Chapter 491: Yugu City

Stars and moon revolve, morning glow fills the sky.

At the edge of the sea cliff, Lu Ran, who had been sleeping groggily, opened his sleepy eyes. He sat up and blocked the light with one hand.

Through his fingers, he saw a red sun slowly rising at the distant line where the sea met the sky.

It was truly magnificent.

"Awake?" A soft female voice came from his side.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran turned his head to look, only to see a pair of calves.

He kept looking up, finally seeing the woman's bright and beautiful face.

No cold killing intent, only a faint smile.

Very beautiful.

"When did you get here?" Lu Ran rubbed his eyes; perhaps because he had just woken up, his speech was still a bit slurred.

The reason he dared to sleep at the edge of the sea cliff was, first, because this was his lair.

Second, because he had the Xiaguang Dao and the Chifeng Pattern Gourd by his side.

If there were any situation, the divine weapons and artifacts would notify Lu Ran immediately.

But clearly, Deng Yu Xiang had been added to the "absolutely trusted" list by the Xiaguang Dao and the little Chifeng, so they didn't wake Lu Ran for her arrival.

"Last night." Deng Yu Xiang looked down at Lu Ran. "Seeing you were asleep, I didn't disturb you."

"Oh." Lu Ran was much more awake, his gaze fixed on her earlobes.

There used to be a tiny ruby stud earring there, but now it had been replaced by ruby drop earrings.

The diamond-shaped drop earrings were the size of a fingertip, hanging under her petite earlobes, emitting a peculiar luster under the red sun of the sea, shining brightly.

It also made her face look even more gorgeous.

Deng Yu Xiang raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone playful: "How long do you intend to look?"

Lu Ran chuckled: "I like looking, I love looking~"

Deng Yu Xiang's expression was a bit strange; she pinched the exquisite drop earring with her fingertips: "If you like it so much, shall I give it back to you, and you wear it yourself?"

Lu Ran rolled his eyes.

"Hehe~" Deng Yu Xiang couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.

Lu Ran stopped looking at this bright and beautiful camellia flower, turned his head toward the sea, and said huffily: "I'm talking about your mental state, your spirit!"

When he first met her, she was this dazzling.

But her life was full of twists and turns, and the road ahead was full of thorns.

Fortunately, after several setbacks, she had returned to her original appearance.

"Hmm." Deng Yu Xiang still had a faint smile on her face, looking down at the young man sitting on the cliff edge.

Over the past two years, her life had indeed been very exciting.

Like the tides under this Cloud Sea Cliff, great ups and downs, great downs and then great ups.

The cliff edge fell into silence.

The sea breeze blew, blowing her long hair to flutter gently.

Suddenly, Lu Ran, who was looking out at the sea, asked: "How long do you intend to look?"

Deng Yu Xiang was stunned for a moment, then glared at Lu Ran, both annoyed and amused.

Still holding a grudge?

She stood with her hands behind her back, raised her eyelids, and looked at the red sun on the sea: "Did the Jade Talisman Divine Statue advance successfully?"

"Sea Realm, Third Stage."

"Oh?" Deng Yu Xiang was quite pleasantly surprised, then thought of something, and couldn't help but sneer, "Luo Tiantu is truly a loyal and devoted slave.

In the ten-plus years since entering the mountain, I'm afraid he hasn't slacked off at all."

Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders: "Looking at it this way, even if the followers absorb more Holy Spirit Qi, it's very difficult to win the favor of the gods.

People want to go home, but I'm afraid this path is impassable."

After all, the Holy Spirit Qi possessed by the Luo Kong couple numbered in the thousands!

It really was already a lot, a lot.

Deng Yu Xiang said: "The more Holy Spirit Qi a follower absorbs, shouldn't the god need that follower to die even more?

Only then can they offer up their soul, carrying the Holy Spirit Qi, and return to the god's embrace?"

Lu Ran pondered: "We don't yet know if the gods can recover the Holy Spirit Qi within a human soul while the human is still alive.

If they can't, then the followers indeed have to die."

Deng Yu Xiang's heart stirred: "You can try to research whether you can extract Holy Spirit Qi from the souls of living people.

The souls of Bai Lao, Cong Long, and the Xun couple must have quite a bit of Holy Spirit Qi."

Lu Ran nodded.

The red sun rose slowly, and the morning glow gradually dissipated.

Deng Yu Xiang watched silently for a long time and said softly: "What do you plan to do next?"

Lu Ran had a clear plan and answered immediately: "I'm about to hit a cultivation bottleneck, so I'll go into seclusion for a while to break through my realm!

Then, we'll go to the Northwest to take a look."

Deng Yu Xiang's heart stirred, and she pondered: "Wan Renshan?"

"That's right." Lu Ran confirmed, "Didn't Lady Kong say that there should be the Evil Dog tribe appearing over at Wan Renshan?"

However, regarding this intelligence, Lady Kong wasn't very sure either.

Because she had also heard from a captive that in the distant, desolate Northwest, there was a dangerous area called Wan Renshan.

Usually, everyone saw rolling high mountains with lush trees.

The so-called Wan Renshan was located in a barren desert.

The peaks in that area were like knives, standing tall, like dense blade edges piercing the sky, hence the name "Wan Renshan."

It was said that many powerful demons existed there.

Including but not limited to the Savage Nüba, Evil Dogs, and other tribes.

Lu Ran was very interested in going to explore it.

Currently, his Evil Dog Yemo Xiesu was only at the River Estuary Realm, First Stage, and urgently needed to improve its realm!

One had to know, after humans reached the River Estuary Realm, for every minor stage improved, the strength of the techniques they performed would also increase by a trace!

Moreover, Lu Ran also had a successor to the Evil Dog under his command—Yan Shuangzi.

If the Evil Dog Yemo Xiesu could continuously advance, she could also merge with the Yemo Xiesu to a great extent, time and time again.

This could increase Yan Shuangzi's cultivation aptitude and raise her cultivation ceiling!

All along, she had been loyal and devoted, following Lu Ran.

Lu Ran certainly had to treat her well!

If he could use Evil Dog dead souls to cultivate the Evil Dog Yemo Xiesu, that would naturally be the best.

Subconsciously, Lu Ran still wanted to keep the Holy Spirit Qi to cultivate divine statues; he didn't want to kill human followers.

Although his hands were already covered in blood.

It couldn't be washed clean.

"Hmm?" Lu Ran raised his eyes slightly.

Deng Yu Xiang leaned over and rubbed his head, saying softly: "You can give yourself a few days off.

Ever since entering the Holy Spirit Mountain, you haven't rested."

Lu Ran laughed: "How do I remember that for the sake of your good girlfriend, you once cried and begged me to go find the Evil Dog?"

Deng Yu Xiang:???

Cried?

"Heh." Deng Yu Xiang was so angry at being framed that she laughed; the force in her hand increased slightly, rubbing Lu Ran until he shook his head.

With this, the Master of the Ran Sect unlocked a new role—the Roly-Poly.

"Stop, stop, stop." Lu Ran hurriedly begged for mercy, trying to push her hand away.

However, the crushing pressure of the vast sea on all living things was all-encompassing.

As a River Estuary Realm, Lu Ran had to activate the Lie Tian power to be able to push her away...

"When we go to Wan Renshan, you accompany me, okay!" Lu Ran said again.

Hearing this, Deng Yu Xiang finally restrained her force.

Lu Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then it's settled! I'll go into seclusion to cultivate in a while; during this time, you manage the Cloud Sea Cliff.

If any situation occurs, or if there's anything you're unsure about, go ask Cong Long and Bai Lao."

Deng Yu Xiang hummed.

Lu Ran instructed again: "Also, visit Bai Lao every day and ask if the Cloud Sea Cliff is peaceful; better safe than sorry."

"Got it." Deng Yu Xiang responded casually, and while she was at it, tidied Lu Ran's medium-length hair, "Do you need me to tie your hair up for you?"

"No, I'll take a shower first, and then go into seclusion feeling refreshed."

Lu Ran's figure flashed, and he finally escaped the devil's clutches.

Deng Yu Xiang turned her head curiously.

Because Lu Ran didn't flash into the sea, but stood at a position twenty meters from the cliff edge.

Afterward, Deng Yu Xiang saw Lu Ran start running, accelerate, then step on the cliff edge, and leap.

Question: What is the experience of jumping into the sea from an 800-meter-high cliff?

An ordinary person would inevitably be slapped to death by the sea surface!

And Lu Ran, as a River Estuary Realm powerhouse... well, actually, he was a bit cowardly too.

During his descent, he summoned the Jade Talisman Array to slow down his descent speed, and only then did he plunge into the sea.

Deng Yu Xiang watched the sea surface quietly until someone poked their head out, and only then did she look up at the morning sun.

"Wan Renshan."

Deng Yu Xiang murmured in her heart.

This name, just hearing it, made one feel that it was extremely dangerous.

At the same time, Human Great Xia, Yumen Pass.

Under the god Jade Talisman, there was also an ancient city built—Yugu City.

Even in the early morning, the city was still bustling with people.

Within the Great Xia Realm, wherever a god resided, it was mostly crowded. Some were Jade Talisman followers who had come on a pilgrimage; others were tourists who had come to visit and pray.

And in the bustling crowd, there was a particularly special empty area.

A woman in a white dress with a graceful figure, wearing a veil, was walking silently behind the city guards leading the way.

The woman's noble temperament, which was enough to make people feel inferior, and the faint pressure she emitted, left an empty space of several meters around her, and no one dared to approach.

Even where she passed, the noisy crowd quieted down.

This woman was none other than Jiang Ru Yi, who had rushed over overnight for the pilgrimage!

Even though she wore a white veil, as someone who had appeared in the first "Lu Lu Tianjiao," many people recognized her.

Moreover, she had another identity—the fiancée of the Human Sect Mistress of the Xianyang Sect!

Everyone stopped, and gazes were cast over.

Jiang Ru Yi was expressionless, as cold as a jade statue without emotions.

She had long been accustomed to these fervent, admiring, and awe-filled gazes.

As the woman walked past, the long street that had been pressed on pause gradually returned to normal.

"Wow! It's Jiang Ru Yi!"

"Is it really her? When I watched 'Lu Lu Tianjiao' before, she didn't seem like this? This is too immortal and too cold..."

"What a terrifying momentum, she must be at the River Estuary Realm, High Stage! Sigh, Ran-dog really has good fortune."

"By the way, what is Ran-dog doing? Haven't heard news of him for a while."

"Who knows where he's messing around? Maybe he's on the front lines? Otherwise, he wouldn't be missing for so long."

"Damn, I even miss him a bit! In a while, I'll burn a few more sticks of incense for Lord Jade Talisman to pray for Ran-dog!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 492 =====