Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, stopped practicing, and spread out his spiritual sense, taking into control all movements within a radius of 300 miles, especially behind Li Qingshan.

But he found nothing, and only Li Qingshan returned to Fengyuan Mountains.

Chen Yuan felt relieved. He stood up and walked out of the training room, came to the stone hall, sat down in the main seat, raised his sleeves and the cave door slowly opened.

Soon, Li Qingshan's escape light landed in front of Chen Yuan's cave. With a happy look on his face, he quickly walked into the cave, passed through the passage, came to the stone hall, and stopped in front of Chen Yuan.

He clasped his fists and bowed, then took out a jade slip from the mustard seed ring and handed it to Chen Yuan with both hands, saying respectfully, "I am honored to have fulfilled your mission. This is Senior Qingliu's reply. Please have a look, Master."

Chen Yuan raised his hand and took the jade slip into his hand. He probed inside with his spiritual sense and sensed a familiar spiritual imprint, which was left by Master Qingliu.

Under the imprint of divine consciousness was a letter with earnest words, stating that Sect Leader Yue already knew the cause of death of Elder Gu and Yang Liqian.

However, they wanted to set an ambush and murder their fellow disciples, so they did not want to pursue the matter and said that Sect Leader Yue invited Chen Yuan to be a guest of Haoran Sect.

After reading the letter, Chen Yuan felt relieved.

With this reply from Mr. Qingliu, the deaths of Elder Gu and Yang Liqian were forgotten, and he no longer had to worry about the Haoran Sect causing trouble for him.

He put away the jade slip and said with a smile: "You have done well. Haoran Sect will not pursue the matter further. I can go to Chongde City without any worries."

Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, but there was still some doubt in his eyes: "Master, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not..."

"That's what you say."

Li Qingshan hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "My disciple is unbelievable, but Senior Qingliu may be lying and actually trying to lure Master to go..."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It's important to be on guard against others. I'm very pleased that you are so cautious."

"But you don't know Daoist Fellow Qingliu. He has the demeanor of an ancient gentleman and would never do such a deceitful thing. What he said must be true."

Li Qingshan's expression eased a little, but he was still a little worried: "Could the Haoran Sect have concealed this from Senior Qingliu..."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Of course it is possible for the Haoran Sect to act this way. After all, two of their Nascent Soul elders died because of the master."

"If Yue Chong is really determined to get to the bottom of this, he will use any method he can to get rid of his master."

Li Qingshan was puzzled and asked, "Then why did Master go to Chongde City? If that's the case, wouldn't that be a trap for him?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Of course it's right to be cautious, but my master once said that on the road to becoming an immortal, you must fight for your life. Fight with the sky, fight with the earth, fight with others, and fight with yourself."

“If you do something only when you are 100% sure, you will definitely miss many opportunities.”

"If you are one step slow, you will be slow at every step. Cultivating immortals is a battle against lifespan. Once you stop at a bottleneck, you will most likely regret it for the rest of your life. You will not be able to cross that chasm until your lifespan is almost over."

"This time when I go to Chongde City, I can determine what attitude Haoran Sect has towards me. It is related to my future path and is very important. If I am 70% to 80% sure, I will take the risk and give it a try."

"Your cultivation is still low, so your character is not that important yet."

“But you are a sword cultivator after all. After forming your infant, even if you are only 50% or 60% sure of something, you should move forward courageously.”

"Otherwise, the sword's heart will be covered in dust, which will definitely hinder the improvement of cultivation."

Li Qingshan nodded thoughtfully: "Disciple understands..."

Chen Yuan smiled with relief and said, "Master, I will be in Chongde City for a few days at the least and a month at the most. I will be back. You should practice well in the cave and do not travel outside."

"Disciple, I understand!" Li Qingshan agreed immediately.

He then said goodbye and left, and Chen Yuan returned to the training room to recover the 20% of his true energy that had been consumed by the starlight infusion.

Since there is no spiritual vein here, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is extremely thin. After Chen Yuan refined the true blood of Kuiniu, his true essence became exceptionally pure and powerful.

It took him seven full days to fully recover the true energy in his body. He left the cave, and flew westward in a flash of light.

Kuiniu is indeed a true spirit in charge of thunder. Its magical powers are extremely powerful and its escape speed is also extremely fast.

After Chen Yuan refined the true blood of Kuiniu, his escape speed became much faster than before. In less than three days, he arrived at Chongde City.

In front of Li Qingshan, he spoke with great trust in Mr. Qingliu.

But after arriving in Chongde City, the habit of being cautious still prevailed.

Chen Yuan did not come directly to Sifang Pavilion to visit Mr. Qingliu, but secretly found Jiang Yu, who had once passed messages to him from Mr. Qingliu.

Jiang Yu's cultivation is still in the middle stage of foundation building, but he has already reached the bottleneck of the late stage.

When he saw Chen Yuan, he was extremely happy and bowed deeply: "Junior Jiang Yu, greetings to Senior Chen!"

Chen Yuan said gently, "My dear Jiang, I hope you are well. I came to see you this time because I want to ask you for a favor."

Jiang Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Senior, just give me your instructions. I will do my best!"

Chen Yuan was generous and offered generous rewards, so Jiang Yu was more than happy to work for him.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Please ask Young Friend Jiang to return to the mountain gate and give this jade slip to Taoist Friend Qingliu, and tell him that I am here to visit you and invite him to Moyun Mountain, 700 miles east of Chongde City, for a while."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and ten high-grade spirit stones from the mustard seed ring, and handed them to Jiang Yu, admonishing him, "These ten high-grade spirit stones are given to you, my friend. Please do not make it public and do not let others know about this."

Jiang Yu stretched out his hands, took the jade token and the spirit stone, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, senior, I will leave right away and will not leak a single thing."

After saying this, he put the jade token and spirit stone into his storage bag, clasped his fists, bowed, and turned to leave.

Chen Yuan waited for a while, walked out of the courtyard where Jiang Yu lived, left Chongde City, flew more than 700 miles to the west, and landed on the top of a 300-foot mountain. This was Moyun Mountain.

He spread out his spiritual sense, covering an area of ​​three hundred miles in radius, and concentrated on being on high alert.

If the Haoran Sect really had ill intentions, they would not have allowed Mr. Qingliu to come to the appointment alone.

An hour later, a beam of light flew from the east, and a smile appeared on Chen Yuan's lips.

The light of light flew past quickly and landed on the top of Moyun Mountain, revealing the figure of Mr. Qingliu.

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed, smiling, "Fellow Daoist Qingliu, how are you?"

Qing Liu returned the greeting and said with a smile, "Daoyou is indeed cautious. I have already given the reply to Qingshan. Daoyou should still ask me to meet you here."

Chen Yuan looked at Qingliu Layman carefully, clasped his fists and bowed, smiling and said: "When I first returned from Hanzhou, I met Taoist friend here. Now I am revisiting the old place, but everything has changed."

"I wish you great progress in your cultivation, and further progress on the great path."

Mr. Qingliu shook his head, but the smile on his face became more intense: "I knew it, and I really can't hide it from you, Taoist friend."

Chen Yuan smiled without saying anything. Mr. Qingliu did not reveal any aura, but his spiritual sense, comparable to that of a great cultivator, made it easy for him to see that Mr. Qingliu's current cultivation level was already in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "It seems that everything went smoothly for you, fellow Daoist, and you have taken away the inheritance of that senior."

Lay Buddhist Qingliu nodded slightly: "Yes, after I returned to the sect, in order to avoid any more trouble, I went to that cave and took away the inheritance." "Then I practiced in seclusion, and seven years ago, I finally broke through the bottleneck in the middle stage..."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Qingliu looked apologetic: "I am not good at speaking, and Senior Brother Yue saw through my flaws."

"Under the pressure of questioning, I had no choice but to reveal everything about Junior Brothers Gu and Yang. I hope you will forgive me."

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly: "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to blame yourself. This matter is not easy to cover up. It is normal for Master Yue to see it."

Qing Liu's expression eased, "But don't worry, fellow Taoist. Senior Brother Yue also knows that it was Junior Brothers Gu and Yang who set up an ambush, and I and fellow Taoist fought back."

"The deaths of the two junior brothers were their own fault. Don't worry, my fellow Taoist. Our sect will not make things difficult for you because of this matter."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I was originally worried that Master Yue would be in a difficult situation due to the death of the two elders and would not dare to set foot in Chongde City."

"I had no choice but to let my disciple visit you at your home. After receiving your reply, I dared to come and meet you."

Lay Buddhist Qingliu said, "Senior Brother Yue not only did not make things difficult for you, but he also covered up the matter so that no one else knew about it. You can rest assured in Chongde City."

"Besides that, Senior Brother Yue also asked me to invite you to the mountain gate as a guest. He wants to meet you in person. What do you think?"

Chen Yuan's heart moved and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

Qingliu seemed to see what he was thinking, and said solemnly: "I am willing to guarantee with my life that Senior Brother Yue has no ill intentions."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Since fellow Taoist has said so, how can I refuse?"

"Besides, I have something to ask, and I would like to see the head of your sect, Master Yue. Please come in, fellow Taoist."

Mr. Qingliu also smiled, and the two of them rode on their light and flew towards Chongde City.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the two arrived at the Chongde Mountains and entered the Haoran Sect's mountain gate.

This was the first time that Chen Yuan came to the top of the towering Haoran Peak, where the wind was supposed to be howling and there was ice and snow all year round.

But under the control of the formation, it is spring all year round, with peach and plum flowers competing for beauty, surrounding a majestic palace.

The two of them walked to the front of the main hall. Before Mr. Qingliu could speak, the door of the hall opened quietly, revealing a gap.

Mr. Qingliu was not surprised at all. He pushed the door open with a calm expression.

Chen Yuan quietly spread out his spiritual sense, but when it touched the main hall, he was blocked by a layer of restriction and could not move forward, so he had to retract it.

The hall was very empty, without any furnishings. There was only a middle-aged Confucian scholar sitting on a cushion, meditating with his eyes closed.

Chen Yuan slowed down his pace. The spiritual energy in the hall was extremely rich, even condensing into a faint spiritual mist.

Although it is not as good as the valley where Tongtian Pavilion is located, it is still better than the spiritual medicine garden in the center of the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm.

It is enough to allow great monks to not worry about the lack of spiritual energy and to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth freely.

Even for Chen Yuan, who had refined three kinds of true spirit blood, the spiritual energy in the hall seemed exceptionally abundant.

He and Mr. Qingliu came to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, who looked to be about forty years old, dressed in a Confucian robe, with a beard down to his belly, a square face, and an ethereal aura. It was none other than Sect Master Yue.

The two came in front of him, and Qingliu Lay Buddhist clasped his fists and bowed: "Senior Brother Yue, I have invited Fellow Daoist Chen to come."

Sect Leader Yue slowly opened his eyes and looked towards Chen Yuan with a very gentle expression, which was far different from the seriousness he had shown when Chen Yuan had participated in the meeting of the elders of Haoran Sect after returning from Hanzhou.

Chen Yuan followed suit and bowed, "Member Chen greets Daoist Fellow Yue."

Sect Leader Yue returned the greeting with a bow and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Brother Chen on his great progress in cultivation."

He was very polite in his words, but his eyes were a little solemn, and in the depths of his eyes, there flashed a trace of imperceptible fear.

When Chen Yuan entered the hall, Sect Leader Yue spread out his spiritual sense and secretly checked Chen Yuan's cultivation, but found nothing.

Chen Yuan was just like an ordinary person, with a restrained aura. Even with his spiritual awareness which was considered quite good among the great cultivators, he returned empty-handed.

The last bit of doubt that Master Yue had in his heart about Chen Yuan's mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivation finally disappeared at this moment.

There is absolutely no way that there could be an early Nascent Soul cultivator on the Jiuxian Continent who could block his spiritual sense detection.

While Sect Leader Yue was secretly investigating, Chen Yuan also spread out his spiritual sense and scanned Sect Leader Yue, but as expected, he found nothing.

The Kuiniu True Spirit Palm wielded thunder, but it did not bring any benefit to spiritual consciousness.

Chen Yuan's spiritual awareness is still comparable to that of a great cultivator, perhaps even weaker than that of Master Yue, a cultivator with many years of experience.

The two men's attempts to test each other were no longer effective, and the secret confrontation came to an end.

Sect Leader Yue raised his sleeves and two cushions appeared in front of him. He extended his hand and said, "Junior Brother Qingliu and Fellow Daoist Chen, please take a seat."

After the two of them sat down, Sect Master Yue said calmly, "Junior Brothers Gu and Yang wanted to deal with Junior Brother Qingliu. It was against the sect rules to kill each other, and it led to their own deaths. They reaped what they sowed."

“Although this matter has something to do with Fellow Daoist Chen, our sect is not a demonic sect like the Xuanyin Sect, the Xueyan Sect, and the Zhuyan Baigu Sect. They are tyrannical and unreasonable.”

"This matter has been exposed, but please do not publicize it, so as not to damage the reputation of our sect."

Chen Yuan was completely relieved after getting the promise from Sect Master Yue himself. He said solemnly, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Yue. The death of the two elders was not my intention. I will keep my mouth shut."

Sect Leader Yue smiled slightly, but naturally he didn't believe what Chen Yuan said.

Elder Gu and Yang Liqian had repeatedly made things difficult for Chen Yuan, how could he not feel resentful?

The two people died on the Jueling Island, most likely on purpose.

But offending Chen Yuan for the sake of two dead Nascent Soul elders would not be worth it.

Sect Leader Yue changed the subject and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen's progress in cultivation is so fast that it is rarely seen in the world. It is far better than what Yue had achieved in the past."

"From what Junior Brother Qingliu said, you are a cultivator from Yuqinghai. However, in the Yuqinghai immortal cultivation world, there is only one Nascent Soul cultivator, Kuixing Patriarch, who died at your hands. You have nothing to do with him."

"I wonder who your teacher is, and where you are practicing?"

Chen Yuan's heart moved. Master Yue was trying to find out his background, so he naturally couldn't tell the truth.

But thinking that Jin Luoheng would definitely come to Jiuxianzhou for a trip in the future, he couldn't just say it casually.

He pondered for a moment and said, "My master is a Yuanying cultivator. His nickname is Luoheng. He has been living in seclusion. I'm sorry I can't tell you where his cave is."

Sect Master Yue's eyes flashed, "A good teacher produces a good student. Fellow Daoist Jin must be very extraordinary to have taught a disciple like Fellow Daoist Chen. If there is a chance, Yue will definitely pay a visit to him."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "My master has admired Fellow Daoist Yue for a long time. If there is a chance, I will definitely pay you a visit." (End of this chapter)