Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Along the way, Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King encountered other ghost cultivators who had entered the Boundless Wasteland. Just as the Green-Faced Ghost King had said, these ghost cultivators were mostly at the early stage of the fifth rank, and they only encountered one ghost cultivator at the middle stage of the fifth rank.

Because of the Earthly Nether Sect, unless significant interests are involved, ghost cultivators entering the Boundless Wasteland will not clash.

Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor only briefly met with those ghost cultivators, and there was no entanglement between them, so naturally no fight occurred.

After traveling at high speed for two or three hours, Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King finally stopped above a mountain range filled with caves.

These mountains are generally not high, and their interiors are mostly filled with caves.

Most importantly, this mountain range is very different from many parts of the desolate wilderness. The aura of the underworld here is very thin, and even fourth-order underworld beasts are very rare.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, the Taixu Divine Fruit grows right here.”

"There is a spatial interlayer in these caves, where five Taixu Divine Fruit Trees grow, but there is also a mid-stage fifth-order Shadow Flying Tiger among them!"

“Zishuang and Xueyun left behind some marks. I will now take you to the cave that connects to the spatial interlayer.”

"Once we enter the spatial interlayer, if we attract the attention of that mid-stage fifth-order Shadow Flying Tiger, Fellow Daoist Lu, immediately use your divine power to control it, and I will take the opportunity to harvest the ripe Taixu Divine Fruit!"

While the Green-Faced Ghost King was telling Lu Cheng'an these things, he was also leading Lu Cheng'an to search for the marks left by Zi Shuang and Xue Yun.

There are many mountains in this area, and even more caves. Without the marks left by Zishuang and Xueyun, finding the caves connecting the spatial layers would not be an easy task.

Zi Shuang and Xue Yun discovered the existence of that spatial interlayer because they accidentally stumbled upon it while chasing a fifth-tier early-stage Nether Beast.

The Shadow Flying Tiger in the spatial interlayer was extremely alert. Zi Shuang and Xue Yun had just discovered the existence of the Tai Xu Divine Fruit Tree after entering the spatial interlayer when they were attacked by the Shadow Flying Tiger.

The Shadow Flying Tiger is a mid-stage fifth-tier Nether Beast. Its strength far surpasses that of Zi Shuang and Xue Yun. Even if Zi Shuang and Xue Yun fought with all their might, they would still be no match for the Shadow Flying Tiger.

They not only failed to harvest the Divine Fruit of the Void, but they almost couldn't escape from that spatial interlayer.

However, the allure of the Taixu Divine Fruit was too great for Zishuang and Xueyun, and they were worried that telling other ghost cultivators in the Netherworld would attract the attention of the Earthly Nether Sect, and in the end they might get nothing at all.

Therefore, after careful consideration, it was finally decided to ask the cultivators of the Yin Hua Sect for help.

The cave had marks left by Zishuang and Xueyun, and the Green-Faced Ghost King quickly led Lu Cheng'an to the cave where they entered the spatial interlayer.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I have sensed the existence of that spatial interlayer. We will enter the spatial interlayer now. Be prepared to make your move!" the Green-Faced Ghost King said in a deep voice.

The spatial interlayer was easy to enter. After detecting the existence of the spatial interlayer, the Green-Faced Ghost King immediately cast a spell to enter it.

Lu Cheng'an wasted no time and followed closely behind.

They knew that there was a mid-stage fifth-tier Shadow Flying Tiger in the spatial interlayer, so they used a technique to conceal their aura after entering the spatial interlayer.

The space within the interlayer is not large, only about a hundred miles in circumference, but the Netherworld Qi within it is extremely dense, exceeding that of the densest Netherworld Qi areas in Qingluo City and Wanhe Palace.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, I have already sensed the presence of the Taixu Divine Fruit Tree and the Shadow Flying Tiger. The Shadow Flying Tiger should not have discovered us yet. Let’s see if we can harvest the Taixu Divine Fruit without disturbing it.”

"If that Shadow Flying Tiger discovers us, I urge Fellow Daoist Lu to act immediately and create an opportunity for me to harvest the Taixu Divine Fruit!" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor said in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist Qingmian must act quickly. The Shadow Flying Tiger's cultivation is at the mid-stage of the fifth rank, so the time my divine power can control him will definitely be very short!"

Lu Cheng'an was unsure of the Shadow Flying Tiger's exact strength, but its cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the fifth rank, which was definitely stronger than that of a Nether Beast at the early stage of the fifth rank.

The power of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal would be greatly reduced when facing cultivators stronger than Lu Cheng'an.

If someone is much stronger than Lu Cheng'an, these two supernatural abilities will become completely useless, and Lu Cheng'an may even suffer some backlash.

After Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King made their agreement, they didn't waste any more time and slowly moved towards the depths of the spatial interlayer, to the place where the Taixu Divine Fruit Tree grew.

The Shadow Flying Tiger's cultivation level is at the mid-stage of the fifth rank, and its perception is extremely sharp.

Even though Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King tried their best to conceal their auras, they were still detected by the Shadow Flying Tiger when they were about to approach the Taixu Divine Fruit Tree.

Roar!
With a thunderous roar like a tiger's roar, the entire interlayer of space seemed to be hit by a powerful sonic boom, as if the entire interlayer of space was about to shatter.

The Shadow Flying Tiger, which was lying under the Taixu Divine Fruit Tree, suddenly spread its purplish-black wings. Its eyes were fixed on the Green-Faced Ghost King, and its body was like a purplish-black stream of light, rushing towards the Green-Faced Ghost King at high speed.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please make your move!"

The Green-Faced Ghost King shouted, and as soon as his voice rang out, he charged directly at the Shadow Flying Tiger.

However, his target was not the Shadow Flying Tiger, but the Void Divine Fruit Tree behind the Shadow Flying Tiger.

All five Taixu Divine Fruit Trees that grow in the spatial interlayer are here. These five Taixu Divine Fruit Trees bear a considerable number of Taixu Divine Fruits, but only four are ripe.

Fortunately, all four ripe Taixu Divine Fruits grew on the same Taixu Divine Fruit tree, greatly reducing the difficulty of harvesting them.

The moment the Green-Faced Ghost King's voice rang out, Lu Cheng'an took action. In an instant, he activated the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal, two divine abilities, and attacked the Shadow Flying Tiger.

"Faced with a mid-stage fifth-tier Shadow Flying Tiger, the power of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal has indeed decreased significantly!"

Lu Cheng'an silently sensed the changes in the Shadow Flying Tiger. He discovered that these two divine abilities could only keep the Shadow Flying Tiger still for less than a breath, and the reduction in its lifespan was directly reduced to one hundred years.

After breaking free from the control of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal, the Shadow Flying Tiger's eyes showed confusion; it was somewhat unclear what had just happened.

However, it could sense that the changes in its body were caused by Lu Cheng'an, so it shifted its gaze to Lu Cheng'an.

A purplish-black light emerged from the wings beneath the Shadow Flying Tiger's ribs, preparing to unleash a powerful divine ability to attack Lu Cheng'an.

However, Lu Cheng'an did not give Youying Feihu such an opportunity!

Lu Cheng'an once again used the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal to attack the Shadow Flying Tiger, forcing it to stop the Shadow Flying Tiger's supernatural power.

Lu Cheng'an had already cultivated the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal to perfection. Now, with his Nascent Soul cultivation, he could unleash both abilities simultaneously in an instant. Lu Cheng'an wanted to test what would happen after repeatedly using the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal. Therefore, even though the Shadow Flying Tiger hadn't broken free from their control, Lu Cheng'an continued to use these two abilities on it.

"After unleashing eight Thousand-Year Seals and the Tranquil Ancient Seal in succession, I suffered a backlash, losing ten years of my lifespan!"

Lu Cheng'an felt his life slipping away, and the panel also showed that ten years of his lifespan had disappeared in an instant.

He was not attacked from the outside, so there is only one possibility for the loss of his lifespan: it was the backlash he suffered after using the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal in succession.

Lu Cheng'an looked at Youying Feihu, who did not appear to have changed much on the surface.

However, Lu Cheng'an could sense that the Shadow Flying Tiger's energy and spirit had been weakened to the extreme, all because its lifespan had been reduced too much in a short period of time.

The first use of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal reduced the Netherworld Flying Tiger's lifespan by only a hundred years. However, after the fifth use, the reduction in the Netherworld Flying Tiger's lifespan by these two divine powers was directly doubled.

When Lu Cheng'an used the Thousand-Year Seal and the Tranquil Ancient Seal for the eighth time, and his own lifespan was reduced by ten years, these two divine abilities caused the most severe damage to the Netherworld Flying Tiger.

He sensed that the Shadow Tiger's lifespan had been directly reduced by a thousand years!

Although the lifespan of Nether Beasts is long, in this short period of time, the Shadow Tiger's lifespan was reduced by more than two thousand years, which naturally had a very serious impact on it.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, we have obtained the four ripe Taixu Divine Fruits. Let's leave here quickly!"

The Green-Faced Ghost King vaguely sensed the abnormality of the Shadow Flying Tiger, but he had no time to investigate further.

He now possessed four mature Taixu Divine Fruits and simply wanted to leave immediately to avoid any further unforeseen circumstances.

After suppressing the turbulent thoughts in his heart, Lu Cheng'an glanced at the Shadow Flying Tiger, which was still under the control of the Thousand-Year Seal and the Quiet Ancient Seal, and immediately followed the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor out of this spatial interlayer.

There are many treasures nurtured in the desolate wasteland, but unfortunately, these are all things that are useful to ghost cultivators in the underworld.

Although the Green-Faced Ghost King still wanted to explore the Wasteland of No Return, he knew that Lu Cheng'an was unlikely to agree, so he simply didn't mention it.

After he and Lu Cheng'an left that spatial interlayer, they immediately activated the jade talisman and used its power to leave the Boundless Wasteland.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's return to Wanhe Palace first. We'll divide the treasures we obtained from the Boundless Wasteland once we get back!" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor said with a smile.

The Green-Faced Ghost Emperor was in a very good mood. This time, he and Lu Cheng'an successfully killed the early stage of the fifth rank Black Gold Blood Earthworm in the Boundless Wasteland, completing the mission set by the Earthly Nether Sect.

The Wasteland of No Return only opens once every hundred years, so he doesn't need to worry about it for the next hundred years.

Moreover, they successfully obtained the Taixu Divine Fruit this time. If he refines the power of the Taixu Divine Fruit, he may be able to break through to the mid-stage of the fifth rank in less than a hundred years.

At that time, he will be able to enter the Wasteland on his own, without having to rely on Lu Cheng'an's help anymore.

Of course, if he wants to obtain more treasures in the Wasteland, he still needs to rely on Lu Cheng'an's power.

This was simply because the power of the Jinggu Seal, a divine ability that Lu Cheng'an possessed, was far too formidable.

Lu Cheng'an was still pondering the changes in the Thousand-Year Seal and the Quiet Ancient Seal, so when he heard the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor say that he would return to the Ten Thousand Rivers Palace, he immediately agreed.

The Wasteland of No Return and Wanhe Palace were too far apart, and it took Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor two days to get back to Wanhe Palace.

After they returned to Wanhe Palace, the Green-Faced Ghost King accompanied Lu Cheng'an into the cave he had arranged for Lu Cheng'an.

The cave dwelling was still equipped with an array to isolate the netherworld energy, just so that Lu Cheng'an could live there more comfortably.

“We have obtained a total of four Taixu Divine Fruits this time. We will each take two of them. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lu?” said the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

The Green-Faced Ghost King didn't actually help them much in obtaining these four Taixu Divine Fruits this time.

The Shadow Tiger was completely intercepted by Lu Cheng'an; the Green-Faced Ghost King did not help at all.

However, the Taixu Divine Fruit was too important to the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor, as it was his reliance for breaking through to the mid-stage of the fifth rank in a short period of time.

If it were any other treasure, he might have been more polite to Lu Cheng'an.

After explaining the allocation plan, the Green-Faced Ghost King waited anxiously for Lu Cheng'an's reply.

"Let's do as Fellow Daoist Qingmian says. I only need two Taixu Divine Fruits!" Lu Cheng'an said.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu, but I still benefited from receiving two Taixu Divine Fruits!"

The Green-Faced Ghost King sighed and said, "We obtained a total of six sets of fifth-grade low-grade materials and one set of fifth-grade mid-grade materials from killing the Black Gold Blood Earthworms. However, these materials are of no use to Fellow Daoist Lu. Now I will convert them into materials that are useful to Fellow Daoist Lu."

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lu, about this: one portion of mid-grade fifth-rank Ten-Thousand-Year Netherworld Water, two portions of low-grade fifth-rank Earth Crystal Netherworld Jade, and two portions of low-grade fifth-rank Earth Pneumonia Crystal?"

Ten Thousand Year Netherworld Water, Earth Crystal Netherworld Jade, and Earth Pneumonia Crystal are all extremely rare fifth-tier materials, and these three materials are also useful to cultivators in the mortal world.

In particular, the Earth Pneumonia Crystal is a rare pure Yang treasure in the Netherworld!

Although the material Earth Pneumonia Crystal was born in the Netherworld, it is of no use to the ghost cultivators in the Netherworld. On the contrary, it will cause them great harm.

The Earth Pneumonia Crystal is a treasure primarily used to enhance the Dao Domain of cultivators who comprehend the Fire Dao!
The Green-Faced Ghost King knew that Lu Cheng'an had condensed a fire-attribute Dao Domain, and he knew the effect of the Earth Pneumonia Crystal on Lu Cheng'an.

However, since Lu Cheng'an's help hadn't been that significant before, he hadn't taken out the pneumonia crystal.

This time, Lu Chengan helped him solve a major problem, which is why he took out the pneumonia crystal on his own initiative.

"Fellow Daoist Qingmian is too kind, but the temptations of the Ten Thousand Year Netherworld Water, Earth Crystal Netherworld Jade, and Earth Pneumonia Crystal are too great for me, so I won't stand on ceremony with you!"

Lu Cheng'an was quite surprised by the treasures the Green-Faced Ghost King had brought out. Since the Green-Faced Ghost King had offered them to him voluntarily, he naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony. (End of Chapter)