Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

After Ji Laogui's Nascent Soul collapsed, the Demon Refining Sword trembled slightly, let out a mournful whine, and slowly turned into dust starting from the hilt, like a weathered rock that seemed to stand firm, but was gradually worn away by the erosion of time and dispersed by the wind.

Wang Lin threw the two pieces of Ji Laogui's body aside and laughed out loud, his laughter full of joy.

Jing Shuhan closed his eyes slightly, exhaled lightly, with a complicated expression, took out a healing pill from the mustard seed ring and swallowed it.

Chen Yuan descended with a beam of light, caught the remains of Ji Laogui, and took off the mustard seed ring and corpse refining bag from his body.

Ancestor Yuntian, who had been watching quietly on the side, looked at Chen Yuan's hands.

He became more and more interested in the strange white flame.

Chen Yuan snapped his fingers and two firebirds flew out, burning the remains of Ji Laogui to ashes. Then he bowed to Wang Lin and Jing Shuhan and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, Fairy Jing, I will accept Ji Laogui's mustard seed ring. Do you have any objections?"

The reason why he wanted to attack Ji Laogui was not only because he didn't want to leave any future troubles, but also because he wanted to seize the treasures on him.

A cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage who was seriously injured and had greatly reduced strength is not something you can meet anytime and anywhere. Moreover, in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm, Chen Yuan was not affected by the invisible evil spirit. He had the best of time, place and people. How could he miss such a great opportunity?

Wang Lin's laughter slowly stopped, and he returned a salute to Chen Yuan, saying solemnly: "Fellow Daoist Chen, please accept it. This time, I was able to break the blood ban and avenge my great hatred, all thanks to your help. I am already satisfied after killing Ji Laogui with my own hands. I will not take a single cent from him!"

After Jing Shuhan took the healing pill, he quickly refined most of it. The medicinal power spread, stabilizing his injuries, and his qi no longer declined.

She looked at Chen Yuan, her eyes like water, and her voice was gentle: "I have no regrets, everything is up to you, Taoist friend."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, put away the mustard seed ring and the corpse refining bag, turned around and bowed to Patriarch Yuntian: "Thank you for waiting for a moment, senior."

After saying that, he took out the last Qingyuan Pill and swallowed it, then sat cross-legged in the air, silently practicing his skills to restore his true energy.

Patriarch Yuntian's face darkened, and he remembered the two drops of hundred-year-old spiritual milk that were cheated away by Chen Yuan.

Wang Lin and Jing Shuhan also took the opportunity to recover from their injuries. A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan's true energy was fully restored, and the wound on his left arm that was pierced by the Demon Refining Sword healed as before after taking the healing pill.

In the wound left by the Demon Refining Knife, there was a stream of pure demonic energy swirling around, like a cancer attached to the bone, extremely difficult to deal with, constantly corroding Chen Yuan's flesh and blood.

This magic weapon is very consistent with Ji Laogui's character, vicious and cruel.

But Chen Yuan just raised his hand and the Zhu Yan True Fire rose up, turning these strands of pure demonic energy into nothingness, and the remaining flesh and blood injuries were not difficult to recover from.

After waiting for another half a quarter of an hour, Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin's injuries stabilized. Although they had not fully recovered, they were no longer in danger.

Chen Yuan bowed to Patriarch Yuntian and said, "Senior, let's set off now."

Patriarch Yuntian nodded slightly, rode on the light of escape, and fled out along the way he came.

Chen Yuan followed, a hundred feet away from Patriarch Yuntian, with Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin following beside him.

The three of them were all silent. Patriarch Yuntian's spiritual awareness must be covering them all the time. They couldn't hide the sound transmission from him, so they simply kept silent.

Although there was a spark of Zhuyan True Fire left on the Fulong Chizhen Vine, Chen Yuan was extremely careful and still took it out of the mustard ring, holding it in his hand, ready to fight to the death.

The four of them had just escaped for more than a hundred miles when a beam of light flew over from a distance and stopped a hundred feet in front of them, revealing the figure of Taoist Yunhe.

Patriarch Yuntian stopped, turned his head and looked at Chen Yuan deeply, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, before turning back.

Chen Yuan and the other two also stopped. When Patriarch Yuntian looked over, he felt a strong pressure from a Nascent Soul cultivator, which made him tremble in his heart.

Taoist Yunhe looked at the Fulong Chizhen Vine in Chen Yuan's hand with eager eyes. After a long while, he slowly looked away and looked at Patriarch Yuntian: "It seems that Old Ghost Ji died in the hands of Taoist friend?"

Patriarch Yuntian said calmly: "Yes, fellow Daoist, are you seeking revenge for him?"

Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin were both stunned when they heard this. Patriarch Yuntian actually took on the task of killing Old Ghost Ji for them!

Only Chen Yuan looked calm, as if he had expected this.

After a moment, Jing Shuhan looked suddenly enlightened and glanced at Chen Yuan with worry in his eyes.

When Taoist Yunhe saw that Patriarch Yuntian admitted it so straightforwardly, his eyes became more serious.

After he was forced away by Patriarch Yuntian and Old Ghost Ji, he did not leave the Huangsha Secret Realm, but wandered around the isolated peak a hundred miles away.

He knew that once the Fulong Chizhen Vine was picked, it would definitely not be handed back, and it would be useless to snatch it by force. However, he was still extremely unwilling to give in, and wanted to see if there was any opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Now that Old Ghost Ji is dead, and Patriarch Yuntian's aura is as strong as when he first arrived at Solitary Peak, Taoist Yunhe can only give up.

He glanced at Chen Yuan and sneered, "I will naturally not seek revenge for Ji Laogui. Fellow Taoist, you should think carefully about how to deal with the criticism from Tianji Sect!"

He flicked his sleeves, turned around and fled without stopping for a moment.

Although he did not obtain the Fulong Chizhen Vine, Taoist Yunhe still has more than a hundred years of life left. Unlike Patriarch Yuntian and Old Ghost Ji, whose lives are hanging by a thread and who have no way out, he can also seize other life-extending elixirs and even break through the bottleneck in the later stages.

He would definitely spread the news that Patriarch Yuntian killed Old Ghost Ji. The Tianji Sect would certainly not let it go after losing a supreme elder. The Zhengqi Alliance would be able to reap the benefits of the fight between the two major sects, and he would also be able to vent his anger.

Chen Yuan looked at Taoist Yunhe's receding figure, his eyes flickering, and he opened his mouth several times to speak, but in the end he said nothing.

When he saw Taoist Yunhe, he had an idea. He wanted to instigate Taoist Yunhe to compete with Patriarch Yuntian for the Fulong Chizhen Vine, thus gaining the advantage of both sides and making a profit from it.

But he remembered the murderous look in Patriarch Yuntian's eyes and suppressed the thought.

The most urgent priority is to save his life, not to sell the Fulong Chizhen Teng at a high price.

Patriarch Yuntian is determined to obtain the Fulong Chizhen Vine and will never allow him to sell it to Taoist Yunhe.

If Patriarch Yuntian is really forced into a corner, and is determined to kill him even at the cost of the elixir, it will be too late to regret.

After Taoist Yunhe disappeared, Patriarch Yuntian glanced at Chen Yuan and said calmly, "My friend is a smart man."

The Fulong Chizhen vine is his Achilles' heel, and anyone who touches it will die.

"Let's continue on our way." Chen Yuan had a blank expression on his face. He rode on the light and flew forward.

The four of them fled for more than 200 miles. Under the erosion of the invisible evil spirit, Jing Shuhan's true essence was exhausted, and Wang Lin's true essence was also consumed by more than half. Chen Yuan and Yuntian Patriarch could only stop and wait for the two to recover their true essence. Without activating the Zhuyan True Fire, Chen Yuan could not escape the erosion of the evil spirit, and his true essence was consumed by 20%. Taking this opportunity, he meditated and practiced, and soon his true essence was fully restored.

The four of them walked and stopped along the way, and after several hours, they finally returned to the entrance, which was also the exit, of the Huangsha Secret Realm.

Patriarch Yuntian stopped and turned to look at Chen Yuan: "Friend Chen, please let go of your guard and let me plant the restriction in your body."

Chen Yuan nodded. Patriarch Yuntian snapped his fingers and a blue light flew towards Chen Yuan. He did not dodge and let it fly into his dantian and turned into a blue talisman.

But the next moment, he activated Zhu Yan's true blood, his black hair turned snow-white, Zhu Yan's true fire rose from his hands, he raised his hand and touched his Dantian acupoint, and Zhu Yan's true fire poured into his body, surrounding the blue talisman.

Patriarch Yuntian's expression darkened slightly, but he did not say anything. He turned around and disappeared into the silver-gray light curtain.

Chen Yuan and the other two did not delay and passed through the silver-grey light curtain, as if passing through a water curtain. A gentle resistance came from all directions, but soon disappeared.

The next moment, they left the secret realm and returned to the dim Jueling Island.

There were dense space cracks around them and a broken and desolate land under their feet, but Chen Yuan and the other two all breathed a sigh of relief.

With the threat of thunder punishment, they finally don’t have to worry about Ancestor Yuntian suddenly taking action.

Patriarch Yuntian stood ten feet away, staring at Chen Yuan: "Please give me the Fulong Chizhen vine."

Chen Yuan raised his right hand, and the Fulong Chizhen Vine appeared in his palm. Patriarch Yuntian's gaze was fixed on it, as hot as fire.

He raised his hand and waved it, and the Fulong Chizhen Vine slowly flew over. Patriarch Yuntian couldn't wait to raise his hand and take it into his hand.

Chen Yuan immediately urged the Zhuyan True Fire to burn the blue talisman. Ancestor Yuntian turned his gaze and fell on Chen Yuan, then looked down at the flame mark on the Fulong Chizhen Vine, his eyes flickering.

Jing Shuhan looked at him warily, while Wang Lin looked at Chen Yuan with concern.

After a while, Zhu Yan's true fire burned the blue talisman to ashes, leaving only a few wisps of blue light. Chen Yuan used his Qi and energy to force it out of his Dantian and out of his body.

He used his spiritual sense to scan his dantian inch by inch, and only felt relieved after making sure there were no more problems.

It took Chen Yuan only a few breaths to wipe out the talisman, but it took him nearly a quarter of an hour to check his dantian. However, Patriarch Yuntian was not impatient at all. He just stood there, holding the Fulong Chizhen Vine tightly in his hand, and waited quietly.

Chen Yuan raised his hand, and the fire on the Fulong Red True Vine flashed and turned into a wisp of Zhuyan True Fire, which broke away from the red vine and returned to Chen Yuan's body along the mysterious connection of spiritual consciousness.

Patriarch Yuntian immediately used his spiritual sense to carefully scan the Fulong Chizhen Vine. A smile appeared on his face. He nodded and put it into the mustard seed ring.

He looked up at Chen Yuan and said gently, "My dear friend Chen, you are thoughtful, considerate, loyal, and a man of your word. Are you willing to join our Zhenhai Sect to practice?"

Chen Yuan bowed and said calmly, "Thank you for your compliment, Senior. I am used to being a free and unrestrained person and cannot stand being restricted. I appreciate your kindness and I will take my leave."

Patriarch Yuntian nodded slightly: "Well, if you change your mind in the future, you can come to Zhenhai Sect to find me."

After saying that, he turned around and left, avoiding the space cracks and flying deeper into Jueling Island.

Wang Lin was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth to say something, but Chen Yuan spoke first: "My two Taoist friends, please follow me."

He chose a direction completely opposite to that of Patriarch Yuntian and flew towards the outskirts of Jueling Island along the same route he came from.

Jing Shuhan followed immediately, and Wang Lin looked at the distant Old Ancestor Yuntian again, and also followed.

The three of them flew silently for more than a hundred miles, avoiding the space cracks on the road, and came to the entrance of a secret space realm.

The entrance to this secret realm is only a hundred feet in size, much smaller than the Yellow Sand Secret Realm. Under the silver-gray light curtain is a dilapidated building.

Chen Yuan fell into the light of escape and escaped into this secret space. Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin looked at each other and followed closely behind him.

Passing through the silver light curtain that looked like water waves, Chen Yuan came to a plain. He spread out his spiritual sense, covering an area of ​​thirty miles in radius. After flying for a while, he saw Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin.

This secret space is not big, only a hundred miles in size. It is full of barren plains and several collapsed palaces. The spiritual energy is thin, the ground is cracked, and there are no living creatures. It is very similar to the Jueling Island outside the secret realm.

Jing Shuhan and Wang Lin also spotted Chen Yuan and flew over here.

After the three of them met up, they landed on a bluestone square that was only half an acre in size.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "After entering here, you don't have to worry about Patriarch Yuntian spying on you in secret."

The spiritual awareness of a Nascent Soul cultivator can cover an area of ​​100 miles in radius. Even if it is reduced due to the space cracks, the whereabouts of the three people cannot escape the control of Ancestor Yuntian. Only by entering the secret realm of space can they avoid possible tracking and surveillance.

Wang Lin frowned: "Fellow Daoist Chen has already handed the Fulong Chizhen Vine to Patriarch Yuntian, why is he still staring at us?"

Jing Shuhan said softly, "He is not targeting us, but Fellow Daoist Chen. He not only wants the Fulong Red True Vine, but also the white spiritual fire in Fellow Daoist Chen's hand."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Fairy Jing is right, Patriarch Yuntian will never let me go so easily."

Wang Lin was shocked. He had been in life-and-death situations several times today, and had torn Ji Laogui to pieces. His great hatred was avenged. From now on, he could leap freely in the sea and fly freely in the sky. He was so excited that he actually ignored this point.

If you think about it carefully, the white spiritual fire that Chen Yuan sacrificed can burn the soul and devour the invisible evil spirit. Even the Nascent Soul cultivators will suffer losses and it is hard to guard against. It is truly an unheard-of strange and bizarre magical power. It is no wonder that Patriarch Yuntian was moved by it.

Jing Shuhan looked at Chen Yuan with concern in his eyes: "Ancestor Yuntian would rather offend Tianji Sect and take the responsibility for Ji Laogui's death. He certainly doesn't want to let the fact that fellow Taoist is carrying the white spirit fire be revealed and attract the attention of other Nascent Soul cultivators."

"His empty words to recruit you have failed. After leaving Jueling Island, he will definitely mobilize the power of Zhenhai Sect to search for you. You must be careful."

These words were so sincere and heartfelt that Chen Yuan was quite surprised. He looked back at Jing Shuhan and saw that her eyes were like water and revealed a hint of tenderness. He could not help but be stunned for a moment.

His mind was racing, but his expression remained calm. He nodded slightly, "Thank you for the reminder, Fairy. It's nothing more than hiding one's identity and hiding one's tracks. The Yuqing Sea is vast and boundless, and the Zhenhai Sect cannot cover the sky with one hand."

Wang Lin said: "Fellow Daoist Chen can also take refuge in the Ten Thousand Monsters Sea for a while. The Zhenhai Sect cannot reach there."

"In the past, in order to make me conceal my identity, Old Ghost Ji also fought more monsters and beasts to improve my combat power. He then asked me to hunt monsters in the Ten Thousand Monsters Sea, and I rarely encountered cultivators."

Jing Shuhan shook his head: "This is not right. Senior Brother Wang, have you forgotten that Fellow Daoist Chen has offended Kun Feng, which means he has offended the Kun Fish Clan. If he hides in the Sea of ​​Thousand Monsters, wouldn't he be walking into a trap?" (End of this chapter)