Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The beam of light arrived in front of the group and suddenly stopped, revealing a burly old man.

This person had white hair and was different from other dragon people. He had no dragon scales on his body and was much shorter than Chen Yuan.

Only its pair of golden dragon eyes exuded a powerful dragon aura.

The old man looked down at the ravaged Beichen Mountain Range and the Qianwei City, which was mostly destroyed by the crimson spiritual fire, his face filled with anger.

His gaze then shifted to Elder Yingqian, who was carrying the corpses of demonic beasts, and his expression softened somewhat.

Chu Ming clasped his hands in a bow: "Welcome back, Supreme Elder. Qianwei City was attacked by the demon race. Fortunately, the human fellows Chen Yuan and Cangnan King extended a helping hand and killed all the invading enemies, leaving only one formation master."

The old man was none other than Chu Weicai, the Supreme Elder of the Yingqian Clan and a cultivator at the Dragon Transformation Realm. Upon hearing this, he looked at Chen Yuan and asked, "Young friend Chen, are you a human cultivator?"

Chen Yuan stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Junior Chen Yuan greets Senior Chu."

Chu Weicai looked him up and down, nodded slightly, then looked at the other elders of the Yingqian Clan and said in a deep voice, "You all quickly move these monster corpses into the city, and then rescue your clansmen."

Everyone readily agreed, and they took off in their escape lights, flying towards Qianwei City.

Chu Weicai turned around and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go into the city and have a chat."

……

Half an hour later, in a courtyard within the territory of the Yingqian tribe.

This was where Chu Weicai lived, and it was protected by a great formation, so it was completely unharmed by the meteor shower.

The people of the Dragon clan love luxury; the hall is resplendent with gold and jade, grand in furnishings, and brightly lit.

Chu Weicai sat in the main seat, Chen Yuan sat to the left and below him, and opposite him was Wang Xuanyue. As the chief of the Yingqian tribe, Chu Ming could only be ranked after Chen Yuan.

"...Qianwei City was in imminent danger, and we were in dire straits. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Chen and Brother Wang came to our aid in time."

"Fellow Daoist Chen displayed his divine might, slaying Ao Xuan and helping us kill several demon generals, forcing the Wu Xuan demon general to surrender, which saved our lives..."

Chu Ming recounted in detail how Ying Qian's troops were attacked and how Chen Yuan saved them.

Chu Weicai's expression turned solemn. He stood up and bowed deeply to Chen Yuan: "Young friend Chen saved the entire Yingqian tribe. Please accept my bow."

Upon seeing this, the three quickly stood up. Chen Yuan clasped his hands in return, saying, "Senior, you flatter me. I am unworthy of such a great gesture from you."

Chu Weicai straightened up and said solemnly, "I arrived a step too late. If it weren't for young friend Chen turning the tide, the Yingqian tribe would have been slaughtered by the demon general. How could I not accept my bow?"

"Now that the crisis facing Minister Ying Qian has been resolved, I owe you a favor, and I will repay you handsomely in return."

Chu Ming sent him a message through a magical artifact, but with many restrictions. He only said that a demon clan was attacking and asked him to return quickly, without mentioning the strength of the demon general.

He had assumed victory in this battle, with Ying Qian's troops as the main force and Chen Yuan and Wang Xuanyue merely adding icing on the cake. He only mentioned it lightly outside the city and didn't take it to heart.

Only now did he realize that Ao Xuan actually possessed strength comparable to a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm, and had almost destroyed the entire Qianwei City single-handedly.

Chu Ming had already cultivated to the peak of the Cloud Soaring Realm, but he couldn't withstand more than a few rounds from Ao Xuan. In a single exchange, he was severely injured.

Those enormous demonic beasts that died were far stronger than Elder Yingqian, and they still gained the upper hand despite being outnumbered.

Even such a ferocious demon race was no match for Chen Yuan. Ao Xuan was completely powerless to fight back and could only struggle to hold on with the help of his magical treasure.

According to Chu Ming, the crimson scale possessed immense power, even surpassing the Dragon Transformation Realm, and seemed to contain the divine abilities of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.

Chen Yuan could even break through the methods of a cultivator at the Heavenly Realm, which truly made Chu Weicai no longer dare to underestimate him in the slightest.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan readily agreed, saying, "This junior does indeed have a matter I wish to ask Senior Chu for assistance with..."

He briefly explained that the Demon Saint intended to break through the formation and enter the True Dragon Cave, and asked Chu Weicai for help to break the formation of the True Dragon Cave first, so as not to let the demon race get there first.

Chu Ming chimed in, "Elder, the demon race and we dragon people are sworn enemies. We must not let them succeed." Chu Weicai nodded slowly with a solemn expression, "The demon race is cruel and ruthless, slaughtering dragon people tribes. If they are allowed to break through the Xuanli Realm Formation and bring down the Demon Saint, we dragon people will surely face annihilation."

"As a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm, how can I stand idly by? I should take action to stop the demon race from breaking the formation."

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you very much, senior."

Chu Weicai pondered for a moment, then said, "However, we dragon people have a blood feud with the demon race, and this matter has nothing to do with the favor I owe you, young friend."

"Well then, since you've chosen the path of body cultivation, your physical body should be of utmost importance."

"The Xuanli Realm contains only dragon energy, and the treasures produced there are of no benefit to your cultivation, but they can temper your physical body."

"I have a True Dragon Saliva in my possession, a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb. I will give it to you today, young friend. It should be of some help to your breakthrough to the Dragon Transformation Realm."

After saying that, he flipped his hand and took out a wooden box with a talisman made of dragon energy pasted on it, which was quite similar to a spirit-sealing talisman.

Chu Weicai removed the talisman and opened the box. Inside, a peculiar spiritual herb, shaped like a real dragon, lay. It was golden in color, lifelike, and entwined with wisps of mysterious yellow dragon energy.

Chu Weicai said, "The legend of True Dragon Saliva is that it is transformed from the Jade Essence of a True Dragon, and there are only a few of them in the entire Xuanli Realm."

"This ancient dragon's saliva plant was also obtained by chance by this old man."

"True dragon saliva cannot be refined into pills, but it contains no impurities."

"After your cultivation reaches perfection, young friend, you only need to use true fire to melt and swallow it to temper your body. By doing so, you can increase your chances of breaking through to the Dragon Transformation Realm by one or two percent."

Chen Yuan frowned and glanced at Chu Ming: "Such a precious treasure, why don't you leave it to Fellow Daoist Chu to help him break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm?"

Chu Ming took a deep look at the True Dragon Saliva and explained, "When we dragon people break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm, we must rely on the power of the dragon energy tide. Although the True Dragon Saliva can enhance the physical body, it is only icing on the cake."

"As for the Dragon Breath Platform in the Beichen Mountains, the dragon energy is becoming increasingly thin, making it impossible to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm. This True Dragon Saliva is now useless to me."

Seeing this, Chen Yuan finally stopped refusing: "Thank you for the treasure, senior. It would be disrespectful for me to refuse it."

After saying that, he took the wooden box with both hands, closed it again, affixed a spirit-sealing talisman, and put it into his body space.

Chen Yuan said:

Chu Weicai stroked his beard and smiled, then instructed Chu Ming: "A single plant of true dragon's saliva is not enough to repay the kindness that young friend Chen has shown to Minister Ying Qian."

"Take the lightning-attribute dragon-transformation stone from the tribe's treasury and give it to young friend Chen."

Upon hearing this, both Chu Ming and Wang Xuanyue's expressions changed.

Chu Ming said, "Elder, this..."

Chu Weicai's face darkened: "Aren't you going yet?"

Chu Ming reluctantly agreed, got up, and walked out of the stone hall.

Chen Yuan asked, "Senior, may I ask what kind of treasure this Dragon Transformation Stone is?"

Chu Weicai said, "Since you have come with young friend Wang, you should know something about us dragon people."

"The path of cultivation for dragon people is different from that of humans; their goal is to transform into a true dragon."

"This Dragon Transformation Stone is formed from the essence and blood of a cultivator in the Heavenly Realm. It is a treasure that allows a person to temporarily transform into a true dragon in an illusion and experience the Dragon Transformation Realm ahead of time."

"Young friend, you only need to infuse your essence and blood into this stone to temporarily transform into a true dragon and experience the various supernatural powers of a true dragon."

"Young friend, since you can summon heavenly lightning, you should cultivate the divine power of thunder. Although you may not be able to comprehend the Dragon Transformation Realm through this, your understanding of the laws of thunder will be much deeper."

"If you're lucky enough, you might even be able to comprehend a lightning-attribute divine ability." (End of Chapter)