Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 156: Demonic Cultivator Rampant
Chen Yuan had been in seclusion for many years and knew nothing about the situation in the outside world. It was not convenient for him to mention this matter in front of Jin Luoheng.

But before he accepted the sect's mission, he had to understand the situation in Qi's immortal cultivation world, so he sent a sound transmission note to Sun Congyao and Shen Danmei, saying that he wanted to pay them a visit.

Originally, Chen Yuan wanted to rush directly to the two people's cave, but after hearing what Jin Luoheng said, the invasion of the demonic cultivators was imminent, and there were changes in the Qi Kingdom's immortal cultivation world. As the core disciples of the Lingyun Sect, the two might have missions for the sect and were not in the mountain gate, so he sent a sound transmission note to inquire first.

After Chen Yuan sent out the sound transmission talisman, he rode on his flying light and rushed back to the cave abode on Yunyin Peak. He waited for several hours, but still received no reply.

It seems that his guess was correct, the two people were indeed not in the cave.

Chen Yuan took out two more sound transmission notes and sent them to Yi Jin and Mo Jingchun.

If possible, it would be best to learn about the situation from fellow disciples.

But Sun Yaocong and Shen Danmei were not at the mountain gate, so he could only get information from them.

He sat in the mansion and waited patiently, but after two hours, there was no response.

Just when he thought that the two had left the mountain gate, a sound transmission note suddenly passed through the restriction and flew into the cave.

Chen Yuan raised his hand to take it over, and Yi Jin's voice rang in his ears: "Junior Brother Chen, Yi Jin is here to visit you."

His eyes flashed, and he urged his true energy to unlock the restrictions of the cave, then stood up and went out to greet him.

Yi Jin was waiting outside the mansion. Compared with the last time they met, his face had a few more wrinkles. He originally looked like a man in his thirties, but now he looked like a man in his forties.

Yi Jin saw Chen Yuan coming out of the cave, looked at him carefully, and said with a bow: "Congratulations to Junior Brother Chen for coming out of seclusion. It has been a few years since we last met, but Junior Brother Chen is still as elegant as ever."

Chen Yuan was a reserved person, and Yi Jin could not see any changes in his cultivation, so he did not mention the matter and just said a few words of greeting.

Chen Yuan returned the greeting by bowing, and then raised his hand to invite him in: "Brother Yi, please come in and chat. I never thought that you would come here in person. Just send me a talisman and I will come to see you."

Yi Jin and Chen Yuan walked into the cave side by side, and said with a smile: "I was just meditating and regulating my breathing. When I noticed the sound transmission note sent by Junior Brother Chen, two hours had passed. How could I let Junior Brother travel again? I simply came to Junior Brother's house to meet him."

The two of them came to the main hall and sat down as host and guest. Chen Yuan took out the nameless spiritual tea given by Shen Danmei and poured it for Yi Jin himself.

Yi Jin raised his cup and took a sip, immediately praising it highly.

This tea originally belonged to Sun Congyao. His cultivation was extraordinary among the cultivators in the late foundation building stage. He had many good things in his hands. Even the spiritual tea he used to entertain guests was not an ordinary product.

The two of them drank tea and chatted. Chen Yuan learned from Yi Jin that Mo Jingchun had accepted a mission from the sect and was not in the mountain gate at the moment.

He would not receive a reply to the sound transmission note he sent to Mo Jingchun within at least two months.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan got to the point: "Brother Yi, I came out of retreat this time because I received a sound transmission note from the Good Merit Hall. The ten-year deadline is approaching, and I need to complete a sect mission. But I have been in retreat for several years, and I don't know what changes have taken place in the Qi Kingdom's cultivation world. I dare not rashly take the sect mission, so I sent a sound transmission note to you, and I want to ask you in person. I hope you will be generous in your advice."

Yi Jin put down the teacup in his hand and sighed: "Even if you don't ask, I have to tell you that there are demonic troubles everywhere in Qi State, and demonic cultivators are rampant. I am afraid that a big change will happen."

Chen Yuan had expected this and was not surprised. He asked, "What are the specific details?"

Yi Jin looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "After Junior Brother went into seclusion, the demonic troubles became worse day by day. A year ago, several demonic cultivators in the late foundation building stage even joined forces to destroy the immortal cultivation family, the Yu family of Dingzhou!"

Chen Yuan's face slightly stiffened when he heard this: "Even if these people work together, how can they destroy the Yu family in Dingzhou?"

Dingzhou is located in the south of the Chimang Mountains. There is only one immortal cultivation family in the state, and that is the Yu family.

Because there are Jindan cultivators in the clan and the clan has survived for more than a thousand years, it is called a family of immortal cultivators.

There are only five such immortal cultivation families in Qi State, with a long tradition and profound foundation. How could they perish at the hands of a demon cultivator who had established his foundation?

Yi Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but it is said that their Grand Elder Yu Yihong died while traveling in Lin Country ten years ago. There is no Jindan cultivator in his clan, and those late foundation-building demon cultivators possessed a secret treasure that could break the formation. They broke the Yu clan's protective formation and killed all of the direct bloodline cultivators in the clan. Only a few branch cultivators escaped."

Chen Yuan frowned, "The demon cultivators are so rampant. In addition to the Yu family in Dingzhou, there must be other immortal cultivation families that have been harmed by the demon cultivators, right?"

Yi Jin nodded and said, "Yes, in the past few years, a total of eleven immortal cultivation families, large and small, have been destroyed by the evil cultivators. In addition to the Yu family of Dingzhou, there are also two medium-sized immortal cultivation families under the Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain. Their Jindan cultivators have long died. I don't know where the evil cultivators got the news and destroyed them."

At this point, Yi Jin paused before saying, "In addition, those who were destroyed at the hands of the demon cultivators were all small immortal cultivation families, and the number of independent cultivators who died at the hands of the demon cultivators was countless. However, my six major sects have also sent out cultivators from their sects to hunt down the demon cultivators with all their might. Most of these demon cultivators who have committed bloody cases have been killed, but there are always more demon cultivators emerging and continuing to wreak havoc everywhere." Chen Yuan's expression became more solemn when he heard this.

He had long expected that something unexpected would happen in Qi's realm of immortal cultivation, but he never imagined that the situation would develop to such a serious level.

These demonic cultivators must have been sent by the major demon sects to wreak havoc in the world of immortal cultivators, create panic, and weaken the vitality of the State of Qi.

These people have acted so recklessly before, without concealing their tracks at all. It seems that the demon monks will officially invade soon.

At this time, Yi Jin suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Brother Chen, you know that Wu State has been occupied by the demon cultivators. Their next target is Qi State. In three to five years at least, and seven to eight years at most, the demon sect will invade on a large scale!"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed. He didn't expect that the news had already spread.

Chen Yuan bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Senior Brother Yi. I already knew about this, but I was ordered by my master not to tell anyone, so I kept it secret..."

Yi Jin heard this without changing his expression. He waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay. Junior Brother Chen, you don't know this. Elder Jin told me about this two years ago. I am very lucky to have been informed by the elder and to have made preparations in advance. How dare I have any complaints? I thought that Junior Brother had been in seclusion for many years and didn't know about this. Since you already know about it, I won't say more."

Chen Yuan felt relieved. It turned out that Jin Luoheng had already considered this. This way, Yi Jin would not be dissatisfied with him because of this matter.

At this time, Yi Jin touched the storage bag, took out a jade slip, and raised his hand to hand it to Chen Yuan.

"In the past few years, the demon cultivators rampaging in Qi State have mostly been killed by our six sects' cultivators, but there are also some particularly fierce ones with advanced means who have repeatedly escaped the pursuit and even turned around to kill our six sects' cultivators, continuing to cause trouble everywhere. The six major sects have jointly offered a reward for these murderers, and there are still 19 left, all of whom are foundation-building cultivators. This is the bounty list, and it can be said that every cultivator in Qi State has a copy. Junior Brother Chen can write down these 19 people. If you happen to meet them in the future, you should act with caution. If you are not sure, do not fight with them."

Chen Yuan took the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense. There were images of 19 cultivators drawn on it, but some of them were blurry. There were also three people wearing scarves and masks, so their faces could not be seen.

But this is not important. The key point is the characteristics of the skills and the shapes of the spiritual weapons used by the 19 demon cultivators.

These things cannot be hidden, and if you encounter them, you can recognize them at a glance.

In addition, the six major sects offered an astonishing bounty for these nineteen people. The leader was named Liu Fan. If any cultivator could kill him, regardless of his identity, he would be rewarded with two hundred mid-grade spirit stones, a top-grade spirit weapon, and three bottles of late foundation-building elixirs.

Such a generous reward is enough to drive even a cultivator in the late foundation building stage crazy, but no one can take Liu Fan's life.

This person has reached the peak of the foundation-building stage, has profound magic skills, and astonishing supernatural powers. He has at least three top-grade spiritual weapons in his hands. He appeared out of nowhere three years ago and was the mastermind behind the destruction of the Dingzhou Su family. After that, he continued to take action and joined forces with other magic cultivators to destroy two small immortal cultivation families. He has at least twenty souls of foundation-building cultivators under his command, and is extremely powerful.

The eighteen demon cultivators who followed, although their battle records were not as good as Liu Fan's, all had blood on their hands. The last-ranked person had killed at least seven foundation-building cultivators.

This is still known to the public, and it is still unknown how many people he killed behind the scenes.

When Yi Jin told Chen Yuan to act cautiously, it was actually a euphemism. His real intention was to let him escape as soon as possible.

Chen Yuan glanced over the jade slip, his face solemn, he retracted his consciousness, and said with a bow: "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Brother Yi, I will be careful."

Yi Jin said: "Junior Brother Chen, you are too polite. This list is known to everyone. Even if I don't tell you, the Good Merit Hall will issue it when you receive the sect mission."

At this point, he suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that Elder Ning, who is from the orthodox lineage, is in charge of the sect's secular affairs. The simple sect missions were already divided up by his disciples early in the morning. If Junior Brother Chen goes to the Good Merit Hall now, he can only take on the mission of clearing out the foundation-building demon cultivators, which is extremely risky."

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "I am already satisfied that I can be in seclusion for eight years when the demon cultivators are wreaking havoc. Even if the mission is a little dangerous, it doesn't matter."

When Jin Luoheng was in charge of the sect's secular affairs, he also left simple sect tasks to his disciples. If he hadn't gone into seclusion to practice, he could have earned a lot of merit from this.

It was common sense for Elder Ning to act this way, and Chen Yuan felt no resentment in his heart.

Senior Brother Yi sighed, "Junior Brother Chen is determined and resolute. I am far inferior to him."

He had been stuck at the bottleneck of the late foundation building stage for many years. He was also a deacon disciple. Although he wanted to practice and had asked Chen Yuan to make pills, he had been busy with the mundane affairs of the Lingyun Sect for many years. After so many years, his cultivation was still at the peak of the middle foundation building stage, and his path to the Tao was hopeless.

Seeing Chen Yuan's firm mind at this moment, he couldn't help but recall the time when he successfully built his foundation and was full of high spirits, and felt a little sad.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Junior Brother Chen, I remembered something. Maybe you don't have to deal with the foundation-building demon cultivator."

(End of this chapter)