Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 200 Xun'er and Lin Ran

In order to break through to the Half-Saint realm as soon as possible, Yao Chen went to the storeroom to get some medicinal herbs and then began his seclusion.

Lin Ran didn't sit idle either. He immediately began cultivating the other two Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques left behind by the Human Scorpion in the secret chamber.

Both the Joyful Zen Asura Hand and the Joyful Zen Melting Wave are top-tier Heaven-rank combat skills, and they are extremely difficult to master.

Moreover, both of these fighting techniques require the Joyful Zen Bliss Technique as a foundation. Without the Joyful Zen Bliss Technique, it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to cultivate them.

Fortunately, Lin Ran not only possessed the Joyful Zen Bliss Technique, but also had exceptional talent. After careful study, he quickly discovered the secrets of these two fighting techniques and began to cultivate them.

"Buzz..."

Lin Ran's hands moved rapidly, forming intricate hand seals. As the speed of his movements increased, even afterimages appeared in the final steps.

The next moment, a blood-red light suddenly appeared on Lin Ran's left palm, but under the enhancement of pure Yang fighting qi, the blood-red color turned into dark gold.

As the dark golden light appeared, Lin Ran thrust his palm forward with a bang. As his palm was thrust forward, a powerful and malevolent aura suddenly surged forth. The next moment, a dark golden keratin layer quietly condensed!

The dark golden keratin layer quickly enveloped Lin Ran's handprint, and with a gentle wave, the surrounding space instantly distorted.

But soon, the dark golden light faded rapidly on Lin Ran's palm. After the dark golden light completely disappeared, Lin Ran suddenly felt unbearable soreness in his palm, which was faintly red.

"What a domineering Asura Hand! Even with my Pure Yang Dragon Body, I'm finding it somewhat difficult to cultivate with it!"

Lin Ran was secretly surprised, but fortunately the soreness disappeared quickly, and Lin Ran started practicing again.

If Scorpion were to witness such continuous training of the Asura Hand, he would surely be utterly astonished.

It is important to know that the Huan Chan Shura Hand, a Heaven-rank combat skill, is extremely difficult to master. To master it, one must not only meet the requirements for cultivation and physical strength, but also concentrate all one's killing intent and baleful aura in the palm of the hand to temper it in order to succeed.

The killing intent and malevolent energy within Lin Ran's body were incredibly powerful. If it weren't for the support of the Pure Yang Dragon Body, this malevolent energy alone would have been enough to destroy Lin Ran's body and mind.

"Truly worthy of being a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique! Continue, continue!"

Lin Ran took a deep breath, calmed himself down a bit, and began to continue practicing the Asura Hand technique.

Time passed steadily in the secret chamber, and another half month went by. Suddenly, the entire secret chamber began to tremble.

Lin Ran was also taken aback, then turned his gaze down and looked directly at the purple cocoon of light, which was now bursting with a dazzling light!

"Is the advancement about to be successful?"

Seeing this sudden scene, Lin Ran's eyes were filled with increasing joy. This girl had finally made a move.

As the intense light emanating from the cocoon grew stronger, a faint cracking sound finally rang out. Immediately, the tiny cracks that had been covering the cocoon burst open, and countless brilliant purple-gold rays shot into the sky through the cracks. Fortunately, the spatial barrier prevented such anomalies from illuminating the entire Holy City.

The cracks multiplied until finally, a large piece of the cocoon shell suddenly fell off. As the first piece fell off, the cocoon of light seemed to trigger a chain reaction, rapidly bursting open. A purple-gold beam of light shot into the sky and collided with the spatial blockade, creating ripples of energy.

Lin Ran's gaze was fixed on the enormous purple-gold pillar of light, within which a blurry figure could be seen or not.

The beam of light lasted for a moment, then faded, and finally disappeared completely. The figure within it appeared directly in Lin Ran's sight.

The figure that appeared was naked, with a faint purple light surrounding her body, making her look quite alluring. Her long, smooth purple hair cascaded down to her pert buttocks.

With her mature body boasting a prominent bust and buttocks, where is the charm of that little girl she once possessed?

And that somewhat familiar and adorable face revealed the woman's identity; she was none other than the grown-up Xiao Ziyan!

Zi Yan, who was inside the pillar of light, also stretched lazily at this moment, which made her already alluring curves even more prominent. She lazily opened her eyes, looked at Lin Ran in front of her, and her face immediately turned red and her eyes were shy.

"Big, big brother..."

"..."

This special address instantly dispelled the strange emotions that had been surfacing in Lin Ran's heart. With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Lin Ran casually took out a black robe from his storage ring and draped it over Zi Yan's shoulders.

Sensing Lin Ran's emotions, Zi Yan paused slightly, her jade-like hand lightly gripping her black robe, her bright eyes seeming to have thought of something.

The next moment, the purple-gold light burst forth from her body once more, and in just a few breaths, the beautiful woman with a slender figure was transformed into a naked little girl.

Lin Ran was somewhat taken aback by the changes in Zi Yan.

That's impossible. With Zi Yan's cultivation, she must have already fully digested the energy of that Transformation Grass, not to mention the involvement of his battle qi and essence blood.

In Lin Ran's perception, the aura of Zi Yan after her advancement was comparable to that of a peak Dou Huang expert. With such terrifying strength, it was impossible that she couldn't maintain her form.

Zi Yan, now transformed back into a little girl, turned her bright eyes around, and then a little Zi Yan pounced and landed in Lin Ran's arms.

"Big brother!"

"Hey, hey, that's enough." Lin Ran quickly scooped up Zi Yan's little bottom and pinched her adorable, porcelain-like face. "Your breathing is very stable. What happened just now?"

"Just now? No, it's just that you like kids like me, big brother."

Zi Yan chuckled, nudged Lin Ran's chest with her head, and clenched her little fist: "I'm really strong now! I feel like I could take down even old man Su Qian with one punch!"

I am not you, don't talk nonsense!

The fact that Zi Yan could utter such hurtful words as "I like children" immediately put Lin Ran under immense pressure. He then delivered two heavy blows to Zi Yan, making her whimper and clutch her bottom. However, this only strengthened Lin Ran's resolve.

"Now that you have completed your advancement, I happen to have something I need you to do."

"matter?"

Zi Yan's eyes lit up with excitement as she rubbed her hands together expectantly.

Lin Ran put Zi Yan down and pinched her pretty face, saying, "I have already constructed a spatial wormhole connecting Zhongzhou and the Black Corner Region, but I haven't connected the wormholes between the Snake-Man Empire and the Yunlan Empire yet."

"Next, I plan to connect the capitals of the two great empires with the Black Corner Region. Unfortunately, there aren't many Dou Zun level experts in the sect, and Feng Xian also needs to oversee the Starfall Pavilion. Although you are only a sixth-order magical beast, you have innate control over spatial power, so this matter still needs you to do it."

"Ah, me?"

Zi Yan was somewhat at a loss. Creating a spatial wormhole was something that even ordinary Dou Zun experts might not be able to do. Although she had innate mastery of spatial power, she was only at the sixth level!

"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to directly create a wormhole, but rather to control it to create a wormhole."

Lin Ran waved his hand, and the Corpse Soul Puppet at the peak of the Fifth Rank Dou Zun immediately appeared in front of Zi Yan.

"This is……"

"This is the Corpse Soul Puppet I crafted. It has the cultivation of a peak Fifth-Rank Dou Zun. With its strength, connecting the two great empires with the Black Corner Region is not a problem at all. The only problem is that it is a puppet and has no independent consciousness, so you need to control it."

Lin Ran paused slightly and said, "Besides that, after the space wormholes in these two places are completed, you can also go to the Yunlan Empire and find Yun Yun. She has a small space there that she might need your help to plan out."

Space wormhole, peak of fifth-level Dou Zun, small space...

Zi Yan opened her mouth. She had only been in seclusion for a short time to advance her cultivation level, so how could her older brother have produced so many things all at once? This made her quite unaccustomed to it.

Fortunately, Xiao Ziyan is always carefree and confident. She didn't hesitate at all when Lin Ran assigned her these tasks, and she patted her chest loudly.

"Don't worry, brother, leave these tasks to me! I'll definitely make sure you're satisfied!"

Lin Ran smiled and pinched Zi Yan's cheek: "I trust you to handle things."

Zi Yan triumphantly tossed her ponytail and, with the help of the Sacred Jade Token, controlled the Corpse Soul Puppet to leave the secret chamber, while Lin Ran's figure was quietly swallowed up by the space.

They reappeared inside a small house.

A graceful figure in cyan sat quietly before her dressing table, and seemed to pause slightly upon sensing Lin Ran's arrival.

Gentle sunlight streamed in through the window. Gazing at the girl who looked exceptionally elegant and charming in the sunlight, Lin Ran strolled over gently, came to Xun'er's side, and took her snow-white hand in his.

The surface is smooth to the touch, like fine warm jade, making it irresistible.

When Lin Ran held her hand like that, a shy blush, rarely seen by outsiders, appeared on Xun'er's cheeks, but she did not break free. After these days of fighting and nurturing, not to mention holding hands, almost every inch of her body had been grasped or grabbed by Lin Ran.

"Miss Xun'er, it's time again."

"……I see."

Xun'er gently got up, moved gracefully, and sat down beside the bed.

With a slight movement of her jade-like hand, the green veil covering the beauty slowly fell away, revealing her jade-like skin.

Lin Ran didn't hold back either, his large hands descending directly, unleashing a domineering burst of pure Yang battle qi that rampaged through Xun'er's body without restraint...

After a long while, when the battle qi cultivation was slowly coming to an end, Xun'er was lying on the bed, completely exhausted. Lin Ran, on the other hand, calmly restrained his battle qi and lifted the light veil, covering the exquisite jade-like beauty.

"Your affair with the Soul Palace and the three Scorpion Demons has gone too far. The clan feels it's not safe for me to stay at Canaan Academy any longer and insists that I return."

Suddenly, Xun'er opened her eyes, looked at Lin Ran, and spoke softly.

Lin Ran looked at Xun'er with some surprise, then nodded: "It's good to go back. Your clan has plenty of cultivation resources. If you go back, your cultivation speed will definitely be incomparable to that in the academy."

"Besides, with your father's influence, no matter where I am, you'll eventually pull me over."

As he spoke, Lin Ran showed a helpless expression.

Although his death last time used up the power that Gu Yuan had left in his body, the power that was forcibly transferred did not disappear.

In other words, Lin Ran will still be teleported directly to Xun'er's side every month.

"..."

"I heard from Elder Lin and Elder Han that you have already constructed a spatial wormhole connecting the Starfall Pavilion to this place, but the two places are far apart, and even with a spatial wormhole, it will take a long time..."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow slightly: "I wonder what Miss Xun'er means?"

"You can stay with the ancient tribe for the time being."

Xun'er hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Your power in Zhongzhou is not strong enough. If you are attacked by the Soul Palace or the Three Demon Scorpion Demons, it will be a catastrophic disaster. But it's different in the Ancient Clan. You are absolutely safe in the Ancient Clan, and you can even greatly improve your cultivation."

"Don't misunderstand, I don't mean to imprison you or anything, it's just..."

"I know."

Lin Ran interrupted Xun'er and sat back down on the edge of the bed: "I understand what you mean, Miss Xun'er. I know you're doing this for my sake. But what about them?"

"Wh-what?" Xun'er was somewhat taken aback.

"I said, if I enter the Ancient Realm, what about them?" Lin Ran gently picked up Xun'er's jade-like foot, casually kneading and playing with it in his hands. "Without me, they wouldn't be a match for the Soul Palace and the Three Scorpion Demons. Although even with me, they still wouldn't be a match for them, I can't ignore them. I can't put myself in a safe place and watch them suffer torment and hardship they shouldn't have to endure!"

"I am the sect leader of the Holy Rain Sect, I am their sect leader."

Lin Ran looked at Xun'er, and their eyes met.

"I have a responsibility for them."

"This is really not the kind of disciple that the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts could train. No wonder they attacked you." Xun'er suddenly revealed a sweet smile: "In a few days, people from the clan should come, and then I will go back."

"Why didn't you just have Elder Lin and Elder Han take you back? Why did you need the clan members to pick you up?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

It would be safest for two Dou Zun level experts to take Xun'er back directly. Having too many people around would only attract attention and cause unnecessary trouble.

"Many people in the clan know of your existence, and they have some complaints about you... " Xun'er felt a little ticklish and tried to pull her feet away, but she couldn't break free from Lin Ran's grasp. They might take this opportunity to give you a warning.

"To give me a warning?"

Lin Ran chuckled: "I've been very busy these past two days. If anyone is bored and tries to cause me trouble or waste my time, don't blame me for being ruthless and not knowing my limits."

"...Just don't kill him."

(End of this chapter)