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

Shangguan Mengqing didn't expect to meet people from Xuanfu Sect, and moreover, they were a team led by the closed disciple of the Sect Master of Xuanfu Sect, the one who was hailed as a super genius in rune array formations that only appears once in a thousand years in Xuanfu Sect.

Lin Ran didn't know the people from Xuanfu Sect, but he noticed the pretty boy walking at the front of the group. He was the most handsome and elegant guy among them, and looked like a noble young man from a wealthy family who was well-read.

Then he saw the nobleman talking to his teammates next to him, and then he walked straight to Shangguan Mengqing, with a gentle smile on his face, staring at Shangguan Mengqing, and said, "Miss Shangguan, Zixuan is polite!"

"Ah hello!"

Shangguan Mengqing responded indifferently.

Chen Zixuan was not angry about Shangguan Mengqing's attitude. Everyone in Zhongzhou knew that Shangguan Mengqing looked cold. If he treated him warmly, people would doubt whether he was the real person.

Shaking his sleeves, Chen Zixuan cupped his hands and said, "I wonder if Miss Shangguan is willing for our Xuanfu Sect to join us and explore the secrets behind this ancient city wall together."

Shangguan Mengqing didn't rush to agree. He glanced at Lin Ran beside him, and the two of them discussed the pros and cons on the soul level. After a while, Shangguan Mengqing said calmly: "We can explore together. With the elites of Xuanfu Sect joining us, I believe our exploration will be very smooth."

"Okay, thank you Miss Shangguan!"

Chen Zixuan noticed that Shangguan Mengqing glanced at the man next to him, as if asking for advice. This made Chen Zixuan feel a little strange, but he concealed it well.

He said loudly: "Why not let our Xuan Fu Sect lead the charge? We know a thing or two about various forbidden formations. If we lead the way, you will be much safer."

"Then thank you for your help!" Shangguan Mengqing replied politely.

Chen Zixuan wanted to say something, but seeing that Shangguan Mengqing didn't want to talk, he turned around and went back to his own team.

Lin Ran looked at the group of people from Xuan Fu Sect. After Chen Zixuan came back, they turned their backs to Jian Sect and gathered together as if discussing something. He then sent a voice message to Shangguan Mengqing: "This kid is so attentive. Is he interested in you? Why is he helping us clear the way?"

"Being interested in me shows that I am very charming, but I don't quite agree with you. I think they should have noticed something, just like Lingjing Holy Land. They may be heading for the inheritance in the secret realm, or perhaps some other treasures..." Shangguan Mengqing said.

"Then doesn't your Sword Sect have any news?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

He must know where the treasures are in this secret realm, including the final inheritance and the test of inheritance, but this is all based on the original work, and who knows if there will be any changes now.

Moreover, some of them were opportunities for his son, what would he do if he robbed them? He didn't have any tools to preserve some treasures and send them to his son, so he could only take them himself. He was still very entangled in the bronze cube, and when he thought of what happened in the original plot, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

"I know a little, but I'm not sure. It is said that there is an extinct treasure called Holy Dragon Water. I don't know where it is, but it is very beneficial to physical training. If I find it, I can give it to you."

"You only know the name, and you don't know anything else. And you say you can give me one when you find it. How can you be so good at making empty promises?" Lin Ran said helplessly.

"I learned it from you!" Shangguan Mengqing said.

While the two were bickering, the Xuan Fu Sect had also finished their discussion, with Xuan Fu Sect taking the lead and their group following behind.

After entering from the city gate, the scene inside surprised Lin Ran and others. There were broken walls, skeletons, corpses, and rotten and broken swords and spears everywhere. They could be seen almost every time they advanced a certain distance.

Looking up, one can see vague pictures carved on the rock walls on both sides, and a little higher up there are some platinum-colored buildings, built on the vertical rock walls.

After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at a vast central square. There seemed to be two forks in the square. In the northwest corner of the square, there was a silver waterfall. There was a pool under the waterfall. In the center of the pool was a platinum rock statue, but most of the body had disappeared, leaving only a lonely base.

This plaza built with platinum-colored stones must have been a magnificent sight in the past, but now it is in ruins. The ground that was carved with exquisite patterns has also been broken and full of cracks. Some of them even have a big hole in them, and some tenacious plants are growing on them.

Xuan Fu Zong arrived here first, but stopped at the entrance and did not go in, which made Lin Ran and others behind him a little strange. When Lin Ran and others arrived at the entrance, Chen Zixuan looked at Shangguan Mengqing and said, "Miss Shangguan, there is a solid barrier in front of you blocking your way. We are thinking about whether we can break through this barrier."

“Is there a barrier ahead?”

When Lin Ran heard what Chen Zixuan said, he couldn't help but curiously reach out his hand to touch the front. His hand was blocked, and the square in front of him could only be seen through his sight. It seemed that there was an invisible air wall blocking it. The hard and cold touch made Lin Ran stunned, and he subconsciously said: "Space barrier?"

"Well, it's still a very advanced spatial barrier, very difficult to break..."

Shangguan Mengqing also stretched out his hand to sense the space barrier in front of him. After a while, he made this evaluation.

Chen Zixuan also came over and said to Shangguan Mengqing: "Although it is difficult to crack, with the help of us and Miss Wen's Yin-Yang chessboard, we will be able to crack it in a few days. Maybe it won't take this long..."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Wen Qianyi couldn't help but move closer to Lin Ran. She didn't like being stared at like this. Lin Ran protected Wen Qianyi behind him and said with a smile, "Qianyi is too tired and hasn't recovered yet. I'm afraid she can't participate in this operation."

When Chen Zixuan heard Lin Ran's words, a strange light flashed in his eyes. He obviously hadn't expected this situation and was stuck there for a while. Shangguan Mengqing next to him said, "Why don't we mark the area ahead and explore it later? We still have to find our other team members. Bye!"

After Shangguan Mengqing said this, Chen Zixuan didn't know what to say. He could only watch Lin Ran and the others leave. After Lin Ran and the others left, the people in Chen Zixuan's team couldn't help but say, "Brother, what should we do now? If the other party doesn't participate, we can't solve this barrier alone..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zixuan couldn't help but sigh and said, "We should have honestly told the other party the truth, so that the other party might get involved. Our concealment has only made the other party wary."

Chen Zixuan was not a fool, he knew that the other party must have noticed their intentions, and that the claim that their body had not recovered was just a reasonable excuse.

Looking back at the platinum-colored square, Chen Zixuan placed his hand on the space barrier. Now he could only sigh in despair. The level of this space barrier was so high that their Xuanfu Sect could not break it at all. However, the Jian Sect had the owner of the Yin-Yang chessboard, so perhaps there was still some hope.

Thinking of what the sect had said before, Chen Zixuan was in a dilemma. After a while, he suddenly said in a loud voice, "Let's go back and confess to the people of the Sword Sect and formally invite them."

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Lin Ran and the others walked out of the city gate and looked back at the long isthmus behind the ancient city wall. Lin Ran looked at Shangguan Mengqing and the others and said, "That guy has ulterior motives. He didn't say anything and wanted us to help him break the space barrier. He really wants to do something!"

"what?"

Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, and Wen Qianyi asked curiously: "Senior, how did you know this?"

Lin Ran was just trying to show off, but Shangguan Mengqing next to him said, "Chen Zixuan's actions were too obvious. How come he showed up just when we were about to enter the ancient city wall?

Moreover, these guys should be stationed nearby. They probably knew about the space barrier a long time ago, so they came here to put on a show, pretending that they knew nothing. But in fact, they were already exposed when they walked on that road.

There were many residual energy restrictions along the way, and the energy in them had almost dissipated. This was definitely not a sign that could be seen after being cracked. This meant that someone had been here before. Chen Zixuan and the others were so diligent in leading the way, they must have something to rely on.

After all, in this mysterious land, no force dares to do this. Even if there is, there must be a reason to be found..."

After hearing Shangguan Mengqing's analysis, everyone in the team looked at Shangguan Mengqing with a gleam in their eyes, especially the people from the Sword Sect, who looked fanatical. They were loyal fans, right?

Lin Ran whispered secretly, "A woman who loves to show off!"

"I don't like to be in the spotlight, but I'm satisfied just to see that you can't be in the spotlight!" Shangguan Mengqing said calmly.

Lin Ran: "..."

Is there anyone who can take this female demon in?

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Chapter 45: Breaking the Space Barrier

"Then should we go back directly?" Wen Qianyi couldn't help but ask.

Currently, there are only wounded soldiers stationed there. They were afraid that there would be problems when exploring the ancient city wall, so they brought all the existing combat power of the team here. From now on, it seems that the danger has been eliminated by the people of Xuanfu Sect, so their full force is of no use.

"Need not!"

Shangguan Mengqing shook her head, and the corners of her mouth beneath her veil raised a strange arc, and said: "Let's wait here for a while to see if the people from the Xuanfu Sect will come over and beg us for cooperation."

"Begging for cooperation?!"

Everyone was suddenly in an uproar. Although they didn't quite believe that Xuanfu Sect would come back to beg them for cooperation, since this was what Shangguan Mengqing said, it made everyone add a few more chips to this slim possibility.

Not long after, the sound of breaking wind was faintly heard, and everyone became alert instantly. However, what they did not expect was that at the city gate, a group of Xuanfu Sect disciples wearing dark blue Taoist robes rushed out.

Seeing that Shangguan Mengqing and the others had not gone far, the leader Chen Zixuan heaved a sigh of relief. He slowly stopped and walked in front of Shangguan Mengqing and the others, but this time he was more humble and even said in a flattering tone: "Miss Shangguan, I want to discuss cooperation with you again. This time, our Xuanfu Sect will definitely show enough sincerity and will not let you suffer any loss!"

Seeing Chen Zixuan's expression, Lin Ran couldn't help but whisper to Shangguan Mengqing, "You're right, but I still prefer the proud look on this pretty boy's face just now."

Shangguan Mengqing has been with Lin Ran for so long that she knows what the pretty boy refers to. She calmly responded to Lin Ran: "Since Chen Zixuan came back to beg us, it means that they must take the things in there, just like the Lingjing Holy Land. We can also interfere and see if we can get them!"

"How can you be so evil? I won't associate with people like you!"

"Same here, when the time comes, I will kick you out and take the last inheritance myself. You're just my tool!" Shangguan Mengqing's words were very vicious, but that calm voice made Lin Ran feel that Shangguan Mengqing was quite cute. She was so cute even when she was scolding people.

He must be crazy!

Lin Ran scolded himself in his heart. How could this woman be cute? Apart from her beauty, she had a bad temper.

Chen Zixuan asked for a private chat, and Shangguan Mengqing agreed. The two of them went to the side, a certain distance away from everyone else, turned on the soundproof protective shield and chatted privately, which was equivalent to setting up a chat room.

However, at this time there was an extra "little ear" in the chat room. Lin Ran was that little ear. Because Shangguan Mengqing would relay it in real time, Lin Ran could also know what they were talking about.

"I didn't expect that these super sects are so powerful. They spent a huge price to find out where the treasures worth taking are in the secret realm. As soon as they came in, they had the means to gather the team and strike first..." Lin Ran praised in his heart.

Chen Zixuan and his Xuanfu Sect, like the Lingjing Holy Land, all learned some secrets of the secret realm through some special means.

For example, the mysterious platinum-colored square. Chen Zixuan said that the square was actually an ancient magic circle waiting to be activated. According to the information they had obtained, activating the ancient magic circle would open a road to the sky, leading to the palace in the sky, where there were mythical spiritual weapons that only existed in legends.

Originally Lin Ran wanted to just laugh it off, but then he remembered something, so he took out his notebook and kept flipping through it.

Wen Qianyi, who was a little bored because of waiting for a long time, saw Lin Ran took out a strange book. She was curious and moved closer to Lin Ran. Seeing the strange words on it, she asked curiously, "Senior, what are these words and what is written on them?"

Lin Ran didn't know how to respond for a moment. Although this was a fantasy world, the characters used were actually not much different from the original ones. There were some changes but not much. It was just that Lin Ran's own calligraphy was really hard to describe.

After a while, Lin Ran slowly uttered two words: "Cursive..."

“Cursive?”

Wen Qianyi was stunned for a moment, then she casually moved closer to Lin Ran, concentrating on the contents of the notebook. After a while, a gentle smile blossomed on her face and she said, "It is indeed very fitting, as wild as grass, yet we can see some similarities to the characters we use now. What era is this writing from? Do you have any ancient books on this subject?"

Lin Ran: "..."

After that, I must take some time out every day to practice calligraphy...

After this little episode, Lin Ran finally found the record about the sky palace that Chen Zixuan mentioned from his messy notebook.

In the original novel, there really was something in the sky of the Secret Realm of the Holy Emperor Jingyue. It was a sky island. On that island there really was the sky palace that Chen Zixuan had mentioned. There really were mythical spiritual weapons stored inside. Then the key point came. Lin Ran couldn't remember what that thing was, and there was a question mark written on it.

He wanted to question his past self right then and there. What kind of memory was that? When he read the toilet paper novel, he was just having fun and didn't remember any of the content.

"Lin Ran, Lin Ran..."

When Lin Ran was secretly angry, Shangguan Mengqing's voice sounded in his mind, and Lin Ran quickly responded: "What's wrong?"

"I just asked you, do you think what the other party said about there being a palace in the sky and a mythical spiritual weapon is just empty talk or is it true?" Shangguan Mengqing repeated it. She couldn't say for sure, so she left it to Lin Ran to judge.

Lin Ran didn't have any solid evidence, but the original book said that there was indeed a mythical weapon, and it was finally given to his son. He didn't know what it was exactly, but if it could be given to the protagonist, it must be a good thing.

"I intuitively feel that there might be, why not give it a try?" Lin Ran said.

Shangguan Mengqing said calmly: "It will be Qianyi who will be tired by then, think about it carefully!"

"Let's try it first. If the progress is too slow, or there is no progress at all, let's give up!" Lin Ran has already thought about it. If it can be cracked, then he can try it, but if it is too slow, then forget it. Just like Shangguan Mengqing said, let's explore the area ahead later!

Finally, Shangguan Mengqing and Chen Zixuan reached an agreement. Chen Zixuan would provide a considerable amount of spiritual medicine for restoring spiritual power to support Shangguan Mengqing's spiritual power needs to break the space barrier. At the same time, both sides would jointly explore the future sky palace and share the profits peacefully.

This also shows Chen Zixuan's courage. In order to obtain the treasures inside, he was not stingy with the elixirs and the subsequent division of the treasures. He made an agreement directly in advance. Unless the two sides really fell out, if one party breached the contract, it would be difficult for them to look good in Zhongzhou after they left.

Perhaps Chen Zixuan also knew this, which is why he made such a decision. Those small forces can be killed, but you still have to think carefully about the people from the eight super sects.

After the discussion, Chen Zixuan couldn't wait to invite her, "Miss Shangguan, let's go in and try to break the space barrier now, shall we?"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran, and only after Lin Ran confirmed it did she agree: "Then let's go!"

So the two groups came to the space barrier again. Lin Ran saw that there seemed to be an entrance on the other side of the square. He pointed there and asked, "Have you seen that side? Can we enter?"

After hearing Lin Ran's words, Chen Zixuan also looked towards the fork in the road and explained, "We have already investigated that side. The situation is exactly the same as here. Both have thick space barriers, and the protection level over there is even higher. This side is relatively weaker...right..."

In the end, Chen Zixuan himself was not quite sure. Looking at his expression, Lin Ran estimated that the strength of the spatial barriers on both sides was exactly the same.

Lin Ran secretly sent a message to Wen Qianyi, saying, "Girl, don't be silly and try your best to break the space barrier. Just follow the steps and do it slowly. If you encounter any difficulties, give up decisively. Got it?"

"I see!"

Wen Qianyi nodded and smiled sweetly at Lin Ran. Whenever Lin Ran cared about her like this, her heart always felt sweet.

The Xuan Fu Sect was preparing with ease and communicating with the people from the Jian Sect about the weak point of this spatial barrier. As for Wen Qianyi, because of the Yin Yang Chessboard, she was assigned to a core position that the Xuan Fu Sect was somewhat helpless about. They hoped that the Yin Yang Chessboard could crack this core point.

"Then let's get started!"

Seeing that everything was almost ready, Chen Zixuan started right away.

Chen Zixuan led the Xuan Fu Sect and others, their Taoist robes fluttering in the wind. They took out their respective magic weapons and infused them with spiritual power. Colorful beams of light shot into the space barrier. Those from the Sword Sect who were proficient in exquisite formations, did not use magic weapons as advanced as those from the Xuan Fu Sect, and could only use more ordinary magic weapons to break the formation.

As for Wen Qianyi in the center, she took out the magical Yin-Yang chessboard. When she activated it, black and white mist began to ripple around her. A mysterious aura emanated from her body. Wen Qianyi poured her spiritual power into the Yin-Yang chessboard, and a beam of black and white light merged and crashed into the invisible space barrier in front of her.

The three parties jointly cast a spell to deal with the space barrier in front of them, but the invisible space barrier did not react at all, not even a ripple was seen. Seeing this, Wen Qianyi increased the output power. The chessboard on the Yin-Yang chessboard was running quickly, but even so, the core point of the space barrier did not change at all in Wen Qianyi's perception.

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Chapter 146: The Upcoming Change

In fact, let alone Wen Qianyi, Lin Ran and others who were watching from the side saw that Wen Qianyi and her gang were sweating profusely when they were breaking the space barrier, but the space barrier did not show any sign of being shaken. Looking at the Xuan Fu Sect, Chen Zixuan, the young talent of the Xuan Fu Sect, had a wonderful expression on his face when he broke the space barrier.

From being high-spirited at the beginning, to frowning, and then progressing to the current sullen look, this can be regarded as the best "face-changing" art in the Kyushu Continent. If there were a school that taught acting in the Kyushu Continent, I would definitely go there and become a master to teach and answer questions.

Shangguan Mengqing actually noticed something was wrong, and couldn't help thinking, "As expected, there is a place with a mythical spiritual weapon like this, but it's hard to even get in through the door. I'm afraid we have to replicate the scale of breaking the seal at the entrance to the secret realm to break this space barrier."

After a few minutes, seeing that the space barrier still hadn't changed at all, Shangguan Mengqing stood up and said coldly: "Okay, if we can't break it, then let's stop here. If we continue to experiment, I'm afraid we will all be swallowed up here by the tide of monsters at night."

Wen Qianyi was the first to stop when she heard Shangguan Mengqing's voice. The Sword Sect's disciples who were good at setting up forbidden arrays also gave up. There was a hint of frustration on their faces. It was obvious that the power of this spatial barrier was beyond their imagination.

Chen Zixuan and others on the field did not give up because of Shangguan Mengqing's words. They were still persistently dealing with the spatial barrier, just like a mathematician who launched attacks on the difficult problem again and again, but was constantly defeated.