Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 167 Foundation Establishment Perfection (Please Subscribe!)
Lu Cheng'an's face was full of solemnity. The Earth Core Fire Spring was indeed very attractive, but the dangers within the Burning Flame Sect ruins made him hesitate.

The ruins of the Burning Flame Sect have been sealed for so long that no one knows how many dangers they contain.

He is currently only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he were to enter the Burning Flame Sect ruins alone, he would probably die there before even finding the Earth Core Fire Spring.

After careful consideration, Lu Cheng'an replied in a deep voice, "Please tell the Ancestor that I do not wish to enter the Burning Flame Sect ruins for the time being!"

Lu Cheng'an did not feel that his cultivation was progressing slowly. His current cultivation speed was already extremely fast. At the same time, he also had to worry that the rapid improvement of his cultivation would lead to an unstable foundation.

Furthermore, even if he raises his cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment, he still cannot obtain the Core Formation spiritual item.

We'll have to wait until the Divine Jade Sect ruins open.

"Then I won't disturb Fellow Daoist Lu any longer. I will now convey Fellow Daoist Lu's message to the Ancestor!"

After parting ways with Chi Liu, Lu Cheng'an had no interest in asking about the matter of Jin Yuan's rapid breakthrough in cultivation.

He took Jin Yuan directly back to his cave dwelling, and then threw Jin Yuan into the room where he was resting.

Although this room was not specifically used for cultivation, the cave dwelling was built on a node of a third-order spirit array, and the spiritual energy inside was still extremely rich.

Jin Yuan's cultivation level was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the spiritual energy in the room was more than enough for his cultivation needs.

After instructing Jin Yuan to cultivate diligently, Lu Cheng'an immediately entered the meditation room.

He first relayed the message he had received from Chi Liu back to his clan, and then took out the communication jade plate.

Lu Cheng'an quickly cast a spell, and at that moment, a ray of spiritual light appeared on the communication jade plate, quietly floating in front of him.

A moment later, Shi Ningyu's figure appeared in the spiritual light emanating from the communication jade plate.

"Friend Lu Dao!"

Shi Ningyu's gaze fell on Lu Cheng'an. Seeing the solemn look on his face, she asked, "Has something happened to your uncle? Should I go to the Lu family now?"

Shi Ningyu had just returned from Chiyan Mountain, and seeing Lu Cheng'an's expression made her guess that Lu Wenhua's health might have deteriorated again.

"I am not sending this message because of my uncle; my uncle has recovered!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Shi Ningyu with a solemn expression: "I just received news that the Hong'e Mountains will send third-tier demonic beasts to the Burning Flame Mountains. The demon king of the Hong'e Mountains wants to use this to weaken the human cultivators within the Desolate Ancient Sect?"

"Where did Fellow Daoist Lu get this information? Is it true?" Shi Ningyu's expression changed slightly, and she asked in a deep voice.

Not only are the Lu family and the Burning Flame Mountain Range relatively close, but the Dan Ding Sect and the Burning Flame Mountain Range are also not far apart.

If this news is true, the Dan Ding Sect is in greater danger than the Lu family.

After all, the Dan Ding Sect is a human cultivation force that excels at refining pills. Their third-tier demon beasts are comparable to human Golden Core cultivators. They have the ability to transform into human form and their intelligence has greatly increased, making them no different from humans.

Monsters and spirits are not skilled in the arts of cultivation, so high-level monsters often abduct human alchemists to refine pills for them.

Some human cultivators, unable to bear the humiliation, may choose to commit suicide.

Some, in order to survive, become slaves of high-level demonic beasts, specializing in refining pills for them.

If the third-tier demonic beasts that have entered the Burning Flame Mountain Range also have the same idea, then the Pill Cauldron Sect, which is skilled in refining pills, will be in a very dangerous situation.

"I learned this news from the Spirit Clam Clan cultivators who live in the Burning Flame Mountains. According to them, it was spread by the Golden Flame Heavenly Centipede, the Mountain-Bearing Bear of Fire Bamboo Ridge, and the Crimson Horned Heavenly Python of Lava Lake. These three demonic beasts all contain the bloodline of third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains!"

Lu Cheng'an did not hide anything and told Shi Ningyu everything that Chi Liu had told him.

After hearing the news Lu Cheng'an told her, Shi Ningyu looked at him with some surprise. She hadn't expected that Lu Cheng'an would have such accurate information.

"Thank you for telling me this news, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

After calming herself down quickly, Shi Ningyu thanked Lu Cheng'an and then said in a deep voice, "Besides our Dan Ding Sect, Fellow Daoist Lu, it's best not to tell other cultivation forces about this news, otherwise it may very well bring trouble to your Lu family."

Lu Cheng'an is getting too close to the spirit race cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountains. If nothing goes wrong, that's fine, but if something does happen, the Heavenly Flame Sect might think that the Lu family colluded with the demonic beasts and spirit race in the Burning Flame Mountains.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Shi, I have only told you this news. Please keep it a secret and do not tell anyone else!" Lu Cheng'an said in a deep voice.

After Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu made their agreement, they cut off all communication.

Even though the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect now know that the third-tier demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains may move into the Fen Yan Mountains, there is very little they can do.

Both companies have already established their businesses here, so relocation would definitely not be an easy task.

Moreover, a relocation without any warning would attract too much attention and easily arouse suspicion.

What they need to do now is to consolidate their forces so that if the demonic beasts of Hong'e Mountain Range really do move into Fenyan Mountain Range, they can withdraw immediately.

After Lu Cheng'an passed on this news, he began to cultivate diligently with the help of the Fire Fiend Spirit Pearl.

He is now not far from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm. After spending half a year cultivating diligently on Five Spirits Island with the help of the Fire Fiend Spirit Pearl, his cultivation level successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm!

Name: Lu Cheng'an

【Lifespan: 29/430】

[Constitution: Fire Spirit Body (affinity with fire, fearless of being burned by fire) can be improved]

[Cultivation Level: Foundation Establishment Perfection (0/100)]

[Technique: Earth Flame True Scripture (Perfect 100/100)]

Skill: Earthwalking (Perfect 12/100)

Cave Fire Finger (Perfect 100/100)

Fire Dragon Seal (Perfect 100/100)

Cloud Shadow Sword Technique (Perfect 100/100)

Stealth (Perfect - 100/100)

Golden Crow Seal (Perfect 100/100)

Fiery Incineration Palm (Perfect 100/100)
True Yang Sword Technique (Perfect 100/100)

Nine Phoenixes Soaring Through the Sky Technique (Perfect 100/100)

Spirit Ignition (Perfect 100/100)

Purple Flame Resurrection Technique (Perfect 100/100)

Void Yang Soul Refining Technique (Perfect 100/100) Weapon Forging Technique (Mid-Second Tier 15/100)

Talent Skill: Crimson Flame

Lu Cheng'an glanced at the changes on the panel and found that the biggest change was in his lifespan.

"Breaking through from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the late-Foundation Establishment stage increased my lifespan by one 60-year cycle. Now, breaking through from the late-Foundation Establishment stage to the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage, I have only increased my lifespan by one 60-year cycle!"

Lu Cheng'an originally thought that the increase in lifespan from this breakthrough in cultivation would be even greater, but he was still quite satisfied with just one Jiazi (60 years).

His current lifespan has reached 430 years, which far exceeds the limit for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Once his cultivation breaks through to the Golden Core realm, with that foundation, his lifespan at the Golden Core realm will still far exceed that of other Golden Core realm cultivators.

Aside from the changes in lifespan, the other change is in the comprehension of the Earth Flame True Scripture.

Taking advantage of this breakthrough in cultivation, his understanding of this technique deepened once again, finally reaching complete perfection.

He had already cultivated second-tier techniques like the Golden Crow Seal to perfection before, so this breakthrough in cultivation did not change anything.

After observing the changes on the panel, Lu Cheng'an conducted a self-check.

He then discovered that his spiritual power had increased significantly, the magical power accumulated in his dantian had increased again, and the quality of the magical power had also improved considerably.

Furthermore, his physical body has also been significantly enhanced.

After carefully examining his own changes, Lu Cheng'an quickly cast a spell, and a crimson-gold magic seal appeared in his palm.

This was formed by him using the Golden Crow Seal technique. After carefully examining the seal in his palm, he slowly closed his outstretched hand, and the Golden Crow Seal slowly dissipated in his palm.

"My cultivation level is still somewhat unstable after this breakthrough, but it's better than when I broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

Lu Cheng'an took a deep breath, adjusted his state slightly, and began to consolidate his cultivation in the meditation room.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Lu Cheng'an walked out of the meditation room. He told Jin Yuan to continue to stay on Five Spirits Island and concentrate on his cultivation, and then walked out of the cave.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu, on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm! You're one step closer to the Golden Core Realm!" Chi Liu said with a smile.

Chi Liu and Ling Xuan's cultivation has reached the peak of the second stage of perfection. If they want to advance their cultivation further, they can only choose to break through to the third stage.

However, with the formidable Tianyan Sect as their nemesis, they dared not attempt to break through to the third rank.

Therefore, Chi Liu and Ling Xuan had a tight control over Five Spirits Island. They immediately noticed the fluctuations in the spiritual energy around Lu Cheng'an's cave.

Lingxuan was injured by Lu Cheng'an's Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan before. Even though Lu Cheng'an has now signed a soul contract with the ancestor of the Spirit Clam Clan, Lingxuan still doesn't have much affection for Lu Cheng'an.

Furthermore, since the Lingbang clan has always been in contact with Lu Cheng'an through Chi Liu, Lingxuan has never actually had any contact with Lu Cheng'an.

This time was no different. Even though she, like Chi Liu, sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Lu Cheng'an's cave, she did not come to investigate Lu Cheng'an's situation.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of these matters. Upon seeing Chi Liu, a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Congratulations! I am going to the Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave to temper my body and refine my cultivation. During my absence, I would appreciate it if you could look after the Gold Coin of the Mineral Spirit Clan."

When Lu Cheng'an mentioned the Golden Coin, he casually asked if the Spirit Clam Clan had any methods to help the Mineral-Eating Spirit Clan quickly improve their cultivation.

“The Mineral Spirit Clan? This clan is quite special. Living in mineral veins helps them advance their cultivation. They can only be born in mineral veins.”

After recalling his understanding of the Mineral-Eating Spirit Clan, Chi Liu continued, "There are Tier 3 mineral veins in the lava river. If Fellow Daoist Lu is at ease, I can send the Mineral-Eating Spirit Clan you are raising into the Tier 3 mineral vein to cultivate."

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Chiliu!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

"That's not troublesome at all. I don't have anything to do on Five Spirits Island anyway!"

Chi Liu looked at Lu Cheng'an with concern and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Lu mentioned cultivating in the Fire Fiery Cold Wind Cave, you must have mastered a method to resist the harsh environment there. However, Fellow Daoist Lu should still be more careful. The environment there is too dangerous. There are quite a few second-stage perfect demon beasts and spirit races who have died there!"

This concerned Lu Cheng'an's own cultivation. Although Chi Liu felt somewhat uneasy, she did not speak up to stop him.

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I will be careful!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

Before leaving the cave, he instructed Jin Yuan to cultivate diligently within the cave. However, he had now told Chi Liu that he would send Jin Yuan to cultivate in a third-tier mine, so he returned to the cave to give Jin Yuan some more instructions.

He also gave Jin Yuan a storage bag containing some pills to restore mana and heal injuries, as well as several second-tier talismans.

With these things, even if Jin Yuan encounters danger outside, he can escape safely.

After arranging the gold coins, Lu Cheng'an didn't waste any more time and quickly left Wuling Island.

Five Spirits Island and Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave are not particularly far apart. Lu Cheng'an set off from Five Spirits Island and arrived at Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave in a short time.

The demonic beasts and spirit cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountains all know the danger of the Fiery Fiery Wind Cave, and very few spirits or demonic beasts dare to venture into it.

When Lu Cheng'an arrived at the Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave, there was still no life in the cave.

This was Lu Cheng'an's second time entering the Fire Fiend Cold Wind Cave, and he was already very familiar with its conditions.

Lu Cheng'an devoted himself to cultivation in the Fire Fiery Cold Wind Cave for half a year. After this half-year of training, his physical strength was greatly improved, and his originally somewhat weak cultivation became solid again.

After that, he left the Fire Fiery Wind Cave and returned to Five Spirits Island.

After returning to Wuling Island, Lu Cheng'an was informed by Chi Liu that Jin Yuan had been sent to a third-tier mine for cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an already knew about this news, so he didn't say anything and went straight back to his cave to resume his secluded cultivation.

The Spirit Clam Clan had accumulated a considerable number of second-tier top-grade Fire Fiend Spirit Pearls, which Chi Liu had already handed over to Lu Cheng'an beforehand.

After returning to Five Spirits Island, Lu Cheng'an began refining these second-tier top-grade Fire Fiend Spirit Pearls to improve his cultivation.

"After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage, the speed of cultivation improvement becomes even slower. At the current rate, it should take another two to three years to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment Perfection."

Lu Cheng'an considered it in his mind and realized that there was still plenty of time.

There are now nearly four years left until the eight years that Shi Ningyu mentioned.

After Lu Cheng'an spent another six months in seclusion, he received a message from his clan. This time, the message concerned the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Although the Ancient Desolate Sect repelled the attack of the demonic beasts led by the Azure Lion Demon King in their battle against the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains, many cultivators were killed, including some at the Golden Core stage.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has now dealt with the post-war matters and is preparing to recuperate and recruit another batch of disciples to make up for the previous losses.

I received a comment today saying that I haven't written about other members of the Lu family. I'll write more about other characters in the Lu family in the future. I wonder if everyone would like to see this kind of plot? ≡ω≡

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