Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 131 The Evil Cultivator Strikes
The Desolate Ancient Sect and the Sacred Heart Sect are not adjacent to each other, but the Haoyang Sect and the Xuanjing Sect, which are close to the Desolate Ancient Sect, have always joined forces to suppress the development of the Sacred Heart Sect.

A thousand years ago, the three sects of the Desolate Ancient Sect and the Sacred Heart Sect clashed in an extremely fierce battle, during which Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides perished.

After this battle, both sides became much more stable.

Over the past century, the strength of the three sects of the Desolate Ancient Sect has weakened, especially the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Three hundred years ago, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Desolate Ancient Sect exhausted his lifespan. Coupled with the chaos caused by the demon king in the Hong'e Mountains, the Desolate Ancient Sect's power was reduced to the extreme, leaving it powerless to attack the Sacred Heart Sect.

The Sacred Heart Sect's decision to send cultivators from the Myriad Spirits Sect to attack the cultivation forces within the Ancient Desolate Sect's territory was not only due to their cooperation with the Demon King of the Hong'e Mountains, but also primarily to investigate the Ancient Desolate Sect's current strength.

These are power struggles between Nascent Soul cultivators, something a small force like the Lu family can't even touch.

After receiving Xu Shao's message, Lu Cheng'an immediately informed Lu Wenxing and Lu Chengping.

"Among the evil cultivators who attacked the Zuo family of Tong'an, there were no cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, our Lu family has nothing to fear!"

A confident smile appeared on Lu Wenxing's face: "If it's a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, we only need to defend with all our might. If it's an early or mid-stage Foundation Establishment evil cultivator, we will make sure they don't return alive!"

Lu Wenxing's gaze fell on Lu Chengan and Lu Chengping, and he said with a smile, "Now it's up to you two!"

Lu Cheng'an himself is extremely powerful and can kill cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Chengping is a second-tier spirit array master. He can withstand attacks from late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators by relying on the second-tier superior-grade Purple Smoke Serpent Array in Crimson Smoke Mountain.

Compared to these two, Lu Wenxing appeared quite ordinary; he was just a normal early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Don't worry, clan leader, we will do our best!" Lu Cheng'an and the other man said in unison.

After discussing it, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Lu Cheng'an, did not tell the Qi Refining cultivators in the Lu family about this news.

Time passed slowly, and three days went by in the blink of an eye.

Just then, a loud cry rang out, and a huge purple phoenix appeared outside Crimson Smoke Mountain.

"I beg fellow Daoists from the Lu family to lend a helping hand. Our Wang family has been attacked by bandit cultivators, and I am the only cultivator from our clan who has escaped!"

Wang Zhongyuan cried out from the back of the purple phoenix. He looked extremely miserable, his right arm had been severed at the root, and he had suffered very serious injuries.

The phoenix beneath him, Feng Tou Zi Luan, also suffered severe injuries and appeared extremely weak.

Wang Zhongyuan's voice instantly reached the ears of the Lu family cultivators of Chiyan Mountain, who naturally found Wang Zhongyuan's plea for help extremely disgusting.

They seized the second-tier Crimson Essence Iron Mine that rightfully belonged to the Lu family. Because of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, even though Lu Chengping returned to the Lu family and brought the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family to three, Lu Wenxing still failed to reclaim the second-tier Crimson Essence Iron Mine.

As it turns out, Lu Wenxing's decision was correct. In the current situation, even if the Lu family were to reclaim the Chijing Iron Mine, it would be of no use.

The Qingling Market was more profitable than the Red Essence Iron Mine, but due to the presence of heretical cultivators, the Lu family had no choice but to urgently shut down the market.

"Cheng'an, Chengping, what do you two think?"

Under the cover of the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation, Lu Wenxing smiled as he looked at Lu Chengan and Lu Chengping.

"Wang Zhongyuan must have come with ill intentions. If the evil cultivators really attack the Wang family, he will definitely not be able to escape alive!"

A chilling smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face: "Now that Wang Zhongyuan is here, there is only one possibility: he must have been instructed by the evil cultivators, or he has voluntarily defected to them!"

I think so too!

Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice: "Chengping, be prepared to activate the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation at full power at any time. Let's see what kind of strength these evil cultivators who have come to our Lu family have!"

Cheng'an, please send a message to Xu Shao, informing him of the appearance of the heretical cultivators in the family. I will also send a message to the other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dan Ding Sect.

The Lu family sent a message to the Dan Ding Sect not to ask for help, but mainly to exchange information.

Lu Wenxing knew very well that even if they asked the Dan Ding Sect for help, they would not receive any support from them.

The forces remaining in Dan Ding Sect are not strong enough now. Evil cultivators could appear at any time, and even Dan Ding Sect has to worry about being attacked by them.

Under such circumstances, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dan Ding Sect would certainly not leave the sect easily.

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"You useless piece of trash, you're completely worthless. There's no need to spare your life any longer!"

Outside Chiyan Mountain, Wang Zhongyuan had been unable to lure the Lu family cultivators out when four Foundation Establishment cultivators' auras suddenly rose from behind him.

The aura emanating from these four Foundation Establishment cultivators was powerful and evil. The leader was a thin, middle-aged man with goat horns and a goatee.

He appeared behind Wang Zhongyuan, standing on a blue cane, and a ferocious blue ram's head appeared above his head.

The blue ram's head, with its mouth full of sharp fangs, instantly bit down on Wang Zhongyuan's head under the middle-aged man's control.

Wang Zhongyuan, a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, didn't even have time to let out a scream before his head was bitten off and swallowed by the blue ram's head.

The four Foundation Establishment cultivators did not directly attack the Lu family. Instead, they devoured Wang Zhongyuan and the early-stage second-tier phoenix-headed purple luan outside Chiyan Mountain.

"This is an evil cultivator who practices the Beast Transformation Technique!"

Lu Chengping spoke coldly, "The Beast Transformation Technique is one of the methods practiced by heretical cultivators."

The so-called Beast Transformation Technique is a method to transform into a demon beast. They not only devour demon beasts, but also treat humans as the most delicious treasures, just like the demon beasts.

Cultivators who practice the Beast Transformation Technique can improve their cultivation level extremely quickly. However, this technique also has a fatal flaw: the higher their cultivation level, the more beast-like their personality becomes, and in the end, there is a high probability that they will turn into mindless beasts.

The four heretical cultivators outside Crimson Smoke Mountain who were practicing the Beast Transformation Technique showed no signs of losing their minds, but their demonic characteristics were already very obvious, indicating that there was a problem with their practice of the Beast Transformation Technique.

Lu Chengping had traveled extensively for many years and had some understanding of the heretical method of beast transformation.

"Brother Chengping, do you know the weakness of this beast transformation technique?" Lu Chengan asked in a deep voice.

"The weakness of this method lies in their intelligence. They are at their strongest when they transform into beasts, but that is also when their intelligence is at its weakest!" Lu Chengping replied.

This weakness is of no use to the Lu family, because their strength is far inferior to that of the four evil cultivators, and it is impossible for them to kill them with this weakness.

"Cheng'an, don't even think about attacking them. Just stay in Chiyan Mountain this time!" Lu Wenxing glanced at Lu Cheng'an with concern, then said to Lu Chengping, "Chengping, be prepared to activate the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation. You don't need to kill those four evil cultivators, just hold them off!"

Those four evil cultivators didn't necessarily want to destroy the Lu family. If they couldn't break through the Lu family's defenses for a long time, they would definitely leave on their own.

"Don't worry, clan leader, I can definitely hold off these four heretical cultivators!"

The moment Lu Chengping finished speaking, he summoned a palm-sized dark purple array plate.

He immediately activated the array plate, and then thick purple smoke rose up from Crimson Smoke Mountain, instantly covering it completely.

These purple wisps possess extremely powerful defensive capabilities and can block the detection of cultivators from the outside world.

Outside Crimson Smoke Mountain, four heretical cultivators were quite surprised when they sensed the power of the Purple Smoke Serpent Array emanating from the mountain.

"A high-grade second-tier spirit array!"

"Aren't all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family at the early stage of Foundation Establishment? How dare they set up a second-tier high-grade spirit array!"

The higher the grade of a spirit array, the better. While a higher grade spirit array is indeed more powerful, it also requires a cultivator to control it in order to unleash its full power.

Take the Lu family's Purple Smoke Serpent Formation as an example. Although this formation is of the second-tier high-grade level, its power may not be as great as that of a second-tier mid-grade spirit formation if it is not activated by anyone.

Before deciding to target the Lu family, these four heretical cultivators did some research on the Lu family's situation.

Although the appearance of a second-tier high-grade spirit array in the Lu family was unexpected, they did not find it particularly troublesome.

Among them were a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even with a second-tier high-grade spirit array, the three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family could not withstand their attack.

"Do it!"

After a moment of surprise, the middle-aged man with the ram's horn flashed a cold light in his eyes and immediately gave the order to attack.

He summoned a dark cyan scimitar, quickly cast a spell, and the scimitar, accompanied by a dazzling stream of cyan light, slashed down at the purple mist surging from Crimson Smoke Mountain.

The middle-aged man with ram horns was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and his strength was extremely formidable.

The cyan scimitar slashed down, its sharp blade flashing with terrifying power.

The mist rising from Crimson Smoke Mountain surged violently after being attacked by the cyan scimitar.

However, the rapidly flowing mist was constantly eroding the power of the purple scimitar, and did not cause any damage to the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation.

This is the terrifying aspect of a spirit array master activating a spirit array. A spirit array master can unleash the full power of the spirit array, and by relying on the power of the spirit array, a spirit array master can exert strength far exceeding their own.

Upon sensing the power of the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation, the middle-aged man with the ram's horn immediately abandoned his initial contempt.

He sheathed his cyan scimitar and then summoned a white bone seal.

This white bone seal was forged using the bones of human cultivators and demon beasts, with the most important material being the skull of a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

If the middle-aged man with the ram's horn were to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, this white bone seal would have the potential to become a second-tier top-grade magic weapon.

The White Bone Seal emitted a silver-gray bone light, which, under the control of the middle-aged man with ram horns, roared up and, carrying immense power, crashed down fiercely into the surging purple mist in Crimson Smoke Mountain.

The White Bone Seal is clearly more powerful than the previous Azure Curved Blade, and is also more suitable for breaking spirit arrays.

After being hit by this attack, the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation emitted a violent roar, as if it were about to be broken.

But the reality was not so. The Purple Smoke Serpent Formation had strong defensive capabilities, and Lu Chengping, with his full control, managed to block the powerful attack from the middle-aged man with the ram's horn.

After the middle-aged man with ram's horns made his move, the other three evil cultivators who practiced the Beast Transformation Technique also launched an attack on the Purple Smoke Mystic Serpent Formation at the same time.

That evil cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage had a pair of huge pig ears, and he cultivated the Beast Transformation Technique to evolve into a pig demon.

The other two early Foundation Establishment cultivators were a female cultivator with a cat's tail and a male cultivator with ape-like arms.

Their cultivation levels were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, and their simultaneous attack on the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation put Lu Chengping under great pressure.

“Clan leader, I need to step in and relieve some of the pressure on Brother Chengping!” Lu Chengan said in a deep voice.

Lu Cheng'an had been observing these evil cultivators for a while. These evil cultivators who practiced the Beast Transformation Technique were indeed stronger than the previous second-tier red-tailed wolf demons, but not by much.

Especially that female cultivator with the cat tail; she was the weakest of the four evil cultivators.

Lu Cheng'an was very confident in his strength. He believed that if he suddenly launched a sneak attack, he could kill the cat-tailed female cultivator in one blow.

"Then you must be careful!" Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice after a slight silence.

"Don't worry, clan leader, I have a second-grade high-quality talisman on me, so nothing will happen!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

The second-tier high-grade talisman on his body was purchased by the Lu family at great expense, with the purpose of dealing with the current situation.

None of these second-tier high-grade talismans have been used yet. If they can kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment evil cultivator, it will be a sure-fire deal for the Lu family!
"I'll talk to Brother Chengping and ask him to activate the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation to assist me!" Lu Chengan said.

The Purple Smoke Serpent Formation is currently in full defensive mode. If Lu Cheng'an wants to attack any evil cultivators outside the formation, he will definitely have to inform Lu Chengping, who is controlling the formation.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an flew up on his sword and appeared at the membrane of the defensive barrier formed by the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation.

Here, Lu Cheng'an could clearly feel the fierce attacks unleashed by the four heretical cultivators on the Purple Smoke Serpent Formation.

His gaze was deep and focused, passing through the array and landing on the female cultivator with the cat tail.

Without wasting any time, the moment his gaze shifted, he pointed out with a finger. The fiery red finger mark pierced through the array barrier in an instant and struck the cat-tailed female cultivator's bulging chest with lightning speed.

Cultivators inside the formation can unleash attacks, but attacks from cultivators outside will be blocked by the formation's power. This is the mystery of the spirit formations created by human spirit formation masters.

Moreover, due to the obstruction of the Purple Smoke Blood Serpent Formation's power, Lu Cheng'an's actions were less likely to be detected by the evil cultivators.

The speed of the Fire Finger was too fast. After feeling the terrifying power contained in the finger imprint, the cat-tailed female cultivator cried out in alarm, "Brother, save me!"

(End of this chapter)