Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The Green Mantis Clan's cultivation realm is also divided into nine levels, with the Breaking Void Realm being equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage in the human race.

When Chen Yuan last entered the Green Mantis Realm, Fu Luohai was only in the mid-stage of the Divine Edge Realm, equivalent to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the human race. In just over two hundred years, his cultivation level has risen to the early stage of the Breaking Void Realm, which can be described as miraculous.

"Fellow Daoist's great kindness will never be forgotten by the Green Mantis Clan!" Fu Luo Hai bowed again, his voice trembling slightly.

Chen Yuan said, "If you want to express your gratitude, please thank our sect leader."

“If the Sect Leader hadn’t been willing to intervene, I wouldn’t have had the means to bring the Green Mantis Clan back to the Spirit Realm. Fellow Daoist, please come with me to pay our respects to the Sect Leader.”

Fu Luohai's two compound eyes flapped incessantly. He turned his head and whispered a few words to the green mantis beside him. He handed the luminous pearl in his hand to a green mantis next to him, and then followed Chen Yuan, flying towards the distant Master Fu.

By this time, Tree City had largely calmed down, and the panicked green mantises were soothed and slowly returned to their respective egg houses.

Upon seeing Fuluohai, they immediately raised their sword arms to their chests and bowed slightly, a most solemn gesture of respect from the Green Mantis Clan.

Fu Luohai paid them no heed and asked in a low voice, "May I ask how your sect is addressed? And how should this senior be addressed?"

"Our sect is called Tai Xuan Sect, and our sect leader's surname is Fu. You may address him as Senior," Chen Yuan replied.

The two flew out of Tree City and stopped in front of Master Fu. Chen Yuan clasped his hands and bowed: "Sect Leader Master, this is Elder Fu Luo Hai of the Green Mantis Clan, who commands the Green Mantis Clan of this realm fragment."

"Would you be willing to lead your people into the Spirit Realm and submit to our sect?" Master Fu asked calmly.

Fu Luohai first placed his sword arm on his chest and bowed deeply, then clasped his hands and bowed down. His stiff voice revealed his nervousness: "Senior's great kindness is deeply appreciated by the entire Green Mantis Clan. We are willing to submit to the Tai Xuan Sect and serve the Tai Xuan Sect as our master for all eternity. We will never betray them, otherwise we will be punished by heaven and earth and our entire clan will perish!"

Master Fu said calmly, "Gather your clansmen and leave this realm in seven days."

"Yes." Fu Luohai hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

Gathering the clansmen in seven days was a bit rushed, but fortunately, the Green Mantis Clan was born with the ability to fly, and this fragment of the interface was not large, so the time was barely enough.

But those stubborn fools who have been deeply bewitched by evil spirits and firmly believe that evil is a test from the saints, hiding in remote places far from the capital, can only fend for themselves.

"Where are the original fragments of the interface?" Master Fu asked again.

"Could you please wait a moment, senior? I will arrange for someone to gather the clansmen and then personally guide you." Fu Luohai's stiff voice tried his best to convey respect, afraid that Master Fu would think he was deliberately being negligent.

"No need," said Master Fu. "Just send someone who knows the way to guide us there."

Seeing that Master Fu was so easygoing, Fu Luohai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed, inviting Master Fu and Chen Yuan into Tree City.

Along the way, the Green Mantis saw two alien races with very different appearances and was extremely wary of them, but when it saw Fu Luo Hai leading the way, it dared not offend them and retreated to the side.

There were also Green Mantises who recognized Chen Yuan, but they were busy appeasing the Green Mantises in Tree City and were not with Fu Luo Hai.

Upon seeing Chen Yuan, their compound eyes flashed incessantly, a sign of the green mantises' joy, and they flew towards him.

Fuluohai emitted a stern rustling sound, and the green mantises dared not get too close, only following behind, surrounding the three of them like stars around the moon as they arrived at the center of the tree city.

"Please wait a moment, senior."

Fu Luohai first bowed to Master Fu, then looked around at the green mantises, their mouthparts opening and closing repeatedly as they whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, the green mantises bowed with their bladed arms over their chests, then turned and flew off to various parts of Tree City.

Before long, a green mantis flew back, followed by another green mantis that was exceptionally tall and strong.

In this dark tree city, they all hold a green luminous pearl to light their way.

They arrived in front of Fuluohai, and the tall green mantis saw Chen Yuan and exclaimed, "Senior Chen?"

Chen Yuan also recognized the green mantis as Jin Zhanxie, who had once served him on Fuluohai's orders.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, and Fu Luohai spoke sternly: "This is Senior Fu, the head of the Tai Xuan Sect. Fellow Daoist Chen is also a member of the Tai Xuan Sect. This time, he invited Senior Fu to the Green Mantis Realm to guide us into the Spirit Realm so that we will no longer suffer from the torment of evil energy."

"Senior Fu is the benefactor of my Green Mantis Clan. I have decided to lead the Green Mantis Clan to submit to the Tai Xuan Sect and serve the Tai Xuan Sect for eternity."

"You lead Senior Fu and Fellow Daoist Chen to my clan's sacred land to examine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao."

"Remember, obey Senior Fu's orders in everything, and do not be disrespectful in the slightest, understand?"

Jin Zhanxie shuddered and said, "I will obey the Grand Elder's order."

He raised his two sword arms and bowed deeply to Master Fu: "Junior Jin Zhanxie pays respects to Senior Fu."

"Lead the way," Master Fu said calmly.

"This way, senior." Jin Zhanxie dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately turned around and flew out of Tree City.

Master Fu and Chen Yuan followed, while Fu Luo Hai bowed respectfully behind them and said, "Respectfully seeing off Senior Fu!"

This tree city was built on the foundation of the former Green Mantis Clan's royal city, and it is about 40,000 miles away from the cave where the interface's original fragment is located.

Jin Zhanxie only has the cultivation level of the early stage of the Divine Edge Realm, which is equivalent to the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and his escape speed is extremely slow.

But Master Fu was not in a hurry. He did not use his teleportation technique to travel quickly, but simply followed slowly behind.

Two days later, the three arrived at the cave, where only a hundred or so low-ranking green mantis guards stood guard.

Those green worms possessed by evil energy dared not approach the fragments of the interface's origin. Other green worms, lacking the proper method, were also unable to enter the stone door; these green worms were merely symbolic guardians.

The three flew into the cave and arrived at the ancient stone door.

Jin Zhanxie raised his hand and pressed it against the stone door, exhaling a stream of green spiritual energy, and the stone door slowly opened.

"Please come in, senior. The Heavenly Dao is located behind the door."

Chen Yuan and Master Fu entered the stone gate. In the void, thousands of fine, multicolored chains wove into a large net, enveloping a pure primordial energy that transformed into all things and exuded an incomparably mysterious aura.

A corner of the void collapsed, and endless demonic energy spread out, enveloping the large net woven from colorful chains. It tried to invade the net, but was firmly blocked by it.

Jin Zhanxie stared at the gap, stunned.

Over the past two hundred years, he had come to examine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao countless times. Demonic energy had been gushing out of the gap every moment, but now it had stopped.

The demonic energy permeating the void may seem malevolent, but it is like water without a source and poses no threat to the fragments of the Heavenly Dao.

Master Fu stepped past Jin Zhanxie, looked at the primordial energy, and smiled slightly: "So it's the core of the interface's origin. No wonder it could still support this fragment after the interface shattered. You two step back." Chen Yuan and Jin Zhanxie retreated a hundred feet away. Master Fu flipped his hand and took out the jade bowl that was filled with more than half a bowl of ink. He pointed at it, and a terrifying suction force erupted, causing the demonic energy that permeated the void to rush into the jade bowl.

Before long, no more demonic energy remained in the void, and a thin layer of ink appeared in the jade bowl.

Master Fu put away the ink, looked at the lively primordial energy, pondered for a moment, and said to Chen Yuan: "Although there is not much of this primordial fragment left, it was once the core of a realm's primordial origin. I will refine it into a Primordial Pill."

"After you advance to the Integration stage, refining this pill will greatly enhance your understanding of the power of laws, increasing your chances of breaking through to the Mahayana stage by at least 10%."

Chen Yuan was overjoyed and bowed with clasped hands, saying, "Thank you for the reward, Sect Leader."

When Jin Zhanxie heard that Master Fu was going to refine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao into pills, he became very anxious and wanted to speak up to dissuade him.

But he remembered the Grand Elder's instructions, struggled for a moment, and finally dared not disobey the Grand Elder's order, and fell silent.

Master Fu then ordered the two to leave, saying that he would return to Tree City in five days.

Chen Yuan and Jin Zhanxie flew out of the cave. Jin Zhanxie ordered the low-level green mantises to follow the two back to Tree City. On the way, he asked worriedly, "Senior Chen, Master Fu... Master Fu wants to refine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao into pills. What should our Green Mantis Clan do?"

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes: "This fragment of the interface will disintegrate sooner or later. The Green Mantis Clan will soon move into the Spirit Realm. The Heavenly Dao fragment will only perish on its own if it is left behind. What's wrong with refining it into pills? Could it be that you are reluctant to part with it?"

"How dare I, a junior? It's just... I just didn't understand it for a while. Now that you've enlightened me, I realize I was wrong," Jin Zhanxie quickly corrected himself.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "The fragments of the Heavenly Dao have protected the Green Mantis Clan for thousands of years. It's understandable that you find it hard to accept right now."

"But the Green Mantis Clan must escape this dead zone in order to continue to reproduce. We must look to the future. Do not make a mistake."

"Your teachings are wise, senior. I understand now," Jin Zhanxie replied respectfully.

The two flew back to Tree City, where everything was bustling with activity. All the green mantises were busy organizing their belongings, preparing to take them with them.

Under the pitch-black sky, the green mantis blades were inserted into the holes deliberately left in the torches, and they flew around in the air, looking like giant fireflies.

Fu Luohai was busy giving orders to his clansmen when he saw Chen Yuan and Jin Zhanxie return. He immediately dismissed his clansmen, came forward, and asked about the whereabouts of Master Fu.

Chen Yuan told him the truth, saying that Master Fu was going to refine the fragments of the Origin into elixirs.

Fu Luohai fell silent, then suddenly turned to Jin Zhanxie and said, word by word, "Senior Fu's alchemy is known only to the three of us. It must never be revealed to outsiders, or I will not let you off lightly!"

Jin Zhanxie quickly agreed, and Fu Luohai's voice softened, instructing Jin Zhanxie to handle various matters and inviting Chen Yuan to sit in the egg house.

The two arrived at a huge egg-shaped house, which resembled a grand hall. The interior was decorated in the traditional style of the Green Mantis tribe, exuding a sense of grandeur amidst its freshness.

The two took their seats as host and guest, and Fu Luohai presented a green cup carved from wood, filled with a honey-colored liquid, from which a sweet but not cloying fragrance wafted.

"This is a unique multifloral honey of my Green Mantis Clan. It is made by collecting the nectar of a hundred kinds of spiritual flowers and brewing it using a secret method. It has a unique flavor. Fellow Daoist, you may wish to try it."

Chen Yuan took the wooden cup, took a sip, and tasted several different flavors intertwined yet remained distinct; the taste was indeed quite good.

After drinking several cups in a row, Fu Luohai finally asked, "My Green Mantis Clan will soon be moving into the Spirit Realm, but we know very little about it."

"Could you please enlighten me on the situation in the Spirit Realm? My clan is affiliated with your sect, and there are any things we need to be aware of?"

Chen Yuan put down the wooden cup and gave a brief account of the situation in the spirit world, especially the matter of the Tai Xuan Sect.

Fu Luohai had long heard Chen Yuan mention that there were a hundred Mahayana cultivators in the Spirit Realm. Now that he learned that True Person Fu was one of them, and that the Tai Xuan Sect was not weak among the Mahayana sects, he was greatly shocked.

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he was still in shock. After a long while, he asked, "May I ask what position you hold in your sect, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yuan said, "I am honored to be valued by the sect leader and appointed as an elder, in charge of a peak."

Fu Luo Hai was startled and quickly stood up, clasped his two sword arms together, and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan, his voice filled with fear: "This junior did not know that senior was already a Nascent Soul cultivator. Please forgive me for any offense I have committed!"

Chen Yuan had only been away from the Green Mantis Realm Fragment for a little over two hundred years. He thought Chen Yuan was still at the Nascent Soul Realm, but he never expected that Chen Yuan would cross two major realms in a row and become a Fusion Realm expert comparable to the Heavenly Blade Realm!

Chen Yuan said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such formalities. I haven't yet advanced to the Integration stage; I'm only at the peak of the Refinement stage. It was only because the Sect Leader showed me such favor that he made an exception and appointed me as an elder."

Fu Luohai's respect remained undiminished: "Senior is only one step away from the Integration stage, and will be able to cross it sooner or later. Serving as an elder is well-deserved."

"Our senior has been kind to our clan as if he had given us a second life. After entering the spirit world, our clan will definitely serve as your master and be at your beck and call."

Chen Yuan frowned: "The Green Mantis Clan is affiliated with our sect and should obey the orders of the sect leader. How can I, an elder, overstep my bounds?"

Fu Luohai immediately changed his tune: "It was my mistake. My clan will obey Master Fu's orders from now on."

"But our elders have shown great kindness to our clan. Our clan is grateful for their kindness and is willing to obey their orders. I think this should not violate the clan rules."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist, your intentions are enough."

Fu Luohai asked cautiously, "Senior, do you know what will happen to my clan after entering the Spirit Realm...?"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "How to settle the Green Mantis Clan is up to the Sect Leader."

"However, there are many alien races that have attached themselves to our sect. They are multiplying and thriving in the spirit world, and are even stronger than before. Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry."

Fu Luohai's compound eyes flickered a few times, then he suddenly took a few steps back, took out a green longsword about ten feet long, and held it in front of him.

Chen Yuan looked at the long sword. It had no hilt, and the blade was slender and thin, entirely emerald green. Under the illumination of the luminous pearl, it flashed with a cold light, and a stinging sensation came to his eyes.

Fu Luohai said, "Senior, this is a sword arm left behind by the ancient Po Xu Hou of my clan. Po Xu Hou was a cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Sword Realm. He followed the Shattered Heaven King in a great battle against the demons and died fighting. However, before his death, he also killed a demon of the same level. His achievements have been passed down to this day."

"This blade arm is extremely hard and incomparably sharp. It is an excellent spiritual material and the most precious treasure of our clan."

"This junior wishes to present it to the senior today to express gratitude for the senior's life-saving grace!"

Chen Yuan raised his hand and took the blade arm into his grasp. It felt as light as a feather. He probed into it with his divine sense, but it was immediately shredded by a sharp intent.

Chen Yuan conjured a black blade in his palm and slashed across the blade arm without leaving a trace; instead, the black blade was cleaved by the blade arm.

A sharp glint seeped into Chen Yuan's palm, leaving a deep wound that revealed the stark white bone beneath.

A sharp pain shot through him, and blood gushed out. Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and his true essence surged, erasing the sharpness in his wound, which healed completely.

He stored the bladed arm in his internal space and smiled, "Fellow Daoist, you are very thoughtful."

Fu Luohai was overjoyed, knowing that the sword arm he had treasured for thousands of years had not been wasted. He invited Chen Yuan to stay in the hall to rest, and then rose to take his leave. (End of Chapter)