Immortal Road.

Chapter 364: Sunlight on the Golden Mountain, Mystery in the Mine
"Brother Qingji, it has only been eight days since Fellow Daoist Qingsu left the camp. Maybe she is still searching for clues. Why is she so anxious?"

It's only been eight days, and Taoist Nun Qingsu isn't a giant baby from a big sect, so there's no need to rush to send people to look for her.

You are already a Jindan-stage cultivator, are you still afraid of people getting lost?

Taoist Qingji knew this was the truth, but out of concern for his junior sister, he still swallowed his pride and continued to ask Lin Shan to go.

This was completely different from the scene that Lin Shan saw when he first arrived that day.

At that time, Taoist Nun Qingsu was as clingy as a little woman, but Taoist Qingji was completely unmoved and very cold. But now, he is so worried after just not seeing her for eight days!

Then where did you send them in the first place?
But to be honest, if it was Taoist Nun Qingsu who went to Yuzicui, she would definitely be ambushed by Young Master Jiuyou and Zhong Shenxiu on the outskirts and beaten so badly that even her mother wouldn't recognize her.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the reaction on the soul lamp cannot be faked. There must be a real accident. I know your strength is definitely not as simple as the initial stage of Jindan. This time you are able to overpower ten Jindan stage masters of good and evil. I am afraid that you are no less powerful than me. With you to take care of her, I believe everything will be safe!"

"No, don't say that, I don't have that ability."

Lin Shan waved his hands hurriedly, knowing that he had used the God-Slaying Flying Knife to catch the two groups of people by surprise and injure their souls, forcing them to retreat temporarily.

He really had to face off against his two sworn brothers, Young Master Jiuyou and Zhong Shenxiu, as well as a group of Jindan masters from both the righteous and evil sides, and he would not be their match!
It is important for people to know themselves. I am just a newbie who has just broken through the Jindan stage and does not have my own magic weapon.

"Brother Qingji, your junior sister is also a master in the middle stage of the Golden Core. Her strength is definitely not inferior to mine. If she encounters a problem that she can't handle, I guess I can't do anything about it. It would be better for you to go there in person."

Lin Shan didn’t know what had happened at Gangka Snow Peak. The previous magic camp was destroyed overnight and all the members were missing. Now Taoist Nun Qingsu has not returned yet, which is weird in itself.

Although his strength has greatly increased, he does not dare to do anything without confidence.

After all, his natal soul treasure has not been refined yet, Lei Otter has just been contracted by him and has not yet recovered his vitality, and the Black Skull Demon Lord is refining a weapon for him in his hometown in Lu State. His helpers are temporarily too busy, and this is the time for him to lie dormant.

Moreover, because he had broken through to the Golden Core Stage, the Golden Core Avenue and the Soul Core Avenue were on the same level again, which meant that he could use his soul source to improve his soul cultivation again without worrying about backlash.

Wouldn’t it be better to find a quiet place and practice steadily for a while?
I have found the Star Module for you, and you still want me to keep working non-stop. This is too rushed!
None of the donkeys in the production team are used like this!
Taoist Qingji looked helpless, as there were too few people available on Qingyang Peak.

The Peak Master and Taoist Qingyan need to study the warships of the evil demons from outer space, and he himself must stay at the entrance of the void passage. Junior Sister Qingsu has fallen into Gangka Snow Peak. Now he can only hope that Lin Shan will make a trip.

As for the people from the barbarian tribes, they were already treacherous, so he naturally didn't dare to count on them.

Lin Shan didn't want to go at this critical moment, but he couldn't resist Taoist Qingji's repeated requests.

He knew very well that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Qingyang Peak, he could not fall out with these Jindan-stage masters. Otherwise, if something really happened to Taoist Nun Qingsu, it might have an adverse effect on his future.

"Then Lin will go for it, but let's make it clear in advance that if we really encounter a life-or-death crisis, I'm afraid that if we know it's impossible to do it, I'm afraid."

"Okay, okay. I understand. I just hope to help you as much as I can. If it's really impossible, please come back and tell me. I will do it myself."

Taoist Qingji bowed deeply to Lin Shan for the first time, which made him feel under great pressure.

I came here specifically to leave Xiaoyizhou, not to get involved in your love affairs.

If I had no other choice, I would have left long ago!

Lin Shan was very depressed. These people from the big sects were so annoying. They were already this old, but they were still involved in this bloody love triangle, and in the end, I was the one who was in trouble.

Is it possible to let an outsider serve as your fire captain?
Could it be that Taoist Nun Qingsu is really the giant baby that you brothers have spoiled since childhood?
"It's only been eight days, and you're already rushing to pick him up. Are you sick?"

When Lin Shan came out, he was full of complaints and cursing in his heart, but he did not hesitate. He turned into wind, thunder and two-colored rainbow light and disappeared into the sky.

Deacon Wu and others below looked up at him going away, not knowing whether they should follow him. After all, this group of people were now temporarily under Lin Shan's command. However, because they were not recruited, and Lin Shan was so fast that he disappeared, they had to stay in the camp without moving.

They had just fought two battles with the good and evil forces and the barbarian tribes, and they wanted to take a break.

Lin Shan did not slack off along the way, and drove at lightning speed. It only took him a day and a half to reach a plateau mountain range.

Ahead, a huge snow-capped peak stands quietly.

Gangshika Snow Peak.

It is abbreviated as Gangka Snow Peak. No one knows who gave this name. Most likely, it was a magician from Xiaoyizhou who discovered this place.

This snow mountain stretches for hundreds of miles and is about three thousand feet high.

Basically, at more than half the altitude, which is about 5,000 meters above sea level, it is covered with snow all year round.

The mountain is covered with deep scars of time. There are not only various strange-shaped rocks, but also cedars that are tough and tenacious in the wind and snow. The majestic and grand mountain gives people a sense of insignificance.

The white peak sparkles in the sunlight, giving a sense of salvation for all living beings.

"The sun shines on the golden mountain!"

Lin Shan looked at this wonder of heaven and earth and couldn't help but stop to admire it for a while.

The sun was rising at this time, and the golden light was shining down. The silver-white snow peaks turned into a golden color, which was magnificent and beautiful.

However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can only last for about a quarter of an hour and is fleeting.

According to rumors from previous lives, anyone who can see the sun shining on the Golden Mountain will be lucky for the entire year.

"Why is Taoist Nun Qingsu so unlucky that she got stuck right after arriving here?"

The Snow Peak Camp is located at an altitude of approximately 5,200 meters, almost below the snow line. When the Demonic Path first established the camp, it seemed that they considered using mortals or livestock to explore the way, so they did not build it too high.

Let the cannon fodder adapt to the situation so that they don’t get altitude sickness right away.

Lin Shan landed near the camp and went down to investigate.

It was found that most of them had already decayed and rotted, with only a few fencing facilities still lingering.

It seems that there is no difference from what was said in the intelligence. It should be caused by the invasion of evil spirit.

"What kind of evil spirit can directly destroy an immortal cultivator camp?"

Lin Shan walked in the area and saw corpses everywhere on the ground, but clothes and storage bags were basically nowhere to be found, as no one knew where they had been blown away by the strong wind from the mountain, or had been melted and corroded by the evil spirit.

He didn't care about the worth of these minions, he just wanted to investigate the real cause of death here.

"Logically speaking, since the Demonic Camp was completely wiped out, shouldn't the Xiaoyizhou Demonic Alliance be the first to send someone to investigate? Why is there no one?"

Lin Shan frowned and stopped to watch, puzzled.

Similarly, when Taoist Nun Qingsu first came here, she should have come to check the camp first.

So what clues did she find, where did she go, and why has there been no news for so many days? The key point is that Taoist Qingji said that her soul lamp suddenly became weak, which makes people think a lot.

The flame on the soul lamp is weak, which reflects many different situations in reality.

Being in danger and being seriously injured is one possibility, being isolated in a special secret place is another possibility, or being disturbed by special formations all around is another possibility, or the soul is temporarily suppressed and banned, or even falling into an illusion and being lost for a long time is another possibility.
There are too many situations like this, and who knows what kind of situation Taoist Nun Qingsu encountered.

But no matter which one it is, it gives Lin Shan a headache.

He didn't find any clues in the camp, so he had to fly back into the sky and circled up and down the snow-capped peaks a few times.

At this time, strong winds blew for no reason all around, and heavy snow began to fall. In an instant, the view in front of me was covered with goose feather-like snowflakes, falling down densely.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining on the golden mountain one moment, but the weather changed suddenly the next moment. As a Jindan-stage immortal, Lin Shan was naturally not affected by the weather, and he still turned into a rainbow and shuttled through the wind and snow.

However, the snow was so heavy that even if there were any traces, they were already covered and buried by the snow, making it impossible to conduct an investigation.

"It's different here every day, how can people check it?"

He had no choice but to take out his magic treasure and try to approach it from both the macro and micro perspectives to see if he could find some direction.

On the virtual star disk, there are rolling mountains, gathering clouds, diffuse water vapor, gusts of wind, and floating snowflakes, showing the nearby mountain and river landforms, meteorology and hydrology.

It looks the same here as the outside world, except that you can zoom in and out at will, making it more convenient to view.

Even though he is not a Feng Shui master, he still has the spirit Xiao Xin to help him.

After searching for a long time, I finally found something wrong.

There seemed to be a hole under a certain ground vein, and there was a black line moving slowly. Of course, since this was something like a sand table or thermal imaging, it was not very real, so I could only go down and check it out myself.

"gone!"

Lin Shan turned a corner and flew behind the snow mountain holding the Xuxing Disk. He hovered at an altitude of 7,000 meters for a long time, and then decisively chose a position to attack continuously.

"Bang bang bang!"

This immediately caused a series of avalanches, and one place collapsed, and everything collapsed, from the top to the mountainside, leaving nothing unscathed.

During the landslide, a hole appeared vaguely.

Lin Shan rushed in without hesitation.

As soon as I entered the cave, a gust of cold wind blew instantly, making me shiver all over.

He circulated his magical power throughout his body and was able to barely dispel the cold.

At the same time, he practiced the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique, and the masculine energy permeated, so he was not affected.

The avalanche outside the cave behind him was still continuing. He put away the Virtual Star Plate and strode inside.

As we went deeper, the cold wind became stronger and there were more and more corpses on the road.

After investigation, it was found that he died between half a month and one month ago.

I think it must be someone from the magic camp.

However, most of them are mortals with no cultivation, and only a small number are cultivators.

Lin Shan could see that most of them died instantly at the same time without any preparation.

And the situation here was probably not as bad as it is now. Even he would be affected. These mortals would probably have died as soon as they entered the cave.

It must be that something was triggered later, causing the evil spirit to sweep across and lead to the current situation.

About a few hundred steps or so.

At the end of the tunnel, it takes a sharp turn downward, leaving only a vertical tunnel that is five feet in circumference and bottomless.

There is a sling tied to a pile next to it, extending out and reaching as far as the eye can see.

The gusts of cold wind came up from the bottom of the pit.

Lin Shan didn't need to climb the rope and slide down, he just jumped directly into the tunnel.

The sound of wind whistled past his ears, and he silently counted the depth in his mind.

Five miles,

ten miles,

Fifteen miles,
Twenty miles,
I caught a glimpse of something hanging in the middle of the road, which looked like...
elevator?

Ok?
He slowed down his descent and observed carefully, and found that there were indeed traces of elevator shafts, guide rails, and cables on the walls of the vertical passage. However, due to their age and the erosion of evil spirits, they had basically disappeared, with only a few remnants left.

After descending about twenty-five miles, I landed on my heels.

in the end.

Compared with the outside, it should be just below the foundation of the snow peak.

The damp and cold here are getting worse, the chill is overwhelming, and the evil spirit is already visible to the naked eye, like willow catkins floating in front of your eyes.

Lin Shan had to activate the second level of his Dharma body, the Golden Body of Xiaying.

Ahead was a two-meter-high tunnel, wide and open, with corpses also scattered on both sides.

It’s just that these bones are all black and basically rotten.

As he explored inside, he even found the wreckage of drilling machines, excavators, loaders, crushers, conveyor belts and other equipment.

Everything indicates that this is the mining equipment left behind by the evil demons from outer space.

So how did the Demonic Alliance discover that there was a pit hidden here where the evil demons from outer space once mined ore?

Lin Shan didn’t quite understand, but there were always strange people and things in this world. Just because he couldn’t discover them didn’t mean others couldn’t discover them.

As he went deeper, he even saw vibrating screens used to sort and screen the ore;
The ore can be transported to the designated processing location by dump truck;
Dust collectors to remove dust generated during ore processing;
Water supply and drainage equipment, used for mine drainage and water supply;
Exhaust booster system for mine ventilation and air pressure regulation;
With a complete industrial chain, one can imagine how crazy the alien civilization was back then. The indiscriminate and destructive mining of spiritual mines in the world of cultivation was simply insane.

Lin Shan picked up a small piece of ore on the roadside, and the enhanced panel helped him identify it:
【Evil-removing stone】

Quality: Second-level spiritual material

Introduction: Commonly found on evil pits in the earth's crust, it can effectively dilute and resolve evil spirits and has good air tightness.

Enhancement required: 16 points

How could Lin Shan understand this? It turned out that this mineral vein was a naturally formed safety barrier to prevent the spread of evil spirits from the earth's crust.

At the same time, because of its good airtightness, it was favored by the evil demons from outer space.

In order to plunder this material, the aliens from the Zeta civilization simply invested a large amount of manpower and material resources, concentrated equipment and violently mined it, without caring at all about what to do if the evil spirits below erupted.

The people of the Demonic Alliance were also stubborn. After discovering the ruins, they set up a camp and prepared for mining, but the result was tragic.

He went several miles deeper, and the concentration of evil spirit increased to another level. He was forced to activate the third level of his body, the star body.

At the same time, he also saw traces of a great battle.

After some investigation, judging from the destruction at the scene after the war, both warring parties should be at the Jindan stage!

Lin Shan keenly discovered the aura left by Taoist nun Qingsu!

(End of this chapter)