Immortal Road.

Not only was she moved, but even Lin Shan himself was moved!
Twenty sources of demonic energy, not to mention how many demonic golden elixir peak cultivators they can be of use to, just by exchanging them with the Demon Dog Lord, they can be exchanged for two sixth-tier demon-molten crystal cores.

It was enough for him to activate the Northern Division Crossbow Cart, a relic from the immortal world, twice!

or
Should I sell myself and claim the bounty?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Lin Shan couldn't help but feel restless.

And what a coincidence, Zhang Yunxi thought the same way!

"Fellow Daoist Lin, for the sake of the Demon Realm's source energy, what's the harm in selling it?"

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Lin Shan’s face darkened.

"How do you want to sell it?"

"This is simple."

Zhang Yunxi obviously had a plan in mind, otherwise she wouldn't have called him so directly.

"We can take this opportunity to set up a trap. You come and sacrifice yourself as bait, and I will go to Penglai Holy Land to announce the reward. The other party knows your strengths and weaknesses, and ordinary people can't control you at all, so Shui Xingye must go there in person!"

"When the time comes, you will ambush at the destination. After I lead the people from Penglai here, we will turn against them on the spot and kill them by surprise!"

"If we can join forces and get rid of Shui Xingye before entering the decisive battle in the middle valley, that would be the best. You will also have one less great enemy in the future. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"

"This"

Lin Shan fell into deep thought.

The plan sounds good, and he doesn't need to take the risk of turning himself in. Zhang Yunxi will be the one to take the notice anyway, and if anything happens when they enter Penglai, this woman will have to deal with it on her own.

Lin Shan only needs to ambush at a fixed location and wait for the people from Penglai to be lured over by her, and then the two of them will join forces to turn the tables.

But the most crucial point is that when he first went to the Penglai camp, he used the Northern Division's crossbow to pierce the water-dividing flag. The other side suspected that he at least had a replica of the Tongtian Lingbao!

After knowing my whereabouts, would he come to seek revenge so easily?

They would definitely send people to arrest someone only after they were sure that they could target him. How could they be fooled so easily?

Don’t let the situation arise where you say you are setting an ambush to eat the fish, only to find that a group of sharks come and eat you two instead!
"Why are you so confident that the two of us can defeat Penglai? You should know that they know my trump cards very well and will never fall in the same place twice."

There was one more thing Lin Shan didn't say.

Don’t let the incarnation of Penglai Saint Lord be attracted here, otherwise you will be doomed!

"Don't worry, I can guarantee that Penglai will never send out people with great magical powers or above. This time, Shui Xingye hastily issued a bounty in order to show off in front of the Penglai Saint Lord. So the one who hunts you down will naturally be Shui Xingye himself, and there will be no higher power involved."

Zhang Yunxi spoke with great confidence and assurance.

Lin Shan still had some doubts in his heart. He actually didn't want to expose himself too early. The last time was just a critical moment. In addition, he wanted to try out the power of the Northern Division's crossbow cart. He had no intention of going against Penglai to the end now.

He also needs to lurk in secret, accumulate strength, and look for opportunities.

If he creates too much trouble early on, it will attract the attention and vigilance of various major forces, which will be detrimental to his future actions.

"I'm not sure I can kill Shui Xingye right now, and I don't believe he would be so foolish as to jump into an ambush. Your plan is too...premeditated."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, how to lure Shui Xingye and how to lead her into our ambush are all things I can handle. You don't need to worry about it!"

Zhang Yunxi patiently advised him on the other end:
"You just need to set up an ambush and wait for the fish to take the bait. Even if you fail in the end, we have arranged a retreat in advance and can still escape unscathed. There will be countless opportunities in the future."

"This time I am just testing to see if I can reveal Shui Xingye's trump card. And I will bear all the consumption of the fairyland treasures in your hands!"

"At the very least, we can still get the bounty of twenty Demonic Energy for free. This deal is a win for you no matter how you look at it, isn't it?"

Seeing that Lin Shan was still hesitating, she finally made another shocking move.

"I will not only bear the cost of the sixth-level energy needed for the Immortal Realm Relic this time, but the twenty strands of Demon Realm Energy that were offered as a reward will all belong to you. Do you want to do it?"

When he heard about money, it hit his soft spot!
Lin Shan's eyes lit up. Twenty strands of demonic energy, all belong to me???
If so many of them were used properly, at the very least he could train seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators with them. Even if he didn't give them to his subordinates, he could still exchange them for two sixth-tier magic-molten crystal cores from the Demon Dog Lord!

"Done!"

If the price is right, it's not impossible to try it once. Even if he fails, he is still quite confident in his way of escape.

Anyway, the rich young woman Zhang Yunxi is spending money, which is a good opportunity to test the quality of Shui Xingye and rehearse the final battle in Zhonggu Void in the future.

"Okay, let's make a plan now. It will take a month to prepare, and then I will go to the Penglai camp."

The girl on the other end of the pager was extremely decisive and did what she thought. Lin Shan couldn't help but admire her courage. Only she could do such a thing as forging a reward and defrauding money.

After the two of them finalized the details, they immediately hung up the call.

Lin Shan then continued to stay in the Milun River Valley.

After two days of rest.

When the front line received the order from the rear, Ji Wangzi immediately regrouped and once again took advantage of the thick fog to launch a sneak attack at the valley entrance in front!

The cannon fodder composed of various small sects of the Chu State's magic sect organized the first wave of charge.

The people from Luwu Peak followed behind.

Lin Shan and Yin Xuzi sat next to each other. They listened to the rumbling sounds of fighting coming from the front and waited slowly behind.

"Grandmaster, we were defeated miserably the last time we arrived. As a result, the people from Dan Ding Holy Land withdrew, and the rear has not yet provided support. Can a rash attack this time succeed?"

"Little Mole, you should ask your master about this. I am old and confused, and my eyes are blurry. How can I see the battlefield situation clearly through the magic fog?"

"Grandmaster, please don't be so modest. It is said that during the battle of Jiuyou Sect, you led the Luwu Peak to sweep the enemy's territory and penetrated directly into their territory. You were the bravest among the three armies, and your courage and spirit far surpassed others. You have long been famous among the Seventy-Two Peaks!"

"Ah? Really? Ahahahahaha!"

Lin Shan laughed, but the remnant soul of Xu Jizi in the Peak Master's token was very pleased to hear this, and praised him in a very senior manner:
"Yes, it's rare that a younger generation still knows about my great achievements in the past. I am a little reluctant to take his body away."

Yinxuzi looked at Jiwangzi and the other two who had disappeared in the sky long ago, and felt uneasy. Without the protection of a True Lord in the Nascent Soul stage, it was safer for him to stay with Lin Shan, an old man in the late Golden Core stage.

It didn't take long.

The front line was in a stalemate. It turned out that the people defending the opposite side were precisely the elite orphans who had fled with Young Master Jiuyou!

Since the passing of the Iron Protector, Hao Yun took over his legacy. Generation after generation of the Jiuyou Sect have been wandering in the Chu State, Jin State, and Jiaozhou for a long time, and followed the Qing League to compete for hegemony. They have long been a battle-hardened army tempered by blood and fire.

These cannon fodders of the Chu State were no match at all. Even Lu Wufeng rushed up twice but was beaten back by Hui Pupu.

After the troops were withdrawn.

After counting the casualties, it was found that nearly 300 cannon fodder were killed or injured, and the loss of various magical pets, spiritual pets and other servants was thousands!
Ji Wangzi, Ji Yuanzi and Ji Kangzi will come back after sunset.

His face was very ugly, his aura was fluctuating, and his true energy was consumed. "Big Brother, the other party is the Ten Thousand Snakes True Lord who is in charge of this place. He has experienced methods and his cultivation is even higher than ours. Three to one is barely even, and the people below can't beat him. What should we do?"

"The old fellow, Master Wanshe, was originally the leader of a first-rate sect in Jin State. Didn't he serve under the Yuanmo Sect? Why did he move his family north and join the deputy leader of Jiaozhou Qingmeng, She Yixiao?"

"I'm not sure. It seems like She Yixiao was originally a traitor to the Ten Thousand Snake Valley. Logically, Master Wanshe should have a grudge against him. I don't know when the two families started to collude with each other."

"This old guy is in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and is very troublesome. With the current strength of the three of us, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him."

They fought all day today but returned empty-handed. They were both exhausted both physically and mentally, so they had to call it a day.

Everyone below had a bad feeling, but no one dared to go up and bring bad luck upon themselves.

Over the next few days, they continued to launch attacks round after round, but each time the force became weaker and weaker. At one point, the other side even saw that they were exhausted and took the opportunity to counterattack!
Hao Yun led the Jiuyou Sect to attack and almost drove them out of the valley completely.

After withdrawing his troops, Ji Wangzi urgently asked for help from the rear. Grandmaster Zhixuan responded quickly and sent thousands of spirit beasts, a large number of war instruments and spirit stone supplies the next day.

By the way, thousands of cannon fodder were added.

In the cave, the three brothers in charge of Luwu Peak were still discussing.

"Big Brother, we can't go on like this. We can't take over the Jiuyou Gate just by ourselves. Should we look for opportunities in the surrounding areas?"

I spread out the map and found that there were tough guys all around, and none of them was easy to deal with.

"Panlong Mansion, Bu Nian Peak, Baihua Sect"

"I remember that these are all first-rate forces in Jin State. How come they all ran to Qing League?"

"I'm not sure. It seems to be related to Zi Chengqian's leadership of the Yuanmo Sect. It is said that he launched a large-scale purge in the Jin Kingdom's cultivation world, and the Huangquan Sect also took the opportunity to force them. The two major sects frantically recruited young men, causing these people to pack up and move away overnight."

"But if you go to the Green Alliance, don't you still have to come back to the Fallen Demon Valley to join the war? It's just a change of master."

This is not something they can know.

Several people looked at Grandmaster Zhixuan's handwritten instructions, asking them to perform their duties as quickly as possible, seize the high peak on the beachhead of the river valley, and advance northward to support friendly forces in other directions.

The three of them cursed at the same time!

How can we push forward when support is so weak?
The key is the obstacle, Lord Wanshe. The three brothers can do nothing about it. Three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators can barely hold off one middle Nascent Soul stage cultivator, which is already their limit.

"What is that old fellow Xu Jizi doing recently?"

Ji Wangzi thought of his master at this time, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Now that he is in the Nascent Soul stage, it is extremely difficult to improve his strength further. He can only find ways to improve his qualifications, talents, magical powers, and magic weapons.

"Master has been with Junior-nephew Yinxu recently, participating in the ground attack battle."

"Call him."

After a while, Lin Shan came here.

Seeing the three disciples sitting there staring at him, he had no grudges and sat down in a seat below.
"What do you want from me, my disciples?"

Unexpectedly, the eldest disciple Ji Wangzi said something shocking as soon as he opened his mouth!

"Master, we are facing a tough opponent now. It is difficult to break through the front line no matter what. So after much thought, I can only ask you to help."

"Oh?"

Lin Shan was slightly moved and asked earnestly.

"I wonder how I can help?"

The three of them looked at each other, hesitated slightly, and then spoke in unison.

"Master, please quickly break through the Nascent Soul stage and help us to capture the Ten Thousand Snakes!"

Bang~
The wine glass in Lin Shan's hand fell to the ground, and he seemed at a loss.

"You. What do you mean?"

"I am old now and no longer have great ambitions. Anyway, Luwu Peak has you three brothers to shoulder the responsibilities, so I will just take a good rest and enjoy my old age."

"As for the Nascent Soul stage, I have absolutely no such thoughts. You don't need to do so."

Ji Wangzi curled his lips, feeling annoyed seeing him showing off.

"Master, do you suspect that we are testing you? You are wrong, absolutely wrong!"

"Although the three of us brothers are not very generous, we will not suppress our own people. Master has nurtured us, so how can we not find an opportunity to repay him?"

"It just so happens that I have some treasures here that can help you break through the Nascent Soul stage, and Master has been immersed in the peak of the Golden Core for many years. So, it is better to do it now than to wait for a day. Under the protection of the three of us brothers, let's quickly break through the Nascent Soul stage!"

Lin Shan was very surprised to hear the three of them speaking earnestly and as if they were in a hurry to repay their gratitude.

The remaining soul of Xu Jizi in the token panicked instantly!
I quickly sent him a secret message:

"Don't believe it. My disciple is definitely not that kind. He must want to poison you. I know him very well!"

"So what if I know so much? Do you think I can refuse now?"

"Uh"

The remaining soul of Xu Jizi fell silent.

Looking at Lin Shan’s current situation, it seems that there is really no room for refusal. He has to do whatever the other party says. How can the arm twist the thigh?

"Then help me seize the body quickly, otherwise what should I do when you are killed by them?"

Lin Shan ignored this guy's nagging and looked at Ji Wangzi's hand. The eldest disciple had just taken out a blood-red pill!
This pill is full and round, with red blood all over, and a refreshing fragrance. There is also a slight rhythm like fetal breathing inside, and the ups and downs are subtly in line with a certain charm, giving it an indescribable artistic conception.

"Blood Infant Pill"

Lin Shan compared the stone platform that had been completely looted when he saw it in the treasury of Luwu Peak in Xushen Mountain, and immediately thought of the origin of this item.

Ji Wangzi smiled slightly without further explanation.

As the previous peak master, Xu Jizi could not have been unaware of the efficacy of this pill.

【Blood Infant Pill】

Quality: Fifth-level elixir

Introduction: It is made by taking a ray of pure energy from nine hundred and ninety-nine children born in the first month of the year with spiritual roots, supplemented with fifth-level materials such as Blood Evil Demon Refining and Netherworld Ghost Bones. After swallowing it, the cultivator can condense a blood infant in his body, which greatly helps to break through the Nascent Soul stage.

(Note: The side effect is that the blood infant is extremely bloodthirsty and needs to provide a certain amount of blood of living beings every month, otherwise its cultivation will regress and backfire on itself. At the same time, it will subtly reduce its own lifespan and gradually change its appearance and rejuvenate.)
(End of this chapter)