Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 251 The Pure Lotus Demon Saint and the Bodhi Ancient Tree

Lin Ran's soul, at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, was unmatched. Although the Soul Palace Battle Saint's soul strength was also at the Heavenly Realm, it was far inferior to Lin Ran's.

In just one exchange, the soul of the Soul Palace Battle Saint was captured by Lin Ran.

"Another Dou Sheng puppet!"

Lin Ran grinned and with a wave of his hand, the storage ring on the Soul Palace Battle Saint's body fell into his hands.

With the invasion of his soul, Lin Ran instantly gained control of the storage ring.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Ran's smile deepened!

This Soul Palace Battle Saint had obviously received the news and prepared a large number of resources and pills in order to obtain the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map. Among them, there was one Grade 8 pill of Nine-Colored Pill Thunder, five Grade 8 pills of Eight-Colored Pill Thunder, and more than a dozen of the remaining Seven-Colored and Six-Colored pills!

In addition, this storage ring also contains some extremely rare soul herbs, three combat techniques, and even a huge mass of soul essence!

'Soul-Tearing Heaven-Splitting Palm', 'Song of Ten Thousand Souls' Lament', 'Soul-Ice Inch Kill'

The first two books are low-level Heaven-rank combat techniques, while the last one, Soul Ice Inch Fiend, is a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique. Both are extremely powerful, especially the Soul Ice Inch Fiend technique, which is extremely sinister, cold, and yin. It is actually quite good for Little Fairy Doctor to cultivate.

As for the final essence of the soul, needless to say, it is the most valuable and precious thing!

Before Lin Ran could continue his investigation, the sound of wind breaking came from the horizon, and then a familiar figure rushed over as fast as lightning. In a few flashes, they appeared in front of Lin Ran. It was Yao Chen and Cai Lin.

"Sect Master, how is it?"

"Ran, are you alright?"

Both of them looked at Lin Ran with worried expressions. Although they had great confidence in Lin Ran, he was, after all, a Dou Sheng expert, and a late-stage one-star Dou Sheng at that.

"Of course I'm fine, and look."

Lin Ran smiled and shook his head. With a casual wave of his hand, the incomplete map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame appeared in his hand.

"Fragments of the Demonic Flame Map!"

Yao Chen exclaimed in a low voice, "Now, Sect Master, you've collected all four fragments of the map!"

"Ah, but now is not the time to complete the incomplete map. We need to deal with these audacious guys first."

Lin Ran smiled faintly and waved his hand.

The next moment, the Northern King, who had merged into the space, immediately took action. Before Yao Chen and Cai Lin could react, an extremely terrifying energy burst came from the surrounding space. A few breaths later, the five figures were brought back by the Northern King.

"Four peak Dou Zun and one Half-Saint, they've got some nerve to come along."

Lin Ran casually waved his hand, putting it into his storage ring.

Well, the Holy Sect will have five more puppets.

"Let's go."

Lin Ran spoke calmly, and Yao Chen and Cai Lin nodded. The three of them then quickly left.

As Lin Ran and the others departed, the place gradually became quiet. This silence lasted for a few minutes before it was suddenly broken by the sound of wind breaking. More than a dozen figures flashed from a distance and finally stopped in mid-air, staring in shock at the mountain range below that had been transformed into a plain.

"What a terrifying battle! The fluctuations in battle aura and soul power..."

"That Soul Palace Battle Saint seems to have died at Lin Ran's hands. As expected of Lin Ran, who has risen to fame in recent days, he actually managed to take down a Battle Saint. He is truly terrifying..."

"Luckily we held back, otherwise..."

A series of exclamations of fear and shock followed, while Lin Ran, along with Yao Chen and Cai Lin, left the mountain range early on.

"Sect Master, there should be no one here. Quickly, let's see what will happen after we collect all four fragments of the map!" Yao Chen said impatiently. The Pure Lotus Demon Flame was the most coveted top-tier exotic flame among all alchemists, and even Yao Chen could not resist it.

Lin Ran smiled and nodded, taking out all four fragments of the map from his storage ring.

One by one, tattered ancient paintings floated out and hovered in front of him.

Looking at these fragmented, seemingly ancient maps, Lin Ran's mind stirred, and with the help of his battle qi, he slowly pieced these broken maps together according to the traces of the patterns.

Lin Ran wasn't very fast at piecing things together, but as time passed, a complete ancient map gradually appeared before their eyes.

When the last piece of the ancient map was placed in its position, several pairs of burning eyes looked at it, but were slightly taken aback. On the completed ancient map, there was indeed a landscape pattern, but this so-called pattern was quite ordinary. There was no specific target or route. It looked like a landscape painting drawn casually.

"this……"

Yao Chen stared in astonishment at the patterns on the ancient map, his heart sinking. Could this fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map be something completely devoid of information?

"No rush, I already discovered it!"

Lin Ran smiled calmly, and the blazing Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame in his palm ignited, instantly enveloping the fragmented maps.

"Sect Master, what are you doing!" Yao Chen exclaimed in surprise, about to stop him, but his pupils suddenly contracted, and he said, "Why can't this ancient map be burned?"

Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, Cai Lin's gaze immediately turned to the ball of flames. Sure enough, no matter how Lin Ran's strange fire burned it, the ancient map, which seemed to be easily torn apart, remained completely still and showed no signs of turning to ashes.

"Before I obtained this fragment of the map, I had seen some information in some ancient books. If I am fortunate enough to piece it together completely, I need to use a strange fire to ignite it and reveal its spirit."

Lin Ran said with a smile as he increased the intensity of his attack.

The flames burned fiercely, and the intense heat distorted the space around them. However, no matter how much Lin Ran intensified the flames, the ancient map showed no signs of turning to ashes. But as the flames grew more and more intense, the patterns on the ancient map slowly began to glow, as if they were about to break free from the map.

Upon seeing this scene, both Yao Chen and Cai Lin were dumbfounded.

That Sacred Golden Meteor Heart Flame was an incredibly powerful flame. After fusing with half of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, it was no exaggeration to say that it could burn everything. But unexpectedly, it couldn't even ignite this fragment of the painting.

As the flames burned more and more fiercely, the patterns on the ancient map became brighter and brighter. At a certain moment, the ancient map suddenly trembled, and the patterns flew up from the map and transformed into ancient characters, which floated in mid-air in front of everyone.

Two moons appear simultaneously.

Nine stars in one.

The tides of heaven and earth.

Demonic flames have descended upon the world!

"What does this mean?" Cai Lin frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Yao Chen let out a soft breath and said gently, "The simultaneous appearance of two moons and the unification of nine stars describe a special celestial phenomenon, one that can only be witnessed once every thousand years. The celestial tides are an anomaly caused by this phenomenon. You should also understand the last point: on the day the celestial tides occur, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame will also descend upon the world."

"Judging by the time, it has been 997 years since the last celestial tide, which means... there are still three years left!"

Yao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. The Pure Lotus Demon Flame is too powerful. Although the sect leader has an unparalleled physique, it may not be easy to subdue it without full preparation. If we force it, there is even a risk of being devoured by it... These three years have given us ample time to improve our strength."

"Three years old."

Cai Lin murmured, but then, as if she had discovered a blind spot, she suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute, when the Pure Lotus Demon Flame is born, everyone will know, so what use will this incomplete map be?"

Yao Chen shrugged. Perhaps this was a heads-up?

"No, you don't understand. This incomplete map is indeed the key to subduing the Pure Lotus Demon Flame!"

Lin Ran's calm voice rang out.

Amidst the astonished gazes of Yao Chen and Cai Lin, Lin Ran raised his palm and placed it on the fragment of the map surrounded by the Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame.

The next moment, the demonic lotus pattern on the ancient map suddenly wriggled, and like a living thing, it turned into a bolt of lightning and shot directly into Lin Ran's brow!

"Sect Master, this!" Yao Chen was shocked, and Cai Lin's pretty face even turned pale with fright.

Lin Ran slowly closed his eyes, sensing the remnants of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's soul that resided in his soul, and opened his eyes a moment later.

"How is it, Sect Master?"

"It's alright."

Yao Chen looked at Lin Ran with great worry, but Lin Ran remained calm: "My soul is at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. Although the remnant soul of this Pure Lotus Demon Saint is powerful, it cannot harm me."

"The Pure Lotus Demon Saint?!"

Yao Chen's expression changed drastically: "The master of the Ten-Thousand-Year Pure Lotus Demon Flame, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint who stands at the pinnacle of Dou Sheng?!"

"That's right, it's that powerful figure who's said to be closest to the Dou Di level, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint." Lin Ran nodded. "And this ancient map is what he left behind."

"When the demonic fire is born, this remnant soul power should play an immense role. Putting aside everything else, with it around, at least I won't become its fire slave when facing the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire."

Fire slaves, as the name suggests, have their intelligence controlled by a strange fire, becoming slaves to the flames.

However, only some extremely powerful strange flames possess this ability. Even Lin Ran's Holy Golden Meteor Heart Flame cannot do this, and even Xun'er's complete Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame cannot do it. In the entire Dou Qi Continent, only the Pure Lotus Demon Flame and the Void Devouring Flame have such abilities.

"Purifying Lotus Demon Flame..."

Yao Chen sighed, "However, the most urgent matter is the Bodhi Tree three months from now. If we can obtain the Bodhi Heart, even if the Sect Master can break through to the Dou Sheng level within these three months, the Bodhi Heart will still bring great help to the Sect Master."

"Indeed, the ancient Bodhi tree is an important matter at present."

Lin Ran nodded slightly: "Let's go back to the Starfall Pavilion and make proper arrangements. If the information is true, the Central Continent will be shaken by the Bodhi Ancient Tree during this period. At that time, the Desolate Ancient Domain will truly be bustling."

"Cai Lin, you can stay with me in Zhongzhou for the time being. It'll be a good opportunity for you to cleanse yourself of the power within that nine-colored primordial stone. What do you say?"

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say." Cai Lin nodded slightly, her docile and affectionate demeanor even amazed Yao Chen.

He knew Medusa Queen's domineering and tyrannical nature, but in front of Lin Ran, she was like a delicate first love girl. In this world, perhaps only the sect leader could do that.

Having made their decision, Lin Ran and the others naturally did not linger there any longer and immediately set off to return directly to the Starfall Pavilion.

After returning to the pavilion, Lin Ran rested for a day or two. During these two days, information related to the Bodhi Ancient Tree swept across almost the entire Central Continent like a storm at an extremely terrifying speed.

Beneath the simple words "Bodhi Ancient Tree," the entire Central Continent was undoubtedly shaken to its core. Even some reclusive old monsters were directly blasted out by this earth-shattering bomb.

Although the Desolate Ancient Domain is extremely dangerous, all the danger is only due to the lack of allure. This time, the allure of the Bodhi Ancient Tree is irresistible. Therefore, the so-called forbidden area no longer has any deterrent power. The Battle Saint represents the pinnacle of this continent. To reach this legendary level, countless powerful individuals have devoted their entire lives. As long as there is anything that can increase their success rate in reaching that level, they will rush towards it without hesitation.

Even if it truly is like moths drawn to a flame, they wouldn't hesitate for a second!

Clearly, the emergence of this ancient Bodhi tree will thoroughly stir up a storm in the Central Plains!

……

While various forces in Zhongzhou were stirring with excitement because of this intelligence, Lin Ran, after two days of rest, went to a secret room and chose to go into seclusion.

Others seek the opportunity to break through to the Dou Sheng realm for the Bodhi Tree, but what he wants is to break through to the Dou Sheng realm directly before even finding the Bodhi Tree!

"A grade eight pill with nine-colored lightning, plus the residual energy accumulated in my body, plus this mass of ten thousand souls..."

Looking at the three floating objects in front of him, Lin Ran took a deep breath. This time, he wanted them all!

And there's also that book, "The Vajra Crystal Body," which was just acquired at auction!

……

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye during Lin Ran's seclusion.

Within the past half month, Zhongzhou has been in turmoil, with countless forces sending advance teams to approach the Desolate Ancient Domain. However, the main force has not yet set off, as they are waiting to confirm the accuracy of the intelligence.

Once the Bodhi Tree truly emerges, it will inevitably attract extraordinary phenomena from heaven and earth. At that time, the entire Central Continent will probably be able to sense it. Only when these extraordinary phenomena are truly sensed will these forces that have been eager to make their move truly begin to covet it!

And amidst this restless waiting, another five days slowly passed...

On that sixth day, as the first rays of dawn broke free from the earth's constraints and cast sunlight upon the continent, a unique and pure aura suddenly swept across the northeastern sky of Zhongzhou, like a wave, eventually spreading far and wide.

Almost everyone who inhales this pure air experiences the same image deep in their mind.

It was an ancient, towering tree, and an aura of wisdom emanated from it!

And this is the legendary Bodhi Tree!

In this instant, the Central Plains were finally thrown into complete uproar!

(End of this chapter)