Immortal Road.

The sound grew louder as it approached, violent and deep, shattering all the doors and windows on the top floor. A dark figure burst through the barriers and rushed in.

Once they stopped, they realized that she was an old woman with a snake's head and a human body.

It flicked its tongue, staring with triangular snake eyes, a large pink flower stuck in the back of its head, five or six crow's feet at the corners of its eyes, and long eyelashes that blinked watery and quite alluring, as if it possessed seductive arts.

Lin Shan almost threw up his dinner from the night before after seeing this!

Could this be the so-called Venerable Yushe? He's completely different from the imposing and domineering old man I imagined. Qu Gong brought me here just to find this person?

The key is the tone of their voices; it seems the two don't get along at all.

"Hey, old buddy, you're here!"

Qu Gong turned around and saw that he had quickly gotten up and greeted her with a smile. He scurried over, but before he could even meet her, he was sent flying back.

"Bang!!!"

The wall behind him cracked, leaving a large, human-shaped hole, and Qu Gong himself disappeared instantly.

The entire audience was astonished.

Everyone assumed this person had connections with the sea tribe, but who knew it was this kind of connection?
Lin Shan had a bad feeling. He shifted his feet slightly, wondering whether to run away. Qu Gong suddenly darted back in, looking at the newcomer with an embarrassed expression.

"Fellow Daoist Yushe, I've come to see you again after ten thousand years. Is this how you treat your guests?"

"spit!"

Venerable Yushe, with his two blemished eyes, looked at him with a cold, unfriendly smile.

"You still have the nerve to come back? Back then, you came to me and borrowed the Heavenly Treasure, saying you wanted revenge, but then you disappeared without a trace, vanished from the face of the earth. I thought you were dead!"

Qu Gong scratched his head sheepishly.

"Ten thousand years ago, I was blinded by rage and committed an unforgivable sin, which is why I was sealed away until now. I've only just been freed!"

"Fine, then give me back my treasure!"

"Uh this"

When the topic of returning treasure came up, the guy's eyes darted around, and he stammered, unable to speak.

He glanced at the three Nascent Soul Sea Clan members behind him. When Venerable Yu She followed his gaze, the three immediately shook their heads and waved their hands, saying it had nothing to do with them!
He glanced at the many guests below the stage, who all seemed to be avoiding him like snakes or scorpions, afraid of being implicated.

Finally, looking at Lin Shan, Venerable Yu She also turned his gaze.

Lin Shan thought to himself, "This is bad. You can't possibly not produce it, can you? You've walked right into my trap after ten thousand years. Are you kidding me?"
"Well, the treasure fell into the hands of an enemy back then. I originally intended to retrieve it, but I was tricked and sealed away, which is why I couldn't."

Venerable Yushe's expression was extremely distorted, and a terrifying spiritual pressure covered the entire area. He stared intently at Qu Gong, his words as fine as sand:
"Whose enemy have they fallen into?"

"You know that person too, his name is Zang Yan."

"Zangyan???"

Venerable Yushe's voice suddenly rose eight octaves, the sharp, distorted tone causing discomfort, and all the sea creatures shuddered in fright.

"Are you talking about Zang Yan, the Holy Lord of Penglai Holy Land ten thousand years ago, who became the biggest winner in the last Ten Thousand Gathering Spirit Tide?"

"Yes, that's him now."

"They've already ascended to immortality!"

The tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans and bowls on the entire floor were shaken and bounced around. The guests were so frightened that they lay prostrate on the ground, afraid that Venerable Yushe would implicate the innocent.

Qu Gong, realizing his mistake only after a moment's thought, quickly tried to salvage the situation:

"What? He... he ascended to immortality? Does that mean the treasure is now in the Penglai Sacred Land? How about I go with you and we snatch it back!"

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The scene was eerily deserted.

At this moment, Venerable Yushe suddenly laughed, concealing all his aura, his movements both tense and relaxed, leaving everyone puzzled.

"Well, you big devil! So that's why you came to the sea tribe to find me as soon as you escaped. So you wanted to avenge your grudge of ten thousand years, so you deliberately came here to drag me down. Your scheme is about to hit me in the face!"

The three sea creature spirits then realized that Qu Gong had come here for this very purpose.

I knew it! Nobody comes here for nothing. How dare you come to borrow treasure with such a bad idea?

Qu Gong smiled sheepishly and scratched his toes, feeling embarrassed.

“Fellow Daoist Yushe, I was wrong ten thousand years ago. You may kill me or torture me as you please, but the Tongtian Lingbao is in the hands of the Penglai Holy Land. It would be better to keep me alive to atone for my sins.”

"What if the treasure wasn't in Penglai's hands, but was taken away by Cang Yan when he ascended to immortality?"

Venerable Yushe asked in a cold voice, "This is not impossible."

How can you be sure that the treasure was left behind by Cangyan in the Penglai Holy Land? If I go there and can't find it, wouldn't I be losing everything?
Qu Gong slammed his fist on the table and stood up!

"Then let's storm Penglai, seize their Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure to pay off our debt, fellow Daoist, how about that???"

This surprised everyone present.

They stormed into the sacred land of Penglai and stole their Heavenly Treasure?

"Penglai is one of the top holy lands of the human race, with a history of over 100,000 years and unfathomable depths. Do you think the two of us alone can break in?"

Venerable Yushe wasn't stupid; he wouldn't let him just spout a few words of encouragement and start a fight to the death with the Penglai Holy Land.

"Who said it was just the two of us? There are three fellow Daoists behind us."

Qu Gong turned his head, and the three Nascent Soul stage sea racers hurriedly waved their hands in refusal.

"Um, we have something to do and can't go."

Knowing this all along, Venerable Yushe's eyes flashed with even more icy light, ready to strike at the slightest provocation.

"Ahem, it's alright if the three of them don't go, I've brought one more person with me."

Qu Gong pointed to Linshan.

"I??"

Lin Shan's heart skipped a beat. He was only a half-baked expert. He hadn't even finished the seven steps of the Primordial Spirit Realm, and he had already fast-forwarded to the point of attacking Penglai?

What a fuss!

You want me to go and get myself killed, don't you? That's like an old man who's tired of living.

Venerable Yushe glanced at him and almost laughed out of anger.

"This kid hasn't even mastered the art of 'spiritual travel' yet. He might get struck dead by lightning someday. You want me to take him with me?" "Hey, that's judging a book by its cover. My little brother may not be a high-level cultivator, but he's quite capable. He's the one who helped me break this seal."

"Hmph! He hasn't even reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, yet he dares to go to Penglai to seek death. Do you want him to undergo the tribulation of lightning in public? That might be possible under the indiscriminate heavenly punishment, but what use is he otherwise?"

"Huh? That's right, how come I didn't think of that!"

Qu Gong slapped his thigh, suddenly enlightened, and immediately stood up with a beaming smile.

"That's right, let him break through inside Penglai, use the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation to make a mess of the Holy Land, then the two of us will cause trouble inside, steal Penglai's Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure and run away!"

"no."

Lin Shan quickly reached out his hand, "What kind of terrible idea is this? You don't treat me like a human being, do you?"

"can."

Unexpectedly, Venerable Yushe nodded, agreeing that the plan was feasible!
Anyone who has experienced the tribulation of the primordial spirit knows the terror of the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation. Once it is locked onto and pursued to the ends of the earth, if one is caught in the crossfire, it will bring disaster upon oneself and be punished by heaven according to one's current cultivation level!

In other words, regardless of whether you are cultivating Qi or building a foundation, or have reached the Void Realm, as long as you are within the range, the Heavenly Tribulation will automatically send down lightning tribulation according to your cultivation level, and you will undergo the baptism together with the one undergoing the tribulation!
So theoretically speaking, this gameplay is indeed insane, and even the strongest holy land can't withstand it.

However, throughout history, no Nascent Soul cultivator on the verge of a breakthrough would venture into the enemy's lair to perish together with the enemy. After all, this move would injure the enemy a thousand while also injuring yourself eight hundred. If you dare to be distracted by fighting someone while undergoing tribulation, that's simply courting death!

Lin Shan pointed to himself:

"Hey, did you two consider the feelings of the person involved when you were discussing this? Did I agree to it?"

Venerable Yushe looked at Qugong.

Qu Gong hurriedly and earnestly advised Lin Shan:
"Brother, the Penglai Holy Land has been a malignant tumor that has dominated this world for 100,000 years. It all depends on you to curb their arrogance. If you succeed, it will surely cause a sensation in the cultivation world and be known throughout the world for generations to come!"

"I don't want to, I'm afraid of dying."

Lin Shan honestly refused, telling him not to even think about it, that it was absolutely impossible.

Venerable Yushe was already getting a little impatient.

"Qugong, did you come to the Sea Clan just to amuse me?"

"No, my brother is a bit stubborn. Let me talk to him properly, and he'll agree."

"Waiting for you? I've been waiting for you for tens of thousands of years! If you can't give me a straight answer today, your primordial spirit will never return to your body. You'll stay here forever!"

"Alright, alright, my brother agrees!"

Qu Gong suddenly roared, startling Lin Shan. "When did I agree to that?"

“Fellow Daoist, you see, he has only just finished replenishing his divine essence and is about to embark on a spiritual journey beyond the heavens. He is still some distance away from the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation. If he encounters any danger or accident in the void along the way, he is very likely to perish. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, I would like to ask you to lend me the Void Silver Scale Armor again. I will return it to you after I have used it, is that alright?”

At the same time, he turned to look at Lin Shan.

"what do you say?"

"Hmm."

Lin Shan then realized that Qu Gong, who seemed honest and simple, was actually very cunning and had planned everything from the moment he was born.

By taking advantage of the grudges from ten thousand years ago, he lured Venerable Yushe into the vortex of Penglai Holy Land, and then used this opportunity to borrow treasures to help himself improve his survival rate when he traveled to the heavens. It can be said that he killed three birds with one stone!
He secretly transmitted his voice:
"Brother, let me tell you frankly, the dangers of wandering in the heavens are far beyond your imagination!"

"Especially since our realm was once invaded by extraterrestrial demons, the void has long been riddled with holes and leaks everywhere, and has become connected with the chaotic source sea outside. The power of chaos is an extremely poisonous substance. Even if it is diluted countless times and enters the interior of the void world, it will cause incalculable damage to the primordial spirit that has not survived the tribulation of lightning."

"The Void Silver Scale Armor is a divine treasure of the Sea Serpent Clan. It is the snake skin that the Old Ghost Yu Serpent shed himself. It is strong enough to resist the erosion of void particles and other free matter, and can ensure that you can return safely without any aftereffects."

This is true.

Before undergoing the tribulation of lightning, cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage face considerable danger when traveling in spirit realms. They are easily tainted by all sorts of strange and malevolent things, leaving behind countless injuries and illnesses, and even causing their subsequent breakthroughs to fail.

To be absolutely sure, it's best to borrow something.

"But will they really take me to the Penglai Holy Land to undergo my tribulation, as the agreement states?"

Lin Shan had doubts. This was practically courting death. Even with the Immortal in the Bamboo Hat as guarantor, he wouldn't agree to such recklessness.

"Hey, of course not!"

Qu Gong reassured him that he would never risk his life.

"I heard you mention there's also an Annihilation Avatar, right? When you successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage, you can just send it to cause trouble in Penglai during its breakthrough, won't that be fine?"

"Huh? Well, that's not bad."

Lin Shan suddenly understood and stopped resisting it.

Since Penglai is also his enemy, if Qu Gong can really win over Venerable Yushe, this ancient sea creature, then sacrificing his Nirvana clone is not out of the question.

After all, the devouring nature of the strange Dharma Form is undeniable. If one uses battle to sustain oneself during tribulation, with so many readily available 'food' to devour, the seemingly insurmountable Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation might be passed by accident.
The Immortal in the Bamboo Hat said he would protect his main body, but he didn't mention protecting his clone during its tribulation. It seems that this is a win-win situation for him!
Qu Gong winked at him, signaling him to accept the task.

Lin Shan couldn't help but secretly praise his brilliance once again. As expected, the old fox was still the most cunning. He started a series of elaborate plans as soon as he was born. Was this a monster left over from the last Wan Hui era? He was truly amazing!
He even wondered why Qu Gong, who was so smart, would fall into Zang Yan's trap back then. Just how powerful must Zang Yan be? Could there be another hidden story behind this?
The situation on the field was tense, so he had no choice but to pretend to be very reluctant and reluctantly agree.

However, the Venerable Yushe did not agree to their collusion!
"You still want to borrow treasures from me? You haven't even returned the Heavenly Treasure you gave me, and now you want to borrow another one? Do you think I'll fall for your tricks again?"

Qu Gong swore repeatedly, assuring her that he would not cheat her this time, and even took out a cow horn as collateral.

Lin Shan recognized the object; it was clearly the horn from the head of the Qu Gong Demon!
“Fellow Daoist Yushe, if I go back on my word, you can find me with this horn, and do whatever you want with me. I can’t hide from you no matter where I run. What do you think?”

Venerable Yushe took the object and imprinted three soul seals into it. Qu Gong immediately endured the excruciating pain, his face twitching and his primordial spirit surging, twisting into a pretzel shape!
This is equivalent to risking half of your life!
"Okay, I'll trust you one more time. But if you dare to lie to me again, I'll never forgive you!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

"Take it!"

A piece of armor that gleamed with a faint light was thrown over. Qu Gong caught it with a delighted expression, examined it to confirm that it was genuine, and then handed it to Lin Shan.

Lin Shan took a look and exclaimed, "Wow!"

【Virtual Silver Scales】

Quality: Heavenly Treasure
Description: A defensive magical artifact crafted from the molted skin of a sixth-tier Void Silver Sea Serpent, capable of effectively resisting all external attacks and infiltrations.

①Shedding and Rebirth: When suffering a fatal attack, activate the Snake Sheath Substitute Death, whereby the scales transform into silver snake molts to absorb the damage, and the main body instantly teleports to a hundred miles away. (Note: Each time the substitute death occurs, the silver patterns on the scales dim by three rings, requiring three hundred years of nurturing to recover.)
② Counterattack: When attacked, the scales stand on end, shooting out a phantom silver poisonous light. Those struck by it have their flesh crystallized and their souls decayed. (Note: The venom sac needs to be filled with the phantom sea serpent's main body.)

③ Hidden Shadow in the Abyss: Upon merging into the water, one transforms into a transparent phantom of a sea serpent, undetectable by divine sense, but taking three times the damage. (Note: Movement speed is slow in this state; the disguise will be dispelled upon engaging in combat.)
④ Scale Gu Parasite: Peel off a scale and embed it into the enemy's body, corroding and refining it into a snake puppet clone. (Note: The puppet possesses 40% of its original cultivation level and must not be more than 100 li away from the caster.)
⑤ Water Escape Technique: A great supernatural power of water escape, capable of traveling hundreds of miles in an instant and roaming rivers and seas.

Enhancement required: 256 points

"A powerful spiritual treasure with its own water escape technique?!"

Lin Shan unconsciously gripped the armor tightly. If he were to take a trip to the Penglai Holy Land in the East Sea, wouldn't its life-saving effect instantly increase by several levels?

Such a treasure should rightfully be at my disposal. (End of Chapter)