Filial piety: the supreme emperor

On the top of the boat, Qu Qirong's eyes sparkled with a strange light, and she exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"

Lu Ran also couldn't help but sigh: "It's really beautiful like a poem and a painting!"

Just based on this scene, the trip to Xilin Lake is worth it, not to mention that they encountered this stone gate that is rarely seen in a century.

At this time, the little fox tugged at Lu Ran's clothes, pointed it in the air, and made a tender cry: "Yingying!"

It sensed a familiar breath of life there.

Lu Ran and Qu Qirong looked upwards, and among the countless streams of light, two intertwined streams of red and black were particularly eye-catching.

The two intertwined streams of light were the two creatures he had released earlier.

"Aunt Rong, those two intertwined red and black streams of light are the two we released earlier."

Lu Ran looked at the scene in the air and spoke.

Qu Qirong asked curiously, "Ran'er, how did you recognize her?"

You know, there are thousands of lingcod of different colors in front of you.

For her, trying to find those two among so many lingcod was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Because there is still a trace of the aura of the Spring Sword in their bodies."

Lu Ran explained with a smile that when he released the two little guys, they were injured, so he used the Spring Sword Intent to heal them.

"So that's how it is!" Qu Qirong smiled slightly and understood the reason.

Admiring the beautiful scenery before her and feeling the warmth between her child Lu Ran's fingers, she has decided to return home and add this scene to the cloud-carved stone book.

At this moment, in the air, countless cods were rushing towards the stone gate.

"Buzz...buzz...buzz!"

However, in the next moment, a strong spiritual energy wave like an ocean wave came towards him, and ripples swept across him one after another.

With every impact, many lingcod were knocked away and fell back into the lake.

For the practitioners around Xilin Lake, such a pure spiritual energy tide is undoubtedly a rare opportunity.

But for these lingcod, it has become a severe test of whether they can become the king of lingcod.

They had no idea how many layers of spiritual energy barriers there were ahead of them, they only knew to keep rushing towards the stone gate.

Even if it takes every last bit of strength and every last bit of spiritual energy, you must still struggle to jump out of the water.

Because they know very well that if they miss this opportunity, they will have to wait another hundred years.

Unlike other spirit beasts, their lifespan is extremely short. If they cannot become the spirit cod king, they will never be able to wait for the next opportunity.

Therefore, almost all the lingcod tried their best to sprint towards the stone gate, just to successfully transform into the lingcod king.

"Buzz...buzz...buzz!"

Unfortunately, the spiritual energy ripples continuously emanating from the interior of the stone gate, one after another. As soon as one ripple broke through, a second one would follow.

For a while, not a single lingcod could successfully cross this chasm.

Seeing this scene, Qu Qirong frowned and couldn't help asking, "Ran'er, how many of these codfish do you think can cross the stone gate?"

"Perhaps no more than five."

Lu Ran's eyes fell on the five brightest streams of light and he answered in a low voice that two of them were the red and black cod that he had released.

At this moment, nearly a hundred figures could not suppress their greed and rushed towards the location of the stone gate.

Their intention was very clear, which was to take the Stone Gate for themselves.

Once such a precious thing is in your hands, it will bring endless benefits.

Lu Ran ignored their behavior and instead looked up into the air.

As far as his sight reached, the space above the void had twisted at some point, and a figure stood in the air.

He was a dignified and solemn man dressed in gorgeous city lord attire.

Lu Ran and Qu Qirong saw his face clearly and recognized him immediately.

He is the lord of Xilin City—Li Xun!

"Buzz!"

I saw a vast primordial force surging out, instantly covering the entire Xilin Lake.

In an instant, nearly a hundred figures paused, and were fixed in place by an extremely domineering force.

"Emperor Lord Realm, Li Xun?"

The moment they realized their bodies were unable to move, their faces changed drastically and their pupils suddenly contracted as they looked towards the figure.

Then, they quickly used their trump cards to try to break free from the constraints of this power.

The most powerful among them was only at the third level of the King Realm, and was completely unable to resist the realm of the Emperor Lord.

The emperor has no boundaries. In the realm of a strong emperor, the other party is the master.

The Lord of Xilin City, Li Xun, is not just an ordinary Emperor Lord, but a veteran Emperor Lord who has already established a reputation.

Li Xun swept these people with a cold gaze, and said in a cold tone: "Anyone who dares to attack this stone gate will die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he clenched his fist!

"Bang... bang..."

A few noises were heard, and blood splattered all over the sky. Hundreds of practitioners paid the price of their lives because of their greed and could never be resurrected.

Lu Ran and Qu Qirong looked at each other and immediately understood the significance of Li Xun's thundering method.

The temptation of the stone gate is too great, and there are so many practitioners here that only by suppressing them with absolute strength can the greed in everyone's hearts be suppressed.

As for why Li Xun wanted to protect this stone gate, the reason was actually very simple.

Because Xilin City is under his jurisdiction, both the Stone Gate and those spirit cod belong to Xilin City and do not belong to any force.

If you allow others to snatch it, it would be like a slap in the face.

In addition, these spirit cod also have the effect of purifying impurities in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making the spiritual energy of the entire Xilin City more dense.

Suppose one or two lingcod kings could be born among these lingcod.