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

Mu Shishuang's words resonated like a great bell in Lin Ran's mind, causing the already tilted scales in his heart to completely tip towards "breaking the seal".

Yes, Lin Chong was not only his child, but also Qi Qin's. If Qi Qin knew that because of his hesitation, Xiao Chong lost his life, even Qi Qin, who loved him deeply, would probably take action against him!

Chi Sinian, supporting Mu Shishuang, was somewhat bewildered upon hearing Mu Shishuang's words. She thought to herself, "Antidote? What antidote? Could it be that Sister Mu has been poisoned? Holy crap, nephew? Lin Chong is Sister Mu's nephew, so isn't Sister Mu the master's sister-in-law?!"

Chi Sinian felt like she had stumbled upon some earth-shattering gossip. Oh no, was she going to be silenced?

After hearing Mu Shishuang's words, Lin Ran couldn't help but look up at the mountain peak where the battle was still going on, and let out a long breath, as if she wanted to expel all the pent-up emotions in her chest.

After a long pause, he nodded and said, "I understand!"

“But even if the seal is broken, your body won’t be able to return to its peak condition for a while, and it may be very difficult to use your power. Have you thought about that?” Lin Ran looked at Mu Shishuang and couldn’t help but ask.

"I haven't thought about it, but is there time to recover? Why don't you take a look at Xiao Chong's soul jade tablet? Do you still have time to drag this out?" Mu Shishuang said irritably.

Lin Ran took out the soul jade tablets of Xiao Chong and Yue Mei from her sleeve. The light on them was still there, but it had become dim, indicating that the two of them were not in good condition.

Both Chi Sinian and Mu Shishuang could see the status of the soul jade tablet. Chi Sinian was even more worried about her best friend. She even wanted to shout to the master, "Master, stop thinking about it! Quickly take out the antidote and give it to Sister Mu so she can go and save people!"

Lin Ran put the soul jade tablet away and met Mu Shishuang's gaze again. He said helplessly, "Stop staring at me like that. I'll find you the antidote right away!"

"call out!"

Just as Lin Ran was searching for the antidote, a whooshing sound rang out, followed by a strange noise behind her. Lin Ran subconsciously turned around and saw the fairy who had also worried her.

"Mengqing, I'm so glad you're alright!"

……

Let's go back to the time when Shangguan Mengqing found Lin Ran and was then coldly retorted by Mu Shishuang.

Shangguan Mengqing was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that Mu Shishuang, whose strength was sealed, could still make such an accurate judgment about the current situation. She felt more and more that Mu Shishuang was a master of spatial power.

"I did come here to seek outside help. The situation is more complicated than I imagined, and I need the assistance of an Undying Realm expert who is proficient in spatial power!" Shangguan Mengqing said calmly.

She knew that Mu Shishuang had always disliked her, but now that it was time to ask for favors, she was willing to lower her stance for Xiao Chong's sake.

"hehe!"

Mu Shishuang chuckled sarcastically. Normally, she would have definitely taken a jab at Shangguan Mengqing, but time was of the essence. She reached out to Lin Ran and said, "The antidote!"

Upon hearing Mu Shishuang's words, two white jade pill bottles appeared in Lin Ran's hand. Just as Lin Ran was about to hand them to Mu Shishuang, a white shadow flashed by, and Lin Ran's hands became empty.

The two pill bottles fell into Shangguan Mengqing's hands. Shangguan Mengqing looked at Mu Shishuang indifferently and said softly, "Before I give you the pills, I need you to swear a solemn oath. As for how to do it, I believe I don't need to teach you!"

"this…"

Lin Ran glanced at Shangguan Mengqing, then at Mu Shishuang, and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Mu Shishuang remained silent, staring intently at Shangguan Mengqing. The two seemed to be engaged in an epic battle of wits, exuding an aura of unapproachability.

Supporting Mu Shishuang, Chi Sinian wished she could lose her head right then and there. She didn't want to see Shangguan Mengqing's eyes at all; they were like sharp swords, terrifyingly sharp, and she felt as if sword energy was piercing her eyes, causing her pain.

"it is good!"

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Shishuang nodded and agreed.

“But I still need your help with something!” Mu Shishuang said.

"What is it?" Shangguan Mengqing asked in return.

Mu Shi glanced at her side, while Shangguan Mengqing unleashed a deep blue beam of light that shot directly towards Chi Sinian's brow.

Caught off guard, Chi Sinian fell straight to the ground.

"miss!"

Lin Ran gasped in surprise and quickly caught Chi Sinian. She looked at Shangguan Mengqing, about to say something, but Shangguan Mengqing spoke first: "She's fine. I just let her sleep for a while and forget some things she shouldn't know."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran shook her head but didn't say anything more.

Shangguan Mengqing looked at Mu Shishuang again and said calmly, "Now you can fulfill your promise, right?"

"Give me a knife!" Mu Shishuang said, holding out her hand.

"No need to go to such trouble!"

A deep blue light flashed from Shangguan Mengqing's fingertips, drawing a bloody mark on Mu Shishuang's outstretched palm. Unlike the bright red blood of ordinary people, the blood flowing from Mu Shishuang seemed to have a faint fluorescent deep blue hue.

"Thanks!"

Mu Shishuang nodded, placed her hand, from which blood was trickling out, on her chest, and walked towards Lin Ran.

Seeing how difficult it was for Mu Shishuang to walk, Lin Ran took a few steps forward.

Then Mu Shishuang said again, "Stick your head over..."

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment. She couldn't help but glance at Shangguan Mengqing, whose voice rang in her mind: "Listen to her!"

Since Shangguan Mengqing said so, Lin Ran did as Mu Shishuang said. When Lin Ran leaned over, he could see more clearly the deep blue in Mu Shishuang's eyes.

The next moment, Lin Ran felt those deep blue eyes magnify infinitely, and his forehead involuntarily touched a cool sensation.

Mu Shishuang parted her red lips slightly, and as her lips trembled, a strange and lengthy chanting sounded beside the stream. A faint, deep blue light involuntarily shone from Mu Shishuang's chest.

An ancient and mysterious aura gradually dissipated...

……

176. Unlocking Strength

There are countless ways in the world, but perhaps the most unfathomable is fate.

Everything is connected by the vast net formed by those silk threads. With your intentional or unintentional plucking, the silk thread belonging to you will tremble and produce beautiful sounds of life. Fate is changing all the time, and at this moment, Mu Shishuang is using her own methods to change her life, which has already lost its meaning.

The deep blue light, with its ocean-like mystery and gentle touch, slowly coalesced into strange, tiny, pattern-like graphic characters that floated around the two of them. They danced lightly to the rhythm, and the deep blue grew ever stronger, so dazzling that it was hard to look directly at them.

Looking at the two people shrouded in deep blue light, Shangguan Mengqing couldn't help but remove the veil from her face, her expression showing a hint of anger.

She was fooled!

Mu Shishuang did not invoke the power of heaven and earth to make a poisonous oath, but rather used her bloodline talent. The most fatal thing was that she did not know what kind of bloodline talent it was.

She sensed a power even more mysterious than her own "Dao," and dared not interrupt rashly, fearing that it might harm Lin Ran.

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Chi Sinian, who was not far away, and couldn't help but raise her hand. Deep blue spiritual power enveloped Chi Sinian and sent her to rest under the big tree.

Shangguan Mengqing, on the other hand, stared with a solemn expression at the tiny, pattern-like designs. These were not the ancient scripts she was familiar with; they were likely the ancient scripts used by the Spirit Clan themselves, and she could not decipher any useful information from them.

The bloodline talents of the Spirit Race have always been very mysterious. Some bloodline talents contain forbidden power, and only a few high-ranking members of the Spirit Race can understand them. Ordinary people simply cannot know about them.

Even during the time of the Mirror Moon Holy Emperor, people only knew of the existence of the Spirit Race and that they stood on the side of the Nine Provinces Continent, fighting against the Void Evil Race.

Knowing that they possessed profound knowledge of the powers of time, space, and destiny, and wielded many forbidden powers, some even referred to the Eldar as "future-seeing" wizards. This expressed a unique sense of awe towards the shrouded Eldar.

Shangguan Mengqing kept a close eye on Lin Ran's situation. If anything threatened Lin Ran's life, she would risk everything to interrupt Mu Shishuang's spellcasting.

But in reality, as Mu Shishuang chanted faster, those fluttering dark blue patterns burrowed into the foreheads of the two of them, like a rope splitting into two ends, one end of which burrowed into Lin Ran's mind.

Within Lin Ran's spiritual ocean, Fan Hua sensed the deep blue beam of light intruding and was about to expel it when she discovered that the deep blue beam of light ignored her attempts to intercept it and rushed straight towards Lin Ran's soul essence.

Located deep within the ocean of souls, Lin Ran's soul essence is a microcosm of Lin Ran herself. The beam of light arrived near Lin Ran's soul essence in an instant and collided with Lin Ran's soul.

The deep blue light seemed to permeate Lin Ran's soul. Her soul, which was originally clear and pure, lit up with a deep blue light, and one could vaguely see ancient and intricate patterns shimmering on the surface of Lin Ran's soul.

This same scene replayed in Mu Shishuang's mind; under an invisible hand, Lin Ran and Mu Shishuang seemed to be intertwined...

But this was not the end. As Mu Shishuang's chanting grew louder, the deep blue light emanating from her hand, which was tightly covering her chest, became even more intense and carried a mysterious aura.

She removed her hand from her chest and placed it on Lin Ran's chest. The light from her palm seeped into Lin Ran's body. The starlight that entered Lin Ran's body then dissipated, with the light all targeting Lin Ran's heart.

Where Lin Ran's heart was originally located, there was a spirit of life residing. At this moment, the spirit of life did not make any move in the face of the force that crashed into the heart. Instead, it used the source of life that Lin Ran had collected to accelerate the integration of the power.

After the light completely merged into the heart on the left, the beating heart also began to emit patterns of deep blue light.

As the light merged into their hearts, the light on the two gradually dimmed, and Mu Shishuang's chanting came to an end, her clothes already soaked with sweat.

She slowly opened her eyes, her deep blue eyes looking at Lin Ran, who had her eyes closed, quietly sensing the mysterious aura emanating from him. A mischievous smile flashed in her eyes, like a child secretly playing a prank on an adult.

But pranks are usually caught by adults, and Mu Shishuang was lifted up by Shangguan Mengqing as if she had been pulled up from dry land.

A hint of anger flashed across Shangguan Mengqing's stunningly beautiful face as she coldly asked, "What did you do to Lin Ran?!"

A long-lost smile appeared on Mu Shishuang's face. She laughed and said, "So, you, this ice-cold woman, can get angry after all?"

"Answer my question!" Shangguan Mengqing snapped.

"Didn't you make me do it? Swear a solemn oath! I've already done it in my own way!" Mu Shishuang said, looking at Shangguan Mengqing with an innocent expression.

Seeing Shangguan Mengqing's uncertain expression, Mu Shishuang continued, "Aren't you worried that I'll hurt Lin Ran again after I regain my strength?"

"Now I'm telling you, I will never hurt Lin Ran. I've made my vow. Believe it or not, it's up to you. So don't waste time, give me the antidote, okay?"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced down at Lin Ran, and seeing that Lin Ran was about to wake up, she released Mu Shishuang and warned in a low voice, "I hope you keep your word!"

"Of course!" Mu Shishuang nodded.

The next moment, Lin Ran opened his eyes. He subconsciously touched his chest. He vaguely remembered a cool sensation in his chest and soul just now. He felt his whole body suddenly become clear and transparent.

Lin Ran saw Mu Shishuang standing opposite Shangguan Mengqing and couldn't help but ask, "What did you just do to me?"

"It's nothing. Didn't she make me swear a solemn oath? Swearing a solemn oath works like this; it will stir up the power of heaven and earth, so you'll feel a bit mysterious. It'll be fine in a moment!" Mu Shishuang explained.

"Is that so?"

Lin Ran scratched his head. He didn't know much about these things, so he simply put them out of his mind. When he saw the two bottles of pills in Shangguan Mengqing's hand, he couldn't help but say, "One of these pills is brownish-brown. That's the antidote. After taking it, the seal will be broken."

"The other pill is for restoring strength. It's entirely cyan, but its level isn't even seventh rank; it's only around sixth rank. It might not be as effective for those in the Undying Realm, but it should still be usable. Remember the order in which you take it!"

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Mu Shishuang was somewhat surprised. She lowered her head slightly, a tenderness flashing in her eyes, and whispered, "Thank you!"

"Thank you, Qianyi. It was Qianyi who suggested making the recovery pills and then helped refine them!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

Shangguan Mengqing gave a light snort in response. She stuffed the two bottles of pills into Mu Shishuang's arms and said, "Hold on tight, don't drop them!"

“I’ll definitely take good care of something this important!” Mu Shishuang said with a light laugh.

With a cold expression, Shangguan Mengqing walked to the stream, turning her back to the two of them.

Lin Ran could sense the endless resentment emanating from Shangguan Mengqing's back as he looked at her. He really needed to comfort her properly later.

Having taken the pill, Mu Shishuang opened the already unsealed pill bottle. Upon seeing the brownish-red pill inside, she immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and swallowed it without hesitation.

A dazzling purple light suddenly shone from Mu Shishuang's body, revealing countless dense purple runes.

"bump!"