Chapter 477 Grand Ceremony

Chen Yuan slowly scanned the Jindan cultivators in front of him. There were thirteen people in the hall, plus Chu Guangkai and Duan Quan stationed at the mine veins of Yuyang Mountain, and two elders stationed at Lingyun Market and a medium-sized mine vein. Lingyun Sect had a total of seventeen Jindan cultivators.

This was the accumulation of Lingyun Sect over five hundred years. Among them were people familiar to Chen Yuan, but there were more unfamiliar faces, who were only heard of but not seen.

The hot-tempered elder Xu Changan had passed away more than forty years ago.

Mo Jingchun's master Wang Xian was still alive, but his hair and beard were all white, and he was very old.

Wang Xian did not recognize Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan clearly remembered that it was Wang Xian who entangled Liu Fan during the decisive battle with the demon cultivators, so that he could escape.

After the thirteen elders arrived, Zhuge Qi briefly recounted the process of the Six Sects Alliance and introduced Chen Yuan's identity.

At the end, he said solemnly: "It is a blessing for our sect that the Grand Elder has returned to the sect. Please follow me to pay respect to the Grand Elder."

The Jindan elders who stayed in the sect all stared at Chen Yuan in disbelief.

It was not until Wu Zexian, Ji Bin, and Sun Congyao took the lead in saluting that everyone reacted and immediately bowed down with fists.

Zhuge Qi's words were too shocking. The foundation-building disciple who disappeared 130 years ago suddenly returned to the sect and appeared at the six sects' alliance. He showed the cultivation of the early stage of the Nascent Soul, cut off the arm of Taoist Du Kun, won 20% of the mineral vein share for Lingyun Sect, and pressured the six sects.

If Zhuge Qi hadn't said it himself, no one would believe this Arabian Nights.

After the Jindan elders saluted, Chen Yuan encouraged them a few words and made it clear that he would increase the spiritual stone offerings, and everyone's doubts were gone.

Spirit stones are the most important. They don't have many five hundred year old spiritual herbs or eight hundred year old spiritual herbs. Usually, they absorb the spiritual energy of high-quality spiritual stones for cultivation.

Chen Yuan could bring spirit stones, and no matter how incredible his experience was, everyone could only admire him.

After the elders of the sect left, Zhuge Qi led Chen Yuan to a thousand-foot mountain.

This peak is called Baiyun Peak, surrounded by clouds and mist. It is the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in Lingyun Sect, and it is also the location of Xuanyuanzi's cave and the thousand-year spiritual medicine garden.

Zhuge Qi first took Chen Yuan to the thousand-year spiritual medicine garden on the top of the mountain, where seventeen thousand-year spiritual herbs were planted, but none of them were mature.

When the six sects were defeated, Lingyun Sect was forced to leave the mountain gate and took away all the spiritual herbs. They preserved them with special methods and replanted them after settling down.

Twenty years ago, Lingyun Sect returned to Qi State, and the thousand-year spiritual herbs were transplanted again. The spiritual energy loss was not small, and the maturity time was also extended a lot. The shortest one also needed more than a hundred years.

After leaving the spiritual medicine garden, Chen Yuan naturally would not live in Xuanyuanzi's cave, but opened another one on the mountainside.

Looking at the magnificent scenery on the mountain, Chen Yuan shook his head. Such a majestic mountain must have extraordinary veins. There is only one medium-sized spiritual vein, which is really a waste of natural resources.

More than a dozen thousand-foot peaks stand like a forest. The mountain gates of large sects in Jiuxianzhou are not as majestic as Lingyun Sect. Chen Yuan has only seen such a scene in Haoran Sect.

After he opened up the cave, Zhuge Qi came to see him again and gave him thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, a three-foot-long flame wood, three demon pills, and ten top-grade spiritual stones.

Except for the Lingyun Sword and three top-grade spiritual stones, all the treasures in Lingyun Sect have been taken away by Chen Yuan.

The ten top-grade spiritual stones were somewhat unexpected by Chen Yuan. On the way back to the sect, he asked Zhuge Qi. This was because Lingyun Sect had been turbulent for the past hundred years, and Xuanyuanzi had deliberately accumulated them for emergency use. As a result, most of them were taken away by Chen Yuan.

Under Zhuge Qi's reluctant gaze, Chen Yuan carefully checked the demon pills and spiritual herbs, and nodded with satisfaction.

He put away these treasures and said, "I still need some spiritual materials, but they are relatively trivial. I have to go to the treasury to look for them myself. Please lead the way, Elder Zhuge."

Zhuge Qi was startled, and then responded, "Grand Elder, please follow me."

He was a little confused. Almost all the treasures that Yuanying cultivators could use in the treasury were taken away by Chen Yuan. The rest were magic herbs, high-grade spiritual stones, and spiritual materials demon pills suitable for Jindan cultivators.

Could it be that Chen Yuan really wanted to plunder the treasury?

Zhuge Qi, with deep concern, led Chen Yuan to an inconspicuous valley.

There are three formations guarding here, and there is always a Jindan elder in charge.

Coincidentally, the elder in charge of the treasury this time is Wang Xian.

Chen Yuan bowed and saluted: "Elder Wang, thanks to you for entangled Liu Fan of the Blood Spirit Sect, I was able to save my life."

Wang Xian's hair and beard were all white, his face was full of wrinkles, and his back was hunched, like an old man in his twilight years, which was a sign that his life was coming to an end.

But his eyes were not cloudy at all, and they were still as sharp as a sword as they were a hundred years ago.

He smiled slightly, clasped his fists and said: "Grand Elder, you are too serious. No matter who Liu Fan wanted to attack at that time, he had to ask the flying sword in my hand first."

Wang Xian made way for the passage, Zhuge Qi took out the master's seal, opened the formation, and the two walked into the valley.

A mountain wall rippled like water waves, revealing two stone doors, which slowly opened.

This is the Lingyun Sect's treasure house, which contains treasures above the Jindan level.

As for the treasures of the foundation building and Qi refining levels, the number is too large and the value is not high. Disciples often exchange them and store them in various halls and pavilions.

Chen Yuan, under Zhuge Qi's guidance, spent half a day walking through the entire treasure house, but only selected three relatively rare high-quality spiritual materials.

Zhuge Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Yuan was a little disappointed.

He came to select materials to repair the ancient teleportation array, but he only found three. The ancient teleportation array was severely damaged and required twenty-seven materials to repair it.

Lingyun Sect had accumulated only three kinds of spiritual materials for thousands of years. It would be a long way to go to collect twenty-seven kinds of spiritual materials.

After returning to the cave house on Baiyun Peak, Zhuge Qi clasped his fists and bowed: "It is a happy event that the Grand Elder has returned to the sect."

"According to convention, when a cultivator from the six sects has a Nascent Soul, they must announce it widely, invite fellows, and hold a Nascent Soul ceremony."

"The Grand Elder not only succeeded in forming a Nascent Soul, but also overpowered Taoist Du Kun. He should hold a ceremony to promote the reputation of our sect."

Chen Yuan frowned. He was not a ostentatious person. If he had to establish his authority in front of the elders of Lingyun Sect, he would not even attend the Six Sects Alliance, let alone hold a Nascent Soul Ceremony.

But just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered something and changed his words: "Do you know when Qi Yuanshan of Ziyang Sect died?"

Zhuge Qi was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Yuan to suddenly bring up this matter. He said: "Qi Yuanshan passed away not long after the six sects moved away from Qi."

"Elder Jin also went to Ziyang Sect to ask him for an explanation for the matter of the Supreme Elder, but he was already dead, so the matter could only be left unresolved."

"How many disciples did Qi Yuanshan leave behind? Did anyone form a Jindan?" Chen Yuan asked.

Zhuge Qi said: "He only left one disciple, named Dai Qing, who was in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation. Like the Supreme Elder, he was also a physical cultivator."

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed: "Is this person the person who stood beside Xie Chaohong when the six sects met?"

"That's right." Zhuge Qi replied.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow you will send disciples to invite cultivators from all sects to attend the Yuanying Ceremony and send an invitation to Dai Qing."

Zhuge Qi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Is the Grand Elder going to deal with Dai Qing? The Yuanying Ceremony is attended by people from all sects. If Dai Qing gets into trouble, it may damage the reputation of our sect..."

Chen Yuan said calmly: "Don't worry, Elder Zhuge. I just have a few things to ask Dai Qing."

Zhuge Qi was relieved and asked, "May I ask the Grand Elder when the Yuanying Ceremony will be held?"

"After seven days, keep everything simple and don't be extravagant."

"Yes." Zhuge Qi responded and turned to walk out of the cave.

Chen Yuan came to the practice room and sat down, but the words of Elder Yan of the Cangjian Palace emerged in his mind.

He took out a jade slip from the mustard seed ring, which was the fragment of "Demon God Art" he got from Du Yu in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain.

When Zhuge Qi was talking about the Yuanying Ceremony just now, he suddenly thought of Qi Yuanshan of Ziyang Sect and this body cultivation technique.

According to Elder Yan, this technique was once very popular in ancient times, but later it was gradually lost as body cultivation declined. Only some records were found in the ancient books of the ten major sects.

If what he said is true, this technique must have its extraordinary features.

The "giant spirit body" magical power recorded in the remaining scrolls of "Demon God Art" alone allowed Chen Yuan to dominate the foundation-building period and be invincible at the same level.

If the complete "Demon God Art" technique could be obtained, perhaps more powerful magical powers would be recorded.

Moreover, the nameless magical power that Chen Yuan obtained from the hands of the ancestor Yuntian has many similarities with the giant spirit body, and may also be related to "Demon God Art".

Du Yu's technique was passed down by Qi Yuanshan. Dai Qing is also a body cultivator and should have practiced "Demon God Art" as well.

Ziyang Sect had the four great Xuan Sects as guarantors, so Chen Yuan couldn't just kill them directly. He simply asked Zhuge Qi to hold the Yuanying Hall and invite Dai Qing to watch the ceremony. Then it would be much easier to seek the "Demon God Art".

In addition, Qi Yuanshan suddenly attacked him in the decisive battle that year. On the surface, he was protecting him, but in fact he had no good intentions. Chen Yuan always remembered it in his heart.

Although he has passed away, the master has something to do, and the disciple has to take the responsibility for the hatred left by the master.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, took out two eighth-level demon pills, and began to think about the pill formula.

These two kinds of demon beasts do not exist in Yuqing Sea. Elder Dan Jue did not leave the pill formula, so Chen Yuan needed to study it himself.

The thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs all have pill formulas left, which can be combined into two furnaces of pills. As long as the Yuanying Ceremony is over, he will start refining pills.

Add these two eighth-level demon pills, that is, four furnaces of pills. With his 40% pill success rate, it is enough to refine one and a half bottles of cultivation pills.

But Chen Yuan's true essence was too pure and rich, and this bottle and a half of pills were just a drop in the bucket. Even if he took all of them, he would need twelve bottles of pills.

This was a number that made a Yuanying cultivator despair, especially in the barren Donghua Continent.

These two eighth-level demon pills and thirteen thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were all the accumulation of Lingyun Sect.

If he wanted to refine more pills, he didn't know where to find demon pills and spiritual herbs.

Chen Yuan felt a sense of urgency in his heart. He had to collect all the materials as soon as possible, repair the ancient teleportation array, and return to Jiuxian Continent to continue to improve his cultivation. (End of this chapter)