Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Amidst the strange phenomena and spiritual light caused by countless magical treasures and divine powers, and in the illusion where the power of the five elements was constantly shifting, Master Xinghuo's cold voice, carrying a hint of sternness and solemnity, resounded throughout the entire Chiling Mountain Range.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race were extremely excited. Even though they were blocked by the great formation, many of them still showed joyful smiles on their faces.

Some of them, however, wore expressions of relief, and their supernatural powers increased even further.

The demon generals of the Blood-Eyed Serpent Clan, especially those from affiliated demon clans, looked completely bewildered.

Only a few high-ranking demon generals and She Zhelin had a sudden change in expression. Although they returned to normal in the next moment, they could not escape the notice of the young scholar who had been carefully observing their expressions.

He felt a chill run down his spine as he gazed at Master Xinghuo and the white-haired old Taoist. Master Xinghuo's words seemed to still echo in his ears, and an unbelievable thought surfaced in his mind.

Could these two be Nascent Soul cultivators from another realm?
He was only a mid-level demon general. Although his cultivation progressed extremely quickly and he was favored by the clan leader, his understanding of ancient secrets was far inferior to that of the clan leader and the high-level demon generals in the clan.

The young scholar had never heard of the ancient demon race, the "human realm," or the "Tai Xuan Sect" mentioned by Xing Huo Zhenren.

But the fact that this "Tai Xuan Sect" could make the clan leader change color must mean it is something extraordinary.

The young scholar was very fortunate at this moment. He did not rush to Ping Le City, did not encounter Master Xing Huo, and did not personally take revenge after learning that the people of Ping Le City had moved to Xing Zhu City.

Even with his strength as a mid-level demon general, Zhang Xuancang and the city lord of Xingzhu City, Zuiyun Zhenren, would not escape death if they joined forces.

However, considering that the Starfire True Man, who was suspected to be a great cultivator, might be an old friend of Zhang Xuancang, he suppressed this idea.

They secretly sent people to gather information about Master Xinghuo's whereabouts before making further plans.

If he had acted rashly and attacked Zhang Xuancang directly, he would have surely followed in She Mo's footsteps.

She Zhelin was unaware of the young scholar's thoughts. He was simply staring intently at the token in Xinghuo Zhenren's hand. The two ancient seal characters that appeared on it were extremely complex and obscure, but he could recognize them as the two characters "Tai Xuan".

A passage from a clan classic that he had once read resurfaced in his mind, and the entire record in that jade slip was written in this ancient seal script.

There are even images in the jade slip that are quite similar to this token, but they are not as ancient and weathered as this token.

She Zhelin completely believed Xinghuo Zhenren's words, because that jade slip was the relic of the Blood-Eyed Spirit Serpent Clan's ancestor, who was also the first clan leader.

He personally experienced that dark ancient era and left behind this shocking notebook.

Before that, the Blood-Eyed Spirit Serpent was not a race. It could only eke out a living like the current human race, or serve as a spirit beast for human cultivators, wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

The ancient script used by our ancestors was learned from the human race. However, after the great war that killed ninety percent of the demon race in this world, no demon race used it anymore, nor were human slaves allowed to use it.

It is impossible for the human race in this world to produce a Nascent Soul cultivator. True Person Xinghuo can only come from the human world, and only cultivators of the Tai Xuan Sect would be so arrogant.

The thought of the records about the Tai Xuan Sect in the jade slips left by his ancestors made She Zhelin's heart sink.

The human race in this world has never established sects. They can only build cities in the most barren and desolate mountains, deserts and swamps at the junction of the eight royal clans to protect mortals and allow them to multiply and thrive.

She Zhelin's understanding of the sect came entirely from the jade slips left by his ancestors.

According to ancestral records, those vicious individuals called themselves "human cultivators," and among them, the most vicious and powerful were the cultivators of the Tai Xuan Sect.

However, She Zhelin once learned by chance from other demon generals that the jade slips left by their ancestors referred to those people as "Tai Xuan Realm cultivators".

In their view, the Tai Xuan Sect is the human realm, and the human realm is the Tai Xuan Sect.

She Zhelin also disliked the term "human realm." As a lowly human slave, how could he be qualified to occupy a realm?
From then on, the "human realm" recorded in the jade slip became the "Tai Xuan Realm" in his mind.

This was merely a thought that popped into She Zhelin's mind when he was in seclusion and feeling bored. He smiled casually and then put it out of his mind, never to be thought about it again.

That was something that happened tens of thousands of years ago, buried in the dust of time, and long forgotten.

Those lowly slaves who have to worship and even kneel before demon gods every day will never know that the human race once had such a glorious and splendid history in ancient times.

But now, the human cultivators who disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, still elders of the Tai Xuan Sect, have reappeared before She Zhelin, leading dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, and are launching a strong attack on the Blood-Eyed Spirit Serpent Clan's protective formation.

The fear of human cultivators left by their ancestors in the jade slip has traveled through tens of thousands of years and reached She Zhelin.

But in front of the demon generals of his clan, and in front of Master Xinghuo, he could not show the slightest fear.

Moreover, a question arose in his mind: according to the records of his ancestors, the spatial passage leading to the human world had been destroyed by the demon king who descended to this world. How did True Person Xinghuo cross over to this world?
She Zhelin suddenly sent a telepathic message to the young scholar beside him: "Do you recognize these Nascent Soul cultivators?"

The young scholar was taken aback, then replied telepathically, "I recognize about 90% of them; they are all human cultivators. But there are nearly ten others who are elders of the Wolf God Sect, including the sect leader, Lü Qiao..."

She Zhelin's heart stirred. His gaze swept over these people before returning to Xinghuo Zhenren. He said coldly, "You are not an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect. The spatial passage has long been severed. Moreover, how could an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect not be accompanied by a Nascent Soul cultivator? How could you be blocked by this formation?"

Upon hearing this, the demon generals of the Blood-Eyed Serpent Clan were all somewhat taken aback.

This Five Elements Universe Grand Array was created 20,000 years ago by a grandmaster of array formations in the clan who meticulously studied several Five Elements array formations of the human race, taking their essence and discarding their dross.

It took more than three thousand years to collect spiritual herbs and smelt array flags and array plates before they were finally set up.

This formation is far more powerful than the defensive formations of other royal clans, and it is even slightly superior to the defensive formations of the Jiaolong and Kunyu clans, making it the best among the eight royal clans.

Only the Blood-Eyed Serpent Clan, with its exceptional bloodline and spirituality not much weaker than that of humans, could produce such a demon general who is proficient in formations.

Other royal families could only have their slaves set up formations, or rely on their own clan's grandmasters of formations, but they were still inferior to human formation masters.

Just who are the Tai Xuan Sect members that the clan leader believes they can easily break this Five Elements Universe Formation?
Master Xinghuo seemed somewhat surprised. He put away the cyan token in his hand, and his expression became more arrogant: "It seems that you know a bit about our sect."

"That's right, the spatial passage leading to this world was destroyed 40,000 years ago."

"But if a cultivator from the human realm can open a spatial passage once, they can naturally open it a second time."

"We two are merely the vanguard. The army of cultivators will soon descend, reconquer this realm, and erect a monument to commemorate our achievements. This time, you will not be allowed to destroy it again."

She Zhelin's pupils contracted slightly, but he sneered repeatedly: "With just the two of you and these Nascent Soul cultivators, you can forget about breaking through the Five Elements Universe Formation."

"If you are truly an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect, why didn't you wait until the army of cultivators arrived before making your move?"

"Moreover, that great war shattered the human realm and depleted its spiritual energy. Where would they have found a large army of cultivators?"

"Who exactly are you, and where did you obtain this token from?"

A hint of disdain flashed in Xinghuo Zhenren's eyes as he said indifferently, "I misjudged you. You only have a superficial understanding of the ancient matters."

"If you demons can summon the Demon King, then we humans can certainly ask cultivators at the Void Refinement stage for assistance."

"In the end, the cultivators of our human realm won that great battle. After the demon race retreated, they were able to repair the world and regulate the spiritual energy. How can it be said that it was damaged?"

She Zhelin narrowed his eyes, about to speak, but was interrupted by Xinghuo Zhenren, who showed a hint of disgust on his face: "Stop talking. Since you are so stubbornly resisting, we have no choice but to break this formation and kill your entire clan, not even a chicken or a dog!"

After saying that, he didn't make a move. Instead, he raised his hand, waved it, and flew away into the distance.

The white-haired old Taoist priest had an indifferent expression. His gaze swept over the group of demon generals, paused for a moment on She Zhelin, and then turned to follow Xinghuo Zhenren.

She Zhelin was slightly taken aback, and the other demon generals were even more stunned.

This Starfire True Man has such a grandiose reputation, threatening to wipe out an entire clan and massacre a realm at the drop of a hat, yet he retreated without even taking action himself, which is truly baffling.

However, those dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators did not follow True Person Xinghuo and the white-haired old Taoist away. Instead, they continued to attack the formation fiercely, even more so than before.

The crowd was even more puzzled. A high-ranking demon general whispered, "Clan leader, is this person just bluffing?"

Watching the departing figure of Master Xinghuo, She Zhelin suddenly asked the young scholar, "Have you inquired about Master Xinghuo? Did you find anything?"

The young scholar was taken aback, then replied respectfully, "The servants I sent learned from the cultivators in Ping Le City that when he killed She Mo, Ao Lin, and others, Ping Le City had already been breached by the beast tide and was on the verge of collapse."

"But Master Xinghuo suddenly made a move, and within a quarter of an hour, he killed three demon generals and one elder of the Dragon God Sect."

"And all the low-level demonic beasts also died painfully in a very short time afterward, as if this Starfire True Man had used an invisible and strange divine power."

"After this incident, the cultivators and mortals in Ping Le City are extremely grateful to Master Xing Huo."

"We have gained nothing else, please forgive us, clan chief."

She Zhelin frowned and muttered, "His face is sallow, and he seems to be seriously injured, yet he turned the tide when the city fell... Why would this person care about the lives of those low-level cultivators and mortals?"

At this moment, the figures of True Person Xinghuo and the white-haired old Taoist had already disappeared into the horizon. The clan's Grand Elder spoke up, "Clan Chief, these Nascent Soul cultivators are so arrogant, should we go out to meet them?"

She Zhelin glanced at the Nascent Soul cultivators who were fighting hard against the formation and shook his head slightly: "This Starfire True Person suddenly appeared and then suddenly disappeared. His origins are unknown and his behavior is strange. We should not act rashly."

"These human cultivators alone are not enough to break through the Five Elements Universe Formation, so we don't need to pay attention to them for now."

"Leave a few elders to guard the four directions. If True Person Xinghuo returns, report immediately, and the other elders will come to the Spirit Serpent Hall for a meeting." (End of Chapter)