Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 126 Purchasing Elixirs and Gathering Information
“You’re right to think that way. If Zhu Yan can survive this calamity, the family will be able to earn more resources from her in the future.”

Lu Wenxing looked at Lu Chengan with admiration and said with a smile, "Business is very good in Qingling Mountain Market now. Even cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage are going to Qingling Mountain Market. I bought a batch of pills from Dan Ding Sect before, and now those pills are almost sold out."

"Since you're on your trip to the Pill Refining Sect, why not purchase another batch of pills from them?"

Lu Wenxing had already negotiated the price with the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Dan Ding Sect. The Lu family wanted to purchase a large quantity of pills, including both first- and second-tier pills. Therefore, the price that the Dan Ding Sect would sell to the Lu family was lower than the market price.

"These are the pills we need to purchase. Please wait here for a moment while I go and fetch the spirit stones to buy them," Lu Wenxing said with a smile.

After receiving the list of pills from Lu Wenxing, Lu Cheng'an quickly looked through the list of pills.

These pills are quite comprehensive, with first-tier pills being the most numerous and second-tier pills being relatively few in number, and all of them being mid-to-low-grade second-tier pills.

"I never imagined that the clan leader would achieve this in just over two months since I left the clan!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed with emotion. Although he had transmigrated, he was far inferior to the Lu family patriarch in these matters.

Of course, this is also the reason why he did not focus his attention on this. Otherwise, with his experience accumulated in his previous life, he could have led the Lu family to develop very well.

Lu Wenxing moved quickly; a short while after leaving the cave, he returned with the spirit stones he had used to purchase the pills.

After obtaining the spirit stones, Lu Cheng'an did not linger at Chiyan Mountain and sped towards Dan Ding Sect.

The elder Jiang Ying was in charge of the handover between Dan Ding Sect and Lu Wenxing. Jiang Ying was in charge of the Dan Ding Sect's finances.

Previously, the Grand Elder Jiang Ying and the Second Elder Wu Qing'an of the Dan Ding Sect were both at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Lu Cheng'an had previously obtained the Seven-Cornered Flower, a spiritual herb, with other cultivators from the Dan Ding Sect in the Qingling Secret Realm.

With the help of the breakthrough pills made from the seven-cornered flower, Jiang Ying and Wu Qing'an have both broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The Seven-Pointed Flower was obtained by the Dan Ding Sect because of Lu Cheng'an. Jiang Ying and Wu Qing'an, who broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage through it, both inherited a part of the Lu family's favor.

Therefore, when Lu Wenxing took the initiative to approach the Dan Ding Sect to purchase a large quantity of pills, Jiang Ying, who was in charge of the Dan Ding Sect's finances, only thought about it briefly before agreeing.

Moreover, the pills traded between the Dan Ding Sect and the Lu family were at a relatively low price.

Before heading to the Dan Ding Sect, Lu Cheng'an sent messages to Jiang Ying and Xu Shao respectively. Upon arriving at the Dan Ding Sect, he first met with Elder Jiang Ying.

"Lu Cheng'an greets Senior Jiang!"

Upon seeing Jiang Ying, Lu Cheng'an immediately bowed and greeted her.

Although he and Jiang Ying were both at the Foundation Establishment stage, Xu Shao and others, who were on good terms with him from the Dan Ding Sect, were Jiang Ying's juniors. Following the seniority of Xu Shao and others, he naturally had to address Jiang Ying as a senior.

"Lu Cheng'an, it's been a long time since I've seen you!"

Jiang Ying looked at Lu Cheng'an with a kind expression and said with a smile, "I saw the message your clan leader sent me. What kind of pills does your Lu family need this time?"

"Senior, please take a look. This is the list prepared by our clan leader."

Lu Cheng'an took out a list of pill names and handed it to Jiang Ying. The list also included second-tier mid-grade healing and mana-restoring pills for Zhu Yan.

The Lu family already had a need for pills of this grade, so even with these two types of pills added, Jiang Ying didn't notice anything unusual.

After quickly glancing at the list that Lu Cheng'an had brought out, Jiang Ying said with a smile, "Please wait here for a moment, I will go and fetch the pills that your Lu family needs."

Not long after, Jiang Ying returned to the Guest House with the elixirs that the Lu family needed.

The price of these pills had been agreed upon by Lu Wenxing and Jiang Ying beforehand, so there was no need for further negotiation this time.

After handing over the spirit stones prepared by the Lu family to Jiang Ying, Lu Cheng'an also successfully obtained the pills that the Lu family needed from Jiang Ying.

Lu Cheng'an and Jiang Ying had no connection. After completing the transaction with Jiang Ying, Jiang Ying went straight back to Dan Ding Sect.

However, Lu Cheng'an did not leave Dan Ding Sect, but instead sent a message to Xu Shao.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, your face looks so solemn. Has something happened?" Lu Cheng'an's smile faded, and he asked in a heavy tone.

"Sigh, some things have indeed come up!"

Xu Shao sighed softly. After glancing at Lu Cheng'an, he said in a deep voice, "Some time ago, Junior Brother Lin took the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, but he failed. Moreover, he was very unlucky. Even with the protection of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he still damaged his meridians. He will never be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm again in this lifetime..."

Xu Shao has indeed been feeling very depressed lately. He and Lin Tao are both disciples of Wu Qing'an, and the two brothers have always had a good relationship.

Lin Tao's failure to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm and the damage to his meridians that was difficult to repair naturally affected Xu Shao's mood.

In addition to this, there was another matter that greatly troubled Xu Shao.

The Tianyan Sect is recruiting Foundation Establishment cultivators to hunt demons deep within the Burning Flame Mountains, and naturally, a powerful cultivation force like the Dan Ding Sect is also among those being recruited.

The Dan Ding Sect was allocated three slots, namely the sect leader Shi Mingxin, the second elder Wu Qing'an, and the fifth elder Yang Chongyu.

With the support of the sect, Yang Chongyu's cultivation has successfully broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, making him the only mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Dan Ding Sect.

His cultivation talent had reached its peak in this lifetime, reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so the last spot allocated to the Dan Ding Sect fell to him.

Two demonic beasts at the second-tier perfect realm have broken through to the third tier in the Burning Flame Mountains. One can imagine the dangers that cultivators who enter the Burning Flame Mountains to hunt demons will encounter.

Xu Shao was naturally extremely worried when his master went into the Burning Flame Mountains to hunt demons.

"Since the Heavenly Flame Sect dared to lead cultivators into the Burning Flame Mountains to hunt demonic beasts, they must have some confidence. Sect Master Shi and Senior Wu are both very powerful, so they will definitely be fine."

After comforting Xu Shao with a smile, Lu Cheng'an asked, "How many cultivators did the Heavenly Flame Sect gather to enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range this time?"

This was also one of the purposes of Lu Cheng'an's visit to Xu Shao. The Lu family was too weak to access such information.

"This time, the Heavenly Flame Sect has ventured deep into the Burning Flame Mountains to hunt demonic beasts. The leader of the team is True Person Xuan Kong of the Heavenly Flame Sect. According to my master, True Person Xuan Kong has already gathered fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

Xu Shao was quite aware of this information, so it wasn't exactly a secret. Therefore, after Lu Cheng'an inquired, he told Lu Cheng'an directly.

The fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered by Master Xuankong were not a large number, but these fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators were all extremely powerful, and half of them had reached the late stage or the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Among them were two Golden Core cultivators from the Tianyan Sect, Wan Xianyun and Dai Xuan. Both Wan Xianyun and Dai Xuan were at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and both had experience fighting against early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

These two are also the reason why the Heavenly Flame Sect dared to take action against the two demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range that were about to break through to the third tier.

During this time, the Lu family also learned some rather secretive information, such as why the Tianyan Sect, even under such circumstances, still did not invite other Golden Core cultivators to join forces against the two demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains that were about to break through to the third rank.

This is because a newly advanced third-tier demon beast will develop an extremely pure source within its body. This source is the foundation of the third-tier demon beast, and it needs this source to condense its demon core.

After a third-tier demon beast successfully breaks through, it takes one to three days to refine it before a demon core can be formed.

If a third-tier demon beast is killed before it refines its essence, the human cultivator can use a secret technique to extract that essence from the demon beast's body.

This essence is a key ingredient in refining the Golden Elixir.

The Golden Core has a similar effect to the Foundation Establishment Pill; both are pills that help cultivators break through major realms. Its function is to assist Foundation Establishment cultivators in breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

Two demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains are about to break through to the third rank, which is an extremely great opportunity for the Heavenly Flame Sect.

If they successfully obtain the essence nurtured by these two demonic beasts, they might be able to cultivate two new Golden Core cultivators.

The power of a third-tier demon beast's essence is limited; one portion of essence can only be used to refine one Golden Core.

Previously, the Lu family's power was limited, and they had not been exposed to this information.

The Lu family's strength has increased, and they just happened to encounter a demon beast from the Burning Flame Mountain Range breaking through to the third rank, which is why they were able to find out this information.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, thank you for telling me this news!"

After sincerely thanking Xu Shao, Lu Cheng'an said with a smile, "Although I can now refine second-grade low-level magic weapons, my refining skills are definitely not as good as those senior second-grade weapon refiners. Are you sure you want me to help you re-refine the Xuan Iron Rod?"

This was Lu Cheng'an's second purpose in coming to see Xu Shao.

Xu Shao had previously asked Lu Cheng'an if he could now refine a second-grade low-level magic weapon, and Lu Cheng'an simply told Xu Shao about his situation.

After learning that Lu Cheng'an had become a second-tier low-grade weapon refiner, Xu Shao wanted Lu Cheng'an to help him re-refine the Xuan Iron Rod.

The Xuan Tie Rod was a magical artifact used by Xu Shao when he was in the Qi Refining Realm. The artifact was not particularly difficult to forge, but it had a very obvious characteristic: it was quite heavy.

Xu Shao already possessed immense strength, and if he used his magic power to wield the equally heavy Xuan Iron Rod, it would achieve an extremely terrifying effect.

"Before this, I sought out other second-tier weapon refiners to reforge the Xuan Iron Rod, but unfortunately they were unable to refine this massive piece of iron!"

Xu Shao sighed softly and took out a black ore the size of a fingernail from his storage bag.

This ore is the iron that can sink to the bottom of a thousand tons!

The piece of heavy iron that Xu Shao took out was of the second-grade lower quality. Although it was only the size of a fingernail, it weighed several hundred kilograms.

Even the heaviest iron is difficult to refine with ordinary flames, let alone use it to forge magical artifacts.

It was for this reason that Xu Shaocai was unable to upgrade the grade of the Xuan Tie Rod to the second tier.

He sought out Lu Cheng'an to reforge the Xuan Tie rod, hoping that Lu Cheng'an might be able to refine the immense weight of the iron!

"Try to refine this massive piece of iron. If you can, I will teach you the method of refining the Xuan Iron Cudgel so that you can help me refine it again," Xu Shao said.

"Then I'll give it a try!"

After Lu Cheng'an took the heavy iron from Xu Shao, he immediately felt a weight in his hand. He then activated his magic power and summoned the Crimson Flame.

The crimson flames instantly enveloped the massive iron, and Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the changes in it.

A moment later, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he put the Crimson Flame away again.

“Fellow Daoist Xu, I am confident in refining this immense iron, but I am not confident in upgrading the Xuan Iron Staff to the second-tier low-grade. I need to study the refining method of the Xuan Iron Staff before I can give you an accurate answer,” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

He had never forged a magical artifact like the Xuan Tie rod before, so he made no guarantees.

"This is the method for forging the Xuan Iron Cudgel. There's no need to rush the forging of the Xuan Iron Cudgel. Once you're confident, just send me a message and I'll come to the Lu family to find you."

Xu Shao immediately took out a jade slip from his storage bag and handed it to Lu Cheng'an. The jade slip contained the method for refining the Xuan Iron Rod.

Xu Shao obtained this jade slip from an abandoned cave, which is why he dared to hand it over to Lu Cheng'an.

Lu Cheng'an unleashed his divine sense and quickly reviewed the methods recorded in the jade slip.

"The cultivator who left behind the method for forging the Xuan Iron Rod must have been a highly skilled weapon refiner!"

Lu Cheng'an was quite surprised, as his weapon-refining skills were basically inherited from the Xu family.

The Xu family's crafting tradition wasn't particularly profound; his ability to craft high-quality magical artifacts was mainly due to his panel.

The jade slip that Xu Shao gave him only introduced the method of refining the Xuan Iron Rod, but the refining method recorded on it gave Lu Cheng'an great inspiration.

That's why he thought the cultivator who left behind the method for forging the Xuan Tie rod must be a highly skilled weapon refiner.

"I will seize the time to study the forging method of the Xuan Iron Rod and forge the second-grade low-rank Xuan Iron Rod for Fellow Daoist Xu as soon as possible!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and put away the jade slip, making a promise to Xu Shao.

After discussing these matters with Xu Shao, Lu Cheng'an did not stay at the Dan Ding Sect any longer.

After leaving the Dan Ding Sect, he first handed over the pills purchased by the clan to the clan leader, and then rushed towards Qing E Island without stopping.

Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time on the way, and the time he took was not long. When he arrived at Qing'e Island smoothly, nothing happened on Qing'e Island.

"These are mid-grade second-tier pills I purchased for Fellow Daoist Zhu to heal injuries, restore mana, and enhance cultivation. I also have some communication talismans. If you encounter any trouble in the Burning Flame Mountains, you can send me a message immediately. If I am able, I will definitely lend a hand."

(End of this chapter)