Jiang Ruyi closed her eyes, holding Lu Ran's hand, her cheek gently rubbing his palm.

It was an incredibly reassuring feeling that made her somewhat intoxicated.

Just returning from the battlefield, the lingering cold killing intent in her heart quietly faded away.

The dense fog environment became an excellent camouflage.

On normal days, if there were outsiders present, Jiang Ruyi would not behave so intimately. To her surprise, when she unintentionally opened her eyes, she was astonished to find that much of the fog had already dispersed.

The furnishings in the room were faintly visible.

Jiang Ruyi immediately turned her eyes, looking at Yu Changsheng seated below the hall.

The strategist, who exactly is he?

Yu Changsheng kept looking elsewhere, muttering to himself, seemingly immersed in his world, contemplating something.

The Majestic Heaven Realm has a keen perception of the surrounding environment.

It was understandable that Jiang Ruyi was influenced by the Dao Heart and completely immersed in some emotion, but Yu Changsheng?

The fog was thinning, how could he not notice?

"The Actor's Self-Cultivation"

Lu Ran watched Yu Changsheng with a smile, turned his head, and lowered his eyes to look at Immortal Jiang.

The continuous flames of war had tempered this beautiful immortal jasmine into a much cooler persona.

The gradually reddening cheeks softened the cold and glamorous aura somewhat, allowing Lu Ran to find the resemblance of his deskmate from his memories.

"Who advanced successfully?" Jiang Ruyi dropped Lu Ran's hand.

Lu Ran pouted.

Use and discard, huh?

Heh,

women!

Jiang Ruyi raised her heels and gently kicked Lu Ran's calf, whispering, "I'm asking you."

"I don't know." Lu Ran, lacking any perceptiveness, still stood before the Taishi Chair, not moving an inch.

Like a wall!

Jiang Ruyi, both annoyed and amused, looked up at Lu Ran.

Just as the figure in the fog gradually became clear.

He was clothed in white that shamed the snow, a wide white robe moved without wind, and the swirling Smoke and Mist Silk behind him traced a beautiful arc.

Brimming with immortal aura.

With the blessing of the magic artifact, this heroic youth also appeared gentle, graceful, and otherworldly.

Indeed, a top-tier magic artifact like Smoke and Mist Silk, tied to a dog, would turn it into the Howling Celestial Dog!

Let alone Lu Ran?

Jiang Ruyi stared blankly for a moment and unnaturally looked away.

The words she wanted to say before remained unsaid.

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly, teasing, "Little Ruyi, not enough resistance, huh?"

"Go away." Jiang Ruyi lightly spat, pushing the guy in front of her aside.

Lu Ran finally sat back in the chair.

The Ran Sect's first squad had the highest overall appearance.

Jiang Ruyi, Leng Xushuang, and Yu Changsheng, three human beauties gathered together.

With Bai Rao closely following them.

Jiang Ruyi was naturally accustomed to "worldly glamour," and just now when she looked at Lu Ran, she was plainly dazed for a moment, what did that represent?

Hehe~

Lu Ran's self-perception felt quite good.

"Sect Leader." Yu Changsheng timely spoke, "The last time the fake gods in the Sculpture Garden organized resources was three and a half months ago."

Lu Ran nodded.

At the beginning of May, Ran Sect warriors gathered in the garden and once again supplied the Nightmare Stone Sculpture with blood.

It was during that time that Deng Yuxiang advanced to the Heavenly Realm, Third Level.

"Is it already mid-August?" Lu Ran asked.

During this time, he had been advancing and had long lost track of the days.

"August 18th."

"Good! I'll summon the soldiers to return, offer resources to the Immortal Jasmine Stone Sculpture, and see if we can..." Before Lu Ran could finish, he suddenly raised his head slightly.

Who is summoning me?

Lu Ran searched for a moment, tightly connecting with the Heavenly God Sculpture in the garden: [Xian'er Sis?]

[Young Master~~~]

The girl deliberately dragged out the sound, sweet and syrupy.

Lu Ran shivered slightly.

[Heehee~ Hehe~ Hahahahahaha!] Unrestrained laughter clearly entered Lu Ran's mind.

Lu Ran, also infected by this intense joy, tentatively asked: [Did you advance to the Heavenly Realm?]

[Are you in the sect?] Si Xianxian suddenly asked.

[I am.]

[What are you busy with? The fog has dispersed and you didn't notice?] Si Xianxian was quite perplexed.

[Oh.] Lu Ran made an assumption, always thinking it was Huangfu Zhao who summoned the fog.

So, Mr. Huangfu succeeded a long time ago?

Hopefully so.

Lu Ran mused privately, calculating the days; he succeeded in breaking through the bottleneck more than ten days after Huangfu Zhao advanced.

It seems breaking through from the Second Level to the Third Level of the Heavenly Realm also takes about a month.

[Of course, it's me~] Si Xianxian was very excited, [Are you at home? I'm coming to see you now. It's my turn to go to Mo Gu Peak with you this time!]

Just thinking about smashing the Heavenly God Sculpture excited her to no end.

[Come to Tianya Residence.]

[Okay~]

Lu Ran smiled, imagining her rushing over briskly.

"It's Xian'er Sis, she advanced to the Heavenly Realm." Lu Ran looked at the two.

Yu Changsheng gently shook his folding fan, nodding repeatedly: "With the Mad Immortal Guardian, our chances against the Ghost Talisman Doll have increased significantly."

Lu Ran completely agreed!

The Heavenly God Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden had long been cultivated to the Heavenly Realm, Second Level by him, and Xian'er Sis inherited all the stone sculpture's strengths, so her power level naturally rose as well.

No doubt about it, Xian'er Sis is truly fortunate.

Everything the world owed her, Lu Ran returned to her in full.

She just ascended to the Heavenly Realm and is about to ascend to the Second Level of the Heaven Realm again....

When the Xian Mo Stone Sculpture and the Mad Immortal Stone Sculpture both reach the Heavenly Realm·Third Level, the Ran Sect can take action!

Lu Ran pursed his lips, eager to try.

Just right, I'm about to head to the Second Heaven, and it's said that the resources there are much more plentiful than the First Heaven...

Lord Immortal Sheep was right, it's indeed near!

Lu Ran steadied his mind and transmitted a message to his brain: [Mr. Huangfu?]

[Young Master.]

[Is everything well with you, sir?] Lu Ran couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.

[I haven't disgraced my mission! I have reached the Third Level of the Heavenly Realm.]

[Good good good...] Lu Ran said several times in a row, rejoicing, [In the future, to kill the Ghost Talisman and slay the Flame Flood Dragon, I'll have to rely on you, sir.]

Huangfu Zhao was a bit taken aback, though he was usually calm, his heartbeat also accelerated a bit: [What is the Young Master planning?]

[Yes, some final preparations need to be done.] Lu Ran thought for a moment, then transmitted another message, [Please come to my house, sir, I have some questions to ask.]

[As you command!] With the transmission ending, from a cave below Heaven's Edge, a purple electric flash darted out, climbing up the steep rock wall to the sea cliff, and flashed across the island.

"Whoo!!"

A gust of wind and waves swept over, and a lavishly dressed man in a purple robe was already standing outside the entrance to the cave at Tianya Residence.

Huangfu Zhao carefully groomed his appearance, reported to the Shadow Guards, and then stepped into the cave, seeing several people inside.

"Young Master! Young Lady!" Huangfu Zhao respectfully saluted and asked.

Lu Ran felt comfortable!

Such a way of addressing felt fitting, as their relationship justified it. Listening to Sister Xian'er's way of calling was simply a mess!

"No need for formalities, sir, have a seat." Jiang Ruyi studied the noble and dignified man in the purple robe, looking at this figure standing at the pinnacle of the Human Clan.

"Yes." Huangfu Zhao obeyed and sat down on the other side of the hall after nodding friendly to Yu Changsheng.

Lu Ran eagerly asked, "Mr. Huangfu, what is the difference between the Heavenly Realm's Third Level of the Human Clan and the Second Level?"

People like Jiang Ruyi, Yu Changsheng, and Deng Yuxiang have already merged with Stone Sculptures, leaving the category of the Human Clan.

Asking Deng Yuxiang naturally wouldn't yield any satisfactory answer.

Lu Ran mainly wanted to know why his mother was so feared by the God Demon.

To this day, he had spoken to his mother several times, but had never brought this up directly.

"Hmm..." Huangfu Zhao contemplated, "At the skill level, the effect of spells for Heavenly Realm's First, Second, and Third Level human believers should not differ much."

Lu Ran nodded, knowing that Heavenly Grade Techniques were already the limit.

Huangfu Zhao shifted the topic, "But from a personal standpoint, our Human Clan's power, physical strength, spiritual strength, and other aspects have greatly improved."

Lu Ran also agreed with this remark, but still couldn't find the point that God Demons feared.

Huangfu Zhao said in a deep voice, "Especially on the spiritual level! Our Human Clan's spiritual strength seems excessively strong."

"Oh?" Lu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.

Huangfu Zhao looked at Lu Ran and said, "I observe that you, Young Master, are full of spirit, presumably having just upgraded not long ago?"

"Yes."

"Do you have any direct perception of the difference in spiritual strength between the First and Second Level of the Heavenly Realm?"

Lu Ran suddenly stood up, enlightened: "So that's it!"

Several people in the room directed their gaze towards him.

Huangfu Zhao sighed, "It seems that you, Young Master, are more perceptive than I am."

"That's not true!" Lu Ran waved his hand, "Spiritual strength is indeed hard to directly feel, but I have data."

"Data?" Now it was Huangfu Zhao's turn to be puzzled.

Lu Ran slowly said, "You may not know, sir, the only indicator of how many Stone Sculptures in my Sculpture Garden I can activate is the level of my spiritual power!"

Huangfu Zhao thoughtfully nodded, feeling a stir in his heart.

This kind of secret should, of course, not be made public.

Lu Ran's hesitation-free explanation clearly showed his absolute trust in Huangfu Zhao, considering him one of his own.

"In the Mist Realm, I could only activate one Stone Sculpture; in the Stream Realm, I gained two more activation slots; the River Realm added five, the Sea Realm added eight, and the River Realm added fifteen more."

Lu Ran paused and solemnly said, "Upon ascending to the Heavenly Realm's First Level, my Stone Sculpture activation slots directly increased by 28!"

Yu Changsheng said softly, "Second Level of the Heavenly Realm, increased by 51?"

"Eh?" Lu Ran was taken aback, looking at his strategist, "How did Mr. Conglong calculate that?"

Yu Changsheng, "The sum of the slot numbers for the first three realms."

Lu Ran: ???

Was this actually a math problem?

Yu Changsheng asked, "Am I right?"

Lu Ran opened his mouth, "Uh, Lord Immortal Sheep told me it's about 50 slots."

Yu Changsheng's eyes moved slightly, "Not too far off, continue calculating, when the Sect Leader ascends to the Third Level, the increase in activation slots..."

Jiang Ruyi said softly, "94 slots."

Yu Changsheng sighed, "And it's not just a total of 94 slots. The total number of Stone Sculptures the Sect Leader can bear and control must also add up all previous activation slots.

Such spiritual strength, no wonder the God Demons fear us."

Lu Ran grinned.

Good fellow~

Turns out we humans are numerical freaks!

What about being humble and lowly?

The reality is that the innate potential, cultivation speed, and spiritual strength of the Human Clan are all enough to make the God Demons extremely fearful?

It's truly...jaw-dropping.

Yes,

we are fragile, and our lives are short-lived.

But we humans, can shine and flourish like fireworks, brilliantly lighting up the entire night sky in a very limited time!

Yu Changsheng looked at Huangfu Zhao, "With Mr. Huangfu's current spiritual strength, has he reached a certain threshold to counter God Demons?"

Though the question was posed, the answer was affirmative!

Because the sky full of God Demons had already provided everyone with a clear answer.

Ruling above the sky, dominating all life in the Three Realms, the God Demons...

Cannot tolerate a mere Qiao Wanjun!

They overtly suppress and covertly plot to completely crush the Cloud Sea Sect, giving the Human Clan no chance to rise.

Do not forget, all of the above acts were established under the premise of external threat invasion.

This undoubtedly gilds the Human Clan group once more!

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