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

In the Holy Land of Lingjing, the other female disciples beside Gao Tianwen even dared to whisper in their Holy Maiden's ear, "Holy Maiden, it seems the Qin family has really bitten off more than they can chew this time!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Gao Tianwen gently tapped the female disciple's forehead. A hint of curiosity flashed in her beautiful, exotic eyes. How did she get here ahead of time?

Zhang Qingyun, the Holy Son of the Northern Underworld Holy Land, smoothed the hair on his forehead, and a beautiful smile bloomed on his face, which was as alluring as a woman's. He was happy because things were about to get interesting.

Sword Sect and Tianshan Sword Sect voluntarily broke away from the group, traversing the ancient battlefield and Qianlong Mountain on their own, and even reaching the secret realm at a faster speed than them. It seems that these local bullies from the Qin family are really unreliable!

"I'll find an opportunity... to ask the Qin family for some compensation!" Zhang Qingyun thought to himself.

When the members of the super sects present saw Shangguan Mengqing, they all fell into the same thoughts as the Holy Maiden Gao Tianwen. They had only been here for a short time and only knew that there were a few academies stationed here. They never expected that the Sword Sect, which they thought was the slowest to break away from the group, had already arrived here.

Qin Tianying's expression froze briefly when he saw Shangguan Mengqing, and for a moment he even forgot how to walk, but he quickly recovered.

Qin Tianying changed his demeanor, approaching Shangguan Mengqing with a beaming smile. He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I didn't expect Miss Shangguan to arrive here ahead of time. I was very worried when I learned that Miss Shangguan had left our group. Now that I see Miss Shangguan..."

Before Qin Tianying could finish speaking, Shangguan Mengqing calmly said, "Mengqing thanks Patriarch Qin for his concern. I have a question I'd like to ask Patriarch Qin."

"What's the problem?" Qin Tianying asked with a gloomy face.

"Why do you want to take over this territory? Do you think we're easy to bully?" Shangguan Mengqing asked calmly, her eyes fixed on Qin Tianying.

Without releasing any pressure, just such a plain sentence, yet it gave Qin Tianying an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"How is that possible? She's just a junior. Even if she has the Sword Sect behind her, it's impossible for her to have the strength of a fourth or fifth-level Dragon Transformation Realm at such a young age!" Qin Tianying thought to himself.

Having rebuilt his psychological defenses, Qin Tianying decided to show his dignity as the head of the Qin family. Otherwise, if he was scolded by a little girl in front of so many people today, how could he face anyone in the future?

Qin Tianying said without any fear, "This is unclaimed territory. Whoever takes it, it belongs to them. If someone else takes it, it just means they are not strong enough. They can just go somewhere else!"

Shangguan Mengqing said coldly, "It seems that Patriarch Qin is determined to have this place today?"

Qin Tianying glanced at the crowds surrounding him, layer upon layer, and listened to the discussions among some of them. How could he not care?

Qin Tianying's face was gloomy. He said in a dark voice, "My Qin family is not afraid of your Sword Sect. If your Sword Sect wants to fight, my Qin family will fight to the end!"

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152. The Secret Realm Opens

"There's one thing that needs to be corrected!"

Shangguan Mengqing took a step forward, showing no fear of Qin Tianying's oppressive aura. She responded in an icy tone, "It was your Qin family that provoked us. If anyone should fight, it's your Qin family. My Sword Sect will fight to the end!"

In front of so many people, being so aggressively confronted by a young girl, coupled with the fact that Qin Tianying was not exactly a self-disciplined person, fueled his anger.

"You sharp-tongued girl, let me teach you a lesson on behalf of your master!"

Qin Tianying's face was ferocious. He unleashed the full power of the fifth level of the Dragon Transformation Realm. His robes fluttered without wind, billowing loudly under the spiritual pressure. Pale blue spiritual power covered his right fist as he headed straight for Shangguan Mengqing.

However, everyone present believed that Elder Heng behind Shangguan Mengqing would block the attack for her, or that a hidden expert from the Sword Sect would intervene.

Because Shangguan Mengqing is so young, her strength is probably only at the Nirvana stage, and she would hardly be a match for an old monster like Qin Tianying. Elder Heng's posture of preparing to make a move is also very much in line with everyone's guess.

When Huang Shishi saw that the other party had actually made a move, he even thought of calling out Uncle Wu to shield Shangguan Mengqing, but what happened next left him speechless...

When Shangguan Mengqing saw Qin Tianying attack her, a smile flashed in her eyes. Then, deep blue flames filled her pupils. She took a step back and, facing the attack that was within reach, she unleashed numerous deep blue flames from her palm, which quickly condensed into a deep blue vortex, blocking Qin Tianying's attack path.

Qin Tianying's expression was extremely disdainful, clearly looking down on Shangguan Mengqing's petty tricks. He didn't even want to put in more effort, feeling that using 50 or 60% of his strength would be enough to teach Shangguan Mengqing a painful lesson.

The cyan fist was successfully trapped in the deep blue vortex. A strange sensation flowed from his palm to Qin Tianying. He sensed something was wrong and instinctively tried to pull back, but it was too late.

The seemingly gentle and slow-moving deep blue vortex had now bared its fangs, and the deep blue flames climbed up Qin Tianying's arm, the extremely terrifying temperature instantly burning the clothes on Qin Tianying's right hand to ashes.

The burning pain on his skin made Qin Tianying pause involuntarily. He hurriedly tried to extinguish the damned flames by channeling his spiritual power, but no matter what he did, the flames were like a persistent, incurable disease that he could neither extinguish nor drive away.

"Ahhh!"

Qin Tianying let out a painful wail. When the rest of the Qin family saw their patriarch like this, they wanted to rush up to help. However, one of the weaker members of the Spirit Transformation Realm accidentally touched a tiny bit of the flame and was instantly burned all over his body by the deep blue flame. In just a few breaths, not even a trace of him could be seen.

Such cruel methods caused everyone present to gasp in horror. The other members of the Qin family dared not touch their patriarch and even moved further away, fearing that they would be affected by the strange flames.

Qin Tianying gathered spiritual power in his left hand to suppress the burning flames in his right hand. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Shangguan Mengqing not far away. He knew he would have to beg for mercy soon, or his right hand would be gone.

“Miss Shangguan, I was just… I spoke rudely. Could you… please be lenient and let me off the hook?” After saying this, Qin Tianying could even feel the contemptuous gazes around him. Out of the corner of his eye, he even caught a glimpse of his son Qin Yi’s blank stare, as if something had been shattered.

"Of course!"

Shangguan Mengqing said calmly.

After casually retrieving the Mirror Moon Sacred Flame from Qin Tianying's body, she didn't even glance at him before turning and leaving. However, as she passed Lin Ran, she glanced at her and telepathically transmitted her message: "Cultivate tonight!"

"Okay, I'll definitely come!"

Lin Ran responded with a beaming smile.

He was prepared to use his Nirvana Realm strength to "fight for his rights" after his territory was taken away, but he didn't expect that the fairy would take such a big risk to settle things for him. It's just cultivation, right? He'll definitely pay up for it!

Lin Ran glanced at Qin Tianying, who had already been carried away by the Qin family. His right arm was charred, and even the smell was coming from it, but at least the arm wasn't completely destroyed. With the Qin family's wealth, it should be able to be restored, but as for his reputation...

As Lin Ran listened to the people around her dispersing and discussing what had just happened, she couldn't help but sigh to herself, "They probably won't be coming back!"

……

Although the turmoil has subsided, it has once again served as a wake-up call for Lin Ran: he must break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm as soon as possible, otherwise, will he always have to rely on others for rescue? Meng Qing can't rescue him every day!

Therefore, whenever Mengqing asked him to cultivate, he took it all very seriously.

Shangguan Mengqing also noticed Lin Ran's serious attitude. She was also trying to find information from the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor's inheritance that could explain the mysterious power hidden in Lin Ran's heart.

After that incident, the Qin family settled down and didn't make any moves. Even when other families from the War Alliance came, the Qin family remained silent.

Many forces from Qianzhou have arrived near the Qianlong Secret Realm. At the foot of the cliff, one can see a dense crowd of people, like ants. Some even tried to break in and claim a spot, but they were ruthlessly driven away.

Time passed day by day, and one evening, a muffled loud thud suddenly came from the huge blue stone altar in the center of the square.

This immediately alarmed everyone in the area.

Lin Ran, who was nearby, quickly crawled out of the house and jumped onto the roof, looking at the strange appearance of the blue stone altar in the center of the square.

A moment later, Shangguan Mengqing landed beside Lin Ran.

"You've come!" Lin Ran smiled.

"Ok!"

Shangguan Mengqing responded, her eyes fixed on the direction of the altar. Suddenly remembering something, she took out a jade token and handed it to Lin Ran, saying, "Give this to your disciple to ensure his safety!"

"it is good!"

Lin Ran didn't hesitate. He took the jade pendant and put it into his sleeve, intending to give it to Yue Mei later.

He looked back at the location of the blue stone altar, where he saw strange silver runes emerging one after another from the brightly lit altar. They hovered rhythmically in mid-air before finally transforming into a beam of silver light that crashed into the empty stone circle.

An ancient and vast wave instantly spread outwards, and the sound of unlocking could be faintly heard. The stone circle on the altar, which was originally empty, was filled with silver in the next moment. Strong spatial fluctuations flowed slowly within it, and a faint suction force could be felt.

The Dragon Realm has officially opened!

Lin Ran quickly called Fu Yuemei and the others over, because as members of the inner circle, they would be among the first to enter the secret realm.

On the street outside the stone house, Lin Ran looked at the ten students he had painstakingly nurtured, and then glanced at the secret realm in the distance. He sighed, "We have worked so hard for so long just to be able to enter the secret realm, achieve good results, and seize an opportunity. Now the opportunity has arrived. Whether we can grasp it or not depends on you."

“In there, the master will no longer be able to help you. The only ones who can help you are yourselves and your teammates. Remember what I taught you before: teamwork, understand?” Lin Ran shouted.

"Understood!"

Fu Yuemei and others couldn't help but respond loudly.

Lin Ran nodded in satisfaction. He went to Fu Yuemei and placed the jade token given to him by Shangguan Mengqing in her palm. He instructed, "You can use this token to contact the Tianshan Sword Sect. You can ask them for help when necessary. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Master!" Fu Yuemei's eyes were slightly red. She wanted to say something to her master, but she couldn't speak for a long time. Her words seemed to be stuck in her throat by tears.

Seeing his apprentice like this, Lin Ran couldn't help but smile and ruffle Fu Yuemei's long silver hair. He comforted her, "You are the most talented and strongest in the team, and you are also their captain. Be strong!"

"Master, I just..."

Fu Yuemei rushed forward and hugged Lin Ran, then said with a sob in her voice, "I'm just a little reluctant to part with Master!"

"You silly girl, are you?"

"What's there to be reluctant about? It's not like Master is going far away. Master will be watching your competition!" Lin Ran gently patted Fu Yuemei's back, softly comforting her.

The others were fine at first, but seeing Fu Yuemei like this, they couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to let her go. They rushed over to hug Lin Ran, which ended up pushing Lin Ran to the ground.

"You guys are crushing me!"

Finally, it was Mu Shishuang who heard Lin Ran's cries and ruthlessly drove away Fu Yuemei and the others, pulling Lin Ran up.

Fu Yuemei and the others wanted to say something more, but Lin Ran saw that a group had already entered the secret realm entrance, so she quickly urged, "Hurry up, I'll take you there. Remember what I taught you!"

Lin Ran was like a parent sending their child to school. After seeing them to the door, she had to give them some earnest instructions. Only after seeing Fu Yuemei and the others go inside did she feel a little relieved.

Shangguan Mengqing happened to return with Elder Heng and Huang Shishi.

After simply greeting Lin Ran, Huang Shishi went straight back to his residence. Ever since Shangguan Mengqing helped Lin Ran in the name of the Sword Sect that day, Huang Shishi had not been very kind to Lin Ran.

Elder Heng was still the same as always. After greeting Lin Ran, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lin, have you given the things I asked the young sect leader to give you to your disciple?"

"Of course I gave it to you!" Lin Ran smiled.

Upon hearing this, Elder Heng beamed with joy and said, "It's just a coincidence that the two sides met in the secret realm, so they can help each other out. I just hope these children can return safely!"

"Me too!"

Lin Ran nodded. He just hoped that the kids would come back safe and sound. That would be better than anything else. Now that he thought about it, even the fastest elimination legend like Qiu Qingzi wasn't such a bad thing. At least the kids were okay, which was good.

The situation inside the secret realm can be seen in real time from the outside. This is all thanks to a treasure that the Azure Dragon Academy has. In previous All-Continent Academy Competitions, they used that treasure to see what was happening inside the secret realm in the entire process.

Meanwhile, the Azure Dragon Academy had already brought out its treasure. A huge scroll was displayed above the entrance to the secret realm, and the blank canvas was quickly filled with realistic colors, drawing admiring glances from all who saw it.

Even Lin Ran was amazed when she saw the scroll, which depicted the scenery of the secret realm as realistically as a movie screen.

"As expected of Azure Dragon Academy!"

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153. In matters of the heart, there's no such thing as first come, first served.

Lin Ran and the rest of the group gazed at the scroll hanging above the secret realm from afar, hoping to catch a glimpse of their younger relatives and wishing they wouldn't encounter danger as soon as they entered.

The opening of the secret realm was very sudden. Lin Ran didn't have time to go and give her son more instructions. She could only say a few words of blessing before watching her son enter the secret realm.

Although Lin Ran was very confident in Lin Chong, did he not feel any fear or nervousness? Absolutely, but all he could do was firmly believe in Lin Chong's abilities!