Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

As soon as these words came out, the top of Yuyang Mountain fell into a dead silence.

Qin Gang slowly raised his head, stared at Taoist Du Kun, and said word by word: "Senior, are you trying to overpower others with your strength?"

Zhuge Qi also frowned: "Senior is a Yuanying cultivator, why do you have to embarrass us juniors?"

Taoist Du Kun said lightly: "In fact, I don't want to take action, but who let you juniors be stubborn and reject the proposals of our sect, Guiyuan Sect, and Wanshou Mountain."

"It is about the share of the Yuyang Mountain mineral vein. As the supreme elder of Ziyang Sect, how can I sit idly by? This is also in line with the agreement of the six sects."

Qin Gang's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth tightly, but he didn't dare to speak again.

Taoist Du Kun had made it clear that he just wanted to overpower others with force, without any reason.

But in the world of immortal cultivation, strength is the greatest reason.

Taoist Du Kun is the only Yuanying cultivator in Qi State, and the supreme elder of Ziyang Sect, the largest sect in Qi State.

When he wanted to bully the weak, no one could stop him unless the leaders of the various sects suddenly returned to Qi.

The Jindan cultivators of Lingyun Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect, and Mingyin Valley stared at Taoist Du Kun, not daring to refute, but their hearts were full of anger.

Normally, they dared not show any anger in front of Taoist Du Kun.

But the spiritual stones produced by the Yuyang Mountain mine are related to their cultivation. Even if the Yuanying cultivators are in front, they cannot be made to surrender.

Taoist Du Kun also knew what everyone was thinking and deliberately ignored their slightly offensive looks.

He could bully the weak, which did not deviate from the framework of the six sects' agreement.

But if he killed the Jindan elders of the three sects because of a look, it would be a deadly feud.

Even if he was not worried about the return of the three sect leaders, these Jindan elders alone were enough to cause Ziyang Sect to suffer heavy losses.

After all, he was just an early Yuanying cultivator. He could overwhelm Qi, but it was still difficult to destroy a sect with one person.

Taoist Du Kun glanced at Zhuge Qi, Qin Gang, and Wan Shihun, and said calmly: "I will fight alone, and you three can come together. Don't worry, I won't kill you youngsters."

"Of course, if you change your mind now and agree to my proposal and give up your share of the mine, you can also avoid this fight. If you still insist on your own opinion, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as the voice fell, a majestic pressure emanated from Taoist Du Kun, and everyone's face turned pale and they took a step back involuntarily.

Zhuge Qi, Qin Gang, and Wan Shihun looked at each other, and saw reluctance and humiliation in each other's eyes.

In the past few days, they met more than once to discuss how Ziyang Sect would attack, and guessed that Ziyang Sect would bully others.

But they never thought that Taoist Du Kun would actually go down and fight with them, the youngsters.

This was completely disregarding his face, and it would definitely cause ridicule if it was spread out.

But before Taoist Du Kun was ridiculed, they had to lose their share of the Yuyang Mountain mine first, which was a painful loss.

The three exchanged glances, Zhuge Qi shook his head gently, Qin Gang and Wan Shihun were very unwilling, but finally shook their heads.

They were very unwilling in their hearts, but they did not dare to fight with Taoist Du Kun.

The gap between Jindan cultivators and Yuanying cultivators was like a natural moat. Not to mention three Jindan late cultivators, even if there were twice as many, there would be no chance of winning.

Although Taoist Du Kun said that he would not kill, he did not say that he would not use heavy hands.

They were the backbone of their respective sects, and after the head left, they supported the entire sect.

If they were seriously injured by Taoist Du Kun, Ziyang Sect would be more aggressive, and the situation of the three sects would be more difficult.

Qin Gang was the most angry, but he was also the least willing to act rashly.

Previously, another Jindan late cultivator of Tiangang Sword Sect was seriously injured by Taoist Du Kun and has not recovered yet.

That battle was inevitable. Tiangang Sword Sect only accepted sword cultivators, and its disciples were already scarce. Two foundation-building disciples were openly killed by Ziyang Sect, which shocked the sect and aroused public sentiment.

In order to calm the anger of the disciples, the Jindan elder had to step forward.

At the cost of a late Jindan cultivator being seriously injured, the dignity of the sect was maintained, and the disciples in the sect understood that Taoist Du Kun could not be defeated.

This time, Taoist Du Kun disregarded his face and went down in person. The defeat was already certain, and it was unwise to fight with him again.

Qin Gang gritted his teeth and said, "Senior, you are so powerful, I am willing to admit defeat. Tiangang Sword Sect is willing to give up this 10% share."

Wan Shihun's expression changed for a long time before he said, "Mingyin Valley... is also willing to give up 10% of the mineral vein share in its hands."

Taoist Du Kun looked at Zhuge Qi, "Friend Zhuge, what do you think?"

Zhuge Qi sighed lightly, clasped his fists and bowed, "Lingyun Sect is also willing to give up 10% of the share."

Taoist Du Kun smiled slightly, "Very good, since the three friends are willing to give up the mineral vein share..."

"Wait a minute!"

Before Taoist Du Kun finished speaking, a clear voice came from afar and interrupted him.

Everyone was startled and looked up.

Taoist Du Kun frowned, slowly raised his head and looked into the distance.

A beam of light flew from the horizon, and it was extremely fast. It took only a dozen breaths to cross more than ten miles and arrived above Yuyang Peak.

The light stopped and a young cultivator appeared.

He was dressed in a white shirt, tall and straight, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a free and unrestrained temperament. Facing the gazes of the crowd, he slowly fell from the sky.

Taoist Du Kun was interrupted by this person and was very angry.     But he was a Yuanying cultivator after all, and he had been walking in the world of immortal cultivation for hundreds of years, so he was cautious.

Before he got angry, he subconsciously spread his spiritual sense and scanned the young cultivator, but found nothing.

Taoist Du Kun was startled and looked up and down at the young cultivator: "Who are you?"

His spiritual sense was not very strong, but it was not weaker than that of a Yuanying cultivator of the same level, but he could not see the cultivation level of the young cultivator.

This person was definitely not an ordinary Jindan cultivator. He forced himself to suppress his anger and tried to test him.

But facing Taoist Du Kun's question, the young cultivator did not pay any attention and walked towards the six elders of Lingyun Sect.

A group of Jindan cultivators were also using their spiritual sense to check the young cultivator, but even Taoist Du Kun did not find them, and they returned empty-handed.

Seeing that this person did not even pay attention to Taoist Du Kun, he was even more surprised.

When the elders of Lingyun Sect saw him coming, they all took a step back involuntarily.

Even Zhuge Qi frowned and stepped aside.

Only Jin Luoheng stood there, staring at the young cultivator with a smile on his face.

Chen Yuan walked up to Jin Luoheng, bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Disciple Chen Yuan, meet the master!"

Chen Yuan...

The other elders of Lingyun Sect were stunned when they heard this name.

They had just mentioned this name a few days ago.

Ji Bin looked at Chen Yuan, and the foundation-building cultivator who argued with reason in front of the Jindan cultivators of various sects emerged in his mind, and murmured: "It's really Chen Yuan..."

Zhuge Qi remembered the late foundation-building disciple that Qi Yuanshan suddenly attacked during the decisive battle with the demon cultivators.

He also questioned Leng Hui, the person in charge of Ziyang Sect at that time, about this matter.

Ren You and Yingting Taoist also recognized Chen Yuan. Ren You was surprised and said: "Chen...Fellow Daoist Chen?"

On the other side, Xie Chaohong heard Chen Yuan introduce himself, and also remembered the things about the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain and the Demon Desert, and looked at Chen Yuan in doubt.

Taoist Du Kun noticed his change in expression and sent a voice message: "Chaohong, do you know this person?"

Xie Chaohong took a deep breath and sent a voice message: "Grand Elder, this person's name is Chen Yuan, a disciple of Lingyun Sect..."

He told everything he knew, but he didn't notice that Dai Qing beside him was staring at Chen Yuan with a surprised look on his face.

Jin Luoheng smiled slightly: "No need to be polite, let's solve the matter at hand first."

"Disciple understands." Chen Yuan nodded and stood up.

He bowed to Zhuge Qi and others, and everyone hesitated for a moment before raising their hands to return the greeting.

Chen Yuan bowed to Ren You again: "Fellow Daoist Ren, long time no see. I'll talk to you later."

Ren You returned the greeting with a fist, still a little dazed: "No problem."

Chen Yuan looked at Taoist Ying Ting again and bowed with a fist: "Thank you for the sword light you gave me back then."

Taoist Ying Ting smiled and returned the greeting: "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

Chen Yuan's eyes fell on Xie Chaohong again, his eyes narrowed: "Thank you, senior, it's been a long time since we last met."

Taoist Du Kun frowned. Chen Yuan's calmness had angered him.

He raised his hand and flicked his finger. A ball of purple spiritual fire the size of a walnut flew towards Chen Yuan.

"You, young man, dare to be so presumptuous in front of me!"

Just as Chen Yuan was greeting everyone, Xie Chaohong had told him everything he knew about Chen Yuan.

Taoist Du Kun also remembered that Qi Yuanshan had attacked Chen Yuan during the decisive battle with the Demon Sect.

At that time, the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the righteous and evil sides were watching the battle from a height of ten thousand feet. They all noticed this matter, and he even exchanged a few words with Xuan Yuanzi.

More than one hundred and thirty years ago, Chen Yuan was only a late-stage foundation-building cultivator, and Taoist Du Kun's fear was gone.

Although he still couldn't tell Chen Yuan's true strength, after just over a hundred years, could he still form a Nascent Soul?

The purple spiritual fire contained a terrifying high temperature, and in an instant, it flew in front of Chen Yuan.

Under the solemn gaze of the crowd, Chen Yuan did not dodge, raised his right hand, grabbed the purple spiritual fire, crushed it, and the purple flames splashed.

Chen Yuan slowly let go of his hand, his palm intact, and said lightly: "How to distribute the shares of the Yuyang Mountain mine vein is not up to you, Taoist friend!"

As the voice fell, a majestic pressure no less than that of Taoist Du Kun burst out from him!

The two pressures collided, invisible and intangible, but stirred up the sky, dark clouds gathered, and the sky was dim.

Everyone's face changed, and they all stepped back. The words that Taoist Du Kun was about to say were held back.

He stared at Chen Yuan, his face full of disbelief: "You... you are a Yuanying cultivator?"

Others were also extremely shocked, especially the cultivators of Lingyun Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect, and Xie Chaohong.

The cultivators of Mingyin Valley, Wanshou Mountain, and Guiyuan Sect thought that a Yuanying cultivator suddenly appeared in Lingyun Sect.

But they knew that when fighting against the Demon Sect, Chen Yuan was only a foundation-building cultivator. In just over a hundred years, he had already formed a Yuanying!

Chen Yuan did not answer Taoist Du Kun's words, but turned to look at Zhuge Qi and asked: "Elder Zhuge, Chen has been away from the sect for a hundred years. Today I return to the sect. I wonder if the sect will accept me?" (End of this chapter)