Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 124: Hunting Monsters and Obtaining Medicine
After Chen Yuan left the second spiritual medicine garden, he flew westward and headed straight for the center of the inner ring.

During his last trip to the secret realm, he killed Du Yu, Dai Qing and a disciple of Guiyuan Sect, and obtained the map of the secret realm from them. Together with the map given by Xu Changan and the map of the Dongxu Mountain blessed land from tens of thousands of years ago, no one knew the terrain of the secret realm better than him.

The area in the center of the inner ring is over two hundred miles in radius. It is rich in spiritual energy and grows a large number of rare spiritual herbs, but it also gathers most of the second-level monsters in the secret realm.

These second-level monsters are strong and weak. Among them, the fire-tailed lion and the like are difficult for Qi-refining cultivators to match. Even if more than a dozen people come together, they are no match for them.

However, there are also many second-level monsters with mediocre bloodlines. They are not very powerful and can be killed by several Qi-refining monks working together.

Monsters value bloodline the most. Those with strong bloodline are born with monster powers and can use their innate magical powers. They are hard to find rivals at the same level.

Those with mediocre blood are undoubtedly like ordinary wild beasts. They need to start practicing from scratch, accumulate demonic power, and temper their blood.

But even if it becomes a second-level monster, it has no innate magical powers and can only rely on its physical body to fight the enemy. It is no match for several Qi-refining monks.

In the past, disciples from various sects did not dare to provoke monsters with powerful bloodlines, and could only join forces to deal with these ordinary monsters and collect spiritual herbs.

Chen Yuan, however, did not have such concerns. He came to the center of the inner ring and followed the map, walking through the dangerous places one by one. When he encountered a level two monster, he would release the cover of the power of the stars in the sky, attract the monster to attack, kill it, and pick the spiritual herbs.

It only took him half a day to kill fifteen level two monsters and harvest hundreds of rare spiritual herbs and monster materials.

These spiritual herbs are favored by the second-level monsters, and they are at least three hundred years old. There are also more than a dozen five hundred years old spiritual herbs. If they can be taken out of the secret realm and presented to the sect, even the Jindan elders will be shocked.

But this is only a drop in the bucket of the spiritual herbs in the central inner ring. After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, spiritual herbs are everywhere here. However, the Qi-refining disciples of various sects are unable to contend with those powerful second-level monsters, and can only pick inferior spiritual herbs, leaving behind a large number of rare spiritual herbs.

Chen Yuan practiced both magic and body, and his physique was comparable to that of a fourth-level monster. He had tremendous strength, which was just right for restraining these monsters. He also had the human-shaped monster-luring grass, which could drive the monsters crazy, making hunting them down much easier.

A day later, he crossed the center of the inner ring and came to the area near the west of the inner ring, where he hunted and killed more than a dozen level two monsters. Hundreds of rare spiritual herbs appeared in his storage bag, including more than twenty five hundred year old spiritual herbs.

Adding what he had obtained from Du Yu and Dai Qing before, as well as the output from the Tiantai Peak Spiritual Medicine Garden, Chen Yuan now had a total of more than 500 five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, more than 300 three-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, and more than 200 one-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs.

Perhaps only when Zi Yang Sect monopolized the secret realm of Dong Xu Mountain ten thousand years ago could its disciples have achieved such gains.

The most precious of them are four eight-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, which can be used to refine elixirs in the late stage of Jindan.

There was a statement in the map jade slip that Xu Changan distributed, that if any disciple could find an eight hundred year old spiritual herb, one herb could be exchanged for a foundation-building pill.

These spiritual herbs took up several of Chen Yuan's storage bags, plus the materials from thirty second-level monsters. He had more than ten storage bags hanging around his waist, which looked quite funny.

Chen Yuan looked down at the bulging storage bag around his waist, shook his head, and hurried to the next dangerous place.

His storage bags were all used by Qi-refining cultivators. The two largest ones were obtained from Dai Qing and Du Yu. They were only ten feet in size, and the other spaces were only a few feet in size.

It is said that the storage bags used by foundation-building monks have a huge space inside, and one bag is several meters in size.

After leaving the secret realm, he had to buy a few to avoid this kind of embarrassment again.

……

At the foot of a mountain, Chen Yuan broke the neck of a two-meter-tall elk monster, took off its antlers, monster pills, and fur, and put them into a storage bag.

This second-level deer monster is named "Chongyue Deer". It is an earth-walking monster. When its four hooves step down, it can cause the mountains to shake and the earth to tremble within a radius of twenty feet. Its pair of antlers are as heavy as boulders, and it is extremely difficult to resist when you charge forward.

Chen Yuan used his Silver Sword, Dingguang Mirror, Seven-Star Blade, and Purple Bee Needle at the same time, and exerted all his strength in close combat with the enemy. He finally found an opportunity and killed it.

After collecting the monster materials, he picked up three unfamiliar five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs from the ground, put them in a wooden box, and put them away.

"Zhang Family Alchemy Essentials" is only a low-level alchemy inheritance. Most of the spiritual herbs recorded in it are three hundred years old or less, and there are few records of five hundred or eight hundred years old spiritual herbs.

This inheritance can no longer keep up with Chen Yuan's pace. After leaving the secret realm, he plans to go to the Alchemy Pavilion and exchange his good deeds for a jade slip of spiritual herbs and the recipes of several foundation-building elixirs.

Chen Yuan condensed a fireball, burned Chong Yuelu's body to ashes, then rode on the light of escape and continued to fly westward.

After flying for a while, he suddenly let out a light exclamation, turned to the south, and landed at the edge of a dense forest.

Chen Yuan was a cautious person. Even though he had broken through the foundation building stage and was invincible, he always spread out his spiritual sense to be on guard while flying, and brought the surrounding area of ​​more than 150 feet under his control.

Just now, four figures suddenly appeared within the range of his spiritual sense, and immediately changed direction and flew over.

Among these four people, two were wearing the standard robes of Wanshou Mountain, and the other two were disciples of Mingyin Valley. They walked together, seemingly searching for spiritual herbs together.

Chen Yuan stood at the edge of the dense forest, with his hands behind his back, waiting quietly. About half a minute later, four people came out of the forest, and when they saw Chen Yuan waiting here, their faces changed and they stopped.

As they walked, they kept spreading their spiritual sense to investigate the surrounding environment, but they did not see Chen Yuan. Now, he suddenly appeared in front of them, and they were all surprised.

But then they saw the Lingyun sect's standard robes on Chen Yuan, and they felt relieved, but then a feeling of shame and anger surged in their hearts.

They were all elite disciples in the sect, but they were frightened when their way was blocked by this person. If this were to get out, wouldn't they be laughed at?

Chen Yuan asked, "Why did the four of you join forces?"

The words were spoken in a flat tone with a nonchalant tone, which made the four people even more dissatisfied.

One of the disciples of Wanshou Mountain frowned and asked, "Who are you? Why did you stop us?"

A disciple from Mingyin Valley said, "Whether we join forces or not is none of your business?"

Another disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain said coldly: "Don't waste time talking to this person. I know several famous disciples of the Lingyun Sect. This person is not among them. He is just an ordinary person. Kill him and take the spiritual herbs!"

The other three showed signs of interest and looked at the disciple from Wanshou Mountain who spoke first.

The disciple was tall, dark-skinned and handsome. He was quite moved when he heard the words, but he had a feeling that something was wrong, as if he had overlooked something. He felt uneasy and was hesitant to make a decision.

Chen Yuan didn't have time to waste time talking to them. He looked at the man and said, "It seems that you are the one in charge."

After saying that, he stroked his storage bag, summoned the Fixed Light Mirror, Seven Star Blade, and Silver Sword, and attacked together!
When the other three saw him take out several magical weapons at once, they knew that he was quite powerful. However, there were four of them on their side and they were not weak either. They were not afraid at all and also used their magical weapons to attack him.

But at this moment, the disciple from the Myriad Beasts Mountain realized what was wrong, his face changed drastically, and he shouted:
"stop!"

But he was a step too late. The two magic weapons hit each other and the fixed light mirror released a white beam of light, firmly fixing a wolf-shaped spirit beast.

The Silver Sword cut off a sinister banner, and three short blades emitted a black light, continuously slashing at a flying bone sword, forcing it to retreat again and again.

At the same time, the other two short blades slashed at the two disciples of Mingyin Valley, blocking their defensive weapons. The purple bee needle flashed by and pierced the throat of one of them.

After the Silver Sword cut off the banner, it shot towards the remaining disciple of the Mingyin Valley, breaking his defensive weapon. The black short blade took the opportunity to force its way forward and pierced into the man's heart, killing another person.

After just a short fight, Chen Yuan killed two disciples of the Mingyin Valley one after another!

The strong spiritual pressure emanating from him shocked the remaining two disciples of Wanshou Mountain.

The pressure from this person is actually no different from that of a foundation-building cultivator!
The one who threatened to kill Chen Yuan and seize the spiritual herb looked terrified and wanted to take back the wolf-shaped spiritual beast, but it was fixed by the fixed light mirror and could not move at all.

The tall monk took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan: "We are blind and have offended you, Senior. Please forgive us."

He finally remembered that something was wrong, that is, the spiritual light on Chen Yuan's body was dim, and it was impossible to detect its depth. He suspected that he was a foundation-building cultivator, so he wanted to stop his companions and attack Chen Yuan.

Now he finally confirmed that Chen Yuan was the foundation-building cultivator, but the two sides had already started fighting, and everything was too late.

But only Qi-refining cultivators can enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain. If this person is a foundation-building cultivator, how could he possibly enter the secret realm?

The tall monk was full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask a single question. He just hoped that Chen Yuan could spare his life.

Chen Yuan smiled, raised his hand and put away all the magic weapons, and asked: "Why did the four of you join forces?"

The disciple from the Myriad Beasts Mountain took back the wolf-shaped spirit beast, bowed deeply to Chen Yuan, lowered his head, and did not dare to look Chen Yuan in the eye, his body trembling.

Although he was an elite disciple of Wanshou Mountain, he had never fought with a foundation-building cultivator. At this moment, he was extremely frightened and wanted to escape immediately.

The tall cultivator was much calmer. Although he didn't know why Chen Yuan asked this well-known question, he remained calm and answered, "Senior, on the last trip to the secret realm, the disciples of Ziyang Sect and Guiyuan Sect joined forces and returned with a full load. This time, the two sects are still joining forces. The disciples of Lingyun Sect and Tiangang Sword Sect are also joining forces to explore the secret realm. In order not to fall behind, our two sects can only join hands."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and asked, "Have there been any changes in Qi's cultivation world in the past ten years?"

Upon hearing this, the tall monk was shocked and looked incredulous. He stared at Chen Yuan and stammered, "Senior, senior, could it be that..."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "You guessed correctly, I have been in the secret realm for ten years."

(End of this chapter)