Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

After Chen Yuan tried out the Sky Thunder Technique and the Thunder Escape Technique, he returned to the cave.

He took out the sixth-level demon pill given by the green-robed formation spirit and spent several days refining it. The Zhu Yan true blood in his body became purer as a result.

The power of Zhu Yan's True Fire increased significantly, but it was still not enough to pose a threat to a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

However, after learning about the demon king Zhu Yan from the green-robed formation spirit, Chen Yuan was no longer worried that Zhu Yan's true blood was not pure enough.

The descendants of the demon king left in the human world should be more than just these. If we search the human world in the future, we should be able to find Zhu Yan’s true blood.

At the same time, the words of the green-robed formation spirit reminded him of the black-robed old man he met in the abyss.

So far, a total of three people have recognized the Zhuyan True Fire, two of whom are the Green Robe Array Spirit and the residual soul of the Lianxu Demon Lord, and their origins are extremely extraordinary.

Who is that mysterious old man in black robe?
Chen Yuan had no answer, but he had already memorized the appearance of the old man in black robe and the "Tanzhou Suyue Lake" he mentioned.

Before the birth of his baby, he didn't dare to go to the appointment, fearing that the old man in black robe was plotting against him.

But now, he has cultivated to the middle stage of Nascent Soul and refined three kinds of true spirit blood. He can go anywhere in the vast human world.

Unfortunately, Tanzhou has abundant water resources and many rivers and lakes. He had never heard of the name "Suyue Lake". It should be an unnamed lake and his location is unknown.

Chen Yuan shook his head and looked inward. The sea of ​​true energy in his dantian, which was thirty thousand feet in radius, had now expanded to a full forty thousand feet.

His true essence was even more condensed and pure than before, and every drop of sea water was extremely heavy. Even compared with that of a great cultivator, it was not inferior, and even had the upper hand.

In the past, when Chen Yuan used the Zixu Sword with all his strength, each sword would consume 10% of his true energy. But now the amount has been greatly reduced.

He can easily control top-level magic weapons like a great monk and persist for days and nights without any problem.

However, the more pure and powerful true energy also caused Chen Yuan's cultivation level, which was close to the late Nascent Soul stage, to fall back again.

Originally, he only needed two bottles of pills to reach the bottleneck in the late stage.

But now, he needs at least ten bottles of Nascent Soul Middle Stage elixir to break through the bottleneck of the late stage.

These are one hundred Nascent Soul Stage elixirs, or several hundred thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. For any Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, this is a hopeless number.

Even the ten major sects cannot take out all of them at once.

If Chen Yuan had absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth step by step, even if he died, he would never have been able to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Fortunately, he had the formula for the Demon Yuan Pill. The ninth-level Demon Pill was also extremely precious, but it was still much inferior to the thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

For example, the ten major sects have all been passed down for tens of thousands of years and have a profound foundation. They must have accumulated a lot of ninth-level demon pills.

He has no shortage of spiritual materials and treasures. If he could exchange for a few of them, he would be able to refine a lot of pills, which would greatly relieve his pressure.

However, among the ten major sects, Chen Yuan had only dealt with the Haoran Sect.

He is on good terms with Mr. Qingliu. As long as enough treasures are offered, Mr. Qingliu will definitely do his best to get them for Chen Yuan.

But Elder Gu and Yang Liqian both died at the hands of Chen Yuan. He still doesn't know what attitude the Haoran Sect has towards him, whether they are trying to keep the peace, or are they trying to show no tolerance, or maybe they don't even know that he was the one who did the killing.

Chen Yuan had to prepare for the worst, thinking that he should be lenient with the enemy. The Haoran Sect might have known the cause of death of Elder Gu and Yang Liqian, and wanted to kill him for revenge.

Although Chen Yuan's strength has greatly increased now, he thinks that even if he faces a great cultivator, he can still escape unscathed.
Even if Yue Chong, the leader of Haoran Sect, came to him, he could handle it calmly.

However, Chongde City is the mountain gate of the Haoran Sect. The protective formation it has set up has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Not to mention great cultivators, even a Divine Transformation cultivator cannot break it easily.

He didn't dare to go deep into the dangerous place and fall into the trap. He could only wait for Li Qingshan to return from his travels before making any plans.

His thoughts gradually calmed down, and Chen Yuan absorbed spiritual energy, transforming it into true energy bit by bit, silently improving his cultivation.

……

Half a year later, Chen Yuan's cultivation level had only increased slightly.

Late one night, when he walked out of the training room and drew the starlight into his body, he spread his spiritual sense as usual and swept through Li Qingshan's cave.

He paused. In the cave that had been empty for half a year, there appeared the figure of Li Qingshan.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, came to the stone chamber with a skylight, took out the jade pendant, and drew down the bright starlight.

After fifty breaths, the silver light faded away. Chen Yuan felt his body become stronger. He put away the jade pendant and walked out of the stone chamber.

The power of the Zhoutian stars is indeed a treasure for tempering the body. Even though he has refined the third kind of true spirit blood, the effect of the starlight infusing the body is still almost the same as before.

It was as if Yu Jue knew how powerful his body was, and the power of the stars he drew from him was just right.

Chen Yuan came to the stone hall, lifted his collar, sat in the main seat, opened and closed his lips, said a few words silently, then raised his sleeves and flicked the cave door slowly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Li Qingshan walked quickly into the cave, came to Chen Yuan, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Disciple welcomes Master out of retreat!"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "No need to be polite. Did you take the head of the Lu family's great elder when you went to Ningzhou this time?"

Li Qingshan smiled happily: "In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I have been hiding outside the Lu family's territory for three months."

"As soon as the Great Elder of the Lu Family left the clan, the disciple jumped out and beheaded him with a single sword!"

"After the death of the Lu family's great elder, the Lu family's patriarch chased him out and was extremely furious."

"His cultivation was one level higher than my disciple's. I didn't want to fight and fled immediately. He couldn't catch up with me, so I escaped safely."

Chen Yuan nodded and praised: "Lying in wait, killing with one strike, and fleeing thousands of miles away, this is exactly the way of sword cultivation."

Li Qingshan smiled embarrassedly: "Master, you are too kind. I have already formed a Dan, but I just attacked and killed a foundation cultivator. It is far from the feat of Master when he was still in the middle stage of Dan and joined forces with two fellow Taoists to kill a Yuanying cultivator..."

When Chen Yuan was imparting his experience in traveling in the world of immortal cultivation to him, he mentioned the incident of killing Ji Laogui. Li Qingshan was very fascinated and kept it firmly in his mind.

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Master had no choice but to take the risk in order to survive."

"In the future, you must not fight with high-level monks at will. Unless it is a fight for an opportunity or a life-and-death battle, avoid it if possible."

"We cultivators seek longevity and freedom, not bravery and violence. We must not put the cart before the horse."

Li Qingshan bowed solemnly: "Disciple will remember the master's teachings and will be careful when traveling in the world of immortal cultivation in the future."

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment and sighed softly: "Master has told you to be cautious, but now there is something that you need to do. It is very risky and may even put your life in danger..."

Li Qingshan said without hesitation: "Master, please speak! Your kindness is as deep as the sea. I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I don't need you to go through fire and water for me, but I need you to go to Chongde City and visit my good friend, the elder of Haoran Sect, Qingliu."

Li Qingshan was stunned: "Senior Qingliu? Master once said that he and I are friends of life and death. What risks will this disciple take?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Although my teacher has a close relationship with Daoist Fellow Qingliu, he has some conflicts with the two elders of Haoran Sect."

"The two elders set an ambush on Jueling Island, and I had no choice but to kill them all." "Daoyou Qingliu will take the blame for this matter, but whether he can cover it up is still uncertain."

"So, I need you to go to Chongde City, visit Daoist Brother Qingliu, and deliver a letter to me."

"If he says he is fine, I can go to Chongde City without any worries."

"If the Haoran Sect wants to investigate this matter, your life may be in danger."

"Of course, Haoran Sect is one of the top ten sects after all. Even if you have a grudge against me, for the sake of fellow Daoist Qingliu, they should not embarrass you, a Jindan cultivator."

"But no matter what, I am asking you to take the risk yourself. It is very risky. If you are unwilling to go, I will not blame you."

Li Qingshan was greatly shocked. The lives of two Nascent Soul cultivators, who were elders of the ten major sects, were mentioned lightly by Chen Yuan, as if he was just slaughtering two chickens.

He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Master has given orders, and I shall obey them. However, my life is a minor matter, while Master's safety is a major matter."

"What if Haoran Sect did not embarrass me, but followed me all the way to Fengyuan Mountain Range to find Master? What should I do?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Master is not going to Chongde City, but I am worried about the Haoran Sect's protective formation."

“If a cultivator from Haoran Sect dares to come and seek me as a master, even if the Sect Leader Yue Chong comes in person, I will be able to protect myself.”

Li Qingshan was even more shocked. Yue Chong was a great cultivator, known as the number one cultivator in Renzhou, famous in Jiuxianzhou. He was also the most outstanding figure among all the leaders of the ten major sects.

The master doesn't even take him seriously, how strong can he be?
Li Qingshan never doubted that his master was bragging. He knew very well that his master was a very cautious person and the same was true of the principles he taught him.

Although he is a sword cultivator, under the guidance of his master, he never acts rashly.

Since Master dares to say so, he must be confident in dealing with Yue Chong.

Li Qingshan felt relieved and bowed in apology: "Since Master can guarantee that you are safe, then I am relieved. I will set off for Chongde City today to visit Senior Qingliu."

Chen Yuan reminded him, "Have you thought it through? This trip is extremely risky, and I don't know what the Haoran Sect's attitude is towards me."

“If Haoran Sect is determined to avenge those two elders and involves two Yuanying elders, they might start with you.”

Li Qingshan said seriously: "Master has something to do, and I will do the work for you."

"Master taught me skills and supernatural powers, and gave me treasures and spiritual stones. It's like giving me a new life."

"Now I am only asking you to deliver a letter. If I am afraid of difficulties and refuse to move forward, what is the difference between me and a beast?"

Chen Yuan smiled with relief: "Since you are willing to make this journey, your teacher cannot treat you unfairly..."

He took out two jade bottles and handed them over.

Li Qingshan bowed slightly, took it with both hands, and asked in confusion: "Master, this is..."

Chen Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the jade bottle on the left: "This jade bottle contains four Kunyu Pills, which are made from eight hundred year old Kunyu grass and have the effect of tempering the body."

"You also know that when forming an infant, one must go through the three tribulations of the Nascent Soul. The first tribulation is the Yin Fire Tribulation, which burns the body and melts it."

"Taking this pill can strengthen your body, and it will be much easier for you to survive the Yin Fire Tribulation in the future."

A hint of joy flashed across Li Qingshan's eyes, and Chen Yuan pointed to the jade bottle on the right: "There is a soul-fixing pill in this bottle. When you are going through the third tribulation of the inner demon, it can protect your soul for a quarter of an hour and prevent it from being disturbed by the inner demon."

"Master will give you these two kinds of elixirs today to help you achieve a better baby in the future."

Li Qingshan was overjoyed and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Master, for the reward!"

Chen Yuan said seriously: "With the help of my master, I have prepared three kinds of spiritual objects for you to form a Nascent Soul. It will be easy to deal with the three tribulations of the Nascent Soul."

"But cultivation cannot be left to others. Before you form your infant, your master will only give you these two kinds of elixirs."

"How to continue to temper your body and survive the heavenly thunder tribulation still requires your own efforts."

Li Qingshan put the two jade bottles into the mustard seed ring, his expression solemn: "Disciple understands that the only way to go higher and further on the road of cultivating immortals is to take one step at a time."

"The sword sect inheritance that Master bestowed upon me has benefited me immensely."

"The Body Tempering Spiritual Pill is also extremely precious, and the Soul Fixing Pill is even more of a spiritual item for forming an infant. Even the false infant cultivators covet it."

"Even the true disciples of the ten major sects are probably treated like this. I dare not have any unreasonable expectations."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "I am relieved that you can understand this principle."

"I will write the letter right now, please wait for a moment."

After saying this, he took out a jade slip from the mustard seed ring and probed into it with his spiritual consciousness.

Li Qingshan stood with his hands behind his back. After a while, Chen Yuan withdrew his consciousness and handed the jade slip to him, admonishing him, "This jade slip contains the imprint of my consciousness. Daoist Qingliu will know it at a glance."

"You go to the Sifang Pavilion in Chongde City and tell them that you are following the orders of Master Chen Yuan to meet with Master Qingliu, and he will meet you."

Li Qingshan bowed slightly, took the jade slip with both hands, and said with a smile: "Disciple has been to Chongde City twice and knows where the Sifang Pavilion is."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Go ahead. After meeting Daoist Fellow Qingliu, if nothing else, just return to Fengyuan Mountain Range."

"Yes, disciple, I'll take my leave." Li Qingshan clasped his fists and bowed, then turned and left with a determined look on his face.

Chen Yuan watched his back disappear into the passage, sighed softly, and felt a little regretful.

If there was no one available, Chen Yuan would not be willing to let Li Qingshan go to Chongde City to test the reaction of Haoran Sect.

But he didn't trust anyone else. All he could do was to analyze the pros and cons clearly and let Li Qingshan make his own choice.

And as he said before, the Haoran Sect is one of the top ten sects and it is also a Confucian and Taoist sect. They shouldn't be so mean as to embarrass a cultivator in the early stage of the Jindan stage. Otherwise, it would be too disgraceful.

Regardless of whether the Haoran Sect wants to get to the bottom of the matter, Li Qingshan should be fine on this trip.

But as a master, it is only natural for Chen Yuan to worry about the safety of his disciples.

After Li Qingshan left, Chen Yuan meditated and practiced in the cave, but he did not forget to spread his spiritual awareness and stay alert to his surroundings at all times.

Due to the distraction, the speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth decreased a lot.

But there is no spiritual vein here, so a slight reduction in spiritual energy will not have much impact.

Half a month later, Chen Yuan, who was in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the west.

Through the thick stone wall, his spiritual sense saw a ray of light flying towards this side.

And in the escaping light, it was Li Qingshan who left this place half a month ago and headed for Chongde City. (End of this chapter)