Summit of the Old Gods

So I can finally pay for my meals?

Could that Dust Shadow Believer be the childhood friend of the Wang Quan believer, Li Rouyin?

Lu Ran was deeply moved and immediately inquired.

Shangguan Hongfu knew everything without reservation: "It's been about two or three years since that encounter. At that time, I was living apprehensively within Qianhua Ridge."

"Qianhua Ridge?"

"Qianhua Ridge is located to the south, about three hundred to five hundred kilometers from here, named for its abundance of strange flowers and herbs."

Shangguan Hongfu paused, then continued: "A few years ago, Qianhua Ridge was occupied by the Poison Bee Sect and the Spiritual Image Sect.

We, the Lantern Believers disciples, depended on the Qianhua Gang to survive under their rule.

I recall once when I was out collecting Holy Spirit Energy, I saw a Dust Shadow Believer among the flowers."

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

Third-class God · Poison Bee!

Third-class God · Spiritual Image!

Both belong to the 'Eight Great Heavenly Demons' series, along with beasts like Mountain Lord, Sky Phoenix, Greedy Wolf, Dragon Carp, etc.

Their combat power is quite remarkable!

It's just that Rain Alley City is too small, and there are none of these believers in the Moon Gazer troop.

Shangguan Hongfu continued: "That man was very young and had a clean appearance. Upon seeing us, he activated the Other Shore Flower and transmitted away."

Lu Ran: "..."

That's it?

Didn't even say a word?

Shangguan Hongfu understood Lu Ran's expression and said in embarrassment: "That young man was very cautious, not giving anyone the chance to approach or communicate, and left promptly."

Jiang Ruyi asked: "Since you were part of the Qianhua Gang, why did you flee here?"

Shangguan Hongfu: "There were eight Spiritual believers in the Qianhua Gang. One morning, all eight drew bad fortunes.

Without exception, eight bad fortunes."

Lu Ran slightly frowned.

For Divine·Spiritual Sign, this cursed being, he loathed him to the extreme.

But Lu Ran couldn't deny that his predictions were incredibly accurate!

Shangguan Hongfu: "That day, the Qianhua Gang was divided into two factions; one advocated leaving, the other was reluctant to leave their familiar home and wanted to continue guarding Qianhua Ridge."

Jiang Ruyi nodded lightly, because the so-called "bad fortune" covered a wide range.

The Spiritual believers could not specify what was going to happen, only predicting the day's luck.

Jiang Ruyi elegantly overlapped her legs, her delicate hands resting on her legs, playing with her fingers, and said calmly:

"Did you advocate leaving?"

Shangguan Hongfu didn't respond.

He never took a seat, and also hung his head lower.

Jiang Ruyi was silent for a moment, then softly said: "Mr. Shangguan need not be like this; the predictions of the Spiritual Sign Sect are precise, and you were only acting to stay alive."

At the words, Shangguan Hongfu breathed a sigh of relief.

The cold and beautiful fairy sitting before him, although very young, exerted an overwhelming pressure.

To Shangguan Hongfu, the pair of men and women in front of him were akin to the Village Chief and the Lady of Langhua Village.

Both were Sect leaders.

Such people consider issues from a different angle than ordinary folks.

No matter if Qianhua Ridge and the Qianhua Gang would face extinction, Shangguan Hongfu's action was leading the brothers and sisters away from the gang.

"What happened to Qianhua Gang?" Lu Ran asked, "Is it still there?"

"I fear the worst." Shangguan Hongfu shook his head, "That day, Qianhua Ridge descended into chaos, unable to reach a unified opinion.

When I led others and some teams left, it was already too late."

Lu Ran curiously asked: "What do you mean by too late?"

Shangguan Hongfu smiled bitterly: "We encountered the Wusheng Sect."

Lu Ran: "..."

That indeed was too late.

How could Third-class God believers compete with First-class God disciples?

Nominally, everyone is a disciple of strong gods.

If a real fight breaks out, wouldn't the Wusheng Sect slaughter through Qianhua Ridge?

Shangguan Hongfu continued: "Fortunately, they were not many in number, and our groups scattered and fled. I was lucky to escape."

Lu Ran: "Then, did you lead your team all the way north and get captured by the Village Chief of Langhua Village?"

Shangguan Hongfu silently nodded.

Lu Ran's eyes showed a hint of pity.

Clearly a Great Power in the Sea Realm, and an extremely supportive Lantern Believer, yet he ended up this displaced and anxious.

Hold on!

Shangguan Hongfu first was a member of Qianhua Gang, then of Langhua Village.

Both gangs faced catastrophe.

Now, Shangguan Hongfu has become a member of Ran Sect...

By routine,

next, it should be Ran Sect's turn to be wiped out?

Lu Ran's face turned strange as he looked at the man named "Hongfu" before him.

Jiang Ruyi spoke: "From now on, you need not wander anymore.

What we promised you, we will strive to do our best. Entering Ran Sect won't let your brothers and sisters suffer again.

You must also settle down and be loyal to your Sect Leader."

"Yes, Lady."

Shangguan Hongfu's expression was solemn. He tidied his fine robe and made a grand salute with utmost formality.

Lu Ran immediately got up to help.

Though he was a bit flustered inside.

But putting aside the messy thoughts, Lu Ran was still very happy to be able to recruit a champion of support.

From now on, the Ran Sect members' error tolerance will be even higher.

Yu Changsheng main healing, secondary perception purification, Shangguan Hongfu main defense, secondary healing control...

Two major Sea Realm assistants stand in the team!

Isn't Xian'er sister going to be free to run wild?

The Mad Xian'er just needs to swing the hammer!

The two great helpers are responsible for reporting, healing, purifying, controlling, deploying defense shields...

Just thinking about it, Lu Ran feels great for Xian'er sister!

Lu Ran pressed Shangguan Hongfu down onto a chair beside him and sighed, "Looks like we need to head south and check out Qianhua Ridge."

Shangguan Hongfu cautiously reminded, "Sect Leader, we don't know what force occupies Qianhua Ridge now. What if it's the Wusheng Sect..."

Lu Ran laughed and sat back down on his chair, "Even if it's the Yin Flower Dan tribe there, I have to take a look."

Finally getting some information, there's no way he'd let it slip away.

If there are still people inside Qianhua Ridge, maybe they have seen the Dust Shadow Believer?

Shangguan Hongfu hesitated for a long time, looking at the imperial-robed youth with immense power, and in the end, he didn't dare say anything more.

Jiang Ruyi whispered, "Both Wolf Bone Village and Wolf Flower Village are destroyed. We can return to Cloud Sea Cliff for a short rest."

"Mm." Lu Ran nodded in agreement.

It's time to go back, recruit the Weak God disciples as believers, and also activate the Greedy Wolf and Thousand Bone Divine Sculptures.

Vigorously enhance my strength!

Shangguan Hongfu remained silent, but inside, his heart was in turmoil.

He was still organizing his words, thinking about telling the Sect Master about Wolf Flower Village Chief's brother, the Wolf Bone Village Chief.

Yet... is it true that Wolf Bone Village has already been wiped out?

The Wolf Bone Village Chief and his two wives, three great Sea Realm powers, all beheaded?

"Don't forget to ask the Eight Desolate Blade, see how far those people have gone." Jiang Ruyi reminded thoughtfully.

Lu Ran immediately transmitted a thought, inquiring about it.

After a while, Lu Ran looked at Jiang Xian'er, "Rest assured, they are far away from us!

We spent only two days at Wolf Bone and Wolf Flower."

The Ran Sect members fought continuously, during which many things happened.

But in reality, Wolf Bone Village was destroyed yesterday, and Wolf Flower Village was taken down today!

Counting the days, not even two full days, the opposition hasn't gone very far.

"That's good." Jiang Ruyi nodded lightly.

Shangguan Hongfu listened quietly, although he didn't know what the two were discussing, he heard enough to discern the trajectory of Ran Sect's operations!

Two days, two villages?

Shangguan Hongfu paused, his heart filled more with bitterness than astonishment.

Whether it's Wolf Flower Village or Wolf Bone Village, they were places he could never escape in his lifetime, prisons that ordinary disciples could never break free from.

Yet, these young people had lightly trampled everything.

Following them, whether life would be good or not is still unknown.

But certainly, escaping their control seems impossible...

After a long silence, Shangguan Hongfu respectfully called, "Sect Leader."

"Hmm?"

"The first wife of Wolf Bone Village chief visited here, and just returned yesterday."

"Oh, we encountered that lunatic last night." Lu Ran grinned, "Good grief! She was truly vicious, sacrificed all her attendants!

The Thousand Bone Altar piled up to the sky."

Shangguan Hongfu: "..."

Jiang Ruyi looked at Lu Ran with a half-smile, feeling that this scene was somewhat familiar.

Acting again?

Lu Ran stood up and said, "Let's go plunder the village, complete the mission early, and return to Cloud Sea Cliff sooner."

While the Eight Desolate Blade's opponents are still far away, I can take the opportunity to initiate the Divine Sculpture.

Divine Sculpture upgrades take time.

Just as well, this gives the new disciples some time to buffer and digest.

Elder Bai can also give them lessons for two days.

Once I've cleared my mind, I can directly sign contracts with the disciples.

Lu Ran thought to himself as he walked towards the depths of the council hall.

He activated a transmission mirror with one hand and lifted a beautifully carved, grand, and magnificent village chief's chair with the other, stuffing it into the mirror.

The Greedy Wolf sect truly seeks luxury, that chair is gorgeous!

This craftsmanship far exceeds Xun Yifei's level ~

Later, I'll make another trip to Wolf Bone Village, empty out the second lady's mansion, distribute it to the protectors and Divine generals, improve their quality of life.

As for that garden...

Forget it.

The sea of flowers, while beautiful, with Leng Xushuang now part of the Ran Sect, may bring back painful memories if she sees it.

Thus, Lu Ran joined the plundering team.

By noon, Lu Ran left Shadow One and Shadow Two to accompany the Eight Desolate Blade and guard Wolf Flower Village, then led the team back to Cloud Sea Cliff.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Ran gave the two divine weapon daggers of Wolf Flower Village Chief to the Shadow Guard Team.

Now, this elite team of Lu Ran's is armed to the teeth.

The two village chiefs, Langwen and Langwu, had two obsidian divine weapon daggers each, now held by Shadow One and Shadow Two respectively.

Pitiful Shadow Three has been stationed at Cloud Sea Cliff all this time, getting nothing ~

Hmm... when her two sisters return, let them show some mercy and give her one, shall we?

The divine Black Ice short blade of the Wolf Flower Lady was given to Yan Shuangzi by Lu Ran.

This is made of Black Ice!

She already has a Black Ice Evil Moon Scimitar, and pairing it with a Black Ice Evil Moon Short Blade is a perfect match.

"Thank you for your hard work, go rest now, I need to close up and cultivate for two days."

In front of the small courtyard of Cloud Sea Residence, Lu Ran dismissed everyone, turned, and walked towards the residence.

Greedy Wolf Divine Sculpture!

Thousand Bone Divine Sculpture!

Here I come~

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