Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 163 The Secrets of the Heavenly Flame Sect: Soul Contract (Please Subscribe!)

Five Spirits Island is vast in area and has extremely rich spiritual energy, so there must be a third-order spiritual vein there.

It is unknown what method the Spirit Clam Clan used, but although the fiery aura outside Five Spirits Island was extremely dense, the fiery aura on Five Spirits Island became very thin.

If one doesn't sense it carefully, one might not even be able to detect the presence of the fiery aura.

There are many spirit clams on the island, including quite a few second-tier spirit clams.

However, spirit clams like the Crimson Spirit Clam and Lingxuan, which are at the second-stage perfect realm, are still extremely rare.

There are also many spiritual springs on Wuling Island, which seem to be the dwelling places of those spiritual clams.

Because Lu Cheng'an saw that there were spirit clams in every spirit spring.

The crimson spirit clam bound Lu Cheng'an with chains, and she led him quickly past the sight of the other spirit clams, immediately drawing a large number of gazes to Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an ignored the gazes directed at him, focusing intently on the situation on Wuling Island.

The crimson clam moved swiftly, and in a short while, it led Lu Cheng'an to a palace built from clam shells and various gemstones.

The palace was simply furnished, and in the center of the palace was a spiritual spring, in which a huge bluish-white spiritual clam was perched.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the human cultivator from outside the island has been brought here!" The crimson spirit clam respectfully addressed the spirit clam in the spirit spring, while simultaneously relinquishing control over the cyan-white chains.

After hearing the voice of the red clam, the bluish-white clam in the spiritual spring remained silent until nearly a quarter of an hour later, when it finally stirred slightly.

"The ancestor of the Spirit Clam Clan is indeed a third-tier cultivator!"

After sensing the faint aura emanating from the bluish-white spirit clam, Lu Cheng'an immediately confirmed that the clam was a genuine third-tier cultivator.

The bluish-white creature did not react immediately, but after a moment, a very hoarse voice came from the tightly closed shell.

"You cultivate the Earth Flame True Scripture, the inherited technique of the Burning Flame Sect. The Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan is a magical artifact wielded by True Monarch Feng Yuan of the Burning Flame Sect, and our Spirit Clam Clan is one of the spirit races raised by the Burning Flame Sect!"

The bluish-white spirit clam did not inquire about Lu Cheng'an's origins. Instead, her hoarse voice slowly emerged from the clam shell, and she first told Lu Cheng'an about the origins of the spirit clam clan and the Burning Flame Sect.

"Two thousand years ago, a genius was born into my Spirit Clam clan..."

"Senior, what do you want me to do by telling me all this?" Lu Cheng'an asked in a deep voice.

The bluish-white chains binding him had been released, but he had little chance of escaping from Qing Yi, a third-tier spirit clam, even though Qing Yi was in a terrible state.

Qingyi broke through to the third rank 1,800 years ago. The lifespan of the Spirit Clam Clan is much longer than that of human cultivators.

A third-tier spirit clam has a lifespan of at least three thousand years. However, not long after Qingyi broke through to the third tier, he was severely injured by a human cultivator, which damaged his foundation and reduced his lifespan by nearly half.

Back then, the Spirit Clam Clan was extremely powerful. Besides Qingyi breaking through to the third rank, the genius Huayuan she mentioned also broke through to the third rank before her.

At that time, Hua Yuan met a human cultivator and they even became Daoist partners.

This is what makes the Spirit Clam Clan special; they have the ability to transform into human form when they reach the second tier.

Not long after that human cultivator broke through to the third rank in the flower garden, he broke through to the Golden Core realm.

However, after that, the human cultivator used the evil dual cultivation technique to directly refine Hua Yuan's cultivation.

Hua Yuan trusted her Daoist partner completely and had no defenses whatsoever.

Although she retaliated hastily at the end, she did not cause much damage to the human cultivator.

After that, the human cultivator prepared to launch a large-scale attack on the Spirit Clam Clan and plunder their wealth.

However, the human cultivator was unaware that Qingyi's cultivation had also broken through to the third level!

Unfortunately, Qingyi's breakthrough took a shorter time, and the human cultivator had refined Huayuan's cultivation, making him much stronger than Qingyi.

In the end, Qingyi fought desperately to repel the human cultivator, and then led the Spirit Clam Clan to retreat to their ancestral land, never to leave again.

After that, even though second-tier spirit clams have the ability to transform into human form, they will no longer do so.

The human cultivator Qingyi mentioned was named Chen Yueming, the founder of the Tianyan Sect.

The lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator is between eight hundred and one thousand years. Even if some Golden Core cultivators are skilled in methods to prolong their lifespan, they can only extend it to a maximum of twelve hundred years.

Chen Yueming's cultivation had not broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Nearly two thousand years had passed since he broke through to the Golden Core realm, and Chen Yueming had long since exhausted his lifespan and passed away.

Although Chen Yueming died, the Tianyan Sect he founded has been passed down to this day, and there are still four Golden Core cultivators in charge of the sect.

In contrast, the Spirit Clam clan, after so many years, still only has Qingyi, a half-dead third-tier Spirit Clam, remaining.

Of course, this is also closely related to the Tianyan Sect.

Whenever a demon beast or spirit race cultivator in the Burning Flame Mountain Range breaks through to the third rank, they will be killed by the Golden Core cultivators of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

Over the years, even though the Spirit Clam Clan has produced geniuses capable of breaking through to the third rank, they still dare not break through to the third rank.

The Spirit Clam Clan had considered leaving the Burning Flame Mountains, but over the years, the Heavenly Flame Sect had never forgotten their existence.

It was alright for them to stay hidden in the Burning Flame Mountains, but if they wanted to leave the Burning Flame Mountains, they would definitely be met with a frenzied pursuit by the Heavenly Flame Sect.

"My Spirit Clam Clan can help you break through to the Golden Core Realm, and after you break through to the Golden Core Realm, we will help you obtain the true inheritance of the Burning Flame Sect. However, after you break through to the Golden Core Realm, you must destroy the Burning Flame Sect!"

Although Qingyi has never left Five Spirits Island in recent years, she still has a certain understanding of the situation of the Burning Flame Sect.

Although the Burning Flame Sect currently has four cultivators at the Golden Core stage, all four are at the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm.

She had already witnessed the power Lu Cheng'an had displayed, and she knew that Lu Cheng'an would definitely become more than just a Golden Core cultivator in the future.

"The true inheritance of the Burning Flame Sect? How do I know you're not lying to me, senior?" Lu Cheng'an said.

"The entrance to the Burning Flame Sect ruins is right beneath this spiritual spring where I am. The spring water is constantly bubbling up, and the time for the ruins to emerge is not far off!"

Qingyi sighed softly. She didn't have many years left to live. Once she passed away, the ruins of the Burning Flame Sect would soon be revealed.

The Heavenly Flame Sect already possessed a portion of the Burning Flame Sect's inheritance. Furthermore, the Heavenly Flame Sect was extremely close to the Burning Flame Mountain Range. Once the Burning Flame Sect ruins were revealed, the treasures contained within them would most likely fall into the hands of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

This was completely unacceptable to Qingyi, who had a blood feud with the Tianyan Sect!
Qingyi originally planned to destroy the Tianyan Sect ruins before she passed away. Even if she destroyed the Burning Flame Sect's legacy, she did not want it to fall into the hands of Chen Yueming's descendants.

Lu Cheng'an's sudden appearance gave Qingyi a glimmer of hope—the hope of destroying the Tianyan Sect! The moment Qingyi's voice fell, a wisp of azure light appeared around her.

Then, the water in the spiritual spring where she was located surged, and a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from below the spring.

Lu Cheng'an looked towards the spring, and he vaguely saw a huge mountain gate emerging from the water.

"I have shown my sincerity, so you must agree to my terms no matter what!"

After suppressing the unusual movement of the spring water, Qingyi's voice carried a hint of coldness, and a grayish-white spiritual light emerged from the spring water.

The spiritual light spread out and transformed into a grayish-white sheet of paper, which was covered with extremely mysterious runes.

“Sign this soul contract. If you don’t agree, I’ll kill you right now!” Qingyi said coldly.

Lu Cheng'an's divine sense swept over the soul contract that Qing Yi had summoned. Although the runes on the soul contract were profound, he instantly understood their meaning after sweeping over them with his divine sense.

The conditions on the Soul Contract are not harsh. The Spirit Clam Clan will do its best to help Lu Cheng'an break through to the Golden Core Realm. All Lu Cheng'an needs to do is destroy the Heavenly Flame Sect after he has enough strength.

Chen Yueming's descendants must be slaughtered!

If he violates the Soul Contract, Lu Cheng'an will have to bear the price of his Dao path collapsing!

"I sign!"

Lu Cheng'an forced out a mouthful of blood essence, then used his divine sense as a pen to leave his true name on the soul contract.

At this time, Qingyi also left her real name on the soul contract.

After Lu Cheng'an and Qing Yi each signed the soul contract, the grayish-white papers gradually dissipated into the world.

Then Lu Cheng'an inexplicably felt a power descend upon him, but that power vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.

However, he was very clear that this was the power of the Soul Contract. Once he violated the terms of the Soul Contract, he would really have to pay the price of his path collapsing!

“Lu Cheng’an, you can leave with Qing Liu. You can make any requests you have to Qing Liu, and the Spirit Clam Clan will do its best to meet them.”

"Chiliu, take Lu Cheng'an away!"

After Qingyi signed the soul contract with Lu Cheng'an, her attitude towards Lu Cheng'an improved significantly.

However, she did not have much further interaction with Lu Cheng'an and directly asked Qingliu to take Lu Cheng'an away.

Chiliu is the spirit clam that brought Lu Cheng'an to Wuling Island. The five-colored spirit clam that was injured by Lu Cheng'an with the Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan was named Lingxuan.

Lingxuan is the most powerful cultivator in the Spirit Clam Clan at the second-tier perfect realm, and she has a high chance of breaking through to the third tier.

However, with the Heavenly Flame Sect around, Lingxuan didn't dare to try breaking through to the third rank.

She can continue to live as long as her cultivation level is at the second-stage perfection, but once her cultivation level breaks through to the third stage, she will definitely be killed by the Golden Core cultivators of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

The Spirit Clam Clan was able to conceal the existence of Spirit Clams like Ling Xuan and Chi Liu, who were at the second-stage perfect realm, because of Qing Yi's existence; otherwise, the Heavenly Flame Sect would have already figured them out long ago.

However, if Qingyi were to pass away, the true strength of the Spirit Clam Clan would surely be known to the Heavenly Flame Sect without the protection of this third-tier cultivator.

At that time, the Spirit Clam Clan is very likely to be targeted by the Heavenly Flame Sect, and may even face the danger of annihilation.

That's why Qingyi thought of detonating the Burning Flame Sect ruins before his death, in order to create an opportunity for the Spirit Clam Clan to escape from the Burning Flame Mountains.

After leaving Qingyi's place, Chiliu led Lu Cheng'an to a spiritual spring a hundred feet away.

"Now, Fellow Daoist Lu, you can accept these three Yuanhua Pearls, right?" Chi Liu took out the three spirit pearls again and chuckled softly.

This time, Lu Cheng'an did not refuse. After accepting the three Yuanhua Pearls, he asked, "May I ask Fellow Daoist Chiliu, how were these three Yuanhua Pearls formed?"

Lu Cheng'an was very curious about the origin of the Yuanhua Pearl. Although he had not yet used the Yuanhua Pearl to cultivate, he was certain that this spiritual pearl would be more effective in improving his cultivation than the pills he purchased from the Dan Ding Sect.

“The Yuanhua Pearl is produced by the Yuanhua Spirit Clam. This kind of spirit pearl contains extremely pure Yuan Qi, which can be used to assist cultivators in their cultivation. Fellow Daoist Lu, would you like to take a look at the Yuanhua Spirit Clam?” Chi Liu asked with a smile.

This is hardly a secret. Lu Cheng'an has already signed a soul contract with their ancestor. If Lu Cheng'an is interested in these matters, she wouldn't mind taking him to see them.

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Chiliu!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at Chi Liu, asking with some doubt, "Yuan Hua Spirit Clam shouldn't be a cultivator of the Spirit Clam clan, right?"

If the Yuanhua Spirit Clam is a cultivator of the Spirit Clam clan, then the spiritual energy it refines should not be transformed into the Yuanhua Pearl, but should be used to enhance its own cultivation.

“Yuanhua Spirit Clams can also be considered cultivators of our Spirit Clam clan, but they are quite special. They are born with low intelligence and can only collect spiritual energy from heaven and earth to condense Yuanhua Pearls.”

Besides the Yuanhua Spirit Clam, there are also the Fire Fiend Spirit Clam, the Illusionary Void Spirit Clam… and the spirit pearls they condense each have their own uses.

When Chi Liu introduced these spirit clams to Lu Cheng'an, he led Lu Cheng'an to the area where the spirit clams lived, and also took out the spirit pearls condensed by the spirit clams for Lu Cheng'an to see.

The Fire Fiend Spirit Pearl produced by the Fire Fiend Spirit Clam is very similar to the Yuanhua Pearl. It also contains pure Yuan Qi, but at the same time it is also wrapped in a strong Fire Fiend Qi.

The Fire Fiend Spirit Clam is a variant of the Yuanhua Spirit Clam, and it is also the most common type of spirit clam on Five Spirit Islands.

Cultivators of the Chiliu and other spirit clam clans also cannot refine fire evil energy for cultivation. The reason they can survive in places like Five Spirit Lake where fire evil energy is abundant is because there is a third-grade superior Yuanling Condensing Evil Array on Five Spirit Island.

The Yuanling Ning Sha Array can gather fire evil energy to form a defensive barrier. This spirit array was passed down from the Burning Flame Sect.

Over the years, the Yuanling Ningsha Formation has developed some problems and can no longer eliminate all the fire evil energy.

The Spirit Clam Clan relied on the Fire Spirit Clam to resolve the fire evil energy on Five Spirits Island.

Because the Fire Fiend Spirit Pearl contains fire fiend energy, it has no effect on cultivators of the Spirit Clam Clan.

Therefore, the Spirit Clam Clan now possesses a large number of Fire Fiend Spirit Pearls.

The illusory spirit clam condenses into an illusory spirit pearl, which has the effect of concealment. Once this spirit pearl is activated, the cultivator can completely hide his or her tracks.

The power of the Illusionary Spirit Pearl itself is not particularly strong, but after seeing it, Lu Cheng'an felt that it was an extremely superior material for refining weapons.

If refined by a weapon craftsman, it can become a superior magical artifact for concealing one's whereabouts.

But what really excited him was the Fire Fiend Spirit Orb!
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