The arrival of Xian Mo's residual shadow is undoubtedly a visual feast for the world!

Clad in a noble and magnificent phoenix robe, she accentuates her tall and graceful figure, with her jet-black long hair flowing down like a waterfall, scattered behind her without any adornment.

Her fair and enchanting face shows no expression, exuding an aura of terrifying divinity.

What captivates most is her eyes, in stark contrast to the newly arrived young goddess, lacking in smiles and wit.

Only a cold stillness remains.

When she lowered her eyes to look down, her icy gaze seemed to penetrate the flesh of all beings, staring directly into their souls.

Standing high in the sky, her phoenix robe fluttered without wind, revealing an inherent nobility arising from her realm's suppression and unique majesty as a supreme existence.

The number of gods within the Ran Sect is not small.

But there are only two leaders among all gods.

Wu Shanshan bowed her head, her body shivering.

Compared to suffering and worry, her heart was filled with more fear.

Unexpectedly, there was a slight expression on Xian Mo's residual shadow's face, a slight frown, as if pondering something.

In the eyes of many, the Lord God seemed somewhat displeased; on the God Worship Platform, the woman must have committed some grave sin!

In the deathly silence, Jiang Ruyi's brows slightly relaxed.

She remembered!

She finally recalled who the tiny human tribe on the God Worship Platform was.

Jiang Ruyi couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion.

She is very young, only twenty-three years old, yet she has experienced so much.

It feels like she has lived three lifetimes.

The Human World, the Mountain Realm, the Heavenly Realm.

Each world seemed like a long life.

The Human World, where she stayed the longest, also seemed the most distant.

On Holy Spirit Mountain, she experienced all forms of worldly suffering. When she crawled out of the abyss, it felt like she had lived a whole life.

On the Heavenly Realm Battlefield, she led her team to battle in all directions, tracing the sources of suffering.

Every life-and-death battle with the God Demon Camp, every shattered Divine and Evil Sculpture, seemed like an account of her past life's cycle.

So Jiang Ruyi felt very emotional.

She's just twenty-three, only five years since graduating high school, but she has already completely forgotten those images from those years.

Hmm... It's not important.

Once a passerby, now part of the multitude.

Jiang Ruyi closed her eyes, carefully sensing the Power of Faith flowing in due to people's prayers, selecting some suitable believers.

With a wave of her jade hand, the phoenix robe gently danced.

A faint Immortal Fog drifted down, settling among the crowd.

Moments later, the awe-inspiring Xian Mo's residual shadow vanished between heaven and earth.

Wu Shanshan felt the pressure reduce drastically, naturally realizing that Jiang Ruyi's gaze had just lingered on her, pausing for a moment.

She also realized that the other party did not recognize her.

Wu Shanshan's initial terror gradually subsided, quickly replaced by bitterness.

She had been so worried before.

Worried about her life and the fate of her future life...

Now it seems it was all unnecessary.

The Lord God doesn't remember her at all, or doesn't care.

Everything was just like what her father said on the phone when she left home, that she wasn't worth noticing... Wait!

How could she go unnoticed?

Wu Shanshan suddenly remembered she was still on the God Worship Platform.

She hadn't yet been taken in by a god, and didn't yet have a Divine Technique to use!

Wu Shanshan hurriedly lifted her head, just in time to see Lord Luo Ying slowly rise.

Immediately, Wu Shanshan's complexion turned pale.

Everyone just saw it; Lord Luo Ying respectfully saluted Jiang Ruyi.

Maybe Jiang Ruyi disdains to pay attention to the tiny human tribe, but those who revere her, like Lord Luo Ying, perhaps will...

"Hoo~"

A wisp of Immortal Fog descended, merging into Wu Shanshan's body.

Wu Shanshan was both startled and delighted, nearly moved to tears, realizing once again she took herself too seriously.

The God Worship ceremony continued, wave after wave of believers being taken in by the gods.

And this ceremony will last for a full three days, with another round on the seventh day of the lunar calendar.

No choice, the number of masterless believers is too many.

Meanwhile, the Da Xia officials, following the instructions conveyed by the Ran Sect, repeatedly emphasized to society the need to be fully prepared on the fifteenth of the first lunar month.

The battle is not over.

Indeed, on the fifteenth of the first lunar month, there will be an invasion by Evil Demons.

The authorities did not explain, but internally within the Ran Sect, it has already been decided.

Regardless of whether the Evil Spear Emperor makes a move, the Ran Sect will dispatch their demons to invade the Human World on the night of the fifteenth.

After all, besides the Da Xia war zone, there are four other major war zones in the world, and the unusual situation on the fifteenth of the last lunar month has already drawn significant attention from Outer Realm God Demons.

The fate of billions of people still rests in the hands of Outer Realm God Demons.

The Ran Sect cannot act arbitrarily.

However, under the absolute control of the Ran Sect, the intensity of the demon invasion will be appropriately reduced.

Transforming the Human World on the night of the fifteenth into a training and enhancement ground for human warriors.

This strategic decision was personally made by Jiang Ruyi after discussing it with her advisors.

The Sect Master's wife showed great responsibility, clearly expressing to her subordinates:

When Lu Ran succeeds in advancing and inquires, she will take full responsibility.

On some future day, when all truths are revealed, if the Ran Sect becomes a target of public criticism, Jiang Ruyi is also prepared to take responsibility for Lu Ran.

The days passed by one after another.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived as expected.

Demons from the Ran Sect, including Rou Paperman, Mud Mountain Pig, Bamboo Wood Demon, Blood Disaster Dog, Straw Demon, and others, appeared in the streets and alleys all over Da Xia.

The demons mainly came from Mist Realm, Stream Realm, and River Realm.

Occasionally, a few Jiang Realm Demon Lords were thrown into the great cities with strong defensive forces.

The "tradition" that had lasted over forty years had returned.

But it came with a stark difference.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the Winter Month last year, the Human World was a slaughterhouse for demons.

On the fifteenth night of the first lunar month this year, Da Xia seemed like a kindergarten for demons...

Interestingly, as the Ran Sect took action, the Northwest Camp also moved.

But it was clear to see, the Evil Gods of the Northwest Camp were also very restrained, and the demons invading the Human World were generally of low Realm strength.

Before the leaders of both sides could determine the winner, it seemed the Evil Gods were also leaving themselves a way out?

The turmoil of the outside world was completely unknown to Lu Ran.

He stayed in the distant Holy Spirit Mountain, in the underground seclusion room of his home, completely focused on breaking through.

The breakthrough process for someone in the Heavenly Realm often lasts twenty to thirty days.

And every extra second, the body of the Human Clan receives an extra amount of nourishment, so a shorter breakthrough time would actually be at a disadvantage.

Of course, the Human Clan finds it very difficult to control the duration.

Even in the Majestic Heaven Realm, one must leave it to fate.

Lu Ran continued to break through and advance day after day, until the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, when an unexpected event occurred!

The First-rank Magical Artifact, Blood Crystal Mask, unexpectedly entered the upgrade mode!

Magical Artifacts differ from Divine Weapons, being much more independent.

When casting spells, they do not need to work hand in hand with their masters; even in cultivation and upgrading, they do not need to be connected through heart thoughts with their masters.

So when the Blood Crystal Mask suddenly tightened, it startled Lu Ran!

Before Lu Ran could rejoice, the mask clung firmly to his face, growing increasingly tight, eventually nearly sealing off his nose and mouth, leaving him completely unable to breathe.

As if it were going to murder its master...

Lu Ran could hardly stand it and reached out to remove the mask.

But the Blood Crystal Mask was at a critical point in its upgrade process and wanted to maintain the status quo, unwilling to leave.

Lu Ran didn't dare to use too much force, fearing he might accidentally crush it.

In the tug-of-war between master and artifact, Lu Ran became completely numb.

Although he was in the Heavenly Realm, he hadn't completely transcended his flesh, and he needed to breathe to stay alive!

Lu Ran could indeed forcibly remove the mask, but doing so could ruin the artifact's upgrade.

"Hey ~ buddy! Sticking is sticking, but give me some air..."

"Buzz~" The Blood Crystal Mask trembled slightly, loosening at first and then firmly sticking to the lower half of Lu Ran's face.

It really just gave a little...

Reluctant to separate for a moment.

"Um." Suddenly, Lu Ran had a brainwave!

He immediately stood up, stumbling as he walked outside.

After all, both Lu Ran and the artifact were in the process of upgrading, and his body was still shrouded in Fog Dragon Roll, so he couldn't directly instant teleport, only move smoothly.

Lu Ran walked out of Tianya Residence and headed towards the sea cliff, taking hold of the descending Fog Dragon Roll and landing on the rocks of the beach.

"Splash~"

Waves crashed against the shore, splashing all over Lu Ran.

Around Lu Ran, Divine Power surged, and from his waist down, a long silver-white mermaid tail emerged, wrapping his legs within, transforming him into a mermaid.

He lay on the rock, letting the beautiful fish tail immerse in the waves, finally feeling "alive" again.

Members of the Shadow Guard Team who had escorted him all along were somewhat puzzled.

Wasn't Sect Master advancing smoothly? Why did he suddenly come to the seaside for a bath?

"Buzz!"

The upgrade of the artifact was abrupt, the Fog Dragon Roll came quickly and went quickly.

In less than twenty minutes, it had already upgraded to a Second-rank Magical Artifact.

The Blood Crystal Mask became even more exquisite!

Its entire body emitted bizarre blood light, with strands of bloodlines swaying, sometimes converging into streams, and then dispersing into fog, filling the entire crystal surface.

Lu Ran had no mind to celebrate, nor time to inquire about the functions of the Second-rank Magical Artifact.

He guarded his mind and continued to frantically absorb the fog surging from heaven and earth.

He compressed it with all his might, condensing it into streams, merging it into the torrent flowing within his body, and integrating it into the boundless ocean.

He allowed the majestic Divine Power to fill his entire physique, nourishing every corner of his body.

Finally, within the vast sea of Divine Power, he purified strands of Holy Spirit Energy to strengthen and transform his body.

Lu Ran remained on the rock for eight days.

The glamorous fish tail below him also soaked in the sea for eight days...

On the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month, a fierce wave of air exploded from Lu Ran's body, even the rock beneath him was shattered into webs of fragments.

"Whew!!"

"Ah~~~" Lu Ran couldn't help but let out a groan, stretching viciously.

This felt so comfortable!

The level of comfort experienced when advancing within the Heavenly Realm rank is truly something that ordinary people cannot comprehend.

The terrifying physical strength, the immensely abundant stamina, and that nearly uncontrollable strength, gave Lu Ran an illusion of being able to crush all things in heaven and earth.

Incredibly exhilarating!

Physically like this, and mentally even more delightful.

This is the Third Level of the Heavenly Realm!

The utmost Peak of the Human Clan!

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