Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

After doing all this, Lu Cheng'an left the lava river and returned to his family.

He then informed Lu Wenxing and the other Golden Core cultivators of the Lu family about the situation of the lava river, and asked them to send people to mine the underground lava river.

The underground magma river covers a vast area and contains extremely rich resources.

Previously, Lu Cheng'an had discovered five Tier 3 mineral deposits in the underground lava river, so he did not search for new mineral deposits in the lava river this time.

However, he could sense that the spiritual energy contained within the underground magma river was rapidly increasing, and this change would allow the underground magma river to give birth to more treasures.

However, it is not an easy thing to cultivate fourth-order mineral deposits, after all, the number of fourth-order mineral deposits in Qingzhou and Hezhou is very limited.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's arrangements, Lu Wenxing and other Lu family cultivators quickly began to mobilize their manpower.

The Lu family currently has a large number of ordinary people and low-level cultivators, and mining doesn't require sending only ordinary people and cultivators from the Lu family; they can also recruit from outside.

The Lu family's situation is now very different from before, because the Lu family now has two Nascent Soul cultivators, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu.

Even if the Lu family discovers only a few Tier 3 mines, they could defend them with their current strength.

Lu Wenxing and other Golden Core cultivators from the Lu family quickly gathered enough manpower, and then Lu Cheng'an personally led these people into the underground lava river of the Burning Flame Mountains.

Aside from the third-tier demonic beasts and spirit races like the Purple Flame Firebird, the Lu family currently only has eleven Golden Core cultivators.

However, the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Lu family will continue to increase, since the Lu family has two stable channels for obtaining Golden Core spiritual items.

Moreover, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lu family who have the potential to break through to the Golden Core realm is slowly increasing, while the number of Qi Refining cultivators who have the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm is even greater.

This is thanks to the blood essence rice cultivated by the Lu family.

The main cultivator in charge of cultivating Blood Essence Rice in the Lu family is Lu Jingtong. He has now successfully broken through to the Golden Core realm and has become a third-tier spirit plant master.

Lu Jingtong has now mastered the method of stably cultivating Blood Essence Rice, and this spiritual plant can now be cultivated on a large scale in the Lu family.

Moreover, Lu Jingtong also developed first-grade superior blood essence rice and second-grade inferior to superior blood essence rice. The growth cycle of first-grade inferior blood essence rice is only three years, while the growth cycle of second-grade superior blood essence rice is only thirty years.

The Lu family currently cultivates mostly first-grade low-level blood essence rice.

Although this grade of Blood Essence Rice is not as effective as second-tier Blood Essence Rice, it still retains the benefits of Blood Essence Rice.

If a cultivator takes it for a long time, it can still improve the chances of conceiving offspring with good cultivation talent.

The Lu family has certain support policies for cultivators who consume Blood Essence Rice; otherwise, those Lu family cultivators at the Qi Refining stage would simply be unable to afford the cost of consuming Blood Essence Rice.

The Lu family cultivators who consumed the Blood Essence Rice have already given birth to offspring, and the probability of their offspring having cultivation talent has indeed increased.

However, because they consumed first-tier blood essence rice, and the duration of the effect was not long, the effect was not particularly noticeable.

However, it is foreseeable that the effects of blood-sperm rice will become increasingly apparent in the future.

Lu Cheng'an quickly led the mortals and low-level cultivators recruited by his clan into the underground lava river's mineral deposits. He did not stay in the underground lava river but returned directly to his clan.

“Ningyu, what materials are you still missing when refining the Profound Jade Divine Mushroom Pill? There are Nascent Soul cultivators from the Desolate Ancient Sect, Haoyang Sect, and Suspended Mirror Sect who want my help in refining magic weapons. This is a good opportunity to exchange materials with them for the materials needed to refine the Profound Jade Divine Mushroom Pill,” Lu Chengan said.

Several years have passed since the invasion of the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains. After the cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains retreated, they did not launch any further attacks on Qingzhou and Hezhou, and the cultivation world returned to peace.

Therefore, Nascent Soul cultivators from Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect wanted to ask Lu Cheng'an for help in refining fourth-order magic weapons and treasures.

Lu Cheng'an had previously helped True Monarch Kushi refine the Withered Wood Staff. Nascent Soul cultivators in Qingzhou who wanted Lu Cheng'an to refine fourth-order magic weapons and artifacts specifically inquired with True Monarch Kushi about Lu Cheng'an's skills in refining fourth-order magic weapons and artifacts.

Ku Shi Zhenjun did not hide anything from him, and he praised Lu Cheng'an's superb weapon-refining skills.

Ku Shi Zhenjun was not exaggerating at all; the power of the fourth-grade low-rank natal magic weapon, the Ku Mu Divine Staff, which Lu Cheng'an had helped him refine, was even stronger than he had imagined.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators from Qingzhou who inquired about Lu Cheng'an's weapon-refining skills from True Lord Kushi became even more eager to ask Lu Cheng'an to help them refine magic weapons and treasures after receiving a positive reply from True Lord Kushi.

After deciding to ask Lu Cheng'an to refine magic tools and treasures, these Nascent Soul cultivators personally visited the Lu family.

However, at that time, Lu Cheng'an was still observing the changes in the magma in the underground magma river of the Burning Flame Mountains, and at the same time he was also focusing on cultivating the two supernatural powers, the Thousand-Year Seal and the Void-Piercing Finger. Therefore, he did not meet with these Nascent Soul cultivators.

The person in charge of entertaining these Nascent Soul cultivators was Shi Ningyu, who stayed behind at the Lu family.

Besides her regular cultivation at the Lu family, Shi Ningyu was also trying to refine fourth-order pills.

Only a few fourth-order alchemy materials from the Divine Jade Sect's heritage are still usable. Since Shi Ningyu broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, she has only collected two complete sets of fourth-order alchemy materials.

Shi Ningyu has a high talent for alchemy. With the help of these two sets of fourth-grade alchemy materials, she successfully became a fourth-grade alchemist.

The number of fourth-tier alchemists in Qingzhou and Hezhou is relatively larger, which leads to the lower status of fourth-tier alchemists compared to fourth-tier weapon refiners.

The Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan that Lu Cheng'an mentioned is of the fourth-grade lower quality. It is a kind of pill recorded in the Shen Yu Sect's heritage that helps early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators improve their cultivation.

The Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan has excellent medicinal effects; a single pill can save a Nascent Soul cultivator thirty years of arduous cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has not been at the Nascent Soul stage for very long, but with the help of the panel, his cultivation speed is faster than that of a normal Nascent Soul cultivator.

If he could refine two Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan pills, he was confident that he could raise his cultivation to the mid-Nascent Soul stage within ten years.

Although the Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan has good medicinal effects, it is relatively difficult to refine. Shi Ningyu had never refined this kind of pill before.

This is mainly because the materials for refining the Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan are quite rare, and the Lu family has not yet collected a complete set of materials for refining the Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan.

Transactions between Nascent Soul cultivators rarely use spirit stones anymore; they are mostly conducted through barter. Nascent Soul cultivators in Qingzhou who want Lu Cheng'an to help them refine fourth-tier magic weapons and treasures need to offer Lu Cheng'an a fee that satisfies him.

"We are still missing the main ingredient, the Seven-Leaf Divine Ganoderma. According to information gathered by the cultivators in our clan, only the Medicine Immortal Valley possesses this spiritual herb!" Shi Ningyu sighed softly.

Although Yaoxian Valley's strength is not particularly formidable, this Nascent Soul sect possesses the most advanced alchemy techniques in the three states of Qingzhou, Hezhou, and Taizhou, and also has the most abundant and diverse alchemy materials.

The Seven-Leaf Divine Ganoderma is a relatively rare fourth-grade low-level spiritual herb. Even in the spiritual herb garden of the Medicine Immortal Valley, this kind of spiritual herb is quite rare.

"The Seven-Leaf Divine Ganoderma is only a low-grade fourth-order spiritual herb. The Ancient Desolate Sect and other Nascent Soul sects have been passed down for thousands of years, and their spiritual herb gardens may well contain this kind of spiritual herb."

Since Lu Cheng'an broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, the Lu family has also cultivated a large number of spiritual herbs.

Today, the entire Suixing Peak has been designated as the Lu family's medicinal herb garden, where a wide variety of medicinal herbs are planted, including herbs like the Seven-Leaf Divine Ganoderma.

However, compared to Nascent Soul sects like the Lu family and the Ancient Desolate Sect, their lineage has a relatively short history.

The high-grade spiritual herbs planted on Suixing Peak are still quite far from maturing. If hundreds or thousands of years pass, the Lu family's situation will be much better.

It's difficult for outsiders to find out what kinds of spiritual herbs are planted in the spiritual herb gardens of Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect; only the high-level cultivators within their sects know.

Therefore, when Lu Cheng'an heard Shi Ningyu say that the cultivators in his clan had only discovered the Seven-Leaf Divine Ganoderma in the Medicine Immortal Valley's herb garden, he did not particularly believe it.

"Besides the Mysterious Jade Divine Herb, please tell me what other alchemy materials are missing," Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Ningyu told Lu Cheng'an the names of a series of medicinal herbs.

Lu Cheng'an then sent a message to the Nascent Soul cultivators who wanted him to refine magic weapons and artifacts, and also explained in detail the refining fees that needed to be paid to him.

In addition to the materials needed for Shi Ningyu to refine the pills, Lu Cheng'an also demanded materials needed to upgrade the Nine Luminaries Star Thunder Refining Array.

Under the guidance of Lu Chengping and Lu Jingkun, two top-tier third-order spirit array masters, the Nine Luminaries Star Lightning Refining Array has already acquired some of the power of a low-grade fourth-order spirit array.

However, due to the limitations of Lu Chengping and the other person's cultivation level, they were still unable to upgrade the Nine Luminaries Star Thunder Refining God Array to the fourth-grade lower level.

Lu Jingkun is now somewhat confident in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, but because he lacks the necessary spiritual objects to help him condense his Nascent Soul, he has not yet reached the final step.

Lu Cheng'an had been trying to find treasures to help condense a nascent soul, but unfortunately, he hadn't found much.

Lu Cheng'an already had a plan in mind. After he helped the Nascent Soul cultivators in Qingzhou refine magic weapons and treasures, he planned to take the Ghost Wood Demon King into the Netherworld to explore.

The Ghostwood Demon King and the Snow Crane Demon King were controlled by Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu using the Taiyuan Demon Control Soul Secret Spell. Lu Cheng'an did not allow these two fourth-order demon beasts to do anything.

After the monsters of Hong'e Mountain retreated, these two fourth-tier monsters also returned to Hong'e Mountain.

However, before they left, Lu Cheng'an had them search through the second-tier demonic beasts they led, and asked them to leave behind all the second-tier demonic beasts with relatively good talents.

At the same time, after they return to the Hong'e Mountains, we will also gather some of the more talented second-tier demonic beasts under our command, and then find an opportunity to send them over.

The Lu family has always raised demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains, but the bloodlines of the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains are relatively poor, and there are not many demonic beasts with high talent.

Since the last time they used those second-tier perfect realm demonic beasts to refine the Golden Core, there are now very few second-tier demonic beasts raised by the Lu family that have a chance of breaking through to the third tier.

The Hong'e Mountains are a stronghold of demonic beasts, with a large number of them, including many second-tier demonic beasts that have the potential to break through to the third tier.

Moreover, unless a monster of this rank has exceptional talent, it will not be valued by monsters of the third or fourth rank.

The two demonic beasts, Ghostwood and Snow Crane, are both fourth-tier, so it would be quite easy for them to search for some second-tier demonic beasts with good talent.

At present, the Lu family does not lack second-order perfect realm demon beasts for refining Golden Core, so Lu Cheng'an did not have the two fourth-order demon beasts, Ghost Wood and Snow Crane, deliver the second-order demon beasts they were searching for.

Although the Ghostwood Demon King is a being from the mortal world, he is eerily ghostly. Lu Cheng'an felt that perhaps the Ghostwood Demon King could adapt to the environment of the underworld.

If the Ghostwood Demon King can truly adapt to the environment of the Netherworld, then his journey to the Netherworld will definitely be smoother.

The reason why Lu Cheng'an went to such lengths to help Lu Jingkun find the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object was not only because Lu Jingkun was a member of the Lu family, but also because of Lu Jingkun's special role in the Lu family.

Lu Jingkun cultivates the Earthly Jade Book technique, and he has an extremely high talent in the art of spirit arrays.

If his cultivation could break through to the Nascent Soul realm, he would be able to greatly change the environment within the Lu family's mountain gate.

After making arrangements with Shi Ningyu, Lu Cheng'an returned to his cave dwelling, waiting for the Nascent Soul cultivators who came to him to refine fourth-order magic weapons and treasures to arrive.

Lu Cheng'an had communicated with the Hundred Weapons True Monarch via teleportation, and he was now very clear about the cost of helping other Nascent Soul cultivators refine fourth-order magic weapons and treasures.

After receiving Lu Cheng'an's message, the first Nascent Soul cultivators from the Desolate Ancient Sect to arrive at the Lu family's residence were the Nascent Soul cultivators from Qingzhou.

The Ancient Desolate Sect currently has four cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, and this time three of them have come directly.

Sui Gu Zhenjun and Da Huang Zhenjun are both at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. They plan to ask Lu Cheng'an to refine a mid-grade fourth-tier natal magic weapon.

Lu Cheng'an has not yet refined any fourth-grade mid-level magic weapons or treasures, but he is now confident that he can refine magic weapons and treasures of this grade.

Besides the fourth-tier mid-grade natal magic treasure, True Monarch Suigu and True Monarch Dahuang also wanted to ask Lu Chengan to refine fourth-tier low-grade magic artifacts and magic treasures.

After meeting the three members of the Ancient Desolate Sect, Lu Cheng'an exchanged a few pleasantries with them and then talked about the magic treasures and artifacts they needed to refine, as well as the cost of refining them.

"Fellow Daoists Xu and Liu, since you wish to refine a mid-grade fourth-tier natal magic weapon, I'd like to postpone it for a while. I'll refine some low-grade fourth-tier magic tools and treasures first, then I'll help you both with that. What do you think?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile. (End of Chapter)