Immortal Road.

Chapter 846: Trapped in Virūpīla, the Body of the Divine Peak

Central Region, Kong Family.

"Master Lin, you are such a rare guest. I haven't seen you for a long time. It turns out that your cultivation has improved even more!"

The ancestor of the Kong family looked at Lin Shan in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. Then he looked at Kong Kai next to him, and couldn't help but puffing his beard and glaring.

Look at others, then look at you!
There is no harm without comparison.

Kong Kai had an innocent look on his face. He couldn't understand why Lin Shan could easily break through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul after fifty years of seclusion. His talent was obviously not bad, so where did he lose?

"Haha, I got something by chance, plus I didn't use up all my previous skills, so I was lucky enough to pass the level successfully."

Lin Shan waved his hand modestly, with no intention of provoking Kong Kai.

After inspecting the Lujiang League, he went straight to the Central Region and first visited the Kong family to learn about what secret events had happened in the outside world over the past fifty years.

Compared to the thousand-year-old families in the Central Region, the Xun Gu Sect's intelligence exposure is still at a shallow level, so he still needs to communicate with his peers.

But who would have thought that after hearing his explanation, the ancestor of the Kong family actually nodded seriously, looking back on the past, and sighed.

"Master Lin, this is normal. The stronger the foundation when you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, the easier it will be to break through later. It took me more than sixty years to go from the early Nascent Soul stage to the middle Nascent Soul stage. Time is unforgiving~"

"Oh?"

Lin Shan was shocked!

Was the Kong family's ancestor's breakthrough speed also so fast?

But he felt relieved soon after. Considering that he had cultivated to this level, he might have been the most outstanding genius in Confucianism back then. It was not surprising that he made rapid progress.

"Then you come later."

"Well, as someone who has been through this, let me give you a piece of advice."

The ancestor of the Kong family had a face full of sighs and many emotions, but he expressed them in an obscure way.

“No matter when, you must leave some energy to break through, instead of giving up everything! Focus on developing your own potential, don’t just focus on cultivation. The energy in your body is beyond your imagination.”

Lin Shan seemed to understand something and was about to continue asking in depth questions, but the ancestor of the Kong family stopped at that point and did not dwell on this topic any further.

"It just so happens that now that the Wanhui Nian Spiritual Tide has been over for twenty years, the limelight has gradually subsided and it has fallen into a cyclical low. It is time to hold a summit meeting in Lu State and call several major forces to discuss it together!"

“Cycle trough?”

Lin Shan was muttering the noun, he didn't expect there was such a saying.

Kong Kai beside him hurriedly explained to him:
"The spiritual tides of the Wanhui Year come one after another, and there is a buffer time of about sixty years between each wave!"

"This sixty-year cycle can be broken down into its parts. The first twenty years are the residual power of the previous spiritual tide. The middle twenty years are the time for the major sacred places to recuperate. The last twenty years are the time when undercurrents surge and pave the way for the next spiritual tide."

"For us, the past twenty years have been relatively safe. We don't have to worry about disrupting the arrangements of the big guys. We can go out and compete for limited development opportunities. These are also the benefits that those holy places deliberately gave us."

“Perhaps there is a heaven-defying opportunity among them, which can enable the top forces to leap over the dragon gate, turn things around, and get involved in the next spiritual tide and share a piece of the pie!”

"It is said that during the last spiritual tide, a top force had the ambition to attack the holy land. They accumulated a huge amount of power over ten thousand years. However, they were defeated in the battle for the spiritual tide and were massacred by the major holy lands!"

"Sigh~~~"

Lin Shan took a breath of cold air!
The competition in the Wanhui Year was indeed cruel, and the major holy places were not charity halls.

Don't look down on them on weekdays and don't bother to deal with the regional powers all over the mainland, but once they really pose a threat, they will kill them without mercy!

Therefore, if you don't have the strength, you really can't force yourself to stand out. It might be a good idea to just be a coward and hide until the end of the Wanhui year.

But based on what he had heard in the past, both the Lord of Jueyin Palace and the ancestor of the Kong family had repeatedly emphasized that in the face of the general trend, no force could remain immune.

If you want to develop quietly, there will always be others who want to become bigger and stronger. In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak. If you don't advance, you will regress. The weak will be swallowed up, and they will only pick on the weak!

That is why everyone rushed to band together to seek development and strive to get ahead during the twenty-year gap.

Avoid being the cannon fodder that gets left behind.

A few days later.

Led by the ancestor of the Kong family, several other major forces arrived one after another.

Including the Bailu Academy, Jingyang Academy, the Meng family, the Xun family, the Dong family, etc., each family has Nascent Soul cultivators present, totaling more than a dozen people.

Since the rise of the Lujiang League, the structure of the State of Lu has changed into one consisting of aristocratic families, academies, and the Imperial Academy, and the Lujiang League itself.

Independent cultivators were not taken into consideration. Since the ancestors of each family would not play with them, they were too lazy to join in the fun.

Lin Shan was also feeling emotional. Normally, all the Yuanying stage cultivators were elusive, hiding deep in their nests and rarely seen. But now they have gathered together. The top leaders of the vast territory of Lu State have finally gathered together!
He finally came to this day!
The person who came to Jingyang Academy this time was not Patriarch Yingrong, but an unexpected old acquaintance.

The intelligence master Qianjizi.

This senior brother of the academy was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul fifty years ago, and he was still hovering at the peak of the Golden Core stage. Now, he has finally broken through to the Nascent Soul stage after seclusion!
When he saw Lin Shan, he enthusiastically put his arm around his shoulders and recalled the past times when they had worked together in secret together with Yu Xing.

"Brother, I remember you got a Star Mansion there, didn't you? Now that I have the Lingbao Cave Heaven, how about giving me the Star Mansion?"

Lin Shan looked alert and shook his shoulders to shake off his hand.

"Don't you have the Star Palace too? Sailor Moon also got the Star Palace, why do you want mine?"

Qianjizi looked embarrassed and withdrew his arm reluctantly.

"I threw away my Xingfu in order to escape. When Junior Sister Shui returned, it was confiscated by Patriarch Yingrong. It's not even warm yet. How can it be compared with you?"

The bad thing about having a sect is that if the good things you get from the outside are accidentally leaked out, the elders will ask for them back.

He was a slip of the tongue to begin with, and once he drank he could no longer keep secrets, so naturally the treasure slipped into his hands.

The sect has given you resources since childhood, and your elders have raised you. It is natural for them to keep you safe, and most people in the righteous path cannot refuse.

If it were in the Demonic Path, it would probably be another drama of defecting from the sect!

"No, I'm keeping it for myself."

Lin Shan refused on the spot. The Xing Mansion not only had to accommodate the Jiemie clone, but also had the function of hiding a beautiful girl. The little fox girl and Ruyu would follow him and could also help him on the way.

Qianjizi looked at the other Nascent Soul cultivators and secretly sent him a message:

"Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but Lingbao Dongtian is such an important thing. Aren't you afraid that someone will steal it if you keep it in your nest?"

"The outside world is in chaos right now. Who knows when a masked man might pass by your Xun Gu Sect and take it away. You won't even have time to cry!"

"We, the local forces with families and businesses, will not do such a thing, but it's hard to say for outsiders or independent cultivators."

"You'd better carry it with you. Many people's homes have been robbed in the past. This is a piece of advice!"

Lin Shan was startled, and before he could savor what he said, this guy added another sentence.

"Sell the remaining Star Mansion to me at a low price. I will inform you as soon as I have any important intelligence in the future!"

After all, he still wanted his Star Mansion.

Jingyang Academy is quite powerful, so it is impossible that it does not have other magical treasures. It’s just that these things are very scarce, and no one would complain about having too little.

Lin Shan suddenly became alert. The reason why he didn't bring Lingbao Cave Heaven with him was because Xingfu was enough. He left it for the rapid development of Xungu Sect. After it became stronger, he would plunder antiques from all over the place! With the Black Skull Demon Lord in charge, he felt that it should be safe.

Now, the skeleton has run away and Lingbao Cave is left at home. It’s not even in the Nascent Soul stage. Isn’t it worrying?

Qianjizi seemed to know what he was thinking and spoke slowly.

"Brother, your sect's Elder Hei Ku has been missing for a long time. I'm sure you're worried. I have a piece of news. Do you want to hear it?"

Lin Shan said sternly: "Please speak!"

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Qianjizi looked at his serious expression and secretly complained in his heart, this kid is really not polite! He didn't show any expression at all, and he regarded me as free information?
In view of the unclear relationship between him and Shui Bingyue, Qianjizi did not intend to make things difficult for him. Besides, this was what Patriarch Ying Rong had instructed him before he left. Jingyang Academy and Linshan were allies, so sharing intelligence was a matter of course.

"As far as I know, Elder Hei Ku had already left Xun Gu Sect fifty years ago and headed northwest, as if he had a goal in mind."

"Fifty years ago?!"

Lin Shan gritted his teeth secretly. This skeleton really couldn't sit still and slipped away as soon as he went into seclusion.

Qianjizi continued his speech:
"He crossed several regions along the way, appeared in the Dixi Plateau, appeared in Huaguling, and participated in a treasure hunt in Yingjin, and then disappeared in the Viruo Desert in the far west."

Although this series of footprints are winding, they generally form a long straight line heading northwest.

Therefore, Qianjizi judged that it was purposeful.

Lin Shan almost broke his back teeth after hearing this!
The Far West, the Virūpī Desert???
What a remote place! It’s more than 108,000 miles away from the State of Lu!
Is it necessary for you to run so far when you go out?
He didn't know what information the Black Skull Demon Lord had received that made him insist on going to that place. Now that he was trapped and asked him for help, it was hard to tell whether it was true or not.

"Do you know where exactly he is trapped inside?"

"I don't know."

Qianjizi shook his head. Although he had extensive intelligence means and was able to know things so far away, it was only based on the analysis of intelligence networks in various places. The closer the place, the more detailed it was, and the farther the place, the more vague it was.

It’s great to be able to confirm that Elder Heiku last appeared in the Viruo Desert and have a general direction!

Lin Shan frowned deeply. The Vimalo Desert is so big, where can he find it?

At this time, a familiar voice sounded beside him, with a hint of ridicule:

"Hey, isn't this my second brother? What happened? Why are you so sad?"

When I looked up, it turned out to be Zhong Shenxiu!

Now that he is the face of Bailu Academy, how could he be absent from such occasions?

Especially when he saw his second brother at a loss as soon as he came up, he was very happy.

"Don't worry about things that are none of your business."

Lin Shan suppressed his expression, remaining calm as he replied to him indifferently.

But unexpectedly, Zhong Shenxiu also knew about this and raised his eyebrows.

"Are you worried about the disappearance of your sect's elder Hei Ku? No wonder you hurried to the Central Region to find out the news from the Kong family and the Jingyang Academy?"

It seems that Bailu Academy has also been paying attention to the developments of Lujiang League. The fact that Zhong Shenxiu spoke out without hesitation shows that he is very concerned about him and has been paying close attention to him for many years.

"Third brother, judging from your condition, you seem to be doing well recently!"

Lin Shan was too lazy to continue talking to him about this. Now that he knew about the Vimalo Desert, there would definitely be a way when the time came.

If it really doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to find an unlucky guy to curse him, and communicate through the real body of the Black Skull Demon Lord in the fifth world of hell. There will always be a way.

When Zhong Shenxiu heard this, he became excited and made way, because there was someone hiding behind him.

"Of course not. Thanks to my second brother, I have trained a successor in recent years. I have long wanted to bring him to meet my second brother!"

As he spoke, he gave an order to the person behind him.

"Quick, this is your second uncle, call him Second Uncle!"

"Hello, Second Uncle!"

Lin Shan looked over and was greeted by a burst of youthful energy.

The voice came from a young man dressed in a Confucian robe, with a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a high spirit. Not only was he handsome, but he also exuded the air of a scholar and a swordsman!
Whenever people look at it, they will subconsciously think:
This kid is extraordinary!

There were only a handful of young golden elixirs in the entire Lu State, even in the environment of the Wanhui Year.

The twins who were carefully cultivated by Patriarch Lu Que were also defeated by this boy in the Central Region. They can indeed be called the leaders of the new generation.

"Great, what's your name?"

"The junior is at the top!"

As soon as this name came out, it seemed to carry with it some kind of destiny.

Lin Shan opened his starry eyes and looked above his head. There was a mountain peak towering into the clouds, majestic and magnificent. Everything he saw was inferior to it, and thousands of mountains served as a backdrop. It was such a strange sight just in the early stage of Jindan!
The perception is that he has the strength to rival the late Jindan stage!

"I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains. What a good name."

Qianjizi couldn't help but sigh repeatedly. This person is the most famous person in the Central Region now. He has caused a sensation in the cultivation world many times. Just like his master Zhong Shenxiu in the past, he is a star figure in the Confucian school.

Lin Shan couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

No wonder the two disciples of Patriarch Lu Que couldn't defeat him even when they joined forces. It was indeed not unfair that they lost. This was a rare talent, and Bailu Academy was lucky to have found a treasure.

He flipped his hand and took out something.

"Haha, okay, this is our first meeting and it happened suddenly, so I didn't have time to prepare anything. I'll give you this pair of flying wings as a gift!"

Qianjizi, who was standing next to him, had a sharp eye and recognized him immediately.

"This is a magical flying weapon made from the wings on the back of the Feathered People. It is said that this tribe was causing trouble in the northwest of Shandong Province, and was hunted down by Priest Lin all the way to the Kongsang Sea. He killed them all before they joined the Inhuman Alliance. I think this is something unique to this tribe."

Lin Shan glanced at this guy in surprise. He was indeed a know-it-all who even knew this.

The Feathered People's Sky-patrolling Feather Wings, except for the ancient treasure that the Black Skull Demon Lord later refined for him, only twelve sets of other flying magic weapons were obtained that year, and they were only given to a few elders of the Xun Gu Sect for self-defense.

People outside have never seen it before, so it is enough to just treat it as a pure gift from the elders.

Zhong Shenxiu didn't expect Lin Shan to be so generous. He saw that his apprentice didn't move and was still waiting for his reply.

"Your second uncle gave it to you, just accept it."

Ling Jueding then took it, his eyes filled with surprise, and bowed to his knees: "Thank you, Second Uncle-Master!"

"Good boy, get up quickly."

Lin Shan helped the boy up, and they were all very happy. If you didn't know, you would think that he and Zhong Shenxiu were brothers, and he treated his disciple like his own nephew.

Little did he know that the one who beat up his master Zhong Shenxiu decades ago was none other than the generous second uncle in front of him!
The ancestor of the Kong family saw that it was almost time, so he started knocking on the table and coughing.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get down to business!"

(End of this chapter)