Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 239 Caring for Fellow Villagers is Everyone's Responsibility

"Bang!"

Lin Ran stomped hard on the Soul Purity Saint's body, and a terrifying ripple of wind erupted from the center of his foot, directly shattering some nearby boulders into powder. The Soul Purity Saint also spat out a mouthful of blood, and the black mist around his body became increasingly faint.

Upon seeing this, everyone from the Starfall Pavilion present cheered loudly, their mouths full of praise and admiration for Lin Ran.

With the strength of a half-saint, he actually managed to defeat a one-star Dou Sheng to this extent, which is enough to demonstrate Lin Ran's strength!

"Lin Ran, you dare to kill me! The Palace Master will not let you get away with this!"

With Lin Ran pressing his foot firmly against her heart, Hun Qing's originally sinister face was filled with fear, and she screamed.

"The Lord of the Soul Palace?"

Lin Ran sneered, "You launched a full-scale attack on my Starfall Pavilion today, weren't you? So why talk about letting me go or not? Don't worry, it won't be long before I send that Soul Palace Master down to join you!"

"How dare you speak so arrogantly! The Palace Master is a powerful figure, far beyond your reach. Since you wish for my death, I will make sure you suffer!"

Seeing that Lin Ran showed no sign of letting go, a ruthless glint appeared in the Soul-Cleansing Saint's eyes.

However, just as the fighting spirit within his body was about to reverse and explode, Lin Ran's eyes suddenly narrowed, and an extremely powerful soul force surged out from between his brows, directly slamming into the head of the Soul Purity Saint.

The Soul-Cleansing Saint's body trembled violently, and then his expression turned blank. In an instant, all his life force vanished.

His soul was crushed by Lin Ran!

In an instant, all the Soul Palace members still inside the Starfall Pavilion were filled with grief and despair.

Even the Dou Sheng level experts were crushed by Lin Ran, so these Dou Zun level beings could only wait for their deaths in despair.

Lin Ran glanced indifferently at the Soul Palace Dou Zun who were fighting fiercely with the puppets. With a thought, all the puppets immediately received new commands.

Preserve the target's body!

These Soul Palace Battle Venerables, including the Soul Purity Saint, are excellent puppet materials. Refining them into Corpse Soul Puppets would be another top-tier combat force for the Starfall Pavilion and the Holy Rain Sect.

Turning his gaze back, Lin Ran looked at the densely packed disciples and elders of the Starfall Pavilion in the Star Realm. At this moment, they were all stunned into silence by the terrifying battle that had just taken place.

"Elders, each perform your duties, clean up the mess, treat the wounded promptly, and disciples, continue your activities and training as usual."

Lin Ran looked down at the entire star realm from his high vantage point, his calm voice resonating in everyone's ears.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately responded respectfully, their eyes filled with fervor and excitement as they looked at Lin Ran.

This is our patriarch, this is our leader!

Even a Dou Sheng powerhouse cannot match it!

Seeing the crowds disperse, Lin Ran's figure flashed and he returned to the Starfall Pavilion. Yao Chen and Feng Xian arrived one after the other, their expressions filled with emotion.

"It's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others. I've wasted countless hours in the Dou Zun realm before finally breaking through to the Half-Saint realm with your help, Sect Master, while you, Sect Master, broke through to the Half-Saint realm in such a short time..."

Yao Chen sighed softly, his face full of admiration: "The younger generation surpasses the older; you can't deny getting old."

Feng Xian, standing to the side, muttered, "You're at least a half-saint, while I'm still just a low-level Dou Zun..."

"It was just a fluke."

Lin Ran smiled and didn't dwell on the topic. Both the Dou Sheng and the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit were top-tier natural treasures. His breakthrough to the Half-Saint realm was indeed due to luck.

"However, Sect Master, the Soul Palace launched a massive invasion today, even bringing out a Dou Sheng expert. It's clear they're here to annihilate our Starfall Pavilion. The Soul Palace has a deep foundation. If it really is the Soul Palace Master who comes, I'm afraid..." Yao Chen said solemnly.

I thought that the strength of a half-saint would be enough to keep the Starfall Pavilion safe, but now it seems that it is far from enough!

"In my opinion, Sect Master should move the Holy Sect to the Central Continent. With the power of the Holy Sect, we can unite the major forces in the Central Continent to fight against the Soul Palace!" Feng Xian said in a deep voice. "With the current strength of the Starfall Pavilion, coupled with our cooperation with the Pill Tower and those forces that have grudges against the Soul Palace, if we really want to do it, we can definitely develop the Holy Sect into a force comparable to the Soul Palace!"

"Putting everything else aside, just look at the Flower Sect. If we send that old guy over and use his good looks to win them over, it would be easy. They're a formidable force, including two half-saints."

"...It still has to be you, Feng Xian."

Yao Chen's lips twitched slightly. First he was Dan Ta Xuan Yi, and now he's a member of the Flower Sect. Having you as my good brother is truly my blessing!

"Hua Zongyao".

Lin Ran touched his chin.

In the Central Plains, the Flower Sect is definitely one of the top four powers. However, the Flower Sect is now very close to the Heavenly Nether Sect, and the Heavenly Nether Sect is on good terms with the Soul Palace. Relying solely on Yao Chen's face is probably not enough to get the Flower Sect to join the Holy Sect.

Perhaps...

Should we destroy the Heavenly Netherworld Sect first?

"Very well, Feng Xian, you have the most ideas for these matters, so I'll leave them to you. By the way, while I was away, did the Heavenly Demon Phoenix and the Nine Netherworld Python come looking for me?"

Lin Ran's words only made things worse. Both Yao Chen and Feng Xian gave him resentful looks, which made Lin Ran shudder involuntarily.

After Yao Chen explained, Lin Ran suddenly realized what had happened and gave a slightly helpless smile: "You've really had a lot of trouble. This was indeed my oversight."

"I understand."

Both of them nodded.

They initially had some complaints, but upon seeing Lin Ran's half-saint cultivation level, all of them vanished.

A five-star Dou Zun directly breaks through to the Half-Saint realm. What in the world could be more important than this?

"By the way, Sect Master, while you were away, the Pill Tower's Pill Gathering was successfully held, and the champion has been decided, named Old Monster Qinghua. He is also an eighth-grade alchemist of our generation. As the provider of the reward, we gave him a sub-flame of the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame."

Yao Chen seemed to have thought of something, hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up: "Besides that, there is another special piece of news, concerning the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, which ranks third on the Strange Flame Ranking..."

"oh?!"

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow, and Feng Xian beside him also looked surprised. How come he didn't know there was such news?

"Old man, do you have news about the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, ranked third on the Strange Flame Ranking?!"

"I have nothing to say, I just have a few clues." Yao Chen glanced helplessly at Feng Xian, then said, "There are several fragments of maps related to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame in this world. Although I don't know what will happen after these fragments are gathered together, they must be related to the legendary Pure Lotus Demon Flame. And this time, I have discovered a clue to one of the fragments."

"At the space trade fair in half a month, someone will be auctioning this fragment of the map. If you are interested, Sect Master, you may want to acquire it."

"A fragment of the Demon Flame Map..."

Lin Ran clicked his tongue. This peculiar term evoked a distant memory: "If I remember correctly, Xiao Yan should have this fragment of the Demon Flame Map in his possession."

"Well."

Yao Chen's expression froze.

Because of the influence of the Sacred Gold Meteor Heart Flame, Yao Chen's loyalty to Lin Ran was beyond doubt, but he always held a place in his heart for his little disciple.

However, Yao Chen was busy with various matters, and because of Lin Ran, he subconsciously avoided everything about Xiao Yan. Now that Lin Ran brought it up, Yao Chen didn't even know what to say.

After a moment of silence, Yao Chen nodded: "That's right, I only learned about this thing because of those fragments of maps that little guy Xiao Yan had."

"There should be four fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame. Xiao Yan already has two. If we can get one more from this Space Trade Fair, we'll have three. Although we're still a little short of collecting all the fragments, we're only one short."

"You want me to go to Xiao Yan and get those two incomplete maps?" Lin Ran looked at Yao Chen with a half-smile.

"Um."

Yao Chen nodded: "A common man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Although Xiao Yanzi is quite talented and can be considered a genius, he is ultimately not a true strongman."

"If he keeps this, he'll inevitably face all sorts of trouble once the news leaks out. It would be better to put it in the sect leader's hands... If possible, the sect leader could give him a few pills as an exchange."

"You old codger, you really do cherish old friendships. Well, that kid certainly deserves your sentimentality."

Lin Ran smiled calmly.

"You may not know this, but because I used to swindle and deceive people with the Soul Palace's Soul Bag back then, Xiao Yan has always believed that you were captured by the people of the Soul Palace, and his hatred for the Soul Palace runs deep. But don't worry, you gave that kid the original fire seed of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and I also left him something to help him grow."

"Over the years, he has come a long way, and now he can be considered a skilled fighter in the Northwest Continent."

"Holding a grudge against the Soul Palace? The Sect Master also left behind some tricks?!"

Yao Chen was stunned for a moment after hearing Lin Ran's words.

Although Feng Xian, who was standing to the side, did not know who this so-called Xiao Yan was, when he heard that Lin Ran had been using the Soul Palace's soul bag to swindle people for a long time, his lips twitched slightly.

Goodness, only Lin Ran would dare to do something like this.

No wonder Lin Ran is constantly at odds with the Soul Palace; it turns out he has this foundation from childhood!

"This... I wonder what kind of method the sect leader left behind..."

"Want to know?" Lin Ran grinned. "Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. After you left with me, I left him a wisp of his soul to help him grow."

"Xiao Yan is indeed a promising talent, and he cultivates the Burning Technique that you gave him. Naturally, we can't let him grow unchecked. If he goes astray, wouldn't it be a waste of your good intentions?"

After emerging from seclusion this time, Lin Ran not only broke through to the level of a half-saint in his own cultivation, but also improved in all aspects, including his soul realm, physical fitness, and so on.

Incidentally, he also synchronized the memories of the remnant soul located on Xiao Yan's side, and learned about Xiao Yan's current situation.

"Under the guidance of my remnant soul, Xiao Yan is now at the peak of Dou Huang, a sixth-grade alchemist, and also possesses two different flames. No, to be precise, it should be three, since there is also your Bone Spirit Cold Flame."

"Peak Douhuang strength? Sixth-grade alchemist? Two different flames?!"

Yao Chen was slightly taken aback, while Feng Xian, standing to the side, was even more dumbfounded.

"Two strange flames, that kid's got some skills!"

"Yes, the strange flames he obtained were the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Strange Flame Ranking, and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, ranked eighteenth. These two strange flames were fused together by the power of the Burning Technique, forming a strange flame called the Myriad Dragon Wind Flame. Its power is comparable to the strange flames ranked around the top fifteen, which is quite impressive."

Lin Ran spoke eloquently, and Yao Chen's expression gradually changed. In the end, he let out a soft sigh of relief and looked at Lin Ran with a solemn gaze.

"Sect Master, I have a request..."

"You want to bring Xiao Yan to the Starfall Pavilion?" Lin Ran saw through Yao Chen's thoughts at a glance, but he shook his head: "This is not a good plan, Yao Chen."

"You should understand that it's not that I can't tolerate him, but that the Starfall Pavilion and the Central Continent are still too far away for him at the moment. A Dou Huang-level power simply can't stand a chance. Moreover, given that kid's personality, he's not the type to be a hothouse flower."

"Not to mention, the Soul Hall is now paying close attention to us. If the Soul Hall discovers Xiao Yan's relationship with you... I think that would undoubtedly be a disaster for him."

"But……"

Yao Chen sighed deeply; he understood this as well.

After their parting years ago, although he gave the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Xiao Yan, he always felt that he should do something else, otherwise he would always feel indebted.

But Lin Ran was right. At this particular time, if the Soul Palace discovered the relationship between Xiao Yan and him, and between Xiao Yan and the Starfall Pavilion, it was hard to say whether Xiao Yan would even see the sun rise tomorrow.

Lin Ran said softly, "Let him continue to cause trouble in the Northwest Continent for a few more years. Once he truly has the strength to set foot in the Central Continent, I will naturally let him see the true face of this world."

"At that time, he might also become an important fighting force for us in our fight against the Soul Palace and the Soul Clan."

"……I see."

Yao Chen took a deep breath: "Let's do everything according to your arrangements, Sect Master."

"Don't worry, he's still your disciple, which makes him a member of my Holy Sect. How could I possibly treat my sect's disciples recklessly?"

Lin Ran smiled calmly.

He's already taken so many resources from his fellow villager, and now he wants to take those two incomplete maps too. It's about time he gave his fellow villager a reward.

If he's at the peak of the Dou Huang realm now... then give him a few Earth-rank Dou Techniques, a Dou Zong puppet, and a few Breakthrough Pills.

(End of this chapter)