Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 268 Parting ways
Two years later, deep in the Ink Sea.

There were low-hanging leaden clouds in the sky and heavy rain was pouring down. From time to time, a dazzling flash of lightning flashed through the clouds. The rumbling thunder resounded through the world, as if a huge hammer was hitting the black clouds heavily. The sea was windy and the waves were high. The light black sea water was surging and the waves were surging.

A three-meter-long gray whale came from a distance and swam towards the depths of the sea at an astonishing speed. Its broad dorsal fin pierced through the huge waves and wind, leaving a clear trail behind it.

"You evil beast, please don't leave!"

An angry roar pierced through the rain curtain, and three bright beams of light streaked across the sky, chasing the giant whale relentlessly. The storm that seemed to overturn the world had no effect on them.

Suddenly, the speed of one of the green lights suddenly increased, as if it merged with the strong wind between heaven and earth, and flew towards the giant whale along the wind, instantly closing the distance with the giant whale.

The cultivator in the escaping light raised his hand and swung it. A green flag flew out and stopped above the giant whale. It grew to a height of about ten feet. Hundreds of green wind blades rushed out and shot towards the giant whale.

The gray whale's black eyes were filled with fear, and it displayed an agile posture that was inconsistent with its huge body. It suddenly turned to the side and avoided half of the wind blade.

But most of the wind blades still hit him, leaving hundreds of wounds. Blood gushed out, soon dyeing the giant whale's back red.

But the next moment, a faint gray light appeared on the wounds, and the bleeding stopped. The wounds quickly healed and soon turned into shallow scars.

The cultivator in the green light sneered and said, "Yuan, I want to see how long your immortal body can last!"

While the giant whale was dodging the wind blade, two other beams of light also caught up, surrounding the giant whale in the middle, and two figures appeared, they were Chen Yuan and Li Luo.

Chen Yuan pointed his finger and the golden dragon sword surrounding him slashed out, transforming into a three-clawed golden dragon that pounced towards the giant gray whale.

Li Luo raised his hand and a big knife appeared out of thin air in his hand and rushed towards the giant whale.

Yuan Lang's hand gestures changed, and hundreds of wind blades that emerged from the green banner condensed into a huge wind blade three meters long and slashed down.

Facing the attack from three people, the giant gray whale let out a long cry of grief and anger, then charged towards Li Luo.

Li Luo's face changed and he quickly moved to the side.

The giant whale was huge and powerful, and even if he used the secret technique of physical cultivation, he could not resist it.

The gray giant whale rushed out of a path, but the wind blade also cut its body, leaving a huge wound that went deep into the whale's body, and even the wriggling internal organs could be seen.

The momentum of the three-clawed golden dragon was far more shocking than the silent wind blade. It bit down, but it only tore off a piece of flesh the size of a millstone from the giant whale's back. Its power was far less than that of the wind blade.

The giant gray whale let out a painful wail, and then a faint gray light appeared. The fatal wound caused by the wind blade was miraculously healed without leaving any trace.

This is the immortal body, a natural magical power that only a monster with a strong bloodline can possess. Its self-healing ability is amazing, and as long as the monster's power is not exhausted, it is extremely difficult to kill it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the giant whale finally escaped from the encirclement of the three people and fled into the distance.

But Yuan Lang showed a look of joy: "This beast's demonic power is about to be exhausted, Fellow Daoist Chen, take action quickly!"

Chen Yuan's expression became serious. He raised his hand and a Fengyun Bell appeared. Then he put his fingers together and pointed. True Energy surged out. The Fengyun Bell trembled slightly. The next moment, the huge body of the gray whale suddenly froze in place.

Yuan Lang and Li Luo surrounded it again, and slashed down with long swords and wind blades like a violent storm, leaving countless wounds on the gray whale.

The gray whale wailed, and the gray light at the wound became dimmer and dimmer, and the wound healed slower and slower.

But from beginning to end, the gray giant whale did not fight back. It just used the innate magical powers of its immortal body to delay time.

Ever since it gained intelligence, it has been practicing silently in the sea and living by devouring sea creatures.

It doesn't like fighting with people and just wants to swim in the sea.

When it encounters a cultivator, it will quietly avoid him, and will not even be an enemy of other monsters. If it is targeted by others, it will rely on its immortal body talent to escape, and has managed to turn danger into safety many times.

But this time, it couldn't escape.

The giant gray whale became dying under the siege of Chen Yuan and the other two, and its black eyes were full of fear.

Finally, Yuan Lang condensed into a huge wind blade three meters long, which shot deeply into the body of the giant whale and destroyed its life.

After the gray whale died, its huge body slowly sank into the sea.

Li Luo put away his sword, flew into the sea, held up the giant whale's body with both hands, and flew into the air.

The heavy rain hit the giant whale's back, mixing with the blood flowing from its wounds, splashing out strange blood flowers.

Yuan Lang put away the green banner and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Canghai Whale is indeed difficult to deal with. We chased it for a whole day and night, but finally didn't let it escape."

Li Luo held up the giant whale's corpse and said with a smile, "The Canghai whale is ferocious, but this Canghai whale just relied on its immortal body to hold on, and we got a bargain."

Yuan Lang laughed and said, "This monster is cowardly. It's such a waste of the powerful bloodline of the Canghai Whale. I wonder how much fat I can get from this monster."

Having said this, he turned to Chen Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I still need you to take out the demon pill from this monster."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and pointed a point. The three-clawed golden dragon showed its original form. With a flash of sword light, the golden dragon sword pierced into the body of the gray giant whale and took out a fist-sized gray demon pill.

The Canghai Whale is a demon beast with a powerful bloodline among the demon race. A level five Canghai Whale can even rival a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan period.

When the three men encountered the gray giant whale, they actually had no intention of killing it. However, they did not expect that the gray giant whale just kept running away and never counterattacked. So the three men chased it for hundreds of miles and finally killed the gray giant whale.

The gray giant whale did not attack the three people from beginning to end, but they could not let go of the level 5 monster that was within their grasp, especially a monster with a strong bloodline like the Canghai Whale, so they attacked without any mercy.

In the world of immortal cultivation where the strong prey on the weak, there is no room for mercy.

After Chen Yuan took out the demon pill, he cut off the dorsal fin of the gray whale.

Yuanlang cut off the fat from the giant whale's body, which could be refined into whale oil, which could be used as lamp oil for the natal Yuan lamp and was extremely precious.

In addition to Li Luo who was holding the body of the gray giant whale, Chen Yuan and Yuan Lang were busy for a while and finally collected all the monster materials from the gray giant whale.

Yuan Lang finally cut off three hundred kilograms of yellow fat from the gray whale. It was as smooth and crystal clear as jade, a trembling ball as big as a carriage.

Yuanlang and Li Luo smiled. This ball of fat could be used to refine three kilograms of whale oil, which was more precious than the magic pill of the Canghai Whale.

Li Luo threw it hard, and the gray whale was swallowed up silently by the sea. At this time, the storm had stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, the raging sea returned to calm, the sun sprinkled bits of gold, the sea surface sparkled, and an illusory rainbow hung in the sky.

The demon pill, fat cream, dorsal fin and other items of the gray giant whale were suspended in front of Chen Yuan and the other two. Yuan Lang glanced at Li Luo and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, the immortal body of this Canghai whale is extremely difficult to deal with. Thanks to your Fengyun Bell, which can attack the soul, it didn't escape."

"It stands to reason that I should share the Canghai Whale Blubber with you, but this ball of blubber is too big. If we share it all with you, Brother Li and I will be at a disadvantage..."

"How about this? The demon pill, dorsal fin, whale baleen, and other things of the Canghai Whale will all belong to you, and Brother Li and I will share this lump of fat. What do you think?"

After saying this, he stared at Chen Yuan closely, his eyes somewhat nervous.

Demon cores are often the most precious things on a demon beast. They can be used to refine weapons or to cultivate spiritual pets. The essence and blood in them can be mixed into spiritual liquid to make talismans, and can even be used to refine some rare elixirs. Their value exceeds that of other demon beast materials.

But the whale blubber ointment is different. The whale oil refined from it can be used as lamp oil for the natal lamp and is a necessity for every sect and family.

Although the Canghai Whale Demon Pill is precious, it is inferior to the fat ointment.

If the distribution is carried out in this way, Chen Yuan will suffer some losses.

Yuanlang can use the ointment to exchange for some elixirs from the Zhengqi League that can help him break through the bottleneck and reach the middle stage of Jindan, and he is determined to do so.

But he was a little worried that Chen Yuan would not agree with such a distribution. Over the past two years, the three of them had been hunting monsters in the Ink Sea. Together with this Canghai Whale, they had hunted a total of four level five monsters, which was a fruitful harvest.

Chen Yuan possesses two magic weapons. The Fengyun Bell is a rare magic weapon that can directly attack the soul. It is very effective in hunting monsters. No monster that is targeted by the three men can escape.

Yuan Lang and Li Luo each have only one magic weapon and have to rely on Chen Yuan for help. In the past two years, they did not dare to withhold the monster materials that should have been given to Chen Yuan, and the distribution was quite fair.

Chen Yuan played a vital role in the hunt for the Canghai Whale. If he raised any objections, Yuan Lang would have no choice but to give up.

After all, Chen Yuan has two magic weapons in his hands, so even if he and Li Luo want to turn against each other, their chances of winning are not great.

As long as Chen Yuan is not dead, the reputation of the two will be ruined, and they will never be able to invite others to join them in hunting monsters again.

Li Luo remained silent. Yuan Lang had helped him get the three Water Monkey Fruits before, so he naturally had to support Yuan Lang now.

To Yuanlang's surprise, Chen Yuan did not have any objection. He just smiled and put away the gray demon pill, dorsal fin, baleen and other things, leaving only the huge ball of fat.

Yuan Lang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly divided the ointment into two halves and put away his share.

He bowed to Chen Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you are so kind. I thank you. Next time I hunt a monster, I will not take a cent. All the spoils will belong to Fellow Daoist Chen and Brother Li."

"No need to do that. I have something to say." Chen Yuan said calmly, "I have been hunting monsters with you two for three years and have gained a lot. I want to sell the monster pills and monster beast materials in my hands and find a place to practice in seclusion. I will say goodbye now and see you later."

When the two heard this, they were all stunned and looked at each other. Yuan Lang laughed dryly and said, "Why do you say that, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yuan said: "All good things must come to an end. If there is a chance in the future, I will join hands with you two Taoist friends to hunt monsters again."

Yuan Lang smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you interested in the fat of the Canghai Whale?"

With a thought, he took out his share of fat from the mustard seed ring, cut off a small half, raised his hand and waved it to Chen Yuan: "I did a bad job on this matter. Fellow Daoist Chen has made great efforts this time, otherwise we would definitely not be able to keep this Canghai Whale. Please accept this piece of fat."

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly and returned the ointment to Yuan Lang: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, you misunderstood. Over the past three years, the distribution of the rewards from hunting monsters has been very fair. I have no dissatisfaction. This time, I really need to practice in seclusion and cannot cooperate with the two fellow Daoists anymore."

Yuanlang took the ointment with an unsightly look on his face.

Li Luo sighed, bowed to Chen Yuan, and said in a deep voice: "Since Fellow Daoist Chen has decided to leave, I can't say anything more. I can only wish you smooth sailing."

Chen Yuan returned the salute, turned around and fled away, soon disappearing from sight.

Li Luo said in a deep voice: "Brother Yuan, let's go."

Yuan Lang was silent for a moment, then suddenly gave a bitter smile: "Well, the path of cultivation still depends on oneself. No matter how good Fellow Daoist Chen's Wind and Cloud Bell is, it belongs to someone else after all."

"This time when I go back, I will break through the bottleneck in the middle stage. If I can break through successfully, I can enter the Sea of ​​Thousand Monsters."

……

After Chen Yuan parted with Li Luo and Yuan Lang, he flew dozens of miles towards the Blood Island, then suddenly changed direction and flew west.

Over the past two years, the three of them would rush back to Blood Island to rest every once in a while, and also sell the monster materials and monster pills they had.

Chen Yuan took the opportunity to buy thousands of fifty, eighty, and one hundred year old spiritual herbs of various kinds, including all the recipes for the Demon Yuan Pill below level eight left by old man Dan Jue.

As long as he can get the corresponding demon pill, he can start refining the pill.

Through teaming up with Li Luoyuanlang to hunt monsters, he has become very familiar with the Ink Sea. Going with the two of them is just a waste of time.

Even if Yuanlang didn't ask for it, he would divide the fat between the two of them and then say goodbye and leave.

Over the past three years, Chen Yuan has been thinking about how to lure the monsters. He has some ideas, but they still need to be verified.

He escaped for thousands of miles and came to an island where a group of fourth-level bird monsters were lurking. He killed the monsters with ease, opened up a cave on the island, meditated and practiced to restore his true energy.

A day later, Chen Yuan's true energy was fully restored. He took out a jade bottle, exerted a little force, bit the tip of his tongue, spat out a few drops of blood, and put them into the jade bottle.

The power of the stars in his body has been absorbed by his flesh. If he simply actively emits his aura, it can only attract monsters that can sense his aura, and the range is narrow.

His blood essence also contains the power of the stars in the sky, as well as a trace of Zhu Yan's true blood. To monsters, it is no less valuable than a treasure from heaven and earth. It can strengthen the body and bloodline, and is more likely to attract monsters than simply emitting aura.

There are records in ancient texts about monsters absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon to refine their bodies.

But for some reason, this method of practice has been lost.

Nowadays, monsters can only use spiritual energy to warm and nourish their bodies, and can no longer absorb the essence of the sun and the moon.

But the essence of the sun and the moon still has great attraction to the monsters, which is why the monsters will go crazy when they see Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan came to the shore and set up a low-level spiritual formation purchased from the Blood Island Market. He tilted the jade bottle slightly, poured a drop of blood essence into the sea, spread his spiritual sense, and waited quietly.

(End of this chapter)