Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 145 Negotiation
Shi Ningyu knew that Lu Chengan had considerable talent in weapon crafting, but even with such talent, it would still take him a long time to improve his skills.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has just broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If he spends more time on weapon crafting, she is very worried that he will not be able to raise his cultivation to the peak Foundation Establishment stage in eight years.

"Don't worry about this, Fellow Daoist Shi. Eight years is enough time for me to raise my cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

He was still very confident about this matter.

The reason he only broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage now is mainly because the turmoil in the Burning Flame Mountains delayed his cultivation. Otherwise, he might have broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage earlier than Shi Ningyu.

"If you insist, then I will try to find a second-tier top-grade weapon-refining inheritance for you!" Shi Ningyu frowned slightly, but did not insist too much.

A cultivator should follow their heart in their practice; forcing things too much is not good.

Shi Ningyu was well aware of this, so she did not interfere with Lu Cheng'an's decision.

"Then I'll wait for Fellow Daoist Shi's good news!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled at Shi Ningyu, then took his leave.

His main purpose in coming to the Dan Ding Sect was to purchase medicinal pills and, incidentally, to strengthen his relationship with Xu Shao.

Shi Ningyu's appearance was completely unexpected.

"I hope Fellow Daoist Lu will not neglect his cultivation during these eight years!" Shi Ningyu said with a light laugh.

She did not try to keep Lu Cheng'an, but she did threaten him, since she had invested a lot of resources in him.

If Lu Cheng'an ultimately disappoints her, she will definitely take back these resources from him.

Lu Cheng'an seemed oblivious to Shi Ningyu's threat. He simply smiled at her and then left the Dan Ding Sect.

Lu Cheng'an stayed at Dan Ding Sect for less than a day, and when he returned to Chi Yan Mountain from Dan Ding Sect, nothing had changed in the Lu family.

Because Lu Chengping was still in seclusion breaking through his cultivation level, Lu Chengan did not tell the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators in his clan about what he had encountered at the Dan Ding Sect. He planned to tell the Foundation Establishment cultivators in his clan about it after Lu Chengping came out of seclusion.

Following Shi Ningyu into the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect was a rare opportunity for him. If successful, his cultivation would be able to break through to the Golden Core realm in one fell swoop.

But if he fails, he will pay with his life.

It's not that Lu Cheng'an is arrogant; he is indeed the cultivator with the highest cultivation level and the strongest strength in the Lu family.

If he were to die, it would have a tremendous impact on the future development of the Lu family.

Therefore, he intended to inform the other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family about this matter.

There are still half a month until Lu Chengping's cultivation breakthrough, and Lu Chengan cannot return to Qing'e Island to cultivate now.

Although the spiritual energy in Lu Cheng'an's cave in Chiyan Mountain was still abundant, the environment there was not the most suitable place for him to cultivate.

Therefore, after returning to his cave in Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an did not practice his cultivation techniques, but instead began to study the six second-tier techniques that Shi Ningyu had taught him.

These six techniques are Golden Crow Seal, Fiery Void Burning Palm, True Yang Sword Technique, Nine Phoenixes Ringing the Sky Technique, Spirit Burning Technique, and Purple Flame Rebirth Technique.

After carefully reviewing the texts that recorded these techniques, Lu Cheng'an pondered them for a while and finally decided to first learn the Golden Crow Seal technique.

This technique is the most powerful of the six techniques. According to the records, its power is much stronger than the Cave Fire Finger.

The more powerful the spell, the more difficult it is to master, and the Golden Crow Seal is no exception.

However, Lu Cheng'an has the bonus of the Fire Virtue Spirit Body, which makes him more effective when practicing fire-attribute spells, and he also has a panel.

After deciding to cultivate the Golden Crow Seal technique first, Lu Cheng'an put away the cultivation manuals for the other five techniques and began to concentrate on comprehending the cultivation method of the Golden Crow Seal.

Time flies, and nine days have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an, who was cultivating the Golden Crow Seal in his cave, suddenly sensed a strange movement of spiritual energy.

"This spiritual energy is converging on the Second Elder's cave; the Second Elder has successfully broken through to a higher level!"

After sensing the change in the spiritual energy of Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an quickly guessed the reason for this change.

However, he did not leave his cave dwelling, but continued to cultivate the Golden Crow Seal technique.

For the past nine days, he has been diligently cultivating the Golden Crow Seal technique, and he has made great progress. He has now successfully cultivated the technique to the minor completion level, and is only a little bit away from the major completion level.

However, once a technique has been mastered, it becomes much more difficult to advance further.

However, Lu Cheng'an was confident that he could cultivate the Golden Crow Seal, a second-tier technique, to perfection in just over half a month.

Of course, this kind of perfection is only the initial standard for achieving perfection.

To truly master the Golden Crow Seal technique, he would need to spend even more time.

After Lu Chengping successfully broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he simply sent a message to Lu Wenxing, telling him the good news.

He did not leave his cave. After sending a message to Lu Wenxing, he stayed in the cave to consolidate his newly broken-through cultivation.

Three days later, Lu Chengping emerged from his cave. By then, his cultivation had been completely stabilized at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He planned to continue his journey to Qingling Mountain Market to guard the area and bring Lu Wenxing back.

However, as soon as Lu Chengping left his cave, Lu Chengan immediately informed Lu Chengan of the news, as the Lu family Qi Refining cultivators who were guarding the entrance of Lu Chengping's cave had arranged for them to do so.

Upon learning this news, Lu Cheng'an immediately sent a message to each of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family, telling them that he had something very important to say and wanted Lu Wenxing to return from Qingling Mountain Market.

The market town of Qingling Mountain is more than 500 li away from the Lu family's Chiyan Mountain. This distance is not particularly close, but it is not very far either.

In addition, since Lu Chengping was already planning to replace Lu Wenxing, Lu Wenxing immediately arranged for Lu family cultivators in Qingling Mountain Market after receiving Lu Chengan's message.

Lu Wenxing didn't waste any time. After making some simple arrangements for Qingling Mountain Market, he went straight back to Chiyan Mountain.

After Lu Wenxing successfully returned to Chiyan Mountain, he immediately summoned Lu Cheng'an and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators to the family's council hall.

"Cheng'an, you said you had something important to announce? What was it that you said was important?" Lu Wenxing's gaze fell on Lu Cheng'an, and he asked with a smile. "Not long ago, I went to the Dan Ding Sect. I was at the Dan Ding Sect..."

Lu Cheng'an quickly told Lu Wenxing and the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lu family about his acceptance of Shi Ningyu's invitation to enter the Divine Jade Sect ruins. He also explained the various dangers that might be encountered after entering the Divine Jade Sect ruins, as well as the greatest opportunity.

In addition, he also mentioned that he had accepted gifts from Shi Ningyu, including Jade Spirit Pills, second-tier spells, and the second-tier top-grade magic weapon, the Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan.

"Cheng'an, you're being too impulsive. How could you agree to that so easily!" Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice.

Although Lu Wenxing knew that this was a rare opportunity for Lu Cheng'an, he still felt that Lu Cheng'an's decision was somewhat impulsive after considering the potential dangers Lu Cheng'an might face.

“Clan leader, I don’t think the Grand Elder is being impulsive. For cultivators like us, the opportunity to form a Core is extremely rare. This is something the Grand Elder should take a chance on!” Lu Chengping said.

After leaving the Lu family, Lu Chengping traveled for many years and witnessed how ruthless the competition for resources in the cultivation world was.

For cultivators of their background, competing for Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures is still somewhat possible, but the chances of obtaining Core Formation spiritual treasures are extremely slim.

Unless one possesses great fortune, it is impossible to easily obtain spiritual objects that can assist in the formation of the Golden Core.

"Clan leader, elders, I have already promised Shi Ningyu of the Dan Ding Sect, and there is no room for negotiation on this matter!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled at Lu Wenxing and the other two, and continued, "You should have confidence in my strength. I will definitely be able to get out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins safely."

"Since this matter is already settled, there's no point in us saying anything more."

Lu Wenxing sighed softly, then said in a deep voice, "From now on, Cheng'an should devote all his time to cultivation and strive to raise his cultivation to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm as soon as possible!"

Lu Wenxing and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lu family quickly accepted Lu Cheng'an's trip to the Divine Jade Sect ruins. Although they were worried that something might happen to Lu Cheng'an, they had more hope for him.

They hoped that everything would go smoothly for Lu Cheng'an after he entered the Divine Jade Sect ruins, and that he would be able to become a Golden Core cultivator after he came out of the ruins.

Lu Cheng'an's main purpose this time was to tell the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family about this matter. After telling Lu Wenxing and the other two a moment later, they left the council hall together.

After Lu Cheng'an and the other three left the council hall, Lu Chengping prepared to head to Qingling Mountain Market.

He was originally stationed in Qingling Mountain Market Town. This time, he returned to Chiyan Mountain mainly to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Now that he has successfully broken through his cultivation level, he needs to return to Qingling Mountain Market to continue guarding it.

Lu Cheng'an did not interfere with these matters. After Lu Chengping returned to Qingling Mountain Market Town to guard it, he continued to stay in Chiyan Mountain to cultivate his magic.

The Lu family had never allowed family affairs to affect Lu Cheng'an's cultivation. Now that they knew Lu Cheng'an had agreed to Shi Ningyu's request to enter the Divine Jade Sect ruins, they were even less likely to let family affairs affect Lu Cheng'an's cultivation.

More than half a month passed, and Lu Cheng'an successfully cultivated the Golden Crow Seal, a second-order fire attribute technique, to perfection, as planned.

Just then, he received a message from Zhu Yan.

After several months, Zhu Yan and Zhu Yue, two second-tier Fire-Repelling Earth Spider cultivators, have successfully used the Spirit Nurturing Technique to give birth to a batch of first-tier Fire-Repelling Earth Spiders.

Zhu Yan's message to Lu Cheng'an was very simple: she told Lu Cheng'an that he could now return to Qing'e Island and also hoped that Lu Cheng'an would bring the purchased pills with him.

After receiving Zhu Yan's message, Lu Cheng'an immediately replied to her.

After saying goodbye to Lu Wenxing, he left Chiyan Mountain and rushed to Qing'e Island.

The environment of Green Crocodile Island is more suitable for Lu Cheng'an's cultivation. On Green Crocodile Island, Lu Cheng'an can refine the fire evil energy, which will greatly improve his strength.

When Lu Cheng'an returned to Qing'e Island, he saw Zhu Yan, who had just given birth to her young.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, why are you in such poor condition? And Fellow Daoist Zhu Yue? How is he doing?"

Upon sensing Zhu Yan's physical condition, Lu Cheng'an's face immediately showed a look of surprise.

Zhu Yan's appearance hadn't changed much, but the aura she exuded gave off an extremely listless feeling, as if she had lost a lot of vitality.

Lu Cheng'an knew that using the Spirit Nurturing Technique would damage the second-tier Fire-Repelling Earth Spider, but he was still quite surprised after sensing Zhu Yan's condition.

Moreover, the spirit-inducing method of the Fire-Repelling Earth Spider is relatively less damaging to the female spider, while it is more damaging to the male spider.

"I underestimated the damage that the clan's spirit-nurturing method would inflict on me and Zhu Yue!"

Zhu Yan gave a bitter laugh and said, "Zhu Yue's situation is even worse than mine. After Zhu Yue and I finished using the Spirit Nurturing Technique, he fell into a coma and hasn't woken up yet. Fortunately, he only suffered severe damage to his vital essence and is not in mortal danger."

This was already a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune, because according to the records in the Spirit Pregnancy Technique, quite a few male spiders of their Fire-Slaying Spider clan died directly after performing the Spirit Pregnancy Technique.

After Zhu Yan sighed softly, she asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, have you managed to purchase any second-tier pills for strengthening the foundation and restoring vital energy?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, there's no need to worry. I have successfully purchased those pills, and I will now hand them over to you."

As Lu Cheng'an spoke, he took the pills out of his storage bag and handed them directly to Zhu Yan.

These second-tier pills are all for strengthening the body's foundation, nourishing the vital energy, and restoring vitality. For Zhu Yan and Zhu Yue, this type of pill is a life-saving pill.

The first-grade, low-to-medium quality pills were for the Fire-Repelling Earth Spider hatchlings that Zhu Yan had just conceived.

The first-tier Fire-Repelling Earth Spiders have been successfully conceived. When Lu Cheng'an entered Green Crocodile Island, he sensed the aura emanating from those first-tier Fire-Repelling Earth Spiders, which numbered over a hundred.

Indeed, this was the case. This time, Zhu Yan and Zhu Yue used the Spirit Nurturing Method to nurture a total of 116 young spiders. These young spiders had high talent, and more than ten of them had the hope of breaking through to the second rank.

This is what makes the Spirit Race and the Beast Race so terrifying; they can give birth to a large number of offspring at once.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Lu!" Zhu Yan expressed her sincere gratitude to Lu Cheng'an after receiving the pills from him.

Without wasting any time, she told Lu Cheng'an and immediately went to find Zhu Yue with the pills.

Zhu Yue's condition is very bad right now, and she needs to use these pills to help Zhu Yue recover as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)