The Bond of Closing and Opening Doors!

Then, Chen Changqing turned his gaze to Elder Liu Mu.

Currently, Liu Mu is the Inner Sect Elder in charge of their area.

Since this trip was to accompany Wang Yang home, Liu Mu's consent was naturally required.

Liu Mu naturally understood Chen Changqing's meaning and said with a smile:

"Changqing, go to the Registration Office with Wang Yang later."

"After registering, let's leave Mount Shu together with Ran Hua!"

"In addition..."

At this point, Liu Mu casually waved his hand, and a Talisman shimmering with Golden Light flew down in front of Chen Changqing.

"This Talisman is a gift for you."

"It contains a trace of my Golden Core power; it might come in handy at a crucial moment."

Chen Changqing nodded and put away the Talisman, saying:

"Thank you, Elder!"

Liu Mu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said:

"Don't stand on ceremony with me, go on your way!"

Then, without further ado, Chen Changqing went to the Registration Office with Wang Yang.

After registering, the three of them left through the Inner Sect.

"Junior Brother Ran, let me take you flying on my sword!"

Upon exiting the Inner Sect, Chen Changqing summoned the Superior-Grade Law Artifact, the Shadow-Bearing Sword, with a thought.

Ran Hua nodded, then leaped onto the Shadow-Bearing Sword.

He's only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and his strength isn't enough to sustain prolonged sword flight.

Seeing this, Wang Yang didn't hesitate and immediately summoned his own flying sword.

Next, the three of them flew away on their swords.

Along the way, Ran Hua guided Chen Changqing, with Wang Yang following closely behind.

"Senior Brother Chen has only been in the Inner Sect for less than a year, yet he has already achieved such a level of cultivation. It's truly unbelievable."

Ran Hua sighed inwardly.

Looking back, after he joined the Outer Sect of Mount Shu, he was assigned to the same group as Chen Changqing and became a gatekeeper disciple.

Chen Changqing was in charge of closing the door, while he was in charge of opening it.

At that time, Chen Changqing's cultivation level was only at the Qi Nourishing stage.

Although he joined the Outer Sect later, his cultivation level quickly surpassed Chen Changqing's, reaching the Body Refining level.

It's unclear when exactly, but Chen Changqing's cultivation level began to advance by leaps and bounds.

Now, he has even advanced to the Core Formation Realm.

It was unbelievable to Ran Hua just thinking about it.

"Senior Brother Chen's talent in cultivation is nothing short of monstrous!"

"With his help this time, my Ran Family will surely be able to overcome this calamity."

Time slips away quietly.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

At this moment, Chen Changqing and his two companions arrived in a small town called Green Mountain Town.

This is where Ran Hua's Lineage lives.

Earlier on the way, Chen Changqing and Wang Yang had learned this from Ran Hua.

Ran Hua's family, the Ran Family, is one of the three major Lineage in Green Mountain Town.

The other two major Lineage are the Li Family and the Tang Family.

Originally, all three major Lineage were under the command of a Cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm.

But later, that Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator perished, and the patriarchs of the three major Lineage who followed him settled in Green Mountain Town.

Ran Hua's father, Ran Zhenbang, is the patriarch of the Ran Family in this generation and a Cultivator in the Late Core Formation Stage.

Such a being, placed in a small town, is already considered extremely powerful.

Of course, compared to the Ten Great Sacred Sects like the Mount Shu Sect, it seems somewhat insignificant.

After all, there are Core Formation disciples everywhere in the Inner Sect of Mount Shu.

"Senior Brother Chen, I'll take you to my home!"

Ran Hua said anxiously.

Chen Changqing and Wang Yang nodded and followed closely behind Ran Hua.

Before long, the three of them were walking on the street.

To Chen Changqing and his companions' surprise, along the way, people frequently cast strange glances at them.

"Am I seeing things?"

"That person looks like... the young patriarch of the Ran Family!"

"Young Master Ran Hua?"

Why did he come back at this time?

"I heard that Young Master Ran Hua has joined the Mount Shu Sect!"

"Could the two people accompanying him be disciples of Mount Shu?"

"What's the point of coming back? I'm afraid it will all be for nothing in the end!"

"If things go wrong, I might lose my life here."

"..."

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Ran Hua frowned deeply, and her face turned extremely pale.

"Sir, what exactly happened to my Ran Family?"

Ran Hua quickly asked an old man by the roadside.

Helpless, the old man didn't dare to say anything more after hearing this, and retreated in a panic.

Next, Ran Hua asked several more passersby.

Like the old man, the passersby didn't dare to say anything and all chose to avoid him.

"Um?"

Seeing this, Ran Hua's expression grew even more unpleasant, and she quickly looked at Chen Changqing:

"Senior Brother Chen, why are they all unwilling to say more?"

Chen Changqing glanced at him slightly and replied:

"Junior brother, these people are clearly afraid."

"Since they're unwilling to talk, let's hurry over to the Ran Family."

"Once we return to the Ran Family, everything will become clear."

Ran Hua nodded, ignoring the gossip on the street, and hurried towards the Ran Family.

Chen Changqing and Wang Yang followed closely behind Ran Hua.

Before long, the two arrived at a mansion east of Green Mountain Town, led by Ran Hua.

This is where the Ran Family lives.

However, upon arriving outside the Ran Mansion, Chen Changqing and his companions froze in shock.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the gate of the Ran Mansion was badly damaged, and the plaque bearing the words "Ran Mansion" was broken in the middle, with one half lying on the ground and the other half hanging on the beam.

What happened?

Upon seeing this, Ran Hua was completely dumbfounded, and the unease in her heart grew even stronger.

After a brief pause, Ran Hua didn't hesitate and rushed into the Ran Mansion first.

Chen Changqing gave Wang Yang a wink and followed closely behind Ran Hua.

The moment they stepped into the Ran Mansion, a pungent smell of blood assaulted their nostrils.

Looking around, one could see that the Ran Mansion was like a living hell.

The guards and servants inside the mansion all lay in pools of blood, their bodies scattered haphazardly.

The once magnificent mansion is now just ruins, a complete wasteland.

In addition, many corpses were hanging from the charred trees and beams, their bodies burned black and unrecognizable.

"This..."

"No!"

Ran Hua froze upon seeing the scene before him, muttering to himself and shaking his head involuntarily.

"Um?"

Seeing this, Chen Changqing frowned slightly and muttered to himself:

"Judging from this situation, could the Ran Family have been wiped out?"

"Who is so ruthless as to treat the Ran Family with such cruelty?"

Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, Ran Hua, filled with grief and indignation, couldn't help but shout out in anger:

"No!!"

Who is it?

Ran Hua's eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was burning with rage.

I never imagined that such a sudden change would happen in my own home!

He had considered the trouble his family might get into, but he never imagined it would be this serious.

Just as Ran Hua was shouting angrily, a whooshing sound suddenly came from not far away.

When they looked again, a figure had already flown down in front of Chen Changqing and the other two.