Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

In the Ziyang Sect's Patriarch's Hall, more than a dozen Danjie elders gathered together. Each of them looked solemn, with panic in their eyes, and barely maintained their composure.

Xie Chaohong sat on the main seat and looked at a middle-aged monk with a sinking face: "Senior Brother Qin, are you sure that it is the Lingyun Sect that is attacking?"

Eight days ago, the life lanterns of Du Qing and Du Kun suddenly went out. Xie Chaohong was shocked and immediately summoned the elders of the sect to tell the story and ordered the disciples to be on strict guard.

The last time the Yuanying monks in the Ziyang Sect were free was more than 4,000 years ago, and they had become accustomed to the protection of the Yuanying monks.

The elders of Jiedan were extremely panicked, and someone suggested that they immediately take some of their cultivation resources and elite disciples and quietly evacuate the sect, just in case.

Some people think that one should not act rashly and everything should be business as usual, otherwise other sects will peep.

Xie Chaohong also fell into hesitation, but finally decided to put the entire sect on alert.

With the Zixu Sword as a basis, staying at the mountain gate is the best option.

But what he didn't expect was that less than half a month later, Lingyun Sect came to bully him.

Although Xie Chaohong didn't know the details of the Demon Realm, he also knew that the heads of the six sects had gone to the Demon Sect to complete a big thing.

However, Du Qing and Du Kun were already dead, but Chen Yuan was safe and sound. He even led the monks from the Lingyun Sect to attack, which was really unexpected.

The middle-aged monk said solemnly: "It's true, I saw with my own eyes Chen Yuan, the Supreme Elder of Lingyun Sect, Zhuge Qi, Jin Luoheng, Wu Zexian, Feng Ziyu... Lingyun Sect came out in full force, right there Outside the mountain gate.”

This person's name is Qin Xuan, a direct disciple of Taoist Duqing. He has cultivated in the late stage of pill formation, but his foundation is not strong and his true energy is not pure enough. He has never been able to advance to the realm of false infants. His true energy is hopeless, and his status in the sect is slightly lower than that of Qin Xuan. Xie Chaohong.

In addition to him and Xie Chaohong, there is also a late-stage pill-forming monk in the hall, who is a disciple of Taoist Dukun named Li Haoyang.

The Ziyang Sect has a total of six late-stage pill-forming monks, ranking first among the six sects in the Qi Kingdom. The other three guard the Yuyang Mountain Mine, Ziyangfang City, and the Lingshi Mine, and are not in the sect.

Dai Qing's expression changed: "Is the Lingyun Sect trying to provoke a war between the two sects?"

Xie Chaohong sighed softly: "Then Chen Yuan should already know that there are no Yuanying monks in our sect to take charge of the news of the death of Master Zhenren and Uncle Du Kun."

Li Haoyang stepped out from the crowd and said sternly: "This sect also has the Purple Void Sword. Relying on the sect-protecting formation, the Lingyun Sect monks will never come back!"

"Yes, what Senior Brother Li said is absolutely true. The Lingyun Sect has come to bully us, and we must not back down in the slightest."

"Haha, the Zixu Sword has not been unsheathed for a long time. I am afraid that the Qi monks have forgotten the sharpness of the top-level magic weapon. Today, I will use the Lingyun Sect to let the Qi monks know that even if our sect does not have a Nascent Soul monk, it is not easy. Insulting!”

"In my opinion, this matter needs to be considered in the long term. The Purple Void Sword has been powerful in the Qi Kingdom for thousands of years, and Chen Yuan, a mere early Yuanying monk, dares to attack our sect. There must be something fishy in it, so we should not act rashly..."

Everyone said something to each other, and the hall suddenly became noisy.

Xie Chaohong frowned, Dai Qing looked at his words and said loudly: "Brothers, please be quiet. Now that the head master and Uncle Du Kun have passed away, everyone in the sect should obey senior brother Xie's instructions and not mess up. position!"

"Junior Brother Dai is right. Thank you, Senior Brother. Before leaving, the Supreme Elder handed over the leader's seal to you. Tell me, what should we do now?"

Everyone slowly calmed down. Xie Chaohong glanced at Dai Qing approvingly and pondered for a moment. Then he looked at Qin Xuan and asked, "Except for Chen Yuan, has Senior Brother Qin ever met Xuan Yuanzi?"

Qin Xuan shook his head and said, "I only saw Chen Yuan."

Xie Chaohong nodded slightly and said slowly: "If the Lingyun Sect really attacks with all their clans, it is impossible for Xuan Yuanzi to stay out of the matter. Since he has not shown up, there are only two possibilities."

"First, like the master master and Uncle Dukun, he has also fallen."

"The second is that he was seriously injured and stayed in the sect to recuperate..."

"Xie Senior Brother, that Xuan Yuanzi is either dead, or the Lingyun Sect is just bluffing and blackmailing our sect after learning about the death of the master of our sect and Uncle Du Kun." Dai Qing said suddenly.

Xie Chaohong raised his eyebrows: "What's the meaning of this statement?"

Everyone also looked over, with doubts in their eyes.

Dai Qing said: "If Xuan Yuanzi is seriously injured, the Lingyun Sect will definitely wait for him to recover from his injuries and send out two Nascent Soul monks to attack the sect instead of striking the grass now."

"It is impossible for Chen Yuan, a monk in the early stage of Nascent Soul, to break the sect's protective formation. The Lingyun Sect is probably just bluffing, taking advantage of the sect's six gods to blackmail a sum of cultivation resources."

"Of course, we can't take this lightly. After all, Chen Yuan's cultivation time is still short. Maybe he is young and energetic, and has not seen the power of the Zixu Sword. He really thinks that he can break the sect's mountain gate, so he ignores Xuan Yuanzi. Death, come with troops."

Xie Chaohong nodded slowly: "Yes, what Junior Brother Dai said is absolutely true. He is just a monk in the early stage of Nascent Soul. We must not mess up our position. As long as the Zixu Sword is here, our sect will never be destroyed."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and spoke in agreement, the panic on their faces dissipating a lot.

Dai Qing suggested again: "Thank you, senior brother, the Lingyun faction did not launch an offensive immediately, which means there is still room for negotiation. The top priority is to find out what Chen Yuan thinks first, whether it is war or peace, and then make calculations."

Xie Chaohong's eyes flashed, he stood up, turned around and walked towards the depths of the Patriarch's Hall: "I will invite the Zixu Sword to meet Chen Yuan for a while!"

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Outside the Ziyang Sect's mountain gate, more than two hundred monks were hanging in the sky, looking ahead with stern expressions.

Chen Yuan was in the middle, standing with his hands behind his back. Beside him were Zhuge Qi, Jin Luoheng and other fifteen Danjie elders. On both sides were the Lingyun Sect's foundation-building monks, extending back like a wild goose formation, surrounded by the most powerful people. Chen Yuan in front.

A hundred feet in front of everyone, there was a layer of lavender formation, shining with light.

The Ziyang Sect's sect-protecting formation has been fully activated. Behind the formation, there are two pill-forming elders and more than 300 foundation-building monks.

The expressions of the two Danjie elders barely remained calm, but there was uncontrollable panic in their eyes.

The faces of those Foundation Establishment monks were full of anger, and there was unconcealable hatred in their eyes when they looked at the Lingyun Sect monks.

They still don't know the news of Du Qing and Du Kun's death. The Lingyun Sect usually suppresses them, but now they directly bully the mountain gate. This is unbearable!

The two Jiedan elders looked at each other. One of them took a deep breath, cupped his fists and bowed, and said loudly: "Senior Chen, may I ask what your sect means by this?"

Chen Yuan said nothing. Zhuge Qi took a step forward and said coldly: "Let Xie Chaohong come out and speak."

"I have informed Senior Brother Xie, please wait a moment..."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen rays of light flew from the depths of the mountain gate and stopped behind the formation, revealing the figures of Xie Chaohong, Dai Qing and other Dan-Jie elders.

Xie Chaohong held a dark yellow sword box in his hands, about three feet long, with rough texture, showing a sense of vicissitudes of life.

The two Danjie elders looked at the wooden box, their pupils shrank, and then they breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside.

Xie Chaohong's eyes swept across the elders of the Lingyun Sect, and finally stopped on Chen Yuan, asking: "Senior Chen and the elders of the sect are here together, what's the important matter?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "The noble sect was domineering and oppressed the monks of various sects, which caused the indignation of all sects. Chen was also attacked and killed by Qi Yuanshan, the alchemy monk of the noble sect, and a bloody feud was formed. Today, I lead the monks in the sect to seek justice."

Xie Chaohong smiled and said: "Senior Chen's words are wrong. Our sect has been the leader in the world of immortality in Qi for thousands of years. We have always been fair and kind to others. How can we say that we are bullying?"

"The grudge between Senior Chen and Senior Brother Qi has been settled a long time ago. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Senior has rashly started a fight today. Aren't you afraid of hurting both sides and letting others benefit?"

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Chen saw with his own eyes that the heads of two fellow Taoists, Du Qing and Du Kun, were missing and their bodies were missing. Ziyang Sect no longer has any Yuanying monks in charge. If you want to lose both sides with Chen, you are not enough." look."

His voice was not high-pitched, but it reached the ears of every Ziyang Sect monk clearly.

Elder Jiedan's expression became even more gloomy, but the expressions of those foundation-building monks changed drastically, and they exclaimed: "Both the Master and the Supreme Elder have died?"

"Impossible! The real leader is the number one monk in the Qi Kingdom. If a great monk doesn't come out, he has no opponent. How can he fall?"

"Could the martial law in the whole sect these days have something to do with this matter?"

There was a lot of noise, and what Chen Yuan said was so shocking that they all forgot that they were in front of Elder Jiedan.

Xie Chaohong's face sank, but before he could speak, Dai Qing scolded him: "Shut up! Don't be presumptuous in front of the elder!"

Only then did the foundation-building monks react and immediately shut their mouths, keeping silent, but they could not hide the look of fear on their faces.

Xie Chaohong said calmly: "You don't need to panic. The natal lanterns of Master Master and Master Dukun are intact as before, and they will return to the sect in the near future."

Everyone calmed down and Chen Yuan stopped arguing and said calmly: "You yourselves know whether Du Qing Du Kun died. No need to say more. I will give you one night to think about it. The Japanese faction will launch a general attack tomorrow."

"Those who abandon the darkness and turn to the light will be spared from death. Those who refuse to repent and resist stubbornly will be killed immediately after breaking the formation!"

These words were full of murderous intent, but Xie Chaohong felt relieved and raised his hand to lift the sword box.

A cyan flying sword lay in the box, crystal clear. The sunlight penetrated the lavender array and shone on the flying sword, shining with purple brilliance.

With a solemn expression, Xie Chaohong took out the flying sword from the sword box, joined his left hand into sword fingers, and slowly brushed the sword.

The flying sword trembled slightly, making a clear sound, and sharp sword energy shot out in all directions. The Ziyang Sect monks quickly dispersed.

Xie Chaohong said solemnly: "Senior Chen is so powerful that I am ashamed of myself. But if I insist on my own way, I can only sacrifice my soul and body, hold this Purple Void Sword, and ask my senior for guidance."

Dai Qing stared at Chen Yuan and said in a cold voice: "Brother Xie, please don't be anxious. Dai will come first! There was just a misunderstanding between the teacher and the senior. Moreover, the death of the teacher is gone. The teacher has passed away. A hundred years have passed. For seniors to be so fussy about things, it really disgraces the face of the Yuanying cultivators and is disgraceful. "

Chen Yuan had no reaction, but several Danjie elders were furious. Wu Zexian scolded: "Dai Qing, there is no need for the Supreme Elder to take action. Wu is here to learn your clever tricks!"

"Who are you? Master Dukun wants to beg for mercy from the Supreme Elder, but you dare to provoke the Supreme Elder!"

Chen Yuan raised his right hand and everyone immediately shut up, but they still glared at Dai Qing.

Dai Qing did not flinch and sneered, as if he had no regard for life and death.

The morale of the foundation-building monks of the Ziyang Sect was greatly boosted, but all the alchemy-forming elders remained silent and looked solemn.

Dai Qing was young and energetic, with a fierce and courageous temperament, but they had not lived enough yet and did not want to sacrifice their souls and bodies just to swing a few swords to guard the sect.

Chen Yuan's eyes fell on the purple sword, and he nodded slightly, praising: "It is worthy of being the treasure of Ziyang Sect, but this sword alone is not enough to make Chen retreat. Tomorrow at this time, Chen will experience the power of the purple sword."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. The Lingyun Sect monks hurriedly followed.

Xie Chaohong frowned, his fingers stopped at the hilt of the purple sword, and looked at Chen Yuan's back, his eyes became more and more solemn.

He thought Chen Yuan was asking for a sky-high price and threatening with words, and then he should pay the money on the spot, and then bargain, and the matter would be settled.

When the various factions of Qi State joined forces to attack Ziyang Sect, they also put forward conditions first, and the two sides did not reach an agreement before fighting.

Three elders of Ziyang Sect in the late Jindan stage sacrificed their souls and bodies to fight against five Yuanying cultivators, severely injuring two of them, which made the Yuanying cultivators of various sects feel apprehensive. Ziyang Sect also offered a sum of cultivation resources, and the cultivators of various sects retreated.

But Chen Yuan's attitude was unpredictable. It seemed that he did not take the Zixu Sword seriously at all, and he had no intention of bargaining at all.

If he was willing to offer a price, as long as it was not too excessive, Xie Chaohong would agree.

At the beginning, the various sects joined forces to besiege Ziyang Sect. If Ziyang Sect agreed, it would be the same as destroying the sect, so they did not reach an agreement.

Now, there is only Chen Yuan, an early Yuanying cultivator, and his appetite is definitely not comparable to that of the past.

But Chen Yuan did not even talk, so he had to take action, and several elders had to die before he could sit down to negotiate again.

Xie Chaohong was in charge of the seal of the head of the sect, so he naturally could not retreat.

But he did not want to die.

Taoist Du Kun had left him a spiritual object for forming a Nascent Soul. If it weren't for the situation, he would have already closed himself off to break through to the Nascent Soul and take over the position of the head of Zi Yang Sect.

He also wanted to break through to the middle or even late Nascent Soul stage, complete the unfinished will of Taoist Du Qing, unify the Qi Kingdom's cultivation world, occupy the Dongxu Mountain spiritual vein, and make Zi Yang Sect the tenth largest sect in Donghuazhou.

He still had great ambitions and a long way to go. How could he die?

But Chen Yuan didn't give him a second choice. He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Zi Yang Sect cultivators listen to the order. According to the previous regulations, carefully patrol the mountain gate and make no mistakes. Elders above the middle stage of the Dan formation should conserve their energy and prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly and dispersed.

Xie Chaohong turned to look at Dai Qing, Qin Xuan and Li Haoyang, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Qin, Brother Dai, Brother Li, Chen Yuan is aggressive, this battle is unavoidable, and we need to discuss it carefully. Please follow me."

The three nodded and flew deep into the mountain gate.

When Xie Chaohong turned around, he raised his hand and glanced at the horizon. The setting sun was like blood, covering the Ziyang Mountains with a layer of gloomy blood color. The night was coming. (End of this chapter)