Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"The Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators who fled from the Blood River Demonic Sect are indeed hiding at the foot of Zhongling Peak!"

Lu Cheng'an had sensed the faint demonic energy emanating from Zhongling Peak before, so after separating from Zhou Sheng and returning to his family's mountain gate to investigate, he first explored Zhongling Peak.

As he ventured deeper beneath Zhongling Peak, he sensed an increasingly dense demonic aura, which further solidified his belief that a Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivator from the Blood River Demon Sect was lurking beneath the peak.

At the foot of Zhongling Peak, where the True Demon Stone is located.

Granny Blackwater sat cross-legged beside the stone platform where the True Demon Stone was stored. Her hands were in a mudra, refining the pure demonic energy within the True Demon Stone to heal her injuries.

She has been hiding here for several days, and her injuries have healed considerably.

“A cultivator has found this place!” Granny Blackwater said coldly, suddenly standing up from the ground.

Granny Blackwater was, after all, a cultivator in the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and her senses were still very sharp.

Lu Cheng'an has now infiltrated a relatively deep part of Zhongling Peak, not far from where Granny Blackwater is hiding, and will naturally be detected by Granny Blackwater.

Upon sensing the approach of a cultivator, Granny Blackwater quickly condensed a magic seal to reseal the True Demon Stone before flying away from its location.

"A mere youth who has just entered the Void Refining Realm can shorten the old woman's recovery time even more once she has refined her essence and vital energy!"

In an instant, Granny Blackwater appeared beside Lu Cheng'an. A chilling smile appeared on her wrinkled face, and her withered fingers suddenly pointed at Lu Cheng'an.

A finger sword appeared in an instant, whistling as it stabbed towards Lu Cheng'an's body.

The power contained within that finger sword was extremely terrifying, with the power of water permeating its interior; an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator would absolutely be unable to withstand it.

"Granny Blackwater, a late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator from the Blood River Demon Sect, what are you doing here!"

Lu Cheng'an cried out in shock and anger. He did not resist, but quickly tore through space, wanting to escape from here as soon as possible.

Cultivators at the Refining Void Realm all possess the power to tear apart space, but how far they can escape after tearing space depends on their own comprehension of the Dao of Space.

Lu Cheng'an has a deep understanding of the Dao of Space, and can escape a great distance even without using the spatial folding supernatural power.

"Now that you know about this old woman, she certainly won't let you escape. You'd better stay here obediently!"

Granny Blackwater sneered. She reached out and grabbed, and the space that Lu Cheng'an had torn open showed signs of rapid healing.

Granny Blackwater's cultivation is about to break through to the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and her understanding of the Dao of Space is deeper than Lu Cheng'an's.

However, it was clearly impossible for her to stop Lu Cheng'an from leaving by relying on her own understanding of the Dao of Space.

Before the space torn apart by Lu Cheng'an could heal, Lu Cheng'an slipped into it and quickly fled into the distance.

Granny Blackwater frowned slightly, a sinister expression appearing on her face.

The power of that finger sword was extremely terrifying. It did not disappear when Lu Cheng escaped into the space, but instead tore through the space and continued to stab towards Lu Cheng'an's body.

Lu Cheng'an still did not make a move to resist, but instead sped towards the place where Zhou Sheng was lying in ambush.

Granny Blackwater never took Lu Cheng'an seriously, nor did she suspect that his appearance might be part of some kind of ambush.

Because she was quite certain that Lu Cheng'an was not a cultivator from one of the three Void Refinement Realm forces in Lizhou, and that this early-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator had likely stumbled into this place by accident.

Zhou Sheng was not far from the Lu family's mountain gate. Lu Cheng'an fled at an extremely fast speed, and in no time, he appeared at Zhou Sheng's hiding place.

At this moment, Lu Cheng'an gradually slowed down and used the Fire Sea Golden Sparrow Divine Power to resist the attack of the finger sword.

Although Lu Cheng'an's strength far surpasses that of cultivators at the same level, Granny Blackwater's cultivation is at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and the gap between Lu Cheng'an and Granny Blackwater's cultivation is too great.

The Fire Sea Giving Birth to the Golden Sparrow Divine Power blocked most of the power of the finger sword, but the remaining power still caused Lu Cheng'an considerable injuries.

"I told you you couldn't escape!" Granny Blackwater sneered, raising her hand to attack Lu Cheng'an again.

With blood dripping from his mouth, Lu Cheng'an looked at Granny Blackwater with a smile.

Now that they have entered Zhou Sheng's hiding place, he will no longer need to fight with Granny Blackwater.

When Granny Blackwater made her move again, a huge handprint suddenly appeared in the void.

The handprint was covered with extremely profound runes, and a rich golden energy emanated from the surging runes.

"Zhou Sheng, the Shattering Void Hand, what are you doing here!"

Granny Blackwater cried out in shock and anger. After sensing the power emanating from the palm print, she instantly guessed the identity of the attacker.

Granny Blackwater fought back fiercely, and she summoned a dark black magic seal, which was her natal magic treasure, the Mysterious Water Seal.

Nine black snakes were branded on the Xuan Shui Seal. After Granny Blackwater raised the Xuan Shui Seal, the nine black patterns branded on it immediately emitted a mysterious light.

Then, nine black snakes flew out from the black seal, carrying the black seal as it crashed into the huge palm print that Zhou Sheng had unleashed.

With a deafening roar, the massive palm print instantly shattered the nine black snakes surrounding the Xuan Shui Seal and slammed heavily onto the black seal.

The Xuan Shui Seal trembled violently, and a fine crack appeared on it in an instant.

With her natal magic weapon damaged, Granny Blackwater also suffered a significant backlash. She spat out a mouthful of blood, and her slightly recovered injuries returned to their original state, or even worsened.

Zhou Sheng, the Shattering Void Hand, and Granny Blackwater were both at the late stage of the Void Refining Realm. Under normal circumstances, Granny Blackwater was slightly weaker than Zhou Sheng.

Moreover, Granny Blackwater was still seriously injured and had not yet recovered, so she immediately fell into a disadvantageous position as soon as she started fighting Zhou Sheng.

Knowing she was no match for Zhou Sheng, Granny Blackwater immediately tried to escape after exchanging a single blow with him.

Zhou Sheng was very familiar with Granny Blackwater. He had been waiting here for a long time and naturally made preparations to prevent Granny Blackwater from escaping.

Granny Blackwater transformed into a beam of mysterious light, preparing to tear apart the space around her, only to discover that she couldn't destroy it at all.

"Don't waste your time. I've set up a Sky-Severing Array here beforehand. You can't escape!"

Zhou Sheng sneered, then unleashed his divine power, the Shattering Void Hand, to attack Granny Blackwater. Granny Blackwater remained silent, her face grim, but she had no choice but to desperately defend against Zhou Sheng's attack.

Lu Cheng'an watched Zhou Sheng and Granny Heishui fight intently from a distance. These were two cultivators in the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and their cultivation levels were not far from breaking through to the peak of the Void Refinement Realm.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had only recently broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, and now he was observing the fight between two late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivators up close, which was of great help to him.

"I'm still a bit behind cultivators at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, but the gap isn't that big!"

“Zhou Sheng and Granny Heishui are not far from breaking through to the peak of the Void Refinement Realm. Their strength is much stronger than that of cultivators who have just entered the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm.”

"If I encounter some cultivators who have just entered the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, or some slightly weaker late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivators, even if I cannot defeat them, they should not be able to defeat me either!"

Lu Cheng'an carefully observed the battle between Zhou Sheng and Granny Heishui, comparing the gap between himself and these two late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivators.

The fight between Zhou Sheng and Granny Blackwater lasted for nearly two hours.

Although Granny Blackwater's strength is somewhat inferior to Zhou Sheng's, she is currently suffering from very serious injuries.

However, at this critical moment of life and death, the Blackwater Granny, a demonic cultivator in the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, displayed combat power that was even stronger than at her peak when she disregarded the cost and used every means at her disposal.

Such a battle was destined not to last long. The longer Granny Blackwater fought Zhou Sheng, the greater the problems that would arise within her.

After she persisted for nearly two hours, her vital energy completely depleted to its lowest point!

Zhou Sheng had been observing the Blackwater Granny's aura. After sensing the changes in her, he naturally did not let the opportunity pass and quickly annihilated the physical body and primordial spirit of this late-stage Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivator.

"I am very grateful to Fellow Daoist Zhou for his help this time. Otherwise, my Lu family would have been wiped out!" Lu Cheng'an flew to Zhou Sheng's side and sincerely thanked him.

He truly felt the terrifying strength of a late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator, especially a late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator in a desperate state, which was definitely beyond his current ability to deal with.

Unless he disregards the cost of his lifespan and uses the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal, he is simply no match for a late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you flatter us. It is our Golden Flame Sect that should be thanking you for being able to kill Granny Blackwater!"

Zhou Sheng smiled faintly and said, "Those three Void Refinement Realm demonic cultivators who have fled are a huge hidden danger. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Lu's timely message, we wouldn't know when we would have been able to find and kill Granny Blackwater."

“Your Lu family sect was built on the foundation of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect sect. Granny Blackwater used to have close ties with the Yuan Shui Demon Sect. Now that she has escaped here after being seriously injured, I suspect that she has left something behind here.”

"Fellow Daoist Lu should have made some discoveries. Please take me with you to search for what Granny Blackwater left behind here!"

“The things left behind by Granny Blackwater should be at the foot of Zhongling Peak. Before I could even venture deep into Granny Blackwater’s hiding place, she discovered my whereabouts. Now, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please come with me to see what she left behind!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an led Zhou Sheng into the Lu family's mountain gate. The two quickly arrived at Zhongling Peak and disappeared into its depths.

The stone platform that seals the True Demon Stone is located deep within Zhongling Peak, and there are other seals around it, making its location quite hidden.

Lu Cheng'an and Zhou Sheng have confirmed that there is something hidden by Granny Blackwater at the foot of Zhongling Peak, and they investigated very carefully when they went under Zhongling Peak.

Zhou Sheng knew more about demonic cultivation than Lu Cheng'an, and his cultivation level was much higher, so his range of perception was also wider.

Upon arriving near the sealed True Demon Stone, Zhou Sheng was the first to discover the seal surrounding it.

"I sensed the seal set up by the demonic cultivators; the things left behind by Granny Blackwater should be here!"

A solemn expression appeared on Zhou Sheng's face. This seal was of the sixth-order top grade, and the thing sealed inside must be extraordinary.

This sixth-tier top-grade seal is incredibly powerful; even for him, breaking it wouldn't be an easy task.

Fortunately, this seal is not currently controlled by any demonic cultivator of the corresponding level. If Zhou Sheng is willing to spend the time and effort, he can still break the seal.

After Zhou Sheng briefly explained the sixth-tier top-grade demonic cultivation seal to Lu Cheng'an, he didn't waste any time and began trying to break the seal.

For cultivators like Zhou Sheng and Lu Cheng'an to break through the demonic seal, there is only one way: to rely on brute force.

After exchanging instructions with Lu Cheng'an, Zhou Sheng and Lu Cheng'an simultaneously launched an attack on the sixth-grade top-quality demonic sealing technique.

Time passed slowly, and half an hour went by in the blink of an eye.

The sixth-tier top-grade demonic seal was completely exhausted after Lu Cheng'an and Zhou Sheng's continuous attacks, and it collapsed directly.

After the sixth-grade top-quality seal was broken, the stone platform beneath the seal and the box containing the sixth-grade top-quality true magic stone appeared in front of Lu Cheng'an and Zhou Sheng.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on the stone platform and the stone box. A look of doubt appeared on his face, and he asked directly, "There should still be seals inside the stone platform and the stone box, and they are all top-grade sixth-order seals. Fellow Daoist Zhou, do you know what exactly is stored in that stone box?"

A sixth-order seal is not something that can be set up easily, yet here three top-grade sixth-order demonic seals have appeared in succession.

Considering that Granny Blackwater was only at the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm, what could she possibly possess that would warrant such a high price for her to set up three top-grade sixth-rank demonic seals?

"A sixth-grade, top-tier True Magic Stone!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the stone box should contain a top-grade sixth-tier True Demon Stone!"

A solemn expression appeared on Zhou Sheng's face. He never expected that Granny Blackwater would leave behind a sixth-grade top-quality True Demon Stone here.

If the power of this sixth-grade top-quality true demon stone were to be fully unleashed, it could create a demonic sect gate identical to the Blood River Demon Sect's gate in a very short time.

"A sixth-grade, top-quality True Magic Stone!"

Lu Cheng'an exclaimed in alarm, and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, do you have a way to safely take away this top-grade sixth-rank True Demon Stone?"

Lu Cheng'an also had some understanding of True Demon Stones, and he was very clear about the terrifying power of a sixth-grade top-quality True Demon Stone.

But he never expected that Granny Blackwater would be able to obtain a sixth-grade top-quality True Demon Stone and even seal it within the gates of the Yuanshui Demon Sect.

"Don't even mention me, none of the cultivators in the entire Li Prefecture have this ability!"

Zhou Sheng sighed softly and said, "But you don't need to worry. I'm communicating with the cultivators of the Xuanxiao Sect now, asking them to send a Dao Integration Realm expert to handle this sixth-grade top-quality True Demon Stone." (End of Chapter)