Immortal Road.

The two met in the illusion of the mortal world and the starry sea, and the meeting place was also the mortal world and the starry sea in the illusion!

Qianbu couldn't help but suspect that the Xiongshan monk had also entered the mortal world.

This illusion is a reminder that he may very well encounter the real people of Bear Mountain on his journey ahead!

"You big oaf, you really think I'm afraid of you? If you dare to meet me outside the illusion, I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you."

Blood seeped from the corner of Qianbu's mouth, and a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.

Once he leaves the illusion, he will be surrounded by disciples of the Ghost Valley Holy Land. He can easily raise an army and use military formations to overwhelm Xiong Shan.

But this place is an illusion, rendering his skills useless.

He was being chased back and forth, running around frantically, but he couldn't find his teammates anywhere. The key thing was that he had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart that there should be other helpers by Xiong Shan Shangren's side!
That person is watching closely, ready to respond to any unexpected event at any moment.

"Does this mean I'll be forced to use that thing here?"

Qianbu was extremely unwilling.

He gripped a jade pendant tightly in his hand. This was a treasure personally bestowed upon him by the Holy Lord of Ghost Valley Holy Land. It contained a small amount of primordial spirit power, which could help him temporarily escape the illusion and escape this place.

It was precisely because he was a prodigy of the Ghost Valley Holy Land that he received extra favors and special treatment that even other veteran lineage leaders might not receive.

If you encounter a powerful being or a primordial spirit expert in the illusion, then you can use your strengths wisely!

But does a mere Xiong Shan Shangren, a defeated opponent in reality, deserve to force him to reveal his trump card for survival?
He felt extremely frustrated.
Just as he was being beaten so badly by the Bear Mountain Master that he was about to be forced to flee, an ice python suddenly appeared!
"Whoo~~~"

The fierce winds stirred up this world, cracking the soil and rock layers of the mantle layer inch by inch, and the surging frost swept along the way, directly freezing the people on Bear Mountain!
"Lord Bingling?"

Qian Bu was overjoyed, never expecting to receive help from the Ice Python even in the illusion.

"Am I... dreaming?"

The ice python's massive body swam through the mortal world and starry sea, its cold pupils emitting a blinding glint as it passed by.

"Hmph, you piece of trash. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have perished in the illusion. How could you possibly do what I asked of you then?"

Qianbu was startled and then realized what was happening.

The ice python in the illusion seems to be real, not a product of the illusion!

It can actually enter other people's illusions?!
Such talent is terrifyingly powerful. He thrives in the fifth level of the mortal world and star sea, influencing whomever he wants. He is a powerful tool for stirring up trouble.

The man from Xiongshan was filled with terror, trapped in the ice and unable to move, watching helplessly as an ice python suddenly pierced through the feud between him and Qianbu.

"Who are you anyway, and why are you meddling in other people's business?"

"thing?"

The ice python hissed and flicked its tongue, its tone carrying an inexplicable meaning.

"It's been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like that. You've got some nerve, kid. If it weren't for the fact that your master is a true immortal from the celestial realm, I would have torn you to pieces for those words alone."

Upon hearing this, Qianbu, who was standing nearby, seemed to understand the meaning behind the ice python's words.
You're not planning to kill Xiong Shan?
He quickly pleaded:

"My lord, this big oaf is my mortal enemy. He has opposed me many times and will probably ruin my plans in Leibo Sea in the future. We must get rid of him as soon as possible!"

The ice python turned its head to look at him:
"Are you stupid? This is an illusion. What difference does it make whether you kill him or not?"

"Uh"

Qianbu then slapped his forehead and realized that the illusion was too real, making it difficult for him to distinguish between reality and illusion.

The man on Xiongshan Mountain roared angrily, struggling desperately but to no avail, and was still shouting and yelling.

"Qianbu, you treacherous villain, what else can you do besides backstabbing, leveraging power, finding backers, ganging up, and calling in outside help?"

"When will we dare to fight each other based on our true abilities, given our destiny?"

"And you, you stinking worm who's been leashed? Dare to introduce yourself?"

The ice python was furious and couldn't stand that foul mouth any longer. It immediately opened its mouth and blew out a vast expanse of frost that howled towards them!

Just as the monk from Xiongshan was about to perish, three beams of yin and yang light suddenly shot out from the side, forming a triangular shape to block his path.

"Brother Silent Extinction, save me!"

The ice python suddenly felt a sharp pain in its primordial energy level, as if it had been pricked by a needle out of the blue!
A Gu worm burrowed into its primordial consciousness, spreading out instantly, catching it completely off guard!
"These are...the three sacred Gu of the Witch Clan?"

The ice python, with its considerable knowledge, immediately recognized the creature's origin and, with its pupils widened, began to expel it.

The people hiding in the shadows were not idle either. They broke through the ice wall to rescue the people from Xiongshan, and then launched an attack on the ice python together!

"You're asking for it!"

To Qianbu's horrified gaze, the ice python suddenly grew to an enormous size, and within three breaths, an extremely cold current swept across an area of ​​hundreds of miles like a giant wave.

Inside, it was a vast expanse of white, with only scattered blue and gray lights visible. It finally came to a slow stop in less than a quarter of an incense stick's time.

The ice python emerged from the white mist, and the extreme cold wave began to recede.

"These two juniors are interesting, but they're not truly powerful beings, so they're not a cause for concern. The only slightly troublesome one is the Heavenly Beetle Gu. Could the other one be a member of the Witch Clan?"

Qian Bu was not surprised by this result at all. After all, he was a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, and dealing with two Nascent Soul stage cultivators was a piece of cake for him.

What shocked him was that the mysterious person who rescued the man from Xiongshan was able to withstand Lord Bingling for so long and almost injured his soul.

If I were to encounter this in real life, the odds would likely be against me.

The ice python turned around and glanced at him.

"The Heavenly Bull Gu in the hands of that witch clan member is specifically for treating the soul, and it can even damage the original essence. You must be careful if you encounter it, as there are witch clan experts hidden around Master Xiongshan."

Qianbu nodded silently.

"Hmph, that old bastard Duan Tong, although he agreed to let me use the Yin-Yang Mystic Ladder of the Ghost Valley Holy Land to get to the fifth level, he didn't share any information once we got here, and he kept delaying the promised Ice Melting Stone!"

"I even traded the Yin-Yang Mystic Core for it! The reputation of the Ghost Valley Holy Land is absolutely rotten. They're masters of breaking their word!"

"You infiltrated the group; did you find out the whereabouts of the Ice Melting Stone?"

The Ice Python previously helped Duan Tong, the Grandmaster of Military Strategists, seize the Yin-Yang Mystic Core, making the Ghost Valley Holy Land the biggest winner on the fourth level. The condition was that the Ghost Valley Holy Land would use the Yin-Yang Mystic Ladder to reach the fifth level, share intelligence at any time, and finally hand over all the Ice Melting Stones collected from the Red Dust Star Sea to it.

The Melting Ice Stone, also known as Earth Marrow Rock or Goblin Spot, is the marrow deep within the earth, a concentrated essence containing extremely hot power. It is said to be able to melt even ten-thousand-year-old ice, and is generally hidden deep within the earth's core.

However, the fifth layer, located at the deepest part of the mantle, also has a chance of finding this item.

However, ever since a powerful being from the Ghost Valley Holy Land descended from the Thunder Wave Sea, it has never dared to get too close again, and can only linger outside and tentatively send messages.

As a result, Duan Tong suddenly cut off contact with it, just like a mute. This made the Ice Python very angry. It felt that the Ghost Valley Holy Land was just going through the motions, so it went to Qian Bu.

"You need to keep a close eye on the whereabouts of the Ice Melting Stone. It's related to whether my main body can break through the seal and whether I can support you outside in the future."

"I understand."

Qianbu outwardly agreed respectfully, but inwardly he disagreed.

What do I care where your true form is sealed away? If you weren't of some use to me, do you think I would willingly become your inside man?

The two chatted briefly, and then the ice python hurriedly left.

Obviously, it has other things to do; it's just keeping an eye on Qianbu here, and who knows where it will wander off to next.

Then, Qianbu walked out of the illusion step by step and came to the outside world of mortals and stars, where he immediately saw many familiar faces.

"Senior Brother Qian?"

"Senior Brother Qian, you're out!"

"Great! We've been waiting for you for so long. Let's hurry to the next stop."

"What's the rush? Senior Brother Qian looks like he just finished a big battle; he definitely needs to rest."

Qian Bu waved his hand, and everyone immediately shut up.

"Alright, you guys go ahead first, I'll catch up soon."

After watching the disciples of the Ghost Valley Holy Land walk into the distance, he waited for a full half day before suddenly slipping into a side road without paying attention.

There are countless illusory halos in the mortal world and starry sea, and the routes can be freely combined. He did not intend to take the original route of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, but instead went to an unknown wild path.

"In the mortal world, at the edge of the mantle, lies a diverse array of hidden treasures. While you covet the Formless Star Cocoon and the Goblin Spot, what I truly need are the Earthbound Spirits."

Lin Shan and the patriarch of the Kong family overcome numerous obstacles along the way.

The next illusionary realm had a moderate size, and most of the troubles encountered inside were resolved without serious consequences.

For example, as expected, Luan Chun, Yan Yuanchun, Huang Xianshi, and others were attacked by external enemies in the Kun Sect, but were easily killed by Lin Shan.

For example, in a dream, he encountered his deceased elder brother, the Young Master of the Nine Netherworlds, and reenacted a farewell in the human world. In a final burst of energy, the two brothers empathized with each other and had a heart-to-heart talk.
For example, when he appeared in the forbidden area of ​​the cliff, he met the Demon King Kuihu and Venerable Kuisang again. At this moment, Venerable Zouwu from the Devouring Star Mountain Range came to investigate the fall of the Demon King Yuanlu. However, Lin Shan kept this matter very secret and managed to get away with it without any major incident.

Even characters who hadn't appeared in a long time reappeared, such as the scene in Xiaoyizhou where Master Pu carved words in the fire, with soldiers raining arrows outside and bodyguards fighting like trapped beasts inside. It was a one-to-one recreation, so realistic it couldn't be more real.
There were also Master Zuo and Old Master Zhang from Yichuan Auction House, talking and playing chess, nodding and swaying their heads, while Lin Shan held a teapot and poured water for them, as if they had returned to their youthful days.
Even more unexpectedly, in a certain illusion, he actually saw the long-lost Thunder Beast Thunder Otter! This demon was the spirit beast he had contracted, but later, when he was not paying attention, it suddenly advanced to a fifth-level demon king and broke free from his control, thus regaining its freedom.

After all these years, the Thunder Beast still lives in the fragments of the Little Yi Continent, feeding on lightning all day long and thriving, living a carefree and unrestrained life as a hegemon.
Lin Shan understood that these were all things he had been thinking about for a long time, and they had finally found the answers and were presented in the illusion.

However, there are actually many more characters and mysteries that I have interacted with, but they have not been triggered. It is clear that each illusion is random and its calculation direction has its own emphasis.

The patriarch of the Kong family did encounter a crisis along the way, but was saved by Lin Shan. The old man became more and more open-minded, and seemed to have gained a lot of wisdom about life in his old age.

He sighed repeatedly on the way, saying that he had been trapped in too many illusions in his early years, and that he had finally been freed from them, seen through the illusions of the world, and eliminated his obsessions.

In comparison, Lin Shan felt that the Red Dust Star Sea did not seem to have the magical effect on him as rumored in terms of refining his mind.

It may be related to his age and mindset.

At such a young age, full of energy for the future, one's mindset is naturally not as sentimental, hesitant, regretful, or burdened as that of an old man.

During their conversation, the patriarch of the Kong family also clearly admired Lin Shan's virtuous character of not engaging in promiscuous relationships.

"Master Lin has really avoided so many detours!"

"What is love in this world? How can the word 'poison' describe it? People are burdened by love, trapped by love, sacrificed for love, and wounded by love. Romantic past events are all poison, and it takes hundreds of years to slowly heal them."

"For us cultivators, a pure mind and focus are especially important for cultivation, and we must never be swayed by emotions."

Of all the weapons in the world, none wounds the most deeply.

Got it!
Judging from the way the patriarch of the Kong family is acting, he must have had quite a few romantic entanglements in his youth.

Old Deng! Now you feel guilty? Where were you when you were ruining those girls?
Lin Shan couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"Cultivation requires enduring loneliness and cutting through complexities decisively. One must know that beauty and form are but fleeting illusions, and one's eyes must see only one thing, with clear and lucid vision!"

It's rare that he actually installed it.

The patriarch of the Kong family, however, agreed wholeheartedly, nodding in strong agreement with Lin Shan, feeling that he was indeed quite capable to have grown to such a level at such a young age.

"If Leader Lin can persevere and remain abstain from women, he is said to receive great benefits when he becomes an immortal!"

"A pure Yang body, a pure Yang primordial spirit, encompassing all things—this is the true immortal of pure Yang!"

"It is said that those who can retain their virginity can cultivate pure yang fire, which is the purest immortal fire in the world."

Pure Yang True Immortal?

Are you sure this is how it's defined?

Lin Shan heard this for the first time and wondered if the ancestor of the Kong family was making things up to fool him. However, the other party's confident assurance made it seem genuine, so he could only remain skeptical.

The two passed through countless illusions until the people around them began to dwindle. Most of the disciples of the Vast Holy Land were still struggling. Those who were able to enter on their own merit were geniuses among geniuses.

"I see that blue halo ahead. That's the final battleground designated by the Lord of the Vast Holy Land. There must be the treasures we need inside!"

"Master Lin, we need to be fully prepared now. Let's see just how deep these muddy waters really are."

"The Five Holy Lands, you have monopolized the upward channels for so long, it's time for you to step down."

"After I return, the State of Lu must give birth to its own native primordial spirit!"

(End of this chapter)