Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

After Yao Songtao left, Chen Yuan put away the jade bottle. Everyone in the hall fell silent, waiting for the master to arrive.

Qingliu looked at Elder Gu and said coldly: "Junior Brother Gu, you said just now that if Daoist Chen can prove that you have a connection with Kun, you will pay with your life. Do you really mean it?"

Elder Gu looked a little gloomy and winked at Yang Liqian.

Yang Liqian understood and interjected: "Elder Qingliu is too serious. The matter has not been concluded yet. Brother Gu was slandered and was angry for a while. His words were a little fierce, which is understandable..."

"Elder Yang, are you saying that Daoist Chen slandered Junior Brother Gu?" Elder Qingliu interrupted him and looked around. "All the elders know that Daoist Chen borrowed our sect's spiritual vein to form a baby, and I was the guarantor. He went to kill the cold jade lion to make up for the damage to our sect's spiritual vein mountain gate. To be honest, I am also responsible."

"If his strength is not enough, Ji died in the hands of the cold jade lion, so naturally I have nothing to say. "

"But if someone secretly colludes with the transformed demon king on the wanted list of our sect to murder Fellow Daoist Chen, I will never agree!"

"Of course, if Fellow Daoist Chen slanders Junior Brother Gu, I will not tolerate it, causing the reputation of our sect to be ruined, but we cannot let outsiders think that our Haoran Sect is a bully, Elder Yang, do you think so?"

His gaze finally returned to Yang Liqian, and two sharp eyes shot out from his slightly turbid pupils.

Yang Liqian was speechless for a moment. If only Chen Yuan came forward to testify against Elder Gu today, no matter what the facts were, it was a slander of the elders of the Haoran Sect by the cultivators of the outside sect, which could be easily resolved.

But behind Chen Yuan stood the layman Qingliu, which turned into an internal struggle of the Haoran Sect, and Elder Gu could not use his power to suppress others.

He said "life in exchange" again, leaving no room for maneuver. If the soul search result is really unfavorable to him, it will be difficult to end it at that time.

Elder Gu said with a gloomy face: "Brother Qingliu, rest assured, I will keep my word and will never break it."

Qingliu Layman stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "Okay, Junior Brother Gu, please rest assured. If the headmaster confirms that it was Chen Daoyou who slandered him after searching the soul, I will personally take action to execute him on the spot, and ask to go out to guard the spiritual stone vein of Luohu Mountain for a hundred years!"

...

Everyone waited for about a quarter of an hour, and Yao Songtao finally returned to the hall.

He was accompanied by a middle-aged Confucian scholar, who looked to be about forty years old, with a beard that grew to his belly, a square face, and an ethereal aura, and it was difficult to tell his cultivation.

But after seeing him, everyone saluted with fists.

"Yan has met the headmaster."

"Hello, senior brother headmaster..."

This middle-aged Confucian scholar was the head of Haoran Sect, the great monk Yue Chong.

If the cultivators of Jiuxianzhou were asked to select the ten most powerful cultivators, 90% of them would choose the leaders of the ten major sects.

Without exception, they are all in the late stage of the Nascent Soul, holding top-level magic weapons in their hands, with amazing magical powers. Each of them has made a great name in the world of cultivation and is feared by all.

This leader Yue Chongyue is extremely talented. He has formed a Nascent Soul in just 240 years, and is the first among his peers.

But after forming a Nascent Soul, he studied hard in Chongde Academy for a hundred years without leaving.

But after leaving Chongde Academy, he traveled around Jiuxianzhou, with a majestic and righteous spirit, and rarely met an opponent.

Once in Xizhou, the far west, he fought one against three and killed three Nascent Soul demon cultivators in a row.

And at the junction of Lizhou and Nanzhou, he successively killed five transformed demon kings and became famous all over the world.

Within a hundred years, this leader Yue broke through the bottleneck of the middle stage and was cultivated by Haoran Sect.

Another hundred years later, he broke through the bottleneck of the late stage and took over the position of the head. It has been more than three hundred years since then, and his prestige has deepened.

Headmaster Yue came to the crowd and nodded to them: "No need to be polite, elders."

He looked at Chen Yuan and said in a deep voice: "Is this Chen Yuan, Chen Daoyou?"

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and bowed: "Chen greets Headmaster Yue."

Headmaster Yue said indifferently: "I have learned the whole story from Elder Yao. Please take out the soul of Kuntong. I will perform the soul-searching technique now."

"If it is true that Elder Gu colluded with Kuntong and Hanyu Lion to plot against you, I will give you justice."

"But if what you said is untrue, I will not allow outsiders to slander the elders of our sect out of thin air. Do you have any objections?"

"Headmaster Yue is highly respected and fair in his dealings. I have no objection." Chen Yuan shook his head.

Sect Master Yue looked at Elder Gu again. Elder Gu bowed and said solemnly, "Everything is up to the Sect Master."

Chen Yuan then took out the jade bottle from the mustard seed ring, took Kuntong's soul into his hand, and handed it to Sect Master Yue.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Kuntong's soul. Qingliu suddenly said, "Senior Sect Master, can you show the memory in this demon's soul so that we can watch it together."

"No matter what the result is, Elder Gu and Fellow Daoist Chen should not have any objections, and it can also show the magnanimity and mind of our sect in dealing with things impartially."

Xinzhai Sanren echoed, "I agree with Senior Brother Qingliu's proposal!"

Mr. Chengli also nodded, "Only in this way can Elder Gu be cleared of all charges."

The elders also showed their intentions, but no one spoke.

This is a fight between Elder Gu and Qingliu, and they will not participate in it.

Sect Master Yue looked at Elder Gu: "Elder Gu, what do you think?" Elder Gu said with a sullen face: "Please show us the soul memory of Kun Tong so that the elders can bear witness to it."

Chen Yuan suddenly clasped his fists and bowed: "Chen's fight with Kuntong and Hanyu Lion involves my magic weapon and magical power. Can I ask Master Yue to hide?"

Master Yue nodded, raised his hand to seal the secret, and the energy around his body surged, and a majestic aura slowly spread out, gradually filling the entire hall.

Suddenly, Master Yue pointed at one point, and a ray of milky white light flew out from his fingertips, wrapping Kun Tong's soul.

Kun Yu's shadow let out a mournful cry, and the remaining wisdom in his eyes disappeared without a trace, and his pupils became dilated.

Scenes of slightly illusory scenes emerged one after another. Kuntong came to Chongde City to secretly inquire about Chen Yuan. Yan Tongchun came to visit. Kuntong used the pseudonym Peng Zhenren and secretly discussed with Yan Tongchun how to deal with Chen Yuan...

Yan Tongchun learned that Kuntong and Shiman were acquainted, and offered to let Elder Gu force Chen Yuan to go to Hanzhou to deal with Shiman. Kuntong gave Yan Tongchun a Cangming Stone, and Yan Tongchun gave Kuntong a forbidden air formation...

Kuntong came to Hanzhou, joined forces with Shiman, set up formations in his cave, set up an ambush, and waited for five years, but found nothing...

After some discussion with Shiman, Kuntong decided to return to Renzhou to inquire about Chen Yuan's whereabouts. However, as soon as he left Shiman's cave, Chen Yuan suddenly appeared and stopped him...

At this moment, the magic formula in Master Yue's hand changed, Kunyu's shadow let out another mournful cry, and dispersed, and the picture presented by his memory also disappeared.

Sect Leader Yue restrained his aura of righteousness and said calmly: "This demon soul is on the verge of collapse. I specially searched for his memories after coming to Chongde City. It is not easy to persist until now. The scene of him fighting with Daoyou Chen after that was... No need to read."

Qingliu layman said coldly: "This memory is enough. Kun Tong went around to inquire about the whereabouts of Fellow Daoist Chen. He obviously had a grudge against Fellow Daoist Chen, but under the instruction of Junior Brother Gu, Master Nephew Yan conspired with him to deal with Fellow Daoist Chen."

"If Fellow Daoist Chen hadn't been cautious and waited outside the Shiman Cave for five years, he might have turned into a withered skeleton by now. I ask the master to capture Junior Brother Gu quickly and deal with him severely."

"Although Daoyou Chen is not a monk of our sect, he went north to Hanzhou to kill the lion barbarians, which was also a service to our sect."

"If the elders of the sect are allowed to secretly plot murder, but our sect sits idly by and spreads the word, how will our reputation and face be preserved, and how can we convince the Yuanying monks from the affiliated sect families?"

Mr. Chengli said sternly: "Shiman is the demon king on our sect's wanted list. He is cruel in nature. During the beast tide, he brutally killed two of our sect's people and went to Hanzhou in front of the monks from a city in Hanzhou. A traveling disciple of Dan."

"Elder Gu knew that Na Kuntong was acquainted with Shiman, and he still conspired with him to deal with Daoyou Chen. Where did he place the two disciples of our sect who died tragically?"

The words of both of them were very convincing, and as evidenced by the memory of Kun Tong's soul, they were irrefutable and even more upright.

Elder Gu's expression was gloomy, and Yang Liqian's face was even uglier than his.

The evidence is conclusive, Elder Gu is doomed, and by shouting for Elder Gu, he has deeply offended layman Qingliu and Chen Yuan, so how should he deal with it?

Everyone was silent. At this point, Elder Gu was helpless.

Several elders showed unbearable expressions. After all, Elder Gu was the elder of the Haoran Sect and had some friendship with them. It was really hard to accept that a casual cultivator had suffered an unexpected incident.

But when they saw the stern-looking Master Qingliu, they swallowed back the words of pleading they had prepared, shook their heads slightly, and ignored him.

Qingliu Jushi is also an elder of the Haoran Sect. Although he is close to Mr. Chengli and Xinzhai Sanren, they are not very strong, but they have many disciples, their reputation is excellent, and they are not easy to offend.

Suddenly, Elder Gu let out a long sigh, with a look of regret on his face: "Gu really didn't know that this young disciple would be so rampant, and would secretly collude with the Demon King in disguise, deceive Gu, and murder Daoist fellow Chen. This crime is unpardonable!"

He cupped his fists and bowed to Master Yue, and said solemnly: "Gu's lax discipline has resulted in such a scum among the disciples. Please allow Master Gu to clean up the family!"

Everyone was stunned. The evidence was conclusive. Elder Gu still wanted to make a comeback?

layman Qingliu sneered: "So, Junior Brother Gu is completely unaware of what Junior Nephew Yan has done?"

Elder Gu sighed: "Yes, Gu was negligent in discipline and was deceived by the evildoer's slander. He inadvertently became an accomplice in the murder of fellow Daoist Chen."

"Senior Brother Qingliu also saw Kuntong's memory. Gu has never met Kuntong."

"In the past six years, Gu has never left the mountain gate. If he really colluded with him secretly, how could he not have seen him even once?"

Qingliu Jushi said: "Without Junior Brother Gu's approval, how could Junior Brother Yan take out the Forbidden Sky Formation from the Treasure Pavilion? Based on Junior Brother Yan's slander, Junior Brother Gu asked the Master Master for permission and asked Fellow Daoist Chen to go to Hanzhou to deal with it. Lion?"

Elder Gu's expression did not change: "Gu gave that evildoer a token and asked him to receive a baby-forming spiritual object from the Treasure Pavilion. Who would have thought that he would actually take away a large air-forbidden formation and give it to him? Kun Tong.”

"As for Gu asking for permission from the Master Master to ask Daoyou Chen to make up for the damage to our sect's Lingmai Mountain Gate, he was thinking about the sect wholeheartedly, and he also listened to the evil disciple's rhetoric. He was a little angry for a while, and he handled it inappropriately without any selfish motives. "

Qingliu layman frowned and bowed to Master Yue with his fists clasped in his hands: "I would also like to ask Master Master to allow me to invite Senior Nephew Yan here and interrogate him face to face. Whether the truth is as Junior Brother Gu said, we will find out immediately."

Elder Gu followed and saluted: "Master, Mr. Gu is not strict in his discipline. It is a shame to have such a scum in his sect."

"But no matter what big mistake he made, he is still a disciple of Gu. I sincerely ask the master to allow me to clean up the family on my own."

Lay Buddhist Qingliu said, "Master, Junior Brother Yan is a true disciple of our sect. It is not appropriate to convict him without questioning."

"I think we should give Junior Brother Yan a chance to defend himself before making any decision. We should not listen to Junior Brother Gu's one-sided statement."

Master Yue pondered for a moment and said, "Elder Qingliu's words make sense. How about this, Elder Song, you go to Heyu Peak and invite Junior Brother Yan."

A middle-aged cultivator stepped out of the crowd and bowed, "Song will be back soon."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the hall.

Everyone's face changed when they heard this. Master Yue was really going to attack Elder Gu?

Yang Liqian was shocked and sent a message to Master Yue, "Master, there is another hidden story in this matter. Please deal with it later..."

"Elder Yang, please be patient." Master Yue replied indifferently and ignored him.

Elder Gu calmed down and bowed to Master Yue: "I will follow the Master's orders."

Lay Buddhist Qingliu smiled. Elder Song was Master Yue's confidant. Master Yue asked him to capture Yan Tongchun without any favoritism.

But Chen Yuan frowned. Master Yue seemed to be very fair, but would he really abandon a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator?

Everyone waited silently. After about two quarters of an hour, Elder Song returned to the hall, but there was no one around him.

Qingliu Lay Buddhist's face changed: "Elder Song, where is nephew Yan?"

Elder Song stopped in front of everyone and sighed: "After I arrived at Heyu Peak, I told the whole story and asked nephew Yan to come to Haoran Peak to defend himself in front of the elders."

"But he knew that he was guilty and ashamed of his sect master. He took advantage of my unpreparedness and committed suicide to apologize!"

As he said, he raised his sleeves and flicked them. A corpse appeared out of thin air on the ground, with eyes wide open and a face full of regret. It was Yan Tongchun.

Elder Song took out a mustard seed ring and presented it to Master Yue: "This is nephew Yan's mustard seed ring. Please take a look, Master."

Seeing this, Qingliu Lay Buddhist's face became much uglier. At this point, how could he not see that Master Yue was favoring Elder Gu.

When he asked Elder Song to go to Heyu Peak to capture Yan Tongchun, he must have secretly conveyed a message to ask Yan Tongchun to "commit suicide to apologize."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They should have thought that Master Yue would not let Yan Tongchun and Elder Gu confront each other.

Some things are not weighed, and they are not as heavy as four taels. If they are weighed, they are not as heavy as a thousand pounds.

If Yan Tongchun testified in person that Elder Gu and Kun Tong secretly colluded to murder Chen Yuan, it would really be a mess.

Master Yue raised his hand and took the mustard ring over, shaking his head: "The dead are the greatest. Junior Brother Yan has already died to apologize for his crimes. It is not appropriate to pursue his guilt. Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he smiled and said: "Master Yue is right, but Chen has another doubt. I wonder if the Cangming Stone is still in Fellow Daoist Yan's mustard ring?"

Everyone shook their heads secretly. They guessed Chen Yuan's idea and wanted to use the Cangming Stone to testify against Elder Gu.

The Cangming Stone is a top-grade spiritual material, and it is very likely that it has been taken away by Elder Gu.

But there is no evidence, he can find other reasons to explain, and with the bias of Master Yue, Chen Yuan's testimony is doomed to fail. (End of this chapter)