Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 205 The Terrifying Minor Earth-Drying Technique
A calculating glint appeared in the eyes of the Azure Flame Lion, for Ape Hong was infamous in the Hong'e Mountains.

If even Yuan Hong cannot resolve the issue of the human cultivators near the Burning Flame Mountains, then it only proves Yuan Hong's incompetence and the strength of the human cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountains.

If he can't deal with the human cultivators near the Burning Flame Mountains, then it's perfectly normal that the Purple Flame Firebird was suppressed.

Upon realizing this, the Azure Flame Lion immediately withdrew and stopped attacking Crimson Smoke Mountain.

The Golden Toad, which still had the strength to fight, retreated immediately after seeing the Azure Flame Lion's actions.

Their attacks on human cultivators within the Ancient Desolate Sect were all orchestrated by the Azure Lion Demon King and other fourth-tier demonic beasts.

For third-tier demonic beasts like the Devouring Python and Golden Toad, the annihilation of the human cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountain Range was somewhat beneficial to them.

If they cannot be completely wiped out, they will not suffer too much loss.

Furthermore, given Yuan Hong's extremely hostile attitude towards them, they naturally had no desire to exert all their efforts to help Yuan Hong break through the defenses of Chiyan Mountain.

When Yuan Hong saw the actions of the four demons, Qingyan Fire Lion, a cold smile appeared on his lips. However, he did not stop them, because he never intended to rely on these four good-for-nothings!
After Yuan Hong withdrew his gaze from the four demons, the Azure Flame Lion, he summoned a dark iron rod with a flick of his wrist.

This iron rod is a top-grade third-tier magic weapon, the Meteorite Iron Black Fiend Rod, which is Yuan Hong's handy weapon.

Compared to powerful demonic arts like the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light, Yuan Hong preferred to use the Meteorite Iron Black Fiend Staff to fight his enemies.

After Yuan Hong unleashed the Meteorite Iron Black Fiend Staff, he gripped the top-grade third-tier magic weapon tightly with both hands and then slammed it down fiercely towards Crimson Smoke Mountain.

Lu Cheng'an glanced at the retreating Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demon race members, then flew away from the range of the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation.

He summoned the Fire Ruyi, a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon, to meet the meteorite iron black demon staff that Yuan Hong was attacking!
A moment later, the Fire Ruyi made a cracking sound, and this high-quality third-grade mid-level magic weapon was directly shattered by Yuan Hong's terrifying power.

Lu Cheng'an's expression changed slightly, and he immediately used the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal to meet Yuan Hong's attack.

"Just what kind of monster is this Yuan Hong? How can he possess such formidable strength?!"

The Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal was destroyed by Yuan Hong in an instant, and terrifying power emanated from the meteorite iron black fiend staff.

This force caused Lu Cheng'an's blood and qi to fluctuate, and his injuries were rapidly accumulating.

After exchanging blows with Yuan Hong for a short while, Lu Cheng'an was struck by the shadow of the staff that Yuan Hong swung.

The blow sent Lu Cheng'an flying backward, blood gushing from his mouth, several bones broken, and he suffered extremely serious injuries.

Without any hesitation, Lu Cheng'an immediately retreated into the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation.

"No wonder the Demon King wanted me to kill you personally. With your cultivation at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, you were able to hold out against me for so long. Once you grow up, you will definitely be a major threat to my demon race!"

Yuan Hong shouted coldly, and he swung the meteorite iron black evil staff in his hand, and began to smash it down on the defensive light barrier formed by the Sun and Moon Heavenly Mirror Array.

Although the power of the Meteorite Black Fiend Staff is not as strong as the power of the Six-Eyed Void-Piercing Divine Light, it is much denser.

After enduring the continuous attacks, the silver light barrier rippled and cracked repeatedly, as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, what should we do next? At the rate of Yuan Hong's attack, I'm afraid the formation of Chiyan Mountain won't last much longer!" Master Chongxu's face was full of anxiety.

He knew Lu Cheng'an's strength, but Lu Cheng'an only lasted a moment against Yuan Hong before being severely injured.

If the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation of Chiyan Mountain is broken, then none of them will escape Yuan Hong's clutches.

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. Yuan Hong's strength was even greater than he had imagined.

However, he was not without a way to deal with Yuan Hong; Shi Ningyu had already arrived near Chiyan Mountain.

If the power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique, condensed by Master Kushi, cannot repel Yuan Hong, then he will have no choice but to ask Shi Ningyu for help.

Shi Ningyu practiced the Divine Jade Soul-Severing Palm, a secret technique for attacking the soul. The soul power of demonic beasts was far stronger than that of human cultivators.

Only when their cultivation reaches the fourth level can they make up for this shortcoming.

Although Yuan Hong is incredibly powerful, there is a high probability that he will not be able to withstand the attack of the Divine Soul Severing Palm, a secret technique of the divine soul.

Their goal was not to kill Yuan Hong, but simply to repel him.

Lu Cheng'an did not answer Chongxu. His gaze was fixed on Yuan Hong, who was constantly wielding the meteorite iron black Fiend Cudgel. After quickly suppressing the injuries in his body, he quickly condensed a curse seal.

At this moment, the talisman that had been integrated into the Crimson Smoke Mountain formation re-condensed, and a gray-black light shot out from the talisman, striking Yuan Hong's body like lightning.

"How could the power of that old monster's Lesser Earth Drying Technique from the Ancient Desolate Sect be here?!"

Yuan Hong cried out in shock and anger. He quickly put away the meteorite iron black evil staff and began to resist the power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique with all his might.

The Minor Earth Withering Technique is an extremely terrifying minor divine ability. Cultivators who are affected by this minor divine ability will have their lifespan and essence evaporate rapidly.

Master Kushi was not an ordinary cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage; he was one of the Nascent Soul seeds of the Ancient Desolate Sect, possessing extremely terrifying strength.

Although Yuan Hong's strength is comparable to that of a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm, he is only comparable to a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm with ordinary combat power, not a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm like Ku Shi Zhenren.

The power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique was terrifying; in an instant, it caused a great deal of Yuan Hong's lifespan and vital energy to evaporate.

At this moment, Yuan Hong no longer had any intention of attacking Chiyan Mountain; he only wanted to resolve the power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique within his body.

If too much of his lifespan and vital energy are depleted, it will greatly affect his future breakthrough to the fourth rank.

Yuan Hong rode a cloud of yellow demonic energy and vanished from Crimson Smoke Mountain in an instant.

Upon seeing this, the four third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, did not dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly left Crimson Smoke Mountain.

They hadn't expected that the power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique left behind by the True Man of Dry Time was actually in the Crimson Smoke Mountain. If the cultivators in the Crimson Smoke Mountain had activated the power of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique earlier, they would probably all have died here!
"To repel Yuan Hong with just a talisman containing a minor earth-withering technique, how powerful must the True Man Ku Shi, who condensed this talisman, be!"

Lu Cheng'an and Chongxu were both shocked. They had never expected that the talisman left by Master Kushi would have such powerful strength.

After a moment of shock, Lu Cheng'an quickly calmed down and then flew into the cave in Chiyan Mountain.

Instead of immediately tending to his injuries, he began sending messages to Shi Ningyu and Master Chunqiu one by one.

Shi Ningyu is currently near Chiyan Mountain, but Lu Cheng'an does not intend to allow her to enter Chiyan Mountain again, lest she attract the attention of the Desolate Ancient Sect. After Lu Cheng'an relayed the situation of Chiyan Mountain in detail to Shi Ningyu, she quickly returned to the Dan Ding Sect.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an prepared to send a message to Chunqiu Zhenren about how he used the talisman of the Lesser Earth Drying Technique left by Kushi Zhenren to repel Yuan Hong and other third-tier demonic beasts.

Only then did Lu Cheng'an see the reply from Master Chunqiu.

Chunqiu Zhenren's reply was very simple: instruct Lu Cheng'an and the other cultivators to do their best to hold off Yuan Hong and wait for the arrival of the Desolate Ancient Sect cultivators.

If they really couldn't withstand Yuan Hong's attack, they would activate the talisman condensed by his master.

The power of that talisman was enough to severely injure Yuan Hong, and his master could also use the power of the talisman to detect Yuan Hong's whereabouts.

After seeing Chunqiu Zhenren's reply, Lu Cheng'an pondered for a moment and then told Chunqiu Zhenren about what had happened at Chiyan Mountain.

Chunqiu Zhenren quickly replied to Lu Chengan, saying that Kushi Zhenren was personally preparing to suppress Yuan Hong.

After Lu Cheng'an activated the talisman that contained the Lesser Earth Withering Technique, he was detected by the Withering Master.

Afterwards, Master Kushi used the aura emitted by the Little Earth Dry Technique to pursue Yuan Hong.

After being struck by the power of the Lesser Earth Withering Technique, Yuan Hong knew that he could not possibly annihilate the human forces near the Burning Flame Mountains, and that he might even die within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Instead of directly activating the secret spell power that the Azure Lion Demon King had injected into his body, he quickly returned to the Burning Flame Mountains and began to force out the power of the Minor Earth Withering Technique within him.

Although Yuan Hong failed to block the attack of the Small Earth Withering Technique, his own strength was still extremely formidable.

Two quarters of an hour after returning to the Burning Flame Mountains, he forced the power of the Lesser Earth Withering Technique out of his body.

He then immediately left the Burning Flame Mountains. Only after he was out of the range of the Burning Flame Mountains did he activate the secret spell power that the Azure Lion Demon King had left in his body.

At this moment, the Golden Core cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect, including Master Kushi, were very close to Yuan Hong, but in an instant they lost all trace of him.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of these matters. The Golden Core cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect were anxious to find Yuan Hong's whereabouts, and when they arrived at the Burning Flame Mountain Range, they did not enter the Lu family's Crimson Smoke Mountain.

Lu Cheng'an did not inquire about the outcome of the matter. Yuan Hong's entry into the Burning Flame Mountain Range had completely disrupted the plans of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Although he paid the price of serious injury, he also temporarily resolved his own crisis.

His current cultivation level is only at the early stage of Golden Core. The Ancient Desolate Sect may try to scheme against him this time, but they may not focus their attention on him again afterward.

Unless his cultivation breaks through to the Golden Core Perfection realm in a short period of time, posing a threat to the Ancient Desolate Sect!
In this attack on Crimson Smoke Mountain by the third-tier demonic beasts including Ape Hong, in addition to Lu Cheng'an suffering extremely serious injuries, the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators who maintained the operation of the formation also suffered very serious backlashes.

After the third-tier demon beasts, including Yuan Hong, withdrew from Chiyan Mountain, they, like Lu Cheng'an, devoted themselves to recuperating from their injuries there.

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

Only then did news arrive from the Ancient Desolate Sect that True Person Chunqiu had once again come to Chiyan Mountain, where the Lu family was located.

"How are Fellow Daoist Lu's injuries? Yuan Hong's entry into the Burning Flame Mountain Range was unexpected by the sect. Please do not hold a grudge, Fellow Daoist Lu. This is the sect's compensation to you!"

A slightly apologetic smile appeared on Chunqiu Zhenren's face. Then he took out two pill bottles and five talismans from his storage ring.

The two pill bottles contained two low-grade, third-tier Purple Bee Jade Emperor Pills and Clear Dew Immortal Essence Pills, respectively.

The Purple Bee Jade Emperor Pill is a healing pill with excellent healing effects; the Clear Dew Immortal Essence Pill is a pill used to assist cultivators in the early stages of the Golden Core realm.

Both of these pills are of extremely high quality, and the Ancient Desolate Sect produces only a small quantity of them each year. Normally, only Golden Core cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect can take these two pills.

Those five tier-three talismans were also two high-grade and three mid-grade tier-three talismans, and even the type of talismans was the same as before.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you flatter me. If it weren't for the talisman left by True Man Ku Shi that condensed the Lesser Earth Withering Technique, my family and the Lu family would have been destroyed by Yuan Hong."

I'm so grateful, how could I possibly harbor any resentment!

Lu Cheng'an looked at Chunqiu Zhenren with great seriousness and said in a deep voice, "Please take these things back, Fellow Daoist Zhang. I absolutely cannot accept them!"

"What is Yuan Hong's current condition? Has Master Kushi killed him?"

“Yuan Hong possesses the power left behind by the Azure Lion Demon King, but my master has not been able to find that demon beast!”

When Chunqiu Zhenren mentioned Yuan Hong, a cold light appeared on his face, clearly indicating that the entire Huanggu Sect was deeply troubled by their failure to kill Yuan Hong.

Master Chunqiu did not tell Lu Cheng'an much about Yuan Hong. He spoke again, asking Lu Cheng'an to accept the pills and talismans, and said that this was the intention of the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

This time, the Ancient Desolate Sect did not issue any further orders to Lu Cheng'an and the Lu family. They simply instructed Lu Cheng'an and other cultivators to block the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range and prevent them from harming the humans within their territory.

Master Chunqiu did not go to see Chongxu and the other Golden Core cultivators again. After telling Lu Cheng'an about these things, he left Chiyan Mountain directly.

“Fellow Daoist Chongxu, please lead the group of cultivators from Tianyan Sect and leave Chiyan Mountain now. This time, the Ancient Desolate Sect’s Master Kushi personally went out to hunt down Yuan Hong. The demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range should be quiet for a while and will not launch any more attacks!” Lu Cheng’an said.

A large number of cultivators have gathered at Crimson Smoke Mountain, mainly to defend against the attacks of the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

However, now that the crisis of the monsters in the Burning Flame Mountains has been temporarily resolved, there is no need for them to stay in the Crimson Smoke Mountains any longer.

Chiyan Mountain is, after all, the Lu family's stronghold, and Lu Cheng'an does not want outsiders to enter Chiyan Mountain unless absolutely necessary.

After Chongxu and the other cultivators left Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an prepared to make some changes to the layout of Chiyan Mountain.

In particular, Chongxu and Longshi are now very familiar with the Sun and Moon Mirror Formation, a third-tier high-grade spiritual formation.

Moreover, after being attacked by Yuan Hong, the internal array patterns of this spirit array also suffered considerable damage.

Lu Cheng'an has already sent a message to Lu Chengping, asking him to return to the family now.

Lu Chengping is currently at the Linggu Sect, which is also a cultivation sect within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect. They can also learn about the situation in the Burning Flame Mountains.

When Lu Chengping learned that a third-tier demon beast was about to enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range, he wanted to return to his family to provide support, but Lu Chengan stopped him.

(End of this chapter)