Chapter 520: Good News Keeps Coming

By the sea cliff, Lu Ran spoke with Feng and Yan for a long time.

Even though the two were mentally prepared, upon hearing of Lu Ran's abilities, they still fell into a daze, unable to speak for a while.

"Phew~"

The sea breeze blew, brushing Lu Ran's hair past his ears, making it flutter horizontally.

Lu Ran closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

Just now, Gao Gao Yunyan said that sleeping inside the Cloud Sea Cliff was very comfortable?

Heh,

No matter how comfortable you are, could it possibly be as comfortable as me pulling out a plastic bag?

"Sect Master." Xue Xue Fengchen's expression grew increasingly grim, "Then your future..."

"You've hit the key point." Lu Ran lifted his head, slowly opened his eyes, and gazed at the churning sea of clouds in the sky, "The gods and demons have ruled and enslaved us for too long.

What do you think?"

Ah~

Lu Ran felt comfortable again.

Just pull it out and be done with it!

"Gulp." Xue Xue Fengchen's Adam's apple bobbed.

"Feng'er."

"Present!" Xue Xue Fengchen looked at Lu Ran.

"Tell me, why exactly did we come into this world?" Lu Ran asked.

Xue Xue Fengchen pondered and did not answer immediately.

Lu Ran: "Were we humans born just to suffer exploitation and oppression, to be enslaved by the myriad gods?"

This time, Xue Xue Fengchen answered very decisively: "Of course not!"

Gao Gao Yunyan's voice rang out strong and forceful: "Nor should we be!"

Lu Ran nodded with great approval: "In the past, you had no choice; in this man-eating Spirit Holy Mountain, you could only rely on Desolate Heaven Mountain to seek a moment of stability.

Now that you two have followed me, your destinies are different.

We must not only survive within this Spirit Holy Mountain—"

Lu Ran tilted his head back, staring at the sea of clouds in the sky: "You must also follow me and punch a hole straight through the heavens!"

Xue Xue Fengchen's tiger-like eyes brightened; subconsciously turning his head, he looked at the woman beside him.

He discovered that Gao Gao Yunyan's eyes were equally blazing, staring intently at Lu Ran's back.

It seemed she had already immersed herself in a certain emotion.

She could see nothing and no one except Lu Ran.

Lu Ran finally turned his head, his gaze enveloping the two generals, Feng and Yan: "This path will inevitably be arduous, filled with thorns and brambles; we may even be shattered to pieces..."

"Buzz!!"

Lu Ran's words cut off abruptly; his eyes narrowed as he looked at Gao Gao Yunyan.

He saw Gao Gao Yunyan's black hair fluttering, the large hoop earrings on her earlobes swaying continuously, while a terrifying energy fluctuation churned forth from within her body.

From start to finish, her blazing eyes had remained fixed on Lu Ran.

In this world, there has never been a shortage of people who dare to fight and strive!

What these people lack is capital, opportunity, or a guide to point the way through the confusion.

And Lu Ran and Jiangjiang Ruyi happened to fill all of Gao Gao Yunyan's voids.

In just one short month, Gao Gao Yunyan's state of mind had climbed two major steps!

At the very beginning, limited by the environment and her situation, Gao Gao Yunyan had to bend her will to please others, stifling herself while holed up in Desolate Heaven Mountain, keeping company with evil-doers.

Jiangjiang Ruyi's appearance provided Gao Gao Yunyan with a brand new path to survival.

Gao Gao Yunyan seized the opportunity and finally extricated herself from the mire.

Regardless of how perilous the road ahead might be, or whether she would die miserably along the way, she and Xue Xue Fengchen resolutely abandoned the darkness for the light, followed their true hearts, and pledged allegiance to Lady Luo Sister Xian.

This was the first transformation of her state of mind!

Now, having joined the Ran Sect and standing behind Lu Ran, confirming Lu Ran's terrifying strength capable of shaking the foundations of the gods and demons, and hearing their leader's ambitious desire to overturn heaven and earth—

From cultivating hard merely to survive better, to muddle through life;

To cultivating hard in order to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the gods and demons, establishing unparalleled merit and earning a name that would echo through the ages.

This was the second transformation of her state of mind!

At the age of thirty, Gao Gao Yunyan, at the fifth stage of the Jiang Jing realm, relied on these two great strides to directly burst open the gate to advancing to the Sea Realm!

"Whoosh!!"

Xue Xue Fengchen's face showed shock; while stepping back two paces, he raised a hand to shield his eyes, gazing at his companion whose momentum was astonishing.

"Haha!" After reacting, Lu Ran couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, "Good!"

I was wondering why Bai Lao informed me that something good would happen at Cloud Sea Cliff today!

It turns out my Ran Sect is about to gain another vast ocean!

Deng Deng Yuxiang, Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng, Xun Xun Yifei, Xiang Xiang Luoying...

Counting Gao Gao Yunyan, I now have five great experts of the Sea Realm under my command!

Looking across the Spirit Holy Mountain, the comprehensive strength of the Ran Sect should now rank at a medium level, right?

So satisfying~!

How terrifying are the disciples of the Sea Realm's Western Desolate Sect?

The god of the Western Desolate Sect is a second-rank deity; this sect possesses a Sea Realm ultimate move. Once the disciples cast Yi Dan Shi Fa, they can cause mountains to shake and the earth to split!

That was a genuine, massive earthquake, with boundless destructive power!

Lu Ran immediately summoned the ancient bronze mirror, then changed it into a full-length mirror: "Behind the mirror is the secluded cultivation room.

General Yan, please!"

Lu Ran was not stingy in the least, directly granting her the title of Divine General.

"Thank you, Sect Master, for your guidance!" Gao Gao Yunyan's words rang out firmly, her eyes bright, as she strode into the mirror.

As the woman's figure vanished, Lu Ran dispersed the teleportation mirror and immediately turned his gaze to Xue Xue Fengchen.

Then, Lu Ran put on a sorrowful expression:

"Poor Feng'er."

Xue Xue Fengchen: "."

Lu Ran added, "But don't be discouraged; General Yan should be older than you? It's normal for her cultivation realm to lead yours."

Xue Xue Fengchen's face looked awkward as he said, "Six years."

"When the woman is three years older, she brings a golden brick," Lu Ran said with a smile. "You really hit the jackpot, boy; you've grabbed two!"

Xue Xue Fengchen awkwardly twitched the corner of his mouth.

You are a rising new god; can't you be a bit more solemn and sacred?

What kind of talk is this?

Lu Ran's smile grew thicker, looking quite emotional: "Not only did you grab two big golden bricks, but you also grabbed a Sea Realm expert!

Tsk tsk, you boy truly have good fortune..."

The heroic and extraordinary Xue Xue Fengchen blushed slightly from being spoken to this way and offered congratulations: "I also congratulate the Sect Master on gaining a Divine General."

This single sentence made Lu Ran feel extremely pleased.

"How about this, Feng'er!" Lu Ran adopted a very generous demeanor. "We are fellow geniuses from the same period, after all; I'll give you another month of grace!

Within the next thirty days, if you can also advance to the Sea Realm, I will grant you the title of Divine General as well. How about that?"

Xue Xue Fengchen clasped his fists and bowed his head: "This subordinate will do his utmost!"

Lu Ran felt displeased in his heart.

The young lad is at an age where he should be charging straight ahead; why doesn't he even dare to speak with full confidence?

Lu Ran pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "You still remember He He Qi Feng, right?"

Xue Xue Fengchen naturally knew the second genius of Great Xia, but he didn't know why Lu Ran had suddenly brought up that female war god.

Lu Ran said, "She advanced to the River Realm a step later than you, and not long ago, she already broke through to the Sea Realm."

Xue Xue Fengchen asked in surprise, "He He Qi Feng is also in this world?"

Lu Ran nodded: "Not only is she in the Sea Realm, but she is now a City Lord!"

Uh... the cause and effect seemed reversed.

Because He He Qi Feng built a city and firmly took the first major step toward her grand ambitions, her Dao Heart became brilliant and dazzling, allowing her to smoothly advance to the Sea Realm.

"Aiya, none of that matters!" Lu Ran hurriedly said. "The point is, she advanced to the River Realm later than you, and now she's already in the Sea!"

Xue Xue Fengchen nodded heavily, cupping his hands and saying, "This subordinate will definitely exert his utmost effort!"

Only then was Lu Ran satisfied, saying, "Good! Go to the Hall of Discussion and report to Protector Nightmare; she will assign you tasks."

Next, it will be guarding Cloud Sea Cliff and escorting General Yan.

"Yes!" Xue Xue Fengchen accepted the order and departed.

At the same time, inside the study of Cloud Sea Residence.

Both Jiang and Deng noticed that the energy within Cloud Sea Cliff was becoming increasingly dense.

Deng Deng Yuxiang suddenly tilted her head slightly, receiving a voice transmission from someone.

A moment later, she looked across the desk: "Jiang Ruyi, Gao Gao Yunyan, a disciple from the Western Wasteland, just received guidance from little Lu Ran, broke through her bottleneck, and is currently advancing."

Guided by Lu Ran?

Jiangjiang Ruyi praised silently in her heart, shaking her head with a smile: "Gao Gao Yunyan is at the peak of the River Realm, after all."

"Indeed." Deng Deng Yuxiang's face also showed a smile. "I must go arrange the mountain defense matters."

"Go ahead." Jiangjiang Ruyi nodded gently. "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Deng Yuxiang."

"It is my duty." Deng Deng Yuxiang spoke the words Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng often had on his lips, picked up the Seven-Star Treasure Blade, stood up, and left.

Jiangjiang Ruyi knelt behind the desk, following a faint sound, and turned her head to look at the divine weapon hanging on the wall: the Rosy Xia Guang Dao.

"Swish~"

Lu Ran abruptly appeared at the doorway, stepped in, and casually caught the flying Rosy Xia Guang Dao: "Liang Ye, you come too."

"Hum!" On the wall, the Liang Ye Sword also flew down.

"In the coming days, the fog on Cloud Sea Cliff will be very thick; I need your help patrolling..." Lu Ran briefly explained, then released the pair of blade and sword. "Go; Rosy Light will guide you to familiarize yourself with the patrol route."

The divine weapons, blade and sword, hummed as they flew out of the study one after the other.

Lu Ran turned to look at the cold and aloof fairy behind the desk, immediately bent down, reached out, and lifted her up in his arms.

"I'm about to have my fifth Sea Realm expert!" Lu Ran was extremely excited.

Kisses, hugs, and spinning around~

Little Little Chifeng noticed this scene, hurried over, and began spinning around the male and female masters together.

Very happy~

"Hehe~" Jiangjiang Ruyi, infected by this joy, let out a soft laugh. "I feel that I am also close to touching my cultivation bottleneck."

"Ah?" Lu Ran's face froze in surprise. "Really?"

Jiangjiang Ruyi had actually recovered so well?

Mm... she had indeed received the authentic blessing of a god; originally possessing immortal beauty and jade bones, in terms of physical strength, talent, and aptitude, she far surpassed experts of the same realm.

Now that she has bound herself to the False God Stone Sculpture, she has become a Successor.

But what is more crucial should be the absolute stability of her state of mind.

Lu Ran even felt that, to a certain extent, she was more firm and resolute than he was.

"Why would I lie to you?" Jiangjiang Ruyi gave him a gentle sideways glance. "In the early morning after tearing up the contract, I already told you it wouldn't take long for me to return to the Fourth Stage."

"Haha!" Lu Ran burst into laughter. "As expected of Bai Lao!"

What a Great Cursing Master at the peak of the Jiang Jing realm!

Today at Cloud Sea Cliff, good news just keeps coming!

Jiangjiang Ruyi:???

You're holding me, so why are you thinking about someone else in your heart?

And that someone is an old man?

"Come, Little Little Chifeng." Lu Ran set the jade beauty in his arms down, seized the Little Little Chifeng with one hand, and activated the Transmission Mirror with the other. "Behind the mirror lies Seclusion Chamber Number One, located at the very center of the mountain.

Take the Little Chifeng Pattern Gourd and go in to cultivate!"

"But guarding Cloud Sea Cliff..."

"That is not for you to worry about!" Lu Ran cut her off. "General Yan is advancing to the Sea Realm; it will take no less than five days and no more than ten. The energy between heaven and earth will become extremely dense!

This is a tremendous blessing; you must ride this favorable wind!"

"Mm." Jiangjiang Ruyi readily accepted the advice and took the precious gourd.

Just before stepping into the floor-standing mirror, she suddenly turned back, her beautiful eyes gazing at Lu Ran's joyful expression.

Her voice, usually cold, was so gentle:

"Wait for my good news."

"Mm, mm!" Lu Ran nodded repeatedly.

Watching the immortal shadow vanish, Lu Ran felt as though the clouds had parted and the sun had risen.

Staying at this Spirit Saint Mountain,

things truly seem more and more hopeful!

(End of Chapter)