Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan (Mysterious Jade Divine Mushroom Pill) has excellent medicinal effects. After refining the medicinal power of one Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan, Lu Cheng'an felt that his cultivation level had improved significantly.

"It's a pity that the Xuan Yu Divine Mushroom Pill cannot be taken in succession. I will have to wait at least five more years before I can take a second one!" Lu Cheng'an sighed softly.

The pills contained extremely potent poisons, but the Nascent Soul cultivators had very strong bodies and could slowly expel the poisons from their bodies.

However, if a certain pill is taken multiple times in a short period of time, the pill toxins contained in the pill will accumulate in the Nascent Soul cultivator's body. At this time, the Nascent Soul cultivator's body's self-cleaning ability will not be able to deal with so much pill toxins.

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed his cultivation level. He felt that if all went well, he could try to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm after he refined the medicinal power of the Xuan Yu Divine Mushroom Pill next time.

But in the next five years, he still needs to focus on improving his cultivation.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Cheng'an continued to focus on his cultivation.

Since the cultivators of the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains withdrew from Qingzhou and Hezhou, they have not entered the territory of Qingzhou and Hezhou again.

After the powerful attacks from the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains, there is currently no internal conflict in the cultivation world of Qingzhou and Hezhou. The cultivation forces in both Qingzhou and Hezhou are in the recovery phase.

The Lu family has experienced tremendous growth due to the addition of two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Many independent cultivators from Qingzhou have entered the Lu family's territory. Although these cultivators are not highly skilled, they have still brought some wealth to the Lu family after entering its sphere of influence.

These household affairs of the Lu family were all handled by Lu Wenxing, the clan head, and Lu Cheng'an did not inquire about them in much detail.

Five years is an extremely short time for a cultivator like Lu Cheng'an who has reached the Nascent Soul stage; it passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an took the second Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan (a type of medicinal herb).

"The effect of the second Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan was somewhat reduced, but that was expected."

After refining the medicinal power of the Xuan Yu Shen Zhi Dan, Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the changes in his own cultivation level.

"After another year of adjustment, we can try to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage!"

Lu Cheng'an exhaled a breath of turbid air and then resumed his focused cultivation.

one year later.

Lu Cheng'an sat cross-legged at the intersection of the fourth-order spiritual vein and fire vein of the Five Spirits Lake. The spiritual energy and fire elemental energy surging in the spiritual vein and fire vein, as well as the fire evil energy surging in the Five Spirits Lake, were drawn to Lu Cheng'an and began to frantically converge towards his body.

In an instant, these three forces condensed into a thick mist around Lu Cheng'an.

Enveloped in this mist, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level increased at a visible speed.

Lu Cheng'an was completely absorbed in his breakthrough in cultivation, and gradually forgot the passage of time.

He didn't know how much time had passed until his cultivation successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, at which point his thoughts gradually returned to normal.

"Middle stage of Nascent Soul!"

Lu Cheng'an murmured to himself as he quickly examined the changes in himself.

"My mana quantity has nearly doubled, and the quality of my mana has also nearly doubled!"

The change in magical power alone doubled Lu Cheng'an's strength.

Lu Cheng'an had read records in ancient texts about early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators breaking through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul stage. Although the quantity and quality of their magical power might change, it was definitely not as much as he had increased.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Cheng'an could only attribute it to the panel.

After examining the changes in his magical power, Lu Cheng'an began to examine the changes in his nascent soul.

Half of the three runes left by the Pure Yang Fire Tribulation when he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm have been transformed into solid runes, and now the remaining half of the illusory runes have also been transformed into solid runes.

After surviving the Pure Yang Fire Tribulation during the mid-stage of his breakthrough, three more runes left by the Pure Yang Fire Tribulation reappeared in his nascent soul.

One of the three runes was transformed into a solid rune, while the remaining two remained as illusory runes.

Under normal circumstances, when a Nascent Soul cultivator has just broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, the runes left by the Pure Yang Fire Tribulation should all be illusory.

Only through continuous practice in the later stages can one transform illusory patterns into real patterns.

Now that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has just broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, one of the illusory runes has been transformed into a real rune, which will greatly shorten the time it takes for his cultivation to break through to the late-Nascent Soul stage.

In addition to the changes in the runes within his nascent soul, Lu Cheng'an's nascent soul power has also greatly increased.

He used the Taiyuan Demon Control Soul Spell to control the Ghostwood Demon King, a mid-stage fourth-tier demon, and the Purple Flame Fire Sparrow and Green Horned Antelope, both third-tier demons.

Before his cultivation level broke through, he was already close to reaching the limit of his Nascent Soul power in controlling these three demonic beasts.

But now he is confident that he can use the Taiyuan Demon Control Soul Secret Spell to control a mid-stage fourth-tier demon beast.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an checked his lifespan changes again. When he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, his lifespan directly increased to 7,200 years.

This time, his cultivation broke through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and his lifespan increased significantly again, from the original 7,200 years to 8,200 years.

This advancement in his minor cultivation level directly increased his lifespan by a thousand years.

If other Nascent Soul cultivators knew about Lu Cheng'an's lifespan, they would definitely go completely mad.

Under normal circumstances, even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm only has a lifespan of up to eight thousand years.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level is only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, yet his lifespan has already reached the limit of a normal Nascent Soul cultivator.

"My physique and natal fire haven't changed much, but I can feel that my control over the flames has improved, and the power of my natal fire has also increased."

After examining the changes brought about by his improved cultivation, Lu Cheng'an relayed the good news to Shi Ningyu.

He did not return directly to the Lu family, but stayed in the underground lava river to consolidate his newly broken-through cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an's breakthrough in cultivation went very smoothly this time, which shortened the time he had to spend consolidating his cultivation.

He consolidated his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation in just one month, and before leaving the underground lava river, he used magic to absorb the scorching power of the lava surrounding several spirit stone mines controlled by the Lu family.

Because he was going to take the Ghostwood Demon King into the Netherworld, and if all went well, he would be able to return from the Netherworld soon.

However, if things don't go smoothly, it will take him a long time to recover.

After dealing with the lava around several mines, Lu Cheng'an returned to the Lu family. "Congratulations on your breakthrough to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, Brother An!" Shi Ningyu's face lit up with a joyful smile upon seeing Lu Cheng'an.

"This is all thanks to the Mysterious Jade Divine Mushroom Pill you refined; otherwise, I would have remained stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for decades!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and said, "Next, I will take the Ghostwood Demon King into the Netherworld. During my absence, I entrust the Lu family to your care!"

"Don't worry, Brother An, I will take good care of the Lu family for you."

Shi Ningyu knew Lu Cheng'an's purpose in entering the Netherworld, but she did not stop him.

Although the Lu family has now become a Nascent Soul power, it lacks a stable channel to acquire spiritual materials for Nascent Soul formation, which prevents the Lu family from becoming a stable Nascent Soul power.

If Lu Cheng'an can truly obtain the treasure for condensing a nascent soul again in the Netherworld, it will be extremely beneficial to the future development of the Lu family.

Lu Cheng'an only told Shi Ningyu about his trip to the Netherworld. After giving Shi Ningyu some instructions, Lu Cheng'an took away 80% of the spirit stones that had been accumulated over the years from the Lu family's treasury.

In addition, there are also fourth-order pills for restoring mana that Shi Ningyu has refined over the years.

The Netherworld is filled with dense Netherworld ghost energy, a power similar to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the mortal world. However, cultivators in the mortal world cannot refine Netherworld ghost energy for cultivation.

After Lu Cheng'an exhausted his magical power in the Netherworld, he could only rely on the spirit stones and pills he carried with him to recover.

Although Lu Wenxing was curious as to why Lu Chengan would suddenly take out so many spirit stones, he did not ask too many questions.

The Lu family's current status is all thanks to Lu Cheng'an. Even if Lu Cheng'an takes all the spirit stones, it's only right.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of Lu Wenxing's thoughts. After taking the spirit stones from the clan treasury, he left the Lu family and rushed to the Yunling Mountains.

The Ghostwood Demon King has received a message from Lu Cheng'an, instructing him to meet Lu Cheng'an in the Yunling Mountains.

The Yunling Mountains and the Hong'e Mountains are quite far apart, and the Yunling Mountains are within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

However, the Ghostwood Demon King is a mid-stage fourth-tier demon beast, and its speed and methods of concealing its whereabouts are quite powerful.

He set off from the Hong'e Mountains and entered the Yunling Mountains without attracting the attention of any cultivators.

After meeting the Ghostwood Demon King in the Yunling Mountains, Lu Cheng'an did not say much and directly led the Ghostwood Demon King to speed towards the Netherworld River.

After arriving at the Black Nether Wasteland with Lu Cheng'an, Ghostwood Demon King roughly guessed Lu Cheng'an's purpose. However, he felt extremely confused. Wasn't Lu Cheng'an afraid of the environment of the Nether River?
"You must have been here before, right? Did the ghostly energy in the Nether River affect you?" Lu Cheng'an sensed the changes in the Ghostwood Demon King and immediately asked.

"Reporting to the master, I have secretly come to the Nether River before. The Netherworld Ghost Qi in the Nether River has no effect on me, and I can also refine the Netherworld Ghost Qi in the Nether River."

When the Ghostwood Demon King heard Lu Cheng'an's question, he was momentarily stunned, but he immediately answered after regaining his senses.

"However, I felt that the ghostly energy contained in the Nether River was not pure. This power was not as good as the spiritual energy nurtured in the spiritual veins of the Hong'e Mountains, so I did not cultivate here."

The Ghostwood Demon King always knew that his situation was very special; his true form was a Xuan Yin Ghostwood in the Hong'e Mountains.

Later, he became a demon by chance, but he was very different from other demons in the Hong'e Mountains. He was born with ghostly energy.

It can refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation, and it can also absorb the thin ghost energy that is free in the world.

However, the ghostly energy in the mortal world is very thin, and only in a few areas is there a relatively dense ghostly energy.

Therefore, what the Ghostwood Demon King refined was basically the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

After Ghostwood Demon King's cultivation broke through to the third level, he heard about the Nether River Region and even made a special trip there.

The Netherworld River Basin does contain a great deal of Netherworld Ghost Qi, but the quality of this Ghost Qi is extremely low, far inferior to the spiritual Qi nurtured in the spiritual veins of the Hong'e Mountains.

Therefore, after investigating the situation in the Nether River region, the Ghostwood Demon King returned to the Hong'e Mountains.

Afterwards, his cultivation level successfully broke through to the fourth rank, and now he has even reached the mid-stage of the fourth rank.

He had already learned about the situation in the Nether River, so even after his cultivation level broke through to the fourth rank, he never ventured into the Nether River to investigate again.

"Does Master intend to enter the Yuanzhou cultivation world through the Nether River? I can find a way to help Master avoid the invasion of the Netherworld ghost energy in the Nether River!" Ghostwood Demon King said gently.

Although he is now under Lu Cheng'an's control, Lu Cheng'an has not done anything bad to him.

Moreover, it was because of Lu Cheng'an that he was lucky enough to survive.

The Demon King of Ghost Wood's hatred for Lu Cheng'an has lessened somewhat, and because he is under Lu Cheng'an's control, he is at least outwardly quite respectful to Lu Cheng'an.

"I'm not going to enter the cultivation world of Yuanzhou, but to take you into the Netherworld!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly. He hadn't expected that the Ghostwood Demon King could not only adapt to the environment of the Netherworld River, but also refine the Netherworld Ghost Qi in the Netherworld River for cultivation.

This was a very good thing for him.

The Ghostwood Demon King's cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the fourth rank. Although his strength was relatively mediocre, he was still able to solve many problems after they entered the Netherworld.

Since the Ghostwood Demon King was able to refine the Netherworld Ghost Qi of the Netherworld River, he should also be able to refine the Netherworld Ghost Qi of the Netherworld World.

If the Ghostwood Demon King were to take action, he would be able to greatly conserve his own magical power.

"The Netherworld!"

Ghostwood Demon King looked at Lu Cheng'an with surprise, somewhat confused by Lu Cheng'an's meaning.

He knew about the Netherworld and had even explored the Nether River, but what was the connection between the two?

Lu Cheng'an saw the question in the eyes of the Ghostwood Demon King, but he did not explain. Instead, he led the Ghostwood Demon King through the Black Nether Wasteland and into the Nether River Domain.

The Ghostwood Demon King was quite familiar with the situation in the Nether River Region, which is why he was so shocked when he saw Lu Cheng'an enter the Nether River Region without any precautions.

Lu Cheng'an ignored the Ghostwood Demon King's shock. After leading the Ghostwood Demon King into the Netherworld River, he immediately took the Ghostwood Demon King to find Black Sand.

"Black Sand greets the two seniors!"

Hei Sha was shocked to see Lu Cheng'an, who had suddenly appeared in his mansion, and a cultivator with the same cultivation level of the fourth rank.

He then immediately bowed to Lu Cheng'an and the other man, respectfully awaiting Lu Cheng'an's instructions. (End of Chapter)