I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Shen Ming stood on a rock in the middle of the water, the surging river crashing against the stone and splashing countless water droplets.

Carefully sensing the changes in his body, he confirmed that the method the Lord of Kowloon City had described was effective.

He started from the source of the Tiancang River and walked here, which took him ten days and ten nights, during which he was completely absorbed in the journey.

This experience is quite miraculous, equivalent to a powerful being creating techniques and gaining enlightenment.

Shen Ming is not a great power, but he is the first Dragon God Supreme in thousands of years, plus the innate holy body Dao embryo.

With unique conditions and unique talent, he was able to do things that other Supreme Realm cultivators could not, and he even thought of a name for this technique.

The Nine Transformations of the Dragon God!

The Supreme Realm is divided into the Supreme Realm of Heaven and Earth, each with four stages: early stage, middle stage, late stage, and Great Perfection.

Including the half-step Dominator Realm, there are a total of nine stages.

Shen Ming follows the path of the Dragon God Supreme, cultivating both spiritual fire and primordial true fire.

The Nine Transformations correspond to nine stages.

The stage refers to the cultivation level, not combat power.

Shen Ming had not yet completed his first transformation, yet his combat power had already reached the mid-stage of the Earthly Sovereign realm.

This shows that his potential far exceeds that of the human race and surpasses that of the ancient race.

Shen Ming told the elders the good news.

Xuan Yuan flew down from the clouds, and as his protector, he followed along the whole way.

I just realized that the soldiers of the Azure Dragon Dynasty posed no threat, so I didn't make a move.

"Not bad, Dragon God Nine Transformations, what a good name." Xuan Yuan was very happy.

Following the example of the dragons, he traveled thousands of miles across the river, but he worried that if this path became impassable, where would he find the dragons' methods?

Now that Xuan Yuan observed that Shen Ming's natal fire had indeed grown stronger, he felt much more at ease.

The true fire of one's destiny is an important standard for measuring the supreme realm.

"A good news and a bad news, which do you want to hear first?" Xuan Yuan asked.

"good news."

“The Jiang family patriarch’s residence, Void Island, was sealed off from the outside world a few months ago, saying that your father was breaking through to the Dominator Realm and visitors were not allowed.”

For the past ten days, Xuan Yuan has been investigating the Jiang family's situation.

The power struggles within families are far more bloody and brutal than those within sects. The fact that the Jiang family leaves a top genius like Shen Ming in the Xuan Tian Sect without any regard for him is definitely suspicious. Perhaps the head of the Jiang family has already changed.

If that were the case, taking Shen Ming directly to the Jiang family's residence could very likely bring trouble.

The new head of the family is unlikely to voluntarily abdicate and hand over the position to someone more capable just because Shen Ming is exceptionally talented.

It is very likely that Shen Ming will be placed under house arrest for life, or even be completely eliminated.

"Where's the bad news?"

"The Jiang family is in disarray, and the second-tier powers are undergoing a reshuffling. Li Hao, the champion of the Azure Dragon Dynasty, has launched a rebellion and is capturing the little princess everywhere. Your ancestor is also holding his 3,000th birthday banquet in a month."

All signs indicate that your father is in a precarious situation.

It's very likely that the Void Island wasn't sealed off because the patriarch broke through to the Dominator Realm, but because the patriarch was placed under house arrest!

Xuan Yuan, mindful of Shen Ming's feelings, did not say it outright.

Shen Ming then realized that there was no good news, only bad news and even worse news.

However, he felt somewhat better.

At the very least, his family isn't abandoning him; they're forced into it.

"Elder, what do you think we should do?" Shen Ming humbly asked for advice.

Elder Xuan Yuan knows more about this than he does.

"With your current talent, as long as you reveal your identity, everything will be fine. But I feel that there are undercurrents in the Jiang family. You can't enter or leave Void Island and can't contact your father's lineage. If you ask me, we should wait and see, focus on your own cultivation, visualize the wind and thunder, and perfect the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God."

"That's all."

Shen Ming looked ahead; in front of him lay the First Gorge of the Snow Dragon Tianshan Mountains.

If you successfully overcome this obstacle, you will complete the first transformation.

……

The Jiang family's base is on Void Island.

Just as Xuan Yuan had said, the entire island was shrouded in a grand formation, refusing all visitors.

However, the situation was not as bad as Xuan Yuan had imagined.

Jiang Tianxing did not go into seclusion to break through to the Dominator Realm, nor was he placed under house arrest.

He and the ancestor of the Jiang family are refining the Jiang family's most precious treasure: the Dragon-Slaying Platform!

A few months ago, this priceless treasure, which had been dormant for nearly 10,000 years, was revived, causing a great stir throughout the Jiang family.

The Jiang family's senior officials speculate that it is related to the upcoming great event.

The Jiang family built their business on the riverbank, starting with the Tiancang River.

Ten thousand years ago, the Tiancang River was ruled by the dragon race.

Dragons can ride the clouds and summon wind and rain.

On a whim, a violent storm can descend, flooding crops or causing widespread devastation and displacing countless people.

There is no distinction between good and evil, right and wrong, between different races.

For dragons, it's like a human child dealing with ants.

The ancestors of the Jiang family were the first to rebel, slaying dragons and entering the Dao, and were known at the time as dragon slayers.

After nearly a century of fighting, the Jiang family gained equal status with the Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Clan dared not act recklessly.

The Jiang family gathered all their manpower and resources to build the Dragon-Slaying Platform, intending to suppress the Milky Way forever.

Unexpectedly, the dragon race suddenly disappeared, leaving the Dragon Slaying Platform useless and falling into silence.

Each generation of the Jiang family has attempted to refine the Dragon-Slaying Platform, but all attempts have ended in failure.

Until this time, the Dragon-Slaying Platform voluntarily awakened.

As the clan leader, Jiang Tianxing, with the help of several elders, underwent several months of refining.

Several months have passed without any progress.

"The awakening of the Dragon-Slaying Platform may not be waiting for someone else to refine it, but rather it must recognize its own master and wait for a destined person. Ancient records state that only those with the bloodline of the Jiang family can activate the Dragon-Slaying Platform."

"Summon the direct disciples! Whoever can make the Dragon-Slaying Platform recognize him as its master will be the divine son of the Jiang family!" an elder shouted.

Jiang Tianxing frowned, but said nothing.

Jiang Tianxing adopted a strategy of delaying as much as possible when dealing with the divine child.

At the last clan meeting, this seventh ancestor said that if Jiang Changkong won first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, he would become the divine son of the Jiang family.

This time at the Dragon-Slaying Platform, the Seventh Ancestor will once again be involved with the Jiang family's divine son.

“Seventh Ancestor, last time on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, you said that if Jiang Changkong got first place, you would establish a Divine Son. This time on the Dragon Slaying Platform, you brought it up again,” Jiang Tianxing said coldly.

He was at the half-step Dominator Realm, and apart from the First Ancestor who was at the Dominator Realm, he didn't need to consider the opinions of the other ancestors.

"Tianxing, I was thinking of the bigger picture, not out of personal motives. Jiang Changkong's performance on the Hidden Dragon Ranking was not bad either. He was born with the Supreme Technique. Who knew that a monster like Xuan Tianzi would emerge? He's completely unreasonable."

"Speaking of which, if your son Jiang Ming could reach that level, I, your ancestor, would have nothing to say," said the Seventh Ancestor.

Jiang Tianxing looked at the Third Elder present without expression.

As time went on, Jiang Changkong's cultivation level rose higher and higher, and the Third Elder's stance became clearer and clearer, completely standing on the opposite side.

They also told others about Jiang Ming's situation.

The news that the clan leader's son was a cripple had already spread within the clan, resulting in open and covert struggles among the lower factions.

"Tianxing, it's the First Ancestor's 3,000th birthday. Will Jiang Ming come back? He must be homesick." The Third Elder asked knowingly, trying to show his loyalty to Jiang Changkong's lineage.

This question reflects the true feelings of the Jiang family's top management.

Jiang Ming should come back for the First Ancestor's 3,000th birthday celebration.