Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Among the various arts of cultivation, the position of the spirit plant master is extremely important.

Because plant masters possess the most basic materials, their existence allows a cultivation faction to obtain more production materials in the shortest amount of time.

Take Lu Jingtong for example, if his cultivation successfully breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm...

With the extremely rich spiritual energy environment of Jupiter Peak, combined with his plant cultivation skills, he can cultivate fourth-grade low-level spiritual plants in a very short time.

The most important one is Lu Jingtong's apprentice, Lu Yonghui.

Lu Yonghui's cultivation level is currently at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and he is very close to breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

Lu Yonghui's talent in cultivation and spiritual plants far surpasses that of Lu Jingtong, and he has a very high chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

Although Lu Jinglin and Lu Jingxiu, the siblings, have higher cultivation talent than Lu Jingtong and Lu Wenxing, they have no advantage in competing for spiritual objects that help them condense their nascent souls.

Apart from Lu Wenxing, Lu Wenhua is the only remaining cultivator of the Wen generation in the Lu family.

Lu Wenhua is Lu Cheng'an's uncle, so he has never lacked cultivation resources.

Even so, he still only has the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage, and it hasn't been long since he broke through to the late Golden Core stage.

Even if he still has no shortage of cultivation resources in the future, he can only cultivate to the Golden Core stage at most, and there is almost no chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Over the years, Lu Cheng'an has also communicated with Lu Wenhua privately, and Lu Wenhua is now planning to get married and have children.

Lu Cheng'an would certainly not object to this.

A century has passed since his parents and aunt passed away, and his uncle's cultivation level may only reach the Golden Core Perfection stage in this lifetime.

His uncle will have a lifespan even longer than that of ordinary people. The time he can spend with his uncle during this long period is very limited. For his uncle, it would be a good thing to marry and have children again.

Not to mention that Lu Wenhua is Lu Chengan's uncle, he himself is a Golden Core cultivator. If he were to announce that he wants to get married, countless female cultivators would be drawn to him.

Lu Wenhua's main goal this time was to have his own offspring, so he didn't just find one female cultivator, but eight at once.

These eight female cultivators included some independent cultivators and others members of Foundation Establishment forces affiliated with the Lu family; all of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Wenhua's main purpose in marrying these female cultivators was to have children.

Of course, after Lu Wenhua married these eight female cultivators, he did not rush to have children. Instead, he first ate spiritual items such as blood essence rice to regulate his body and thus conceive offspring with better cultivation talent.

After learning about his uncle's idea, Lu Cheng'an even went out of his way to help him find such spiritual objects.

Six years later, Lu Cheng'an had ten more younger siblings who were closely related to him by blood.

The extra two were because their mother was pregnant with twins.

Although their mothers consumed a large amount of spiritual substances during pregnancy, the spiritual energy contained in their offspring varied, with some even having very weak spiritual energy.

Even if such a future allows one to enter the path of cultivation, it is highly likely that they will be stuck at the Qi Refining stage.

Of course, some of Lu Wenhua's ten children were born with exceptional intelligence, even surpassing Lu Jingle and Lu Jingkang in some aspects.

There was only one child with such a bright and intelligent mind, and Lu Wenhua named him Lu Chengzhuo.

The damage to the mother's body is the greatest when a female cultivator gives birth to such a child with strong spiritual energy. Lu Chengzhuo's mother was also the weakest after giving birth to Lu Chengzhuo.

However, this weakness can be recovered if the right spiritual objects are used to treat it.

Of Lu Wenhua's ten children, only Lu Chengzhuo was exceptionally intelligent, which is why he doted on Lu Chengzhuo and his mother the most.

Lu Chengzhuo's mother was in poor health, so Lu Wenhua took her seriously and sought out many nourishing spiritual items to help her recover.

Lu Cheng'an was quite fair to his ten newborn cousins, giving them all the same spiritual items.

Lu Cheng'an will pay some attention to his ten cousins, but he will not interfere too much in their affairs until their cultivation breaks through to the Golden Core realm.

After all, even without his intervention, their father alone was enough to protect them and help them grow up smoothly.

After emerging from seclusion to see his ten newborn cousins, Lu Cheng'an quickly went into seclusion again to cultivate.

He emerged from seclusion at this time because he received a message from the Ancient Desolate Sect and other Nascent Soul sects, asking him to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect to discuss important matters.

This incident did not occur in Qingzhou, Hezhou, or Taizhou, but in Yanzhou, which is adjacent to Hezhou.

Yanzhou is adjacent to Hezhou, but the two states are separated by the Black Abyss.

The Black Abyss stretches for thousands of miles, completely separating Yanzhou and Hezhou.

The Black Abyss is bottomless, perpetually shrouded in miasma, and teeming with danger.

Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can safely pass through the Black Abyss; cultivators at the Golden Core stage have a very high probability of being swallowed up by the dangers within the Black Abyss if they attempt to cross it.

Yanzhou has a vast area and abundant cultivation resources.

The cultivation power of this state is comparable to that of the three states of Qingzhou, Hezhou, and Taizhou.

The most powerful cultivation force in Yanzhou is the Heavenly Fire Sect. This Nascent Soul sect currently has twenty-six cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm, and as many as six cultivators at the perfect Nascent Soul realm.

Secondly, there is the Nine Heavens Sect, a Nascent Soul sect with fifteen Nascent Soul cultivators, three of whom are at the Nascent Soul Perfection realm.

Then there's the Heavenly Blade Palace, a Nascent Soul sect with nine Nascent Soul cultivators, two of whom are at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Besides the three Nascent Soul sects—Heavenly Fire Sect, Nine Heavens Sect, and Heavenly Blade Palace—Yanzhou also has some Nascent Soul cultivators who started as independent practitioners.

The number of these rogue cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage was not small; they totaled more than the size of a palm.

Yanzhou is adjacent to the Gobi Desert, and the encroachment of the Gobi Desert on its territory is not a recent phenomenon.

To date, the vast desert has encroached upon nearly 3,000 li of land in Yanzhou.

The cultivators of Yanzhou are now seeking help from the Nascent Soul sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect because something unusual has occurred in the Vast Sea Desert.

Those were monsters named Sand Demons by the cultivators of Yanzhou. These monsters were born from the power of the vast desert; they were not true life forms, but rather monsters containing immense power.

They inherited the will of the vast desert and propelled it to encroach upon the territory of Yanzhou.

These sand demons were encroaching on Yanzhou's territory at a much faster rate than the vast desert itself. After discovering the existence of these sand demons, the cultivation sects of Yanzhou, such as the Heavenly Fire Sect, were horrified to find that the vast desert had once again advanced two hundred miles into Yanzhou.

This is an extremely alarming number!

After that, the cultivation sects of Yanzhou, such as the Tianhuo Sect, began to kill those sand demons to prevent the Hanhai Desert from encroaching on more land in Yanzhou.

However, the cultivators of Yanzhou underestimated the power of those sand demons. At this time, terrifying sand demons with strength comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators had been spawned in the vast desert.

These sand demons are almost impossible to kill. Even if their bodies are broken apart, they can be reborn under the power of the vast desert in a short time.

More than a decade has passed since the Nascent Soul cultivators of Yanzhou discovered those sand demons. During this time, the battle between the cultivators of Yanzhou and the sand demons of the Vast Sea Desert has never stopped, but the cultivation of Yanzhou has not gained the upper hand.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators in Yanzhou have already died tragically at the hands of the Sand Demons, and the Vast Desert has once again encroached on more than 300 miles of Yanzhou's land.

The cultivators of Yanzhou have not yet found a way to truly kill those sand demons, which is why they chose to seek help from the cultivators of neighboring Hezhou.

Nascent Soul cultivators like those from the Heavenly Sword Sect all understand the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold." If Yanzhou were truly completely occupied by the Vast Sea Desert, the Vast Sea Desert might have the ability to cross the Black Abyss and infiltrate its power into Hezhou.

Hezhou's strength is far inferior to Yanzhou's. If that day really comes, Hezhou will surely suffer the same fate as Yanzhou.

Therefore, after receiving the request for assistance from Yanzhou, the Sword Inquiry True Monarch immediately convened a meeting of the sect's Nascent Soul cultivators to discuss the matter.

Their decision was to go to Hezhou to provide support. Even if they couldn't help Yanzhou repel the sand demons' attack, they would at least find out the details of those sand demons.

Then, True Monarch Wenjian informed the Nascent Soul forces, such as Medicine Immortal Valley, of this news, urging them to go to Yanzhou to provide support.

"My cultivation is not far from breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage, so I'd better not go to Yanzhou for now!"

After receiving the message from the Ancient Desolate Sect, Lu Cheng'an only thought about it briefly before making this decision.

He then emerged from the cave, preparing to personally make a trip to the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After all, according to the news from the Ancient Desolate Sect, both the Nascent Soul forces in Qingzhou and Hezhou had sent Nascent Soul cultivators to Yanzhou.

Not long after, Lu Cheng'an appeared at the Welcoming Peak of the Ancient Desolate Sect, where he met the sect leader, True Monarch Qiongmiao.

"Fellow Daoist Lu's speed is indeed swift, but we still need to wait a little longer. We'll set off again in half a month!" True Monarch Qiongmiao said with a smile.

"Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist He, but I am not going to Yanzhou with you this time."

Lu Cheng'an smiled helplessly and said, "I'm at a critical juncture in my cultivation, aiming to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage. I want to focus on improving my cultivation level from now on, and I'd like to postpone my trip to Yanzhou for a while!"

This is Lu Cheng'an's true thought. If his cultivation breaks through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his strength will be greatly enhanced.

With the power of the Fire Domain, he will no longer be able to fight to a draw with cultivators like True Monarch Blazing Sun and True Monarch Sword Inquiry who are at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, but will be able to kill them directly.

"Fellow Daoist Lu's cultivation is about to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage so quickly!" True Monarch Qiongmiao looked at Lu Cheng'an with a shocked expression.

She knew when Lu Cheng'an broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, and not much time had passed since then.

If it were any other cultivator, reaching the mid-Nascent Soul stage would already be considered a rapid advancement.

“My cultivation is indeed about to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage. If my cultivation can be successfully improved this time, the power of the Tranquil Ancient Seal that I use will definitely be enhanced again!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

He has not yet shown his true strength to Nascent Soul cultivators such as True Monarch Qiongmiao. The main reason why Nascent Soul cultivators from Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect respect him so much is because of his weapon-refining skills and the divine power of the Tranquil Ancient Seal.

Unfortunately, due to limitations in cultivation level, the power that the Quiet Ancient Seal can unleash is limited.

If Lu Cheng'an's cultivation breaks through to the late Nascent Soul stage, the power of the Tranquil Ancient Seal Divine Ability will increase again, and then this divine ability will be able to truly unleash its power.

After pondering for a moment, True Monarch Qiongmiao smiled and said, "There's no need to rush to Yanzhou. Fellow Daoist Lu can return later and continue your cultivation. I will discuss this matter with the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and I believe they will understand!"

The one currently threatened by the sand demons is Yanzhou, not Hezhou, and the situation in Hezhou is not particularly tense.

Their main purpose in going to Yanzhou was to find out about the sand demons, and it was not necessarily necessary for Lu Cheng'an to go.

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist He with this matter!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

After that, Lu Cheng'an did not stay at the Desolate Ancient Sect for long. After leaving the Desolate Ancient Sect, he quickly returned to the Lu family's mountain gate to continue his secluded cultivation.

Half a month later, True Monarch Qiongmiao set off alone from the Ancient Desolate Sect.

She soon entered the territory of Hezhou with the Blazing Sun True Lord of Haoyang Sect and the Myriad Shadows True Lord of Xuanjing Sect.

Their purpose in going to Yanzhou was mainly to investigate the situation of the Sand Demons in the Hanhai Desert, so they only dispatched their most elite forces.

If the situation in Yanzhou is indeed very urgent, they will lead more cultivators to Yanzhou to provide support.

After True Monarch Qiongmiao and his group reunited at the Heavenly Sword Sect, True Monarch Qiongmiao informed True Monarch Wenjian and the other Nascent Soul cultivators from Hezhou about Lu Cheng'an's situation.

They did not raise any objections, but hoped that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation could successfully break through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

At that time, the Quiet Ancient Seal Divine Power he has cultivated will be able to unleash its true power, and perhaps it will be able to help Yanzhou deal with those sand demons in the Vast Sea Desert.

After confirming their plan to travel to Yanzhou, Qiongmiao Zhenjun and his group sped off towards Yanzhou.

Although the Black Abyss between Yanzhou and Hezhou is extremely dangerous, it is nothing to Nascent Soul cultivators like True Monarch Qiongmiao. The danger there poses no threat to them, who are at the Nascent Soul stage.

After entering the Yanzhou territory, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Wenjian, immediately sent a message to the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Sect.

The Heavenly Fire Sect had already received the message from True Monarch Wenjian and was waiting for True Monarch Wenjian and the other Nascent Soul cultivators to arrive near the Black Abyss.

Therefore, after the Heavenly Fire Sect received the message from True Monarch Wenjian, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Sect who were guarding the vicinity of the Black Abyss quickly found True Monarch Wenjian and his group, and took them directly to the Heavenly Fire Sect.

The Sword Inquiry True Monarch and his group did not stay at the Heavenly Fire Sect for long. They followed the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Fire Sect and soon arrived at the front-line battlefield where the sand demons of Yanzhou and the Vast Sea Desert were fighting.

Currently commanding the front lines are the Heavenly Fire Sect's Overturning Sea True Monarch, Holy Fire True Monarch, and Myriad Wood True Monarch, all three being cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. (End of Chapter)