Chapter 85: I am a Dou Sheng, do I need to explain my actions to you?

"Yao Lao, didn't you say I was a genius? Am I not also a genius in the Zhongzhou continent?"

No matter how resilient Xiao Yan's character was, at this very moment, he felt a sense of doubt toward himself.

At this time, Xiao Yan was no longer struggling with that Three-Year Agreement.

Instead, he had developed doubts about himself.

An existence like Nalan Yanran was truly too devastating.

Yao Lao was also very depressed; how did he encounter such an outrageous matter?

Could it be that he was going to witness the rise of a monster with his own eyes?

No, this was no longer a rise; this was direct invincibility.

He had originally thought Xiao Yan's aptitude was rare in the world, but who knew there would be a Nalan Yanran.

Yao Lao sighed softly and said to Xiao Yan, "Yan'er, your current cultivation speed is something few in the Zhongzhou continent can compare to; you must have this confidence."

"Then what about Nalan Yanran?"

With one sentence, Xiao Yan directly blocked the words Yao Lao had originally intended to say.

Yao Lao's helpless voice finally sounded in Xiao Yan's mind.

"As for Nalan Yanran, she is a monster; she belongs to another non-human realm, we cannot compare with her."

Xiao Yan shook his head with a bitter smile; even if he wanted to compare, he couldn't.

The gap was too large.

After all, things had been smooth sailing for three years, which had made him complacent.

He must continue to work hard, work even harder.

Even if he couldn't compare to Nalan Yanran, at least he had to keep moving toward that realm.

Although Xiao Yan was so devastated by Nalan Yanran's current strength that his Dao heart almost collapsed.

He still quickly collected his mood and made up his mind to continue practicing hard.

He stood up, bowed to Nalan Yanran, and said, "My skills are inferior to others; thank you for showing mercy."

Xiao Yan knew very well that with Nalan Yanran's current strength as a Dou Sheng, it would be very simple for her to kill him.

Nalan Yanran had shown mercy.

Xiao Yan spoke again, "The grievances from three years ago are settled. From now on, the grievances between you and me are gone."

The Three-Year Agreement had arrived, and Nalan Yanran had also agreed to his challenge.

The final result of the battle was that he had lost.

The humiliation suffered three years ago had not been washed away.

But who could he blame for this?

He could only blame his own strength for not being powerful enough.

If he wanted to wash away this humiliation, he could only practice, and practice more.

If a Dou Sheng is not enough, then he would become a Dou Di.

Deep in his heart, Xiao Yan felt an unprecedented determination for the first time; he would step into the Dou Di realm and become a Dou Di powerhouse.

Xiao Yan, this Son of Luck, was ultimately unwilling to accept this in his heart.

Three years later, full of high spirits, he had originally wanted to wash away his past humiliation.

But who would have thought he would receive such a blow instead.

Xiao Yan glanced at Nalan Yanran, then cupped his hands again, preparing to leave.

But just at this moment, the old Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Shan, walked out and said coldly, "Wait, you break into my Yunlan Sect and think you can just walk away like this?"

Xiao Yan's footsteps paused, and he looked at Yun Shan.

He had long anticipated that this trip to the Yunlan Sect would not go smoothly.

He just hadn't expected Nalan Yanran to be so powerful.

Before coming, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao had already discussed a method for leaving.

Yun Shan could not stop them.

Before Xiao Yan could speak, Nalan Yanran had already said, "Let him go."

With Nalan Yanran speaking, for a moment, the Yunlan Sect Disciples did not know what to do.

Yun Shan was the old Sect Master; it was hard to say if they should listen to Yun Shan.

But Nalan Yanran was a Dou Sheng, a truly supreme powerhouse.

Yun Shan frowned as he looked at Nalan Yanran; he hadn't expected that a mere Nalan Yanran would dare to defy him.

Yun Shan was the eighth-generation Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, while Yun Yun was the ninth-generation Sect Master.

Nalan Yanran was Yun Yun's Disciple and the current Young Sect Master.

In Yun Shan's eyes, Nalan Yanran was just a junior.

Yun Shan shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! Nalan Yanran, do you know what you are doing?"

Nalan Yanran looked at this old geezer Yun Shan; in the past, she had respected this old Sect Master quite a bit.

But after seeing the relevant future plot in the Heavens Chat Group.

Nalan Yanran hated the old geezer to death.

The Yunlan Sect was eventually destroyed by the Son of Luck.

Although Nalan Yanran had a Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan, there was no life-and-death hatred between them.

Their conflict was merely a dispute over face.

Although Nalan Yanran was said to be a stepping stone for the rise of the Son of Luck, Xiao Yan, that was actually insignificant.

The reason the Yunlan Sect was destroyed was because it completely offended Xiao Yan, this Son of Luck.

This has a great deal to do with the old sect leader Yun Shan, as well as the Great Elder, Yun Leng.

Yun Shan has already colluded with the Soul Hall, and that stubborn Great Elder, Yun Leng, even caused the Xiao family to nearly be ruined and destroyed.

Yun Leng taking action against the Xiao family might have been for the sake of Nalan Yanran.

But Yun Shan's cooperation with the Soul Hall was entirely for his own sake.

If one wishes to consolidate the Yunlan Sect and use the Yunlan Sect as the force behind oneself, then some black sheep within the Yunlan Sect must certainly be cleared out.

This Yun Shan is the first one.

Thoughts flashed through Nalan Yanran's mind in an instant, and she said indifferently, "I said, let him go."

"Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good!"

Yun Shan laughed out of extreme anger and said, "Nalan Yanran, do you intend to betray your master and destroy your ancestors?"

"Old Sect Leader, I am a Saint Dou."

Nalan Yanran merely glanced at Yun Shan indifferently and spoke directly.

This single sentence nearly caused Yun Shan to lose his composure.

Yun Shan was originally a person who could distinguish right from wrong and acted rationally.

But it was precisely to break through to the Dou Zong realm that he cooperated with the Soul Hall.

Ever since then, Yun Shan's personality changed drastically; he went from enjoying quiet cultivation to becoming ambitious, and at the same time, he lost his former self-restraint, his temperament becoming cold and sinister.

A person who was originally righteous turned into a villain.

Back then, in order to break through to the Dou Zong realm, he did not know how much effort he had expended or how great a price he had paid.

Yet Nalan Yanran had become a powerful Saint Dou in such a short time.

This—damn it—is simply like absurdity opening the door for absurdity; it is absurd to the extreme.

Nalan Yanran did not know what kind of fortuitous encounter she had obtained to go directly from a mere Great Dou Master to a powerful Saint Dou.

To have such a fortuitous encounter and yet not know to offer it up.

It is truly damnable.

"You are a Saint Dou, even if you are a Saint Dou, you are still a Disciple of my Yunlan Sect; without the Yunlan Sect, there would be no you today."

Yun Shan said with a breath held in his chest, "Where is Yun Yun? Let Yun Yun come out and properly discipline her disciple."

Yun Shan was, after all, a sensible person and did not directly clash with Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran, however, was somewhat impatient; she struck directly and suppressed Yun Shan.

Nalan Yanran directly sealed Yun Shan's cultivation base.

No matter what, this Yun Shan was still her grandmaster, so she had to spare his life.

Yun Shan was greatly shocked in his heart; he truly had not expected this.

Nalan Yanran actually really betrayed her master and destroyed her ancestors, taking action against him, the old sect leader.

One must know, he was the master of Nalan Yanran's master.

It could be said that without him, there would be no Yun Yun, and without Yun Yun, where would Nalan Yanran be today?

Yet this ungrateful wretch actually took action against him.

Yun Shan cursed loudly, "Nalan Yanran, do not think that just because you have become a Saint Dou, your wings have hardened."

"You also know that I am a Saint Dou."

Nalan Yanran said mockingly, "I am a Saint Dou, so do I need to explain my actions to you?"

A single sentence directly left the cursing and raving Yun Shan dumbfounded.

In this World, morality and sentiment have always been the weakest of constraints.

Only power is eternal, and only power can be relied upon.

The Yunlan Sect Disciples present were all dumbfounded; were they witnessing a power struggle with their own eyes?

They vaguely realized that from this moment on, the person in power of this Yunlan Sect was going to change.

Xiao Yan was also somewhat dumbfounded; is this Nalan Yanran this fierce?

She directly captured their Yunlan Sect's old sect leader.

Seeing such a brutal Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan hurriedly found an opportunity to slip away.

After Xiao Yan left, he took a lingering look at the Yunlan Sect with lingering fear.

At this very moment, he was still somewhat dejected.

An existence like Nalan Yanran makes so many people of the same generation despair!

"Master, why do you say this Nalan Yanran is so strong?"

Xiao Yan said dejectedly, "Tell me, how long will I have to cultivate before I can catch up to Nalan Yanran?"

This one sentence silenced Yao Lao.

An existence like Nalan Yanran does not just make people of the same generation like Xiao Yan despair; she makes older generation powerhouses like Yao Lao despair as well.

Those who can cultivate to the Dou Zun or Saint Dou realms, which one of them is not a genius famous in their own region?

Yet no matter how much of a genius you are, you find yourself surpassed by a junior in a short period of time.

Yao Lao sighed and advised, "Yan'er, you cannot compare yourself to a monster like Nalan Yanran."

"Didn't you say I was a genius? Teacher. Didn't you say Nalan Yanran was just a person from a small place?"

Xiao Yan continued dejectedly, "Didn't you say my stage was in Zhongzhou? Teacher, let's forget about Zhongzhou for now; this small place already has a genius like Nalan Yanran, let alone Zhongzhou."

Even though Xiao Yan had already prepared himself mentally in the Yunlan Sect and did not show any decadent expression in front of Nalan Yanran.

But that was, after all, the last shred of self-esteem a young man could barely maintain.

Now that he had walked out of the Yunlan Sect, Xiao Yan could not help but reveal a dejected demeanor in front of his elder.

Yao Lao let out a long sigh; the resilience Xiao Yan had always displayed had almost made him forget.

Xiao Yan is, after all, just a young man, at an age full of vigor and spirit.

Encountering a monster like Nalan Yanran and being directly struck into a state of withdrawal is quite understandable.

Yao Lao comforted him, "Yan'er, you are not inferior to any genius in Zhongzhou; your stage has always been Zhongzhou, and always the entire continent."

Yao Lao paused at this point and continued, "As for Nalan Yanran, she is a monster, and a monster who possesses great Qi Luck."

"Don't say you were struck by this; even I have been struck by it. Having cultivated for so many years, I am actually not as good as a junior; I have truly cultivated in vain."

Hearing these words from Yao Lao, Xiao Yan could not help but feel a tightness in his heart.

Has even Teacher been struck by this?

Xiao Yan looked back at the Yunlan Sect once more; this battle today had, at the very least, made him understand something.

Beyond the mountains are more mountains, and beyond the towers are more towers; there is always someone stronger than the strong.

Xiao Yan said to Yao Lao, "Teacher, let us continue to search for Strange Fire."

Nalan Yanran's strength as a Dou Sheng almost struck Xiao Yan into a state of withdrawal.

But at the same time, it also caused this Son of Luck to further solidify his heart of a powerhouse.

The Son of Luck, Xiao Yan, actually began to grow more rapidly than he had originally.

Within the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran quickly consolidated the sect and stepped directly into the position of Sect Master.

This was not because she conspired to usurp the throne, but because Yun Yun did not want to manage the affairs of the Yunlan Sect at all anymore.

And now that Nalan Yanran possessed the strength of a Dou Sheng, naturally no one had any objections to her being the Yunlan Sect Master.

After Nalan Yanran became the Yunlan Sect Master, she stepped up her layout across the continent even more.

Nalan Yanran was originally not someone with great ambition.

But now that she possessed such an opportunity, why should she retreat?

And Yun Shan, who had been imprisoned, was naturally dissatisfied and immediately contacted the largest villainous force on the continent, the Soul Hall.

Upon hearing that Nalan Yanran had become a Dou Sheng in such a short time, the Soul Hall was naturally very interested.

It even directly alarmed the Soul Heavenly Emperor.

The Soul Heavenly Emperor had always used the Soul Hall to lay out plans across the continent, plotting against countless powerhouses.

His goal was only one: to achieve the position of Dou Di.

Nalan Yanran had become a Dou Sheng at such a young age; did she possess some secret?

One must know that the Soul Heavenly Emperor prided himself on unparalleled talent, yet at Nalan Yanran's age, he was merely a Dou Huang.

The Soul Heavenly Emperor gathered his men and immediately headed toward the Yunlan Sect.

Nalan Yanran did not yet know that a crisis had quietly descended.

Nalan Yanran was, after all, still a bit too young; even though she had obtained the strength of a Dou Sheng, her consideration of matters was not yet comprehensive.

Of course, this might also be because she had the Heavenly Court as a fallback behind her, so he did not care.

The Heavenly Court, Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Qin Hao opened his eyes, and between his pupils, the birth and destruction of Chaos were evolving.

Beneath his feet, the Great Dao gathered into a long river, surrounding and protecting him.

Now, after deductions through Qi Luck, he had already mastered nearly 1,500 Great Dao.

With 1,500 Great Dao, the once-powerful Saints were no longer anything in Qin Hao's eyes.

Previously, Saints could still serve as a unit of measurement for his strength.

Now, Saints did not even have the qualifications to serve as a unit of measurement for his strength.

Qin Hao looked toward the Thirty-Three Heavens, looking beyond the firmament.

In this Honghuang, the only person currently qualified to be his opponent was one person: the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

But even regarding the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Qin Hao felt that the current Dao Ancestor Hongjun would not be his match.

Before Chaos opened, the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods each innately mastered one Great Dao and were incomparably powerful.

And now, Qin Hao had already mastered 1,500 Great Dao.

It was a pity that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun had merged his body with the World, and the Heavenly Dao was omnipresent, formless and substanceless.

If the Dao Ancestor Hongjun wanted to hide, even Qin Hao would not be able to discover him for a time.

After all, the rules of the Heavenly Dao were omnipresent.

He could not destroy the entire Great Desolate World just to find the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

The Heavenly Dao was omnipresent, but Saints could use certain means to conceal the Heavenly Secrets.

Under the Immeasurable Tribulation, the Heavenly Secrets were even more chaotic.

For example, Qin Hao had always ordered the people of the Heavenly Court to descend into other worlds, which was a way of concealing the Heavenly Secrets.

Therefore, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun had never discovered it.

(End of this chapter)