Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan slowly scanned the Jindan cultivators in front of him. There were thirteen people in the hall. Together with Chu Guangkai and Duan Quan who were guarding the Yuyang Mountain mine, and two elders who were guarding Lingyun Market and a medium-sized mine, there were a total of seventeen Jindan cultivators in the Lingyun Sect.

This is the accumulation of Lingyun Sect over five hundred years. Among them are people Chen Yuan is familiar with, but there are more unfamiliar faces who he has only heard of but never seen.

The hot-tempered Elder Xu Chang'an passed away more than 40 years ago.

Mo Jingchun's master Wang Xian is still alive, but his hair and beard are all white and he is very old.

Wang Xian did not recognize Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan clearly remembered that when he was fighting against the devil, it was Wang Xian who entangled Liu Fan, which allowed him to escape.

After the thirteen elders arrived, Zhuge Qi briefly recounted the process of the six sects' alliance and introduced Chen Yuan's identity.

Finally, he said solemnly: "It is a blessing for our sect that the Grand Elder has returned to our sect. Elders, please follow me to pay respect to the Grand Elder."

The Jindan elders who stayed in the sect all stared at Chen Yuan in disbelief.

It was not until Wu Zexian, Ji Bin and Sun Congyao took the lead in saluting that everyone reacted and immediately bowed with their fists clasped.

Zhuge Qi's words were too shocking. The foundation-building disciple who had disappeared one hundred and thirty years ago suddenly returned to the sect and showed up at the six sects' alliance. He displayed the cultivation of the early Nascent Soul stage, cut off one arm of Taoist Du Kun, and won 20% of the mineral vein share for Lingyun Sect, overpowering the six sects.

If Zhuge Qi hadn't said it himself, no one would have believed such a fantasy.

After the Jindan elder paid his respects, Chen Yuan gave him a few words of encouragement and made it clear that he would increase the offering of spirit stones, and everyone's doubts were all dispelled.

Spiritual stones are the most important. They don't have many five hundred year old or eight hundred year old spiritual herbs. They usually absorb the spiritual energy from high quality spiritual stones for cultivation.

Chen Yuan was able to bring spiritual stones, and no matter how incredible his experience was, everyone could only admire him.

After the elders of the sect left, Zhuge Qi led Chen Yuan to a thousand-foot mountain.

This peak is called Baiyun Peak. It is surrounded by clouds and mist. It is the place with the richest spiritual energy in Lingyun Sect. It is also the location of Xuanyuanzi's cave residence and the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine garden.

Zhuge Qixian brought Chen Yuan to the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine garden on the top of the mountain, where seventeen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were planted, but none of them were mature.

When the six sects were defeated, the Lingyun sect was forced to leave the mountain gate and take away all the spiritual herbs. They preserved them using special methods and replanted them after they settled down.

Twenty years ago, the Lingyun Sect returned to Qi State, and the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were transplanted again. The spiritual energy was lost a lot, and the maturity time was extended a lot. The shortest one took more than a hundred years.

After leaving the spiritual medicine garden, Chen Yuan naturally would not live in Xuan Yuanzi's cave, but instead opened up another one on the mountainside.

Looking at the magnificent scenery on the mountain, Chen Yuan shook his head. With such a majestic mountain range, the ground veins must be extraordinary. It was really a waste of resources that there was only one medium-sized spiritual vein.

There are more than a dozen thousand-foot high peaks standing like a forest. The mountain gates of large sects in Jiuxianzhou are not as majestic as that of Lingyun Sect. Chen Yuan has only seen such a scene in Haoran Sect.

After he opened up the cave, Zhuge Qi came to pay him a visit again and gave him thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, a three-foot-long flame wood, three demon pills, and ten top-grade spiritual stones.

Except for the Lingyun Sword and three top-grade spirit stones, all the treasures in the Lingyun Sect have been taken away by Chen Yuan.

The ten top-grade spirit stones were somewhat beyond Chen Yuan's expectations. On the way back to the sect, he asked Zhuge Qi about it. This was because the Lingyun Sect had been in turmoil over the past hundred years, and Xuan Yuanzi had intentionally accumulated them for emergency use. As a result, most of them were taken away by Chen Yuan.

Under Zhuge Qi's slightly reluctant gaze, Chen Yuan carefully examined the magic pill and spiritual herbs and nodded with satisfaction.

He put away these treasures and said, "I still need some spiritual materials, but they are rather trivial. I must go to the treasury to look for them myself. I hope Elder Zhuge can lead the way."

Zhuge Qi was startled, then responded, "Grand Elder, please follow me."

He was a little confused. Almost all the treasures in the treasury that could be used by Nascent Soul cultivators had been taken away by Chen Yuan. The only things left were magical herbs, high-quality spiritual stones, and spiritual materials and demon pills suitable for Core Forming cultivators.

Could it be that Chen Yuan really wants to plunder the treasury completely?
With deep concern, Zhuge Qi led Chen Yuan to an inconspicuous valley.

There are three formations guarding this place, and there is always a Jindan elder on duty.

Coincidentally, the elder in charge of the treasury this time was Wang Xian.

Chen Yuan bowed and said, "Elder Wang, thanks to you for entangled Liu Fan from the Blood Spirit Sect, I was able to save my life."

Wang Xian's hair and beard were all white, his face was covered with wrinkles, and his back was hunched, making him look like an old man in his twilight years. This was a sign that he was about to die.

But there was no cloudiness in his eyes; they were still as sharp as a sword as they had been a hundred years ago.

He smiled slightly, clasped his fists and said, "Grand Elder, you are too polite. No matter who Liu Fan wanted to attack at that time, he should ask the flying sword in my hand first."

Wang Xian made way for the passage, Zhuge Qi took out the master's seal, opened the formation, and the two walked into the valley.

A mountain wall rippled like water waves, revealing two stone doors that slowly opened.

This is the Lingyun sect’s treasure house, which contains treasures above the Jindan level.

As for treasures of the foundation-building and Qi-refining levels, their numbers are too large and their value is not high. Disciples often exchange them for them, and they are stored in various halls and pavilions.

Under the guidance of Zhuge Qi, Chen Yuan spent half a day walking through the entire treasure house, but only selected three relatively rare high-quality spiritual materials.

Zhuge Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Yuan was a little disappointed.

He came to select materials to repair the ancient teleportation array, but he only found three. The ancient teleportation array was severely damaged and required twenty-seven materials to repair it.

After thousands of years of accumulation, Lingyun Sect has only three kinds of spiritual materials. It will be a long and arduous journey to collect twenty-seven kinds of spiritual materials.

After returning to the cave residence at Baiyun Peak, Zhuge Qi clasped his fists and bowed: "It is a happy event that the Grand Elder has returned to the sect."

"According to custom, when a cultivator from one of the six sects forms a Nascent Soul, they must announce it widely, invite fellow cultivators, and hold a Nascent Soul Ceremony."

"The Grand Elder not only succeeded in conjugating a baby, but also overpowered Taoist Du Kun. We should hold a grand ceremony to promote the reputation of our sect."

Chen Yuan frowned. He was not a flamboyant person. If he had to establish his authority in front of the elders of Lingyun Sect, he would not even attend the Six Sects Alliance, let alone hold the Nascent Soul Ceremony.

But just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered something and changed his words, "Do you know when Qi Yuanshan of Ziyang Sect died?"

Zhuge Qi was stunned. He did not expect Chen Yuan to bring up this matter suddenly. He said, "Not long after the six clans moved away from Qi, Qi Yuanshan passed away."

"Elder Jin once went to Ziyang Sect to ask for an explanation from the Grand Elder regarding the matter, but he has already passed away, so the matter has been left unresolved."

"How many disciples did Qi Yuanshan leave behind? Has anyone achieved Dan?" Chen Yuan asked.

Zhuge Qi said: "He only left one disciple, named Dai Qing, who is in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation. Like the Grand Elder, he is also a physical cultivator."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Is this person the one who stood next to Xie Chaohong during the Six Sects' Alliance?"

"That's right." Zhuge Qi replied.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow you will send your disciples to invite cultivators from various sects to participate in the Nascent Soul Ceremony and send an invitation to Dai Qing."

Zhuge Qi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Grand Elder is going to deal with Dai Qing? The Yuanying Ceremony is attended by people from various sects. If Dai Qing gets into trouble, it may damage the reputation of our sect..."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Don't worry, Elder Zhuge, I just have a few things to ask Dai Qing."

Zhuge Qi was relieved and asked, "Excuse me, Grand Elder, when will the Nascent Soul Ceremony be held?"

"After seven days, keep everything simple and avoid extravagance."

"Yes." Zhuge Qi responded and turned to walk out of the cave.

Chen Yuan came to the training room and sat down, but the words of Elder Yan of Cangjian Palace emerged in his mind.

He took out a jade slip from the mustard seed ring. This was the fragment of "The Art of Demon God" that he got from Du Yu in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain.

Just now when Zhuge Qi talked about the Nascent Soul Ceremony, he suddenly thought of Qi Yuanshan of the Zi Yang Sect and this body cultivation technique.

According to Elder Yan, this technique was once very popular in ancient times, but was gradually lost as physical cultivation declined. Only some records can be found in the ancient texts of the ten major sects.

If what he said is true, this practice must be extraordinary.

Just the magical power of "Giant Spirit Body" recorded in the remaining fragments of "Demon God Sutra" allowed Chen Yuan to run rampant in the foundation-building period and be invincible among those of the same level.

If one could obtain the complete set of "Demon God Secrets", perhaps it would record even more powerful magical powers.

Moreover, the nameless magical power that Chen Yuan obtained from the ancestor Yuntian has many similarities with the giant spirit body, and may also be related to the "Demon God Sutra".

Du Yu's martial arts was passed down by Qi Yuanshan. Dai Qing is also a physical cultivator and should have also practiced the "Demon God Art".

The Zi Yang Sect has the four great Xuan Sects as guarantors, so Chen Yuan cannot just attack them directly. So he simply lets Zhuge Qi build the Yuan Ying Hall and invite Dai Qing to watch the ceremony. Then it will be much easier to seek the "Demon God Sutra" later.

In addition, Qi Yuanshan suddenly attacked him during the decisive battle. On the surface, he was protecting him, but in fact he had bad intentions. Chen Yuan always kept it in mind.

Although he has passed away, his disciples still have to take care of him when he is busy, and they also have to bear the grudges left by his master.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, took out two level eight demon pills, and began to think about the recipe.

These two kinds of monsters do not exist in Yuqing Sea. Old man Dan Jue did not leave any elixir recipes, so Chen Yuan needs to study it on his own.

Those thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs all had recipes left behind, which could be used to make two furnaces of elixirs. He would start refining the elixirs as soon as the Nascent Soul Ceremony was over.

Together with these two eighth-level demon pills, that’s four furnaces of pills. With his 40% success rate, it’s enough to refine one and a half bottles of cultivation pills.

But Chen Yuan's true essence was too pure and strong, and this bottle and a half of pills were just a drop in the bucket. Even if he took them all, he would still need twelve bottles of pills.

This is a number that makes Nascent Soul cultivators despair, especially in the barren Donghua Continent.

These two level eight demon pills and thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are all the accumulation of Lingyun Sect.

If I want to refine the elixir again, I don’t know where to find the magical herbs for the elixir.

Chen Yuan felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He had to collect all the materials as soon as possible, repair the ancient teleportation array, and return to Jiuxianzhou to continue to improve his cultivation. (End of this chapter)