Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"The vast desert is expanding again!" A solemn look appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face; what he feared had come to pass.

His main purpose in returning to the Burial Ground from the Netherworld was not only to understand his family's situation, but also to ascertain the situation of the Vast Desert.

Back then, he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm in the vast desert and obtained a broken fifth-order spirit vein bead.

He knew then that the monsters that had revived in the vast desert were not just the one he had killed, and that the old monsters buried in the vast desert would surely revive one after another in the future.

However, even after so many years since his cultivation broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, nothing has changed in the Vast Sea Desert.

Over the years, he had thought that the monster that had revived before might just be an exception, but now it seems that's definitely not the case.

“Three years ago, cultivators from Yanzhou came to me for help, saying that the Hanhai Desert was expanding outwards again. After learning this news, I personally went to Yanzhou and the Hanhai Desert to investigate.”

“The Vast Desert is indeed expanding outwards, but the pace of expansion is not fast. I didn’t dare to venture deep into the Vast Desert because soon after entering, I sensed an aura that made my heart pound!” Lu Chengping said with a serious expression.

At that time, Lu Chengping's cultivation had been at the Nascent Soul stage for fifteen years, and his cultivation had long been consolidated.

Lu Chengping also condensed a Dao Domain at the Nascent Soul stage, and his Dao Domain was even more powerful than that of Qinghe Shangren.

Even though he hasn't been at the Nascent Soul stage for long, his strength is still formidable.

He sensed a palpitating aura at the edge of the vast desert, which proved that the monsters that had revived in the desert were definitely extremely powerful.

"You don't need to worry about the Desert for now. I'll go in and take a look after a while. With my current strength, I should be able to resolve this crisis!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly, and after comforting Lu Chengping and the other cultivators of the Lu family, he returned to his cave.

In recent years, apart from Lu Chengping's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm, there haven't been any major changes in the Lu family.

Lu Chengping did not use the Pure Yang Concentration Pill to break through, which greatly enhanced his potential and made it more likely that he would break through to the Refinement Void Realm in the future.

With the disappearance of cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, such as Master Qinghe, the pressure on cultivation resources in Qingzhou, Hezhou, and other states has been greatly alleviated.

The resource consumption of a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm is terrifying; even tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Realm cultivators cannot compare to the resource consumption of a single Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivator.

After returning to his cave, Lu Cheng'an took out the fire sycamore branch that the Green-Faced Ghost King had given him.

"Regardless of whether it's a branch of the Fire Phoenix Tree or not, this thing will enhance the power of my Dao Domain!"

Lu Cheng'an made a hand seal, and the branch floated in front of him. Then, a torrent of flames surged from his body, completely enveloping the branch.

These flames are pure yang heavenly fire, which is Lu Cheng'an's natal spiritual flame. As long as Lu Cheng'an's magical power is not exhausted, the pure yang heavenly fire can continue to exist.

Under the forging of the pure yang heavenly fire, wisps of black energy escaped from the branch, only to completely dissipate under the burning of the pure yang heavenly fire.

These black currents are the ghostly energy that has been seeping into the branches year-round.

This branch is not from the Netherworld. Fortunately, the Netherworld energy has not yet completely covered the branch's power, otherwise this branch would be useless.

Lu Cheng'an used pure Yang Heavenly Fire to continuously burn the branch for three months before he could completely burn away the Netherworld Qi.

At this point, the branch also underwent a significant change.

The leaves and branches were more vibrant in color, and wisps of flame emanated from them.

This flame was one that Lu Cheng'an had never seen before, but he could sense that its power was extremely strong.

"Integrate it into your Dao Domain!"

After feeling the power emanating from the branch, Lu Cheng'an's face showed excitement, and he then spread out his Dao Domain.

He quickly cast a spell, beginning to merge the branch with his own Dao domain.

However, a moment later, the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood in the Dao Domain suddenly burst forth with raging flames, which transformed into ropes that quickly wrapped around the branch.

This change was completely unexpected by Lu Chengan.

The branch burst forth with a spirituality beyond Lu Cheng'an's expectations, as if trying to break free from the control of those fiery chains.

Lu Chengan watched this change quietly without intervening.

After a stalemate between the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree and the branch for nearly half an hour, the branch finally gave way and was retracted by the flame chains released from the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree.

At this moment, the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood burst forth with raging flames and began to merge with the branch.

"The Crimson Phoenix Tree and the Fire Phoenix Tree, could there be some connection between them?"

Lu Cheng'an murmured to himself, feeling the power of the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood gradually increasing as it merged with that branch.

The Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood is rooted in his Dao Domain, and its main function is to bless his Dao Domain.

Now that the power of the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood has increased, Lu Cheng'an also feels that the power of his Dao Domain is also increasing.

This increase in strength is not only due to the enhancement of Dao Domain power, but also to the greater stability of the Dao Domain space.

When Nascent Soul cultivators fight, they sometimes activate the power of their Dao Domain to create collisions. If the Dao Domain is not stable enough, it may collapse directly during the collision.

After observing for a moment and confirming that the changes in the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree would not cause any harm to his Dao Domain, Lu Cheng'an quickly condensed a spell in his hand, urging the power of his Dao Domain to help the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree absorb the power of that branch.

Although that branch was relatively short, the power it contained was extremely advanced.

Even with Lu Cheng'an mobilizing the power of his own Dao Domain to help, it still took the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood more than a year to fully absorb the power of that branch.

At this moment, some natural flame runes also appeared on the branches and leaves of the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree, and it began to absorb the surging fire power in Lu Cheng'an's Dao Domain.

Afterwards, more flame runes will condense on the branches and leaves of the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Tree, and these flame runes also contain the power of fire.

After studying these flame runes, Lu Cheng'an discovered that they were far more powerful than the flame dao he himself had comprehended.

After viewing these flame runes containing the power of fire, he can quickly comprehend the power of fire contained within them.

This means that by relying on the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood in the Dao Domain, he can accelerate his comprehension of the power of fire.

"I wonder if the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood can absorb the power of the Fire Dao from outside the Dao Domain?"

After this thought crossed Lu Cheng'an's mind, he immediately became excited.

Treasures containing the power of the Great Dao are extremely precious, but they do exist.

For example, the branches of the Fire Phoenix Tree absorbed by the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood, and the antlers of the Flame Horned Deer that he had previously merged with his Dao Domain, both of these spiritual objects contain the power of the Dao of Fire. If the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood could also absorb treasures containing the power of the Dao of Fire, he could rapidly improve his comprehension of the power of the Dao of Fire.

"There's no need to rush this matter; we can test it gradually later."

"Now the Crimson Phoenix Spirit Wood has reached the fifth-grade top quality. It is rooted in my Dao Domain and provides a strong boost to my Dao Domain. Even if the Dao Domain of a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm were to collide with my Dao Domain, it might not be able to destroy it."

The stronger a Nascent Soul cultivator's Dao Domain, the stronger their own strength.

Because the power of the Dao Domain can be bestowed upon cultivators.

Lu Cheng'an originally had the confidence to fight against cultivators in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but now he has the confidence to fight against cultivators in the perfect Nascent Soul realm.

Even though his current strength is not as good as that of a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, he can still do nothing to a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm by relying on his spatial folding supernatural power.

"It's been a year and a half since I returned to my family. Now it's time to go and see the vast desert!"

Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time. After coming out of the cave, he informed Lu Chengping and the clan leader, and then set off directly towards the direction of the Vast Desert.

"Something doesn't seem quite right in the Black Abyss either!"

The Black Abyss lies between Yan Province and He Province, separating the two provinces.

When Lu Cheng'an first passed through this place, he knew that the Black Abyss also contained great dangers.

At that time, although he was curious about the situation at the bottom of the Black Abyss, he did not dare to go down to explore it.

Now that Lu Cheng'an is above the Black Abyss, although he can sense that something is not quite right at the bottom of the Black Abyss, he does not feel any sense of unease, which proves that what is in the Black Abyss cannot threaten him.

After hesitating for a moment above the Black Abyss, Lu Cheng'an flew directly into the depths of the Black Abyss.

Lu Cheng'an entered the Black Abyss at a slow pace, and he kept observing the situation inside the Black Abyss during his descent.

Two quarters of an hour later, Lu Cheng'an had descended to a depth of 30,000 feet in the Black Abyss.

At this moment, the surroundings were pitch black, and extremely cold auras surged out from the depths of the Black Abyss.

Affected by this chilling aura, the surrounding mountain walls were covered with a thick layer of solid ice.

"Such powerful sealing force!"

After sensing the presence of the sealing power, Lu Cheng'an quickly condensed a magic seal, and then a fiery red beam of light roared out, rapidly bombarding the seal below.

With a deafening roar, scorching power spread outwards from the abyss, instantly melting the ice on the mountain walls that had been frozen for countless years, which then evaporated into thick white mist.

Then a cracking sound rang out, and the sealing power beneath the Black Abyss collapsed.

A violent force surged forth from the depths of the Black Abyss, but this level of power was not enough to harm Lu Cheng'an.

After the force dissipated, Lu Cheng'an landed at the bottom of the Black Abyss, where he could clearly see the situation there.

Who were these people with skeletons in life?

Lu Cheng'an's gaze swept over the skeletons deep in the Black Abyss. There were a total of eight skeletons, and the area where they were located formed an extremely powerful formation.

They must have been extremely powerful in life, and their presence here after death is believed to be sealing something away.

However, they have been dead for too long, and their bodies have now turned into bones, with no strength left at all.

The sealing power they maintained during their lifetime has weakened considerably, and it can't even withstand a single blow from Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an quickly examined the eight skeletons but found no information about them.

"Before the Black Abyss was in Yanzhou and Hezhou, what were these skeletons sealing away before they were alive?"

"But there's nothing in the Black Abyss. Could it be that they've sealed away monsters from the Vast Desert?"

Lu Cheng'an frowned deeply. The Burial Ground of Immortals already had a seal, so what use could the seal on these eight people possibly be?

After carefully inspecting the bottom of the Black Abyss and confirming that there would be no gains there, he collected the remains of the eight skeletons.

Lu Cheng'an did not take the eight skeletons with him, but buried them directly at the bottom of the Black Abyss.

After that, Lu Cheng'an left Heiyuan Prefecture directly and quickly arrived at the border area between Yan Prefecture and the Hanhai Desert.

"The Gobi Desert is indeed expanding outwards!"

Lu Cheng'an broke through to the Nascent Soul realm in the Vast Sea Desert, and he was quite familiar with the area of ​​the Vast Sea Desert.

The Vast Desert is now much larger than it was when he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, and this expansion trend has not yet disappeared.

It is conceivable that if this expansion cannot be stopped, the vast desert will gradually engulf Yanzhou completely.

Lu Cheng'an did not ask the cultivators of Yanzhou. After exploring the area where Yanzhou and the Hanhai Desert met, he went directly into the Hanhai Desert.

Lu Cheng'an went directly to the place where he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm. There was originally a fifth-order spiritual vein in this place.

However, after he took the Spirit Vein Pearl, the fifth-order Spirit Vein also collapsed.

"This place is no different from other areas of the vast desert!"

When Lu Cheng'an arrived at the place where he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, it was completely covered by yellow sand, with not a trace of spiritual energy left. It was impossible to imagine that there had once been a fifth-order spiritual vein here.

Lu Cheng'an did not venture further into the vast desert. Instead, he concealed his cultivation level, revealing only the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, and began to explore the surrounding area.

Time passed slowly, and six hours went by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an suddenly stopped. He looked down at the seemingly normal yellow sand, then conjured a flaming longsword and pierced it directly into the sand below.

The power of this flaming longsword is not particularly formidable; it is only equivalent to the full-force attack of a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

Before the flaming sword could pierce the yellow sand below, a huge vortex suddenly appeared on the previously calm surface of the sand.

Then a yellowish-brown hand emerged from the vortex.

This earthen-yellow palm contained extremely powerful energy. The flaming longsword was shattered the moment it touched the palm.

A chilling expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. He sensed the presence of a shriveled humanoid monster beneath the yellow sand. (End of Chapter)