Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

After receiving Lu Cheng'an's message, Shi Ningyu told him about her process of refining the Chongyuan Huntian Pill.

The two then agreed to enter the Burning Flame Mountain Range together, heading to the area where the Lu family kept demonic beasts.

The number of demonic beasts that the Lu family keeps in the Burning Flame Mountains has decreased considerably, but the demonic beasts that are still alive are all those with good talent.

There are as many as eighteen demonic beasts at the second-order perfect realm, all of which are the result of the careful breeding by Lu Chengyao and other beast tamers of the Lu family.

The cultivation levels of Lu Chengyao and other Lu family cultivators were lower than those cultivators at the second-stage perfect realm, and their strength was also not as formidable as those demonic beasts at the second-stage perfect realm.

The reason why those second-order perfect realm demon beasts were able to be subdued was mainly due to third-order demon beasts such as Queyun and Qinghong.

The cultivation levels of third-tier demonic beasts such as Queyun and Qinghong have also improved considerably, especially Qingyu, whose cultivation level has now broken through to the perfect third-tier realm.

Qingyu's breakthrough to the third stage of perfection was largely due to the destruction of the Tianyan Sect.

Because after the destruction of the Tianyan Sect, the corpses of Golden Core cultivators such as Chongxu Zhenren were devoured by third-tier demonic beasts like Qingyu.

Qingyu had been stuck at the late stage of the third rank for a long time, and her cultivation level improved significantly after she devoured the corpse of Chongxu Zhenren.

After this period of arduous training, he has successfully broken through to the third-order perfect realm.

Queyun devoured the corpse of Longxiang Zhenren, but Queyun had only recently broken through to the mid-stage of the third rank.

It is much more difficult for demon beasts to break through their cultivation level than for human cultivators. For them, it often takes decades or even hundreds of years to advance to a minor realm.

However, the lifespan of demonic beasts is longer than that of human cultivators, giving them ample time to wait for breakthroughs in their cultivation.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu arrived at the Burning Flame Mountain Range, they quickly entered the area where the Lu family kept demonic beasts.

Before this, Lu Cheng'an had sent a message to Lu Chengyao. After Lu Cheng'an and Lu Chengyao arrived, Lu Chengyao had already ordered Queyun and other third-tier demon beasts to capture all the second-tier perfect realm demon beasts that had a chance to break through to the third tier.

"Grand Elder, these twelve demonic beasts are the most promising to break through to the third rank among the second-tier perfected demonic beasts currently raised by the family!" Lu Chengyao said with a smile.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze swept over the second-stage perfect realm demonic beasts one by one. The strength of these demonic beasts was still somewhat different from that of the previous demonic beasts such as the Fuyue Bear, which also meant that it would be more difficult for them to break through to the third stage.

However, this is a normal phenomenon. The monsters like the Bear Bear are considered to have good talent, but whether they are monsters or human cultivators, most of them are ordinary.

"Chengyao, you've raised these demonic beasts very well. You've worked hard in the Burning Flame Mountains all these years!"

Lu Cheng'an chuckled softly and said, "I'll take these second-tier perfect realm demon beasts away now. You can continue to raise demon beasts here and try to cultivate more second-tier perfect realm demon beasts."

However, you shouldn't neglect your cultivation; it would be best to break through to the Golden Core realm as soon as possible!

Lu Chengyao has good talent for cultivation. His current cultivation level is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. However, he has only recently broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. It will take him a lot of time to break through to the Golden Core realm.

"Please rest assured, Grand Elder, I will definitely raise the demonic beasts diligently in the Burning Flame Mountains, and I will not delay my own cultivation!" Lu Chengyao said excitedly.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly. He made a hand seal and put all twelve demonic beasts into the Sky Palace. Then he left the Burning Flame Mountain Range with Shi Ningyu.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not go to the Lu family, but instead went to the Dan Ding Sect with Shi Ningyu.

Because next they will use the Primordial Chaos Pill and secret techniques to forcibly raise the cultivation of those perfect second-tier demon beasts to the third tier, in order to obtain the demon beast essence within their bodies.

If successful, Shi Ningyu can directly use the essence of these demonic beasts to refine the Golden Core.

The two of them brought out a total of twelve second-tier perfect realm demon beasts from the Burning Flame Mountain Range. The first ones they forcibly upgraded were naturally the demon beasts with better talents, so they obtained a third-tier demon beast's essence on their first try.

After extracting the essence of the demon beast, Shi Ningyu stopped using the secret technique with Lu Cheng'an to forcibly enhance the cultivation of those second-tier perfect realm demon beasts. Instead, she began to use the essence of the third-tier demon beast to refine the Golden Core.

Time flows slowly by, and a year passes in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Lu Cheng'an use the secret method recorded by the Burning Flame Sect to forcibly raise the cultivation of all those second-stage perfect realm demon beasts to the third stage.

"From now on, we must strictly control the talents of demonic beasts when using secret techniques, otherwise it will just be a waste of time and resources!"

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly. He fed the twelve second-stage perfect realm demon beasts Chongyuan Huntian Pills and used a secret technique to forcibly enhance their cultivation.

This does increase their chances of breaking through to the third rank, but those demonic beasts with poor talent, even with the help of secret techniques and the power of the Primordial Chaos Pill, still failed to break through to the third rank in the end.

As a result, they naturally did not have the source of the ability to nurture a third-tier demon beast within their bodies, and all of Lu Cheng'an's efforts were in vain.

Of the twelve demonic beasts, seven succeeded and five failed.

Of those seven portions of third-tier demon beast essence, five have now been refined into Golden Cores by Shi Ningyu.

The remaining two copies were sealed away by Lu Cheng'an using a secret technique and stored in the Azure Sky Palace.

This is because they had already used up all the auxiliary materials they had collected for refining the Golden Core.

Next, Lu Cheng'an planned to slowly collect the auxiliary materials for refining the Golden Core, no longer as high-profile as before.

If they continued as before, it could expose the secret that the Lu family possessed the ability to forcibly enhance the cultivation level of demonic beasts.

Shi Ningyu had an extremely high success rate in refining Golden Core Pills. She successfully refined all five batches of Golden Core Pills without a single failure.

Lu Cheng'an took four of the five Golden Core pills and gave the remaining one to Shi Ningyu, asking her to give it to a cultivator from the Dan Ding Sect.

Of course, this is just how it's allocated. If a new Foundation Establishment cultivator emerges in the Dan Ding Sect who can break through to the Golden Core realm, the Lu family might be willing to give up their Golden Core cultivation.

Because of the relationship between Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu, the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect are now almost united as one.

Under these circumstances, both the Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect cultivators could accept sharing some cultivation resources.

Prior to this, the Lu family cultivators had also received many benefits from the Dan Ding Sect.

The Dan Ding Sect excels in alchemy, and has a relatively large number of alchemists within the sect.

The number of cultivators in the Lu family is increasing rapidly, and their consumption of pills is also increasing.

The pills refined by the Lu family's alchemists alone are simply not enough to meet the needs of the Lu family's cultivators.

Many of the pills used by the Lu family came from the Dan Ding Sect.

The pills that the Lu family purchased from the Dan Ding Sect were priced far below market value. Furthermore, all the cultivators the Lu family chose to study alchemy entered the Dan Ding Sect early on to learn the art.

After dealing with the second-tier perfected demon beasts and the Golden Core cultivators, Lu Cheng'an secretly went to the Nether River Region.

He went to the Nether River this time because he received a message from Black Sand and his son.

After Shi Ningyu returned, Lu Cheng'an sent a message to Heisha and his son, asking them to help collect another set of materials for refining the Yinming Shattering Soul Needle.

Although the materials for refining the Netherworld Soul-Shattering Needle are relatively rare, they are abundant in the Netherworld River Region.

The Black Sands father and son still wield considerable power in the Nether River region, and they have now helped Lu Cheng'an gather materials for refining the Netherworld Soul-Shattering Needle.

Of course, these materials weren't given to Lu Cheng'an for free by the Black Sand Father and Son; Lu Cheng'an also needed to pay with treasures of corresponding value.

Shi Ningyu acquired many treasures during her travels.

Some of these treasures were exactly what the Black Sand father and son needed. After making his selection, Lu Cheng'an took the treasures and headed to the Nether River.

After the news of the Azure River Lamp was exposed, many Golden Core cultivators went to the Nether River Region to investigate the situation, and the Nether River Region became quite lively.

Ghosts from the Nether River region have clashed with cultivators from the Nether River region on several occasions, but the battles were not particularly fierce and no major casualties occurred.

Afterwards, the Ancient Desolate Sect spread the word that it would only allow the cultivation forces within its territory to refine as many Azure River Lamps as possible. At that time, the cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect would bring these Azure River Lamps into Yuanzhou and be responsible for filling them.

During this period, the Golden Core cultivators within the Ancient Desolate Sect have come to realize how troublesome the ghosts in the Nether River are.

Therefore, after the Ancient Desolate Sect released this news, those cultivators who had already entered the Black Nether Wasteland to investigate the situation and those who were preparing to enter the Nether River Domain immediately changed their plans and left the Nether River Domain one after another.

When Lu Cheng'an entered the Black Wasteland, the situation there was no different from when he entered it before.

Because by this time, all the cultivators who had come to the banks of the Nether River to investigate the situation had left.

They are currently focused on refining the Azure River Cup, and then have the cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect help them fill the Azure River Cup with water.

When Lu Cheng'an entered the Netherworld River, Qingluo was waiting for him near the riverbank.

Qingluo has now been recruited by the Black Sand father and son, and his main task is to receive Lu Cheng'an.

After picking up Lu Cheng'an, Qingluo immediately led him to the residence of Heisha and his son in the Nether River region.

After Lu Cheng'an entered the underwater mansion of the Black Sand Father and Son, he was warmly received by them.

They hadn't seen each other for over a year, but the reason why the Black Sand father and son were so enthusiastic towards Lu Cheng'an was not because they hadn't seen each other for so long, but because Black Sun had greatly improved his cultivation and strength by relying on the spiritual items he traded with Lu Cheng'an.

Black Sun's roots are already extremely robust, and Black Sand has high hopes for them.

During this period, Hei Yang's strength and foundation have been improved after using the spiritual items that Lu Cheng'an helped collect.

The spiritual items that Heisha and his son traded with Lu Cheng'an this time were still given to Hei Yang for use.

Although the Heisha father and son treated Lu Cheng'an with great enthusiasm, Lu Cheng'an did not stay in the Heisha father and son's residence for too long.

He immediately requested to leave after completing the deal with Black Sands and his son.

Lu Cheng'an did not return directly to the Lu family, but instead prepared to go to Yuanzhou. His purpose was very simple: to continue to obtain water in Yuanzhou.

Despite the passage of such a long time, not a drop of rain has fallen within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The rain that Lu Cheng'an brought with the Qinghe Zhan had largely alleviated the drought in the Lu family territory, but another year of drought means that the drought may recur in the Lu family territory.

While the Ancient Desolate Sect was collecting Green River Lamps within its territory to help fetch water, the Golden Origin Sect and the Spirit Gu Sect also sent messages to Lu Cheng'an, inquiring whether the Lu family had also asked the Ancient Desolate Sect to help fetch water.

Lu Cheng'an didn't concern himself with this matter; at that time, he was busy with Shi Ningyu's work on forming the Golden Core.

Lu Wenxing took charge of the matter. He directly consumed all the remaining water in the Lu family's Green River Lamp, and then handed the Lu family's Green River Lamp over to the Golden Origin Sect, asking the Golden Origin Sect to help deliver it to the Ancient Desolate Sect.

After collecting the Azure River Lamps refined by the immortal cultivation forces within its territory, the Ancient Desolate Sect sent a Nascent Soul cultivator to Yuanzhou to personally lead these Azure River Lamps.

The Nascent Soul cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Sect still traveled by teleportation array. During this time, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Ancient Desolate Sect discussed with the Nascent Soul cultivators within Yuanzhou about dispelling the rain clouds in the sky above Yuanzhou.

Ultimately, the two sides reached a cooperation agreement. After the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect finished fetching water with the Azure River Lamp, they would work together to activate the cumulonimbus clouds over Yuanzhou.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect had long since returned the Azure River Cup sent by the Lu family, and the returned Azure River Cup was filled with water.

Just as Lu Cheng'an was preparing to head to the Nether River region, the Lu family used up the water source in a short period of time.

After all, the Nether River Region is very close to Yuanzhou. Lu Cheng'an's trip to the Nether River Region is also a good opportunity to fetch a water source from Yuanzhou.

Lu Cheng'an knew about the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect and the Nascent Soul cultivators of Yuanzhou driving away the rain clouds, so after he took a cup of water from Yuanzhou, he did not rush to leave, but instead inquired about the progress of the matter within Yuanzhou.

His cultivation level was at the late Golden Core stage, and his strength far surpassed that of cultivators at the peak of the Golden Core stage, making it relatively easy for him to inquire about such information.

After spending several days, Lu Cheng'an gained a detailed understanding of the matter.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect are currently working on this with the Nascent Soul cultivators of Yuanzhou, but driving away the long-distance movement of the cumulonimbus clouds is not an easy task.

Moreover, their efforts to disperse the rain clouds caused the clouds to converge, which in turn exacerbated the flooding in Wonju.

However, the Nascent Soul cultivators in both places had made preparations in advance and used the Azure River Lamp to collect the water that was about to overflow, thus preventing a major disaster.

After learning about the progress of this matter, Lu Cheng'an knew that it would take quite some time to make it rain within the territory of the Desolate Ancient Sect using this method.

Lu Cheng'an did not spend too much time on this matter. After learning about the news, he immediately left Yuanzhou.

At this time, Qingluo was still waiting on the riverbank of the Netherworld River as ordered. After picking up Lu Cheng'an, he escorted Lu Cheng'an away from the Netherworld River area.

Lu Cheng'an's trip to the Nether River Region and Yuanzhou went unnoticed.

After returning to his family, he handed the Qinghe Lamp, now refilled with water, to Lu Wenxing, and then went back to his cave to begin refining the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needle. (End of Chapter)