Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"I wonder what brings Fellow Daoist Lu here?" Venerable Tianyun looked at Lu Cheng'an with some confusion. He was quite surprised when he learned that Lu Cheng'an was coming to their Yin Hua Sect.

After all, they have only just returned. Shouldn't they be in seclusion to digest the gains from the previous battle?
"I need to use the interdimensional passage to enter the Netherworld to handle some matters!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

Although Master Tianyun was somewhat puzzled as to why Lu Cheng'an would enter the Netherworld at this time, he knew that Lu Cheng'an had many secrets, so he did not ask.

"I will take Fellow Daoist Lu to the Interdimensional Passage right now!"

Without wasting any time, Master Tianyun immediately took Lu Chengan to the location of the passage between the two worlds.

After entering the passage between the two worlds, Lu Cheng'an quickly entered the Netherworld.

"So many years have passed, I wonder how Mao Zhengfeng is doing now?"

Upon entering the passage between the two worlds, Lu Cheng'an instantly remembered Mao Zhengfeng, whom he had brought into the Netherworld.

Mao Zhengfeng was a true cultivator from the Burial Ground of Immortals. After leaving the Burial Ground of Immortals, he was unable to enter the mortal world due to some rule restrictions.

Since Lu Cheng'an could not return it to the Burial Ground of Immortals, he left it in the Netherworld.

Lu Cheng'an originally intended to find another way to deal with Mao Zhengfeng's matter, but since he left the Netherworld last time, various things have happened, and he simply has no energy to deal with Mao Zhengfeng's matter.

The interdimensional passage within Qingluo City is guarded by fifth-tier cultivators under the command of the Green-Faced Ghost King. These are all the Green-Faced Ghost King's confidants, and they are quite familiar with Lu Cheng'an.

After Lu Cheng'an emerged from the interdimensional passage, they greeted him warmly and then relayed the news of his arrival to the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an was personally welcomed into the cave by the Green-Faced Ghost King.

"Fellow Daoist Lu's cultivation progress is truly astounding! My current cultivation progress has fallen far behind Fellow Daoist Lu!" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor exclaimed.

The Green-Faced Ghost King sensed that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, and he also felt that the aura emanating from Lu Cheng'an was very solid, unlike someone who had just broken through to the Void Refinement Realm.

After obtaining the Dao Spirit, he had been in seclusion cultivating, but breaking through from the fifth to the sixth level was very difficult.

Even with the help of the Dao Spirit, he only recently broke through to the sixth level of cultivation.

His cultivation has just been consolidated. If Lu Cheng'an had arrived a little earlier, he might not have been able to meet Lu Cheng'an so soon.

"I had some fortuitous encounters before, otherwise my cultivation wouldn't have broken through to the Void Refinement Realm so quickly!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Qingmian's cultivation progress is not slow either. Now that you have successfully broken through to the sixth level, there are not many in this Netherworld who can threaten Fellow Daoist Qingmian!"

After exchanging pleasantries with the Green-Faced Ghost King, Lu Cheng'an inquired about Mao Zhengfeng's situation.

"I have been keeping a close watch on Mao Zhengfeng as instructed by Fellow Daoist Lu. Over the years, Mao Zhengfeng has never left Qingluo City."

"The Netherworld is not a place for cultivators like Fellow Daoist Lu to stay for long. Mao Zhengfeng has stayed in the Netherworld for so long that his magic power has been completely exhausted. He is currently in the cave I prepared for him."

"Since he exhausted his magical power, he has basically never left that cave."

"Does Fellow Daoist Lu wish to see him now? I'll have someone bring him over," the Green-Faced Ghost King said with a smile.

Although Mao Zhengfeng's cultivation level was at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, he came from the Burial Immortal Land, and the cultivation resources he carried with him after awakening were very limited.

Having stayed in the Netherworld for so long, all the magical artifacts he possessed for restoring his mana had been completely used up.

It was for this reason that he stayed in the cave that the Green-Faced Ghost King had arranged for him.

Because there is no nether energy in the cave, he can live in such an environment for a long time.

"Please trouble Fellow Daoist Green Face to bring him over. I will not stay in the Netherworld this time. I will leave with Mao Zhengfeng later!" Lu Cheng'an said.

His main purpose in returning to the Burial Grounds was to search for information about the Thousand Autumns Sect.

The Thousand Autumns Tower, brought out by super powers like the Xuan Chen Sect, is the sect's most prized treasure. If he can find information about the Thousand Autumns Sect in the Burial Immortal Land, then this information will definitely be helpful to him when he enters the Thousand Autumns Tower.

His understanding of the Thousand Autumns Sect came from Mao Zhengfeng, so he was determined to bring Mao Zhengfeng with him on his return to the Burial Immortal Land.

Without asking any further questions, the Green-Faced Ghost King quickly had his subordinates bring Mao Zhengfeng to Lu Cheng'an.

Mao Zhengfeng has had a very bad time in the underworld over the years, so his current condition is also very bad.

He initially wanted to complain after seeing Lu Cheng'an, but he quickly sensed the change in Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level.

"Your cultivation has broken through to the Void Refinement Realm!" Mao Zhengfeng looked at Lu Cheng'an with a shocked expression. He couldn't understand why Lu Cheng'an was able to break through to the Void Refinement Realm in such a short time.

He knew all too well how difficult it was to break through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Refinement stage, after all, he had been stuck at this stage for many years.

Lu Cheng'an glanced at Mao Zhengfeng indifferently, but did not answer Mao Zhengfeng's question. Instead, he smiled and looked at the Green-Faced Ghost King beside him.

"Fellow Daoist with Green Face, farewell!"

Lu Cheng'an didn't say much, and he quickly left Qingluo City with a bewildered Mao Zhengfeng.

Then he used his spatial folding technique and instantly appeared in Youhe City.

Youhe City hasn't changed much over the years; there's still only one fifth-tier ghost cultivator, Hei Yang, in the city.

After arriving in Youhe City with Mao Zhengfeng, Lu Cheng'an did not immediately lead Mao Zhengfeng through the interdimensional passage of Youhe City into the Burial Immortal Land. Instead, he inquired about the situation of the interdimensional passage of Youhe City from Hei Yang.

Whether it was Lu Cheng'an's killing of an ancient cultivator at the Refinement Realm in the Burial Immortal Land, or his departure from the Burial Immortal Land with his entire clan, the commotion he caused was considerable.

If all the ancient cultivators in the Burial Immortal Land were to revive after so many years, they would very likely find the passage between the two worlds in the Netherworld River.

The fact that the ghost cultivators like Hei Yang in Youhe City are not affected means that the cultivators in the Burial Immortal Land have not discovered the existence of the interdimensional passage beneath the Netherworld River.

"Sixteen years ago, a great power fluctuation was emitted from the interdimensional passage in the city. At that time, we thought that a very powerful cultivator would enter the Netherworld through the interdimensional passage."

"But after that power fluctuation was emitted, the passage between the two worlds returned to normal, and no cultivators emerged from the passage between the two worlds."

"Later, I returned to the Nether River Domain through the interdimensional passage, and the situation within the Nether River Domain did not change much." "I did not dare to explore outside the Nether River Domain, as I sensed an extremely dangerous aura outside of it!" Hei Yang said in a deep voice.

"Such a big commotion has occurred in the interdimensional passage of Youhe City, but the interdimensional passage of Qingluo City has not changed at all. Obviously, the cause of the change in the interdimensional passage of Youhe City is the Burial Ground of Immortals."

"Could it be that something happened in the Burial Ground of Immortals sixteen years ago?"

Upon hearing the information Hei Yang provided, Lu Cheng'an's brows furrowed tightly.

Mao Zhengfeng, who was standing next to Lu Cheng'an, also looked puzzled. He frowned and said, "Could it be that a Tribulation Realm expert has been revived?"

"But that's impossible. With the abilities of a Tribulation Transcending Realm expert, they could definitely discover this passage between the two worlds."

“Let’s return to the Burial Ground of Immortals now, and then we’ll know exactly what changes have occurred there!” Lu Cheng’an said in a deep voice.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an appeared with Mao Zhengfeng in the interdimensional passage of Youhe City. They quickly left the Netherworld and entered the Netherworld River Domain.

The Nether River Domain was already within the territory of the Burial Ground of Immortals. The moment Lu Cheng'an entered the Nether River Domain, he felt an extremely terrifying power appear around him.

In an instant, he felt the space around his body twist. The force that twisted the space around him was too terrifying, and he had no ability to stop it at all.

Once he felt that the surrounding space had returned to normal, he was certain that he had left the Nether River and entered a completely unfamiliar place.

"Greetings, young friend. I am Li Fuyang, also known as the Lonely Old Man!"

Lu Cheng'an stared in shock at the white-haired old man before him, finding it hard to believe that this was the old man from Ji Nian.

If Mao Zhengfeng wasn't lying, this old man was a powerful cultivator who had survived five major heavenly tribulations.

Even the existence of this burial ground for immortals is due to the old man Ji Nian.

What puzzled Lu Cheng'an was that the old man in front of him did not exist in a physical body, but was a near-illusory light and shadow.

There wasn't much energy in that light and shadow; Lu Cheng'an felt he could easily disperse it with a wave of his hand.

"Junior Lu Cheng'an pays respects to Senior Li!"

Although Lu Cheng'an did not know what purpose the old man Ji Nian had in bringing him here, he still immediately bowed and paid his respects.

"Young friend Lu has returned to this place at this time, presumably because he has heard news of the Thousand Autumns Pagoda!"

The old man smiled and glanced at Lu Cheng'an, then said to himself, "I wonder if young friend Lu has heard of the origin of the Thousand Autumns Pagoda. The Thousand Autumns Pagoda is the treasure of the Thousand Autumns Sect. It was forged by our Thousand Autumns Sect's founder who ascended to the Immortal Realm at great cost."

"Afterwards, the patriarch spent a great deal of effort to send the Thousand Autumns Pagoda back from the Immortal Realm to the Xuan Chen Realm, and also sent a message that the Xuan Chen Realm was in danger of destruction, and the Thousand Autumns Pagoda was the key to preserving the Xuan Chen Realm."

"After receiving the news, I told the cultivators of Xuanchen Sect and other sects, but unfortunately they did not believe it. I also contacted their seniors who had ascended to the Immortal Realm, but unfortunately they did not receive any reply."

"After that, I also tried to communicate with the founder of the Thousand Autumns Sect, but I also completely lost contact with the founder."

"We don't know what exactly happened to the predecessors from the Xuan Chen Realm who ascended to the Immortal Realm, but considering the matter of the Thousand Autumns Pagoda being passed down by the ancestor, the trouble they are facing now is not small."

"We just didn't have time to make any preparations before the demonic cultivators invaded."

"Although we managed to stop the invasion by pooling the power of the Xuan Chen Realm that time, we also left an indelible hidden danger in the Xuan Chen Realm, which gave birth to a continuous stream of demonic cultivators."

"After that, the concentration of spiritual energy in the Xuan Chen Realm dropped significantly, and at that time, the resources of the Xuan Chen Realm were no longer sufficient to power the Thousand Autumns Tower, a true immortal artifact!"

"After that, I studied the Thousand Autumns Tower for many years and gained a deep understanding of this immortal artifact. I deduced a way to activate it, but unfortunately, it was opposed by sects such as the Xuan Chen Sect."

"After that, I created the Burial Ground of Immortals that you mentioned, but I underestimated the strength of the cultivators from Xuanchen Sect and others. They forcibly left the Thousand Autumn Tower outside."

"Now I have a deeper understanding of the Thousand Autumns Pagoda, and I can summon it back to the Burial Ground of Immortals at any time."

As the old man spoke, a faint smile appeared on his face. His gaze fell on Lu Cheng'an, and he asked somewhat seductively, "Young friend Lu, would you like to become the true master of the Thousand Autumns Tower?"

"Senior Li is joking. I have only just entered the Void Refining Realm. The Thousand Autumns Tower is a celestial artifact, and it is currently controlled by sects such as the Xuan Chen Sect. How could I possibly become the master of the Thousand Autumns Tower!" Lu Cheng'an exclaimed in surprise.

The Thousand Autumns Pagoda was crafted by the founder of the Thousand Autumns Sect. It was sent down from the Immortal Realm by the founder of the Thousand Autumns Sect as a treasure to save the Xuan Chen Realm.

What the old man said did indeed tempt Lu Cheng'an, but Lu Cheng'an couldn't think of any way he could take control of the Thousand Autumns Tower, this immortal artifact.

"Young friend Lu is tempted!"

The old man smiled faintly and said, "As long as young friend Lu is willing, I have my own way to let young friend Lu take control of the Thousand Autumns Tower!"

"Young friend Lu, please wait a moment. I will summon the Thousand Autumns Tower now!"

The moment the old man's voice fell, he raised his hand and formed a hand seal.

Lu Cheng'an found the hand seal of the old man Ji Nian very familiar, because the hand seal of the Sui Gu Seal that he had mastered was very similar to the old man Ji Nian's current hand seal posture.

Soon after, an extremely terrifying aura emerged, followed by a palm-sized bluish-gray pagoda appearing in Lu Cheng'an's sight.

After sensing the power of time surging within the bluish-gray pagoda, Lu Cheng'an confirmed that the bluish-gray pagoda was the Thousand Autumns Pagoda.

This immortal artifact, which was originally controlled by super powers such as the Xuan Chen Sect, was actually summoned back to the Burial Ground of Immortals by Elder Ji Nian so easily.

Lu Cheng'an dared not imagine the uproar that would ensue if super powers like Xuan Chen Sect learned of the disappearance of the Thousand Autumns Tower, a celestial artifact they valued so highly.

His main purpose in returning to the Burial Grounds was to find information about the Thousand Autumns Sect and the Thousand Autumns Tower, so that he could gain greater benefits after entering the Thousand Autumns Tower.

Alternatively, you can find the opportunity to enter the Thousand Autumns Tower directly in the Burial Grounds of Immortals.

He has indeed found such an opportunity, and it is quite different from what he originally thought.

Now it's not just about him simply entering the Thousand Autumns Tower; Elder Ji Nian wants him to truly control this celestial artifact. (End of Chapter)