Summit of the Old Gods

A meeting lasted until noon.

Lu Ran, brimming with confidence, stored all the fake gods in his mind, then stored Huangfu Zhao in the Fiery Phoenix Patterned Gourd, before returning to the Third Heaven.

Destination of this journey: Blood Dust Divine Mountain!

Despite his apprehension towards the Blood Skull Clan, this time, Lu Ran had to go.

To seek the Immortal Sheep.

Also, to preemptively navigate the Demon Cave in preparation for slaying the Ghost Talisman Doll.

Although the shapes of the demon lairs in the world vary, they all have the same essence. Lu Ran planned to carefully observe the upper and lower layers of the Demon Cave under the protection of Lord Immortal Sheep.

Regarding the matter of slaying gods, it's never too much to prepare thoroughly!

With the help of the Heavenly Grade Evil Technique: Evil Shadow Flash, Lu Ran traveled swiftly and soon reached the remote southwestern frontline.

"Hoo~"

Amidst the flickering divine power, Lu Ran's figure stopped.

He concealed his form, standing in mid-air, using his extreme eye power to gaze into the distance.

Within the Third Heaven, everywhere was dark, but here, the sky was particularly bright.

Countless dots of white light seemed to form a surging tide, presenting an incredibly magnificent scene!

The battlefield here was grander, a couple of levels above the one at Nu Ying Divine Mountain!

"Wow!" Lu Ran clicked his tongue in awe.

So many Faceless Jade Venerables?

The southwestern frontline was brutal to this extent?

He flew forward, gazing up at the skies, and found this divine mountain equally towering, with various sharp peaks puncturing several black cloud vortices.

Which vortex leads directly to the Mortal World Da Xia's Luoxian Mountain?

Huh?

Lu Ran suddenly blinked his eyes.

What are those?

All around the divine mountain were figures of Evil Mirror Demons, surrounded by Faceless Jade Venerables who were not attacking recklessly.

Ah! Right!

Lu Ran suddenly understood.

Evil Mirror Magic: Mirror Puppet Shadow!

The Evil Mirror Demon clan can summon special mirrors that reflect the enemies' shapes, thereby replicating identical creatures.

In the past, when Lu Ran trained in the Demon Cave: Galaxy Bay, he was once "taught" by a River Realm Evil Mirror Demon.

At that time, the charming little demon took out a mirror and directly duplicated a copy of Lu Ran.

However, the "Puppet Shadow Lu Ran" that crawled out from the mirror had many flaws.

Lacking intelligence, unable to inherit martial arts.

Most importantly, it couldn't perform techniques!

For Lu Ran, such a puppet shadow was easily dealt with, as he is human, with a fragile flesh and blood body.

Lu Ran relies on his powerful skills and exquisite swordsmanship.

To the point that the mirrored puppet shadow of Lu Ran had low defense, thin blood, and was quite amateurish in its skills...

Faceless Jade Venerables are different!

Their bodies are made of jade stone, not fragile at all.

The puppet shadow of Faceless Jade Venerables created by Evil Mirror Demons had high defense, thick blood, fast movement speed, and were ferocious!

"Truly eye-opening." Lu Ran grinned.

The various special mirrors of the Evil Mirror Demon clan were derived from the Basic Technique: Mirror of Sin.

And the Basic Technique: Mirror of Sin had a limited number.

For each realm the caster advances, they can summon an additional basic mirror as their technique grade improves.

In other words, a Heavenly Realm Evil Mirror Demon minion could possess six Mirrors of Sin.

After transformation, one Evil Mirror Demon can replicate six Faceless Jade Venerables!

What does this mean?

Lu Ran had just understood why the frontline here was far grander than that at Nu Ying Divine Mountain, with Faceless Jade Venerables surging like a tsunami.

Turns out most of the terrifying tide was their own people?

The Evil Mirror Demons were also adorned with Dust Shadow Flower shadows, mysterious and beautiful Other Shore Flowers blooming continuously.

A multitude of teleportation arrays stretched out over the battlefield.

Puppet shadow jade venerables were constantly deployed onto the battlefield, with many Evil Mirror Demons leading their fully assembled squads to teleport behind enemy lines for surprise attacks.

Lu Ran couldn't help but be impressed!

As he flew closer, his expression became increasingly peculiar.

Wait!

Lu Ran realized he had been mistaken twice.

The dense dots of white light were not just Faceless Jade Venerables and Puppet Shadow Jade Venerables; there was another presence—Immortal Sheep!

To be precise, Immortal Sheep minions.

"Wow!" Lu Ran's mouth formed an 'O' shape.

So many!

So many dominating sheep!

This was his first time seeing Immortal Sheep minions, as if witnessing countless miniature versions of Immortal Sheep remnants.

Each Immortal Sheep minion stood upright, their two hind hooves on the ground, and their front hooves hidden in wide sleeves.

They were all draped in white jade robes!

Their garments were even more exquisite than the robes of Faceless Jade Venerables, as lustrous and smooth as mutton-fat jade, flashing with an ethereal glow in this gloomy world.

Immortal Sheep minions darted through the mist with astonishing speed, continuously ramming enemies with their immortal horns.

Indeed, Faceless Jade Venerables had extraordinary defensive power.

But empowered by Immortal Hooves, the charge of Immortal Sheep minions was astounding, their horns carrying a force as if with the weight of mountains!

They truly could ram Faceless Jade Venerables, creating numerous cracks.

"Maa!!"

"Maa~~~"

As Lu Ran flew closer, the bleating of sheep reached his ears, rising and falling.

It made Lu Ran's heart itch!

He had a strong feeling of finding his kin~

He felt a compelling urge to dive into the white jade waves and bleat along with them...

Come to think of it, the bleating of the Immortal Sheep minions wasn't mixed with any spiritual output, after all, Faceless Jade Venerables had maxed-out spirit defense, unaffected by any interference.

Contrarily, neither the Evil Mirror Clan nor the Blood Skull Clan have learned Spirit Defense Techniques, so they often fall for tricks.

[Here it comes.] A low, hoarse voice abruptly echoed in my mind.

[Lord Immortal Sheep!] Lu Ran hovered from afar.

The Dust Shadow Flower - the Evil Mirror Demon couldn't detect the invisible Lu Ran, but the Immortal Sheep could. After all, there was a contract binding the two, one man and one god.

"Baaa!!"

Suddenly, a piercing sheep bleat was heard, standing out amidst the endless chorus of "baa baa" sounds.

Lu Ran followed the sound and searched for a while in the jade white waves before spotting a peculiar sheep.

This sheep... was very small.

You could completely describe it as a "little lamb"!

The little creature stood on all fours without any clothes, looking exactly like an ordinary lamb.

When Lu Ran noticed it, the little lamb had just been harshly crushed by an underling of the Immortal Sheep.

"Crack!!"

The little lamb died tragically on the spot, its body suddenly swelling, transforming into a shattered Faceless Jade Venerable.

Immortal Sheep Divine Technique·Sheep?!

Lu Ran's pupils slightly contracted.

It's often said, the fewer the words, the bigger the event!

The Immortal Sheep Divine Technique·Sheep is domineering, forcibly turning a Faceless Jade Venerable into a lamb awaiting slaughter.

It's been five years since Lu Ran became an Immortal Sheep Believer.

He has never used this technique.

Because it extremely consumes divine power, energy, and qi power, and even drains the soul.

What's more terrifying is that once this technique is used, the caster becomes incredibly weak, losing all combat ability for a certain period.

The severe consequences made Lu Ran hesitant.

Additionally, this technique only works on enemies of the same level or lower.

Who was Lu Ran?

He's someone who often kills enemies of higher levels! Facing enemies of the same level, he'd just crush them directly, how could he need such a technique.

But for the Immortal Sheep's underlings, this technique is excellent!

One on one, how could they defeat a Faceless Jade Venerable?

Trading one life for another, isn't that wonderful?

"Gulp." Lu Ran's throat moved, the more he looked, the more startled he became.

No wonder the Blood Skull Clan rarely stayed at the Blood Dust Divine Mountain!

No wonder he searched for so long and only saw a few Blood Skull underlings.

Because there's simply no need!

Da Xia's Evil Demon Leader?

Yeah, I get it, just go play on the side~

The Evil Mirror Demon is a Summoner, capable of summoning puppet jade venerables several times the enemy's number to hold the front line and ambush the back.

The Dust Shadow Flower is a Teleporter, capable of sending people where defenses are weak in an instant.

The Immortal Sheep Sect has explosive combat power!

Where is there any sign of cowardice?

Lu Ran was stunned!

This damn... this group of Immortal Sheep underlings, each is fiercer than the last!

A Faceless Jade Venerable, you say?

Heard you're wild?

Heard you roam the Heavenly Realm, unmatched?

Come!

I'll trade lives with you!

[Lord Immortal Sheep, this is...] For a moment, Lu Ran didn't know what to say.

[This what?] The still deep voice carried a hint of amusement.

[Lord Immortal Sheep is so strong! It feels like you could handle the Faceless Jade Venerable alone.] Lu Ran sincerely exclaimed.

Just throw a single Immortal Sheep Divine Technique·Sheep over!

Even the Faceless Jade Venerable would turn into a little lamb, right?

[Heh.] The Immortal Sheep gave a cold laugh, [If I resolved the Faceless Jade Venerable, how would you overthrow the domination of this vast sky of gods and demons?]

Lu Ran's breath hitched!

Immortal Sheep... didn't say no?

Damn domineering sheep boss!

You this... this, this, this?

[If I turn the Jade Venerable into a sheep to be slaughtered by the gods and demons, what do you think would be my fate then?] The cold words, like the morning bell and evening drum, echoed in Lu Ran's mind.

Knowing the nature of the gods and demons, Lu Ran absolutely didn't believe they would treat Lord Immortal Sheep as a hero!

If the Immortal Sheep can resolve the Faceless Jade Venerable, then given enough time to recuperate, the Immortal Sheep could naturally resolve any god or demon.

What a threat is this?

Inevitably, some god or demon would seize the opportunity to smash the Immortal Sheep's stone sculpture!

[Indeed, Lord Immortal Sheep must grasp the Divine Technique carefully, never to display it lightly.] Lu Ran immediately sent a message.

[What business do you have here?]

[Lord Immortal Sheep, the troops under my command are ready and prepared! I came this time planning to pass through this dark cloud whirlpool and incidentally survey the state of the Demon Cave, leading directly to Luoxian Mountain.]

[Ready?]

[Yes!] Lu Ran nodded heavily, [After returning to the mountain, I plan to report the battle plans to you.]

[Have you thought it through? The fall of an evil god affects everything.] Immortal Sheep's words were not cold, but gentle, [Once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back.]

Lu Ran was exceedingly solemn, speaking word by word: [I've thought it through.]

From the day I embarked on this path,

I've imagined a glorious outcome, but also thought of shattering into pieces along the way, beyond redemption.

The only thing I never considered, is regretting setting foot on this path.

Once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back?

Indeed so.

No turning back!

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