Immortal Road.

Chapter 446: Phantom Spirit Searching, Yuanying Falls

Just when he was confused and couldn't find a way out, there was suddenly a slight movement in the spirit beast ring.

It turned out to be a sapling of the ancient phantom tree.

As soon as it arrived here, it became very excited, because this was its home, and it was in this gloomy miasma belt that it was abducted by Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord.

Lin Shan released the sapling. Now that he had the spirit beast contract and later added a summoning contract, he was not afraid that it would run away and could be recalled at any time.

As soon as the saplings came out, they jumped excitedly. Dozens of roots ran wildly, taking steps that ignored all relatives and running all the way to the depths of the starry sky.

Lin Shan hurriedly followed, thinking that perhaps this local tyrant really had the ability to lead him out of this huge mirage.

But an hour later, he found that he was naive.

The sapling felt like it was wandering around in all directions like a headless fly, without even a destination in mind.

Lin Shan finally couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed it.

"Where are you going?"

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The young sapling was swaying its newly grown tender branches. Because its pointed corners had only appeared so recently, it could only be felt squirming. It wanted to say something but couldn't, and its dozens of legs were kicking around randomly.

After Lin Shan asked repeatedly, all the legs pointed to a certain place, which was also a pitch-black void.

"So where do you want to go?"

Lin Shan had no choice. The virtual star disk's magnetic poles were disturbed in the mirage, and it was unable to find the north and south. He had to let it go.

The sapling started running happily again.

At first I thought it was just running around, but after careful observation, I found that it seemed to be moving in a certain pattern. It looked like it had no method, but in fact it was moving forward and backward at the same time, and was indeed moving unswervingly in a certain direction.

Lin Shan then felt relieved and followed it all the way.

Finally, at some point.

In a corner of the starry sky, a black hole emitting blue light appeared, with faint wavy lines hanging in circles, revealing an inexplicable mysterious atmosphere.

The sapling was overjoyed. The face on the tree took a deep breath in ecstasy and pounced on it without any hesitation!
"bú～～～"

With a slight sound of silk passing through, the sapling went straight into the black hole and disappeared!

Lin Shan was stunned. He had just seen the black hole and subconsciously stopped to think about whether it was safe to experiment with some means. However, the sapling went directly into it, leaving him outside.
Before he could think, a strange voice suddenly appeared from the other side of the black hole and spread to this side.

"Huh? The Phantom Ancient Tree!"

Great Song Dynasty, Qinling Mountains.

Zixiao Sect, Shenxiao Hall.

The master of the sect sat on a high platform, and the two rows below were filled with people. Their faces were solemn and serious. They were all dressed in purple clothes with thunder patterns, and they looked solemn and dignified.

The big bell in the square outside the temple rang three times.

It means noon has arrived.

"This year's sect summit meeting has officially begun!"

"Blessings, burning incense."

"Worship the ancestor!"

As the master finished speaking, the boys below filed in one after another, carrying incense and candles to the seats of each peak.

The tray was simple, with an oil lamp on the left and a bundle of sandalwood on the right.

The heads of all the peaks stood up, picked up the incense with a solemn look, removed the sealing paper, placed the incense heads on the flame of the lamp and roasted them for three breaths, and then only kept three sticks, and passed the rest to the disciples behind them.

All of these people are powerful masters of their respective peaks, or true disciples of the elite.

The leaders are all the masters of the 72 meridians. When they walk around, each of them is powerful enough to intimidate all forces, big or small, and no one dares to disrespect them.

Among them, there are more than one powerful Taoist Jindan Zhenren and more than ten true disciples.

No matter how weak a smaller Taoist vein is, there will always be a Jindan-stage cultivator in charge, but the person behind him may look a little shabby.

After all, being a true disciple means receiving the true inheritance and teachings, which is completely different from being an inner disciple!
Each Jindan Zhenren in the sect can only have two places for true disciples at most, no more than that. The supply of resources should still be concentrated on a small number of people, and all efforts should be made to cultivate elites who are worthy of training.

Although limiting the number of places in this way may bury some undisputed talents, the equal distribution will be detrimental to the rapid growth of individual talents.

Cultivating a Jindan Zhenren is far better than cultivating dozens of foundation-building cultivators. This is how the calculation is always done in the sects and aristocratic families.

The conditions are now considered relaxed. It is said that in ancient times, there was no concept of true disciples. At that time, each true master only accepted one closed disciple.

This means that after accepting you, the master will close the door and continue teaching, and it will not be possible for a second person to audit the class. This represents that you are the only successor to the master's legacy.

After the Zixiao Sect experienced the Demonic Disaster, although the entire peak suffered heavy losses and most of the spiritual veins were destroyed, the backbone of the sect was still there, the strength was still strong, and the heritage continued. In a few hundred years, it might be able to revive.

After each peak paid homage and burned incense in turn, they returned to their original seats and sat down. The hall was already filled with mist and smoke, and even the face of the master on the high platform was a little hazy, and some disciples with low cultivation could not see it clearly.

"Okay, let's start the regular meeting."

"It has been a long time since I sat together with all of you brothers and sisters to discuss the major issues inside and outside the sect. This time, we will talk about the outside first, and then the inside."

"Junior Brother Qu, please tell everyone about the major events that happened this year."

On the left hand side of His Highness, a middle-aged man with a tall hat and a beard stood up, first bowed meticulously to the emperor, then bowed to the surroundings, and then slowly read out the information.

"The Yan Kingdom's cultivation world is at war again, heading south from the northwest and northeast. The northwest is being taken over by Qianyun Pavilion, and the northeast is being guarded by our sect's Elder Hong Lei."

"The Lin Yu Zhai, a major sect in the South China Sea, has reached an agreement with the Yan Kingdom Demon Sect and is once again trying to contain the inland. The Southern Beast Taming Valley is currently confronting it."

"The Western Desert Buddhist Sect once again wants to come to our Great Song to preach. They have submitted a decree to the three major sects for a period of three years. The condition is to help us resist Dayan."

"Yin Wuming, the remnant of the Northern Blood River Palace, used some unknown means to incite the Thirteen Tribes to rebel and break away from the Song Dynasty to establish the Golden Horde."

"The remnants of the Black Lotus Cult in southern Xinjiang are becoming increasingly rampant. It is said that black-faced Buddha statues have been circulated in some Miao villages. Their missionary intentions are not dead yet."

"The Eastern Sea Yuanying cultivator Jinglian has been missing for over 30 years, and there has been no news of him since then. It has been found that there is no one on Kuxu Island, where he originally lived, but there is an unknown talisman array, which is suspected to be a large-scale long-distance teleportation array."

"In the stormy sea area of ​​the East China Sea, eight small and medium-sized sects and families joined forces to go deep into the seabed to conquer the mermaids but were defeated. The ancestor of the Zhang family, a family of cultivators, died after returning. We are requesting support."

There were more than a hundred pieces of news, some big and some small. The middle-aged man with a tall hat and a beard listed the major events first, and then briefly mentioned the smaller ones.

After listening to this, the immortals from various peaks started whispering to each other and talking openly in the hall. The head immortal did not stop them but just watched them discuss quietly.

But after a while, the peak masters exchanged opinions and made suggestions one after another.

They have the right to make suggestions, and the leader has the final say. There are two options as to whether the suggestions will be adopted or not. Opinions should be expressed when necessary, and it is up to the leader to use them or not.

"The Great Yan Kingdom is pressing us step by step. Last time, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were lost. We are in the midst of civil strife. Although we have initially stabilized, there are still undercurrents, especially Qianyun Pavilion!"

"Qianyun Pavilion has relied on war profits and arms sales to earn a large amount of spiritual stone resources over the years. They also monitor us from all directions on weekdays. I think they have great ambitions."

"They have long wanted to replace our Great Song's leadership, but my Zixiao Sect is not easily frightened. If they dare to stir up civil strife again, we must be tough to the end!"

"It's already a headache to resist Dayan, and now our allies are constantly making things difficult for us. What should we do?"

Qianyun Pavilion has always coveted Zixiao Sect's number one position in the orthodox sect and had long ago conceived the idea of ​​competing for hegemony. Unfortunately, the large-scale attack by Yan State prevented them from continuing with their expansion plan.

This has allowed the Zixiao Sect to recover rapidly over the years and gain a chance to catch its breath.

The Nascent Soul elders in the sect deliberately pieced together spiritual veins, bringing back small spiritual veins from dangerous places and piling them together, barely restoring some of the spiritual energy concentration, but it was still not as good as before.

Because too many middle and lower-level disciples died in battle, there is a lack of young people, and it will take a long time to slowly fill the gap.

It just so happened that the main attack direction of Yan State was in both directions. Even if they were sent to the northeastern front and defend the plains behind the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, it would not be a solution to defend for too long as they would surely lose.

At present, we can only send a large number of disciples and even elders to stay in the town in person.

Qianyun Pavilion and Zixiao Sect are on the left and right, and the Beast Taming Valley, the third of the three major sects, is pinned down in the south at a critical moment. Linyuzhai, the only major sect of cultivation in the South China Sea, always makes trouble at critical moments, and every time it makes people worry.

This is the situation. The Western Desert Buddhist Sect saw an opportunity and took the chance to blackmail us.

Every time they were asked to preach, they would send their disciples out to spread the profoundness and vastness of Buddhism in the mortal world.

The existing Buddhist temples in the Song Dynasty are basically the legacy of each missionary period and are difficult to ban or destroy.

After all, it is a place for offering incense to Buddha, and they don't have the courage to remove them, so they can only strictly control it.

"Let's communicate with the other two families first. I think they will most likely not agree to continue preaching. After all, this method of poisoning is too deep and will seriously pollute the minds of the mortals in the Song Dynasty."

"Then we can politely decline the Buddhist sect's offer."

The Buddhist sect's teachings are far more terrifying than the Black Lotus Sect. Their brainwashing is already quite mature and should not be underestimated.

The Great Yan Kingdom can still hold on if it grits its teeth. There is no need to ask for any foreign aid. If it asks for it too many times, it will become inseparable.

After talking about the international situation, they started discussing the matter of Yin Wuming from the Blood River Palace.

The three evil sects evacuated the Song Dynasty. Not only were the remnants of the Black Lotus Sect left behind, but also the other two sects, the Blood River Hall and the Hundred Ghosts Sect. However, they did not preach, so they were not a big threat.

But Yin Wuming is not an ordinary person, he is the leader of the younger generation of the Blood River Palace. A few days ago, he finally accumulated enough experience and took a risk, and he actually succeeded in breaking through the Nascent Soul Stage!

Soon after, the thirteen clans and aristocratic families of Beiyuan followed suit and became independent. Who could tolerate this group of people breaking away from the Song Dynasty and establishing their own country and ruling over their own territory?

The head master indicated that an elder of the sect had come out of retreat and went to look for this ignorant kid who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and was playing around like this a few days ago.

"It's a pity that my sect's true disciple Lei Yinzi is no longer here. If he were alive, he would have reached the Nascent Soul stage by now."

The master of the sect sighed with regret. Lei Yinzi was one of the only two Nascent Soul seeds in the sect. He was capable of condensing a top-grade golden elixir and was a rising star in the future. Unfortunately, he was possessed by the Dharma King, who was in the late Nascent Soul stage and was the guardian of the Black Lotus Sect, and died.

Another Nascent Soul seed, Lei Yuzi, possesses a special spiritual body, but is still far from reaching the realm of Golden Elixir perfection, and certainly cannot be compared with Yin Wuming.

So they had to send the Yuanying Elder to save the situation.

As for the Black Lotus Sect, since everyone was so evasive and evasive, it was really difficult to search and suppress them, but we couldn't just ignore them.

If we allow them to harm the world, it will be no different from the Tantric Buddhism in Buddhism. The only difference is that one has a great background and the other has no background.

"Immediately send people to southern Xinjiang to investigate the situation."

"Order!"

The remnants of the Black Lotus Sect are like wildfire that cannot be extinguished, but they will spring up again with the spring breeze. They are really difficult to deal with.

The key is that they insisted on picking the Miao village deep in the mountains and old forests, which made people very helpless. There were not enough people, and they had to send some disciples to fill the gaps.

Finally they talked about the East China Sea.

Mr. Jinglian has been suppressed there for who knows how many years.

These people dared to touch upon the treasure land of Mr. Jinglian, and after looking around and not finding what they wanted, they flew away carelessly. They were so bold.

But they didn't know at all that they were the reincarnations of patrolling immortals. If you really disturbed every tree and blade of grass on the island, you would be in trouble when they came back.

The Zixiao Sect was used to being domineering, so naturally they didn't need to care about these things. Instead, they ordered their servants to continue exploring and find out what those two ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays were used for.

While they were discussing in the hall, a distant voice suddenly came from outside.

"Report! It's bad. The northeastern front suffered a great defeat. The Yuanying-stage elder Hong Lei Zhenjun was killed. He was ambushed by the Demon Yuanying and the Fire Fox King of the Yanyun Mountains. Daming Mansion has been lost and the enemy is still advancing!"

A monk with intelligence came to the main hall and found that all the peak masters were there, discussing the meeting. He hurriedly reported loudly, attracting everyone's attention.

"what?"

"Is this true?"

"Ancestor Hong Lei has fallen?"

Ancestor Hong Lei, one of the Yuanying-stage elders of Zixiao Sect, has a generous temperament, a simple mind, and likes to make friends with young newcomers. His personality is rare.

But now, when he was sitting in the north well, he was suddenly ambushed by the demonic cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage and the demon king of the Yanyun Mountains, and died in a foreign land.

You know, during the demonic calamity, no Yuanying stage cultivator had died in Zixiao Sect. But now one of them died unexpectedly, with unexpected injuries, which shocked everyone.

The Demon King of the Yanyun Mountains has also joined the battle. This is a serious matter!
Some people ordered their subordinates to check the soul lamp to verify its authenticity, and it turned out to be true.

The people in the royal palace were talking about it, and many were wailing and mourning.

However, the master still needs to consider the overall situation. Now is not the time to be pessimistic.

"Everyone, although it is sad that Master Hong Lei has passed away, the most urgent task is how to save the situation on the northeastern defense line."

(End of this chapter)