The Old Gods

Chapter 896 Happy Sheep

A full-length mirror was set up inside Luoxianju in Luoxian Mountain, and a man and a woman walked out of it.

Lu Ran tapped his buzzing head and found a stone sculpture in the sculpture garden:
Grandpa Cheng, could you please bring a cell phone to Luoxianju?

The sudden telepathic transmission startled Cheng Yi, who quickly replied, "Yes, Mountain Lord."

Lu Ran then looked at Yan Shuangzi: "I'll show you Wang Ling's photo in a bit. After you leave Luoxian Mountain, try not to reveal yourself unless absolutely necessary."

"Yes." Yan Shuangzi nodded and quickly surveyed her surroundings.

The house was clean and tidy, which suggests that someone cleans it regularly.

"Relax, sis, it's just the two of us," Lu Ran said casually as he walked towards the door.

Yan Shuangzi gazed at the young man's tall back, softly hummed in agreement, and turned to walk towards the bedroom.

Because her original form, a stone sculpture, is rooted in Lu Ran's mind, Lu Ran cannot return to Holy Spirit Mountain while she is on a mission in the mortal realm.

Otherwise, the soul (the afterimage of gods and demons) within her physical body will be severed from her original stone sculpture.

In other words, Lu Ran will stay in the human world for a few days.

Yan Shuangzi came to the bedside, checked the bedding to make sure it was clean, then rearranged the quilt and inspected the rest of the room.

Lu Ran walked out of his residence and into the courtyard, then turned around and looked up.

The stone sculpture of the immortal sheep stands tall and upright, as always.

"My Lord Immortal Sheep, your disciple has captured the raging sea flame dragon and returned safely." Lu Ran clasped his hands together and looked up at the deity.

[Heh, you do have some luck on your side.]

Lu Ran: "."

Is this human language?
Okay, you're the sheep.

Your actions have had a significant impact.

"Oh?" Lu Ran immediately perked up.

Some gods and demons have re-merged.

"Fusion?" Lu Ran was taken aback and immediately asked, "Won't the appearance change after the Divine Demon Stone Sculpture is fused?"

Yes, but the Soul Jade is just a jade token, and the Netherworld Horn is just a horn. They hang on the waists of the two humanoid stone sculptures, Rainbow Jade and War Horn, and are no different from spoils of war.

Lu Ran looked bewildered.

Trophies?
The immortal sheep sneered: "Ha, that's how gods refer to themselves."

"Soul Jade and Netherworld Horn, those kinds of evil spirits, can no longer appear on the night of the fifteenth to obtain energy from humans?"

【I guess so.】

Lu Ran began to have doubts. For the evil gods, the fifteenth of every month in the human world was a stable and timely feast!
Have the two evil gods just given up like that?
It seems that his successive slaying of three evil gods has indeed triggered a chain reaction.

Gods and demons are willing to forfeit this grand feast in order to merge together, consolidate their own strength, and avoid being killed invisibly.

Cool?
Lu Ran had no time to process it; he was filled with doubt, pondering why the two evil gods, Soul Jade and Netherworld Horn, were the first to merge with the deity.

These two demons do have something in common—they can both imprison the souls of the dead!
What are wars about?
resource!

The fact that the war has continued to this day is largely due to the seemingly weak Netherworld Horn and Soul Jade races.

Take the Soul Jade as an example. On the battlefield of the Heavenly Realm, many divine mountains are equipped with such evil spirits. If the divine and demonic factions lose the Soul Jade, the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Are you willing to give me the Netherworld Horn and the Soul Jade?" Lu Ran looked up at the god.

Whether they want to or not is irrelevant.

Lu Ran nodded silently.

[Heh heh.] The celestial sheep's laughter suddenly turned cold. [This is Dongting and Beifeng's decision. Before a powerful god, weak gods and demons, like your human race, must obediently submit.]

Lu Ran: "."

He naturally remembered the Netherworld Horn that Night Demon picked up on the Heavenly Battlefield, and the Soul Jade Tokens that Purple Thunder Demon Roc and Huangfu Zhao carried.

It seems that Dongting and Beifeng don't care about all that nonsense.

All they need is for their side to be able to smoothly absorb the souls of the dead!
The problem is, no matter how much these weak gods, such as War Horn-Netherworld Horn and Rainbow Jade-Soul Jade, are combined into one, how strong can they become?
Lu Ran asked the question that had been bothering him.

The Immortal Sheep responded: "Your subordinates, Jiang Ruyi and Si Xianxian, do not hold complete divine positions."

"incomplete?"

Can they create divine ruins to bless believers?

“They seized the position of the evil god. The abilities that Lord Immortal Sheep mentioned all belong to the gods.” Lu Ran paused, understanding what the other party meant.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment, then inquired, "Once their divine positions are complete, besides gaining these additional abilities, will they experience growth in other aspects?"

[A complete divine position naturally results in a certain degree of increase in combat power.]

Lu Ran clasped his hands together and said, "I humbly request your guidance, Immortal Sheep!"

The immortal sheep, unusually patient, spoke at a measured pace: "For example, physical strength and the increase in various attributes."

For example, at the technical level, some techniques that were forcibly fragmented can become complete.

Technique. Complete?

Lu Ran suppressed his curiosity and waited patiently for what would happen next.

Some gods possess a multitude of techniques, allowing them to discard useless ones to demons. However, most gods lack sufficient techniques and can only divide existing ones, such as the Dragon Ink Carp.

When Long Moli is mentioned, Lu Ran's mind is filled with the image of Yu Changsheng.

Those divine and evil spells with similar effects are mostly those that have been forcibly severed. Once the divine position is complete, the technique can return to its original form, and its efficacy will be enhanced to a higher level.

Lu Ran was a little confused!
Therefore, the Changsheng carp and the Huisheng carp are not two small carp, one black and one gold.

Or is it a whole small black and gold carp?
Even after being separated, both techniques have such strong healing effects. If we return to the original form, wouldn't it be able to revive the dead and heal the wounded? The ultimate moves of the Dragon Carp and Ink Carp factions, Dragon Carp Sky Boat and Ink Carp Sinking Boat, are not simply a matter of one being fast and powerful, and the other being slow and defensive.

Can these two dragon boats be combined into one, possessing both offensive and defensive attributes?
Good guy~
Lu Ran murmured, "This disciple thought it was just the stone sculpture that was split in two. It turns out that everything from the divine position to the stone sculpture itself, and even the technique, has been cut apart?"

Fairy Sheep hummed in agreement: "Most of them are, but some weren't cut."

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat, and he speculated, "Asha possesses a powerful bow and armor, while the old fisherman only has tattered fishing clothes and a worn-out harpoon. It seems that this kind of technique cannot be created by cutting."

Asa is the deity you mentioned, the one with the most advanced techniques.

Did she keep all the good techniques for herself and leave the bad ones to the fisherman?

The fairy sheep seemed quite satisfied and gave a faint reply.

Lu Ran was processing the astonishing news. After a long while, he spoke again: "Lord Immortal Sheep!"

Now that the deity had opened up, he naturally seized the opportunity and respectfully inquired, "This disciple has always had a question: why are the stone sculptures all over the world so rich in local cultural characteristics?"

【Um? 】

“In Europe and America, there are angels and vampires; in North Africa, there are dog-headed people; and in India, there is elephant-headed god. These are all gods and demons with strong local cultural characteristics.”

Lu Ran paused for a moment, then said, "When we arrived in our Great Xia region, the Eastern Thunder Halberd, the Northern Wind Blade, the Western Wilderness Axe, and the South Sea Bow all appeared."

"Swordsmanship, fortune telling, martial arts, and female impersonation are all so authentically local that they couldn't be more so."

"What do you want to ask?" The voice transmitted was tinged with amusement.

Lu Ran organized his thoughts and boldly speculated: "Are gods and demons originally beings from our Earth?"

[That's a good deduction.]

"Huh?" A huge wave of shock swept through Lu Ran's mind. Did the gods and demons really originate from Earth?
【Completely wrong.】The cold voice echoed in my mind.

Lu Ran: ?
No! Are you kidding me?

[You learned from the Faceless Jade Venerable that gods and demons are nothing but stray dogs, fugitives who have fled here.]

"Yes." Lu Ran nodded.

What do gods and demons live on?

"The primordial energy... uh, faith! What gods and demons want is the faith of billions of humans."

Yes, absorbing cultural influences from around the world is simply a way to better receive worship, establish oneself locally, and strengthen oneself.

"I see," Lu Ran murmured.

Long before the gods invaded the human world, they had a comprehensive understanding of your world. They also engaged in internal struggles, choosing their footholds in advance and adjusting their appearance and techniques based on their own characteristics.

"Adjust...image?"

Why do you think the statues of deities are blurred and indistinct, while the afterimages of gods are bright, vivid, and clearly defined?

Lu Ran immediately followed the line of thought and speculated, "The stone sculpture's own image is difficult to adjust significantly, but the afterimage is easier to change?"

【Um. 】

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is," Lu Ran murmured to himself.

[The gods have only been on earth for a little over forty years. If they remain here for another hundred or a thousand years, the image of their stone sculptures will become increasingly clear.]

"why?"

[Use your own brain!] The voice transmitted was icy cold.

The sudden reprimand startled Lu Ran, causing him to shrink back.

You sheep.
Why did you suddenly get angry when we were talking so well?

Even my devilish girlfriend is more emotionally stable than you!

Lu Ran secretly grumbled to himself, deep in thought, "What the Immortal Sheep means is that the stone sculpture will gradually become clearer over time."

When in Rome, do as the Romans do?

Oh, I see, the environment shapes the people!

The local customs and traditions of different regions nurture people with distinctive local characteristics.

Deities feed on human beliefs, and the "local food" provided by the people of a certain land should gradually lead to the worship of deities with local characteristics.

The stone sculptures should be happy with this.

After all, as the Immortal Sheep said, the gods made some adjustments before invading the human world.

It seems this pile of rocks really wants to take root in the earth and rule forever.

A bunch of bastards!

They certainly did a lot of superficial work.

"Thank you for your guidance, Immortal Sheep." Lu Ran expressed his sincere gratitude, clasped his hands together, and bowed. "You've been very kind to me today."

Consider this a reward for not dying.

Lu Ran paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Mr. Yang, this is interesting, isn't it?

When he came to report the results, he was met with a cold laugh and the comment, "You've got some luck on your side."

They were practically ready to just call it "unbelievable luck."

Despite this on the surface, inside, Yang must be overjoyed, right?

Otherwise, it wouldn't have acted so unusually and said so much.

Tsk tsk,

Today's domineering sheep is Happy Sheep!
(End of this chapter)