Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The young girl Xuan Yin paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, Master already has me. Even without this wretched bird, Master is invincible..."

"Wow!"

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the Peng bird no longer cared about complaining to Chen Yuan's primordial spirit. It raised its head and cried out to the girl Xuan Yin, then spread its wings wide and flapped them forcefully in a threatening manner.

The young girl, Xuan Yin, showed no fear whatsoever. Her eyes sparkled, and she smiled sweetly: "What, am I wrong?"

"When my master is away, I'll have a proper sparring session with you, you wretched bird..."

Upon hearing this, the spirit of the Peng bird immediately retracted its wings, shrank its neck, and turned to Chen Yuan's primordial spirit, letting out two mournful cries as if it were complaining.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Alright, you are all my right-hand men, there is no difference in rank, let's not hurt our harmony."

"Xuan Yin, let me ask you, now that you have condensed your physical form, what supernatural abilities do you possess compared to before?"

The young girl Xuan Yin ignored the Peng bird spirit and frowned slightly: "My ability to defend myself has greatly increased after absorbing a large amount of pure demonic energy, and I can even block Heavenly Treasures."

"I can also protect your primordial spirit, and ordinary methods of attacking the soul are ineffective against you."

"If you encounter a demonic cultivator, as long as you summon me, the demon general's supernatural powers will be ineffective against you. Even if the demon king makes a move, the power will be halved."

"However, the power of thunder is most effective against me. Fortunately, Master is skilled in thunder magic, so I don't need to worry about being struck by lightning."

"The only pity is that the master is not a demonic cultivator. When I use this servant to fight against others, the consumption of true essence will increase significantly."

“My true form still contains a large amount of demonic energy, which master can condense into a demonic weapon, but it is still somewhat inferior to this wretched bird.”

She glanced at the Peng bird spirit somewhat reluctantly, and the Peng bird spirit proudly raised its head and cried out twice.

Chen Yuan nodded and asked, "Your previous injuries were so severe, yet you were still comparable to a spiritual treasure. You didn't need to refine it again; you only needed to absorb spiritual energy to advance to the Heavenly Spiritual Treasure level. Could it be that you originally fell from a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure?"

The young girl Xuan Yin shook her head slightly, her eyes revealing a hint of confusion: "I don't know either. After I was born with a will, I followed the founding ancestor of the Xuan Yin Sect. After that, I went through several generations of masters, all of whom were in a daze."

"It was only after meeting its master that it finally absorbed enough demonic energy, awakened its intelligence, and condensed its physical form."

"I can't remember whether I was once a Tongtian Lingbao or why I have become like this."

Chen Yuan frowned and said, "You don't even remember the huge wound on your chest in your original body?"

"Where did that eerie blue light that lingers come from?"

"The Wood-Eating Demon King once called you 'Heavenly Demon Armor,' could it be that you have some connection with the Heavenly Demon?"

The young girl, Xuan Yin, suddenly looked pained and clutched her head with both hands: "Master, please don't ask anymore. I really can't remember."

Chen Yuan quickly offered a few gentle words of comfort, and the girl Xuan Yin slowly lowered her hand and calmed down again.

Chen Yuan said, "I have one last question. I am filled with pure spiritual energy, while you are a demonic magic weapon. Why do you recognize me as your master?"

The young girl, Xuan Yin, said timidly, "This servant doesn't know either."

Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, Chen Yuan had no choice but to give up.

Regardless of the origins of the Xuan Yin Armor, its hidden secrets, or how incompatible it may be with him, it is still a supreme spiritual treasure. Even the Thunder Mountain Demon King, who had reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage, did not possess a supreme spiritual treasure.

Even many demon saints or Nascent Soul cultivators with lower cultivation levels still use first-grade spiritual treasures to fight their enemies, desperately searching for heaven-reaching spiritual treasures but failing to obtain them.

The Xuan Yin Armor has not yet been fully repaired. If that strange blue light can be wiped away in the future, and the huge wound can be completely repaired and restored to its full strength, what kind of power will it have?
Chen Yuan's heart was burning with desire, and the slight arousal caused by the girl's Xuan Yin seemed so insignificant.

He then comforted the Peng bird spirit for a few more minutes, instructing the girl Xuan Yin not to bully the Peng bird spirit. Only after she reluctantly agreed did he withdraw his divine sense.

The girl's Xuan Yin successfully condensed into a physical form, and Chen Yuan no longer needed to adjust his breathing. He got up and left the palace.

The green mantis had been waiting outside the palace. Upon seeing Chen Yuan emerge from seclusion, it immediately came up to greet him.

It also learned the human language from ancient texts, and although it was somewhat unfamiliar with it, it was able to understand Chen Yuan's instructions.

After asking a few questions, Chen Yuan learned that ninety percent of the Green Mantis Clan in the underground cave had left to attack the royal city with the old Green Mantis, leaving very few behind.

He ordered the green mantis to stay behind, then left the underground cave alone and flew towards the royal city.

The royal city was only about 30,000 miles away from the underground cavern. After comprehending the fragments of the interface's origin, Chen Yuan gained a deeper understanding of the laws of space, and his escape speed was more than twice as fast as before. He quickly arrived above the royal city.

At this moment, the royal city of the Green Mantis tribe was in ruins, with giant trees collapsed and everything in disarray, clearly indicating that a great battle had just taken place.

Groups of low-ranking green mantises escorted heavily wounded green mantis nobles through the royal city, brandishing their blade-like arms and opening and closing their mouthparts, loudly praising the aged green mantises and cursing these green mantis nobles in the green mantis language.

Those once high and mighty green mantis nobles were now either dejected or cursing, displaying their ugly behavior, which further fueled the fanaticism of the lower-ranking green mantises.

Chen Yuan spread his divine sense and found the old Green Mantis discussing matters with Jin Zhanxie and other true Green Mantis clan members in the spacious egg-shaped house where the Green Mantis King used to live. With a flicker, he teleported to the main hall.

When the group of green mantises saw Chen Yuan suddenly appear, they were surprised and immediately bowed to him before flying out of the egg house.

The old green mantis came forward, clasped his hands and bowed: "I am sorry for not greeting you sooner, fellow Daoist."

Chen Yuan returned the greeting with clasped hands: "It was I who disturbed you and your clansmen's discussion. It seems that the battle went quite smoothly. The royal city has been captured by you, and the other villages are no threat. Congratulations on regaining control of the Green Mantis Clan."

The old green mantis said, "This is all thanks to your help, fellow Daoist. Once the royal city is stable, I will send my clansmen to deliver the decree and persuade those small villages to surrender."

"The Green Mantis Clan has declined to such a state that it is not even a fraction of its former glory. Every member of the clan is extremely precious, and it would be good if even one less member could die."

Chen Yuan said, "It's time for me to return to the Demon Burning Realm. However, before I leave, I will destroy the spatial passage to prevent the demon race from entering this fragment of the realm again."

"Please wait patiently, Fellow Daoist Fu. I, Chen, will definitely invite a powerful human to come here and retrieve the World Destroyer Warship."

The old green mantis asked, "May I ask how long your journey will take, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "It will take at least several hundred years, and at most over a thousand years. Before the demonic energy completely devours the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, I will definitely turn back."

The old green mantis said, "I am relieved. However, before you leave, I have a question that I would like to ask you."

Chen Yuandao said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

The old green mantis hesitated for a moment, then said, "Fellow Daoist, you possess a pure and ethereal aura, while that ancient demon specializes in demonic energy. Why then do they resemble humans so closely, even speaking the same language?" (End of Chapter)