Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

"Fellow Daoist Cao, Fellow Daoist Ren, congratulations!"

"Brother Cao and Miss Ren support each other and will definitely go further on the road to immortality in the future!"

In a courtyard, there are pavilions, pavilions, waterside corridors, green bamboos and strange pines, which are beautiful and elegant.

Cao You and Ren Man were smiling and entertaining several guests.

Both of them were wearing bright red dresses, embroidered with pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water, and hairpins on their heads.

There are several tables and chairs in the courtyard, with an Eight Immortals table in the middle, with statues of the Three Pure Ones on it, looking solemn, and two futons placed in front of the table.

Several monks sat on the Taishi chair, surrounded the two people, bowed their hands, and congratulated them repeatedly.

After everyone talked for a long time, a monk raised his head and glanced at the sun and said:

"Fellow Taoist Cao, fellow Taoist Ren, an auspicious time is approaching, why haven't you held a ceremony yet?"

The smile on Cao You's face did not diminish and he said apologetically:

"Fellow Taoist Ma, wait a moment, there is another Taoist friend who has not arrived yet."

A long-faced monk frowned and said:

"Who is so trusting? Today is Brother Cao's happy day. How can we delay the good time because of him alone..."

Before he finished speaking, a clear voice came from afar:

"Fellow Taoist Cao, Fellow Taoist Ren, Chen is late, please forgive me."

Everyone turned to look and saw a monk walking into the courtyard.

This man is tall, wearing a long green robe, and his appearance is nothing to boast about. The only thing he has is a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows on his temples, his eyes are bright and full of energy.

Cao You immediately stood up and responded, smiling and saying:

"Brother Chen has come just in time. The auspicious time is approaching. Please sit down and watch the ceremony."

Ren Man stood up and felt blessed:

"Fellow Taoist Chen is free to come here today. It is really a blessing for me and my wife. How dare I blame you?"

The green-robed monk smiled, touched the storage bag, and an extra tray came out in his hand, and handed it to Cao You:

"Today is a day of great joy for the two Taoist friends. Chen prepared a small gift, but it was almost delayed. Fortunately, there was no delay. I wish the two Taoist friends a happy marriage and a long road to immortality."

There were two jade bottles on the tray. Cao You took them with both hands, opened the jade bottles and looked at them, and exclaimed:

"Bixindan!"

When the monks heard this, their expressions changed.

The monks present had the lowest cultivation level at the seventh level of Qi refining, and the elixir they usually used for cultivation was the Bixin Pill.

A bottle of Bixin Dan costs eighty spirit stones, which is very expensive.

They can only budget carefully and buy two or three pills for practice.

This person gave away two bottles of Bixin Dan at once. How generous and generous he must be?

The long-faced monk seemed to have thought of something, and quickly came to the Qingshan monk and bowed deeply:

"Fellow Taoist, is this Master Chen Yuanchen?"

The green-robed monk smiled slightly:

"How do fellow Taoists know Chen's name?"

The long-faced monk showed humility on his face:

"Master Chen's alchemy skills are superb. We rely on Master Chen's elixirs for our daily practice. Unfortunately, we have always been side by side. It's such a blessing to meet him today!"

Others also woke up from a dream, gathered around and saluted the monk in green shirt, their words were extremely respectful:

"My Excellency Yuan Hua, I have met Master Chen!"

"Master Chen's alchemy skills are extraordinary, and his cultivation is so advanced. Chang admires him!"

"Master Chen..."

The monk in green shirt is Chen Yuan. He is full of spiritual energy and his cultivation has reached the peak of the tenth level of Qi refining, surpassing all the monks in the courtyard.

Chen Yuan returned the salute to everyone and said with a smile:

"Chen is only proficient in alchemy and cannot be called a master. Today is a day of great joy for Fellow Daoist Cao and Fellow Daoist Ren. It would be better for us not to overwhelm the guests. What do you fellow Taoists think?"

Everyone unanimously agreed:

"Master Chen is right, the auspicious time has arrived, there is no need to delay!"

"Fellow Daoist Cao, Fellow Daoist Ren, please come!"

"Master Chen, please sit down!"

Afterwards, everyone recommended Chen Yuan as the leader and took their seats one after another.

Cao You and Ren Man looked solemn, came to the statue of Sanqing, offered three sticks of incense, then knelt down on the futon, each took out a piece of red silk, and said loudly:

"Monk Cao You (Ren Man), today we are married to a Taoist couple. A marriage certificate is sent to Jiuxiao, and please be witnessed by the founder of the Three Qing Dynasty. If you lose the beautiful lady (the beautiful lady bears the queen), your body will die, your name will be removed from the three realms, and you will never be reincarnated!"

Afterwards, the two of them placed the silk fabric in front of the futon, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, stood up and faced each other, and bowed.

After the ceremony was completed, the monks congratulated each other one after another.

The two of them took their seats and discussed Taoism with other monks, exchanging their cultivation experiences.

It wasn't until the sun went down and everyone left one after another that silence returned to the courtyard.

Chen Yuan stayed at the end and said goodbye to the two of them:

"Fellow Daoist Cao, Fellow Daoist Ren, I have to say goodbye today. I don't know when I will see you again. If something happens, you can come to Lingyun Sect to find me."

The smile on Cao You's face disappeared and his expression became solemn:

"Brother Chen is really going to attend the Lingyun Sect's Immortal Ascension Conference?"

Chen Yuan nodded.

Cao You said in confusion:

"The Immortal Ascension Conference is extremely dangerous. You have to fight with people in the ring. Brother Chen has been refining elixirs in the market for a long time and lacks experience in fighting. Why not go to the Huanyue Mountains first to practice with monsters?"

Ren Man also advised:

"The Lingyun Sect's Immortal Ascension Conference will only start in more than two months. If you don't mind it, Fellow Daoist Chen, you can go into the mountains with me and my wife to hunt down two monsters, so that you can be prepared when the time comes."

Chen Yuan smiled and said:

"Chen Mou understands the kindness of the two Taoists. I know in my heart that there should be no problem in this Immortal Ascension Conference."

Cao You and Ren Man looked at each other with worry in their eyes.

But Chen Yuan has made up his mind and they cannot block his way.

Ren Man Yingying Yifu:

"I and my husband are able to break through the bottleneck in the later stage. The seven levels of cultivation today are all dependent on the help of Fellow Daoist Chen. If Fellow Daoist Chen has something to do in the future, just ask, and we husband and wife will not refuse."

Cao You looked solemn:

"Man'er is right. If Brother Chen hadn't allowed me to sell elixirs on my behalf, I wouldn't have met so many comrades, started working as a broker, and earned so many spiritual stones. Brother Chen's great kindness will be unforgettable by Cao! "

With that said, he bowed deeply to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan supported Cao You and said with a smile:

"I have known fellow Taoist Cao for more than ten years, and we have a deep friendship. Without fellow Taoist Cao to help me buy spiritual herbs and sell elixirs, I can't concentrate on my cultivation, so there is no need for kindness. The road to immortality is long, and it is not easy to have one or two good friends. I hope When we meet again in the future, the three of us will have successfully built the foundation, laughing and chatting about the moon and the moon."

Cao You laughed loudly:

"What Brother Chen said is absolutely true. I wish Brother Chen a smooth trip and success in becoming an immortal!"

Ren Man took out a piece of animal skin from his storage bag and handed it to Chen Yuan:

"I know that Fellow Daoist Chen is not short of spiritual stones. We, as a couple, have no other talents except that we have been hunting monsters in the mountains for many years. We have also made good friends with several colleagues and exchanged knowledge. We have a good understanding of the geographical situation and monsters of the Huanyue Mountains. The distribution of beasts is quite familiar. This topographic map of the Huanyue Mountains is the most precious thing between us and my wife. I will give it to Fellow Daoist Chen today. I hope you will not refuse."

Chen Yuan took the animal skin and took a look. On it was a detailed topography of the outer reaches of the Huanyue Mountains, as well as introductions to many monster beasts. The details were extremely detailed, but the deeper they went, the more blurry they became.

He solemnly put away the animal skin and said:

"You two fellow Taoists are very interested. Thank you Chen. It's getting late. I'll leave now. We'll see you again if we have the chance."

After that, he bowed to the two of them, turned around and left.

Cao You and Ren Man watched his retreating figure and stood there, silent for a long time.

…

When Chen Yuan walked out of Huanyuefang City, it was already dark.

He cast his light body technique, looked in the right direction, and headed north.

At this time, twelve years have passed since he broke through the eighth level of Qi refining.

The Lingyun Sect's Immortal Ascension Conference is about to begin, and his cultivation has grown to the peak of the tenth level of Qi Refining. He has nowhere to go, so he is suitable to participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference.

He originally wanted to rush to the Lingyun Sect three months in advance, but Cao You and Ren Manxuan became Taoist couples today, so he postponed his departure half a month.

Lingyun Sect is located in Yunzhou, the northernmost part of Qi State, eight thousand miles north of Shuozhou, a long way to go.

But after Chen Yuan's cultivation progressed greatly, the spiritual energy consumed by the Light Body Technique was negligible. He could travel hundreds of miles a day without resting for seven days and seven nights.

It only took him more than twenty days to arrive in Yunzhou.

Along the way, Chen Yuan traveled day and night and consumed half of his mana, so he meditated and practiced to restore his mana in order to avoid encountering accidents on the road and losing his mana.

Fortunately, the roads he chose were secluded and inaccessible, and there were no dangers along the way.

He had met several monks, but their cultivation was generally not high. When they saw Chen Yuan's cultivation at the tenth level of Qi Refining, they were extremely frightened and turned around to leave.

One of these times, Chen Yuan met a monk who was also at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Both of them were extremely vigilant and stayed away from each other dozens of feet apart without making any contact.

He also encountered several first-level, middle and low-level monsters. After seeing him, they immediately lost their minds and pounced on them.

However, Chen Yuan's strength increased greatly, and he used his magic weapon to easily defeat these monsters and harvest a batch of monster materials.

After entering Yunzhou, Chen Yuan met more monks.

Among them were many monks at the tenth level of Qi Refining, who, like Chen Yuan, should have come to participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference.

After the two parties met, they did not dare to have too much contact and stayed away from each other.

Outside of the city, there is no order, only strength.

Before knowing the details, no one dared to have casual contact with other monks for fear of encountering a calamity cultivator.

But Tribulation Cultivators generally would not take action against monks with similar cultivation levels.

There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world of immortality, and monks are all inconspicuous, so they cannot tell the difference between strength and weakness from their appearance.

If you encounter a master, it will be a disaster.

Not to mention there are some high-level monks who specialize in pretending to be pigs and eating tigers. If they are accidentally provoked, life will be worse than death.

Therefore, Jie cultivators plan carefully and act carefully, and rarely act haphazardly.

Those arrogant and domineering Jie cultivators have long since died.

However, Chen Yuan was not careless because of this. He took the initiative to slow down and not come into contact with other monks. He drove for another five days before arriving at the foot of the Lingyun Mountains.

This is the residence of Lingyun Sect, one of the six major sects.

Thanks to Saint Yuanbao for the reward!