181: Chapter 181 Lin Ran's Bestowal of the Dao: Controlling Su Yuling!

Watching the prodigies depart one after another, Lin Ran's eyes flickered. He raised his hand to condense a dao heart demon seed and handed it to Meng Qing.

"Su Yuling still has some utility value."

Meng Qing was, after all, a Heavenly Palace Realm Expert who had shared his bed for so long; with a mere pat on her hip, she knew exactly which posture to shift into.

Therefore, she clearly understood the meaning behind his words.

"Alright, I understand."

Meng Qing took the dao heart demon seed, and with a flash of her figure, she vanished from the spot.

"Alright, Fairy Qin, now it is just the two of us."

Lin Ran gave a slight smile.

"Young Master, please follow me."

Gu Liuqin gave a sweet smile and turned to lead the way.

"What about me?"

Xuan Zhixue asked in confusion.

"Just wait here. I think until Huayin emerges from the Secret Realm, our temporary residence will be fixed here."

Lin Ran said calmly.

Xuan Zhixue nodded gently.

Before long, Gu Liuqin brought Lin Ran to a quiet and serene pavilion.

"Young Master, please wait a moment. I will go and fetch the divine source stones stored in the Heavenly Sound Tower."

"In addition, these are the three hundred Low Grade divine source stones I have on me. Please accept them, Young Master."

Gu Liuqin placed a Storage Ring on the stone table and then hurriedly departed.

Lin Ran counted the Low Grade divine source stones in the Storage Ring; there were exactly three hundred, just as Gu Liuqin had said.

Not long after, Gu Liuqin returned, holding another Storage Ring in her hand.

Stored inside were exactly five hundred Medium Grade divine source stones!

Lin Ran put away the two Storage Rings and then, without hesitation, pointed a finger at Gu Liuqin's forehead, transmitting the Seven Absolute Arts of Music to her.

He knew perfectly well that everything Gu Liuqin had done was for the sake of the Seven Absolute Arts of Music.

And everything he did was merely using the Seven Absolute Arts of Music to secure the final benefits.

The two of them weren't exactly plotting against each other; they were simply seeking their own interests through mutual exchange.

"The Seven Absolute Arts of Music is a top-tier divine art for the zither. Its mystery lies in utilizing the Seven Emotions of living beings, using the formlessness of sound to manifest a tangible illusion."

"Goddess Gu, let me borrow your zither for a moment."

Lin Ran smiled faintly.

Gu Liuqin hurriedly brought out her zither, her eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

She knew that Lin Ran was preparing to personally demonstrate how to perform the Seven Absolute Arts of Music before her; Lin Ran was Bestowing the Dao!

After all, the Seven Absolute Arts of Music was a top-tier divine art, profound and unpredictable.

Even though she was the Goddess of the Heavenly Sound Tower and her cultivation in the Sound Dao was peerless among her peers, fully mastering this top-tier divine art would not be a simple task.

However, if someone were willing to bestow the Dao, the time it would take for her to achieve mastery would be greatly shortened.

Clearly, Lin Ran was that person!

"The so-called Seven Emotions are joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock."

"These seven techniques are the secrets to manifesting the illusions of the Seven Emotions."

"Goddess Gu, watch closely."

Lin Ran's hands moved continuously over the zither strings. It looked like he was plucking the strings, but it was more like he was forming hand seals.

He used the zither strings as a medium to form one seal after another, and this was the true secret to manifesting the Seven Emotions illusion through zither music!

"Using zither strings to form seals... this is simply too profound!"

Gu Liuqin watched this scene with excitement, her Phoenix eyes unblinking, for fear of missing a single detail.

As the piece ended, the illusions of the Seven Emotions intertwined before Gu Liuqin, radiating a terrifying Dao pressure.

"Goddess Gu, do you have a new understanding of the Seven Absolute Arts of Music now?"

Lin Ran smiled.

Gu Liuqin nodded heavily and excitedly cupped her fists toward Lin Ran: "Thank you, Young Master, for Bestowing the Dao!"

"No need to be so polite. I have just arrived in your Imperial Province and am unfamiliar with the place, so I have no place to stay."

"I wonder if I could stay at your Heavenly Sound Tower for a while?"

Lin Ran smiled.

"Of course you can!"

Gu Liuqin said excitedly.

If Lin Ran stayed at the Heavenly Sound Tower, wouldn't that mean she could frequently ask him for guidance during this time?

Such an opportunity was rare, and she naturally wouldn't let it slip away!

"Good, then I shall be troubling you for a while."

Lin Ran nodded with a smile.

On the other side.

Su Yuling clutched her bleeding chest as she rushed toward the Cold Moon Pavilion.

The Holy Son of the Flying Immortal Sect had suddenly arrived in the Imperial Province and declared that he would take Su Qingyi's head.

She had to tell this news to her own Goddess!

As Su Yuling rounded a corner, she suddenly stopped and looked ahead with a terrified expression.

Before her, a woman with a voluptuous figure strolled over slowly, her eyes looking at her with cold indifference.

"You are..."

Su Yuling's expression was panicked; she naturally recognized Meng Qing, as she had seen Meng Qing and another woman silently following by Lin Ran's side earlier.

She knew that Meng Qing was definitely one of Lin Ran's people!

Was it that Lin Ran still refused to let her go and wanted to silence her?!

She wanted to send a message to the Cold Moon Pavilion to have them send experts to save her, but she found that she could not move at all.

Furthermore, she discovered to her horror that she and Meng Qing were in an entirely different world, as if they were isolated from the rest of the world. Even though passersby were coming and going around them, it was as if no one could see her at all.

Now, she panicked even more.

She knew this was all Meng Qing's doing. Meng Qing's cultivation must be extremely profound, possibly even a hidden Great Emperor!

It made sense; Lin Ran was the Holy Son of the Flying Immortal Sect, so how could he not have a Great Emperor Expert protecting him?

Of course, what she didn't know was that Meng Qing was actually a Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Palace Realm expert, standing at the very peak of this world.

If she knew Meng Qing's true cultivation, she would probably be scared to death!

"You... what exactly do you want to do?!"

Su Yuling's body trembled violently. Meng Qing's indifference made her directly feel the threat of death.

"Don't worry, This Pavilion Master won't kill you yet. My husband said you still have some utility value."

Meng Qing brought out the dao heart demon seed Lin Ran had given her and struck it into Su Yuling's body.

"As for the taste of the dao heart demon seed, experience it well for yourself."

With that, Meng Qing turned and left.

Su Yuling didn't know what Meng Qing meant.

Suddenly!

An intense pain swept through her entire body, as if countless silver needles were piercing through her skin and stabbing toward her heart.

This pain made her want to peel off her own skin and wish she could just end her own life!

However, once the dao heart demon seed was planted, her life and death were no longer her own to decide, but Lin Ran's.

Her desire to commit suicide had become nothing more than a pipe dream.

"Su Yuling, once the dao heart demon seed is planted, you are This Holy Son's prisoner."

"From now on, you will do whatever This Holy Son commands. If you dare to defy me, This Holy Son will make your life a living hell!"