Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"Your son is exceptionally talented and his future is limitless!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

After Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, his gaze fell on Hei Yang.

Hei Yang is the son of Hei Sha and Qiu Ning, two perfected third-tier Netherworld ghosts. His parents gave him an extraordinary background, and he himself also possesses extremely outstanding talent.

Lu Cheng'an had never fought Hei Yang, but judging from the aura Hei Yang exuded, Hei Yang's strength was extremely formidable.

Lu Cheng'an felt that if Hei Yang and Hei Sha were to fight, Hei Sha would likely be the one to win in the end.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze lingered on Hei Yang, and suddenly he guessed why Hei Sha wanted to see him.

He didn't know why Black Sand knew he had entered the Nether River, but he was certain that Black Sand was not as detached from worldly affairs as the Netherworld spirits of the Nether River imagined.

Both Heisha and his wife are at the third-order perfect cultivation level. Their strength is probably quite ordinary, and the possibility of them becoming fourth-order ghost kings in the future is extremely slim.

However, Hei Yang's talent is extremely outstanding. He currently has the cultivation of the late stage of the third rank, and breaking through to the perfect stage of the third rank is not a difficult task for him.

If, in the future, the Nether River truly gives birth to a treasure that can enable these Netherworld ghosts to break through to the fourth rank, then Hei Yang will definitely have the strength to seize such a treasure.

However, Hei Yang also has a very obvious weakness, which is that he matured too late.

If Luo Sheng, Tu Ming, Zi Ying, and Fu Ling were to join forces, and were to learn that Hei Yang had a chance to rise to power, they would undoubtedly work together to eliminate Hei Sha and his son first.

Of course, these are just Lu Cheng'an's guesses; he cannot be sure that this is the purpose of the Black Sand father and son.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Fellow Daoist Lu, but I truly believe my son is exceptionally talented!"

Hei Sha laughed loudly and said, "Although my wife and I are at the peak of the third rank, our combat strength is not high. If we were to fight Yang'er, we might not be his match!"

Hei Sha looked at Hei Yang with great satisfaction and continued, "But we also have Yang'er, and a strength that no ghost in the Nether River can match. My wife and I are skilled in divination, which is why we knew that Fellow Daoist Lu would enter the Nether River at this time."

"I invited Fellow Daoist Lu here because my wife and I divined that Fellow Daoist Lu is a benefactor to my son. With Fellow Daoist Lu's help, my son will have a very high chance of breaking through to the fourth level in the future!"

"To tell you the truth, Fellow Daoist Lu, the treasure nurtured in the Nether River is called the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom. You must have heard of this spiritual object, right?"

"Of course I have heard of such a spiritual object. The Yin Moon Soul Fungus is a spiritual object needed to help human cultivators break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has now broken through to the late stage of Golden Core, and he also has some understanding of how to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Like Foundation Establishment and Core Formation spiritual items, there is more than one type of spiritual item that can assist Golden Core cultivators in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

The Yin Moon Soul Fungus that Black Sand mentioned is one of them, and this kind of Nascent Soul Spiritual Object has excellent effects.

Lu Cheng'an's mind raced. He looked at Heisha, who had a smile on his face, and asked with a smile, "What do you mean by telling me this news, Fellow Daoist Heisha?"

"There is more than one Yin Moon Soul Mushroom nurtured in the Netherworld River. When the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom is fully formed, I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu for your assistance."

At this moment, a serious expression appeared on Heisha's face: "If we can obtain two Yin Moon Soul Mushrooms, we can give one to Fellow Daoist Lu. But if we only obtain one Yin Moon Soul Mushroom, then please forgive us, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

His purpose in inviting Lu Cheng'an was for the Yin Moon Soul Herb. If they only managed to seize one Yin Moon Soul Herb, they would not give it to Lu Cheng'an.

"I wonder when this Yin Moon Soul Fungus will be able to grow?" Lu Cheng'an asked.

To be honest, he's really smitten now.

Spiritual objects that can assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm are extremely rare. The spiritual objects that assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm that are produced in the cultivation world of Qingzhou, Hezhou, and other places are basically in the hands of Nascent Soul sects.

Unless one is an exceptionally lucky cultivator, it is very difficult to seize spiritual items that can help one break through to the Nascent Soul realm from those Nascent Soul sects.

Lu Cheng'an had originally planned to break through to the Nascent Soul realm without relying on spiritual objects.

After all, he has a solid foundation, and even without relying on auxiliary spiritual objects, he has a good chance of successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

But now that the Black Sands have given him a chance to obtain a Nascent Soul artifact, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.

“According to our calculations, the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom should be conceived in sixty years. With Fellow Daoist Lu’s talent, he definitely has a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm in sixty years!” Hei Sha said with a smile.

"I agree to the conditions offered by Fellow Daoist Black Sand."

Lu Cheng'an looked at Heisha and said with a smile, "Besides the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom, does Fellow Daoist Heisha have anything else he wants to trade with me?"

"Fellow Daoist Lu is indeed wise; we do indeed still need your help in some areas!"

Black Sand sighed and said, "We ghosts, who were born from the Nether River, cannot stray too far from it. The cultivation resources we can obtain are only from the Nether River."

I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu for help in finding some treasures. I need Sun Star Sand, Flaming Sun Grass... These are treasures that can only be cultivated in the Nether River Region, and should be of help to Fellow Daoist Lu!

Lu Cheng'an looked at the treasures that Heisha had taken out. All of these treasures were of the third-tier high-grade or top-grade quality, such as Soul Cleansing Grass, Black Fiend Fruit, Azure Soul Jade, and so on.

Soul-Cleansing Grass and Black Fiend Fruit are treasures that nourish the soul and temper the body, while Azure Soul Jade and other spiritual items are treasures for refining soul-type magical artifacts.

The Burning Flame Sect's weapon-refining heritage records several types of defensive and offensive divine soul artifacts. However, the materials required to refine these artifacts are all very special, and Lu Cheng'an had never thought of refining such artifacts before.

However, he had been asking the cultivators in his clan to help him search, but unfortunately, the results were minimal. Over the years, he had only found some auxiliary materials.

However, among the treasures that Black Sand has brought out, there are basically enough materials to make up a soul-type attack magic weapon.

This type of soul-attacking magic weapon is called the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle, and its grade is top-tier third-level.

This is an extremely vicious magical artifact that attacks the soul; there are a total of nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles.

If all nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles are activated simultaneously, no Golden Core cultivator can withstand it.

The Burning Flame Sect's weapon-refining tradition records that a Golden Core cultivator once used the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle to severely injure the soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator, almost shattering the Nascent Soul cultivator's soul.

The gap between Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators is even greater. A top-grade third-tier Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle can shatter the soul of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, demonstrating the terrifying power of such a magical artifact.

“I can agree to Fellow Daoist Black Sand’s conditions, but I still need Yin Sha Water, Nether Yin Stone… I would appreciate it if Fellow Daoist Black Sand could help me collect these materials!” Lu Cheng’an said.

"These materials aren't hard to find, so I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance!" Black Sand said with a smile.

Soon after, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen, escorted by Qingluo, quickly left the Netherworld River area.

Because Lu Cheng'an and the Heisha father and son had reached a cooperation agreement, Lu Cheng'an relinquished control over Qingluo. This was because Qingluo had accepted the invitation from the Heisha father and son to work for them.

Although the Green Snail's strength wasn't particularly formidable, it was still a late-stage third-tier ghost.

Although there are many ghosts in the Nether River, few can reach the late stage of the third tier.

There is also a region similar to the Black Nether Wasteland in the border area between the Nether River Basin and Yuanzhou. The ghostly energy in this region is more concentrated than that in the Black Nether Wasteland, and it also gives birth to more ghostly creatures.

However, these ghosts posed no threat to Lu Cheng'an and his companion, and they quickly crossed the area and entered Yuanzhou territory.

There is Lianzhou between Yuanzhou and Wubian Heihe, but there is no barrier between the two prefectures, and the water vapor from Wubian Heihe can enter Yuanzhou unimpeded.

After entering Yuanzhou territory, Lu Chengan and Liu Miaozhen felt the long-lost moisture in the air.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, we’ve already wasted a lot of time because of the ghosts in the Nether River. Now let’s hurry up and find a water source. Once I’ve filled the Azure River Lamp, let’s go back immediately!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

Yuanzhou has extremely abundant water resources, and they can easily find a water source in Yuanzhou that can fill the Qinghezhan (a type of ancient Chinese wine vessel).

"Fellow Daoist Lu, could you please tell me what the purpose of the Black Sand father and son's visit is?" Liu Miaozhen inquired.

She struggled with this question for a long time, but finally decided to ask it.

"The Black Sands father and son want my help to find some spiritual items, and they even said that I can help Black Sun break through to the fourth rank. I don't know why they would have such an idea!"

Lu Cheng'an chuckled softly and said, "The treasures they want to trade with me include Soul Cleansing Grass... I agree to cooperate with them on these spiritual items!"

Lu Cheng'an naturally didn't tell Liu Miaozhen about his cooperation with the Black Sand father and son, as the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom was simply too precious.

If this news were to leak out, even the cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect would likely be tempted.

Although Liu Miaozhen felt that Lu Cheng'an was hiding something from her, she did not press him further.

After all, her question to Lu Cheng'an was already somewhat inappropriate.

After that, Lu Chengan and Liu Miaozhen did not waste any more time and began to enter Yuanzhou territory to search for a suitable water source.

Yuanzhou has abundant water resources, and all Lu Chengan needed was ordinary water. They quickly found a large river with a very large water volume.

After Lu Cheng'an raised the Azure River Lamp on the riverbank, he quickly cast a spell. Then, wisps of spiritual light emerged from the Azure River Lamp and fell down onto the rushing river below.

At this moment, drawn by these spiritual lights, the river water that was originally rushing downwards surged up and all flowed into the Green River Cup.

The Qinghe Cup can hold a great deal of water. Although the river has abundant water resources, it will almost dry up after Lu Cheng'an fills the Qinghe Cup.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, the Azure River Cup is already full. To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, let's go back now!"

After sealing the Qinghe Zhan, Lu Cheng'an put it into his storage ring and then suggested leaving Yuanzhou directly.

Liu Miaozhen had no objection to this, and the two did not stay in Yuanzhou for long.

Because Lu Cheng'an and the Black Sand father and son had reached a cooperation agreement, when the two arrived at the Nether River, Qingluo was waiting for them on the shore to return.

Afterwards, guided by the Green Snail, they successfully left the Nether River region and returned to the Black Wasteland.

After entering the Black Wasteland, Lu Cheng'an and his companion faced no danger.

They quickly left the Black Wasteland and sped towards the Spirit Gu Sect.

"I would appreciate it if Fellow Daoist Liu could help me collect the spiritual items I mentioned. I will return to the Lu family now and come back to find you after we have used up the water source of the Azure River Lamp. Then we can go to Yuanzhou together," Lu Cheng'an said.

Lu Cheng'an asked Liu Miaozhen to help him collect spiritual items such as the Sun Star Sand, which were needed by the Black Sand Father and Son.

These spiritual creatures are of high quality and are not commonly seen.

Next, Lu Cheng'an will go to the Jin Yuan Sect to ask the cultivators there to help him collect the materials.

Although the Jin Yuan Sect is not as strong as the Ling Gu Sect, they are skilled in crafting magical artifacts and have an advantage over the Ling Gu Sect in finding spiritual items such as Sun Star Sand.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lu, I will do my best to help you collect these spiritual items," Liu Miaozhen said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Liu!"

Lu Cheng'an did not linger at the Linggu Sect. After making arrangements with Liu Miaozhen, he left the Linggu Sect directly and sped towards the Jinyuan Sect.

Upon arriving at the Jinyuan Sect, Lu Cheng'an did not immediately ask them to help him collect spiritual items such as Sun Star Sand. Instead, he first inquired about their progress in refining the Azure River Lamp.

The materials for refining the Qinghe Zhan are quite rare, but the Jinyuan Sect has accumulated a lot of rare materials over the years.

Jin Yuanzong only spent a little effort to collect all the materials needed to refine the Qinghe Lamp.

Kong Liyun has more experience in refining top-grade third-tier magic weapons than Lu Cheng'an, and the Qinghe Zhan is not particularly difficult to refine.

During the time Lu Chengan and Liu Miaozhen were in Yuanzhou, the Jinyuan Sect successfully crafted a Qinghe Cup.

However, Kong Liyun did not stop; he was now refining the second Qinghe Cup.

This Qinghe Cup was crafted for the Linggu Sect.

Although Lu Cheng'an said that the Lu family's Azure River Lamp would be lent to the Spirit Gu Sect, Liu Miaozhen still asked the Golden Origin Sect to help her refine an Azure River Lamp just to be on the safe side.

After learning about the refining process of the Qinghe Zhan from the Jinyuan Sect, Lu Cheng'an felt much more at ease.

If the Golden Origin Sect were to refine the Azure River Cup for the Spirit Gu Sect, then the Lu family would be able to obtain one more cup of water.

Because of the special circumstances in the Nether River region, he will definitely still have to go to Yuanzhou to fetch water next.

After learning about the progress of the Golden Origin Sect in refining the Azure River Cup, Lu Cheng'an asked them to help collect spiritual items such as Sun Star Sand.

After that, he left the Jin Yuan Sect and rushed back to the Lu family.

The distance between the Jin Yuan Sect and the Lu family wasn't far, and Lu Cheng'an returned to the Lu family in no time. (End of Chapter)