Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Lu Cheng'an did not conceal his presence at Black Plum Mountain, so when Tian Dao Zhenjun and the other three arrived near Black Plum Mountain, they were able to detect Lu Cheng'an's presence.

They simply didn't know who Lu Cheng'an was, which is why they found it strange.

After all, the message they received came from True Lord Wenjian.

"Lu Cheng'an of Qingzhou!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at the four Heavenly Blade True Monarchs, saying, "My main purpose in coming to Yanzhou this time is to enter the Han Hai Desert to investigate the true nature of the Sand Demons. However, the Sand Demons of the Han Hai Desert are ferocious, so I am borrowing treasures from the three sects!"

As Lu Cheng'an finished speaking, he flipped his hand and took out the Heavenly Sword Talisman and the Haoyang Mirror.

"Your sects should possess such treasures. Each of your three sects can lend me one!"

The moment Lu Cheng'an's voice fell, a look of anger appeared on the face of the Holy Flame True Monarch.

"You have such a loud voice!"

Saint Flame True Monarch stared coldly at Lu Cheng'an and said angrily, "I don't care how you tricked Haoyang Sect and Tianjian Sect into giving you these two treasures, but we will never hand over our sect's secret treasures to a stranger like you."

Our three sects will not participate in the matter of investigating the Sand Demons of the Vast Desert, as you mentioned. Farewell!

Saint Flame True Monarch was unaware of Lu Cheng'an's background, but they would absolutely not agree to Lu Cheng'an's request to borrow a fifth-tier secret treasure.

These treasures are the foundation of their respective sects. Even they themselves try their best not to use such sect resources, so naturally they would not casually hand them over to a cultivator whose background they do not know.

If other cultivators had lent them their treasures, they would have been killed long ago.

Although the origins of this unknown cultivator were unknown, the Heavenly Sword Talisman and Haoyang Mirror in his hands were genuine.

This made them afraid to actually clash with Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly and said, "Where do you four fellow Daoists think these two treasures in my hands came from?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four members of the Holy Flame True Monarch changed slightly. However, before they could react, they suddenly felt an extremely mysterious power descend upon them.

This power was naturally the Still Ancient Seal unleashed by Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an did not use the Thousand-Year Seal in conjunction with the other two divine abilities, because if these two abilities were used at the same time, it would not only keep the enemy still, but also shorten their lifespan.

Although Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level has not improved much over the years, the power of the Fire Domain has expanded significantly, which has greatly boosted his combat capabilities.

Even without using the Thousand-Year Seal, the power of the Ancient Stillness Seal is terrifying.

Under this still and ancient seal, even the four powerful figures, including the Holy Fire True Monarch, were unable to move for four breaths.

At the same time, four golden chains, wreathed in raging flames, shot out from Lu Cheng'an's hands and instantly wrapped around the four members of the Holy Fire True Monarch group.

These four chains are the Haoyang Divine Chains, a secret technique cultivated by Lu Cheng'an, but he has only cultivated them to the Great Perfection stage.

However, with the support of the power of fire, the four chains formed from the Haoyang Divine Chains remained incredibly powerful.

After entangling the bodies of the four Holy Flame True Lords, they instantly sealed away all their magical power.

"The power of fire!"

"How could you use the power of fire like that!"

Saint Flame True Monarch exclaimed in surprise, staring at Lu Cheng'an in shock.

The Heavenly Fire Sect primarily cultivates fire-attribute techniques, making them extremely familiar with the power of fire.

The Holy Fire True Lord clearly sensed that the chains binding his body did indeed contain a faint amount of fire energy.

Although the amount of fire energy contained in the chains was small, this power was extremely troublesome for them.

Unless they can also master some kind of power of the Great Dao, it will be difficult for them to break free from the chains binding them.

"Lu Cheng'an, what exactly is your purpose?" Jade Cloud True Monarch asked coldly.

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to panic. I have no ill intentions towards you!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at the four people, including Yu Xiao Zhenjun, and said calmly, "I did not lie before. I came to Yanzhou this time to investigate the true nature of the sand demon in the Han Hai Desert."

"The vast desert is extremely dangerous, which is why I wanted to borrow treasures from the three sects. Unfortunately, the four of you were too forceful, so I had no choice but to take action against you!"

At this point, Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on True Monarch Holy Flame and True Monarch Jade Cloud, and he chuckled softly, "Both of you are cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, and your status in the Heavenly Flame Sect and the Nine Heavens Sect must be quite high. If I were to threaten you with your lives, your sects would probably agree to lend you their treasures!"

Although the Heavenly Fire Sect and the Nine Heavens Sect each have more than one cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, each one is of vital importance to their respective sects.

Moreover, he wasn't lying; his main purpose in borrowing treasures from these three sects was to investigate the situation of the Sand Demon in the Vast Desert.

As sects of Yanzhou, the Nine Heavens Sect and the Heavenly Fire Sect were even more eager to know about the Sand Demons of the Vast Sea Desert.

They did not venture into the vast desert to investigate simply because they did not have a cultivator as powerful as Lu Cheng'an among them.

Now that Lu Cheng'an is threatening the lives of Sacred Flame True Monarch and Jade Cloud True Monarch, the Nine Heavens Sect and Sacred Flame Sect are very likely to agree to Lu Cheng'an's request to borrow the treasure.

"Impossible! Even if you threaten us with your lives, the sect leader and the others would never hand over such a treasure to you!" Holy Flame True Monarch said angrily.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I am willing to hand over the Heavenly Blade Pearl, a fifth-tier secret treasure of the Heavenly Blade Palace, to you. Please release me and Junior Brother Blood Blade!"

Heavenly Blade True Monarch was not affected by Holy Flame True Monarch's clamor, but instead seriously pondered what Lu Cheng'an had said.

Now, only he and his junior brother Xue Dao remain in the Heavenly Blade Palace, so it's impossible for them to wait for other cultivators from the sect to rescue them.

He had seriously considered what Lu Cheng'an said. Although he did not know Lu Cheng'an's true background, he felt that Lu Cheng'an really wanted to enter the vast desert to investigate the true nature of the sand demon.

Now, the Heavenly Blade Palace only has the Heavenly Blade Pearl left, a low-grade fifth-tier secret treasure. After much deliberation, he decided to hand it over to Lu Cheng'an.

He hoped that Lu Chengan could find out the true situation of the sand monsters in the vast desert and, ideally, eliminate them completely.

Lu Cheng'an was quite surprised when he suddenly heard the voice of the Heavenly Blade True Lord.

He had originally planned to further threaten Heavenly Blade True Monarch and his companion, but now Heavenly Blade True Monarch was actually offering to hand over a fifth-tier secret treasure to him. "Fellow Daoist Jiang is indeed very insightful!"

A smile appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He then loosened the Haoyang Divine Chains binding Tian Dao Zhenjun slightly, allowing Tian Dao Zhenjun to activate some of his magic power and take out the Tian Dao Treasure Pearl he carried with him.

After realizing that he could mobilize the magic power within his body, Tian Dao Zhenjun instantly understood what Lu Cheng'an meant.

He didn't think about running away, but instead obediently took out the Heavenly Blade Pearl he was carrying.

The Heavenly Blade Palace has a total of two Tier 5 treasures: the Heavenly Blade Pearl and the Heavenly Blade Blood God Light. Both Tier 5 treasures are one-time consumables.

Previously, Heavenly Blade True Monarch and Blood Blade True Monarch had used up the fifth-tier secret treasure, Heavenly Blade Blood God Light, in order to defeat the Sand Demon's attack. Now, they only have Heavenly Blade Pearl left as their secret treasure.

Like the Heavenly Blade Blood God Light, the Heavenly Blade Pearl stores the sword energy released by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Blade Palace.

The Heavenly Blade Pearl contains a total of three blade energies, each of which is equivalent to a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

There is only one blade aura left in the Heavenly Blade Orb, which means that it will become useless after use.

After receiving the Heavenly Blade Pearl from Heavenly Blade True Monarch, Lu Cheng'an instantly understood the use of this fifth-grade low-level secret treasure.

"Jiang Yinghua, are you crazy? You actually handed over the last treasure of your Heavenly Blade Palace!" Holy Flame True Monarch exclaimed in shock and anger. He never expected that Heavenly Blade True Monarch would make such a decision.

"My patience is limited. Fellow Daoists, you should convey my message to the other cultivators in the sect as soon as possible. If you do not agree to my demands, I am not sure what I might do to you!"

Lu Cheng'an spoke softly, his threat quite obvious.

At this moment, he also slightly relaxed Haoyang Divine Chain's control over the Holy Fire True Monarch and the other person, allowing them to send messages to other cultivators in the sect.

Upon sensing that he could mobilize the magical power within his body, the Holy Flame True Lord immediately revealed a cold smile on his face and was about to break free from the control of the Haoyang Divine Chains.

Unfortunately, Lu Cheng'an had already sensed it and sealed off the Holy Flame True Monarch's cultivation in an instant.

Upon seeing this, True Monarch Yuxiao immediately suppressed his strange thoughts and said in a deep voice, "I can truthfully inform the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the sect about what happened here, but I cannot guarantee that they will be willing to use the sect's secret treasures in exchange for my safety!"

Jade Cloud True Lord has realized the situation; they have no ability to resist Lu Cheng'an, so they might as well do as Lu Cheng'an says.

Whether the Nascent Soul cultivators of the sect will use fifth-tier secret treasures to exchange for them is not something they can decide.

The Holy Flame True Monarch, who had been completely sealed again, gritted his teeth inwardly. After hearing what the Jade Cloud True Monarch said, he agreed to Lu Cheng'an's request and relayed Lu Cheng'an's message to the other Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect.

At this moment, the two Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivators, Bixiao Zhenjun and Huangxiao Zhenjun of the Nine Heavens Sect, were both at the Heavenly Fire Sect because of Lu Cheng'an.

After seeing the message from Jade Emperor, they were all extremely shocked and could not believe that the message was true.

They believed they knew Qing and He prefectures very well, wondering when such a powerful cultivator as Lu Cheng'an had emerged from those two prefectures.

Although Bixiao Zhenjun and Huangxiao Zhenjun were quite surprised, they immediately relayed the message from Yuxiao Zhenjun to Tianhuo Zhenjun and other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tianhuo Sect.

At the same time, they also sent messages to the Nascent Soul cultivators they knew in Qing and He prefectures to inquire about Lu Cheng'an's situation.

Almost immediately after True Lord Bixiao and True Lord Huangxiao relayed the message from True Lord Yuxiao, True Lord Tianhuo also received the message from True Lord Shenghuo.

The message from the Holy Flame True Lord was exactly the same as that from the Jade Cloud True Lord, only the tone was slightly different.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, what should we do now? Lu Cheng'an has imprisoned Yu Xiao and Sheng Huo, using them to threaten and force us to hand over the Nine Heavens Flying Star Bracelet and the Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Pearl, these are secret treasures. Should we agree?" True Monarch Bixiao asked in a deep voice.

She hadn't received a reply to the message she had just sent, and she knew in her heart that she would never receive any news about Lu Cheng'an in the end.

After all, they had previously harmed Nascent Soul cultivators from Qing and He prefectures, and Lu Cheng'an was from Qing and He prefectures, so naturally the Nascent Soul cultivators from those two prefectures would not help them.

Tianhuo Zhenjun frowned deeply. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Then let's grant Lu Cheng'an's request. Fellow Daoist Shen, the two of us will go there personally and deliver the items to Lu Cheng'an!"

Tianhuo Zhenjun's thoughts were exactly the same as Lu Cheng'an's; he also hoped that Lu Cheng'an could figure out the true nature of the sand demons in the vast desert.

If we can completely eliminate the sand demons in the vast desert, it would be worth it to give up even two or three fifth-tier treasures, let alone one.

"Then I'll go with Fellow Daoist Qi!"

A moment later, True Monarch Bixiao and True Monarch Tianhuo set off together from the Tianhuo Sect and sped towards Black Plum Mountain where Lu Cheng'an was located.

Upon arriving at Black Plum Mountain, True Lord Bixiao and True Lord Tianhuo were immediately confronted by True Lord Yuxiao and his three companions, who were still imprisoned by the Haoyang Divine Chains.

These two are much stronger, and therefore they are more sensitive to the power of the Great Dao carried in the Haoyang Divine Chain.

This startled them, and they instantly understood why the four members of the Holy Flame True Monarch group were no match for Lu Cheng'an.

"Qi Daoan of the Heavenly Fire Sect greets Fellow Daoist Lu!"

After sensing Lu Cheng'an's strength, True Monarch Tianhuo smiled and greeted him with a cupped hand. He then said, "This item is the Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Pearl, which can release a wisp of Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Qi comparable to the full-force attack of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It should be able to meet Fellow Daoist Lu's requirements!"

I now hand this item over to Fellow Daoist Lu, and I request that you release the person as promised!

After True Lord Tianhuo took out the Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Pearl, True Lord Bixiao followed suit and took out a crimson talisman.

This crimson talisman is named the Crimson Sky Star-Splitting Talisman, and it can also unleash power comparable to a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages.

However, both the Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Pearl and the Crimson Sky Shattering Star Talisman are disposable items.

Lu Cheng'an did not complain. After accepting the Golden Sun Heavenly Fire Pearl and the Crimson Sky Shattering Star Talisman, he immediately released the seal on the four Heavenly Blade True Monarchs.

"Fellow Daoists should know the purpose of my visit to Yanzhou. You have been fighting the sand demons of the Hanhai Desert for a long time, so your understanding of the sand demons must be deeper than mine."

Lu Cheng'an smiled at Tianhuo Zhenjun and the others, and continued, "To ensure a smoother journey for me, I would appreciate it if you fellow Daoists could provide me with a detailed account of the Sand Demons of the Vast Sea Desert!"

"We have compiled our information on the sand demons of the Vast Sea Desert into a book. This jade slip contains our knowledge of the sand demons in the Vast Sea Desert. Please take a look, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

As he spoke, True Monarch Tianhuo took out a jade slip and handed it directly to Lu Cheng'an.

If Lu Cheng'an's goal is truly to eliminate the sand demons of the Vast Desert, then they will naturally do their best to fulfill his request. (End of Chapter)