Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The spatial rift within Qingzhou is located at the border between Haoyang Sect and Xuanjing Sect. This spatial rift is very extensive and its space is extremely stable.

Its spiritual energy is extremely rich, which has given birth to a large number of spiritual creatures.

Among them are spiritual objects such as the Infant Transformation Grass and the Ethereal Jade Milk, which help Golden Core cultivators break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

This spatial rift is also home to a large number of chaotic creatures, which come from the chaotic space itself.

They are of low intelligence, but possess extremely terrifying power.

In the past, the chaotic creatures that appeared in that spatial rift were mostly at the fourth level, which even Nascent Soul cultivators like True Monarch Lieyang could handle.

However, this time a powerful chaotic creature appeared in that spatial rift—a Bloodmane Celestial Bull.

This chaotic creature's strength lies between the peak of the fourth rank and the early stage of the fifth rank, making it extremely terrifying.

After entering the spatial rift, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Lord Lieyang, encountered an attack from the Blood-Maned Heavenly Bull.

Even though Nascent Soul cultivators like True Lord Lieyang exhausted all their methods, they were still unable to subdue the Blood-Maned Heavenly Bull.

The spiritual objects produced in that spatial rift are extremely important to Nascent Soul sects like Haoyang Sect, and they cannot afford to make any mistakes. They must kill that Blood-Maned Hun Tian Niu.

After emerging from the spatial rift, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Lord Lieyang, engaged in a heated discussion about how to deal with the Blood-Maned Heavenly Bull.

They came to two conclusions: either ask the Nascent Soul cultivators from Hezhou to intervene, in which case they would definitely have to give up a lot of benefits.

Furthermore, they could ask Lu Cheng'an for help. If that succeeded, the benefits they would have to give up would be much smaller.

The decision to ask Lu Cheng'an for help was made because True Lord Suigu said that Lu Cheng'an had cultivated the Jinggu Seal supernatural power to an extremely profound level.

Sui Gu Zhenjun's cultivation level is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and he has cultivated the Jing Gu Seal divine power to the minor completion stage.

It was precisely because the Ancient Scripture of the Year had cultivated the Tranquil Ancient Seal that Nascent Soul cultivators like True Lord Blazing Sun were able to fight against the Blood-Mane Heavenly Bull.

Otherwise, they might not even have had a chance to injure the Blood-Mane Sky Beetle.

Therefore, when True Lord Suigu said that Lu Cheng'an had a deeper understanding of the Jinggu Seal, they thought of asking Lu Cheng'an to help them resist the attack of the Blood-Mane Heavenly Ox.

"I am willing to enter that spatial rift with you fellow Daoists to deal with that Bloodmane Heavenly Bull, but how should we distribute the resources obtained from that spatial rift?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him. If he missed this chance, it would be difficult for the Lu family to obtain a channel to help condense a nascent soul spirit again.

He had left a backup plan in the Netherworld, but since he didn't belong there, his repeated entries into the Netherworld could very well lead to fatal dangers.

If possible, he did not want to enter the Netherworld again.

The Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Tianhuo, showed no change in expression upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's question, clearly indicating that they had already considered this possibility.

Tianhuo Zhenjun smiled and looked at Lu Cheng'an, replying, "If Fellow Daoist Lu can successfully kill the Bloodmane Hun Tian Niu with your help, then Fellow Daoist Lu can obtain one-tenth of the spoils. Moreover, we can assure Fellow Daoist Lu that there will definitely be a spiritual item among them that can help condense a Nascent Soul!"

Previously, the three families of Haoyang Sect divided the spoils from that spatial rift into ten parts. Haoyang Sect took half, Huanggu Sect took 20% of the remaining half, and Xuanjing Sect took 30%.

As True Monarch Qiongmiao's cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, the spoils shared by the Suspended Mirror Sect and the Ancient Desolate Sect were swapped.

The portion allocated to Lu Cheng'an was divided as follows: half was provided by Haoyang Sect, and the remaining half was provided by Xuanjing Sect and Huanggu Sect.

After learning about the distribution of the three branches of Haoyang Sect, Lu Cheng'an did not object to the fact that he would receive one-tenth of the share.

After all, the Suspended Mirror Sect can only get a little over 10% right now!

The smiles on the faces of Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Tianhuo, grew even wider after hearing that Lu Cheng'an had agreed to the distribution plan.

Then they began to explain the specifics of the Blood-Maned Sky Bull to Lu Cheng'an.

The Blood-Maned Sky Bull is a chaotic creature with low intelligence and strength between the Nascent Soul stage and the early Divine Transformation stage.

Its body is covered by a layer of blood armor, which provides the Blood-Maned Sky Bull with ultimate defense. Only cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm can break through this layer of blood armor.

In addition, the Blood-Mane Sky Beetle also possesses two attack methods, one of which is to ram its body.

This attack was extremely brutal, yet terrifying, because the Blood-Mane Celestial Bull's power was terrifying; the force of its charge exceeded the limit of power that a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of their cultivation could control.

The other attack was a stream of light shooting out from the horns of the Blood-Maned Sky Bull. This attack was even more powerful than a physical impact and could severely injure a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

However, this attack also puts a great burden on the Bloodmane Sky Bull, as its power will be somewhat weakened after it is activated.

However, the Bloodmane Sky Beetle also has very obvious weaknesses. It is not very intelligent and its body is not flexible enough, which makes it possible for them to kill it.

After introducing the Blood-Mane Celestial Ox to Lu Cheng'an, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Tianhuo, agreed to enter the spatial rift eight days later.

The spatial rift and the space they were in were also protected by spatial barriers. Only when the power of the spatial barriers weakened at a specific time could they enter the spatial rift.

Lu Cheng'an and his group did not stay at Haoyang Sect, but instead rushed to the location of the spatial rift.

A total of eleven Nascent Soul cultivators were dispatched this time, and all eleven of them were at or above the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, that spatial rift is located in the Gale Layer, a million feet above this place. We will enter the Gale Layer in five days and wait for the power of the spatial barrier to weaken!” True Monarch Qiandie said softly to Lu Cheng’an.

The gale-force winds that rise within the Gale Layer are called Spirit Transformation Gale Winds. They can dissipate a cultivator's cultivation level, and only cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage or above can withstand their power.

Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage cannot stay in the Spirit Transformation Gale for too long, otherwise they risk losing their cultivation.

A million feet above the Gale Layer lies the Thunder Prison.

Within the Thunder Prison are various extremely powerful lightning bolts, the weakest of which can blast a Nascent Soul cultivator to smithereens.

Only cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can enter the Thunder Prison.

After passing through the Thunder Prison, you enter the Chaotic Space, completely detached from this world.

The chaotic space is even more dangerous; even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage dare not step into it.

Although the spatial rift discovered by the three sects of Haoyang Sect is located in the Gangfeng Layer, it is connected to the Chaos Space, which is the main reason why chaotic creatures have been entering this spatial rift.

Chaotic creatures like the Blood-Maned Sky Bull are among the lowest-level existences in the chaotic space, yet even such chaotic creatures are not easily dealt with by cultivators like Lu Cheng'an at the Nascent Soul stage. Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, led by True Lord Lieyang, Lu Cheng'an and his group set off towards the Gangfeng Layer, which was a million feet high.

The Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Lieyang, had come here several times and had not encountered any problems on their way to the spatial rift.

Soon after, Lu Cheng'an and his group arrived at the area where the spatial rift was located.

Since Lu Cheng'an condensed his own fire domain, his understanding of the Dao of Space has deepened considerably.

Therefore, upon arriving at the area where the spatial rift was located, he immediately sensed its presence.

He could sense that the space containing the spatial rift was extremely solid, so solid that even if his cultivation had broken through to the Nascent Soul Perfection realm, he would not be able to break through it.

It is precisely for this reason that this spatial rift has been able to exist in the gale layer for so long.

He examined the spatial rift very carefully, and then he noticed that there was a weak point in the space.

This thin space is located in the area where the gale converges, and the violent spiritual gale keeps crashing towards this location.

But Lu Cheng'an soon sensed that once the power of the Spirit Transformation Gale weakened its impact on the space of this area, it was able to recover quickly in a short time.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, that spatial rift is about fifty feet to our left above us. If you sense it, you should be able to detect its existence,” True Monarch Qiandie said to Lu Cheng’an.

"Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Hu. I have sensed the existence of that spatial rift!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

His gaze turned toward the location of the spatial rift. At this moment, True Monarch Lieyang, True Monarch Qiongmiao, and True Monarch Wanying had arrived at a distance of less than ten feet from the spatial rift.

The Myriad Shadows True Monarch held a precious mirror. As he continuously applied hand seals to the mirror, a stream of bluish-gray light emerged from it and shot directly toward the spatial rift.

The treasure mirror in the hands of True Monarch Wanying is called the Suspended Mirror. It is a top-grade fourth-tier magic weapon that can penetrate space and open up spatial passages.

It was precisely because of the existence of the Suspended Mirror that the cultivators of the three sects of Haoyang Sect were able to successfully enter that spatial rift.

Right now, True Monarch Wanying is relying on the power of the Suspended Mirror to determine when he can enter that spatial rift.

After using the levitation mirror to make some calculations, True Monarch Wanying told True Monarch Lieyang and True Monarch Qiongmiao beside him that they could now enter the spatial rift.

At this moment, True Lord Lieyang gave an order. After summoning all the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Lord Tianhuo, he instructed True Lord Wanying to use the Suspended Mirror to open a passage into the spatial rift.

Lu Cheng'an didn't say much; he followed the orders of True Lord Lieyang the whole time.

However, his attention was focused on the Floating Mirror in the hands of True Monarch Wanying, especially when True Monarch Wanying activated the Floating Mirror to open the passage into the spatial rift.

Lu Cheng'an clearly felt the spatial fluctuations between the suspended mirror and the spatial rift. This was the first time he had felt the changes in spatial power up close.

"If I could study the levitation mirror up close, my understanding of the principles of space would definitely be deepened!"

But Lu Cheng'an knew this was impossible.

The Suspended Mirror is a top-grade fourth-tier magic weapon. Its importance to the Suspended Mirror Sect is self-evident, and they would never lend it to a Nascent Soul cultivator from another sect.

The speed at which True Monarch Wanying opened the passage was extremely fast; in just a moment, a passage leading into the spatial rift was formed.

"Fellow Daoists, quickly enter the passage and enter the spatial rift!"

Wan Ying Zhenjun spoke loudly, then, holding the Suspended Mirror, he was the first to enter the passage.

This passage won't last long; once it collapses, it will be very difficult for them to enter that spatial rift again.

Not long ago, True Monarch Qiandie had entered that spatial passage, and they quickly took action after hearing True Monarch Wanying's voice.

Lu Cheng'an had been following closely beside True Monarch Qiandie, and he reacted quickly after hearing True Monarch Wanying's voice.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an felt a tremendous change in his surroundings, with an extremely dense spiritual energy rushing towards him.

The quality of this spiritual energy is extremely high, far more refined than the spiritual energy within the Lu family's mountain gate.

If a cultivator refines spiritual energy of this quality for a long period of time, their cultivation level will be more easily improved.

"Fellow Daoists, be careful! That Blood-Maned Sky Bull is nearby. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

Lord Lieyang spoke loudly, and the moment his voice fell, his body transformed into a streak of light, speeding towards the depths of the spatial rift.

After traveling at such a rapid pace for about 500 zhang, the environment of the spatial rift underwent a drastic change.

The spiritual energy here is extremely rich, but it is also extremely turbid, making it impossible for cultivators to refine it for cultivation.

Not only that, the surrounding world also turned gray and gloomy, making people feel extremely depressed.

Suddenly, a deep roar came from the depths of the spatial rift, and then a blood-red demon bull, tens of feet tall, appeared in the sight of Lu Cheng'an and the others.

"Fellow Daoists Liu and Lu, quickly unleash the Tranquil Ancient Seal Divine Power!"

Lord Lieyang spoke loudly, and then he summoned a fiery red gourd.

This fiery red gourd is a rare treasure, containing a powerful flame called the Golden Divine Fire.

The moment the fiery red flames spewed out golden divine fire, True Lord Lieyang quickly cast a spell, unleashing the divine power Haoyang Seal to strike the Blood-Maned Heavenly Bull.

After True Monarch Lieyang made his move, True Monarch Qiongmiao and other Nascent Soul cultivators also launched an attack on the Blood-Maned Heavenly Ox at the same time.

Upon hearing the reminder from the Blazing Sun True Lord, Lu Cheng'an and Sui Gu Zhenjun dared not hesitate and immediately used the Jing Gu Seal to attack the Blood-Mane Heavenly Ox.

Sui Gu Zhenjun's cultivation level was the same as Lu Cheng'an's, both at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, but he had only cultivated the Jing Gu Seal to the minor completion stage.

Although the Still Ancient Seal he used could affect the Blood-Mane Celestial Bull, the effect was very small.

Lu Cheng'an cultivated the Jinggu Seal to the perfect state. The supernatural power of the perfect state is vastly different from that of the minor completion state.

Moreover, Lu Cheng'an's strength was already far greater than that of True Monarch Sui Gu, and now Lu Cheng'an also has the added power of the Fire Domain. (End of this chapter)