Chapter 752: The Woman in the Glazed Realm

Lu Ran did not expect his sister's birthday to end in such a way.

Advancing to the River Realm!

Not daring to delay, he immediately scooped her up and headed toward the No. 1 cultivation room.

Lu Ran's pace was not fast, ensuring that the mist tornado descending from the sky remained connected to Qiao Yuanxi. After sending her into the cultivation room, he did not even dare to say half a word, immediately flashing away.

"Good, advancing to the River Realm is good..." Lu Ran appeared at the edge of the sea cliff, muttering to himself, a smile appearing on his face.

Now, she had no reason to refuse him.

He had to take his sister out to play~

Poor Ember Demon clan, oh...

Those fierce bears were already a bit clumsy, and now that they were encountering the Black Lantern herself, Qiao Yuanxi, would they even be able to walk?

It had to be said that the Lingshan was indeed nourishing.

Any random stretch of wilderness had a concentration of divine power comparable to an ancient city at the feet of a deity in the Great Xia Realm.

And here at Cloud Sea Cliff, it was even more extraordinary.

The Lu Sect had many stone statues, and everyone was growing vigorously. The dense mist brought about whenever someone advanced could assist others in their own breakthroughs.

Lu Ran was naturally one of the beneficiaries.

Returning to the cliff this time, he had been mentally prepared to seclude himself for a long time to break through his cultivation bottleneck, but now, with the blessings brought by Qiao Yuanxi, his cultivation progress would naturally improve significantly!

With that, Lu Ran sat at the edge of the sea cliff, guarding the sect while cultivating his divine power.

The days were still relatively calm.

It wasn't until four days later that Jiang Ru Yi sent a telepathic message, asking Lu Ran to lend the Little Chifeng Pattern Gourd to Leng Xuan Shuang.

Was Miss Xuan Shuang also about to hit a cultivation bottleneck?

【Xuan Shuang.】 Lu Ran immediately sent a message, 【Come to the edge of the cliff.】

【Yes, Sect Master.】 Before long, accompanied by a faint plum blossom fragrance, a fairy-like figure drifted over.

"Why didn't you ask me for the gourd yourself? Why did you have to ask the Lady to speak for you?" Lu Ran asked softly.

Leng Xuan Shuang kept her head low, kneeling halfway behind Lu Ran.

Lu Ran waited for a long while, but received no response, so he couldn't help but say helplessly, "Here."

Leng Xuan Shuang stood up and stepped forward, holding the gourd that flew toward her, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Sect Master."

"Go, steady and solid."

"Yes." The woman said softly, and the faint plum fragrance drifted away with her fairy-like figure.

Lu Ran sighed. Everything about the young lady was fine, except that she felt too oppressive.

Perhaps he really should take her to Thousand Flower Ridge, let her perform a few sword dances, and let her inner self relax a little?

There was an old saying: a great favor is a great enmity.

Miss Xuan Shuang must not go from one extreme to another...

Right, he had to make more use of her!

Lu Ran nodded in agreement; this wasn't him being a tyrant.

It was all for the young lady's own good~

While he was pondering, Lu Ran suddenly noticed someone calling him, giving him the feeling of being caught in the act.

Lu Ran searched his mental world for a moment and sent a message: 【Sister Xian'er?】

【Young Master! Lend me the little Little Chifeng! I'm going into seclusion, I'm about to hit a cultivation bottleneck!】 Si Xianxian's energetic voice came into his mind.

It was a completely different style from the previous Leng Xuan Shuang.

Lu Ran was dumbfounded.

The little Little Chifeng... had just been lent out!

What was he to do?

【You're about to break through? About how many days will it take?】 Lu Ran asked.

【Who knows~ Wahahaha!】 Si Xianxian was in a great mood, 【I don't know how many days, anyway, it's soon.】

Sister Xian'er hadn't even considered that Lu Ran might be stingy or refuse; she was just purely happy.

【Hmm...】 Lu Ran pondered for a moment.

The Crazy Immortal Protector and the Xuan Shuang Guard seemed to have advanced in early September last year, only a few days apart.

【Young Master?】

【How about this, go to the No. 3 cultivation room and find Leng Xuan Shuang, and you two can seclude yourselves together.】

【Together... seclusion?】

【Right, the little Little Chifeng is with her. Whoever is about to break through first can use it.】 Lu Ran sent the message while nodding to himself.

I am so smart!

【Fine.】 Si Xianxian clicked her tongue.

【You head maid, don't you dare bully the Xuan Shuang Guard.】 Lu Ran sent with a laugh.

【How would I dare! Xuan Shuang is a favorite in front of the Lady! She accompanies the Lady to practice swordplay, serves tea and water, and helps with bathing and dressing every day. I can't even get a turn to massage the Lady's shoulders or pound her legs...】

Lu Ran:?

There was such a thing?

【Why are you silent? Stimulated?】 Si Xianxian tried to hold back her laughter, teasing him.

【Yes!】 Lu Ran said firmly, 【Once Cloud Sea Cliff stabilizes, I'm going to bathe and dress the Lady too!】

Si Xianxian:???

Damn, another one fighting for the job!

Lu Ran urged: 【Go cultivate and advance quickly, don't delay my important business.】

Si Xianxian rolled her eyes and went to the No. 3 cultivation room.

Having dismissed the "vicious" head maid, Lu Ran chuckled to himself for a long while before calming his mind and focusing on cultivation.

With several River Realm experts advancing within the cliff, objectively speaking, it was naturally acting as a guardian for Lu Ran!

Reaching the fourth stage of the River Realm meant he could achieve it even sooner!

Everything was as Lu Ran had expected. Since the 15th of the first lunar month, when Cloud Sea Cliff was shrouded in mist, this situation had continued until early February.

On the 8th of February, Lu Ran officially became a hands-off manager and entered the No. 1 cultivation room to cultivate.

Before that, there was another piece of good news:

The Thousand Boat Alliance at Misty Rain Lake had been incorporated into the Lu Sect!

The true form of the Thread-Pulling Shadow, He Yingcai, had finally achieved her wish, recommended by the great island masters of Bihe and elected by the members of the Thousand Boat Alliance.

According to Mr. Conglong, He Yingcai had already moved to the central island, Thousand Boat Island, and succeeded as the Alliance Leader.

The infighting and twists and turns of the process were fascinating to Lu Ran.

Lu Ran also knew why Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng had urged He Yingcai to change her profession and become the true form of the evil god, Thread-Pulling Shadow.

What did the Thousand Boat Alliance lack?

This alliance, composed of the Tianluan, Bihe, Chenghua, and Jianlian factions, was excellent at support, defense, control, and healing.

What they lacked most was output!

To be precise, they lacked extremely powerful military deterrence when facing external enemies.

And the Thread-Pulling Shadow clan... was soaked in poison from head to toe!

Under Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng's suggestion, He Yingcai openly appeared as a believer of the Thread-Pulling Shadow, giving the alliance members exactly what they wanted most.

As for her identity as a disciple of an evil god, it didn't matter in this Lingshan.

So what if they were disciples of a deity?

In order to complete the tasks assigned by the deity, hadn't they been slaughtering their own kind all along?

He Yingcai had a long history as an island master of the Bihe faction, and her character, as well as the great contributions she had made to the Thousand Boat Alliance, were witnessed by everyone.

As for how she fell into the demonic path, the alliance members didn't know.

But people could vaguely guess that it might have something to do with that mysterious Lu Sect.

After all, during this period, the Conglong Protector from the Lu Sect had been accompanying He Yingcai.

Thinking about it, this was also an important reason why the major islands of the Thousand Boat Alliance were willing to recognize He Yingcai as their new leader.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow.

After the Thousand Boat Alliance encountered the invasion of the Jingting Mountain, who didn't know the Great Xia's number one genius?

Lu Ran's act of drawing his sword to help was such a righteous deed that it allowed the Thousand Boat Alliance to stand until today!

In the hearts of many, following He Yingcai was actually following the Lu Sect Master, Lu Ran...

After Yu Seeing Yu Changsheng helped He Yingcai take over the Thousand Boat Alliance, he continued to serve as the right-hand man of the Cai Divine General, helping her win people's hearts, consolidate her rule, and maintain the stable and orderly existence of the Thousand Boat Alliance.

Lu Ran naturally had no objections to this.

He also knew that the Thread-Pulling Shadow squad cultivated by his own Lady had gained another station, which could collect the Spirit Qi in the Misty Rain Lake area.

If one were to unfold a Lingshan map like in a game and represent the Lu Sect's power and control range in red...

The red in the eastern, southeastern, and southern coastal areas of the Lingshan continent had already connected into one piece!

In the center of the continent, there was also a huge red area—the Forbidden City!

In the southwest of the continent, there were also sparks—Dragon Valley and Sky Sparrow Pavilion.

Once Chang Ying and the others grew up, they could also take back the Starry Sky Valley in the southwest, and Lu Ran could collect Spirit Qi in another area, and light up another red cluster.

Forming an alliance with the neutral and orderly Bee Elephant Valley, and supporting each other with Dragon Valley within the Soul-Locking Mountain.

Letting the people rescued by the Dragon Cavalry within the Soul-Locking Mountain join the Starry Sky Valley nearby, constantly strengthening their power.

Moving north later to reach the Ten Thousand Blade Mountain area, the Lu Sect would also have to take down the Western Wilderness faction, Sky Desolate Mountain, and have the Phoenix and Swallow generals stationed there.

In that desolate land, paint another dazzling patch of red!

These two months at the beginning of the new year were full of good news.

For Lu Ran, it was full of expectations for the future, and in this state of mind, his thoughts were extremely clear.

His cultivation was incredibly smooth!

Reaching the fourth stage of the River Realm also meant that the Heaven Realm and the Heavenly World were beckoning to Lu Ran.

And he knew clearly what his aptitude and ability were.

Time waits for no one, he had to speed up!

Before ascending, Lu Ran had to paint one patch of fiery red after another in this gray Lingshan.

The sparks from the Great Xia's number one genius should be enough to start a prairie fire!

And just as Lu Ran was in seclusion, cultivating day and night, three hundred kilometers southwest of the Pear Garden Sect, within the base of the Jade Face Snake clan...

The Glazed Realm, which looked like a fairyland, was as quiet as ever.

Beside a secluded river, a Jade Face Snake was looking down at the clear river water, staring at its own reflection in a daze.

Suddenly, a fair and slender palm reached out from the water.

"Hiss!" The Jade Face Snake immediately came to its senses, its face filled with anger as it looked at the hand that had suddenly appeared in the middle of the river.

Then, a woman slowly floated out of the water.

The Jade Face Snake had already summoned its Jade Ruyi, but its face froze.

It stared blankly at the human woman who was as beautiful as a fairy, and gradually, the Jade Face Snake actually began to tremble.

The woman was about thirty-five years old, in the prime of her life, and a white dress highlighted her dignified and holy temperament, which was exactly the same as the Jade Face Snake clan.

Yet she was born beautiful!

Especially when the corners of the woman's mouth curled into a faint smile, her whole style changed completely.

Both enchanting and charming.

The woman slowly walked out of the water, and when she passed by the Jade Face Snake, she raised her hand slightly.

The first-class demon, Jade Face Snake, was like an obedient pet, immediately lowering its noble head.

Her hand landed on the top of the Jade Face Snake's head, and the Jade Face Snake kept bowing its body until it nestled beside the woman's leg, its eyebrows lowered, gentle and obedient.

"Good." The woman's mouth curled up, her fingertips twirling a strand of the Jade Face Snake's long hair, playing with it casually as she looked up at the sky.

Clouds were churning, shrouding the world.

That's right,

Lingshan.

Brothers, just one chapter today. I have to prepare materials and hold video meetings, my head is spinning.

Three chapters tomorrow, I will make up for the one missing tonight.

(End of chapter)