Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Zhuge Qi said: "After Dai Qing returned to Ziyang Sect, he has sent out messages three times through our secret agents. I secretly sent cultivators in the sect to disguise as robbers to intercept spirit stones and spirit mines, and gained a lot."

Chen Yuan frowned slightly: "Dai Qing is very important to our sect and must not be exposed."

Zhuge Qi said: "Zhuge understands that the news sent back by Dai Qing has been circulated among the Jindan elders. Even if Ziyang Sect has some suspicions, it is difficult to find him."

"The secret agents in our sect who handed over to him do not know his identity and have never even seen him. Even if the secret agents are exposed, they will not be linked to Dai Qing."

Chen Yuan praised Xu said: "You did a good job. We must make good use of the information sent back by Dai Qing. Whether it is to ambush and kill Ziyang Sect disciples or rob cultivation resources, we can do whatever we want."

"As long as Taoist Du Kun does not show up, we should not stop, but we should not force the monks of Wanshou Mountain and Guiyuan Sect too much."

Zhuge Qi said solemnly: "Zhuge understands. After I go back, I will go to find fellow Daoists Qin and Wan, unite with Tiangang Sword Sect and Mingyin Valley, and make Ziyang Sect constrained everywhere."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. Ziyang Sect and he had a lot of hatred, and occupied the most cultivation resources in Qi. If they were not destroyed, Lingyun Sect would never be able to grow and develop.

He changed the subject: "How long will it take before the next opening of Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm?"

"There are still four years." Zhuge Qi replied

"What changes have occurred in the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm in the past hundred years? Have the demon cultivators entered it?" Chen Yuan asked.

Zhuge Qi said: "After the six sects were defeated, they set up a formation and sealed the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm."

"The Demon Sect also had the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm, but the six sects have studied the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm for thousands of years, and the formation they set up is extremely solid. The Demon Sect did not know how to enter, and finally gained nothing."

"Twenty years ago, the six sects returned to Qi and immediately reopened the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm, but the formation was too solid, and it took time to remove it. They only entered it six years ago."

"But it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. After a hundred years of closure, the spiritual herbs in the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm are lush, and the disciples of various sects have harvested a lot."

"Are the cultivators who entered the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm recruited through the Ascension Conference?" Chen Yuan asked.

"That's right." Zhuge Qi said, "Our sect has been away from Qi for a hundred years. We live in a foreign land and depend on others. We can only recruit disciples from independent cultivators."

"Only a very small number of local immortal cultivation families are willing to send their children to our sect. After a hundred years, there is a lack of successors."

"After returning to Qi, the newly recruited disciples have not grown up yet. In order to preserve their vitality, the elders in the sect are reluctant to send out Qi-refining disciples to fight in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain."

"Therefore, the number of disciples recruited in the Ascension Conference has doubled. All sects enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain to compete for spiritual herbs."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "I understand your concerns, but now is different from the past. The next time the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain is opened, independent cultivators will no longer be selected through the Ascension Conference to enter it."

"Pass my decree. Starting from this year, a sect conference will be held every three years. The competition is limited to Qi Refining disciples. The winner will be awarded a generous reward. The specific reward is up to you to decide. You have to make the Qi Refining disciples excited. "

"But the top 100 need to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain to pick spiritual herbs for the sect. They must not disobey."

Zhuge Qi was a little surprised, but he immediately agreed: "I will obey the order of the Supreme Elder."

Chen Yuan pondered for a while, and then said: "The Ascension Conference should not be stopped. Although the qualifications of casual cultivators are not good, they can cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining. Their Taoism is more firm than that of the disciples in the sect, and they may not be unable to achieve something."

"Starting from this year, the Ascension Conference will be held every five years, recruiting 20 disciples each time, and no Ascension Order is required. "

"As long as the cultivation reaches the late stage of Qi Refining, you can sign up to participate. It is strictly forbidden for the children of the immortal cultivation family to participate. Violators will be severely punished."

"Yes." Zhuge Qi responded.

He was not surprised by this. Chen Yuan was born as a casual cultivator. He joined the sect through the Ascension Conference. After forming a baby, it is reasonable for him to sympathize with casual cultivators.

Moreover, now Lingyun Sect has Chen Yuan in charge, which in turn suppresses Ziyang Sect and becomes more and more powerful in Qi's cultivation world. It can recruit more disciples, and even if the independent cultivators are not qualified, they will not lack cultivation resources.

But Chen Yuan did not give up. When he joined Lingyun Sect, he had tasted the pain of independent cultivators and was despised by the Alchemy Pavilion. If he wanted to exchange spiritual herbs, he had to ask for help everywhere.

He remembered all these things in his heart. Now that he has finally become the Supreme Elder, how could he sit back and watch?

He said: "Our sect should treat all disciples equally. From now on, disciples who join the sect need to test their spiritual consciousness."

"Those with spiritual consciousness different from ordinary people can enter the various halls and pavilions to practice the hundred arts of cultivation. They will be tested within a time limit. Those who are capable will be promoted and those who are not will be demoted."

"I will ask Master to supervise this matter. I hope Elder Zhuge will not slack off."

Zhuge Qi said solemnly: "Zhuge will definitely urge all halls and pavilions to treat all equally without partiality. If there are those who pretend to obey but secretly violate, they will be severely punished!"

He also knew that the Alchemy Pavilion, Refining Hall, Formation Hall, Talisman Pavilion, etc. of Lingyun Sect were all controlled by the master and apprentice lineage, and the lineage of independent cultivators was suppressed, and they even had no chance to practice the hundred arts of cultivation.

In the past, most of the elders in the sect were from the master and apprentice lineage, and they could only turn a blind eye to this. There were a few elders from the lineage of independent cultivators, and they could not go against the general trend.

But Chen Yuan himself was the dominant force, and when he issued an order, no one dared to disobey.

Besides, there is Jin Luoheng, the leader of the loose cultivator lineage, supervising him. Zhuge Qi is determined to use iron-fisted means to reverse the situation this time.

Chen Yuan praised: "This matter will be handed over to Elder Zhuge. I will leave the sect tomorrow and go to the White Crane Sect to visit Master He and inquire about the news of the head master."

Zhuge Qi showed gratitude and bowed: "Master's safety is in the hands of the Supreme Elder."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Don't make my departure public, and continue to maintain pressure on the Ziyang Sect."

"Daoist Du Kun is fierce and timid, and I cut off one of his arms. He has lost all his courage. As long as our sect does not shake his foundation, he will never dare to take action."    "In addition, the loose cultivators recruited through the Ascension Conference must pass the investigation of the Heart-Searching Array, and the spies of various sects must not be allowed to sneak into the sect."

"Zhuge understands." Zhuge Qi agreed.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan asked Zhuge Qi for the map of Donghuazhou, and took out a blank jade slip, asking Zhuge Qi to leave his spiritual imprint and the seal of the head of the sect.

He took it and read it. The words in the jade slip were sincere and respectful, saying that Chen Yuan was the new supreme elder of Lingyun Sect, in charge of the sect, and asked He Zhenren to meet him.

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. He had never met He Zhenren before, and with this letter, it was much easier.

He left the cave and came to Jiangzhen Peak to meet Jin Luoheng. He told him that the disciples of the loose cultivator lineage were allowed to practice the hundred arts of cultivation, and asked Jin Luoheng to supervise.

Jin Luoheng agreed immediately. He had always taken care of the disciples of the loose cultivator lineage. Naturally, he was happy to see Chen Yuan change their situation in the sect.

Chen Yuan said goodbye to Jin Luoheng and quietly left the mountain gate without disturbing anyone again.

The four major Xuan Sects were all in the south of Qi State. Among them, the White Crane Sect was in Song State, southeast of Donghuazhou, more than 100,000 miles away from Qi State.

But Chen Yuan did not fly to Song immediately, but turned to the southwest and came to Huanyue Mountains.

It was here that he met the white-haired giant ape with Zhuyan's true blood.

True spirit descendants are extremely rare, and it is a fluke to find one, but Chen Yuan still wants to give it a try, anyway, it won't take too much effort.

He took out the jade, spread his spiritual sense, concealed his breath, and slowly flew over the Huanyue Mountains.

The monsters in the mountains could not detect his existence at all.

But the jade can only sense the blood of the true spirit within a thousand feet, and it took him ten days to walk through every corner of the Huanyue Mountains.

As expected, nothing was found in the end.

There is only one level six monster and four level five monsters in the Huanyue Mountains, all of which are hidden deep in the mountains, and all the others are low-level monsters.

Guiyuan Sect can easily wipe out the monsters in the Huanyue Mountains, but without these low-level monsters, the low-level disciples of Guiyuan Sect will have no place to practice.

The independent cultivators in Huanyue Market were also unable to hunt monsters for pills and exchange them for spirit stones.

For the long term, the six sects of Qi State intentionally left a dangerous place to allow low-level monsters to multiply and allow their disciples to train.

It also allows independent cultivators to have spirit stones to practice, so that they don't have to plunder everywhere, and maintain the stability of Qi State's cultivation world.

After leaving Huanyue Mountains, Chen Yuan came to the barren mountain where the ancient teleportation array was located and checked it out.

The formation he left behind showed no signs of being touched, and the ancient teleportation array was intact. No cultivator discovered the existence of the teleportation array.

Chen Yuan looked at the damaged ancient teleportation array, pondered for a while, and turned away.

He flew all the way and took five days to pass through four countries and enter the territory of Song State.

The scene in front of him changed immediately. Wherever Chen Yuan passed along the way, natural disasters continued, wars broke out, and people were living in misery.

It seemed that the entire Donghua Continent was caught in a disaster, and there was a doomsday scene everywhere.

This is not only the case in the mortal world. In just three years, the world of immortal cultivation has also begun to become chaotic.

Chen Yuan encountered more than a dozen robbery cultivators along the way, and several immortal cultivation families fought and killed each other for spiritual materials and mineral veins.

But the people of Song State still lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the world of immortal cultivation was also in order. Chen Yuan went all the way to the Dongling Mountains in the center of Song State and did not encounter a robbery cultivator.

This is the mountain gate of the White Crane Sect. It is about a thousand miles long, with towering mountains and majestic momentum. Chen Yuan looked at it and thought it was comparable to the Chongde Mountains where the Haoran Sect was located.

The entire Dongling Mountains were covered by formations. On the edge of the mountains, there was a prosperous market, covering an area of ​​more than ten miles. There were many cultivators, but it did not form a city of cultivators like Chongde City and Wanling Market.

Donghuazhou is a little barren after all, and the number of cultivators is far less than that of Jiuxianzhou.

The market established by the four major Xuanzongs only gathered thousands of cultivators.

Chen Yuan dropped his light, paid twenty low-grade spirit stones, exchanged for a pass token, and walked into the market.

Immediately, a Qi-refining cultivator came up to him, vying to be his guide.

But Chen Yuan had already scanned the entire market with his spiritual sense, ignored him, and walked towards a small building on the east side of the market.

The plaque on the small building read "Linghe Hall". Chen Yuan stepped in, and a Qi-refining cultivator came up to him.

Chen Yuan said indifferently: "Where is the head of your hall?" (End of this chapter)