All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 201 Thirteen Lands

Ji Ran shut down the offerings at the shrine.

The old-fashioned Earth God Temple can only be set to a maximum offering of 1000 spiritual energy per minute. However, it seems that the Earth God Temples in the safe zone have already set their offerings to be extremely low.

Those enormous earth god temples, each with five or six unlocked functions, are definitely three or four levels higher than my current earth god temple, which is the size of a backpack.

However, Ji Ran hesitated at the edge of the safe zone.

Shall we go in?

The notification sound from this local temple can't be turned off; wherever you go, travelers will notice you.

Now, it is the time of the Great Cold, and there are many people in the Heavenly Corridor.

I can now vaguely see quite a few figures moving around in the safe zone. I'm already at the edge of the safe zone, and I've already encountered two travelers here.

After a moment's thought, Ji Ran decided to go in. The things inside the shrine were far too important to him.

Putting aside the wondrous uses of the Earth God Temple, the Time Black Tree and the remnant soul of the Ghost Golden Sheep alone are the key to my future breakthrough of my primordial spirit!

Ji Ran, who had already become a Luan Ke, was very clear that his career path leaned towards physical prowess and secret arts.

The Luan Ke skill enhances physical explosiveness, recovery, and endurance, while the professional secret techniques target various uses of spirit pets.

The profession of Luan Ke is not one that leans towards the primordial spirit.

However, his primordial spirit was fused and condensed with Hongwu's killing intent, inheriting the "growth potential" of Hongwu's spiritual body.

This growth potential allows one to level up by possessing a pure spirit. This talent has a somewhat usurping feel to it.

The remnant soul of the Ghost Golden Sheep is the most powerful spirit in my possession!
Level 7!
Moreover, it is very likely to be the strongest spiritual entity that I will be able to utilize for a long time to come!
Ji Ran would never give up cultivating his primordial spirit. He could keep his primordial spirit cultivation hidden as his biggest and deepest trump card!

Who would have thought that a wandering spirit would cultivate the primordial spirit?

At that moment, a thought struck him.

creak-

The window of the shrine opened, and a thick arm stretched out, enveloping its face in a spiritual aura.

Even within the safe zone, one's own face is blurred, yet there is no sense of security.

Since one must conceal the cultivation of one's primordial spirit, one's identity must also be concealed.

At this moment, a light purple mask covered Ji Ran's face. The mask was oval-shaped and seemed to have purple nebulae flowing on it.

Unless someone's primordial spirit exceeds level 7 and forcibly spyes on them, no one will discover their identity or appearance.

My current state is similar to that of the guardian deity before I condensed my primordial spirit. The ghost golden sheep in that shrine can extend two arms to fight.

As for his body, it had become completely intertwined with the Black Tree of Time, fixed in the shrine, and unable to move.

Brush and pull!

Ji Ran found another black robe in his storage space. This black robe was a priest's robe, which he had casually taken from the church where Vlad was.

The robe was made of fine material, a silk-like fabric that flowed down the body like water, smooth and jet black, covering the tall and muscular physique.

The ring on Ji Ran's finger trembled slightly.

Vlad cautiously opened his eyes a crack and peered into the shrine!
spirit!
It wasn't foolishness, but a terrifying spirit that sent shivers down his spine! For hundreds of years, Vlad himself had ruled the Western continent as a king. After becoming a vampire, he was suppressed by the Church and forced to travel the world as a magical artifact!
He had never seen such a terrifying spirit!
He's practically a god!

Combining the connection between the terrifying spirit he had encountered earlier and this young man, Vlad felt he had discovered a great secret!
This young man is probably a puppet or servant controlled by that great spirit!
Vlad suddenly felt that if he had the chance, he should try to curry favor with this great being, rather than this mere king-level brat.

Da da da!
At this moment, Ji Ran took a step and walked towards the Corridor of All Heavens.

As he drew closer to the interior of the safe zone, the surrounding fog thinned. This fog was grayish-white, highly transparent, and did not obstruct vision. It was likely a deliberate design to warn travelers that denser fog indicated they were further from the safe zone.

"Um?!"

At this moment, the travelers who were within twenty or thirty meters of Ji Ran were suddenly stunned.

You have entered the area covered by the Earth God Temple.

[Permissions: Breath control, offerings.]

"Land God Temple?"

"Where did this earth god temple come from!?"

"No, look at that person!"

"hiss--"

"Carry the Earth God Temple on your back?"

In a pale gray sky, a light mist flowed, and a tall figure was draped in a long, flowing black robe that seemed to envelop his form.

Behind him, a small shrine was carried on his back. The shrine had green tiled eaves, black and red pillars, and mottled but intact yellowed window paper, which divided the room into four small windows.

Black branches extended from under the eaves of the shrine, and now two fluorescent flowers were swaying in the breeze.

On the ancient shrine, a figure dressed in black stood with his back to the altar. The pale blue glow of fluorescent flowers flickered and swayed on the branches extending from the eaves, like a bright lamp.

Twenty or thirty people were walking around in the Corridor of the Gods near the train.

Everyone watched this scene in shock.

"Is this a traveler, or a creature from the corridor?"

"It can't be the wanderer, can it?"

"Of the twelve plots of land in Jia Chen District, ten are official and two are from the Traveler Organization. I've never heard of such a thing."

"Don't even think about it, it can't be!"

“These local earth god temples in Jia Chen District are all high-level temples, and their temple barriers have been removed. What this person is carrying is an earth god temple from outside!”

What is a temple barrier?

The speaker glanced at the person who asked the question and said, "A newcomer?"

"It is."

"Hey, newbies should spend more time exploring the Corridor of the Heavens. Unless you join the official team and browse the forums, you'll get very little information from the outside world."

"The temple screens are the four windows of the shrine, and are the core ritual implements of the Earth God Temple."

"The effect is to analyze everything within the scope, and at the same time, various fees and functions of the land temple can be set."

The man sighed and said, "You newbies have never seen the strange and wonderful abilities of those local temples before the official authorities took over."

"What can turn people into monsters, strengthen certain parts of the body, change gender, oh, and also plastic surgery, head transplant, body metallization, all kinds of fancy abilities can be realized in the Earth God Temple."

"so good?"

"Oh, okay?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man with one normal eye and the other gleaming with a green light like a wild beast.

His face was thin and angular.

Seeing Ji Ran walking towards him, he immediately took two steps back.

At the same time, he sneered, "You should ask what the price is."

"cost?"

"You think that only spiritual energy can be collected by local earth temples?"

"Especially offerings!"

"It can collect anything, including fortune, prosperity, longevity... even experience!"

"Some local temples only accept money for longevity!"

"Moreover, there are some local temples that only accept offerings of internal organs, bones, and flesh."

The middle-aged man stared at Ji Ran's figure and said, "It wasn't until the authorities took control of Jia Chen District, suppressed all the ominous signs, and killed all the gods who disobeyed the Special Operations Department that the Earth God Temple became legitimate. It could only perform a few beneficial functions set by the authorities, and could only collect spiritual essence, squeezing the price of spiritual essence to the lowest possible level."

"At the same time, the temple barrier was removed, and the authorities will only come to install and readjust the temple barrier when needed."

"That's how Jia Chen District came to be! The safest and most orderly area in the Heavenly Corridor, bar none."

"If you have the chance, you can go and see other safe zones. In many places, the local temples are still in the same chaotic state as before."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he moved further away.

"Doesn't that mean that this earth god temple might have some unique functions?"

The young traveler looked excited, clearly his curiosity had been piqued, and he was like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.

He started walking towards Ji Ran.

"I advise you not to..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, the young traveler jumped up as if he had burned his foot!
"Fuck!"

"As expected, this is an ominous sign!!"

The young traveler looked distressed and frightened, saying, "Entering the area of ​​his local temple costs 1000 spiritual energy per minute!"

wow-

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd immediately dispersed!

They all watched the person carrying the niche from a distance.

This was intentional on Ji Ran's part. His spiritual sense was sharp, and since the middle-aged man wasn't deliberately avoiding people, he heard everything clearly.

As an official member, I understood immediately upon hearing this – someone would definitely come looking for me soon!

Since this land temple, and even the safe zone, are under official control, they will never allow a variable like themselves to appear in Jia Chen District!
Putting everything else aside, all I need to do is maximize my range and charge into the crowd; that would be deadly for some low-level practitioners! Just look at the young practitioner's reaction.

Although he had only been a member of the Special Operations Department for a short time, he was able to see through the style of the official agents through the Bai Yan incident.

They usually follow the rules of the real world, but when trouble comes, they act with extreme arrogance!
Now, Ji Ran opened the highest offering, firstly to prevent curious travelers from coming, and secondly to clear the area in advance and wait for the officials.

At this moment, he was carrying the shrine on his back, walking in the middle of the edge of Jia Chen District, carefully looking around.

He hadn't properly explored the Jia Chen Safe Zone before. The outer perimeter of the Jia Chen Zone was surrounded by a black forest, but on one side, where he was, there was a hollow, which was the spot where the train had stopped earlier.

But today, no trains are running here.

Presumably, it had been in the Black Forest for a long time, and the train that stopped here had already left.

At this moment, it was pitch black inside, but there were faint rustling sounds.

Standing in that empty space, Ji Ran clearly felt a spiritual aura.

There is a spirit in this void. That spirit is just a marker of aura, completely without strength. It will not hinder any person or creature, and it is a portal that can be traversed at will.

But ironically, none of the things in that long corridor dared to enter Jia Chen District.

Ji Ran turned her head.

Beneath the purple mask, his pupils contracted!
From this vantage point, he could see a huge, oddly shaped building in the distance in the center!
Under the pale gray light, the building cast a black shadow floating in the thin mist, lit by golden lamps, like a fairy mountain deep in the clouds.

creak-

At the same time, Ji Ran saw a huge black shadow emerging from the mist, coming from the direction of the golden light.

"Land God Temple!"

"It's the Seven Landlords, officials!"

As the dark figure in the mist became clearer, the travelers around immediately dispersed further away.

However, even more people were drawn to the area from the periphery.

That shadow is a local temple.

The enormous earth god temple, as large as a pavilion, slowly emerged from the mist.

Red tiles and black pillars, no window frames, only a clay sculpture sitting cross-legged.

The stone platform beneath the shrine was being carried atop a stone tortoise, which was walking towards him. Surrounding this earth god temple were densely packed humanoid mists, indicating that many people were currently inside, entering the Mirror of Oblivion.

boom!
The next moment, the earth god temple landed fifty steps in front of Ji Ran.

You have entered the area covered by the Earth God Temple.

[1 points of spiritual energy are required per minute.]

Ji Ran's expression shifted, and he took a step towards the earth god temple, arriving at a position twenty paces away.

hum!
Suddenly, a chilling aura enveloped Ji Ran from within the shrine!
At this moment, the gray-white light before his eyes vanished, replaced by a surging blackness. The skeletons of demonic beasts crawled out of the ground, roaming around Ji Ran like predators.

Ji Ran felt as if she had entered another world, her whole body enveloped in a sense of weakness.

Those skeletal demons, with their gleaming white claws and teeth, seemed ready to devour anyone they could find!

This should be a domain, as Captain Xie Yan mentioned before. It's an ability that only those at the second tier possess.

Ji Ran did not unleash his full killing intent.

Although he was very confident that with the strength of Gui Jin Yang's primordial spirit, he could unleash the Heavenly Killing Intent and definitely expand this domain to compete on equal footing, or even suppress the opponent!

However, his Heavenly Killing Intent was not a domain, but merely a burst of energy.

If the other party notices this, they may doubt their own strength and identity.

Besides, Ji Ran just wanted to find a piece of land in the safe zone so that he could store the shrine and the Ghost Golden Sheep after he left; he wasn't here to challenge the official brothers.

"Please leave Jia Chen District."

From within the shrine, a man's voice echoed from the clay sculpture. The voice reverberated within the area, carrying an aura of authority.

Ji Ran raised his head and looked at the clay sculpture of the earth god temple, saying, "I would like to borrow a place to set up a shrine in the safe zone."

"I'll say it again."

creak, creak—

The skeletons suddenly assumed an attack stance!
"Leave Jia Chen District!"

boom!
A longsword made of white bone emerged from behind the shrine!
bass--

The next moment, the longsword slashed down towards Ji Ran!

"Roar!!!"

One after another, the skeletal demons charged towards the bone blade!
The already enormous bone sword continued to grow larger and larger until it reached Ji Ran's eyes, where it had grown to a full ten feet long!

The enormous sword tip was almost big enough to cover a person!
Whoosh!
The sharp longsword sliced ​​through the black mist, and with a muffled roar, it pierced towards Ji Ran's face!

Inside the shrine, the clay sculpture quietly lowered its head, gazing at the black-robed figure before it.

Looking at the shrine with its shimmering fluorescent flowers.

creak-

A window was pushed open, and a translucent purple arm stretched out from the window frame on the right!
Then, that huge arm suddenly slammed forward!
boom! ! !
The entire giant bone sword shattered instantly! It broke into pieces the moment it was touched by that palm!
Countless white bone fragments shot out, tearing through the black mist.

At the same time, Ji Ran suddenly manipulated the Ghost Golden Sheep and used the Spirit Barrier technique to once again stir up the power of his primordial spirit!

At the same time, a blood-red glint flashed in his pupils beneath his mask!
He unleashed his killing intent, but it only concentrated in a very small area around him!
now!

The enormous hand continued its momentum, slamming heavily onto the ground of the domain!
boom! ! !
Black and red cracks instantly spread across the entire area around his palm!

A force that dominates the entire domain is destructively dismantling and destroying it!

What caused the clay sculpture to shed dust was that this power was not a high-level domain suppression, but pure power!

Am I... not even qualified to let him use his domain?!

The clay sculpture in the shrine suddenly trembled, its voice high-pitched, carrying a hint of panic and surprise!

"True Lord!?"

click-

Wow!

With a crisp sound that only the primordial spirit could hear, the entire domain suddenly collapsed!

It was at this time!

boom!
Boom boom! !
Boom boom boom——

The powerful force made Ji Ran's body sway slightly!
Huge black shadows, like giant pillars falling from the sky, slammed heavily onto the ground!
The moment Ji Ran revealed his third-tier aura, these colossal creatures appeared before him!
That was... the figure of the Eleventh Earth God Temple!
"It's...it's the land!"

"They're all here!?"

"Get away from him!! Something's not right with that person carrying the niche!"

The travelers who had been gathered around suddenly moved away again!

This has alarmed all the land; something terrible is about to happen!
Twelve enormous earth god temples, like majestic pavilions, landed neatly in front of Ji Ran.

creak-

Ji Ran frowned slightly, but manipulated the shrine behind him, causing the ghost golden sheep to extend two arms.

The purple skin of his arms shimmered with the light of a starry river, and his bulging muscles exuded a magnificent and noble air that seemed otherworldly.

Ji Ran herself stood quietly.

The two arms of the shrine behind him simply floated beside him without making any movement.

To reiterate, he's not here to cause trouble. If the safe zone truly can't accept him, he won't provoke the authorities.

If all else fails, we can retreat back to the Black Forest and figure out another way.

Click——click——

In the twelve earth god temples, the clay sculptures were all trembling, including the first earth god temple we visited, where the clay sculptures were slowly standing up!

The twelve earth god temples formed an arc, surrounding Ji Ran.

A powerful aura of primordial spirit is awakening.

"He was granted the title of thirteen lands."

“Let him come to Jia Chen Zhou Lou and open a temple.”

suddenly!

A gentle, soothing voice came from the enormous building adorned with golden light. The distance was clearly vast, yet it felt as if the person were right beside you.

Upon hearing that sound, the aura of all the local earth gods stagnated, and then all the primordial spirits began to fall silent once more.

The clay sculptures sat back down.

The earth god temple also immediately began to move, hastily leaving Ji Ran's side.

You have received 6340 Spiritual Essence as offerings.

really not bad.

Ji Ran was overjoyed, having gained so much in such a short time. It was a pity she couldn't stay any longer.

He looked toward the area with the golden building.

Just now, when the twelve land spirits were active, I, with my third-level perception as a ghost golden sheep, sensed that when that voice uttered the first sentence, bestowing upon me the title of the thirteenth land spirit, the emotions of those twelve land spirits were confusion, anger, strangeness, and astonishment.

But after the second sentence was uttered, the mood across the land turned into... sympathy and schadenfreude.

What's wrong with Jia Chen Zhou Lou...?
Also, why did that voice so easily allow it to set up a local temple in the safe zone?
Ji Ran was puzzled, but under everyone's gaze, she walked towards Jia Chen Zhou Lou.

In any case, placing your shrine in a safe zone is the safest option.

He lifted his foot and, amidst the commotion of the passersby, walked toward the majestic Jia Chen Boat Tower.

Ahead, a thin mist hung in the air, and golden lanterns flickered.

(End of this chapter)