Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?! Chapter 1054 553: Eighth Life: Ancestor Luo Lan, Ninth Divine General!

Xuandan City.

With Lu Yuan having fully refined the Earth Vein Fire Spirit.

The earth fire burning for ten thousand years vanished.

The surging magma ocean slowly cooled down, hardening into pitch-black stone at last.

Inside the alchemy room.

Numerous alchemists concentrated fiercely, refining a batch of pills.

Yet they were shocked to find.

The once roaring furnace flames abruptly weakened drastically, seeming ready to snuff out anytime!

"What's happening? This furnace fire draws earth fire essence from deep within the earth vein via a formation, and it's never faltered all these years."

"Why the sudden shift today? Has something malfunctioned?"

The alchemists panicked, sweat pouring down as they paced frantically like ants in a frying pan.

Only Yang Yuan, witnessing this, changed his face at once, dimly sensing the truth.

"Did Lord Lu Yuan truly succeed in subduing the Earth Vein Fire Spirit?"

This thought made Yang Yuan's heart tremble fiercely, struggling to believe it.

For as Xuandan City's Lord, he understood better than most the horrifying might of the Earth Vein Fire Spirit.

To put it bluntly.

Without the Thousand-link Dragon-binding Array set by the Medicine God Sect's founding ancestor, if the Earth Vein Fire Spirit escaped, Xuandan City would be reduced to ashes.

And through the ages.

Medicine God Sect's successive Sect Masters attempted countless ways to tame the Earth Vein Fire Spirit, yet all failed.

Moreover.

Several Ming Dao Venerables even suffered grave injuries from the Earth Vein Fire Spirit, wounds hard to heal due to lacking enough strength!

Yet Yang Yuan never imagined.

Lu Yuan, merely at half-step venerable realm, not only subdued the Earth Vein Fire Spirit but fully refined it, claiming every bit of its earth fire essence!

"Xuandan City earns its fame as the alchemy capital thanks to the boundless earth fire here, easing alchemists' loads and boosting pill success rates."

"But now that the Earth Vein Fire Spirit is tamed, Xuandan City's alchemy capital status will fade into the past before long."

Yang Yuan felt mixed feelings, shaking his head with a wry smile.

Still, he knew well.

The Divine Fire Sect's massive invasion across domains aimed to devour the whole Xuanling Domain outright.

The Medicine God Sect, surrounded by Divine Fire Sect forces for days, teetered on collapse, needing potent outside help or it would fall soon.

Right now, he had to seize every opportunity, pinning all hopes on Lu Yuan.

If Lu Yuan repelled the Divine Fire Sect's three Ming Dao Venerables, the Earth Vein Fire Spirit mattered little.

Right then.

A silhouette materialized soundlessly in the City Lord's Mansion, jolting Yang Yuan badly.

Recognizing the face clearly, joy surged as he hurried forward with warm greetings.

"Lord Lu Yuan, have you emerged from seclusion?"

"Yes."

Lu Yuan nodded steadily.

"The earth fire under Xuandan City is gone, though I've planted a ember far below ground."

"If your Medicine God Sect tends it with earth vein essence diligently, the city's splendor might return in a millennium."

Always leave a path in dealings, for future encounters.

Lu Yuan wasn't greedy, and the Earth Vein Fire Spirit's true treasure was that wisp of True Phoenix Divinity anyway.

The earth fire essence held little value for him, so no point in exhausting the source.

"Many thanks, my lord!"

Hearing this glad tidings, Yang Yuan beamed with delight, bowing deeply in respect.

"No need to stand on ceremony; it's mutual benefit."

"Hand over the full details on the Divine Fire Sect. Per our deal, I'll aid you once within my power."

Lu Yuan stated calmly.

"One moment please, my lord."

Yang Yuan wasted no time, swiftly pulling a jade slip from his storage ring and offering it reverently to Lu Yuan.

"Here's every bit of intel I've collected; kindly peruse it, my lord."

Lu Yuan accepted the jade slip, probing it with divine sense, grasping all the contents instantly.

One had to admit.

Though Yang Yuan's skills were average, his intelligence gathering shone brightly.

From Divine Fire Sect army sizes to their battle formation prowess, high-rankers' divine abilities...

All documented meticulously, sparing Lu Yuan much trouble.

"Eighty million Divine Fire Army troops, thirty-nine Void Dao Saint Masters, three Ming Dao Venerables—that's the might of a top Dao lineage today?"

After scanning the intel fully, Lu Yuan's gaze sharpened, now grasping the Divine Fire Sect's formidable power firsthand.

The Divine Fire Sect ranked among the era's mightiest Immortal Dao Lineages, spanning countless realms, an unchallenged colossus.

For conquering Xuanling Domain, they unleashed their billion-strong forces, revealing vast reserves.

Yet to Lu Yuan, the Divine Fire Army's numbers posed no threat.

Only those three Ming Dao Venerables warranted his caution.

"Ancestor Luo Lan, early Inscription Dao stage, Divine Fire Sect Supreme Elder, Longevity Family head, Wind Dao authority, a leading venerable of our time."

"Thunder Divine General, early Inscription Dao stage, ninth Divine Fire Army general, veteran of outer domain wars for millennia, with endless merits for the Divine Fire Sect."

Reviewing data on these two Ming Dao Venerables, a hint of gravity flickered in Lu Yuan's eyes.