Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 204 The Power of Despair

After Lu Cheng'an finished communicating with Shi Ningyu, he ordered the cultivators in Chiyan Mountain to be on guard and to consolidate their forces so that all cultivators would be within the range of the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation.

This sudden order caused great panic among the cultivators in Crimson Smoke Mountain. They guessed that the Lu family might have learned more about the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

After such a long period of silence, the Azure Flame Lion and other demonic beasts may launch another fierce attack on Crimson Smoke Mountain.

Those cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages only discussed it privately, while the two Golden Core cultivators, Chongxu and Longshi, went directly to Lu Cheng'an.

They hoped Lu Cheng'an could give them a reasonable explanation, because they had not received any messages about the Ancient Desolate Sect.

"I just had a sudden urge, a premonition that something extremely dangerous might happen, which is why I reminded the cultivators in Chiyan Mountain to be on guard!" Lu Cheng'an said.

It is not uncommon for a Golden Core cultivator to suddenly sense impending danger.

"A sudden whim? I thought you got reliable information from the Ancient Desolate Sect!"

"Some time has passed, and we still don't know what the situation is with the demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains and the Burning Flame Mountains. We haven't heard anything from the Ancient Desolate Sect either."

"Fellow Daoist Lu, do you know anything about the current situation of the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains?"

Chongxu and Longshi started discussing amongst themselves, and then their gazes fell on Lu Chengan.

Although Lu Cheng'an said it was just a whim, Chongxu and the other two didn't quite believe it. They thought that Lu Cheng'an might have obtained more accurate information about the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range from the Desolate Ancient Sect.

"Master Chunqiu has not sent me any news!" Lu Cheng'an said.

The information about Yuan Hong was given to him by Que Yun, so he wasn't exactly lying.

This answer clearly did not satisfy Chongxu and the other man, but they dared not press Lu Cheng'an any further and could only leave helplessly.

Then there are the monsters of the Burning Flame Mountains.

Yuan Hong has now arrived at the Burning Flame Mountain Range. After entering the Burning Flame Mountain Range, he immediately summoned all the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion.

He did not want to enter the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect, but this was an order personally given by the Azure Lion Demon King, which even Yuan Hong could not disobey.

After entering the Burning Flame Mountain Range, Yuan Hong was filled with pent-up anger. He dared not vent his anger on the Azure Lion Demon King, so he turned to other demonic beasts like the Devouring Python Golden Toad as targets for his frustration.

After seeing the Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts, Yuan Hong mocked them mercilessly. Only after venting his pent-up anger did he begin to inquire about the situation of human cultivators around the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

When the Azure Flame Fire Lion said that the one who suppressed the Purple Flame Fire Sparrow was a human cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, Yuan Hong cursed the Azure Flame Fire Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts as trash.

"I don't have much time left in the Ancient Desolate Sect's territory. Take me to that human force now, and I will destroy it and show you trash my strength!"

The moment Yuan Hong's voice fell, a cloud of earthy yellow demonic energy rose from beneath his feet, lifting Yuan Hong's massive body and carrying him above Flowing Fire Valley.

Although the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, were seething with anger, they still followed closely behind, leading Yuan Hong towards the direction of the Lu family's Crimson Smoke Mountain.

The Flowing Cloud Valley of the Burning Flame Mountain Range is not far from the Red Smoke Mountain of the Lu family. This time, the third-tier demon beasts, including Yuan Hong, did not lead the first and second-tier demon beasts and spirit races of the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

Yuan Hong intends to break through the defenses of Chiyan Mountain using his own strength, and then slaughter all the human cultivators on Chiyan Mountain.

Having received the warning from Queyun, Lu Cheng'an stopped cultivating and instead focused on observing the situation around Chiyan Mountain.

Under Lu Cheng'an's arrangement, the cultivators on Chiyan Mountain were also prepared to fight against the demonic beasts.

Therefore, Lu Cheng'an noticed them before Yuan Hong and other third-tier demonic beasts arrived at Chiyan Mountain.

"The demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains are attacking! All cultivators, prepare for battle!"

The moment Lu Cheng'an sensed the third-tier demonic beasts like Yuan Hong, he immediately flew out, and his voice instantly resounded throughout the entire Crimson Smoke Mountain.

At this moment, a pale silver light curtain rose from Crimson Smoke Mountain, instantly covering the entire mountain.

This is the power of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array. This third-tier high-grade spirit array combines offense and defense, and its defensive power is extremely strong.

If the defensive power is fully activated, even a cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage would find it difficult to break through the defenses of this spirit array.

After learning about Yuan Hong's situation, Lu Cheng'an made preparations to resist him with all his might.

At that time, he instructed the cultivators in his clan to keep all the cultivators on Crimson Smoke Mountain running the Sun and Moon Mirror Array, pushing the power of this third-grade high-level spiritual array to its limit.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, what exactly is going on?"

"The demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains have attacked again, how come we didn't sense it?"

Chongxu and Longshi flew to Lu Chengan's side, but they had not yet discovered the presence of the third-tier demonic beasts, such as Yuan Hong.

This was because the third-tier demonic beasts, including Yuan Hong, had concealed their auras and were preparing to launch a sneak attack on the human cultivators of Chiyan Mountain.

Lu Cheng'an was able to sense the approach of third-tier demonic beasts like Yuan Hong only by relying on his powerful divine sense and the reminder from Que Yun.

Lu Cheng'an looked in the direction of Yuan Hong and the other third-tier demonic beasts and said in a deep voice, "Use your divine sense to investigate again. Those third-tier demonic beasts are less than forty miles away from Chiyan Mountain. The leader is a late-stage third-tier demonic beast that we haven't seen before. Do you two know anything about this late-stage third-tier demonic beast?"

Chongxu's divine sense could detect an area of ​​forty miles in radius. After Lu Cheng'an reminded him, he instantly detected the auras of the third-tier demonic beasts, including Yuan Hong.

His expression changed immediately, and he exclaimed in surprise, "How could the six-eyed Heavenly Ape Yuan Hong, a variant of the Heavenly Ape Clan, have come to the Burning Flame Mountain Range!"

"Why didn't the Ancient Desolate Sect warn us? How could we possibly withstand the attack of this ferocious beast!"

Annoyance flashed across Chongxu's face. He was blaming the Ancient Desolate Sect, but because Lu Cheng'an was there, he didn't dare to curse out loud.

Chongxu and Longshi lingered on the battlefield where they fought the demonic beasts of Hong'e Mountain for a long time, and they knew of the fearsome reputation of Yuan Hong, a third-tier demonic beast.

Therefore, Chongxu was so shocked when he discovered that it was the ferocious demon Yuan Hong who had appeared in Chiyan Mountain.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, what should we do? You may not know much about Yuan Hong. His strength is terrifying. Even a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of the Ancient Desolate Sect cannot kill this ferocious demon!” Chongxu said anxiously.

"Immediately send a message to the Ancient Desolate Sect and ask them to send cultivators to provide support. Now we can only do our best to resist the attacks of the third-tier demonic beasts, such as Yuan Hong!" The moment Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, he took out the communication artifact that he used to contact True Person Chunqiu, and then transmitted the news that Yuan Hong had appeared in Chiyan Mountain to Yuan Hong.

Chongxu and Longshi also had some friends in the Ancient Desolate Sect, and they didn't waste any time, immediately passing on the news to their friends.

In that short time, the third-tier demonic beasts, including Yuan Hong, appeared less than ten miles away from Crimson Smoke Mountain.

"Your senses are quite sharp, managing to detect my presence beforehand. No wonder those trash like the Azure Flame Lion suffered at your hands!"

A thunderous voice from Yuan Hong instantly reached Crimson Smoke Mountain. At that moment, a spiritual light appeared on his face, and six eerie eyes emerged on his originally normal face, making him look strange as well.

The two newly appeared eyes, one on the forehead and one on the cheeks, were both closed.

The moment Yuan Hong's voice fell, he gently swiped at the tightly closed eyes on the forehead, and with a blue light appearing, the tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

At the same time, two beams of blue light shot out from those tightly closed eyes.

The two blue beams of light were as fast as lightning, accompanied by a muffled sound as they roared. The power contained within them was terrifying, and the surrounding space rippled slightly, as if it were about to be torn apart.

"Six-Eyed Penetrating Divine Light Technique!"

Upon sensing the power of the two blue lights, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, were immediately filled with shock.

This is the most terrifying demonic technique that Yuan Hong has mastered: the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light Technique!
The anger that the Azure Flame Lion had felt from Yuan Hong's insults vanished instantly upon sensing the power of the Six-Eyed Void-Penetrating Divine Light Technique.

This power is so overwhelming that it can kill them several times over!
Two blue beams of light appeared outside Crimson Smoke Mountain in an instant. Lu Cheng'an appeared in the sky above Crimson Smoke Mountain. He made hand seals and immediately used the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal to resist the attack of the two blue beams of light.

The power of the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, a minor divine ability, is not weak, and Lu Cheng'an has even cultivated it to the point of perfection.

However, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level was far inferior to Yuan Hong's. After the fiery red seal formed by the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal appeared in front of the two blue lights, it only lasted for a moment before being directly shattered by the two blue lights.

Chongxu and Longshi dared not hold back in the slightest, and they simultaneously attacked to block the two blue beams of light.

Lu Cheng'an and the other two did not expect them to be able to block the attack of Yuan Hong's Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light Technique, but only hoped to wear down the power of this demonic technique and prevent it from breaking through the defense of the Sun and Moon Heavenly Mirror Formation.

Chongxu and Longshi were both weak. The moment their attacks appeared in front of the two blue lights, they were instantly dissolved by the power of the two blue lights.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an had already used the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal again to block the two blue beams of light.

After these four attempts to defend itself, the power of the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light was also significantly depleted.

Even so, its remaining power is still extremely formidable.

At this moment, Lingxuan had already mobilized the power of all the cultivators in Chiyan Mountain to operate the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation with all her might.

The power of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array was pushed to its limit. The power of the Six-Eyed Void-Penetrating Divine Light struck the silver defensive light screen formed by this third-tier high-grade spirit array, and a violent cracking sound immediately rang out.

The sound was like the sky being shattered by a terrifying force, giving people an extremely terrifying and oppressive feeling.

Fine cracks appeared on the silver defensive light screen, but the power of the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light was still somewhat lacking, and it failed to break through the defense of the Sun and Moon Heavenly Mirror Array.

However, the cultivators who maintained the operation of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array were subjected to the backlash from the array. Some cultivators at the Qi Refining stage could not withstand the impact at all, and blood gushed from their mouths and noses, suffering extremely serious injuries.

"Longshi, your strength is too weak. Go back and help Lingxuan maintain the operation of the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation!"

Lu Cheng'an spoke in a deep voice, only now did he truly realize just how formidable Yuan Hong's power was.

Without any hesitation, Master Longshi flew into the Crimson Smoke Mountain to work with Lingxuan to maintain the operation of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array.

"You do have some strength, managing to block my attack. I wonder how many more times you can withstand such an attack!"

A sneer rang out, and blue light surged between his forehead and eyes. In an instant, two more beams of blue light shot out.

At this moment, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, also showed no mercy and attacked Crimson Smoke Mountain together.

Lu Cheng'an and Chongxu could only do their best to defend against the attacks of the third-tier demonic beasts, including Yuan Hong.

Without any hesitation, Lu Cheng'an activated all five third-tier talismans bestowed upon him by the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Lu Cheng'an did not use these five Tier 3 talismans to attack Yuan Hong, a powerful late-stage Tier 3 demonic beast, but instead used them to attack the Azure Flame Lion and other Tier 3 demonic beasts.

These five talismans are all of the upper-middle grade of the third rank. Yuan Hong's strength is too formidable, and the power released by these talismans of this grade will not pose any threat to him at all.

The strength of the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion has been greatly weakened, especially the three early-stage third-tier demonic beasts, the Devouring Python Toad, the Flame Demon Wolf, and the Earth-Covering Dragon Earthworm, which are very likely to be severely injured by these five third-tier talismans.

If they are rendered unable to fight by the third-tier talisman, the pressure they bear will be greatly reduced.

With a series of violent roars, the power of Yuan Hong's Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light Demon Art once again bombarded the defensive light barrier formed by the Sun and Moon Heavenly Mirror Array.

The attack caused cracks in the defensive light barrier again, but it still failed to break through the power of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array.

This is because the attacks from Lu Cheng'an and Chongxu Zhenren significantly diminished the power of the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light; otherwise, this attack would have already broken through the defenses of the Sun and Moon Heavenly Mirror Formation.

Lingxuan and Longshi quickly activated the power of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array, and the silver light screen that had been cracked was restored to its original state.

However, a shadow fell over Lingxuan and Longshi's hearts, because they sensed that some of the array patterns of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array were beginning to show signs of collapse.

The collapse of the array patterns is different from the appearance of cracks in the defensive light barrier. Once the array patterns of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array collapse on a large scale, the power of the Sun and Moon Mirror Array will gradually weaken until it collapses completely.

"What a waste!"

Yuan Hong cursed loudly. The attack of the five third-tier talismans that Lu Cheng'an had unleashed had taken effect. After enduring the attack of these five third-tier talismans, the four third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, all suffered very serious injuries.

Especially the weakest two, the Flame Demon Wolf and the Earth-Covering Dragon Earthworm, had their massive bodies almost destroyed, rendering them completely unable to fight.

Although the Azure Flame Lion and the Python-Swallowing Golden Toad were in a better situation, they did not want to continue fighting after hearing Yuan Hong's angry curses!
(End of this chapter)