Immortal Road.

Chapter 522: The Master's Plan, the Devil's Compensation

"What did you say?"

Ancestor Lu Que suddenly jumped up and held Lin Shan tightly with his two bear paws.

"stop!"

"How brave!"

"Let go of the leader!"

The Jindan Zhenren around him had a conditioned reflex and thought that he was going to assassinate them, and they almost came up to defend the king.

"Eh~"

Lin Shan raised his chin and signaled everyone not to get excited.

The assassination attempt was impossible.

With Chengming Qingyun protecting him, he would definitely not let anyone who was hostile to him get close to him, there was no doubt about that.

During the previous gambling fight, in order to test the power of the innate spiritual treasure, I specifically told this cloud not to defend itself. Otherwise, there is no need to worry about its safety under normal circumstances.

"Elder Hei Ku, where is Brother Lu Que's head?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord hesitated a little: "In my weapon refining hall."

Lin Shan calmly ordered: "Tell someone to bring it here!"

"This"

The Black Skull Demon Lord was a little unwilling, and secretly sent a message to Lin Shan:

"We only got the Soul-Searching Ability out of him through torture, but we still don't have the Colonization Technique. Are you sure we can't delay any longer?"

"Why are you dragging it out? We are a family now, why are you torturing me?"

The pig-headed monster beside him also sent a message to Lin Shan:
"I have only had one head since I came to this world. If I can obtain the art of colonization, I will be happy to have a new body!"

For some reason, although this guy has recovered to the Jindan stage, he still has no body.

Lin Shan asked it angrily: "If you don't return the deer head to them, are you going to give them your pig head?"

The pig-headed monster's eyes lit up: "Good idea!"

He immediately asked for the opinion of ancestor Lu Que in public.

"I'll give you my pig's head, how about we merge together?"

All the Jindan Zhenren in the audience were stunned!

Patriarch Lu Que shuddered all over and quickly declined.

"No, no, no, ancestor, I particularly like deer heads. Chicken heads are also OK, but pig heads are fine."

These words inadvertently hurt Brother Ji!
It immediately jumped up and made a "cock-a-doodle-doo" sound, trying to peck him, warning him not to think about his chicken head.

The chaotic farce lasted for quite a while.

The Black Skull Demon Lord had no choice but to obey Lin Shan's arrangement and ordered his disciples to go to his weapon refining hall and pick up the deer head.

After it was passed up layer by layer, Lin Shan personally held the big red tray, on which was placed the weathered deer head with bloodstains left by various tortures.

You know what, it’s quite ceremonial!

Ancestor Lu Que was trembling, and his bear paw with missing fingers could not even hold it steady.

I have worked hard for so many years and chased for a million miles!
Finally got my deer head back!!!

Looking back, the ancestor wants to publish a book, the ancestor must publish a book!

I want to write a travelogue of cultivation!
It’s called “The Chase of Ancestor Lu Que”!
Who the hell can understand the hardships I have gone through over the years?
I am really suffering!!!

There is no way. This drama of chasing for more than 30 years may be a joke in the eyes of others, and at most they may just sigh with emotion, but for the life of ancestor Lu Que, it is simply an unspeakable ordeal.

A cry came from his chest, and he was so excited that he put his own deer head on his neck.

It fits perfectly, not a single millimeter is wrong!
but,

At the moment of installation,
Ancestor Lu Que suddenly became furious, and his surging soul power spread in all directions!
"Ow!!!"

Everyone was shocked!
They thought that he was going to rebel just after getting the deer head, so they took out their magic weapons to prepare for the attack.

"Who, who dares to torture the soul of the ancestor?"

"Thirty years, thirty years of torture in the dark, torture and interrogation of soul skills, are you still human?"

"Which wicked bastard did this? Stand up for me!"

The roar was hoarse and miserable.

It is so sad that anyone who hears it will cry.

Even those who don’t know can understand the sadness in it, the kind of suppressed throbbing, as if one has just seen the light again after being suppressed in the abyss.

No one knows what kind of abuse he has suffered to become so excited.

"Ahem. Calm down."

Lin Shan coughed dryly, then quickly tried to comfort him and looked around.

"Who among you has done such a good deed that you dare to be rude to Brother Lu Que?"

Everyone looked up at the sky, saying that it was none of their business and they should just ignore it. Don't come to me, I don't know.

The deer head of Ancestor Lu Que opened its empty eye sockets and stared straight at the Black Skull Demon Lord. The meaning was naturally self-evident.

All the Jindan Zhenren present also looked over.

The Black Skull Demon Lord looked around, still pretending to be serious.

"You, it was you who locked my head in a cage and threw it into the waste pool of refining equipment and tortured it for a full thirty years!"

Ancestor Lu Que gritted his teeth and was ready to fight to the death regardless of the consequences.

Lin Shan and Master Zhan Kong hurriedly pulled him back, but due to the strong physical body of Old Ancestor Lu Que, two monsters, Brother Ji and Pig-headed Monster, also came up to help, and they were able to hold him down.

"Don't be impulsive, ancestor. There may be some misunderstanding. Let's sit down and talk in detail!"

Brother Ji nodded repeatedly: "Yes, be rational, you must be rational!"

Ancestor Lu Que yelled, "Litchi, how do you want me to eat litchi?"

The pig-headed monster groaned, "Ancestor, we are all one family of Xun Gu Sect. Those trivial things in the past are in the past. Now that there are so many people in Lujiang League watching us, we should still put Daju first!"

"God damn big orange is the most important!"

For some reason, Patriarch Lu Que couldn't bear to hear the words "big orange is the most important" at all, and tears of blood flowed from his eyes in grief and anger.

"I traveled a million miles to find my leader, only to fall into a trap and be ambushed to surrender. Not only did you bully my people, you also bullied my leader!"

"I just want to ask, is this something a human being can do?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord touched the back of his head embarrassedly. From a literal meaning, it is really not a human.

From a racial perspective, they are even less than human beings!
The Jindan Zhenren of Lujiang League just watched, and no one intervened. After all, it was the family affair of the league leader's own Xun Gu Sect, so it was naturally inconvenient for them to intervene.

Master Zhankong, Brother Ji, and the Pig-headed Monster tried to persuade him, but they were unable to extinguish the rage of Patriarch Lu Que.

The ancestor is so miserable!
At this time, Lin Shan suddenly stood up and questioned the Black Skull Demon Lord in a deep voice.

"Tell me, Elder Hei Ku, what has happened to you over the years? What shameful things have you done?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord was stunned and answered subconsciously:
"You didn't make me"

"Um???"

"Uh, that me. Ah."

The Black Skull Demon Lord hesitated, looked at Lin Shan's dangerous eyes, and suddenly realized something.

I had no choice but to swallow my anger and take the blame for him.

"Well, I was just curious about this deer head, so I studied it a little bit."

"Can you call that a little research? You tortured my soul in two shifts with all kinds of tortures all day long. Even the Yama in the underworld doesn't do that!"

Ancestor Lu Que had the deer head attached and also inherited all the memories of the split soul. Naturally, he could empathize with what had happened in the past thirty years, as if his own body had also suffered thirty years of torture in darkness.

Who can bear this?

Lin Shan quickly turned back and stared at the Black Skull Demon Lord with a bad face and a serious tone.

"Sure?"

"I"

The Black Skull Demon Lord almost choked, you kid are really good at pretending.

But in public, with so many Jindan Zhenren from the Lujiang League watching, as well as many disciples from the Xun Gu Sect below, he knew that he could not damage the image of Lin Shan, the leader of the league and the sect.

Have you ever seen a boss taking the blame?
As a subordinate, it is only natural to take the initiative to take responsibility. The dog capitalists are really all the same, none of them are good! It admitted it with a stiff upper lip, following Lin Shan's sharp gaze and replied.

"Indeed, it is true."

I cursed him secretly in my heart and decided to extort him for mental compensation when I got back.

Lin Shan stole a glance at Ancestor Lu Que and found that he was still glaring at the Black Skull Demon Lord fiercely, with a look of anger still lingering.

"Brother, I don't think it did it on purpose. I think there is some misunderstanding. Let's solve it privately when we get back."

Patriarch Lu Que ignored him and asked the person involved through clenched teeth.

"Why is my deer head in your hands?"

"This"

The Black Skull Demon Lord had no way to argue, so he turned around and looked at Lin Shan again.

Lin Shan's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that the ball was passed to him again. Under so many fiery gazes, he had no choice but to question the Black Skull Demon Lord.

"I gave you the head at the beginning, intending for you to keep it safely and return it intact when Brother Lu Que came to visit. Why did you do such a cruel thing?"

"!!!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord was stunned by his shameless questioning!
"Don't push me. I'll compensate you later."

Lin Shan secretly sent a message and promised huge benefits.

"I want the soul source!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord also secretly sent a message and came up with a huge mouth.

"It's just a play. Do you think you are worthy of the soul source?"

Lin Shan was so angry that his teeth were itching. How could this guy not have the awareness of a worker? Taking the blame for the boss is something many people would like to do, but you are using it to blackmail him instead.

The Black Skeleton Demon King did not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit, and complained quickly.

"How come you are not worthy of the soul source? I refined your soul treasure and your magic treasure for you. Just tell me whether they are compatible and awesome! Apart from me, where else in this world can you find a master of refining to customize it for you?"

There is indeed something wrong with what he said.

Master of Weapon Refining,

How high and mighty is that?

Lin Shan didn't even have the qualifications to meet him, let alone have someone customize a magical weapon for him that would ensure success, without embezzling materials or taking kickbacks.

"But the question is, didn't I give you soul source twice?"

There's nothing wrong with that either.

Although Lin Shan had acquired some bad habits of capitalists after he founded his sect, he always kept his word and paid the money, and never owed it anything.

Despite the external pressure and many eyes being focused on him, the Black Skull Demon Lord still refused to give in.

Lin Shan secretly transmitted the message:

"Then I spent a huge amount of money to find you the elixir that can help you break through the bottleneck of the early stage of the golden elixir. Why don't you show any appreciation?"

Lin Shan was stunned.

I didn't expect this guy to be so petty and fussy.

You are, after all, a Demon Lord of Hell in the Nascent Soul Stage, why are you so serious?

"Weren't the pills that helped me break through the bottleneck counted along with my life-saving magic weapon as part of the soul source I gave you that time?"

"That counts? I was refining my own magical weapon, so I should have obtained the soul source!"

"No, we have been together for so many years, is it necessary to make such a clear distinction?"

"You also know that I have been diligently guarding the Xun Gu Sect for you for so many years. Whenever something happened outside, I would respond at any time. Now that you think of me and want to take the blame, you are reluctant to give me the soul source?"

"Then can't you change the conditions? If you insist on the Soul Source, I can exchange it for other rewards for you."

"I want the soul source! Is it so difficult for you to scrape off some crumbs?"

The two quarreled secretly and argued endlessly.

The atmosphere outside was awkward, and Patriarch Lu Que's eyes gradually turned red, as if he could no longer bear it.

In order to subdue such a great master, Lin Shan had to agree after weighing the pros and cons.

"Okay, okay, okay, here you go, here you go! Look at what you have accomplished!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord immediately made a 180-degree turn and turned to face Ancestor Lu Que.

"Pfft!"

He knelt down immediately!
All the Jindan Zhenren were shocked and didn't know what Elder Hei Ku of the Xun Gu Sect was doing.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Que, I am guilty. All of this is caused by my greed."

The Black Skull Demon Lord spoke eloquently and expressed his true feelings, as if he had turned over a new leaf and come to his senses.

As the saying goes, money can make the world go round.

In the face of interests, the Demon King regretted his decision!
"The original intention of the leader was actually to love fellow Daoist Lu Que, so he traveled a million miles to invite fellow Daoist to join the sect and join us in this great cause!"

"I have heard the leader sighing a long time ago that if the heroes of the world cannot fall into my grasp, every time I think of it, I feel sad and sigh!"

"So, I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, using your head as bait to lure you into the trap."

"When we become a family, I will return the head to you. This will become a good example for the cultivation world to seek talents!"

"But it's all my fault. I was greedy."

Having said this, the Black Skull Demon Lord lowered his head deeply, his remorse almost overflowing.

"I have known about Fellow Daoist Lu Que for a long time, and I have been drooling over the Colonization Technique, so I tortured him severely and tried to force him to tell me about the Soul Division, which almost caused the leader to lose an important task!"

As soon as these words came out.

The cause and effect are clear at a glance.

All the Jindan Zhenren of the Lujiang League present suddenly realized what was going on. They couldn't help but secretly sigh at the wisdom of their leader.

This is the first time I've heard of this method being used to conquer others.

This is a soul cultivator in the late Jindan stage!

Everyone was itching to get one after hearing this, and couldn't help but fantasize in their hearts whether they could also kidnap one from somewhere.

Lin Shan was even more at a loss with his mouth open.

He himself didn't expect that this was what I meant?
The reason he subdued ancestor Lu Que was simply because he had made a breakthrough in his realm, and his natal soul treasure had been strengthened into an innate spiritual treasure, so his strength and confidence had greatly increased, which was just a sudden impulse.

How can he be as cunning as you say?

Still planning ahead?

However, the Black Skull Demon Lord's attempt to make amends is indeed reasonable and can stand up to scrutiny.

No problem!
After hearing this, Patriarch Lu Que felt mixed emotions and felt even more sad. He looked at Lin Shan with resentment.

If you wanted to recruit the ancestor, you should have told me earlier!

What's the matter with stealing my head?

I have suffered so much after going through so much trouble. Don’t I think it’s unfair?

Lin Shan said, "Don't try to play this on me. If I don't give you your head, would you come to me in person from a distance of millions of miles?"
"Then torture my soul."

The Black Skull Demon Lord quickly apologized: "I was just hot-headed at the time, and I was eager to learn the Colonization Technique, so I was blinded by greed."

The pig-headed monster looked displeased when he heard this: "Did our lard provoke you?"

"No, just stay away."

The Black Skull Demon Lord was dissatisfied with it interrupting him, and continued to make amends to Ancestor Lu Que. His sincerity did not seem to be fake.

After some cursing and apology.

In order to appease the anger of Patriarch Lu Que, Lin Shan announced that the Black Skull Demon Lord's salary would be fined for a hundred years and the salary would be transferred to Patriarch Lu Que.

At the same time, if Ancestor Lu Que needs to refine a magic weapon or soul treasure in the future, the Black Skull Demon Lord must refine it for free once.

Only then did Patriarch Lu Que give up.

The Black Skull Demon Lord had soul source as compensation, so it was fine. This gambling fight ended there.

"Everyone, since you are here, please follow me into the hall for a chat."

Lin Shan invited everyone to land and held a banquet to entertain all the allies who came to help.

(End of this chapter)