Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 136: The Chilong Spirit Pendant is a generous gift from the sect
After Chen Yuan accepted the Chilong Pendant, Jin Luoheng said, "You go down first."

Chen Yuan bowed and said, "Yes, disciple, I will take my leave."

He left the hall and came to the first floor of the tower. He randomly selected a room, walked in, sat cross-legged on the couch, and closed his eyes to meditate.

Under the pressure from a group of Jindan cultivators on the top of Dongxu Mountain, Chen Yuan had consumed most of his magic power. Now he finally had time to recover his magic power.

With a thought, he took out the Chilong pendant, tied it around his waist, and injected a trace of true energy into it.

The Chilong pendant emitted a faint white light, and there was a refreshing feeling that flowed out from the jade pendant and entered Chen Yuan's body, circulating around, instantly calming his mind, and he successfully entered a state of meditation in a moment.

At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be attracted by this cool feeling, and it flowed into Chen Yuan's body at a speed faster than usual.

Chen Yuan's spirits lifted. It was indeed a low-grade spiritual weapon. This should be what Jin Luoheng had said about its effect of calming the mind and absorbing spiritual energy. It was so obvious.

Although this speed does not increase much, it can speed up the progress of cultivation over time.

Moreover, the Chilong Pendant only needs to be injected with true essence to be effective, which saves a lot of spirit stones compared to taking elixirs.

Its calming effect is comparable to that of some precious spices, allowing cultivators to quickly enter a state of cultivation. It is indeed a rare auxiliary spiritual tool.

Chen Yuan was extremely satisfied with the Chilong Pendant. He touched his storage bag, took out a jade bottle, poured out a Yuhua Pill, and swallowed it.

The elixir turned into a faint spiritual energy, which was absorbed completely after a moment. However, the true energy in Chen Yuan's body was only slightly restored.

He shook his head slightly and put the jade bottle away.

After he broke through the foundation-building stage, the effectiveness of the Qi Refining elixir decreased greatly. It could no longer assist in his cultivation, nor could it help restore his magic power.

Chen Yuan could only meditate silently with the help of the Chilong Pendant to restore his magic power.

At the same time, his mind was full of thoughts as he thought about becoming a disciple today.

In fact, after Chen Yuan left the secret realm, he wanted to take Jin Luoheng as his master.

He broke through the foundation-building stage in the secret realm and obtained so many spiritual herbs. As the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind, so he must find a backer for himself.

Jin Luoheng, who is known for his support of the younger generation and comes from a lineage of casual cultivators, is undoubtedly the best choice.

But Chen Yuan didn't expect that Ji Bin actually wanted to take him as his disciple.

But he quickly realized that Ji Bin's move must be for those rare spiritual herbs.

Otherwise, it is impossible for a Jindan elder to accept a disciple for no reason.

Since Ji Bin wants the spiritual herbs, Jin Luoheng should have the same intention.

And this meaning was also revealed in the conversation between the two.

Therefore, Chen Yuan boldly rejected Ji Bin and chose to worship Jin Luoheng as his teacher.

Chen Yuan was not familiar with Ji Bin, but he had seen Jin Luoheng in action with his own eyes. He also learned from the female cultivator from Zi Yang Sect that Jin Luoheng had killed a Jin Dan cultivator. Knowing that Jin Luoheng was very skilled, he naturally wanted to take him as his disciple.

This move was actually a bit risky. If Jin Luoheng had no intention of accepting him as his disciple, he would have offended Ji Bin.

But he made the right bet and successfully became Jin Luoheng's disciple. From then on, he had a Jindan cultivator as his backer and was no longer a rootless person.

I just don't know what Jin Luoheng's character is like, but if he is really as the rumors say, kind-hearted and likes to support the younger generation, then he would be a good master.

But if the rumors were not true, and Jin Luoheng was cold-hearted and mean to his disciples, Chen Yuan didn't care.

He has been self-reliant all along, never relying on others, and never thinking of borrowing Jin Luoheng's help.

As long as he could use the title of Jindan elder and have a stable environment for cultivation, he would be satisfied.

However, looking at what Jin Luoheng did today and how he defended him several times, he did not seem like a mean person, which made Chen Yuan feel relieved.

If you can have a good master, the path of cultivation will be much easier.

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A day later, the giant boat finally returned to the outside of Lingyun Sect's mountain gate formation.

Chen Yuan came to the deck and looked at the wall of clouds that covered the sky with awe in his eyes.

Ten years ago, when he left the mountain gate, he was just an ordinary Qi-refining disciple.

Ten years later, he returned to the mountain gate and had successfully established his foundation, and his lifespan reached 200 years.

But ten years have passed, and not a single trace has been left on this wall of clouds connecting the sky and the earth.

After Chen Yuan broke through the foundation-building stage, he felt more and more the great power of creation hidden in this wall of clouds.

It was an unrivaled force that could tear him apart easily. It made Chen Yuan's mentality, which had been slightly inflated after he broke through the foundation-building stage, return to its original state, and his determination to seek the truth became even more resolute.

He had only just taken the first step on the road to becoming an immortal. If he wanted to achieve immortality, he still had a very long way to go, so he must not have the slightest bit of pride.

At this time, Jin Luoheng flew out from the third floor of the tower, came to the bow of the boat, made a spell with his hands, and shouted:
"open!"

The white clouds slowly flowed to both sides, revealing a passage several dozen feet in size, and the huge boat slowly sailed into it.

A quarter of an hour later, the giant boat flew out of the cloud wall and landed on the top of Lingyun Peak. At this time, there were already several alchemists in the square, waiting to check the spiritual herbs in everyone's hands.

One of the middle-aged cultivators has the foundation-building cultivation level and is the only master of alchemy. The rest are all Qi-refining disciples.

Everyone got off the giant boat. Jin Luoheng put away the giant boat and said, "Take out the spiritual herbs in your hands."

Everyone immediately took out the spiritual herbs and let everyone check them.

At the same time, Jin Luoheng stroked his storage bag and took out all the hundreds of rare spiritual herbs that Chen Yuan brought out of the secret realm.

The alchemists were all shocked when they saw this.

They had seen countless spiritual herbs in the Alchemy Pavilion, but this was the first time they had seen so many five hundred and eight hundred year old spiritual herbs.

The middle-aged cultivator's eyes were filled with ecstasy. With so many spiritual herbs harvested from this trip to the secret realm, the Alchemy Pavilion would be able to produce a few more alchemy masters.

Jin Luoheng looked at the middle-aged cultivator and said calmly, "Junior Brother Qi, check these spiritual herbs, sort them into categories, and put them in place."

The monk named Qi said no more and began to examine it carefully.

During this period, Chen Yuan and twenty-one Qi Refining disciples all stood aside, quietly waiting for the result.

Half an hour later, these alchemists finished counting all the spiritual herbs, printed the results on a jade slip, and handed it to Jin Luoheng.

Jin Luoheng read the jade slip presented by the cultivator surnamed Qi and said, "During this trip to the secret realm, Chen Yuan collected the most spiritual herbs, so I will give him three foundation-building pills, a top-grade spiritual weapon, three bottles of Yuan-increasing pills, a mid-grade spiritual talisman, and ten mid-grade spiritual stones!"

Chen Yuan stepped out from the crowd and bowed deeply: "Disciple Chen Yuan, thank you for the sect's reward!"

Jin Luoheng nodded slightly, took out a storage bag from his arms, raised his hand and handed it to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the storage bag, probed his spiritual sense into it, and after a brief inspection, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he retreated back into the crowd.

No one was surprised by this result. After Chen Yuan received the reward, they all stared at Jin Luoheng, waiting for him to announce the next reward.

The top three in this secret realm trip will receive generous rewards.

Even if Chen Yuan took away the most generous reward, others were still not without hope.

The cultivator named Qi widened his eyes. Among this group of Qi-refining disciples, there was actually a Foundation-building cultivator!
But seeing that everyone present had no objection to this person receiving the award, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

But in the following time, he kept looking at Chen Yuan with a look of surprise and doubt.

Two quarters of an hour later, Jin Luoheng bestowed all the rewards, and this trip to the secret realm came to an end.

Yun Fang and Duan Changyu had been with Chen Yuan for the longest time and harvested the most spiritual herbs. They ranked second and third in contribution, and each received two Foundation Establishment Pills, a low-grade spiritual weapon, a bottle of Yuan Zeng Dan, a low-grade spiritual talisman, and ten mid-grade spiritual stones as rewards.

Before leaving, the two of them specially found Chen Yuan to express their gratitude to him.

After spending a few days with the two, Chen Yuan learned that they were both cultivators with three spiritual roots. They had entered the sect since they were young and had good talents. Now that they had received such generous rewards, building a foundation should be no problem for them.

Among them, Yun Fang was born in a small immortal cultivation family affiliated with Lingyun Sect. The clan leader was a cultivator in the late foundation building stage and had a solid foundation.

Therefore, he did not put on airs of a senior in front of the two men, and smiled and said: "I wish my two junior nephews to break through the foundation building stage as soon as possible, and then I can be friends with you on an equal footing."

According to the rules of the immortal cultivation world, age is not important, only the level of cultivation is considered as seniority.

Now the two of them are still nephews in front of Chen Yuan, but if they break through the foundation-building stage, they will become Chen Yuan’s fellow apprentices.

Yun Fang and Duan Changyu did not know that Chen Yuan had already taken Jin Luoheng as his master, but they were deeply impressed by his generous and righteous character and treated him with great respect.

Duan Changyu said: "Uncle Chen's life-saving grace will be remembered in my heart and I will definitely repay him."

Yun Fang said, "Brother Duan and I were able to harvest so many spiritual herbs, all thanks to Uncle Chen's help. After I go back, I will inform the clan about this matter. Uncle Chen will be an honored guest of our Yun Clan in the future. If you need anything, just ask, and our Yun Clan will definitely do its best to help you."

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he said, "Chen does have something to trouble Junior-Martial-Nephew Yun, but it is not urgent. Junior-Martial-Nephew Yun should concentrate on breaking through the foundation first. I will come to visit you after you succeed."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fang's face immediately showed joy. He told Chen Yuan the address of his cave before saying goodbye and leaving.

At the same time, other Qi-refining disciples also left Lingyun Peak one after another, leaving only Jin Luoheng, Ji Bin, several alchemists and Chen Yuan.

The cultivator surnamed Qi bowed to Jin Luoheng and Ji Bin and said, "My two uncles, can I take these spiritual herbs back to the Alchemy Pavilion now?"

Jin Luoheng shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Qi, please wait a moment."

He kept half of the spiritual herbs Chen Yuan brought out, including twelve eight-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, fifty-two five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, one hundred and twenty-three three-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, and sixty-five hundred-year-old spiritual herbs.

Then he took out more than twenty five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs and gave them to Ji Bin. He pointed at the remaining spiritual herbs and said, "You can take these spiritual herbs away."

The cultivator surnamed Qi was stunned: "What does Master Jin mean?"

Jin Luoheng said calmly, "These spiritual herbs were all brought out by Chen Yuan from the secret realm. I have accepted him as my disciple. According to the rules, half of the spiritual herbs can be kept. What's the problem with this?"

The cultivator surnamed Qi was unwilling to see half of the spiritual herbs he had obtained taken away. His face was very unpleasant. He said, "This Junior Brother Chen is a foundation-building cultivator. How can he enter the secret realm and collect spiritual herbs?"

Thanks to the Taoist master Mo Hun for the reward!

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