Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1085 Dragon's Changes
"So if they're not going to sell their souls, then nothing will happen?"

"They will sell out. The Dragon Palace will offer them a price they cannot refuse. All of them will be the future contractors of the Dragon Palace. When they return to the Dragon Palace, they will receive brand new armor and start a new life with a brand new identity."

“Why do I feel this is so familiar?”

Shangluo asked quietly, "Why do you look so familiar?"

"Because Lan Fang did exactly the same thing. Lan Fang would also sign such a contract with the natives, using a price they could not refuse to buy their lives and their future." Then he asked Ao Zang, "So where did this plan come from?"

"This is your father's plan. He designed it based on Lan Fang's experience and tailored it for the Dragon Palace."

"I knew it. I was wondering why this move looked so familiar. It seems like he has quite a say in your place."

"His words are equal to mine," Ao Zang replied. "You should know that your father is not in a hurry to go back because he is not treated unfairly here. Every minute he spends in the Dragon Palace is worth it. He will go back when he fulfills his wish."

"Okay, okay." Zheng Shijie shook his head. "Then the rest are just some details. Shangluo, do you have any questions?"

"I am actually very interested in one thing." Shangluo asked, "You dragons always say 'a dragon can be big or small, can rise or hide; when big it can create clouds and mist, when small it can hide its shape; when rising it can soar in the universe, when hiding it can lurk in the waves' - then how do you dragons change?"

Ao Zang spread his hands and said, "I can't say anything casually. But since this is your question, Lord Shang Tian, ​​I will tell you everything I know. But where should I start?" He thought about it and asked a question first:

"Shang Tianjun, you have read Journey to the West, right?"

“How could I not have seen it?”

"That's easy - the dragon's transformation is actually the thirty-six and seventy-two transformations of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends."

“So that’s it?!”

"It can't be said that it is completely this. If you have the same magical power as Sun Wukong, then you can naturally become whatever you want. But dragons can't change at will. Because dragons change with the times and follow the flow of all things. Dragons need to get the "token" of the other party before they can change into the other party's appearance. For example, this is how I borrowed the appearance of Guoxing's father."

"Good boy, can I learn this?"

"I can't really teach you the real 36 transformations, but this level of transformation is very simple - you just need to learn the Dragon Transformation Technique. The key is to transform into a dragon, because a dragon has eagle claws, fish scales, a snake body, and the appearance of all living beings. From the perspective of all living beings, all things are aspects of a dragon. From this perspective, as long as they are spiritual creatures born and raised by nature, or other cultivators with extraordinary talents, they can have the foundation for this transformation. If a good teacher teaches the true spirit required for 72 or transformations, then this great magical power will be cultivated."

"Wait, so I still need to find some materials for transformation, right?"

"That's right. Although our East Sea Dragon Palace is vast, it doesn't have that many mysterious Dharma veins. What we can teach is only the foundation of great magical powers such as 72 transformations. In terms of advanced mathematics, we only teach addition, subtraction, multiplication and division." "Good guy, if you learn that, won't you become very powerful?"

"That depends on your perspective," Ao Zang replied. "The Seventy-Two Transformations are essentially a spell to avoid the Three Calamities. Just like the essence of a dragon, they are all for hiding. For a dragon, hiding is instinctive. For a cultivator, learning to avoid the Three Calamities is also a way to achieve longevity - it is indeed very powerful if you look at it that way. But if you want to make a fireball, the Seventy-Two Transformations won't help you, and may even bring some danger."

"why?"

"Let me give you an analogy - why does Sun Wukong, who has great magical powers, always leave a tail when he transforms into something? Yang Jian is also powerful, with 72 transformations, so why do all the things he transforms into have three eyes?"

"If you didn't have three eyes, who would know you were Yang Jian?"

"Here lies the crux of the matter. The 72 transformations are not just 'transformations', but 'transformations' that are enough to deceive the laws of nature. Not just transformations, but also transformations. When transforming, Sun Wukong must keep a tail, and Yang Jian must keep three eyes, so that they can distinguish between their true self and their incarnation. If they completely transform into something else, until there is no difference between the two, then they really cannot be separated."

"Um"

"So, Lord Shang, if you want to fight and have fun, you might as well learn the thirty-six transformations. The thirty-six transformations are not very similar, for example, Zhu Bajie always has a pig's body and pig's trotters no matter what he transforms into, but this is safe, fast, and more powerful. The seventy-two transformations are more profound, and I think among those present, Miss Phaethon should know some key information."

"Hmm?" Shangluo looked at Phaethon.

"You know what? I seem to know something." Phaethon nodded. "As far as I know, there are some druids among the Celts. These druids also practice the art of transformation, but when they transform, they do not leave behind a 'monkey tail' or 'three eyes'. There are often cases where they transform into animals and eventually become addicted to them. In fact, all druids will eventually achieve such a destination, truly blending into nature and becoming no different from wild animals. If you think about it carefully, compared to being completely addicted, leaving behind a monkey tail is not a big deal."

Then she looked at Shangluo and said, "Don't turn into a bear. Bears stink."

"What are you thinking? I haven't said I want to change yet."

"In short, if you really want to learn this kind of transformation technique, you must find a stable hint. Sun Wukong has the hint of a monkey, and Yang Jian has the hint of three eyes. I can say that Guanyin Bodhisattva has thousands of incarnations, and she also left hints about her original body. If you also want to practice the art of transformation, I'm afraid you have to find a hint. This is the most basic safety measure. After all, you don't want to turn into a bear like a druid, right?"

"I'm only interested in turning into a dragon, and I don't want to be unable to turn back after turning into a dragon."

"Eh?" Ao Zang asked in surprise, "Shang Tianjun, why do you want to turn into a dragon?"

"It's not that I thought. Actually, I ate a dragon ball, and I thought I might turn into a dragon. I was thinking about how to protect myself from turning into a dragon. But what characteristics do I have? I don't have three eyes, and I'm not a monkey. I'm a human. I can't poke my own eyes out like Odin did."

(End of this chapter)