Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan's body was stiff, and his consciousness frantically swept over the green-robed monks, but there was no one there.

Mr. Qingliu, who was a hundred feet away, was still meditating with his eyes closed, seemingly unaware of the situation here.

The green-robed monk looked very young, about twenty years old, with a handsome face and a hint of sadness in his eyes.

There was not a single bit of energy leaking from his body, as if he was just an ordinary person, but no ordinary person could escape Chen Yuan's consciousness.

But he was totally unaware of the arrival of the green-robed monk. You know, his spiritual awareness is comparable to that of a great monk. Could this person be the legendary monk who has reached the state of incarnation?
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan's heart trembled, and he said, "This... Senior, can you let me stand up and answer?"

The green-robed monk nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the Taixuan Order without moving away for a moment.

Chen Yuan felt relieved and slowly stood up, quietly looking at the green-robed monk in front of him.

Regardless of whether this person is a divine cultivator or not, he can hide from his spiritual sense and appear like a ghost, so he must not act rashly.

After thinking it over, he decided to call him "Senior".

Since this person recognized the Taixuan Order, he must know about the Taixuan Sect. His face also seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before...

Chen Yuan's thoughts raced, and he finally decided to tell the truth, which was also a test: "This Taixuan Order was obtained by me from a space secret realm called Dongxu Mountain Blessed Land."

"Dongxu Mountain is a blessed place?" The green-robed monk's eyes suddenly changed. "You are from Donghuazhou?"

Chen Yuan's pupils shrank. The green-robed monk not only knew about the Taixuan Sect, but also knew that the blessed land of Dongxu Mountain was in Donghua Continent.

His understanding of Taixuan Sect was far beyond Chen Yuan's expectations.

At this point, Chen Yuan dared not lie any more: "Senior, you have a keen eye. I am a cultivator from Donghuazhou."

The green-robed monk stared at Chen Yuan, his face showing hesitation, and asked: "How is Taixuan Sect now? Is it still in charge of Donghuazhou?"

His voice was very soft, and his eyes showed a bit of anticipation and uneasiness.

Chen Yuan replied, "Tens of thousands of years ago, the Taixuan Sect was destroyed. Now that the good and the evil are in opposition in Donghuazhou, many sects have emerged. The name of the Taixuan Sect...is no longer known to many people."

The green-robed monk was stunned for a moment and sighed, "That's right. It's been 46,000 years. Even the Tongtian Island has fallen. How can the Taixuan Sect survive? The moon waxes and wanes, and prosperity and decline are common occurrences..."

Chen Yuan was greatly shocked. From what the green-robed monk said, could it be that he had already entered the world of immortal cultivation when Taixuan Sect had not yet been destroyed?

No, this is absolutely impossible. The lifespan of a Divine Transformation cultivator is only two thousand years. Even a Divine Transformation Demon cultivator can only live for twenty thousand years at most. It is absolutely impossible for them to survive from ancient times to the present.

Chen Yuan had just thrown this ridiculous idea out of his mind when the green-robed monk asked again, "How is the Dongxu Mountain blessed land now? Among the various sects in Donghuazhou, is there any Taixuan Sect?"

Chen Yuan replied: "The blessed land of Dongxu Mountain is now intact and sealed by a large formation. Outsiders cannot enter without permission. Every ten years, only Qi training disciples can enter to search for spiritual medicine."

"Of all the sects in Donghua, nine major sects are respected. The four major mysterious sects of the righteous path and the five major demonic sects of the demonic path are all large sects with a history of tens of thousands of years."

"Among them, the leader of the righteous sect, the Tianxuan Sect, is rumored to have been founded by a monk from the Taixuan Sect. It seems that the Taixuan Sect's skills are passed down in the sect, and they have always regarded themselves as the orthodox Taixuan Sect."

The green-robed monk said thoughtfully, "Are you a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect?"

Chen Yuan immediately thought of impersonating someone else, but he hesitated for a moment and still did not dare to deceive the mysterious monk in front of him, so he answered truthfully: "I am a disciple of Lingyun Sect."

"Which sect is this Lingyun Sect?"

"Donghuazhou is divided into dozens of countries. Lingyun Sect is located in the territory of Qi State, and is in the same country as Dongxu Mountain Blessed Land..."

Chen Yuan briefly recounted the origin of Lingyun Sect, but omitted the other five major sects of Qi State.

At the end, he took the initiative to mention the Demon Realm: "Thirty years ago, in the northern part of Donghuazhou, a Demon Realm that was sealed by ancient monks was suddenly broken."

"The evil spirit spreads, devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The demons are rampant, causing disaster to Donghua."

"Fortunately, the nine major sects joined forces to wipe it out, so Donghuazhou did not become a wasteland with barren spiritual energy..."

The green-robed monk frowned and said, "The Demon Realm left over from ancient times... must be the place where the ancient demon was sealed. After 46,000 years, the ancient demon should have died long ago. How could it break the seal and come out?"

Chen Yuan's heart sank. This person even knew a lot about the ancient demons. Could he really be an ancient cultivator?
He explained: "This Demon Realm was unsealed because a formation master was bewitched by a residual soul named 'Demon Lord' and broke the seal for him..."

"Demon Lord?" The green-robed monk's expression changed slightly. "How is that remnant soul now?"

Chen Yuan said: "The Demon Lord is extremely cruel. He took over the body of a Nascent Soul early stage cultivator and devoured another cultivator. He can absorb the energy of the true demon and is immortal. Killing Nascent Soul cultivators is as easy as taking something from a bag."

"Fortunately, the leader of Tianxuan Sect, Daoxuan Zhenren, took out a relic and released infinite Buddha light, which killed it."

The green-robed monk was quite surprised: "The Tianxuan Sect actually has a relic passed down. The founder of the sect is indeed from the Taixuan Sect..."

"But there is no Buddhist tradition in this world. How do you know about the relics?"

Chen Yuan replied, "I also entered the depths of the Demon Realm, and I have some skills. Taoist Master Daoxuan gave me the relic, and I took him by surprise, and successfully killed the remaining soul of the Demon Lord."

“When the relic was offered, I was illuminated by the Buddha’s light and my mind was shaken. Only then did I realize that there is a Buddhist tradition in this world.”

"May I ask, Senior, since there is no Buddhist tradition in this world, where did the relics come from? Could it be passed down from the spirit world?"

At the end, he asked cautiously.

The green-robed monk nodded slightly: "You guessed correctly, the Buddhist magic is the best at restraining ancient demons, and the relic was given by a senior from the upper realm, specifically for dealing with ancient demons."

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, senior." Chen Yuan bowed deeply, his posture even more respectful than before.

The green-robed monk knew so much about the ancient secrets. Even if he had not survived from ancient times, his origins must be extraordinary. He dared not neglect him.

The green-robed monk lowered his head slightly and gently stroked the Taixuan Order, with a bit of sadness in his eyes: "I have never been to Donghuazhou. You are the first Donghuazhou monk I have seen in ten thousand years."

"My friend, holding the Taixuan Order, personally killed the remaining soul of the Demon Lord, so he can barely be considered a descendant of the Taixuan Sect."

"According to the rules set by the master, I can give you a treasure. What do you want?"

Chen Yuan was stunned. This green-robed monk who was suspected to be a powerful god actually had a "master"?
He clasped his fists and bowed, then asked tentatively, "I am honored to be favored by you, Senior. May I ask if you are a senior cultivator of the Taixuan Sect?"

The green-robed monk shook his head slightly: "I am not a Taixuan Sect monk, I am the... array spirit of the Tongtian Island's protective array."

Chen Yuan's pupils shrank, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

He guessed that the green-robed monk was an ancient monk, or a spiritual beast raised by a great god, but he never thought that he was actually an array spirit!
Chen Yuan traveled across the two continents of Donghua Jiuxian and only saw a "formation awareness" in Wanling Pavilion. Although it could detect foreign cultivators, it actually only relied on identity tokens and had no ability to distinguish, let alone any intelligence.

If the green-robed monk in front of him had not revealed his identity, no one would have thought that he was the spirit of the formation. The green-robed formation spirit returned the Taixuan Order to Chen Yuan and said with a smile: "If you are willing, come with me and choose a treasure."

Chen Yuan suppressed the thoughts in his mind and quickly agreed: "I am willing, but I need to inform my fellow Taoists first. Please wait for a moment..."

The green-robed formation spirit glanced at the Qingliu layman and said calmly, "Young friend, are you talking about the cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage? He has already entered into a state of meditation, so there is no need to pay attention to him."

"If a demon beast attacks...

"I have set up an illusion array around him, so there will be no monsters to disturb him, so you don't have to worry."

Chen Yuan no longer insisted and bowed with his fists: "Then I will be disrespectful to refuse."

The green robed formation spirit asked, "Have you gathered all the magic cores needed to complete the trial?"

Chen Yuan took out one hundred magic cores from the mustard seed ring. The three level nine magic cores were in the middle and were the most conspicuous.

The green-robed formation spirit took a glance, nodded, then raised his sleeves and flicked them, and all the hundred magic cores disappeared.

Then a dazzling white light flashed, and the two figures disappeared from the spot.

Chen Yuan's eyes blurred and he felt a slight sense of weightlessness around him. When he came to his senses, he had arrived in a valley.

The valley is full of lush flowers and plants, and the scenery is tranquil. The entire valley is filled with dense spiritual mist, making it look like a fairyland.

The spiritual mist in the valley was several times denser than that in the spiritual medicine garden of Dongxu Mountain. Chen Yuan just took a light breath and felt slightly tipsy. After refining it, his cultivation level actually increased a little.

The true energy in his body is far more powerful and pure than that of the cultivators of the same level. A slight increase in his cultivation is equivalent to several days of hard practice of other Nascent Soul cultivators. This shows how rich the spiritual energy here is.

The green robed formation spirit stepped forward and said, "My friend, please follow me."

Chen Yuan hurried to catch up, and after a few steps, he suddenly stopped.

In the spiritual mist, there was actually a cultivator sitting cross-legged, also wearing a green robe. He was none other than the Kuixing Patriarch that Chen Yuan had met in front of the Tongtian Palace.

He was absorbing spiritual energy, and the spiritual mist around him rushed towards him madly, forming a vortex.

He also saw the green-robed formation spirit and Chen Yuan. He opened his eyes, stood up from the ground, and stared at Chen Yuan with surprise on his face.

The Kuixing Patriarch clasped his fists and bowed to the green-robed array spirit: "Senior, this Taoist friend is..."

The green-robed formation spirit glanced at him without saying a word, with a calm expression, and continued walking forward.

The face of Patriarch Kuixing froze. Chen Yuan's eyes flashed. He nodded to him and followed the green-robed formation spirit.

Patriarch Kuixing looked at the backs of the two people disappearing in the spiritual mist, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he sat down silently and continued to absorb spiritual energy.

Chen Yuan followed the green-robed formation spirit and walked for a while. Then, a seven-story wooden building emerged from the spiritual mist. It was majestic and had three ancient seal characters "Tongtian Pavilion" written on the plaque.

Chen Yuan was stunned. This should be the "Tongtian Pavilion" recorded in the fragment.

The main door of Tongtian Pavilion was tightly closed, and it slowly opened when the green-robed formation spirit approached.

The two walked into Tsutenkaku, where the space was extremely vast, much more spacious than it appeared from the outside.

In the middle was a huge transparent sand table, exactly the same as what Chen Yuan had seen in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain.

The transparent sand table is ten feet in radius, but it is covered with a layer of light white mist, so the scenes inside cannot be seen clearly.

The roof of the Tongtian Tower is connected to the outside and is surrounded by transparent crystal walls on all four sides. It is shimmering with dense spiritual mist, and the scene inside cannot be seen clearly.

The green-robed array spirit raised his hand and pointed at the sand table: "This is the center of Tongtian Island. Since you have entered the blessed land of Dongxu Mountain, you should have seen something similar."

Chen Yuan nodded: "I was lucky enough to refine the core of the Dongxu Mountain blessed land, but I don't know the secret method of Taixuan Sect, so I can't fully control it, and I can't even enter and leave the blessed land freely."

"Moreover, the large spiritual vein in the blessed land of Dongxu Mountain was cut off by a strange demonic energy and cannot be erased. If this continues, it may gradually shrink..."

He described the abnormality of the spiritual veins in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain in detail. Qingliu Lay Buddhist frowned and said, "From what you said, that group of evil spirits should be left by a demon king. Naturally, you can't get rid of it. Only a cultivator of the Divine Transformation Realm can erase it."

Chen Yuan was startled and asked, "Is the 'Demon Lord' that the senior mentioned an ancient demon in the Spiritualization Stage?"

The green robed formation spirit shook his head: "Ancient demons in the Spiritualization Stage are called Demon Marshals in the Demon World, and only ancient demons in the Void Refining Stage can be called Demon Lords."

Chen Yuan was shocked: "That remnant soul of the Demon Lord actually had the cultivation level of Refining Void when he was alive?"

The green robed spirit nodded slightly, his eyes dimmed: "Yes, when the ancient demons crossed over, they were led by two demon lords in the early stage of refining emptiness."

"The monks of Donghua Continent tried their best to defeat the ancient demon army, but they also paid a heavy price for it. Taixuan Sect should have perished because of this..."

Chen Yuan was even more shocked when he heard this.

A cultivator who has reached the state of spiritual enlightenment can ascend to the spiritual world, but the demon world actually sent two ancient demons to conquer the human world, but they were ultimately defeated. At least one demon lord was sealed in the demon realm, with only a remnant soul lingering on.

How brutal was that war back then?

Seeing that the green-robed monk was very gentle, he boldly asked, "Senior, you are so concerned about Taixuan Sect. Could it be that the senior who set up the Tongtian Island protection formation is a monk from Taixuan Sect?"

The green-robed formation spirit showed some reminiscence in his eyes and nodded silently.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk much, Chen Yuan didn't dare to ask more.

The green robed spirit was silent for a while, then said, "Have you decided which treasure you want to choose, young friend?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked cautiously, "No matter what treasure I want, will you give it to me?"

The green robed formation spirit nodded and said: "You have passed the Demon Origin Trial and hold the Taixuan Order. You can choose any treasure in the Tongtian Pavilion."

Chen Yuan was delighted and thought of the Kuixing Patriarch again. He asked, "Excuse me, Senior, is it possible that the Taoist friend just now was also like me, holding the Taixuan Order and entering Tongtian Island, and was given a treasure by you?"

The green robed formation spirit said calmly, "Are you talking about Kuixing? The Taixuan Order is so precious. The one in your hand is probably the last intact Taixuan Order in this world."

"Kui Xing just found a robe left behind by a monk from Tongtian Island and exchanged it with me for a drop of Moonlight Dew."

"You are the same as him, both of you are physical practitioners. Moonlight Dew will be of great help to you. I can give you ten drops."

Chen Yuan asked in confusion: "What kind of treasure is this Moonlight Dew?" (End of this chapter)