Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Mr. Qingliu looked around, but still no one spoke.

Everyone lowered their eyes, said nothing, and looked as if it had nothing to do with them.

After two meetings, everyone knew that this was a battle between Mr. Qingliu and Elder Gu, and they were unwilling to get involved easily.

Only the two old men beside Mr. Qingliu and the two Nascent Soul elders beside Elder Gu had sharp gleams in their eyes. They looked at each other, and even the air became stagnant.

An old man on the left of Qingliu Jushi spoke first: "In my opinion, the offerings that Chen Yuan brought out are extremely rare and valuable, so the task should not be too difficult."

"How about choosing a traitor ranked after number 11 from the wanted list of the sect and asking him to kill him?"

He is Mr. Chengli, who has always been good friends with Mr. Qingliu. He is an expert in Confucianism and Taoism and a well-known scholar in Renzhou.

However, he had poor aptitude and was not a true disciple. He practiced hard for more than 470 years and finally raised his cultivation to the false infant realm, but there was no hope for him to form an infant.

He is not a master of alchemy, weapon refining, or formation with extraordinary talent, so the Haoran Sect will not use the Tribulation Thunder Pill on him.

Mr. Chengli was extremely reluctant, not because his life was coming to an end, but because he could no longer continue to study Confucianism and Taoism.

Just when he was feeling discouraged, Mr. Qingliu took out a pill of thunder pill, which helped him survive the thunder tribulation and successfully conceive a baby.

After taking the Tribulation Thunder Pill, his strength was at the bottom among the Nascent Soul cultivators, and there was no hope for him to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage in his lifetime.

But he was already content with the extra five hundred years of life that allowed him to continue writing books.

Later, he learned from Mr. Qingliu that the thousand-year-old thunder amulet used to refine the Tribulation Thunder Pill was given by Chen Yuan, so naturally he wanted to lend a helping hand to Chen Yuan in this matter.

Mr. Chengli is a well-known scholar. Although he has only been conceived for a short time, he has been in charge of Chongde Academy for many years and has a great reputation in the Haoran Sect.

As soon as these words were spoken, two elders immediately spoke out in agreement.

But at this moment, a middle-aged Confucian scholar beside Elder Gu refuted: "I think what Elder Chengli said is a little inappropriate."

"The criminals and rebels on the wanted list are all extremely vicious, cunning and good at hiding."

"Our sect has been hunting them down for many years but has never been able to capture and kill them. Even many Jindan deacons have died at the hands of these villains."

"This young friend Chen is sincere in his heart and is willing to offer a treasure like the Millennium Thunder Palm, just to borrow the spiritual vein to form a fetus. How can our sect entrust him with such an extremely dangerous task and waste his time?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

This middle-aged Confucian scholar is named Yang Liqian, and he has always been on good terms with Elder Gu.

In the previous two meetings, he strongly opposed lending the spiritual vein to Chen Yuan. Why did he suddenly change his mind and speak for Chen Yuan?
Another old man on the right side of Qingliu said coldly: "What do you think, Elder Yang?"

He is Xinzhai Sanren, also a famous scholar in Renzhou.

But compared with the indifferent and easy-going Mr. Chengli, he is not bound by etiquette, acts according to his own will, and never hides his likes and dislikes.

Yang Liqian smiled and said, "I think that since the treasure that this young friend Chen brought out is so precious, I should simply not embarrass him with the task and assign him a task that does not require any risk."

"Don't let little friend Chen travel all over the Nine Immortal Continents and deal with those vicious and evil people. If he is not careful, he will lose his life. Isn't that a pity?"

Mr. Qingliu finally spoke: "Then according to Elder Yang's opinion, what task should be assigned to Chen Yuan?"

Yang Liqian did not answer, but looked at Elder Gu beside him.

Ever since Mr. Qingliu took out the four wooden boxes, Elder Gu has been sitting quietly on the cushion, with his head slightly lowered and a calm expression. He seemed to be daydreaming and indifferent to everything around him.

Until this moment, he finally raised his head and said calmly: "Why not let Chen Yuan help the Yuan family and take back the medium-sized spirit stone mine?"

After hearing this, the elders finally understood that Elder Gu was waiting for Chen Yuan here.

A year ago, at the border of Renzhou and Ningzhou, a foundation-building disciple from the Yuan family of Renzhou teamed up with the foundation-building cultivators from the Lion Peak Mountain and Cangjian Palace of Ningzhou to explore the cave of an ancient Jindan cultivator.

They accidentally discovered a spirit stone mine and each reported the news to the sect family behind them.

The three forces immediately dispatched Jindan cultivators to explore the spirit stone vein and discovered that it was a medium-sized spirit stone vein.

Moreover, among the few spirit stones mined, the proportion of high-quality spirit stones is extremely high, and there are also two top-quality spirit stones.

This is a rare rich mine!

Spirit stone veins are divided into four grades according to their size, from giant to small, and the number of spirit stones produced each year decreases accordingly.

According to the quality of the produced spirit stones, they are divided into rich mines and poor mines.

The rich mines contain a very high proportion of high-quality spirit stones, and they also produce top-quality spirit stones.

Most of the spirit stones in the poor mines are medium- and low-quality spirit stones, the proportion of high-quality spirit stones is extremely low, and the top-quality spirit stones are even rarer than one in ten thousand.

As soon as the news of the rich mine came out, the three forces were determined to obtain this spiritual stone mine and refused to give up an inch.

This spiritual stone vein is about ten miles long, just spanning Ningzhou and Renzhou. It was discovered by three cultivators together, and they can all compete for the ownership of the vein.

However, the strength of the three forces is very different. Like the Haoran Sect, the Cangjian Palace is one of the top ten sects and the overlord of Ningzhou, with a history of tens of thousands of years.

It is also the only sword-cultivating sect among the top ten sects, and its strength ranks among the top three. The Yuan Family and Shifeng Mountain are only medium-sized forces, with only one Yuanying early stage cultivator in charge, which is far inferior to the Cangjian Palace.

But Shifeng Mountain was originally a vassal sect of Cangjian Palace, following behind Cangjian Palace and cheering for it. It was not greedy and only wanted to get a piece of the pie.

The Yuan family brought in the Haoran Sect as external aid, and when they fought with the Cangjian Palace and Shifeng Mountain, they were only slightly at a disadvantage.

The dispute lasted for a year without any result. The Nascent Soul cultivators from the three forces personally came out to discuss the matter and finally decided to decide the ownership of the mineral vein by a battle.

This is extremely disadvantageous to the Yuan family. The cultivators from Lion Peak Mountain are still okay, but the people in Cangjian Palace are all sword cultivators with great strength. The Yuan family cultivators have no chance of winning.

But in the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected. Since they couldn't reach an agreement through negotiations, it was only natural to resolve the dispute through fighting. The Yuan family had no choice but to agree.

But this put the Haoran Sect in a very difficult position.

Cangjian Palace can participate in the competition for the spirit stone mine, but Haoran Sect did not discover the mine at the beginning and could only support the Yuan family behind the scenes and could not send cultivators to participate in the fight.

But this is a rich mine that can produce top-grade spirit stones, and the Haoran Sect will never give it up.

The only good news is that, with the efforts of the head of the Yuan family, this battle will be participated by Jindan cultivators.

If it were a fight between Nascent Soul cultivators, the head of the Yuan family might not even be able to withstand a single sword strike from the elder of the Hidden Sword Palace.

The Haoran Sect has already sent a wandering cultivator to temporarily join the Yuan family as a guest elder to participate in this battle.

But Cangjian Palace had already regarded this rich mine as its own, and sent two true disciples to participate in the battle.

Elder Gu asked Chen Yuan to fight for the Yuan family, but his chances of winning were slim. He could not take back the spirit stone mine, so naturally there was no need to lend him the spirit vein to form a baby.

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"Impossible!" Mr. Xinzhai said sternly, "The Sword Palace also has a share in that spiritual stone mine. Asking Chen Yuan to help the Yuan family is deliberately making things difficult for him!"

Yang Liqian was very surprised: "What does Elder Xinzhai mean by this? The battle between the Yuan family and the Cangjian Palace and Shifeng Mountain will be held in a month. As long as Chen Xiaoyou wins, he can immediately retreat to attack the Nascent Soul stage. Elder Gu is considering Chen Xiaoyou, how can it be said that he is making things difficult for him?"

Mr. Xinzhai said: "The Hidden Sword Palace sent two true disciples to participate in the battle. How could Chen Yuan be their opponent?"

Yang Liqian suddenly realized, "So Elder Xinzhai thinks that young friend Chen is too weak and will definitely lose."

“I think that as a physical cultivator, Chen Xiaoyou’s strength is definitely far beyond that of the cultivators of the same level. Compared with the true disciples of the Hidden Sword Palace, he may not be at a disadvantage.”

"As long as he wins, this problem can be solved for our sect, and he won't have to waste time and can directly reach the Nascent Soul stage. This is the best of both worlds. Elder Xinzhai should not stop him."

Xinzhai Sanren narrowed his eyes and was about to open his mouth to refute, but Qingliu Jushi raised his hand to stop him.

He looked at Elder Gu and said slowly: "Although Chen Yuan's strength is not weak, he is only a casual cultivator after all. How can he compare with the true disciples of Cangjian Palace?"

"It will be useless to ask him to go to the Yuan family to help. He will only give up the medium-sized spirit stone mine. Let's change the task."

Elder Gu said calmly, "I agree with Junior Brother Yang. As a physical cultivator, Chen Yuan must be very powerful. As long as he wins the fight, he can seize the spiritual stone mine for our sect and not waste time hunting down those rebellious criminals. It's the best of both worlds. Why not do it?"

Mr. Qingliu said, "I don't agree. If Chen Yuan fails, the spiritual stone vein will belong to the Hidden Sword Palace, and this thousand-year-old thunderbolt will also have to be returned to him. Isn't that losing two birds with one stone?"

Elder Gu said, "That's wrong. This time Cangjian Palace sent two true disciples. Our sect cannot personally participate in the battle, so we are already in a very passive position."

"Sending Chen Yuan to help might give us a chance of winning. This is a last resort, a move to save our own life."

"Even if Chen Yuan loses in the end, our sect can still buy this thousand-year-old thunder lily at a high price. I think he will not refuse this deal, nor dare to ask for an exorbitant price in front of our sect."

Yang Liqian smiled and said, "Elder Gu is right. How can this be said to be a double loss? It is clearly a double gain."

Another elder beside Elder Gu also spoke up: "I agree with Elder Gu's proposal."

"I agree."

"Let Chen Yuan give it a try. It won't be a loss anyway. At the very least, he can buy this thousand-year-old thunder lily. No matter what treasure Chen Yuan needs, as long as it's not excessive, we can agree to it."

The elders all spoke up, and soon seven of them agreed.

Only three people including Qingliu Lay Buddhist and a young monk sitting in the distance did not speak.

During the meeting, he remained silent, closed his eyes and let everyone argue.

Elder Gu looked over at this time: "Elder Yao, what do you think?"

Everyone looked over. The young cultivator was named Yao Songtao. He was the only cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul among the eleven Nascent Soul elders present, excluding Elder Gu.

There was a glimmer of hope in Mr. Qingliu's eyes. If Yao Songtao raised any objections, there would still be room for negotiation on this matter.

Yao Songtao slowly opened his eyes and smiled, "Since more than half of the elders agree with Elder Gu's proposal, it is not convenient for Yao to object."

Mr. Qingliu's face turned extremely ugly. More than half of the elders agreed, and Yao Songtao had no objection. This matter could not be changed.

Elder Gu said calmly: "Since all the elders agree, then it is settled. I will send someone to inform the Yuan family about this matter."

"Please ask Elder Qingliu to inform Chen Yuan to go to Yunding Mansion as soon as possible to participate in the battle and take back the spiritual stone vein for our sect." (End of this chapter)