Summit of the Old Gods

The northern landscape, thousands of miles of drifting snow.

Lu Ran stepped on the dense snow and listened to the strange sound of "creak-creak," finding it quite interesting.

Becoming a cultivator brings many conveniences indeed.

The powerful body of the Sea Realm greatly enhances Lu Ran's resistance to cold.

If he were an ordinary person or a rookie at the Mist Realm level, he would likely be frozen, with hands and face pale, and limbs stiff.

[Master, I smell the fragrance of plum blossoms.] Yan Shuangzi's voice rang in his mind.

[Be careful, keep the Ice Heart Bracelet casting.] Lu Ran advised.

[Yes.]

This trip, Lu Ran only brought Feng Yan and Luo Ying as generals, along with Shangguan Hall Master and an Evil Shadow Guardian.

Under Lu Ran's persuasion, Jiang Ruyi did not come along and temporarily lent the Magic Artifact Ice Heart Bracelet to Yan Shuangzi.

The Evil Plum Demon Queen possesses a powerful Evil Technique - Soul Capturing Cold Fragrance!

The cold and distant fragrance captivates the soul, causing all sentient beings to become deeply ensnared.

For Lu Ran and Yan Shuangzi, this technique poses a significant threat!

Only with spirit defense techniques and purification skills can one resist this poison.

At this moment, at the rear of the team, Shangguan Hongfu carried a beautiful eight-sided lantern in his hand.

Divine Technique - Holy Fire Cage!

The sacred white light purifies the area, eliminating any possible abnormal states.

[To the front left!] Came another transmission.

"Everyone, pay attention!" Lu Ran spoke loudly, explaining the situation.

The team immediately headed to the front left, and soon, Lu Ran sniffed again.

Sniff~

The faint plum blossom fragrance, mixed with the cold chill, bewitched the heart.

Lu Ran was thoroughly enchanted!

Wonderful, wonderful!

In comparison, the disciples of Cold Plum are still too bland, the plum fragrance of the Ice Plum Demon Queen feels even more lethal.

Better days are ahead~

Lu Ran's lips curved into a slight smile.

Leng Xushuang is Jiang Ruyi's personal guard!

In the future, he could enjoy this captivating poisonous fragrance day and night... wait!

Lu Ran suddenly realized something:

After activating the Evil Sculpture, I'm quite fragrant myself!

No need to sniff Leng Xushuang then?

"Ah~" While pondering, Lu Ran spotted a beautiful scene.

Snowflakes gently floated down, scattered among the forest.

They also landed on the shoulders of a magnificently dressed woman.

She merely stood there appreciating the snow, exuding a sense of regal beauty.

She was draped in a snow-colored cloak, radiating presence, with a head of long silver-white hair, wearing a luxurious ice crystal crown.

On the ice crown, plum blossoms formed from frost and snow were intricately encrusted.

Exquisitely beautiful!

"Sect Leader?" Luo Ying held a bow with an arrow drawn and softly sought permission.

"Hmm." Lu Ran responded.

Luo Ying immediately released his fingers, the bowstring vibrating!

A Water Mist Arrow shot out swiftly.

"Hmm?" The Ice Plum Demon Queen turned her head sharply.

A fleeting glance, enough to make one's heart tremble.

She truly resembles a human!

Her fair face, delicate features, especially the touch of red on her lips, who knows how many pitiful humans she has entranced.

Fortunately, the Ice Plum Demon Queen has a pair of eerie pale purple devil eyes.

These devil eyes clearly inform the world of her true identity!

Evil Demon Clan - Ice Plum Demon Queen!

"Hmm!" The Ice Plum Demon Queen's pupils slightly contracted, seeing the Water Mist Arrow aiming straight at her face, she swiftly flew to the rear side.

In an instant, plum blossoms scattered.

Her silver hair fluttered, and her robes swirled.

Bringing a great visual impact to Lu Ran.

The Ice Plum Demon Queen's speed was far beyond fast!

Amidst the scattered plum blossoms, she left trails indicating her path of movement.

Evil Technique - Plum Falling Stunning Glance!

This is a movement technique that allows the caster to be light and agile, wandering freely between heaven and earth.

Light as a startling glance, shadow like plum blossoms.

In the process of dodging, energy surged in the Ice Plum Demon Queen's hand, quickly forming an ice crystal sword.

Evil Technique - Ice Plum Sword!

Whether it was her true form, the clear three-foot ice sword, or the decorative frost and snow plum blossoms on the sword hilt, all revealed the word exquisiteness!

Like a fine piece of art.

Unfortunately,

This piece of art encountered Ash's disciple, a ruthless killer.

"Whew!"

The Ice Plum Demon Queen swiftly flew backward, wielding the sword in front to slash.

Sword energy condensed from frost flew forward in an arc, extremely sharp, heading straight for the lone Water Mist Arrow.

Evil Technique - Ice Sword Energy!

The Divine Cold Plum, known as the Little Sword Lord, and why isn't the Ice Plum Demon Queen just as gifted?

Even this one move of the Ice Sword Energy carries the charm of Lord Jian Yi!

"Whoosh~"

The Water Mist Arrow suddenly adjusted its arrowhead, the forward-stabbing speed remained undiminished.

The tracking arrow forcibly penetrated the ice sword energy and outpaced the beautiful residual shadow of the Ice Plum Demon Queen's path.

Pierced straight into the heart of the evil demon!

"Crack!"

The Ice Plum Demon Queen's beautiful eyes widened.

In the end, she tried to block with her sword, but the sturdy ice sword shattered completely.

The arrow of the Yangyang Sea, how could a River Realm evil demon resist it?

Mighty Luo Ying, wherever his eyes glanced, left behind a skeletal corpse.

"Hiss!"

The Water Mist Arrow instantly pierced through the snow-colored cloak, penetrated the chest of the Ice Plum Demon Queen, and emerged from her back, pulling out a trail of blood.

Falling onto the pristine snow, it was quite poignant.

The Ice Plum Demon Queen fell heavily to the ground, and during her backward slide, piled up a tall heap of snow.

Lu Ran couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He hadn't taken Luoshen on a mission for a long time, and he almost forgot what a killing deity this young mother was.

With Luo Ying holding the fort within the team, it seems unlikely that the two Feng Yan generals would have much opportunity to shine?

"Creak, creak..."

Lu Ran stepped forward on the snow.

He reached out with one hand, adjusting Evil Technique·Night Wind Assault to the lowest grade, blowing the snow off the body of the Ice Plum Demon Queen.

"Uh, uh..."

The Ice Plum Demon Queen hadn't completely died yet, blood spilled from the corners of her mouth, her devilish eyes gradually turning hollow.

"So beautiful indeed," Lu Ran lamented.

The last time he felt such emotion, it should have been due to those noble Evil Mirror Demons.

The time before that, likely the regal and pure Jade-faced Snake?

Further tracing back... forget it, too many.

The Evil Demon faction truly shone, ranging from the revoltingly ugly Tooth-Faced People to the bewitchingly captivating Sea Merfolk.

Regardless of beauty or ugliness,

while killing and torturing, the Evil Demons' expressions were consistently similar.

"Poof~"

The Ice Plum Demon Queen silently shattered, turning into wisps of white mist.

The little Blazing Phoenix flew out and began feasting on the spot.

Lu Ran also sensed that the Dead Soul of the Ice Plum Demon Queen had already been drawn into his eyes.

"Stay vigilant," Lu Ran instructed and closed his eyes, entering the spiritual world.

In the Evil Demon Sculpture Garden, Lu Ran found the luxurious Ice Plum Demon Queen, attempting to activate the Evil Sculpture.

"Buzz!"

The Evil Sculpture instantly quivered.

Success!

Lu Ran was quite satisfied, activating a Stone Sculpture required two thousand Mist Realm Dead Souls.

One River = ten Streams = one hundred Brooks = one thousand Mists.

Calculating it, Lu Ran required two Jiang Realm Dead Souls to activate an Evil Sculpture, and the recently deceased Ice Plum Demon Queen evidently collected a bit of Holy Spirit Energy.

Lu Ran waited a moment, discovering that the Ice Plum Demon Queen's Evil Sculpture paused at the Stream Realm Third Rank.

Hmm... that's fine.

Lu Ran opened his eyes and told everyone, "I'll make a trip back to Cloud Sea Cliff, please wait for me a bit."

"Yes!"

"Yes." Amidst a chorus of responses, Lu Ran activated a Transmission Mirror.

In a small courtyard at Cloud Sea Residence, two women practicing sword dancing paused and turned their heads to look.

Lu Ran, covered in frost and snow, stepped into the courtyard.

"Found it?" Jiang Ruyi sheathed her sword, still not letting Lu Ran see her dance moves.

It had been two days since Lu Ran led the team on the mission.

He should have found it by now.

Back when Lu Ran led the team to Sword Ridge Peak to rescue Yan Shuangzi, he had captured some Dead Souls of North Wind believers.

This mission allowed Lu Ran to trace the steps accurately because he had previously consulted the North Wind disciples about the northern environment.

"The Evil Sculpture has been activated." Lu Ran nodded slightly, looking at Leng Xushuang, "Come."

Leng Xushuang, suppressing her excitement, stepped forward quickly and kneeled.

As early as yesterday, she had torn the master-slave contract with Divine Cold Plum.

Unexpectedly, she suffered immense damage and fell to Jiang Realm Third Rank.

But at this moment, Leng Xushuang had no regrets.

Rather, her heart was full of anticipation!

"Hoo~"

An enormous shadow spread out from within Lu Ran, instantly making the courtyard colder.

The Ice Plum Demon Queen opened her devilish eyes, her expression icy, looking down at the kneeling Human Clan below.

The Realm of the Evil Sculpture was indeed not high, but the aura of the Demon Queen was astonishing!

After all, this was no mere Evil Demon lackey but a genuine Evil God shadow!

The lofty Demon Queen exuded a contradictory aura, a mix of solemnity and seduction, slowly extending her ethereal hand.

A human and a demon's palms overlapped, pressing onto Leng Xushuang's forehead.

"Hiss..." Leng Xushuang trembled, inhaling sharply.

A cold breath poured in from the top of her head, chilling her flesh and blood.

Lu Ran, eyes closed, skillfully performed, signing the Inheritance Contract with Leng Xushuang, binding firmly with the Evil God statue.

He was eager to activate the Evil Sculpture, even if it meant the coming days in battle would have his head buzzing...

Because Leng Xushuang's strength was slightly lacking,

more because her cultivation talent had reached its limit!

If the contract was signed with Leng Xushuang at the outset of the Evil Sculpture, then every promotion and vibration of the Stone Sculpture could benefit her considerably.

Even though a person and a Stone Sculpture become more integrated over time,

this special promotion process of the Stone Sculpture can hasten the integration of one person and one sculpture!

Ultimately, to enhance her cultivation talent as soon as possible.

It's clear that for Jiang Ruyi's guardian, Lu Ran had gone to great lengths.

"Hoo~"

The shadow of the Ice Plum Demon Queen quietly dissipated, the contract was made!

Leng Xushuang, head bowing low and face buried, spoke with a trembling voice:

"Th-thank you, Sect Leader."

She was once a weak disciple at someone else's mercy.

Imprisoned by the Wolf Bone Village Chief, her life devoid of freedom, only escaping through the tragic means of death to avoid an even more miserable fate.

And on that day, by that winding little river, everything changed.

The youth in the Emperor Robe appeared abruptly, took the sword from her hands, and pulled down the hand she tried to pierce her heart with.

He helped her get revenge, provided her shelter, returned her freedom.

Now, he helped her transform, granting her a "Divine Position."

A path to ascend to the heavens step by step.

Leng Xushuang did not believe she was deserving, but all this just happened.

Like an extremely unreal dream.

In a daze, she heard the gentle voice of the youth: "From now on, make sure to protect Ruyi well for me."

Before Leng Xushuang could respond, she heard the Sect Leader's wife's soft laughter.

Jiang Ruyi watched the retreating youth in the Emperor Robe, her gaze tender: "Be careful."

"Mm-hmm." Lu Ran nodded repeatedly, retreating into the mirror.

The Ancient Bronze Mirror quietly shattered, disappearing without a trace.

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