Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The fragments of the Green Mantis Realm still presented that apocalyptic scene, with a dark red sun hanging in the sky, casting a dim red light, and everything was stained with a layer of blood.

A wisp of dark gray death energy, transformed from demonic energy, lingered between heaven and earth, but it was much thinner than when Chen Yuan last came.

Chen Yuan's use of the Xuan Yin Armor to absorb the demonic energy from the fragments of the interface's origin did have some effect, slowing down the disintegration of the interface fragments and preserving some of its vitality.

You can see that the plants on the ground are no longer as twisted as before. The gray branches and leaves are tinged with a hint of green, and they stubbornly exude a few wisps of barely perceptible spiritual energy amidst the deathly aura.

Chen Yuan and Master Fu were suspended in the sky, and the spatial rift behind them slowly closed without leaving a trace.

Master Fu glanced around, then looked up at the blood-red sun on the horizon: "This blood-red sun is rather strange. Is the World Annihilation Warship related to it?"

"Sect Leader, you are wise enough to know that the World-Destroying Warship is within this Blood Sun," Chen Yuan said respectfully.

Master Fu raised his hand and grabbed Chen Yuan's arm. He took a step forward, and the next moment, the two arrived at the edge of the Blood Sun, where an endless sea of ​​death energy lay before them.

Master Fu raised his left hand, made a calculation with his fingers, and took another step. Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and when he came to his senses, he had already crossed the Sea of ​​Death Qi that he and several demon generals had carefully crossed before, and arrived in front of the pitch-black curtain of demonic energy.

This was the last obstacle on the way to the Annihilation Warship. The surrounding area was filled with pure and dense death energy, but Chen Yuan and Master Fu could not be seen. Not a single wisp of death energy rushed towards them. It was as if they were in another space.

"Follow behind me."

Master Fu released Chen Yuan's hand and flew into the dark curtain of demonic energy.

Chen Yuan quickly followed. This time he was prepared and suppressed the true spirit phantom in advance, his dantian remaining calm as before.

The ferocious demonic energy posed no obstacle to Master Fu. He left a faint path of starlight in his wake, keeping the demonic energy at bay, allowing Chen Yuan to pass through unimpeded.

The two of them calmly passed through the dark curtain of demonic energy and arrived in front of the dark red light curtain.

Master Fu stopped and looked at the massive ship, which resembled a small mountain, behind the light screen, his eyes shooting out two intimidating beams of light.

Standing beside Master Fu, Chen Yuan felt an immense, suffocating pressure emanating from him, which then vanished. His body trembled, and he almost knelt down in the void.

This is the true pressure of a Mahayana master. Chen Yuan had also experienced this pressure before, but that was in the dream of the Great Sage Xuanli.

This was the first time he had personally experienced such pressure as a low-level cultivator. Just a wisp of it was enough to completely rob him of his ability to resist, and even his proud True Spirit Blood had no effect whatsoever.

Chen Yuan suddenly remembered a phrase he often heard in the dream of the Great Sage Xuanli: "Below the Mahayana path, all are but ants."

Through the dark red light barrier, Master Fu silently watched the capsized, blood-red behemoth.
Most of the giant cannons on both sides of the ship were destroyed, the palaces on the deck collapsed, and countless corpses were piled up together, creating a scene of utter devastation. All around were demonic energy that slithered like snakes and thousands of hideous corpses.

Facing this dilapidated warship, Master Fu regarded it as a rare treasure, a slow smile playing on his lips.

"As expected of the World-Destroying Warship, Chen Yuan, you have rendered a great service this time and will be richly rewarded!" Master Fu spoke slowly, his steady voice tinged with joy.

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "When I first entered the sect, the sect leader entrusted me with an important task and appointed me as an elder. I will do my best to serve the sect."

Master Fu smiled slightly: "Your cultivation of immortal techniques has limitless potential. Cultivate diligently, and if you can advance to the Mahayana stage in the future, I will entrust the Tai Xuan Sect to you."

Chen Yuan was taken aback. He was just habitually expressing his loyalty, but Master Fu suddenly made such a promise. Was the World Destroyer Warship so important to him, or was it because the two of them came from the same human realm?
He clasped his hands and bowed: "Thank you for your kindness, Sect Leader. However, my cultivation is low and I am new to the sect. How could I dare to have such unworthy thoughts?"

Master Fu smiled and said, "You may step back."

Chen Yuan immediately retreated thousands of feet along the starlight path, until he reached the dark curtain of demonic energy, before stopping.

Master Fu pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand and took out a white jade bowl, holding it in his palm. With his other hand, he made a hand seal, gathering a point of spiritual light at his fingertips, which then fell into the jade bowl.

Chen Yuan felt the world tremble slightly, and the thick, stagnant demonic energy around him slowly moved, as if it had suddenly come to life.

The next moment, the jade bowl suddenly burst out with an extremely terrifying suction force. Thousands of strands of demonic energy gathered into thick demonic pythons, rushing towards Master Fu. Just as they were about to completely engulf him, they suddenly shrank a thousand times or a hundred times as they approached Master Fu, and fell into the jade bowl, turning into a drop of ink-black spiritual liquid.

Endless demonic energy surged forth, forming a demonic storm.

But Master Fu, who was at the center of the storm, was completely unaffected. Not even a corner of his clothes was raised. The ferocious and hideous demonic energy brushed past him as if they were separated by millions of dimensions.

Chen Yuan was also affected by the demonic energy storm, but the demonic energy was aimed at the jade bowl. The aftershocks reached thousands of feet away, and the power had weakened considerably. Even without condensing a true essence shield, Chen Yuan could easily withstand it with his physical body alone.

A quarter of an hour later, the last wisp of demonic energy was also poured into the jade bowl, turning into a small half bowl of pitch-black ink, but Master Fu still did not stop.

The sea of ​​death energy from afar also surged into the jade bowl. This death energy, which originated from the mutation of demonic energy, was assimilated by the demonic energy and transformed back into demonic energy, causing the ink in the jade bowl to rise continuously.

Chen Yuan looked at Master Fu in the storm of deathly aura, his expression calm as if he were just enjoying a leisurely stroll, the deathly aura in the sky like a gentle breeze.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the entire Sea of ​​Deathly Qi was poured into the jade bowl. The Blood Sun, which had shrouded the fragments of the Green Mantis Realm for thousands of years, shrank by several hundred times, leaving only the World Destroyer Warship shrouded in a dark red light curtain.

At this moment, the ink in the jade bowl was already half full. Master Fu pointed with his fingers, and the terrifying suction force suddenly disappeared.

The pitch-black spiritual liquid in the bowl rippled gently, looking no different from ordinary ink, but the power contained in each ripple was enough to easily crush a Void Refinement cultivator.

Master Fu put away the jade bowl, took a step, and passed directly through the dark red light curtain, appearing inside the light curtain.

boom!
The corpses wandering around the World Destroyer suddenly went berserk and charged fiercely at Master Fu.

Many ancient demons, now transformed into demonic corpses, unleashed their pre-birth supernatural powers, mobilizing the demonic energy surrounding the World Destroyer Warship. They transformed into hundreds of ferocious demonic beasts, roaring as they pounced.

These demonic and monster corpses are the most loyal guards of the World Destroyer Warship, and they will mercilessly kill every intruder.

At this moment, Chen Yuan was suddenly extremely grateful that he had restrained his greed when he discovered the World Destroyer Warship and had not broken into the dark red light curtain.

Even if it were him now, he wouldn't be able to withstand the siege of so many demonic corpses. He would only become one of them, mindlessly guarding the World Destroyer Warship, never to be reincarnated.

As Master Fu faced the overwhelming onslaught of the demonic corpses, his eyes remained unwavering. He simply raised his right hand, forming a sword finger, and made a light, sweeping motion.

Suddenly, the sky in front of the demon corpse split open, as if an invisible, ten-thousand-foot-long blade had slashed across, creating a huge wound and swallowing the charging demon corpse whole!
The demonic corpses behind them continued to charge forward fearlessly, but the giant maw seemed to be unable to fill itself, just like the legendary Taotie spirit, which swallowed all the demonic corpses before slowly closing its mouth.

The dark red light curtain fell silent. Only a few demonic corpses remained active after death; most still floated around the World-Destroying Warship, their faces bearing the lingering fear and rage of their deaths. Master Fu effortlessly annihilated tens of thousands of demonic corpses, flipped his hand to retrieve the Star Chart, tossed it forward, and raised his hand to form a hand seal.

The pressure of the Mahayana aura slowly spread out, enveloping this world and avoiding Chen Yuan, but he still felt a deep sense of oppression. It was as if a giant mountain was hanging upside down above his head, which could fall at any moment and smash him to pieces.

Chen Yuan knew that this was just an illusion, a pressure from the Mahayana aura on his primordial spirit, but he had no doubt that Master Fu could take his life with just the Mahayana aura.

The star chart hangs in the air, its silvery starlight flowing like a dream.

A star map formed from golden stars rose from the star disk, slowly rotating before suddenly exploding like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, flying towards the World Destroyer Warship.

The remaining demonic energy swirling around the World Destroyer Warship tried to block it, fiercely rushing towards the golden star, but it passed right through.

The golden stars ignored the demonic energy and scattered in all directions. The furthest ones reached the bow and stern of the giant ship, which were more than ten miles away. They were still clearly visible through the layers of demonic energy, just like distant stars in the night sky, shining with bright light.

"receive!"

Master Fu pointed at the star chart, and the golden stars shone brightly, slowly shrinking together, along with the World Destroyer Warship. The demonic energy and demonic corpses around the giant ship were also forcibly smoothed out by an unparalleled power.

The golden stars transformed back into a three-dimensional star map, with the capsized world-destroying warship at its center.

The world-destroying giant ship was shrunk by hundreds or thousands of times, and the collapsed palaces, damaged mechanical cannons, corpses all over the ground, bronze spears piercing through the deck, and demonic corpses surrounding the giant ship were all completely preserved.

Chen Yuan stared blankly at the small, world-destroying warship, unable to reconcile it with the giant ship that, even in its dilapidated state, still possessed the power to destroy the world.

After the World Destroyer Warship disappeared, the dark red light curtain also collapsed. The blood sun that had hung high in the sky above the Green Mantis Realm fragments for thousands of years completely disappeared, and the entire fragment of the interface fell into darkness. Only the star map and star disk continued to shine.

With a change of hand seals, Master Fu sent the star map, carrying the shrunken World-Destroying Warship, slowly descending into the star disk. Together with the World-Destroying Warship, they solidified on the star disk, shimmering with a faint golden light.

Master Fu put away the star chart, a rare hint of weariness flashing in his eyes. He turned around and said calmly, "Let's go. Remember, this matter must not be told to anyone."

Chen Yuan suppressed the shock in his heart and bowed deeply: "When I left, I made a promise to the Green Mantis Clan that I would return to retrieve the World Destroyer Warship and take them away from this fragment of the interface."

"I humbly request the Sect Leader to lend me a hand so that I may not break my promise."

"There is still a fragment of the origin remaining in this world. Please accept it, Sect Leader."

A hint of appreciation flashed in Master Fu's eyes: "A promise is a promise, and that is how it should be."

"As long as the Green Mantis Clan is willing to submit to our sect, they can be taken back to the Spirit Realm."

"As for that fragment of origin, it is useless to me now, so I'll leave it to you."

He closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again after a moment and said, "Come with me."

Master Fu turned around, descended into the light of his escape, and flew in one direction, but no longer used that terrifying teleportation technique.

Chen Yuan followed closely behind. Although he no longer used the teleportation technique, Fu Zhenren's escape speed was already extremely fast, far exceeding that of a Void Refinement cultivator. Chen Yuan had to activate the Kunpeng True Blood and flap his wings to barely keep up.

This was only because Master Fu had flown for a while and noticed that Chen Yuan had fallen behind, so he intentionally slowed down his escape speed; otherwise, he would have already left him behind.

Chen Yuan secretly guessed that Master Fu had likely mastered the laws of space, or at least been deeply immersed in them, in order to unleash such astonishing teleportation techniques and unbelievable spatial supernatural powers, shrinking the enormous World Destroyer Warship a thousand times over.

The two moved swiftly through the darkness. The pitch-black world could block Chen Yuan's vision, but it could not block his divine sense.

However, in front of Master Fu, Chen Yuan did not dare to unleash his divine sense freely, only covering a hundred miles around him.

He also doesn't need to fully unleash his divine sense. When a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage comes into contact with the power of laws, the range of their divine sense is greatly increased, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. However, this also greatly increases the consumption of their divine soul power.

Even with Chen Yuan's powerful primordial spirit, which could cover a radius of 40,000 li around him, he could only maintain it for a maximum of one hour before his divine soul power was exhausted.

For cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, the most suitable approach is to surround themselves within a thousand miles, which is far enough to allow for timely response to any unexpected events.

Moreover, this greatly enhances the precision of divine sense detection, allowing one to detect even the slightest disturbance.

Only in extremely special circumstances will one fully disperse one's divine consciousness, but even this cannot be sustained for long.

Chen Yuan followed behind Master Fu and arrived at a tree city built by the Green Mantis Clan on the land.

All around were giant trees, covered with egg houses. Swarms of green mantises flew out of the egg houses in a panic, making rapid hissing noises, and the whole city of green mantises was thrown into chaos.

However, a large number of strong and robust green mantises were also maintaining order with torches in hand, and the tree city was returning to calm at a visible speed.

Chen Yuan spread his divine sense and immediately discovered the old green mantis surrounded by several green mantises in the middle.

A bright green luminous pearl floated in front of him, emitting a soft light, and he was giving orders to the green mantis beside him.

Green mantises kept leaving in a hurry, while others kept flying up to him to report.

Chen Yuan clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Master Fu: "Sect Leader, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Master Fu nodded, and Chen Yuan flashed and instantly teleported in front of the old man, Green Wave.

The surrounding green mantises were taken aback and immediately became agitated. Some of them even questioned Chen Yuan sharply, raising their blades towards the uninvited guest.

But the old green mantis only glanced at Chen Yuan before its body stiffened, its mouthparts opening and closing repeatedly, emitting a stern hiss, stopping the actions of the surrounding green mantises.

He raised his two sword-wielding arms, put them together, and gave Chen Yuan an awkward cupped-hand salute. His slightly stiff voice was filled with joy: "This old man greets Fellow Daoist Chen. It has been many years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Chen is still as dashing as ever."

"These clansmen have never met you before, fellow Daoist. Please forgive their rudeness."

Chen Yuan returned the greeting with a fist and a smile, saying, "It's nothing. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Fu on your great progress in cultivation and your advancement to the Breaking Void Realm."

"I, Chen, have come here today to fulfill my promise from years ago: to guide the Green Mantis Clan into the Spirit Realm, so that they will no longer be troubled by death energy and will no longer have to worry about the realm shattering." (End of Chapter)