The Old Gods

Chapter 905 Max Level?

We departed from the sacred mountain at dusk, and returned home late at night.

Hunzi Ran was very perceptive. After returning to Tianya Residence, he immediately released a group of afterimages of gods and demons out of the garden to cultivate, while he himself went directly to his study.

The luxuriously decorated bedroom and the soft bed were all reserved for the evil god's girlfriend and the mad immortal protector.

She's very sensible.

Lu Ran sat behind the low table once again, leaning on it, and a few words suddenly popped into his mind:

The Incompetent Husband

The Helpless Wife

The Bullying Maid

"Uh." Lu Ran was lost in thought when the punishment of happiness arrived as expected.

As the stone sculptures in the park shared resources, the Wu Xiao and Yan Chou stone sculptures began to tremble. Coupled with the already buzzing Leng Tianyue stone sculpture, Lu Ran completely lost his ability to think.

His eyes gradually became vacant, and his expression became blank.

That's a stupid problem.

Inside the hall, on the grand chair at the head of the table, Jiang Ruyi slowly opened her eyes.

The God and Demon Sculpture Garden is Lu Ran's backyard. After taking care of everything for him, Jiang Ruyi, as the hostess, turned her attention to the physical body in Tianya Residence.

Her right hand rested on her left wrist, her fingers gently stroking the cool, magical bracelet.

From below, a maid's muttered words drifted over: "That felt so good! So satisfying!"

Jiang Ruyi smiled gently.

Sister Xian'er was clearly still savoring the battle that had just taken place.

The soldiers certainly had a great time killing! It's hard to imagine that the once high and mighty evil god was like a weak little lamb in front of Ranmen.

They wailed in misery, at the mercy of others.

Then, Leng Tianyue seized the divine position and strode up to the top of the altar, while Wu Xiao and Yan Chou advanced towards the third level of the Heavenly Realm!
When everyone left Mount Holy Spirit, it was only evening. How long had it been?

It does indeed have a bit of the "warm wine before beheading Hua Xiong" feel to it.

Jiang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief. Unbeknownst to her, the Burning Gate had become so powerful.

Where does the qualitative change begin?
Of course, it's to hunt down the raging sea dragon!

Lu Ran's adventurous and stubborn decision led to a leap forward for the Ran Sect, and subsequent battles went smoothly.

And the next target of the Burning Gate, the vicious dog, was also the result of Lu Ran overcoming all objections!

This will surely allow the Burning Gate to reach new heights.

"I remember, I remember." Si Xianxian got up and walked over, whispering, "The night isn't over yet, let's go to sleep~"

Jiang Ruyi fiddled with the Ice Heart Bracelet on her wrist and casually asked, "Can you sleep in your current state?"

"Hmm." Si Xianxian sat sideways in front of the armchair, hugged Jiang Ruyi's legs with both hands, and rested her face on Jiang Ruyi's knees. "This is a rare opportunity, I want to be with you more."

Jiang Ruyi remained unmoved and said calmly, "You are very strong."

Si Xianxian paused for a moment, her arrogance somewhat extinguished, and cautiously asked, "Do I really seem to be a little bit strong?"

Jiang Ruyi nodded slightly: "Yes, I am stating the facts."

Si Xianxian: ?

So you're praising me?

That was terrifying! It sounded like a scolding.
Jiang Ruyi added, "But your strength has reached its limit. Do you realize that?"

Si Xianxian opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

She had only recently ascended to the God Realm and had just seized the position of Evil God. With her extremely explosive output, she was enjoying the wonderful moment and advancing with unstoppable momentum.

Who would have thought of such a thing?

“Now, if you and I absorb energy again, there can only be quantitative changes.” Jiang Ruyi lowered her slender hand and gently smoothed Si Xianxian’s hair.

"Hmm." Si Xianxian calmed down.

The path of spiritual practice is always like rowing against the current.

The problem is that the divine realm seems to be the highest level, the limit that all living beings can reach.

Jiang Ruyi sighed softly: "From the perspective of slaying gods and demons, we really have to be grateful that the path of cultivation has an end."

"Why?" Si Xianxian asked, somewhat puzzled.

“If the climb is endless, how could you and I possibly defeat gods and demons?” Jiang Ruyi shook her head. “How long have the stone statues existed? We’ve only been cultivating for a few years.”

"Yeah"

Jiang Ruyi continued, “There are billions of believers in this world who constantly worship the gods and provide them with the power of faith. On the fifteenth of each month, evil spirits feast on the human world and plunder the negative emotions of living beings.”

Si Xianxian finally understood.

Indeed! If there were no limits to cultivation, how could humanity possibly have a chance to rise again?
This is from the perspective of breaking the old order and overthrowing the rule of gods and demons.

From the perspective of personal growth, evil gods such as Xianmo and Fengxian have already stood at the pinnacle of the world, with no possibility of taking another step upward.

“Lu Ran did say that after we shattered the two sides of the god, our divine position would be complete, and our strength would increase once again. That might be the last small step,” Jiang Ruyi said in a low voice.

"Don't be so pessimistic. We can find other ways to strengthen ourselves!" Si Xianxian shook Jiang Ruyi's leg to comfort her.

"So after you become a god, you should focus your attention on divine weapons and magical artifacts," Jiang Ruyi advised softly.

"Crazy Hammer?"

"Hmm, you just killed an evil god and you're in high spirits. You should take this opportunity to train your divine weapon hammer instead of lingering here with me."

Si Xianxian: "."

Jiang Ruyi instructed, "Go, return your physical body to the secluded cultivation room to cultivate, and focus your attention back on the sculpture garden. The stone sculpture of your main body should properly nurture the warhammer."

"Alright," Si Xianxian reluctantly agreed, then stood up and left with a heavy heart.

Jiang Ruyi remained seated in the armchair, her right hand resting on her left wrist, gently turning the magical artifact, the Ice Heart Bracelet. Unlike Si Xianxian, when Xianmo's afterimage appeared, it was accompanied by several divine weapons and magical artifacts, and now they were all in their original forms, accompanying Xianmo's physical body.

The Ice Heart Bracelet can build a mental defense system for its owner, with remarkable effects.

However, this is only a second-tier magic weapon, comparable to a sea-grade artifact.

It can indeed defend against attacks of higher levels, blocking Heavenly-grade mental output techniques for its master, but to block Divine-grade mental techniques, the Ice Heart Bracelet must at least be upgraded to the third tier.

Jiang Ruyi had a sudden thought.

With the magical artifact, the Immortal-Binding Whip, hanging at his waist, he parted the hem of his phoenix robe and reached out.

The long red whip seemed to extend indefinitely, reaching into the study, gently binding the young man behind the desk, lifting him up, and taking him to the bedroom.

Jiang Ruyi sat silently in the hall and slowly closed her eyes.

Since there is no way to advance further in terms of realm, the only option is to focus on divine weapons and magical artifacts.

That said, the growth path of divine weapons is traceable. Humans can forge various weapons themselves and strive to cultivate them to gather weapon spirits.

The creation of the ritual implements, however, was completely untraceable.

When each magical artifact was first made, it was just an ordinary, mundane item.

At most, it might have a more exquisite appearance and a higher cost.

In the system of gods and demons, divine power permeates all parts of the three realms.

In such a world, it's possible that at any time, an ordinary object might develop sentience.

Therefore, strictly speaking, you cannot truly create magical artifacts on your own.

Can only wait.

Waiting for all things in the world to gather the divine power of heaven and earth over the long years, and autonomously form the spirit of the artifact.

Compared to divine weapons, magical artifacts are undoubtedly much rarer!

Within the Burning Gate area alone, it is often shrouded in mist. How dense is the divine power? Over the years, not a single mortal object has been seen to develop sentience.

For most people, the primary way to acquire magical artifacts is still through robbery.
Jiang Ruyi currently possesses four magical artifacts: the second-tier Ice Heart Bracelet and Immortal Binding Whip, the third-tier Phoenix Nine Heavens Robe, and two fourth-tier Ghost Talismans.

Without exception, they were all obtained by capturing the Burning Gate.

Lu Ran also possesses four magical artifacts: a second-tier black jade tiger talisman (two halves), a third-tier phoenix-patterned gourd and misty silk, as well as several artifact fragments—rebirth coins.

Although they weren't stolen, they were all gifts from others.

Lu Ran has never personally cultivated even a single magical artifact; there is simply no way to do so!

However, the Burning Gate is already quite wealthy. If they can cultivate their existing magical artifacts to the fourth tier, it will greatly enhance their combat power.

Jiang Ruyi thought to herself as she picked up the Immortal Binding Whip: "To bind gods and demons, you'll need to advance two more times."

Master, I'm afraid I can no longer improve.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi frowned slightly.

The spirit of the Immortal-Binding Whip trembled with fear: "Master, please calm your anger. I understand myself; there is almost no potential left to be explored."

Jiang Ruyi remained silent for a long time, then put down the red whip and tapped the magic bracelet on her wrist with her finger: "And you? Since you followed me, you've only leveled up once over the years, and then there's been no further movement."

Is it because they've reached their growth limit?

The Ice Heart Bracelet's voice was very soft: "Master, it's me..."

Three days passed by in a flash.

On the nineteenth day of the lunar calendar, Lu Ran, whose mind had cleared, came out of his bedroom: "Ruyi?"

"you're awake."

Lu Ran stood at the bedroom door, peering through the mist at Madam Ran, who sat dignifiedly in the armchair: "How did I get here?!
Why am I sleeping in the bedroom?

"Heh." Jiang Ruyi was both annoyed and amused. "Isn't this your home? Isn't that your bed?"

"Oh." Lu Ran scratched his head awkwardly. "I thought it was Sister Xian'er."

"I sent it to train divine weapons, but the Mad Hammer is still only at Tier 1." Jiang Ruyi's tone seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's really outrageous." Lu Ran nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Ruyi said, "These past few days, I've been discussing something with Conglong Nightmare, and there's something I want to tell you."

"what's up?"

Jiang Ruyi did not explain directly, but said, "After advancing to the Divine Realm, the soldiers have no further path to growth."

Lu Ran nodded silently.

This is bound to be extremely difficult for those who have worked so hard to adapt to.

After all, the warriors of the Burning Gate were all influenced by the culture of the Great Xia Dynasty, and had a series of deeply rooted concepts such as "learning has no end" and "if you don't advance, you fall behind".

However, the system of gods and demons clearly defines its limits.

Stop rolling, friend!

You've reached the maximum level!

"I want to leave a few soldiers in the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm to collect divine weapons and magical artifacts," Jiang Ruyi then revealed her plan.

"Hmm," Lu Ran hesitated for a moment.

After reaching the level cap, should you focus on equipment?

It is indeed a way to continue becoming stronger.

Jiang Ruyi continued, "We will not do anything immoral or immoral. Before taking action, our soldiers will thoroughly understand the other party's style of doing things."

If the person's crimes are truly heinous, then execution will be carried out.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and said, "Let's kill the dog first! We'll deal with the vicious dog when we get back!"

(End of this chapter)