Immortal Road.

Chapter 191 The Light of Righteousness (Happy New Year)
Within the territory of Lu State, a flying boat flew across the sky.

Along the way, everyone looked down with fresh and curious expressions. They had never left the Song Dynasty and came to such a remote place. Even Master Huang and Yan Yuanchun were no exception.

Smoke rises from the chimneys of villages, cities are majestic and tall, terraces are arranged in a proper way, and the sound of recitations in academies is like a tide.
The atmosphere of reading in Lu seemed to be quite strong. There was a Confucian academy in every other place. Almost all children of appropriate age would go to learn literary characters. Occasionally, when passing by a place, you could hear the people respecting the sages and the laws of etiquette.

However, these conditions only apply to the first half of the journey. After ten days, they looked down again and found that many academies had been abandoned, with weeds and broken walls, and jackals and hares roaming around.

"We should have reached the territory of the three sects of the Demonic Path."

Yan Yuanchun held the jade slip of the map given to him by the King of Discipline of the Black Lotus Sect before their retreat, and found their approximate current location on it.

The map in this jade slip roughly records the distribution of power of dozens of nearby countries.

Two huge areas, one white and one black, were cut off from the middle of Lu. The black area was the Black Lotus Sect, the Blood River Palace, and the Hundred Ghosts Sect, which belonged to the evil path. The white area was the two great Confucian families, as well as the various large and small sects of the original Lu country, which belonged to the righteous path.

Speaking of Confucianism in Lu, Yan Yuanchun relayed the information collected by the Black Lotus Sect to everyone.

The Confucianism in Lu State is not Confucianism or Taoism. It is similar to what the Black Skull Demon Lord told Lin Shan at the beginning. The Confucianism here is just monks in the guise of Confucianism and Taoism. Although they practice "Haoran Qi", it is the same as demonic energy, blood energy, and ghost energy. In fact, they are all variants of spiritual energy.

After all, in this world, the mainstream between heaven and earth is spiritual energy, and it is an era of cultivation civilization.

However, the true Confucian and Taoist civilization disappeared several chaotic eras ago. At that time, it was said that the world was filled with "talent". The great scholars spoke constitutions and their tongues were full of spring buds. The birth and death of all things in the world could not stop their chatter.

Today's cultivators all scoff at this and simply don't believe that such an outrageous thing could happen.

Even the so-called "Confucianism" nowadays is nothing more than making magic weapons and instruments look like the four treasures of the study. They may talk nonsense to you in normal times, but when it comes to real fighting, they are exactly the same as the monks, with no difference.

Confucian monks usually practice by swallowing elixirs and using spirit stones when necessary. The six arts of cultivation are far more useful than playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. If you write a few good poems or articles, people may at most praise you, but when it comes to real fighting, who will recite poems and write articles with you?

According to the secret investigation of the Demonic Path, the reason why the immortal cultivation forces in Lu State disguised themselves as "Confucianism" was just because some conspirators and old antiques wanted to use the records in the ruins from several chaotic eras ago to cultivate some imaginary magical powers.

In fact, all kinds of "academies" only charge spirit stones as fees, and what they teach are just cultivation classics and spells.

The three sects of the magic path migrated here thousands of years ago. With the support of a super magic sect from afar that spread to dozens of countries, they established themselves in the State of Lu with great difficulty.

Of course, the road to rebuilding the mountain gate is bound to be full of ups and downs. First of all, the local sects in the Lu State's cultivation world will not agree. After an arduous struggle, the three sects of the Demonic Path gradually grew bigger and bigger, and finally divided the world with the local factions.

And the two seem to be just a microcosm of the bipolar struggle between a certain superpower behind the scenes, and the State of Lu is regarded as the tip of the iceberg of a chessboard battlefield. These are not the inside stories that ordinary cultivators can understand.

After another five days, the place they were walking on became more and more desolate. They could see that nine out of ten villages and even cities were empty, the land was barren for thousands of miles, and the fields were full of starving people. It was a desolate scene.

Everyone was a little puzzled. Could it be that the three sects of the Demonic Path did not manage their territory well?

That's not right. We remember that in the East China Sea, the territory was managed quite well, and there was no indiscriminate killing of innocent people, massacre of cities, or the like.

With doubts, they came to the location marked on the map. It was quiet and deserted all around. In front of them were three towering mountains, like sharp swords holding up the sky, rising from the ground, majestic and imposing.

At the top of the mountain on the right, there is a magnificent blood-red palace, surrounded by a thick sea of ​​blood.

At the top of the middle mountain, a statue of a ghost king with bared fangs and a ferocious face stands tall in the sea of ​​clouds.

On the top of the mountain on the left, there is a towering Buddha sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform with his hand holding a Buddhist seal and a kind face.

Yan Yuanchun pointed forward and explained to everyone:
"These three sacred mountains are the headquarters of the three sects of the Demonic Path. In order to deal with the attacks of the local factions of Lu State over the years, they are temporarily back-to-back to support each other."

"From the outside, it seems like the three sects are just a facade, because there is a super mountain protection formation blocking the periphery."

"Once we enter, we will be able to see our fellow monks having a lively time."

As they talked, all the demons revealed the look of young swallows returning to their nests, eager to make a pilgrimage.

Finally, they were about to arrive at the Demon Cult's headquarters. Everyone was excited and couldn't express it in words. Although the surroundings were a little too quiet and they instinctively felt that something was wrong, they didn't think too much about it.

Lin Shan was shaking with excitement, looking at the towering Buddha on the distant mountain peak. He wondered if the Black Lotus Cult had hidden all their incense and vows there. If he could go over and touch it, would the ancient charm flow in?

Yan Yuanchun clasped his hands together and, following the instructions on the jade map left by the sect's Dharma King, he found the correct way in a few seconds and opened the identity verification of the mountain protection formation. A rippling circle of light appeared in the air before him.

Without hesitation, she maneuvered the flying boat into the portal.

Everyone only felt a ripple sweeping across their body, and then they entered a bizarre passage, surrounded by blue and black circles. After looking at it for a long time, they felt dizzy and nauseous, and knew that they were being teleported.

The patterns around the passage were moving backwards madly, and between the flickering lights, it seemed as if the space was extending infinitely. Everyone was extremely curious as they experienced the feeling of teleportation for the first time, but they all closed their eyes obediently.

But it didn't last long, just a moment's breath, and it seemed to have come to an end.

"Shh!"

A black circle of light with a white edge appeared at the end of the passage, and the flying boat passed through it directly.

The surrounding environment changed instantly. A series of noisy and chaotic sounds came into the ears. The two worlds inside and outside were completely different. Everyone felt that their eardrums seemed to be shattered, and then they regained their hearing after the tinnitus.

"Kill! Destroy the evil villain in one fell swoop today!"

"Eliminate all evil, don't hold back, and massacre all three sects!"

"Recover Lu and drive out evil!"

"The light of righteousness shines upon the earth."

……

Lin Shan and the others were confused. Isn't this the headquarters of the three sects of magic? Why is there singing?

The light of righteousness?
When everyone looked carefully, they found that the place they were teleported to was indeed the headquarters of the three demonic sects. There were three majestic and huge sacred mountains standing there, which was also normal.

But now the mountains and plains are densely packed with white-robed Confucian monks. Judging from the number, there are probably hundreds of thousands of them!
On the halfway points of the three sacred mountains, countless demonic monks in black and blood-stained robes were resisting hard, but they were still being defeated and forced to retreat towards the top of the mountain.

But the Confucian monks seemed to have gone crazy with killing. They just penetrated and surrounded the enemy one by one, rushing towards the top of the mountain regardless of anything, and the field became a mess.

The camps on the mountain were clearly divided, while below the mountain there was a chaotic fight between black and white. The sky was shining with spiritual light, and countless explosions and ripples continued. More than a dozen huge balls of light were colliding crazily. They were Yuanying stage masters who were fighting against each other with bloodshot eyes.

In the air, Jindan monks from the Demonic Sect were flying around on their swords, and white-robed scholars were writing with their magical pens. The two sides were fighting fiercely, using all kinds of magical powers and spells in full swing!
Everyone on the flying boat that had just dived in was dumbfounded.

"What's going on? The Demon Sect's lair was attacked? The super mountain protection formation was breached? Are we just in time to be killed?"

Now, in connection with the places passed by outside, all the places I saw were deserted and barren. It was all destroyed by the war between the two sides! In Lu State, the three sects of the magic path have been attacked at their doorsteps and are about to be wiped out!

"This"

Everyone stared at each other in amazement, feeling that this was all absurd.

They came in a hurry from the Song Dynasty. They had no access to any information as they were away from home. They had no idea that the headquarters of the State of Lu had been robbed. As a result, they happened to catch up with the final general attack of the Confucian school and plunged into the battlefield!

Lin Shan was even more confused. I was planning to come here to eat and drink, but on my first day, before I even started work, the company is going to close down? ! !
Thinking about the sudden breach of trust and withdrawal of troops by the two major allies of the Demonic Path in the Song Dynasty, and the support from the headquarters that never came no matter how hard we waited, all the connections were made in an instant and we suddenly realized.

But they had no time to think about it. The moment they entered the super mountain protection formation of the three demonic sects, the coalition of Confucian monks discovered them and directly turned their black rune cannons and fired two shots at the flying boat.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the strong light was dazzling, and everyone on the flying boat felt a violent shock. The defensive formation on the flying boat shattered like an eggshell at the touch. Everyone was in shock and had no time to take action before the vehicle under their feet exploded into pieces!
A huge and blazing fire storm swept in all directions, and Lin Shan was directly blown away by the air wave for who knows how far, falling in a parabola onto a low mountain battlefield below.

His head was swelling, his headache was splitting and he felt dizzy. Those rune shells were definitely strategic-level weapons in the world of cultivation.

Fortunately, when he fell from the air, the Black Skull Demon Lord and Xiao Xin, the spirit of the Void Star Disk, helped him. Even so, he was still dizzy and felt pain all over his body.

"Om~Om~"

After rubbing his eardrums to relieve the pain, Lin Shan opened his eyes and found that the surroundings were all broken walls and corpses. Countless demon monks and Confucian monks fell to the ground, and it was no exaggeration to say that the blood flowed like a river.

There were still a few small groups of people fighting not far away, while the main force had already participated in the siege at the main peak nearby. His position was considered to be abandoned by the demons.

Lin Shan quickly got up, looked around and found that there were not many people around, and he felt a little calmer.

Looking from afar at Lingshan, the main peak of the Black Lotus Sect, I saw the densely packed monks shouting and killing, and the artillery positions in the rear were arranged in a staggered manner. The surging offensive was overwhelming, and countless meteors and fire rain poured out. The front-row monks on both sides fell down like wheat being cut. I couldn't help but shudder in my heart!

"Forget it, forget it. I can't afford to offend them. This kind of great war in the cultivation world is not something I can get involved in. It doesn't matter if I don't stay with this demon sect. My life is at stake. Run away!"

The mini skeleton hanging on his body also hurriedly agreed, offering suggestions: "Let's go find old man Zhong. He is a Yuanying stage expert. If we follow him to break through, we will definitely have a chance of saving our lives."

Before he finished speaking, Immortal Master Huang, who had just recovered in the distant sky, was intercepted by a Confucian cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. A fierce battle broke out between the two of them.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Black Skull Demon Lord offered Lin Shan a series of suggestions: "Old Man Zhong is too conspicuous. It is not advisable to stay with him. Let's go find Protector Yan. With her Jindan stage cultivation, I think she can lead us."

Before he could finish his words, Yan Yuanchun, who had just stabilized his body on the other side of the sky, was targeted by a female cultivator in the Jindan stage from the Confucian sect, who directly activated her magic weapon to kill her.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was stunned for a moment, and offered another suggestion to him: "It doesn't matter. Guardian Yan is also a big target in the Jindan stage. It's easy to be dragged down by her. Why don't we gather our old subordinates and unite with the little girl Luanchun. With them to disperse the firepower for us, it will be easier to escape."

On the other side, Luan Chun and a group of demon monks who fell into the crowd were directly discovered by the Confucian and Taoist coalition forces. A white torrent rushed over and the two sides engaged in a fierce fight, and in an instant, it was impossible to tell who was friend or foe.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was silent for a moment, facing Lin Shan's dim gaze, and finally said with gritted teeth: "Let's escape on our own. One person will be a smaller target and no one will notice us."

"Hahahaha, we finally found the fish that escaped the bombardment just now. This guy was hit by two shells without any injury. It seems that this is a chance for the two of us to earn merit!"

Two Confucian scholars in white robes flew over from not far away, both of them emitting the spiritual pressure of the Foundation Establishment Period. It was obvious that they had locked onto the target when the flying boat plunged in, and they specially crossed the battlefield to find Lin Shan.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was speechless, and simply pretended to be a coward and kept quiet.

Two white-robed Confucian scholars stopped Lin Shan and started chatting and laughing with eyes as if they were looking at prey, as if the cultivator in front of them was already in their pocket.

"Brother Zhu, this person is already in the middle stage of foundation building at such a young age. Why is he so desperate that he wants to return to the Demon Sect to die?"

"Who knows? Our Confucian coalition has been attacking for two whole years. This kid must have been suffering while hiding outside, and finally couldn't bear to give up and decided to live and die with the Demon Sect!"

"I didn't expect that there are such loyal and righteous people in the Demon Sect. It is really precious. It's a pity that the Demon Sect's mountain protection formation has been blocked by my Confucian elders. He can enter but not leave. Otherwise, we can give him a chance to live."

"Brother Dai, you are too soft-hearted. If it were in our academy, we would have crushed this kid to ashes long ago!"

……

The two scholars had seen the dangers of the front-line battles, and they were afraid of the supervisory team and dared not escape from the troops. They had to clean up the battlefield in the rear position to see if they could find any loopholes. As a result, they just happened to discover Lin Shan.

So he was not in a hurry to win a quick victory. He wanted to continue to fish in troubled waters and simply left Lin Shan aside.

Lin Shan calmed down the vibrating spiritual power in his body a little. The bombardment just now was really powerful. Thanks to the Void Star Plate that supplied star power to help him recover. The two Confucian scholars in front of him delaying time was exactly what he wanted.

Just listening to what they said, one can enter but not exit the sect protection formation?
Then how do I escape?
The three sects of the Demon Sect had their bases attacked, apparently because half of the Song Dynasty's military force had been taken away, leaving the rear empty and difficult to resist. The most important thing was that the Song Dynasty's expeditionary force was almost completely wiped out, and only one in ten escaped, which severely damaged the vitality of the Demon Sect.

It is estimated that the Confucian and Taoist coalition forces had been secretly watching the news of the demon army's expedition to the Song Dynasty. When they learned that in the battle of Zixiao Sect, many demon Yuanying stage warriors died one after another, they felt confident and bold to recover the lost territory and launch a full-scale general offensive.

Lin Shan looked around and listened carefully, knowing that the Demon Sect was doomed and that he would definitely die if he stayed. The most important thing at the moment was to find a way to escape, but it was uncomfortable to be able to enter the Demon Sect's mountain protection formation but not to leave.

Watching the two people in front of him talking and blocking his retreat, Lin Shan's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible light, and he stepped forward and bowed slightly.

Seeing this, the two men did not dare to be negligent and quickly returned the greeting.

Lin Shan looked calm, as if he was naturally familiar with people. "Why don't you two go to the front line to kill the evil thieves, but instead stop me in the rear?"

"Ok?"

The two looked at each other and asked with doubt, "Brother, aren't you the evil thief?"

Lin Shan spread his hands with an innocent look on his face: "I was just passing by here and accidentally stumbled into the battlefield. How do you think I look like a demon?"

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(As the New Year approaches, I wish all my fellow book friends a happy New Year, auspicious Year of the Rabbit, rapid progress, and great success! The author wishes everyone a happy New Year~
I will be taking a bus back to my hometown on the first and second day of the Lunar New Year. I may not be able to write too much on the way, but I will not stop updating, so I will report to you in advance.)
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