449: Became the only child

Chapter 449: The Sole Survivor

Because they had to gather everything within three days.

So, even though it was getting dark today, Lu Ran and Cen Yu Nuo still planned to set off.

This was very important.

Lu Ran needed all the Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism to be present as much as possible when they reached Mount Sumeru of the Buddhist Sect in three days!

Of course.

So much time had passed.

Some Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism might have already been annihilated by the Buddhist Sect, and there was truly nothing that could be done about that.

However.

According to Lu Ran’s understanding, even if a Taoism Thirty-Six Sect was gone and its lineage lost, as long as there was a disciple of that sect, Lu Ran could acquire the lineage and save that Taoism Thirty-Six Sect at that time.

This had already been verified with the Fire Virtue Sect.

The two did not rush to leave the imperial capital.

Instead, in the room, Cen Yu Nuo took out some talismans and examined them in her hand.

“What are you going to do?” Lu Ran asked curiously.

“Find someone,” Cen Yu Nuo said.

“Using talismans to find someone?” Lu Ran was a little surprised.

“I am from the Talisman Sect, so of course, I use talismans. Although Da Luo Palace also has incantations, finding people does indeed require talismans,” Cen Yu Nuo explained.

But she did not explain in detail how to operate it.

After speaking, Cen Yu Nuo took out one of the talismans and placed it on her glabella.

Then she sat cross-legged.

Lu Ran watched from the side, marveling.

From the outside, there was nothing, not even a hint of energy fluctuation.

If he didn’t know Cen Yu Nuo wasn’t that kind of person, Lu Ran would have suspected she had fallen asleep.

Fortunately, a few minutes later.

Cen Yu Nuo opened her eyes.

At the same time, the talisman on her glabella directly shattered, turning into dust and dissipating.

“Found them,” Cen Yu Nuo said.

Huh?

Lu Ran’s eyes widened, and he looked around.

What did she find?

What did she find?

“What did you find?” Lu Ran asked.

“People from the Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism. I wasn’t specifically looking for a certain target, just the closest one among the Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism,” Cen Yu Nuo explained.

On the contrary, Lu Ran’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism?

Wait a minute!

Are there that many?

But according to Lu Ran’s understanding, each time a task was completed, a max-level peak Taoist lineage was rewarded.

However, Chan Guan Seven Gates, Four Great Esoteric Sects, plus Mount Sumeru, only amounted to twelve.

So, what about the remaining twenty-four? How would he get them?

“Perhaps, when the final task of Mount Sumeru is resolved, there will be a big haul?” Lu Ran could only guess this way.

Unless the digitized rules don’t have OCD, and they stop at twelve rewards, that would be too upsetting!

“Which one is closest to us then?” Lu Ran asked.

“The Fujisan disciple,” Cen Yu Nuo said.

After she finished speaking.

Knowing that Lu Ran didn’t understand.

She then explained, “The Fujisan Sect, I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it’s a lineage passed down from ancient Baiyue shamans, and it’s also a branch of the barbarians. They don’t worship the Three Pure Ones but the Thunder Ancestor, and their Taoist magic is also related to lightning, but it’s different from the thunder magic of the Talisman Sect.”

To be honest, Lu Ran certainly didn’t know any of this.

But it didn’t seem important.

As long as it was Taoist magic, it was fine.

“Then let’s go now, where is it?” Lu Ran asked.

“Right here in the imperial capital,” Cen Yu Nuo said with a strange expression.

Uh…

Lu Ran suddenly remembered what Cen Yu Nuo had just said about finding the closest Taoism Thirty-Six Sect disciple.

This was too close!

So, it was right inside the imperial capital?

Then they didn’t need to go out tonight; just taking care of this one would be enough.

Cen Yu Nuo had used some method just now, but she clearly knew the other party’s exact location.

Having made up their minds, she and Lu Ran went out directly.

The two weaved through the streets and alleys, and half an hour later, they arrived at a small alley.

“Is it in here?” Lu Ran asked.

“Yes, if he hasn’t left,” Cen Yu Nuo mused.

Then she took the lead and walked in.

By this time, it was already dark, and the light was dim.

The two walked in, squinting slightly, judging the direction as they moved forward.

“But there’s nothing in this alley, what is that person doing here?” Lu Ran muttered in confusion.

Cen Yu Nuo shrugged.

Of course, she didn’t know either.

She had only found the other party’s location and knew which sect they belonged to, but she didn’t know the specific situation on site.

Lu Ran helplessly continued to walk forward.

He stretched his neck to look, and the alley was not short; he wondered if that person was still there.

Just as he was thinking.

Zzzzt~

Suddenly, a flash of electric arc appeared in the darkness.

Lu Ran’s pupils suddenly contracted.

He instinctively pulled Cen Yu Nuo behind him, taking a step forward himself.

Crack~

A bolt of lightning directly struck Lu Ran.

Strangely, the damage was not high, and it didn’t hurt; it was just a tingling sensation.

It felt like a slight electric shock.

Cen Yu Nuo looked at the darkness in surprise, then at Lu Ran, and was suddenly startled again.

She exclaimed, “Lu Ran! What’s with that expression?”

Lu Ran’s distorted face gradually returned to normal, and he said speechlessly, “Damn, you’d twitch too if you got shocked!”

After speaking.

Lu Ran rubbed his face.

He pulled out his sea-stabilizing trident, and the surrounding light brightened considerably.

Only then did Lu Ran discover a small girl curled up in the dark corner to his right, holding a hand seal with one hand, looking at Lu Ran and Cen Yu Nuo with fear and caution.

She wasn’t old, possibly not even fifteen.

Her figure was small and thin, and she was dirty all over.

Among professionals, this was an age where one hadn’t even reached the age of awakening a profession.

“Are you a Fujisan disciple?” Cen Yu Nuo stepped closer and said softly.

The little girl didn’t speak, staring fixedly at Cen Yu Nuo.

“My name is Cen Yu Nuo, a disciple of Da Luo Palace. We are both from the Thirty-Six Factions of Taoism, why are you here?” Cen Yu Nuo continued to ask.

Unexpectedly.

The little girl suddenly relaxed upon hearing this.

She asked in a childish voice, “Are you Sister Cen Yuno?”

Oh?

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow, so she knew Cen Yu Nuo?

“Yes, I am Cen Yu Nuo, you…” Cen Yu Nuo didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

“My name is Zhai Xiaoying, and I am the last disciple of Fujisan,” the little girl said, though she looked frail, she still bowed respectfully.

Cen Yu Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.

She said, “Then you came here…”

“I came to find you? My father told me when he died that if the world changed drastically one day, I should come find you. I didn’t know your information, but this is the closest professional main city I could find, and I thought I might be able to inquire about you here,” Zhai Xiaoying said.

According to Zhai Xiaoying’s account.

Fujisan had no one left.

She was the last disciple.

Fujisan had been suppressed by the Buddhist Sect more than ten years ago and completely disbanded.

Its members were scattered everywhere and hunted by the Buddhist Sect, leaving only their branch. Half a year ago, Zhai Xiaoying’s father was also killed by the Buddhist Sect.

Zhai Xiaoying herself escaped.

She was the last disciple of Fujisan.

The sole survivor!

Cen Yu Nuo and Lu Ran listened with lingering fear.

If there was a mistake and Zhai Xiaoying died, Fujisan would truly be gone!

At that time, Lu Ran wouldn’t even be able to obtain the Fujisan Taoist lineage reward!