Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

As soon as these words came out, Qingliu Layman's face immediately turned ugly.

Chen Yuan looked at Yao Songtao, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Yao Songtao ignored him and smiled: "Yao agrees with Elder Gu's proposal."

Xinzhai Sanren snorted coldly and glared at Yao Songtao.

Elder Gu nodded slightly and looked at Chen Yuan: "Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Yuan slowly glanced around and wrote down the elders who agreed with Elder Gu's proposal. He said lightly: "Since the elders have reached a result, Chen will follow it."

He was naturally unwilling to kill any transformed demon king. Although he now needed an eighth-level demon pill to refine the demon essence pill, he was not afraid of the eighth-level demon king.

But Elder Gu deliberately persuaded the head of Haoran Sect to issue an order to let him kill the demon king. He must have other plans.

At this point, if he still couldn't understand that Elder Gu was playing hard to get, he would be no different from a three-year-old child.

Elder Gu first instructed Yang Liqian to make an incredible proposal, asking him, a person who had just formed a Nascent Soul, to kill the top six Nascent Soul cultivators on the wanted list. Naturally, no one would agree.

Then Elder Gu made another proposal that was much more normal, asking him to kill the transformed demon king.

At the same time, he pointed out the flaws of the "Demon God Art", so that these Nascent Soul elders could see that his "road ahead was cut off", and they would naturally not reject this proposal without any scruples.

After all, on one side was Elder Gu in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, on the other side was Qingliu, a layman in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, and a casual cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul whose road ahead was cut off. Everyone knew what to choose.

It was not easy for Elder Hai to waive his rights as agreed.

But even if Chen Yuan saw through all this, he could not refuse.

This was the decision of the elders of Haoran Sect. If he did not obey, he would be an enemy of Haoran Sect, which just happened to be what Elder Gu wanted.

Moreover, the spiritual source of Wanzhu Peak was severely damaged because of him, and the pavilions, towers, caves and medicine gardens within more than ten miles were also destroyed because of him. He could not refuse.

Elder Gu nodded slightly: "Please ask Fellow Daoist Chen to choose a transformed demon king."

As he said that, he took out a jade slip from the mustard ring and sent it forward. The jade slip flew to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the jade slip, but his consciousness did not go in to investigate. He remembered the four transformed demon kings on the Haoran Sect's wanted list.

He hesitated for a moment, and suddenly received a voice transmission from Qingliu Jushi: "Fellow Daoist Chen, choose the cold jade lion."

Chen Yuan was startled, and then said: "I will choose the seventh cold jade lion."

All the Yuanying elders showed a look of understanding when they heard this.

Chen Yuan took in the expressions of everyone, and his heart moved. They all knew that he was going to choose the cold jade lion?

Elder Gu said calmly: "The deadline is three years. Please bring back the body of the cold jade lion within three years, but the demon pill and materials are at your disposal. Do you have any objections?"

Chen Yuan glanced at Qingliu, who nodded.

Chen Yuan then replied: "I have no objection."

Elder Gu clasped his fists and bowed: "I will wait for good news."

Elder Hai stood up: "Now that the meeting is over, I will practice in seclusion. Goodbye."

He bowed and turned to walk out of the hall. Other Yuanying elders also stood up and left.

Chen Yuan, Qingliu, Xinzhai Sanren, and Mr. Chengli left together. Only Elder Gu and Yao Songtao were left in the hall.

Yao Songtao said calmly: "Elder Gu, I have repaid you for guarding the Hell of Fire on my behalf today."

Elder Gu nodded, and Yao Songtao stood up and walked out of the hall.

...

Mingliu Lake, on the island in the middle of the lake

In the thatched cottage, Qingliu looked a little solemn. Chen Yuan sat opposite him, holding a cup of spiritual tea and sipping it slowly.

After a while, Chen Yuan put down the teacup and asked, "Daoyou asked me to choose the cold jade lion. I saw the expressions of the elders, and it seemed that they had expected that I would make this choice. Why is that?"

Among the four transformed demon kings on the Haoran Sect's wanted list, the cold jade lion ranked seventh. It lived in the extreme north cold state. It had killed two true disciples of the Haoran Sect. It was said that more than a hundred years ago, it killed an eighth-level demon king. It was cruel and powerful.

Behind him, there were two more transformed demon kings. They also took the lives of Haoran Sect disciples, but there was no record of fighting with other demon kings or Nascent Soul cultivators. Their strength was slightly weaker.

Qingliu said, "Did you notice what the other three transformed demon kings have in common?"

Chen Yuan recalled briefly, "The three demon kings all live in Nanzhou, and the Hanyu Lion lives in Hanzhou."

Qingliu nodded, "Yes, this is exactly why I reminded you to choose Hanyu Lion."

"Nanzhou is the world of demons, and it is extremely dangerous. If you go to Nanzhou to trouble the demon king, you will be courting death."

"That Hanyu Lion is the only choice."

Chen Yuan frowned, "Both Nanzhou and Hanzhou are places where demons gather. What's the difference?"

It is said that in ancient times, Jiuxianzhou was occupied by demons, and humans were just blood food for demons.

But as the human race continued to multiply and grow, high-level cultivators emerged in an endless stream, opened up new territories, and gradually drove the demons out of Jiuxianzhou, and even the near seas were free of traces of demons.

But later, the human race continued to fight internally, and the demons returned to Jiuxianzhou and occupied the remote Hanzhou and Nanzhou.

Among them, Nanzhou is located at the southernmost tip of Jiuxianzhou. It is extremely hot all year round. There are 100,000 mountains, high mountains, dense forests, and miasma. It is not suitable for human survival and is completely occupied by the demons.

Hanzhou is located in the extreme north, facing the Arctic Ocean to the north. It is cold and harsh, with sparse population and scarce cultivation resources.

There is only one large sect in the entire Hanzhou. The human race occupies half of Hanzhou, and the northern half of Hanzhou is the world of the demon race.

Seeing Chen Yuan asking, Qingliu Jushi explained: "The master of Nanzhou is a spirit-transforming demon cultivator, otherwise how could the ten major sects tolerate Nanzhou being completely occupied by the demon race?"

Chen Yuan's face changed: "Spirit-transforming demon cultivator?"

This is the first time he has heard about a spirit-transforming cultivator since he started practicing.

Qingliu Lay nodded slightly: "This matter is not a secret. The elders of the ten major sects basically know about it."

"It is said that this demon cultivator who has reached the state of transformation has been entrenched in Nanzhou since ancient times and has made an agreement with the ten major sects."

"Therefore, for ten thousand years, Nanzhou has always been the world of the demon race. As long as a human cultivator enters, he will be attacked by the crowd."

"If not, even though the environment in Nanzhou is extremely harsh, there are still many cultivation resources, which have long been divided up by the cultivators of various states."

"Transformation..." Chen Yuan murmured, "Does my human race have no cultivators of transformation, allowing the demon race to occupy Nanzhou?"

Qingliu Lay frowned and said: "On the surface, there are no cultivators of transformation in various sects, but it is unknown whether there are cultivators of transformation in secret."

"After all, breaking through the transformation of the spirit does not require tribulation, but it will consume more spiritual energy, which is easy to cover up."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan was even more confused. The ten major sects combined did not even have a cultivator of transformation in the spirit?

But if there was a cultivator of transformation in the spirit, why was it hidden?

Such secrets cannot be guessed. Chen Yuan suppressed his thoughts and said, "Elder Gu must know that Daoist Fellow Qingliu would not let me choose the transformed demon king of Nanzhou, but he still brought up this matter. Could it be that his original intention was to let me kill the cold jade lion?"

Qingliu Layman nodded: "Almost right, but how much does Daoist Fellow Chen know about Hanzhou?"

Chen Yuan said: "Chen has lived overseas for a long time. Except for Renzhou, I have never been to other states."

"I only know that Hanzhou is located in the extreme north, it is extremely cold, the environment seems to be worse than Nanzhou, it is sparsely populated, and half of the state is occupied by the demon clan. I don't know much else."

Qingliu Layman said: "Daoist Fellow is right. Compared with Nanzhou, Hanzhou is the real harsh environment, lacking resources, and can only support a large sect."

"But for ice-attributed monsters, Hanzhou is a blessed land, which is very suitable for the survival of the demon clan, occupying half of Hanzhou and the entire Arctic Ocean."

"But the demon clan of Hanzhou is different from the demon clan of Nanzhou The two states are the same, and they are not subordinate to each other. Although there is a level 10 demon king, he is only respected as the co-leader on the surface. "

"The transformed demon kings are constantly fighting each other, and their control over their subordinates is not strict. There are often Yuanying cultivators going to Hanzhou to search for ice-attributed treasures. "

"The difficulty of this matter lies in the cold jade lion. This demon is ferocious, powerful, and has the advantage of time and place, so it is not easy to deal with. "

He paused, frowned and said: "I don't know what means Junior Brother Gu used to make the head master After issuing the decree, even Elder Yao stood on his side, forcing Daoyou to take over the matter. "

Chen Yuan drank a cup of spiritual tea and smiled slightly: "When the enemy comes, the general will fight, when the water comes, the earth will cover it, it's just a cold jade lion, I don't care about it."

Elder Qingliu's expression eased a little: "If Daoyou Chen is not a physical cultivator and has mastered the art of teleportation, I would not let Daoyou go to Hanzhou even if I risked my life."

If a cultivator who had just formed an infant went to trouble the cold jade lion, it would be a dead end.

But he knew that Chen Yuan could drive the white flame that burned the soul and mastered the art of teleportation, so an eighth-level cold jade lion should be no problem.

Chen put down the tea cup and said seriously: "There is no time to lose, I will leave for Hanzhou tomorrow. No matter what Elder Gu has planned, as long as I kill the cold jade lion, it can be solved!" (End of this chapter)