Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 117 Taking Stock of the Gains (Please Subscribe!)
Lu Chengping only felt guilty towards the Lu family. After his cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, he planned to return to the family and apologize to his grandfather.

Unfortunately, before he could return to Jinyuan Mountain, he learned of his grandfather's death and the destruction of the Lu family by the Tianhong Zhao family.

Later, he learned that Lu Wenxing had successfully escaped with some of his clansmen, which put him at ease. However, he did not go to find the clansmen who had escaped.

Instead, they sought an opportunity to take revenge on the Zhao family.

Lu Chengping felt that his grandfather's death and the near destruction of the Lu family were largely due to him.

If he hadn't insisted on leaving the family back then, he would probably have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm before his grandfather's accident.

If the Zhao family knew that the Lu family had two Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge, they would definitely not dare to easily attack his grandfather.

Even though he was also bewitched by that woman back then!
The rogue cultivator that Lu Chengping was infatuated with back then was not a true rogue cultivator, but rather someone who had received part of the Spirit Gu Sect's inheritance.

The Spirit Gu Sect is a powerful Golden Core sect, and its leaders are all female cultivators who are skilled at refining the Deep Affection Gu.

The mother Gu of Deep Affection is planted in the body of a female cultivator in Deep Affection Valley, and then the mother Gu will differentiate into a varying number of daughter Gu.

If a female cultivator plants the offspring gu in a male cultivator's body, the male cultivator who has been infected with the offspring gu will fall deeply in love with the female cultivator who is carrying the mother gu.

The male cultivators who are implanted with the Gu worm are not cultivated as furnaces by the female cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect. In fact, the cultivation speed will be accelerated if the male cultivator and the female cultivator of the Spirit Gu Sect engage in dual cultivation.

However, male cultivators who have planted the offspring Gu will be completely obedient to female cultivators who are carrying the mother Gu, making them more like humanized puppets.

The female cultivator that Lu Chengping encountered back then was not a true Linggu Sect cultivator. She only obtained the Linggu Sect's method for refining the Deep Affection Gu by chance and successfully refined the Deep Affection Gu.

Unfortunately, the offspring Gu that she refined had some problems, which prevented Lu Chengping from making any breakthroughs in his cultivation.

This created the illusion that Lu Chengping had neglected his cultivation because of that female cultivator.

The female cultivator did not expect that Lu Chengping's grandfather would be so ruthless as to kill her on the spot.

After the female cultivator died, the Gu worm in Lu Chengping's body did not die immediately and continued to affect Lu Chengping's thoughts, which led him to make the decision to sever ties with the Lu family.

A year after the female cultivator's death, the venomous insect in Lu Chengping's body finally died completely, and only then did Lu Chengping break free from that emotional state.

He later learned the details from the female cultivator's belongings.

But at that time he was young and impetuous, and he couldn't bring himself to return to his family.

Lu Chengping was quite lucky. During his years of wandering, he not only obtained a Foundation Establishment opportunity, but also a spiritual array inheritance.

Lu Chengping already possessed considerable talent in the art of spirit arrays. After his cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, he naturally became a second-tier low-grade spirit array master.

Only then did he feel he could return to his family!
Unfortunately, after returning home, he did not see his grandfather and clansmen. Instead, he received news of his grandfather's death and the destruction of his family!

This dealt a huge blow to Lu Chengping, who once believed that the Lu family's great calamity was all because of him.

It took Lu Chengping some time to accept the news, after which he secretly inquired about the situation of the Lu family members who had fled.

After learning that Lu Wenxing's cultivation had broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm and that he had successfully settled his clansmen in Chiyan Mountain, he did not interfere. Instead, he returned to the vicinity of Jinyuan Mountain to seek revenge on the Zhao family!
"Uncle Wenxing, don't worry, I will return to the family with you!"

Thinking about his experiences over the years and the destruction of the Zhao family, Lu Chengping felt that his obsession had been slightly relieved, and he could go back to see his Lu family members!

"Clan Chief, Brother Chengping, you two are both injured. Let's go into Tianhong Mountain first, and you can take the time to heal your injuries!" Lu Chengan said with a smile.

Now that they have successfully exterminated the Qingling Zhao clan, there's no need to rush the rest.

"Cheng'an, you're not seriously injured. Chengping and I will go into Tianhong Mountain to heal later. You'll have to work harder to hunt down those Zhao family cultivators who escaped!"

A deep killing intent flashed in Lu Wenxing's eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Not a single cultivator from the Tianhong Zhao Clan can be left alive!"

The Lu family was almost wiped out by the Tianhong Zhao family back then. Now that they have destroyed the Zhao family, they cannot leave a single survivor.

"Uncle Wenxing, you don't need to have Cheng'an go looking for those Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the Zhao family anymore. I've already killed them all!" Lu Chengping said with a smile.

After he stormed into the Zhao family last time, although he was severely injured by Zhao Wusheng and his companion, he never gave up monitoring the Zhao family.

He saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator enter the Zhao family, after which Zhao Wuying hurriedly left Tianhong Mountain.

Lu Chengping was unaware of what had happened to the Zhao family, and he didn't investigate further, instead continuing to monitor their movements. He later discovered that a group of the Zhao family's elite Qi Refining Realm cultivators had secretly left the Zhao family, and he certainly wouldn't let these Qi Refining Realm cultivators go unpunished.

Lu Chengping left with the Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the Zhao family. Once they were far away from the Zhao family, he made a sudden move and killed all of them.

During this time, he inquired about the reasons for the escape of the Qi Refining cultivators from the Zhao family and learned that Zhao Wuying had died at the hands of the Lu family.

This news greatly excited Lu Chengping. After killing all the Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the Zhao family, he used the communication talismans on their bodies to continue communicating with the Zhao family, creating the illusion for Zhao Wusheng that those Qi Refining Realm cultivators had been successfully transferred.

As for the second batch of Zhao family cultivators who fled, they also failed to escape Lu Chengping's assassins.

Before breaking through the Zhao family's defensive spirit array, Lu Chengping had already killed off the second batch of Zhao family cultivators who were preparing to escape.

It can be said that all the Qi Refining Realm cultivators in the Lu family were killed by Lu Chengping, leaving no survivors!
“Since all the Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the Zhao family have been killed by Chengping, Cheng’an, you should also go to Tianhong Mountain to recuperate. We can deal with the follow-up matters together later!” Lu Wenxing said with a smile.

After suppressing his surprise, Lu Cheng'an smiled and agreed, and together with Lu Wenxing, they entered Tianhong Mountain.

Tianhong Mountain was the location of the Zhao family's mountain gate, and it had been managed by the Zhao family for many years. The scenery in the mountain was quite beautiful before.

But now it appears extremely desolate, and the air is filled with a strong smell of blood.

Among the rocks and vegetation, there were also the corpses of Zhao family Qi Refining Realm cultivators and ordinary clansmen. Their corpses were not complete; many were incomplete.

All of this was done by Lu Chengping.

Despite witnessing the horrific scene, Lu Cheng'an and Lu Wenxing felt no emotion whatsoever; in fact, they believed it was what the Zhao family deserved.

If the Lu family hadn't acted swiftly back then, the Zhao family would never have shown them any mercy.

Lu Cheng'an even felt a little regretful that these people didn't die at his hands, after all, his parents in this world had died at the hands of Zhao family cultivators.

Lu Cheng'an and his two companions ignored the corpses on Tianhong Mountain. They did not immediately treat their injuries, but instead ransacked the entire mountain.

The Tianhong Zhao Clan and the Qingling Chen Clan are quite different. The Tianhong Zhao Clan is much stronger than the Qingling Chen Clan, and they also possess more cultivation resources.

Zhao Wusheng wanted to send the Zhao family's wealth and fire starter away in two separate trips, but all his efforts were in vain.

The Zhao family's lineage was completely destroyed by Lu Chengping, and all the valuables they carried also fell into Lu Chengping's hands.

Of course, Tianhong Mountain still has a lot of cultivation resources. These resources are more numerous, but their value is relatively low. However, all of them add up to a considerable amount.

Lu Chengping took out all the treasures he had obtained from the Zhao family Qi Refining cultivators who had intercepted him. He planned to hand them all over to the clan as compensation for his contributions to the family over the years.

After learning of Lu Chengping's intentions, Lu Wenxing tried to persuade him earnestly, but ultimately failed to change Lu Chengping's decision.

Fortunately, Lu Chengping is a second-tier spirit array master. Relying on his own skills in spirit arrays, he doesn't have to worry about lacking cultivation resources.

Lu Cheng'an and the other two were all Foundation Establishment cultivators. They were not particularly concerned with material possessions such as spirit stones, pills, and talismans. What they cared about most were the various cultivation manuals collected by the Zhao family.

The Zhao family of Tianhong has a much longer history than the Lu family; their ancestors included cultivators who reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The Zhao family has collected a wealth of books, including not only the usual cultivation methods and spells, but also the inheritance of various immortal cultivation arts such as alchemy, weapon crafting, array formation, and talisman drawing.

Of course, the various cultivation techniques collected by the Zhao family are not very profound, with only alchemy and weapon crafting being relatively advanced.

The alchemy skills have been passed down to the second-tier upper grade, and the weapon crafting skills have been passed down to the second-tier middle grade.

To Lu Cheng'an's surprise, there was a second-grade low-level weapon-refining furnace in the Zhao family's treasury.

Refining furnaces and alchemy furnaces are special types of magical artifacts. These artifacts are difficult to refine and are quite expensive.

The refining furnace stored in the Zhao family's treasury has probably not been used for a long time. This is because neither of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhao family are skilled in the various arts of immortal cultivation, so the refining furnace, which is only used for refining weapons, is naturally of no use.

Although the inheritance of various cultivation arts such as drawing talismans and setting up formations has not reached the second level, the first-level inheritance is still quite complete.

While Lu Cheng'an and his two companions were examining the Zhao family's collection of ancient texts, Lu Chengping also brought out the collection of ancient texts he had acquired over the years.

"I've had pretty good luck these past few years. I accidentally stumbled into the ruins of a dilapidated sect and obtained a Foundation Establishment spiritual item there, as well as a third-tier cultivation technique, the Heavenly Evolution Technique..."

(End of this chapter)