Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The Silver Moon Mountains in the night resembled a sleeping giant. After the full moon, the desolate howls of wolves ceased, and all around was silent except for the murmuring of the mountain streams and the gentle swaying of the branches in the breeze, adding to the tranquility.

But amidst the tranquil mountains, enormous silver wolves silently darted past, their green eyes flickering like will-o'-the-wisps, coldly surveying everything they saw along the way.

Their slender yet powerful limbs rise and fall, their sharp claws easily gripping the smooth boulders, leaving five deep marks, as they leap up steep slopes several meters high without making a sound.

Although the moon in the sky was missing a piece, the moonlight was still clear and bright, and the shapes of these giant silver wolves could still be vaguely seen.

Some giant wolves have various unusual colors on their bodies, such as brownish-yellow, jet black, and crimson, which are mixed with silver, making them appear more majestic, but not as elegant as other giant wolves that are entirely silver.

A purebred Howling Moon Silver Wolf will not have a single blemish on its body.

Apart from its emerald green eyes and dark claws, its entire body is covered in silver fur, as if formed from solidified moonlight.

These giant wolves, with their unusual colors, clearly did not have pure bloodlines.

They are not offspring of Howling Moon Silver Wolves and other wolf demons. Their parents' bloodline is not pure enough, so they are born shorter than their kind.

There are also a very few giant wolves with extremely bad luck; despite having pure bloodlines from their parents, their bloodlines have degenerated.

This situation is extremely rare, but the inheritance of the demon race's bloodline is an extremely mysterious matter, and bloodline mutations do occur occasionally.

Even the most mediocre wolf demon may have a bloodline reversion, containing a trace of the True Spirit Heavenly Dog's bloodline within its body, becoming a True Spirit descendant, wielding the power of the True Spirit, and becoming even stronger than the pure-blooded Howling Moon Silver Wolf.

The offspring of demon generals may have black fur all over their bodies, with hardly any silver showing, and are not even as good as the descendants of ordinary wolf demons.

However, such bloodline mutations are extremely rare, and usually, offspring born from powerful demonic beasts inherit their pure bloodline.

Unable to draw upon the power of the moonlight tonight, these unformed Moon Howling Silver Wolves roam freely in the night, on the orders of the clan's second elder, patrolling the Silver Moon Mountains to guard against external enemies.

They were all very surprised when they received the decree. Since the great victory in the war against the Sha Tiger Clan four thousand years ago, the Silver Moon Mountains had never been invaded by foreign enemies.

No one dares to offend the eight royal families; perhaps only the increasingly declining Shahu and Nightmare Crow clans will occasionally encounter trouble.

However, no one dared to disobey the Second Elder's order.

Those clansmen who had not yet taken human form patrolled the mountains and forests, while the demon general also left his cave and came to the outer edge of the Silver Moon Mountains. He sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, spreading his divine sense to keep an eye on any unusual activity around him.

Only they knew why the Second Elder had suddenly issued this decree.

The Fifth Elder, Yin Lu, and the First Elder of the Wolf God Sect, Meng Tiankuo, went out together. Yin Lu's life lamp suddenly went out, while Meng Tiankuo's life lamp remained unchanged, but there was no news of it.

The fate of a high-ranking demon general and a great cultivator was unknown, alarming the clan leader and prompting the clan to mobilize a large force. Three elders led six demon generals and eight Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wolf God Sect to investigate the two's whereabouts.

With only the Grand Elder remaining to guard the area, it was naturally necessary to be on high alert to prevent anyone from luring the enemy away from the mountain and harassing the Silver Moon Mountain Range.

No one was worried about the Silver Moon Mountains being in danger. The clan leader was cultivating in seclusion on the ancestral peak, and anyone who dared to disturb the Silver Moon Mountains was courting death.

But the clan leader was so noble that even if the Fifth Elder's life lamp went out, he could not be allowed to leave the ancestral peak.

If anyone disturbs the clan leader's meditation, even if the clan leader is magnanimous, he will surely be severely punished after the three elders return.

However, the long-standing peace of the Silvermoon Mountains meant that the demon generals who remained in the clan and the lower-ranking clansmen who had not yet taken human form did not take the Great Elder's decree to heart.

Although they were patrolling around, they weren't actually very wary.

The demon general only left a wisp of his divine consciousness on guard, but in reality he was silently meditating and cultivating, not letting go of any moment to improve his cultivation.

After passing through the tribulation of transformation, they will more or less shed their beastly nature, and their Dao heart will be far superior to that of low-level demon beasts that have not yet transformed.

As night deepened, the Silvermoon Mountains remained as peaceful and tranquil as they had been for thousands of years.

Suddenly, a figure soared into the air, a dazzling silver light piercing the night sky, attracting the attention of many demon generals.

Many of the Silver Wolves that had been silently patrolling the mountains and forests stopped and looked at the streak of light with surprise and uncertainty.

The light traveled at an extremely fast speed, arriving at a secluded valley not far from the ancestral peak, where it landed.

The light faded, revealing the figure of a young man, who was none other than Yin Zhu, the clan's chief administrator of the Yuan Deng Hall.

The valley has a gap on the west side. It was already late at night when the moon flew across the sky to the west, and its light shone into the depths of the valley, landing on an elegant bamboo house.

This unassuming bamboo house is the residence of Yin Hui, the clan's eldest elder.

More than four thousand years ago, he had already reached the peak of the high-level demon general realm. He was even older than the clan leader, had extensive experience, and was highly respected and revered in the clan.

However, there were rumors in the clan that the First Elder had once participated in the struggle for the position of clan leader in his early years, but failed when he tried to become a demon general. Meanwhile, the clan leader, who was not particularly outstanding among the elders at the time, succeeded in one fell swoop and ascended to the position of clan leader. After that, the First Elder moved out of his cave and came to this valley where the spiritual energy was not very strong, where he built a hut to live.

Although he held a prestigious position, he never managed the clan's specific affairs and rarely left the Silvermoon Mountains.

He only appears at certain ceremonies and usually lives a secluded life. This quiet valley is rarely visited by anyone, for fear of getting too close to the elder and displeasing the clan leader.

But Yin Zhu couldn't care less about that now. His face was ashen, his light green pupils were filled with panic, and he was barely maintaining his composure, but his temples were covered in cold sweat and his lips were trembling slightly.

He hurried to the bamboo building, stopped, clasped his hands in a bow, and whispered, "Yinzhu has something to ask of the Grand Elder!"

After a while, lights suddenly came on in the bamboo house, and the two doors woven from green bamboo slowly opened.

Before the bamboo gate was fully open, Yinzhu rushed up the steps in two quick steps and squeezed inside.

A white-haired youth came down the stairs. Seeing Yin Zhu's state, he was not angry and said calmly, "What's the matter that you're so flustered?"

He wore an extremely plain white robe, and looked very young, only about sixteen or seventeen years old. He was incredibly handsome, with his silver hair tied up in a bun and a wooden hairpin inserted at an angle. He was extremely dashing and did not look like the great elder of the demon beast royal family at all, but rather like a recluse who only knew how to compose poems and enjoy the moon.

Yin Zhu immediately clasped his hands in a bow and said urgently, "A quarter of an hour ago, the life-bound lamps left in the Yuandeng Hall by the Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, and six demon generals of the clan suddenly went out. After checking, I dared not delay and came to report to the First Elder immediately!"

Normally, he would never set foot in this secluded valley.

However, of the five elders in the clan, the other four are all away, their life-giving lamps extinguished, and their fates unknown.

Not daring to disturb the clan leader's secluded cultivation, he panicked and had no choice but to pay his respects to this reclusive elder and ask him to handle the matter.

Upon hearing such astonishing news, the white-haired youth merely frowned: "Is that so?"

“It is absolutely true. How could I dare to deceive the Grand Elder about such an important matter?”

The white-haired youth slowly walked down the stairs, pondered for a moment, then stepped out of the bamboo building and said calmly, "This matter is of great importance. You will come with me to see the clan leader and report this matter to him in detail so that he can handle it."

Yin Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, the panic in her eyes lessened, and she quickly followed.

The clan leader is the pillar of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf clan. Even if all four elders are dead, as long as the clan leader is still alive, the Howling Moon Silver Wolf clan will still be one of the eight royal clans that the entire demon race will respect.

No matter how dire the situation, as long as the clan leader intervenes, it can be easily resolved.

Yin Zhu followed behind the Grand Elder, rode his escape light, flew out of the valley, passed through the clouds and mist, and came to a gentle slope near the summit of the ancestral peak, where he stopped.

He looked at the clan chief sitting cross-legged on the boulder, the panic in his eyes had completely disappeared, and even revealed a hint of excitement.

Zufeng is the place where the clan leader secluded himself for cultivation. Apart from the five elders, no other demon generals are allowed to approach it without permission, let alone use their divine sense to investigate Zufeng.

This was his first time here, and he even temporarily put aside the matter of extinguishing the life-giving lamps of the four elders.

The elder remained silent, and Yin Zhu dared not speak to disturb the clan leader's cultivation, so he could only wait silently in the cold wind.

Before long, the huge rock beneath the clan chief drew his attention.

Under the moonlight, the surface of the boulder reflected a faint silver glow, flickering rhythmically, as if a living creature were breathing, which gave Yin Zhu an eerie feeling.

He quickly looked away, lowered his head slightly, and dared not look around aimlessly anymore.

The two waited outside the gentle slope for about fifteen minutes when the Grand Elder's indifferent voice suddenly rang in Yin Zhu's ears: "Come with me."

Yinzhu looked up and saw that the clan chief on the boulder had opened his eyes, and the elder beside him had flown into the gentle slope.

He quickly followed, and the two arrived a few feet away from the clan leader, where they descended in a burst of light.

To Yin Zhu's disappointment, the clan leader completely ignored him, instead gazing at the Grand Elder beside him and slowly asking, "Brother, what brings you here so late at night?"

Yin Zhu was startled and couldn't help but secretly glance at the Grand Elder beside him.

The elder who was rumored to have lost the battle for the position of clan leader and was imprisoned in the valley was actually the clan leader's elder brother.

The young man in white clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said calmly, "I dare not accept such praise. Yinzhu has important matters to report, which concern the other three elders."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Yin Qianjie's eyes as he looked at Yin Zhu: "What happened?"

Yin Zhu immediately reported, "Reporting to the clan leader, two quarters of an hour ago, the life-giving lamps of the Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and six demon generals of the clan suddenly went out, and their fates are unknown!" (End of this chapter)