Immortal Road.

Chapter 557: The Demon Sect's Past, Gambling Dogs in the Beast House
"Master, I'm fine."

When Luanchun said this, he unconsciously turned his head slightly and looked away, clearly lacking in confidence.

Lin Shan immediately understood.

At that time, Protector Yan was separated from him at the Black Lotus Sect's headquarters in Lu State, and led a group of female cultivators under his command, fighting and retreating all the way north.

Among them were also some of Lin Shan's "East Sea Rogue Cultivators".

Later, when he led the Lin Chamber of Commerce under his command to join the Lujiang Alliance in swearing to attack the Dai family, he used the summoning flag to summon them all back at once.

Now, so many years have passed, and except for one or two of his brothers who have broken through to the foundation-building stage, the rest have basically passed away.

Lin Shan also learned some of the follow-up events from these people.

In the midst of a great battle between good and evil in the State of Lu, the guardian Yan, with the protection of the Immortal Master Huang, successfully left the Confucian kingdom and entered the territory of the State of Chu.

At that time, the Jiuyou Sect, the top demonic sect in the Chu State, had just been destroyed. It was the time when the entire cultivation world was being reshuffled, with the situation changing rapidly and the fighting in full swing.

This group of people took advantage of the opportunity to seize a piece of the mountain.

'Green Spirit Mountain, Kuang Yun Temple.'

Protector Yan thought the name was difficult to pronounce, so in order to commemorate the past, he simply changed it to "Yilian Temple".

This shows how deeply she loves the Black Lotus Sect.

After all, she has dedicated most of her youth to the sect. Ever since she took over the foundation handed over to her by the previous local protector of the Song Dynasty, it has been to ensure the continuation of this lineage.

This sacred mountain has a mid-grade spiritual vein, as well as a group of ancient temples and monasteries, which has attracted the covetousness of many surrounding forces.

In addition, Protector Yan's subordinates are all women, who seem easier to bully, so they have been jointly targeted several times.

Fortunately, Protector Yan had been in a large demonic sect and had faced many dangerous situations, but he managed to survive and gained a firm foothold in the demonic cultivation world of the Chu State.

The enemies were unable to attack for a long time, so they had to switch from open to covert tactics, which gave them a chance to catch their breath.

Later, Master Huang got rid of the entanglement of the Confucian school and went to the Green Spirit Mountain in the State of Chu to have a hasty meeting with Protector Yan. Then he received a message from a mysterious person and disappeared since then.

Now Luanchun told Linshan that Master Huang had disappeared for a full sixty years!
Whereabouts unknown.

Guardian Yan was very worried about its safety. When he had nothing to do, he would often sit alone, holding the soul lamp and staring blankly.

Lin Shan used the summoning technique to check briefly and found that the summoning contract in his mind was still there, which meant that Master Huang was still alive and well.

He probably doesn't know where he's wandering.

But the problem is, you, old man, have been hanging around outside for so many years, and you don’t even want your wife?

There is really nothing that Guardian Yan can do about having such a Taoist partner. He originally had an old man in the Nascent Soul stage to rely on, but now he has to work hard to support himself. It's the same as having nothing.

So I often tell Luanchun that if I’m looking for a Taoist partner, I must find one who is family-oriented. I don’t want one who hangs around outside all day!
The monks in the world of cultivation also understand that long-distance relationships are not advisable and even dogs wouldn’t even think about it.

Luanchun had a deep understanding of her master's personal experience and naturally believed in this principle, until Lin Shan contacted her a few days ago.
The long-lost feeling made her heart beat faster involuntarily, and she ran away without telling her master.

Of course, she had also heard of Lin Shan's recent fame.

When she first heard in Chu that another immortal genius was rising in Lu and his name was also Lin Shan, she didn't quite believe it.

After all, this kid used to have the same cultivation level as me. Although he was much stronger, he was not ridiculously strong.

Even Qi Zhong, a true disciple of Qianyun Pavilion, needed his help to beat him!
Moreover, he is a troublemaker and is chased away wherever he goes. He has just arrived in the State of Lu, so there is no way he can practice with peace of mind!

But after further investigation, it seems that
Is it really that boy?
Even Protector Yan was shocked at that time!
Lin Shan was brought up by her personally. All the details about his time in Yichuan and the Black Lotus Sect seemed to be just yesterday. The once cautious young man has become so promising!

However, what happened to Lin Shan in Lu State had basically nothing to do with the Demonic Path, and they would not take the initiative to contact Lin Shan, so as not to cause him any trouble.

Now that Lin Shan has come forward on his own initiative, Luanchun, as the host, has personally welcomed him, mostly out of thoughts of old times, and also out of curiosity about his current appearance.

After actually seeing it, she found that it had been the same for decades, with no change at all. She felt as if she had traveled back to the past. She seemed to be still the proud little girl, with a calculating young man by her side.

Lin Shan was poor back then, and he had to hesitate for a long time before ordering a music package at a brothel for three spirit stones, so it was normal for him to be stingy.

Now that's very generous.

Tell the tavern what great wine and food they have and just ask for their recommendations. We will serve you all their specialties.

The name of this tavern is 'Gu Shao Mo Yin', and the chef in the kitchen is an expert at cooking with magic fire!
"Yes, this roasted foie gras tastes very much like home!"

The pig-headed monster came from the hell world and was very familiar with the dishes cooked with magic fire. He enjoyed eating them with great relish.

"Oh, this steamed shrimp head tastes terrible!"

Brother Ji came from the demon tribe and was used to eating delicacies from land and sea. He was disgusted by the fly restaurants here and lost his appetite after pecking at them a few times.

Lin Shan's appetite is pretty good. Although his Netherworld Ghost Fire is soul fire, it is also related to devil fire.

Luanchun was stunned!

Looking at a pig-headed monster eating voraciously on the table and a chicken chattering beside it, I couldn't help but tremble all over.

"This, this, this, this"

"Oh, you mean them, my two demon friends, who came here to do something this time."

As for what to do, there is no need to hide it from Luanchun.

He gave a brief account of Brother Ji's ambitions.

Luanchun was dumbfounded, covering his mouth with his hands, his eyes wide open with confusion!
Brother Chicken puffed out his chicken chest, spread out his chicken wings, and held his noble head high. He looked so proud!
"Oh, what's with that expression on your face, little girl? Are you shocked by the ambition of this leader?"

"Don't worry, I know the rules of courtesy and reciprocity between you humans when you ask for favors."

"Here, here are some specialties of the demon race brought from the Luosong Mountains of the Great Song Dynasty. Would you like to try some oil cakes?"

"Just asking if you are touched?"

Luanchun dared not move.

It was the first time in her life that she saw a talking demon clan, which was about to establish a sect in the human kingdom and become famous throughout the world!
This is too crazy!
After Lin Shan's repeated explanations, I finally felt a little relieved.

After finishing the meal, Lin Shan went to pay the bill.

Luanchun took the veil off her hat again, asked him to put on a black robe, and then led him out of the tavern.

Lin Shan guessed that she was in trouble and didn't want to cause trouble for her, so he concealed his appearance and figure.

However, his black robe made him look a little bulky, with bulging shoulders, one round and flat, and the other taller than his head, swaying from side to side all the time.

Anyone else could guess that there was a living creature inside just by looking at the noise.

Walking in the street.

The two of them communicated secretly and chatted casually.

There were no less than five or six fights on the road in succession, and the patrol team of the market town was often late due to lack of attention, but there was nothing they could do about it.

The demons will start fighting if they disagree with something, and they are repeat offenders who never change their ways even after repeated warnings.

There are too many stray dogs on the streets, and many places are dirty, and no one comes to clean them.

To the naked eye, it's all a place of filth and dirt.

"This place is cleaned once every seven days using a large-scale formation, but it still can't stop being dirty and messy."

Although the monks' magic cleaning is meticulous, the labor cost is too high, and the array cleaning is relatively more cost-effective. The managers of the market probably want to save spiritual energy, so they only open the array cleaning once a week.

"If we clear out these useless stray dogs, things will be much better, right?"

Lin Shan was a little puzzled. These monsters that urinated and defecated everywhere produced at least 30% of garbage every day, and the market town didn't do anything about it?
"We can't let them go out and wreak havoc on the world. That would bring even greater chaos."

Luanchun's tone was calm under her black veil.

"Keeping them, we can use them as cannon fodder in certain situations. Every six months, some sects and noble families will come and regularly pack up and buy away all the stray dogs. This is an extra income for the market."

Lin Shan nodded. Obviously the cleaning cost was lower than the profit from selling, so this kind of business could continue.

"So, can so many stray dogs really return to their original size within half a year?"

"Gambler."

Luanchun spoke briefly and pointed to the animal pen ahead.

"Gambling dogs is the mainstay industry in most cultivation markets, and selling them is just a small part of the profits."

"Many gamblers would take out low-blooded beasts from the animal pens and discard them like old shoes. No one would even look at them."

"The animal pens will not feed this group of animals, but will let them wander around the market, picking up garbage and begging for food, thus saving money in disguise."

"In the end, they were all packed up and sold, and the market made all the money."

Lin Shan was silent.

There is no need to ask the rest, he knows it all naturally.

The thing that is most in short supply in this world is rich people. Gamblers and people who gamble on them will always exist.

There is always a very small chance that a magical beast with mutated bloodline or atavistic bloodline will be born.

If the gambler has a high level of cultivation and a strong background, then the matter will definitely be widely publicized to stimulate more people to consume.

If a gambler has low cultivation and no background, then he is bound to rob others in secret.

The devil’s way is the devil’s way, it doesn’t follow any principles, the biggest fist is the principle!
"Are you interested in playing? Maybe you will be the next lucky person~"

Although Luanchun was not very clear about Lin Shan's luck, but with the halo of being a genius in the immortal way, it stands to reason that his luck should not be bad.

Lin Shan was speechless.

People always misunderstand me, thinking that the son of luck is right next to them, but it’s just the opposite!

"Then let's go. We can go and take a look."

He hadn't originally planned to go, but he couldn't resist the urging of the two old men on his shoulders!

Under the black robe, the pig-headed monster on the left shoulder kept rubbing against you, saying that he wanted to see the offspring left by the 'Demon Dog Lord' in the other world; the chicken on the right shoulder was even more outrageous, saying that if you didn't go, he would peck you with his iron beak!
'Youli Beast House'.

This is the animal pen managed by a powerful elder in the Changli Demon Village. It is a cash cow.

The area inside is quite large, with hundreds of fences around!

There are all kinds of spiritual beasts, demon beasts, and magical beasts, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, viviparous, oviparous, herbivorous, carnivorous
However, most of them are around level one or two, and level three, which is the top of the foundation-building stage.

It's just a small market town, so it's not likely that they would sell even a fourth-order Jindan-stage monster.

These are not the main things. Few people linger around, and most customers are in an open space in the central area.

Hundreds of people were crowded there, with a few monks in uniform standing guard in the middle to maintain order.

There were thirty iron cages, with demon dogs of different fur colors locked inside.

A fat man with a potbellied appearance who looked like a supervisor was holding a thin syringe in his hand and gently shaking the green sticky liquid inside.

The liquid in the tube looked a bit like amber from close up, and like jade from a distance, emitting a breathtaking glow.

Behind it, there is a row of shelves filled with such syringes.

"These female beasts have just conceived and produced embryos. I will use the reproductive fluid in my hand to catalyze them, so that they can skip the two-month pregnancy period and give birth to the monster cubs in advance."

"Recently, our Hongrong pharmacist in Changli Prefecture has made another breakthrough in the field of inducing labor. He has developed a medicine that causes less damage to the cubs, taps into their potential more fully, and has a higher chance of mutation!"

"Everyone, you have finally come at a good time. The winning rate of the gamblers this time is the highest in recent years!"

"Don't ask me how I know this, just tell me it was predicted by an expert!"

"An ordinary gambling dog is born at fifty spirit stones, a high-quality gambling dog is born at one hundred spirit stones, a top-quality gambling dog is born at three hundred spirit stones, and a mutant gambling dog is born at one thousand spirit stones!"

The one birth here refers only to one birth.

Because most dogs give birth to more than one litter of puppies. It is very likely that they may give birth to three, six, nine, or even twelve litters!

With just a quick calculation, you can estimate how much profit can be made!
The people around were making a fuss impatiently, urging the fat steward to give the injection quickly; they were already looking forward to it!

Luanchun sent a message to Linshan:
"People here always say this: the induced fluid has made a major breakthrough, the chance of mutation has been greatly increased, it's the best time in years, etc. This set of rhetoric is almost worn out, but these gamblers are still so obsessed with it."

Lin Shan is also very familiar with this routine, because no matter where you promote it, it’s always the same routine.

Those who want to buy believe everything you say, and those who don’t want to buy don’t believe anything you say.

He was actually quite interested in this labor-inducing liquid. He wondered if it was useful on Warcraft, then also on his own barbarian insects.

Even with the Ruinous Insect Nest, he is still not satisfied with the current evolution speed.

It would be great if I could induce labor quickly!

At the same time, I thought of the ancestor Lu Que. If he was brought here, he might be more suitable for research.

The fat steward shook the syringes on the shelf one by one, and after the liquid inside had settled evenly, he began rounds of injections.

Each injection is called out in advance and sells out quickly.

“Woof woof woof! Woo woo woo!”

Most newborn monster cubs are very energetic. Although they cannot jump around yet, their voices are loud and powerful, not weak at all.

However, it cannot change the nature of his weak strength and poor bloodline.

There is a special identification tool next to it.

It's a pillar with scales on it.

The winner of the bet smears the cub's blood on the red ball at the top of the column, and the silver mercury below the column will rise to the scale corresponding to the potential.

"Bronze level, D."

"Oh!"

The gambler punched the appraisal pillar hard, gritting his teeth and his eyes were red.

Others were still scrambling for the next gambler and had no time to pay attention to this frustrated unlucky guy. Only a monk who was responsible for maintaining order at the scene reminded him that if he damaged the identification tool, he would have to pay corresponding compensation.

These gamblers who cannot get anything good often vent their anger afterwards and destroy public property around them. The monks working here are already accustomed to this.

As the cages were opened one after another, newborn monsters were born.

Lin Shan, who was watching the battle from behind, suddenly moved, because the pig-headed monster on his left shoulder suddenly trembled, as if it had encountered some terrifying natural enemy!

(End of this chapter)