Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The reason why True Monarch Wenjian is now considering using the Heavenly Sword Talisman is because the Sacred Heart Sect destroyed the Purple Sun Sect.

If they don't use the Heavenly Sword Talisman, this secret treasure, then they really won't be able to stop the Holy Heart Ancestor.

After conveying the message to True Monarch Qiongmiao and Elder Wanyao, True Monarch Wenjian did not lead the cultivators of Tianjian Sect too far away from Ziyang Sect. Instead, he continued to monitor the movements of the Nascent Soul cultivators of Shengxin Sect.

If the Sacred Heart Sect continues to attack the Medicine Immortal Valley, the Heavenly Sword Sect will use the Heavenly Sword Talisman.

After using the power of the Earth Spirit Vein Pearl to completely drain the Ziyang Sect's mountain gate, the Sacred Heart Ancestor led the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators to rush towards the Medicine Immortal Valley.

The protective array of Medicine Immortal Valley is far less powerful than that of Heavenly Sword Sect. With their strength, they could easily break through Medicine Immortal Valley's protective array.

"Ancestor, the cultivators from the Heavenly Sword Sect have been following us from a distance. Should we take action against them?"

"Let them follow us. Once we make our move against Medicine Immortal Valley, they'll definitely come out on their own."

The cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect have discovered the existence of True Monarch Wenjian, but the Sacred Heart Ancestor is not prepared to take action against the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect right now.

The Holy Heart Ancestor also had a certain understanding of the Heavenly Sword Sect's strength. He now wanted to use his attack on the Medicine Immortal Valley to test the Heavenly Sword Sect's true strength.

If the Heavenly Sword Sect truly poses a threat to him, then he will lead the sect's cultivators to withdraw from Hezhou.

If the Heavenly Sword Sect's strength does not threaten him, he will naturally destroy the Medicine Immortal Valley and the Heavenly Sword Sect one by one.

The Sacred Heart Ancestor and other Sacred Heart Sect cultivators moved extremely fast, and they arrived at the location of the Medicine Immortal Valley's mountain gate in a short time.

Before they made their move against Yaoxian Valley, the cultivators from Tianjian Sect, including Wenjian Zhenjun, stopped hiding their whereabouts and rushed directly to the cultivators from Shengxin Sect.

"Old monster of the Holy Heart, you not only slaughtered the Holy Sun Sect, but also destroyed the spiritual land of the Purple Sun Sect. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?" True Monarch Wenjian roared angrily. He slowly raised the Heavenly Sword Talisman, and an extremely oppressive aura surged out from the Heavenly Sword Talisman.

"You brat, since I dare to do this, I am naturally not afraid of divine retribution!"

The Holy Heart Ancestor glanced at Sword Inquiry True Monarch indifferently. He secretly sensed the power of the Heavenly Sword Talisman, and then his brows furrowed tightly.

"Since you possess a secret treasure like the Heavenly Sword Talisman, I will temporarily withdraw from Hezhou. However, you all should wait. Once I break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, I will naturally come to settle accounts with you one by one!"

The Holy Heart Ancestor also had trump cards up his sleeve, but the power of the Heavenly Sword Talisman was too overwhelming. Even if he used up all his trump cards, he would still have to pay a considerable price to block the attack of the Heavenly Sword Talisman.

The Holy Heart Ancestor is currently plundering resources in preparation for breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. At this time, he absolutely cannot allow himself to be injured, otherwise it may reduce the probability of his cultivation breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Without any hesitation, the Holy Heart Ancestor led the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Holy Heart Valley away.

Inside the gates of Medicine Immortal Valley, Lu Cheng'an and the others were somewhat surprised to see the Holy Heart Ancestor leave like this.

They did not expect that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect, who had come with great momentum, would so easily give up their attack on Medicine Immortal Valley.

After confirming that the Holy Heart Ancestor had left, the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, including the Sword Inquiry True Monarch, entered the Guest-Welcoming Peak of the Medicine Immortal Valley.

"Sect Master He, we are so grateful for the support from your Ancient Desolate Sect. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened!" Upon seeing True Monarch Qiongmiao, True Monarch Wenjian smiled.

"This is all the thing I should do. If we allow the Holy Heart Ancestor to grow too powerful, it will not benefit our Ancient Desolate Sect at all!"

A faint smile appeared on Qiongmiao Zhenjun's face. She looked at Wenjian Zhenjun and continued, "The reason we were able to defeat the Holy Heart Ancestor this time is all because of Fellow Daoist Zhai!"

True Monarch Qiongmiao was well aware of the power of their Ancient Desolate Sect. Even though her cultivation had broken through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, there was still a huge gap between her and the Heavenly Sword Sect and Haoyang Sect.

This gap is mainly reflected in insufficient cultural heritage.

Although the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Haoyang Sect are now weakened, their ancestors once produced cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

Before their deaths, the Nascent Soul cultivators from both sects left behind methods for dealing with attacks from Nascent Soul cultivators.

For example, the Heavenly Sword Talisman of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Haoyang Mirror of the Haoyang Sect.

Although the Holy Heart Ancestor and the Butterfly Transformation Demon King were extremely powerful, they ultimately failed to break through to a higher realm.

Attacks of this caliber, such as the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror, can still severely injure them, or even kill them outright.

However, whether it's the Heavenly Sword Talisman of the Heavenly Sword Sect or the Haoyang Mirror of the Haoyang Sect, they are all consumables.

This is the strongest foundation of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Haoyang Sect, and they will not use it lightly.

It was only because the Holy Heart Ancestor annihilated the Purple Sun Sect with overwhelming force that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, including Sword Inquiry True Monarch, made up their minds to leave the sect with the Heavenly Sword Talisman.

The reason why the Holy Heart Ancestor left so decisively with the cultivators of the Holy Heart Sect was because they had already destroyed the Purple Sun Sect and gained a lot of benefits from it.

It was only because of the threat posed by the Heavenly Sword Talisman that they were able to leave so swiftly.

Lu Cheng'an and Qiongmiao Zhenjun of the Desolate Ancient Sect only played a certain role in delaying the attack and did not pose a significant threat to the Sacred Heart Sect.

If Lu Cheng'an's cultivation breaks through to the late or mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the situation will change significantly. At that time, the Tranquil Ancient Seal he uses will have a certain impact on the Sacred Heart Ancestor.

Even without extraordinary treasures like the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror, it would still be possible to severely injure or kill the Sacred Heart Ancestor.

After exchanging compliments, True Monarch Qiongmiao and True Monarch Wenjian brought up the matter of Ancestor Shengxin breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm again.

"Fellow Daoist Zhai, do you think it's really possible for Ancestor Sacred Heart to break through to the Nascent Soul realm?" True Monarch Qiongmiao asked in a deep voice.

At this moment, the gazes of the Nascent Soul cultivators, including the Elder of Ten Thousand Medicines, also fell upon the Sword Inquiry True Monarch. The Sword Inquiry True Monarch's cultivation was at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, and he had remained at this realm for many years.

The Heavenly Sword Sect, from which True Monarch Wenjian originated, once produced cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. True Monarch Wenjian's understanding of the Nascent Soul stage is certainly much deeper than theirs.

“Although I don’t know what kind of trump cards the Holy Heart Ancestor has, I believe that the probability of him breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm is no more than 20%!” True Monarch Wenjian said with a frown.

Breaking through from Nascent Soul to Deity requires a massive amount of energy. Their location is completely isolated from the vast cultivation world outside, and their environment is insufficient to support cultivators at the Deity realm.

Although the Holy Heart Ancestor was also a person of exceptional talent, there was still a certain gap between him and the Nascent Soul Ancestor recorded in the sect's classic texts.

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to worry about this matter. Breaking through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Divine Transformation stage is not as easy as you might imagine. The probability of Ancestor Sacred Heart breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage is extremely slim."

The Sword-Asking True Monarch chuckled softly and said, "Now that the Holy Heart Ancestor has returned to his lair, we can't do anything to him anymore. Let's just wait and see how things develop!" They couldn't launch a counterattack against the Holy Heart Sect at this time because they didn't have the capability.

Even with secret treasures like the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror in their hands, the chances of them killing the Holy Heart Ancestor are extremely slim.

However, once they lose their trump cards, the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror, their situation will become extremely passive.

Because they not only have to face the Holy Heart Ancestor, but also the extremely powerful Butterfly Transformation Demon King.

The Butterfly Demon King led the demon beasts of the Hong'e Mountains to attack the Haoyang Sect. The Blazing Sun True Monarch had fought against the Butterfly Demon King, and the Butterfly Demon King's combat power might be even stronger than that of the Sacred Heart Ancestor.

However, in order to find an opportunity to break through to the fifth rank, the Butterfly Demon King had left the Hong'e Mountains. The cultivators of the Nascent Soul sects such as Haoyang Sect did not know what the Butterfly Demon King had encountered in the outside world, but it was certain that the probability of the Butterfly Demon King breaking through to the fifth rank in the future was extremely slim.

Although a fourth-order perfected butterfly demon king can pose a threat to Nascent Soul sects such as Haoyang Sect, that threat is not enough to destroy them.

Lu Cheng'an listened to the conversation of Nascent Soul cultivators such as Qiongmiao Zhenjun without saying a word, and the Nascent Soul cultivators such as Wenjian Zhenjun did not pay attention to him either.

Even if Lu Cheng'an performs exceptionally well now, his cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

It is extremely difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to advance further. Given Lu Cheng'an's unfavorable background, it will be even more difficult for him to advance further in the future.

Even though Lu Cheng'an is a fourth-tier low-grade weapon refiner, he is of no use in the matter they are discussing now.

Time passed slowly, and half an hour went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, True Monarch Wenjian led the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect out of the Medicine Immortal Valley and returned directly to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Qiongmiao Zhenjun also led Lu Chengan and Suigu Zhenjun away from Yaoxian Valley.

Before they left, they received a message from Haoyang Sect that after the Holy Heart Ancestor was defeated by the Sword Inquiry True Monarch with the Heavenly Sword Talisman, the Blazing Sun True Monarch of Haoyang Sect summoned the Haoyang Mirror.

Of course, True Lord Lieyang only slightly revealed the aura of the Haoyang Mirror and did not truly unleash its power.

At that time, the Butterfly Demon King also received news of the Sacred Heart Sect's retreat. After the Blazing Sun True Lord unleashed the Haoyang Mirror, the Butterfly Demon King made the same choice, leading the demon beasts of the Hong'e Mountains back into the Hong'e Mountains.

With this, the attacks on Qingzhou and Hezhou by the Hong'e Mountains and the Sacred Heart Sect ceased, and the crisis in Qingzhou and Hezhou was temporarily resolved.

However, this is on the condition that the Holy Heart Ancestor fails to break through to the Nascent Soul realm; otherwise, Qingzhou and Hezhou will face annihilation.

Lu Cheng'an did not follow True Monarch Qiongmiao into the Desolate Ancient Sect. After entering the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, he separated from True Monarch Qiongmiao and returned to the Lu family alone.

After returning to the Lu family, Lu Cheng'an summoned all the Lu family cultivators and told them in detail about the situation in Qingzhou, Hezhou, Taizhou, and the Hong'e Mountains.

"That's great, the crisis is finally over!"

"The Haoyang Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect are truly powerful; they actually possess treasures capable of threatening Nascent Soul cultivators!"

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Upon hearing the news brought by Lu Cheng'an, the cultivators from the Lu family immediately exclaimed with excitement.

The Lu family already has two cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. Now that the crises in Qingzhou and Hezhou have been completely resolved, the Lu family will be able to develop rapidly.

Seeing the excited smiles on his clansmen's faces, Lu Cheng'an's heart gradually calmed down.

Not long after, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu returned to their cave together.

"Brother An, have the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains really given up their attack?" Shi Ningyu asked, frowning.

"They've probably given up. Unless they can find a treasure that can counter the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror, they won't launch another attack on Qingzhou and Hezhou!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly and said, "We don't need to worry about these things for now. Even if the demonic beasts of the Sacred Heart Sect and the Hong'e Mountains launch another attack, their main targets will be Nascent Soul sects like the Haoyang Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect."

However, we cannot relax too much. In the coming period, we still need to improve our strength as much as possible.

“We have both broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, but isn’t the Lu family’s resources a bit too few?” Shi Ningyu said with a frown.

The Lu family currently occupies only the lands of the Heavenly Flame Sect and the Divine Sword Sect, both of which are Golden Core sects.

The Heavenly Flame Sect and the Divine Sword Sect were not powerful Golden Core sects. The area they occupied was not vast, and the resources within their territory were not abundant.

To put it more broadly, the area north of the Yunling Mountains can be considered the Lu family's territory.

However, there is also the Jinyuan Sect, which occupies a very large area in this region.

Not only did the Jin Yuan Sect and the Lu family have no estrangement, but they also had a deep relationship because of the Heavenly Locust True Monarch.

Lu Cheng'an would not attack the Jinyuan Sect just because he wanted to expand the Lu family's power.

Of course, there is another very important reason, which is that the area north of the Yunling Mountains is not rich in resources, especially after it was destroyed by the Heavenly Locust True Lord.

Even if the Lu family were to seize the territory occupied by the Jinyuan Sect, it wouldn't significantly enhance the Lu family's strength.

The area north of the Yunling Mountains is the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

Regardless of the reason, the Lu family could not possibly seize territory from the Ancient Desolate Sect, because the Lu family did not yet have the strength to do so.

Besides these, it is not an easy task for the Lu family to seize resources from other places.

"The resources that our Lu family currently possesses are still sufficient. The underground lava river in the Burning Flame Mountains has been constantly changing, and the resources it has nurtured are now more than enough for our Lu family's needs!"

Lu Cheng'an had thought about how the Lu family would acquire resources in the future, but he hadn't thought deeply about acquiring resources through expansion.

The cultivation world of Qingzhou, where the Lu family resides, only has such a small territory, which has long been divided up by the Desolate Ancient Sect, Haoyang Sect, and Xuanjing Sect. There are simply no extra resources left for the Lu family.

These three Nascent Soul sects are now far stronger than the Lu family. They wouldn't even dare to attack them; they practically have to pray that the three Nascent Soul sects wouldn't attack them. (End of Chapter)