The Old Gods

Chapter 836 Not a Minion

In the thick fog, a tall, dark-skinned girl, wielding the divine weapon, the Demon Yellow Axe, slowly descended to the edge of the sky.

The white robe should have looked very loose, but on her, it seemed to fit her perfectly.
Yes, those are Lu Ran's clothes.

Back then, when he took her to take over Starry Valley, he personally selected this exquisite dress for her, and she never returned it.

It seems that the Valley Master of Starry Sky Valley and Emperor Wu Tian have made the same mistake.

They wear the sect leader's clothes and don't even return them.
"Sect Master, a disciple from the Heavenly Sparrow Pavilion informed me that you summoned me?" Chang Ying bowed respectfully and asked.

Lu Ran looked at the dark-skinned girl, then his gaze fell on the battle axe in her hand.

This axe was forged from Demon Yellow Rock.

From a value perspective, it is considered a low-end material, ranking near the bottom in the god and demon system.

However, this low-end battle axe, after following its master to join the Burning Gate, received much nourishment and has now transformed into a divine weapon.

Well, we can't attribute all the credit to external factors.

The Ranmen sect has three thousand disciples!
Who doesn't have a weapon? Why haven't weapons made of other high-grade materials become divine weapons?
Ultimately, it all comes down to the cultivation of the master of divine weapons.

Chang Ying is truly remarkable!

No wonder the strict Deng Yuxiang and the picky Jiang Ruyi both praised it highly; this divine weapon alone distinguished Chang Ying from ordinary Ranmen disciples.

"Ahem." Yu Changsheng coughed lightly, waking Lu Ran from his reverie.

"Chang Ying, there are no outsiders here," Lu Ran said with a smile.

Chang Ying remained silent, still with her head bowed and eyes lowered.

Lu Ran, however, remained stubborn: "Chang the charlatan, there are no outsiders here."

Chang Ying pouted and whispered, "Ranbao?"

"Mmm." Lu Ran felt better.

He had been cut off from the world for too long, and to regain his former feelings, he could only rely on his old classmates.

"What did Ranbao want to call me for?" Chang Ying asked curiously.

"Come here, I got you a pet." Lu Ran beckoned.

Demon Yellow Battle Axe had already warned Chang Ying that not only Lu Ran and Yu Changsheng were at the edge of the cliff, but also a huge fox.

Its figure was extremely graceful, sitting obediently with its seven long fox tails spread out in the air, swaying lightly.

Chang Ying got up and walked over, secretly pondering Lu Ran's intentions.

"Shall we sit on it and try it out?" Lu Ran suggested.

"Hmm." Chang Ying came to the white fox's side and placed one hand on the soft fox fur.

This is a Ghost Moon Fox at the peak of the Sea Realm, with a body length of 7 meters and a tail length almost the same as its body length.

"Eek~" Ghost Moon whimpered softly, lowering her graceful fox head and gently touching the dark-skinned girl's cheek with the tip of her nose.

"Don't mind it." Chang Ying lightly leaped up and mounted him.

Orders were strictly obeyed, and all considerations were taken into account.

Is this still the same fiery gambling addict from back then?

Lu Ran spoke up at the right moment: "It is called a pet, but it is actually a battle pet. You need to cultivate a good relationship with it. Before long, you will go to the Heavenly Battlefield with it to protect the Ranmen Squad."

Celestial Battlefield?

Chang Ying paused slightly as she stroked the fox fur.

Now that she has reached the third stage of the Sea Realm, if she were to leave Tianya Haijiao and return to the Holy Spirit Mountain Continent, she would be the absolute queen!
Even when facing the leaders of those powerful sects, she was not afraid at all.

After all, Chang Ying truly embodied the spirit of "always being responsive to requests."

The draw doesn't rely on chance; it's purely based on insider information.

But what about going to the Heavenly Battlefield?

"Are you scared?" Lu Ran came to the white fox's legs, looked up and smiled at the tiny human above.

Chang Ying shook her head: "I'm not afraid, I'll listen to Ranbao."

Lu Ran felt good again~
These calls of "Ranbao" truly made him very happy.

Chang Ying tidied her short hair, which had been ruffled by the sea breeze, and said, "You want Ghost Moon Fox to assist me and help me foresee danger?"

Lu Ran nodded and said, "General Qin has been promoted for several days. In a few more days, he will also be a Heavenly Realm expert. I will arrange manpower for this team."

You also need to hurry up and get along with this Ghost Moon Fox as soon as possible.

This tribe is very intelligent, and I have also asked it to regard you as its master and be at your beck and call.

"Mmm," Chang Ying replied immediately.

"Go."

Chang Ying casually summoned the divine weapon axe, but instead of leaving immediately, she lowered her head and faced Lu Ran's direction, saying, "Ranbao."

"Ok?"

"Are there divination slips in the Heavenly Battlefield?"

Lu Ran was silent for a moment before replying, "He should be above the third heaven."

Chang Ying pursed her lips.

The third heaven?

In other words, there is a first heaven and a second heaven.

How long will it take to complete this journey to heaven?
They say time heals all wounds, but with each passing day, the hatred in her heart did not lessen at all; on the contrary, it intensified.

"Don't worry, Master," Lu Ran soothed gently. "Once you merge with the stone sculpture, I'll show you what rapid progress really means."

"Yes!" Chang Ying nodded emphatically.

To this day, she believes everything Lu Ran says without question.

She had no doubt what Lu Ran was doing, or whether he would succeed.

Even if the other party is a god!

Lu Ran watched the man and the fox leave before turning to Yu Changsheng: "Then I'll head back to the Heavenly Realm first?"

During this negotiation with the strategist, Lu Ran clarified two points.

First, we cannot throw the baby out with the bathwater. It is imperative for the Burning Gate Squad to venture into the Heavenly Battlefield and plunder resources!
The growth of these false gods is urgent.

Second, time is precious.

Qin Yanzhi, Bai Yanhui, and the others still need some time to break through and advance, so Lu Ran shouldn't wait here.

In this time, he could cultivate Feng Tiandi to the second level of the Heavenly Realm, and also reunite with Yin Yan, so as to find Yun Hai's old subordinates as soon as possible.

Once Huangfu is found, everything will fall into place!
Not only is the return of other former members of Yunhai a possibility, but Lu Ran will also be able to find a suitable place to live in seclusion based on the information provided by them.

Then it grew rapidly!
"Sect Master, you've worked hard." Yu Changsheng bowed respectfully.

He knew very well that He Qifeng was still merging with the stone sculpture of the martial monk in the sculpture park, and Lu Ran was not in good condition.

But time waits for no one! Lu Ran had already been in the mountain realm for three or four days. Between the trembling of the Tu Feng stone sculpture and the buzzing of the Feng Tian Di stone sculpture, Lu Ran had already seized the opportunity to take a nap.

He can continue fighting!

Similarly, Yin Tian will also return to the sacred mountain several days later; delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances.

"What's so hard about it?" Lu Ran smiled and summoned an ancient bronze mirror in his hand. "If you have something to gain and a goal, then it's not hard."

"call!!"

A full-length mirror forcefully tears through space, opening up at the edge of the sky.

Meanwhile, the diseased sacred mountain.

A distraught woman, like a dead dog, slumped down under a withered tree.

Her hair was disheveled, and she remained motionless, holding that position for who knows how long.

Occasionally, a small number of human disciples would feel a slight unease upon seeing Yin Yan's miserable state.

Whether it's pity or ridicule.

They knew that Yin Yan was not far from death.

First, he caused the death of his beloved, then he completely lost all hope, even having his love sword broken by the challenger.
Do people like this really have the will to live?
Even the demon tree-faced demon she was leaning against couldn't resist secretly causing trouble, wrapping the woman's body with withered branches.

Should we pierce her body?
Drain her life force?
The tree-faced demon struggled greatly, its nature constantly driving it to do so.

However, this human woman was, after all, a follower of the evil god, Lord Yin Li Hu.
"Buzz~" The tiger tally in the woman's palm suddenly trembled slightly.

Her vacant, gloomy eyes subtly regained a glimmer of life.

A moment later, she slowly sat up.

"Snap! Snap!"

The withered branches that were wrapped around her snapped and broke apart.

The pale, eerie hand, resembling a savage tiger's claw, forcefully tore apart the thickest withered branch on its body.

"Hiss!" the tree-faced demon shrieked in dissatisfaction.

Yin Yan shakily got to her feet, shook off the withered branches and leaves covering her body, and then knelt down with a "plop":
"By the evil god."

Silence reigned all around, and no one knew what this "walking corpse" was up to.

"Yan, I am willing to seize the Holy Spirit Qi for the Evil God and go out to kill the Faceless Jade Venerable! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The woman's voice was hoarse and her language was rude.

Extremely simple and easy to understand!
Her voice wasn't loud, but it didn't escape the ears of the mountain king's disciples.

Amidst the rose bushes nearby, a man meditating silently shook his head. He knew that this madwoman was probably trying to kill herself.

Is it possible for Yin Yan to collect too much energy?

There's a high chance they'll end up losing more than they gain, with their souls being taken by the Faceless Jade Venerable.

But the evil god Yin Li Hu should be very susceptible to this!
Shan Jun is somewhat better, as his intelligence isn't too low, but his evil and ruthless nature, coupled with his cruel bestial instincts, makes his management and demands on his disciples highly questionable.

As the mountain lord's male disciple was pondering, he indeed saw Yin Yan transform into a wisp of demonic wind and fly away from the mountain.

snort!
You beast, you really are a beast!
The mountain lord's disciple cursed the wicked tiger inwardly, and with the last vestige of compassion in his humanity, he gave it to Yin Yan, silently bidding farewell to that wisp of demonic wind.

He knew that he would probably never see Yin Yan again in his lifetime.

Hmm... could this be considered a kind of relief?
Why not just live a miserable life, constantly suffering oppression and humiliation? Wouldn't it be better to die quickly?

It would be good to reunite with Zheng Qingshan soon.

"Whoo~~~"

A wisp of eerie wind drifted by.

They flew away from the sacred mountain, swept past various battlegrounds below, broke through the encirclement of the Faceless Jade Venerable, and headed west.

Seeking death?

No! It doesn't exist.

Others thought I had lost my heart and my way had vanished, but the opposite is true!

I met his young master.

He met someone he would protect with his life.

How could I die so easily? I want to walk this path for him.

"Whoo~"

After an unknown amount of time, a strange wind suddenly rose from within a sizable stone peak.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran turned his head slightly and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

The demonic wind transformed into a woman in black, kneeling on one knee and presenting half of a tiger tally with her pale hand: "Sect Master."

Lu Ran turned around, pinched two fingers together, and caught a beautifully black resurrected carp, gently placing it in her palm: "Welcome back."

"puff!"

The resurrected carp shattered, and endless life force surged into the woman's body through her palm.

Yin Yan looked up in astonishment and suddenly looked up at the young man in the straw raincoat.

But the fog was so thick that it covered her head, and even her tiger-like eyes couldn't see through it.

Yin Yan did something disrespectful; without waiting for the young man's permission, she stood up and stared at him blankly.

Believers in the Fairy Sheep

Where does the evil law of Moli come from?

Yes, the techniques he displayed during our previous fight weren't quite right either.
Lu Ran took the tiger tally back from her hand: "You performed very well this time."

Yin Yan did not respond, because she saw the young man in the straw raincoat reach out and grab another exquisite little carp.

"Pop~" The little guy, wagging its tail and shaking its head, is no longer the pitch-black resurrected carp.

Instead, they are golden, immortal carp!
A muffled voice came from behind the young man's blood crystal mask: "Does Yin Tianjiang still remember when I told you that killing one is not a loss, killing two is a gain?"

Yin Yan nodded blankly.

Lu Ran smiled and placed the golden dragon carp in her palm.

"Pfft!" A terrifying amount of life force surged into her body, and the woman's sickly pale face gradually regained a healthy rosy glow.

Resurrection.

Then you will live forever!

Lu Ran's voice was deep: "I'm not referring to the minions of gods and demons."

Yin Yan licked her lips, which were no longer dry, and her heart trembled slightly.

The young man in the straw raincoat in my line of sight had a serious look in his eyes, and spoke each word carefully:
"It refers to gods and demons."

(End of this chapter)