I'm the protagonist's dad, but the heroines want to kill me

Chapter 102: Continental Academy Competition

Li Yuhan read the letter sent by Lin Ran carefully, and saw from the gaps between the words that it seemed like he was asking for help from her.

"This person... really doesn't understand romance at all!"

Li Yuhan couldn't help but mutter something in his heart, and then he picked up the token given by Lin Ran and looked at it. It was a round jade pendant. Li Yuhan rubbed it, held the jade pendant, closed his eyes and thought, and after a while he felt that the jade pendant seemed to have a strange fluctuation.

She couldn't help but open her eyes and looked at the jade pendant in her hand with a frown. After thinking for a while, she placed the jade pendant on her forehead and used her soul power to explore the inside of the jade pendant.

The next moment, Li Yuhan felt that his soul power had come to a mysterious space, and Lin Ran's figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Yuhan.

"Lin Ran!"

Li Yuhan's shadow shouted excitedly and rushed over immediately, wanting to hug Lin Ran, but passed through him. It was just a shadow.

Li Yuhan realized belatedly that this was the phantom of Lin Ran's soul left in the jade pendant. The "Lin Ran" began to speak: "I thought you couldn't discover this secret. It seems that you should have reached the spiritual transformation realm now. The vixen is cultivating really fast!"

"Hmph, if you come to me then, I will suck you dry and make you call me a vixen!" Li Yuhan thought angrily, but when he looked at Lin Ran's shadow, his eyes were filled with uncontrollable longing.

Li Yuhan even listened to the recording that Lin Ran left in there over and over again. After an unknown amount of time, she put the jade pendant down.

"Then I'll go to Linghua Academy to catch you, you bastard!" Li Yuhan said angrily, rubbing his eyebrows.

Recently, the war between the Li Dynasty and the Jin and Yun Dynasties has been at a stalemate. Their Jinling Chamber of Commerce has been constantly being ordered around by those fighting on the front lines, which sometimes annoys Li Yuhan to death. It is not known whether these people really use the supplies on the front lines. The stalemate basically wastes money every day. Those royal children have beautiful ideas about making achievements, but they are not willing to spend a penny and only want the Chamber of Commerce to pay them as a favor. Li Yuhan now wants to go on strike and quit.

"Let your men go help Lin Ran first. You bunch of rubbish, trying to suck blood from me is not as easy as you think!" Li Yuhan had already made up her mind. She wanted to let those guys know that her money was not so easy to take.

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The inner court trials of Linghua Academy were also being held vigorously.

Because of Lin Ran's reward for accepting a disciple, this inner courtyard selection competition was particularly lively. The huge competition field was bustling with girls, chattering about the competition.

Lin Ran was also watching the game on a stand with a better position, while Wen Qianyi, Qiu Qingzi, and some of the college's external school seniors and class tutors were all sitting there.

When seeing some good seedlings, Lin Ran would ask the woman with long aqua blue hair standing behind her to record which ones are excellent seedlings and deserve special attention.

Today was also the top 16 of the inner courtyard selection competition. At this time, a fight was going on in the field. One of the silver-haired girls looked familiar to Lin Ran, so he couldn't help but ask, "Ruolan, what's the name of that silver-haired girl?"

The aqua-blue-haired woman named Ruolan behind Lin Ran was looking for information and soon answered, "Fu Yuemei from Spirit Level Class 3, just turned seventeen this year, and recently broke through to the Dao Yuan Realm One Star. She is also the girl you, the Vice President, saved before!"

"Oh, so that's how it is. I remember that she was still at the Daoist level at that time. I didn't expect her to be so diligent. It seems that after that incident, she became more motivated to practice!"

When Ruolan reminded him of this, Lin Ran also remembered the silver-haired girl.

Bravely helping a friend, even if the method may be a bit reckless and put oneself in danger, but with this brave and kind heart, the ferocity when facing those who bully oneself is greater than that of many people.

Wen Qianyi, who was standing by, was also a little surprised. She looked at Ruolan and asked curiously, "Is that girl so amazing? She actually made it to the top 16!"

Ruolan nodded and said, "Among the students, Fu Yuemei has been talked about a lot recently. She was clearly the target of bullying before, but since that incident, she has made rapid progress, and her fighting style is fierce."

"It's really fierce!"

Lin Ran watched the fight on the stage. Fu Yuemei's fighting style was indeed ferocious, and the weapon she used was quite special, it was actually a fan.

Lin Ran originally thought it would be a magician, but Fu Yuemei was charging into battle with a fan in her hand. When the fan opened and closed, there was a sharp sonic boom mixed with the sound of metal collision, which stirred up a little fire. She actually used the fan to block the attack of the opponent's spear, and on the contrary, she beat the opponent back step by step.

The last gust of fierce wind sent the opponent away from the ring. Fu Yuemei wiped the sweat from her forehead, and her black eyes glanced at the figure in the stands, then she quickly retracted her gaze and left the ring on her own.

The referee's voice also sounded at this time: "Fu Yuemei from Spirit Level 3 advances to the quarterfinals!"

Lin Ran stroked his chin for a while, then asked Ruolan to record Fu Yuemei.

This stubborn girl will probably continue to create miracles!

After today's game was over, Qiu Qingzi took Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi to her office and poured tea for them.

Qiu Qingzi didn't hesitate and said directly: "After the inner courtyard selection competition is over, Lin Ran, you can take this group of freshmen to the inner courtyard and reorganize the inner courtyard. In a few years, the continent-wide college competition will begin. If our Linghua College wants to stay in the top five colleges, it depends on you!"

"Ah, how come it suddenly became a continent-wide academy competition?"

Lin Ran had just taken a sip of tea when he heard Qiu Qingzi's words and almost choked to death on the tea. When did it become the whole continent?

Wen Qianyi, who was standing by, explained softly, "The All-Continental Academy Competition is actually just another name for the Five Major Academy Competition. The five major academies are the main force in this competition, but academies from all over the continent can participate, but those who are not from the five major academies basically come here to make up the numbers."

"Is Linghua Academy so rubbish that it's about to be dropped out of the top five academies?" Lin Ran spoke quickly and couldn't stop talking, which irritated Qiu Qingzi. She slammed the table angrily and said, "Our Linghua Academy is just a little worse than the other four academies. Although it is at the bottom of the top five academies, it doesn't mean that the academies below can just bully us. I didn't invite you here to say that Linghua Academy is rubbish."

"Sorry, sorry, my, my!" Lin Ran apologized quickly. This was indeed his problem, he spoke too quickly.

Wen Qianyi beside her also helped and said, "Sister Qiu, there's no need to get so angry. Our Linghua Academy's results are indeed unsatisfactory, so in this competition, we must try our best to achieve a better result!"

After hearing what Wen Qianyi said, Qiu Qingzi took a sip of tea. Her tall chest rose and fell violently. After a while, she shook her head and said bitterly, "In fact, I was just deceiving myself. What Lin Ran said was true. Linghua Academy is indeed rubbish."

Every time they came back from a failed competition, Linghua Academy would basically receive a lot of scolding. Even Qiu Qingzi herself felt uncomfortable when she thought about it now.

"There are still a few years left, so we should be able to produce a group of more powerful people in the inner courtyard, right?" Lin Ran said.

"A few years? Don't be too optimistic. I attended a meeting held by the five major academies some time ago. It may be held in advance!" Qiu Qingzi said helplessly.

Wen Qianyi hurriedly asked, "Sister Qiu, what happened? Why is it suddenly being held in advance? Hasn't it been held every four years in the past? There should still be more than three years left!"

"Originally, it was held every four years, in the old way, at the ancient battlefield secret realm. But recently it seems that a new secret realm has been discovered, and we are thinking about whether to hold it in advance. However, we have not studied that secret realm enough and the information is not sufficient, so it has not been announced yet." Qiu Qingzi said.

"Is this competition still held in the secret realm?" Lin Ran was stunned. He seemed to know something extraordinary.

Wen Qianyi explained: "That competition is basically held in the secret realm. In previous years, our students were basically eliminated in a few days. The loss was very tragic. Songling Academy was similar to us. Tianli Academy was better and could compete with Canglong Academy and Shengqiong Academy!"

"I see!"

Lin Ran nodded. Just now when he talked about the secret realm, he also remembered something related to the secret realm. If he remembered correctly, his bronze cube seemed to be still in his hand, and it seemed that it would not be long before the secret realm was opened. Lin Ran forgot where the secret realm was opened. It couldn't be the one that Qiu Qingzi and the others had just mentioned.

After chatting with Qiu Qingzi about subsequent matters, Lin Ran said goodbye to Wen Qianyi and returned to his residence, which was an elegant courtyard.

Lin Ran returned to his room, set up the formation, and then carefully prepared to take out the bronze cube. He had always been concerned about the secret realm that Qiu Qingzi and the others had just mentioned. If that secret realm was really the inheritance secret realm of Saint Emperor Jingyue, then he could start preparing and take advantage of some opportunities in it.

I don't know if I can meet the Sword Sect Fairy Shangguan Mengqing. After all, the inheritance of the Holy Emperor Mirror Moon is closely related to Shangguan Mengqing. It can be said that Shangguan Mengqing's ability to achieve powerful cultivation is all due to the inheritance of the Holy Emperor Mirror Moon.

But I don’t know whether the Sword Sect Fairy collapsed or not. After all, if Bai Yueguang Mu Shishuang could collapse, it seems reasonable for the Sword Sect Fairy to collapse as well?

Lin Ran thought of Meng Qing, who had inherited the Qingling Sword Saint's legacy with him. He didn't know whether she would come. The pronunciation of her name was quite similar to Shangguan Mengqing's.

Putting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Lin Ran concentrated on examining the bronze cube in his hand, but everything was the same as when he first got it, with strange and fuzzy patterns on it and a cold touch. Apart from that, there was not much else.

"Is it really my illusion?"

Lin Ran rubbed it for a while, and finally put the bronze cube back into the space ring in boredom. But just as the bronze cube returned to the space ring, it seemed to suddenly emit a barely perceptible light, which quickly disappeared...

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Chapter 103: The Unsolved Mystery of the Sword Sect

In the heart of the Central Region, on a majestic and handsome mountain top, there is a courtyard. The quiet courtyard suddenly shook with an invisible wave.

Then, a beam of green energy, accompanied by a sound like thunder, shot straight into the air from a room in the courtyard, startling the birds resting in the forest. Large flocks of birds made shrill sounds and flew away from the mountain.

This situation lasted for a long time, and suddenly a strong aura spread out from the top of the mountain to the surroundings, and then slowly dissipated.

After the mountain returned to calm, the people watching from other surrounding mountains began to discuss in low voices.

There were men and women in the crowd, all wearing simple long robes, with a small tag hanging around their waists with the word "sword" engraved on it.

"Senior Sister Mengqing's breakthrough speed is too fast. Judging from her breakthrough momentum, she must have reached the peak of the Spiritual Pill Realm!" said a little fat man.

"As expected, you are the number one person in the Sword Sect in a thousand years. With Senior Sister Mengqing's breakthrough speed, I'm afraid only those crazy people in Xinzhou can catch up with you!" Another man with a somewhat burly build responded.

"Moreover, Senior Sister Mengqing is so beautiful, but her personality is too cold. I don't know who will be able to enjoy her beauty in the future!" When the fat man said this, there was a glimmer of fascination in his eyes. It was obvious that he was very fascinated by Senior Sister Mengqing.

But his good friend, the burly man, slapped the fat boy on the head and said disdainfully: "You are dreaming in broad daylight. You can't get involved in that. You are as good as me!"

"A toad can also eat swan meat, okay?"

"But that is definitely not you. Let's go and practice sword skills. You have been slacking off after watching here for so long. If you don't get good results in the sect competition, your master will catch you and torture you!" the burly man taught.

"Okay, okay!"

The fat boy also chose not to discuss it anymore, and went to the training ground with the burly man to continue practicing sword skills.

Many people on the surrounding hills originally wanted to stay for a while to see if they could catch a glimpse of Senior Sister Meng Qing and catch a glimpse of the beauty of this influential figure in the Sword Sect. However, after waiting for a long time, Senior Sister Meng Qing still did not come out, so they all left the surrounding hills, and the area finally became quiet.

In the courtyard at the top of Qingjing Peak, in one of the rooms with an open door, a slender hand as white as jade lifted the curtain, and a woman came out. The woman was wearing a white dress like a gauze, as if she was in the smoke and fog. She seemed to be about twenty years old. Except for her black hair, her whole body was snow-white, her face was elegant and extraordinary, and her appearance was extremely beautiful.

This woman who was as beautiful as a fairy and seemed real or illusory was the famous "Senior Sister Mengqing" in the Sword Sect. She walked out, went to the side of the pond in the courtyard, and leaned against the stone pillar beside the pond. Her eyes, as quiet as a deep pool, looked at the pond, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"Meng Qing, have you broken through to the Nine-Star Spiritual Pill Realm?"

A voice broke the quiet scene.

Meng Qing looked back and saw her master, wearing a plain green dress, standing behind her. Meng Qing knew her master would come over, so she bowed to her master and said calmly, "Well, I just broke through!"

The beautiful woman in green slowly walked up to Meng Qing, looked at her disciple, and suddenly said, "Am I putting too much pressure on you?"

"No!" Meng Qing responded.

The beautiful woman in green knows her disciple well. She has a cold personality and the skills she practices make her not speak out the bitterness in her heart even if the burden on her shoulders is heavy. Thinking of this, her eyes softened and she said, "Meng Qing, I hope you can understand that the Sword Sect needs you to grow up quickly. The actions of the Void Evil Clan have become more frequent in recent years. We lack effective means to deal with them. Only you can practice the inherited skills left by our Sword Sect since ancient times. That was left by the Green Emperor back then, and it can deal with the evil clan outside the domain very well.

Even so, Master doesn't want you to accumulate too much pressure and end up crushing yourself, understand?"

"Yeah, I know, I won't!"

Meng Qing nodded, and suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help asking: "Master, is this technique of mine, the Pure and Tranquil Sutra, really left by the Green Emperor?"

"Yes, our Sword Sect is also a branch founded by the Green Emperor, and has been passed down in a lineage. It's just that there are no more people here who can practice the Pure and Tranquil Sutra. We finally have someone like you. Mengqing, you must stick to your original intention. The practice of the Pure and Tranquil Sutra is also a training of your mind!" said the beautiful woman in green worriedly.

The Scripture of Purity and Tranquility requires one to be indifferent, cold, taciturn, and free from emotions and desires, which is really too anti-human. Now is the time for Meng Qing to consolidate his mind, which is why the beautiful woman did not dare to let him go down the mountain easily, and chose such a quiet place for him to practice.

"Master, you must have other things to do this time!" Meng Qing said.

The beautiful woman in green nodded and began to pace in the courtyard, while Meng Qing followed beside her and listened to the important things she said.

"Recently, a secret realm seemed to have been discovered in Jiezhou, the East Region, where the five major academies are located. The level of this secret realm has not yet been determined, but it is said to be the remains of an ancient powerful being, possibly from the era of the Green Emperor."

"In the era of Qingdi, if the secret realm was really from that era, maybe those guys in Xinzhou would smell the scent and come over here?" Meng Qing analyzed.

The beautiful woman in green agreed and said, "That's true. Those sects have already started to take action and have sent people to investigate and explore that secret realm. However, the secret realm is still very tightly sealed with only a very small gap. According to the descriptions of some people who came out alive, it is very likely to be the remains of a great emperor, perhaps just like the one in Liezhou back then..."

The beautiful woman in green recalled the fierce competition among the states back then, in which no one got the real inheritance in the end. Thinking about it now, she felt a sigh of regret.

"Liezhou?!"

When Meng Qing heard this word, a familiar voice suddenly emerged in her mind. That mean laughter seemed to echo in her ears. Meng Qing quickly calmed down her inner mood. Seeing her master looking over, she hurriedly asked, "Master, did you also participate in the battle for the secret realm in Liezhou? I heard that many people died that year. What kind of inheritance is that?"

"Well, it is said to be related to the Green Emperor. Our Sword Sect also invested a lot of effort at that time, but in the end it was all in vain." The beautiful woman in green clothes was now full of regrets, and continued: "If we can get information about the Green Emperor through that relic, perhaps we can solve the mystery of our Sword Sect."

"A mystery?"

"Yes, our Sword Sect also had internal strife in the past, and many inheritances were lost. Among them, there is a spell that is said to be related to the Pure and Tranquil Sutra. No one can read it anymore. It is also said to be related to the true inheritance of the Green Emperor."

Seeing that Meng Qing seemed interested in this, the beautiful woman in green said, "I have the spell with me now, so I will pass it on to you. Maybe you can crack it in the future. After all, you are the only one who has practiced the Pure and Tranquil Sutra in all these years!"

After saying that, the beautiful woman in green stopped, took out a roll of yellowed parchment from her space ring, and handed it to Meng Qing.

After Meng Qing took it, she felt that it seemed to be made of some special leather material. Meng Qing opened the parchment and saw that it was covered with densely packed things that looked like ghost drawings, with no logic at all. It felt like a work created by a child and had been preserved until now.

Perhaps understanding Meng Qing's doubts, the beautiful woman in green patted Meng Qing on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, this is what was left behind in the ancient times. It was originally stored together with the Pure and Tranquil Sutra, but no one knew what was on it. They only knew that it was a magic formula, so it was stored separately."

"I'll study it carefully later!"

Meng Qing nodded. If she met that guy in the future, maybe she would be able to understand the use of this thing by giving it to him. After all, that guy seemed to be practicing the Qing Emperor's magic, perhaps the purest kind.

After Meng Qing came back that year, she spent a long time in the top-secret book collection within the Sword Sect, and confirmed that the guy was definitely practicing the Qing Emperor's martial arts, perhaps a branch like hers, or perhaps the Qing Emperor's inheritance.

Since they can practice dual cultivation and their skills are from the same source, and that guy is the one who is in charge, maybe the relic in Liezhou back then was the inheritance relic of the Qing Emperor. So many powerful people failed to get it, but this guy finally got it. He is still so cunning, it turns out he was a thief all those years ago!

Although these are just her guesses, they should be pretty close. Many strange things could be seen in the secret inheritance space. She might be able to ask her master to kill that bastard and get the inheritance of the Green Emperor directly. With her talent, her strength might be greatly reduced after the improvement, but her upper limit will definitely be higher in the future. Moreover, the Sword Sect also has a way to refine the kind of medicine that will not greatly reduce her strength.

But for some reason, after discovering this secret, she did not think of telling it out, but buried it deep in her heart. Maybe she could use it to threaten that guy later, and seeing that guy begging her not to expose it, she could make some willful little requests, and maybe she could avenge the attack on her in the past?

"Meng Qing, Meng Qing!"

The voice of the beautiful woman in green suddenly rang in her ears, awakening Meng Qing who was in a strange state. She hurriedly said, "Master, I'm fine, please continue!"

The beautiful woman in green clothes didn't think much about it, but suddenly thought of something. She clapped her hands and said, "I forgot to tell you something important. After a while, I will let you lead the team to the secret realm in Jiezhou to see what happens. Maybe you can take this opportunity to break through to the Nirvana realm.

I have already prepared the elixirs for the Nirvana Realm, but if you have the opportunity to impact the advanced soul fire tempering, it will be of great benefit to your future Nirvana Realm cultivation. For the time being, stay in the Spirit Pill Realm for a while and save up your strength!"

"I understand, Master!" Meng Qing nodded and said.

After the beautiful lady in green finished speaking, she turned around and left. Meng Qing stood in the courtyard, looking at the lush tree in the courtyard from afar, and whispered, "Jiezhou?"

I quietly added this sentence in my heart...

"Can you see him?"