Chapter 484 – Yan Earth
Chapter 484 – Yan Earth
After making the decision, there wasn’t much time left for Lu Xuan due to the urgency of the situation.
He returned to his cave and after a little preparation, he rushed towards the cave where Fire Liner was.
Among the cave spirit beasts, he brought along the Cloud Stepping Lynx and the Demon Ghost Vine, one of which was able to spot traces of evil spirits, while the other had an extremely keen perception of spirit species.
“Senior Fire Brother, I’m late.”
Fire Liner and two fellow Heavenly Sword Sect members had long been waiting in front of the cave.
“No, we just got ready as well.”
Fire Lin’er said with a smile.
The two fellow disciples were a man and a woman, one with a white beard and hair, exuding a chilling aura, and the other with a frosty face and a cold expression.
“Senior Brother Lu, let me introduce you to these two senior brothers and sisters.”
“This is Senior Brother Xu Yong, and this is Senior Sister Zhou Yunning, both of them are at the late stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, and both of them also have profound attainments in Ice Techniques, which are just suitable for dealing with the early stages of the Mutant Fire Essence Chi,”
“Good day senior brother Xu, senior sister Zhou.”
“Senior Brother Lu, long time no see.”
The two nodded towards Lu Xuan.
“Then there’s no time to lose, let’s set off immediately.”
Fiery Liner said, taking out a flat boat from her storage bag and throwing it towards the ground.
The boat grew larger at a rapid pace, instantly reaching about ten feet in length, its surface covered with a thin layer of spiritual energy.
“This is my usual means of transportation, the Green Spirit Boat, a fourth-grade magic weapon, suitable for long-distance running.”
He briefly introduced Lu Xuan and the others, and with a leap, jumped onto the light green flying boat.
Lu Xuan’s three people followed closely behind, jumping onto the flying boat one by one.
The flying boat rose up into the air, its speed continuously increasing as a mountain peak swept past under the eyes of the four of them.
Within ten or so breaths, they arrived outside the sect gate.
“This time, a few senior brothers and sisters went to Fire Cloud Cave, where I used to live, to solve the problem of spirit plant mutation for my clan, I am grateful.”
“When we arrive at our destination, we will still have to rely on all of you fellow disciples for everything.”
“Senior Fire Brother is joking, we’re just going to play a hand, we’ll mainly rely on Senior Lu’s spiritual planting skills.”
A hint of a smile surfaced at the corner of the whiskered Xu Yong’s mouth, and Zhou Yunning nodded his head gently in agreement.
“The two senior brothers and sisters are being modest, your Ice Cold Technique is the main force.”
“Also, Senior Fire Brother, when we get to that Fire Cloud Cave, you must do your best as a landlord.”
Lu Xuan lightly laughed.
“This is natural, the Fire Cloud Cave still has some good specialties, so when the time comes, let a few senior brothers and sisters have a good taste.”
Fire Liner laughed, the problem facing his clan was about to be solved, he was in a much better mood.
The flying boat shuttled through the white clouds at great speed, the four of them chatted for a while, then quieted down, Xu Yong rested with his eyes closed, Zhou Yunning meditated and cultivated, while Fire Liner maneuvered the flying boat while paying attention to the surrounding movements.
Lu Xuan stood at the back of the flying boat, his hand hidden in his sleeve gently rubbing a talisman.
The talisman was a gift from the Qingxu Realist, called the Thousand Refuge Talisman, Fifth Grade, which had an extremely strong protective effect, and could last for quite a long time even under a JieDan Realist.
There were no accidents along the way, and after half a day, the flying boat came to a mountainous area.
After seven turns, it entered a fiery red mountain that was thousands of feet high.
The upper part of the mountain peak was piled up with thick black and red volcanic ash, with occasional crimson magma flowing through.
The flying boat entered a deep cavern.
“Inside is the Fire Cloud Cave, many years ago it was a secret realm of the clan, and after the resources inside were pretty much exploited, it was rewarded to my clan, just so we can make use of some of the treasures left over from the secret realm.”
Fire Lin’er introduced to Lu Xuan and the others. He breezed through a few formation prohibitions and arrived at the underground world.
“Here it is.”
“Lin’er, you’ve finally arrived.”
As soon as the flying boat landed, several people flew in from the distance, with a tall figure at the head, exuding a blazing aura, with a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.
“Fire hemlock uncle good.”
“This is one of my elders, named Fire Hemlock, the patriarch of my current Fire Cloud Cave clan.”
“These are my fellow disciples within the clan, this is Xu Yong, and this is Zhou Yunning.”
“This is Lu Xuan, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s most powerful Spiritual Plant Master, the Mutant Fire Essence Chi that was sent to the sect this time was the one that Master Lu discovered the problem and found the solution.”
Fiery Liner introduced both parties to each other, and when speaking of Lu Xuan, he made it a point to point out the key role that Lu Xuan had played in this incident.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, we have to rely on the help of Fellow Daoist Lu and the two Fellow Daoists this time.”
Fire Hemlock tightly gripped Lu Xuan’s hands, a fervent smile on his face.
When he initially saw that Lu Xuan’s cultivation level was the lowest amongst the few, he paid relatively little attention, and after hearing Fire Liner’s words, he instantly became much more enthusiastic.
It even made Lu Xuan’s hands feel a scorching heat.
“Patriarch Fire is polite, this is what we should do.”
Lu Xuan smiled and endeavored to pull his hands out.
“Several Dao Friends, please come in, I have already set up a banquet in my mansion, it’s just that the Fire Cloud Cave is not comparable to the Heavenly Sword Sect, the conditions are rudimentary, and there are only a few special products, so please don’t be offended by the poor hospitality.”
Fire Hemlock smiled as he introduced Lu Xuan’s few people inside.
The underground world was filled with crimson rocks, the air was filled with a sulfur-like scent, and under careful listening, the sound of magma flowing behind the stone walls could be heard.
The Fire Liner Clan residence was built in such an environment, and along the way, simple houses built from crimson boulders could be seen, with a line of sight, either obvious or subtle, coming from inside the house.
“Fire Hemlock Clan Chief, the mutated spirit plants need to get resolved as soon as possible, why don’t you take us to the spirit field first, so that we can understand the situation first and probably have a bottom.”
“There’s no need to rush the banquet, we can get together properly again when things are resolved.”
Lu Xuan said out loud.
“That’s not too good, is it?”
Fire Hemlock turned his head to look at Fire Lin’er, although he was the head of a clan in the Fire Cloud Cave, and at the same time was Fire Lin’er’s uncle, but Fire Lin’er was a True Successor of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and his status was unknown how many times higher than his, so he was still the one who made the decisions on things big and small.
“Let’s follow what Senior Martial Brother Lu said.”
Fire Lin’er readily accepted good advice, and Xu Yong and the others naturally had no opinion.
“Then a few fellow Daoists follow me this way.”
Fire hemlock set up a banquet just to properly fulfill the host’s friendship, in actuality, his heart had long been anxious, itching to immediately solve the problem of the spiritual plant mutation.
Several people traveled through the fiery red cavern for a long time and came to a spiritual field.
The spirit soil in the field attracted Lu Xuan’s attention.
The spiritual soil was a light red color, and from time to time, there were threads of black smoke rising up, and from afar, one could feel a dry and hot aura.
“This is a special kind of spirit soil from the Fire Cloud Cave called Inferno Soil, which contains a rich fire spirit aura that is mild and harmless, and is rarely seen elsewhere in the cultivation world.”
“For fire spirit plants, the inflammatory soil can promote their growth to a certain extent.”
Seeing that Lu Xuan had noticed the light red spirit soil in the spirit field, Fire Hemlock took the initiative to explain to him.
“There’s nothing strange under the sun.”
Lu Xuan’s heart sighed with emotion.
(End of Chapter)