Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Daoist Cangsong glanced at the Cangming Halberd and said indifferently, "This halberd is a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, how can it be compared with ordinary spiritual treasures?"

"Although according to the previous agreement, you can choose two treasures first, this halberd is not included."

When Chen Yuan broke through the Five Elements Formation, he requested that after the destruction of the eight royal families, he should choose one treasure first, and all three of them agreed.

When Chen Yuan divided the treasures of the eight royal families, he did not make this request, and the other three were not surprised at all.

Ordinary treasures are not worth Chen Yuan's priority selection.

But now that Chen Yuan has actually spoken, Daoist Cangsong has raised objections.

Chen Yuan asked, "Fellow Daoist Cangsong, do you know what a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure is?"

Daoist Cangsong said calmly, "This humble Daoist does not know, but Fellow Daoist Qin experienced that great battle and should be very clear about it. Please enlighten us."

He turned to look at Qin Wuyai, and Lu Wangquan and Chen Yuan also looked over.

Qin Wuyai glanced at the Fangtian Halberd, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes, and slowly said, "Although I participated in that ancient war, unfortunately, I did not fight against the Kunyu Demon King."

"On the contrary, I have fought the White Ape Demon King several times, but I have never seen this halberd. I have only heard of it."

"When Kun Chenglie took out this halberd, I never expected that it was left behind by the Kun Fish Demon King."

"However, the halberd in the hands of the Kunyu Demon King is definitely not a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure. Kun Chenglie should just be bluffing."

Daoist Cangsong frowned and said, "Even if this halberd was not a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure back then, it may well have advanced further over tens of thousands of years."

Qin Wuyai shook his head: "The Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure is even higher than a Spiritual Treasure. It has the power to reach the heavens and the earth. Its spirit takes form, develops intelligence, and has extraordinary power. At least one needs to be at the Refinement of Emptiness level to barely control it."

"But for cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, even the most powerful spiritual treasures are rare and hard to come by; they are usually in the hands of cultivators at the Integration stage."

"Although the Kun fish demon king is a descendant of a true spirit, he only had the cultivation level of the early stage of the Void Refinement stage when he was born, and he had to seal his cultivation level, so it was absolutely impossible for him to control the Heavenly Treasure."

"Moreover, if this halberd is truly a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, with Kun Chenglie's cultivation level, he certainly wouldn't be able to wield it freely, let alone use it to fight against others."

Daoist Cangsong was taken aback, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.

But Qin Wuyai hesitated for a moment and then said, "However, the power that Kun Chenglie can display after summoning the spirit of this halberd and integrating it with the true blood of the Kunpeng surpasses that of a spiritual treasure. It is something that ordinary spiritual treasures and divine weapons cannot achieve."

"Although this halberd is not a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, it is quite mysterious and should not be regarded as an ordinary spiritual treasure or divine weapon."

Daoist Cangsong immediately spoke up: "What Fellow Daoist Qin said is absolutely right. If this halberd is merely a spiritual treasure or divine weapon, then Fellow Daoist Chen can choose it at will."

"But it far surpasses any magical treasure or divine weapon, and its value is extraordinary. If Fellow Daoist Chen chooses this treasure, he cannot choose a second magical treasure or divine weapon."

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Cangsong is mistaken. According to Fellow Daoist Qin, the Cangming Halberd is not a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure. It just has some mysterious aspects that Kun Chenglie has revealed."

"The other seven spiritual treasures and divine weapons are also heirlooms of the demon beast royal family. Can Fellow Daoist Cangsong assert that they have no mystery about them?"

Cangsong Daoist was taken aback. Chen Yuan then said, "Moreover, if this halberd is to unleash its full power, it requires the true blood of Kunpeng. Even if it falls into the hands of the three of you, it will not be able to exert its full potential."

"Not to mention that the three of you are cultivators of magic and cannot wield spiritual treasures and divine weapons to fight against enemies."

"Even if we take away this Cangming Halberd, it will be no different from an ordinary spiritual treasure or divine weapon, and may even be inferior due to various limitations."

"Therefore, I cannot agree with Fellow Daoist Cangsong's words. This halberd should be regarded as the same as other spiritual treasures and divine weapons, and there should be no difference between them."

Daoist Cangsong frowned, but Lu Wangquan chimed in, "I agree with Fellow Daoist Chen's suggestion."

When the four of them divided the treasures earlier, Chen Yuan only took the spiritual herbs, pills, and demon cores, remaining aloof from worldly affairs.

The other three were chosen based on their contributions in this battle, with Qin Wuyai first, Cangsong Daoren second, and Lu Wangquan last.

The reason why Daoist Cangsong refuted Chen Yuan at this time was so that he could choose another spiritual treasure or divine weapon.

However, this would not benefit Lu Wangquan at all, and since he had a close personal relationship with Chen Yuan, he would naturally not stand on the side of Cangsong Daoren.

Daoist Cangsong frowned even more deeply and looked at Qin Wuyai: "What does Fellow Daoist Qin think?"

Qin Wuyai smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Chen is right. It was my oversight that led me to this conclusion."

"In our hands, this halberd is no different from other spiritual treasures and divine weapons, and may even be inferior to them. It is best to regard it as the same."

The Taoist Cangsong's face immediately darkened. His plan had failed, and he was naturally quite displeased.

But since Qin Wuyai and Lu Wangquan had already expressed their agreement, he had no choice but to give up, even if he had any further objections.

Moreover, these magical treasures and divine weapons were imbued with bloodline restrictions, which Chen Yuan needed to remove by wielding the Zhu Yan True Fire.

It's not a big deal if he raises some objections, but if he insists on obstructing things, he'll only be asking for trouble.

Daoist Cangsong let out a soft breath, his expression softening, and said, "It was my oversight, please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Chen."

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Cangsong, you flatter me. With the spiritual treasure at hand, some disagreement is inevitable."

“Since the three fellow Daoists have no objections, the first treasure I have chosen is this Cangming Halberd.”

Having said that, he raised his hand and summoned the halberd, which slowly flew to his front. Qin Wuyai said, "As agreed, Fellow Daoist Chen can choose one more treasure. May I ask which divine weapon has caught your eye?"

Chen Yuan glanced at it and said, "For the second treasure... I, Chen, will choose this Guanghan Bow."

Having said that, he raised his hand again, and the silver-white longbow trembled slightly and flew to him, seemingly somewhat unwilling.

The three were somewhat surprised this time. Qin Wuyai asked, "Fellow Daoist Chen, have you thought it through?"

Although spiritual treasures do not have a clear hierarchy like magic treasures, one can clearly sense the density of their energy and the magnitude of their power among different spiritual treasures.

Of these eight divine weapons, the most powerful is naturally the Cangming Halberd, but it requires the true blood of the Kunpeng to unleash its full power, making its strengths and weaknesses clearly distinct.

Secondly, there was the flaming spear wielded by Ao Cang. Although the spiritual fire contained within it was blocked by the white spiritual fire that Qin Wuyai had taken out, the three of them now knew that Qin Wuyai was a Void Refinement cultivator.

That white spiritual fire was also passed down from the Spirit Realm and was extremely extraordinary. Ao Cang was a wood dragon who controlled fire-attribute spiritual treasures and divine weapons, so it was reasonable for him to be suppressed by Qin Wuyai.

Moreover, the crimson spiritual fire is only a portion of the Flame Spear's power. As a spiritual treasure and divine weapon, the Flame Spear is indestructible. If it were in the hands of a body cultivator who practices fire-based techniques, it would be even more powerful.

Among the eight magical treasures and divine weapons, the Guanghan Bow excels in long-range attacks and can even condense a trace of moonlight to create a long arrow of moonlight, making it quite extraordinary.

However, this treasure clearly requires the bloodline of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf clan to be used freely.

Chen Yuan refined the true blood of the Zhu Yan and was able to control the true fire of the Zhu Yan to fight enemies. All three thought that he would choose the Flame Spear as his second item, but unexpectedly he took a liking to the Guanghan Bow, which was truly unexpected.

Chen Yuan sighed softly, glancing reluctantly at the flaming spear: "My Thunder Drum is damaged, leaving me with a lack of defensive means. I urgently need a ranged magic weapon, so I have no choice but to choose this Guanghan Bow."

The three suddenly realized what had happened when Chen Yuan's drumsticks broke and the skin of the thunder drum cracked, and said no more.

Next, it was Qin Wuyai's turn to choose. Like Chen Yuan, he was also allowed to choose one more treasure, and unsurprisingly, he took the Flaming Spear right away.

For his second spiritual treasure and divine weapon, he hesitated for a while before choosing the serpentine longsword of the Blood-Eyed Serpent Clan.

Of the eight divine weapons, the Cangming Halberd, the Guanghan Bow, and the Flaming Spear each have their own unique features, while the remaining five divine weapons are clearly inferior.

Cangsong Daoren chose the tortoise shell shield of the Qingtian Divine Turtle clan, while Lu Wangquan took Xiong Tunhai's mountain-splitting giant axe.

Then it was Chen Yuan's turn to choose. Without much thought, he raised his hand and summoned the Fiend Tiger Clan's Fiend-Slaying Blade to his front.

This long sword is entirely golden in color, painted with a striped tiger, exuding a fierce aura that is very eye-catching.

Given Chen Yuan's personality, he originally disliked such conspicuous magical treasures.

However, this treasure happened to be very similar to the longsword he used when he traveled the world before he entered the world of cultivation. He liked it very much when he saw it and simply put it into his possession.

With the Cangming Halberd in hand, it doesn't matter if this Demon-Slaying Blade is a bit flashy; on the contrary, it can help conceal the Cangming Halberd.

In the end, only the magical treasures and divine weapons of the Nightmare Crow clan remained, which Qin Wuyai took away.

The treasures of the eight royal clans have now been divided up by the four individuals. Some of the remaining treasures belong to the affiliated demon clans and also possess some resources, but they are no longer of interest to the Nascent Soul cultivators and have been entirely reserved for the Nascent Soul cultivators of this realm.

However, since the divine weapons and magical artifacts contain bloodline restrictions, they are useless if they fall into the hands of outsiders.

Chen Yuan then condensed the Zhu Yan Dharma Image and used the Zhu Yan True Fire to erase the bloodline restrictions on the eight spiritual treasures and divine weapons one by one, so that they could truly belong to the four of them.

Qin Wuyai put the three spiritual treasures and divine weapons into his mustard seed ring, his expression becoming solemn: "The demon race has been destroyed, and the ascension passage has also fallen into our control. We still need to ascend to the upper realm as soon as possible."

Once you've seen the ocean, other waters seem insignificant. No matter how precious the treasures of the demon race are, they are just ordinary to cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

Everything Qin Wuyai did was for the purpose of returning to the Spirit Realm.

Daoist Cangsong chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Qin is absolutely right. We have gone through so much trouble to cross realms to come here, all for the sake of our grand plan to ascend to immortality. We should not delay."

Chen Yuan said in a deep voice, "I still need to refine pills and improve my cultivation. I'm afraid I can't ascend immediately."

Qin Wuyai asked, "How long will Fellow Daoist Chen need?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Ten years."

Upon hearing this, Cangsong Daoren and Lu Wangquan frowned.

They already had little lifespan left, and it was unknown how long it would take for them to enter the spirit realm from the demon realm. Waiting another ten years might lead to some unforeseen complications.

But Qin Wuyai, who should have been the most eager, nodded in agreement: "Haste makes waste. With Fellow Daoist Chen's improved cultivation, we will have a better chance of returning to the Spirit Realm."

"However, ten years is already my limit. I hope you will not delay for too long."

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "Rest assured, fellow Daoists, I know what I'm doing and will not delay any longer."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "We know little about the Upper Realm. May I ask what the relationship is between the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm, and how we can return to the Spirit Realm from the Demon Realm? I hope Fellow Daoist Qin will be so kind as to enlighten us."

Cangsong Daoren and Lu Wangquan turned around at the same time. Qin Wuyai met their burning gazes and smiled slightly: "The method of returning to the Spirit Realm will be known by the three of you at that time. Please forgive me for keeping you in suspense."

"However, regarding the situation in the Upper Realm, I, Qin, have already promised the three fellow Daoists, and will therefore speak frankly and without reservation..." (End of this chapter)