Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

“I’ll send a message to Chengyue now. I won’t tell Chengjue and his mother what she’s saying. We’ll talk about it after Chengyue replies!” Lu Wenxing said with a smile.

Both Lu Cheng'an and Lu Chengyue were very shrewd people, and they were well aware that Lu Chengyue's idea was unlikely to come to fruition.

"These are spirit stones and minerals mined from the underground magma river of the Burning Flame Mountains. The spirit race cultivators just started mining them, and the amount mined in the first few days was relatively small."

I just handed over the magic tool I had crafted for mining materials to Lingxuan, and the mining progress of the spirit race will definitely accelerate from now on.

These spirit stones are fine, but we Lu family definitely can't use up all of these Flaming River Crystal Sand and Heavenly Essence Divine Iron. We must find a cultivation power that can absorb these minerals!" Lu Cheng'an said.

The Lu family owns Qingling Market, a market for cultivators, and there are currently many cultivators coming and going in Qingling Market.

However, most of these cultivators are independent cultivators, and their cultivation levels are generally not high. They also do not purchase refining materials such as Yanhe Crystal Sand.

Therefore, Lu Cheng'an never intended to sell the Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron in the Qingling Mountain Market. Instead, he sought out a trustworthy cultivation force to sell these minerals on a large scale.

"Find other cultivation factions?"

Lu Wenxing frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The closest Golden Core cultivators to our Lu family are the Tianyan Sect and the Danding Sect. However, neither of these two cultivation forces will purchase large quantities of refining materials."

The only one capable of acquiring a large quantity of refining materials is the Golden Origin Sect. Unfortunately, the Golden Origin Sect is nearly 100,000 miles away from our Lu family, and the Divine Sword Sect is also in between.

"Our Lu family has no prior dealings with the Jin Yuan Sect. If we rashly approach them for a trade, they might not even be willing to cooperate!"

There are quite a few Golden Core cultivators within the Desolate Ancient Sect, but many of them only have one or two, or even just two or three, Golden Core cultivators.

There are five truly powerful Golden Core cultivation forces: Yunhua Sect, Baiqi Sect, Danyun Sect, Kongming Sect, and Jinyuan Sect. Each of these five sects has more than a handful of Golden Core cultivators, and each has a Golden Core Perfection cultivator in charge.

The weakest of them all is the Golden Origin Sect. Currently, the Golden Origin Sect has seven cultivators at the Golden Core stage, but only one cultivator at the Perfect Golden Core stage, namely their Great Elder Kong Liyun.

Kong Liyun's lifespan has exceeded seven hundred years. The lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator is between eight hundred and one thousand years, but there are also beings like Lu Cheng'an whose lifespan exceeds one thousand years.

Kong Liyun was just an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, and his lifespan might not even reach a thousand years.

This means that he can only protect the Golden Origin Sect for a maximum of two hundred years, and none of the remaining six Golden Core cultivators in the Golden Origin Sect will be able to break through to the Golden Core Perfection realm within these two hundred years.

The Linggu Sect originally had five Golden Core cultivators. Previously, the sect leader, Liu Miaozhen, had not yet broken through to the Golden Core Perfection realm, and their strength was quite different from that of the Jinyuan Sect.

However, the Linggu Sect's strength has now surpassed that of the Jinyuan Sect.

The Linggu Sect currently has seven Golden Core cultivators. In addition, the sisters He Huan and He Ying are currently in seclusion and breaking through their cultivation. If these two also successfully break through, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Linggu Sect will reach nine.

Liu Miaozhen's cultivation has also broken through to the Golden Core Perfection Realm, and she is considered relatively young among Golden Core Perfection Realm cultivators.

As a result, the Spirit Gu Sect's current strength not only surpasses that of the Golden Origin Sect, but even the Hundred Weapons Sect and the Long River Sect, which are stronger than the Golden Origin Sect, are no match for the Spirit Gu Sect.

The Hundred Weapons Sect has eight cultivators at the Golden Core stage, while the Void Bright Sect has nine.

Because the Golden Core cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect all cultivate their own natal Gu worms. For example, Liu Miaozhen's natal Gu worm is the Golden Stone Gu. Her natal Gu worm is extremely powerful and can completely rival a Golden Core Perfection cultivator.

The most powerful of the five sects is the Yunhua Sect, which has a total of fifteen Golden Core cultivators, including three who have reached the Perfect Golden Core stage.

One of these three, like Kong Liyun of the Jinyuan Sect, has a relatively long lifespan, but his lifespan is running out.

Even without considering this cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm, Yunhua Sect is still undoubtedly the number one Golden Core sect within the Desolate Ancient Sect!

The Danyang Sect has twelve Golden Core cultivators, two of whom are at the Golden Core Perfection stage, and both of them are top-grade third-tier alchemists.

The Danyang Sect is extremely skilled at refining pills, but the strength of the Golden Core cultivators within the sect is not particularly formidable.

For this reason, Danyang Sect has gathered many guest elders. These guest elders are all at the Golden Core realm. They are Golden Core rogue cultivators within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

No one knows exactly how many guest elders the Danyang Sect has gathered, but it is certain that if guest elders are included, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Danyang Sect will definitely exceed that of the Yunhua Sect.

Lu Wenxing thought of trading minerals with the Jinyuan Sect because the Jinyuan Sect was skilled in refining magical artifacts and needed a large quantity of minerals.

Both the Hundred Weapons Sect and the Golden Origin Sect are sects skilled in crafting techniques, and there is much discord between them.

In their quest to obtain the inheritance of True Person Liuyun, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu clashed with both the Hundred Weapons Sect and the Kongming Sect. The Golden Core seeds from these two sects who entered the inheritance grounds of True Person Liuyun all died there, more or less, because of Lu Cheng'an.

When Master Liuyun left behind his legacy, he never intended for any cultivator who entered the inheritance ground to leave alive. Therefore, he left behind sufficiently secretive methods, and even now, neither the Hundred Weapons Sect nor the Kongming Sect knows who killed their disciples.

“Next, I will go to the Linggu Sect. They should have connections with the Jinyuan Sect. If the Linggu Sect vouches for us, we should be able to close the deal with the Jinyuan Sect,” Lu Chengan said.

A considerable amount of time has passed since Lu Chengping led Lu Jingkun and the other person to the Linggu Sect.

During this time, Lu Cheng'an did not inquire about the situation of Lu Jingkun and the other person. Next, he planned to go to the Linggu Sect in person to bring Lu Jingkun and the other person back, and also inquire about the Jinyuan Sect.

Without hesitation, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to Liu Miaozhen and then left the clan, rushing towards the Linggu Sect.

The Lu family and the Linggu Sect were not close, but Lu Cheng'an's escape speed was much faster than Lu Chengping's. In addition, he was traveling alone, so it did not take him long to reach the Linggu Sect.

When Lu Cheng'an arrived at the gate of the Linggu Sect, Liu Miaozhen was already waiting for him at the Welcoming Peak.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, your Lu family is truly full of talented people! You must nurture Lu Jingkun and Lu Jingtong well, and don't waste their talents!" Liu Miaozhen couldn't help but praise Lu Jingkun and Lu Jingtong after meeting Lu Cheng'an.

The blood essence rice planted by their Linggu Sect was basically in a semi-dead state, but after being cultivated by Lu Jingkun and the other two, the blood essence rice has completely survived.

Liu Miaozhen had inspected the blood essence rice, and as it stood, there were no problems with it reaching maturity. "Fellow Daoist Liu, you flatter me. However, these two are indeed key talents that our Lu family is focusing on cultivating, and we certainly won't waste their talents!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

After exchanging brief pleasantries with Liu Miaozhen, Lu Cheng'an explained his purpose for coming.

“Our Linggu Sect and the Jinyuan Sect do have some connections, but I need to see the Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron that your Lu family is mining before I can introduce you to the cultivators of the Jinyuan Sect!” Liu Miaozhen said with a serious expression.

The Linggu Sect does indeed have connections with the Lu family and the Jinyuan Sect. Now that Lu Cheng'an has asked the Linggu Sect to facilitate cooperation between the Lu family and the Jinyuan Sect, this is not a bad thing for the Linggu Sect.

However, there is a prerequisite: the Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron that the Lu family provides must meet the requirements of the Jinyuan Sect.

The Jin Yuan Sect is renowned for its expertise in weapon crafting, and therefore, it has strict requirements for the quality of all materials needed for weapon crafting.

If the minerals provided by the Lu family are of poor quality, the Lu family and the Jinyuan Sect will not only be unable to cooperate, but will also damage their relationship.

"this is necessary!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and took out several portions of Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron directly from his storage magic artifact.

Both types of minerals come in grades ranging from first to third, allowing Liu Miaozhen to examine them carefully.

The deposits that produce these two minerals are located below the lava river, in a very special environment. The quality of the Flaming River Crystal Mountain and the Heavenly Essence Divine Iron nurtured in this environment is also relatively high.

Lu Cheng'an was not worried about Liu Miaozhen's inspection, because he believed that the two types of minerals would definitely meet the needs of the Jinyuan Sect.

"The two types of minerals that Fellow Daoist Lu brought out are of good quality. Our Spirit Gu Sect also happens to need some third-tier Flame River Crystal Sand and Heavenly Essence Divine Iron. We hope that Fellow Daoist Lu can offer a discount!"

A pleasant smile appeared on Liu Miaozhen's face. She had already inspected both types of minerals, and whether they were first or second grade or third grade, their quality was extremely high and would definitely meet the needs of the Golden Origin Sect.

"Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Lu. I need to send a message to the cultivators of the Golden Origin Sect to inquire about their situation. Although the two types of minerals you brought out are of good quality, they may not be the materials that the Golden Origin Sect needs."

The Golden Origin Sect is indeed a sect skilled in crafting magical artifacts, but Liu Miaozhen dared not assure Lu Cheng'an what materials they needed to craft them.

“There’s no need to rush this matter. Our Lu family has only just discovered these two mines, and the amount of Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron mined so far is still small,” Lu Cheng’an said.

Although Lu Cheng'an said that, Liu Miaozhen did not waste any time and immediately took out a communication artifact to send a message to Geng Qiuhuai, the sect leader of Jinyuan Sect.

Geng Qiuhuai's cultivation level is at the late Golden Core stage. He is not a weapon refiner because he has devoted all his energy to cultivation.

Geng Qiuhuai's current combat strength is not much different from that of Kong Liyun, a cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection Realm of the Golden Origin Sect, but Kong Liyun's status is far superior to Geng Qiuhuai's.

Because Kong Liyun is a top-tier third-level weapon refiner, he has helped many Golden Core cultivators refine magical artifacts.

Kong Liyun doesn't have much life left, so she basically no longer handles the trivial matters of the Jinyuan Sect. Geng Qiuhuai is in charge of all the affairs of the Jinyuan Sect.

Liu Miaozhen and Geng Qiuhuai had a deeper friendship, which is why she directly sent a message to ask Geng Qiuhuai for his opinion.

Geng Qiuhuai was probably busy with other things, and he did not reply to Liu Miaozhen immediately.

After Lu Cheng'an waited at the Linggu Sect for three days, Geng Qiuhuai finally replied to Liu Miaozhen, suggesting that it would be best for Liu Miaozhen to take Lu Cheng'an to the Jinyuan Sect.

Although Geng Qiuhuai was in charge of various affairs of the Jinyuan Sect, he was not a weapon refiner after all. He needed to consult with the sect's weapon refiners to purchase the necessary minerals for refining magical artifacts.

Moreover, according to Liu Miaozhen, the Lu family has just found two new Tier 3 Flame River Crystal Mountain Mine and Heavenly Essence Divine Iron Mine, and they want to do long-term business with the Golden Origin Sect, so they naturally have to be more cautious.

After receiving Geng Qiuhuai's message, Liu Miaozhen immediately relayed Geng Qiuhuai's message to Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an came specifically for this matter, so he was naturally willing to go to the Jinyuan Sect with Liu Miaozhen.

After Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen made their agreement, the two of them sped off towards the Jinyuan Sect.

The Golden Origin Sect is relatively close to the Lu family, but it is not far from the Spirit Gu Sect either.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen were both very fast, and they arrived at Jinyuan Sect in a short time.

Geng Qiuhuai, the sect leader of the Jinyuan Sect, had already received Liu Miaozhen's message and knew that Lu Chengan and his companion were coming. Therefore, he had brought another late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Jinyuan Sect to wait for Lu Chengan and his companion at Yingke Peak.

Another late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Golden Origin Sect is Zhou Xing. His strength is somewhat inferior to Geng Qiuhuai's, but he is a third-tier high-grade weapon refiner.

Geng Qiuhuai brought Zhou Xing along so that Zhou Xing could examine the two materials Lu Chengan had brought: Yanhe Crystal Sand and Tianyun Divine Iron.

After exchanging brief pleasantries with Geng Qiuhuai, Liu Miaozhen introduced Lu Chengan and Geng Qiuhuai to each other.

"Fellow Daoist Geng, this is Fellow Daoist Lu Cheng'an. He has only recently broken through to the Golden Core realm, but Fellow Daoist Geng should have heard of Fellow Daoist Lu's reputation!"

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is Geng Qiuhuai, the Sect Master of the Golden Origin Sect, and this is Zhou Xing, the Second Elder of the Golden Origin Sect!"

"I brought Fellow Daoist Lu here today mainly to make a deal with your Jin Yuan Sect. I'm sure you're all already aware of the details. Fellow Daoist Lu, please bring out the Flaming River Crystal Sand and Heavenly Essence Divine Iron you prepared so that the two fellow Daoists from the Jin Yuan Sect can inspect them!"

Liu Miaozhen didn't waste any words. After introducing themselves, she went straight to the purpose of their visit.

"Fellow Daoists, please take a look. This is the Flaming River Crystal Sand and Heavenly Essence Divine Iron that our Lu family has mined from the mines!"

A faint smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face, and then he took out the two kinds of minerals he had prepared.

"I'm not skilled in weapon crafting, Second Elder, please examine me!" Geng Qiuhuai said with a smile. (End of Chapter)