Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 221 The Relics Begin

With unparalleled power, Lin Ran showed no respect for the Tianming Sect and forcibly killed the five Venerables.

Such power plunged the entire mountain into deathly silence. Countless people stared blankly at the handsome young man, not knowing what to say for a moment.

They came here just to watch the excitement, but the excitement they were witnessing far exceeded their expectations.

Lin Ran's strength and domineering nature completely exceeded their expectations. Many people were puzzled: was this guy really not afraid of starting a war with the Heavenly Nether Sect?

As the onlookers, still savoring the spectacle, gradually dispersed, Elder Hu and Mu Qingluan also came to their senses. Excitedly, they called to the disciples of the Starfall Pavilion to move to their own mountain peak and begin setting up camp.

"metropolitan."

Mu Qingluan said in a low voice, "Your domineering and forceful manner has embarrassed the Fenglei Pavilion and the Tianming Sect. The Thunder Venerable is dead, so the Fenglei Pavilion doesn't care, but the Tianming Sect is not easy to deal with."

"Those guys certainly won't swallow their pride and suffer in silence. If they were to fight us in this beast realm..."

"Then let them come."

Lin Ran smiled calmly: "If they're willing to come and offer themselves up for death, then I can only reluctantly accept them, can't I?"

"However, I have heard that the Demon Flower Evil Lord of the Heavenly Nether Sect has recently been getting along well with Hua Jin of the Flower Sect. Hua Jin is the adopted daughter of Granny Hua. Now that Granny Hua is in seclusion, Hua Jin has taken over the entire Flower Sect."

"If the Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect were to join forces, even if the Pavilion Master were a half-saint level expert, I'm afraid..."

Both the Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect possess half-saint level experts. If the two sects were to unite, their combined strength would indeed far surpass that of the Starfall Pavilion.

but……

Thinking of Yao Chen's romantic escapades in his youth, Lin Ran's lips curled up slightly: "The Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect cannot cooperate. Even if they did, it would be nothing to worry about."

Looking at the composure on that young face, Mu Qingluan nodded slowly.

With the sect leader around, it seems that no problem is a problem, and all difficulties can be easily solved!

"Sect Master, the disciples inside the pavilion have basically all taken up their posts!"

Before long, Elder Hu walked over with a smile on his face, accompanied by another figure.

It was an old man with a somewhat stern face. His body was very straight, like a spear, giving people an extremely sharp feeling, as if what was sitting here was not a person, but a sword that exuded a sharp and cold aura.

"Well done. By the way, who is this...?" Lin Ran's gaze fell on the old man with a stern face, and he smiled.

"I've long forgotten my former name. I later chose one myself, which is Iron Sword. Now I'm a guest elder of the Starfall Pavilion."

Iron Sword Venerable did not initially pay much attention to Lin Ran, the superior sect master of Starfall Pavilion. Even though Lin Ran's strength was above his own and there were many rumors about Lin Ran in Central Continent, Iron Sword Venerable remained indifferent.

However, he had witnessed the terrifying scene of Lin Ran annihilating five Venerables with a single palm strike!

Faced with such a terrifyingly powerful figure, and given that this person was his superior, the old man, who was usually stern and rigid, now showed a degree of respect. He cupped his hands in greeting and a somewhat unpleasant smile appeared on his face.

"So you are the Iron Sword Venerable." Lin Ran nodded to the Iron Sword Venerable, then turned his head and looked into the depths of the distant mountains.

"That should be the entrance to this ancient ruin."

He could clearly sense that the space deep within the mountains had a distinct distortion, indicating that the ancient ruins had been protected by an extremely strong barrier set up by their owner.

"This ancient ruin is fraught with danger, guarded by many extremely powerful ancient corpse puppets, and also by some strange and bizarre mechanisms. Even a Dou Zun expert would not dare to be careless."

Following Lin Ran's gaze, the Iron Sword Venerable said in a deep voice, "The ancient ruins are hidden within a spatial seal. Every once in a while, spatial fluctuations will cause some cracks to appear. During this period, many powerful people have broken in, but most of them have to escape in a sorry state."

"We've entered several times before, but because the seal on this space has a limiting effect, if a Dou Zun expert were to force their way in, it would trigger an extremely strong counterattack from the seal. Even after countless years, an ordinary Dou Zun would not dare to test the seal set up by a Dou Sheng expert. Therefore, it was Elder Hu and the others who entered before."

"However, the seal here is already quite thin. In a few more days, the seal will gradually dissipate, and at that time, without the seal's defense, even a Dou Zun expert can enter safely. There are already quite a few Dou Zun experts around this ancient ruin, waiting for that moment."

Lin Ran nodded. With his senses, he could naturally detect the auras of many Dou Zun level beings. Clearly, they were all there for this ancient ruin.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Lin Ran raised his head and looked at a certain mountain peak. Several cold and powerful auras made him frown slightly.

"Three peak Dou Zun... This chilling aura... It's not the Soul Palace, it's the Nine Netherworld Python clan."

In the original story, although the Nine Netherworld Python clan had a geographical advantage, the presence of Qinglin caused chaos throughout the entire clan, thus missing the opportunity to excavate the ancient ruins.

The Azure Scales are still in the Northwest Continent, and these local tyrants naturally won't let this ancient relic go.

Thinking of the current situation of the Nine Netherworld Python, a mocking smile appeared on Lin Ran's lips.

The Nine Netherworld Pythons are still one of the three major magical beast families, and their numbers are the largest among the three major magical beast families.

However, their large numbers naturally lead to impure bloodlines. According to the elders of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, if this continues, the ancient bloodline possessed by the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will be completely depleted in a hundred years. At that time, the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will be reduced to a situation similar to that of ordinary magical beasts.

Moreover, the current ruler of the Nine Netherworld Python is a guy who only came to power after betraying his brother. Most importantly, this guy doesn't go all the way. Even though he's already in power, he doesn't eliminate his elder brother completely. Instead, he imprisons him in the depths of the Nine Netherworld Abyss and tortures him. He's truly despicable and has a very narrow mind.

"However, these guys are quite valuable..."

Lin Ran squinted.

Compared to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix and the Ancient Void Dragon, the Nine Netherworld Python is indeed somewhat useless, but it is very useful to Lin Ran.

Whether used as a power bank or a puppet for Qinglin, these Nine Netherworld Pythons are quite good, not to mention the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs beneath the Nine Netherworld Abyss, which can be of great help to snake-type magical beasts.

That place was simply the perfect training ground for Cai Lin!

Oh, and there's also that nine-colored primordial stone from the original story!

The key factor that enabled Cai Lin to evolve from a seven-colored Devouring Python to a nine-colored Devouring Python in the original work was the nine-colored primordial stone. Then, with the addition of the ninth-grade treasure pill Bodhi Great Restoration Pill and the essence blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint, it finally became a nine-colored Devouring Python!

However, the whereabouts of that nine-colored raw stone are currently unknown. We will find out at the space trade fair after the ruins are completed.

Moreover, the spatial trade fair also contained the fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Diagram…

"Oh right, and that kid Xiao Yan too..."

Thinking of a fellow villager, a strange expression appeared on Lin Ran's face. That kid was really something else. After he had taken away all sorts of opportunities, he had actually found a second strange fire and was preparing to devour it!

Lin Ran was very curious. Given that he had seized all the opportunities in the original story, what level could the Flame Emperor Xiao Yan in the original story have achieved?

With his thoughts focused, Lin Ran gazed into the distance before turning his gaze away after a moment.

"There's still some time before it opens... You all stay here and protect it for now, I'll go get some things."

"Yes, Sect Master."

……

After driving away the Wind and Thunder Pavilion group, the Starfall Pavilion group set up camp again on this mountain peak. In the following days, the Starfall Pavilion disciples cultivated and sparred on this mountain peak, quietly waiting for the ruins to be opened.

During this quiet wait, Mu Qingluan and the others noticed that more and more powerful individuals were gathering at the Bone Mountain Range. Eventually, even late at night, the mountain range was still bustling with noise and commotion that reached the sky.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye while we waited.

In the past three days, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and the Heavenly Nether Sect, who had been chased away in a sorry state, did not come back to cause trouble. However, the people of the Starfall Pavilion knew very well that the Heavenly Nether Sect would not swallow its pride and would definitely retaliate for this blatant slap in the face.

As three days passed, the distorted space at the center of the mountain range grew increasingly faint, clearly indicating that the spatial seal that had existed for countless years was about to disappear.

The fading of the seal caused the atmosphere in the entire mountain range to become extremely tense. Under the allure of the ancient ruins, everyone seemed to have become much more irritable, and the slightest friction would escalate into a desperate battle in an instant.

At the rate at which the seal fades, it will dissipate into nothingness in at most two more days. At that time, the ancient ruins that have existed for countless years will reappear in the world.

During this wait, Lin Ran, who had been in seclusion, finally stopped what he was doing.

"It's a pity that there are only enough souls for three Dou Zun in the soul bag. Oh well, we'll refine the remaining three after this relic is finished."

Looking at the two figures standing before him, their auras chilling, Lin Ran nodded in satisfaction.

These two Tianming Sect experts, who were six-star Dou Zun in life, have now been refined into corpse soul puppets by Lin Ran. Their strength has been preserved to a certain extent, and they are both three-star Dou Zun.

Lin Ran had originally planned to turn the remaining three Dou Zun corpses into Soul Puppet Masters as well.

However, the souls in the soul bag in his hand had been completely exhausted, and Lin Ran was unwilling to spend the essence of his souls on such a thing, so he could only let it go.

However, with these two Dou Zun-level corpse soul puppets, plus the Iron Sword Venerable, even if he goes to do other things, the disciples of the Starfall Pavilion will at least have some protection.

The two corpse soul puppets were completed, but the ruins had not yet been officially opened. However, the number of people in the Bone Mountain Range continued to increase exponentially.

The clamor also soared into the sky, as countless people waited for the ancient ruins to be opened.

Amidst such high expectations, the two days passed by quietly, like sand slipping through one's fingers.

Two days later, as a ray of dawn pierced the darkness that enveloped the mountains, the once quiet mountains erupted with tremendous energy almost instantly. The sound of wind breaking filled the air, and figures, like locusts, rushed toward the center of the mountains.

At the top of the mountain, Lin Ran and the others had already made all the necessary preparations.

To explore the ruins more thoroughly, the entire Starfall Pavilion team split into two groups. One group consisted of Lin Ran and Mu Qingluan, while the other group was led by Iron Sword Venerable, along with two elders and the disciples of Starfall Pavilion.

"For your safety's sake, these two Corpse Soul Puppets will protect you throughout your journey into the ruins."

Lin Ran controlled the Corpse Soul Puppet, which landed in front of the Iron Sword Venerable. The moment the aura of a three-star Dou Zun appeared, it shocked everyone present.

The faces of these two corpse soul puppets had been completely distorted by Lin Ran's Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame, so no one realized that they were the Tianming Sect Dou Zun from a few days ago. At this moment, everyone was only shocked by Lin Ran's arm.

"Two puppets at the Dou Zun level?!"

"This... and its aura is actually no weaker than that of the Thunder Venerable back then! This!"

The most shocked was none other than the Iron Sword Venerable.

His cultivation level was only two-star Dou Zun, but the puppets that Lin Ran took out were all three-star Dou Zun. This put a lot of pressure on this proud and aloof Dou Zun.

"Iron Sword, I have temporarily handed over control of these two Corpse Soul Puppets to you. This control will continue until the end of this exploration of the ruins. As long as you proceed with caution, you should be able to gain something from the ruins."

Lin Ran said with a smile, and at the same time, a surge of soul power appeared and landed in the palm of the Iron Sword Venerable.

He then took out a golden token and handed it to the Iron Sword Venerable.

"If we encounter a formidable enemy that we cannot defeat, we will activate this golden token and arrive at full speed."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Suppressing his shock, the Iron Sword Venerable clenched his fist and accepted the golden token.

Seeing this, Lin Ran did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he and Mu Qingluan transformed into a streak of light and sped towards the center of the mountain range.

The Starfall Pavilion members behind them exchanged glances, swallowing hard as they looked at the two motionless corpse puppets, their bodies completely covered by black robes.

After a long pause, the Iron Sword Venerable took a deep breath, solemnly put the golden token in his hand into his storage ring, and turned to look at the disciples of the Starfall Pavilion.

"Everyone, the sect leader has made ample preparations for us. Now, it's our turn!"

"Everyone, let's go!"

"yes!"

(End of this chapter)