My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

In fact, he had long intended to give Qianyi the fire control techniques he had obtained from the Azure Spirit Sword Saint's treasure vault. He also wondered if Qianyi could follow the path of the "Flame Emperor." If she could truly walk such a path, Qianyi's future would be truly bright.

“Then you can owe me a favor, senior. Whenever I think of a favor, you must fulfill it, how about that?” Wen Qianyi said with a smile.

"What if I can't finish?"

"If you can't finish it, I don't know what to do, but I believe you will definitely finish it, right?" Wen Qianyi held Lin Ran's arm even tighter, as if she wanted to hold Lin Ran firmly by her side, her eyes fixed on Lin Ran with bright eyes.

Lin Ran stared into those eyes that seemed to see right through her soul for a long while before nodding in agreement:

"It will definitely be completed, it definitely will..."

……

Ye Qingyi originally just wanted to separate from her sister for a while and go to the town by herself, but she didn't expect to be bullied by a guy. This made Ye Qingyi lose all interest in shopping and she hurriedly ran back to find her sister and brother-in-law.

They all came with the Tianli Academy team, having participated in the academy's Heavenly Ranking Competition and the impromptu Secret Realm Selection Competition.

In the Secret Realm Selection Competition, Ye Qingyi successfully made it into the top fifty, thus gaining the opportunity to participate in such a grand event on the continent. Her older sister, on the other hand, was brought along as a special exception because she was an alchemist with good combat skills and various professional knowledge, making her very suitable for exploring the Secret Realm.

The later group from Tianli Academy is currently staying on the outskirts of the town, but in a different direction from Lin Ran and the others.

When Ye Qingyi returned to the encampment, she hurriedly went to find her older sister. At this time, Ye Wanxi was guarding Lin Chong while he was cultivating. When she saw Ye Qingyi return from her impulsive outing, before she could even scold her, the girl blurted out, "Sister, when I went to town, someone insulted me. They said they wanted to be my, my sister's, and Lin Chong's father!"

Ye Wanxi was taken aback, then angrily tapped Ye Qingyi on the head and said, "What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat?"

"Sister, I'm not making this up!" Ye Qingyi decided to explain things to her sister properly, so she recounted what had just happened in a dramatic and exaggerated manner.

Ye Wanxi naturally understood her simple-minded younger sister; she was lucky if even 20% of what she had just said was true.

However, Ye Wanxi noticed something: according to Qingyi, the other party recognized at a glance that Qingyi often followed Chong Ge and even made some harsh remarks, which meant that this person knew them and recognized them at a glance, as if they were very familiar with them.

"You stay in the camp and don't cause any more trouble. This place is different from the academy; you can't mess around here!"

Ye Wanxi decided to wait for Lin Chong to finish his training and come out. To prevent such a situation from happening again, she gave him a stern scolding. Only then did Ye Qingyi obediently stay at the camp and chat with some of her acquaintances.

Lin Chong emerged from the carriage shortly after, a gentle smile on his face. Looking at Ye Wanxi leaning against the carriage, he couldn't help but tease her, "I could hear you scolding Qingyi from inside. What trouble has she gotten into this time?"

"That girl just now..."

Ye Wanxi recounted the whole story.

Lin Chong frowned upon hearing Ye Wanxi's words, finding it strange as well. He said, "Since I came to the academy, I don't recall offending anyone, have I?"

"Could it be from Liezhou?" Ye Wanxi asked.

Lin Chong shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I've offended even fewer people in Liezhou. My father always taught me that no matter what I do, I must be cautious and think twice before I act. I've hardly made any enemies."

"Then who exactly is it? Even if they have a grudge against us, why did they just make a threat and leave instead of dealing with Ye Qingyi?" Ye Wanxi also felt strange, feeling that this matter had happened inexplicably.

"Forget it, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. With the elders of Tianli Academy here, we don't need to worry too much about these things..."

Lin Chong smiled and embraced Ye Wanxi. The two looked at the desolate horizon. As the sun set, the afterglow dyed most of the sky red. Lin Chong looked at Ye Wanxi, whose face was flushed red by the afterglow, and found her beauty irresistible. He couldn't help but lower his head to savor her warm and tender face.

"Waaah... Lin Chong..."

Ye Wanxi was caught off guard by this "sneak attack," but she quickly succumbed to its captivating tenderness...

After the two separated, a silver thread slowly stretched out between them before suddenly breaking apart.

Looking at the shy beauty in his arms, Lin Ran leaned close to Ye Wanxi's ear and breathed hot air into her ear, whispering, "After this secret realm trip is over, we'll go to Liezhou, and with my father as our witness, I'll officially marry you. What do you say?"

"it is good!"

……

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Ran led the Linghua Academy team on another journey, traversing the desert and Gobi to reach the entrance to the secret realm nestled in the mountains.

With sandstorms raging and the sun shining brightly, the main theme of the desert and Gobi is always the endless desolation and the sandstorms that sometimes bring tears to one's eyes.

The convoys traveled through the desert and Gobi, appearing as tiny black dots from the sky, slowly moving towards the mountains.

Lin Ran was driving the carriage, but when she saw the shadow of the mountain and the dense black shadows at the entrance of the mountain, she couldn't help but frown and said to Wen Qianyi inside the carriage, "Is the entrance of the mountain completely occupied?"

“Yes, the exact location of the entrance to the secret realm is in the middle of the mountains. The good locations have long been occupied by those super sects, and the less desirable locations are occupied by those first-rate forces. So, those on the outskirts are probably not very important,” Wen Qianyi explained.

However, Wen Qianyi then thought of the situation at Linghua Academy and couldn't help but smile bitterly, saying, "If we hadn't allied with the Sword Sect, we probably wouldn't have had a place inside, and would be just like those people at the entrance."

"Haha, just because you're close to a secret realm doesn't mean you'll definitely find good stuff. It all depends on fate!" Lin Ran was quite knowledgeable about this. She couldn't help it; she had stumbled upon a great bargain back then, so she was just that confident.

Wen Qianyi laughed when she heard Lin Ran's words: "What you said makes sense. In the end, it all depends on that elusive fate. I wonder if you can get some opportunities in there. Maybe you can break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"There's no such thing as an easy breakthrough!" Lin Ran shook her head and said.

This time, he was just hoping to get a sip of soup with his son; he didn't dare to dream of eating meat, after all, he was such a jinx.

Inside Lin Ran's spatial ring, the bronze cube that Lin Ran had forgotten about began to glow with a deep blue light as Lin Ran approached the location of the secret realm. Faintly, mysterious runes were flowing around it, which was quite magical.

Lin Ran led the Linghua Academy to the entrance. After that, they wouldn't need the carriage anymore; they planned to park the carriage here and then walk into the mountain.

There were quite a few people at the entrance to the mountain, but most of them were of low strength. Although one or two of them had the cultivation of the Spirit Pill Realm, it was not enough. It seemed that they were all gamblers who wanted to "take a gamble" on their own.

Just as Lin Ran was about to lead the team into the mountains, she heard a hearty laugh from behind her: "Vice Dean Lin, I didn't expect that you would be leading the Linghua Academy team this time. What a coincidence!"

When Lin Ran turned around, he found that the person speaking was actually Yue Lei, the vice dean of Songling Academy who had recruited him before. Lin Ran naturally remembered this slightly chubby vice dean.

……

Chapter 118 The Sword Sect Fairy Who Loves Moon Gazing

Lin Ran casually swept his soul power and roughly understood what kind of team Yue Lei was leading. It was basically composed of students from his own academy, along with some powerful elders. In addition to Yue Lei, who had already reached the ninth level of the Nirvana Realm, there were also two or three elders at the early stage of the Nirvana Realm.

"This level of strength and resources is far superior to ours!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Although Songling Academy was second to last, it was still much stronger than Linghua Academy. Linghua Academy didn't even dare to bring their students along, since they had offended the Sword Sect.

Yue Lei also surveyed Lin Ran's team and was somewhat surprised, but he still smiled as he approached Lin Ran, extending his hand and saying, "I hope Vice Dean Lin will take good care of us this time!"

Lin Ran grasped Yue Lei's hand and echoed his polite words, laughing, "Not at all, we should ask Vice Dean Yue to take good care of our Linghua Academy. We must cooperate sincerely in the secret realm and try to get a share!"

"We wouldn't dare accept the soup; we'd be grateful if we could even have a sip or two!"

Yue Lei knew how capable Songling Academy was; it wasn't much better than Linghua Academy. They all had to rely on Tianli Academy and Sword Sect. Forget about getting soup; they could only eat the leftovers from others, depending on their attitude.

The situation is beyond human control. With the eight super sects gathered this time, it can be said that other forces are basically just there to accompany them. Unless they unite, they will definitely be devoured without a trace if they go it alone.

“Vice Dean Lin, why don’t we go in together? Our camps in the secret realm are all in the same area anyway!” Yue Lei invited Lin Ran.

"Extremely happy!"

Lin Ran naturally had no reason to refuse the invitation; having such a large group of them go in would also reduce some trouble.

The two academies, Linghua and Songling, entered this mountain range together. As they traveled through the mountains, they could see other forces stationed or traveling from time to time. As they went deeper, Lin Ran keenly sensed the strangeness of this continuous mountain range. This mountain range actually gave off a wild and untamed aura. But that was not the key point. Lin Ran vaguely seemed to smell a bit of a fishy stench, which was somewhat similar to the smell he had smelled when he faced the Void Evil Clan.

"Could this place be sealing away some kind of Void Evil Clan again?"

Lin Ran suddenly felt that this possibility was really high. All the ancient ruins he had encountered so far had sealed the Void Evil Clan, but the Azure Emperor's ruins did not. Perhaps it was because he could not access them. After all, he obtained the Azure Emperor's inheritance by living off a woman.

"Senior, what are you thinking about with that furrowed brow?" Wen Qianyi noticed that Lin Ran had been silent and frowning ever since entering the mountain range, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Lin Ran shook her head and smiled, "It's nothing, I'm just a little curious about this mountain range. Isn't this supposed to be a forbidden area of ​​death in Jiezhou?"

"Yes!"

Wen Qianyi explained, "Many powerful demonic beasts died here. It's said that a great battle took place here back then, leaving behind many restrictions and making the space unstable. Perhaps, senior, you could find quite a few ancient weapons if you just dig around a bit..."

Yue Lei was also paying attention to Lin Ran and the others' situation, not for any other reason than out of curiosity.

When Lin Ran entered the mountain range and used her spiritual power, Yue Lei keenly sensed that Lin Ran's current strength seemed to be no longer at the level of the three-star Nirvana Realm. He felt that she had reached the level of Qiu Qingzi.

But Qiu Qingzi is a TM Nirvana Realm Seven-Star. How long has it been since she first met Lin Ran? Maybe only about two years. Is it possible for her to advance four stars in that time?

Furthermore, Yue Lei also noticed that Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi had a very good relationship, even somewhat intimate.

This made Yue Lei roughly guess that Wen Qianyi must have refined the Nirvana Pill and then fed it to Lin Ran. But no matter how much he fed it, he could only get two Nirvana Pills. Did you expect to get that extremely low probability of getting two stars with both of them?

No, what should shock him is how this kid managed to woo Wen Qianyi, a sixth-level alchemist from Linghua Academy.

If I had known, I should have recruited this kid back then and let him go after Wen Qianyi. Now I've managed to bring back a genius alchemist.

In short, as Yue Lei traveled, he increasingly doubted the meaning of life.

Lin Ran and the others traveled at full speed and finally arrived near the secret realm as dusk approached. The main problem was that there were many restrictions in the mountains, so even with a map, they had to be careful. Otherwise, they might encounter some restriction and get blown up, leaving them covered in dust and dirt. Their lives weren't in danger, but they did lose face.

After arriving near the secret realm, the number of people flying across the sky increased significantly. In the mountains and forests, many places were cleared out to establish their own forces. They would also hang their own flags outside to tell others that this was the territory occupied by a certain force.

Nowadays, most of the good spots near the secret realm that offer a view of its entrance are occupied by the eight super sects. Weaker or lone wolves can only search for places on the very periphery.

Where there are many people, there is a world of its own. Now, the area around the secret realm is almost full of people, and the noise, shouts, and curses are endless.

This place isn't exactly a regulated area, but even if it were, it wouldn't be able to control so many powerful individuals gathering here, so naturally, the area is quite chaotic.

Lin Ran had just arrived when she saw people fighting over trivial matters or territory. Some of the fights were quite outrageous; someone glanced at another woman a few times and the woman immediately started attacking. She wondered if these people were after the secret realm or just looking for an opportunity to fight.

Yue Lei came to Lin Ran's side and, seeing that Lin Ran was paying attention to these things, couldn't help but tease her: "Vice Dean Lin, once you stay here for a few days, you'll be able to see several different battles every day, but that won't affect the inner circle's power."

Such incidents generally only happen in the outer circle. If these guys cause too much trouble, powerful figures from the inner circle will arrive to suppress them in no time.

"So that's it!"

Lin Ran nodded and followed Yue Lei and the others into the "inner circle." Only then did she realize that compared to the outer circle, the inner circle was indeed well-organized and had little fighting.

Yue Lei led Lin Ran as they flew deeper inside.

Along the way, Lin Ran could see the flags of many forces. Although Lin Ran didn't recognize many of these forces, from the imposing tents with protective formations, the flags hanging outside, the cold-faced and stern guards with considerable strength, and the occasional emanation of powerful auras from inside the tents, she could tell that these people were the real competitors in this secret realm.

After several turns, we finally arrived at a mountain peak with an excellent view; one could even say that the strength of the forces was evident from this very spot.

Lin Ran saw a large banner fluttering in the wind atop the mountain peak. The banner bore two powerful characters: "Sword Sect." These characters seemed to be imbued with sword energy; if someone of low strength were to look directly at the banner, they might even have their eyes injured by the sword energy.

Lin Ran, Yue Lei, and the others arrived at this place, only to be intercepted by the Sword Sect's guards who took to the air. Each of them carried a long sword on their backs and stared at Lin Ran and the others with an imposing aura, asking, "Who goes there?"

Yue Lei stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "We are the teams from Songling and Linghua Academy. I am Yue Lei, the vice dean of Songling Academy, and that lady over there is Lin Ran, the vice dean of Linghua Academy. Please allow us to pass!"

The guards from the Sword Sect demanded to see his identity token before allowing him to pass. When Lin Ran arrived at the mountain peak, he discovered that most of the imposing and luxurious tents on the peak belonged to the Sword Sect. Where were the tents belonging to Linghua Academy?

If Yue Lei hadn't pointed it out, Lin Ran might have thought it was a place specifically for storing miscellaneous items. Their tents, belonging to Linghua Academy and Songling Academy, were located in a corner of the mountain peak, quite inconspicuous.

Tianli Academy has a large area of ​​tents. Although theirs can't compare to the Sword Sect's luxurious and grand setting, it's at least a comfortable middle-class level. Is this some kind of pauper's outfit?

Seeing the astonished looks on Lin Ran and the others' faces, Yue Lei patted Lin Ran's shoulder helplessly and said, "Brother Lin Ran, just bear with it. Our Songling Academy is the same. Tianli Academy and Sword Sect have always maintained contact, so there's no comparison!"

"That's alright, but this is really..."