Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Chongde Mountains, Heyu Peak.

In the cave at the top of the mountain, Elder Gu and Yang Liqian sat opposite each other, lowering their heads slightly, as if they were deep in thought.

Yan Tongchun stood behind Elder Gu, with his hands lowered and his expression respectful.

Yang Liqian frowned: "Senior Brother Gu, at the elders' meeting two months ago, you just set a one-year deadline for Chen Yuan to be put on the sect's wanted list."

"But Elder Qingliu suddenly asked the elders to discuss Chen Yuan's matter yesterday. What is his intention?"

Elder Gu pondered for a moment and said, "Tongchun, what do you think of this matter?"

Yan Tongchun was startled, then bowed slightly and bowed with clasped fists: "Master, this disciple thinks that Elder Qingliu has nothing to do and is anxious to draw a clear line with Chen Yuan to avoid getting burned."

"Tell me in detail." Elder Gu said calmly.

Yan Tongchun replied respectfully: "It has been five years since Chen Yuan left Chongde City, and there has been no news. He either died in the hands of the cold jade lion, or he has escaped far away."

"During the last meeting, the elders in the sect criticized him a lot, otherwise they would not have agreed to Master's proposal and only left Chen Yuan a one-year period."

"In my disciple's opinion, Elder Qingliu probably saw the thoughts of the elders after the meeting and regretted it, so he wanted to hold another meeting of the elders to determine Chen Yuan's guilt."

"After all, Chen Yuan was able to use the spiritual veins of our sect to conceive a baby because he was the guarantee. If Chen Yuan is put on the wanted list at the elders' meeting a year later, he will be blamed, and Master will not let go of this opportunity. , hold him accountable.”

"Therefore, the longer the delay is, the more disadvantageous it will be to Elder Qingliu. This time he took the initiative to put Chen Yuan on the wanted list, which can alleviate some of the responsibilities."

Yang Liqian praised: "What Senior Nephew Yan said makes sense. Once Chen Yuan is gone and will never return, Elder Qingliu is completely defeated. He has been completely defeated in front of Senior Brother Gu. Only by voluntarily admitting defeat can we save any dignity."

Elder Gu frowned slightly: "Junior Brother Qingliu has a strong personality, how can he take the initiative to surrender?"

Yang Liqian's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "To be honest, I have always been puzzled in my heart. Senior Brother Gu and Elder Qingliu had a deep friendship in the past, so why did they suddenly form a grudge, causing them to fight everywhere and never give in? "

"Then Chen Yuan is just a Nascent Soul cultivator. For his sake, my senior brother actually applied to go to the Fire Hell to guard him. Why bother?"

Elder Gu took a deep look at Yang Liqian and said calmly: "This is a long story. It involves a private matter, so I can't tell you."

"Although Chen Yuan has just given birth to a baby, he is very powerful. Before he gave birth to a baby, we suppressed him and already had a grudge against him."

"If you cut the grass without uprooting it, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows. Junior Brother Yang must know this truth better than me."

"Haha, what Senior Brother Gu said is true, I was confused..." Yang Liqian smiled, raised the tea cup on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

He put down the teacup, cupped his fists and bowed: "Senior Brother Gu, I have to prepare for the elders' meeting tomorrow, so I'll take my leave now."

Elder Gu said calmly: "Tongchun, I'll give you a gift for Uncle Yang."

"Yes, Master Yang, please come with me." Yan Tongchun responded respectfully, raised his hand to guide him, and followed Yang Liqian out of the cave.

After a while, he returned to the hall, clasped his fists and bowed: "Master, this disciple has sent Uncle Yang away."

Elder Gu nodded slightly: "There is still no news from that fellow Daoist Peng?"

Yan Tongchun's expression condensed and his voice lowered slightly: "Every seven days, the disciple will go to Chongde City to the meeting place agreed with Senior Peng, and he will order people to pay careful attention in Chongde City, but... Nothing was found."

Elder Gu frowned: "The three-year period has passed long ago, but there is no news about this fellow Daoist Peng. Could it be that Chen Yuan really did not go to Hanzhou and fled directly to another place?"

Yan Tongchun had a look of confusion in his eyes: "Master, no matter whether Chen Yuan died in the hands of Senior Peng and the cold jade lion, or escaped far away, he can no longer serve as Elder Qingliu's external aid, so why bother anymore? he?"

"Senior Peng took the initiative to take out a Cang Ming Stone in order to cooperate with Master. No matter whether Chen Yuan is alive or dead, he will definitely come back to take this treasure. Maybe he just encountered something and was delayed."

Elder Gu shook his head slightly: "You don't understand... continue to pay attention to the traces of that fellow Daoist Peng. No matter whether Chen Yuan is alive or dead, there must be accurate news."

"That Forbidden Sky Formation was obtained privately from the sect's treasury by holding the Master's Token. It must not be left outside."

"I will give this Cang Ming Stone to you first. If Fellow Daoist Peng returns to Chongde City, you will return it to him immediately and take back the Forbidden Sky Formation."

After that, he took out a gray stone about the size of a foot from the mustard seed ring and flew slowly towards Yan Tongchun.

This gray stone looks inconspicuous, but after it appears, the surrounding space becomes distorted.

This is the best spiritual material Cang Ming Stone. It contains rich power of space and can be called a treasure.

However, the Forbidden Sky Formation is a formation used to deal with great monks, and it is extremely difficult to refine. Compared with the Cang Ming Stone, it is only slightly inferior.

Yan Tongchun's thoughts were flowing, but there was a look of gratitude on his face. He stretched out his hands and took the Cang Ming Stone: "Disciple understands."

Elder Gu said calmly: "Go ahead and remember not to leak this matter."

"Yes." Yan Tongchun bowed and retreated, and the cave became completely quiet.

Elder Gu was sitting on the main seat, his eyes were slightly lowered, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and he murmured: "Senior Brother Qingliu, no matter whether Chen Yuan is dead or alive, the next time Jueling Island opens, you will be buried. hour……"

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Haoran Peak.

Go up the mountain steps until you reach two thousand feet. On a cliff, a hall is looming in the clouds and mist.

This is the meeting place for the elders of the Haoran Sect. At this moment, in the main hall, nine Nascent Soul monks are sitting, arranged on the left and right.

They were all summoned by layman Qingliu to discuss Chen Yuan's affairs.

Compared with the elders' meeting five years ago, the number of people attending this meeting was reduced, and two new faces also appeared.

One of the two Nascent Soul elders was traveling, the other was practicing in seclusion, and the other two elders had recently returned to the sect and took their places.

There are many disciples in the Haoran Sect, and the affairs are complicated. Ordinary chores are left to the Danjie monks in the sect to handle. Only when it involves the Nascent Soul monks, the elders will discuss the matter and make decisions together.

This is also a unique tradition of the Haoran Sect. Since ancient times, Confucian and Taoist monks have emphasized "co-governance by the wise". Except for major matters related to the life and death of the sect, they are all discussed by the elders.

However, monks are not mortals after all, and they respect their strength. As long as the master issues an order, the elders will generally not disobey it.

This is why Elder Gu was able to persuade the head of the Haoran Sect to issue an order forcing Chen Yuan to kill the Hanyu Lion.

In the main hall, Elder Qingliu sat in the leading position on the left, his eyes slightly closed, and Elder Gu sat opposite him.

Today's meeting was convened by him. Although Elder Gu had a higher level of cultivation, he could only condescend to take the second place.

Yang Liqian sat below Elder Gu. Mr. Chengli was weak and could only sit at the end on the left side.

Yao Songtao was sitting on the futon at the end of the right side. He didn't have the airs of a monk in the middle stage of Yuanying. He closed his eyes and rested, looking like it had nothing to do with him.

Just half a quarter of an hour ago, the ninth elder had arrived in the hall, but layman Qingliu had not opened his eyes. He just sat there quietly, as if he had fallen into samadhi.

Finally, when the time for discussion came, Elder Gu looked around and asked, "Elder Xinzhai is also in the mountain gate, why can't he be seen?"

The layman Qingliu opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Xinzhai has been practicing in seclusion a few days ago and is unable to participate in today's discussion. Nine elders are enough."

Elder Gu nodded slightly: "Let's get started...Senior Brother Qingliu summoned all the elders today to discuss Chen Yuan's matter, but has he already made a decision?"

Everyone looked over, and Elder Gu was the first to attack. It seemed that the winner would finally be decided today.

Elder Qingliu said solemnly: "Yes, after the last discussion, I thought about it and realized that what Junior Brother Gu said was reasonable."

"Chen Yuan destroyed our sect's Lingmai Mountain Gate, accepted the sect's entrustment, and then left forever. There has been no news for five years. We must not tolerate it."

When everyone heard this, their faces showed surprise.

In the previous two meetings, layman Qingliu had defended Chen Yuan in every possible way. Why did he change his tune this time?

Elder Gu was also quite surprised: "So, Senior Brother Qingliu has agreed to put Chen Yuan on the sect's wanted list?"

Elder Qingliu nodded, then shook his head: "Yes and no."

Elder Gu narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean by this?"

Everyone was relieved, and Master Qingliu would not give up just yet.

Elder Qingliu said: "During the last discussion, Junior Brother Gu once said that if Chen Yuan still does not bring back the body of the Han Jade Lion within a year, he will be included in the sect's wanted list, right? ?”

Elder Gu said calmly: "Yes, although the three-year period has long passed, Chen Yuan was entrusted by this sect to kill the demon king in disguise. Giving him another year will also show that this sect is one of the top ten sects. Brave and generous.”

"What if Chen Yuan kills the cold jade lion within a year?" Qingliu layman asked.

Elder Gu paused and said slowly: "If he really brought back the body of Han Jade Lion, the sect would naturally not hold him accountable for damaging the Spirit Vein Mountain Gate."

layman Qingliu looked around: "Do you agree with Elder Gu's words?"

Everyone in the palace was a scheming person. When they heard this, they all had different looks. They obviously thought of something, but they all spoke in agreement.

layman Qingliu nodded slightly, took out a transmission note from the mustard ring, put it to his mouth, said a few words silently, and then raised his hand to throw it out.

The transmission note turned into a stream of light and flew out of the hall.

Elder Gu narrowed his eyes: "Senior Brother Qingliu, what does this mean?"

Qingliu layman cupped his fists and bowed, apologetically: "I suddenly remembered that Junior Brother Xinzhai was not practicing in seclusion, but was receiving an honored guest who could participate in the elders' meeting, so I used the telegraph to tell you, please wait for a moment. ”

At this moment, everyone had realized what would happen next, and they all looked at Elder Gu.

Elder Gu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the door of the hall with a deep look.

After a while, two monks walked into the main hall. Everyone turned around and saw that the leader was Xinzhai Sanren who had not arrived yet.

The person next to him is wearing a white shirt, has a tall and tall body, eyes like stars, and slanted eyebrows at the temples. He is the protagonist of today's discussion, Chen Yuan.

He followed Xinzhai Sanren and came to the front of everyone. He looked around and finally landed on Elder Gu.

"Fortunately, Chen did not disgrace his life. This is the body of the Cold Jade Lion. I would like to ask Elder Gu to inspect it." He smiled slightly, raised his sleeves, and a huge white-haired lion appeared in the hall.

There was silence in the hall, no one spoke.

All the elders dispersed their consciousness and looked at the body of Han Jade Lion.

Even Yao Songtao, who has been closing his eyes to rest his mind, is no exception.

Chen Yuan actually killed an eighth-level demon king. He had just formed a fetus, while the cold jade lion was a demon king with a long history, and his bloodline was strong. There were many dead souls of Nascent Soul cultivators under his command.

The eyes of the crowd looking at Chen Yuan changed immediately, and they were faintly afraid.

Chen Yuan could kill the cold jade lion, and most of them were not his opponents.

Elder Gu looked at the cold jade lion on the ground, his eyes slightly gloomy.

Yang Liqian glanced at the pupils of the cold jade lion, which were frozen with fear and horror, and then looked at Chen Yuan, who looked indifferent, and felt a chill in his heart.

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed, saying sincerely: "Elders, this cold jade lion is very powerful. I have been waiting outside his cave for five years and finally found an opportunity to kill this monster. I am here to report."

"Unfortunately, my strength is insufficient and it has exceeded the three-year deadline. I hope you will forgive me."

Qingliu Jushi smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist Chen is too modest. This cold jade lion has been roaming around in Hanzhou for nearly a thousand years and is extremely ferocious. It only took five years for you to kill it and spread the reputation of our Haoran Sect. It is extremely difficult."

He turned to look at Elder Gu: "Junior Brother Gu, Fellow Daoist Chen brought back the body of the cold jade lion and completed the task entrusted by our sect. There is no need to discuss putting him on the wanted list, right?"

Elder Gu shook his head.

Qingliu looked at everyone again: "What do you think, elders?"

"Yan agrees with Elder Qingliu's proposal."

"Fellow Daoist Chen has made a name for our sect, how can he be included in the wanted list?"

"Fellow Daoist Chen has used his means, although it exceeds the three-year deadline, it is also excusable..."

Everyone agreed, even Yang Liqian nodded reluctantly.

At this time, Elder Gu said: "Since Fellow Daoist Chen has lived up to the trust and killed the Cold Jade Lion, the matter of damaging the Lingmai Mountain Gate is also exposed. Gu has something else to do, so I will take my leave first."

After saying that, he stood up, bowed, and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, Elder Gu!" Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he raised his hand to stop him.

Elder Gu frowned slightly: "What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Chen?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Chen has encountered something that seems to be related to Elder Gu. I would like to ask the elders to judge."

Elder Gu looked surprised: "I don't know what happened to Fellow Daoist Chen that is related to me?"

Chen Yuan stared into his eyes and said coldly: "This time when Chen went north to Hanzhou, in addition to killing a cold jade lion, he also killed a Kunyu demon king, and this Kunyu demon king has admitted that he and Elder Gu joined hands to deal with me!" (End of this chapter)