Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 615 Misunderstanding
Jin Sheng (Jin Ming and Jin Luo have similar names, which affects the reading experience, so he changed his name to Jin Sheng) became even more confused when he saw this.

He had low cultivation level and was unknown in the clan, but Jin Luo had a wide range of friends, and the two rarely interacted with each other.

Moreover, Jin Luo kept a male lover who was extremely dissolute and fickle, which disgusted Jin Sheng, who was well-versed in human classics and thought he was knowledgeable and sensible, so he always kept his distance from him.

He was quite surprised by the sudden visit today.

Jin Sheng's mind was racing, but his expression remained calm as he welcomed Jin Luo into his mansion.

The two of them sat down as host and guest. Jin Luo served spiritual tea like a human cultivator meeting a guest and got straight to the point: "I heard that Madam Luo is planning an auction and has invited four elders from the clan and several demon kings to participate. You have the time to come to my house today. I wonder what you can do for me?"

Jin Luo said: "To be honest, brother, I came here for this matter."

Jin Sheng's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "I've heard from the Fifth Elder that Lady Luo's auction was full of rare treasures, including thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, cultivation elixirs, and top-grade spiritual materials."

"I am short of money and have no time to take care of myself in my cultivation. I dare not go to Luoxia Island and embarrass myself."

Jin Luo shook his head: "I am not inviting you to participate in the auction, but I have something else to ask for your help."

Jin Sheng was stunned for a moment: "My cultivation is low, far inferior to Madam Luo. How can I be of service to you?"

Jin Luo lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, there is someone behind the auction I held this time, but it is inconvenient for him to show up, so I came forward."

Jin Sheng smiled and said, "I have indeed heard about it, but what does it have to do with me?"

Jin Luo hesitated for a moment, seeming to be in a dilemma. After a long while, he whispered, "The person who cooperated with me this time is an elder in the middle stage of Yuanying from Tianji Sect. I hope my dear brother will not spread this matter to others..."

Jin Sheng was surprised. He was not surprised by the cooperation between Jin Luo and Tianji Sect. The three royal families had dealings with the human sects, and all the tribes were tacitly aware of it.

Otherwise, there is no grandmaster of alchemy in the Golden-winged Eagle clan, so where did the Nascent Soul stage elixirs he received come from every time?

But he and Jin Luo were just casual friends, yet Jin Luo told him such a secret. Isn't that pretending to be too close to him?
Jin Sheng's expression became serious. "There is a deep blood feud between the demon race and the human race. How could Madam Luo be secretly colluding with the Tianji Sect? I still need to practice, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, his intention to see the guest off was obvious.

But Jin Luo didn't know whether he was ignorant of human etiquette or was deliberately ignoring it. He smiled bitterly and said, "Please don't blame me, my dear brother. I have no other choice but to become your disciple."

"As long as you are willing to help me, I will reward you generously. Please accept these ten top-grade spirit stones first."

As she spoke, she raised her sleeves and ten top-grade spirit stones appeared out of thin air on the table. They were piled together, and the spiritual energy was dense and slowly diffused.

Jin Sheng's eyes were fixed on these ten top-grade spirit stones and he couldn't move them away.

As a transformed demon king, he had to work hard to preach to the low-level tribesmen on Jinling Island and inspect the formations. After several years, he only got a few Yuanying stage elixirs and five or six top-grade spirit stones.

Among the many demon kings in the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Demons, this is already considered a considerable fortune.

The demon kings outside the three major royal families, unless they are attached to the three major royal families, have no way to get top-grade spirit stones, let alone Nascent Soul stage elixirs. They can only stay in caves and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth bit by bit.

The Demon King looks majestic, but in fact he lives in a remote corner, hiding in the barren sea of ​​monsters. He is far inferior to the human race's Nascent Soul cultivators.

Jin Luo took out ten top-grade spirit stones at once, and Jin Sheng couldn't say the words "goodbye" which were about to come out of his mouth.

But he was a transformed demon king after all. He took a deep breath, managed to calm down, pretended to be calm and looked away, and asked, "Madam Luo is so generous. I am flattered."

"But I have been training on Jinling Island all day long. My strength is low and my knowledge is shallow. I wonder what happened to Madam Luo that she needs my help?"

Jin Luo hesitated for a moment and shook his head slightly: "Please forgive me, my dear brother. This matter is of great importance and is related to that fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect."

"I cannot tell you everything now, so please come with me to Luoxia Island and we will know the answer."

Jin Sheng frowned. This matter was actually related to the elder of Tianji Sect, and Jin Luo was vague about it. He offered ten top-grade spirit stones at once, and would also give elixirs as reward. It must be something extraordinary.

Although he wanted the spirit stone elixir, after reading the human classics, he was considered half a Nascent Soul cultivator and was very cunning, so he did not dare to take risks easily.

Jin Sheng stopped looking at the ten top-grade spirit stones and shook his head slightly: "The spirit stones are good, but if it involves the human race's sect, I'm sorry I can't agree to it."

"But rest assured, Madam Luo, what happened today is known to heaven and earth, you and I, and I will never leak a single word. Madam Luo, please go back."

After saying this, he picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip to show his intention to see the guest off.

Jin Luo's face darkened, and his voice was slightly cold: "I came to your door in person, begged you kindly, and even offered you a generous reward, but you still refused to do so. Don't you think you take me seriously?"

Jin Sheng's heart trembled. He had a shallow foundation in the clan and his strength was far inferior to Jin Luo's. Of course, he did not want to offend this woman.

But he didn't want to get involved in the deal between Jinluo and Tianji Sect for no reason, so he had to explain: "Madam Luo has misunderstood. I have always respected you. If I can help, I will do my best to help you."

"But Madam Luo only said that this matter was related to the elder of Tianji Sect, and she didn't reveal anything else."

"I didn't know the inside story and rashly agreed to it, but I was unable to do anything about it. Didn't I delay Madam Luo's important event?"

Jin Luo smiled and said, "My dear brother, you worry too much. Since I have asked you to do so, it is of course within my ability. However, since it involves that fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect, it is really inconvenient to elaborate."

"But I can guarantee that this matter is not very risky. You only need to leave Jinling Island for two or three days, and it will not delay your routine preaching and array inspections."

Jin Sheng showed hesitation: "Ms. Luo, can you give me a few days to think about it..."

Jin Luo shook his head and said, "The auction will begin soon. I have come here specially to ask you to make a move. There is no time to waste. Please make a decision now."

Jin Sheng was still quite hesitant, so Jin Luo urged him again: "Are you worried that I won't keep my word, or are you worried that I and that fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect will harm you?"

Jin Sheng laughed: "Ms. Luo, please stop joking..."

Although he and Jinluo were not close friends and did not have deep roots in the clan, he was also a transformed demon king, and his natal lamp remained in the clan.

Jin Luo would never collude with outsiders to harm himself. Otherwise, as long as his clan knew about it, he would surely die. There would be no place for him to stay in the vast sea of ​​monsters.

Jin Luo frowned and said, "Why are you still hesitating? After the matter is done, in addition to these ten top-grade spirit stones, I will also personally present you with a bottle of Blood Soul Pill. I will never let you suffer any loss."

Jin Sheng was shocked. The Blood Soul Pill was a Nascent Soul stage elixir unique to the Tianji Sect. Its main ingredient, the Blood Soul Grass, had long been extinct in the outside world. Only a few plants were cultivated in the Tianji Sect's spiritual medicine garden.

The Blood Soul Pill is extremely pure, and one bottle of it is enough to save him decades of hard training.

In addition to the ten top-grade spirit stones, he would need to preach to the low-level tribesmen on the island for several decades, inspect the formations, and work diligently before he could get them from the tribe.

But he still had some rationality left, and asked, "Ms. Luo is so generous, of course I am willing to agree."

“It’s just that I know that my strength is low, and I really don’t know why Madam Luo took out so many spirit stones and elixirs just to let me take action.”

"As far as I know, the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder both attended Madam Luo's auction. Madam Luo could have asked the two elders for help. Why did she let me make a fool of myself?"

Jin Luo hesitated for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Everyone in the clan knows that you are familiar with the human classics. You even know the ancient classics that our clan collected thousands of years ago by heart."

"That fellow Taoist from the Tianji Sect accidentally learned that a jade slip that was lost in the early years of the sect may have fallen into the hands of our clan."

"And there seems to be some secret hidden in that jade slip, so I am willing to take out the spirit stone and elixir. Please give me some advice, brother."

Jin Sheng suddenly realized that the human classics in the Golden-Winged Eagle clan were all obtained from human cultivators, naturally including cultivators from the Tianji Sect.

But he still asked: "The Fifth Elder is also familiar with the human race's classics..."

Jin Luo showed a sarcastic look on his face: "Fifth Elder is just pretending to be cultured. How can he compare with my diligence?" Jin Sheng smiled slightly, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Although the skills and magical powers cultivated by humans are very different from the way the demons rely on their bloodlines, the three thousand great ways all lead to the same destination, and one can learn from others' experience to polish a jade.

In order to practice, Jin Sheng studied human classics and delved into magical skills, and gained a lot. Only then could he successfully transform with his not-so-pure blood.

At that time, he had not yet transformed. In order to view the jade slips, he had to consume his demonic power, shrink his body, and carefully enter the Sutra Library. He suffered a lot, which was far more than the Fifth Elder's superficial experience.

As Jin Sheng's mind turned, he suddenly remembered that the Tianji Sect's middle-Nascent Soul elder was willing to give up ten top-grade spirit stones and a bottle of Blood Soul Pill for a jade slip that had disappeared thousands of years ago.

What secrets are hidden in this jade slip?
He couldn't help but feel a little greedy in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Madam Luo, do you know what the content of the jade slip that the Tianji Sect elder is looking for is?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Luo looked at him meaningfully, and said with a half-smile, "I advise you not to covet that jade slip. Not to mention that I don't know the answer and cannot tell you."

"Even if you know, the opportunity hidden in the jade slip is also in the Jade Purity Sea.
"How do I plan to sneak into Yuqing Sea, the heartland of the human race, and take away the opportunity without telling anyone?"

Jin Sheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Mrs. Luo is absolutely right. I shouldn't have had such delusional thoughts..."

Jin Luo smiled and said, "The reward offered by that fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect is already quite high. A bird in the hand is worth a thousand in the bush."

"My dear brother, you only need to answer a few questions from that Taoist friend, and you can get a bottle of Blood Soul Pill and ten top-grade spirit stones. What else can you not be satisfied with?"

Jin Sheng finally stopped hesitating and said, "Just follow what Madam Luo said. I will follow Madam Luo to Luoxia Island right now."

"But I have to say this beforehand. If our clan does not have the jade slip that the fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect is looking for, it is not my fault."

Jin Luo nodded slightly: "As long as my dear brother did not deliberately conceal it, that Taoist friend will naturally not be stingy."

"But if you can't solve my doubts, you can only get these ten top-grade spirit stones."

"As for that bottle of Blood Soul Pill, you will not get it."

Hearing this, Jin Sheng's doubts were gone and he said with a smile, "Of course, please lead the way, Madam Luo."

After saying that, he raised his sleeves and collected all ten top-grade spirit stones on the table.

Seeing this, Jin Luo smiled even more and stood up: "Don't worry, my dear brother. That Taoist fellow wouldn't ask me to treat you for a while for no reason. I think the chances are pretty good."

"That bottle of Blood Soul Pill is most likely already in my brother's pocket."

Jin Sheng thought that he could save himself decades of hard work and saw a glimmer of hope of becoming a ninth-level demon king. His heart was burning with excitement. Without any scheming at all, he stood up abruptly and strode out of the cave with Jin Luo.

With a flash of light, the two of them flew into the sky and escaped from Jinling Island.

After flying hundreds of miles, Jin Sheng suddenly stopped.

Jin Luo also stopped his flight and turned to look at Jin Sheng, a hint of doubt flashing in his beautiful eyes: "What else do you want, my dear brother?"

Jin Sheng looked a little embarrassed: "Madam Luo also knows that I need to enter Lingyuan Valley every seven days to inspect the array of the Jinling Island's protective array."

"According to clan rules, when I leave Jinling Island, I need to leave the token for entering Lingyuan Valley in the mansion to prevent others from getting it and sneaking into Lingyuan Valley to destroy the formation of the island protection formation."

"But my mind was in a mess just now, and I forgot about this matter..."

Jin Luo frowned, "Brother, are you saying that I tricked you out of Jinling Island so that I could take the token and destroy the island protection formation?"

Jin Sheng shook his head repeatedly: "How dare I, but due to the clan rules..."

Jin Luo showed an unhappy look on his face, and said calmly: "If you don't trust me, then just go back to the island. I will give you the ten top-grade spirit stones. I'll take my leave."

After saying this, she bowed gracefully, turned around and left.

Jin Sheng was shocked. Although ten top-grade spirit stones were good, how could they be as good as a whole bottle of Blood Soul Pill?

He hurriedly chased after her: "Please forgive me, Madam Luo. I will follow you to Luoxia Island now..."

Jin Luo then slowed down his flight and glanced at Jin Sheng: "My dear brother, you must know that trouble comes from the mouth. Open your mouth and keep silent. It is against the clan rules. Did I violate the clan rules by interacting with that fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect?"

Jin Sheng suddenly realized and explained, "Madam Luo has misunderstood. Everyone knows that our clan has been secretly communicating with the human clan, so we have spiritual stones and elixirs to improve our cultivation."

"How could I have meant to criticize Madam Luo by doing this? I just suddenly remembered the clan rules and said something out of turn..."

Jin Luo's expression finally calmed down: "Brother, do you still want to return to Jinling Island and leave the token in the cave?"

Jin Sheng said sternly, "Luoxia Island is not a den of dragons and tigers, why bother with this? Madam Luo, please."

Jin Luo smiled and said, "Please come in, my dear brother."

The two of them set out again, flying all the way, and after a few hours, they arrived at Luoxia Island.

Jin Sheng took a quick look with his spiritual sense and couldn't help but frown.

The mountains around Luoxia Island collapsed, trees were broken, and the whole island was in a mess, as if it had been through a great war. Only Luoxia Palace was surrounded by a protective formation and remained intact.

He asked, "Has anyone fought on Luoxia Island recently?"

Jin Luo said casually, "Three days ago, the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder had a quarrel while drinking, and they fought each other. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, my dear brother."

Jin Sheng nodded slightly, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Just two level eight demon kings fighting each other caused such a commotion, it was too shocking...

But now his mind was only on the Blood Soul Pill. This thought flashed through his mind, and he followed behind Jin Luo, escaping in a flash.

Jin Luo cast a few spells, the formation curtain slowly opened, and the two of them stepped into Luoxia Palace.

But what surprised Jin Sheng was that as he walked along, the huge palace was empty and there was not a single sound, which gave off a somewhat weird feeling.

He spread out his spiritual sense and scanned the entire Luoxia Palace. Except for a few halls shrouded in formations that isolated his spiritual sense from the outside, he did not find a single figure.

Jin Sheng slowed down his pace and frowned, "Madam Luo, are the Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, and all the demon kings not in Luoxia Palace?"

Jin Luo smiled faintly, raised his hand and pointed to a hall in the center of Luoxia Palace: "Several elders are drinking and having fun in the hall, my dear brother, just follow me."

Jin Sheng looked up and saw that the hall was one of the several halls shrouded in formations that isolated the spiritual consciousness outside. The lights were on at this time, but no sound was coming out.

He felt relieved and quickened his pace again.

The two of them soon arrived outside the hall. Jin Luo raised his hand and cast a few spells to open the formation covering the hall.

Suddenly, Jin Sheng froze, staring straight ahead, dumbfounded.

In the main hall, more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators stood on the left and right, looking over coldly.

And on the main seat, sat a person who was enough to scare the monster king of all monsters, looking at Jin Sheng with a calm expression.

This man was wearing a Taoist robe embroidered with the skulls of wronged souls. He was none other than the leader of the Tianji Sect, the great monk who was feared by everyone in Yuqinghai, Tianjizi!

(End of this chapter)