Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

A young monk who was on the fifth level of Qi Refining came to the door of the meeting hall, bowed slightly, stretched his hands forward, presented a sheet of white iron, and cautiously made a statement, his voice trembling.

He also heard the news of Lu Gui's death. He knew that the head of the family and the elders were in a very bad mood these days, and he was very afraid, fearing that he would be angered.

"An old friend is visiting?" Lu Qing frowned, raised his hand, and took a picture of the greeting card in the young monk's hand.

He lowered his head and saw that the greeting card was extremely simple, with only four words written on it - Worshiping my old friend Ziyang.

Lu Qing's eyes widened, he suddenly stood up and looked up at the young monk: "Where is the visitor now?"

The young monk's heart trembled, and he did not dare to raise his head. He shrank back subconsciously and said cautiously: "Wait in the Yingbin Garden for a while. This senior said that he would only wait for half an hour. If the master of the house disappears, he will Leave."

Lu Qing looked extremely solemn and said, "You go down first."

As if he had received an amnesty, the young monk bowed deeply to Lu Qing and Lu Hai, then bowed and stepped back.

When Lu Haiwei saw Lu Qing like this, his consciousness swept away, and when he saw the four words on the greeting card, his expression changed: "Ziyang? Could it be that Taoist Ziyang?"

Lu Qing said in a deep voice: "We are inseparable from each other."

Lu Haiwei asked in confusion: "Why did he come?"

Lu Qing paced back and forth in the hall, frowning, and murmured: "Uncle said two years ago that this Ziyang Taoist is not Wang Lin, but his name is Chen Yuan, and he is highly appreciated by Patriarch Yuntian."

"But seven days ago, the Zhenhai Sect issued another order, offering a heavy reward, and wanted this person. He must have had a conflict with the Zhenhai Sect..."

"Except for stealing the inheritance of Old Man Danjue from the Wuchen Mountains, this person has nothing to do with my Lu family. Why would he come to Wuchen Island even though he knows that the Lu family is attached to Zhenhai Sect?"

Lu Hai said slightly: "Zhenhaizong did not issue the order widely, but only issued it to family sects like us who are dependent on Zhenhaizong. Maybe Chen Yuan does not know that he is wanted by Zhenhaizong."

Lu Qing still frowned: "Even so, why did he come to Wuchen Island and specially send a greeting card?"

Lu Haiwei lowered his head and thought for a moment, but was also puzzled by his meaning, and said slowly: "The visitor is a guest. Since Chen Yuan sent the greetings openly and aboveboard, he should have no ill intentions, and there is a clan protection formation to suppress him, so he is not afraid to fight with him. Let’s meet first and then argue.”

Lu Qing nodded repeatedly: "What the Sixth Uncle said is absolutely true. I will send out the transmission note right away, report it to Zhen Haizong, and then stabilize Chen Yuan."

"When the Zhenhai Sect comes and captures him, my Lu family will receive a large reward. The most important thing is that we will be protected by the Zhenhai Sect, and we will no longer have to fear the prying eyes of the Zheng family, the Shi family, and the Ancient Rhinoceros Sect!"

Lu Haiwei shook his head: "No, Zhenhaizong's nearest stronghold is three thousand miles away, and it won't be impossible to get there soon."

"Furthermore, this person is extremely powerful and has good physical skills. Even if Zhenhai Sect sends elders in the late stage of pill formation, they may not be able to capture him."

"Judging from the report, he only waited for half an hour. He was obviously wary of our Lu family. If you report this matter to the Zhenhai Sect, but fail to capture this person in the end, you will have greatly offended him and will not be able to get the Zhenhai Sect. reward.”

"The Zhenhai Sect is naturally not afraid of a pill-forming body cultivator, but if he harbors a grudge and takes revenge, the already precarious situation of our Lu family will become even worse."

"Therefore, we must not act rashly. It is not too late to meet him first, ask him what he wants, and then make plans."

After hearing this, Lu Qing slowly calmed down from his impetuous mood and said seriously: "Sixth uncle is mature and prudent. My nephew was almost blinded by the huge reward promised by Zhenhai Sect and lost his sense of proportion."

"The foundation of our Lu family is currently unstable. The most important thing is to preserve the family business and not act rashly."

"The Zhenhai Sect promised such a huge reward to Chen Yuan. Either he possesses a valuable treasure, or he is extremely powerful and has greatly offended the Zhenhai Sect. No matter which one, my Lu family cannot interfere with it."

Lu Hai smiled happily and stood up slowly: "You are already a qualified head of the family... Let's go, I will go with you to meet this Chen Yuan."

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At the foot of Wuchen Mountain, there is a vast garden with the words "Yingbin Garden" written on the plaque at the gate.

The garden is about ten acres in size. It is surrounded by high walls and steep buildings. There are many stone peaks inside, with winding water flowing quietly, as clear as a mirror. It is surrounded by ponds, corridors, pavilions and pavilions, and there are stacks of stone curved bridges on the banks. It is dense and dense, and the scenery is beautiful. Very quiet.

Chen Yuan was walking in the garden, dressed in white, looking at it casually, with a calm expression and leisurely eyes.

At this time, it was the time to light the lanterns, and lanterns were hung everywhere in the garden, with ever-burning lights burning inside them, which stayed on all night, illuminating the entire Yingbin Garden.

Suddenly, two rays of light fell from the sky and landed in front of Chen Yuan, revealing the figures of Lu Qing and Lu Haiwei.

Lu Qing looked at Chen Yuan with a somewhat complicated look, but he quickly turned away, smiled and bowed his hands: "Fellow Daoist Chen is here. Lu, please forgive me for missing the welcome."

Lu Haiwei also bowed: "Old Lu Haiwei, I have met Daoyou Chen."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly and returned the salute: "It doesn't matter."

Lu Qingdao: "This is not a place for conversation. Fellow Taoist Chen, please come with me."

Chen Yuan smiled and nodded, and Lu Qing led the way. The three of them came to the main hall, where the guests and hosts took their seats. Low-level monks who had their own Qi refining period served spiritual tea.

Chen Yuan got straight to the point: "To be honest, Chen came here because he was entrusted by Taoist friend Lu Gui to return his bones and a relic to the Lu family."

He raised his sleeves and a coffin and three wooden boxes appeared in front of him.

Lu Qing looked at the tightly sealed coffin, his heart was shocked, and he murmured: "Is this really... uncle's bones?"

Chen Yuan nodded, raised his sleeves again, and the coffin lid moved silently, revealing Lu Gui lying flat in the coffin with a peaceful expression.

Lu Qing stood up suddenly, walked quickly to the coffin, and stared blankly at this familiar yet unfamiliar face.

His father was just an early-stage Foundation Establishment monk with mediocre qualifications. Lu Gui had taught him how to practice cultivation since he was a child. He had long been accustomed to Lu Gui's majestic face and stern eyes.

But now Lu Gui has his eyes closed forever. His old face and gray hair are like a dead old mortal. He does not have the dignity and majesty of the head of the Lu family, making him extremely strange.

Lu Haiwei looked at Lu Gui in the coffin, then at the wooden box, and sighed softly, with a hint of exhaustion in his cloudy eyes.

He stood up slowly and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan: "Fellow Taoist's righteous deed will be deeply felt by the whole Lu family."

Lu Qing took a deep breath, managed to calm down his chaotic thoughts, and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan: "Thank you, Taoist friend, for returning my uncle's bones. I just don't know what is in this wooden box?"

Chen Yuan pointed at the same time, and the spirit-sealing talismans on the three wooden boxes fell off, and the lids of the boxes opened, revealing the three spiritual herbs inside.

"Leading the Thunder Fragrance!" Lu Qing opened his eyes wide and stared at the spiritual grass in the box.

Lu Haiwei was shocked and looked at Chen Yuan in disbelief.

Chen Yuan said: "Yes, it is the Lei Xiang. The two fellow Taoists should know that fellow Taoist Lu Gui entered Jueling Island just to find this thing."

"It's just that although he got what he wanted, he unfortunately died, so he entrusted these three thunder-inducing incense plants to me and handed them over to fellow Taoists."

Lu Haiwei said solemnly: "The value of the thunder-inducing incense to the pill-forming monks is no less than the thousand-year-old spiritual grass. The three thunder-inducing incense are even more valuable. My fellow Taoist is actually willing to give it to me, the Lu family, with a promise of a thousand gold, nothing more than this."

Lu Qing also woke up from the shock, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. With these three thunder-inducing incense, he was sure to break through the bottleneck in the mid-term, and could support the Lu family and prevent it from declining.

He bowed deeply to Chen Yuan: "Fellow Taoist saved my Lu family. This is a profound kindness. Lu will never forget it!"

But Chen Yuan said calmly: "To be honest, Taoist friend Lu Gui left me the magic weapon Fu Hai Ge before he passed away. Chen agreed to this just now."

"Fellow Taoist Lu Gui gave up the opportunity of reincarnation for the sake of the Lu family. If the two Taoists want to thank you, it's better to thank Taoist Lu Gui."

Lu Hai said slightly: "Otherwise, as the head of the Lu family, the eldest brother will naturally devote himself to the Lu family until his death."

"But Taoist friend and eldest brother had a rift in the past, but they didn't care about old grudges or greed, and returned these three thunder-inducing incense plants to the Lu family. This kindness must be repaid."

Lu Qing was stunned. He suddenly remembered what Lu Gui said when he was kidnapped and released by Chen Yuan: "Don't blame uncle, uncle is also for the prosperity of the Lu family."

He lowered his head and looked at Lu Gui in the coffin, feeling lost.

After a while, he raised his head, with a calm expression, as if he was a completely different person, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know, Mr. Chen, how your uncle suffered?"

Chen Yuan gave a brief summary of Lu Gui's death at the hands of Lan Jiao, but omitted the details of his fight with Kun Feng and his relationship with Wang Lin and Jing Shuhan.

"The dragon clan..." Lu Gui whispered to himself, holding the coffin tightly with both hands.

He suddenly raised his head and said to Chen Yuan: "Uncle Liu is right. Taoist friend could have kept these three thunder-inducing incense plants, but he still kept his promise. This kindness must be repaid."

"It's just that my Lu family is weak in power and has insufficient foundation. After much deliberation, I can only come up with three high-grade spiritual materials to thank my fellow Taoists for their kindness."

Chen Yuan smiled: "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Lu."

The thunder-inducing incense can help the alchemy monks break through bottlenecks. Ordinary high-grade spiritual materials cannot compare with it. But if the Lu family has this intention, he will naturally not refuse.

Lu Qing took out the family head's order from the mustard seed ring and handed it to Lu Haiwei: "Uncle Six, please go and fetch three high-grade spiritual materials, especially the piece of star iron. Don't leave it behind."

Lu Haiwei took the order from the head of the family. After hearing this, his expression changed slightly and he glanced at Lu Qing, but didn't say anything.

Chen Yuan was also stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the three high-grade spiritual materials mentioned by Lu Qing actually included star iron.

This kind of high-grade spiritual material is said to have fallen from the sky. It is extremely hard, contains a ray of mysterious power, is full of spirituality, and can be used to refine top-grade magic weapons. It is the top of the top-grade spiritual materials. It is extremely rare and is even rarer than thousand-year-old ice silk. Much more precious.

A piece of star iron is enough to be compared with a thunder-inducing incense. This reward from the Lu family is not light.

Lu Haiwei left the main hall. Lu Qing raised his sleeves, closed the coffin lid again, and said, "Fellow Taoist, please wait for a moment."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and leaned on the Grand Master's chair. Within a quarter of an hour, Lu Haiwei returned to the main hall, took out three spiritual materials from the mustard seed ring and handed them to Chen Yuan.

One of the fist-sized silver stones completely attracted Chen Yuan's attention.

This was the Star Iron. He raised his hand to take it, and a faint cool feeling came over him. He was very familiar with it. It was actually the power of the stars falling from the sky every time the starlight was injected into his body!

Chen Yuan was shocked and felt the power of the stars in the sky.

As if pulled by the power of the stars in the sky contained in his body, this power of the stars in the sky is extremely active and keeps wandering around.

The star iron then shone brightly, like a star shrunk countless times. It was so dazzling that both Lu Qing and Lu Haiwei had to raise their hands to cover their eyes.

This ray of power from the stars in the sky is much smaller than the one drawn by Yu Jue, but it is more pure. It is imprisoned in this piece of star iron and cannot be drawn out.

Chen Yuan put it into the mustard seed ring. The other two high-grade spiritual materials were very ordinary and weak in spirituality and could only be used to refine low-level magic weapons, so they were also put away.

Lu Qing put down his hand and looked at Chen Yuan with surprise in his eyes: "How can fellow Taoist inspire that mysterious power in the iron of stars?"

Chen Yuan smiled and avoided answering: "The Star Iron is indeed magical. Thank you Daoist Lu for the gift."

Lu Qing wisely stopped asking and said, "There is one more thing. Zhenhai Sect issued an order to offer heavy rewards to wanted Taoist friends. All the sect families attached to Zhenhai Sect have received this order. Order, fellow Taoist, it is best not to reveal your identity when you are walking outside.”

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for reminding me. I will be careful next time."

He was not surprised by this. For the sake of Zhu Yan’s true fire, Patriarch Yuntian would definitely mobilize the power of Zhenhai Sect to search for his traces.

"The bones and relics of fellow Daoist Lu Gui have been delivered. If nothing happens, Chen will leave." Chen Yuan slowly stood up.

Lu Qing bowed his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist, go slowly. If you have time, you might as well come to the Lu family as a guest. Everyone in the Lu family will sweep the couches and wait for you."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, nodded, turned and walked out the door, took up the escape light, and disappeared after a moment.

After Chen Yuan left, Lu Qing breathed out gently, closed the three wooden boxes again, and put them together with the coffin into the mustard ring.

Lu Haiwei sat down on the Grand Master's chair again and asked, "Why did you give that piece of star iron to Chen Yuan?"

Lu Qing said: "This person is unfathomable. He escaped from the hands of Lan Jiao and Kun Feng. He was even able to save his eldest brother. He is also wanted by the Zhenhai Sect. He is extremely powerful and must not be offended. He gave away a piece of Star Iron in exchange for Three plants attract the thunder fragrance, which is extremely cost-effective.”

"And he was able to keep his promise to his uncle and send the three thunder-inducing incense back to the Lu family. This shows that he is not a heartless person."

"Although this piece of star iron is precious, it can form a good relationship with him. If he can form a Nascent Soul in the future, our Lu family may have the opportunity to prosper."

Lu Hai nodded slightly, with a look of approval in his eyes: "The ceremony will be held tomorrow, and you will officially take over the position of head of the family."

Lu Qing said solemnly: "Yes, Sixth Uncle, my nephew will never let the Lu family decline in my hands!" (End of Chapter)