Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 159 Refining Magical Artifacts: Golden Circle Breakthrough (Please Subscribe!)
Although He Luxiao and his wife tried every means to resist, they still could not stop the attack of the fire wave.

Shortly after, He Luxiao's body fell from mid-air. After a slight twitch, his body completely lost its life force.

Beside He Luxiao's body lay Yu Mingzhu's body, charred black by the flames.

After looting He Luxiao and the other three of their belongings, Lu Cheng'an unleashed his Foundation Establishment True Fire, completely burning their corpses to ashes.

Afterwards, amidst the astonished gazes of the rogue cultivators in Qingling Mountain Market, Lu Cheng'an flew back to his cave dwelling in Qingling Mountain Market!

"Cheng'an, are you this strong now?!" Lu Wenhua looked at Lu Cheng'an with shining eyes.

He knew his nephew was extremely powerful, but he hadn't seen his nephew fight in a long time.

He Luxiao and his wife were both at the late Foundation Establishment stage, the same level as their nephew. However, they were powerless against their nephew and were killed in an instant!

Lu Chengping also looked at Lu Chengan with a shocked gaze. He knew that Lu Chengan was the most outstanding genius in their Lu family and had always been valued by the patriarch.

But he never expected Lu Cheng'an's talent to be this strong!

More importantly, Lu Cheng'an is still very young. How far will Lu Cheng'an lead the Lu family in the future?
Lu Chengping felt that he would definitely not stop at the Golden Core Immortal Clan!

"He Luxiao and his wife were rogue cultivators. Their strength was not particularly formidable among late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. There's no need to be so shocked that I killed them. There are many cultivators at the same cultivation level who could have killed them!"

Lu Cheng'an thought of Chang Yu and Tie Chi, who died at his and Shi Ningyu's hands, two Golden Core seedlings from Golden Core sects.

Their strength was also extremely formidable; at the same level, they were capable of killing He Luxiao and his wife.

"I will now inform the clan that He Luxiao and his wife are dead, and the second-tier spiritual vein of Luofeng Mountain will be left idle. The clan can think about how to deal with this second-tier spiritual vein," Lu Cheng'an said.

Luofeng Mountain and Qingling Mountain are relatively close to each other. The Lu family's current situation is very different from before. Now, there are five Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan.

Even if they seize this second-tier spiritual vein, the Lu family can still send a Foundation Establishment cultivator to oversee it.

Lu Cheng'an did not intend to interfere in the follow-up matters. He would continue to focus his time on improving his own cultivation and strength.

After briefly speaking to Lu Chengping, Lu Chengan left Qingling Mountain and returned to his family.

After Lu Cheng'an left Qingling Mountain Market, Lu Wenxing, who had received Lu Cheng'an's message, immediately set off from Chiyan Mountain and rushed to Qingling Mountain Market.

The follow-up matters at Luofeng Mountain still need to be handled by Lu Wenxing.

After returning to Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an did not enter his own cave dwelling, but instead went to the unused second-tier cave dwelling on Chiyan Mountain.

Jin Yuan is currently staying in Lu Cheng'an's cave, preparing to break through to the second level. Breaking through to the second level is quite difficult for the Spirit Race. Nearly a month has passed since Lu Cheng'an went to Qingling Mountain Market, but Jin Yuan still hasn't made any progress.

After entering the abandoned cave in Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an began to sort through the memories preserved in the soul essence of Liuyun Zhenren.

Another half month passed before Lu Cheng'an finally sorted through the memories preserved in Liu Yun Zhenren's soul essence.

These memories are incomplete, and the number of memories that Lu Cheng'an can actually use is very limited.

However, the greatest value among these is the insights that Master Liuyun retained in his memories regarding cultivation and weapon crafting. These insights are also incomplete, but they can greatly enhance Lu Cheng'an's foundation.

In Lu Cheng'an's future cultivation, the insights into cultivation and weapon crafting left in the memories of True Person Liuyun may prove very useful.

"After spending more than a month sorting through Master Liuyun's memories, my soul has become much more solid, and my spiritual power has also improved somewhat!"

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the changes in his own soul. He clearly felt that his soul had become more solid, which gave him a feeling of physical and mental clarity.

Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time. After sorting through Liu Yun Zhenren's memories, he began to refine a second-tier magic weapon.

These second-tier magical artifacts all came from True Person Liuyun. He prepared them for himself after he possessed the body. They were four top-quality second-tier magical artifacts.

These four second-tier top-grade magic weapons are the Three Yangs Cleansing Sword, the Five-Colored Smoke and Cloud Treasure Robe, the Azure Barbarian Mountain Seal, and the Divine Travel Cloud Pouch.

These four second-tier top-grade magic artifacts are of superior quality and are rare treasures among second-tier top-grade magic artifacts.

The Three Yangs Cleansing Sword possesses extraordinary attack power. This magical sword is imprinted with numerous sharp rune arrays, and in terms of attack power alone, it surpasses many magical swords of the same grade.

The Five-Colored Misty Clouds Robe is a complete set of magical artifacts. The robe's main function is defense, and it also has the effect of concealment; the Five-Colored Misty Clouds Boots can increase the cultivator's speed.

The Azure Barbarian Mountain Seal is an offensive magic weapon. This second-tier top-grade magic weapon is derived from the Sumeru Mountain Seal, but it only has part of the Sumeru Mountain Seal's function, namely its weight.

The Qingman Mountain Seal mainly relies on its terrifying power to smash people!
Its grade is as high as the second-tier top-grade. If it is used to smash people after being summoned, not many cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage can withstand this kind of attack that relies entirely on brute force.

The Divine Cloud Pierce is a flying magic artifact. When fully activated, this artifact can grant Foundation Establishment cultivators a speed comparable to that of an early Golden Core cultivator.

However, this also consumes a cultivator's mana to an extremely high degree. Even for a cultivator like Lu Cheng'an with a deep foundation, after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm, if he were to fully activate the Divine Travel Cloud Pouch, the mana in his dantian could only last for a maximum of two quarters of an hour.

After examining all the treasures left behind by Master Liuyun, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu handed over all four magical artifacts to Lu Cheng'an.

Shi Ningyu's wealth was far greater than Lu Cheng'an's, and she possessed no shortage of second-tier top-grade magic artifacts.

Even without the Three Yangs Cleansing Sword and the other three second-tier top-grade magic weapons, Shi Ningyu still had to find suitable second-tier top-grade magic weapons for Lu Cheng'an before entering the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

The four second-tier top-grade magic weapons, the Three Yangs Cleansing Sword, are of excellent quality, which makes them quite difficult to refine.

It took Lu Cheng'an nearly a month to successfully refine these four magical artifacts, leaving his divine imprint on each of them.

Afterwards, he successfully refined the storage ring left behind by Master Liuyun. The space inside this storage ring was larger and more stable than the storage space itself.

Lu Cheng'an is currently carrying a lot of items, and his storage bag is no longer sufficient for his needs. This storage ring is just the right replacement for his original storage bag.

Of course, just to be on the safe side, after successfully refining the storage ring, Lu Cheng'an did not openly wear it on his thumb, but instead hung it on his chest as a pendant.

This is because the storage ring left behind by True Immortal Liuyun is of exceptional quality, and his current cultivation level is too low. If he were to openly display this storage ring in front of others, it could potentially bring him trouble.

After successfully refining the magical artifacts such as the Three Yangs Cleansing Sword, Lu Cheng'an prepared to cultivate the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique, a technique to strengthen the soul.

Lu Cheng'an's spiritual power already surpassed that of cultivators at the same level. After refining part of Liu Yun Zhenren's soul essence, his spiritual power was enhanced once again.

Although his cultivation level is now at the late Foundation Establishment stage, he can easily activate a second-tier top-grade magic weapon, which is a benefit brought by a powerful soul.

Lu Cheng'an can currently activate two second-tier top-grade magic weapons at the same time. When his cultivation breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm and his soul is enhanced again, he will have a high probability of activating four or even more second-tier top-grade magic weapons at the same time to fight enemies.

The Void Yang Soul Refining Technique is the only technique Lu Cheng'an has mastered to strengthen his soul, so he values ​​it highly.

Five days after Lu Cheng'an began practicing the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique, he received a message from Jin Yuan.

"Jin Yuan failed to break through to the second stage!"

After reading Jin Yuan's message, Lu Cheng'an couldn't help but sigh softly.

He had anticipated this outcome, as it was already quite difficult for Spirit Race cultivators to break through to higher realms.

Jin Yuan was born into the Mineral Spirit Clan, a clan whose talent was not high to begin with, making it even more difficult for them to break through to higher realms.

Lu Cheng'an felt that Jin Yuan's chances of breaking through to the second level in one go were very slim, so he had given Jin Yuan serious instructions before Jin Yuan went into seclusion.

It's okay to fail at a breakthrough, as long as you don't die or suffer serious injuries during the breakthrough.

Lu Cheng'an obtained three pieces of second-tier low-grade Hundred Ore Essence and two pieces of second-tier mid-grade Hundred Ore Essence this time. As long as Jin Yuan's body is fine, even if he fails the first breakthrough, he will have a second and a third chance to break through.

Of course, if Lu Cheng'an fails to break through the Golden Sphere three times in a row, he can only think that God doesn't want him to have a second-tier mineral-eating spirit pet.

After receiving Jin Yuan's message, Lu Cheng'an stopped practicing the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique and returned directly to his cave.

"I'm sorry, Master, I've disappointed you. I failed to break through to the second tier!" Jin Yuan tilted his head back, his beady eyes looking at Lu Cheng'an, glistening with tears, making him look pitiful.

Jin Yuan's behavior suggests he was deliberately putting on an act for Lu Cheng'an, but he was also genuinely feeling very bad.

Born into the Mineral Spirit Clan, he was naturally intelligent and naturally desired greater strength and a longer lifespan.

Before meeting Lu Cheng'an, he didn't have much hope of breaking through to the second stage, but after following Lu Cheng'an, a strong desire ignited in his heart.

However, his failure to break through to the second tier using the essence of a hundred mines dealt him a huge blow, plunging him into deep self-doubt. Was his talent too poor, and was there no possibility of him breaking through to the second tier at all?

"Your failure to break through was within my expectations. There's no need to play the victim anymore. Your injuries aren't serious; you've just consumed some vital energy. Take these vital energy-replenishing pills as soon as possible. Once you've recovered, I'll give you another dose of Hundred Ore Essence, and you can try to break through to the second tier again!"

Lu Cheng'an didn't offer much comfort to Jin Yuan. After sensing Jin Yuan's physical condition, he knew that once Jin Yuan recovered in a short time, she could try to break through to the second stage again.

Therefore, after leaving behind pills to help Jin Yuan recover his energy, he revealed the news that he would help Jin Yuan break through to the second stage again, giving Jin Yuan renewed hope.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will certainly not disappoint you again!" Jin Yuan raised its furry paws, rubbed its eyes, and looked at Lu Cheng'an with great excitement.

Lu Cheng'an glanced at Jin Yuan but didn't say anything more. After leaving the pills for Jin Yuan, he returned to his cave to continue cultivating the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique.

Such techniques for strengthening the soul are rare and quite difficult to cultivate.

Lu Cheng'an has only been practicing this technique for a short time and is currently at the beginner level.

He estimated in his mind that, at this rate of cultivation, it would take him at least two more months to cultivate this technique to perfection.

Lu Cheng'an still needs to wait for the result of Jin Yuan's breakthrough to the second stage. He also needs to stay in the family for a long time, so he is not in a hurry.

Time passed slowly, and two months flew by.

Lu Cheng'an's progress in cultivating the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique was about what he expected, and he successfully reached the perfect state two months later.

At this moment, Jin Yuan once again used the essence of the Hundred Minerals to try to break through to the second stage.

"This surge of spiritual energy means that Jin Yuan has successfully broken through to a higher level!"

After sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from his original cave dwelling, Lu Cheng'an immediately left his current cave dwelling.

Not long after Lu Cheng'an rushed out of the cave, Lu Wenmei and Lu Wenxing, who were staying at the family's residence, also came out of the cave.

"Cheng'an, is the fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from your cave a sign that Jin Yuan's cultivation has successfully broken through to the second level?" Lu Wenxing asked with a smile.

It was no secret that Lu Cheng'an was raising Jin Yuan, a mineral-eating spirit. All the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family knew about it, and they also knew that Jin Yuan had been trying to break through to the second tier.

"Jin Yuan must have successfully broken through this time!"

A smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He turned his gaze from his cave dwelling to Lu Wenxing beside him and asked, "When did the clan leader return from Qingling Mountain Market? How did the clan deal with Luofeng Mountain?"

After killing He Luxiao and the other bandit cultivators, Lu Cheng'an did not stay at Qingling Mountain. He immediately returned to Chiyan Mountain to cultivate.

Lu Wenxing, who was originally at Chiyan Mountain, went to Qingling Mountain to handle the follow-up matters.

When Jin Yuan failed to break through for the first time, Lu Wenxing had not yet returned from Qingling Mountain. After that, Lu Cheng'an never left the cave again, so he did not know how his family dealt with the second-tier spiritual vein of Luofeng Mountain.

"The clan has designated Luofeng Mountain as a monster breeding farm. Your uncle is currently stationed at Luofeng Mountain, but Wen Su is mainly in charge of the monster breeding farm's affairs!"

Lu Wenxing said with a smile, "Wen Su is quite lucky. He obtained a swarm of Black Gold Jade Bees a year ago, and he successfully tamed the queen bee half a year ago. They have already started producing Black Gold Jade Bee royal jelly..."

(End of this chapter)