Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

"Is Elder Zhou Muyun of the Yingshan Division still alive, as you said, fellow Daoist?"

The sky was high and the clouds were light, the dragon's aura was ethereal, and four streaks of light flew past.

One of the purple-robed cultivators, with a handsome and extraordinary appearance and a hint of arrogance between his brows, looked at the person beside him with suspicion. He was Han Xuan's junior brother and asked.

He was followed by three people, all of whom possessed a dignified and upright aura.

Two of them were Nascent Soul cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, while the last one was only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

The person the purple-robed cultivator inquired about was tall, covered in dragon scales, and had golden dragon eyes; he was clearly a dragon-human in the late stage of the Cloud Ascension Realm.

Although this man was physically imposing, he dared not be arrogant in front of the purple-robed cultivator. His expression was respectful as he replied, "My Cangyun tribe and Yingshan tribe have always been on good terms, with caravans constantly traveling back and forth, exchanging goods and services."

"Qi and Sheng Ke, the chief of the Yingshan tribe, were also very close friends. They had traveled together in the Xuanli Realm in their early years and were sworn brothers."

"Fellow Daoist Sheng once vaguely mentioned that Senior Zhou is still alive."

"Instead of cultivating in seclusion within the clan, he travels far and wide in search of a way to break through to a higher realm."

"With the demon race invading the Xuanli Realm and the arrival of fellow human cultivators, the Dragon Race is about to face an unprecedented upheaval."

"As long as I, Qi, speak up, Fellow Daoist Sheng will definitely use the conch shell to send a message to Senior Zhou, to help Fellow Daoist Zhao block the demon race and break the True Dragon Cave Formation."

He spoke with great certainty, and the purple-robed cultivator nodded slowly, the doubt in his eyes fading somewhat.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Qi, I, Yuan (note), never break my word. As long as you can persuade the Yingshan tribe and our human race to join forces to deal with the demon race."

"Once my father enters the Xuanli Realm, he will definitely settle the Dragon People race properly. Fellow Daoist, it is not impossible for you to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm."

Upon hearing this, the dragon-man surnamed Qi immediately showed gratitude and said resolutely, "The demon race is brutal and slaughtered the dragon-man tribe. I, Qi, am their mortal enemy and will do everything in my power to persuade the Yingshan tribe to join the human race!"

He was of equal cultivation level to the purple-robed cultivator, yet he was so respectful, not only because of the purple-robed cultivator's powerful thunder-based divine abilities, but also because of the purple-robed cultivator's astonishing background.

Even the most powerful Nascent Soul cultivator is still just a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, the purple-robed cultivator's father was a Nascent Soul cultivator, equivalent to a legendary Heavenly Realm cultivator, so the Qi-surnamed dragon man had to be careful.

He had also wondered if this was something the purple-robed cultivator had fabricated to deceive him.

But whenever he thought of the purple-robed cultivator's domineering methods in dealing with the demon general, he would dismiss the idea.

The purple-robed cultivator dealt with opponents of the same level as easily as autumn leaves, making the dragon-man surnamed Qi tremble with fear, and even making him think for a moment that he had encountered a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Realm.

With such strength, there's absolutely no need for him to lie.

It is likely that only someone who has inherited the talent of a Nascent Soul cultivator and has no shortage of cultivation resources could possess such formidable strength.

Qi, a dragon-man, was extremely fortunate that he did not act rashly when the purple-robed cultivator arrived in Cangyun with three other human cultivators.

Instead, they first inquired about the purple-robed cultivator's origins, believed his explanation, and treated the group as honored guests.

If one offends the only son of this Tai Xuan Sect elder, the Cangyun tribe will likely be razed to the ground without the demon race even needing to intervene.

The purple-robed cultivator was unaware of what the middle-aged dragon was thinking, and even if he had, he would have simply smiled and let it go.

He had indeed relied on his father's power in the past, and his unruly nature caused him a lot of trouble.

However, due to his father's strict discipline, he did not dare to act recklessly and could only indulge himself occasionally when his father was in seclusion.

But he never bullied his fellow disciples, nor did he ever disregard human life.

Compared to some disciples favored by Nascent Soul cultivators, he has already restrained himself many times over; at most, he can only be considered a spoiled brat.

It wasn't until he met Senior Brother Han that he finally realized there are always people more capable than him.

After suffering several defeats at the hands of Senior Brother Han, he was completely convinced of Senior Brother Han's abilities and never again showed any arrogance or complacency.

All he wanted now was to see Zhou Muyun as soon as possible and persuade this Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator to join the human race.

The demon race has been in the Xuanli Realm for nearly half a month, destroying countless Dragon Breath Platforms, and may even have entered the True Dragon Cave.

Human cultivators have only been in this realm for a few days and must strive to catch up in order to narrow the gap with the demon race.

After parting ways with Senior Brother Han, the purple-robed cultivator and his three senior brothers carefully searched for the Demon General's whereabouts.

Like other sects in the spirit world, the Tai Xuan Sect values ​​cultivation and strength above all else.

The purple-robed cultivator was the youngest, but among the true disciples of the Huayu Peak lineage who entered the Xuanli Realm, his strength was second only to Senior Brother Han. These three senior brothers could only obey his orders.

This is why everyone respects Senior Brother Han; he only advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm more than thirty years ago.

However, his strength surpassed that of everyone else, and he was renowned even among all the true disciples of the entire sect.

Once this trip to the secret realm ends and everyone returns to the Spirit Realm, Senior Brother Han can rightfully become the eldest disciple of Huayu Peak and compete for a place as a Dao Seed disciple.

Disciples who are selected through the Dao Seed will receive rewards from the sect and have at least a 50% chance of advancing to the Refinement Void Realm, and may even have the opportunity to break through to the Integration Realm in the future.

His treatment was even better than that of the only son of a Nascent Soul cultivator, truly carrying the sect's high hopes.

The purple-robed cultivator was determined to secure a seat as a disciple of the Dao Seed.

However, he also knew that he had been too hasty in his cultivation in the past, and his foundation was not solid enough. His strength was still not comparable to that of the strongest disciples in the sect.

They can only focus on honing their true essence and improving their strength, and then compete for it again in the future.

But this trip to the Xuanli Realm gave him hope of winning the chance to become a Dao Seed disciple ahead of schedule.

As long as he obtains even a fraction of the True Dragon's legacy, he is confident that he can exchange it for a drop of Heavenly Tribulation Water from the sect, truly solidifying his foundation and greatly enhancing the power of his Thunder Dao Divine Power.

This treasure was condensed from the lightning tribulation when a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage was undergoing the tribulation of ascension. It contains a trace of the laws of lightning and is an extremely precious treasure even for a cultivator in the Integration stage.

For the sake of this drop of Heavenly Tribulation Water, the purple-robed cultivator dared not slacken in the slightest. He flew continuously along the way, carefully exploring, and finally discovered a dragon-human tribe.

This tribe is weak, and its chieftain is only at the mid-stage of the Manifestation Realm.

In the past, purple-robed cultivators would never have taken alien races outside the spirit realm seriously, and would have captured their clan leaders and subjected them to soul-searching and torture.

However, after meeting Senior Brother Han, the purple-robed cultivator received his guidance, curbed his pride and complacency, and changed his mind.

Other races also possess intelligence; they must not be treated roughly, or they will surely suffer a backlash.

Only by combining kindness and severity, and then appealing to emotions, can one truly win people over.

This is also an age-old art of managing people, which is to coerce them with power, lure them with benefits, and move them with emotions. All three are indispensable.

If we simply suppress them, our superior strength might make these alien races dare not speak out, tremble with fear, and serve us cautiously, but they will never do their best and will instead ruin important matters.

Therefore, the purple-robed cultivator revealed his cultivation aura and used a thunderous divine power, causing the heavens and earth to change color. After subduing the dragon tribe, he did not kill anyone.

He proactively extended a gesture of goodwill, offering a spiritual material to the clan chief. After exchanging words with him, he learned the dragon-human language and successfully inquired about the situation in the Xuanli Realm. The clan chief, seeing the world-destroying power emanating from the purple-robed cultivator's every move, was terrified, fearing that the purple-robed cultivator might annihilate the entire tribe in a fit of rage.

However, the purple-robed cultivator did not make a move. Instead, he presented the cultivator with a treasure. The clan leader's worries turned to joy, and he spoke frankly without any concealment.

Without wasting any time, the purple-robed cultivator immediately had the clan leader lead the way to the nearest Black Deer City, which was also the territory of the Cangyun tribe. He then used the same method to subdue the Qi-surnamed dragon people.

The purple-robed cultivator originally intended to spar with the Qi-surnamed dragon man first to show him his power, so that he could then persuade him to surrender.

However, he only revealed his cultivation aura, and the dragon man surnamed Qi greeted him with a smile, without the purple-robed cultivator having to lift a finger, which surprised him quite a bit.

Unlike that clan chief, the Qi surname dragon people are knowledgeable and have ancestral records in their tribe, so they know the origin of the dragon people.

He had also met Zhou Muyun, the Supreme Elder of Yingshan, who looked exactly like the four purple-robed cultivators, and was already somewhat convinced.

The purple-robed cultivator got straight to the point, explaining his purpose. The dragon man surnamed Qi then decided to personally lead them to Iron Frost City to visit Chief Sheng Ke of the Yingshan tribe, and then to find Zhou Muyun.

Since it involves cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm, the purple-robed cultivator has already sent messages to Senior Brother Han, Senior Brother Zhang, and Senior Sister Hu, asking them to come quickly.

He went ahead of time just to avoid wasting time.

Not long after leaving Black Deer City, the group encountered a high-ranking demon general.

Upon seeing the purple-robed cultivators, he turned and fled, but the purple-robed cultivators used lightning escape techniques to catch up and stop him.

The other three senior brothers and the dragon man surnamed Qi arrived later and were about to lend a hand when they were stopped by the purple-robed cultivator.

The Qi family member was too pragmatic; although it saved them some trouble, it didn't truly inspire any reverence.

It's a good opportunity to establish our authority by using this high-ranking demon general, so that the Qi family dragons will be convinced.

This was a technique the purple-robed cultivator had learned from Senior Brother Han. He showed no mercy and unleashed several lightning-based divine abilities in succession, killing the high-ranking demon general and leaving only his demon core and soul.

The dragon-man surnamed Qi was dumbfounded. Only then did he realize the true strength of the purple-robed cultivator. The last trace of doubt in his heart quietly dissipated, and he dared not have any disloyal thoughts anymore.

Human cultivators are so powerful, and according to the purple-robed cultivator, there are more than a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators who have entered the Xuanli Realm this time.

There is also a senior brother named Han, whose strength is even greater than that of the purple-robed cultivator; he must not be offended.

The purple-robed cultivator was about to use the Soul Searching Technique, but the high-ranking demon general, fearless of death, self-destructed his demon soul without revealing any information.

The group continued onward and discovered a tribe that had been completely wiped out. The Dragon Breath Platform had also been destroyed, and the remaining demonic energy was left behind by a high-ranking demon general.

The Qi-surnamed dragon people were only in awe of the purple-robed cultivator's strength. Since the dragon people were derived from the human race, they were half willing and half forced to side with the human race, and had no ill will towards the demon race.

Upon witnessing this scene, the dragon man surnamed Qi's expression changed drastically, and a strong killing intent arose in his heart towards the demon race.

The demon race wantonly slaughtered the dragon people tribe, but the purple-robed cultivator, whose strength far surpassed his, still treated him with courtesy.

The two sides have vastly different attitudes toward the dragon people.

The high-ranking demon general seemed to be heading towards Black Deer City, likely intending to attack the Cangyun tribe.

Although there was only one high-ranking demon general, the purple-robed cultivator said that there were a great many demon generals who entered the Xuanli Realm, at least no less than the human race's Nascent Soul stage.

Given the strength displayed by that high-ranking demon general, if only two or three more high-ranking demon generals are attracted, the Cangyun tribe will be doomed.

The dragon man surnamed Qi finally disregarded his pride and took the initiative to ask the purple-robed cultivator for help in increasing his escape speed.

Dragon people are not good at flying, and the escape speed of the Qi-surnamed dragon people is far inferior to that of the purple-robed cultivators and others.

However, out of consideration for their pride, everyone still used their escape lights to travel to Iron Frost City at a much slower pace.

Seeing that the dragon-man surnamed Qi had spoken up, the purple-robed cultivator readily agreed and immediately sent out a wisp of his escape light to accompany him, increasing their escape speed by more than double.

Senior Brother Song, who was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, also had the assistance of another late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so his escape speed was not slow at all.

However, the Cangyun tribe was not close to the Yingshan tribe, which was several million miles away. Even though everyone flew day and night for several days, they were still hundreds of thousands of miles apart.

Along the way, the group did not deliberately pass by the Dragon Breath Platform, nor did they encounter the Demon Commander.

As the purple-robed cultivator flew away, he inquired about the Xuanli Realm from the dragon-man surnamed Qi.

Upon learning that Zhou Muyun had not appeared for tens of thousands of years, they couldn't help but worry that he might have already passed away, but the Yingshan tribe was keeping it a secret. That's why they asked him.

Seeing that the dragon-man surnamed Qi was so certain, the purple-robed cultivator finally felt relieved.

If Zhou Muyun has already passed away, no matter how many Cloud-Soaring Realm Dragon People Yingshan Tribe has, it's not worth the Huayu Peak lineage wasting so much time.

The group continued on their way when the purple-robed cultivator suddenly narrowed his eyes, slowed his pace, and looked to his left.

Everyone stopped, and a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator looked puzzled: "Junior Brother Yuan, why did you stop?"

A glint flashed in the eyes of the purple-robed cultivator, and he said calmly, "More than two thousand miles away, there are two high-level demon generals fighting against a mid-stage Cloud-Soaring Realm dragon-man and a strange bird."

Upon hearing this, the dragon-man surnamed Qi, disregarding his astonishment at the purple-robed cultivator's powerful divine sense, hurriedly asked, "May I ask, fellow Daoist, what does that strange bird look like?"

The purple-robed cultivator said, "That strange bird has a very peculiar appearance, with dragon horns, dragon eyes, and a pair of dragon claws. Its cry is also very similar to a dragon's roar..."

The dragon-man surnamed Qi's expression changed: "This is the dragon sparrow in Fellow Daoist Lin's hands!"

"The person who was besieged by the demons should be Elder Lin Huai of Yingshan."

"In the entire Xuanli Realm, he is the only one who has raised a dragon-bird at the mid-stage of the Soaring Cloud Realm."

"I have some acquaintance with Fellow Daoist Lin, and I beg you to lend a helping hand."

“Dragon Sparrow?” The purple-robed cultivator’s eyes flashed. “That name is quite fitting. Since he is an elder of the Yingshan Clan, we cannot stand idly by.”

The three senior brothers had no objections. The group's escape light shifted, their auras were concealed, and they flew towards the battle.

The purple-robed cultivator had once consumed a spiritual herb that gave him a divine sense that surpassed that of other cultivators of the same level, allowing him to be the first to detect the two demon generals and Lin Huai who were engaged in battle.

The two demon generals were unaware of the group's presence, their minds were entirely focused on Lin Huai and Long Que, and the group was concealing its tracks, so they were even less likely to notice.

However, this meant that everyone had to slow down their escape, and a hint of anxiety flashed in the eyes of the dragon-man surnamed Qi.

But he also knew that he couldn't alert the enemy.

Besides rescuing Lin Huai, we must also prevent these two demon generals from escaping.

He could only suppress his emotions and silently follow the purple-robed cultivator.

But when they were hundreds of miles away from the battle, even though they hadn't shown any weakness, they still alerted the two demon generals, who immediately stopped fighting and turned to flee.

The purple-robed cultivator sneered, immediately raised his hand to form a hand seal, and lightning arcs erupted around him, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot out and chased after the attacker.

At the same time, the dragon-man surnamed Qi transmitted his voice to Lin Huai: "Fellow Daoist Lin, I am Qi Xuan. Hold these two demon generals back and do not let them escape!" (End of this chapter)