Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The surging black water transformed into a hunched and frail old woman, her face covered with eerie black runes. Her eyes were fixed on a purple stone box placed on the stone platform in front of her.

The stone platform and the purple stone box were covered with extremely complex seals, yet even so, extremely pure demonic energy still surged out from the tightly closed purple stone box.

After sensing that pure demonic energy, a look of excitement appeared in the old woman's eyes.

"It was worth it to lay a trap beforehand and seal this top-grade sixth-tier True Demon Stone here!"

"The forces currently occupying the Yuan Shui Demon Sect's mountain gate are quite good. Once I use the True Demon Stone to completely refine these cultivators, not only will my injuries be fully healed, but I will also have a great chance to break through to the peak of the Void Refinement Realm in one fell swoop."

This old woman is Granny Blackwater, one of the three Void Refinement Realm cultivators who escaped from the Blood River Demon Sect.

The reason why Granny Blackwater had close ties with the Yuanshui Demon Sect was because she had left a backup plan for the Yuanshui Demon Sect.

Even though the Yuan Shui Demon Sect has been destroyed, the methods left behind by this late-stage Refinement Realm demon cultivator have not yet been discovered by the Lu family cultivators.

Lu Chengping and the other Lu family cultivators were unaware that the Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivator they were wary of had already entered the Lu family's mountain gate and was currently hiding at the foot of Zhongling Peak.

Granny Blackwater is currently suffering from severe injuries, and the energy contained within the sixth-grade top-quality True Demon Stone is extremely concentrated.

She doesn't dare to completely unseal the True Demon Stone right now, because with her current abilities, she can't suppress it.

At that time, the demonic energy contained within the True Demon Stone will fully erupt, instantly transforming the Lu Family Mountain Gate back into a demonic land.

This was completely different from Granny Blackwater's plan, because once the Lu family's mountain gate was covered by demonic energy, Granny Blackwater's hiding place would be completely exposed.

Therefore, Granny Blackwater can only slightly loosen the seal on the True Demon Stone to extract some demonic energy from it to slowly heal her injuries.

Granny Blackwater wasn't afraid of wasting time, because she felt that since the cultivators occupying the Yuanshui Demon Sect's mountain gate hadn't discovered the existence of the True Demon Stone for so long, they naturally wouldn't be able to discover her hiding place either.

She has plenty of time to refine the power of the True Demon Stone, heal her internal injuries, and then completely refine all the cultivators within the Yuan Shui Demon Sect's mountain gate before relying on the power of the True Demon Stone to break through to the Perfect Refinement Void realm.

Endless void.

Lu Cheng'an and the others were unaware of the current situation of the Lu family. After leaving the swamp where the Flying Horned Python lived, they rushed back to the boundary passage above Lizhou.

"You all wait here for me. I will now hand over the demon cultivators that were previously suppressed and sealed to the garrison commander of Licheng!" Lu Cheng'an said in a deep voice.

Those demon cultivators definitely have ulterior motives towards the Xuan Chen Realm, so Lu Cheng'an dared not bring those suppressed demon cultivators directly into the Xuan Chen Realm.

"Uncle Cheng'an, please get this done as soon as possible. I have a bad feeling that something might have happened to the clan!" Lu Jingkun said with a frown.

Lu Cheng'an's premonition was actually stronger than Lu Jingkun's, but he dared not risk bringing those demon cultivators into the Xuan Chen Realm.

"Don't worry, I won't take too long!" Lu Cheng'an took a deep breath and then quickly went to find the cultivators guarding the city.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation has now broken through to the Refining Void Realm. Cultivators with this level of cultivation hold extremely high status, whether in Li City or throughout the entire Xuan Chen Realm.

After Lu Cheng'an revealed his cultivation level, he was received by the Void Refinement Realm cultivators guarding the city.

"You are Lu Cheng'an!"

"Your cultivation has broken through to the Void Refinement Realm so quickly!"

A young man dressed in a cyan-gold robe looked surprised when he saw Lu Cheng'an.

He then introduced himself with a smile: "My name is Su Muyi, and I come from the Golden Flame Sect!"

When Lu Cheng'an first entered the Fire Lake of the Golden Flame Sect to cultivate, Su Muye's cultivation had already broken through to the Refinement Void Realm.

Over the years, Su Muye's cultivation has broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and he is very close to the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm.

After Su Muye broke through to the Void Refining Realm, he rarely stayed at the Golden Flame Sect anymore, but instead stayed in Licheng to guard and cultivate.

He did this because Qingyuan Daojun, a powerful Dao Integration Realm expert from the Wanfa Sect, was stationed in the city.

Qingyuan Daojun is a kind person. He has been guarding Licheng Town for many years and is generous in giving guidance to some of the talented cultivators in Licheng Town.

Over the years, Su Muye has been guarding the city, which has given him many opportunities to be guided by Daoist Qingyuan. It is because of this that Su Muye was able to improve his cultivation so quickly even in the Void Refining Realm.

Although Su Muye has rarely returned to the Golden Flame Sect in recent years, he still has a fairly good understanding of the situation within the sect.

He knew of Lu Cheng'an's existence because the cultivators of the Golden Flame Sect spoke highly of Lu Cheng'an, saying that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation talent was in no way inferior to theirs.

At that time, Su Muyi was somewhat dismissive and didn't think much of it.

But now, at his first meeting with Lu Cheng'an, he was surprised to see that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had broken through to the Refining Void Realm, and that his cultivation advancement was even faster than his own!
Su Muyi secretly sensed Lu Cheng'an's aura and found that Lu Cheng'an showed no signs of weakness. This proved that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had reached its current level without using any forced methods to enhance his cultivation.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Su!"

After bowing to Su Muyi, Lu Chengan said directly, "I just returned from the Endless Void. I captured... I heard that a war against demonic cultivators has broken out in the Xuan Chen Realm. I am a little worried about the situation in my clan, so I will take my leave now!"

Lu Cheng'an knew about Su Muye, the genius cultivator of the Golden Flame Sect. At other times, he would have talked with Su Muye again, and even wanted to spar with him.

Because what they comprehended was the Great Dao of Fire!
However, he is currently very worried about the situation of his family and dares not stay here for too long.

"I will personally hand these three demon cultivators over to Daoist Qingyuan!"

“The Blood River Demon Sect has been destroyed, but three Void Refinement Realm demon cultivators have escaped. I heard that your Lu family has taken over the original Yuan Shui Demon Sect's mountain gate. There is a good chance that those three escaped Void Refinement Realm demon cultivators will target your Lu family. You should hurry back!” Su Muyi said in a deep voice.

Lu Cheng'an already had a bad feeling, and after hearing the news Su Muye told him, he became even more anxious.

Therefore, he did not waste any time and immediately found Shi Ningyu and the other three after parting ways with Su Muye.

"I just learned about the situation in the Xuan Chen Realm from a Void Refinement cultivator of the Golden Flame Sect. I'm worried that there might be danger in our clan, so I need to hurry back to our clan's mountain gate!"

After giving a brief explanation to Shi Ningyu and the other three, Lu Cheng'an parted ways with them. Shi Ningyu and the others were at the Nascent Soul stage, and their speed was much slower than Lu Cheng'an's. If Lu Cheng'an continued traveling with them, the return journey to his family would definitely be delayed considerably.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu parted ways, they quickly returned to the Xuan Chen Realm from Li City.

After that, he used his spatial folding ability to rush towards the Lu family's mountain gate.

When Lu Cheng'an was in the Nascent Soul stage, he could travel millions of miles instantly using the Space Folding Divine Power. Now that his cultivation has broken through to the Void Refinement stage, his understanding of the Dao of Space has deepened again, and the power of the Space Folding Divine Power has also increased significantly.

After Lu Cheng'an released the suppression of the spatial folding supernatural power, he instantly traveled eight million miles!

The distance between Lizhou and Qianyuanzhou was not far. After Lu Cheng'an used his spatial teleportation ability several times, he appeared outside the Lu family's mountain gate.

"The mountain-protecting formation is still operating smoothly, so it seems I'm not too late to come back!"

Standing outside the Lu family's mountain gate, Lu Cheng'an sensed the situation inside and his anxious mood gradually relaxed.

However, he did not let his guard down, because the sense of crisis in his heart had not disappeared.

After a moment's thought, he sent a message to Lu Chengping, who was guarding the mountain gate, and then quietly entered the family's mountain gate.

Apart from Lu Chengping, no one else in the Lu family knew that Lu Chengan had returned to the family's mountain gate.

After entering the Lu family's mountain gate, Lu Cheng'an did not summon Lu Chengping to inquire about the Lu family's situation over the years. Instead, he carefully inspected both inside and outside the mountain gate.

"My feeling was right; there really is a demonic cultivator at the Void Refinement Realm hiding within the family's mountain gate!"

Lu Cheng'an's face turned solemn. He had learned about the strength of the three Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators who had escaped from Su Muye.

Those three Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators were all extremely powerful, two were in the late stage of Void Refinement Realm and one was in the perfect stage of Void Refinement Realm. Among them, the one most likely to enter the Lu family's mountain gate was Granny Blackwater, who was in the late stage of Void Refinement Realm.

After carefully inspecting the family's mountain gate, Lu Cheng'an sensed a faint demonic aura emerging from Zhongling Peak.

This demonic energy was extremely weak. If he hadn't deliberately checked it, and given that his cultivation had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, he wouldn't have been able to detect its existence.

After discovering the demonic energy, Lu Cheng'an was quite confident that a demonic cultivator at the Refinement Realm had indeed infiltrated his family's sect.

He dared not investigate any further, after all, the three demonic cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm were extremely powerful.

Even if his cultivation has now broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, he may not be a match for those three Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators.

He immediately sent a message to Lu Chengping, instructing him to secretly transfer all the clansmen in the mountain gate into the secret realm.

After that, he sent messages to Shi Ningyu and the other three, as well as to the cultivators of the Golden Flame Sect.

Lu Cheng'an told Shi Ningyu and Lu Jingkun not to return to the clan for the time being, since the strength of the late-stage Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators was too formidable, and Lu Cheng'an could not guarantee the safety of the clan's cultivators.

He sent a message to the cultivators of the Golden Flame Sect, explaining in detail the situation inside the Lu family's mountain gate, and also mentioned that his cultivation had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, requesting support from the Void Refinement Realm cultivators of the Golden Flame Sect.

Lu Cheng'an contacted Elder Xin Yan again, because apart from Su Muyi, a Void Refinement Realm cultivator from the Golden Flame Sect whom he had only recently met, he had no contact with any other Void Refinement Realm cultivators from the Golden Flame Sect.

During this time, the Golden Flame Sect had been searching for the whereabouts of the three Blood River Demon Sect cultivators, including Granny Blackwater, who were at the Void Refinement Realm. Therefore, not long after Lu Cheng'an's news was released, Elder Xin Yan saw it.

Elder Xin Yan was somewhat shocked by the speed at which Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had improved, but after seeing the content of Lu Cheng'an's message, he did not dare to delay and immediately informed the Void Refinement Realm cultivator of the Golden Flame Sect of Lu Cheng'an's news.

After learning the contents of Lu Cheng'an's message, the cultivators at the Refinement Realm of the Golden Flame Sect took it very seriously and immediately dispatched a cultivator at the late Refinement Realm to the Lu family.

The late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator from the Golden Flame Sect is Zhou Sheng, known as the Spirit Shatterer. His Spirit Shatterer technique is extremely powerful; he once killed a cultivator of the same realm with a single strike.

In this annihilation of the Blood River Demon Sect cultivators, Zhou Sheng also used the Shattering Yuan Hand to directly shatter the physical body and primordial spirit of a mid-stage Void Refinement Realm demon cultivator.

Zhou Sheng also contributed to the injuries on Granny Blackwater.

After receiving the news, Zhou Sheng set off from the Golden Flame Sect and quickly arrived near the Lu Family Mountain Gate using a teleportation array.

After arriving near the Lu family's mountain gate, Zhou Sheng did not reveal his whereabouts. Instead, he sent a message to Lu Cheng'an, inviting him to meet him so that he could learn more about the situation inside the Lu family's mountain gate.

He had fought with Granny Blackwater before, and Granny Blackwater was extremely sensitive to his aura. If he rashly entered the Lu family's mountain gate, he would probably immediately attract Granny Blackwater's attention.

When Lu Cheng'an received Zhou Sheng's message, he was still keeping an eye on Zhong Lingfeng's situation.

Perhaps because Lu Cheng'an was not a threat to Granny Blackwater, he did not elicit any reaction from Granny Blackwater after entering the Lu family's mountain gate.

"The Golden Flame Sect has actually sent Zhou Sheng, the Shattering Yuan Hand. If Granny Blackwater is really in the family's mountain gate, she will definitely not be able to escape this time!"

"Now all the clansmen in the mountain gate have moved into the secret realm. Even if a battle breaks out in the mountain gate, it will not threaten the lives of the clansmen!"

After considering the matter for a while, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to Lu Chengping, instructing him to lead the last remaining cultivators into the secret realm.

He then left his family's mountain gate and rushed to where Zhou Sheng was.

"I won't waste any more words. What's the current situation within your Lu family's mountain gate? Can you guarantee that there really are demonic cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm hiding within your Lu family's mountain gate?" Zhou Sheng asked in a deep voice as soon as he saw Lu Cheng'an.

"I can't guarantee that to Fellow Daoist Zhou. After returning to my family's mountain gate, I only sensed a faint trace of demonic energy on the main peak!"

Lu Cheng'an made no attempt to conceal anything and continued to explain: "The three Void Refinement Realm cultivators who escaped from the Blood River Demon Sect are all at the late Void Refinement and Perfect Void Refinement Realms. I am no match for them, so I did not investigate rashly."

"Now that Fellow Daoist Zhou has arrived, I plan to thoroughly investigate the main peak of the mountain gate later. At that time, we should be able to find out whether there really is a Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivator hiding there!"

"Let's do as you say. Now go back to your Lu family's mountain gate and search. I'll hide near your family's mountain gate."

"Keep this mid-grade sixth-tier defensive talisman with you at all times, just in case." (End of Chapter)