Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Once a cultivator reaches the Tribulation Transcending Realm, they only need to undergo six Great Heavenly Tribulations to reach the Tribulation Transcending Realm Perfection and ascend to the Immortal Realm.

The old man had already survived five great tribulations; he only needed to survive one more to ascend directly to the Heavenly Realm.

There aren't many cultivators in the Xuan Chen Realm who have reached this level of cultivation.

"I dare not deceive you, fellow Daoist. The Thousand Autumns Sect is too mysterious. My cultivation is limited, and I know very little about it!" Mao Zhengfeng said with some helplessness.

After glancing at Mao Zhengfeng, Lu Cheng'an formed a hand seal and sealed him away once again.

"The Thousand Autumns Sect is too far removed from me. Even if the Thousand Years Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal that I cultivate are indeed the Thousand Autumns Sect's backup plans, I have no way to deal with them right now!"

"Next, I should focus on improving my cultivation. The stronger I am, the better I will be able to face the various crises that may arise later."

Lu Cheng'an took a deep breath, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and prepared to refine some more spirit vein beads before leaving the Burial Immortal Land.

The formation he had set up earlier had taken effect. The concentration of spiritual energy in the Lu family's mountain gate had weakened considerably, and one of the fifth-order spiritual veins in the mountain gate had fallen to the fourth order.

As the grade of the spiritual vein dropped, the fifth-order formation used this opportunity to condense three fifth-order spiritual vein beads!
After returning to his family's mountain gate, Lu Cheng'an pushed the power of the fifth-order formation to its limit. At this time, the rate at which the spiritual vein's grade dropped accelerated, and the formation's speed of condensing spiritual vein beads also increased.

Lu Cheng'an planned to use this formation to condense enough spirit vein beads before leaving the Burial Immortal Land completely. He did not intend to enter the Vast Sea Desert again to attack the lone Nascent Soul stage ancient cultivators that Mao Zhengfeng had previously investigated.

He felt he had underestimated the strength of cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm.

Xia Ang's cultivation level had already fallen to the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, but even so, he still used three mid-grade sixth-rank talismans and two low-grade sixth-rank Thunderburst Beads to completely kill him.

If he were to encounter another ancient cultivator at the Refinement Realm in the Vast Desert, it would be very difficult for him to leave the Vast Desert safely.

He has now successfully obtained the Jin Hua Sect's inherited scriptures from Xia Ang.

The Jin Hua Sect is incredibly powerful, and it possesses a vast number of inherited scriptures, which are more than enough for the Lu family and Lu himself.

Not long after Lu Cheng'an and Mao Zhengfeng left the vast desert, many ancient cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage went to investigate the place where they fought Xia Ang.

These ancient cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage were mostly at the Perfect Nascent Soul stage, and there were many like Mao Zhengfeng, who had cultivators at the Void Refinement stage behind them.

Some of these cultivators at the Refinement of Emptiness realm are still in a semi-recovery state and are fully aware of the situation outside.

If Lu Cheng'an were to return to the Vast Sea Desert to hunt down those lone Nascent Soul stage ancient cultivators, it might provoke an attack from these ancient cultivators, and even attract the attention of those half-revived Void Refinement stage ancient cultivators.

If Lu Cheng'an doesn't enter the Vast Desert again, these ancient cultivators will have no way to deal with him.

Because of the rules and restrictions within the Burial Ground of Immortals, those ancient cultivators who have been resurrected are not yet able to leave the Vast Desert.

Unless an ancient cultivator with higher cultivation level revives in the vast desert, they can directly break the rules and restrictions of the Burial Ground of Immortals.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of the situation in the Vast Desert. After returning to his family's mountain gate in the Hong'e Mountains, he fully activated the power of the fifth-order spirit array and, after spending nearly half a month, condensed two more fifth-order spirit vein beads.

At this point, there was no longer a single fifth-order spiritual vein remaining in the Lu family's mountain gate.

After dismantling all the formations in his family's mountain gate, Lu Cheng'an left the Hong'e Mountains and went directly to the Netherworld River Basin, where the passage between the two worlds was located.

"There's no need to return to the Burial Grounds of Immortals anymore!"

Lu Cheng'an glanced in the direction of Qingzhou, then flashed into the Netherworld River.

"You should all leave here!"

After glancing at the cultivators from Youhe City, including Hei Yang, who had entered the exit of the interdimensional passage, Lu Cheng'an told them to leave from there.

After entering the Nether River region, he quickly entered the Netherworld through the interdimensional passage below, which immediately attracted the attention of cultivators such as Hei Yang in Nether River City.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's order, Hei Yang and the other cultivators dared not hesitate and quickly left through the exit of the interdimensional passage.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on the interdimensional passage above, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

"The passage between the two realms in the Netherworld River can bypass the sealing of the Burial Ground of Immortals, allowing me to transit through the Netherworld to enter the Mysterious Dust Realm!"

"If I can do this, then perhaps the ancient cultivators of the Vast Desert can do it too!"

Lu Cheng'an frowned slightly, and with a thought, released Mao Zhengfeng, who was sealed in the Dao Domain.

Mao Zhengfeng is still under lockdown. His injuries are quite serious, and his condition is not good.

Lu Cheng'an carefully examined Mao Zhengfeng and found no problems with Mao Zhengfeng's body after entering the Netherworld.

This could prove that the interdimensional passage in the Nether River region could also allow the ancient cultivators of the Vast Desert to bypass the closure of the Burial Ground of Immortals.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Chengan used magic to remove the seal on Mao Zhengfeng's body.

"Fellow Daoist, where is this place?"

"Such a dense aura of the underworld, could this be the underworld?"

Mao Zhengfeng looked surprised. After sensing for a moment, he quickly guessed that he might have entered the Netherworld.

"You guessed right, this is indeed the Netherworld!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Mao Zhengfeng and asked, "Will you still be affected by the rules of the Burial Ground of Immortals after entering the Netherworld? If I take you back to the Xuan Chen Realm from the Netherworld, will your body have any problems?"

Lu Cheng'an wanted to test whether ancient cultivators like Mao Zhengfeng could successfully return to the Xuan Chen Realm after leaving the Burial Immortal Land through the Netherworld.

If Mao Zhengfeng can do this, then he should find a way to destroy the interdimensional passage in the Netherworld River, cutting off the possibility of ancient cultivators in the Burial Immortal Land escaping from the Burial Immortal Land.

The Xuan Chen Realm is currently fraught with danger. If the ancient cultivators of the Burial Immortal Land were to fully recover at this time, the situation in the Xuan Chen Realm would only worsen.

"My body seems to be perfectly fine right now!"

Mao Zhengfeng secretly checked himself but did not find anything abnormal about his body.

Upon hearing that Lu Cheng'an intended to take him back to the Xuan Chen Realm, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face. "I'm not sure if my body will experience any problems after leaving the Netherworld."

At this point, Mao Zhengfeng's face immediately showed a worried expression.

The Burial Ground of Immortals was sealed off by cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm from the outside world. It's hard to guarantee that there aren't some restrictions specifically targeting cultivators like him who escaped from the Burial Ground of Immortals.

If such a seal truly exists, it's possible that it will activate as soon as he enters the Xuan Chen Realm, potentially obliterating him entirely.

"I'll take you to the Xuan Chen Realm right now. Whether you can successfully enter the Xuan Chen Realm or not, we'll find out by trying!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly. After suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, he took Mao Zhengfeng and left Youhe City, heading towards Qingluo City.

The interdimensional passage in the Netherworld River is not so easy to destroy. Lu Cheng'an felt that he would only be confident enough to destroy the interdimensional passage if his cultivation level broke through to the Void Refinement Realm.

When he left Youhe City, he specifically instructed Heiyang that if any Nascent Soul cultivators emerged from the interdimensional passage, they should be killed immediately.

Currently, besides the ancient cultivators from the Vast Desert, there are only two Nascent Soul cultivators in the Burial Immortal Land.

They were unaware of the existence of the passage between the two worlds beneath the Nether River, and the probability of them entering the Netherworld through the Nether River was not high.

After arriving in Qingluo City with Mao Zhengfeng, Lu Cheng'an did not disturb the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor who was in seclusion. Instead, he went to the interdimensional passage in Qingluo City under the guidance of Ku Yin.

Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time. He directly led Mao Zhengfeng into the interdimensional passage, but he did not move very fast and kept observing Mao Zhengfeng's condition.

The passage between the two worlds was not short. After Lu Cheng'an led Mao Zhengfeng into the passage, Mao Zhengfeng did not encounter any problems. However, as they went deeper into the passage and got closer to the Xuan Chen Realm, incantations appeared on Mao Zhengfeng's body.

The spells that appeared seemed to have penetrated deep into Mao Zhengfeng's blood and marrow. After they appeared, they seemed to be tearing Mao Zhengfeng's body apart and were spreading towards Mao Zhengfeng's primordial spirit.

"Fellow Daoist, stop immediately!"

This unexpected turn of events caused Mao Zhengfeng to cry out in surprise, and he immediately called out to Lu Cheng'an, who was continuing to lead him toward the Xuan Chen Realm.

Lu Cheng'an had actually been keeping an eye on Mao Zhengfeng's situation. The moment Mao Zhengfeng's health deteriorated, Lu Cheng'an immediately took Mao Zhengfeng back through the interdimensional passage.

"The seal on the Burial Ground of Immortals remains in effect. Even if you leave the Burial Ground of Immortals, you will no longer be able to enter the Xuan Chen Realm!"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Mao Zhengfeng with a deep gaze, but he felt a sense of relief.

Even if the cultivators of the Burial Immortal Land enter the Netherworld through the interdimensional passage of the Netherworld River, they cannot enter the Xuan Chen Realm.

Of course, this may only restrict cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage like Mao Zhengfeng. If cultivators at the Void Refining stage or the Dao Integration stage were to emerge from the Burial Ground of Immortals, they might be able to break this seal.

Therefore, the interdimensional passage in the Netherworld River has always been a hidden danger. When his strength is strong enough, he will still destroy that interdimensional passage.

"I had no idea that such a seal existed within my body. What should I do now?"

Mao Zhengfeng's face was filled with panic. He had originally thought that he could return to the Xuan Chen Realm with Lu Cheng'an and completely get rid of everything in the Burial Immortal Land.

However, it has now been discovered that he still bears the mark of the Burial Immortal Land, a mark that even prevents him from entering the Xuan Chen Realm again.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, didn't you just enter the interdimensional passage? Why are you all back?"

Before Lu Cheng'an could reply to Mao Zhengfeng, Ku Yin, having received the message, reappeared at the location of the interdimensional passage and inquired about what had happened.

After suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at Ku Yin, saying, "This is Mao Zhengfeng. His situation is a bit special. He cannot enter the Yang world through the interdimensional passage. Next, I will trouble Fellow Daoist Ku Yin to make sure that he does not leave Qingluo City!"

Lu Cheng'an will not allow Mao Zhengfeng to return to the Burial Immortal Land. For the time being, he has no intention of killing Mao Zhengfeng, so keeping him in Qingluo City is the best option.

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's arrangement for him, Mao Zhengfeng immediately voiced his objections.

"This is the Netherworld. I can't stay here for long, or something bad will definitely happen!"

Lu Cheng'an glanced coldly at Mao Zhengfeng, then quickly formed a hand seal and slightly released some of the seals on Mao Zhengfeng's body, granting him the power of the Nascent Soul realm.

He then ignored Mao Zhengfeng's clamor, expressed his gratitude to Ku Yin, and directly entered the interdimensional passage, returning to the mortal world.

Although Lu Cheng'an did not explain his relationship with Mao Zhengfeng to Ku Yin, Ku Yin had some guesses about their relationship based on Lu Cheng'an's attitude towards Mao Zhengfeng.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng'an left, Ku Yin's attitude towards Mao Zhengfeng was not good.

The Netherworld was, after all, Ku Yin's home turf. Mao Zhengfeng knew that Ku Yin would not let him leave easily, so he obediently followed Ku Yin's arrangements.

Mao Zhengfeng's residence in Qingluo City was the same as Lu Cheng'an's, a cave dwelling without any Netherworld energy.

After entering the cave, Mao Zhengfeng began to work hard to heal his injuries.

When Mao Zhengfeng tried to stop Xia Ang from leaving, Xia Ang immediately activated the control techniques he had left in Mao Zhengfeng's body, which caused Mao Zhengfeng extremely serious injuries.

After that, Lu Cheng'an banned Mao Zhengfeng, giving him no time to recover.

Now that Mao Zhengfeng is trapped in Qingluo City in the Netherworld, he wants to heal his injuries first and then find a way to escape from the Netherworld.

Lu Cheng'an wasn't too worried about Mao Zhengfeng being able to leave Qingluo City. He had sealed Mao Zhengfeng's strength at the Nascent Soul stage, and he also trusted Ku Yin's abilities.

After Lu Cheng'an emerged from the interdimensional passage, he met Master Tianyun once again.

"Thank you for your help during this time, Fellow Daoist Tianyun!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at Tianyun Shangren, saying, "Fellow Daoist Tianyun, you can prepare the materials for refining the Yin Gathering Pool and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag. I need to return to my family now, but I will find you again in five days at most, and I will help you refine the Yin Gathering Pool and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag then!"

"I will definitely prepare the materials for refining the Yin Gathering Pool and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag in advance, and await Fellow Daoist Lu's arrival!" Venerable Tianyun said with a joyful expression.

When Lu Cheng'an entered the interdimensional passage, he had already told Tianyun Shangren about this matter, and Tianyun Shangren was very excited at that time.

During this time, Lu Cheng'an traveled back and forth between the two realms several times, but he never mentioned this matter again. This made Master Tianyun somewhat uneasy, worried that Lu Cheng'an might be delayed by other matters and thus stop helping him refine the Yin Gathering Pool and the Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag. (End of this chapter)