Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Back then, after seeing the talent that Lu Cheng'an displayed, the Ancient Desolate Sect wanted to curb Lu Cheng'an's development, with the aim of not wanting any new Nascent Soul cultivators to appear within its territory.

The main reason why Lu Cheng'an's development was no longer restricted was because of the existence of the Sacred Heart Sect, a major enemy.

The Ancient Desolate Sect and other Nascent Soul sects needed a stronger force to deal with the Sacred Heart Sect's attack, which is why they changed their relationship with the Lu family.

"Are the resources nurtured by the underground magma river of the Burning Flame Mountains really enough for the cultivation needs of the family's cultivators?" Shi Ningyu asked, frowning.

She had also been to that underground lava river. Although the spiritual energy within it was quite abundant and the resources it nurtured were also quite plentiful, they were all resources below the fourth rank.

Now that the Lu family already has two Nascent Soul cultivators, Lu Cheng'an and Lu Cheng'an, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the Lu family will continue to increase in the future. The resources nurtured in the underground magma river may no longer be sufficient for the cultivation needs of the Lu family's cultivators.

"The resources of the underground magma river are still being nurtured. The fourth-order spiritual veins and fire veins of the Five Spirit Lake were reborn. I haven't entered the underground magma river for a long time. Perhaps fourth-order mineral deposits have already been formed in the underground magma river!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and said, "Besides the resources nurtured by the underground magma river, we are also very capable of earning cultivation resources ourselves!"

"Currently, there are only two fourth-tier weapon refiners in Qingzhou and Hezhou: myself and the Hundred Weapons True Monarch. The Hundred Weapons True Monarch is in Hezhou, and I am in Qingzhou. Right now, the Nascent Soul cultivators from sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect are still waiting for me to help them refine fourth-tier magic weapons and treasures!"

Because things are rare, the price he charged for refining fourth-order magic weapons and treasures for other Nascent Soul cultivators was not low.

He could solve half of his cultivation resources simply by helping other Nascent Soul cultivators refine fourth-order magic weapons and treasures.

Shi Ningyu is a fourth-level alchemist, and her alchemy skills are quite high. She is also able to earn a lot of cultivation resources by relying on this skill.

The Lu family has a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Lu Chengping and Lu Jingkun both have extremely high talent in spirit arrays. Lu Chengan believes that if the two of them can successfully break through to the Nascent Soul realm, it won't be long before they become fourth-order spirit array masters.

"We also have the ability to refine Golden Core pills using second-tier perfected demonic beasts, and the Five Elements Spirit Clams cultivated by Red Willow and Green Bamboo are also quite large-scale. Relying on these two methods, we can earn a lot of cultivation resources for the family!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

Lu Cheng'an would not reveal these two items to the public unless absolutely necessary. Of course, if the Lu family had accumulated enough Golden Core Pills and Five Elements Spirit Pearls, a small number would be released.

“There’s no need to worry about fourth-tier resources, but has Brother An considered the matter of Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects?” Shi Ningyu said in a deep voice.

Other fourth-tier spiritual objects are relatively easy to deal with, but fourth-tier Nascent Soul spiritual objects are related to the inheritance of a Nascent Soul power.

Without the assistance of a Nascent Soul-Gathering Spirit Object, the probability of a Golden Core cultivator breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm would be extremely low. If no new Nascent Soul cultivators are born, this Nascent Soul power would very likely lose its lineage.

The reason why Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect have been able to survive for so long is because they all have stable channels for obtaining Nascent Soul spiritual items.

Of all the Nascent Soul forces destroyed by the attacks of the Sacred Heart Sect and the Hong'e Mountains, only the Ziyang Sect was destroyed. After the Ziyang Sect was destroyed, the channels for Nascent Soul spiritual objects occupied by this sect were vacated.

However, the channels for Nascent Soul spiritual items controlled by the Ziyang Sect will not fall into the hands of the Lu family, because the Ziyang Sect is a Nascent Soul sect in the cultivation world of Hezhou.

In the cultivation world of Hezhou, there are also rogue cultivators like True Monarch Youshui.

Although True Lord Youshui is a rogue cultivator, he is one of three Nascent Soul cultivators, and True Lord Youshui himself is at the late Nascent Soul stage.

The You Shui Zhenjun family also played a significant role in dealing with the attack from the Sacred Heart Sect.

The Nascent Soul artifact that originally belonged to the Ziyang Sect is very likely to be taken by the You Shui Zhenjun family.

At that time, the You Shui Zhenjun family will become the Nascent Soul force that replaces the Zi Yang Sect.

Lu Cheng'an had mentioned this matter to Qiongmiao Zhenjun of the Desolate Ancient Sect on their way back, and they told Lu Cheng'an not to have any thoughts about it.

"I inquired about Nascent Soul spiritual objects with the Ancient Desolate Sect, and our chances of obtaining them in Qingzhou and Hezhou are extremely slim!"

Lu Chengan sighed and said, "We used the Taiyuan Demon Control Soul Secret Spell to control the two fourth-tier demon beasts, Guimu and Xuehe. They have now returned to the Hong'e Mountains and have not been detected by the Butterfly Transformation Demon King. We can obtain the Nascent Soul Spiritual Item from them."

However, this possibility is still quite slim. The Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects produced in the Hong'e Mountains will definitely be controlled by demonic beasts with the strength of the Butterfly Transformation Demon King. The chances of Ghost Tree and Snow Crane being able to obtain Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects are not high.

I actually wanted to emphasize the Netherworld; the Nascent Soul condensing artifact I used to break through to the Nascent Soul realm came from the Netherworld.

Lu Cheng'an had long considered the matter of condensing a spirit object, because it was related to the future improvement of the Lu family's strength.

Unfortunately, the two channels he has come up with for obtaining Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects are not very reliable. If Hei Yang's cultivation level successfully breaks through to the fourth rank, then his chances of obtaining Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects from the Netherworld will be much greater.

However, after so many years, Hei Yang has completely lost contact with the ghosts of the Nether River.

If Lu Cheng'an hadn't threatened Luo Sheng and other ghosts in the Netherworld River back then, Black Sand and other ghosts would have been wiped out long ago.

After discussing the matter, Shi Ningyu returned to her cave to continue her secluded cultivation, while Lu Cheng'an left the Lu family and entered the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains.

"The spiritual energy concentration in the underground magma river has indeed increased somewhat. I wonder if it has yet given rise to any fourth-order mineral deposits?"

After entering the underground magma river, Lu Cheng'an sensed the change in the concentration of spiritual energy within it.

After sensing for a while, he entered the depths of the underground lava river.

He did not enter the Five Spirits Lake to cultivate, but instead went to the spirit stone mine and other mineral deposits that the Lu family had already begun mining.

These mineral deposits are located at the deepest part of the underground lava river, and the environment within the deposits is extremely harsh, making it impossible for human cultivators to enter.

The minerals currently being mined are those of the Eldar, who originally lived in underground lava rivers.

The number of Spirit Clan cultivators is very limited, so the mining speed of these mineral deposits is relatively slow.

Previously, Lu Cheng'an discovered a total of five mineral deposits and one spirit stone mine in the underground magma river, but only the spirit stone mine, the Heavenly Essence Divine Iron Mine, and the Flame River Crystal Sand Mine were mined.

After having the Spirit Clan cultivators from the underground magma river mine these three deposits, Lu Cheng'an basically hasn't entered them again, and he doesn't know much about them now.

Lu Cheng'an was the first to enter the spirit stone mine. He did not disturb the spirit race cultivators who were mining the spirit stones, but secretly investigated the situation of the spirit stone mine.

"It seems I was overthinking it; the number of spirit stones in this spirit stone mine hasn't increased!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly; he did not stay in the spirit stone mine for long.

After leaving the spirit stone mine, he entered the lava river above it. The temperature there was extremely high, unbearable even for Foundation Establishment cultivators. "I wonder if, with my current strength, I can carve out a passage here for the clan's cultivators to enter the spirit stone mine?"

As soon as the thought crossed Lu Cheng'an's mind, he cast a spell, and a beam of bluish-white light shot out from his hand, flying at great speed towards the sky above the underground lava river.

As the bluish-white beam of light hurtled forward, the surrounding magma poured down upon it in a frenzy.

But no matter how much the surrounding magma compressed it, it could not shake the pillar of light in the slightest.

Moments later, the beam of light pierced through the entire lava river.

Lu Cheng'an leaped into the air, controlling his body to slowly pass through the bluish-white pillar of light.

"The temperature inside this pillar of light is only slightly higher than the outside temperature, so even low-level cultivators can enter the underground lava river's mineral deposits. I just don't know how long this pillar of light can last!"

Lu Cheng'an frowned slightly. This pillar of light was formed by his power and was extremely powerful.

However, since it is water without a source, its duration is very limited. Once this power disappears, the humans who possess underground magma river deposits will be in mortal danger.

The interior of the underground magma river also has extremely high temperatures, making it impossible for ordinary people to survive there for long.

"My current physique is the Fire Virtue Body, which allows me to initially control flames. If I were to further study it, I should be able to change the environment of an underground mine, right?"

After thinking it over carefully, Lu Cheng'an left the mine and sped off towards Wuling Lake.

Lu Cheng'an entered the fourth-order fire vein of the Five Spirits Lake, earnestly comprehending the surging flame power within it.

Lu Cheng'an already possessed an extremely high aptitude for comprehending the power of fire. Now that such a thought had arisen in his mind, and after mobilizing the power of his Fire Virtue Body to comprehend the power of fire, he quickly made considerable progress.

Time passed slowly, and more than two months went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an left the fourth-order fire vein and returned to the location of the spirit stone mine.

After arriving at the lava river above the spirit stone mine, he cast several extremely complex spells. Then, the scorching power surging in the lava river below him transformed into a red light and quickly converged into his palm.

After the red light emerged from the magma, Lu Cheng'an cast several more spells, and the red light gradually condensed into a red bead in Lu Cheng'an's palm.

The initial red beads were very small, only the size of a sesame seed.

But as more and more red light poured in, the originally sesame seed-sized bead slowly grew larger until it became the size of an adult's fist.

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the terrifying power contained within the red bead, which was formed from the scorching power surging in the magma river.

The red orb he condensed drew upon nearly twenty miles of lava river, and the power it contained was extremely terrifying.

"If I were to release the power condensed within this fire bead all at once, it might threaten a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage!"

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an put away the red bead. He glanced at the solidified lava river beneath him, cast a spell, and then entered the depths of the underground.

Soon after, Lu Cheng'an appeared in the spirit stone mine below.

He sensed the conditions inside the spirit stone mine. Because he had extracted the scorching power from the magma, the temperature of the spirit stone mine beneath the magma river had dropped considerably.

"The temperature in the spirit stone mine is now tolerable even for ordinary people. After a while, the temperature in the spirit stone mine should drop even further."

"I've only extracted the scorching power from twenty miles of lava rivers so far. There are still many lava rivers around here. I wonder if this area will be covered by lava again?"

Lu Cheng'an felt that this situation was still very likely to happen, after all, the lava rivers of the Burning Flame Mountains had existed for a very long time.

The once-powerful Burning Flame Sect was destroyed by a lava eruption.

He only extracted the scorching power contained in the magma within a twenty-mile radius. This area may not last long before it turns back into a river of magma.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Cheng'an prepared to leave the spirit stone mine. He wanted to wait until the area was covered by lava again before proceeding with his next plan.

However, before leaving the spirit stone mine, he secretly transmitted his thoughts to the spirit race cultivator guarding the mine, briefly explaining what he had done.

Due to environmental factors, the various mineral deposits in the underground magma river mined by the Lu family were all mined by the Spirit Clan cultivators who lived in the underground magma river.

The Spirit Clan, primarily responsible for this matter, is the Spirit Clam Clan.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's telepathic message, the Spirit Clam Clan cultivators guarding the spirit stone mine immediately relaxed and instructed the Spirit Clan cultivators in the mine to continue mining spirit stones with focused attention.

Lu Cheng'an did not go too far from the spirit stone mine; he stopped at the edge of the solidified magma.

After that, he cultivated the Tranquil Ancient Seal, a divine power, while observing the changes in the surrounding magma.

Lu Cheng'an's extraction of the scorching power contained in the magma was effective; the solidified magma only began to be slowly eroded back into magma a year later.

The erosion was very slow, and it wasn't until two years later that the solidified magma returned to its normal state.

Moreover, the temperature of the spirit stone mine beneath the lava river only gradually rose two months before the solidified lava completely returned to its normal state.

This means that if Lu Cheng'an were to extract the scorching power contained in the magma within a twenty-mile radius at once, he could allow an ordinary mortal to remain in the mine for nearly three years.

If he were to extract a wider area of ​​magma at once, the extraction time could be even longer.

After careful consideration, Lu Cheng'an drew upon the scorching power from the lava river above the spirit stone mine.

However, this time he directly extracted lava from a range of fifty miles.

He then extracted all the scorching heat from the lava rivers within a fifty-mile radius of the discovered mineral deposit. (End of Chapter)