Immortal Road.

Chapter 165 Red Book and Golden Edict
After reading all the letters from his friends, Lin Shan was stunned. The three sects of the demonic path were obviously in a strong position, so how could they be defeated so suddenly?
The Black Skull Demon Lord had also been out on activities in the past ten years, and had a general understanding of the situation on the front line. He was also quite familiar with Lin Shan's younger brothers, so he told him what he knew.

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It turned out that ten years ago, after Linshan Donghai went into seclusion, the inland of the Song Dynasty was in turmoil.

The evil Black Lotus Sect captured the Song Dynasty's capital, Bianliang, in one fell swoop, and shocked the country. The subsequent series of effects were that the righteous monks in other defense lines of the Luosong Mountains all lost their fighting spirit and their morale was low.

The rear has been breached, and there is no point in resisting on the front line.

This then brought about a series of avalanche effects. The northern and southern war zones broke through one after another, and the Blood River Hall and the Hundred Ghosts Gate also fought their way into the west, successfully joining forces with the Black Lotus Sect in Bianliang.

The three sects of the Demonic Path were gaining great prestige at this time, and their team was growing like a snowball. Various independent cultivators and affiliated forces also joined the army. At this time, there were more than 300,000 troops gathered outside the city of Bianliang!
As the saying goes, "It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant."

Although this poem does not exist in this world, similar allusions emerge in an endless stream. How could the old monsters in the Demonic United Front Department not understand it?

So after all the high-level discussions, everyone unanimously agreed that "it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers". They simply decided to concentrate all their forces, go straight to Huanglong, and push to the gate of "Zixiao Sect" in one fell swoop, and completely destroy this righteous sect.

At this time, the Qianyun Pavilion in the north was being held back by the "Huangquan Sect" that was heading south from the Great Yan Kingdom; and the Beast Taming Valley in the south was also being blocked by the South China Sea major sect "Linyuzhai", and they were completely unable to come to the rescue. This was a golden opportunity for the Demonic Path to come!

Once the Zixiao Sect, which is responsible for the central war zone, is destroyed, the connection between the Qianyun Pavilion and the Beast Taming Valley in the north and south will be cut off. They will not be able to support each other and can only fight on their own. Wouldn't they be at the mercy of the three demonic sects at that time?
One month after this decision was made, the demonic army had arrived at Zixiao Sect and surrounded this top sect with a history of ten thousand years, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.

With the persistence of the Yuanying stage elders and the thirty-six peak masters of the Zixiao Sect, and relying on the sect protection formation that has been continuously reinforced and built over tens of thousands of years, the Zixiao Sect fought a desperate battle with the three demonic sects.

I have to say that the Zixiao Sect's mountain protection formation is really outrageous. Back then, several generations of ancestors kept moving spiritual veins and forcibly piled up thirty-six spiritual mountains to establish the Thirty-Six Veins Taoist inheritance.

Each lineage has its own mountain protection formation, and all the formations are superimposed on the entire mountain gate of Zixiao Sect, recreating the famous "Tiangang Big Dipper Formation" in the world of cultivation.

No matter how many armies of the Demonic Path attacked day and night, all the disciples of the Purple Sky Sect were united and managed to defend impeccably. Not only did they repeatedly thwart the attacks of the Demonic Path, but they were also able to "attack the camp" every night with the advantage of their formations that could be approached or retreated.

The demonic army had been attacking for more than half a year and found that the casualties were too tragic. If they continued to fight like this, not only would they not be able to defeat the Zixiao Sect, but they would most likely be destroyed first in the end.

However, the three sects of the devil are full of masters, brave generals, and talented people.

The United Front Work Department immediately issued an order and personally selected and formed a "Yansuan Camp" consisting of 8,000 formation masters from the 300,000-strong army.

Among the eight thousand array masters, there are various schools of thought, all-encompassing and omnipotent. Some specialize in studying mountains and rivers, some focus on astrology, some are proficient in the five elements and eight trigrams, and some delve into the art of evasion.

Various schools such as: Luantou School, Image School, Form School, Astrology School, Five Elements School, Xingxiu School, Liuhe School, etc.
After the establishment of the "Yansuanying", it constantly assisted in breaking the formation, and was able to break the formation with another formation, advance step by step, and even be more ruthless by directly changing the terrain of mountains and rivers to induce the migration of spiritual veins, instantly increasing the offensive of the magic path.

The Zixiao Sect obviously felt that the defense was getting difficult, so they quickly formed a formation master unit to compete with the "Yansuan Camp". The two sides countered each other's moves, fought wits and courage, and killed and turned the world upside down with their formations, with blood flowing like a river.

The formation masters on both sides were having a great time, but the ordinary cultivators were miserable. They became the guinea pigs of both sides and kept on making mistakes, dying in batches.

The Demonic Alliance has a large number of people and cannon fodder, and the Zixiao Sect cannot afford to fight in terms of manpower.

As a last resort, they formed a task force, which was specifically designed to pick the right time to assassinate the "Yansuanying". However, they were planned by a group of old monsters from the evil sect, who had already ambushed them and were waiting for them to rush in.

The ending is self-evident; the Zixiao Sect suffered heavy losses once again.

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In this way, the two sides fought for five whole years.

During these five years, the amount of spirit stones consumed by the Zixiao Sect just to activate the sect protection formation was simply an astronomical figure, which drained out the accumulation of thousands of years, and the sect's foundation was almost exhausted.

But after the Demonic Alliance sacrificed their lives at all costs, and with the assistance of the "Yansuanying" over the years, they finally broke through the Zixiao Sect's ten thousand year formation.

In a moment, the demon army all over the mountain rushed into the mountain gate, and a shocking bloody battle began!

After all, no matter how powerful the Zixiao Sect was, it was no match for the three demonic sects combined. Seeing that its sect was on the verge of collapse and about to be destroyed, the disciples of the Thirty-Six Sects were in dire straits and finally used their trump cards.

Among the tablets enshrined in the ancestral temple, there is a "red-lettered golden edict" left behind by the sixth generation ancestor before he ascended to heaven!
It is said that this "imperial edict" was a manuscript specially left behind by the sixth generation ancestor of Zixiao Sect, a genius and great man, when he was overcoming the calamity and ascending to the upper world, in gratitude for the great kindness of the Zixiao Sect's Taoist lineage that gave birth to him.

It is said that if the sect's orthodoxy is in danger of destruction, then he can be asked to turn the tide.

The elders of Zixiao Sect also followed the order of the ancestor, and only took this thing out of the ancestor's ancestral hall when the sect was on the verge of collapse. Because once this trump card is used, it will extract and evaporate nearly 80% of the underground spiritual veins of the 36 peaks of Zixiao Sect!
You have to know that the spiritual vein is the lifeblood of the sect, and it is also the result of countless years of hard work by generations of predecessors and sages of the Zixiao Sect. If 80% of it evaporates in an instant, all the accumulation will go down the drain, which is simply a self-destructive destruction of the foundation, which can be said to be no different from exterminating the sect!
The spiritual vein was destroyed, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the mountain gate plummeted. Many blessed places and secret realms that assisted cultivation collapsed directly, and a large number of medicinal fields that were rarely seen in the outside world also withered. The sect protection formation was useless without the support of the spiritual vein, and it was a luxury for the disciples in the sect to use the spiritual vein to break through the bottleneck.
However, facing the disaster of extinction, the Zixiao Sect had no choice but to perish together with its enemies.

Next, when the "Red Book and Golden Edict" came out, it was activated by the spiritual energy supplied by the earth veins of the entire mountain gate, instantly triggering the celestial phenomena.

Golden snakes were dancing wildly all over the sky, and a sea of ​​thunder covered an area of ​​thousands of miles.

A pool of golden thunder appeared in the distant sky, and countless thunder tribulations were like a golden river hanging upside down, rolling with earth-shaking force. Its power spread to all corners of Zixiao Sect, and targeted cultivators of different levels of magic with differentiated attacks.

Now the army of demons all over the mountains and plains was instantly torn apart, struck by thunder and punishment from heaven, crying and screaming, and fleeing in panic.

The magical power in this manuscript clearly comes from the Zixiao Sect's treasured book "Purple Qi Heart Sutra", and is derived from the magical power of thunder tribulation that no one has been able to cultivate in ten thousand years.

The lower the enemy's cultivation level, the lower the damage of the thunder tribulation. The higher the enemy's cultivation level, the more damage the thunder tribulation will cause!
Finally, the power of "Danshu Jinchi" was exhausted, and three of the nine Nascent Soul stage monsters of the evil sect died in the heavenly calamity, and six were seriously injured.

The demon army all over the mountains below was also in chaos, with nearly half of them killed or wounded.

But at this time, the demon sect still has more than 100,000 troops left, and still has an overwhelming advantage. As long as the six Yuanying stage monsters are determined, they have a chance of winning if they fight to the death with the Zixiao Sect.

However, the people in the demonic world are eccentric and ruthless, and all of them are selfish, especially those who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. Which one of them has not climbed out from the sea of ​​blood and corpses? Especially now that they are all seriously injured, they only believe in themselves and not others.

If the six demon Yuanying were in their prime, they would certainly be able to fight against the Zixiao Sect with ease. However, when they are seriously injured and afraid of being defeated, how can they work together and fight for their lives?

As a result, the six demonic Yuanying cultivators fled in all directions, but were intercepted and chased by the four Yuanying elders of Zixiao Sect, who killed two more on the spot. Only the Black Lotus Sect's Discipline King, the Fourth Hall Master of the Blood River Hall, and the Second Elder of the Hundred Ghosts escaped.

The last Dharma King who protected the Black Lotus Sect was said to have the highest level of cultivation. He had been suppressing his strength and was afraid to transcend the tribulation. As a result, he was targeted by the Thunder Pool, which chased and struck him all the way. He had to use secret methods to abandon his physical body and Nascent Soul to escape.

The demonic monks scattered all over the mountains saw that their ancestors were all doomed to die or flee, and they also scattered in panic. The disciples of the Zixiao Sect behind them fought back desperately, killing countless enemies along the way. …

After this battle, five Nascent Soul cultivators of the Demonic Path died in succession, the whereabouts of the Dharma King's Nascent Soul was unknown, and the rest of the Nascent Soul monsters were nowhere to be found. Maybe they were being hunted down by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Zixiao Sect, or maybe they were hiding in the mountains and forests to recuperate. In any case, they never showed up again.

More than half of the Jindan-stage guardians were also lost. It was said that the three sects' masters personally commanded the retreat in order to preserve the vitality of their own sects, and they were the focus of attention of the righteous. After being seriously injured by the thunder tribulation, they were all killed by the Zixiao Sect at a huge cost.

As a result, the demonic army was leaderless, the high-level command system of the United Front Work Department collapsed directly, and scattered organizations in various places were unable to form a force.

The Zixiao Sect's mountain gate was almost destroyed, and its foundation was severely damaged, and its strength suffered heavy losses, but its Nascent Soul stage combat power was still intact, and its number exceeded that of the Demonic Coalition.

In the next six months, Zixiao Sect gradually recovered some of its vitality and began to gather small and medium-sized sects and families in the west. Taking advantage of the momentum of defeating the demons with its own strength, it raised its arms and attracted many people to respond.

The rebuilt righteous coalition took advantage of the opportunity to successively recapture the capital city of Bianliang, seize back all the territory west of the Luosong Mountains, and once again pull the battle line to the Luosong Mountains.

Even though the remaining three Nascent Soul stage masters of the demon sect showed up later, they gathered the remnants of the defeated troops, restored some of their original strength, and once again sent out troops to fight several large-scale battles with the righteous sect.

However, because the number of high-ranking Yuanying stage masters was not an absolute advantage, the morale of the demonic monks under his command was also low, and finally they suffered successive setbacks and were forced to switch to a defensive posture.

At this time, in order to buy time to recuperate, the three demonic sects sent envoys to propose that the righteous and evil sides divide the Song Dynasty equally and restore their respective territories from a thousand years ago. However, the envoys were directly killed by the angry people of the Zixiao Sect.

This sentence "It is better to pursue the enemy with the remaining courage than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant" has been put on the agenda again by the bigwigs of the righteous path. They must understand the principles understood by the evil path. How could they possibly negotiate peace with you?

It's just that the righteous masters are more cautious and not as radical and adventurous as the demon monks. After all, a centipede is still alive even after death. Although the righteous coalition led by the Zixiao Sect has no problem consolidating its current territory, if it wants to continue to expand its victory, it needs the other two major sects to free up their hands.

So they first deployed their troops in the Luosong Mountains, trained the army while waiting for reinforcements, and made plans after stabilizing the rear area.

On the other hand, the three sects of the Demonic Path, those with high cultivation were all taken care of by the Heavenly Tribulation, and those with low cultivation could not escape the pursuit of the Righteous Path for several years. Those who survived and escaped were all of average strength and smart.

The offensive and defensive momentum of the two sides has been reversed.

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"So, originally the situation in the Demonic Path camp was very good, but after the battle with the Purple Sky Sect, it has been on the defensive."

Lin Shan listened to what the Black Skull Demon Lord told him, and only then did he deeply understand the meaning of the word "time".

He left the Lin family at the age of 16 and continued on the road until he was 23. He had never been in seclusion for such a long time.

Ten years is just a blink of an eye for a monk in seclusion, but for a war, if the balance of power is unbalanced, it will soon become one-sided.

What’s more, this is a war in the world of cultivation?

Immortal cultivators fly thousands of miles a day on swords, and the progress of the war is far beyond imagination.

Back then, the Demonic Alliance occupied half of the Song Dynasty in half a year, and even captured Bianliang in half a month. Now that the army has been defeated, it is incredible that they can still hold on until now without the protection of a peerless formation like the Purple Sky Sect.

But what made him depressed was that he had just completed the test given to him by the head master before he went into seclusion, and was about to become successful. However, after ten years of seclusion, he came out and was defeated by the demons.

The new leader has failed!
Lin Shan had a bitter face and felt that he had to continue to cling to Protector Yan.

The only thing to be thankful for was that he was able to withdraw in time after the battle of Bianliang and escaped the shocking battle against Zixiao Sect. I don't know how many magic masters died in that battle, five Yuanying stage plus most of the Jindan stage, it can be said that the loss was heavy!

The mainstay of the Black Lotus Sect, the "King of Dharma who protects the religion", had his physical body destroyed and his Nascent Soul escaped, and his life and death are still unknown.

It now appears that the evil forces have been driven out of the west. At least the Luosong Mountains defense barrier is still there. They still control half of the country and the East China Sea, and are trying every means to resist the coalition forces of righteousness.

However, the Nascent Soul cultivators no longer have the advantage in numbers, and they are probably unable to attack and can only defend with difficulty.

Unless the Lu State headquarters continues to draw high-level monks to support
Lin Shan sat in the yard and thought carefully. The most urgent thing was to continue to consolidate his realm. If the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up.

After all, he had just broken through the bottleneck of the early stage of foundation building, and with the help of the Purple Dust Pill, he had advanced to a quarter of the cultivation progress of the middle stage of foundation building. He needed to consolidate and condense it, otherwise this part of the excess cultivation would likely be lost.

As for the war situation outside, he can only be cannon fodder if he goes out, and he can't change anything. One more or one less won't make a difference.

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Next, Lin Shan opened the letter left by Lin Fan and found another point mentioned. After Yi Chuan broke through the foundation-building period, Lin Shan asked him about Ouyang Feng, the founder of the "Wind and Thunder Art" and the abandoned disciple of Zixiao Sect.

Lin Fan said in his letter that he had checked the relevant records in the Zixiao Sect and found that a thousand years ago there was indeed a true disciple named Ouyang Feng. He broke into the ancestral temple without permission and secretly studied the sect's treasure book "Purple Qi Heart Sutra". He was caught on the spot by the sect elders, which caused an uproar in the sect at the time.

Because in the big righteous sects, the skills also need to be exchanged by disciples with contribution points, or passed down by the elders in person. Ouyang Feng directly skipped these two processes and secretly learned the sect's skills, disregarding the sect rules. How can other disciples be convinced?

Therefore, the head master at that time was forced to accept the pressure from within the sect and expelled Ouyang Feng from the sect according to the sect rules.

But no one expected that Ouyang Feng would stand up after being destroyed in the outside world, and within two hundred years he would cultivate himself from a mortal to a casual cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, and become famous in the cultivation world of the Song Dynasty.

When the Zixiao Sect's top leaders regretted their decision and wanted to take him back into the sect, Ouyang Feng deliberately ignored them and left the Song Dynasty alone to travel far away. It is said that he never returned since then.

The letter stopped abruptly here. It was obvious that this was all Lin Fan could find out.

"I didn't expect Ouyang Feng to have such a story. He spent two hundred years to rebuild from a mortal to the Nascent Soul stage. What kind of qualifications and talents does this have? Moreover, he also has wind and thunder spiritual roots. Since he can create corresponding skills, he may also have corresponding magical powers."

Lin Shan sighed slightly and put the matter aside for the time being, and would look for it and trace its inheritance when he had the chance in the future.

In the following period of time, Lin Shan consolidated his cultivation while asking the Black Skull Demon Lord to continue to inquire about the news from the outside world.

(End of this chapter)