Immortal Road.

After making some arrangements for the Xun Gu Sect on the first two floors, Lin Shan chose to secretly slip away and leave Lei Bo Hai!
While he calculated that the major holy lands would stay on the fifth level for at least some time and wouldn't easily withdraw such a large army, there were still many dangers and hidden dangers in the spiritual tide, and it was not safe for him to stay in seclusion in the Jade Shattered Cold Pool on the second level.

First is the Formless Star Cocoon!
It's hard to say about others, but as a Star Spirit, the Star Palace Ancestor Xing Jinshu might be able to sense it, so I have to go out and refine it in advance.

Secondly, there's the Ice Spirit Illusion Python!
This guy still has traces of refining in Shui Bingyue's Moon Pattern Silver Sword. If he happens to run into Lin Shan in seclusion when he comes out and passes through the second level, he definitely won't mind causing trouble and making things difficult for him.

Therefore, choosing to stay away from the spiritual vortex for the time being is a necessary choice for safety.

We left Leibo Sea.

He traveled south, deliberately avoiding crowded places, and even ventured beyond the borders of the State of Lu into a desolate wilderness.

There is no human habitation here, the spiritual energy is sparse, and there are hardly any monsters that have even developed a little intelligence.

After digging a hundred feet deep into the ground and using it as a temporary secluded chamber, Lin Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He took out the Formless Star Cocoon and carefully examined this seventh-tier spiritual artifact.

This object continues to rise and fall, its powerful spirituality pulsating constantly, and one can even gradually sense life about to be born within it!

The various effects are listed on the enhancement panel.

He analyzed everything carefully and came to a conclusion that even he found hard to believe.

When True Monarch Yuxing obtained this item, he did not immediately flee like I did. Instead, he used it on the spot in the Red Dust Star Sea and stayed in the Star Cocoon for a total of eighty-one days.

Based on the information available, it is very likely that it is extending lifespan!
If it were used for other purposes, it wouldn't need to be hidden inside the egg.

As for living a second life, that's even more impossible!

He was originally a "Zhou Tian Xing Ti" (a type of celestial body). If he were to dissolve his physical body and start over with a "Wu Xiang Xing Ti" (a type of celestial body without form), wouldn't that be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon?

Based on the information I collected about this legendary figure back then, I learned that he was a hidden gem in his early years, living a muddled and aimless life, but later achieved great success and rose to prominence.

As the Wan Hui Nian approached, he made arrangements for his affairs and left behind his legacy. He decided to risk his life to fight to the death. It is estimated that his lifespan had come to an end, so he forcibly seized the Star Cocoon to prolong his life in the battle!

In the end, he actually succeeded, but unfortunately, he failed at the last moment and was captured by the Holy Lord of Penglai.

"No, even in the mortal world, there's the interference of the Earth's magnetic field and the barrier of the mantle layer. Divine sense can't even extend for tens of miles. If someone wanted to hide, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack. How could they possibly be discovered? Could it be that someone betrayed them?"

He felt that there was a good chance that Yu Xing Zhenjun had been betrayed, but because that event was too far removed from the present day, it was impossible to verify the historical facts.

Now that it was his turn, unlike his predecessors, he successfully escaped from the encirclement and suppression of the various holy lands.

Now, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly!
If you're ruthless enough, you can simply abandon the entire Xun Gu Sect and safely survive until you break through to the Nascent Soul stage before leaving the mountain!
Unfortunately, although the Formless Star Cocoon can help break through to the Nascent Soul stage, the enhancement panel clearly states that once you start, you can't stop halfway and you have to go all the way.

Lin Shan examined himself. He was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and had not yet truly begun to work on it. The seventh step of the Nascent Soul stage needed to be taken one step at a time, and a hasty breakthrough could easily lead to serious problems.

However, speaking of preparations, the treasures he has collected so far are not few compared to others of the same level. It can be said that everything is ready except for the final push!

He took out his storage bracelet and took stock of the treasures he currently possessed related to the Seven Steps of the Primordial Spirit:
Primordial Crystal, Lotus Fire Nirvana Pill, Blood Fiend Returning to Origin Pill, Void Star Guiding Pill, Ice Jade Essence, Earth Vein Essence, Earth Spirit Spot, Eternal Silent Coal, Dark Earth Core
Among them, the Eternal Silence Coal and the Dark Core belong to the dark side, and it's more appropriate to save them for the Annihilation Avatar.

The Earth Spirit Pill is the main ingredient of the Di Ling Pill, a elixir for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. This pill is famous in the cultivation world and is not only useful for Nascent Soul cultivators breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, but can also be used for the cultivation needs of Nascent Soul stage cultivators themselves.

Unfortunately, after Zhang Yunxi left, Lin Shan had no connections or trustworthy sixth-level alchemy grandmasters, so he had to put the matter on hold for the time being.

Everything else is useful to me!
Needless to say, the Yuan Nian Crystal helps one comprehend the profound mysteries of the Yuan Shen and provides assistance in all aspects of the seven steps of the Yuan Shen cultivation. It can be considered the most comprehensive auxiliary spiritual object and needs to be extracted from Yuan Shen cultivators and their Yuan Nian incarnations.

The Lotus Fire Nirvana Pill is used for the transformation of the primordial spirit, the Blood Fiend Returning to Origin Pill is used to nourish the divine essence, the Void Star Guiding Pill is used for the spirit to travel beyond the heavens, and the Ice Jade Essence is used for the forgetting of self and things.

Finally, and separately, there is the essence of the earth's veins. This substance comes in different types and can be used to compensate for deficiencies in the five internal organs, such as spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency, liver weakness, and stomach coldness.
The human body of a cultivator is constantly undergoing a cycle of absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, refining essence into qi, and refining qi into spirit. This corresponds to the gathering of the three flowers at the top and the convergence of the five qi at the origin, so the cultivation of these five qi is also particularly important.

To be honest, Lin Shan developed a chronic illness due to practicing a flawed version of the "Yellow Bamboo Harmony Divine Method" during his Golden Core stage. Although he later improved it by strengthening it with the "Divine Illumination Wish Wheel Sutra," his kidney deficiency was still a real problem!

Recalling the days when he had just broken through to the Soul Core stage by relying on the Soul Source and thus became the "Kidney Deficiency Prince", he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Fortunately, the essence of the earth veins can regulate and balance all the organs in the body.

At least from this perspective, he is fully confident in the first three steps of the seven steps of the primordial spirit: "transformation of the primordial spirit", "returning to the divine essence" and "forgetting oneself and the external world". He is slightly worried about the fourth step, "spiritual travel beyond the heavens". He has already achieved the fifth step, "comprehension of shattering the void". He is most uneasy about the sixth step, "six-nine thunder tribulation". He can ignore the seventh step, "divination of thoughts and incarnation".

"The Formless Star Cocoon is best used for breaking through the barrier, ideally after the fifth step is completed and before the sixth step begins!"

Lin Shan had drawn up a plan, putting the best resources to good use.

"I'll figure out the first five steps on my own and take my time. There's no need to rush. I can always try and start over."

"Once the trial and tribulation officially begins, the sixth step is a one-way street with no turning back. You can only go all the way down this path, and you can't stop halfway through, whether you succeed or not."

"The most crucial and dangerous part is the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation. My Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation must be significantly stronger than others. After all, the paths of Soul Infant and Nascent Soul are being merged. Whether it will be a double strike like the Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation, or a one-time, powerful one, is hard to say."

Lin Shan felt a little scared.

Because he himself also possesses lightning-type abilities, and has a history of stealing lightning from the Golden Palace Thunder Pool, not to mention the fact that he enhances his panel to strengthen unauthorized supernatural powers that violate the Heavenly Court's records.
If the truth comes out, I'm afraid something unexpected might happen.

But more importantly, he has never forgotten this!
It was the "White Bone Visualization Diagram" that the Black Skull Demon Lord used to train his soul power back then. The enhancement panel clearly warned that there was a chance of being possessed by the White Bone Lord when his primordial spirit underwent tribulation!
Even during the tribulation to become an immortal, a skeletal ghost immortal might possess one's body!

At that time, he was only in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. If he wanted the Soul Forging Secret Technique for Soul Cultivation, he really had no choice but to rely on the Black Skull Demon Lord beside him.

The Skeleton Clan's ready-made Nascent Soul stage soul-forging secret technique, "The White Bone Visualization Diagram," is right in front of you. So, are you going to practice it or not?

Back then, I was a long way from reaching the Nascent Soul stage, so I couldn't think of all this. I just practiced whatever came my way. Now, as I'm about to face the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation, I've finally thought of this.

The White Bone Lord is not an ordinary primordial spirit, but a primordial spirit-stage creature from hell. He started by specializing in soul cultivation and eventually evolved into a ghost immortal!

His mastery of the soul far surpasses that of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in this world; it can be considered his signature skill.

While he was busy dealing with the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation, the White Bone Lord suddenly seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, which was even more deadly than the extraterrestrial demons!

However, Lin Shan still had one trick up his sleeve.

To be precise, it's both a favor and a promise.

A celestial being from the mortal world, whom I encountered in the forbidden land of the precipice!
Before I helped Him complete the errand and resealed the great demon Qu Gong, I had received a promise.

"When you undergo the tribulation of your primordial spirit in the future, I can protect you on your path!"

This promise was made by the immortal himself, so it must be true. It's finally time to put it to use.

Immortals protect the path.

There are no records of this world from ancient times to the present, but just thinking about it makes people feel very safe!
Lin Shan knew what was going on. He knew the immortal had promised to protect him during his primordial spirit's tribulation, so he'd better go through the first five steps first, and only call upon the old man after everything was ready. He hadn't even taken the first step yet, so it was a bit premature to speak of it now.

He meticulously set up warning arrays and restrictions within a radius of a hundred miles, and then set up several array plates near the secluded cultivation site. Finally, he began the first step of the seven steps of the Primordial Spirit.

Transform your primordial spirit!

He sat cross-legged, took out the Lotus Fire Nirvana Pill, paused slightly, and then put it in his mouth to swallow.

"Bang~"

A ball of crimson lotus karmic fire suddenly appeared and enveloped him!

Under the starry sky, specks of light dappled across the sky.

The cold light reflected a solitary figure walking step by step through the desolate desert.

This is a black desert, where rustling sounds rise and fall in the darkness, as if countless small creatures are moving about beneath the sand.

An ancient altar appeared ahead.

"You came."

The sound arose out of nowhere, and it was all the louder in the empty wilderness, like a great bell that was deafening!
Qianbu was almost startled and stumbled, falling onto the sand dune. After waiting quietly for a while and finding no further reaction, he slowly got up and prepared to continue walking.

The voice rang out again!
"You finally came"

"scare?"

Qianbu suddenly collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably. The oppressive aura, as if it were a divine mandate, filled him with genuine terror and a sense of insignificance.

However, after getting used to it a little, he realized that the voice was coming from the altar in front of him, and he slowly approached with trepidation.

Finally, when they were three feet away from the altar, they stopped and carefully observed the surrounding terrain before focusing all their attention on the altar.

Most of it was covered in black, but in some places the wind and sand had blown off a layer of skin, which looked like bloodstains that had been splattered on it and formed a layer of congealed material on the surface over a long period of time.

Qianbu mustered his courage and stepped forward to clean it, scraping off all the bloodstains and throwing them aside. The surface of the altar shone as if it were brand new, revealing mysterious patterns under the starlight.

"My destined one, I've finally waited for you."

A long, drawn-out sigh echoed continuously within the altar.

Qianbu's fear gradually subsided, replaced by curiosity, and he tried to inquire about the altar.

"You say I'm the one with the destiny? But where is the treasure? I haven't seen a single trace of it."

The altar was able to communicate with him, and the two sides quickly entered into a deep exchange, talking back and forth from ancient times to the present. The language was rather obscure, but Qian Bu could barely understand it.

A terrifying dark giant is sealed beneath the altar!

Having slept for countless years, it has almost forgotten who it is, only knowing that its mission is to wait for a destined person to arrive and help him escape his predicament.

"But why should I help you?"

Qian Bu asked cautiously. Since he left the main force of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, he had been wandering alone in the mortal world for so long without gaining anything, which left him physically and mentally exhausted.

"I can grant you one request."

A buzzing sound came from beneath the altar, and the words that were spoken finally made Qian Bu's eyes light up!
"Any conditions are acceptable?"

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The presence paused slightly, then responded in a hoarse voice.

"Whatever I can do."

Upon hearing this, Qianbu felt relieved and secretly reduced his vigilance.

If the person below the altar agrees without even thinking, then there's something truly sinister going on!

But now the other party was speaking conservatively, as if weighing the pros and cons, which made him feel slightly more relaxed.

"I want a geomancer."

When he uttered the words "Earthbound Spirit," the altar trembled slightly. Before long, an elf-like figure appeared on it, though judging from its condition, it was probably quite old.

Earthbound Spirit is a sixth-order innate earth spirit. It is gentle, lazy, and loves to sleep. It is particularly good at stirring up the terrain and manipulating the earth's veins, making it a spirit pet that perfectly matches its attributes.

Similarly, in the realm of military formations, it can further enhance the army's military spirit, making it an excellent aid to the formation-based strategy.

Qian Bu's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward to grab the Earthbound Spirit, but the creature did not budge.

He tried several times and finally figured out why: it seemed that a mysterious, invisible force was pulling the object from beneath the altar.

"Take off my shackles first."

The voice was clearly not stupid; it demanded that Qianbu remove the seal immediately.

Qianbu refused to agree and demanded to take the goods first and then pay.

After a long period of stubbornness, the entity beneath the altar had no choice but to give in, loosening its control over the earthbound spirit and allowing Qianbu to succeed!
"Chirp chirp~"

"Hehehe, baby, don't be afraid, from now on you belong to me!"

Qianbu was overjoyed and played with it for a while, oblivious to everyone else, before finally putting it in his pocket.

They've once again made outrageous demands:
"I want the Formless Star Cocoon too!"

"No."

The person below the altar answered honestly:

"You should go to the central blue circle of light in the Cocoon of No Form. There's nothing there anywhere else. Also, we agreed that I'd give you the Earthbound Spirit and you'd help me break free!"

"What, are you going to back out?" (End of Chapter)