Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

Cao You asked:

"Brother Chen should know the six major sects, right?"

Chen Yuan nodded and said:

"I know it."

"Yunyou Travel Notes" records that Guiyuan Sect, Wanshou Mountain, Ziyang Sect, Tiangang Sword Sect, Mingyin Valley, and Lingyun Sect are the six most powerful sects in Qi State.

Cao You sighed and said:

"Seventy percent of Qi's large and small spiritual veins are in the hands of the six major sects, and the remaining 30% is in the hands of those cultivating families. Unless we, the casual cultivators, can endure the slow cultivation speed of a tortoise, nest in the mountains and fields with thin spiritual energy. , otherwise you can only join the markets established by these sect families."

"And the six major sects are collaborating. Not only is Guiyuan Sect so domineering, but the other five sects are also the same. Those cultivating immortal families are even more xenophobic and do not regard casual cultivators with other surnames as human beings. Even if casual cultivators do not stay in Huanyuefang City, they will It’s just a matter of changing places and continuing to be exploited. What’s the difference?”

Chen Yuan frowned and said:

"Fellow Taoist Cao said this, doesn't it mean that people are just knives and slaves, and I am fish and meat?"

Cao You smiled bitterly and said:

"That's right! Even this fish and meat is not something you can earn if you want to. Take Huanyuefang City as an example. Guiyuan Sect has no restrictions on casual cultivators. You can come and go as you want. Lingtian also wants to rent Just rent, don’t force it if you don’t want to.”

"But the world of cultivating immortals lacks everything except monks. Even if there is not one mortal in a million who possesses spiritual roots, there are so many mortals in Qi State, and there are at least tens of thousands of casual cultivators. And there are only a few spiritual veins. If you don't come, , some are casual cultivators, and even the qualifications to enter the market need to be purchased with spiritual stones. "

"But most of the casual cultivators have incomplete inheritance, have no weapons, cannot cultivate a hundred arts, and dare not go into the mountains to hunt monsters. They can only rely on renting seeds to the Yuan Sect's spiritual fields, ripening the spiritual grass, and exchanging spiritual stones for supply. Cultivation. Therefore, Guiyuan Sect is not afraid that no casual cultivators will join the market, nor is it afraid that the spiritual field will not be rented out. "

"On the contrary, casual cultivators are afraid that they will not be able to rent spiritual fields or earn spiritual stones, and will be expelled from the market. I am not afraid of Brother Chen's jokes. I also rented and cultivated spiritual fields for five years, slowly accumulated spiritual stones, and my cultivation level increased to After reaching the fourth level of Qi refining, I bought a low-grade folding fan, went into the mountains to hunt monsters, and finally no longer had to work as a coolie for the Guiyuan Sect..."

Cao You spoke eloquently, his voice full of bitterness.

Spiritual veins are monopolized by the six sects and cultivating families, and casual cultivators have no choice but to accept their exploitation unless they do not want to improve their cultivation.

As long as the six major sects leak a little oil and water from the cracks of their fingers and do not completely block the road ahead, casual cultivators will flock to them and become their own prey.

Only those casual cultivators who are strong and capable of cultivating various arts can earn a lot of spiritual stones and improve their cultivation.

But they also need spiritual veins and elixir cultivation, and cannot do without the Fangshi system. They must contribute to the six major sects and accept their hidden exploitation.

And the six major sects sit on the spiritual ground, high above the ground, driving thousands of casual cultivators, and controlling the world of immortal cultivation in Qi.

A happy and immortal life has nothing to do with casual cultivation.

Chen Yuan's thoughts were spinning, but he discovered a problem in Cao You's words and said:

"The six major sects are so overbearing. Those true spiritual root cultivators can reach the peak of Qi refining in more than twenty years. Why do they want to join Fangshi and be exploited by others?"

Cao You asked instead:

"From what Brother Chen said, he shouldn't be a True Spiritual Root cultivator, right?"

Chen Yuan's heart moved and he said:

"Chen is a Four Spiritual Roots cultivator."

Cao You had an expected expression on his face and said:

"Like Brother Chen, I am both a Four Spiritual Roots cultivator. Ninety-nine percent of the casual cultivators in Huanyuefang City are Four Spiritual Roots cultivators. Those true spiritual root cultivators have long been accepted as disciples by the six major sects. , the rest are all casual cultivators of the Four Spiritual Roots. Although their qualifications are not good, they have hope of breaking through the foundation building stage, so they work hard to accumulate spiritual stones, improve their cultivation, and seize the opportunity. "

"What about the Five Spirit Root monks?"

Cao You sneered:

"The qualifications of the Five Spiritual Root cultivators are so poor that they can't even break through the late stage of Qi refining. Moreover, there are very few casual cultivators with Five Spiritual Roots. Even if there are a few, they have cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Refining and then work for ordinary princes and wealthy businessmen. My dear guest, I have gone to enjoy the glory and wealth.”

Chen Yuan was surprised and said:

"These casual cultivators are just serving as guests for princes and wealthy businessmen, rather than acting as a force in the mortal world?"

Cao You explained:

"Brother Chen doesn't know. The six major sects strictly prohibit monks from enslaving and harming mortals. Violators will be severely punished. Therefore, those monks with five spiritual roots can only hide their names and have fun and end their lives."

Chen Yuan suddenly understood, and at the same time he solved a long-standing doubt in his heart.

Wen Huazhong once said that when Master Duanfang was collecting mortal souls, he did not dare to massacre mortal villages and towns, probably because he was afraid of the prohibition of the six major sects.

The six major sects treat mortals as fields, and the casual cultivators that grow are like leeks. Once a crop is cut, another crop will grow again, and they will never be cut off for generations to come.

Chen Yuan suddenly remembered the words of the young man in black:

"The road to cultivating immortality is to go against the will of heaven, fighting for the best, fighting with heaven, fighting with the earth, fighting with others, fighting with yourself..."

The real world of immortality is so cruel.

But Chen Yuandao was determined and did not waver.

No matter how difficult and dangerous the road is, he will fight for a way!

Chen Yuan recovered his thoughts and said:

"That glimmer of opportunity that fellow Taoist Cao mentioned is the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Yunyou Travels" records that if a Qi Refining monk wants to build a foundation, he must take a Foundation Building Pill.

However, among the four techniques that Chen Yuan obtained, the name of the Foundation Establishment Pill was not mentioned, which made him quite confused.

Cao You shook his head and said:

"The Foundation Establishment Pill is just one of them, and there is also the Immortal Ascension Order."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed and he said:

"Order to ascend to immortality? Please ask fellow Taoist Cao to clarify your doubts."

Cao You said:

"The Foundation Establishment Pill is an indispensable item for foundation building. The required spiritual grass is too precious and has disappeared from the outside world. Only the six major sects have the ability to refine it. If casual cultivators want to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, they can only offer extremely Only precious magic weapons, spiritual herbs, exercises, and spiritual objects can be exchanged for one from the six major sects.

"But this is not the only way to build a foundation. The six major sects auction the Immortal Ascension Order every year. Those who hold the Immortal Ascension Order can participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference once every ten years. After passing it, they can join the six major sects. Naturally, There is an opportunity to build a foundation.”

Chen Yuan frowned and said:

"This Immortal Ascension Order is related to foundation building, and it needs to be auctioned and bid. It must be worth a lot of money. In the end, won't it all fall into the hands of those alchemists, weapon refiners, and talisman makers?"

Cao You shook his head and said:

"Brother Chen doesn't know. The Immortal Ascension Conference requires fighting and fighting, which is extremely fierce. Although those alchemists and weapon refiners are not short of spiritual stones, they put all their energy into studying the various arts of cultivation and are not good at fighting. Most of them are not good at fighting. The Immortal Order still falls into the hands of monks who are good at fighting."

Chen Yuan suddenly realized, cupped his hands and said:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Cao, for clarifying my doubts. If it had not been for meeting Fellow Daoist Cao, Chen's eyes would have darkened. After entering Huanyuefang City, he would have taken many detours."

Cao You smiled and said:

"Brother Chen, you are so polite. Cao has nothing to repay Brother Chen for saving his life. But what does it mean to answer questions? And in a hurry, I can only give a rough outline. The details of Huanyuefang City need to be solved by Brother Chen." See it for yourself.”

…

One day later, the two finally crossed the Qingyang Mountains and came to the foot of a mountain covered with thick white mist.

Chen Yuan used his Sky Eye Technique with all his strength to see through the white mist and barely see the shadowy scene inside.

Cao You led Chen Yuan into the white mist and said:

"Brother Chen, please come with me. These fogs are the spirit-locking formation set up by the Guiyuan Sect. They can block the spirit energy and prevent it from leaking out. Mortals will lose their way if they enter, but there is no hindrance to monks like us."

Chen Yuan followed Cao You, used his light body technique, entered the white mist, and walked forward along a mountain road.

This mountain road can only accommodate two or three people and is surrounded by towering mountain walls.

A quarter of an hour later, the two finally reached the end of the path, and a strange scene slowly unfolded in front of Chen Yuan's eyes.

This is an extremely vast valley. There are rows of buildings in the valley, and the streets are full of people, just like the bustling markets in the world.

There are many vendors on both sides of the street, and monks stop to bargain with them from time to time.

At the end of the valley, there is a thousand-foot high mountain, with houses built one after another, with carved beams and painted buildings, and cornices, which are extremely luxurious.

There are dense spiritual fields on the surrounding mountains. In each spiritual field, there are monks sitting in it, injecting mana into a formation plate to ripen the spiritual grass.

Chen Yuan and Cao You stood on a high platform about ten feet above the ground, overlooking the entire valley.

Next to the two of them, there were more than a dozen identical high platforms with steps. Several monks were descending along the steps into the valley.

Cao You smiled and said:

"Brother Chen, this is Huanyuefang City. I will take you to get the access token. Foreign cultivators have three days to stay. If you don't have the access token within these three days, you will be expelled from the city."

Afterwards, the two of them walked down the high platform, and Cao You led Chen Yuan through two streets and came to a three-story building with "Huanyue Pavilion" written on the plaque.

Several casual people were queuing up in front of a counter and waited for a quarter of an hour before it was their turn.

Behind the counter is a skinny old man with thick spiritual energy and a tenth level of Qi refining.

Cao You saluted the skinny old man and said:

"Deacon He, this is Fellow Daoist Chen Yuan. He is new to Huanyuefang City and wants to exchange for a pass token."

Deacon He glanced at Chen Yuan and said calmly:

"Five spiritual stones. If you want to stay in Huanyuefang City after one year, you must pay another five spiritual stones."

Chen Yuan took out five spiritual stones and put them on the counter.

Deacon He raised his hand and the five spiritual stones disappeared. He turned over his hand and took out a jade token, handed it to Chen Yuan and said:

"Fellow Taoist, please keep the token. If it is lost, you need to get a new one. In addition, casual cultivators entering Huanyuefang City need to rent a cave. Which kind of cave should I rent?"