Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 44 The Bandit Cultivator's Backer (Please read on and vote!)
The Fiery Void Fingerprint swept across the sky, bringing with it a dazzling crimson streak of light, and in an instant struck the Qi Refining Level 8 bandit cultivator who was fighting Lu Wenmei.

Lu Cheng'an's combat power, displayed with the help of the Bursting Yuan Pill, was comparable to that of a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Although the bandit cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining who fought against Lu Wenmei was not weak, he was still instantly injured by Lu Cheng'an's Fire Void Finger attack.

This gave Lu Wenmei an opportunity to make her move. She unleashed three cyan-green throwing knives, which flew swiftly through the air and pierced the body of the Qi Refining Level 8 bandit cultivator like lightning.

This Qi Refining Level 8 bandit cultivator suffered two serious injuries in succession, almost to the point of threatening his life.

Lu Cheng'an did not stop attacking. In an instant, a fiery finger imprint flew out again, instantly striking the chest of the Qi Refining Level 8 bandit cultivator.

The bandit cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining was already severely injured. After being attacked by the Fire Void Finger again, he could not withstand it and lost his life instantly.

After killing the bandit cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, Lu Cheng'an's expression changed slightly, because he felt the medicinal power of the Bursting Yuan Pill dissipating rapidly.

The side effects of the Exploding Yuan Pill were quite obvious. Once the effects wore off, he became almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze quickly fell on Lu Wensheng, who was currently fighting with the fifth leader of Green Flame Valley.

Fortunately, Song Yuanshan and his wife, along with Liu Chuyun, had already joined forces to kill the third leader of the Green Flame Valley bandits, and they were now free to support Lu Wensheng.

"retreat!"

After the death of the third leader, the two remaining Qi Refining Level 9 bandits in Green Flame Valley shouted loudly and rushed out of Black Pine Mountain.

Now they can be said to have lost all their strength. Three of the five Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators have already died, and the remaining two are definitely no match for the cultivators from the Lu, Liu, and Song families.

After giving the order to retreat, the fourth and fifth leaders of Green Flame Valley failed to escape and were held back by the cultivators from the Lu, Liu, and Song families.

Song Yuanshan had already given the order that no matter what, not a single bandit cultivator from Green Flame Valley should be allowed to escape.

Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Cheng'an's expression remained largely unchanged. He slowly moved closer to Lu Wenhua, and during this process, he continued to unleash his Fire Void Finger technique to attack the bandit cultivators of Green Flame Valley.

However, his targets were no longer bandits at the eighth level of Qi Refining, but rather bandits at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining.

The difference in strength between these bandit cultivators and Lu Cheng'an was enormous; they were basically no match for Lu Cheng'an's Fire Void Finger attack.

Even if they weren't killed by Lu Cheng'an's finger, they would still suffer extremely serious injuries.

Then, cultivators from the Lu, Liu, and Song families would immediately step forward to finish off the wounded bandit cultivator, killing him in an instant.

A moment later, the Black Pine Mountain Market, which had been in chaos for a long time, gradually calmed down. All the bandits who came to the Black Pine Mountain Market were killed, including the five bandits from Green Flame Valley who were at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Even so, the cultivators from the Lu, Liu, and Song families showed little joy, because their losses were equally severe.

After having the cultivators at the early and middle stages of Qi Refining manage the battlefield, Song Yuanshan summoned all the cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining from the three families.

"The bandits from Green Flame Valley came with great force this time, and our three families were almost wiped out by them."

Song Yuanshan's face was cold and stern. Fortunately, the three families had already prepared for action before deciding to negotiate with the bandits of Green Flame Valley. They had dismissed the rogue cultivators in Black Pine Mountain Market early on and gathered all the elites of the three families, which was how they managed to stop the attack of the Green Flame Valley bandits. Otherwise, the outcome would definitely have been different.

“This time, Chen Lin took out a first-grade high-quality array-breaking talisman. You should know how precious this kind of talisman is. Such a talisman should not appear in the hands of a rogue cultivator like Chen Lin who is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining,” Song Yuanshan said in a deep voice.

At this moment, Liu Chuyun's expression changed slightly. He looked at Song Yuanshan in shock and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Song, do you suspect that Chen Lin is related to the Qingling Chen Clan? This time, the bandits from Green Flame Valley came to Black Pine Mountain Market to cause trouble. Is it the Qingling Chen Clan's doing?"

The Qingling Chen Clan is 500 li away from Black Pine Mountain, while Green Flame Valley is 400 li away from Black Pine Mountain. Neither of these places is close to Black Pine Mountain.

“I do suspect that Chen Lin is related to the Qingling Chen Clan. After all, more than one cultivation family has been destroyed by bandits in the Green Flame Valley, and the destroyed cultivation families were all in the process of rapidly increasing their strength.”

Song Yuanshan's face was solemn. The Song family and the Liu family had been in the Burning Flame Mountain Range for much longer than the Lu family.

The Qingling Chen Clan is the Foundation Establishment power closest to the Liu and Song families, while the bandit cultivators of the Green Flame Valley are the closest to the Liu and Song families and the most powerful bandit cultivators. They are quite familiar with both forces.

Previously, some cultivators had suspected that the bandits of Green Flame Valley were a clandestine force specially trained by the Qingling Chen Clan to handle matters that the Qingling Chen Clan could not openly deal with.

Chen Lin, the leader of Green Flame Valley, is a member of the Qingling Chen Clan!
Of course, these are all just rumors, and there is no real evidence to prove that the Qingling Chen Clan and the bandit cultivators of Green Flame Valley are related.

The Liu and Song families were four or five hundred miles away from the Qingling Chen family and the bandits of Green Flame Valley. Although they knew about this before, they had never investigated it in detail.

This time, because the Black Pine Mountain Market attracted the covetous eyes of the Green Flame Valley bandits, coupled with the various methods Chen Lin employed, Song Yuanshan became very suspicious that the rumors were true.

Chen Lin is a member of the Qingling Chen clan!

The Lu family had only recently moved to Chiyan Mountain. Although they had inquired about the situation of the various forces in the area during their migration, they were unaware of such confidential information.

Lu Wensheng's face was full of solemnity. He looked at Song Yuanshan and Liu Chuyun and asked in a deep voice, "Do you two have a way to resolve this matter?"

Lu Wensheng is the eldest elder of the Lu family, but he is far inferior to Lu Wenxing in handling such matters.

Unfortunately, Lu Wenxing has now gone to the Tianyan Sect, and he is suddenly facing this matter, which makes him feel overwhelmed.

"I want to send some clever cultivators from our clan to guard the Qingling Chen Clan. If the Qingling Chen Clan makes any moves, we can retreat immediately!"

Song Yuanshan spoke in a deep voice. He had already devised a plan before killing Chen Lin.

"If the bandit cultivators of Green Flame Valley are indeed related to the Chen Clan of Azure Spirit, they will not attack us for the time being. They will eventually have to find a suitable reason."

Song Yuanshan frowned and continued, "If the Qingling Chen Clan really intends to attack us, then we will retreat directly to the depths of the Burning Flame Mountains. The environment there is harsh, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Qingling Chen Clan would face certain risks if they ventured there!"

After Song Yuanshan finished speaking, his gaze fell on Lu Wensheng and Liu Chuyun.

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