In the next two days, Lu Ran lived in constant fear.

As time passed, Lu Ran truly realized that the Cloud Sea Cliff where the Ran Sect was located was indeed a treasure land!

First of all, the only two forces nearby had gone out to sea in search of Immortal Island.

Secondly, speaking of the whole realm of the Holy Spirit Mountain, the Cloud Sea Cliff was located in a remote border area.

Most of the believers in Da Xia were "land creatures" and were unwilling to approach the dangerous sea.

Therefore, really few people came to this side!

The Shi siblings only stumbled upon this place by chance.

The surrounding sea was also blocked by the Ran Sect, with nine River Realm Mo Li joining forces to keep all small fry at bay.

Under various factors, the area where the Cloud Sea Cliff was located was quite quiet.

If this were inland, Lu Ran couldn't imagine how many villains would be attracted by Yan Shuangzi's advancement this time...

On the morning of the third day, the mist in the sky gradually dissipated.

At that time, Lu Ran and the Blazing Phoenix-patterned gourd were feasting and greedily absorbing the energy between heaven and earth.

He noticed the abnormal situation immediately.

Lu Ran was pleased and sent a message excitedly: [Sister?]

Deng Yuxiang responded immediately: [Shuangzi succeeded, she's now at the River Realm.]

[Great!] Lu Ran felt a great relief.

River Realm, the first step to becoming a God.

The fallen Yan Shuangzi had returned!

Lu Ran immediately opened a transmission mirror, and then two similarly statured, imposing figures walked out.

"Sect Leader." Yan Shuangzi slightly bowed her head, her voice low.

Lu Ran was alarmed, eyeing the woman up and down.

Where was the image of the haggard, weak Yan Shuangzi now?

Her charm was back, her momentum was back!

Yet there was a big problem!

Recalling their initial encounter, Lu Ran could see the shadow of Deng Yuxiang in Yan Shuangzi.

They were both the proud and dazzling kind of people.

Now, Deng Yuxiang was still full of charm.

Yan Shuangzi, however, gave off a gloomy feeling, as if the whole person was somber.

That aura of ferocity around her even made Lu Ran feel unnerved...

"Sect Leader." Deng Yuxiang softly reminded him.

Throughout the advancement period, Deng Yuxiang stayed by her best friend's side, naturally aware of the huge changes in her friend.

The Yan Shuangzi of the past was dead.

Now, the person living was a vicious dog crawling back from a thousand-foot abyss.

Deng Yuxiang saw all this, feeling quite unsettled inside.

However, she couldn't change any of it.

"Good." Lu Ran patted Yan Shuangzi on the shoulder and, overwhelmed by the impact, blurted out his thoughts, "In any case, it's good to be alive."

Yan Shuangzi remained silent, slightly bowing her head.

Lu Ran paused and continued, "Congratulations on returning to the River Realm, you're revitalized, I acknowledge you!

From now on, you are the third protector of the Ran Sect."

"Yes!" Yan Shuangzi immediately knelt and bowed.

"Give yourself a code name." Lu Ran immediately supported her solitary arm.

"Evil Dog." Yan Shuangzi did not hesitate.

Lu Ran frowned slightly.

It seemed she really wanted revenge, to tear the flesh of her enemies, to crush the bones of those at Sword Ridge Peak.

Lu Ran helped her stand up and said, "Change it."

Yan Shuangzi said nothing.

She was a stubborn person, but didn't want to disobey the Sect Leader's orders.

Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "You and the Evil Dog Evil Sculpture under my command didn't sign a master-slave contract, but an inheritance contract.

All this, my sister should have told you?"

Yan Shuangzi nodded lightly.

Lu Ran continued, "In the end, you are to replace the Evil Dog Evil Sculpture, to seize the position of Evil God.

That statue will eventually be your own image, you will always be you, not an evil dog."

Yan Shuangzi pursed her thin lips, still saying nothing.

Seeing this, Lu Ran simply said, "Let's each take a step back; your codename will be Evil Shadow."

A perfectly good person; in the future, she's to become the existence of an Evil God!

Why call herself a dog?

"Yes." Yan Shuangzi responded in a deep voice.

Lu Ran nodded in satisfaction.

Nightmare, Evil Shadow.

The codenames of these two protectors, the styles kind of match?

Hmm, not bad.

"Notify Jing Hong to bring all the spoils to the council hall, and then inform everyone to gather in the council hall." Lu Ran gave his first order to Evil Shadow.

"Swish~"

The figure of Yan Shuangzi flickered and disappeared without a trace.

Lu Ran: "..."

Usually, it was he who flickered away, leaving others in place, bewildered.

Now, the tables had turned!

It was his turn to stand there.

After Yan Shuangzi left, Deng Yuxiang no longer concealed her inner worries and sighed deeply: "Sigh..."

Lu Ran comforted, "A few days ago, Mr. Cong Long reminded me, saying that extreme people will perform extreme deeds.

Fortunately, Teacher Yan quite acknowledges me.

Don't worry too much, sister, I will restrain her well, and strive to lead her well."

"Mm, good." Deng Yuxiang felt slightly relieved inside.

"Give me the soul of the Fierce Heaven believer." Lu Ran said in passing.

In the past two days, Lu Ran interrogated and devoured the souls of the Sky Phoenix believers and Witch Crow believers, but the dead soul of the Fierce Heaven believer, he hadn't touched.

Deng Yuxiang immediately raised her hand, and the ancient coin on her wrist trembled slightly, and Lu Ran also absorbed the soul into his eyes.

"Buzz!"

Sure enough, the Fierce Heaven divine sculpture in the Sculpture Garden began to tremble, and its size gradually expanded.

River Realm Fourth Rank... River Realm Fifth Rank...

Lu Ran's head buzzed, but it did not interfere with his joy!

The Fierce Heaven divine sculpture had reached River Realm Fifth Rank, and it was still advancing?

Heading towards River Realm?

No wonder this fellow ventured everywhere, Shi Guangwei had collected quite a bit of Holy Spirit Energy along the way?

River Realm Fierce Heaven divine sculpture, that meant River Grade Divine Technique Fiery Fire Sky Leader!

At that time, could he break through Yu Changsheng's defense?

Lu Ran felt exuberant inside.

Crossing levels to kill!

What an enticing term.

Deng Yuxiang saw Lu Ran's excited expression and surmised that he had gained a lot.

"Sect Leader!" Yan Shuangzi's figure suddenly appeared and reported, "Everyone has arrived."

"Let's go." Lu Ran, full of spirit, led the two protectors straight to the council hall.

The council hall was located in the central region of Cloud Sea Cliff. To hide in the mountain forest, the building scale was not large, with a few wooden chairs and a large square table inside, the decoration was quite simple.

A wooden board hung on the wall, which was rather distinctive.

Because it bore the date: 2020, March 26th.

To date, Lu Ran had been in this world for less than two months!

Along the way, he had a pretty clear timeline.

Half a month ago, on the day when the Cloud Sea Cliff construction began, Lu Ran counted the days and reported the date.

Every day, Jing Hong would come and update the date.

"Sect Leader."

"Sect Leader!" When Lu Ran arrived, everyone was indeed present.

"Sit sit sit." Lu Ran gestured, then sat around the big square table with everyone.

On the table were a pile of spoils.

Lu Ran looked at the woman seated at the end: "Jing Hong, go on."

Jing Hong immediately reported as if detailing her treasures: "In the last battle, the Sect Leader and others seized a magical artifact pearl, two divine weapon swords, and a Zen staff.

There are 57 divine power pearls in total.

Among them, 5 River Grade divine power pearls, 49 River Grade divine power beads, and 3 Stream Grade divine power pearls."

Lu Ran's gaze swept over everyone at the table: "Evil Shadow protector's advancement this time was thanks to each of you desperately guarding, so I thank everyone on behalf of Evil Shadow for your help!"

Several people responded politely, knowing Yan Shuangzi now had her own codename in the Ran Sect.

Lu Ran looked at Xun Luo and Yu Changsheng, apologetically: "Logically, we should reward based on merit, but our Ran Sect is just getting started..."

Outside of battle, Luo Ying carried a somewhat gentle temperament.

Especially when facing the young Lu Ran, she spoke with a hint of gentleness: "Sect Leader need not worry; you really don't need to reward my husband and me.

Moreover, Yifei and I don't have time to bond with divine weapons or magical artifacts."

The couple followed Lu Ran loyally, certainly not for these external things.

Moreover, the situation of the Xun Luo couple was indeed special, as they would never carry divine weapons home, because the sensing among divine weapons was relatively keen.

The couple couldn't bear the risk of being discovered!

The couple's divine weapons were always hidden in the sea.

"Hmm." Lu Ran nodded and without courtesy, "I prepare to give the divine weapon Cold Moon Blade to Evil Shadow."

A swordman naturally needed a blade.

"Come, Evil Shadow." Lu Ran picked up the divine weapon, "The Cold Moon Blade and Sword were all snatched by Shi Yali, their original names weren't Cold Moon.

After the owner died, the sword spirit chose to seal itself, cutting off all contact with the outside world."

He turned to Yan Shuangzi, passing the divine weapon blade over: "Quickly gain its recognition, let it become your divine weapon."

Lu Ran added in his mind: Quickly return my Silent Night~

"Yes." Yan Shuangzi made no gesture of modesty, nor had any thoughts of being undeserving of rewards.

Lu Ran ordered her to take the blade, so she took the blade.

"Hoo~"

Yan Shuangzi released a surge of divine power into the blade.

With the energy surging, she also outlined the Cold Moon Blade in her mind.

It was a curved blade.

The curve of its blade was significant, resembling a crescent moon.

"Mr. Cong Long has fought life and death with us, strategizing tirelessly for the Ran Sect, meritorious work."

Saying that, Lu Ran picked up the Cold Moon Sword and handed it to the nearby Yu Changsheng: "Sir, take this divine weapon sword for protection."

Yu Changsheng cheerfully accepted the Cold Moon Sword: "Thank you, Sect Leader, for the gift."

Lu Ran also chuckled, and added: "The sword's spirit is quite interesting; I hope you quickly open its heart and let it be used by you."

"Yes." Hearing this, Yu Changsheng was also intrigued.

Lu Ran then looked at the pile of divine power pearls on the table and began distributing them.

The 5 River Grade divine power pearls, each the size of a quail egg, Lu Ran gave two each to the Xun Luo couple, and the remaining 1 River Grade pearl, he gave to Deng Yuxiang.

Then, the dozens of River Grade divine power beads were divided among everyone in the Ran Sect.

Finally, Lu Ran picked up the magical artifact Wind Barrier Treasure Pearl and told its story.

Everyone also learned the next plan of the Ran Sect.

"That's it then!" Lu Ran looked at the date board, "We'll rest for a few days, and Xun Luo, you can go home and rest.

Evil Shadow, return to the seclusion room to stabilize your realm, and get along well with the blade."

As for Jing Hong leading the Evil Demon troops, guarding the mountain and such, Lu Ran did not specifically instruct, as she was Deng Yuxiang's subordinate.

The Big Nightmare had already exited seclusion, and naturally would handle it well.

After arranging everything, Lu Ran announced: "Everyone disperse, at the beginning of April, we'll move on the mission."

Inside the room, everyone rose and left after bidding farewell.

Lu Ran looked at the remaining Golden Zen Staff on the table and his thoughts wandered away.

Should he perhaps build a treasure chamber?

In the future, the spoils of the Ran Sect would only increase.

Hmm...consider building a small stone chamber deep underground, directly below Cloud Sea Cliff.

As long as it's deep enough, far enough from the surface, there'd be no worry about enemy divine weapons detecting it, even if a divine weapon were placed in the treasure chamber.

"Uh." Lu Ran rubbed his buzzing head.

Let's do it that way!

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