Transforming Tiger, Ascending Immortal Path

On the Cangwu Continent, a mortal youth named Shen Qingzhou enters the path of immortality to save his ailing mother. With five spiritual roots, he is deemed a waste and looked down upon from the start, unable to afford even the cheapest Qi Condensation Pill. Yet, unbeknownst to all, within him slumbers an ancient beast bloodline—when near death, he transforms into a tiger; in dire straits, into a roc; and ultimately, into a dragon soaring to the heavens. With his bloodline perception, he appraises treasures; with his beast forms, he turns the tables on his detractors. From Yunsan Village to the Qingming Sect, from markets to the wildlands, he transforms and defies fate: what mortal doctors cannot cure, he seeks from immortals; what immortals cannot cure, he becomes an immortal himself. — Description from novelcodex.org