Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

After the ancient void beasts such as the Twin-Tailed Fire Scorpion were driven away by the companion creatures of the Fire Dao Spirit, they never came to the Fire Mulberry Spirit Wood Forest again.

The ancient void beasts, such as the Twin-Tailed Fire Scorpions, are not very intelligent. They do not know how to unite, so after witnessing the formidable power displayed by the companion creatures of the Fire Dao Spirit, they dared not cause any more trouble.

Lu Cheng'an now wants to master the Fire Mulberry Dao Spirit Technique as soon as possible. Although he will eventually have to eliminate the ancient void beasts living in the secret realm, such as the Twin-Tailed Fire Scorpions, he does not intend to attack them at present.

Time passed slowly, and more than seven months went by in the blink of an eye. By this time, Lu Cheng'an had been practicing the Fire Mulberry Dao Spiritual Technique for almost a year.

"I've finally mastered the Fire Mulberry Dao Spirit Technique, but I've exhausted all the resources I've accumulated. To reach the pinnacle of the Fire Mulberry Dao Spirit Technique, I'll need to spend even more time comprehending it!"

"We've already wasted a lot of time in this secret realm. It's time to deal with the ancient void beasts within and then claim this secret realm as soon as possible!"

After considering his options, Lu Cheng'an leaped down from the branch of the Fire Mulberry Spirit Tree and sped towards the nearby Void Beast.

Apart from the Azure-Eyed Fire Crow, most of the Void Beasts in the Secret Realm are not social creatures.

Even the formidable flock of Azure Fire Crows was no match for Lu Cheng'an, let alone the lone Void Beasts.

However, there were quite a few ancient void beasts living in the secret realm, and it took Lu Cheng'an nearly a year to clear them all out.

The Fire Dao Spirit and its companions still wanted to refine the corpses of those late-stage and perfect-stage fifth-order Void Ancient Beasts, but Lu Cheng'an only allowed them to refine a small portion.

The rest were collected separately by Lu Cheng'an, who planned to have the Fire Dao Spirit and its companions refine them when he returned to his family.

Lu Cheng'an did this mainly because he wanted the cultivators in his clan to comprehend the changes in the power of the Fire Dao Spirit and its associated creatures.

This process allows one to clearly perceive the changes in the power of fire. Even cultivators who do not comprehend the Great Dao of Fire can draw inferences from this and gain some insights.

"I have now cleared out the ancient void beasts living in the secret realm, but this secret realm is still not suitable for cultivators to enter and cultivate!"

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the situation inside the secret realm. It was filled with dense fire elemental energy, fire power, and fire poison. The fire elemental energy and fire power were one thing, but the dense fire poison would damage the cultivator's physical body and primordial spirit.

If cultivators at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages were to enter, their bodies would likely be destroyed by the intense fire poison within moments.

These fire poisons will not have any effect on Lu Cheng'an. On the contrary, if he refines all the fire poisons in the secret realm, it will also improve his strength.

However, it will take him quite some time to refine all the fire poison in the secret realm.

"Let's not refine the fire poison that fills the secret realm for now. Let's use a secret technique to take possession of this secret realm first, and then go to the shattered space that Zhou Hongyu mentioned to see if we can take that Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree!"

After considering his options, Lu Cheng'an returned to the Fire Mulberry Spirit Wood Forest.

This is the center of the entire secret realm, and collecting secret realm items here will yield twice the results with half the effort.

The method for collecting secret realms that Jiang Li passed on to Lu Cheng'an was quite powerful. Lu Cheng'an had already mastered the method completely. Moreover, the power of this secret realm was not particularly strong, and Lu Cheng'an did not encounter any problems when collecting it.

However, collecting secret realms is a very slow process. Even though Lu Cheng'an's collection of secret realms went relatively smoothly, it still took him nearly three years.

This is normal, after all, it took Jiang Li even longer to collect that waterway secret realm after his cultivation broke through to the Void Refinement Realm.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator's Dao Domain can use secret techniques to contain secret realms. The stronger a cultivator's Dao Domain, the longer it can contain secret realms, and the more powerful the secret realms it can contain."

"With my current Dao Domain strength, this secret realm should be able to be stored in my Dao Domain for four to five years."

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed it for a moment. After cultivating the Fire Mulberry Dao Spirit Technique to the Great Perfection level, his Dao Domain space became more stable.

Otherwise, he might only be able to allow the Dao Domain to contain the secret realm for one to two years.

“Cultivators can stay in the secret realm for a long time. I have now successfully taken over this secret realm. After returning to the Burial Immortal Land, I can let the clansmen in the Burial Immortal Land directly enter the secret realm. At that time, it will be much easier for them to leave the Burial Immortal Land.”

This idea had already been in Lu Cheng'an's mind for a while, and that was why he was the first to head to the endless void to collect this secret realm.

After taking possession of the secret realm, Lu Cheng'an headed straight for the location of the shattered space that Zhou Hongyu had mentioned.

Lu Cheng'an also had some understanding of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, a spiritual plant. The Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree produces Enlightenment Ancient Tea leaves, which can help cultivators to comprehend the Dao after drinking them. It is a very precious spiritual item.

This kind of spiritual object is very much needed by Lu Cheng'an, because his current cultivation level has reached the perfect Nascent Soul stage, but he has not yet successfully comprehended the cultivation method of the Earth Flame True Scripture Refining Void Chapter.

If he had the help of tea leaves produced by the Enlightened Ancient Tea Tree, his success rate in deduce the Refining Void Chapter of the Earth Flame True Scripture would be greatly increased.

The shattered space where the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree is located is about five million miles away from the secret realm where the Fire Mulberry Spirit Wood is located. There is a river called the Profound Yin River in between.

This river was highlighted on the map that Jiang Li gave to Lu Cheng'an because there was a terrifyingly powerful ancient void beast called Xuan Yin You Jiao in the Xuan Yin River.

The Xuan Yin You Jiao's cultivation level is at the fifth-order perfect realm, but its combat power is extremely formidable.

Jiang Li had fought this Xuan Yin Youjiao before, but he was no match for it.

At that time, Jiang Li had no injuries. If it weren't for the treasure bestowed upon him by his master, he might have been killed by that Xuan Yin You Jiao.

Lu Cheng'an is currently unsure whether he or Jiang Li from back then is stronger or weaker. However, if he wants to reach the shattered space where the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree is located, he must cross the Xuan Yin River; otherwise, he will have to travel millions of miles around.

There are quite a few dangerous places along the way, and Lu Cheng'an is now hesitant about whether or not to cross the Xuan Yin River.

"The Xuan Yin River is a million miles long. Even if I cross the Xuan Yin River, I may not encounter that Xuan Yin Nether Dragon at the fifth-order perfect realm!"

"Moreover, with my current strength, even if I were to encounter that Xuan Yin You Jiao, I am confident that I can escape from it!"

With a thought, Lu Cheng'an sensed the presence of the fire elemental spirit within the Dao Domain.

The power of the companion creature of the Fire Dao has increased significantly, and ordinary cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage are no match for it.

The companion creatures of the Fire Dao Spirit have extremely strong survival abilities. If they cannot be completely annihilated, the companion creatures can be restored to their original state by relying on the power of the Fire Dao Spirit.

If that Xuan Yin Nether Dragon is truly exceptionally powerful, Lu Cheng'an will have his Fire Dao Spirit's companion creature hold him off; he'll surely be able to escape from its clutches. "Cross the Xuan Yin River directly and get to the shattered space where the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree is located as quickly as possible!"

After considering the situation in his mind, Lu Cheng'an didn't waste any time and sped directly towards the Xuan Yin River.

The Xuan Yin River is about five million miles away from the secret realm where the Fire Mulberry Spirit Tree is located. This route is relatively safe and there are no powerful ancient void beasts present.

Lu Cheng'an sped along and arrived at the Xuan Yin River without any problems.

"The Xuan Yin River is just ahead!"

Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on the vast water surface in front of him. The Xuan Yin River was a million miles long, with the widest part of the river basin being 300,000 miles and the narrowest part being tens of thousands of miles.

Besides the Xuan Yin Nether Dragon, which was at the fifth-order perfect realm, there were also many ancient void beasts in the Xuan Yin River.

These ancient void beasts also include some at the fifth-order perfect realm, but they are significantly inferior to the Xuan Yin You Jiao.

The Void Beasts are not very intelligent. Although the Xuan Yin You Jiao is powerful, the fifth-tier Void Beasts in the Xuan Yin River are not as strong as the Xuan Yin You Jiao. However, because they are not of the same kind, the fifth-tier Void Beasts are unwilling to obey the Xuan Yin You Jiao's commands.

Lu Cheng'an looked at the surging waters of the Xuan Yin River ahead, recalling the description of the Xuan Yin River on the map left by Jiang Li.

After pondering for a moment on the riverbank, he flew into the sky above the Xuan Yin River.

Lu Cheng'an used a technique to conceal his aura, making it difficult for anyone to detect his whereabouts unless they were of equal or greater strength than him.

Although there are quite a few Void Ancient Beasts at the fifth-order perfect realm in the Xuan Yin River, there are not many whose strength is equal to or surpasses that of Lu Cheng'an.

Time passed slowly, and about 15 minutes later, Lu Cheng'an's figure appeared on the other side of the Xuan Yin River.

"I'm so lucky this time. The section of the Xuan Yin River I crossed was only a little over 200,000 miles wide, and I didn't even detect the presence of a Void Ancient Beast at the fifth-order perfect realm!"

Lu Cheng'an looked back at the Xuan Yin River, a sense of doubt rising in his heart. He even suspected that Jiang Li had exaggerated the danger of the Xuan Yin River.

This time, when he crossed the Xuan Yin River, he not only failed to detect the existence of the fifth-order perfect realm Void Ancient Beast, but he also barely noticed the fifth-order late-stage Void Ancient Beast.

The number of fifth-order void ancient beasts in the Xuan Yin River was far less than he remembered.

"Perhaps something has happened to the ancient void beasts in the Xuan Yin River!"

After a brief sigh, Lu Cheng'an didn't waste any more time and continued flying towards the broken space where the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was located.

The Xuan Yin River is also about five million miles away from that shattered space, and there are no particularly dangerous areas along this route.

With Lu Cheng'an's current strength, reaching the location of that shattered space should not be difficult.

"This is the place Zhou Hongyu mentioned, the location of the shattered space!"

Lu Cheng'an closed his eyes slightly and carefully examined the surrounding space. He found that the space was indeed very unstable.

Some spaces are in a semi-collapsed state, while others have completely collapsed, making this an extremely dangerous area.

If this unstable space were to collapse on a large scale by accident, even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would likely die here.

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face, but he did not leave. Instead, he quickly formed a hand seal, and then a ray of spiritual light surged from his palm.

The ray of light sped towards the depths of this shattered space, with Lu Cheng'an following closely behind, eager to find the exact location of the ancient tea tree that had attained enlightenment.

This glimmer of light was formed from a spell left by Zhou Hongyu for Lu Cheng'an, which could help Lu Cheng'an pinpoint the exact location of the ancient tea tree.

This space is too unstable. After Zhou Hongyu and the others left here that day, they were worried that the space would change drastically after they returned, making it difficult for them to find the exact location of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree. Therefore, they specially left behind a method to determine the location of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.

Lu Cheng'an is currently in this shattered space, not far from the ancient tea tree that has attained enlightenment.

Not long after he used the incantation left by Zhou Hongyu to condense that wisp of spiritual light, he followed that wisp of light and found the exact location where the ancient tea tree that had attained enlightenment grew.

"That's the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree!"

"No wonder Zhou Hongyu didn't dare to go any deeper inside!"

A solemn expression appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face. The ancient tea tree that had attained enlightenment was of the fifth-grade top quality.

This fifth-grade, top-quality ancient tea tree is over two zhang tall, with gnarled branches and sparse leaves.

A few leaves are as green as jade, exuding a strong spiritual charm.

These leaves emit specks of green fluorescence, intertwining to form a light curtain that protects the entire tea tree from the encroaching forces of the shattered space around it.

The ancient tea tree that attained enlightenment is in a very dangerous situation. The space around it is collapsing, and it is only because of the power released by this ancient tea tree that this space has not completely collapsed.

However, the power of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree is clearly limited. Once all the few remaining leaves on its branches are destroyed, the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree will be directly torn apart by the collapsing space around it.

Lu Cheng'an frowned deeply as he carefully sensed the power of the collapsing space around the ancient tea tree, mentally calculating whether he could block that power and bring the ancient tea tree out of it.

"The Void Without Trace Divine Power is a divine power specifically used for traversing space. The space around the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree has not completely collapsed yet. I may be able to avoid the force of spatial collapse by using the Void Without Trace Divine Power!"

Both "Void Without Trace" and "Space Folding" are space-type divine abilities, but they have different focuses.

The Space Folding Divine Power is mainly used for traveling and escaping, while the Void Without Trace Divine Power is mainly used for traversing spatial barriers.

Lu Cheng'an believed that since the Void Without Trace Divine Power could traverse spatial barriers, it should be able to withstand the onslaught of spatial collapse forces if used properly. (End of Chapter)