Chapter 896: Temple in Peril

Ye Qingran is still encountering this kind of situation for the first time.

Since Ruin came under her ownership, it has been very obedient, never having defied her will, let alone acted on its own without her command.

"Hmm?"

While surprised, Ye Qingran tried to control Ruin, but found it like a wild horse breaking its reins, unresponsive to her, and it flew out of Shen Nong Space.

She was instantly startled.

Hua Luo, having received the Temple's order in Xuyu, came to search for the whereabouts of the Ruinous King's Sword; although Hua Luo seemed to have no ill intent, she was unaware of the Temple's stance, so she did not intend to disclose Ruin's information to Hua Luo.

At this point, the secret can no longer be kept.

"Whoosh~"

Everyone only saw a black silhouette flash away, then pause in the void a hundred zhang high, the black sword emitting a buzzing hum, trembling continuously, as if emitting an important signal.

"What's going on?" Ye Qingran asked, her face puzzled.

Yet, this scene falling into Hua Luo's eyes could not be said not to shock her.

"This is..."

Hua Luo was so surprised she could not speak.

They came to the Xuanmiao Continent this time to find Ruin. Originally, they had a companion, specifically their master who accompanied them, but the master was lecherous and was completely enamored midway by a busty, slender beauty, whose whereabouts became unknown, so they had to come alone.

Ruin had been missing for a long time; their master spent his whole life searching for Ruin, knowing Ruin very well, recounting details as if listing family treasures, able to talk for three days and three nights, yet each search ended fruitlessly.

This time, without the master, they already lacked confidence, especially after a month of fruitless searching, they were about to give up, but Ruin unexpectedly appeared at this moment!

"It's really Ruin!"

Hua Luo's eyes sparkled, mood especially excited. Under the sudden verbal and practical teaching of the master's observations, they had become somewhat versed in Ruin.

"Great!"

Yet, Hua Luo thought of something, and the smile on their face gradually faded.

They suddenly recalled the master's words: when Ruin appears in this manner, it generally indicates...

"Bad, the Temple is in trouble!"

Hua Luo felt a slight chill in their heart.

The master once said that there is a mysterious link between Ruin and the Temple; once the Temple encounters misfortune, Ruin will sense it and emit a signal.

However, what kind of existence is the Temple? Hua Luo wasn't worried the Temple would face a huge disaster; the urgent matter was to clarify the relationship between Ye Qingran and Ruin.

The Lan family elder looked up at Ruin, growing more alarmed. How could such a low-tier world as the Xuanmiao Continent possess such a formidable divine weapon?

"No matter where it came from, such a fine thing, this elder must claim it!" Lan Shuo's eyes showed a hint of greed.

Lan Shuo thought, leapt, attempting to seize the sword.

Ye Qingran noticed the scene, a slight curl of the lips, a disdainful flash in her eyes.

Lan Shuo watched Ruin draw nearer, his face inevitably showing a determined expression.

He decided to claim this sword!

The Lan family members below, seeing this, couldn't help but show satisfaction. This treasured sword would soon belong to their Lan family elder's possession!

However, the moment Lan Shuo grasped the treasured sword, his complexion suddenly changed.

"How could this happen?" He felt a force flow through the hilt into his body; his whole being seemed to lose strength, with no power at all, unable to use even a hint of Mysterious Force!

Lan Shuo had to release Ruin, but he could not recover immediately; his body fell straight from the heights, uncontrolled.

This scene stunned everyone.

Who could have thought that the powerful Lan family elder would suffer such a turn of events?

"Clack~"

Lan Shuo's body crashed onto the ground with a muffled thud, limbs splayed, carving a huge 'big' character into the solid Tongtian Tai.

Fortunately, Lan Shuo's strength was great and his flesh robust enough to avoid the embarrassment of dying from the fall; otherwise, his death would have been a laughingstock.

"How could this happen?" Lan Chuzhuang was quite surprised. The elder's power was extremely strong; how could he not even handle a sword?

Lan Shuo's face turned pale.

Though he didn't die from the fall, his face was completely ruined.

"You tampered with this sword!" Lan Shuo pointed at Ye Qingran, shouting loudly.

Ye Qingran gave a cold smile, "Lan family elder, are you pulling a scam? My things are none of your concern. What have I done to you? If you don't seize them, that's fine."

Ye Qingran was secretly alarmed: what's up with Ruin today? Not only uncontrollable, but as if it had grown barbs, very hard to deal with.

"Ye Qingran, this sword looks like a demonic weapon; our elder acted for everyone's safety; we were only trying to subdue this cursed sword just now!"

The Lan family members defended Lan Shuo.

Lan Shuo nodded in agreement.

"Ye Qingran, this cursed sword injured our Lan family elder; we Lan family will not let this go!"

"Then what do you intend to do?"

"Leave the sword!"

Ye Qingran had long seen through the Lan family's intent, "If you want my sword, just say so; why beat around the bush?"

"You!" The Lan family members were bluntly exposed by Ye Qingran on the spot, each feeling embarrassed.

"But, back to the point, my sword is right here, I've given you a chance; it's you who failed to seize it!"

Ye Qingran shook her head, a look of disappointment.

The Lan family members were very angry, feeling despised by Qingran.

Lan Shuo by now had recovered his stamina and Mysterious Force, crawling up from the ground; if his face hadn't still hurt a bit, he might have thought it was an illusion.

He gazed at Ye Qingran with deep eyes, thinking that as long as he could control Ye Qingran, there would be no worry about taking the sword.

"Men, seize them for me!"

Lan Shou once again gave the order.

"Old Ancestor, the divine envoy is still here, won't..."

Lan Chuzhuang glanced at Hua Luo and, in a low voice, voiced his worries to Lan Shou.

Lan Shou snorted dismissively, waved his hand, and sent a mental transmission to Lan Chuzhuang: "This divine envoy is just a minor figure in the divine hall—what do you have to fear?"

Lan Chuzhuang's eyes flickered; hearing Lan Shou's words, he felt as if he had taken a reassuring pill, and no longer held Hua Luo in such awe.

It turns out Hua Luo is just a minor figure in the divine hall! I've been wasting my time being in awe of him all this while!

The Lan family surrounded Ye Qingran and Fu Hanxiu.

"Fu Hanxiu, my virtuous nephew, are you really going to oppose our Lan family over a woman? Your talent is excellent; as long as you follow our Lan family, your future will be limitless!" Lan Chuzhuang tried to persuade Fu Hanxiu, for he had just gauged Fu Hanxiu's strength, which was astonishing—such a person, if used by him, would surely be like adding wings to a tiger.