The Golden Snake Becomes a Dragon

Everyone says that to become a dragon, one must endure a heavenly tribulation,

but no one knows that before becoming a dragon, one must first weather the bitter rain of the mortal world.

In that rain lie unfulfilled dreams and immortals who eat away at the bones,

and every step I took through the mud as I shed my old scales.

Along this road,

I tempered my mortal body into golden bones. When I turn the clouds and stir the rain,

the golden serpent will transform into a dragon.