Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Between the inner and outer rings of the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm, there stands a ring-shaped mountain range that is thousands of feet high.

This mountain range is like a huge wall that reaches the sky. Halfway up the mountain, it is covered with snow and the wind is fierce. It locks the abundant spiritual energy in the inner ring and also blocks the disciples of various sects in the outer ring.

There are only three passages that can pass through the ring-shaped mountain range and enter the inner ring.

One of the passages is a canyon with thousands of feet of cliffs on both sides and a small path in the middle that can accommodate several people.

Go one or two miles along this road and you will enter the inner ring.

At this time, the sky is getting darker, the sun sets and the moon rises. Outside the line of sky, more than a dozen cultivators are scattered on both sides, guarding the entrance of the path.

There are nine people on the left, all dressed in purple, and they are disciples of the Ziyang Sect.

There are seven people on the right, wearing plain white clothes with Tai Chi patterns painted on them, and an ancient "Yuan" character painted on the cuffs. They are disciples of the Guiyuan Sect.

The disciples of the two sects were clearly divided, and occasionally they would sneer at each other, but on the surface they were peaceful.

The disciples of Guiyuan Sect were all quiet and silent, looking around, alert to the disciples of the other four sects approaching the passage.

The disciples of Ziyang Sect were much more leisurely, with a handsome face, broad shoulders and thick back, and a tall young monk in the lead, surrounded by three Ziyang Sect disciples.

The four of them sat cross-legged on a futon, with a black wooden low table in front of them, drinking tea and chatting, with elegant manners, like literati and scholars going out for a wild outing.

Next to the few people, a small formation was set up, which had a soundproof effect and could also block the penetration of spiritual consciousness.

A long-faced disciple smiled and said:

"During this trip to the secret realm, our sect will join hands with Guiyuan Sect to block the disciples of the four sects from the passage. We will definitely be able to plunder all the spiritual herbs in the inner ring and recreate the grand occasion of our sect's monopoly of the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm ten thousand years ago!"

Another person echoed:

"Brother Ji is right, but we still need to guard against the disciples of the other four sects breaking into the inner ring. If they break in and disrupt our sect's plans, it will be troublesome if the elders blame us."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere was a little cold.

This trip to the secret realm is very important and is highly valued by the Jindan elders. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

The handsome monk didn't care and sneered:

"My fellow disciples and I have been guarding this line of heaven for a day, and no one has been put into the inner ring. Even if we don't have any credit, we have worked hard. On the contrary, if Qin Xuanning fails to collect enough spiritual herbs, Elder Xie will blame him, hehe..."

The handsome monk's name is Qi Hong. He has both wood and fire spiritual roots. He is one of the top disciples of Ziyang Sect. He is very powerful. Although he is not well-known in the Qi Kingdom's immortal cultivation world, he has many fans in Ziyang Sect.

He and Qin Xuanning often fight each other on weekdays, but he is slightly inferior in strength. During this trip to the secret realm, Elder Xie arranged for him to guard the passage, and the matter of collecting spiritual herbs was handed over to Qin Xuanning.

Qi Hong didn't dare to say anything about the elder's arrangement, but he was quite resentful in his heart, and he didn't hide it in front of his trusted fellow disciples.

The long-faced disciple who spoke first smiled grimly:

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Qi. Elder Xie arranged Du Yu to search for spiritual herbs with Qin Xuanning. This person has a violent temper and will not listen to Qin Xuanning's instructions. In my opinion, these two people are hindering each other and are likely to fail."

This was exactly what Qi Hong wanted. He was very happy and said:

"That's right! I want to see how many spiritual herbs Qin Xuanning can collect this time. Senior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Pang, Junior Brother Gu and I will block three passages to eliminate his worries. If he can't find the spiritual herbs that the elders want, it is not impossible for the elders to be furious and strip him of his position as a true disciple."

As a ten-thousand-year-old sect with a profound foundation, Ziyang Sect has established the position of true disciples, devoted all its efforts to cultivating disciples with outstanding talents, and provided them with a lot of resources. The other five major sects do not have such conditions.

But the requirements for true disciples are extremely strict, with only one quota every ten years.

Three years ago, Qin Xuanning stood out and got the support of Elder Xie to become a true disciple, which made Qi Hong very angry and wanted to take him away all the time.

At this point, Qi Hong suddenly frowned, raised his head and looked at the dark sky, and said:

"Junior Brother Gu went to chase Ren You. It has been several hours, but he has not returned yet. Did he encounter any trouble?"

The long-faced disciple smiled and said:

"Senior Brother Gu has four fellow disciples accompanying him. Even if Ren You knows the art of splitting light and transforming into shadows, he can't be Brother Gu's opponent. However, sword cultivators are very good at long battles. It should be that Senior Brother Gu couldn't defeat him for a while, so he dragged it for so long."

Qi Hong frowned even more tightly when he heard this, and shouted:

"No, Junior Brother Gu has always been opinionated. , how could he delay for so long for Ren You? He must have met with an accident! "

He waved his sleeves, put the black wooden table into the storage bag, stood up, and said:

"Ren You is a man of great vigor. If Junior Brother Gu died in Ren You's hands, Ren You would definitely gather his fellow disciples and force his way through the passage after escaping!"

He immediately removed the formation and said loudly:

"Ren You is very likely to have escaped Junior Brother Gu's pursuit. Everyone, be careful and alert to prevent anyone from breaking into the passage!"

When everyone heard this, whether they were disciples of Ziyang Sect or Guiyuan Sect, they all felt a chill in their hearts.

Gu Zhaoshi, like Qi Hong, was a cultivator of earth spirit roots, gifted with extraordinary talents and powerful means.

He led four disciples of Ziyang Sect, but they were unable to kill Ren You. Could it be that the sword cultivators were really invincible at the same level?

As soon as Qi Hong spoke, a blue flying sword shot from a distance, as powerful as thunder and as fast as lightning.

Qi Hong's expression changed and he shouted:

"Meet the enemy!"

He touched the storage bag, and a shield flew out, blocking in front of him.

Everyone took out defensive magic weapons to protect themselves.

But the blue flying sword was extremely fast. Even though everyone was reminded by Qi Hong, he still found a flaw and cut a Ziyang Sect disciple into two pieces.

The others all changed their color. This is a sword cultivator, flying swords everywhere, coming and going without a trace!

At the same time, a purple flying needle suddenly rose from the bushes and pierced the throat of another Ziyang Sect disciple, killing him on the spot!

At this time, Chen Yuan and his seven people ran out from behind a hill and rushed to the two sect disciples.

After they decided to take action, they sneaked into the passage within a hundred feet and waited for an opportunity.

Chen Yuan's spiritual consciousness was strong, and he had been quietly listening to the movements of the two sect disciples.

When he saw that Qi Hong was on guard, he asked Ren You to take action first, and then controlled the purple bee needle to sneak close to the ground. After everyone's attention was attracted by the flying sword, he suddenly jumped up and successfully killed one person.

The surprise attack was successful, and the next step was a frontal attack. The seven people attacked with their own methods.

Yang Caijun and Mu Peng released two flying swords and found two Ziyang Sect disciples.

They were not as powerful as Ren You, but the flying swords in their hands were also extremely sharp. They rushed back and forth and killed the two people in a very embarrassing way. They only had the power to defend and had no ability to counterattack.

Xue Lin threw the folding fan in his hand forward, and the landscape painting on the fan shone brightly. A fairy crane demon spirit flew out and pecked at the long-faced disciple, and then took out another flying sword and slashed at this person.

This flying sword in Xue Lin's hand was far less swift and sharp than the flying swords in Yang Caijun and Mu Peng's hands.

But this flying sword was also a top-grade magic weapon. With the cooperation of the fairy crane demon spirit, it was hard to separate from the long-faced disciple.

Song Qingru took out a wooden hairpin and transformed it into nine wooden hairpins, which were hard to tell whether they were real or fake, and attacked a Ziyang Sect disciple. Although he could not do anything to him, he also made him have no time to care about other things.

He Xin took out a copper bell, made a harsh sound, and attacked a Ziyang Sect disciple.

The sound of the bell was invisible, but when it hit the disciple's protective magic weapon, it made a sound of metal clashing, which made him dare not be careless.

They all used their best skills, and Ren You did not hold back at all. He pointed his fingers and shouted:

"Split!"

The blue flying sword split into two sword shadows, a total of three flying swords, all slashing towards Qi Hong!

And Chen Yuan had the most powerful momentum, controlling seven dark short blades to attack seven Guiyuan Sect disciples respectively, and threw out the Chixiao Sword to grab the last remaining Ziyang Sect disciple.

Seeing this, the seven Guiyuan Sect disciples were all furious.

This Lingyun Sect disciple is so arrogant, he can resist eight people alone, who does he think he is?

They are all disciples carefully cultivated by Guiyuan Sect, not those weak and crude casual cultivators!

Even the top figures of each sect, such as Qin Xuanning, Zhong Mianye, Dai Qing, and Ren You, dare not be so arrogant!

Qi Hong was overjoyed to see that Chen Yuan wanted to hold eight people alone, and shouted:

"Fellow Daoists of Guiyuan Sect, you should work together to kill this man first, and then help me and my fellow disciples to keep them all!"

Thanks to EricWSC for the reward!

I have been spending the New Year in my hometown these days. I will go home tomorrow and resume normal updates the day after tomorrow.