The Old Gods

Chapter 1027 The Immortal Sheep Appears Again
On a midsummer night, the stars twinkle.

Jiang Ruyi sat languidly on the bench, her white nightgown outlining her exquisitely beautiful figure, as alluring as the night.

She wasn't worried that outsiders would see her in her nightgown.

After all, there was only one household in the entire Rain Alley City.

She had felt regretful before, not because of any homesickness, since she cared about very few things.

It was because Lu Ran was troubled that he could no longer return to the hometown he remembered.

Looking back now, it seems like this is actually quite good.

quiet.

Jiang Ruyi crossed her legs, holding the exquisite phoenix-patterned gourd in one hand, and focused on the situation inside.

"I'm dressed! I'm all dressed up!"

Little Phoenix was so happy that it flew up, flying left and right.

"Hehe~" Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to poke the chubby gourd.

The Ice Heart Bracelet on her wrist seemed to be infected by the joyful atmosphere, and it trembled slightly.

The jade bracelet is as clear and translucent as ice crystals, with energy flowing within it, like drifting frost and snow, lowering the surrounding temperature.

It always works diligently, providing its owner with a touch of coolness on this sweltering summer night.

The Ice Heart Bracelet has advanced to the third tier.

On the third day of the third lunar month, after the great battle between Lu Ran and the Evil Spear Emperor ended.

It's both laughable and infuriating.

If the Ice Heart Bracelet had advanced even a moment earlier, Jiang Ruyi wouldn't have needed to borrow the magic item, the Jade Pouch, and the members of the Burning Sect wouldn't have had to worry so much, giving the pouch a long lecture.

Within the divine and demonic system, defensive and purification techniques have extremely high priority, as they enable one to fight against "dirty things" even at a higher level.

Therefore, although the Ice Heart Bracelet is only a third-tier item, it is comparable to a Heavenly-grade item.

However, the mental defense system it built for its master was sufficient to withstand the mental output of divine items.

The fact that the Ice Heart Bracelet could advance further was truly unexpected by many, including Lu Ran.

Magical artifacts differ from divine weapons; they are relatively independent and autonomous, and their origins are extremely important! From the moment an object gathers the essence of heaven and earth, undergoes transformation, and is born into the world, whether it is a dragon or an insect is already predetermined.

Lu Ran always believed that the Ice Heart Bracelet had fully realized all of his talents.

Who would have thought it could break through the limits and go even higher?
Lu Ran was unaware of the actual situation at the time; as a participant in the battle, his attention was naturally focused on the fight.

The soldiers of the Burning Gate who were watching the battle all looked increasingly grim!
As Jiang Ruyi gazed at the distorted and twisted rays of light within the black mist, her Dao heart was on the verge of giving way.

For her, every distortion of light meant that Lu Ran had narrowly escaped death.

The Ice Heart Bracelet had never seen its owner in such a state.
It wanted to calm its owner down, so it sent a cool sensation to the owner's heart, helping the owner of the magical artifact to calm their mind.

It failed.

After exhausting all their efforts, they failed miserably.

The trouble should end it.

What truly calmed the master down was the victory of the human youth on the battlefield, who survived.

However, Jiang Ruyi naturally sensed Bingxinzhu's efforts.

After everything had settled down, she finally reached out and touched the Ice Heart Bracelet with her fingertips, offering a rare word of encouragement.

Then, a thick fog swept down from the sky.

By a stroke of luck, the Ice Heart Bracelet broke through its own limitations and reached a height it should never have reached.

The Immortal Binding Whip is incredibly painful!

Everyone was originally at level two!

Under the radiance of the top-tier magical artifacts, the Phoenix Robe and the Jade Ghost Talisman, we were brothers in misfortune, but then you suddenly climbed a step up?
You make me look silly.
The Binding Immortal Whip was secretly heartbroken, and in the following days, the male master's encouragement to the Ice Heart Bracelet only made matters worse for the Binding Immortal Whip's wounded heart.

The man smiled and said, "It's not too late."

Although the Ice Heart Bracelet missed the life-or-death battle with the Spirit Sign, the Burning Gate still faces many enemies and countless battles in the future.

This belated mental health system is not too late.

The woman agreed with what the man said and even reached out her hand, her fingers tracing the jade bracelet once more.

The Binding Immortal Whip could only cower silently, watching the Ice Heart Bracelet receive all the pampering.

I feel uncomfortable and want to cry.

The Ice Heart Bracelet, after advancing to the third tier, did not gain any additional effects, just like the previous advancements.

Like the divine weapons and magical artifacts of gods and demons, it is clearly a specialized type, and its purpose is to build a spiritual defense system for the owner of the artifact.

As for calming the mind and releasing a cool aura, these are just byproducts.

And this side effect is enough to make life wonderful.

At this moment, Jiang Ruyi was enjoying the cool breeze released by the Ice Heart Bracelet on this sweltering summer night.

She raised her hand and caught the magic gourd that flew back, and then heard a child's innocent voice:
"It flew out!"

Sure enough, a tiny figure flew out from the gourd's mouth, then slowly grew larger and stood on the stone road.

Jiang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly.

The once dull and gray imperial robes have now undergone a complete transformation!

It formed an invisible contract with Lu Ran, transforming into a pure energy body that draped over its master, thus revealing a different appearance.

The emperor's robe was black.

It was an extreme black, like an abyss that swallowed all light.

The robe was embroidered with intricate and exquisite patterns by dark gold threads, with a faint dark gold light slowly flowing around it.

Lu Ran had previously worn the Black Gold Emperor Robe at Holy Spirit Mountain, but that was merely a mortal item. Compared to the top-tier magical artifact, the Evil Emperor Robe, it was worlds apart.

“Not bad.” A strange light flashed in Jiang Ruyi’s eyes as she sensed the majestic aura emanating from the young man in the imperial robes, and she also saw an indescribable, eerie beauty.

"That's good now," Lu Ran said with a smile. "Ordinary methods won't be able to hurt me."

Common methods?

That's still too conservative a statement.

Even divine techniques unleashed by gods will be severely suppressed and quickly disintegrated when they come within a certain range of the Evil Emperor's Robe, and then disappear into the world.

Jiang Ruyi stood up and carefully straightened his collar.

It was clear that she was in a good mood: "You said before that the Ice Heart Bracelet had advanced to the third level, freeing me from the troubles of mental techniques and removing a major worry from your mind."

Now I understand how you feel.

“That reminds me.” Lu Ran’s heart stirred and he immediately said, “In the future, if you carry out any dangerous missions, I will lend you the imperial robe. You can wear two top-level magical artifact robes at the same time.”

The phoenix robe is on the inside, the imperial robe on the outside!

Isn't it beautiful?

Real life isn't a video game where you can only wear one robe in your inventory.
Jiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran with a helpless expression.

How fragile am I in your eyes?
Furthermore, the Phoenix Robe and the Imperial Robe are not only of the same level, but also of the same type. Wouldn't they fight if they were together?
"Whoo~"

With a thought, Lu Ran's imperial robe fluttered, and he embraced Jiang Ruyi's back, gently pushing her into his arms.

Jiang Ruyi raised an eyebrow slightly: "It seems you get along well with it."

"I also want to thank you for helping it overcome that hurdle in its heart. Once that's overcome, everything else falls into place." Lu Ran put one arm around Fairy Jiang and summoned an ancient bronze mirror with the other.

"Where to?" Jiang Ruyi asked, puzzled.

"go home."

Jiang Ruyi tilted her head slightly, looked at the first-floor house not far away, and whispered, "So lazy."

Lu Ran: "."

"Not going to look at the stars anymore?"

"Let's hurry up and get some sleep. Who knows when we'll have another chance to rest?" Lu Ran shook his head, put his arm around his fiancée, walked into the full-length mirror, and stepped into the master bedroom.

The emperor's robes were obeyed and the emperor departed.

Guided by the little phoenix, it drifted towards the small room where Lu Ran lived when he was a child, and also broke into a treasure vault of inestimable value!
Inside the small house, many top-tier divine weapons were hanging on the walls.

A smoky silk ribbon hung on the clothes rack, a wisp of smoky blue gauze lay on the small bed, two black jade tiger tallies were placed on the bedside table, and a blood crystal mask sat on the computer desk.

Although the emperor was new to the scene, he was not intimidated in the slightest.

Objectively speaking, apart from the three knives and the Fiery Phoenix Pattern Gourd, the other treasures are indeed no match for the Emperor's Robe in terms of strength and realm.

However, in terms of value, there is always one mountain higher than another!

Scattered in front of the small shrine by the window are many fragments of Buddhist ritual implements and coins for the deceased.

Within each ancient coin lies the imprisoned soul of a god or demon!

Inside the shrine, the little celestial sheep sculpture smiled, as if looking at the top-tier robes that once belonged to the Evil Gun Emperor, now submitted to Lu Ran and joined this big family.

No! It's not "seems"; it was actually seen.

A black shadow flickered across the sheep's face in the small sculpture.

Is this the divine intervention of the Immortal Sheep?
The room was filled with countless rare treasures, and the divine energy fluctuations were extremely strong. The unusual state of the fairy sheep statue was fleeting and went unnoticed.

Little Phoenix floated to the single bed on its own, rolled up the smoky blue gauze, and wrapped it around its chubby body.

Is it like it's being used as a small blanket?

The Evil Emperor's Robe fluttered high in the center of the room, giving it an air of absolute dominance.

"Buzz~" The Eight Desolations Annihilation Blade on the wall trembled slightly.

If its owner and mistress hadn't been resting in the master bedroom next door, it probably would have already flown down.

What the hell is this imperial robe?! What are you pretending for?

The night is getting darker.

There was silence in the house.

On the large bed in the master bedroom, Lu Ran, holding a warm and soft woman in his arms, had already fallen into a deep sleep.

But gradually, his long, deep breaths became erratic for some reason.

Jiang Ruyi quietly opened her eyes. As she had said before, she didn't need to sleep.

By the dim light of the streetlamp outside the window, she looked at his face so close to hers and noticed that he was frowning slightly, as if he was having a nightmare.
"Uh-huh."

Lu Ran's brows furrowed deeper and deeper before he finally opened his eyes.

But they found themselves not in the real world, but in the spiritual world, standing in the sculpture garden of gods and demons.

Above them, a ram's head was still burning fiercely.

Black Fire Ram's Head?

"Lord Immortal Sheep?!" Lu Ran was both surprised and delighted, and hurriedly said, "You...you...my father..."

The black-and-red ram's head had wide, horizontal pupils, perfectly illustrating what "dead ram eyes" meant.

It was eerie and extremely terrifying!
The enormous black ram's head burned silently, hovering above the human youth below.

Lu Ran naturally realized that something was wrong, and the look of surprise on his face quickly faded as he probed:

"Lord Xianyang?"

(End of this chapter)