Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 141 Family Changes (Please Subscribe!)
After making arrangements with Zhu Yan, Lu Cheng'an did not stay on Qing'e Island any longer and left directly.

Zhu Yan had been waiting by the fire spring for more than a day, and he couldn't let Zhu Yan wait any longer.

After Lu Cheng'an left Qing'e Island, Zhu Yan immediately activated the Xuan Turtle Fire Gang Array on Qing'e Island.

This defensive array is quite powerful; even without a cultivator controlling it, it can withstand attacks from early Foundation Establishment cultivators.

When Zhu Yan and Zhu Yue were performing the Spirit Nurturing Technique, they could not tolerate any external disturbances and needed to be fully prepared.

Lu Cheng'an wasn't lying; according to his original plan, he was indeed going to return to his family.

In the past three months, he has crafted a number of second-tier low-grade magic weapons, including five Floating Cloud Beast Robes, two Xuanjun Green Mountain Seals, six refined iron magic swords, and seven blazing flame magic swords, totaling twenty second-tier low-grade magic weapons.

After crafting so many second-tier low-grade magic weapons, he also elevated his crafting skills to the pinnacle of a second-tier low-grade craftsman.

However, he currently lacks the materials to refine a mid-grade second-tier magic weapon and has not yet refined one, so he has not yet become a mid-grade second-tier weapon refiner.

He originally planned to return to his family to send back the second-tier low-grade magic weapon he had refined during this period, and also to take away the refining materials that his family had collected for him.

Besides Lu Cheng'an, the Lu family now has three Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge.

These three Foundation Establishment cultivators also include two others who have cultivated all the arts of immortal cultivation to the second rank: Lu Chengping, a second-rank low-grade spirit array master, and Lu Wenmei, a second-rank low-grade alchemist.

Lu Wenmei has a good talent for alchemy. After her cultivation was completely consolidated, she began to focus on improving her alchemy skills.

The Lu family currently has sufficient resources, and with their relentless training, Lu Wenmei quickly became a second-tier low-grade alchemist.

Of course, Lu Wenmei's talent for alchemy was not bad. Coupled with her years of experience in refining first-grade pills, she did not fail too many times and became a second-grade low-grade alchemist.

After cultivators upgrade their cultivation skills to the second tier, they not only gain a significant advantage in earning resources, but also in collecting various materials.

Lu Cheng'an asked the Lu family to help collect some of the second-tier mid-grade minerals. Lu Chengping and Lu Wenmei were largely responsible for the fact that they were able to collect them so easily.

After leaving Qinge Island, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to the clan leader Lu Wenxing, and soon after, he returned to Chiyan Mountain.

After returning to Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an did not receive a reply from Lu Wenxing. The first cultivator he met upon returning to Chiyan Mountain was Lu Wenmei.

"Third Elder, is the clan leader not in the clan right now?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile after seeing Lu Wenmei.

“The clan leader is indeed not in the clan right now. He has gone to take over from the second elder to guard the Qingling Mountain market. The second elder is currently in seclusion in the clan to break through his cultivation!” Lu Wenmei said with a smile.

After Lu Wenmei's cultivation broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, the Lu family now has four cultivators at the Foundation Establishment realm.

After discussing with Lu Cheng'an and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators, Lu Wenxing abolished the system of having Qi Refining cultivators serve as elders in the Lu family and changed the title of Grand Elder to Elder for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Previously, cultivators at the Qi Refining stage in the Lu family served as elders because the Lu family did not have any cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now that the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family has increased to four, this system naturally needs to be changed.

After discussing the matter with Lu Wenxing and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, Lu Cheng'an, the matter was quickly settled.

However, there was one special cultivator among the Qi Refining stage cultivators, namely the former Grand Elder Lu Wensheng.

Lu Wensheng is already very old, and there is no possibility for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

When the Lu family suffered a calamity before, Lu Wensheng made a great contribution.

Taking this into consideration, Lu Wenxing did not remove Lu Wensheng from his position as elder even after abolishing the elder system for Qi Refining cultivators, and his treatment remained unchanged.

However, he is no longer the eldest elder of the Lu family; the current eldest elder is Lu Cheng'an.

This is based on the time it took for them to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Chengping broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm earlier than Lu Chengan, but he did not return to the Lu family when he broke through.

After he returned to the Lu family, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, so Lu Wenxing placed him after Lu Cheng'an in the order of advancement.

The treatment of the four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family was not significantly different due to their order of elder status. Moreover, apart from Lu Wenxing, Lu Chengan, Lu Chengping, and Lu Wenmei each cultivated one of the Hundred Immortal Cultivation Arts to the second level.

Lu Cheng'an and his two companions were quite capable of earning cultivation resources, and they didn't care much about the resources distributed to them by the clan.

Therefore, Lu Chengping did not question this ranking, especially since news soon spread that Lu Chengan's cultivation had broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Wenxing also took the initiative to suggest whether to replace the Lu family patriarch, since his cultivation talent was somewhat inferior to that of Lu Chengping and Lu Chengan.

However, as soon as Lu Wenxing brought up the matter, Lu Cheng'an and the other person rejected it very seriously.

Lu Cheng'an felt that he did not have the ability to handle the various affairs of the family, and that handling these affairs would require too much of his cultivation time.

Regardless of the reason, he did not want to become the head of the Lu family.

Lu Chengping may have the ability to handle family affairs, but he can't get over the hurdle in his heart.

Even though he has now returned to the Lu family with Lu Wenxing, he still considers himself a sinner of the Lu family, and therefore he would never dare to become the patriarch of the Lu family.

Needless to say, Lu Wenmei is inferior to Lu Wenxing in every aspect except for her status as a second-level alchemist.

This matter was known only to Lu Cheng'an and the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators, and it did not reach the ears of the Qi Refining cultivators in the clan.

Lu Cheng'an has been cultivating on Qing'e Island, while Lu Chengping is in charge of Qingling Mountain Market.

These decisions were made through communication between them, and neither Lu Chengping nor Lu Chengan returned to their clan.

"The Second Elder's cultivation is about to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

A look of joy appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. Before returning to his family, Lu Cheng'an did not know much about Lu Chengping.

After Lu Chengping returned, he inquired about Lu Chengping's situation from his uncle.

According to his uncle, Lu Chengping was a rare genius in their Lu family.

If it weren't for that incident back then, Lu Chengping's cultivation level would most likely have already broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Now that Lu Cheng'an heard the news that Lu Chengping's cultivation level had broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he truly witnessed the talent of this once-genius of the Lu family.

"How long has the Second Elder been in seclusion? How much longer will it take him to complete his breakthrough?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile.

"The Second Elder has been in seclusion for almost half a month. Before he went into seclusion, he said that he would be able to complete the breakthrough in a month at most. Calculating the time, there is only a little over half a month left."

Lu Wenmei smiled and looked at Lu Cheng'an, saying, "Your and the Second Elder's cultivation levels have broken through one after another, which has put a lot of pressure on the clan leader. Now he spends much more time cultivating than before!"

Lu Wenmei sighed slightly as she spoke.

Currently, there are four cultivators in the clan who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and she is considered the least talented among them.

Lu Cheng'an and Lu Chengping both broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in succession, and the clan leader's cultivation talent was also quite good.

Previously, he had focused too much energy on family affairs. Now that the family's operations have gradually gotten back on track, the patriarch can gradually reduce the energy he devotes to family affairs and will probably be able to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage soon.

She knew her talent was limited and didn't know when her cultivation would be able to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"No wonder I sent a message to the clan chief and he hasn't replied yet!"

Lu Chengan smiled and said, "These are some second-tier low-grade magic weapons that I have refined recently. Third Elder, take a look and see if there are any that suit you. After I put them in the clan treasury, you can go and exchange them directly."

Lu Cheng'an took out one of the two low-grade second-tier magic weapons he had crafted and placed them in front of Lu Wenmei.

Only three of these magical artifacts are suitable for Lu Wenmei: the Floating Cloud Beast Robe, the Refined Iron Magic Sword, and the Xuanjun Green Mountain Seal.

These three magical artifacts are all attribute-less artifacts. All cultivators can use this type of artifact, but compared to artifacts that match their own attributes, the power that a cultivator can unleash is naturally somewhat weaker.

Of course, there isn't much difference, because this type of magic weapon is suitable for all cultivators to refine, and its price is also higher than that of attribute magic weapons.

Lu Wenmei's choice was just as Lu Cheng'an had predicted; her gaze immediately fell upon the three second-tier low-grade magic artifacts: the Floating Cloud Beast Robe, the Refined Iron Magic Sword, and the Xuanjun Green Mountain Seal.

After Lu Wenmei broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, she stayed in Chiyan Mountain except for the period when she returned from Tianyan City.

She devoted all her time to improving her alchemy skills, and until now she has not yet learned second-tier spells, nor has she purchased any second-tier magical artifacts.

After Lu Cheng'an introduced the Floating Cloud Beast Robe, the Refined Iron Magic Sword, and the Xuanjun Green Mountain Seal to Lu Wenmei, Lu Wenmei decided to purchase the Floating Cloud Beast Robe and the Refined Iron Magic Seal, both second-tier low-grade magic artifacts.

It wasn't that she didn't want the Xuanjun Green Mountain Seal, but rather that her wealth wasn't substantial enough.

Lu Wenmei was the only first-grade high-level alchemist in the Lu family, and she had accumulated enough resources when she was in the Qi Refining stage.

After exchanging the Foundation Establishment spiritual item from the clan, she did not owe the clan any money, but she also exhausted all her savings accumulated over the years.

Later, she became a second-tier low-grade alchemist, and she did borrow some materials to refine second-tier low-grade pills.

However, after she successfully became a second-tier low-grade alchemist, this debt was paid off, and now she has accumulated some cultivation resources.

However, second-tier low-grade magic artifacts are expensive, especially the second-tier low-grade defensive magic robe, the Cloud Beast Robe.

Lu Wenmei's accumulated resources were not enough to purchase this second-tier low-grade defensive magic weapon. If she wanted to purchase the Floating Cloud Beast Robe and the Refined Iron Magic Sword, she would have to borrow some resources from her clan.

Lu Cheng'an was unsure of the specific prices of various low-grade second-tier magic artifacts. He planned to inquire with the clan leader or Lu Chengping before determining the prices of these low-grade second-tier magic artifacts.

Lu Wenmei wasn't in a hurry to get her hands on the Floating Cloud Beast Robe and the Refined Iron Magic Sword. She could wait until Lu Cheng'an determined the price of these second-tier low-grade magic weapons before exchanging them from the clan treasury.

“These are the materials you need. The clan has already collected them all for you. Before the clan chief left, he specifically instructed me to keep these materials safe and to give them to you when you return to the clan,” Lu Wenmei said with a smile.

There are many types of these materials, and they are mostly at the second level, so they are not cheap.

A portion of the family contribution points earned from the second-tier low-grade magic artifacts that Lu Cheng'an put into the clan treasury would be used to exchange for these artifact refining materials.

However, since Lu Wenxing is currently overseeing the market in Qingling Mountain, Lu Cheng'an plans to wait until the clan leader returns before making any further decisions.

He is unlikely to return to Green Crocodile Island to cultivate in the short term, and has plenty of time to wait for the clan leader to return to the family.

After all, Lu Chengping has at most half a month to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Thank you, Third Elder!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled as he put the materials into his storage bag, then asked, "How is the clan doing now?"

He had not returned to his family for several months and did not know much about their situation.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Lu Wenmei said, "There have been quite a few changes in the clan recently. Some time ago, the clan was awakening the spirits of mortals and discovered nine more seeds of immortality."

These nine cultivation seeds all possess considerable talent, with Lu Chenglan's talent being particularly outstanding, and she also has an exceptional talent for talisman-making..."

Lu Wenmei spoke in great detail, starting with the changes in the cultivators in her clan, and it took her more than half an hour to finish.

Lu Chenglan and the other nine cultivators have all successfully become Qi Refining Level 1 cultivators. Including Lu Chengan and the other nine, the Lu family now has a total of sixty-two cultivators.

Apart from Lu Cheng'an and the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators, there were fifty-eight cultivators at the Qi Refining stage. Among these fifty-eight Qi Refining cultivators, the majority were at the early or middle stages of Qi Refining.

There are only six cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining, and only one cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Lu Wenhua.

This is because the Qi Refining Realm cultivators in the Lu family were basically new additions after the Lu family migrated to Chiyan Mountain, and their cultivation time is still relatively short.

Even though Lu Chengbo, Lu Jingxiu and others have good talent, they are only at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining at present, and it will be some time before they break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Like Lu Jingxiu and other newly added Qi Refining cultivators, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family had also recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

They all have long lifespans, enough to protect Lu Jingxiu and others until they grow up.

Aside from changes in family members, there is also the development of the family, the most important of which is the reopening of Qingling Mountain Market.

The Lu family's Qingling Mountain Market is quite famous, and it is one of the Lu family's most important sources of income.

(End of this chapter)