Immortal Road.

Seeing his resentment, Youmei Ji couldn't help but smile, her lips pursed.

"Of course, Master Lin, you can't be confused when it comes to matters of principle."

"The Celestial Envoy's army is now stationed outside the Blackwater Cliff Forest. Both sides are mobilizing all available external support, waiting for their fallen allies to return, and are ready to fight to the death at the final moment!"

"If we go to their rear to cause trouble at this time, the morale of the major holy lands will definitely be unstable, and they will be eager to return home. How can they have the mind to risk their lives for Layman Jinglian?"

"The more trouble you cause on the mainland, the more unsettled the morale on the front lines and the more panicked the rear will be, the more likely we are to win this battle."

Lin Shan's lips twitched uncontrollably; those two women from the Black Lotus Sect were truly despicable.

This kind of dirty work that goes against the consensus and is not something that can be done openly is something they are unwilling to do themselves, so they find a scapegoat to take the blame.

It's not hard to imagine that once he accepts this mission, Lin Shan's reputation in this world will be ruined!

Moreover, it is an enemy of the whole world.

"You make it sound so easy, but have you considered this: those top holy sites have been cultivating their strongholds for tens of thousands of years. Do you think I can shake their foundations by going there alone?"

"Not to mention what kind of trouble I would cause to make the frontline morale unsettled and eager to return home? What if I encounter the original Sword Daoist or the true form of the Haoran Holy Lord in the Shangxiao Sword Sect and the Haoran Holy Land? Wouldn't I be courting death if I went there?"

"This is simply an impossible task!"

To be honest, the last sentence is what he was really worried about.

The difference in combat power between the early, middle and late stages of the Nascent Soul stage is extremely large. The single method of the Nascent Soul avatar is completely incomparable to the main body, let alone the main body in the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage!
Even if his avatar went there with a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, it would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone and never to return.

Youmeiji giggled sweetly, her voice slightly grating:
"Master Lin, do you think everyone is like you, keeping their main body in their own lair to maintain order?"

"According to our Black Lotus Sect's intelligence, the true forms of those holy land lords are mostly hidden in places unknown to outsiders. This is to ensure their own safety; they are also very afraid of dying!"

"Even so, those old guys from places like the Ghost Valley Holy Land and the Pill Cauldron Holy Land were still tracked down and killed, don't you think?"

Lin Shan's eyes were piercing. He wasn't surprised that You Meiji knew his true location, since what happened to Lu Xi recently wasn't a secret.

He and Xing Jinshu sparred in Tianfu Mountain, and in the end, he helped Yu Xing Shenjun resolve their grudges. Soon, he made headlines in all the intelligence agencies of Wanxiang City in Kaiyuan Realm.

These cultivation media outlets are too lazy to care about other things, but they are very enthusiastic about reporting on things related to Nascent Soul stage cultivators. They will rush to make up stories at the slightest sign of trouble.

In order to attract attention, he even spread rumors about his affair with Xing Jinshu in front of his ex-husband, Yu Xing Shenjun, and made all sorts of humiliating statements!

As soon as he has free time, he will definitely go to Vientiane City and take down all those unfounded intelligence agencies.

Considering the final payment of 500 points for the Ancient Charm item, even taking a risk is not out of the question.

Find wealth in danger!
"I can't afford to offend so many forces at the same time; I can only choose two of the main ones at most."

"can."

You Meiji knew he would agree, having spent a long time with Lin Shan in the Star Palace and understood his personality well.

This guy is willing to risk his life for money!

With the battle between factions reaching its final stage, this is the most crucial and last chance. If we don't seize this critical moment, it will be virtually impossible to obtain a massive amount of incense offerings.

I would have done the same without hesitation if I were in your shoes!
"Then let's go with the Vast Holy Land and the Upper Night Sword Sect."

Lin Shan did not hesitate for long and chose two major human holy sites.

The Holy Lord of Haoran stole his Yellow Turban Warrior, which is definitely not an ordinary grudge, and he will take it back sooner or later; the Supreme Elder of Shangxiao Sword Sect was tricked by him into giving him a Yuan Nian Avatar, and although he didn't say anything, no one would forget that.

So since we've already offended them, let's just go all the way and offend them to the end!
There's no need to provoke the other random war zones. As for the demon race and the alien race, he has little to do with them. The Ice and Snow Alliance and the Hunshen Sandy Land are also loose alliances in the form of tribes, so it's difficult to cause them too much damage and they won't have much impact on the front line.

The ancient charm was right in front of him; to hesitate and look back when the opportunity came was not his style.

So what if the whole world is your enemy?
Having reached the final stage of this decisive battle between true immortals, what is there to fear about being an enemy of the world? It's all just a matter of the victor becoming king and the loser becoming villain!

"But my Yuan Nian avatar will remain in Blackwater Cliff to continue fighting for the time being. Someone else will take over this task."

Although he took on the dirty work, he wasn't stupid.

If it can be kept hidden, it should be kept hidden. One can openly show one side of the avatar carrying the Hidden Kun territory, while secretly having another avatar carry the Void Star Disc to do the work!
To some extent, the functions of the Hidden Kun Earth Plate are also present in the Virtual Star Plate, which is precisely what others are unaware of.

I can take advantage of this to secretly sow discord between the two holy lands and complete the task assigned by Fairy Qinglian.

"Oh? Without that heaven-reaching spiritual treasure from the Ghost Valley Holy Land, how will you destroy their earth veins?"

Youmei Ji keenly sensed something unusual and curiously inquired about the inside story.

How could Lin Shan possibly explain that?

"Don't ask if you don't know. Just look at the final result."

Outside Blackwater Cliff, the two armies of the Immortal Envoy camp joined forces.

Because of their heavy losses, they are not in a position to launch an attack, so they have set up camp and are waiting for reinforcements.

"What did the Demon Clan's Scorpion Venerable say?"

At this moment, the Holy Lord of Vastness stood side by side with the Sword Daoist of the Original Sword. Beneath their feet was a vast sea of ​​mountains and clouds, with thousands of wisps of purple smoke rising into the sky. That was the unique poisonous miasma of Blackwater Cliff, concealing the filth hidden beneath.

"I've inquired, and all the demon clans have been wiped out, suffering a severe blow. After all, most of them cultivate their true forms rather than their avatars. So many sixth-tier great demons and fifth-tier demon kings have completely perished in the Dian Kingdom. That old fox Tianxie is heartbroken!"

"Hehehe."

The two of them shook their heads and smiled.

As the leaders of the top holy lands in this world, they have always paid close attention to the dominance of the human and demon races on this continent.

The Demon Scorpion Venerable and they are old rivals. This time, they temporarily came together as allies because of their bet on Pure Lotus Hermit, but in reality, they are only superficially united.

In the fifth battle that just happened, the Haoran Holy Land could have gone to rescue the demon race first, but instead they turned around and helped the Xiaojian Sect!
Even if they hadn't come, the Shangxiao Sword Sect could have driven Lin Shan and his group away; this involved the barriers between different races.

Venerable Scorpion was furious afterward and complained to Layman Pure Lotus about it. But Holy Master Haoran and Daoist Yuanjian didn't care at all!
After this battle, the demon race, through the Black Lotus Sect, suffered heavy losses of so many core members. They probably won't be able to cause any trouble before the next Wanhui year arrives. This is a good thing for them, and they can't wait to applaud it.

"However, it is said that the old scorpion is still not giving up and continues to mobilize a large army of demons from all over the world, determined to participate in the final battle. Don't you think he's quite persistent?"

"Hey, I get it, everyone's just trying to make a living~"
This year, the Ascension Platform of the Upper Realm specifically separated the positions of Immortal Guards for demons and humans, which is why Old Bangzi is tempted!

"Our ancestor also sent word from above that there are important figures in the Heavenly Court paying attention to the matter of the siege of the Black Lotus Sect in the mortal realm. He told me to earn this merit as a means of advancement in the future."

"Oh? The Confucian school of the Upper Realm has also begun to establish a presence in the Golden Palace and place its people there?"

"Hehe, isn't your Sword Sect the same?"

The conversation between the two actually touched upon the instructions of two upper-realm forces. The Confucian School and the Sword School not only adapted and took root in the current immortal civilization, but also seemed to be involved in the rebirth of an even more ancient civilization.

Their respective holy sites were the result of the upper realm's long-term planning for the myriad worlds, and each had arrangements made by their elders after their ascension.

When the celestial envoys descended to the mortal realm to conduct their inspections, the elders of the immortal sects took this opportunity to speak up for them, paving the way for the future, and demanding their cooperation in various ways.

Although the two of them are currently in the lower realm, they are talking about matters in the upper realm!

Moreover, they seem to have some understanding of the environment of the immortal realm!

"The Heavenly Court is now in a state of chaos. In the past, the selection of immortals, generals, and celestial guards was based solely on the ability of the strong and the weakness of the weak, without regard to race or origin, but only on strength and background!"

"But look at it now, ever since the great upheaval in the court, various factions have been vying for power and seeking foreign support everywhere. They've even started some kind of 'ethnic classification plan' in the military?"

"For example, if you were originally human, you can change your race to become a different race, or you can become a demon or a monster; but later on, you don't even need to change your race. In certain situations, if you think you are a demon, then you are a demon, or if you think you are a monster, then you are a monster!"

"I also heard that they invented a Time Wheel race. These things turn into demons in the summer and monsters in the winter. Can you believe how ridiculous that is?"

"Not only that, the military has invented hundreds of races, large and small, that have never appeared in the myriad worlds before. They are races that they have arbitrarily fabricated and imagined, and they have to register before enlisting."

These two mere primordial spirits from the lower realms are actually giving pointers on the celestial world!
When they first heard that this 'species classification' plan was a policy personally approved by the Heavenly Court's Immortal King Lieyang, they all thought it was insane.

If everyone can freely change their race, wouldn't the ethics of humanity perish?

But unexpectedly, in just a few thousand years, the joke had spread within the military and even reached all the other worlds.

"Our patriarch said that many Confucian disciples who abandoned their schools and defected actually joined the army and called themselves Confucian scholars, which has utterly disgraced our Confucian school!"

"Sigh, same here. Our Sword Sect outcasts have also formed a Sword Clan. In my opinion, it's truly despicable!"

These two supreme rulers sighed and lamented the decline of morality and the chaos of the court, believing that there must be treacherous people in power.

Suddenly, a loud, rough laugh came from behind, and a burly, dark-skinned man with a tail that reached the sky walked over with a limp.

"Hahaha, the Immortal Realm is now full of wonders, strange phenomena, dragons and snakes everywhere, and wild beasts rising up all at once. It truly makes me yearn for it, and I can't wait to go up and see how interesting it is!"

The two turned around and bowed.

"Scorpion Venerable".

Scorpio Venerable returned the greeting, set out a tea table and chairs, and began chatting with the two human saints on the mountaintop.

"I heard from an old ancestor in the upper realm that a high-ranking official in the Heavenly Court once publicly criticized in court that arbitrarily changing one's racial identity was unethical and should be stripped of his official rank and imprisoned for reform! At the time, he took the lead and was echoed by the other ministers. Guess what happened?"

The two were unaware of the situation and quickly asked it what happened next.

"As a result, the Immortal King of Blazing Sun was furious and threw this high-ranking official into prison for the crime of racial discrimination!"

!!!

The Holy Lord Haoran angrily waved his sleeve: "Absurd, utterly absurd!"

The Sword Immortal sighed deeply: "Immortal King, you are foolish! How could you not listen to honest advice, even if it is hard to hear, and instead drive away your remonstrating minister? Whose idea was this?"

Scorpio Venerable looked down at the sea of ​​clouds and gazed in the direction of Blackwater Cliff.

"The supreme leader of the great sects in the Pure Cold Immortal Realm, the one who provided massive political donations to the Heavenly Court's cabinet when the Blazing Sun Immortal King rose to power—the Lotus Flower Sect's Fairy Yunxiu."

The Holy Lord Haoran and the Sword Daoist were greatly surprised and turned to look into the distance.

Blackwater Cliff stands silently, its mountain peak barely visible above the sea of ​​clouds.

"I've heard that the Black Lotus Sect's backer in the Upper Realm seems to be a sister from the Pure Cold Immortal Domain. Could it be her?"

"No, she is just a mere True Immortal, not even close to the level of a Sect Master. She's just trying to make herself look good."

The Scorpion Venerable has a greater background and stronger connections in the upper realm than the two of them, so he knows more inside information. At this moment, he not only does not hold a grudge against them for not helping them in their time of need, but also speaks frankly and without reservation.

"The Lotus Sect is a major sect that dominates the Qinghan Immortal Realm. It has three lineage founders, seven great Dharma Kings who open the altar, and fourteen candidates for Holy Maidens, and is named with the suffixes Lotus and Flower respectively."

"And the Azure Lotus Fairy is one of the candidates. Besides her, there are others such as the Golden Lotus Fairy, the White Lotus Fairy, the Jade Lotus Fairy, the Brocade Lotus Fairy, and so on."

"His fall was merely a staged death orchestrated by higher-ups. In order to deceive everyone, he secretly descended to the mortal realm to collect incense offerings and establish a faith stronghold. However, he was discovered by the Imperial Censor of the Golden Palace in the upper realm, who then dispatched an inspecting celestial envoy to capture him."

The grand battle between the Upper and Lower Realms, spanning millennia, between the Azure Lotus Fairy and the Pure Lotus Hermit, began on this very cliff, with a glimpse of the iceberg unfolding during a conversation between three of the realm's most powerful beings.

Most people are caught up in rumors and speculation, confused and unaware of which side this represents or who this war is actually being fought for.

They only focused on the price offered by the two immortals, seeking a meager benefit for themselves, unaware that it was merely a microcosm of the power struggles among the great figures of the upper realm.

"Do you know why the Imperial Censor of the Golden Palace specifically sent the Pure Lotus Hermit to the mortal realm?"

The two shook their heads and smiled wryly, realizing that they really didn't know as much as Venerable Scorpio. They began to wonder what kind of background this old demon had. Perhaps he had a powerful background in the upper realm. It seemed that they had gone too far by not helping him in his time of need. They wondered if they should try to make amends in the future.

Scorpio Venerable then casually recounted the whole story, retracing the beginning of their initial conversation.

"Because Layman Jinglian was once a forsaken disciple of the Lotus Sect, but later entered the Ascension Platform Immortal Guard and became a member of the magnificent force of the species transformation!"
They call themselves the Pure Clan. (End of Chapter)