Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 238 Three years in a hurry
The third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, were aware of the strength of Lu Cheng'an and other human Golden Core cultivators. To prevent the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range from being quickly eliminated by Lu Cheng'an and other Golden Core cultivators, they dispersed a large number of first and second-tier demonic beasts into human territory.

There were so many first and second-tier demonic beasts that even if Lu Cheng'an and other human Golden Core cultivators took action, it would still take them a considerable amount of effort.

This period of time is enough for those first and second-tier demonic beasts to cause great damage to human cultivators. Even if all the first and second-tier demonic beasts are killed, the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion will not care.

After all, first and second-tier demonic beasts reproduce extremely quickly, and even if all of these first and second-tier demonic beasts die, they can quickly breed them again.

In recent years, the number of low-level demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains has increased rapidly, and the number of human cultivators around the Burning Flame Mountains has also increased rapidly.

Of course, this increase is not only for the Lu family's cultivators, but also for Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining forces within the territory, as well as independent cultivators.

This is because the Lu family released a number of first and second-tier cultivation techniques. After these techniques were released, more mortals had the opportunity to embark on the path of immortality.

Under the organization of the Lu family, the surrounding Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment forces, as well as a large number of independent cultivators, quickly organized themselves and began hunting down those first and second-tier demonic beasts.

This time, the Lu family also rewarded those low-level cultivators. If they performed well enough in the beast tide, they could receive various rewards such as Lu family techniques and spells.

Time passed slowly, and three years went by in the blink of an eye.

After making arrangements for the beast tide launched by the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion, Lu Cheng'an did not interfere in the matter anymore. He did not even stay at the Lu family, but instead went into the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountain Range to cultivate in seclusion.

The monsters living in the underground lava river were also mobilized. After entering the underground lava river this time, Lu Cheng'an only sensed the presence of a few monsters.

Lu Cheng'an had not entered the underground magma river to cultivate for a long time. The spiritual energy of the newly formed third-order spiritual vein in the central area of ​​the Five Spirits Lake was becoming increasingly rich, and another third-order spiritual vein was about to take shape not far away.

Lu Cheng'an was quite surprised by this. He felt that perhaps one day in the future, this place might even give birth to a fourth-order spiritual vein on its own.

This is not impossible.

This place used to be the mountain gate of the Burning Flame Sect. At that time, there was more than one fourth-order spiritual vein here, and a fifth-order spiritual vein was about to be born.

Lu Cheng'an did not dwell on this matter for too long, as the cultivation of a fourth-order spiritual vein is far more difficult than that of a third-order spiritual vein.

Even if there is a possibility that a fourth-order spiritual vein could spontaneously develop here, it would definitely not be something that can be accomplished in a short period of time.

After suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Lu Cheng'an directly entered the third-tier spiritual vein.

He first nurtured the Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan within his spiritual veins before focusing on cultivation nearby.

After three years of secluded cultivation in this place, Lu Cheng'an received a message from his clan, which prompted him to stop his cultivation and return to his family from Five Spirits Lake.

“Cheng’an, this beast tide has lasted for three years. Shouldn’t it end now?” Lu Wenxing asked, frowning.

Three years is not a short time. During these three years, the Lu family and the surrounding cultivators have been preoccupied with dealing with this beast tide.

During this period, they killed a large number of first and second-tier demonic beasts, but also many human cultivators died at the hands of demonic beasts, including cultivators from the Lu family.

This is also a situation that is difficult to avoid.

Fortunately, the Lu family cultivators were well-equipped and stronger than those from independent cultivators and small factions, so the number of casualties was not high.

After three years of battling demonic beasts, many of the Lu family's cultivators have undergone significant transformations, and several outstanding cultivators have emerged.

These cultivators were all in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining. Their original cultivation talent was not particularly outstanding, and their past performance was relatively ordinary, so they were not highly valued by their families.

However, during their battles with the demonic beasts, they displayed remarkable combat and strategic talent, which was noticed by Lu Wenxing and other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family.

Once the beast tide ends, they will receive focused training from their families, and there is a good chance they will become Foundation Establishment cultivators in the future.

Besides these Qi Refining cultivators, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Lu Jingkun, also went to the battlefield, and their strength was tempered.

In particular, Lu Jingkun formed a bond with a rogue cultivator named Jiang Hongmian.

Jiang Hongmian was originally of mortal origin, but by chance she obtained a cultivation technique and successfully became a cultivator.

Her talent for cultivation was quite good, and after several twists and turns, she came to the vicinity of the Lu family.

The Lu family treated independent cultivators within their territory quite well, so Jiang Hongmian settled down and lived there for a long time.

She had been active in the Qinglingfang area and had also rented a cave dwelling there.

The news that third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion would launch a beast tide had already spread, and Jiang Hongmian was aware of this as well.

At that time, her cultivation level had been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining for a long time, and she had been searching for spiritual objects to help her break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

However, as a rogue cultivator, her chances of obtaining a Foundation Establishment spiritual item were extremely slim, and at this time, the beast tide was about to arrive.

After much deliberation, Jiang Hongmian finally decided to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm by force without relying on any Foundation Establishment spiritual objects!
It's not entirely impossible for a Qi Refining cultivator to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm without the aid of Foundation Establishment spiritual objects; it's just that the chances are quite low, and only a very few geniuses and lucky individuals can succeed.

Moreover, without the assistance of a Foundation Establishment artifact, if the breakthrough fails, it is considered lucky to survive; 99% of those who fail die directly.

Jiang Hongmian has been alone since she began cultivating, which has fostered her very decisive personality. Therefore, she did not hesitate at all after deciding to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

After spending spirit stones to rent a cave dwelling rich in spiritual energy in Qingling Market, she secluded herself in the cave for a period of intense cultivation.

Jiang Hongmian was extremely lucky. Although her process of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm was very difficult, she still managed to break through and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Not long after, the Azure Flame Lion launched a beast tide.

Jiang Hongmian knew this was an excellent opportunity for her, a great opportunity to acquire cultivation resources.

While these first and second-tier demonic beasts may impact Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivation forces, as well as rogue cultivators, they also contain immense opportunities.

After all, the corpses of these demonic beasts are quite valuable, and for those rogue cultivators, these demonic beast corpses are an important source of resources for obtaining cultivation materials.

Therefore, Jiang Hongmian fought extremely hard when she was fighting those monsters, and she hunted down many of them.

Lu Jingkun met Jiang Hongmian because Jiang Hongmian encountered a powerful early-stage second-tier demon beast. She was seriously injured and on the verge of death when she met Lu Jingkun and was saved by him.

This was the first time Lu Jingkun and Jiang Hongmian had crossed paths.

After rescuing Jiang Hongmian, Lu Jingkun left immediately without further contact. He then planned to use a second-tier perfected demonic beast to exert pressure on himself, hoping to quickly raise his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment perfected realm.

However, he fell into a trap set by demonic beasts. Fortunately, he had many life-saving items on him, and after killing all the demonic beasts that ambushed him, he himself was also seriously injured.

At this time, Lu Jingkun encountered Jiang Hongmian again.

This time, Jiang Hongmian helped Lu Jingkun drive away the early-stage second-tier demonic beast that came to attack, and then quickly led Lu Jingkun away from this place.

At that time, Lu Jingkun still had some strength left, but Jiang Hongmian was eager to repay her kindness and did not give Lu Jingkun a chance to make a move.

Later, after spending time with Jiang Hongmian, Lu Jingkun gradually became attracted to her personality and took the initiative to pursue her.

Lu Jingkun was Jiang Hongmian's savior, and Jiang Hongmian also had feelings for Lu Jingkun.

Moreover, Jiang Hongmian was a rogue cultivator, so she was more realistic in her considerations. After learning what Lu Jingkun meant, she thought about it carefully and then accepted his advances.

During this period, Lu Jingkun did not reveal his identity as a cultivator from the Lu family to Jiang Hongmian. It was only after Jiang Hongmian accepted his pursuit that he told her his true identity.

Jiang Hongmian did not feel that she had been deceived. Regardless of Lu Jingkun's background, she was in a vulnerable position.

Her marriage to Lu Jingkun would definitely be beneficial to her.

Afterwards, Lu Jingkun did not take Jiang Hongmian back to the Lu family, but instead took her to continue hunting second-tier monsters within the Lu family's territory.

During this time, Lu Jingkun taught Jiang Hongmian a lot about cultivation and also learned how Jiang Hongmian broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm. Because of this, he admired Jiang Hongmian even more.

During this time, Lu Jingkun took Jiang Hongmian back to the Lu family for supplies and told his parents and elders about his relationship with Jiang Hongmian.

Lu Jingkun's parents were both cultivators in the Lu family, but their cultivation levels were not high; they were both at the Qi Refining stage.

Although Jiang Hongmian came from a humble background, she was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Moreover, the number of female Foundation Establishment cultivators is already small, so they naturally had no objection to their son finding a rogue female Foundation Establishment cultivator like Jiang Hongmian as his Daoist partner.

Lu Wenxing and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lu family naturally did not raise any objections, but they did have doubts about Jiang Hongmian's identity.

Lu Jingkun's identity is extraordinary; he is the most talented cultivator in the Lu family besides Lu Cheng'an.

He is not only a seed for the Golden Core stage, but also a seed for the future Nascent Soul stage.

Lu Wenxing and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family will not interfere with his chosen Daoist partner, but this matter must be handled with care to ensure that Lu Hongmian's cultivation will not have any problems and will not affect Lu Jingkun's cultivation in the future.

Lu Wenxing did not hide this matter from Lu Jingkun. After they met Jiang Hongmian, Lu Wenxing privately told Lu Jingkun about it.

Although Lu Jingkun felt that the elders in the clan were being too cautious, he did not raise any objections.

After that, Lu Wenxing asked Lu Chengping to personally investigate Jiang Hongmian's background.

Jiang Hongmian's background was relatively easy to investigate. Lu Chengping quickly found out Jiang Hongmian's origins, but he did not discover any issues with Jiang Hongmian's identity.

After that, Lu Wenxing kept the matter quiet and did not make things difficult for Jiang Hongmian.

Lu Jingkun did not hide these things from Jiang Hongmian. Although Jiang Hongmian felt somewhat uncomfortable about this, after learning about Lu Jingkun's status in the Lu family, she understood why the Lu family would do such a thing.

Jiang Hongmian was a very intelligent person, and she did not show any dissatisfaction with Lu Jingkun.

After this incident, Lu Jingkun continued to lead Jiang Hongmian to hunt monsters within the Lu family territory, seeking an opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm.

Lu Jingkun is currently in seclusion in his cave, attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm.

Lu Jingkun has excellent talent for cultivation, and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm is not a difficult task for him. The Lu family does not think that Lu Jingkun will fail to break through.

After Lu Cheng'an returned to his family from the underground lava river in the Burning Flame Mountains, Lu Wenxing first told him about the Lu family's situation over the years, focusing on Lu Jingkun and Jiang Hongmian.

Only then did they ask Lu Cheng'an whether they should stop the beast tide!

The beast tide has now lasted for three years, and during these three years, the cultivators around the Burning Flame Mountains have been constantly engaged in battle.

Those cultivators who survived the battle gained great benefits and their strength improved significantly, but many others died in the mouths of the demonic beasts.

Moreover, over the past three years, these cultivators caught in the beast tide have all felt a deep sense of exhaustion, and they have now entered a period of burnout.

Lu Wenxing had been paying close attention to the beast tide and was well aware of the cultivators' reactions to it.

When the cultivators caught in the beast tide had this thought, he immediately sent a message to Lu Cheng'an, asking if Lu Cheng'an should end the beast tide now.

The Lu family has that kind of power!

Not to mention the two Golden Core sects, Dan Ding Sect and Tian Yan Sect, which are near the Lu family, the Lu family's own strength alone is enough to annihilate all the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

The Lu family itself has two Golden Core cultivators: Lu Cheng'an and Lu Chengping.

In addition, there were Queyun and Qinghong, who were controlled by Lu Cheng'an using the Taiyuan Demon Control Soul Spell, as well as five third-tier green-horned antelopes under Qinghong's command, for a total of seven third-tier demon beasts.

Qinghong's cultivation level is at the perfect third-order level, and one of the other five third-order green-horned antelopes has also reached the late third-order level.

This late-stage Tier 3 antelope is named Qingyu. She is the second antelope after Qinghong to break through to Tier 3, and she has been with Qinghong the longest.

The other four Tier 3 Azure Horned Antelopes are Qinghe, Qingxiang, Qingling, and Qingjiu. Among them, Qinghe and Qingxiang are at the mid-Tier 3 level, while Qingling and Qingjiu are at the early-Tier 3 level.

Leaving aside other forces, Lu Cheng'an was able to suppress and kill all the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, including the Azure Flame Lion, simply by relying on third-tier demonic beasts such as Qing Hong.

Besides these seven third-tier demonic beasts, there were also Lingxuan and Chiliu, two cultivators from the Spirit Clam Clan, both of whom were at the early third-tier level.

Although the Lu family now possesses such strength, they dare not fully reveal it.

In particular, the presence of blue-horned antelopes such as the Qinghong and sparrow meteorites.

(End of this chapter)