Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "I have also heard of the Tianxuan Auction, but I didn't know that there were Nascent Soul cultivators participating. I am really ignorant. Could you please tell me more about it?"

Lu Hong was surprised. "How could you not know this? That's right. Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan had already entered the Demon Realm twenty years ago, so he probably hasn't told you about this yet."

He shook his head and explained, "Only the Tianxuan Auction is open to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators, but after the conference, there will be an auction specifically for Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Usually, fellow Taoists from various sects stay in their sects and practice in seclusion, so there are not many opportunities for communication. During this period, at least twenty fellow Taoists will participate in the auction, and sometimes there will be as many as thirty or forty people."

"The spiritual materials you need are relatively rare, but they have appeared several times at auctions in the past. You can come to Tianxuan Market to try it out, and you should be able to gain something."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Taoist. Four years later, I must see the scene of the Tianxuan Auction."

Lu Hong smiled, took out a jade token from the mustard seed ring, and handed it to Chen Yuan: "This is a token for participating in the auction. Please keep it well, so you don't have to pick it up separately when the time comes, which can save a lot of trouble."

Chen Yuan took the jade token, pondered for a moment, and said, "Excuse me, fellow Taoist, which elder of your sect will be in charge of the auction? I want to auction off a few spiritual materials."

Lu Hong smiled and said, "The auction will be in charge of our sect's Elder Zhang. He is worried that there will not be enough treasures at the auction. I will invite him tomorrow. Please prepare the spiritual materials."

Chen Yuan understood and said with a smile: "Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Taoist. The spiritual materials I brought out should satisfy Elder Zhang."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Chen Yuan personally escorted Lu Hong out the door.

……

The next day, Lu Hong and another old man came to the courtyard where Chen Yuan lived.

Chen Yuan welcomed the two into the main hall and had them sit down as host and guest.

Lu Hong smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, this is Elder Zhang of our sect. He is the one who prepared all the previous Tianxuan auctions. He can identify all kinds of spiritual materials, elixirs, magic weapons and demon elixirs at a glance. He also has a deep understanding of even the ancient wonders."

“Senior Brother Zhang, this is Fellow Daoist Chen, a very rare physical cultivator. He has a close relationship with Fellow Daoist He from the White Crane Sect. Although he has only been in the Infant stage for a short time, he once overpowered Taoist Du Kun from the Purple Yang Sect in a duel and cut off one of his arms. His methods were extraordinary.”

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he bowed to the old man and said, "I am Chen Yuan, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Zhang."

Elder Zhang returned the greeting and said, "You are too polite, Taoist. I have met Taoist Du Kun once before. His cultivation is not low, but he could not survive more than a few rounds under your hands. I admire you."

Chen Yuan glanced at Lu Hong and said with a smile: "I just have some brute force, it's not worth mentioning."

It has been nearly four years since the Six Sects Alliance, so it is not surprising that the Tianxuan Sect learned of this.

However, it can also be seen from this that although the four great Xuanzongs are mentioned together, there are also differences in their superiority and inferiority.

When he visited Master He before, Master He was not aware of the situation, and the same was true for Elder Peng of Zhiyuan Sect.

However, Lu Hong was able to tell the truth in one sentence. The Tianxuan Sect was well-informed and even better than the Baihe Sect and Zhiyuan Sect. It deserves to be known as the number one in the righteous path.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while before Elder Zhang got down to business, stroking his long beard and asking, "What kind of spiritual material does Fellow Daoist Chen want to auction?"

Chen Yuan raised his sleeves and flicked them, and three wooden boxes appeared out of thin air on the table. They were all made of five hundred year old spiritual wood, and each was about a foot in size. There was a spirit-sealing talisman on each box, and not a trace of spiritual energy leaked out.

He smiled and said, "Please have a look, Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, are you trying to test my eyesight?" Elder Zhang smiled slightly, raised his hand, and took a wooden box into his hand.

He took off the spirit-sealing talisman and opened the lid of the box. A stream of hot spiritual energy emanated and the temperature in the hall suddenly rose.

Inside was a piece of withered yellow wood, about half a foot long, with a faint red glow.

Elder Zhang's eyes flashed, and he raised his head: "If I am not mistaken, this is a piece of Yanli wood, a fire-attributed spiritual material, and it also has a trace of wood-attributed spiritual energy. It can be used as the main material for refining high-level magic weapons."

Chen Yuan praised: "Friend Zhang has good eyesight."

"What does Fellow Daoist Chen want to exchange for this piece of Yanli Wood?" asked Elder Zhang.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "There are two more spiritual materials. Daoist friend, you should take a look at them together before talking about the others."

"Well, I was a little too hasty." Elder Zhang nodded, closed the lid, took the second wooden box in his hand, peeled off the spirit-sealing talisman, and opened the lid.

"This is..." His expression changed slightly and he stared at the contents of the box without blinking.

Seeing this, Lu Hong became curious and turned to look. He saw a piece of rotten green wood in the box. It was about one foot in size and just filled the entire box. It was plain and ordinary.

But he did not dare to underestimate it in the slightest. Anything that could make Elder Zhang change color must be very important.

Elder Zhang picked up the piece of rotten wood and examined it carefully, his eyes becoming more serious.

After a long time, he heaved a sigh of relief: "If I am not mistaken, this should be a piece of Tianluo wood."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Fellow Daoist, you have good eyesight."

This piece of top-grade spiritual wood was the last spiritual material he obtained from Tian You.

"Tianluo wood?" Lu Hong's expression changed, staring at the rotten wood, "Is this the Tianluo wood that can penetrate the sky and the earth and can be used to refine wood-based spiritual treasures?"

Elder Zhang shook his head and said, "Only ten thousand year old Tianluo wood can be used to refine spiritual treasures. This piece of Tianluo wood is only one thousand two hundred years old and is too small. It can only be used to refine high-level magic weapons."

Lu Hong was a little disappointed, but he still praised it: "The thousand-year-old Tianluo wood is also very good. After it is refined into a magic weapon, it only needs to be carefully nurtured for hundreds or thousands of years, and it has a good chance of becoming a top-level magic weapon."

Elder Zhang put the Tianluo wood back into the box and said, "Tianluo wood is becoming increasingly rare. I last saw a piece of Tianluo wood that was 1,700 years old when I was just forming my infant three hundred years ago..."

He picked up the last wooden box, removed the spirit-sealing talisman, and opened the lid.

"Huh?" He frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Lu Hong looked over and saw a purple gold bowl in the box, filled with clear water.

He spread out his spiritual consciousness and probed into the bowl, but it was like a clay cow entering the sea and was completely swallowed up.

Lu Hong's face turned pale, and his eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty: "This bowl of spiritual water..."

Elder Zhang had a solemn expression. He raised his hand and made a hand gesture, injecting a trace of true energy into the bowl. Then he changed the hand gestures in his hand and continued to inject true energy.

After a long time, he finally stopped and murmured, "If I am not mistaken, this should be a bowl of Youlan water."

"Is this the Youlan Water?" Lu Hong's pupils shrank and he stared at the purple gold bowl.

Elder Zhang said slowly: "Yes, this Youlan water only exists in the depth of several thousand feet. It is hard to find and extremely rare."

"As I recall, the last time Youlanshui appeared in the world was 1,500 years ago, when Sect Leader Xie of Jiangxian Mountain went deep into the Boundless Sea and found an altar."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I also accidentally entered the cave of an ancient cultivator and got these spiritual materials."

Elder Zhang gave him a deep look and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen is really lucky."

Chen Yuan knew that he would not believe it, but with his strength, taking out a few top-grade spiritual materials was nothing and did not require too much explanation.

He changed the subject and said, "Can these three top-grade spiritual materials still catch Daoist Fellow Zhang's eye and be included in the auction?"

Elder Zhang said solemnly: "Fellow Daoist Chen has taken out three pieces of top-grade spiritual materials in a row, as well as rare treasures such as Tianluo Wood and Youlan Water, which really opened my eyes."

"Not only can it enter the auction, but it can even be used as the finale. I wonder if you want to exchange it for a top-grade spirit stone, or barter?"

"Barter."

"Oh? What do you want to exchange for it?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I still need five spiritual materials: Xuanji Jade, Nine-bend Yellow Sand, Five Elements Iron, Sanming Stone, and Shenguang Iron. I will exchange the Yanli Wood for Xuanji Jade, Sanming Stone, and Shenguang Iron, and the Tianluo Wood and Youlan Water for Five Elements Iron and Nine-bend Yellow Sand respectively."

Elder Zhang frowned and said, "Xuanji Jade, Chenguang Iron, and Sanming Stone are three top-grade spiritual materials. Although they are a little rare, there should be many Taoist friends who can take them out."

"But Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends Yellow Sand are both rare treasures. It is more than enough to exchange them with Tianluo Wood and Youlan Water. But it is not certain that anyone can take them out."

Chen Yuan sighed: "I know that Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends Yellow Sand are extremely precious, otherwise I would not have taken out these two spiritual materials in exchange."

Five Elements Iron and Nine-Bend Yellow Sand are the two most precious spiritual materials needed to repair the ancient teleportation array. They are not rare in Jiuxianzhou, but they are rare treasures in Donghuazhou.

Lu Hong raised his head at this time and looked at Elder Zhang.

Chen Yuan's heart moved, and he quietly spread his consciousness and caught a few words: "Senior Brother Yang said that the best formation... is Youlan Water... We must get it, and we must not... lose it..."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother... I know what to do..."

The two communicated secretly, but did not set up a spiritual barrier.

They probably also didn't expect that Chen Yuan, who had just formed his Nascent Soul stage, had a spiritual awareness comparable to that of a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

But in order not to disturb the two, Chen Yuan withdrew his spiritual sense and waited quietly for the two to finish communicating.

Without letting Chen Yuan wait too long, Elder Zhang put down the wooden box containing the Youlan Water and said with a smile, "To be honest, I am quite interested in this bowl of Youlan Water. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chen can part with it?"

Chen Yuan was surprised: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, do you have the Five Elements Iron or the Nine Bends Yellow Sand?"

Elder Zhang looked a little embarrassed. "This is a rare treasure that I have never heard of or seen before. I hope to exchange it for a top-grade spirit stone. The price will definitely satisfy you. What do you think?"

Chen Yuan showed a look of disappointment and shook his head slightly: "Please forgive me, Brother Zhang. I only want to exchange for these two kinds of spiritual materials. I am not interested in the top-grade spiritual stones."

Elder Zhang said: "Although I don't have Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends Yellow Sand, I do have Three Bright Stones and Chen Guang Iron, and I am willing to give them all to you."

"Fellow Daoist, you can also make other conditions, whether it is top-grade spiritual stones or thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. I only ask that you can exchange this bowl of Youlan water for me."

Chen Yuan looked embarrassed. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang likes this bowl of Youlan Water so much, I am willing to help him. As long as you take out another thirty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, this bowl of Youlan Water will belong to you." Elder Zhang shook his head repeatedly, "Fellow Daoist Chen, don't be ridiculous. I can't take out thirty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Even if I can, I won't use them to exchange for a bowl of Youlan Water."

"Twenty plants. I recently formed an infant, and I need thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to refine pills to improve my cultivation." Chen Yuan said.

Elder Zhang still shook his head: "Twenty plants are a bit too many. After all, Youlan Water is just a bowl of spiritual water, not a high-level magic weapon. Moreover, I have to take out Sanming Stone and Chenguang Iron, which are also very precious among the top-grade spiritual materials..."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "I dare to guarantee that there is no one else in Jiuxianzhou who can take out a bowl of Youlan water and twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, not a single one can be missing."

Elder Zhang frowned, and seeing this, Lu Hong interrupted and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, to be honest, this bowl of Youlan Water is not for Elder Zhang's own use, but for the second major formation outside the Demon Realm, which requires Youlan Water as a material."

"Twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are indeed a bit too much. Can you please lower the price?"

Chen Yuan's expression became serious: "It turns out that this bowl of Youlan water is needed for the formation. As a cultivator from Donghuazhou, I must consider the overall situation."

"How about this, as long as your clan can produce eighteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, plus a piece of Sanming Stone and a piece of Shenguang Iron, I will be willing to hand over Youlan Water."

Lu Hong smiled and said, "Eighteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are still a little too much..."

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, eighteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are already my lowest price."

"Youlan water is so hard to come by. I am lucky to have gotten a bowl of it."

"Although the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are precious, every sect can provide a few of them."

"I exchanged the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and two high-quality spiritual materials for Youlan Water. I actually suffered a bit of a loss."

Lu Hong also knew that what he said made sense, and said helplessly: "Daoyou is right, but using eighteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to exchange for a top-grade spiritual material is indeed a bit too much, and our sect really can't afford it..."

Chen Yuan pondered for a while and asked, "How many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs can your sect produce?"

Lu Hong and Elder Zhang looked at each other and said, "Please wait for a moment, fellow Taoist. I cannot make a decision yet. I still need to consult the head brother."

As he spoke, he took out a golden sound transmission talisman from the mustard seed ring, put it to his lips, said a few words silently, raised his hand and threw it. The sound transmission talisman turned into a golden stream of light and flew out of the main hall.

Just a quarter of an hour later, another golden sound transmission note flew back.

Lu Hong raised his hand to catch it, and listened attentively. The sound transmission note burned and turned into a ball of golden light, which slowly dissipated into the air.

Lu Hong looked at Chen Yuan and said, "Master Brother has said that you can take out ten thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in exchange for Youlan Water, or take out a top-grade spiritual material that is no less than Youlan Water. Fellow Daoist Chen can choose."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Ten thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are too few. I only need Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends of Yellow Sand. I am not interested in other top-grade spiritual materials..."

Lu Hong said solemnly: "The head brother has issued an order to exchange for this bowl of Youlan water. I hope that fellow Daoist Chen will consider it again."

"It's just a change of a top-grade spiritual material. It can also be exchanged for Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends Yellow Sand at the auction."

His tone was a little heavier than before, revealing a slight chill.

Although Chen Yuan and Master He are friends, he is not an elder of the Baihe Sect after all. The Tianxuan Sect is determined to obtain this bowl of Youlan Water.

Chen Yuan didn't care at all and smiled, "Friend Lu, please be patient. I am not trying to embarrass your sect. If your sect cannot produce the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, you can also exchange them for the eighth-level demon pills."

Lu Hong's expression eased a little: "Our sect does have some level eight demon pills, how many do you need, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yuan said: "I don't need much, just eight will be enough."

Lu Hong's eyes widened: "Fellow Daoist, please don't joke. The eighth-level demon pill is more precious than the thousand-year-old spiritual herb. Our sect can only take out two at most."

"Two is too few. Six."

"Three, no more."

"Five. I don't care what kind of demon pill it is. As long as your sect produces five more level eight demon pills, Youlan Water will be offered immediately."

"Four. Our sect has used up several demon pills to set up the formation, so we can only take out four demon pills at most."

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment and did not make an offer immediately. Lu Hong struck while the iron was hot: "As long as Fellow Daoist Chen agrees, I will immediately take out the Spiritual Herb Demon Pill, Sanming Stone and Shenguang Iron."

Chen Yuan pondered for a while and said, "In fact, in my opinion, the Youlan Water is used to curb the expansion of the Demon Realm. It is not an ordinary top-grade spiritual material needed for the formation. The nine major sects should work together."

Lu Hong's mind moved: "Fellow Daoist Chen means..."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "If your sect is willing to take out five demon pills, ten thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, Sanming Stone, and Chenguang Iron, as long as someone asks, I am willing to announce to the public that your sect took out twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in exchange for a bowl of Youlan Water."

There was a gleam of brilliance in Lu Hong's eyes, and Elder Zhang stroked his beard thoughtfully, as if he was lost in thought.

Lu Hong shook his head: "Twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are too few."

"Twenty-five, how about that?"

"Not enough, thirty plants."

Chen Yuan pondered for a while and said, "Deal!"

Lu Hong smiled and said, "Please wait for a moment, Mr. Chen. I will be back soon."

After saying this, he clasped his fists and bowed, stood up, walked quickly out of the main hall, rode on a beam of light, and flew towards the mountain gate of Tianxuan Sect.

After Lu Hong left, Elder Zhang stroked his beard and said, "Congratulations to Daoist Fellow Chen for getting what he wanted, but you got thirty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs at once... Can Daoist Fellow eat them?"

Chen Yuan picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said calmly: "I want to see which fellow Taoist dares to disregard the overall situation and attack me for some thousand-year-old spiritual herbs."

His voice was very calm, but it revealed a hint of murderous intent.

Elder Zhang was startled and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, you have great courage."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly and put down the teacup in his hand.

Only a child carrying gold through a busy street would worry about people snatching it away.

The two talked about their experiences in the world of immortal cultivation. After waiting for half an hour, Lu Hong walked into the main hall, and Chen Yuan and Elder Zhang stood up to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please have a look." Lu Hong raised his sleeves and seventeen wooden boxes appeared out of thin air on the table, densely packed and covering the entire surface.

Chen Yuan waved his hand, and the lid of the box opened. Ten thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, a piece of white stone, a dark iron block, and five magic pills were placed in order.

He spread out his spiritual sense and scanned the many treasures one by one, examining them very carefully.

After a long while, Chen Yuan nodded slightly, took out seventeen soul-sealing talismans, pasted them on the wooden box, and put them into the mustard seed ring.

"I'll leave this bowl of Youlan water to Fellow Daoist Lu." He waved his hand lightly, and the purple gold bowl filled with Youlan water flew into Lu Hong's hand.

Lu Hong smiled and put it away.

Under Chen Yuan's proposal, Tianxuan Sect was able to obtain twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and exchange them for Youlan Water at almost no cost.

Chen Yuan was also very satisfied, but it would take some time for the news to spread.

By then, he would have refined these spiritual herbs and demon pills into elixirs, improving his cultivation, and his physical body would also be able to break through the bottleneck.

Even if there are Nascent Soul cultivators causing trouble for him, he is not afraid at all. Instead, he can obtain many treasures legitimately.

After the two of them completed the transaction, Elder Zhang asked, "Fellow Daoist Chen has already obtained the Sanming Stone and Chenguang Iron. Do you want to exchange this Yanli Wood for some other treasures?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, and then said the names of two high-quality spiritual materials. Elder Zhang was surprised and asked, "Daoist Chen wants to exchange for spiritual materials again?"

Chen Yuan sighed, "I need to refine my life treasure again, and my master is about to form a baby, so I need to prepare a few spiritual materials for him."

"The Demon Realm continues to expand, and our sect must be prepared. The sect protection formation needs to be strengthened, and these spiritual materials are necessary."

Elder Zhang's expression eased slightly, and he stroked his beard gently: "These three kinds of spiritual materials are indeed very suitable for setting up formations. However, if the nine major sects join forces, it will not be difficult to contain the Demon Realm. Fellow Daoist Chen does not need to worry too much."

"It's better to be prepared. I have another item in my hand that I would like to include in the auction. Please take a look." Chen Yuan raised his sleeves and a wooden box appeared on the table.

"Oh? I'd like to see what other treasures Fellow Daoist Chen can come up with." Elder Zhang picked up the wooden box with great interest, uncovered the soul-sealing talisman, and opened the lid.

A piece of transparent jade came into view, with an orange flame burning quietly inside it, emitting a rich fire-attributed aura, but the temperature in the hall did not rise at all.

A hint of doubt flashed across Elder Zhang's eyes. He raised his hand and cast a spell, which landed on the jade. The orange flame in the jade trembled slightly.

He paused, then cast another spell, and the orange flame vibrated more violently.

Elder Zhang took a deep breath and said, "If I am not mistaken, this should be the top-grade spiritual material, Flowing Light Fire."

"Flowing fire?" A hint of doubt flashed across Lu Hong's eyes.

He was not proficient in the art of searching for ancient things, nor was he a master of refining weapons. It was already very rare for him to be able to recognize the Tianluo wood and the Youlan water.

Elder Zhang stared at the orange flame intently and explained, "The Flowing Light Fire has not appeared in the world for thousands of years. I once thought that this fire had become extinct in Donghua Continent. I didn't expect to see it again from Fellow Daoist Chen. It really was worth the trip."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Friend Daoist Zhang has good eyesight. This is indeed the Flowing Light Fire, which I got from the cave of an ancient cultivator. I am willing to exchange it for the Nine-Curved Yellow Sand or the Five Elements Iron."

Elder Zhang looked at Chen Yuan and said, "The Flowing Light Fire is not inferior to the Youlan Water, and it has been extinct for thousands of years. It is more precious than the Five Elements Iron and the Nine Bends Yellow Sand. If you do this, I'm afraid you will suffer a lot."

Chen Yuan said: "It's okay. Although the Flowing Light Fire is good, it is not as good as the Five Elements Iron and Nine Bends Yellow Sand for me."

Elder Zhang nodded and said, "Since you have made your decision, please leave your spiritual imprint. I will keep these three spiritual materials and guarantee it with the reputation of Tianxuan Sect. I will never use them for other purposes. If you violate this, you will be required to pay three times the compensation." (End of this chapter)