Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

When Lu Cheng'an was about to leave the cave to discuss the matter of the white dragon with Liu Chixu, he was unaware that Liu Chixu had already left Wanxia Villa two days earlier and returned to Qinghe Sect.

Currently, the one remaining at Wanxia Villa is Nan Yin, Liu Chixu's eldest disciple. Nan Yin's cultivation level is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and her strength is not weak.

"Reporting to Senior Lu, my master returned to the sect two days ago. Before she left, she instructed that she would return to Wanxia Villa as soon as she finished dealing with the sect's affairs. I will send a message to my master now. Please wait a little longer, Senior Lu!" Nan Yin said very respectfully.

When Lu Cheng'an attacked Shi Yunjian and his group, Nan Yin was also in Wanxia Villa, but she did not leave Wanxia Villa at that time.

However, she clearly witnessed the scene of Lu Cheng'an and the other three fighting, and thus knew the extent of Lu Cheng'an's strength.

Although she was also at the Nascent Soul stage, there was a huge gap between her and Lu Cheng'an.

Moreover, her master and Lu Cheng'an and his wife were friends, so she naturally had to treat them with the respect due to a junior.

"There's no need to rush this matter. I'll wait here for Fellow Daoist Liu to return!" Lu Cheng'an didn't make things difficult for Nan Yin. After learning about Liu Chixu's current situation, he returned to the cave where Shi Ningyu was.

The reason why Liu Chixu was in such a hurry to return to Qinghe Sect from Wanxia Villa was mainly because she wanted to tell the other Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect about Lu Cheng'an.

At the same time, she was also worried that Shi Yunjian and the other man would slander her and Lu Cheng'an after returning to the sect.

She and Shi Yunjian already had many disagreements, and now Shi Yunjian and Shi Yunjian have been severely injured by Lu Chengan.

She could easily imagine that if these two were allowed to return to the sect first, they would surely slander her.

Therefore, shortly after Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu entered the cave, Liu Chixu gave some instructions to Nan Yin and then hurriedly returned to Qinghe Sect.

Although Liu Chixu set off relatively late, she was much faster than Shi Yunjian and the other two.

This was because Shi Yunjian and the other man were seriously injured, and the fire power that Lu Chengan left in their bodies was constantly damaging them.

When they activate their magic, the fire element within them becomes increasingly active, causing greater damage to them.

This greatly affected their travel speed. By the time the two of them returned to the sect, Liu Chixu had already returned to Qinghe Sect first and took the initiative to tell Lu Chengan and his wife, as well as the other Nascent Soul cultivators in Qinghe Sect about what had happened at Wanxia Villa.

The current sect leader of Qinghe Sect is Qinghe Shangren, whose cultivation level is at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm. He is also the strongest among the seven Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivators in Qinghe Sect.

Before returning to their sect, Liu Chixu and Shi Yunjian both relayed the events that had occurred at Wanxia Villa to Master Qinghe.

The messages exchanged between these two individuals were naturally based on their own perspectives, and the messages they conveyed were all beneficial to themselves.

Therefore, even though Liu Chixu returned to the sect first and told the other Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect what had happened at Wanxia Villa, Master Qinghe still had to wait for Shi Yunjian and the other two to return to the sect before convening a sect meeting.

Although the fire element within Shi Yunjian and Liu Chixu greatly affected their speed, they were worried that Liu Chixu would reveal things detrimental to them upon returning to the sect, so they increased their speed to return.

Six hours after Liu Chixu returned to Qinghe Sect, Shi Yunjian and his companion also returned to Qinghe Sect.

At this point, the two were in dire straits; the fire element within them was showing signs of spiraling out of control, threatening to cause them irreparable damage.

After returning to their sect, Shi Yunjian and his companion immediately sought out Master Qinghe to recount their tragic experiences and request his assistance in dispelling the fire element within them.

Although Master Qinghe was extremely powerful, he had not yet condensed the Great Dao Domain, but he did have a way to neutralize the power of the Great Dao.

This is because he possesses the Qingyuan Jade Ruler, a secret treasure of the Qinghe Sect.

Master Qinghe has successfully refined the Qingyuan Jade Ruler. If he activates the Qingyuan Jade Ruler, he can condense water areas and control the power of waterways in a short period of time.

However, the water power he possessed was mainly condensed from the secret treasure, the Qingyuan Jade Ruler, so it was quite different from the Dao Domain that Lu Cheng'an and others had condensed on their own.

Moreover, activating the Qingyuan Jade Ruler would place a great burden on Master Qinghe, making it his trump card, which he would not easily activate.

However, if the Qingyuan Jade Ruler is used to neutralize the fire energy within Shi Yujian and the other person, it will not cause too much harm to Master Qinghe.

Of course, this is conditional: that Master Qinghe must be able to neutralize the fire energy released by Lu Cheng'an by using the power of the secret treasure, the Qingyuan Jade Ruler.

In the cave dwelling of Master Qinghe of the Qinghe Sect.

"We beg you, Uncle-Master, to help us dispel the fire element within us, or we'll both be crippled!"

Shi Yunjian and Bi Tingzhi looked at Qinghe Shangren with pleading expressions, as they were indeed powerless to resolve the fire element within their bodies.

Although Shi Yunjian and Bi Tingzhi had not yet condensed their Dao Domains, they were both from the Qinghe Sect and had a good understanding of the Dao Domains of Nascent Soul cultivators.

They also knew that some exceptionally talented cultivators were able to condense a Dao Domain that a Nascent Soul cultivator could condense at the Nascent Soul stage.

The fourth-tier White Flood Dragon King of the Boundless Black River possessed such formidable strength because it had condensed the waterway domain, allowing it to suppress the Yuan and Lian states with the power of a single demon, leaving them with no ability to resist.

However, they never expected that Shi Ningyu's Daoist partner would also condense a Great Dao Domain at the Nascent Soul stage.

They didn't know if Shi Ningyu's Daoist partner was a match for that white dragon, but in any case, they were beaten so badly that they had no power to resist at all.

When Master Qinghe heard Shi Yunjian and his companion's pleas, his expression turned extremely unpleasant.

He wasn't angry that Lu Cheng'an had injured Shi Yunjian and the other man, but rather that Shi Yunjian and the other man were in such a hurry to attack Shi Ningyu.

Liu Chixu returned to the sect earlier than Shi Yunjian and the other two. She had already told Qinghe Shangren and the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Qinghe Sect about what had happened at Wanxia Villa, and had also analyzed the pros and cons.

Because of Shi Yunjian and his companion's sudden attack, the Qinghe Sect's promising situation was ruined.

Master Qinghe took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his chest, and still brought out the Qingyuan Jade Ruler.

After receiving the blessing of the Qingyuan Jade Ruler, Qinghe Shangren's aura suddenly changed, and then a rich water power emanated from his body.

With a solemn expression, Master Qinghe formed a hand seal and then placed it on Shi Yunjian's chest.

This seal is called the Transformation Seal, a seal specifically designed to neutralize the power of the Great Dao, collected by the Qinghe Sect.

The Transformation Dao Seal is a closely guarded secret of the Qinghe Sect. Within the sect, only Master Qinghe, who possesses the Qingyuan Jade Ruler, knows of its existence and is qualified to cultivate it. The Transformation Dao Seal is extremely difficult to master; generally, only cultivators who have condensed the Dao Domain are qualified to cultivate it.

Master Qinghe was qualified to cultivate the Transformation Seal only because of the Qingyuan Jade Ruler. He has been studying this seal for a hundred years, but he has only mastered it to the entry level. He is still far from achieving minor success.

Even so, the power of the Transformation Seal is still extremely formidable.

Previously, Master Qinghe had used the Transformation Dao Seal to dissolve the power of the Great Dao within the cultivator's body that had been injured by the White Dragon.

Master Qinghe did not help Shi Ningyu resolve the power of the Great Dao left behind by the white dragon because Shi Ningyu was not a native cultivator of Yuanzhou.

Furthermore, there were the conditions proposed by Bai Jiao, which was why he dared not easily intervene to dissolve the power of the Great Dao within Shi Ningyu's body.

The Transformation Seal, condensed from the power of the waterway, swept towards the fireway power within Shi Yunjian's body after entering his body.

A moment later, a cracking sound came from Shi Yunjian's body, followed by Shi Yunjian's painful roar.

This situation caused Master Qinghe's expression to change drastically, and he immediately activated the Qingyuan Jade Ruler to clear the power of the Transformation Seal from Shi Yunjian's body.

"Yunjian, how are you doing now?" Master Qinghe asked quickly.

"Uncle-Master, my injuries have worsened again. What happened just now? Why didn't the Transformation Seal work?" Shi Yunjian said with a pained expression.

He was quite familiar with the Transformation Dao Seal, and he could sense that the power that had entered his body earlier was indeed the power of the Transformation Dao Seal.

For some reason, the Transformation Seal did not work on him.

After confirming that Shi Yunjian was out of danger, Master Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief and then explained, "The reason why the Transformation Seal didn't work just now is because the fire element in your body is too strong, while my understanding of the water element is too shallow, which is why I couldn't neutralize the fire element in your body."

"How is this possible? My master was clearly able to use the Dao Transformation Seal to neutralize the power of the Great Dao released by that white dragon. Could it be that the power of the Great Dao that Shi Ningyu's lover comprehended is even stronger than that of the white dragon?!" Shi Yunjian exclaimed in surprise.

“You’re right, the power of the Great Dao that Shi Ningyu’s Daoist partner has comprehended is even stronger than that of the White Flood Dragon!”

Upon hearing Shi Yunjian's words, Master Qinghe's face immediately showed a faint smile.

"For now, I can only rely on the power of the Qingyuan Jade Ruler to help you suppress the fire element within your bodies. From now on, you will remain in the mountain gate and are not allowed to leave without my order!"

Master Qinghe looked stern and ordered Shi Yunjian and the other man to stay at home.

At this moment, Shi Yunjian and Qinghe Shangren were extremely annoyed. Although they also intended to capture Shi Ningyu and hand her over to the white dragon of the Boundless Black River.

However, they never considered having their Qinghe Sect cultivators take action, since Shi Ningyu had always been on good terms with their Qinghe Sect's Xuanmiao True Monarch.

Over the years, thanks to Shi Ningyu, their Qinghe Sect has also gained many benefits in the process of fighting against the boundless Black River monsters.

However, because Shi Yunjian and his companion had a grudge against Xuanmiao Zhenjun, they secretly attacked Shi Ningyu first.

If Shi Ningyu didn't have a powerful background, it wouldn't be a problem. But now that Shi Ningyu has a husband with formidable strength, she has truly ruined the originally promising situation.

"It's truly hateful! If these two were still of any use to the sect, they should be captured and handed over to Shi Ningyu and her husband for punishment!"

Qinghe Shangren secretly pondered the situation, growing increasingly annoyed.

Both Shi Yunjian and Shi Yunjian were at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm. Even in their Qinghe Sect, there were very few cultivators at this level, and losing even one of them would have a huge impact on the sect.

Therefore, even though he was extremely angry about what the two had done, he still had to do everything he could to save their lives.

Soon after, Master Qinghe summoned all the Nascent Soul cultivators in his sect to discuss how to negotiate with Shi Ningyu and her husband.

"Shi Yunjian and the other two have just returned to the sect. Just as Chi Xu said, Lu Cheng'an does indeed possess strength no weaker than that white dragon of the Boundless Black River!"

"Because of Shi Yunjian and his wife, we have inexplicably become enemies with Shi Ningyu and her husband. Now we must do our best to repair our relationship with them!"

"We can easily guess Lu Cheng'an's purpose in coming to Yuanzhou this time. The white dragon in the Boundless Black River severely injured Shi Ningyu, and Lu Cheng'an will definitely seek revenge on that white dragon."

"That white dragon's strength should not be underestimated. It also possesses two fifth-tier secret treasures, the Dragon Cloud Pearl and the Sea-Turning Fork. Although Lu Cheng'an is strong, he may not be a match for the white dragon."

"There are still a few treasures passed down from our ancestors in the sect. I would like to lend them to Lu Cheng'an for the time being, so that he can enhance his strength and try his best to suppress and kill that white dragon!"

"What do you think?"

Master Qinghe's gaze swept over his fellow disciples, including True Monarch Xuanmiao. After confining Shi Yunjian and the other two, he quickly devised a way to befriend Lu Cheng'an.

He knew that Lu Cheng'an and his wife came from Qingzhou, and he was quite familiar with the area.

The most powerful sect in Qingzhou is Haoyang Sect, but even Haoyang Sect is far inferior to Qinghe Sect.

Moreover, he had never heard of Lu Cheng'an in the Haoyang Sect.

Although Lu Cheng'an has condensed the Great Dao Domain, he may not have many decent treasures in his possession.

Their Qinghe Sect wanted to befriend Lu Cheng'an and also wanted to use Lu Cheng'an's power to resolve the crises in Yuanzhou and Lianzhou. Why not take the initiative to lend Lu Cheng'an the treasures stored in their sect?

The Qinghe Sect is even stronger than the Tianhuo Sect and Jiuxiao Sect in Yanzhou, and it also has a larger number of fifth-tier treasures.

The Qinghe Sect has a total of seven fifth-tier treasures, two of which are of mid-grade fifth tier.

These two mid-grade fifth-tier treasures are the Kuiyuan Heavenly Water Belt and the Xuanyuan Heavy Water Pearl. Both of these mid-grade fifth-tier treasures are sealed in the Qinghe Sect's mountain-protecting formation, the Wanhe Qingyuan Water Dragon Formation, to enhance the power of the mountain-protecting formation.

The Qinghe Sect's protective mountain formation, the Myriad Rivers Clear Origin Water Dragon Formation, was originally a top-grade fifth-order formation. However, due to the weakening of spiritual energy within the Qinghe Sect's mountain gate and the lack of guidance from a fifth-order spirit formation master for an extended period, the formation's grade has been repeatedly reduced.

Currently, the Myriad Rivers Clear Water Dragon Formation is only a mid-grade fifth-tier formation, but the Qinghe Sect is finding it difficult to unleash its full power. (End of Chapter)