"This is indeed a solution, but will it work?" Lin Ran said a little worriedly.
"Let go of your control over your spiritual power. When your spiritual power enters my body, I will be the one in control. Let's try it!" Meng Qing pulled Lin Ran to the bronze gate. She first input cyan spiritual power into the bronze gate. After a while, she said, "Now transmit your spiritual power to me and try it!"
Lin Ran placed his hands on Meng Qing's back. Feeling the coolness and tenderness of Meng Qing's skin through her clothes, Lin Ran also transferred his spiritual power to her. He deliberately let go of the control over his own spiritual power.
From Meng Qing's perspective, after Lin Ran's spiritual power entered her body, Meng Qing mobilized her mental power to guide Lin Ran's spiritual power to merge with her spiritual power and then output it to the bronze gate.
The strange patterns on the bronze gate emitted a bright green light, starting from the middle and spreading to both sides of the gate at a very slow speed.
Meng Qing was just trying to see if he could call upon Lin Ran's spiritual power. When he took back the spiritual power that had been input into the gate, the bronze gate returned to calm again, as if the bright green light that had been emitted before was just an illusion.
"It seems to be possible, and the spiritual power we have combined seems to be stronger, so it should be faster to unlock this bronze door." Meng Qing said, looking at Lin Ran.
"You mean I want to be your external elixir and provide you with spiritual power?" Lin Ran said unhappily. Isn't this the equivalent of a power bank?
Meng Qing nodded seriously and said, "Your idea of an external elixir is quite interesting. It is indeed true. You can also choose not to crack it, and I can save effort.
But it seems that the inheritance of the Qingling Sword Saint is inside, and there is only one door missing. Do you want to give up?"
She felt that Lin Ran would definitely not give up, for no reason, just her intuition.
After a long time, after some thought, Lin Ran finally agreed to Meng Qing's proposal to work together to crack the bronze door.
"Adjust your condition to the best first. I also need to recover my mental strength!" Meng Qing knew that Lin Ran would agree, so he did not immediately start to crack it. Instead, he asked Lin Ran to sit cross-legged with him and practice to recover to the best condition. Of course, this would definitely require getting back the practice materials and medicinal herbs that Lin Ran had taken away.
Both of them recovered to their best state. Standing in front of the bronze gate, Meng Qing took the initiative to hold Lin Ran's right hand. Without any unnecessary clear fluctuations, he said calmly: "The transmission is faster when both hands are pressed together, and I can use it better. You have to listen to me in the speed and frequency of transmitting spiritual power. If I don't say to speed up, just maintain a stable speed. Do you understand?"
"It shouldn't be a problem..." Feeling Meng Qing's soft and boneless little hand, Lin Ran hesitated to speak. He didn't think this woman liked him. They had only known each other for a few days, but Meng Qing gave him a very strange feeling, as if she didn't care about physical contact.
"Then let's get started!"
Meng Qing closed his eyes and placed his left palm towards the center of the bronze gate. Seeing this, Lin Ran quickly put aside his random thoughts and concentrated on transmitting his spiritual power to Meng Qing. A bright green beam of spiritual power was transmitted from Meng Qing's palm into the bronze gate.
The pattern in the center of the bronze door lit up again. As Meng Qing continued to input spiritual power, the patterns on the bronze door lit up one after another. The light became more and more dazzling. It seemed that a buzzing sound like the sound of a sword could be faintly heard. The ground of the hall also gradually lit up. An invisible pressure enveloped the hall and pressed down on the two people...
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Chapter 30: Being Seen Clearly (Please Collect)
"What's going on?"
Lin Ran couldn't help but curse in a low voice. Just when they had half-lit up the pattern on the bronze door, the entire hall was suddenly pressed down by a terrifying invisible gravity, causing Lin Ran's bones to make some muffled sounds, but Lin Ran still stood upright. For the time being, he could still withstand this kind of pressure relatively easily.
On the other hand, Meng Qing seemed to be struggling. His legs were shaking, his body was slightly bent, the hair on his forehead was soaked with sweat, and his whole body seemed to be immersed in water. The double test of mind and body weighed on Meng Qing, who was only at the peak of the Spiritual Transformation Realm at that time.
Seeing Meng Qing like this, Lin Ran could only use more of his spiritual power to support Meng Qing and help Meng Qing share more of the pressure.
"Thank you... This is a test of vitality to open the bronze gate. The pressure will increase with the progress..." Meng Qing explained reluctantly under the pressure. Although the bright green light beam in his hand was still outputting steadily, if the pressure continued to increase, could it remain stable?
Eighty percent of the patterns on the bronze gate are currently lit, but the pressure is so great that Lin Ran feels like he is carrying several mountains on his back. He feels breathless and his body can't help but sway.
Meng Qing was in even worse condition. He could no longer stand and knelt on one knee on the ground. Even the beam of spiritual energy that was inputted felt unstable, as if it would be disconnected at any time.
Seeing Meng Qing like this, Lin Ran gritted his teeth and said through gritted teeth: "I will temporarily interrupt the transmission of spiritual power. I will stand behind you, and you lean on my arms. I will help you bear this pressure."
"Okay!" Meng Qing said.
Lin Ran loosened his grip on Meng Qing's hand and wanted to walk behind Meng Qing, but he felt as if his whole body was filled with lead and every move was very difficult.
Moving behind Meng Qing with difficulty, Lin Ran held Meng Qing's hand from behind again and transferred his spiritual power to Meng Qing. Meng Qing did not choose to continue to hold on. He almost leaned on Lin Ran's arms. This way, the pressure was much less and he could have a point to lean on to support his body, so that he would not be crushed to the ground.
Lin Ran's pressure will also increase a lot because of Meng Qing, but fortunately Lin Ran does not need to concentrate on cracking the bronze door. He only needs to withstand the pressure and provide spiritual power to Meng Qing.
Lin Ran still had enough energy to take out spirit stones to replenish his spiritual power that was about to be exhausted, but Meng Qing was now struggling to maintain the input of spiritual power. The spiritual power in her body had long been exhausted, and now almost all the spiritual power she used was given by Lin Ran.
When the pattern on the bronze door was lit up to 90%, the pressure increased again. Even Lin Ran could only kneel on one knee under this terrifying pressure, but Meng Qing was even more miserable. The wound that had almost recovered burst open due to the high pressure, and bright red blood continued to seep out. The white dress was soon stained blood red, and the left hand that was struggling to support the dress was bleeding and shaking constantly.
"Hurry... hurry up..." Meng Qing shouted weakly, her voice as soft as a mosquito or fly. If the two were not very close to each other, Lin Ran would probably not be able to hear it clearly.
He understood Meng Qing's meaning. He should decide to give it a try. Lin Ran took out the last bag of high-level spirit stones with difficulty, and absorbed the spiritual power inside. At the same time, he passed all the pure spiritual power to Meng Qing.
Once again, Meng Qing, who was full of spiritual power, launched a charge towards the final level. The last 10% of the pattern on the bronze door was quickly lit up. When the entire stone door was fully lit up, the terrifying high pressure disappeared instantly, and the buzzing sound of the sword also disappeared.
"Boom~"
The heavy bronze door slowly opened automatically to both sides, and a dark corridor appeared in front of the two people.
"Is the door... open? I can't see..." Meng Qing said weakly. It was difficult for her to open her eyes now, and when she forced them open, the scene she saw was blurry.
"The door opened and a corridor appeared, but your current condition... is very bad." Lin Ran looked down at Meng Qing in his arms. To be honest, it was a bit scary, like a "blood man". The reason why he couldn't see was because the blood mixed with sweat blurred his vision.
Seeing Meng Qing in this state, Lin Ran could only input spiritual power to stabilize the injuries in Meng Qing's body. There was no spiritual medicine at all. If he was a poor guy, would he still rob them?
"It's okay, I won't die... Let's see if there's anything in there that can heal my wounds!" Meng Qing pointed forward with his right hand.
"Aren't you afraid of death?" Lin Ran picked up Meng Qing and staggered towards the entrance of the corridor. His current condition was not good and he didn't have much spiritual power. Because of the high pressure, he felt severe pain all over his body whenever he moved.
Meng Qing said in a gentle voice: "What joy is there in life, and what pain is there in death. It's just... I'm afraid that dying with the villain will bring shame to my school, which makes me a little troubled..."
Lin Ran:......
He decided to be patient with this woman. After all, she had put in a lot of effort. It would be a sin if she accidentally died of anger from him.
After walking through the long corridor with difficulty, they arrived at the most core place of this ancient ruins.
But when he saw the place in front of him, Lin Ran was still a little surprised. This small square, except for a human-shaped stone statue on the stone platform in the center, there was nothing else. If you have to say, there are only a few stone pillars, and no other passages.
After Lin Ran told Meng Qing what he had seen, Meng Qing thought about it for a while and then said softly: "Maybe... the secret is in the stone statue. Maybe if we touch it, we can trigger something."
"Won't it be dangerous?" Lin Ran was rather cautious. There was nothing he could do about it, he was afraid of death.
We should always be vigilant about the unknown. He is going to die. What will happen to Jiaer, what will happen to Xiaochong, and what will happen to the Lin family?
"This should be the final inheritance site of the Blue Spirit Sword Saint. Although we just opened the bronze gate and were on the verge of death, in fact, as long as we give up, there will be no danger. We just have to start all over again. It can be seen that the Blue Spirit Sword Saint is selecting people, not really wanting anyone to die."
Meng Qing analyzed that although the journey was dangerous, it was not fatal and there was always a glimmer of hope for survival. If you gave up immediately, you could still turn back.
"Then give it a try!"
Lin Ran carried Meng Qing and came to the front of the stone statue. He raised his head and looked at the tall human-shaped stone statue in front of him. The statue had his hands behind his back and his sword was on his waist. The face of the statue could not be seen clearly. He only saw that it seemed to have its head slightly tilted back, as if gazing into the distance. However, even though it was a stone statue, one could still feel the proud demeanor of the former Qingling Sword Saint.
He didn't know what to do, so he took Meng Qing's hand, and the two of them touched the stone statue with their hands together. The stone statue instantly burst into a dazzling green light, and a terrifying suction force suddenly appeared.
Before the two of them could react, they were sucked into the green light. This process lasted for just a few dozen seconds. The stone hall, which had originally burst into dazzling light, returned to silence again, and the hall became empty again...
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Lin Ran felt as if he was in a fantasy. The experiences of his past and present lives flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope of events. Finally, the scene stopped at the moment when he was sucked into the dazzling green light as soon as he touched the stone statue.
Consciousness seemed to return to the body gradually. When a ray of light pierced the darkness, Lin Ran squinted his eyes slightly. He felt as if something heavy was pressing on his body, and slowly opened his eyes.
What came into view was Meng Qing's ordinary face, with his eyes closed and his long eyelashes trembling slightly. His bright and soft lips were pressed against his right cheek, and there seemed to be a lot of saliva on them.
Lin Ran silently pushed Meng Qing away, causing a splash of water. He sat up straight and found that she and Meng Qing were in a pool. The emerald green liquid in the pool was full of extremely rich vitality. His spiritual power, including the injuries inside and outside his body, were all healed.
"This is…"
Lin Ran lowered his head and looked at his hands which were white and tender like a woman's. It seemed that his body had also been transformed. There seemed to be endless power in his body. A casual punch could have considerable power.
Meng Qing, who was standing by, seemed to have choked on some water because of Lin Ran's actions. He quickly sat up and started coughing. After he recovered, he came to his senses and paid attention to his surroundings.
"Is this the inheritance space?" Meng Qing said softly.
Lin Ran, who was still immersed in his own transformation, was stunned. His brain was still in a state of shutdown. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Meng Qing and asked, "What inheritance space?"
Meng Qing also looked at Lin Ran, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. He involuntarily reached out his hand and touched Lin Ran's face. Lin Ran grabbed the white and tender little hand and asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"It's a bit annoying to see the dirt on your face, so I want to help you get it off!" Meng Qing said calmly.
"It's dirty, it doesn't matter!" Lin Ran didn't care much. A handsome and mature man like him, relying on his handsome face is superficial. His mature charm can easily take advantage of his sister.
"I don't like it. Let me help you get it off!" Meng Qing looked at him eagerly.
"Go ahead, do it!" Lin Ran seemed unaware of the danger, and even moved his face closer to Meng Qing.
There was a sly look in Meng Qing's eyes, but he still spoke calmly, "It will be done soon!"
After saying that, Meng Qing's little hand touched Lin Ran's face. When she felt the coldness coming from her palm, Meng Qing smiled and suddenly took off a thin layer of skin. When she looked at Lin Ran's true face, her calm eyes became a little more turbulent. She said in surprise: "So this is what you look like!"
When Lin Ran felt something on his face falling off, he immediately understood and quickly covered his face with his left hand, while trying to take back the silk mask from Meng Qing's hand with his right hand.
Meng Qing did not hide and let Lin Ran take the mask back.
Seeing Lin Ran turning his back and trying to take back the mask, Meng Qing, although his face was still calm and indifferent, said with a smile: "This kind of low-level mask that changes appearance cannot be used once it is damaged. But should I call you Jiang Ran, or something else?"
Lin Ran looked at the unusable mask in his hand and suddenly felt disheartened. It was most likely that the mask was damaged when he was cracking the bronze door, and then Meng Qing found something strange and tore it off directly. Now that he saw his true face, wasn't it a direct death?
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Chapter 31: An Impossible Test
"Hey, look, it's my bad luck!"
With a broken jar mentality, Lin Ran threw the mask into the space ring without hiding it, letting Meng Qing see his true appearance.
Meng Qing smiled faintly, sat closer to Lin Ran, and whispered softly: "You are so afraid of being seen by me, are you afraid that I will revenge you and kill you later?"
"With my strength at the Lingdan realm, how could I be afraid of you at the Hualing realm? And you must have covered up your appearance. I don't believe you look like this!" Lin Ran retorted.
"The Spiritual Pill Realm definitely won't be afraid of me, who is in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, but aren't you afraid of the power behind me?" Meng Qing pinched his cheeks calmly and said, "I'm not like you who hides my appearance secretly. I'm not wearing a mask."
"You must have used a more advanced method to cover up your appearance. I don't believe you look as ugly as you are now!" Lin Ran's intuition told him that something must have happened to Meng Qing's hateful face, but he had no evidence.
Just as Meng Qing was about to respond, a loud laugh came: "You two are like enemies, quarreling as soon as you wake up."
"who is it!"
The two of them looked in the direction of the sound in sync, and saw a middle-aged man in an ordinary green gown walking towards the gate of the yard. His temples were slightly gray, and his face showed some traces of the vicissitudes of life.
Although he is middle-aged, he is still thin and handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and a bit of debauchery and cynicism in his eyes, like a romantic and passionate swordsman.
Such a middle-aged man made Meng Qing and Lin Ran slightly stunned, but considering the inheritance space they were in at the moment, they stood up at the same time and said respectfully to the middle-aged man in front of them: "Greetings, Senior Sword Saint!"
“No need to be polite!” Qingling Sword Saint waved his hand and said with a smile: “I don’t know how many years I have waited, and today I finally got my successor. I was going to disappear from this world completely in a while, but your arrival has given me some hope. After you change your clothes, come find me!”
After saying that, the Sword Saint disappeared from the spot, and only Lin Ran and Meng Qing were left in the yard.
The two looked at each other, then walked out of the pool and changed their clothes. At this time, Lin Ran also noticed that his face now looked a little younger than before, like a young man in his early twenties.
Moreover, with the help of the pool water, he naturally took the step to reach the four-star level of the Spiritual Pill Realm, which he had always been just one step away from. Looking inward at his dantian, he saw four exquisite lines on the spiritual pill that was filled with spiritual energy, which meant that he was now at the four-star level of the Spiritual Pill Realm.
"Is the effect of this pool water so magical?" Lin Ran looked at the emerald green water in the pool. It not only transformed his body, but also allowed him to break through to the fourth star of the Spiritual Pill Realm. Even Meng Qing seemed to have undergone quite a few changes.
This woman didn't shy away from his presence at all when she changed clothes, as if he were not a human being, and just opened her body to him, so he saw a lot of beautiful scenery. Her breasts, which were already white, now glowed white, and her breasts, which were already big, seemed even bigger.
When Meng Qing changed into a white dress, Lin Ran couldn't help but take a few more glances. This woman's elegant and refined temperament was truly unique, as if her whole body was shrouded in light smoke and mist, seemingly real and illusory, like a fairy in the sky. Her ordinary appearance was also enhanced a lot by her cold temperament.
"Let's go, stop looking. What's so good about an ugly thing!" Meng Qing tied his belt and looked up at Lin Ran.
Lin Ran withdrew his gaze. He was caught and coughed awkwardly a few times: "Ahem, sorry, sorry!"
After Meng Qing said this, he walked in front at a leisurely pace. Seeing this, Lin Ran hurried to follow.
The two of them walked out of the yard, one in front and one behind, and then they realized that there was an endless vast ocean outside. The tide was rising and falling. They followed the stone steps to the beach and saw a bamboo house not far from the sea.
The Green Spirit Sword Saint was sitting in front of the bamboo house, looking at Lin Ran and Meng Qing walking side by side. He pointed at the blue sea in front of him and laughed, "How do you think of my beautiful view?"
"The scenery is pleasant, and it would be even better if there are delicious food and good wine!" Lin Ran sighed. Although people in the Lingdan realm no longer need food to sustain life, Lin Ran, as a vulgar man, has never gotten rid of his gluttonous habit.
"You really know how to enjoy yourself, kid!" Qingling Sword Saint stood up, patted the sand off his body, and his cloudy eyes flashed a gleam as he stared at the two people in front of him.
At that moment, both Lin Ran and Meng Qing felt as if they were seen through and had no secrets.
After a while, the Azure Spirit Sword Saint couldn't help but sigh, looking at Lin Ran with some regret, and said, "You are quite to my liking, but your talent is really mediocre, and you are practicing the Azure Emperor's technique, which simply adds difficulty to yourself. It's too difficult to change now."
Lin Ran didn't expect that the Sword Saint could tell his talent and the technique he practiced just by looking at him, which made him bow his hands and say respectfully: "Please, Senior Sword Saint, give me some pointers. I have been stuck at the three stars of the Spiritual Pill Realm for a long time. If it weren't for Senior Sword Saint's medicine pool, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to break through to the four stars of the Spiritual Pill Realm."
"It's difficult, it's difficult!" Qingling Sword Saint sighed, "You have a solid foundation, and you should be diligent in your practice. If you change to other techniques, you won't be stuck in the Spiritual Pill Realm, but Qingdi's technique is the most demanding of comprehension and physique, and you have to be enlightened... If you practice his technique with a mediocre attitude and without the opportunity, I'm afraid that in this life you will only be in the early stage of Nirvana."
Although Lin Ran himself had thought so, when he was really exposed by the top expert, he still felt frustrated, and there seemed to be a bit more bitterness in his mouth.
Meng Qing looked at Lin Ran standing aside, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. Obviously, even she did not expect that Lin Ran would be in this situation. He had top-notch skills, but his talent for cultivation was rather mediocre. Knowing in advance that he could only reach the Nirvana realm in his lifetime, he must have felt bad.
"Boy, don't be depressed. I'm going to say something a little impolite!" Qingling Sword Saint was not a serious person. He patted Lin Ran on the shoulder, pointed meaningfully at Meng Qing next to him and said with a smile: "If you can take down this girl, it will be a great opportunity."
Meng Qing said calmly: "Senior Sword Saint is joking. He doesn't like an ugly guy like me!"
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