sbdcsierra Chapter 113 If you become someone's god, you have to protect them.
Chapter 113 If you become someone's god, you have to protect them.
The gray-blue sky was studded with glittering stars, and a dazzling golden light streaked across the horizon, speeding towards the southeast.
Xue Lan activated the Void Stepping Technique to its maximum. Xue Tong asked worriedly, "If you travel at this pace, won't you run out of magic power and die before reaching Luoxia Mountain?"
Xue Lan's voice was calm, with a hint of teasing: "Otherwise what? I'm just secretly escaping. Do you think I can get my Master Uncle to grant me a flying boat to send me to Luoxia Mountain?"
Xue Tong quickly replied, "Of course not. I'm just worried that you'll use up all your energy here and get ambushed by the demon race when we get to Luoxia Mountain."
Xue Lan smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I still have the Spirit Gathering Cauldron. The most urgent thing is to get to Luoxia Mountain as soon as possible. I have a strong feeling that if I can't get to Luoxia Mountain soon, I'm afraid I will become a sinner for all eternity."
[Do you have any predictions about when the Demon Clan will open the rift?] Xue Tong checked the plot in the system space, the data chain in front of him flowing rapidly.
"The demons won't make a move too soon. They're not stupid enough to use my body to open a spacetime rift. They'll definitely choose to make their move when the soldiers on the front lines are exhausted." Xue Lan's voice was somewhat muffled amidst the sharp winds around her.
Xue Tong fell silent.
The sun and moon alternate, day goes and night comes.
Three days later, Xue Lan flew along the southern coastline and arrived at the Sky Fish Tide Domain, the territory of the Sky Fish Clan in the South China Sea.
The Demon Clan's actions this time were indeed significant. They appeared not only at the Luoxia Mountain defense line but also in the desolate sea. Xue Lan flew over the Sky Fish Tide Domain and saw the demons fighting with the Demon Clan below.
"It seems the demon race is also struggling to protect itself," Xue Lan sighed, noticing that Xue Tong didn't respond.
"Xue Tong?"
Inside the system space, a little girl dressed in a peach-pink dress looked at the data chain in front of her and smiled with relief.
Xue Lan heard Xue Tong's excited voice: "[Xue Lan, I know when the Demon Clan will open the rift.]"
Xue Lan was somewhat taken aback: "You've been investigating this for the past two days?"
Yeah, what else would I do? Help you save the plot and then do nothing myself?
[Xue Lan, listen carefully. The plot says that on the day the demons opened the rift, a sudden downpour descended, and the sky turned crimson.]
Xue Lan's fingers flew across the screen as she calculated. The information Xue Tong provided was extremely important. Xue Lan couldn't predict the Demon Clan's movements, but she could predict the timing of events.
The girl calculated a result and let out a long sigh of relief.
The girl's voice was unusually gentle: "Xue Tong, thank you."
Xue Tong was a little embarrassed by her words, and the girl said somewhat shyly, "I told you I'm very useful, I'm the most powerful system."
A dark glint flashed in Xue Lan's eyes. A small tortoise shell appeared in her palm.
This is a specialty of Suandao Peak. Xue Lan shamelessly asked Master Shensuan for it when he visited Suandao Peak as a child.
Her sophisticated divination skills were taught to her by Gong Yuan and the others.
What did Senior Brother Gong say at the time?
"Although you are very talented, your connection with this world is too weak. To complete a detailed divination, you will need the assistance of others."
Zhang Mingqiu spoke up for Xue Lan, saying, "It's alright, I'll help you from now on."
The girl closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them, the tortoise shell in her hand was already slowly spinning. The surrounding energy shifted and changed, resembling a giant spider web. Various colors of energy flowed gently across it.
After a long while, the tortoise shell in Xue Lan's palm stopped spinning. Xue Lan glanced at the divination symbols displayed by the cracks on it and sighed softly.
Xue Tong asked curiously, "What was the result?"
Xue Lan shook her head: "It's not far from the prediction, it's near the Jiangyun Sect, but there's no exact location. It'll be a big problem later."
Xue Lan put away the tortoise shell and stopped talking, focusing on continuing their journey.
Another day passed, and Xue Lan arrived at a small mountain near the Jiangyun Sect. This mountain peak had a small temple on its summit, where a monster statue that was barely human-shaped was enshrined. The monster was short and had two curved horns on its head.
The statue was made of clay, and cracks appeared during the many days of drought on Luoxia Mountain.
Xue Lan's heart stirred, and three long incense sticks appeared in her hand. The girl casually swept all the dust off the simple offering table and placed the three lit incense sticks into the ancient incense burner.
"Xue Lan, a disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect, requests an audience with the Mountain God."
The incense had barely burned for a few breaths when Xue Lan sensed the presence beneath her feet. A short, wiry spirit emerged from the ground, grinning obsequiously at Xue Lan.
"Immortal, you flatter me. I am but a wild mountain spirit who rescued a few lost mountain people in Yingwu Mountain and had a small temple built for me. I am truly unworthy of the title of mountain god."
The girl in black robes looked at him with a smile: "Saved people? How many people did you save?"
The mountain god, who looked like a monster, scratched his head and said, "Reporting to the immortal, this little demon can't remember anymore."
There were lost young girls gathering herbs, and old men gathering firewood in the mountains. There were passing merchants. And even more so, there were镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) transporting supplies to Luoxia Mountain…
He couldn't remember anymore, only the people's worship of that small Yingwu Mountain.
They thanked the mountain god, but he never thought they were thanking him alone.
Their thanks should be directed to the myriad sentient beings in these mountains.
"That's enough." Xue Lan said softly, "You have been saving people here for hundreds of years without changing your original intention. You are already a true mountain god."
The mountain god of Yingwu Mountain was somewhat embarrassed: "Without an imperial decree, my little temple is always considered a licentious shrine. Its name is not legitimate..."
But the girl in front of him interrupted him: "The emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty, the city gods of the surrounding major cities, and even the Heavenly Dao of the Yuanming Lower Realm, don't have time to bestow titles upon you right now."
The girl abruptly changed the subject, uttering a shocking statement.
"Or rather, there is nothing in this world that can bestow a title upon you, if there has to be one."
"These are the ordinary people you saved."
Xue Lan took a few steps forward and touched the somewhat dilapidated offering table.
“From the moment they sculpted your image and built your temple, you have been the mountain god of this Yingwu Mountain, which spans a hundred miles.”
The mountain god's eyes were a little moist. Even though he knew that the immortal in front of him must have something to gain from saying these words to him, he still gratefully bowed deeply.
Xue Lan looked at him and spoke again: "Mountain God, I have received information that the Demon Clan will tear open a spacetime rift here when the battle on the front line of Luoxia Mountain is critical, and directly attack Fuyang City. However, I cannot yet determine the exact location where the Demon Clan will tear open the rift."
The girl bowed deeply to the mountain god: "I trouble you, mountain god, to help me, and also the hundreds of thousands of people in Fuyang City, to send the spirits of the mountains to investigate the source of the demon."
The mountain god knew that Xue Lan was on a pirate ship, but he had no choice but to leave it.
He knew that the people around Yingwu Mountain had also gone to Fuyang City.
Since you've become someone's god, you should protect them.
"Chen An, the mountain god of Yingwu Mountain, is willing to lend a helping hand to the immortal."