Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

In Mingliu Lake, on an island in the middle of the lake, Chen Yuan and Mr. Qingliu were sitting in a thatched cottage with two cups of magical tea in front of them, emitting a lingering fragrance.

Mr. Qingliu's face looked a little ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "I have known for a long time that the head master will not sit idly by and watch Junior Brother Gu suffer."

"But he actually only asked Junior Brother Gu to compensate fellow Taoist for the treasures instead of asking him to guard the Fire Prison. His partiality is too obvious."

"The next time Jueling Island opens, Junior Brother Gu will definitely not miss it. It won't be so easy for us to look for Qingfeng Bamboo again."

Chen Yuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, it's nothing more than fighting against the enemy with our troops and covering the water with earth."

"Elder Gu has never been to Jueling Island and doesn't know the internal conditions of Jueling Island. As long as we pick the Qingfeng Bamboo before him, he will be helpless."

Qingliu Lay Buddhist sighed softly: "That's the only way. Fortunately, he took out a ball of flowing fire, as well as elixirs and spiritual herbs."

"He also needs to make compensation to the sect for the forbidden sky formation. In the next few decades, he will not be able to improve his strength."

Chen Yuan put down the teacup, his eyes flashing coldly: "Forcing Yan Tongchun to death can also be regarded as a way to vent the anger in my heart. It's not too late to settle the grudge with Elder Gu later."

When he testified against Elder Gu this time, he had never intended to put Elder Gu to death.

Sect Leader Yue would definitely not sit idly by and watch a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator die because of the testimony of a casual cultivator.

The plan of Chen Yuan and Qingliu was just to let Elder Gu stay in the Fire Prison for another twenty years to avoid the next opening of Jueling Island.

When the two were planning on Mount Moyun, Elder Qingliu told Chen Yuan that the Fire Prison was a dangerous place left over from ancient times, filled with fierce fire poison that even an early Nascent Soul cultivator could not withstand.

But with the order from the founder, Haoran Sect could only send elders in the middle Nascent Soul stage to suppress the Fire Hell until today.

However, it is called suppression, but in reality it is just surveillance. If any abnormal changes occur in the Hell of Fire, they must be reported to the sect immediately.

A cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul can only last for thirty years in the Hell of Fire. If he stays longer, he will be corroded by the fire poison, his cultivation will be greatly damaged, and his life may even be in danger.

But for tens of thousands of years, the Hell of Fire has remained as peaceful as before. Apart from the fierce fire poison, there are no other abnormalities and no other treasures.

However, ancestral teachings are hard to disobey, and to this day, the Haoran Sect still has to send elders in the middle Nascent Soul stage to monitor the Fire Prison, and they are replaced every thirty years.

The Fire Hell is not a secret; all the elders of the Haoran Sect know about it, and many monks from other sects have also heard of it.

In another two years, it will be Elder Gu's turn to guard the Hell of Fire.

Chen Yuan suddenly launched an attack today because he wanted to extend the time he spent guarding the Fire Prison by twenty years to avoid the next opening of the Jueling Island.

According to Mr. Qingliu, the three thousand year old Qingfeng Bamboo is extremely important to the incident that caused him and Elder Gu to become enemies. Both of them have been looking for this item for so many years.

The last time Jueling Island was opened, Mr. Qingliu found out the news about Qingfeng Zhu and quietly sneaked into Yuqing Sea and entered Jueling Island. Elder Gu didn't know about it.

But Mr. Qingliu's whereabouts were exposed to Monk Yuqinghai, and Elder Gu would definitely get wind of it.

The next time when Jueling Island opens, he will never allow Qingliu Jueling Island to look for Qingfeng Bamboo.

That's why Mr. Qingliu wanted to take this opportunity to let Elder Gu extend the time he spends guarding the Fire Prison by twenty years so that he won't be able to snatch the Qingfeng Bamboo from them.

But the two were caught off guard by the fact that Sect Leader Yue was so partial to Elder Gu.

Chen Yuan could only settle for the second best and ask for some treasures as compensation, which would also weaken Elder Gu's strength.

In order to prevent Chen Yuan from helping Qingliu Lay Buddhist to obtain the Three Thousand Year Old Qingfeng Bamboo, Elder Gu first obstructed him from forming a baby, and then joined forces with Kun Tong to kill him. The two have become mortal enemies.

Lay Buddhist Qingliu sighed, "Fellow Daoist Chen, although Junior Brother Gu and I have a deep conflict, we are from the same sect after all, and I cannot kill him. When we really have to fight him, I will have to rely on you."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Leave it to me."

At this time, a clear voice came into the thatched cottage: "Is Elder Qingliu here? Yao is here to visit."

Mr. Qingliu was surprised and said, "It's Elder Yao. Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait a moment. I will go to greet him." "Fellow Daoist, please go." Chen Yuan nodded, picked up the teacup and sipped it gently.

After a while, Qingliu Jushi and Yao Songtao walked into the thatched cottage.

Chen Yuan stood up and bowed, "Fellow Daoist Yao, I am honored to meet you."

Yao Songtao returned the greeting: "Fellow Daoist Chen."

"Please take a seat, both of you." Mr. Qingliu gestured with his hand.

The three of them sat down as host and guest. Lay Buddhist Qingliu poured Yao Songtao some spiritual tea and said with a smile, "Elder Yao, what advice do you have for me?"

Yao Songtao picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put it down and looked at Chen Yuan: "Yao came here today to apologize to Fellow Daoist Chen."

When Mr. Qingliu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but Chen Yuan was not surprised.

Earlier in the hall, Yao Songtao had secretly sent him a message expressing his intention to reconcile, so it was reasonable for him to come and apologize in person now.

Yao Songtao said, "During the meeting six years ago, I agreed to let Fellow Daoist Chen go to Hanzhou to deal with the Hanyu Lion. I owed Elder Gu a favor and I had to repay it."

"Elder Qingliu should know that the next person to guard the Fire Prison will be Yao's turn."

"Elder Gu was willing to go on my behalf, but the condition was that I would support his proposal during the meeting. I agreed to do so, but it was not my original intention. I hope that Fellow Daoist Chen will forgive me."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Elder Yao, you are too serious. I am fine, and this is not Elder Yao's fault."

"Elder Gu is deliberately trying to deal with me. Even if Elder Yao objects, he will use other means to force me to go north to Hanzhou."

Yao Songtao smiled and said, "To be honest, Daoist Fellow Chen just formed his infant, and he killed two transformed demon kings in succession. I admire him very much, and I don't want to have any grudges with Daoist Fellow, so I came here to explain."

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. Yao has already repaid Elder Gu's favor. If Elder Gu wants to deal with you and Elder Qingliu again in the future, Yao will never get involved."

Afterwards, they exchanged a few more pleasantries and Yao Songtao stood up to say goodbye.

After he left, Elder Qingliu asked in confusion, "Junior Brother Gu actually agreed to guard the Fire Prison for Elder Yao in order to deal with fellow Daoist. In addition to his own thirty years, he missed the opening time of Jueling Island. What's the meaning of this?"

Chen Yuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Since he is colluding with Kun Tong, he should have known that the Kunyu Clan, Zhenhai Sect, and Tianji Sect are hunting me down, so he should be trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Elder Qingliu's expression became serious: "It is very likely that according to what you said, Kun Tong is Kun Feng's father and has an irreconcilable feud with you."

"Although he used the alias Peng Zhenren and concealed his origins, he should not have concealed the identity of the Taoist friend. He has probably already told Junior Brother Gu about this."

"Fellow Daoist, you have now successfully formed a fetus and killed Kun Tong. As long as Junior Brother Gu tells the Kunyu Clan about this, the next time Jueling Island is opened, the Kunyu Demon King will definitely cause trouble for you."

"The Zhenhai Sect and Daoyou have a deep hatred. Even if Patriarch Yuntian chases Daoyou for tens of thousands of miles, he will not let you go."

"I cannot let you take risks. As long as you stay in Chongde City, the monks from Yuqinghai and the Kunyu Clan will not dare to cause trouble for you."

"But if you go to Jueling Island, you will be walking into a trap."

"Next time the Jueling Island opens, I will go there alone. Fellow Daoist, please don't get involved in this mess."

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "I have already promised to help you get the Qingfeng Bamboo. How can I break my promise?"

"It will be more than fifty years before the opening of Jueling Island. Let's discuss this matter later. I will go to Yuqing Sea to investigate first, and then make a plan."

It is rude not to reciprocate, so Kuntong chased him all the way to Renzhou. He also had information about two Kun fish monster kings, so he took this opportunity to kill the monsters and take the elixir.

At the same time, check whether Elder Gu has informed the Kunyu Clan about his plan to enter Jueling Island. (End of this chapter)