Battle Through the Heavens: The Holy Sun Immortal Venerable

Chapter 307 Fierce Battle!

The battle outside was becoming increasingly intense, indicating that Lin Ran didn't have much time left.

After breaking through the barrier, Lin Ran and Yao Chen immediately increased their speed and walked inside. As soon as they stepped inside, the rich aroma of herbs hit them!

What came into view was an ancient palace standing tall. The palace was enormous. As Lin Ran's soul swept over it, he realized that the size of this palace was no less than half of the ancient ruins of the Dou Sheng that he had visited before.

How many good things must be inside?

As expected of the stockpile of an ancient race, it is truly extraordinary!

But Lin Ran doesn't have much time right now to take over the entire treasure trove. Although Yan Jin and Lei Ying are helping him with the medicinal pills, the Soul Clan's resources are clearly superior. He must deal with everything here as soon as possible.

"Yao Chen, do whatever you want, I'll be right back."

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ran rushed straight to the pill storage area in the treasure vault.

The Medicine Clan is most renowned for its alchemy skills, and what he needs most right now is also elixirs.

As long as one's cultivation level can be raised, even if it's forcibly increased using pills, it's still considered cultivation!

Watching Lin Ran's departing figure, Yao Chen sighed softly.

He did not go to the various treasure vaults, but instead quietly waited in the main hall of the palace.

He knew why Lin Ran was doing this. With the Soul Clan as their greatest enemy, Lin Ran, as the sect leader of the Holy Sect, had to do everything he could to improve his strength. But he was different.

His aptitude was limited, and even with elixirs, the increase in power would be minimal. Most importantly, his greatest regret had been resolved today.

Although it seems impossible for him to have his parents' names engraved on the clan monument today...

Lin Ran moved with incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he swept into the spacious palace.

Countless rare medicinal herbs and pills were neatly arranged, and a rich medicinal fragrance permeated the air. In the outside world, these pills would almost all be top-tier treasures, with the lowest grade being eighth-grade pills.

Lin Ran glanced at them lightly, waved his hand, and took them all into his possession before heading directly to the second floor.

The second floor looked quite spacious, with many large alchemy rooms all around. In terms of decoration and grandeur, it was far superior to the two floors below. The quality of the pills in the rooms was also much higher, mostly eighth-grade pills of five-colored pill thunder or above.

Lin Ran was not polite at all.

Although the first and second level of eighth-grade pills are almost useless to him at present, he is the sect master of the Holy Sect and still has the Holy Sect under his command.

You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. The Holy Sect is now the number one sect in the Central Plains, and the number of pills it consumes every day is unknown.

Although the Pill Hall exists, having these pills would obviously be much better.

Besides the pills, there were also many pharmacies here. Lin Ran didn't even glance at them, and like a locust swarm passing through, he took everything into his pocket.

That's the advantage of a high-level Dou Sheng expert; he doesn't even need a storage ring and can easily create a space, making him an absolute master of robbery and plunder. But if the world knew that Lin Ran, the dignified sect master of the Holy Sect and a seven-star Dou Sheng, actually did such a thing, their eyes would probably pop out of their sockets in shock.

However, Lin Ran didn't take it to heart.

Improving one's strength is nothing to be ashamed of.

The Soul Clan used every means at their disposal to ensure the continuation of their race and to break through to the Dou Di realm. All he wanted was some pills, right?

After looting the second floor, Lin Ran immediately went to the third floor.

"Um?"

The structure of the third layer is clearly different from that of the first two layers.

Upon reaching the third level, Lin Ran was surprised to find that there were many small barriers on the entire third level. Under each barrier was a special medicine bottle, which was made of gold, jade, or wood, and the forms were different.

Lin Ran broke through a small barrier, picked up one of the jade bottles, and opened the seal. Suddenly, a white shadow shot out of the bottle and rushed towards the outside world as if fleeing.

With a thought, the surrounding space was suddenly sealed off, and the white figure was also bound by Lin Ran's spatial power.

It was a small beast covered in white fur, with dark eyes and an exceptionally plump and round body. It looked quite chubby and simple, and resembled a metal-eating beast. Although it did not have a strong fragrance of pills, Lin Ran's eyes lit up.

"What a fine ninth-grade precious pill!"

Indeed, although Lin Ran didn't know exactly what kind of pill this panda-like beast was, its grade was definitely a ninth-grade treasure pill.

Lin Ran waved his hand and put it back into the medicine bottle. At the same time, he used his fighting spirit to add a seal to the mouth of the bottle before accepting it.

Next!

The medicine bottle was opened, and another pill beast darted out.

Ninth-grade precious pill!

Next one!

Lin Ran pocketed the Grade 9 precious pills one by one. There were actually dozens of Grade 9 precious pills on the entire third floor. Even Lin Ran was amazed by such a quantity.

After accepting all the Grade Nine Treasure Pills, Lin Ran turned his gaze to the fourth floor.

The third level alone already contains treasures of the ninth-grade precious pill level, so wouldn't the fourth level be...?

With this thought in mind, Lin Ran's figure suddenly transformed into a streak of light and rushed into the fourth level.

However, when he arrived at the fourth floor, what came into view was not the precious pills he had expected, but an old man dressed in the robes of the Medicine Clan.

"A Five-Star Dou Sheng?"

"Wait, what's that...?"

When Lin Ran stumbled upon someone's family while stealing, he was momentarily stunned, but he quickly realized what was happening and stared intently at the item in the old man's hand.

It was a crystal-clear, emerald-green jade piece.

The jade piece looked quite translucent, but it didn't seem to have anything special about it, and it was no different from ordinary jade.

However, Lin Ran knew the origin of this item!

This seemingly insignificant jade piece is actually one-eighth of what is needed to open the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave. Similarly, it is one of the most important things that the Soul Clan has been planning for thousands of years!

The reason is simple: Lin Ran also has a piece of such ancient jade in his possession!

"Interesting. The clan leaders are fighting tooth and nail on the front lines, yet the Medicine Clan elder, a mere five-star Dou Sheng cultivator, hides the ancient jade first?" Lin Ran's expression turned cold. "Or is it that a Soul Clan spy has come to steal the jade?!"

The Soul Clan went to great lengths to seize the ancient jade.

Although in the original story, the Medicine Clan directly faced the Void Devouring Flame Army's invasion, unlike the Ancient Clan, Flame Clan, and Thunder Clan, which deployed spies, this does not mean that the Medicine Clan did not have spies.

Using the power of the Devouring Spirit Clan to replace a soul is a trivial matter for the Void Devouring Flame in its current state.

In order to seize the ancient jade of the Medicine Clan, no amount of scheming is too much!

"Who are you?!"

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, the Medicine Clan elder abruptly stopped, revealing a pair of eyes gleaming with chilling intent: "The Soul Clan has invaded! Are you perhaps a member of the Soul Clan, coveting my Medicine Clan's ancient jade?!"

"Stop pretending! You think you can hide that Soul Clan stench?"

Lin Ran sneered and with a wave of his hand, completely sealed off the figure of the Medicine Clan elder.

"Seven Star Dou Sheng?!"

Upon hearing this, coupled with the commotion around him, the Medicine Clan elder's expression changed drastically. Without the slightest hesitation, a ferocious look flashed across his face, and the next moment, his body, which had been bound by space, began to expand rapidly.

"Um?!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Ran's expression immediately changed.

The power of a late-stage five-star Dou Sheng expert self-destructing is considerable; even he dared not underestimate it.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the Medicine Clan elder's body exploded. The terrifying and violent impact not only completely tore apart Lin Ran's spatial restraints, but also, amidst the rampaging energy, a black light suddenly burst forth from within, frantically rushing towards the battle circles in the sky, much to Yao Chen's astonishment!

"This guy stole the ancient jade from the Medicine Clan! Stop him!"

Lin Ran roared, and with his cultivation level, he could naturally see that within the bursting black light of the soul, there was a palm-sized piece of crystal-clear ancient jade.

That was none other than the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade of the Medicine Clan!

This guy actually chose to self-destruct without hesitation for the sake of this ancient jade!

"call out!"

The black light streaked across the sky like a shooting star, and Lin Ran's voice drew everyone's attention!

Lin Ran was the fastest. In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the black light. With a flick of his wrist, a powerful suction force surged, and the black light's speed immediately slowed down.

"snort!"

Just as Lin Ran made his move to intercept, a slightly cold snort suddenly descended from the sky, and at the same time, an extremely dangerous feeling surged from Lin Ran's heart.

Just as a sense of danger welled up in Lin Ran's heart, the light above Lin Ran's head suddenly dimmed, and then the space above Lin Ran abruptly exploded, with an unimaginable giant finger of black flames descending from the sky and falling towards Lin Ran's figure.

"Void Devouring Flames!"

Faced with such terrifying pressure, Lin Ran's heart sank. Only Void Devouring Flame could possess such terrifying power with every move!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ran flashed backward.

With his strength, it was impossible for him to contend with the Void Devouring Flame, who was at the level of a nine-star Dou Sheng. In fact, he probably couldn't even stop him for a moment.

Lin Ran was extremely fast, but the giant black flame finger was even faster, as if it had completely locked onto Lin Ran's figure. It actually tore through space and fell hard towards Lin Ran.

"Lin Ran, is it? You've caused quite a bit of trouble for my Soul Clan... But if we devour this Pure Lotus Demon Flame today, we can make up for all of that."

The indifferent voice of the Void Devouring Flame rang in Lin Ran's ears. Lin Ran's pupils contracted, and then an unimaginable force suddenly erupted from his body.

"metropolitan!!!"

Yao Chen's exclamation rang out, and Lin Ran felt even more utterly disgusted.

However, as expected, Lin Ran was not annihilated by this move. On the contrary, an extremely powerful and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Lin Ran's body.

Under this aura, everyone present changed their expressions drastically.

"This is……"

"The aura of ancient times?!"

Shock flashed in the eyes of the Void Devouring Flame, while Yao Dan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying showed joy on their faces.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from Lin Ran's body, causing the space around him to violently tremble. A brilliant golden palm print shot out from between Lin Ran's eyebrows, colliding fiercely with the incoming black flame giant finger.

"Bang!"

The two collided fiercely, and a destructive storm immediately swept out. Sensing the terrifying power of the storm, everyone present quickly moved away, fearing that they would be affected. The four people in the sky were even more astonished.

"Just who is this kid? He actually possesses techniques left behind by Gu Yuan?!"

"It seems that no matter how things end today, everything that happened here will spread throughout the entire Central Continent, and the ancient clans will surely know. Soul Clan, your conspiracy has been exposed!"

"Damn it..."

Void Devouring Flame's expression was gloomy. He never expected that Lin Ran would possess Gu Yuan's methods.

Just as Yan Jin and Lei Ying said, even if they take down the Medicine Clan today, the Ancient Clan will definitely know everything. At that time, the Ancient Jade of the Ancient Clan will not be so easy to seize.

"Lin Ran, you deserve to die!"

A cold voice came from the mouth of the Void Devouring Flame. Lin Ran, who had blocked the attack using the trump card given to him by Gu Yuan, dared not stay any longer and ran back with Yao Chen without looking back.

But how could Lin Ran's speed possibly outpace the Void Devouring Flame?

In an instant, a giant black flame palm appeared above Lin Ran's head.

But the moment the giant black flame palm was formed, Yao Dan's angry roar rang out, and a giant palm of battle qi, which was by no means weak, also condensed.

"Void Devouring Flame, return my clan's ancient jade!"

"boom!!"

The two palms collided, and a terrifying energy storm was unleashed once again.

"Medicinal pills..."

Seeing that his attack was stopped by the medicinal pill, Void Devouring Flame's expression turned cold again.

"Since you want to set off sooner, then I'll grant your wish!"

"And Yan Jin and Lei Ying, you two will also remain here today!"

Just as he finished speaking, a huge spatial rift suddenly appeared in the space behind Void Devouring Flame, and a vast expanse of black mist howled within it, with extremely powerful and chilling auras spreading out from the rift.

Sensing the immense amount of energy emanating from the crack, both Yao Dan and Yan Jin's expressions changed.

One after another, dark figures emerged from the sky, and at the head of them stood three old men, their auras chilling.

"Soul Mirror, Soul Flame, Soul Fiend..."

Yao Dan's expression grew increasingly grim: "The Soul Clan's Four Demon Saints have actually dispatched three of them!"

"Medicine pills, your Medicine Clan's alchemy skills are still somewhat useful to my Soul Clan. If you agree to let the Medicine Clan become a subordinate race of my Soul Clan, perhaps you can still preserve your bloodline," the leader of the Soul Realm said calmly.

"Trying to devour my Medicine Clan won't be that easy!"

At this moment, Yao Dan's face also contorted into a ferocious expression.

With a sharp shout, several beams of light shot up from the medicine mountain and rushed directly into the great formation.

Within those pillars of light were countless pills of all kinds, in such a terrifying quantity that it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as numbering in the tens of thousands!

As a massive amount of pills poured into the formation, Yao Dan's expression also turned resolute!

"All pills transform into heaven; in the name of the pills, the progenitor returns to his rightful place!"

(End of this chapter)