Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

After leaving Haoyang Sect, Lu Cheng'an did not waste any more time and went straight back to his family.

Over the years, the Lu family's strength has been steadily increasing, and the spiritual land destroyed by the Heavenly Locust True Monarch is slowly recovering.

After returning to his family, Lu Cheng'an did not inquire much about the family's current situation; he simply checked on Shi Ningyu's condition.

Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Shi Ningyu has been in seclusion to consolidate her cultivation. After that, she began to cultivate the three divine abilities, including Jade Soul Immortal Light, and has not come out of seclusion.

After learning about Shi Ningyu's situation, Lu Cheng'an gave instructions to Lu Wenxing and then entered the underground lava river.

"I was originally planning to use my ability to control flames to alter the environment of the mineral deposits in the lava river, but now I simply can't find the time!"

Lu Cheng'an sat cross-legged in the cave and let out a deep sigh.

After his identity as a fourth-tier weapon refiner became public, he gained many advantages, but also many troubles.

Besides the Heavenly Fire True Lord asking him to help repair the damaged magic artifacts, there were also cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage asking him to help refine their natal magic treasures.

For example, Kushi Shinjun.

Ku Shi Zhenjun's cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul realm not much earlier than Lu Cheng'an's; he had not yet refined his natal magic weapon.

The natal magic weapon crafted by the True Lord of Withered Time is called the Withered Wood Divine Staff. This magic weapon involves the power of time, and only Lu Cheng'an has the potential to craft it.

However, Lu Cheng'an had not yet refined his own natal magic weapon. He had agreed to help Ku Shi Zhenjun refine his natal magic weapon, but said that he would need to extend the time.

After a few sighs, Lu Cheng'an took out the refining furnace and a large number of refining materials, preparing to re-refine his natal magic weapon, the Earth Flame Purple Golden Bell.

The Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell is Lu Cheng'an's natal magic weapon. He is extremely familiar with this magic weapon. When his cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, he is confident that he can upgrade the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell to the fourth-grade low-level.

It was just that there was a lack of materials to upgrade the grade of the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell at that time, which is why it has been delayed until now.

Lu Cheng'an refined the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell very quickly; he raised its grade to the fourth rank, low grade, in less than a month.

Afterwards, he placed his natal magic weapon in his dantian to nurture it, and then began to cultivate the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, his natal divine power.

The main power of the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal lies in the fire fiend. This divine power has extremely strong penetrating power. It can penetrate the power of the fire fiend into the cultivator's body without breaking through the opponent's defense.

The Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, a divine power level technique, contains extremely powerful fire fiends, which can cause great damage to the physical body of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

If a Nascent Soul cultivator does not have a corresponding method to restrain it, their physical body will be gradually destroyed by this fiery aura.

Lu Cheng'an had previously studied the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, a divine power level technique. In addition, he had already practiced the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, a minor divine power level technique, when he was in the Golden Core realm. Now, cultivating this divine power is much simpler.

After spending more than three months, he cultivated the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal to the perfect state.

After that, he began to cultivate the two supernatural abilities: Star Flame Concealment Technique and Returning Fire to Heaven Technique.

Both Star Flame Concealment Technique and Returning Fire to Heaven Technique were minor divine abilities he had cultivated when he was in the Golden Core realm, and it didn't take him long to cultivate these two divine abilities.

He mastered the two supernatural powers in a little over three months and nearly three months, respectively.

After spending a year, he had cultivated the three divine abilities—Returning to Origin Fire Fiend Seal, Star Flame Concealment Technique, and Returning Fire to Heaven Technique—to perfection.

This is something that other Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Although the power of supernatural abilities is extremely strong, they are also extremely difficult to master. For example, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would need to spend tens or even hundreds of years to master supernatural abilities such as the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal and the Star Flame Concealment Technique.

Lu Cheng'an cultivated all three divine abilities to perfection in just one year, which was not only related to his outstanding comprehension, but also to the panel on his body.

"I still haven't successfully cultivated the two divine abilities, the Tranquil Ancient Seal and the Thousand-Year Seal, and the fourth-tier technique, the Piercing Void Finger. It's a pity that I don't have that much time now!"

The two supernatural powers involving the power of time, the Tranquil Ancient Seal and the Thousand-Year Seal, come from the Ancient Time Scripture. Lu Cheng'an has only cultivated the Tranquil Ancient Seal to the minor completion level, while he has not yet had time to cultivate the Thousand-Year Seal.

Lu Cheng'an had no foundation in these two supernatural abilities involving the power of time, which made it relatively difficult for him to cultivate them.

The Penetrating Void Finger is a fourth-order technique involving spatial power. This technique was given to him voluntarily by the Thousand-Fold True Monarch of the Suspended Mirror Sect.

The purpose of the Thousand-Fold True Lord was to enable Lu Cheng'an to master some spatial power through the Void-Piercing Finger technique, which is related to spatial power, and then to help them refine magical artifacts and treasures involving spatial power.

After some deliberation, Lu Cheng'an finally decided to temporarily stop cultivating these supernatural abilities and fourth-order spells, because he was going to help Shi Ningyu refine her natal magic weapon, the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda.

Afterwards, he will cultivate with Shi Ningyu to improve his cultivation and strength.

After Shi Ningyu broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, Lu Cheng'an had not yet engaged in dual cultivation with her.

If Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu, who are both at the Nascent Soul stage, were to cultivate together, they would be able to gain even greater benefits from the process.

The demonic beasts of the Sacred Heart Sect and the Hong'e Mountains could launch an attack on the cultivation forces of Qingzhou and Hezhou at any time, so they need to improve their strength as much as possible before that happens.

After making his decision, Lu Cheng'an left the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains and quickly returned to the Lu family's mountain gate.

Shi Ningyu had already received Lu Cheng'an's message. After Lu Cheng'an returned to the Lu family, Shi Ningyu was already waiting for Lu Cheng'an's return in his cave.

"Ningyu, how has your cultivation been lately?" Lu Chengan asked with a smile.

Through the tireless efforts of Lu Chengping, Lu Jingkun, and other Lu family cultivators, a fourth-order spiritual vein has now been cultivated on Taiyin Peak.

Currently, the Lu family only has Shi Ningyu, a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage, cultivating within the mountain gate. The fourth-order spiritual vein on Taiyin Peak is sufficient for Shi Ningyu's cultivation needs.

However, during her seclusion, Shi Ningyu did not rush to improve her cultivation level. Instead, she spent most of her time cultivating the three supernatural abilities: Jade Soul Immortal Light, Jade Rainbow Divine Transformation Palm, and Divine Jade True Body.

Lu Cheng'an also taught Shi Ningyu the cultivation methods of the Jinggu Seal and the Qiansui Seal, so that Shi Ningyu could try to cultivate these two supernatural powers if she had the energy.

However, Shi Ningyu's cultivation breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm was too short a time. Apart from the time spent consolidating her cultivation, she only cultivated the Jade Rainbow Divine Transformation Palm, and only cultivated this divine ability to the Great Perfection level.

This speed is already very fast. For an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator to achieve this, it would take at least several decades. "Aside from the initial time I spent consolidating my newly broken-through cultivation, I've been..."

After briefly explaining her own situation, Shi Ningyu inquired about Lu Cheng'an's condition.

“Like you, I have also been cultivating supernatural abilities during this time. I have cultivated the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal, the Star Flame Concealment Technique, and other supernatural abilities to the point of perfection!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

He did not hide anything from Shi Ningyu. Firstly, Shi Ningyu was his cultivation partner, and he trusted her implicitly.

Secondly, they would definitely be fighting against cultivators from the Sacred Heart Sect and the Hong'e Mountains. Even if he didn't tell Shi Ningyu now, Shi Ningyu, as his cultivation partner, would definitely be able to tell.

"Brother An, you've cultivated the three divine abilities—the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal, the Star Flame Concealment Technique, and the Returning Fire Heaven Technique—to the perfect state in such a short time! How did you manage to do that?!"

Shi Ningyu looked at Lu Cheng'an with surprise in her eyes. She had been cultivating supernatural powers during this time and knew very well how difficult it was to cultivate them.

Especially after cultivating a supernatural power to the level of mastery, the difficulty of cultivating it to the level of perfection increases several times, or even dozens of times.

She believed she had good comprehension, but she wasn't very confident that she could master the Jade Rainbow Divine Transformation Palm technique to perfection in a short period of time.

If Lu Cheng'an hadn't returned, she would have already prepared to temporarily put aside her cultivation of the Jade Rainbow Divine Transformation Palm and begin cultivating the Divine Jade True Body, a divine power.

The Divine Jade True Body is a defensive divine power that tempers the physical body, and its function is similar to the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique that they cultivate.

These two methods of tempering the physical body can be combined. If she successfully cultivates both the Divine Jade True Body and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique at the same time, her physical strength will be enhanced to an extremely terrifying level.

However, the Taiyin Body Refining Technique is currently only a third-level body refining method. If she wants to continue cultivating the Taiyin Body Refining Technique, she needs to work with Lu Cheng'an to deduce the fourth-level cultivation method of the Taiyin Body Refining Technique.

"Brother An, you've cultivated all these supernatural abilities to perfection. Are you confident in defeating a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator?" Shi Ningyu asked.

For every small realm difference in cultivation level, a Nascent Soul cultivator experiences a significant boost in strength.

This improvement is not only reflected in magical power, but also in the physical body and nascent soul.

"I feel that I should have no problem defeating a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator shouldn't be able to do anything to me either. But just to be on the safe side, I need to increase my strength as much as possible before the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains launch a joint attack!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at Shi Ningyu, saying, "Next, I'll help you upgrade the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda to the fourth-grade low level, and then we can cultivate together for a while!"

"I'll do whatever Brother An says!"

Shi Ningyu did not refuse to cultivate together with Lu Cheng'an. They were cultivation partners, so it was only natural for them to cultivate together.

Moreover, Lu Cheng'an is now stronger than her, so she would benefit more from their dual cultivation.

"Let's go to the weapon-refining room now. I'll help you upgrade the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda to the fourth-grade low level!"

To upgrade the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda from Tier 3 Excellent to Tier 4 Low Grade, you need not only Tier 4 materials, but also a large number of materials below Tier 4.

Just like when she refined the third-tier Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda, Shi Ningyu needed to refine those fourth-tier materials herself.

Lu Cheng'an had already entrusted Jin Yuan with the task of refining materials below the fourth rank.

Jin Yuan is a mineral-eating spirit race, a race that is born with the ability to refine various minerals.

After obtaining the gold coin, Lu Cheng'an invested a lot of resources in it.

Fortunately, Jin Yuan did not disappoint Lu Cheng'an. His cultivation has now broken through to the mid-stage of the third rank, and he can help Lu Cheng'an refine top-grade third-rank minerals.

The Lu family now raises more than just Jin Yuan among the mineral-eating spirits. Lu Cheng'an captured several more mineral-eating spirits when he cleared out the underground lava river in the Burning Flame Mountains.

These mineral-eating spirits were not as talented as Jin Yuan, but they greatly increased the number of mineral-eating spirits raised by the Lu family.

The Lu family now raises over a hundred mineral-eating spirits, and some of the newly added mineral-eating spirits have good cultivation talent.

These mineral-eating spirits have now broken through to the second tier of cultivation.

These mineral-eating spirits were not raised individually by the Lu family's weapon refiners, but were instead gathered together and trained by the Lu family.

The task of these mineral-eating spirits is to refine various minerals.

Their speed in refining ores far surpasses that of weapon refiners of the same rank, and the quality of the ores they refine is also extremely high.

In addition, with the presence of Jin Yuan, a mid-stage third-tier ancestor, the Ore-Eating Spirit Clan holds a relatively high position within the Lu family.

Lu Cheng'an did not cultivate in the Lu family's mountain gate. After completing the task assigned by Lu Cheng'an, Jin Yuan took the opportunity to hand over the refined materials to his mistress, Shi Ningyu.

After entering the weapon-refining room with Lu Cheng'an, Shi Ningyu began refining the fourth-grade materials needed to create the fourth-grade low-rank divine jade exquisite pagoda, as instructed by Lu Cheng'an.

Once these fourth-tier materials were refined, Lu Cheng'an began to help Shi Ningyu upgrade the grade of the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda.

The Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda was originally crafted by Lu Cheng'an. Furthermore, since Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu were cultivation partners, Lu Cheng'an was extremely familiar with this magical treasure.

Upgrading the Divine Jade Pagoda was relatively much easier for him.

After nearly four months, Lu Cheng'an successfully helped Shi Ningyu upgrade the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda to the fourth-tier low-grade.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not leave the cave. After Shi Ningyu stored the Divine Jade Exquisite Pagoda in her dantian to nurture it, she and Lu Cheng'an entered the bedroom of the cave and began their dual cultivation journey.

Their dual cultivation task this time is quite heavy. They need to work together to deduce the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique, and at the same time, they need to comprehend the two supernatural powers involving power, the Quiet Ancient Seal and the Thousand-Year Seal.

In addition, they also wanted to use this dual cultivation session to exchange insights on cultivation and improve their own cultivation level.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu began their dual cultivation, the first thing they did was to study the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique together.

The True Yang Body Refining Technique was obtained by Shi Ningyu during her travels in the cultivation world of Hezhou. This body refining technique is at the fourth level and can help Nascent Soul cultivators temper their physical bodies. (End of Chapter)