Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

The five fourth-order perfect realm demon beasts—Azure Dragon, Old Turtle, Water Ape, Jade Qilin Purple Crab, and Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish—emerged from the depths of the boundless Black River along with White Dragon.

The three fourth-order perfect realm demon beasts—the Water Ape, the Jade Qilin Purple Crab, and the Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish—were the demon beasts that had been fighting against the three sects of the Lotus Flower Sect.

These five fourth-order perfect realm demon beasts are all extremely powerful, and they are all of the same strength as Qinghe Shangren, Youlian Zhenjun and Daoan Zhenjun.

When the White Dragon attacked Shi Ningyu and other human Nascent Soul cultivators, the Azure Dragon and the Old Turtle did not show up. Therefore, even now, True Monarch Youlian and the others are unaware of the existence of the Azure Dragon and the Old Turtle, two fourth-order perfect realm demon beasts.

If they knew that these two demonic beasts were as strong as they were, they would definitely change their previous battle plan.

After exchanging glances, the three demonic beasts—the Water Ape, the Jade Qilin Purple Crab, and the Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish—all turned their gazes to the white dragon. After hesitating for a long time, they finally asked, "May I ask why Your Majesty insists on capturing that human female cultivator alive?"

The three demons were unaware of the white dragon's true nature, and thus remained extremely puzzled after learning that the white dragon had made such demands of the human cultivators from sects such as the Lotus Flower Sect.

These past few days, the white dragon has been leading them in drinking and merrymaking in this water palace, as if he really intends to stop attacking the three sects of the Lotus Flower Sect.

The three water ape demons found it hard to accept. They had been enemies with the cultivators of the three sects of the Lotus Flower Sect for many years, and naturally did not want to let them off easily.

After enduring this for so long, they finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering them.

"I may tell you the truth, but that human female cultivator was a being who had condensed a Dao Domain. Half a month ago, I destroyed her Dao Domain and then injected the water power I had condensed into her body."

"In another half month, the water power I injected into that female cultivator's body will be able to completely absorb her shattered Dao Domain power. At that time, a water domain pearl will condense in her body. Once I absorb this water domain pearl, it will greatly enhance the power of my own Dao Domain!" Bai Jiao laughed heartily.

"Then the king is deliberately deceiving those human cultivators. We thought the king was really going to let them go!"

The three water ape demons breathed a sigh of relief, and happy smiles appeared on their faces.

"You're overthinking things. Those human cultivators are excellent food. Consuming their flesh will greatly benefit our cultivation. How can we let them go so easily!" the Azure Dragon chuckled.

"Half a month has passed now. You should prepare well. Once I capture that human female cultivator, you will break through the human defenses in one fell swoop and completely occupy the land on the river!" the white dragon said in a deep voice.

After he destroyed Shi Ningyu's Dao Domain that day, he deliberately let Shi Ningyu leave.

His main purpose was to use Shi Ningyu's body to condense the Water Element Pearl. If he captured Shi Ningyu at that time, he might encounter fierce resistance from her, which would be detrimental to the condensation of the Water Element Pearl.

After informing the water ape and other demons of this news, the white dragon ended the banquet and instructed them to prepare for the upcoming battle.

The Azure Dragon and the Old Turtle did not leave; they followed the White Dragon into its cave.

"Brother, if you successfully refine the Water Elemental Pearl, can you break through to the fifth rank in a short time?" the Azure Dragon asked.

“Refining the Water Elemental Pearl alone is not enough. If I also devour the bodies and nascent souls of Nascent Soul cultivators from sects like the Lotus Flower Sect, I am 100% confident that I can break through to the fifth rank within five years!” the white dragon said with great confidence.

"Young Master, you must be extremely careful when you break through. You must use the Myriad Scales to conceal your aura, otherwise those bastards from the Heavenly Demon Palace will definitely come after you if they find out!" the old tortoise said in a deep voice.

Just as Master Qinghe and others had guessed, the white dragon did indeed come from the Dragon Palace.

Deep within the boundless Black River lie the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Demon Palace, two powerful demon clan forces. Over the years, these two forces have undergone tremendous changes.

The original strength of the Flood Dragon Palace was greater than that of the Heavenly Demon Palace, after all, the bloodline talent of the Flood Dragon is much stronger.

More than a decade ago, a dragon in the Flood Dragon Palace, who had reached the fifth level of perfection, was preparing to break through to the sixth level.

Breaking through from the fifth rank to the sixth rank is much more difficult than breaking through from the fourth rank to the fifth rank. Although the fifth-rank perfect realm demon beast in the Flood Dragon Palace was powerful and had made full preparations, it still failed to break through in the end.

The dragon that reached the fifth-order perfection realm consumed the accumulated resources of the Dragon Palace over many years in order to break through to the sixth order. After it died during the breakthrough, the strength of the Dragon Palace was greatly weakened.

After their failed breakthrough, they were attacked by the Changhe Dao Sect.

The Changhe Dao Sect is a human sect located on the other side of the Boundless Black River. The Changhe Dao Sect is extremely powerful, with more than one cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage within the sect.

Less than an hour after the fifth-order perfected dragon of the Flood Dragon Palace failed to break through, the Flood Dragon Palace was attacked by the Long River Dao Sect.

The Flood Dragon Palace was completely unprepared, and the losses were extremely heavy.

When the Changhe Dao Sect attacked, it also sought help from the Heavenly Demon Palace, and the Heavenly Demon Palace did indeed send cultivators to the Flood Dragon Palace.

However, instead of supporting the Flood Dragon Palace, they joined forces with the human cultivators of the Long River Dao Sect to destroy the Flood Dragon Palace in one fell swoop.

The main reason for this is that the dragon from the Flood Dragon Palace, which was attempting to break through to the sixth rank, put immense pressure on the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Long River Dao Sect.

The dragons in the Flood Dragon Palace possess extraordinary bloodline talents, and now they are at their peak.

Besides the fifth-tier perfected dragon that failed to break through to the sixth tier, the Flood Dragon Palace has many other powerful and talented dragons.

If these dragons grow up, they will all have the opportunity to try to break through to the sixth rank.

Although their chances of successfully breaking through to the sixth rank are slim, reaching the fifth rank at its peak is certain.

It was for this reason that the Changhe Dao Sect and the Heavenly Demon Palace joined forces to attack the Flood Dragon Palace.

The strength of the Flood Dragon Palace is comparable to that of the Long River Dao Sect and the Heavenly Demon Palace. In addition, the strongest fifth-order perfected flood dragon died after breaking through to the sixth order, which further weakened its strength to the extreme.

Under such circumstances, facing the combined attack of the Changhe Dao Sect and the Heavenly Demon Palace, they naturally could not withstand it, and the Jiaolong Palace, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, was destroyed.

Bai Jiao was an exceptionally outstanding fourth-order dragon from the Jiaolong Palace. After the incident at the Jiaolong Palace, this genius fourth-order dragon, who had not yet reached the fifth order, was directly sent out of the Jiaolong Palace.

Many fourth-tier dragons also left with the white dragon, but only a very few survived.

Between the boundless Black River and a region prone to thunderstorms, this area is separated from places like Lianzhou.

The lightning explosion zone is extremely dangerous, especially for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above. Once a cultivator of this level enters it, it will trigger their own lightning tribulation.

The lightning within the lightning explosion zone was especially deadly to cultivators below the fifth rank. The three demons, White Dragon, Green Dragon, and Old Turtle, had faced death several times and only managed to pass through the lightning explosion zone by relying on the treasures of the Dragon Palace.

However, after passing through the thunderstorm area, they had almost exhausted all their treasures. Now, the white dragon only had the Flood Cloud Pearl and the Sea-Turning Fork left, as well as two fifth-grade low-rank Thunderfire Pearls.

The Azure Dragon is the White Dragon's younger brother, born of the same mother. The Old Turtle is considered a guide for both the White Dragon and the Azure Dragon on their path of cultivation. The relationship between the three demons is extremely close.

The Myriad Scales is an auxiliary treasure specifically designed to conceal the aura of the White Flood Dragon. It originated from the scales of a fifth-tier perfected Flood Dragon from the Flood Dragon Palace. It was thanks to the power of the Myriad Scales that the three White Flood Dragon demons escaped the pursuit of the Heavenly Demon Palace.

"Grandpa Turtle, you're being too cautious. We're on this side of the lightning explosion zone now. Even if the people from the Heavenly Demon Palace discover our whereabouts, it will be difficult for them to cross the lightning explosion zone to cause us trouble!" Qingjiao said with a smile.

“What the young master says makes sense, but we must be on guard, after all, the methods of those fifth-order beings are beyond our imagination!” the old tortoise said.

Now that the Flood Dragon Palace has been destroyed, the White Flood Dragon has the best chance of breaking through to the fifth rank and reviving the Flood Dragon Palace.

If the white dragon is in danger, then the Dragon Palace will never be able to be rebuilt.

"Grandpa Turtle, don't worry, I will always carry the Myriad Scales with me and make sure my aura is not leaked out!" the white dragon said very seriously.

After plotting for a while in the cave, the three white dragon demons waited for the aquatic elemental pearl inside Shi Ningyu's body to condense and take shape.

What they didn't know was that the water power that the white dragon had left in Shi Ningyu's body had been completely neutralized by Lu Cheng'an.

Time passed slowly, and half a month went by in the blink of an eye.

In the secluded cave of Lu Cheng'an, at the Lotus Flower Sect.

"Finally, the Three Yang Divine Fire Sword was successfully forged at the last moment!"

Lu Cheng'an spread out his fire domain, and nine crimson magic swords surrounded his body, absorbing and releasing the power of fire.

The Three Yang Divine Fire Sword is composed of nine fifth-grade low-level magic swords. These nine fifth-grade low-level magic swords can form the Three Yang Divine Fire Sword Formation. Once a cultivator is trapped in the sword formation, he will be attacked by all nine magic swords at the same time.

When the power of the nine swords is unified, even a true Nascent Soul cultivator will be injured.

"With the Three Yang Divine Fire Sword Formation composed of these nine Three Yang Divine Fire Swords, even without using other secret treasures, we should be able to severely injure that white dragon!"

With a thought, Lu Cheng'an put away the Three Yang Divine Fire Sword and the Fire Domain, and then walked out of the cave.

At this time, Qinghe Shangren and Daoan Zhenjun also gathered all the forces that Yuanzhou could mobilize and arrived at Lianhua Sect. They were just waiting for Lu Chengan to fight the white dragon before launching a counterattack against the monsters in the Boundless Black River.

Shi Ningyu and Xuanmiao Zhenjun did not appear here.

Shi Ningyu's injuries have not fully healed, and she is still far from being able to re-condense the Golden Dao Domain.

Therefore, she has not yet finished her seclusion.

Master Qinghe was worried about any unexpected situations, so he asked True Lord Xuanmiao to stay at Wanxia Villa to protect Shi Ningyu.

Qinghe Shangren was well aware that if Shi Ningyu were to get into trouble, Lu Cheng'an would not only be unable to help them deal with the white dragon in the Boundless Black River, but he would likely turn his attention to them.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, have you successfully refined those fifth-tier treasures?" After seeing Lu Cheng'an emerge from seclusion, True Monarch Youlian and the others immediately inquired about his progress during this period.

"I have successfully refined the Three Yang Divine Fire Sword and the Yin Fire Fang Spirit Lock, and I am certain that the white dragon is no match for me!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled confidently and asked, "Now that the one-month period has ended, what was the white dragon's reaction?"

"Bai Jiao has urged us to hand over Fellow Daoist Shi to him, but we haven't given Fellow Daoist Lu an answer yet because he hasn't come out of seclusion."

“Now that Fellow Daoist Lu has broken through his cultivation, we can directly refuse him!” True Monarch Youlian said with a smile.

“That white dragon is indeed up to no good. He has already gathered a large number of demonic beasts on the banks of the Boundless Black River. Even if we agree to his conditions, he will not keep his promise!” Dao An Zhenjun said coldly.

Due to the strength of the white dragon, although they did not venture deep into the Boundless Black River to investigate, they did notice that a large number of demonic beasts had gathered on the banks of the river.

They were now certain that once they handed over the Stone Jade as the White Dragon had instructed, the White Dragon would turn around and attack them.

"I'll deal with that white dragon. You all do your best to hold off the rest of the demonic beasts. If you can't hold them off, then defend with all your might. After I've dealt with the white dragon, I'll go and help you deal with the other demonic beasts!" Lu Cheng'an said.

"Then we'll have to rely on Fellow Daoist Lu from now on!" A look of joy appeared on the faces of True Monarch Youlian and the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

After discussing with Lu Cheng'an, they led the cultivators gathered from Yuan and Lian prefectures toward the banks of the Boundless Black River.

During this time, they were questioned again by the white dragon, who demanded that they hand over Shi Ningyu.

After Lu Cheng'an broke through his cultivation barrier, Youlian Zhenjun and the others felt more confident. They directly rejected Bai Jiao and gave them a good scolding.

On the banks of the boundless Black River, a chilling smile appeared on the face of the White Dragon after seeing the reply from True Monarch Youlian.

"Water Ape, unleash all the power in the river and wipe out all the cultivators in Lianzhou and Yuanzhou in one fell swoop!" the white dragon said coldly.

After he gave the order, the water monkey immediately obeyed.

Then the white ape summoned a giant conch shell, which emitted a dull thud the moment it was raised.

Immediately, the demonic beasts that had gathered on the banks of the Black River became excited. Led by high-level demonic beasts, they surged onto the riverbank, carrying the surging river water with them.

Above the Black River, the White Flood Dragon, a fourth-order perfected dragon, summoned a cyan-black banner. As the banner rippled, endless clouds surged forth.

The clouds churned, and lightning flashed intermittently. Suddenly, a torrent of raindrops poured down from the clouds.

The rain made the monsters below even more excited.

The white dragon and water ape, among other demonic beasts, stirred up trouble and led the demonic beasts of the boundless black river toward Lianzhou, while also flooding large areas of Lianzhou with the surging waters of the boundless black river.

At the same time, cultivators from Lianzhou and Yuanzhou, led by Lu Cheng'an, also headed towards the Boundless Black River.

After two or three hours, both sides sensed each other's presence.

"I'll go stop that white dragon. You all act as needed, don't take any risks!"

After giving a hasty instruction, Lu Cheng'an rode a cloud and rushed into the horde of demonic beasts. (End of Chapter)