Chapter 284: A demon god has a rich family background, and he is using him for marriage? Who is the cruel one?
Outside the territory of Mantuo Ancient Star, on an asteroid, ripples spread, and Jiang Lan's figure walked out of the void.
Not far away, a figure riding on a green ox was waiting for him. It was Li Ran. Behind Li Ran was a burly man with disheveled hair, exuding the aura of a saint.
“Grandpa…”
Jiang Lan took a quick look and was slightly surprised. He had not expected that there was a hidden saint in this place outside the domain.
"I'm afraid there's been a big commotion outside the realm, so you've been having a leisurely few days."
Li Ran looked at Jiang Lan who appeared and shook his head slightly, without explaining the matter of the strange saint behind him.
He waved his hand casually, and two figures suddenly fell from the void in front of him. Their cultivation was sealed and their hands and feet could not move. They were Zhou Yuan and Shang Yuanji.
"Aren't you here, grandpa? So it's not my turn to interfere. I'll just be relaxed." Jiang Lan smiled and looked at Zhou Yuan and Shang Yuanji.
Although it was the first time Zhou Yuan met Jiang Lan, he could guess his identity. At this moment, his face was pale and he had no intention of resisting.
The same was true for Shang Yuanji. After all, he had obtained the Yuanji Vairocana Book of Wisdom. In order to deduce Jiang Lan's fate, he asked Qi Qingxuan to find Jiang Lan's portrait.
Naturally, he also recognized Jiang Lan.
"According to your request, these two guys will be left to you to deal with."
Li Ran said, his words had already decided the life and death of Zhou Yuan and Shang Yuanji. He was now the Saint King, so let alone those below the Saint, even the real Saints were not taken seriously by him.
Although Zhou Yuan possesses the power of Ying Zhao, he is not the real Ying Zhao after all.
As for Shang Yuanji, in his opinion, he was just a lucky man who accidentally obtained the ancient Buddhist secret treasure and part of the inheritance.
Not to mention that he has not yet become a saint, even if he became a saint, he would not be able to cause any trouble.
"The lair of the Wushang Demon God should have been raided?" This is actually what Jiang Lan is most concerned about.
The wealth of the Demon God Wushang is thousands of times richer than those of the saintly families. It is not easy to plot against this cunning and treacherous Demon God.
On the day Li Ran became the Holy King, the two of them had been laying the groundwork for the Demon-Suppressing Well in order to lure the Wushang Demon God into the trap.
"That guy has indeed collected a lot of good stuff, enough for Taiyi to digest for a while."
"The most important of these is the hand bone of a Buddhist Saint King who is about to enter Nirvana and become a Great Saint. It contains his profound practice experience and profound insights along the way, which is enough for me to comprehend for a while."
Li Ran smiled and pointed casually. A ray of light shone from his fingers into Jiang Lan's brow, telling him all the situations of the Wushang Demon God's lair.
At the same time, he was generous in telling Jiang Lan some of the truths and secrets he had comprehended from the hand bone in the past few days.
The ancient Buddhist sect, the ancient star sect, the ancient alchemy sect... these have all established prestigious worlds in the world of the heavens, with profound heritage and countless treasures.
Any one of these treasure houses, once digested, would be enough to allow an ordinary force to leap to the top level.
"The number of Rebirth Jade Pills, Tiangui Muscle-Growing Liquid, Marrow-Cleansing Holy Buddha Serum, Pure Yang Heavenly Pills, and Clear Water Spirit Pills alone is as high as one million..."
“Not to mention the many magical instruments and secret treasures, some lost Taoist secrets, and the methods of refining magical instruments and elixirs have all been preserved.”
Jiang Lan also smiled and couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of the Demon God Wushang.
The Taiyi Sect has been operating in the land of Jiuzhou for more than 10,000 years, but the treasures collected are still far less than those collected by a demon god.
Of course, the Demon God Wushang has existed for more than 100,000 years after all, and he has been hiding in another dimension of time and space. There are countless secret treasures that he has plundered, not to mention some ancient Taoist sects and saintly families hidden in the depths of time and space that have been destroyed and annexed by him.
In this way, naturally, such a huge wealth was accumulated.
"The Great Demon God Gu Qi is no longer in his right mind, and his essence has been severely depleted. He is no longer at his peak. Although I have suppressed him, the demon servant I have refined is probably not as powerful as the Demon God Wushang."
Li Ran had other important things to do next, so he kept it short.
The biggest gain of this trip, naturally, was the suppression of the Wushang Demon God and the Gucci Demon God.
When the Great Demon God Gu Qi was at his peak, his combat power was comparable to that of the Human Saint King. After being sealed in the Demon-Suppressing Well for many years, he suffered serious losses and his realm has fallen, even worse than the Demon God Wushang.
Unless the Demon God Wushang is willing to sacrifice himself and allow the Demon God Gucci to return to his peak.
Of course, Li Ran also guessed that the Great Demon God Wushang probably had other plans. He did not intentionally let the Great Demon God Guqi be born. It was more likely that he wanted to devour him and achieve his own success.
Afterwards, he only needs to refine the Demon God Wushang and the Great Demon God Guqi, and he will have two more demon servants at his command, both of whom have saint-level combat power.
In this way, Taiyi Sect's rule over the entire Kyushu land will become more stable.
"Take a look at the assets of the Wushang Demon God to see if there is anything you need right now..."
Li Ran waved his hand to cover up the sound of their conversation.
He also knew that time was running out, and he would not stay in the Sifang Star Region for too long. He came to find Jiang Lan to give him some of the profits from this trip.
After all, without Jiang Lan's cooperation, it would not be easy to take advantage of the situation and lure the Wushang Demon into the trap.
Jiang Lan came here naturally to share the benefits, so he was not polite at all. He then picked out a few things from the treasure house of the Demon God Wushang that were more important to him at the moment.
"This thing is called the Great Chaos Lightning Talisman, but it is only a fragment. It is said that in ancient times, the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess of Heaven controlled the thunder tribulation with this talisman and administered the thunder punishment of all living beings in the world. With the death of the Emperor of Heaven, this talisman was also shattered, and the method of controlling the thunder tribulation also returned to heaven..."
A fragment of an ancient talisman with flashing lightning and a chaotic aura floated in Jiang Lan's palm. He took a quick look at it and then took it.
"Seven Wonderful Heart-Knocking Pills, Bodhi Pure Buddha Pills, Three Glazed Holy Pills..."
Afterwards, he collected several ancient pills whose refining methods had long been lost. Each pill was sealed with wax, so the medicinal effect was preserved and did not dissipate.
Although these pills are no longer useful to a saint, they are still very beneficial to him at his current stage. If he goes back to swallow and refine them, he can improve his cultivation significantly.
There are actually elixirs in this world that can help saints increase their wisdom and cultivation, but the methods of refining have long been lost, not to mention the raw materials needed to refine the elixirs, which are extremely precious and are all produced in some forbidden areas of heaven and earth and places where no living creatures have ever been found.
Even if a saint takes action, it is difficult to pick it...
There are also some raw materials for elixirs that are born in the void of time and space, surrounded by heavenly fire and thunder, and guarded by powerful alien beasts of time and space. They are truly heavenly medicines that cannot even be seen.
Among the many treasures accumulated and collected by the Demon God Wushang, only these elixirs are of the highest level, and there is still a lot of room for improvement for Jiang Lan.
As for the rest of the pills, he also took away tens of thousands of each. Although he could not use them himself, he could use them to train the people around him when he returned to Jiuzhou.
As for other magical weapons and secret treasures, Jiang Lan accepted them all and collected quite a few.
Among them, he also found several acquired spiritual treasures that were very suitable for Li Mengning, such as the Twelve-Leaf Silent Lotus Platform, the Blue Sky Yellow Spring Sword... As for the other Taoist instruments that gave birth to the Dao Mark, he directly looted hundreds of them, which made Li Ran's eyebrows jump.
A Taoist weapon is enough to make a powerful person in the eighth realm fight to the death.
Jiang Lan had looted almost one third of the Taoist weapons collected by the Demon God Wushang.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. This is just the treasure of one demon god. There will be other secret treasures waiting for us soon."
Jiang Lan looked relaxed, not showing any pain at all. He had already informed Li Ran about the Shi clan's affairs.
Li Ran nodded. He had great ambitions. Now that he had unified the entire Kyushu region, it could only be considered that he had taken the first step.
After that, it is time to cultivate the family and allow it to continue to grow until it stands at the top of all realms and becomes an immortal family.
With the support of his family, he, the Holy King, can go further and further.
At the moment, many of the family's resources will be poured into Jiang Lan first. He has high expectations for Jiang Lan. If Jiang Lan becomes a saint, then he, the Saint King, may not be his opponent.
The situation that will follow is very complicated and may exceed his and Jiang Lan's initial expectations, so the world needs someone who can truly stand out and shock the people outside the world.
While Jiang Lan was selecting many magical instruments and scrolls, Li Ran remembered something else and said, "I have discussed with the Lord of the Sword Realm. There are three different opinions out there. One is for a group of Lords to take the lead and gather the power of all realms to attack in a big way, break through the barriers within the realm, and prevent the reorganization of the Heaven Realm."
"Either we can wait until the catastrophe subsides, and then try to get a glimmer of hope based on the vitality bestowed by the will of the heavens. Or we can sneak over here secretly, hide in the world for a few decades, wait for the mark of the origin of life to be assimilated, and avoid the repression of the will of the Nine Provinces..."
"From the current situation, all the Great Thousand Worlds are advocating to raise troops for war, while the other Middle Thousand Worlds want to wait until the catastrophe subsides before trying to survive. An ancient being has a premonition that this catastrophe outside the realm will cause the death of many realm masters and the collapse of the Great Thousand Worlds."
"This is the best opportunity for each of the thousands of worlds to transition."
Hearing this, Jiang Lan nodded and said, "It's pretty much what I expected, but the world masters still greatly underestimated the deterrent power of the will of the heavens. In front of the will of the heavens, the world masters are just parasites that rely on the origin of the universe for their power. How can a group of parasites unite to resist the will of the heavens?"
"When one enters Nirvana and unites with the Dao, the Dao that one finally unites with is only the Dao within the universe. The will of the heavens governs all the cause and effect order within the universe. It is a king with supreme power. The universe is at most its retainer, and the world master can only borrow its power..."
He was not worried at all about what the masters of the other realms could do by gathering the power of all realms, because in the end they would still be easily suppressed by the will of the heavens.
Even if one could truly transcend Nirvana, ascend to immortality, and reach the other shore, it would be impossible to threaten the will of the heavens.
The will of the Kyushu land is more like a young king who has been granted power compared to the will of the heavens. In terms of hierarchy, it is truly supreme.
The launching of catastrophes in the heavens is merely the will of the heavens responding to its instinct and obeying the command of the will of the earth of Kyushu.
Even if he is a young king, he is still a king.
The heaven is supreme. In a sense, it can be said that it is the manifestation of the way of heaven. It governs everything in the dark, and its power spreads throughout infinite time and space and endless planes.
Looking at Jiang Lan who was calm and confident and talking eloquently, Li Ran was in a trance for a moment. Jiang Lan was becoming more and more like the image of the Emperor of Heaven that he thought of. He was omniscient, and it seemed that one day, he would really sit in the endless void and dominate all living things.
"It seems that grandpa has reached a deal with the Lord of the Sword Realm. There is already a traitor before the battle even begins." Jiang Lan suddenly laughed.
Li Ran waved his hand, smiled faintly, and said, "Everyone is busy for profit. As the master of a realm, you have to consider the benefits. There is no chance of winning in the battle against the heavenly realm. As far as I know, in addition to the boundary barrier, there is also a weak water barrier between the outer and inner boundaries. Even the master of the realm cannot cross the weak water. How can the army from outside the realm break through?"
"The Lord of the Sword Realm has a far-sighted vision. When the catastrophe of the heavens comes, all the Lords will be slain by the will of heaven, and their realms will be shaken again and again. By then, the Five Degenerations of the Heavenly Beings will come early, and it is unclear whether they can survive. How can they have the strength to organize the army and attack the Heaven Realm?"
"The current commotion outside the circle is most likely intended to scare people and force people inside the circle to negotiate and talk with them."
"Attack the heart first..."
Jiang Lan naturally knew the reason why there was so much commotion outside the world, and it was because of this.
After all, cultivators outside the world have always believed that the inheritance within the world has been cut off, and they do not have a deep understanding of the path of cultivation.
And there are only a few saints in the realm. How can they resist the attack of many realm masters? By then, they will lose their fighting spirit and accept the covenant agreement outside the realm.
"What kind of agreement did grandpa reach with the Lord of the Sword Realm that made him reveal so much information to you?" Jiang Lan asked, somewhat curious.
If it were outside the realm, let alone a Saint King, even a supreme being who had entered the Tenth Realm of Nirvana would find it very difficult to see the Realm Master and have a conversation with him.
"This agreement actually has a lot to do with you, Lan'er. I was just about to tell you about this."
"Your mother and father already know about it." Li Ran said calmly.
"Um?"
Now it was Jiang Lan's turn to be surprised. What was it that was kept from him? "After the catastrophe is over, the Lord of the Sword Realm will find a way to send the most outstanding successor of his sect to the realm. I will be responsible for guiding and protecting him. At that time, you will marry him back to the Li family and treat him as your equal wife..."
"I don't think you will refuse this." Li Ran paused and said again.
"What does the family think of me?"
Jiang Lan raised his eyebrows.
When he married Emperor Xia in the beginning, besides for his own sake, it was also because of Li Ran's planning and instigation.
Now, he is asked to marry the most outstanding contemporary successor of the Taoist sect of a world master outside the world. This is an obvious marriage without even discussing it with him.
"The Lord of the Sword Realm has learned about your talent and cultivation, and she admires and praises you very much. Even though you have married Emperor Xia, she doesn't care..."
"The successor she favors is first-rate in the sword world in terms of talent, gift, cultivation, appearance, and family background, and he will not humiliate you."
Li Ran continued.
He knew that Jiang Lan was a womanizer. To Jiang Lan, this was just another wife in name only and it wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Of course I don't care. Just be careful that some lucky guy comes out and points at me and says I stole his fiancée..."
Jiang Lan shook his head in his heart. He really had no resistance.
In his eyes, such women are actually no different from tools. One more or one less doesn't make much.
"If you go to the battlefield of the heavens, you should be able to see this woman in advance." After Li Ran explained the things, he also planned to leave.
As for the strange saint he brought with him, he did not explain much to Jiang Lan.
Such an unknown "wild" saint would naturally be brought back to Taiyi Sect to be named, and then announced to the public...
Whether the Saint accepts it or not is not something Li Ran needs to consider.
After Li Ran left, Jiang Lan looked at Zhou Yuan and Shang Yuanji, whose cultivation was sealed, with a smile.
He had actually already thought about how to deal with the two people in order to maximize benefits.
The biggest backer behind Qi Qingxuan, the Demon God Wushang, has fallen.
Shang Yuanji is already a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by him.
Now it depends on whether Qi Qingxuan's identity as the "crown prince" established by the Great Xia Emperor before his death can catch other big fish.
If he really can't fish it out, then Jiang Lan will just abandon this chess piece and go back to tease Emperor Xia.
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Today I have fallen into the hands of the young leader. I accept defeat. You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you."
Shang Yuanji's Yuanji Vairocana Wisdom Book had been taken away by Li Ran. Now that his greatest reliance was lost, he felt completely hopeless and no longer cared about life or death.
"I used to think that Master Shang was a person of some stature, on par with Ge Qixing, but now it seems that you are far inferior to him. You don't understand the truth that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot."
"You don't understand the principle of being able to bend and stretch. If that's the case, then I wish you a peaceful journey to the underworld, Imperial Master."
There is no point for Jiang Lan to keep Shang Yuanji by his side, and he does not need anyone to give him advice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and a beam of blood pierced through Shang Yuanji's eyebrows.
All the blood in his body flowed backwards and was sucked away along with the ray of blood light. Then his whole body was torn into pieces like flying ash and sand, and his body and soul were destroyed.
Jiang Lan retracted the blood light, and many of Shang Yuanji's life experiences and memories flashed before him. He was not interested in paying attention to them, but only selected some of the knowledge, practice experience, and inherited skills to absorb.
"Brother Zhou Yuan, why do you have to look like that? I don't actually intend to kill you..."
He looked at Zhou Yuan, whose face was slightly pale, smiled, and placed his hand on his forehead.
"As the young leader of the Immortal Dao Alliance, you actually practiced such an evil technique and are so cruel and ruthless..."
Zhou Yuan's whole body suddenly tensed up. Shang Yuanji's fate made his back cold and he trembled with fear.
"It's the heart that harms people, not the martial arts. I have never killed innocent people. In order to deal with the Immortal Dao Alliance, my grandfather, and me, you even released the great demon who once brought disaster to the world. In terms of ruthlessness, I am not as good as you..." Jiang Lan smiled faintly.
"That was a strategy discussed between Shang Yuanji and the Demon God Wushang. It has nothing to do with me."
Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and said, there was a cloud pattern between his eyebrows, flickering like a firefly, as if a surge of divine power was surging, trying to break free from the restraints and seals.
(End of this chapter)
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