Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The other dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators all looked over as well. In their respective sects, they were either the sect leaders or the supreme elders, holding high status. However, at this moment, they were all silent and did not even dare to interrupt.

Next to the great monk Yan Zhang, there stood an old man with white hair and beard, looking dignified.

He is Gu Zuo, the elder of Tianxuan Sect, and also a famous great cultivator in Donghua Continent with unfathomable cultivation.

Tianxuan Sect is the only sect in the entire Donghua Continent that has two great monks.

Two great monks gathered together. Monk named Fan was also a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator of the Zhiyuan Sect and a grandmaster of formations. Although his cultivation was a little lower, his status was not lower than that of the great monks.

The monk surnamed Fan nodded slightly: "After my calculations, the 172 array bases that were previously deployed are all intact."

"Moreover, over the past year, the demonic energy has been trapped in the Tianjun formation and has not dissipated at all."

"This means that the Demon Realm facing this direction has completely stopped expanding."

Gu Zu stroked his long beard and stared at the dark demonic energy swirling in the formation with a solemn expression: "So, now we can enter the demonic realm and wipe out the source of the demonic energy?"

The monk surnamed Fan corrected him, “We can enter the Demon Realm and look for the source of the demonic energy, but whether we can find it or erase it is still unknown.”

Formation masters are extremely rigorous people, otherwise they would not be able to calculate the direction of spiritual energy and set up exquisite formations, and they cannot tolerate fallacies in other people's words.

Gu Zu didn't take it seriously. The number one formation master in Donghua Continent was in Tianxuan Sect. The two ancient formations that besieged the Demon Realm were all arranged under his leadership. He had long been accustomed to the rigor of formation masters.

At this moment, a golden light flew from a distance at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of everyone and suddenly stopped.

This is a golden sound transmission talisman, with light flowing and trembling constantly, as if it felt the pressure from a group of Nascent Soul cultivators and was shaking.

Yan Zhang looked at Gu Zuo: "Fellow Daoist Gu, please."

Gu Zu shook his head slightly: "I am a guest, how can I take over the host's place?"

Yan Zhang smiled slightly, raised his hand to take the sound transmission talisman into his hand, probed inside with his spiritual sense, and nodded.

He handed the sound transmission note to Fellow Daoist Gu and said, "This is the news from Fellow Daoist Long. According to the calculations of Fellow Daoist Zhou of your sect, the Demon Realm in the direction of the Demon Yuan Palace has also stopped expanding."

Gu Zu took the sound transmission talisman, examined it, and then his expression relaxed a little. He then handed the sound transmission talisman to the monk named Fan.

After the cultivator surnamed Fan had read it, he handed it to the dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators and said, "Please have a look at it, fellow Taoists."

When everyone was checking the sound transmission talisman, Gu Zuo bowed to Yan Zhang and said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, please also send out a sound transmission talisman to inform fellow Daoists of Fellow Daoist Fan's calculation results to other fellow Daoists."

Yan Zhang nodded, took out four golden sound transmission notes, put them to his mouth, and said a few words silently.

He raised his hand and threw the four sound transmission notes, which turned into four golden streams of light and flew out along the formation curtain that spanned between heaven and earth.

The formation masters of the nine major sects in Donghua Continent, with the mountain gates of the five major demon sects as the core and with the help of the spiritual energy of five large spiritual veins, set up two ancient formations, trapping the demon realm in the middle and preventing the demonic energy from dissipating.

In every mountain gate of a demon sect, there is at least one great monk and one formation grandmaster in charge. In addition, there are at least ten Nascent Soul monks who sort out the spiritual energy, kill monsters, and weaken the demon domain.

Since the Blood Spirit Sect and the Demon Yuan Palace are closest to the center of the Demon Realm, the impact of the demonic energy is also the greatest. Each of them has two great monks guarding them, and there are also many Nascent Soul monks.

Among these fourteen Nascent Soul cultivators, half are elders of the Blood Spirit Sect, and the other half are elders of the four major Xuan Sects, the masters of the major sects, and the supreme elders.

Three more sound transmission notes flew in one after another, and after being checked by Yan Zhang, Gu Zu and the cultivator surnamed Fan, they landed in their hands.

The formation grandmasters guarding the other three demon sects came to the same conclusion after calculations.

The second major formation takes effect, the demonic realm stops expanding, and one can enter it to look for the source of the demonic energy.

From Yan Zhang to Gu Zu, to the cultivator named Fan, and to the other Nascent Soul cultivators, everyone's expressions became serious.

At this time, another sound transmission note flew over. After Yan Zhang checked it, he handed it to Gu Zuo: "I'd like to trouble you, Brother Gu, to go to the Demon Yuan Palace and participate in the joint meeting of the various sects."

After reading it, Gu Zu nodded, and with a slight pinch, the sound transmission note exploded and turned into countless golden light spots, which dissipated into the air.

He turned around, his eyes fell on the righteous Yuanyings, and said solemnly: "I am going to the Demon Yuan Palace to participate in the joint meeting of the various sects and prepare for going deep into the Demon Realm."

"During this period, please follow the orders of Daoist Fellow Yan, perform your duties, and do not make any mistakes!"

Everyone agreed. After besieging the Demon Realm for more than 20 years, the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the righteous and the evil sides fought side by side to kill the monsters, and the hatred had been reduced a lot.

This kind of situation has happened before. Yan Zhang was fair and impartial in his dealings, which made everyone convinced.

Gu Zu's expression eased a little, and he clasped his fists and bowed to Yan Zhang: "Thank you, Daoist Brother Yan."

Yan Zhang clasped his fists in return and turned to look at a Nascent Soul cultivator in the crowd: "Junior Brother Xiao Lingzi, please come with Fellow Daoist Gu to participate in the joint discussion of the various sects."

The discussion among all the sects required the participation of representatives from all nine major sects. Yan Zhang had to stay at the mountain gate, so he could only send elders from the sect.

Xiao Lingzi stepped out from the crowd, clasped his fists and bowed, responding silently.

He was dressed in a black robe and looked to be around sixty years old. He had white hair and a youthful face, and looked like an immortal. He did not look like a demon monk, but rather like an elder of the Xuan Sect.

Gu Zu glanced at him and nodded slightly: "Daoyou Xiao Lingzi, please!"

He rode on a beam of light and flew towards the horizon, with Xiao Lingzi following closely behind him. Soon, they disappeared into the horizon.

Two days later, Gu Zu and Xiao Lingzi returned to the Blood Spirit Sect's mountain gate and informed all the Nascent Soul cultivators of the sects' joint decision.

At noon tomorrow, four great monks, including Lord Long of the Demon Yuan Palace, Lord Hong of the Yin Hai Sect, Lord Wei of the White Crane Sect, and Elder Gu Zu of the Tian Xuan Sect, will lead two formation grandmasters and thirty Nascent Soul monks to go deep into the Demon Realm and wipe out the source of the demonic energy!

Everyone was very excited. Four great monks joined forces, and thirty Nascent Soul monks followed them, gathering half of the strength of the nine major sects and one third of the Nascent Soul monks in the entire Donghua Continent.

This force can easily destroy a large sect. No matter how powerful the monsters in the depths of the Demon Realm are, they are absolutely unstoppable.

They had been stationed at the Blood Spirit Sect's mountain gate for more than twenty years, combing through spiritual energy and fighting monsters all day long, and finally waited for the day when all their hard work paid off.

The morale of the people was high, and they returned to the cave to rest and make final preparations for entering the Demon Realm tomorrow.

……

In a stone room, a monk sat cross-legged on a cushion with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was meditating and practicing.

Behind him, a night-shining pearl was embedded in the stone wall. The light was soft and dim, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his gaze shifting, revealing a hint of struggle and hesitation.

After a long while, he spoke in a low voice: "The second major formation has been set up. Four great cultivators have joined forces to go deep into the Demon Realm. There are also thirty Nascent Soul cultivators, half of whom are elders from the nine major sects."

"Such a force is enough to overthrow Donghuazhou. Are you sure you can deal with them?"

A voice suddenly sounded: "Just Nascent Souls, no matter how many there are, they are just blood food."

The voice was a little hoarse, and there was a hint of laziness in its blandness, as if the voice did not take these Nascent Soul cultivators seriously at all.

The monk's expression eased slightly, but he sneered: "What a big tone! Even a Divine Transformation monk wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."

“God-transformation? Haha…” The voice chuckled, “You don’t need to test me. I am not a God-transformation, but in the Demon Realm, even a God-transformation is no match for me.”

The monk was silent for a while, then said, "You are not even a god, how can you help me ascend?"

"You have seen my methods. I can help you break through to the Divine Transformation stage." The voice was still calm.

"That's not enough, what I want is ascension!" said the monk firmly.

"Are you going to break the agreement between us?" The voice became a little colder.

The monk said coldly: "The agreement has been invalidated. Daoxuan found a bowl of Youlan water from somewhere, and now the second major formation has been set up."

"The risk I have to take is ten times greater than before. If I am not 100% sure of ascending, I will never take action."

The voice fell silent for a long time before it sounded again: "Before the Demon Realm is truly formed, I cannot prove to you that I can definitely help you ascend."

"Then tell me first how you can help me ascend. Don't think I don't know that the ascension channel has long been cut off. It is impossible for cultivators in the human world to ascend to the spiritual world." There was a hint of coldness in the cultivator's voice.

"You even know about this?" the voice asked in surprise.

"Answer my question, how are you going to help me ascend?" the monk said coldly.

"Who told you that monks can only ascend to the spiritual world?" The voice laughed with a hint of teasing.

"You mean, I can ascend to another realm?" the monk said word by word.

“Of course, as long as the Demon Realm is formed, I can use the true demon energy to infuse your body. Breaking through to the God Transformation stage will be a piece of cake, and ascending to the Demon Realm will not be a difficult task either.” The voice spoke proudly.

"The demon world... does the demon world really exist?" the monk murmured.

“It seems that you only have a vague understanding of ancient affairs. You clearly know that the ascension channel is cut off, but you don’t know why it is cut off.” The voice chuckled.

"Who are you?" the monk suddenly asked.

“You will naturally know my identity in the future. You only need to know that I can help you break through to the God Transformation Realm, ascend to the Demon Realm, and escape from this cage. That’s enough.” The voice returned to normal.

The monk was silent for a long time, then he slowly said: "Well, I will trust you this time. If you can't ascend, even if you can break through to the God Transformation Realm, you will die sooner or later!"

……

After a night of drinking with Master Tang Jiu, Chen Yuan meditated at home, waiting for the Tianxuan Auction to begin.

Master He invited him to attend the trade fair again, but he declined. He no longer had top-grade spirit stones and extra spirit materials, so it would be a waste of time to attend the trade fair.

This day, the day for the auction to begin finally arrived. Chen Yuan walked out of the cave, rode on his light, and flew towards the market.

At the same time, there were continuous rays of light rising from the Yingke Peak. All the Nascent Soul cultivators who came to participate in the auction lived on this mountain.

Chen Yuan spread out his spiritual sense and saw the figures of Master He, Young Master Tang Jiu, Song Ming and Xiao Mingyuan, but did not see Xiang Ji and his apprentice.

True Master He had a wide range of friends, and along the way, Nascent Soul cultivators greeted him. Chen Yuan bowed to him, smiled at Song Ming and Xiao Mingyuan, and then came to the side of Master Tang Jiu, and the two walked together.

Yingke Peak is not far from the market town. A group of Nascent Soul cultivators came to the southwest corner of the market town. There was a lake here, which had been blocked by the cultivators of Tianxuan Sect. No other cultivators came here, so it was very secluded.

The lake is not big, only a few dozen acres in radius. There is a small island in the lake, which is only a few acres in size and has a four-story attic built on it.

When everyone landed on the island in the middle of the lake, Chen Yuan saw at a glance that Lu Hong was standing in front of the attic, with a smile on his face, welcoming the arriving Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Nascent Soul Auction will be held here, while the auction for Jindan cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators will be held in a large hall in the Tianxuan Market, which is large enough to accommodate thousands of cultivators and will last for three days and three nights.

Chen Yuan and Young Master Tang Jiu stepped forward and took out the tokens for participating in the auction. Lu Hong's eyes lit up and he raised his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Tang, please come in."

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed. Young Master Tang Jiu obviously also recognized Lu Hong. He turned the folding fan in his hand upside down, bowed, and walked into the attic.

When crossing the threshold, Chen Yuan keenly felt a layer of obscure spatial fluctuations, and his eyes blurred slightly.

After coming to his senses, he looked around again and found that there was a different world inside the attic. It was hundreds of acres in size, with thatched houses scattered around a three-meter-high stone platform. It was actually a secret space.

Behind the two of them was a big door with dim white light, and they couldn't see what was outside.

Several foundation-building monks were standing beside the white light gate. When they saw Chen Yuan and Young Master Tang Jiu, two of them immediately came forward to greet them.

One of them clasped his fists and bowed to Chen Yuan, saying respectfully, "Senior, please follow me."

Another person walked up to Master Tang Jiu and was also very respectful.

Young Master Tang Jiu turned his fan upside down and said, "Brother Chen, let's say goodbye for now. We will meet again after the auction is over."

Chen Yuan returned the salute and followed the foundation-building cultivator in front of him to a thatched hut.

The foundation-building cultivator said respectfully, "Please come in, senior. There is a formation in the room. You can bid without worry. Other seniors will not know your identity."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and walked into the thatched hut.

The thatched house looked very simple from the outside, but the interior was elegantly furnished. It was paved with precious huanghuali wood floors and inlaid with luminous pearls all around. After Chen Yuan came in, it emitted a soft and bright light. There were four battle flags about a foot high in the corners of the wall.

In the middle was a jade table and a cushion, on which were placed a copper incense burner, magical tea and wine, peaches, plums, apricots and pears, all of which were century-old magical fruits.

There was also a bronze mirror about a foot in size, flickering with a faint light, and a jade slip was placed next to it.

Chen Yuan raised his sleeves, closed the door, and sat on the mat.

He picked up the jade slip, probed his spiritual sense into it, and examined it carefully.

After a while, he nodded slightly, withdrew his spiritual sense, and checked the situation in the secret space.

He saw Master He, Xiao Mingyuan, and Song Ming each enter a thatched hut, and other Nascent Soul cultivators, under the guidance of Foundation Establishment cultivators, also entered the thatched huts.

Gradually, fewer and fewer monks entered the secret realm of space.

After more than half an hour, no one entered the secret realm anymore. A gentle spatial fluctuation spread quietly, and the forty-five thatched houses on the ground trembled slightly, slowly rising into the air, more than ten feet above the ground, before stopping.

The next moment, the thatched hut suddenly circled in the air like a meteor, swift but steady, moving everywhere in a disorderly manner.

At the same time, the four formation flags in the corner of the wall glowed, and an invisible formation curtain wrapped around the thatched hut. Chen Yuan's spiritual consciousness was confined in the house and could not get out.

A quarter of an hour later, the thatched hut stopped. Chen Yuan spread out his spiritual sense and touched the invisible formation curtain, only to feel that he encountered an extremely strong resistance, as if he had punched a solid wall and could not break through at all.

Chen Yuan clearly sensed that this resistance not only came from the invisible formation, but also from the blessing of the secret realm of space, making it extremely tough.

Those four flags did not form a single formation, but were integrated into a large formation in the secret realm of space.

Even with Chen Yuan's spiritual sense, he is unable to forcibly break through this layer of formation. Perhaps only the spiritual sense of the late Nascent Soul stage can do it. However, the noise will definitely be quite loud and will definitely be noticed by the Tianxuan Sect.

Chen Yuan felt relieved and followed the method recorded in the jade slip. He raised his hand and made a gesture, injecting a trace of true energy into the bronze mirror.

The bronze mirror lit up slightly, and the mirror surface rippled a few times like water waves, and the three-meter stone platform in the secret realm slowly emerged.

At this moment, an old man was standing on the stone platform, facing Chen Yuan. It was Elder Zhang whom he had met before.

Chen Yuan can view the items through the bronze mirror and make bids through the bronze mirror.

The various arrangements made by the Tianxuan Sect allow Nascent Soul cultivators to bid without worrying about being recognized or offending their fellow practitioners, so they can bid with confidence.

There are only so many Yuanying cultivators in the Donghua Continent's world of immortal cultivation, and their lifespans are exceptionally long. Over the past few hundred years, they have more or less established relationships with each other.

If you can't hide your identity, even if you come across a treasure you want, it will be difficult to expose your identity and sell it at a high price.

Elder Zhang clasped his fists and bowed, smiling, "Welcome all fellow Taoists to the Tianxuan Auction. There are a total of sixty-nine treasures in this auction, all of which are rare treasures."

"My fellow Taoists should all recognize me, so I won't waste words. The first treasure is the top-grade spiritual material Earth Fire Crystal. It is condensed from the essence of earth fire and only exists in fire veins. It takes three thousand years to condense into one crystal. It weighs two kilograms and eight ounces. The starting price is ten top-grade spiritual stones!"

He took out a red crystal, which was as bright and dazzling as a ball of fire.

Through the bronze mirror, Chen Yuan could not sense the spiritual energy of the Earth Fire Crystal and could not tell whether it was real or fake.

But just as Elder Zhang finished speaking, a hoarse voice came through the bronze mirror and reached Chen Yuan's ears: "I'll offer eleven top-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll give you twelve pieces!" a stiff voice sounded.

"Thirteen!"

The sounds of bidding came one after another, but they all had one thing in common: they were extremely strange, either hoarse and unpleasant, or stiff and metallic, or bland and lifeless.

There is a formation set up in the bronze mirror that can distort the voices of these Nascent Soul cultivators, making it impossible to distinguish them.

Although they could not tell whether the Earth Fire Crystal was real or fake, they believed in the credibility of the Tianxuan Sect and made their bid without hesitation.

Soon, the price of the Earth Fire Crystal reached eighteen top-grade spirit stones, and finally stagnated. It took a long time before the next person made a bid.

Like the Flame Wood, the Earth Fire Crystal is a relatively common top-grade spiritual material. If you directly buy a piece of the Earth Fire Crystal, it will cost about the same.

Nascent Soul cultivators are all shrewd and calculating people, extremely wise and will not raise prices blindly.

But this was an auction after all, with more than 40 Nascent Soul cultivators participating. If they wanted to buy the treasures they liked, they would have to pay a higher price.

Gradually, the price of the Earth Fire Crystal increased to twenty-one top-grade spirit stones before it was bought by the Nascent Soul cultivator in thatched hut No. 42.

This price is already higher than the price of ordinary top-grade spiritual materials. The buyer will also have to give Tianxuan Sect two top-grade spiritual stones, a total of twenty-three top-grade spiritual stones. It seems that the gain does not outweigh the loss.

However, top-grade spiritual materials are extremely rare, and Nascent Soul cultivators all know the principle of not showing off their wealth, so they will not reveal it easily. Even if one wants to buy it, there is no way.

In order to collect the spiritual materials needed to repair the ancient teleportation array, Chen Yuan had to visit Master He through his relationship with Xuan Yuanzi.

He also needs to make use of Master He's connections to make friends with other Nascent Soul cultivators, and he also needs to offer top-grade spiritual materials as rewards, which is an extremely high price.

If it weren't for the relationship between Xuan Yuanzi and Master He, it would be much more difficult for Chen Yuan to collect spiritual materials.

Other Nascent Soul cultivators are slightly better. They have been in the Nascent Soul stage for a longer time and have made more friends, but their network is ultimately limited.

Only at the Tianxuan Auction can you see rare treasures that are rarely seen in other days. Even if the price is a little higher, you will not miss the opportunity.

Elder Zhang put the Earth Fire Crystal into a storage bag, raised his hand and left the bronze mirror.

After a while, the storage bag fell from the sky again and landed in Elder Zhang's hands. He checked it, nodded, and took out the second treasure.

Every treasure at the Tianxuan Auction was sold on the spot.

The following treasures were all bid with top-grade spiritual materials, but their value was much lower than that of the Earth Fire Crystal, so they were all bought without a single one being left unsold.

Chen Yuan never made a bid, but just sat behind the bronze mirror and watched others bid quietly.

It was not until the eighteenth treasure that his eyes finally became serious.

On the stone platform, Elder Zhang took out a withered yellow piece of wood, about half a foot long, with a faint red glow.

He said, "The top-grade fire-attributed spiritual material Yanli Wood also has a trace of wood-attributed spiritual energy, which can be used as the main material for refining high-level magic weapons. The seller wants to exchange it for three top-grade spiritual materials: Xuanji Jade, Caifengzhi, and Zichantu."

After Elder Zhang finished speaking, no one responded for a while.

This is the first item to be auctioned off as a barter item. Except for the cultivator who is determined to obtain Yanlimu, no one would prepare these three spiritual materials in advance.

Chen Yuan's heart sank slightly, and after a long while, a calm voice sounded slowly: "I am willing to exchange Xuanji Jade, Caifengzhi, and Zichan Soil for this Yanli Wood."

Elder Zhang looked around and asked, "Are there any other Taoist friends who would like to make an offer?"

He said it three times in a row, but no one made an offer, so he said, "Deal."

Elder Zhang put the Yanli Wood into his storage bag and raised it into the sky.

Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He got three more spiritual materials. With five more spiritual materials, he could repair the ancient teleportation array.

The next few treasures were auctioned through barter. Their values ​​were similar to that of the Flame Li Wood, and none of them were unsuccessful.

A few years before the auction started, the Tianxuan Sect took the initiative to inform the Nascent Soul cultivators of various sects of the list of treasures so that they could make preparations in advance. These treasures, which were not too precious, would generally not be left unsold.

Afterwards, Elder Zhang took out several treasures that were bid with top-grade spirit stones, until the 34th treasure, when he switched to bartering.

The order of the Tianxuan Auction is based on the value of the treasures, not entirely on the transaction method.

Chen Yuan had never participated in the bidding, but during this period, there were also things that made him quite excited, such as eighth-level demon pills, thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and Nascent Soul stage pills.

But he didn't have any top-grade spirit stones, nor did he prepare any corresponding treasures, so he could only watch others buy them.

Time passed slowly, and Elder Zhang took out three wooden boxes and opened the lids: "The 49th treasure, three 2,000-year-old diamond apricots, have the effect of tempering the body. The seller wants to exchange them for two kinds of spiritual objects for forming infants!" (End of this chapter)