Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

After Xie Chaohong died last night, Chen Yuan, with the help of Dai Qing, took control of the sect protection formation and killed Qin Xuan and Li Haoyang one after another.

He didn't need to be so careful, but in order to minimize the losses, he didn't want to alert the enemy.

After taking control of the Zi Yang Sect's spiritual medicine garden, treasure house, and scripture pavilion, Chen Yuan killed all the cultivators in the middle stage of the Jindan stage before he dismantled the sect's protective formation and succeeded in one fell swoop.

No one doubted that Dai Qing would betray the sect. He personally killed three mid-stage Jindan cultivators as a token of his loyalty, and there was no way back.

Chen Yuan will spread this matter, and those Zi Yang Sect monks who escaped by chance will never trust him again.

In return, Chen Yuan agreed to let him join the Lingyun Sect as a guest elder.

These treasures in front of him were the greatest gains that Dai Qing had brought him.

The Zi Yang Sect has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and its foundation is far deeper than that of the Ling Yun Sect. There are many treasures in the treasury, and there are thirty-seven top-grade spirit stones alone.

There are also three kinds of top-grade spiritual materials, twenty-three high-grade spiritual materials, a bottle of Nascent Soul stage elixir, three eighth-level demon pills, one ninth-level demon pill, two kinds of infant-forming spiritual objects, three mid-level magic weapons, nine low-level magic weapons... and countless other spiritual tools and spiritual stones.

In the spiritual medicine garden, there are a total of fifteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, including three main medicines for the Nascent Soul stage elixir.

There are not many eight hundred year old spiritual herbs, only about twenty or so.

There are many Jindan cultivators in Zi Yang Sect, and the consumption of spiritual herbs is also quite large.

On the contrary, Du Kun and Du Qing's cultivation has stagnated, and they don't have much demand for elixirs.

What surprised Chen Yuan the most was that there was actually a three thousand year old spiritual herb in the spiritual medicine garden. It was the main ingredient for a late Nascent Soul elixir and was extremely precious, so Chen Yuan carefully collected it.

These gains made Chen Yuan extremely satisfied. In addition, he also obtained three kinds of spiritual objects for forming an infant from Xie Chaohong, which corresponded to the three tribulations of the Nascent Soul.

Unfortunately, Zi Yang Sect’s high-level magic weapon has been left in the Demon Realm along with Du Qing and Du Kun.

But the Zixu Sword can completely make up for this regret. This is the first top-level magic weapon Chen Yuan has obtained. Just by gently touching it, he can feel the sharp sword energy emanating from the Zixu Sword, as if it is going to pierce his hand.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly. He knew that the Zixu Sword had not yet accepted him.

The top-level magic weapon has already shown a hint of spirituality. The Zixu Sword has been worshipped by the monks of Ziyang Sect for thousands of years. Naturally, it is hostile to Chen Yuan, the man who destroyed Ziyang Sect.

Chen Yuan probed into his spiritual consciousness and tried to subdue the Zixu Sword, but was unsuccessful for a while. He could only put it aside for the time being and put it into the sword box for later disposal.

He left behind a mid-level magic weapon, two low-level magic weapons, and six relatively rare high-grade spiritual materials, and put the other things away, preparing to hand them over to Zhuge Qi as a reward for this battle, and to add them to the Lingyun Sect's treasure house.

The five spiritual objects that could form infants all had extraordinary effects and were also kept.

In the empty ancestral hall, Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on a cushion with his eyes closed in meditation.

A few hours ago, Xie Chaohong was sitting here, with the sword case containing the Zixu Sword on his knees, controlling the entire Ziyang Sect.

The Patriarch Hall faces east. Thanks to the ingenious design of the ancestors of the Zi Yang Sect, the first ray of sunlight from the rising sun should pass through the hall gate and extend all the way to the feet of the jade statue of Zi Yang Zhenren.

Chen Yuan sat on the mat, blocking the morning sun.

……

In the central part of Qi State, there is a vast swamp filled with gray fog and a faint poisonous smell, and it is seldom visited by people.

Those who entered the swamp never came out again. But now, the swamp is extremely lively. The deepest part is a low mountain that stretches for more than ten miles. Hundreds of monks are surrounded by a colorful formation, controlling their magic weapons and supernatural powers to attack wildly.

These hundreds of cultivators can be divided into two categories. One category is those who can control flying swords. The most common ones are the art of splitting light and transforming into shadows and the art of giant sword. There are other magical powers, all of which are performed with the help of flying swords. They are extremely sharp. With one strike of the sword, even the most ferocious spirit beast will be either killed or injured.

The other category is large in number, several times the number of sword cultivators. They rarely use their magical powers, but mostly rely on magic weapons to defend against enemies. They are best at dealing with groups of poisonous insects and strange ants, but their strength is obviously much weaker.

The monks in the formation did not sit still and wait for death. They released spiritual beasts, demonic birds, strange insects and ants to fight back with all their might.

This is the gate to the Myriad Beasts Mountain. For three thousand years, the monks of the Myriad Beasts Mountain have been meditating and practicing here, using the special environment and spiritual herbs in the swamp to cultivate spiritual beasts and poisonous insects, and no one has ever invaded.

But starting from yesterday, monks from Tiangang Sword Sect and Guiyuan Sect suddenly came to attack them.

With the arrival of Sect Leader Shen and Bai Yanji, the people of Wanshou Mountain were in a panic. They even wanted to surrender just to save their lives, but were ruthlessly rejected.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators attacked together, but fortunately, Wanshou Mountain had been operating its mountain gate for thousands of years, and the protective formation was extremely solid. There was also a guardian beast, an eighth-level black water spirit snake, guarding the sect, and they were able to barely hold off.

But this was just the beginning. Early this morning, the monks from the two sects launched another offensive.

Fortunately, the two Nascent Soul cultivators have not taken action yet. Although the situation is critical, the defense line of Wanshou Mountain is still stable thanks to the sect protection formation.

At this time, the monks of the three sects were fighting bloody battles. In the temporary base built by Tiangang Sword Sect and Guiyuan Sect, Master Shen and Bai Yanji sat together and met the visiting Feng Ziyu.

"I am here to visit you two seniors on the orders of the Grand Elder." Feng Ziyu clasped his fists and bowed respectfully. "Our sect has already captured the Ziyang Sect's mountain gate. Xie Chaohong, Qin Xuan, and Li Haoyang have all been killed. Only a few have escaped. Senior Brothers Zhuge and Jin have already taken action against Lingdang Mountain and Ziyang Market."

Sect Leader Shen said calmly, "I understand."

Bai Yanji had a gentle expression and smiled, "Elder Feng has come a long way and must have worked hard. Please tell Fellow Daoist Chen that Bai and Fellow Daoist Shen will capture the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain as soon as possible."

"Yes." Feng Ziyu responded, turned and left. He came and left in a hurry.

After he left, Sect Leader Shen and Bai Yanji looked at each other with a slightly solemn look in their eyes.

They had witnessed Chen Yuan's methods in the Demon Realm, so they naturally knew that the Zi Yang Sect, without a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, could not stop Chen Yuan at all.

Even if Du Qingdu Kun didn't die, he would not be a match for Chen Yuan.

Sect Master Shen stood up and said slowly, "According to the agreement between us and Fellow Daoist Chen, we must take advantage of the weakness of Jiangxian Mountain and Zhiyuan Sect to destroy Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain. By then, it will be a done deal and they will have no choice but to admit it."

"Fellow Daoist Chen has already succeeded. We cannot fall behind and cannot hold back any longer. We must break through the gate of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain within seven days."

Bai Yanji nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen is right. Although there are no Nascent Soul cultivators in Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain, they have sent a lot of offerings to Jiangxian Mountain and Zhiyuan Sect behind them."

“Although this is nothing in the eyes of the four great Xuan Sects, they will not sit idly by and watch our three sects grow stronger.”

"If they delay for too long, we will definitely intervene. We must not give them the chance."

Sect Master Shen snorted coldly: "The four great Xuan Sects have stretched their hands too far. Qi State has the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm, which has attracted much attention in the past. Otherwise, it would be impossible for there to be so few sect changes in the past few thousand years."

"Fellow Daoist Chen is right. Qi's affairs should be decided by the cultivators of Qi themselves."

"Now that the four great Xuan Sects have suffered heavy losses, this is the best opportunity and we must not miss it."

The two walked out of the attic that was built overnight, rode on the light of escape, and flew to the gate of Wanshou Mountain, which was dozens of miles away. (End of this chapter)