The Old Gods

Chapter 922 Fate

Northwest of the mountain boundary, within the desolate peak.

Lu Ran held the Fiery Phoenix Pattern Gourd in both hands and sucked the Evil Sculpture Soul-Hooking Horse that he had just summoned into the gourd.

His mind had cleared, and he felt both joy and sorrow.

The good thing is,
Little Phoenix has advanced to the fourth rank, becoming the most top-tier divine artifact in the God and Demon system!

It can extract the essence of holy spirits from the vast divine power to assist its master in cultivation.

What's worrying is that...
Lu Ran was still unsure whether the gourd itself could withstand the terrifying energy released when the stone was sculpted into a god.

"Don't worry too much."

"Hmm?" Lu Ran looked to his side.

“The Little Phoenix is ​​a magical artifact that absorbs and stores energy. Now that it has reached the highest level in the world, its control over energy must be top-notch,” Jiang Ruyi gently reassured someone.

She was well aware of how much Lu Ran liked this magical artifact.

Xiao Chifeng's image and personality are indeed very endearing.

More importantly, this gourd is proof of Lu Ran's ascension to the pinnacle of the Great Xia Pride.

Full of meaning.

But if Lu Ran continues to spoil the little guy like this, always worrying that he might get hurt, how can that be okay?

As she pondered this, Jiang Ruyi's expression became somewhat strange.

She remained confident about the future of the Ranmen Sect and Lu Ran, believing that the Ranmen Sect could quell the war in the Three Realms.

I believe that Lu Ran and she will eventually be able to live a peaceful and happy life.

The couple will get married in front of their parents, relatives, and friends, and then have a lovely baby.
But judging from Lu Ran's attitude, is he spoiling the child too much?
Wouldn't that little guy become a troublemaker?

"It's so small, yet it can hold such a large stone sculpture." Qiao Yuanxi stretched out a finger and poked the chubby gourd.

"Buzz~" The phoenix-patterned gourd swayed from side to side, like a roly-poly toy, making the girl's eyes crinkle with laughter.

Jiang Ruyi looked at Xiao Yuanxi, the child's future aunt, and then thought of the group of Ranmen warriors. Those uncles and aunts were all gods. If they showed more affection to the sect leader's child, it would be wonderful.
Anyone who grows up in such an environment would become lawless, right?
"Now, it's your turn, you two," Lu Ran said casually.

On this trip to Mogu Peak, Lu Ran specially brought Qiao Yuanxi and Hua Qingying with him, intending to lead them to merge with the stone sculpture.

The two naturally had no objections.

Before coming, Xiao Yuanxi was informed by Lu Ran that in the next four or five days, she would rise from the first level of the Heavenly Realm to the third level.

Xiao Yuanxi was completely bewildered.

"Brother, can I go into the gourd later too?" Qiao Yuanxi asked in a low voice.

"No need, you two aren't going to become gods, so it won't have that much of an impact on me."

"Oh."

"Come on, your sister Ruyi is already waiting for you in the sculpture garden. Once you arrive, she will channel her primordial energy into you to help you advance." Lu Ran reached out and summoned the black lantern evil sculpture.

In the last team battle, the Burning Gate made a fortune, enough to make any god or demon in the world envious.

"Hmm," Qiao Yuanxi pursed her lips and secretly glanced to the side.

Jiang Ruyi smiled faintly as she looked at the girl who was secretly peeking at her.

Their eyes met, and Xiao Yuanxi pouted, about to say something, when she suddenly heard Lu Ran's voice: "Come here."

"Oh!" Qiao Yuanxi turned her head and looked at the magnificent stone lantern, then immediately flew over to it.

A few minutes later, both of them had entered the park.

Lu Ran's brain started buzzing again, and he held his forehead with one hand.

Jiang Ruyi looked at the stubborn person, but ultimately said nothing.

After all, the specific strength and ability limits of Little Phoenix need to be tested slowly, so it is indeed not appropriate to throw the stone sculptures into the gourd all at once.

"Go back and rest," Jiang Ruyi said softly. "I'll take Xiao Yuanxi to smash the lantern statue. Just bear with it."

Lu Ran nodded and summoned the bronze mirror: "Our last massacre of the mountain was no small matter. I plan to return to the mortal realm and have a good talk with the Immortal Sheep."

“Okay.” Jiang Ruyi agreed with Lu Ran’s decision and added, “Let’s wait a couple of days and see how Little Phoenix is ​​doing.”

If this magical artifact can withstand the transformation of stone sculptures into gods, then the pseudo-god stone sculptures that have advanced in the sculpture garden can be safely placed into the gourd.

Completely liberate Lu Ran's brain.

The actual situation shows that Little Chifeng did not disappoint the two's expectations!
This magical artifact, designed specifically to absorb and store energy, withstood the impact of the stone being sculpted into a god.

Lu Ran finally felt relieved.

He took the buzzing stone sculpture out of his head, absorbed it into the gourd, and felt completely relaxed. On the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month, he returned to the human world.

"call!!"

Inside Luoxian Residence, a floor-to-ceiling mirror forcefully tears through space and time, taking shape with overwhelming force.

A young man dressed in flowing feather robes and ribbons emerged, and from that moment on, the house truly became a "celestial abode."

However, the immortal in the center differs slightly from the traditional image.

Because the lower half of the youth's face was covered by an exquisite blood crystal mask.

Within the crystal-clear, blood-red gemstone, wisps of blood mist gather and disperse, creating an eerie and magical atmosphere.

I have to say, the birthday gift Xiao Yuanxi gave me was truly outstanding!
Even with the presence of the ethereal third-tier magic artifact, the Misty Cloud Silk, the half-face mask still pulls Lu Ran's overall style from the world of immortals and heroes to the world of fantasy.

A delicate balance has been achieved between the two.

Lu Ran stepped out of the house and into the courtyard, looking up at the towering statue of the deity: "Immortal Sheep, your disciple has returned."

【Hmm.】 Lu Ran clasped his hands together and bowed slightly: “This disciple has lived up to expectations and has trampled the likes of Xing Guan and Yue Ling into the mud.”

A hoarse laugh rang out.

It was clear that Lord Immortal Sheep was quite satisfied.

Lu Ran waited patiently for a moment before asking, "How is the God and Demon faction doing now?"

Let's see how your world is doing first.

"Yes." Lu Ran immediately obeyed the order, his figure vanishing into nothingness and flashing into the sky.

The natural scenery of Yeyu City remains as beautiful as ever.

But this city has changed.

No more houses are decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the streets and alleys are no longer littered with red paper left after firecrackers.

Lu Ran suddenly narrowed his eyes and saw several newly erected sculptures in a park in the central urban area.

They are not very large, only about five or six meters in size.

Greedy Wolf, Star Official, Moon Spirit, Karma Horse.

They are clearly not statues of deities, after all, Ye Yu City is the territory of Lord Immortal Sheep, and other deities cannot touch it.

Besides, Lu Ran had already crushed the pile of stones.

Their very souls were completely devoured!

They no longer had the ability to create incarnations of stone sculptures to join forces with the demon race, feign suppressing small demon lairs, and receiving people's worship and offerings.

Therefore, these sculptures are man-made.

The sculptures were surrounded by white and yellow flowers, and many people were kneeling around them in worship.

Without needing to teleport, Lu Ran could almost hear people sobbing.

"Heh." Lu Ran suddenly laughed.

When the lies carefully crafted by gods and demons are exposed one day in the future, how will people react?
When people recall how they mourned before the statues of gods and wept bitterly today, what will their feelings be?

Ok?
Lu Ran shifted his gaze to the road on the north side of the park, where he saw a truck carrying huge rocks slowly driving into the park.

This?
He then scanned the park again, confirming that there was only one sculpture of each deity.

What does it mean?
People unload the sculpting materials here in advance, preparing for the worst, waiting for a deity to fall so they can carve it on the spot.
How can it be!

Given the human race's devotion to the gods, anyone who dares to do such a thing will surely be drowned in the spittle of the people.

So, has another god fallen?

Lu Ran immediately said, "Lord Immortal Sheep! While I've been unconscious for the past few days, have there been any casualties in the divine camp?"

[The zither and the pipa.]

Upon hearing the names of the two sixth-level gods, Lu Ran was utterly astonished: "This disciple did not kill these two..."

【The Faceless Jade Vessel.】

Those four simple words silenced Lu Ran.

The voice transmission faded softly: "These two stones have merged with their opposites, carrying the Demon Harp and Demon Lute within them."

The sixth-rank evil gods, the Demon Harp and the Demon Lute, have also perished?

Lu Ran frowned slightly: "What happened? How did this happen?"

I only have general information; you'll have to investigate the specifics of the battle yourself.

Lu Ran pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something: "What about the divine position?"

[Such a potent tonic would be irresistible to anyone. Whether the soul was devoured by the Jade Venerable or divided among the arriving gods and demons remains unknown.]

Lu Ran's expression was serious: "Without a divine soul, do these stone statues in the disciple's garden still have the qualifications to become gods?"

A divine position is like a divine weapon's domain. When the divine weapon occupying that position falls, the next divine weapon can attempt to acquire it.

Lu Ran's heart skipped a beat: "Now that two pairs of gods and demons have fallen, there are vacancies in the divine positions! Does that mean the stone sculptures in the sculpture garden can cultivate and obtain divine positions?"

Xianyang, however, gave a negative answer: "The stone sculptures in the park lack self-awareness."

Lu Ran immediately said, "Shall we find a human to inherit these stone sculptures?"

That depends on fate.

"Life?"

[Humans possess sufficient intelligence, and by merging with the stone sculptures within the garden, they acquire all the necessary foundations. Perhaps after cultivating for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, they could ascend to godhood.]

Lu Ran: "."

【What, are you finding the time dragging?】

The immortal sheep seemed to be in a good mood, smiled, and continued: "After your subordinates merged with the stone sculpture, thousands or tens of thousands of years would only be a small segment of their lives, negligible."

"But the battle waits for no one! I am already at war with the gods and demons. By the time the warriors of the Burning Gate obtain their divine positions, it will be too late." Lu Ran suddenly stopped speaking.

Wait!
A small segment of life?

After humans merge with stone sculptures and transform into pure energy bodies, isn't their lifespan eternal?

Since it is eternal, it should not be judged by its length, so how can it be described as "a negligible segment"?

Lu Ran suddenly realized that he had heard some incredible information!
He slowly turned around and looked at the statue of the Immortal Sheep.

What comes into view is that sheep's face that is always smiling.

(End of this chapter)