Calamity!

After calming down, a thought emerged in Jiang Ruyi's mind.

Indeed,

The temptation to return home was hard for her to resist, and her heart was extremely excited.

But after calming down, Jiang Ruyi considered the possibility of Lu Ran's secret being exposed!

In this Mountain Realm, after roaming for a long time, the two of them, Lu and Jiang, indeed had become somewhat reckless, thinking that the hands of the Gods could not reach this place, Lu Ran gradually let go.

However, a message from Qin Yanzhi was like a blow to the head!

He actually had a master who was a Heavenly Realm Dust Shadow Believer and was also capable of activating the Divine Technique·Other Shore Flower, capable of teleporting someone back to the Human World Da Xia!

Once Qin Yanzhi returned to the Human World with Lu Ran's secret, and if it were to be discovered by the Divine Dust Shadow...

Lu Ran would have no way other than death.

Not even Lord Immortal Sheep could protect him!

Or rather, even Lord Immortal Sheep would be exterminated by the joint forces of All Gods!

The Divine Lord Wang Quan, whom Li Rouyin worshipped, is a good example.

Even though the two Divine Beings differ qualitatively, Lord Wang Quan was banished to a Demon Cave just for consuming some Dead Souls to nourish himself, not allowed to take a step out.

The crowd would not allow the Wagner sect to expand, so Divine Wang Quan could only endure hardships with his sole disciple, Li Rouyin.

As for Lord Immortal Sheep...

What it imparted to Lu Ran was not just about consuming Dead Souls.

Lu Ran was shaking the very foundation of All Gods!

Subverting the regime created by the union of the Gods and Demons!

Being attacked by all is the inevitable conclusion for one person and one sheep.

What should be done now?

Let Qin Yanzhi break the contract and switch to Lu Ran's sect, worshiping the Evil Mirror Demon's Stone Sculpture?

That was the only way.

"Heh..." Jiang Ruyi slowly exhaled, calming her emotions.

It was all because the Dust Shadow disciples were too special.

To catch Qin Yanzhi, Lu Ran would inevitably have to use other Divine Techniques or Evil Techniques.

No solution!

"Ruyi."

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi snapped back to her senses and looked up at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her into his embrace.

Even with outsiders present this time, Jiang Ruyi did not resist, obediently leaning into his arms.

"Brother Qin, what is your revered master's full name?"

At this moment, Lu Ran also calmed down.

"My master is Lu Yuan, Yuan as in broad."

Qin Yanzhi paused before continuing, "Master Lu, though over seventy years old, came here at the beginning of the God Demon descent when the worldly conflicts had just settled."

Lu Ran nodded secretly.

It seemed he was the same as Elder Cheng, one of the first-generation disciples.

He should also be someone who founded this realm!

In the early days of All Gods' descent, their unified goal was to rectify Human World order and strike against Evil Demons.

At that time, Divine Dust Shadow certainly contributed to these efforts.

But later, when the Gods and Demons reached a tacit balance, constructing a new order after the apocalypse, Divine Dust Shadow gradually showcased its traits.

Only then did the Dust Shadow Sect transition, recruiting disciples who were mostly onlookers detached from the worldly affairs.

In other words, the new era's disciple, Qin Yanzhi, was likely just an observer of the Human World.

But the first-generation disciple, Lu Yuan, was someone who defended the country and supported Da Xia from falling!

He was definitely not an observer!

From Lu Ran's embrace, Jiang Ruyi's cold clear voice emerged, "Since your esteemed master is a Heavenly Realm Power, why is he still stuck in the Mountain Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yanzhi smiled bitterly, "To be honest, Master Lu cannot leave."

"Oh?" Lu Ran asked, "Isn't it said that the Heavenly Grade·Other Shore Flower can take you back to the Human World?"

The Evil Technique·Mirror Flower Moon corresponds to the Dust Shadow Divine Skill·Other Shore Flower.

Qin Yanzhi slowly uttered four words:

"The Divine does not allow."

"The Divine does not allow?"

"Yes." Qin Yanzhi nodded heavily, "After Master Lu ascended to the Heavenly Realm, he once activated the Other Shore Flower to return to Da Xia."

"He... your master has already gone back?" Lu Ran's heart trembled slightly.

Qin Yanzhi continued slowly, "Soon after, Master Lu received a voice transmission from the Divine Dust Shadow, and nearly lost his life on the spot.

Master Lu immediately teleported back to Holy Spirit Mountain, barely escaping death."

Lu Ran frowned, "From what I know, there are Human Clan believers who entered the Divine Ruins and have returned to the Human World."

Though such people are extremely rare, they objectively exist.

"Master Lu, there is something you might not know. Master Lu's return to the Human World by teleportation breaks the rules."

"Rules?"

Qin Yanzhi pointed upwards, "To return to the Human World, you must go from the sky."

Lu Ran frowned deeper.

He was too familiar with the true nature of the Divine, naturally speculating some information.

How could All Gods easily let these people who knew secrets and had the ability to influence the Human World's situation return to the Human World?

Thus...

Holy Spirit Mountain is a slaughterhouse for the people of Jianghai.

Once people's strength reached the Heavenly Realm, there was no more threat in the Mountain Realm, and the so-called "Heavenly Realm" emerged at the right time.

The Holy Spirit Mountain is a huge cage; people wishing to go home can only fly upwards.

And is the Heavenly Realm above the Cloud Sea a slaughterhouse for Heavenly Realm persons?

"Master Lu cannot return home, and if he sends someone else back, it would harm that person, and Master Lu might also suffer consequences." Qin Yanzhi sighed helplessly.

Jiang Ruyi pondered, "It sounds like your master is a hidden danger to the All Gods."

If so, why not eliminate him directly?

Though the hands of All Gods indeed could not reach into Holy Spirit Mountain, humans could break contracts unilaterally, and so could the Divine simply cut the contract threads unilaterally.

By expelling Lu Yuan from the sect, rendering him powerless in Divine Techniques...

No matter how terrifying Lu Yuan's physical strength, he would die miserably in the Mountain Realm.

That is undoubted!

Or to simplify, the Divine Dust Shadow could just ignore Lu Yuan's requests for spellcasting.

The almighty Divine, holding the life essence of their believers, could effortlessly put any believer to death!

So why would such a gigantic hidden danger like Lu Yuan still live?

How could he still retain his identity as a Dust Shadow believer...

Wait!

Jiang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly.

Holy Spirit Energy!

The energy source of All Gods and Demons!

Lu Yuan, after gathering three to four decades' worth of Holy Spirit Energy from the mountains, surely had an impressive amount.

Such resources were evidently something that even Divine Dust Shadow couldn't bear to part with.

Once the contract is torn, Lu Yuan's soul, after his death, will not embrace the Divine Dust Shadow.

The massive amount of Holy Spirit Energy contained within the soul will not be enjoyed by Lord Dust Shadow.

Jiang Ruyi pondered carefully and voiced her thoughts.

The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly oppressive.

Qin Yanzhi's face was filled with bitterness; he knew in his heart that Jiang Ruyi's speculation was most likely correct.

"I'm afraid so." Lu Ran nodded, "Dust Shadow still allows Master Lu to cast techniques, also to let him continue collecting Holy Spirit Energy.

Only waiting for Master Lu's death, then Dust Shadow can feast on a gluttonous banquet."

Qin Yanzhi: "Within the Mountain Realm, there is no one who can kill Master Lu!"

Though he said that, Qin Yanzhi looked at Lu Ran with some hesitation in his heart.

Before meeting Lu Ran, Qin Yanzhi truly believed his mentor was "invincible in the Holy Spirit Mountain".

Lest to say he could defeat enemies, at least Master Lu would not die.

But after meeting Lu Ran...

The unwavering belief in his heart had been completely shattered.

Lu Ran's strength was of another dimension.

It was omnipotent.

It stood shoulder to shoulder with the Divine!

No!

Master Lu...is an existence that can surpass the Divine!

Jiang Ruyi rose from Lu Ran's embrace, reaching for the teacup: "In the Mountain Realm, perhaps there are none who can harm your mentor."

On the final word "person," Jiang Ruyi deliberately emphasized.

Qin Yanzhi looked at Jiang Ruyi in confusion.

"Time can." Jiang Ruyi said calmly, "It will eventually take everyone away."

Qin Yanzhi's breath caught.

Indeed.

Time!

Whether river or sea, even in the Heavenly Realm, people are essentially still flesh and blood.

The stronger you are, perhaps the longer you live.

But a hundred years? Two hundred years? Three hundred years?

There must come an end!

You cannot consider problems from the perspective of the Human Clan.

To All Gods, a hundred years may be just a snap of fingers.

All Gods have already secured their foothold in the Human World, establishing a system of rule, thereafter enslaving the Human Clan for generations.

Whether Lu Yuan will die in battle does not matter.

He will eventually be taken away by the years!

Afterward, his soul will return to the embrace of the Divine Dust Shadow with an astounding amount of Holy Spirit Energy.

"Alas..." Qin Yanzhi bowed his head, sighing heavily.

Master Lu is like this, am I any different?

Cannot return.

Home, forever cannot return.

Jiang Ruyi sipped her tea, softly asking, "Since the Divine indicates that the correct route home is to ascend the Heavenly Realm.

After your mentor was forced back into the Mountain Realm, did he attempt to go to the Heavenly Realm?"

"He went."

"He went?" Lu Ran slightly opened his eyes.

Honestly, he felt immense admiration and even a bit of envy.

Such a Lu Yuan!

Such a pioneering first-generation disciple!

The Mountain Realm was traversed.

The Human World I have seen.

Even the Heavenly Realm, I have ventured once!

"Why did the honored mentor return?" Jiang Ruyi pursued.

Always forthright Qin Yanzhi this time stumbled.

He looked troubled, raising his eyes to the cold and gorgeous Immortal: "Lady, I truly do not know, Master Lu has never informed me of matters concerning the Heavenly Realm."

Jiang Ruyi slightly furrowed her brow.

From what Qin Yanzhi knows, these two mentor-student duo are intimately connected.

Lu Yuan's past experiences, Qin Yanzhi knows like the back of his hand.

Why in matters related to the Heavenly Realm, has Lu Yuan remained silent?

"I...absolutely do not lie." Qin Yanzhi changed his address, feeling sincere, "Moreover, ever since returning from the Heavenly Realm, Master Lu himself..."

"How so?"

"Relaxed? Peaceful?" Qin Yanzhi uttered two words in succession, attempting to describe Lu Yuan's state, "In any case, he no longer has that previous fighting spirit."

Lu Ran's heart tightened: "Did he see something, and his heart was completely dead?"

"No!" Qin Yanzhi negated, "I've seen far too many walking corpses within the Mountain Realm. Master Lu is not in that state."

"Peaceful." Jiang Ruyi chewed on this word.

So it might be the kind of peace after having seen everything, understood everything?

Qin Yanzhi looked at Lu Ran, with a solemn expression: "Sect Leader, if you return to the Human World, will you face the wrath of the Divine?"

"No!" Lu Ran's reply was crisp.

Qin Yanzhi pondered, confirming again: "Does the Sect Leader have absolute confidence?"

Previously, Lu Yuan returned to the Human World on his own, which already amounted to committing a colossal mistake.

If someone is sent back again and creates another calamity, it might very well implicate others.

For example, Dust Shadow may send someone, particularly to kill Lu Yuan, collect his soul early, isn't it easy?

Just at a key moment, a thought, prohibiting Lu Yuan from casting techniques, how would he survive?

To maintain the current situation, let Master Lu continue collecting Holy Spirit Energy, at least he can still live steadily, until his life is exhausted by the passage of time.

But...

But Master Lu expressed his true feelings more than once.

Missing his wife and daughter, wanting to know if his wife is still alive, if his daughter is living smoothly, if she is married...

Protect home and country, protect home and country.

Lu Yuan knelt devoutly before the Divine, becoming a Believer, first for protecting the home.

It's for his wife and daughter at home!

But now, Lu Yuan is in this desolate land, like a lone soul and wild ghost, wandered for thirty to forty years.

Anxious in remaining days.

"Of course, I have absolute confidence!" Lu Ran said with equal seriousness, "You must understand one thing."

Lu Ran stared into Qin Yanzhi's eyes, voicing firmly:

"The Divine you worship wants to maintain the status quo, make rule everlasting, wants us dead.

Whereas the Divine I worship wants to destroy the order, overturn the rule...

Wants All Gods dead!"

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