Chapter 82: Split Up, Unknown Enemies Are the Most Dangerous

Hearing Lin Ran’s words, the empress and Huo Qiyun were confused. In their opinion, Lin Ran just had to go to the Dao Seeking Sect first before going to the Eight Directional Mountain. Why did he have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds?

However, since Lin Ran said so, the empress still played along and asked, “Lord Lin, what do you have in mind?”

Lin Ran pointed at Huo Qiyun. “He’s quite capable. The Dao Seeking Sect is already scared out of its wits by me. Let him pretend to be the Sword God and go to settle the score!”

“Are you kidding me?”

Huo Qiyun’s expression changed and he waved his hand to refuse. “You’re a Half-Saint, so you can naturally pretend to be Grandpa Sword God. I’m only at the peak of the ninth level of the Senior Martial Master Realm. If I show up, I’ll be seen through immediately. At that time, if the Dao Seeking Sect gets angry for trying to fool them, I won’t be able to handle it alone!”

“That’s easy. You want more cultivation? I can lend it to you!”

As Lin Ran spoke, he took off the Ten Mile Dragon Roar from his waist and wiped it gently on the scabbard, leaving a sword intent on it. “With this sword, as long as you don’t engage in a fight with anyone, no one will be able to see through you!”

Huo Qiyun took the Ten Miles Dragon Roar with both hands and felt the sharp Half-Saint Sword Intent on it, but he still felt that it wasn’t right.

However, before Huo Qiyun could refuse, the empress suddenly said, “In that case, let’s do as Lord Lin says.”

“Empress Sister! I…”

“Say no more.”

The empress raised her hand and interrupted Huo Qiyun. “Go to the Dao Seeking Sect to keep them from fleeing. After Lord Lin is done with his mission, he’ll meet up with you.”

This plan didn’t sound too bad. Huo Qiyun hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

The empress continued, “There’s no time to lose. Go and prepare to set off immediately.”

Huo Qiyun agreed and turned to leave with the Ten Miles Dragon Roar. Lin Ran was about to leave when he saw the empress staring at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Lin Ran felt that something was wrong. “Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face?”

The empress ignored Lin Ran’s joke and continued to stare at him. “Why do you insist on going to the Eight Directional Mountain? Do you know something?”

“As expected, nothing can be hidden from her!”

Lin Ran heaved a long sigh in his heart, but he had a relaxed expression on his face. “I don’t know. That’s why I insist on going. I think differently from you. In my opinion, unknown enemies are the most dangerous.”

The empress narrowed her eyes, clearly doubting Lin Ran’s words. However, in the end, she didn’t continue asking. She sighed and said softly, “I believe you must have your own reasons for making this choice… Don’t let me down!”

“Don’t worry, Boss!”

Lin Ran chuckled. The empress looked at him intently before turning to leave.

After the empress left, Lin Ran heaved a sigh of relief, but then his expression turned serious.

Outsiders might not know the actual situation, but Lin Ran knew very well that when he went to the Eight Directional Mountain this time, it was very likely that he would fight the demon that broke out of the seal!

That was a demon that even caused the Ten Miles Sword God to lose his life. It would be a lie to say Lin Ran was not afraid.

However, this fear was mostly due to caution. After all, when the Ten Miles Sword God was defeated, he was still at the peak of the ninth level of the Senior Grandmaster Realm, whereas the demon was at the Half-Saint Realm and played a dirty trick to win.

Even so, the demon was still severely injured by the Sword God. From the fact that it had been hiding for decades, the Ten Miles Sword God must have inflicted serious injury on him back then. Moreover, the demon had probably not fully recovered yet.

Otherwise, there was no need for a demon of the Half-Saint Realm to hide like this.

All in all, Lin Ran felt that he had a high chance of winning. The only problem was how to keep the news from spreading.

The ideal scenario was to kill the demon directly, but Lin Ran felt that this demon would not die so easily. Otherwise, back then, the Ten Miles Sword God would not have chosen to seal it.

The second best scenario was to bring the demon back to Mount Sword and seal it again, but this would cause another problem.

The demon would definitely not go back with Lin Ran obediently and subduing the demon would inevitably cause a huge commotion. He had to find a way to hide the demon’s identity

Otherwise, once the news spread, the world would know that the demon had once escaped. Even if Lin Ran could seal it again, it would still affect the world’s confidence in this seal.

Lin Ran didn’t know what to do. He had no choice but to set off for the Eight Directional Mountain first.

He could think of a solution when the time came, but if he was late and the demon escaped, it would be a huge crisis for the world!

After leaving Mingzhao Hall, Lin Ran took out a map.

This was drawn by Huo Qiyun previously and marked the locations of almost all the sects in and outside the capital.

After finding the location of the Eight Directional Mountain, Lin Ran rode his sword and soared into the sky.

The Eight Directional Mountain was 300 kilometers away from the palace. In the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Lin Ran arrived above the Eight Directional Mountain and hid in the clouds.

Looking down, there was a towering mountain peak standing in the wilderness. Looking down from above, the surroundings of the mountain had been cut into an octagon by someone. There were cliffs that were more than 100 feet tall in all directions.

There was only one rope for people to climb up and down. This stopped ordinary people from disturbing them.

On the cliff, a large number of thatched cottages were built against the mountain.

There was a flat area on the top of the mountain. On the side of the training ground, a magnificent wooden building was built beside the cliff. It was probably the residence of Liu Yuntao and the sect elders.

Lin Ran hid in the clouds and observed for a moment. Suddenly, he felt that the atmosphere on the mountain was a little strange.

Currently, the Sect Master of the Eight Directional Mountain, Liu Yuntao, had already been killed in the palace, but the news had yet to reach the sect. Logically speaking, the disciples and elders on the mountain should be cultivating as they normally should, but on this huge mountain, there was not a single person.

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“Could it be that because the sect master is not around, everyone is lazy and doesn’t cultivate?”

Lin Ran thought to himself. Just as he was about to approach the mountain-protecting array formation, he activated the Mystic Gate Sword Technique, and his figure disappeared, reappearing later on on the training ground.

[Ding!]

[New location detected. The host is in the Eight Directional Mountain Sect.]

[Host, do you want to sign in?]

The system notification suddenly sounded, but Lin Ran was in no mood to pay attention to it.

Previously, because of the mountain-protecting array formation, Lin Ran could only observe the mountain with his naked eye. But now that he was standing on the training ground, he realized that it was a little terrifyingly quiet. There was even a faint smell of blood in the air!