Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"grandfather!"

Lu Chengan knelt on one knee in front of Shi Mingxin and softly called out "Grandfather".

Shi Mingxin reached out and gently patted Lu Cheng'an's shoulder, saying kindly, "You are a good child. After I leave, you and Ningyu must take good care of yourselves."

"Grandfather, rest assured, Ningyu and I will both be fine," Lu Cheng'an replied in a deep voice.

He hadn't spent much time with Shi Ningyu's grandfather, but the scene still made him feel a little bittersweet.

Lu Cheng'an originally planned to leave after meeting Shi Ningyu's grandfather, since he had a lot of things to take care of when he came back.

However, after seeing the condition of Shi Ningyu and her grandfather, he stayed at Dan Ding Sect for two more days.

After Lu Cheng'an left, Shi Ningyu remained at the Dan Ding Sect.

This time, Shi Ningyu does not plan to leave Dan Ding Sect again; she will stay with her grandfather until the end of his life.

Shi Ningyu and Lu Chengan are both cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, and they can clearly sense Shi Mingxin's physical condition.

Shi Mingxin is nearing the end of his life; even in the best-case scenario, he has at most six or seven years left.

This timeframe is extremely short for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Influenced by Shi Ningyu and her grandfather, Lu Cheng'an did not first learn about the family's situation after returning to the Lu family. Instead, he used his spatial folding ability to appear directly in his uncle's courtyard.

Lu Wenhua's situation was completely opposite to Shi Mingxin's; Lu Wenhua's courtyard was extremely lively.

As soon as Lu Cheng'an appeared in Lu Wenhua's courtyard, he was immediately noticed by the people in the courtyard.

"You are the Great-Great-Grandfather!"

"Lu Xuan pays respects to the Great Ancestor!"

"Lu Ming pays respects to his great-great-grandfather!"

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Before Lu Cheng'an could react, a group of little kids surrounded him, calling him "Grandpa, Grandpa" incessantly.

Even though Lu Cheng'an had seen all sorts of storms, he was still somewhat overwhelmed by the scene before him.

"Children, step back! You've frightened your great-grandfather!"

Upon seeing Lu Cheng'an's embarrassed reaction, Lu Wenhua burst into laughter.

“Our ancestor must be lying. Our great-great-grandfather was the most powerful person. How could we, who are so cute, possibly scare our great-great-grandfather?” the little rascals immediately retorted.

Looking at those chattering little radishes, Lu Cheng'an felt a headache coming on. He reached out and grabbed, and the surrounding spiritual energy and the essence of the spiritual herbs from Suixing Peak instantly gathered in his palm into colorful spiritual essences.

These spiritual essences have a sweet taste and are extremely beneficial for building a solid foundation.

Lu Cheng'an waved his hand and stuffed the spiritual essence into the hands and mouths of the little radish children, and said with a smile, "These are gifts for you. Listen to your ancestor and leave first. Your ancestor and I have some things to discuss privately."

The little ones were quite obedient. After thanking Lu Cheng'an, they skipped and hopped away from Lu Wenhua's courtyard.

"Uncle, who were those children just now?" Lu Cheng'an sat down next to Lu Wenhua and asked.

"Didn't they all call you grandpa? Can't you guess who they are?"

Lu Wenhua laughed and said, "They were born thanks to you!"

Back then, Lu Wenhua didn't plan to remarry and have children, but he couldn't resist Lu Cheng'an's constant persuasion, and eventually he agreed.

Over the years, his lineage has grown rapidly.

Lu Cheng'an shook his head and chuckled, then sighed softly.

He could sense that his uncle was living a pretty good life in his later years, so he didn't bring up any sad things. Instead, he asked, "How is Cheng Zhuo doing now? Has he married and had children?"

Lu Wenhua had many descendants, but only Lu Chengzhuo had outstanding talent in cultivation.

Lu Chengzhuo's cultivation had already broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.

His ability to break through to the Nascent Soul realm so quickly is not only due to his outstanding talent for cultivation, but also largely due to his diligent practice.

"That kid is even worse than you. Forget about having children, he doesn't even have a wife!"

Lu Wenhua chuckled softly and sighed, "I guess I'll never see him get married and have children in my lifetime!"

He wasn't particularly disappointed, because his expectation for his son Lu Chengzhuo wasn't for him to marry and have children early, but rather for him to follow in Lu Cheng'an's footsteps.

Judging from the current situation, Lu Chengzhuo has not disappointed him.

Lu Cheng'an ignored the topic his uncle had brought up and instead asked about his uncle's situation.

Perhaps because Lu Wenhua and Shi Mingxin had different mindsets, Lu Cheng'an couldn't feel the same sadness he had when he met his uncle, even though he could sense that his uncle's time was running out.

Lu Wenhua's situation is better than Shi Mingxin's; he should have another fifteen or sixteen years.

Lu Cheng'an originally planned to spend a few days with his uncle, but after sensing his uncle's condition, he gave up on the idea.

However, after he left, he called Lu Chengzhuo to his cave alone. In addition to asking about his uncle's situation over the years, he also gave Lu Chengzhuo guidance on his cultivation.

Lu Chengzhuo did not pursue the various arts of immortal cultivation; he devoted all his time to cultivation.

His cultivation has progressed quite rapidly, and he is now not far from the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Over the years, Lu Chengzhuo had indeed encountered some problems in his cultivation. After being summoned to Lu Cheng'an's cave, he immediately told Lu Cheng'an about his confusion in cultivation.

Lu Chengzhuo cultivates the Golden Spirit Divine Light Secret Manual, which is of the metal element.

There is also the power of metal in Lu Cheng'an's Dao Domain. In order to allow Lu Chengzhuo to better comprehend the existence of the power of metal, he let Lu Chengzhuo enter his own Dao Domain.

After that, he also separated a portion of the Golden Dao Power from the Dao Domain and condensed it into a Dao Bead, allowing Lu Chengzhuo to comprehend it at any time.

This will have some impact on the Dao Domain, but the Golden Dao is not Lu Cheng'an's main Dao. After cutting off such a portion of the Golden Dao power, the impact on the Dao Domain will not be significant, and it will recover quickly.

After leaving Lu Chengan's cave, Lu Chengzhuo went straight back to his own cave and began to cultivate in seclusion.

With Lu Cheng'an's guidance, he resolved many of his cultivation doubts, and his cultivation level would definitely improve significantly after this seclusion ended. After dealing with matters concerning his uncle, Lu Cheng'an personally went to the cave dwelling of clan leader Lu Wenxing.

"Cheng'an, you've gone to see your uncle, haven't you?" Lu Wenhua sighed softly after seeing Lu Cheng'an.

He didn't ask Lu Cheng'an about his experiences over the years, nor did he tell Lu Cheng'an about what had happened to the Lu family over the years. Instead, he let out this sigh.

Lu Wenxing also sensed that Lu Wenhua's time was approaching. If Lu Wenhua passed away, he would be the only cultivator of his generation left in the Lu family.

"I visited my uncle, and he's doing very well!"

A smile involuntarily appeared on Lu Cheng'an's face as he recalled his experience in his uncle's courtyard.

"Clan leader, what changes have occurred in the clan since I left?" Lu Cheng'an asked with a smile.

After returning to his family's mountain gate, he sensed that Lu Jingkun's cultivation had broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Lu Jingkun is much younger than Lu Chengping, but Lu Jingkun has better talent in cultivation and will break through to the Nascent Soul realm one step ahead of Lu Chengping.

"You should be able to sense that the biggest event that has happened in the clan in recent years is that Jingkun's cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm!"

When Lu Cheng'an asked about the changes in the clan, Lu Wenxing couldn't help but smile.

The strength of the Lu family has been steadily increasing. Lu Jingkun's cultivation successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, making him the third Nascent Soul realm cultivator in the Lu family.

“Jingkun and Chengping both heeded your advice and neither of them chose to take the Pure Yang Condensing Spirit Pill. Otherwise, with Chengping’s accumulated experience, relying on the power of the Pure Yang Condensing Spirit Pill, he should be able to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm by now!” Lu Wenxing said with a smile.

“Brother Chengping is still very young. There’s no need to rush to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. If he continues to hone his skills and accumulate experience, he can break through to the Nascent Soul realm on his own and go even further in the future!” Lu Chengan said.

Lu Wenxing nodded slightly and said, "Besides Jing Kun's cultivation breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Cheng Lan, Cheng Yao, Jing Lin, Jing Xiu, Rui Ze, Rui Ying, and Yong Ming have all broken through to the Nascent Soul perfection realm..."

In the years since Lu Cheng'an left, the cultivators of the Lu family have not relaxed their cultivation, and new cultivators have appeared in every realm.

However, the consumption of cultivation resources by so many cultivators is also extremely terrifying. Even though the Lu family has a lot of cultivation resources, they are now finding it difficult to afford them.

Especially for Nascent Soul cultivators like Lu Chenglan, the resources they require are extremely terrifying.

This is only because the Lu family sect currently has three fifth-order spiritual veins; otherwise, it would be difficult to support the daily cultivation needs of so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Of course, this situation is not limited to the Lu family; the situation is even more serious in sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect.

The Lu family at least has subsidies brought in from outside by Lu Cheng'an, which sects like the Desolate Ancient Sect do not receive.

"I came back this time to solve the problem of insufficient resources. After I leave, I will take a group of Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators with me. In addition, if cultivators in the late Nascent Soul and Perfection stages from Yuanzhou, Lianzhou and other places want to leave, I will take them with me."

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly and said, "Clan leader, please send a message to the Nascent Soul sects such as the Ancient Desolate Sect later and tell them my intention. Tell them to contact the cultivators in Yuanzhou and Lianzhou again. If they are willing to leave, they can come directly to the Lu family!"

"Cheng'an, are you going to take them all away from the Netherworld? Won't it be dangerous for so many people to enter the Netherworld?"

Lu Wenxing frowned deeply and continued, "If you take so many high-level cultivators away, the remaining cultivators might not be able to withstand the unexpected situation!"

Lu Wenxing knew that the area they were in was the Burial Ground of Immortals, which was extremely dangerous.

Not to mention the old monsters buried in the vast desert, the Heavenly Fire Sect and the Nine Heavens Sect of Yanzhou are also a threat to them.

Because of Lu Cheng'an, Yanzhou was almost completely cut off from the outside world.

However, they had been trying to find out about the situation in Qing, He, and Tai prefectures, and they knew that Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.

They are still trying to keep an eye on news about the Lu family.

If Lu Cheng'an were to take away all the high-ranking Nascent Soul cultivators from the Lu family and sects like Haoyang Sect, it's hard to guarantee that the cultivators of Tianhuo Sect and Jiuxiao Sect wouldn't have any designs on him once they learned of this.

After all, these two states are not weak. The cultivation levels of cultivators like True Monarch Tianhuo and True Monarch Huangxiao are both at the Nascent Soul Perfection stage. If they enter the fifth-order spiritual vein, they may be able to break through to the Divine Transformation stage even without relying on external objects.

It's no secret that the Lu family has cultivated a fifth-order spiritual vein within their mountain gate. If cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in Yanzhou, such as True Monarch Tianhuo, were to find out, it's hard to guarantee they wouldn't harbor some malicious thoughts.

Lu Wenxing was worried about this, which is why he felt so anxious.

"Don't worry, clan leader, I will let Brother Chengping stay in the clan to cultivate in seclusion."

Lu Chengan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Chengping's cultivation has reached the critical moment of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, so it is not advisable for him to go out now. I will leave Brother Chengping some fifth-tier secret treasures. Even if he encounters a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he can withstand it with the power of these fifth-tier secret treasures."

If a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator appears in the Burial Grounds, it will be of no use even if Lu Cheng'an doesn't take them away.

"If Chengping stays, then there won't be any problems!"

Lu Wenxing revealed a relaxed smile: "With Chengping's current accumulation, if he can use the power of the Pure Yang Condensing Spirit Pill, he can break through to the Nascent Soul Realm at any time."

"I will send a message to the sect leaders of Haoyang Sect and other sects later to convey your message."

Lu Wenxing didn't waste any time. After discussing it with Lu Cheng'an, he began to work on the matter.

There are also candidates who will be leaving with Lu Cheng'an.

Outside of the Lu family, Lu Cheng'an only takes cultivators at the Nascent Soul Perfection realm with him. However, within the Lu family, there are more than just Nascent Soul Perfection realm cultivators.

Moreover, it's not just cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, but also those at the Golden Core stage.

These all require being a genius cultivator from the Lu family, or a cultivator with special talents, mainly those with talent in the various arts of cultivation.

Lu Cheng'an also inquired about the situation of the Mineral-Eating Spirit Clan and the Spirit Clam Clan.

These two clans have followed the Lu family for many years and have made great contributions to the Lu family.

The Mineral Spirit Clan excels at refining ores, which greatly benefits weapon refiners.

The golden orb that Lu Cheng'an raised was a mineral-eating spirit, but unfortunately, Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level improved too quickly, and his progress in weapon crafting was also advancing rapidly.

Jin Yuan couldn't keep up with Lu Cheng'an's pace and could no longer offer him much help.

Jin Yuan followed Lu Cheng'an for a long time. Although Lu Cheng'an later abandoned him, he still held a relatively high position in the Lu family.

The Lu family has set aside a separate spiritual peak for the cultivators of the Spirit Mine Clan to live in. Now the Spirit Mine Clan has grown to a considerable size, with its numbers reaching five figures.

Jin Yuan is the patriarch of the Mineral-Eating Spirit Clan. After consuming a large amount of resources, his cultivation level broke through the third rank and reached the fourth rank. (End of Chapter)