Immortal Road.

Chapter 317 Commitment
Lin Shan stayed where he was, struggling violently with a conflict between his conscience and his desires.

Lingbao!

Even most Yuanying stage cultivators don't have magical weapons of this level. Those who can possess them are basically giants with the support of powerful forces!

Only they are qualified to control and have the ability to possess such treasures.

And Lin Shan, because he had strengthened a spiritual treasure, the Void Star Plate, in advance at an early stage of the foundation-building period, provided him with great help along the way!

Whether it was the Gongsun family in Shangdang County of the Song Dynasty, absorbing the spiritual vein tide to improve the foundation-building period, plundering the nectar of heaven and earth to improve the wind spiritual root qualification to Class B,

Later, he escaped from the blockade of the Confucian coalition at the Demon Sect headquarters, remotely controlled the formation of the Juesha Tiankeng outside Wangyue City to defend against the enemy, attacked the Dai family, a giant cultivation family in Luzhong, and assisted the Black Skull Demon Lord in breaking the formation. He lost his five senses in the Aurora Sea and relied on a compass to identify the direction. He escaped from the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land by using calculations.
He even tempered his body with star power, cultivated a pseudo Zhoutian star body, plundered star power when dealing with the Nine Nether Sect's guardian Qiu, and used the star gate sub-device to sense the Nine Nether Young Master.
This auxiliary magic treasure has made great contributions!

Precisely because it is produced by an enhanced panel, it is a top-quality product as soon as it is produced, the limit of innate spiritual treasures!

The weapon spirit Xiao Xin even has the knowledge of a formation master and can completely control the traitor Black Skull Demon Lord!
Otherwise, Lin Shan could not imagine what would happen to him if he was blackmailed and threatened by that guy during his growth!

And this magical treasure is just a broken part.

But its functions are also good, and it can even make up for some of its shortcomings, such as defense and means of trapping enemies. Even an old monster in the Nascent Soul stage would be very tempted.

It's a pity that it was the treasure of the Kuihu Demon King. In order to escape from the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land, he had no choice but to cut off his arm and burn the spirit of the weapon, and it ended up falling into the hands of the Yuanlu Demon King.

Later, although the Yuanlu Demon King managed to repair this spiritual treasure, it would take a long time for the spirit of the weapon to revive. Either the spirituality would slowly recover over time, or a treasure that could restore the spirituality would be found to speed up the process. This was something Lin Shan could not wait for and could not do at the moment.

If it is not a complete spiritual treasure with a spirit, but just a broken one with a dormant spirit, it does not seem to be worth the risk.

You have to know that when he helped the Kuihu Demon King escape from the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land, the Kuihu Demon King said that he owed him a life.

Now, if the spiritual treasure is returned, it will definitely be another great favor!

But if he ran away with the treasure, it would mean that he would lose the favor and the trust of the Demon King Kuihu, and the subsequent plan to break into Hongya Cave would have to be changed.

This in and out.
Comparing the two favors of a demon king in the late Nascent Soul stage with an incomplete spiritual treasure, which one is more important seems to be debatable.

With mixed feelings, Lin Shan temporarily put away the copper jar with cloud pattern, stood up and turned into a rainbow to chase after his own army.

……

Two hours later, he caught up with General Xiong and Young Master Jiuyou's troops.

Only then did I realize that the purple sheep was indeed a Zhenwu antelope, a species of the demon clan. It was able to escape after self-destructing its demon pill. It was indeed a powerful character.

Zhong Shenxiu also returned at the same time, arriving one after another with Lin Shan.

As soon as the two met, they immediately sensed that the other had something they needed in their hands!

The mutual attraction between them was like that between magnets, and the tangled connection that could not be cut off made them want to rush up and grab it!
At this time, the Young Master of Jiuyou asked: "Second brother and third brother, you just chased those two sheep horns, I wonder if you can get the king's spiritual treasure back?"

General Xiong and a group of other Jindan-stage demon generals turned around upon hearing the voice and looked at the two of them.

Zhong Shenxiu had a subtle look on his face, and Lin Shan could sense immediately that this kid was struggling internally, not wanting to give up the chance to attack Hongya Cave head-on, but also wanting to secretly keep the newly acquired magic treasure.

Even if one is a person blessed with great fortune, if his cultivation has not reached that level, obtaining a spiritual treasure is still an unattainable opportunity!

Moreover, unlike Lin Shan's copper jar with cloud pattern, the ice plate with dragon pattern in Zhong Shenxiu's hand has offensive power. A river of ice and sand swept over it. Wouldn't any cultivator of the same level have to take a detour upon seeing it?

Lin Shan guessed that it must have more effects.

It's just that he didn't get it in person, so he couldn't use the enhanced panel to identify it.

Zhong Shenxiu graduated from a top university, so he must be knowledgeable and well-educated. He can identify and figure out some functions by himself without the need for an enhanced panel. His implicit hesitation at this moment also confirmed Lin Shan's guess.

Of course, when facing outsiders, he behaved very naturally. He just laughed it off and passed the ball to Lin Shan.

"Hahaha, my Mirage Dragon is good at traveling through illusions, so it's definitely not as good as my second brother's Wind Escape Talisman. I guess my second brother has already returned with the treasure, right?"

Lin Shan sighed, waved his hands, and followed suit.

The two brothers exchanged glances with each other, knowing what was going on.

After all, the two spiritual treasure accessories are of equal status and have no subordinate relationship, so they can sense each other in both directions and no one can hide it from anyone else.

General Bear and a group of Jindan-stage demon generals looked left and right with suspicion, but with their IQ, it was impossible to tell from their expressions whether the two were real or fake. Anyway, the matter would be decided by the king, and it was not their turn to worry about it.

Young Master Jiuyou was quite a smart man. He easily guessed that the two of them must have obtained the spiritual treasure parts, and he was extremely jealous.

The accessories of his spiritual treasure Youxingmen are still in Lin Shan’s hands, and this kid actually got another one!
Damn, what a shitty luck!

Others are picking up Lingbao accessories everywhere, but I am losing Lingbao accessories without knowing why. Why am I the unlucky one?

He felt inexplicably bitter and jealous, and thought Lin Shan's luck was a little weird, and seemed to be similar to that of Zhong Shenxiu.

General Xiong was in a bad mood because he lost the Purple Sheep and his army failed to capture Dai Budong and Zhu Duiyou. Those Jindan-stage cave masters did not dare to offend him and kept silent.

The three evil spirits had been eating and drinking to their heart's content along the way, and now they were burping with satisfaction. When they saw Lin Shan, they ran up impatiently, got into the spirit beast's bag and disappeared.

Then the monsters gathered their troops and set out on their journey home.

……

After returning to the camp outside Hongyadong.

It was just getting dark, and the Kuihu Demon King had just finished a day of warm-up and was returning to camp.

Seeing General Xiong and the three military advisors coming back, they warmly welcomed them.

During the day, Dai Budong and Zhu Duiyou led less than a hundred people to escape into Hongya Cave. It had seen everything and knew that the reinforcements were completely wiped out, so it felt extremely happy.

When I thought of the Yuanlu Demon King who was now in Hongya Cave with a gloomy face, I felt relaxed all over.

After listening to Zhong Shenxiu's report of what had happened in the king's tent, the Kuihu Demon King nodded and praised him highly.

"The three military advisors made a great plan. I really didn't misjudge them. This battle was a great success. It completely destroyed Yuanlu's last hope. This merit should be credited to me!"

"As for the escape of Zi Yang, Dai Budong, and Zhu Duiyou, you don't need to worry about them. They are just defeated generals, so there is no need to worry about them."

"If I remember correctly, the bronze plate of Lingbao that was lost in the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land seems to be in Ziyang's hands. I wonder if the three military advisors have seen it?"

The Kuihu Demon King mentioned this matter intentionally or unintentionally, and withdrew his eyes from General Xiong.

Lin Shan and the other two immediately understood that General Xiong would not fail to report this matter, after all, it concerned Lingbao.

If it was an ordinary treasure, with the character of the Kuihu Demon King, he might not even bother to ask, but if it was a spiritual treasure, no matter how generous and magnanimous someone was, he would not easily give it to someone else. Moreover, this treasure was the result of two thousand years of hard work by the Kuihu Demon King and the previous demon king, and they had placed a lot of effort and deep feelings on it.

Young Master Jiuyou felt a little moved at this time. He really wanted to expose the two of them on the spot, but he was a little hesitant.

Firstly, he was afraid that his own Star Gate device would also be implicated. Secondly, he was hoping that if he could successfully launch a sneak attack in the future, would he be able to secretly take the spiritual treasure accessories in the hands of these two people?

He hadn't even succeeded yet, but he was already eyeing their wealth.

While Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu were daydreaming, they reacted incredibly quickly.

The two of them stepped out together and spoke in unison.

"Thanks to the great blessing of the king, this expedition was auspicious and the gods were in high spirits. Not only did they annihilate the Xuanwu reinforcements, but they also recovered the spiritual treasure for the king. Please take a look at it!"

Without any hesitation, the two of them simultaneously took out the spiritual treasure parts they had obtained.

Copper jar with cloud pattern and ice plate with dragon pattern!

This skillful operation completely confused Young Master Jiuyou!
That's a spiritual treasure, and you guys are going to hand it over just like that?

As for Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu, the reason why they acted so decisively was very simple.

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As soon as they entered the big tent, they discovered that the Demon King Kuihu seemed to be a magnet himself, firmly attracting something in them, as if they were born with a natural connection that could not be cut off.

How could they not know that the Demon King Kuihu must have sensed the spiritual treasures on them a long time ago? Would they not hand them over decisively now and keep them for the New Year?

As for why the Yuanlu Demon King had clearly erased all the marks, but the Kuihu Demon King still had a sense of this spiritual treasure, that was not an inside story that the two of them could understand.

He is in the late Nascent Soul stage, so he might have some special sensing means or left some secret door. It is naturally impossible to guess at the Golden Core stage.

Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu's brains worked quickly, and they were very good at using Tuo Na to make the best use of the situation. They returned the Lingbao smoothly and there was no fault to be found on their face.

The Kuihu Demon King waved his hand, and the two treasures automatically combined together and flew in front of him.

Seeing the bronze dish recovered, the old man smiled like a flower. He played with it carefully for a while before accepting it.

Since these two people helped to bring back the spiritual treasure, the Kuihu Demon King would naturally not let his subordinates work in vain, and immediately expressed his gratitude very generously.

After completely conquering Hongya Cave, the two will be allowed to choose three treasures from its cave collection!
Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu were overjoyed and bowed down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As the overlord of the southern part of the Cliff Forbidden Land, how many good things must the Demon King Kuihu have collected over thousands of years?
Being allowed to go in and choose any three items afterwards is simply a huge reward!

From a certain perspective, although it is completely incomparable to the spiritual treasure accessories, as a demon king, he did not rob them by force, but was willing to open a back door for the younger generation of the human race. He is already considered to be relatively open-minded among the alien races.

If it were any other demon king, he might just take advantage of the situation and refuse to take any responsibility.

In addition, the time was set after the capture of Hongyadong, just to motivate them to work hard for themselves. Making a promise in advance would make the subordinates more motivated, which can be regarded as a way to control subordinates.

Of course, the Demon King Kuihu also knew that he could not neglect the Young Master Jiuyou who was standing aside.

The merits of recovering the spiritual treasure and helping him fight the war cannot be confused.

"Military Advisor Wei, your meritorious service is recorded in the army's chief accountant. I know all of it, and I will not treat you unfairly afterwards."

Young Master Jiuyou bowed respectfully without any dissatisfaction.

"My small contribution is not worth mentioning. As long as I can help the king achieve his great cause, I will not hesitate to die even if it means my death!"

He did not ask for any benefits at all, but when these words were spoken, the Kuihu Demon King understood his intention very well and would naturally remember them and reward him according to his merits in the future.

Lin Shan could also accept this result.

That magic treasure obviously had an owner and was not something he could afford at the moment. It was not bad to exchange it for something he needed from the treasury of the Kuihu Demon King's cave, so he did not worry too much about it.

Zhong Shenxiu felt very distressed. In comparison, he liked Lingbao more. However, he also knew that he could not snatch food from the tiger's mouth. That would be simply seeking death. He could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

Next, the king and his ministers discussed the current situation here.

Only then did I learn that the battles in Hongya Cave had become increasingly fierce in recent days, and the number of human Jindan-stage cultivators had increased dramatically to more than 30! Even new unfamiliar faces appeared every day.

The Yuanlu Demon King's camp can no longer hold on!

Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu were both stunned. There were only so many people in total before leaving for Lu State. How could it be possible that all of them were crowded here in Hongya Cave?

Young Master Jiuyou didn't look surprised at all, as if he knew something about the inside story.

The Kuihu Demon King had a strange look on his face. He glanced at Young Master Jiuyou and began to explain to the two of them.

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Two-thirds of the Jindan stage cultivators did not come from the State of Lu, but came from the State of Jin in the east and the State of Chu in the north.

Both of them belong to the Demonic Kingdom camp and cover a very large area. The comprehensive strength of the country's cultivation world is no less than that of Lu.

The Star-Swallowing Mountains span the territory of the Three Kingdoms, and the legend of the Reed Jade Stalactite has been passed down for thousands of years, and naturally it has also spread to the Kingdom of Demon, so many cultivators from those two countries also came this time.

Most people are attracted by the gimmick of "extending life" and are determined to do it without hesitation.

If on normal days, with the presence of the Yuanlu Demon King, these people wouldn't even dare to fart and would definitely hide as far away as possible.

But now, with the Kuihu Demon King restraining him in the south, the Yuanlu Demon King was afraid that if he left, the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation would be no longer protected, so he was locked firmly in place, unable to reach any other places.

This group of human monks are also slippery and insidious. Every time they try to sneak in, they choose to do so during the day, which is when the Kuihu Demon King attacks. They hide at night and don't give any chances.

The Yuanlu Demon King is stretched thin in terms of military strength, and the demon generals are dispatched to the four cave entrances to defend them tightly. They can hold out for a while relying on the geographical advantages and formations, but not forever. They are all waiting for reinforcements to come back and use the military formation to assist in the defense.

However, Dai Budong and Zhu Duiyou did bring back reinforcements from the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Site during their business trip, but they were all killed by Lin Shan and his three companions on the way. Only the Dai family members and the personal guards of the Yuanlu Demon King managed to escape with their desperate efforts.

Even the great general Zi Yang was forced to detonate his demon pill and lose his magic treasure before he could escape.

The situation was getting worse and worse at this time. If it dragged on, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Yuanlu Demon King would not be able to hold on for much longer.

Sooner or later, he will be beaten in by the Demon King Kuihu!
When Lin Shan and the other two heard the news, their first reaction was that they could not wait any longer.

If they don't make a breakthrough, they will probably be taken advantage of by those monks from both the righteous and evil sects!
"My king, there is no time to lose. Tomorrow is the time to reorganize all the troops and attack Hongya Cave by force!"

(End of this chapter)