Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Li Tiezhu stared at the Feiyun Sword in a daze and cried out in surprise: "This... is this a flying sword? Sir, are you an immortal?!"

Surprised, he forgot to lower his voice, but the north and west rooms remained as quiet as before.

Chen Yuan had already used his true energy to create a barrier around the two of them, so that no sound could be heard.

He smiled but did not answer. He pointed and the Feiyun Sword grew to three feet long and slowly flew in front of Li Tiezhu.

Chen Yuan said: "This sword can spur anything. Take it and go destroy the Li family."

Li Tiezhu stared at the Feiyun Sword with his eyes wide open. He loosened his right hand and the iron spear fell to the ground with a bang.

He swallowed hard several times, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and slowly raised his right hand. He carefully grasped the Feiyun Sword, and his body trembled when his fingers touched the hilt.

He looked up at Chen Yuan, his eyes wide open: "Mr. Chen...Mr. Chen, is the story you told true? Are you the immortal in the story?"

In the past half month, Chen Yuan not only taught Li Tiezhu and Qinglan how to read and write, but also told them many stories, including stories about immortal cultivators.

Both of them listened with great interest, but Qinglan was a girl after all, and she only liked to listen to Chen Yuan talk about all kinds of magical scenery. When he talked about fighting, she lost interest.

But Li Tiezhu was fascinated by flying, hiding in the ground, and killing people with swords. Even when he returned home, he often pestered Chen Yuan to tell him stories.

Chen Yuan said: "Of course the story is true, but I am far from being an immortal. I am just an immortal cultivator."

Li Tiezhu suddenly let go of Feiyun Sword, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times: "Master, I will never forget your kindness!"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Get up, it's late, destroy the Li family as soon as possible and go back to bed early."

"Yes, sir!" Li Tiezhu responded excitedly and got up from the ground.

He raised his hand to wipe off the yellow dirt on his forehead, then grasped the hilt of the Feiyun Sword and held it in his hand.

Chen Yuan turned and walked towards the courtyard gate. Li Tiezhu followed behind him. Chen Yuan said calmly, "Let's go. Kill the servants outside first."

Upon hearing this, Li Tiezhu paused, with a look of hesitation on his face: "Master Chen, are we going to kill these servants too?"

Chen Yuan said: "It's up to you. If you want to kill them, kill them all. If you don't want to kill them, just go out the back door."

Li Tiezhu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll go through the back door."

After saying this, he bowed to Chen Yuan very respectfully and turned to walk to the back of the north room.

Chen Yuan smiled and kept walking. When he reached the door, the gate slowly opened and he walked out.

Several feet away from the gate, four or five servants were scattered on the hillside, staring at the gate, but no one saw Chen Yuan. In their eyes, the wooden door had been tightly closed tonight and no one had ever entered or left.

Chen Yuan walked down the hillside and the gate slowly closed behind him.

He spread out his spiritual sense, and the scenery within a few miles was taken in.

Li Tiezhu walked out from a hidden door on the fence behind the north room, avoiding the surveillance of the Li family servants, made a big circle, and came to the foot of the hillside.

Others couldn't see Chen Yuan, but in Li Tiezhu's eyes, Chen Yuan, in a white gown, was very conspicuous under the bright moonlight and walked straight towards him.

Chen Yuan said: "Let's go to the Li family."

"Yes!" Li Tiezhu responded and followed Chen Yuan into Qingshan Village.

Chen Yuan spread out his spiritual sense and found a vast manor to the north of the village. In it, there was a large house with four entrances, where Li Fugui and Li Wenjuan lived.

The two walked along the crooked dirt road towards the Li family's manor.

It was the end of the Hai period and the beginning of the Zi period, late at night, and the farmers in the village had already gone to bed, leaving the place utterly silent.

Only a few night cats flew across the houses and over the rooftops, their green eyes appearing and disappearing from time to time, like will-o'-the-wisp fire.

Chen Yuan concealed the two people's figures, but did not deliberately hide their aura.

When they passed by the doors of several houses, the yellow and black dogs lying by the gates sniffed twice in confusion, got up and looked around, but saw no one in sight, so they could only climb down again in disappointment.

Chen Yuan's steps seemed slow but were actually fast. Li Tiezhu, holding a magic weapon, was filled with murderous intent and was in a state of excitement, so he walked very fast.

Soon, the two of them passed through Qingshan Village and came to the outside of Li's Manor and stopped.

For hundreds of years, the Li family has been the largest landlord in several nearby villages, owning tens of thousands of acres of land.

The manor has been passed down for hundreds of years. It covers a vast area and has strict defenses. The walls are about ten feet high. There are servants patrolling the manor from time to time to prevent thieves from sneaking in.

At the four corners of the manor, there were watchtowers several meters high. There were people with excellent eyesight on duty at all times to monitor the movements around the manor to prevent robbers and bandits from attacking at night, but Chen Yuan and Li Tiezhu were not found.

Chen Yuan turned to look at Li Tiezhu and said with a smile: "Tiezhu, with this sword in your hand, no one can stop you. Even the gate of this courtyard wall can be broken with one sword. Those servants and guards will have no chance to stand up to it."

"If someone shoots you with a crossbow, I will keep you safe. Now, you can kill as much as you want."

Li Tiezhu looked at the magnificent manor in front of him, hesitated for a moment, turned to look at Chen Yuan, and asked: "Sir, can you cast magic?"

"Magic?" Chen Yuan was startled, then smiled and said, "I won't help you, but don't worry. Even if all the servants of the Li family attack together, they can't hurt you at all. Don't you believe me?"

Li Tiezhu quickly shook his head: "Of course I believe what you said, sir. I want to ask you to use a trick to make those servants unable to see me."

Chen Yuan said: "You can just do it directly. They can't stop you anyway, so why bother?"

Li Tiezhu lowered his head slightly, and said somewhat embarrassedly: "Master, you have given me the magic weapon and protected me. I am already very grateful. I really don't dare to trouble you to do anything again."

"But the young master once told me and my sister the story of Hu Hai, the Second Emperor of Qin."

"Zhao Gao taught Hu Hai to use harsh punishments, so after he succeeded to the throne, he treated killing as a crime and executed the entire family at will. This is exactly what it means to take human life lightly."

"I want to kill Li Fugui and Li Wenju, father and son. I have no grudges against these servants, so I beg you to use a trick to allow me to sneak into the Li family and kill only the main culprit, not the innocent."

Chen Yuan smiled even more and nodded slightly: "Yes, it seems that you have remembered everything I taught you. Since you have this intention, I will lend you a helping hand."

He raised his sleeves and said, "Okay, go ahead. Not only can the servants not see you, but you can also pass through walls and houses."

Li Tiezhu was shocked to see that Chen Yuan had cast the spell with just a casual flick of his sleeves, but after hearing this, he gritted his teeth and walked towards the manor.

Chen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Li Tiezhu's back and smiling slightly.

Li Tiezhu was very nervous. He walked to the side of the manor, slowly raised his hand to touch the wall, but went straight into it. He was certain in his heart that he no longer had any doubts about Chen Yuan's ability, so he stepped in.

After he passed through the wall, three servants happened to pass by, talking and laughing, but they ignored Li Tiezhu and walked straight past him.

Li Tiezhu was completely relieved. After the three servants left, he went straight to the Li Mansion which was opposite the gate of the manor.

Late at night, the gate of Li's mansion was closed, but Li Tiezhu passed through the wall and entered the courtyard.

From childhood to adulthood, he had only been to the county town once with Li Dalong and had never seen such a magnificent and luxurious house. But at this moment, his heart was filled with hatred and he had no time to appreciate it. He just walked through the walls and went deep into Li's mansion.

But after walking for a while, he stopped in front of a screen wall and looked around with a blank look.

he's lost.

Li Tiezhu hesitated for a moment, raised the Feiyun Sword in his hand, and wanted to find a maid or servant to interrogate Li Fugui and Li Wenjuan's room. However, he was worried that if he hid his figure, he would scare them and alert others.

At this moment, a leisurely voice sounded beside his ears: "Tiezhu, I have marked out all the locations of the Li family. The house with white light on the surface is it. You can make your own decision."

Li Tiezhu was startled, then overjoyed. He turned around and bowed in the direction he came from, saying in a low voice, "Thank you for your help, young master!"

He was no longer confused. He strode forward, looked around, walked through walls and avoided people, searching for the house emitting white light.

He walked in a straight line at a very fast speed. Soon, he arrived at the second courtyard and saw a house with a faint white light on the surface.

Li Tiezhu was delighted and rushed over in two steps, passing through the closed door and walked in.

The moonlight shines into the house through the window, and the furnishings inside can be clearly seen.

In the moonlight, Li Tiezhu saw a young woman lying on the bed, wearing a yellow bellyband, with a large area of ​​fair skin exposed, and a small part of her plump chest exposed, with a peaceful expression, sleeping soundly. He was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, and he turned around and walked out quickly, standing under the eaves, the erotic scene just now lingering in his mind.

He shook his head vigorously, exhaled lightly, suppressed the lust in his mind, and continued to walk deeper into the Li Mansion.

Whenever he came across a house with white light coming out of its surface, he would go in to check. If Li Fugui and Li Wenjuan were not in the house, he would leave.

Gradually, he came to the fourth courtyard, which was also the most exquisitely decorated courtyard.

There are rockery ponds, green lotus and red flowers, pavilions and corridors, everything you need, with exquisite design, bright and elegant.

But Li Tiezhu turned a blind eye to all of this. All he could see was the house emitting white light.

He passed through a corridor and found a house with white light. He turned around and walked over.

Before this, he had discovered more than a dozen such houses, but did not find Li Wenjuan and Li Fugui. He even ran into two pairs of men and women having sex, and his face turned red with shame.

This time, he didn't hold out much hope and casually walked through the wall and into the house.

With the help of the bright moonlight, Li Tiezhu looked at the bed and was stunned on the spot.

Li Wenjuan, whom he hated to the core, was lying on the bed, naked, with a half-naked beautiful woman in his arms, sleeping soundly.

Li Tiezhu took a deep breath, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, he quickly walked to the bed, raised the Feiyun sword in his hand, and chopped it down with one sword!
The Feiyun Sword slashed across Li Wenju's neck like a piece of white paper. Li Wenju's head was separated from his neck silently, but not a drop of blood flowed from the wound.

The charming woman in Li Wenju's arms was unaware of anything and was still sleeping soundly.

Li Tiezhu looked at Li Wenju's torn body, felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart, and turned around and walked out of the house.

He has been using a soft bow to shoot rabbits and hunt mice near Qingshan Village since he was a child. Starting this year, he went into the mountains to hunt with Li Dalong. He has long been accustomed to killing and has no special feelings about killing people.

After Li Wenju's death, Li Tiezhu's murderous intent largely dissipated and his pace slowed down a lot.

He walked around the fourth courtyard and found a house with white light. This house was also the most luxurious one he had seen along the way.

Li Tiezhu tightened the Feiyun Sword in his hand. This was most likely Li Fugui's room.

He quickened his pace, passed through the wall and entered the room. With the help of the moonlight, he saw a thin old man sleeping on the bed. It was indeed Li Fugui!

Compared to Li Wenjuan, he hated this old thief who colluded with the government and threatened his family with fake land deeds!

Li Tiezhu's eyes were wide open, he walked quickly to Li Fugui's bed, raised his sword and chopped down!
But at this moment, the jade ring on Li Fugui's hand suddenly lit up, and a white light curtain emerged, protecting Li Fugui.

Li Fugui's whole body trembled and he opened his eyes, but he did not wake up from his sleep and his eyes were blank.

Li Tiezhu was shocked and thought to himself that something was wrong, but the Feiyun Sword had already chopped down. With a bang, the white light curtain shattered, and the Feiyun Sword fell on Li Fugui's neck without any hindrance and cut off his head!
Li Fugui opened his eyes, but his eyes were still confused, his life force was frozen, and there was not a drop of blood on the wound.

Click.

The jade ring on his hand then broke into two pieces, and its light dimmed.

"Hu...Hu..." Li Tiezhu retracted the Feiyun Sword, looked at the jade ring with lingering fear, and breathed heavily.

The sudden change frightened him greatly.

After a while, he calmed down, pondered for a moment, picked up the jade ring that was broken into two pieces, carefully put it in his arms, turned around and walked out of the house.

After killing Li Wenjuan and Li Fugui, my sister will never fall into the fire pit again. Li Tiezhu couldn't help but smile.

But his mind suddenly changed, and he thought of the servant who forced him to kneel during the day. A murderous intent surged in his heart again, and he stepped out to kill this man.

But he had just taken two steps when he stopped. His eyes changed, and then he turned around and walked along the same path he came from, passing through the wall and heading out of Li's Mansion.

It took a lot of time to look for Li Fugui and Li Wenju on the way here, but it only took a short walk in a straight line to go back. In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Tiezhu walked out of the Li family manor.

Chen Yuan was still waiting there. He quickened his pace and came in front of Chen Yuan. He held the Feiyun Sword in both hands and bowed to hand it over: "Thank you for the sword, sir. I have killed Li Fugui and Li Wenju!"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, raised his hand and the Feiyun Sword disappeared out of thin air and returned to his dantian.

When Li Tiezhu saw these immortal methods, he showed a look of fascination on his face.

But he immediately thought of the jade ring, and hurriedly took it out from his arms, handed it to Chen Yuan with both hands, and said, "Sir, this jade ring..."

"No need to say more, there is no problem with this matter, you don't have to take it to heart." Chen Yuan smiled slightly and took the jade ring.

He never withdrew his spiritual sense, and saw clearly everything Li Tiezhu did.

This jade ring is just a consumable low-grade magic weapon and is vulnerable to the Feiyun Sword.

When he met Li Fugui this morning, he discovered the details of the jade ring and knew that there was an immortal cultivator behind Li Fugui, but he did not take it to heart.

This jade ring is so rough. The person behind it is at most a Qi-refining cultivator and is nothing to be afraid of.

Li Tiezhu was relieved when he saw Chen Yuan's reaction.

A burst of flames rose in Chen Yuan's hand, and he burned the jade ring to ashes. He turned around and walked away, and Li Tiezhu hurriedly followed.

There was no conversation along the way. After walking for a while, Li Tiezhu suddenly realized that this was not the way they came, but was heading up the mountain.

He was very puzzled, but didn't dare to say much. He just followed Chen Yuan silently.

In the moonlight, the two men left long shadows behind them. There was complete silence all around, even the sound of insects disappeared.

A quarter of an hour later, the two had already gone far away from Qingshan Village and came to a low hill. Chen Yuan just stopped and Li Tiezhu stopped as well.

Chen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and asked, "Tiezhu, after you walked out of Li Fugui's room, you hesitated for a moment before turning back. Why did you do that?"

Li Tiezhu stood behind Chen Yuan and answered respectfully: "After I killed Li Fugui, I remembered the servant who forced me to kneel during the day. I was angry and wanted to kill him too."

"But I changed my mind and decided not to kill the other servants but only this one. As long as the other three servants told the Li family that he forced me to kneel down in broad daylight, the Li family would definitely know that it was me who did it."

"You are an immortal, so you are not afraid of the Li family. But I cannot cause trouble for you. Besides, I was frightened by the jade ring. I dare not cause any more trouble, so I retreated."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Yes, you are young, but you are very thoughtful, which is rare and precious."

Li Tiezhu grinned: "It's all thanks to you, Master. The stories you tell are both interesting and contain a lot of truth. I have learned more in the past half month than in all the previous years combined."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Do you still want to continue learning?"

Li Tiezhu was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Of course! I am willing to follow you and study for the rest of my life!"

Chen Yuan turned around and looked at Li Tiezhu, his expression solemn: "From now on, what I will teach you is not just literacy. Are you willing to take me as your master and cultivate immortality and seek the truth?"

Li Tiezhu was stunned, then he knelt on the ground and said loudly: "I do!"

Chen Yuan said solemnly: "To cultivate immortality and seek the truth, one must eat wind and drink dew, keep the breeze and the rocks as companions, and practice diligently."

"You have to fight for your life, fight against the sky, fight against the earth, fight against others, fight against yourself. It's like walking on thin ice, there is a high risk of death. If you are not careful, you will die."

"You are very intelligent. Now that Li Fugui and Li Wenju are dead, as long as you study hard, you will surely pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi in the future, bringing honor to your family, and enjoying endless wealth and glory. But if you become my disciple, you will not have any of these. Are you still willing?"

Li Tiezhu said firmly: "I am willing! Tonight I know what true power is!"

"Li Wenju ruined the innocence of countless decent women, and many people hated him to the core, but I chopped off his head with one sword."

"That Li Fugui was hypocritical, bullying the people in the village, colluding with the government, and easily forced my family into a desperate situation. I had no choice but to let my sister become Li Wenju's concubine, but she died quietly under my sword."

"If I study and become an official, I will be bullied by higher officials. I don't want to study and become an official. I just want to take you as my teacher and cultivate immortality and seek the truth!"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and said slowly: "There is no time limit for cultivation. If you embark on the path of cultivation, you will be in seclusion for eight to ten years. You will no longer be able to accompany your parents and sister. They are getting old, but you are still young. Are you still willing?"

"I...I..." Li Tiezhu was stunned. (End of this chapter)