Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen were delayed for several months when they went to Yuanzhou to fetch water. During this time, there was still no rain in the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect, and the drought in the Lu family territory became even more severe.

More and more ordinary people are dying due to the drought.

Therefore, after returning to his family, Lu Cheng'an did not waste any time and immediately began to use his magic to draw water from the Qinghe Zhan (a type of magical vessel) to bring rain, with the Lu family's mountain gate as the center.

The Qinghe Zhan contained almost the water of an entire river. After Lu Cheng'an cast the spell, the water from the Qinghe Zhan condensed into clouds in the sky.

As more and more water condenses into clouds, water droplets gather in the thick clouds and continuously fall onto the parched ground.

The cultivators of the Lu family all knew that the rainwater was condensed by Lu Cheng'an through magic, so they were not surprised.

However, as the area affected by the rainfall expanded and the rain fell on ordinary people, it drove them into a frenzy.

It has been nearly five years since the first drop of rain fell within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect. If it weren't for the help of cultivators, it's unknown how many mortals would still be alive.

Even so, many ordinary people still died from the drought.

Now that the rain has fallen, these ordinary people have seen a glimmer of hope for life. How could they not be excited!

Lu Cheng'an used the clouds to urge the Qinghe Zhan to bring rain to the Lu family territory, a process that was relatively slow.

Not only can he not pour the water from the Qinghe Zhan directly down, but he also needs to let it condense into rainwater and fall down.

It took Lu Cheng'an nearly a month to turn all the water in the Qinghe Zhan into rainwater and let it fall.

He originally thought that a cup of water would be enough for the needs of the Lu family's territory, but he underestimated the extent of the drought. This cup of river water was only enough for the area where ordinary people lived.

Areas outside of ordinary life remain arid.

This situation weighed heavily on Lu Cheng'an's mind, because judging from the current situation, at least two more basins of water would be needed to completely resolve the drought within Lu's territory.

This is because the Lu family occupies a relatively small territory. If they occupied a larger area, they would need even more water.

After releasing all the water stored in the Qinghe Zhan, Lu Cheng'an instructed the Lu family cultivators to help the mortals within the territory with farming.

It has been many years since the Desolate Ancient Sect has received rain, and its stored food is almost exhausted.

Lu Cheng'an is now using the Qinghe Zhan to bring rain. Although it has not completely solved the drought in Lu family territory, the water is enough for ordinary people to cultivate.

Next, he will go to Yuanzhou to fetch water. With the help of the Lu family cultivators, the grains planted by ordinary people will be able to ripen quickly.

After giving instructions to Lu Wenxing, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to Liu Miaozhen and then sped off towards the Jinyuan Sect.

Geng Qiuhuai had already sent a message to Lu Chengan a few days ago, asking when he would go to Yuanzhou to fetch water.

Kong Liyun has now successfully refined the remaining Qinghe Cup.

During this period, the Jin Yuan Sect and the Ling Gu Sect worked together to collect more materials for refining the Qinghe Cup. During this water-fetching period, Kong Liyun will continue to refine the Qinghe Cup.

Geng Qiuhuai learned from Liu Miaozhen that the journey from Qingzhou to Yuanzhou was not smooth and that Lu Chengan was needed to lead them to Yuanzhou.

The Lu family has already obtained a cup of water. Once the drought in the Lu family's territory is resolved, Lu Cheng'an will most likely no longer accompany them to Yuanzhou to fetch water.

Just to be on the safe side, it would be better for them to refine one more Qinghe Cup.

Of course, this is also because the drought in Jinyuanzong was very severe.

The Golden Origin Sect had already suffered heavy losses due to the invasion of the Heavenly Locust True Man, and now, with the added drought, everyone within its borders, whether mortals or low-level cultivators, is in an extremely difficult situation.

In addition, the occasional appearance of heretical cultivators within the territory of the Sacred Heart Sect makes it very easy for unrest to occur.

Right now, only the Golden Core cultivators of the Golden Origin Sect are suppressing things, but Geng Qiuhuai doesn't know how long they can keep up the pressure.

If the situation of ordinary people and low-level cultivators within the territory cannot be improved, even Golden Core cultivators may lose control.

Besides collecting materials to refine the Azure River Lamp, the Golden Origin Sect and the Spirit Gu Sect are also collecting spiritual items such as the Sun Star Sand that Lu Cheng'an asked them to find, and they are even more concerned about it than collecting materials to refine the Azure River Lamp.

The Golden Origin Sect and the Spirit Gu Sect have profound foundations and maintain connections with the Golden Core sects within the Desolate Ancient Sect. They can even speak with Golden Core cultivators within the Desolate Ancient Sect.

Although materials such as Sun Star Sand are relatively rare, the Golden Origin Sect and the Spirit Gu Sect worked together and spent a month collecting all of them.

When Lu Cheng'an arrived at Jinyuan Sect, Liu Miaozhen was already waiting for him.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, these are the materials you need, such as Sun Star Sand. Please take a look and see if these materials meet your requirements?" Geng Qiuhuai asked with a smile.

After Lu Cheng'an arrived, the three exchanged brief pleasantries, and Geng Qiuhuai took out the materials such as Sun Star Sand.

These materials were jointly collected by the Linggu Sect and the Jinyuan Sect, and now Geng Qiuhuai and Liu Miaozhen have put them together for Lu Chengan to examine.

"There's nothing wrong with these materials. May I ask how you two plan to trade them?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile.

The materials, such as Sun Star Sand, were prepared for Black Sand and his son, and he did not have any special requirements for the quality of these materials.

However, Geng Qiuhuai and Liu Miaozhen took this matter very seriously. The materials they collected were of excellent quality and would definitely satisfy the Heisha father and son.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you are too kind. How could we possibly exchange with you!"

"Fellow Daoist Lu has helped our two sects too much; these materials are a gift from us to Fellow Daoist Lu!"

Liu Miaozhen and Geng Qiuhuai spoke at the same time, refusing to accept Lu Cheng'an's method of exchange and wanting to give the materials to Lu Cheng'an voluntarily.

As for the reason, it was just as they said: they felt that Lu Cheng'an had helped their two sects too much, especially in the matter of the Qinghe Zhan.

They have already witnessed Qinghezhan's capabilities. Next, they only need to make a couple more trips to Yuanzhou to resolve the drought situation within the territory.

This still requires Lu Cheng'an's help; otherwise, given the strength of their two sects, they probably wouldn't even be able to cross the Nether River.

Furthermore, the value of materials such as Sun Star Sand is not particularly high, and the cost was shared by both of them.

Geng Qiuhuai and Liu Miaozhen were determined to give it to him, and after several refusals, Lu Chengan finally accepted it.

However, Lu Cheng'an had already decided that he would try his best to provide supplies to the two sects from other sources in the future.

"Fellow Daoist Geng, give me the Azure River Lamp. You don't need to come to Yuanzhou with us!"

“The Netherworld River is too dangerous. Fellow Daoist Liu and I have Netherworld Soul Tokens as a cover. If you come with us, it will increase the risk of being exposed!” Lu Cheng’an said. Of course, this was just Lu Cheng’an’s excuse. Even if Geng Qiu had a Netherworld Soul Token, he would not take him to Yuanzhou to fetch water.

It's better if as few people as possible know about his relationship with the Black Sands father and son.

The cultivators of Qingzhou and other places in the cultivation world had no good feelings towards the ghosts and spirits of the Netherworld River. He did not want to expose his relationship with the Black Sand father and son unless necessary.

“I agree with Fellow Daoist Lu’s suggestion. It would be better if Fellow Daoist Geng didn’t go. There are too many ghosts in the Nether River. Once we are exposed, it will be difficult to escape from the Nether River!” Liu Miaozhen said with a serious expression.

Liu Miaozhen didn't think she was helping Lu Cheng'an cover up a lie; this was her true feeling.

She knew that Lu Cheng'an and the Black Sand father and son had reached an agreement, but the Black Sand father and son were not the only forces in the Nether River Region, and their forces were the weakest.

If they were discovered by ghosts like Luo Sheng and Zi Ying, even the Black Sand Father and Son wouldn't be able to protect them.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two fellow Daoists!" Geng Qiuhuai said with a smile.

He didn't have a particularly strong desire to go to Yuanzhou, as long as Lu Cheng'an and the other person could help their Jinyuan Sect obtain a water source.

After Lu Cheng'an and the other two agreed, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen left Jinyuan Sect and sped off towards Yuanzhou.

Before heading to Yuanzhou, Lu Cheng'an contacted Heisha and his son in advance. When they arrived at the Black Desolate Wasteland, Qingluo was already waiting for them.

Qingluo was originally severely injured by Lu Cheng'an, but after he joined the Black Sand Father and Son, he was given a healing treasure by them, and now his injuries have been completely healed.

After picking up Lu Cheng'an and his companion in the Black Wasteland, he led them towards the underwater mansion of the Black Sand Father and Son.

Black Sand has lived in the Nether River for many years and has his own power in the Nether River, although it is the weakest of the five powers in the Nether River.

However, with him as cover, he could easily allow Lu Cheng'an and the other person to move freely through the Nether River.

Lu Cheng'an's main purpose in going to Black Sand's underwater mansion was to deliver materials such as Sun Star Sand to Black Sand and his son, and to exchange them for treasures such as Soul Cleansing Grass and Black Fiend Fruit.

The deal had been agreed upon beforehand. After Lu Cheng'an handed over the materials, including the Sun Star Sand, to the Black Sand father and son, they immediately handed over the prepared Soul Cleansing Fruit to Lu Cheng'an.

After that, Lu Cheng'an did not linger at the underwater mansion of the Black Sand Father and Son. Under the escort of Qingluo, they quickly left the Nether River and sped towards Yuanzhou.

“I’ve taken too much from this river, and it hasn’t recovered yet. Let’s head deeper into Yuanzhou!” Lu Cheng’an said.

The first river they encountered was the one from which they had previously collected water. This river was located on the edge of Yuanzhou and still had a very abundant water volume.

However, Lu Chengan extracted too much water, causing the river's water level to not yet recover.

Furthermore, this time they carried three Qinghe Zhan (Azure River Lamps), requiring three times the amount of water as before, which this river simply could not provide.

“Then let’s listen to Fellow Daoist Lu. Anyway, Yuanzhou has extremely rich water resources, and we will definitely be able to find a water source to fill these three Qinghe Cups!” Liu Miaozhen said with a smile.

As they spoke, they left the river and continued speeding deeper into Yuanzhou.

After traveling about a thousand miles, the moisture in the air became even denser, and a heavy rain was falling.

The ground was covered with swirling, fine streams of water, indicating that the heavy rain had been going on for quite some time.

The original river channels and lakes are now filled with rainwater, and some houses that were not very sturdy have been directly destroyed by the water flow.

"Our Qingzhou has suffered from drought for several years, and now Yuanzhou is experiencing flooding!"

Upon seeing this scene, Liu Miaozhen couldn't help but sigh. If only the rain from Yuanzhou could reach Qingzhou.

"The rules of heaven and earth are thus, and neither you nor I can change them!"

Lu Cheng'an chuckled softly and said, "This place is flooded, which is perfect for us to collect water. Let's go to that river a hundred miles away!"

A hundred miles away, there was a raging river, which was much wider than the river they had encountered before.

Because of the floods, the river now has a more abundant water volume.

The surging water overflowed directly from the riverbed, rushing forward.

A moment later, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen appeared above the river. They each summoned a Green River Lamp and began collecting the rushing river water below.

The two Qinghe cups were collected simultaneously at an extremely fast speed.

The water that had overflowed the river channel instantly dropped below the channel level, and the water volume continued to decrease rapidly.

After Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen filled the Qinghe Cups they had offered, the water flow in the river had become extremely small, almost revealing the riverbed, which had been washed clean by the river water.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen quickly left to find other suitable places to collect water.

The area was plagued by heavy rainfall, and it wasn't long before Lu Cheng'an and his companion found a lake on the verge of collapse.

The lake had accumulated even more water, and after Lu Cheng'an filled the last Qinghe Cup, the water level in the lake did not appear to have decreased much.

There is still a continuous flow of water flowing into the lake. The water source that Lu Cheng'an originally drew from will soon be filled with new water again, and the lake is still in danger of collapsing.

However, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen did not waste any time. They continued to draw water, which most likely attracted the attention of the Yuanzhou cultivators.

They do not want to have any contact with the monks of Yuanzhou at the moment.

After filling all three Qinghe Cups they were carrying, Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen sped off towards the Netherworld River.

After the two left, a large number of cultivators immediately gathered around the river where they had been.

However, all of these cultivators were at the Foundation Establishment stage, and none of them were at the Golden Core stage.

This is because although Lu Cheng'an and his companion were about to drain the river, they were only collecting ordinary water, which would not attract the attention of the Golden Core cultivators in the Yuanzhou cultivation world.

Lu Cheng'an and Liu Miaozhen encountered no trouble on their return journey. Guided by Qingluo, they quickly left the Netherworld River region.

After Liu Miaozhen returned to the Linggu Sect, Lu Cheng'an took two Qinghe Lamps to the Jinyuan Sect first. After handing over the Qinghe Lamp filled with water to the Jinyuan Sect, he took the remaining Qinghe Lamp back to his family.

The situation within the Lu family's territory has improved considerably because Lu Cheng'an used the water source from the Qinghe Zhan (Azure River Lamp) to bring rain once. (End of Chapter)