Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

On the Wanling Peak, in another cave hundreds of feet away from Chen Yuan’s cave, Guiyuan Tree and a middle-aged cultivator in a brocade robe sat opposite each other.

The monk in brocade robe had a high nose, deep eyes, a slightly dark complexion, slightly brown hair, and a somewhat strange face. He was Tian You, the elder of the Jiuli Sect who asked Qin Lian to refine a magic weapon.

Guiyuanshu said, "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​I have already given Junior Brother Qin the order from the Pavilion Master, but he is still a bit old-fashioned and did not immediately agree to refine a magic weapon for you."

"Instead, I'll let Fellow Daoist Tian compete with the independent cultivator Chen Yuan from Renzhou. The one who offers the highest price will be given priority in refining a magic weapon. What do you think?"

Hearing this, he frowned slightly, but then relaxed his brows again: "It's just a bidding. I came here with full sincerity and I have no shortage of top-grade spirit stones."

"Thank you for your help, Daoist Brother Gui. I owe you a favor."

Gui Yuan Shu smiled and said, "No, no, when I was in charge of the Lizhou branch, I was very grateful to Daoist Tian for his care, but I have no way to repay him."

"Now I can finally help you, fellow Taoist. If you want to talk about favors, I should repay you."

Tian You also laughed: "Thinking back to the past, Daoist Gui and I hit it off right away, but we haven't seen each other for a hundred years since Daoist Gui left Lizhou."

"This time I came to you for help. You went everywhere for this matter and even came to the Pavilion Master for help. No matter what favor you owe me, I have repaid you."

Guiyuanshu said: "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Tian would come to our pavilion to refine magic weapons. The level eight four-winged flying snake in your hand is incomparable to any high-level magic weapon."

"Moreover, your sect has a complete heritage. Grandmaster Miao's weapon refining skills are second to none in the Nine Immortal Continent."

"Why do you choose to go far away instead of near, and can't even wait for a few years?"

He looked at Tian You, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

The Jiuli sect is famous throughout the world for its art of taming beasts. The monks in the sect don't even have their own magical weapons, but instead cultivate a spiritual beast. There are very few people who can refine magical weapons.

This is also the reason why the Jiuli Sect would take out a large amount of spiritual materials and demon beast materials to trade with the Wanling Pavilion.

The monks in this sect spend a lot of their efforts and cultivation resources on cultivating spiritual beasts and rarely refine magic weapons, so naturally they do not use spiritual materials and demon beast materials.

Tian You suddenly found the Guiyuan Tree and asked him to help refine a high-level magic weapon, which puzzled him.

Tian You heard this, and the smile on his face slowly faded: "Fellow Daoist, you also know that I have a moss-backed ox in my hands. It is very good at defense, but it died accidentally in a battle a few years ago."

"And in the next few years, we will be exploring a dangerous place. The four-winged flying snake is only good at killing, so we need to refine a magical weapon for defense."

"Originally, I wanted to ask Master Miao to help me refine the weapon, but Master Miao was refining a magic weapon and had no time to be distracted."

"And your pavilion's weapon refining skills are unrivaled in the world. Senior Brother Miao has praised you highly in the past. I can only shamelessly ask for help from you, fellow Taoist."

Guiyuanshu suddenly realized and said, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Tian. Although Junior Brother Qin has refined fewer magic weapons, his weapon-refining skills are also perfect and he has never failed. A high-level magic weapon is definitely no problem for him."

"However, it seems that Chen Yuan has some friendship with Junior Brother Pan who is in charge of the Renzhou branch, and Junior Brother Qin wanted to refine treasures for Chen Yuan first because Junior Brother Pan took care of him in the past."

"During the bidding tomorrow, Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​please do not push too hard, otherwise Junior Brother Qin will become dissatisfied and will not give his best when refining the weapon for you, which will be bad."

Tian You nodded slightly: "Don't worry, Daoist friend, as long as Daoist friend Chen retreats when faced with difficulties, I will naturally not be aggressive."

……

Just before noon the next day, Qin Lian came to Chen Yuan's cave and went to Wanling Pavilion with him.

The two went straight up to the third floor, where Elder Feng came up to them and led them into the room where they had met before.

Guiyuanshu and Tianyou were already waiting inside the house.

When they saw Chen Yuan and Qin Lian come in, they both stood up to greet them.

Guiyuanshu looked at Chen Yuan and said with a smile: "This must be Fellow Daoist Chen Yuan, right? I have long heard of your great name. I am Guiyuanshu."

He bowed to Chen Yuan, then raised his hand to point to Tian You beside him: "Brother Qin, Fellow Daoist Chen, this is Elder Tian You of the Jiuli Sect."

Tian You smiled and bowed, "Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Chen, I am honored to meet you."

Qin Lian returned the salute with a cold expression.

Chen Yuan smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "I have heard a lot about you. I am Chen Yuan, a casual cultivator."

After the four of them sat down, Qin Lian got straight to the point: "Qin's life magic weapon is damaged. It needs to be nurtured for half a month before I can start refining the weapon. There is no time to delay."

"Please make your bids now, fellow Taoists. Whoever offers more top-grade spirit stones will be given priority to refine a magic weapon."

Tian You wanted to exchange a few more pleasantries, but after Qin Lian's words, he could not say anything else and could only bid directly: "I am willing to offer three top-grade spirit stones. Please help me refine the treasure."

"Four pieces." Chen Yuan said lightly.

"I'll give you five spirit stones." Tian You immediately said to the man

"Six dollars." Chen Yuan said without hesitation.

Tian You was stunned and the smile on his face disappeared.

He didn't expect that Chen Yuan would be so straightforward in discussing the price, as if he didn't take the top-grade spirit stones seriously at all.

Six top-grade spirit stones are not a small amount for a casual cultivator who has just formed a fetus.

He glanced at the Guiyuan Tree and whispered, "Fellow Daoist Gui, is this Chen Yuan really a casual cultivator? He just formed his infant, where did he get so many top-grade spirit stones?"

Guiyuanshu was also very puzzled: "What Junior Brother Qin said himself should not be false. If he really has a background, Junior Brother Qin would definitely not hide it."

"It is extremely difficult for a casual cultivator to form a fetus. This person should have some opportunities, but he has no foundation after all. Six top-grade spirit stones should be the limit."

Tian You nodded slightly, feeling relieved, and said, "I will give you seven top-grade spirit stones."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "I will also offer seven top-grade spirit stones, and add one thousand high-grade spirit stones."

Tian You's face darkened. High-grade spirit stones were far inferior to top-grade spirit stones, but one thousand high-grade spirit stones could definitely be exchanged for one top-grade spirit stone.

Chen Yuan's bid was equivalent to eight top-grade spirit stones, which was completely beyond Tian You's expectations.

He originally thought that Chen Yuan was just a casual cultivator. Even if he had some opportunities, asking Qin Lian to refine two high-level magic weapons should have exhausted all his wealth. At most, he could take out four or five top-grade spirit stones, which would be his limit.

I didn't expect that he would keep asking prices without hesitation, and until now, he looked very comfortable with the situation.

How many spirit stones does this person have?
Guiyuanshu looked a little unhappy. He had completely underestimated Chen Yuan's financial resources. He secretly sent a message to Tian You: "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​this man has such strong financial resources. Even if you win, it will not be worth the loss."

"It's just a matter of waiting for a few years. Why bother to spend so many top-grade spirit stones just to get a chance to refine a magic weapon?"

Tian You hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I will offer eight top-grade spirit stones, plus one thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

At the same time, he secretly sent a message to Chen Yuan: "Fellow Daoist Chen, please give me some face. As long as you are willing to give up this opportunity, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Guiyuanshu's words made sense, but Chen Yuan asked Qin Lian to refine two magic weapons, which would take nearly ten years, and he couldn't wait. But Chen Yuan ignored his voice transmission, and didn't even look at him, still not giving in: "Chen, in addition to the conditions just now, will take out another piece of thousand-year-old cold jade, and ask Qin Daoyou to estimate the price."

As he spoke, he took out the thousand-year-old cold jade from the mustard seed ring, raised his hand and waved it, and slowly flew towards Chen Yuan.

As soon as the foot-sized white cold jade appeared, a chill quickly spread throughout the room, and the tables and chairs in the room were slowly covered with a layer of frost.

Qin Lian had already checked this piece of Millennium Cold Jade. After taking it, he just glanced at it and said, "This piece of Millennium Cold Jade is very valuable. It must have been mined after being nurtured in the ice for more than 1,800 years. It is enough to exchange for two top-grade spirit stones. Senior Brother Gui, please take a look at it."

After saying that, he raised his hand and the Millennium Cold Jade slowly flew towards the Guiyuan Tree again.

Guiyuanshu stared at the Millennium Cold Jade closely, spreading his spiritual sense. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Junior Brother Qin is right. This Millennium Cold Jade is indeed worth two top-grade spirit stones."

Even among the top-grade spiritual materials, there are differences in quality.

The most common high-grade spiritual materials can only be used to refine low-level magic weapons, and one can buy one for one or two hundred high-grade spiritual stones.

Better quality spiritual materials can be used to refine mid-level magic weapons, which are worth four to five hundred quality spiritual stones.

The top-grade spiritual materials can be used as auxiliary materials for refining high-level magic weapons, and can at least be sold for a top-grade spiritual stone.

Thousand-year-old cold jade can only be considered ordinary among the top-grade spiritual materials.

But this thousand-year-old cold jade is very heavy and very old, so it can be sold as two top-grade spirit stones.

However, there are also some special high-grade spiritual materials, such as thousand-year-old ice silk, which can be used to refine high-level magic weapons. However, a bundle of silk has very little weight and can be bought with one or two hundred high-grade spiritual stones. At least ten bundles of silk are needed to refine a high-level magic weapon.

Tian You's gaze fell on the thousand-year-old cold jade, and his expression looked very ugly.

Chen Yuan took out the equivalent of ten top-grade spirit stones, which was also a sky-high price for him as an elder of one of the ten major sects.

What made him even more angry was that Chen Yuan didn't even take him seriously.

Qin Lian reminded: "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​do you want to make another bid?"

Tian You raised his head and looked at Chen Yuan deeply, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Chen is wealthy and powerful. I am willing to admit defeat and give the opportunity to refine magic weapons first to Fellow Daoist Chen." He said slowly, with reluctance in his voice.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, ignored his gaze, and said with a cupped hand, "Thank you."

Qin Lian smiled. After some bidding by Chen Yuan and Tian You, the original price of two top-grade spirit stones was increased to ten top-grade spirit stones. Naturally, he was in a very good mood.

He bowed to Tian You and said, "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​please go back first. When Qin is free, he will send someone to visit you in Lizhou."

Tian You said with a gloomy face: "I will wait for good news from Fellow Daoist Qin."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Guiyuanshu returned the Millennium Cold Jade to Chen Yuan and hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "I am leaving now."

He chased after Tian You, and they both walked out of the room one after another.

Qin Lian hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "It's really too much for Fellow Daoist Chen to take out so many spirit stones. Why not reduce it by half..."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Since I dare to offer, I will not feel sorry for the spirit stones. Fellow Daoist, just accept them all."

He also needed Qin Lian's help in refining the magic weapon. If he was stingy with the spirit stones, Qin Lian would become resentful and not give his best in refining the magic weapon, causing something to go wrong. It would then be too late to regret.

Qin Lian's smile deepened: "Then I will be disrespectful to refuse."

Afterwards, the two of them left Wanling Pavilion. Qin Lian returned to the mountain gate, but Chen Yuan did not return to the cave. Instead, he slowly walked down Wanling Peak, rode on the light of escape, and flew out of Wanling Market.

……

After Tian You left Wanling Pavilion, Guiyuan Tree followed him and returned to the cave with him.

He clasped his fists and bowed, his face full of apology: "I really didn't know that Chen Yuan could come up with so many spirit stones. I have to make you wait for several years. I hope you can forgive me."

Tian You's face was gloomy, and he waved his hand: "This matter is not to blame Fellow Daoist Gui, but this person is a casual cultivator, but he has such a rich fortune. I don't know what opportunity he got, but it makes me a little curious."

Guiyuanshu's eyes lit up: "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​what you mean is..."

Tian You smiled coldly: "Jingzhou is full of robbery cultivators, and the death of a Yuanying cultivator doesn't seem to be a rare thing."

"This Chen Yuan can take out so many spirit stones, his strength should be not bad."

"But if you and I join forces, a casual cultivator who has just formed an infant will have no choice but to wait for his death, no matter what opportunity he has."

"As for the treasures we obtained, we will split them equally. What do you think?"

Guiyuan Shu was extremely excited. He and Tian You were both cultivators from major sects and had already cultivated to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage. However, they were stuck at the bottleneck of the middle stage and could not break through.

Dealing with a casual cultivator who has just formed a fetus should not be a problem even if this person has some strength.

But he remembered that Qin Lian once said that Chen Yuan was extremely powerful and even had the lives of Nascent Soul cultivators in his hands, so he hesitated again.

Before today, he would not have taken this sentence to heart.

But Chen Yuan took out so many top-grade spirit stones, which forced Guiyuan Tree to think carefully.

He pondered for a moment and said, "After all, this person's origins are unknown, so it's not a good idea to act rashly."

"How about this, fellow Daoist, you should go back to Lizhou first. I will go to Renzhou myself and find out the details of this person before deciding whether to take action against him. How do you think?"

Tian You praised: "Fellow Daoist Gui is mature and prudent, so I will follow your advice."

The two of them plotted for a while, and then Guiyuanshu said goodbye and left.

Tian You meditated and adjusted his breathing all night. The next morning, he left Wanling Market and flew south.

Jingzhou was in great chaos. Tian You deliberately went to a height of several thousand feet to avoid the low-level cultivators below, and he even turned a blind eye to the fighting cultivators he encountered on the road.

He didn't want to waste time on the road, so he flew at an extremely fast speed. In less than a day, he flew more than 10,000 miles.

It was late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Tian You was flying in the moonlight. Suddenly he stopped, turned around and looked with a look of surprise and doubt.

A black light flew from behind, like a ghost in the night, and stopped in front of Tian You.

The escaping light faded away, revealing Chen Yuan's figure.

He smiled slightly, clasped his fists and bowed: "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​how are you?" (End of this chapter)