Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 178 Successfully Forming the Core (Please Subscribe!)
They were all affected by the Affection Gu, but the two female cultivators from the Spirit Gu Sect were more deeply affected, so many things were controlled by Lu Chengping.

The reason why Lu Chengping and the two female cultivators from the Spirit Gu Sect were able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage in such a short time was because of the Deep Affection Gu.

The two female cultivators from the Spirit Gu Sect did not hold high positions within the sect, and Lu Chengping's unusual behavior went unnoticed by the Golden Core cultivators of the Spirit Gu Sect.

The reason Lu Cheng hadn't contacted the Lu family before was because the Emotion Gu in his body hadn't stabilized yet, and his relationship with the two female cultivators from the Spirit Gu Sect hadn't been definitively determined as to who was in control.

It wasn't until Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu went to the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect that they finally decided on the dominant relationship.

After that, Lu Chengping took the two female cultivators from the Linggu Sect and left the Linggu Sect, returning to the Lu family.

Lu Chengping's return to his family was mainly to introduce his situation to them; afterward, he would return to the Linggu Sect.

Now that he is no longer under the control of the two female cultivators from the Spirit Gu Sect, it is not a bad thing for him to join the Spirit Gu Sect.

The Spirit Gu Sect is a Golden Core sect with a long history. If he plans carefully, he can gain a lot of benefits from the Spirit Gu Sect.

Apart from Lu Chengping returning to the family, nothing else major happened in the Lu family.

However, something happened at the Tianyan Sect, and it was related to the Chongxu Master who lost his arm.

There are still quite a few cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm within the Tianyan Sect. However, since True Person Chongxu returned to the Tianyan Sect, some cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm within the Tianyan Sect have mysteriously disappeared.

Those rogue cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, seeing that something was amiss, hurriedly fled the territory of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

After all these cultivators who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage and were originally independent cultivators left the territory of the Tianyan Sect, those who mysteriously disappeared were the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from cultivation forces like the Dan Ding Sect.

The Lu family doesn't need to worry about this. Although the Lu family currently has several cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, they do not have any cultivators at the Perfect Foundation Establishment stage.

The Dan Ding Sect has a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm, namely the sect leader Shi Mingxin, who is also Shi Ningyu's grandfather.

Shi Ningyu had long guessed that Master Chongxu would use unorthodox methods to repair his severed arm, so before she and Lu Chengan went to the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, she had her grandfather leave the territory of the Heavenly Flame Sect.

The Yuan Dan Sect has two cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, but the Yuan Dan Sect has a very deep relationship with a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, so True Person Chongxu does not dare to attack the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Yuan Dan Sect.

The Zhang clan of Secret Pills also has a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm, namely their clan leader Zhang Hongqiu.

The Secret Pill Zhang Clan only has Zhang Hongqiu, a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm. Their strength within the Tianyan Sect is not considered formidable. Even if something happens to Zhang Hongqiu, the Secret Pill Zhang Clan will not be able to cause any significant disturbance.

Therefore, Zhang Hongqiu also disappeared mysteriously very soon!
After Zhang Hongqiu mysteriously disappeared, the various Foundation Establishment forces within the Tianyan Sect were thrown into a state of panic, fearing that they would become the next target of the Dan Ding Sect.

Although it was clearly stated that the Tianyan Sect was responsible for this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Tianyan Sect were not fools; they knew very well that it was True Person Chongxu who had made the move.

Besides the turmoil stirred up by the Tianyan Sect itself, there was another major event within the Tianyan Sect's territory: the entry of third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains into the Fenyan Mountains.

This matter can be basically confirmed, because a third-tier demon beast has already emerged from the Hong'e Mountains and entered the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

It's possible that the fourth-tier demon kings in the Hong'e Mountains and the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect reached some kind of agreement, which is why the Ancient Desolate Sect cultivators did not attack these third-tier demon beasts after they entered the territory.

There are third-tier spiritual veins in the Burning Flame Mountain Range. This area was originally the territory of demonic beasts, and third-tier demonic beasts will definitely move into the Burning Flame Mountain Range in the future.

After receiving the message from the Dan Ding Sect, the Lu family made preparations to evacuate.

Once the third-tier demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains enter the Burning Flame Mountains, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lu family will immediately lead the Qi Refining cultivators and mortal clansmen to evacuate.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of these matters; at this moment, he was in seclusion in the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

After Lu Cheng'an had been in seclusion for more than two months, a dark golden tribulation lightning appeared in the sky above the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect. This Golden Core tribulation lightning was drawn out by Sha Zehan.

Sha Zehan and Cong Xueqing, both cultivators from Nascent Soul sects, were better prepared than Lu Chengan and his companion, and neither of them had suffered any injuries.

After entering the cave of Yuhua Cave, they adjusted their state slightly and then, with the help of the Purple Essence Jade, began to try to break through to the Golden Core realm.

Sha Zehan's foundation was very solid, and with the help of the Purple Jade, a spiritual object for forming the Golden Core, his cultivation quickly broke through to the Golden Core realm, successfully triggering the Golden Core Tribulation Lightning.

After Sha Zehan triggered the Golden Core Tribulation Lightning, Sha Zehan, who was originally in the Jade Flower Cave, was instantly transported to the outside of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

Although the power of the Golden Core Tribulation Lightning is not particularly strong, this kind of tribulation will still have a certain impact on the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

Therefore, after discovering that Sha Zehan had triggered the Golden Core Tribulation, the Divine Jade Sect Ruins took the initiative to send Sha Zehan out of the Divine Jade Sect Ruins.

The Golden Core Tribulation did not have any effect on Sha Zehan, who easily passed through the three tribulations.

After successfully passing the Golden Core Tribulation, Sha Zehan did not leave directly through the entrance of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

His cultivation successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm, but his companions are still trapped inside the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect.

Cong Xueqing's strength was similar to Sha Zehan's, and the time it took for her to break through to the Golden Core realm was not much different from Sha Zehan's.

Two days after Sha Zehan successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm, Cong Xueqing also successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm and triggered the Golden Core tribulation.

The Golden Core Tribulation did not pose any obstacle to Cong Xueqing, and she passed through it relatively easily.

After Cong Xueqing successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm, Sha Zehan did not linger at the Shenyu Sect ruins. He and Cong Xueqing headed directly to the Ziyang Sect.

Their cultivation has just broken through to the Golden Core realm, and they will need to spend some more time consolidating their cultivation.

After successfully passing the Golden Core Tribulation, Sha Zehan learned about the final test of the Divine Jade Sect's Nascent Soul inheritance.

The final test for the Nascent Soul inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect is scheduled for two hundred years later, when Sha Zehan and Shi Ningyu will once again enter the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

This time, they didn't need to look for any help; the two of them entered the Divine Jade Sect ruins alone.

The Divine Jade Sect ruins no longer set any tests for Shi Ningyu and the other person. Whoever survives to the end will receive the final Nascent Soul inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect.

It is worth mentioning that after leaving the Shenyu Sect ruins, Sha Zehan could no longer attack Shi Ningyu, otherwise he would directly lose his qualification to compete for the Shenyu Sect's Nascent Soul inheritance.

Shi Ningyu broke through to the Golden Core realm later than Sha Zehan and the other two. After Sha Zehan and the other two left the Nine Heavens from the Divine Jade Sect ruins, Shi Ningyu was directly sent out of the Jade Flower Cave and the Divine Jade Sect ruins by the power of the ruins. However, Shi Ningyu had no mind to think about anything else, because her Golden Core tribulation lightning immediately appeared in the sky.

Shi Ningyu's foundation was also extremely deep, and she was very well prepared.

The Golden Core Tribulation did not cause any harm to Shi Ningyu; on the contrary, it significantly enhanced her strength.

"Fellow Daoist Lu should not have been teleported out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins yet. I hope he can successfully break through to the Golden Core realm!"

The area from which Shi Ningyu was teleported out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins was not far from the cave dwelling where she and Lu Cheng'an entered the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

She used her divine sense to search the surroundings but did not find Lu Cheng'an. Therefore, she was able to conclude that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had not yet broken through to the Golden Core realm.

Shi Ningyu's spiritual power was already extremely strong; when she reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, the range she could explore was nearly four thousand feet.

After her cultivation broke through to the Golden Core realm, her divine sense power surged. Now, the range that her divine sense can explore has reached 12,000 zhang, which is nearly 80 li.

Under normal circumstances, the range of a Golden Core cultivator's divine sense is only about 40 to 50 miles, and even the range of a Golden Core cultivator's divine sense is only 60 to 70 miles.

Shi Ningyu's current spiritual power is equivalent to that of a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage, and many Golden Core cultivators in the middle stage cannot match her spiritual power.

Moreover, she also cultivated the Divine Jade Soul-Severing Palm, a secret technique that can attack the soul. Relying on this soul-severing secret technique, even though her cultivation has just broken through to the Golden Core realm, she can still threaten cultivators in the mid-Golden Core stage.

Even without relying on the secret technique of Divine Jade Soul-Severing Palm, her combat power is still extremely formidable.

If she were to severely injure the soul of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator with the Divine Jade Soul-Severing Palm, and then rely on her powerful combat abilities, there would be a high chance that she could kill the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

After confirming that Lu Cheng'an had not yet emerged from the Divine Jade Sect ruins, Shi Ningyu entered the cave where she and Lu Cheng'an had previously been and began meditating to consolidate her newly broken-through cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an broke through to the Golden Core realm a little later than Shi Ningyu, and he did not encounter any setbacks when he broke through to the Golden Core realm.

After refining the power of the Purple Jade, his cultivation naturally broke through to the Golden Core realm.

"The Golden Core Tribulation means Fellow Daoist Lu has broken through in cultivation!"

While meditating and regulating her breathing in her cave, Shi Ningyu suddenly sensed the arrival of a Golden Core Tribulation. She immediately flew out of the cave and looked toward the place where the Golden Core Tribulation had appeared.

A tall, slender figure appeared beneath the dark golden lightning tribulation, and violent lightning struck the figure's body.

This figure was none other than Lu Cheng'an, whose cultivation had just broken through to the Golden Core realm!
After Lu Cheng'an successfully condensed his golden core, he, like Shi Ningyu and the other two, was immediately summoned out of his secluded cave.

"This is a Golden-Splitting Divine Lightning aimed at the physical body!"

There are three tribulations of the Golden Core Tribulation, targeting the cultivator's physical body, magical power, and divine soul respectively. These three tribulations are the Golden Rending Divine Lightning, the Primordial Chaos Divine Lightning, and the Primordial Fiend Divine Lightning.

Among them, the Golden-Splitting Divine Lightning targets the cultivator's physical body, the Primordial Chaos Divine Lightning targets the cultivator's magical power, and the Primordial Fiend Divine Lightning targets the cultivator's soul.

If a cultivator who has just entered the Golden Core realm cannot withstand the bombardment of three Golden Core lightning tribulations, they can use corresponding treasures to protect themselves and allow their cultivation to break through to the Golden Core realm smoothly.

Unless they have absolutely no confidence in themselves, many cultivators will choose to withstand the bombardment of the lightning tribulation.

Because the tribulation lightning will deepen a cultivator's foundation, significantly improving their strength and giving them a greater chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm!

Lu Cheng'an's physical strength was already far superior to that of cultivators of the same level. When the Golden Thunder Strike, which was designed to target the physical body, struck him, it immediately tore his skin and caused his flesh to bleed.

The power of the Golden Thunder also penetrated into his meridians and bone marrow, causing Lu Cheng'an extreme pain.

However, he could feel his physical body getting stronger and stronger under the bombardment of the Golden Thunder.

Lu Cheng'an's physical body was bathed in the bombardment of the Rending Gold Divine Lightning, rapidly refining its power.

Soon after, the power of the Golden Thunder slowly dissipated in Lu Cheng'an's body. The tribulation clouds gathering in the sky did not give Lu Cheng'an much time to catch his breath, and the second Primordial Tribulation Thunder followed closely behind and struck down.

This lightning bolt was golden-white. As it struck down from the sky, it directly entered Lu Cheng'an's body and began to bombard the magical power within him.

If a cultivator's magical power is not strong enough, they will gradually turn into nothingness under the bombardment of the Primordial Divine Thunder, and eventually their magical power will completely dissipate.

The cultivation technique Lu Cheng'an practiced was the Earth Flame True Scripture, a fourth-tier technique of the Burning Flame Sect. Naturally, the magical power cultivated from this technique was extremely powerful.

Moreover, this cultivation technique has been slightly modified on the panel to make it more suitable for Lu Cheng'an.

After the Primordial Tribulation Lightning merged with the magical power within Lu Cheng'an's body, it did not refine much of his magical power. Instead, the power of the tribulation lightning was refined considerably, making Lu Cheng'an's magical power even stronger.

As for the Yuan Sha Divine Lightning, which targets the cultivator's soul, it did not cause Lu Cheng'an much harm either. After he survived the Yuan Sha Tribulation Lightning, his soul power was greatly enhanced.

After Lu Cheng'an successfully passed the Golden Core Tribulation, he sensed the location of Shi Ningyu.

His spiritual power is similar to that of Shi Ningyu, and he can now detect a range of nearly eighty miles.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu, on successfully breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. You will have the prospect of achieving immortality in the future!" Shi Ningyu said with a smile.

"Haha, we are all happy together!"

Lu Cheng'an laughed heartily and said, "We have both successfully broken through to the Golden Core realm, and this trip to the Divine Jade Sect ruins can be considered a complete success. I wonder what Fellow Daoist Shi's plans are next? Shall we go straight back?"

After considering his family's situation, Lu Cheng'an couldn't help but feel worried.

He has been away from his family for almost a year now, and the possibility of third-tier demonic beasts invading the Hong'e Mountains at any time has made him somewhat worried.

“Let’s go straight back!” Shi Ningyu said with a smile.

It wasn't just Lu Cheng'an who was worried about his family's situation; Shi Ningyu was equally concerned about the Dan Ding Sect's situation.

(End of this chapter)