Immortal Road.

"Bring it here."

Qian Bu took the letter, glanced at it, and the two below saw his expression change constantly, sometimes gloomy and sometimes sunny. After reading it, he suddenly slammed his fist on the table!
"You old scoundrel, you've gone too far!"

The two Nascent Soul stage junior brothers were shocked and rushed forward to ask what had happened and wanted to see the contents of the letter, but they were unexpectedly pulverized by Qian Bu's furious attack.

"Senior brother, what did the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader say inside?"

Qianbu's eyes were practically spitting fire, and he gritted his teeth in hatred.

"He wants me to continue to recognize the enemy as my father and to mobilize the resources of the Ghost Valley Holy Land to cultivate talents for his Ancient Sect. Do you think I would do such a disloyal thing?"

"Of course not."

The two shook their heads and cursed the leader of the Seeking Ancient Cult for his delusions.

"Senior Brother Qian is now a great supernatural being, holding a high position in the Holy Land, second only to the Supreme Elder."

"After the Supreme Elder passes away, you will be the Lord of the Holy Land. At that time, the entire Holy Land will be your wealth. How can you risk your life for the Ancient Seeking Sect Leader? Does he even deserve it?"

Qianbu was shocked to hear this and quickly told them to be quiet.

This is quite treasonous. Saying things like "the Supreme Elder has passed away" and "the Holy Land is your wealth" is nonsense. If it gets out, it will have a bad influence and will definitely lower his personal prestige.

Especially now, although the Ghost Valley Holy Land only has one Grand Elder, a Nascent Soul expert, he is not the only one with great supernatural powers!
After all, it's a long-established holy site, and it has quite a lot of hidden resources.

Since being betrayed, Liang, the leader of the Liang lineage, has been under immense pressure from other veteran lineage leaders. These past few days have been difficult for him.

His two confidants were indignant for a moment, then turned around and began to offer him advice.

"However, on the other hand, Senior Brother, our situation is not good right now. Since returning from Leibo Sea, the situation has reversed, and the leaders of various factions are dissatisfied with you. If we want to break the deadlock, we really need to rely on external forces, such as the Ancient Sect Master, a powerful being at the Primordial Spirit level. If we use him properly..."

"No, the leader of the Seeking Ancient Sect killed Grandmaster Duan Tong, making him a mortal enemy of the Holy Land. If I get entangled with him, I could be used against him and brought down."

Qianbu shook his head repeatedly, determined to sever ties with the Xun Gu Sect.

After plotting for a while, the two withdrew.

After they came out of the house, they quietly walked away and left. In the blink of an eye, they secretly went to another place and met with Master Liang!

At this moment, Master Liang was enjoying tea and conversation with two other highly skilled individuals.

These two are also leaders of the direct lineage of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, belonging to the older generation. They broke through to become great supernatural beings in the first and second waves of spiritual tides, respectively. Even the Liang lineage leader had to be inferior to them.

The topic of their discussion at this gathering is nothing more than the Guizhou cloth.

"Senior brothers, this boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing, fickle and unreliable. He doesn't appreciate my kindness in recognizing his talent, but instead has usurped the position, taking away most of the young disciples of the Bingzhen Sect. He even chased after Huiming for so long. He is truly an ungrateful wretch. We must never let the Holy Land fall into his hands in the future!"

The Liang lineage leader kept complaining, while Elder Huiming stood behind him without saying a word, having somehow escaped back at some point.

The other two leaders, upon hearing this, felt the same way and sighed repeatedly.

"Junior Brother Liang, before you trained Qian Bu, why didn't you investigate his background and examine his character properly? Now you've raised a tiger that will only cause trouble. What a waste!"

"I recently heard that this kid is a traitor to five families. He's had five adoptive fathers, and he betrayed them all in the end. It's outrageous! You deserve to be recruited into the Military Formation Sect for such an oddball!"

Master Liang stamped his feet and beat his chest, regretting his past actions.

"I only thought of him as my successor to revitalize the Holy Land because I saw that his talent in military formations was unparalleled, far surpassing all the other geniuses in the Holy Land. Who knew he harbored such wicked intentions? Alas."

At this moment, Elder Huiming, who was standing behind them, interjected.

"Senior brother, now he is not only a slave of the five surnames, but it is said that he also recognized the Nascent Soul stage great demon ice python as his adoptive mother in Leibo Sea. Later, he watched him die without helping him and was killed by the Xun Gu Sect Master. This has been exposed afterward."

There were also many elders and clan leaders in the hall, and they all gasped in shock upon hearing this!
Many of them went to other places to compete for supremacy during the third wave of spiritual tides and were not very familiar with the affairs of Leibo Sea. Later, when Qianbu returned with great success and momentum, he gradually noticed this rising star.

Because of the deaths of his two trusted confidants, Huimiao and Huicong, the Liang clan leader was left weak and vulnerable, and under pressure, he had no choice but to seek external support.

"Report!"

Suddenly someone outside the hall announced that there was something important to tell them.

Master Liang immediately stood up and apologized to everyone:
"Please wait here for a moment, I will be right back."

Afterwards, he went out and secretly met with two traitors in a side room. At this time, the two quietly reported on Qian Bu's recent activities, especially the matter of searching for the letter from the Ancient Cult Leader today!
"Did you see what was written in the letter?"

The two men replied:
"No, that letter was encrypted. If we forced it open, Qianbu would naturally notice."

"After reading it, he said that it seemed that the Ancient Seeking Cult wanted him to allocate resources from the Holy Land to provide convenience, as if he wanted to support a mutually beneficial alliance."

Master Liang was furious upon hearing this!
"The leader of the Seeking Ancient Sect is also an ingrate. I treated him so well back then, but he secretly infiltrated the Red Dust Star Sea during the spiritual tide, killed my Uncle Duan Tong, the pillar of my Military Formation School, and stole the Formless Star Cocoon to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. He got all the benefits! Now he's supporting Qian Bu and infiltrating the power of my Holy Land. How dare this brat do such a thing?"

The two men lowered their heads and remained silent, as if Liang's mind was still stuck in the past.

The leader of the Xun Gu Sect is now a powerful being at the Nascent Soul stage. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to call him a brat?

"What does 'Qianbu' mean?"

Despite his anger, Liang was still bothered by Qianbu's actions.

"He tore up the letter on the spot, declaring that he was irreconcilably opposed to the leader of the Xun Gu Cult and would never betray the Holy Land. However, we observed that his will was not firm. If he really lost in the internal strife, he might still contact outside help."

These two were very observant and were able to accurately grasp Qian Bu's thoughts. They were indeed spies planted by Liang, the head of the Liang clan.

"Very good. Don't expose yourselves. Go back and continue to focus on working for him. Don't spread this matter around, lest you alert him. Strictly monitor his communications with the Xun Gu Sect. If you discover anything, tell me immediately. If we can successfully intercept them and hand them over to the Supreme Elder, we will ensure he can never rise again."

"As ordered!"

The two men retreated upon hearing the sound.

Liang, the sect leader, wore a confident smile. The leader of the Xun Gu Sect was now a thorn in the side of the Supreme Elder. If Qian Bu dared to contact him, he would seize the opportunity to use his power against him.

If you don't contact me now, but I unite with all the factions of the Holy Land to put pressure on you in the future, let's see how long you can hold out.

the other side.

Inside the room, figures flickered. When no one was around, Qianbu took out a star vortex and initiated communication with the other side, projecting a person from it.

It was Lin Shan's phantom image!
"Godfather, Bu Cheng pays his respects." Qian Bu could contact Lin Shan through the Nine Abyss Star Vortex, something no one outside could have imagined. That letter was just a smokescreen, a trick to test the reactions of outsiders to the Ghost Valley Holy Land.

He knew that he was surrounded by Liang's trusted confidants, and that he could not keep this a secret. So he simply let them focus their energy on useless things, while he secretly colluded with external enemies. This was a way to deceive the heavens and cross the sea!
"My son, what is the situation in the Holy Land recently?"

Lin Shan was remotely controlling things from the other end, leisurely sitting on his fishing platform.

Qian Bu respectfully recounted the current situation within the Ghost Valley Holy Land. Although he was a rising star with great momentum, the Liang lineage leader had extensive connections and was working with other direct descendants to put pressure on him. The two sides were engaged in open and covert battles, each with its own victories and defeats, and were having a great time vying for power and profit.

"Godfather, what I need most right now is to eliminate the Liang family chief's allies. When he's all alone, he'll no longer be my match."

"That's easy to handle, but I can't help you for nothing, can I?"

"That's natural."

He then secretly told Lin Shan about the distribution of Guigu Holy Land's resource points across the continent and its strongholds in the outer space, and also revealed the recent whereabouts of the Supreme Elder Yanxi of Guigu Holy Land, who was said to be a guest at the Spring and Autumn Sword Gate!
"Oh? What's he doing at the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect?"

Lin Shan was a little confused about how this old guy planned to take revenge on him. Was he planning to seek help from the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect?

Ever since the avatar that wanted to join forces with the Ice Serpent to ambush him perished, Lord Yanxi has also realized that the two are now openly hostile to each other and will definitely try every means to get rid of him.

Lin Shan also wanted to get rid of this old man!
However, the biggest challenge in the Nascent Soul stage is that killing the avatar is only a temporary solution; you need to find the true body and eliminate it completely.

The Lord of Anxi is a very cunning and experienced person. No one knows where his true form is hidden. Therefore, if we want to eliminate him once and for all, we need to plan carefully and seize the right opportunity to strike at his heart!

Otherwise, if the other side were to disregard everything and launch a full-scale attack, Lin Shan would really have to guard against thieves all day long and be exhausted from dealing with them.

The reason both sides are currently exercising restraint is that Lord Yanxi has such a large territory as the Ghost Valley Holy Land, and Linshan also has two territories, the Xun Gu Sect and the Kun Sect, so they are hesitant to act against each other.

As long as the decapitation is successful, the forces below are not a concern.

"I've heard that the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect is now issuing a warrant for Zhong Shenxiu's arrest across the entire continent. This man cheated people out of money and women, not only defiling the Sunflower Fairy's purity, but also obtaining cultivation techniques from the Bright Radiance Sword Master and absconding with a large amount of resources!"

Qianbu was also amazed when he talked about this:

"The Supreme Elder's trip to the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect is intended to unite them in a joint effort to encircle and annihilate my adoptive father and your third brother, share intelligence resources, and even plan to first target the White Deer Academy, establishing a bridgehead in the State of Lu to compete with the Xun Gu Sect."

The specific details are not hard to guess.

The two holy lands will either support a puppet force or personally attack Bailu Academy. Zhong Shenxiu cannot sit idly by and will definitely be unable to restrain himself and come to the rescue, thus falling right into the trap set by the two holy lands!
His third brother was merely a powerful cultivator; if he came in his true form, he would be easily captured. Once the White Deer Academy fell, the two holy lands would deploy in the State of Lu, directly threatening the Lin family's doorstep, making him afraid to go out in order to protect his home.

They gradually eroded their power, like a frog being slowly boiled in water.

"It really was a vicious plan!"

Lin Shan considered the current situation on the mainland after the end of the Spirit Tide, which was turbulent and rife with conflict. It was unrealistic for him to travel around peacefully. He needed to pacify the internal situation before dealing with external threats, and the plans of the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect and the Ghost Valley Holy Land had to be thwarted.

Now that I have reached the primordial spirit stage, I must not allow external forces to extend their reach into the State of Lu!

If one comes, take it down; if two come, break both of their legs!
"The Ghost Valley Holy Land and the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect have already planned this attack on Bailu Academy. They will each send their own forces to seize the place without anyone noticing. Then they will coerce the people of Bailu Academy into luring Zhong Shenxiu back, trapping him like a turtle in a jar!"

While providing intelligence, Qian Bu hoped that Lin Shan could eliminate the powerful cultivator 'Venerable Weiwu' sent by the Ghost Valley Holy Land and his disciples, thus severing the Liang lineage leader's arm and relieving pressure on himself within the Holy Land.

When are they planning to make their move?

"About a month later."

"I understand."

After communicating with him for a while, Lin Shan broke off contact.

A month is enough time for his main body and his clone to finish their respective tasks and return. It is estimated that before his clone undergoes tribulation and ascends to Penglai, he will first have a battle with the Ghost Valley Holy Land and the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect!
Without realizing it, I had offended three holy sites, which was quite frustrating.

"What a troubled time"

The forbidden area is a precipice.

Lin Shan descended from the Aurora Sea and arrived at the southern royal court of the forbidden land, the territory of Kuisang.

Since the last time I came, I helped the Demon King Kuihu get rid of the Demon King Yuanlu, and the southern part of the forbidden area has been unified again.

Although the Venerable Zouwu of the Devouring Star Mountain Range came to investigate afterward, he could not find any evidence and had to let the matter drop.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Demon King Kuihu reclaimed his lost territory.

When Lin Shan returned, he found the place bustling with activity. The Demon King Kuihu held a small banquet every three days and a large banquet every five days, returning to the carefree days of eating meat and drinking wine.

The forbidden area on the cliff is isolated from the world and free from external disturbances. As long as there is peace within, one can live a peaceful life there.

He entered the Demon King's Cave and saw that among the many demon generals and cave masters, General Xiong was kneeling on the ground, carrying thorns to beg for forgiveness!
The generals ignored it, continuing to play music and dance, eating and drinking as if it didn't exist.

The Demon King Kuihu was also drunk on his throne, living a carefree life!
It was only when Lin Shan walked in that it noticed an outsider approaching, and its reaction was truly something else.

"Strategist Lin, you've arrived! Come, come, sit down and let's have a good drink!"

Looking at the dazed-eyed Demon King Kuihu, Lin Shan sighed inwardly.

Compared to the diligent and ambitious Yuanlu Demon King, the Kuihu Demon King was indeed unambitious, engaging in reckless warfare during wartime and neglecting preparations and defenses during peacetime.

This doesn't look like the kind of diligent and ambitious work we're looking for.
"You're planning to keep General Bear kneeling like this forever?"

General Xiong heard the sound from below and looked up, appearing extremely tired and weathered.

The Demon King Kuihu had no recollection of General Xiong at all. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and, seeing that General Xiong was still kneeling, waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, alright, for the sake of Military Advisor Lin, get up now and go back to your Thunder Bear clan. Don't let me see you again!"

General Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and immediately fled with his tail between his legs, causing the demons on the field to burst into laughter.

Venerable Kuisang had been resting with his eyes closed until now, when he saw Lin Shan and his eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

"You've actually reached the Nascent Soul stage? So fast?"

(End of this chapter)