Summit of the Old Gods

On the Cloud Sea Cliff, thick fog swirled around.

Inside Seclusion Room No. 1, a young woman sat cross-legged in meditation, her expression heavy, with waves of Divine Power fluctuating intensely around her.

"Phew!"

Suddenly, a surge of wind spread out, and the woman opened her eyes in surprise.

"Wahahaha!" Si Xianxian laughed out loud.

With her playful and unruly demeanor, she truly deserved the title of Mad Immortal.

Jiang Realm·Fifth Rank!

Finally, she had reached the peak of the River Realm, just a step away from reaching the Sea Realm Great Power with a touch of insight.

Unlike everyone else, once the Mad Immortal protector advanced to the Sea Realm, her personal combat strength soared dramatically, daring even to challenge a Heavenly Realm Power!

"Hahahaha~" Si Xianxian indulged in joy, clutching the Mad Hammer in her hand and swinging it fiercely.

Get hyped!

"Buzz~" The Mad Hammer quivered slightly.

Si Xianxian's movement stopped abruptly, holding the hammer shaft in both hands, her smile vanished: "You really are something! Buzzing from time to time, yet never advancing.

How long has it been? Can you make it or not!"

The seclusion room fell into silence.

If the Mad Hammer had gathered a complete Artifact Spirit, it might have felt a bit saddened by its owner's words?

"Hurry and advance to become a Divine Weapon..." Si Xianxian hugged the Mad Hammer, mumbling to herself.

The dense mist between heaven and earth did not dissipate due to the Mad Immortal protector's advancement.

Even the people in Cloud Sea Cliff had no idea that the Mad Immortal protector had advanced. The commotion she caused was nothing compared to the Xuan Shuang Guard advancing to the Sea Realm!

Si Xianxian didn't care whether others noticed or came to congratulate her.

She hugged the Mad Hammer tightly, consolidating her own power and realm while urging the hammer to quickly advance.

It's unclear how much time had passed...

Suddenly, a tall figure appeared inside Seclusion Room No. 1.

"Eh?" Si Xianxian exclaimed, anger rising in her heart.

Who?

Who was the careless person daring to tread on this Immortal?

Lu Ran was also startled, wondering what he stepped on.

He flew back two or three meters, though he had night vision, Lu Ran couldn't see through the thick fog.

"Which fool! Tired of living?"

It's hard to imagine such sweet vocals saying something so vulgar.

"Me." Familiar voice came to ear.

Si Xianxian was taken aback, her mood changing instantly, half excited, half surprised: "Lu Ran? You're back!"

Lu Ran snorted and countered: "This is Seclusion Room No. 1, besides me and Ruyi, which careless fool would dare to come here?"

"Hehe, yeah... No!" Si Xianxian suddenly realized, was the kid mocking her?

She plopped onto the ground, muttering: "I'm here, whatever! Why don't you kill me then!"

Lu Ran: "..."

Si Xianxian simply threw the hammer away: "No one cares or loves me, Ruyi ignores me, Young Master steps on my head calling me a fool!

I worked so hard to advance to the Jiang Realm Peak, yet no one to share the joy with, I... I don't want to live anymore, wuwuwu..."

Lu Ran was left speechless.

Unlike other Jiang Sea Powers who become colder and more divine with advancement.

Sister Xian'er truly is something else!

A drama queen?

"Wrong, wrong, it wasn't intentional to step on you." Lu Ran quickly explained, "I was rushing to retreat, forgot you were here."

Forgot?

Hah!

Lu Ran only knew Si Xianxian was in retreat, completely unaware she was in Seclusion Room No. 1.

The Ran Sect hadn't explicitly declared that Seclusion Room No. 1 belonged to the Sect Leader and the Lady, but it was tacitly understood by Ran Sect disciples; who would come here?

"Congratulations!" Lu Ran half-kneeled beside the tearful and wailing Mad Immortal, "River Realm Peak, just one step away from the Sea Realm!"

"Hmph." Si Xianxian snorted, shrinking her neck.

The darkness and fog could not conceal that Lu Ran was a Sea Realm Great Power, and under the God-Demon System's hierarchy suppression, no one could escape.

Only when anger clouds reason, some could briefly resist.

Lu Ran spoke gently: "Before breakthrough, why didn't you send me a message? I could lend you the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd."

"Weren't you guys busy! I'm just a lowly servant girl, how dare I disturb the Lady and Young Master." Si Xianxian pouted.

Lu Ran: "..."

How many times have I told you!

The Lady and Young Master are a couple?

Si Xianxian mumbled: "You're finally done? What have you been doing all this time?"

Sister Xian'er's question rendered Lu Ran speechless.

He had been busy with countless matters.

The comings and goings between the Human World, escorting and searching, occupying the Pear Garden, rebuilding the Sect, thwarting Jingxian Island's schemes, nurturing Heavenly Realm Divine Sculpture...

Si Xianxian just had one retreat session, the outside world had changed, she'd be particularly surprised when she meets Qiao Yuansi, Tian Tian, and Deng Yutang and others.

"Young Master?" Si Xianxian called softly when seeing Lu Ran silent.

"Ruyi has also returned, she's at Cloud Sea Residence, go chat with her." Lu Ran suggested, "While you're freshly advanced, you're still carrying some divinity; mingling with Sea Realm folks might be better."

With that, Lu Ran activated a Landing Mirror.

He took one of Sister Xian'er's wrists and guided her hand onto the mirror frame.

"Tsk~ Mysterious and secretive." Si Xianxian pouted, standing up, "Well, I won't disturb Young Master from retreat then."

"Sister Xian'er."

"Hmm?"

"When I come out of retreat, how about I take you to Hidden Wolf Forest?"

"Sure! Let's kill those little wolf cubs!" Si Xianxian grasped the mirror frame with one hand, before entering the mirror, added, "Then hurry up and advance!"

"Mm." After sending the Mad Immortal protector away, Lu Ran dispersed the Ancient Bronze Mirror, silently sighing in his heart.

The last time they returned to the Human World, Lu Jiang pondered for a long time but ultimately decided not to call Si's mother.

She was a pitiful mother.

After Si Xianxian was summoned to the pilgrimage by Divine·Lie Tian, she completely disappeared, unreachable by any means.

Si Caiqin (Si's mother) was driven mad searching for her daughter!

Unfortunately, she couldn't enter the ancient inner city of the Fierce Heavenly Sect, so she had to seek help from the Lady of Luoxian Mountain.

Jiang Ruyi, as the Lady of the Immortal Sheep Sect's Human World Sect Master, was the highest-status human Si Caiqin could reach out to.

Unfortunately, the Lady of Luoxian Mountain couldn't help this mother.

She couldn't help before, and she can't help now.

Lu Jiang both knew that just a phone call could change a lot.

No matter where Si Xianxian was, at least once the mother knew her daughter was always by Lu Ran and Jiang Ruyi's side, she might feel a bit more at ease.

But Lu Jiang couldn't do that.

Because Si's mother was also a believer, worshiping Divine·Nine Bamboo.

During the years when her daughter's fate was unknown and there was no news, how many times had the mother prayed devoutly and pleaded bitterly before the shrine?

Better safe than sorry...

Lu Jiang also didn't deceive Si's mother into coming to the mountain to make her change her faith to Lord Immortal Sheep.

After all, with Si's mother's average aptitude and being over forty, only a Middle Rank in the River Realm, there wasn't a possibility of entering the mountain, and Lu Ran didn't disturb her normal life path.

"Ruyi?" Outside the door of the Cloud Sea Residence, Si Xianxian called softly.

In the study, Jiang Ruyi was kneeling behind the low desk, somewhat surprised.

She looked at the fog-covered opposite side of the desk and said softly, "You may go, Luo Divine General."

Luo Ying also knelt, holding a luxurious and exquisite golden bow, bowing her head gratefully, "Thank you, Sect Leader and Lady, for your grace."

Before Lu Ran went into seclusion, he first signed an Inheritance Contract with Luo Ying and handed her the Golden Law Bow.

Luo Ying,

a gentle and loving mother, yet also an extremely terrifying existence!

You can't rashly say Luo Divine General is the number one combat power of the Ran Sect, but you can definitely assert Luo Ying is the number one killer god of the Ran Sect!

Even the Big Nightmare can hardly compete with her.

And after today, this killer god was elevated by Lu Ran to countless levels.

"In a few days, we need to go to Jingxian Island. Luo Divine General should perform well," Jiang Ruyi gently instructed.

"Yes." Luo Ying grasped the Golden Law Bow, got up, and withdrew.

"Let her in." Jiang Ruyi looked towards the doorway.

Although the fog was dense, Jiang Ruyi had several Divine Weapons by her side and naturally knew the situation outside the study.

By this time, Si Xianxian had already met with Tian Tian, who was standing at the door.

This meeting left Si Xianxian completely stunned.

She even thought she was hallucinating, seeing Lu Jiang's classmates from high school here in the cliff.

"Ruyi!" Si Xianxian stumbled inside.

Moving with a thought, Jiang Ruyi's waist artifact, the long whip, reached out and bound Sister Xian'er over.

The Immortal Binding Whip, binding the Mad Immortal.

Quite a professional match?

"Uh... Ruyi Ruyi..." With the Immortal Binding Whip released, Si Xianxian hugged Jiang Fairy's arm tightly.

The girl didn't question what that artifact was, just focused on expressing her longing and didn't mind revealing her inner reliance.

After a long time, Si Xianxian finally said, "Ha! Sister Tian Tian is really lucky, actually found by you."

Jiang Ruyi pressed her lips, not responding.

Tian Tian wasn't someone they coincidentally met in the mountains, quite the opposite; Lu Jiang had brought her back from the Human World, fearing she would be abandoned in the mountains.

"Ruyi?" Si Xianxian sensed the complexity of her counterpart's emotions, and even if she was careless, she perceived something was wrong.

Earlier in the seclusion room, Lu Ran was hesitant.

"You've reached the River Realm Peak." Jiang Ruyi softly spoke, "It seems before going to Jingxian Island, we should visit the Hidden Wolf Forest first."

Si Xianxian spoke directly: "Ruyi, are you hiding something from me?"

"Mm." Jiang Ruyi sighed lightly in her heart, then slowly began to narrate.

The atmosphere in the study grew more oppressive.

Once Jiang Ruyi finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.

Jiang Ruyi finally couldn't bear it anymore; the little human emotions she had left were all given to the few close to her.

She reached out, tucked a lock of hair behind Sister Xian'er's ear, and gently comforted her, "Lu Ran didn't dare see his mother either."

Si Xianxian remained silent, her head lowered.

"There will be a day of reunion," Jiang Ruyi softly reassured, "There will come a day when we can return openly to the Human World..."

Jiang Ruyi suddenly paused.

She could feel Si Xianxian's increasingly restless heart.

Jiang Ruyi softly asked, "Blame me?"

Si Xianxian still kept her head lowered, gently shaking it.

How could I bear to blame you?

My family, even my life, was already shattered.

It was you and Lu Ran who gave me everything.

A refuge in the Human World, the motivation to live on, life goals and hopes, even this very life...

What took everything from me was Lie Tian.

It was All Gods!!

Si Xianxian clenched her fists tightly; without the Water Flow Armor, her nails would likely be deeply embedded in her flesh.

"Sister Xian'er... hm?" Jiang Ruyi widened her eyes slightly.

The Mad Immortal kneeling with her head bowed had an incredibly restless heart.

This heart,

led to an even more turbulent wave of Divine Power.

The fog in the world thickened, and the descending Fog Dragon Roll continued to flow toward the seclusion room of the Xuan Shuang Guard.

But it also surged into the study of Cloud Sea Residence.

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