Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Jiang Wangchen looked at Lin Yuanzi with great surprise: "Since you have already seen the strangeness of this 'Junior Brother Chen,' why don't you point it out to him?"

Lin Yuanzi was always stubborn and unyielding. Even though he knew that Chen Yuan's background was questionable, he still accepted him, which was very inconsistent with his temperament.

Lin Yuanzi remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Although we have a grudge against Junior Brother Han, we cannot deny that when faced with external enemies, he always puts the sect first and considers the overall situation."

"Four hundred years ago, when our sect was conquering the Kuishuang Realm, several disciples from Lanyue Peak were greedy and stole the mission from Huayu Peak."

"In the end, however, they fell into a trap and were surrounded by seventeen Quefrost giants, with no chance of survival."

"Fortunately, Junior Brother Han noticed the anomaly and came from afar to lend a helping hand, setting up a sword formation and slaying seven Frost Giants, saving their lives."

"At that time, the overall situation in the Kuishuang Realm had been settled, and all that was needed was to eliminate the Kuishuang giants who had participated."

"If it were a disciple of Huayu Peak who was in danger while vying for merit, I certainly wouldn't have been like Junior Brother Han, who disregarded past grievances and stepped in to save me."

"I, Lanyue Peak, have already repaid this favor, but I have always kept this matter in my heart."

"The disciples of each peak are not fighting for personal grudges, but for cultivation resources, which are related to their path to enlightenment, so they cannot avoid the struggle."

"Now that we have left the Spirit Realm and are enemies of the Demon Race, we should put aside our past grievances."

"I don't believe that Junior Brother Han would secretly plot against us and collude with outsiders just for his own selfish reasons."

"Although there are many suspicious points about Chen Yuan, he may not be a shadow spy cultivator sent by the sect to enter the Xuanli Realm."

"But since Junior Brother Han is willing to vouch for him and has the Tai Xuan Token in hand, what harm is there in trusting him this once?"

Jiang Wangchen was greatly surprised, a look of astonishment in his eyes: "Senior brother sees things so clearly, I have learned a lot."

Lin Yuanzi solemnly said, "Of course, based solely on Junior Brother Han's words, I would never acknowledge this 'Junior Brother Chen'."

"But if he produces a Tai Xuan Token that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing, then that's a different story."

"No matter what his background is, he will have nowhere to hide when the elder arrives."

"If Junior Brother Han has indeed violated the sect rules, the elders will handle it accordingly."

"If we insist on getting to the bottom of things now, instead of tearing off the mask of civility, we will lose a great ally and make our friends suffer while our enemies rejoice."

"We have entered the Xuanli Realm with only one purpose: to find the True Dragon's Relic Treasure."

"Junior Brother Han, an ascended cultivator, is so considerate of the overall situation. After discovering the True Dragon Cave, he invited us to come and help, and even sent messages to the cultivators of the three sects."

"We have been disciples of this sect since childhood. If we are not as good as him, wouldn't we be ridiculed if this were reported back to the sect?"

Jiang Wangchen said with heartfelt admiration, "What Senior Brother says is absolutely right. In the face of external enemies, we should naturally unite as one."

"As for the background of this 'Junior Brother Chen,' let the three elders deal with it after the dust settles."

……

After Jiang Wangchen and Lin Yuanzi left, only Chen Yuan, Han Xuan, and Chu Weicai remained in the stone house.

Chu Weicai gave Han Xuan a meaningful look and said, "Since young friend Han has decided that the battle will begin tomorrow, I also need to conserve my energy. Farewell."

Han Xuan clasped his hands in a bow and said solemnly, "Thank you for your help, senior. Junior Brother Chen's experiences are too complicated. With a formidable enemy at hand, it is really inconvenient to speak of them openly."

"Once the demon race is completely wiped out and our sect elders arrive, the situation will be settled, and I will then tell my two senior brothers everything."

Chu Wei smiled slightly: "Young friend Han, you flatter me. My so-called alliance with the He Gui Sect is actually an alliance with the two of you. Naturally, I would not undermine you."

"Rest assured, my two young friends, both I and Fellow Daoist Zhou will keep our mouths shut."

"We have already instructed the tribal elders that we will never reveal Chen Xiaoyou's identity as an ascended cultivator."

After spending several days with Han Xuan and the others, he had gained a fairly good understanding of the situation of the Tai Xuan Sect, knowing that there were eleven Integration Elders in the sect, each in charge of a peak.

Han Xuan, Yuan Shuheng, and others came from the Huayu Peak lineage, and the person behind them was Elder Yuan, who was also Yuan Shuheng's father.

As the Supreme Elder of the Yingqian tribe, Chu Weicai, despite spending most of his time in seclusion cultivating, was still fully aware of the factional struggles within the tribe.
While sects and dragon tribes may seem different, they are essentially no different.

Ying Qianbu first made connections with Chen Yuan and Han Xuan, and in the eyes of Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen, he was already tied to the Huayu Peak lineage.

Chu Weicai could not possibly switch allegiances again, otherwise he would offend Elder Yuan, who was behind Han Xuan.

Elder Su and Elder Mei may not take the Qian Department very seriously, but Elder Yuan is very likely to take drastic measures against the Qian Department for the sake of his personal disciple.

Chu Weicai never intended to play both sides, so naturally he wouldn't reveal Chen Yuan's background to Jiang Wangchen and Lin Yuanzi.

Chu Weicai got up to say goodbye and leave. Han Xuan and Chen Yuan personally escorted him out of the stone house before returning and sitting down again.

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "Thank you for covering for me today, Senior Brother. I will remember this favor."

Han Xuan smiled and said, "Junior brother, you are too polite. Since you call me senior brother, I will naturally fulfill my responsibilities as a senior brother."

"If you really want to repay this favor, then don't hold back tomorrow and kill a few more demon generals."

A glint flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes, and he nodded slightly: "Senior brother, rest assured, my cultivation method is special and requires the bloodline of the True Spirit. If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I will be able to encounter it again."

"But there's still one thing I don't understand. Why did you send Senior Brother Jiang and Senior Brother Lin Yuanzi to deal with Ao Pan and Zhong Ding?"

"If their demon cores fall into the hands of my two senior brothers, they will most likely refuse to exchange them for mine."

"Although the Dragon Transformation Realm has many limitations, if one disregards the lifespan limit and recklessly consumes one's own essence to unleash the Dragon Transformation Divine Power, even if my senior brother and I join forces, I'm afraid it will be quite troublesome."

Han Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since I said I would retrieve the demon core for my junior brother, I will naturally keep my word." "Regardless of Zhong Ding's strength, Ao Pan is unfathomable, even I cannot see through him."

"I fought him fiercely that day, and we were evenly matched. Although he stopped fighting on his own initiative, he did not retreat. Instead, he set up camp outside the Fire Boundary, which was very strange and hard to figure out."

"Since Senior Brother Lin Yuanzi has taken the initiative to speak up and want to deal with these two descendants of true spirits, we might as well grant his wish."

"The Dragon Transformation Realm is already at its limit. If you and I join forces, even if there are some risks, we have nothing to fear."

"Even if that Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator truly goes all out, my master has given me methods before leaving, so I am confident in my ability to deal with it."

Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Han Xuan was not confident in dealing with Ao Pan, so he deliberately gave him to Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen.

However, this was not Han Xuan's intention. He originally planned to wait for the cultivators from the Chonghua Sect, Xuanji Sect, and Wei Family to arrive before taking action against the demon race, so as to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Lin Yuanzi insisted on starting the war the next day, and Han Xuan went along with it, unable to say anything.

However, after hearing that Ao Pan possessed the strange supernatural power to shorten people's lifespan, Chen Yuan became more interested in the Azure Dragon bloodline within him.

Ao Pan and Han Xuan were evenly matched, and according to Han Xuan, Lin Yuanzi's strength was almost equal to his own.

Lin Yuanzi possesses a treasure bestowed by Elder Su, but Ao Pan also has methods granted by the Demon Saint, so Lin Yuanzi may find it difficult to win.

The blood of the True Spirit is crucial to Chen Yuan's ability to break through to the Void Refinement stage, and its loss is unacceptable.

He said, "If Senior Brother Han trusts me, let me deal with Ao Pan."

“I have a secret technique that should be able to limit his strange supernatural power that diminishes people’s lifespan.”

Han Xuan pondered for a long time before finally speaking: "Since Junior Brother is so confident, then I will discuss it again with Senior Brother Lin Yuanzi tomorrow."

"But Ao Pan is not someone to be trifled with, so Junior Brother needs to be extra careful."

Chen Yuan clasped his hands in a bow and said, "Thank you, senior brother. I will never be careless or underestimate my opponent."

"Even if we can't take Ao Pan's life, we won't give him the time to support the other demon generals."

……

A hundred miles away, a hill sits amidst the fiery red mist, shrouded by a deep blue array.

The thick array was as deep and dark as the sea, firmly blocking the fire poison and also blocking the prying eyes and divine sense.

Several miles away from the great formation, Zhou Muyun hovered in the air, hands behind his back, looking calmly at this place, making no attempt to conceal his presence.

Surrounding him, the Xuanhuang dragon energy swirled, blocking the invasion of the fire poison. It fluctuated slightly, and even pebbles could be transformed into supernatural powers and spells.

Seven hours ago, he took over from Han Xuan and came here to monitor the movements of the demon race.

Chu Wei will arrive to replace him in five more hours.

Deep within the Wanyan Mountains, the aura of fire poison permeates the air, eroding divine consciousness and incinerating all things.

Only the red soil and rocks that have adapted to the toxic heat over the long years remain, devoid of any plant life.

Senior Brother Li had already exhausted his rare spiritual materials, array plates, and array flags by setting up a large array, and was no longer able to set up a second array.

In order to keep a close eye on the movements of the demon race and prevent them from using any underhanded tactics, this somewhat clumsy method was the only option, but it was also extremely effective.

Han Xuan, Yuan Shuheng, and Zhou Muyun, who were in charge of monitoring the demon race, were all highly skilled and could immediately detect any movement from the demon race.

Several miles apart, which is quite a distance in the fiery red mist, would allow the demons to escape in time if they wanted to attack them.

However, for several days in a row, the demon race remained completely silent. Except when Zhong Ding, Feng Zhihe, and Zhou Lang arrived and they went out to greet them, they stayed in the great formation the rest of the time.

Gradually, the group calmed down and patiently waited for help.

Within the great formation that Zhou Muyun could not see, the already gentle hills were leveled further, and dozens of simple stone halls and houses were built to provide temporary residence for the demon general and the dragon elders of the three major tribes.

There are thirty-seven demon generals in the great formation. Half of them are under the command of Han Ying Demon Saint and Tian Zhu Demon Saint. After entering the Xuanli Realm, they followed Zhong Ding and Ao Pan.

The other half came from other demon realms or were under the command of demon kings. After encountering Ao Pan and Zhong Ding, they were willing to serve them.

Compared to the hundred demon generals who entered the Xuanli Realm, the number of demon generals gathered here seems small.

However, they were usually scattered under different demon saints and demon kings, and after entering the Xuanli Realm, they also acted on their own.

It was already extremely difficult for Ao Pan and Zhong Ding to gather more than thirty people.

Compared to the Demon General, there were actually many more Dragonmen, numbering as many as forty or fifty.

Three cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm joined forces with the demon race and arrived at the Myriad Flames Mountain Range. They also brought almost all the elders at the Cloud Ascension Realm from the tribe, as well as more than twenty Cloud Ascension Realm dragon people from the affiliated tribes.

Since they have already pledged allegiance to the demon race, there is no need to worry about the Dragon Breath Platform being destroyed, and there is no need to leave the Dragonmen of the Cloud Soaring Realm to guard it.

This place was originally Zhuang Buhui's cave dwelling. In order to settle these demon generals and dragon people, he had to use local materials to build these stone palaces and houses.

At this moment, the hills were quiet and still, with the dragon-man and demon general meditating and regulating their breathing in their respective residences.

Meanwhile, Ao Pan, Zhong Ding, and three cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm were gathered in Zhuang Buhui's cave, discussing how to deal with the Tai Xuan Sect cultivators.

Zhou Lang looked Ao Pan up and down, a hint of doubt in his eyes, and said, "We followed Ao's advice and sat in the formation every day, letting the human cultivators and Zhou Muyun and Chu Weicai monitor us from the outside, without checking the movements of the human race, wasting several days."

"Please give me a definite answer, young friend: when exactly will we be able to take action against the human race?" (End of Chapter)