Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

A gust of wind suddenly swept across the barren Gobi Desert, raising dust and rolling grass, which rolled into balls and rolled over the ground, scattering seeds.

A huge boat flew from the distant horizon, slowly passing through the clouds, like a giant whale swimming in the deep sea. The huge boat blocked the sky and cast a huge shadow on the earth.

The boat came to the top of a barren mountain, slowly descended, and finally stopped at the broad and flat top of the mountain.

The whole barren mountain trembled twice, and the stones jumped up due to the shock, and the dull sound spread far away.

More than 60 monks flew down from the boat, and the last one was a middle-aged scholar, with his sleeves fluttering, descending from the sky. He raised his sleeves and flicked them, and the boat shrank rapidly and was put into his pocket.

The middle-aged scholar walked slowly to the crowd, stood with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "You all won the sect competition, so you have the opportunity to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain to collect spiritual herbs and exchange them for foundation-building pills first."

"This opportunity is hard-won, you must go all out and never slack off, do you understand?"

"Disciples obey!" Thirty of the Qi-refining disciples responded in unison, their voices like a bell.

The other thirty or so, led by a middle-aged cultivator, stood aside, silent.

The middle-aged scholar nodded slightly, and was about to say something else, but suddenly raised his eyebrows, turned his head, and looked at the horizon.

A huge sword flew from the horizon at an extremely fast speed, and in an instant it reached the top of the barren mountain and stopped suddenly.

On the giant sword were more than a dozen Qi-refining cultivators and a handsome Taoist, with a deep breath, and it was impossible to tell the depth of their cultivation.

The handsome Taoist raised his hand and waved it, and the dozen Qi-refining monks immediately flew down from the giant sword. The handsome Taoist pointed again, and the giant sword slowly sank into his sleeve and disappeared.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar stepped forward, bowed, and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, how are you?"

The handsome Taoist seemed a little surprised to see Wu Zexian, and returned the greeting, frowning slightly: "To activate the forbidden formation, four late Jindan cultivators are needed. If your sect's fellow Daoist Chu doesn't come, how can the formation be activated?"

His words were very impolite, but the middle-aged Confucian scholar didn't seem to care at all, and his smile remained on his face: "Mr. Wu is not talented, but I broke through the bottleneck of the late stage a few days ago. Although I am still far from being comparable to Mr. Zhang, it should be no problem to activate the formation."

He was the elder of Lingyun Sect, Wu Zexian.

The handsome Taoist's pupils shrank, and he looked at Wu Zexian deeply: "Mr. Zhang is short-sighted, and I wish Mr. Wu a great improvement in cultivation."

After that, he walked aside and said nothing.

The smile on Wu Zexian's face also slowly faded. He stood with his hands behind his back, stopped instructing his disciples, and looked up at the horizon.

Not long after, two more giant boats came to the top of the barren mountain and slowly descended. Each of them had thirty Qi-refining disciples and a Jindan cultivator flying down.

The two were very surprised to see Wu Zexian leading the team. After learning that he had broken through the bottleneck of the late stage, they all congratulated him with a very enthusiastic attitude.

It has only been twenty years since the destruction of Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain. Wu Zexian is the first Jindan cultivator in the four sects to break through the bottleneck of the late stage.

In addition to Jin Luoheng and Zhuge Qi, who both successfully formed infants before, Lingyun Sect deserves the title of the first sect in Qi.

When the handsome Taoist saw that the elders of Guiyuan Sect and Mingyin Valley were so enthusiastic and even a little humble, he snorted in his heart and his expression became more and more stern.

Over the past ten years, the relationship between Tiangang Sword Sect and Lingyun Sect has become increasingly tense. Although there has not been a major conflict, various minor disputes and contradictions have continued.

Since Lingyun Sect has three Nascent Soul cultivators, even though Chen Yuan has not appeared in public for a long time, he still has the upper hand.

Moreover, the number of disciples in Lingyun Sect is already very large. After absorbing thousands of Ziyang Sect cultivators, it far exceeds Tiangang Sword Sect and firmly suppresses it.

Tiangang Sword Sect can only rely on Master Shen, who is in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, to maintain a bit of dignity.

But as the inside story of the Demon Realm War spread, Chen Yuan became famous in Donghua and firmly occupied the throne of the first cultivator in Qi.

The title of Master Shen is gradually not so useful.

Three immortal cultivation families that originally attached to Tiangang Sword Sect switched to Lingyun Sect.

Lingyun Sect lowered the threshold for the Ascension Conference and treated casual cultivators with a gentle attitude, which led to a large number of casual cultivators settling in Lingyun Market and Ziyang Market, hoping to join Lingyun Sect through the Ascension Conference and change their fate.

Not only that, Guiyuan Sect and Mingyin Valley also began to recruit more casual cultivators and relaxed the restrictions on participating in the Ascension Conference.

The best among casual cultivators are just slightly inferior in talent, but after going through hardships, their Taoism is more determined, and they may go further on the road of cultivation.

In the past, Qi State sects rarely recruited casual cultivators because of the lack of cultivation resources, not because they did not know the importance of character to cultivators.

However, the collapse of Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain made the Qi State cultivation world, which was originally a bit crowded, suddenly become much more relaxed, and the shortage of cultivation resources was alleviated, and casual cultivators finally began to be favored.

Tiangang Sword Sect is not ignorant of this truth, but the requirements for sword cultivation are extremely high, and one needs to have a sword heart, so it has never been able to expand the size of the sect. In this competition to recruit independent cultivators, it inevitably fell behind, and its sphere of influence has been shrinking day by day, and has been gradually occupied by the three major sects headed by Lingyun Sect.

Mingyin Valley is better. Six years ago, Wan Shihun failed to impact the Nascent Soul. Although he was lucky enough to save his life, his spiritual vein was damaged, and he could not impact the Nascent Soul again for the next twenty years.

The cultivators in the Dark Valley Sect were therefore cautious and did not dare to provoke the Tiangang Sword Sect too much. They just followed the Lingyun Sect and waved their flags and shouted, paying tribute every year.

The Guiyuan Sect became the vanguard of the Lingyun Sect, constantly provoking conflicts with the Tiangang Sword Sect, and even more than when they joined the Ziyang Sect in the past, they were more arrogant.

Most of the Tiangang Sword Sect were sword cultivators, and they were naturally tough. Naturally, they would not swallow their anger, and the two sides continued to clash.

In terms of sect strength, the Tiangang Sword Sect was far superior to the Guiyuan Sect, but the Guiyuan Sect was backed by the Lingyun Sect, so it was not at a disadvantage, and even often had the upper hand.

The disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect were indignant about this, and even wanted to start a war with the Guiyuan Sect, but they were all severely stopped by the elders and could only give up.

There were many disciples who suffered losses and walked to the front of the Yingting Taoist, and there were many who shed tears. Every time he heard it, he was furious, but he could only persuade them against his will not to act rashly.

Taoist Yingting certainly knew the dissatisfaction of the cultivators in the sect, but he also knew that this was a trick of Lingyun Sect to deliberately provoke a fight.

If it were the previous Ziyang Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect would never retreat a step. It was nothing more than a battle. Although the number of sword cultivators was small, their strength was still above the cultivators of the same level. It was still unknown who would win or lose.

At that time, Lingyun Sect would not stand idly by. If Tiangang Sword Sect fell, Ziyang Sect would attack Lingyun Sect.

But now, Tiangang Sword Sect has no helpers, and Lingyun Sect's strength is far above Ziyang Sect.

Qi State has never had a sect with three Yuanying cultivators. Chen Yuan is even comparable to a great cultivator and has mastered the art of teleportation. It is said that the Zixu Sword also fell into his hands, which is like adding wings to a tiger.

After the destruction of Ziyang Sect, the inside story gradually spread. Master Shen personally rushed to Jiangxian Mountain and paid a huge price in exchange for a forbidden air formation to prevent the art of teleportation.

Although Guiyuan Sect is a vassal of Lingyun Sect, Bai Yanji also quietly went to Tianxuan Sect and bought a formation plate and flag of the forbidden sky formation from Elder Zhou, the first formation master of Donghuazhou.

Only Mingyin Valley is too weak to set up the forbidden sky formation, so it is useless. It is better to save the treasures and spirit stones as offerings to Lingyun Sect.

Yingting Taoist knows the concerns of Master Shen. If he fights with Lingyun Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect will really be in danger of destruction.

On the contrary, he should swallow his anger and let Lingyun Sect have no excuse to start a war, so as to save the sect.

Twenty years ago, taking advantage of the heavy losses of the four major Xuan Sects and having no time to care about other things, Lingyun Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect, and Guiyuan Sect took action and destroyed Ziyang Sect and Wanshou Mountain one after another with a thunderbolt.

Now that the four major Xuan Sects have recovered, it is not so easy for Lingyun Sect to provoke a war to destroy the sect.

In recent years, several Jindan elders of Tiangang Sword Sect have complained privately that they should not have taken action against Wanshou Mountain, but should have united with other sects to fight against Lingyun Sect.

But Yingting Taoist knew that if Tiangang Sword Sect did not take action, Lingyun Sect would not let Wanshou Mountain go, and Guiyuan Sect and Mingyin Valley would not dare to go against Lingyun Sect. Only participating in it would be the best choice.

In the final analysis, Chen Yuan was too powerful and had a long life. As long as he existed, Lingyun Sect would be the undisputed overlord of Qi's cultivation world.

Yingting Taoist could only suppress his anger, and at most he just had a cold face in front of Wu Zexian.

He also missed the days when he and Lingyun Sect monks fought against Ziyang Sect side by side.

But the balance of the six sects of Qi has been broken, and Lingyun Sect has become the second Ziyang Sect. Its ambition to unify Qi's cultivation world is obvious.

The Tiangang Sword Sect is not strong enough, so it can only endure silently and wait for the turnaround.

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In the past, when the Ziyang Sect was powerful, the Tiangang Sword Sect encountered a greater crisis than now, but it still survived.

Although the Lingyun Sect has the upper hand now, it may not be able to laugh to the end.

The only good news is that Chen Yuan has not shown his trace for ten years. During these ten years, the oppression of the Lingyun Sect has also been reduced a little bit compared to before.

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All the disciples of the four sects have arrived, and the Lingyun Sect formation master began to arrange the formation under the command of Elder Yang.

This time, the handsome Taoist looked at the many changes in the forbidden formation and did not question it.

Ten years ago, there was a strange phenomenon in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, and the colorful light column shot up into the sky, but the reason was unknown.

It was not until the disciples of the four sects left the secret realm that they learned that there was also an abnormality in the secret realm at that time, and the colorful spiritual light filled the sky, but it soon disappeared.

If you can't find the reason, you can only put it aside.

The origin of the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain is mysterious. The Qi State sects still do not know its details. They only know that it is related to the ancient Taixuan Sect. The four major Xuan Sects seem to know a little bit, but they are all very secretive and never reveal anything.

Six hours later, the formation was arranged. Elder Yang took out four formation plates and handed them to four late Jindan cultivators.

The four raised their hands and pinched their fingers, injecting true essence into the formation plates. Four colorful light columns shot up into the sky, and the Lingguang Gate slowly emerged, and a piece of Lingguang talisman flew out.

The disciples of each sect took the talisman and entered the secret realm in turn, starting with Lingyun Sect.

As the figure of the last Qi Refining disciple disappeared, the Lingguang Gate slowly closed. The four late Jindan cultivators put away the formation plates, stepped aside, sat cross-legged, and recovered their true essence.

Seven days later, the four people activated the formation on time, and the Lingguang Gate emerged again, and the disciples of each sect flew out one after another.

Compared with the last time the secret realm was opened, the conflict between Lingyun Sect and Tiangang Sword Sect has become more intense, and the casualties have also increased a lot.

When the Lingguang Gate was closed, only seven disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect survived, and only seventeen people of the Lingyun Sect survived. Nearly half of the Qi Refining disciples remained in the secret realm forever.

Wu Zexian looked very gloomy, and his eyes swept across the faces of the elders of Mingyin Valley and Guiyuan Sect, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

The two of them lowered their heads slightly, avoiding Wu Zexian's gaze, and their expressions were slightly unnatural.

The thirteen dead Qi Refining disciples must not all have died at the hands of the Tiangang Sword Sect disciples.

The elders of Guiyuan Sect and Mingyin Valley should not dare to let their disciples attack the Lingyun Sect disciples, but most of them hinted.

After all, everyone knows that as long as the Tiangang Sword Sect falls, the Lingyun Sect will attack Mingyin Valley and Guiyuan Sect.

But in the secret realm, regardless of the law, life and death are determined by fate, and they cannot be investigated.

Wu Zexian could only secretly remember this matter, retract his gaze, and his expression returned to normal. He bowed and said goodbye, took out the giant boat, and flew up.

After 17 Qi-refining disciples and more than 30 formation masters boarded the giant boat, Wu Zexian raised his sleeves and flicked it, and the giant boat slowly rose and flew towards Lingyun Sect.

After leaving Dongting Mountain, Wu Zexian ordered everyone to take out the spiritual herbs, and used a wisp of Yimu essence to make sure that no one hid them privately.

He looked at the slightly sparse pile of spiritual herbs in front of him, frowning, and a formation master wrote down what everyone had obtained.

This time, the Qi-refining disciples of Lingyun Sect suffered a bit more damage, and the spiritual herbs they picked were even less than last time.

He still couldn't figure out why the head of the sect suddenly ordered to limit the number of disciples from each sect to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, and said that they couldn't fish out all the fish.

Lingyun Sect should take the opportunity to increase the number of people and suppress the various sects to dominate the Qi Kingdom's cultivation world.

The number of spiritual herbs obtained last time was much less than before, and the foundation-building pills refined could not meet the needs of the disciples in the sect.

This time, there are fewer spiritual herbs, but the number of Qi-refining disciples who need foundation-building pills has doubled compared to ten years ago. How should they be distributed?

Wu Zexian was very puzzled, but this was the order of the headmaster, so he had to obey it, and no one dared to be dissatisfied.

He sighed in his heart, put away all the spiritual herbs, turned around and walked into the tower, meditating silently.

A few hours later, the giant boat returned to Lingyun Sect and landed on the white jade square on the top of Lingyun Peak.

The Qi-refining disciples and formation masters dispersed separately. Wu Zexian put away the giant boat and walked into Lingyun Hall with Elder Yang.

He looked solemn, and kept thinking in his mind how to explain the reduction of spiritual herbs.

Suddenly, Wu Zexian was stunned.

In the empty hall, the headmaster sat in the main seat.

Next to him was Chen Yuan, who had not appeared for ten years, looking at him with a smile.

Wu Zexian was overjoyed, stepped forward quickly, and bowed deeply: "Meet the headmaster and the supreme elder!" (End of this chapter)