Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"I have told Fellow Daoist Lu all the information about the Corpse Demon Secret Realm. I can tell you with certainty that there is indeed a high probability that Yin-Yang Profound Iron will be born in the Corpse Demon Secret Realm."

Master Tianyun smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, there's no need to rush to give an answer. The Old Ghost of Ten Thousand Corpses and I haven't decided yet whether or not to open the Corpse Demon Secret Realm. Fellow Daoist Lu can consider it carefully again!"

The Corpse Demon Realm is one of the secret realms of the Heavenly Corpse Sect and the Yin Hua Sect. The Heavenly Cloud Venerable and the Ten Thousand Corpse Elder trusted Lu Cheng'an quite a bit, which is why they told Lu Cheng'an this secret in detail.

"I will think about it carefully!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Tianyun Shangren and the other person and said, "We'll talk about this later. Let's go back to Jinding Mountain to rest first. I will then refine the Yin Gathering Pool and other magic treasures for the two sect leaders."

The demonic cultivators used treasures containing demonic energy, which were of no use to Lu Cheng'an and the others.

But if you do some filtering, you might find something useful.

In addition, they also received Demon Hunting Points as a reward for killing Wang Yuhua and the other five Nascent Soul demon cultivators.

Both demonic cultivators at the early Nascent Soul stage were killed by Lu Cheng'an, and Lu Cheng'an's Demon Hunting Points, which had been reset to zero, increased by twenty points again.

The three demonic cultivators at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm all died at the hands of Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren, for a total of ninety Demon Hunter Points. Lu Cheng'an did not know exactly how Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren divided the spoils.

After returning to their cave, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu quickly sorted out the items they had brought with them.

Those items containing demonic energy were destroyed, while some treasures that could purify demonic energy were thrown into the spiritual spring by the two of them to remove the demonic energy using the power of the purification magic array.

In addition, the two early-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivators also carried three fifth-tier cultivation techniques.

These three fifth-tier cultivation techniques are not demonic techniques. One of them can be cultivated directly to the perfect Nascent Soul stage. It is unknown where they obtained them.

“We have a total of twenty Demon Hunter Points now. Take some time to look at the treasures that can be exchanged with Demon Hunter Points, see which ones you need, and I'll help you exchange them then,” Lu Chengan said with a smile.

After Shi Ningyu entered the Yin Hua Sect, her aura was detected by the Demon Hunter Ranking.

Following Lu Cheng'an's instructions, she entered her information into the Demon Hunter Ranking, and she can now view the various treasures that can be exchanged for Demon Hunter Points.

However, since neither she nor Lu Cheng'an had any Demon Hunting Points, she didn't waste any time on it.

Lu Cheng'an is not lacking in the resources needed for cultivation. He has not yet used the Spirit Nourishing Fruit and Immortal Spirit Nourishing Pill that he exchanged earlier.

If he were to absorb and refine these treasures, his cultivation level would definitely see a significant improvement.

"I don't need anything right now, you can handle the twenty demon hunter points yourself."

Shi Ningyu frowned slightly, looked at Lu Cheng'an with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Husband, that Corpse Demon Secret Realm is too dangerous. I don't want you to enter it."

"You need to think about the Lu family members behind you. If something happens to you in the Corpse Demon Secret Realm, what will the Lu family members do?"

"Moreover, the Yin-Yang Black Iron is something the Green-Faced Ghost King needs, so we don't need to take such a big risk for him!"

Shi Ningyu had been thinking about this matter, and she did not want Lu Chengan to enter the Corpse Demon Secret Realm.

"Ningyu, don't worry, I will definitely consider this matter seriously and will not easily enter the Corpse Demon Secret Realm," Lu Cheng'an reassured her with a smile.

He was very curious about the Corpse Demon Realm, but Ningyu was right. If the Corpse Demon Realm was too dangerous, he would not risk entering it.

If the Heavenly Corpse Sect and the Yin Hua Sect really want to open the Corpse Demon Secret Realm, they will still do so even without his participation.

Given his current relationship with the Heavenly Corpse Sect and the Corpse Demon Sect, even if he didn't enter the Corpse Demon Secret Realm, if the two sects obtained the Yin-Yang Profound Iron there, they would definitely tell him.

After receiving Lu Cheng'an's affirmative answer, Shi Ningyu's face showed a relaxed smile.

She genuinely felt that the Corpse Demon Realm was too dangerous, which was why she didn't want Lu Cheng'an to enter it.

"We have now taken stock of the spoils from killing those two Nascent Soul demon cultivators. I believe that Venerable Tianyun and the other person are almost ready. Next, I will help them refine the Yin Gathering Pool and other magical treasures. You can continue to cultivate in your cave!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled gently at Shi Ningyu and said, "While I'm helping Master Tianyun and the other person refine the Yin Gathering Pool and other magical treasures, I'll have them continue to guard Jinding Mountain. If you encounter any problems, you can ask these two for advice. The same goes for cultivation-related issues. These two are both late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and their understanding of cultivation is definitely much deeper than yours or mine."

After Lu Cheng'an finished refining the magic weapon for Master Tianyun and his companion, he planned to ask them some questions about cultivation.

Although his cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, his understanding of these realms is still relatively shallow.

Both Tianyun Shangren and the other person were at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and they also came from a Nascent Soul sect, so their understanding of the Nascent Soul realm was definitely deeper than his.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu made their agreement, they left the cave to find Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren to begin refining the Yin Gathering Pool and other magical treasures.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an brought up the matter of having Master Tianyun stay at Jinding Mountain again, and Master Tianyun and the other person naturally did not refuse.

It was all because of Lu Cheng'an that they killed three demonic cultivators at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm; otherwise, they wouldn't have obtained so many demon-hunting points.

In fact, they themselves wanted to stay at Jin Ding Mountain for a while longer to see if any more Nascent Soul demon cultivators would come to Jin Ding Mountain.

Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren also brought up the matter of the refining cost.

The fee charged by a fifth-level weapon refiner for refining a low-grade fifth-level magic weapon is generally one thousand spirit pearls. For some special types of magic weapons, and those with higher refining difficulty, the refining fee will naturally be higher.

The Gathering Yin Pool, the Golden Mother Yuan Plate, and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag all belong to the latter category. In particular, the Gathering Yin Pool is more difficult to refine than many mid-grade fifth-order magic treasures.

The Gathering Yin Pool consists of four parts, each of which is equivalent to a low-grade fifth-order magic weapon. The process of fusing these four parts together may be even more difficult than refining a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon.

Therefore, after discussing it, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren decided to give Lu Chengan eight thousand spirit pearls. The crafting difficulty of the Golden Mother Yuan Plate and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag was much less than that of the Gathering Yin Pool. The two of them were willing to pay two thousand spirit pearls for the crafting cost of these two magic treasures.

This time, Lu Cheng'an needs to refine two Yin Gathering Pools, one Golden Mother Yuan Plate, and one Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag. The total cost of refining them is 20,000 spirit pearls.

The cost of refining the item, which was agreed upon by Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren, was not low, so Lu Chengan did not hesitate on the matter and agreed directly.

Master Tianyun and his companion readily agreed, handing over the 20,000 spirit pearls to Lu Cheng'an immediately after he agreed.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an returned to his cave and began refining magical treasures such as the Yin Gathering Pool.

Jin Ding Mountain returned to peace, but the deaths of Wang Yuhua and five other demonic cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage caused quite a stir in Qian Yuan Prefecture. Three mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivators and two early-Nascent Soul stage cultivators—a total of five Nascent Soul stage cultivators—represented an extremely powerful force.

Although there are quite a few demonic cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in Qianyuan Prefecture, the deaths of five of them at once have had a significant impact on the overall strength of Qianyuan Prefecture.

This matter quickly alarmed the cultivators of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect, who soon learned where Wang Yuhua and the other five demon cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage had gone.

It was no secret that Wang Yuhua said at the celebration that she would go to Jinding Mountain to kill the righteous cultivators who occupied Jinding Mountain.

However, those five people never returned after leaving Silvermoon Mountain.

Therefore, it is quite likely that Wang Yuhua and the other four died at Jinding Mountain.

This matter caused quite a stir in Qianyuan Prefecture. After learning about this news, the Yuanshui Demon Sect sent a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to Jinding Mountain to investigate the situation.

There are only four cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm in the three states of Mengyuan Prefecture and Qianyuan Prefecture. These four cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm rarely go out.

Cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage are among the most elite in these four states.

The fact that the Yuan Shui Demon Sect sent a cultivator at the late Nascent Soul stage shows how much they value this matter.

Moreover, if there is really danger at Golden Cauldron Mountain, it would not be difficult for a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to escape.

The demonic cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts. His purpose was to attract the attention of the righteous cultivators of Jin Ding Mountain and then investigate their strengths and weaknesses.

Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren quickly realized the presence of the late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator from the Yuanshui Demon Sect.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an was in the cave helping them refine magic treasures such as the Yin Gathering Pool. To prevent the sudden appearance of the late-stage Nascent Soul demonic cultivator from disturbing Lu Cheng'an's refinement of magic treasures, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren left Jinding Mountain together the moment they noticed the late-stage Nascent Soul demonic cultivator.

Without hesitation, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren launched an attack on the late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator the moment they left Jinding Mountain.

The late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator from the Yuan Shui Demon Sect quickly recognized Tianyun Shangren and Wan Shi Laoren as the sect leaders of the Tian Shi Sect and Yin Hua Sect in Mengyuan Prefecture, both of whom were at the late-stage Nascent Soul level.

The late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator from the Yuan Shui Demon Sect was very puzzled. He didn't understand why the sect leaders of the Heavenly Corpse Sect and the Yin Hua Sect would appear at Golden Cauldron Mountain.

However, he did not delve into it further. After Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren made their move, his goal had already been achieved.

The late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator from the Yuan Shui Demon Sect showed no signs of engaging in a prolonged battle with Tianyun Shangren. He quickly retreated from Jinding Mountain, and even with Tianyun Shangren's combined efforts, they were unable to stop him.

After that, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren explored the area around Jinding Mountain more and more frequently, for fear of disturbing Lu Cheng'an in helping them refine magic weapons.

The late-stage Nascent Soul demon cultivator from the Yuanshui Demon Sect quickly informed Yuanshui Old Mother and Xue Sha, two Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators, about the situation at Jinding Mountain.

Neither of them had any way to deal with Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren.

The overall situation in Qianyuan Prefecture and Yuanshui Demon Sect is not good, and they dare not leave the sect too far now.

If Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren were staying at Jinding Mountain, with their late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, she and Xue Sha wouldn't be able to do anything to them without taking action.

To avoid causing further unnecessary casualties, avoiding these two is the best course of action right now.

Of course, the Yuan Shui Demon Sect did not directly tell the cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture to stop causing trouble for Jin Ding Mountain, but only informed them of the specific strength of Jin Ding Mountain.

Apart from the cultivators of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect, no other cultivators in Qian Yuan Prefecture had the ability to cause trouble for Tian Yun Shangren and Wan Shi Laoren.

This news caused quite a stir in Qianyuan Prefecture after it spread.

From now on, the Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture will probably not dare to go to Jinding Mountain anymore.

The news gradually spread from Qian Yuan Prefecture. After learning about this, the cultivators from the three prefectures of Meng Yuan Prefecture and those who were familiar with Master Tianyun were also quite curious about the matter.

Some even went so far as to send messages directly to Master Tianyun and his companion, asking why they had appeared at Jinding Mountain.

Master Tianyun naturally didn't tell those people the real reason, but simply made an excuse that they had things to do at Jinding Mountain.

This incident did not last long, and soon the cultivators of the four states of Mengyuan Prefecture gradually forgot about it.

Lu Cheng'an was completely unaware of this. After he began refining magical treasures such as the Yin Gathering Pool, he immediately cut off all contact with the outside world.

With two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren, presiding over Jinding Mountain, Lu Cheng'an felt extremely at ease, allowing him to focus all his attention on refining magical artifacts.

Time passed slowly, and ten years went by in the blink of an eye.

After such a long period of dedicated crafting, Lu Cheng'an finally crafted all the magical treasures needed by Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren.

After Lu Cheng'an finished refining it, he simply sent a message to Tianyun Shangren and the other person, and then began to meditate and recover in his cave.

This situation lasted for five days.

Five days later, Lu Cheng'an had fully recovered from the damage he had caused in refining the magic weapon.

"I apologize for keeping you two sect leaders waiting. After such a long time, I have finally finished refining all the magic treasures you two need."

Upon meeting Tianyun Shangren and the other person, Lu Cheng'an immediately handed over the magical treasures he had refined, such as the Yin Gathering Pool, to Tianyun Shangren and the Ten Thousand Corpses Elder.

"You've worked hard all these years, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

A look of joy appeared on the faces of Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren. They quickly took away their magical treasures and then expressed their sincere gratitude to Lu Chengan.

"With the two sect leaders stationed at Jinding Mountain all these years, have any demonic cultivators from Qianyuan Prefecture come to harass us again?" Lu Cheng'an asked in a deep voice.

"After we killed Wang Yuhua and other demonic cultivators, Tao Lin, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Yuan Shui Demon Sect, appeared near Jin Ding Mountain. As soon as Wan Shi Lao Gui and I appeared, we immediately retreated."

"Afterwards, we guessed that Tao Lin must have come to investigate on purpose, and since then, no demonic cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage have appeared near Golden Cauldron Mountain." (End of Chapter)