Immortal Road.

Lin Shan's lips twitched, revealing a pained expression.

"A gift from an old friend, a senior."

Actually, it was a dog-skin plaster that the Demon Dog Lord had someone send to him during his seclusion. Although the name was unpleasant, the effect was amazing.

Moreover, he has now recovered to the Nascent Soul stage and has completely become the Great Ruler of his previous life!
He also made a brief appearance when rescuing the Red Lotus Ancestor in the Red Maple Forest, and helped deal with the Penglai Holy Master. His specialty is treating the Kong Family Ancestor's minor injury, which is a piece of cake.
"Oops—this, this is so embarrassing."

The patriarch of the Kong family touched his smooth, jade-like old face, feeling as if he had been reborn.

My mood was like a rollercoaster ride; I was in hell one moment and in heaven the next.

He knew this thing must be very valuable, and a look of shame inevitably crossed his face.

"Master Lin, I'm really sorry to have troubled you this time. Not only did you expose yourself to save me, but you also used such a precious elixir. I'm so useless, making you come all this way for nothing."

Lin Shan nodded in agreement. The old man was at least somewhat self-aware, knowing that he had paid a considerable price to help him.

"Once the fifth level of the Mortal World Star Sea is opened, I will use the channels of the Vast Sacred Land to help you enter, and then lend you a hand inside!"

"Okay, then it's settled."

Seeing that he was rejuvenated and full of energy, Lin Shan decided to leave first.

Although we didn't gain anything from this trip, we learned some key information, such as the falling out between the Ghost Valley Holy Land and the Tai Xuan Holy Land, and someone impersonating Sailor Moon. So it wasn't a wasted trip.

As for the plaster, he still had some left; saving the life of the Kong family patriarch was nothing to him.

"The battle on the upper two levels must continue; it cannot stop, lest we expose a weakness and arouse suspicion from the major holy lands."

In the mantle layer.

As the monk from Xiongshan looked up at the progress of each sacred site, one after another, the Yin-Yang Mysterious Ladders hung high, like curtains hanging from the sky, illuminating all directions.

“Brother Jiemie, the five holy lands seem to have been much quieter lately. I wonder if it’s just my imagination.”

The Nirvana Avatar was resting with its eyes closed to the side, and did not respond when it heard him talking to himself.

Because the powerful beings from various holy lands were all vying for the Yin-Yang Mystic Core, their attention was naturally diverted, and minor incidents like sneak attacks and harassment were slowed down.

They had no chance to take advantage of the chaos, so they didn't go out and cause trouble on their own. They stayed in the corner and observed the outside world.

"The major holy sites are about to open up the earth's veins, so let's keep to ourselves and avoid getting caught in the act."

He wasn't afraid of the major holy sites, but rather that upon completion, powerful beings would surely guard the site day and night, preventing him from acting rashly.

According to the patriarch of the Kong family, the powerful primordial spirits of each family would also come down in person. If the two of them went out, wouldn't they be walking into the line of fire?

However, there's still no clue as to how to get down to the fifth floor. It seems we'll still have to take the temporary elevator. Which one should we choose?

The Annihilation Avatar surveyed the area.

In the end, they focused their attention on the Inhumans.

"Xiong Er, let's find another chance to sneak in. This time we won't cause any trouble, we're just trying to smuggle ourselves in!"

The man on Xiongshan Mountain was so frightened that his legs trembled.

You want me to do it again?

For three whole months, all was calm and peaceful.

The major holy sites unusually ceased their disruptive activities and focused on building their own Yin-Yang Mystic Ladders.

Finally, at some point.

The Guigu Sacred Ground was completed first, followed by the Confucian Haoran Sacred Ground and the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect. Taixuan was the second to last, and the Star Palace Hundred Clans was the last to be completed.

Only by fixing the earth's veins can they take root and penetrate the fifth layer. Only by building the Yin-Yang Mystic Ladder to stabilize the magnetic field can the earth's veins be prevented from collapsing after being hollowed out.

This is the wisdom that the ancient holy land has discovered through countless years of gatherings!

The ancient sect and the Confucian family on the upper two levels continue to be at loggerheads along the long border.

Above the Sea of ​​Thunder, the final round of support from various holy sites arrived.

A massive troop of people surrounded them, making it arguably the largest support effort they've ever received!
The continuous, magnificent spectacle was unprecedented.

While passing through the underground river layer and the Jade Shattered Cold Pool, we made a special trip to visit the strongholds of various Lu Kingdom forces.

When Lin Shan was stationed at the front-line camp of the Xun Gu Sect, he felt an unusually sharp gaze coming from afar.

That terrifying wave felt like it was going to burn him from head to toe, and that looking at him for even a second would melt him!
He knew that this was the descent of a powerful primordial spirit from the Ghost Valley Holy Land.

Although they didn't do anything to me, they still gave me a veiled warning!

Clearly, the fact that the Xun Gu Sect sent people to monitor the Guigu Holy Land has been reported back to the Holy Land, causing widespread discontent.

However, given that he is still useful at present, guarding the entrance to the Ghost Valley Holy Land on the first two floors, he was let off the hook and given a warning as he passed by.

Lin Shan stayed put, concealed by the Heavenly Treasure Void Star Disc, so he wasn't afraid that the other party would be able to see through his true nature.

Sometimes you have to play the humble one.

After that terrifying gaze disappeared.

A disciple came to report that the reinforcements from the Ghost Valley Holy Land had left this level in a grand procession and gone down below.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure exerted by the powerful primordial spirit was indeed extraordinary. Fortunately, the Kong family patriarch had informed him in advance, allowing him to calmly face the situation and make preparations.

This also means that the Yin-Yang Mystic Ladder below is now completely completed, and the fifth level, the Red Dust Star Sea, is about to open!

After the other support teams arrived one after another.

A few days passed.

The patriarch of the Kong family finally sent a letter, asking him to come down with him.

"Sect Leader Lin, these are the disciple robes and identity tokens of the Vast Holy Land. Please keep them safe, as they will be checked later."

Lin Shan glanced at it.

The clothing is genuine, and so is the identity token!

His name is Kong Xing, and his appearance is very similar to mine. It is very likely that he was made by copying my appearance.

Does the ancestor of the Kong family have such abilities?
The two began their descent from the Jade Shattered Cold Pool.

They would sneak into the lava sea, doing so discreetly without alerting anyone.

The third layer is currently calm and conservative, with all the holy sites concentrated at the entrance of the ley lines, guarding it with all their might.

When they entered the fourth level of the Yin-Yang Mystic Ladder from the sea of ​​lava, a special Nascent Soul stage cultivator was responsible for receiving them.

"Uncle, who is this?"

The man lowered his voice and acted furtively, appearing to be an inside agent planted by the Kong family in the Haoran Holy Land.

"You don't need to worry about that. Just take us upstairs. Is the fifth floor open yet?"

The relationship between the patriarch of the Kong family and this person was extraordinary. He answered all questions along the way, revealing everything he knew without reservation. "The fifth layer of the Mortal World Star Sea has been opened. A few days ago, the last batch of the Holy Land's main force arrived, and almost half of their personnel went in."

"It is said that the place is extremely strange and bizarre, with fantastical illusions. Only people with strong spiritual sense and firm will can enter. Half of them were eliminated and left on the fourth floor."

"Now that there's no powerful expert overseeing the fourth level, everyone's started causing trouble and sabotaging each other, trying to hinder each other's escape routes. It's all very chaotic, which makes it easier for us to slip through in the confusion."

The three of them climbed the ladder.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, they discovered that, as predicted, the Yin-Yang Mysterious Ladder was rife with conflict, and not everyone was qualified to enter the fifth floor. Therefore, those who remained on the fourth floor had to find something to do.

Everyone knows that there are no more powerful beings on this level, so they have become bolder and send people to cause trouble from time to time, and the Haoran Holy Land is no exception.

The three hurried past, and the people from the holy land who were busy with defense had no time to pay attention to them. Occasionally, they would encounter a pavilion built in the middle of the ladder for inspection. When they saw this Nascent Soul cultivator leading his people up, they didn't say anything and simply waved their hands to let them pass.

Until you climb to the very top, which is the end of the ley lines and the entrance to the fifth level!

"Stop, what are you doing?"

There are dedicated personnel here to verify identities, so it's clear that the fifth level is not a place that can be entered casually. There are many Nascent Soul stage cultivators here, and the layers of interception make it as solid as a rock.

Even if they are from the same organization, they still need to make a clear report.

The Nascent Soul cultivator, neither humble nor arrogant, pointed at Lin Shan and the Kong family patriarch.

"These two were part of the last batch of Holy Land reinforcements. They were delayed for a few days before arriving, and have just passed the illusion test. They can proceed to the fifth level."

"So it's Elder Min Ying. It's not that I don't trust you, but the inspection is a routine procedure and everyone is treated equally."

"I know that, please go ahead, fellow Daoist."

Those who remained behind carefully examined the two men. They were both seasoned veterans with strong mental fortitude, remaining calm and composed without changing their expressions.

"Show me your identity token."

Elder Min Ying gestured for the two to produce their identity tokens.

After checking and finding no problems, it was returned to the two people.

They then inquired in detail about their respective schools, their current military affiliation, and the tasks assigned to them.

The two were prepared and answered fluently.

"Take out the pass issued by the Illusion Detection Center and let me see it."

Upon hearing this, Elder Min Ying took out a thick stack of files, flipped through them for a moment, pulled out two sheets and handed them over. They were none other than the test reports of Lin Shan and the Kong family patriarch!
Interspersed among them were all the files of the disciples of the Holy Land, which blended in perfectly.

Good heavens, the ancestor of the Confucius family was an inside agent in the holy land, who was in charge of the archives?
After the gatekeeper checked everything repeatedly to ensure that all procedures were in order, he had the two people register and sign before letting them in.

Elder Minying waved from the exit.

"I won't go in with you. You guys do what you need to do inside. Get back to the group as soon as possible and don't linger. If you encounter any obstacles you can't overcome, rest where you are and wait for passing fellow disciples to come to your rescue."

"Understood, Elder."

The two bowed in agreement and, after being cleared through layers of checkpoints, climbed step by step into the depths of the earth's veins and disappeared.

Elder Min Ying nodded, greeted the guarding cultivator, and left, as if he were simply doing his duty and performing routine tasks, showing no sign of anything unusual.

pat~

Lin Shan and the Kong family patriarch used their hands and feet to climb to the end of the Yin-Yang Mysterious Ladder in the darkness in no time. They pushed open the well cover above their heads and entered a bizarre and vast world!

As far as the eye can see, there are dazzling halos of red, yellow, white, green, orange, purple and blue, with colorful ribbons dancing around them. Occasionally, several halos merge and overlap to create different colors, bursting out with dazzling light.

Further away, the stars twinkled endlessly, as dazzling as the aurora borealis in the night sky.

The two quietly admired this underground wonder.

In some ways, it is similar to the Aurora Sea, but it is also quite different.

This is the lower mantle, where mantle flow and meteorites meet. This world is intertwined and compatible with the residual magnetic field of meteorites, forming a unique landscape.

Here, all five senses are completely lost, vision is confused, direction is random, even sound propagation is distorted and twisted, speech is intermittent and cannot form coherent sentences.

Suddenly, a divine voice transmitted from the side startled the two of them!

"What do you do?"

It turns out that there was another camp at the exit of the Haoran Holy Land, where a special observation and supply point was built by digging out soil.

The remaining cultivators examined their various identification documents, then asked them the same questions again, before pointing to the halo in the center of the distance.

"See the biggest blue one?"

They both nodded.

"That is our goal for this trip. The Holy Land is divided into three groups, and their ultimate destination is to reach there."

"The various rings of light along the way are all illusions, and also the only way to reach the final destination!"

"Everyone encounters different scenarios in the illusion, but you can all enter each other's field of vision and move forward together in different subjective scenarios."

"In other words, although the two people see different things, they will both appear under each other's noses, and their actions and thoughts will be completely in sync. This is what is meant by different illusions yet having commonalities."

Lin Shan and the Kong family patriarch were both surprised.

Is it really that amazing?

Two people enter the same illusion at the same time, seeing different scenes with their naked eyes, but their responses to situations are logically consistent in the other person's eyes. That's a bit terrifying!

Could it be that some mysterious consciousness is deducing and manipulating all of this?
"What if it's not just two people, but three, four, or even a group?"

The monks who remained answered their questions earnestly and explained things patiently.

"It is recommended to form pairs to look after each other. Having more people is not necessarily a good thing. If there are chaotic and complex scenes that cannot be fully matched, the illusion within the aperture may activate a clearing mechanism, causing infighting to reduce the number of people and alleviate the pressure on the illusion's deduction."

The patriarch of the Kong family looked up and carefully examined the top of his head.

"Do we really have to walk along each of those light circles?"

"Of course, there are special void passages between the light rings, which are the shortest routes. If you want to slowly dig your way through the depths of the earth, it would probably take forever. By then, the spiritual tide will disappear and these illusions will collapse, making it all for nothing!"

The two were startled upon hearing this.

They quickly checked the surrounding soil and found that it was extremely dense, making excavation incredibly difficult, far beyond the conditions where the top four layers could be explored freely.

Although it is translucent, it is extremely difficult for even a Nascent Soul cultivator to move around inside.

"If you want to leave, you'd better follow the three routes we've set out for. Don't go the wrong way, or you'll run into a wall and have to turn back and take a long detour."

"Remember to help your fellow disciples along the way if you can, so you can catch up with the main group as soon as possible and ensure your safety."

"Although you arrived late, the environment of the Red Dust Star Sea is special, and everyone stays in the illusion for a different amount of time. Perhaps you can catch up later."

"Don't be nervous, and don't try to fight back. The Illusionary Realm of the Mortal World Star Sea is incredibly powerful. Only those at the Nascent Soul stage can be immune to it. Anyone below the Nascent Soul stage will definitely be affected. Whether you can get through it depends on your fate!"

The two thanked him quickly and, following the instructions of the monks who remained, chose a path on the left.

This is one of the three routes opened up by the Holy Land of Righteousness, leading directly to the final battlefield!
(End of this chapter)