A few days later, a worried Zhang Daniu led the others back into the mountains, searching for any trace of Li Chang'an amidst the ashes that now blanketed the slopes.
It was then that they were stunned to discover that the giant rock, which had always stood by the cliff, was gone...
No, that wasn't quite right. It wasn't completely gone.
It just looked vastly different from before.
——After being scorched by the fierce flames, the once rough, giant rock had completely transformed into a sparkling, solid Jade Stone. Though its volume had shrunk, it somehow looked even more substantial.
On closer inspection, its jade-like surface appeared to be covered in dense scales, and its interior seemed to have even grown blood vessels and organs.
As a rock, for Li Chang'an to gain life, he had to achieve his Transformed Form.
According to his original, predetermined destiny, his Transformed Form was meant to be an azure ox.
