Immortal Road.

The five armies of the Pure Lotus Hermit launched a joint attack on the Black Lotus Sect, and their manifesto shocked the world as soon as it was published!

Every cultivator, regardless of rank, eagerly awaits news of the great battle between the two factions. This is the biggest spectacle they've witnessed in ten thousand years!
However, the information that has been leaked is itself a long time outdated.

After they learned of this, the real battlefield had already seen countless battles fought, with the Immortal Envoy camp and the Black Lotus camp waging one battle after another in the southwest of the continent.

Every day, old cultivators fall, and new cultivators take up the mantle.

With the support of the four holy lands, Layman Jinglian's side has a continuous stream of reinforcements. From the initial overwhelming victory, they have gradually become more steady and methodical. Following Layman Jinglian's instructions, they strive to eliminate any potential threats and leave no hidden dangers behind.

As progress was made step by step, good news came every day, and the people gradually relaxed and became complacent, instead of being tense and vigilant at the beginning.

Finally, the Black Lotus Cult has launched a cunning attack to lure the enemy deep into their territory!
While leading a pursuit, the demon Scorpion Venerable's team inadvertently became separated from the other four groups, only to be ambushed and immediately plunged into a fierce battle.

"Kill! These beasts really think they're so powerful. If it weren't for Fairy Qinglian holding them back, I would have torn you to pieces long ago."

A giant hammer maniac swung his hammer up and down, smashing flesh and blood among the demons. The Scorpion Venerable was furious on the spot because a thousand elite demons had died from a moment of carelessness.
"Who are you? How dare you ambush me?"

"Hahaha, I am Wu Anguo, the one and only Hammer Saint in this world! You monster, prepare to die!"

However, before they could even exchange ten blows, the man was killed on the spot by the Scorpion Venerable, and both of his hammers were knocked into the void.

Scorpion Master spat disdainfully, brandishing his two pincers.

"I thought you had some real skills, but it turns out you're just a charlatan. You almost gave me a fright!"

Then another Nascent Soul stage cultivator caught its attention.

This person has just killed two powerful demons and is about to lose control, so we must step forward to restrain him.

"Who are you?"

"Hehe, my name is a bit similar to that of the Pure Lotus Hermit. He is called the Pure Lotus Hermit, and I am called the Lotus-Loving Hermit. I have lived in Zuyin Mountain for generations. I was invited by the Azure Lotus Fairy and could not refuse her kind invitation, so I came to lend my support."

This person held a lotus pod in his hand, casually tossed it into the air, and it instantly expanded, isolating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outside the water system. The unique lotus domain enveloped the area, stripping away control of heaven and earth before the battle even began, which looked quite intimidating.

But Venerable Scorpion was not afraid at all. He simply used his demon form to overpower the old man, causing him to vomit blood repeatedly and cry out in pain.

In the end, he barely survived ten moves before the Scorpion Venerable seized an opportunity, his stinger piercing his body. Purple venom instantly spread throughout his body, causing the Lotus Hermit's face to turn purple and swell up like a pig's head.

He tried to run away but died from the poison, his body turning into a pus-filled mass and falling to the ground.

"Bah! With such meager strength, you dare to challenge the Immortal Envoy? You think you're worthy?"

The successive killing of two Nascent Soul cultivators directly intimidated a large group of people from the Black Lotus Sect. Many Nascent Soul cultivators who were originally eager to try their luck suddenly panicked!

The Scorpio Venerable surveyed the surroundings with disdain, and no one dared to meet his gaze.

They were all intimidated by his imposing manner and became cowards.

However, because the Black Lotus Cult was lying in ambush, they had the advantage in both numbers and overall strength, so they were still forced to retreat one after another.

Scorpio Venerable gripped his sword fiercely and looked around, finding yet another unlucky soul.

"Who goes there? My sword does not strike nameless nobodies!"

The man was currently engaged in a fierce battle with a primordial spirit of the immortal envoy's faction. The intense black light clashed and they were evenly matched. The man was wielding a giant staff and wielding it continuously, which seemed to resemble the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique.

Suddenly, he was targeted by another force of energy and quickly turned around to take a look.

The Scorpion Venerable pulled out the poisonous stinger from his tail hook, which was then used as a purple spiritual sword. Veins of venom flowed across its surface, making it clear that it was not to be touched.

"I am skilled with a stick and have some connection with the Pure Lotus Hermit, whose name is Lotus Planting Hermit."

"What???"

Scorpio Venerable was enraged, realizing that this person was toying with him, and immediately swooped down.

Suddenly, a black cage of light appeared and enveloped it before it could react.

"what is this?"

Scorpio Venerable was shocked and subconsciously tried to break free, but found that he could not break free.

The demon spirit opposite was also startled!
He was evenly matched with the kid in front of him. He thought the other guy was about the same strength as him, but who knew he was holding back!
Seeing that these demons didn't mingle in the human cultivation world and didn't recognize his Devouring Soul Prison, Lin Shan breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that his disguise could still be kept.

He originally only used the totem pole and the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique, intending to take it easy and not showing any seriousness in the early stages.

However, the battlefield situation is ever-changing, and no one can predict what will happen next. Being targeted by a powerful figure like Venerable Scorpion, who is at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, is not a good thing for him.

The difference between the late stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm and the early stage of the Primordial Spirit Realm is far greater than that between the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. My avatar has limited abilities. It is not difficult to contend with the opponent, but if I want to kill him, I would have to use the trump card that my main body gave me before I left. Exposing myself like that would be a loss.

So he was just holding them back, without taking any further action, because the real main battlefield wasn't here.

Scorpio Venerable waited and waited for a long time without any reinforcements arriving. Later, he learned that the other five routes had also encountered varying degrees of resistance, and each route was unable to spare any resources. Therefore, he had no choice but to break through the Devouring Soul Prison and retreat from this place.

After quickly eliminating the enemies in the middle lane, the Pure Lotus Hermit immediately jumped into the void to support the second lane. The Vast Holy Land was almost killed. Seeing this, the Azure Lotus Fairy did not linger and led her team to retreat on the spot.

This battle was the first real all-out confrontation between the two sides, and it ended briefly. It can be said that it was mostly a test and the two sides had their share of wins and losses.

The Shangxiao Sword Sect and the Haoran Holy Land won, but the Demon Race and the Alien Race lost.

Over the past few days, the opposing side had ascertained their personnel and configuration, and made corresponding deployments for each of the five routes. Even with their superior forces against the middle-tier forces, and the middle-tier forces against the inferior forces, they still couldn't achieve victory, demonstrating a clear difference in strength. Overall, they still possessed a fighting capacity. In just one seemingly insignificant exchange, both sides lost at least ten Nascent Soul level combatants, including those with great supernatural powers!
On his way back with his troops, Lin Shan couldn't help but glance at the leader beside him.

This person is one of the four protectors of the Black Lotus Sect. This protector is not the same as the other protector. He is a protector specifically for the Azure Lotus Fairy, but he only has the cultivation level of the early stage of the primordial spirit.

Compared to the four Holy Lords of the Immortal Envoy camp, this cultivation level was somewhat lacking. Therefore, in the battle against the demon race just now, this person did not dare to step forward at all, allowing Lin Shan to fight two against one.

After someone held off the enemy leader, they successfully led everyone to complete the mission and severely damaged the demon army.

After finishing, he ignored Lin Shan and, upon returning to the Black Lotus Sect to meet Fairy Qinglian, claimed all the credit for himself!

The reason is that the Black Lotus Sect values ​​contribution, and the size of the contribution is related to their personal interests, so they simply cannot give it up.

Even if she embezzled Lin Shan's credit, after this battle, once the Pure Lotus Hermit is eliminated, Fairy Qinglian can directly lead everyone to ascend to heaven without the Pure Lotus Hermit's supervision. Why would she need to bother with this person?
Lin Shan watched the woman's slender back and remained silent.

Because this is none other than Youmeiji!
He had made a promise with the Azure Lotus Fairy that he would release the true form of the Enchantress after returning home, in exchange for 100 points of Faith Power, which is equivalent to 100 points of Ancient Charm.

Looking back now, I realize I asked for too little!
Because at the time, Fairy Qinglian said that a great supernatural being was only worth this much, but You Meiji had only been released for a short time when she immediately broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, and her value had more than doubled.

What role does this woman play in Qinglian Fairy's life that makes her worth such painstaking cultivation?

He could easily imagine that before the battle between the factions, Fairy Qinglian must have received a treasure from the Immortal Realm. She had spent such a huge amount of money, and it should have been used wisely, but instead, she secretly used it on Youmeiji!

Now the other party has transformed from a prisoner into one of the four guardians, and Lin Shan has to rely on them!
This woman is quite vengeful and will never hesitate to make things difficult for him. If she had the chance, she would definitely have made him suffer!
Lin Shan didn't pay much attention to it, nor did he go to argue with Fairy Qinglian. He rarely saw her these days and didn't know what she was busy with.

After a few days of rest, Layman Jinglian regrouped and launched a counterattack!
This time, the Black Lotus Cult followed the same strategy as before, giving the enemy some leeway first, and then launching a second major battle after gathering intelligence from all sides!
The main protagonist of this great battle is still the Haoran Holy Land. Fairy Qinglian specially led the main force to descend, intending to completely cripple the Haoran Holy Land, obviously to avenge the southwest tsunami and hurricane!
However, the Haoran Holy Land was not to be trifled with. The Haoran Holy Lord himself was very powerful, and with the Nascent Soul stage cultivators and great supernatural beings gathered together for mutual support, the enemy was unable to gain much advantage. The Pure Lotus Hermit arrived in time, preventing the allies from suffering too many losses.

In other directions of the battlefield, there were some slight changes. The side that should have shown its advantage against the demon race was instead defeated by Venerable Scorpion!
It turns out that Lin Shan had learned his lesson for the second time, deliberately engaging in combat with other Nascent Soul stage demons instead of restricting Venerable Scorpion.

The other party was happy to bypass him and went on a killing spree against the others, actually killing another Nascent Soul cultivator and two Great Supernatural Power cultivators!
Upon returning, You Meiji was heavily criticized within the Black Lotus Cult, and all the contribution points she had earned last time were wiped out.

Instead of going to Lin Shan, she took the initiative to meet with the other three protectors within the sect.

"Lin Shan is a treacherous and cunning man. He plays dirty tricks in battle and doesn't put in any effort. I want him dead, but I don't know if I can."
"Holy Maiden, you're being a bit too hasty. The two sides on the front lines are still in the probing phase, a time of intense competition. Your sudden attempt to harm our allies is tantamount to dragging us down, which is unacceptable!"

“That’s right. Besides, this is just a manifestation of the Ancient Seeking Sect Master’s primordial consciousness, not his true form. Killing him won’t solve the real problem; in fact, it will only make you mortal enemies, and it might even reach the World Honored One.”

"I have a solution!"

Just when the other two were opposed, one person suddenly stood up and voiced his support for Youmeiji.

"Senior Brother Chi Hong, do you have any ideas?"

Youmei was overjoyed and immediately sought advice from this person.

It turns out that among the four guardians, there is one who is none other than the Burning Flame Venerable Chi Hong, who once cooperated with the Black Lotus Sect many times with the Great Divine Power, helping the Azure Lotus Fairy to plan the continent!
He was smiling, but his face looked terrible.

Because back then, he was ordered to go to the Pilo Desert to receive the weapons bestowed upon the lower realm by the upper realm: the Northern Crossbow Cart and the Yellow Turban Warriors.

Later, they even went so far as to check the rift in the sky one by one, but they couldn't bring anything back. Instead, it ended up in the hands of the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader!
That incident was what got him into trouble, preventing him from obtaining the treasure he desired and delaying his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage for a long time.

Now that we've finally got the chance, how can we not seize it to get revenge?

"In the last Wanhui year, I infiltrated the Star Palace's hundred clans and participated in the spiritual tide battle in the Thunder Wave Sea. The result was the rise of the Ancient Seeking Cult Master, the breaking of the seal by the Jade Star Divine Lord, and the decline of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, among other things."

"Ever since that incident, both the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect and the Vast Holy Land have harbored resentment towards the Seeking Ancient Sect Leader. However, given his considerable strength, we can easily use him as a pawn to kill him!"

"How do you intend to borrow it?"

"The first thing to do is to send someone over secretly to expose Lin Shan's identity and make him infamous in the righteous circles. This will have a huge impact, and the Xun Gu Sect will definitely be condemned from all over the continent."

"Would someone like him care about this?"

"Of course, with this pressure, anyone would want to erode that reputation!"

The Venerable Burning Fire, Chi Hong, understood very well that those self-proclaimed holy lands of justice cared most about their reputation.

At the height of public opinion, killing Lin Shan's avatar would bring them immense fame across the continent, and they couldn't possibly pass up this opportunity.

And more importantly...

“The demon race and the alien race don’t know much about the human race. They can’t recognize the signature supernatural powers. Even many of us here don’t know that Lin Shan’s Yuan Nian incarnation has joined us, so we need to expose him.”

"As far as I know, Lord Yuxing has also joined the camp of the Pure Lotus Hermit, but he is hiding his identity in secret. If he finds out about this, he will definitely try to take advantage of the chaos."

"At that time, we will spread the word around and stir up the controversy, which will arouse a wave of condemnation across the mainland and attract more attention from the opposing camp."

"If the Seeking Ancient Sect Master dies here, then in order to cover the sunk costs and receive the promised final payment from the World Honored One, we will have to continue sending Yuan Nian avatars into the pit. At that time, we will cut off all his three heads and six arms, and see how he can still come out and cause trouble!"

Youmei was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately sent someone to carry it out.

The other two protectors could only shake their heads silently. It was clearly the beginning of a decisive battle between the two major camps, yet these two young people were not focused on the right path and were playing with their personal grudges.

That Lin Shan, the leader of the Ancient Search Cult, is really unlucky to have offended you!

Neither of them participated nor informed the Fairy Qinglian; they simply observed the situation quietly.

The Buddha was busy with countless affairs of state, and he and Layman Jinglian were in charge of the overall situation. They were like two chess players, so how could they have time to care about such trivial matters?

And so, the battle between the two camps continued, but an undercurrent was already brewing! (End of Chapter)