Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 173 Slaying a Tier 3 Early Stage Monster (Please Subscribe!)
The first test of the Divine Jade Sect is comprehension talent. This test is not dangerous and is only for those who inherit the lineage.

The second test of combat prowess is extremely dangerous; a slight mistake could result in immediate death during the test.

This test is divided into two stages. The first stage is to kill a monster in the early stage of the third rank, which requires the inheritor to have the ability to fight beyond their rank.

The second challenge is a free-for-all among the inheritors who survived after slaying the third-tier demonic beasts, with only two ultimately emerging victorious.

Shi Ningyu had already told Lu Cheng'an about the assessment content of the Divine Jade Sect, and Lu Cheng'an was very familiar with it.

"Please wait here patiently, Fellow Daoist Lu. I will first undergo the first test!"

After giving Lu Cheng'an a quick explanation, Shi Ningyu immediately sat down cross-legged and began to study the Golden Core stage cultivation method of the Divine Jade True Scripture, as well as the minor supernatural power Jade Soul Immortal Light attached to the cultivation method.

Only some high-quality fourth-tier cultivation techniques come with minor supernatural abilities at the Golden Core stage. The nature of minor supernatural abilities is the same as that of spells, but their power is much stronger than that of spells.

In the cultivation world, these kinds of techniques were reclassified as minor supernatural powers.

Jade Soul Immortal Light is an advancement of the second-tier technique Jade Soul Cold Light. The power of the minor divine ability Jade Soul Immortal Light is far superior to that of the second-tier technique Jade Soul Cold Light.

The minor supernatural power of Jade Soul Immortal Light can transform a cultivator's physical body into a jade statue, but it is different from the jade statue transformed by Jade Soul Cold Light.

The jade statue transformed from the Jade Soul Immortal Light can maintain the cultivator's normal combat power until the power of the Jade Soul Immortal Light disappears, at which point the jade statue will completely lose its power.

The first test that the Divine Jade Sect gave Shi Ningyu was to comprehend the Golden Core stage techniques of the Divine Jade True Scripture, and at the same time, to cultivate the Lesser Divine Power, Jade Soul Immortal Light, into its basic form.

There is no time limit, but Shi Ningyu has to compete with the other three inheritors. If she spends too much time in the first test, she may fall behind the other three inheritors, which could lead to her eventual failure.

Therefore, Shi Ningyu did not waste any time. After quickly explaining to Lu Cheng'an, she began to devote herself to studying the Golden Core stage cultivation method of the Divine Jade True Scripture.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze lingered on Shi Ningyu for a moment before he looked away.

He then sat cross-legged not far from Shi Ningyu and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

He followed Shi Ningyu into the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, mainly to help her pass the second test; he couldn't offer much help with the first test.

Shi Ningyu has a high level of comprehension. In addition, she had previously cultivated the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages of the Divine Jade True Scripture, so she had a solid foundation when comprehending the Golden Core stage of the Divine Jade True Scripture. Therefore, her progress in comprehending the Golden Core stage of the Divine Jade True Scripture was relatively smooth.

She did the same when she was comprehending the minor supernatural power, Jade Soul Immortal Light, which was an advancement from the second-tier technique, Jade Soul Cold Light.

She also had a relatively smooth time comprehending the Jade Soul Immortal Light.

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

At this moment, Shi Ningyu slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, and two jade-colored lights emerged from her eyes as she quickly stood up.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's leave here now and begin the second test!" Shi Ningyu said in a deep voice.

She raised the jade talisman in her hand, and a jade-colored spiritual light appeared, instantly enveloping Shi Ningyu and Lu Chengan's bodies.

When the jade-colored spiritual light covering the two disappeared, their surroundings underwent another dramatic change.

They now found themselves in a dense forest, surrounded by ancient trees whose canopies blocked out the entire sky.

"This is the Hundred Beasts Peak where the Divine Jade Sect raises demonic beasts. At its peak, the Hundred Beasts Peak had two fourth-tier demon kings."

After observing the surrounding environment, Shi Ningyu quickly said, "With the destruction of the Divine Jade Sect, all the demonic beasts on Hundred Beast Peak have also died out. What we need to kill are the demonic beast phantoms formed by the residual power of the Divine Jade Sect ruins on Hundred Beast Peak."

These illusory forms of demonic beasts vary in strength. If the two of us work together, we only need to kill one early-stage third-tier demonic beast illusory form to complete the first test!

As Shi Ningyu spoke, she led Lu Cheng'an deeper into Hundred Beast Peak, as they needed to hurry and find a suitable early-stage third-tier demon beast avatar.

The area of ​​Hundred Beast Peak is very large. The demonic beast illusions condensed on Hundred Beast Peak by the Divine Jade Sect ruins are not only early-stage third-order demonic beasts, but also first- and second-order demonic beasts, as well as mid- and late-stage third-order demonic beasts, and even third-order perfect-stage demonic beasts.

If they're unlucky, Lu Cheng'an and his companion might encounter attacks from mid-to-late stage third-tier demonic beast illusions.

This is also one of the tests of the Divine Jade Sect's inheritance, and the cultivator's luck is extremely important.

Although these monsters are not real monsters, they are no different from real monsters.

Half an hour after Shi Ningyu led Lu Chengan into Hundred Beast Peak, they encountered dozens of demonic beasts. However, their cultivation levels were mostly below the third rank, with only a few reaching the third rank, and all of them were mid-third rank demonic beasts.

Half an hour later, Shi Ningyu suddenly stopped because she sensed a third-tier early-stage demonic beast.

That was a Jade Horned Ox at the early stage of the third tier, which was the most common type of demonic beast raised by the Divine Jade Sect on Hundred Beast Peak.

The Azure Jade Horned Ox is mostly used as a means of transportation by the Golden Core cultivators of the Divine Jade Sect, as this kind of demonic beast is very fast.

Besides being used for transportation, the Jade Horned Ox is also a formidable beast in combat.

Some relatively ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivators were no match for the Jade Horned Ox.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, be careful! This is a Jade Horned Ox!"

Upon seeing the Azure Jade Horned Bull, Shi Ningyu immediately exclaimed. Her gaze fell upon the Azure Jade Horned Bull, and she said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Lu, let's join forces to kill this early-stage third-tier Azure Jade Horned Bull!"

The moment Shi Ningyu finished speaking, she summoned the Jade Cloud Sword and the White Jade Heavenly Origin Bottle, both of which were top-grade second-tier attack magic weapons.

The white jade Tianyuan bottle emitted a wisp of bluish-white light, which instantly enveloped the body of the jade horned bull without causing it much harm.

Because the main function of this magical artifact is to limit the speed of the Jade Horned Ox!

After the white jade Tianyuan bottle emitted this light, the Jade Cloud Sword also transformed into a jade-colored stream of light, fiercely stabbing towards the belly of the green jade horned ox.

At the same time, Shi Ningyu pointed her finger, and the spiritual energy in the world rapidly gathered at her fingertip, transforming into a giant finger over ten feet long that pointed at the head of the jade horned bull.

This is the second-tier technique, Jade-Severing Finger, which Shi Ningyu has cultivated to perfection.

Then Shi Ningyu summoned another second-tier top-grade magic artifact, the Jade Soul Bead. The Jade Soul Bead is similar to the second-tier spell Jade Soul Cold Light that Shi Ningyu cultivates. After a cultivator activates the Jade Soul Bead, this magic artifact will also release Jade Soul Cold Light.

In an instant, Shi Ningyu launched four extremely powerful attacks at the Azure Jade Horned Ox.

This is the benefit of having strong divine sense: when fighting enemies, one can control multiple magical artifacts to attack simultaneously, which greatly enhances one's combat power.

After being attacked by Shi Ningyu, the Jade Horned Ox let out an angry roar. Its huge body rose into the air, its jade-colored fur trembled, and wisps of blue light emerged, giving it ultimate defensive power.

Shi Ningyu's attack landed on the body of the Jade Horned Ox, but failed to break through its defenses.

A chilling killing intent flashed in the eyes of the Jade Horned Ox. It raised its thick hooves high and stomped down on Shi Ningyu's body.

The Jade Horned Ox did not simply use brute force to attack; it possessed a demonic technique called Divine Ox Stepping on the Mountain.

This spell carries extremely terrifying power; even mountains could crumble under its influence.

Upon sensing the terrifying power contained in the attack from the Azure Jade Horned Ox, Shi Ningyu's expression changed drastically, and she leaped backward.

At the same time, she cast the defensive spells Treasure Bottle Seal and Jade Bone Seal. In an instant, jade-colored light surged around Shi Ningyu, and her entire body seemed to be carved from exquisite jade.

The Jade Horned Ox was extremely fast. Just as Shi Ningyu cast the Treasure Bottle Seal and Jade Bone Seal, two defensive spells, its two huge hooves trampled on Shi Ningyu's body.

With a dull thud, Shi Ningyu was forced to retreat rapidly.

In an instant, the jade-colored light covering Shi Ningyu's body collapsed, and her defense was broken by the jade horned bull, causing her to suffer serious injuries instantly.

However, this blocked most of the Jade Horned Bull's attacks. Shi Ningyu used the Jade God Illusion Step technique to dodge the Jade Horned Bull's subsequent trampling, and then once again urged the Jade Cloud Sword to attack the Jade Horned Bull.

Upon witnessing the power displayed by the early-stage third-tier Azure Jade Horned Ox, a solemn expression immediately appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face.

He hesitated only slightly before casting the Spirit Burning Technique.

Lu Cheng'an had previously activated the Burning Spirit Technique while practicing it, but he hadn't fully activated it, so the technique didn't cause him any backlash.

Now he fully activated the technique, and he immediately felt the magic power in his dantian become boiling. Even his mind was slightly affected, enveloped by a strong fighting spirit.

After a brief inspection, Lu Cheng'an didn't waste any more time and took out a bluish-gray mountain seal.

This magical artifact is not the second-tier top-grade Qingman Mountain Seal, but the third-tier low-grade Sumeru Mountain Seal!
This third-grade low-rank Mount Sumeru Seal was also crafted by True Person Liuyun. Its power is the same as that of the third-grade high-rank Mount Sumeru Seal, but because its rank is relatively low, the power of this magic weapon is much weaker.

However, this level of magic weapon was just right for Lu Cheng'an.

His current strength, achieved through the Spirit Burning Technique, is not much different from that of a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage. He is already able to fully unleash the power of the third-grade low-rank Mount Sumeru Seal.

After Lu Cheng'an summoned the Mount Sumeru Seal, it instantly emitted wisps of bluish-brown light, and the original palm-sized seal instantly became as large as a mountain.

The Mount Sumeru Seal and the Mount Qingman Seal are very similar; both magical artifacts rely on gravity to suppress and kill enemies.

After sensing the terrifying power contained within the Mount Sumeru Seal, the Jade Horned Ox immediately abandoned its attack on Shi Ningyu and let out an angry roar.

A jade-green horn on its head emitted a jade-green spiritual light, directly colliding with the Mount Sumeru seal that was pressing down on it.

boom!
With a deafening roar, the jade bull's horn slammed into the Mount Sumeru seal.

The mountain-like Mount Sumeru Seal was sent flying backwards by the impact, but the Jade Horned Ox was not unharmed either. A very obvious crack appeared on the jade-colored horn on its head, which clearly had a very bad effect on it.

"Spirit Ignition Technique!"

Shi Ningyu's expression changed when she saw Lu Cheng'an directly use the Burning Spirit Technique.

She then gritted her teeth and used the Divine Jade Replenishing Technique to quickly repair her injuries, while also using a secret technique to rapidly enhance her strength.

The secret technique Shi Ningyu used was more advanced than the Spirit Burning Technique; in an instant, she exuded an aura comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator in the early stages.

At this moment, she released the seal on the upper part of the Jade Cloud Sword, giving it the power of a third-grade low-level magic weapon.

As Lu Cheng'an once again urged the Mount Sumeru Seal to press down on the Jade Horned Ox, Shi Ningyu also used the Jade Cloud Sword Technique at the same time, urging the Jade Cloud Sword to stab towards the belly of the Jade Horned Ox.

Previously, the Jade Cloud Sword did not cause much damage to the Jade Horned Ox, but now that the Jade Cloud Sword has released some of its restrictions, its power has been greatly enhanced.

The Jade Cloud Sword pierced directly into the belly of the Jade Horned Ox, breaking through its defenses.

Lu Cheng'an, relying on the Spirit Burning Technique, and Shi Ningyu, relying on a secret technique, briefly possessed power comparable to a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage. They did not waste any time and frantically attacked the Jade Horned Bull in the early stage of the third rank.

This spell lasts for a very limited time. If they cannot kill this early-stage third-tier Jade Horned Bull in a short period of time, they will find it difficult to hunt down any more early-stage third-tier monsters!
Time flew by, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

While Lu Cheng'an was using the Mount Sumeru Seal to suppress the power of the Jade Horned Ox, Shi Ningyu seized the opportunity and used the Jade Cloud Sword to pierce into the Jade Horned Ox's body.

At this moment, the power of the Jade Cloud Sword erupted completely, tearing the body of the Jade Horned Ox open from the inside.

After the Jade Cloud Sword burst out of the Jade Horned Ox's body, the ox's damaged body turned into specks of spiritual light and dissipated.

This also means that Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu joined forces to kill the Jade Horned Bull, which was at the early stage of the third tier!

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an's aura suddenly weakened, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body staggered slightly, almost falling to the ground.

After sheathing the Jade Cloud Sword, Shi Ningyu flew to Lu Cheng'an's side and asked in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Lu, are you alright?"

Lu Cheng'an used Shi Ningyu's body to stabilize his swaying body, and then he cast a spell to put the Mount Sumeru Seal into his storage ring.

"The backlash from the Spirit Burning Technique! I need to heal myself as soon as possible!"

The moment Lu Cheng'an's voice fell, he and Shi Ningyu simultaneously felt a whooshing sound rushing towards them.

(End of this chapter)