The Old Gods

Chapter 933 If the evening glow doesn't come.
Lu Ran, who fled in panic, traveled to many places in the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, and finally arrived at the old site of the sect - Cloud Sea Cliff.

The weather here is quite unusual.

A dark cloud hung overhead, and a light rain was falling, while in the distance, the sky was clear and blue.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Ran decided to stay here. Perhaps the drizzle would stop soon, and maybe he could see a beautiful sunset at dusk.

This is exactly what the Radiant Light Blade needs.

Returning to his old home, Lu Ran was filled with emotion.

The former site of the sect, once a paradise, is now desolate, with only faint traces of ruins.

Only Lu Ran's Cloud Sea Residence still stands quietly in the mountains and forests, but after years of wind and rain, it has become very dilapidated.

Standing in the overgrown courtyard, Lu Ran looked at the familiar house and suddenly remembered a line from a song.

"The rain falls in torrents, and the grass and trees grow deep in my old hometown."

Lu Ran hummed softly, as scenes from the past kept surfacing in his mind.

He once lay in a rocking chair with Xiao Ruyi in this small courtyard, watching the stars together.

I once fell asleep in my bedroom, looking through the carved wooden window at the swaying jasmine trees in the courtyard, inhaling their faint fragrance.

They also used to gather bonfires in the backyard and laugh and play with their close friends and relatives.

"We can't go back."

Lu Ran murmured, his raised hand hovering in front of the house door, frozen for a long time, but in the end he still did not push open the old wooden door.

If one day in the future I achieve great success, I will return to the place where this dream began.

To live a carefree, unfettered life?
It’s pretty good when you think about it.

The next moment, Lu Ran appeared at the sea cliff, sat on the edge of the cliff, and dangled his legs over the edge.

Eight hundred meters below, the waves crash against the shore with tremendous force.

Nothing here has changed at all.

The only thing that changed was the young man sitting on the cliff.

From a weak and mighty river, it transformed into a vast sea that dominates the region, and now it stands majestically above the mountains.

From crudely made straw hats and raincoats to prestigious black and gold imperial robes.

And now, it's all about ethereal, flowing robes and ribbons.

Lu Ran silently drew the Xia Guang Blade from his waist, raised it slightly, and let the drizzling rain soak it as he gently wiped the blade with two fingers.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and he didn't get to see the sunset.

But he was greeted by the sunrise!
The rising sun casts a magnificent glow.

Lu Ran gazed quietly at the eastern sky, trying to glean some insight from this beautiful scene.

With flowing ribbons and feathered robes, the young man seemed like an old monk in deep meditation, oblivious to the rising and setting of the sun and the changing of day and night.

It's already the 17th day of the lunar calendar.

The young man sitting quietly on the sea cliff was disturbed by a beautiful little phoenix.

"Wow~"

"Hmm?" Lu Ran's eyes gradually regained focus, and he saw a small phoenix woven from flame lines fly out of his wide robe and circle around him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran opened his palm.

The little phoenix fluttered its tiny, hollowed-out wings and landed on its master's palm.

The childish words conveyed a secret thought: "I've become a god! I succeeded on the Lantern Festival!"

"Oh?" Lu Ran's eyes lit up.

On the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar, Tu Feng and He Yingcai became gods one after another. Lu Ran had already entered the gourd once and brought the two back to the sculpture park.

Has Xiao Yuanxi succeeded now?
"Whoosh~" Lu Ran's figure slowly shrank and entered the gourd's mouth.

The phoenix-patterned gourd, which an ordinary person can easily lift with one hand, contains a world within!

The tiny Lu Ran fell into it and was immediately surrounded by mist, which was mixed with the energy of the Holy Spirit, nourishing his flesh and blood.

Lu Ran advanced to the second level of the Heavenly Realm on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It is only the winter month now. If he cultivates normally, it may take him one or two years to make a breakthrough.

However, in recent months, Lu Ran has been slaying gods and demons, and every time the divine and evil sculptures are shattered, he can enjoy great nourishment!

Although the process was brief, it was far more pleasurable than him purifying the Holy Spirit and strengthening his body on his own.

He had a premonition that perhaps if he killed a few more gods and demons, he could break through his cultivation bottleneck.

While pondering, Lu Ran arrived at the middle section of the gourd and saw the "Divine Power Lake" below.

A stone sculpture slowly floats up in the lake.

Little Blazing Phoenix possessed the ability to imprison living beings from an early age. At the third rank, it could render the people from the Sea Realm inside its belly immobile and helpless.

Now that it has advanced to the fourth rank, it can imprison people in the Heavenly Realm!
Although Qiao Yuanxi is a god, and the little phoenix can't do anything to her, as long as the god doesn't resist, the little guy can still be manipulated at will.

At this moment, Xiao Yuanxi was entangled by the divine power of the water and "lifted" to Lu Ran's feet.

"Congratulations!" Lu Ran plummeted downwards.

"Hehe~" Qiao Yuanxi was overjoyed. She reached out with one hand and gently pinched the tiny human with two fingers.

"No!" Lu Ran was a little confused.

The other warriors of the Burning Gate all spread out their palms, treating them as traps for the Gate Master.

Little Yuanxi, on the other hand, just started pinching it with her hands?

"Brother is so small!"

Qiao Yuanxi held Lu Ran in front of her eyes, closed her left eye, and opened only her huge right eye to carefully examine the little figure between her fingers.

Lu Ran was extremely panicked.

At this moment, Xiao Yuanxi is a complete deity who combines the spirit of both the flower lantern and the black lantern!

It's killing me!
"Come back first," Lu Ran said.

"Huh?" Qiao Yuanxi pouted and pinched Lu Ran in dissatisfaction. "I still want to play with you for a while."

Lu Ran rolled his eyes. What are you playing?

Are you kidding me?
"By the way, brother, teach me how to create a physical body!" Qiao Yuanxi raised her hand and poked her own cheek. "I'm so not used to turning into stone."

"Okay," Lu Ran replied helplessly.

A few minutes later, Qiao Yuanxi's stone sculpture returned to the sculpture garden, while her physical body followed Lu Ran and flew out of the gourd.

"Isn't this Cloud Sea Cliff?" Qiao Yuanxi stood on the edge of the cliff, looking around with great surprise.

"Mmm," Lu Ran responded softly.

Qiao Yuanxi originally wanted to go back to the old house for a look, but when she saw Lu Ran sitting down with his head down, she couldn't help but blink.

Suddenly, she knelt down and hugged Lu Ran's arm with both hands.

Lu Ran's heart was in his throat!
"What?" Qiao Yuanxi smiled, tilting her head to look at the other person's stiff expression. "Are you afraid of me?"

Lu Ran: "."

Seeing that he remained silent, Qiao Yuanxi smiled even more sweetly.

My dearest brother~
You can finally experience my life.

For so many years, Qiao Yuanxi has always been afraid of her brother and sister-in-law, living in fear under her mother's shadow.

Now that she has the divine position in her hands, she is finally going to rise up and sing her own song!
Qiao Yuanxi's face suddenly drew closer, her beautiful, bright eyes following Lu Ran's evasive gaze as she said with a grin:

"You look like a little kid who's done something wrong, so cute~"

Lu Ran: ? ? ?
"Hahahaha~" The usually charming and mischievous Yuanxi was laughing like a villain.

Lu Ran said irritably, "Go play by yourself for a while. I'm waiting for the sunset. If there isn't one, I'll take you back to the human world."

"Go home?" Qiao Yuanxi immediately perked up.

"Yes, I promised you a long time ago that I would take you back to see your mother after we reach the Heavenly Realm." Lu Ran snorted.

The original plan was like this.

Unfortunately, Lu Ran was too helpful. Qiao Yuanxi had just ascended to the Heavenly Realm, and with his help, she completed a triple jump.

It even incorporates two divine positions.

He became the supreme being within the Three Realms!
"Yay~" Qiao Yuanxi was overjoyed and suddenly leaned closer to Lu Ran's face, giving him a heavy kiss on the cheek.

Lu Ran did not receive it.

Because he was still wearing the blood crystal mask.
It has to be said that this magical artifact being with Lu Ran is like his ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke.

In just a few days, he has already been kissed by two goddesses.

"Go have some fun and get used to your new body," Lu Ran said in a muffled voice.

My younger sister's cultivation level has improved too quickly; her habits are probably still at the Sea Realm level, and she needs to adapt and adjust properly.

"Mmm." Qiao Yuanxi stopped teasing Lu Ran and slowly flew up, heading towards the house in her memory.

"Phew," Lu Ran let out a deep sigh of relief and slowly stood up.

He gently gripped the Radiant Blade and turned to gaze at the western sky.

Now, Tu Feng, He Yingcai, and Qiao Yuanxi have all returned to their places, but the two divine statues, Xiaoqiang and Yunjian, are still buzzing and trembling inside the gourd.

Because they started late, they only crossed the Sea Realm on the fifteenth day, and are now only at the second level of the Heaven Realm.

For these two generals, the Ranmen sect has several soldiers stationed inside the gourd, diligently training them.

In a few more days, the soldiers should be able to be liberated and return to the park.

It's time for me to return to the mortal realm, report the situation to Lord Immortal Sheep, and formulate the next mission objectives.

Hopefully, the sunset will arrive soon.

Hopefully, Xia Guang Dao can gain some insights from this.

If he doesn't get anything this time, Lu Ran can't wait any longer.

Time passed by, and the sky gradually darkened.

Lu Ran was somewhat disappointed. Since the sunset hadn't arrived, the Sunset Blade would likely lack inspiration.

"Sigh," Lu Ran sighed deeply.

How can everything go as planned?

Xia Guangming had clearly expressed that he had some understanding of the Third Divine Weapon Domain, but Lu Ran had been pondering it for so many days and still hadn't been able to comprehend its mysteries.

Let's wait until next time.

Next time, I will return to slay gods and demons.
"Buzz~" The Radiant Blade suddenly trembled.

As waves of energy surged, a phantom figure appeared beside Lu Ran, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ran turned to look at the artifact spirit.

The sunset didn't come.

"Hmm." Lu Ran looked at his younger self and didn't see the slightest hint of frustration on the other's face.

Even after so many years, and after he had accompanied Lu Ran through the wars and hardships of the Three Realms, he still held his head high.

Still full of energy.

Time has robbed Lu Ran of his youthful innocence, turning his eyes cold and gloomy.

But it couldn't tarnish the bright, piercing eyes of young Lu Ran.

The boy turned his head, a smile appearing on his face: "Perhaps we're wrong."

"Oh?" Lu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

The boy raised his head slightly, gesturing towards the horizon: "These past few days, we've been waiting for the sunset to appear on the horizon."

Perhaps this sky is waiting for us, to bestow upon it a sunset.

Lu Ran gently gripped the hilt of the knife.

Looking at the boy's bright, smiling face, she then raised her eyes to look at the dim sky.

(End of this chapter)