Immortal Road.

Chapter 360: Lightning Vortex, Battle of Divine Powers

"What a pity. Due to insufficient materials, the first soul treasure I refined in this world is only a mid-grade soul treasure. But it is enough for the time being."

The Black Skull Demon Lord sighed endlessly, seemingly not satisfied with his current worth.

After all, people in the hell world are used to being lavish, while following Lin Shan here is really shabby. There is no harm without comparison.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Lin Shan knew what this guy was hinting at, but he didn't respond to him. He just kept silent and pretended not to hear it.

I don't even have a top-level magic weapon myself! What are you yelling about?
Having a mid-grade natal magic weapon is already better than most Jindan stage cultivators, yet he is still not satisfied!

The Black Skull Demon Lord waved his banner, and raging demonic fire covered the sky and the earth. The momentum seemed powerful enough, almost as powerful as a top-level magic weapon.

The Thunder Otter on the opposite side had just been trapped in a large formation and was in a state of shock.

This beast is quite intelligent. The first thing it thought about when it was trapped was to break the formation and see if it could jump out.

However, with a magic treasure as a formation plate, it could not break the formation that trapped the enemy for a while. Feeling the blazing heat wave in front of it, it had to turn around to resist.

"呲拉~呲拉~"

Chains of lightning leaped in the sea of ​​fire, refracting in all directions mysteriously, clearing everything in an instant.

The Black Skull Demon Lord's expression remained unchanged. He once again waved the flaming black gold flag and condensed black walls of demonic fire to block the attack. He added layer upon layer in an effort to squeeze the demon to death with the help of the formation.

The use of thunder magic is ingrained in Thunder Otter's bones. He is a natural expert in playing with thunder. He immediately responds by weaving lightning chains into electric grids to fight against the wall of fire!

The Black Skull Demon Lord held the big flag in both hands and waved it left and right with great force.

After successfully nurturing his natal soul treasure, he showed it off in battle for the first time, and wanted to test the quality of his masterpiece.

Lei Otter seemed to be quite relaxed. After all, he had been hiding here for who knows how many years. With a constant supply of power, he had stored a huge amount of electrical energy in his body. His strength was also very strong among those in the Jindan stage.

The two sides were in a brief stalemate, with the blue lightning and the black fire wall each taking their own side and confronting each other.

On the other side, Lin Shan had already taken action. He knew that although the Black Skull Demon Lord had a higher cultivation level than himself, the quality of his soul pill was not as good as his, and his soul power was also limited compared to his. He could not afford to consume it in a fight with Lei Otter.

Likewise, there is no need to take out low-level magic weapons, as they are completely ineffective against this beast.

They could only take out the totem pillar of the Moya tribe to fight.

Thunder Otter knew that this thing was powerful, so he opened his mouth and spit out the Nascent Soul Bone left to him by the previous generation of Thunder Beast, and started fighting with Lin Shan.

This guy was so powerful that he was not at a disadvantage at all when fighting two people alone.

It is not even afraid of fighting a war of attrition with them. Look at its round belly, the amount of electricity stored is simply enormous, enough for it to last for several months.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was secretly shocked. This monster was indeed extraordinary. No wonder it caught the eye of this kid.

But at the same time, it couldn't help feeling jealous and kept glancing at the totem pole in Lin Shan's hand. It felt like it was a barbarian witch's weapon refining technique, and it actually easily possessed the power of a top-level magic weapon.

This kid came to the forbidden area on the cliff, and not only did he achieve great success in the golden elixir, but he also upgraded his weapon to a better one?

"Use the formation at full power. It will do us no good if we continue to waste time!"

Lin Shan saw that the Black Skull Demon Lord was gradually losing strength after fighting for a while and was about to fall into a disadvantage, so he reminded it that it had observed enough and it was time to close the net.

"Well, I originally wanted to have a fair fight with this beast, but in order to capture it alive, I have to save my energy for now!"

The Black Skeleton Demon Lord remotely controlled the formation and pressed down with his bony palm.

In a flash, the colors in the ruins square became blurred, clouds of smoke and mist were gushing out and floating, and various illusions came one after another, shaking Lei Otter's mind and vision.

Then, pavilions and towers were built from the void and landed on the ground. The scene in the formation was completely new and the three of them were already in the new terrain.

Lin Shan stood on the third-floor railing, the Black Skull Demon Lord stood on the rockery, and in the distance he saw the Thunder Otter in front of him trapped in a quagmire. This was a fictional scene maze, where the real and unreal were created by the mind.

It’s like fighting on a different map.

If you play in it for a long time, your subconscious mind will unconsciously substitute the terrain into reality, forming a memory circuit, and thus be trapped by the trap.

Or if you suddenly switch to a new map in the middle of a battle, the enemy will be thrown into disarray and unable to react.

Or you can set up a maze cableway. The walls there are made of the barriers and obsessions in your heart, which cannot be broken at all. You will trap yourself and run around in circles like a headless fly.

And people outside the wall can wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

If facing a human monk, the opponent can use methods such as abstinence from desire to solve his own problems first, and then look for weaknesses and flaws to solve the maze.

Or take elixirs, natural treasures, talismans and magical powers to find a way out. This is the consensus in the world of cultivation on how to deal with mazes.

However, the Thunder Otter is just a monster, how could it have such knowledge?
Trapped by the Black Skeleton Demon Lord's illusion array and maze, he immediately lost his direction, his perception became blinded, and he became a passive target that could not fight back.

The two of them felt a lot more relaxed and began to cooperate with each other, adjusting their positions and circulating their output.

As an old partner of decades, they suppressed the Thunder Otter in less than a quarter of an hour, making it run around in exhaustion.

Seeing that the time was ripe, the Black Skull Demon Lord calmly activated the killing formation.

All of a sudden, the five elements of energy gathered together, and the five-colored clouds of gold, wood, water, fire and earth turned into clouds and floated over Lei Otter's head.

Many golden hammers, black rain, red tripods and other messy things fell down, gathering fire below like hail, covering the entire three-meter area. Even though the guy had thick skin and flesh, he could not withstand this attack.

During this time, Thunder Otter also tried to escape using the Thunder Escape Technique, but because its vitality was disturbed in advance, it was unable to escape more than three meters. Each time it escaped, it could only move a maximum of one meter, and it could not distinguish between front, back, left, and right, and its direction was extremely confusing.

Sometimes he bumped into the walls of the maze, sometimes he bumped into the trap behind him. He kept hitting the wall and couldn't escape.

The colorful clouds in the sky followed closely, covering and spreading the spiritual energy, while the surrounding formations were also collecting and recycling the spiritual energy.

This is also the power of the master-level formation.

Not only does it have the function of locking and tracking, it also reduces the consumption of spirit stones for setting up the formation. It is similar to the crude use of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by small magical spells. Once it is set up and waiting, the enemy will be severely restricted when they fall into the net.

Not to mention that there are several large formations here, all of which were moved from the mountain protection formation in their hometown, and they are filled with a huge amount of spiritual materials!

Therefore, in general sects and families, only master-level formations can meet the needs of mountain protection formations. Ordinary formations cannot last too long and will not be accepted by the market of cultivation. Therefore, many Jindan stage casual cultivators, from small figures, step by step are cautious and careful, and improve themselves through cultivation and working. After finally turning over with hard work, they become Jindan stage cultivators respected by everyone.
It's not that I don't want to establish my own school, cross the class line, and become a capitalist to exploit the lower class.

It’s because they don’t have the ability, connections, resources, or property to build up power!

Because the classes in the world of cultivation have long been solidified!
Even if you have some luck, coupled with hard work and perseverance, which allow you to be as capable as others, you are still a humble person after all.

If you want to establish a power, a mountain protection formation is the most basic thing. If you don’t even know a reliable formation master, how can you protect the safety of your own nest?
How can the disciples dare to meditate and practice with peace of mind while staying in your Taoist temple?

Even if you get a huge sum of money and have a wealthy family, and are willing to buy a mountain protection formation and ask a formation master to set it up for you, how can you be sure that there is no hidden tricks and whether you will do something to help others one day?
Moreover, the sacred mountains and blessed sites in various places have already been owned by others, and high-quality spiritual veins are hard to come by.

If the Lujiang League had not initiated the anti-Dai alliance, it would have been extremely difficult for Lin Shan to establish the Xun Gu Sect. Tianfu Mountain was only allocated to him by chance after some manipulation by the Black Skull Demon Lord.

Moreover, the support of allies and the recognition of surrounding forces are also very important.

Without the recognition of the orthodox alliance of Lujiang League and the joint support of various forces, it would be extremely difficult for them, an outsider, to gain a foothold in western Shandong.

So, a casual cultivator is just a casual cultivator, not even considered a poor family. The real poor families are the four sects in Lu'nan, Lingyun Sect, Xianhe Sect, Zhaoshenbao, Liuyang Sect, etc. They inherited the small spiritual veins left by their ancestors, run a not-so-small mining business, and barely keep their sect from collapse.

In this era, all the natural treasures have been dug up, the caves of the sages have been explored, and there are few chance encounters left. They will also be plundered by the sons of luck. Ordinary people can't even think of reaching the sky in one step!
If you want to cross the class barrier, you have to become rich overnight!
Most of the Jindan cultivators have never had any adventures. They just work hard to start a business as a springboard, become middle class, take a gamble, and luckily succeed in breaking through and becoming a Jindan Zhenren.

He couldn't even afford his own magic weapon, let alone anything else. There was no chance of luck in encountering a monster like the Thunder Otter, and he couldn't even afford to collect enough materials to set up seven master-level formations.

It is precisely because Lin Shanxian transcended class, founded his own school, recruited talented people, and gradually grew bigger and stronger that he had the advantages of snowballing in all aspects and accumulated rich foundation for himself.

Now we have the confidence to capture the thunder beast today!
Although his life seems tight now, he is actually very rich!
Even though the Thunder Otter is a rare and exotic beast, it has lived in the outer evil ruins for so many years, eating and drinking freely, and has grown wildly and become very powerful. However, facing Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord, who have emptied the entire Tianfu Mountain Xun Gu Sect's belongings, it can't withstand it after all!

"Silence! Silence~"

It was trapped in the quagmire and screaming, unable to stand up. The clouds in the sky were twitching, and the attacks came in waves, seamlessly connecting without stopping, and their range of movement was being narrowed step by step.

The two outside are hiding in the maze, still looking for opportunities to launch a sneak attack, adding more wounds to its body, boiling the frog in warm water, waiting for the final moment.

Thunder Otter was furious. He had overused the Thunder Escape Technique before, causing stars to appear before his eyes. He was still a little unconscious. However, the pain from the wounds on his body made him realize that if he didn't give up something, it would be too late!
As a last resort, it puffed up its belly and opened its mouth to release the electrical energy that it had stored for many years. In order to break the predicament, it had to rely on its own bloodline supernatural powers.

Look at the strength of this formation. If we don’t release all of it, it may not be powerful enough!

Once you use it up, you don’t know how long it will take to save money again. It’s like going back to the time before liberation.

As a special beast, it can display its bloodline magical powers in the Jindan stage, which is enough to prove its extraordinary origin and terrifying power.

"Crackle, crackle, whoosh, whoosh~"

Endless plasma was released from its mouth, and its round belly shrank visibly. A huge vortex covering the formation formed in the sky, carrying thousands of tiny lightning snakes around.

The clouds in the sky were instantly compressed into the vortex and could not move. The pavilions and towers below were blown up by the hurricane and twisted and rotated. The rockery and trees were also destroyed by the electric snakes running around, and the walls of the maze also showed signs of collapsing.

"Lightning vortex!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord let out a strange cry. He had seen this kind of magical power before, but he didn't expect that it could be replicated on a certain monster!
"Quick, contain its magical power, I will give you a supercharged state!"

A green and yellow light curtain rose up, which were respectively the enhancement and weakening formations, which could enhance Lin Shan's magical power, and also weaken and restrict his opponent.

The two had conspired before and had anticipated that the beast would use its bloodline abilities.

Lin Shan also has the sect's magical power, Thunder Storm, which can completely offset the beast's lightning vortex and serve as a kind of exchange.

Above the mountains outside, the shadow of the Nine-Sky Thunder Pool appeared.

The Qingyang Peak fleet, which had been waiting for several days and was still diligently guarding the cave entrance for Master Lin, suddenly heard the thunderbolt and jumped up one by one.

After seeing the Golden Palace Thunder Pool, his eyes widened and he was excited.

It was basically rare for a group of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation stages to see such a grand scene, so they naturally couldn't help but lean over to watch.

I saw huge bolts of lightning descending and disappearing into the mountains dozens of miles ahead. I could only feel the ground shaking slightly, as if a huge object was hitting the earth.

The group of people were amazed and whispered to each other.

"It is probably because Master Lin is currently underground, performing some magical spells, which is why he is making such a big noise!"

"It should be correct. The Purple Night Sect's thunder method is the best in the world of cultivation. Look at this posture, I'm so scared!"

"I don't know what kind of danger there is in the ruins of the evil demons from outer space that caused the real person to go through so much trouble. Two days have passed and the battle is still going on!"

"Master Lin is a young man with a golden elixir, and he also possesses the magical power of thunder. He is best at dealing with evil spirits, so he should be able to deal with evil demons from outer space easily. I don't understand!"

"Alright, your realm is not high enough, so it's useless to even think about it. This kind of dangerous place is obviously not something we can set foot on. Just be good and guard the retreat for you, senior."

"Old Wu, we listened to you and came here to take risks, not to mention we didn't get any benefits at all. You must compensate us when we return!"

"Ah, bah, you're talking as if you can get some benefits by following Sister Qingsu! Compare it to the past, is there any difference?"

“That’s true.”

These people were chatting outside, while fighting fiercely inside.

Lin Shan's magic power has now increased dramatically, which is more than enough for him to use his sect's magical powers twice.

The ruins of the square have turned into a sea of ​​thunder. The heavenly calamity and the lightning vortex are at odds with each other. Thunder falls one after another, and a huge blue funnel rotates to greet it. The two are evenly matched.

Looking around, the two thunder powers merged together, like a thunder umbrella stuck upside down in the ground between heaven and earth.

The umbrella handle flickered, and the umbrella kept spinning, throwing blue plasma in all directions, rendering the ruins extremely terrifying. This was already a huge scene in the Jindan period!

The thunder otter was still opening its mouth and spitting out electricity continuously, maintaining the operation of the lightning vortex.

Lin Shan drank the Lu Yu stalactite and used Thunder Storm to continuously strike the whirlpool.

The Black Skull Demon Lord and Xiao Xin, the spirit of the Void Star Disk, were working together to keep the formation from collapsing.

The three parties began to compete with each other.

(End of this chapter)