Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 101: Blocking the Way, Discussion of Joining Forces
When Chen Yuan started killing people, Gu Zhaoshi and another Zi Yang Sect disciple were entangled by Ren You and were unable to help.

They could only watch as Chen Yuan took out several extraordinary magical weapons and used thunder-like methods to kill three of his fellow disciples on the spot.

Ren You saw that Chen Yuan was so powerful and shouted:
"Chen Daoyou has good tactics. Let's see how I defeat the enemy!"

He pointed his fingers and activated his magic power. One of his flying swords entangled the Zi Yang Sect disciple. The remaining two flying swords attacked from the front and back, making Gu Zhaoshi run for his life.

Before, Ren You was besieged by five people, and most of his mind was focused on defense, so he was unable to fully activate his flying sword.

Now that his hands and feet were free, the sharpness of the flying sword was immediately displayed. With a few slashes, he cut the small shield in front of Gu Zhaoshi into several pieces.

When Gu Zhaoshi wanted to fight back, he was forced back by the flying sword. He fell into despair and cursed:
"Brother Qin will definitely avenge me. I will be waiting for you in the underworld!"

Ren You smiled coldly and ignored him. He changed the magic gestures in his hands and the flying sword attacked more quickly.

After a moment, he spotted a flaw, blocked the purple gold hammer with one sword, and swung in the other flying sword, beheading Gu Zhaoshi with one sword!
There was one last Zi Yang Sect disciple left in the field. He did not have the backbone of Gu Zhaoshi and begged for mercy repeatedly, but Ren You was unmoved. He flew up with three swords at the same time and cut him into two pieces in just a moment.

During this process, Chen Yuan did not take any action, but just watched quietly from the side.

Ren You killed the two men, took back his flying sword, and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan with a solemn expression:
"Thank you, Brother Chen, for your help."

Chen Yuan returned the greeting and said with a faint smile:
"Fellow Daoist Ren, you are too serious. Ziyang Sect blocked the inner ring passage and wanted to attack the disciples of various sects. Chen saved Fellow Daoist Ren, but he also saved himself. Moreover, although Fellow Daoist Ren was in danger, he did not panic. He must have found a way to escape. Chen does not dare to take credit for it."

When Ren You heard this, his expression changed slightly.

Chen Yuan's mind was so sharp. When he thought about the fact that he was more than fifty feet away, he could secretly transmit the message to himself without being discovered by Gu Zhaoshi, and he could also control the flying needles to attack secretly. His spiritual awareness was so strong that he had never seen it before in his life.

Putting these two things together, Chen Yuan seemed mysterious in Ren You's eyes.

This person's strength is unfathomable and must be treated with caution.

He said seriously:

"Although I have a way to escape, it is very costly. Without Fellow Daoist Chen's help, even if I can get out of this dangerous situation, I will not be able to enter the inner ring again to search for spiritual herbs, and there is no hope of building a foundation. I owe Fellow Daoist Chen a favor. All the things on these five people belong to you. If you need anything in the future, you can come to Zhaoyao Mountain to find me. As long as I can do my best, I will not refuse."

Chen Yuan saw that Ren You was speaking sincerely and said with a smile:
"In this case, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse."

He took all the seven or eight storage bags on the waists of the five people into his hands, then condensed five fireballs and burned the bodies of the five people to ashes.

Then he asked:

"When Fellow Daoist Ren was under siege, he said that the passage to the inner ring was blocked by disciples from Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect, and disciples from other sects were not allowed to enter. Could you please tell me the details?"

Ren You did not answer immediately, but looked around and said:
"This place is deserted and we cannot stay here for long. Please move on and find a quiet place. I will then tell you all the details."

Ren You's words were very sound, and Chen Yuan had no reason not to follow them. He immediately left the place with him and came to a dense forest.

Ren You stopped and bowed:

"Friend Chen, please wait for a moment. My mana is exhausted and I need to recover it first."

Chen Yuan smiled and said:

"Chen also needs to sort out the storage bags of Gu Zhaoshi and others, and you can do whatever you want with them."

After saying that, he walked to the other side of the dense forest and did not stop until he was several dozen feet away from Ren You.

Upon seeing this, Ren You nodded slightly, took out a jade bottle, poured out a pill, swallowed it, closed his eyes and meditated.

When a monk sits in meditation, he looks inward and sees his own body, which is the most vulnerable.

Chen Yuan took the initiative to avoid him to show that he had no ill intentions, which made Ren You completely relieved.

On the other side of the dense forest, Chen Yuan's spiritual sense reached into the storage bag in his hand to check the items inside.

Chen Yuan ignored the magic weapons in the hands of the five people. He only took out the spiritual herbs, talismans and pills and put them into his storage bag.

Gu Zhaoshi had the most wealth, with eight three-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs for refining elixirs for the late stage of foundation building, twenty-six hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, more than a dozen talismans, and a bottle of seven restoration pills.

The most precious of them are two mature Yin-Yang Ganoderma.

The three main ingredients for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill are Yin Yang Ganoderma, Angelica Dahurica Flower, and Seven Star Grass. They are all three hundred year old spiritual herbs. They mainly grow in the inner ring of the secret realm and are scarce in the outer ring.

Gu Zhaoshi was very lucky to be able to find two Yin-Yang Ganoderma.

The other four people together only had three three-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs. They did have quite a few hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, more than thirty in total, but they were all types that were extremely common in the outside world.

The talismans and pills in their hands were also very ordinary. Chen Yuan looked down on them and roughly sorted them out along with other miscellaneous spiritual materials and monster materials and put them into a special storage bag.

After sorting out the spoils, Chen Yuan destroyed all seven standard storage bags of Zi Yang Sect, took out a Soul-Restoring Pill and swallowed it to restore his magic power.

He has no shortage of elixirs, and the safest thing to do is to keep his magic power at its peak at all times.

Half a minute later, he opened his eyes, and Ren You's voice came from afar:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I have finished my breathing exercises."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, stood up and walked to Ren You. He saw that he was in good spirits, his eyes were shining, and his magic power had been fully restored.

Ren You was a sword cultivator with a straightforward and sharp personality. He didn't tolerate nonsense and got straight to the point. "Fellow Daoist, you should know that my Tiangang Sword Sect and Ziyang Sect have always had a feud. After entering the secret realm, I killed several disciples of Ziyang Sect. One of them revealed before his death that the disciples of Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect were going to join forces to block the passage to the inner ring, kill the disciples of each sect, and take all the spiritual herbs in the inner ring. When I heard the news, I went to investigate, but my whereabouts were detected and I was chased by Gu Zhaoshi and his five men. Fortunately, fellow Daoist Chen lent a hand and we were able to get out of this siege."

Chen Yuan heard this, his mind turned, and he said slowly:

"The Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect have joined forces to block the passage to the inner ring, even at the cost of offending the other four sects. This should not be a sudden decision after entering the secret realm."

Ren You's expression became serious, and he nodded:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, what you said makes sense. Such a big thing must not be done by Qi Refining disciples. It must be the instigation of the two sect elders."

Chen Yuan asked again:
"Does Fellow Daoist Ren know the situation of the inner ring passage? How many people have the two sects gathered together?"

According to the map of Lingyun Sect, the inner and outer rings of the secret realm are separated by an endless circular mountain range. The mountain is thousands of feet high, with strong winds and bone-corroding and soul-stirring power, making it impossible for Qi-refining monks to climb over it.

There are only three passages for disciples from various sects to pass through.

Ren You replied:

"I don't know the situation of the other two passages, but outside the narrow passage closest to this place, there are more than a dozen disciples from both sects guarding it and setting up a formation. When I approached within a hundred feet of the passage, my figure was detected and I was unable to sneak in."

Chen Yuan frowned slightly:

"Since the two sects have joined forces to block the passage, the other two passages will certainly not be let go. It seems that we can only force our way through."

Ren You looked solemn and filled with murderous intent:
"Ren has the same idea. The two sects are bullying us too much. I can only rely on the sword in my hand to cut off the obstacles! Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect have many people and power. I want to gather my fellow disciples and gather everyone's strength to break through the passage. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Chen?"

Chen Yuan's eyes were also sharp, and he said coldly:

"Blocking someone's path is like killing their parents. This is an irreconcilable hatred. Chen will never back down!"

After the two men had made up their minds, they left the dense forest and headed for the narrow passage.

……

Half an hour later, Chen Yuan and Ren You arrived five miles away from the One Line Sky Passage.

They stopped, Ren You touched his storage bag, took out a three-inch iron sword, and pointed it with his fingers.

The iron sword slowly flew into the air, the sword body trembling slightly, making clear and clanging sounds.

Chen Yuan took out the jade identity card of a disciple of Lingyun Sect, pinched his fingers together, and injected a trace of magic power.

The cloud pattern on the jade identity card lit up, and a white auspicious cloud emerged from the jade card, hovering motionlessly in the air.

This is the method of calling fellow disciples recorded in the jade slip that Xu Chang'an gave away.

After using this method, the disciples of Lingyun Sect within a radius of one mile will feel the connection, and can ask for help from fellow disciples in times of crisis, or summon their fellow disciples when needed.

The place where Chen Yuan and Ren You cast spells is the only way to the Line of Sky.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the white auspicious clouds on Chen Yuan's jade identity card suddenly trembled and floated to the northwest.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said lightly:
"Fellow disciple Chen is here."

A moment later, two figures walked towards this side. After seeing Chen Yuan and Ren You, they slowed down their pace and looked alert.

The two people were Xue Lin and Song Qingru who were exploring the secret realm together. They were holding jade identity cards, each with a white auspicious cloud on it, floating towards this side.

When Chen Yuan saw the two, he was surprised, then smiled slightly and bowed, saying:
"Senior Brother Xue, Senior Sister Song, this is Fellow Daoist Ren Youren from the Tiangang Sword Sect."

Xue Lin and Song Qingru were from a family of immortal cultivators and were well-informed, so they naturally recognized Ren You, but it was precisely because of this that they did not dare to approach him.

In the secret realm, there is no restriction on the rules of the six major sects. Disciples from various sects fight for spiritual herbs, and the law of the jungle prevails. There are also many cases of killing and robbing, and even killing each other.

Xue Lin opened the folding fan in his hand, blocked it in front of him, and asked:

"Junior Brother Chen summoned Junior Sister Song and me here. What's the important matter?"

Xue Lin was on guard, and Song Qingru did not dare to relax either. She held a gauze scarf in her hand, emitting a hazy light, and was ready to go.

Chen Yuan knew what the two men were worried about, so he told them in detail about the disciples of Zi Yang Sect and Gui Yuan Sect working together to block the inner ring passage, and invited the two men to join forces and force their way into the passage.

After he finished speaking, Ren You added calmly:
"If you two fellow Taoists don't believe it, you can go and find out for yourself."

Chen Yuan spoke in detail and explained the whole story clearly. After hearing it, Xue Lin and Song Qingru believed it about 80%.

Ren You's words dispelled the concerns of the two.

Xue Lin closed the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile:
"The two sects are bullying too much. Xue is willing to join forces with Junior Brother Chen and Fellow Daoist Ren."

Song Qingru also put away the scarf in her hand and said softly:

"I am willing to join forces with the two of you."

(End of this chapter)