Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 169 The Ancient Desolate Sect Assessment (Please Subscribe!)
"Since none of the elders have any objections, then this matter is settled!"

Lu Wenxing chuckled, his gaze falling on Lu Chengping, and said with a smile, "Once the candidates to be sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect are finalized, the Second Elder will send them to the Desolate Ancient Sect to participate in the sect's assessment. Is there any problem with that, Second Elder?"

Second Elder Lu Chengping's cultivation level is in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He has also traveled outside for many years, making him the most suitable person to deliver cultivation seeds to the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Lu Chengping naturally had no objections and immediately agreed.

"Clan leader, elders, please don't reveal the news of my breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm yet, lest it bring any trouble to the clan!" Lu Cheng'an said in a deep voice.

The time it took him to break through from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the peak of Foundation Establishment was too short. If someone with ulterior motives found out, he would likely be targeted.

"You don't need to worry about that. I've already had the clan's cultivators keep your whereabouts a secret!" Lu Wenxing said in a deep voice.

Lu Wenxing has always valued Lu Cheng'an, and he has given Lu Cheng'an's affairs considerable consideration.

Previously, Lu Cheng'an had made a name for himself in the market of Qingling Mountain, killing He Luxiao and other rogue cultivators.

At that time, Lu Wenxing deliberately obscured Lu Cheng'an's information, saying to the outside world that Lu Cheng'an was an outsider invited by the Lu family from elsewhere, and not a real Lu family cultivator.

The news was released by the Lu family. Although some of the independent cultivators had doubts, none of them actually went to investigate Lu Cheng'an's whereabouts.

Now that so much time has passed, the independent cultivators in Qingling Mountain Market have come to accept the news released by the Lu family.

Apart from the cultivators of the Lu family who knew that there was a powerful elder named Lu Cheng'an in the clan, very few cultivators outside the Lu family knew Lu Cheng'an's true background.

Lu Wenxing had been deliberately concealing Lu Cheng'an's information, and even if Lu Cheng'an didn't say anything, he wouldn't let the news of Lu Cheng'an's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm leak out.

After this matter was settled, Lu Cheng'an did not linger in the family. He quickly returned to Wuling Island to continue his secluded cultivation.

The eight years that Shi Ningyu mentioned are not far away now. He has just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm. If he wants to raise his cultivation to the threshold of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, he will need to cultivate hard for another two to three years.

After Lu Cheng'an left Chiyan Mountain, Lu Wenmei took over Lu Chengping's post in Qingling Mountain Market, while Lu Wenhua returned to Luofeng Mountain.

On that day, Yuan Shaoyun only seized the Black Gold Jade Bees raised by the Lu family and did not cause much damage to Luofeng Mountain.

Luofeng Mountain remains the base for the Lu family to raise demonic beasts. There are still cultivators in the Lu family who follow the path of beast taming, among whom Lu Chengyao has the highest talent in the path of beast taming.

Lu Chengyao's talent in beast taming is not much lower than Lu Wensu's, and Lu Chengyao has an advantage that Lu Wensu cannot match.

That means Lu Chengyao's cultivation talent is much higher than Lu Wensu's, and he may break through to the Foundation Establishment realm in the future.

Lu Wensu was much older than Lu Chengyao, and his cultivation level was also higher than Lu Chengyao's. Therefore, Lu Wensu was the one who was in charge of raising demonic beasts at Luofeng Mountain.

Now that Lu Wensu has been killed by Yuan Shaoyun, Lu Chengyao has become the most powerful cultivator in the Lu family in terms of overall strength in the art of beast taming. The responsibility of raising demonic beasts at Luofeng Mountain has now been handed over to Lu Chengyao.

The rare Black Gold Jade Bee has caused trouble for the Lu family, and they have now changed their original plan for raising such beasts.

The beasts currently being raised by the Lu family on Luofeng Mountain are all relatively common, and these beasts are relatively easy to raise.

Although it may not bring much benefit to the Lu family, it is safe and secure.

Lu Chengping remains in the family because, after Lu Wenxing consulted with Lu Chengfeng and other potential cultivators, Lu Chengping decided to send them to the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The Ancient Desolate Sect and the Lu family were far apart, and Lu Chengping also had to carry those cultivation seeds, so his travel speed was naturally not very fast.

After inquiring about the opinions of the eleven aspiring cultivators, Lu Wenxing found that, as Lu Cheng'an had predicted, some clearly expressed their desire to join the Ancient Desolate Sect, while others were determined to remain within their families, and still others were wavering and hesitant to make a decision.

Lu Chengfeng, who had the best talent for cultivation, belonged to the third type, and his performance made Lu Wenxing feel slightly disappointed.

Lu Wenxing was quite satisfied with Lu Chengyue's performance, as Lu Chengyue was the cultivator who had the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

She analyzed the advantages of joining the Ancient Desolate Sect versus staying in her family, and ultimately made the firm choice to join the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Lu Chengyue is younger than Lu Chengfeng, but she is much more mature than him.

During this period, Lu Wenxing did not interfere with Lu Chengfeng and the others' choices. He simply gave them one day to consider, and they had to make a decision within that day.

Lu Chengfeng made his decision within a day, ultimately making the same choice as Lu Chengyue.

Of these eleven potential cultivators, only Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengyue were sent to participate in the Ancient Desolate Sect's entrance examination.

Of course, these two were not the only ones who chose to enter the Ancient Desolate Sect. It was just that the other people had too poor cultivation talent, and even if they entered the Ancient Desolate Sect, they would not achieve anything.

Moreover, the Lu family and the Ancient Desolate Sect are too far apart, and it is not an easy task for Lu Chengping to travel with so many mortals.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has issued an order that anyone who attacks aspiring cultivators heading to the Ancient Desolate Sect will face retribution from the sect.

After all, there are quite a few cultivation forces similar to the Lu family. Some cultivation forces are weaker than the Lu family, and some are even mortals. It is extremely difficult for them to reach the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The journey to the Ancient Desolate Sect was not safe, as murder and robbery were all too common in the cultivation world.

After the Ancient Desolate Sect issued this order, virtually no one dared to attack cultivators or mortals who went to the Ancient Desolate Sect.

This is undoubtedly a challenge to the prestige of the Ancient Desolate Sect. The Ancient Desolate Sect is a Nascent Soul sect, and if they want to find the murderer, it would be easy for them to do so.

Lu Chengping was traveling with Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengfeng, two potential cultivators, at a relatively slow pace, so there was no need to worry too much about encountering danger.

Time passed slowly, and more than two months went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lu Chengping and Lu Chengfeng finally arrived at the mountain gate of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The mountain gate of the Ancient Desolate Sect is located in the Ancient Desolate Mountains.

There is more than one fourth-order spiritual vein in the Desolate Ancient Mountains, and the spiritual energy in the mountains is extremely rich.

The entire Desolate Ancient Mountain Range is the training ground of the Desolate Ancient Sect. The Desolate Ancient Sect boasts hundreds of Golden Core cultivators, tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and over one hundred thousand Qi Refining cultivators. In addition to these cultivators, a large number of ordinary people also live in the Desolate Ancient Mountain Range. Many of these ordinary people are relatives of the Desolate Ancient Sect cultivators. They possess the bloodline of the Desolate Ancient Sect cultivators, and living in a place as rich in spiritual energy as the Desolate Ancient Mountain Range, they are more likely to become cultivators.

The Ancient Desolate Sect also recruits disciples from time to time, but the disciples they recruit are basically ordinary cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Mountains.

The battle between the Ancient Desolate Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains lasted too long, and the Ancient Desolate Sect lost too many cultivators. That is why it opened its gates wide and recruited disciples from all within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Cultivators and mortals from other places must first register in the Desolate Ancient Immortal City. After their identities are confirmed, the seed of cultivation will be taken away by the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect to participate in the sect's entrance examination.

The cultivators who bring cultivation seeds to the Ancient Desolate Sect can wait for the final result in the Ancient Desolate Immortal City; if they have confidence in the cultivation seeds they bring, they can also leave the Ancient Desolate Immortal City directly.

Although Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengyue have decent talent for cultivation, Lu Chengping cannot guarantee that they will pass the entrance examination of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Moreover, this was his first time visiting the Ancient Immortal City, and he planned to explore it thoroughly and purchase some items to take back to his family.

Lu Chengping had two purposes for entering the Desolate Ancient Immortal City: first, to send Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengfeng to participate in the Desolate Ancient Sect's entrance examination; and second, to help his family purchase some resources that were relatively scarce in the cultivation world.

The Ancient City of Desolation is the first immortal city built by the Ancient Desolation Sect, and its resources are the richest in the entire Ancient Desolation Sect territory.

Not only are Foundation Establishment items for sale here, but sometimes even Core Formation items can be found.

However, neither Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects nor Core Formation Spiritual Objects are easy to obtain.

Lu Chengping's trip to the Desolate Ancient Immortal City to purchase cultivation resources mainly involved various classic texts and inheritances on cultivation techniques, spells, alchemy, and weapon crafting. He did not intend to purchase rare resources such as Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

This is because Lu Chengping's strength is too low. If he were to purchase too many Foundation Establishment spiritual items, he would probably encounter murder and robbery as soon as he left the Desolate Ancient Immortal City.

Of course, even when purchasing books on cultivation techniques and spells, Lu Chengping remained extremely cautious.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has a special program to receive cultivators like Lu Chengping who bring cultivation seeds into the Ancient Desolate Immortal City. Lu Chengping handed Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengfeng over to the Ancient Desolate Sect cultivators, and after they passed the initial test, they were taken away directly by the Ancient Desolate Sect cultivators.

The entrance examination for the Ancient Desolate Sect is held at Flying Immortal Peak in the Ancient Desolate Mountains.

Flying Immortal Peak is a spiritual peak specially built by the Ancient Desolate Sect for entry assessment. There are 999 flying immortal ladders on Flying Immortal Peak, which is the first round of test for Flying Immortal Peak.

The first round tests the temperament, resilience, and cultivation talent of those aspiring to become immortals. A large number of cultivation techniques are available at the summit of Flying Immortal Peak.

Any cultivator who passes the first round of tests can choose to cultivate the techniques at the top of Flying Immortal Peak. These techniques are not common ones; some are even fourth-tier inherited techniques from the Ancient Desolate Sect, including the Qi Refining chapters of fourth-tier techniques such as the Great Desolate True Scripture and the Ancient Desolate True Scripture.

This is the second test of the Ancient Desolate Sect, which tests the cultivator's comprehension and luck.

Of course, passing the first round of tests means you can become a disciple of the Ancient Desolate Sect, but only as the lowest-ranking menial disciple.

Only by successfully comprehending the cultivation techniques on Flying Immortal Peak can one be qualified to become an outer disciple of the Desolate Ancient Sect. If one can comprehend the Qi Refining chapter of fourth-order cultivation techniques such as the Great Desolate True Scripture and the Ancient Sui True Scripture, one may directly become an inner disciple or a core disciple, or even be directly accepted into the sect by a Golden Core cultivator.

After being taken away by the cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect, Lu Chengfeng and Lu Chengyue were taken directly away from the Desolate Ancient Immortal City and sent to Flying Immortal Peak.

At the foot of Flying Immortal Peak, after announcing the rules of the entrance examination, the cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect directly instructed Lu Chengfeng and other promising cultivators to begin climbing Flying Immortal Peak.

"Brother Chengfeng, let's work together and strive to enter the upper sect!" Lu Chengyue smiled and looked at Lu Chengfeng beside her. Then her gaze fell on the Flying Immortal Peak, which was shrouded in clouds and mist in front of her.

Lu Chengyue's eyes were filled with high spirits. Although the elders in her clan said that her talent for cultivation was not high, she was confident that she could pass the Flying Immortal Sect's test!

"Chengyue, the Second Elder said your talent isn't high, so don't be sad if you don't pass the test!" Lu Chengfeng comforted her with a smile.

Lu Chengyue's initially high spirits vanished upon hearing Lu Chengfeng's words, leaving her speechless.

She suddenly felt that it would be better for Lu Chengfeng not to enter the Desolate Ancient Sect!

"Let's begin!" Lu Chengyue's lips twitched, and without saying anything more, he stepped onto the Flying Immortal Ladder.

The Ascension Ladder has a total of 999 steps. Immortal cultivators with good talent will start at a faster pace, but later on, the Ascension Ladder will increase the test of their willpower and resilience.

If one has a good enough mindset and resilience, even if one's talent is slightly lacking, one can still reach the top of Flying Immortal Peak.

Of course, if one has good enough talent for cultivation, then reaching the top of Flying Immortal Peak will be very easy.

Lu Chengyue's cultivation talent was far inferior to Lu Chengfeng's, so initially Lu Chengyue was quickly left behind by Lu Chengfeng.

Lu Chengyue's mood was not affected much, because she had long known that her cultivation talent was inferior to Lu Chengfeng's.

But she didn't feel discouraged, because she felt that her resilience and temperament were definitely stronger than Lu Chengfeng's.

Time passed slowly, and nine hours quickly went by.

Amidst the clouds and mist shrouding Feixian Peak, Lu Chengfeng finally crossed the last step and successfully reached the summit.

Lu Chengfeng's face was covered in sweat, and he was breathing heavily. However, he didn't have time to rest and rushed to the place where the cultivation techniques were stored at the top of Feixian Peak to start choosing a technique to practice.

Shortly after Lu Chengfeng ascended Feixian Peak, Lu Chengyue also appeared at the summit, but her condition was much worse than Lu Chengfeng's.

Because her talent for cultivation was inferior to Lu Chengfeng's, she faced greater pressure climbing the Flying Immortal Ladder. She relied entirely on her resilience and good mood to catch up with Lu Chengfeng and reach the top of Flying Immortal Peak.

Lu Chengyue did not rush directly to the location of the cultivation technique, but first surveyed the situation at the top of Feixian Peak.

Currently, many people are studying cultivation techniques at the top of Feixian Peak. Once they successfully comprehend their chosen technique, they will be immediately guided away by cultivators from the Desolate Ancient Sect.

"Twelve hours to ascend the Flying Immortal Ladder, forty-eight hours to comprehend the cultivation technique!"

After considering the matter for a moment, Lu Chengyue hurried towards the location of the cultivation technique.

(End of this chapter)