Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Even a great cultivator swallowed by a spatial rift will either die or be maimed, but a Nascent Soul cultivator can easily come and go.

Qin Wuyai's robes emitted a deep blue light, and like Chen Yuan's Void Escape Robe, they were also top-tier magic treasures.

Lu Wangquan was surrounded by a crimson scale armor shield. The Cangsong Daoist changed his hand seals, and the giant blue tortoise transformed into a ball of blue spiritual light, enveloping his entire body.

Ren Laomo put away the silver flying zombie, and a set of black battle armor phantoms appeared around him, which looked extremely blurry.

Chen Yuan, as before, did not use any special methods and entered the spatial passage as if nothing had happened, as if he had returned to his own cave.

The four knew that his mastery of spatial power was extraordinary, but seeing this scene, they couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Chen Yuan glanced at the black armor phantom on Ren Laomo's body, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Within the spatial rift lay nothingness, a void that was neither gray nor black, yet also neither; it was vast and boundless, with no known boundaries.

The surrounding space was filled with turbulent currents, surging endlessly, like a turbulent river enveloping the five people. They had to constantly activate their magical treasures and supernatural powers to protect themselves.

Chen Yuan, who had been nonchalant just moments before, now had his Void Escape Robe shimmering with spiritual light, turning half black and half white to resist the relentless onslaught of spatial turbulence.

Chen Yuan frowned. This spatial passage was indeed unstable. The spatial turbulence was already so dense just as he entered. No wonder spatial storms broke out of the cracks, and the Kunyu Demon King never dared to get close.

Seeing Chen Yuan's appearance, the four became somewhat nervous. After exchanging glances, Qin Wuyai asked, "Fellow Daoist Chen, can you discern the direction leading to the Spirit Realm?"

"Please wait a moment, fellow Daoists."

With a thought, Chen Yuan activated the Kunpeng True Blood, and a pair of black wings stretched out from his back, shimmering with a ghostly light.

The turbulent air around him suddenly calmed down and moved aside.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing the chaotic spatial fluctuations.

The four stared intently at him. After a few breaths, Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoists, please follow me."

Qin Wuyai said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a flying boat, which he tossed forward and transformed into a ten-zhang-sized vessel.

The boat was grayish-white, very similar to this void, and was actually a top-tier magic weapon.

There is a three-story building on the deck, exquisite and elegant. A bare mast stands behind the deck, covered by a gray-white protective shield. When spatial turbulence hits it, it will naturally dissipate.

Qin Wuyai said, "This is the Void-Transporting Spirit Boat crafted by our sect's Ancestor Qingya. It can travel through spatial passages and reduce our consumption of true essence."

Seeing that Qin Wuyai was prepared, Chen Yuan naturally did not refuse. With a flicker of his figure, he arrived on the Void Escaping Spirit Boat.

The other three seemed to have known about the existence of this Void-Transforming Spirit Boat all along, and without any surprise, they boarded the flying boat.

Qin Wuyai flipped his hand and took out an array plate, handing it to Chen Yuan: "Please leave your divine sense imprint on the array plate, Fellow Daoist Chen, so that you can control this spirit boat."

Chen Yuan was taken aback, and Qin Wuyai explained, "After Ancestor Qingya discovered this spatial passage, he returned to the sect and crafted this Void-Transfer Spirit Boat."

"When he crafted this treasure, he considered that it would be difficult for one person to traverse the spatial passage."

"Therefore, a special array was left in the spirit boat to control the treasures. It can accommodate the divine senses of up to seven Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Whoever holds the array plate can control the spirit boat."

"Others can inject their true essence to resist spatial turbulence and spatial storms."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized, took the array plate, and probed it with his divine sense.

After he achieved the Nascent Soul stage, his divine sense expanded to a radius of two thousand miles, easily leaving a divine imprint.

He also sensed the divine imprints of the other four people within the array plate.

But since the array plate was in his hands, the movement of the Void Spirit Boat was entirely up to him.

There are no directions in the void, and the path to the spirit world changes constantly, making it difficult to describe. The other four could only rely on Chen Yuan to guide them.

Chen Yuan raised his hand, made a hand seal, and pointed it at the array plate. He then raised the bow of the boat and flew straight upwards.

The four were taken aback, but none of them interfered; they simply poured their true essence into the spirit boat.

The spirit boat flew upwards for about half an hour, then suddenly leveled out and flew to the left front.

Over the next four hours, the flying boat kept changing direction, and the spatial turbulence it encountered became increasingly violent and turbulent.

However, this Void Spirit Boat was clearly made from more than one kind of top-grade spatial spiritual material, which could easily resist spatial turbulence, only slowing down its speed.

The four of them had been watching Chen Yuan's actions closely. Seeing that he was calm and composed, without the slightest hesitation, they gradually felt relieved.

Two more hours passed, and Chen Yuan suddenly frowned, slowed down, and asked, "There is a spatial storm ahead. Should we continue?"

Qin Wuyai's eyes narrowed, and he nodded slightly: "Although the spatial turbulence is rapid, it's nothing serious."

"Only by experiencing a space storm can one truly enter the space passage."

"Back then, Ancestor Qingya and Kunyang lost their way after entering the spatial storm and had to retreat."

"Please continue onward, Fellow Daoist Chen, and try to discern your direction amidst the spatial storm."

Chen Yuan then looked at the other three, who remained silent, clearly sharing the same thoughts as Qin Wuyai.

He said no more and continued to urge the Void Spirit Boat forward.

The spatial turbulence grew increasingly rapid, and about fifteen minutes later, a white storm shaped like a tornado came into view.

Countless spatial turbulences converged into a spatial storm, spanning a hundred miles, completely blocking the path of the Void Escaping Spirit Boat.

With a thought, Chen Yuan slowed down the speed of the Void Escaping Spirit Boat and plunged into the spatial storm.

The turbulent spatial currents crashed against the gray-white protective shield of the Void Escaping Spirit Boat, causing cracks to appear.

The four immediately channeled their true energy, restoring the protective shield to its original state, making it even thicker and blocking the spatial storm from the outside.

The speed of the Void Spirit Boat decreased significantly. Chen Yuan closed his eyes slightly, and after a while, he opened them again.

The four stared intently at him. Ren Laomo then asked, "Could Fellow Daoist Chen determine the direction?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "Although the spatial fluctuations at the exit of the Spirit Realm are somewhat weak, they still cannot escape my perception."

Upon hearing this, the four of them immediately showed joy, and even the usually aloof Old Demon Ren revealed a smile on his lips.

They went to great lengths, even joining forces to deal with Sun Yuan, and forcibly demanding that all sects in the world contribute their Five Elements essence to support Chen Yuan's attainment of the Nascent Soul stage, all for this day.

Although the spatial passage is dangerous, the four of them working together have a good chance of sneaking into the spirit world.

Without anyone to guide them, no matter how strong the four were, they would eventually become lost in the void. Once their true essence was exhausted, they would be torn apart by the spatial storm, ending up with nothing but their bones. Daoist Cangsong stroked his beard and smiled, praising, "Fellow Daoist Chen's methods are indeed extraordinary."

Lu Wangquan said, "Since the spatial storm will not prevent Fellow Daoist Chen from discerning the direction of the Spirit Realm, there is no need to go any further."

Qin Wuyai smiled and said, "Thank you for guiding us back, Fellow Daoist Chen."

Chen Yuan changed his hand seals, and the spirit boat turned around, exiting the spatial storm along the way it had come from.

The path back to the abyss was constantly changing. Following that subtle spatial fluctuation, he turned the spirit boat to the right and flew downwards.

Fortunately, the other four people would inject true essence into the spirit boat, so Chen Yuan's consumption was not too great.

However, Chen Yuan had already consumed some of his true essence during the brief entry into the spatial storm, even though it was only with the combined efforts of five Nascent Soul cultivators controlling the Void Escaping Spirit Boat.

To sneak into the Spirit Realm, one must traverse countless spatial storms, and the Spirit Escaping Boat's ability to withstand the storms is uncertain; this is destined to be a perilous journey with a slim chance of survival.

……

Six hours later, guided by Chen Yuan, the Void Spirit Boat left the spatial passage and returned to the bottom of the abyss.

Qin Wuyai put away the Void-Transporting Spirit Boat, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and solemnly said, "The spatial passage is becoming increasingly unstable; we cannot delay any longer."

"Please be prepared, fellow Daoists. Eight years from now, we will meet here and enter the spatial passage together."

The group readily agreed, and then, with a burst of light, they flew upwards, leaving the bottomless abyss and heading towards the Nine Immortal Continent.

Two days later, when they were still two thousand miles away from Tianji Island, Chen Yuan slowed down and bowed to the four people, saying, "My wife is still on Tianji Island, so I will take my leave now."

Everyone returned the greetings, and Chen Yuan then looked at Qin Wuyai: "In the spatial passage, I briefly used the Void-Transporting Spirit Boat and found that this boat still has some shortcomings."

"It just so happens that I have two magical treasures that may be of some help to make up for this. Please accept them, Fellow Daoist Qin."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out an anchor and a piece of canvas.

The anchor was about ten feet long, its chains were rusty, and its dark blue body was covered with crisscrossing scratches, emanating waves of spatial fluctuations.

The canvas was wide and thick, and when fully spread out, it could cover an area of ​​three zhang in radius. It shimmered with a white luster like water waves, and like the anchor, it contained a strong spatial power.

Upon seeing the two high-level magic treasures, Qin Wuyai smiled slightly: "The Void Escaping Spirit Boat is just missing a canvas, and this anchor contains sealing power. If it can be refined into the spirit boat, it will be of great help when passing through spatial storms. I, Qin, will accept it without hesitation."

He folded up the anchor canvas, Chen Yuan bowed again with clasped hands, and turned to leave.

The four continued flying westward, and only after reaching the Nine Immortal Continent did they part ways.

He traveled all the way to the outside of Tianji Island and descended in a burst of light.

It was the dead of night when Chen Yuan released his divine sense and easily passed through the protective array of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, probing into the cave dwelling on Mist Peak.

Jing Shuhan was meditating in the cultivation room when Chen Yuan secretly sent a telepathic message to wake her from her meditation.

Jing Shuhan immediately got up and left the cultivation room, heading towards Tianjizi's cave.

Chen Yuan waited outside Tianji Island for a quarter of an hour before Tianjizi and Jing Shuhan flew over and stopped in front of him.

Jing Shuhan stepped forward and smiled gently, "My husband came so quickly."

Tianjizi's gaze toward Chen Yuan held a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

Chen Yuan seemed to know his concerns, and slightly dispersed his aura, the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator quietly descending.

Tianjizi's expression changed, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately bowed deeply: "On behalf of the entire Tianji Sect, I congratulate Senior Chen on achieving the Nascent Soul stage and living to the age of two thousand!"

His heart was already in turmoil. A few days ago, Jing Shuhan came to Tianji Sect and told him that Chen Yuan had already reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Tianjizi was skeptical. Chen Yuan had only been a Great Cultivator for less than a hundred years, and he was a Body Cultivator, which was the most difficult to cultivate. It was too astonishing that he could achieve the Nascent Soul stage in less than a hundred years.

However, Jing Shuhan was Chen Yuan's Daoist partner and a former disciple of the Tianji Sect. Since she said it herself, Tianjizi dared not disbelieve her and could only agree.

But he secretly wondered why Chen Yuan wanted Jing Shuhan to tell such an easily exposed lie.

Suddenly, Tianjizi remembered the Five Elements Spiritual Body Secret Technique.

Moreover, over the years, the ten major sects have been demanding that each sect pay the Five Elements Essence, not even sparing the three major sects of Yuqing Sea, which are far overseas.

After the Tai Ming, Shao Xuan, and Xuan Yin sects helped Chen Yuan destroy the two royal families, the power of the ten major sects reached its peak in Yuqing Sea, and no one dared to disobey them.

The ten major sects continued their collection of the five elements' essence for seventy years, only ceasing eight years ago.

Tianjizi was quite puzzled as to why the ten major sects needed so much of the Five Elements essence.

He once sent his disciples into the Nine Immortal Continents to investigate. In the thirteen major continents, all medium-sized and larger sects had to pay tribute with the Five Elements Essence. Those who dared to disobey would only face annihilation.

It was precisely because he saw the resolute determination of the ten major sects that Tianjizi dared not slacken his efforts. He searched everywhere for spiritual objects of the five elements and had the elders of his sect take turns refining the essence of the five elements.

Fortunately, the Zhenhai Sect did not dare to disobey the orders of the ten major sects, nor could it send all its Nascent Soul cultivators to fight against the Tianji Sect.

The two major sects fought endlessly for control of the islands and seas, while also contributing their Five Elements essence, which reduced many casualties.

Only the Five Elements Spiritual Body Secret Technique requires such a massive amount of Five Elements essence. Could it be that Chen Yuan successfully transformed into a deity using this technique?
But when he thought of the demanding requirements of the Five Elements Spiritual Body Secret Technique, Tianjizi chuckled to himself.

Only cultivators with all five elements of spiritual roots can perform this Five Elements Spiritual Body Secret Technique.

Chen Yuan's cultivation progressed so quickly that even a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator could not match him. How could he possibly be a Five Elements Pseudo-Spiritual Root cultivator, whose Foundation Establishment was as difficult as ascending to heaven?
Tianjizi put this thought out of his mind, feeling even more puzzled as to why Chen Yuan would act in this way.

Even now, having witnessed firsthand the overwhelming pressure emanating from Chen Yuan, he was deeply shaken, and all his doubts vanished instantly.

He was extremely respectful to Chen Yuan, even more so than he was to Lu Wangquan.

Even his body trembled slightly with excitement.

This was not only because of Chen Yuan's Nascent Soul cultivation, but also because of the words Jing Shuhan said to him.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist, there's no need for such formalities. My wife should have already conveyed my purpose to you. What do you think?"

Tianjizi's expression was solemn, and he said respectfully, "Senior has given his orders, and I would do my utmost to comply."

Chen Yuan said, "In that case, please send out your men as soon as possible to take over the unclaimed sea areas and islands."

Tianjizi suddenly raised his head, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes: "Senior, are you going to make your move now?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly, and Tianjizi immediately bowed deeply: "This junior will make the arrangements immediately!"

After saying that, he turned around and flew towards the Tianji Mountain Range.

Chen Yuan watched his figure disappear into the night, then turned to Jing Shuhan and smiled slightly: "The moonlight is perfect tonight, I'll take you to kill someone." (End of Chapter)