Immortal Road.

Chapter 168 The oriole is behind
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the lobby was filled with an oppressive feeling as if a storm was about to come.

All the elders of the Gongsun family had murderous gleams in their eyes, and they looked at each other, wondering whether they should kill them to silence them.

The spiritual vein tide is an opportunity that only comes once in a thousand years. Even if you are from a top sect, you cannot encounter it if you want to.

Although there are only five places, that is because too many people will affect the intersection of the earth's veins and qi, and reduce the production of the nectar of heaven and earth, so it has to be controlled artificially.

The "nectar of heaven and earth" is a gift from heaven and earth that is produced when the golden elixir stage is completed and the elixir is broken into an infant, and when the thunder tribulation is passed. It can improve the spiritual roots and comprehension of the cultivator as appropriate.

This kind of precious spiritual liquid is so rare in the world of cultivation that few Yuanying-stage cultivators are willing to give up their chances and save it for exchange. Therefore, the spiritual vein tide can bring this extra effect, which makes all the cultivators in the world of cultivation jealous!

This opportunity can bring five talented young people to the Gongsun family. It is hard to say whether these people will have the hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage in the future, but they have a great chance of condensing the Golden Elixir. This is an opportunity for the Gongsun family to rise in the future.

It is understandable that these elders reacted so strongly.

But the problem is, if it were someone else, they would have suppressed it long ago, but Lin Shan is not an ordinary person, he is the messenger of a major demon sect, and he came here on the orders of the high-level United Front Work Department.

The Demon Sect must have a plan. If the person is missing, something bad will happen! Not only will the summons of the Lord of Discipline be delayed, but the Black Lotus Sect's messenger will also be lost. The Gongsun family will definitely be in big trouble.

But then again, they didn't know if anyone else knew about the Gongsun family's spiritual vein tides besides Lin Shan. If this kid talked nonsense outside, wouldn't it also bring great disaster to their family?
All the elders looked at each other, feeling that this matter was extremely tricky. They couldn't kill him, nor could they chase him away.

It seems that we can only sacrifice the small to protect the big.
All the elders communicated with each other secretly and reached a consensus in an instant.

Keep him calm first and don't let him talk nonsense.

The second eldest son, Gongsun Lu, also participated in the discussion and finally responded on behalf of the Gongsun family:
"Okay. My Gongsun family has agreed to this matter. Fellow Daoist Lin has a place in the Spiritual Vein Tide. But Fellow Daoist Lin needs to swear to Dao Heart that he will not reveal even a little bit during this period."

Lin Shan also secretly admired that these old foxes in the Gongsun family were indeed no pushovers. They acted decisively without any procrastination and made decisions so quickly.

He did not hesitate at the moment and swore an oath as required, otherwise these people would definitely not trust him.

Then Lin Shan rubbed his hands embarrassedly and looked at Gongsun Lu with a smile on his face.

The second elder was helpless, secretly cursing the greed of the demons, waved his hand to call a tribe member, gave him a token and whispered a few words in his ear. After a while, the tribe member came back to report, brought back a bulging storage bag, and then returned the token.

Lin Shan took the storage bag from the second elder and probed his spiritual sense into it without leaving any trace. The Black Skull Demon Lord hanging on his waist also couldn't help but probed in to take a look.

One thousand five hundred middle-grade spirit stones were neatly placed together, colorful and gorgeous.

You should know that the exchange rate of medium-quality and low-quality spiritual stones in the world of cultivation is not fixed, and there will be a floating range occasionally. It mainly depends on the regulatory measures of the top major companies in the world of cultivation, just like the financial powers in the previous life intervened in the exchange rate.

For example, if Zixiao Sect, Yushou Valley, and Qianyun Pavilion controlled all the spirit stone mines in the Song Dynasty, then the amount of spirit stones of various grades they mined would be equivalent to the amount of various banknotes issued.

Sometimes they would secretly dig fewer mid-grade spirit stones and get more low-grade spirit stones, and circulate them to raise the exchange rate in the cultivation world market.

Next year, he would dig more medium-quality spiritual stones and less low-quality spiritual stones, and lower the exchange rate again. In this way, he directed and acted by himself, and reaped the fruits of the labor of countless cultivators in the Song Dynasty's cultivation world in a blink of an eye.

It is equivalent to this group of low-level monks not joining the righteous sect, not enjoying the benefits of the big sect, but working for the big sect for nothing! So in a world where the strong prey on the weak, there is no justice at all.

Qi Zhong, the true disciple of Qianyun Pavilion who died at the hands of Lin Shan before, was right in his own revelation. The hypocritical means used by the righteous path are everywhere, and they themselves know it all.

However, generally speaking, no matter how bad the exchange rate between medium-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones is, it fluctuates above 1:100, so it can be said that the Gongsun family is full of sincerity this time.

Lin Shan was naturally lenient with people, so he waved his hand tactfully.

"After an in-depth investigation by this envoy, I found that the Gongsun family is indeed short of successors. They are willing but unable to comply with the transfer order. We will postpone it for the time being."

He didn't say too much. The request for reinforcements was an order issued by the United Front Work Department, and he didn't say he had the right to veto it directly. He just tried to help the Gongsun family delay it as much as possible. The elders of the Gongsun family also nodded, understanding the reason.

Everyone's expression relaxed. Not having to fight on the front line between good and evil was a way of preserving the vitality of the family.

After that, both the host and the guests had a great time, and both sides talked and laughed with each other.

Lin Shan was told by the second elder that in three days he would be arranged to go deep into the earth veins with four members of his tribe to wait for the strange phenomenon at the place where the spiritual vein tide was coming.

……

After he stood up and left, the elders of the Gongsun family who had been talking and laughing in the hall just now all stopped smiling and turned their heads to look at Gongsun Lu. It was obvious that he was the main person in the family at ordinary times.

The second eldest, Gongsun Lu, twirled his beard and sat at the top, thinking quietly, as if he was weighing something.

An elder in the tribe below couldn't hold back his anger and couldn't help but speak out: "Are we really going to give the Spiritual Tide quota to that kid from the Demon Cult?"

The elder couldn't help but be anxious, because among the five originally designated places, one of the young people in the foundation-building stage was his nephew. Because compared with other aspects, he was the worst in the same period. If Lin Shan got in, the one who would be squeezed out would most likely be his nephew.

Gongsun Liuxu pressed down his hand, signaling the elder not to be anxious, and suddenly said something to the person behind him without any reason.

"Fairy Qi arrived the day before yesterday. I have been watching for a while. Do you have any advice for me?"

The elders looked at each other in confusion, wondering who the Second Elder was talking to.

"Wow~"

The door curtain at the back of the main hall was lifted, and a woman in a silver robe and a bamboo hat walked out. She walked gracefully to the top of the table and sat down steadily opposite Gongsun Lu, which was the place where Lin Shan had just sat.

Many pairs of eyes in the hall were looking at her with all kinds of surprise and uncertainty.

Because the woman's face was concealed by the white gauze of her bamboo hat, her spiritual sense could not penetrate into it, and she had no idea what her expression was at the moment. She could only hear a voice coming from under the bamboo hat, as clear as an oriole's chirping:

"Just give him the quota, don't make things complicated."

The elders in the clan could no longer sit still. No one knew where the second elder had found this outsider. Not only did he eavesdrop on their conversation, but he also knew the great secret of the Gongsun family's spiritual vein tides and made decisions on their behalf without authorization.

"Second Elder, who is this person? Why did you let her in?"

"She was hiding in the back hall just now. Why couldn't we detect her presence? Could it be that you, the Second Elder, were hiding on purpose?"

"Gongsun Lu, this is an internal family matter. What do you mean by calling an outsider?"

……

Everyone stood up. If Gongsun Lü didn't give them an explanation today, they would not give up. They had just sent away a great god at a great cost, and suddenly someone who knew the truth appeared here. The elders were all furious, and their hearts were burning with anger.

"Uncles, please don't be anxious. Please sit down."

Gongsun Lu held his forehead and felt that he had been worrying about the family since he was promoted to the position of the second elder. These old guys really stayed in the family to practice every day, and their understanding of the human relationships and worldly affairs had been worn out and dulled over the long years.

What's more, they don't inquire about the intelligence from the outside world at all, and only care about the interests of their own lineage.

Human nature is really selfish. The older you get, the more selfish you become. Even if you are old and abdicate, I am afraid it will be the same.
"This Fairy Qi is the envoy of the Qianyun Pavilion of the Orthodox Sect. She came here to discuss cooperation with our family."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar.

"what?"

"A person of the right path?"

"You actually colluded with the righteous path? Are you crazy?"

"Gongsun Lu! Do you know that we are still in the territory of the Demon Sect? If you pretend to obey but secretly disobey, you will be punished lightly at most, but if you collude with the righteous path, your clan will be exterminated!"

……

Most of the elders shouted angrily, some experienced ones hurried to the main hall door and knocked out the guards who were on duty, and some elders sat there thinking.

Gongsun Lu sighed in anticipation. He knew that most of these old antiques would react violently, but this matter was not something he could decide.

The legs were on someone else's body, so how could he predict where the righteous envoy wanted to go? Moreover, since the evil cult envoy could come to the door, why wouldn't the righteous envoy come to the door?

The Gongsun family doesn't dare to touch the envoy of the evil cult, and they don't dare to touch the envoy of the righteous path either!

After all, the Song Dynasty has been completely controlled by the righteous for thousands of years. Even though its dignity has been destroyed by the chaos of the demonic calamity in the past decade, it is still a behemoth. In its eyes, small and medium-sized forces are still just ants.

"Fairy Qi, look."

Gongsun Lu looked at the woman in the bamboo hat and signaled that if she had anything to say, she could tell the elders in person now. He himself was not in a position to show his loyalty, so he could only serve as an introduction.

The other party nodded slightly, without any polite greetings, and went straight to the point.

"I think you have heard a little bit about the current situation in the Song Dynasty. The three sects of the Demonic Path have already declined, and it is inevitable that they will be eliminated. Do you want to accompany the Demonic Path to be buried with them?"

The cold voice of the woman in the bamboo hat came, pouring cold water on everyone.

At the same time, there is a kind of irony that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water: "Even if you give me up now, I can't prove my innocence. With the suspicious nature of those Yuanying stage True Lords of the Demonic Path, they would rather kill the wrong person than let him go, and you will still end up being exterminated."

"If you cooperate with the righteous, your family may be wiped out. If you don't cooperate, your family will definitely be wiped out. Choose one!"

All the elders were speechless, like ducks with their necks strangled. They pointed at the woman in the bamboo hat and Gongsun Lu, not knowing what to say.

Gongsun Lu smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

"My dear uncles, the evil will be defeated sooner or later. When the nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact. Moreover, I was totally unprepared for Fairy Qi's arrival a few days ago. The two Jindan ancestors in the clan are currently in seclusion. Before the seclusion, they put down all the important matters and entrusted them to us."

Everyone was silent, with sad faces. It was obvious that no one wanted to participate in the battle between good and evil, and they just wanted to survive. The envoy of the Demon Cult just postponed their conscription order, so they had to work for the righteous again?

They dare not offend either the envoy of the evil cult or the envoy of the righteous path. This is the sadness and dilemma of the middle forces.

Seeing this, the woman in the bamboo hat dropped another bombshell.

"There is no need to hesitate, Qianyun Pavilion and Yushou Valley will be ready soon. By then, the righteous path will have dozens of Yuanying Zhenjun, and I'm sure anyone with a discerning eye will be able to see through the outcome!"

Everyone on the field was shocked again. All the news today were explosive, which made the elders of the Gongsun family panic. If this continued, they would be frightened to the point of becoming ill.

"Where are the allies of the Demonic Path? Aren't the Linyuzhai Sect of the Nanhai Great Sect and the Huangquan Sect of the Great Yan Kingdom always holding back the north and south?"

"The three sects of the Demonic Path are now engaged in a fierce battle with the Purple Sky Sect's coalition forces. Why are the allies retreating?"

"Yes, the Demonic Path can continue to send reinforcements to the Lu State headquarters, and the outcome is still unknown."

……

This piece of news was obviously unbelievable. They couldn't understand why the two allies of the Demonic Path suddenly withdrew.

The woman in the bamboo hat spoke slowly, with a slight sneer in her voice.

"If the Demonic Dao Lu State Headquarters can continue to send troops, then there is indeed hope. But what if there is a problem at the Lu State Headquarters as well?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience could hear it.

Everyone looked at each other and exchanged secret glances. They did not expect that the righteous sects were so all-powerful that they could even obtain news from the State of Lu, which was a million miles away.

After thinking about it for a moment, I felt that this might not be impossible. If this was true, then it made sense for the two allies to withdraw their troops.

Now the demon sects in the Song Dynasty are already at a disadvantage, with their forces seemingly united but actually divided, and they are separated from the battlefields of Nanhai and Dayan, and are completely unable to attack. Meanwhile, the three righteous sects help each other, and the various sects and families in the west work together.

In the long run, if there is no external intervention, the magic path will indeed have little chance of winning.

The woman in the bamboo hat spoke again at this time. She also saw that the elders were wavering.

“When I came here, the elders in the sect made a promise that as long as the Gongsun family abandons the dark and joins the light this time, after the righteous coalition forces recapture the Song Dynasty, your past deeds of joining the devil will be forgiven, and you will still be the number one family in Shangdang.

I will also keep my mouth shut about the spiritual vein tides."

After receiving the personal affirmation from the righteous messenger, everyone's eyes flickered and they all looked at Gongsun Lu who was at the head.

Gongsun Lu understood, turned around and asked, "Fairy Qi, I wonder what my Gongsun family needs to do for this righteous counterattack?"

The woman in the bamboo hat gently grasped the teacup, which still had the warmth left by Lin Shan. "I, the Master Mang from Qianyun Pavilion, will come in person. You should select two or three hundred trustworthy members of the tribe in advance to help us set up a one-time teleportation formation."

(End of this chapter)