The Old Gods

Chapter 1090 Finale (Part )

In the living room, an antique bronze mirror tears open the space and rapidly takes shape.

A woman in a phoenix robe walked out of the mirror.

Five months later, the magnificent phoenix robe suited her even better.

Since the beginning of the first lunar month, when the Burning Gate officially defeated the Faceless Jade Venerable's true form and subdued five enormous Jade Venerables, there has been no one in the world capable of shaking her position.

The Burning Gate spent two months eliminating the Jade Venerable Clan's lackeys, and simultaneously launched a mission:
To sweep across the four major war zones outside the region.

While it was described as a straightforward push, the Burning Gate actually employed a variety of tactics, leaving no stone unturned!

Infiltration, subversion, surrender, assassination, encirclement and suppression, coercion and enticement.
The sect leader's methods were even more ruthless. He had no psychological burden when dealing with gods and demons, directly ambushing and controlling them, and completely erasing the memories of the leaders of the four war zones' gods and demons.

Let them turn into rootless duckweed, and like the enormous jade vessel, kneel down beneath Lady Ranmen's phoenix robe.

For the rest of her life, she will exist according to Lady Ranmen's will.

Just as the Burning Gate needed, they cooperated to gather the gods and demons and unify their respective regions.

I absolutely adore Lu Ran and Jiang Ruyi in the Phoenix Robe.

The once invincible foreign enemy bowed down and submitted at the feet of the mistress.

Having overcome the obstacle of the Jade Venerable Clan, all the gods and demons in the world either surrendered at the mere sight of them or were forcibly taken as their servants.

Lady Ranmen is no longer the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Rather, he is the leader who rules over all gods and demons.

How could I not be happy with the Phoenix Robe that graces the Nine Heavens?

The Phoenix Robe has nine Phoenix Soul Imprints. Apart from the Faceless Stone Lord Shadow Five, the other eight imprints are controlled by first-class gods and demons!
Even more terrifying is that five enormous jade deities share a single phoenix soul imprint.
"Lu Ran?" Jiang Ruyi called softly.

From a corner of the empty living room, a shadow guard's voice came: "Madam, the sect leader and Lord Yuanxi are chatting on the bench outside."

"Hmm." Jiang Ruyi responded casually and walked towards Lu Ran's small bedroom.

Before she even reached the door, she sensed a terrifying energy fluctuation.

Jiang Ruyi stepped into the room and saw a third-tier magic artifact, the Blood Crystal Mask, on the computer desk, and two halves of a second-tier magic artifact, the Black Jade Tiger Talisman, on the bedside table.

On the small bed lay the dreamlike, ethereal third-tier magical artifact, the Misty Silk.

The top-tier magical artifact, the Evil Emperor's Robe, hangs on the clothes rack.

Little Chifeng was nowhere to be seen.

Inside the little guy's belly is a top-tier magical artifact, the Chaotic Magic Pearl, a terrifying object that can decide the life and death of gods and demons in an instant.

It is worth mentioning that the top-tier magical artifact from Europe, the Withering Rose, was given to Xiao Yuanxi by Lu Ran long before the final battle between the Burning Sect and Jade Venerable.

Help her to guard the sacred mountain and resist the invasion of the Jade Venerable Clan.

Jiang Ruyi raised one hand and straightened her black and gold imperial robe.

"Hoo~" The imperial robes rippled slightly along the mistress's fingertips.

Jiang Ruyi looked up and saw the wall full of top-tier divine weapons again.

The Blade of Dawn, the Blade of Silent Night.

The blade that annihilates all eight wastelands, the blade that clears away the dust from the sea of ​​clouds.

And then there's the Zan Zun Dao, which caught the last train after the final battle.

Hmm. Four top-tier divine weapons, with a poor little guy mixed in among them.

The Cloud Sea Dust Clear Blade was only of the first rank and was always suppressed by Emperor Juntian's Cloud Sea Dust Clear Sword. Fortunately, both the opponent's divine weapon and its master were the mother of the Cloud Sea Blade.

The Cloud Sea Blade Spirit remained calm and content, forever content to stay at the first rank.

Jiang Ruyi looked at them one by one, her eyes filled with memories.

These divine weapons and magical artifacts together piece together a complete story chain.

It outlines Lu Ran's journey of struggle.

Now that you've achieved success and fame, looking back...
It has a unique flavor, doesn't it?
Especially these divine weapons, each with its own spirit, what's the difference between them and a photograph frozen in time?
Xia Guang Dao Ling, a young man with a gentle smile, wearing a black combat uniform.

The Silent Night Blade Spirit is a taciturn boy wearing a yellow raincoat.

The Eight Desolate Blade Spirit is a mysterious swordsman who roams the Holy Spirit Mountain realm, wearing a green raincoat and a blue hat.

Yunhai Daoling is an immortal who wears a wide white robe and is elegant and carefree.

Finally, there is the Demon Slayer Blade Spirit, the one who reached the pinnacle of gods and demons, donned the imperial robes, and reigned supreme over the world.

After a brief comparison, Jiang Ruyi realized that she still preferred the Radiant Light Blade Spirit the most.

As expected, the most destructive power still comes from the white moonlight.
"Heh." Jiang Ruyi shook her head and smiled, then stepped to the small shrine, put her hands together, and bowed three times respectfully.

Inside the small shrine, the small statue of the fairy sheep is still enshrined.

Its warm, white color always seems to be smiling.

In front of the small statue are three ancient bronze coins, which look like offerings.

Jiang Ruyi knew that each of the Rebirth Coins contained the soul of a massive jade deity.

On the surface, they appear to be three coins for the deceased, but in reality, they should be described as a "string".

In a dimension she cannot see, many pieces of money are still strung along the red thread.

Without touching it, Jiang Ruyi could feel a trace of sorrow simply by standing in front of the shrine.

The closer we get, the more sorrowful it becomes.

These unseen coins contain fragments of Yu Zun's memories.

"Heh," Jiang Ruyi breathed a soft sigh of relief.

After worshiping, she took a step to the window and happened to see Lu Ran putting away the evil sculpture.

That's the Evil Sculptor Purple Thunder Demon Roc?

It seems that Huangfu Zhao has been successfully resurrected.

"Oh, Sister Ruyi!" Qiao Yuanxi, with her sharp eyes, quickly waved towards the window.

Jiang Ruyi smiled and nodded, her figure blurring as she passed through the walls and windows and flew into the drizzling rain.

Lu Ran picked up the gourd with the phoenix pattern and watched the cold beauty slowly fly over.

Her warm-toned phoenix robe, with its gold and red hues, could not erase her cold and indifferent nature.

Her graceful beauty and imperial majesty were perfectly blended in this extraordinary woman, as if they were a natural combination.

"Brother, I won't bother you, brother?" Qiao Yuanxi looked at Lu Ran, then couldn't help but laugh out loud, waving a small, fair hand in front of his face, "Wake up~"

Lu Ran: "."

It makes me feel like I've been bewitched by a femme fatale.

Is it possible that I simply don't want to talk to you?

"I'm leaving now~" Qiao Yuanxi took the phoenix-patterned gourd and smiled at the woman, "I won't disturb your time together!"

Jiang Ruyi laughed and spat, "Go ahead."

"Hmph." Qiao Yuanxi pouted instead, then suddenly remembered something, "Right, let's find some time to have a meal together as a family?"

I'll go call Mom and Dad. Have they officially met yet?

Lu Ran shook his head: "Our dad will probably only be willing to meet Mom after he's grown up and looks like a human being."

Qiao Yuanxi: ? ? ?

What a word!

You are such a filial son!
"Let's not force Dad," Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "We can invite Dad and Mom to dinner separately in two separate sessions."

"Okay." Qiao Yuanxi hugged the phoenix-patterned gourd. "Then I'll go invite Mom first. I'm off!"

Lu Ran: "You've said it several times already."

"Yeah, that's all I can say!" Qiao Yuanxi muttered to herself, "When I came, I could use the Tear Starfall to teleport to your side, but when I leave, you'll have to open a portal for me!"

Lu Ran: "."

"My silly brother~"

"Do you still want to leave?"

"Fine, I won't leave then." Qiao Yuanxi sat back down on the bench, her beautiful eyes blinking. "I'll be a third wheel~"

"Go, go, go quickly." Lu Ran was at his wit's end and casually summoned a full-length mirror.

"Hehe~" Qiao Yuanxi got up and went to the bronze mirror, then turned to look at the two of them.

Lu Ran: "What's wrong?"

Qiao Yuanxi smiled sweetly, waved gently, and said goodbye:

"Bye-bye~" "Tell me via telepathy after you've confirmed the date for the get-together."

"Mmm." The girl stepped into the mirror, her tall and graceful figure disappearing without a trace.

Jiang Ruyi said softly, "Going home? The rain seems to be getting heavier."

"My little Ruyi is still the best." Lu Ran looked up at the gloomy sky. "Do you know what the first thing Yuanxi said to me was?"

"what?"

She said I was faking my melancholy in the rain.

"Hehe~" Jiang Ruyi chuckled softly, then turned her head to look at her home.

A black ice blade flew out of the window.

"Snapped!"

Lu Ran held the Radiant Light Blade in his hand, its tip pointing straight to the sky.

Accompanied by intense fluctuations of divine power, a terrifying divinity emanated from his cold eyes.

A iridescent glow appeared at the tip of the blade, and a thin beam of light shot straight into the sky.

"call!!"

A powerful energy surged high in the sky, with a thin pillar of rosy light at its center, and beautiful auspicious clouds spread out in all directions.

The old, rain-soaked town has been transformed into a dreamlike place.

The auspicious clouds slowly swirled, transforming into a giant vortex that spread over an ever-widening area.

Jiang Ruyi looked up, gazing at the sky painted with shades of light red, orange-red, golden red, and deep red.
The auspicious clouds gradually dispersed, and the gloomy sky disappeared, revealing a clear blue sky.

The afternoon sun shone down, illuminating the tranquil little town.

“It’s sunny now.” Lu Ran reached out his hand to Jiang Ruyi.

Jiang Ruyi smiled and rolled her eyes at him, but didn't say anything. She wanted to sit next to him, but he pulled her into his arms and made her sit on his lap.

"There's rainwater on the chair," Lu Ran whispered.

Jiang Ruyi gave a soft hum and said in a low voice, "News has come from the Dragon and Evil Shadow that the last batch of gods and demons has been fused. You can proceed with the plan now."

what's the plan?
No more evil spirits will invade the world.

Lu Ran has never forgotten his original intention and still cherishes his initial dream.

That naive young man said:

We must exterminate all evil spirits in the world and eradicate all calamities on earth!
Now, Lu Ran has achieved this from a different perspective.

The demons were not completely eradicated, but they will no longer commit demonic acts; instead, they will all belong to the Burning Gate and obey its commands.

The human race's resistance lasted for over forty years, including the city defense missions on the night of the fifteenth of each lunar month.
He is gone forever!

From this point on, humanity can begin a brand new era.

As for the existence of gods, the development of humanity, the way gods and humans interact in this new world, and so on, Ranmen can explore them slowly.

In fact, Lu Ran had wondered whether this world really needed gods.

They call them gods, but they're just alien species.

Just a bunch of rocks.

Given the infinity of the universe, there must be an infinite number of species, right?
In their eternal and indestructible years, will their human homeland be subjected to an external crisis similar to the descent of gods and demons?

Therefore, I should never have been so radical.

We must have the strength, and we must keep growing it!
Lu Ran had also considered that he could start building stone sculptures of all the gods and demons from the other four war zones within the sculpture park.

Then slay the gods and demons and seize their souls!
They would completely transform the statues of gods and demons, who were loyal to the Lord and possessed complete divine positions, into their own possessions, and have them stand forever in their own garden of gods and demons.

While increasing its own strength, it can also avoid many potential problems.

If any external crisis were to occur someday in the future, the various divine statues within the park would be ready to fight back at any time.

At that time, Lu Ran can also recruit loyal and brave people from within the Ran Sect and even from the entire human race to inherit the divine and evil sculptures and jointly resist foreign enemies.

Hmm. No rush.

Let's try to stabilize the world as quickly as possible and reduce people's suffering.

The years to come are long.

I have plenty of time; I should proceed cautiously and steadily, gradually expanding the sculpture park.

"Lu Ran?"

"Hmm?" Lu Ran quickly responded, apologizing, "I was lost in thought."

Jiang Ruyi curled her fingers and tapped his head in dissatisfaction: "I thought you disagreed."

"What?" Lu Ran looked up curiously at that cold and charming face.

Jiang Ruyi said, "You can now reveal the secrets of gods and demons to the whole world and let people know their ugly faces."

Lu Ran remained silent.

The deity's more than forty years of management is not just talk.

Back when the gods of the Burning Gate descended to earth, there were still many die-hards who resisted. Those brainwashed believers had their mindsets deeply ingrained.

At a time like this, if all the secrets were made public, wouldn't many people break down?

Will society descend into turmoil?
Now that everything is over, it seems like we can simply let human society transition to the next chapter?

Lu Ran spoke his mind.

Jiang Ruyi frowned slightly: "Even now, there are still people who slander you, saying that you are an ungrateful sinner who repays kindness with enmity."

People should not be kept in the dark.

You, all of us from the Burning Gate, sacrificed your lives and deserve the respect you deserve.

Lu Ran nodded secretly.

That's true; even if there are very few unusual sounds, it won't work.

The generals of the Burning Gate, especially those who died on the battlefield, must be exonerated!

Jiang Ruyi continued, "I cannot accept people defining you that way. Now that the world is at peace, the human disciples in Holy Spirit Mountain should be brought back, which can also serve as proof of everything we have declared to the world."

You, all of us from the Burning Gate, deserve to be remembered in history.

“Okay.” Lu Ran nodded. “My current condition is not suitable for me to appear in the public eye. You can handle this.”

"Mmm." Jiang Ruyi closed her eyes, leaned down, and gently kissed him.

Until a gust of wind blew by.

She pursed her lips, pressed her forehead against his, and breathed softly.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, the Ice Heart Bracelet she wore on her wrist constantly emitted a refreshing coolness.

However, Lu Ran's sudden remark made her cheeks burn:
"As I remember."

"Ok?"

When do you plan to marry me?

Jiang Ruyi's heart trembled slightly, and even her earlobes turned a faint pink. She turned her head to look to the side and happened to see the big tree in the middle of the lawn.

In my second year of high school
It was seven years ago today that she stood under that tree, looking out the window of the small bedroom on the first floor, and called to him to go to school together.

Let's go together to participate in the worship ceremony.

Now, both of them have become the supreme gods they once thought of, or even the leaders of the gods and demons of the world.

As gods

What awaits the two is a long, even eternal, period of time.

For two young people who are only 24 years old, their lives seem to have just begun.

"Ruyi? Say something!"

"say what?"

"When will you have some free time to marry me?"

Looking at the girl in the white dress fluttering under the tree, Jiang Ruyi's shy smile gradually softened, and she whispered:
"Seven years ago."

Lu Ran: ? ? ?
He felt a little numb and quickly said, "I am indeed quite powerful now, but I can't travel through time!"

"Hehe~" Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but chuckle.

She lowered her head, looking at his pitiful little face, and gazed directly into those soul-stirring eyes, before smiling gently:
"So, when do you plan to propose?"

(End of the book)

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