Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed. "Why are you so sure, senior? After I achieve the state of incarnation, I will be able to find the direction in that space channel?"

The old man in black robe said: "My friend, you don't know that the space passage was not discovered recently."

"More than four thousand years ago, our sect's ancestor Qingya found this space passage based on the records in ancient books."

“But there were no signposts to guide the way, so he forced Kunyang, the chief of the Kunyu clan, to enter as well.”

"But Kunyang is only a level 10 demon king. His cultivation is not high enough, and his Kun fish bloodline is not pure enough. He can barely identify the direction at first."

“But once we went a little deeper, we encountered spatial turbulence and it became difficult to sustain, so we had to retreat.”

"According to the records of Grandmaster Qingya, I have entered the space channel more than once."

"My friend has refined Kunpeng's true blood. He can perform the teleportation technique under my restrictions, which is far better than Kunyang."

"As long as you break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage, the spatial storm should no longer be able to interfere with you."

Chen Yuan hesitated: "What if I break through to the Spiritual Realm and still cannot discern the path to the Spiritual Realm?"

The old man in black robe smiled and said, "If even you are helpless, no one else in the human world can do it."

"I can only blame my bad luck. I am destined to be trapped in the human world and wait for death. What else can I do?"

Chen Yuan sighed: "Thank you for your appreciation, senior. I will do my best."

“It’s just that my cultivation is low. I don’t know how many years it will take to break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage, and I don’t know if I can succeed…”

The old man in black robe said in a deep voice: "We can only give you a hundred years. Within a hundred years, you must break through to the God Transformation stage."

Chen Yuan opened his eyes wide and said in a lost voice, "One hundred years? I am not even a great cultivator. How can I achieve a breakthrough to the God Transformation stage within a hundred years?"

Taoist Cangsong said casually: "My friend is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a great cultivator. In fact, there is no difference. You are only one step away from becoming a god."

"Besides, you are a physical cultivator. As long as you make a breakthrough in your physical body, the bottleneck of spiritual transformation will be nothing."

Chen Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "If it is so easy to break through to the God Transformation stage, there wouldn't be so few God Transformation cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation."

"Whether this junior can achieve the state of a god in this lifetime is still uncertain. It is really difficult to achieve the state of a god in a hundred years."

The old man in black robe asked, "How long do you think we can wait?"

“The life span of a god-transformation is only two thousand years. This old man and fellow Daoist Cangsong had achieved the state of god-transformation more than a thousand years ago.”

"After ascending to the spirit world, you will have to leave two to three hundred years of life left."

"I can only wait for a hundred years at most, and then I must enter the space channel."

Chen Yuan was stunned: "If I don't break through to the God Transformation stage within a hundred years..."

Taoist Cangsong said calmly: "We will do our utmost to support you in breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation stage. No matter what your cultivation level is, you will have to go through this journey."

Chen Yuan's face immediately turned ugly, and the old man in black robes comforted him: "Don't worry, my friend, in addition to me and Daoist Cangsong, there are two other Daoists who will also fully support you in breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation stage."

"Moreover, the space storm is extremely fierce. This is also the best opportunity for you to ascend to the spirit world."

"Even if you achieve Divine Transformation in the future, it will be difficult for you to pass it by yourself."

"Only by joining forces with the four of us can we have some confidence."

Chen Yuan's expression relaxed a little. He believed that it was impossible for him to achieve the state of God transformation within a hundred years, but if he had the support of four other God transformation cultivators, it would not be impossible.

He has already refined the true blood of Kuiniu, and his bottleneck is much smaller than that of ordinary cultivators. What he lacks is only to improve his cultivation and strengthen his body.

I think the thing that these gods have the most in their hands is all kinds of rare treasures.

Moreover, he could not disobey the two Divine Transformation cultivators, so he could only agree: "Junior will try his best."

Taoist Cangsong stroked his beard and smiled: "Then please take out all the spiritual herbs you got from the secret realm."

Chen Yuan's expression changed slightly, and Taoist Cangsong explained: "We naturally won't covet the spiritual herbs in your hands. Fellow Daoist Qin's alchemy skills have reached perfection. Refining the spiritual herbs into elixirs will also help you improve your cultivation as soon as possible and impact the incarnation of the spirit as soon as possible."

Chen Yuan's expression eased a little: "I am also quite good at alchemy, so there is no need to trouble Senior Qin."

The old man in black robes' eyes flashed: "Young friend, are you also an alchemist? What kind of elixir can you make? What is the success rate?"

Chen Yuan answered respectfully, "I have refined Qingling Powder, Qihuang Pill, Haoyin Pill... The success rate of each pill is 70%."

He named several middle-stage Yuanying elixirs in succession, and the old man in black robe nodded slightly: "My friend, your alchemy skills are quite good. It seems that I don't need to interfere in your business."

"Later, I will ask Xuan Ge to prepare a pass token. Our sect has rich spiritual energy. You can practice in Zhaoming Lake or go to the Earth Fire Palace to make pills."

“However, if you want to break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage, you need to use the Body Tempering Spirit Pill to strengthen your body and break through the bottleneck in your cultivation first.”

"And the three thousand year old body-tempering spiritual herbs are too precious. We can only afford a few of them, so we must not waste them."

"How about I refine the elixir and give it to you, little friend?"

Chen Yuan immediately agreed: "Junior obeys your command."

Taoist Cangsong frowned and asked, "How many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs did you get from the secret realm? How many three-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs did you get?"

Chen Yuan's mind turned, and he replied, "I explored the secret realm with the two Taoist friends, and the treasures we obtained were also divided among the three of us."

"I only got more than 40 thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and as for the three-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, I only got five."

Taoist Cangsong gave him a deep look and said, "Don't worry, my friend. We want to help you break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage. These spiritual herbs are nothing."

"It's just that the spiritual herbs and elixirs we provided for you were either offered by the younger generation in the sect or taken from the sect's treasury."

"For my own selfish reasons, I have treated my disciples harshly and wasted the sect's resources. I can't help but feel guilty."

"Could you please take out the unused spiritual herbs, so as to make up for it and ease the guilt in your heart, how about that?"

Chen Yuan said without hesitation: "It should be so. The spiritual herbs in my hands are all here. Please take a look."

After saying that, he raised his sleeve and flicked it. Dozens of wooden boxes appeared out of thin air on the bamboo table and were neatly stacked together, completely covering Chen Yuan's figure.

Taoist Cangsong's eyes lit up, he raised his hand and waved, and wooden boxes flew into the air and lined up in a row.

The spirit-sealing talisman peeled off by itself, the lid of the box opened, wisps of spiritual energy emanated from it, revealing spiritual herbs of various shapes and sizes.

The old man in black robe glanced at it and said: "As expected, it is a spiritual herb that has grown in the secret realm for tens of thousands of years. Each plant has such abundant spiritual energy and its medicinal power is so pure that it is rarely seen in the world."

He raised his sleeve and flicked it, and the small wooden box flew back to Chen Yuan, containing the five three thousand year old spiritual herbs.

He said in a deep voice: "Young friend, please keep these spiritual herbs to make the elixir. Do you know these spiritual herbs? Is there anything missing in the elixir recipe?"

Chen Yuan immediately named all the spiritual herbs he knew, and explained the missing pill recipes in his hand one by one.

The old man in black robe briefly introduced the names and characteristics of the remaining spiritual herbs. At the end, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Chen Yuan: "This spiritual herb illustration book was written by me. Most of the spiritual herbs in the human world are included in it. I will give it to you today."

Chen Yuan took the jade slip with both hands, put it away together with the spiritual herbs, and thanked him respectfully.

Taoist Cangsong kept staring at the five three thousand year old spiritual herbs until Chen Yuan put them away, then he looked away.

Chen Yuan felt relieved. Fortunately, he concealed the nine three thousand year old spiritual herbs and only took out the five spiritual herbs that could be used as the main ingredients for the Nascent Soul late stage elixir.

Of the remaining nine spiritual herbs, he only recognized two of them, and some of them looked vague, as if they were the main ingredients of two kinds of elixirs, so he didn't dare show them to others.

As for the three plants whose spiritual energy was even greater and purer than that of the three thousand year old spiritual herbs and which were suspected to be five thousand year old spiritual herbs, Chen Yuan hid them deep in the mustard seed ring and would never reveal them until he became a god.

The old man in black robes said, "After you open up your cave, I will send someone to deliver the missing spiritual herb recipe to you. You just need to practice with peace of mind."

Chen Yuan reluctantly agreed: "Junior obeys your command."

Of course, he didn't want to practice in seclusion in Taiming Sect, but since the old man in black robe had given the order, he had no choice but to obey.

Afterwards, the two roughly divided the spiritual herbs that Chen Yuan took out, and Taoist Cangsong asked casually, "I wonder what else did you get in that secret realm?"

"I am a Taoist who knows a little about ancient things. If you have any treasures that you don't know the use of, I may be able to give you some pointers."

Chen Yuan said sincerely: "I entered the Hall of All Spirits and was possessed by the remnant soul of the White Ape Demon King. I only got more than 300 top-grade spirit stones and thousands of low-level spirit herbs. I am willing to give them all to you..."

As he spoke, he raised his sleeve and more than three hundred top-grade spirit stones appeared on the bamboo table in front of him, piled up like a small hill, and spiritual energy turned into mist.

Chen Yuan glanced around and looked embarrassed: "I have a lot of low-level spiritual herbs in my hands, but this place is a bit narrow and I can't put them all away..."

Taoist Cangsong glanced at the spiritual stone on the bamboo table, paused for a moment, and shook his head: "My friend, you have survived many dangerous times to obtain this spiritual stone, so you should keep it for yourself."

Chen Yuan thanked him and took the spirit stones on the table.

The old man in black robe suddenly said, "The ancient secret realm has been closed for tens of thousands of years, and some of the spiritual herbs in it should have become extinct in the outside world."

"I wonder what kind of low-level spiritual herb you have in your hand? Can you let me take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan immediately took out one of all the spiritual herbs under a thousand years old in his hand and asked the old man in black robe to take a look.

He had a lot of low-level spiritual herbs in his hands, and they were not very valuable, so it would not be a pity even if he gave them all to the old man in black robe.

Chen Yuan also picked out some spiritual herbs that he was not familiar with and asked the old man in black robe for advice.

The old man in black robe glanced at them and said with a smile: "These spiritual herbs are included in the spiritual herbs illustration book I gave you, so I won't waste my breath here."

"Among these spiritual herbs, there are five that are not grown in our sect's spiritual medicine garden. Can you bring out a few more?"

He named five kinds of spiritual herbs, and Chen Yuan took out dozens of each without hesitation, and piled them densely on the bamboo table.

The old man in black robe took five plants each and put them into the mustard seed ring. He smiled and said, "Five plants are enough."

Chen Yuan turned to look at Taoist Cangsong: "Senior Cangsong, do you have any spiritual herbs that you like?"

Taoist Cangsong was not an alchemist, so he didn't know what kind of spiritual herbs were missing in Shaoxuan Sect, so he simply said, "Please trouble all the spiritual herbs, and take out five each."

Chen Yuan did as he was told. Taoist Cangsong put away the spiritual herbs and finally stopped asking him for treasures.

Just as Chen Yuan put away the remaining spiritual herbs on the bamboo table, the old man in black robe raised his hand and released a sound transmission talisman, saying gently: "Time is running out, I will not keep you any longer."

"Xuan Ge will take you to settle down later. I hope you will practice diligently and break through the bottleneck of the late stage as soon as possible." "Thank you for your care, senior." Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and spoke slowly, "But there is still one thing in my mind that I don't understand. I dare to ask the senior to solve my doubts."

The old man in black robe said gently, "Please speak, young friend."

Chen Yuan stared at the old man in black robes and asked, "May I ask how you recognized that I was refining Kunpeng's true blood instead of Kunfish's blood?"

The old man in black robe said, "Our sect's founder, Dan Xuzi, once fought with a bird with Kunpeng bloodline, and left a few records. When I saw you, I recognized you at first sight."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and then he asked, "I still have a question. When I met you by chance outside the Ten Thousand Feet Abyss, I had not yet refined Kunpeng's true blood, so I could not help you two pass through the space channel."

"Why did the senior give me healing pills and invite me to Tanzhou?"

The old man in black robe said: "Although you haven't refined Kunpeng's blood at that time, you have Zhuyan's blood, so you may have hope of achieving the godhood."

"I don't have much time left in my life. I can only wait another 100 to 200 years before entering the space channel and trying to sneak into the spirit world."

"I will simply give you the Red Ape Demon Pill. If you can achieve the Divine Transformation soon, you will be able to help us."

"Even if it doesn't work, I can still establish a good relationship with you."

"After I enter the space channel, Taiming Sect will have an extra strong ally."

Chen Yuan exhaled lightly, stood up, clasped his fists and bowed: "Senior, I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

The old man in black robe smiled slightly: "My friend, you are too kind. I did this out of selfish motives."

“If you can break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage within a hundred years and pass through the space channel with me and ascend to the spirit world, I will be very grateful.”

Chen Yuan said sternly: "How dare the junior not try his best!"

At this moment, Wang Xuange's respectful voice came in: "Disciple pays homage to Master Uncle."

The old man in black robe said, "Come in and talk."

Wang Xuan Ge walked into the bamboo building, clasped his fists and bowed to the old man in black robe and Taoist Cangsong, then stood beside Chen Yuan.

The old man in black robe asked, "Are you ready for the cave and pass token that I ordered?"

Wang Xuan Ge responded respectfully: "Disciple has made all the preparations. Daoist Fellow Chen's cave residence will be arranged on Langao Island."

"The pass token is better than that of the elders in the same sect. Except for a few forbidden areas, all other places are unobstructed."

As he spoke, he took out a jade token and showed it to her.

Chen Yuan looked down and saw that the jade plate was warm and delicate, with a bright moon engraved on one side and the word "Taiming" engraved on the other side. It was actually made of thousand-year-old cold jade and exuded a slight chill.

The old man in black robe glanced at the jade token and nodded slightly: "You will give the pass token to Chen Xiaoyou and take him to settle down. But if you need anything, you don't need to report it, just do it."

"Disciple, obey."

Wang Xuan Ge turned around and handed the jade token to Chen Yuan, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Chen Yuan took the jade token and bowed: "Thank you, Brother Wang."

After Wang Xuange returned the greeting, he raised his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, please come this way."

Chen Yuan put away the jade token, clasped his fists and bowed to the old man in black robe and Taoist Cangsong, then followed Wang Xuan Ge out of the bamboo building, and flew away in a flash of light.

……

Taoist Cangsong looked at the two rays of rainbow light going away, picked up the colored glaze teacup on the bamboo table, and took a sip: "This little friend Chen is a human cultivator, but he can refine several kinds of true spirit blood."

"The skills he cultivates are definitely extraordinary and cannot be found in this world. Are you not interested at all?"

The old man in black robe also picked up the glass teacup on the bamboo table, took a sip, and said calmly: "Under the coercion of Sun Yuan, young friend Chen would rather die than hand over the cultivation method. Even if Qin is interested, what can I do?"

Taoist Cangsong's eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "Sun Yuan is a demon who has reached the state of transformation, and you and I are from the same race as Chen Xiaoyou, and we have helped him break through to the state of transformation, so we are grateful for your support."

"We are not asking him for any treasures or spiritual treasures, we just want to borrow his cultivation method to see it, he may agree."

The old man in black robe said, "You and I have already cultivated to the Spiritual Transformation Realm a thousand years ago, and friend Chen is a physical cultivator. No matter how profound the technique he cultivates is, can you still change your cultivation?"

Taoist Cangsong pondered for a moment, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes: "Of course, I will not change my practice to this method, but such a mysterious method is probably extraordinary in the spirit world."

"It would be good to be able to add some foundation to the sect. It would be a pity to miss it..."

The old man in black robe frowned, put down the glass teacup, and said in a deep voice: "It is true that we are helping Chen Xiaoyou with all our strength, but in fact we need his help. Looking around the human world, where can we find another person who can refine Kunpeng's true blood?"

"Whether we can pass through the space channel, ascend to the spirit world, and continue our journey, all depends on you, little friend Chen."

"Fellow Daoist, please do not lose sight of the big picture for the sake of a useless technique. You have ruined our grand plan."

Taoist Cangsong's face was uncertain, and he suddenly put the glass teacup on the bamboo table and said, "Well, although his skills are mysterious, if he doesn't refine the blood of the true spirit, his power will not be that great."

"But Chen Yuan definitely has more than just the spiritual herbs and stones he took out. The mustard seed ring he wears has an ancient pattern, and it seems to be used by ancient monks. I wonder how many rare treasures are stored in it."

"The Spiritual Medicine Peak in the ancient secret realm is divided into hundreds of spiritual medicine gardens by formations, and there are at least a dozen three thousand year old spiritual herbs."

"Moreover, the three spiritual medicine gardens cover a huge area, and they are likely to be planted with five thousand year old spiritual herbs. It would be a waste of natural resources if they fell into the hands of a Yuanying junior."

The old man in black robe narrowed his eyes and said, "I know what you said, but if you don't want to give it to me, can we force you to do it?"

Taoist Cangsong showed an unhappy look on his face: "It's easy for you to say that, Daoist friend. Your sect has a deep foundation. It's not difficult for you to take out some elixirs and spiritual herbs to support Chen Yuan in forming a baby."

"But our sect's foundation is shallow. Taking out so many medicinal herbs and medicinal herbs would be a huge loss."

"I don't know how many benefits this young man got in the secret realm, but he only took out some spiritual herbs and spiritual stones to perfunctorily treat you and me."

"If we let this go on, I really don't know who will be the leader and who will be the follower."

The old man in black robes consoled him: "You can see that fellow Daoist, Chen has a strong temper. He forcefully asked for it, which is no different from Sun Yuan. He will only bear a grudge in his heart."

"If you feel that the consumption is too great, Qin is willing to give you half of the remains of the White Ape Demon King and give you two dragon balls. How do you think?"

Taoist Cangsong was skeptical and said, "The dragon ball was carefully cultivated by you using the secret alchemy method to refine the dragon spirit. It took three hundred years to refine one. Are you willing to give up two at once?"

The old man in black robe smiled and said, "As long as I can ascend to the spirit world, Qin will take out all the dragon balls in my hand, what's the harm?"

Taoist Cangsong's expression eased a little, he picked up the colored glass tea cup, and drank the remaining half cup of Qingming Dew in one gulp: "Don't blame me, fellow Taoist, we are just unwilling to give up, and we want to survive in death, fighting for that glimmer of hope."

“But expecting Young Master Chen to become a god in a hundred years is as difficult as ascending to heaven.”

"For a vague opportunity, the sect's vitality has been severely damaged. This old Taoist really cannot bear it."

The old man in black robe sighed softly: "I am no different from Qin. However, we have cultivated for thousands of years, knowing that there is a bright future ahead, but we can only stay in this world and watch our lifespan slip away. How cruel is that?"

"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Qin will never give up, even if it means exhausting all the resources in the sect."

“However, as a physical cultivator, Chen Xiaoyou has also refined several kinds of true spirit essence and blood. His true essence is pure and rich, which is definitely far beyond that of ordinary people. It is definitely not easy for him to break through to the spirit transformation stage.”

“If Old Demon Ren and Fellow Daoist Lu raise any objections, please support Qin and do not give up halfway.”

Taoist Cangsong said sternly: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist Qin. I am not a person who is greedy for life. If I cannot ascend to the spirit world, I will die anyway. I will die in the space channel."

“Even if the two of them are unwilling to take out their elixirs and treasures, I will fully support Chen Xiaoyou in breaking through to the God Transformation stage.”

The old man in black robe waved his sleeves and stood up. "Without further delay, Qin will go to find Old Demon Ren. Daoist Fellow Lu is easy to talk to, so please go with him."

Taoist Cangsong also stood up and said, "Thank you for your help, Taoist friend."

The two men walked out of the bamboo building, flew into the sky in a flash of light, and flew out of Zhaoming Lake.

When they were about to say goodbye, Taoist Cangsong suddenly asked, "I am well-versed in history, but I have never heard that Senior Danxuzi of your sect has killed a bird with Kunpeng's blood. Can you tell me more about it?"

The old man in black robe said calmly: "The matter of the ancestor Danxuzi beheading this Peng bird has not yet become a god, so very few people know about it."

"That bird is only a ninth-level demon king. Its Kunpeng bloodline is not pure enough and its strength is mediocre. It is not worth mentioning."

Taoist Cangsong's eyes flashed: "Senior Danxuzi is so powerful in the world of immortal cultivation that he never kills nameless people. This Peng bird must be very powerful."

The old man in black robe smiled but said nothing. Taoist Cangsong said no more when he saw this. The two men parted ways and their figures disappeared into the horizon.

……

"Thank you, fellow Taoist. This place is quiet and peaceful, just what I like."

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed with a smile on his face.

Wang Xuan Ge returned the greeting: "Master's uncle ordered me to do so. How dare I neglect it?"

"My cave is on Yunyu Island, ninety miles northwest. If you have any questions, just let me know via the sound transmission note."

"Inside the pass token is a map of our sect's mountain gate. You can go anywhere except those forbidden areas."

The two men stood suspended in mid-air, with a small island several miles in radius beneath their feet.

There is a small mountain fifty meters high on the island, covered with green trees and fragrant flowers.

Ripples are lapping against the shore, mist is rising, the scenery is beautiful, and it is quiet and peaceful.

There are two stone doors embedded in the mountain wall on the mountainside. Outside the doors is a steep cliff with a strong pine tree breaking through the rocks.

This is the cave that Wang Xuan Ge prepared for Chen Yuan. Although the island is small, the spiritual energy is extremely rich, almost comparable to a large spiritual vein.

The two exchanged greetings for a while, then Wang Xuange said goodbye and left. Chen Yuan descended into the distance and arrived in front of the stone gate.

He took out the jade token and shook it slightly. A blue light shot out, and the light flowed on the stone door, which slowly opened.

Chen Yuan put away the jade token, stepped in, passed through a long and narrow passage, and came to a stone hall.

The furnishings in the hall are exquisite and elegant, and it connects to a training room and two empty stone chambers.

Chen Yuan activated the formation and came to the training room. He sat cross-legged, took out the spiritual herb atlas and a blank jade slip given to him by the old man in black robe, and made a copy.

Then he crushed the Spiritual Herb Atlas with one hand, and a spiritual fire rose from his palm, burning the jade slip powder into nothingness, leaving no trace. (End of this chapter)