Immortal Road.

Chapter 185 The End of the Beginning
"Master Protector, how long can the East China Sea front hold out?"

"About ten days."

"We can't wait any longer. We only have two days at most. The Righteous Path has specially formed a task force composed of high-level monks. They have quietly crossed the various defense lines and are heading straight for the East China Sea headquarters. If we don't leave now, we may not be able to escape!"

"How did you know that the Zhengdao would raid the headquarters?"

Yan Yuanchun looked at Lin Shan in confusion. In her impression, this guy was a blank slate. His biggest backer was himself. Where did he get the information from? On what basis did he dare to make such a judgment on the war situation outside?

Lin Shan paused for a moment. He couldn't sell out his good brother Lin Fan. He could only vaguely say that an old friend in the Song Dynasty had sent a message and got the news by chance, so he sent a message to remind him in advance.

Seeing that Lin Shan was so confident and spoke so carefully, out of trust in him, Protector Yan could no longer sit still and began to pace around in the yard. After walking back and forth and thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind!
"I will go find the Lord of Discipline and report this urgent military intelligence to him. I will say that I got it accidentally and it has nothing to do with you."

Lin Shan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. As long as he didn't cause any trouble to Lin Fan afterwards, it would depend on whether Yan Hufa could persuade the Lord of Discipline. If the Black Lotus Cult still insisted on staying and waiting to die, he, Lin, might have to escape first.

After all, he had only been in the Black Lotus Sect for more than a decade, and he had not been raised there since childhood, so he did not have any inseparable feelings. He had only come here to enjoy the shade under the big tree. All the resources he had obtained now were also earned by his own contribution points at the cost of his life. He did not owe the Black Lotus Sect any favors, and he felt no burden when he left.

……

It was not until after dark that Protector Yan returned again. Lin Shan and Luan Chun in the yard hurried to greet her, waiting for her to tell them the result.

Yan Yuanchun had a serious and urgent look on his face, and began to speak briefly at an astonishing speed.

"The Lord of Discipline has verified the authenticity of the news of the righteous attack on the East China Sea headquarters through unknown means. He has now secretly ordered all the Jindan-stage guardians to select elites and start preparing for evacuation tonight."

"This evacuation operation will be kept secret, because we need to leave most of the people behind to serve as cannon fodder, so each Jindan-stage guardian cannot take more than a hundred people with him."

"You two should quickly gather your subordinates and leave the Volcanic Islands, our headquarters. There is a Silver Bee Island in the north. You must meet me there at Chou time tonight!"

……

Lin Shan and Luan Chun were also shocked when they heard the news. They didn't expect that the Black Lotus Sect was still arguing in the meeting hall during the day, and immediately ordered the high-level monks to lead the team to cut off the tail and survive at night. The decision was made too quickly!

At the same time, one cannot help but admire the decisiveness of the King of Discipline. He is worthy of being an old monster who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. He abandoned the tens of thousands of disciples remaining in the East China Sea just like that.

These tens of thousands of Black Lotus disciples were probably kept in the dark before their death, waiting for their superiors to lead them out of the East China Sea. They didn't expect that they would become abandoned pawns, cannon fodder to confuse the enemy's vision.

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After coming out of the Yanhu Court, Lin Shan and Luan Chun went their separate ways, preparing to gather their own confidants.

In view of the urgency of time, Lin Shan did not go to look for his men one by one. Instead, after returning to his cave, he directly distributed a bunch of sound transmission notes and told them to gather in his yard.

These people reacted quickly and came over in a short while.

They saw Lin Shan and Black Skull Demon Lord in the yard tidying up the medicinal field. There were some small things in it that Black Skull Demon Lord had grown himself, and now that they were leaving, of course they had to pack them all up and take them away.

The younger brothers are all smart guys. When they see this situation, how can they not know that the boss is going to run away?

At this moment, all thoughts became active. After all, small people are in danger of losing their lives in troubled times, and the only way to save their lives is to cling to the thighs tightly.

"Boss, have you made up your mind?" "We are just waiting for your word, and we will follow you through thick and thin!"

"When are we going to flee to the open sea? What are the arrangements from above?"

"We are ready, please take us for a walk, sir!"

……

A group of people surrounded Lin Shan and talked at once, and all of them were saying to run away quickly. It was obvious that they were all casual cultivators in the East China Sea, and the habit of changing with the wind was ingrained in their bones.

If they hadn't been afraid that they couldn't run far and would be caught up by the Demonic Supervisory Team and killed as a sacrifice, they might have already scattered. Now that Lin Shan, their big brother, is back, of course they will follow in his footsteps.

"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say."

Lin Shan glanced outside cautiously and told all his brothers to shut up. After all, this was a secret retreat and the news couldn't get out and cause chaos. Otherwise, all the demon monks would know that the top leaders were going to escape in advance, and there might be chaos inside.

Who will draw the firepower if they all run away? Who will cushion the attacks of the righteous coalition forces? Who will buy time for those insiders?
As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend will never die if he is a poor Taoist.

Lin Shan didn't dare to ruin the plan of the King of Discipline. Others retained the elite seeds and retreated, leaving cannon fodder as sacrifices, and at the same time gave him a way to survive. Of course, he couldn't let him down.

But what are these men thinking? They are fleeing to the open sea? Don't you know that the open sea is the territory of alien races and monsters? Not only will it be difficult to survive there, but they will never be able to come back.

It would be better to go to the headquarters of the Lu Kingdom Demon Sect, where there might be a wider world.

As for staying, Lin Shan didn't even think about it. Many people knew that he had joined the Demonic Path, and even several sects had records of it. When the righteous coalition liberated the East China Sea, he would definitely be liquidated.

Especially Qianyun Pavilion, they hated him to the core.

"Go back and quietly pack your things, then come back to gather together. I will lead you to carry out a secret mission at Chou time tonight."

All the younger brothers were smart. Thinking about what had happened in the yard just now, they all understood the hidden meaning and ran back excitedly to pack their things.

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Chou time, north of the East China Sea temporary headquarters, Silver Bee Island.

It was a dark and windy night tonight, the waves and tides were crashing against the beach, and from the depths of the ocean one could faintly hear the low whimpering of sea beasts.

Lin Shan stood behind Protector Yan, with hundreds of people gathered around him, watching the waves of air passing silently across the night sky and the large magical flying boats carrying the elites of the demonic sect retreating to the north. It felt as if the sun was setting in the west.

The three sects of the devil traveled millions of miles across more than a dozen countries, returning to their homeland with their armies full of confidence. They fought for more than a decade, but were ultimately defeated and had to retreat in disgrace.

The various inside stories seem clear at a glance, but in fact they are shrouded in mystery.

After thousands of years of recuperation, everything has returned to the starting point.

And Lin Shan will embark on a new journey under the influence of the general trend.

(Two chapters today, one more chapter later)
(End of this chapter)