Immortal Road.

Chapter 802: The Cave Collapses, the Secret Is Revealed

“Who???”

A loud shout echoed far away, deafening the ears of people around.

There was an echo from the other side, and two streaks of light flashed quickly by, one green and one basketball could be seen.

"Master Shenxiu, we just met in the Central Region a while ago. I hope you are doing well."

"Hahaha, I was wondering why the vitality was rioting when I passed by this place. It seems that Brother Zhong has encountered a tough opponent. Do you need our help?"

The circle of light spread out, and two figures, one tall and one short, emerged.

On the left is a middle-aged man with a crooked neck, and on the right is a little boy, both of them exude the aura of the Nascent Soul stage.

Zhong Shenxiu's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged.

"You two fellow Taoists can just stand by and watch. My second brother and I will handle it right away. Don't worry!"

"Second brother?"

The two men looked at each other in disbelief.

A genius like Zhong Shenxiu should have practiced very quickly since he was a child. Compared with his peers, he should be far ahead and so evil that he should have no friends. Yet, he has brothers?
When they saw Lin Shan standing nearby, their eyes widened.

Another young Nascent Soul!
"Sigh~~"

The two of them secretly took a breath of cold air. No wonder they could be brothers of monsters. It turned out they were monsters themselves!
How could something that two evildoers were fighting over be a defective product?

Especially after seeing the magical treasure in the cave in the middle, their eyes turned red. It was the first time in their lives that they saw such a precious treasure!

I've never seen anything like this before!

Are we lucky?
They couldn't help but start to wonder how a treasure that was rarely seen in normal times could appear here so openly.

Everyone who sees it has a share!
The two immediately reached an agreement and stepped forward together and reached out.

"Hahahaha, Brother Zhong, you are too polite. Why be so polite? Let us lend you a hand!"

"You dare?!"

Zhong Shenxiu was furious.

I have been working in vain in Yunmengze for so many days, and was stopped by Lin Shan when I chased him here. Now any Tom, Dick or Harry dares to come and snatch food?
"Geng Buzheng, Yu Qinghan, if you two know what's best for you, get out of here! Don't force me to turn against you!"

"Oh? Are you in a hurry?"

The two cried out in surprise. They didn't expect that Zhong Shenxiu, who was always a modest gentleman, would be so irritable today.

The crooked middle-aged man corrected him seriously:

"My name is Geng Zheng, not Geng Bu Zheng. I changed my name last sixty years! If you can't remember, you can call me by my Buddhist name Yin Xi Dao Ren. Lingbao Cave Heaven is of great importance. You, a young boy, can't handle it. Let us do it!"

The little boy next to him spoke in a clear and pleasant voice.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, you are so arrogant. It seems that you got carried away after hosting the Nascent Soul Ceremony. You should know that we supported you a while ago not because of you, but because of the White Deer Academy and that old scholar! You are a junior who has just reached the Nascent Soul stage. Think about it, can you have such great power?"

Zhong Shenxiu put all his energy into suppressing Lingbao Cave Heaven and had no time to stop the two. He was beaten up by Yin Yang again, and then he stopped pretending and turned hostile on the spot!
"Humph, you two casual cultivators, do you think you are qualified to criticize me?"

"A head-scratching freak, a short and fat melon, what a misshapen thing, they practiced to the extreme, and only reached the Nascent Soul stage with a bit of luck, they are not even worthy of carrying my shoes!"

"If you ask me, get out of here right now! Don't stay here and get in the way!"

"Otherwise, after I finish cleaning up Lingbao Cave Heaven, I will turn around and clean up all of you as well!"

It was the first time that Lin Shan saw his third brother being so domineering, as if he had become a different person.

In fact, it is normal. Zhong Shenxiu was born in Bailu Academy and has been burdened with glory since childhood. In addition, he is now in the prime of the Nascent Soul stage, so it is not surprising that he looks down on others.

Besides, this is Lu, his home ground, not a foreign country, so there is no need to be humble.

After hearing this, the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators on the opposite side felt embarrassed in front of so many people, no matter how thick-skinned they were.

Especially Zhong Shenxiu's words, which completely hit their sore spots!

This is how it is for independent practitioners. Without a mentor who can see through the long-term vision and guide them through the path ahead, they can only cross the river step by step by feeling the stones. It is very common for them to go wrong in their practice if they are not careful.

In the world of cultivation, countless independent practitioners die every year because of mistakes made while practicing!
Anyone who can break through the Nascent Soul stage on his own without relying on any power or background is a genius among geniuses.

If Zhong Shenxiu and myself were to switch positions, it is hard to say whether that guy could have achieved what he has now, but I will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to take off!

They were jealous that Zhong Shenxiu did not take a detour, and reached the same level as themselves at a young age with the help of Bailu Academy, while they had already wasted most of their time. But this was not a reason for them to laugh at them!

"Zhong boy, examine yourself before you say that. If you didn't have the support of the White Deer Academy, who would you be?"

"That's right! I've only shrunk in height and size, and Brother Buzhengdao has only used his skills to change the main meridians. Why should you be so concerned about a mere skin?"

As soon as the little boy finished speaking, the middle-aged man with a crooked neck became unhappy.

"I said I changed my name to Geng Zheng, why are you still calling me Bu Zheng?"

"Oh, sorry, my words slipped."

The two men joked around but didn't hold back at all, bombarding the Lingbao Cave together, only to find that the turtle shell was very solid.

But at this moment, the place is in complete chaos!

The space in the hall is vast. Although it is not as big as the Star Palace of True Lord Yuxing, it is also full of mazes and is home to the nineteen branches of the Feather Clan!

At this moment, these aliens suddenly discovered that the concentration of spiritual energy in the cave was decreasing. Half of the people could not detect it, but those in the Jindan stage and Yuanying stage and above could vaguely feel it.

"Oh no, something is draining our spiritual veins!"

They observed through the hall and found that there was a big and fat worm underneath, with thousands of tentacles spreading out, digging deep under the cave and clinging tightly.

Their own spiritual veins were being sucked weaker and weaker by it, and as a result, the medicinal gardens planted with spiritual herbs, the fields of spiritual rice and wheat, and the spiritual forest farms throughout the cave all began to turn withered and yellow.

In just a few breaths, the seasons changed in the cave, leaves fell, and a bleak autumn scene was created.

Where have the Feathered People ever seen this?
They were all at a loss, shouting in vain, but there was nothing they could do to stop this from happening.

When the two Yuanying ancestors saw this, they were extremely anxious. They understood that this was a conspiracy by the other party, but they did not dare to go out at all.

If on ordinary days, Lingbao Cave Heaven was rooted in the land with spiritual veins, there would be no need to worry about any disturbances from the outside world. These two guys could completely ignore it.

But now he was flying in the sky, a veritable castle in the air. Just the three or five middle-grade spiritual veins and a dozen small spiritual veins transplanted from his own cave were not enough for the other party to absorb!

"The one below should be the remains of a top-grade spiritual vein. I don't know how it got possessed by Zhong Shenxiu, who used it as a ritual to target us. We must not just sit there and wait for it to die!"

"Keke, there are four Nascent Soul cultivators outside. We will definitely not be their opponents if we go out."

"So we can just watch the spiritual energy disappear, the cave collapse, and we be buried with the ruins?"

"You are tying yourself up in a cocoon! Back when we were in Yunmeng Lake, I advised you to use this as bait to escape, lead your people to take the opportunity to jump out of the forbidden area, and quietly go out to find a new home, but you refused to listen!"

"Don't say that it's useless! The most urgent thing now is how to save it and how to solve it, not to listen to your complaints." "Haha, there is no way now. You knew you were greedy in the beginning, so you did it earlier! You had to offend the young Nascent Soul and choose to cooperate with this Jindan stage kid, really..."

Ok?
The two of them suddenly reacted and turned to look behind them, at Mu Yan who had been trying to downplay his presence.

Seeing that the two Nascent Soul ancestors of the Feathered People remembered him, Mu Yan smiled awkwardly and asked reluctantly:
"Why are you looking at me, old masters? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"That's right!"

The two of them shouted at each other in unison, making Mu Yan almost jump up, and secretly cursed himself for being so foul-mouthed.

"Didn't my friend say that the other young man with Nascent Soul outside is your leader?"

"Uh yes."

"Then please come forward and persuade your leader to stop Zhong Shenxiu and let us go, okay?"

"This"

Mu Yan looked embarrassed and put it out in the open.

"To be honest with you two seniors, I am only a Jindan stage. I was just a hall master in the sect before, not even one of the top five figures. How can I influence the decision of the sect leader?"

"You are now carrying the cave heaven spiritual treasure, which is like a walking large treasure house. Everyone who sees it wants to take a bite, and the leader is no exception."

"I'm afraid my words don't carry much weight, and he won't listen. You think too highly of me."

The two of them immediately looked gloomy and said in a sinister tone:
"So what you mean is that there is no room for negotiation?"

Mu Yan felt a pain all over his body as if he were being pricked by needles. He felt his life was threatened and took a step back in fear.

"What do you two seniors mean? Our agreement clearly states that you will escort me out of danger, and I will lead you out of Yunmengze and find a suitable place to live! Why do you want me to protect you now?"

The ancestor of the Feathered People was a little embarrassed. This was indeed the case in the original agreement, but who made him run into a tough guy now?

If I don’t find a way to save myself, I’m afraid I’ll become a prisoner!
"Wait, you signed a contract with me!"

Mu Yan roared loudly, and his voice traveled far away. Many people from the Feather Clan heard it, but they all turned a blind eye.

The two Feather Clan ancestors didn't care at this time, and were obviously going back on their words and adopting an oppressive attitude.

"It's just a contract. The two of us will only suffer a partial decline in our cultivation. We can also break free by force. It's not a restriction at all!"

"My friend, if you help us now, we will thank you for your kindness and keep it in our account. If you don't help us, then you should return all the treasures you got from us in Yunmengze!"

Mu Yan's heart was trembling. It was because he obtained so many treasures that he broke through to the late Jindan stage. His cultivation level increased rapidly like a rocket.

How is it possible for him to spit it out now?

"You don't want to help, right? Then don't blame us for being rude!"

"Wait, I'll help!"

Under the threat to his life, he was forced to submit and had no choice but to open the window and shout for mercy to Lin Shan outside the window.

"Master, the elders of the Feathered Tribe asked me to tell you that they want to be your friends. I beg you to let them go this time, and I will reward you handsomely in the future!"

Lin Shan was suppressing the situation at the moment. He turned his head and looked over here. He found that Mu Yan was talking to him. The two Feathered People ancestors in the window were nodding and smiling at him.

Before he could say anything, Zhong Shenxiu next to him interrupted.

"It's too late to ask for mercy now!"

"I wanted to cooperate with you at the beginning, but you didn't agree. Now that we are in danger, you are afraid. What were you doing before?"

"Don't listen to their second brother, let's continue, they are almost dying!"

Once Lingbao Cave Heaven loses its spiritual energy to operate, it will definitely stop in mid-air and then fall down from the sky.

At that time, it will inevitably be damaged when falling from a high altitude, and the space inside will collapse, causing countless harms.

Therefore, Zhong Shenxiu clearly wanted to save his energy for the future and destroy them first, without considering the future. He was determined to break the turtle shell first.

Sure enough, his estimation was correct, it was almost time!
As the spirit vein worms sucked more and more, they became fatter and fatter, and the Feathered Tribe people inside began to riot, and no one could stop them.

And the attacks from outside gradually began to work.

Zhong Shenxiu wielded his brush like a sword, leaving scars on Lingbao. Lin Shan turned the totem pole with his hand, making layers of wrinkles on the top!
The other two also increased their attack strength, ready to charge in at any time.

"Buzz, buzz~~~"

A corner of the Lingbao Cave suddenly collapsed. It turned out that the spiritual energy was sucked dry, and it was unable to operate the formation and maintain the defense of the cave, so it was broken by the joint efforts of everyone!
rush! ! !
The four of them rushed in without saying a word.

As soon as you enter, the dense force of space and the shrinking and collapsing cave ceiling keep falling from the sky.

The various branches of the Feather Clan inside were in chaos, frantically looking for cover and supplies.

When the two Feather Clan ancestors saw them breaking in, they were so scared that their hands were shaking. They hurried back to organize themselves and prepare to lead the team to evacuate.

However, these people ignored them and only searched for treasures everywhere. How rude of a Yuanying stage person to act? This further aggravated the internal damage to the cave's spiritual treasure.

Lin Shan directly dragged Mu Yan out. The kid was still in shock and almost thought he was going to die!

At another gate, two ancestors of the Feathered Clan led the elites of the Feathered Clan and headed north, abandoning their cave and fleeing!

Only at this point can it be considered a heroic act!

It was at this time that Zhong Shenxiu actually stopped the invasion of the spirit vein worms below, because he did not want the spiritual treasure to be completely destroyed and set his sights on seizing this treasure.

His ancient tripod suddenly grew larger, and was about to take over this ruined cave.

The crooked-necked middle-aged man and the little boy quickly flew out and asked, "Are you going to capture us too?"

"Bang!!!"

At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise.

An ancient pavilion nearby knocked the ancient tripod far away, but it itself remained unscathed. It began to grow bigger and wider, as if it was going to take over the ruined Lingbao Cave.

"Brother, are you crazy???"

Zhong Shenxiu's life-saving magic weapon was severely damaged, and his body trembled and he almost fell.

At this time, Lin Shan's true intention was finally revealed, and he activated the full power of Lanfeng Pavilion at once. A wave that was no less powerful than Lingbao Cave Heaven spread throughout the entire venue in an instant!

"I'm not crazy. On the contrary, I'm very sober now!"

"Third brother, thank you for helping me drive away the Yu people and opening the door to Lingbao Cave Heaven."

"Now, you can get out!"

Lin Shan's face was grim. Where was the friendly and respectful attitude he had just had?
"This treasure is just right for me to seek the ancient religion and to rule the country of Lu from now on!"

(End of this chapter)