Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Although the cultivators of Yanzhou had been fighting the sand demons of the Hanhai Desert for nearly a hundred years, they still had not figured out the true nature of the sand demons.

This is mainly because the Sand Demon is too powerful, and they dare not venture deep into the vast desert to find out the Sand Demon's true origins.

However, the jade slip that True Lord Tianhuo took out also contained some useful information.

For example, the current number of sand monsters in the vast desert.

As the vast desert encroached upon more and more of Yanzhou, the sand demons grew increasingly powerful.

Ultimately, this gave birth to sand demons that surpassed the fourth rank. Fortunately, there were only two of these sand demons in total.

Of course, these two sand demons, who were beyond the fourth rank, had not reached the level of Nascent Soul cultivators. Their troublesome nature lay in their ability to use the power of Dao Condensation.

It was precisely because of these two sand demons, who were between the fourth and fifth tiers, that the Heavenly Blade Palace was ultimately destroyed.

In the end, Heavenly Blade True Lord and Blood Blade True Lord unleashed the Heavenly Blade Blood God Light to blast the two powerful sand demons to death.

However, the cultivators of Yanzhou were well aware that the two sand demons were not truly dead, and that they would soon be reborn deep within the vast desert.

Moreover, this time the sand demons have invaded more land in Yanzhou, and the number of sand demons of this level that they will give birth to may increase.

Besides these two sand demons, which are between the fourth and fifth tiers, the number of fourth-tier sand demons in the Vast Desert is now close to two hundred.

Even a powerful cultivator like True Monarch Tianhuo, at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, would have no chance of survival if trapped among the sand demons.

After examining the jade slip given to him by True Lord Tianhuo, Lu Cheng'an inquired about the Sand Demon from True Lord Tianhuo.

Tianhuo Zhenjun did not hide anything from Lu Cheng'an and told him everything he knew about the Sand Demon.

After that, Lu Cheng'an left Black Plum Mountain and sped off towards the Vast Desert.

After Lu Cheng'an left, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including Tianhuo Zhenjun, did not immediately leave Black Plum Mountain.

“Junior Brother Li, tell me again about how Lu Cheng’an attacked you!” True Monarch Tianhuo said in a deep voice.

"Lu Cheng'an has mastered some kind of supernatural power. After he used this supernatural power, all three of us, including Fellow Daoist Jiang, lost control of our bodies. Then he summoned these chains containing the power of the Great Dao, and we were directly sealed by him!"

Saint Flame True Lord made no attempt to conceal anything, and he quickly recounted what Lu Cheng'an had done to them.

"Sect Master, do you think Lu Cheng'an can really find the source of those sand demons' birth?" Holy Flame True Monarch asked with a frown.

"We can only hope he can do it!"

True Monarch Tianhuo sighed softly. Even though they were having a very unpleasant falling out with Lu Cheng'an, they still hoped that what Lu Cheng'an was doing would succeed.

After all, if Lu Cheng'an could successfully deal with the sand demons of the Vast Sea Desert, it would be of the greatest benefit to the cultivators living in Yanzhou.

"Don't hold a grudge against Lu Cheng'an. This man is extremely powerful. If you provoke him, it could very well bring annihilation to the sect!" True Monarch Tianhuo said in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured, Sect Master, I will definitely not provoke Lu Cheng'an!" Holy Flame True Monarch immediately said.

Not long after, True Lord Tianhuo and his group also left Black Plum Mountain.

Instead of returning to their respective sects, they rushed together toward the defensive line blocking the sand demons' attack.

This area was originally occupied by the Heavenly Blade Palace, and it was once a land of immortals rich in spiritual energy, but now it is covered by endless yellow sand.

This is the closest place to the Vast Desert. The main reason why True Lord Tianhuo and his group came here is to find out about Lu Cheng'an's situation as soon as possible.

When Lu Cheng'an entered the Han Hai Desert, he also passed through the defensive line established by cultivators from Yanzhou, such as the Tianhuo Sect and the Jiuxiao Sect.

This defensive line is quite sturdy and can withstand attacks from those at the Nascent Soul level.

However, there are simply too many Nascent Soul level sand demons in the vast desert. Unless something unexpected happens, the defensive line established by the Yanzhou cultivators will definitely not be able to stop the sand demons' attack.

Lu Cheng'an paused briefly at the defensive line established in Yanzhou before heading directly into the vast desert.

Shortly after entering the vast desert, he sensed that the landscape of the desert was very different from that of Yanzhou.

The air in the vast desert is extremely thin in terms of spiritual energy, but the elements of fire and earth are relatively abundant.

However, these two types of primordial energy are mixed with an extremely thin layer of death energy, which can cause great harm to cultivators.

In this environment, Lu Cheng'an could clearly feel the death energy constantly invading his body and trying to penetrate his nascent soul.

He tried various methods to block it, but none of them were particularly effective. Finally, he activated the power of the Fire Domain and completely isolated the death energy from the outside.

"I want to see what kind of monsters are in this vast desert!"

Lu Cheng'an activated the power of the Fire Domain, following the surging fire and earth elemental energies in the surrounding air, to begin investigating the source of the sand demons' appearance.

Although the sand demons of the Vast Desert destroyed the Heavenly Blade Palace, they also suffered heavy losses.

The only two sand demons that surpassed the fourth rank were also destroyed by the Heavenly Blade True Monarch.

Although the sand demons of the Vast Sea Desert can reappear, it has been a relatively short time since those two sand demons that surpassed the fourth rank disappeared, and so no sand demons of that level have yet been bred in the Vast Sea Desert.

By observing the flow of fire and earth elements in the vast desert, Lu Cheng'an quickly determined a direction, and he was quite confident that this direction was the source of these two elements.

This direction is deep in the Gobi Desert.

Without hesitation, Lu Cheng'an used the Star Flame Concealment Technique to fly in that direction after determining the direction.

Lu Cheng'an moved extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had already traveled thousands of miles into the vast desert.

"The surrounding fire and earth elements are becoming increasingly concentrated, and the death energy they contain is also increasing. If it were a Nascent Soul cultivator like Heavenly Blade True Monarch entering this place, their physical bodies would probably have been destroyed by the death energy long ago!"

Lu Cheng'an murmured, a solemn expression appearing on his face.

He had a feeling that he would soon be able to find the source of the sand monsters in the vast desert.

After a brief sigh, Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time and continued speeding forward.

A short while later, Lu Cheng'an, who was traveling at high speed, suddenly stopped, because several whirlwinds, hundreds of feet tall and carrying flames and yellow sand, suddenly appeared in front of him. These whirlwinds contained extremely terrifying power, many of which contained the power of the Great Dao.

If cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection stage, such as Heavenly Blade True Monarch, were caught in the whirlwind, they would probably lose their lives in no time.

Seeing the whirlwinds hurtling towards him, Lu Cheng'an immediately activated the power of his Fire Domain and simultaneously used the Divine Power of Earth Flame Purple Golden Body to resist the whirlwinds' attack on his body.

"The power of fire and the power of earth—those sand demons also possess these two powers!"

Lu Cheng'an allowed the whirlwinds to relentlessly assault his body, but with the power of the fire domain enhancing his Earth Flame Purple Gold Body, he could easily withstand the onslaught of the surrounding whirlwinds.

Lu Cheng'an took this opportunity to carefully observe the power of the fire and earth elements carried by the whirlwind.

The two Great Dao powers in the swirling wind were not particularly strong, but Lu Cheng'an sensed that the cultivator who attacked him was far more adept at using the power of the Great Dao than he was.

After studying the whirlwind for a while, he suddenly activated the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal and struck the whirlwind.

This time, Lu Cheng'an held nothing back, and the power of the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal, enhanced by the power of the Fire Domain, was terrifyingly strong.

One of the whirlwinds, hundreds of feet tall, collapsed in an instant after being attacked by a Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal.

The remaining few whirlwinds, each a hundred feet tall, were of similar strength. After Lu Cheng'an launched his attack with the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal, he quickly destroyed all of them.

Without hesitation, Lu Cheng'an unleashed a surge of cloud beneath his feet, propelling him at incredible speed toward the direction from which the whirlwind was hurtling.

A moment later, accompanied by a whooshing sound, a sand demon several meters tall, composed entirely of yellow sand, appeared in front of Lu Cheng'an.

This sand demon also possessed a surge of intense fire and earth elemental power, and the aura it emitted was extremely terrifying, completely equivalent to that of a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

When the sand demon appeared before Lu Cheng'an, an eerie light shone in its pupils, which were made of yellow sand, as if it were locked onto Lu Cheng'an.

Then the sand demon slowly raised his hand, and endless yellow sand and flames gathered in his palm, instantly forming a yellow sand and flame pagoda several tens of feet high.

The pagoda was filled with rich fire and earth elemental power. Although it was made of ordinary yellow sand, the addition of these two great powers gave it extraordinary strength.

The pagoda materialized in an instant. Once it was fully formed, the sand demon summoned it and enveloped Lu Cheng'an's body, attempting to imprison him within.

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the surging fire and earth powers within the pagoda, and he discovered that his understanding of these powers was rapidly improving.

However, when he felt the pagoda descending upon him, he immediately summoned his natal magic weapon, the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

The Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell has been upgraded to the fourth-tier top-grade level. With the blessing of the Fire Domain power, the power of this fourth-tier top-grade magic weapon has surpassed the limits of its own grade.

As a deep bell tolled, a stream of golden-red light surged out from within the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

The golden-red light contained the power of fire, which was more powerful than that in the pagoda, but not as refined.

This is because Lu Cheng'an's understanding of the fire path is not as profound as that of the true master behind the Sand Demon.

Even so, the golden-red stream of light surged forth and crashed violently into the pagoda.

With a loud roar, fine cracks appeared on the pagoda made of yellow sand.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an summoned the Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan. As the fan was turned, surging flames burst forth, instantly covering the entire pagoda.

These flames were already extremely powerful, and now they have been amplified by the power of the Fire Dao.

Under the heat of the flames, the pagoda, which was already cracking, began to make a series of cracking sounds, and yellow sand began to fall from the pagoda.

Upon seeing this, the sand demon's pupils glowed with crimson light. He slowly raised his hands and quickly formed a magic seal.

It was a Vermilion Bird Seal, with a phantom of a Vermilion Bird appearing within the seal, carrying extremely violent power as it blasted towards Lu Cheng'an's body.

Lu Cheng'an's expression changed slightly after sensing the violent power contained within the Vermilion Bird Seal.

He then quickly activated the power of the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell and the Earth Flame Myriad Manifestations Body for protection, and then used the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal and the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm and other divine abilities to counterattack.

With a series of violent roars, the Vermilion Bird Seal completely collapsed, and the Yellow Sand Pagoda turned into a sky full of yellow sand and disappeared into the vast desert.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an's face was slightly pale, and he was breathing rapidly, indicating that he had suffered some injuries.

However, he did not stop and continued to use his supernatural powers such as the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal to attack the sand demon.

At the same time, he also pushed the fire domain to its limit, spreading it out to cover an area of ​​twenty-four zhang.

Lu Cheng'an showed no sign of panic; on the contrary, he appeared somewhat excited.

He discovered that his understanding of the power of fire and earth was rapidly improving during his battle with the sand demon.

Although the sand demon was attacking him without holding back, he seemed like a perfect master, feeding him his moves without reservation.

After Lu Cheng'an fought the sand demon for half an hour, the range of the fire domain increased from twenty-four zhang to twenty-eight zhang, a full four zhang increase.

The reason why the Fire Domain expanded so rapidly in such a short time was not only because of the Sand Demon, but also largely because Lu Cheng'an had read a large number of classic texts over the past few decades and accumulated a sufficiently profound foundation.

Now, in his all-out battle with the Sand Demon, the reserves he had yet to exhaust transformed into his true power.

At this moment, the cultivator who had gathered sand demons behind him seemed to have noticed Lu Cheng'an's change. Two whooshing sounds were heard as two sand demons of equal strength roared over.

Both of these sand demons are comparable to cultivators in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

Upon sensing the appearance of these two new sand demons, a solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face.

He then unleashed a series of divine abilities, including the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal and the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm, to bombard the first sand demon.

As the power of the Fire Domain increased, Lu Cheng'an's combat strength also increased rapidly.

The power of the Guiyuan Fire Fiend Seal and the Ten Thousand Flames Burning Heaven Palm, among other divine abilities, also became extremely terrifying. After enduring such a fierce attack from Lu Cheng'an, the sand demon's body, which was formed from yellow sand, began to have yellow sand falling off continuously.

After the two newly appeared sand demons entered the area where they could attack Lu Cheng'an, the first sand demon was completely blasted to pieces by Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an took a deep breath. After swallowing a pill to restore his mana, he quickly turned his gaze to the two newly appeared sand demons. (End of Chapter)