Immortal Road.

Chapter 465: Brother Ji offers advice, monsters fight

"Come, come, brother from Zixiao Sect, please take a seat!"

The three second-generation demons were generous by nature. For Lin Shan's sake, they pulled Lin Fan to the table to make room for him.

Lin Fan thanked him quickly and sat aside.

Although the mission with the master was aborted, the brothers reunited after a long separation and naturally had endless topics to talk about.

When someone comes up to reminisce about the past, the only thing they do is to ask you where you have been all these years?

Lin Shan had no choice but to recount his experience again. Including the two times with Yao Erdai and Brother Ji, it was the third time.

Lin Fan was amazed after hearing this. With his lively personality, he was naturally envious of this exciting adventure.

"You are so lucky! You have turned back to youth and become a young golden elixir!"

"Alas, I have been detained in the mountains by the elders of the sect for many years and have been practicing hard. They refused to let me go out to gain experience and told me not to get into trouble until I have the ability to protect myself."

"I'm so depressed!"

"I finally came out this time during the mission. I was exposed just now and almost lost my life. Fortunately, I have you."

Lin Fan complained bitterly, accusing the sect of confining him to his home and keeping him like a giant baby.

While my peers are out there working hard, I still have to work hard to hone my skills. How is my life different from that of a bird in a cage?

Lin Shan understood his frustration very well, after all, this guy had been a child of luck since childhood.

What is the son of destiny?

"You start with a bowl, and all your equipment depends on picking up."

If you don't let him go out and jump around, how can he develop quickly and arm himself?
Of course, with Lin Fan's qualifications, he would probably be able to rise through hard practice, but the speed would definitely be slower as he progressed to the later stages.

However, the approach of the older generation of Zixiao Sect is correct to some extent, considering the current internal and external troubles.

Lin Shan secretly transmitted the message to him, telling him about how he was tricked by the Qingyang Peak of Qianyun Pavilion in the spatial turbulence of Xiaoyizhou and was mistakenly taken for Lin Fan.

He was told to be wary of Qianyun Pavilion whenever he goes out, especially in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

This matter involves a lot of connections, and it is not convenient to talk about it in front of the monster clan. If it spreads out, it will cause big trouble!

After hearing this, Lin Fan was also filled with righteous indignation. They shared the same hatred and hatred and secretly cursed Qianyun Pavilion for being despicable and shameless. If there was anything, they should come to him. Why were they targeting his own brothers?

However, after hearing that Lin Shan borrowed troops from the demon king Kuihu and wiped out Qingyang Peak, including the peak master and disciples.

I was also shocked!
Good boy, in the blink of an eye, he managed to do such a big thing without making any noise!

Then he burst into laughter and said it was so refreshing.

While the two were reminiscing about the past, they were also chatting animatedly with the four people next to them.

Lin Fan was naturally outgoing and not at all reserved. When he came to the Monster Assembly, he treated it like his own home. He ate, drank and talked a lot, and soon became one with everyone.

The three second-generation demons also discovered his extraordinaryness, so they wanted to make friends with him. They called each other brothers and shared the same ideals.

As for Brother Ji, he was very optimistic about Lin Fan. He flapped his wings and urged him to follow him. He would definitely protect him wherever he went in the demon clan in the future.

Lin Fan naturally knew that among the four young masters of the demon clan, Brother Ji had the strongest background. The Peacock King was the best in the Luosong Mountains in terms of both power and reputation, so he tried to please him intentionally or unintentionally.

He still had some little plans in mind and was unwilling to see the mission fall through, so he wanted to use the connections of a few second-generation monsters to see if he could get away with it.

Unexpectedly, after returning disappointed with the Demon King, things turned out to be bright and hopeful with Brother Ji!

"It's just asking for help! It's no big deal!"

"I happen to know a place. To the west of the Luosong Mountains, deep in the dark swamp, there is a reclusive demon king."

"This person has been sleeping for many years and doesn't care about worldly affairs, but according to my guess, he has some relationship with the Thunder Crocodile Ancestor of your Zixiao Sect!"

Brother Chicken flapped his wings, and the comb on his head swayed gently, like a feather fan and a scarf, and everything was under control while he talked and laughed.

Lin Fan was overjoyed and asked immediately.

"I don't know where this wild demon king is from. Can Brother Ji introduce him to me?"

The sky centipede, red tapir and blue raccoon nearby seemed to have an impression of the place name when they heard it, and their voices were trembling!

"The dark swamp, could it be the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King?"

"Haha, that's right!"

Brother Ji shook his head proudly, claiming that he had seen a map in the tribe on how to enter and exit the Dark Swamp, and that he would definitely not get lost when he led people there.

Lin Fan felt a little hesitant when he heard their tone was not right.

"My fellow demon brothers, what is the origin of this Skeleton Crocodile Demon King?"

The three second-generation demons looked at each other, then looked at Brother Ji's disdainful eyes, and said nothing cowardly, pretending not to know.

Although Brother Ji was small, he could still reach Lin Fan's head by standing up and jumping on Lin Shan's shoulder and gently stroking it with his wings.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, and the Luosong Mountains will protect you!"

These words sound very domineering. Considering that the Jianjia Demon King was angry just now, the three demon kings had to save face and the crisis was resolved only because of Brother Ji's intervention. This statement has some credibility.

Lin Fan thought about it but couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only choose to trust Brother Ji.

The two agreed that after the monster conference was over, they would go to the Dark Swamp together to find the Skeleton Crocodile Monster King.

These two just met, and they're already going to work together!

That’s not all, they also encouraged Lin Shan and the three second-generation demons to join them.

Lin Shan actually didn't want to go. Who knew if the swamp was safe or not? And he wanted to go to meet the wild demon king. It was simply not taking his life seriously!

However, Lin Fan is his brother and needs to complete the sect's mission. He has reasons to go, and it is not right for him to abandon his brother alone. It would be unreasonable for him not to go simply because of the danger.

Brother Ji had just saved me, so it would be unreasonable for him to refuse the invitation now.

He had no choice but to agree, claiming that he was willing to risk his life to accompany the gentleman.

The three second-generation demons were also a little hesitant. They were the natives of the Luosong Mountains, so they had naturally heard of the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King and had a certain understanding of the horror of the Dark Swamp.

If they go there with their identities and something unexpected happens, even if they mention the title of the young master of the demon clan, it may not be of any use.

However, I just made friends with Lin Shan, Lin Fan, and Brother Ji, and if I don't accompany them because of danger, it would feel disloyal.
The three demons gritted their teeth, looked at each other, and said in unison:
"Since the three of you are going, we will accompany you!"

"OK!"

The two men and four demons agreed to help Lin Fan complete this business trip and allow him to return to Zixiao Sect in glory.

Lin Fan was deeply moved and personally poured wine for his brothers. Their small circle was lively and bustling, and other demon tribes also had small circles at the banquet, and they were also shouting and dancing wildly.

The demon kings on the stage were communicating with each other about something unknown, and the demon conference was gradually coming to an end.

Finally, there is the stage of some vassal relationships.

To put it simply, some cave masters have a request to a demon king for something, and they ask for leniency, support, protection, etc.

They take advantage of the special period of the demon gathering to directly meet the demon king and express their demands.

Of course, the demons are just like humans. When they ask others to do something for them, they can never come empty-handed. They always have to bring something with them.

For example, Lin Shan saw in the audience that the White Centipede Demon King was surrounded by several insect cave masters, each of whom held a treasure in their hands and hissed in a low voice respectfully.

Some took out maps and seemed to be talking about territory, seeming aggrieved and asking the demon king for justice;
Some pointed at another cave master below the stage, looking furious as if they had an irreconcilable feud, as if they wanted to borrow troops from the demon king;

Others were pointing and gesturing, as if asking the demon king how to practice.
While listening to their requests, the White Centipede Demon King took the treasures in his hand, weighed them, and gave them different rewards according to their value.

The tapir demon king and the blue-swallow demon king, as well as the cave masters from their respective territories' water palaces, came over and surrounded them, all doing the same thing.

The demon race's system of equivalent exchange seems to be a tradition that has been passed down from ancient times to the present day and is still in use today.

It not only makes it convenient for the demon kings to plunder treasures, but also allows the strong to lead the weak and help establish hub relationships.

After some explanation from several second generation demons, Lin Shan witnessed their fathers openly accepting bribes and taking money to help others get rid of disasters. He and Lin Fan watched with great interest.

During this period, there was a small episode that made people laugh and cry.

Because of his highest status, the Peacock King is rarely seen in the Luosong Mountains on ordinary days.

That’s why he was sought out the most times in this Monster Conference!
A demon cave master came forward with treasures to borrow soldiers, saying that he wanted to seek revenge on another demon cave master!
The other demon cave master had been keeping an eye on his old rival for a long time, and when he saw it going to find the Peacock King, he was almost frightened to death on the spot!

He hurried to the Peacock King to borrow troops, fearing that the other party would take advantage of the rare gathering of monsters in hundreds of years to ask for external aid and kill him.

The two monsters hurriedly took things out of their pockets. If you lend me one soldier, I'll lend you two. The tactics of replenishing each other's energy were endless.

No one dared to give up halfway, for fear of falling into a disadvantage.

The result is,

In the end, the two of them emptied their pockets, and all their wealth went into the pocket of the Peacock King!

The Peacock King smiled and responded to the two:
"You have all borrowed five armies from me. You are equally matched in strength, but you are all my direct subordinates. How can you kill each other?"

"How about this, a compromise."

"I won't borrow from anyone, it's the most fair thing!"

The two demons were stunned.

We worked so hard to bring treasures to the king, but in the end, we didn't get any treasures from the last troop, and instead we ended up with nothing. Our pockets are even cleaner than our faces!

What’s the point of all this?
They were so sad that they could not even cry, but the Peacock King's move was fair. He would not help anyone and would just consider that all of them had successfully borrowed troops, and would have a so-called "cloud collision" to cancel each other out.

No problem!
Although the two demon cave masters' hearts were bleeding, they did not dare to ask the demon king to return the treasure, so they could only grit their teeth and swallow it.

They looked at each other fiercely, and prepared to go back and deal with their own men, and continue the fight with real guns and swords.

The surrounding demons were all gloating, secretly cursing the two idiots for being so stupid.

But when he turned around, he found that some of his mortal enemies were also playing the game of exchanging soldiers with him!
Not all sides are evenly matched.

Some monster cave masters have rich resources in their own territories and have enough wealth and treasures at hand, so they can simply defeat the opponents by spending money!
Some demon cave masters are so warlike that they directly sell the territories passed down from their ancestors to the demon king, who is also willing to eat him up!
Some are even willing to sacrifice their lives and sign a contract to sell themselves to the demon king in exchange for his strong support!
There were quite a few of these ruthless monsters who risked their lives, which led to a scene of great fighting among the monsters.

Lin Shan and Lin Fan couldn't help but wonder, and asked the second-generation demons next to them, if they continued to mess around like this, wouldn't they be a bit off track?
Unexpectedly, several second-generation demons smiled and said that the two of them were still too young.

After all, he is the young master of the demon clan, and has been following the demon king since he was a child. He has long seen through the essence of the law of the jungle among the demon clan!

After each gathering of monsters, there will inevitably be chaos throughout the Luosong Mountains!

In fact, it is essentially a big harvest of the lower levels by the upper level of the demon clan.

Could it be that the demon kings were unaware that such vicious competition was deviating from the path of helping the weak?
Because they did it on purpose!
Although the Jianjia Demon King was fair and impartial in judging at the beginning of the demon conference, he mediated all kinds of disputes and maintained order.

In reality, it was just for show.

The real highlight is actually at the end.

While harvesting, they stir up internal strife among the various small forces, so that many ethnic groups will become enemies from generation to generation, and their descendants will be endless, making it easier for these high and mighty demon kings to harvest forever.

The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker.

The essence of involution and the fighting among the lower classes is nothing more than a game for those at the top.

It's ridiculous that these monsters are unable to cross classes, unable to improve their horizons and cognition, unable to access higher scenery. They can only become pawns in the hands of the monster kings without even realizing it.

Of course, there are also demons that have been spotted.

But even if you can see it, what can you do?

Now that you are in the game, the feud that your tribe has forged for generations has bound you to it.

Even if you don't want to fight internal conflicts, there are enemies who want to fight internal conflicts with you!
Therefore, they are forced to be exploited and can only watch the cycle repeat itself, powerless to do anything and drift in the tide.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Some monsters with extraordinary talents, such as the Bromine Worm Lord, can rely on their own abilities and even the Monster King cannot do anything to them. They can then jump out of their circle and do whatever they want.

There are also people like the Lord of Taiyuan Cave, who has great ambition and strategy, and has the secret approval of the Demon King, so he fights everywhere to plunder resources, and has the potential to go against the current and become the Demon King.

What’s worse is the Yuanlu Demon King in the forbidden area on the cliff.

Carrying the blood of the true spirit, he rose from obscurity and, under the high pressure of the Kuihu Demon King, he led a large alliance of herbivorous races that were like slaves and livestock, rebelled successfully, divided the land and divided the territory, and confronted each other!

There are countless legendary stories among the demons, which are played out in every corner every day and night, and the ups and downs among them are no less than those of humans.

It's just not known to the outside world.

Although the rise of grassroots demon kings is rare, there are talented demons in every generation, and each of them leads the trend for thousands of years. This is not empty talk.

After hearing this, Lin Shan and Lin Fan both sighed in amazement. They had not expected the competition among the monster tribe to be so fierce.

But this is none of their business. Just put aside the desire to help the monster, respect its fate and listen to the story.

Seeing that the Monster Conference was not interesting, many monster cave masters left the venue one after another, probably to go back and organize their troops and prepare for war.

Lin Shan and his group discussed it and decided it was time to leave.

But before leaving, you must report to the Demon King first.

(End of this chapter)