Summit of the Old Gods

Day after day, Lu Ran lived in constant anxiety.

Mist Lake is not like Cloud Sea Cliff close to the sea, it's located in a less remote area, where people occasionally come to visit.

The vast majority of people, seeing such a large-scale advancement, will wisely keep their distance.

Within Holy Spirit Mountain, the Sea Realm is already the ruler of a realm, and when people from the Sea Realm advance, the fog usually covers a radius of only 300 meters.

The fog brought by Yu Changsheng, centered on the Central Island, had a radius of 800 meters!

So most people, after looking from afar, hastily fled this place of trouble.

Interfering with the advancement of such people would have unimaginable consequences!

But there were still some stubborn individuals!

On the thirteenth day of Yu Changsheng's advancement, a violent disciple of River Realm Peak·Lie Tian came to the shore of Mist Lake.

No matter what glorious battle accomplishments this crazy person possessed, daring to cause trouble at Mist Lake meant certain doom for his life.

With just a thin red thread, Lu Ran turned the hammer-swinging madman into a complete puppet.

The Heavenly God Sculpture within the park had already advanced to the Lower Heaven Realm, so Lu Ran did not directly kill the enemy but first forced him to tear up the Divine Contract and then imprisoned him.

Over the following days, Ran Sect detained several more such reckless prisoners.

Since Lu Ran had previously considered the matter of "divine and evil being the same source, two sides of a coin," he thought more about it.

Lu Ran did not know if he had to activate the Divine Sculpture·Dragon Carp to allow Yu Changsheng to merge with it.

Everything needed to be verified step by step.

As for Lu Ran's previous promise to Senior Lu Yuan, to provide him with the Dust Shadow Stone Sculpture, it should wait until Lu Ran advanced to the Heavenly Realm.

At this stage, Lu Ran only had one activation quota left for the stone sculptures.

Once he became a Great Power of Heavenly Realm, the quota would increase significantly, and naturally, Senior Elder Lu would not be treated unjustly.

Another point that influenced Lu Ran's decision: Heavenly Realm·Dust Shadow disciples are extremely rare!

No doubt, Senior Lu Yuan is certainly a focal point of attention for Master Dust Shadow.

If Elder Lu were to tear up the contract, the consequences...

At this stage, Lu Ran certainly has to cultivate secretly.

Stay hidden!

For all those who pass by Mist Lake, Lu Ran is not worried; his real concern is those executioners from the heavens!

Fortunately, accompanied by two Heavenly Realm executioners, this gave Lu Ran a bit of confidence.

Especially the Jade-faced Snake disciple·Bai Rao!

Her identity shines so brightly that even Sword Ridge Peak Master·Wang Hanchuan must obediently stay away.

However, during these subsequent days, no Heavenly Realm Great Power really visited.

It stands to reason, Holy Spirit Mountain is too vast!

According to Tu Feng and Bai Rao's speculation, perhaps only some powerful divine creatures sent a few disciples down to "rectify" the order of the Mountain Realm and slaughter the prodigies.

After all, Da Xia's geniuses who can influence the Mountain Realm atmosphere must certainly have achieved noticeable accomplishments and considerable influence.

The executioners have already found all their targets after circling the major sects.

They were unaware that there was a problem within the executioner team!

Tu Feng and Bai Rao defected to the righteous path, allowing Lu Ran to get news in advance, hiding several Heavenly Prides, and even created an illusion that the sect was destroyed and the people massacred...

Days passed.

On March 19, there was finally a slight change at Mist Lake!

The fog range suddenly greatly reduced, and the descending Fog Dragon Roll disappeared without a trace.

Mist Lake was left only with a stubbornly existing dense fog with a radius of 300 meters.

"Is it done?"

Inside the grand hall, Lu Ran stood up excitedly.

Anyone could feel the Divine Power concentration in the world had reduced noticeably!

Lu Ran was eager to contact Yu Changsheng but hesitated to disrupt him impulsively.

Luckily, Cong Long's protector was kindhearted!

Mysteriously, Yu Changsheng seemed to perceive Lu Ran's anxious thoughts and didn't intend to make Master Sect Leader wait too long, proactively sending a message: [Master Sect Leader.]

[Succeeded?] Lu Ran asked eagerly.

[Mission accomplished.] Yu Changsheng's voice was gentle, with a tinge of laughter.

"Haha!" Lu Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud; finally, the stone in his heart had settled after such a long time.

Great~!

[Master Sect Leader, my intention is that I've successfully advanced to the Heavenly Realm.] After not receiving Lu Ran's response for a while, Yu Changsheng actually explained through a message.

Lu Ran: ???

Yes, indeed, I didn't attend college, but it's not to the point of not understanding "mission accomplished!"

[Hehe.] After self-explaining, Yu Changsheng couldn't resist chuckling.

As if already envisioning Lu Ran's embarrassed look.

Lu Ran rolled his eyes.

Daring to tease me?

Alright, I'll deal with our dear Congregation Lord...

After pondering for a while, Lu Ran sent a message: [The fog on the Central Island is still dense; head north and meet me on the first island we can see each other clearly.]

[Yes!]

Lu Ran summoned the Ancient Bronze Mirror and said: "Senior elders, my Cong Long's protector has successfully advanced to the Heavenly Realm; would you like to join me in meeting him?"

"Sure."

"Sounds good~"

"Whew~" The Landing Mirror quietly took form, and the three entered, arriving at an island 300 meters north.

The mist here gradually thinned, allowing people to see each other as they got closer.

Lu Ran stood at the shore, hands behind his back, gazing into the thick northern mist.

Tu Feng and Bai Rao stood behind Lu Ran, curious about what kind of person Lu Ran's first Heavenly Realm Great Power was.

In no time, the divine weapons and magic artifacts of the three informed their respective masters that an incredibly powerful presence was continuously approaching.

Similarly, Yu Changsheng's divine weapon, the One River Misty Rain Fan, also warned its master that danger lay ahead!

Extremely dangerous!

Yu Changsheng immediately lost his calm demeanor; his brows furrowed as he slowly flew closer.

At first glance, he saw the proudly standing Lu Ran.

Yu Changsheng's gaze quickly swept past the two people behind, unable to stop his heart from pounding in secret.

This?

"Congratulations!" The muffled voice came from Lu Ran's blood crystal mask, "A great power of the Heavenly Realm, Mr. Cong Long, isn't it incredible?"

Yu Changsheng closed his paper fan, cupped his hands and greeted, "Master Lu, you flatter me. May I ask who these two Daoists are?"

"Ah! I... I was afraid you'd become too arrogant after ascending to the Heavenly Realm, so I specially found two seniors to stabilize the scene."

Lu Ran wanted to jokingly laugh, but unfortunately, the pressure Yu Changsheng gave him was too overwhelming.

Yu Changsheng: "..."

Lu Ran introduced, "This is Peak Master of Wuji Peak, Master Tu, and this is Jade-faced Snake disciple, Senior Bai Rao."

Yu Changsheng's heart skipped a beat!

That Peak Master Tu who destroyed the entire Wuji Peak? And a disciple of an evil demon, a believer of the Jade-faced Snake?

How did such a combination come together?

Yu Changsheng was truly a bit confused.

What exactly happened in the past month since I ascended?

Also, where did the people of the Thousand Boat Alliance go...

"Tsk-tsk~" Bai Rao raised her eyebrows, looking at the graceful and handsome young man, "Lu Lang's taste is truly exceptional, this type of appearance is rare."

Tu Peak appraised Yu Changsheng and said, "Congratulations to Dragon Guardian for entering the First Level of Heaven Realm.

You don't have any bewitching voices in your head, do you?"

The Heavenly Realm is different from other realms.

The Heavenly Realm doesn't consist of ranks one to five; it only has three tiers.

In private, Lu Ran always named them the lower, middle, and upper stages of the Heavenly Realm.

However, Bai Rao, who has wandered in the Heavenly Realm for a long time, named them the First Heaven, Second Heaven, and Third Heaven!

Lu Ran then also started calling them that.

The Third Heaven,

Is the peak existence within the Heavenly Realm.

To this day, no one knows what lies beyond crossing the Third Heaven.

Perhaps... that's the power realm of gods and demons.

Thus, no believers of the Human Clan have truly crossed the Third Heaven.

After all, there wouldn't be any god or demon willing to let their believers replace them...

In response to Peak Master Tu's question, Yu Changsheng did not immediately reply; instead, he looked at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran gently nodded and said, "Both seniors have joined the Ran Sect; they both know.

It is thanks to the protection of these two seniors that Mr. Cong Long was able to ascend smoothly."

Even though Yu Changsheng already had suspicions in his mind, he couldn't help but be secretly astonished.

The Sect Master's allure is so strong... ahem, such strong methods!

Being able to pull a person like Peak Master Tu into the Ran Sect?

You really dare...

Yu Changsheng cupped his hands and responded, "I respectfully serve Master Lu, naturally not corrupted by divine beings."

"Hmm." Tu Peak nodded in satisfaction.

Bai Rao took half a step forward, her red lips close to Lu Ran's ear, and gently blew: "Lu Lang must ascend quickly, don't let that Jade-faced Snake continue to tarnish me..."

Lu Ran's pupils slightly contracted!

If that breath of a woman mixes with the Evil Technique·Immortal Breath...

At this moment, the thought of contracting Bai Rao reached its peak in Lu Ran's mind! To bind her with Evil Sculpture, then immediately ban her evil techniques!

She is truly too dangerous!

Too terrifying, indeed.

Lu Ran slowly turned his head, with a serious expression: "Bai..."

"I'm sorry." Bai Rao suddenly spoke, retreating a step obediently, with a meek demeanor, quietly saying, "Don't be angry, I won't do it again."

Lu Ran: "..."

[Master, what happened?] Yu Changsheng transmitted voice in his mind.

Lu Ran paused for a moment and transmitted back: [Many things happened during this period; Mr. Cong Long can ask the two seniors.]

After transmitting, he continued in normal speech, "Cong Long, accompany the two seniors back to the meeting hall first; I'll take Evil Shadow to kill some Mo Li.

I'll return soon and enable you to merge with the Stone Sculpture."

While speaking, Lu Ran unfolded a landing mirror beside him.

After several proposals from them, it was still on Lu Ran's insistence that they entered the mirror.

Immediately afterward, a figure appeared behind Lu Ran's side.

"Phew..." Lu Ran closed his eyes and sighed comfortably.

Yan Shuangzi naturally knew that the departure of the three Heavenly Realm great powers greatly reduced his pressure.

However, she didn't expect Lu Ran to turn around and smile at her, "You're still the best! Standing behind me makes me truly feel at ease."

Yan Shuangzi silently lowered her gaze.

You... are very accurate in evaluating yourself.

You do indeed possess a bit of the succubus attribute.

The occasional words you say make people want to give you everything...

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