Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Chongde Mountains, Heyu Peak.

In the gate of Haoran Sect, there are thousands of feet high peaks everywhere, towering and majestic.

These thousands of feet high peaks are not naturally formed, but are slowly formed by the ancestors of Haoran Sect piling up soil and moving mountains.

Haoran Peak, where the ancestors of all generations are enshrined and the head of the sect live, is the only three thousand feet high peak in Chongde Mountains. From the mountainside to the top, it is shrouded in thick spiritual mist all year round.

Qi-refining cultivators only dare to walk below the mountainside, otherwise they will explode and die immediately if they inhale a breath of spiritual mist.

Heyu Peak is naturally not as good as Haoran Peak, but it is also a thousand feet high peak. It is only more than 40 miles away from Haoran Peak. The top of the mountain is shrouded in thin spiritual mist, and the spiritual energy is as rich as a large spiritual vein.

According to the rules of Haoran Sect, only the elders in the middle stage of Yuanying can open caves on the top of the thousand-foot high peak.

From the top of the mountain down, there are spiritual medicine gardens, cultivating a large number of rare spiritual herbs over three hundred years old.

The original intention of the ancestors of Haoran Sect to move mountains and build peaks was not to make the mountain gate magnificent, but to open up more spiritual medicine gardens, make full use of the spiritual energy of the giant spiritual veins, and cultivate more spiritual herbs.

Only in this way can they supply tens of thousands of cultivators in the sect for cultivation, and at the same time sell them to the outside world in exchange for the necessary cultivation resources.

One day, a beam of light rose from the mountainside, passed through the spiritual mist, and landed on the top of the mountain, revealing the figure of Yan Tongchun.

After his master, Elder Gu, broke through the bottleneck of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he opened up a cave on the Heyu Peak.

He was also able to move the cave to the mountainside of Heyu Peak and enjoy a richer spiritual energy than before.

The top of Heyu Peak is quite steep, and Elder Gu's cave was opened on a three-meter-high mountain wall.

Above the mountain wall is the peak, with two stone doors closed, several twisted green vines clinging on them, two pine trees standing in front of the door, and two squirrels playing and fighting on the branches.

Yan Tongchun came to the stone gate, stood under the pine, stood with his hands hanging down, and waited quietly.

For thirty years, he has been practicing in seclusion in the cave without going out. He has been patiently polishing his true essence, removing the dross and retaining the essence. Over time, his true essence has become increasingly pure and rich, and has faintly touched the realm of false infants.

He is only more than three hundred years old this year, and his life span is still sufficient, so he has plenty of time to impact the Nascent Soul.

But his goal is not to form a Nascent Soul, but to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage like his master, and even impact the great cultivator and take over the position of the leader of Haoran Sect.

Every true disciple of Haoran Sect is a brilliant person. They are all geniuses who have formed a golden elixir in less than 120 years and have been cultivated by the sect with all their efforts.

Yan Tongchun is a cultivator with a natural spiritual root. He has been a child of destiny since he was a child. Before he built his foundation, he was accepted as a personal disciple by Elder Gu.

He had a smooth journey. In less than a hundred years, he formed a golden elixir, and his progress was rapid.

He had never encountered any setbacks. Not only did he progress very quickly in his cultivation, he also had a profound understanding of Confucian and Taoist classics, and his righteous spirit was abundant and solid.

He was also given a magic weapon by his master, and his strength was superior to his peers. In the sect competition, he successfully became a true disciple.

But it was also in this sect competition that he lost to Zhang Wushan for the first time.

Zhang Wushan was only a cultivator with earth spirit roots, and his talent was worse than his, but he entered the sect 20 years earlier than him, and at the age of 116, he barely formed a golden elixir.

Haoran Sect gathered geniuses from all over Renzhou, and there were more than a dozen cultivators with heavenly spirit roots, and Yan Tongchun was also a leader among them.

He was arrogant and never took any of his peers seriously, let alone Zhang Wushan, who almost lost the qualification of a true disciple.

But it was such a cultivator with not very outstanding talent who defeated him after a fierce battle.

That was the first time Yan Tongchun failed in a duel. Zhang Wushan was a disciple of Qingliu, and Elder Gu had always had a grudge against Qingliu. His defeat made Elder Gu lose a lot of face.

For the next three years, Elder Gu always had a cold face towards Yan Tongchun. Yan Tongchun felt very guilty and hated Zhang Wushan for this.

Since then, he has been practicing hard, and his cultivation has not slowed down at all, and he wants to suppress Zhang Wushan.

But after the Dan, the role of the Tianlinggen is much smaller. Yan Tongchun was shocked to find that his cultivation speed began to lag behind Zhang Wushan!

Nearly two hundred years have passed since the two of them became true disciples at the same time.

Both he and Zhang Wushan's cultivation has been improved to the late Dan, but Zhang Wushan has entered the false infant realm before him to prepare for the infant.

In these two hundred years, Yan Tongchun has made trouble for Zhang Wushan several times, but all failed.

However, he was worried and did not fight Zhang Wushan directly again. He just lost a little in the competition for the sect mission. Although it was quite embarrassing, it did not damage the reputation of Elder Gu.

His hatred for Zhang Wushan became deeper and deeper. More than 30 years ago, Zhang Wushan slashed his face in public at the Fanyang auction, which made him hate him even more.

Because of this, at the Shipingshan people's infant celebration banquet, Yan Tongchun met Chen Yuan, who had bid with him at the auction and had a past with Zhang Wushan, and immediately wanted to kill him.

But what he did not expect was that this person was actually a physical cultivator. He took the bronze sword with his bare hands and could control the extremely strange white flames to burn his soul, forcing him to use the stone talisman given by his master and flee.

He was terrified and returned to Haoran Sect all the way without telling anyone about this matter, not even Elder Gu.

From then on, he practiced hard in seclusion and polished his true essence. After 30 years, his cultivation finally reached the false infant realm.

The fake infant is actually in the late stage of Jindan, but his true essence is pure and rich, with almost no impurities, and his strength far exceeds that of a cultivator in the late stage of Jindan.

Yan Tongchun believes that if he meets Chen Yuan again now, he will definitely be the winner.

For the past thirty years, he has been thinking about the fight with Chen Yuan, and has come up with a way to restrain the white flame.

Today, he was summoned out of retreat by his master, and he has already thought that as long as he completes the tasks assigned by his master, he will go to find the trace of Chen Yuan and avenge the previous shame.

As Yan Tongchun's thoughts flowed, half an hour passed quietly, and the stone door slowly opened, and he immediately stepped in.

Elder Gu had to read for an hour every day without being disturbed.

When Yan Tongchun came out of retreat and saw the master's sound transmission talisman, it happened to be the time for the master to read, so he just waited outside the cave, not daring to disturb him.

He could have waited half an hour before coming back, but waiting in front of the door for half an hour could better reflect his respect for the master.

Ever since he lost to Zhang Wushan and saw his master's cold face for three years, Yan Tongchun knew that his position in his master's heart was not as high as he thought, and he became more and more thoughtful when he acted.

Yan Tongchun walked through a passage and came to the main hall. Elder Gu sat on the main seat with a calm expression. On the square table beside him, there was a book and a jade slip.

He looked only about forty years old, wearing a Confucian robe and a Jinxian crown on his head. He had a thin face and a short beard under his chin. His expression was calm, but with a hint of majesty.

"Disciple greets Master." Yan Tongchun bowed deeply.

Elder Gu looked Yan Tongchun up and down and smiled: "Yes, thirty years of hard work have not been in vain. Next, you can prepare to form a baby."

Yan Tongchun said respectfully: "I was about to leave the retreat and go out to find spiritual objects for forming a baby, and I received the sound of the master's departure. Master, what instructions do you have, but please let me know."

Elder Gu said lightly: "Today, Senior Brother Qingliu guaranteed a fake baby cultivator and borrowed the spiritual veins of the sect to form a baby. This is the name and appearance of this person. Go and check his background."

After saying that, he picked up the jade slip at hand and threw it over.

Yan Tongchun stretched out his hands and caught the jade slip that flew slowly. He looked inside with his spiritual consciousness and his face suddenly changed.

The portrait in the jade slip was Chen Yuan who forced him to flee!

The two words "Chen Yuan" below made Yan Tongchun even more suspicious. He was stunned and forgot to reply for a moment.

Elder Gu frowned slightly: "Why, do you recognize this person?"

Yan Tongchun withdrew his consciousness, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master, I have seen this Chen Yuan at the Fanyang auction more than 30 years ago..."

He told in detail about his bidding with Chen Yuan for the Zhenkong Stone and being obstructed by Zhang Wushan.

But when it comes to the encounter with Chen Yuan at the Shipingshan people's infant celebration banquet, it is quite brief.

He also concealed the fact that he was defeated in the battle with Chen Yuan, saying only that after the celebration banquet, Chen Yuan used a kind of escape technique to escape and could not be caught.

Elder Gu said: "No wonder Senior Brother Qingliu wanted to guarantee this person. The two thousand-year-old thunder lilies that Senior Brother Qingliu took out were actually offered by him... Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Yan Tongchun was startled and defended: "I thought that Chen Yuan was just a casual cultivator. There was no need to disturb Master. I could solve it myself."

"This time, I came out of retreat. In addition to going out to find spiritual objects for forming infants, I also wanted to find this person's trace."

"I never thought that he would cultivate to the false infant realm and want to use the spiritual veins in the sect to form infants. I beg Master to forgive me."

Elder Gu said indifferently: "It's not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. The matter of Chen Yuan using the spiritual veins to form infants has not yet been determined. You go to Liude Hall to ask. There are still several tasks to hunt down the traitors and murderers in the sect. Pick the most difficult one and give it to this person."

"Why didn't Master directly reject Elder Qingliu's proposal?" Yan Tongchun was very surprised.

Elder Gu's cultivation is one level higher than that of Qingliu, and he is on good terms with several Yuanying elders. He can reject this matter by finding a reason.

Elder Gu shook his head: "Chen Yuan is willing to offer a thousand-year-old thunder calamus to the sect. He can create a Yuanying cultivator. Several elders in the sect are quite jealous. I can't reject this matter. I can only block him in the task."

Yan Tongchun's face changed slightly. How precious is the thousand-year-old thunder calamus? Chen Yuan actually took out three of them one after another. It was really incredible.

Could it be that this person looted the spiritual medicine garden of one of the top ten sects?

His mind raced, and he said in a deep voice: "Master, I have inquired about this Chen Yuan's background. He is a physical cultivator. When he forms a fetus, he consumes twice as much spiritual energy as a magic cultivator."

"Although the Millennium Thunder Abyss is precious, it is probably not enough to offset the loss of spiritual veins."

Elder Gu finally showed a trace of surprise on his face: "This man is actually a physical cultivator. We can still do something to force him to give out more things."

"But with the support of Senior Brother Qingliu, a few treasures should not be difficult for him."

"How about this, you still go to the Six Virtues Hall and pick the most difficult task for him."

"This Chen Yuan is good friends with Zhang Wushan, and has some connections with Senior Brother Qingliu. We must not let him borrow the spiritual vein, form a fetus successfully, and become Senior Brother Qingliu's external aid."

Yan Tongchun said solemnly: "Yes, disciple will do it right away!" (End of this chapter)