Immortal Road.

Chapter 849: Harvesting Ancient Charms, Winning Both North and South
"The Joyful Religion has three major religious leaders, namely the Religious Chief Gu Hun, the Religious Mother Shi Luo Yu, and the Divine Woman You Mei Ji."

"These three people are all great masters in the late Nascent Soul stage. They support each other at the three most fertile points in the desert oasis. Their relationship is neither good nor bad."

"And below them, there are many Nascent Soul Dharma Kings who have established temples all over the desert, recruiting followers and willingly believing in them. When they unite, they are an unstoppable force!"

"It's better than the Black Lotus Sect, Blood River Palace, and Hundred Ghosts Sect combined!"

Lin Shan was shocked. How could the Huanxi Cult be so strong? ?
Immortal Master Huang gave numerous instructions and warnings, trying his best to restore the power of the Joy Sect.

"If you want to go, you must be careful. Make sure you find out exactly where the Black Skull Demon Lord is trapped before you take action."

"Remember, once you take action, you must be quick and decisive. Save the person and leave immediately. Don't delay for a moment, otherwise you will be left behind and unable to leave!"

"If it is trapped in one of the three main altars, give it up without hesitation!"

Old Huang spoke in a serious tone, fearing that he would act impulsively or that he would let something slip, so he tried hard to recall and tell him everything he knew.

In the end, he felt that this was unlikely to succeed, and couldn't help but ask Lin Shan:
"Is that skull really that important that it's worth risking your life to save it?"

"I remember that when I was fleeing from the Song Dynasty, I could sense that guy's rebellious intentions. When you went back to the Ancient Sect a while ago, I heard that guy rebelled once, didn't he?"

"Why save this traitor? Why not just let it die on its own?"

"I think you should take it easy. Be careful not to get caught up in it. That would be really troublesome!"

Lin Shan pretended to sigh and said, "It is unkind, but I cannot be unjust," which made Master Huang roll his eyes.

The old man knew this kid too well. He would repay those who were good to him with gratitude, and would kill those who were not good to him! A traitor like the Black Skull Demon Lord deserved to die for sneaking out during the Wanhui Nian Lingchao period! No one would save him.

Seeing Yan Yuanchun looking at her apprentice with heartache, he casually said something that put Lin Shan under great pressure.

"You are such a carefree kid, you're just wandering around everywhere, leaving Luanchun to Kun and teaching you to run around like crazy. You haven't even come back to visit me in all these years!"

"If things really get out of hand, what will you ask her to do?"

"Alas, when you get old, after experiencing it yourself, you need to listen to some heartfelt advice and cherish the people around you! Don't be like me, who waited until the end to realize that you wasted your youth and that beauty fades easily."

As he spoke, he looked at Yan Yuanchun, who had a head full of silver hair, his eyes were full of regret.

Lin Shan didn't dare turn around and meet Luanchun's gaze.

He knew Lao Huang's story and that he had a lot of feelings, but now was a special time in the Wanhui year and the opportunity would not come again, so he didn't have time to listen to him talk about anything else.

While he was digesting and absorbing the information about the Joy Cult he had obtained here, he hurriedly changed the subject and asked about Yan Yuanchun's white hair.

This trick really works!

When Master Huang talked about this, a look of fear appeared on his face.

When he was helping Yan Yuanchun break through the Nascent Soul stage, he almost failed due to an unexpected situation. He was forced to use his method of overdrawing his lifespan, which allowed Yan Yuanchun to reach the same realm as him.

Fortunately, this approach was successful, but it also consumed a lot of lifespan and gave rise to a head full of white hair.

Dharma Protector Yan did not have any regrets. Instead, he smiled and patted Immortal Master Huang's hand.

"It just so happens that we both have about the same amount of time left. When we are close to passing away, we can go to the underworld together as a pair of wandering souls. We will have someone to accompany us on our journey to the underworld."

Lin Shan couldn't help but be moved, the relationship between these two elders was truly deep. Compared to other Taoist couples in the demonic cultivation world who often quarreled, cheated on each other, separated, and plotted against each other, they were simply a model benchmark!
Luanchun behind him took out a bag-shaped storage magic weapon and handed it to him:
"Yes, the things you want were obtained by plundering the mortal world of Chu over the years."

Lin Shan probed his spiritual sense inside and saw that it was filled with antiques!
The number is more than half of what was found in the ancient sect!

He was already very satisfied. After all, this was a chaotic and bloody demonic zone. Most of the lower-class people were illiterate, suffering from hunger and cold, and were in chaos and displacement. Compared with the Confucian sect, it was not easy to preserve these antiques.

Master Huang narrowed his eyes and pretended not to see anything. He had no intention of exploring why Lin Shan collected these things. He had told him everything, but the kid refused to listen and insisted on taking the risk, and there was nothing he could do to stop him.

Lin Shan turned around and asked Luanchun to gather the elites of the Demon Cult at Jiuyao Peak.

The space of the cave magic weapon is very large, so it is enough to bring more people and horses. You can train the soldiers for a thousand days and use them in one moment.

It's time for both religions to join forces and fight together!
He even had a vague idea that using different vests to stir up trouble and muddy the waters might have an unexpected effect.
A few days later,
Luanchun has gathered everyone. Excluding those who stayed at Jiuyao Peak to maintain stability, a total of nine Jindan-stage cultivators, one hundred and eighty foundation-building stage cultivators, and more than five thousand Qi training stage disciples have gathered!
The main reason is that the situation on the Demonic Path is not peaceful and more people need to stay behind, but there are too many minions in the Qi training stage, so the distribution ratio can only be like this.

Lin Shan's appearance as the leader of the Kun Sect greatly boosted the enthusiasm of the followers. When they heard that the leader had been silent for fifty years and was finally going to lead them in an expedition, they all shouted with excitement.

If you want resources for cultivation, you should naturally grab them as quickly as possible!
In order to prevent the Demon Cult and the Xun Gu Cult from meeting each other, Lin Shan specially opened up two different places in Lingbao Cave to accommodate the two groups of people. This was also to avoid the disclosure of identities and arouse associations from those who were interested.

Of course, some of his confidants, such as Lu Xiuming, Luanchun, Li Yuanjie, Zuo Ning and others, still knew about his dual identities.

As for the antiques that Luanchun helped him collect, he got a total of 102 points!
The fact that there were so many people among the people under the control of the Chu State's evil sect was beyond his expectations!

Now that his Ancient Charm has reached 162 points and can be selectively strengthened, he is stuck in a short period of weighing the pros and cons.

Tongtian Lingbao, should it be strengthened at this stage?
He now possesses four spiritual treasures: his natal soul treasure, the God-Splitting Knife Plate, his natal magic treasure, the Lanfeng Pavilion, the innate spiritual treasure, the Xuxing Plate, and the cave heaven spiritual treasure, the Chaoge.

After strengthening, the only things that can be used are the Soul Treasure God-Splitting Blade Disc and Dongtian Chaoge!

The cave is definitely enough now, there is no need to strengthen it.

However, he also needs to use his natal soul treasure on a regular basis. Once it is strengthened, it is equivalent to losing a regular and strongest means of killing. Every time he wants to use it, he has to consume the soul source of the cultivation treasure. These two major disadvantages make it difficult for him to make up his mind.

They even have to keep it secret and not let the news leak out, for fear that it will attract the attention of the major holy places.

"This is a rare period of recuperation in the holy land. I don't need to strengthen the Tongtian Lingbao for the time being. My soul source is running low, so I have to save it for cultivation."

After some careful consideration, I feel that the spiritual treasures are sufficient for the moment. Since I have great magical powers at my disposal, I might as well focus on safety. I will first spend 64 points to strengthen my minor magical power, the Wind Escape Technique, into a sect-defending magical power!
The small green magical power seed in the mind suddenly grew more than five times larger, and countless wind-related mysteries rushed into it. In the blink of an eye, it learned the advanced secrets and turned into a magical power seed.

【Wind Escape Technique】

Quality: Magical Seed

Introduction: A wind-specific escape technique that dissipates with the wind, leaving no trace. The distance is determined by the caster's own strength.

(Note: The user must have wind spiritual roots and be a wind-type spirit)
Enhancement required: 128 points

Wind Escape Technique is the magical power that best suits his spiritual qualifications in the future, and it is one that he must improve at all costs. Naturally, it has the highest priority and must be brought to the level of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Otherwise, when he encountered the white-haired ancestor of the Inhumans before, he cut off the vitality of heaven and earth with just a casual move, making it difficult for him to escape.

Now that it has reached the level of the sect's magical power, ordinary means are no longer able to restrict the Wind Escape Technique, and the environment in which he can use it has become much better.

"Used 64 points, 98 points left."

In fact, you can draw out another 98 points from these 64 points to strengthen the teleportation magic weapon summoning flag and turn it into a teleportation magic weapon!
The strength of the spiritual treasure is enough to carry the teleportation of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, so in theory the Black Skull Demon Lord can be summoned back directly.

But that's just theory.

Because Lin Shan knew that summoning could only be successful when both parties were free. But if the Black Skull Demon Lord was trapped by some special sealing formation, or his soul was locked up and he became a prisoner, or even captured and imprisoned, he would not be able to cross the transmission channel by himself, right?

When the time comes, you will be dumbfounded if you can't do anything but watch.

So he decided to keep these 98 points for now. After all, the Vimalo Desert is not a good place. When he gets the new ancient rhyme, he will accumulate 128 points as a reserve to prevent any unexpected events.

Being prepared for both situations is a way to be responsible for your own life!

As for the skeleton, it asked for it, so I'll just have to fend for myself when the time comes.

Farewell to Master Huang and Yan Yuanchun.

Lin Shan took out the Flowing Light Shuttle and instead of heading west, he turned back and headed south!
This time it took half a month to return to the west coast of the mainland.

Chaozhou, Fenglei Pavilion.

That’s right, he’s here to reap the ancient charm again!
Let’s collect everything outside first. There’s no danger here. So what if we take one more trip and waste some time?

"Lin, Senior Lin?"

Feng Haochuan, the leader of Fenglei Pavilion, could not hide his excitement when he saw Lin Shan coming back here after fifty years.

Lin Shan saw that his cultivation had improved slightly, and it seemed that he had lived a pretty good life over the years.

"Master Feng, there is no need to call me senior from now on. We are at the same level and can call each other fellow Taoists."

Even a person with great supernatural powers like Xu Li Insect King did not put on airs and called the Yuanying stage cultivator a fellow Taoist. What qualifications did he have to overstep his boundaries with his level of Taoism?
Feng Haochuan couldn't persuade him, so he just called him Brother Lin.

Fenglei Pavilion has developed well in recent years. The number of Jindan-stage elders has increased to eight, doubling. They were all very respectful when they saw Lin Shan.

After learning about it, we found that the west coast is a remote area, too far away from the center of the continental vortex, and there are no spiritual tides, so it has been relatively peaceful in recent years.

The only crisis he encountered was from his old rival, the Zixiao Sect!

When talking about this, the elders looked relieved.

"Twenty years ago, Lei Fengzi from the Purple Sky Sect came with bad intentions and came to us to ask for our Wind and Thunder inheritance, saying that our ancestor had stolen the Wind and Thunder Sutra and it was time to return it."

"Ah! How shameless!"

"It's the Zixiao Sect that covets our inheritance, but we are the thieves?"

"Fortunately, the Pavilion Master broke through earlier and blocked the Yuanying Zhenjun of Zixiao Sect, otherwise our inheritance would be in jeopardy."

"That guy was very arrogant at that time, but he became obedient immediately after the Pavilion Master took action!"

"Hehe, if he dares to come again next time, I will make sure he never comes back~"

Huh?
Lin Shan heard a familiar name.

Lei Fengzi?
This guy seems to be a true disciple of Zixiao Sect. He had some interactions with him in the southern border of the Song Dynasty, and he has even broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage!
This person has dual spiritual roots of wind and thunder. Like him, he really needs the "Wind and Thunder Sutra" the most. No wonder he rushed to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to grab the sutra after he made a breakthrough.

But he met Pavilion Master Feng Haochuan, who had achieved a breakthrough earlier with his help.

Both of them are masters of the wind and thunder dual system, their realms are the same, and even their mental methods are the "Shenxiao Mental Method", which can be said to be a match made in heaven!
However, the elders of Fenglei Pavilion said one thing, while Pavilion Master Feng Haochuan said another.

In his own description, he smiled bitterly and admitted frankly that he was no match for Lei Fengzi.

"That guy is from Zixiao Sect and possesses the sect-defending magical power of thunder. I don't have magical power that can rival his. Fortunately, my Dharma Wind Chimes have many different styles and can interfere with him to varying degrees."

"Moreover, I have a complete set of wind and thunder skills, while he only has thunder skills. My wind and thunder spiritual roots are both top-grade, and his talent seems to be inferior to mine. In the end, he ran out of true energy and took the initiative to retreat."

"In terms of overall combat power, I am more comprehensive. He can't outlast me."

Lin Shan seemed to be thinking about something.

Back when he was in the southern border of the Song Dynasty, it was rumored that Lei Fengzi had the spiritual roots of both wind and thunder, and after breaking through the Nascent Soul stage, he used the nectar of heaven and earth, which should have improved only one of them.

However, because Feng Haochuan provided an extra portion of nectar from heaven and earth, his wind and thunder spiritual roots were both of the first grade.

This created a subtle gap in the war of attrition between the two sides.

After all, higher talent means faster recovery of true energy!

However, he was responsible for taking away Feng Lei Pavilion's sect's magical power, "Decisive and Powerful", which resulted in Feng Haochuan having no magical power to use. This was also his fault.

Fortunately, Lei Fengzi failed to succeed in the end and left in disappointment.

The Zixiao Sect probably didn't expect that the Fenglei Pavilion would have a successor after the death of the old pavilion master, and once again blocked them.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Lin Shan decided to get to the point as soon as possible.

"To be honest, I came back this time because I was commissioned to collect antiques."

"I see!"

Pavilion Master Feng Haochuan smiled heartily and asked his elders about the progress.

There was an elder who did as instructed and sent people to various state capitals on the West Coast to collect antiques over the years. I don't know whether they did their best, but they did collect quite a lot.

The elder took out five full storage bags and handed them to Lin Shan with trepidation.

"Take a look at these antiques. Are there any that you like?"

Lin Shan didn't even look at them, just smiled and said thank you. Of course, it was impossible for him to absorb the ancient charm in front of them.

Next, he chatted with Feng Haochuan about Wan Huinian's affairs. Seeing that the time was almost up, he said goodbye.

Everyone accompanied him all the way to the door, and sighed as they watched a streak of light disappear in the sky.

"It is said that fifty years ago, after the Lord of Jueyin Palace and Grandmaster Manqie returned from the northern Gobi Desert, they spread the news that Taoist Yuanjin and others had fallen. At that time, Senior Lin was able to kill a late Nascent Soul cultivator! Now, I don't know how much he has grown to?"

"We are naturally not worthy of such a person. Wan Huinian is too far away from us. It might be good to live in peace in a corner."

"I just heard that the Cha Nu Palace seems to be preparing to make some big moves in recent years?"

"Forget it, just take care of yourself first. I'm afraid the people from Zixiao Sect will come back again in the future!"

Feng Haochuan flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked back, and the elders followed one after another.

(End of this chapter)