Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"Fellow Daoist Lu has become a mid-grade fifth-tier weapon refiner!" Venerable Tianyun exclaimed in surprise.

He was originally considering Lu Cheng'an's identity, but now he was suddenly overwhelmed by the news that Lu Cheng'an had released.

He remembered that Lu Cheng'an had only recently become a fifth-grade low-level weapon refiner when he helped them refine the Yin Gathering Pool, and now he had become a fifth-grade mid-level weapon refiner in such a short time.

"Actually, I have to thank the sect leader for enabling me to become a mid-grade fifth-tier weapon refiner. If I hadn't spent so much time refining the Yin Gathering Pool magic weapon, my weapon refining skills wouldn't have improved so quickly!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled faintly and said, "I am only confident that I can refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon, but I have not actually tried to refine it yet, so I am not sure if I can succeed!"

"I believe in Fellow Daoist Lu's strength. Fellow Daoist Lu will definitely be able to become a true mid-grade fifth-order weapon refiner very soon!"

Master Tianyun had great confidence in Lu Cheng'an's abilities. Since Lu Cheng'an was now confident in refining a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon, he was certain that Lu Cheng'an would be able to refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon after he tried it.

By then, Lu Cheng'an should be able to refine a mid-grade fifth-order Yin Gathering Pool and a Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag.

These two magical treasures can not only help cultivators in the Yin Hua Sect at the Nascent Soul stage break through to the Deity Transformation stage, but also assist cultivators at the Deity Transformation stage in their cultivation.

However, they have always lacked a fifth-order Yin Gathering Pool and a Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Banner, so they naturally dare not use these two magical treasures for cultivation.

However, if Lu Cheng'an could refine a mid-grade fifth-tier Yin Gathering Pool and a Seven Elements Nourishing Spirit Flag, such high-grade magic treasures could be used to assist early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect to break through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Now, Master Tianyun no longer cares whether Lu Cheng'an's identity is problematic or not. Even if Lu Cheng'an's identity is indeed problematic, he will do his best to cover it up for Lu Cheng'an.

"Then I'll take your kind words, Sect Master!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

He did not deceive Master Tianyun; he was indeed confident that he could refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon.

Previously, he had exchanged ideas about weapon crafting with the Green-Faced Ghost King in the Netherworld, and he learned many weapon crafting techniques from the Green-Faced Ghost King.

He has now absorbed all the knowledge he received from the Green-Faced Ghost King, and his progress as a weapon refiner, as shown on the panel, has reached the mid-level of the fifth rank.

However, since he has not yet refined a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon, he was not so certain.

During Lu Cheng'an's conversation with Tianyun Shangren, cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Core Formation stages continued to appear in the interdimensional passage.

Master Tianyun was not surprised by this, after all, Lu Cheng'an had already told him that the number of cultivators coming out of the interdimensional passage had not yet reached the number Lu Cheng'an had told him.

After a long time, Shi Ningyu and Lu Jingkun, both cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, emerged from the interdimensional passage, signifying that everyone had come out of the Netherworld.

"Sect Master, we won't stay at Yin Hua Sect any longer. I'll take them to Jin Ding Mountain now!" Lu Cheng'an said.

"Then I'll see Fellow Daoist Lu off!"

Master Tianyun laughed loudly and led Lu Cheng'an toward the mountain gate of Yin Hua Sect.

The passage between the two realms is located in the core area of ​​the Yin Hua Sect's mountain gate. Now that Lu Cheng'an has brought so many people into the Yin Hua Sect's interior, even though Tianyun Shangren knows that Lu Cheng'an has no ill intentions towards their Yin Hua Sect, he is still somewhat uneasy.

After all, Lu Cheng'an and his clansmen are extremely powerful. If they were to attack their Yin Hua Sect from within, the Yin Hua Sect would definitely suffer great losses.

Lu Cheng'an understood this point, which is why he took the initiative to suggest leaving immediately after everyone had come out of the interdimensional passage.

After Lu Cheng'an led Lu Chengzhuo and the others a hundred miles away from Yin Hua Sect, he began to introduce the outside world to them.

"The sect we just visited is the Yin Hua Sect. The Yin Hua Sect is a Nascent Soul sect, and its sect master, Venerable Tianyun, is at the late Nascent Soul stage... I will now take you directly to Golden Cauldron Mountain to settle in first, and then we'll talk more!"

Lu Cheng'an gave Lu Chengzhuo and the others a brief explanation of the situation in Mengyuan Prefecture.

Lu Chengzhuo and the others had just left the Burial Immortal Land. Even though he had told them about the situation in the three states of Mengyuan Prefecture, they were still extremely unfamiliar with this place. Therefore, he would not let them leave alone now.

He wanted to take these people directly to Jinding Mountain and wait until they had a better understanding of the situation outside before making any further decisions.

Jin Ding Mountain has not yet been developed, and he will need Lu Chengzhuo and others to help build it.

Jin Ding Mountain and Yin Hua Sect are extremely far apart, and Lu Cheng'an's group also includes cultivators at the Golden Core stage, which makes their journey slow.

However, Lu Cheng'an was not in a particular hurry to return to Jinding Mountain. He wanted Lu Chengzhuo and the others to familiarize themselves with the outside cultivation world as soon as possible.

Time passed slowly, and more than three months went by in the blink of an eye.

"Ahead lies Golden Cauldron Mountain, where four fifth-order spiritual veins exist. If you have enough confidence, I can lift the restrictions on those four fifth-order spiritual veins, allowing you to break through to the Nascent Soul realm with their power!"

Lu Cheng'an smiled slightly at the Nascent Soul cultivators, including Master Qinghe, and said, "You will now follow me into Golden Cauldron Mountain. Jingkun's task of building Golden Cauldron Mountain is now in your hands. If you need anything, just let me know, and I will have everyone cooperate with you."

Following Lu Cheng'an's instructions, Lu Jingkun had previously led Lu Yonghui and others into the Netherworld to exchange ideas with the Green-Faced Ghost King on array formations, spiritual plants, and other arts and crafts.

The two realms have very different views on the Hundred Arts. After learning about the knowledge of the Dao of the Netherworld, such as formations and spiritual plants, Lu Jingkun and others have made great progress in the Dao of formations and spiritual plants.

The most important thing for cultivation factions when building a mountain gate is to construct various magic arrays within it.

Lu Jingkun is currently the only fifth-tier spirit array master in the Lu family, so the task of building Golden Cauldron Mountain naturally falls to him.

Lu Cheng'an had already discussed this matter with Lu Jingkun when he returned to the family, and told him to prepare in advance.

When Lu Jingkun entered the Netherworld to discuss the Dao of Formations with the Green-Faced Ghost King, he also asked the Green-Faced Ghost King this question.

Lu Jingkun now has a certain plan on how to build the magic array of Jinding Mountain, but he still needs to explore Jinding Mountain thoroughly before he can determine the final plan.

After giving instructions to Lu Jingkun and the others, Lu Cheng'an led Shi Ningyu into Jinding Mountain.

Instead of returning to their cave dwelling on Jinding Mountain, they first sought out Xuanxu Daoren and Su Anyi.

After Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu left, these two helped guard Jin Ding Mountain, and they haven't left since. As the true master of Jin Ding Mountain, Lu Cheng'an naturally wanted to express his gratitude to Xuanxu Daoist and Shi Ningyu upon returning.

"Thank you both for helping my wife and me guard Jin Ding Mountain all these years. I wonder if Jin Ding Mountain has been attacked by demonic cultivators from Qian Yuan Prefecture during the years we were away?" Lu Cheng'an asked.

Lu Cheng'an guessed that no demonic cultivators had attacked Jinding Mountain in recent years, otherwise Tianyun Shangren would have told him after he entered Yinhua Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, there's no need to worry. Last time, Fellow Daoist Lu joined forces with the sect leaders of our two sects to kill five Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators, including Wang Yuhua. The Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators in Qianyuan Prefecture have been terrified and dare not cause trouble at Jinding Mountain again!" Xuanxu Daoist said with a smile.

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Lu has become a mid-grade fifth-tier weapon refiner. May I ask if Fellow Daoist Lu has the time to help me repair my natal magic weapon, the Yin Star Soul-Suppressing Bell?" Su Anyi said in a deep voice.

Su Anyi is a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and his natal magic treasure, the Yin Star Soul-Suppressing Bell, has reached the mid-grade of the fifth rank.

In fact, the Yin Star Soul-Suppressing Bell had been damaged for quite some time, and Su Anyi had previously traveled to other states to find a mid-grade fifth-level weapon refiner to help him repair it.

However, mid-grade fifth-tier weapon refiners prefer to take on the business of refining fifth-tier magic weapons rather than repairing them.

Moreover, the repair price they quoted was extremely high, which Su Anyi found unacceptable.

After that, the Heavenly Corpse Sect became very busy. As the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, Su Anyi naturally didn't have much time, which resulted in his natal magic treasure, the Yin Star Soul-Suppressing Bell, still not being repaired.

After Lu Cheng'an and the others left Yin Hua Sect, Tianyun Shangren relayed the news to Wan Shi Laoren and Xuanxu Daoren. He also told them that Lu Cheng'an had become a mid-grade fifth-rank weapon refiner and that Lu Cheng'an was willing to help Xuanxu Daoren and Su Anyi refine mid-grade fifth-rank magic weapons.

There are no mid-grade fifth-order weapon refiners in the three states of Mengyuan. The mid-grade fifth-order magic weapons and treasures used by cultivators with cultivation levels of mid-stage Nascent Soul or above, such as Xuanxu Daoren, either come from sect inheritance or are purchased from other states.

This has resulted in cultivators like Xuanxu Daoren and Su Anyi, who are at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm or above, lacking suitable mid-grade fifth-order magic weapons and treasures.

"Fellow Daoist Su wishes to repair his natal magic weapon!"

Lu Cheng'an glanced at Su Anyi in surprise. He hadn't expected that Su Anyi's natal magic weapon would malfunction.

“Fellow Daoist Su, a cultivator’s natal magic weapon is extraordinary. Although I am confident that I can refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon, I cannot guarantee that I can help Fellow Daoist Su repair his natal magic weapon!”

Lu Cheng'an looked at Su Anyi with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "If it is convenient for Fellow Daoist Su, you can come to my cave later. Only after I have seen the condition of Fellow Daoist Su's natal magic weapon can I give Fellow Daoist Su a definite answer."

"Fellow Daoist Lu is so kind. I'll go find you later!" Su Anyi said with a smile.

"I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to help me refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon. This is the refining method for the mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon I want to refine. Fellow Daoist Lu, please see if you can refine it now," Xuanxu Daoist said with a smile.

He took out a jade slip from his storage ring and handed it to Lu Cheng'an.

After Lu Cheng'an took the jade slip, he began to quickly examine its contents.

The Xuanxu Daoist was going to refine a mid-grade fifth-tier magic weapon called the Netherworld Soul-Slaying Needle, which was designed to target a cultivator's primordial spirit.

The Netherworld Slaughtering Needle contains the Netherworld Cold Fiend Poison. Once it injures a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, the Netherworld Cold Fiend Poison will immediately invade the Nascent Soul cultivator's primordial spirit.

The poison of the Netherworld Cold Fiend is extremely potent, and even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to neutralize it using their own power.

The Netherworld Cold Poison is merely a side effect of the Netherworld Slaughtering Needle; the Netherworld Slaughtering Needle itself is an extremely lethal magical weapon.

Once it pierces the primordial spirit of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it can severely injure the cultivator's primordial spirit in an instant.

If the Netherworld Cold Poison is added as an aid, a Nascent Soul cultivator who has been severely injured may be slowly tortured to death.

The Netherworld God-Slaying Needle is incredibly powerful, but it is also extremely difficult to forge. Lu Cheng'an felt that he was not yet capable of forging such a mid-grade fifth-tier magic weapon.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Xuanxu, I don't yet have the ability to refine the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle!" Lu Cheng'an said with a helpless smile.

Master Tianyun must have told Daoist Xuanxu about his work on refining a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon. Now, Daoist Xuanxu even wants him to refine the Nether Soul Slaughtering Needle, which shows he really believes in his abilities.

“Even if Fellow Daoist Lu cannot refine the Nether Soul Slaughtering Needle now, I believe that with Fellow Daoist Lu’s talent, he should be able to refine the Nether Soul Slaughtering Needle very soon.”

Xuanxu Daoist did not retrieve the jade slip containing the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle; instead, he directly took out two sets of materials for refining the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle.

"I will give these two sets of materials for refining the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle to Fellow Daoist Lu. I believe Fellow Daoist Lu will be able to refine the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle soon!"

"Then Fellow Daoist Xuanxu may have to wait a long time!" Lu Cheng'an smiled helplessly, but still accepted the two sets of materials for refining the Netherworld God-Slaying Needle.

After all, he had already told Master Tianyun that he was willing to help Daoist Xuanxu and Su Anyi refine a mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon.

"There is something I need to tell Fellow Daoist Lu. During your absence, the sect leaders of Zhenshui Sect, Lingjian Sect, Shenfu Sect, and Wankui Sect came to Jinding Mountain and requested to see Fellow Daoist Lu."

"The True Water Sect, the Lingjian Sect, the Divine Talisman Sect, and the Myriad Puppet Sect are the sects that relocated to the Mengyuan Prefecture and Jinding Mountain area. These four sects are the most powerful, each with a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm."

"This is a map of this area jointly drawn up by our Yin Hua Sect and Tian Shi Sect. It marks the forces that currently exist in this area and their specific strengths. Fellow Daoist Lu can take a look."

Xuanxu Daoist took out another jade slip from his storage ring and handed it to Lu Cheng'an.

After thanking the Taoist Xuanxu, Lu Cheng'an immediately took the jade slip and began to examine the map drawn on it.

The area between Mengyuan Prefecture and Jinding Mountain is not small, with a distance of 270,000 li between them.

With the consent of the Heavenly Corpse Sect and the Yin Hua Sect, this area came under the jurisdiction of Lu Cheng'an of Jin Ding Mountain.

The cultivation forces such as Zhenshui Sect, Lingjian Sect, Shenfu Sect, and Wankui Sect were able to relocate their sects to this area only with the consent of the three Nascent Soul sects in Mengyuan Prefecture. However, they will have to obey Lu Cheng'an's orders from now on.

Because Jin Ding Mountain, where Lu Cheng'an is located, is the only force in this area with a Nascent Soul cultivator! (End of Chapter)