Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

As soon as these words were spoken, Mr. Qingliu's face immediately turned ugly.

Chen Yuan looked at Yao Songtao, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

Yao Songtao ignored it and smiled, "Yao agrees with Elder Gu's proposal."

Xinzhai Sanren snorted coldly and glared at Yao Songtao.

Elder Gu nodded slightly and looked at Chen Yuan: "Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Yuan slowly scanned the circle and wrote down the names of the elders who agreed with Elder Gu's proposal. He said calmly, "Since the elders have reached a conclusion, I will follow it."

Naturally, he was unwilling to kill any transformed demon king. Although he now needed an eighth-level demon pill to refine the demon essence pill, he was not afraid of an eighth-level demon king.

But Elder Gu deliberately persuaded the leader of Haoran Sect to issue an order to let him kill the Demon King. He must have other plans.

At this point, if he still doesn't understand that Elder Gu is playing hard to get, he is no different from a three-year-old child.

Elder Gu first instructed Yang Liqian to make an incredible proposal, asking him, a man who had just formed a Nascent Soul, to kill the top six Nascent Soul cultivators on the wanted list. Naturally, no one would agree.

Then Elder Gu made a much more normal proposal, asking him to kill the transformed demon king.

At the same time, he pointed out the flaws of "The Art of the Demon God", allowing these Nascent Soul elders to see that his "road ahead is blocked", and they would have no scruples and would naturally not reject this proposal.

After all, on one side is Elder Gu who is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and on the other side is Buddhist Qingliu who is in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, and a casual cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul whose future is blocked. Everyone knows what to choose.

It was not easy for Elder Hai to give up his rights as agreed.

But even though Chen Yuan saw through it all, he couldn't refuse.

This was the decision made by the elders of Haoran Sect. If he did not obey, he would be making an enemy of Haoran Sect, which would just be what Elder Gu wanted.

Moreover, the spiritual vein source of Wanzhu Peak was severely damaged because of him, and the pavilions, towers, caves and medicine gardens within a dozen miles around were also destroyed because of him. He could not shirk responsibility.

Elder Gu nodded slightly: "Please ask Fellow Daoist Chen to choose a transformed demon king."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip from the mustard seed ring, pushed it forward, and the jade slip flew towards Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the jade slip, but did not use his spiritual sense to investigate. He remembered the four transformed demon kings on the Haoran Sect's wanted list.

He hesitated for a moment, and suddenly received a message from Qingliu: "Daoyou Chen, choose the cold jade lion."

Chen Yuan was startled, then said, "I will choose the seventh-ranked Cold Jade Lion."

Upon hearing this, all the Yuanying elders showed expressions of understanding.

Chen Yuan took in everyone's expressions and his heart moved. They all knew that he had to choose the Cold Jade Lion?
Elder Gu said calmly, "The deadline is three years. Fellow Daoist Chen, please bring back the body of the Frost Jade Lion within three years. However, the demon pill and materials will be at your disposal. Do you have any objections?"

Chen Yuan glanced at Mr. Qingliu, who nodded.

Chen Yuan then replied: "Chen has no objection."

Elder Gu clasped his fists and bowed: "I await good news."

Elder Hai stood up and said, "Now that the meeting is over, I will go into seclusion to practice. Bye."

He bowed, turned and walked out of the hall. The other Yuanying elders also stood up and left.

Chen Yuan, Mr. Qingliu, Mr. Xinzhai and Mr. Chengli left together, leaving only Elder Gu and Yao Songtao in the hall.

Yao Songtao said calmly, "Elder Gu, I have already repaid you for guarding the Fire Prison on my behalf."

Elder Gu nodded, and Yao Songtao stood up and walked out of the hall.

……

Mingliu Lake, on the island in the middle of the lake.

In the thatched cottage, Mr. Qingliu had a solemn expression. Chen Yuan sat opposite him, holding a cup of spiritual tea and sipping it slowly.

After a while, Chen Yuan put down the teacup and asked, "Fellow Daoist, you asked me to choose the cold jade lion. From the looks of the elders, it seems that they had already expected that I would make this choice. Why is that?"

Among the four transformed demon kings on the Haoran Sect's wanted list, the Hanyu Lion ranks seventh. He lives in the far north Hanzhou and has killed two true disciples of the Haoran Sect. It is said that he killed an eighth-level demon king more than a hundred years ago. He has a cruel temperament and is quite powerful.

Behind him, there are two transformed demon kings, who also have the lives of Haoran Sect disciples in their hands, but they have no record of fighting with other demon kings or Nascent Soul cultivators, and their strength is slightly weaker.

Mr. Qingliu asked, "Did Daoist Chen notice what the other three transformed demon kings have in common?"

Chen Yuan briefly recalled: "The three demon kings all live in Nanzhou, and the Hanyu Lion lives in Hanzhou." Qingliu Lay Buddhist nodded: "Yes, this is exactly why I reminded you to choose the Hanyu Lion."

"Nanzhou is the world of the demons and is extremely dangerous. If you go to Nanzhou to cause trouble for the demon king, you will be courting death."

"That cold jade lion is the only choice."

Chen Yuan frowned: "Nanzhou and Hanzhou both have places where monsters gather. What's the difference?"

It is said that in ancient times, Jiuxianzhou was occupied by demons, and humans were just food for the demons.

However, as the human race continued to multiply and grow, high-level cultivators emerged in large numbers, expanding the territory and gradually driving the demon race out of Jiuxianzhou. There was even no trace of the demon race in the nearby sea.

But later, due to constant internal fighting among the human race, the demon race returned to Jiuxianzhou and occupied the remote Hanzhou and Nanzhou.

Among them, Nanzhou is located at the southernmost tip of Jiuxianzhou. It is extremely hot all year round. There are hundreds of thousands of mountains, high mountains, dense forests, and filled with miasma. It is not suitable for human survival and is completely occupied by the demon race.

Hanzhou is located in the extreme north, bordering the Arctic Ocean to the north. It is freezing cold, has a harsh environment, is sparsely populated, and has a lack of resources for cultivation.

There is only one large sect in the entire Hanzhou. The human race occupies half of Hanzhou, while the northern half of Hanzhou is ruled by the demon race.

Seeing Chen Yuan asking the question, Qing Liu Jushi explained: "The ruler of Nanzhou is a demon cultivator who has reached the state of transformation. Otherwise, how could the ten great sects tolerate Nanzhou being completely occupied by the demon race?"

Chen Yuan's expression changed: "A demon cultivator who has transformed into a god?"

This was the first time he had heard news about a Divine Transformation cultivator since he started practicing.

Mr. Qingliu nodded slightly: "This matter is not a secret. The elders of the ten major sects basically know about it."

"It is said that this demon cultivator has been entrenched in Nanzhou since ancient times and has made an agreement with the ten major sects."

"That's why the South Province has been ruled by the demon race for thousands of years. Whenever a human cultivator enters, they will be attacked by the demon race."

"If not for this, even though the environment in Nanzhou is extremely harsh, there are still many cultivation resources that have long been divided up by cultivators from various states."

"God Transformation..." Chen Yuan muttered, "Could it be that our human race does not have any God Transformation cultivators, allowing the demon race to occupy Nanzhou?"

Lay Buddhist Qingliu frowned and said, "On the surface, there are no Divine Transformation cultivators in the various sects, but it is unknown whether there are Divine Transformation cultivators in secret."

"After all, breaking through the Divine Transformation does not require transcending tribulation. It just consumes more spiritual energy, which can be easily covered up."

Chen Yuan became even more confused when he heard this. The ten major sects combined didn't even have one Divine Transformation cultivator?

But if there is a cultivator who has reached the state of Divine Transformation, why is he hiding it?

Such a secret cannot be guessed. Chen Yuan suppressed his distracting thoughts and said, "Elder Gu must know that Daoist Qingliu would not let me choose the transformed demon king of Nanzhou, but he still brought up this matter. Could it be that his original intention was to let me kill the Frost Jade Lion?"

Qingliu Lay Buddhist nodded: "It's almost right, but how much do you know about Hanzhou, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yuan said: "I have lived overseas for a long time. Apart from Renzhou, I have never been to other states."

"I only know that Hanzhou is located in the extreme north. It is extremely cold and the environment seems to be even worse than Nanzhou. It is sparsely populated and half of the state is occupied by monsters. Apart from that, I don't know much."

Lay Buddhist Qingliu said: "You are right, Daoist friend. Compared with Nanzhou, Hanzhou is truly a harsh environment with scarce resources. It can only support one large sect."

"But for ice-attributed monsters, Hanzhou is a blessed land, extremely suitable for monsters to survive, occupying half of Hanzhou and the entire Ice Ocean."

"However, the Hanzhou demon tribe is different from the Nanzhou demon tribe. They are not subordinate to each other. Although there is a level 10 demon king, he is only respected as the co-leader on the surface."

"The transformed demon kings are constantly fighting each other, and their control over their subjects is not strict. Nascent Soul cultivators often go to Hanzhou to search for natural treasures with ice attributes."

"The difficulty of this matter lies with the Frost Jade Lion. This monster is ferocious and powerful, and it has the advantage of time and place, so it is not easy to deal with."

He paused, frowned and said, "I don't know what tricks Junior Brother Gu used to get the headmaster to issue an order, and even Elder Yao stood on his side, forcing you to take on this matter."

Chen Yuan drank a cup of spiritual tea and smiled slightly: "If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. It's just a cold jade lion. I don't care about it."

Elder Qingliu's expression eased a little: "If Fellow Daoist Chen was not a physical cultivator and had mastered the art of teleportation, I would not let Fellow Daoist go to Hanzhou even if I had to risk my life."

If a cultivator who had just formed an infant went to cause trouble for the Cold Jade Lion, he would be seeking his own death.

But he knew that Chen Yuan could control the white flames that burned the soul and had mastered the art of teleportation, so taking on an eighth-level cold jade lion should be no problem at all.

Chen put down his teacup and said solemnly, "There is no time to lose. I will leave for Hanzhou tomorrow. No matter what Elder Gu has planned, as long as I kill the cold jade lion, it can be easily solved!" (End of this chapter)