Immortal Road.

Master Liang stayed and had a secret conversation with Lin Shan for two hours.

The two sides reconciled and said goodbye reluctantly before leaving.

"Master Lin, I will take my sister away first. Someone else will come to contact you later. Don't take the previous unpleasantness to heart. I hope to get along well with the newcomer."

"Hahaha, no, Master Liang, don't worry. As long as you don't deduct my share, I will naturally treat you with courtesy!"

"That's good. When you have chosen someone for the Xun Gu Sect, you can send them down directly. When they reach the Jade Suining Cold Pond, I will personally make arrangements to ensure their safety."

"Thank you very much"

Watching Master Liang leave with Elder Hui Miao and the people from Guigu Holy Land.

Lin Shan returned to the hall and sat down. The leaders of Xun Gu Sect surrounded him.

"Master, let me go down."

Mu Yan volunteered to help share his worries.

"No, Hall Master Mu is our sect's signature genius. If he is detained or even framed by Guigu Holy Land, it will be more trouble than gain. Let me go instead."

Everyone turned around and found that the person who spoke was Dong Chanzi, who had been silent all along!
This man was born in the Joyful Sect. He was captured during the expedition to the Vimalakirti Desert. Later, he surrendered with tens of thousands of Secret Zen disciples and has been stationed in northwest Shandong to guard the gate.

He worked diligently and conscientiously over the years and was gradually accepted by the Xun Gu Sect.

Lin Shan glanced at him. He was at the early stage of Nascent Soul, so his cultivation was barely enough.

"Dong Chanzi can't do anything alone, so if someone else goes with him, there will be someone to take care of him."

"Me! I'm coming!"

A little fox girl jumped out from the crowd, raising her paw mischievously. She had been playing very wildly over the years, jumping up and down and never being at peace for a moment, just loving to seek excitement.

When he heard that he was going to be a military supervisor and monitor the movements of Guigu Holy Land, he immediately expressed his desire to get involved!
"You can't. You're not steady enough."

Lin Shan simply pushed her back with force. If she continued to do this conspicuously, she would probably be beaten within two days!

Monitoring the Holy Land is not an easy job. It is difficult to defend against attacks from all sides, and it requires people with experience and experience.

"Then let me do it!"

Another person came out, it turned out to be Grandmaster Manyan.

Ever since she was subdued by Lin Shan in Wanxiang City in Kaiyuan Realm, she has been setting up formations at Yunqi Cliff in western Lu, assisting Yunchuan Academy in guarding the gate and resisting the aliens. Over the years, she has already been integrated into the Xun Gu Sect.

Everyone nodded upon seeing this. Grandmaster Manqie was at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage, and was also a grandmaster of formations. At certain times, he could be temporarily comparable to a late Nascent Soul stage, which greatly increased his safety.

It is appropriate to some extent for her to represent Xun Gu Sect.

"Okay, then pack up and take more people with you. Pay attention to your own safety and keep in touch with the higher-ups at all times."

Lin Shan immediately made the decision and let the two men go.

In a place where no one could see, he secretly stuffed the Xingfu into Dong Chanzi's arms and asked him to carry it with him.

The incarnation of silence, who had been in seclusion inside, opened his eyes for the first time, revealing a ray of brilliance!
Master Liang was on his way back with his men.

The overall atmosphere in the Guigu Holy Land team was rather depressing. No one said a word, for fear of saying something wrong and making Elder Hui Miao go crazy.

And this woman was indeed still angry at the moment.

Not only did she lose face, she also lost her dignity!
All of the 120 kilograms of ice jade essence were snatched away, not a drop was left. At this moment, his whole body was shaking. His true energy was depleted and he was extremely weak. Even taking several pills could not recover.

Especially when he thought about how his senior brother was forced to compromise and had to allow the Xun Gu Sect to send people to monitor the area, he became more and more angry!
Finally I couldn't help asking:
"Brother, they are just a bunch of dogs we found outside. Do you really want them to send people to monitor us? I'm afraid no one from other clans would agree to this operation! Moreover, if the other major sacred places heard about it, they would laugh at our incompetence."

"you shut up!"

Master Liang yelled, and seeing that she was bringing up irrelevant issues, he wanted to slap her in the face!
"Do you know how dangerous our front line is right now? How dare you stir up trouble in the rear and cause such a big mess? You are such a trifle. I shouldn't have let you come to the diplomatic service in the first place!"

"Brother, no, I..."

"It's okay to take kickbacks, and no one would say anything if you eat a dozen or twenty kilograms. But when you eat that much, even a fool can see that something is wrong!"

"I, I was wrong"

Elder Hui Miao lowered his head in shame. Although he said it was wrong, he was still unwilling to accept it. He felt that he had received kickbacks in the first two rounds of spiritual tides, and nothing had happened. It was just that he was unlucky to encounter the serious Xun Gu Sect Master this time.

"But Brother, why did you agree to let him send someone down to monitor?"

"Nonsense, it's all for the sake of saving you!"

"There's actually no need to give up the interests of the Holy Land to save me. With so many of us taking direct action, is it possible that we can't save him? I don't believe that the Xun Gu Sect really dares to take full action against us!"

"You think too simply."

Master Liang sighed, obviously he had already looked up Lin Shan's past information in detail.

"This Master Lin is so powerful that you cannot afford to offend him. If he had not shown mercy, how could you be alive and talking to me now?"

"Did you know that he personally went deep into the Virūpī Desert a hundred years ago and killed Shi Luoyu, the leader of the Joy Sect who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage? It is said that he even used the wind-type magical power in that battle!"

"Now, after so many years, his physical training has reached the pinnacle. If he had not lacked an innate spiritual body, he would have become a great master long ago!"

"This kind of person is no longer in the Yuanying stage. Even if I go, I won't get any benefit."

Elder Hui Miao and everyone in Guigu Holy Land were shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that the little-known Master Lin actually had such a past.

Fortunately, Lord Liang was calm and did not get angry. He chose to keep the peace and the two sides reconciled.

If you really want to take action, you probably won't gain any advantage!

"But no matter how evil he is, he is not a master of great magical powers after all. Why should we give in again and again? At worst, we can let Uncle Duan Tong, who has been hiding below, take action."

"shut up!"

Master Liang stopped her reflexively, then swept his sharp eyes around and saw the horrified faces of everyone in Guigu Holy Land.

Obviously, these people have heard of this name to some extent, and know who this person is and what it means. However, they did not expect that it would be him who would accompany the army on this trip!
At this time, Elder Hui Miao also realized that he had accidentally leaked the secret, and he was so frightened that his body trembled and he dared not speak again.

"This matter ends here. No one can tell anyone about what happened today. Our holy land's trump card must be used on the cutting edge of the spiritual tide, rather than being exposed to places where no effort is needed!"

Master Liang increasingly felt that it was a mistake to send his junior sister to serve as a diplomat, and after this conflict he was completely disappointed in her.

"You don't have to go down there, to avoid being laughed at by the other four sects. It's better to return to the Holy Land early to reflect on your mistakes and try to get leniency from the Holy Lord."

“Senior Brother!!!” Elder Hui Miao immediately hugged his senior brother’s arm and knelt down to beg him not to drive him away.

The last round of spiritual tide in the Wanhui Year was her only chance to reach the Yuanshen stage after being stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage for so many years. If you let her stay away from the battlefield and have no chance to be here, what's the difference between that and cutting off her future?
At this moment, she begged desperately, crying bitterly, asking Lord Liang to take back his decision and give her another chance.

After a lot of hard work along the way.

Master Liang finally softened his heart.

After all, she is his fellow apprentice sister. If he really does something too harsh, he won't be able to explain to his master's wife, the Iron-Blooded Wolf Mother, when he returns.

When people entrusted their precious apprentice to him, he promised with all his heart. Now he is sending the person back in a hurry. Isn't this a slap in the face of his elders?

"Okay then. You should be quiet and low-key from now on, and try not to show yourself in front of others. After a long time, when everyone has forgotten about you, I will try to arrange a good job for you."

Elder Hui Miao finally stopped crying and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Junior sister, if you can save it, then follow what senior brother says."

Two days later.

The Guigu Holy Land below dispatched a new late Nascent Soul cultivator to serve as a diplomat and mouthpiece for the two alliances.

"Master Lin, let me introduce myself. I am Huicong from the Bingzhen School of Dao. I will be taking over from the previous Senior Sister Huimiao. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

This person is a middle-aged man who does not look very old. He is gentle in his actions and speech. It is obvious that he is a confidant that Master Liang has carefully selected and given detailed instructions to.

"It turns out to be Elder Huicong, please come in!"

Lin Shan expressed his welcome on behalf of the Xun Gu Sect. Grandmaster Manyi and Dong Chanzi also prepared a team yesterday and went down to the Yu Sui Han Tan layer in advance to meet with Liang Maizhu.

The two chatted briefly and got to know each other's personalities and styles a little.

Elder Huicong spoke briefly and directly, conveying the latest arrangements of Guigu Holy Land.

"Before I came up, the situation below was not optimistic. Haoran Holy Land had clearly joined forces with Chunqiu Jianmen to suppress our Guigu Holy Land in all directions!"

"In order to resist the Confucian camp, the top leaders of the Holy Land discussed and decided to unite with the Taixuan Holy Land to fight the enemy together. This is also a helpless move."

"As a temporary ally, the other party requires us to withdraw the large army attacking the Dark River Layer above as one of the conditions for mutual trust."

"We have already agreed to this down below."

Lin Shan frowned after hearing this. He didn't expect that the strategy would change as soon as he arrived.

"You mean to ask me to unconditionally withdraw from the Taixuan Holy Land's occupied area in the Dark River Layer according to the new agreement you signed?"

"It's not unconditional. Taixuan Holy Land has also given us great benefits down there."

Elder Huicong explained the interests involved to him in detail to avoid any misunderstanding.

"They have given us a large area of ​​affiliated land for joint defense. As a result, we will get more ice jade essence, and the share of the Xun Gu Sect will also increase. However, the income from the micro-rock moss in the dark river layer will decrease, and the share of our Guigu Holy Land will also decrease."

he added.

"Now we are still in a situation where we all suffer together and we all prosper together. There is no such thing as one taking advantage and the other suffering."

Lin Shan nodded. He was naturally a sensible person.

I also know that the four holy places are competing with each other, making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby countries, and forming alliances. It is most common. Today's enemies may become friends tomorrow. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

Taixuan Holy Land used to be a weakling that was picked on, but now that they have become an ally, they have to consider the overall situation. Maybe they will have to fight side by side in the future.

"Okay, I'll follow what you said."

Elder Huicong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he came up, he was afraid that the Xun Gu Sect would hold a grudge against them because of their previous disagreements and would repeatedly make excuses and obstruct the strategic policies of their Guigu Holy Land.

It was only after communicating with him now that he found that Lin Shan was very easy to communicate with. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly that Senior Sister Hui Miao had indeed gone too far before.

"Next, I will invite fellow Taoists from Taixuan Holy Land over, and then we can discuss alliance matters together."

"it is good!"

Two days later.

There were people coming from Taixuan Holy Land, along with Xingyun Zhenjun from the Xingchen Society, Luluo from the Epiphyllum Society, and others.

"Hahaha, Brother Huicong, long time no see!"

"Brother Qin Luan, come, come, sit down!"

Elder Huicong and the envoys from Taixuan Holy Land had known each other before. After asking them to sit down, he immediately introduced the people around him:
"This is Master Lin of the Xun Gu Sect, our native ally of the Guigu Holy Land. He is currently in charge of the Dark River Layer."

The envoy of Taixuan Holy Land nodded.

"Master Lin's name is well-known. He led his troops to give us a good beating a while ago. He is really a formidable opponent. We admire him!"

Seeing that this man spoke uprightly, Lin Shan couldn't help but feel good about him. Moreover, he looked somewhat similar to Qin Shen, the envoy of Taixuan Holy Land who was killed by him in Ludong. He couldn't help but secretly send a message to ask Elder Huicong.

"Is the surname Qin a common surname in Taixuan Holy Land?"

Mr. Huicong Zhang replied in the affirmative and told him that the current Saint Master Wenxuan of Taixuan Holy Land was surnamed Qin.

The two sides became familiar with each other as they chatted, and there was no grudge between them because of the previous war. It was just a dispute between camps.

Now the Xun Gu Sect has returned all the occupied areas to the other side. It is estimated that the handover will be completed in a few days. The important thing is how to take joint action next.

"Master Lin, the battle in the Yu Sui Han Tan area is getting intense. We must open up the situation in the dark river layer above as soon as possible and put pressure on Haoran Holy Land and Chunqiu Jianmen to ease the increasingly tense situation below!"

Huicong and Qin Luan took out the map. The water network of the Leibo Lake system, which covered a thousand miles in radius, was densely packed and had been roughly mapped by them within a month.

The four forces occupied different areas respectively. It was still rather vague if you looked closely. Apparently, the distribution of the underground rivers was too secretive, so you could only see a general trend.
The two did not act arbitrarily. Instead, they explained to him in detail the situation they had currently understood and provided auxiliary reference opinions, hoping that he could take action as soon as possible.

Lin Shan watched and took notes, nodded continuously, said nothing, and just listened to what they were saying.

"The Xingchen Society and the Epiphyllum Society of the Taixuan Holy Land will immediately gather their forces to attack the Dark River area where the Haoran Holy Land is located. The people stationed there are the Confucius and Mencius families of the Lu State. We don't seek merit, but we do seek to avoid mistakes. We just need to contain them."

"We at Guigu Holy Land will be responsible for the main attack. Sect Leader Lin will lead the Xun Gu Sect to raid the area controlled by the Chunqiu Jianmen. The White Deer Academy and the Jingyang Academy are stationed there. We will strive to defeat them in one battle!"

"By then, the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect will be too busy to take care of itself and will have to transfer troops from the Jade Shattering Cold Pond area upwards. Only the Haoran Holy Land will be left to confront our two families. We will definitely be able to gain a chance to catch our breath and regain our footing."

(End of this chapter)