You were made to take the blame and go to jail, but you weren't made a master of both medicine

Qin Ran coldly stared at Sun Qing, who was on the verge of madness.

Am I really going to be defeated by this woman today?

If he really fails, he feels no fear, no anger, only regret and resentment.

To his regret, he had not yet mastered the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Technique.

He has not yet avenged the Li family.

He has not yet fulfilled the promise he made to Chu Qingcheng.

At the same time, Sun Qing suddenly looked at Qin Ran, her eyes filled with malice.

"Young Master Qin, it's all over. I should send you on your way!"

As soon as she finished speaking, chaotic five-colored demonic energy erupted from Sun Qing's body once again.

She moved with lightning speed, rushing towards Qin Ran.

Qin Ran also felt a terrifying force coming towards him.

Tang Da and Ji Ruyan are now unable to move.

He could only watch helplessly as Sun Qing rushed towards Qin Ran.

At the critical moment, Qin Ran felt a surge of heat throughout his body.

At the same time, a crimson dragon shot out from behind him.

Before Sun Qing could react, the dragon had already wrapped itself around her at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Qin Ran found this scene somewhat unbelievable.

What's going on?

His true energy had been sealed, even his ancient divine power.

This means that he is completely unable to use the ancient divine power to summon the dragon.

But the dragon charged out on its own.

Could it be that the dragon sensed a great danger?

They rushed straight out of the Dragon Altar to rescue the chosen one of the dragons.

That's probably the case.

Looking at Sun Qing again, she still tried to struggle, but it was all in vain.

The dragon was engulfed in crimson flames.

The pure Yang True Fire instantly engulfed Sun Qing.

The temperature inside the hall was rising steadily.

Sun Qing kept screaming and roaring.

She was equally unwilling to accept it.

She had attained unparalleled cultivation and enjoyed her glory for only a few days; she didn't want to die so soon.

But she never had another chance.

The pure yang fire, reaching tens of thousands of degrees, relentlessly burned her body.

The chaotic five-element demonic energy within Sun Qing's body was gradually burned away.

After the evil power completely disappeared, she too turned to ashes.

This process lasted for two or three minutes.

Qin Ran and the other two breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Sun Qing had completely disappeared.

At the same time, they also realized the power of high-level demonic cultivators.

The fact that it took Shenlong so long to completely destroy Sun Qing speaks volumes.

After Sun Qing died, the dragon returned to its original form.

Qin Ran noticed that the feeling of weakness in her body was gradually disappearing.

He completely broke free from the drug's effects and restored his cultivation.

But he clearly felt a wave of fatigue coming from his body.

Shenlong really expended a lot of energy dealing with Sun Qing.

After a while, Qin Ran stepped forward and helped Ji Ruyan and Tang Da up.

The two of them could barely stand.

"Are you all alright?"

"Boss, you've recovered?" Tang Da asked.

Qin Ran nodded: "Yes."

Ji Ruyan then said, "If you can summon the dragon, why didn't you do it sooner? You've made us suffer so much."

"I didn't summon the dragon. I guess it sensed a huge danger and forced its way out of its body. The sudden disappearance of the medicine in my body should also be thanks to it," Qin Ran said calmly.

"I see, I misunderstood you."

Afterwards, Qin Ran channeled his true energy into the two of them.

They recovered their strength quickly.

The three of them walked out of the hall.

Chu Qingcheng was the first to greet him: "Qin Ran, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine. Actually, I wanted to go in just now, but my dad kept having people hold me back," Chu Qingcheng said with tears in her eyes.

Qin Ran smiled and said, "Your father is right. You won't be of any help even if you go in, and you'll only make me worry."

At the same time, Chu Wan'er rushed over: "Qin Ran, where's my mom? Tell me where she is!"

"Are you stupid? We're all out here now, do you think your mother is still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wan'er collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Sun Qing is dead.

The only person in the world who truly loved her is dead.

Chu Wan'er was heartbroken and cried her heart out.

Qin Ran ignored her and looked at the Chu family in front of him: "The crisis has been resolved and everyone is safe. You should hurry up and arrange the old man's funeral. You can take this opportunity to push Chu Qingcheng to the position of chairman."

The Chu family members lowered their heads and did not respond.

It was supposed to be a family dinner.

I never expected it to escalate to this point.

To be frank, what happened tonight was a family scandal.

If word gets out, where will the Chu family's reputation be?

Chu Zhenlong's sudden death is undoubtedly a major blow to the Chu family.

Afterwards, Qin Ran left the Chu family with Tang Da and Ji Ruyan.

Upon reaching the door, Tang Da let out a long sigh.

"I thought that with the Cold Sea True Qi, I could be invincible, but I never expected that the two of us together couldn't even defeat a demonic cultivator."

"That's not how it works. Sun Qing is a high-level demonic cultivator. If it weren't for the Divine Dragon's intervention at the crucial moment, no one in the entire Xijing would be a match for Sun Qing. We were defeated but still honorable this time."

Qin Ran chimed in, "Ruyan is right. There is no strongest in this world, only stronger. Our real opponent is ourselves. We don't need to surpass others, we just need to surpass ourselves, surpass our past selves."

After chatting for a few minutes, the three of them went their separate ways.

After arriving home, Qin Ran lay lazily on the sofa.

I still feel extremely tired.

He decided to rest for a while before going to cultivate.

Zhu Jiahe came downstairs and saw Qin Ran leaning against the sofa, so she smiled and asked, "You're back."

"You're still awake?"

"It's still early. How was the dinner?"

Qin Ran sighed, "Don't even mention it, it's a complete mess."

"What's wrong?"

Qin Ran told Ji Ruyan what had happened that night.

Ji Ruyan could not believe what she was hearing.

This reversal is too dramatic.

The Chu family was almost ruined by a daughter-in-law.

"Chu Zhenlong is dead, so who will take charge from now on?"

"I don't know who will be in charge, but according to his wishes before his death, Chu Qingcheng will take over as the chairman of Chu Corporation."

Zhu Jiahe's expression was complicated: "You'd better be careful from now on. The demonic path will target the people around you, especially your enemies."

"I'm already aware of this problem, and I'll pay attention to it in the future. It's getting late, I'll go upstairs now."

"Okay, you look very tired, get some rest."

Qin Ran went to his room and began meditating and cultivating.

The events of tonight kept replaying in his mind like a movie plot.

The human heart is the hardest thing to guard against in this world.

Qin Ran never expected that Sun Qing would tamper with the food.

Tonight's experience taught him another lesson.

……

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Qin Ran cultivated for a night and felt that his physical strength had recovered a lot.

He went downstairs to have breakfast.

Meanwhile, news of Chu Zhenlong's sudden death has been widely reported by major media outlets.

The Chu family announced that the old man passed away due to a sudden heart attack caused by health reasons.

They were caught off guard.

This is perhaps the best explanation.

If the outside world finds out what happened last night.

The Chu family will surely suffer a great humiliation.

Sun Qing was merely the daughter-in-law of the Chu family.

One daughter-in-law turned the Chu family upside down and even killed Chu Zhenlong.

If word gets out, the Chu family will become famous throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom.

After breakfast, Qin Ran went to the Chu family again.

He was going to pay his respects to Chu Zhenlong.

The scene was crowded.

People from all walks of life came to attend Chu Zhenlong's funeral.

The funeral didn't end until the afternoon.

Qin Ran didn't leave until the funeral was over.

He left with Gu Xinrou.

The two prepared to return to the Black Emperor Consortium.

"Old Master Chu died so suddenly. Life is truly unpredictable."

Qin Ran couldn't help but let out a cold laugh as he drove.

"Judging from your laughter, it sounds like there's something going on."

"There's more to it than meets the eye."

"What's the inside story? Tell me quickly." Gu Xinrou looked like she was asking a gossip.

"I'm telling you, you absolutely mustn't tell anyone outside the family, because this involves the Chu family's reputation."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell."

Qin Ran slowly told Gu Xinrou what had happened last night.

Gu Xinrou reacted strongly after hearing this.

"My God, Sun Qing is amazing."

"I almost died at her hands last night."

"Sigh! Your current situation is really unsafe; many people are watching you." Gu Xinrou said with a worried expression.

"That's right." Qin Ran changed the subject: "By the way, you'd better keep the amulet I gave you with you at all times. You're one of my people, and I'm afraid those demonic cultivators might target you."

"Okay, I will."

The two chatted intermittently.

Qin Ran drove quickly to the Black Emperor Consortium.

Gu Xinrou got out of the car, and Qin Ran went to Ji Ruyan's place.

After they met, the two sat down and started chatting.

"Do you know who led Sun Qing down the path of demonic possession?"

Ji Ruyan sighed softly: "I suspect it's the Crimson Demon Master's new identity."

"Your master?"

Ji Ruyan nodded: "That's right! There is a very strict hierarchy in the demonic path. Each of them only knows who their superior is. To put it bluntly, it's a complete food chain."

"I was defeated by you back then, and you cursed me. Then the Crimson Demon Master appeared."

"The situation is the same now. The Crimson Demon Master is dead, and his superior will appear. As for who it is, I don't know."

"I think he's the one who led Sun Qing down the path of demonic cultivation and bestowed upon her the Chaos Five-Colored Demonic Essence Stone, which only high-level demonic cultivators possess, so that he could use Sun Qing to kill you."

"If you want to avenge the Li family, you'll have to fight your way through the entire food chain. As for who's at the top of that food chain, nobody knows."

Qin Ran looked thoughtful after hearing this.

Ji Ruyan's analysis makes a lot of sense.

He recalled what his master, the Crimson Demon, had said before.

The purpose of the demonic path in gathering the five ancient artifacts is to resurrect the Demon Emperor who is sleeping in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons.

The one who currently rules the demonic path must be another demonic cultivator.

Who is he?

Are they messengers of the demon race left over from ancient times?

Or perhaps someone else entirely.

Qin Ran snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Ji Ruyan: "The reason why the Demonic Path has such a strict hierarchy is because they are afraid that if one person is caught, they will reveal all of the Demonic Path's conspiracies."

"You're right. Actually, I had no idea about the ancient artifacts or the resurrection of the Demon Emperor before. I only found out by listening to your conversation with Master Crimson Demon." Ji Ruyan looked at Qin Ran.