"Qin Ran?"
Long Qiqi, who believed she was destined to die, hurriedly opened her eyes upon hearing this name and followed Jian Yuanjie's gaze. Sure enough, she saw Qin Ran's figure there.
"Weren't you thrown into the mist?" she asked loudly, tears still not dry at the corners of her eyes. "How did you get out?"
Qin Ran's clone died within three minutes of being thrown into the Land of Immortal Legacy, and even his remnant soul was eaten by the Ghost Monkey. Qin Ran was affected, and his head was still buzzing at this moment.
"Yes, I got out," he nodded to Long Qiqi.
"No! It's impossible!" However, Jian Yuanjie shook his head repeatedly as he looked at Qin Ran, saying, "You couldn't have escaped from the Chi Snake... and the Ghost Monkey... and..."
Although Qin Ran's face was pale and his head hurt a bit, and although he felt a bit weak, it didn't affect him from setting a trap for Jian Yuanjie based on his words.
"The Chi Snake? The Ghost Monkey?" He sneered disdainfully and said to Jian Yuanjie, "Do you think you can fathom my strength? They are nothing more than a Chi Snake and a Ghost Monkey. I can suppress them with a snap of my fingers! Even the Blood Dragon Bone only dares to watch from afar. Who do you think I am?"
Looking at his proud expression, listening to his contemptuous tone, and considering the fact that he really came out of the Land of Immortal Legacy, if Jian Yuanjie were an ordinary person, he would probably have speculated like this in his mind:
Could it be that the Qin Ran usually seen in the sect is just a disguise, and that Qin Ran is actually some old monster hidden in the Dao Sword Sect?
Following this line of thought, seeing the bloodstains at the corners of Qin Ran's mouth and his pale face, one could infer that perhaps Qin Ran had already fought a fierce battle with the creature in the mist in the short time just now.
Unfortunately, Jian Yuanjie was not an ordinary person.
He did think like that, but his thoughts raced too fast. While he was thinking that way, he also considered another possibility.
What if Qin Ran isn't some old monster? What if Qin Ran doesn't have much strength? What if he just happened to escape from the mist?
As a result, Jian Yuanjie arrived at another conclusion: Qin Ran must be seriously injured at this moment. He's just putting up a front, pretending to be strong, and deceiving him.
Jian Yuanjie's mind was spinning, and in an instant, he saw Qin Ran finish speaking and quickly bowed forward, sincerely and fearfully saying, "I don't know what the headmaster thinks, but I have been disrespectful and said some rude nonsense. I apologize and request the headmaster's forgiveness."
Seeing Jian Yuanjie's appearance, Qin Ran immediately understood. His "intimidation" tactic had failed! Because someone like Jian Yuanjie, an old fox, wouldn't immediately turn and run away, which meant he still had a trick up his sleeve.
Or perhaps, he still wanted to fight, still had his own ideas about Qin Ran.
Qin Ran sneered inwardly, pretending not to know. He glanced at Jian Yuanjie from the corner of his eye and said coldly, "Who am I? How could I be on the same level as you?! Fine, I'll spare your life. Go and save yourself!"
This was his way of sending Jian Yuanjie away. Jian Yuanjie understood. He confirmed his second guess, that Qin Ran must be seriously injured at this moment. His actions were just a pretense to appear strong.
He still had a chance.
"Thank you, Senior, for your magnanimity and forgiveness of my wrongdoing." He performed a deep bow, then straightened his back and walked forward.
However, after taking two steps, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He stopped and turned back, approaching Long Qiqi.
He pulled out the sword that was inserted near Long Qiqi's head, looked up at Qin Ran, and upon seeing Qin Ran stealing glances at them from the corner of his eye, he smiled and said,
"I was ignorant of Senior's true identity before, and I foolishly acted recklessly. I placed a blood oath restriction on this snake demon..."
Noticing Qin Ran's unusual expression, he raised the sword in his right hand and used his left hand to lift Long Qiqi, continuing, "This blood oath restriction is difficult to remove, and I will explain the method to Senior."
As he spoke, he walked towards Qin Ran. "I knew she was a snake demon, so the restriction was specifically targeted at such beings."
"As long as this restriction remains unresolved for one day, her blood will grow cold, rendering her unable to move. If it persists for two days, her physical body will freeze, leading to an irreversible condition. And if it lasts for three days, her soul will freeze, and even deities will find it difficult to save her."
Having reached Qin Ran by now, he noticed that Qin Ran had discarded his lofty demeanor and turned to face him directly. The hand hidden behind his back trembled slightly, a sign that he was prepared to take action at any moment.
Pretending not to notice, he smiled and handed Long Qiqi to Qin Ran, saying, "The removal of the restriction requires specific techniques and medicinal ingredients. We can discuss the techniques later, but first, let's talk about the medicinal ingredients..."
He reversed the long sword in his right hand and lunged towards Qin Ran!
"It is the blood from a passionate warrior's heart!"
Qin Ran trembled all over, his eyes filled with astonishment. He retrieved a sword from behind his back and used it to defend against Jian Yuanjie's attack.
However...
"Swoosh!"
Jian Yuanjie's left hand, which held Long Qiqi, was blocked by her body. At this moment, a dart suddenly shot out from beneath Long Qiqi!
Caught off guard, Qin Ran was pierced through the chest!
"Qin Junior Brother, oh Qin Junior Brother..." Jian Yuanjie laughed.
He had never been a practitioner of swordsmanship, so how could he launch a surprise attack with a sword? Qin Ran was too easy to deceive.
"Qin Junior Brother, please refrain from using such tricks to deceive your Senior Brother in the future." He smiled and, with a reverse grip, directed the sword's blade straight towards Qin Ran's neck.
Having roamed the rivers and lakes for centuries, he knew the importance of delivering a finishing blow.
However...
When he swung his sword, it struck nothing but air. Qin Ran had vanished.
Qin Ran was easy to fool? Clearly, that was not the case.
If Jian Yuanjie believed Qin Ran was on the second level, then Qin Ran must have been on the fifth level.
Was Qin Ran injured?
Yes, Qin Ran was injured.
Were Qin Ran's injuries severe?
No, they were not. If Qin Ran's injury were severe when his clone was harmed, then how could he casually put his clone in harm's way?
So why did Qin Ran pretend to be seriously injured?
Because Qin Ran was afraid Jian Yuanjie would escape.
As a fellow practitioner, Qin Ran knew that individuals like them possessed skills specialized for escaping. Jian Yuanjie might not be able to defeat him, but he would certainly be able to flee from his grasp.
How can we kill Jian Yuanjie without deceiving him into coming here?
But to deceive someone like Jian Yuanjie, we need to let him discover the loopholes himself, to make him believe that he found the loopholes on his own. And then, we slowly approach, playing along with his calculations...
Qin Ran evaded Jian Yuanjie's shuttle-like attacks as if it were a dream, and she dodged his sword with her ethereal movement like a flying immortal.
Li Shiyin, how could she not teach Qin Ran such a miraculous body technique like the "Flying Immortal Asks the Dao"? It was her favorite escape spell.
"Ah!"
In the next moment, Jian Yuanjie let out a miserable cry as his beloved left hand had been severed.
"Qin Ran!"
He roared in anger, only now realizing that he had fallen into a trap.
He quickly dropped his sword and pulled out the Qiankun Bag tied around his waist, then shook it vigorously...
"Buzzing..."
Suddenly, a buzzing sound filled the air around him, and a dense swarm of bees appeared!
Phoenix Wing Blood Head Bees!!
A fourth-level demonic beast, but in the form of a bee swarm!!!
Qin Ran quickly picked up the fallen Long Qiqi from the ground, held her sword, and flew backward for two zhang.
"I knew you were treacherous to the core. It's not so easy to deceive you!" Long Qiqi, being held by Qin Ran, laughed loudly.
But Qin Ran, looking at the Phoenix Wing Blood Head Bee swarm surrounding Jian Yuanjie, her face turned solemn. She said, "It seems I can't defeat him..."
Long Qiqi turned her head to look.
There stood Jian Yuanjie, his left hand severed by Qin Ran, blood gushing out, and the swarm of Phoenix Wing Blood Head Bees flying around in the rain of blood, feasting on it!
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s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
