Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The power of the True Yang Body Refining Technique is quite obvious. Lu Cheng'an's physical strength was greatly enhanced because he practiced the True Yang Body Refining Technique.

He relied on the strength of his physical body to nourish his soul, which made it so easy for him to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

However, this body-refining technique, like the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique, is extremely dangerous to practice, and one could die during the process if one is not careful.

Lu Cheng'an had considered passing on the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique and the True Yang Body Refining Technique to other cultivators in the clan, but apart from a few with better talent who succeeded in cultivating them, the rest all died during the cultivation process.

It was for this reason that Lu Cheng'an issued an order allowing only a small number of cultivators in the clan to practice the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique.

Lu Chengping and Lu Jingkun both practiced the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Great Sun Soul Refining Technique, but their mastery of these techniques was far inferior to that of Lu Chengan.

Even so, their physical and spiritual strength far surpasses that of cultivators at the same level.

In the future, when they reach the Nascent Soul realm, if they rely on the power of condensing Nascent Soul spiritual objects, their probability of successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm will greatly increase.

The Taiyin Body Refining Technique was deduced by Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu based on the True Yang Body Refining Technique.

This body-refining technique can be cultivated to the Golden Core Perfection realm. The reason it hasn't been spread to the Lu family's cultivators is mainly because the Taiyin Body Refining Technique is more difficult to cultivate than the True Yang Body Refining Technique, only the danger is reduced.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's purpose in studying the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique this time was not only to deduce the fourth-order Taiyin Body Refining Technique, but also to reduce the difficulty of cultivating these two body refining techniques.

If Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu succeed, then all the cultivators of the Lu family will be able to cultivate these two body-refining techniques in the future.

In addition, Lu Cheng'an also wanted to merge the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique to create a new body refining technique.

The True Yang Body Refining Technique refines the physical body by harnessing the power of the sun, while the Taiyin Body Refining Technique refines the power of the yin.

This made Lu Cheng'an think of the Yin-Yang principle. If these two body-refining techniques could be truly integrated, the new body-refining technique created would definitely far surpass the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique.

However, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's accumulation was still somewhat insufficient, and the difficulty of comprehending the fourth-order body refining technique was beyond their imagination.

Let alone merging the True Yang Body Refining Technique and the Taiyin Body Refining Technique into a new and more powerful body refining technique, simply raising the Taiyin Body Refining Technique to the fourth rank is an extremely difficult task.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu studied together for two months, they were able to roughly deduce the fourth-order Taiyin Body Refining Technique based on the True Yang Body Refining Technique.

However, the fourth-order Taiyin Body Refining Technique cannot be practiced yet and needs further refinement.

This has exhausted Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's resources; this is the best they can do for now.

After that, they began to study together the Ancient Seal of Tranquility and the Seal of a Thousand Years, two supernatural powers involving the power of time.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu first studied the Jinggu Seal together, because Lu Cheng'an had already cultivated this technique to the minor completion level.

When Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu practiced this technique together, their progress was slightly faster than when Lu Cheng'an tried to comprehend it alone, but their improvement was not significant.

This is mainly because Shi Ningyu has little understanding of the Jinggu Seal, and both of them have a relatively shallow understanding of the power of time.

That is why it is so difficult for them to cultivate the Tranquil Ancient Seal.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu also spent two months cultivating the Jinggu Seal.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu haven't made much progress in the past two months. Lu Cheng'an has cultivated the Jinggu Seal technique from the initial stage to the advanced stage, while Shi Ningyu, even with Lu Cheng'an's help, has only barely managed to cultivate the technique to the initial stage.

Lu Cheng'an didn't have much understanding of the Thousand-Year Seal, and Shi Ningyu had only read the cultivation method of the Thousand-Year Seal once. If they wanted to cultivate this divine power to the entry level, it would definitely take them a long time.

The cultivation difficulty of the Piercing Finger is lower than that of the Thousand-Year Seal, but this fourth-order technique involves spatial power, so it is not easy to cultivate and the time required will certainly not be short.

The main problem now is that they don't have that much time!
Therefore, after discussing it, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu stopped trying to comprehend the Thousand-Year Seal and the fourth-order technique, the Piercing Void Finger, and instead focused on improving their cultivation through dual cultivation.

Time flies, and more than three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

At this point, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu stopped their dual cultivation.

Shi Ningyu left Lu Cheng'an's cave to digest the gains from this dual cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an, however, did not have that time. After finishing his dual cultivation with Shi Ningyu, he left the Lu family mountain gate directly and sped towards the direction of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

A long time has passed since Master Kushi asked him to refine his natal magic weapon. A large part of the reason he stopped his dual cultivation with Shi Ningyu was because of Master Kushi.

"Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Chen. I have been busy refining my natal magic weapon during this period, which is why I have been delayed for so long!" Lu Cheng'an said apologetically.

He sent a message to True Monarch Kushi before he set off for the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Since telling Lu Cheng'an his intention to refine his natal magic weapon, Ku Shi Zhenjun has been waiting for Lu Cheng'an's reply.

Upon receiving Lu Cheng'an's message, he immediately replied and waited for Lu Cheng'an's arrival at the Welcoming Peak of the Desolate Ancient Sect.

"It was my rudeness that led to this. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

Ku Shi Zhenjun sighed softly, adopting a very humble posture, since he was now the one who needed Lu Cheng'an's help.

And that is indeed the case. Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and now is the time to work hard to improve his strength.

Now, with the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains about to attack, asking Lu Cheng'an to refine his natal magic weapon now will definitely delay Lu Cheng'an's cultivation time.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Cheng'an and Ku Shi Zhenjun led Lu Cheng'an into the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Although the Welcoming Peak of the Ancient Desolate Sect has a fourth-order spiritual vein with abundant spiritual energy, it is not suitable for refining magical artifacts.

Ku Shi Zhenjun led Lu Cheng'an directly into the fourth-tier weapon-refining room built by the sect.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, now take out the materials to refine the Withered Wood Staff, and I will begin refining your natal magic weapon!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

The natal magic weapon of the True Lord of Withered Time is called the Withered Wood Staff, which also involves the power of time.

However, Lu Cheng'an has comprehended the Ancient Scripture of Time and cultivated the Ancient Seal of Stillness to a high level. His current mastery of the power of time may even surpass that of the True Lord of Withered Time. Aside from its involvement with the power of time, the Staff of Withered Wood is relatively ordinary.

Lu Cheng'an's weapon-refining skills have now reached the middle grade of the fourth rank. The reason why his weapon-refining skills cannot reach the upper grade of the fourth rank is not because his skills are insufficient, but because of the limitation of his cultivation.

Therefore, for him, helping True Lord Kushi refine the fourth-grade low-rank natal magic weapon, the Withered Wood Staff, was actually a very simple matter.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please take a look. This is my natal magic weapon, the Withered Wood Staff, and the materials I've prepared to upgrade the grade of my natal magic weapon. Please take a look and see if there are any problems?" said True Monarch Kushi.

During this time, he also inquired about Lu Cheng'an's weapon-refining skills. According to the information he received from Tianyan Zhenjun and Baiqi Zhenjun, Lu Cheng'an's weapon-refining level might be even higher than he had imagined.

This gave him great confidence in Lu Cheng'an. What he was worried about now was whether there was a problem with the refining materials he had prepared.

The materials for crafting a low-grade fourth-tier withered wood staff are not easy to find. If there is a problem with the materials he prepared, the time to upgrade the withered wood staff to the fourth tier may be delayed again.

Lu Cheng'an didn't say much. He released his Nascent Soul power and quickly examined the Tier 3 Top-Grade Withered Wood Staff that True Monarch Kushi had taken out, as well as the materials used to upgrade the Withered Wood Staff's grade.

The Ancient Desolate Sect is, after all, a Nascent Soul sect with a long history. Although there are no fourth-tier weapon refiners in the sect now, its foundation is still quite deep.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured, there are no problems with the Withered Wood Staff and the refining materials you prepared. I will start the furnace now and help you upgrade the Withered Wood Staff to the fourth-grade low-rank!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly, and then took out the refining furnace and a series of tools from his storage ring.

The materials needed to refine the fourth-tier low-grade withered wood staff have already been refined by True Lord Kushi, and these materials can be used directly to refine the withered wood staff.

"Then I'll leave the rest to Fellow Daoist Lu!" True Monarch Kushi said gratefully.

Upgrading the Staff of Withered Wood to the fourth-tier low-grade was not particularly difficult for Lu Cheng'an.

Because he was relatively unfamiliar with the magic weapon, the Staff of the Dead Wood, and because this magic weapon involved the power of time, Lu Cheng'an was relatively careful when refining it, which took longer than usual.

It took Lu Cheng'an more than four months to upgrade the rank of the Withered Wood Staff to the fourth-tier low-grade.

When Ku Shi Zhenjun saw that his natal magic weapon had been successfully upgraded to the fourth-grade low-rank, a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, thank you so much this time!"

The True Lord of Withered Time couldn't stop smiling. After storing the Withered Wood Staff in his dantian to nurture it, he took out two jade slips from his storage ring and said with a smile, "These two jade slips contain the insights of my sect's predecessors on the power of time. I hope they will be of some help to Fellow Daoist Lu!"

This is the reward that True Lord Kushi promised to give to Lu Cheng'an!
The Ancient True Scripture is the inherited cultivation method of the Ancient Desolate Sect. Many Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ancient Desolate Sect have also studied and comprehended this cultivation method.

Although they did not discover the true secret of the Ancient Scripture, they left behind many insights about the power of time.

Lu Cheng'an currently has very little control over the power of time, and he has been exploring it on his own.

If he could comprehend the insights left behind by the predecessors of the Ancient Desolate Sect, it would definitely be of great help to him.

This involves the biggest secret of the Ancient Desolate Sect, but the fact that True Monarch Kushi was still willing to agree to Lu Cheng'an's initial conditions is also related to the fact that Lu Cheng'an is a fourth-order weapon refiner.

The deeper Lu Cheng'an's grasp of the power of time, the easier it will be for him to help them refine magical artifacts and implements that involve the power of time.

Among the inheritances of the Ancient Desolate Sect is a magical artifact called the Thousand Autumn Banner, which involves the power of time!
The Thousand Autumn Banner is only a mid-grade fourth-tier magic weapon, but its power is extremely terrifying.

Once the Thousand Autumn Banner is fully activated, the power released by this magical artifact will reduce the cultivator's lifespan and slow down the passage of time.

This is similar to the power of the two supernatural abilities, the Thousand-Year Seal and the Quiet Ancient Seal, that Lu Cheng'an comprehended from the Ancient True Scripture.

Lu Cheng'an had only told the Desolate Ancient Sect about the cultivation method of the Quiet Ancient Seal.

If he had told the Ancient Desolate Sect about the Thousand-Year Seal back then, then True Monarch Kushi and True Monarch Suigu, two cultivators who practiced the Suigu True Scripture, would definitely have connected these two divine abilities with the Thousand Autumn Banner.

Although the Ancient Desolate Sect had not trained a fourth-tier weapon refiner for a long time, they valued the Thousand Autumn Banner as a magical treasure and had been collecting materials to refine it.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has now collected all the materials needed to forge the Thousand Autumn Banner, but it lacks a fourth-tier weapon refiner.

After all, the Thousand Autumn Banner is of a high grade of mid-level fourth rank, and the crafting difficulty of this magic weapon is extremely high.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect believed that at least a fourth-grade high-level weapon refiner would be capable of refining this magic weapon.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect now believe that Lu Cheng'an has this ability.

After all, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, but his weapon-refining skills have already surpassed those of the Hundred Weapons True Monarch, who has been immersed in the Nascent Soul realm for many years.

Once Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level reaches the mid-stage or late-stage Nascent Soul realm, he will definitely be able to refine the Thousand Autumn Banner.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of the Ancient Desolate Sect's plans. After putting away the two jade slips, he inquired about the situation of the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains from True Monarch Ku Shi.

"The Sacred Heart Ancestor and the Butterfly Transformation Demon King have returned from the Vast Desert, and now they..."

When Ku Shi Zhenjun mentioned the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression.

Because the Demon King of the Butterfly Transformation had just returned to the Hong'e Mountains, the Sacred Heart Sect and the demon beasts of the Hong'e Mountains launched an attack on the cultivation forces in Qingzhou and Hezhou.

But that time certainly won't be too far off.

Before the Butterfly Demon King left the Hong'e Mountains, he was looking for an opportunity to break through to the fifth rank.

Although her cultivation level is still at the fourth-order perfect realm, her strength has greatly improved since she left.

Not only that, the Butterfly Demon King also brought back three fourth-tier demon beasts.

These three fourth-tier demonic beasts were also extremely powerful. They were the three-headed Flame Python Demon King, who was at the peak of the fourth tier, the Golden Bee Demon King, who was at the late fourth tier, and the Rainbow Cloud Demon King.

Leaving aside the Three-Headed Flame Python Demon King, who is at the peak of the fourth rank, the Golden Bee Demon King and the Rainbow Cloud Demon King, whose cultivation is at the late fourth rank, are also stronger than the Azure Lion Demon King. (End of this chapter)