Immortal Road.

Chapter 261: Immortal Pride Lin

Lin Shan felt extremely aggrieved. He looked at all the Jindan Zhenren around him, as well as a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators by the pool, who were all looking at him, as if they were seeing rare animals in a zoo, and their eyes were full of vigilance towards him.

I have just made a breakthrough and this is my first official appearance in public.

Without doing anything, he directly exposed his own strength and aroused everyone's vigilance. How could he compete for the Lu Yu Stalactite?

Especially the three late Jindan-stage ancestors of the Yang family beside him, staring at him with eyes as big as copper bells, with questioning intent in their eyes almost overflowing!

You kid lied to us before that we didn’t have any magic weapons, so what do you say about the guardian of Jiuyoumen now?
"Cough cough cough~~~"

The tuberculotic young man from Bailu Academy had another attack. He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. His lips were dry and cracked, and his eyes were tired and he sighed.

"Ever since I broke through the Jindan stage, I have been invaded by my inner demons, which damaged my foundation. Even after forcibly suppressing them, I still have a hard-to-remove illness, and my body is getting weaker day by day."

"My essence is depleted, my qi and blood are scattered, and I feel confused all day long, as if each day is a year."

"If I can find some precious spiritual medicines to replenish my foundation or my deficient Qi and blood during this trip to the forbidden area of ​​the cliff, then it will be worth the trip."

"As for the Luyu stalactite, I dare not compete with you seniors for it!"

……

When everyone heard this, they secretly used their secret techniques to investigate and discovered that Zhong Shenxiu's body was indeed severely deficient in energy and blood, and it did not seem like he was faking it.

After communicating with each other through voice transmission, they found that everyone's investigation results were the same, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

I think no matter how good you are at pretending, with so many Jindan Zhenren present and all kinds of secret techniques emerging one after another, you may be able to deceive one or two of them, but it is impossible to deceive everyone. It seems that your foundation of Taoism has indeed been damaged.

We accept that one can skip levels and advance to the next level in the Qi training stage and be crowned as a genius of the immortal way, but whether one can continue to be crowned as a genius of the immortal way in the Golden Core stage is really debatable.

Although everyone still attaches great importance to Zhong Shenxiu, they also regard Lin Shan as a powerful enemy.

In this way, Zhong Shenxiu's plan to divert some attention was obviously successful!
Lin Shan had no choice but to accept it.

At the same time, I have to think about how to explain to the three brothers of the Yang family when I return.

It seems that it is not feasible to take advantage of the situation in the future. I am afraid that I still have to put in the effort and be treated seriously by my teammates.

only.

Do you think this is over?

No, it’s too simple!

Lin Shan never expected that Zhong Shenxiu would show off so much in his face.

The fairy Yueshang over there also walked over slowly with light lotus steps.

"I am Shui Bingyue from Jingyang Academy. I am honored to meet you three seniors!"

The three ancestors of the Yang family did not dare to neglect and quickly returned the greeting. The three brothers did not put on airs at all. Although they were the strongest in the audience, one has to say that in the cultivation world of Lu State, everyone is very polite.

"Fairy Yueshang, there is no need to do this. We can just be friends as equals."

Shui Bingyue is the real name of Fairy Yueshang. Her temperament is very much like an orchid in a valley. When she speaks, it's like a spring breeze. Her red lips part slightly, and her voice is as melodious as an oriole. She is beautiful and has a sweet voice.

Even Lin Shan, who was listening nearby, found it pleasing to the ears.

But the next moment, his mood immediately changed for the worse.

"This young man in white must be the famous leader of the Xun Gu Sect, Lin, who founded the sect in Tianfu Mountain and is well-known in Lu State!"

Fairy Yueshang turned around, smiled slightly, and her eyebrows were like crescent moons, instantly lifting him up.

Lin Shan was confused. I don’t know you guys, why are you praising me so much?
He gritted his teeth and returned the salute, still appearing humble and calm on the surface.

"No, no, I dare not. I am just a wanderer in the mountains. I am just a small sect in the ancient sect. I cannot be accepted by the upper class. How dare I trouble Fairy Yueshang to worry about me?"

Fairy Yueshang pursed her lips and paced in the pavilion.

Instead of responding to Lin Shan's words, he started talking about other things.

"According to the intelligence of my Jingyang Academy, more than ten years ago, there was a fairy city called Wangyue in the Lujiang River Basin in western Shandong. Three thousand miles outside the city, there was a Juesha Tiankeng, where an unknown and shocking war broke out!"

"Oh?"

All the Jindan Zhenren became curious and leaned over to listen.

The lone rangers and old monsters on the stone platforms in the pool pricked up their ears secretly, and even all the foundation-building monks by the pool were peeking out.

For a moment, the scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, and everyone was waiting for Fairy Yueshang to speak.

Lin Shan's face turned green!!!

why? ? ?
Who did I offend?

Why do you all come to mess with me?
I don't even know you!

Do we know each other well???
However, no matter how wildly his heart was beating, he had to remain calm on the surface and pretend to be listening with "interest", just to fit in with everyone.

It has to be said that as his cultivation level increases, Lin Shan becomes more and more cunning, at least on the surface, there is nothing wrong with him.

Fairy Yueshang admired Lin Shan's acting skills very much and gave him an approving look.

However, he had no intention of letting him go, and instead continued to expose his past.

"After a detailed investigation by the Jingyang Academy, it was found that the two warring parties on that day were a newly promoted Jindan Zhenren from the Dai family, a mining giant in Lu State, and the chairman of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce in Wangyue City. The two were chasing each other and fighting in the Juesha Tiankeng because of an industrial dispute."

"According to eyewitnesses from afar, the sounds of ghosts and wolves howling could be heard from time to time at the scene that day, as well as the roaring of thunder. Countless evil forces surged like a raging wave, and no one could be seen in the shadows in the formation."

"After collecting and analyzing various information after the war, it was found that the then president of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce, with his late foundation-building cultivation, actually killed the Dai family's master who was in the early golden elixir stage. This has become an unsolved case for the Dai family!"

"He left after his work was done, hiding his achievements and fame. This president of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce clearly has the talent of a genius in the immortal way, but he keeps a low profile and regards fame as nothing. This is really admirable!"

"However, I have always admired this kind of genius, and I cannot bear to see his achievements buried in the world, so I have the courage to make them public today to set the record straight!"

……

"Wow!~~~"

The field was in an uproar and everyone was shocked.

In the cultivation world of Lu State, there is actually a second genius of the immortal way?
A person in Foundation Establishment Stage can kill a person in Golden Core Stage. Such a person has been hidden all this time. If it weren't for Fairy Yuechang of Jingyang Academy who revealed it, they would still be kept in the dark!

These Jindan Zhenren are all smart people. When they thought about what Fairy Yuechang did just now, they all thought of something and looked at Lin Shan in unison!
"Then this immortal genius must be him."

"Not bad!"

Fairy Yueshang was patrolling the pavilion, with an indescribable smile on her face, and she circled around Linshan.

"After killing the Dai family's Jindan Zhenren, the legendary president of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce teamed up with the Yang family of Luzhong, the four great families of Wangyue City, and the four sects of Lunan to establish a united front, which is the Lujiang League!"

"Lujiang League?!"

This behemoth, which was established only a decade ago, stood in western Shandong and acted tyrannically and was famous in all directions. Naturally, it had long entered the vision of all the real people. They all looked at the ancestor of the Yang family, after all, he was the current leader of the Lujiang League.

The Yang family's ancestor had a dazed look on his face at this moment, standing there in disbelief.

Wasn't it Elder Hei Ku who killed the Dai family's Jindan Zhenren? Was my previous inference wrong?
With confidence on her pretty face, Master Yuechang continued to describe in detail what happened next.

"After the Lujiang League was established, it took advantage of the absence of our top forces' Yuanying ancestors to immediately launch a war against the Dai family. It lasted for more than half a month, destroyed this Lu mining giant family, and divided up all its property!"

"And the Lin's Chamber of Commerce, because of its great contribution, obtained a mid-grade spiritual vein blessed land called Tianfu Mountain."

"From then on, a new rising star force was established in Tianfu Mountain, and that is Xun Gu Sect!"

"The president of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce has transformed himself, founded a sect, and become the leader of a region!"

"Master Lin, I wonder if what I said is true?"

……

Everyone turned their gaze over again, each with an inexplicable glow in their eyes.

Lin Shan's hands were tucked into his sleeves and trembling non-stop, and he was almost going crazy!!!

You can shut up!
Did I let you say it?

Just tell me everything! You are just a gossip, you are just as mean as Zhong Shenxiu. I thought you looked good before, but I didn't expect you to trick me?!

Lin Shan hated Zhong Shenxiu and Shui Bingyue in his heart. The two of them were in cahoots with each other and in order to divert their targets, they directly praised him to an unprecedented height.

He wished he could chant Fairy Yueshang “a hundred times, a hundred times”!
No one would remain indifferent if their secrets were exposed like this. The fact that he was able to resist losing his temper on the spot showed his amazing self-control.

However, he is now a well-known figure after all, and Lin Shan's acting skills and scheming are still barely up to par.

"Fairy Yueshang, you are joking. The killing of the Dai family's Golden Core Master was all the work of Elder Hei Ku of my sect. I dare not claim it as my own. The title of the Immortal Daoist Prodigy belongs only to Fellow Daoist Zhong Shenxiu. I dare not take it as my own!"

The Yang family ancestor breathed a sigh of relief again. That's right! No matter how powerful this kid is, can he still cross a great realm to kill the enemy? It's simply unbelievable.

However, Fairy Yueshang was obviously well prepared and had no intention of playing any tricks on Lin Shan.

"Master Lin is too modest. As far as I know from the Jingyang Academy, after this battle, your sect's Elder Hei Ku is only in the late stage of foundation building, and has no strength at the golden elixir stage at all."

"It was clearly before I participated in the Xianyin Alliance, in Pengpi County in the northwest of Shandong, near Liluan Mountain, that I managed to break through to the Golden Core Stage."

"Therefore, the battle of Juesha Tiankeng must rely on the power of Master Lin!"

“This can also explain why Sect Leader Lin was able to travel thousands of miles to kill the Nine Nether Sect’s guardian right after he broke through!”

"If you can kill a golden elixir in the late stage of foundation building, then after breaking through the golden elixir stage, wouldn't it be as easy as eating and drinking water to deal with cultivators of the same level?"

……

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone suddenly understood and nodded involuntarily.

In the Foundation Establishment Stage, one can cross over to a larger realm and kill a Jindan Stage cultivator with great force. Then, in the Jindan Stage, one can kill cultivators of the same smaller realm. This is indeed reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it!
Now everything makes sense!

No wonder the protector Qiu of Jiuyou Sect died without any resistance. It turned out that Sect Leader Lin was originally a genius of the immortal way. So he had no regrets in his death. If it were us, we would probably have fallen as well.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Everyone imagined the forest and mountains to be extremely tall, dazzling and intimidating.

Now compare it with the other two.

Although Zhong Shenxiu is also a genius in the immortal way, his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage damaged his foundation of Taoism, and his qi and blood were depleted, turning him into a tuberculosis patient, so he is not a cause for concern.

Even if Sailor Moon is a Nascent Soul seed, that is just a qualification and does not mean that her combat power is particularly outstanding.

And this Sect Leader Lin of the Xun Gu Sect is not only a true genius in the world, he also has a record of killing a Jindan Zhenren of the same level as soon as he broke through. Moreover, he is not ill like Zhong Shenxiu and is in his prime all the time!
How powerful must a genius of the immortal way be in his prime?

Horror!
Thinking of this, countless thoughts came to mind. Everyone stared at Lin Shan, their vigilance raised to the maximum.

"I"

Lin Shan was speechless, he was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

I just want to hide my strength and act sneakily, but why does it always fail to go as I wish?

This script is obviously wrong!

Why is it that when others make a breakthrough, they all pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, fish in troubled waters, wander between various parties to reap all the benefits, and make a fortune without telling anyone?

How come I was exposed right away without doing anything?

Behind Sailor Moon is the intelligence organization of Jingyang Academy, who knows everything and does whatever she wants. Lin Shan can't win the argument even if he wants to. After all, everyone obviously trusts her more.

The ancestor of the Yang family was also trembling at this time. He pointed at Lin Shan without regard for etiquette, and the skin on his old face twitched.

good boy!
So able to pretend?

It turns out that there is such a big fish hidden in my Lujiang League!
I originally thought that you were at most a giant crocodile, but I didn’t expect that you were actually a prehistoric giant Kun?

You've made me suffer by hiding this from me!

The Zhenyue Sect's Great Elder and the Master of Xuchan Cave, who were standing nearby, were so shocked that they were speechless, and their expressions were exactly the same as the Yang Family's ancestor's.

I didn't expect that this "burden" brought by the ancestor of the Yang family had such a story.

I almost got fooled by him!

The Foundation Establishment cultivators on the field had faces full of admiration, but they didn't have too many thoughts. They just felt that being able to meet two immortal geniuses in one day would give them something to brag about in the future.

Many Jindan Zhenren were secretly calculating, their eyes flickering and no one knew what they were planning.

Lin Shan focused on soul pill cultivation, and he vaguely felt a stream of spiritual consciousness lingering around him. Although they did not dare to investigate him openly, it did not affect their telepathic communication.

The sickly young man and Fairy Yueshang beside them looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Everything was said without words.

As geniuses from top forces, they would attract too much attention once they came out. This was an indisputable fact, so they needed a shield.

They just happened to run into a guy named the Xun Gu Sect who was pretending to be a pig but actually was a tiger. They exposed him in public and distracted everyone's attention, which naturally made it much easier for them to do their own things afterwards.

I would rather die than let my friend die. Even though we had never met before, it did not stop them from taking advantage of the situation.

I’m sorry, Leader of Xun Gu Sect!

Seeing that the atmosphere on the scene was becoming tense, Lin Shan's forehead began to sweat. Without the support of big forces like Bailu Academy and Jingyang Academy, he could not bear the pressure transferred from the two geniuses, Zhong Shenxiu and Shui Bingyue.

At this moment, the ancestor of the Yang family suddenly reacted and figured out a lot of things in an instant.

He immediately stood up, patted Lin Shan's shoulder heavily, and laughed heartily.

"it is good!"

"As expected of a rookie from the Lujiang League, at such a young age, he can rival the immortal geniuses. He will definitely become the pillar of our league in the future!"

"Master Lin, you have such natural talent and strength, why don't you just say it earlier? Why do you have to hide it?"

"Which immortal genius hasn't gone through many hardships along the way, overcoming all obstacles, riding the wind and waves, and going through many hardships? Only by facing challenges head-on can one become a giant of the generation!"

"During this trip to the forbidden area of ​​the cliff, Yang will definitely do his best to help. If you need anything, just let me know. Don't be polite!"

"After we come back, the Yang family will have to cooperate with the Xun Gu Sect in many ways to build deeper connections. I am looking forward to that day!"

……

The ancestor of the Yang family is indeed a hero of his generation. He is very broad-minded and magnanimous, and he instantly developed a love for talent.

He stood firm in front of everyone, determined to stand by Lin Shan wherever he went, which really shocked all the evildoers.

The Grand Elder of Zhenyue Sect and the Lord of Xuchan Cave were not slow to react either. They jumped out immediately and echoed the sentiment, saying that since the four of them were traveling together, they would definitely help each other. Although it was not known whether they were sincere, their attitude was more or less there.

Everyone was horrified.

The three ancestors of the Yang family are in the late Jindan stage, and their strength is already the best in the whole place. Now, they have brought a genius of the immortal way with them.

This four-member combination is a powerful combination. Who dares to challenge them?
Lin Shan felt warm in his heart. Although he didn't know whether these three old guys were sincere or not, he felt that it was time for them to stand together. This would help consolidate the alliance and would be of great benefit to their future actions. So he bowed and thanked them one by one.

From this point of view, it seems that exposing one's strength too early is not entirely a bad thing.

Zhong Shenxiu and Shui Bingyue were secretly delighted. The stronger they were, the better. It would attract firepower for them and make it easier for them to plan another thing.
After this incident, everyone started to talk more.

Everyone was talking about the three young talents, but it was obvious that Lin Shan attracted more attention. The Yang family's ancestors and others also helped him attract a lot of attention. However, since things could no longer be concealed, they might as well be open about it.

As for Zhong Shenxiu and Shui Bingyue, Lin Shan secretly took note of them in his heart and decided to get even with them if he had the chance in the future.

You really think I'm easy to bully, don't you?
The three Yang family ancestors were obviously more enthusiastic towards Lin Shan, and their eyes changed from being casual before to being cautious and even respectful, with no more contempt in their eyes.

The four of them had a very pleasant conversation and became close friends.

Inadvertently, the virtual star disk in Lin Shan's storage bracelet shook slightly, and the thing suppressed underneath seemed to struggle slightly, as if someone was sensing it from a distance, but it was only for a moment before it became silent.

If the Xuxing Disk was not a spiritual treasure with a spirit that could monitor it at any time, it would have been missed.

"Ok?"

Lin Shan's mind moved. The Xuxing Plate has the ability to search for enemies thousands of miles away based on the scent of treasures. Xiao Xin immediately told him through the soul transmission between master and servant that a victim had come to the door.

He glanced towards the bamboo forest at the gate of Hexiang Garden and saw a figure walking into the garden.

(End of this chapter)