The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

And more importantly, this treasure is connected to Gu Ran... The thought of this made him feel nauseous and uncomfortable.

Actually, he didn't have much ill will towards Gu Ran originally. It was just that Gu Ran was blocking his way, so he had to get rid of this obstacle. He didn't have any emotional inclination towards Gu Ran.

However, after Gu Qingqing and the Sea Clan Queen betrayed him one after another, Lin Fan developed a great aversion to Gu Ran, and his killing intent went beyond any mutual benefit.

Faced with this situation, Lin Fan had no choice but to speak up to defend himself: "Hahaha, I have to say, there are still many mysteries in this world that we don't know about waiting for us to explore. I didn't expect that the treasure I casually obtained from a land ruin would be so rare. It is only related to the core of the Mermaid Clan's heritage ruins and the experimental product from Lanxin University. Although the proportions, functions, and places of appearance are different, they are so similar that they must have some kind of internal connection."

"If Lanxin University could find the connection between them and make them contribute to the further advancement of human technology, that would be great."

Hearing Lin Fan's words, everyone temporarily put aside their doubts.

Indeed, this triangular crystal pyramid-shaped relic is not unique, and there may be an inherent connection between them. However, the differences are quite significant, and they should not be the same thing.

Xue Xiling glanced at Lin Fan, seeing right through his intentions, but she didn't say anything more.

She will not make any judgment on this until the truth is uncovered.

......

In the light screen.

What appeared was a city on land.

This magnificent city is renowned throughout the Human Alliance. Its overall strength ranks first, and its economic power is unparalleled in the entire Human Alliance, earning it the nickname "Dragon City".

This city boasts countless martial arts dojos, making it one of the most coveted holy sites for countless martial artists in the Human Alliance. Lanxin University is also one of the best universities in the Human Alliance.

Gu Ran looked up at the city and, under the midday sun, seemed to faintly see a blue dragon flying above the city, its coiled body covering the entire city.

However, when Gu Ran looked closely, there was nothing there; the sky above the city was empty.

"Azure Dragon City is indeed quite magical," Gu Ran couldn't help but sigh.

He originally wanted to go to Vermilion Bird City, where Leng Feng and his sister lived. After so many years, he should go and see his sister.

When Leng Feng and her sister see him, they will probably be pleasantly surprised.

Although he longed for Vermilion Bird City, his sensitivity to coordinates had decreased after losing his spatial abilities, and he could only estimate a general direction. After taking the triangular crystal cone, he swam in the ocean at his fastest speed for more than ten days and ran on land for more than twenty days. Along the way, he killed and ate countless ferocious beasts and wild animals. Finally, he found himself near Azure Dragon City.

The two main cities, Azure Dragon City and Vermilion Bird City, have many similarities. The main inhabitants are all of the same race and ethnicity, with black hair and black eyes. Both cities are the birthplace of martial arts, with martial arts halls flourishing everywhere and a rich martial arts culture.

However, the two have different focuses. Because of Lanxin University, Canglong City is more inclined to embrace Star Stone Technology and likes to study the combination of martial arts and Star Stone Technology, while Zhuque City is more fundamentalist and likes to pursue a purer form of martial arts.

Gu Ran was very interested in Canglong City. After seeing information about Canglong City in the library of St. John's University, he began to yearn for it.

Here lies one of the best universities in the nineteen main cities of the Human Alliance. Saint Yor University is not even worthy of carrying the shoes of Lanxin University. He can freely pursue even more profound knowledge.

Moreover, there is a thriving martial arts culture here. Although his martial arts golden core is shattered and his dantian is destroyed, his strength has miraculously not decreased much. He seems to have entered another path—this is what he urgently needs to understand and study.

"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look." Gu Ran strode towards Canglong City.

Unlike Saint Yor City, Azure Dragon City also has slums, but there are no barriers between the slums and the inner city, making travel very convenient.

Although the slums were built as a buffer against the beast tides, the residents here were not simply expendable. They had the opportunity to advance their social class and move to the inner city. The more beasts they killed, the more military merits they could earn. When their military merits reached a certain level, they could be promoted and become an inner city resident.

Once you become a resident of the inner city, you can choose to become a disciple of any officially certified martial arts school.

How could these poor people be allowed to kill ferocious beasts and accumulate military merits?

The reason is that these martial arts schools send people to the slums to preach and teach their own sect's basic techniques in order to attract slum residents who have the opportunity to advance to join their sect and strengthen their sect's power.

Therefore, Azure Dragon City is different from Saint Yor City. The residents of the slums here are overjoyed at the sight of the ferocious beast tide, regarding the beasts as walking military achievements.

In Gu Ran's opinion, this approach, while not perfect, was far superior to that of Saint-Yoel City.

It expanded the base of martial artists in Canglong City, facilitated the flow of talent, strengthened the cohesion of the entire city, and saved unnecessary military investment...

In an instant, Gu Ran had even come up with two-digit benefits.

"Hey everyone, come and take a look! Qingfeng Martial Arts Academy will be opening soon and accepting students. Those who want to register, get ready!"

"The secret martial arts techniques of Tianji Martial Arts Academy are available for a limited time and in limited quantities. First come, first served!"

"The unparalleled martial arts of the Royal Tyrant Martial Arts Academy will transform you into a powerful man, as strong as me!"

As soon as Gu Ran entered the slum, he felt a completely different atmosphere from Saint Yor City and New Yor City.

Gu Ran stopped to observe for a while and found that although the stalls set up by various martial arts schools were shouting loudly, they were actually distributing the basic training techniques of their own martial arts schools.

Human energy is limited. If you practice this kind of skill, you will spend less time on other skills. To a certain extent, this achieves exclusivity. Therefore, martial artists who practice the basic skills of their own martial arts school are more likely to become disciples of their own martial arts school.

This is why these martial arts schools are so proactive; only by constantly absorbing new talent can they continue to develop healthily.

What puzzled Gu Ran was that there was a stall on the other side that was very quiet. Although it was set up like other martial arts schools, with a pile of booklets that should be basic training manuals on the table, no one was calling out to customers. In fact, many of the people on the stall looked gloomy and had no vigor that martial artists should have.

The flag next to the stall reads "Ni Yuan Martial Arts Hall," the characters in an ancient style that evokes a profound sense of history.

Gu Ran shook his head. Although he was a little curious, he didn't want to waste time paying attention to things that had nothing to do with him, so he prepared to leave and continue walking inside.

With a loud bang, a table-slamming sound came from the other side, followed by a small, scolding voice: "Why are you so dejected?! Do you really have no confidence?! Our Ni Yuan Martial Arts Academy is one of the oldest martial arts academies in Canglong City! I, Cheng Youmeng, refuse to believe that we can't beat this martial arts academy that's only been open for a little over ten years!!"

Although the figure looked very petite, the size of her chest was disproportionate to her body size. When she slammed her hand on the table, it trembled and bounced around like a rabbit.

“Deputy Master, it’s not that we’re afraid of the enemy, but the enemy is really terrifying. Although they’ve only been open for a little over a decade, their master is a seasoned Qi Condensation Martial Arts expert! Under the guidance of a Qi Condensation Martial Arts expert, their disciples are naturally making rapid progress!”

Those who were reprimanded by Cheng Youmeng were the only students in the martial arts school, and they all lowered their heads and looked miserable.

Seeing these guys looking dejected, as if they were shouting that the enemy was invincible, Cheng Youmeng felt like her chest was about to explode with anger.

Gu Ran only glanced at it twice before leaving.

Suddenly, a graceful figure bumped into Gu Ran.

"careful!"

At this critical moment, Gu Ran called out softly, grabbed the other person's shoulder, and after the other person stopped and stood still, she took two steps back to show her innocence.

Gu Ran sized up the other person and found that she was an extremely beautiful woman who was frowning in thought, and indeed seemed not to be watching where she was going.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak for a while, Gu Ran was too lazy to chat with her and left directly. Although she was very beautiful, his little conch was not bad either, and he wouldn't be so fickle as to be attracted to beautiful women.

"Wait a minute, would you like to come and learn martial arts at our Reverse Origin Martial Arts Academy?"

Suddenly, the woman called out to Gu Ran.

114. Cheng Caimeng's plea, Cheng Youmeng's awkward 4k

"what?"

Gu Ran turned around in surprise: "Are you calling me?"

Cheng Caimeng smiled and nodded: "That's right, would you like to join our Niyuan Martial Arts Academy?"

When Cheng Caimeng smiles, she exudes the air of a virtuous wife, gentle and kind.

She wasn't wearing martial arts attire, but rather ordinary clothes that a typical girl would wear, with her hair simply tied up.

Very simple and elegant.

This was Gu Ran's first impression.

Then, my second impression of her... she gave me a very comfortable feeling, perhaps this feeling should be called "like a gentle breeze"?

The moment you see her smile, you instantly let down your guard, feeling as if you've known her for a long time.

This woman is not simple!

After realizing her own mental state, Gu Ran became more vigilant.

Reverse Yuan Martial Arts Hall?

Was that the name the woman just mentioned?

Gu Ran recalled the girl with the baby face and giant bear who had slammed her fist on the table in anger.

The same martial arts gym?

This name is quite unique; it's unlikely to be someone with the same name or pronunciation—the probability is extremely low.

Are they sisters?

They do look somewhat alike, so if that's really the case, it wouldn't be surprising. But what she said...

"Are you sure you want to invite me to join your martial arts school?" Gu Ran couldn't help but find it a little funny.

If the other party knew that their dantian was destroyed, making them practically useless in martial arts, I wonder how they would feel.

Cheng Caimeng glanced at Gu Ran up and down and said, "That's right, I have high hopes for you. Our Niyuan Martial Arts Academy is one of the earliest martial arts academies established in Canglong City. Joining Niyuan Martial Arts Academy will definitely not bury your talent."

Although he found it strange that the other party was so certain that he had martial arts talent, Gu Ran did not want to waste time. Moreover, such an invitation from an unknown source might contain some unknown scheme.

So Gu Ran smiled, shook his head and declined, saying, "Thank you for the invitation, but I don't want to join the martial arts gym."

"You don't want to join the martial arts school?" Cheng Caimeng frowned slightly. "You don't want to join our Niyuan Martial Arts School, and you've accepted invitations from other martial arts schools?"

Gu Ran: "No, I just don't want to join the martial arts gym."

He didn't want to casually tell a stranger that he was a martial arts failure, so he didn't explain why and simply refused.

A hint of doubt appeared on Cheng Caimeng's beautiful face: "You simply don't want to join the martial arts gym? Could it be...?"

"Could it be that you are actually a martial arts master who wants to experience an ordinary life and comprehend your own path in martial arts?"

Cheng Caimeng's pupils constricted slightly, and a hint of shock appeared on her face.

Gu Ran: "......"