Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

Thousands of rays of light burst forth from the mirror, illuminating the entire sea area.

The sea was dyed in five colors by the sunset, sparkling and breathtaking.

The remaining thunderclouds in the sky were instantly dissipated by the glow of the sunset.

The dark clouds within a hundred miles all receded, revealing a clear blue sky.

The radiant light continued to spread, enveloping the entire island.

The island's rocks, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, became translucent like jade; vegetation grew rapidly; and even the sea breeze became gentle and warm.

A moment later, the illusory image of the demon-revealing mirror slowly faded and finally disappeared into the void.

Within Lin Ran's dantian, a twelve-petaled black lotus supported the golden elixir, with an ancient bronze mirror floating behind it.

"This isn't right." Lin Ran examined his dantian internally, his brow furrowing slightly. "If this continues, what kind of chaos will his dantian become?"

The voice of the Lord of Xuan Chen rang out: "You should be able to control this Demon-Revealing Mirror, right?"

"I'll give it a try."

With a thought, Lin Ran sent the Demon-Revealing Mirror flying out of his dantian and circling around his body.

The mirror-like surface shimmered and reflected the surrounding rocks in minute detail.

"It really works!"

"Try storing it in the Nine Heavens Jade Pendant."

Lin Ran did as instructed, but was unable to complete the tidying up.

"Looks like that won't work." He shook his head. "This demon-revealing mirror has replaced my nascent soul, so it shouldn't be too far away from me."

"How about sending it back to the sea of ​​consciousness?"

Lin Ran tried again, guiding the Demon-Revealing Mirror towards his brow and sea of ​​consciousness with his thoughts.

The Demon-Revealing Mirror transformed into a stream of light and entered the sea of ​​consciousness, moving closer to the Xuanhuang Cauldron.

However, just as it touched the golden light of the Xuanhuang Cauldron, a slight buzzing sound suddenly rang out.

The Xuanhuang Cauldron shone with golden light, and a powerful repulsive force swept out.

The demon-revealing mirror was flung away, tumbling several times in the sea of ​​consciousness, its surface flickering with shimmering light.

"Were you ostracized?"

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow and tried again.

This time he slowed down and carefully perceived the interaction between the two.

As the Demon-Revealing Mirror approached the Xuanhuang Cauldron, a repulsive force pushed it away once more.

After several attempts, the demon-revealing mirror was repeatedly bounced away.

Lin Ran's heart stirred slightly. He stopped pulling the Demon-Revealing Mirror towards the Xuanhuang Cauldron and instead allowed the repulsive force to push it out of his sea of ​​consciousness.

When the Demon-Revealing Mirror flew to the vicinity of the brow, the repulsive force of the Xuanhuang Cauldron suddenly weakened.

It was as if this was the only place in the sea of ​​consciousness unaffected by the Xuanhuang Cauldron.

The demon-revealing mirror hovered inside the center of the forehead, trembling slightly, as if it were adapting to this new environment.

The next instant, it began to shrink.

The copper-green mirror shrank from the size of a palm to the size of a fingernail, all the five-colored rays of light were gathered, and the ancient patterns were hidden in the mirror.

Finally, the demon-revealing mirror transformed into a fingernail-sized speck of light, seeping outward from within Lin Ran's sea of ​​consciousness and gently affixing itself to Lin Ran's brow.

Lord Xuan Chen couldn't help but tease, "You have three eyes now too, you're like family with Ao Zheng."

"It's convenient to leave it between the eyebrows." Lin Ran raised his hand and touched his brow. His fingertips touched a smooth surface, and he couldn't feel anything. "It just needs to be covered up."

As if sensing Lin Ran's feelings, the Demon-Revealing Mirror gradually merged into the center of his brow.

The patina faded, the five-colored glow subsided, and the mirror-like surface blended seamlessly with the skin.

He walked to the pool of water by the sea and looked down at his reflection.

The mirror-like reflection between the eyebrows has completely disappeared, and there is no sign of anything unusual.

When he wanted the mirror to appear, the demon-revealing mirror appeared again, just as if he had opened his vertical pupils.

A mirror the size of a copper coin appeared in the center of his brow, its ancient patterns flowing, and a beam of light shone from the mirror, illuminating the rocks in front of him.

Where the rosy light shines, the patterns and cracks inside the reefs are revealed in exquisite detail.

Lin Ran withdrew his supernatural powers, and the Demon-Revealing Mirror disappeared once more.

"It feels alright." He sensed the connection between the Demon-Revealing Mirror and himself: "With this mirror, I think my immobilization spell can be effective against Nascent Soul cultivators."

The Demon-Revealing Mirror has the ability to imprison the primordial spirit, and the Immobilization Technique is also a method to imprison the primordial spirit.

The combined effect makes it even more powerful than before.

Moreover, the demon-revealing mirror itself has the effect of identifying changes.

Although he did not learn the Eye of Truth, he still possessed its abilities.

However, he still opened the Nine Heavens Cave and released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Transmit the Eye of Insight that I have gained."

Ao Zheng poked his head out of the cave, looking puzzled: "Didn't you say you weren't going to study?"

"I want to learn it again now."

"Alright." Ao Zheng did as he was told, and a golden light entered Lin Ran's sea of ​​consciousness.

He closed his eyes to contemplate for a moment, then opened them again.

The demon-revealing mirror between the eyebrows also appeared, shooting out a beam of light.

Ao Zheng was greatly surprised: "You actually have three eyes too! Master, you wouldn't happen to be my long-lost brother, would you?"

"Get lost!"

"Okay." Ao Zheng shrank his neck. "Just let me know if you need anything."

Lin Ran withdrew his supernatural powers, and the Demon-Revealing Mirror disappeared once more.

With this supernatural ability, he could recognize any disguise at a glance.

Even if an immortal uses transformation techniques, they cannot escape the detection of this mirror.

The black dragon poked its head out from Lin Ran's wrist: "Three eyes and a dog, that's a good description."

"You're the dog!" Ao Zheng immediately bristled, "Your whole family are dogs!"

"Strictly speaking, as a dragon, I should be your ancestor," Xuanjiao said leisurely.

"My ancestor must have been a golden dragon! It couldn't have been a black dragon!"

"Who can say for sure?" Xuanjiao chuckled.

"I'm furious!" Ao Zheng's body erupted with golden light, and he let out a deafening roar: "I challenge you to a duel!"

The black dragon adopted a lazy attitude: "You wait for me to break through."

"Hmph! From the first time we met, you said you'd wait for me to break through, but it's been months, why haven't you broken through yet?"

"Just a little bit more."

Ao Zheng's eyes flashed with mockery: "Trash!"

"You wait!" The black dragon raised its head.

"You think I'll just wait like that?" Ao Zheng became even more arrogant. "Don't I have any pride? If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one right now!"

The Xuanjiao narrowed its vertical pupils: "You're only talking to me because I'm only at the seventh rank? If I break through to the eighth rank, would you still dare to speak to me like that?"

"Then show me how you can break through!" Ao Zheng challenged.

"roar!"

The Xuanjiao's blood and qi surged, its momentum rising continuously. It flew out from Lin Ran's arm and soared into the sky.

Rumble!

A clap of thunder and lightning struck the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

The black dragon circled rapidly in the air, its spiritual power surging wildly, and golden light faintly flowed beneath its scales.

Dark clouds gathered at a visible speed, forming a dense, black mass that blotted out the sun.

A sudden gale arose on the sea, and huge waves surged.

boom!

The first lightning bolt struck.

A bolt of purple-white lightning, as thick as a water bucket, tore through the sky and struck the head of the black dragon.

The black dragon neither dodged nor evaded, taking the blow head-on.

The dragon's body trembled violently, and large patches of its scales shattered and flew off.

It roared to the sky, spewing out golden breath that collided head-on with the second bolt of lightning.

Boom!

Golden and purple light exploded in the air, and the shockwave swept in all directions.

The third bolt of lightning was thicker and more powerful, and the black dragon was struck and fell from the sky.

It struggled and thrashed, its tail slapping the sea surface and stirring up huge waves tens of feet high.

The fourth, the fifth, and the sixth.

Each bolt of lightning was more violent than the last, leaving the Xuanjiao covered in scorch marks, its blood splattering like rain.

But it never gave up, rising from the sea each time, roaring in the face of thunder.

When the seventh lightning tribulation struck, the Xuanjiao was already completely mangled.

The eighth bolt of lightning crashed down, and the Xuanjiao plummeted straight from the sky into the deep sea, creating a hundred-meter-high wave on the surface.

"roar!"

The Xuanjiao emerged from the seabed, covered in wounds, its eyes bloodshot, its aura rising rather than falling.

It charged towards the ninth tribulation cloud, its mouth wide open.

Thunderbolts struck, clashing with golden breath in the clouds.

boom!

The dark clouds suddenly dispersed, revealing a clear blue sky.

Sunlight streamed down, making the sea sparkle.

All nine bolts of lightning struck down, and the Xuanjiao fell from the sky into the sea, its body scorched.

A moment later, it burst out of the sea, its scales and armor completely renewed, its imposing presence far surpassing its former glory.

After undergoing a tribulation of lightning, the Xuanjiao finally reached the eighth rank.

"If I had known that being scolded would help you break through, I should have let Ao Zheng give you a good scolding a long time ago." Lin Ran put away his supernatural powers and smiled broadly.

"What a huge loss." The Xuanjiao said with a hint of regret, "If I had broken through in the Cangxuan Realm, I might have been able to transform into human form in one fell swoop."

"No rush, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"The key issue is that I failed to transform into human form on the first try, so I'll have to endure another tribulation by lightning."

"Oh, I see. That's a bit awkward."

Xuanjiao turned to Ao Zheng: "Come and fight!"