Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Ninety percent of the transformed demon kings from the three major branches of the Jiaolong clan, and the demon kings from their affiliated clans, went to rescue Beiming Island.

There were only one or two demon kings left behind, and after days of siege by the four human Yuanyings, all their formations were broken.

All the treasures in his collection were also looted.

And because each of the four sects sent one person to supervise each other, no one dared to swallow the treasure, and all of them were handed over to the five great monks.

What disappointed Chen Yuan was that there were no level 10 demon pills or three thousand year old spiritual herbs, but only some top-grade spiritual materials, thousand year old spiritual herbs, top-grade spiritual stones and two or three high-level magic weapons.

The most precious treasures of the Jiaolong clan are all stored on Jiaosheng Island.

However, the four Nascent Soul cultivators who went to Fire Lotus Island, the base of the Red Dragon lineage, encountered a strange thing.

The Taiming Sect's middle-stage Nascent Soul elder who was in the lead clasped his fists and bowed to the five great cultivators, saying, "Senior Brother Wang, Fellow Daoist Chen... After we broke through the Fire Lotus Island formation, we discovered a volcano."

"In the magma lake in the crater, there is a red lotus, which is very strange."

"I once wanted to take this red lotus out of the magma lake, but as soon as I used my magical powers, the red lotus would sink into the magma lake and disappear without a trace."

"My three Taoist friends and I have tried various methods, but all have failed. I can only ask you to go to Fire Lotus Island and try it yourself."

Chen Yuan asked, "Did Fellow Daoist Li see the shape of the red lotus clearly?"

The cultivator surnamed Li said, "The red lotus has no other colors on its body, and has thirteen lotus petals. It looks like a rising flame, almost merging with the magma lake. The spiritual energy is restrained and extremely difficult to detect."

"I also searched the soul of a level seven red dragon and only then did I know about the existence of this red lotus."

"I used my divine sense to check it, but I couldn't tell what year this fire lotus is from, nor did I know if it was mature."

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then turned to look at the four great monks: "Four Daoists have contributed a lot in the battle with Kunyang and Ao Mei, so I will take the responsibility."

Wang Xuange's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Chen."

Tianjizi still looked calm and composed, but a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes: "Everything is up to Brother Chen."

The white-haired Taoist looked at Chen Yuan deeply and said with a smile, "This red lotus is so strange that even Fellow Daoist Li is helpless. I think it must be an extraordinary thing, most likely a three thousand year old spiritual herb. It should belong to Fellow Daoist Chen."

Sima Taki's eyes flickered, but he finally nodded without raising any objection.

The four of them were quite interested in the red lotus that the four Nascent Soul cultivators were helpless to deal with, but since Chen Yuan had spoken, they had no choice but to suppress their thoughts.

Chen Yuan did not waste any time. He agreed with everyone on the time to return to Jiaosheng Island, and then left Jiaosheng Island with the monk named Li.

The human cultivators first fought a great battle with the demon clan, and then besieged the Yunlong formation for several days in a row. They were already exhausted and needed a few days of rest. Chen Yuan took this opportunity to go and get the strange red lotus.

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"Is this the red lotus that Daoyou mentioned?"

On Fire Lotus Island, at the mouth of the volcano, Chen Yuan stood in mid-air, looking down at the red lotus floating in the magma lake, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

The cultivator surnamed Li nodded and said, "Yes, I am ashamed that this red lotus is right in front of me, but I can't do anything about it. Daoist friend, do you know the origin of this lotus?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "If I am not mistaken, this red lotus should be the legendary Earth-core Burning Heart Lotus."

"Earth Fire Burns the Heart Lotus?" The cultivator named Li looked puzzled.

Chen Yuan said leisurely: "This is also the first time I have seen this kind of spiritual herb. It was only from the spiritual herb illustration given by Senior Qin of your sect that I learned the origin of this Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus."

"This kind of spiritual herb is bred from the earth's fire. It will only grow a lotus petal every 312 years."

"Nine hundred and thirty-six years later, this Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus will give birth to a three-petal lotus. It will follow the fire and come to the mouth of the volcano, absorbing the pure and spiritual energy from heaven and earth."

"After another nine hundred and thirty-six years, when the sixth lotus petal is formed, it will dive into the earth's fire veins again."

"This cycle continued until five thousand years had passed, when the Earth Fire Heart Lotus produced its sixteenth lotus flower, and it was finally truly mature."

The monk surnamed Li slowly opened his eyes, stared at the lotus, and murmured, "So, this Earth Fire Heart-burning Lotus has thirteen petals and has been growing for four thousand and fifty-six years?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "No more, no less, in my opinion, it is about 4,100 years."

The cultivator surnamed Li was stunned for a moment: "If a four thousand year old spiritual herb is refined into an elixir, I wonder if it can be used to offset hundreds of years of hard training..."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "This is going to disappoint fellow Daoist. The Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus is a spiritual herb for tempering the body."

"The Earth Fire Burning Heart Pill that I refined is also a body-tempering elixir. It can only strengthen the body, but cannot improve cultivation."

The cultivator surnamed Li was stunned: "This Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus is actually a body-tempering spiritual herb?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "It's genuine."

The cultivator surnamed Li showed disappointment on his face, but then realized that Chen Yuan in front of him was a physical cultivator, and hurriedly explained: "I have no other intentions, please forgive me..."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It's okay. This is also the first time I've seen a four thousand year old spiritual herb."

"If I were not a physical cultivator, I would probably be even more disappointed than you." The cultivator surnamed Li felt relieved, with a hint of envy in his eyes: "Congratulations, you. This four thousand year old Earth Fire Heart-burning Lotus will surely take your physical body to a higher level."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Thank you for your kind words, fellow Daoist. Please wait for a moment, I will pick this Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus first."

A hint of curiosity flashed across the eyes of the cultivator surnamed Li: "There is a large fire vein under this volcano. The magma lake is filled with fierce flames and poisons. It is extremely hot, far hotter than ordinary volcanoes."

"My three fellow Taoists and I have tried various methods, but all have failed. Our magic weapons were almost corroded by the fire poison."

"I wonder what means you will use to get it out of the magma lake?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Since its birth, this Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus has grown in the earth fire or magma lake. It is surrounded by fire spirit energy and is extremely repulsive to alien spirit energy."

"As long as a foreign spiritual energy enters within a hundred feet of it, the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus will immediately dive into the magma lake. If forced further, it will even escape into the underground fire veins."

"So if you want to take it off, you can't use any magical powers, you can only rely on the strength of your physical body."

The cultivator surnamed Li's expression changed: "Fellow Daoist, are you going to enter this magma lake in person? Even if it is a level 10 demon king, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape death!"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I won't joke about my own life."

"Although this fire poison is strong, I should be able to bear it. Please wait for a moment, I will be back soon."

The monk named Li wanted to persuade him again, but Chen Yuan's figure flashed and flew into the crater.

The monk surnamed Li opened his mouth, shook his head slightly, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

No matter how strong Chen Yuan is, he will not be able to get away with it under the power of heaven and earth.

Under the slightly regretful gaze of the monk surnamed Li, Chen Yuan slowly flew into the crater, getting closer and closer to the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus.

The quiet magma lake suddenly began to boil, as if it had sensed Chen Yuan's arrival. Countless bubbles burst, and wisps of red smoke emerged and flew towards Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan was not in a hurry. He extended a pair of broad black wings from his back and clasped them in front of him. A dark light flowed, absorbing all the smoke condensed from the fire poison, and continued to approach the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus.

Monk Li was stunned and immediately looked at the twelve-petal lotus.

But this four thousand year old spiritual herb did not react at all. It just floated up and down in the boiling magma lake, and the distance between it and Chen Yuan was less than a hundred feet.

The cultivator named Li opened his eyes wide. Chen Yuan had clearly used his magical powers, so why didn’t the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus sink into the magma lake?
Under the incredulous eyes of Monk Li, those cities of fire poison disappeared silently, as if they were swallowed up by an invisible mouth.

Chen Yuan slowly fell above the magma lake, next to the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus, his entire body was reflected red by the magma.

He bent down, slowly rolled up his sleeves to his shoulders, suddenly stretched out his right hand, and submerged his entire right arm into the lava lake!

The cultivator surnamed Li's pupils shrank, and then he saw Chen Yuan retract his right hand, tightly grasping the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus.

The fiery red magma wrapped around Chen Yuan's arm and slowly dripped down, but his arm was as white as before, without leaving any trace.

The cultivator named Li took a breath of cold air, and Chen Yuan flapped his wings and disappeared.

The next moment, he appeared in front of the cultivator named Li. The cultivator named Li subconsciously took a few steps back, but his eyes were fixed on the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus in Chen Yuan's hand.

Chen Yuan folded his wings behind him, took out an extremely large wooden box, carefully placed the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus inside, affixed a soul-sealing talisman on it, and with a thought, stored it into the space within his body.

The monk named Li finally came to his senses, blinked, and watched Chen Yuan wave his hands. A few drops of magma fell on the volcanic slope below, melting the dark gray rock into bottomless holes.

The cultivator surnamed Li breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of regret on his face: "It's a pity that this Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus is not yet mature..."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "If not for this, the Red Dragon Clan would not have left it in the volcano, waiting for me to take it away."

The cultivator surnamed Li nodded and said, "You are right, but Ao Fangke may not have your skills to bear the fire poison and pick the spiritual herbs with his bare hands."

"But Daoist friend just said that the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus is extremely sensitive to alien spiritual energy. How come you can still use your magical powers without disturbing it?"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It's just a little trick, not worth mentioning."

The Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus is indeed extremely sensitive to alien spiritual energy, but the devouring technique he performed is an innate magical power he mastered after refining Kunpeng's true blood, and it will not stir up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The reason why he did not use the teleportation technique was because the spatial fluctuations would disturb the Earth Fire Burning Heart Lotus. So he endured the fire poison and approached the magma lake step by step.

When cultivator Li saw that Chen Yuan did not answer, he realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly changed the subject: "Now that the spiritual herbs have been taken, there is nothing else on this Fire Lotus Island. I wonder when you plan to return to Jiao Sheng Island?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "I can't keep you fellow Taoists waiting for too long. We will set off now without delay."

The cultivator surnamed Li raised his hand and said, "Daoyou, please."

The two of them escaped in a flash of light and flew away into the darkness.

In the crater, the magma lake was still boiling, but the thirteen-petal lotus had disappeared.

But deep in the magma, a fiery red lotus seed was wrapped by an undercurrent and rushed towards the fire vein in the earth's core. (End of this chapter)