Immortal Road.

Chapter 139 The battle between good and evil
After Lin Shan returned to the temporary headquarters of the three evil sects, he submitted an application to join the battle to Protector Yan.

In theory, the altar purifiers don't need to go to the front line, they can just stay in the back and do logistics. However, this time they are attacking the inland of the Song Dynasty, and they have to deal with the three righteous sects that have dominated for a thousand years, so the more people the better.

The higher-ups quickly approved it and assigned Lin Shan to the 9th Squadron of the Central Theater Command, under the command of Captain Yan Yuanchun.

In order to unite in the war and avoid hindering each other, the three demonic sects specially formed a United Front Department, which was commanded by nine Nascent Soul cultivators.

In addition to staying in Lu to ensure the basic base was not lost, three of the six Dharma Kings of the Black Lotus Sect came, three of the five Hall Masters of the Blood River Hall also came, and three of the four Ghost Kings of the Hundred Ghosts Gate were present.

Nine Yuanying stage True Lords confirmed a series of issues including tactics, logistics, communications, intelligence, troop deployment, etc. for the last time in the United Front Department. Tomorrow's oath-taking ceremony is about to begin.

"Report! The last rebel group in the Yunshan Sea area has been wiped out, and the entire East China Sea has been pacified!"

"Withdraw the garrison."

"Report! The Hundred Ghost Sect's guardians were escorting supplies through Yan State, but most of them were robbed by the local sect!"

"What's the point of keeping him? Kill him!"

"Report! There is no trace of Kame-sama in the Ezo Sea. He is suspected to have fled to the open sea."

"Don't bother."

"Report! The Yuanying cultivator from the East China Sea, Jinglian, has left Kuxu Island and is heading to an unknown place."

"Watch closely."

"Report! The mermaids from the Stormy Sea sent a message to ask why we injured the leader of the affiliated tribe, the water bears!"

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A bunch of Yuanying stage masters were instantly furious, their auras were surging, and their robes were fluttering without wind. The disciples who were reporting in the United Front Department were trembling with fear!

"The mermaids in the Storm Sea? What the hell are they? How powerful is the highest level cultivator to dare to teach us three sects of the devil how to do things?"

"I heard that the one with the highest cultivation level is in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and he seems to be the chief elder of the mermaid tribe."

"Send a guardian who is in the late Jindan stage to beat them up! If they continue to be rude and speak nonsense, kill them immediately!"

"Follow your orders!"

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On the second day, in the square of the temporary headquarters, the rolling demonic energy changed the color of the area within a hundred miles.

The vast sea was rolling, the demon birds in the sky were crying, the fish in the water were jumping, countless lightning flashed in the dark clouds, and thunderbolts struck between the rumbling drums.

Hundreds of thousands of monks were standing with their heads shaking and jostling each other, looking fanatically at the nine Yuanying stage True Lords on the stage and listening to one of them reciting an impassioned manifesto to fight the enemy. Countless magic fire sky lanterns lit up the surroundings of the square.

"Today, the people of the Song Dynasty are in dire straits, and the world has suffered from the righteous path for a long time."

"Zixiao holds the reins, monopolizing power and making everything he wants. People of the time coerce and intimidate, and no one dares to speak out. Our ancestors were burned to death, and we have been insulted to this day. The lower class bullies the upper class, and the people of the country are chilled!"

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"The three sects of the Demon Sect act on behalf of Heaven, destroying evil and embracing good, gathering their energy and strength, raising their will and mobilizing their troops, punishing the barbarians and the tyrants, and enthroning Luo Zu. The Demon Sect prospers, darkness melts away, and the momentum is as strong as a long rainbow!"

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"From now on, the East China Sea troops will be divided into three groups, and they will work together to prepare their troops and march to Luoguan. We will show our power and help the country. In extraordinary times, we should accomplish extraordinary deeds!"

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"The first person to enter the Song Dynasty's Bianliang will be given the title of honorary elder of the three sects and rewarded with one million spiritual stones. For the righteous monks who abandon the dark and join the light and surrender, no questions will be asked. Widely publicize the grace and trust, and announce the reward to the world, as the law!"

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Hundreds of thousands of monks on the field turned their heads and shouted in unison: "Recover our homeland! Decisive battle in Bianliang!"

"war!"

"war!"

"war!"

The sound of waves in the crowd continued to surge, mixed with the halos of various formations around them. All around the square, the demonic body-training monks with bulging muscles were beating cowhide drums with all their might. The deafening sound waves stirred the inner impulses and desires of everyone.

Around the perimeter stood thirty-six general platforms, towering and majestic. The ceremonial guards were in order in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, each holding a large blue, red, white, and black flag. On the platform were placed sacrificial vessels and prayers, and on both sides were the attendants, dressed neatly and holding swords and halberds in a solemn formation.

Lin Shan was swept up in the frenzy, and pushed by the general trend, he had no choice but to follow everyone and speak his mind.

The nine Yuanying-stage True Lords on the stage nodded to each other, and the hundreds of Jindan-stage Dharma Protectors below them were also chatting and laughing. Seeing that the troops were strong and the morale was high, it was time to make a concerted effort to attack Huanglong. After the military review, various grand ceremonies were completed, and the soldiers of the three armies were comforted, the United Front Work Department directly issued orders to attack on all fronts!
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On the third day of March that year, the three evil sects officially dispatched troops from all coastlines of the East China Sea to attack the inland of the Song Dynasty, setting off a great war between good and evil.

More than 200,000 repair soldiers were divided into three groups, claiming to be an army of one million.

The United Front Work Department divided the battle zone into the northern battle zone of Blood River Hall, the central battle zone of Black Lotus Sect, and the southern battle zone of Hundred Ghosts Gate. The three armies advanced along the coast, aiming to meet at Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Wherever the three evil sects passed, everyone surrendered.

The eight major cultivation families in Jiangdong all submitted their surrender letters, willing to be the guides. The five small and medium-sized sects in Hebei all rebelled against the righteous path, claiming that they had been oppressed and their inheritance had long been lost, and were willing to follow the lead of the evil path.

There were frequent reports of victory in the Jianghuai area of ​​the Central War Zone. Wherever the Black Lotus Sect passed, all those who dared to resist were crushed to dust. In a row, they wiped out sixteen great families of cultivators, eight small and medium-sized sects, and seized more than fifty sacred mountains and blessed lands.

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For two months, Lin Shan followed the sect's large army to capture cities and strongholds, taking down the strongholds of the righteous cultivators one by one and pulling out nails one by one. Only then did he finally realize how powerful the three evil sects were.

Thousands of years ago, this half of the country to the east of the Song Dynasty had always been the habitat of the demons, and many immortal cultivation forces were originally their vassals. Now, seeing that their former master had fought back, most of them turned against them and surrendered.

The original bases of the three righteous sects were all in the west, northwest and southwest. After driving out the evil sects, in order to maintain order in the eastern cultivation world and the so-called benevolence and morality, they did not wipe out these affiliated small and medium-sized forces.

Now that the three sects of the devil had come back, these people immediately celebrated and welcomed them with food and drink. The rolling devil energy was like a prairie fire, and the flames of war burned for tens of thousands of miles.

The 9th Squadron of the Central Theater, to which Lin Shan belonged, was led by Yan Yuanchun, a Jindan-stage guardian, with five Foundation Establishment-stage messengers under her command, all of whom were her former subordinates. Including Lin Shan, all of them became squad leaders, each with hundreds of Qi-training-stage cultivators under their command.

Because they were originally a local faction, their strength was weak, they did not have enough manpower, and the Qi training cultivators assigned to them were all independent cultivators from the East China Sea, so it was not their turn to participate in the tough battles along the way.

The situation was different for other Lu faction teams. This time, the Black Lotus Sect headquarters in Lu was attended by three Nascent Soul stage Dharma Kings, hundreds of Golden Core stage Dharma protectors, five hundred Foundation Establishment envoys, and one hundred thousand Qi training stage magic cultivators.

They are all elites from their respective factions. It is said that this is only half of the strength of the Black Lotus Sect.

The remaining half will stay at the headquarters to defend the Confucian and Taoist sects native to the land of Lu. This shows how big the three sects of magic have developed outside over the past thousand years!
Lin Shan followed Yan Yuanchun around in circles, either following the front-line troops and eating dirt behind them, or on the way to clean up the battlefield. Not to mention any contribution points, he had never even seen the shadow of a righteous cultivator.

The other four female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage who had followed him from Yichuan Market till now also had many complaints. Luanchun even took advantage of the fact that Protector Yan doted on her and kept complaining in front of her.

"Master! Look, other teams have captured spiritual places one after another and killed so many righteous monks, but we have not made any achievements. Can you think of a way to transfer us to the front line?"

Yan Yuanchun stroked Luanchun's hair lovingly, and comforted her with a smile, telling her to wait a little longer. Our team is so weak that we will be cannon fodder if we rush to the front line. The United Front Department made such arrangements for the overall situation.

Luanchun seemed to have been spoiled for a long time and kept clamoring to go to the front line every day. Everyone felt a little annoyed listening to her chattering, but they couldn't say much for the sake of Protector Yan's face.

In the blink of an eye, the war lasted from March to September. Half a year had passed, and the demons' unstoppable offensive was finally stopped.

With the Luosong Mountain Range running from north to south across the Song Dynasty as the boundary, the forces of good and evil were stuck in a strategic stalemate.

The Luosong Mountains divide the inland of the Song Dynasty into two parts, east and west. There are only a dozen passages in the middle that can be passed through. Some are pass cities built by mortals, water forts and military ports, while others are canyon tunnels, evil pit cemeteries, etc.

Apart from these places, all other mountain ranges are deep forbidden areas, where countless monsters and ferocious insects live, including some transformed giant monsters.

Therefore, the top combat forces of the two races of humans and demons had made an agreement that they could only travel through the dozen designated passages in between, which served as a link between the east and west regions of the Song Dynasty. Other demon beasts' territories were not allowed to intrude without permission, otherwise they would bear the consequences.

If the demon army does not want to arouse the hatred of the powerful demons, they naturally have to act according to the rules and attack from the dozen or so mountain roads and waterways.

The headquarters of the three righteous sects are all in the west, and the influence of the evil sect thousands of years ago was all in the east. Now the remaining reputation and legacy have been gradually digested.

One step further west, across the Luosong Mountains defense line, the Song Dynasty capital of Bianliang is completely undefended and flat.

Therefore, the three righteous sects mobilized all the small and medium-sized sects and cultivation families in the rear for half a year, began to trade space for time, and deployed three lines of defense, upper, middle and lower, in the Luosong Mountains, and finally curbed the downward trend.

After the Demonic Path's surprise attack was thwarted, the United Front Work Department began to discuss a key breakthrough and assault campaign. After all, the goal this time was for the three armies to meet in Bianliang, and the Luosong Mountains must be broken through.

As we all know, a strong attack will inevitably involve sacrifices, and the first to be sacrificed will definitely be cannon fodder, not the elites. So after much discussion in the rear, it was decided that the task of the cannon fodder would fall on the local faction that had recruited the scattered cultivators from the East China Sea.

When the little girl Luanchun got what she wanted and received the order to be transferred to the front line from the United Front Department in the rear, she was also stunned.

"Order from the United Front Work Department! All monks from the Ninth Detachment of the Central Theater are to go to the Grand Canyon of Contaminated Drugs and serve as the first advance detachment."

The Poison Grand Canyon is the closest entrance to Bianliang among the more than ten passages in the Luosong Mountains. As long as you break through here, you can reach the capital of the Song Dynasty after another thousand miles.

According to intelligence, this canyon is three thousand miles long and deep, and is always covered in fog and clouds, with no sunlight visible. Countless poisonous insects and poisonous insects hide in it, and there are many swamps and poisonous springs. Even if a cultivator flies in without a guide, he will die or be skinned alive!
What's more, in such a strategic location, the righteous sects may have set up all kinds of traps, killing formations, and even heavily guarded it.

"Go back and report to the United Front Department. I obey your orders!"

Protector Yan accepted the transfer order expressionlessly and flew to the front line with Lin Shan, Luan Chun and other subordinates.

(End of this chapter)