Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The Xuanjing Sect members who participated in the Tianjian Sect's trade fair were Xiangkong Zhenjun and Qiandie Zhenjun, both at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

After arriving at Haoyang Sect, they exchanged pleasantries with True Monarch Kushi and the others, and then held a small trade fair at the Welcome Peak of Haoyang Sect.

Qingzhou and Hezhou are, after all, two separate states. The reason why the Nascent Soul sects in the two states are now closely linked is because of the powerful external enemy, the Sacred Heart Sect.

Without the existence of the Sacred Heart Sect, the alliance between the cultivation worlds of Qingzhou and Hezhou would have collapsed on its own.

Even with the presence of the Sacred Heart Sect as an external enemy, the three Nascent Soul sects in the Qingzhou cultivation world still have closer connections with each other than the three Nascent Soul sects in the Hezhou cultivation world.

Ku Shi Zhenjun had told Lu Cheng'an about this matter on the way to Haoyang Sect, so Lu Cheng'an was not surprised at all when he saw Tianhuo Zhenjun take out those fourth-tier treasures.

"Earth God Bamboo, Azure Jade Thread Grass... these are the items our Haoyang Sect is preparing to trade this time. If you need them, you can come and exchange them with me now!"

After introducing the items that Haoyang Sect was preparing to trade, True Lord Tianhuo handed over the storage artifacts containing these items to True Lord Kushi and the others for inspection.

The trading fairs among Nascent Soul cultivators are all conducted through barter, not by purchasing with spirit stones.

Lord Tianhuo did not specify how to exchange the items; if someone took a liking to the items he offered, they would discuss it amongst themselves.

While Ku Shi Zhenjun and the others were examining the items that Tian Huo Zhenjun had brought out, Xiang Kong Zhenjun of Xuan Jing Men also introduced the items they had brought for the transaction.

Following that, True Lord Kushi introduced the items that the Ancient Desolate Sect was preparing to trade.

After True Monarch Kushi finished his introduction, the cultivators from Haoyang Sect and Xuanjing Sect prepared to make the transaction directly, having never taken Lu Cheng'an seriously from the beginning.

After all, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had just broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and the Lu family he came from didn't have much of a foundation.

Even if Lu Cheng'an himself had some good fortune, he certainly didn't have anything worth mentioning.

Of course, they still gave Lu Cheng'an face and time to introduce the items he was going to trade.

The gazes of Tianhuo Zhenjun and the others fell upon Lu Cheng'an, carrying a hint of urging; they were ready to begin the transaction.

Ku Shi Zhenjun's gaze also fell on Lu Cheng'an, with a hint of expectation.

He felt that Lu Cheng'an was very likely to produce some rare items, since their Ancient Desolate Sect knew that Lu Cheng'an and his wife had obtained the inheritances of the Burning Flame Sect and the Divine Jade Sect, two Nascent Soul sects.

It would be a lie to say they weren't envious after hearing the news.

However, he eventually suppressed his greed after being persuaded by True Lord Qiongmiao.

This is because they had investigated Lu Cheng'an's rise to power and knew that Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu were masters of great fortune.

After all, their backgrounds were extremely ordinary; one came from the lowest Qi Refining faction in the cultivation world, while the other came from the Foundation Establishment faction.

These two people, after getting together, have both broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and they must both possess great fortune.

Such people are difficult to kill, and if you try to take action against them and fail to kill them immediately, you may bring about your own demise.

After they chose to befriend Lu Cheng'an and his wife, their sect leader's cultivation successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, and True Monarch Sui Gu, who had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for many years, also had the possibility of breaking through to the middle Nascent Soul stage.

These two events further solidified the Ancient Desolate Sect's determination to establish a friendly relationship with Lu Cheng'an and his wife.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of the thoughts of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Desolate Ancient Sect. After sensing the gazes of True Monarch Tianhuo and the others, he began to introduce the items he was preparing to trade.

"Azure Primordial Sky-Shattering Ruler, a low-grade fourth-tier wood-attribute magic weapon..."

Lu Cheng'an took out mostly finished fourth-tier low-grade magic artifacts. The quality of these magic artifacts was not particularly high, and they were of no use to him, Shi Ningyu, or Lu Chengping and Lu Jingkun, who were likely to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. It would be better to exchange them for what he needed.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, are you sure you want to trade these things?" Xiang Kong Zhenjun and Qian Die Zhenjun of the Suspended Mirror Sect looked at Lu Cheng'an with surprise.

They didn't know much about Lu Cheng'an and had always thought that he must have gotten incredibly lucky to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

But now, seeing Lu Cheng'an take out so many mid-to-low-grade fourth-tier magic weapons, it becomes clear that Lu Cheng'an's success is definitely not just due to sheer luck.

He must have obtained some incredible opportunity, which is why he has so many low- to mid-grade magic artifacts.

"I'm sure, fellow Daoists, if you need anything, feel free to come to me for exchange!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

True Monarch Xiangkong was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and they quickly recovered after that moment of shock.

By this time, everyone had brought out the items they were going to trade, and they began to trade with each other.

The items that Lu Cheng'an took out were quite special; they were finished fourth-grade mid-to-low quality magic artifacts. These magic artifacts greatly tempted Nascent Soul cultivators such as True Monarch Xiang Kong.

Forging fourth-order magic weapons is not easy. Besides the fact that the materials are difficult to find, there are also relatively few fourth-order weapon refiners in Qingzhou and Hezhou.

The Nascent Soul sects like the Suspended Mirror Sect have a long history, and they also possess fourth-tier magical artifacts.

However, they had just had a fierce battle with the Sacred Heart Sect, which destroyed a lot of fourth-tier magic artifacts. The mid-to-low-grade fourth-tier magic artifacts that Lu Cheng'an took out now were just enough to make up for the magic artifacts they had destroyed.

Xiang Kong Zhenjun and the others quickly relayed the types of fourth-grade mid-to-low-level magic weapons that Lu Cheng'an had taken out to the Nascent Soul cultivators who remained at the sect, asking them if they wanted to trade with Lu Cheng'an.

After examining the items brought out by the Suspended Mirror Sect, Haoyang Sect, and Desolate Ancient Sect, Lu Cheng'an found the materials he needed to upgrade his natal magic weapon and cultivate the Divine Power Returning to Origin Fire Fiend Seal.

There were only six Nascent Soul cultivators, including Lu Cheng'an and Xiang Kong Zhenjun, and they completed the transaction in a short time.

Lu Cheng'an traded away a total of three low-grade fourth-tier magic artifacts and two mid-grade fourth-tier magic artifacts, in exchange for nine sets of low-grade fourth-tier materials, five sets of mid-grade fourth-tier materials, and three low-grade fourth-tier talismans, which can be considered a considerable gain.

However, what dissatisfied Lu Cheng'an was that he was still missing one of the materials needed to refine his natal magic weapon, and he was also missing one of the spiritual items needed to cultivate the Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seal.

However, the spiritual items needed to cultivate the Returning Fire to Heaven Technique and the True Fire Spirit-Sealing Technique have been collected.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you've traded so many fourth-tier materials. Are you preparing to forge a fourth-tier magic weapon?" True Monarch Tianhuo asked with a smile. He had taken note of the items Lu Chengan had traded. Apart from the three talismans, the rest were all fourth-tier materials. This basically proved that Lu Chengan was preparing to forge a magic weapon or magic treasure, and it was very likely that he was forging more than one.

"My cultivation has only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and my natal magic weapon is still at the third-tier top grade. Moreover, I lack auxiliary materials for cultivating my supernatural abilities, which is why I traded so many fourth-tier materials!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at True Monarch Tianhuo, saying gently, "I am a fourth-grade low-level weapon refiner, and my weapon refining skills are quite good. If any of you fellow Daoists know of anyone who wants to refine a fourth-grade low-level magic weapon, please introduce them to me."

"Fellow Daoist Lu is indeed a fourth-tier weapon refiner!"

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's reply, True Monarch Tianhuo's face lit up with joy. He then immediately said, "I don't have any low-grade fourth-order magic artifacts that I want to refine, but I do have a high-grade fourth-order magic artifact that has encountered some problems. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lu has the ability to repair it?"

"The fourth-grade superior magic weapon that Fellow Daoist Yu mentioned should be the Burning Stream Treasure Mirror, right?"

Xiang Kong Zhenjun glanced at Tianhuo Zhenjun with some surprise, and continued, "The Burning Flow Treasure Mirror is an extremely difficult fourth-grade magic weapon to forge, and it is also extremely troublesome to repair. I heard that even the Hundred Weapons Zhenjun of the Heavenly Sword Sect was unable to repair it!"

"I did consult Fellow Daoist Zhao, but he also had no way to repair the damage to the Burning Flow Treasure Mirror!" True Monarch Tianhuo said helplessly.

Lu Cheng'an's eyes flickered slightly; he knew of the Hundred Weapons True Monarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

There aren't many Nascent Soul cultivators in Qingzhou and Hezhou either, and among these Nascent Soul cultivators, there's only one fourth-tier weapon refiner: the Hundred Weapons True Monarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The Hundred Weapons True Monarch's cultivation level is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage, and his weapon-refining skills are not particularly high. He is currently only a fourth-level low-grade weapon refiner.

It is not easy for a cultivator to raise the various arts of immortal cultivation to the fourth level. In addition to having enough talent in the various arts of immortal cultivation, one also needs to have enough talent in cultivation.

Qingzhou and Hezhou are still too small, and the number of cultivators is limited. There are even fewer cultivators who can meet these two conditions.

Moreover, compared to weapon crafting, Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect place greater emphasis on training alchemists and spirit array masters.

Fourth-tier alchemists can refine fourth-tier pills that accelerate the cultivation speed of Nascent Soul cultivators, while fourth-tier spirit array masters are crucial to the survival of sects in critical moments.

The protective formations of the ancient sects, such as the Nascent Soul sect, are mostly of the highest grade, or even the best grade, of the fourth rank.

If a fourth-tier spirit array master were to activate it, the power of the mountain-protecting array could be better utilized.

The feud between the Sacred Heart Sect of Taizhou and the Nascent Soul sects of Qingzhou and Hezhou has a long history. It is precisely because of this that sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect have focused on cultivating fourth-order spirit array masters.

Even so, not all Nascent Soul sects like the Ancient Desolate Sect have cultivated fourth-tier spirit array masters.

For example, the Ancient Desolate Sect has not trained any fourth-tier spirit array masters.

The Burning Stream Treasure Mirror is of the highest grade, a fourth-tier superior quality, and magical artifacts of this grade are extremely rare.

Heavenly Fire True Monarch only possesses this one fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon that suits him.

If this magical artifact cannot be repaired, it will greatly affect his strength.

That's why he brought up Lu Cheng'an's purchase of fourth-tier materials, wanting to see if Lu Cheng'an was a fourth-tier weapon refiner.

Even though he knew that Lu Chengan's cultivation had not been at the Nascent Soul stage for very long, and that even as a fourth-tier weapon refiner, his weapon-refining skills might not be as good as those of the Hundred Weapons True Monarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect, he still wanted to give it a try.

"A high-grade fourth-tier magic weapon?"

Lu Cheng'an looked at Tianhuo Zhenjun with some surprise. He hadn't expected that Tianhuo Zhenjun would actually want his help with the crafting of magical artifacts.

Lu Cheng'an had some understanding of the cultivation world in Qingzhou and Hezhou through the Desolate Ancient Sect, and knew that there was only one fourth-level low-grade weapon refiner in the cultivation world of Qingzhou and Hezhou: the Hundred Weapons True Monarch of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

He used low-grade fourth-tier magic artifacts to trade and purchase a large amount of fourth-tier materials, intending to deliberately reveal his identity as a low-grade fourth-tier artifact refiner.

After all, in the eyes of Nascent Soul cultivators like True Monarch Tianhuo, who came from Nascent Soul sects, he was no different from ordinary rogue Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, if he were to reveal his identity as a fourth-tier low-grade weapon refiner, the situation would be very different.

Especially in the cultivation world of Qingzhou, he is the only fourth-grade low-level weapon refiner, so it will be much easier for him to obtain fourth-grade materials in the future.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on True Monarch Tianhuo, and he said with some helplessness, "Fellow Daoist Yu also knows that my cultivation has only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Although I am now capable of refining a low-grade fourth-order magic weapon, I may not be able to help Fellow Daoist Yu repair the high-grade fourth-order Burning Flow Treasure Mirror!"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lu. Even if you can't repair the Burning Flow Treasure Mirror, I won't blame you."

True Monarch Tianhuo sighed softly and said, "Please don't blame me, Fellow Daoist Lu. It's just that the Burning Flow Treasure Mirror is too important to me, so I rashly wanted to let Fellow Daoist Lu try it."

"Then please bring out the Burning Flow Treasure Mirror, Fellow Daoist Yu. Let me see if I have the ability to repair it!" Lu Cheng'an said somewhat helplessly.

"I'll take out the Burning Stream Treasure Mirror right away!" True Monarch Tianhuo said hurriedly.

In an instant, a uniquely shaped magical artifact appeared in the hands of True Lord Heavenly Fire.

The Burning Flow Treasure Mirror consists of two parts: the lower part resembles a disc, while the upper part resembles a blooming fire lotus.

The entire ritual implement is fiery red, and its surface is covered with many extremely complex flame runes.

However, numerous cracks appeared on this magical artifact, indicating that it had been subjected to a severe attack. If the force of the attack had been any stronger, the artifact might have collapsed entirely.

Upon seeing the condition of the Burning Stream Treasure Mirror, Lu Cheng'an frowned deeply. The damage to the Burning Stream Treasure Mirror was more severe than he had imagined.

However, he still took the Burning Flow Treasure Mirror from the hands of True Monarch Heavenly Fire, and then released his Nascent Soul power to carefully examine the condition of this fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon.

Time passed slowly, and the eyes of the Nascent Soul cultivators, including True Monarch Tianhuo, all fell on Lu Cheng'an, their gazes filled with trepidation.

This feeling of unease wasn't unique to True Lord Tianhuo; True Lord Qiandie and the others felt the same way.

Because they also possess damaged fourth-tier magical artifacts! (End of Chapter)