The Old Gods

Chapter 875 Two Yellow Paper Talismans

Two days later.

The second heaven, in the central-western region, is located beside a sacred mountain shrouded in sand and dust.

Lu Ran concealed his figure, his phoenix-like eyes peering through the thin dust as he gazed at the towering divine mountain that seemed to reach into the clouds.

He has found the sacred mountain where the Ghost Talisman Doll clan resides!
Following the gap in the sky, Lu Ran was able to teleport directly to the third heaven and instantly plunge into the vortex of dark clouds.

Just pay attention to the suspended sand particles.

This is the Drought Sea Divine Technique - Floating Dust Sand Realm, where every grain of sand is closely connected to the perception of the Drought Sea minions.

Because of its high level of perception accuracy, this method is not as widely effective as other perception techniques.

The perception radius of the Heavenly Rank's floating dust and sand realm is only 500 meters.

That's enough for Lu Ran to secretly cause trouble.

"This combination is really good." Lu Ran murmured to himself as he carefully examined the Fu Sha Divine Mountain.

On this sacred mountain, there are eight kinds of divine and demonic minions: Jade Talisman - Ghost Talisman Doll; Dry Sea - Sand River Doll; Red Scarf - Ghost General; Blazing Blood - Black Fire Steed.

If we really have to count, we can also add a ninth type – Soul Jade.

Despite being ranked only ninth, the Evil God Soul Jade is a race widely present in the garrison forces of various sacred mountains due to its ability to absorb the souls of the dead.

Lu Ran observed secretly for a long time and was surprised to find that the Jade Talisman, Ghost Talisman, Dry Sea and Sand River, these third-class gods and demons, were not the main force guarding the mountain.

Those ghost generals, clad in black helmets and armor and riding fiery warhorses, are the main force of the attack.

But is it the real culprit?

Both the Ghost General and the Black Fire Steed can transform into mist, giving them a natural advantage when fighting against the Faceless Jade Venerable.

"Young Master Deng, when will you finally come out of retirement?"

Lu Ran murmured to himself as he continued to approach the sacred mountain.

The Dry Sea Sect's perception technique has a radius of only 500 meters, so Lu Ran could naturally get closer to the Divine Mountain, secretly plunder the souls of the dead, and at the same time wait for news from Lord Immortal Sheep.

"Let's take this opportunity to train the Mountain Lord Divine Sculpture," Lu Ran muttered to himself.

Lu Ran had prepared for a long-term infiltration, but unexpectedly, just seven or eight days later, a telepathic message landed in his mind:
[The Jade Emperor has broken through the defenses and charged in.]

At that moment, Lu Ran was absorbing the soul of a faceless jade venerable when he heard this, and his eyes lit up: [That disciple]

How are your preparations going?

"This disciple is on the side of Mount Fusha, and has also located the vortex where the Evil God Ghost Talisman Doll is." Lu Ran immediately replied.

The demonic minions will fall from the swirling clouds at the highest heaven.

The vast majority will travel from inside the sacred mountain, reaching the second and first heavens, and join the sacred mountain's garrison.

But some of the minions would fly down close to the mountainside.

After so many days, Lu Ran has confirmed the existence of the Ghost Talisman Clan.

"Get ready." Another voice transmission followed.

Those few words made Lu Ran's heart pound wildly.

finally coming?

After all these years, I'm finally going to strike the first blow against the gods and demons!
Lu Ran looked up at the sacred mountain, peering through the swirling dust and the gap in the sea of ​​clouds, gazing at the high sky above the third heaven.

Be careful not to get your fingers stuck in the sand.

"Shu~"

Lu Ran's figure flashed and appeared in the third heaven, a few kilometers away from the divine mountain.

The world was completely silent!
At the highest heaven, there were almost no guards on the sacred mountain, nor were there any faceless jade deities around.

Occasionally, one might spot a demon or monster, but these are creatures that have fallen from the vortex and are heading down to provide support.

【My Lord Immortal Sheep, I'm going straight into the demonic lair of the Ghost Talisman Doll? Just wait for your command, and I'll start killing?!】

【Can. 】

【Okay.】Lu Ran stared intently at the swirling dark clouds, waiting patiently.

As another wave of ghost dolls fell, Lu Ran immediately flashed into the vortex and arrived at the lower level of the demon cave.

The scene has changed!
A crescent moon hung in the night sky, beneath which lay a gloomy mountain forest.

"Woooooo~~~"

"Wow!" The forest was filled with crying and strange cries, which sent chills down Lu Ran's spine.

He quickly flew diagonally upwards to avoid the vortex, so as not to obstruct the Ghost Talisman Doll clan's downward path.

Lu Ran focused his attention and looked around. He saw little ghosts darting through the forest, their shadows numerous.

Immediately, his gaze locked onto a dead tree in the distance.

A withered tree reaching for the sky!

The bark was covered with ugly cracks, and the branches that stretched out were crooked and twisted, like long, dry, cracked fingers.

It looks terrifying!
Under the withered tree, a boy and a girl who looked to be four or five years old were playing happily, dressed in simple clothes and wearing festive tiger-head hats.

"Hee hee~"

"Mmm mmm!" They held hands and circled around the big tree, clearly very happy.

However, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred!
For some unknown reason, the yellow paper talisman stuck to the little girl's tiger-head hat suddenly fell off.

"Whoo~"

In an instant, a flame erupted from the tiger-head hat, burning it to ashes.

The little girl's cute face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Her eyeballs disappeared too!
All that remained were two dark, hollow eye sockets, making them look particularly terrifying.

"Hmm?" The little boy suddenly stopped.

Originally, he was holding the girl's hand, jumping and skipping around the dead tree.

As the yellow paper talisman drifted away, the little girl changed her appearance and form of existence; her body became completely ethereal, and the little boy could no longer hold her hand.

"Oh!" The little girl turned around and grabbed the boy's hand.

However, the boy and girl are a real person and an illusion, respectively, and neither of them can touch the other.

"Waaaaah!" The little girl burst into tears.

He tried to catch his friend again and again, but missed each time. "Waaah!" The little boy, his lips trembling, started to cry too.

Lu Ran didn't feel sorry for them.

Putting aside their demonic identities, their appearance and the intense ghostly aura emanating from them are truly terrifying!

That said, Jiang Ruyi also gained the ability to become ethereal after absorbing the False God Ghost Talisman Doll.

But she didn't have any tiger-head hats, yellow paper talismans, or anything like that.

She can become ethereal at any time without needing to remove the yellow talisman first and then change her form.

I wonder if Jiang Ruyi will add this step after she crushes the real evil god?
Lu Ran looked up and gazed up the mountainside, where he saw a pitch-black curtain.

Once inside, you'll find yourself in the upper-level demon's lair.

Lu Ran fully activated his evil consciousness, cautiously observing his surroundings before carefully flying upwards.

There were indeed quite a few ghost dolls in the lower level of the demon cave.

However, Lu Ran clearly sensed that the energy fluctuations inside the mountain were even more terrifying, and that ghostly wails and howls could be heard constantly coming from within.

Clearly, the vast majority of demonic minions are born within the mountain.

"Whoo~"

Lu Ran suddenly sensed a surge of divine power beside him and quickly dodged away.

I'm really afraid of what's coming!
A boy and a girl quickly pieced themselves together and suddenly appeared where Lu Ran had just been.

They were not capable of flying and immediately began to fall.

They lost the yellow paper talisman during their fall, and both of them turned into pale-faced little ghosts.
"Good heavens~" Lu Ran's heart was pounding. Seizing the opportunity, he quickly slipped into the curtain above.

In an instant, he felt a chilling aura enter his body, permeating him from head to toe!

Lu Ran: !!!
He dared not flicker, nor dared to use divine magic to fly, for fear of revealing his existence.

Lu Ran tried his best to conceal his divine power fluctuations and, with the help of the divine weapon, flew backward.

The upper level of the demon cave is no different from the environment below.

The same crescent moon hangs in the sky, but in the gloomy, withered forest, stand two enormous stone sculptures.

Evil God - Ghost Talisman Doll!

Lu Ran tilted his head back and flew backward.

The stone sculpture of the Ghost Talisman Doll is not very large.

Other divine and evil sculptures are often 270 or 280 meters tall, while the two ghost talisman dolls seem to be less than 100 meters tall.

They are made entirely of dark gray stone, and their cute tiger-head hats and the paper talismans pasted on them are all stone products.

Honestly, the stone-shaped statues of boys and girls aren't as "eerie" as they seem.

They held hands, their faces showing "hmm, okay."

It's still overcast.

Her face is so cute, but her smile is so weird?
Lu Ran fled several kilometers away before slowly hovering, continuing to examine the ghost talisman doll.

It's unclear when the Faceless Jade Venerable, who has broken through the defensive lines, will finally achieve something significant and turn the battlefield upside down.
"[Lord Immortal Sheep, do you have time?]" Lu Ran asked telepathically.

After waiting a moment, there was no response in my mind.

Lu Ran thought for a moment, then said, "[This disciple would like to take this opportunity to report the battle plan to you.]"

"Hmm." The fairy sheep finally responded.

Lu Ran made up his mind and immediately transmitted his voice: "Don't the Ghost Talisman Dolls have a special characteristic? Once the yellow paper talisman falls, they become illusory."

[This is how the henchmen are.]

【Huh?】Lu Ran was taken aback.

[If the talisman on the head of the Evil God Ghost Talisman Doll is removed, its body will most likely become ethereal, but this is not absolute.]

Lu Ran's heart tightened.

After all, the plan discussed by the members of the Burning Gate revolved around the "yellow paper talisman".

"Ha." The immortal sheep snorted coldly. "You have a whole set of divine weapons and magical artifacts, didn't they tell you?"

[Tell your disciple something] Lu Ran paused.

A moment later, Lu Ran's eyes widened slightly as he learned of a piece of intelligence.

The evil god ghost doll has the aura of a magical artifact!

The immortal sheep said calmly: "The two talismans pasted on the heads of the two ghost talisman dolls are fourth-tier magic artifacts."

It is specifically designed to make all living things reveal their true forms.

It can not only reveal the true form of illusory beings, but also make bodies misty, sandy, or invisible.

Lu Ran was filled with shock, his mouth slightly agape.

A fourth-tier magical artifact?!
Will my invisibility be broken if I get stuck on a yellow paper talisman?
[Those two talismans, when affixed to the evil god's head, will surely cause the ghost talisman doll to reveal its true form. If the talismans fall off, the doll can remain in a solid state or become ethereal.]

Lu Ran calmed his emotions, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

No wonder Xiao Ruyi doesn't have any talismans and doesn't need to go through any procedures; she can etherealize herself at will.

So those two talismans were actually magical artifacts?!

Fourth-tier magical artifact!

【but.】

"But what, Lord Immortal Sheep?" Lu Ran hurriedly asked.

[The ghost dolls aren't very intelligent. If you actually remove the talisman, they'll basically all become blurry. I'm mentioning this only to let you know there's a possibility of something unexpected happening.]

"Disciple understands." Lu Ran's expression remained solemn as he nodded slightly. "Then, does this fourth-tier talisman have any other effects?"

Its effects are wide-ranging, yet also highly specific, targeting all beings who do not honestly realize their true form.

Lu Ran remained silent for a moment, then whispered: "[I've been hiding the whole time, so it doesn't know where I am and can't stick to me.]"

The voice transmission fell coldly: "That's why I agreed to let you enter the Demon's Lair, and agreed to let you start by attacking this race."

"Oh." Lu Ran shrank his neck.

Brothers, one update today. Three updates tomorrow, I'll make up for the missing chapter from tonight.

(End of this chapter)