Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Nine days passed quickly while he was meditating. Early in the morning of that day, Chen Yuan rode on his flying light and arrived at the Weiming Mountains in less than two hours.

Bailu Academy is just a small sect, and its protective formation only covers a ten-mile radius around Yulu Peak, encompassing seven or eight peaks.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators were flying back and forth outside the sect protection formation, welcoming the Core Formation cultivators who were coming to attend the Infant Formation celebration banquet.

When Chen Yuan fell into the light of escape, he did not hide his cultivation level. A foundation-building cultivator immediately came up to him, clasped his fists and bowed, and said respectfully: "Senior, are you here to attend the banquet to celebrate the birth of the baby of the head of our academy?"

"Yes, I am invited by Dean Feng of your academy to attend the celebration banquet for Senior Shiping's baby-birth." Chen Yuan raised his right hand, and a visiting card appeared out of thin air in his palm. He flicked his finger again, and the visiting card flew towards the foundation-building cultivator like a meteor.

The foundation-building monk took the card and did not open it. He just pointed at it and saw a faint white light on it. He then handed it back to Chen Yuan with both hands and said respectfully, "Senior, please follow me."

Chen Yuan raised his hand and took the visiting card back, then followed the foundation-building cultivator and flew towards Yulu Peak.

In front of the sect protection formation, the foundation-building cultivator paused, stroked his storage bag, took out a jade token, and injected true energy into it.

A ray of spiritual light flew out from the jade token and shot forward a foot. Suddenly, a layer of water wave-like formation appeared in the air.

The spiritual light merged into it, and the formation curtain slowly opened up, revealing a passage about ten feet in size.

"Please come in, senior." The foundation-building cultivator raised his hand and beckoned.

The two men passed through the formation and landed on the top of a mountain next to Yulu Peak.

This place is flat and open, with an exquisite three-courtyard building. The gate is open, and two Qi-refining monks are standing outside the gate.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator looked dignified as he turned to the two Qi Refining cultivators and said, "This senior is here with a visiting card from Dean Feng to attend the Dean's Infant Congratulations Banquet. You should go in and report quickly."

"Yes, Uncle Li." A Qi-refining cultivator responded respectfully and turned to walk into the courtyard.

The foundation-building cultivator turned around, clasped his fists and bowed, saying respectfully, "Senior, this is the cave of Dean Feng. I still need to welcome other seniors who are coming to the banquet, so I will take my leave first."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, and the foundation-building cultivator rode on the light of escape and flew back to the outside of the sect protection formation.

Not long after he left, the Qi-refining cultivator who went in to report came out, accompanied by someone, who was Feng Yongyan.

When he saw Chen Yuan, he quickly came forward with an extremely respectful expression and bowed deeply: "I am here to greet you, Senior, on my father's orders."

Chen Yuan looked indifferent, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

Feng Yongyan looked a little embarrassed and raised his hand to invite him in: "Senior, please come in."

Chen Yuan followed, and the two of them walked into the courtyard and came to the main hall.

As there were formations set up around the courtyard, Chen Yuan was unable to explore with his spiritual sense. Now that he entered the main hall, he could finally spread out his spiritual sense.

He looked around and saw four people sitting in the hall, all of them were Jindan cultivators. One of them was sitting in the main seat. He was stout, had a mustache, and a kind face. He should be Feng Tiande.

The four were chatting and laughing, but when they saw someone walk in, they stopped at the same time, turned to look at Chen Yuan with scrutiny in their eyes.

Chen Yuan did not hide his cultivation level. Except for Feng Tiande who sat in the main seat, the other three people all changed their expressions slightly, smiled, nodded, and were very friendly.

Chen Yuan just nodded slightly without changing his expression.

The three men did not reveal their aura, but Chen Yuan had extraordinary spiritual awareness and could easily tell that two of them were cultivators in the early Jindan stage, and the other was a cultivator in the middle Jindan stage, and their cultivation was not as good as his.

After Feng Yongyan entered the main hall, he bowed deeply to Feng Tiande and said, "Father, I have invited you into the mansion."

Feng Tiande stood up to greet him, and said with a bow, "I am entertaining guests, so it is inconvenient for me to come and meet you from afar. I hope you will forgive me."

Chen Yuan bowed in return and said with a smile, "No problem, I am Chen Yuan, and I have come to attend the banquet to celebrate the birth of Senior Shiping's baby."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please take a seat." Feng Tiande raised his hand to indicate that the armchair at the top left was empty.

Chen Yuan took his seat, and Feng Tiande also sat back in the main seat.

Feng Yongyan took a teapot and came to the table on Chen Yuan's right. He filled the teacup with spiritual tea, then walked behind Feng Tiande and stood with his hands hanging down.

Feng Tiande said to the other three people, "My son had some misunderstanding with Daoist Chen's beloved disciple and offended Daoist Chen. Today, Feng is inviting Daoist Chen to attend the Shanzhang's baby-birth celebration banquet and also asking my son to apologize to Daoist Chen in person. Please three Daoists be witnesses."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Chen Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I have a close relationship with these three fellow Daoists. They are all from the background of independent cultivators, and they are here today to attend the banquet held by the headmaster of our academy to celebrate the birth of his baby."

A middle-aged monk was sitting on the armchair opposite Chen Yuan. After Chen Yuan sat down, he bowed to him and said with a smile, "I was wondering why Fellow Daoist Feng left the first seat vacant. It turns out it was for Fellow Daoist Chen. I am Yu Jiuhe, and I am honored to be here."

"Fellow Daoist Yu." Chen Yuan bowed in return.

Yu Jiuhe was the only cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan realm among the three. The other two also gave their names one by one. Chen Yuan returned the greetings in turn without showing any arrogance due to his high level of cultivation.

Seeing this, Feng Tiande couldn't help but smile and turned to look at Feng Yongyan behind him.

Feng Yongyan understood what he meant, walked up to Chen Yuan, bowed deeply, then touched his storage bag, took out a wooden box with a spirit-sealing talisman on it, and presented it with both hands.

He said respectfully: "I was greedy for a moment and acted inconsiderately, which offended you, senior. Please forgive me."

Chen Yuan glanced at him indifferently, took the wooden box, removed the spirit-sealing talisman, and opened the lid.

There was a dark red stone in the box, which was very similar to the color of dried and solidified blood. A faint evil spirit filled the air, and the bright main hall dimmed a little. Even the air became much more oppressive.

Feng Tiande clasped his fists and bowed, saying solemnly: "Your disciple is a sword cultivator. Although this blood-killing stone is only a mid-grade spiritual material, it is perfect for refining a flying sword. It won't be wasted when your disciple upgrades the flying sword to a magic weapon in the future."

"What happened before was my son's fault. I am a poor parent. I am offering this blood stone to you to make amends. Please forgive me."

Chen Yuan closed the lid of the box, put the wooden box into the mustard seed ring, and said calmly: "Feng Daoyou is too serious. There are some misunderstandings among the young generation. Just solve them and let this matter go."

The Blood Killing Stone is one of the most suitable mid-grade spiritual materials for refining flying swords. It is very valuable and comparable to top-grade spiritual materials.

Feng Tiande used this item to apologize in front of the three Jindan cultivators and also invited him to attend the Shipingshan people's infant formation celebration banquet. His sincerity was overwhelming, so Chen Yuan naturally would not hold on to it anymore.

Hearing this, Feng Tiande smiled, and the three Jindan cultivators who were watching quietly also relaxed.

They started chatting and laughing again, talking about interesting stories in the cultivation world, exchanging some cultivation experiences, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Chen Yuan also integrated into the group. His grudge with Feng Tiande had been resolved, and his cultivation was the deepest. The four of them all wanted to make friends with him, so he naturally became the central figure.

As before, Chen Yuan claimed that he was a casual cultivator from Hengzhou, who had offended a medium-sized sect, so he went out to travel and decided to stay in Renzhou to practice.

During the conversation, Chen Yuan realized that Yu Jiu and the other two had arrived at the White Deer Academy a few days ago. Most of the other cultivators who participated in the infant formation celebration banquet also arrived at the Weiming Mountains in advance.

There are very few people like him who come today.

Everyone was talking excitedly, and half an hour passed quickly.

Feng Tiande looked up at the sky, his smile faded, and he said seriously: "My fellow Taoists, noon is almost here, and the celebration banquet for the birth of the newborn is about to begin. Please follow me to Yulu Peak to meet the mountain master!"

He stood up and walked out of the main hall. Chen Yuan stood up and followed him. The other three people lagged behind by two steps and did not walk side by side with Chen Yuan.

In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected. Chen Yuan has the highest level of cultivation and is only one step away from forming a fetus. Although the other three call him fellow Taoist, their attitude is quite respectful.

Everyone walked out of the courtyard, rode on their beams of light, and flew towards Yulu Peak. In addition to them, there were several beams of light flying out from another peak, emitting aura, and they were all Jindan cultivators.

That is where the reception pavilion of Bailu Academy is located. There are more than a dozen courtyards built there, and all the Jindan cultivators who come to the banquet live there.

This is what Chen Yuan learned when he was chatting with the four people just now. Yu Jiu and the other three came to visit Feng Tiande in his cave before the celebration banquet began because they had a very good relationship with him.

A moment later, the four of them arrived at the top of Yulu Peak and descended their escape light.

The top of Yulu Peak is about several acres in size. A thatched house is located in the center of the mountain. It is surrounded by bluestone floor tiles and is extremely clean. Looking down from the top of the mountain, pavilions and towers are hidden among the layers of green bamboo and ancient trees.

In front of the thatched hut, there was a stone platform about ten feet high, on which was placed a wide table and a futon made of cattails. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Under the stone platform, there were more than twenty tables arranged in three rows, with each row separated by ten feet, and the same was true for the left and right rows.

There are only seven tables in the first row, and several more are added in each subsequent row. They are not arranged in a straight line but are staggered and look extremely beautiful.

There were several plates of spiritual fruits, teapots and teacups placed on the table, and behind it was a cushion made of cattails. Several Jindan monks were already sitting on the cushion, some with their eyes closed to rest, while others were sipping tea with their heads down.

Feng Tiande raised his hand and pointed at the thatched cottage, saying with a smile: "My fellow Taoists, this thatched cottage is where our ancestor practiced in the past, and it houses the ancestor's spirit tablet."

"Today, our academy is hosting a banquet for all of you fellow Taoists. This is not only to celebrate the success of the headmaster's infant formation, but also to comfort the spirit of our ancestor in heaven. From now on, our Bailu Academy will be a medium-sized sect!"

Yu Jiu and the other three congratulated him one after another. Feng Tiande turned to look at Chen Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen has a high level of cultivation. He should be sitting in the first row."

Chen Yuan did not refuse and nodded slightly. Feng Tiande then said to the other three people, "Fellow Taoists, please take a seat. I still have to entertain fellow Taoists. I will leave now."

He bowed to the four of them, turned around and greeted the other Jindan cultivators who had landed on the top of the mountain, while Chen Yuan and the other three walked towards the three rows of tables.

The seats were arranged according to the level of cultivation. Yu Jiuhe was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan period and sat in the second row. The other two cultivators in the early stage of the Jindan period consciously sat in the last row.

The seven desks in the first row were empty. Chen Yuan did not want to show off, so he went to the desk on the far left and sat cross-legged.

The spiritual fruit on the table exudes a faint spiritual aura, and it must be a treasure that is at least three hundred years old.

He picked up the teapot and filled a cup with tea. The fragrance was lingering and refreshing. The tea leaves must have been picked from a 500-year-old tea tree.

Chen Yuan took a sip, and a cool spiritual energy spread into his limbs and bones, making his whole body feel relaxed. He couldn't help but nod slightly.

The baby-birth celebration banquet is called a celebration banquet, but in fact the focus is on preaching.

But Bailu Academy still took out such precious spiritual tea and spiritual fruit, which was a huge amount of money. It can be seen that it has great ambitions and will certainly expand rapidly in the future.

Chen Yuan put down the teacup and looked around. Feng Tiande and the other two were greeting other Jindan cultivators, and lights of light were falling one after another.

A white-haired old man came to the desks in the first row. When he saw Chen Yuan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He sat down behind the desk on the far right.

Soon, another beautiful middle-aged woman came to the desks in the first row. She looked at Chen Yuan with confusion. After exchanging greetings with the old man in white, she sat at the second desk on the right.

Gradually, all three rows of tables were filled with people, and of the seven tables in the first row, only the middle one was empty.

The five late Jindan cultivators who arrived later all knew each other and took their seats after greeting each other.

The looks they gave Chen Yuan, the only unfamiliar cultivator, were similar and they were all quite confused.

A middle-aged cultivator was sitting on the right side of Chen Yuan. He bowed and said with a smile, "I am Li Gongliang, the leader of Mingling Sect. I look a little unfamiliar to you, may I ask your name?"

Chen Yuan returned the greeting and said calmly, "I am Chen Yuan, a casual cultivator. I am invited by Dean Feng to attend Senior Shi Ping's baby-birth celebration banquet."

He had heard the name of Mingling Sect from Pei Song. It was a small sect with three Jindan cultivators in it, and only Li Gongliang was in the late Jindan stage.

When the middle-aged cultivator heard Chen Yuan's name, he became even more confused, but his smile remained unchanged as he replied, "So it's Fellow Daoist Chen."

There was no further conversation after that. Chen Yuan looked calm and obviously didn't want to say more. He was also very tactful and stopped talking.

Chen Yuan poured himself a cup of tea, lowering his head to sip it. The teapot looked small, but it was a magical instrument. It was filled with a lot of tea, enough to fill a hundred cups of spiritual tea.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, two beams of light landed on the top of Yulu Peak, revealing two figures.

One of them had white hair and was dressed in a gray gown. He did not reveal any aura and looked like an ordinary old man.

But when the Jindan cultivators saw him, they all stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Senior Shi Ping!"

"Congratulations to Senior Shi Ping for successfully forming a baby!"

Chen Yuan just realized that this person was Shipingshanren, so he stood up and bowed.

Shiping Shanren looked around and smiled: "Fellow Taoists, please take a seat."

Everyone then sat down and looked at the person next to Shipingshan.

This is a young cultivator who looks to be only in his twenties. He has a handsome appearance, wears a green robe, has a very free and easy temperament, and is full of spiritual energy. He has the cultivation level of the late Jindan stage.

Although he was standing next to the Nascent Soul cultivator, he stood with his hands behind his back, with an indifferent expression. As he glanced at everyone, he revealed undisguised contempt.

All those present were Jindan cultivators. They had never been treated like this before and were filled with anger. However, as they did not know the relationship between him and the man from Shiping Mountain, they did not dare to get angry and just looked at him coldly.

Shiping Shanren ignored everyone's gazes and smiled, "Let me introduce you to you fellow Taoists. This is the disciple of Elder Gu Shaowen of Haoran Sect, Young Friend Yan Tongchun."

"This time, I succeeded in forming a baby, thanks to the strong support of Daoist Fellow Gu. This time, Young Fellow Yan came here to attend the banquet to celebrate the formation of this baby on behalf of Daoist Fellow Gu." (End of this chapter)