Yanhanlu.

"Gentle cool wind stirs, forlorn cold dew falls." Upon hearing the name 'Yanhanlu', Wu Tie unconsciously recited this poem in his mind.

And then, he spontaneously recited it out loud.

Yanhanlu's icy gaze flickered slightly, she never knew that her name could have such a wonderful interpretation.

But soon, her gaze turned as cold as encountering a sudden cold front, freezing, icing over, chilling to the bone.

Her body felt a chill, a cold aura continued to emerge from her heart, cold sweat oozed from the palms of her hands, and the 'Yuanbing' sword, meticulously crafted by the master artisan of the Lu Family, trembled slightly.

Yanhanlu did not think that such a beautiful poem could come from Wu Tie himself.

As the heir of one of the three major families in Cyan Flame Domain, Yanhanlu's knowledge far surpassed that of ordinary people. Such a beautiful and extraordinary poem could only come from the inheritance of an ancient civilization.

Such an inheritance... signified a powerful force.

Those fools from the Shi Family who were mining would never possess such a powerful inheritance... The Lu Family was well aware of the few books in their study. Therefore, Wu Tie came from a more terrifying force outside of the Shi Family.

Images of the young disciples of the Church of Longevity flashed through Yanhanlu's mind.

She also recalled the outrageous and extreme things the higher-ups of the Church of Longevity had done within the Lu Family.

Could Wu Tie be a disciple of the Church of Longevity?

"The Shi Family?" Yanhanlu's train of thought was thrown off by Wu Tie's unintentional recitation. She looked deeply into Wu Tie's clear eyes and suddenly exploded into flames. Accompanied by a loud thunderous sound, she charged towards Wu Tie.

Flames burst forth, Yanhanlu moved in a blur, her body tearing through the air, causing bursts of circular shockwaves to erupt, as if she had thrown herself into Wu Tie's arms.

Her hands gracefully swung, and the two exquisite swords sent out countless points of cold starlight, silently enveloping Wu Tie.

This was the most beautiful move Wu Tie had ever seen.

His vision was covered by flames, the sight of a towering inferno. Within the flames that seemed to devour everything, sparkling and glittering points of cold light fell like snowflakes, carrying a chilling intent that stabbed at Wu Tie's vital points.

The flames burned everything, while the cold light pierced straight through the soul.

Yanhanlu's body turned into a mass of fire, a gust of wind, completely losing solidity. In the sea of flames, all Wu Tie could see were Yanhanlu's two eyes, cold as ice.

Heavy Tower Realm.

At this young age, Yanhanlu had already reached the Heavy Tower Realm. Moreover, she was able to transform her body into wind and fire, clearly having cultivated divine abilities.

Wu Tie roared in a low voice, his invisible force field suddenly collapsed inward, then violently exploded outwards.

Amidst the deafening roar, waves of air surged outwards from Wu Tie, and white shockwaves spread out in ripples. The land around him was peeled away layer by layer, and the five stone giants were caught off guard and were sent flying in a sorry state.

Flames enveloped Wu Tie.

Yanhanlu transformed into wind and fire, completely merging into the shockwaves unleashed by Wu Tie. Immaterial figures made of flames nimbly shuttled through the shockwaves, unhindered, and rushed towards Wu Tie.

Wu Tie gripped the Wind and Cloud Pennant in his left hand and gave it a strong shake.

Thick smoke billowed into the air, and Wu Tie's body lifted off the ground, about to soar into the sky.

Countless points of cold light, accompanied by bone-piercing chill, darted towards Wu Tie's vital points. In the sound of "pu-chi," the two exquisite swords pierced through Wu Tie's body hundreds of times in an instant, viciously tearing through his flesh.

The following "ding-ding" sounds came as the two swords struck the bones.

The collision between the swords and the bones sounded like hacking at an iron plate. In addition to the crisp impact sound, there were even tiny notches on the edges of Yanhanlu's two swords - Wu Tie's bones were slightly harder than her two swords.

The Wind and Cloud Pennant rolled violently, the light around Wu Tie distorted. Yanhanlu's subsequent attacks suddenly lost their rhythm, and she couldn't determine Wu Tie's exact position. What she saw was not reality, but a distorted illusion.

Her swords grazed Wu Tie's body time and time again, but they could no longer effectively injure him.

When the swords collided with the bones, it was like chopping on an iron plate. Apart from the crisp impact sound, the blades of Yanhanlu's two swords even showed extremely fine cracks - Wu Tie's bones were slightly harder than her two swords.

The Wind and Cloud Pennant revolved violently, causing the light around Wu Tie to distort. Yanhanlu's next attacks became disordered, and she couldn't determine Wu Tie's precise location. What she saw was not reality, but a distorted illusion.

Her swords brushed against Wu Tie's body again and again, but they could no longer effectively harm his bones.

Ferocious Godly Realm.

This young man, who seemed like a teenager to Wu Tie, had actually reached the level of the Ferocious Godly Realm. Moreover, he was able to turn his body into wind and fire. It was clear that he had cultivated a divine ability.

Wu Tie growled lowly, his entire body was covered in wounds that had been cut open, his entire body was covered in blood as the intense pain accompanied by the regret in his heart made his face tremble. "Yanhanlu... surrender... don't ruin these Lava Grass, these Yuan Grass, they're too precious to be wasted!"

Yanhanlu lay on the ground, her arms in pain, the skin and sinews below her elbows splitting apart like a spider's web, blood spurting out like a fountain. Dozens of fractures appeared in the bones of her two arms, even the marrow deep within the bones were shattered like tofu residue.

Wu Tie's power was too violent, with the strength of the Foundation Building Realm alone, he had actually suppressed Yanhanlu head-on and severely wounded her with a single strike.

Intense pain struck.

Yanhanlu had never experienced such suffering from childhood to adulthood.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and Yanhanlu fell heavily to the ground. The tremendous force from Wu Tie's spear was still acting on her, and she was sent flying back hundreds of meters. A deep trench was plowed in the fields, crushing at least a thousand Lava Grass plants.

Wu Tie's face trembled with pain.

The wounds all over his body were bleeding, as the pain in his body combined with the pain in his heart, he couldn't help but shout, "Yanhanlu... surrender... these Lava Grass, these Yuan Grass, they're too good to be wasted!"

Fortunately, his heart and back chest were protected by the Heart Guard Mirror, and his right arm was protected by the White Tiger Armguard...

With a roar, Wu Tie pulled out a spear and swung it with all his might. He placed a series of turbulent vortexes around him, protecting his entire body.

His body was shielded by circles, protecting his entire body.

With his divine power, combined with the power of Yuan Gang, Wu Tie's spear tearing through the air emitted a thunderous sound like thunder, and bursts of shockwaves constantly sprayed out from the spear, causing the air around him to explode, the momentum was incredibly awe-inspiring.

Yanhanlu's two swords continued their attack, but the fiercely violent clash between the spears and the bones caused the two swords to shatter with a loud bang. Even Wu Tie's spear shattered with an intense impact.

Yanhanlu felt her arms shaking violently and instantly lost consciousness.

She cried out in alarm, forcibly being knocked out of her state of divine transformation by Wu Tie. She flew backwards like a leaf caught in the wind.

Her arms hung weakly by her side, the skin and flesh below her elbows split open like a spiderweb, and blood sprayed out like a spring. Dozens of cracks appeared in the bones of her arms, and even the marrow deep in the bones was shattered like tofu residue.

Wu Tie's strength was too terrifying, with only the strength of the Foundation Building Realm, he had directly suppressed Yanhanlu and severely injured her with a single blow.

The pain was overwhelming.

Yanhanlu had never suffered such hardships from childhood to adulthood.

Two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes as she lay on the ground. Wu Tie picked up a fresh Lava Grass from the ground and wiped off the soil on its roots, then swallowed it in one gulp. A huge energy erupted within his body, and Wu Tie took long, deep breaths according to the breathing technique of Foundation Building, quickly absorbing the energy inside the Lava Grass.

Hundreds of deep wounds on his body quickly scabbed over.

Although the pain was still unbearable, at least it had stopped bleeding.

Wu Tie picked up a great axe that was discarded by a Fire-Crocodile warrior and held it in both hands, slowly advancing toward Yanhanlu and the two black-clad middle-aged men. "We came here just for this Yuan Recess... give up resistance, and I don't want to cause needless harm."

Yanhanlu frowned as she watched Wu Tie, gritted her teeth, and asked, "Are you a member of the Church of Longevity?"

Wu Tie raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice, "Those scums? Of course not... they are my enemies."

Yanhanlu heaved a sigh of relief, shook her head, and said, "Fine, we won't resist..."

The two black-clad middle-aged men shouted loudly at the same time, "Miss?"

Yanhanlu shook her head and looked at the five stone giants that were standing behind Wu Tie, ready to attack. "We can't handle those five giants, let alone this monster."

Recalling the scene just now when Wu Tie single-handedly injured Galing, Yanhanlu forced a bitter smile and said, "Foundation Building Realm, with innate divine abilities... and such strength not inferior to the giants, we can't handle such a monster."

"As long as you're not from the Church of Longevity, it's nothing serious." Yanhanlu sighed and shook her head. "It's fine, my father will ransom me back... even though it's somewhat humiliating."

Yanhanlu forced a bitter smile.

Wu Tie waved his hand, and Old Bai, Hei Pi, and the others rushed over. They used medicine to completely incapacitate the two black-clad men, then tied them securely with specially made ropes.

Afterwards, Old Bai fed a bottle of sedatives to the heavily injured Yanhanlu, making her completely unable to muster any strength.

After dealing with Yanhanlu and the three others, Galing and the other hundred Fire-Crocodile people were tied up tightly. Wu Tie and his group shouted loudly in excitement, and large groups of Rat-people rushed in, sweeping through the entire flatland like locusts.

Within a radius of ten miles, a large number of Yuan Grass had been planted in the densest manner.

There were tens of thousands of low-grade Lava Grass, as well as slightly higher grade Fire-Cloud Grass, and even a few dozen Flame Blossoms that were slightly higher grade than Fire-Cloud Grass.

Because of the unique environment of this Yuan Recess and the irrigation from magma-milk, the quality of these Yuan Grass was about thirty percent higher than those produced by the Shi Family. It was undoubtedly a huge fortune.

If it were not for the continuous supply of Yuan Grass from this Yuan Recess, how could the Lu Family possibly possess the title of the strongest warrior family in Cyan Flame Domain?

All the Yuan Grass was perfectly stored in specially made containers brought along, and then neatly stacked on the large carts pulled by the Gray Rock Lizards.

After spending half a day, the Lu Family members and hundreds of Rat-people had harvested all the Yuan Grass in this Yuan Recess. The next task was handed over to the five stone giants.

When the Rat-people warriors were harvesting the Yuan Grass, the stone giants had already used the local materials to carve five huge water tanks, and with their innate talents, they reinforced the tanks, making them much stronger and able to withstand higher temperatures.

Then, they followed the molten rock milk that coagulated into a river and walked into the lava outside the Stone Ganda. They directly scooped up tank after tank of lava from the lava, and brought it back with them.

Tank after tank of lava was poured into the land of the Yuan Recess, and the warriors brought by Wu Tie mixed the fertile soil with the lava using various tools. Soon, this soil fully solidified.

Unless a huge amount of effort and resources were spent to completely change the soil layer of the entire Yuan Recess, otherwise, not a single Yuan Grass would ever grow here again.

Even if the soil layer here was changed, the soil fertility of this Yuan Recess would also become much thinner. Without years of cultivation and irrigation, it would be impossible for the productivity of this Yuan Recess to return to its peak state.

At best, within the next thirty years, the Lu Family could not expect to harvest too much Yuan Grass from this Yuan Recess.

The best estimate was that the Lu Family would experience a fracture in the future.

With the Lu Family's heritage, it was naturally difficult for them to fall from the throne of the three major families in Cyan Flame Domain because of this, but it was enough to make them frantic. The entire family would be weakened, no longer as reckless as before.

This was Shi Meng's revenge on the Lu Family.

The Lu Family burnt half of the fields in Dashicheng and killed so many serfs, so Shi Meng destroyed one of their Yuan Recesses as retaliation.

Yanhanlu and the two black-clad men watched helplessly as Wu Tie and the others destroyed the Yuan Recess on a large scale. They trembled with anger but could do nothing to stop it.

Finally, when Wu Tie looked at the one remaining sturdy small tree and noticed the three Flame Tribulations Fruits, Yanhanlu couldn't help but scream, "You can't touch those three fruits... they are... they are... poisonous!"

(End of Chapter 98)