Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 270 Giving birth to a baby
Qingliu Sea, Wuchen Island.

The Wuchen Mountains were silent and still. The exotic birds and beasts raised by the Lu family were either lying on the ground or hiding in their nests, trembling in fear, without any of their former spirituality and liveliness.

The wind disappeared, the air became stagnant and solid, the sky was clear blue, without a single white cloud.

A solid formation curtain enveloped the entire Wuchen Mountains. Forty-nine foundation-building monks held formation flags and patrolled back and forth. From time to time, they glanced at the Wuchen Peak in the center of the mountain with excited expressions.

Lu Qing and Lu Hai were suspended in the air, staring at Wuchen Peak with solemn expressions.

In his left hand, Lu Haiwei was precariously holding a formation plate, on which was a dazzling spiritual light, and twenty-four high-quality spiritual stones flickered, which was a sign that the clan protection formation had been activated to the extreme.

A thin mist appeared above the Wuchen Peak, gradually becoming thicker and flashing with colorful light. It then slowly rotated, gradually increasing in speed until it turned into a five-colored hurricane, whistling.

Suddenly, a colorful beam of light shot up from the hurricane into the sky, passed through the clan protection formation, and went straight into the sky!
A gleam of light flashed in Lu Haiwei's eyes, and a hint of spirit appeared on his old face: "Let's start!"

Lu Qing's expression was somewhat complicated, with a hint of confusion mixed in with his anticipation. He remained silent, and slowly clenched his hands in his sleeves.

The forty-nine foundation-building monks all turned their heads to look towards the Wuchen Peak with excited expressions, and some even forgot their patrol duties.

Lu Haiwei's spiritual sense covered the entire Wuchen Mountain Range. Seeing this, his face darkened and he shouted, "Everyone must perform their duties and not slack off. Violators will be severely punished!"

His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by every Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Everyone's faces changed, and they immediately stopped smiling and began to inspect the area carefully, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. However, they still couldn't help but secretly glance at Wuchen Peak, their eyes filled with excitement.

Today is the day when Lu Gui, the head of the Lu family, is striving to reach the Nascent Soul stage, so they can't help but be excited.

As long as Lu Gui succeeds in forming a baby, his life span will double, and the Lu family will immediately be promoted to a medium-sized family. The sea area under its jurisdiction can be expanded at least three times, and it can also become a hegemon in the Qingliu sea area!
As members of the Lu family, they naturally rose to higher positions, and even had a glimmer of hope of reaching the unattainable Jindan realm.

But unlike the excited foundation-building cultivators, Lu Haiwei's expression became extremely solemn after his initial anticipation.

Lu Gui's journey to forming a Nascent Soul was not smooth. Ever since Taoist Zi Yang sneaked into the Wuchen Mountains eight years ago and the space magic weapon appeared in the world, Lu Gui has been seeking to form a Nascent Soul. However, it was not until today that he was able to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

He presented the green jade to the Zhenhai Sect in exchange for several spiritual objects that were helpful in forming elixirs, as well as a spiritual source bead, which he placed in the Lu family's spiritual vein, allowing it to emit spiritual energy comparable to that of a medium-sized spiritual vein within a year, helping Lu Gui to form a baby.

If Lu Gui succeeds in conceiving a baby, then naturally he will gain enlightenment and the whole family will benefit, and the Lu family will embark on the road to prosperity from then on.

However, if Lu Gui fails to form a baby, not only will the spiritual object he obtained from the Zhenhai Sect disappear into thin air, but the Lu family's spiritual vein will also be severely damaged, and it will take a hundred years to recover.

Only Lu Haiwei and Lu Qing knew about this matter. The foundation-building cultivators of the Lu family were fully confident that Lu Gui would be able to successfully form a baby with the help of the Zhenhai Sect, and they did not consider the possibility of failure at all.

They looked at the colorful light column that went straight into the sky. Their expressions were extremely excited and their bodies were shaking slightly. They did not have the demeanor of a foundation-building cultivator at all.

But at this moment, the powerful colorful light column suddenly began to shrink, the hurricane around Wuchen Peak also stopped, and silence returned to the Wuchen Mountains.

The forty-nine foundation-building cultivators were stunned, while Lu Haiwei and Lu Qing's faces changed drastically.

"All foundation-building cultivators must return to their caves immediately and must not leave the Wuchen Mountains, must not send talismans to communicate, and must not disclose this matter. Violators will be severely punished!" Lu Haiwei suddenly spoke to communicate, and his old voice was like a cold winter wind, blowing into the ears of all the foundation-building cultivators.

All the foundation-building cultivators trembled, not daring to delay for even a moment. They raised their hands and threw the spiritual light array flag out, then turned around and flew back to their own caves.

The spiritual light array flag flew into the sky and merged into the array curtain. Lu Haiwei made a hand gesture with his right hand, and the array plate in his left hand hummed. The spiritual light dimmed, and the twenty-four high-quality spiritual stones turned into powder and drifted away with the wind.

The Lu family's protective formation stopped working, the formation curtain disappeared, the sweet cries of spiritual birds and beasts rang out everywhere, and the dead Wuchen Mountains came back to life.

But Lu Haiwei's face was as gloomy as water, and Lu Qing's complicated eyes were full of regret.

Lu Gui failed to conceive a baby.

No, he didn't even try to form a baby. He just started but suddenly stopped. He would definitely suffer a huge backlash and be seriously injured.

But he was still in seclusion at this time, the cave was closed and the formation was activated. It was impossible for the two of them to rush into Lu Gui's cave, so they could only wait for him to heal himself.

Lu Qing suddenly said, "Uncle Six is ​​using up a lot of his spiritual power to control the clan protection formation. It's better for him to go back home and recuperate first. I will stay here to guard you."

Lu Hai nodded with a gloomy face: "Well, you keep a close eye on him. Big Brother needs time to recover from his injuries. During this period, no accidents are allowed to happen."

"No need for that, nephew." Lu Qing responded.

Lu Haiwei turned around and left, leaving only Lu Qing at the Wuchen Peak.

He looked at Wuchen Peak in silence. After a long time, he finally took out a cushion from the mustard seed ring and started meditating in the void.

A month later, Lu Qing, who was meditating, opened his eyes. The stone door of Lu Gui's cave on the top of Wuchen Peak opened. Lu Gui walked out slowly, riding on a beam of light, and slowly flew in front of Lu Qing.

Lu Qing put away the futon, stood up, and bowed to Lu Gui: "Uncle."

Lu Gui looked a little tired, and there were more wrinkles on his face than before he went into seclusion. Originally, he only had gray hair on his temples, but now his black hair was mixed with white hair, revealing his old age.

At this time, Lv Haiwei also flew out of the cave, came to the two of them, looked Lv Gui up and down, and asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

Lu Gui said, "I am fine now."

Lu Hai breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why did you stop the baby formation early?"

Lu Qing also had a curious look on his face, but he was just a junior and could not open his mouth in front of the two of them, so he could only listen silently.

Lu Gui sighed softly, "I overestimated my body. I am 456 years old this year, and I only took a Chongshan fruit that has the effect of tempering the body two hundred years ago. Over the years, my body has gradually decayed."

“When I was forming the infant, I had a realization that if I forced the formation, I would definitely die in the Yin Fire Tribulation. I had no choice but to interrupt the formation.”

Lu Haiwei's expression turned extremely ugly: "Big brother, do you still have... still hope of having a baby?"

Lu Gui said: "Although I was attacked by the backlash of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and was seriously injured, my essence is intact. As long as I can find the spiritual medicine to strengthen my body, I can strive to form a fetus."

Lu Haiwei felt relieved and said repeatedly, "That's good, that's good!"

He is old and will not live long. His only obsession is to see Lu Gui succeed in conceiving a baby and the Lu family prosper. He is already in a state of confusion.

Lu Qing remained calm: "Body Tempering Spiritual Medicine... This is a treasure that is more precious than the eight hundred year old spiritual herb. It is priceless and extremely difficult to find."

Lu Haiwei frowned and said, "Yes, it is so hard to find the spiritual medicine for body tempering. Where are you going to start, big brother?"

Lu Gui said calmly: "Where else can we find it? We can only go to Jueling Island." Lu Haiwei's expression changed: "No!"

Lu Qing's expression also became serious: "Uncle, Jueling Island is too dangerous. In my opinion, it is better to take a long-term view."

Lu Gui said calmly: "Don't worry, if I can avoid taking risks, I will not go to Jueling Island to risk my life."

"There are still twenty-three years until the opening of Jueling Island. I will go to the Ten Thousand Demon Sea to look for the body-tempering elixir first. If I don't find it, I will go to Jueling Island to give it a try."

Lu Hai heaved a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried, and advised: "The demon race places the greatest emphasis on body refining. From time to time, cultivators find body-tempering elixirs in the Ten Thousand Demon Sea. Big brother, if you search carefully, you will definitely gain something. It's better not to go to the Absolute Spirit Island."

Lu Hai shook his head slightly: "Body-tempering elixirs are too precious and extremely rare in the Ten Thousand Monsters Sea. It all depends on luck."

"I don't have much time left, I can't delay any longer. If I can't find it in the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Monsters, I can only go to Jue Ling Island to give it a try."

Lu Qing suddenly asked, "Uncle, why don't you ask Zhenhai Sect for the body-tempering elixir?"

"Zhenhai Sect is a large sect with a long history. Although the body-tempering elixir is precious, it is definitely nothing to Zhenhai Sect."

Lu Haiwei was refreshed: "Yes, the space magic weapon that my Lu family presented to Zhenhai Sect can serve as a foundation for the sect."

“But the Zhenhai Sect only gave my brother some spiritual objects for forming a baby, and didn’t even give him spiritual medicine for tempering the body. They even forbade my brother to use the Zhenhai Sect’s spiritual veins to form a baby. This is really too much!”

Lu Gui's face darkened: "Don't mention this matter again!"

"How precious are space magic weapons? I know that too."

"But my Lu family is just a small family. If we don't offer the space magic weapon to Zhenhai Sect, we will be exterminated in a blink of an eye!"

"This space magic weapon is not only a gift from my Lu family to the Zhenhai Sect, but also helps us get rid of a big trouble. It is already good enough to be able to exchange it for these infant-forming spiritual objects. The Zhenhai Sect even gave my Lu family a spiritual source bead. I have already made a lot of money."

"Don't forget, although my Lu family has some history with the Zhenhai Sect, more than 600 years have passed and the relationship is over. It is impossible for the Zhenhai Sect to look at the Lu family differently."

"A blacksmith must be strong himself. If you want to form a baby, you can't rely on the power of others, you can only rely on yourself!"

Lu Gui's words were very stern. Lu Haiwei and Lu Qing did not dare to persuade him anymore. They lowered their heads and fell silent.

After a while, Lu Gui spoke again slowly, his tone softened: "Of course, it would be great if we could find a body-tempering elixir in the Sea of ​​Thousand Monsters."

"But if I can't find it, I have to go to Jueling Island and give it a try."

He paused for a moment, and then continued, "The trip to Jueling Island is extremely dangerous. If I fail to come back, the position of the head of the family will be taken over by Lu Qing."

The two men looked up at Lu Gui, and Lu Qing's eyes were full of surprise.

Lu Gui looked at Lu Qing and said calmly, "The Lu family has been thriving over the past few decades, but it has also made many enemies. After you take over the position of the head of the Lu family, you must not continue to expand. When you encounter provocations from other families and sects, you must be tolerant and keep a low profile."

"I have an old relationship with Dao Xuanzi, the alchemy master of Qiu Sheng Sea. He owes me a favor. Before I go to the Ten Thousand Monsters Sea, I will ask him to refine a few bottles of elixirs for you. You must concentrate on your cultivation and strive to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage as soon as possible, so that you can protect my Lu family's foundation after my death."

Lu Qing looked at Lu Gui with an uncertain expression, and suddenly bowed deeply: "My nephew obeys your order, but I believe that my uncle is a lucky person and will definitely return safely from Jueling Island."

Lu Gui did not comment: "Be prepared, everything is for the prosperity of the Lu family."

After saying that, he turned and flew towards the cave.

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The sea of ​​monsters.

On a deserted island of several acres in size, with sparse vegetation and silence, the waves are rushing on the shore, crashing into the rocks, stirring up bursts of water mist.

Chen Yuan restrained his breath, stood on the shore, holding a formation plate in his left hand, spreading his spiritual sense, waiting for the monster to take the bait.

Three days ago, he put a demon-luring pill into the sea, but it has not attracted any level 5 demon beasts.

Suddenly, a sharp howl came from a distance. Chen Yuan raised his eyes and looked into the distance. On the boundless ocean, a beast shadow was tearing through the air and rushing towards him.

After a few breaths, the shadow of the beast broke into Chen Yuan's consciousness.

He could see clearly that it was a giant eagle about ten feet in size, with black feathers all over its body, a pair of cyan eyes, iron claws and a sword-like beak, and a strong body. It was carrying a gust of wind and was flying towards the island at an astonishing speed.

Chen Yuan's expression changed. This turned out to be a level seven green-eyed eagle!
The blue-eyed eagle soon arrived above the island, ignored Chen Yuan, dived into the sea, swallowed the demon-luring pill in the sea, then flapped its wings, rushed out of the sea, stirred up water splashes all over the sky, and swooped down towards Chen Yuan.

Although Chen Yuan looked solemn, he did not flee. Instead, he retreated to the center of the island. After the blue-eyed eagle flew over, he shouted, "Get up!"

The formation plate shone brightly, and formation flags appeared around the deserted island. In an instant, four formation curtains rose up and closed together, trapping the Green-Eyed Eagle inside.

The blue-eyed eagle was furious. It screamed, and its wings flashed, and two gusts of wind blew towards Chen Yuan.

"Fall!" Chen Yuan pointed at the formation plate, and hundreds of golden flying swords appeared out of thin air and shot towards the green-eyed eagle. At the same time, he pulled back to avoid the strong wind.

He had set up a high-level spiritual formation. The golden flying swords were extremely powerful, but they were nothing in front of the seventh-level green-eyed eagle. After barely shattering the strong wind, only a few flying swords were left, which were impatiently swept away by the green-eyed eagle.

But Chen Yuan took this opportunity to withdraw from the formation, riding on the light and escaping.

The blue-eyed eagle was stunned for a moment, then let out a sharp cry that was heard over a hundred miles away, and then flapped its wings and chased after Chen Yuan.

But although Chen Yuan escaped, the formation was not broken. Hundreds of golden flying swords shot towards the green-eyed eagle and stopped it.

It could only look angrily at Chen Yuan who was fleeing into the distance, letting out sharp howls that shook the formation.

Chen Yuan ignored the green-eyed eagle behind him and just frantically mobilized his true energy, trying to escape.

The high-level spiritual formation cannot stop the seventh-level monster for too long. He must escape from this sea area before the Green-eyed Eagle breaks the formation.

A quarter of an hour later, seeing that the blue-eyed eagle had not caught up with him, Chen Yuan slowed down his speed, smiled bitterly, identified the direction, and flew to the east.

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