Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 242 Five Tier 3 Mineral Deposits
Lu Cheng'an led Lu Jingkun into the underground lava river. The lava layer was about 120 miles long, and below that was a very hard rock layer.

These stone layers are extremely hard, but because they do not contain any spiritual energy, they cannot be used as materials for crafting magical artifacts.

The iron jade fire marrow stone mine discovered by Lu Jingkun is located about thirty miles below the stone layer. Although there is no magma in the soil layer, the temperature is higher than in the magma.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an did not take Lu Jingkun deeper into the soil. Instead, he released his divine sense to explore the situation of the soil below.

Lu Cheng'an's divine sense can probe a range of about two hundred miles, but the lava river and soil layers will be affected.

These third-order mineral deposits are all located at the bottom of lava rivers, and at very deep bottoms of lava rivers, which is why he did not discover their existence.

He has now arrived at a location about thirty miles away from the Iron Jade Fire Marrow Stone Mine. Even with the hard stone layers blocking his way, he can still use his powerful divine sense to probe the situation beneath them.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an used his divine sense to investigate the situation of the stone layer below. There was indeed an extremely rich supply of Iron Jade Fire Marrow thirty miles below, with a large number of Iron Jade Fire Marrow reaching the third rank.

Perhaps due to the environment here, the quality of these iron jade fire marrow is very high. If used to forge magical artifacts, they can definitely produce high-quality artifacts.

After discovering the situation of the iron jade fire marrow stone mine, Lu Cheng'an did not linger at the bottom of the lava river and directly led Lu Jingkun away from the lava river.

"Elder, is there any Iron Jade Fire Marrow there?" Lu Jingkun asked somewhat nervously.

This was his first time exploring a mineral deposit so deep. Although he was confident, he still felt a little nervous.

"Your investigation is correct. There is indeed iron jade fire marrow ore beneath the stone layer, and the quality of the iron jade fire marrow contained within it is very high."

Lu Cheng'an smiled and said, "Once the family starts mining this Iron Jade Fire Marrow Stone mine, it will bring the family an extremely rich fortune!"

At this moment, Lu Jingkun finally felt relieved, and then he asked the question that had been on his mind all along.

"The Iron Jade Fire Marrow Stone is located so deep within the underground magma river, and the temperature in the deposit is extremely high. Even cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage cannot enter the deposit to mine it!"

Lu Jingkun frowned deeply. He was currently at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and his strength was among the top in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even so, he was not able to enter the iron jade fire marrow mine at the bottom of the underground magma river on his own.

If he is like this, then it goes without saying that those cultivators who are weaker than him are also unable to enter the Iron Jade Fire Mine.

Currently, they have only discovered this one Tier 3 mineral deposit in the underground lava river, but there's no need to even think about the rest.

If they were to discover another Tier 3 mineral of this grade, the situation would likely be similar to that of the Iron Jade Fire Marrow Mine.

"You don't need to worry about that. I never intended for human cultivators to mine these mineral deposits!"

Lu Cheng'an chuckled softly and said, "Besides a large number of demonic beasts, there are also many spirit races in the Burning Flame Mountains. Later, I will have Ling Xuan lead some cultivators of the Spirit Clam Clan back to the underground lava river to command the spirit races in the Burning Flame Mountains to mine these minerals."

He had already planned this matter in his mind. Spirit clams and fire-repelling spiders, these spirit races, had always lived in underground lava rivers.

Human cultivators cannot withstand the temperature of the underground lava river, but it is not a problem for the spirit race, such as the spirit clam and the fire-repelling earth spider, which have always lived in the underground lava river.

Lu Cheng'an has already mentioned this matter to Chi Liu and Ling Xuan. At that time, Ling Xuan will lead some of the spirit clams and fire-repelling spiders into the underground lava river.

Chi Liu's strength and talent are far inferior to Ling Xuan's. Now she doesn't spend much time on cultivation and has begun to focus on cultivating spirit clams such as the Yuan Hua Clam that produce spirit pearls.

The most important of them all is the Five Elements Spirit Clam.

The Five Elements Pearl condensed by the Five Elements Spirit Clam has a similar effect to the Golden Elixir, but the Spirit Clam clan had previously lost the tradition of cultivating Five Elements Spirit Clams.

It wasn't until Lu Cheng'an handed over the inheritance of the Spirit Clam Clan obtained from the ruins of the Burning Flame Sect to Chi Liu and Ling Xuan that the broken inheritance of the Spirit Clam Clan was restored.

Chi Liu has been focusing on researching and cultivating various types of spirit clams, while the Yuanhua clam and other spirit clams are relatively easy to cultivate.

After all, the Spirit Clam clan had previously cultivated second-tier top-quality beings, and after researching for so long, Chi Liu was confident that he could cultivate these Spirit Clams to the third tier.

However, cultivating Five-Element Spirit Clams is not so easy. Right now, Chi Liu has only cultivated first-tier Five-Element Spirit Clams. It is unknown how long it will take to cultivate these first-tier Five-Element Spirit Clams to the third tier and condense them into third-tier Five-Element Pearls.

However, the Lu family is not in a hurry, since they now possess a method to obtain Core Formation spiritual items.

"So the Supreme Elder had already made proper arrangements. I'm relieved!" Lu Jingkun said with a smile.

He knew Lingxuan; she was a third-tier cultivator of the Spirit Clam Clan.

The Spirit Clam Clan and the Fire-Slaying Earth Spider Clan were originally spirit races living in underground magma rivers, so it would certainly not be a problem to have them in charge of mining the mineral deposits hidden in the underground magma rivers.

Since the Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts settled in the Burning Flame Mountain Range, the survival of the Spirit Clan cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountain Range has become extremely difficult.

The number of Spirit Race members living in the Burning Flame Mountains has almost halved, but if they are integrated, there are still quite a few, enough to mine these Tier 3 mineral deposits.

After confirming the existence of the Iron Jade Fire Marrow Mine, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to Ling Xuan, instructing her to quickly lead some of the Spirit Clams and Fire-Slaying Spider Clan cultivators into the underground lava river to first integrate the Spirit Clan in the Burning Flame Mountains, in preparation for the subsequent mining of the Iron Jade Fire Marrow Mine.

Lu Cheng'an didn't waste any time. After giving Lu Jingkun a brief explanation, he led Lu Jingkun to continue searching for third-order mineral deposits in the underground lava river.

Although the environment of underground magma rivers is extremely harsh, many third-order mineral deposits are formed at the bottom of the magma rivers.

Lu Cheng'an only led Lu Jingkun to search half of the underground lava river area, and they discovered four third-tier mineral deposits, one of which was a spirit stone mine.

This spirit stone mine is much larger than the Spirit Grain Valley; it is a large spirit stone mine.

However, because it is located at the bottom of an underground magma river, it is too difficult to explore.

Lu Chengan and Lu Jingkun could only confirm that it was a large spirit stone mine, but they could not deduce exactly how many spirit stones it contained.

Aside from the Spirit Stone Mine and the Iron Jade Fire Mine, the other two mineral deposits are the Flame River Crystal Sand Mine and the Crimson Cloud Black Copper Mine.

Like the Iron Jade Fire Mine, the Flaming River Crystal Sand and Red Cloud Black Copper produced in these two deposits are of very high quality.

In addition, Lu Cheng'an and his companion also discovered a Fire Element Secret Realm in the underground lava river.

Fire Element Secret Realm is a special type of secret realm, formed by the fluctuation of pure elemental energy of a certain attribute in space.

The Fire Elemental Realm contains a large number of fire-attribute spiritual items, such as minerals and spiritual herbs. Of course, the Fire Elemental Realm is different from those mineral deposits; it also gives rise to some special fire demons.

These fire demons are not true life forms; they are special beings formed from pure fire elemental energy, possessing extremely formidable strength.

The Fire Elemental Realm within the underground magma river has existed for countless years, absorbing an immense amount of fire elemental energy from it.

While the fire-attribute treasures nurtured within are extremely abundant, the fire demons that emerge from them are also incredibly powerful.

Lu Cheng'an only conducted a simple investigation before discovering two fire demons comparable to cultivators at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

This proves that there must be a greater number of third-tier fire demons in the Fire Element Secret Realm, and he would likely encounter danger if he entered it alone.

Therefore, after discovering the existence of the Fire Element Secret Realm, Lu Cheng'an only left a mark of his divine sense within it to facilitate his subsequent search for the secret realm.

As for when and how to seize the treasures in the secret realm, that will require more time and careful planning.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an led Lu Jingkun to explore the remaining half of the underground lava river and discovered the existence of two more Tier 3 mineral deposits.

One of these two Tier 3 mines is also Flame River Crystal Sand, while the other is Tier 3 Heavenly Essence Divine Iron.

If we add these two Tier 3 mines, the underground magma river will have five Tier 3 mines and one large spirit stone mine, making its resources incredibly abundant.

Of course, these mineral deposits are hidden hundreds of miles deep in the underground lava river. This means that Lu Cheng'an, who possesses the Fire Virtue Spirit Body, can stay in the underground lava river for a long time even with Lu Jingkun by his side.

Lu Jingkun happens to be practicing the Earthly Jade Book technique, which gives him a significant advantage in finding mineral deposits.

If either of these two conditions is missing, they will not be able to find these Tier 3 mineral deposits in the underground magma river of the Burning Flame Mountains.

The large spirit stone mine definitely needs to be mined, but Lu Cheng'an can't guarantee that all five remaining Tier 3 mines, such as the Flame River Crystal Sand, will be mined.

Even for the Eldar, who live in underground lava rivers, mining in such an environment is not an easy task.

Of course, the most important point is that the number of Eldar living in the underground lava river is very limited.

After receiving Lu Cheng'an's order, Lingxuan immediately led some cultivators from the Spirit Clam Clan and the Fire-Slaying Earth Spider Clan into the underground lava river.

After that, she began to investigate and gather the number of Eldar living in the Burning Flame Mountains and the underground lava rivers.

Originally, the Burning Flame Mountains were the territory of demonic beasts, and the number of spirit races living there was far less than that of demonic beasts.

Furthermore, with the arrival of third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion in the Burning Flame Mountains, the living conditions of these spirit race members have become increasingly difficult.

Over the years, the number of spirit race members in the Burning Flame Mountains has not only not increased, but has actually decreased significantly.

Lingxuan has now basically tallied the number of Spirit Race members currently existing in the Burning Flame Mountains, which totals about 2,600.

Of the 2,600 spirit race members, the number of second-tier members is relatively small, with only 28 in total.

These spirit races are quite diverse, with four being relatively large: the Three-Eyed Fire Ape Clan, the Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan, the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan, and the Fire Wood Clan.

Among them, the Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan and the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan are the most powerful, and the relationship between the two clans is also the closest.

Of the twenty-eight second-tier spirit races, the Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan and the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan made up the majority. The Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan had six second-tier cultivators, while the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan had eight.

The Fire Element Azure Sky Clan is similar to the Fire Demons in the Fire Element Secret Realm. Although their bodies are also composed of Fire Element essence, they possess a greater degree of destiny than the Fire Demons in the Fire Element Secret Realm.

They possess the same intelligence as humans from birth, making them incomparable to the fire demons of the Fire Elemental Realm.

The Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan has an even more peculiar body structure; their bodies are transparent energy bodies, making them extremely adept at concealing their forms.

When the Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan dies, they leave behind Void Pattern Sky Shadow Pearls. If these pearls are refined into magical artifacts, they will enhance the artifacts' ability to conceal themselves.

These two races have always lived in the deeper parts of the lava river. After the third-tier demon beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion settled in the Burning Flame Mountain Range, they did not personally enter the lava river to investigate the situation of the Spirit Race. They did not discover the existence of the Void Pattern Sky Shadow Race and the Fire Element Azure Sky Race.

The Void Pattern Sky Shadow Clan and the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan were not greatly affected.

However, the Spirit Clam Clan was aware of the existence of these two clans. Not long after Lingxuan led some cultivators from the Spirit Clam Clan and the Fire-Slaying Earth Spider Clan into the underground lava river, they found the location of these two clans.

The Three-Eyed Fire Ape Clan is a demon-like race, similar to the Spirit and the Fire-Slaying Earth Spider. Currently, there are four second-tier cultivators in the Three-Eyed Fire Ape Clan.

The Firewood Clan can be called the Spirit Clan, but they can also be called the Demon Clan.

Because they were originally spiritual plants that nurtured their intelligence, they gained the ability to cultivate and possess great strength.

The Firewood Clan, which inhabits the underground magma river, is not numerous, but the cultivators of this clan are all quite powerful.

This clan has a total of eight cultivators, but four of them are at the second rank, and the remaining four are all at the late first rank.

The highest-ranking of the four second-tier Firewood Clan members was a Fire Cloud Tree that had transformed into a demon, and now possessed the cultivation of a perfect second-tier cultivator.

Once a spiritual plant develops sentience, its lifespan will be extended indefinitely.

Although this Fire Cloud Tree's cultivation level is only at the second-stage perfection, its lifespan is extremely long, and its age is probably only slightly younger than Qingyi's.

The Firewood Clan's methods of concealing their whereabouts were far superior to those of the Fire Element Azure Sky Clan. Under the guidance of the Fire Cloud Tree, the Firewood Clan had hidden themselves away long ago and were not discovered by the Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts.

However, the Spirit Clam Clan is aware of the existence of the Firewood Clan, and Lingxuan's cultivation has now broken through to the third level.

Not long after entering the underground lava river, Lingxuan found the hiding place of the Firewood Clan.

Although the remaining Spirit Race members are numerous, their cultivation levels are mostly at the first rank.

Lingxuan also discovered five cultivators from the Mineral Spirit Clan among them.

(End of this chapter)