Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 168 The Ancient Desolate Sect Recruits Disciples (Please Subscribe!)

The Ancient Desolate Sect recruits disciples not only from the mortals they cultivate themselves, but also from all mortals within the sect's territory.

Cultivation forces like the Dan Ding Sect and the Tian Yan Sect also send their descendants to the Desolate Ancient Sect for cultivation.

If a junior with exceptional talent enters the Ancient Desolate Sect, they will receive better training.

Of course, this was not the main reason why they sent their descendants to the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The main reason these cultivation forces want to send their juniors to the Ancient Desolate Sect is that they want to establish a relationship with this powerful Nascent Soul sect by sending their juniors.

The Heavenly Flame Sect sent many cultivators to the Desolate Ancient Sect, but unfortunately, the cultivators they sent had limited talent and luck, and their highest cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm, and even then, they had no hope of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

A cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm is not weak; even within Golden Core sects, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm holds a respectable position.

However, in the Nascent Soul sect, the Desolate Ancient Sect, Foundation Establishment cultivators are nothing special. The backbone of the Desolate Ancient Sect consists of Golden Core cultivators.

Only cultivators at the Golden Core stage can wield some influence in the Ancient Desolate Sect, while the true power in the sect rests with a small number of cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

The Ancient Desolate Sect has now announced its intention to expand its disciple recruitment. Any human mortal of the appropriate age can participate in the Ancient Desolate Sect's entrance examination.

The Lu family is now informing Lu Cheng'an of this news to ask for his opinion on what kind of talented cultivator should be sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The Lu family was also within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect before, but at that time the Lu family's strength was limited. There was only one Foundation Establishment cultivator in the clan, and it was a problem to continue the family's inheritance. They never thought of sending the talented immortal cultivators in the clan to the Desolate Ancient Sect to cultivate.

The situation of the Lu family is now very different from before. The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan has reached a handful, and Lu Cheng'an's cultivation will soon break through to the Golden Core realm. The family also needs to develop more strength.

After receiving the message from his family, Lu Cheng'an immediately understood the key point. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately relayed the message to his family.

He then immediately emerged from his secluded cave, preparing to return to his clan and personally discuss the matter with the clan leader and others.

When Lu Cheng'an left his cave this time, Chi Liu was not guarding it, but he still went to Chi Liu to say goodbye.

"I wonder if there's any new information regarding the third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains that Fellow Daoist Chiliu mentioned earlier, which have been stationed in the Fenyan Mountains?"

After Lu Cheng'an told him about his plans to leave Five Spirits Island, he asked about the third-tier demonic beasts.

More than a year has passed since Chi Liu told him this news. In the meantime, he had asked Chi Liu about it, but the Spirit Clam Clan had not heard any more news about those third-tier demonic beasts.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore. The demon king of Hong'e Mountain Range does have this idea, but sending a third-tier demon beast into the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect is not an easy task."

Third-tier demonic beasts already possess intelligence comparable to that of human cultivators, and they hold a relatively high status within the Hong'e Mountains. Losing even one would be a painful blow to a fourth-tier demonic king.

Sending a demonic beast of this rank into the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect is an extremely dangerous matter. If one is not careful, the third-rank demonic beast will be killed by human cultivators.

"The demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains haven't come up with a perfect plan yet, so it's certain that no third-tier demonic beasts will enter the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect in the short term," Chi Liu said with a smile.

This was not a secret among the demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators at the second-stage perfection realm in the Burning Flame Mountain Range, after all, the news had already been spread by the Golden Flame Centipede, the Mountain Bear, and the Crimson Horned Python.

The monsters of the Burning Flame Mountain Range were extremely excited upon hearing this news.

With so much time passing and no movement in sight, the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains naturally grew anxious. They were eager to know whether the third-tier demonic beasts of the Hong'e Mountains would still be stationed in the Burning Flame Mountains.

At this time, the latest news about the Hong'e Mountains moving into the Fenyan Mountains slowly began to spread.

Although second-tier demonic beasts are much more intelligent than first-tier demonic beasts, they still think in a relatively simple way, so this news quickly became known to high-level spirit race cultivators.

"Thank you for telling me this information, Fellow Daoist Chiliu!" Lu Cheng'an felt slightly relieved and immediately expressed his gratitude to Chiliu.

Lu Cheng'an did not linger on Wuling Island after that, and rushed back to his clan.

Not long after, Lu Cheng'an returned to Chiyan Mountain. At this time, the other four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family also returned to Chiyan Mountain.

"The main reason I've called you all back to your families is to discuss the matter of the Ancient Desolate Sect's opening ceremony and recruitment of disciples!"

Lu Wenxing looked at Lu Chengan and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lu family and continued, "The Ancient Desolate Sect's recruitment of disciples will last for three years. During these three years, any cultivator who meets the requirements can enter the Ancient Desolate Sect."

It has been over a month since the Ancient Desolate Sect opened its gates. After the clan received the news, I personally performed the Spirit Awakening ceremony for the eligible mortal members of the clan. The results were quite good; a total of eleven cultivation seeds were selected, one of whom has the potential to break through to the Golden Core realm, and two have the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm!

What is mentioned here is only their talent for cultivation. The extent to which their cultivation can reach in the future will also depend on their own comprehension and luck.

The Ancient Desolate Sect is a Nascent Soul sect, and their criteria for selecting disciples are quite stringent.

Having enough talent in cultivation is enough to become an entry disciple of the Ancient Desolate Sect, but to be given special attention by the Ancient Desolate Sect, one needs more than just outstanding talent in cultivation; their comprehension and luck will also be tested.

The Lu family didn't know much about these things. They only knew that the Ancient Desolate Sect had such recruitment conditions, but they didn't know the specifics of the tests.

“There aren’t many promising juniors in our clan who have the potential to break through to the Golden Core realm. Chengfeng is one of the few promising cultivators who has the potential to break through to the Golden Core realm. Do you think we should send Chengfeng to the Desolate Ancient Sect?” Lu Wenxing asked in a deep voice.

Cultivation forces like theirs send their younger disciples to the Ancient Desolate Sect mainly to establish a relationship with the sect through these disciples.

The higher the talent of the younger disciples sent to the Ancient Desolate Sect, the greater the chance of achieving this goal.

However, just as Lu Wenxing worried, there were not many descendants in the Lu family who had the potential to break through to the Golden Core realm. If such a descendant were sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect, it would actually be a considerable loss for the Lu family.

Even if the Lu family's descendants sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect break through to the Golden Core realm in the future, they will still be cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect and can no longer be considered cultivators of the Lu family!

“I think it would be better to send Chengfeng to the Desolate Ancient Sect. There are actually quite a few juniors in the clan with the same talent as Chengfeng. Chenglan, Jinglin, Jingxiu and Jingkun have similar talents to Chengfeng. It is difficult to find spiritual objects for Core Formation. Even if their cultivation reaches the standard for breaking through to the Golden Core realm, the clan may not be able to help them find spiritual objects for Core Formation.”

"But if Chengfeng enters the Ancient Desolate Sect, things will be very different. As long as his talent is sufficient, coupled with the support of his family, his chances of obtaining a Core Formation spiritual item will definitely be much greater than if he stayed in the family," Lu Chengping said in a deep voice. Lu Chengping had traveled outside for many years, so his knowledge was naturally much broader than that of Lu Wenxing and others who had always stayed in the clan.

The rarity of Core Formation spiritual items is much greater than the Lu family imagined. For a Foundation Establishment power like the Lu family, obtaining a Foundation Establishment spiritual item is extremely difficult.

Unless one has extremely good luck, there is virtually no chance of obtaining a Core Formation item.

Moreover, the Lu family currently has quite a few cultivators with talent like Lu Chengfeng, but they only have a slight hope of reaching the Core Formation stage. Whether they can actually reach that stage in the future is uncertain.

The purpose of the Lu family sending their descendants to the Desolate Ancient Sect was to establish a connection with the sect. If the descendants sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect had poor talent, they would be of little use.

“That’s true, but our family has no foundation in the Ancient Desolate Sect. Wouldn’t it be a bit too risky to send Chengfeng directly into the Ancient Desolate Sect?” Lu Wenmei said with a frown.

There are indeed younger generations in the clan with the same talent as Lu Chengfeng, but they are still a minority.

If Lu Chengfeng were sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect now, his future would be hard to predict.

In a Nascent Soul sect like the Ancient Desolate Sect, the competition among cultivators within the sect must be extremely fierce.

The Lu family has no foundation in the Ancient Desolate Sect. Lu Chengfeng may very well die in a battle with the sect's cultivators before he even grows up.

“That’s perfectly normal. If Chengfeng hadn’t grown up in the environment of the Ancient Desolate Sect, it would only prove that he wasn’t capable enough. There’s nothing to regret if he died!” Lu Chengping said somewhat ruthlessly.

Cultivation is not just about talent; to become a high-level cultivator, one needs to reach a certain level in all aspects.

"Second Elder, your words are a bit too heartless!" Lu Wenmei said, frowning.

Lu Chengping simply glanced at Lu Wenmei with a calm expression. He didn't say anything more, but he clearly still insisted on his original opinion.

Lu Wenxing sighed softly. What he was hesitating about was exactly what Lu Chengping and Lu Wenmei had said. It was for this reason that he had called all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan back to discuss this matter together.

"Cheng'an, what's your opinion?" Lu Wenxing asked.

"Personally, I tend to agree with the Second Elder's opinion, but sending Chengfeng to the Desolate Ancient Sect is not only a decision that we Foundation Establishment cultivators need to make, but also Chengfeng's own opinion needs to be considered."

"After all, we sent our younger generation to the Ancient Desolate Sect so that they could become an asset to the family, not so that they would harbor resentment towards the family!" Lu Cheng'an said in a deep voice.

There are many issues to consider here. If Lu Cheng'an himself is unwilling to enter the Desolate Ancient Sect, but his family insists on forcing Lu Chengfeng to enter the Desolate Ancient Sect, then it will not be a good thing for either party.

"Who are Chengfeng's relatives in the clan?" Lu Chengan asked.

Lu Wenxing glanced at Lu Cheng'an with some surprise, and instantly understood what Lu Cheng'an meant.

“Chengfeng’s parents are still alive. His father is Lu Ji, who is thirty-nine years old this year, and his mother is Sang Yuan, who is thirty-eight years old this year. However, both of his parents are ordinary people. In addition, he has two younger sisters and two younger brothers. He has a very good relationship with his siblings. His family are ordinary people who moved back after the clan destroyed the Tianhong Zhao clan,” Lu Wenxing said.

Upon hearing this answer, Lu Cheng'an frowned slightly; he wasn't particularly satisfied with it.

It would be best if one of Lu Chengfeng's direct relatives was a cultivator, and even better if one of his direct relatives had good cultivation talent.

After all, the lifespan of ordinary people is too short. It is very likely that not long after Lu Chengfeng's cultivation breaks through to the Foundation Establishment realm, his parents will already be half-buried in the ground.

These clan cultivators do indeed have a sense of belonging to their clans, but if they leave their clans for too long, their sense of belonging will definitely gradually weaken.

If there are ties within the family at this time, it can ensure that the sense of belonging to the family will always exist.

None of Lu Chengfeng's close relatives are cultivators, so he is not actually the most suitable candidate to be sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Lu Chengping, instantly understood Lu Chengan's meaning. After adding the conditions Lu Chengan mentioned, they suddenly realized that Lu Chengfeng was not the best candidate to be sent to the Desolate Ancient Sect.

"The clan leader should ask those aspiring cultivators what they think, explain the pros and cons of entering the Ancient Desolate Sect for cultivation, and let them make their own choice."

"If no one with the potential to cultivate immortality is willing to join the Ancient Desolate Sect, then this matter can be left at that for now. Our family doesn't necessarily need to establish a connection with the Ancient Desolate Sect!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

The main reason these cultivation factions wanted to send their younger cultivators to the Ancient Desolate Sect was that the Ancient Desolate Sect was far stronger than them.

But Lu Cheng'an was very confident in himself, as his cultivation had now reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Soon he will enter the Divine Jade Sect ruins with Shi Ningyu. If the trip goes smoothly, his cultivation will be able to break through to the Golden Core realm when he comes out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

He will then obtain more treasures from the Burning Flame Sect ruins, and with the Panel as his cheat, breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future will not be difficult.

At this point, Lu Cheng'an released the cultivation aura that he had been concealing.

"Cheng'an, your cultivation has broken through to the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm!" Lu Wenhua exclaimed in surprise, then looked at Lu Cheng'an with a face full of joy.

"Yes, Uncle, my cultivation recently broke through to the peak of Foundation Establishment!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

Although Lu Chengping and the other two did not speak, they all looked at Lu Chengan with shocked expressions.

Especially Lu Chengping, whose knowledge was the most extensive among the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family, and he had also heard about the deeds of some Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even those Nascent Soul cultivators might not be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as quickly as Lu Cheng'an.

Does this mean that if things continue as they are, Lu Cheng'an has a great chance of breaking through to become a Nascent Soul cultivator in the future?
“I think what the Grand Elder said makes a lot of sense. Let’s do as the Grand Elder says. What do you all think?” Lu Wenxing said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)