Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"Master Tianyun and Elder Wanshi said that this area is under the jurisdiction of Jinding Mountain. When we come back next time, do you want to summon these Nascent Soul cultivators and find out about their situation?" Shi Ningyu asked.

Lu Cheng'an shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. Our cultivation is stronger than these Nascent Soul cultivators. If we want these Nascent Soul cultivators to do something, we can just give the order, and they certainly won't dare to refuse."

"When we return next time, we will bring Cheng Bai and Cheng Min, these alchemists and weapon refiners, with us. At that time, we will establish a celestial city on Jin Ding Mountain and sell all kinds of fourth-order magic treasures and pills. These cultivators will naturally come."

"Husband, are you really going to bring Chengbai and the others along?" Shi Ningyu asked in a deep voice.

Lu Cheng'an had previously discussed this matter with Shi Ningyu, saying that when they returned next time, they would bring many cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Golden Core stages.

Only the elite of the Lu family can reach the Golden Core realm.

The Burial Ground of Immortals is, after all, located in a remote corner. If the Golden Core elites of the Lu family were to leave the Burial Ground of Immortals, they could achieve better growth and go further in the future.

The Nascent Soul cultivators were not limited to the Lu family. Lu Cheng'an also planned to take the Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators, such as Master Qinghe of the Qinghe Sect, away from the Burial Immortal Land.

Master Qinghe and other cultivators have been at the Nascent Soul stage for many years. Even without relying on aids such as the Pure Yang Condensing Spirit Pill, they still have a chance to break through to the Deity Transformation stage.

The main reason they dared not attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm was because there were no fifth-order spiritual veins in the Burial Immortal Land.

Lu Cheng'an plans to ask Qinghe Shangren and other cultivators for their thoughts when he returns. If they are willing, he will lead these Nascent Soul cultivators to leave the Burial Immortal Land.

Lu Cheng'an believed that if Master Qinghe understood the situation in the cultivation world outside, they would definitely be willing to leave with him.

“We will definitely bring them all. You know the situation in the Burial Ground of Immortals. It is not a place for long-term cultivation. In the future, our Lu family’s focus will naturally shift outside the Burial Ground of Immortals,” Lu Cheng’an said in a deep voice.

Lu Cheng'an knew perfectly well that the old monsters outside the Burial Ground of Immortals had not truly died; they had simply not yet been resurrected.

Once they truly recover, those living in the Burial Ground of Immortals will have virtually no chance of survival.

Therefore, he wanted to gradually transfer the cultivators of his clan out of the Burial Ground before the old monsters in the Burial Ground revived.

It is not feasible to leave the Burial Ground of Immortals solely through this passage in the Netherworld. This passage is too troublesome. It is only possible to transfer a small number of cultivators with relatively high cultivation levels.

If the Lu family had so many cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, as well as a large number of ordinary people, and they all left the Burial Ground through this passage, it would definitely cause a huge problem.

The Netherworld is, after all, the dwelling place of ghosts and spirits. If too many people from the mortal realm enter the Netherworld, it may attract the attention of high-ranking ghosts within it.

Shi Ningyu was also very familiar with the situation of the Burial Ground of Immortals. After hearing Lu Cheng'an mention the Burial Ground of Immortals, she did not say anything more.

After surveying the area east of Jinding Mountain, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not waste any more time and immediately used their spatial folding ability to appear at Yinhua Sect.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had already informed Tianyun Shangren that they would leave through the Yin Hua Sect's interdimensional passage. After entering the Yin Hua Sect, Tianyun Shangren personally led Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu to the location of the interdimensional passage.

The Netherworld, Qingluo City.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu emerged from the passage between the two worlds, they were brought before the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor by the ghosts of Qingluo City who guarded the passage.

"Fellow Daoist Lu and Fellow Daoist Shi, you must have had a good time these past years. Your cultivation levels have improved considerably!" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor exclaimed.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not conceal their cultivation levels, so the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor easily noticed the changes in their cultivation levels.

"We two have had a relatively peaceful year, and our cultivation has improved quite a bit. It's been so many years since we last met, Fellow Daoist Green Face. Your cultivation has also grown considerably!"

Lu Cheng'an laughed loudly and said, "I have some information about the Yin-Yang Profound Iron that Fellow Daoist Qingmian asked me to help find. However, the area that may be where the Yin-Yang Profound Iron is located is too dangerous. It may be dangerous for me to enter it with my current strength."

Lu Cheng'an paused slightly at this point, his brows furrowing as he continued, "I will continue to search for information about the Yin-Yang Profound Iron. If I cannot find any other place where the Yin-Yang Profound Iron exists, once my strength has improved further, I will risk entering that dangerous place and will definitely help Fellow Daoist Qingmian find the Yin-Yang Profound Iron."

"It's really too much trouble for Fellow Daoist Lu. If you can't find it, then forget it. Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't need to risk your life for me!"

The Green-Faced Ghost King sighed softly; he did not believe Lu Cheng'an was lying.

The underworld is also vast and boundless, and the resources it nurtures are extremely abundant.

It's quite normal that Lu Cheng'an didn't obtain the Yin-Yang Mystic Iron in the mortal world after searching for so long without any results.

"I have found the place containing the Dao of Space that Fellow Daoist Lu asked me to help find. It is in the Fengluo Domain, tens of millions of miles away. That place containing the Dao of Space is in the Chaotic Sky Mountain of the Fengluo Domain. It is extremely dangerous. Even a cultivator at the fifth-order perfect realm may be in danger if he enters it."

"The Yin and Yang energies in Luan Kong Mountain are in disarray, and it is said that it may have been formed after a solid passage between the two worlds collapsed. If Fellow Daoist Lu thinks it's alright, I can take you to Luan Kong Mountain to take a look," said the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor.

For years, he had been having people search for Yin-Yang Mysterious Iron, and helping Lu Cheng'an find areas containing the Dao of Space was just a side effect.

Such areas are also not easy to find, but Lu Cheng'an was luckier than him. He helped Lu Cheng'an find an area containing the Dao of Space first.

Upon hearing about the situation at Luan Kong Mountain, Lu Cheng'an's heart stirred.

Luan Kong Mountain might be the perfect place for him to comprehend the Dao of Space. If he can find the difference between the spatial power of the Netherworld and the Yang World, he might be able to directly open up a passage between the two worlds.

At that time, it will no longer be difficult for him to transfer the cultivators of his clan out of the Burial Ground of Immortals.

"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Green Face. I will definitely go to the Chaotic Void Land when I have time."

Lu Cheng'an smiled and looked at the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor, saying, "I need to go back and take care of some things now. Afterwards, I will bring another group of cultivators through the Yang Realm into the Yin Hua Sect. This time I will be bringing quite a few people into the Netherworld. I wonder if any problems will arise?"

"If too many cultivators from the mortal world enter the Netherworld, it will indeed attract the attention of high-level cultivators in the Netherworld."

A serious expression appeared on the face of the Green-Faced Ghost King. Then he smiled and said, "A few years ago, I developed a little gadget that should be of some use to you. This is the Yin Spring Ghost Token. When a cultivator from the mortal realm wears this token to enter the Netherworld, it can completely cover their aura. Even if they appear in front of a sixth-level cultivator, they will not be recognized."

The Green-Faced Ghost Emperor is a fifth-tier weapon refiner. This Yin Spring Ghost Token is a ghost weapon he specially created for Lu Cheng'an and Yin Huazong.

Because he has deep ties with cultivators in the mortal world, this Yin Spring Ghost Token will definitely come in handy in the future.

Sure enough, Lu Cheng'an now needs to use the Yin Quan Ghost Card for help.

"This is wonderful! I would also appreciate it if Fellow Daoist Green Face could help me refine a batch of Yin Spring Ghost Tokens. Please feel free to make any requests you may have," Lu Cheng'an said quickly. "I need Yin Moon Grass and Frost Condensation Flower. Fellow Daoist Lu mentioned before that you have planted quite a few of these two spiritual plants in your clan. I wonder if they are ripe yet?" Green-Faced Ghost Emperor inquired.

Yinyue Grass and Frost Condensation Flower are fourth-tier spiritual herbs. These two spiritual plants are not used by the Green-Faced Ghost King, but by his fourth-tier ghosts.

These two spiritual herbs are the two main ingredients for refining pills that assist fourth-order ghosts in their cultivation. The environment of the Netherworld is not suitable for the growth of these two spiritual herbs.

However, in the mortal world, it is easy to create an environment suitable for the growth of these two spiritual herbs.

The Green-Faced Ghost King had mentioned this matter to Lu Cheng'an before, and Lu Cheng'an had Lu Yonghui set aside a separate area on Taiyin Peak to cultivate these two spiritual herbs.

Suixing Peak is where the Lu family's medicinal herb garden is located. However, the environment of Taiyin Peak is more suitable for the growth of Yinyue Grass and Shuangning Flower. Therefore, Lu Cheng'an asked Lu Yonghui to plant these two medicinal herbs on Taiyin Peak.

The growth cycle of fourth-tier spiritual herbs is extremely long. Even though Lu Yonghui is a fourth-tier spiritual plant master and can shorten the maturation cycle of spiritual herbs, when Lu Chengan returned to the family last time, the Yin Yue Grass and Frost Condensation Flower on Taiyin Peak had not yet matured, although they were not far from maturity at that time.

Lu Yonghui said that the Yin Yue Grass and Frost Condensation Peanuts were growing extremely well, and some of them had undergone some mutations, with the potential to even transform into fifth-tier spiritual herbs.

However, Taiyin Peak lacks a fifth-order spiritual vein, which is insufficient to support this mutation.

After returning last time, Lu Cheng'an brought back fifth-tier spirit vein beads. Those spirit vein beads were of extremely high quality and would soon be able to upgrade the fourth-tier spirit veins of Taiyin Peak to fifth-tier spirit veins.

Lu Cheng'an was unsure whether the Yin Moon Flower and Frost Condensation Grass that had undergone mutations could successfully transform into fifth-order spiritual herbs after acquiring the fifth-order spiritual vein.

That time, the Green-Faced Ghost King did not inquire about the growth of the Yin Moon Grass and Frost Condensation Flower, nor did Lu Cheng'an bring it up on his own initiative.

"They should be ripe by now. When I return this time, I will pick those Yin Moon Grasses and Frost Condensation Flowers. I might give Fellow Daoist Green Face a surprise!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled as he thought of the Yin Yue Grass and Frost Condensation Flower, which might transform into fifth-tier spiritual herbs.

"Then I'll help Fellow Daoist Lu refine the Yin Spring Ghost Token first. I wish us a pleasant cooperation this time!" the Green-Faced Ghost Emperor said with a smile.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not stay in Qingluo City for long. After Lu Cheng'an and the Green-Faced Ghost King finalized their deal, Lu Cheng'an quickly left Qingluo City with Shi Ningyu.

Soon after, Lu Cheng'an arrived at the location of the passage between the two worlds.

This time, Lu Cheng'an did not communicate with the ghosts like Hei Yang. Instead, he passed directly through the interdimensional passage and returned to the Burial Ground of Immortals.

After entering the Burial Immortal Land, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu used their spatial folding ability to travel from the Nether River to the vicinity of the Dan Ding Sect's mountain gate in a short time.

Shi Ningyu was eager to return, mainly because she wanted to come back and spend her grandfather's last moments with him.

Therefore, Lu Cheng'an brought Shi Ningyu directly to the vicinity of the Dan Ding Sect's mountain gate, where he first accompanied Shi Ningyu to visit her grandfather.

The last time Shi Ningyu accompanied her grandfather was when she and Lu Cheng'an were about to leave the Burial Ground of Immortals, which was more than seventy years ago.

Dan Ding Mountain also has a protective formation, but the highest cultivation level of the Dan Ding Sect is only at the Golden Core realm, and the grade of the protective formation is only third rank.

This level of formation naturally couldn't stop Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu, both Nascent Soul cultivators.

They easily passed through the formation and appeared outside Shi Mingxin's cave.

Shi Mingxin's cave dwelling is the best in the entire Dan Ding Sect. In recent years, Shi Mingxin has built a small courtyard outside the cave dwelling and opened up two medicinal fields in the courtyard.

In his spare time, he would tend to the two medicinal herb fields, but most of the time he would lie on a deck chair in the yard, reminiscing about his life experiences.

Shi Mingxin lost his son at a young age. Fortunately, his only son left him a granddaughter, who treated him very well and helped him break through to the Golden Core realm.

Unfortunately, he was too mediocre, and even with his granddaughter's encouragement, he still failed to break through the Golden Core realm.

Now that he has entered the twilight of his life, I wonder how long his little granddaughter will be heartbroken after he passes away!

Shi Mingxin has been thinking about these things these days. He feels that he may not be able to hold on for much longer and wonders if he will be able to see his little granddaughter before he dies!
After Shi Ningyu appeared in the courtyard, she did not disturb the drowsy Shi Mingxin.

Shi Ningyu's gaze fell on her grandfather, and she couldn't believe that the old man with a face full of wrinkles was her grandfather.

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are common occurrences, and even high-level cultivators cannot escape them.

Before a cultivator's lifespan is about to end, the essence of their physical body will rapidly dissipate, and in their twilight years, they will not be much different from ordinary people.

Shi Ningyu dared not utter a sound, but tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

Lu Cheng'an sighed softly, reached out and put his arm around Shi Ningyu's shoulder, letting her lean against him.

"I'm really getting old. I'm even having auditory hallucinations now. Xiaoyu'er left a long time ago. How could I possibly hear her crying here?"

Shi Mingxin gently rocked the recliner, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face as he thought of his granddaughter.

At this moment, Shi Ningyu could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

At the same time, she broke free from Lu Cheng'an's embrace and threw herself onto her grandfather's lap.

"Grandfather, it is Xiaoyu'er's fault for being unfilial. You are not hallucinating; I have really returned!"

"Little Yu'er, don't cry. Your grandfather has lived for so many years and is already content!"

Shi Mingxin slowly sat up from the recliner and gently patted Shi Ningyu, just like when they were children.

Shi Mingxin looked at his granddaughter with a loving expression, as if he couldn't get enough of looking at her.

He then looked up at Lu Cheng'an, who was standing not far away, and gently waved to him. (End of Chapter)