Chapter 79: Carrying a Sharp Weapon

Three days later, inside the Demon Cave.

Amidst a pitch-black wilderness, Lu Ran stood alone, dual blades in hand.

Meanwhile, near the path of torches, a fierce battle was drawing to a close.

The corpses of the Soul-Slaying Demons lay scattered everywhere; only one remaining Stream Realm Soul-Slaying Demon still offered futile resistance.

Lu Ran tilted his head slightly, listening intently.

A sudden night wind blew, causing the long red scarf at the back of his head to dance lightly.

What a pity; such a cool scene could only be appreciated by the black crow circling high above.

Over these past few days, Instructor Cai Cai Yunfei had been stunned by Lu Ran time and again.

What did it mean to be proficient in both literary and martial arts?

If Lu Ran moved outside the fighting group,

he could rely on his unique understanding of divine laws to forcefully control enemies.

But if Lu Ran charged into the midst of the battle,

he moved like a ghost, his attacks sharp and fierce, not inferior in the slightest to the believers of Liangye Jian Yi.

Everyone knew that the killing speed of sword cultivators was among the finest in this world.

Lu Ran's appearance had truly made Cai Cai Yunfei reconsider the group known as "believers of Xiang Xiang Xianyang."

"Baa~~~" Lu Ran suddenly spoke.

The sheep's bleat was neither loud nor soft, yet very long-drawn.

In this already eerie wilderness, it appeared strangely terrifying.

Cai Cai Yunfei, possessing the stature of the River Realm, forcibly resisted the mental interference.

But the Soul-Slaying Demons on the battlefield were miserably harmed by the little lamb.

The Soul-Slaying Demons, whose beastly blood was already boiling, could not help but turn their heads toward the pitch-black wilderness.

Killing intent filled those ox-like eyes; they wished to trample that fragile youngling into meat paste within the next second.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~!"

Two flying swords crossed paths, shuttling toward each other.

One sword pierced the ox's face, the other pierced the ox's neck.

Furthermore, Deng Yutang's sharp Heavenly Star Spear pierced through the back of the Soul-Slaying Demon's skull.

"Thud!"

The massive creature crashed heavily to the ground.

Hearing that wonderful sound, Lu Ran lifted his head slightly and took a deep, relieving breath.

Cai Cai Yunfei: "."

This kid indeed had something special about him.

If Lu Ran had been within everyone's line of sight, such an action could be understood as showing off.

Yet Lu Ran stood alone in the darkness; this movement...

Did it carry a hint of admiring one's own fragrance?

Merely at the Stream Realm, yet with every gesture, he possessed quite the aura of a great expert~

This child absolutely cannot... uh, his future is limitless!

"Flap flap flap~"

The black crow flew down and perched on Lu Ran's shoulder, speaking in human language: "What're you doing, little brother?"

Lu Ran: "."

I can't exactly say, 'I'm currently establishing a connection with an evil sculpture in the spiritual world!'

The Soul-Slaying Demon evil sculpture within the Sculpture Garden could now be activated.

Achieving this goal had taken only three days.

This seven-person team from Rain Alley and Jingcheng was truly too fierce.

Wherever they passed, rivers of blood flowed!

The reason Lu Ran lifted his head to sigh was that the Xie Fa he had long dreamed of was finally within reach—the power of soul splitting!

This method could increase the strength attribute of the caster.

The higher the grade of the Xie Fa, the greater the amplification of strength!

Lu Ran knew well that he had always excelled in flexibility and speed; if he suddenly became a reckless warrior...

Just thinking about it made him excited!

Of course, the best approach was still to maintain his original style.

In this way, he would both reduce the risk of exposure and be able to secretly ambush people on the battlefield.

Ever since Lu Ran learned that there were statues of the God Clan within the Sculpture Garden, he had thoroughly understood why Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang had told him to grow cautiously.

Indeed, he must lie low!

Once detected, he would inevitably suffer the thunderous wrath of the gods.

Lu Ran would easily die on the spot...

Seeing Lu Ran remain silent, the black crow couldn't help but tease: "With your eyes covered, can you even see anything?"

Lu Ran was truly speechless.

You're just a team instructor; why is your presence so overwhelming?

With the instructor standing right on his shoulder, Lu Ran temporarily abandoned the idea of activating the evil sculpture.

Being careful was never wrong.

"Brother?" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi's call came from afar, "Where is my brother?"

In these past few days, the phrase Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi shouted most often was, "Where is my brother?"

This reminded Lu Ran of that familiar yet strange, curious yet mischievous little tagalong from when he was thirteen, after his mother had brought him home.

"Coming," Lu Ran replied loudly, striding toward the path of torches.

Seeing Lu Ran ignore him, Cai Cai Yunfei felt self-disappointed and flapped his wings to fly away.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ran suddenly lifted his head toward the black crow's position: "I can see."

The black crow hovered in mid-air, lowering its head to gaze at Lu Ran.

Then Lu Ran said lightly, "The red scarf only covers my eyes; it does not cover my heart."

Cai Cai Yunfei:???

Damn it, this talk has gone too far!

I thought you were a believer of Xiang Xiang Xianyang, but turns out you're a philosopher?

"Brother, what are you dawdling about?"

"Digging for a plastic bag," Lu Ran muttered, quickening his pace to return.

"What plastic bag?" Upon seeing Lu Ran's figure, Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi immediately hurried forward.

"Nothing, nothing, just joking with the instructor."

As Lu Ran spoke, he only felt the girl reach out, adjust the red scarf on his face, and blindfold his eyes even more tightly.

Nowadays, deeply aware of her brother's capabilities, Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi had instead become the supervisor.

"Brother, control your volume a bit more."

"If my voice is too quiet, I'm afraid Lie Hun Mo won't hear it; you'll just have to endure it yourself."

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi hugged Lu Ran's arm: "Every time I hear you bleating, I really want to take a small whip and lash you!"

Lu Ran: "."

Is this something a younger sister should say?

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi murmured, "I really don't know how Sister Jiang Ruyi manages to hold back."

"Your Sister Jiang Ruyi is beautiful and kind-hearted; she can't bear to abuse me." Lu Ran removed the Divine Power Bead from his neck and walked toward the nearby corpse bones of the demonic creatures.

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi trotted along eagerly: "Then how did the Saint of Thieves hold back?"

"Nonsense!" Lu Ran said irritably, "If he dared to make a move, wouldn't I beat him up?"

Deng Yutang's expression turned peculiar: "Brother Lu, I also can't bear to."

"I can bear to," Niu Niu Zhengzheng suddenly spoke up.

Seeing everyone look at him, Niu Niu Zhengzheng scratched his head, offering a simple smile: "It's just that I don't quite dare."

Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi looked at Niu Niu Zhengzheng with dissatisfaction, raising one finger: "Shh!"

The big fellow was very obedient; he closed his mouth and went to dig for demon crystals.

Jiangjiang Ruyi's voice came through: "We stop here for today; let us return to the camp to rest first."

"Additionally, I believe our seven people possess sufficient combat power and have nearly finished integrating our teamwork."

"We can advance deeper; what do you think?"

"We follow your command." Lu Ran naturally was willing to support Jiangjiang Ruyi.

Moreover, the higher Lie Hun Mo's realm, the richer the "Qi" carried within its soul.

This is even more beneficial for Lu Ran to cultivate the strength and realm of his Yemo Yemo Xiesu.

Activating a Yemo Yemo Xiesu requires more souls, at least two thousand souls from the Mist Realm.

However, cultivating a Yemo Yemo Xiesu requires only one hundred demonic souls of the same realm.

Lu Ran was very confident that during this journey to the Lie Hun Mo Cave, he could cultivate his Lie Hun Mo Yemo Yemo Xiesu to Stream Realm, Fifth Stage!

It was even possible to cultivate it to River Realm!

After all, Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi's team was truly powerful!

Especially that believer of Liangye Jian Yi, who simply killed without blinking an eye!

Whenever battle commenced, it was truly flying swords darting about and lines of blood soaring through the air.

In this world, there were probably few who could compare to such a terrifying sword cultivator—hmm, perhaps a blade cultivator counts as one?

When Great Dream Master killed demonic creatures, she was also frightfully ruthless.

However, Deng Deng Yuxiang's fighting style was different.

She preferred close-quarters killing, wishing she could step on the heads of demonic creatures to lord over them, rather than casting spells from a distance.

Just because Great Dream Master was like this did not mean Lu Ran had to adhere to the "blade cultivator" style.

Although Lu Ran currently lacked the ability to activate the Divine Sculpture: North Wind, let us not forget that within his Sculpture Garden, there was still a Ye Mei Yemo Xiesu!

This female demonic god already met the conditions for activation, awaiting Lu Ran to awaken her at any time.

In the future, Lu Ran ought to be able to use "flying knives" just like "flying swords"?

Ah~

So comfortable!

"That works!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi agreed, "With our configuration, challenging a River Realm Lie Hun Mo should be feasible, right?"

With the Lu siblings agreeing, the others naturally had no objections.

Jiangjiang Ruyi turned her head slightly, gazing at the "Female Sword Immortal" standing in the air.

Guan Guan Yiren still said nothing, merely nodding gently.

"Quick, quick, quick, clear the battlefield, let's go back!" Jiang Qiao Jiang Qiao Yuanxi urged, "I'm thirsty already."

A few minutes later, everyone embarked on the return journey.

On the way back to Huicheng, Lu Ran finally realized what he was about to face.

Naturally, the three men—Lu Ran, Deng Yutang, and Niu Niu Zhengzheng—were lodged in the same room.

And Niu Niu Zhengzheng's snoring sounded exactly like thunder, damn it!

Every time he was jolted awake by that thunderous roar at night, Lu Ran thought he had dreamed his way back to Rain Alley City.

The return journey was calm and uneventful, after all, everyone had fought their way through.

After returning to the Black Wood Camp, the group headed straight for the inn; Lu Ran, usually so meticulous with money, was surprisingly willing to waste funds on booking an extra room.

Although Niu Niu Zhengzheng was a bit simple, he understood the situation and could only smile awkwardly.

It had to be said, Young Master Deng was truly loyal!

To spare his comrade embarrassment, he stepped forward and insisted on continuing to share a room with Niu Niu Zhengzheng.

This moved Niu Niu Zhengzheng to tears!

Yet Deng Yutang uttered a single sentence, displaying emotional intelligence so high it was outrageous:

"If I possessed Brother Lu's hearing, I would change rooms too."

Lu Ran was equally moved, turned around, and left immediately.

Back in his room, Lu Ran quickly locked the door, skipped bathing, and eagerly shut his eyes tight.

In his mind, Lu Ran sought out the Yemo Yemo Xiesu·Lie Hun Mo and established a connection with it.

Without falling asleep, Lu Ran entered the spiritual world alone, appearing within the Garden of Divine and Demonic Sculptures.

Sniff~

Lu Ran twitched the tip of his nose, detecting the thick aura of death surrounding him.

Slowly, Lu Ran opened his eyes to find the world between heaven and earth dim and shrouded in gray mist.

Directly ahead stood a colossal sculpture of Lie Hun Mo.

The great black bull held its head high, chest out, majestic and robust, exuding overwhelming momentum!

"Lord Xiang Xiang Xianyang, please lend me your strength!" Lu Ran requested.

"Buzz!!"

The Black Fire Ram Head did not appear, yet the Lie Hun Mo sculpture began to tremble.

The souls that had once flown around the Yemo Yemo Xiesu had long been fused into the statue; just like the Ye Mei Yemo Xiesu, they now awaited only Lu Ran's command.

Suddenly, a thread composed of mist extended from the head of the Yemo Yemo Xiesu.

Lu Ran's face lit up with excitement as he reached out with one hand.

Within mere seconds, the colossal Yemo Yemo Xiesu and the tiny human were connected by a single thread.

Inside the inn, within a guest room.

Lu Ran kept his eyes tightly shut, his expression shifting repeatedly.

Joy, confusion, realization, anticipation.

"Heh."

Suddenly, a surge of energy churned violently within Lu Ran's body.

The divine power that usually flowed like a stream inside him was actually running wild?

No, this was not running wild.

Upon closer inspection, although the stream appeared chaotic, it actually followed predetermined pathways.

Just as the stream of divine power surged wildly, Lu Ran suddenly snapped his eyes open.

He gazed at his own hands, opening them, clenching them tight, then opening them again.

The sensation of being filled to the brim with power made Lu Ran overflow with happiness!

This feeling was something he had only been fortunate enough to experience when breaking through to a new realm.

Xie Fa·Power of Soul Rending!

This was merely a low-level Mist-grade Xie Fa; once upgraded to Stream Artifact grade, the results would be unimaginable!

Lu Ran's eyes narrowed as he quickly scanned his surroundings.

It wasn't that he had detected danger; rather, he wanted to find something to crush utterly!

When one wields a sharp weapon,

a killing intent naturally arises!

Thanks to boss Southern Wandering Soul for the 10,000 reward! Thanks to bosses Heaven No Sugar, We Once Loved Each Other, and But Seek Elegance in the Human World for their tips!

Bosses, you are generous; thank you for your support, and I wish all bosses immense wealth every day!

(<3) Sending love!

Happy Children's Day to everyone~

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