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

When you look up at the moon, it is no longer that eerie bright red, but a bright moon the size of a millstone, its cool light draping the somewhat quiet square in a dreamlike veil.

"This space is actually separate from the outside..."

Shangguan Mengqing was surprised by the spatial manipulation of the instigator, but remembering Lin Ran's injuries, she quickly found a stone pillar in the square, carefully put Lin Ran down, and leaned her against the pillar.

He took out a sharp knife from his spatial ring, cut open Lin Ran's trouser leg, and untied the cloth bandage she had just wrapped. He began to treat Lin Ran's wounds again. Even though he had acupressure points on Lin Ran's body, the demonic energy was still eroding her body at a relatively fast rate.

"This won't do, but I'm like this now..."

Shangguan Mengqing directly unbuttoned Lin Ran's clothes at the chest, looking at the dense, dark red patterns gradually moving towards the heart, and couldn't help but feel a headache. She had no means to help Lin Ran now, all the pills were gone, and even her own condition was very bad.

Just as she was feeling anxious and agitated, the refining mark between her brows suddenly flashed with a deep blue light, and a clear voice rang in Shangguan Mengqing's mind: "You can bring him to me..."

"who is it!"

Shangguan Mengqing hurriedly looked around, but there was no one in the empty square, and it remained as quiet as ever.

“You can call me Fan Hua. You are now the successor of the Mirror Moon Holy Emperor. You have obtained the Mirror Moon Holy Emperor’s token and met the activation conditions, so you have already passed the first test.”

The cold voice rang in Shangguan Mengqing's mind once again. These words were like a heavy hammer blow to Shangguan Mengqing's head. Even she, who was usually calm and rational, was caught off guard and didn't react for a moment.

"Mirror Moon... the Holy Emperor's... legacy? When did I become the successor?"

Shangguan Mengqing said to herself, "Isn't she just activating a spatial barrier to escape? Moreover, the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor was a super strong person who was famous in ancient times. According to the ancient books of the Sword Sect, the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor was one of the few top strong people who could go toe-to-toe with the Azure Emperor, and he was also the main force against the Void Evil Clan."

This is actually her secret realm inheritance. No wonder this secret realm is of such a high level. But what puzzles Shangguan Mengqing even more is why she became the inheritor.

"Is it that bronze cube? But that belongs to Lin Ran, not mine..." Shangguan Mengqing murmured softly.

She roughly knew that the problem lay with the bronze cube, but the bronze cube belonged to Lin Ran. She had inexplicably become the inheritor, which was like a cuckoo taking over someone else's nest.

Fan Hua continued, "The Lin Ran you mentioned has indeed had that token for many years, but he has already cultivated the Azure Emperor's Technique and does not meet the standards for a successor. The inheritance naturally fell to you. You two should be a pair, right? Explain it to him later, and he should understand."

"We...are not a couple..."

Shangguan Mengqing shook her head, forcing a smile, and said, "You say you can save him, but where are you? How am I supposed to find you?"

“Although I can save him, I still need you to solve a puzzle. Once you do, the path to heaven will be revealed!” Fan Hua said calmly.

"What kind of riddle? Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced anxiously at Lin Ran. Given Lin Ran's current condition, she couldn't afford to wait much longer. The demonic energy was still destroying Lin Ran's body. If it weren't for the strange power within Lin Ran resisting it, anyone else would have been eroded and defeated by the demonic energy long ago.

"No, it's just a little mystery!" Fan Hua said.

As the sound of blooming flowers echoed in Shangguan Mengqing's mind, a deep blue light suddenly shone on the ground of the square, and a pillar of light shot into the sky. Then all the stone pillars in the square lit up, and various exquisite and intricate patterns and characters gradually appeared on them.

These stone pillars slowly moved and came to a strange position. A platform extended from the pillar, and on it was a crystal clear mirror. In the direction of the waterfall, not far in front of the waterfall, the complete female statue had her hands raised high. In her hands, there was also a crystal clear mirror. The moonlight was gathered in it and reflected onto the opposite rock wall.

A huge stone platform slowly rose from the center of the square, and in the center of the platform was a female statue with an indistinct face, wearing a long dress and holding a mirror.

Fan Hua's voice rang out again: "Refract the moonlight from the statue in front of the waterfall onto the statue in the center of the square, and make sure the moonlight is reflected back into the sky. You can only move the stone pillars in the square. Of course, in special circumstances, I will allow you to cheat a little. I will turn a blind eye."

Shangguan Mengqing looked at the suddenly changed square and was surprised to find such a puzzle. However, what surprised her was the last sentence, which allowed her to cheat. She could simply place a few mirrors at the right angles and reflect the moonlight directly onto the statue in the middle.

"Shall I begin?" Shangguan Mengqing asked.

"let's start!"

Upon hearing Fan Hua's words, Shangguan Mengqing, seeing that there were no extra mirrors, ran to climb up the stone pillar, removed the mirrors from the pillar, and found a few angles to refract the moonlight from the statue at the waterfall into the middle at a rather magical angle.

It probably took about ten minutes in total. Disassembling the mirror took quite a bit of time; so much so that even Fan Hua was a little speechless. Although cheating was possible, this was still a bit…

However, Fan Hua still sighed helplessly and said, "Fine, I'll open the path to heaven for you. Bring him up to see me!"

As soon as the sound of the flowers faded, Shangguan Mengqing saw that in front of the statue in the center of the square, the deep blue light rippled out like water. The soft, deep blue light quickly condensed into a series of transparent, deep blue steps, which stretched continuously and windingly into the sky.

Upon seeing the path to heaven appear, Shangguan Mengqing hurriedly went back, carried Lin Ran on her back, and embarked on this road leading to the sky…

This path to heaven is sometimes subject to strong winds. In her current state, Shangguan Mengqing can only kneel down and lean on the steps with the weight of herself and Lin Ran to avoid being blown away by the strong winds. Once the winds have passed, she can then struggle to get up and continue forward.

Once or twice might be fine, but after a while, Shangguan Mengqing's knees, exposed by her tattered skirt, were already bleeding from the friction.

The road to heaven seemed to have no end. Shangguan Mengqing could not see the end, but the wind was getting stronger and the temperature was getting colder. They were already high enough to pass through the clouds and mist. Looking back, they could not even see the ground. But looking up, they still could not see the end. It was as if they were being toyed with.

She found the robes and put them on herself and Lin Ran. Just as she was about to continue climbing, the sharp pain in her chest surged up again. Shangguan Mengqing closed her eyes, knelt on the steps, and gripped the steps tightly with her fair and slender hands, the veins on her skin showing.

Despite the frigid altitude, her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. Shangguan Mengqing's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. She subconsciously rubbed her spatial ring, only to belatedly realize that she had long since run out of her pills.

She tried to breathe deeply to suppress the excruciating pain, but it was more like deceiving herself. The unbearable, intense pain made Shangguan Mengqing realize that this was the limit of her body.

Having used secret techniques and powerful forces that were not his own, coupled with a shattered state of mind, the backlash of his cultivation method, and the chaotic and violent fluctuations of spiritual energy within his body, Lin Ran put it that, with so many buffs stacked up, it was a miracle he didn't die on the spot; it was a mercy from heaven.

Shangguan Mengqing bent over on the steps. Since ascending the Path to Heaven, she hadn't spoken to Fanhua again, but now she had no choice but to ask for her help. She endured the pain and weakly cried out, "Could you... save him...? I promised..."

As soon as Shangguan Mengqing finished speaking, a dazzling deep blue light suddenly burst forth in front of her. The seemingly endless steps were instantly replaced by a magnificent and splendid palace. The palace was entirely white and gold, and its heavy doors slowly opened.

A figure emerged from within. The newcomer was dressed in a magnificent white and gold outfit, with an elegant and noble appearance, resembling a beautiful noblewoman. She looked at Shangguan Mengqing, who was leaning over the steps, and couldn't help but say, "You two are not a couple, but you are more like one than a couple. Even in this situation, you still think about saving him!"

"That's... what I... owe him..."

After saying those words, Shangguan Mengqing completely lost consciousness.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman shook her head and casually unleashed a deep blue power. The deep blue light enveloped and swirled around the two of them, who were then lifted into the air by a deep blue water sphere and followed the beautiful woman into the palace.

A faint, eerie sound drifted from the heavy door that was about to close...

"We finally have a successor, but he turned out like this. It's so similar to what happened back then... Do all the successors of the Azure Emperor only choose scoundrels?"

……

Within the secret realm, on an island in the boundless ocean, the madwoman who had been imprisoned felt the suppressed power within her grow stronger than before. She burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahaha, Mirror Moon, you're starting to panic, aren't you? It seems my actions tonight were the right decision. That Azure Emperor's successor is doomed, isn't he? Having been corrupted by my demonic energy, he's probably beyond dead by now!"

"Killing my subordinates will come at a price, Jingyue. You wait and see. Once I get the spatial core, everyone in this secret realm will die. You can suppress me all you want now, you don't have much power left, hahaha... ahhh!"

The frenzied roars continued to echo in the vast, empty underground hall…

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Chapter 152 The Resurrected Sun

In a mysterious platinum palace, in one of the small rooms, a beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes looked at the simple stone pool in front of her. The emerald green water was bubbling and steaming, and bubbles would occasionally burst on the surface, exuding a rich life force.

In the pool, Lin Ran's body was submerged, with only her head above water. The beautiful woman reached out, and a deep blue light emanated from her hand, gently bathing Lin Ran in its glow. After a while, the woman shook her head and murmured, "Her talent is only passable, and it's clear that it's all been cultivated. Moreover, she has such pure medicinal power hidden within her body, yet she doesn't know how to use it. Is this truly the successor of the Azure Emperor? Her bone age is so advanced, yet she's only at the Nirvana Realm... This is truly..."

The beautiful woman was at a loss for words. With the Azure Emperor's successor at such a low level, she began to doubt whether the Azure Emperor had ever seriously left behind any legacy. But he wasn't entirely without merit.

She was at least quick-witted and decisive enough to kill Gemodo near her territory. She had witnessed the battle and killed Gemodo with a risky move. Her quick wit and decisiveness are commendable.

After confirming that Lin Ran was alright, the beautiful woman left the room and went to the luxurious walkway outside. She then turned into another room, which was resplendent in gold and jade. The pool alone was extraordinary. It was made of jade with exquisite patterns carved on the edges. On both sides of the pool were lifelike dragon heads that were constantly spouting out emerald green water.

The pool water seemed to contain not only rich life energy, but also many other unknown energies, and Shangguan Mengqing was soaking in the center of the pool.

Various kinds of energy continuously entered Shangguan Mengqing's body from the pool, rapidly repairing her injuries. Even the repaired meridians became more resilient than before, and the hideous wounds on her arms disappeared, leaving them smooth and flawless.

Shangguan Mengqing's weak soul was also nourished in this medicinal bath, and its strength was constantly increasing. Some impurities in her body were expelled from her body. The black filth was burned away by the deep blue flames as soon as it came out, so it would not pollute the pool.

The medicinal liquid in this pool seems to be much better than Lin Ran's.

The beautiful woman did this intentionally. How could that little rascal be qualified to use such a fine medicinal bath? This was originally a top-tier medicinal bath that she specially created for the successor of the Mirror Moon Holy Emperor. The medicinal materials used in it were not necessarily available even in that era. She had kept it all this time for today.

Now that the inheritor has been confirmed as Shangguan Mengqing, this medicinal bath will naturally be enjoyed by Shangguan Mengqing.

However, she did not mistreat Lin Ran. The medicinal bath she used was absolutely top-notch, even by today's standards. Of course, it was by the standards of her time. If it were made now, it would be unique.

The beautiful woman examined Shangguan Mengqing's physical condition and frowned, seemingly unsure. She checked her again, a hint of surprise appearing on her beautiful face. She whispered, "How come she cultivates the Pure Tranquility Scripture? Could this be a branch of the Azure Emperor's descendants...? But this elixir is covered in cracks, doesn't that mean the Pure Tranquility Scripture's mental state has been broken..."

The beautiful woman had some understanding of the Pure and Tranquil Sutra. Once one's mental state is broken, one's strength will be greatly reduced. If one does not disperse one's power in time and continues to fight, one may even be in danger of losing one's life.

"This can't be..."

The beautiful woman couldn't help but look outside. She recalled the scene of Shangguan Mengqing climbing the ladder and pleading, which was actually to save that little rascal.

She knew about the battle in front of the ancient city wall. To save that little rascal, the child probably used a secret technique far beyond his own power, which ruined both his body and strength. Fortunately, she didn't have much else, but she had plenty of medicinal herbs, otherwise he might not have been able to save him.

"My body recovers easily, my strength recovers easily, and I can simply abandon my cultivation techniques, but my emotional relationship with that person..."

The beautiful woman murmured to herself that emotional relationships were probably the most difficult to handle in the world. Even Jingyue back then, despite her extraordinary strength, was confused when it came to matters of the heart.

The Mirror Moon Inheritance is not like the Tranquil Sutra, which requires ruthlessness, indifference to the world, and the cultivation of a heart devoid of emotion. That's not what she's worried about regarding the cultivation of this technique.

But will Lin Ran, this unreliable successor of the Azure Emperor, truly reach the heights of the Azure Emperor in the future? Will Lin Ran hinder Shangguan Mengqing from advancing to a higher realm?

All of this is unknown. If enough powerful individuals are not born within the expected timeframe, how will the Nine Provinces Continent face the resurgent Void Evil Clan?

The beautiful woman shook her head, seemingly mocking herself, "Why am I thinking so much? Let Jingyue worry about it later. I just need to get on with my own business..."

After staying in the room for a while, the beautiful woman strolled out, leaving only the water flowing from the faucet, making a soft, gurgling sound…

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The maddening night, the pitch-black darkness, however long it may be, will be replaced by the sun that rises from the horizon. The azure sky replaces the eerie night, and the scorching, dazzling sunlight replaces the strange, crimson moonlight. Never before has anyone in the entire secret realm looked forward to the arrival of daylight, which symbolizes hope and rebirth.

In the secret realm, there is a giant city of green rocks built against the mountain. In front of this giant city, the tide of monsters, like waves, retreated back into the blue sea. All the young people stationed on the city walls cheered with joy and tears.

They were dressed in clothing representing various factions, including the five major academies, the eight super sects, and a group of young people from first-rate forces. A significant portion of them had come here because of the nighttime monster horde. At first, they were able to handle it easily, and since they had nothing to do in the city, they started trading, forming gangs to collect protection fees, and vying for control of the giant city.

But last night, the terrifying monster tide plunged the entire city into panic. Many people frantically tried to escape into the continuous mountain forest, only to be swallowed up by an even more terrifying monster tide. If it weren't for the various ancient formations that Qingyan City itself possessed, coupled with the large number of people gathered here who had set up many defensive measures, the city would probably have been destroyed and its inhabitants killed.

Although several city gates were breached, the city still had a considerable number of survivors, among whom Lin Chong, who guarded the north gate, became famous in this battle.

At this moment, Lin Chong was covered in blood, his chest bare with gruesome wounds, while Ye Wanxi was helping him treat his injuries. Ye Wanxi had also gained the love and respect of many people for saving countless lives. It could be said that this young couple had made a name for themselves in the city.

Ye Wanxi looked at the wound on Lin Chong's chest inflicted by the sharp claws of the demonic beast and felt a pang of heartache. She gently touched it and asked Lin Chong with concern, "Does it still hurt?"

"Fortunately, this battle has given me a lot of insights, and I feel like I'm about to break through again!" Lin Chong grinned.

Last night, he led the charge against the most powerful Seven-Star Spirit Core Realm Thick-Walled Rock Crab in the monster tide. The injury on his chest was caused by that damned, stinky crab. If it weren't for the extreme sharpness of the Azure Spirit Sword, he probably wouldn't have been able to break through its defenses. But because of this battle, he successfully reached the threshold of the Three-Star Spirit Core Realm.

Yes, Lin Chong took the Spirit Gathering Pill given as a gift by Elder Wen, a friend of his father, and successfully broke through to the Spirit Pill Realm. He also had many adventures in the secret realm, and is now at the second star of the Spirit Pill Realm. He can be considered a top genius in Tianli Academy, and even among the first-class sects that produce geniuses, or even the eight super sects, he is barely considered above average.

It wasn't too bad, and with his bloodline and various methods, he was confident he could handle a Seven-Star Spirit Core Realm expert; the Thick-Walled Rock Crab last night was the best proof of that.

"I knew you'd push yourself this hard. Sigh, last night was really..."

Ye Wanxi chuckled and cursed, but thinking of the horrific scene last night, she couldn't help but sigh, a worried look appearing on her face. She looked at Lin Chong and asked, "Brother Lin Chong, where is Uncle Lin now? Last night's monster tide was truly terrifying. We have no shortage of elders at the Nirvana Realm level here, but last night they all..."

Hearing Ye Wanxi's words, Lin Chong fell silent. He looked at the beach full of monster corpses, at the seawater that had turned red along the coast, and at the human corpses among the piles of monster carcasses. Even though Lin Chong had full confidence in his father, he felt a sense of despair and helplessness when faced with the monster tide.

“Father will be alright, I believe in Father…” Lin Chong said.

Ye Wanxi looked at Lin Chong. She had known Lin Chong for so many years and naturally understood him, knowing that he himself was also afraid of seeing something he didn't want to happen. Just as she was thinking of something to comfort him, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.

Lin Chong and Ye Wanxi both looked over. After a while, Lin Chong gestured for Ye Wanxi to go and ask. Ye Wanxi approached the crowd, found a student from Tianli Academy, and asked, "Classmate, do you know what happened? Why is everyone suddenly talking about it? What are they talking about?"