Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

After the maid died, the fierce-maned demon general lost interest. He swallowed the blood and flesh in his mouth and ignored the corpse on the ground.

Ironwing Demon General glanced displeased at the mess on the ground, waved his hand, and two Foundation Establishment stage maids who were standing by stepped forward, carried the mutilated corpse out of the hall, and used magic to clean up the blood, flesh and bones on the ground.

They looked at the gruesome corpse of the maid, their faces still bearing gentle smiles, their bright eyes revealing obedience and dullness.

The main hall was quickly renovated, and the trade fair continued. Iron Wing Demon General summoned another Core Formation stage maid, who willingly threw herself into the arms of Fierce Mane Demon General and endured his torment.

The other demon generals revealed their treasures, which were either top-grade spiritual materials, materials taken from demon beasts, or strange items obtained from unknown sources.

Without exception, the conditions they offered were all for a five-thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herb.

However, no demon general was willing to offer a five-thousand-year-old body-tempering spirit herb in exchange for these treasures, so the demon generals had to settle for a three-thousand-year-old body-tempering spirit herb instead.

However, very few people are willing to offer a three-thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herb, and most transactions are ultimately completed with top-grade spirit stones or other treasures.

These mid-level demon generals were ranked after the Fierce Mane Demon General, and their strength was all below that of the Iron Wing Demon General. The treasures they brought out were also somewhat mediocre, so Chen Yuan did not make any bids.

Some demon generals, like the Fierce Mane Demon General, sought to purchase the Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill, but Chen Yuan remained unmoved.

The treasures they offered were not cultivation pills, and they were even less willing to part with five-thousand-year-old body-tempering herbs, so they were hardly worthy of Chen Yuan's attention.

Those five Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pills had already emptied the demon general's hands of all the cultivation pills in the hall.

Ordinary treasures were useless to Chen Yuan, and what he needed was clearly something that these mid-level demon generals could not provide.

Several hours later, the trade fair finally came to an end when the last purple-haired demon general took out a mid-level demon general's pelt and exchanged it for a top-grade earth-attribute spiritual material.

The demon generals all took their leave and departed, but Chen Yuan and Qi Yan, the demon generals, both stayed behind.

Before leaving, the Demon General Lie Zong specifically sought out Chen Yuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Bei Ming, if you have time, you are welcome to visit Lie Zong's cave."

"Three months ago, I found a place where humans were gathered in the territory of one of my demon generals, and captured them all."

"There are several teenage girls with very delicate skin. Whether they are roasted alive or steamed, they would be an excellent delicacy. I must invite you, my friend, to have a good taste!"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "This is easy to discuss. I, Kun, will definitely pay you a visit."

The Fierce Mane Demon General laughed and left, and the other demon generals were also sent away by the Iron Wing Demon General before returning to the main hall.

The Iron-Winged Demon General arranged for his maids to serve him spirit wine and delicacies, and then removed the empty tables and chairs.

All the maids who had served the demon general and suffered bruises left, and several new maids entered the hall and began to dance gracefully.

Chen Yuan remained seated in the honored position on the left, raised his wine cup, and toasted Qi Yan, the Demon General: "The trade fair has now concluded, and all fellow Daoists have departed. I wonder what conditions Fellow Daoist Qi Yan has for handing over the black crystal to me?"

Qi Yan Demon General raised his wine cup in return to Chen Yuan, took a sip of spiritual wine, and said, "Nothing more than this: as long as Fellow Daoist Bei Ming takes out a Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill, this crystal will belong to you."

Chen Yuan paused, then put down his wine cup: "I only had five Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pills, which have all been exchanged."

Qi Yan Yao Shuai smiled and said, "I don't believe it. Fellow Daoist, you only have five Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pills."

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I will never spread this around. Do you not trust Fellow Daoist Tieyi?"

Upon hearing this, Iron Wing Demon General raised his wine cup and toasted the two men, saying, "I am by no means a gossip."

Chen Yuan frowned: "Fellow Daoist Qi Yan possesses the bloodline of the Lingli carp. The Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill is useless to you. Why do you insist on exchanging it for this pill?"

Qi Yan, the demon general, said, "One of my high-ranking demon generals is extremely loyal to me and is quite powerful, but he is unable to break through the bottleneck and advance to the rank of demon general due to the limitation of his bloodline."

“I had already put this matter aside, but seeing the Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill today, I naturally have to buy one for him. Perhaps it will help him break through the bottleneck.”

Chen Yuan asked, "If Fellow Daoist Qiyan wanted this pill, why didn't you exchange it for black crystals at the trade fair earlier?"

Qi Yan, the demon general, said helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Bei Ming clearly stated that he only wanted to exchange for a five-thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herb and a mid-stage Nascent Soul pill. How could I have known that Fellow Daoist was interested in this black crystal?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle, which slowly flew towards the Demon General Qiyan: "I and you hit it off immediately, how can I sit idly by and watch your demon generals get stuck at the bottleneck and waste their time?"

Qiyan Demon General took the jade bottle, removed the stopper, and poured out a dark red pill, which was undoubtedly the Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill.

A smile appeared on his face as he put away the pills, flipped his hand to take out the black crystal, and slowly flew towards Chen Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Beiming, rest assured, I will never reveal that you still possess the Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill."

Iron Wing Demon General chimed in, "I will also keep my mouth shut."

Chen Yuan accepted the black crystal and said calmly, "You two are overthinking it. It's just a few pills. I can handle it."

"Just now, Kun made it clear that there were only five pills, but he just wanted to save some trouble."

"On the contrary, Fellow Daoist Qiyan, this black crystal is quite valuable, yet you only want one Heavenly Demon Blood Purification Pill. Do you intend for me to owe you a favor?"

Qi Yan Yao Shuai laughed and said, "A transaction is a transaction. Fellow Daoist Bei Ming's favor cannot be measured by a treasure."

"I am indeed seeking this pill for my demon generals. Besides, I also want to see if you truly wish to purchase this black crystal." "May I ask, fellow Daoist, do you desire the black crystal itself, or the deathly aura it contains?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Naturally, it is the death energy in the black crystal. If I am not mistaken, this black crystal is just a mutated spiritual material, nothing special."

"But the death energy within it has the effect of eroding consciousness and shocking the soul, which is quite strange."

Qi Yan Demon General nodded, then looked at Tie Yi Demon General in the main seat: "Fellow Daoist Tie Yi went so far as to offer up a body-tempering spirit herb to exchange for that giant bird feather from me. I wonder if you valued the feather itself, or the death aura it contained?"

Ironwing Demon General was taken aback, then replied, "Naturally, it's for that feather. My true form is a bird demon, and the Gray Feather Spear in my hand is also made from iron feathers."

"This feather is extremely hard. If it is mixed into the Gray Feather Spear, it should be able to increase its power."

"However, this death energy is quite peculiar. If it could be refined into a consumable magic weapon, it should be quite effective when used in combat."

Qi Yan, the Demon General, smiled slightly: "I happen to know the source of this deathly aura, and I'm quite confident that I can find the traces of that giant bird. Are you two interested?"

Ironwing Demon General looked troubled: "In my opinion, the giant bird to which this feather belongs was at least a high-ranking demon general in life. Even if we find the living giant bird, we can't just take action against it. What's the use then?"

Qi Yan, the Demon General, shook his head slightly: "When did I ever say that the dead giant bird was a Demon General of the Burning Demon Realm?"

Iron-Winged Demon General frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Qi Yan Yao Shuai said, "I found the skeleton of that dead giant bird in a spatial rift."

"According to my later investigation, that spatial rift was connected to a fragment of an interface."

"Once we enter this interface fragment, we are very likely to find more death energy and living giant birds."

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Iron-Winged Demon General: "Interface fragments? Are you sure, fellow Daoist?"

Qi Yan Yao Shuai nodded: "It's absolutely true. My skill in spatial manipulation isn't particularly high, but I can still discern spatial fluctuations, which must be connected to a fragment of a realm."

"If you two fellow Daoists are interested, why don't you join me in entering the interface fragment and search for treasure together? What do you say?"

Ironwing Demon General hesitated for a moment and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you know how big this fragment of the interface is?"

Qi Yan Yao Shuai said, "It hasn't been explored yet, but based on spatial fluctuations, it's estimated to be at least a million miles in size."

Iron-Winged Demon General frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly nodded: "Since the giant bird skeleton came from this fragment of the interface, it should have some value. I am willing to join forces with you, fellow Daoist."

Qi Yan, the Demon General, beamed with joy and turned to Chen Yuan: "What does Fellow Daoist Bei Ming think?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "To be honest, I have been focused on cultivation within my clan and have never entered a realm fragment. I have only heard of it briefly and know very little about it."

"I wonder where these interface fragments came from. Could they really be fragments left behind after a certain interface shattered?"

Ironwing Demon General explained, "The interface fragment is indeed a fragment left behind after an interface shattered, but it is very rare."

"It requires entering through a spatial rift, which is quite dangerous. Even demon generals dare not enter easily, at least those with the cultivation level of a demon commander."

"Moreover, most of the area within the interface fragments is desolate, and whether you can find treasure depends on luck."

“Fellow Daoist Beiming comes from a holy clan and has no shortage of cultivation resources, so of course he wouldn’t be interested in the few treasures that might exist in the interface fragments.”

"But cultivation is not easy for us, so we cannot let go of any opportunity."

Chen Yuan gave a wry smile: "Fellow Daoist Tieyi, what are you saying? I can't even participate in the war between the two realms. It's not that I don't want to enter the realm fragments to search for treasures, but I simply can't."

Ironwing Demon General was taken aback, then remembered something and said apologetically, "I misspoke, please forgive me, fellow Daoist."

Qi Yan Demon General asked with some surprise, "Why can't Fellow Daoist Bei Ming participate in the war between the two realms?"

Chen Yuan briefly recounted how he had offended the Demon King and been ostracized by the Kunyu clan.

Qi Yan, the Demon General, looked surprised: "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist from Beiming Island would have such a situation. However, now that you have come to Tianhai Continent and joined the Thunder Mountain Demon King's forces, you have gained the Demon King's favor. You are like a dragon entering the sea, and the Demon King can no longer control you."

Chen Yuan said, "That's right. However, once I leave the clan, I will no longer be able to get the clan's protection and will have to rely on myself."

"The death energy within this black crystal seems to be a special kind of malevolent energy, which can be used by Kun's spiritual treasures and divine weapons to add some power."

"I, Kun, am willing to join forces with you two fellow Daoists to explore that fragment of the interface."

Qi Yan Yao Shuai laughed and said, "Good! The three of us joining forces will surely yield results."

Iron-Winged Demon General raised his wine cup: "Let us drink together!"

Chen Yuan picked up his wine cup, took a small sip, and said, "These fragments of the interface are very rare in my Demon Burning Realm, but it is said that they are extremely common in the Spirit Realm."

"Even low-level cultivators can enter to search for treasures. Do you two know why?" (End of Chapter)