Immortal Road.

Chapter 231: Crowdfunding Treasure Refining
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, and for a moment one could hear a pin drop.

Master Zhankong froze in place, his old face turning pale and blue in a constant state of change.

Lin Shan just stared at him quietly without saying a word.

After a brief stand, Master Zhankong raised his head cautiously:
"I wonder what Master Lin needs the power of incense and vows for?"

Lin Shan did not comment, and said vaguely: "I'm not doing anything, I'm just a little curious and want to do some research."

Master Zhankong was torn between his conscience and his desires for a while before asking again, "If, I mean if, I really have the power of incense and vows to hand over, how will Master Lin treat me?"

Lin Shan's eyes lit up, and he immediately patted his chest and promised:
"If Master Zhankong has enough incense and vows, then I am willing to set up another Dharma Hall in the sect and hire you as the head of the hall. As for Elder Heiku, I will help you deal with it!"

"Oh?"

Master Zhankong was delighted. After thinking for a moment, he made a choice and then bowed down: "Thank you for not abandoning me, Master. I dare not disobey you and die for you!"

Lin Shan quickly held him up, expressing his true feelings: "I am so lucky to have you, Master!"

Master Zhankong was very understanding. Seeing that Lin Shan was willing to accept him and they were now a family, he simply took out a large stone that was two people tall, and a surge of golden wish power echoed in the hall.

"Bang!~"

There was a muffled sound in the hall. Lin Shan looked at the ten-foot-high black boulder and felt that it looked familiar.

Master Zhan Kong explained: "The reason why I was able to perform the Incense Mantra was because of the incense power extracted from here. Since Sect Leader Lin likes it, I will present it to you. Elder Hei Ku still needs you."

Lin Shan didn't have time to answer him, and just responded blankly: "Okay. Okay."

He had already discovered where the familiarity of this big black stone came from. If he remembered correctly, it should have come from
The headquarters of the three evil sects, the towering Buddha of the Black Lotus Sect!
Sixteen years ago, he followed Master Huang, Protector Yan, Luanchun and others all the way from the East China Sea of ​​the Song Dynasty to the State of Lu. He had just entered the headquarters of the three sects of the Demonic Path when he happened to fall into the battlefield between good and evil.

That final battle was fought with the sky dark and the earth pounding, blood flowing like a river, and it was at that time that the towering Buddha statue of the Black Lotus Cult was destroyed.

After Lin Shan escaped death, he luckily absorbed a huge piece of Buddha statue debris, which added a huge amount of ancient charm in one breath. Not only did it help him break through the middle stage of foundation building, it also strengthened his sect's magical powers. Up to now, he still has 74 points of reserves.

Seeing a fragment of a Buddha statue again today, I would be lying if I am not excited!

Master Zhankong saw Lin Shan reminiscing there and asked suspiciously:

"Have you ever seen this kind of huge stone fragments?"

After Lin Shan realized what was happening, he stretched out his hand and laughed, "No, no, I just felt that this thing had an extraordinary origin, so I observed it for a while. I wonder how the master got this thing in the first place?"

Master Zhan Kong didn't have any ulterior motives and told him directly:

"I picked it up during the battle at the Demon Sect headquarters!"

Lin Shan: "."

Is this old guy so honest? He dares to tell others about this matter. Isn't he afraid of being punished by the Confucian masters?

But then he knew why.

Master Zhankong took out a bunch of tools, wiped out the aura of himself on the boulder, and pushed it directly in front of Lin Shan:
"This thing now belongs to the leader. It has nothing to do with me anymore. It's up to you to decide how to deal with it. Just don't involve me."

Master Zhankong removed himself, meaning that this thing will belong to you from now on, and whatever I say is bullshit, so don’t try to implicate me again.

When Lin Shan saw this attitude, he knew that this was probably the only thing he had, and he wasn't afraid of being reported if he gave it to him, so he dared to say anything.

Anyway, by that time there will be no evidence since he is dead, and even if the powerful Confucianists come, they won’t be able to do anything to him.

Without the power of incense and vows, who could have found out that he had secretly hidden the fragments of the Buddha statue?
Lin Shan shook his head speechlessly and put the boulder away. He also identified it through the reinforcement panel and found that it was indeed a fragment of a Buddha statue, but the head was not as big as the one he absorbed that year. It only had 23 points of ancient charm, which was considered very good.

At this time, the upper right corner of his panel reached 97 points again.

Lin Shan felt more confident and felt that his chances of breaking through the Jindan stage had improved.

At the same time, he began to like Master Zhankong more and more. This old guy was really a lucky star. He had just established the "Xungu Sect" and someone brought ancient charm to his door. If this wasn't God's will, what could it be?
Then I asked him if there were other fellows who had privately collected such fragments, hoping to make some money from them.

But Master Zhankong told him not to think too much about it, as things like the power of incense and vows are too complicated to deal with. If he had not accidentally obtained the secret technique of incense, he would never take this thing away secretly even if he was beaten to death.

As for other people, if they don't have the secret technique of burning incense, it will be useless to get this thing, and it will only bring trouble to them.

Even if there really was someone who kept it secretly like him, they would definitely keep it very secret and would not tell anyone else.

Lin Shan had no choice but to nod his head, and the matter was dropped.

Then, thinking that Master Zhan Kong had just joined the sect, he should be introduced to the sect, so he immediately sent people to find the Black Skull Demon Lord and bring him back to discuss matters.

After the Black Skull Demon Lord came back, Lin Shan told him about Master Zhan Kong joining the Xun Gu Sect. The Black Skull Demon Lord glanced at Master Zhan Kong and saw that the old man was looking at him eagerly. He couldn't help but secretly send a message to Lin Shan:
"Brother, you also know my true level of formation, how can I possibly teach this old man?"

Lin Shan said indifferently: "You can just fool around. After all, he is a master of formations and came to me sincerely. How can I refuse him?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord had a headache: "Then you can't just agree to it for me, right?"

Lin Shan knew that he was in the wrong, because Gu Yun sold out the Black Skull Demon Lord at 23:. Although he made a huge profit, it was a bit hard to justify to his own people, so he could only say something to comfort them:

"Brother, you just broke through the Soul Pill Stage less than half a year ago. Have you not found the materials for your life soul treasure yet?"

"Yes, isn't it?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord became more thoughtful. He really needed materials for magic weapons. Although he was a master of refining weapons, he could not do anything without the right ingredients.

Lin Shan thought about it. He already had two magic weapons to protect himself and a spiritual treasure. The Black Skull Demon Lord didn't have any, and he had to borrow from him every time he needed something. This was indeed too shabby.

This time, he looted a large amount of materials from the Dai family's treasure house, including some high-level spiritual materials. It would be better to give them to the Black Skull Demon Lord for emergency use, so that he could have the real Jindan stage combat power and better sit in Tianfu Mountain and work for him.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass first.

When the Black Skull Demon Lord heard that Lin Shan was willing to support him, he immediately threw aside his previous concerns and slapped his ribs under his gray robe, making a "crackling" sound, which scared Master Zhan Kong beside him.

"Brother, as long as you can help me gather the materials for my life soul treasure, I will arrange everything for you in the Xun Gu Sect. It's okay for you to let go completely!"

"How many materials do you need to refine your natal soul treasure?"

Lin Shan was a little hesitant, not sure if what he had snatched was enough.

The Black Skull Demon Lord said that with his attainments in refining weapons, he didn't need to stick to any specific materials. He just needed to use local materials to refine one, and then slowly improve it by adding oil.

Lin Shan was not vague and poured the materials into the hall on the spot.

"Wow~~~"

It was so bright that it formed three small hills, and the colorful lights made the surroundings look bizarre.

The Black Skull Demon Lord took inventory and shook his head: "Not enough."

"Isn't this enough?"

Lin Shan was a little surprised.

The Black Skull Demon Lord pointed at the materials and explained to him: "To refine a life magic weapon, the main material needed must be at least a fourth-level spiritual object, and the remaining auxiliary materials are tens of thousands, plus we have to add magic prohibitions, this is a huge project." "Look at the Dai family Jindan Zhenren who was killed by us in Wangyue City before. How much foreign debt did he owe in order to refine a life magic weapon? That was just a low-grade magic weapon with twelve magic prohibitions."

"Unless you want to reduce costs and refine needles, thorns, nails, dice, and other small gadgets, you still need more materials to refine a decent magic weapon!"

Master Zhan Kong on the side was very understanding and immediately took out a large amount of spiritual materials from his pocket. He had been a master of formations for so many years, so naturally he had some belongings. In addition, he had drunk a lot of soup with Lin Shan when he was at Dai's house that day.

"Elder Hei Ku, take a look. Is this enough, including all these things I have?"

"Wow~~~"

After taking inventory, the Black Skull Demon Lord looked a little reluctant, but he still thanked Master Zhankong for his kindness, thinking that the old guy had a good attitude and he would find a way to promote him in the future.

Lin Shan observed the expressions on their faces and immediately called Mu Yan, Wu Hanqiao and a group of people over, asking them to borrow some spiritual materials, and he would pay them a premium with spiritual stones.

When these young people heard that Elder Hei Ku was going to refine his own magical weapon, they all donated generously and took out all their good things. In order to win the appreciation of the Jindan stage master, they worked very hard.

"Boom boom boom~~"

"Rolling~~"

"Dang Dang Dang~~"

A bunch of messy stuff rolled around in the hall, including shafts, wheels, beads, flagpoles, and weapons, all scattered on the ground.

These young men picked up a lot of debris during the battle with the Dai family, and now they are all shaken out for recycling as materials.

The entire hall was piled up like ten small hills!

Finally, after crowdfunding by more than a hundred people from the Xun Gu Sect, the Black Skull Demon Lord finally nodded.

"With so many materials and my refining skills, I should be able to refine a mid-grade magic weapon."

"Middle-grade magic weapon? That's not bad!"

Lin Shan nodded. According to common sense, this should be enough for the Black Skull Demon Lord to protect himself among cultivators of the same level. Even with his own experience in fighting, it is not impossible for him to fight against cultivators of higher levels. This is more than enough for him to guard Tianfu Mountain.

However, the Black Skull Demon Lord was still not satisfied, and wanted to take away all the remaining fourth-grade spiritual material "Phantom Wood" in Lin Shan's hand. He wanted to make his own natal soul treasure as multifunctional as possible at one time.

Lin Shan glanced at the "Phantom Ancient Tree" in the spirit beast ring with a little heartache. The small sapling was now bare all over, with only the main trunk left. All the branches had been pulled out, and it was now crying inside.

There is no way around it. It has been less than 30 years since he found this tree in the poisonous canyon in the Luosong Mountains of the Song Dynasty.

He exchanged four of them at the high-end trade fair in Wangyue City. When he was setting up an array to ambush the Jindan Zhenren of the Dai family in Wangyue City, seven or eight of them were destroyed. Now five of them have been given to the Black Skull Demon Lord. He really can't get any more wool from him.

"The Phantom Ancient Tree probably won't be able to produce wood in the next few decades, so let it recover first."

Lin Shan sighed secretly. This time he gave all the materials in his body to the Black Skull Demon Lord, and he became poor again.

Although funding it to refine its natal soul treasure is the top priority, he will have to find the materials for his natal magic treasure on his own in the future.

After all, there are very few opportunities to rob a giant cultivation family like the Dai family.

Fortunately, he still has two magic weapons to use, so there is no rush to collect materials for himself. His current priority is to break through the realm.

Everyone held a small welcoming ceremony in the main hall to celebrate the joining of Master Zhan Kong and his disciples. They chatted for a long time before getting down to business.

The Xun Gu Sect now has more than 200 people, temporarily divided into four halls, composed of four groups of people. The structure is still relatively simple, but it will surely expand slowly in the future. This will take a long time and cannot be achieved overnight.

Now that we have temporarily set up the framework of the sect's rules and regulations, the sect's contribution system, the training system, and the position system, the road ahead will be easier and we can just develop step by step.

In view of the abilities and prestige of everyone, Lin Shan decided to temporarily let the former general manager of the Lin Chamber of Commerce, Lu Xiuming, be in charge of the affairs of the sect, and Master Zhan Kong as his deputy.

Everyone had no objection to this. Lu Xiuming was capable and prestigious, and was an old follower of Lin Shan. Master Zhankong had just arrived today, so there was naturally a difference in closeness.

However, Lu Xiuming has only now completed his Qi training. In order to improve his strength, Lin Shan personally gave him three foundation-building pills, which were obtained when he was looting the Dai family, to ensure that he would have no problem breaking through the foundation-building stage.

Of course, if one has taken three foundation-building pills but still has not achieved a breakthrough, then it can only be said that this person’s aptitude is really too poor.

As for young talents such as Mu Yan and Wu Hanqiao, Lin Shan also gave them support in building the foundation, hoping that they would become pillars of the sect as soon as possible.

Next, because Lin Shan is going to practice in seclusion and the Black Skull Demon Lord is going to refine his natal soul treasure, the development goals of the sect need to be set in advance.

1. Look for antiques. The older the antiques, the better.

The target is temporarily placed in the Lujiang River basin area, because the Lujiang League is the only dominant one here, and Xun Gu Sect, as the seat of elders in the league, can do everything very conveniently. Most other forces will give them face, and as long as they don't cause too much resentment, I think everyone will turn a blind eye.

Moreover, they were just looking for an antique, so they would definitely pay for it, and it was not a forced sale, so it was far from touching the bottom line of the major forces.

2. Look for clues about the spiritual objects in the world of cultivation that assist in refining the body with jade liquid.

Lin Shan didn't expect these men to be able to help him get back such a spiritual object, but he could still help them collect information. After he came out of seclusion, he would personally consider how to get it.

3. Look for star power techniques and magical spells. If you can’t find them, just collect information about them.

4. The seafood industry of the Lin’s Chamber of Commerce is preparing to move out of Wangyue City and expand into the Lujiang River Basin, increasing investment to make it its main business.

5. Dig two refined iron ore and two refined copper ore, properly manage the two weapon refining pavilions obtained from the Dai family, and cooperate with the giant Yang family as a supporting business.

6. Yunchuan Academy has more than a dozen qualifications for training, and we will select disciples with potential and who are loyal to the sect to receive training.

7. Participate in the annual exchange meetings for disciples held by the four sects in Lu'nan as appropriate to maintain relationships.

8. Search for Dai Zonghui, a remnant of the Dai family, and the information about the "Nine-Turn Golden Body Technique" he carries.

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After Lin Shan assigned his tasks, the rest was up to everyone to brainstorm and develop and improve the long-term future of the sect, trying to make this force self-sufficient and internally circulate as much as possible.

Now that the business is just starting out, there is a lot of work to be done, so Lin Shan paid out of his own pocket and took out 500,000 spirit stones to build Tianfu Mountain. He also invested 500,000 spirit stones in the expansion of the Lin Chamber of Commerce, and spent all the money he had earned from selling the Dai family's assets in Wangyue City.

As long as you can get your subordinates to work for you, there is no need to hoard things like spirit stones. You can always earn them back in the future.

After all the affairs of the sect were arranged, Lin Shan became a completely hands-off boss. He returned to the secret room in the cave on the top of the mountain and began to practice in seclusion. The ups and downs of the outside world could no longer affect him.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was also on the other side of the mountaintop, far away from him. He took great pains to set up a multi-layered formation, drawing the Earth Lung Fire to build a weapon refining hall. Inside were the refining tools looted from the Dai family, as well as the quenching pool and cooling pool he dug himself.

Refining a magic weapon is not a small project, and the time required to start the work is calculated in years.

As spring goes and autumn comes, Tianfu Mountain is visibly becoming more and more perfect. From time to time, the sound of forging can be heard from the top of the mountain. In order not to affect the practice of his disciples, Master Zhankong specially arranged several soundproof formations outside the weapon refining hall to block out the noise.

The disciples of Xun Gu Sect also gradually went down the mountain to communicate and do business with the outside world. In addition to expanding their fame, they also secretly gathered information. Step by step, in an orderly manner, the sect was gradually growing stronger.

The long-lost peace and tranquility has arrived.

(End of this chapter)