Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 185 Ruins Collapse and Fiery Evil Erupts (Please Subscribe!)
It's no secret that the Spirit Clam Clan resides on Five Spirit Island within the Burning Flame Mountain Range. Now that such a commotion has erupted on Five Spirit Island, the demonic beasts and spirit cultivators within the Burning Flame Mountain Range are all speculating about what exactly has happened to the Spirit Clam Clan.

Upon receiving the news, the Golden Flame Centipede of Golden Cave, the Bear Bear of Fire Bamboo Ridge, and the Crimson Horned Python of Lava Lake immediately rushed towards Five Spirits Island.

These three second-tier perfected demonic beasts all possess the bloodline of third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains. Next, third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains will be stationed in the Burning Flame Mountains.

At that time, those third-tier demonic beasts will bring the treasures bestowed by the fourth-tier demonic king of Hong'e Mountain Range to cultivate the three demonic beasts, including the Golden Flame Centipede, to the third tier.

Those third-tier demonic beasts will soon arrive at the Burning Flame Mountains. The three demonic beasts, Golden Flame Heavenly Centipede, who are at the peak of the second tier, do not want any unexpected events to occur in the Burning Flame Mountains during this period, so as not to affect the arrival of the third-tier demonic beasts in the Hong'e Mountains.

"Five Spirits Island is destroyed, and a continuous stream of fiery evil energy is emanating from it. What exactly is going on?"

"No trace of the Spirit Clam Clan was found; they have already left!"

"If we find the Spirit Clam Clan, they will definitely know what happened!"

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After arriving at Five Spirits Lake, the Golden-Winged Centipede, the Bear-Bearing Bear, and the Crimson-Horned Python rushed directly into Five Spirits Island to investigate.

Although these three demonic beasts have not yet broken through to the third rank, their intelligence has developed considerably, making them equivalent to seven or eight-year-old children.

After quickly surveying the situation on Five Spirits Island, they determined that the Spirit Clam Clan had already withdrawn, and then immediately rushed out of Five Spirits Lake.

The fiery aura surrounding Five Spirits Island was far too intense, and it was accompanied by terrifying explosions from time to time. Even they could not withstand that kind of power.

The Burning Flame Mountains are the home ground of demonic beasts. After the three demonic beasts, Golden-Winged Centipede and the other two, emerged from the Five Spirits Lake, they immediately mobilized the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains to search for the traces of the Spirit Clam Clan.

They quickly determined that the Spirit Clam Clan had migrated to Spirit Pearl Island. Led by the three demons, including the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede, they led a large number of demon beasts and sped towards Spirit Pearl Island.

The Spirit Clam Clan is not a demon beast; the Golden-Winged Centipede had previously shown considerable hostility towards them.

Now that the Spirit Clam Clan has caused such a commotion on Five Spirit Island, if it affects the arrival of the third-tier demonic beasts from the Hong'e Mountains, even annihilating the Spirit Clam Clan wouldn't quell their hatred.

Long before the Golden-Winged Centipede went to the Five Spirits Lake, Lu Cheng'an had already brought Shi Ningyu to the Spirit Pearl Island where the Spirit Clam Clan was located.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyi, how is your body now?" Lu Cheng asked with great concern after sensing the dense death aura emanating from Qingyi's body.

"Fellow Daoist Lu should be able to sense my current physical condition; I don't have much time left!"

Qingyi spoke softly, not with much sadness, but rather with a sense of relief.

Not long after her cultivation advanced to the third level, she was severely injured by Chen Yueming, the founding patriarch of the Tianyan Sect. After that, she never left the Burning Flame Mountain Range again, which was extremely frustrating.

Fortunately, she signed a soul contract with Lu Cheng'an before she died. Although she could not witness the destruction of the Burning Flame Sect established by Chen Yueming, who had caused her to this, she was already content.

"Such a commotion on Five Spirits Island will surely attract the attention of the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains. Demonic beasts such as the Golden-Winged Centipede are very likely to attack the Spirit Clam Clan..."

Qingyi's voice grew softer and softer until she finally used her divine sense to transmit her voice to Lu Cheng'an.

This is because what she said later involved some secrets that she didn't want Shi Ningyu to know.

The secrets Qingyi mentioned consisted of two points: one was that the Spirit Clam Clan was able to cultivate Five-Element Spirit Clams comparable to those that formed Golden Cores, and the other was the Burning Flame Sect's secret method for spawning second-stage perfect realm demon beasts that could break through to the third stage.

Lu Cheng'an already knew about the Five Elements Spirit Clam, but he was still unaware of the Burning Flame Sect's secret method for enabling second-stage perfect realm demon beasts to break through to the third stage.

This secret technique was also recorded in the inheritance that True Monarch Fengyuan gave to Lu Cheng'an. However, the contents of the inheritance were too vast, and he had just received them and had not yet had time to examine them.

The reason it is said to be able to help a demon beast that has reached the second-stage perfect realm break through to the third stage is because this secret technique will cause devastating damage to the demon beast.

Although monsters that rely on this secret method can break through to the third tier, their combat power does not increase much after the breakthrough, and their foundation will be destroyed, making it impossible for them to break through again.

Of course, the Burning Flame Sect did not rely on this secret method to cultivate third-tier demonic beasts, but rather to extract the primordial power from the bodies of demonic beasts that had just broken through to the third tier, in order to refine the Golden Core.

Qingyi told Lu Chengan this news because the three Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipedes, all of which were at the second-tier perfect realm, had a very high chance of breaking through to the third tier.

She hoped that Lu Cheng'an would not kill the three second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts directly, but instead imprison them and use them as materials for refining the Golden Core in the future.

The reason Qingyi planned so much for Lu Cheng'an was that she hoped Lu Cheng'an would step in to protect the Spirit Clam Clan.

The Burning Flame Mountain Range will definitely be extremely dangerous next. The collapse of Five Spirits Island and the eruption of fiery energy from the Burning Flame Sect ruins have already brought the Spirit Clam Clan to the brink of extinction.

Qingyi can't hold on for much longer. If the Spirit Clam Clan can't get Lu Cheng'an's protection, they are very likely to be wiped out.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyi, rest assured, I will definitely protect the Spirit Clam Clan!" Lu Cheng'an replied.

"Thank you!"

Qingyi's weak voice entered Lu Cheng'an's sea of ​​consciousness. At this moment, specks of blue spiritual light emerged around Qingyi, indicating that her soul was slowly dissipating.

"Ancestor!"

Upon sensing Qingyi's death, the cultivators of the Spirit Clam Clan, including Chiliu, were filled with mournful cries on Spirit Pearl Island.

Qingyi was the spiritual pillar of the Spirit Clam Clan. Now that her lifespan has ended and her soul has dissipated, it has brought a devastating blow to the Spirit Clam Clan.

"Please accept my condolences, fellow Daoists of the Spirit Clam Clan. The demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains, including the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede, will arrive soon. I will take action to suppress the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and the other demonic beasts, but you must also be prepared to fight!"

Lu Cheng'an leaped into the air, the fiery energy beneath his feet condensing into clouds and mist, supporting him as he stood above Lingzhu Island.

"I will obey Senior Lu's decree!"

The cultivators of the Spirit Clam Clan, including Chi Liu, spoke respectfully, as Qing Yi had previously instructed them on this matter.

Since the Golden-Winged Centipede and other demonic beasts had not yet arrived, Lu Cheng'an did not disturb Chi Liu in handling Qingyi's affairs.

He stood above Lingzhu Island, riding on the fiery aura, watching the situation around the island.

"What are Fellow Daoist Lu's plans next?" Shi Ningyu asked in a low voice.

This time, she entered the ruins of the Burning Flame Sect with Lu Cheng'an. Although the inheritance of the Burning Flame Sect fell into Lu Cheng'an's hands, her gains were still quite substantial.

They obtained a mid-grade third-tier Fire Cloud Gourd, a high-grade third-tier alchemy furnace, and the alchemy inheritance of the Burning Flame Sect.

The Burning Flame Sect primarily cultivates fire-attribute techniques and has trained numerous alchemists and weapon refiners. Therefore, the Burning Flame Sect possesses profound knowledge in both alchemy and weapon crafting, with all its practitioners reaching the highest level of the fourth tier.

Fengyuan Daojun did not hold back; the alchemy inheritance he gave to Shi Ningyu reached the fourth-order top-grade alchemy realm, which allowed Shi Ningyu to become a fourth-order top-grade alchemist.

The collapse of the Burning Flame Sect ruins has released the fiery aura that has been brewing within for many years, which will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

The chaos in the Burning Flame Mountains is now evident, and if they continue to stay there, problems may arise.

"First, help the Spirit Clam Clan overcome this crisis. I will personally suppress the three second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts: the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede, the Mountain-Bearing Bear, and the Crimson-Horned Heavenly Python!" Lu Cheng'an said in a deep voice.

He has not yet seen the secret method of the Burning Flame Sect to help second-stage perfect realm demon beasts break through to the third stage, but the number of second-stage perfect realm demon beasts that have the potential to break through to the third stage is not large.

Now that he knew of the existence of this secret technique, he naturally couldn't easily let go of the three Golden-Winged Centipedes, which were demonic beasts with the potential to break through to the second-order perfect realm.

"After suppressing the Golden-Winged Centipede and other demonic beasts, I will return to my clan to digest the gains I made in the Burning Flame Sect ruins!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

“Then I will leave with Fellow Daoist Lu later!” Shi Ningyu said.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu made their agreement, the two of them stood above Lingzhu Island, riding on the fire elemental energy.

The two possessed extremely powerful methods for concealing their auras, and they also had the fire elemental energy as a cover. If they did not reveal themselves, the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range would have no way of discovering their presence.

Because of the tight schedule, the cultivators of the Spirit Clam Clan, including Chi Liu, hurriedly collected Qing Yi's body and then waited solemnly for the arrival of the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and other demonic beasts.

Time passed slowly, and half an hour quickly went by.

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Centipede and other demonic beasts arrived at Lingzhu Island with great momentum. The demonic energy around these beasts gathered into a ball, and the dense demonic energy was extremely flamboyant, even dissipating all the surrounding fire evil energy.

"Lingxuan, get out here and tell me what you've done on Five Spirits Island!"

A giant crimson python, tens of meters long, emerged from the magma surrounding Lingzhu Island. The python's entire body was covered in crimson scales.

These scales are as large as washbasins, as clear as jade, and covered with natural, mysterious runes, making them look extremely extraordinary.

After the Crimson Flame Heavenly Python appeared, a golden centipede several tens of feet long and a jet-black giant ape several tens of feet tall also appeared at the same time.

These two demonic beasts are the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and the Mountain-Bearing Bear.

The three demons were all at the second-tier perfect cultivation level. Their bodies were filled with surging demonic energy, which condensed together to form a thick demonic cloud, from which an extremely powerful and oppressive aura emerged.

After the three demons, Golden-Winged Centipede and Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede, appeared, Lu Cheng'an made a fierce move under the cover of fire-evil energy.

The dense fiery energy in the lava river surged wildly, transforming into a giant palm print that reached out to grab the three Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede demons.

This fiery palm print was formed by Lu Cheng'an using the Fiery Void Burning Palm. The power within the palm print was extremely strong. Not to mention that the three Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipedes were only second-tier perfected demon beasts, even if their cultivation broke through to the third tier, they would not be able to stop it.

The fiery palm print slammed down, instantly destroying the thick demonic cloud formed by the three demons.

An extremely oppressive aura descended upon the three demons, rendering them unable to even muster the strength to resist before they were directly enveloped by the fiery palm print.

After suppressing the three demons of the Golden Pool Centipede, Lu Cheng'an made another move. His fiery aura transformed into thick chains that howled as they wrapped around the bodies of the second-tier perfect realm demon beasts.

The Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede is not the only two demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains that have reached the second-stage perfection realm. The remaining demonic beasts at the second-stage perfection realm are relatively weak, and their chances of breaking through to the third stage are extremely slim.

Lu Cheng'an's main purpose in attacking these second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts was to weaken the power of the demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountains.

The difference in strength between those second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts and Lu Cheng'an was too great. Even though the chains formed by the fire evil energy were casually cast by Lu Cheng'an, the second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts bound by the fire evil energy chains still could not break free from the chains' control.

"A Golden Core cultivator! Only a Golden Core cultivator could possess such formidable power!"

"Who exactly is behind this? Could it be that the Spirit Clam Clan has colluded with the Golden Core cultivators of the human race?"

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Accompanying the three demonic creatures of the Golden-Winged Centipede Mountain Range were not only the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, but also a large number of spirit race cultivators.

Upon seeing the Golden-Winged Centipede and other third-tier demonic beasts captured, these Spirit Clan cultivators immediately began to exchange information in secret.

Lu Cheng'an ignored the spirit race cultivators. After suppressing the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and other second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts, he secretly sent a message to Chi Liu, and then left the Burning Flame Mountain Range with the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and other second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts.

The Golden-Winged Centipede and other demonic beasts are extremely large, making it very inconvenient to travel with them.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng'an now controls a portion of the power of the Azure Sky Palace, and has taken all the suppressed Golden-Winged Centipede and other demonic beasts into the Azure Sky Palace.

The Azure Sky Palace is a fourth-tier magic artifact, containing an extremely vast space that can be used as a storage artifact.

Moreover, unlike ordinary storage artifacts, it can also absorb living beings into it.

Shi Ningyu was quite surprised to see Lu Cheng'an put away the enormous Golden-Winged Centipede.

However, she did not ask any further questions, and instead quickly left Lingzhu Island with Lu Cheng'an.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, please wait a moment. There is a third-tier heavy iron ore vein here, and my ore-eating spirit is cultivating here. I will call him out!"

After Lu Cheng'an slowly stopped, his powerful divine sense spread out and quickly found the location of the gold coin in the iron ore vein below.

After informing Jin Yuan through telepathic communication, he waited for Jin Yuan to emerge from the iron ore vein.

Not long after Lu Cheng'an brought Jin Yuan to Wuling Island, Jin Yuan entered the Shen Tie Mine to cultivate, and he never left the Shen Tie Mine after that.

The most suitable places for the Mineral Spirit Clan to cultivate are various high-level mineral deposits, where they can refine the spiritual essence contained within the minerals to quickly improve their cultivation level.

Jin Yuan's cultivation level was only at the early stage of the second rank. Its cultivation in the third-rank iron ore was similar to that of a cultivator soaking in spiritual liquid.

"Jin Yuan greets his master!"

"Master has become a Golden Core cultivator!"

After emerging from the iron ore mine, Jin Yuan darted onto Lu Cheng'an and grabbed his shoulder.

(End of this chapter)