Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Elder Zhang took out two blank jade slips, left his spiritual imprint on them, and then handed them to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense. It was exactly the same as what Elder Zhang said. He also left his own spiritual mark and handed one of them back.

The Tianxuan Auction has been going on for tens of thousands of years. All treasures included in the auction will have certificates left, without exception, and the reputation is extremely good.

Elder Zhang took the jade slip and put it into the mustard seed ring along with the three kinds of top-grade spiritual materials.

He smiled and said, "After I go back, I will send my disciples to inform fellow Taoists from various sects about these three spiritual materials, but I will not mention your name."

"The Nascent Soul cultivators who are interested in these three spiritual materials will naturally prepare the spiritual materials that Fellow Daoist Chen needs."

Chen Yuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhang. Do I need to pay any more spirit stones?"

Elder Zhang shook his head and said, "Our sect never charges spirit stones for auction items. Only fellows who bid for treasures need to pay 10% of the spirit stones."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. The Tianxuan Sect was very smart. This would allow more cultivators to send their treasures to the auction, and they could also buy the treasures they liked in advance.

The Youlan Water that he took out today would be like looking for a needle in a haystack if the Tianxuan Sect were to search for it on their own.

For tens of thousands of years, the Tianxuan Sect has maintained its position as the leader of the righteous path, and the Tianxuan Auction has played an indispensable role in this.

Chen Yuan put away the jade slip, talked with Lu Hong and Elder Zhang for a while, then stood up and said goodbye.

The transaction was completed, and the three top-grade spiritual materials had been included in the auction. There was no need for him to linger any longer.

The two men stood up to see him off, but Chen Yuan declined and rode on a beam of light, flying north.

Lu Hong and Elder Zhang stood in the courtyard and watched Chen Yuan disappear into the horizon.

Lu Hong's eyes flashed: "Brother Zhang, as far as I know, this fellow Daoist Chen has just returned to Lingyun Sect after forming his infant, and he has already produced so many top-grade spiritual materials. What great opportunity did he get?"

Elder Zhang frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Junior Brother Lu?"

Lu Hong whispered: "This person is just an early Nascent Soul cultivator. If he contacts a few good Taoist friends..."

"Compared to Junior Brother and Taoist Du Kun, who is stronger?" Elder Zhang interrupted him.

Lu Hong thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to win."

"What about cutting off one of his arms?" Elder Zhang said calmly.

Lu Hong's face darkened and he shook his head slightly: "It's very difficult. Although Taoist Du Kun's magical powers are not good, he is a Yuanying after all, and he is very experienced."

Elder Zhang said coldly: "Fellow Daoist Chen possesses two high-level magic weapons. Taoist Du Kun can't survive more than a few moves in his hands. Junior Brother Lu should give up this idea as soon as possible. The reputation accumulated by our sect over tens of thousands of years cannot be ruined."

Lu Hong showed reluctance: "The demonic domain is expanding, and the demonic energy is spreading. It is still unclear whether Donghuazhou can survive this disaster safely. What is the point of our sect's reputation?"

Elder Zhang frowned and said, "Junior Brother Lu, be careful with your words. The coming of the great catastrophe may also be an opportunity. If we can wipe out the Demon Realm this time, the five major demon sects will fall from grace."

"The righteous path has unified Donghua. As the leader of the righteous path, our sect will naturally lead the crowd and be respected by all sects. We will recreate the splendor of the ancient Xuanmen."

"At this moment, how can we destroy the overall situation because of our own selfishness?"

"Junior brother, as an elder, you must not lose your composure, otherwise the head brother will not tolerate you!"

Lu Hong's face changed, and he clasped his fists and said, "Brother is right. I was greedy for a moment, which was really wrong. I won't dare to have such thoughts again."

Elder Zhang's expression eased a little: "I hope that Junior Brother will keep his original intention. Our sect is the orthodox Xuanmen sect, and you cannot use such despicable means."

"Furthermore, Fellow Daoist Chen dared to take out four kinds of top-grade spiritual materials, and even dared to announce to the public that he would accept thirty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs from our sect. How could he not have the confidence?"

Lu Hong was shocked and even more frightened. He buried this thought deep in his heart and dared not to have any greedy thoughts anymore.

……

After Chen Yuan left Shaoyue Mountains, he fled at an extremely fast speed, while spreading out his spiritual sense and paying close attention to the situation around him.

Although the Tianxuan Sect is the leader of the righteous sect and has an excellent reputation, he took out four kinds of top-grade spiritual materials and had to act with caution.

Of course Chen Yuan knew that one should not show off one's wealth, and he should not take out so many treasures at once.

However, only the Tianxuan Auction could gather more than 20 Nascent Soul cultivators at the same time. In order to gather the spiritual materials needed to repair the ancient teleportation array as quickly as possible, he had to take risks.

Over the next few days, Chen Yuan continued to flee for tens of thousands of miles, changing direction twice, without encountering any ambush, and the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tianxuan Sect did not chase him.

He finally felt relieved, slowed down his speed, and flew back to Qi.

Chen Yuan first went to the mountain range where the ancient teleportation array was located, but did not alarm Sun Congyao. He just used his spiritual sense to investigate from high in the sky.

The teleportation array still remained the same as before, and Sun Congyao was practicing in the cave, everything was normal.

Chen Yuan nodded, left quietly and returned to the Lingyun Mountains.

Without disturbing anyone, he quietly returned to the cave on Baiyun Peak and sent a sound transmission note to Zhuge Qifa.

Just two quarters of an hour later, Zhuge Qi arrived at Chen Yuan's cave, clasped his fists and bowed: "Respectfully welcome the Grand Elder back to the sect."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "I will not leave the mountain gate for several years when I return to the sect this time. We can increase our efforts to deal with Ziyang Sect. If Taoist Du Kun shows up, please report to me immediately."

"Zhuge understands." A hint of joy flashed in Zhuge Qi's eyes.

This time, Chen Yuan left the mountain gate and came back in less than half a month, which made him feel relieved.

The Lingyun Sect has been suppressing the Ziyang Sect. Without Chen Yuan in charge, he was quite nervous.

If Taoist Du Kun could no longer tolerate it and suddenly took action, Lingyun Sect would definitely suffer a great loss.

Now that he has Chen Yuan's support, he doesn't have to worry about anything. The Zi Yang Sect will have a hard time.

"How is Dai Qing now?" Chen Yuan asked.

Zhuge Qi replied, "He sent back another message, which enabled our sect to severely injure an elder of the Ziyang Sect who was in the early stage of Jindan."

Chen Yuan hesitated for a while and said, "Send a message to Dai Qing. I want to meet him."

Zhuge Qi was startled, then responded, "Yes."

"Once the time and place are decided, report back as soon as possible." Chen Yuan ordered.

Zhuge Qi agreed and turned to leave the cave.

Chen Yuan stood up and walked to the training room, took out the "Demon God Sutra", probed his spiritual sense into it, and examined it carefully.

Three days later, Zhuge Qi came to Baiyun Peak to meet Chen Yuan.

Three days later, Chen Yuan walked out of the cave and quietly left the Lingyun Mountains.

The next day, he quietly returned to the mountain gate and entered the cave.

Seven days later, Chen Yuan came to the Alchemy Pavilion, entered the deepest stone chamber in the Earth Fire Palace, and started to refine the elixir.

……

Spring and autumn change, winter comes and goes, and three years pass in the blink of an eye.

On this day, thousands of Qi-refining disciples gathered on the White Jade Square at the top of Lingyun Peak.

They dispersed and gathered around a dozen or so arenas, cheering loudly or talking in a lively manner. It was a very lively scene.

These dozen or so arenas are about ten feet in radius, three feet above the ground, and made of pitch-black rock.

There were four formation flags planted at the four corners of the arena, and a transparent formation curtain with faint ripples covered the arena.

On the arena, pairs of disciples at the tenth level of Qi Refining were either controlling magical instruments, or raising their hands to make hand gestures, while some were secretly holding magical talismans in their hands. The fight was extremely intense.

Above the arena, two Foundation Establishment monks stood in mid-air, staring closely at the Qi Refining disciples on the arena to prevent any casualties.

Deep in the White Jade Square, in front of the Lingyun Hall, on a three-meter-high stone platform, three Jindan elders sat on the thrones, overlooking the many disciples below.

The person in the middle was none other than Jin Luoheng, who was dressed in a black and white Taoist robe. On his left was Wang Xian, the only sword practitioner of Lingyun Sect, whose hair and beard were all white and who looked very old.

Sitting on Jin Luoheng's right was Wu Zexian, who had an elegant temperament and a smile on his face. He nodded slightly from time to time, showing approval.

Jin Luoheng had a calm expression as he slowly swept across the White Jade Square. Wherever his eyes stopped, the Foundation Establishment cultivator above that arena would become particularly nervous.

Everyone knows that the Grand Elder takes the sect competition extremely seriously.

Elder Jin, as the master of the Grand Elder, also takes this very seriously.

He presided over two consecutive sect competitions.

Previously, several Foundation Establishment disciples had made mistakes due to carelessness, which resulted in injuries to the Qi Refining disciples participating in the competition. They were all severely punished and sent to the Spiritual Mine to serve as deacons, responsible for supervising the mining of the independent cultivators.

In the past, being a deacon of a spirit mine was a good job. One could deduct spirit stones and it was very profitable, so everyone wanted it.

But ever since the Supreme Elder returned to the sect and ordered Elder Zhuge to vigorously reorganize the Law Enforcement Pavilion and send law enforcement disciples to the Spirit Mine, the good days of the Spirit Mine Deacons are gone forever.

In the past, the Law Enforcement Pavilion had a low presence in the Lingyun Sect. Disciples would only be handed over to the Law Enforcement Pavilion for punishment after they made mistakes, and it did not have much power.

But now, the Supreme Elder has stipulated that the amount of elixirs and spirit stones that law enforcement disciples receive each year will be doubled, and they are to monitor all halls, pavilions, spirit mines, and markets. As long as they find out who is guilty of corruption and have solid evidence, they will get all of their corrupt gains.

Disciples of Lingyun Sect can also report law enforcement disciples. If any law enforcement disciple abuses his power and frames others for the sake of spirit stones, his status as a law enforcement disciple will be immediately stripped and severely punished.

After three years, the atmosphere of Lingyun Sect changed greatly and corruption was greatly reduced, but the conflict between law enforcement disciples and other disciples became more and more serious.

Since the law enforcement disciples of Lingyun Sect all wear black clothes, other disciples secretly call them "black dogs", implying that they are no different from mad dogs.

But if there is an opportunity to become a law enforcement disciple, they will definitely agree without hesitation.

The person who is now in charge of the Law Enforcement Pavilion is the master of the Grand Elder, Elder Jin Luoheng.

Elder Jin had extremely strict requirements when selecting law enforcement disciples.

Only those who are extremely powerful and have made contributions to the sect have the opportunity to join the Law Enforcement Bureau.

You can receive generous spirit stones and elixirs, and no longer have to complete sect missions. There are also Jindan elders who often preach and teach, which is really enviable.

During the sect competition, there are also law enforcement disciples to supervise to prevent cheating.

They were dressed in black, flying slowly above the arena, staring at the Foundation Establishment cultivators above the arena, as well as the Qi Refining disciples on the arena, their eyes as sharp as knives.

The defeated Qi-refining disciple stepped down from the stage dejectedly, while the winner was filled with joy and accepted the congratulations from his friends. The one who refused to admit defeat was rescued by the Foundation-building cultivator and left the top of the mountain in despair.

At dusk, the second sect competition of Lingyun Sect finally came to an end. This sect competition had more than 600 disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining registered, and it lasted for ten days. After hundreds of competitions, each person had two chances to decide the 100 winners.

The one hundred victorious Qi-refining disciples all came to the front of Lingyun Hall, under the stone platform. They looked up at the three Jindan elders on the stage, bowed and knelt with excited expressions.

Jin Luoheng stood up and distributed the rewards personally. From the first to the 100th place, the rewards were all extremely generous. The top three even received talismans as rewards, which was extremely enviable.

At the end, Jin Luoheng also announced: "In this sect competition, the top six people will have the Grand Elder preach to them for three days."

The Qi-refining disciples below the stage were in an uproar, and even forgot to remain respectful in front of the Jindan elder.

Everyone's eyes were on the top six Qi Refining disciples, filled with envy and jealousy. The disciples who did not make it into the top six were dejected, and the one ranked seventh was even more distraught.

The six Qi-refining disciples were overjoyed and bowed deeply immediately.

During the Yuanying Ceremony, the Supreme Elder preached for three days, and the disciples of Lingyun Sect benefited greatly. After the ceremony, hundreds of people broke through the bottleneck.

This time, the Supreme Elder is going to preach to them alone for three days. What a great opportunity!
Jin Luoheng looked at the six people and said calmly: "The Lingyun Sect's second sect competition has ended. The top six people will stay, and the others can go."

Under the guidance of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, more than a thousand Qi Refining disciples below the stage reluctantly left the peak and talked about this sect competition. The six Qi Refining disciples summoned by the Supreme Elders appeared in their mouths countless times.

Wu Zexian took a step forward, took out a three-inch flying boat with his backhand, threw it forward, and it swelled up against the wind, turning into a flying boat several meters long.

He ordered, "Come up quickly and follow me to see the Grand Elder."

The six Qi-refining disciples did not dare to delay and immediately used the light body technique to fly onto the flying boat.

Wu Zexian turned around and bowed to Jin Luoheng: "Brother Jin, I will go first."

Jin Luoheng nodded slightly, and Wu Zexian flashed and came onto the flying boat.

He flicked his sleeves and the flying boat slowly rose into the air. In just a quarter of an hour, it arrived at Baiyun Peak.

Baiyun Peak and Lingyun Peak are not far apart, but the Qi Refining disciples cannot fly. If they were asked to use magic weapons to fly, it would be too embarrassing and disrespectful to the Supreme Elder. It would be most appropriate to use a flying boat to carry people.

The flying boat slowly descended and stopped outside two stone doors halfway up the mountain.

Wu Zexian's figure flashed and he arrived in front of the stone gate. The six Qi-refining disciples quickly used the light body technique to fly down the flying boat.

Wu Zexian raised his hand and put away the flying boat. A sika deer walked out slowly from the nearby forest, blinked, and spoke in human language: "Elder Wu, are you here to pay your respects to the master?"

Its voice was very soft, like that of a young girl, and the six Qi-refining disciples were all shocked.

Wu Zexian, however, looked normal. He clasped his fists and bowed, smiling, "Please inform Fellow Daoist Mei that I, Wu, have come to see the Grand Elder with the disciples who won the sect competition."

Sika Deer glanced at the six Qi Refining disciples and nodded: "Elder Wu, please wait a moment. I will report to you right away."

She turned around gracefully, walked to the stone door, lowered her head and touched it lightly with the tip of her nose.

Light shone on the stone gate, which slowly opened.

The sika deer walked into the cave with light steps, and the six Qi-refining disciples withdrew their curious gazes.

Wu Zexian frowned and said, "Friend Mei is the spiritual beast under the seat of the Grand Elder. You must not be disrespectful in the slightest."

The six Qi-refining disciples quickly agreed. A quarter of an hour later, when the sika deer walked out of the cave, they all lowered their heads slightly and dared not look again.

The sika deer chuckled softly, as if a wind chime was shaking: "The master has ordered that Elder Wu come in to meet me."

Wu Zexian bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist."

He walked into the cave, and the six Qi-refining disciples hurriedly bowed to the deer and quickly followed him.

They followed Wu Zexian through a passage and came to a large stone hall.

Sitting on the main seat was a young cultivator with a very familiar face. He was the Grand Elder whom he had met at the Nascent Soul Ceremony.

He had a calm expression, with a hint of smile on his lips, and his dark eyes were like deep pools, deep and unfathomable.

Wu Zexian stopped, clasped his fists and bowed to Chen Yuan, saying respectfully, "Greetings to the Supreme Elder."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Elder Wu, there is no need to be polite. These are the top six disciples in this competition?"

His eyes fell on the six Qi Refining disciples, and they immediately saluted and said in unison: "Disciples pay their respects to the Grand Elder!"

Chen Yuan's eyes swept over them one by one and nodded: "Not bad, the qi is pure and condensed, the foundation is solid, and there is no opportunism. No wonder they can win the competition and have a good chance of building a foundation."

The six Qi-refining disciples were delighted, and one of them said boldly, "Thanks to the teachings of the Great Elder, we now know the key to cultivation and have a solid foundation so as not to go astray."

Chen Yuan looked over. The man was only in his twenties, very young, about the same age as Chen Yuan, with a handsome face and eyes full of admiration.

Chen Yuan asked: "What's your name?"

The young monk was overjoyed and said respectfully, "Disciple Hong Yi, I became your disciple seventeen years ago, and I ranked fourth in this competition."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "In seventeen years, you have cultivated to the peak of Qi Refining. You have good talent, but are you from a family of immortal cultivators?"

Hong Yi smiled bitterly and said, "My disciple has average talent, only true spiritual roots, and both of my parents are casual cultivators."

"My cultivation has progressed reasonably well. By chance, when I was completing a sect mission, I obtained a storage bag left behind by a foundation-building senior from the Guiyuan Sect and a magic cultivator from the Xueling Sect. I have no shortage of spirit stones and elixirs."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "This is rare. Where are your parents?"

"I live in Lingyun Market."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and looked away.

Hong Yi breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of joy. The other five Qi Refining disciples glanced at him secretly, with a hint of jealousy in their eyes.

If they had known that the Grand Elder was so kind, they would definitely not have missed this opportunity.

After this round of questions and answers, the Supreme Elder remembered Hong Yi's name. He thought that he would benefit greatly from just a little care.

They all looked up at Chen Yuan, their minds tense, waiting for the next opportunity.

Chen Yuan said calmly: "I summoned you here today not to preach to you, but to let you enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain and complete a sect mission. Are you willing to accept it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Yi said firmly: "Grand Elder, please give me your orders. I will do my best!"

"Disciple is willing to go through fire and water for the sect!"

"Disciple will definitely go all out to find spiritual herbs for the sect!"

Others also rushed forward without any hesitation.

Since four years ago, the Good Deeds Hall could no longer exchange Foundation Establishment Pills, and no more Qi Refining disciples could establish their foundations.

Although the rewards for the sect competition were extremely generous, even including talismans and treasures, there was not a single foundation-building pill.

They were about to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain to look for spiritual herbs and exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills, so they certainly would not refuse the request of the Supreme Elder.

Chen Yuan nodded and flicked his sleeves. Six wooden boxes appeared out of thin air on the table. He then pointed his fingers together and the lids of the boxes opened, revealing six round pills the size of walnuts.

The six Qi-refining disciples were stunned when they saw these round pills.

They were able to win the sect competition, so naturally they were strong and had completed many sect missions and killed monsters. They could recognize at a glance that these were six level two monster pills.

How could the Supreme Elder have such a thing in his hands?

Chen Yuan said calmly: "In another month, the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain will be opened. Before that, I will implant these six level 2 demon pills into your bodies."

"After you enter the secret realm, you can stimulate the demonic power in your demon core and exert strength that is no less than that of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. Disciples from all factions are no match for you."

"What you have to do is to break a few restrictions and then kill all the Ziyang Sect disciples who have entered the secret realm."

The six Qi Refining disciples were so shocked that they even forgot to reply.

They could never have imagined that Chen Yuan would actually ask them to do such a thing.

If a demon pill is implanted into their body, will they be human or demon in the future?

Suddenly, Hong Yi gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and bowed: "Disciple, I obey your orders!"

The others came to their senses and agreed, but they all looked more or less hesitant.

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Don't worry, this technique of implanting the demon pill has no aftereffects. After using it a few times, it will dissipate on its own and will not affect your future practice."

"This is not a difficult task. Any of our disciples who have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining can do it. I am only giving you a chance because you have won the sect competition and have great potential."

"If you don't want to agree, don't force it. Elder Wu can send you back now."

After hearing this, the six Qi-refining disciples' doubts disappeared and no one of them said anything to refuse.

Chen Yuan glanced at the six people and nodded slightly: "If that's the case, I will implant the demon pill into your bodies. Hong Yi, follow me."

He raised his sleeves, collected the six level 2 demon pills on the table, then stood up and walked towards the training room.

Hong Yi hurriedly followed. The other five people did not dare to say a word. They stood with their hands hanging down, waiting silently.

Wu Zexian stood aside with a calm expression, obviously already knowing about this.

After an hour, Hong Yi walked out of the training room, raised his hand to touch his chest, looking a little unnatural.

He looked at a middle-aged man and said, "Brother Li, the Supreme Elder has summoned you."

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and stepped into the practice room.

Five hours later, the last female Qi-refining cultivator followed Chen Yuan and walked out of the training room, looking a little dazed.

Chen Yuan sat in the main seat and said calmly: "These six jade slips contain the method of using the demon pill and a map."

"In the next month, you must master the method of using the demon pills, but you must not waste the demon power."

"This map records several restrictions. After you enter the secret realm, do not pick spiritual herbs. Break these restrictions first, and then go and kill the disciples of Ziyang Sect."

"Other disciples will assist you in completing this task. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, he raised his sleeves and six jade slips appeared out of thin air in front of him and slowly flew towards the six Qi Refining disciples.

"Disciple understands!" The six Qi-refining disciples took the jade slip and responded in unison. (End of this chapter)