Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"Fellow Daoists, we still cannot let our guard down. The evil cultivators and demonic beasts we have eliminated this time were mostly rogue cultivators, and they are not particularly important to the Sacred Heart Sect or the Hong'e Mountains..."

Lu Cheng'an, in a slightly somber tone, analyzed their current situation for everyone.

This time, neither the Bitter Water True Man of the Sacred Heart Sect nor the cultivators under the Heavenly Locust True Man appeared. These people are far stronger than the evil cultivators and demonic beasts they killed this time.

Especially the Nascent Soul cultivator, True Lord Heavenly Locust.

It is highly likely that True Lord Tianhuang is hiding in the Yunling Mountains. This time, they have killed all those evil cultivators and demonic beasts.

If True Lord Tianhuang is indeed in the Yunling Mountains, then this news will soon reach True Lord Tianhuang's knowledge.

He certainly won't remain indifferent at that time, and he will most likely take action against the Lu family himself.

“Fellow Daoist Lu’s prediction is very likely to come true. If True Monarch Tianhuang really attacks us, what should we do? Fellow Daoist Lu, do you have any way to deal with True Monarch Tianhuang?” Geng Qiuhuai asked in a deep voice.

Even if they kill many evil cultivators at the Golden Core stage, it will be of no use. If True Monarch Tianhuang, a Nascent Soul cultivator, were to take action personally, they would have virtually no chance of winning.

"Tell the Ancient Desolate Sect this news truthfully and request their support!"

Lu Cheng'an spoke in a deep voice. After glancing at Geng Qiuhuai and the others, he continued, "But most likely the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect will not make a move. The fact that True Monarch Tianhuang remained within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect is probably one of the plans of the Sacred Heart Sect. The Sacred Heart Sect should not allow the Desolate Ancient Sect to continue to attack True Monarch Tianhuang."

These were Lu Cheng'an's guesses. He didn't understand what Tianhuang Zhenjun's purpose was in staying within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, but he was certain that it was related to the Sacred Heart Sect.

"However, fellow Daoists need not worry. After all, True Monarch Tianhuang is a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he may not take us seriously. Even if he really wants to attack us, he should wait until his injuries have healed."

At this moment, a cold smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face: "If True Monarch Tianhuang really attacks us, and the Ancient Desolate Sect doesn't intervene, I also have a way to repel True Monarch Tianhuang. Therefore, you all don't need to worry too much. Focus on your cultivation and improve your strength as much as possible!"

Looking at the expression on Lu Cheng'an's face, Geng Qiuhuai and the others couldn't help but believe that what Lu Cheng'an said was true; he really did have a way to defeat the Heavenly Locust True Monarch.

This made it difficult for them to understand how Lu Cheng'an, who was only at the late Golden Core stage, could possibly defeat the Nascent Soul stage Heavenly Locust True Monarch.

Lu Cheng'an did not tell Geng Qiuhuai and the others how he had a way to deal with the Heavenly Locust True Monarch's attacks. He was only telling them now that he could deal with the Heavenly Locust True Monarch to put their minds at ease.

Although Geng Qiuhuai and the others felt extremely curious, they did not ask too many questions.

Even if Lu Cheng'an dared to say that, he must really have a way to deal with the Heavenly Locust True Lord.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, they have no choice but to trust Lu Cheng'an, since they have no other option.

"Fellow Daoists, please return to your respective places. From now on, focus on your cultivation and strive to improve your strength!"

Lu Cheng'an quickly announced the dissolution of the meeting.

Geng Qiuhuai and the other Golden Core cultivators returned to their respective places, and Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu also returned to their cave dwelling together.

After returning, Geng Qiuhuai and the other cultivators from the Golden Origin Sect followed Lu Cheng'an's instructions and informed the Golden Core cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect, with whom they had made amends, about their killing of the evil cultivators and demonic beasts, and sought the Ancient Desolate Sect's assistance.

The Lu family did not have any Golden Core cultivators on good terms with in the Desolate Ancient Sect, but they did have a clansman named Lu Chengyue in the Desolate Ancient Sect.

After the meeting, Lu Wenxing told Lu Chengyue about the current situation of the Lu family, and also inquired about the situation of the Desolate Ancient Sect, hoping that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect could lend a helping hand.

Lu Chengyue's cultivation level is at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Although her cultivation level has not advanced to the Golden Core stage, her status in the Ancient Desolate Sect is higher than that of many Golden Core cultivators, after all, her master is a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator in the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Lu Chengyue was born into the Lu family, and her younger brother Lu Chengjue's family is still with the Lu family, so she can't sever her feelings for the Lu family.

Even without Lu Wenxing's message, she had been trying to find a way to rescue the Lu family, but with little success.

The situation of the Desolate Ancient Sect is much worse than Lu Cheng'an and the others imagined. True Monarch Qiongmiao and True Monarch Suigu have been severely injured and are now basically unable to make a move.

The injuries sustained by Great Wilderness True Monarch and Dry Time True Monarch have not yet healed, and the Ancient Wilderness Sect is currently facing threats from the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains.

The Ancient Desolate Sect is now shrinking its sect's power, only seeking self-preservation, and is simply unable to rescue the Golden Core forces within its territory.

Because of the Lu family, Lu Chengyue went to seek out her master, Kushi Zhenjun, but the answer she received was no different.

When Geng Qiuhuai and other Golden Core cultivators from the Golden Origin Sect inquired with the Golden Core cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Sect, they received the same answer.

They can only rely on their own strength to deal with the attacks from evil cultivators like the Heavenly Locust True Lord.

This answer left Geng Qiuhuai and the other Golden Core cultivators feeling somewhat hopeless. If Lu Cheng'an hadn't said earlier that he had a way to deal with the Heavenly Locust True Monarch's attack, Geng Qiuhuai and the others would already be thinking about escaping for their lives.

Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu had anticipated this outcome, so they were not particularly disappointed.

After the meeting, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu went to Lu Cheng'an's cave to discuss some more matters.

"According to the information Cheng Yue sent, the injuries on True Lord Tianhuang are extremely serious. He was injured by True Lord Kushi's Time Slash. True Lord Kushi deduced that it would take True Lord Tianhuang at least twenty years to fully recover from his injuries!"

After learning that the Ancient Desolate Sect was currently unable to come to their aid, Lu Cheng'an instructed Lu Chengyue to inquire about the situation of True Monarch Tianhuang.

She quickly found out that True Lord Tianhuang was injured by True Lord Kushi, and that Lu Chengyue was True Lord Kushi's disciple.

Moreover, the Ancient Desolate Sect has now obtained information about True Monarch Heavenly Locust, who is indeed recuperating from his injuries in the Cloud Ridge Mountains.

Currently, True Monarch Tianhuang still has five Golden Core cultivators under his command. Among these five, two are at the peak of the Golden Core realm, and three are at the late Golden Core realm.

These five Golden Core cultivators were far more powerful than the evil cultivators that Lu Cheng'an and his group had killed.

Moreover, like Silver Frost Immortal, they all possessed swarms of Black-Patterned Sky Locusts.

These five people are also in the Yunling Mountains. They are protecting the Heavenly Locust True Lord in the Yunling Mountains, so there is basically no possibility that they will take action against the Lu family.

After True Lord Tianhuang arrived at the Yunling Mountains, True Man Kushui, who was originally stationed there, left the Yunling Mountains and returned to the Sacred Heart Sect.

After returning to the Sacred Heart Sect, Master Kushui immediately reported Lu Cheng'an's existence to the sect's Nascent Soul cultivators.

If the Sacred Heart Sect hadn't gone to war with the cultivation forces in Qingzhou and Hezhou, they would definitely have abducted Lu Cheng'an to the Sacred Heart Sect just like they did with True Monarch Shengyang. The Sacred Heart Sect is currently too preoccupied with its own affairs to deal with Lu Cheng'an.

However, they did not want to give up on Lu Cheng'an, such a promising talent, so they instructed True Lord Tianhuang to keep an eye on Lu Cheng'an's situation and, if possible, bring Lu Cheng'an back to the Sacred Heart Sect alive.

True Lord Tianhuang was originally a rogue cultivator, but he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm with the support of the Sacred Heart Sect.

Therefore, after his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, he needed to accept the command of the Sacred Heart Sect.

However, he was not a true cultivator of the Sacred Heart Sect, was not highly regarded within the sect, and had no affection for it.

After receiving instructions from the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Sacred Heart Sect, he didn't take the matter to heart.

Just as Lu Cheng'an had predicted, True Monarch Tianhuang would not attack Lu Cheng'an and the other cultivators for the time being; he only wanted to heal his injuries as soon as possible.

After all, he had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm and still had a very long lifespan. He did not want his current injuries to affect his future path.

"At least for the next ten years, True Monarch Heavenly Locust will not attack us. We must seize this time to improve our cultivation and increase our strength as much as possible!"

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He said in a deep voice, "I will go to the underground lava river in the Burning Flame Mountains to cultivate and raise my cultivation to the Golden Core Perfection Realm as soon as possible!"

Even without the threat of the Heavenly Locust True Monarch, Lu Cheng'an still needs to raise his cultivation to the Golden Core Perfection realm as soon as possible.

Because he still had an agreement with the Black Sand Father and Son of the Nether River.

According to Heisha, after sixty years, the Netherworld River will give birth to the Yin Moon Soul Fungus.

This is a treasure that can help cultivators at the Golden Core Perfection stage condense their Nascent Soul!

The Heavenly Locust True Monarch will definitely make a move against the Lu family before the Yin Moon Soul Fungus is born. They should take this opportunity to severely damage the Heavenly Locust True Monarch's Nascent Soul, forcing him to spend decades recovering from the injury.

Ideally, the injuries to the Heavenly Locust True Monarch's nascent soul should not be fully healed before the Yin Moon Soul Fungus is fully developed.

Lu Cheng'an was very confident in his strength. When his cultivation reached the peak of the Golden Core Perfection realm, his physical body, magical power, and divine soul would all reach their most perfect state, far surpassing cultivators of the same realm.

If he uses the Yin Moon Soul Mushroom as an aid, his chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm will become extremely high.

After his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, he was confident that he could defeat True Monarch Tianhuang and completely eliminate the threat posed by this evil cultivator.

"Go to the underground lava river to cultivate in peace. Don't worry about the clan's affairs; I will take good care of them for you!" Shi Ningyu said with a smile.

She knew Lu Cheng'an very well, knowing that he could only gain greater strength by cultivating in the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains, so she strongly supported Lu Cheng'an's decision.

After making arrangements with Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an left the Lu family and sped into the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains.

This time, Lu Cheng'an went to the place where he had cultivated before. It was originally the place where the Spirit Clam Clan lived, and it was also the location of the Burning Flame Sect's mountain gate.

After the Burning Flame Mountain Range collapsed, the Five Spirits Island, occupied by the Spirit Clam Clan, also collapsed directly, and the third-order spiritual veins on the island no longer existed.

Over such a long period of time, the originally collapsed third-order spiritual vein has recovered completely, and the spiritual energy has become increasingly abundant.

In addition to the formation of a third-order spiritual vein, a third-order fire vein has also been nurtured here.

Fire veins are formed only when the fire elemental energy is extremely concentrated.

This third-tier fire vein is quite special. In addition to the rich fire elemental energy, it also contains intense fire poison and evil energy. No fire-attribute treasures have been nurtured within the fire vein.

After noticing the abnormality of this third-order fire vein, Lu Cheng'an guessed that the reason why this third-order fire vein was formed in its current state should be related to the environment of the Five Spirit Lake.

The fire poison and evil energy in the Five Spirits Lake were already extremely concentrated. Later, when the ruins of the Burning Flame Sect collapsed, all the fire poison and evil energy that had been nurtured within it for countless years gathered in the Five Spirits Lake.

In such an environment, it is understandable that a fire vein containing fiery poison and malevolent energy would be born.

"The number of third-tier spiritual veins in Five Spirit Lake has increased by two, and the number of fire veins has also increased by one!"

After sensing the changes in the spiritual veins and fire veins of the Five Spirits Lake, a look of surprise appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face.

He only had Lu Jingkun and Lu Chengping set up a third-order spirit-gathering array here, without setting up a spirit-nurturing array, and without investing any spirit stones for cultivation.

However, the number of spiritual veins and fire veins here has increased.

"Could it be that in a few more years, this place will be able to nurture fourth-order spiritual veins and fire veins?"

Lu Cheng'an frowned slightly. After sensing the condition of these spiritual veins and fire veins, he discovered that the spiritual energy released by the Five Spirit Lake spiritual vein was more concentrated and pure, and more similar to the spiritual energy released by a fourth-order spiritual vein.

However, perhaps due to the intertwining of the surrounding fire veins, these spiritual energies are also mixed with fire poison and evil energy.

If the power released by these fire veins and spiritual veins is allowed to intertwine, the fire poison and evil energy mixed in with the spiritual energy released by the spiritual veins will become even more concentrated.

In this way, even if the Five Spirits Lake really nurtures a fourth-order spiritual vein, only a very small number of cultivators can cultivate in such an environment, and Lu Cheng'an is one of those very small number of cultivators.

Therefore, after noticing the changes in the Five Spirit Lake's spiritual veins, Lu Cheng'an was not worried at all; on the contrary, he was very happy.

After a moment, he suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and flashed into the cave he had built in the spiritual vein, preparing to devote himself to cultivation.

However, after entering the cave, he sensed an energy fluctuation emanating from between the spiritual vein and the fire vein, and he was quite familiar with this energy fluctuation.

"It's the Fire Elemental Secret Realm I discovered before. I never expected it to appear here!"

This Fire Element Secret Realm was discovered by Lu Cheng'an when he was exploring the mineral deposits of the underground lava river. The Fire Element Secret Realm contains a large number of fire-attribute treasures, as well as numerous and extremely powerful fire demons.

At that time, both he and the Lu family were relatively weak and did not have the ability to plunder the treasures nurtured in the Fire Element Secret Realm from the fire demons.

Therefore, he only left his divine imprint within this Fire Elemental Realm, without disturbing the fire demons within. (End of Chapter)