I speedrunned the fairies' game!

Chapter 12 Heading to Golden Sandalwood Temple (4K, please continue reading)
"I do not understand--"

Chen Ran opened the ebony box in front of him and took out a Cangming cultivation manual with an ancient cover. He casually flipped through it, wondering, "Why would the Holy Maiden suddenly want to pass on this wonderful technique to me?"

"As far as I know, you only accepted two disciples in your life. One of them was Ye Xingyao, the daughter of the former Cangming Sect Leader Ye Qingtian."

"Could it be that the Holy Maiden intends for me to become fellow disciples with this newly appointed female leader of the Cangming Sect?"

"You wish!" Luo Yuling curled her red lips and scoffed, "You are not worthy of being compared to Xingyao."

"Yes, they can't be compared."

Chen Ran wasn't angry. He said seriously, "I've already thought it through. If I see Xingyao in the future, we'll address each other differently. I'll call her Senior Sister, and she'll call me Master-Master."

The voice just fell.

next moment.

"call--"

He felt a cold wind blow across his face, and then he was lifted up into the air by an invisible hand!
have to.

It's crows flying in airplanes again.

"Arrogant brat! Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"

Luo Shenggu's beautiful eyes widened, her hair flew in the wind, and a violent, purplish-black true energy suddenly surged from behind her!
Chen Ran stretched, letting his body dangle in mid-air like an astronaut from his past life. "Holy Maiden, it's just the two of us here, why deceive ourselves? We already know each other inside and out, don't we?"

"Silence!"

The scenes of being rudely retorted by the young man flashed through Luo Yuling's mind again, causing her cheeks to flush even redder. She retorted, "Listen to me carefully! Everything that just happened between us was merely... merely a temporary measure! Forget it completely! Don't retain even a trace of it! As for me..."

With a flick of her sleeve, she withdrew her true power.

boom.

Chen Ran landed with a cool, one-legged stance.

"After tonight, we will go our separate ways, and we need not see each other again." Luo Shenggu lowered her head, her hair obscuring her eyes and brows, making it impossible to discern her emotions.

"Hey, this isn't right."

Chen Ran frowned and said, "When we were at Tiandang Peak during the day, the Holy Maiden promised to do three things for me. Are you going to go back on your word?"

Luo Yuling's beautiful eyes turned cold: "Throughout my life, I, Luo Yuling, have acted without restraint, seeking only to have a clear conscience. I will take full responsibility for my words—"

"Listen up, now!"

She sat up straight, lifted her black robe, revealing a pair of beautiful, white legs that shone beneath the hem. She sat cross-legged, her expression suddenly turning cold and stern.

"I'm listening," Chen Ran said, raising his head.

"Let me ask you—you said you were going to Mount Shu, is that right?" Luo Shenggu asked, narrowing her beautiful eyes.

"Yes."

"So, do you plan to take the official roads along this journey?"

"The land of Shu is fraught with hardship. There are official roads, rugged mountain paths, and also poisonous miasma-filled forests," Chen Ran said after thinking for a moment.

Luo Yuling said, "Alright, after entering the territory of Shu, you only need to walk along the west bank of the Yuan River and go around the Black Miasma Forest in the southwest. You will not encounter any powerful demons or ferocious beasts."

“That’s how it is in theory,” Chen Ran agreed.

Luo Shenggu added, "Therefore, I will give you enough spirit stones. You can hire a few bounty hunters as your attendants in the free markets along the way. Ordinary demonic beasts or small groups of bandits will be enough to deal with them safely."

Chen Ran said, "But what if we entrust this to the wrong person? I am just a mortal with no cultivation. Carrying so many spirit stones is like a child carrying gold in the market. I'm afraid it will only bring trouble upon myself."

"You lad, you're not very old, but you're quite meticulous and steady. If Xingyao could be like that too... Ah, never mind."

Luo Yuling sighed softly, then returned to the main point: "This is precisely why I gave you these pills and secret manuals—"

"As the saying goes, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.' Tonight, I will guide you into the path of cultivation and teach you a unique movement technique I created myself, called 'Shadow-Shadow Step.' This technique allows you to conceal your form using demonic energy, so even if you encounter a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it will be enough for you to escape unscathed."

The more Chen Ran listened, the more outrageous it became. He chuckled and said, "The Holy Maiden plans to guide a mortal like me into the realm of cultivation in just one night?"

"Ordinary methods are insufficient, but if I were to say..."

A complex look flashed across Luo Shenggu's eyes as she bit her lip and said, "Would you be willing to receive my 'initiation'?"

Chen Ran was startled.

Initiation.

It is considered the most unique and rarest type of "Immortal Encounter" in the game.

Whether it's cultivation level, techniques, luck, or even lifespan, everything can be transferred with a single click, and the installation is incredibly simple.

However, this adventure is only with a few fixed NPCs—all of them are old men who are about to die.

"Thank you for your kindness, Holy Maiden."

Chen Ran put the manual back into the box. "I won't accept any of these techniques or pills, but this favor—"

He patted his chest: "This junior accepts your thanks."

"Why? You don't want to learn the demonic arts of my Cangming Sect? Why are you so fixated on the so-called orthodox methods of the Shu Mountain Sect?" Luo Yuling's eyes darkened, and anger was already evident on her beautiful oval face behind the veil.

"it's not true."

Chen Ran said, "The Holy Maiden has treated me with utmost sincerity, and I should also tell her the truth in return."

"First of all, my trip to Mount Shu is solely to participate in the 'Immortal Cultivation Conference' three months from now."

"Secondly, in the eyes of this junior, the righteous path of cultivating the profound and the demonic path of refining the evil are each profound and have their own strengths, and there is no distinction between them. In other words, if one can understand the Great Dao and attain immortality, why be bound by the names of righteous and evil? The so-called Three Thousand Great Daos lead to the same destination, which is roughly the case."

Luo Yuling nodded slightly, a rare hint of approval appearing in her eyes.

Chen Ran continued, "And in order to reach the upper limit—"

"This junior intends to walk a path no one has walked before: the dual cultivation of demonic and magical arts! I will break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and control all the laws of the world!"

"..." Luo Yuling's pupils suddenly contracted.

After a moment of astonishment, she scoffed, "Do you know what utter nonsense you're spouting?"

She raised an eyebrow and said coldly:
"Since the creation of the Nine Provinces and the end of the struggle between the three races, the descendants of the human race are born with a wisp of the purest and most original 'Source Qi'. Once a certain path of cultivation is chosen, the Source Qi will condense into a unique 'Dao Foundation' as the cultivation method is activated. Once the Dao Foundation is formed, the Source Qi will also be fixed in nature, with no room for change."

"Therefore, the righteous and the demonic paths have long held a consensus—unless a peerless genius, one in a billion, suddenly appears out of nowhere, there will probably never be anyone in this world who can integrate the two paths into one."

"I see." Chen Ran nodded.

As an officially recognized super player, he already knows these settings like the back of his hand.

"Then, is it possible that the Holy Maiden..."

Chen Ran stepped forward and naturally stroked the half of Luo Yuling's soft, white leg that was exposed under her black robe. "Am I the one-in-a-million genius?"

"you?"

Luo Yuling looked at the arrogant young man in front of her.

Chen Ran took a step back and said solemnly, "Holy Maiden, I have my own pace for the upcoming plan."

"Furthermore, I will prove to you that it is possible to 'refine oneself through the void and absorb all the laws of the universe into one's own being.'"

He wasn't making this up.

At the very next stop after leaving the city, there was an ancient celestial flower that defied all odds.

This item, like Xiao Xiyue's Evil-Resistant Ice Silk, belongs to the "Top 100 World-Class Innate Immaculate Treasures".

Once ingested, it can break the shackles of laws, merge the mysteries of demons and Tao into one, and be compatible with "martial arts", "Buddhism", "Taoism", and even all the laws of the world into one!
It's somewhat reminiscent of the Blackbeard Plus version from the previous "One Piece" series.

But Chen Ran prefers to jokingly refer to it as "twin martial souls" or "full-time free spirit".

After transmigrating, he refrained from practicing any cultivation techniques in order to first acquire the twin martial souls and lay the foundation for "dual Dao foundation".

After the "Dragon and Phoenix Era" arrives, the upper limit and operational space of dual talents will be ridiculously high, making it as easy as eating and drinking to kill people of higher levels.

"So, you don't intend to accept my arrangements?" the Holy Maiden asked softly, her gaze icy and piercing. "I should be the one asking that."

Chen Ran looked at the aloof and powerful demonic fairy on the couch, completely unable to connect her earlier eye-rolling and humiliated defeat with her appearance. "If I said that the original plan remains unchanged, would the Holy Maiden still be willing to keep her promise and protect me all the way?"

Luo Yuling closed her eyes and remained silent.

The two remained silent.

In the stillness of the night, only the whistling wind outside the window could be heard.

For a long time.

A soft, slightly hoarse voice, completely different from the domineering Saintess's persona, came from behind: "Hey, you young man... do you really want me to protect you personally?"

“Not entirely.”

Chen Ran shook his head, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "We need to remove the phrase 'personally protect you.'"

"Ok?"

Luo Yuling was taken aback.

The next moment, a blush of shyness quickly crept up her mature and round oval face, and spread to her snow-white earlobes at a visible speed!

Perhaps afraid the young man would see her loss of composure, she quickly turned her upper body to the side and coldly rebuked him:
"Hmph, you young man, your words are becoming increasingly frivolous; you truly have no manners whatsoever—"

The words have not yet fallen.

Without saying a word, the young man kissed her lips!
The usually ruthless and decisive Luo Shenggu felt her mind go blank, and her plump, white legs under her black robe tensed up and pressed together!
A full breath later.

She barely came to her senses when she looked at the handsome face so close to hers, his full red lips parted slightly, uttering a muffled warning:

"You're asking for it!"

"No! I'll back myself!"

Sensing that his opponent was about to blast him away again, Chen Ran quickly retreated.

"Chen Ran. This is the last time." A low, cold, mature female voice came from beside him.

When the other person called his name for the first time, Chen Ran was stunned for a second.

"If it happens again, I will kill you."

Cangming Saintess turned her head away, clenching her fists tightly, and spoke each word with a chilling tone.

Chen Ran chuckled lightly, but felt no pressure at all.

After his powerful attack, he not only survived unscathed, but also escaped without any punishment.

This is enough to show that in the heart of this Holy Maiden of the Demonic Path, besides the fact that "this man has mastered her secrets," some other subtle seeds have begun to sprout.

As for what that 'seed' is.
Hmm, that needs to be verified.

After a moment of silence.

A cold, eerie female voice sounded in my ear again:

"After leaving the city tomorrow, where should we go?"

"Holy Maiden, do not worry, but look at this picture—"

With a thought, Chen Ran took out a "Map of the Southwest Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty" made of sheepskin from the Xuanwu Cauldron.

"Your map is like a scribble, you might as well not look at it." Luo Yuling glanced at it indifferently and then closed her eyes again.

Chen Ran remained silent.

Scribbles?
This thing took him a whole month to cobble together, based on his memories of the game from his previous life and the real-world information he gathered from the Beggars' Sect.

It is marked with red lines all the opportunities, adventure instances, secret treasures, and areas that the fairy heroines may pass through.

It can be said to be the core support of his "speedy ascension to immortality plan".

Chen Ran, perusing the map, announced loudly, "Holy Maiden, in an hour, before dawn, we will leave the inn and head south along the Ningzhou official road from the south gate. After about two days, crossing the Zi River and passing through the clouds of the Tai Lan Mountains, we will reach the heart of the Southern Chu Kingdom. Then, we will arrive at our first resting place—"

“Jintan Temple.” He deliberately emphasized these three words.

In the game, the Golden Sandalwood Temple appears to be a place of great religious activity and radiant Buddhist light, but in reality, it is a den of iniquity and a place that has earned its reputation in vain.

There is an "S-class treasure" in the temple that is extremely useful, and another "fairy princess" who possesses a rare treasure will most likely appear here as well.

It was one of the must-try dungeons in his plan.

At the same time, this Saintess Luo will definitely be interested.

Because of the Cangming Sect spy, Zen Master Qianye, whom she had been searching for during her trip south, she was imprisoned in the temple's dungeon.

Chen Ran paused for a moment, then continued to recount the subsequent route.

However, there was no response whatsoever.

"Holy Maiden? Are you there?"

Chen Ran looked up and saw that the previously composed black-clad Holy Maiden was now clutching her lower abdomen with both hands, her gaze solemn.

"Wait a minute, didn't I already remove the evil magic of that Hehuan witch?"

Chen Ran stepped forward and examined it closely.

I almost couldn't hold my breath.

He originally thought that powerful female warriors in the world of fantasy and martial arts would all have slender figures and fit bodies with eight-pack abs.

To his utter surprise, this mature and ethereal woman's belly was slightly fleshy, soft and glutinous.

At this moment, for some reason, the slightly plumpness in her abdomen became even more pronounced.

"Could it be from before?"

Chen Ran seemed to remember something, so he leaned close to the other person's ear and whispered, "I'm sorry, Holy Maiden, this junior—"

"Shut up."

Luo Yuling's cheeks flushed red as she lowered her head and gritted her teeth, saying, "Turn around! I'll force it out myself!"

"Brilliant."

Chen Ran gave a thumbs up in complete admiration.

The night was gloomy and the sky was about to break.

At the foot of Tiandang Peak outside Tai'an City, a bottomless ravine stretches for thousands of feet, and a newly erected tomb stands beside it.

Two fairies in white robes knelt sadly before the grave, their robes trembling slightly in the mountain breeze.

"Senior Sister Lin, may you rest in peace."

"Xi Yue swears to avenge you! That vixen, even if she escapes to the ends of the earth, I will capture her!"

Xiao Xiyue choked back tears, which slid down her beautiful, fair cheeks like a string of pearls.

The other white-clad fairy beside her simply watched, her face showing no sadness.

"Senior Sister Cen, would you like to talk to Senior Sister Lin?"

Xiao Xiyue then came to her senses slightly, stepped aside to make room for the other person.

"No, no, I'm more curious about..."

Cen Qing stared in astonishment at her junior sister's bare, snow-white legs beneath her skirt:

"Where did your Evil-Repelling Ice Silk go?"

(End of this chapter)