Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 1088 White Tiger

Elder Su was startled and immediately shut his mouth, and Chen Yuan also stopped.

Master Fu said, "Chen Yuan, please continue."

Chen Yuan glanced at Elder Su and continued reciting the incantation of the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit," but still no sound came out.

Suddenly, Master Fu pointed with his fingers, and a beam of dazzling silver starlight split off from his body, landing on Chen Yuan and enveloping him.

Chen Yuan felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed the intense power of the celestial bodies and continued reciting the cultivation technique.

Time passed slowly, the starlight enveloping Chen Yuan remained quiet as usual, and an eerie silence fell over the surroundings.

Elder Yuan and Elder Mei stood to one side, a hint of confusion flashing in their eyes.

Elder Su gritted his teeth and stared at Chen Yuan, but dared not utter another word of rebuke.

Master Fu stared at Chen Yuan, his expression growing increasingly solemn. Suddenly, he spoke, "Alright, stop now."

Chen Yuan then stopped, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Master Fu: "I wonder if the Sect Leader can hear me reciting the cultivation method?"

Master Fu shook his head slightly, his expression solemn, and said, "When you were reciting the cultivation technique, there was a faint force blocking you. Even I could only barely sense it, but I couldn't do anything about it."

"This power is extremely distant, yet it contains immense power within it."

"I have a feeling that if I touch it, divine punishment will descend in an instant, and I will die without a burial place."

“This power far surpasses the Mahayana level. The cultivation technique you practice seems to have an extraordinary origin, and it is very likely related to the Immortal Realm.”

The three elders looked at Chen Yuan in shock. Chen Yuan frowned and said, "Even the sect leader can't break through this power?"

He already knew that the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit" was a cultivation technique from the celestial realm, so he wasn't too surprised, and was even somewhat disappointed.

Elder Su was scheming to force him to hand over the cultivation technique, but little did he know that Chen Yuan didn't care about it at all.

The Nine Revolutions of True Spirit is extremely special, quite different from the cultivation methods usually practiced by cultivators. In essence, it is just a simple formula on how to refine the blood of true spirit, consisting of only a few thousand words.

There are no records of any supernatural powers or methods for crafting natal magic treasures, only a few secret techniques that utilize the blood of true spirits, such as condensing a true spirit dharma image and the art of true blood sacrifice.

The core of this technique is refining the blood of the true spirit, and the power of the supernatural abilities depends entirely on the blood of the true spirit that has been refined.

However, the true spirit blood refined by those who cultivate this technique cannot be exactly the same, and the supernatural powers they master and their weaknesses will also be different. Others simply cannot use this technique to target Chen Yuan.

Moreover, the jade pendant was the fundamental reason why Chen Yuan progressed so quickly.

Without the starlight infusing his body and the power of the stars in the heavens tempering his physical body, even if he obtained the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit," he would not have been able to cultivate to the perfection of the Void Refinement stage in just a few hundred years, and his physical body would be comparable to that of a Fusion Demon Saint.

Even if he hands over the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit", no one else can catch up with Chen Yuan, nor can they seize the True Spirit Blood that Chen Yuan has already refined. He will suffer no loss.

On the contrary, offering up the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit" would dispel others' covetousness and gain Master Fu's trust, which would greatly benefit his future establishment in the Tai Xuan Sect.

Chen Yuan naturally wouldn't refuse such a win-win situation.

Perhaps other cultivators value inheritance too much, regarding their own cultivation techniques as their lifeblood, and would rather die than give them away.

Chen Yuan, however, did not share this view; he came from an era where "cultivation techniques" were freely circulated.

Anyone can easily obtain all sorts of top-notch "techniques" if they are willing, but surprisingly few people are willing to learn them.

Even Master Fu couldn't hear the cultivation technique Chen Yuan was reciting. He clearly wanted to offer up the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit," but he just couldn't succeed.

Master Fu pondered for a moment and said, "This matter should not be mentioned again. Chang'an, Zhaoxue, and Shuheng, the three of you must not spread this matter outside, or you will be severely punished."

He was clearly giving instructions to the three elders, but his eyes kept falling on Elder Su.

Elder Yuan and Elder Mei both respectfully agreed, and Elder Su, however unwilling, dared not disobey Master Fu's order and followed suit.

He also put aside all his thoughts. He knew Master Fu's character; beneath his gentle face lay a ruthless and decisive heart.

In the process of establishing the Tai Xuan Sect, Master Fu had countless lives on his hands and established a formidable reputation.

Back then, there were several medium-sized sects in the Xuanling Domain with long-standing traditions and a few Nascent Soul cultivators. Relying on their relationships with other Mahayana sects, they did not want to attach themselves to the newly established Tai Xuan Sect. They outwardly complied with Master Fu's orders but inwardly defied them and refused to pay tribute.

Master Fu did not react, but continued to issue decrees, each time with increasingly harsh words, even threatening to slaughter the entire sect.

These edicts were announced to all cultivators in the Xuanling Domain, but no one took them to heart, and they were secretly ridiculed by almost all the cultivators.

No one believed that Master Fu, who had just advanced to the Mahayana stage, would dare to offend several Mahayana sects at the same time and target these well-established medium-sized sects. Everyone thought he was all bark and no bite.

These medium-sized sects continued to outwardly comply while inwardly resisting. With the Heaven-Slaying Pavilion above them and the Mahayana sects that had long coveted the Xuanling Domain secretly supporting them, they didn't think that Master Fu would really dare to break off all pretense.

But just as one of the sects' elders broke through to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm and was holding a celebration, Master Fu arrived under the moonlight. On a clear night with the bright moon hanging high, he slaughtered all the cultivators in the sect, leaving no one alive.

This was just the beginning. Over the next seven days, Master Fu traveled hundreds of millions of miles, stirring up a bloody storm and annihilating all the medium-sized sects in the Xuanling Domain that refused to submit.

Blood flowed for miles, bones littered the ground, and more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators perished one after another, casting a chilling shadow over a large part of the Xuanling Domain.

Master Fu's ruthless action, defying all conventions, slaughtered several medium-sized sects with a history of hundreds of thousands of years, shaking the entire Star Ruins Continent.

The Fatian Pavilion sent a special envoy, and four Mahayana sects put pressure on Master Fu. The newly established Tai Xuan Sect was on the verge of collapse.

Master Fu ascended alone to the Cloud-Spell Floating Land where the Heaven-Slaying Pavilion was located, and three days later, he drifted away.

No one knows what happened in the Cloud Script Floating Land, but since then, the four Mahayana sects have ceased their activities, and the Heaven-Slaying Pavilion has stopped interfering in the matter.

Those few destroyed medium-sized sects seemed to have never existed. Only their dilapidated mountain gates and piles of corpses remained, ensuring that the cultivators of the Xuanling Domain could never forget Master Fu's ruthless methods.

It was from then on that Master Fu expanded the mountain range and took in the rogue cultivators of the Xuanling Domain. The Tai Xuan Sect grew stronger day by day and became one of the top three Mahayana sects on the Star Ruins Continent.

Elder Su still had some connections with the Nascent Soul elders of the several medium-sized sects that were wiped out back then. He deeply respected Master Fu's ruthless methods and would never dare to disobey him or spread the news in secret.

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"You may all step back now," Master Fu instructed. "Yes," the three elders replied in unison.

As Chen Yuan watched them bow with clasped hands, he straightened up and his figure suddenly vanished, as if he had never been there at all.

Only Master Fu and Chen Yuan remained in this void. The cold starlight was distant and dreamlike, mixed with a faint warmth, the unique heat of the Zhou Tian star power diluted a hundredfold.

Master Fu looked at Chen Yuan and smiled, "I am very pleased that you have offered up your cultivation technique."

“We both come from the human realm, and you have a past connection with Qingyun. You have fulfilled his request, so you deserve a reward.”

“I will bestow upon you another treasure. As long as you are below the Mahayana level, just ask for it and I will grant it.”

Chen Yuan pondered for a long time before slowly bowing down: "I have no other request but that the Sect Leader open a passage to the human realm for ascension!"

Master Fu's eyes flashed, and he said calmly, "I cannot grant you this request. The time is not yet ripe. When the time comes, I will take action myself. You should choose another one."

Chen Yuan was taken aback. He looked up, about to ask a question, but when he met Fu Zhenren's gentle yet authoritative gaze, the words that were about to come out of his mouth were quietly swallowed back.

When Master Fu went on his travels, he missed the ancient war. When he returned, the ascension passage was already severed, and he lost his spatial beacon. Even after advancing to the Mahayana stage, he was unable to open up the ascension passage again.

But now that Chen Yuan has come to the Spirit Realm, he has memorized the spatial markers of the Human Realm. Master Fu only needs to use his supernatural powers to open up a passage to ascension.

Judging from Master Fu's establishment of Tai Xuan Sect, Donghua City, and Tongtian Island, as well as his constant inquiries about the situation in the human realm, he is quite concerned about the human realm and is not a cold-hearted person. So why did he say that the time was not yet right?

Chen Yuan was worried that Jing Shuhan and Li Qingshan had limited lifespans and wanted to open an ascension passage to the human world as soon as possible, so he made this request. However, Master Fu politely declined, which made Chen Yuan quite anxious.

But Master Fu had already said that the time was not yet ripe, so no matter how puzzled he was, he dared not say more. He could only suppress his emotions and change his request: "My cultivation technique requires me to constantly refine the blood of the true spirit. Could you please grant me a demon core containing the blood of the true spirit? It only requires the cultivation of a demon king and must be outside the fire, wood, space, and thunder paths."

Since Chen Yuan was willing to offer up the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit," he naturally wouldn't hide anything from Master Fu.

Apart from the jade pendant and the scroll, which must never be known to others, nothing else matters to Mahayana Buddhism.

Master Fu frowned: "True Spirit Blood...please wait a moment."

He raised his hand, picked up a wisp of starlight, and threw it out, disappearing into nothingness.

After a while, the starlight flew back into Master Fu's hand. He glanced at it, put the starlight back into nothingness, and frowned, saying, "There are two demon cores in our sect's treasure vault that contain the blood of true spirits. One is the bloodline of Jumang of the wood element, and the other is the bloodline of Qilin of the earth element, but it only has the cultivation of a demon general."

Chen Yuan was somewhat disappointed, not expecting that even Master Fu couldn't produce a demon king's core containing the blood of a true spirit.

His cultivation had reached its limit; he only needed to refine his true spirit bloodline to break through to the Integration Realm. However, it now seemed that he would have to postpone it for a while longer.

Master Fu pondered for a long while before suddenly speaking: "An old friend of mine possesses a demon core containing the true blood of a White Tiger, which came from a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm Ferocious Tiger Demon Saint..."

Chen Yuan was taken aback. The Nine Revolutions of True Spirit only required that the blood of the True Spirit being refined could not be lower than his current cultivation level, but there was no requirement for the upper limit of cultivation level. He could now directly refine the entire essence blood of a True Spirit.

However, the higher the cultivation level of a demon, the purer the true spirit blood within its body, making it more difficult to refine.

Chen Yuan only has the cultivation level of the Perfected Void Refinement stage, so he probably doesn't have the ability to refine the demon saint's demon core.

In particular, the demon core contained the true blood of the White Tiger. The metal element law is inherently sharp and ruthless, and the true spirit of the White Tiger is even more ferocious, making it more difficult to refine than other true blood.

If even Master Fu couldn't produce a demon king core that met his requirements, where else could he find one?

Chen Yuan's thoughts were racing, but Fu Zhenren's next words interrupted his thoughts: "Although this demon core is only at the Demon Saint level, the White Tiger True Blood contained within it is extremely pure, comparable to a Mahayana treasure."

"Although my old friend doesn't need it, I would need a treasure of the same level to exchange for it from him."

"The bond between us is not enough to exchange for such a treasure. As the sect leader, I cannot show too much favoritism towards you."

"If you really want this demon core, you'll need to compensate with treasures and battle merits, or you can make a different request."

Chen Yuan was already caught in a dilemma, and upon hearing this, he found it even more difficult to make a decision.

However, cultivators prioritize cultivation, and although the White Tiger True Blood is difficult to refine, it is still an opportunity.

If one refines a demon saint's demon core while still in the Void Refining Realm, one's strength will increase far more and one's foundation will be more solid than if one refines a demon king's demon core.

Moreover, his physical body is only a hair's breadth away from the mid-stage of the Fusion Realm Demon Saint. In just another hundred years, he will be able to break through the bottleneck. Even if his cultivation level is a little lower, he may still have a chance to refine this Demon Saint's Demon Core.

After much deliberation, Chen Yuan still couldn't let this precious opportunity slip by. He made up his mind and asked, "May I ask, Sect Leader, what kind of treasure do you need to compensate for this, and how many battle merits would you need in return?"

Master Fu said, "There is a world of difference between the Mahayana and the lower levels. This demon core is comparable to a Mahayana treasure. You need to exchange it for a Mahayana treasure."

"As for battle merits, considering your limited cultivation level, you only need to kill three demon saints, regardless of your cultivation level."

Chen Yuan immediately abandoned the idea of ​​exchanging battle merits for demon cores. Although his physical body had broken through, his cultivation level was still low, and the true spirit blood in his body had not yet transformed.

At most, he can contend with a demon saint in the early stage of fusion, and even defeating him is not easy, let alone killing him.

It seems that he can only exchange a Mahayana treasure for a demon core, but he cannot show the jade pendant and the scroll to anyone. The most precious of his other treasures is the Xuan Yin Armor, which should barely be considered a Mahayana treasure.

"Sect Leader, I possess a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. I wonder if I could exchange it for that Demon Saint's Demon Core?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Take a look."

Chen Yuan immediately took out the Xuan Yin Armor and hung it in front of him. The figure of the girl Xuan Yin appeared on the Xuan Yin Armor, looking at Chen Yuan pitifully, and cried out, "Master, don't you want me anymore?"

"I am powerless to heal your wounds, but the sect leader is a Mahayana cultivator with extraordinary abilities; he will surely be able to restore you to full health," Chen Yuan reassured softly.

"But I only want to stay by my master's side and protect him. Please don't abandon me." The girl floated to Chen Yuan's side, gently tugging at his sleeve. Her pretty face was streaked with tears, and she shed illusory tears.

Chen Yuan felt a little reluctant, but he had no other Mahayana treasures besides the Xuan Yin Armor, and Master Fu was able to repair the damage to the Xuan Yin Armor, so it was a win-win situation.

Just as he was about to try to persuade him again, Master Fu spoke up: "In terms of value alone, this Heavenly Demon Armor is enough to exchange for that demon core."

"But my friend cultivates the orthodox Xuanmen technique, which prevents him from using demonic treasures. He also deeply abhors the demonic path, so this treasure is useless to me." (End of Chapter)