Immortal Road.

Clang clang clang clang clang—

The sounds of blades echoed continuously throughout the heavens and earth; their sounds could be heard but their forms unseen. Everyone looked panicked and pained, their hands unconsciously covering their ears.

Only Lord Yanxi knew that the twelve God-Slaying Flying Knives were traveling through the spatial interlayers, and if one was not careful, they would pierce through the space around him and directly enter reality!
Just as he was dodging around, Lin Shan's true form arrived.

The combination of Wind and Thunder Strike and Wind-Breaking Wings made him extremely fast. Yanxi God Lord had barely left when he was caught up in the next moment!
"Where to go?"

An octagonal pavilion was immediately covered, trapping Lord Yanxi inside the Lanfeng Pavilion.

His old eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

"Hmph, you think you can trap me with a mere spiritual treasure? You underestimate me."

Before he could finish speaking, Lanfeng Pavilion remained completely unmoved despite his repeated attacks from within!

The key lies in the fact that Lin Shan's divine essence is too abundant. When it is attached to and enhanced on his natal spiritual treasure, it is like an impregnable fortress. Yanxi God Lord's primordial spirit incarnation only has a fraction of its strength.
It's impossible to break!
Primordial spirit, primordial spirit, the divine essence is the true path.

"Master Lin, it is dishonorable for you to kill me with your true form!"

The god of hatred cried out in despair, revealing a look of regret, struggling desperately to survive but unable to break free from his grasp.

"Hmph, noisy."

With a flick of his two fingers, Lin Shan unleashed twelve God-Slaying Flying Knives that sliced ​​through the void, instantly emerging from the spatial interlayers and flying into the pavilion from all directions. They darted back and forth dozens of times, tearing Yanxi God Lord to pieces with their chaotic blades!
puff puff~
The halo dissipated, turning into sparkling specks that returned to the void.

Just as one of the incarnations of the God of Anxi died in the heavens, a second one immediately fell in the State of Lu!

"Sigh, why bother with all this?"

Lin Shan sighed deeply and retrieved his two natal spirit treasures.

What's powerful isn't the magical treasure, but its physical form!

As long as one's divine energy is powerful enough, not to mention spiritual treasures, magic weapons, magical artifacts, or even falling flowers and leaves can all be used to injure enemies with a flick of the finger!
These two are so reckless as to dare to cause trouble on my territory. They have clearly fallen into the common misconception of all Nascent Soul stage cultivators, thinking that they dare not manifest their true forms and that their Yuan Nian avatars cannot withstand the two of them.

Who knew that Lin Shan was completely different from what they imagined? While others dared not use their true form, he was fearless!

This time, Lord Yanxi has really suffered a major setback, losing two of his Yuan Nian incarnations in succession. It is unknown whether there will be a third one.

If not, wouldn't he simply disappear from reality?
The true form dares not show itself, and there is no Yuan Nian avatar in reality to control the overall situation. What's the difference between this and being completely sidelined?
Ironically, this person was extremely despicable. He tried to ambush me from the void of the heavens and from hiding in the State of Lu, but he failed both times.

The death of the Green Bamboo Sword Master also signifies his complete break with the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect!

However, it's not without its advantages.

At least it saved Bailu Academy and consolidated a bridgehead for its central region of Lu.

A massive spatial vortex suddenly appeared in the sky. This was a spatial passage opened by the god Yanxi before his death, seemingly to summon his true form or avatar to rescue him.

An angry roar came from afar:

"Master of the Seeking Ancient Sect, you dare to kill my avatar and offend the Ghost Valley Holy Land. The Seeking Ancient Sect will never have peace again!"

Lin Shan scoffed and gave a disdainful laugh.

"Old man, if you have the guts, come over here and fight me in your true form! If you don't have the courage, don't talk nonsense here. Aren't you embarrassing enough already?"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Lord Yanxi was furious and almost lost his mind. It had taken him hundreds of years to accumulate the combat power of these two Yuan Shen stage avatars!
The memory of relentlessly searching for ethereal essence day and night is still vivid in my mind.

But because of this junior, the Seeking Ancient Sect Leader, they were all easily killed, and more importantly, they didn't gain anything. Who could bear that?

Seeing that he kept the spatial vortex running, Lin Shan felt that it had no boundaries and couldn't help but get up and pretend to break into it.

"Since you don't dare to come in your true form, then I'll go find your true form and we'll talk face to face!"

"?!"

Upon hearing this, Lord Yanxi was so frightened that he immediately shut down the spatial vortex, fearing that this brute would actually follow the clues to find his true form.

That concludes the above discussion, but the following section is not yet finished.

"Where to run?"

Zhong Shenxiu's voice suddenly rang out.

It turned out that when the cultivators from the two holy lands below saw their own primordial spirit experts perish, they instantly realized that the situation was hopeless and scattered like birds and beasts.

Seeing that things were not going well, Venerable Weiwu of the Ghost Valley Holy Land immediately abandoned his army and fled. Zhong Shenxiu had been watching him closely and was in hot pursuit as he tried to escape!
Why are you chasing me? Isn't the Sunflower Fairy over there?

Venerable Vimalakirti tried to divert attention, but Zhong Shenxiu remained unmoved, pretending not to see the Sunflower Fairy, when in reality he simply didn't want to face her.

However, Bailu Academy, having suffered such a great calamity, was determined to vent its anger, so it decided to take action against Venerable Vimalakirti.

The people from the two holy lands below tried to escape, but suddenly the sounds of battle came from the outside. It turned out that the army of the Ancient Searching Sect had arrived and surrounded the area without anyone noticing, using the magical treasures of the cave.

The combined forces of the two holy lands are not weak; if they were to truly resist, the Seeking Ancient Sect would suffer heavy losses.

However, due to the fall of their primordial spirits, both sides of the powerful cultivators lost all will to fight and focused only on fleeing. The elite disciples below, lacking a leader, could only follow suit.

Instead, they were overwhelmed and routed by the Xun Gu Sect, fleeing in disarray.

They decided to rescue the prisoners from Bailu Academy and then turn around to hunt down the Holy Land again!

These people had been killing so many people before, and they were already seething with anger. Now that they were liberated, they all lashed out at them like mad dogs.

"Hmph, get out of here!"

Sunflower Fairy cried out and led more than a dozen of her confidants in a desperate escape, which the members of the Ancient Search Sect could not stop in time.

"Fine, let her go."

Lin Shan secretly sent a telepathic message to them, telling them not to interfere.

After all, these were his own brother and sister-in-law. Killing them would offend people, and capturing them would be a hot potato, so he simply let them go.

It can also be used as external pressure to counterbalance Zhong Shenxiu in the future.
He turned his gaze to the other side.

With bloodshot eyes, Zhong Shenxiu relentlessly pursued Venerable Viwu, seeking revenge for the students who had died at Bailu Academy.

Without the support of a large army, Venerable Vidyad's strength plummeted, and he was no match for them, so he could only flee in terror.

However, even if you can't beat them, if a powerful cultivator of the same level is determined to run away, it will be very difficult to catch up unless you have overwhelming speed.

Zhong Shenxiu is now in this awkward situation; he finds that he can't catch up with them!

"Damn it, if my spirit pet Mirage Dragon were still here, how could that old thief have escaped?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind, and a white mirage dragon, its head shaking and tail wagging, its two dragon eyes flashing with excited light, rushed towards him.

Zhong Shenxiu was overjoyed. He turned around and saw Lin Shan smiling slightly at him. Without even thanking him, he quickly jumped onto the mirage dragon and rushed to chase after Venerable Vimalakirti.

Being able to catch up is one thing, but being able to kill them is another!

Zhong Shenxiu found himself in an awkward situation and could only sigh to the heavens:

"If my natal magic weapon were still intact, how could that old thief possibly escape?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a strong gust of wind suddenly swept from behind, and his gold-lacquered wolf-hair brush was returned to its rightful owner, gleaming with dazzling golden light!
Zhong Shenxiu was overjoyed, knowing that it was his second brother's help, and felt grateful.

With his natal spiritual treasure, Venerable Vidyaraja indeed faced numerous dangers and his life was in danger.

He angrily shouted that it was unfair!

"Zhong Shenxiu, don't you call yourself a prodigy of the immortal path? If you're so capable, then fight me one-on-one. With the Ancient Seeking Sect Master secretly supporting you and cheating repeatedly, what kind of prodigy are you?"

Zhong Shenxiu roared upon hearing this!

"These are my spirit pets and my spirit treasures, how is that cheating? If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. People from Ghost Valley Holy Land are all just making excuses!"

This extraordinary battle of supernatural powers ultimately ended with the death of Venerable Vimalakirti.

As expected of the third brother, he killed a veteran powerful expert from a holy land of the same level. He truly is a prodigy!

As for the low-level cultivators of the two holy lands, they were chased for thousands of miles by the Xun Gu Sect and the Bai Lu Academy, and most of them were annihilated, with only a small number escaping.

The battle was quite disastrous. When the Sunflower Fairy returned to regroup her troops, she discovered that the losses were heavy. She was so angry that her face turned ashen, and she didn't even realize that her sharp fingernails were digging into her flesh.

"Very well, Zhong Shenxiu, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you've latched onto a primordial spirit. I'll make you and the people behind you pay the price sooner or later!"

And on the other side.

Bailu Academy returned victorious, and the many academy elders and students finally got their revenge.

Even the Xun Gu Sect captured a large number of disciples from the Ghost Valley Holy Land, but they were all killed by them with hatred!

Lu Xiuming saw this and frowned slightly.

"Master, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Lin Shan smiled and didn't seem to care.

"Go, give them all the prisoners from the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect, let them kill to their hearts' content!"

The more Bailu Academy does this, the more it offends the two holy lands. In order to prevent being purged in the future, they can only rely on us and become vassals of the Xun Gu Sect!
Lin Shan's move was aimed at cutting off their escape route, but Bailu Academy was blinded by hatred and had long been in a bloodthirsty frenzy, so they couldn't care less about anything else.

Some high-ranking members saw through the scheme of the Seeking Ancient Sect and tried to persuade their subordinates to calm down, but they couldn't stop the killing.

After killing Venerable Vikram, Zhong Shenxiu decided to go all the way and wiped out all the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the Ghost Valley Holy Land!
However, he still felt guilty towards the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect and did not dare to take any special action.

After the smoke of the great battle cleared, he approached Linshan with trepidation.

"Second Brother, thank you for your chivalrous help this time. I owe you a favor. I will be there whenever you call!"

That's a clever way of putting it; what was clearly a life-saving favor has been turned into an indebted debt.

Originally, Xun Gu Sect could have used this opportunity to subdue Bai Lu Academy, but Zhong Shenxiu dismissed them with a simple statement that he owed a favor, thus resolving the current predicament.

Lu Xiuming, Lu Que, and the others were about to react when Lin Shan waved his hand to stop them.

“Brother, these are all minor matters. What is there to talk about personal feelings? We are sworn brothers and should help each other. I am still blaming myself for arriving a little late. Otherwise, how could Bailu Academy have suffered such a disaster?”

"That second brother!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Shenxiu was indeed extremely ashamed. The difference between the two was obvious, and he realized that he had been petty.

"Third brother!"

Lin Shan stepped forward and warmly grasped his hand, his eyes filled with deep affection, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

“Ever since my eldest brother left, we brothers have become enemies. Although we live under the same roof in Lu, we rarely see each other. Do you know how much my second brother misses you?”

"I heard you joined the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect. Your second brother is genuinely happy for you. People strive for higher positions. If you can secure a place in the Holy Land in the future, it will be a great honor for our ancestors. But who knew that you would have a conflict with your sister-in-law and be forced to leave in a fit of pique?"

"After hearing about the incident at Bailu Academy in the Central Region, I rushed here to help. Thankfully, you're alright. Otherwise, how could I face my elder brother in the afterlife if something had really happened to you!"

Seeing this scene, the people of Bailu Academy, having survived a calamity, all showed expressions of relief and praised Lin Shan for his loyalty and timely arrival.

Clearly, they had deeply felt their own weakness; if it weren't for the help of the Ancient Seeking Sect, they would all be prisoners today.

It was precisely because I experienced the reversal from hell to heaven that I deeply realized the importance of a powerful primordial spirit.

The three Nascent Soul stage elders were quite shrewd. Knowing that they had offended two great holy lands today, they knew they would suffer the consequences in the future. So they offered to seek refuge with Lin Shan, figuring they could at least get on the good side of this Nascent Soul stage expert first.

Zhong Shenxiu was slightly unwilling. He was genuinely grateful to Lin Shan, but he also genuinely didn't want to be subordinate to anyone.

We don't want this top-tier university in Lu to become a vassal state!

But seeing that everyone at Bailu Academy longed to rely on Xun Gu Sect for support, clearly having been badly beaten by the Holy Land, a look of weariness appeared in his eyes.

Because he figured it out.

Despite his own danger in rushing to the rescue, Bailu Academy showed no gratitude whatsoever. On the contrary, it was Xun Gu Sect who turned the tide, leaving them in awe of their formidable strength!

In this way, you'll be caught in the middle, and you'll also be hindering others from finding a better place to live. Wouldn't that be a bit redundant?

After this incident, he was somewhat disheartened by Bailu Academy, but it was, after all, the place that had nurtured him, and now that he had brought all this trouble upon himself, he should take responsibility for it.

"Second Brother, Bailu Academy is willing to become an vassal of the Xun Gu Sect in the future. I'm used to being free and unrestrained, and I'm afraid I can't join the Xun Gu Sect to serve them. After all, Mu Yan and I are like oil and water."

For some reason, he got into a real fight with Mu Yan in Lei Bo Hai, so he didn't want to join the Xun Gu Sect and suffer that humiliation, because the elders there would definitely side with Mu Yan, and he would be ostracized if he joined.

He repeatedly emphasized that he would be stationed at Bailu Academy in an unofficial capacity to resist the next invasion of the two holy lands, and was willing to take on the role of a bridgehead for the State of Lu.

Lin Shan nodded and agreed to his idea without insisting.

The others in the Xun Gu Sect scoffed at him, thinking that he was a hypocrite, and they all wore their contempt on their faces.

Zhong Shenxiu, feeling ashamed, took out his natal spirit treasure, the Golden Lacquer Wolf Hair Brush, with one hand and held his bewildered spirit pet, the Mirage Dragon, with the other.

"Second Brother, thank you for lending me these two items, which enabled me to kill Venerable Viwu. Now that they are returned to their rightful owner, please be sure to take them back."

Lin Shan didn't stand on ceremony with him and pushed it back with a smile.

"Next, the Central Region of Lu Kingdom will need you, Third Brother, to stabilize the overall situation and guard against the resurgence of the two holy lands. This is precisely the time when we need you to be in charge. With these two items, you can hold out until I arrive from Western Lu to help if we encounter any difficulties, so please accept them!"

(End of this chapter)