Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

A dozen other Nascent Soul cultivators also looked over. They were either the masters of a sect or the supreme elders in their respective sects, with respected status. However, they were all silent at this moment, and they did not even dare to interrupt casually.

Next to Yan Zhang, the great monk, stood an old man with white hair and beard, looking majestic.

He is Gu Zuo, the elder of Tianxuan Sect, and a famous monk in Donghua Continent. His cultivation level is unfathomable.

Tianxuan Sect is the only sect in the entire Donghua Continent that has two great monks.

Two great monks gathered together. The monk surnamed Fan was also a middle-stage Nascent Soul monk from Zhiyuan Sect and a great master of formations. Although his cultivation level was lower, his status was not lower than that of the great monks.

The monk surnamed Fan nodded slightly: "After my calculations, the 172 pole array bases laid out before are all intact."

"And in the past year, the demonic energy has been trapped in the Tianjun Formation and has never escaped."

"This shows that the Demon Realm facing here has completely stopped expanding."

Gu Zuo gently stroked his long beard and stared at the dark demonic energy rolling endlessly in the formation with a solemn expression: "So, now can we enter the demonic realm and wipe out the source of the demonic energy?"

The monk surnamed Fan corrected: "You can enter the demonic realm and look for the source of the demonic energy, but it is not yet known whether it can be found and whether it can be erased."

Formation masters are extremely rigorous people, otherwise they would not be able to predict the direction of spiritual energy, lay out exquisite formations, and would not be able to see the fallacies in other people's words.

Gu Zuo didn't take it seriously. The first formation master in Donghua Continent was in Tianxuan Sect. The two ancient formations that besieged the Demon Realm were all arranged under his leadership. He was already used to the rigor of the formation master.

At this moment, a golden stream of light flew from a distance at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it came to everyone and stopped suddenly.

This is a golden transmission note. The light flows and trembles. It seems that it feels the pressure of the Nascent Soul cultivators and trembles.

Yan Zhang looked at Gu Zuo: "Fellow Taoist Gu, please."

Gu Zuo shook his head slightly: "I am a guest, how can I overshadow the guest?"

Yan Zhang smiled slightly, raised his hand and took the transmission note into his hand, looked into it with his spiritual consciousness, and nodded.

He handed the transmission note to Fellow Daoist Gu and said, "This is the news from Fellow Daoist Long. According to the calculations of Fellow Daoist Zhou from your sect, the Demon Realm in the direction of Mo Yuan Hall has also stopped expanding."

Gu Zuo took the transmission talisman. After checking it, his expression calmed down a little, and then handed the transmission talisman to the monk surnamed Fan.

After the monk surnamed Fan looked at it, he handed it to the dozen Nascent Soul monks and said, "Fellow Taoists, please take a look."

When everyone was checking the transmission talismans, Gu Zuo raised his hand to Yan Zhang and said, "Please also ask fellow Taoist Yan to send out the transmission talismans and inform fellow Taoists from other places of Fan Daoyou's calculation results."

Yan Zhang nodded, took out four golden transmission notes, put them to his mouth, and said a few words silently.

He raised his hand and threw it, and the four transmission notes turned into four golden streams of light, flying out along the formation that stretched between the sky and the earth.

The formation masters of the nine major sects of Donghua Continent, with the mountain gates of the five major demon sects as the core, used the spiritual energy of the five large spiritual veins to set up two ancient formations to trap the demonic realm in the middle and prevent the demonic energy from escaping.

In each demon sect's mountain gate, there is at least one great monk and one great formation master. In addition, there are at least ten Nascent Soul monks who sort out the spiritual energy, kill monsters, and weaken the demon realm.

Since the Blood Spirit Sect and Moyuan Palace are closest to the center of the Demon Realm, the impact of the demonic energy is also the greatest. They are each guarded by two great monks, and there are also many more Nascent Soul monks.

Half of these fourteen Nascent Soul monks are Blood Spirit Sect elders, and the other half are elders of the four major Xuan Sects, sect masters and supreme elders of each major sect.

Three more transmission notes flew in one after another. After being checked by Yan Zhang, Gu Zuo and the monk surnamed Fan, they came into their hands.

The formation masters who guarded the other three demon sects also came to the same conclusion after making calculations.

The second major formation takes effect and the demonic realm stops expanding. You can enter it and find the source of the demonic energy.

From Yan Zhang to Gu Zuo, to the monk surnamed Fan, and then to the other Nascent Soul monks, everyone's expressions became serious.

At this moment, another transmission note flew in. After Yan Zhang checked it, he handed it to Gu Zuo: "I would like to help you, my fellow Taoist, to go to the Moyuan Hall to participate in the discussion of various sects."

After Gu Zuo looked at it, he nodded, and with a slight squeeze, the transmission notes exploded, turning into countless golden light spots and dissipating in the air.

He turned around, his eyes fell on the righteous Nascent Souls, and said solemnly: "I am going to the Demon Yuan Palace to participate in the collegial meeting of various sects and prepare to go deep into the Demon Realm."

"During this period, all fellow Taoists are also requested to follow Fellow Taoist Yan's orders and perform their duties without making any mistakes!"

Everyone agreed. After besieging the Demon Realm for more than twenty years, Nascent Soul monks from both the good and the evil sides fought side by side to kill the monsters. The hatred has been reduced a lot.

This situation has happened in the past. Yan Zhang was fair and impartial, and everyone was convinced.

Gu Zuo's expression calmed down a little, and he bowed to Yan Zhang with clasped fists: "Thank you, Taoist friend Yan."

Yan Zhang clasped his fists in return and turned to look at a Nascent Soul cultivator in the crowd: "Junior Brother Xiao Lingzi, I would like to ask you to go with fellow Taoist Gu to participate in the various sects' discussions."

The collegial meeting of each sect requires the participation of people from the nine major sects. If Yan Zhang wants to take charge of the mountain gate, he can only send the elders of the sect to go.

Xiao Lingzi stepped out from the crowd, bowed with fists in his hands, and silently responded.

He is dressed in black robes, looks to be around sixty years old, has white hair and a childish face, and has an immortal spirit. He does not look like a demonic monk, but looks like an elder of Xuanzong.

Gu Zuo glanced at it and nodded slightly: "Fellow Taoist Xiao Lingzi, please!"

He rode on the light of escape and flew to the horizon, followed by Xiao Lingzi. Soon, he disappeared into the horizon.

Two days later, Gu Zu and Xiao Lingzi returned to the mountain gate of the Blood Spirit Sect and informed the Yuanying cultivators of the joint decision of the various sects.

At noon tomorrow, four great cultivators, including the Dragon Palace Master of the Demon Yuan Palace, the Hong Sect Master of the Yin Hai Sect, the Wei Sect Master of the White Crane Sect, and the elder Gu Zu of the Tianxuan Sect, will lead two formation masters and thirty Yuanying cultivators to go deep into the Demon Realm to wipe out the source of the demonic energy!

Everyone was very excited. The four great cultivators joined forces, and thirty Yuanying cultivators accompanied them, gathering half of the power of the nine major sects and one-third of the Yuanying cultivators in the entire Donghua Continent.

This power can easily destroy a large sect. No matter how powerful the monsters in the depths of the Demon Realm are, they will never be stopped.

They have been stationed at the mountain gate of the Blood Spirit Sect for more than 20 years, combing the spiritual energy and fighting monsters all day long, and finally waited for the day when the hard work is over.

The morale of the people was high, and they returned to the cave to rest and make final preparations for entering the Demon Realm tomorrow.

…

In a stone room, a cultivator sat cross-legged on a cushion, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was meditating and practicing.

Behind him, a night-light pearl was embedded in the stone wall, the light was soft and dim, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his eyes changed, revealing a trace of struggle and hesitation.

After a long time, he whispered: "The second major formation has been set up, four great cultivators have joined forces to go deep into the Demon Realm, and there are thirty Yuanying cultivators, half of whom are elders from the nine major sects."

"Such a force is enough to overturn Donghuazhou. Are you sure you can deal with them?"

A voice suddenly sounded: "Just Yuanying, no matter how many there are, they are just blood food."

The voice was a little hoarse, and there was a hint of laziness in the plainness, as if these Yuanying cultivators were not taken seriously at all.

The monk's expression eased slightly, but he sneered: "What a big tone, even a Divine Transformation monk would not dare to be so arrogant."

"Divine Transformation? Haha..." The voice chuckled, "You don't need to test it. I am not a Divine Transformation, but in the Demon Realm, a Divine Transformation is not my opponent."

The monk was silent for a while and said: "You are not even a Divine Transformation, how can you help me ascend?"

"You have seen my methods, I can help you break through the Divine Transformation." The voice was still calm.

"That's not enough, I want to ascend!" The monk said firmly.

"You want to violate the agreement between us?" The voice was a little colder.

The monk said coldly: "The agreement has been invalidated. Daoxuan found a bowl of Youlan water from somewhere, and now the second major formation has been set up."

"The risk I have to take is ten times greater than before. If I am not 100% sure of ascending, I will never take action."

The voice fell silent, and after a long time, it sounded again: "Before the Demon Realm is truly formed, I can't prove to you that I can definitely help you ascend."

"Then tell me first, how can you help me ascend? Don't think I don't know that the ascension channel has been cut off. It is impossible for cultivators in the human world to ascend to the spirit world." There was a hint of coldness in the monk's voice.

"You even know this?" The voice was a little surprised.

"Answer my question, how are you going to help me ascend?" The monk said coldly.

"Who told you that cultivators can only ascend to the spirit world?" The voice laughed, with a hint of teasing.

"You mean, I can also ascend to other realms?" The monk said word by word.

"Of course, as long as the Demon Realm is formed, I can use the true demon energy to infuse your body. Breaking through the God Transformation is just a piece of cake, and ascending to the Demon Realm is not a difficult task." The voice spoke proudly.

"The Demon Realm... Does the Demon Realm really exist?" The cultivator murmured.

"It seems that you only have a vague understanding of the ancient things. You know that the ascension channel is cut off, but you don't know why it is cut off." The voice chuckled.

"Who are you?" The cultivator suddenly asked.

"You will know my identity in the future. You only need to know that I can help you break through the God Transformation, ascend to the Demon Realm, and escape from this cage. That's enough." The voice returned to calmness.

The cultivator was silent. After a long time, he slowly said: "Well, I will believe you once. If you can't ascend, even if you can break through the God Transformation, you will die sooner or later!"

...

After a night of drinking with Mr. Tang Jiu, Chen Yuan meditated and practiced in his residence, waiting for the Tianxuan Auction to begin.

He Zhenren invited him to attend the trade fair again, but he declined. He no longer had top-grade spirit stones and extra spirit materials, so it would be a waste of time to attend the trade fair.

On this day, the auction finally started. Chen Yuan walked out of the cave, drove the escape light, and flew to the market.

At the same time, there were escape lights rising from Yingke Peak. All the Yuanying cultivators who came to participate in the auction lived on this mountain.

Chen Yuan spread his consciousness and saw the figures of He Zhenren, Tang Jiugongzi, Song Ming and Xiao Mingyuan, but did not see Xiang Ji and his apprentice.

He Zhenren was indeed very well-connected, and Yuanying cultivators greeted him along the way.

Chen Yuan saluted him, smiled and gestured to Song Ming and Xiao Mingyuan, then came to Tang Jiugongzi, and the two walked together.

Yingke Peak was not far from the market. A group of Yuanying cultivators came to the southwest corner of the market. There was a lake here, which had been blocked by the Tianxuan Sect cultivators. No other cultivators came here, and it was very secluded.

The lake is not big, only a few dozen acres in radius. There is a small island in the lake, which is only a few acres in size and has a four-story attic built on it.

When everyone landed on the island in the middle of the lake, Chen Yuan saw at a glance that Lu Hong was standing in front of the attic, smiling, greeting the arriving Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Nascent Soul auction will be held here, while the auction for Pill Formation monks and Foundation Establishment monks will be held in a large hall in Tianxuanfang City, which can accommodate thousands of monks and last for three days and three nights.

Chen Yuan and Mr. Tang Jiu stepped forward and took out the tokens for participating in the auction. Lu Hong's eyes lit up and he raised his hand: "Fellow Taoist Chen, Taoist Tang, please."

Chen Yuan cupped his fists and bowed. Master Tang Jiu obviously recognized Lu Hong. He turned the folding fan in his hand, bowed, and walked into the attic.

When he crossed the threshold, Chen Yuan keenly felt a layer of obscure spatial fluctuations, and his eyesight blurred slightly.

After coming back to his senses, he looked around and saw that there was a cave inside the attic. It was hundreds of acres in size, with thatched houses scattered around, and surrounding a three-foot-high stone platform. It turned out to be a secret realm in space.

Behind the two people, there was a dim door with white light, and the outside scene could not be seen.

Several foundation-building monks stood beside the white light gate. When they saw Chen Yuan and Tang Jiu Gongzi, two people immediately came to greet them.

One of them bowed to Chen Yuan with clasped fists and said respectfully: "Senior, please follow me."

Another person walked up to Mr. Tang Jiu and was also respectful.

Mr. Tang Jiu turned his fan upside down, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Chen, let's say goodbye for now. When the auction is over, you and I will get together again."

Chen Yuan returned the salute and followed the foundation-building monk in front of him to a thatched house.

The foundation-building monk said respectfully: "Senior, please come in. There is a formation in the house. You can bid with confidence. Other seniors will not know your identity."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and walked into the thatched house.

The thatched house looks very simple from the outside, but it is elegantly furnished inside, with precious huanghuali wood floors and luminous pearls embedded around it. After Chen Yuan came in, it glowed softly and brightly, and there were four rulers inserted in the corners. Many high and low formation flags.

In the middle is a futon on a jade table. On the table are placed a copper incense burner, spiritual tea and wine, peaches, plums, apricots and pears, all of which are century-old spiritual fruits.

There is also a bronze mirror about the size of a foot, shining with a faint spiritual light, and a jade slip is placed next to it.

Chen Yuan raised his sleeves, closed the door, and sat on the futon.

He picked up the jade slip, penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness, and examined it carefully.

After a while, he nodded slightly, withdrew his consciousness and checked the situation in the secret realm of space.

He saw Zhenren He, Xiao Mingyuan, and Song Ming each entering a thatched house, and other Yuanying monks, led by the Foundation Establishment monks, entered the thatched house.

Slowly, fewer and fewer monks enter the secret realm of space.

After more than half an hour, no one entered the secret realm again. A soft space fluctuation spread quietly. The forty-five thatched houses on the ground trembled slightly and slowly rose into the air, more than ten feet above the ground, before stopping.

The next moment, the thatched hut suddenly appeared like a shooting star, circling back and forth in the sky, quickly but steadily, changing positions in all directions, and in a chaotic manner.

At the same time, the four-pole array flags in the corner were radiating light, and an invisible array enveloped the thatched house. Chen Yuan's consciousness was restricted in the room and could not be explored.

A quarter of an hour later, the thatched house stopped. Chen Yuan dispersed his consciousness and touched the invisible screen. He felt that he encountered a burst of extremely strong resistance, as if he had been punched on a hard wall and could not break through at all.

Chen Yuan clearly felt that this resistance not only came from the invisible formation, but also was blessed by the secret realm of space, making it extremely tough.

The four formation flags were not a formation, but a large formation integrated into the secret realm of space.

Even with Chen Yuan's spiritual consciousness, he cannot forcibly break through this formation. I am afraid that only the spiritual consciousness of the late Nascent Soul can do it, but the movement is definitely not small and will definitely be noticed by Tianxuan Sect.

Chen Yuan felt relieved, and according to the method recorded in the jade slip, he raised his hand to make a secret and inject a trace of true energy into the bronze mirror.

The bronze mirror lit up slightly, and the surface of the mirror rippled a few times like water waves, slowly revealing the three-foot-long stone platform in the secret realm.

At this moment, an old man stood on the stone platform, facing Chen Yuan. It was Elder Zhang whom he had met before.

Chen Yuan can view the auction items through the bronze mirror and bid through the bronze mirror.

Tianxuan Sect's various arrangements allow the Yuanying monks to bid with confidence without worrying about being recognized or offending their colleagues.

There are only so many Yuanying monks in the world of immortal cultivation in Donghua Continent, and their lifespans are exceptionally long. Over hundreds of years, they have more or less friends.

If you can't hide your identity, even if you encounter the treasure you want, it will be difficult to show off your face and sell it at a high price.

Elder Zhang cupped his fists and bowed, and said with a smile: "Welcome to all fellow Taoists to participate in the Tianxuan Auction. There are a total of sixty-nine treasures in this auction, all of which are rare treasures."

"Every Taoist friend should recognize me, so I won't talk nonsense. The first treasure is the fire crystal, which is the best spiritual material. It is condensed from the essence of earth fire. It only exists in the fire veins. It has been condensed into one piece for three thousand years. It is the second treasure. A pound of gold, ten pieces of top-grade spiritual stone at the lowest price!”

He took out a piece of red crystal, which was like a ball of flame, brilliant and dazzling.

Through the bronze mirror, Chen Yuan could not sense the aura of this earth fire crystal, and could not tell whether it was true or false.

But as soon as Elder Zhang finished speaking, a hoarse voice came through the bronze mirror and reached Chen Yuan's ears: "I will give you eleven top-quality spiritual stones!"

"I'll give you twelve yuan!" A stiff voice sounded.

"Thirteen dollars!"

The bidding voices come and go, but they all have one thing in common: they are extremely weird, either hoarse and unpleasant, or stiff and metallic, or plain and lifeless.

The bronze mirror was set up with a formation that could distort the voices of these Nascent Soul cultivators, making it impossible to distinguish them.

Although they could not distinguish the authenticity of the Earth Fire Crystal, they believed in the reputation of the Tianxuan Sect and made their bids without hesitation.

Soon, the price of the Earth Fire Crystal reached 18 top-grade spirit stones, and finally stagnated. It took a long time for the next person to bid.

Like the Flame Wood, the Earth Fire Crystal was a relatively common top-grade spirit material. If you directly bought a piece of Earth Fire Crystal, it would be about the same price.

The Nascent Soul cultivators were all shrewd and calculating, and they would not raise the price blindly.

But this was an auction after all, with more than 40 Nascent Soul cultivators participating together. If you want to buy the treasure you like, you must pay more.

Slowly, the price of the Earth Fire Crystal was raised to 21 top-grade spirit stones before it was bought by the Nascent Soul cultivator in the thatched hut No. 42.

This was already higher than the price of ordinary top-grade spirit materials, and the buyer had to give Tianxuan Sect two more top-grade spirit stones, a total of 23 top-grade spirit stones, which seemed to be a bit of a loss.

However, top-grade spiritual materials are very rare, and Yuanying cultivators all know that wealth should not be shown off, so they will not show it easily. Even if they want to buy it, they have no way.

In order to collect the spiritual materials needed to repair the ancient teleportation array, Chen Yuan had to visit He Zhenren through Xuan Yuanzi's friendship.

Then, with the help of He Zhenren's connections, he made friends with other Yuanying cultivators and had to pay top-grade spiritual materials as rewards, which was very expensive.

If there was no relationship between Xuan Yuanzi and He Zhenren, it would be more difficult for Chen Yuan to collect spiritual materials.

Other Yuanying cultivators are slightly better. They have been in the Yuanying stage for a longer time and have made more friends, but their connections are limited after all.

Only at the Tianxuan Auction can you see rare treasures that are rarely seen on weekdays. Even if the price is a little higher, you will not miss the opportunity.

Elder Zhang put the Earth Fire Crystal into a storage bag, raised his hand to send it away, and left the bronze mirror screen.

After a while, the storage bag fell from the sky again and landed in Elder Zhang's hands. He checked it, nodded, and took out the second treasure.

Every treasure at the Tianxuan auction was delivered on the spot.

The following treasures were all bid with top-grade spiritual materials, but the value was much lower than that of the Earth Fire Crystal. All of them were bought, and none of them were left unsold.

Chen Yuan did not bid, but just sat behind the bronze mirror and watched others bid quietly.

Until the eighteenth treasure, his eyes finally became solemn.

On the stone platform, Elder Zhang took out a withered yellow wood, about half a foot long, with a layer of red light shining faintly.

He said: "The top-grade fire attribute spiritual material Yanli Wood, with a trace of wood spiritual energy, can be used as the main material for refining high-level magic weapons. The seller wants to exchange for three top-grade spiritual materials: Xuanji Jade, Caifengzhi, and Zichantu."

After Elder Zhang finished speaking, no one answered for a while.

This was the first item to be auctioned off as a barter item. Except for the cultivators who were determined to get the Flame Li Wood, no one would prepare these three spiritual materials in advance.

Chen Yuan's heart sank slightly, and after a long while, a calm voice slowly sounded: "I am willing to exchange Xuanji Jade, Caifengzhi, and Zichantu for this Flame Li Wood."

Elder Zhang looked around: "Are there any Taoist friends who want to bid?"

He said it three times in a row, but no one bid, so he said: "Deal."

Elder Zhang put the Flame Li Wood into the storage bag and raised his hand to the sky.

Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Three more spiritual materials were obtained. There were five more spiritual materials to repair the ancient teleportation array.

The next few treasures were auctioned off as a barter item. Their values ​​were similar to those of the Flame Li Wood, and none of them were unsold.

A few years before the auction began, Tianxuan Sect took the initiative to inform the Yuanying cultivators of various sects of the treasure list, so that they could prepare in advance. These treasures that were not too precious would generally not be unsold.

After that, Elder Zhang took out several more treasures that were auctioned with top-grade spirit stones, until the 34th treasure, when it was changed to barter.

The order of the Tianxuan auction is based on the value of the treasure, not entirely on the transaction method.

Chen Yuan has never participated in the bidding, and during this period, there were also things that made him quite excited, such as the eighth-level demon pill, the thousand-year-old spirit grass, and the Yuanying stage pill.

But he did not have top-grade spirit stones in his hand, nor did he prepare the corresponding treasures, so he could only watch others buy them.

As time passed slowly, Elder Zhang took out three wooden boxes and opened the lids: "The 49th treasure, three two-thousand-year-old diamond apricots, have the effect of tempering the flesh, and the seller wants to exchange for two kinds of infant spirit objects!" (End of this chapter)