Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan sat still, watching Master He leave angrily. Lu Hong whispered to him and disappeared outside the courtyard gate.

After the two left, Chen Yuan waited for a while before standing up and walking out of the courtyard.

He came to a small building at the foot of the mountain, returned the cave token to the person in charge of the Jindan stage, and with a flicker of light, he flew away from the Yingke Peak and flew out of the Tianxuan Market.

His expression was a little solemn, and he fled at an extremely fast speed. While flying, he spread out his spiritual sense and paid close attention to all situations within two hundred miles around him.

Such a sudden change occurred in the Demon Realm. Three great monks and more than twenty Nascent Soul monks were trapped in it and were in imminent danger.

Lu Hong and Master He invited him to go to the Demon Realm to help today. The conditions they offered were very generous, and there were three great monks to lead the team. However, the Demon Realm was so dangerous, how could Chen Yuan agree?

The Demon Realm is extremely strange and bizarre. Even the ancient monks with great magical powers cannot destroy it. They can only seal it up. No one knows what is hidden inside.

Chen Yuan is cautious by nature and puts saving his life first. Just a bottle of Jingchan Liquid and an eighth-level demon pill are not enough to tempt him.

Without the Nine-Bend Yellow Sand, even if all other spiritual materials were gathered, the ancient teleportation array could not be repaired.

Master He also brought up Xuan Yuanzi, but Chen Yuan was completely unmoved.

He had never seen Xuan Yuanzi, and would not risk entering the Demon Realm to save his life.

If the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up. In order to eliminate the source of the evil energy and rescue the trapped Nascent Soul cultivators, the nine major sects will definitely spare no effort and will not lack a Nascent Soul cultivator like him in the early stage.

The most urgent task is to refine the three Vajra Apricots and five eighth-level demon pills in his hands into pills to strengthen his body and improve his cultivation.

If the Demon Realm was destroyed, everyone would be happy, and he could stay in Donghua Continent and practice with peace of mind.

Even if the Demon Realm cannot be destroyed, the spread of demonic energy will take time, and Donghua Continent will not be exhausted of spiritual energy immediately.

He still has time to look for the Nine-Bend Yellow Sand. Even if the Nine-Bend Yellow Sand is really extinct, Donghua Continent may not lack a second ancient teleportation array, or there may be other ways to leave Donghua Continent.

No matter what, Chen Yuan would not take the risk of going into the Demon Realm to rescue those irrelevant Nascent Soul cultivators and fight to the death with the fearless monsters.

He increased his speed and flew towards the State of Qi.

Smoke of war rose all over the land, and refugees from an unknown country were fighting with the government troops.

The white clouds in the sky floated leisurely, overlooking the slaughter below, savoring the bravery, cunning and cowardice in the short life of mortals.

……

Shaoyue Mountains, the gate of Tianxuan Sect.

A beam of light flew over and landed on the top of a two thousand foot mountain, revealing Lu Hong's figure.

At the gate of Tianxuan Sect, majestic peaks stand in rows, piercing the sky and surrounded by layers of clouds and mist.

Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, you can't see the top of the mountain in sight, it's towering and majestic. When the sun rises in the east, golden light shines, and the scene is magnificent.

There are only two mountains over two thousand feet high at the gate of Tianxuan Sect, which is also the place with the richest spiritual veins.

The other Taixuan Peak is where the cave of Daoxuan Zhenren, the leader of the Tianxuan Sect, is located.

This Qingxuan Peak is the cave residence of Elder Gu Zu, another great cultivator of the Tianxuan Sect.

When Lu Hong arrived outside the cave on the top of the mountain, a tiger lying outside the stone gate stood up, lowered its neck respectfully, and curled up its muscular body. It called out "Elder Lu" in a powerful voice, then turned and walked into the cave.

Lu Hong stood outside the door with his hands behind his back waiting. This tiger was a seventh-level spirit beast under Gu Zu's command, and was responsible for delivering reports.

The tiger pretended to be powerful. In front of the low-level disciples of Tianxuan Sect, the tiger was very majestic, baring its several-inch-long fangs, flashing cold light, and making a deep and vibrating voice that made people dizzy, with the momentum of a tiger roaring in the mountains. But in front of the elders of Tianxuan Sect, it lost its power and was more docile than a cat.

Soon, the tiger came out quietly, with its thick and long tail close to the ground. It crouched down, and a hint of flattery appeared in its copper bell-sized tiger eyes: "Elder Lu, the master wants to see you."

Lu Hong nodded slightly, took out a three-hundred-year-old spiritual fruit from the mustard seed ring, threw it to the tiger, and walked into the cave.

The tiger was overjoyed. It stretched out its two strong paws and grabbed the spiritual fruit. Its movements were extremely gentle, with its claws retracted into its pads for fear of damaging the fruit.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" Tiger said excitedly.

The sound was loud, powerful and deep, but it did not have the power of a tiger's roar.

Tigers in the mortal world like to eat meat, while tigers in the immortal world prefer to eat fruits.

The best ones are thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, which taste even better when eaten.

The spiritual veins rely on the earth veins. In order to better absorb spiritual energy, the caves of cultivators are built in the mountains. The caves of Nascent Soul cultivators are even deeper into the mountains.

Lu Hong passed through a wide passage that was more than ten meters long and came to a stone hall.

The furnishings in the hall were simple and plain. Gu Zu sat across from the stone table and said calmly, "Junior Brother Lu, please take a seat."

"Senior Brother Gu." Lu Hong bowed, lifted his lapel, sat opposite Gu Zu, and stood straight.

He and Gu Zu are both elders (note), but elders are very different from each other.

Gu Zu is a great cultivator, second only to the master, even older than the master, with rich experience and great prestige. When he was conceived as a baby, Lu Hong was not even born yet.

Gu Zuo asked, "How many Nascent Soul cultivators are willing to go to the Demon Realm today?"

Lu Hong replied, "There are seven people in total. I visited eight fellow Taoists today. They are either controlled and supported by the four major Xuan Sects, or have a close relationship with the trapped cultivators. But one person refused."

Gu Zu frowned: "But this person is not satisfied with the conditions you offered?"

Lu Hong explained: "This person's name is Chen Yuan, he is the Grand Elder of Qi State's Lingyun Sect, and he is looking for two top-grade materials, Shocking Cicada Liquid and Nine-Colored Mud, and an eighth-level demon pill."

"I promised to give him a bottle of cicada shock liquid and an eighth-level demon pill, but he still didn't agree..."

He briefly explained the reasons why Chen Yuan refused to go to the Demon Realm.

Gu Zu's brows relaxed and he nodded slightly: "I have also heard about the feud between Ziyang Sect and Lingyun Sect."

"Xuan Yuanzi's life or death is uncertain. If Chen Yuan is trapped in the Demon Realm again, Lingyun Sect will be doomed."

Lu Hong sighed softly: "It's a pity that Chen Yuan is a physical cultivator with extraordinary strength. As soon as he returned to the sect, he cut off Taoist Du Kun's arm."

"If he is willing to go to the Demon Realm, it should be much easier for him to deal with monsters."

Gu Zu's eyes sparkled when he heard this: "Does this person have such a story?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Hong recounted in detail Chen Yuan's experience after returning to Lingyun Sect, and how he took out three kinds of top-grade spiritual materials and sent them to the auction.

Gu Zu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then slowly raised his head and said, "Tell Chen Yuan that the White Crane Sect's Sect Master Wei has a gourd of nine-bend yellow sand in his hand."

"If he is willing to go to the Demon Realm and rescue Sect Master Wei, I am willing to act as a matchmaker and give him a chance to exchange for the Nine-Curved Yellow Sand." (End of this chapter)