Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I wonder which five spiritual materials they are?"

"Please have a look, fellow Daoist." Taoist Master He flicked his sleeves, and five wooden boxes appeared out of thin air on the stone table. The lids were open, and inside were colorful crystal spirit wood, yellow mud and blue stone, full of spiritual energy.

Chen Yuan spread out his spiritual sense and scanned them one by one, examining them very carefully.

After a while, he raised his head and bowed, "It is indeed the spiritual material I need. I am sorry to trouble you, fellow Taoist. May I ask how much the elders of your sect would like to offer?"

Master He looked embarrassed: "Daoyou also know that these five spiritual materials are all extraordinary. They are the best choices for refining magic weapons."

"The elders have obtained these materials with great difficulty, and the price they offer is not low. Each spiritual material costs three top-grade spiritual stones. Do you want to take them all?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan lowered his head and glanced at the five spiritual materials on the table, and he understood.

These five spiritual materials are not as good as the Eclipse Vine and Millennium Ironwood Root that he once traded to Master Tong.

Three of them are relatively rare, and the prices of the three top-grade spirit stones are reasonable.

But there are two kinds that are inferior. If you buy them from other Nascent Soul cultivators, you should be able to buy them with two top-grade spirit stones.

And Master He's offer for these two spiritual materials was also three top-grade spirit stones. It seems that the extra two top-grade spirit stones were the commission he earned from matchmaking.

The asking price was not high. It was reasonable for Master He to take only two top-grade spirit stones after he spent a lot of time and effort to find five kinds of spiritual materials for Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "If I continue to be picky, wouldn't it be a waste of your hard work?"

He raised his sleeve and flicked it, and fifteen top-grade spirit stones appeared on the table out of thin air. They piled up together, and the rich spiritual energy turned into mist, which emitted colorful colors under the soft light of the night pearl.

When Master He saw Chen Yuan being so straightforward, he couldn't help but smile and put away the top-grade spirit stone.

Chen Yuan also put the five spiritual materials into the mustard seed ring. The two smiled at each other, and they understood each other tacitly.

But Chen Yuan then took out two top-grade spirit stones and handed them to Master He: "Daoyou has been running around for my sake, so I must repay you. Please accept these two top-grade spirit stones."

Master He was stunned. He had already asked for two more top-grade spirit stones when he offered the price for the spiritual materials. What did Chen Yuan mean by this?
He did not rashly accept the spirit stones. He pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "I just visited a few elders in the sect and did not spend much effort. I cannot accept these two top-grade spirit stones."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I know that you are a righteous man, otherwise I would not be able to buy five kinds of spiritual materials so easily."

"But I'm still short of six kinds of spiritual materials. Fellow Daoist, you have a wide circle of friends. Can you help me out and introduce me to the Yuanying Daoists you know?"

Hearing this, Master He's eyes flashed with realization, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "This matter is simple. Although my cultivation is not high, I have practiced Taoism for hundreds of years, so I still have some face among my peers."

"I will write a few letters for you. If you go there with the letters, you should not be turned away."

He took over two top-grade spirit stones, took out several blank jade slips from the mustard seed ring, and probed his spiritual consciousness into them one by one, leaving a mark.

Chen Yuan watched quietly by the side. Master He wrote a total of five letters and handed them to Chen Yuan.

He took the five jade slips and scanned them with his spiritual sense. The words in the slips were similar, except for the different titles. They introduced Chen Yuan's identity, his intention to buy spiritual materials, and asked him to help, and thanked him. Master He stroked his long beard and said, "These five Taoist friends have the deepest friendship with me. As long as they have the spiritual materials you need, you should be able to gain something."

Chen Yuan put away the jade slip, clasped his fists and bowed: "I owe you a favor."

Master He sighed softly, "It is only for Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan's sake that I wrote these five letters for you."

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan regards Lingyun Sect as his life. Before you leave, let me take care of you."

"Unfortunately, I am not a cultivator from Qi after all, so I cannot interfere too much, which has caused Lingyun Sect to be oppressed by Ziyang Sect."

"After you go back, please take good care of the sect for my old friend. When Daoist Xuanyuan returns from the Demon Realm, I will have an explanation for him."

Chen Yuan said solemnly: "I was originally a disciple of Lingyun Sect, and now I am the Grand Elder of Lingyun Sect. I should support the sect, and I will repay Ziyang Sect for all the oppression a hundredfold."

Master He said solemnly, "After all, you have only recently formed your infant, while Taoist Du Kun of Ziyang Sect has been forming his infant for hundreds of years. He is very experienced and has the support of Jiangxian Mountain behind him. It is better not to confront him unless it is absolutely necessary."

Chen Yuan nodded. He Zhenren obviously didn't know about the Six Sects' Alliance yet. He didn't explain, but just asked, "I heard that Zhenren Bai of Jiangxian Mountain and Taoist Duqing, the head of Ziyang Sect, have a close relationship. Daoist friend, do you know anything about this person?"

Master He's eyes narrowed slightly. "This person's name is Bai Zhen, he is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. One of his disciples is also a Nascent Soul cultivator. He has a respected position in Jiangxian Mountain, second only to the head."

"He didn't have a deep friendship with Taoist Du Qing. It was only after the Zi Yang Sect moved away from Qi that Taoist Du Qing gave Bai Zhen a treasure, and that's why he protected the Zi Yang Sect."

"However, maintaining the six sects' structure unchanged was a promise made by the four great Xuan sects when the six sect leaders left."

“Although Bai Zhen’s cultivation is high, it is not appropriate for him to interfere in the internal affairs of the six sects of Qi State at will, otherwise the Ziyang Sect would have already dominated.”

"May I ask fellow Daoist, at what point will the four great Xuan Sects intervene?" Chen Yuan said.

Master He frowned and said, "But the Ziyang Sect is going too far? You are a Yuanying cultivator, so does Taoist Dukun still not know how to restrain himself?"

Chen Yuan shook his head and finally recounted briefly how he cut off Taoist Du Kun's arm during the meeting of the six sects.

After hearing this, Master He looked Chen Yuan up and down, with surprise that could not be concealed in his eyes.

Chen Yuan had just formed his Nascent Soul stage, but he was able to force a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator into a desperate situation in a fight. What kind of strength was this?
This kind of thing happening to the elders of the four great Xuan Sects is enough to be surprising, not to mention that Chen Yuan only came from a medium-sized sect, yet he could have such strength, which is even more unbelievable.

He smiled and said, "Daoyou is so powerful. Before Daoist Duqing comes back, Ziyang Sect will have a hard time."

"The four great Xuan Sects have already reached a tacit agreement that as long as no Jindan elder dies or the mountain gate is breached, they will not interfere in the fight between the six sects of Qi State. Beyond that, fellow Daoist can do whatever he wants."

Chen Yuan nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly: "I understand."

The two talked for a while, then Chen Yuan stood up to say goodbye, and Master He ordered the spiritual crane to escort him out of the mountain gate.

After Chen Yuan left the Dongling Mountains, he did not return to the market town, but flew directly to the north. (End of this chapter)