Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Jiang Yuan paused, and the streaks of light that had been escaping all stopped, hovering above his head.

Jiang Yuan felt a chill run down his spine and dared not run any further. He stopped in his tracks and quickly scanned the group of people with his eyes.

He had only wanted to flee, filled with fear, but now he realized that six people had emerged from the red mist, all of whom possessed restrained auras and concealed their true strength.

Three of them had very strange appearances; they had no dragon scales on their bodies and were much shorter than ordinary dragon people.

There was a young man whose eyes were all jet black, quite different from those of the dragon people, but he was extremely handsome and had a free and unrestrained temperament, leaving a deep impression on people.

Behind them were three other people, one of whom also had a very strange appearance, wearing a green robe and with a hint of arrogance between his brows.

The other two were no different from ordinary dragon people. Jiang Yuan's gaze fell on the middle-aged man who spoke. He felt that the man looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember his identity for a moment.

He suffered a great tragedy: his tribe was destroyed, and he was forced to flee. His heart was filled with hatred and fear, and he did not want to recall the past, lest it only increase his grief.

He also carried the bounties from the Canghun and Yingming tribes, turned against many old friends, and dared not associate with anyone for fear of inviting disaster.

But now these six people have stopped, emerging from the red mist that buried countless corpses, their strength is unfathomable, so Jiang Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and stop as well.

Since these six people were able to escape unscathed from the center of the ancient battlefield, their strength must be extraordinary. Jiang Yuan only hoped that they wouldn't covet the treasures his father left him.

Jiang Yuan clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "Junior Jiang Yuan greets all seniors."

"This senior looks very familiar, but I am too ignorant to know how to address you. Please forgive me."

The middle-aged man scrutinized Jiang Yuan: "Young friend Jiang, don't you remember me, Wang?"

"Years ago, your father brought his young friend to Tushan City to celebrate Mr. Wang's birthday. Mr. Wang once gave his young friend a piece of gnarled ginseng stone..."

Jiang Yuan's eyes widened, and he suddenly looked up: "Senior, are you the royal clan chief of Cangnan?"

He remembered that more than 500 years ago, when he was still a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator, he had followed his father to Tushan City to celebrate the birthday of Wang Xuanyue, the chieftain of the Cangnan clan.

At that time, he was still young and his cultivation was very low. He had only met Wang Xuanyue once. Several hundred years had passed, and he had almost forgotten about it.

But as Wang Xuanyue reminded him, Jiang Yuan remembered the incredibly precious ginseng stone that was extremely valuable to cultivators in the Blood Condensation Realm, as well as the prosperity of Tushan City, which was in no way inferior to Tianqin City.

Wang Xuan Yue nodded slightly: "Indeed, young friend Jiang, what brings you to the depths of the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains?"

Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "My cultivation has stagnated and I have encountered a bottleneck, so I came to the Ten Thousand Flames Mountains to search for the ancient dragon people's relics."

"Then, with the power of the treasure, I will seize a Dragon Breath Platform from the dragon beast in the Cloud Soaring Realm and attempt to break through to the Cloud Soaring Realm."

The news of the destruction of the Cangduo tribe had already spread throughout the entire Xuanli Realm. Since Wang Xuanyue recognized him, there was no need to hide it any longer, so she might as well tell the truth.

Wang Xuanyue sighed softly: "Young friend, you have suffered such a misfortune, yet you remain undaunted. It is truly admirable."

"But hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and the Wanyan Mountains have been plundered countless times."

"There are very few ancient dragon-man relics left. Young friend, isn't your action like looking for a needle in a haystack?"

Jiang Yuan lowered his head, concealing the sadness in his eyes: "I have no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure in order to avenge the annihilation of my clan."

The dragon-man beside Wang Xuanyue, who had been quite puzzled, suddenly realized what he was saying: "You are the son of Jiang Tiankuo of the Cangduo tribe?"

Jiang Yuan's heart stirred, and he bowed again: "It is indeed this junior. May I ask your esteemed name, senior?"

The man looked him up and down, and instead of answering, asked, "I heard that your father forcibly condensed the Great Sun Glazed Body to block the attack of Lin Fengmian, Chen Hao, Zheng Wenxun, and Xie Qing, and even seriously injured Chen Hao and Zheng Wenxun. Is that true?"

Jiang Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of grief, mixed with resentment: "Senior is right. My father sacrificed his own dragon energy to block the four people's attack so that I could escape to safety. Otherwise, I would have been buried in Tianqin City."

Lin Fengmian is the clan chief of the Canghun tribe, Chen Hao and Zheng Wenxun are elders of the Canghun tribe, and Xie Qing is an elder of the Yingming tribe.

Jiang Yuan had always kept these four people firmly in his heart, wishing he could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin. Today, hearing their names from this mysterious Cloud Soaring Realm cultivator, he couldn't help but feel sorrow.

A hint of admiration flashed in the man's eyes, and he nodded slightly: "The Great Sun Glazed Body is indeed a top-tier cultivation technique. I am Chu Ming. Have you ever heard of it?"

Jiang Yuan was startled and immediately clasped his hands in a bow: "Senior Chu's reputation has spread throughout the entire Xuanli Realm. I have long admired you."

As the son of the chief of the Cangduo tribe, he is very likely to succeed the chief in the future, and naturally he has a good understanding of the chiefs of other tribes, especially the chiefs of the five major tribes.

Chu Ming was an outstanding figure among late-stage cultivators in the Cloud Transformation Realm, and his name was known throughout the entire Xuanli Realm.

However, the Yingqian tribe was extremely far from the Cangduo tribe and had never interacted with them. Jiang Yuan had never seen Chu Ming's portrait, which is why he did not recognize him.

Upon learning Chu Ming's identity, Jiang Yuan was overwhelmed with emotion.

Wang Xuanyue and Chu Ming are both powerful figures who command respect in their respective regions, and they are only one step away from reaching the Dragon Transformation Realm.

If the Cangduo tribe had not been destroyed, Jiang Tiankuo would have personally welcomed these two people to Tianqin City, and he would not have been impolite.

But these two powerful cultivators, renowned throughout the entire Xuanli Realm, were behind those three strangely-looking people as they flew away, seemingly like two attendants. Who were these three?
A bold guess surfaced in Jiang Yuan's mind, but he dared not say anything. He could only steal glances at the two old men and the young man, his expression becoming increasingly respectful.

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, a burly, white-haired old man looked surprised: "The Great Sun Glass Body? You are from the Cangduo tribe?"

Jiang Yuan paused for a moment, becoming even more certain of his guess, and replied respectfully, "Indeed, I am Jiang Yuan, and my father, Jiang Tiankuo, was the former clan chief of the Cangduo tribe."

"Twenty-three years ago, the Canghun tribe asked two elders from the Yingming tribe to launch a surprise attack on Tianqin City..."

He recounted in great detail the destruction of the Cangduo tribe.

He also recounted in detail how, after escaping Tianqin City, he fled to various places, racking his brains to try and break through to the Tengyun Realm, but to no avail.

After listening, the white-haired old man's eyes showed a hint of appreciation: "You do have some resilience. It's quite fate that we met today."

"I'll give you a spot to enter the Dragon's Breath Platform. Whether you can break through the bottleneck depends on your fate."

Jiang Yuan was overjoyed, now completely certain of the old man's and the other two strange men's identities. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you so much for your great kindness, senior!"

The white-haired old man said, "The Wanyan Mountains will soon undergo a major change. If you stay here to search for treasure, you will not escape disaster. You should go to Qianwei City to wait."

Jiang Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly agreed.

Chu Ming pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand to take out a jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, left a message and a divine sense imprint, and tossed it over.

"Qianwei City is currently under heavy guard. If you take this jade slip with you, I can guarantee your safety."

A hint of doubt flashed in Jiang Yuan's eyes. He wondered why Qian Weicheng was on guard, but he didn't ask any further questions.

He accepted the jade slip with both hands, repeatedly expressing his gratitude, and then bowed to the other two strange men and Wang Xuan Yue. By the time Jiang Yuan straightened up, the six of them had already ridden away in their escape light, making no attempt to conceal their whereabouts and showing no fear of the dragon beasts and dragon people lurking in the Wan Yan Mountains.

Jiang Yuan gazed at the disappearing light in the distance, a hint of awe in his eyes.

If his guess was correct, these six seniors could indeed roam freely in the Wanyan Mountains, and no one dared to lay a hand on them.

Jiang Yuan put the jade slip into his mustard seed ring, his expression invigorated, and turned to run out of the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains.

He knew that the old man's words of advice were not unfounded; the Wanyan Mountains were about to undergo a major change, and he could not stay there for long.

Jiang Yuan was deeply grateful and made up his mind that if he could rebuild the Cangduo tribe in the future, he would do his best to repay this kindness.

……

Chu Ming, Wang Xuanyue, and the other five flew out of the Wanyan Mountain Range. The fire poison silently seeped into their bodies, but was easily blocked.

One of them laughed and said, "The Xuanli Realm is about to be turned upside down, yet Fellow Daoist Chu has given Jiang Yuan a chance. Such leisure and elegance, I admire you."

This man was in his forties or fifties, with a robust build, slightly cloudy golden dragon eyes, a slightly hunched posture, and an air of decay about him.

The white-haired old man was naturally Chu Weicai, while the young man who left a deep impression on Jiang Yuan was Chen Yuan, who had come to the Wanyan Mountains with Chu Weicai and the other two.

Wu Xuan stood silently beside Chen Yuan, but the arrogance between his brows could not be concealed.

Despite having the lowest cultivation level, he was once valued by the Demon Saint and was even a guest of the Demon King. He still held a condescending attitude towards a native in a secret spatial realm.

Chu Weicai and the others only refrained from arguing with Chen Yuan because of his reputation and because they needed his help to break the True Dragon Cave Formation.

Chu Weicai sighed softly: "Before I attained enlightenment, I traveled throughout the entire Xuanli Realm and had some acquaintance with Jiang Tiankuo's paternal grandmaster, Jiang Qianqiu."

"After seeing my old friend today, I learned that the Cangduo tribe has been destroyed. Time flies, and the world changes. I couldn't bear it, so I gave him a chance."

The burly man nodded slightly, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes: "I have also heard of Jiang Qianqiu's name. His talent is unparalleled, no less than ours."

"When he was the chieftain, the Cangduo tribe was still called the Qiuduo tribe. Under his leadership, it grew and developed, and established Tianqin City, but it also offended the Canghun tribe."

"He obtained the Great Sun Glass Body technique from somewhere, and his fire-based supernatural powers are violent and domineering, making him virtually invincible."

"It's just a pity that he spent too much effort on the Cangduo tribe, which slowed down his cultivation progress. When he wanted to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm, the dragon energy of heaven and earth was even weaker, and he was a step too late."

"It is said that when his lifespan was about to end, he came to this Wanyan Mountain Range and used the earth fire spiritual energy to forcibly condense the Great Sun Glazed Body and break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm, but he failed and passed away."

Chu Weicai said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is right. The path to becoming a dragon is fraught with difficulties."

"We have overcome countless hardships and obstacles, and have had far more opportunities and luck than others, to successfully transform into dragons and cultivate to our current level."

“Jiang Qianqiu is not only exceptionally talented, but he is even more talented than us.”

“We have the support of our tribes and are not lacking in cultivation resources, but he can only rely on his own strength and also has to protect his tribe. His situation is a hundred times more difficult than ours.”

"If he had been born into a powerful tribe, he would have already successfully transformed into a dragon."

"Today we will have one more helper to deal with those hundred or so demon generals."

The burly man glanced at Chen Yuan and laughed, "Fellow Daoist Chu need not worry. No fewer than ten demon generals have died at the hands of young friend Chen."

"Among them is a descendant of a true spirit, and those demon generals have already greatly reduced their strength."

"They haven't entered the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains yet, but Chen Xiaoyou's fellow disciples will arrive in the Xuanli Realm soon."

"At that time, we can sweep away all the demon generals in the Xuanli Realm, and those six demon saints will naturally be unable to break through the formation."

Chen Yuan frowned: "I appreciate Senior Zhou's kind words, but those six demon saints have been preparing for the True Dragon Cave for decades, and they are by no means so easy to deal with."

"Those demon generals haven't entered the Myriad Flame Mountains yet; they're probably destroying the Dragon Breath Platforms of various tribes and damaging the foundation of the Xuanli Realm Array to help the six demon saints break the array."

"As I have been away from the sect for a long time, I am not clear about the exact time when my fellow disciples entered the Xuanli Realm."

"We can only rely on the strength of a few of us to kill the demon general and slow down their speed of breaking the formation. It will be quite difficult."

This burly man was named Zhou Muyun, and like Chu Weicai, he was also a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Three days ago, Chen Yuan and his group left Qianwei City and headed straight for the Wanyan Mountains without stopping.

Qianwei City is not far from the Wanyan Mountains. Chu Weicai received Chu Ming's message and used a secret technique to greatly increase his speed. He only took half a day to respond to the Qian Department.

This time, with Wu Xuan, Wang Xuanyue, and Chu Ming to consider, the escape speed was much slower, but it still only took two days.

None of the five were afraid of the fire poison. Even Wu Xuan, who had the lowest cultivation level, was a renowned array master in the Flame Cloud Domain. He had set up arrays for many demon kings and demon generals and had collected many precious treasures. He had a wide range of skills.

He took a fire-repelling pill, which allowed him to easily resist the invasion of fire poison.

After entering the Ten Thousand Flames Mountain Range, no dragonman dared to attack the five of them.

Only a few foolish dragon beasts blocked their way, which were easily killed by Chu Ming and Wang Xuanyue without Chen Yuan even having to lift a finger.

For a dragon-human of the Manifestation Realm like Jiang Yuan, the Myriad Flame Mountains are fraught with danger and deadly threats.

However, in the eyes of cultivators at the late stage of the Cloud Soaring Realm, the Myriad Flame Mountains are merely a place for cultivation.

Only the deepest part of the Red Mist in the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains was somewhat dangerous, and they dared not approach it easily.

Within the red mist lies the True Dragon Cave, which is also the cave dwelling of Chu Weicai and Zhou Muyun.

The two were sworn brothers, which is why they knew the location of each other's caves and looked after each other.

They slowly improved their cultivation by drawing upon the pure dragon energy seeping from the True Dragon Cave.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and he has finally reached the threshold of the mid-stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

However, relying solely on the dragon energy seeping from the True Dragon Cave is no longer enough to overcome this bottleneck.

However, the two were still unwilling to give up, so they stayed in the red mist to search for a way to break through the realm.

Chu Weicai received Chu Ming's message and was extremely anxious. He immediately rushed back to Qianwei City, but Zhou Muyun was unaware of this.

It wasn't until the five people came to visit him that he learned of the demon race's intrusion into the Xuanli Realm, plotting to seize the True Dragon Cave. (End of Chapter)