Immortal Road.

Chapter 410 Internal and external troubles, the third golden elixir

Lin Shan had a blank expression on his face.

He had just returned and was completely in the dark. He had no idea how the Yang family was responding, or what the various forces, big and small, within the Lujiang Alliance were thinking.

Now, faced with internal and external troubles, this alliance can be said to be in jeopardy.

Originally, the family was supported by the ancestor of the Yang family alone, and later, because of geography and interests, they became united, huddled together for warmth, and ate meat and drank soup together.

On weekdays, there are constant frictions among everyone, and internal forces are fighting against each other, but no matter how big the trouble is, as long as it doesn't hurt the foundation, it can be tolerated.

Now that the ancestor of the Yang family is dead, all new and old grudges will definitely be settled together, and disintegration of the family is imminent.

External covetousness has never ceased, and at this time there may be traitors inside who are ready to cause a split!
The Yang family does not have an ancestor, and with only the two existing Jindan stage cultivators, they are unable to suppress the situation.

So a single move can affect the entire body.

The news of his return this time was probably immediately heard by all the big and small forces in the Lujiang River Basin. His every move and every word were closely watched.

So you must never talk nonsense!
"Those are just rumors, don't pay any attention to them."

"Alliance Leader Yang is currently at the residence of the Grand Elder of the Zhenyue Sect in Lubei, and is a guest with the Master of the Zen Cave in Ludong. I just went back ahead, and he should be here soon."

"Tell me, who is so brazen? Leader Yang is still alive, yet he dares to come to our Lujiang League to pay his respects!"

People in Lu love to do this.

When the seventy-two forces attacked the Dai family, they initially used the pretext of condolences.

Now I didn't expect that I would become the one being mourned. Anyway, this excuse always works. You can't stop me from coming to pay my respects, right?

Lu Xiuming's face was solemn. He took out a jade slip and read it directly with his hands spread out.

He named more than a dozen forces in a row!

Don't think that the number is small. These are all sects and families with Jindan-stage masters. The small and insignificant forces without Jindan-stage masters would not dare to go to the Lujiang League to express condolences even if they had the courage, unless another alliance was really established.

The Lujiang River Basin occupies half of western Shandong, which is a very large area!

These forces almost include all the sects and families above the Jindan stage in the Lujiang River Basin, except the Lujiang League!

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it.

The Lujiang League has been rampant for more than a decade and has swallowed up so much property from the Dai family. Now it is weak and it is time to spit out what it has eaten!

Not only the local forces in the Lujiang River Basin, but other forces in western Shandong may have already had the idea of ​​taking action, but are still looking for the opportunity to intervene.

Therefore, those who are openly forcing the palace are definitely not all of them, there must be more big hands behind the scenes adding fuel to the fire!
Without the guarantee of a great cultivator in the late Jindan stage, few people would have the confidence to join the Lujiang League.

"good very good."

Lin Shan silently noted down the information and asked about the time.
"How long will it take before they actually come to our door?"

Lu Xiuming replied: "We are just sending a messenger to test the waters now. In a month, all the Jindan masters from all the forces will come together to offer their condolences."

A month is enough time for these people to find out the truth.

Once the life or death of the Yang family ancestor is confirmed, the truth will be revealed.

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Shan breathed a sigh of relief. A month was enough time for him to take a rest. He originally thought that the Lu State's old nest was in danger, and he had to go to the rescue as soon as he came back without even having time to drink a sip of water.

It seems that it can be delayed for a while.

Then he asked about the current situation of Xun Gu Sect.

Lu Xiuming reported to him.

Because in recent years, as Lin Shan's reputation as a genius in the Taoist way of immortality has risen, many students have come to study abroad, especially from Jingyang Academy and Yunchuan Academy.

This is not difficult to understand.

Jingyang Academy was founded because Lu Xiuming and Wu Hanqiao were doing well. Just like in the ancient officialdom, fellow disciples would definitely seek out those who were close to them in the hope of being promoted.

When in the same place, brothers and sisters stick together for warmth, which is the norm.

Yunchuan Academy also has Xun Gu Sect as one of its financial backers. Every year, students from the academy receive investment and training, so they are directed to find employment after graduation.

This model is also popular in schools.

However, the targets that general forces choose to invest in and cultivate are mostly young people with potential and good grades.

In addition, in recent years, more and more people have come to submit their petitions, the admission threshold has become more and more stringent, the qualification requirements have become higher and higher, and even each hall has been divided into inner and outer gates.

Since a sect has two formation masters, Elder Hei Ku and Master Zhan Kong, some forces secretly sent their disciples to act as undercover agents, hoping to learn the formation secretly.

It was a pity that the Black Skull Demon Lord had no time to teach, and Master Zhankong was busy in seclusion. Besides, unless an ordinary person had the support of a cultivation family, who would have the financial support to dare to learn the formation right away?
Obviously the origin is wrong.

After a careful investigation, all these people were exposed and expelled.

Now the number of members of Xun Gu Sect has increased to seven or eight hundred, and the number has expanded rapidly.

We have reached the limit of this sacred mountain.

The concentration of the spiritual energy environment supplied by the spiritual vein is limited. The more people there are, the more they will get. The dilution will inevitably affect the existing speed of cultivation.

Now it is approaching saturation, and the basic framework has been set. In the future, apart from targeted training, the only way left is to train students from a young age. No more recruiting from outside.

This is also the only way for every sect to grow.

Next is the development of Lin’s Chamber of Commerce.

Generally speaking, there has been neither progress nor regression.

The situation in the Lujiang River Basin is relatively easy as the existing basic base has already been filled.

However, other parts of Luxi have always been resisted by local forces.

A while ago, Lu Xiuming came up with a "Chamber of Commerce franchise" strategy, which means that if you open a store and join my franchise and purchase goods from me, I will charge a one-time franchise fee and annual dividends.

Logically, this model should snowball very quickly.

However, due to the absence of the leader of the Lujiang Alliance, its power and influence were greatly weakened, resulting in the franchise stores outside the Lujiang River basin to take advantage of the situation and refuse to acknowledge their debts. They have deliberately delayed the payment of dividends and purchase payments in recent years.

So now business development is stagnant and is still restricted by diplomacy.

However, Elder Hei Ku brought over a lot of authentic "Monkey Wine" a while ago, which can be regarded as opening up a new spirit wine market.

It is just starting out, but it seems to be quite prosperous and has a bright future.

Lu Xiuming is a down-to-earth person. He knows that it is not appropriate to drink alcohol while eating seafood, as it will induce diseases such as gout and stones, so he did not bundle marketing.

Otherwise it would be a waste of money.

After reporting the development in detail and having a clear idea of ​​the situation, Lin Shan signaled his men not to rush.

Commercial invasion involves diplomatic confrontation. If you want to open up the situation, you still have to rely on strength. A weak sect has no diplomacy.

Those deadbeats who dare to owe me the Xun Gu Sect will be made to pay back double sooner or later!

The focus now is not on finding the ancient religion, but on propping up the crumbling building of Lujiang League first.

Otherwise, how can the eggs remain intact when the nest is overturned?

Without the support of the Lujiang League, it would be much more difficult for the Xun Gu Sect to secretly send people to the outside world to collect antiques.

After plundering the Lujiang River Basin three years ago, they are still infiltrating other places in western Shandong, so they need to further enhance their reputation.

At present, the strength of the Jindan stage is enough. While the major Yuanying stage ancestors of Lu State have not returned and the major forces have closed the mountain and closed the door, it is a good opportunity for him to rise up. While they were discussing, suddenly the vitality on the top of Tianfu Mountain was disordered, and a green vortex whirred.

"Huh? What's the noise?"

Everyone turned their heads and looked outside the hall.

The direction where the strange phenomenon was discovered was exactly where Master Zhankong was in seclusion.

Could it be?

Just as they were stunned, a black light whizzed away from outside.

It was the Black Skull Demon Lord.

It must have had some agreement with Master Zhan Kong to help and look after this old fellow at any time to help him break through, otherwise it wouldn't have been so concerned.

Lin Shan hesitated for a moment, signaling His Highness and the others to remain calm, and he himself turned into a ray of seven-color rainbow light and disappeared.

Come to the other side.

The main hall of the formation hall.

There are several layers of formations flashing various colors of light. Except for the outermost layer which is defensive, the others are unknown enhancement formations.

A group of formation masters and apprentices from the Formation Hall were guarding the periphery. When they saw Elder Hei Ku and the Sect Leader coming, they did not stop them. Instead, they opened the formation hole to let them in.

Lin Shan entered the hall.

Instantly, I felt the concentration of spiritual energy rising, and wood spiritual energy was floating everywhere. In the spiritual sense, the green light spots gathered into an ocean, and green waves were rippling in the hall.

He had only personally experienced this level of concentration when he first arrived at the headquarters of the three magic sects in Lu State.

Looking inside, there were not only circles of spirit gathering arrays, but also piles of wood spirit stones, adding up to hundreds of thousands!
Lin Shan took a breath of cold air.

This old guy is awesome!
Could it be that all the spirit stones have been replaced with wood spirit stones?
The family background is so strong!
This is richer than the average Jindan stage cultivator.

A super fat sheep for sure!
At this time, Master Zhankong was sitting in the center of the hall, cross-legged, concentrating and practicing with his eyes closed.

There is a warning bell on my ear, as if to prevent me from going astray.

A blue gem as big as a longan hung under his nose.

His cheeks are bulging, and I don't know what he is holding in his mouth.

There are three jars and pots in front of his knees, with three sticks of incense in the middle, three spiritual fruits on the right, and a pink solution on the left.

Anyway, Lin Shan couldn’t recognize what they were.

What a grand occasion, so luxurious and extravagant!
The Black Skull Demon Lord stood helplessly by, saying he was supporting, but in fact he was just watching.

You've prepared so thoroughly, and you still need me to protect you?
But Master Zhan Kong said no, "I am an old man afraid of death. Anyway, you owe me a lot of formation materials, so you have to monitor me throughout the process to prevent any accidents."

Lin Shan was originally worried and wanted to come over to see if he could help in any way.

Looking at the situation now, it is obvious that they are much more prepared than they were at the beginning. There is no need to worry about any accidents. Cheng Dan cannot guarantee it, but there is definitely no risk.

When he broke through to the Jindan stage in the deep underground of the Moya tribe in Xiaoyizhou, he did not take any fancy protective measures, and even the concentration of spiritual energy for the breakthrough did not meet the standard.

He completely relied on two top-level fifth-grade spiritual materials, the Seven-Colored Ganoderma Lucidum and the Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk to go forward!
Although this old guy doesn't have his own luck, he has squandered all his family fortune by selling formations over the years and has pieced together a lot of things.

Coupled with the support of the Xun Gu Sect's spiritual veins and connections, the insurance is pretty good.

A green vortex funnel appeared in the sky, indicating that his previous steps had been completed. He had passed the stage of jade liquid body training and reached the stage of condensing the golden elixir.

The old man muttered to himself while madly absorbing the wood spiritual energy, while reaching out and grabbing the solution on the left and drinking it all.

After a while, he heard a "gulp gulp" sound in his chest. Thinking that the golden liquid had boiled, he picked up the three fruits on the right and swallowed them whole.

Then the old god sat calmly, slowly guiding the three flowers of essence, energy and spirit into the acupoints, coordinating with the golden liquid to condense the golden elixir.

Seeing that he seemed to still have some time to spare, Lin Shan had to find a corner to sit down and wait, and protect him together with the Black Skull Demon Lord. After all, he was family, and more people meant more care.

The pill-condensing process this time was not short either.

Twenty-five days have passed!

As the one-month deadline was almost up, the old guy finally finished.

The sound of golden bells rang out, indicating that the golden elixir had taken shape.

"Quick, lend me a light!"

Master Zhan Kong suddenly opened his eyes and shouted at the Black Skull Demon Lord!
The noise almost scared the two of them!
The Black Skull Demon Lord reacted quickly, knowing that the old guy was in a critical period and needed true fire to forge the golden elixir.

He immediately took out the soul fire he had refined and directly slammed it into his body to help him forge it.

This is the difference between having someone behind you and having no one behind you.

Generally, when true disciples of large sects break through the Jindan stage, they will most likely have a Jindan-stage master to help them break through. By using the Jindan-stage cultivation to control the fire and calcine the golden elixir, the success rate and quality of the elixir are certainly guaranteed.

If it were someone without any background, or just a casual cultivator, he could only choose to rent a cave of earth fire, or buy talisman fire to try to forge pills.

They would never dare to ask a Jindan stage cultivator for help.

What if someone leaves a backdoor in your golden elixir, wouldn't you be controlled by them for the rest of your life?
Fortunately, Master Zhan Kong is now a member of the Xun Gu Sect. After so many years of getting along with him, he feels more at ease with the Black Skull Demon Lord, so he entrusted the task of protecting the sect, taking care of him, and forging pills to him.

The Black Skull Demon Lord didn't do much throughout the whole process. After all, the other party was well prepared and only invited him in just in case.

Nowadays, calcining the golden elixir is just a piece of cake.

The soul fire it refined after breaking through the Soul Pill Stage, although it is still short-lived and cannot be used for fighting, it is enough for refining weapons and pills.

In less than half a day, there was a "plop" sound.

Lin Shan had experience before and knew that this was a sign of the Pearl Falling into the Yellow Palace and completely entering the Golden Elixir Stage.

"It's done~"

Master Zhankong's beard curled up and his face was full of joy.

The emerald green vortex in the sky was sucked into his body, and the spiritual energy around it was swallowed up by him.

Finally, a Jindan stage aura emerged.

The third Jindan Zhenren of Xun Gu Sect was born unexpectedly by Lin Shan.

During this period, he was not involved at all.

It was all thanks to Master Zhankong's own savings, and the Black Skull Demon Lord's final help, that we succeeded in this one go.

"Congratulations, Master, you have achieved the Golden Elixir. From now on, you should be on equal footing with us and build the future of Xun Gu Sect together!"

Lin Shan quickly said something nice, saying that he would not be at home in the future, and these were the team that stayed behind and should not be neglected.

The Black Skull Demon Lord also congratulated from the side. This time, apart from helping a little with the last step, it really didn't take much trouble.

Master Zhankong laughed loudly: "Master and Deputy Master, please don't embarrass me. This breakthrough also has an element of luck, but I still want to thank you two for protecting me along the way."

Lin Shan had a vague idea in his mind, but he still asked.

"Master, please look inside and see what grade of golden elixir this time is?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord also turned around. He had just participated in the calcination and had guessed it almost exactly.

(End of this chapter)