My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

Mulan pointed to the slippery cliff with some crooked trees and said, "Climb over this cliff, and then walk around on it for a while, and you'll reach the secret realm."

Mulan's words immediately made the atmosphere in the team lively. Everyone was whispering among themselves, wondering what the secret realm that had made them put in so much effort would be like.

Is it up here?

Lin Ran put his hands on his hips and looked up. He couldn't help but release his soul perception and soon sensed the restriction on the cliff.

"I didn't expect that even at this final step, they would still set up obstacles for us? This is really torture!" Lin Ran thought to himself. He exchanged a glance with Shangguan Mengqing, then walked to Mulan's side and asked, "Mulan, why are there so many restrictions on this?"

"Mr. Lin, you actually found out?"

Mulan was somewhat surprised. A hint of helplessness appeared on her ferocious face. She looked at Lin Ran and said, "Mr. Lin, what I want to tell you next is that with my strength, I can't climb up."

"This restriction has existed for a very long time..."

Mulan stared blankly at the almost vertical cliff and explained, "After the discovery of this former Dragon Secret Realm, the condition of this cliff was also discovered. Some people say that it is a test of people in the former Dragon Secret Realm, but even if you climb up, you still can't open the secret realm."

"Some say it's a deliberate obstruction, designed to prevent you from going up, because monsters are sealed inside. Anyway, everyone has their own explanation, but I'm more inclined to believe it's a test."

"Why do you have this view?" Shangguan Mengqing, who had been standing silently to the side, suddenly asked.

"What am I?"

Mulan shook her head and said, "Perhaps it's just a feeling in my heart. I heard that some people have reached the entrance of that secret realm, but the realm didn't attack them; it just gently repelled them. Many people have tried and experienced the same thing. So I think this secret realm... might be a legacy left to us by the powerful beings of the past..."

"I don't know what it's used for, but it'll definitely cause a bloodbath. I value my life, so I don't plan to go up. I'll stay nearby and wait for you to come down. Just give me a ride down a floor," Mulan said with a smile.

Lin Ran glanced at Mulan, then looked at Shangguan Mengqing and transmitted her voice, "Mulan certainly sees things clearly!"

Shangguan Mengqing secretly confirmed this, then suddenly said, "Let's get ready to go up. I'll take Mulan up with me. It's too dangerous to leave her down there alone!"

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he secretly gave Shangguan Mengqing a thumbs up and said with a smile, "You're so thoughtful. I'll have everyone get ready!"

"Brother Yue Lei, let me go up and take a look first!"

Lin Ran went to Yue Lei's side, put her arm around his shoulder, and whispered, "Keep an eye on the students. I'll scout ahead for you. Once we're sure there are no problems, we'll go up."

"Okay, you can order me around. You know I'm not as smart as you!" Yue Lei smiled.

Lin Ran couldn't help but punch Yue Lei, then turned around and quickly "walked" towards the cliff. The pressure on him was like a tickle, and did not stop him.

Shangguan Mengqing, who was following behind, was even faster. Although she was several steps behind Lin Ran, she caught up with Lin Ran in the blink of an eye.

Beside Lin Ran, Shangguan Mengqing blinked and shook his head, as if to say that Lin Ran was really weak, but as a man, could he tolerate it?

Lin Ran's toes touched a protruding rock on the mountain wall, and in the next moment, Lin Ran's strength suddenly burst forth, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the edge of the cliff at the top of the mountain, retaliating against Shangguan Mengqing's action.

Looking at Lin Ran, who was like a little child, Shangguan Mengqing's eyes flashed with a smile. It seemed that her old man hadn't made no progress at all.

She had examined Lin Ran's body. Those two strange hearts gave the old man an extremely vigorous life magnetic field, like a furnace, and even faintly contained other "Dao" principles, indicating that Lin Ran had also had a strange encounter during the time she was away.

However, it would be very difficult for an older man to have a spatial core like hers to build a core foundation for the Dragon Transformation Realm. But the original heart in Lin Ran's body gave Shangguan Mengqing a very strange feeling.

She spent some time observing it carefully, and was surprised to find that the heart had a power that was extremely similar to that of the Azure Emperor, and the heart already contained a lot of power full of "Dao".

Unfortunately, she hadn't fully digested the inheritance of the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor. She had a premonition that the heart might become the foundation for Lin Ran to reach the Dragon Transformation Realm. In addition, with Qianyi becoming a seventh-level alchemist, they should be able to safely advance to the Dragon Transformation Realm.

“But using the heart as the foundation seems to... violate the cultivation method of opening up the spine required for the Dragon Transformation Realm!” Shangguan Mengqing pondered in a daze, and after a few beats, she came to Lin Ran’s side.

Lin Ran said with a hint of pride, "How about that? My skills aren't bad, are they?"

Looking at the somewhat smug old man, Shangguan Mengqing said with a smile in her eyes, "If I didn't hold back, could you have won?"

Lin Ran: "..."

Although Lin Ran was unwilling to admit it, it was indeed the case. No matter what, he was only at the Nirvana Realm, while Meng Qing was at who knows what level of the Dragon Transformation Realm. The gap between the two was getting wider and wider!

Lin Ran also felt a sense of urgency, but she should deal with the immediate matters first!

The mountaintop was lush and verdant, with many ancient trees and plants never seen before. The sparse spiritual energy and the ancient and desolate aura that lingered in the air seemed to press down on the two people.

But this doesn't really put pressure on the two of them.

The two walked side by side into the hillside and soon came to a grassy hillside. Their eyes were drawn to the heart of the area at the end of the slope.

It was a dilapidated bluestone plaza covered with moss and heavy with moisture, but what was truly eye-catching was the huge bluestone altar in the center of the plaza, which resembled a spatial tunnel. The stone ring on the altar shone with an extremely dazzling silver light, and the silver runes on it surged with exaggerated spatial power.

However, in the central altar plaza, several stone pillars stood tall, reaching into the sky, each shimmering with different colors of light, and without exception, they all contained the power of the "Dao".

"Is this the former Dragon Realm?"

Lin Ran exclaimed in surprise, feeling somewhat worried about his son's future. Would his son be able to secure a spot as a disciple of the Sword Sect and grow stronger in this secret realm? And would their Linghua Academy be able to break their past records?

"This is getting more and more exciting!" Lin Ran thought to herself, her eyes fixed on the huge altar in the center.

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148. Formal stationing

Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing searched the entire mountaintop with great tacit understanding.

"I never expected that we would actually be the first team to arrive here!" Lin Ran kicked a pebble at her feet and looked at the deserted ruins square, saying with some surprise.

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at the huge altar in the center. Within the stone circle on the altar, powerful sealing and spatial forces surged, and the crooked runes on it were filled with a rich Daoist essence.

She turned her gaze away, patted Lin Ran beside her, and said, "Let's go back and bring them up!"

"it is good!"

Lin Ran nodded.

The two tapped the ground a few times, and their figures were already far away.

At the bottom of the cliff, Yue Lei and Elder Heng chatted, occasionally glancing up at the top of the cliff, clearly discussing when Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing would be able to come down from there.

The disciples and students who came on this trip were also talking to each other. They had helped each other along the way, and since everyone had a good personality, even if they couldn't become close friends, they were still good friends.

They sat together in twos and threes, and among them, Fu Yuemei and her group had quite a few female disciples from the Tianshan Sword Sect.

The Tianshan Sword Sect also recruits men, but similar to the Linghua Academy, female disciples still predominate. Being of the same gender, it's natural that the two sides get along better.

At this moment, their small group was discussing whether they could enter a super sect if they performed well in this secret realm.

When Chi Sinian heard that the group from the Tianshan Sword Sect could join the Sword Sect if they performed well, she was a little surprised. She said, "It's really good that you can join the Sword Sect. Unlike us, who work ourselves to the bone and still might not even catch the eye of those super sects!"

The treatment of affiliated sects and outsiders like them is indeed different.

“They are all the same!”

The speaker was Mo Qingyi, the strongest member of the Tianshan Sword Sect who participated in the secret realm this time. She was young but already possessed the strength of the eighth star of the Spirit Pill Realm.

Mo Qingyi pointed to the top of the cliff and then whispered, "Those of us who reign supreme in our own sects and are hailed as geniuses, when we go to the wider world and see someone like Miss Shangguan, we'll realize that our prized talents are nothing special."

"Even if we go to the Sword Sect, we'll still be just ordinary, unknown disciples. The only difference is that we'll be relegated to the bottom tier of the Sword Sect!"

Everyone sighed in unison, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense for a moment.

"call!"

A whooshing sound suddenly rang out, and everyone looked towards the cliff face. Two figures leaped down from the top of the cliff and landed lightly on the ground.

"There's no danger up there, you can go up without worry!"

Lin Ran walked up to Yue Lei and Elder Heng and said.

"Alright, I'd like to test the power of this restriction!" Yue Lei said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

Seeing how relaxed and carefree Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing were, he figured his strength was about the same as theirs, so climbing up there should be a piece of cake for him too!

"Hey kid, watch out, this restriction is pretty effective!" Lin Ran patted Yue Lei on the shoulder and advised.

The reason he could be so relaxed was largely due to the two hearts in his chest, which constantly strengthened his body. Although he didn't know the strength of his body now, he felt that he could compete with martial artists who specialized in physical training, or even those from special races.

"Just you wait, Lin Ran, I'll definitely be faster than you!" Yue Lei couldn't help but utter a harsh threat.

Men often feel a strange competitive urge at times like these.

Lin Ran smiled helplessly. Practice makes perfect, and Yue Lei will soon learn his lesson.

Lin Ran returned to Linghua Academy and looked at Fu Yuemei and the others, and said with a smile, "Whoever is the first to get up there later will be rewarded with a few bottles of pills carefully refined by your teacher Qianyi!"

Xiao Zhuang, emboldened, raised his hand and shouted, "Mr. Lin, do you have any Spirit Gathering Pills? If you do, I'll show you my true strength!"

Lin Ran's expression darkened, and she feigned anger, saying, "You little brat, you may not be very strong, but you have quite the ambition. If you can achieve a good ranking in the secret realm, I'll have the academy reward you with a Spirit Gathering Pill."

"As for now... get up there and talk!" Lin Ran pointed at the cliff and shouted sternly.

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

The neat and loud voices, along with the fierce aura that arose spontaneously, frightened the other two sides.

Yue Lei was just thinking of some words to encourage his guys when he was drawn to the commotion from Lin Ran's side. He muttered to himself, "Is this kid training these kids like soldiers? The noise they're making..."

Perhaps seeing that Lin Ran had promised to give pills to motivate his disciples and students, the Tianshan Sword Sect and Songling Academy were not to be outdone. What was originally a rock climbing game turned into a three-way competition.

Mulan even volunteered to be a referee. As the countdown ended, dozens of young people began climbing the cliff. Yue Lei followed the students, climbing alongside them so he could provide timely assistance should any danger arise.

But as soon as he touched the cliff, the pressure exerted on it moved him to tears.

When everyone saw Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing climb up so easily, they all had a "nothing special" attitude. But now that they have experienced it for themselves, they realize just how terrifying the pressure exerted by the restrictions on this place is.

Fu Yuemei would climb up a certain distance, then find a foothold that was only big enough for one toe to stand on, rest for a while, and then climb up again, repeating this process. She used this safe method, but the back of Fu Yuemei's clothes was soaked with sweat, and she was breathing rapidly.

Even Fu Yuemei, who was at the Spirit Pill Realm, was like this, let alone the others. To everyone at this moment, this cliff, which was more than fifty meters high, was no exaggeration to call it an insurmountable chasm.

It wasn't surprising that the first person to climb up was Mo Qingyi from the Tianshan Sword Sect. She had the strength of a seventh or eighth-level Spirit Pill Realm cultivator, so it was normal for her to be the first to climb up.

However, many people fall halfway up the mountain due to a mistake or exhaustion. At this time, Yue Lei will come forward to rescue them and send the disciples and students down to rest.

Perhaps seeing one person fall, many others followed suit and fell as well.

"So, do you believe my team can all climb up there on their own?" Lin Ran glanced at the cliff face and then transmitted her voice to Meng Qing.

"I believe!"

Shangguan Mengqing responded without the slightest hesitation.