Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Beneath the glacier cracks, it was dark and silent.

There was only some emerald green moss growing next to a deep cave entrance, emitting a faint white light.

This is the cave of the Cold Jade Lion, which is quite famous throughout the entire ice field.

Using the glacier crevasse as its cave dwelling, it looks much more shabby than the thousand-foot-high peaks and hundred-mile-long icy lakes where other transformed demon kings reside.

But inside the deep cave entrance, there is another world.

Going inside along the passage at the entrance, there is a huge underground cave, which is several acres in size.

The stalactites hanging from the ceiling of the cave are of various shapes and sizes, covered with glowing moss, and full of spiritual energy.

The dark rocks form natural walls, dividing the cave into more than a dozen different chambers, all with rough and heavy stone doors.

In a fairly large cave, two burly men sat on chairs carved out of ice, their expressions gloomy and the atmosphere depressing.

One of the big men sitting in the main seat was wearing a tiger-skin coat with black and white colors. He had loose dark blue hair and a dark blue beard. His ice-blue eyes showed a strong sense of irritation.

In his hand he held a gigantic animal leg, which was an alluring golden colour with a shiny surface.

With every bite the bearded man took, he was able to tear off a large piece of meat, with juice splashing everywhere and the room filled with fragrance.

The animal's leg was about ten feet long, like a huge rock, but in the hands of the bearded man who was also about ten feet tall, it was like holding a chicken leg.

Soon, he had eaten an animal leg clean and threw the bone to the ground. There was a bang, and the whole cave shook slightly.

Obviously, this animal leg is not as light as it looks. It is just a bone, but it weighs more than a thousand pounds.

The bearded man stuck out his scarlet tongue and licked his shiny palm.

Then he raised his head and stared at the equally majestic bald man opposite him: "Brother Kun, we have been waiting for five years, and Chen Yuan has not come yet. Will he not come?"

The bald strong man opposite was wearing a black robe and had a full beard. He was Kun Tong who came to Jiuxianzhou to seek revenge on Chen Yuan.

His expression was even gloomier than the bearded man's. He frowned and asked, "Could it be that Chen Yuan didn't find out where Brother Shi's cave is?"

"Impossible! Let alone others, the Bingling Sect must know where my cave is. If Chen Yuan is not a fool, he should know to ask the Bingling Sect for information after traveling to the seven great cities."

"Will Bingling Sect tell Chen Yuan such a secret?"

The bearded man sneered, "Of course, the Bingling Sect would love to have Nascent Soul cultivators from other states to attack us demon kings."

"Brother Kun, from which elder of the Haoran Sect did you get this information? Is it inaccurate?"

"Now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from Brother Shi anymore. It was Gu Shaowen from the Haoran Sect who told me that Chen Yuan would come to cause trouble for Brother Shi." Kun Tong said.

The big man with curly beard is the owner of this cave. He is the eighth-level demon king Hanyu Lion, also known as Shiman, who is famous for his cruelty in Hanzhou.

The suspicion in Shi Man's eyes became even stronger: "Gu Shaowen? Who is this person? How did Brother Kun get in touch with him? Did he lie to Brother Kun?"

Kun Tong frowned and said, "It shouldn't be the case. Gu Shaowen is a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and his status in the Haoran Sect is not low."

"Chen Yuan was able to use the Haoran Sect's spiritual veins to form a fetus because another elder of the Haoran Sect, Qingliu, guaranteed it. I have inquired in Chongde City, and this person has a deep conflict with Gu Shaowen."

"Before Chen Yuan formed his infant, Gu Shaowen tried every means to stop him. Now that Chen Yuan has succeeded in forming his infant, he will not sit idly by. Otherwise, he would not have given me the formation that can restrict teleportation."

Shi Man slapped the armrest of the ice chair with his big hand and said dissatisfiedly: "But Brother Kun also said that we can wait for three years at most, and then Chen Yuan will definitely come."

"But now five years have passed, and I can only stay in the cave to practice. I haven't eaten anyone. I can only roast some monsters to eat. My mouth is almost dry!"

Kun Tong advised: "Brother Shi, please be patient. Chen Yuan has three years to complete the task."

"If he fails to bring Brother Shi's body back to Haoran Sect within three years, he will be put on Haoran Sect's wanted list. He definitely won't dare to offend Haoran Sect."

Shi Man sneered: "The Haoran Sect is full of wimps! I killed two disciples of the Haoran Sect in front of all the cultivators in Anyuan City, and no elder has come to trouble me so far."

"After more than 30 years, I finally arranged a young boy who just formed a baby to deal with me. I am just dreaming!"

Kun Tong smiled and said, "Brother Shi is naturally not afraid of Haoran Sect. The ice field is vast, and there is also the Ice Dragon King in charge. Haoran Sect will not send Yuanying elders to Hanzhou to punish them just for two Jindan disciples."

"If those two Jindan disciples hadn't died so tragically and caused such a mess, I'm afraid Brother Shi wouldn't even be on Haoran Sect's wanted list."

"But Chen Yuan is a human cultivator who is cultivating in Renzhou. He still needs the help of Haoran Sect's spiritual veins to form a fetus."

"If he dares to offend Haoran Sect, it would be a slap in the face of Haoran Sect. Haoran Sect will definitely not let it go. Chen Yuan will not be able to take a single step in Jiuxianzhou."

Shi Man laughed loudly, his rough laughter sounded like a lion's roar, shaking the whole cave room slightly: "This is just right, three years have passed, and I am still sitting here."

"Chen Yuan must have been on Haoran Sect's wanted list. Naturally, there will be Haoran Sect elders looking for trouble with him. Brother Kun doesn't have to take revenge himself."

Kun Tong narrowed his eyes and gnashed his teeth as he said, "That little bastard killed Feng'er. I will personally extract his soul and refine his spirit, grind his bones and scatter his ashes, only then will I be able to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

"Brother Shi, please wait a little longer. That little beast is not a good person. He offended the Zhenhai Sect and the Tianji Sect in Yuqing Sea, and also injured the Golden Vein Demon King of the Golden Feathered Eagle Clan. Feng'er traveled across the Ten Thousand Demon Sea and was invincible under the Demon King, but he also died in his hands."

"That little bastard somehow mastered the art of teleportation, and now he has formed his Nascent Soul. I don't know how much his strength has increased. Only if you and I join forces and use the formation to restrict him can we capture him safely."

Shi Man said unhappily: "Of course I am willing to help Brother Kun capture Chen Yuan, but if Chen Yuan doesn't come, can we just stay in the cave and wait forever?"

"If you ask me, what strength can Chen Yuan, a cultivator who has just formed a fetus, have?"

"He definitely doesn't dare to come to the Ice Field to cause trouble for me. He ran away long ago."

"As for the art of teleportation, it is probably a rumor. Brother Kun, did you really believe what Gu Shaowen said and think that Chen Yuan practiced the "Demon God Art"? "

Kun Tong's eyes flashed with hesitation, and he shook his head: "I have indeed never heard of the Demon God Art, and Chen Yuan should not have refined the demon pill of our demon king, otherwise he would not have used the teleportation technique when fighting Feng'er on Jueling Island before."

Shi Man sneered: "That's it, isn't it? Gu Shaowen may also want to deal with Chen Yuan, but what he said is definitely not entirely true. He probably exaggerated Chen Yuan's strength."

"Instead of staying here and waiting for Chen Yuan to come, Brother Kun might as well go back to Renzhou and find out more about the situation from Gu Shaowen."

"Perhaps Chen Yuan has already been put on the Haoran Sect's wanted list and has fled to some remote corner and is hiding."

Kun Tong became even more hesitant, his thoughts turning into a mess and he was undecided.

Eight years ago, he found out in Fanyang Market that Chen Yuan had appeared at the Shipingshan people's baby-birth celebration banquet, so he immediately rushed to Bailu Academy to inquire about Chen Yuan's situation.

But he didn't know the relationship between Shipingshan and Chen Yuan, so he didn't dare to alert them. He just looked for the monks who participated in the baby-forming banquet that year and inquired secretly.

It took him two months to find out the details of the baby-birth celebration banquet and learn that Chen Yuan was good friends with Qingliu, a lay Buddhist of the Haoran Sect.

Now Kun Tong was in a dilemma. The Haoran Sect was such a huge sect that he could not easily offend, let alone an eighth-level demon king like him, even the Kunyu clan could not be offended easily.

Even though he knew that Chen Yuan and Mr. Qingliu had a close relationship, he did not dare to cause trouble for Mr. Qingliu, and he was not necessarily Mr. Qingliu's opponent.

But the hatred of killing his son was irreconcilable. Kun Tong was unwilling to let Chen Yuan go. He buried the matter deep in his heart and continued to look for Chen Yuan in Renzhou.

After a year, he gained nothing. In desperation, he had to come to Chongde City to inquire about Chen Yuan's news.

He soon reaped the rewards. Chen Yuan actually formed his Nascent Soul with the help of Haoran Sect's spiritual vein!

Kun Tong was shocked and angry. At this time, Yan Tongchun came to him and pointed out that he was chasing Chen Yuan.

After Kun Tong entered Renzhou, he kept wearing the Yin-Yang Ring. He was not worried about his identity as the transformed demon king being exposed, but he still wanted to kill Yan Tongchun who had seen through his purpose.

However, killing a true disciple of Haoran Sect in Chongde City was a way to seek death, so Kun Tong could only suppress his killing intent and ask Yan Tongchun about his purpose. Yan Tongchun remained calm in front of the Nascent Soul cultivator and smiled, "Senior, you may not know that Chen Yuan was able to use our sect's spiritual veins to form a Nascent Soul because our sect's Elder Qingliu guaranteed him, and this Elder Qingliu has some problems with my master..."

After Yan Tongchun's explanation, Kun Tong realized that there was actually an elder in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in the Haoran Sect, who wanted to get rid of Chen Yuan as soon as possible.

He immediately asked to meet with Elder Gu, but was rejected by Elder Gu, who said that he was being closely watched by Mr. Qingliu and it was inconvenient for him to leave the sect to meet Kun Tong.

However, Yan Tongchun is Elder Gu's direct disciple and can fully represent Elder Gu and cooperate with Kun Tong to deal with Chen Yuan.

Kun Tong agreed immediately. The conflict between Mr. Qingliu and Elder Gu was well known to everyone, but it was no secret either. He had already heard about it from other places, so he dared to cooperate with Elder Gu.

He and Mr. Qingliu are like water and fire. Mr. Qingliu has an additional Nascent Soul aid, so Elder Gu will definitely not sit idly by.

Afterwards, Kun Tong discussed with Yan Tongchun how to deal with Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan had just formed a fetus, so Kun Tong naturally didn't take him seriously. He asked Yan Tongchun to lead Chen Yuan out of Chongde City, and then he would kill Chen Yuan.

But Yan Tongchun thought that this plan was inappropriate. Chen Yuan had mastered the art of teleportation and had a strong ability to protect his life. Even if he was defeated by Kun Tong, he could use teleportation to escape.

He recounted in detail how Chen Yuan assisted the Yuan family and fought against two true disciples of the Cangjian Palace.

Kun Tong was extremely stunned. The art of teleportation and space cracks were clearly Kun Feng's magical powers. How did Chen Yuan master them?

But Yan Tongchun clearly stated that this was witnessed by the Yuanying elders of the Haoran Sect and was definitely not fake. Kun Tong had no choice but to believe it and find another way.

It just so happened that Shi Man's name was on the wanted list of Haoran Sect, and Kun Tong had traveled to Hanzhou more than four hundred years ago and had a friendship with Shi Man.

So the two of them agreed to use the Lion Barbarian to ambush and kill Chen Yuan.

Elder Gu sought an opportunity to ask Chen Yuan to come to the ice field to deal with the Lion Barbarians, and gave Kun Tong a formation that could limit the teleportation technique.

Before Chen Yuan left the country, Kun Tong went north to Hanzhou to visit Shi Man and told him the truth.

But he concealed the fact that Chen Yuan took action against Shi Man and it was Elder Gu who pushed him behind the scenes to avoid causing dissatisfaction among Shi Man.

When Shi Man learned about this, he was furious and immediately agreed to join Kun in killing Chen Yuan.

Kun Tong was overjoyed, and he set up a formation in the cracks of the glacier, waiting for Chen Yuan to arrive so that he could capture him, extract his soul, cut him into pieces, skin him, pull out his tendons, grind his bones and scatter them to ashes, in order to avenge his son's death.

But the two waited for five years and Chen Yuan never showed up.

The first two years were fine, but starting from the third year, Shi Man started to become a little annoying.

He likes to eat people, and his favorite pastime after training is to capture human monks who sneak into the ice field, fry, roast, and deep-fry them, and feast on them.

He had been practicing in the cave and could not eat anyone. The three-year period had passed and Chen Yuan had not shown up, which made him very annoyed.

Another two years passed, and Chen Yuan still did not show up. Shi Man finally lost his patience.

He didn't believe that a human cultivator who had just formed a fetus could master the art of teleportation.

Even when Kun Tong said that Kun Feng had mastered the art of teleportation before he survived the transformation thunder tribulation, he didn't believe it.

What a pure bloodline is needed to be able to master the art of teleportation before going through the thunder tribulation of transformation. Such a genius has never appeared in the history of the Kunyu clan.

Apart from great monks and level ten demon kings, only the demon king of the Kunyu clan can perform the teleportation technique after transforming, but there are still considerable limitations.

In Shi Man's opinion, Kun Feng was just filled with hatred for the murder of his son, and Elder Gu of the Haoran Sect exaggerated the situation, which led to the current situation.

He and Kun Tong joined forces, so even if they were a ninth-level demon king or a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, they would not be able to guarantee victory.

To deal with a human Yuanying, there is no need to be so careful and set up a formation to restrict the teleportation technique. This is a method used to deal with great monks.

Looking at Kun Tong who was in a state of hesitation, Shi Man said impatiently: "Brother Kun, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that what Gu Shaowen said was too exaggerated."

“Besides, we’ve been waiting for five years, but Chen Yuan hasn’t shown up yet. Waiting any longer would be a waste of time.

"Brother Kun, please go to Renzhou and find out where Chen Yuan is. Maybe he never came to Hanzhou and has already escaped."

Kun Tong finally stopped hesitating and said, "Brother Shi is right. Waiting in vain is not a solution. I will return to Renzhou now. No matter what, I must meet Gu Shaowen and find out the whole story!"

Shi Man laughed loudly and said, "Okay! After Brother Kun leaves, I will also go catch a few people to eat. Damn it, I haven't eaten humans for five years. I am so greedy."

Kun Tong clasped his fists and bowed: "There is no time to lose, I will leave now. Next time I come to Hanzhou, I will definitely bring a few late Jindan cultivators for Brother Shi to taste."

Shi Man held his two palm-leaf fan-like hands together and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Kun. It would be best if you could bring a few female cultivators with you. Their meat is more tender and smoother, and they can have some fun before putting it in the pot. It's the best of both worlds, haha!"

Kun Tong also laughed. The bloodthirsty nature of the demon race will never disappear. Although he has no habit of eating humans, he will eat a few demon beasts to relieve his boredom when he is free.

He stood up and walked out, but was stopped by Shi Man: "Brother Kun, don't forget to dismantle the formation and take it away. It will cost dozens of high-grade spirit stones a year before it is activated. I can't afford this formation."

Kun Tong took out a formation plate from the mustard seed ring, raised his hand, made hand gestures, and muttered something.

This was the mantra for controlling the formation that Yan Tongchun gave him. The formation plate lit up and after a quarter of an hour, it slowly disappeared.

"Okay, I'll go put away the formation flags now." Kun Tong put away the formation plate and walked out of the cave, and Shi Man stood up and followed him.

The two demon kings walked along the rough stone steps, out of the deep cave, and came into the dark glacier crevice.

Kun Tong raised his hand, and eighty-one invisible formation flags appeared. He caught them in his hands and put them away.

The Lion Barbarian sent him out of the glacier crevasse. Kun Tong asked in confusion, "Brother Lion, aren't you going to catch some monks to eat?"

Shi Man patted his rock-hard belly with distinct ridges and grinned, "I ate the leg of a level 7 mountain-ramming bull. I'm full now. I'll go catch some monks to eat tomorrow."

Kun Tong clasped his fists and bowed: "Then I'll take my leave. Take care, Brother Shi."

Shi Man casually returned the greeting: "Brother Kun, go with peace of mind. If Chen Yuan really comes, I will naturally send him off and avenge my nephew Kun Feng."

Kun Tong nodded, and with a flash of light, he flew south.

Shi Man turned around and flew into the glacier crevice and returned to the cave.

Kun Tong's flight speed was extremely fast. Although he was preoccupied and did not use his full strength, he flew more than a thousand miles in less than half an hour.

Could it be that as Shi Man said, Elder Gu was exaggerating, and Chen Yuan did not dare to fight with the transformed demon king at all, and fled far away after leaving Haoran Sect, and has already been listed on Haoran Sect’s wanted list...

Or maybe something unexpected happened. Before Chen Yuan could find the Lion Barbarian's cave, he died at the hands of other transformed demon kings on the ice field...

His thoughts were flowing and his expression was changing constantly. He even forgot to spread out his spiritual sense and be alert to his surroundings.

Suddenly, a leisurely voice came from behind him: "Chen was wondering who set up a trap to harm me. It turned out to be the Kuntong Demon King."

The voice was very light and plain, but it was like a thunderclap, exploding in Kun Tong's ears.

He suddenly stopped and turned around, only to see a young monk standing a hundred feet behind him, with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a smile.

This man had slanting eyebrows and eyes as bright as stars, and looked extraordinary and heroic, but in Kun Tong's eyes, he was like an evil ghost or demon.

The young cultivator bowed and said with a smile, "In order to avenge the murder of his son, the Demon King Kuntong did not hesitate to conspire with the elders of the Haoran Sect and traveled to Hanzhou to set a trap. Chen admires him."

boom!
The transformed demon king was full of vigor and momentum. Within a thousand feet radius, a gust of wind was raised. The wind was as sharp as a knife, but when it passed over the young monk's body, it couldn't even blow the corners of his clothes.

Kun Tong stared at the young monk's face and said word by word: "Chen Yuan, how dare you show yourself in front of me!" (End of this chapter)