Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Under the shroud of the Vermilion Flame, the fire dragon was as if it had encountered its natural enemy; its body melted away, and the crimson flames scattered, making it difficult to regroup.

The Zhu Yan True Fire is most effective against spirits and other such things, and it is especially effective against this kind of half-illusory and half-real spiritual body.

However, due to the obstruction of the misty aura, the dragon's fire poison surging from the lava sea was continuously weakened, the fire dragon's recovery speed was greatly reduced, and it gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

The four Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators who were infusing the Fangding with dragon energy, along with the elders of various dragon tribes, were overjoyed. They spared no effort in using their dragon energy to weaken the Fire Realm Array.

Fate played a cruel trick on them; they only had the cultivation of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and the human cultivators who entered the Xuanli Realm were far inferior to Ao Huan back then.

But what the cultivators of the various Heavenly Realm failed to achieve back then, they are about to accomplish.

No matter how powerful the strength or how indestructible the formation, it cannot withstand the erosion of time.

Once the Fire Realm Formation is broken, the four Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators can use the thirty-six Dragon Breath Platforms to improve their cultivation.

The elders of the various departments had been stagnating in the Cloud Transformation Realm for a long time, and they were finally able to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm, and their future prospects became much clearer.

As for the second formation that Wu Xuan mentioned, they didn't take it to heart.

There is no record of this in the ancient books left by our ancestors. Although the cultivators of the various Heavenly Realm did not break the great formation, they were only one step away from success and even saw the thirty-six Dragon Breath Platforms.

If there really was a second formation, why wouldn't they have left a single word to warn future generations?

They had been in contact with human cultivators for many days and had gained a considerable understanding of both the human and demon races. They knew that the demon race's cultivation techniques were all learned from the human race and were far inferior to those of the human race. They believed that Wu Xuan was mostly just making a sensational statement.

Under the leadership of Chen Yuan, Han Xuan, and Jiang Wangchen, the fire dragons were dispersed by the combined efforts of the human cultivators.

The more fire dragons dissipate, the easier it becomes for everyone to work together to deal with the remaining ones.

In less than three hours, all the fire dragons were destroyed, and the human cultivators' true essence was almost completely exhausted.

This battle was not very dangerous, as the fire dragon relied on its inexhaustible flame body and the powerful strength granted by the Fire Realm Array to protect the True Dragon Cave.

But over hundreds of thousands of years, the power of the Fire Realm Array has been weakening, and these fire dragons are no longer as powerful as they once were.

The four tribes of dragon people poured their dragon energy into the formation, resulting in a mixture of hundreds of different types of dragon energy. This weakened the formation's power, greatly reduced the fire dragon's recovery speed, and further diminished its strength.

With the human cultivators working together, and led by Chen Yuan, Han Xuan, and Jiang Wangchen, they unleashed powerful divine abilities to shatter the enemy's body, like elite soldiers piercing through the enemy formation. Ordinary soldiers then swarmed in, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

Among them, the Vermilion Flame is the most effective. The crimson flames that make up the fire dragon's body and the spiritual flames it spews from its mouth both contain some of the power of the Crimson Sky Flame.

Even a third-grade spiritual treasure would avoid its sharp edge and dare not confront it head-on.

This is also why everyone was suppressed by the fire dragon. The cultivators from the three sects all held extraordinary positions in their respective sects and families, and had cultivated to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, only one step away from the Void Refinement realm.

However, the vast majority of them are the result of years of hard work and dedication, and their potential has been exhausted.

He only had a third-grade spiritual treasure that had been nurtured for thousands of years, and rarely had second-grade spiritual treasures, so he was having a hard time dealing with it.

The Zhu Yan True Fire, however, was pure spiritual fire, completely unafraid of the fire dragon's spiritual flames. Instead, it firmly suppressed the dragon's flames, burning them into nothingness.

Chen Yuan's situation was much easier than Han Xuan's and Jiang Wangchen's; he only needed to use the Zhu Yan True Fire to attack the enemy.

However, his true essence was being consumed without any reduction, and even his soul felt slightly tired.

The Zhu Yan True Fire is extremely special; it is an illusory fire that not only consumes true essence but also contains the power of the soul.

A few days ago, when dealing with the Azure-White Flood Dragon, Chen Yuan used the true dragon blood from Ao Xuan's demon core as fuel to perform the True Blood Sacrifice Technique, so he didn't bear much of a burden.

However, after breaking through the formation this time, Chen Yuan had no second Ao Xuan demon core to use.

He continuously condensed the True Fire of the Vermilion Demon for several hours, until his true essence was almost exhausted.

The four cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm and the various dragon people were in no better shape. Although they didn't have to fight the fire dragon, they had to continuously inject dragon energy into the cauldron, which was even more exhausting than a major battle.

Exhausted, and with the possibility of a second great formation, Han Xuan, out of caution, ordered everyone to first retreat from the fire realm, recuperate, and restore their true essence and dragon energy before destroying the stone pillar.

Even the Wei family cultivators, who hated the demon race to the bone, and Elder Yingqian, who had a blood feud with Yingmo tribe, had to admire Chen Yuan's foresight and were sincerely convinced of his abilities.

If he hadn't strongly advocated for the surrender of the demon general and the two major dragon tribes when the human side was completely dominant, this attempt to break the formation would have ultimately failed.

The four demon generals also participated in breaking the formation. Although their numbers were small, they were physically strong and skilled in close combat. In critical moments, they blocked the fire dragons for human cultivators several times.

Zhuang Buhui, Zhou Lang, and the elders of the Yingmo and Yingmang tribes worked extremely hard to atone for their sins of joining forces with the demon race, greatly weakening the Fire Realm formation.

Without them, human cultivators would have had no chance of dispersing all the fire dragons within three hours.

Moreover, after the two major tribes were subdued, the Xuanli Realm was completely under the control of the human race. There was no need to worry about any unrest, and there were no more concerns about the future, so they could act with ease.

The group withdrew from the fire realm and returned to the great formation in the valley, where they each began to recuperate.

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The Realm of Burning Demons.

On the high platform of white bones, the six demon saints closed their eyes slightly and silently adjusted their breathing.

On the central star array, countless stars shone, but some gradually dimmed.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint opened his eyes and roared, "How dare you, you brat!"

The other demon saints, who were quietly meditating, opened their eyes upon seeing this and looked over, all showing expressions of confusion.

Bloodtooth Demon Saint asked, "Fellow Daoist Tianzhu, why do you do this?"

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's expression was extremely gloomy as he stared at the star array plate in the center and said, word by word, "When Zhong Ding was about to leave, I separated a wisp of my soul and placed it in his essence blood, giving it to Zhong Ding as a trump card."

"Just now I sensed that this wisp of soul was attached to Zhong Ding's body, but it was killed by a Nascent Soul cultivator. Zhong Ding has also lost his life."

Several demon saints were startled. Flame Cloud Demon Saint frowned and said, "First it was Ao Xuan, and now Zhong Ding has also met with disaster."

"They possessed the bloodline of true spirits and had the treasures bestowed upon them by us, yet they still died at the hands of humans."

"When did the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Spirit Realm become so powerful?"

Several demon saints frowned. The spirit realm was powerful, vast and rich in resources, and had conquered all other realms.

Humans have a far greater reproductive capacity than demons, and regardless of their cultivation level, the number of cultivators far surpasses that of the Burning Demon Realm.

However, in terms of strength alone, the demon race is not inferior to human cultivators of the same level.

Humans are mostly magic cultivators, who excel in powerful magic weapons, profound supernatural abilities, and are aided by formations and talismans.

Because of their bloodline, demons primarily cultivate their physical bodies. If their bloodline is strong enough, they are equivalent to humans who cultivate both physical and magical abilities, and are even stronger than human cultivators of the same level.

Below the Refinement of Emptiness, the descendants of True Spirits, possessing the bloodline of True Spirits, naturally wield the power of the laws, far surpassing the abilities of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ao Pan and Zhong Ding possessed treasures bestowed upon them, and the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint even separated a wisp of his divine soul to possess Zhong Ding's body. Logically speaking, he should be invincible below the Refinement Void realm.

After pondering for a moment, the Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint said, "Nephew Zhong Ding is only a high-level demon general. Even if Fellow Daoist Tianzhu has a split soul possess him, his strength probably won't improve much."

"That Nascent Soul cultivator should also possess treasures bestowed by a Nascent Soul cultivator, and perhaps other Nascent Soul cultivators are also helping him."

“It is only natural that my nephew Zhong Ding was outnumbered and unfortunately lost.”

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's expression grew even more somber, and he shook his head slightly: "When Zhong Ding died, only one person made a move."

He raised his sleeve and flicked it, and the surrounding spiritual mist surged in, condensing into a water mirror, on which a human figure appeared.

The demon saints stared intently and saw that the figure was slightly blurry, with an extremely peculiar appearance. He had silver eyes and white hair, and lightning flashed in his eyes. Behind him was a pair of wide, jet-black wings that covered the sky.

He held a purplish-black halberd, its blade gleaming with a deep black light, intertwined with dazzling silver lightning and illusory white flames.

He was dressed in a set of ferocious armor shrouded in demonic energy, with a huge scar on his chest that was quite eye-catching.

Even though the figure in the water mirror did not exude any aura, it still could not conceal its imposing power.

Flame Cloud Demon Saint frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist, could you be mistaken? Is this person really a human cultivator?"

The other demon saints were also quite puzzled. Even if a demon were to take human form, he wouldn't look like this. Moreover, this person was wearing demon armor and wielding a divine weapon. He didn't look like a human cultivator at all.

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint looked at the blurry figure, his eyes flashing with cold light as if he wanted to pierce through it, and said, "My mind is connected with the divided soul. Although we are separated by two realms and cannot communicate, before it died, it still transmitted back the appearance of the person who did the killing, which is undoubtedly true."

"This is the man who killed Zhong Ding. I will tear him to pieces to avenge my son!"

Lingzhu Demon Saint stared at the figure in the water mirror, then looked at Hanying Demon Saint: "Although Ao Xuan and Zhong Ding are dead, Ao Pan still exists."

"No matter how strong this person is, he will not emerge unscathed after a fierce battle with Zhong Ding."

"I wonder what methods Fellow Daoist Hanying has bestowed upon you, and whether you are confident in killing this person?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a hint of urgency in the eyes of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint.

He paid a heavy price for the True Dragon Cave, and it could not be lost.

Ao Pan is the only surviving descendant of the true spirit and the last hope of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint.

Han Ying, the Demon Saint, frowned slightly, about to speak, when suddenly her expression changed. Looking at the reflection in the mirror, a hint of murderous intent flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing this, the crowd was about to ask what was wrong when the Cold Shadow Demon Saint said, word by word, "Ao Pan also died at this person's hands!"

Bloodtooth Demon Saint exclaimed, "Impossible! To have slain three True Spirit descendants in a row, could this person be a Void Refinement cultivator?"

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's eyes darkened, and his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

This last glimmer of hope has also been extinguished.

However, he also knew how ruthless the methods he had taught Zhong Ding were.

Even if the essence of the bell and cauldron cannot defeat the opponent, the split soul will possess the body, using the Xuanwu true blood in the body as fuel to forcibly enhance the cultivation and unleash various powerful methods.

Even if this person wasn't at the Void Refinement stage, he was still above the Nascent Soul stage; otherwise, he would never have forced the split soul to seize the body of the bell and cauldron. Facing the surprised yet skeptical gazes of the crowd, the Cold Shadow Demon Saint pointed her slender hand, and a thin ice mirror condensed in front of her.

"To be honest, the treasure I bestowed upon Ao Pan was a dragon pearl."

"It contained a wisp of my soul, and before it was erased, it also sent back a thought..."

Within the ice mirror was the image of a giant ape, its fur crimson, its body wreathed in crimson and white flames, roaring and howling with a ferocious expression.

Even through the cold mirror, one could see the overwhelming power emanating from him.

Within the giant ape's body was a human figure, its features clearly visible amidst the surrounding spiritual fire. It had merged seamlessly with the giant ape's divine form, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

This person's appearance has changed drastically. He is no longer wearing demonic armor, nor does he hold a halberd. He also does not have black wings on his back. One eye is bright white and the other is crimson. Only his flowing white hair remains unchanged.

However, with the eyesight of several demon saints, even without these dazzling embellishments, it was not difficult to recognize his facial features and appearance as the Nascent Soul cultivator who killed Zhong Ding!

Tiger Fin Demon Saint, who had remained silent until now, frowned and asked, "Fellow Daoist Tianzhu and Nephew Zhongding are connected by blood and have their souls attached to each other, which can be used as a trump card."

"But Fellow Daoist Hanying possesses the bloodline of the Chi Dragon, while Ao Pan has the true blood of the Azure Dragon. How can a split soul possess another body?"

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's eyes lit up, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart.

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint gazed at the figure, her face as cold as frost, and said indifferently, "I did not possess Ao Pan's body, but rather prepared the corpse of the Ice Dragon Demon King and integrated it with my own essence and blood."

"Then Ao Pan used a secret technique to infuse his blood essence and maintain his life force."

"I will refine another dragon pearl and bestow a wisp of my divine soul upon Ao Pan."

“When the time comes, Ao Pan only needs to take out the Dragon Pearl and the dragon corpse, and my divided soul can attach itself to the dragon corpse, making me as powerful as the Demon King.”

Tiger Fin Demon Saint said with some doubt, "Fellow Daoist, your bloodline is incompatible with that true dragon, yet you are willing to sacrifice a demon king and a dragon pearl. That's quite a generous gesture."

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint glanced at him and said indifferently, "Even if our bloodlines are incompatible, as long as it is a treasure left by a true dragon, it will be of great use to me."

The Bloodtooth Demon Saint sighed: "Ao Pan, Ao Xuan, and Zhong Ding have all perished, and the True Dragon Cave has fallen into the hands of the human race. Our plans have all failed."

After a long silence, the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint suddenly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Lingzhu, when can we send our demon generals into this spatial secret realm again?"

The Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint said calmly, "We will have to wait at least three more months for the spatial passage to stabilize before we can send a demon general inside."

“Three months…” Bloodtooth Demon Saint shook his head, “The human race won’t give us that much time.”

"Even if the human race is negligent, and even the descendants of the True Spirit are no match for them, wouldn't sending other demon generals in be a pointless suicide mission?"

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint stared at the figure in the water mirror and said, word by word, "I will definitely tear this person to pieces to avenge my son!"

Tiger Fin Demon Saint frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist once said that these human cultivators should be from Tai Xuan Sect and did not build a city on Tyrant Turtle Island."

"Fellow Daoist, do you perhaps intend to send someone into the Spirit Realm to hunt down a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint fell silent, his anger blazing even brighter.

He knew perfectly well that he couldn't defeat this person, but he gave up so many treasures and even went so far as to possess his offspring who had the bloodline of a true spirit, all in order to obtain the treasure left by the true dragon and use it to break through his bottleneck.

Now he has ended up with nothing but a wasted effort, how could he not be angry?
The Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint stared intently at the giant ape image in the ice mirror before the Frost Demon Saint, his gaze deep and unwavering.

He then looked at the water mirror in front of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint and slowly said, "This person has a pair of wings on his back that are very similar to the wings of the Kun fish. Perhaps he is related to the Kun fish holy clan."

"Fellow Daoist Tianzhu may be able to follow this clue to investigate this person's identity."

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint was filled with rage and his mind was in turmoil. At this moment, reminded by the Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint, he looked closely and finally recognized him.

Everyone's gaze fell on the wings of the figure in the mirror, and they noticed something amiss.

They were able to cultivate to the level of Demon Saint, so naturally they were very knowledgeable. However, the Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint had a long lifespan and was also a formation cultivator. He had traveled all over the three continents of the Burning Demon Realm, and his knowledge was unmatched.

Moreover, this person was a human cultivator, and everyone had preconceived notions and never thought that he would be related to the demon race, so they did not recognize him just now.

Flame Cloud Demon Saint frowned and said, "Could it be a half-human who has defected to the human race?"

Tiger Fin Demon Saint snorted coldly, his voice tinged with anger: "Bearing the bloodline of the Holy Race, yet serving the human race, such a traitor deserves to die!"

Many demons are of mixed human and demon descent, and there is no shortage of humans as well.

However, the demon concubines in the Spirit Realm must at least take human form, and their numbers are far fewer than those of human women in the Burning Demon Realm, and there are also far fewer mixed-race individuals.

However, the spirit realm is powerful, and since mixed-race people do not have demon cores in their bodies, they are quite tolerant of them and can join sects and embark on the path of cultivation just like human cultivators.

The demon race values ​​bloodline in cultivation, and those of mixed blood are mostly of mixed blood, inferior to pure demons, and are therefore quite discriminated against among demons.

However, mixed-race people also have advantages, namely, they take human form from a young age, their intelligence develops early, and they are more likely to learn various arts and crafts.

Moreover, not all mixed-race people have mixed bloodlines; some have pure bloodlines.

They possess the advantages of both bloodline and human form, allowing them to cultivate human techniques with rapid progress. They often achieve high levels of cultivation and are stronger than other demons of the same rank.

Tiger Fin Demon Saint was a half-human, half-demon, and because of his identity, he could not remain silent at this moment.

Looking at the pair of wings, the Bloodtooth Demon Saint hesitated for a moment before saying, "Speaking of the Kun fish bloodline, one of my demon kings recently recruited a demon general from the Kun fish holy clan, and it seems he has even entered this spatial secret realm..."

The Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Where is the Demon King?"

Tiger Fin Demon Saint was taken aback: "Fellow Daoist Lingzhu, are you saying that this person is related to that Kun Fish Demon General?"

Lingzhu Demon Saint narrowed his eyes slightly: "Fellow Daoist Xuechi sent a Kun fish demon general into the Xuanli Realm, and Taixuan Sect also sent a Nascent Soul cultivator with Kun fish bloodline."

"I don't believe that such a coincidence exists in the world."

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's eyes sharpened: "I trouble Fellow Daoist Bloodtooth to invite this Thunder Mountain Demon King here for questioning."

The Bloodtooth Demon Saint brought up the matter because he had doubts in his heart, and immediately agreed.

He dispersed his divine sense and summoned a demon general who was serving at the foot of the mountain, ordering him to invite the Thunder Mountain Demon King.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the demon general led the Thunder Mountain Demon King to the mountaintop to pay respects to the six demon saints.

The Demon King of Leishan bowed respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting: "Leishan greets you..."

"No need for formalities. Do you have a Kun fish demon general under your command who has entered this secret spatial realm?"

Before he could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint.

The Thunder Mountain Demon King frowned slightly. He was only one step away from becoming a Demon Saint, and he was not under the command of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint.

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's rudeness clearly shows his extreme contempt for him.

He did not answer immediately, but looked at the Bloodtooth Demon Saint with a questioning look in his eyes.

Knowing that the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint was already burning with rage, the Blood Tooth Demon Saint naturally wouldn't care about such a trivial matter, and gestured with his eyes for the Thunder Mountain Demon King to answer.

Seeing this, the Thunder Mountain Demon King had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Lord Tianzhu, I do indeed have a Kunyu Demon Commander under my command, who, after establishing his cave, is known as 'Beiming'."

"He possesses extraordinary strength and is proficient in spatial magic, allowing him to enter this spatial secret realm..."

As he spoke, he was quite puzzled. Why would the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint be so interested in a high-ranking demon general like Bei Ming?

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint's beautiful eyes flashed, and she asked, "Is this person Bei Ming?"

Without her making any move, the ice crystal slowly floated to the front of the Thunder Mountain Demon King.

The Thunder Mountain Demon King stared intently, slightly taken aback, his mind filled with even more doubt: "This person is none other than Bei Ming, but he comes from the Kunyu Sacred Clan, so what is this Fire Ape Dharma Form?"

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, an overwhelming pressure burst forth from the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint, and spiritual mist surged, condensing into droplets of water that converged and merged.

Looking out, it resembles a vast ocean suspended in the sky, stretching for thousands of miles, ready to collapse at any moment and submerge the entire island.

The Thunder Mountain Demon King felt his body suddenly sink, as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and he almost knelt down.

His soul was shaken even more, and he unconsciously condensed a layer of lightning armor to cover his body and resist the pressure.

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint stared intently at the Northern Underworld Demon General reflected in the water mirror before him, and said, word by word, "Northern Underworld, I will surely grind you to dust and scatter your soul!"

The Bloodtooth Demon Saint looked displeased, raised his sleeve and flicked it, a surge of blood-red light emanated, enveloping the Thunder Mountain Demon King and dispelling the oppressive force he was under.

Thunder Mountain Demon King took a deep breath, no longer daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction towards Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint, and bowed deeply to Blood Tooth Demon Saint: "Thank you, Your Excellency."

He was shocked and terrified.

Why does this Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint hate Beiming so much? Could it implicate him?
The Bloodtooth Demon Saint solemnly ordered, "Tell us about this person's background in detail. There must be no concealment whatsoever!"

The Thunder Mountain Demon King dared not be negligent and immediately recounted in detail how he brought Bei Ming under his command and how he had demonstrated remarkable strength in the Demon King War.

Even the fact that Chen Yuan, along with Iron Wing Demon General and Qi Yan Demon General, explored the interface fragments and returned alone was not concealed.

Just as the Thunder Mountain Demon King finished speaking, the Spirit Bamboo Demon Saint asked, "So, not long after Bei Ming joined your ranks, a demon general in the Erosion Wood Cave was attacked and killed by the Thunder Dao Divine Power."

"After that, your demon general was poisoned and killed, but you never found the person behind it, so you started the war against the Wood Erosion?"

Thunder Mountain Demon King hesitated and said, "Indeed, this battle is strange. After I stopped fighting with Erosion Wood and talked about this matter, I realized that someone was stirring up trouble..."

The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint suddenly turned his head, stared at the Thunder Mountain Demon King, and said coldly, "It must be the work of Bei Ming. There is lightning wrapped around the halberd in his hand."

"Neither my divided soul nor Fellow Daoist Hanying is a match for this person, let alone an ordinary demon general."

"This person is a shadow spy cultivator from the Spirit Realm, as are Qi Yan, Tie Yi, Yan Huang, and Gui Xiao, who were also killed by Bei Ming."

"Lei Shan, you, a dignified demon king, were deceived by a shadow spy cultivator, letting a wolf into your house. What is your punishment?!" (End of Chapter)