If this condition can be met, then it would be entirely possible to easily kill Xuan Chu, deceiving him would be unnecessary.
Yun Ran opened her mouth, feeling at a loss for words for the first time, and then forced herself to say, "All right, got it!"
Then she solemnly took out a piece of tree root, as hard as a fossil, and handed it to Xuan Chu.
"This, I’ll trouble you with it; refine it as you wish, any form will do!"
After speaking, Yun Ran continued to set up prohibitions elsewhere; this place would be her domain in this world in the future, and she had to make sure it was foolproof.
Those who wanted to cause trouble, or the demonic creatures or Evil Cultivators of at least Demi Immortal level, would all be blocked outside.
Xuan Chu watched Yun Ran leave without looking back, then looked at the numerous items in his hand.
Finally, he realized belatedly that Yun Ran had tricked him, and his previous words suddenly seemed like a boomerang, striking him in the face!
But now, Yun Ran’s figure was nowhere to be seen, and he could only helplessly look at the pile of materials on the ground and start working.
Yun Ran set up prohibitions for the north, south, east, and west directions.
Then, after feeling around for a moment, she fished out half a stick of incense, lighting it with her Merit.
As the Merit Incense drifted afar, Yun Ran immediately assumed a comfortable kneeling position, as reverent as possible.
Unlike before, when she was like a rootless duckweed, at this moment, as the Merit Incense ignited, celestial music lingered around her.
Xuan Chu naturally couldn’t hear this sound, but he had the Heavenly Dao Restriction on him and could sense some oddities.
He put down what was in his hands and looked at the Little Paperman beside him, who was helping organize the materials.
Then he asked, "Can I go over and have a look?"
Although Yun Ran had essentially turned Xuan Chu into a beast of burden, taking advantage of him, the Little Paperman was genuinely there to help, not to monitor him.
The Little Paperman immediately responded, "The master said before, within Qingfeng Temple, you can go wherever you like~"
Only then did Xuan Chu put down his things and head towards the place where he had sensed something amiss.
Soon, he saw Yun Ran kneeling devoutly, and a faint golden light emanating from her.
In front of her, a piece of seemingly ordinary incense was burning, suffused with the Merit Golden Light drawn from Yun Ran’s body.
Xuan Chu’s eyes flashed with shock.
He had known before that Yun Ran had a significant amount of Merit Golden Light on her, but now, seeing her burn it so directly.
Xuan Chu unexpectedly felt a sense of heartache, even though the Merit Golden Light wasn’t his.
He could still restrain himself now; otherwise, he would have rushed up to Yun Ran, lamenting: Such a waste of resources!!!
Xuan Chu couldn’t hear the celestial music surrounding Yun Ran, but he could see the powerful aura surrounding her, preventing him from approaching.
Just as he was guessing inwardly what this was, suddenly, an oppressive force descended without warning.
The overwhelming pressure pressed Xuan Chu to one knee, making him look quite pitiful.
This happened despite the activation of the Heavenly Dao Restriction within him.
Yun Ran knew Xuan Chu was not far from her, but she couldn’t care about him at the moment.
She knew that her ancestor had been summoned by her Merit Incense.
Yun Ran knelt to the ground directly, her voice carrying traces of excitement and joy, "Qingfeng Temple disciple Yun Ran, pays respects to the ancestor!"
The Dharma Image of the ancestor appeared as a phantom, floating in mid-air.
Each time the ancestor was summoned, it was not necessarily the same one; this was Yun Ran’s first time seeing this particular ancestor.
[Yun Ran, child, why have you summoned me?]
Even if this was the ancestor’s first time meeting Yun Ran, they treated the disciples who summoned them with Merit very well.
As long as they could help, they would certainly spare no effort.
Yun Ran adopted an even more devout posture, explaining how she had accidentally ended up in the Otherworld.
Now, she had established a new Qingfeng Temple in this world, and the lineage and legacy of Qingfeng Temple had been recognized by the Heavenly Dao here.
"Yun Ran asks the ancestor for a blessing!"
The summoned ancestor had come initially for the merit offered by the disciple, and to solve minor troubles along the way.
Unexpectedly, Yun Ran, this child, had claimed her own domain in the Otherworld.
She had even brought the lineage of Qingfeng Temple with her, fulfilling what was usually the right of a Young Master.
The enormous Dharma Image finally opened its eyes.
Xuan Chu, who had been kneeling on one knee, could no longer resist the Heavenly Dao Restriction within him when the Dharma Image opened its eyes.
With a "thud," Xuan Chu fell face-first to the ground, unable to move, not even to roll his eyes.
Though Xuan Chu couldn’t hear what the Dharma Image was saying, he could hear Yun Ran speaking.
From these words, he pieced together the entire situation.
Yun Ran was likely an influential prodigy of the Qingfeng Temple in the Otherworld, who had accidentally ended up here and gained the qualification to establish her own sect.
Now, Yun Ran was clearly reporting back to the powerful figures behind Qingfeng Temple.
If I hadn’t faced life and death alongside Yun Ran, I might suspect Yun Ran was a vanguard from the Otherworld, infiltrating this world.
Using the strategy of establishing a new lineage to gain Heavenly Dao’s recognition and seize the original resources of this world.
Trust in Yun Ran prevented Xuan Chu from lingering on doubts or suspicions.
Instead, he was more curious about the Heavenly Dao Restriction within his body and felt that the Heavenly Dao seemed somewhat fearful of the powerful entity Yun Ran had summoned.
The ancestor’s phantom vanished after hearing Yun Ran’s words, genuinely gratified.
Not surprised that they had chosen Yun Ran to be the Young Master of Qingfeng Temple; the temple had a promising future.
[Yun Ran, receive my command!]
Yun Ran bowed again, "Yun Ran receives your command."
[I, Bai Chaoyun of Qingfeng Temple, hereby decree that Yun Ran inherit the position of temple master of Qingfeng Temple!]
The hand of the Dharma Image reached out, as Xuan Chu felt as if buried beneath a giant mountain, struggling to gasp for air.
Even though it seemed at a distance, the giant hand landed in front of Yun Ran in a blink.
The fingertip lightly touched Yun Ran’s forehead, and she instantly felt a warm flow surge through her body.
Faintly, she seemed to see her future path.
It was also at this moment that Yun Ran somewhat understood why those guided by the ancestors found the path to immortality to be unusually smooth.
As the blessing concluded, the ancestor’s Dharma Image dissipated, but Yun Ran remained immersed in her enlightenment.