Immortal Road.

Chapter 243 Imitation Star Plate
It took a long time for Lin Shan to recover.

I didn't expect that my aptitude in the Soul Pill Avenue was so good!
More importantly, because there is a constant supply of soul sources, the upper limit of qualifications is fully utilized, achieving a perfect breakthrough without wasting a single bit.

It is like everyone’s soul cultivation talent is a water tank. Some people may only be able to fill it halfway or two-thirds due to various acquired reasons, but Lin Shan directly relies on his soul source to fill the water tank completely!
However, although he was secretly happy in his heart, when he saw the sour and mean look of the Black Skull Demon Lord, Lin Shan was still humble on the surface and comforted it.

"Hey~ What ghost fairy talent? Keep a low profile. You should know that the moon waxes and wanes, and the water overflows when it is full. It may not be a good thing for me to be too perfect."

"Nonsence!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord spat at him, feeling that this kid was showing off too much.

However, his soul cultivation aptitude is so terrifying, no wonder the big guys in the fairy world are interested in him and give him investment.

Thinking of this, the Black Skull Demon Lord suddenly understood something, and felt relieved. Now everything could be explained.

Sometimes it is like this, most people will feel envious and jealous when they see others succeed, but if the other person reveals his or her identity as a rich second-generation, then their mentality will change accordingly, and they will start to call the other person "old slave" or "young master" and act like a bootlicker.

This is the ugliness of human nature.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was no exception. After he suddenly realized what was happening, he became even more flattering.

"No, brother, I was blind before. I almost didn't recognize the jade in the rough. I was really blind!"

"From now on, I will follow your lead. If you say go east, I will never go west. I will follow your arrangements in everything!"

"As long as you can say a few good words for me in front of the big guys in the fairy world in the future, I will be rewarded with a few of the unused soul source residues, and I will share one of the extra innate spiritual treasures. Don't forget me if you have any good things."

"Brother, for you, I would go through fire and water, climb mountains and swim into the sea, without even a frown on my face!"

"You must remember that I have always been your loyal follower. If you become rich and powerful in the future, please do not forget me!"

Lin Shan was fed up with what he heard and responded directly:
"Then go and get me the Nine-Transformation Golden Body Technique!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord immediately shrank his head and said, "Then you have to lend me your magic weapon."

"Humph! Instead of lending you my magic weapon, I'd rather go there myself!"

Lin Shan stood up angrily, but couldn't help but stagger and began to sweat again. He felt so weak.
"You are really good-looking but useless. Just stay at home and watch over your family. This is my first battle after leaving the retreat, so I will use this evil villain as a sacrifice!"

Lu Xiuming, Wu Hanqiao and other lackeys below were very perceptive and shouted loudly:
"The leader is mighty!!!"

Lin Shan nodded with satisfaction, feeling bold and high-spirited.

Before leaving, for the sake of safety, he thought that in case of any danger, it would be better to have an extra layer of insurance, so he asked the Black Skull Demon Lord to bind him to a summoning contract so that he would have a helper if he encountered force majeure.

However, it is better not to summon it if possible.

After all, the summoning flag in his hand is only a high-level magic weapon. If he wants to summon the Black Skull Demon Lord in the Soul Pill Stage to come to help, he must strengthen it into a magic weapon.

If I really want to summon it at that time, I won’t be able to explain myself clearly.

Therefore, it can only be used as a backup plan and should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

Lin Shan was very clear about this, which was why he decided to go out alone and let the Black Skull Demon Lord look after the house for him.

There is always someone following me, so I am afraid to use the golden finger for fear of the risk of being exposed.

When he was in the Song Dynasty, he was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage and was still relatively weak. He really needed this guy to protect him. But now that he has reached the Golden Core Stage, there is no need for him to bring this follower along.

The Black Skeleton Demon Lord didn't think much about it. He just made a summoning contract with Lin Shan. Anyway, he didn't have a magic-level teleportation flag, and there was no way to pull himself into the water if he encountered danger, so he didn't have any worries.

After all, when Lin Shan snatched the summoning flag from the Black and Red Evils of the East China Sea, it was just a mid-level magic weapon. It was he who personally refined and upgraded it to a high-level magic weapon. As a master of weapon refining, the Black Skull Demon Lord knew the ins and outs of this kind of space-transportation magic weapon very well.

The materials needed for space-teleporting magic weapons are absolutely enormous. This kid may not be able to collect them even if he spends hundreds of years. In this life, he can just summon a water bear in the foundation-building stage or a mermaid girl to play with.

As for dragging it down with him? Just think about it, it's impossible.

What's more, Lin Shan's actual strength is not weaker than its now. If he can't solve the problem himself, wouldn't it be cheating to pull it over?

What Lin Shan was thinking was that if he had the chance in the future, he would find a Jindan-stage monster and force it to sign a summoning contract, so that he would have an extra thug.

However, if you forcibly contract a Jindan-stage monster, in order to prevent it from breaking free from the contract, you must strengthen your summoning technique. High-level spell contracts can only bind creatures at the foundation-building stage and below, and minor spell contracts are only effective against Jindan-stage creatures.

"There is only one quota for the mandatory contract in each realm. It seems that I'd better find a monster with special functions, such as soul devouring, treasure hunting, mystery exploration, divination, psychic communication, etc."

Lin Shan stroked his chin and thought, each monster has its own merits, it is not necessary to fight and kill them, one can also try to develop other functions.

However, if you really can't find a special monster, you can just contract a random one first and use it. You can replace it when you find a better one, which saves you time and effort.

As for why we don't just enforce the use of the master-servant contract, but instead have to create a summoning contract, the reason is very simple.

The master-servant contract is the same as the summoning contract in that it requires the occupation of the same soul and spirit, and one realm can only enslave one person at most. This is the limitation of the laws of nature between heaven and earth, so righteous monks like to make "spiritual beast contracts."

Cultivate emotions from childhood to adulthood, or directly bind with a tamed spirit beast. In this way, the soul will not be burdened too much. It just requires a lot of resources to cultivate the growth of the spirit beast, and spend energy to prevent it from having resistance.

The spirit beast contract is voluntary between both parties and can be terminated unilaterally. The spirit beast will be fine if the owner dies.

The master-servant contract is forced slavery and cannot be terminated. If the master dies, the monster will also die.

Both of them require energy to be fed and provided with resources for cultivation. One must know that spiritual beasts and demon beasts are big consumers, and ordinary people really cannot afford to raise them, let alone demon beasts in the Jindan stage.

But Lin Shan’s summoning contract is even more amazing.

He only needs to summon the monsters to work for him when he needs them. On weekdays, he can completely let them go and give them absolute freedom. The monsters can go out to grow, find food and practice on their own, and all their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are up to them. Lin Shan does not need to spend any energy, time or resources to cultivate them.

It's like buying a car. You need to maintain it all the time and take good care of it. If anything breaks down, you have to spend money to repair it. You also have to refuel and gas it on a daily basis, constantly investing costs. Sometimes it's even like raising a father.

Lin Shan only needs to scan a code and drive the car away. He can then just throw it back afterwards and let the car owner solve all problems by himself. It can be said to be a free deal without spending a penny!
Of course, the prerequisite is that the summoning spell must be strengthened into a minor magical spell, and the summoning flag must also be strengthened and upgraded into a magic weapon.

This matter can only be discussed later. His top priority now is to find Mu Yan and others and get the "Nine Transformations Golden Body Technique" first.

After briefly instructing Lu Xiuming and the others, Lin Shan turned and walked out of the hall. He activated his soul power and transformed it into a gray rainbow light, which quickly disappeared into the sky.

At this moment, Lu Xiuming suddenly remembered something and ran out of the hall and shouted:
"Master! Don't you want to take a look at the antiques I have collected over the years?"

However, Lin Shan was very anxious, and he only wanted to quickly alleviate the problem of kidney deficiency, and he disappeared in the distance at a rapid speed.

……

In the eastern part of Lu State, Jingchuan.

Here is an endless sea of ​​cliffs and forests, with countless green waves stacked one after another, towering ancient trees standing out, and stars dotting the mountaintops. It is a rare virgin forest.

At this time, in the sky above the white clouds, a Jindan stage black-robed old man sat there, listening to a foundation-building stage cultivator in front of him reporting the situation. Below, teams of black-clothed men were running back and forth in the forest. Judging from their skilled and professional actions and communication, they were obviously elites trained by large sects. "Protector Qiu, we have been searching for half a month, but still haven't found any trace of those people. Will they really run away this time?"

The old man in black robe looked down at the deep mountains and forests below and shook his head slightly.

"Impossible. I have sent people to block the surroundings. If there is any movement, it will not escape my eyes. Moreover, they are just relying on the terrain of Jingchuan, and there is a formation master in the team who can set up formations and hide. If they leave Jingchuan and the road is flat, there is no way they can outrun me."

"So, they have no choice but to continue hiding in this area thousands of miles away!"

"You continue the dragnet search, narrow the encirclement and carefully investigate every corner. You will eventually be able to locate their hiding place!"

"Yes!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator took the order and left.

The black-robed old man, Protector Qiu, looked at his men leaving, a barely perceptible urgency in his eyes.

This is the territory of Lu State. If he leads the young master's elite troops to stay here for a long time, it will easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings. By then, the local forces will sooner or later realize that something is wrong. If they are blocked in Lu State, they will be in a bad situation.

Fortunately, all the top forces in Lu State have closed their mountains and have no time to control the order of Lu State's cultivation world. And those small and medium-sized forces dare not attack his small group of demons alone for the time being, so they all turn a blind eye for the time being and wait to unite before launching a siege.

The only thing we need to pay attention to is whether there will be external help coming from behind the people we are chasing. If so, if monks of the same level come, it may be a fierce battle.

What’s hateful is that although Lao Mo rushed here three months ago, he still died at the hands of that gang, which made Protector Qiu very angry.

Because bringing back Lao Mo and then joining True Lord Ku Rong together was a task given by the young master himself.

Now that Lao Mo is dead, if I go directly to True Lord Ku Rong without even an explanation, how should I explain to the young master when I see him?
The only thing we can do now is to kill the culprit as soon as possible to avenge Lao Mo, so that we can have an explanation at that time.

"Hide it. I don't believe that the formation master among you can hide it from the naked eye and the spiritual sense, and can also hide it from human search."

……

In a corner of Jingchuan, among the towering ancient trees.

A concealing formation was quietly erected, emitting barely visible transparent ripples that covered an area of ​​ten feet. Inside, a group of Xun Gu Sect disciples dressed in grey, all with injuries on their bodies, were sitting cross-legged on the grass practicing Qigong and recuperating.

In the middle, Mu Yan was discussing with Master Zhan Kong. The two tyrants of Rangshan behind him were covered in blood, with two big holes on their waists. I think that apart from the Jindan stage cultivators, not many people could force them to this point.

"Master, we have been trapped here for more than three months. The people over at Tianfu Mountain should have noticed something unusual, right? Why haven't they sent any rescue efforts yet?"

"Why are you so anxious, brat? The leader and deputy leader are both in seclusion. We have to find out the reason before we dare to report to Chief Steward Lu. Otherwise, no sect will act rashly when facing an enemy who is a Jindan cultivator."

"That's true. I also know that there is only one Jindan Zhenren in our sect, Elder Hei Ku. We really can't afford any mistakes. But now we are in danger. Even the two brothers Shang Lu and Song Zhong were seriously injured. If you didn't have enough tricks, we might have been completely defeated."

"Don't worry. Since we were able to escape once or twice, we can definitely escape again. As long as we can hold off until Elder Hei Ku from the sect arrives, the crisis will be resolved."

Master Zhan Kong was not that panicked. After all, this old fellow had been a master of formations for so many years and was very experienced. Previously, he could even perform the secret technique of incense and fire in the Dai family. Seeing that he was as steady as an old dog now, it seemed that he had other extraordinary methods in his hands.

Mu Yan was about to ask again when ripples appeared outside the formation and a figure suddenly walked in.

It turns out that it is high and big.

Because he was good at escaping, he was sent out to scout the enemy.

"How's it going outside?"

Hundreds of people opened their eyes at the same time, all paying close attention to the news from the outside world.

Gao Zuoda sighed twice, shook his head and sat back down. "The situation is not optimistic. These elite demon sects that sneaked in have blocked all the mountain paths, leaving us no room to maneuver."

Everyone was nervous and looked at each other in silence. Even Gao Zuoda found it difficult to deal with the situation, so escaping would be extremely difficult.

The formation outside rippled slightly again, and another short and thin figure surfaced.

It turned out to be Li Yuanjie.

His escape skills were no less than Gao Zuoda's, so he was also sent out to find a way out.

However, the results were basically the same. The enemy had set up a tight net and were obviously well-trained elite members of the Demon Sect. Their search method was very professional and they were not far from here.

No matter how high Master Zhankong's attainments in formations are, he can hide them from sight and spiritual scans, but he cannot block physical detection.

When the enemy troops come up in person, the formation will no longer be able to conceal it.

"In at most a quarter of an hour, the demon sect monks will be here. We don't have much time!"

Li Yuanjie gave his own estimate.

Everyone stood up and looked at Master Zhankong. He was the only one here who had the ability to fight against Jindan stage cultivators.

"So fast?"

Master Zhankong had been sitting on the Diaoyutai before, but now he was a little uneasy. He quickly took out a hexagonal plate from his arms, on which various cloud patterns and mountains appeared, with a myriad of sceneries, strange mist, and ripples spreading in the air.

Behind him, a dozen or so formation master apprentices also surrounded him, and each of them stepped on the Gang Step, echoing the Big Dipper, and took out small gadgets similar to the armillary sphere. In an instant, starlight surged in the sky, and beams of star power connected the armillary spheres in everyone's hands.

The gathered rays of light shot towards the hexagonal disk in Master Zhankong's hand, and the mountains, rivers and streams on the disk began to change, with clouds and fog appearing one after another, moving without wind.

"This is.?"

Everyone was very curious and didn't understand what was so magical about this thing.

Master Zhankong smiled proudly, with pride emerging on his face, as if this was the greatest work of his life.

"This is an astrological disk. I have spent half my life and countless days and nights to imitate the legendary top-level magic weapon, the Virtual Star Disk. This special array disk can be used to explore astronomy, geography, and kill people at home, travel, and cough cough!"

"Not only can it survey Feng Shui and measure precious land, but it can also avoid disasters and dig up graves and rob tombs!"

"When the Lujiang League attacked the Dai family, I secretly sensed that our leader might have an authentic item, so I followed him all the way and even infiltrated the Xun Gu Sect. Ahem!"

"None of this matters!"

The old guy has a problem, which is that when he keeps bragging, he always gets carried away and almost lets the cat out of the bag when he realizes it!

Seeing the different expressions on the faces of the hundreds of Xun Gu Sect disciples around him, he panicked a little and quickly changed the subject.

"In short, it's like having a seismometer with you. It's like having wings on a tiger for a formation master. It can be said to be a powerful escape weapon on the road. Just wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)