Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Looking down from the sky, the Wanyan Mountains are shrouded in a hazy red mist, motionless and unmoving. The fierce winds sweep by, but cannot disperse it in the slightest. Once inside the red mist, it will subside on its own.

Every now and then, crimson lava and thick black smoke would surge out from the red mist, accompanied by a rumbling sound and the earth trembling, as if the end of the world had come.

Only when it reaches a great height, where the fierce winds have the power to corrode metal and melt iron, and the poisonous fire gas mutates upon contact with it, transforming into even more toxic fiery energy, will the red mist gradually dissipate.

But deep within the Wanyan Mountains, a crimson-gold aura of fire poison permeates the air. Even as it stretches to the heavens, it remains unfazed by the fierce winds, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles, like a crimson-gold sea of ​​clouds, flowing slowly.

This unchanging sea of ​​clouds stretches from the sky to the earth, silently shrouding the Wanyan Mountains. Countless years have passed since it was last disturbed.

On this day, dozens of streaks of light suddenly rose from a valley, bursting through the azure array and breaking the silence of the crimson-gold sea of ​​clouds.

The true disciples of Tai Xuan Sect's Huayu Peak, Lanyue Peak, and Yujian Peak, the elders of the Tengyun Realm of Yingqian Department and Yingshan Department, and the cultivators of the Wei family... a mighty and overwhelming force, headed straight for the formation set up by the demon race.

Han Xuan, Chen Yuan, Yuan Shuheng, Chu Weicai, Lin Yuanzi, and Jiang Wangchen were the six people in the lead, with a middle-aged scholar standing beside them. He was handsome and had a profound aura, and was in no way inferior to Yuan Shuheng.

This person is named Wei Changlin, and he is the leader of the sixteen Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wei family who entered the Xuanli Realm this time.

Yesterday, Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen arrived with disciples from both peaks. They had just finished meditating for a few hours when, around midnight, cultivators from the Wei family also arrived at their invitation.

Only then did everyone realize that the Wei family cultivators were not far from the Myriad Flame Mountains after entering the Xuanli Realm, but precisely because of this, there were very few Dragon Breath Platforms and the surrounding area was too desolate.

As an affiliated family of the Tai Xuan Sect, the Wei family has also repeatedly conquered other worlds.

Wei Changlin is the grandson of a Void Refinement Elder of the Wei family. He possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root and is exceptionally talented. He has been highly valued by the Wei family since childhood.

His cultivation progressed extremely quickly, and he had also followed his elders in exploring and conquering other worlds many times, making him extremely experienced.

He led the cultivators of his clan to search for traces of alien races, but it took them several days to find a weak dragon tribe. With a little effort, he subdued them and gained a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Xuanli Realm.

Wei Changlin learned of the existence of the Ten Thousand Flames Mountain Range from the chieftain of the Dragonman tribe, but he did not know that the True Dragon Cave was located at the deepest part of the mountain range. He thought it was just the site of an ancient battlefield and paid no attention to it.

Since this place is a famous ancient battlefield in the Xuanli Realm, it has naturally witnessed an epic battle.

Even if it were truly the location of a dragon's cave, it would have already been looted.

Following the clan chief's instructions, he went to a dragon-human city to inquire about the Xuanli Realm and search for traces of cultivators from the Tai Xuan Sect, Chonghua Sect, Xuanji Sect, and the demon race.

But before he could reach that city, he received a message from Han Xuan and immediately rushed to the Wanyan Mountains.

When Wei Changlin spoke, his words were very earnest: "I was summoned by Fellow Daoist Han and did not dare to delay for a moment. I rushed here without stopping."

"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Han's timely intervention, which stopped the demon race from breaking the formation, otherwise all the cultivators of my Wei family would have been dead without a burial place."

"Our Wei family has always been closely allied with the Tai Xuan Sect. This time, as we explore the Xuanli Realm together, we should cooperate sincerely and join forces to deal with the demon race."

"I am also aware of my own limitations. My family is small and weak, and I dare not ask for too much."

"I only hope that after breaking into the True Dragon Cave, I can get a share of the True Dragon's treasures and live up to the Supreme Elder's expectations. That would be enough for me."

Han Xuan laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Wei, there is no need to be so modest. The demon race is ferocious. It is still a bit difficult for our sect and fellow Daoists from Yingshan and Yingqian tribes alone."

"With the help of the fellow Daoists from the Wei family, our chances of winning will be much higher."

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, no matter how many treasures are left in the True Dragon Cave, they will be distributed according to the contributions of each party in this battle. Our sect will never keep them all for ourselves."

Wei Changlin's expression brightened, and he looked at Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen beside him. Both of them nodded in agreement.

Based on age, cultivation level, and the time they joined the Tai Xuan Sect, they were all superior to Han Xuan.

However, this time it was Han Xuan who first arrived at the Wanyan Mountain Range to send a message to everyone, summoning cultivators from various sects to deal with the demon race. Naturally, the Huayu Peak lineage should take the lead, and Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen should not overstep their bounds.

This is also the usual practice for various factions in the spirit world to explore other worlds, unless there is another sect taking the lead.

However, since the Tai Xuan Sect was the main force in this entry into the Xuanli Realm, Wei Changlin naturally had no objections.

With the three chief disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect making their promises, Wei Changlin had no more doubts and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Han, please give us your instructions on how to proceed with this battle. The Wei family will do everything in our power."

Han Xuan said, "Whether it is Ao Pan, Zhong Ding, Zhuang Buhui, Feng Zhihe, or Zhou Lang, none of them can be killed in a short time. We should hold them back for now."

"I urge Fellow Daoist Wei and Junior Brother Yuan to join forces to help you clear out the other high-ranking demon generals, and then help us kill Zhong Ding and Ao Pan."

"Those three are at the Dragon Transformation Realm with profound cultivation and life-or-death methods. It is not advisable to fight them head-on. We should hold them off for now and then deal with them together."

When Wei Changlin saw that Han Xuan only asked him to deal with those high-ranking demon generals and the elders of the three major tribes, and that there was nothing wrong with the plan, he immediately agreed.

Of course, in the end, the battle between cultivators still depends on strength, and there are no profound strategies involved.

It's nothing more than one-on-one battles. If you have the strength, you can first restrain the opponent's most powerful members, and then the others can use their numbers to overwhelm the weaker ones, making it easy to win.

Only during a great war between the two realms, when hundreds of thousands of cultivators and demon beasts clash, is strategy and tactics necessary.

But that's something that Nascent Soul cultivators and even Mahayana cultivators need to consider; it has nothing to do with the Nascent Soul cultivators present.

For now, dealing with only twenty or thirty demon generals and dozens of alien cultivators, Han Xuan's strategy is sufficient.

Moreover, according to Han Xuan, his junior brother Chen Yuan had subdued a demon array master and was very familiar with the strength of the demon race. Knowing oneself and one's enemy is the key to victory in every battle, which put Wei Changlin at ease.

Although Wei Changlin was somewhat puzzled, he did not seem to have seen this Fellow Daoist Chen when he was teleported into the Xuanli Realm.

However, since he could sit next to Han Xuan without any objection from Lin Yuanzi and Jiang Wangchen, he was undoubtedly a disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect, and outsiders had no right to comment.

With Wei Changlin no longer having any doubts, Han Xuan turned to Lin Yuanzi and said, "After the two senior brothers left yesterday, Junior Brother Chen and I discussed it again."

"Junior Brother Chen is quite interested in Ao Pan's demon core and wants to take his life himself. I wonder if Senior Brother could give him this opportunity?"

Lin Yuanzi's eyes flashed, and he turned to look at Chen Yuan: "Junior Brother Chen, is that really your intention?"

Chen Yuan clasped his hands in a bow and said, "That's right. Senior Brother Han said that Ao Pan has mastered a strange supernatural power that can shorten a person's lifespan. I happen to have a solution to deal with it."

"Ao Pan's demon core would also be of great use to me, so I would like to ask Senior Brother Lin Yuanzi for his assistance." Upon hearing this, Wei Changlin's eyes flashed with surprise.

Although he had never fought against the true spirit descendants of the demon race, he had witnessed a cultivator from a true spirit family in the spirit realm displaying his supernatural powers, which left a deep impression on him.

However, no matter how pure the bloodline of the human race's True Spirit cultivators is, it is still not as compatible with the bloodline of the demon race, which is derived from True Spirits.

Ao Pan comes from the Jiaolong clan and possesses the bloodline of the Azure Dragon. Even Han Xuan himself admitted that his strength is unfathomable.

Chen Yuan was merely an obscure disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect; otherwise, Wei Changlin would not have been so ignorant of him, yet dared to propose dealing with Ao Pan, which was rather arrogant.

What surprised Wei Changlin even more was that no one present raised any objections; they all looked at Lin Yuanzi, waiting for his decision.

Lin Yuanzi frowned. He knew that Chen Yuan had killed Ao Xuan, but since he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he still had doubts about this suddenly appearing disciple of Huayu Peak.

He shook his head slightly: "This battle is not only about the ownership of the True Dragon Cave, but also about our lives. We must not be careless."

“I’ll deal with Ao Pan. Junior Brother Chen and Junior Brother Han, join forces to hold off Zhou Lang.”

“I have no interest in Ao Pan’s demon core. If Junior Brother Chen needs it, we can discuss it privately after this battle. I will not make things difficult for you, Junior Brother. What do you say?”

Having encountered all sorts of cultivators and demons, Chen Yuan was extremely adept at reading people's expressions and demeanor. After a moment's thought, he discerned Lin Yuanzi's concerns.

He was worried that Ao Pan's demon core would fall into Lin Yuanzi's hands, but since Lin Yuanzi agreed to trade the demon core, and he didn't lack treasures, he naturally had no objections.

Chen Yuan clasped his hands in a bow again and changed his address to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

With everything settled and the arrival of Wei family cultivators to provide assistance, the chances of victory increased further, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After exchanging a few more words, the group got up and left to conserve their energy and prepare for the battle the next day.

Since the Wei family cultivators were not far from the Wanyan Mountains, they did not expend much true essence while flying over.

Instead of immediately meditating and adjusting his breathing, Wei Changlin went to Jiang Wangchen's residence to visit and inquire about Chen Yuan's background.

As an affiliated family of the Tai Xuan Sect, the Wei family followed the Tai Xuan Sect in its conquest of other worlds. The members of the Wei family usually made a point of befriending the disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect, especially those true disciples with extraordinary strength.

Before entering the Xuanli Realm, Wei Changlin had not met Han Xuan or Lin Yuanzi, but he had fought alongside Jiang Wangchen in a small world and had some friendship with him.

Over the years, the Huayu Peak lineage has risen rapidly, and the Wei family has also ordered its members to deliberately befriend it, but progress has been slow.

Chen Yuan was not well-known, but he dared to volunteer to deal with Ao Pan, so his strength must be considerable. This aroused Wei Changlin's curiosity, and he wanted to befriend him.

If they can befriend Chen Yuan, and he advances to the Void Refinement stage in the future, the Wei family will have an extra protector to assist them in the Tai Xuan Sect.

Jiang Wangchen's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "Although this Junior Brother Chen is not well-known, his strength is quite remarkable."

"After entering the Xuanli Realm, he personally killed a True Spirit descendant named Ao Xuan..."

He did not reveal Chen Yuan's true origins; this was a request Han Xuan made to Jiang Wangchen and Lin Yuanzi before Wei Changlin entered the great formation.

After a moment's thought, the two agreed.

No matter how many suspicious things are about Chen Yuan, with Han Xuan vouching for him, it is an internal matter of the Tai Xuan Sect and should not be known to outsiders. The elders will handle it themselves.

Therefore, Jiang Wangchen spoke vaguely and did not mention Chen Yuan's experience in the Tai Xuan Sect. He only briefly recounted Chen Yuan's rampage after entering the Xuan Li Realm.

Upon learning that Chen Yuan had personally killed a descendant of a true spirit and several demon generals, Wei Changlin was surprised and even more eager to befriend him. He thanked Jiang Wangchen and took his leave.

The next day, Han Xuan, Lin Yuanzi, Wei Changlin, and Jiang Wangchen gathered human cultivators, while Chu Weicai summoned the elders of the two major tribes, all converging at one place.

As the only demon general among the nearly one hundred people present, Wu Xuan followed behind Chen Yuan, facing the scrutinizing or chilling gazes of the crowd with a calm expression.

As a formation master, and possessing the profound eye technique of Clear Water Spirit Eye, he was of great use in breaking the Fire Realm Formation. With Chen Yuan's permission, he could stay in the valley with the other formation masters, without having to fight against the demon race.

Han Xuan didn't say much. Everyone present was at least at the mid-stage of the Cloud Transformation Realm or the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. They were all high-level cultivators who had lived for thousands of years and were knowledgeable. There was no need for him to encourage them on the spot.

Whether it's for the treasures left by the true dragon, to make contributions and receive rewards upon returning to their clan, or to protect their own tribe, no one will lack the will to fight.

Han Xuan asked Chu Weicai to send a message to Zhou Muyun, and then instructed several array masters to open the array. They flew out of the valley along a wide passage, heading straight for the demon array.

Zhou Muyun was still monitoring the movements of the demon race. In order not to alert the demon race, the others did not send him a message in advance.

For someone else, enduring the fiery poison for a day and a night would consume a significant amount of their vital energy, requiring meditation and breath regulation.

However, Zhou Muyun, as a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm, had cultivated diligently in the Crimson Gold Fire Poison for tens of thousands of years. Although protected by an array, he had already begun to adapt to the fire poison.

Furthermore, the pure dragon energy emanating from the True Dragon Cave replenishes my true essence, making my body's dragon energy abundant enough to last for several more days and nights without any problem.

The two great formations were less than a hundred miles apart. Although the group could not move quickly in the crimson-gold fire poison, it did not take them long to arrive in front of the demon race's great formation.

Zhou Muyun came forward. He had just learned that war was about to break out with the demon race, but he was already prepared, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Only by annihilating the demon race can the human race safely break the True Dragon Cave Formation, allowing him to use the thirty-six Dragon Breath Platforms to break through the bottleneck.

Zhou Muyun, Lin Yuanzi, Jiang Wangchen, Wei Changlin and the others exchanged greetings, and then said, "After I arrived here yesterday, the demon race made no move and remained huddled within the great formation. I wonder what they are planning."

Lin Yuanzi's gaze swept over the quiet formation, and he said coldly, "The demon race sits idly in the formation, letting us come. Whatever their plans are, they are only courting their own destruction."

Han Xuan nodded slightly and said loudly, "Is Fellow Daoist Ao in the formation? The battle that day ended halfway through, and we didn't get to enjoy it to the fullest."

"Today, I, Han, have brought with me sixty-five true disciples from Jade Sword Peak, Moon-Embracing Peak, and Feather-Transforming Peak of my sect, sixteen fellow Daoists from the Spirit Realm Wei family, and twenty-one elders from the Yingqian and Yingshan divisions, to seek your guidance!"

After he finished speaking, he waited quietly for a quarter of an hour. Suddenly, the deep blue array rippled and spread out to both sides, revealing a passage.

A clear, melodious voice drifted over: "I, Ao, have been waiting for you for quite some time." (End of Chapter)