Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 179 Join forces
After Yu Qing finished speaking, Chen Yuan suddenly realized, "So the demon cultivators have been plotting to seize the cave of True Man Qing You. No wonder Liu Fan left Zhuang Ji and Ning Bi in Dingzhou to look for you. But there is one thing I don't understand. Since you know that the demon cultivators will hunt down the remaining Yu family cultivators, why don't you stay away from Dingzhou and avoid this disaster?"

Yu Qing sighed, picked up the teacup, drank the tea in the cup, and said, "To be honest, I have thought about leaving Dingzhou and fleeing far away, or even leaving Qi State to escape Liu Fan's pursuit. But my entire Yu family was destroyed, and the cave of Qingyou's ancestors was coveted by the demon cultivators. As a descendant of the Yu family, how can I just leave?"

At this point, he showed hesitation on his face. After a while, he said, "To be honest, the other token is in Liu Fan's hands. Otherwise, he would not have led a group of demon cultivators to besiege my Yu clan's land and snatch the token. The reason why he is so anxious is that in a few years, the protective formation of Qingyou's ancestor's cave will collapse on its own."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Disintegrate on its own? Then these two tokens are useless?"

Yu Qing said: "Yes, if the palace protection formation collapses on its own, there will be strange phenomena, and cultivators within a radius of ten thousand miles can see it. No matter how strong Liu Fan is, he is only a foundation-building cultivator and cannot compete with those Jindan cultivators. That's why he is eager to get the token in my hand, enter the cave of Ancestor Qingyou in advance, and plunder all the treasures in it."

Chen Yuan's eyes showed understanding: "No wonder the noble clan leader went to Jingguo to look for the token. If the protective formation collapsed on its own, the Yu family would not be able to get much of the treasures in the cave."

Yu Qing nodded and said, "According to the Great Elder, the protective formation of Qingyou's ancestor's cave can only last for a thousand years. More than a decade ago, the power of the formation began to decline, and it can be broken without a Nascent Soul cultivator. The clan leader had made plans to invite the Jindan cultivators of the Tiangang Sword Sect to break the formation together before the formation collapsed and share some treasures, but he accidentally learned about the other token and went to Jingguo to look for it, but he didn't expect that this was a trap set by the demon cultivators."

Chen Yuan nodded and said slowly, "At this point, the other token is in Liu Fan's hands. Fellow Daoist Yu cannot take it away, but he still stays in Dingzhou at the risk of being hunted down by the demon cultivators. If what I guessed is correct, he will be the first to enter the cave of True Man Qingyou after the protective formation collapses and take away some treasures, right?"

Yu Qing sighed softly, "Yes, Liu Fan is very powerful, and I have a low level of cultivation, so I dare not compete with him for the token. But I also have an advantage. After the Yu family is destroyed, I am the only one in the world who knows the location of the Qingyou ancestor's cave. When the protective formation collapses on its own, I can enter the cave first and take away some treasures."

Chen Yuan asked: "Since you have a plan, why did you tell me about this?"

Yu Qing bowed to Chen Yuan and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Chen is very powerful. He killed Zhuang Ji in a blink of an eye. The late foundation building demon cultivator named Ningbi also died at your hands. From my point of view, he is not inferior to Liu Fan. So I would like to ask you to take the token from Liu Fan and enter the Qingyou ancestor cave together. We can share the treasures equally. How about it?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Fellow Daoist Yu actually trusts me so much, aren't you afraid that I will take the two tokens for myself?"

Yu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "When I first met you, I was also on guard, but you knew I had treasures but didn't want to spy on me. You're not the kind of person who forgets his principles when he sees profit. I don't want to let outsiders get the treasures left by Qingyou's ancestors, so I had to take a risk. If you really turn your back on me, I can only consider myself unlucky."

When he said this, his expression was sincere and his eyes were open.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, I will not repay kindness with hatred. I have accepted this matter. If you can kill Liu Fan and take the token, I am willing to explore the cave of Master Qingyou with you and divide the treasures equally."

Yu Qing was overjoyed, he stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your help!"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, please take a seat. Now that we have decided to join forces, the next thing to consider is to take another token from Liu Fan. What do you think?" Yu Qing apologized, "My cultivation is low, so I can only rely on Fellow Daoist Chen to deal with Liu Fan. However, in my Yu family's maze, there is a mid-level spiritual formation, wind and fire formation, and three fire thunder beads, which can help Fellow Daoist."

Chen Yuan was surprised: "Fire Thunder Pearl?"

This bead is extremely rare. He has only seen it once in Du Yu's hand. It is extremely powerful and can kill cultivators in the late stage of foundation building. However, it is only effective within a range of ten feet, making it quite useless in a fight between foundation building cultivators.

Yu Qing had been observing Chen Yuan's expression. When he heard him mention the Fire Thunder Pearl, he was only slightly surprised but not afraid. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he didn't threaten Chen Yuan with the Fire Thunder Pearl just now, but treated him with sincerity.

At this moment, the distance between him and Chen Yuan was very close. If he took out the Fire Thunder Pearl, it would be enough to threaten Chen Yuan's life. However, he was not afraid at all and was sure he could deal with it.

Yu Qing's mind turned, and he stroked the storage bag. Three thumb-sized red beads appeared on the table out of thin air. He replied, "That's right. These three fire thunder beads are just useless in my hands. But I see that the red cloud released by the spiritual weapon in your hand can confuse the spiritual consciousness. Maybe it can be used to hurt Liu Fan unexpectedly.

Chen Yuan scanned the three red beads with his spiritual sense and sensed the violent power contained in them. He nodded and said, "This bead is indeed useful to me."

He raised his sleeves and put the three fire thunder beads into the storage bag.

Yu Qing smiled and continued, "That wind and fire formation is an offensive spiritual formation with extremely strong power. If it is activated with all its strength, even a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building will not be able to escape death. However, if you want to make use of this formation, you must first lure Liu Fan into the formation, which is extremely difficult..."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, stroked his storage bag, took out the Luo Yansha, and said, "This top-grade spiritual weapon is called Luo Yansha. When you put it on, it can conceal your figure and cover your breath. It cannot be seen by anyone below the Jindan cultivator. Daoist friend, take it and refine it for a few days. Then set up a formation in a place to hide your tracks. When I lure Liu Fan into the formation, Daoist friend can activate the formation and join hands with me to kill Liu Fan!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and waved, sending Luo Yansha to Yu Qing.

Yu Qing was overjoyed: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I will not destroy the spiritual imprint in it. After killing Liu Fan, I will definitely return it to its original owner."

He took the Luo Yansha and put it into his storage bag, then said, "There is one last difficulty. Liu Fan's movements are cunning and we need to find his whereabouts before we can set up a formation to surround and kill him. Does Daoist have any ideas?"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "This is a simple matter. When I was searching Zhuang Ji's soul, I learned from his memory fragments that Liu Fan is not in Dingzhou at the moment. As far as I know, he should have a secret technique that can sense Ningbi's life or death. He will definitely return to Dingzhou to check the situation. We only need to set up an ambush in Zhuang Ji's cave and we will definitely be able to wait for Liu Fan!"

(End of this chapter)