Chapter 127: Smooth Sailing
Chapter 127: Smooth Sailing
The following evening,
In the small bedroom, Lu Ran, who had slept for an entire day, finally woke up.
"Hmm," Lu Ran mumbled sleepily, emitting a dazed nasal sound.
He reached out and brushed aside the playful cat tail, scratching his cheek in the process.
"Meow~" Little Li Hua, seeing her master awake, pretended to want to escape.
However, she was pinned to the bed by a large hand.
Lu Ran lay on his side, holding the restless Little Li Hua in his arms, and began to caress her head.
He picked up his phone and started scrolling through it when he noticed a special text message.
Instantly, Lu Ran felt a surge of energy.
Early in the morning, Lu Ran had already informed his family and teammates that he was safe, but it seemed he had forgotten someone.
Jiang: "Are you okay?"
The four simple words painted a picture in Lu Ran's mind of a fair and beautiful face.
"Meow?"
Little Li Hua, nestled in Lu Ran's arms, poked her head out curiously, gazing at the glowing screen.
Lu Ran thought for a moment and replied:
"I'm fine, how about you?"
Lu Ran didn't hold out much hope, as Jiang Ruyi was known for her diligent and focused cultivation. Moreover, her message was sent in the morning when he was fast asleep.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ruyi responded promptly: "Hmm."
Lu Ran couldn't help but smile at the solitary word on the screen, accompanied by a cold and aloof expression.
"What should I do?" Lu Ran lowered his head and kissed Little Li Hua's furry little head, "How do I respond to this?"
The Jiang Ruyi on the phone seemed to have some talent.
Within a few sentences, she could make the conversation come to a halt.
"Meow~" Little Li Hua extended a cat paw, as if wanting to imitate Lu Ran's actions and touch the phone screen.
Lu Ran held Little Li Hua close and began typing on the screen.
Ran: "Have you missed me?"
Lu Ran stared at the phone screen, silently waiting for a response.
This time, he waited for a long time without receiving an answer.
"I'll take that as a yes," Lu Ran muttered, tossing his phone aside onto the pillow.
He gently stroked Little Li Hua and pinched her tail.
"Buzz~"
The phone suddenly vibrated.
Lu Ran quickly unlocked the screen and saw four words.
Jiang: "A little bit."
Lu Ran's face lit up with a smile, but his expression soon turned peculiar as the message disappeared.
Did she just recall it?
Wow, she's trying to play hard to get.
Well, it's possible if it were another girl.
But with Jiang Ruyi's personality, it's unlikely.
Jiang: "I saw that you joined the patrol team again."
Ran: "What did you recall?"
Jiang: "That was a Savage Desolate Demoness, you should have gone home. Many people would have been worried about you."
Lu Ran stared at the words on the screen, silent for a while, before replying:
"You saw it?"
Jiang: "Yes, there's a photo of you in the group chat, fighting against a Savage Desolate Demoness."
Lu Ran's expression froze, and he immediately started scrolling through the class group chat.
The group was in an uproar, filled with countless messages.
On this "Ghost Parade" night, the students were creating a ruckus, and even the teachers struggled to control the situation.
Finally, Lu Ran's thumb paused, and he came across a series of comments:
"Lu Ran is so badass! He won, damn! The battle is over, damn! I just saw him absorbing energy, damn!"
"Don't die, please, sob sob sob"
"He's crazy, not caring about his life!"
"Can he still survive this? How is Lu Ran now?"
"@Ran, are you there? Is that really you?"
"Damn, a Savage Desolate Demoness! He dared to challenge her?"
The comments Lu Ran saw were in reverse chronological order.
He realized he was being a bit silly and should have directly searched for mentions of himself, saving time from scrolling so long.
Lu Ran scrolled up for a long time before finally finding a blurry photo.
The photographer was likely in a residential building, possibly on the second or third floor.
The neighborhood was in disarray, covered in yellow sand.
On top of the sand pile, a remarkably tall figure stood.
The Savage Desolate Demoness had her back to the photographer, slightly tilting her head back as if roaring to the sky. Her bright red hair danced wildly in the wind and rain.
She held two battle axes, stretching out her arms, proudly displaying her formidable physique and impressive body.
Arrogant and reckless.
This single silhouette was enough to instill an endless sense of pressure!
Below her raised arm, in the distance, stood a figure in a yellow raincoat.
The youth held a knife in each hand, charging forward, ready to attack the sand pile.
Although his face was slightly blurred, it was still recognizable as Lu Ran, their classmate from Class 3 of Grade 12.
Lu Ran thought for a moment and remembered which battle this was.
This Savage Desolate Demoness was indeed powerful.
The sand pile beneath his feet had also given Lu Ran a hard time, almost trapping his ankles.
Fortunately, his teammates' assistance and the Demonic Art: Cage of Fire (Illusion)!
Without them, Lu Ran might have been dragged into the sand pile and buried alive.
"Heh."
Recalling the thrilling and heart-pounding scene from the previous night, Lu Ran smiled and shook his head.
He reopened the private chat and sent a message to Jiang Ruyi:
"These guys are all brawn and no brain, easy to take down.
Jiang: "Do you want to see what you're saying?"
Ran: "..."
Indeed, those words should have been sent in the class group chat.
That's a huge gathering of several hundred people, and even a large plastic bag would be filled to the brim.
Lu Ran quickly changed the subject, his fingers tapping on the screen:
"How's your cultivation going?"
Jiang: "It's quite ordinary, but it's going well.
Every day, I meditate and cultivate with my senior brothers and sisters, and occasionally enter the Demon Cave for trials and to improve my divine arts."
Ran: "The Demon Cave guarded by the Jade Talisman is no ordinary place, be careful!"
Jiang: "You're telling me to be careful."
Lu Ran's expression turned strange as he looked at the words on his phone, imagining various tones.
Ran: "Are you sulking?"
Jiang: "I'm going to cultivate now."
Ran: "When will you be back?"
Once again, the phone screen remained silent for a long time.
Ran: "Don't come back, it's been unstable in Rain Alley these past few months.
Focus on your cultivation, and when you become powerful, we'll go kill demons together."
Lu Ran thought his message would become a comment, but she was still there.
Jiang: "It's winter, dress warmly."
Lu Ran looked up at the coat rack by the door, his eyes resting on the wide dark red knitted scarf.
Jiang: "Did you hear me?"
Lu Ran's face broke into a smile, and this time, he was certain he had imagined the correct tone.
He didn't know if she would blush behind the screen.
Ran: "I miss you too, a little."
"Ran" retracted a message.
Lu Ran not only retracted his message but also threw his phone aside.
The Lu combo, a smooth and silky experience!
He held Little Li Hua, burying his head in her fluffy belly, and took two deep breaths.
You're small, but you want to fight me?
I'll catch you eventually.
"Meow~ Meow~"
Little Li Hua kept whining, but eventually, she broke free from "Lu Demon's" embrace.
Lu Ran got up from the bed and walked to the shrine, where he clasped his hands and bowed.
Earlier, when Lu Ran returned home, he asked Lord Sheep some questions and received a response.
To summon and control demons, one must cultivate the sculptures in the Divine Demonic Sculpture Garden to at least the River Basin Realm.
The created demons would be one level lower than the demon sculptures themselves.
Furthermore, it would consume "Qi."
Lord Sheep also mentioned that in times of crisis, Lu Ran could even directly pull out the sculptures!
Both divine and demonic sculptures could assist Lu Ran in battle!
However, once a sculpture is taken out of the garden, it is considered "severely damaged," and the energy consumption would be immense!
Moreover, this would be the highest-level understanding and application of the Divine Demonic Sculpture Garden.
With Lu Ran's current strength, he is still far from achieving this.
Setting a lofty goal in his heart is enough for now.
Currently, as a minor minion of the Stream Realm, Lu Ran should not dream of summoning the sculptures themselves.
Speaking of which, if Lu Ran can use evil sculptures to summon demon minions, he can also use divine sculptures to create "divine minions."
But Lord Sheep strongly advised against it.
In Lu Ran's case, the divine sculptures would gain very little Qi. Creating a divine minion would waste the hard-earned Qi.
This move would not be worth the effort and would be unwise.
Lord Sheep's exact words were: "Why summon deities to fight when you can use energy to supply more and have a more stable source of demons?"
It's worth mentioning that the demon minions created by evil sculptures are flesh and blood, like the demons Lu Ran has encountered.
However, according to Lord Sheep, the divine minions seem to be mere shadows?
It's unclear if Lu Ran can use these "divine shadows" to scare people in the future.
Hmm, be cautious.
Once exposed, the sword of Damocles hangs over your head.
"Lord Sheep, you said earlier that my idea of forming a team is correct, right?" Lu Ran asked softly.
White Sheep Jade Sculpture: "If you find human apostles for the divine sculptures in our garden, who will follow your every command, then it's possible.
But you must be extremely cautious about this.
The human believers who worship the divine sculptures in our garden must be unwaveringly loyal to you."
Lu Ran nodded heavily. In the end, he was still worried about being exposed.
But his mind was quick, and he continued, "Lord Sheep, if humans come to worship the divine sculptures in our garden, can our sculptures absorb the power of faith?"
If so, Lu Ran's method of cultivating divine sculptures wouldn't be so one-sided.
On the one hand, Lu Ran could plunder the "Qi" of the true deities in the world.
On the other hand, human believers could provide a continuous supply of faith, which would be a great advantage.
White Sheep Jade Sculpture: "Difficult!"
Lu Ran: "Difficult?"
White Sheep Jade Sculpture: "As long as the true deities are not destroyed, our sculptures will not be able to enter the hall."
Lu Ran pursed his lips: "Like the divine weapon domain?"
One radish, one pit.
As long as the true deities are not destroyed, the false deities cannot gain faith?
Compared to divine weapons with artifact spirits, the environment for false deities is even harsher.
Lu Ran can only act in secret, plundering energy to nourish these divine sculptures.
Lu Ran sighed.
Replacing the deities of this world is so challenging!
The transmission continued:
"If..."
(End of Chapter)
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