Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

When Duyunzhou flew away, it was silent and did not attract anyone's attention.

In addition, Chen Yuan was cautious by nature and did not use all his strength to activate the Yundu Boat's escape speed. Instead, he mostly traveled through the clouds, so nothing happened along the way.

Every time he flew away for a day, Chen Yuan lowered his boat to cross the clouds and found a secret place to meditate, regulate his breathing, and restore his true energy.

The Duyunzhou is a high-grade spiritual weapon, and its consumption is much higher than that of the Escape Light. It takes at least 10 to 20% of the true energy to escape in one day.

Chen Yuan was not in a hurry, so he would not leave this loophole in case he ran out of energy in case of trouble.

He flew for three days in a row when a large cloud of mist suddenly appeared below him. It was stagnant and covered a radius of more than ten miles. It looked very abrupt.

Chen Yuan's heart moved, his eyes moved slightly, and he looked around. After taking a closer look, he felt a sense of familiarity.

He pondered for a moment, slowly landed on the ground, and then looked up, suddenly realizing something in his heart.

This is Huanyuefang City, no wonder he feels familiar.

It's just that he has never overlooked Huanyuefang City from high altitude before, so he didn't recognize it immediately.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and put the Duyun Boat into his storage bag and walked forward with memories in his eyes.

He has been cultivating here for twenty years, and has grown from a low-level monk at the fifth level of Qi refining to an alchemist at the peak of the tenth level.

If he had not unexpectedly obtained the Immortal Ascension Order from the Lingyun Sect from an old Confucian scholar, Chen Yuan would definitely have purchased a piece of the Guiyuan Sect's Ascension Token and participated in the Guiyuan Sect's Immortal Ascension Conference.

But now, he is already the core disciple of the Lingyun Sect and a master of alchemy. He even killed dozens of Guiyuan Sect disciples in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain and formed a great feud with the Guiyuan Sect.

Nothing is ever more permanent than this.

Chen Yuan shook his head, smiled, and walked into the clouds.

Twenty years have passed. How are Cao You and Ren Man doing now?

After entering the white mist, he walked into a mountain road that could only accommodate two or three people, surrounded by towering mountain walls.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan finally reached the end of the path. His eyes suddenly brightened, and he saw an extremely vast valley with row upon row of buildings.

At the end of the valley, there is a thousand-foot high mountain, with houses built one after another, with carved beams and painted buildings, and cornices, which are extremely luxurious.

Chen Yuan stood on a high platform about ten feet above the ground, overlooking the entire valley.

Beside the two people, there are more than a dozen identical high platforms with steps. Two monks are walking down the steps into the valley.

The scene before him was almost exactly the same as when he came to Huanyuefang City forty years ago.

Twenty years is just a blink of an eye in the world of cultivating immortals.

The only difference is that there are very few pedestrians in the city, which is much deserted than Lingyun City.

Chen Yuan slowly walked down the stone platform, walked through Fangshi, and headed towards the Thousand-Zhang Peak.

He left the sect this time and acted in a low-key manner. He wore a white gown and there was nothing special about him. He did not have to worry about being recognized as a disciple of the Lingyun Sect.

Chen Yuan came all the way to the foot of the Thousand-foot Peak, looked at the four words "Huanyue Cave Sky" on the jade arch, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

He climbed up the stairs and came to an exquisite house. The words "Ding San Wu Ba" were engraved on the sandalwood door, emitting a faint light.

This was the first cave he rented after entering Huanyuefang City.

Chen Yuan took a deep look, turned around and left, passing through several mountain roads, he came to another house with "Ding Er Qi Jiu" engraved on the door.

This is the cave where Cao You rented. Before he left Huanyuefang City, Cao You and Ren Man got married here.

Chen Yuan said loudly: "Can Fellow Daoist Cao and Fellow Daoist Ren be in the mansion? My old friend Chen Yuan is here to visit."

After saying that, he stood with his hands behind his back and waited quietly.

The restrictions in this Ding and other caves are extremely simple. They only have the effect of isolating spiritual consciousness and shielding sound transmission. Even the sound cannot be isolated. You only need to shout loudly and the people in the courtyard can hear it.

As for the caves in Lingyun Sect, the formation restrictions are quite mysterious, which can isolate everything and allow the master of the palace to practice with peace of mind. He must use the transmission talisman to pass the news.

Chen Yuan waited for a while, and the light on the courtyard gate suddenly dissipated, which was a sign that the restriction was lifted.

Then the courtyard door was pushed open from the inside, and a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old wearing a blue gown came out.

This man's eyes were alert. When he saw Chen Yuan, he found that he was a foundation-building monk. His expression changed immediately, he bowed his hands and said, "Junior Cao Xianji, I have met my senior. Senior came here, but he is looking for Mother?"

Hearing this, Chen Yuan looked the young man up and down. Seeing that he was tall, handsome, and had the sixth level of Qi refining, he asked, "Are you the son of fellow Taoist Cao You and fellow Taoist Ren Man?"

Cao Xianji nodded and said: "Yes, senior is..."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "My name is Chen Yuan. I have known you for a long time, and I came here to visit you today."

Cao Xianji's face showed joy, he raised his hand and said, "Senior Chen, please come in."

Chen Yuan nodded, walked into the courtyard, and sat down in the main hall.

He looked around and saw that the furnishings here had not changed, just like when Cao You and Ren Man got married, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes.

Cao Xianji served him a cup of spiritual tea, then stood aside and bowed.

Chen Yuan picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked, "Why isn't your father-in-law in the house?"

Cao Xianji looked gloomy: "Senior Qi, my father entered the Huanyue Mountains five years ago to hunt monsters. Unfortunately, he encountered an accident and has passed away."

Chen Yuan paused, slowly put down the teacup, and sighed: "I have known your father for twenty years. I personally presented a gift to him when he married your mother. I never thought that the farewell that day would be forever... Is your mother okay?"

Cao Xianji said: "Thank you for your concern, my mother is fine, but she went into the Huanyue Mountains with her friends seven days ago to hunt monsters, and it will take a few days for her to return."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Okay, then Chen will wait for a few days."

He looked up at Cao Xianji and said: "Your father and mother are old friends, and I can be regarded as your uncle. You don't have to call me senior."

Cao Xianji was delighted when he heard this, and immediately bowed deeply and said respectfully: "Yes, my nephew Cao Xianji, meet your uncle."

Chen Yuan smiled, touched the storage bag, took out a jade bottle, raised his hand and waved it to Cao Xianji.

"Chen sees that your Qi is steady and solid, and your foundation is quite solid. You should practice diligently and not be arrogant. This bottle of Yuhua Dan can improve your cultivation. I will give it to you today. I hope you will be firm in your Taoism and make persistent efforts to live up to your mother's expectations."

Cao Xianji bowed and took the jade bottle with both hands: "Thank you for your generous gift, uncle. I will remember your advice and practice diligently without slacking off."

Chen Yuan nodded, stroked his storage bag again, took out a sound transmission talisman, put it on the table, then stood up and walked out the door, saying: "Chen left a trace of Qi in this sound transmission talisman. When your mother returns and activates this talisman, I will know and visit you again."

Cao Xianji took two quick steps and caught up with Chen Yuan: "My nephew respectfully sends my uncle off."

When Chen Yuan walked out of the main hall and came to the courtyard, his feet paused, but he remembered the scene when Cao You and Ren Man got married that day.

He shook his head slightly, walked out of the courtyard again, and walked down the mountain.

Cao Xianji stood outside the door and bowed deeply: "Uncle, take care."

When Chen Yuan's figure disappeared at the end of the winding mountain road, he stood up and returned to the courtyard.

...

After Chen Yuan went down the mountain, he came to Huanyue Pavilion. The manager He from forty years ago was no longer there. He was replaced by another young Guiyuan Sect cultivator, who was also at the tenth level of Qi Refining.

Because he could not stay in Huanyue Market for a long time, he did not spend a high price to rent a cave. He only spent five low-grade spirit stones to rent a Ding-level cave for one year.

The Guiyuan Sect cultivator was puzzled when he saw that Chen Yuan was a foundation-building cultivator, but he rented the lowest-level cave, but he did not dare to say much and quickly completed the procedures.

Coincidentally, the Ding 358 cave was now unoccupied and was rented by Chen Yuan.

He took the cave token and returned to Huanyue Cave Heaven. He opened the restrictions of Cave No. 358 of Ding, but found that the furnishings inside had changed beyond recognition. It should have been modified by later cultivators.

Chen Yuan smiled, came to the practice room, took out the jade slip of "Demon God Secret", and carefully studied the secret art of giant spirit body.

The Ding cave does not have a spirit gathering array. The effect of practicing is minimal. It is better to use time to study the secret art.

Chen Yuan has the supreme body cultivation method of "True Spirit Nine Transformations". He has a far-reaching vision. When practicing the secret art of giant spirit body, he always feels that he has not finished.

He vaguely feels that this secret art is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and there should be secrets to be discovered.

For the next four days, Chen Yuan was immersed in studying the secret art until the sound transmission note flew into the courtyard, and then he woke up from his meditation.

He raised his hand to take the sound transmission note, and a soft voice sounded in his ears: "I am Ren Man, waiting for Senior Chen to come."

This voice was strange and familiar. Chen Yuan sighed lightly, stood up and walked out of the cave, passed through several mountain roads, and came to the courtyard of Ding Erqiji.

Before he approached, he saw two figures standing in front of the courtyard gate, one of whom was Cao Xianji, and the other was a middle-aged beautiful woman.

His eyes flashed, and he stepped on the ground and floated in front of the two people.

The middle-aged beautiful woman was Ren Man, but her face was a little older, with a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and her figure was a lot plumper. She was wearing a green open-collared skirt, a blue transparent scarf on her shoulders, and her makeup was neat. It was obvious that she was carefully dressed up. She was full of spiritual energy and had the cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refining.

She stared at Chen Yuan in a daze, then bowed: "I haven't seen you for twenty years. Senior Chen... Senior Chen is still as elegant as ever. I congratulate you on your success in building your foundation and your great progress in cultivation."

Chen Yuan bowed in return: "Old friends, why is Fellow Daoist Ren so distant? Just call me Fellow Daoist."

Ren Man said softly: "Senior has already built his foundation, and I am just a Qi Refining cultivator..."

Chen Yuan frowned and said: "If Fellow Daoist Ren is so polite again, I will turn around and leave."

Ren Man then changed her words and said: "Fellow Daoist Chen, please come in and have a chat."

Chen Yuan smiled and followed Ren Man into the courtyard and the main hall, where they sat down as host and guest.

Cao Xianji poured spiritual tea for the two of them and stood aside with his hands hanging down.

Ren Man stared at Chen Yuan, and suddenly her eyes turned red and she shed two lines of tears.

Seeing this, Cao Xianji's face changed slightly and his eyes became strange.

Chen Yuan had a sharp mind and amazing five senses. Seeing his expression change, it was not difficult to guess what he was thinking. He glanced at him lightly.

Cao Xianji only felt a strong pressure coming, like a huge rock pressing on him, and he was about to be crushed to the ground in the next moment.

But the next moment, this pressure suddenly disappeared. Cao Xianji trembled all over, sweating profusely, and quickly gathered his mind, not daring to think about it anymore.

Chen Yuan turned his gaze back and looked at Ren Man: "Why did you suddenly cry, Ren Daoyou? What difficulties did you encounter?"

Ren Man shook her head gently and wiped away her tears with her sleeves: "Daoyou Chen's face is exactly the same as it was 20 years ago. When I saw Daoyou Chen, the scene of my marriage with my husband suddenly came to my mind. I was so sad that I couldn't help myself. I lost my composure for a moment. Please forgive me."