Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 581 Purchasing
Spring goes and winter comes, cold comes and summer goes, and four years have passed in a flash.

One day, Chen Yuan woke up from his meditation and slowly opened his eyes. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, illuminating the dim stone chamber.

He slowly stood up, walked out of the training room, frowned slightly, and came to a stone chamber.

There was nothing in this stone chamber except for a skylight. It was late at night and through the skylight, a corner of the starry sky could be seen.

Chen Yuan flipped his hand and took out the jade bead. Under the starlight, the jade bead emitted a faint green light.

The stars shone and gathered into a silver beam of light, which passed through the narrow skylight, fell into the stone chamber, and enveloped Chen Yuan.

A warm feeling enveloped the whole body, as if soaking in a hot spring.

Fifty breaths later, the starlight faded, the jade beads returned to their original state, and the true energy in Chen Yuan's dantian was consumed by 20%.

Chen Yuan clenched his fists slightly, feeling his strength increase slightly, shook his head, turned around and walked out of the stone chamber, passed through the long and narrow passage, raised his sleeves and flicked the cave door slowly.

Three and a half years later, he had refined all the elixirs except for the Nascent Soul early stage elixir, and had also taken the iron wire grass spirit liquid.

He never missed the infusion of starlight once, and both his physical body and cultivation level improved a lot.

Cultivation is easy to say. After taking thirty pills, plus the more than forty pills refined in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, he is not far from the late Nascent Soul stage.

With another forty pills, he should be able to reach the bottleneck in the late stage.

Throughout history, there has probably been no cultivator who could make such rapid progress in cultivation as Chen Yuan.

But this is because Chen Yuan practiced "Nine Transformations of True Spirit" and refined two kinds of true spirit blood. The improvement of his cultivation only depends on the physical body and there is no bottleneck.

The two kinds of true spirit blood made Chen Yuan's strength far surpass that of the cultivators of the same level, allowing him to be invincible without worrying about cultivation resources.

A horse will not be fat without night grass, and a man will not be rich without windfall.

The number of Nascent Soul cultivators and transformed demon kings killed by Chen Yuan is more than many Nascent Soul cultivators have ever seen, and even the great cultivators have to admit defeat.

If it were any other Nascent Soul cultivator, they would have to put in a lot of effort to kill a cultivator of the same level, and they would also have to consider the right time, place and people, and they would not dare to act rashly.

He spent most of his time sitting in the cave, meditating silently, improving his cultivation bit by bit.

"Nine Transformations of the True Spirit" is so important that the physical body has become the top priority of Chen Yuan's cultivation.

But after refining the White Jade Pill and Iron Wire Grass Spirit Liquid, and after nearly four years of starlight infusing his body, Chen Yuan's body still remained at the ninth level of the Demon King.

There is still a distance from becoming a level ten demon king.

He underestimated the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck of the physical body. There is a world of difference between a great monk and a middle-stage Nascent Soul, and there is also a world of difference between a level ten demon king and a level nine demon king.

Even after taking five drops of Moonlight Dew, six White Jade Pills, and a bottle of Iron Wire Grass Spirit Liquid, it was still a little short.

If one simply relies on the infusion of starlight, it will take at least several years or even more than ten years.

Naturally, Chen Yuan was unwilling to wait any longer. Although he did not have any body-tempering elixir, he had plenty of treasures.

As long as you are not stingy with spirit stones, it shouldn't be difficult to buy a few body-tempering spiritual herbs.

Chen Yuan stepped out of the cave and scanned with his spiritual sense, and found that Li Qingshan was practicing in the cave.

Over the past four years, although he asked Li Qingshan to report anything to him and to consult him if he had any questions about cultivation, Li Qingshan never disturbed him once.

Chen Yuan did not wake Li Qingshan from his meditation. He just took out a sound transmission talisman, put it to his mouth, whispered a few words, and flicked his fingers.

The sound transmission note turned into a stream of light, passed through the stone wall of the formation, and flew into Li Qingshan's cave.

Chen Yuan did not stop and flew westward with a flash of light.

Since I can’t go to Chongde City, if I want to exchange for body-tempering spiritual herbs, the best choice is Jingzhou Wanling Market.

Although Wanling Market mainly focuses on refining equipment, it also has no shortage of other treasures. He also has an old acquaintance with Qin Lian, which makes things easier for him.

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Half a month later, Chen Yuan flew all the way to the Wanling Mountains.

There are still countless Tribulation Cultivators in Jingzhou. There is no giant sect to take charge, and conflicts frequently occur between several large sects. This place is doomed to be turbulent.

However, within 300 miles of Wanlingfang City, there has never been any Tribulation Cultivator, and no one dares to challenge this behemoth that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years and is no less powerful than the top ten sects.

Chen Yuan slowed down his speed and came to an entrance of Wanlingfang City.

He did not reveal his identity as a Nascent Soul cultivator. He took out his pass token and followed the other cultivators into the market town.

Flying is prohibited on Wanling Peak. Chen Yuan came to the foot of this three thousand foot tall towering peak and lowered the escape light.

The mountain road is extremely spacious, slightly inclined, and spirals upward, with a constant flow of people.

Countless buildings are lined up one after another, winding up along the mountain road and straight into the clouds, stretching as far as the eye can see.

As soon as Chen Yuan landed, several Qi-refining monks came up to him, saluted with fists, and asked Chen Yuan if he needed a guide.

Chen Yuan shook his head, walked up the stone steps, and stopped only when he reached a height of a thousand feet.

At the edge of the clouds, a grand palace stands majestically, with a plaque inscribed with the three words "Wanling Pavilion", which is ancient and grand.

Chen Yuan stepped inside and revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation level, and asked to visit Qin Lian.

The Jindan master of Wanling Pavilion was surprised, and very respectfully invited Chen Yuan into a quiet room, and immediately sent someone to invite Qin Lian.

Chen Yuan waited for half an hour, and the person in charge of the Jindan came into the quiet room, clasped his fists and bowed, with an apologetic look on his face: "Uncle Qin is refining a magic weapon and cannot come out for the time being."

"If you want to visit Uncle Qin again, you need to stay for a few days. I will report to you immediately after Uncle Qin comes out of retreat."

Chen Yuan frowned and nodded: "Then please arrange a cave for me."

The Jindan master breathed a sigh of relief, bowed slightly, raised his hand and said, "Senior, please follow me."

Chen Yuan followed the leader of the Jindan realm and flew upwards for more than 600 feet until they arrived at the gate of a cave.

The spiritual energy here is rich, comparable to a medium-sized spiritual vein. The cave is exquisitely furnished and is a residence specially prepared for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Chen Yuan stayed in this cave, meditating and regulating his breathing, waiting for Qin Lian to come out.

A month later, Chen Yuan was meditating in the practice room when he suddenly heard a clear voice beside his ears: "Is Fellow Daoist Chen in your residence? Qin is here to visit."

Chen Yuan woke up from his meditation, stood up and walked out of the training room, opened the door of the cave, and welcomed Qin Lian in.

Qin Lian looked a little haggard and seemed quite tired.

But after he sat down, he was all smiles: "It's been many years since we last met. Fellow Daoist Chen is still as charming as ever. Are you coming to Wanling Market this time to ask Qin to refine two more high-level magic weapons?"

Chen Yuan also smiled and said, "I do have this intention..."

As he spoke, he raised his sleeves and two objects appeared out of thin air on the table, flashing with a faint light.

"I got these two magic weapons by chance. Please take a look at them, fellow Taoist."

Qin Lian was shocked. He looked at the three-inch iron anchor sail on the table, feeling the spatial fluctuations it emitted, and could no longer look away.

He was just joking, but he didn't expect Chen Yuan to actually take out two high-level magic weapons.

Including the Dunkong Robe and Chongxuan Peak, Chen Yuan actually has four high-level magical weapons in his hands!

This is a high-level magic weapon that can serve as a trump card for a Nascent Soul cultivator. When did it become so common?

If he remembered correctly, Chen Yuan was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage. Even some great cultivators could not produce four high-level magic weapons at once.

Chen Yuan said: "These two magic weapons should be left over from ancient times..."

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment and let me take a look." Qin Lian stared at the anchor and sail, scanning them carefully with his spiritual sense, then raised his hand and typed in a few spells.

The two magic weapons flickered with light. After a quarter of an hour, Qin Lian finally stopped. His already haggard face looked even weaker.

But his eyes were sparkling, and he kept praising: "It is really a work of art beyond compare. I wonder how prosperous the world of immortal cultivation was in ancient times. There were such techniques, which make people yearn for it..."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Although I cannot send you back to ancient times, I can give you these two treasures and let you refine them again."

Qin Lian showed an interested look, but after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said regretfully: "Qin also wants to melt these two magic weapons into spiritual materials and carefully experience the exquisite refining techniques of the ancient refiners."

"But these two magic weapons contain a kind of restriction. They are incomplete, but they don't look like they were destroyed by anyone. It seems that they were like this when they were refined. It's very strange."

"Qin has never heard of this. If I smelt it rashly, it will only destroy it. I am afraid I am powerless to do anything about it. Please forgive me, fellow Taoist."

Chen Yuan frowned slightly and looked down at the iron anchor and sail: "It doesn't matter. With your refining skills, you can't do anything with these two magic weapons. Looking at Jiuxianzhou, I'm afraid there are not many people who can re-melt them..."

He raised his sleeves and put away the two magic weapons.

Qin Lian comforted him, "The more magic weapons, the better. Fellow Daoist is only in the early stage of Yuanying, but he already has the Dunkong Dharma Robe and Chongxuan Peak. Once your cultivation breaks through the bottleneck, it won't be too late to refine magic weapons..."

Chen Yuan smiled and changed the subject: "I have something else to ask for your help."

Qin Lian was a little surprised: "Fellow Daoist, please tell me, do you want to refine other magic weapons?"

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly: "It's not about refining magic weapons, but I need two kinds of treasures, but I don't have the means to do so."

"Your refining skills are perfect, and you have made many acquaintances with Nascent Soul cultivators. I would like to ask you for help and purchase some from other fellow cultivators."

A hint of curiosity flashed across Qin Lian's eyes: "I wonder what kind of treasure you need?"

"Thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herbs and ninth-level demon pills." Chen Yuan said slowly.

Qin Lian was stunned: "These two treasures are very rare, especially the thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual grass."

"Today, physical cultivation is declining, and spiritual herbs for tempering the body are becoming increasingly scarce. If you want to exchange for these two treasures, it will cost you a lot."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I have made some preparations and will surely satisfy you who brought out these two treasures."

"May I ask what kind of treasures you have prepared?" Qin Lian asked

"Please look, fellow Daoist." Chen Yuan raised his sleeves and a pile of top-grade spirit stones appeared out of thin air on the table. They were piled together like a hill.

Qin Lian glanced at it and nodded slightly: "Sixty-seven pieces of top-grade spirit stones are enough to exchange for two thousand-year-old body-tempering spirit herbs or two ninth-level demon pills."

Chen Yuan frowned. Jiuxianzhou has rich spiritual energy, vast land and abundant resources. The output of spiritual stones is far better than that of Donghuazhou. The same treasure will cost much more than that of Donghuazhou.

He shook his head: "The spiritual herbs and demon pills I need are far more than these."

"How much do you want, fellow Taoist?"

“The more the merrier.”

Qin Lian frowned: "Then these spirit stones may not be enough..."

Chen Yuan flipped his hand and took out three jade bottles: "These are three bottles of Nascent Soul Early Stage elixir. How many thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herbs can they be exchanged for?"

Qin Lian was surprised: "Fellow Daoist, you are willing to exchange the cultivation elixir for treasure?"

Chen Yuan explained: "I am a physical cultivator. My physical body is of utmost importance. My cultivation method has reached a critical juncture."

"If you cannot temper your body and reach a higher level, all your efforts will be wasted."

“So I had to give up the elixir for cultivation. As for the ninth-level demon elixir, it is also required for the practice.”

Qin Lian suddenly realized that elixirs for cultivation have always been in short supply and more popular than top-grade spirit stones, and very few people would take them out for trading.

He smiled and said, “Three bottles of Nascent Soul Early Stage Pills are enough to exchange for three thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herbs, or three ninth-level demon pills.”

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. In terms of preciousness, the body-tempering spiritual herbs are far inferior to the cultivation elixirs for the practitioners.

But just as Qin Lian said, the number of physical practitioners is declining nowadays, and there are very few body-tempering spiritual herbs left.

The growth of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs requires the absorption of a large amount of spiritual energy. Some spiritual herbs also require a special environment. Planting them in a spiritual medicine garden is quite costly.

Even for giant sects, they have to be prudent and carefully plan the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs in the spiritual medicine garden.

However, the body-tempering spiritual herbs have amazing power, and the spiritual energy consumed in their growth is often more than that of other types of spiritual herbs.

As a result, except for some sects that planted Body-Tempering Spiritual Herbs in the past for various reasons, there are fewer and fewer sects that continue to cultivate Body-Tempering Spiritual Herbs.

Although the body-tempering spiritual herbs are useless to cultivators of magic, they are thousand-year-old spiritual herbs after all, and it is impossible for them to go back without a reason.

But if these body-tempering spiritual herbs are picked, the vacancies will be replaced by other spiritual herbs.

Most of the spiritual herbs that have been preserved are used to improve cultivation, or are special spiritual herbs such as the Millennium Thunder Herb.

If this continues, the spiritual herbs for tempering the body will become less and less. The physical cultivators of future generations may only be able to rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to warm and nourish their bodies, and there will be no hope of achieving the great path in their lifetime.

Scarcity makes things valuable. The body-tempering spiritual herbs are becoming increasingly scarce, so their prices are naturally rising.

After Chen Yuan took out three bottles of level eight demon essence pills, he took out six mid-level magic weapons and three low-level magic weapons, and said with a smile: "I wonder how many body-tempering spiritual herbs these nine magic weapons can be exchanged for?"

Qin Lian's eyes swept over slowly, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

The refining techniques of these nine magic weapons are more exquisite than the last, and the spiritual materials used are more precious than the last. They can be regarded as masterpieces among magic weapons of the same level.

Could it be that Chen Yuan had annihilated some medium-sized sect, or killed several Nascent Soul cultivators, in order to come up with so many top-quality magic weapons?

Qin Lian looked at Chen Yuan with a bit more awe in his eyes: "Qin is willing to accept these magic weapons. Although our sect is based on refining weapons, we also have several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs."

"Among them, there are two wood-horned rhinoceros plants and broken star flowers, both of which have the effect of tempering the body. If there is a shortcoming, a ninth-level demon pill can make up for it. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "I'll follow your advice."

The price Qin Lian offered was quite fair. Although the magic weapons in his hands were obtained from Nascent Soul cultivators and were all top-grade products, they were only mid-level and low-level magic weapons after all, and were only useful to Nascent Soul cultivators in the early stage.

Treasures like body-tempering spiritual herbs and ninth-level demon pills can usually only be produced by cultivators in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

That is to say, Wanling Pavilion is in the business of magic weapons, and it needs a large number of fine magic weapons, which is why it offers such a high price.

Qin Lian's smile became even more intense, and he looked at the mustard seed ring on Chen Yuan's wrist: "Daoyou, if you have any other treasures, why not take them out and let Qin open his eyes."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I have already emptied my entire fortune to come up with these things, so how can I have any treasures?"

"Thank you for your hard work, I will reward you handsomely after the task is completed."

Qin Lian said sternly, "Leave this matter to me. As for rewarding me handsomely, there is no need for that."

"These nine magic weapons are enough for me to gain a lot of contributions from the sect."

"Besides, I want to refine magic weapons for you in the future, and I don't want to lose the big picture for the small one."

Chen Yuan laughed: "Then I will wait for good news from you, fellow Taoist."

(End of this chapter)