Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

“Cultivating the Five Elements True Essence Lotus also requires pure Yang energy. I will prepare the pure Yang energy needed for cultivating the Five Elements True Essence Lotus after a period of time, and then I will notify you to come and collect it!” Lu Cheng’an said.

In the mortal world, there exists pure yang energy, but only cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can condense this pure yang energy.

The stronger a Nascent Soul cultivator is, the faster they can condense pure Yang energy.

Lu Cheng'an's innate skill has become Pure Yang Heavenly Fire, which makes it much easier for him to condense pure Yang energy.

If Lu Cheng'an wanted to condense pure Yang energy, he could condense a lot of it in a very short time.

However, after returning to his clan, he summoned all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the clan, and there was no time for him to condense pure Yang energy.

"Please rest assured, Elder, I guarantee that I will successfully cultivate the Five Elements True Essence Lotus!" Lu Yonghui said very seriously.

Lu Yonghui's current cultivation level is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, but the Five Elements True Essence Lotus has reached the fifth-grade low-level.

Moreover, the Five Elements True Essence Lotus is a plant from the Netherworld, so it is not an easy task for Lu Yonghui to successfully cultivate it.

After arranging the Five Elements True Essence Lotus, Lu Cheng'an took out some fourth-tier treasures from his storage artifact and handed them to Lu Wenxing.

"Clan leader, these are materials I obtained from the Netherworld. Please put them into the clan's treasury for the clan's cultivators to exchange and use!"

These fourth-tier materials are no longer of much use to Lu Cheng'an, but they can be used to enhance the strength of Lu family cultivators.

Lu Cheng'an did not take out the fifth-tier treasures such as the Earth Soul Fruit, as these fifth-tier treasures were still useful to him.

After taking out the treasures he had obtained from the Netherworld, Lu Cheng'an began to tell Lu Wenxing and the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lu family about his experiences in the Netherworld.

"Cheng'an, do you intend to enter the Netherworld again?" Lu Wenxing asked in a deep voice.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly and said, "I will indeed be entering the Netherworld again. After entering the Netherworld this time, I will go to another world of the living. I will stay in that world of the living for a long time and will not return to the family for a while. You don't need to worry about my safety!"

His main purpose in entering the Netherworld was to use the Netherworld's interdimensional passage to enter other cultivation worlds.

Now that the Green-Faced Ghost King has seized the interdimensional passage of the Wanhe Palace, he can enter the Yang world where the Yinhua Sect is located through this passage, so he will naturally not give it up easily.

Lu Wenxing and the other Nascent Soul cultivators from the Lu family had long known about Lu Cheng'an's plan. Therefore, when they learned that Lu Cheng'an would be entering the Netherworld again, they did not try to dissuade him, but only told him to be careful.

After telling the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lu family his next arrangements, Lu Cheng'an told them to go back to their respective places.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu returned to their cave dwelling together. After a private conversation, Lu Cheng'an returned to his own cave dwelling.

Lu Cheng'an's absence this time was not long. Although Shi Ningyu Dan's cultivation had improved, she was still some distance away from breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Moreover, the Lu family has not yet successfully cultivated its fifth-order spiritual veins, so even if Shi Ningyu wanted to try to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, there was no suitable environment for her breakthrough.

This is because Lu Jingkun and Lu Chengping have not yet cultivated the fifth-order spiritual vein.

After returning to his cave, Lu Cheng'an began to gather pure Yang energy.

Lu Cheng'an did not condense the pure yang energy that was free in the world, but rather stripped the pure yang energy contained in the pure yang heavenly fire.

The Pure Yang Heavenly Fire contains a greater quantity of pure Yang energy, and its quality is also better.

Lu Cheng'an spent three months gathering the pure yang energy from four gourds.

According to the calculations of the Green-Faced Ghost King, the pure Yang energy in these four gourds is sufficient for transplanting the Five Elements True Essence Lotus.

After handing over the four gourds of pure Yang energy to Lu Yonghui, Lu Cheng'an told Lu Wenxing and Shi Ningyu, then left the Lu family and entered the Netherworld once again.

This time, Lu Cheng'an was much more adept at entering the Netherworld. He didn't go to Huaiyin City again, but went directly to Qingluo City, where the Green-Faced Ghost King resided.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you've already resolved matters in the mortal realm so quickly?" Upon seeing Lu Cheng'an's return, the Green-Faced Ghost King's face immediately lit up with a pleased smile.

"I have already taken care of things in the mortal world. My main purpose in entering the Netherworld this time is to use the interdimensional passage here to enter the Yin Hua Sect!"

This time, Lu Cheng'an did not intend to stay in the Netherworld. He planned to go directly through the interdimensional passage of Wanhe Palace to enter the Yang world where Yinhua Sect was located.

"Is Fellow Daoist Lu in such a hurry to go to Yin Hua Sect?"

The Green-Faced Ghost King frowned slightly and said, "During the time Fellow Daoist Lu was away, I went to the Underworld Sect. The Underworld Sect agreed not to take back the jade talisman I obtained from Zi Shuang and Xue Yun for the time being. However, the Underworld Sect also made a request, which is that I need to kill a fifth-order early-stage Netherworld Beast during the opening of this Boundless Wasteland."

"Otherwise, the Underworld Sect will not only take back the jade talisman that allowed me to enter the Wasteland, but will also punish me!"

The Purple Frost Ghost Emperor and the Blood Cloud Ghost Emperor, working together, can kill fifth-tier Nether Beasts in the Boundless Wasteland. If the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor cannot do this, then he has harmed the interests of the Netherworld Sect and should naturally be punished by the Netherworld Sect.

The Green-Faced Ghost King was well aware of his own strength. The reason why they were able to win the battle between Qingluo City and Wanhe Palace was largely due to Lu Cheng'an.

Without Lu Cheng'an's help, he would not have been able to kill Zi Shuang and Xue Yun, nor would he have been able to block the attacks of the two fifth-order ghosts from the Minglian Sect.

The same applies to the fifth-tier demonic beasts in the Boundless Wasteland. Without Lu Cheng'an's help, the Green-Faced Ghost King would have had a hard time killing the early-stage fifth-tier Nether Beasts in the Boundless Wasteland.

However, this was a condition set by the Underworld Sect for the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor. If he failed to kill a fifth-tier early-stage Nether Beast in the Boundless Wasteland, he would be punished by the Underworld Sect.

At that time, the nearby forces such as the Nether Lotus Sect will definitely have bad intentions towards the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor again, after all, the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor does not even have the strength to kill a fifth-order early-stage Nether Beast.

Originally, the Green-Faced Ghost King planned to bring up the matter with Lu Cheng'an after he had been in the Netherworld for a while. However, he did not expect that Lu Cheng'an would prepare to use the Netherworld's interdimensional passage to leave as soon as he entered the Netherworld.

"Fellow Daoist Lu should have some understanding of the Boundless Wasteland. The Earthly Nether Sect has given me a mission: I must kill a fifth-tier early-stage Nether Beast before this Boundless Wasteland ends, or I will be punished by the Earthly Nether Sect."

The Green-Faced Ghost King sighed deeply and said, "I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to come with me into the Boundless Wasteland. After we kill a fifth-tier early-stage Nether Beast, we will immediately leave the Boundless Wasteland. Fellow Daoist Lu only needs to help me complete the mission of the Netherworld Sect."

"Fellow Daoist Lu should be able to sense the power of the Yin Soul Jade. As long as Fellow Daoist Lu carries the Yin Soul Jade with him, even a late-stage fifth-order cultivator will not be able to see through Fellow Daoist Lu's true identity." "There are very few cultivators in the Earthly Nether Sect who have reached the late-stage fifth-order. The chances of us encountering a late-stage fifth-order cultivator in the Boundless Wasteland are very small. Fellow Daoist Lu will definitely not encounter any danger."

The Green-Faced Ghost King still wanted Lu Cheng'an to go into the Wasteland with him, because he couldn't kill a fifth-tier early-stage Nether Beast with his own strength.

If Lu Cheng'an does not agree, the Green-Faced Ghost King will have to find another way to invite other early-stage fifth-order ghost cultivators, but this will only create more trouble.

In fact, the Green-Faced Ghost King had always had this idea, otherwise he wouldn't have given Lu Cheng'an so many treasures before.

Lu Cheng'an frowned in deep thought. After a long silence, he asked, "When does Fellow Daoist Qingmian plan to enter the Boundless Wasteland? I can accompany Fellow Daoist Qingmian, but if we encounter danger in the Boundless Wasteland, I will not go all out!"

Although the Yin Soul Jade can prevent even a late-stage fifth-order cultivator from recognizing Lu Cheng'an's true identity, this only applies under normal circumstances.

If Lu Cheng'an were to use his supernatural powers, the abnormality would definitely be noticed.

In particular, Lu Cheng'an's current strongest divine ability, the Pure Yang Heavenly Fire Seal, is something that cultivators in the Netherworld simply cannot master.

The only supernatural abilities he can use in front of other ghost cultivators are the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal. The mana required to activate these two supernatural abilities is very small, and the power of these two supernatural abilities is also extremely secretive, so it is not easy to detect anything unusual.

Lu Cheng'an agreed to let the Green-Faced Ghost King enter the Netherworld mainly because the Green-Faced Ghost King now controls the passage into the mortal world.

If anything were to happen to the Green-Faced Ghost King because of this matter, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"Fellow Daoist Lu can rest assured on this point; I will definitely not allow your identity to be exposed!"

Upon hearing Lu Cheng'an's agreement, the Green-Faced Ghost King's face immediately broke into a wide smile.

"The Underworld Sect is pressing us very hard right now. If Fellow Daoist Lu agrees, we will set off for the Boundless Wasteland tomorrow," said the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

The Boundless Wasteland is a secret realm, but it is located above a wasteland within the territory of the Underworld Sect.

Cultivators holding the Jade Talisman for Entering the Boundless Wasteland can only enter the Boundless Wasteland after activating the Jade Talisman upon arriving at this wasteland.

The Green-Faced Ghost King has now moved his main base to the Wanhe Palace, which is still very far from the wasteland where the Boundless Wasteland is located.

Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor set off from Wanhe Palace and flew for two days before arriving at the desolate wasteland where the Boundless Wasteland was located.

The wasteland where the Boundless Wasteland is located is the opposite of the Boundless Wasteland. The environment in that wasteland is extremely harsh, and the Netherworld Qi is extremely thin. Basically, no ghost cultivators would enter this wasteland.

Even though the Wasteland is currently open, the number of ghost cultivators in that wasteland is still very small.

This is because the number of jade talismans issued by the Earthly Nether Sect for entering the Boundless Wasteland is limited, and they are only available to fifth-order ghost cultivators.

The fifth-tier ghost cultivators went directly into the Boundless Wasteland after entering this wasteland, without lingering in the outer wasteland.

Therefore, Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King did not encounter any ghost cultivators after entering the wasteland.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, we have entered the area where the Boundless Wasteland is located. As long as we activate the jade talisman here, we can be directly teleported into the Boundless Wasteland," the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor said with a smile.

He took out one of the jade talismans, quickly condensed a spell, and then the jade talisman emitted a dark light that enveloped the entire body of the Green-Faced Ghost King.

Lu Cheng'an sensed a spatial fluctuation, and then he watched as the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor quickly disappeared before his eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng'an did not hesitate any longer. He took out the jade talisman that he had already refined and followed him into the desolate wasteland.

The Wasteland of No Return is extremely vast, and the aura of the netherworld within it is also extremely dense.

It is precisely for this reason that the Boundless Wasteland has nurtured a large number of treasures and fifth-order Nether Beasts, forcing the Earthly Nether Sect, which occupies the Boundless Wasteland, to rely on the power of forces such as the Myriad Rivers Sect to curb the growth of fifth-order Nether Beasts in the Boundless Wasteland.

The teleportation mechanism of the jade talisman is random. If the jade talisman is activated to enter the Wasteland of No Return at similar times, the teleportation locations will not be too far apart.

"This is the Wasteland of No Return. I wonder how far away the Green-Faced Ghost King is from me?" Lu Cheng'an quickly surveyed the surrounding area and discovered that there were a large number of Nether Beasts in the surrounding mountains and forests.

These Nether Beasts were quite powerful; Lu Cheng'an even sensed the presence of one or two fourth-tier Nether Beasts.

However, they are all early-stage fourth-tier Nether Beasts, and they pose no threat to Lu Cheng'an.

After confirming that there was no danger around, Lu Cheng'an withdrew his power and took out the communication artifact and a gray pearl.

He needed to reunite with the Green-Faced Ghost King as soon as possible. In a place like the Boundless Wasteland, only by finding the Green-Faced Ghost King could he guarantee his safety.

The communication artifact already contained a message from the Green-Faced Ghost King. It was also his first time entering the Boundless Wasteland, and he was still unsure of Lu Cheng'an's exact location. He instructed Lu Cheng'an to activate the child bead of the Mother-Child Dividing Yuan Bead as soon as possible, and then he would rely on the power of the mother bead to find Lu Cheng'an's location quickly.

The Mother-Child Dividing Yuan Beads are a set of ritual implements. The mother bead and the child bead can generate a connection within a range of 50,000 li.

Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King entered the Wasteland of No Return one after the other, and the distance between them after teleporting was not too far.

After replying to the Green-Faced Ghost King, Lu Cheng'an activated the child bead.

A faint light emanated from the smaller bead, and Lu Cheng'an sensed it, roughly pinpointing the location of the mother bead.

That location wasn't far from him; at the speed of the Green-Faced Ghost King, he would arrive in no time.

Lu Cheng'an did not take any action, but remained where he was, waiting for the Green-Faced Ghost King to arrive.

Soon after, a stream of azure light emerged, and as the azure light slowly dissipated, the figure of the Azure-Faced Ghost Emperor was revealed.

"On my way here, I discovered a fifth-tier early-stage Black Gold Blood Earthworm. Let's kill it now, and then we'll leave the Boundless Wasteland directly. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lu?" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor inquired. (End of Chapter)