Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The Black Nether Market is a market spontaneously formed by cultivators who entered the Black Nether Wasteland. This market is quite prosperous, and there are also cultivators at the Golden Core stage coming and going.

However, there are not many Golden Core cultivators, and their cultivation levels are mostly in the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm.

The majority of cultivators in the Black Nether Market are at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

After entering the Black Nether Market, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen did not reveal their Golden Core cultivation level, but only their late Foundation Establishment cultivation level.

There are quite a few cultivators of this level in the market, so it won't alarm the other cultivators there.

There are shops in the Black Nether Market that specialize in selling maps and information about the Black Nether Wasteland. These larger shops are backed by Golden Core cultivators.

"This Haiyunlou is a shop opened by Yunjingzong. Yunjingzong is the Golden Core sect closest to the Black Nether Wasteland. Haiyunlou also has the most detailed information about the Black Nether Wasteland and the Nether River Region."

Liu Miaozhen secretly transmitted her voice to Lu Cheng'an. She didn't know much about Yun Jing Sect, only that there were three Golden Core cultivators in this Golden Core sect, the highest of whom was only at the mid-stage of Golden Core.

The Linggu Sect and the Yunjing Sect were far apart, and Liu Miaozhen was not familiar with the cultivators of the Yunjing Sect.

As Liu Miaozhen and Lu Cheng'an communicated telepathically, they entered Haiyun Tower together.

"I am Zhou Ming, the manager of Haiyun Tower. May I ask what you two fellow Daoists need?"

As soon as Lu Cheng'an and his companion entered Haiyun Tower, an elderly man dressed in a blue and white long robe greeted them with a smile.

Zhou Ming's cultivation level was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, which was not considered low.

"This is our first time in the Black Nether Wasteland. We're looking for a second-tier top-grade Netherwater Source Flower. I wonder if your Haiyun Tower sells any? We'd also like to purchase a detailed map of the Black Nether Wasteland!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

The Netherwater Flower is a very rare medicinal herb. Its main function is to heal physical injuries, and it is extremely expensive.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen naturally didn't need the Netherwater Flower. Their current proposal to search for the Netherwater Flower was merely an excuse to enter the Black Nether Wasteland.

“We at Haiyun Tower naturally have a detailed map of the Black Nether Wasteland. Unfortunately, the Netherwater Source Flower we stored at Haiyun Tower has just been bought by someone else. However, Haiyun Tower knows where the Netherwater Source Flower grows. I wonder if you two fellow Daoists would be interested in knowing?” Zhou Ming said with a smile.

"Please inform us, Fellow Daoist Zhou, that we are willing to spend spirit stones to purchase this information!" Lu Cheng'an said immediately.

Since Zhou Ming brought up this information, he naturally wouldn't refuse Lu Cheng'an's offer to purchase it.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen left Haiyun Tower with a map and some information about the Black Nether Wasteland.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, shall we go to Qingfu River to take a look?" Liu Miaozhen secretly transmitted her voice.

Qingfu River is a region in the Black Desolate Wasteland, located deep within the wasteland and only a few hundred miles from the Nether River Basin. It is an extremely dangerous place.

According to Zhou Ming, there are Netherworld Water Flowers growing in the Qingfu River, and there is more than one of them.

“The Netherwater Flower is useless to both of us, so let’s not waste our time on it!” Lu Cheng’an said.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you may not know this, but the place where the Netherwater Source Flower grows is very likely to contain Netherworld Source Stones. This treasure can change our aura. If we refine Netherworld Source Stones into Netherworld Magic Tokens, we can evade the detection of many Netherworld ghosts!"

Liu Miaozhen obtained this news by inquiring with a Golden Core cultivator she was on good terms with; she hadn't had a chance to tell Lu Cheng'an yet.

Liu Miaozhen's good friend told her about the crafting method of the Netherworld Magic Token.

The crafting of the Netherworld Magic Token is relatively easy; the difficulty lies in finding the materials needed to craft it.

Besides Netherworld Source Stones, the Netherworld Magic Plate also requires another key material: Netherworld Ghost Crystals, which are nurtured within a third-tier ghost object.

The Netherworld Ghost Crystal can only be formed within a third-tier ghost body, and it contains extremely rich soul power.

However, these soul powers contain a rich amount of Netherworld power, which normal cultivators cannot refine and absorb. Therefore, Netherworld Ghost Crystals are often used to refine magical artifacts such as divine souls.

The number of Tier 3 ghosts in the Black Wasteland is extremely small, and they can only be conceived in places near the Nether River.

However, after communicating with Zhou Ming, Lu Cheng'an and his companion were basically able to confirm that there was a high probability that there were third-tier ghosts or corpse demons in the Qingfu River.

Zhou Ming's initiative in bringing up the Netherwater Flower was not out of good intentions; he simply wanted Lu Cheng'an and the other person to go and scout ahead, which was also the intention of the Jingyun Sect behind Haiyun Tower.

“In that case, we really need to go to Qingfu River!” Lu Cheng’an said.

After Lu Cheng'an and Lu Cheng'an made their agreement, they didn't waste any more time and left the Black Nether Market directly.

As they left the Black Nether Market, two cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage immediately followed them out of the market.

These two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators came from Haiyun Tower.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen were not fooled by the two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. After they had lured the two cultivators away from the market for several miles, they made their move and captured them.

"You are not Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

"Senior, spare your life!"

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The two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators exclaimed in surprise. It wasn't until Lu Cheng'an and his companion made their move that they realized they were being followed by Golden Core cultivators.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion did not inquire about the Qingfu River from the two men; they simply killed them after making their move.

Since Yunhai Tower dares to have designs on Qingfu River, it proves that even if there are dangers in Qingfu River, they certainly cannot threaten the two of them.

After dealing with the cultivators who were following them, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen did not waste any more time and sped off towards Qingfu River at full speed.

The Black Netherworld Market is nearly two thousand miles away from the Qingfu River. This distance is not far for Lu Cheng'an and his companion, and they arrived at the Qingfu River in no time.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, this should be the Qingfu River!” Liu Miaozhen looked at the dark blue river flowing slowly ahead, a solemn expression appearing on her face.

The drought in the Desolate Ancient Sect did not affect the Black Nether Wasteland, and the Qingfu River continued to flow turbulently.

However, the Qingfu River contains ghostly energy, which mixes with the river water.

These rivers, imbued with ghostly energy, are deadly to ordinary mortals, so Lu Cheng'an naturally cannot use the Green River Lamp to collect the water from the Green Floating River.

“Let’s check now to see if there are any Netherworld Origin Stones in the Qingfu River!” Lu Cheng’an said.

The Qingfu River stretches for over two hundred miles, making it a very unique river.

The Qingfu River has no source and no end; it flows quietly through the dark wilderness.

After Lu Cheng'an broke through to the late Golden Core stage, his spiritual power increased again, and the range of his divine sense exceeded the two-hundred-mile limit. Now, Lu Cheng'an and his companion were in the middle of the Qingfu River, and they immediately released their divine sense to investigate the river's condition.

Although Liu Miaozhen's soul was not as strong as Lu Cheng'an's, she was still able to explore the Qingfu River from the middle of the river using her divine sense.

"At the far north side of Qingfu River, there is a late-stage third-tier ghost. There grows a patch of Netherwater Source Flowers there, one of which is of the highest grade third-tier!" Lu Cheng'an said.

The Netherwater Flower can help human cultivators heal physical wounds, and this spiritual plant also has a great effect on ghosts.

It can help ghosts solidify their bodies and enhance their power.

The third-tier superior-grade Netherwater Source Flower is extremely rare, and third-tier late-stage ghosts are also uncommon in the Black Nether Wasteland.

"Has Fellow Daoist Lu been able to investigate the Netherworld Ghost that is in the late stage of the third rank?" Liu Miaozhen asked in a deep voice.

Under normal circumstances, a ghostly creature of such power should not appear in the Black Wasteland.

If a late-stage Tier 3 Netherworld Ghost appears in the Black Nether Wasteland, then a Tier 4 Netherworld Ghost may be born in the Netherworld River Basin.

"The northern end of the Qingfu River is only a little over a hundred li away from us. Let's go there and see if I've made a mistake in my exploration!"

After Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, he sped off to the north.

For Lu Cheng'an and his companion, the distance of over a hundred miles was merely a matter of a few breaths.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion soon appeared at the northern end of the Qingfu River, where the river widened considerably, and clusters of Netherworld Water Flowers bloomed in the dark blue water.

Among these Netherwater Source Flowers, there was one that was enormous, and the ghostly aura it released was extremely rich and pure.

This is the top-grade, third-tier Netherwater Source Flower that Lu Cheng'an discovered!
This Rank 3 superior-grade Netherwater Source Flower has not yet fully bloomed, which is why the Rank 3 late-stage Netherworld Ghost is guarding this place.

After Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen arrived here, they did not deliberately conceal their auras, so they were quickly detected by the late-stage third-tier Netherworld Ghost.

When Liu Miaozhen saw the third-grade superior-quality Netherwater Source Flower, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

She quickly sensed the late-stage third-order ghost that Lu Cheng'an had mentioned under the Netherwater Source Flower. At this moment, she looked at Lu Cheng'an and asked him telepathically what to do next.

“If we try to pick this top-grade third-tier Netherwater Source Flower, the late-stage third-tier Netherworld Ghost hiding in the Qingfu River will definitely try to stop us. If it dares to make a move, we can suppress it!” Lu Cheng’an transmitted his voice.

He was very confident in his strength. He was confident that he could suppress even a Netherworld Ghost at the late stage of the third rank, let alone a Netherworld Ghost at the perfect stage of the third rank.

According to information gathered by the Linggu Sect and the Jinyuan Sect, these Netherworld Ghosts are weaker than human cultivators at the same cultivation level.

“Then I will pick the Netherwater Flower. If that Netherworld Ghost, a late-stage third-tier monster, makes a move, then Fellow Daoist Lu will suppress it!” Liu Miaozhen said.

She instantly understood Lu Cheng'an's meaning, but the reason she asked Lu Cheng'an to take action was because she felt that Lu Cheng'an was stronger than her.

If Lu Cheng'an were to take action, the chances of suppressing that ghostly creature would be much greater.

Lu Cheng'an naturally had no objections. After the two agreed, Liu Miaozhen activated her magic power, condensed a palm print, and reached for the third-grade superior-quality Netherwater Source Flower in the Qingfu River, which had not yet fully bloomed.

The moment Liu Miaozhen made her move, a violent aura surged forth from the Qingfu River, followed by the appearance of a blue ghost claw that instantly shattered the palm print that Liu Miaozhen had conjured.

"Damn human monk!"

A blue ghostly figure emerged from the Qingfu River, its eyes filled with malice as it looked at Liu Miaozhen and Lu Chengan on the bank.

When Lu Cheng'an saw the late-stage third-tier ghost appear, a cold smile appeared on his face.

He directly summoned his natal magic weapon, the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell. As a purple spiritual light emerged, a deep bell sound instantly reverberated from within the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

This bell not only contains extremely violent attack power, but also affects the cultivator's soul.

The reason why ghosts and spirits are stronger than cultivators is that they have strong souls, but this is also their weakness.

Once the soul is damaged, the strength of the ghost will be greatly weakened.

The dull bell tolled as it struck the body of the late-stage third-tier Netherworld ghost, unleashing a torrent of violent power that blasted it out of the Qingfu River.

At the same time, the power contained in the bell also struck the soul of the ghost, causing great damage to it.

At this moment, the ghostly creature let out a howl, and a dark blue whirlwind surged out from its body, sweeping towards Lu Cheng'an's soul.

The spirits of the underworld are powerful, and they are also skilled in spirit attacks!

"Fellow Daoist Lu, be careful!" Liu Miaozhen cried out in alarm after sensing the power of the cyan whirlwind.

Liu Miaozhen knew that Lu Cheng'an's spiritual power was extremely strong, but the power contained in that cyan whirlwind was equally formidable.

If she were to try to block the attack of this cyan whirlwind, her soul would likely suffer very serious injuries.

Unlike Liu Miaozhen's nervousness, Lu Cheng'an's face remained calm.

The cyan whirlwind released by this third-tier ghost was indeed powerful, but he wouldn't take it seriously.

Lu Cheng'an let the wind sweep towards his soul without offering any resistance.

"Damn human cultivator, your strength is nothing special after all!"

"Once I devour your soul, my strength will surely increase dramatically!"

The late-stage third-order ghost burst into laughter upon sensing the cyan whirlwind invading Lu Cheng'an's sea of ​​consciousness.

Although Liu Miaozhen was very worried about Lu Cheng'an's situation, she immediately attacked the smug late-stage third-tier ghost after seeing it.

In Lu Cheng'an's sea of ​​consciousness, the cyan whirlwind invaded his consciousness and swept directly towards his soul.

However, the instant the azure whirlwind came into contact with Lu Cheng'an's soul, wisps of golden flames surged forth from Lu Cheng'an's soul.

The moment the azure whirlwind came into contact with the golden flames, it melted away like ice and snow, disappearing instantly from Lu Cheng'an's sea of ​​consciousness.

"As expected, the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique is extremely effective against these Netherworld ghosts!"

A look of joy appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He had been practicing the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique, a secret technique for refining the soul. His soul had long been tempered by the Great Sun True Fire and had become extremely resilient.

Furthermore, his soul also possessed some characteristics of the Great Sun True Fire. (End of Chapter)