Immortal Road.

Chapter 279: Illusion Magic

The three of them reached a consensus in an instant and stood together to support each other.

Master Puchang was filled with shock and anger. Twelve screaming snakes surrounded him, his hair and beard stood up and he roared like thunder.

"Zhong Shenxiu! Wuyazi! Don't be so shameless!"

"It's not too late for you to come back and form an alliance with me. If a fight really breaks out, I may not be able to stop!"

“It’s not too late to pull back!”

Zhong Shenxiu and Wuyazi clasped their fists together and said, "Don't worry, Master Puchang, we have made up our minds!"

Master Puchang felt it was a very difficult situation. These three people were not simple people, and when they joined forces, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.

He suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Shan, completely changing his previous defiant look.

"Master Lin, if you leave now, not only will I not stop you, I will also give you a fourth-level spiritual material as a reward, to offset the Lingjian Qingguyan. What do you think?"

After saying that, he actually took out a brown-gold short stick, which looked like a spiritual material with fire attribute.

Lin Shan had no interest at all and simply ignored it. What he needed was wind-type spiritual materials, and all others had to stand aside.

"Master, there is no need to persuade me any more. I will definitely get the Qingguyan in Lingjian!"

Puchang Zhenren glanced at the two people beside him and said, "Master Lin is determined to win, so what will the other two Taoist friends do afterwards?"

Zhong Shenxiu and Wuyazi responded in unison, speaking frankly.

"Of course, it depends on each person's own means!"

Master Puchang laughed in anger and waved his hand.

"How dare you! You three juniors refuse to accept my toast and drink the wine for punishment. Do you really think I am afraid of you?"

"One is killing, three is killing. Although I have always cherished geniuses, since you are blocking my way, I have no choice but to crush you with ruthless hands!"

"Just now I told you not to leave, now, no one of you can leave!"

Two more sky-high light curtains lit up outside the valley.

It turned out that there was a trap hidden on the basis of several illusion arrays!

Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou's faces suddenly changed, and they secretly sighed that it was a close call.

It turns out that this old scoundrel Puchang Zhenren has no good intentions!
He probably had a plan in mind already. He would first expel Lin Shan, leaving only Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou, and then activate the trap to catch the two of them in one fell swoop. It was obvious that he was prepared to fall out with them afterwards.

Fortunately, the two of them did not fall for it!
Now that the three have formed an alliance, there is no need for Master Puchang to hide anything. He can just reveal his hidden means and attack with all his strength.

As for the three young geniuses
If you die, can you still be called a genius?

That's called a dead person!

"Get up~"

"fall!"

The two traps raised a thick yellow fog, which directly affected the entire valley the next moment.

The three of them felt that their movements were restricted. The air around them became sticky, and it took a lot of effort to move their arms and legs. There was gravity falling on their shoulders, forcing them to use their own magic power to fight against it.

At the same time, twelve roaring snakes came roaring, and the piercing screams seemed to burst their eardrums!

Before it flew to the front, I felt dry mouth and tongue, and my face was burning as if it was on fire, and the water and blood in my body evaporated rapidly.

As a drought-affected beast, Ming Snake is extremely good at close combat with this talent, which is similar to the magical power of range halo field, weakening the opponent unknowingly.

Fortunately, Lin Shan is no longer facing it alone this time.

The spirit beast ring on Zhong Shenxiu's wrist flashed, and a white deer with brown horns, half the height of a human, suddenly jumped out.

"Yoyo~~"

The white deer chirped twice and rubbed against Zhong Shenxiu's arm, as if it was acting coquettishly and wanted to be touched.

Zhong Shenxiu reached out and touched its head lovingly, and fed it two handfuls of spiritual herbs.

This spiritual pet is a Jindan-stage spiritual beast unique to the Bailu Academy. It has signed a contract with Zhong Shenxiu to work for him, and they seem to have a very close relationship. It chewed the spiritual herbs in a few bites and went straight forward to stop the two singing snakes.

Zhong Shenxiu himself held the pen and drew left and right, and also captured two lines.

The young master of Jiuyou released the Xuanyin Fire, splitting it into two balls, displaying a fire-control technique that had never appeared before. The two gray firebirds rolled on the ground and flew up to meet the two Ming snakes.

He himself gently waved his folding fan, fanning the flames while stopping two more.

Lin Shan directly released the three evil brothers "Mang", "Qie" and "Ru". These three Jindan stage losers were unable to fight one against two, and could only restrain one Ming Snake each.

Lin Shan was left to control the Netherworld Ghost Fire by himself and stopped the last one.

Tiny beads of sweat appeared on Master Puchang's forehead.

Although he is in the late Jindan stage, his magic power and spiritual awareness are far superior to those of the early Jindan stage. However, he not only has to control several large formations, but also has to manipulate magic weapons, two flying golden centipedes, and twelve Jindan stage singing snakes to deal with the fights between the three from different angles.

This requires too much micro-manipulation of the spiritual consciousness and is simply impossible to maintain for long.

If Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou hadn't interfered, he would have simply unified his command of the Twelve Ming Snakes to attack Lin Shan together.

Now that the twelve snakes are restrained by each of them, he needs to concentrate on carefully controlling the movements of each one. If he is not careful and is caught in a flaw, he may be taken advantage of.

The scene became tense for a moment.

Master Puchang was fighting one against three, and relying on the formation and many magic weapons, he was temporarily in the upper hand.

The three of them were frequently disturbed by illusions and were suppressing the gravity formation. They tried their best to hold on and turned their heads away from looking directly into Master Puchang's eyes. They all knew how powerful this old man's pupil technique was.

However, as time went by, it became increasingly difficult for Master Puchang to concentrate. The pressure from the three opponents grew greater and greater, making it difficult for him to take care of both ends.

If it were three ordinary Jindan stage cultivators, they might have been defeated by him, but the three young men on the opposite side were no ordinary people. They joined forces and fought him back and forth.

Just the next moment.

Zhong Shenxiu was the first to break the deadlock. His white deer spirit pet was a veteran spirit beast of the Bailu Academy. Because of Zhong Shenxiu's great fortune, it took the initiative to join him and they became each other's contractual partners.

Although this spirit beast was very submissive to Zhong Shenxiu, it was extremely ferocious in a fight. Its eyes were as clear as a deep pool, and its intelligence was extremely high. It had previously suppressed two Ming snakes, and later, it seized the opportunity and kicked one of them apart with one hoof!
Once the local advantage is achieved, it will instantly expand to the global level.

The skill of controlling fire of the young master Jiuyou is extraordinary, and it is very likely an extraordinary secret skill. He also burned two Ming snakes in succession.

Lin Shan's fire control was not very good, but he specialized in soul pills and had a strong spiritual awareness. With this, he controlled the ghost fire of the underworld and forcibly killed his opponent.

Then the three of them took action again and blew up the remaining Ming snakes one by one.

"Bang bang bang bang bang~"

The twelve singing snakes were all destroyed, and muffled sounds erupted from various places in the large formation below. One flag after another was ejected and flew out. The light on the flags dimmed and they were severely damaged. It was obvious that they could not be used for a short time.

Puchang Zhenren's soul and spirit also suffered a backlash in an instant. He couldn't help but spit out blood and felt a sharp pain in his head.

Lin Shan did not hesitate and commanded the evil spirits "Mang", "Guo" and "Ru" to rush straight towards the gray-browed old man opposite.

"Wow, you old man, I have been coveting your blood and essence for a long time, so just wait and die!"

"Ha ha ha ha, it's been so depressing hiding in the spirit beast bag these past few days, it's just right for me to come out and eat some meat!"

“Oh, oh, oh, a human cultivator in the late Jindan stage has never tasted it before!”

The three evil spirits shouted loudly, their abilities were not great but their voices were big, and they bared their fangs and claws and took the lead in attacking.

Master Puchang slapped the treasure bag on his waist and roared.

"roll!"

Three shining gold bricks suddenly appeared and hit the three balls of black mist solidly.

“Ah!” “Ouch!”

"Pain Pain!"

The three balls of black mist were almost dispersed, and the three evil spirit brothers were immediately severely damaged. They became listless and dizzy, as if they had drunk fake wine.

Lin Shan looked at these three guys speechlessly. They were really good-looking but useless. What kind of rubbish did he accept?
He casually collected them and threw them into the spirit beast bag to recuperate.

The white deer of Zhong Shenxiu did not bark randomly, but just silently galloped on all fours, charging forward with a fierce and reckless attitude.

The three gold bricks couldn't withstand the impact and were knocked aside by the deer horns one after another.

Master Puchang controlled the magic array and cast an illusion. The white deer was only startled for a moment before recovering. His eyes were clear and intelligent, with a intelligence that was unattainable by any monster.

Seeing it coming at him like a flash of lightning, Master Puchang's eyes were blurred with glass. He used his pupil technique and finally dragged it into the illusion.

At this time, he threw three gold bricks over again, intending to kill the white deer directly.

Zhong Shenxiu naturally refused to sit idly by. A ball of black and white light flew quickly, surrounding the white deer and blocking all dangers for it.

It is the Taiyuan returning to store the Qi.

However, this ball of innate spiritual energy is still polluted beyond recognition, and the poisonous water on Lin Shan's iron chain dart is still corroding it, and there is no solution for the time being.

The young master of Jiuyou felt unhappy when he saw Lin Shan activating the Netherworld Ghost Fire and using the Iron Chain Dart at the same time.

These were obviously the treasures of his subordinate Protector Qiu, but how come they were inherited by this kid?
Qiu Qianren is really a treasure-giving boy. He even lost my Star Gate device!

Young Master Jiuyou did not hesitate too much. Now that he had formed an alliance with Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu, he had to contribute.

However, he did not go forward in person, but instead commanded from afar the two firebirds transformed from the Xuanyin Fire to flap their wings and fly towards Master Puchang.

Master Puchang was in a panic for a moment and was unable to cope with the siege of three people.

His two flying golden centipedes swam back and forth, with large iron chains tied to their bodies flying around, fending off the attacks from the three men.

The young master of Jiuyou secretly made trouble, seemingly using the Xuanyin fire to deal with the Flying Golden Centipede, but in fact he also burned Lin Shan's iron chain, eating both friend and foe indiscriminately.

Lin Shan couldn't stand it any longer and withdrew the iron chain dart.

The two flying golden centipedes were freed from their restraints and immediately regained their former might. They swam around the white deer and the firebird, making surprise attacks on them and causing them to scream in pain.

Zhong Shenxiu felt a lot of pressure. These two flying golden centipedes were too powerful. It would be hard to deal with them without restraint, so he quickly called for Lin Shan.

"Master Lin, don't take away the magic weapon, tie it up quickly!"

Young Master Jiuyou also echoed anxiously: "Yes, yes, why did Master Lin fail at the critical moment!"

Lin Shan almost laughed out of anger!

off the chain?
Who is trying to trip me up?

"Brother Wuyazi, my magic weapon is almost burned into iron liquid by your Xuanyin Fire, and you still have the nerve to talk!"

Young Master Jiuyou has always been extremely thick-skinned, with an expression of being innocently implicated.

"You misunderstood me. It was just an accidental injury. Master Lin, please don't act on impulse. You must put the overall situation first!"

Zhong Shenxiu didn't care. He just felt that the pressure was too great. The formation was constantly interfering, and they had no way to deal with Master Puchang.

"Master Lin, Brother Wuyazi is right. We should put the overall situation first!"

Lin Shan turned a deaf ear to him and simply commanded his flying sword to entangle Master Puchang's short sword magic weapon, thus giving Young Master Jiuyou no chance to weaken him.

At this time, Master Puchang was finding it increasingly difficult to hold on.

The old man began to calculate the magic power in his body. After all, he had to maintain so many formations and so many magic weapons. The consumption was too great and he couldn't delay it for too long.

So after a stalemate for a while, he suddenly made up his mind to decide the outcome with one move!

After this move, his magic power will be exhausted and he will completely lose the qualification to compete for spiritual objects.

However, if we can kill or seriously injure these three young men before that, then we can also lay the foundation for the overall situation!

I want to use my strength in the late Jindan stage and then use my unique little magical power.

Enough to catch them all in one fell swoop!
"Fish and dragons enter the vast sea, and illusions are like snakes in a cup!"

"How easy it is to get to know the hustle and bustle of this world, how many days have passed since he came and went!"

Puchang Zhenren spoke the truth, made hand seals, his clothes fluttered, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

A thick fog suddenly rose in the canyon, mixing with the previous green smoke, turning it into a poisonous place.

The mountains are shrouded in clouds and fog, and you can't see your hand in front of you.

Lin Shan and the other two were horrified and quickly recalled their magic pets, True Fire, to protect themselves and not dare to be careless.

"Knowing that the path to fame and fortune is all vain, what burden does his body have?"

"When fate comes together, it should be dispersed and then it should cease. The illusion of arising and disappearing is like a floating pivot."

The vast white fog in front of them became colorful, and all kinds of wanton dancers appeared one by one, and turned into beautiful skeletons in the blink of an eye. The three men seemed to be spending a night of love in the fog, and were exhausted both physically and mentally after putting down their guns.

"The vast infiltration fills the sky with hundreds of spirits and monsters. The illusion before me is not mine at all."

"Don't tell fools what's true or false, in dreams Jiadu has been renewed."

Monsters as big as mountains appeared one after another, waving huge hammers to suppress the three little ants. When they got tired of hiding, they disappeared again. Instead, the beautiful dancer appeared again and asked them to appreciate the branches and willows and discuss the plum blossoms falling in the snow.

"Mirages rise, towers and pavilions are covered with immortals, and the golden and silver night air is thick and endless."

"Don't think about the past under the moon, just enjoy the present moment!"

Several people only felt that their own magic power and essence were draining away wildly, as if they were being sucked away by the female cultivator. Kidney deficiency was written all over their faces, with pale cheeks, dark eye sockets, sweat dripping, and excruciating pain in their waists.

"No, we can't go on like this. We have been hit by a terrible illusion. If we can't break it quickly, we will decay and die!"

Lin Shan's mind suddenly became clear, and after he regained consciousness for a short time, cold sweat broke out on his body.

It was clearly a late Jindan cultivator using his minor magical powers to crush these early Jindan novices. It was like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken. It was a one-shot effort.

Lin Shan had seen this level of power before.

Back in the days when he was in the Gongsun family of Shangdang County in the Song Dynasty, he personally placed a small magical talisman, which was comparable to the "Raging Fire Talisman" of a full-strength attack by a Jindan late stage.

At that time, the huge cultivation family was burned to ashes without leaving a single feather!
Even the aftermath of the attack seriously injured three Jindan-stage cultivators, including two Jindan masters from the Gongsun family and the outer sect elder of Qianyun Pavilion, interrupted the void teleportation array, and razed everything in its path to the ground!
This is the full-strength attack of a minor magical spell used by a late Jindan stage cultivator!
"I can't stop it. If I don't use my last trump card, I will probably die here!"

Lin Shan could feel illusions everywhere around him, the gravity of the formation pressing on him, and heavy blockades on the periphery. Even if he had the Void Star Plate to guide him and the Wind Escape Talisman to escape, he might still be confused by the illusions along the way.

After all, this is a situational illusion, not a loss of direction. My own resistance to illusions is not strong enough to resist Master Puchang's trump card!

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster!"

Lin Shan knew that he could no longer hide his weakness, even if it meant exposing his sect's magical power today!

What he didn't know was that Zhong Shenxiu and Young Master Jiuyou, who were also in the other two places, also had a hint of cruelty flashing in their eyes.

At this life-and-death moment, neither of them cared to hide their incompetence!
What kind of forces are Bailu Academy and Jiuyoumen?

How is it possible that there is no unique martial art?

"Fight!"

The three of them did not communicate, but in an instant they had a tacit understanding and did the same thing together.

In the thick fog, Master Puchang was still chanting and casting spells, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)