Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

The void was boundless and silent, with a solidified gray-black color all around, where even time could not leave any trace.

Four streaks of light traversed the void. Compared to the boundless gray-black expanse, these four streaks of light were so insignificant that they seemed poised to silently dissolve into this chaotic land at any moment.

Suddenly, a white light appeared faintly in front of them, and the four streaks of light stopped, revealing the figures of Chen Yuan, Qin Wuyai, Lu Wangquan, and Cangsong Daoren.

Qin Wuyai looked at the faint white light in front of him, which seemed to be a wide crack torn open in the solidified gray-black color, a hundred feet in size.

Inside lies a vast and majestic land, where one can clearly see mountains, plains, rivers, and seas.

Qin Wuyai's expression turned slightly solemn as he said, "This is the exit of the ascension passage, but it is sure to be guarded by demons. We must not go any further."

He turned to Chen Yuan and said, "The barrier here should be weaker. I would appreciate it if Fellow Daoist Chen could find the weak point."

"If the four of us work together, we should be able to barely break through a temporary exit and enter the Demon Burning Realm."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Please wait a moment, fellow Daoists."

After saying that, he activated the Kunpeng True Blood, and a pair of black wings spread out behind him. He closed his eyes slightly, raised his hands to form a hand seal, and carefully sensed the fluctuations in the surrounding space.

The other three waited quietly for three days and three nights. Suddenly, Chen Yuan opened his eyes, looked at the gray-black expanse in the distance, and said, "Fellow Daoists, please follow me."

Qin Wuyai and the other two immediately followed. The four of them flew for six hours before Chen Yuan finally came down, pointed ahead, and said, "About a hundred feet ahead is the weakest point of the spatial barrier in the vicinity."

"Please be prepared, fellow Daoists. If we work together, it shouldn't be too difficult to create a temporary exit."

The other three people straightened up. Qin Wuyai took out his jade ruyi spiritual treasure, raised his hand to form a hand seal, and slowly flew forward, its spiritual light shining brightly.

Lu Wangquan took out nine cyan ring blades, raised his hand and made a hand seal, which expanded to about ten feet in size, and began to spin rapidly, transforming into nine tornadoes.

They merged into a towering tornado, hundreds of feet high, yet it could not stir a ripple in the boundless void.

The Taoist Cangsong took out a four-colored barrier-breaking talisman, and with his right hand forming a sword finger, he drew a talisman in the air like a dragon and snake, which transformed into a ten-zhang-long emerald green spear.

However, since there is no wood element spiritual energy in the void, one can only rely on one's own true essence to unleash supernatural powers, so the aura of this emerald spear is much weaker.

Chen Yuan extended his right hand, and a purplish-black halberd slowly condensed in his palm. The crescent-shaped blade gleamed with cold light and trembled slightly, seemingly particularly excited in this void.

A set of hideous armor covered in scars appeared, which Chen Yuan wore, surrounded by wisps of dark demonic energy, exuding ferocity and ruthlessness.

Qin Wuyai's hand seals suddenly changed, and the jade ruyi in front of him flickered, slowly splitting into three illusory images.

Qin Wuyai's hand gestures changed continuously, the jade ruyi shone with light, and its energy slowly declined, while the other three phantoms gradually became more solid.

Once the three illusory jade ruyi images were almost indistinguishable from the original body, Qin Wuyai bit his tongue, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which exploded into a cloud of blood mist, dispersed, and merged into the three illusory jade ruyi images.

A line of blood appeared on the three illusory Ruyi shapes, solidified and continuous, running from top to bottom.

Qin Wuyai's aura also weakened slightly, but he didn't care. He looked up at the three of them with a slightly solemn expression: "Although we will be separated, the distance should not exceed one million miles."

"The three fellow Daoists should keep these three Ruyi clones safe and reunite as soon as possible, without wasting time."

"The Demon Realm is not like the lower realms. It is quite powerful and vast in all the realms near the Spirit Realm, and it is connected to thousands of lower realms. There are many demon generals and even demon kings. Fellow Daoists, you must not be careless."

Lu Wangquan nodded: "I will act carefully."

The Taoist Cangsong said calmly, "I will hide myself and never cause trouble like Old Demon Ren, who was captured by the demon race."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he nodded without saying anything more. Qin Wuyai raised his hand and pushed, sending three illusory Ruyi scepters flying out, which were then absorbed into the mustard seed rings of Chen Yuan and the other two.

At this point, half a year had passed since the four entered the ascension passage.

The journey took longer than leaving the human realm, but the risks were much lower. They only encountered a few small spatial storms, which they successfully weathered, and finally reached the exit of the ascension passage.

But this time, the four of them were not allowed to set foot inside.

According to Qin Wuyai, the exit of the ascension passage in the upper realm is the weak point of the spatial barrier in the upper realm, connecting dozens or even hundreds of lower realms. There must be demons guarding it, so we must not walk into their trap.

They could only search for other weak points in the spatial barrier nearby and forcibly create a temporary exit to enter the Demon Burning Realm.

The spatial barrier of the Demon Burning Realm is extremely tough; in other places, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to break through it.

Only by joining forces at this weak point, with Chen Yuan and Qin Wuyai being mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, could they have a chance of success if they exerted their full strength.

However, the temporary exit of the spatial passage is not stable enough. After the four people enter, they will be separated and land in different areas.

However, in this realm ruled by the demon race, the four dared not act openly, and if they wanted to reunite, they had to find another way.

Fortunately, Qin Wuyai's magical jade scepter is extremely profound. After condensing a clone, it is then infused with a trace of Qin Wuyai's essence blood. Within a range of millions of miles, they can vaguely sense each other's approximate location and reunite using this method.

After sending out three Ruyi clones, Qin Wuyai took a deep breath: "The demon realm is extremely dangerous, and the human race and the demon race are sworn enemies. Fellow Daoists, please be careful. Let's make our move!"

The Taoist Cangsong pointed with his fingers and shouted, "Hurry!"

The four-colored barrier-breaking talisman and the emerald green spear shot out one after the other, flying towards the weak point in the space a hundred feet away.

After the four-colored barrier-breaking talisman flew out, it spontaneously combusted without fire, transforming into a four-colored rosy light that spread outwards.

The solidified gray-black color suddenly distorted, like a blurry mirror, several tens of feet in size, from which a patch of land could be vaguely seen.

The emerald spear pierced the mirror-like surface, creating ripples that twisted more violently, making the vast land appear clearer.

As the spear talisman flew out, the other three also made their move at the same time.

Qin Wuyai changed his hand seals, and the slightly weakened jade ruyi floated away, crashing onto the mirror. Its aura was not prominent, but the ripples it created were more obvious, and the distance between the mirror and the land behind it seemed to have been shortened considerably.

The cyan tornado followed closely behind the jade ruyi, roaring in and crashing heavily into it, causing even greater ripples, as if the mirror surface was about to shatter.

Chen Yuan's eyes sharpened, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, appearing in front of the mirror. The exploding cyan tornado and the wood elemental spiritual energy left by the disintegrating emerald spear enveloped him.

However, the aftershocks of these violent supernatural powers were completely blocked when they landed on the Xuan Yin Armor.

Chen Yuan swung his halberd down, a deep black light emanating from the blade, and the power of spatial destruction surged forth, finally splitting a crack several feet in size in the mirror!

Through this crack, the land finally became clear, but it still flickered, as if it might disappear at any moment.

Chen Yuan turned around and shouted, "This exit can only last for ten breaths. The three of you, please enter it quickly!"

After saying that, he turned and entered, his figure disappearing into the vast land.

Seeing this, the other three didn't dare to delay and rushed inside.

The moment the four figures vanished, the spatial rift twisted and slowly dissipated, plunging this void back into deathly silence. (End of Chapter)