Immortal Road.

Chapter 273: Dangerous Journey in Forbidden Land
"The mountains are like the bottomless land where tigers crouch, and the waters are like the dangerous land where dragons coil."

"I have always faced the blue waves and stood by the ancient ferry, experiencing many ups and downs."

Zhong Shenxiu climbed to a high place and looked into the distance, overlooking the towering mountains and rugged rocks of the Cliff Forbidden Area, the winding river in the distance, and the towering islands. He couldn't help but compose poems to express his generosity.

The young master of Jiuyou carefully savored and took in the original appearance of this forbidden area, comparing it one by one and praising it highly.

"Great poem, great sentences, wonderful beyond words!"

The two of them walked in the deep mountains and old forests, showing off their talents to each other while dealing with the dangers that followed one after another, strolling leisurely like they were walking in the autumn countryside.

"Wow~"

As they were walking, suddenly silver-white spider webs fell from above their heads and covered them.

Hundreds of three-foot-tall black velvety spiders came from all directions of the primitive jungle, stepping on the fallen leaves with a rustling sound, waving their spear-like legs, and revealing their flashing sharp fangs.

A loud shout came from the white spider web, and gray-black flames swept through it instantly.

"Crackling~"

Countless spider webs were burned to ashes, and hundreds of poisonous spiders were blown away.

"Haw!"

Two two-meter-tall spider kings seized the opportunity and shot their spears at tricky angles. A cold light shone from the tips of the spears. This was a fatal blow from a Jindan-stage monster.

However, a flash of white light appeared, blocking the spear at incredible speed and shooting back along the same path at an even faster speed.

"Haw!"

Two screams of pain were heard in the dense forest. The Spider King seemed to be enraged and began to summon more of his kind.

“Sasha, shasha.”

In this area, the black hairy spider is the undisputed overlord. No passing game can escape from their grasp. Today, two humans dared to barge in so carelessly, so they must make it into a delicacy!
Flames raged across the field, white light danced, and the sounds of burning and screaming were endless.

After half a quarter of an hour, all movement inside disappeared.

Everything fell silent.

Lin Shan hid behind and slightly showed his head. He did not dare to use his spiritual sense to spy on the situation. He just changed the angle several times to confirm, and then walked out under the invisibility effect of the Phantom Gold Lock.

The field was in a mess, with countless spider corpses lying on the ground, all kinds of yellow-green mucus covering the tree trunks, and scattered black silk threads, which must have been burnt spider webs.

As for Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou, they have already left.

"These two are truly extraordinary. Two Golden Core Stage Hairy Spiders, plus a sneak attack from their swarm, couldn't do anything to them."

Lin Shan looked for a while but couldn't find the body of the Jindan stage hairy spider, so he hurriedly chased after it.

After running for more than ten miles, they saw two Jindan-stage hairy spiders died tragically in the forest ahead. Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou were recycling various materials from their bodies.

"Brother Wuyazi's gray true fire can even burn the spider web of a Jindan-stage monster. It's really eye-opening!"

"No, no, Brother Zhong's secret technique is not extraordinary."

Zhong Shenxiu's eyes were vague, hinting at something.

"I dare not. If I am not mistaken, could the spiritual fire that Brother Wuyazi just used be the legendary Xuanyin fire? It is said that this fire is both good and evil, a fire with two sides, it can be both true fire and devil fire."

Young Master Jiuyou's face froze. He didn't expect that the other party even knew this!
He quickly changed the subject, but also hinted at something.

"My acquired fire is just ordinary. Brother Zhong's white light that automatically protects his body is very similar to the legendary Taiyuan Guizang Qi. It is said that this Qi is bred by an innate spiritual well. It must be nurtured by a top-grade spiritual vein for ten thousand years before it has a chance to be born. It is a great tool of life and death!"

Zhong Shenxiu's face also changed. He didn't expect that Wuyazi could recognize him!

This was the first time that someone recognized the origin of this object.

"Haha, those few opportunities back then are not worth mentioning. But I have seen in ancient books that the Xuanyin Fire is extremely difficult to cultivate. Even if it is cultivated successfully, I am afraid that it cannot be activated without the Xuanyin Body."

The young master of Jiuyou almost shivered. He didn't expect that this person could even think of the Xuanyin body. He quickly changed the subject.

"It is said that Taiyuan Guizang Qi will constantly absorb the essence of the host's body to nourish the innate Yuanling. I think Brother Zhong's tuberculosis may not necessarily be caused by the damage to his Taoism, but by this precious Qi."

Zhong Shenxiu's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, this is not good, how come Wuyazi knows everything?

The two of them had ulterior motives and exposed each other's secrets.

While the two of them were dividing the spoils, most of the conversation was heard by Lin Shan who came over from behind.

Lin Shan carefully maintained the Phantom Gold Lock to hide his figure, and was extremely surprised.

Xuanyin fire?

Both true fire and devil fire?

As expected of the young master of Jiuyou Sect, he actually has the method to refine such spiritual fire, which is really enviable.

Is there also “Taiyuan Guizang Qi”?
Innate spiritual energy?

Automatically protect the owner?

No wonder Zhong Shenxiu has been attacked many times since he was a child, but has never failed once. With this thing to protect him, isn't it stable and foolproof?
Of course, Lin Shan would not be naive enough to think that this was the true strength of the two.

There must be a deeper hidden trump card, this is just one of the means.

From this we can see that these two people are definitely lifelong enemies and we must not be careless.

After the two of them divided the corpse of the Jindan stage hairy spider, they set out on a new journey again.

We overcame all obstacles along the way.

On the way, they encountered a swarm of man-eating bees as big as their heads, so dense that it covered the sky. The Nine Nether Young Master's Xuanyin Fire protected the two of them and rushed out with great force.

A flock of spotted iron eagles flew in the sky, swooping down with strange cackling noises. Zhong Shenxiu's Tai Yuan Gui Zang Qi surrounded him on both sides, killing the birds so much that they dared not approach him.

When crossing the river, many silver spears and flathead fish emerged from the water. In an instant, the water surface was shining silver, and countless fish heads emerged. All the water guns covered all the space above and below the water.

The young master of Jiuyou summoned his magical power and formed a round seal with his hands. The water in the river gurgled and boiled under his feet. Countless water columns shot up into the sky, and after the explosion, the entire river was filled with dead fish.

When they passed a Caotouling, they saw a giant colorful python, about sixty or seventy feet long, coiled up in the air and strangled them. The two were caught off guard by the surprise attack.

Zhong Shenxiu slightly bent his hands, muttered something, pushed left and right, his long hair fluttering, and the sky and the earth were filled with gloomy clouds, as if dyed with thick ink.

He took out a gold-painted wolf-hair brush and painted a series of landscape paintings in ink with his brush moving freely in the air.

When he draws a mountain, the mountain will appear from the painting and suppress a giant python; when he draws a river, the river water will rush and roll in; when he changes his pen and draws a dragon, a real black dragon will shake its head, wag its tail and roar!
However, that colorful giant python is obviously not an ordinary monster. It has dominated Caotouling for so many years. It not only has thick skin and strong flesh, but also has great talent.

The python stood in a coiled position, its mouth wide open, spewing out colorful poisonous gas, which immediately corroded Zhong Shenxiu's ink painting into pieces.

Zhong Shenxiu didn't care at all, and continued to sketch with his pen. Then there were bamboo forests and seas of flowers, sword forests and halberd formations, clear springs and the sound of thousands of horses being silent.
Anything he can draw will jump out vividly in the mist of ink, and it is simply a stroke of genius!
In the end, the giant python was defeated and beaten to death by the two men.

Its demon pill and snake body were divided up, and Caotouling was razed to the ground by the aftermath of the battle.

……

Although Lin Shan had magic weapons to protect him along the way, he did not dare to get too close and just stayed far away, otherwise he would most likely be discovered.

He witnessed with his own eyes that the two of them displayed their magical powers, and they killed countless obstacles along the way, leaving countless bloody and bloody traces. He was even more terrified in his heart. They were indeed the best of the younger generation, one was a second-generation immortal and the other was a second-generation demon. Their strength was truly terrifying. If he followed behind them, as long as he didn't fall too far behind, he could take advantage of the short gap when they passed by and sneak in along the path they had opened.

It saves a lot of trouble.

He also found a lot of remains or clothes of human monks on the way.

I think only a few people could pass like those two, and most people probably died on the road.

Of course, things didn't always go smoothly for the two of them, and there were several times when they faced dangers that they could not deal with.

For example, in a certain place they encountered a mandrill, which looked like a ghost and was as powerful as thunder. It blocked their way on the mountain and beat them so hard that they couldn't raise their heads. It was probably that it had already reached the great perfection of the Golden Core Stage and was close to the Nascent Soul Stage.

The two men tried their best and barely escaped from him and got through.

When Lin Shan saw it from afar, he knew he was no match for it, so he swiftly used the Wind Escape Talisman to move past it without coming face to face with the mandrill.

For example, there is an ancient killing formation locked in the void ahead. Once you fly in, a light curtain will light up, stretching on both sides for an unknown distance. There are all kinds of hail and fire rain filling the air, and strange phenomena appearing in heaven and earth, making it very difficult to walk in it.

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou went through untold hardships and managed to escape after being covered in wounds.

Fortunately, this great formation has gone through countless years, and perhaps it was already broken back then, and only one tenth of its power remains today. Otherwise, it would be really dangerous if you plunged into it, and you would be skinned alive if you didn't die.

Lin Shan relied on the guidance of Xiaoxin, the spirit of the Void Star Disk, and entered the formation through the weak link. The resistance he encountered along the way was relatively small. The three evil spirit brothers also helped him share some of the pressure, so he walked out easily.

Next they encountered an ancient plank road in the abyss. Countless bats flew densely from below. Faint ultrasonic waves created layers of ripples in the air. Strong air pressure came, and Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou felt chest tightness, brain swelling, dizziness and nausea.

They used all means to kill the bats continuously, but no one knew how many bats survived in this abyss. There were hundreds of thousands or millions of them in front of them alone, and among them were some Jindan stage demon bats, which made them helpless.

As a last resort, the two of them used life-saving measures and paid a huge price to pass the ancient plank road.

Lin Shan also felt a little bitter. He felt that it was unlucky to follow these two people. What a crappy route they chose?

It might not be so dangerous if we took any other route, but we chose to take the most difficult route.

There was no other way, he could only grit his teeth and rush in. Fortunately, he majored in Soul Pill, had a strong spiritual awareness, had a slightly stronger resistance, and his nausea and dizziness symptoms were less severe, so he was able to hold on by rushing forward with his head down.

However, a Jindan stage demon bat discovered through ultrasound that Lin Shan seemed to be alone, so he immediately ordered his men to rush up and encircle and suppress him.

Lin Shan had a hard time speaking out his words. In order to catch up with the two people in front of him, he had to use the Wind Escape Talisman to force himself to escape far away.

The forbidden area on the cliff is indeed a place that the cultivation world is terrified of. There are all kinds of dangerous places everywhere. If you are not good at handling it, there is a high possibility of a disaster and even death on the spot.

Lin Shan secretly felt lucky that he had a wind escape talisman of minor magical power level, otherwise he might not have been able to get so far.

"If the Yang family's ancestors and others were still around, I think it would be much easier."

……

The other side of the forbidden cliff.

The three brothers were flying together over a stone forest when suddenly, a thunder exploded for no apparent reason!

"Crack!"

The stone forest below shook several times in an instant, and the sky and the earth immediately turned upside down, turning the world upside down.

A sword formation rose from the ground. Strange rocks in the stone forest flew out one by one, exploding into stone swords that circled and danced and attacked continuously.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~~~”

The three ancestors of the Yang family fought back to back, their faces flushed and their hands in a panic.

It can make three late Jindan cultivators feel uncomfortable, so one can imagine the pressure involved.

"Luckily, Master Lin is not here, otherwise we would be too busy taking care of ourselves and would not be able to look after him!"

"Alas, I don't know what happened in the Aurora Sea. Why did the four of us get lost while walking? If we didn't have the tokens to sense it and could reunite after we got out, I'm afraid this old man would have died here."

"There's something wrong with this route. I told you to take a detour, but you two insisted on going straight in. Are you suffering now?"

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's get out of this sword formation first and then talk about other things. I don't think anything will happen to Sect Leader Lin. That kid is very smart. We will probably meet again later."

The three brothers were once again caught up in a tough battle.

……

Three days flew by.

Lin Shan was really tired. It would be better to have a few strong companions to take care of you and save you the trouble than to explore alone.

The key was that he had to follow the two people in front of him all the time. He almost lost them several times, and it took him a long time to search for them, taking many detours, before he could barely catch up.

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou in front were not in much better condition, both of them looked exhausted, and the high-intensity battles took a huge toll on their energy.

Fortunately, they did not gain nothing.

At least the monsters killed on the road are all good materials, which is quite considerable for the two of them.

More importantly, Zhong Shenxiu has great luck, as the saying goes, "after adversity comes good times."

After going through so many hardships, the rest of the journey became a little easier, and good things started to happen one after another.

After only two steps forward, I found a spiritual pond with the fragrance of spiritual medicine wafting from the water.

The two looked at each other, surprise flashing in their eyes.

Most spiritual objects are guarded by exotic beasts, but they were no match for the two men. They fought them off and then captured them and put them in their pockets.

Fortunately, there was more than one plant. After so many days of living and dying together, the two of them split it roughly equally without any fuss.

After walking a few miles further, they discovered a rare precious medicinal vine from the outside world, which they pulled out by the roots.

Half a day later, when they passed by a shallow beach, they stepped on precious minerals. There was a large area of ​​pebbles covering the ground, but they happened to step on the treasure.

A day later, they discovered a Jindan stage monster's nest, with several monster eggs lying quietly inside. The monsters that had gone out to forage for food had not yet returned home, so they were naturally accepted without hesitation.

Two days later, a secret skill was discovered on a cliff in the mountains. The two men learned it and then destroyed it.

……

Lin Shan followed behind and kept eating dust, but he didn't get anything and instead suffered a lot.

Now that I see them getting all kinds of opportunities, it would be a lie to not be jealous. The key point is that you found the secret technique on the stone wall, so you might as well learn it. Why do you destroy it after learning it?
Is there something wrong?

However, he also knew that a lack of patience would ruin a great plan, and now was not the time for him to jump out.

My goal is always the Lu Yu stalactite, everything else has to stand aside.

However, the situation changed again on the afternoon of the third day.

Because they found that there was a fight ahead of them, apparently for some treasure.

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou looked at each other, bent down in tacit understanding, and approached quietly to find out what had happened. Perhaps they could take on Voldemort.

(End of this chapter)