He knew full well that once those white hairs grew seven inches long, he would be completely transformed into a jiangshi, rejected by heaven and earth!
Forget cultivating toward ascension-if he ever unleashed the Demon-Subduing Thunder Technique again, the first bolt of heavenly thunder to fall from the gathered thunderclouds would probably strike him, the aberration!
Cui Jiuyang's entire body was now incredibly stiff. Even his tongue and vocal cords had begun to harden, and more breath left him than entered. Summoning all his strength, he slurred to Master Tiger, "I... I'll channel this yin qi... into... the Dragon-Creation Grand Formation..."
Right beneath the two of them lay the runes of the Dragon-Creation Grand Formation!
With Master Tiger's help, Cui Jiuyang forced himself into a cross-legged position and pressed his palm against one of the thickest blood-colored runes beneath him!
The rune had already absorbed its fill of the Snake Demons' essence blood and shone with an uncanny crimson glow. The instant Cui Jiuyang's palm touched it, that bloody light rapidly faded, turning blackish red in an instant before swiftly deepening toward a rich purplish black!
In the sky, an inconspicuous scale on the False Dragon also turned an eerie black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the discoloration continued to spread!
The surging yin qi throughout his body finally had an outlet. The white hairs on Cui Jiuyang stopped growing, and as the Soul-Anchor Pearl in his dantian continued its conversion, his spiritual power gradually replenished. Those terrifying white hairs and clawlike nails finally showed signs of receding.
Master Tiger was also swelling with yin qi. Even the half of his body previously frozen by the False Dragon slowly thawed under the impact of that vast yin qi, regaining sensation.
He released Cui Jiuyang's hand and