Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan turned around and went back into the cave, lifted up his collar, and sat on the main seat.

After a while, Li Qingshan walked in quickly, bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Master, why do you want me to come here?"

Chen Yuan's consciousness swept over him and he smiled slightly: "It seems that you have not relaxed your cultivation during the years when your master was in seclusion, and your cultivation has improved a lot."

Li Qingshan said sternly: "Disciple has always remembered Master's teachings and has never slacked off."

Chen Yuan nodded secretly. After he returned to Jiuxianzhou, he gave Li Qingshan a lot of spirit stones. Li Qingshan had no shortage of resources for cultivation. As long as he practiced diligently, his progress would naturally not be slow.

More than thirty years have passed. Li Qingshan's Qi is now clear and condensed, his foundation is solid, and he has already touched the bottleneck of the middle stage of Jindan.

Even compared with the true disciples of the ten major sects, the speed of cultivation is not much slower.

Eight years ago, Chen Yuan returned to Renzhou, but did not see Li Qingshan, as he had gone out traveling.

It was not until six years ago, when Chen Yuan was practicing and drawing starlight into his body, that he saw the sound transmission note sent by Li Qingshan. He immediately summoned him to preach and answer his questions. After several days, he went into seclusion again.

Now that he had finished refining all the pills, it was time for him to come out of seclusion, so he called Li Qingshan again.

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "No need to be polite in front of my teacher. Sit down and talk."

"I will be travelling far away soon. If you have any questions or problems in your cultivation over the past six years, please feel free to tell me. I will answer them one by one."

Li Qingshan showed a happy expression, and sat down respectfully, his body straight, and said respectfully: "Disciple does have a question..."

The master and the disciple asked and answered each other, the sun rose and the moon set, and they finally stopped after two days.

As Li Qingshan's cultivation level improved, the difficulties and obstacles he encountered in his practice became more and more numerous and complex. It took Chen Yuan a lot of time to give him guidance.

Moreover, Li Qingshan is a sword cultivator after all, and Chen Yuan, as a physical cultivator, cannot teach him magical powers or secret techniques. He can only give him some pointers, which is like scratching an itch through a shoe and the effect is not good.

Chen Yuan suddenly remembered Ye Wendi, with whom he had fought in the Qingkang Mountains.

As a true disciple of Cangjian Palace, this person is gifted in sword cultivation and has extraordinary aptitude.

He cultivated to the False Infant realm at an early age, escaped from the hands of the Nascent Soul demon cultivator, and his skill in the art of life sword is truly astonishing.

Chen Yuan also relied on the power of his true spirit to defeat him just now.

After Ye Wendi was defeated, he invited Chen Yuan to visit Ningzhou Cangjian Palace, and there was a sense of mutual respect in his words.

Chen Yuan also had a good impression of Ye Wendi. He was obviously a child of destiny, but after being defeated by this unknown cultivator, he remained open-minded and unperturbed by fame or disgrace, and his heart of Tao was extremely strong.

Since he couldn't teach Li Qingshan swordsmanship, why not let Li Qingshan go to Ningzhou and ask Ye Wendi for advice?
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan did not hesitate and said immediately: "Now that you have formed the elixir, the sword skills you have cultivated have become more mysterious."

"I am not proficient in the way of the sword. At most, I can answer your questions about the method of cultivation, but I cannot teach you the secrets of magical powers."

"However, I once met Ye Wendi, a true disciple of the Hidden Sword Palace, and we have formed a certain friendship."

"He should have successfully formed a fetus by now. You can go to Ningzhou and ask him for some advice. It will be easier for you to practice magical skills in the future."

Li Qingshan was surprised and said, "Master, you actually know Master Ye? When I was in Xizhou, Daoist Luo from the Cangjian Palace, whom I met, mentioned Master Ye many times, and he praised him highly in his words."

Chen Yuan was a little surprised: "How is Fellow Daoist Ye now?"

Li Qingshan replied: "According to Daoist Luo, Master Ye had successfully formed a fetus a hundred years ago. The celestial phenomena were astonishing, and the catastrophe was so great that it caused a stir in the sect."

"After Master Ye stabilized his realm, he charged into Xizhou and killed the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator who was chasing him that year with one sword, shocking the demon sects in Xizhou."

"Fellow Daoist Luo said that although Master Ye's cultivation is low, his sword skills are no weaker than those of the elders in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in the Hidden Sword Palace."

"It won't be a problem for him to become a great monk in the future and take over the position of Palace Master of Hidden Sword Palace."

"If I can get guidance from Master Ye, I will be able to solve some of the difficulties I have in the way of the sword."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Without further delay, I will write a letter right away. You can go there with the letter. Fellow Daoist Ye will not refuse you."

After saying that, he took out a jade slip, probed his spiritual sense into it, left a few words, and then handed it over.

Li Qingshan hurriedly stood up, took the jade slip with both hands, and put it away solemnly.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, and then said, "I once had a sparring match with Daoist Fellow Ye, and luckily won by one move."

"Although my teacher and Fellow Daoist Ye have a mutual respect for each other, we have fought against each other after all, so you must not be disrespectful."

Li Qingshan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately responded: "Disciple obeys your command!"

He secretly complained in his heart that Luo Huaiyuan described Master Ye as a god-like figure who existed only in heaven and on earth, saying that he was invincible in his class, had the potential to become a god, and was the reincarnation of a sword immortal. He didn't expect that he would be defeated by his master.

However, Li Qingshan thought about how his master had killed a Nascent Soul cultivator when he was in the middle stage of the Core Formation. It was reasonable that Master Ye was no match for his master.

Chen Yuan gave Li Qingshan a few more instructions, asking him to be more careful and cautious when walking outside, and then let him leave.

He did not give Li Qingshan any more spirit stones or elixirs. Everyone has his own opportunities. Li Qingshan can only walk his own path. Forcing things to happen is not a good idea.

Chen Yuan raised his sleeve and flicked it, and the stone door of the cave slowly closed. Then he stood up and walked to the training room, took out the Taixuan Order, purified his spiritual energy, meditated and practiced, slowly recovering the 20% of his true energy that was consumed by the starlight infusion.

Since there is no spiritual vein here, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is thin, and Chen Yuan's true essence is extremely pure and thick, his recovery speed is extremely slow.

Seven days later, the sea of ​​true energy in Dantian became full again.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, looking energetic. He put away the Taixuan Order, stood up, and slowly walked out of the training room.

Now that he has run out of elixirs, it is time to attack the demon clan again, obtain demon elixirs, and improve his cultivation.

But now, only a dozen years have passed since the Golden-winged Eagle clan was destroyed.

The Jiaolong and Kunyu tribes must be on high alert, so this is not a good opportunity to take action.

But in addition to the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Monsters, there are two other places where large numbers of monsters gather.

Nanzhou is protected by the mysterious demon cultivator who has reached the state of transformation into a god, so Chen Yuan doesn't dare to make any plans.

But the Hanzhou monster tribe in the north is much weaker than the Wan Yao Sea monster tribe and is easier to deal with.

Chen Yuan now only needs three or five bottles of Nascent Soul middle stage elixir to break through the bottleneck of the late stage. Although there are not many level nine demon kings in Hanzhou, it will be enough if they are all killed.

As Chen Yuan's thoughts turned, he slowly walked out of the cave, and flew northward with a flash of light. But just after he flew a few hundred miles, he suddenly frowned, and his speed dropped sharply until he stopped.

This place happened to be located above a prosperous county town with a constant flow of people, but within the coverage of Chen Yuan's spiritual sense, there was no trace of any cultivators.

He flipped his hand and took out the soul-hiding bowl, and pointed a point. A transparent and ethereal soul slowly flew out of the bowl, revealing Tian You's haggard face.

Chen Yuan looked at Tian You and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Tian suddenly called me, what's the important matter?"

Just now, Tian You’s thoughts came from the Soul-Hiding Bowl, wanting to meet him.

Chen Yuan was very surprised. Ever since he showed the Yuling Sect token in front of Tian You, more than 30 years have passed. Tian You has been staying in the Soul Storage Bowl, never seeing the sun, and has never had any thoughts emanate.

Tian You still looked like he was dying, but his expression was even more depressed and his eyes were dull.

The slightly illusory soul was slightly hunched, like a person whose spine had been removed.

He slowly raised his hands, clasped his fists and bowed, then said with a wry smile: "I was ignorant of the current situation in the past and offended you repeatedly. This is really wrong. I hope you will forgive me."

"It is dark and lonely in this soul-hiding bowl. It is worse than death. I cannot bear it any more."

"Fellow Daoist, if you can give me a quick death, I will be very grateful."

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up. He had imprisoned Tian You's soul in a jade bottle and a soul-hiding bowl for nearly a hundred years, and now he had finally surrendered.

He smiled slightly: "He who knows the current situation is a hero. It is not too late for Fellow Daoist Tian to wake up now."

"As long as you tell me the origin of the Yuling Sect token, I will not only not imprison you anymore, but I will also prepare a body for you to take over and be reborn."

Tian You suddenly raised his head, his slightly blurry eyes showing an anxious look: "Are you serious, Daoist friend?"

He had been imprisoned half-alive by Chen Yuan for nearly a hundred years, his Taoist heart had been completely worn out, and he only wished for a quick death.

But if there is a chance to embark on the path of cultivation again, he will never miss it even if there is only a glimmer of hope.

Chen Yuan said: "Although you once intended to kill me, I have imprisoned you for nearly a hundred years, so we are even."

"As long as you do your best and tell me what the Jiuli Sect is planning, I will immediately find you a body of a talented low-level cultivator and help you take over his body."

"Although you have wasted decades of time, your life will most likely end here."

"But as long as I can recover my Nascent Soul cultivation, I can at least enjoy a hundred or two hundred years of freedom. Isn't that better than just sitting there and dying?"

Tian You no longer hesitated and nodded heavily: "Just follow what you said, I will never hide anything."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​please bear with me for a moment."

After saying that, he pointed and sent Tian You's soul back to the soul-hiding bowl. Then he put away the treasure, turned around, and flew back to the cave.

He raised his sleeve and activated the formation. He quickly walked into the training room, sat down cross-legged, took out the soul-hiding bowl again, and Tian You's soul slowly flew out.

Chen Yuan flipped his hand and took out the Yuling Sect token, then turned to look at Tian You's soul and said with a smile: "What secrets are hidden in this jade token? Please teach me, fellow Taoist."

Tian You glanced at the token, pondered for a moment, and said, "Fellow Daoist, you already know that this jade token is the token of the elder of the Yuling Sect. I wonder how much do you know about the Yuling Sect?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and slowly replied, "As far as I know, the Yuling Sect was the most powerful sect in this world in ancient times, and was proficient in the art of taming beasts."

"It's just that when the world was undergoing a great change, the Yuling Sect was involved. For unknown reasons, the entire sect was destroyed, and only your sect inherited the Yuling Sect's lineage."

Tian You was surprised. "I didn't expect you to know so much about the Yuling Sect. Yes, during its heyday, the Yuling Sect was far superior to the top ten sects today."

"And the reason why the Yuling Sect was destroyed was that it was involved in a war that destroyed the heavens and the earth."

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, and he pretended not to know: "I wonder which sect dares to go to war with the Yuling Sect?"

Tian You shook his head: "This matter involves ancient secrets, and I am not clear about it. As for the specific circumstances of the war, I am afraid only our sect leader knows."

"But what Tian knows is that after the fall of the Yuling Sect, three secret spaces were left behind!"

At this point, Tian You's eyes showed a yearning look: "These secret places are where the Yuling Sect raises spirit beasts. After countless years of accumulation, the spirit beasts in them are extremely powerful and extremely rare in the outside world. They are the greatest foundation for the Yuling Sect to stand firm."

"Unfortunately, after the fall of the Yuling Sect, there was no one to guard the secret realm, and two of them have been destroyed..."

Tian You shook his head, his face full of regret, and looked at the jade plate: "Only one secret space with the most stringent restrictions has been preserved intact."

"And the token of the Yuling Sect elder is the key to enter that secret space."

Chen Yuan's heart moved. What Tian You said was exactly the same as the green-robed formation spirit's speculation.

The "secret realm of space" he mentioned should be the "blessed land" mentioned by the green-robed formation spirit, just like the blessed land of Dongxu Mountain, which is also a secret realm of space.

Chen Yuan deliberately showed a look of surprise: "Then your sect has already occupied that secret space, right?"

Tian You smiled bitterly and said, "If that were true, I would not have been captured by you, fellow Taoist."

"Although our sect claims to have inherited the Yuling Sect's tradition, in fact, it was only by chance that the founder of the sect entered a secret cave opened up by the Yuling Sect and obtained some beast taming techniques and secret skills, and then founded the Jiuli Sect."

“But the true core inheritance of the Yuling Sect and the secret space for raising spirit beasts are only recorded in a few simple sentences in the classics in the maze cave.”

“So after our sect was founded, we have been searching for the true inheritance of the Yuling Sect and the three valuable spatial secret realms.”

"Over the past tens of thousands of years, our sect has discovered two secret spaces, but unfortunately they have been destroyed and have lost their value."

"It was not until more than a thousand years ago that our sect persevered and finally found the third secret space that was still intact..."

Tian You's eyes showed some reminiscence, and he said in a deep voice: "It's just that the protective formation of this space secret realm is too powerful, and there is no method to break the ban left in the secret cave our sect has obtained, so we can't enter it."

“And if the ban is forcibly broken, the secret realm will be destroyed, and all the spirit beasts with powerful bloodlines in the secret realm will die.”

Chen Yuan frowned and asked, "Then how did your sect enter this secret realm?"

Tian You said: "Since then, our sect has been looking for a way to break the ban, but to no avail. In desperation, we had to break the formation ourselves."

"After the efforts of three great formation masters, based on the skills and magical powers of our sect, after countless failures, we finally created a method to break the ban." (End of this chapter)