Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 203 Late Stage Third Tier Six-Eyed Celestial Ape
"If the Hong'e Mountains stop sending third-tier demonic beasts into the Burning Flame Mountains, I still have a chance to suppress the Azure Flame Lion with these five third-tier talismans; but if the Hong'e Mountains send third-tier demonic beasts into the Burning Flame Mountains again, I will not be so sure!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Chunqiu Zhenren and asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Zhang know about the reaction of the Demon King of Hong'e Mountain Range? Will they send another third-tier demon beast into the Burning Flame Mountain Range?"

This matter indeed worried Lu Cheng'an quite a bit. His suppression of the Purple Flame Fire Sparrow pleased the Ancient Desolate Sect, who rewarded him with five third-tier talismans.

But for the demon kings of the Hong'e Mountains, this was a very irritating matter, and they would probably try to find a way to kill him.

"The Azure Lion Demon King is indeed extremely furious, but with the Black Python Demon King present, there is a high chance that the Hong'e Mountain Range will not send any new Tier 3 demon beasts into the Burning Flame Mountain Range."

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please rest assured, we will keep a close eye on the situation of the demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains. If there is any news, I will inform you in time."

"I'd like to trouble Fellow Daoist Lu to gather all the cultivators of Chiyan Mountain now, as I need to announce the sect's intentions!" Master Chunqiu said with a smile.

After arriving at Chiyan Mountain, he first sought out Lu Cheng'an and told him about the sect's intentions.

His main purpose in coming to Chiyan Mountain was to meet Lu Cheng'an.

"I have already instructed my clansmen to gather all the cultivators from Crimson Smoke Mountain. Fellow Daoist Zhang, please follow me!"

Lu Cheng'an had already gathered the cultivators of Chiyan Mountain, but he did not expect that Master Chunqiu would speak to him first.

After taking Chunqiu Zhenren out of the room, he quickly led him to the place where the cultivators gathered.

Master Chunqiu didn't say much. After boosting morale, he announced the intention of the Ancient Desolate Sect, instructing them to fully cooperate with Lu Cheng'an in suppressing the Azure Flame Lion, a mid-stage third-tier demonic beast.

Lu Cheng'an had not revealed this news beforehand, only telling a few Golden Core cultivators in Chongxu.

Therefore, when those cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages heard the news announced by True Person Chunqiu, they were all extremely surprised.

They only saw Lu Cheng'an fighting the Azure Flame Lion from afar. The Azure Flame Lion was a terrifying mid-stage third-tier demon beast.

Even though Lu Cheng'an now possesses a third-tier talisman bestowed upon him by the Ancient Desolate Sect, killing the Azure Flame Lion would still be an extremely difficult task.

For a moment, a shadow fell over the minds of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

With this order from the Ancient Desolate Sect, they will inevitably have to fight against the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, which will put them in danger of dying at the hands of the demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators of the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

Master Chunqiu didn't care about the reactions of these Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators. After announcing the news, he didn't linger at Chiyan Mountain and quickly left.

After Chunqiu Zhenren left, Lu Cheng'an comforted the cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages for a while, and then returned to his cave to begin cultivating the minor divine ability, Returning Fire to Heaven Technique.

He has already mastered the cultivation method of the Lesser Transformation Technique. As long as he can obtain the Heavenly Illusion Qi, he can begin to cultivate the Lesser Transformation Technique.

The "Returning Fire to Heaven" technique is a minor supernatural ability specifically used to treat injuries, and it does not require any external assistance to cultivate.

He doesn't know much about the situation of the monsters in the Burning Flame Mountains and the Hong'e Mountains, but he is certain that the monsters in these two places will not give up easily.

While Lu Cheng'an was diligently cultivating his minor supernatural abilities in his cave, the cultivators on Red Smoke Mountain were also diligently cultivating and striving to improve their strength.

In the previous battle, they killed many first and second-tier demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators.

The corpses of these demonic beasts and spirit races can be used for refining weapons, alchemy, and so on. The Lu family did not collect the corpses of the demonic beasts and spirit races killed by the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They could also use these demonic beasts and spirit corpses to exchange for various cultivation techniques and manuals from the Lu family.

While Lu Cheng'an was diligently studying the cultivation method of the Returning Fire to Heaven Technique in his cave, many other cultivators were also studying the cultivation manuals they had just obtained from the Lu family.

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

During this period, the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, including the Azure Flame Lion, remained calm and did not launch any further attacks on human cultivators near the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

This does not mean that the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion have given up attacking the human cultivators near the Burning Flame Mountains, but are waiting for reinforcements from the Hong'e Mountains to arrive.

Burning Flame Mountains, Flowing Fire Valley.

The space inside Flowing Fire Valley is very large, and there are two third-order spiritual veins in the valley, making the spiritual energy inside the valley extremely rich.

After entering the Burning Flame Mountains, the Azure Flame Fire Lion made Flowing Fire Valley its lair.

At this moment, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Devouring Python Golden Toad, have gathered in Flowing Fire Valley after receiving news of the Azure Flame Fire Lion.

"I have summoned you here today because I have received accurate information from my father: Yuan Hong will arrive at the Burning Flame Mountains in three days, and he will lead the annihilation of all human cultivators in the vicinity of the Burning Flame Mountains!"

The Azure Flame Lion spoke in a deep voice, a hint of fear appearing in his eyes when he mentioned Ape Hong.

This is because Yuan Hong has a very bad reputation in the Hong'e Mountains. Many third-tier demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains have died at his hands.

Yuan Hong was born into the Heavenly Ape Clan of the Hong'e Mountains, a clan that ranks among the strongest of the monster clans in the Hong'e Mountains.

Although this clan has not produced a fourth-order demon king, it does have three celestial apes at the perfect third-order level.

Yuan Hong is a unique species of the Heavenly Ape clan, a six-eyed Heavenly Ape. He was born with six eyes and possesses a powerful bloodline.

It was born as a late-stage first-order demon beast, and by adulthood, its cultivation had reached the perfect second-order realm.

Twenty years later, his cultivation level broke through from the second-stage perfection to the current third-stage late stage!
When Yuan Hong broke through to the third level of cultivation, he awakened a demonic technique called Six-Eyed Heavenly Light.

This demonic technique is extremely powerful. Yuan Hong used it to kill a mid-stage third-tier demonic beast when he was in the early stage of the third tier.

When his cultivation broke through to the late stage of the third rank, his bloodline was awakened once, and he awakened a demonic technique called Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light.

This demonic technique is even more powerful than the Six-Eyed Heavenly Light. Even a demonic beast at the third-order perfect realm would suffer serious injury if attacked by the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light.

Yuan Hong is the most promising monster in the Hong'e Mountains to break through to the fourth rank!
Therefore, when the Devouring Python and Golden Toad and other demonic beasts learned that Yuan Hong was going to enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range, they were extremely shocked.

In the previous battle between the demonic beasts of Hong'e Mountain Range and the Desolate Ancient Sect, the number of Golden Core cultivators who died at the hands of Yuan Hong exceeded the number on one's palm, including a late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Yuan Hong is on the Ancient Desolate Sect's kill list. If he enters the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect will probably break their hidden agreement with the Demon King of Hong'e Mountain Range and kill Yuan Hong as well.

"The Demon King is preparing to send Yuan Hong!"

"That Yuan Hong has always looked down on us. Even if he comes to the Burning Flame Mountains, he probably won't join us!"...

After a moment of shock, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Python-Swallowing Golden Toad, immediately began to discuss among themselves.

Yuan Hong has an extremely strong personality, and his relationship with third-tier demonic beasts such as the Devouring Python and Golden Toad is not good.

In particular, the two demons, the Devouring Python Toad and the Purple Flame Firebird, have a blood feud with Yuan Hong, because Yuan Hong killed one of the Devouring Python Toad's elders and roasted and ate the Purple Flame Firebird's own brother.

"I don't know why either. This is a message my father sent me. Yuan Hong will arrive at the Burning Flame Mountains in three days!"

The Azure Flame Lion sighed softly. Even though his father was the Azure Lion Demon King, he had no confidence in the face of Ape Hong.

This is because the cultivation world values ​​strength above all else, and among demon beasts, strength is even more important.

The Azure Flame Lion is weaker than Ape Hong. Once Ape Hong arrives at the Burning Flame Mountain Range, he will have to obey Ape Hong's orders.

Ape Hong has now left the Hong'e Mountains, and it was the Green Lion Demon King who personally escorted him away from the Hong'e Mountains.

The Azure Lion Demon King's cultivation was at the late stage of the fourth rank. Since he took action personally, he naturally managed to deceive the cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Sect who were investigating.

The Azure Lion Demon King's goal was to have Ape Hong launch a surprise attack on the human cultivators near the Burning Flame Mountains.

Although Yuan Hong's cultivation level was at the late stage of the third rank, he was still stronger than many demonic beasts at the perfect stage of the third rank.

If he were to take action, he could annihilate the human forces surrounding the Burning Flame Mountains in a very short time.

Afterwards, Yuan Hong will immediately leave the Burning Flame Mountains to avoid being pursued by the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The Azure Lion Demon King implanted a secret spell into Yuan Hong's body. With the power of this spell, Yuan Hong could transform into a human cultivator.

The power of this secret incantation is extremely strange. Even the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect could not see through Yuan Hong's true nature.

"Jin Tan, I know you have a grudge against Yuan Hong, but you must not show it when you see Yuan Hong."

“That Yuan Hong is unpredictable and could suddenly turn on you and kill demons at any time. There is a big gap between our strength and Yuan Hong’s. If you provoke Yuan Hong to make a move, no one can save you!”

The Azure Flame Lion looked at the Devouring Python Golden Toad with a solemn expression. The Devouring Python Golden Toad and other third-tier demonic beasts were his subordinates, and he did not want his subordinates to die at the hands of Ape Hong.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't offend Yuan Hong!" the Devouring Python Golden Toad said in a deep voice.

The Azure Flame Lion summoned the Devouring Python Golden Toad and other demonic beasts to inform them of the imminent arrival of Ape Hong.

He told the Demon Queen, including the Python-Swallowing Toad, about this news, and then told them to go back and wait for Ape Hong's arrival.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Yuan Hong successfully entered the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

At this time, the Ancient Desolate Sect still had not received any news about Yuan Hong, but Lu Cheng'an knew that Yuan Hong had arrived at the Burning Flame Mountain Range and also knew detailed information about Yuan Hong.

These messages were proactively shared with Lu Cheng'an by the Purple Flame Firebird.

After Lu Cheng'an lifted the seal on the Purple Flame Firebird, he kept it cultivating in a side room of the cave.

While the Thousand Fire Golden Mushroom Pill is a very common elixir for human cultivators to help those in the early stages of the Golden Core realm improve their cultivation, it is not the same for demonic beasts.

Monsters are not proficient in the arts of cultivation; they have strong physical bodies and consume many spiritual medicines on their own.

This would prevent the medicinal properties of the elixir from being fully utilized, and could even lead to problems.

The Thousand Flame Golden Mushroom Pill was an extremely precious aid to the Purple Flame Fire Sparrow's cultivation. After refining the medicinal power of the Thousand Flame Golden Mushroom Pill, his cultivation level improved significantly.

The Purple Flame Firebird and the Devouring Python Golden Toad were on good terms. The Devouring Python Golden Toad knew that the Purple Flame Firebird was still alive, so he secretly told the Purple Flame Firebird about Ape Hong's arrival at the Burning Flame Mountains.

The Devouring Python Golden Toad was unaware of the Purple Flame Fire Sparrow's situation; he was merely trying his luck, hoping to rely on human cultivators to kill Ape Hong.

The Purple Flame Fire Sparrow and Ape Hong share a deep grudge, and his hatred runs even deeper than that of the Devouring Python Golden Toad.

The Purple Flame Firebird that was roasted and eaten by Yuan Hong was the elder brother of the Purple Flame Firebird that was suppressed by Lu Cheng'an.

Que Yun's ability to break through to the third level of cultivation was largely due to his elder brother.

Unfortunately, the brothers' strength was far inferior to that of Yuan Hong. No matter how hard Que Yun tried, he was always left far behind by Yuan Hong.

Therefore, after receiving the message from the Golden Toad of the Python-Swallowing Pool, Que Yun immediately and proactively informed Lu Cheng'an without any hesitation.

After learning the news from Queyun, Lu Cheng'an remained calm and then sent Queyun back to a side room in the cave.

However, after returning to his meditation room, he immediately took out the communication jade disc that he used to contact Shi Ningyu.

“Fellow Daoist Shi, the Purple Flame Firebird that was just suppressed told me some news. The Azure Lion Demon King of the Hong'e Mountains personally sent a late-stage third-tier demon beast into the Burning Flame Mountains. It is a rare six-eyed Heavenly Ape named Yuan Hong from the Heavenly Ape clan... Should I tell this news to the Ancient Desolate Sect and ask them to send cultivators to kill the six-eyed Heavenly Ape Yuan Hong?”

After frowning and thinking for a while, Shi Ningyu said in a deep voice, "Whether or not to tell the Desolate Ancient Sect this news depends on your own strength. If you think you are capable of blocking Yuan Hong's first attack, then wait until Yuan Hong really makes his move before sending this message to the Desolate Ancient Sect."

"At that time, you can take this opportunity to consume all five third-tier talismans that the Ancient Desolate Sect bestowed upon you, as well as all the talismans of True Person Kushi, and temporarily get rid of the Ancient Desolate Sect's scheme against you."

"However, if you cannot withstand Yuan Hong's attack, immediately inform the Ancient Desolate Sect of this news. But this may arouse even deeper suspicion from the Ancient Desolate Sect."

After all, the news that Yuan Hong had entered the Burning Flame Mountain Range was a secret. If Lu Cheng'an knew now that Yuan Hong had entered the Burning Flame Mountain Range, it would be hard not to arouse the suspicion of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

"Then let's not tell the Ancient Desolate Sect about this for now. I currently have five third-tier talismans. The talismans left by True Person Kushi can unleash an attack comparable to the full-force strike of a Golden Core cultivator. We can definitely withstand Yuan Hong's attack!"

Lu Cheng'an frowned and pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "You should also be careful. Yuan Hong might lead the demonic beasts and spirit race of the Burning Flame Mountain Range to attack the Pill Cauldron Sect first!"

However, the chances of that happening are slim. Judging from Yuan Hong's personality, if he were to take action, he would definitely prioritize destroying the Red Smoke Mountain where the Lu family is located.

This is because it is where the most human cultivators gather around the Burning Flame Sect.

(End of this chapter)