The Old Gods

Chapter 890 A Single Piece Shatters the Sky
A terrifying fog tornado descended from the sky.

The clear, moonlit Tianchi Lake was quickly covered by thick fog.

"Yuanxi, let's help him guard the place first," Guan Yiren said softly.

"Good~"

As Qiao Yuanxi finished speaking, thick black mist spread out from her body.

Guan Yiren immediately sensed that something was wrong!
Although the world was shrouded in thick fog, Guan Yiren could naturally distinguish whether the fog enveloping her was white or black.

Guan Yiren asked doubtfully, "Is this some kind of evil magic called Black Lantern?"

"Mmm! Sister Yiren, I have so much to tell you." Qiao Yuanxi reluctantly let go of the woman's arm. "Let's talk in detail when we return to the sect."

Sect?

Upon hearing these two words, Guan Yiren couldn't help but feel disgusted.

In the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, she had seen too many sects, all with similar styles. Although they were all from modern society, they seemed to have regressed to feudal society.

It is precisely because she has seen enough and traveled to many places that she was able to find such a spectacular sight as Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool.

That's how we met this time.

"I'm heading southeast." A long sword appeared beneath Guan Yiren's feet.

The main base of the Nether Toad clan is located southeast of Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool. The energy here is now abundant, and the Nether Toads are very likely to be attracted here.

"Whoosh~"

The vast sea rode on flying swords, its speed outrageous!

As she flew past Lu Ran, Guan Yiren suddenly realized something.

The sect that Qiao Yuanxi mentioned must have been founded by Lu Ran himself, so how could it be the same as other sects in the mountains?

Ah.

Guan Yiren smiled wryly and quickly flew to the edge of the mist.

The advancement of a third-tier divine weapon to the fourth tier caused quite a stir, attracting a mist tornado of astonishing size!

Guan Yiren turned around, looked at the area shrouded in mist, and gently gripped the hilt of her sword.

This Heavenly Sword is named Heaven's Collapse.

It is a Tier 1 divine weapon.

Its divine weapon domain collided with another divine weapon, and to this day, Guan Yiren has still not been able to find that divine weapon.

The Heavenly Sword's advancement to a second-tier divine weapon is naturally a long way off.

"Buzz~" The Heavenly Sword trembled slightly, as if it were a little aggrieved.

“If he can return to the mortal realm, we can go back and take a look,” Guan Yiren said softly. “Perhaps that divine weapon is in the hands of some senior.”

This is the best result.

Given Guan Yiren's strength and unique identity as a sword cultivator, it would be difficult for anyone to withstand even a few of her moves.

But if that divine weapon is in the sky...
Thinking of this, Guan Yiren had a sudden thought. Lu Ran had just said that he was at the second level of the Heavenly Realm.

He's already been to the heavens, hasn't he?

What is it like there? And why does Lu Ran possess so many techniques?
With many doubts in her heart, Guan Yiren released a total of 32 flying swords from her hands. Each sword was so obedient, moving according to its master's thoughts.

At this moment, Guan Yiren was unaware that from the moment she met Lu Ran, the incomparably powerful Sword Divine Technique was gradually drifting away from her.
The advancement of divine weapons is always swift.

It can take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour.

Under the protection of the two vast seas, Lu Ran remained focused, standing in mid-air, working with the Eight Desolate Blades to explore a new realm.

"Concentrate all energy on the tip of the blade."

"Buzz!"

"Pierce everything, penetrate everything, destroy everything!" Lu Ran held the knife in both hands, his forehead pressed tightly against the blade, chanting incantations.

"Om!!"

The Eight Desolations Blade vibrated more violently, as if it could not be contained, and terrifying energy gathered at the tip of the blade.

Strangely, this energy was pitifully small, and as it was continuously compressed, it only existed in a small area at the tip of the blade.

A dazzling luster appeared!

Suddenly, layers of energy rippled out from the tip of the blade, spreading horizontally and creating spiderweb-like cracks.

"Crack!!"

Time and space seemed to have been torn apart.

This "spider web" is equally dazzling, a brilliant white!
It contains no other properties; it is neither scorching hot nor freezing cold.

It is so pure that it contains no impurities.

At this moment, Lu Ran was so pure that there were no distracting thoughts in his mind.

Gods and demons, the human world and the mountains, dreams and ambitions, old friends and relatives—everything was erased in this moment.

Between heaven and earth, only one thought remains:
destroy!

"Ha!" Lu Ran suddenly opened his eyes and gasped, not knowing what had happened to him.

"call!!"

A violent wave spread out in all directions.

At the same time, a tremendous force struck.

Lu Ran's hands were directly knocked away, and the Eight Desolations Blade shot straight upwards with a terrifying sound of tearing through the air.

【Eight Desolations?】

The Eight Desolations Blade suddenly stopped, hovering high in the sky.

Lu Ran is at the second level of the Heavenly Realm, yet in terms of strength alone, he can't even wield the fourth-tier Eight Desolations Blade?

Fourth order,

Does that correspond to a divine item?
The Eight Desolations Blade slowly fell, its hilt landing in Lu Ran's palm.

"Yay~!" Xiao Yuanxi's joyful voice came from below.

This went too smoothly!
All told, could it last eight minutes?
One kilometer away, Guan Yiren, who was patrolling back and forth, noticed that the fog was quickly dissipating and immediately looked towards Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool.

The stars reappeared, and the cool moonlight bathed the snow-capped mountain peak.

It also landed on the young man wielding the knife above Tianchi Lake.

Guan Yiren felt a slight tremor in her heart.

Some people are better suited to be observed from afar and admired from a distance.

Unfortunately, the young man didn't give her much time. Suddenly, he turned around and waved to her.

Guan Yiren abandoned the several toads below, flew back quickly on her sword. "Let's go, let's get away from this troublesome place first." Lu Ran landed on the lakeside, summoning an ancient bronze mirror in his hand.

Qiao Yuanxi pouted.

She kept celebrating, but her brother didn't respond or introduce the newly upgraded divine weapon. His first words were "retreat."

Qiao Yuanxi was dissatisfied and muttered rapidly, "The Lord of the Burning Gate is extremely powerful and can kill gods, but he is overly cautious and hides his life for fear of the small fry in the Mountain Realm."

"Uh?" Lu Ran looked embarrassed.

No wonder they say you're a noble lady from the capital!

Doesn't that little mouth of yours even catch its breath?

What Xiao Yuanxi said makes sense; the vast ocean can then roam freely within the Holy Spirit Mountain.

Not to mention the majestic heavens.

However, Lu Ran was used to being cautious and his mindset was hard to change. His first thought after successfully advancing with the divine weapon was to get away from this place as soon as possible.

"You still want to see Tianchi?" Lu Ran turned to look at his sister.

Qiao Yuanxi snorted: "Let's go back, let's go back. Perfect timing, I have a lot to talk about with Sister Yiren!"

“Okay.” The bronze mirror in Lu Ran’s hand transformed into a full-length mirror.

"Let's go, Sister Yiren~" Qiao Yuanxi grabbed Guan Yiren's arm and led her toward the mirror.

Lu Ran followed closely behind, one step away from the edge of the world.

"Brother, I'll take Sister Yiren to my place first!"

"Go ahead." Lu Ran naturally didn't want to disturb the two girls' reunion, so he smiled and waved his hand.

Guan Yiren nodded in acknowledgment, then was pulled away by Qiao Yuanxi.

Lu Ran strode to the edge of the cliff, plopped down, and patted the Eight Desolations Blade: "What were you doing, leaping into the sky like that?"

[Bahuang has just advanced and hasn't controlled his strength well yet. He will try his best to adjust it in the future to match his master's power.]

Lu Ran: "."

That's a really foul language you used!
"I earnestly request that you name the Divine Weapon Domain, Master!" the Eight Desolate Blade said in a deep voice.

"I'll have to think about that carefully. Your Divine Weapon Domain is truly remarkable," Lu Ran exclaimed. "When I just advanced, I became completely pure."

"Buzz!" The Eight Desolate Blade trembled violently.

That's exactly right!

Destruction requires an extreme desire for destruction and the purest of thoughts.

Lu Ran pondered for a while, then suddenly had an idea: "Wait a minute, I'll ask for some help."

He then closed his eyes, connecting with the spirit of the stone sculpture of Longshi.

【Mr. Follow the Dragon?】

What are your orders, Sect Leader?

"That's how it is." Lu Ran gave a brief explanation, which amazed Yu Changsheng.

Inside the sculpture garden, a stone dragon sculpture holds a huge stone fan, gently fanning itself and swaying its head.
A lone blade pierces through ten thousand obstacles, a single point shatters the heavens.

Lu Ran looked troubled: [It's fitting, but isn't the domain name a bit too long?]

Yu Changsheng awkwardly twitched his lips, his voice low and somber: "[I haven't named it; it's just a spontaneous thought.]"

"Oh." Lu Ran scratched his head. "The first domain of the Eight Desolations Blade is called 'Annihilation of All Directions,' and the second domain is called 'Annihilation of the Three Calamities.' Sir, could you suggest a similar style?"

[Let me think about it.]

Lu Ran stopped bothering the strategist and began to play with the Eight Desolations Annihilation Blade in his hand, becoming increasingly fond of it.

I'm about to slay the evil god, the raging sea dragon, and this is a good opportunity to try out this brand-new divine weapon domain.

No, we still need to test it beforehand, so that nothing goes wrong on the battlefield.

Should we bring out Fairy Jiang, stab her with a knife, and see if she breaks?
What if it breaks?
Wife-murder to prove one's enlightenment?!

Thinking of his fiancée, Lu Ran immediately connected mentally with the Evil God: [Ruyi?]

"Hmm." The curt reply sent a chill down Lu Ran's spine.

【Xiao Yuanxi and I just went to Moon Shadow Heavenly Pool. Guess who we ran into?】

Jiang Ruyi was tempted to guess that it was Li Rouyin's brother, Hao Tian, ​​but she was also worried that it wasn't, which made Lu Ran feel sad.

She did not respond, but simply waited quietly for the answer to be revealed.

"So aloof, she doesn't even want to guess." Lu Ran muttered before continuing, "Guan Yiren! Do you remember her? Xiao Yuanxi's comrade-in-arms."

Jiang Ruyi was quite surprised, yet felt it made sense.

Such a remarkable person should indeed be cast into the Holy Spirit Mountain by the gods.

However, Jiang Ruyi didn't have a very good impression of Guan Yiren because she had seen the way Guan Yiren looked at Lu Ran in "Tianjiao".

Should we recruit her into the Burning Gate?

"With Xiao Yuanxi as a link, it's naturally necessary." Lu Ran gently wiped the Eight Desolations Blade.

Since Niu Zhengzheng has already been recruited, Guan Yiren certainly can't be let go!

Unfortunately, the trio of Guan Niu and Wang is still missing one of their disciples, Wang Ling.

Gun Xiu is not Jian Yi. As the pride of the Great Xia Dynasty, Wang Ling should be firmly suppressed by the gods and kept in the mortal world.

"After you take her as your disciple, leave her to me," Jiang Ruyi said softly.

【Huh?】Lu Ran was somewhat taken aback.

[You have four guardians, so give me four bodyguards too: Xuan Shuang Liu Huo and Tian Tian Yi Ren.]

Good grief~ You're really something, trying to steal someone from Xiao Yuanxi as a sister-in-law?

[What? You plan to let Guan Yiren inherit the Soul-Hooking Horse, and together with Niu Zhengzheng, they'll become Ox-Head and Horse-Face?] Jiang Ruyi frowned slightly as she transmitted her voice.

I just felt it was a waste of resources.

Her feelings for Guan Yiren were a very minor matter; Lu Ran and the Ran Clan's great cause were the real issues.

A figure of Guan Yiren's stature deserves a more suitable stone sculpture to inherit her legacy.

"That's not necessarily true." Lu Ran's response made Jiang Ruyi nod secretly.

Then Lu Ran muttered, "From being the number one sword cultivator in the heavens, she's fallen directly to a sixth-rank evil god, a soul-snatching horse. What a waste of Yi Ren's combat power."

Who is she?

Jiang Ruyi puffed out her cheeks. The ever-aloof Evil God, with his majestic stone face, rarely showed such a cute little expression.

Ah,
They call each other very intimately.

(End of this chapter)