Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 122 The secret realm reopens
Suzhou, Dongxu Mountain.

Above the Gobi Desert, the wind was howling and dust was flying. A sand lizard was crawling among the gravel on the top of the barren mountain. It spit out its long tongue covered with mucus, wrapped up a beetle hidden under the stone, and swallowed it into its stomach.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew and dark clouds covered the sky, blocking the already faint sunlight. The sand lizard shuddered, shook its head and tail, burrowed into the cave and disappeared.

A moment later, an enormous boat descended from the sky and landed on the top of the barren mountain, hanging in the air three feet above the ground.

Dozens of Qi-refining disciples dressed in black robes flew down from the giant boat and stood quietly with solemn expressions. No one dared to make a noise.

After a while, two monks flew out from the tower of the giant boat and landed gracefully.

One of them was a young Taoist priest, wearing a black and white Taoist robe, with his hair loose, a handsome face and a free and easy demeanor. It was Jin Luoheng.

Last year it was his turn to be in charge of Lingyun Sect's mundane affairs, and he was also responsible for the opening of the Dongxu Mountain secret realm.

Jin Luoheng raised his sleeve and flicked it, and the huge boat shrank to three inches in size, turned into a stream of light, and fell into his hands.

Standing next to Jin Luoheng was a middle-aged monk with a thick beard, a square face and a dignified expression.

His name is Ji Bin, and he is also a Jindan elder in Lingyun Sect. This time, together with Jin Luoheng, he escorted the sect’s disciples to the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain.

The two stood in front of a group of Lingyun sect disciples, with their hands behind their backs, waiting quietly.

About two quarters of an hour later, a huge black sword broke through the air from the south and landed on the top of the barren mountain.

More than forty disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect drew their giant swords. The leader was the handsome Taoist who had brought his disciples with him when the secret realm was opened last time.

He made a hand gesture and the huge black sword shortened to one foot in length. He then raised his hand and took the sword into his body, then turned around and stood in front of the two men.

Jin Luoheng smiled slightly and bowed: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, I am honored."

Ji Bin followed suit and saluted: "Daoyou Zhang."

Taoist Master Yingting returned the greeting and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin, Fellow Daoist Ji, I am here with all of our disciples who have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. There are a total of twenty-five of us. Please have a look."

Jin Luoheng glanced at the disciples of Tiangang Sword Sect and nodded slightly: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are thoughtful. The disciples of your sect are all sword cultivators with great strength. Although there are only twenty-five of them, they are no less than the fifty people of other sects."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the Lingyun Sect disciples: "Jin has come here with 65 disciples as agreed. Although they are not as good as your sect's disciples, they are all elites in the sect."

The handsome Taoist turned his gaze and scanned the disciples of Lingyun Sect carefully. Those who looked at him felt a sharp energy piercing their souls and quickly lowered their heads to avoid it.

After reading it, Taoist Master Ying Ting nodded and said, "According to the previous agreement, your sect needs to send at least 60 elite disciples. Since your sect has done so, during this trip to the secret realm, of the spiritual herbs obtained by the two sects together, my Tiangang Sword Sect will get 40% and your sect will get 60%. "

Hearing this, Jin Luoheng smiled and said, "In this case, I will high-five with Fellow Daoist Zhang to swear an oath."

Then, the two raised their palms and clapped them three times to make this oath.

On the last trip to the secret realm, Zi Yang Sect and Gui Yuan Sect joined forces to block the inner ring channel, seize the initiative, collect spiritual herbs, and have a rich harvest, far exceeding the other four sects.

Therefore, during this trip to the secret realm, the four sects joined forces in pairs to collect spiritual herbs together in the secret realm.

The gate of Tiangang Sword Sect is located in the south of Chimang Mountains, the farthest away from Lingyun Sect. There are not many conflicts of interest between them, and they have always had a good relationship. Therefore, during this trip to the secret realm, they joined hands to collect spiritual herbs together.

Wanshou Mountain joined forces with Mingyin Valley to deal with the joint efforts of the other four major sects.

After Jin Luoheng and Taoist Ying Ting agreed on the cooperation, he touched his storage bag, took out a jade plate containing twenty-five jade talismans, and handed it over.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you can bestow these jade talismans. After entering the secret realm, your sect's disciples can activate the jade talismans, and all the disciples of our sect within a radius of one mile will be able to sense them and join them."

The handsome Taoist nodded slightly, took the jade plate, and then waved his hand. Sixty-five three-inch iron swords appeared out of thin air in front of him. He said, "These sixty-five magic swords can summon disciples of our sect. Please accept them, Taoist friend."

Afterwards, the two men gave each of them a jade talisman and an iron sword.

Ji Bin told the Lingyun Sect disciples: "After you enter the secret realm, first find your fellow disciples and Tiangang Sword Sect disciples to search for spiritual herbs together. Don't act rashly."

"Yes!"

All the disciples responded in unison, their expressions extremely serious.

Different from the last trip to the secret realm, the people from the Lingyun Sect who entered the secret realm this time were all elite disciples who had entered the sect to practice since childhood. They knew that the disciples from various sects had joined forces and did not dare to be careless at all.

At this moment, a shrill cry that resounded through the sky came from the horizon. The three looked up and saw a giant roc hundreds of feet long flying towards them from a distance.

Ji Bin frowned and asked, "The one who came to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts this time is actually Old Monster Qu?"

Jin Luoheng and Taoist Ying Ting both frowned when they saw the giant roc.

This old monster Qu is an elder in the late Jindan stage of Wanshou Mountain. He is very famous in the immortal cultivation world of Qi State, but he has not appeared for a long time. It is said that he is in seclusion in the sect and practicing hard, concentrating on breaking through to the Yuanying stage. No one expected that he would escort his disciples to the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain.

This person has a strange temperament, speaks harshly, and his words are extremely unpleasant to the ear, but he is very powerful and has a very high position, so others can't do anything to him.

The three of them felt a headache when they thought about dealing with this person.

The giant roc flew at an extremely fast speed. After a moment, it reached the top of Mount Huangshan. As it flapped its wings, a strong wind whistled, raising sand and gravel all over the sky.

Ji Bin frowned, raised his sleeves and a breeze blew by. Wherever it passed, the wind died down and the rocks fell, and everything returned to calm.

More than thirty disciples from the Myriad Beasts Mountain followed an old man in a gray robe and landed from the giant roc’s back.

The gray-robed old man waved his hand, and the giant roc emitted spiritual light all over its body. It turned into the size of an ordinary falcon, landed on the gray-robed old man's shoulder, stretched out its sharp beak, and preened its feathers.

The old man in gray robe came up to Jin Luoheng and the other two. He was short and skinny, not good-looking, with wrinkles all over his face. He did not emanate the slightest spiritual power or pressure, and seemed like an old farmer from the mortal world.

Jin Luoheng and the other two took the initiative to salute and called him "Fellow Daoist Qu".

Old Monster Qu nodded slightly, without returning the greeting. He glanced at the disciples of the two sects and said, "Three Taoist friends, have you brought all the outstanding disciples of your sect? Aren't you afraid that something unexpected will happen and they will all die in the secret realm?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field immediately turned cold.

The handsome Taoist snorted heavily, turned around and walked back to the disciples of Tiangang Sword Sect.

He was no match for Old Monster Qu, and wasn't good at speaking, so he could only take the initiative to avoid him, so as to avoid seeing him and not be bothered by him.

Ji Bin showed anger on his face, but did not dare to refute.

Jin Luoheng remained calm and smiled: "The situation in Wu Country is unstable. We don't know if the secret realm can be opened on time next time. Our sect can only send a few more disciples into the secret realm to collect as many spiritual herbs as possible."

Old Monster Qu nodded slightly: "I have also heard about the affairs of Wu State. They are all a bunch of trash. They have suffered a series of defeats. I am afraid that it will not be long before the immortal cultivation world of Qi State will be involved. Fellow Daoist Jin, please be careful and don't lose your life."

This was a very harsh remark, and Ji Bin, who was listening, was furious. But Jin Luoheng still smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Qu. I haven't lived long enough, and I will do my best to save my life."

Old Monster Qu laughed loudly: "Fellow Daoist Jin is still right about my temper! This piece of Zhenyue Iron was obtained by me by chance, and I am giving it to you, Daoist."

As he spoke, a fist-sized gray iron block appeared out of thin air in front of him. He raised his hand and waved it, and it flew towards Jin Luoheng.

Jin Luoheng's expression changed slightly. He took the iron block, injected a trace of magic power into it, and examined it carefully.

This Zhenyue Iron is a top-grade spiritual material, buried deep under the abyss. It is an extremely precious earth-based spiritual material. If it is refined into his Tai Chi diagram, the power of the Gen and Kun hexagrams can be increased by at least 30%.

It was really unexpected that Old Monster Qu gave away such a rare treasure without any discussion.

But since he dared to give it to me, Jin Luoheng would naturally not refuse it. He bowed and said, "Thank you for the treasure, Fellow Daoist Qu. I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will not refuse."

Old Monster Qu smiled and said, "I just happen to have something to discuss with Fellow Daoist Jin. This matter will also be of great benefit to you."

Jin Luoheng felt relieved, because it turned out that Old Monster Qu wanted to ask a favor from someone.

He put the Zhenyue Iron into his storage bag and said, "After the secret realm is closed, I will discuss it with Fellow Daoist Qu in detail. How about that?"

Old Monster Qu smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry."

He turned and walked back to the disciples of Wanshou Mountain. Jin Luoheng and Ji Bin also turned around.

Ji Bin transmitted the message:
"Junior Brother Jin, this old monster Qu is moody and has a strange personality. You must be extra careful when dealing with him."

Jin Luoheng smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Ji. I will definitely not be careless."

Ji Bin nodded slightly and said no more.

He and Jin Luoheng were not close friends, and he just gave a reminder out of friendship, without interfering in other people's business.

Afterwards, disciples from Mingyin Valley, Guiyuan Sect, and Ziyang Sect arrived one after another. Jin Luoheng and Ji Bin greeted the Jindan cultivators from the three sects one by one.

Each of the three sects had two Jindan cultivators escorting their disciples to the secret realm. Only the Tiangang Sword Sect and Wanshou Mountain had only one Jindan cultivator.

But the Taoist master Ying Ting is a sword cultivator, and Old Monster Qu has a high level of cultivation. Both of them are very powerful. Although only one of them came, he is equivalent to two Jindan cultivators.

When the six sects arrived, they set up a formation to break the ban.

The Jindan cultivators from the other five sects took out many spiritual herbs and handed them over to the formation master of Tiangang Sword Sect, who set up the formation and waited for the opportunity to break the ban.

The leader of the Zi Yang Sect this time was still the elegant-looking cultivator named Xie.

But during his last trip to the secret realm, the purple-robed female cultivator who came with him was nowhere to be seen, and was replaced by a white-haired old man.

There are still more than one hundred disciples of Zi Yang Sect entering the secret realm this time, which is the most among the six sects.

When the Tiangang Sword Sect was setting up the formation, several Jindan cultivators from various sects waved their hands to form a light shield to block the disciples' consciousness and exchange their cultivation experiences with each other.

At this time, the cultivator surnamed Xie suddenly spoke up: "My fellow Taoists, the demonic sect is powerful, Wu is in danger, and Qi will soon be involved in a war. This trip to the secret realm is extremely important. The disciples of my six sects should put aside their past grudges and just explore the secret realm. What do you think, fellow Taoists?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field immediately turned cold.

Old Monster Qu laughed loudly and said, "Your Ziyang Sect took advantage of us last time. I heard that you even snatched a lot of spiritual herbs from Guiyuan Sect. But now you are saying this. Do you think we are fools?"

Upon hearing this, the two Jindan cultivators from Guiyuan Sect's complexion changed slightly, but they said nothing.

The handsome Taoist said coldly: "In the secret realm, there is no restriction from the rules of the immortal cultivation world. If the children are willing to join hands to collect spiritual herbs, what's wrong with that?"

These were the exact words spoken by the cultivator surnamed Xie after the last trip to the secret realm. They were now spoken aloud by the Taoist master Ying Ting, which was extremely ironic.

The Jindan cultivator from the Mingyin Valley sneered and said nothing, but he clearly expressed his attitude, obviously disagreeing with what the cultivator named Xie said.

Jin Luoheng said calmly: "In the secret realm, everyone relies on their own ability. This has been the rule for thousands of years. Why should it be changed?"

Seeing that everyone opposed his proposal, the monk surnamed Xie was not angry, but smiled and said: "Since all of you Taoists do not agree with what I said, then each of you can do it based on your ability. I only hope that you will remember what I said today and do not complain no matter what the final result is."

Old Monster Qu sneered and said, "Why, Brother Xie is so confident that he can harvest more spiritual herbs than our four sects?"

The monk surnamed Xie said calmly:
"Don't worry, Friend Qu. Everything will be clear in seven days."

Like Old Monster Qu, he is a cultivator in the late Jindan stage. Although he is slightly inferior to Old Monster Qu in terms of merit and achievements, he has the support of Zi Yang Sect and has many magical weapons in his hands, so he is not afraid of Old Monster Qu at all.

Old Monster Qu snorted coldly, but said nothing more.

He did not dare to provoke Zi Yang Sect too much, and he had great confidence in the disciples who entered the secret realm of Wanshou Mountain this time. Even if Zi Yang Sect had a large number of people and strong forces, they were sure to harvest more spiritual herbs.

However, the Jindan cultivators from other sects were shocked and wondered what kind of methods the cultivator surnamed Xie had prepared.

The Zi Yang Sect has a long history and profound heritage, and it knows the most about the secret realm of Dong Xu Mountain. If it is well prepared, other sects will find it difficult to match.

His previous unrealistic proposal now seems more like a retreat to advance and to shut everyone up.

But the arrow is on the string and must be shot. The secret realm is about to open and they can no longer respond.

He could only send a message to his disciples to remind them to be extra careful when they meet disciples of Zi Yang Sect.

Finally, the formation was set up, and six Jindan cultivators stepped forward and injected magic power into the formation.

hum!
Six beams of light shot up into the sky, piercing through the clouds.

The six people raised their hands, made hand gestures, and pointed at the formation plate at the same time. Ripples appeared in the void, and a door formed by colorful spiritual light slowly emerged.

The six Jindan cultivators continued to inject their magic power, and the gate of spiritual light slowly opened. One after another, talismans emitting colorful spiritual light flew out and flew towards the disciples of the six sects.

The Zi Yang Sect disciples were the first to walk towards the Lingguang Gate. The cultivator named Xie looked at them with a serious gaze, and slowly clenched his hands behind his back.

After more than a hundred disciples had safely entered the Lingguang Gate, the cultivator surnamed Xie slowly loosened his hands and said to the white-haired old man, "Brother Qi, your secret method really worked. This time, our sect will definitely win a great victory in the secret realm. Brother Qi should be credited with the first merit."

The white-haired old man looked calm and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother. I have already done what I promised you. Don't forget to find me a disciple with physical training aptitude."

The monk surnamed Xie said solemnly: "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will take care of this matter. There will be no mistakes!"

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