Filial piety: the supreme emperor

Deep in the universe, a bright moon hangs high in the sky, casting a soft and mysterious quantum light.

Above the clouds illuminated by quantum light, an advanced energy airship is suspended in the void.

Inside the airship, Qu Qirong leaned on Lu Ran's shoulder, feeling the faint gravitational fluctuations. Her crystal face flushed slightly, and she smiled gently as she quietly admired the mysterious moonlight.

The two held hands tightly, sharing the faint heat radiation, their hearts as calm as water.

Looking at the bright moon, Qu Qirong couldn't help but ask softly, "Is there really another dimension hidden behind the moon?"

In the stories created by Lu Ran, there is often mention of an interstellar palace called "Guanghan Palace", where a transcendent and cold goddess, Chang'e, lives, as well as a crystal rabbit that makes life potions.

Lu Ran hugged the noble Qu Qirong beside him and shook his head slightly: "I don't know the answer to this question either!"

In his previous life, the moon was just a lifeless satellite!

But in this world, the moon is an unreachable mystery, and its true location cannot be touched.

As far as he knew, there were powerful interstellar explorers who tried to explore, but they all returned empty-handed.

Therefore, the secret behind the moon is unknown to anyone and has never been recorded in ancient books.

"If that's the case, why are there Guanghan Palace and the fairy Chang'e in Ran'er's story?" Qu Qirong gently opened her red lips, still curious.

The story of Chang'e originated from the marketing strategy of the interstellar brocade skirt jointly promoted by Zixia Sect and Lingbao Pavilion.

Although Lu Ran said it was just a marketing trick, the story he told was so vivid that it seemed real.

"Because I have seen this myth in an incomplete ancient book. It is not something I made up."

Lu Ran pondered for a moment and explained slowly.

At first, he was also very curious about the myths passed down from previous lives. Did these stories really happen? Otherwise, how could they have been passed down to this day?

What's more, the world he lives in is itself full of fantasy.

There are ordinary people, interstellar practitioners, alien races, and even unprecedented life forms.

If this world has these, then do the worlds before it also exist?

Qu Qirong's eyes flashed with understanding: "So that's it!"

Then, as if she had some feeling, she said, "If the fairy Chang'e really existed, she would not be happy even if she had eternal life, spending countless years alone in Guanghan Palace."

Lu Ran also sighed: "It's better not to have such an eternity!"

"Yeah!" Qu Qirong responded softly, holding Lu Ran's hand tightly, with slightly greater strength.

She never longed for eternity!

For her, being able to stay with Lu Ran and spend the rest of her life with him would make her satisfied.

At this time, Qu Qirong took out a nebula engraved stone tablet and said softly: "Ran'er, I want to carve a picture of the interstellar moon!"

"it is good!"

Faced with the request from his elders, the filial Lu Ran naturally could not refuse.

As always, he held Aunt Rong's soft hand, used the "nebula carving" technique, and began to carve on the stone slab.

The elegant fragrance lingered around his nose, making him think of the first time he taught Aunt Rong interstellar painting.

Qu Qirong also felt emotional. Looking back at that time, she and Lu Ran were only in the relationship of elder and junior, but now they are as close as one.

Under the moonlight, with the breeze blowing and quantum light surrounding them, the two of them relied on each other and drew a picture of the starry sky and the moon.

In the picture, besides the stars and the beautiful moon, there is also her and him...

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Three days later, in a remote and barren mountain thousands of light years away from Zixia Sect, a huge energy gathering array was covering it.

Lu Ran was seen sitting cross-legged, with yin and yang sword energy intertwined around his body, guiding the energy of the universe.

"Buzz...buzz..."

Where energy gathered in the array pattern, the spirit stones shone brightly, and energy flowed into the vortex of the Yin-Yang fish hovering in the sky.

His spiritual injuries have healed, it's time to break through!

In addition to comprehending the laws of the universe, the condition for entering the king level realm also requires enormous cosmic energy.

Therefore, Lu Ran set up a large energy gathering array and prepared a large number of spirit stones.

The reason for choosing this remote and desolate mountain is that when he breaks through, he will be punished by thunder for violating the natural order.

Lu Ran had personally experienced the horror of thunder punishment. Even a thunder punishment for a minor violation had almost cost him his life.

In order to avoid affecting others, he chose to break through here.

"Boom...Boom..."

At this moment, the true energy in Lu Ran's body was like a galloping army, and the metallic sound waves swept across, violently hitting the barrier of the king-level realm.

Due to the integration of various Yin and Yang evil spirits, the spiritual palace in his body has evolved into a spiritual realm, reaching its own limit, and the gathered true energy is extremely powerful.

"Boom..."

Under the impact of the terrifying torrent of true energy, the barrier of the king-level realm was instantly shattered.

Almost instantly, as if a dam was opened, a huge vortex of energy poured back, the energy in the spirit stone was drained, and Lu Ran's realm suddenly jumped to the king level.

But this energy is still surging and continues to rush forward.

Generally speaking, such tremendous energy is enough to break through to the fifth to sixth level of the king level.

However, Lu Ran is different. His spiritual palace has long evolved into a boundless spiritual realm.

Even so, with the vast true essence in his body interweaving with the gathered cosmic energy, in less than a breath of time, he had broken through to the first level.

Perhaps it was because the suppression was too deep, and the realm was still rising.

In response to this, Lu Ran remained calm, his sword intent intertwined with the Yin-Yang fish, and he activated a secret method to begin refining these cosmic energies.

His foundation is solid and deep. If he were to break through, he could quickly reach the fifth or sixth level of the king level.

However, in that case, each small realm would not be a perfect peak state.

Therefore, Lu Ran continued to refine the cosmic energy to reach the purest level and stabilize each level of the heaven.

In this way, although the realm is lowered, the combat effectiveness remains unchanged.

Only by continuing to refine according to this secret method and waiting until the realm reaches king-level perfection, can one reach the extreme and increase the combat effectiveness to the highest level.

This secret method was taught by Fourth Aunt, and Master also emphasized it specially. Lu Ran kept it in mind!

At this moment, under the pressure of the secret technique, the true essence and energy in his body began to be tempered again and again.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ran's realm stabilized at the perfect state of the second level of the king level.

Although he had successfully broken through and his realm had been perfectly refined using the secret method, he did not relax. Instead, he looked solemnly up into the void.

As far as the eye can see, the sky of this remote and desolate mountain was covered with dark clouds, the sound of thunder resounded through the world, and an oppressive aura of divine power swept over.

-----Thunder punishment is about to come!

Feeling the powerful force coming from another dimension, Lu Ran took a deep breath and activated the super-dimensional version of "Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Sutra"!

As the ancient and complex quantum symbols intertwined, the energy flow in his body began to transform, turning into particles of Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Flame.

Lu Ran was cautious and took a biotech pill that could protect the mental matrix. The spring sword intent and the virtual image of the Yin-Yang fish intertwined into a net.

He had experienced the horror of Judgment by Thunder, that destructive cosmic force.

"hiss--"

In an instant, the huge dark cloud in the void was torn apart, and a blazing white lightning pierced through time and space, descending at a terrifying speed that exceeded the speed of light.

Wherever it passes, energy storms rage and the structure of space is distorted to the limit.

The originally dim world was illuminated, dazzling and shocking!

"Boom!"

All I heard was a deafening roar, and the entire barren mountain shook and was razed to the ground in an instant.

Even though Lu Ran was practicing the Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Sutra, his face turned pale instantly. His bones were impacted by the heavenly tribulation, cracks appeared on them, and a painful numbness swept through his body.

His consciousness seemed to be hit by a huge hammer. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and endless thunder echoed in his mind.

However, Lu Ran gritted his teeth, and the Yin-Yang fish pattern merged with the Chunsheng sword intent to help the Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Flame repair the wound, while absorbing this heavenly calamity to strengthen himself.

This heavenly calamity represents the will of the universe, like a violent dragon in the deep sea, wanting to subvert everything.

Unfortunately, Lu Ran has already merged the original thunder element of Thunder Phoenix, practiced the "Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Sutra", and mastered the Yin-Yang Taoism and Chunsheng Sword Intent. No matter how violent it is, it cannot shake his foundation!

After an unknown amount of time, this horrific natural disaster was gradually resolved and began to nourish his body.

The cracks on the bones disappeared without a trace, flashing a red crystal glow, and the injuries all over the body began to recover.

Lu Ran opened his eyes, and a red light was shining in them.

"Zi...Zi..."

He opened his palms and clenched them gently. Red lightning intertwined and released heart-pounding energy fluctuations.

Obviously, this time the integration of the heavenly tribulation into the body was successful.

What made him even more delighted was that the "Nirvana Thunder Phoenix Sutra" had already begun to show results. His physical strength increased sharply, and his realm leaped from the second level of the King Realm to the third level of the King Realm, and it was a flawless realm.

The most crucial thing is that he discovered that the energy of the heavenly tribulation he absorbed was purer than the thunder element of the Thunder Phoenix, and the destructive power it contained was more powerful and terrifying.

Lu Ran, who was already proficient in Yin-Yang Taoism and swordsmanship, has now mastered the way to strengthen his body. With the three combined, his combat power is undoubtedly extremely strong!

"With such gradual improvement, we can gradually change from being passive to being active!"

Lu Ran's eyes flickered and he muttered to himself.

Although the mutated Lightning Judgment had frightened him at first, it now seemed like an opportunity to improve his body-strengthening methods.

Moreover, he did not need to deliberately look for the rare treasures needed to strengthen his body. All he needed to do was show a little respect to his predecessors to trigger an endless supply of thunder and lightning judgments.

As his thoughts turned, Lu Ran stood up, but was stunned.

Because he saw that the entire barren mountain had been razed to the ground, and the air was filled with the destructive aura of natural disaster.

The place where he stood turned into a deep pit with billowing smoke and dust.

Lu Ran did not stop, but turned into a beam of light and left, rushing towards Zixia Sect.

When I got back to the back mountain, the first thing I did was to fill a bucket of warm water and wash off the dirt on my body.

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At the same time, in the main hall of Zixia Sect.

At this moment, including the great elder Xu Qing, all the heads of the various pavilions in the sect and all the elders gathered here.

Their eyes were focused on the first seat in the hall, where sat a stunning woman wearing a purple dress and a lavender veil.

Facing everyone's gaze, Ning Qian gently raised her eyes and said, "Zixia Sect is going to be promoted to a second-rate sect. Do you have any objections?"

"Promoted to a second-rate sect?"

Hearing this, the elders and pavilion masters present were stunned for a moment, and then looked bewildered.

Only the Great Elder Xu Qing looked calm and not at all surprised.

"Although our sect's strength and heritage are comparable to those of a second-rate sect, it is far from sufficient in terms of high-end combat power. Isn't it too early to be promoted now?"

Fang Xue, the head of the Punishment Pavilion, pondered for a moment and spoke.

To become a second-rate sect, one needs at least one emperor-level strongman to be in charge, and one also needs to challenge a second-rate force to prove oneself before one can be recognized by the Wu Tian Sect.

On the side, Wen Yi, the head of the Weapon Refining Pavilion, frowned: "Does the Sect Master intend to use the power of the Lingbao Sect to be promoted to a second-rate sect?"

Although the relationship between Zixia Sect and Lingbao Sect is becoming increasingly close due to cooperation, it is still unknown whether the new sect leader is willing to help after taking office.

At this time, Xu Qing smiled and said softly: "My sect is not lacking in high-end combat power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely strong aura spread out, and the elders in the King Realm held their breath and felt the pressure doubled.

Then, many elders were filled with surprise and joy: "The Great Elder has broken through to the Emperor Realm?"

"Even so, our sect only has one emperor-level expert. Even if we challenge the weakest second-rate force, our chances of winning are slim."

Cheng Ying, the head of the Sutra Repository, pondered for a moment and shook his head.

Although they were not sure whether the Great Elder had gotten any opportunities, having only one strong man who had just entered the Emperor Lord realm was not enough!

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, an even more terrifying pressure descended.

Everyone in the hall turned pale and looked at the sect leader in disbelief.

Ning Qian's aura soared at an alarming rate.

From the King Realm, one step enters the Emperor Realm.

The second level of the Emperor Realm!

The fourth level of the Emperor Realm!

The sixth level of the Emperor Realm!

In just one breath, he reached the eighth level of the Emperor Lord Realm.

Why did the sect leader's strength suddenly increase so much?

This was the only question on the minds of the many elders and pavilion masters present.

However, next, this question was buried deep in their hearts, and they were all filled with joy.

The great elder Xu Qing was promoted to the Emperor Lord realm, and the sect master even reached the eighth level of the Emperor Lord realm.

Promotion to a second-rate force is a foregone conclusion!

Ning Qian restrained the pressure from the Emperor Realm and asked softly, "Does anyone have any objections now?"

The atmosphere on the field was silent for a while. Hua Yuhan, the head of Baicao Pavilion, took a deep breath and asked, "Which second-rate force does the sect master want to challenge?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Ning Qian's eyes: "Haoyue Sword Sect!"

If Zixia Sect wants to be promoted to a second-rate force, the best springboard is Haoyue Sword Sect.

This would not only respond to the previous provocation, but also deter all forces that are eyeing the Zixia Sect.

Of course, this challenge is not an ordinary challenge, but a life and death contract!