308: Chapter 308 The Emperor's Path is about to open, the Emperor's Crown, and Nangong Wentian's opportunity!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment as the two felt each other's warmth, unable to speak for a long time.

After a long while, Lin Ran's lips moved slightly, his tone gentle yet firm: "Wait for me!"

With that, he turned and left, as if he had made some kind of resolution.

Ji Qingyan's red lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she ultimately failed to do so, only able to watch silently as Lin Ran departed.

Kunlun City, Kunlun Sect, inside the Qing Xian Residence.

Jiang Yunxian, Su Xiyue, Meng Qing, and the others were all in the residence, waiting for Lin Ran's arrival.

Seeing Lin Ran return, Jiang Yunxian's eyes lit up and she stood up abruptly, but soon sat back down with a cold face.

"You still know to come back? Staying at that Wuyou Tower for so long, I suppose you've done everything you should and shouldn't have done, haven't you?"

Jiang Yunxian crossed her arms and sneered.

Lin Ran snorted, strode forward, pulled Jiang Yunxian into his arms, and said playfully:

"Senior Martial Uncle, Master Baby and Meng Qing stopped playing little tricks like reverse psychology long ago. Do you know why?"

"Because they know these are outdated tricks that are useless against This Holy Son, and This Holy Son doesn't fall for them!"

Su Xiyue and Meng Qing both nodded cooperatively from the side.

As if her thoughts had been exposed, Jiang Yunxian's face turned crimson, though it was unclear if it was from anger or embarrassment.

"Alright, Senior Martial Uncle, let's talk business. It's certainly no small matter for the three of you to be gathered here."

"As for reverse psychology and the like, you'd better not use it in the future."

Lin Ran's tone was flat as he released Jiang Yunxian.

Jiang Yunxian snorted and got straight to the point:

"The Emperor Road is about to open. Renowned experts have predicted that in a few days, a great change will occur in the world, and the Emperor Road will open."

"At that time, anyone holding a heavenly mandate stele can enter the Emperor Road to compete for the imperial dao divine crown."

Seeing Lin Ran's confusion, Jiang Yunxian paused and explained:

"The so-called imperial dao divine crown is the ultimate Opportunity within the Emperor Road."

"It is said that the imperial dao divine crown contains the Opportunity for Ascension and is a supreme treasure that allows one to ascend into the Ten Dynasties Divine Realm!"

"Furthermore, refining the imperial dao divine crown can also improve one's Aptitude."

Lin Ran nodded slightly.

As for the imperial dao divine crown's ability to improve Aptitude, he didn't care at all.

After any, his current Aptitude could be called a unique anomaly throughout the ages; whether there was an imperial dao divine crown to improve his Aptitude didn't make much of a difference.

However, if the imperial dao divine crown could truly help a being ascend into the Ten Dynasties Divine Realm, then the temptation for Lin Ran would be immense.

"Is that all? If there's nothing else, Master Baby, Meng Qing, the two of you may excuse yourselves first."

Lin Ran's tone was slightly casual, yet brook no argument.

Su Xiyue and Meng Qing glanced at each other and muttered dissatisfiedly in low voices:

"Tch! It's not like we're against group activities, why is this Rebellious Disciple driving us away again?"

"Sister Su, maybe Husband is exhausted. Why don't we get some good medicine later to nourish his body?"

"Mm, that makes sense..."

Watching Su Xiyue and Meng Qing leave while still chanting to themselves, Lin Ran's face was covered in dark lines.

Beside him, Jiang Yunxian's lips curled into a sneer again: "Little Linzi, are you really incapable now?"

Hearing this, Lin Ran scooped Jiang Yunxian up by the waist and raised an eyebrow:

"Whether This Holy Son is capable or not, won't Senior Martial Uncle find out in a moment?"

A shy flush rose, reflecting on Jiang Yunxian's face, but a flash of triumph crossed her eyes.

"What, you just said you don't fall for reverse psychology, and now you're falling for it?"

Lin Ran laughed upon hearing this.

He slowly leaned down, approaching Jiang Yunxian's ear as his hot breath brushed against her face:

"Senior Martial Uncle, don't misunderstand. This Holy Son indeed doesn't fall for reverse psychology. What This Holy Son has always wanted to eat... is you..."

"Little Linzi is so annoying..."

...

In White Jade Capital, Baiding City, within a lush forest, a flickering ball of light streaked rapidly from afar and stopped there.

This was none other than the Old Ancestor of the Nangong Family who had possessed Nangong Wuzhong's Physical Body and fled after being defeated by Lin Ran—Nangong Wentian!

"Damn it! Truly damn it!!"

"What on earth is that brat's background to be so formidable?!"

"How hateful!!!"

Nangong Wentian cursed through gritted teeth.

His limit was approaching, and the family had finally produced a Nangong Wuzhong whom he could possess, with a compatibility of nearly ninety percent.

Now, Nangong Wuzhong's Physical Body had likely perished at Lin Ran's hands, and he had fled miserably to Baiding City. If he couldn't find a suitable Physical Body for Possession, his Divine Soul and Primordial Spirit would eventually dissipate!

"Damn it all!!!"

Nangong Wentian couldn't help but roar in anger.

He had only just possessed Nangong Wuzhong, and his ambitions had yet to be realized when he encountered the greatest Waterloo of his life with Lin Ran. Was the heavens playing with him?!

Whish!

Suddenly!

At the spot where Nangong Wentian's Divine Soul stood, gurgling black water suddenly erupted, filled with a dense Qi of the Wicked Dao.

This was not black water, but Qi of the Wicked Dao so dense that it had condensed into liquid!

"What is going on with the Yellow Sand Sect? Didn't they boast that their Seal techniques were number one in the entire White Jade Capital? How can they not even suppress a Bizarre Domain now?!"

Seeing this, Nangong Wentian's Divine Soul was secretly terrified, his heart pounding.

The crack beneath his feet grew wider, and more black water flowed out.

Suddenly, Nangong Wentian's gaze froze, staring intently at the center of the crack.

He...

Seemed to see a corpse!

"I heard that when the young Sect Master of the Yellow Sand Sect was born, a phenomenon descended from the heavens—the vision of a soaring Dragon being suppressed by rolling yellow sand."

"His talent was unparalleled, not only possessing two types of top-tier divine physiques but also reaching the Supreme Realm within ten years of Cultivation."

"Unfortunately, heaven was jealous of such talent. When that young Sect Master was ten years old, he suddenly disappeared as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Even though the Yellow Sand Sect turned Baiding City upside down, they couldn't find a trace of him."

"Looking at this corpse, it's only about ten years old. Could it be... that the young Sect Master of the Yellow Sand Sect was suddenly pulled into this crack and perished?!"

Nangong Wentian was even more shocked.

This corpse was very extraordinary. Perhaps due to the Special Physique, although the Qi of the Wicked Dao had invaded the body, it was suppressed by the Special Physique and could not go further.

The more Qi of the Wicked Dao invaded, the stronger the corpse's cultivation became; and the stronger the cultivation, the stronger the suppression power of the Special Physique.

Thus, this corpse and the Qi of the Wicked Dao had unexpectedly maintained a state of balance.

As long as the corpse remained nourished by the Qi of the Wicked Dao, although it could not be brought back to life, its cultivation was genuinely improving!