Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

A cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage experiences a significant improvement in their cultivation level with each minor realm advancement.

In particular, the difference between the late Nascent Soul stage and the perfect Nascent Soul stage will bring about a significant change in strength if one crosses these two minor realms.

The Ancient Desolate Sect was originally the weakest of the Nascent Soul sects in Qingzhou and Hezhou. Even though True Monarch Kushi had advanced to the Nascent Soul realm in recent years, the Ancient Desolate Sect's status remained unchanged.

However, if True Monarch Qiongmiao's cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, it will greatly enhance the status of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After all, among the Nascent Soul sects in Qingzhou and Hezhou, only Haoyang Sect and Tianjian Sect have Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivators.

Moreover, Haoyang Sect and Tianjian Sect each only have one cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm!

If True Monarch Qiongmiao successfully breaks through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, then the strength of the Desolate Ancient Sect will only rank behind the Haoyang Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Lu Cheng'an had also been paying close attention to the situation of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

When Ku Shi Zhenjun exchanged cultivation techniques with Lu Cheng'an, he told Lu Cheng'an about Qiong Miao Zhenjun breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm.

Therefore, when Lu Cheng'an inquired about these matters, Ku Shi Zhenjun did not hide anything from him.

"Perhaps when we go to the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, we can invite a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ancient Desolate Sect to accompany us!"

Lu Cheng'an frowned slightly; he was still somewhat worried about the Ziyang Sect.

The Ziyang Sect has five Nascent Soul cultivators in charge, one of whom is at the Nascent Soul Perfection stage.

Lu Cheng'an is currently only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators are no match for him.

However, if he were to encounter two cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, or even a cultivator at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, he would be no match for them.

After careful consideration, Lu Cheng'an finally gave up on the idea.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has been consolidating its power for many years, and now it is the critical time for True Monarch Qiongmiao to break through. True Monarch Kushi and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators will certainly not leave the sect easily.

After temporarily suppressing the matter, Lu Cheng'an returned to his cave dwelling.

For the past ten years or so, he had been studying the two supernatural powers, the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal.

The difficulty of cultivating the Thousand-Year Seal and the Ancient Seal is very different. The Thousand-Year Seal can shorten lifespan, and the power of time involved in this supernatural power is stronger, making it more difficult to cultivate.

The Ancient Seal of Ages can freeze time at a certain point in time. This supernatural power is also very difficult to cultivate, but it is much easier than the Thousand-Year Seal of Ages.

Of the two supernatural powers, the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal, Lu Cheng'an values ​​the Tranquil Ancient Seal more.

Because the Tranquil Ancient Seal greatly enhances his combat power, if he uses this divine ability at a crucial moment, there is a high chance that he can turn the tide of battle.

Therefore, after he comprehended the cultivation methods of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal from the Ancient Classic of Time, he began to devote himself to cultivating the Tranquil Ancient Seal.

However, his cultivation has not been smooth. Even with the help of the panel's power, he has only cultivated this divine ability to the entry level. Fortunately, he is still a short distance away from the minor success.

The initial stage of the Still Ancient Seal can freeze time for a fleeting moment, which is extremely brief.

Even so, the Jinggu Seal at the entry level is still extremely terrifying.

Because that brief pause was enough for Lu Cheng'an to either kill or severely injure a Nascent Soul cultivator of similar strength.

"The Ziyang Sect only has five Nascent Soul cultivators. Sha Zehan did not become a disciple of these five Nascent Soul cultivators. Even though the Ziyang Sect values ​​Sha Zehan's gains in the Divine Jade Sect ruins, they will at most send one Nascent Soul early stage cultivator!"

Having traveled extensively in the cultivation world of Hezhou for so long, Shi Ningyu was quite familiar with Sha Zehan's situation.

The Ziyang Sect has a total of five cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, including one cultivator at the late Nascent Soul stage, two cultivators at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and two cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage.

The Ziyang Sect would certainly not send out its only late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator for Sha Zehan, as they also need to guard against a sneak attack from the Sacred Heart Sect.

Needless to say, even cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage couldn't do anything to Lu Cheng'an, and even those at the mid-Nascent Soul stage couldn't do anything to him.

Especially after Lu Cheng'an cultivated the Jinggu Seal to the entry level.

"I hope I can cultivate the Tranquil Ancient Seal to a minor level before the Divine Jade Sect ruins open. With the power of the Tranquil Ancient Seal at a minor level, I will be very confident in severely injuring a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator."

Thinking of all this, Lu Cheng'an couldn't help but sigh.

With less than two years left before the opening of the Divine Jade Sect ruins, he had no confidence that he could cultivate the Quiet Ancient Seal to the minor completion level in such a short time.

Lu Cheng'an didn't dwell on it for too long. He quickly calmed down and continued to cultivate the Jinggu Seal.

Those four sets of Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles were not particularly easy to refine. They were all of the third-tier top-grade quality, and each set contained nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles.

It took Shi Ningyu more than half a year to completely refine the four sets of Yinming Shattering Soul Needles.

She then immediately left the cave and set off with Lu Cheng'an towards the location of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

The ruins of the Divine Jade Sect are located in the border area between Qingzhou and Hezhou, which is quite far from the Lu family.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has now broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, although he has not yet begun to cultivate the Star Flame Concealment Technique, a speed-enhancing divine ability.

However, even with his Nascent Soul cultivation level, using the minor supernatural power-level Star Flame Concealment Technique still increased his speed to an extremely terrifying level.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu set off from the Lu family, they arrived at the site of the Divine Jade Sect ruins in a short time.

At this time, there were still nearly three months before the opening of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

“Sha Zehan and the other cultivators from the Ziyang Sect haven’t arrived yet. Let’s settle down here first. It’s best if we don’t run into any Ziyang Sect cultivators before you enter the Shenyu Sect ruins,” Lu Cheng’an said.

When a cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, their soul transforms into the Nascent Soul, and their original divine sense power also becomes Nascent Soul power.

When Lu Cheng'an was at the Golden Core stage, his spiritual power was exceptionally strong, capable of probing a range of hundreds of miles.

After his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, the power of the Nascent Soul was far stronger than the divine sense power of the Golden Core realm. The range that his Nascent Soul power could detect expanded to 1,500 miles.

After arriving at the site of the Divine Jade Sect ruins, he used his Nascent Soul power to investigate the surrounding area but did not find any trace of Sha Zehan or the Ziyang Sect cultivators, indicating that they had not yet arrived.

Lu Cheng'an had entered the Divine Jade Sect ruins before and knew that after the Divine Jade Sect ruins opened, cultivators who were qualified to enter the Divine Jade Sect ruins would be teleported into the Divine Jade Sect ruins on their own.

In this way, as long as they don't show up on their own, they can avoid meeting the cultivators of the Ziyang Sect before the Shenyu Sect ruins close.

Shi Ningyu nodded slightly, having no objection. She was fully prepared and confident that she could win the competition with Sha Zehan, especially with the four sets of Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles nurtured in her sea of ​​consciousness.

Relying on the power of these four sets of Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles, she was absolutely confident that she could kill Sha Zehan.

Not long after, Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu dug a cave dwelling underground near the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect.

After entering the cave, Lu Cheng'an began to guide Shi Ningyu in her cultivation, aiming to increase her chances of winning in the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

About half a month after Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu arrived near the Shenyu Sect ruins, Lu Cheng'an used his Nascent Soul power to detect that Sha Zehan and a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ziyang Sect had appeared near the Shenyu Sect ruins.

"Ningyu, Sha Zehan has arrived, accompanied by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Ziyang Sect!"

A smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He had been worried that the person who came with Sha Zehan was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ziyang Sect.

But now only a Nascent Soul stage cultivator has arrived.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Ziyang Sect is definitely stronger than True Monarch Tianhuang, but Lu Cheng'an's current strength is also far beyond what he had when he fought True Monarch Tianhuang.

Lu Cheng'an was very confident that he could defeat the early Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ziyang Sect.

"As expected, the Ziyang Sect sent a Nascent Soul cultivator to follow Sha Zehan. Brother An, can you confirm which Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ziyang Sect it is?" Shi Ningyu asked.

"It must be True Monarch Jin Ge!"

Jin Ge Zhenjun is one of the two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect. He cultivates a metal-attribute technique and is extremely powerful in combat.

Lu Cheng'an had never been to the cultivation world of Hezhou, and he didn't know much about the Nascent Soul cultivators there.

He was able to determine that the Nascent Soul cultivator who came with Sha Zehan was Jin Ge Zhenjun because he had previously heard Shi Ningyu and Ku Shi Zhenjun introduce the situation of Nascent Soul cultivators in the cultivation world of Hezhou.

"Jin Ge Zhenjun has been at the Nascent Soul stage for four hundred years. He has cultivated a divine ability called Jin Ge Qi Sha, and he also possesses a fourth-grade low-rank natal magic weapon, the Armor-Piercing Golden Spear."

A look of worry appeared on Shi Ningyu's face. Although Jin Ge Zhenjun was not a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, his cultivation had remained at the early stage of Nascent Soul for a long time, and his strength was far beyond that of a cultivator who had just entered the Nascent Soul realm.

“You don’t need to worry about True Monarch Jin Ge. Even if we met True Monarch Jin Ge right now, he might not be my match!” Lu Cheng’an said confidently.

While communicating with Shi Ningyu, he was also using his Nascent Soul power to monitor the situation of Jin Ge Zhenjun and Sha Zehan.

After arriving near the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, Jin Ge Zhenjun did the same thing as Lu Cheng'an; he also began to investigate the surrounding area.

Lu Cheng'an used his Nascent Soul power to conceal his and Shi Ningyu's presence, and Jin Ge Zhenjun did not discover their existence.

This put Lu Cheng'an at ease, as he was now certain that Jin Ge Zhenjun's nascent soul was not as powerful as his own.

Even though Jin Ge Zhenjun had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for four hundred years.

This is the difference between cultivators. Lu Cheng'an's foundation when he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm was incomparable to that of True Monarch Jin Ge.

After Lu Cheng'an's cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, the gap between Jin Ge Zhenjun and Lu Cheng'an will widen further.

It is precisely for this reason that Lu Cheng'an's current Nascent Soul power is even stronger than that of Jin Ge Zhenjun, a Nascent Soul cultivator who has remained at the early Nascent Soul stage for four hundred years.

After investigating, Jin Ge Zhenjun found nothing unusual. He then, along with Lu Cheng'an, settled down near the Shenyu Sect ruins with Sha Zehan, waiting for the ruins to open.

Jin Ge Zhenjun was not Sha Zehan's teacher. Although Sha Zehan was quite talented among the Golden Core cultivators of the Ziyang Sect, his relationship with Jin Ge Zhenjun was not very close.

Therefore, after the two settled down near the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, Sha Zehan and Jin Ge Zhenjun did not communicate much.

Lu Cheng'an did not pay much attention to Jin Ge Zhenjun and Sha Zehan. After confirming that Jin Ge Zhenjun had not discovered their whereabouts, he continued to guide Shi Ningyu in her cultivation and worked hard to improve her cultivation level.

Time passed slowly, and three months went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, in the cave where Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu were, the jade talisman in Shi Ningyu's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling jade-colored light.

The light enveloped Shi Ningyu's entire body, and when the jade-colored light dissipated, Shi Ningyu's body also disappeared from the cave.

Lu Chengan watched this scene quietly, not feeling particularly surprised.

He knew this was a necessary process for Shi Ningyu to enter the Shenyu Sect ruins, and he had experienced the same thing when he and Shi Ningyu entered the Shenyu Sect ruins together.

When that jade-colored light appeared around Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an was carefully sensing the power of that jade-colored light.

He sensed the power of space from that jade-colored light.

Space and time are both extremely profound forces, and cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can begin to comprehend them.

Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they can mobilize these two powers on a large scale.

Lu Cheng'an's previous cultivation of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal involved the power of time, but he had not yet seen any supernatural abilities related to the power of space.

"Ningyu's trip to the Divine Jade Sect ruins should go relatively smoothly!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly, then focused his mind and continued to comprehend the Jinggu Seal, a divine power involving the power of time.

Inside Jin Ge Zhenjun's cave, Jin Ge Zhenjun also discovered that Sha Zehan had disappeared from the cave. At this moment, he knew that the Divine Jade Sect ruins had been opened.

He naturally hoped that Sha Zehan's trip would go smoothly. If Sha Zehan's cultivation could successfully break through to the Nascent Soul realm, then the strength of their Ziyang Sect would also be greatly improved.

However, he wasn't particularly worried. Firstly, he had considerable confidence in Sha Zehan's abilities, and secondly, he didn't have a particularly deep relationship with Sha Zehan.

The thing Lu Cheng'an was worried about did not happen; the Ziyang Sect was not capable of interfering with the inheritance of the Shenyu Sect.

The strength of the Ziyang Sect is still far behind that of the Shenyu Sect.

When Sha Zehan told the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect about the Shenyu Sect ruins, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect attempted to forcibly open the Shenyu Sect ruins.

However, after slightly shaking the power of the Divine Jade Sect ruins, they discovered that the power of the Divine Jade Sect ruins far exceeded their expectations.

They would have to pay a huge price to forcibly open the Divine Jade Sect ruins, and even after forcibly opening them, the inheritance within the Divine Jade Sect ruins would be highly likely to collapse directly.

They will not obtain any treasures from the Divine Jade Sect ruins. (End of Chapter)