The Old Gods

Chapter 1009 A Few Things About the Cape

A gentle sea breeze blows, and the sky is clear and blue.

The mist-shrouded ends of the earth have finally cleared up. Thanks to the successive advancements of the warriors of the Burning Gate, this is the first time the island has seen clear skies in more than three months!
In such a training environment, it would be strange if the warriors of the Burning Gate didn't grow quickly.

The waves crashed against the rocks, sending up sprays that soaked the mermaid lying on the rock.

"Hmm~"

Lu Ran closed his eyes and let out an extremely comfortable nasal sound.

At this moment, whether or not he becomes a god seems to no longer matter; Lu Ran already has the illusion of "clearing the level".

As a person,

He had arrived at his mother's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with her at the pinnacle of humanity.

If you want to go any further, that's a completely different matter.

We need to break free from the mountain peak beneath our feet and fly into the sky.
Not far away, on the edge of a sea cliff only twenty or thirty meters high, a tall woman stood quietly, looking at the young man on the reef with a hint of joy on her face.

Her gaze quickly caught the attention of the mermaid youth.

Lu Ran looked up and smiled, "Long time no see."

"Ranbao, congratulations!" Chang Ying also showed a sweet smile.

Dark-skinned girls don't really fit Lu Ran's aesthetic preferences.

The black pearl alone is fine, but the problem is that Chang Ying is tall and strong, like a wild woman from a primitive tribe.

It gives you a sense of health and vitality, with abundant blood and energy, and regular monthly cycles.

But it must be said that ability makes people stronger!

Now that Chang Ying has reached the Heavenly Realm, even if her appearance remains unchanged, her temperament is truly extraordinary!

Dressed in pristine white, her robes fluttering in the sea breeze, she combined this with the overwhelming aura unique to those from the Celestial Realm, forcefully elevating the wild woman to the ranks of immortals.

That loose white robe belonged to Lu Ran.

To this day, Lu Ran has given away two of his robes: one to Wu Xiao and the other to Chang Ying.

It couldn't be called a gift, because due to the circumstances at the time, the two were either dressed in tattered clothes or had no clothes at all, so Lu Ran temporarily lent them his robes.

The two of them kept wearing it and showed no intention of returning it.

Wu Xiao, draped in that white robe, transformed into a stone statue, and later into a god.

Judging from this, it seems Chang Ying is also going to be transformed into a stone sculpture in this form.

"Boom!"

Chang Ying leaped down, her figure crashing heavily onto the beach, creating a crater in the ground.

Lu Ran: "."

I just praised you as an immortal, and now you're making all this noise?

Chang Ying leaped out of the pit again, landing precisely beside the rock where Lu Ran was lying: "Third level of the Heavenly Realm?"

"That's right." Lu Ran urged Yan Qingsha to cast a spell to prevent Chang Ying from being subjected to pressure.

Sometimes, Lu Ran really felt that the world was unfair to him.

He was terrified when facing powerful gods and demons, but could talk and laugh with weak creatures when facing him.

Tsk~
I've been too gentle with this world.
Lu Ran swung his ornate fishtail, crawled forward half a meter, and reached the edge of the reef. He looked down and smiled at the dark-skinned girl below.
"I will guide you to merge with the stone sculpture in a while. In a week at most, you will reach the third level of the Heavenly Realm."

A week!
Jumping two levels in a row!

Chang Ying was both delighted and amazed upon hearing this.

Even if people are talented enough and lucky enough, it takes half a year to advance to the next small rank in the Sea Realm.

The ends of the earth are undoubtedly the most prestigious places for cultivation in the world.

The soldiers achieved twice the result with half the effort, but it still took them about four months to advance one small rank.

As it turned out, Lu Ran said in person that she could go straight from the first level of the Heavenly Realm to the third level in just one week.

Such a miracle could only have been accomplished by him.

Chang Ying's expression grew increasingly complicated.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran crossed his arms, rested his chin on his arms, and looked down at his former carefree classmate.

Everyone has grown along the way. Her changes are outrageous; she's no longer the innocent and carefree girl she once was.

it's a pity.

“We were able to reach the summit in just a few days, but you had to train for so long,” Chang Ying said softly, one hand on the wet rocks.

As she spoke, her fingers poked small holes in the rocks.

This scene, ironically, reminded Lu Ran of some of her past self.

"Actually, it's not bad." Lu Ran smiled. "I advanced to the second level of the Heavenly Realm on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month last year, and today is the first time."

“The 29th of the first lunar month,” Chang Ying replied immediately.

"Yes, only six or seven months, that's fast enough." Lu Ran said casually, then suddenly remembered something, "In the next few days, I'll send you to the third level of the Heavenly Realm, and in another month, I'll send you to the Altar of Gods!"

Chang Ying immediately realized something and clenched her fists: "Is Ranbao going to deal with Lingqian?"

"Well, I'm afraid you can't do it yourself."

Chang Ying felt a surge of anxiety and quickly said, "After advancing to the third level of the Heavenly Realm, my strength is sufficient. I can go to the Heavenly Battlefield to fight for you!"

In fact, back when she was still in the Sea Realm, she had already been fighting on the Heavenly Battlefield with the Burning Gate Squad.

As a prophet, she consistently ensured the safety of the team members, and the mission was accomplished exceptionally well.

Now that her strength has increased dramatically, she believes she can help Lu Ran even more.

"You've misunderstood," Lu Ran explained, shaking his head. "The battle against the spirit divination slip is very special; it will be a life-or-death struggle."

"Huh?" Chang Ying blinked. "So, you just wait to devour the spirit talisman's soul, transform into a god, and then descend to earth to protect the people of Great Xia."

Chang Ying opened her mouth, her expression somewhat somber, but ultimately said nothing.

"Yingying, the death of Lingqian doesn't mean everything is fine." Lu Ran understood her expression and said softly.

He reached down and smoothed her short hair, which was ruffled by the sea breeze, and continued, "We still have many enemies, including the gods and demons of the other four war zones, and the Faceless Jade Venerable."

Once you become my divination slip, you must shine brightly.

"Definitely!" Chang Ying suddenly raised her head, her eyes resolute.

"Mm." Lu Ran replied with a smile, then suddenly turned his head to look into the distance.

Accompanied by the clear and melodious sound of bells, a woman wearing a golden veil and a long golden dress flew in—Golden Sparrow.

The woman was once the head of the Tianque Pavilion, and now she has many impressive titles.

For example, the successor of the third-class evil god, Nine Nether Sparrow.

For example, one of the eight great generals of the Burning Gate.

In the past, Lu Ran climbed Mount Shengling, saving many lives and recruiting many great generals.

The seeds sown in the past have now borne fruit; how can one not be overjoyed?
At this stage, the Burning Gate occupies one sacred mountain after another and has been resisting foreign enemies. It is precisely the time when they need manpower!

"Ring ring~ Ring~"

The clear sound of bells rang out as the woman in the golden dress arrived.

Jin Que'er bowed respectfully, her voice soft: "Sect Master, you call me Que'er."

Lu Ran pouted and said, "You've advanced to the Heavenly Realm, and you didn't even bother to come and report to me?"

“Recently, Que’er has been consolidating her strength and realm.”

As she was talking, Jin Que'er suddenly realized that she shouldn't have explained or talked back, so she immediately lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry."

Lu Ran: "."

"Que'er was wrong, I won't do it again next time." Jin Que'er said softly, a dignified Heavenly Realm expert, yet she had such a gentle and weak appearance.

The key is that it doesn't feel out of place!
No wonder she's Xiao Yuanxi's good friend.

That's something!
"Ahem." Lu Ran coughed. "It's not that bad. You two go into the gourd first, and I'll help you merge with the stone sculpture."

"Yes."

"Yes!"

Lu Ran took out the Phoenix Pattern Gourd and put the two generals into it.

He then proceeded with practiced ease, entering the gourd and retrieving the corresponding stone sculpture from the sculpture garden.

A few minutes later, Lu Ran flew out, carrying the magic gourd on his back.

He finally had time to pay attention to his second-tier magic artifact, the Blood Crystal Mask.

"I'm telling you, next time you need to control yourself a bit, you almost suffocated me." Lu Ran patted the exquisite mask in dissatisfaction.

The blood crystal mask remained silent.

"By the way, what is the effect of your second magical artifact?" Lu Ran took off his mask and examined it closely.

It seemed to have become even more eerie in its redness, even bordering on "seductive."

The Blood Crystal Mask recounted its methods, leaving Lu Ran speechless with astonishment!
The mask's primary function is to summon a blood mask that covers the lower half of the target's face, with lines of blood protruding to sew up the target's mouth and seal the throat, preventing the target from making a sound.

In this way, all spells cast by the target through their mouth are prohibited, including but not limited to war cries.

On an objective level, a blood mask can also cause a target to suffocate and die.

The second function of the Blood Crystal Mask extends from the physical sealing level to the mental level!

Enemies whose throats are sealed by the blood mask will experience a unique mental shock.

It's a fear effect that continuously erodes the enemy's mind, causing the thought of "absolutely not making a sound" to accumulate wildly deep within their consciousness.

What would be the consequences if a sound were made?
do not know!
You don't need to know, because the unknown is the most terrifying.

In other words, the second-tier artifact, Blood Crystal Mask, can provide a double lockdown to enemies on two levels.

Beneath the blood-stained surface, all things fall silent!

"Goodness~" Lu Ran gently stroked the blood-stained surface, "You're really domineering."

Physically silencing them is one thing.

We also need to imprint a mental imprint on the enemy's mind.

"Sigh," Lu Ran sighed again, "If only you had come sooner, I wouldn't have had to worry about those Dongting disciples' battle cries and roars during the battle with Jingting Mountain back then."

Now, it's too late.

"It's not too late."

Lu Ran put on his mask and comforted him, "We still have many enemies! If you can really advance to the fourth rank, you will definitely shine in the future great battles."

In the future, when facing extraterrestrial gods and demons, or the Faceless Jade Venerable, I can sew those bastards' mouths shut with a mere thought!

Wherever the gaze falls, the gods fall silent!

Doesn't that sound really cool?

"Hmm." The blood crystal mask responded with a soft "hmm," and then fell silent.

"Ugh~~~" Lu Ran stretched his long limbs as much as he could and then stretched out his yawns in a fierce way.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, there was still about a month until the battle with the Evil Spear Emperor.

You have to prepare well!

(End of this chapter)