The Old Gods

Chapter 828 Lovesickness

[How is it?] Lu Ran stared with his eyes of death, watching two dead souls fly in one after another, constantly converging before his eyes.

The faceless jade vessel remains as elegant as ever.

During the flight, she kept looking at Lu Ran with curiosity, secretly pondering something.

Yin Li Hu, on the other hand, was much more irritable.

No matter how furious it is, it cannot escape the fate of being taken away and having its soul bound.

"Indeed, the resources are abundant." Jiang Ruyi sighed softly.

Right? Right?

[Hehe.] Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh. The dignified Lord of Gods and Demons spoke like a child begging for praise.

Before Lu Ran could reply telepathically, she asked again: "Why aren't there any spirits of the Mountain Lord's minions?"

It wasn't that Jiang Ruyi was greedy, but rather that she was worried about Lu Ran being exposed.

Any soul that witnesses Lu Ran's display of divine power and then returns to the embrace of the gods and demons' spirits may provide the gods and demons with relevant information.

For the past two weeks, every time Lu Ran killed a demon's minions, the souls of the dead appeared in pairs.

[Perhaps the Yin Li Hu clan is special? Or perhaps the Mountain Lord's minions were already dead before I joined the battle.]

"Hmm, at least I didn't miss anything." Inside the sculpture garden, Jiang Ruyi closed her stone eyes. "I feel like I'm about to advance."

【Great!】Lu Ran looked excited, and his enthusiasm increased even more.

This place is not far from the sacred mountain. Although it is not suitable for living, I can try to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and send Xiao Ruyi on her way!
"Whoosh~"

As Lu Ran was searching for the lost souls, the Liang Ye Sword flew from afar, its hilt slipping into Lu Ran's palm.

"They've made a move." The voice of Liang Ye Sword Spirit was exactly the same as Jiang Ruyi's, which made Lu Ran's heart tighten.

"Moved?"

"Yes, they're heading in our direction, and they're moving very fast." The sword spirit's tone also became serious.

Lu Ran frowned slightly, temporarily abandoning his plan to steal the souls of the dead.

If nothing unexpected happens, the other side should be the soldiers stationed at the sacred mountain. But the problem is, they have been holding back for half a month. Why are they losing their temper now?
Lu Ran always believed that the other party would stay inside the sacred mountain and wait for his arrival.

They might also use their geographical advantage, the power of sacred mountains, or divine authority to exert pressure on their side.

But now it seems that the situation is not like that?
"Hmm," Lu Ran pondered for a moment, looked around, chose a stone peak that was neither too big nor too small, and slowly flew towards it.

In any case, it's a good thing that the other team gave up their home advantage!
Lu Ran then decided to wait for him there.

Meanwhile, in the Bingmu Shenshan area.

A disheveled woman in black, wielding the Heavenly Star Sword and with a pair of black mist tiger wings sprouting from her back, darted rapidly toward the northwest.

"Yin Yan!" On the high mountain behind them, a human soldier shouted anxiously and angrily.

Yin Yan ignored the shouts and flew at an incredible speed.

Near the Divine Mountain of Sickwood, many faceless jade deities roamed and hunted, while Yin Yan noticed that the divine weapon that had been approaching her had been stationed somewhere for quite some time.

This inevitably led her to believe that the master of the divine weapon had been stopped by the Faceless Jade Venerable!

Logically speaking, the other party has been gone for half a month, proving their strength enough to venture into the Heavenly Battlefield, but Yin Yan still wanted to go and see what was going on.

She felt not only curiosity but also a hint of anticipation towards the challengers.

To be able to match the domain of the Acacia Sword is no easy feat, and those who can bring a divine weapon into the Heavenly Realm are extremely rare.

So, what kind of person is the other party?

Is he also a pathetic creature who has almost lost himself?
"Heh." Thinking of this, Yin Yan laughed self-deprecatingly and increased her flight speed.

Suddenly, the sound of a jade robe fluttering came from behind.

Those who gather the Holy Spirit's energy outside the mountain must first pass the test of the Faceless Jade Venerable before returning to report to the Divine Mountain. Similarly, those who leave the Divine Mountain region must also break through the Faceless Jade Venerable's blockade.

"Whoo~"

Yin Yan, without lingering in battle, shattered into the wind and continued her journey northwest.

After chasing for a long time, the faceless jade deity finally stopped.

If the other party is a lackey of Yin Li Hu, he might stop because of his warlike nature and ferocious beastly instincts.

However, this woman was a believer of the human race, and she was single-mindedly trying to escape, so she would not give the Faceless Jade Venerable any chance to fight. Continuing to chase her would only be a waste of effort.

The energy waves belonging to the Yin Li Hu clan are colorless and formless.

In the blink of an eye, the female disciple Yin Lihu had vanished without a trace.

Strangely enough, the deity Shan Jun is more like a ground-based being, and his ability to burrow underground is widely talked about.

The Yin Li Tiger is of the wind attribute, and its flight speed is extremely fast, agile and swift.

It's hard to imagine what kind of terrifying chemical reaction would occur if a god and a demon were to merge into one.

Wouldn't that mean being able to fly and disappear into the earth, capable of anything?

"Whoo~"

The sea of ​​clouds and the sea of ​​fog flowed eastward.

Between heaven and earth, a demonic wind surged upwards, continuously heading west.

Suddenly, the wind and waves stopped, quietly piecing together in mid-air to form the figure of a woman.

Yin Yan held the Lovesick Sword and immediately locked her gaze on the man in the straw raincoat sitting atop the stone peak.

Judging from his build, this person should be a male?
He sat cross-legged, his face obscured by a large straw hat, making him appear quite mysterious.

He placed a black ice longsword flat on his lap, his fingertips tracing the cold blade again and again.

Yin Yan narrowed her eyes.

The man's fingers were long and slender, and he looked very young, which surprised her somewhat.

"coming."

A muffled voice came from the stone peak.

His voice made Yin Yan even more certain of her guess, as the mysterious man in the straw raincoat slowly raised his head.
Yin Yan was startled!
Despite her suspicions, the eyes peeking out from under the brim of the straw hat and the blood crystal mask, along with the spirited eyebrows, still left Yin Yan utterly astonished.

Is this just... just a child?

Lu Ran was also sizing her up, seeing a disheveled, madwoman, and behind her long, messy hair, her sickly pale face. The physical strength of a Heavenly Realm expert was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

At this stage, the human body has transformed into a pure energy body. Even if Lu Ran worked tirelessly for a month without rest or sleep, fighting at high intensity every day, he would not have fallen to such a state.

In other words, it's not easy to ruin yourself into this miserable state.

"What's your name?" The woman in black looked down at the young man on the mountaintop.

Lu Ran didn't respond, but instead asked, "And you?"

“Yinyan.” The woman did not hide it. “Yin as in rainy weather, and Yan as in bright sunshine.”

Lu Ran nodded silently, looking at Yin Yan's haggard appearance, he sighed heavily in his heart, and slowly said, "He's gone?"

Yin Yan gripped the sword hilt tightly, her knuckles turning bloodless from the excessive force.

The people who know you best are either your closest relatives or your rivals.

The divine weapons in their hands share the same domain direction.

Lu Ran could easily guess what had happened to her.

He remained silent for a long time, then pursed his lips and uttered two words: "Please accept my condolences."

Two light words were clearly not enough to comfort someone who was deeply in love, but Lu Ran really didn't know what to say.

He certainly considered the other party as an opponent.

However, they are also the same type of people.

There was silence between heaven and earth.

The young man sat atop the peak, while the woman stood in mid-air. The two stared at each other motionless, the atmosphere terrifyingly oppressive.

Only the slowly surging sea of ​​fog flows ceaselessly.

After a long while, Yin Yan closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh.

She tried to suppress her turbulent emotions and was unwilling to reveal too much to a strange young man, even though she had nowhere to hide from a master of divine weapons of the same type.

Yin Yan loosened her grip on the sword hilt slightly and said, "Your person is still here."

Lu Ran nodded.

To be precise, he is that person.

Because the Liangye Sword belongs to Jiang Ruyi, but what the other party said isn't wrong.

Yin Yan looked directly into Lu Ran's eyes and said softly, "It's surprising that someone so young can be so deeply in love."

Lu Ran shrugged and accepted the praise on behalf of Fairy Jiang.

"Have you thought about it? You may never see her again in this lifetime."

"Why?" Lu Ran looked at the woman.

Yin Yan spread out one hand, gesturing towards this world, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Lu Ran remained silent.

For him, the human world, the mountain realm, and the celestial realm are all his domains to roam freely.

But for other human believers, the journey from successfully worshipping the gods and cultivating their abilities to being thrown into the mountain slaughterhouse and then being forced to ascend to the heavenly battlefield is a different story.

Everything was arranged by gods and demons.

Whether in the human world, the mountain realm, or the heavenly realm, all are cages from which people cannot escape.

The only difference is that people are born and raised in the world, and they have a special name for that equally cruel cage—home.

"What if she's also in the Heavenly Realm?" Lu Ran suddenly asked.

Unexpectedly, a faint sadness appeared in Yin Yan's eyes: "I hope you're just being sarcastic."

Compared to being on the battlefield in the heavens, living a precarious life, that person would rather stay in the mortal realm.

Although we may never see each other again in this lifetime, at least we can still live.

There's still something to look forward to.

Lu Ran said, "Your temperament doesn't seem like that of a disciple of the Yin Li Hu sect."

"Heh." Yin Yan smiled and slowly shook her head. "It's just that I've met someone who shares my plight, so I've said a few more words."

Lu Ran nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "You've been stationed at the sacred mountain, why are you out now?"

Yin Yan raised her longsword, looking at the gleaming blade: "The Sword of Longing is eager to see you, to see what kind of person you are."

"Xiangsi," Lu Ran murmured. What a beautiful name.

"Let's see if you are worthy of its entrusting the realm of divine weapons to you."

Lu Ran couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly. Judging from this, the other party had come to their death?
Considering everything that happened to Yin Yan, it does make sense, but Lu Ran won't believe it easily.

He then asked, "And how will it be determined whether I am qualified?"

"Take two of my moves, two divine weapon domains."

"That's it." Lu Ran smiled. "Ruthless and cunning, that's how the Yin Li Hu clan should be."

Yin Yan smiled, but didn't explain. Instead, she said, "Don't you want to know what your divine weapon domain looks like?"

Lu Ran slowly stood up, patted his bottom, and dusted off the dirt: "I came here to defeat you, not to be tested by you."

Yin Yan observed the young man's unkempt manner, yet his strong air of heroism made him appear exceptionally dashing.

"Moreover, God has already arranged too many trials for her and me."

Lu Ran twirled his sword, pointing it at the woman standing in mid-air, his eyes turning cold: "I'm tired of it."

Suddenly, the ferocious and tyrannical aura unique to the Yin Li Hu clan permeated the world.

Yin Yan also twirled her sword, her voice chillingly cold: "I hope she can still wait for you."

"She never waited for me."

"Ok?"

"She kept running towards me."

(End of this chapter)