Chapter 112: The Fourth Level of Jindan, Red Flame Fire Scale (Additional Update)

"Fellow Daoist Chen!"

Taoist Qingshan quickly led Chen An to Xin Fenghai and introduced him, "This is Daoist Xin Fenghai, the junior brother of the headmaster of Lihuo Palace. This time, he came here to guard Black Wind Mountain with us to prevent the demons from attacking from here."

"It turns out to be Brother Xin." Chen An bowed and at the same time, looked at several cultivators from the Lihuo Palace.

Xin Fenghai looked to be in his forties or fifties, with a kind smile on his face. Although he did not look young, he looked quite handsome.

"Chen An, right? You did a good job using the Magic Demon Grass to launch a sneak attack on the Jiyin Sect. It resolved a crisis for my Lihuo Palace." Xin Fenghai narrowed his eyes and said lightly.

"It's just a coincidence. I took the risk only for the safety of my family." Chen Ando.

Xin Fenghai's eyes narrowed, and he said mockingly, "Taking risks? I heard that Brother Chen is very fast, and he can come and go freely in the Demonic Dao territory!"

Chen An frowned slightly after hearing this, feeling a little puzzled. He smiled and said, "I am just good at hiding."

He couldn't reveal the truth about the Magic Demon Grass and the control of the Yin Demon Sect, so he could only say this.

"I just wonder, if the Demon Sect attacks from Black Wind Mountain someday, will Fellow Daoist Chen be the first to run away?"

Xin Fenghai's eyes suddenly became sharper. He stared at Chen An and the other two and said, "From now on, without my order, the three of you are not allowed to leave the vicinity of Black Wind Mountain. Otherwise, if you ruin the Lihuo Palace's plans, I will not be polite to you!"

After hearing this, Chen An finally understood that the other party was trying to warn the three of them.

As soon as he arrived in Qingyun Domain, Xin Fenghai attacked them. His only purpose was to consolidate his authority and intimidate the three of them so that they would obey his orders.

True Man Qingshan and True Man Jinguang did not dare to offend each other, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Daoist Xin, rest assured, we will definitely do our best to defend and will not let go of any cultivator who comes to Black Wind Mountain."

After the two of them finished speaking, they winked at Chen An, indicating that he should deal with this person quickly.

It would be fine if the opponent was just an ordinary Jindan, and Chen An would not be afraid. The key was that Xin Fenghai and the other two were backed by the Lihuo Palace. He did not want to offend the Lihuo Palace for the time being, so he nodded repeatedly with the two of them to show his agreement.

"Hahaha, good, the three fellow Taoists have indeed done their best for the Far East Six Regions."

Xin Fenghai was in a good mood. He took out three storage bags in a flash and said, "No matter what, Fellow Daoist Chen has made great contributions in driving away the evil cultivators of Jiyin Sect. My Lihuo Palace is not unreasonable. You can take the few cultivation resources in here. I heard that Fellow Daoist Chen is also a spiritual plant master. I happen to have a crystal spirit Ling seed here. Take it as a reward for Fellow Daoist."

Master Qingshan and the other person each took a storage bag, took a quick look at it, and looked delighted.

He immediately thanked and complimented Xin Fenghai, which made the other party very happy.

Chen An was watching the interaction between the three people from the side, feeling both amused and helpless. After giving a good beating, he gave another good bet. Isn't this his routine for the foundation-building members of the Chen family?

It seems that this trick really works, otherwise it wouldn't have been so widely spread.

[Third-level spiritual seed Crystal Poria, the main ingredient for refining Crystal Condensing Pills, can only survive by parasitizing on third-level spiritual plants that are over a hundred years old. The seeds lack spiritual energy and need to be nourished by the essence of third-level plants and trees]

Chen An's mind moved. The elixir that helps to form the elixir is here!

He had a strong foundation, so he didn't use any similar elixirs when forming the elixir. The fruit of the fairy tree was enough, but this didn't mean that other people in the Chen family didn't need it.

If the Chen family could produce another Jindan cultivator, he wouldn't have to worry about the safety of the family. He would just have to let his men collect resources while he practiced every day.

After getting the Crystal Porin Spirit Seed, Chen An was in a good mood, and his unhappiness towards Xin Fenghai also dissipated for the most part.

In fact, I even found the other person more pleasing to the eye.

The only thing is that this seed seems to be a defective product and requires third-level plant essence to nourish it, otherwise the other party would not be so generous to give him such a precious spiritual seed.

However, Chen An had the third-level plant essence at his fingertips, so he was not worried about not being able to grow Crystal Poria.

The few of them talked for a while about the protection of Black Wind Mountain, and then Xin Fenghai led the other two fellow disciples away.

Not long after, Jin Guang Zhenren also said goodbye and left.

Taoist Qingshan said with a smile: "Xin Fenghai's methods are clumsy, and he just relies on his high cultivation. You and I still need to work together, so fellow Daoist Chen, don't mind."

The changes in Chen An's expression just now were all seen by him. After they left, he hurriedly said a few words of comfort.

"No problem. Since this person can come to defend Black Wind Mountain, I am also looking forward to it."

Chen An waved his hand and said indifferently that he had the Crystal Poria and did not have such a big complaint about what happened just now.

Immortal Qingshan suddenly showed sarcasm on his face and said, "You may not know, but this person did not come here willingly."

Chen An heard a story behind it and pricked up his ears: "Why is that?"

"As far as I know, when the Lihuo Palace was fighting against the Jiyin Sect, Xin Fenghai fought side by side with his junior sister. The two of them exchanged glances and their relationship seemed to have improved a lot. The headmaster of the Lihuo Palace couldn't stand it, so he forcibly sent Xin Fenghai over."

"Speaking of which, Xin Fenghai is probably quite unhappy. I know you are very powerful, but he is a cultivator in the late Jindan stage. Daoist, please be patient and don't argue with him for the time being."

"I know what's going on."

Chen An nodded and said, "However, two Jindan True Immortals are actually vying for a female cultivator. I'm afraid this woman's identity is not simple either."

True Man Qingshan's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Fellow Daoist Chen is indeed very discerning. You are right. The female cultivator is named Xu Hanyun, and she is our junior sister. Although she is beautiful, her strength is mediocre, and she can only barely form a core. But she is the daughter of Lihuo Patriarch, so her identity is indeed not simple."

"Xu Hanyun's aptitude is not that good, but Patriarch Lihuo likes her very much. Even her Jindan cultivation was built up by her father, Patriarch Lihuo, who spent countless resources."

Master Qingshan was telling interesting stories about Lihuo Palace, and Chen An frowned as he listened.

As a Jindan cultivator, instead of practicing hard and working hard to form an Infant, he just does these meaningless things. No wonder he is ostracized to this remote place.

"By the way, why haven't I seen the Red Leaf Fairy recently?" Chen An asked curiously.

Since returning from the last trip to the secret realm, Fairy Red Leaf's cultivation seemed to have improved further and she was preparing to form a pill. However, there had been no progress for so many years, so Chen An couldn't help but ask about it.

True Man Qingshan looked worried and sighed, "She failed to form a pill before, and her foundation was damaged. She is recuperating in the sect now."

"Failed?"

When Chen An heard the news, his eyes fixed. Fairy Hongye had good aptitude and there was some hope for her to form a pill, but she didn't expect that she would fail.

He sighed in his heart that the gap between people was really too big.

Fairy Hongye had decent aptitude but failed in forming the elixir, whereas Xu Hanyun, the daughter of Patriarch Lihuo, had poor aptitude, but with the support of her father, she was able to form the elixir steadily.

Otherwise, Xin Fenghai and his senior brother are jealous of each other for Xu Hanyun. If they can get the full support of Patriarch Lihuo, it may not be a 100% chance of condensing the infant, but they can have a better chance.

After a long time, after seeing off Master Qingshan, Chen An returned to the cave.

He took out a few stalks of Golden Crow grass, activated the Soul-Snatching Technique to extract their essence, and then soaked the Crystal Soul Ling seeds in it.

The Golden Crow Grass he used was ninety years old, which had plenty of spiritual power. Just soak it for a year or two and it would be almost ready.

Putting the trivial matters behind him, Chen An once again practiced hard behind closed doors. Since he was able to obtain stable third-level spiritual water, relying on the several kilograms of spiritual water produced every year, there are no less than thirty heavy water lotuses in the pool, most of which have reached thirty years old.

Not only is the Yuanshui Lu sufficient for his current cultivation, there is even some left over every year.

Chen An was immersed in cultivation, and time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, another eight years passed.

With his diligent practice every day, Chen An's cultivation level has reached the fourth level of Jindan!

It took fifteen years to break through from the third level of Jindan to the fourth level. This speed cannot be said to be fast, it can only be said to be very fast!
Not only did his skills become perfect, but his efficiency in absorbing and converting spiritual energy also increased by more than one level. Yuan Shuilu also played a significant role in this.

The quality of the Yuanshui Dew condensed from the thirty-year-old and sixty-year-old heavy water lotus is quite different. The latter is obviously more effective in assisting cultivation.

It was also because of this that Chen An was able to advance to the middle stage of Jindan so quickly.

After consolidating his cultivation, Chen An came to the spiritual field.

After fifteen years of cultivation, during which time no less than twenty third-order monsters were attracted, with the nourishment of the flesh and blood and inner elixirs of so many monsters, the age of the two fantasy monster grasses in the spiritual field has reached about 380 years.

Seeing that it was about to reach 400 years, Chen An was not satisfied. To be on the safe side, the Fantasy Demon Grass should be 500 years old at best!
Plus, he had two magic grasses in his hand, so he didn't believe that the Jiyin Sect couldn't be destroyed?

If it really cannot be destroyed, write the name of Kuxiu Mountain upside down!

The two plants of Fantasy Demon Grass in front of him were full of blood and energy, and it was time to ripen them again.

Before Chen An took action, he drove the black-haired beast, which had grown a lot and was as big as a calf, out of the mountain.

If this beast wants to grow up, it will take at least sixty years. Now, only more than ten years have passed and it is still in its infancy.

Seeing the black-haired beast leaving the mountain, Chen An activated the Taiyin Water Element Formation with all his strength. The water curtain covered the entire Kuxiu Mountain, blocking all the aura on the mountain.

After the preliminary work was completed, he immediately activated the Soul-Snatching Technique and ripened one of the plants to four hundred years in one go.

After a while, there was no movement outside the mountain. Seeing that the time was almost up, he let the black-haired beast in.

"Wang!"

The black-haired beast, as big as a calf, wagged its thick black tail and pounced happily towards Chen An.

But when he looked at the Fantasy Demon Grass, the desire in his expression was even stronger than before.

If Chen An hadn't suppressed it, it would have pounced on it and swallowed it whole.

After spending so many years together, Chen An has long been able to communicate with the black-haired beast through thoughts and can roughly understand each other's intentions.

Just now, when Chen An was ripening the Fantasy Demon Grass to four hundred years old, it did not smell any scent outside.

Chen An felt relieved and immediately took out a low-year second-level spiritual medicine and threw it to the black-haired beast.

It couldn't be smelled at the foot of the mountain due to the formation. Even if there were powerful fourth-level monsters in the Black Wind Mountains, the other party was tens of thousands of miles away from Kuxiu Mountain, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Only the occasional Jindan demon beast passing by would be attracted by the scent of the Illusion Demon Grass that Chen An deliberately released.

Looking at the 280-year-old Fantasy Demon Grass, Chen An's mind moved, and he controlled the Taiyin Water Element Formation to release its aura.

He immediately scanned the North Mountain and discovered that Chen Wen and Chen Rou's cultivation had reached the sixth level of foundation building, while Chen Kebao had already reached the seventh level!

"The progress is just about acceptable."

Chen An nodded slightly. If he couldn't make such progress in cultivation in an environment comparable to a fourth-level spiritual vein, then he would have to change people.

Perhaps it was the first time that the aura of the 380-year-old Fantasy Grass was released.

Within a few days, a high-level third-order monster came rushing towards Kuxiu Mountain.

Feeling the gradually approaching fire aura, Chen An quickly jumped into the sky.

Looking intently, dozens of miles away, under the azure blue sky, a ball of fire was approaching him at an extremely fast speed.

"This is... Red Flame Fire Scale."

The monster coming towards them had a dragon head with deer antlers, its body covered with snake scales, a tail like a cow's, and flames rising from its body, like a small sun.

But the only flaw is that the monster with flames rising all over its body has a mixed color, with black spots all over its body.

Rumor has it that the Red Flame Fire Kirin is the descendant of the mythical beast Fire Kirin, but due to its impure bloodline, its highest level of cultivation is only the third level of perfection, and it is difficult for it to cross over to the ranks of the fourth level monsters.

Chen An's heart moved, and he jumped forward to stop it. Just kidding, if this Red Flame Fire Scale was allowed to get too close to Kuxiu Mountain, the foot of his mountain would definitely be a mess.

Although it has little impact on him, don’t forget that there is a mortal town at the foot of the mountain in the south, which is an important birthplace of the Chen family’s cultivators.

"We'll have to ask Chen Qing to move this mortal town away someday!"

Chen An frowned slightly, with a crystal bracelet on his head, standing opposite Chiyan Huolin.

"Roar!"

Chiyan Huolin roared, his voice like thunder, as if he was angry at the person in front of him for blocking his plans of reproduction.

It stood with all four hooves in the air, its eyes scorching, and its huge body trembled. The flames all over its body suddenly became stronger, floating around, as if about to separate from the body.

Chen An's eyes focused, and he saw two smaller red-flame fire scales flying out from the opponent's body and sweeping towards him like flames.

As waves of heat surged in, just as they were about to approach Chen An, a deep blue bead flew out of his body.

A cloud of water mist gushed out from it and touched the flame-shaped monster, making a sizzling sound.

The opponent disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in less than a moment, it shrank into two fist-sized flames.

Chen An smiled lightly and waved his hand. Two water arrows shot out, and with two "chi" sounds, they completely obliterated it.

"Roar!"

Chiyan Huolin's nostrils were snorting, and he was obviously very angry. He could imagine how angry he was inside to be looked down upon by a mere human cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan stage.

It moved its hooves, raised its front hooves, and charged towards Chen An with its body.

Chen An remained calm and was about to kill him when he heard a loud shout from afar:
"Evil beast! The demon cultivator didn't wait for you, but waited for an unruly monster like you. Fellow Daoist Chen, you are no match for it. Stand back for now and watch me kill it!"

　Two chapters combined into one, five chapters still to go!
　　
　
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