"Please teach me, Master Lu."

"First, the Thousand Illusion Twelve Transformations involve myriad Karmas. Remember not to use them recklessly."

"For example, the Heavenly Person Transformation allows one to transform into someone else…" Master Lu's expression seemed somewhat nostalgic. "Then, you must bear the Karma of that person. If you learn the Heavenly Person Transformation and transform into a Cultivator with a higher Cultivation level than yours, say a Golden Core Realm Cultivator, you will bear his Karma. This might instantly cause great damage to your Divine Soul, or even disperse your soul completely."

"Even if you transform into a mortal, you must also bear his Karma. This Karma can only be cleansed through special methods; otherwise, it will persist indefinitely."

"Therefore, think carefully before transforming into something unrelated to you."

"Similarly, there is the Crown Beast Transformation, which allows you to transform into various Spirit Beasts. The Evil Transformation allows transformation into various Evil Beasts, and the Demon Spirit Transformation allows you to become the spirits of various Demon Clan members. All of these will make you bear a certain amount of Karma. The Five Elements Transformation lets you transform into the Five Elements: become a mountain, become water, become the soil of the earth, become the gold of deep caves, or become the wind of heaven and earth…"

Wang Mu pondered thoughtfully.

"After cultivating and achieving Bright Enlightenment regarding the Thousand Illusion Twelve Transformations, it is generally very difficult to See Through them unless you possess special Divine Skills. This is because once you transform, you are recognized by the heavens and earth as a Living Being. Bearing the Karma, you become exactly like the real thing."

"Of course, Divine Sense cannot perceive or See Through it. However, the natural tendencies, movements, breath, and so forth of the original Living Beings of heaven and earth are, on the contrary, quite easy to discern."

"If, on the contrary, someone's Divine Sense Sees Through you, but the behaviors, tendencies, movements, breath, and actions of the Living Being you have transformed into are all genuine, the other party might not be able to truly See Through you."

"So, the key to mastering this Transformation Skill lies in your own understanding and perception of all the myriad forms and states of all Living Beings and everything in this world…"

"During such realizations, you also gain a strong resistance to related transformation arts, such as the Charming Technique and Illusion Technique of the Fengyue Sect."

"If you cultivate it until it is Fulfilled, even if your Cultivation level is low and your eyes cannot See Through it, your Divine Sense will know that it is false."

"In future travels, you will encounter all sorts of Cultivators most frequently. Therefore, it is best to cultivate the Heavenly Person Transformation first, as it can also help you distinguish the manifold Cultivators..."

After finishing, Master Lu sighed slightly, as if recalling something...

Seeing this, Wang Mu nodded and couldn't help but ask, "Master Lu, is there a story behind this Transformation Skill?"

Master Lu smiled and said, "They are all matters of the past, better left unmentioned."

I see, a side story then?

"Could you mention it?" Wang Mu asked curiously. "I'm about to learn. Why not tell me, so it can serve as a caution?"

"Alright then…" Lu Youlian walked to a peach tree and slowly said, "When I first learned this technique, the first thing I learned was the Crown Beast Transformation… I had a bit of talent for this path. In my lineage, there was a senior sister named Ning Xiao. Our talents and strengths were comparable. She learned the Heavenly Person Transformation first, and I learned the Crown Beast Transformation.

"After she mastered the Heavenly Person Transformation, her curiosity piqued. Considering our close relationship, akin to sisters, she knew me very well.

"So one day, she transformed into my likeness…

"But on that very day, I happened to be away from Hidden Sword Peak. A senior brother from the Outer Peak found her and, alone, confessed his feelings passionately..."

Wang Mu was speechless.

Lu Youlian paused, then softly sighed. "This senior brother was the leading Disciple of Outer Peak, extremely talented and strong... At that time, both Ning Xiao and I had feelings for him…

"Ning Xiao was outgoing, and without hesitation, she accepted immediately... Thus, whenever that senior brother came to Hidden Sword Peak to visit me, she would send me away, transform into my likeness, and mimic my mannerisms and speech to converse with him, their affection gradually deepening...

"I was unaware of the situation. Later, she told me that she had fallen in love with the senior brother… I didn't know she had transformed into my likeness... Although I felt uneasy, I also wished them well.

"Later, feeling down, I quietly left the Sect and traveled…

"Until months later, when I returned to the Sect…"

At this point, Lu Youlian fell silent.

Wang Mu listened, feeling a chill, and guessed some more.

"She died... She and that senior brother were traveling together to train when they encountered a very powerful Fierce Beast. Normally, with their strength, if they couldn't defeat it, they could have escaped. However, at a critical moment, her Heavenly Person Transformation failed, and she reverted to her original appearance. The senior brother was shocked and distracted. He was injured by the Fierce Beast. In that critical moment, Ning Xiao, in her anger, exhausted her Primordial Spirit to repel the Fierce Beast... but she herself couldn't hold on..."

Wang Mu remained silent.

"Later, the senior brother returned with her body and became reticent, often giving me a complex look.

"I had a thorough talk with him once, and he explained everything to me...

"But at that time, neither of us knew what to do, and with Ning Xiao... we became like strangers... hardly speaking…"

"That senior brother…" Wang Mu asked, "was he the Sect Master?"

Lu Youlian was silent.

Wang Mu had previously heard from a senior sister from Hidden Sword Peak and a senior brother from Upper Cloud Peak that Master Lu and Sect Master Jian seemed to have had a very close relationship.

But in reality, it didn't seem like that at all. He couldn't sense it in the slightest; it only felt like a normal relationship between fellow sect members.

Like strangers...

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.