Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Lu Cheng'an struck out with his palm, unleashing the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm technique to attack the old tortoise.

A fiery red palm print appeared in the sky, its fire power spreading like a blazing sun, crashing heavily onto the mountain-like back of the old tortoise.

With a loud bang, the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Palm directly broke through the old tortoise's defenses that it had gathered with all its might.

The naturally formed runes on the turtle's shell collapsed, and deep cracks appeared all over the shell, like cracked earth.

Although the condition on the old turtle's back was frightening, the turtle itself was not seriously injured.

"Grandpa Turtle, I won't leave! I want this human cultivator dead!"

Just as the old tortoise blocked Lu Cheng'an's attack, it heard the Azure Dragon's voice enter its ears.

He then felt the power of the Thunderfire Pearl.

The moment Qingjiao finished speaking, he summoned the Thunderfire Pearls, intending to use them to kill Lu Cheng'an.

The Thunderfire Pearl is a low-grade fifth-tier offensive treasure. It is similar to the Golden Lotus Sword Talisman in Lu Cheng'an's hand, and it does not require too much mana to activate.

These two Thunderfire Pearls were originally in the hands of the White Dragon. The White Dragon was worried that the Green Dragon would encounter danger during its battle with the human cultivators, so it gave the two Thunderfire Pearls to the Green Dragon for self-defense.

Prior to this, Bai Jiao had not taken the human cultivators of Lianzhou and Yuanzhou seriously, as he did not believe that there were any human cultivators in these two states who could threaten him.

The Thunderfire Pearls are extremely powerful. If these two Thunderfire Pearls explode at the same time, the power they release will be something that even a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm would have to be careful to withstand.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, be careful!"

Upon sensing the power of the Thunderfire Pearl, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race, including True Monarch Youlian, exclaimed in surprise.

However, they were certain that Lu Cheng'an would not be in any danger, because Lu Cheng'an possessed a fifth-grade low-rank Earth Guardian Talisman.

The Earth Guardian Talisman is a low-grade fifth-order defensive talisman, which Lu Cheng'an can activate in an instant.

Although the Thunderfire Pearl was powerful, the defense formed by the Earth Guardian Talisman was sufficient to block its bombardment.

Even though True Lord Youlian knew this, he still couldn't help but worry after they felt the power of the Thunderfire Pearl.

Upon sensing the two Thunderfire Pearls that the Azure Dragon had taken out, Lu Cheng'an showed no sign of tension; instead, he revealed a pleased smile.

The moment Lu Cheng'an sensed the two Thunderfire Pearls, he immediately unleashed the Tranquil Ancient Seal and the Year Ancient Seal to bombard the Azure Dragon.

Although these two supernatural powers will not directly kill the Azure Dragon, they can restrict its movements and shorten its lifespan for a short period of time.

The poor Azure Dragon was unaware that Lu Cheng'an possessed such a strange supernatural power. The moment he took out the two Thunderfire Pearls, he immediately lost control of his body and naturally could no longer activate them.

Worried about any further unexpected situations, Lu Cheng'an immediately took the two Thunderfire Pearls into his hands after controlling the Azure Dragon's body with the Jinggu Seal and Suigu Seal.

He then launched a fierce attack, unleashing two consecutive Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seals at the Azure Dragon's body.

The Azure Dragon's defense was far inferior to that of the Old Tortoise. After enduring two attacks from Lu Cheng'an's Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seals, it immediately suffered extremely serious injuries.

The dragon clan has an extremely strong vitality. Although the Azure Dragon was seriously injured, it was not in mortal danger.

Lu Cheng'an had no intention of sparing the Azure Dragon's life. After severely injuring the Azure Dragon with two Returning Origin Fire Fiend Seals, he unleashed the Seven Bird Divine Fire Fiend.

The Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan was activated, and seven kinds of flames intertwined to form a sharp flaming longsword, which was aimed directly at the head of the Azure Dragon.

With a pillar of blood shooting into the sky, the Azure Dragon's head was severed off.

After quickly sealing the escaping Azure Dragon Nascent Soul, Lu Cheng'an turned his attention to the old tortoise.

Lu Cheng'an acted too quickly; he killed the Azure Dragon in just a few breaths.

When the old tortoise felt Lu Cheng'an's gaze fall on him again, he was still in shock from the death of the Azure Dragon.

Not only was the old tortoise shocked, but also human cultivators and demon beasts such as True Monarch Youlian and Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish were equally shocked.

They still haven't figured out what methods Lu Cheng'an used to control the Azure Dragon, a fourth-order perfect realm cultivator, and to snatch the powerful Thunderfire Pearl from the Azure Dragon's hands at the last moment.

Lu Cheng'an naturally wouldn't explain to them. After his gaze fell on the old tortoise, he launched another attack on it.

The old tortoise's attack power wasn't particularly strong; his strength lay in defense.

However, his proud defense was of little use to Lu Cheng'an. His turtle shell was cracked by Lu Cheng'an's supernatural power, and his defensive strength was greatly weakened.

Thus, he suffered extremely serious injuries when faced with Lu Cheng'an's powerful attack.

In an instant, the old tortoise, who had reached the peak of the fourth rank, also perished at Lu Cheng'an's hands, and his demonic infant was also sealed and stored away by Lu Cheng'an.

At this point, most of the top-tier combat power of the Boundless Black River monsters that had come with overwhelming force had perished at Lu Cheng'an's hands, leaving only the Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish, a powerful fourth-tier perfected monster.

The Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish was extremely terrified. After seeing Lu Cheng'an kill the Azure Dragon and the Old Turtle one after another, he was completely scared out of his wits.

After using a secret technique to forcefully repel Master Qinghe who was fighting him, he stirred up a stream of water and fled swiftly into the depths of the boundless black river.

Lu Cheng'an clearly sensed the Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish's movements. A chilling smile appeared on his lips. He quickly formed a hand seal and attacked the Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish directly.

The Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish wasn't particularly strong, but after taking Lu Cheng'an's attack, it immediately suffered very serious injuries.

The body, which was moving at full speed, was also interrupted.

At this moment, without Lu Cheng'an even having to make a move, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including Master Qinghe, swarmed forward and attacked the Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish simultaneously.

Although the strength of Nascent Soul cultivators like Master Qinghe was somewhat inferior to that of Lu Cheng'an, they were comparable to that of the Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish.

The black-bellied blood-eyed fish was suddenly attacked by so many cultivators of the same level, and was immediately rendered unable to resist.

A moment later, the Black-bellied Blood-Eyed Fish was killed by the combined efforts of Qinghe Shangren and other Nascent Soul cultivators, while its demonic infant was collected by Lu Cheng'an.

"The remaining demonic beasts are no longer a threat. You can deal with them yourselves. I'll take that white dragon away first!" After taking in the demonic infant of the Black-bellied Blood-eyed Fish, Lu Cheng'an completely stored the suppressed white dragon inside the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell.

The white dragon's body was enormous, but after being suppressed for so long by the Yin Fire Spirit Lock, the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell, and the sealing runes, its body had been forced to shrink to about a foot in size.

"Respectfully seeing off Fellow Daoist Lu!" Upon hearing that Lu Cheng'an was leaving now, the Nascent Soul cultivators, including Master Qinghe, immediately bowed down to him.

They are now genuinely grateful to Lu Cheng'an, but at the same time, they are somewhat afraid of his strength.

That white dragon was already incredibly powerful, but even with such formidable strength, it had almost no ability to resist in Lu Cheng'an's hands and was directly suppressed by him.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of what Qinghe Shangren and the others were thinking. After collecting the white dragon along with the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell, he sped off towards the Lotus Flower Sect.

Next, he would question Bai Jiao thoroughly, inquiring about the situation in the cultivation world outside.

After Lu Cheng'an left, Qinghe Shangren and other cultivators launched a fierce resistance against the demonic beasts of the boundless black river.

The most powerful fourth-order perfect realm demonic beasts, such as the Water Ape, have all died at Lu Cheng'an's hands. Although the remaining demonic beasts are equally powerful, they are quite different from Nascent Soul cultivators like Qinghe Shangren.

Moreover, the demonic beasts of the Boundless Black River have been terrified by Lu Cheng'an. Even though they have seen that Lu Cheng'an has left, they no longer have the will to continue fighting with the human cultivators.

Led by those fourth-tier demonic beasts, the surging beast horde retreated into the boundless black river like a tide.

After pursuing the human cultivators, including Master Qinghe, for three hundred miles into the boundless Black River, they had no choice but to stop.

The Boundless Black River is, after all, the home ground of the demon beasts. They had never attacked the Boundless Black River before and were extremely unfamiliar with it.

The strength of those demonic beasts remains extremely formidable. If they were to sink into the depths of the boundless black river, the situation might change dramatically.

The cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, including Master Qinghe, quickly issued the order to retreat and withdrew from the boundless black river.

Afterwards, they left some cultivators to guard the banks of the Boundless Black River, while the three sect leaders, Qinghe Shangren, Youlian Zhenjun, and Daoan Zhenjun, returned to the Lotus Flower Sect together.

True Monarch Youlian has received a message from the sect's remaining cultivators, informing him that Lu Cheng'an has returned to the Lotus Flower Sect.

They knew that Lu Cheng'an had suppressed the white dragon, and they would definitely try to find out about the situation in the cultivation world outside from the white dragon.

They were very worried about the white dragon's identity. If the white dragon really came from the Flood Dragon Palace, their severe injury to the white dragon now would probably provoke a crazy retaliation from the Flood Dragon Palace.

The three True Monarch Youlian returned to the Lotus Flower Sect first, but were told by the cultivators left behind by the Lotus Flower Sect that Lu Cheng'an had already returned to his cave and that no one was allowed to disturb him.

"Fellow Daoists, please stay here and rest for now. I'll return to my cave to heal my injuries!"

After Youlian Zhenjun waved for the cultivators in the sect to leave, he asked Qinghe Shangren and Daoan Zhenjun to stay in Lianhua Sect for the time being, waiting for Lu Cheng'an to come out of the cave.

After giving some simple instructions to Master Qinghe, he immediately returned to his cave to recuperate from his injuries.

Previously, True Monarch Youlian had single-handedly withstood the attacks of two fourth-order perfect realm demonic beasts, the Water Ape and the Azure Qilin Purple Crab, and he was severely injured by these two demons.

If Lu Chengan hadn't suddenly come to his aid, his injuries would have been even more severe.

After True Monarch Youlian returned to his cave, Venerable Qinghe and True Monarch Daoan also returned to their respective caves to rest and wait for Lu Chengan to emerge from seclusion.

Inside Lu Cheng'an's cave.

Lu Cheng'an released the white dragon that had been sealed within the Earth Flame Purple Gold Bell. At this moment, the white dragon was still only about a foot in size.

Because he was completely sealed off, and his injuries were extremely severe, he had no power to resist at all.

"What is your background?" Lu Cheng'an asked in a cold voice.

"Damn human cultivator, if you have the guts, kill me..."

Bai Jiao cursed loudly at Lu Cheng'an, his sinister eyes fixed on Lu Cheng'an, wishing he could tear Lu Cheng'an apart and devour him.

A cold glint appeared in Lu Cheng'an's eyes. After hearing Bai Jiao's angry curses, he said nothing more and took the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp out of his storage magic artifact.

The bluish-gray flames burned slowly within the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp, and a captivating aura surged forth from the flames.

Then Lu Cheng'an made a hand seal, pulled the white dragon's demonic infant out of its body, and threw it directly into the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp to burn.

The white dragon's demonic infant was also extremely powerful, but it was sealed and could not exert any power at all.

The moment the white dragon's demonic infant entered the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp, it let out a frantic howl, a true reaction to extreme pain.

The Azure Netherworld True Yang Lamp contains the power of Azure Netherworld Fire, which originates from the Netherworld and is extremely harmful to cultivators in the mortal realm, causing them extreme pain.

Lu Cheng'an was controlling the flames released by the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp to prevent them from directly burning the white dragon's demonic infant.

As time passed, the white dragon demon infant's wails gradually weakened, and at this point, its ability to resist began to decrease significantly.

When Lu Cheng'an asked him about his origins again, he did not resist and answered Lu Cheng'an's questions truthfully.

After learning the information he wanted from the white dragon, Lu Cheng'an took the white dragon's demonic infant out of the Azure Nether True Yang Lamp and put it back into the white dragon's body.

However, the white dragon's physical injuries were extremely severe at this moment, and with the damage to the demon infant, the white dragon had completely lost the ability to resist.

"The white dragon did indeed originate from the Flood Dragon Palace, but the Flood Dragon Palace has already been destroyed!"

Lu Cheng'an murmured to himself, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

The white dragon is now a stray dog, so even if he kills the white dragon now, he doesn't need to worry about the dragon palace's revenge.

"The contents recorded in the classics of sects such as Qinghe Sect are all true. There are indeed two demon forces, Jiaolong Palace and Tianyao Palace, deep in the boundless black river."

"Bordering the other side of the Boundless Black River is Yunzhou, which is the territory of the human race. This province is extremely vast and has two cultivation sects, namely the Changhe Dao Sect and the Qinghuan Sword Sect."

The Changhe Dao Sect borders the Boundless Black River and has been resisting the invasions of the Jiaolong Palace and the Heavenly Demon Palace.

Although the Qinghuan Sword Sect is also in Yunzhou, it is located on the other side of the Changhe Dao Sect.

Normally, the Qinghuan Sword Sect would not interfere in the struggle between the Changhe Dao Sect and the two demon forces, the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Flood Dragon Palace. The Qinghuan Dao Sect would only lend a helping hand when the Changhe Dao Sect was at a great disadvantage.

The Qinghuan Dao Sect also faces a formidable enemy, not the demon race, but human cultivators. (End of Chapter)