Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 150 Heading to the Hong'e Mountains
Lu Cheng'an was going to accompany Shi Ningyu to the Hong'e Mountains, and he naturally had to inform his family about this.

After returning to Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an immediately summoned all the Foundation Establishment cultivators who remained in the clan and told them about his plan to enter the Hong'e Mountains.

"Cheng'an, can you please refuse the cultivators from the Dan Ding Sect?"

Upon hearing that Lu Cheng'an had chosen to enter the Hong'e Mountains at Shi Ningyu's invitation, Lu Wenhua immediately expressed his opposition.

"Do you even know what the Hong'e Mountains are?! It's a stronghold of demonic beasts, with more than one fourth-tier demon king. What is your cultivation level? How could you possibly come out of the Hong'e Mountains alive?" Lu Wenhua said in a deep voice.

“I think your uncle is right. The Hong’e Mountains are far too dangerous for us cultivators. It’s better not to go!” Lu Wenmei said after glancing at Lu Cheng’an.

Lu Wenxing sat in the main seat, but he did not express his opinion.

After Lu Wenhua and Lu Wenmei finished speaking, Lu Wenxing turned his gaze to Lu Chengan. He observed the expression on Lu Chengan's face for a moment and couldn't help but sigh.

"Cheng'an, I don't object to you entering the Hong'e Mountains, but you must ensure your safety once you enter!"

Lu Wenxing looked at Lu Chengan with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Currently, there are no second-tier top-grade talismans in the clan, but the Dan Ding Sect must have them. I will withdraw spirit stones from the clan treasury to purchase second-tier top-grade talismans for you later. After you arrive at the Dan Ding Sect, go there to exchange for second-tier top-grade talismans."

"With my current strength, I no longer need second-tier top-grade talismans!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at the clan leader, saying, "Thank you for your concern, clan leader. I will definitely return safely."

Although Lu Wenhua and Lu Wenmei felt that Lu Chengan should not go to the Hong'e Mountains, after Lu Wenxing agreed, they could only watch as Lu Chengan left the clan and went to the Dan Ding Sect.

Lu Wenxing is the patriarch of the Lu family. He led the Lu family to escape from the Tianhong Zhao family and developed the Lu family to its current state.

Even though Lu Chengan and Lu Chengping's cultivation levels have surpassed Lu Wenxing's, they still cannot replace Lu Wenxing's position in the hearts of the Lu family cultivators.

Therefore, after Lu Wenxing agreed to let Lu Chengan go to the Hong'e Mountains, even Lu Wenhua did not continue to object.

After Lu Wenxing and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators saw Lu Cheng'an off from Chiyan Mountain, Lu Wenxing's gaze fell on Lu Wenhua, whose face was full of worry.

"Fourth Elder, I know that you oppose Cheng'an's trip to the Hong'e Mountains because you are worried about his safety."

“The Hong’e Mountains are the territory of demonic beasts, and it is extremely dangerous. Cheng’an only has the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage. How could I not worry about him entering such a place!”

Lu Wenhua spoke in a deep voice, his gaze falling on Lu Wenxing, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did the clan leader agree to Cheng'an entering the Hong'e Mountains? If you didn't agree, Cheng'an definitely wouldn't have gone."

"I agreed to let Cheng'an go to the Hong'e Mountains because I know that Cheng'an is different from us. His future achievements may go beyond the Golden Core Realm!"

Looking in the direction Lu Cheng'an left, Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice, "We dare not restrict Cheng'an's development. If we confine him to the small area of ​​our Lu family, even if Cheng'an has great talent, he will be dragged down by the family!"

Lu Wenxing was able to have such awareness mainly because he also had a certain understanding of Dan Ding Zong Shi Ningyu.

Shi Ningyu is the most powerful genius in the Dan Ding Sect, whose strength far surpasses that of the Lu family.

Even a sect like the Dan Ding Sect never restricted Shi Ningyu's development.

How could the Lu family become a burden to Lu Cheng'an?
Lu Wenhua looked at Lu Wenxing with a mixture of understanding and confusion, as if he understood something, but he still couldn't help feeling worried.

"Fourth Elder, you should also go to Qingling Mountain Market to guard it. The situation in Luofeng Mountain has become increasingly chaotic recently, and I am worried that the chaos in Luofeng Mountain will affect Qingling Mountain Market and the refined iron mine of Yuhua Mountain!" Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice.

After Lu Wenhua broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, he stayed in Chiyan Mountain to cultivate in seclusion.

His cultivation has now been completely consolidated. Lu Wenxing sent Lu Wenhua to Qingling Mountain Market to give Lu Wenhua something to do, so that he wouldn't have to worry about Lu Cheng'an every day.

Of course, what Lu Wenxing said is also true; the situation at Luofeng Mountain has indeed been far from optimistic recently.

Although Tu Ming, the rogue cultivator Black Wind Master who occupies Luofeng Mountain, has the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage and is very powerful in combat, his enemies are even more formidable.

After disappearing for a period of time, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators who attacked Luofeng Mountain did not give up their attack on Luofeng Mountain, but instead went to prepare a treasure to break through Luofeng Mountain's defensive spirit array.

The spiritual array that Tu Ming set up at Luofeng Mountain was indeed extremely powerful. Although the four Foundation Establishment cultivators had made ample preparations, they still failed to break through the spiritual array at Luofeng Mountain in one fell swoop.

However, the spirit array of Luofeng Mountain was also severely damaged, and the four Foundation Establishment cultivators are still attacking Luofeng Mountain frantically.

Given this situation, if Tu Ming has no other means, the spirit array of Luofeng Mountain will definitely be broken.

Without the aid of the spirit array, Tu Ming alone was no match for those four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Lu family also inquired about Tu Ming and the four Foundation Establishment cultivators; they all seemed to be rogue cultivators.

They entered the territory of the Tianyan Sect from outside the sect, and the Lu family did not find out any detailed information about them.

If nothing unexpected happens, once those four Foundation Establishment cultivators kill Tu Ming, they will definitely take over Luofeng Mountain.

These four are far more powerful than Tu Ming alone. If they were to settle down at Luofeng Mountain, they could potentially have a significant impact on the Lu family.

Lu Wenxing sent Lu Wenhua to Qingling Mountain Market to prevent those four Foundation Establishment cultivators from taking any sudden action.

With an additional Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the market in Qingling Mountain, the Lu family's safety would be further guaranteed.

Lu Wenhua did not refuse Lu Wenxing's mission. After returning to his cave and tidying up briefly, he left Chiyan Mountain and sped towards Qingling Mountain Market.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an had already arrived at the Dan Ding Sect!
Before setting off for Dan Ding Sect, Lu Cheng'an had already sent a message to Shi Ningyu. After arriving at Dan Ding Sect, Shi Ningyu did not come out to greet him personally, but instead sent cultivators from Yu Du Peak to take Lu Cheng'an directly up Yu Du Peak.

“Senior Lu, the Peak Master is currently in seclusion in her cave. She asked you to come and rest in this cave first. Once she comes out of seclusion, she will leave the sect with you!” A female cultivator dressed in green said with a smile.

The cave dwelling that Shi Ningyu arranged for Lu Cheng'an was the same one he had lived in before.

After learning about Shi Ningyu's current situation, Lu Cheng'an waved for the maid in green to leave.

It was getting late, and Lu Cheng'an guessed that Shi Ningyu would emerge from seclusion in the next day or two. However, he didn't waste any time. After entering the cave, he adjusted his condition and then began to cultivate the Golden Crow Seal technique.

For a while, Lu Cheng'an was practicing the Purple Flame Resurrection Technique in the Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave. His cultivation of the Golden Crow Seal Technique was still at the previous level.

This time, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation of the Golden Crow Seal was still short. Five days after he arrived at the Dan Ding Sect, Shi Ningyu, who was in seclusion, broke out of her seclusion.

After breaking through her cultivation barrier, Shi Ningyu immediately went to see Lu Cheng'an.

Upon seeing Lu Cheng'an, she was quite surprised and said, "I originally thought that Fellow Daoist Lu would suffer from unstable cultivation due to the rapid improvement of his cultivation with the Jade Spirit Pill, but I didn't expect that I was overthinking it!"

Shi Ningyu did have this concern, because Lu Chengan's cultivation breakthrough speed was faster than hers.

Even with her rapid cultivation advancement, she has been trying to solidify her cultivation. Lu Cheng'an's breakthrough so quickly will inevitably lead to a problem of unstable cultivation.

However, after sensing the aura emanating from Lu Cheng'an, she knew that Lu Cheng'an did not have this problem.

Moreover, she sensed that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation was extremely solid, not like someone who had broken through by taking pills, but rather someone who had cultivated little by little on his own.

"When I first broke through my cultivation level, I did encounter the problem that Fellow Daoist Shi mentioned. For a while afterward, I didn't dare to continue cultivating and kept trying to solidify my cultivation level. Only now have I finally achieved some results."

Lu Cheng'an chuckled and spoke, but he didn't explain in detail. He only mentioned the reason for the change in his cultivation level.

"It's good that Fellow Daoist Lu has this concern. We cultivators cannot focus too much on improving our cultivation level, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to make up for it once a problem arises!"

Shi Ningyu smiled and looked at Lu Cheng'an, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lu has been waiting for several days. We will set off for the Hong'e Mountains today. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lu?"

"I have no problem, I'll follow Fellow Daoist Shi's arrangements!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

He knew nothing about the Hong'e Mountains, nor did he know anything about the cave dwelling of the third-tier weapon refiner that Shi Ningyu had mentioned.

Even if Shi Ningyu asked for his opinion, he couldn't offer any good suggestions.

"Since Fellow Daoist Lu agrees, let's set off now!"

Shi Ningyu smiled slightly, then took out a jade box from the storage bracelet on her wrist and said, "This contains the Jade Fetal Mask. Wear it now. It can change your facial features and aura. We cannot enter the Hong'e Mountains with our true identities!"

After handing the jade-colored fetal skin mask from the jade box to Lu Cheng'an, Shi Ningyu took out another mask of the same type.

In front of Lu Cheng'an, she put the mask on her face, and with the activation of her magic, the mask slowly and perfectly adhered to her skin.

At this moment, Shi Ningyu's facial features underwent a dramatic change right in front of Lu Cheng'an.

Shi Ningyu has a striking appearance, and coupled with her unique temperament, she possesses a captivating beauty.

However, the Jade Plaster Mask drastically changed Shi Ningyu's facial features, making her originally beautiful features appear quite ordinary.

Moreover, along with the change in her facial features, Shi Ningyu's temperament also changed. Her original temperament was quietly hidden, and she completely transformed into a very mediocre late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After seeing the changes in Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an took out the Jade Fetal Mask and used it to quickly change his appearance and temperament.

Lu Cheng'an was tall and had an outstanding appearance.

His facial features are similar to Shi Ningyu's, leaning towards bright and striking, which makes him very easy to attract attention.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, did we enter the Hong'e Mountains in disguise because you were worried about encountering acquaintances there?" Lu Cheng'an asked after changing his appearance.

“Indeed, that is a concern. I am not the only one who knows about the cave of that third-tier weapon refiner. I know that Tie Chi of the Kongming Sect, Xu Ran of the Tianyan Sect, and Su Yu of the Baiqi Sect. All three of them come from Golden Core sects. If they find out our true identities, it may cause trouble for the forces behind us!”

After explaining these matters to Lu Cheng'an in detail, Shi Ningyu did not waste any more time. She led Lu Cheng'an from Dan Ding Sect and sped towards the Hong'e Mountains.

The inheritance cave left by that third-tier weapon refiner has existed in the Hong'e Mountains for a long time, and it is only now that it has emerged.

The reason this inheritance cave was born prematurely was because the battle between the Ancient Desolate Sect and the fourth-order demon king in the Hong'e Mountains stirred up the terrain of the Hong'e Mountains.

The inheritance cave left by that third-tier weapon refiner can only be entered by cultivators holding a token; otherwise, they will be killed by the array power within the cave.

Shi Ningyu possessed such a token, which she obtained after killing a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Hong'e Mountains are still extremely far from the Dan Ding Sect. Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu set off from the Dan Ding Sect, and although they did not waste any time along the way, it still took them more than a day to reach the Hong'e Mountains.

The Hong'e Mountains stretch for tens of thousands of miles and are one of the most famous mountain ranges in the cultivation world of Qingzhou.

The mountain range is rich in spiritual energy, with lush vegetation that nurtures countless monsters.

The battle between the Ancient Desolate Sect and the demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains is nearing its end. Apart from the Nascent Soul level combatants who did not actually participate, there were quite a few Foundation Establishment and Golden Core level combatants who did participate.

On the side of the Ancient Desolate Sect, more than one Golden Core cultivator died in battle, while on the side of the Hong'e Mountains, the number of third-tier demonic beasts who died was even greater.

Those dead third-tier demonic beasts were not newly promoted demonic beasts; they had long since refined their own essence.

Human cultivators can no longer access that source from their bodies, which reduces the value of third-tier demonic beasts.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is Hong'e Mountain!"

After controlling the magic sword to slowly descend, Shi Ningyu turned to Lu Cheng'an beside her and said.

"We have now avoided the place where the human cultivators and the Hong'e Mountains are fighting. We are still nearly a thousand miles away from that cave."

(End of this chapter)