Nine Transformations of the True Spirit

On Wanling Peak, in another cave a few hundred feet away from Chen Yuan's cave, Gui Yuanshu and a middle-aged monk wearing brocade robes sat opposite each other.

The monk in brocade robes has a high nose and deep eyes, slightly dark complexion, slightly brown hair, and a strange face. He is Tian You, the elder of the Jiuli sect who asked Qin Lian to refine the magic weapon.

Gui Yuanshu said: "Fellow Taoist Tian, ​​I have handed over the pavilion master's order to Junior Brother Qin, but he is still a bit old-fashioned and did not immediately agree to refine magic weapons for fellow Taoist."

"Instead, I asked Fellow Daoist Tian to bid with the casual cultivator Chen Yuan from Renzhou. He will give priority to refining the magic weapon for the higher bidder. I wonder what your wishes are?"

Hearing this, he frowned slightly, but then relaxed: "It's just a bidding. I come here this time with full sincerity, and I have no shortage of top-quality spiritual stones."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for working on my affairs. I owe you a favor."

Gui Yuanshu said with a smile: "No, no, when I was in charge of the Lizhou branch, I paid a lot of attention to fellow Taoist monk Tian, ​​but I couldn't repay him."

"Now I can finally help fellow Taoist. When it comes to favors, it is the favor I repay to fellow Taoist."

Tian You also laughed: "I think back on that time, I and my returning Taoist friend also felt like old friends at first sight, but since the Taoist friend left Lizhou, we haven't seen each other for a hundred years."

"This time I begged in front of fellow Taoist. Fellow Taoist went all over the place for this matter, and even begged in front of the Pavilion Master. No matter what the favor was, it has been repaid."

Gui Yuanshu said: "I never expected that Fellow Taoist Tian would come to our pavilion to refine magic weapons. The eighth-level four-winged flying snake in the hands of Fellow Taoist Master is incomparable to high-level magic weapons."

"Moreover, your sect has a complete inheritance. Grandmaster Miao's weapon refining skills are second to none in Jiuxianzhou."

"Why do fellow Taoists abandon the near and seek the far away, even if they can't even wait for a few years?"

He looked at Tian You, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

The Jiuli Sect is world-famous for its ability to control beasts. The monks in its sect do not even have a natal magic weapon. Instead, they cultivate a natal spiritual beast and there are very few people who can refine the magic weapon.

This is also the reason why the Jiuli Sect will bring out a large amount of spiritual materials and monster materials to trade with Wanling Pavilion.

The monks in his sect put a lot of effort and cultivation resources into cultivating spiritual beasts, and rarely refined magic weapons. Naturally, they did not use spiritual materials and monster beast materials.

Tian You suddenly found Gui Yuanshu and asked him to help refine a high-level magic weapon, which puzzled him.

When Tian You heard this, the smile on his face slowly faded: "Fellow Taoist also knows that I have a moss-backed ox in my hands, which is very good at guarding, but it died unexpectedly in a fight a few years ago. "

"And in the next few years, we are going to explore a dangerous place. The four-winged flying snake is only good at killing, so we need to refine a defensive magic weapon."

"I originally wanted to ask Senior Brother Miao to refine the weapon, but Senior Brother Miao is refining a magic weapon and has no time to be distracted."

"And your pavilion's weapon refining skills are unparalleled in the world. Senior Brother Miao has praised him very much in the past. I can only shamelessly ask fellow Taoists for help."

Gui Yuanshu suddenly said: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Tian. Although Junior Brother Qin has refined a few magic weapons, his weapon refining skills are also very proficient and he has never missed a single one. A high-level magic weapon is definitely not a problem."

"But it seems that Chen Yuan has some friendship with Junior Brother Pan who is in charge of the Renzhou Branch. Junior Brother Qin used to take care of Junior Brother Pan a lot, so he wanted to refine treasures for Chen Yuan first."

"During the bidding tomorrow, Fellow Daoist Tian must not push too hard, otherwise Junior Brother Qin will be dissatisfied and not try his best when refining the weapon for Fellow Daoist. That would be bad."

Tian You nodded slightly: "Don't worry, fellow Taoist, as long as that fellow Taoist Chen retreats when he sees the difficulty, I will naturally not be aggressive."

…

A moment before noon the next day, Qin Lian came to Chen Yuan Cave Mansion and went to Wanling Pavilion with him.

The two went straight to the third floor, where Elder Feng greeted them and led them into the room where they had met before.

Gui Yuanshu and Tian You are already waiting in the house.

When they saw Chen Yuan and Qin Lian walking in, they both stood up to greet them.

Gui Yuanshu looked at Chen Yuan and said with a smile: "This is Chen Yuan, fellow Taoist Chen, right? I have admired his name for a long time, Gui Yuanshu."

He bowed his hand to Chen Yuan, then raised his hand to greet Tian You beside him: "Junior Brother Qin, Fellow Daoist Chen, this is Elder Tian You of the Jiuli Sect."

With a smile on his lips, Tian You cupped his fists and bowed: "Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Chen, Mr. Tian is polite."

Qin Lian returned the gift with a cold expression.

Chen Yuan smiled with a smile on his face, cupped his fists and said, "I have admired you for a long time. I am Chen Yuan, a casual cultivator."

After the four people sat down, Qin Lian got straight to the point: "Qin's natal magic weapon is damaged and needs to be warmed up for half a month before the furnace can be opened to refine the weapon. There is no time to delay."

"Two fellow Taoists, please bid now. Whoever brings out more top-quality spiritual stones will be given priority by Qin to refine the magic weapon for that fellow Taoist."

Tian You originally wanted to say a few words, but as soon as Qin Lian said this, he couldn't say anything else, so he could only bid directly: "I would like to offer three top-quality spiritual stones and ask fellow Taoist Qin to refine the treasure."

"Four yuan." Chen Yuan said calmly.

"I'll give you five spiritual stones." Tian You immediately followed the others.

"Six yuan." Chen Yuan did not hesitate.

Tian You was stunned, and the smile on his face disappeared.

He didn't expect that Chen Yuan would follow the price so straightforwardly, as if he didn't even pay attention to the top-quality spiritual stones.

Six top-quality spiritual stones were not a small amount for a casual cultivator who had just given birth.

He glanced at Gui Yuanshu and said secretly: "Fellow Daoist Gui, is this Chen Yuan really a casual cultivator? He just gave birth to a baby, where did he get so many top-quality spiritual stones?"

Gui Yuanshu was also very puzzled: "Junior Brother Qin's words must not be lies. If he really has a background, Junior Brother Qin will definitely not hide it."

"It is extremely difficult for casual practitioners to form a baby. This person should have some opportunities, but after all, he has no foundation. Six top-quality spiritual stones should be the limit."

Tian You nodded slightly, felt relieved and said, "Here are seven top-quality spiritual stones."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "I will also produce seven top-grade spiritual stones, and add a thousand high-grade spiritual stones."

Tian You's face darkened. A high-grade spiritual stone was far inferior to a top-grade spiritual stone, but a thousand high-grade spiritual stones could definitely be exchanged for one top-grade spiritual stone.

Chen Yuan's bid was equivalent to eight top-quality spiritual stones, which was completely beyond Tian You's expectations.

He originally thought that Chen Yuan was just a casual cultivator. Even if he had some opportunities, asking Qin Lian to refine two high-level magic weapons would have exhausted his wealth. He would have to spend at most four or five top-quality spiritual stones before reaching the limit.

Unexpectedly, he followed the price all the way without hesitation. Until now, he seems to be at ease.

How many spiritual stones does this person have in his hand?

Gui Yuanshu's face was a little ugly. He also completely underestimated Chen Yuan's financial resources, and secretly sent a message to Tian You: "Fellow Taoist Tian, ​​this person has such strong financial resources. Even if Taoist friend wins, it will not be worth the loss."

"It's just a matter of waiting for several years. Why bother to spend so much high-quality spiritual stones just for a chance to refine a magic weapon?"

Tian You hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Here are eight top-grade spiritual stones, plus a thousand high-grade spiritual stones!"

At the same time, he secretly sent a message to Chen Yuan: "Fellow Taoist Chen, please give me some face. As long as you are willing to give up this opportunity, I will definitely thank you deeply."

Gui Yuanshu was right, but Chen Yuan asked Qin Lian to refine two magic weapons. This would take nearly ten years, and he couldn't afford to wait.

But Chen Yuan ignored his message and didn't even look at him. He still refused to give in: "Chen will take out another Millennium Cold Jade based on the conditions just now and ask fellow Taoist Qin to appraise it."

With that said, he took out the Millennium Cold Jade from the mustard seed ring, raised his hand and flew slowly towards Chen Yuan.

As soon as the white Han Yufu about the size of a foot appeared, a chill spread quickly, and the tables and chairs in the room were slowly covered with a layer of frost.

Qin Lian had already inspected this piece of Millennium Cold Jade. After taking it, he just glanced at it and said: "This piece of Millennium Cold Jade is very heavy. It should have been nurtured by more than 1,800 thousand years of ice." Years ago, it was mined, which is enough to exchange for two top-quality spiritual stones. Brother Gui, please take care of your eyes."

After that, he raised his hand and sent it away, and the Millennium Cold Jade slowly flew towards the Guiyuan Tree.

Gui Yuanshu stared at the Thousand-Year Cold Jade closely, and dispersed his consciousness. After a while, he nodded: "Junior Brother Qin is right, this Thousand-Year Cold Jade is indeed worth two top-quality spiritual stones."

Among high-grade spiritual materials, there are also differences between high and low.

The most common high-grade spiritual materials can only be used to refine low-level magic weapons. One or two hundred high-grade spiritual stones can be purchased for one copy.

Even better high-grade spiritual materials can be used to refine intermediate magic weapons, worth four to five hundred high-grade spiritual stones.

The top-notch high-grade spiritual materials can be used as auxiliary materials for refining high-level magic weapons, and at least one top-grade spiritual stone can be sold.

Thousand-year cold jade can only be regarded as ordinary among the top high-grade spiritual materials.

But this thousand-year-old cold jade is of great weight and is very old, so only two top-quality spiritual stones can be sold.

However, there are also some special high-grade spiritual materials, such as thousand-year ice silk, which can be used to refine high-level magic weapons. However, a bunch of silk weighs very little and can be purchased for one or two hundred high-grade spiritual stones. At least ten bunches of silk can be refined. Make high-level magic weapons.

Tian You's eyes fell on the Millennium Cold Jade, and his expression was very ugly.

Chen Yuan was equivalent to taking out ten top-quality spiritual stones, which was also a sky-high price for him, an elder of the ten major sects.

What made him even more angry was that Chen Yuan ignored him at all.

Qin Lian reminded: "Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​do you still want to bid?"

Tian You raised his head and took a deep look at Chen Yuan, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Chen Daoyou is rich and powerful, and I am willing to be inferior. I am willing to give priority to refining magic weapons to Chen Daoyou." He said slowly, with reluctance in his voice.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, turned a blind eye to his gaze, cupped his hands and said, "I accept."

Qin Lian had a smile on his face. Chen Yuan and Tian You made a bidding war, and the two pieces of top-quality spiritual stones they originally ordered turned into ten top-quality spiritual stones. Naturally, he was in a great mood.

He bowed his hand to Tian You and said, "Fellow Taoist Tian, ​​please go back first. When Qin is free, he will send someone to Lizhou to visit fellow Taoist."

Tian You said with a gloomy face: "I'll wait for the good news from fellow Taoist Qin."

After that, he stood up and walked away.

Gui Yuanshu returned the Millennium Cold Jade to Chen Yuan and hurriedly bowed with his fists in his hands: "I'm taking my leave too."

He chased after Tian You, and the two of them walked out of the room one after another.

Qin Lian hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "It's really too much to ask Fellow Daoist Chen to bring out so many spirit stones. Why not reduce it by half..."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Since I dare to bid, I won't feel sorry for the spirit stones. Fellow Taoist, I will accept them all."

He also needed Qin Lian's help in refining the magic weapon. If he was stingy with the spiritual stones, Qin Lian would feel resentful and would not try his best when refining the magic weapon. If something went wrong, it would be too late to regret it.

The smile on Qin Lian's face became even stronger: "Then Qin will be disrespectful."

Then the two of them left Wanling Pavilion, Qin Lian returned to the mountain gate, but Chen Yuan did not return to the cave. Instead, he walked slowly down Wanling Peak, took up the escape light, and flew out of Wanlingfang City.

…

After Tian You left Wanling Pavilion, Gui Yuanshu followed him and returned to the cave with him.

He cupped his fists and bowed, apologetically on his face: "I really didn't know that Chen Yuan could produce so many spiritual stones and make fellow Taoist wait for several years. Please forgive me, fellow Taoist."

Tian You's expression was gloomy and he waved his hand: "Fellow Taoist Gui is not to blame for this matter, but this person is a casual cultivator, but his wealth is so rich. I don't know what kind of opportunity he got, but it makes me a little curious."

Gui Yuanshu's eyes lit up: "What Taoist Fellow Tian means is..."

Tian You smiled coldly: "Jingzhou is full of calamity cultivators. It seems that it is not unusual for a Nascent Soul cultivator to die."

"This Chen Yuan can produce so many spiritual stones, so his strength should not be bad."

"But if you and I join forces, a casual cultivator who has just given birth will have no choice but to kill him no matter what chance he gets."

"As for the treasures obtained, you and I will share them equally. I wonder what the friendship is like?"

Gui Yuanshu was extremely excited. He and Tian You were both major monks, and they had already reached the peak of the early stage of Nascent Soul. However, they were stuck in the mid-stage bottleneck and found it difficult to break through.

To deal with a casual cultivator who has just given birth to a baby, even if this person has some strength, it should not be a problem.

But he hesitated again when he remembered that Qin Lian once said that Chen Yuan was extremely powerful and even had the life of a Nascent Soul cultivator in his hands.

Before today, he would not have taken these words to heart.

But Chen Yuan took out so many top-quality spiritual stones that Gui Yuanshu had to think carefully.

He pondered for a moment and said: "After all, this person's origin is unknown, so it is not easy to act rashly."

"Let's do this. Fellow Taoist, it's better to go back to Lizhou first. I'll go to Renzhou personally. After finding out the details of this person, I can decide whether to attack him. How about that?"

Tian You praised: "My Taoist friends are mature and prudent, so just follow your Taoist friends' words."

The two conspired for a while, and then Gui Yuanshu said goodbye and left.

Tian You meditated and adjusted his breath all night. Early the next morning, he left Wanlingfang City and flew south.

Jingzhou was extremely chaotic. Tian You deliberately went to an altitude of several thousand feet to avoid the low-level monks below. He even turned a blind eye to the tribulation cultivators he encountered on the way.

He didn't want to waste time on the road, so he escaped very fast. In less than a day, he flew more than 10,000 miles.

Late at night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Tian You was flying under the moonlight when he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked around with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

A black ray of light flew from behind, like a ghost in the night, and stopped in front of Tian You.

The light disappeared, revealing Chen Yuan's figure.

He smiled slightly, cupped his fists and bowed: "Fellow Taoist Tian, ​​you are well." (End of Chapter)