Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

After everyone left, only Chen Yuan and Dao Xuan remained in the main hall. Even Jing Shuhan, Jin Luoheng, and the three elders of Tianxuan Sect did not stay.

Dao Xuan bowed and asked, "May I ask what your orders are, senior?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Your sect's cultivation techniques are inherited from the ancient Tai Xuan Sect. I wonder if, besides the cultivation techniques, you have passed down any treasures?"

Dao Xuan shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, senior. Although our sect claims to have inherited the lineage of the Tai Xuan Sect, in reality, our founder only obtained a few Tai Xuan Sect techniques by accident, and we have no treasures to pass down."

"Otherwise, after tens of thousands of years, the treasure would have already been used by our sect and would not be unknown, so why would we need your guidance, senior?"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I am not referring to ancient treasures with extraordinary power. Anything left behind by cultivators of the Tai Xuan Sect, whether damaged or not, can be included."

Dao Xuan was taken aback, a hint of doubt flashing in his cloudy eyes, but he did not ask any further questions.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said, "In that case, our sect does indeed have a treasure left behind by the Tai Xuan Sect, but it is quite badly damaged. I wonder if it would be worthy of your attention, senior."

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up: "What treasure is it?"

Dao Xuan replied, "This item is a cyan token engraved with the words 'Tai Xuan'. Its material is very peculiar, resembling both gold and jade, yet neither. Its origin is unknown, but it was left behind by our sect's founder and should have a significant connection with the Tai Xuan Sect."

"However, this thing seems to have been pierced by a flying needle and is already broken, with no mystery to it."

"For tens of thousands of years, it has been enshrined before the ancestral tablet to show the source of our lineage and to admonish future disciples not to forget their roots."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Tianxuan Sect actually possessed a Taixuan Token, but unfortunately, it had been destroyed.

However, if the Tai Xuan Token were intact, Dao Xuan would not have revealed it.

Chen Yuan said, "I am quite interested in this item. Could you please part with it, fellow Daoist? I will be very grateful."

Dao Xuan bowed and said, "Senior, you flatter me. This item is not particularly mysterious. I am honored that you have taken a liking to it. I would like to offer this token to you to celebrate your achievement of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator and your lifespan of two thousand years."

Chen Yuan shook his head slightly: "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. You have already presented a congratulatory gift at the previous ceremony. How can you offer two congratulatory gifts for the same event?"

"Although this order is incomplete, it was left by your sect's founder and has been worshipped by your sect's cultivators for tens of thousands of years. It is of extraordinary significance. For me to obtain it for nothing is no different from seizing it by trickery or force."

"How about this? I, Chen, will offer a bottle of late-stage Nascent Soul pills in exchange for this token. What do you say?"

Dao Xuan smiled and said, "This junior is already old and frail, nearing the end of his lifespan, and his path to immortality is long gone. What use is there for me to cultivate elixirs?"

"Senior destroyed the Blood Spirit Sect, eliminating a great enemy for the righteous path. I admire you greatly and wish to present this token to you. I hope you will not refuse."

Seeing that Dao Xuan was determined, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Then I, Chen, will accept your offer without hesitation."

Dao Xuan said, "Within a month, I will definitely order an elder of our sect to deliver this order to you, senior."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I have heard that our sect's disciples have had some conflicts with your sect's cultivators in the past."

"If this happens again in the future, we can each send an elder from our respective sects to handle the matter impartially. If the fault lies with our sect's disciples, we will not tolerate it."

Dao Xuan bowed and said, "Senior is very magnanimous. If it is the fault of our sect's disciple, this junior will punish him severely."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "In addition, the two factions can cooperate more and advance and retreat together. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

Dao Xuan shook his head: "Senior is too kind. Tianxuan Sect will naturally follow in the footsteps of Lingyun Sect."

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "This is inappropriate. The Lingyun Sect is weak and powerless, and is not fit for such a heavy responsibility."

"The Tianxuan Sect has always been the leader of the righteous path. If any trouble arises, the two sects should discuss it before making a decision."

Seeing that he did not seem to be faking it, Dao Xuan thought to himself that sending out the token was indeed the right thing to do, and said with a smile: "I am honored by your favor, senior. I dare not fail to do my best."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Now that I have achieved the Nascent Soul stage, I do not wish to concern myself with external affairs. I will soon be in seclusion to cultivate. If you have any matters to discuss, please consult my master."

Dao Xuan agreed, and in just a few words, the landscape of the cultivation world in Donghua Continent was set.

From then on, the Tianxuan Sect and Lingyun Sect became the leaders of the righteous path, while Jiangxian Mountain, Baihe Sect, and Zhiyuan Sect all had to submit to them.

Chen Yuan looked up at the outside of the hall. The night was deep, and he smiled, "It's getting late, so I won't keep you any longer, fellow Daoist."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Dao Xuan's eyes, but he bowed and said, "This junior has another matter he would like to ask senior."

Chen Yuan was somewhat surprised: "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

Dao Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Nearly sixty years ago, a mysterious cultivator visited our sect and asked for a level ten demon core. I wonder if this person ever came to Lingyun Sect?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he shook his head: "I have never encountered this matter. What happened afterward?"

Dao Xuan's expression turned solemn: "This person looks like a young man, with red lips and white teeth, and is exceptionally handsome. He is on par with you, senior. He is truly the most outstanding person I have ever seen in my life."

“I once fought him, but I couldn’t see his strength at all. I was so shocked that I took out a level 10 demon core.”

"Afterwards, I sent people to visit Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Chu, and Fellow Daoist Wei. They also encountered this mysterious young man and asked for a level 10 demon core."

"The three fellow Daoists all sparred with this person, but none of them could defeat him, and they couldn't even discern his cultivation level. They could only pay to avoid further trouble."

"However, level ten demon cores are extremely rare. Apart from Fellow Daoist Li offering one, Fellow Daoist Chu and Fellow Daoist Wei could only offer other treasures as gifts, but this person refused."

Chen Yuan looked surprised: "Is that so? Have you found out this person's identity, fellow Daoist?"

Dao Xuan shook his head slightly: "This person's strength is unfathomable. We can't even tell his cultivation level. The four of us guess that he may be a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"To avoid alerting the enemy, we immediately sent out some of our cultivators to secretly investigate this person's identity, but we found nothing."

"This person seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, suddenly appearing and then disappearing into thin air, leaving no trace in the cultivation world."

Chen Yuan said thoughtfully, "In that case, this person may be an ascetic who lives in seclusion and avoids the world, which is why no one knows his identity."

Dao Xuan sighed softly: "Senior is right. Although Donghua Continent is small, it has many secrets. First there was the disaster of the Demon Realm, and now this mysterious cultivator has appeared out of nowhere. It is truly a time of many troubles."

"This person's cultivation level is unknown. If he is truly a hermit, without any constraints, he will surely act recklessly."

"He once extorted a level ten demon core from us, and he may show up again to demand treasures from various sects. We hope that you, senior, will uphold justice for us."

After saying this, he bowed deeply to Chen Yuan, his expression very sincere.

Chen Yuan said with a sigh, "This person dares to extort treasures from the four great sects. Since Lingyun Sect is one of the five great sects, how can I, Chen, sit idly by?"

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, if this person reappears in the future, I, Chen, will certainly capture him and hand him over to you fellow Daoists for disposal!"

Dao Xuan said solemnly, "Senior is upright and incorruptible. We will never let you work for nothing. If we can capture this mysterious cultivator, we will definitely offer you a generous gift to thank you for your great kindness."

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The next day, the cultivators from various sects bid farewell and departed. Chen Yuan also set off from the new mountain gate of the Lingyun Sect, heading towards the Lingyun Mountain Range. The new mountain gate of the Lingyun Sect was still called Dongxu Mountain, and the sect's disciples all resided within the inner ring of the ten-thousand-foot-high circular mountain range.

As for the outer ring area, the plan is to emulate the ten major sects of the Nine Immortal Continent by establishing a city for cultivators, opening markets, and attracting cultivators from all over the Eastern Continent to gather here.

After the Lingyun Sect sets up a grand formation, the spiritual energy of the large spiritual veins will be blocked by the towering ring mountain range, leaving it only for the Lingyun Sect disciples to cultivate.

As a result, the outer ring land needs new spiritual veins in order to build a city for cultivators.

Other sects would have had to abandon this grand plan, but for Chen Yuan, it was insignificant.

Chen Yuan traveled to the Lingyun Mountains, the Wandu Swamp, the Zhengyuan Mountains, and the Yinlong Mountains, using his spatial abilities to move all the medium-sized spiritual veins of the Lingyun Sect, the former Wanshou Mountain, the former Guiyuan Sect, and the former Mingyin Valley to this place.

Among them, the Lingyun Sect's spiritual vein is integrated into the large spiritual vein, while the spiritual veins of the original Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, Guiyuan Sect, and Mingyin Valley are placed in the outer ring area and integrated into one, far surpassing ordinary medium-sized spiritual veins, and will serve as the foundation of the cultivator city.

Among them, the spiritual veins of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and Dark Yin Valley were successively used by Wu Zexian and Wei Cifeng to form their Nascent Souls. Their origins were damaged, but after merging with the spiritual veins of Guiyuan Sect, they were immediately restored to their original state.

As for the medium-sized spiritual veins of Ziyang Mountain Range and Jianling Mountain, Chen Yuan decided to stay where he was after discussing it with Jin Luoheng.

The Ziyang Mountains are close to the eastern border of the Qi Kingdom, while the Jianling Mountains are the only spiritual vein south of the Chimang Mountains. Stationing cultivators in these two places makes it easier to control the entire Qi Kingdom, so they should not be disturbed lightly.

In addition, Chen Yuan also moved Lingyun Peak, Baiyun Peak, Yunyin Peak and other peaks to the inner ring to show that he would not forget his roots.

Chen Yuan still used Yunyin Peak as his cave dwelling, but the spiritual energy there was more than a hundred times richer, even surpassing that of Lan Gao Island.

Although the Tai Ming Sect possesses a giant spiritual vein, it far surpasses the Ling Yun Sect.

However, after Chen Yuan absorbed the spiritual energy from the veins, two large spiritual veins intertwined at the foot of Dongxu Mountain. Yunyin Peak was located at the source of these spiritual veins, and its spiritual energy was so pure and abundant that it was unparalleled in Donghua Continent.

Only Suyue Lake, a place for Nascent Soul cultivators to cultivate in seclusion, can surpass it.

Just as Chen Yuan finished moving the mountain and Dongxu Mountain was largely repaired and about to be set up with a protective formation, Dao Xuan sent an elder of the Tianxuan Sect to deliver the damaged token to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan recognized it at a glance; it was indeed a Tai Xuan Token, but it had a tiny hole left, damaged by something unknown, and had lost its pure spiritual energy.

Chen Yuan accepted the token and then ignored all external affairs, returning to his cave to cultivate in seclusion.

Because Nascent Soul cultivators are extremely domineering when they meditate, leaving no trace of spiritual energy in the world, he did not live with Jing Shuhan. They only agreed to meet every now and then when he came out of seclusion.

Chen Yuan entered the cultivation room, sat cross-legged, and took out the Candle Serpent Egg, which contained a trace of Zhu Jiuyin's bloodline, and examined it carefully.

After obtaining the egg from Ye Guihong, he had been busy traveling around, and now he finally had time to examine it.

Chen Yuan flipped his hand and took out the jade pendant, placing it in his palm. It emitted a faint red light and had a warm sensation, but it wasn't strong.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then poured his divine sense and true essence into the Candle Serpent's egg, but there was no response.

Thinking of the origin of the Candle Serpent of the Jiuli Sect, he raised his hand and made a sweeping motion, a layer of black blade condensing at his fingertips. A grayish-white spatial rift appeared in the air, and he placed the Candle Serpent's egg into it.

After reaching the Divine Transformation stage, Chen Yuan could unleash the power of the True Spirit without changing his appearance, although its power was limited.

To unleash the full power of the true spirit's blood, one must change one's appearance and even condense a true spirit's avatar.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and formed a hand seal, releasing spatial power to stabilize the spatial rift so that it would not be destroyed within ten years. He then withdrew his divine sense and no longer paid attention to the Candle Serpent Egg.

He closed his eyes to rest until late at night before getting up, leaving the cave, and taking out the jade pendant.

This was the first time he had drawn starlight into his body after he had become a deity.

The jade pendant shimmered with a blue light, the sky was filled with twinkling stars, and the Milky Way, which stretched across the sky, rippled like a great river rushing by.

The starlight converged into a dazzling silver pillar of light, as thick as a person could hug, which descended from the sky and enveloped Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan felt as if he were immersed in a scalding hot spring, the silver light seeping into his body and quickly becoming thinner.

Sixty breaths later, the azure light of the jade pendant faded, and the dense silver pillar of light thinned out like water, slowly dissipating.

Chen Yuan gently clenched his right hand, a smile appearing on his lips.

His physical body had clearly strengthened; the sixty breaths of starlight infusion were comparable to refining a pill made from a three-thousand-year-old body-tempering spiritual herb.

However, only one-tenth of the true essence in the dantian was consumed.

Chen Yuan put away the jade pendant, returned to the cultivation room, and took out a jade bottle.

A spatial fluctuation slowly spread out, and the spatial rift he had opened during the day flickered slightly before calming down after a while.

Chen Yuan opened the bottle, poured out the mysterious drop of blood, and held it in front of him. The jade pendant in his palm shone brightly red and became scalding hot.

Chen Yuan put away the jade pendant, opened his mouth and swallowed the blood droplet, then closed his eyes slightly and began to circulate his internal energy.

He didn't know the origin of this mysterious drop of blood, but it was undoubtedly the true blood of the Kunpeng.

The middle-aged scholar once said that when ancient demons invaded, the demon race sent three Void Refinement Demon Kings, one of whom was a Kun fish demon king.

This drop of blood was very likely left behind by the Kun fish demon king.

When the three demon kings invaded the human realm, their primary objective was to destroy the ascension passage.

The spatial passage beneath the bottomless abyss was opened up by cultivators in the Spirit Realm who had reached the Void Refinement stage. It also leads to the Spirit Realm and is certainly the target of the three great demon kings.

However, the Kunyu Demon King did not succeed and was even severely injured. The spatial passage was preserved, but he left behind a drop of precious essence blood.

The mysterious blood bead contains extremely pure Kunpeng blood, far surpassing the Kunpeng blood in the Kunfeng demon core, and is almost identical to the Kui Niu blood refined by Chen Yuan.

It took him a year to refine it all, making the Kunpeng True Blood even purer and deepening his mastery of spatial power.

Under Chen Yuan's testing, the black blade became even sharper, in no way inferior to a top-tier magic weapon.

With full power, the teleportation technique can travel ten thousand feet, or more than sixty miles.

However, this requires condensing the Kunpeng Dharma Image and consuming at least 10% of one's true essence, making it difficult to execute easily.

The Devouring Technique can withstand a greatly increased amount of supernatural power. When Chen Yuan sparred with Jin Luoheng, he only defended and did not attack. He used the Devouring Technique, and even after Jin Luoheng exhausted his true essence, he could not break the technique.

The Kunpeng True Spirit in Chen Yuan's dantian also underwent an astonishing change.

The original Kunpeng spirit had a bird's head and a fish's body, with a round and bloated appearance, which looked quite strange.

However, after Chen Yuan refined the mysterious blood bead, the body of the Kunpeng True Spirit gradually became longer and more slender.

Tiny black feathers sprouted from its jet-black skin, and its tail fin slowly contracted, growing long plumes, seemingly transforming into a true roc. (End of Chapter)