The Old Gods

Chapter 701 Snowball

"It seems that Jingxian Island is easier to control than we thought." Lu Ran came to the southeast corner of the courtyard and sat down at the stone table.

"There's no harm in giving it a try." Jiang Ruyi signaled guard Xuanshuang to make tea, and then came to the stone table.

Lu Ran felt that he was sick.

There is a weeping jasmine tree planted on the west side of the courtyard, and the Yunhai Residence is already filled with the faint fragrance of jasmine.

But it was not until Fairy Jiang approached that Lu Ran seemed to realize this and smell the fragrance of the flowers.

Sniff~
Lu Ran shrugged his nose, and Jiang Ruyi smiled at that.

No wonder people in Daxia call you “Ran Gou”.

This little action is really vivid.

Jiang Ruyi turned her head and saw a three-meter-tall flowering tree with lush branches and leaves. Clusters of pink and white jasmine flowers were swaying gently in the breeze, which was a beautiful sight.

Lu Ran was also looking at the Weeping Silk Fairy Mo.

Not a flower tree,

But it was his own one.

"How many people do you plan to bring with you on this expedition to Jingxian Island?" Jiang Ruyi asked casually.

"Bring more." Lu Ran recalled the layout of Jingxian Island. "In addition to the central main island, there are also troops stationed on the surrounding small islands. We must capture them all in one fell swoop."

There are quite a few guard islands around Jingxian Island.

Jiang Ruyi thought and said, "After you defeat the Jingxian sect, you can leave a mirror monster on the island to help you collect the energy of the Holy Spirit."

People can be sent to guard the Holy Spirit Qi that falls on Yunhai Cliff and the territory of Liyuan Sect, but the terrain of Jingxian Island is special. If the Holy Spirit Qi falls into the sea, people will not be able to guard it.

The problem is that Lu Ran has the "Fourteen Star Islands" overseas.

Every time he went to harvest, he nourished the evil mirror monsters. There were already more than enough resources for the growth of this clan.

Lu Ran's mind moved: "I can try to teach the evil mirror monster to store the collected holy spirit energy in one place instead of absorbing it herself."

Jiang Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly.

Lu Ran said to himself: "This tribe has a high IQ. It should be able to be done with patient teaching! Even if she was accidentally touched and her soul was integrated into it during the collection process, it should only be a small part, right?"

Jiang Ruyi nodded and said, "Then you can arrange a house for the evil mirror monster on Jingxian Island, and let her use the mirror to receive the energy of the Holy Spirit into the house.

Then let everyone on the island cooperate with the evil mirror monster and notify her immediately if they find any holy spirit energy falling. "

"Yeah." Lu Ran nodded secretly. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Yunhai Cliff and Liyuan Sect can also adopt this model, which is more conducive to concentrated protection of resources and avoids the need for Ranmen disciples to guard in the wild day and night.

Just do it!

Jiang Ruyi suddenly said: "In fact, you can choose a few disciples of the Burning Sect and recruit them as followers of the Evil Mirror Monster."

It is naturally more convenient for humans to communicate.

"Hmm" Lu Ran hesitated.

It's not easy to accept the followers of the evil mirror monster!
It’s not that there are any technical difficulties, but the difficulty lies in the selection of personnel.

In the final analysis, it was because the evil magic of the Niejing demon clan was too powerful! Just the Jiangjing Niejing believers could cast a spell across a hundred kilometers.

This is undoubtedly a magical skill!

Highly functional and extremely threatening.

Even if Lu Ran can control the life and death of his disciples, if he wants to recruit followers of Nie Jing, he has to choose people he can completely trust.

Lu Ran expressed his concerns.

Jiang Ruyi deeply agreed with this. Now that the power of the Ran Clan was growing stronger and stronger and its development speed was also getting faster and faster, they should indeed be more cautious.

Every believer of the Evil Mirror is a door.

In places like Yunhai Cliff, Liyuan Sect, Jingxian Island, Tiangang City, etc., as long as there are believers of Niejing, people inside can go out through the gate, and people outside can also come in through the gate.

And this gate itself has unparalleled mobility, allowing it to go to any part of the mountain realm at will.

Various evil demon bases and major sects
Therefore, the disciples of the Niejing must be carefully selected, the number should not be too large, and there must be other people watching nearby. If something really happens, it will be convenient for Lu Ran to be informed of the situation in the first time, quickly find the source of the disaster, and stop the loss immediately.

Human hearts are complicated, especially in such an extremely cruel place, where living beings who are suffering from pain and torture can do anything.

So as of now, Lu Ran’s shadow guard team only has four people.

That's why Lu Ran completely sealed up the technique of the Liehuo Tiankui, the Liehuo Tiankui.

Jiang Ruyi said, "After conquering Jingxian Island this time, I will select a few disciples from the Ran Sect."

"You choose?" Lu Ran did not doubt her personal ability.

Jiang Ruyi confirmed, "With Fengpao helping to check, I will find a few obedient, loyal and reliable disciples to train with me for a while. When I think they are ready, I will hand them over to you."

"Yeah, okay." Lu Ran nodded heavily.

Nie Jing, disciple of Nie Jing. By the way, today is the tenth day of the tenth month?
It has been 5 months since I last went out to sea.

"Ruyi, I'm going to take a tour of the Fourteen Star Island and will be back soon." Lu Ran stood up and summoned the bronze mirror, "Evil Shadow."

A phantom appeared quietly, stood behind Lu Ran, and nodded to Madam Ranmen.

"Be careful." Jiang Ruyi reminded softly.

"Yes!" Lu Ran responded first.

Yan Shuangzi: “.”

Patriarch Lu and the evil shadow protector left in a hurry, and the floor-length mirror disappeared without a trace.

Just at this moment, Guard Xuanshuang came over with a tea tray, followed by a petite figure.

"Sister Ruyi." Tian Tian called softly.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi turned her head and saw Tian Tian's timid look, and couldn't help but smile.

"I can collect the Holy Spirit energy for you." Tian Tian came in front of Jiang Ruyi, lowered her head, and her little hands were nervously twisted together.

The smile on Jiang Ruyi's face faded.

Tian Tian lowered her head even lower. She really wanted to help Lu Ran and Jiang Ruyi solve their problems, but she was worried that she would be overestimating her abilities and be rejected.

What she feared more was that Jiang Ruyi didn't trust her. Although this thought shouldn't have appeared in Tian Tian's little head, she had never been a confident person.

Suddenly, Tian Tian’s body tensed.

Because a slender hand reached out and gently stroked her pretty face: "We accept believers, you are different, Tian Tian."

"Well?"

"You are a god." The woman's cold voice was like a gentle breeze.

Tian Tian was a sensitive woman, and all the complicated emotions in her heart were blown away completely.

"Don't worry, Tian Tian." Jiang Ruyi's eyes softened, "The days are still long, you, Yutang, Manni, and little Yuanxi are all in the growth stage.

The divine power in Holy Spirit Mountain is so strong that it is comparable to the inner city cultivation environment under the feet of the gods on earth.

Your only task now is to cultivate and grow quickly in this stable environment."

Tian Tian remained silent and nodded repeatedly.

There is good news from Deng Yutang and Bai Manni. Since they were bound to Xie Su, the young couple broke through the upper limit of their talent and easily entered the fifth stage of the River Realm.

The couple then worked together to advance to the Jiang realm, becoming powerful beings according to the human standards.

But in the Holy Spirit Mountain, Jiang Jing is not worthy of being called "powerful".

Here, the initial stage of Jiangjing is the lowest level of existence.

If such words were to spread back to the human world, it would surely cause an uproar!

There must be a considerable number of people who are unwilling to believe this nonsense.
"Where is Yuan Xi?" Jiang Ruyi suddenly asked.

"She is in the backyard, practicing under a tree." Tian Tian's voice was already soft, and it became smaller and smaller as she spoke.

Jiang Ruyi didn't say anything else, but just smiled faintly and gently pinched Tian Tian's face.

"Oh, I'll go practice now." Tian Tian said hurriedly, glanced at Jiang Ruyi reluctantly, and hurried to the northeast corner of the courtyard.

The reluctance to leave comes from a heart of Tao.

Hard work in cultivation also comes from this.

The east and west sides of Yunhaiju are both connected to thick stone walls. Tian Tian walked through the gate of the wall and came to the backyard. As expected, she saw Qiao Yuanxi sitting quietly under a fairy jasmine tree.

There was also a long black ice sword lying across her knees - the Hua Ye Sword.

Lu Ran once asked about the meaning of the name of this sword. According to Xiao Yuanxi, the name of the weapon is an extension of her own name.

What she called "Flower Night" refers to the lively night scene with lights and fireworks on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month before the gods and demons came to the world.

At this time, the laughing and noisy little Yuan Xi was practicing hard.

So quiet.

You know, the fog in the Yunhai Cliff has just dissipated, and she has been in seclusion for nine days, but at this moment, Qiao Yuanxi still has no intention of resting.

She was still absorbing divine power, constantly impacting and widening the meridians in her body.

If mother Qiao Wanjun saw this scene, she would probably feel relieved and think that her child has finally grown up.

Qiao Yuanxi was indeed holding back a lot of energy!

She knew very well that she was the canary kept at home by her brother and sister-in-law.

It’s not that it’s bad. Qiao Yuanxi likes and enjoys this care, but she also wants to fly out and see this mysterious Holy Spirit Mountain.

My brother’s request is also very clear: to be promoted to the Sea Realm!

Now she has reached the fourth stage of Jiangjing, just a little bit away.
"Hmm?" Qiao Yuanxi noticed something, opened his eyes, and saw Tian Tian who was in a trance.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Yuanxi blinked.

Those beautiful eyes are bright and lively, making it hard not to like them.

"No, it's okay." Tian Tian quickly avoided the sight, quickly walked to a fairy jasmine tree in front of her house, and knelt on the ground.

"Keep up the good work, little sister~" Qiao Yuanxi encouraged with a smile.

"Hmm!" Tian Tian responded in a low voice, sniffing the refreshing floral scent, lowering her head and closing her eyes.

In the backyard, there are four weeping fairy jasmine trees, all of which were brought back by Lu Ran from Liuli Territory.

They are constantly absorbing the divine power between heaven and earth, and because they cannot bear it all, they continuously emit a faint fairy mist.

For the human race, this is of course a magic weapon to accelerate cultivation.

Lu Ran has also tried his best to provide better conditions for his friends. There are also exotic flowers and plants in the Nightmare Residence where Deng Shao and Bai Manni live, as well as the Crazy Immortal Residence.

But it is not the extremely rare Jasmine tree, but a climbing plant with similar effects, the Ground ivy.

They are like creepers, covering the fences and walls.
Yuan Xi and Tian Tian on this side were full of internal motivation and practiced hard, while thousands of kilometers away in the vast ocean, Lu Ran and the evil shadow protector landed on one island after another.

Crazy rent collection!

Until he reached the fourteenth island, Lu Ran counted the scratches on the wall and calculated that he had harvested a total of 913 strands of Holy Spirit Energy.

It’s almost the same as last time, with an average of about 13 strands of Holy Spirit Energy produced per island per month.

In the God and Demon Sculpture Park, the Sea Realm Stage 3 Mirror Demon Sculpture began to vibrate as expected.

With his buzzing brain, Lu Ran skillfully and easily replenished the island with more evil minions stationed there.

When he returned to Yunhai Cliff, it was already noon. Jiang Ruyi was still sitting in the yard, quietly sipping tea and admiring the flowers.

"Is it going smoothly?" Jiang Ruyi looked at the person walking out of the mirror.

"Yeah." Lu Ran returned to the stone table and sighed deeply, "The Evil Mirror Evil Sculpture is being promoted to the fourth stage of the Sea Realm. After it is successfully upgraded, I can summon two more Evil Mirror Monsters."

Jiang Ruyi picked up the teacup and handed it over: "After the evil mirror evil sculpture is promoted to the heavenly realm, you will be able to spread a big net."

The evil sculpture of the sky realm can summon evil minions from the sea realm.

But it is not necessary.

Lu Ran can continue to summon Jiangjing·Evil Mirror Monster, and the number will be directly multiplied by ten!
If we occupy more islands, the number will be counted in hundreds.

It's like a snowball.

As Lu Ran's power grew, he controlled more areas, and the resources he harvested increased exponentially.
(End of this chapter)