Everything has a price. Tu Xiao'an, a man already dead, was reborn as a House Snake to struggle onward. You could say this life as a snake was one he'd picked up for free.
Now, he wanted to change back from a snake into a man of flesh and blood, so the obstacles and difficulties he had to bear were also inhuman.
Although it was just a snake's body undergoing Transformation, the Heaven and Earth Law would not let him off easily.
In mythology, cultivation required passing through nine great celestial tribulations. Only after overcoming all nine could one achieve Ascension to the Celestial Court and join the ranks of the Immortals. A single moment of carelessness meant being reduced to ash and smoke.
When a creature awakens its intelligence, its Cultivation reaches Rank 3, and it transcends the mundane. Although not on such a grand scale, it still must experience layers of trials and calamities.
