Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

After handing the Earth Elemental Spirit Stone over to Lu Jingkun, Lu Cheng'an spoke with Lu Jingkun about the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture before letting them return home.

After returning to their respective caves, Lu Cheng'an, Lu Jingkun, and Shi Ningyu each refined the power of the Fire Deer Pill to improve their cultivation, or studied the power of the Earth Spirit Yuan Yuan, the Myriad Dao Flame Crystal, and the Golden Arrow to enhance their understanding of the Great Dao.

The nine True Monarchs of the Nether Lotus Realm are currently cultivating the combined attack technique of the Nine Sacred Peaks. However, they did not stay together to comprehend it. Instead, they each made a copy of the cultivation method for this technique and returned to their own caves to study it.

Every now and then they would exchange their insights on cultivation and try to use this supernatural power.

During this period, cultivators from various sects such as the Lotus Flower Sect and the Qinghe Sect would sometimes gather together individually, and the Lotus Flower Sect was the first to start this practice.

The four Nascent Soul cultivators from the Lotus Sect gathered not to discuss how to cultivate the Nine Peaks Divine Power, but for other matters.

"Sect Master, the combined attack technique of Nine Peaks is quite powerful. If we successfully master it, Lu Cheng'an will be unable to do anything to us."

Blood Lotus True Monarch said with a hint of excitement, "Why don't we just agree to the demands of the Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds, join forces to destroy Fragrant Entanglement Tower, seize its foundation, and build a force in the Chaotic Abyss!"

Both the Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds and the Fragrant Pavilion are forces within the Chaotic Abyss. The Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds are all at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. True Monarch Youlian and his three companions once cooperated with the Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds.

The information that True Lord Youlian discovered about the presence of Earthly Fiend Spirit Milk in the green copper mother mine all came from the Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds.

The eldest of the Five Eccentrics of Duyun was from Mengyuan Prefecture, and he was quite familiar with the situation in Qianyuan Prefecture.

After the four True Lords of the Lotus and the Five Monsters of Crossing Clouds had cooperated, they invited the four True Lords of the Lotus to join forces to attack Xiangchanlou and seize Xiangchanlou's foundation in the Chaotic Abyss.

Out of caution, True Lord Youlian did not agree.

However, both Blood Lotus True Monarch and Golden Lotus True Monarch were quite tempted, especially Blood Lotus True Monarch, who kept trying to persuade Nether Lotus True Monarch.

Once they join forces with the Five Eccentrics of Duyun to destroy Xiangchanlou and seize the resources that Xiangchanlou has accumulated over the years, their strength will be greatly enhanced.

With the combined strength of the Five Eccentrics of Duyun, even if they leave the Lu family, the Lu family probably won't dare to say anything.

"We are now with the Lu family. Don't ever mention leaving the Lu family again!"

True Monarch Youlian said with a serious expression: "The Five Monsters of Duyun came from the Chaotic Abyss. You all know very well what kind of place that is. The Five Monsters of Duyun invited us to attack Xiangchan Tower. They may not really have good intentions!"

"Although the Lu family has imposed some restrictions on us, they are not many. What we need to do next is to work hard to improve our cultivation and strength. Once we are confident enough to defeat the Five Monsters of Guoyun, we will then agree to cooperate with them."

"With the resources I get from Xiangchanlou, my cultivation will definitely break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm before Duyunsou!"

"Even if his cultivation level is one step ahead of mine in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, my cultivation level will definitely be stronger than Du Yunsou's after my breakthrough. If the Five Monsters of Du Yun harbor malicious intentions at that time, we might be able to turn the tables and kill them!"

Du Yunsou is the eldest of the Five Eccentrics of Du Yun. It took him a long time to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, but due to his limited talent, his cultivation has not yet reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

He invited True Monarch Youlian and the other three to destroy Xiangchanlou in order to obtain one of Xiangchanlou's treasures and use it to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Having witnessed the prosperity of the cultivation world outside, True Monarch Youlian naturally no longer wanted to remain under the control of the Lu family for a thousand years. Furthermore, with the constant instigation of True Monarch Xuelian, his thoughts gradually changed.

“I think the sect leader should think this over carefully. You should be very clear about Lu Cheng’an’s strength. If we dare to do anything that endangers the Lu family, even if our cultivation has broken through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, we are probably no match for him,” said True Monarch Qinglian, frowning.

It's possible that because True Monarch Qinglian successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm with the help of the Pure Yang Condensing Spirit Pill provided by the Lu family, he is now the only one among the four Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lotus Flower Sect who still firmly upholds the agreement with the Lu family.

"Qinglian, you're overthinking things. So what if Lu Cheng'an is strong? His Lu family only has three Nascent Soul cultivators. If we join forces with the Five Eccentrics of Duyun, can they still be our match?"

Blood Lotus True Monarch sneered and said, "As for Qinghe Venerable and the others, do you think they are willing to stay under the Lu family for thousands of years? If we are the first to rebel, they may follow suit and leave the Lu family. At that time, the Lu family will be even less able to control us!"

"Alright, let's not mention this matter again. Focus on comprehending the divine power of the Nine Peaks Divine Peak and help the Lu family deal with this crisis first!" True Monarch Youlian said in a deep voice.

True Monarch Youlian knew how terrifying Lu Cheng'an's strength was. Their cultivation had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Although they had some opportunities in recent years and their strength had greatly improved, they were still far from being Lu Cheng'an's match.

If they dare to do anything to harm the Lu family now, given Lu Cheng'an's personality, he will absolutely not hold back against them.

Cultivation knows no time; more than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

After more than ten years of arduous cultivation, True Monarch Youlian and other early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators have successfully mastered the combined attack technique of Nine Peaks Divine Mountain.

This combined attack is incredibly powerful, bringing together the strength of nine early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The power it releases is enough to threaten even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

For the past ten years or so, Lu Cheng'an and other cultivators from the Lu family have been cultivating diligently. Lu Cheng'an, Shi Ningyu, and Lu Jingkun have all been relying on the Fire Deer Pill for cultivation, and at the same time, they have been relying on treasures such as the Myriad Dao Flame Crystal to improve their understanding of the Great Dao. Their strength has improved to a certain extent.

In recent years, the situation in Qianyuan Prefecture, Mengyuan Prefecture, and the three prefectures has become increasingly tense, and now many demonic cultivators have appeared near Jinding Mountain.

Although Lu Cheng'an has not left Jin Ding Mountain in recent years, he has been very familiar with the situation in Mengyuan Prefecture and Qianyuan Prefecture by relying on the information passed on by Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren.

The Yinwen Demon Child and the Xu Rong sisters have been in the Blood River Demon Sect for a long time, and it is now basically certain that they have both completed their breakthroughs in cultivation.

The Yinwen Demon Child has not yet left the Blood River Demon Sect because the Blood River Demon Sect lent him a powerful fourth-tier top-grade demonic treasure.

This top-grade fourth-tier magical treasure was crafted from the bones and skin of a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, and is called the Myriad Demon Blood Banner.

The Blood Banner of Ten Thousand Demons contains the essence and blood of a large number of cultivators, and also contains the souls and primordial spirits of many cultivators.

If this treasure is unleashed, it can release a river of blood to erode the cultivator's physical body.

The souls and spirits absorbed by the Blood Banner of Ten Thousand Demons are transformed into Blood Demon Children within the banner, which specifically attack the cultivator's primordial spirit.

Yinwen Demon Child's cultivation has already broken through to the perfect Nascent Soul realm. If he were to activate the Myriad Demon Blood Banner, his strength would increase to an extremely terrifying level. Yinwen Demon Child is now close to mastering the Myriad Demon Blood Banner, a demonic treasure. Once he returns to the Yuanshui Demon Sect with this treasure, that will be the time when the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture launch an attack on the three prefectures of Mengyuan Prefecture.

In Lu Cheng'an's cave dwelling on Jinding Mountain.

"The demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture are really fast. The Yinwen Demon Child has just returned to the Yuanshui Demon Sect, and the Yuanshui Demon Sect has already launched an attack on the Yunhai Sect!"

Upon seeing the message from Master Tianyun, Lu Cheng'an immediately stood up from the prayer mat.

He then immediately sent a message to Lu Jingkun and other cultivators, informing them of the news and urging them to end their seclusion and prepare for battle.

According to the message from Master Tianyun, the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture have concentrated their main forces to attack the Yunhai Sect, with the intention of directly annihilating it.

The demonic cultivators from Qianyuan Prefecture have now entered Yunhai Prefecture and are about to arrive at Yunhai Sect.

The Yunhai Sect has also sent out requests for assistance to Mengyuan Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture, asking them to immediately send cultivators to the Yunhai Sect for support.

Both the Ten Thousand Corpses Sect and the Yin Hua Sect received messages from the Yun Hai Sect, and Master Tian Yun also dispatched half of the Yin Hua Sect's forces to support the Yun Hai Sect.

The Lu family had only been established for a short time, and the number of Nascent Soul cultivators within the family was not large. Moreover, their mountain gate was located at Jinding Mountain in Qianyuan Prefecture, so they did not receive any messages from Yunhai Sect.

Tianyun Shangren and Lu Cheng'an should be careful. This time, the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture launched a counterattack. In addition to wanting to quickly destroy Yunhai Sect, they also want to take back Jinding Mountain and other places that were previously seized by the three prefectures of Mengyuan Prefecture.

The loss of Jin Ding Mountain and other areas is a disgrace to the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture. Now that the strength of the demonic cultivators in Qian Yuan Prefecture has greatly improved, they naturally want to wash away this disgrace.

This means that the Golden Cauldron Mountain where the Lu family is currently located will definitely be attacked by the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture!

Master Tianyun sent a message to Lu Cheng'an, instructing him to prepare in advance and to immediately withdraw from Jinding Mountain if he was no match for the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture.

"Our strength shown to the outside world is not strong. We don't know the strength of the demonic cultivators sent by Qianyuan Prefecture to attack Jinding Mountain."

Lu Cheng'an hoped that the one attacking their Lu family would be the sect leader of the Demon-Attracting Sect. If the Demon-Attracting Sect launched a full-scale attack on their Golden Cauldron Mountain, he was confident that he could kill the sect leader, a demonic cultivator at the late Nascent Soul stage, right there.

If all the high-ranking cultivators of the Demon-Attracting Sect perish here, they might very well be able to destroy the sect's gates.

After all, the gate of the Demon-Attracting Sect and Jinding Mountain are not far apart. If he uses the spatial folding technique, he can arrive at the gate of the Demon-Attracting Sect in an instant.

With this thought in mind, Lu Cheng'an quickly walked towards the council hall.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, are the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture really going to launch an attack on the three prefectures of Mengyuan Prefecture?"

"Is Jin Ding Mountain also going to be attacked by demonic cultivators from Qian Yuan Prefecture? Fellow Daoist Lu, do you know what kind of demonic cultivators we will be facing?"

As soon as Lu Cheng'an entered the council hall and sat down, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including Master Qinghe who had arrived earlier, immediately inquired about the situation of the demonic cultivators' attack on Qian Yuan Prefecture.

"I have received definite information that the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture will definitely launch an attack on the three prefectures of Mengyuan Prefecture. The demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture have already mobilized their main forces to attack Yunhai Sect!"

Lu Cheng'an glanced at Qinghe Shangren and the other cultivators, and continued, "The Golden Cauldron Mountain that my Lu family currently occupies originally belonged to the territory of the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture. This time, the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture also want to take back these areas, so there is a high possibility that my Lu family will be attacked by the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture."

"However, fellow Daoists need not worry. The combined attack technique you have cultivated, Nine Peaks Divine Power, is sufficient to withstand the attacks of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Formation, the mountain-protecting array that my Lu family built on Golden Cauldron Mountain, can also withstand the attacks of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."

"The number of late-stage Nascent Soul demonic cultivators in Qianyuan Prefecture is limited, and they may not send any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators to attack my Lu family's Golden Cauldron Mountain this time. If the demonic cultivators who come are weaker than late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, we have a very high chance of killing them and obtaining some demon-hunting points!"

Qinghe Shangren and the others were not leaving the Burial Immortal Land for the first time. They were now very familiar with the situation in the Xuan Chen Realm and knew exactly what the Demon Hunting Point was.

They just haven't had the chance to kill the demonic cultivators yet, and they haven't obtained any demon-hunting points.

However, they all knew which treasures could be exchanged for Demon Hunting Points on the Demon Hunting Ranking, so their initial worries quickly changed after hearing what Lu Cheng'an said.

Since Lu Cheng'an was able to provide them with a combined attack technique like the Nine Peaks Divine Power for them to cultivate, it proves that Lu Cheng'an must have even stronger trump cards up his sleeve.

Lu Cheng'an can now withstand cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage by relying on his nine early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and the protective formation of Golden Cauldron Mountain, and this is only the power Lu Cheng'an has shown them.

The power that Lu Cheng'an is hiding is definitely even greater.

Even if the demonic cultivators who came to attack Jinding Mountain this time have reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, they may still die at Lu Cheng'an's hands.

Upon realizing this, the four Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Youlian, who came from the Lotus Flower Sect, all felt their hearts grow heavy.

"I was a little worried at first, but after hearing what Fellow Daoist Lu said, I am completely relieved!"

Master Qinghe chuckled and said, "Qianyuan Prefecture would not send demonic cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm to attack Jinding Mountain. In this way, the demonic cultivators of Qianyuan Prefecture would not be able to break through the defenses of Jinding Mountain."

After Master Qinghe's laughter subsided, Daoan Zhenjun glanced at Master Qinghe, but the solemn expression on his face did not relax in the slightest.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Lu, is the Cloud Sea Sect capable of withstanding the attack from the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture this time?" Dao An Zhenjun asked in a deep voice.

Even if they could withstand the attacks of the demonic cultivators from Qianyuan Prefecture, it would be of little use. Once Yunhai Sect was destroyed because it could not withstand the attacks of the demonic cultivators from Qianyuan Prefecture, then the three prefectures of Mengyuan Prefecture might be conquered by the demonic cultivators from Qianyuan Prefecture.

Demonic cultivators at the late Nascent Soul stage might not pose a threat to them, but once they demonstrate sufficient strength, they will inevitably be targeted by demonic cultivators at the peak Nascent Soul stage in Qian Yuan Prefecture. Will they be able to withstand them then?

As soon as Dao'an Zhenjun finished speaking, the expressions on Qinghe Shangren and the others' faces changed drastically.

They hadn't thought about this issue in depth before, but now that Dao An Zhenjun had brought it up, they realized that the Yunhai Sect might really be unable to withstand the attack from the demonic cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture. (End of Chapter)