Immortal Road.

Chapter 471: Thousands of Miles of Letters, the Truth of Dreams

After the discussion, the two men and one demon set off.

Lin Fan's request for help this time was completely in vain. He had met most of the demon kings in Luosong Mountains, and none of them was willing to send troops.

I don’t know how the Zixiao Sect will arrange the follow-up after I return.

But this is something the leader needs to consider, and they don’t need to worry about it.

The situation in the Song Dynasty was the result of bargaining and compromise among multiple parties. It was a long and protracted process that could not be achieved overnight.

The process of leaving the Dark Swamp this time was completely different from coming in!
Along the way, you can see teams of demon soldiers running around, demon beasts of various tribes being forced to migrate, the natural barrier camps of the Six Caves and Eighteen Villages standing, and even budgies giving orders from the sky.

The Bone-Erosion Cemetery was in chaos, with rebels fighting desperately and grave robbers killing each other in a bloodbath.
Canals were dug into the burning mire, floods of the Styx were drawn, and underground molten riots were extinguished;

The flood in Maodian Wetland had just subsided, the population was ecologically extinct, and the various ethnic groups migrated to fill the gap;

The Silent Forest Spirit Mine exploded, leeches swarmed in, and the army defended it with great effort;
Along the way, they finally saw the true side of the Dark Swamp.

That's miserable!
The demon king's territory was originally in good condition, but for no reason it was thrown into chaos, with smoke everywhere and strange phenomena occurring one after another. No wonder the budgie was in such a state of panic.

The Skeleton Crocodile Demon King was in bad luck this time, but he was still generous enough to invest in Brother Ji. It must be said that he was not as stingy as Lin Fan imagined.

The checkpoints on the road were indeed tightly guarded. Even if they wanted to go out from the inside, they still needed a pass.

Fortunately, Brother Ji's round military token could be used as a token of the Skeleton Crocodile Demon King, so he was able to get out smoothly.

After coming out.

Lin Fan asked Lin Shan what his next plans were.

"I returned from Lu State this time just to build my own magical weapon. Now that I have basically completed my plan, it is time to go home."

Lin Shan did not hide anything, and even told Lin Fan about the fact that he had offended the 'Saint of the Ca Nu Palace', hoping that Lin Fan would help him think about it.

"The Palace of the Beautiful Girls"

Lin Fan thought about it and said that he had never heard of this name. It should not be a neighboring force of the Song Dynasty and it is probably very far away from here.

"When I return, I will help you investigate within the sect. I believe the answer will be found soon. I will then send a letter to you via Wanli Pass."

"A letter sent thousands of miles away?"

Lin Shan was a little confused. Could this be some extraordinary magical power? It sounded like it was of a high grade.

Lin Fan smiled and took out a palm-sized bird house and gave it to him.

Lin Shan took it and identified it directly using the enhanced panel.

【Partridge's Nest】

Quality: Fourth-level mechanical creation
Introduction: A derivative product of the Puppet House, it is used as a nest for messenger partridges, and releases tracking patterns all the time to locate and send messages over thousands of miles.

Enhancement required: 64 points

Lin Shan put his eyes close to the window of the birdhouse and found two small wooden sculptures lying on the ground inside.

I shook it hard and it came out.

The reinforced panel identified the wood carving again.

【Messenger Quail】

Quality: Fourth-order puppet

Introduction: Bird-shaped message puppet, can be located through a specific message nest to achieve the needs of both parties to send letters. Fast, non-threatening, small in size, light and durable, ultra-long endurance, the surface is coated with the twelfth generation improved version of the puppetry of the cultivation world, the flying invisible puppet magic ban.

Enhancement required: 64 points

"What the hell, it's so fancy."

This was the first time Lin Shan saw this kind of introduction, but he roughly understood what it meant.

This puppet has no attack power and is just a messenger puppet.

Xinkui, one of the subordinate branches of Puppet.

As the name suggests, it is specifically used to convey information.

Puppetry is one of the six arts of cultivation and can be considered a top-level skill. Logically speaking, since he has been promoted to the Golden Core Stage, he is indeed qualified to try it.

Plant-based puppet making techniques such as "casting beans to create soldiers" are actually a bit similar to the means of summoning spirits, and are quite different from traditional mechanical puppetry.

For plant-type bean soldiers, as long as you can find seeds of the corresponding level and find a way to refine them, you will have the corresponding combat power, but the upper limit is very low.

Basically, it is at the bottom of the same level.

Mechanical puppets not only require a complete process production line and technology, but also require deep professional knowledge and proficiency in both various spiritual materials and puppet magic.

After successful refining, it becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent, and its power is unknown.

No one can be sure how high the upper limit is, but it can greatly change the situation of the battle and may even be stronger than the user.

Of course, with the update and iteration of puppetry, different needs correspond to different improvements in order to save costs and accurately position.

Some puppet experts simplified the process and started tinkering with puppets for specific purposes.

For example, there are the messenger puppets that deliver letters, the farmer puppets that plant spiritual fields, the boy puppets that assist in refining elixirs and weapons, the yellow-turbaned warriors that run errands and do odd jobs, the demon puppets that are used as spiritual pets and toys, the dancing puppets that play musical instruments and sing, and the charm puppets that sell their bodies, sleep with others, and act as pimps.
There are so many ways and countless of them. There is nothing you can't think of that those puppet experts can't do.

Logically speaking, if such puppets invade the market of the cultivation world on a large scale, it will greatly squeeze the living space of the lower-level independent cultivators and make the cheap labor force lose their job opportunities.

However, in the world of Heavenly Dao, such loopholes do not exist.

To drive the puppet, spirit stones are needed.

After repeated experiments, the big capitalists in the world of cultivation discovered that the spirit stones consumed by puppets were much higher than human wages!

So in the end it is more cost-effective to use low-level independent practitioners to do the work.

The salary is low and there is no way to make any waves, so I have to swallow my anger.

Unlike puppets, if they don’t have enough spirit stones, they can’t do their work, and you can’t exploit them to death. This is not in line with the profit-seeking nature of capital exploiting surplus value.

Therefore, puppets can only be used in high-end industries, and low-end ones are just life condiments.

In addition, ordinary puppets have no intelligence and cannot produce human emotions. They can only rely on instinct in many cases and cannot provide emotional value, so they can ultimately not replace living beings.

Of course, it is said that a rumor was popular in Lu State some time ago.

The once destroyed Zhenzhi Academy produced a top genius named Ma Wentong. Although the whereabouts of the "Hyacinth" he invented is unknown, it is being tracked down by various Yuanying stage ancestors.

However, his other ideas have been re-examined by various academies, and they intend to pay attention to them. Especially the Starlink plan of "Sect Protection Satellite", the new energy plan of "Magic Flying Boat", and even the "Catwoman Puppet" plan for the otaku monks.
Many low-level cultivators in Lu State are secretly looking forward to it. It is said that the "Catwoman Puppet" can not only guard the door and sweep the floor, boil water and warm the bed, but also practice dual cultivation in the same bed, and can even give birth to children!

The texture and feel of her skin, as well as her appearance and figure, are all excellent.

The most important thing is, after careful consideration of the list of spiritual materials and calculation of the budget, if mass-produced, the lowest level catwoman puppet in the early stage of Qi Refining is estimated to be sold for only 140 spiritual stones!
140 spirit stones to buy a lifelong Taoist companion, what a huge profit!
Even when you are old and pass away, you can still leave it to your descendants.

It has been passed down for three generations, but the person is gone and the puppet remains!

Even the Hu people who traveled here from the far west, the famous five-pattern puppet master MacArthur, once said:
"It's not that I can't afford a Taoist partner in the cultivation world, but the catwoman puppet is more cost-effective!"

In this regard, the related heated discussions caused quite a stir among the lower classes of the State of Lu and were once put on the desks of the heads of various forces.

The Lujiang League is also following up on this matter, but it is not taking it too seriously.

Lin Shan withdrew his thoughts.

Now that he is in the Song Dynasty, Lu State has no control over him. He is fighting alone here and really needs a local tyrant like Lin Fan to pass on information to him.

With the special puppet "Wanli Chuanshu", the two brothers no longer have to worry about communication problems.

However, this fourth-level partridge's nest and two carrier partridges are probably worth a lot.

Lin Fan waved his hands and told him that these were free. He had picked them up anyway, and it would be a waste if he didn't use them.

Lin Shan had no choice but to put it away. The Son of Fortune was so rich, there was really no need for him to care too much about it.

"Brother, you finally came back to Song Dynasty, don't you plan to visit the Lin family in Southern Xinjiang?"

Lin Fan told him about the recent situation of the Lin family.

Lin Shan simply listened and actually felt a little nostalgic.

After all, since I came here from a young age, I have lived there for a full ten years. It is impossible to say that I have no feelings for it.

Although the Lin family did not pay special attention to a poor outer court disciple like him, they at least provided him with food and clothing, housing, medicinal pills, and work. Nothing was left out.

This kind of family is considered rare in the feudal dynasties on earth!

Although later, under pressure from the prefect of Qinghe County, the Lin family cooperated with the government in embezzlement and robbed the escorts and looted silver, they turned a blind eye to the escorts who escaped from the Lin's Escort Agency and allowed them to be arrested and imprisoned.

That's because he is powerless and his arms are not as strong as his thighs.

Lin Shan actually still has a little gratitude towards the Lin family.

However, since you have already left this world, there is no need to cling to the past, otherwise it may become your weakness.

I thought of Lin's Escort Agency
A dream suddenly flashed through Lin Shan’s mind. When he was trapped in the spatial turbulence of Xiaoyizhou, he had many dreams.

There are fragments of the past and the future, one’s own perspective as well as that of an observer, and it is hard to tell what is real or fake.

Among them, there is a scene about the escort agency’s bodyguard, Master Pu!
In the dream, Master Pu seemed to have left some message on the wall before setting himself on fire!
If I take advantage of this opportunity to come back and go to southern Xinjiang in person to find out the truth that happened more than 50 years ago, I can verify the authenticity of the dream!

If it's fake, it's fine. If it's real,
Lin Shan's eyes fixed and he spoke immediately.

"Nanjiang, I have to go back!"

He didn't tell Lin Fan that he also dreamed about his good brothers.

Firstly, he was not sure whether it was completely true, and secondly, he was afraid that if he said it out loud in advance, he would be sanctioned and wiped out by the long river of time and the laws of heaven and earth!

Now that I have reached the Golden Core Stage, as I have just started on the path of cultivation, my reverence for the Way of Heaven and Chaos is gradually increasing. I know that there are some things I should say and some things I should not say!
To find out what the past was like and what the future will be like, we have to go and find out for ourselves.

Whether Master Pu leaves a message for himself is the beginning of verifying the authenticity of the dream!
"Do you want to go back to Southern Xinjiang with me?"

Lin Shan turned and looked at Lin Fan.

The latter shook his head, indicating that he had important things to do.

"I can only accompany you to the east for a while. After arriving at Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, you go south and I go west. We must return to the sect as soon as possible to report to the headmaster."

"The demon kings of Luosong Mountain Range are unyielding. Since they are unwilling to send troops, Zixiao Sect must make plans early. Every moment of delay will make it more difficult to deal with it later."

"Anyway, we brothers will meet one day in the future. When peace is restored in and outside the Song Dynasty, I will be allowed to travel down the mountain and I can also go to Lu to find you."

Lin Fan had an important mission and was unable to accompany Lin Shan home to visit his family, but that was not a big deal.

Anyway, Brother Ji is accompanying him on this trip. He was allowed by the Peacock King to go out of the mountain to gain experience. He has made up his mind to stay with Lin Shan and is waiting for his help in establishing a sect!
"Well, you should take care of your business first. I'm just going to visit Southern Xinjiang."

Lin Shan nodded, thinking it would be convenient for him to investigate alone.

But he immediately remembered that when he passed through Yichuan some time ago, Master Zuo mentioned to him the deeds of the "Black Lotus Sect" in southern Xinjiang.

Since I'm planning to go back, I'd better do both things at once.

"Also, I just wanted to ask you about the remnants of the Black Lotus Cult in Southern Xinjiang. Do you have any inside information you can share with me?"

Lin Fan looked at him strangely when he heard that.

"I almost forgot that you used to be a demon cult messenger. You are so powerful!"

"Why, are you still thinking about the Black Lotus Sect?"

"There is a lot of water behind that sect. I suggest you don't get involved too much, or you might end up in trouble."

It was hard to tell from Lin Shan's appearance whether he had listened carefully or not; he just looked indifferent.

Seeing that he didn't seem to care, Lin Fan turned his head to look around, and whispered mysteriously.

"I once heard in a Zixiao Sect meeting that the Black Lotus Sect is the target that the upper realm specifically wants to eradicate. You'd better not jump into this fire pit again. If you can clear yourself, do it quickly!"

Lin Shan glanced around speechlessly. In this corner of the deep mountains and old forests, who are you trying to protect against?
"I know. You don't have to worry about these. Just tell me the news about the Black Lotus Sect. Of course, if it's difficult, forget it."

Seeing that he was stubborn and refused to listen, Lin Fan had no choice but to agree even though he had already explained it clearly enough, this guy still insisted on going to the Black Lotus Sect.

"Well, there's really nothing we can do about you."

"I told you but you didn't listen. Don't drag me down with you when you want to die. If you wade into the muddy waters of the Black Lotus Sect, something bad will happen. Don't blame me for not warning you."

"After we get back, I'll show you our Zixiao Sect's intelligence files. I'll then use the Wanli Mail to send you the part about the Black Lotus Sect. It shouldn't take long."

"Oh, by the way, the headmaster seemed to have paid attention to this matter a while ago, and specially sent elite disciples to deal with the Black Lotus Sect. You better be careful and don't get caught!"

"Do not worry!"

Lin Shan didn't care about this at all. Now he had rejuvenated into a young golden elixir, and his appearance was no longer the same as before. Even if an acquaintance saw him, it would be half-hearted whether he could recognize him.

Who would have so much free time as to remember a small Foundation Establishment Stage minion from decades ago?

(End of this chapter)