Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Zhuge Qi and Bai Yanji were both stunned. They just hoped that the four major Xuan Sects would not send troops to blame them, but Chen Yuan actually wanted to come to them in person. Isn't this just walking into a trap?

Zhuge Qi said: "In my opinion, we should take a long-term view on this matter. The four great Xuan Sects may have colluded in secret at this time. How to deal with our sect? We should first find out the situation and then make plans. How about that?"

Bai Yanji also advised: "Although the four great Xuan Sects want to suppress our sect, the five sects that were destroyed all had grudges against our sect. This is a well-known fact in the world of immortal cultivation."

"Brother Chen's extermination of the entire clan in anger is not morally wrong. The Four Great Xuan Sects will most likely not tear their faces apart with our sect."

"As long as we guard our sect carefully and endure for a while, once we have digested all the cultivation resources we have obtained from other sects, the strength of our cultivators will increase greatly, and we will naturally not be afraid of being constrained by the four major sects."

He spoke very sincerely, which surprised Chen Yuan.

When the sects were merged, Bai Yanji was in favor of it on the surface, but many of his disciples expressed dissatisfaction. He practiced in seclusion all day long and did not make any effort to help the former Guiyuan Sect disciples integrate into the Lingyun Sect.

More than 20 years have passed, and he is now fully concerned about the sect. Faced with such a major event that concerns the sect's rise and fall, he no longer has the slightest intention of staying out of it.

If he wasn't about to rush to Jiuxianzhou, Bai Yanji's words would have been the best strategy.

Chen Yuan's mind turned, and he smiled slightly: "Brother Bai is right, but this is too passive."

"If we are on guard every day, it will also make our sect's cultivators uneasy and lose their focus on cultivation."

"I'd better go there myself and settle this matter, so that the disciples can practice with peace of mind."

Bai Yanji wanted to persuade him again, but the two factions had only been united for more than 20 years, and his status was inherently insufficient. Chen Yuan had obviously made up his mind, so he couldn't speak and had to remain silent.

He is a smart person and is good at observing people's words and expressions.

At the beginning, Guiyuan Sect was weak and had to rely on Ziyang Sect, but it was never annexed by Ziyang Sect because Bai Yanji tried his best to maneuver among the six sects of Qi State, thus ensuring the sect's inheritance.

However, Chen Yuan was too powerful and all his methods were useless, so Guiyuan Sect was eventually annexed by Lingyun Sect.

But even so, Bai Yanji did not resist at all. He preserved the vitality of Guiyuan Sect to the greatest extent. As the leader, he had done his best.

Zhuge Qi did not have such concerns and said bluntly: "Senior Brother Chen is the pillar of our sect. If he goes directly to our door, what should we do if the four major Xuan Sects have bad intentions?"

Chen Yuan said: "Brother Zhuge, don't worry. Even if this trip yields no results, I am confident that I can escape unscathed."

Jin Luoheng also said: "Since Chen Yuan wants to solve the problem once and for all, let him try. If it fails, we can make another plan."

Seeing that Jin Luoheng also agreed with Chen Yuan's idea, although Zhuge Qi was still quite worried, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

He and Bai Yanji stood up and said goodbye, leaving only Chen Yuan and Jin Luoheng in Lingyun Hall.

Chen Yuan asked, "Master, Junior Brother Bai is so concerned about the affairs of the sect. Has he changed since I left?"

Jin Luoheng smiled and said, "That's right. After the merger, Junior Brother Bai just practiced in seclusion. He ignored all the affairs of the sect and did not discipline his disciples. He often complained."

"Master knows that Guiyuan Sect was forcibly annexed by our sect, so it is understandable that he is dissatisfied."

"From now on, I will show you tolerance. The sect's offerings will be no different from those of me and Senior Brother Zhuge."

"Junior Brother Bai has made great progress in his cultivation. When the five sects repeatedly violated the border and started conflicts, he was in charge of the four directions and worked hard without complaint. He must have truly recognized our sect."

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Master and Junior Brother Zhuge are going with me to Jiuxianzhou this time, Junior Brother Bai will definitely be suspicious."

"In Master's opinion, should we tell the truth about the Nine Immortal Continent?"

Jin Luoheng pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Although Junior Brother Bai has only been in our sect for more than 20 years and has become more mellow, he is not stupid. He is best at going with the flow and never goes against the flow."

“If you can shock the four great Xuan Sects and then tell them about the Nine Immortal Continents, he will naturally understand how important the teleportation array is to our sect.”

"Donghuazhou's spiritual energy is thin, and it is far less rich and vast than Jiuxianzhou."

“But he was able to go to Jiuxianzhou through the teleportation array to look for opportunities. His hope of breaking through is much greater than that of the Nascent Soul cultivators of other sects. He will definitely keep his mouth shut.”

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Master, what you said is very true. I will set off now to meet the leaders of the four great Xuan Sects."

……

Song State, Dongling Mountains, the gate of Baihe Sect.

White-feathered cranes carrying monks flew through the air.

The White Crane Sect raises tens of thousands of spiritual cranes. From Nascent Soul cultivators to Qi Refining disciples, everyone has one, and they can fly back and forth in the mountain gate, making it extremely convenient for them to do so.

One of the white-feathered cranes, carrying a middle-aged monk, flapped its wings and came to the top of a thousand-foot-high peak. It slowly folded its wings and landed.

The middle-aged monk turned over and looked anxious, but he still did not forget to stroke the white-feathered crane's slender neck twice. The white-feathered crane let out a low cry and touched the palm of the middle-aged monk with its beak, with intimacy in its eyes.

The middle-aged monk walked quickly towards a cave on the top of the mountain, and the white-feathered crane followed behind him, step by step.

Outside the cave, there was also a spirit crane lying on the ground. When it saw someone coming, it stood up and greeted them.

It walked with two long legs, gracefully, and uttered a gentle female voice: "Is this Taoist friend here to see the master?"

This spiritual crane is half the size of the white-feathered crane behind the middle-aged cultivator, and the demonic aura on its body is even stronger. It is a level seven spiritual beast.

The middle-aged cultivator bowed and said in a hurried voice, "Please inform Fairy Crane that the head of Linghe Hall, Xie Zifeng, wants to see Master Chen Yuan of Lingyun Sect, and I am here to report this to Elder Wei!"

The spirit crane's eyes changed slightly. Although it was just a spirit beast, it had also heard of the name of Master Chen.

Ling He no longer cared about his elegant manner and quickly responded: "Thank you for waiting for a moment, Daoist friend. I will go and report to the master right away."

After saying that, it turned around and pecked the stone door heavily, and the stone door slowly opened. Just when it was half opened, the spirit crane walked quickly into the cave with its slender legs.

The middle-aged monk was waiting outside, looking increasingly anxious.

The White Crane Sect is one of the four great Xuan Sects and has always stood at the top of the immortal cultivation world in Donghua Continent.

The middle-aged cultivator had seen and welcomed no less than ten Nascent Soul cultivators. He was always neither humble nor overbearing, and had never tarnished the reputation of the White Crane Sect.

But Chen Yuan's reputation was too great, and he would destroy other sects at will. He had already destroyed more than ten sects, and the number of Nascent Soul cultivators who died at his hands was even greater than that. His methods were so ruthless that even the five major demon sects felt inferior to him.

The middle-aged cultivator was afraid that Master Chen would be kept waiting for too long and would vent his anger on him.

Fortunately, Linghe didn't let the middle-aged cultivator wait too long. In less than half an hour, he walked out of the cave and urged, "Daoyou, please come in. The master wants to see you."

"Thank you, Fairy." The middle-aged cultivator bowed and walked into the cave.

He hurriedly passed through the long and narrow passage and came to a stone hall. The furnishings were elegant and there was a faint fragrance in the air, which seemed to have a soothing effect on the mind, and slowly calmed the middle-aged monk's slightly impatient expression.

There was a stone table in the center of the stone hall, and an old man with white hair and beard was sitting opposite it. He was Elder Wei, a disciple of the White Crane Sect's Sect Master Wei and an early Nascent Soul cultivator.

As a great monk, Sect Master Wei had no time to take care of sect affairs and practiced in seclusion all day long.

All matters of the White Crane Sect, big or small, are handled by Elder Wei.

The middle-aged monk clasped his fists and bowed: "Disciple greets Uncle Wei..."

Before he finished speaking, Elder Wei asked, "No need to be polite. Are you sure it's Lingyun Sect's Grand Elder Chen Yuan who's here to visit?"

He stared at the middle-aged monk with a serious expression.

The middle-aged cultivator quickly explained, "Master Chen once came to our sect to visit Uncle He. I have seen him several times and I will never make a mistake. It is undoubtedly Master Chen."

"He has come to visit the headmaster this time, please let Master make the decision."

Elder Wei's expression became more serious: "You should return to Linghe Hall as soon as possible and entertain Fellow Daoist Chen."

"How should the disciple report back?"

"I will go to see Master right now. Whether it succeeds or not, I will go to Linghe Hall in half an hour at the latest and tell you in person."

The middle-aged monk heaved a sigh of relief: "Disciple obeys your command."

After saying this, he bowed and left. Elder Wei did not dare to waste time and immediately left the cave and went to the place where Sect Master Wei was practicing.

The middle-aged monks were afraid of Chen Yuan's reputation, and Elder Wei was even more so.

When the Demon Realm spread, he followed Sect Master Wei into the Demon Realm and saw with his own eyes Chen Yuan, with white hair and black wings, slaughtering monsters like killing chickens and sheep.

He was in charge of all the affairs of the White Crane Sect, so he naturally knew that the Four Great Xuan Sects were secretly hindering the Lingyun Sect, and he personally participated in it.

Now that Chen Yuan has come to his door, it is very likely that he wants to call him to task. He knows that he cannot handle it, so he can only ask Sect Master Wei to step in.

Elder Wei was anxious and fled at an extremely fast speed, and soon arrived at Sect Master Wei’s cave.

Sect Master Wei was meditating and practicing, but when he heard his disciple Ling He report that Elder Wei was coming, he immediately came out to meet him.

Elder Wei walked quickly into the cave of Sect Master Wei, clasped his fists and bowed, saying respectfully: "Master, Lingyun Sect's Chen Yuan is here to visit you and is waiting in Linghe Hall."

"I have already ordered people to entertain you well. I wonder if Master would like to see you?"

Sect Leader Wei was surprised: "Chen Yuan? Why did he come to see me?"

Elder Wei shook his head: "I don't know, but according to my guess, it is probably because of the destruction of the five sects."

"Our sect secretly supports Wuxiang Palace. Now that fellow Daoist Liu from Wuxiang Palace has died at the hands of Chen Yuan, he may have known about this..."

Sect Master Wei sneered: "The four great Xuan Sects are about to join hands to deal with Lingyun Sect. Do you think he dares to come to our sect to call for punishment?"

"Master asked you to send the elders of the sect to visit Fellow Daoist Chu of Jiangxian Mountain, Fellow Daoist Daoxuan of Tianxuan Sect, and Fellow Daoist Li of Zhiyuan Sect. How is it going now?"

Elder Wei replied, "Three days ago, I sent Senior Brother Peng, Junior Brother Zhang, and Junior Brother Baili to go there with Master's letter, but the journey is long and they have not returned yet..."

Sect Master Wei hesitated for a moment and stood up: "Chen Yuan is perverse and cruel, slaughtering his fellow practitioners. His behavior is no different from that of a demon cultivator."

"My master was trying to unite with Zhiyuan Sect, Tianxuan Sect, and Jiangxian Mountain to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven, but he didn't even think of hiding and actually dared to come to me. This shows how arrogant he is."

"Master, I will go meet him right now and see what he has to say." Elder Wei felt relieved when he saw that Sect Leader Wei wanted to deal with Chen Yuan personally. "Disciple will invite the elders of the sect to come here and take down Chen Yuan together!"

Sect Master Wei frowned and asked, "When did your master ever say that he would take action against Chen Yuan?"

Elder Wei was stunned: "Master said that he was perverse and cruel, slaughtering his fellow practitioners, and his behavior was no different from that of a demon cultivator. He also wanted to unite with the other three Xuan Sects to deal with Lingyun Sect..."

Sect Master Wei shook his head: "The four great Xuan Sects have joined forces to deal with Lingyun Sect, but this does not necessarily mean that we have to break off relations with Lingyun Sect, nor does it mean that our sect has to act alone."

"You also survived the Demon Realm back then. Chen Yuan's teleportation technique is useless even against the Demon Lord's remnant soul's lock on the world."

“Even if I personally take action, and the elders in the sect help me, I may not be able to stop him.”

"When the time comes, our sect and Chen Yuan will have a great feud. If he sets his sights on our sect, the other three sects will just sit back and watch and reap the benefits."

"This time Chen Yuan came unexpectedly, and our sect was not prepared. I just wanted to see what he had to say."

"Back then, Junior Brother He and Xuan Yuanzi had a close personal relationship, and Chen Yuan also exchanged the Nine-bend Yellow Sand from me, so we can be considered to have some friendship."

"If he is willing to hand over a few medium-sized spirit veins and offer a large amount of cultivation resources, I would not mind joining forces with Lingyun Sect to fight against the other three sects."

"If he refuses to change his ways, it won't be too late to join forces with the three sects and slowly take action."

Elder Wei suddenly realized: "Master is wise. In the past, Qi's spiritual veins belonged to six sects and were not worth snatching. Now that they all belong to Lingyun Sect, it is easier to take action."

“But if we can get Lingyun Sect to offer its spiritual veins without any action, it will naturally be more cost-effective than joining forces with the other three sects.”

The two then left the cave and came to the outside of the mountain gate, to the Linghe Hall, where they met Chen Yuan who was waiting there.

After the two sides greeted each other, they took their seats as host and guest, with Sect Leader Wei sitting at the main seat and Elder Wei sitting at the last seat.

He observed carefully and saw that Chen Yuan looked calm and composed, without any sign of nervousness from the danger he was facing. He could not help but admire his master's foresight.

Sect Master Wei got straight to the point: "Fellow Daoist Chen attacked without reason and wiped out the five sects of Jinzhong Sect, Qingchi Sect, Wuxiang Palace, Chixiao Valley, and Maoyin Sect, causing panic among the righteous sects and the demonic cultivators to celebrate. May I ask what Fellow Daoist's intention is to be so cruel?"

Elder Wei was shocked. The master came straight to the point. Today's matter might not end well.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Friend Wei, you are wrong. These five sects provoked our sect first, causing heavy casualties among our disciples."

"Chen was just fighting back. How can it be said that he 'attacked without cause'?"

"These five sects are greedy by nature. They covet our spiritual veins and minerals. They have fallen into the devil's way. They are the scum of the righteous path. I am eradicating this cancer for the sake of the righteous path."

Sect Master Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I am not very clear about the disputes between these five sects and your sect."

"But with so many sects in Donghua Continent, misunderstandings are inevitable."

"If all the sects were like you, relying on their strength to destroy other sects at will, the immortal cultivation world would have been devastated long ago, and only one in ten sects would have survived."

Elder Wei nodded secretly in his heart. The four major Xuan Sects planned day and night to establish today's righteous pattern. How could they allow others to destroy it at will?
Chen Yuan's smile faded: "If a sect provokes the White Crane Sect for no reason, I wonder how Fellow Daoist Wei will respond?"

Sect Master Wei heard the hidden meaning of Chen Yuan's words and said, "The four great Xuan Sects are fighting against the Demon Sect, and the leaders are righteous and cannot be provoked."

"But if it's just a misunderstanding, I don't want to destroy the sect..."

He paused, then changed the subject: "Of course, Wei knows that you are not a reckless and bloodthirsty person. Perhaps the Jinzhong and Qingchi sects have gone a little too far."

"But it is really inappropriate for you to destroy their sect without saying anything."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "The four great Xuan Sects cannot be provoked, and our disciples cannot die in vain."

"Chen has only been away from the sect for more than 20 years, and these five sects dared to invade the borders of Qi. Naturally, they must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."

Elder Wei was very unhappy when he heard this. What virtue and ability did the Lingyun Sect have to be equal to the four great Xuan Sects?
Sect Master Wei frowned and said, "According to what you said, Lingyun Sect cannot tolerate the slightest offense?"

Chen Yuan said: "The four major sects will not tolerate any offense, and this is also true for our sect."

Sect Master Wei's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said slowly: "If Daoyou thinks this way, I'm afraid this matter will not end well."

He originally wanted to use threats and inducements to make Chen Yuan voluntarily hand over his spiritual veins and cultivation resources.

But Chen Yuan was so tough that he even compared Lingyun Sect with the four major Xuan Sects. Sect Master Wei's patience had been exhausted.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Chen came here to settle this matter."

"In the Demon Realm, Chen watched fellow Daoist take action. The might of the great cultivator was awe-inspiring."

"Now Chen has been traveling for more than 20 years. He has occasionally gained something and is eager to learn from it. I have come to ask for advice from fellow Taoists. I hope you will be generous in giving me some advice."

Sect Master Wei was stunned for a moment, his face darkened, "Then I will have a discussion with you, Taoist friend. Please!"

Elder Wei standing by was completely stunned. He had never expected that Chen Yuan would actually propose to fight with his master.

The reason why the Four Great Mysterious Sects can lead the righteous path is because they have great cultivators to rely on.

Tianxuan Sect previously had two great monks who were the undisputed leaders of the righteous path.

The Zhiyuan Sect is the only sect without a great cultivator to suppress it. Its previous leader has only been dead for a hundred years, and it can no longer be compared with the other three major sects.

It was only by relying on more than ten Yuanying elders in the sect and maneuvering between the other three major sects that it was able to barely maintain the status of the four major Xuan sects.

No matter how many Nascent Soul cultivators there are, they are useless. The great cultivators are the real foundation of the four great Xuan Sects.

Chen Yuan wanted to compete with his master. Could it be that he wanted to prove that Lingyun Sect had the same status as the Four Great Xuan Sects?

But the gap between the middle Nascent Soul stage and the great cultivator is as huge as a chasm.

Back then in the Demon Realm, Chen Yuan could only barely contend with the Demon Lord, and was actually at a complete disadvantage.

Moreover, the Demon Lord took into consideration several great monks and did not go all out.

Even so, if Xuan Yuanzi had not saved his life, Chen Yuan would have almost died at the hands of the Demon Lord.

Elder Wei sneered in his heart. Being able to barely compete with a great monk, or being able to compete with a great monk, were two completely different things.

Chen Yuan actually wanted to challenge his master, which was tantamount to bringing humiliation upon himself.

At this time, Sect Master Wei had already stood up and said calmly: "This is not a place for sparring, fellow Taoist, please follow me."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of Linghe Hall, and flew into the sky with a flash of light.

Chen Yuan and Elder Wei followed closely behind. The middle-aged cultivator who was waiting outside saw the three people coming out and hurriedly bowed with his fists clasped, not daring to say a word.

The three of them stopped only when they reached the depths of the Dongling Mountains.

This is a barren mountain hundreds of feet high. The spiritual energy is extremely thin, and even the forests are sparser than elsewhere.

Sect Master Wei said coldly, "This place was a spiritual medicine garden in the early years. Now the spiritual energy has been exhausted and it has been abandoned. It is now suitable for sparring. Please come in, fellow Taoist."

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed: "I hope you can teach me, Brother Wei."

After saying that, he took out the Zixu Sword, his true energy surged out, the sword energy was overwhelming, and the wind and clouds changed color.

Sect Leader Wei's expression changed slightly, and he looked more serious. He flicked his sleeves, and a ninth-level spiritual crane flew out, flapped its wings, and swooped down towards Chen Yuan.

……

Seven days later, the White Crane Sect suddenly released news that shook the entire Donghua Continent's cultivation world.

The five sects of Jinzhong, Qingchi crossed the border without reason, invaded the immortal cultivation world of Qi State, killed and injured disciples of Lingyun Sect, and were destroyed by Chen Yuan. They deserved it.

The Baihe Sect warned all the other sects not to provoke without reason, otherwise if they were to be exterminated again, it would be their own fault.

But the sects that received the news, especially those around Qi State, felt that the Baihe Sect was reminding them not to provoke the Lingyun Sect.

But this was not the end. Half a month later, Jiangxian Mountain also released news that was similar to that of Baihe Sect.

A month later, the Tianxuan Sect and the Zhiyuan Sect released news one after another, all of which condemned the five sects for provoking conflicts without reason, which led to the destruction of the sects and disrupted the order of the righteous path, so that other sects could learn from them.

With the help of people who spread the news, it quickly spread throughout the immortal cultivation world of Donghua Continent, and even the demonic sects knew about it.

All of a sudden, all cultivators in Donghua Continent knew about the demise of the five sects; even low-level cultivators struggling in the Qi Refining Stage had heard of it.

Chen Yuan's reputation is so famous that it resounds throughout the immortal cultivation world of Donghua Continent, and almost everyone knows him.

Two months later, Chen Yuan returned to Lingyun Mountains. Jin Luoheng, Zhuge Qi and Bai Yanji learned about this and gathered in Lingyun Palace.

Zhuge Qi smiled and said, "What kind of means did Senior Brother Chen use to make the four great Xuan Sects admit that the five sects were destroyed."

"The way this group of people spread the news everywhere is also refreshing."

"In just a few months, our sect's reputation has spread throughout Donghuazhou."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "I just had a discussion with the leaders of the four major Xuan Sects. They couldn't do anything to me, so they had to accept the matter."

Zhuge Qi and Bai Yanji were both shocked. They had had this thought before, but when Chen Yuan really said it, they couldn't help but feel shocked.

Except for Master Li of the Zhiyuan Sect, the other three sect leaders are all great monks.

Chen Yuan was undefeated in his fights with them, so doesn’t that mean his strength is comparable to that of the great monks?

No wonder he was so confident that he went to the four major Xuan Sects alone, and was sure that he could convince them to stop suppressing Lingyun Sect from then on.

With Chen Yuan's suppression, even if the cultivators in the sect are a little weaker and there are fewer Nascent Soul cultivators, Lingyun Sect can still be called the fifth largest Xuan Sect.

Bai Yanji suddenly clasped his fists and bowed, saying sincerely: "Senior Brother Chen is extremely powerful. He is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul and can fight against great cultivators. He has shocked the four great Xuan Sects and has unparalleled divine power."

"But Senior Brother Chen is the backbone of our sect. The success or failure of the sect depends on him. I ask Senior Brother Chen to be cautious and not take risks again." (End of this chapter)