Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Jingzhou, Wanling Mountains.

Looking around, the mountains are endless and majestic.

A huge city stands majestically in the mountains, surrounding a three thousand foot high peak and encompassing several high peaks within a hundred miles radius.

This is the gate of Wanling Pavilion, where Wanling Market is located, the most prosperous place in Jingzhou.

There were flashes of light flying across the sky, coming and going in an endless stream, and the markets were bustling with people.

Wanling Pavilion's ability in refining equipment is well-known in the world of immortal cultivation. Even the markets established by many large sects are not as prosperous as this place.

Outside the Wanling Market, there is a thick formation curtain, and many monks are patrolling and guarding at all times.

The cultivators who enter the market town don’t have to worry about the rampant robbery cultivators in Jingzhou.

There are dozens of passages on the formation curtain, scattered around, about ten feet in size, like white stripes scattered on the light blue formation curtain.

Most of the passages are unobstructed and monks can fly in directly. Only in front of a few passages, monks line up and wait for the monk on duty to issue tokens.

There are several passages on the ground, which are specially for Qi-refining monks to pass through. Each passage is built at the foot of a mountain. Monks come and go continuously, and the monks entering the market form several long queues.

No matter what the visitor's cultivation level is, from the Jindan stage to the Qi Refining stage, they all line up obediently and no one dares to break the rules set by Wanling Pavilion.

But at this moment, a ray of light came from the horizon, accompanied by a heavy pressure, pressing on everyone's hearts, and the high sky seemed to lower.

Everyone was shocked and quickly moved aside, even though they were not in the way of the escaping light.

Such a powerful pressure can only be exerted by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The speed of the escaping light did not slow down, and no monk from the Wanling Pavilion dared to go up and question it, so it flew into a sparsely populated passage.

In this passage, two foundation-building monks were about to pass through, but they quickly stopped and stepped aside.

The escape light flew past the two of them, paused for a moment, and threw out a few spirit stones.

The two were startled and quickly reached out to catch it. A gentle voice came to their ears: "Thank you, young friends, for giving way."

When they came to their senses, the escaping light had already passed through the passage, flew over the market town, and headed straight for the towering Wanling Peak.

The two of them looked down and saw that the spirit stones in their hands contained a trace of misty energy. They were actually three top-grade spirit stones.

The two were overjoyed. They were both independent cultivators who had practiced hard for decades before they had managed to successfully build their foundation.

This time we came to Wanling Market to refine a mid-grade spiritual weapon each, so that it would be easier to hunt low-level monsters. When have we ever seen such a large amount of spiritual stones?

The cultivators around also saw the high-quality spirit stones in the hands of the two men, glanced at the distant escaping light, their eyes flickered, and they slowly flew towards the passage.

The expressions of the two men changed slightly, they looked at each other, put the spirit stones into the mustard seed ring, suppressed their gratitude towards the Nascent Soul senior, and hurriedly flew into the Wanling Market.

……

Chen Yuan ignored the little episode behind him. He flew all the way to Wanling Peak and landed in front of Wanling Pavilion.

Wanling Pavilion is always crowded with people, but when Chen Yuan landed, the surrounding monks scattered in all directions, as if they were driven away by an invisible big hand, and looked at Chen Yuan with awe.

He ignored the gazes and glanced at the plaque of Wanling Pavilion, but he remembered the stone tablet at the foot of Wanling Peak in the secret realm of Yuling Sect.

The once powerful and mighty sects have long since vanished into thin air.

However, the name of Wanling Peak was inherited by another unrelated sect tens of thousands of years later.

Chen Yuan felt a sense of the impermanence of life in his heart. He shook his head slightly and walked into the Wanling Pavilion.

The cultivator who was blocking his way quickly moved aside, and the cultivator from Wanling Pavilion who was on duty here saluted respectfully but did not dare to disturb this Nascent Soul senior.

Most of the female cultivators in the crowd were secretly looking at Chen Yuan, their eyes moving with awe mixed with a bit of admiration.

There were several female cultivators following male cultivators. When they saw this, their faces darkened, but they dared not say anything and even felt a little ashamed of themselves.

If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that this young cultivator who looked only about twenty years old, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was otherworldly, was actually a Nascent Soul True Person who had lived for a thousand years.

Chen Yuan walked slowly into the hall, and immediately a beautiful middle-aged woman came hurriedly down from the second floor.

She stopped in front of Chen Yuan, bowed, and said respectfully: "I am Huang Yue, the steward of Wanling Pavilion. I pay my respects to you, Senior. Please follow me upstairs to have a chat."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and followed the beautiful middle-aged woman to a quiet room upstairs.

There was already a beautiful female cultivator standing by, pouring spiritual tea for Chen Yuan. Her every move was graceful.

The beautiful middle-aged woman ordered the two female Qi-refining practitioners to step back while she quietly sized up Chen Yuan.

After the two low-level female cultivators left the quiet room, she said softly, "Senior, your presence is a great honor to our humble pavilion. How can I be of service to you?"

Chen Yuan said calmly, "Please inform fellow Daoist Qin Lian of your sect and tell him that our old friend Chen Yuan is here to visit us. He will naturally come out to meet you."

When the middle-aged woman heard this, a strange look flashed in her eyes, and she responded respectfully: "Please wait for a moment, Senior. I will send someone to report to Elder Qin right away."

As she spoke, she stood up, bowed, and left the quiet room. Two female Qi-refining practitioners came back in and served Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan was calm and composed, sipping his tea with his head down, waiting for a response.

About a quarter of an hour later, the beautiful middle-aged woman walked back into the quiet room.

She waved away the two low-level female cultivators, and said apologetically: "Please forgive me, Senior. Elder Qin is currently refining a magic weapon and has no time to split himself. Please go back, Senior."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "It's okay, I will wait here on Wanling Peak. I'll trouble you to arrange a cave for me."

"I wonder what kind of magic weapon Fellow Daoist Qin is refining, and how long it will take?"

The beautiful middle-aged woman looked embarrassed: "I only know that Elder Qin is refining a top-level magic weapon, which will probably take another ten or eight years. Why does the senior have to waste time in the sky above Wanling Peak..."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, took out a jade slip, and handed it to the beautiful middle-aged woman: "I'd like to trouble you to deliver this letter to the head of your sect, Nan Huaizi."

The beautiful middle-aged woman was startled for a moment, then bowed slightly, took the jade slip with both hands, and said the same thing as before: "Please wait a moment, Senior. I will have someone report to the head master right away."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly and said, "You'd better give it to Fellow Daoist Nan Huaizi in person. This letter was written by Wang Xuan Ge, the elder of Taiming Sect."

The middle-aged beautiful woman's expression changed slightly: "Senior, are you talking about the great cultivator from Taiming Sect?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Invite Daoist Nan Huaizi to see me within half an hour, otherwise I will have to go see him in person."

As he spoke, he no longer concealed his aura, and the pressure from the late Nascent Soul stage slowly dissipated, filling this small quiet room.

The ruddy face of the beautiful middle-aged woman suddenly turned pale, her body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes opened wide, revealing a pleading look.

The hands that she had just taken the jade slip in shook violently, and the jade slip fell to the ground.

Chen Yuan suddenly restrained his energy, reached out to take the jade slip, put it back into the hands of the middle-aged woman, and said calmly: "Go quickly and come back quickly. If you delay for too long, you will be punished."

The beautiful middle-aged woman let out a long sigh, glanced at Chen Yuan with lingering fear, then hurriedly lowered her head, bowed hastily, turned around and walked out of the quiet room quickly.

After a while, four female Qi-refining cultivators walked into the quiet room. Their cultivation had all reached the peak of the tenth level of Qi-refining and they were only one step away from establishing their foundation. They were also more beautiful than the two female cultivators just now.

Four low-level female cultivators came to Chen Yuan, lowered their heads and looked at him in a considerate manner, filled his glass with spiritual tea, and massaged his shoulders and legs.

Chen Yuan frowned and waved his hand.

Upon seeing this, the four female cultivators immediately stood up, bowed, and left the quiet room.

Chen Yuan filled a cup of spiritual tea, sipped it gently, and looked relaxed.

……

After the beautiful middle-aged woman walked out of the quiet room, she was still frightened and immediately ordered people to find four of the most beautiful low-level female cultivators to go in and serve Chen Yuan.

She stroked her chest gently with one hand and tightly grasped the jade slip with the other hand. Her eyes rested on it with a look of hesitation on her face.

But when she thought of the terrifying pressure emanating from Chen Yuan, the middle-aged beautiful woman no longer hesitated. She quickly walked down the stairs, left Wanling Pavilion, and flew into the sky with a flash of light.

Outsiders are forbidden to fly to Wanling Peak, but many restrictions have been relaxed for disciples within the sect. In critical moments, even Jindan deacons can fly back and forth.

Chen Yuan's casual "half an hour" made the middle-aged beautiful woman dare not be negligent at all.

She flew all the way into the gate of Wanling Pavilion, came to the top of a mountain, and landed in a flash of light.

There is a cave on the top of the mountain with a closed stone door and a white crane lying beside it.

The beautiful middle-aged woman bowed hastily and said in a hurry: "Please inform Elder Gui that Huang Yue wants to see you."

The white crane glanced at her sideways, slowly stood up, and pecked the stone door lightly.

The stone door slowly opened, and Baihe stretched out his long legs and walked in.

After a while, Baihe walked out of the cave, turned sideways lazily, and gently waved his right wing, signaling the middle-aged beautiful woman to go in quickly.

The beautiful middle-aged woman no longer cared about her manners and grace at this moment, and walked quickly into the cave, letting her complicated silk skirt drag on the ground, making an unpleasant rustling sound.

She walked through a long and narrow passage and came to a stone hall. The furnishings were extremely luxurious and shining with golden light everywhere. Several huge luminous pearls were embedded in the ceiling, casting a slightly dazzling light.

An old man was sitting on the main seat. He had a pointed face and monkey cheeks, and was quite ugly, but his white hair and youthful face were accompanied by a Taoist robe, which made him look like an immortal.

If Chen Yuan was here, he would be able to recognize at a glance that this person was Gui Yuan Shu, the elder of Wanling Pavilion who had once been good friends with Tian You and had troubled Chen Yuan.

When he saw the beautiful middle-aged woman, he frowned and asked, "But Chen Yuan doesn't want to leave?"

The beautiful middle-aged woman bowed hastily: "Chen... Senior Chen not only did not want to leave, but also asked his disciple to hand over a letter to the headmaster, saying that it was written by Master Wang Xuan Ge of Tai Ming Sect."

"He also displayed his aura in front of the disciples, with a very strong pressure, as if he had the cultivation base of the late Nascent Soul stage."

Guiyuanshu's expression changed: "Late Yuanying period? Did you see it clearly?"

The beautiful middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment and said, "It's almost certain. Although I haven't seen a great cultivator, I have seen Master Wei display his magical powers."

"Master Wei is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and Senior Chen's pressure is even greater, so he must be a great cultivator without a doubt."

Guiyuanshu's expression became even uglier. He raised his hand and took the jade slip from the middle-aged beautiful woman's hand.

He spread out his spiritual sense and wanted to explore inside, but he sensed a strong spiritual imprint and was shocked.

He had never seen Wang Xuan Ge, but this spiritual mark was undoubtedly left by a great cultivator. He could easily break this spiritual mark, but he could not restore it.

Guiyuanshu withdrew his consciousness, his face was uncertain, and he suddenly stood up: "Come with me to see the master!"

……

Among the Wanling Mountains, the three thousand feet high Wanling Peak is the most majestic, reaching straight into the sky and overlooking all the other mountains.

However, the mountain with the richest spiritual energy in the Wanling Mountains is Yuelong Peak, where the leaders of all generations have lived.

In the cave of Nan Huaizi, the current head of Wanling Pavilion, Guiyuan Shu sat opposite him, staring at the jade slip in his hand.

A beautiful middle-aged woman stood aside, with her hands hanging down and a respectful expression.

After a while, Nan Huaizi withdrew his consciousness from the jade slip, handed it to Guiyuan Tree, and said expressionlessly: "Junior Brother Gui, take a look too."

Guiyuan Tree immediately reached out to take the jade slip and probed into it with his spiritual sense.

But within a moment, his eyes widened: "This Chen Yuan is really a great cultivator? And he is a close friend of Wang Xuan Ge?"

Nan Huaizi stared at him and said coldly: "Junior brother said that Chen Yuan is only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and he has offended the Jiuli Sect. Our sect cannot refine magic weapons for him."

"But Fellow Daoist Wang said in his letter that Chen Yuan is a great cultivator, and that he has a very close relationship with him, and that his strength is even greater than his."

"Junior brother, who do you think I should trust?"

Guiyuanshu was in despair, muttering, "I also heard from Elder Qi of Jiuli Sect that Chen Yuan and Jiuli Sect have a deep grudge against each other."

"Master Ye is even trying to find out Chen Yuan's whereabouts, hoping to kill him as soon as possible.

“And our sect has always been on good terms with the Jiuli Sect, and we rely on the Jiuli Sect’s monster materials and monster pills.”

"I just advised the head brother not to refine treasures for Chen Yuan, but who knew that Chen Yuan would have such a high level of cultivation..."

He suddenly raised his head, stared at the beautiful middle-aged woman, and said word by word: "Did you really see it clearly? If Chen Yuan is not a great cultivator, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The middle-aged beautiful woman trembled all over and quickly explained: "My disciple's cultivation is low and my knowledge is shallow. I only know that Senior Chen's aura is far better than that of Master Wei..."

Gui Yuan Shu's face darkened, and he was about to open his mouth to reprimand her, but was interrupted by Nan Huaizi: "Brother, why do you have to embarrass a Jindan disciple?"

"Wang Xuange and I have met several times and we have a close relationship. He is not a person who speaks nonsense."

"Since he said in the letter that Chen Yuan is a great monk, it must be true."

"I will go see him now. In an hour, Junior Brother will invite Junior Brother Qin to come to Yuelong Peak."

Guiyuan Tree was stunned: "If Jiuli Sect knew that Junior Brother Qin was refining treasures for Chen Yuan..."

Nan Huaizi's face darkened: "Compared with the Taiming Sect, what is the Jiuli Sect?"

"The Jiuli Sect has not traded demon pills and demon beast materials with our sect for several years. It is said that they also suffered heavy losses in the ancient secret realm and their strength is not as good as before."

"And now the ten major sects have joined forces to destroy the demon race in Nanzhou. It is rumored that they are led by Taiming Sect, Xuanyin Sect, and Shaoxuan Sect. There is a high possibility that a Divine Transformation cultivator is standing behind them."

"Chen Yuan and Wang Xuan Ge have a very close relationship. If you offend him, you will offend Wang Xuan Ge, and you will also offend the Taiming Sect."

"Junior Brother, you really can't tell which is more important, or is it because you have an old grudge with Chen Yuan and don't want to see Junior Brother Qin refining treasures for him?"

Guiyuanshu's expression changed: "Master, you have misunderstood. Although Chen Yuan and I had some grudges in the past, we have resolved them long ago."

"It's just that he just formed his Nascent Soul a hundred years ago. It's astonishing that he has cultivated to the middle stage of Nascent Soul in eighty years."

"In just twenty years, he has made another breakthrough. This is truly incredible..."

Nan Huaizi said calmly: "There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world of immortal cultivation. Chen Yuan might be a rare genius that only appears once in a thousand years."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the cave, asking the beautiful middle-aged woman to accompany him.

Guiyuanshu sighed, stood up and followed.

……

Chen Yuan waited in the quiet room for two quarters of an hour. Suddenly, the door of the quiet room opened and a middle-aged monk walked in, followed by a beautiful middle-aged woman.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he quietly spread out his spiritual sense, sweeping over the middle-aged cultivator.

The middle-aged cultivator was holding back his aura, not revealing it at all, but this could not be hidden from Chen Yuan's consciousness, and his cultivation in the late Nascent Soul stage was clearly revealed.

He came in front of Chen Yuan and bowed, "I am Nan Huaizi. Daoist Chen has come from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope you will forgive me."

Chen Yuan put down the teacup, stood up, bowed in return, and smiled slightly: "Daoyou, you are too kind. I have a request to make, how dare I disturb you."

Nan Huaizi smiled and raised his hand to invite him: "Daoyou, please take a seat."

Chen Yuan nodded, and the two of them sat down. Nan Huaizi raised his sleeves and the door of the quiet room slowly closed.

Chen Yuan got straight to the point: "I came here today to ask Brother Qin to refine a magic weapon again."

"But according to Deacon Huang of your sect, Fellow Daoist Qin is currently refining a top-level magic weapon and has no time to spare."

"Chen had no choice but to ask to see fellow Taoist."

"I wonder if the other elders of your sect have time to refine magic weapons for me?"

Nan Huaizi sighed softly, "I was in seclusion in the cave to cultivate, and when I saw Daoist Wang's letter, I immediately came out to greet you, and only then did I learn about this matter."

"This is a misunderstanding. Junior Brother Qin just refined a magic weapon three months ago and is currently practicing in seclusion. He can now refine a magic weapon for you."

"It's just that Junior Brother Huang has been on duty in the Wanling Pavilion for a long time and didn't know the details. He mistakenly thought that Junior Brother Qin was still refining magic weapons, so he took the initiative and rejected fellow Taoist."

"Nephew Huang made the decision on his own, I will punish him severely."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful middle-aged woman immediately bowed to Chen Yuan, her face full of guilt: "I acted on my own and almost made things difficult for you, senior. I deserve death. Please punish me, senior."

Chen Yuan looked at the beautiful middle-aged woman and said with a half-smile, "I came to ask for treasure, how dare I interfere? The specific disposal should be decided by Daoist Nan Huai, and I am not in a position to interfere."

Nan Huaizi nodded slightly, turned to look at the beautiful middle-aged woman, and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Chen is magnanimous, but the rules of our sect are strict, and we reward merits and punish faults. You must not violate them."

"I will punish you to guard the Wuling Poison Swamp for ten years. Do you have any complaints?"

The beautiful middle-aged woman shook her head repeatedly and responded respectfully.

Nan Huaizi waved his hand, dismissed the beautiful middle-aged woman, and said apologetically: "I didn't discipline her strictly enough, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Daoyou, you are too polite. Your sect's weapon refining skills are unparalleled in the world. Daoist Qin has become more and more famous in recent years and is well-known in the world of immortal cultivation."

"There will definitely be a constant stream of people asking him to help them refine treasures."

"It is understandable that Huang Daoyou got the time wrong."

When Nan Huaizi saw this, he knew that the matter had been exposed and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

If Chen Yuan refused to give in, he would have no choice but to severely punish the middle-aged beauty to appease Chen Yuan's anger.

He smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. Please move on and have a chat in my cave."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "That is what I wish for, but I dare not ask you."

Nan Huaizi stood up and said, "Daoist friend, please come in."

The two left Wanling Peak, entered the gate of Wanling Pavilion, and came all the way to Yuelong Peak, inside Nanhuaizi's cave.

The two of them sat down as host and guest, Nan Huaizi served them spiritual tea, and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Nan Huaizi tried to find out the relationship between Chen Yuan and Wang Xuange by hinting at the issue.

Chen Yuan naturally would not tell the truth, but his half-true and half-false answer was enough to frighten Nan Huaizi.

Not only did Chen Yuan have an old relationship with Wang Xuan Ge, he also casually talked about a lot of his interactions with Sima Long, a great monk of Xuan Yin Sect, and Xuan Weizi, a great monk of Shao Xuan Sect, and his words did not seem false.

This person not only has a high level of cultivation, but also has a wide range of friends. He is friends with the great monks from the three major sects and must not be offended.

Nan Huaizi no longer had any doubts about the contents of Wang Xuange's letter, and he dealt with Chen Yuan carefully, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

About half an hour later, a small yellow weasel rushed into the cave and reported to Nan Huaizi that Qin Lian was outside seeking a meeting.

This level seven weasel is specifically responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests, and is very smart.

Nan Huaizi waved his hand and said, "Please invite Junior Brother Qin in."

The weasel bowed, turned around and rushed out of the cave at an extremely fast speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, a cultivator walked into the cave. He was dressed in black, tall, with a resolute face, and was about thirty years old.

He walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, his sleeves fluttering in the wind. Although his aura was restrained, one could still tell that he was at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage. He was none other than Qin Lian, who had once refined the Void Escape Robe for Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan immediately stood up to greet him, clasped his fists and bowed: "It's been many years since we last met. Congratulations to Brother Qin on your great progress in cultivation. Your weapon refining skills have become more sophisticated and your name has spread throughout the world of immortal cultivation."

Qin Lian clasped his fists in return, his eyes full of amazement: "Fellow Daoist Chen, you are embarrassing me. Fellow Daoist has made great progress in cultivation. Now he is already in the late Nascent Soul stage, which is enough for him to establish a sect."

"Qin has remained stagnant for a hundred years. Compared with fellow Taoists, he is like a firefly competing with the bright moon."

Nan Huaizi smiled and said, "Junior Brother Qin and Fellow Daoist Chen are both rare geniuses in the world of immortal cultivation. It's just that Fellow Daoist Chen has made rapid progress, while Junior Brother Qin's weapon refining skills are perfect. They each have their own strengths."

"Fellow Daoist Chen has a high level of cultivation. He asked Junior Brother to help him refine a treasure, so it must be extraordinary."

"Please do your best, Junior Brother, and don't ruin the reputation of our sect."

Qin Lian said seriously: "Qin will do his best."

Chen Yuan immediately stood up and said goodbye, leaving Yuelong Peak with Qin Lian and coming to the Chilong Valley where his cave was located.

This place is about several acres in size. Like the valley where the Taiming Sect's Earth Fire Palace is located, there is no grass growing on it. It is covered with red rocky soil. Wisps of light red mist are rising, and the air is hot and twisted.

The two entered Qin Lian's cave, and sat down as host and guest. Qin Lian said straight to the point: "Fellow Daoist Chen has made great progress in his cultivation. Are you here to find me this time to refine the Void Escape Robe again?" (End of this chapter)