Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 115 Removing the Brand Poison: Yanran's Heart

"Teacher, please save my grandfather, he really can't take it anymore."

Nalan Yanran's eyes were red and blurry with tears.

Blood is thicker than water; the hardest thing to sever in this world is love.

Every time the poison flared up, Nalan Jie's pained expression constantly eroded Nalan Yanran's mind.

That was her grandfather; she simply couldn't stand by and do nothing!

If, if Yun Yun doesn't help her... Nalan Yanran was even prepared to beg Xiao Yan for help!

"Yanran".

Seeing her disciple in such a state, Yun Yun sighed softly and helped him up: "You are my only disciple, how could I sit idly by and do nothing?"

"Don't worry, Yanran, everything will be alright."

"Really, teacher?" Yanran sobbed, her red eyes looking at Yun Yun. "But removing the branding poison requires a different kind of fire, teacher. Do you have a different kind of fire?"

"Of course I don't have a different kind of fire," Yun Yun shook her head and smiled, "but we do have different kinds of fire."

"us?"

Nalan Yanran was somewhat bewildered.

"Do you remember the gold token your teacher gave you?"

Yun Yun waved her sleeve lightly and took out a jade token from her waist. Nalan Yanran nodded blankly and took out a golden holy token from her storage ring.

This golden holy token was given to her by Yun Yun half a year ago. At that time, Yun Yun also taught her the Earth-rank combat skill along with this golden token.

Although she didn't know what the token actually represented, she understood that it was a symbol of status.

Yun Yun didn't tell her that at the time, but said, "As long as you can fully master this fighting technique and practice diligently, your teacher will tell you everything after you enter the Dou Ling realm."

Yun Yun's words made Nalan Yanran understand the importance of these two items, and also made her realize that they did not belong to the Yunlan Sect.

She has now barely mastered the Frostwind Sword Qi, but her cultivation level has not yet reached the first level of Dou Ling. However, it seems that Yun Yun is ready to tell her everything that this token represents.

"I know you have many guesses in your mind, such as what this golden token represents, why I have the Yunlan Sect in my hands, and even the Earth-rank fighting skills that my teacher has never mastered. It doesn't matter, today I will tell you everything."

Yun Yun said softly, "First, infuse your battle qi into that golden token."

"Ah, yes!"

Nalan Yanran nodded and followed Yun Yun's instructions to infuse her battle qi.

The azure battle qi, symbolizing the wind attribute, was integrated into the golden token. At first, the token did not change much, but as Yun Yun gently activated the battle qi with the jade token in her hand, the golden token suddenly surged with a strange energy.

That energy was very special, formless and intangible. It entered Nalan Yanran's eyes, and a look of confusion appeared in Nalan Yanran's eyes. After a long while, she regained her senses.

"So that's how it is..."

She stared incredulously at the golden token in her hand, then looked up at Yun Yun: "Teacher, so you've always been a member of the Holy Sect?"

"No."

Yun Yun shook her head: "I only joined the Holy Sect a year ago, and even if I am the Jade Token holder, I am not qualified to grant you the identity of the Gold Token holder. The reason I am telling you everything today is because you have already gained his approval."

"he?"

"it's me."

The space in front of Nalan Yanran suddenly tore open, and Lin Ran's figure appeared.

Amidst Nalan Yanran's horrified gaze, Lin Ran remained calm, lingering in mid-air: "Although your talent is mediocre, and you even lost to Xiao Yan in the three-year agreement, your character and perseverance are indeed commendable."

"If you can be properly trained, you could have a bright future. I just didn't expect Yun'er to give you a golden token. I hope you will be worthy of this golden token in the future."

"...You, you are the sect leader?"

Nalan Yanran swallowed hard; everything that had happened at Yunlan Sect yesterday was still vivid in her mind.

She knew very well what kind of existence this seemingly young man, who was not much older than her, was. His terrifying power was such that even Grandmaster Yunshan was no match for Lin Ran.

What Nalan Yanran didn't expect was that this person was actually the sect leader of the Holy Rain Sect. Wouldn't that mean that the Dou Zong powerhouse during the day was also a member of the Holy Rain Sect?

Upon realizing this, Nalan Yanran's eyes immediately lit up with joy.

She knew very well that the Dou Zong expert possessed a strange flame, which meant that her grandfather could be saved!

"Yun'er already believes you are qualified to join the sect and has activated the Golden Token for you, so you can naturally call me the sect leader."

Lin Ran said calmly, "Yun'er has already told me what you're asking for, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. The Holy Sect values ​​equal exchange. If you have something to ask for, you have to give something in return."

"But, but..."

Nalan Yanran was a little dumbfounded. She understood the logic and knew that everything in the Holy Sect required contribution points to exchange for.

But she has only just joined the sect and doesn't have any contribution points yet!

"I'm here for you."

"teacher……"

Yun Yun patted Yanran's hand and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the Nalan family and the Yunlan Sect have always had a close relationship. Now that the Nalan family is in trouble, how could I stand idly by?"

"Aran, don't scare Yanran."

Lin Ran shook his head helplessly; Yun Yun had such a gentle nature.

For someone like Nalan Yanran who has just entered the sect, it is natural to first establish the sect's rules in order to ensure the sect's prestige and future development.

How can someone be given special treatment or preferential treatment as soon as they enter a sect?

Well, what else can I do but spoil my woman?

"The Nalan family is in the capital, right?"

"Uh-huh!"

Nalan Yanran was slightly taken aback, then quickly nodded, revealing an expression of immense gratitude: "Sect Master, should we ask that Dou Zong expert from earlier today to come and help?"

"Han Feng?"

Lin Ran frowned slightly: "That good-for-nothing is still recovering from his injuries, why are you looking for him?"

"Treatment for the branding poison requires a different kind of fire. If that powerful figure is still recovering from their injuries, then we..."

"There's no need for that."

Lin Ran moved his left hand slightly, and a wisp of flame, radiating holy light, rose up.

To Nalan Yanran's surprise, Lin Ran's hand landed on her shoulder, the surrounding space twisted, and Nalan Yanran felt the world go dark.

When she came to her senses again, the world before her eyes had changed drastically.

The majestic Yunlan Sect has vanished, replaced by a bustling metropolis. And what comes into view is the very mansion that Nalan Yanran knows all too well, a mansion with an extremely imposing presence.

This is the Nalan family home!

"This, how is this possible..."

Nalan Yanran's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

Just a moment ago she was in the Yunlan Sect, and the next second she was in the capital of the Jia Ma Empire, back at her doorstep.

Although the capital city and the Yunlan Sect are not far apart, even a Douhuang expert would need a certain amount of time to arrive. Yet, they traversed space in an instant...

Is this the Sect Master's power?!

"Let's go."

Lin Ran said calmly, "Yun'er told me that you want to enter the Gate of Life and Death to cultivate next. You need to prepare well in the next two days and don't waste too much time here."

"Ah, yes."

Nalan Yanran quickly averted her gaze and led Lin Ran into the house.

Although the Nalan family's mansion was not as distinctive as those of the major sects and forces in the Black Corner Region, it still possessed a magnificent aura, and the solemn mansion was extremely grand.

As Lin Ran approached the mansion, he could see a large crowd gathered at the entrance. All of them were dressed in the robes of alchemists, and the few shimmering silver ripples on their chests, resembling the cauldrons, proudly displayed their status and rank.

Alchemists are highly respected, and even the Nalan family dares not neglect them.

At the entrance, some servants were respectfully talking to the alchemist who was waiting outside. Only after realizing that the alchemist was indeed capable did they allow him to pass.

"Grandpa was in terrible pain from the branding, and he had no choice but to seek help from alchemists, but these alchemists were completely useless."

Nalan Yanran followed Lin Ran's gaze and explained in a low voice.

When discussing these alchemists, his tone carried a clear sense of disappointment and helplessness: "Even the Pill King Guhe couldn't do anything about Grandpa's branding poison, let alone these ordinary alchemists."

"But we have no choice. Strange fire is hard to find, and we can't just do nothing, like searching for a needle in a haystack..."

"Yeah, it's pretty stupid."

"..."

Lin Ran withdrew his gaze and continued walking into the house.

Walking on the path paved with blue pebbles, he sensed that as he entered deeper into the Nalan family's territory, hidden gazes and spiritual perceptions shot out from some concealed corners, taking in Lin Ran's every move.

His gaze casually swept over a rooftop, where some dark shadows were hidden in the shadows. Sharp arrows, painted black to conceal their reflection in the sunlight, were slowly moving around the mansion. Any slight movement would allow them to deliver their attack in an instant.

Most of these people were at the Great Battle Master level, and some were even at the Battle Spirit level. They were quite formidable figures within the Jia Ma Empire.

The Nalan family truly lives up to its reputation as one of the three great families of the Jia Ma Empire. Their wealth and influence are considerable. With such family support, Yun Yun's control of the Jia Ma Empire is much easier.

"Oh, is that Miss?"

"Miss is back! Miss is back!"

"How could this be? Wasn't Miss still at the Yunlan Sect yesterday? How come she's back today?!"

As Nalan Yanran led Lin Ran deeper into the area, Nalan Yanran's figure soon came into the public eye, and the news of her return quickly spread throughout the entire Nalan Manor.

Upon hearing this news, many alchemists' eyes lit up, and they all searched for Nalan Yanran's whereabouts, wanting to come and chat with her.

Although Nalan Yanran lost to Xiao Yan in the three-year agreement, it does not mean that Nalan Yanran is inferior.

As the eldest daughter of the Nalan family and the personal disciple of the Yunlan Sect Master, Nalan Yanran was already a Great Dou Master who had mastered Earth-rank Dou Techniques at the age of eighteen. Her future was bright and promising. She was destined to become one of the top powerhouses and influential figures in the Jia Ma Empire!

It can be said that as long as they can catch Nalan Yanran's eye, they can almost certainly rise to prominence in the future and have no worries for the rest of their lives.

However, Nalan Yanran had no time to waste words with these trash. She led Lin Ran quickly through the Nalan mansion until they entered a luxurious hall.

The hall wasn't closed, but rather half-open, and through the crack, one could vaguely see that there seemed to be quite a few people standing inside.

Nalan Yanran pushed the door open and entered, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

Nalan Yanran's gaze slowly swept across the hall. In the spacious hall sat a dozen or so alchemists dressed in robes of the same color. On their chests were badges of third-grade alchemists. However, most of these third-grade alchemists were middle-aged, and two of them even had gray hair.

"It's these same people again..."

Nalan Yanran's eyes were full of disappointment. Ignoring the surprised looks, the girl focused her attention on a middle-aged man at the head of the hall.

This man was not wearing an alchemist's robe. He sat imposingly in his chair, his piercing eyes exuding an air of authority.

"Yanran, why are you back?"

Upon seeing Nalan Yanran, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to greet her: "Weren't you still at Yunlan Sect yesterday? How come you've returned so quickly?"

"I heard something happened at the Yunlan Sect. Although you lost to Xiao Yan, I didn't expect Sect Master Yun to actually teach you a Di-rank Dou Technique. You must study it carefully. By the way, the old Sect Master Yunshan... As the future successor of the Yunlan Sect, shouldn't you stay in the sect for now, after all..."

"Alright, Father, I came back because of Grandpa's branding poison."

Nalan Yanran took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Let them all go out. I already have a way to treat Grandpa's brand poison."

"What?!"

Nalan Su was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed: "Is Yanran really telling the truth?!"

The dozen or so alchemists all turned their gazes to Nalan Yanran, their eyes filled with curiosity.

It was no secret that Nalan Jie was poisoned; the news had already spread throughout the alchemist circles in the capital. Even the Pill King Gu He was helpless against it; only those who cultivated strange fire could cure him.

Now that Nalan Yanran has actually said that there is a way to treat the brand poison, could it be that...

The dozen or so alchemists looked at Nalan Yanran with some doubt and uncertainty. After their gazes lingered on her briefly, they all shook their heads inwardly.

The battle aura is sometimes fierce and sometimes gentle; it is pure wind-attribute battle aura, containing not a trace of the heat-generating aura of a different kind of fire.

Could it be him?

Everyone's gaze instinctively fell on Lin Ran, the person who had entered the house with Nalan Yanran.

But upon seeing this, everyone frowned again.

I can't see anything at all!

As everyone's attention was focused on Lin Ran, Nalan Yanran apparently explained the situation to Nalan Su. A moment later, Nalan Su, with a smile on his face, cupped his hands to the group of alchemists and said, "My daughter has brought a way to cure my father. I'm sorry to trouble you all today, but I will have my steward give you all a generous reward later. Please rest assured."

Hearing these veiled words of dismissal, everyone shook their heads with wry smiles, stood up, and left.

Although they felt a little unwilling and curious, the Nalan family was not one they could afford to offend. In just a short while, all of the dozen or so alchemists had left.

"grown ups!"

Just after everyone left, Nalan Su suddenly knelt down in front of Lin Ran, his face full of pleading. Nalan Yanran also hurriedly knelt down in front of Lin Ran as well.

"Please, sir, heal my father! The Nalan family will do anything you ask for!"

"..."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow, ignored Nalan Su, and turned to walk towards the side room.

Seeing Lin Ran heading towards the side room, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran quickly got up and followed him respectfully.

The side room was quite spacious. In the center, there was a large bed on which lay an old man with a withered face. Several maids were busy around the bed, and when they heard the noise, they turned their gazes toward it.

They then carefully tended to the elderly man who had fallen into a coma.

Lin Ran calmly walked towards the large bed, his gaze sweeping over the bed.

The old man's face was faintly tinged with a dark hue, which lay quietly on his face, giving him an air of death.

Clearly, this person is deeply poisoned and will soon die.

"My lord, the branding poison on my father's body is extremely difficult to treat. Even a Dou Huang expert might not be able to withstand it. Master Guhe is also helpless, and the only solution he could come up with was to use the fierce and intense properties of the strange fire to enter the old man's body and slowly expel the poison." Nalan Su, who had followed closely behind, sighed and shook his head, then carefully asked, "My lord, do you see any signs of a cure?"

Nalan Yanran nodded slightly, her bright eyes fixed on Lin Ran's figure, her gaze full of anticipation.

"Use a different kind of fire?"

Lin Ran scoffed: "Although strange fire can restrain all the insidious and poisonous things in the world, it is too fierce. If it is integrated into the body, it will cause extremely serious damage to the body. Even if the body is saved, the constitution will be greatly reduced. Not to mention the shortened lifespan, the possibility of further advancement in the future will also be cut off."

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, Nalan Su swayed and nearly fainted, while Nalan Yanran's face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with helplessness.

"Sect Master, what should we do...?"

Nalan Yanran's red lips trembled: "Grandpa can't be hurt, Grandpa absolutely can't be hurt, Sect Master, you must have a way, right, Sect Master..."

"Don't worry, now that I'm here, there's nothing to worry about."

Lin Ran smiled calmly.

The branding poison was a big problem for them, but it was nothing to Lin Ran.

With a flick of his finger, a surge of hidden force shattered Nalan Jie's robes into powder, revealing a emaciated body that resembled a skeleton.

Looking at the emaciated body, Nalan Su's face showed a look of sorrow, while Nalan Yanran beside him had her eyes reddened, with tears welling up in them, making this noble woman look somewhat pitiful.

"laugh!"

Ignoring the sadness of Nalan Yanran and her father, Lin Ran slightly moved his palm, and a wisp of extremely weak pure Yang battle qi surged into Nalan Jie's body. The latter, who had been completely unaware, suddenly trembled violently at this moment.

The next moment, Nalan Jie, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly opened them. A hoarse, painful roar came from his mouth, and a fierce aura, as if he had been revived in the dead of night, emanated from him.

"Old man!"

Seeing the old man suddenly open his eyes and roar, Nalan Yanran and Nalan Su hurriedly called out.

"Pfft!"

Before Nalan Jie could respond to the two, a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood suddenly spurted from his mouth. At the same time, wisps of black mist quietly emanated from his bones. However, before he could release it onto his body surface, this "branding poison" mist, which even a Dou Huang powerhouse had to treat with utmost seriousness, was refined into nothingness.

In the blink of an eye, Nalan Jie's condition began to improve at a visible speed, gradually returning to normal.

Not only the toxins, but Nalan Jie's weakened body, depleted by the branding poison, also began to recover at this moment.

As Lin Ran's pure Yang battle qi surged in, Nalan Jie's contracted and withered meridians began to become full again. However, this process was obviously not pleasant. Outside, Nalan Jie was soaked in sweat, his aged face twitched constantly, and the sound of him sucking out cold air leaked out from between his teeth.

A few minutes later, Lin Ran slowly opened his eyes and nodded calmly in Nalan Yanran's expectant gaze.

"alright."

"Okay, all done?" Nalan Su was a little taken aback.

It only took a minute or two, and it was done?

There was no use of any strange fire, nor any special pills or techniques; it was just a wisp of battle qi. This…

"Cough cough cough..."

The incessant coughing interrupted Nalan Su's shock. Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran hurriedly went to the window, their eyes full of anticipation.

"Grandpa, how are you feeling?"

"Grandpa, how are you feeling?"

Nalan Jie didn't respond directly to the two. Instead, he clenched his fist, sensing the changes within his body, his eyes filled with disbelief: "I... am I alright?"

"Your body is too weak to withstand my battle aura, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so long," Lin Ran said calmly.

This isn't about showing off; it's the truth.

Pure Yang Battle Qi is extremely strong and pure Yang. Especially after being fused with a different kind of fire, this attribute is pushed to the extreme. Even Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body is completely suppressed by it. What is this mere Branding Poison?

The moment Lin Ran's pure Yang battle qi surged into Nalan Jie's body, the branding poison in Nalan Jie's body had already been neutralized. The reason it took more than a minute was simply because Lin Ran's battle qi was too powerful. Even a trace of it was difficult for Nalan Jie, who was already terminally ill, to withstand.

This took Lin Ran quite a bit of effort.

Upon hearing Lin Ran's voice, Nalan Jie turned his head slightly, gazing at the young, indifferent face. He was momentarily stunned, and after some hesitation, asked, "Sir, did you save me?"

"Grandpa, let me introduce myself."

Seeing that Nalan Jie was unharmed, Nalan Yanran, fearing that her grandfather and father had angered Lin Ran, quickly asked, "And this gentleman is...?"

"No need for introductions. The day after tomorrow is the day of the funeral in Yunshan, which is also the day the Gate of Life and Death opens. Remember to return to Yunlan Sect as soon as possible."

Lin Ran waved his hand indifferently. The next moment, the space around him suddenly tore apart. He took a step, and in just one breath, Lin Ran's figure disappeared from the three people's sight.

This method, which was beyond the comprehension of the three, immediately rendered the entire room deathly silent.

After a long while, Nalan Jie finally let out a soft sigh.

"To tear through space and leave directly—even a Dou Zong expert might not be able to do that."

"Yanran, who exactly is this person...?"

Na Ranyan lightly bit her red lips, her beautiful eyes shimmering, and finally shook her head.

"I'm not really sure either..."

(End of this chapter)