After reading the game to understand the protagonist's chance, she took all of them.

Chapter 205: Two External Branches

"Jin Yu, don't lose your composure. You don't have to worry about Long Aotian's affairs. I have my own ways to subdue him. What you and Jin Yao need to do now is to cultivate to the foundation-building stage as quickly as possible and gradually regain the right to speak in the clan."

As we all know, the world of cultivation is a huge arena where the fittest survive.

Disciples would compete with each other, sects would hold competitions directly with each other, and disciples from different families would compete for status with each other.

Even to enter the Tianji Pavilion, one has to go through three levels of competition, so naturally there are corresponding family competitions within the Lan clan.

In a world where the strong are respected, the way to seize power is also very simple and crude.

The number one among the younger generation of Lan family disciples, the one who is invincible among all the younger generation, is the candidate for the next young master of the Lan family and the next head of the family.

"Yes, don't worry, ancestor. With this technique of condensing ice and transforming it into qi, Jinyu will be able to break through to the foundation-building stage within half a year." Since obtaining the technique, Lan Jinyu's tone has been much lighter than before.

Bai Lan shook her head slightly. No, she couldn't wait for half a year.

When Lan Jinyu breaks through the foundation-building stage in half a year and seizes the family power, what will she use to check and balance Li Xunxian? A Jindan stage cultivator is not so easy to deal with.

She needs to make Lan Jinyu the young master of the Lan family and the successor to the next head of the Lan family.

Only in this way can Bai Lan secure the title of the true 'Ancestor of the Lan Family'.

Killing two birds with one stone, it not only broke Li Xunxian's plan, but also made things more difficult for Long Aotian. A few years later, when Long Aotian escaped to Tiandu City and wanted to make a name for himself in the new world.

What he faces next is a blood feud with the Lan family, the largest force in Tiandu City. I wish him good luck.

"I want you to break through the foundation-building stage within a month, and seize the position of young master within the next year."

Lan Jinyu was shocked.

Isn't this progress a bit too fast?

She is still just a young cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage...

"Grandmaster, you...are you kidding me?" Lan Jinyu said with some difficulty: "Within a month? Break through the foundation-building stage? And within a year, win the position of young master?"

"Ancestor, there is something you don't know..." Lan Jinyu spoke hesitantly.

"I, your ancestor, know all these things very well. The young master of the Lan family is named Lan Hao. He is your cousin. He is also a cultivator with a single ice spiritual root, but he does not have the physique of the Xuanyin Absolute Veins. Therefore, his cultivation progresses rapidly. At a young age, he has already reached the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage and is firmly seated in the position of the young master of the family."

"The ancestor is really well-informed..." Lan Jinyu sighed.

So when Bai Lan wanted the two of them to find out about the Lan family’s current situation, it wasn’t because he didn’t know, but he was testing them?

"The reason why this person is able to suppress the younger generation of the Lan family is because he has too many magical weapons and spiritual weapons. This person is too arrogant and easily looks down on cultivators with lower cultivation than him."

The reason why Bai Lan knows him so well is because Lan Hao is Long Aotian’s future enemy.

This person couldn't stand the fact that Long Aotian had won the hearts of the two sisters and was favored by the family elders, so he took away some of his own resources.

As a result, he became mentally unstable and tried to secretly kill Long Aotian several times, but was then killed by Long Aotian.

Logically speaking, the enemy of my enemy should be my friend, but unfortunately, compared to winning over Lan Hao, it is more cost-effective to use some means to win over the two sisters in front of him.

Giving her a helping hand when she is weak is like providing timely assistance.

And helping others when they are strong is icing on the cake.

There is nothing more precious than adding icing on the cake, than sending timely help.

Lan Hao is not Li Shizu. Li Shizu would spend a huge amount of money to kill Long Aotian after being fooled by a few words. Lan Hao can sit firmly on the position of the young master of the Lan family, which shows that he still has some brains.

So instead of trying to fool him, it is better to bring him down directly.

Bai Lan needs to get his own man to the position of young master of the Lan family so that he can find a reliable umbrella for his future actions in Tiandu City.

"If we can find out their details before fighting them, knowing ourselves and the enemy, and using their own tactics to defeat them, it will not be difficult to win."

Bai Lan said with certainty, and then smiled at Lan Jinyu, "Do you have any trustworthy Jindan-stage cultivators in your clan?"

"My aunt, Yun Shuiyue, is a guest elder in the clan. She just broke through to the Jindan stage not long ago." Lan Jinyu bowed to Bai Lan.

Clouds, water and moon?

Bai Lan frowned and began to think.

"System, this girl's name... has the style of Long Aotian's harem, and also has the style of Bai Ling's rival." Bai Lan secretly communicated with the system.

The system agrees: "I think so too! But unfortunately, she is just a passerby and has nothing to do with Long Aotian and Bai Ling. Her name is not on the list of Nascent Soul cultivators. She should not have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"That's okay."

Before in Wuyunzhou, Bai Lan could see Long Aotian’s harem almost everywhere she went, which made her think that everything had a harem.

Since she is not Long Aotian’s harem and has nothing to do with Bai Ling, she can rest assured.

"Yes, do you recognize this thing?" Bai Lan said, handing over a jade box.

Lan Jinyu took it doubtfully and opened the jade box slightly.

Suddenly, a wisp of pure spiritual power floated out from inside. The next moment, Lan Jinyu's expression changed. She quickly closed the lid, looked around, and then looked at Bai Lan with a stuttering tone: "This, this could be..."

A stalactite the size of a fingernail was a natural treasure that Bai Lan used when he broke through two levels of cultivation.

She only used less than one-tenth of the size at the time, and now there is still a lot left.

Just one drop is enough to enable Lan Jinyu's cultivation to instantly break through to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage. After taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, he can directly try to break through the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"This item is a very rare treasure from heaven and earth. The spiritual power inside is too strong. Qi Refining disciples must not take it directly. At best, their meridians will be broken, and at worst, their bodies will explode and they will die."

Only Bai Lan can do this method of eating stalactites raw. Others should honestly find a trustworthy high-level cultivator to help with refining.

"This thousand-year-old stalactite is enough for both of you to build your foundation together."

"Yes! Ancestor!"

Lan Jinyu and Lan Jinyao looked at each other.

Compared to their biological father who only cares about family interests and the position of head of the family, the girl in front of them, who gives them martial arts and rare treasures as soon as they meet, has become a real ancestor in their hearts.

Even though the old ancestor in front of her is not very old...but, she must be the old ancestor.

After the three of them exchanged talismans, the two women bowed respectfully and took their leave.

In just one day, Xue'er from the black market in Tiandu City, Lan Jinyu and Lan Jinyao from the Lan family.

They have all become potential helpers to Bai Lan.

Li Xunxian didn't want to cause trouble, but she insisted on doing so, and the branches she wanted to climb were all high branches that a mere casual cultivator in the Jindan stage like her couldn't reach.

But before that, Bai Lan will not reveal these two trump cards for the time being.

She wanted to make Li Xunxian completely expose his intention to kill her to silence her, and then she would reveal her trump card and kill him in one fell swoop.

The sound transmission note in the storage bag suddenly lit up. It was the sound transmission note of Autumn.

"Friend Bai!!! Are you still alive?!" Qiu Tian's voice was anxious.

Bai Lan was silent for a moment: "My sound transmission talisman should not be destroyed."

"No, no..." Qiu Tian seemed to be relieved. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "The other day, a ghost cultivator who claimed to be your subordinate found me and fought with me. The magic weapon she used was the Green Ghost Banner that Fellow Daoist Bai had found in the Void Stone!"

Bai Lan held his forehead with his hand, but he didn't expect that Gongsun Lian was also a competitive person. So Qiu Tian thought that Gongsun Lian had killed him and taken his treasure?

Gongsun Lian had not shown any emotion when she heard that Bai Lan had a ghost cultivator under his command before she joined the gang. But now that she was free, she went to find Qiu Tian to compete with him.

"I guess you lose."

Qiu Tian was silent for a moment, then coughed softly: "Ahem, this monster is too evil. It is clearly at the Qi Refining stage, but it is very unpredictable and the technique it practices is very strange..."

Qiu Tian vividly described how Gongsun Lian defeated him, and then spoke in confusion.

"I was about to confess my crime to Fellow Daoist Bai and write a suicide note, but the female ghost stopped at the critical moment and did not kill me..."

That person definitely cannot be killed, Bai Lan nodded secretly.

They are all colleagues, so it is not a bad idea to compete with each other occasionally. In Bai Lan's opinion, this is within a reasonable range, and fighting can help increase combat power.

"This ghost claims to be your subordinate, and she also said that she wants to work with me to explore a secret place. Could she be your new... uh, demon?"

"...Is her name Gongsun Lian?"

"Yes! She said her name is Gongsun Lian!"

That's right.

Bai Lan could roughly guess the reasons why Gongsun Lian did this.

Most of the tasks she assigned to Gongsun Lian were of high difficulty, and it would be difficult for her to travel to the secret realm alone.

Gongsun Lian wanted to find a coolie, a helper for herself. She wanted to beat Qiu Tian up first, win his heart, and take the dominant position in the next action.

"Hey, didn't I just fight with you? If I lose, I lose. Why bother to complain to the master?" A familiar voice came from the other end of the sound transmission note. Gongsun Lian laughed and said, "Master, don't listen to this person's nonsense. I know when to strike."

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. As long as no one is injured, it's fine. I have something to ask you." Bai Lan's expression became serious. "Have you two heard recently that the old demon Hegui from the Demonic Path redeemed his son Lan Ning from the Qingyuan Sect?"

Gongsun Lian sneered, her tone quite disdainful: "Of course, I heard that the son of this old ghost is a love-struck man with a sick brain. He gave away two spiritual stone veins in a row, but only saved a righteous woman whose spiritual roots were destroyed."

"Yes, it is this girl. Her name is Bai Ling. I want you two to keep a close eye on her while trying to seize the opportunity."

"Why should we pay attention to a little piece of trash whose spiritual roots have been destroyed?" Gongsun Lian was puzzled.

Look at you, this is typical cannon fodder thinking.

There are always people who underestimate the growth rate of the protagonist, and when she is still at the bottom, they say the classic saying: Don't bother with her~

This is the kind of face the protagonist hits.

"This woman is no simple matter. You two are not allowed to kill her, but you also cannot let her get any chance. You must keep a close eye on her every move." Bai Lan's tone became serious and he reminded in a deep voice.

"Oh... I know, I know. Why are you so fierce?" Gongsun Lian clicked his tongue twice.

"There is another task, which is given to Qiu Qiu."

Qiu Tian excitedly said: "I have no choice but to do it!"

"I want you to find a way to get close to Bai Ling, and give her a ray of warmth in a place like the Demonic Path where intrigues are prevalent. You may not be her favorite, but you must occupy a place in her heart."

Qiu Tian was stunned: "Huh?"

Regardless of anything else, Qiu Tian’s face alone is enough reason for Bai Ling to fall in love with him.

"Don't pinch the sound transmission note. I will find a professional to tell you what to do next."

"Ah?" Qiu was still confused.

The next moment, Bai Lan invited a professional out and started talking with him.

"First of all, the person Bai Ling likes must be extremely handsome. You meet these requirements, so there is no need to say more. Secondly, from these words, you should choose a personality that suits you, such as gentle, domineering, lively, steady, yandere, etc., and then I will formulate the next action plan for you." The system's voice was very professional.

"Cannon Fodder Master? Is that you?" Qiu Tian recognized the system's voice and looked even weirder: "But... yandere...what does that mean?"

"Oh? You like this kind of personality. Okay, then choose this one!"

The system cleared its throat and continued speaking.

"One of the characteristics of a yandere is that when Bai Ling is nice to you, you pinch her waist and say you love her with red eyes."

"The second characteristic of a yandere is that when Bai Ling is nice to someone, she pinches her waist and asks with red eyes why?"

"The third characteristic of a yandere is double standards. She ignores others but is gentle and considerate to Bai Ling..."

"..."

Qiu Qiu was very confused and shocked, but because this was Bai Lan's assignment, he had no choice but to continue learning.

Gongsun Lian, who was watching the whole process from the side, seemed to be thinking about something and watched the whole process with great interest.

After a meeting with two subordinates who were far away in Wuyun Continent, Bai Lan made a sound transmission note and looked up at the sky.

After changing her appearance into Long Aotian again, Bai Lan swaggered back to Wanbao Tower and ran into the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been secretly following her today.

"You are the one brought by Elder Li, right?" The man in black said gloomily, "Elder Li wants you to concentrate on your cultivation in seclusion. Starting tomorrow, you are not allowed to leave Wanbao Tower again."

Bai Lan's eyes fell on Xue'er and Ajiu behind the man in black, and he instantly got into the state. He lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and emotions of unwillingness and helplessness instantly surged up in his heart.

"......I see."

"Hmph, stop doing those useless little moves. You're just a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, you're no match for Elder Li." Upon seeing this, the man in black became even more arrogant.

Today he failed in tracking and lost the person in front of him.

I originally thought that she was more powerful than the ordinary Qi Refining cultivators, but I never expected that she was frightened by just a few words from me and dared not refute.

In the eyes of Xue'er and Ajiu behind them, this look completely confirmed the fact that Li Xunxian and Bai Lan were not on good terms, and that Bai Lan had been placed under house arrest by Li Xunxian.

"Brother Aotian..." Xue'er's eyes were slightly red.

Before Bai Lan felt wronged, she felt wronged on his behalf.