Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"I am currently at Wanxia Villa in Qinghe Sect, and there is no immediate danger..."

Upon seeing Lu Cheng'an's message, Shi Ningyu immediately smiled with relief and replied to him.

After seeing Shi Ningyu's reaction, Xuanmiao Zhenjun sighed and said, "Ningyu, there are also cultivators in our Qinghe Sect who want you to be handed over to that white dragon. Shi Yunjian knows that you are currently at Wanxia Villa. I am worried that he will join forces with Nascent Soul cultivators from other sects to force me to hand you over. We need to leave Wanxia Villa now!"

Shi Yunjian is one of the seven Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators of the Qinghe Sect. His strength is only slightly weaker than that of Xuanmiao Zhenjun.

Xuanmiao Zhenjun and Shi Yunjian had a deep grudge when they were in the Foundation Establishment stage, and this grudge continued until they became Nascent Soul cultivators.

As time went by, their animosity did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it deepened.

There are a total of seven Nascent Soul cultivators in the Qinghe Sect. Even though Shi Yunjian and Xuanmiao Zhenjun have a deep grudge, neither of them dares to do anything to harm the Qinghe Sect.

The two of them frequently tried to trip each other up, as long as it didn't jeopardize the interests of their sects.

The white dragon is now demanding that cultivators from Lianzhou and Yuanzhou hand over Shi Ningyu, which has already tempted many cultivators in both states.

It was common knowledge that Shi Ningyu and Xuanmiao Zhenjun were on good terms, so Shi Yunjian naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. He quickly became a staunch supporter of handing Shi Ningyu over to the White Flood Dragon to quell the rage of the boundless Black River monsters.

“Sister Liu, I would like to wait a little longer. My husband has already arrived in Yuanzhou. I have told him where I am now. At his speed, he should be here soon.”

Shi Ningyu frowned slightly, and when she thought of Shi Yunjian mentioned by Xuanmiao Zhenjun, a look of annoyance appeared on her face.

Over the years, Shi Yunjian has done many things that disgusted her. Given Shi Yunjian's personality, he might actually lead cultivators from other sects to force Sister Liu to hand her over to Bai Jiao.

"Ningyu, you should think this through. Although I despise Shi Yunjian, I cannot deny that he is indeed quite strong."

"He is well aware of our strength. If he really comes to Wanxia Villa to coerce us, he must have made thorough preparations. With my strength, I definitely cannot protect you!"

Xuanmiao Zhenjun looked at Shi Ningyu with a worried expression. She still had no confidence in Shi Ningyu's husband's strength, after all, she had never met Shi Ningyu's Daoist partner in all these years.

"Don't worry, Sister Liu. As long as my husband arrives, we don't need to be afraid no matter how many people Shi Yunjian brings!" Shi Ningyu said with a smile.

The moment Shi Ningyu's voice fell, Xuanmiao Zhenjun's expression changed drastically, because she sensed Shi Yunjian's aura.

Besides Shi Yunjian, there were three other extremely powerful auras, and the owners of these three auras were all about the same strength as Shi Yunjian.

"Sister Liu, what happened?" Shi Ningyu asked immediately after seeing the sudden change in Xuanmiao Zhenjun's expression.

Her injuries also affected her senses, which meant that even after Xuanmiao Zhenjun noticed the arrival of Shi Yunjian and the others, she still felt nothing.

"I sensed Shi Yunjian's presence; he must have found this place!"

Xuanmiao Zhenjun did not notice anything unusual about Shi Ningyu at the moment. She quickly said, "You should hurry up and go into the cave to heal your injuries. I will go out and try to negotiate with Shi Yunjian, but I am not confident that I can persuade him to leave!"

"Accompanying Shi Yunjian are three cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. Their strength is not much different from Shi Yunjian's. Ningyu, you must think carefully. If your husband's strength is not as great as you say, it is best to tell him not to come here!"

Xuanmiao Zhenjun didn't say much to Shi Ningyu. After giving her some instructions, she sent Shi Ningyu into the cave and then flew away from Wanxia Bieyuan.

Wanxia Villa is built on a spiritual peak. This place was originally the site of an ancient sect, and the sect's protective formation still exists within it.

However, the protective mountain formation had been severely damaged and could not exert much power.

After attaining enlightenment at Wanxia Villa, Xuanmiao Zhenjun invited a fourth-level spirit array master to repair the damaged spirit array.

Now that the mountain-protecting formation has been restored to its original state, if True Monarch Xuanmiao were to activate it with all her might, she alone could withstand the combined attacks of two or three cultivators of the same level.

After leaving Wanxia Villa with a worried expression, Xuanmiao Zhenjun soon sensed the presence of Shi Yunjian and the others in the clouds dozens of miles away from Wanxia Villa.

Shi Yunjian also sensed that Xuanmiao Zhenjun had come out of Wanxia Bieyuan. At this moment, the four of them rode the clouds and appeared in front of Xuanmiao Zhenjun.

"I'm sure Junior Sister Liu is well aware of my purpose in coming here. Please grant us your request and hand over Shi Ningyu!" Shi Yunjian looked at Xuanmiao Zhenjun with a smile on his face, a rare sight indeed.

“We know that Fellow Daoist Liu and Shi Ningyu are on good terms, but we urge Fellow Daoist Liu to consider the bigger picture. The white dragon has promised that as long as we hand over Shi Ningyu, he will lead the demons of the Boundless Black River to retreat. For the sake of the many cultivators in Lian and Yuan states, we urge Fellow Daoist Liu to hand over Shi Ningyu to us!” said a male cultivator dressed in a blue and white robe.

This person comes from the Lotus Flower Sect of Lotus State. He is one of the ten Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivators of the Lotus Flower Sect and is known as Xu Qingjue, the Pure Lotus True Monarch.

Among the ten Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators of the Lotus Flower Sect, Pure Lotus True Monarch's strength ranks in the middle, not particularly outstanding.

Now, the cultivators of the Lotus Sect are also divided, and some of them disagree with handing over Shi Ningyu.

However, this group only accounts for a minority, because Lianzhou borders Wubian Heihe.

If that white dragon continues to lead the demonic beasts of the boundless black river to attack Lianzhou and Yuanzhou, the Lianhua Sect will suffer even greater losses.

The Lotus Flower Sect originally had twelve cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, but the White Flood Dragon killed two human cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, both of whom were from the Lotus Flower Sect.

Pure Lotus True Monarch is one of the cultivators in the Lotus Flower Sect who agreed to hand over Shi Ningyu in exchange for peace, and he is actively working on this matter.

After Pure Lotus True Monarch and Shi Yunjian spoke, the other two cultivators also began to offer their advice.

Both of them were at the Nascent Soul Perfection stage, and they were both from the Qinghe Sect and the Lianhua Sect.

"You've made a wasted trip. Although I'm on good terms with Shi Ningyu, she fled alone after being severely injured by the white dragon, and I have no idea where she went!"

After suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Xuanmiao Zhenjun quickly calmed herself down. A faint smile appeared on her face as she said, "Shi Ningyu was never from Lianzhou or Yuanzhou. Perhaps she has already left this place!"

“That’s impossible. We’ve deduced that Shi Ningyu hasn’t left, and she’s right here in the vicinity!” Jinglian Zhenjun said in a deep voice.

"Junior Sister Liu, I'm only trying to persuade you out of respect for our shared sect. If you insist on protecting Shi Ningyu, don't blame me for disregarding our fellow sect members!" Shi Yunjian said angrily.

"I told you Shi Ningyu isn't here. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do!"

The smile on Xuanmiao Zhenjun's face vanished. She glanced at Shi Yunjian and the other three, then returned to Wanxia Villa and activated all the formations within it.

After Xuanmiao Zhenjun returned to Wanxia Villa, the expressions on the faces of Shi Yunjian and the other three, including Jinglian Zhenjun, immediately turned extremely ugly. "Fellow Daoist Shi, if Fellow Daoist Liu continues to refuse to release the person, are we just supposed to do nothing?" Jinglian Zhenjun said angrily.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you can rest assured. If Liu Chixu still refuses to release them, we will take action immediately!"

Shi Yunjian chuckled and said, "However, please wait a little longer, Fellow Daoist Xu. More fellow Daoists from the Heavenly Sect will be arriving soon, and then it will be much easier for us to break through the defenses of Wanxia Courtyard!"

Xuanmiao Zhenjun could probably guess Shi Yunjian's scheme, but she was currently helpless.

Because she knew very well that most of the cultivators in Lianzhou and Yuanzhou would agree to give Shi Ningyu to that white dragon.

Because this wouldn't cause them any loss, and if the white dragon went back on its word, they could fight back with all their might.

Shi Ningyu did not belong to any of their Nascent Soul sects, so even if she died at the hands of the White Flood Dragon, it would not cause any loss to their forces.

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Lu Chengan has now arrived in Yuanzhou.

He was able to arrive in Yuanzhou so quickly because he used the teleportation array from Haoyang Sect to Yuanzhou.

Lu Cheng'an originally wanted to use the teleportation array of the Ancient Desolate Sect, but the Ancient Desolate Sect informed him that their teleportation array was on the verge of collapse.

If it is restarted, it may crash directly.

True Monarch Qiongmiao personally led Lu Cheng'an to see the situation of the Ancient Desolate Sect's teleportation array, and it was indeed malfunctioning.

After that, Lu Cheng'an immediately left the Desolate Ancient Sect and rushed to the mountain gate of the Haoyang Sect.

Haoyang Sect is even more powerful than Huanggu Sect. The teleportation array within the sect is relatively well maintained and can still be used normally.

Upon learning of Lu Cheng'an's purpose, True Monarch Tianhuo immediately offered to allow Lu Cheng'an to use the sect's teleportation array and voluntarily lent out Haoyang Sect's fifth-tier secret treasure, Haoyang Mirror.

The Haoyang Mirror is a fire-attribute treasure, which is quite suitable for Lu Cheng'an.

This is not a one-time consumable treasure. With Lu Cheng'an's current magical power, he can activate the power of the Haoyang Mirror five times.

After expressing his gratitude to True Monarch Tianhuo, Lu Cheng'an put away the Haoyang Mirror and then took the Haoyang Sect's teleportation array into the Yuanzhou territory.

The teleportation array is guarded by cultivators from the Haoyang Sect at this end of Yuanzhou.

These cultivators completely concealed the traces of the Haoyang Sect, which was actually the Jinyang Sect, a Golden Core power in Yuanzhou with a history of over a thousand years.

After emerging from the teleportation array, Lu Cheng'an did not linger at the Jin Yang Sect.

After obtaining a detailed map of Yuanzhou and Lianzhou from the Jin Yang Sect cultivator, he sent a message to Shi Ningyu and then rushed to the Wanxia Villa of the Qinghe Sect where Shi Ningyu was currently located.

The Wanxia Villa of Qinghe Sect was owned by Xuanmiao Zhenjun. After Shi Ningyu suffered a severe injury, Xuanmiao Zhenjun sent her to the Wanxia Villa to recuperate.

The location of Jin Yang Sect was not close to the Wanxia Villa of Xuanmiao Zhenjun. After leaving Jin Yang Sect, Lu Cheng'an traveled at high speed and it took him nearly four hours to arrive at Wanxia Villa.

By this time, he already knew about the situation at Wanxia Villa, and that Shi Yunjian and the others were forcing Xuanmiao Zhenjun to hand over Shi Ningyu, and then they would hand Shi Ningyu over to the white dragon of the Boundless Black River in exchange for their own safety.

Upon learning this news, Lu Cheng'an felt a surge of anger rising within him.

After arriving at Wanxia Villa, he did not conceal his cultivation aura, which allowed Shi Yunjian and others who had been guarding outside Wanxia Villa to quickly discover Lu Cheng'an's presence.

"May I ask how this fellow Daoist is addressed? And what brings you here?" Shi Yunjian asked with a smile, his attitude towards Lu Cheng'an quite friendly.

He sensed that Lu Cheng'an was a cultivator at the same Nascent Soul Perfection realm as him, and that the aura he exuded was extremely powerful, clearly indicating that he was a powerful being.

He never imagined that such a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator would have any connection with Shi Ningyu.

Lu Cheng'an glanced coldly at Shi Yunjian and quickly matched the man with the text information in his mind.

"You are Shi Yunjian!"

Lu Cheng'an spoke in a cold voice. Before he could continue, he felt a sudden fluctuation emanate from the sealing formation of Wanxia Courtyard, and then the figures of Xuanmiao Zhenjun and Shi Ningyu appeared.

Upon seeing Shi Ningyu suddenly appear, Shi Yunjian and the other three forgot all about who Lu Chengan was and focused their attention on Shi Ningyu.

What struck them as odd was why Shi Ningyu, who had been hiding peacefully in Wanxia Villa, would suddenly emerge at this time.

Then they thought of the unfamiliar male cultivator who had just arrived. Just as they were asking about the relationship between the unfamiliar male cultivator and Shi Ningyu, they saw that the unfamiliar male cultivator had already appeared beside Shi Ningyu.

"Ningyu, how could your injuries be so severe!"

Before Lu Cheng'an even got close to Shi Ningyu, he detected the near-violent power of the Metal Path and the Water Path within Shi Ningyu's body. These two great Dao powers had caused great damage to Shi Ningyu's physical body.

If these two forces are not eliminated in time, they will cause irreparable damage to Shi Ningyu.

"The power of the Great Dao within you needs to be addressed immediately!" Lu Cheng'an said solemnly.

"The power of the Great Dao within me can still suppress it for now. Before that, Brother An needs to deal with these people outside, otherwise they will definitely disturb our healing!" Shi Ningyu said with a smile.

She felt completely relaxed after seeing Lu Cheng'an arrive.

She believed in Lu Cheng'an's strength. Although Shi Yunjian and the others were strong, they were definitely no match for Lu Cheng'an.

Xuanmiao Zhenjun's gaze also fell on Lu Cheng'an, his eyes filled with a probing intent, wanting to know what was so special about Lu Cheng'an, and whether he was really as powerful as Shi Ningyu had said.

"So you're Shi Ningyu's lover! Today I'll capture you and hand you over to the White Dragon!" Upon learning of Lu Cheng'an's relationship with Shi Ningyu, Shi Yunjian immediately attacked Lu Cheng'an without holding back. (End of Chapter)