Immortal Road.

At the dark entrance, teams of disciples from Guigu Holy Land were waiting in silence.

The leader of the Liang vein stood in front of the crowd, looking at the long dragons, counting the number of people with a serious expression in the darkness.

"Is everyone here?"

"All gathered. Except for those stationed in the defense zone, waiting for the upper echelons of the Ancient Sect to come down for rotation, basically everyone has arrived according to the original order."

"Then let's go!"

In order to seize the initiative, there was no time to say hello. Lord Liang led the main force of the Holy Land directly into the passage. In order to prevent leakage, the whole process was carried out in darkness and in secret.

Dong Chanzi and Grandmaster Manyi also led their men to fall behind the team and followed the first batch of the main forces of the Holy Land. Inevitably, they received a lot of cold stares from the people around them, and even some Nascent Soul elders raised doubts, but under the opposition of the Liangmai main force, they were still allowed to accompany the army for monitoring.

The two knew that their job was not easy, so they kept a low profile throughout the process and did not cause any trouble, and just quietly became unknown.

Lin Shan's clone in the Xing Mansion was also quietly observing the surroundings, and followed Dong Chanzi into the team.

Master Xiongshan was placed in the middle, and was firmly protected from the front and back.

It’s a bit contradictory. A while ago, I didn’t care about his life or death, but now I’m giving him extra protection.

The main thing is that this guy is the disciple of Master Jinglian. He can die at the hands of other holy places, but he must not die due to the negligence of Guigu Holy Land!
So he can be thrown out when two armies are fighting, but he must be protected when exploring the way. To some extent, he is both cannon fodder and not cannon fodder. It is such a special existence.

As long dragons filed in one after another, the Guigu Holy Land camp gradually became empty, until it became a mere showpiece, with only a small number of elite troops left to guard it.

The deep passage was narrow and cramped, and the hot and humid environment gradually increased the pressure. The Guigu disciples kept silent and moved forward under the harsh burden.

The inner walls of the tunnel are made of extremely dense basalt, which contains a lot of ancient fine iron that is thousands of years old. You can imagine how difficult it is to excavate, especially since it has to be done in a hidden environment.

The underground water of Yu Sui Han Tan has been excluded, but the air here is even more unpleasant, with a burning breath mixed with a strange smell. It is impossible to detoxify unless you reach the foundation-building stage.

In order to survive for a long time in this environment, each Qi Refining disciple has a breath-holding pill in his hand. Taking it can guarantee a day's breathing volume.

Because they had already prepared for the underground war, the Guigu Holy Land had sufficient reserves of elixirs and there was no need to worry about logistical issues.

We kept on marching like this, not knowing how long we had been marching before we finally saw light ahead.

Once you have completely passed through the basalt, what comes into view is a vast world of lava!

"We have left the crust and entered the mantle."

Above your head are countless hanging conical stalactites of varying sizes, with strange-shaped floating islands floating in the middle. Below you is an endless sea of ​​magma bubbling with bubbles.

A burning sensation came from the lungs, which was unavoidable even if you took breath-holding pills!
The pressure on the shoulders suddenly increases, making people feel like hunching over.

From time to time, a giant dragon of earth and stone would streak across the magma, swimming away in the astonished gaze of the crowd, with dark red lava dripping down from its body.

"These are moving earth veins. The soil and rocks on their surface are all molten cores, rare fire-type spiritual objects, but we should not capture them carelessly."

Master Liang could feel the curious gazes behind him, so he specifically reminded them not to act recklessly here.

"The ground veins are connected to the earth's aura. If you catch a ground vein below, the Thunder Wave Sea above your head may cause a huge flood, submerging the land for dozens or hundreds of miles nearby. The flood will wreak havoc on all living things, and the karma caused by the killing will be borne by you!"

"As the earth veins become more damaged, our environment will deteriorate, with magma riots, collapse of the roof, blocked entrances, magnetic field disturbances, loss of direction, etc."

"So don't change anything here unless it's absolutely necessary. Our goal is to find a suitable Yin-Yang Ladder."

"Build a boat!"

With an order given, a squeaking sound was heard, and one after another, the ceramic-fired building ships gradually grew larger and were thrown into the lava sea, where they floated.

The army of Guigu Holy Land boarded the ship one after another, and then formed a huge fleet, crossing the lava sea and sailing into the distance.

It was the first time for almost everyone to ride on a porcelain boat, and they couldn't help but touch things out of curiosity.

The Xun Gu Sect delegation led by Grandmaster Man Xi and Dong Chanzi also squeezed into a boat with a group of people from the Holy Land, looking at the spectacular lava sea below. Countless bubbles burst under the boat, and the splashed condensed liquid collapsed on the forbidden light curtain of the ship, falling drop by drop, leaving one black and brown rock spot after another.

The ship was shaking violently. When sailing in such an environment, it had to balance the strong underground pressure by swinging left and right.

Looking up, I saw a sudden shaking above me. The stalactite forest broke and began to fall, splashing into the lava sea with a thud, causing chaos in the fleet.

"Oh no! There must be other holy places that have entered this layer and are collecting the earth veins to deliberately cause difficulties for us!"

Lord Liangmai was able to see through everything and was just about to give an order when suddenly a gust of evil wind blew over. The forbidden light curtain outside the porcelain ship spun for a while and then directly shattered the light spots with a crackling sound.

All the cultivators felt that their spiritual power suddenly stagnated, and the palpitating feeling was terrifying.

"Oops, we are in a magnetic storm, let's get out of here!"

Before he could finish his words, he opened his mouth again but suddenly found that no sound came out.

The world seems to have entered a silent space. All sounds have been linearized and disordered, becoming two-dimensional extensions.

Even when he used his spiritual sense to transmit sound, the people around him all had puzzled expressions, obviously not knowing where the magnetic field had taken them.

A general's flag was hoisted high and hung on the top of the flagship.

The Guigu Holy Land was well prepared, and the army obeyed orders. When there was a lack of communication, they used flag signals to facilitate the command of various units.

Even so, there were still some numbers that failed to receive the signal in time. The distance was too far and their vision was distorted, causing them to see the commander's flag in another direction. They just sailed away from the channel and got separated from the fleet.

In the wind and fire, dozens of miles away, there was also a fleet of porcelain ships sailing in the underground magma sea.

The old man from Haoran Holy Land who was in the lead moved his ears and suddenly laughed.

"Did you all hear that?"

Most of the people behind me didn't understand, but a few raised their hands to indicate that they heard it too.

"It seems to be people from Guigu Holy Land. They are coordinating the route!"

"I heard a hoarse voice, and the order was given to keep up with the boat."

"It's so magical, it's as if someone whispered in my ear, telling me to move towards the flagship." "That should be the magnetic field storm that happened in Guigu Holy Land, causing its sound to be sent to our side. The line of sight is unclear, and the sound transmission is random. The underground is really magical!"

"Hahaha, I guess we took away the earth veins just now, which must have caused them a lot of trouble. Maybe this magnetic storm was caused by us!"

The Confucian disciples laughed loudly, feeling very pleased with their opponent's defeat.

They had only heard about the strange phenomena in the mantle layer before, but now they finally saw it in reality. They thought it was very interesting and pricked up their ears to listen for any more information from the Guigu Holy Land.

But someone raised a question at this time:
"The other party's voice was diverted by the magnetic storm and brought to our ears. Doesn't that mean that the magnetic storm is also near us?"

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Everyone suddenly realized that this seemed to be the truth.

Without the magnetic storm to send the message, how would they have the opportunity to eavesdrop on the intelligence?

not good!

The next moment, a huge wave submerged them at the same time.

Jade shattered in the cold pond.

Lin Shan led most of the Xun Gu Sect's people to the lower level and took over all the areas left by the Guigu Holy Land. At this moment, they were located in the original base camp "Liangmeizhu".

Looking at the deep cave entrance in front of him emitting scorching breath, a team of elite soldiers from the Holy Land were guarding it tightly. Among them, there were several Nascent Soul stage auras hidden inside, and from his perception, there were also late Nascent Soul stage auras.

“Master Lin, I will tell you the truth. This is the passage leading to the Yin-Yang Ladder. The disciples of the Holy Land who stayed here are also here to guard the retreat. Please do not approach unless necessary.”

Elder Huicong reminded him vaguely that the third level was not yet open to the Xun Gu Sect.

Because the mantle is vast and easy to get lost in, there are all kinds of disturbances such as magma, sea of ​​fire, geomagnetic storms, etc. Once you go down, it will be very difficult to establish contact with the two layers of the crust above. Now Huicong can't contact Liang Maizhu. This cave entrance is the lifeline of Guigu Holy Land!
It must be firmly in the hands of the Holy Land.

Lin Shan didn't show any thoughts. He retreated understandingly and marked out an area, ordering all his subordinates not to get close, giving everyone a sense of security.

Anyway, I have someone below me, so I'll wait until the real opportunity comes before making any plans. Only those who can endure the loneliness will have the last laugh.

As for him, the Jade Shattering Cold Pond layer was still an undeveloped virgin land, so he asked his men to work hard here and collect as much ice jade essence as possible, after all, it was a treasure of the Yuanshen period.

Lu Xiuming was a little worried. Now Xun Gu Sect was responsible for the upper and lower floors alone, and he was afraid that he might be outnumbered.

"Master, this layer has people left behind by the other three holy places before they left. I'm afraid they will be more difficult to deal with than the local forces of Lu State in the Dark River Layer."

"It doesn't matter. Once the main forces of the other holy places go down, it will be difficult for them to keep in touch with the two upper levels at all times. So the people up there are no different from the isolated army."

Elder Huicong strongly advocated that Lin Shan expand his territory in the Yusuihantan layer and told him not to shrink back.

"As long as we slowly nibble away at it, the elites of the other three holy places will not go out, but will concentrate their forces to hide at the entrance of the cave and retreat. Sooner or later, this vast territory will be ours!"

In such a large area, with the number of people left behind worrying, it is indeed most important to concentrate on defending the rear route. As long as the Xun Gu Sect does not attack the passages to the major holy places, it can enter and exit other places at will, just like strolling in one's own backyard.

"Okay, then let's unite the people from Taixuan Holy Land and launch an offensive against Haoran Holy Land and Chunqiu Sword Sect!"

He decided to attack immediately. He was just sitting there doing nothing anyway, so he might as well expand his bargaining chips as much as possible and try to take down the first two floors. Then he would be able to take the initiative!
Three months later, someone came from outside.

The second batch of support from various holy places came down from Leibo Sea, and stabilized the originally shaky defense line.

The Guigu Holy Land has already captured most of the Yusui Cold Pond. The Haoran Holy Land and the Chunqiu Sword Gate are defending the upper and lower passages leading to the Dark River Layer and the Mantle Layer. All the forces are gathered in one place, finally making it impossible for the opponent to advance.

The foundation of Xun Gu Sect is still a little weak.

After all, those who were left behind by the other side were the elite of the Holy Land, who had learned their lesson and gathered together. After they occupied a large territory and divided their forces, they were no longer able to tackle this tough problem.

Lin Shan also had no intention of using all his strength to take over the last passage on the two floors.

In that case, the Holy Land of Confucianism would definitely fight him to the death, and would not hesitate to turn back from the Yin-Yang Ladder to fight him, which would be inconsistent with his original intention of taking advantage of the situation.

Just take advantage appropriately and then bide your time.

Elder Huicong wanted to urge him to completely cut off the Confucian sect's retreat, but the arrival of the other side's second batch of reinforcements made everything impossible.

This time, two new sects also came to Guigu Holy Land, bringing with them a large number of cannon fodder, totaling more than 10,000 people. They said hello to Elder Huicong. They were all from the Holy Land's central military formation system and came to support.

Without having time to stay on the first two floors, he went straight to the passage and went down to the third floor, and went to the Yin-Yang Ladder to catch up with Liang Maizhu.

Lin Shan looked at the continuous flow of reinforcements from the rear, and asked about the progress of Liang Maizhu more than once, but Elder Huicong could only say that he had not received any news for three months. He had no idea what had happened deep in the earth veins and how far the situation had progressed.

"Master Lin, don't worry. The brothers have the experience from the last Wanhui Year, so there won't be any problems. The profits will be counted by then, and we'll give them to you later if we have the chance."

Having been owed three months' salary, it was inevitable that Xun Gujiao would become lazy at work, and he could only watch helplessly.

In recent days, there have been rumbling earthquakes every day, landslides and undercurrents, causing continuous casualties among his troops.

It even intensified, causing great panic among people.

According to the reinforcements from the Holy Land that came down from above, when they passed by the area around Leibo Sea, the area within a radius of thousands of miles became a swamp!
The flood disaster is expanding every moment.

Because the top forces of Lu were not at home, no one in the cultivation world was able to deal with and contain this incident. Countless mortals in the Central Region were killed or injured, and entire cities and villages disappeared.

"It should be that the major holy places below were collecting the earth veins indiscriminately, acting recklessly and without regard for the consequences, causing a series of earthquakes. What a sin, what a sin!"

Elder Huicong was horrified, finding it hard to imagine how great this karma was. However, every Wanhui year the entire continent would be in turmoil, and this was just a microcosm of the spiritual tide struggle.

As the major holy places become internally entangled, even the most innocent people will be implicated!

Lin Shan stayed obediently in the Yu Sui Han Tan layer and did not go anywhere, just maintaining a standoff with the Confucian School. To a certain extent, he tied down a lot of the enemy's forces above, allowing the Guigu Holy Land to devote all its efforts below, and his role was indeed not to be underestimated.

But there is one thing that my subordinates told me. A while ago, when Mu Yan was chasing Zhong Shenxiu, the two of them led their troops into the undeveloped area of ​​the dark river by mistake, and they disappeared. Now there has been no contact for a month.
On the dark brown lava stone road, shouts of killing echoed in the empty valley.

Qianbu had a ferocious look on his face. He pulled the knife out of the stomach of a Yuanying period cultivator, wiped the blood off his face, and let the corpse fall to the ground.

"Brother Qian, Master Xiongshan has escaped. It seems that he has gone to the Xungu Sect's Supervisory Mission. Should we chase him?" (End of this chapter)