narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was an elder of the Eternal Immortal Sect; Duanmu Qi had become the Sect Master, and the Duanmu family had entered the imperial court.
The only benefit of this was that he could get acquainted with many powerful nobles.
During the time of the Ten Deadly Sins, an existence with imperial bloodline like Zishu Ling had actually sought him out.
It was a pity that other Body Integration mighty figures across the world were secretly red-eyed with envy over the Li Clan's opportunities, yet Ancestor Lan possessed some unknown source of goodwill.
Even after Han Ju had probed him multiple times, Ancestor Lan remained unmoved.
Ancestor Lan was foolish.
Even having reached the Body Integration realm, he didn't think of the sect's disciples, forcing Han Ju to take the risk of coming here himself.
While pondering, he collected the dragon qi and silently departed.
"The Li Clan knows I participated in the events of that year, but fortunately, I have Ancestor Lan's protection.
Once I absorb this breath of dragon qi and advance further, Ancestor Lan will have to look at me in a new light.
Then, uniting with Duanmu Qi, Ancestor Lan will have no choice but to consider my interests more.
If I reach the Body Integration realm and lend Ancestor Lan a helping hand, he will have a greater chance of seizing the Mahayana opportunity."
"Hehe, with my abilities, am I not stronger than Yun Hongcai of the Yun Clan in the Western Frontier?"
Han Ju left with the Eye-Deceiving Lamp, looking exactly like a thief fleeing with a bundle in the dead of night.