Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chu Weicai frowned and said, "To be honest, young friend, we can't even break through the Fire Realm, so how could we possibly glimpse the True Dragon Cave? We've never seen those thirty-six Dragon Breath Platforms."

"But this is what our ancestors said, recorded in the classics and passed down through generations."

"And there is always pure dragon energy emanating from the fire realm, which allows us cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Realm to improve our cultivation, and this cannot be faked."

"But beneath this fiery realm lies another layer of formation, which I have never heard of before."

Zhou Muyun looked at Wu Xuan, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Young friend Wu Xuan, are you sure you didn't see wrong? There's a second layer of formation?"

Wu Xuan shook his head: "I am not sure either, but the restrictions that make up this Fire Realm Array are too complicated, and there is a feeling that it is not enough. I dare not hide it."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We can't even break the Fire Realm Formation in front of us, so how can we talk about the possible second layer of formation?"

"It's not too late to devise a countermeasure when we need to break the formation later. Fellow Daoist, do you have any way to weaken this Fire Realm Formation?"

Chen Yuan looked at Wu Xuan, who pondered for a moment and slowly said, "This array's restrictions are extremely ingenious. Although a few flaws have appeared over the years, they are only minor and I am powerless to fix them."

"However, if we can cut off most of the fire dragons and weaken the power of this formation, those flaws will be further exposed."

"At that time, I can set up a formation and try to break the formation with the formation. This should speed up the process of breaking the formation."

Chen Yuan pressed further, "Do the array masters beside Ao Pan and Zhong Ding possess such abilities?"

Wu Xuan said, "I have been in the Flame Cloud Domain for a long time and have not had much contact with those two array masters. I have only heard about them."

"Their skill in formations is probably slightly inferior to mine."

"However, with the many methods bestowed by the Demon Saint, this Fire Realm Formation can be weakened, and the effect is almost the same."

"However, this is just icing on the cake. If these fire dragons cannot be killed, no matter what treasures the Demon Saint bestows, they will not be able to break this formation."

Chen Yuan said, "So, the other demon generals need to gather together to have a chance to break through the Fire Realm Formation and enter the True Dragon Cave?"

Wu Xuan nodded: "That's right, and even if the formation is broken, it can only send one or two people in at most."

"No matter how much this formation weakens, it is still a formation laid down by a true dragon. It will take at least a Demon Commander... a Nascent Soul cultivator to truly destroy it."

"Moreover, even if those one or two demon generals break through the fire barrier, they are very likely to enter the second layer of the great formation, and may not be able to enter the True Dragon Cave."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist."

Wu Xuan clasped his hands and bowed, saying, "I dare not presume to do so, but I have only offered my humble assistance."

Chen Yuan looked at Chu Weicai and Zhou Muyun and said, "Since it is extremely difficult for those demon generals to break the formation, we don't need to worry about them getting there first, nor do we need to wait here in vain."

"Why not leave the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains, wipe out the Demon Commanders, and stop them from destroying the Dragon Breath Platform and attracting the Demon Saint? What do you two seniors think?"

Chen Yuan never forgot that his goals in entering the Xuanli Realm were, firstly, the blood of the true spirit, and secondly, entering the spirit realm.

If the True Dragon Cave Formation is not too difficult to break, he will naturally not miss the opportunity to seize the True Dragon's treasures.

But this great formation is so sturdy that there might be more to it than meets the eye, so Chen Yuan naturally wouldn't waste his time.

Chu Weicai pondered for a moment and slowly nodded: "What young friend Chen said is absolutely right. The True Dragon Cave Formation is as solid as a rock, and there is no use for us to stay here."

"Moreover, we don't know when Chen Xiaoyou's fellow disciples will be able to enter the Xuanli Realm. Before that, we must not let those demon generals run rampant." "If we let those demon generals take the opportunity to destroy 70% of the Dragon Breath Platform and attract the Demon Saint to descend, it will be too late to regret it."

Zhou Muyun also agreed: "Then let's do as young friend Chen says. If we can kill a few demon generals, even if the remaining demon generals come to the Wanyan Mountain Range, they will be powerless to break the formation and will instead walk into a trap."

The group immediately turned back and left the Fire Realm, flying out of the red mist. They encountered Jiang Yuan along the way and stopped for a moment.

After flying out of the Ten Thousand Flames Mountains, Zhou Muyun suddenly frowned and asked, "Those demon generals are destroying Dragon Breath Platforms everywhere and their whereabouts are uncertain."

"The tribal elders are far weaker than those high-ranking demon generals. How can we, with just a few of us, stop them?"

Chen Yuan seemed to have been prepared, and looked at Chu Ming: "When Ao Xuan led a group of demon generals to besiege Qianwei City, you sent a message to Senior Chu. I wonder what methods you used?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ming flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized conch shell: "I use the Homophonous Conch. This treasure is originally a kind of conch beast in the Southern Luo Sea. No matter how far apart we are, we can communicate with each other."

"After catching this snail, mix it with several rare spiritual materials and refine it to make a homophonic snail."

"This treasure can transmit vague thoughts and pinpoint approximate locations, but it can only be used once every three days."

Chen Yuan asked, "Is this homophonous conch shell an extremely rare item?"

Chu Ming had already realized what was going on, and frowned: "Fellow Daoist, do you perhaps want us tribal elders to scatter and search for the Demon General's whereabouts, and then use the conch shell to send a message to lure us to deal with them?"

Chen Yuan nodded: "That's right, the locations of all the Dragon Breath Platforms in the Xuanli Realm are recorded on the map."

"Simply send someone to investigate. If they encounter the Demon Commander, immediately send a message to lead us there so we can kill him and slow down the demon race's destruction of the Dragon Breath Platform."

Chu Ming said, "The conch shell is not a rare item; each of the elders in this department has one."

"It's just that those demon generals are too powerful, so it's too risky to ask them to actively search for their whereabouts."

Chen Yuan said, "Fellow Daoist, do not worry. Although that demon general is strong, it is easy to defeat him, but difficult to kill him."

"Moreover, the Xuanli Realm is filled with dragon energy, and the demonic power they have consumed cannot be replenished. If your elder is determined to delay, it should not be difficult for him to hold out until we arrive."

Chu Ming looked somewhat troubled and glanced at Chu Weicai.

Chu Weicai pondered for a moment and nodded: "It seems that this is the only way. I, Chu Ming, and Wang Xiaoyou will return to Qianwei City and send out tribal elders to search for the Demon General's whereabouts."

"How about Fellow Daoist Zhou accompany Young Friend Chen and Young Friend Wuxuan back to Yingshan?"

Zhou Muyun agreed, took out a conch shell with the same pronunciation, left a divine imprint on it, and handed it to Chu Weicai.

Conch shells made by different tribes with the same pronunciation cannot communicate with each other.

Chu Weicai also took out his own homophonous conch shell, left a divine imprint on it, and handed it to Zhou Muyun.

Chu Ming asked, "Elder, Jiang Yuan is still in the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains. Should we take him with us?"

Chu Weicai turned around and looked into the depths of the Wanyan Mountains, saying calmly, "I am just giving him a chance. There is no need to do anything deliberately. Just let nature take its course."

Chu Ming said no more, and then the group parted ways and fled into the distance. (End of Chapter)