Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The cultivators within the Lu family territory helped ordinary people cultivate the land, and then used magic to accelerate the ripening of the rice.

Although less than a month has passed, the rice planted in the fields has already begun to bear ears.

Unfortunately, the area within the Ancient Desolate Sect remains extremely arid, and these crops are showing signs of drying up.

After Lu Cheng'an returned with a water source, he cast a spell to bring rain again within the Lu family's territory.

After this rainfall, the drought in Lujia County has been completely alleviated.

Lu Cheng'an received a message from Shi Ningyu right after returning from Dan Ding Sect.

Since leaving last time, Shi Ningyu has been traveling and has not returned.

At first, she still communicated with Lu Cheng'an via text message, but later the intervals between their messages became longer and longer.

The last time Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu communicated was before the drought occurred within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The main content of Shi Ningyu's message was to inquire about Lu Cheng'an's information regarding the drought situation at the Desolate Ancient Sect. She also mentioned that she was preparing to return from the cultivation world in Hezhou.

Lu Cheng'an briefly explained the situation within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, telling Shi Ningyu not to worry, as he had basically resolved the drought situation within the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect territory.

Lu Cheng'an did not overlook the Dan Ding Sect when he was looking for those two water sources, as the Dan Ding Sect occupied a much smaller territory than the Lu family.

The territory occupied by the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect is the same territory occupied by the Tian Yan Sect, and the area is not very large.

Those two water sources are basically enough for the needs of the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect.

After replying to Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an rushed directly towards the Jinyuan Sect.

He and Liu Miaozhen need to go to Yuanzhou again, but after this trip, they won't be going to Yuanzhou so frequently anymore.

Unless the drought situation in their respective territories becomes dangerous again.

At this time, Kong Liyun had successfully refined the third Qinghe Cup. After Lu Chengan took the Qinghe Cup from the Jinyuan Sect, he and Liu Miaozhen headed to Yuanzhou again.

Time passed slowly, and more than a month went by in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Lu Chengan and Liu Miaozhen returned safely from Yuanzhou, bringing back a total of four water sources.

All of these water sources came from the lake they had encountered earlier, which contained a large amount of water.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen used their magic to fill all four Qinghe Cups, but they still couldn't drain all the water from the lake.

At this time, the floods in Yuanzhou continued and were becoming increasingly severe.

During this time, Lu Cheng and Liu Miaozhen saw many Yuanzhou cultivators doing disaster relief, but Lu Cheng and Liu Miaozhen deliberately avoided the Yuanzhou cultivators.

Both of them had high cultivation levels and their methods of concealing their whereabouts were quite sophisticated, so they were not discovered by the cultivators of Yuanzhou.

After Lu Cheng'an successfully returned to the Lu family with the water, he sensed Shi Ningyu's presence there.

He then immediately entered the cave and, as expected, saw Shi Ningyu waiting inside.

"Ningyu, you're back!"

Upon seeing Shi Ningyu in the cave, Lu Cheng'an's face lit up with joy, and he quickly walked over to her side.

He sensed that Shi Ningyu's cultivation had broken through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and that her aura was profound, indicating that the breakthrough was not forced but rather that she had solidified her foundation.

"I came back five days ago!"

Shi Ningyu smiled slightly and asked, "Brother An, did you just return from Yuanzhou? Did your trip go smoothly? I heard that to get to Yuanzhou, you have to cross the Nether River, and there are quite a few Golden Core cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Sect who are currently trapped on the banks of the Nether River!"

After entering the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, Shi Ningyu inquired about the drought situation within the sect's borders and learned a great deal of information.

The Lu family lived in a relatively remote area, and Lu Cheng'an's use of the water in the Qinghe Cup to bring rain did not attract much attention.

However, the subsequent use of water from the Qinghe Cup by the Jinyuan Sect and Linggu Sect to bring rain immediately attracted the attention of the Huanggu Sect's cultivation forces.

The cultivators who were on good terms with these two sects inquired about where they obtained their water source and how they acquired the magical artifacts to hold it.

Lu Cheng'an had previously told the cultivators of the Jinyuan Sect that there was no need to hide the news about the Azure River Lamp, and that the Jinyuan Sect could publish the method for refining the Azure River Lamp for free.

However, it is deduced that the title of the method for refining the Azure River Lamp should fall on the Golden Origin Sect, and Lu Cheng'an should not be implicated.

The Jin Yuan Sect did exactly as Lu Cheng'an said. They announced the method for refining the Qinghe Zhan (Azure River Lamp) and claimed that this method was deduced by Kong Liyun.

Kong Liyun's cultivation was at the Golden Core Perfection stage. He was already a third-tier top-grade weapon refiner. Now that the Golden Origin Sect released the complete refining method of the Azure River Lamp that he had deduced, no one doubted it.

After the Jin Yuan Sect released this news, several cultivation forces immediately asked Kong Liyun to refine the Qinghe Lamp, a magical artifact.

Kong Liyun did not refuse, as he had refined the Qinghe Zhan magic artifact many times and was now quite skilled at it.

Kong Liyun also needs some time to refine the Qinghe Cup; he has not yet finished refining the Qinghe Cup he promised to make.

However, after learning that the Golden Origin Sect and the Spirit Gu Sect were drawing water from Yuanzhou, the cultivation forces of the Desolate Ancient Sect entered the Netherworld River Basin in advance to investigate the situation.

With so many cultivators rushing into the Nether River, they immediately clashed with the Netherworld spirits within.

Only then did the cultivation forces within the Ancient Desolate Sect realize just how powerful the Netherworld monsters in the Netherworld River were, and that crossing the Netherworld River to fetch water from Yuanzhou was no easy task.

Currently, many cultivators within the Ancient Desolate Sect are inquiring about the situation in the Nether River Region, and Shi Ningyu has also learned some things.

"When I returned from Yuanzhou this time, I did find quite a few human cultivators on the banks of the Nether River. It's basically impossible for them to cross the Nether River by brute force!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Shi Ningyu and said gently, "The reason I was able to cross the Nether River to enter Yuanzhou to fetch water multiple times is because I reached a cooperation agreement with the Netherworld spirits of the Nether River..."

Lu Cheng'an did not hide anything from Shi Ningyu; he told her about his collaboration with the Heisha father and son to seize the Yin Yue Soul Mushroom.

It would take sixty years before the Netherworld River could possibly nurture the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom. Lu Cheng'an didn't go into details, but he emphasized the matter of refining the Yin Netherworld Soul-Shattering Needle.

"Previously, True Immortal Tianhuang caused trouble within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, and only suffered losses in our Lu family. Now True Immortal Tianhuang has retreated from the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect." "He gained considerable benefits within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect this time, and it is estimated that he has returned to the territory of the Sacred Heart Sect to break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"The probability of True Immortal Tianhuang breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm is not small, and he must have the Holy Heart Sect's assistance behind him. If his cultivation breaks through smoothly, he will inevitably return to the Desolate Ancient Sect to wreak havoc again. At that time, our Lu family will definitely face True Immortal Tianhuang's reckoning!"

Lu Cheng'an's face was full of solemnity. He had been worried about this matter ever since he learned about the situation of the Heavenly Locust Master.

He had originally planned to rely on the power of Ku Shi Zhenren to deal with Tian Huang Zhenren's schemes.

Lu Cheng'an has been keeping a close eye on the situation of Master Kushi, who is currently on the verge of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has already prepared a Nascent Soul Spiritual Object for True Person Kushi. As long as he is well prepared, he can use the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Master Kushi is extremely powerful. He previously severely injured Yuan Hong, who was in the late stage of the third rank, with just one talisman.

If his cultivation level breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, his strength will definitely increase significantly.

The power of the Heavenly Locust Master lies in the Black-Striped Heavenly Locusts he controls, but he intends to target the Lu family within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

This is the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect. If he cannot destroy the Lu family in a very short time, he will be in danger of dying within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The Lu family's protective mountain formation has been modified by Lu Jingkun and Lu Chengping, significantly increasing the power of the Nine Luminaries Star Thunder Refining God Formation. However, it is still extremely difficult to withstand attacks from Nascent Soul cultivators.

Originally, Lu Cheng'an planned to help Lu Jingkun refine his natal magic weapon, the Mountain-Driving Whip, after resolving the drought in Lu Family territory.

If Lu Jingkun successfully refines this natal magic weapon, he will be able to rely on the Mountain-Driving Whip and his minor supernatural powers to drive mountains and draw spiritual land, thereby further enhancing the power of the Nine Luminaries Star Thunder Refining God Array.

Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to take action, it would still take considerable effort to break through the Lu family's protective mountain formation.

During this period, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect will be able to arrive at the Lu family, at which point there will be a high probability that they will kill True Person Tianhuang.

This was Lu Cheng'an's original plan, but now he has the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle, a magical artifact for attacking the soul.

If he were to activate the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle, there was a very high chance that he would severely damage the soul of the Heavenly Locust Immortal.

Even if we cannot kill Tianhuang Zhenren, it will still cause him great harm.

Now that Shi Ningyu has returned from her travels, Lu Cheng'an is preparing to refine two sets of Yinming Shattering Soul Needles.

He intended to give the other Yinming Shattering Soul Needle to Shi Ningyu for refinement, as Shi Ningyu also cultivated the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique, a secret technique for cultivating the soul.

Although Shi Ningyu's spiritual power is somewhat inferior to Lu Cheng'an's, the difference is not significant; her spiritual power still far surpasses that of cultivators at the same level.

If True Immortal Tianhuang really attacks their Lu family, then he and Shi Ningyu will simultaneously activate the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle.

With the power of this soul-attacking magic weapon, it can definitely severely damage the soul of True Man Tianhuang, or even kill him directly.

“I have now collected enough materials to refine the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle. Next, I will send a message to Black Sand and his son, asking them to help me collect another set of materials,” Lu Cheng’an said.

"I will refine this set of Yinming Shattering Soul Needles. If True Immortal Tianhuang really attacks us after breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, we can give him a surprise."

Shi Ningyu smiled slightly and said, "The Black Fiend Fruit and other spiritual items can be used to temper the physical body, but these spiritual items have too much yin energy. If you only use them to temper the physical body, there may be side effects."

During my trip to the cultivation world of Hezhou, I also encountered some fortuitous opportunities. This is the True Yang Body Refining Technique, which is specifically used to temper the physical body.

However, the True Yang Body Refining Technique is comparable to the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique in terms of cultivation. If it were combined with Yin-attribute spiritual objects like the Black Fiend Fruit, which are used to temper the physical body, it might reduce the dangers of cultivating the True Yang Body Refining Technique.

Shi Ningyu took out a jade slip from her storage ring. The jade slip contained the cultivation method of the True Yang Body Refining Technique.

The cultivation communities in Qingzhou and Hezhou do not place much importance on body tempering methods. The main reason for this is that the cultivation communities in Qingzhou and Hezhou have lost contact with the outside world, and these cultivation communities do not have any profound body tempering methods.

Over time, this has led to the current situation where cultivators basically don't temper their physical bodies much.

Of course, this only applies to cultivators from smaller forces. Sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect, which are Nascent Soul cultivators, still retain methods for tempering the physical body.

Lu Chengyue is a direct disciple of Master Kushi, inheriting from Suigu Peak, and is considered a direct descendant of the Huanggu Sect. She cultivates the Huanggu Sect's method for tempering the physical body.

The body tempering technique that Lu Chengyue practiced was called the Withering and Flourishing Spirit Pregnancy Technique. This body tempering technique could only be practiced by direct descendants of the Desolate Ancient Sect, and it was forbidden to pass it on to outsiders.

Lu Chengyue only told Lu Ji'ai to pay attention to tempering the physical body, and mentioned that the direct descendants of the Desolate Ancient Sect all focused on tempering the physical body. She also mentioned that she had also cultivated the technique of tempering the physical body, the Withering and Flourishing Spirit Technique.

Lu Cheng'an never intended to put Lu Chengyue in a difficult position. He never mentioned asking Lu Chengyue to find a method for tempering the physical body for the Lu family in the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The Burning Flame Sect's inheritance does not include techniques for tempering the physical body, which is why Lu Cheng'an's inheritance of the Burning Flame Sect is incomplete.

After receiving the cultivation method of the True Yang Body Refining Technique from Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an immediately began to study it carefully.

He wasn't going to start practicing this body-refining technique right now, so he quickly skimmed through the manual.

The True Yang Body Refining Technique is an extremely detailed body refining method that explains the important role of the physical body in cultivation.

The physical body's role for cultivators is not particularly noticeable at the Golden Core realm and below, but it becomes more prominent above the Golden Core realm.

Take the Nascent Soul Realm as an example. If a cultivator's physical strength is strong enough, the chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm will also increase to some extent.

Moreover, a cultivator's soul also needs the nourishment of the physical body; the stronger the physical body, the stronger the cultivator's soul.

The soul and the physical body are interdependent. If a cultivator's soul strength exceeds that of their physical body, it will put immense pressure on the physical body and may even cause it to collapse.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's souls far surpass those of cultivators at the same level. Recently, Lu Cheng'an has felt that his physical body is not strong enough to support his overly powerful soul.

This is because the Earth Flame True Scripture he cultivates has a certain body-refining effect; otherwise, his physical body would have been unable to withstand such a powerful divine soul long ago.

Lu Cheng'an learned from Lu Chengyue that all the important cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect had undergone physical tempering, and he also gained some understanding of this physical tempering technique.

Without exception, cultivators need to consume a great deal of cultivation resources to temper their physical bodies; the consumption of these resources is even greater than the cultivation itself.

Moreover, there are relatively few treasures for tempering the physical body in the cultivation world. High-level treasures for tempering the physical body are basically controlled by Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect.

However, the True Yang Body Refining Technique is quite different from the body refining techniques Lu Cheng'an was familiar with. (End of Chapter)