Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 197 The Arrival of a Tier-3 Monster (Please Subscribe!)
Lu Chengsong and Lu Chengyun's cultivation talent is slightly inferior to Lu Wenjing's, and their chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm are even slimmer.

Lu Chenglan, Lu Chengbai, Lu Jingxiu, Lu Jinglin, and Lu Jingtong are the rising stars of the Lu family, and their cultivation time is much shorter than that of Lu Chengsong and the other two.

They are now able to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining because of their outstanding talent and the Lu family's extensive cultivation resources.

Moreover, Lu Jingkun and the others also possess exceptional talent in various cultivation arts. Lu Jingkun is a first-grade high-level spirit array master, Lu Chengbai is a first-grade high-level alchemist, Lu Chenglan is a first-grade high-level spirit talisman master, and Lu Jingtong is a first-grade high-level spirit plant master.

The Lu family has inherited extremely high levels of cultivation skills. As long as Lu Jingkun and others have enough talent in cultivation skills, they can all improve their cultivation skills to the fourth level by relying on the inheritance of cultivation skills obtained by the Lu family.

Lu Jingkun and other talented cultivators from the Lu family did not leave Chiyan Mountain, but stayed there to wait for the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range to fight.

True geniuses are not hothouse flowers; only through the baptism of blood can they truly grow!

After learning about the current situation of the Lu family, Lu Cheng'an announced the end of the meeting and asked Lu Wenxing and other cultivators to go and prepare for the arrival of Chunqiu Zhenren and the Tianyan Sect cultivators.

Not long after Lu Cheng'an finished the meeting, Shi Ningyu arrived at Chiyan Mountain.

Shi Ningyu's main purpose in coming to Chiyan Mountain was to see Chunqiu Zhenren.

Master Chunqiu is a Golden Core cultivator from the Ancient Desolate Sect. He is about to enter the Crimson Smoke Mountain. As a Golden Core cultivator herself, Shi Ningyu naturally has to meet with Master Chunqiu.

Upon arriving at Chiyan Mountain, Shi Ningyu was immediately taken to Lu Cheng'an's cave dwelling.

Lu Cheng'an's cave dwelling was built in the area with the most abundant spiritual energy in Chiyan Mountain. Now that the spiritual veins of Chiyan Mountain have been upgraded to the third level, Lu Cheng'an's cave dwelling is still the one with the most abundant spiritual energy in Chiyan Mountain.

However, Lu Cheng'an did not cultivate in Chiyan Mountain for long. He refined not only spiritual energy but also fire evil energy through his cultivation technique.

The Crimson Smoke Mountain contains only pure spiritual energy, but no trace of fiery evil energy, making it not the most suitable place for Lu Cheng'an to cultivate.

After dealing with the third-tier demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range, Lu Cheng'an will enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range to cultivate and truly make it the property of the Lu family!

After exchanging information with Lu Cheng'an, Shi Ningyu waited quietly for the arrival of Chunqiu Zhenren and the Tianyan Sect cultivators.

The distance between Tianyan Sect and Chiyan Mountain is much closer than that between Huanggu Sect. After receiving the order from Huanggu Sect, Chongxu was extremely unwilling, but he dared not disobey the order.

The only option is to mobilize the elite forces of the Tianyan Sect, as well as the elite cultivators within the Tianyan Sect's territory, to rush to Chiyan Mountain.

However, he traveled at a relatively slow pace, and his speed slowed down even further as he approached the Lu family's territory. Only when they were certain that Master Chunqiu was about to arrive at the Lu family's territory did they speed up their journey toward Chiyan Mountain, where the Lu family was located.

Finally, Chongxu and the others arrived at Chiyan Mountain, where the Lu family was located, almost one after the other, with Chunqiu Zhenren.

"This is Chiyan Mountain, where the Lu family is located. This Lu Cheng'an is truly extraordinary!"

The Spring and Autumn Immortal stood amidst swirling clouds and mist, looking down at the distant Red Smoke Mountain.

Currently, there are four third-tier spiritual veins in Crimson Smoke Mountain, and the amount of spiritual energy released by these four third-tier spiritual veins is extremely large.

These spiritual energies converged and condensed into a thin mist that permeated Crimson Smoke Mountain, making it extremely extraordinary.

Lu Chengyue was born into the Lu family. When she entered the Desolate Ancient Sect, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had not yet broken through to the Golden Core realm.

Chunqiu Zhenren is Lu Chengyue's senior brother, so he is quite familiar with the Lu family's background.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had only recently broken through to the Golden Core realm, yet he was already capable of killing the veteran Golden Core cultivator, Xuan Kong Zhenren, and transforming Chiyan Mountain into its current state, demonstrating his extraordinary abilities.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, Fellow Daoist Chongxu, Lu Cheng'an has failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me!"

Lu Cheng'an rode a cloud of mist out of Chiyan Mountain. He smiled and apologized to the Golden Core cultivators, including Chunqiu Zhenren, before leading Chunqiu Zhenren into Chiyan Mountain.

Lu Cheng'an's attitude towards Chongxu and the others from Tianyan Sect was perfectly normal, as if he had never had any conflict with Tianyan Sect before.

However, it was Master Chongxu, a cultivator who had been immersed in the Golden Core realm for many years, who was somewhat unable to control his emotions. His self-control was a notch below Lu Cheng'an's.

However, with the presence of Chunqiu Zhenren, a Golden Core cultivator from the Ancient Desolate Sect, Chongxu dared not show the slightest anger, no matter how much he was furious.

Although Chunqiu Zhenren's cultivation level was the same as Chongxu Zhenren's, at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, this Golden Core cultivator from the Desolate Ancient Sect was far stronger than Chongxu Zhenren. He could kill Chongxu Zhenren with a wave of his hand.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, this is Shi Ningyu from the Dan Ding Sect. She is a good friend of mine, and her strength is comparable to mine!"

"This is Ling Xuan, a cultivator from the Burning Flame Spirit Clam Clan. With my help, she has broken through to the third rank and will now help me defend against attacks from third-rank demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion!"

After leading Master Chunqiu and the others into the welcoming courtyard of Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an introduced Shi Ningyu and Lingxuan to Master Chunqiu.

Lu Cheng'an had mentioned Shi Ningyu's existence to Chunqiu Zhenren before, and Chunqiu Zhenren was still somewhat shocked after actually seeing Shi Ningyu this time.

He sensed the same aura as Lu Cheng'an from Shi Ningyu, a powerful Golden Core cultivator with a high probability of breaking through to the late or perfect Golden Core stage in the future.

As for whether Lu Cheng'an and the other person could break through to the Nascent Soul realm, this was something Chunqiu Zhenren had never considered.

He came from a Nascent Soul sect and knew very well how difficult it was for Golden Core cultivators to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

His master, Master Kushi, was also a person of extraordinary talent. A hundred years had passed since he reached the Golden Core Perfection realm, but he still had not grasped the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Although Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu are quite talented, neither of them has any powerful backing, so it is almost impossible for them to break through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

Master Chunqiu's gaze shifted, and upon seeing Shi Ningyu, he thought of many things in an instant.

He then turned his gaze to Lingxuan, and was quite surprised after hearing Lu Cheng'an's introduction of her.

Lu Cheng'an was even able to recruit a third-tier Spirit Clan cultivator.

The relationship between humans and spirits is not particularly hostile. As long as Lu Cheng'an doesn't do anything to harm the Ancient Desolate Sect, the sect won't prevent him from befriending spirit cultivators. "Shi Ningyu and Lingxuan greet the True Person!"

Shi Ningyu and Lingxuan treated Chunqiu Zhenren with great politeness, after all, they did not have the same friendship as Lu Chengan and Chunqiu Zhenren.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Master Chunqiu stopped talking and said in a serious tone, "The sect has received definite news that the Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts... This is a talisman refined by my master, which contains a Lesser Earth-Drying Technique of my master, which can severely injure a third-tier perfect realm demonic beast!"

The Minor Earth Withering Technique is a minor divine ability attached to the Ancient Desolate Sect's two major inherited techniques, the Ancient True Scripture. This minor divine ability is extremely powerful.

Cultivators injured by the Minor Earth-Drying Technique will rapidly lose their life essence and shorten their lifespan.

The two great inherited cultivation techniques of the Desolate Ancient Sect, the Great Desolate True Scripture and the Ancient Year True Scripture, have extraordinary origins and profound foundations, even more so than the Earth Flame True Scripture and the Earthly Jade Book that Lu Cheng'an obtained.

However, the Great Wilderness True Scripture and the Ancient Age True Scripture obtained by the Ancient Wilderness Sect are incomplete, containing only cultivation methods up to the Nascent Soul stage.

After taking out the talisman containing the Lesser Earth Drying Technique, Master Chunqiu quickly cast a spell, and the talisman transformed into a streak of cyan-brown light that merged into the Crimson Smoke Mountain.

"I have already planted the talisman in Crimson Smoke Mountain. When the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion attack Crimson Smoke Mountain, the scene of your battle with the demonic beasts will be recorded by the talisman. If any of you harbor any evil intentions, you will surely be dealt with afterwards!"

Master Chunqiu spoke in a cold voice, his gaze falling on Chongxu and the other Tianyan Sect cultivators, his meaning quite clear.

Master Chunqiu did not trust the cultivators of the Tianyan Sect, such as Chongxu, and worried that they would secretly harm the Lu family in the future.

The decree issued by Master Kushi was specifically aimed at the Tianyan Sect cultivators such as Chongxu. If they secretly caused trouble when the Azure Flame Lion attacked Chiyan Mountain, Master Kushi would settle accounts with them.

After hearing the hidden meaning in Chunqiu Zhenren's words, the expressions of Chongxu Zhenren and other Tianyan Sect cultivators changed slightly, but their anger grew even stronger.

But they dared not reveal the slightest sign, fearing they would incur the wrath of the Spring and Autumn Immortal.

After Chunqiu Zhenren withdrew his gaze from Chongxu Zhenren and the other Tianyan Sect cultivators, he instructed Lu Chengan and the others to guard the area and prevent the spread of the demonic beast power in the Burning Flame Mountains.

He didn't linger at Chiyan Mountain after that and left directly from there.

After Master Chunqiu left, Lu Cheng'an did not change his attitude towards Chongxu and other Tianyan Sect cultivators, and arranged for them to live in Chiyan Mountain as well.

The number of cultivators brought by True Person Chongxu was large. Of the three Golden Core cultivators left in the Heavenly Flame Sect, only the weakest, Wan Xianyun, remained to guard the sect. True Person Longshi followed True Person Chongxu to Red Smoke Mountain.

In addition to the two Golden Core cultivators, the Tianyan Sect also sent thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These Foundation Establishment cultivators were also extremely powerful, with as many as five of them reaching the Perfect Foundation Establishment stage.

This is the foundation of the Heavenly Flame Sect, a Golden Core sect with a thousand-year history. Although the number of Golden Core cultivators in the sect is not large, it has cultivated a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although the Lu family and Dan Ding Sect have become Golden Core forces due to Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu, they still lag far behind the Tianyan Sect in terms of the number of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It could take decades, or even longer, to close this gap.

In addition to the thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Tianyan Sect, the Tianyan Sect also gathered fifty other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators included those from Foundation Establishment forces within the Tianyan Sect, as well as independent Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They were summoned by the Tianyan Sect, which is why they traveled to Chiyan Mountain with the sect's cultivators.

The Lu family now has fifty-eight Foundation Establishment warriors, and with the eighty Foundation Establishment warriors brought by the Tianyan Sect, the total number of Foundation Establishment warriors gathered at Chiyan Mountain reaches one hundred and thirty-eight, which is an extremely powerful force.

However, the number of second-tier demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountains is also quite large.

Even though powerful second-tier perfect realm demonic beasts like the Fuyue Bear have been suppressed under Chiyan Mountain by Lu Cheng'an, the number of second-tier demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators in the Burning Flame Mountain Range still exceeds three digits.

More importantly, the number of third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion exceeds the number of Golden Core cultivators like Lu Cheng'an.

The final outcome of this battle will ultimately be determined by the combined strength of the Golden Core cultivators on both sides!

After arranging for the Tianyan Sect cultivators, including Chongxu, to settle in Chiyan Mountain, Lu Cheng'an sent Shi Ningyu out of Chiyan Mountain.

Although the Dan Ding Sect, where Shi Ningyu resides, is not as close to the Burning Flame Mountain Range as the Lu family, it is still not far from the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

Once the Azure Flame Lions have grasped the situation of the human cultivators around the Burning Flame Mountains, they are also highly likely to take action against the Pill Cauldron Sect.

Now, the Dan Ding Sect has also gathered cultivators from the surrounding areas to jointly resist the attacks of the demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range, such as the Yuan Dan Sect, which is very close to the Dan Ding Sect.

The Yuan Dan Sect was originally stronger than the Dan Ding Sect, and they also had a Golden Core cultivator as their backer.

However, faced with the Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts that were about to enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range, they could only band together with the nearby Dan Ding Sect to resist the attacks from the third-tier demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

After Lu Cheng'an sent Shi Ningyu out of Chiyan Mountain, the two agreed that no matter which of them was attacked by third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion, they must immediately send a message to the other so that the other could be prepared to provide support at any time.

Although the third-tier demonic beasts such as the Azure Flame Lion traveled at an extremely fast speed, they needed to take a long detour to reach the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

Therefore, it took them quite some time to successfully reach the Burning Flame Mountain Range, and by then, three days had passed since Chunqiu Zhenren arrived at Chiyan Mountain.

After arriving at the Burning Flame Mountain Range, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, did not immediately launch an attack on the cultivation forces around the Burning Flame Mountain Range. Instead, they began to organize the demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators within the Burning Flame Mountain Range, while also gathering information on the cultivation forces around the Burning Flame Mountain Range.

Soon after, the third-tier demonic beasts, including the Azure Flame Lion, were enraged. They learned from the second-tier demonic beasts and spirit race cultivators of the Burning Flame Mountain Range that the strongest group of second-tier demonic beasts in the Burning Flame Mountain Range had all been killed by an unknown Golden Core cultivator.

The Golden Pool Centipede, the Mountain Bear, and other second-tier perfect realm demonic beasts have a great chance of breaking through to the third tier. The Azure Flame Lion and other third-tier demonic beasts entered the Burning Flame Mountain Range this time not only to shoulder the task of destroying the human race's Golden Core sect, the Heavenly Flame Sect, but also to cultivate the Golden Pool Centipede, the Mountain Bear, and other second-tier perfect realm demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountain Range to the third tier.

They had just arrived at the Burning Flame Mountains when they were told that the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede and other second-tier perfected demonic beasts of the Burning Flame Mountains had been killed by human Golden Core cultivators. How could this not enrage them?

(End of this chapter)