Immortal Road.

"Don't worry about Master Xiongshan. It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies. If Guigu Holy Land doesn't come to provoke us, we shouldn't conflict with them."

Lin Shan drove Xiong Shan to Lu State, but when he got here, someone else drove Xiong Shan away again. This guy was born to be a hard worker, which was quite miserable.

Lu Xiuming then asked about how to deal with Fan Jingchen.

"Master, this person has been lurking in our Lujiang League for so many years, secretly provoking external disputes, intending to subvert the dominant position of Xungu Sect."

"And after running the alliance for so long, he has almost become the one who has the final say in the alliance. He has fostered countless confidants. Even after the disastrous defeat in the southwestern Shandong expedition, most of the sects clung to each other and still followed his lead!"

"Now I have brought people to capture him and put him in custody. There are many rumors out there, and everyone is trying to use their connections to find out how to rescue him."

"Even some disciples who had returned from Lujiang League after a long stay were secretly acting as spies to pass information to the outside world, sparking a wave of public opinion in Luxi."

Lin Shan understood as soon as he heard it.

If it weren't for the huge pressure from public opinion in the cultivation world, Lu Xiuming wouldn't have singled this out. It seems that Guigu Holy Land has also started to build momentum.

It must be said that Fan Jingchen is indeed a capable guy, as he was able to infiltrate the Lujiang League that he and the ancestor of the Yang family founded so effectively. Of course, there are also reasons why he has let it go for nearly a hundred years.

"What about the Yang family? They have great prestige in the alliance. Didn't they suppress those troublemakers?"

"No, the Yang family has been dormant for nearly a hundred years, and the previous deputy leader Yang has also passed away. The current Yang family is completely an ordinary family, completely lost in the crowd."

Lu Xiuming sighed. This was the case with ordinary cultivation families. Even though they had gained a lot of benefits from the Lujiang League before, they still failed to develop. They had been secretly suppressed by Fan Jingchen for many years and had long since fallen into decline.

"Now many local bosses in western Shandong have expressed their support for Fan Jingchen and put pressure on us from all sides. It is hard to guarantee that they are bribed by Guigu Holy Land behind the scenes. You see..."

"kill!"

Lin Shan spoke coldly, not even bothering to know which forces they were.

He just killed all those who disobeyed him, cleaned up Luxi inside and out, and turned it into a one-man show of Xun Gu Sect.

"Anyone who dares to speak against me will be crushed! Then we will set up a branch temple and let our sect take over. As for the Lujiang League, there is no need for it to exist anymore."

The person who inherited the position of leader was just a shell on his head, which was used to conceal his true identity and buy time for the Xun Gu Sect to develop.

Now that his disciple has surpassed his master, he can naturally drop his disguise and no longer take those local tyrants seriously.

There just happened to be a reason, to collude with foreign enemies and divide the internal forces, and just one reason was enough!
"clear."

Lu Xiuming immediately went down to prepare. It is not difficult to imagine that what will happen in western Shandong will be turned upside down.

Lin Shan handed the matters over to his subordinates and no longer paid attention to this side. At least the Xun Gu Sect had always been of little concern to him, and now there were bigger things waiting for him.

Virūpī Desert.

Explore the bay.

The sky and the earth were gray, and another season of sandstorms had arrived. This place was a severely affected area, extremely desolate and deserted.

Zhang Yunxi waited for many days and finally waited for Lin Shan to arrive late.

"You delayed for three days."

"Sorry, I went to the Western Region to take a look."

There are two organizations in the Western Regions, the Lushen Mansion and the Western Regions Alliance. In recent years, they have increased their trade with the State of Lu. The Xun Gu Sect has also specially organized dozens of camel caravans, and the Lin Chamber of Commerce has also established many branches in the Western Regions.

As the business grows, the relationship becomes closer.

He came here specially and was warmly received by Xiangren Zhenjun and Tailong Alliance Leader, and they handed over the antiques and evil spirits they had collected over the years to him.

Among them, there are 92 points of ancient charm and more than groups of evil spirit!

The Soul-Devouring Prison supernatural power has evolved again. After continuous investment in spoils of war, it has reached level 15 as shown on the enhancement panel.

And its shape has evolved again, from a hexagonal light cage to an octagonal light cage!
The ability to block and consume energy has been improved to a higher level, and even he himself is frightened.

If he were to fight the Yuanlu Demon King again, he might not be able to escape for so long.

The only thing that is a little uncertain is that this great soul technique seems to have no upper limit. As long as you continue to invest evil energy, you can keep upgrading it.

In exchange, he also took out a lot of good things as rewards.

In this siege on Lord Joy, enhancing the power of the Devouring Soul Prison is an important part, and we must succeed in this battle!
"Here, these three Star Element Modules are temporarily given to you for use in the next battle. It's best to use them wisely."

Zhang Yunxi handed him three pieces of silver-white metal in advance. They were cool to the touch and gave him a sense of security.

With these, Lin Shan felt more confident.

"Do you know the exact location of the God of Joy?"

"Of course, I went back to Dan Ding Holy Land a while ago and gained new status and power. Then I used this opportunity to get in touch with the famous fortune teller in Kaiyuan Realm and asked him to calculate the position of Huanxi Shenjun for me!"

"What? He really let you do it?"

"uh-huh."

Looking at Zhang Yunxi raising her chin proudly, Lin Shan shook his head in disbelief.

How much of your lifespan will it take to calculate the location of the powerful Yuanshen?
Didn’t Xuan Yaozi tell me that Bu Suanzi didn’t have much time left and would no longer accept fortune-telling commissions? How come he is able to do it now?

Good man, you are just treating the dish according to the situation, right?

If people from the holy land come to you to calculate their lifespans, but if I come to you to calculate my lifespans, I will have no lifespans. Who are you looking down on?
He secretly made up his mind that when he became powerful enough, he would definitely settle the score with those two charlatans, as he had not yet finished paying for the money they had ripped him off last time.

"Let's go, there is no time to lose. The location of the Joyful Lord is in Shapoyuan, where he has been sleeping for thousands of years. It is very hidden. The newly established Joyful Religion is just a cover."

The two of them rode the rainbow all the way.

Recently, the sandstorms have been blowing wildly, covering the sky and the sun, just blocking the view. No one in the Viruo Desert can escape, so it is convenient for them to march straight to Huanglong.

They passed by several oases on the way and saw the newly rebuilt branch altar of the Joyful Sect below. Lin Shan asked if they needed to go down to collect faith.

However, Zhang Yunxi directly rejected his idea and told him that after the God of Joy awakens, all the incense from the statues of the God of Joy can be sucked away in real time through the air, and there will be no loopholes to be found.

And once they are exposed, it is likely to arouse the other party's vigilance.

I crossed all the way and passed several familiar places, including the Secret Zen Sect, the Lingshu Sect, and the Huanxi Sect.
Looking back, neither of them wisely asked the other what they needed their worship for.

But when it comes to a key person, Zhang Yunxi obviously knows more than Lin Shan.

"Back then, when the two of us were promoting the Joyful Sect, we were actually followed by Master Jinglian. He followed us step by step and witnessed the demise of the Joyful Sect with his own eyes."

"For the patrolling immortals, all incense and faith are things that the upper realms must investigate and destroy. The Joy Sect will be dealt with sooner or later, and there will be absolutely no tolerance. It's just that the Black Lotus Sect is in the front."

"Master Jinglian believed that the Joy Sect was a breakthrough point, so he came here to destroy the den while waiting for the Black Lotus Sect to show up." "And we were in danger that time, it was just that the danger was secretly blocked by Master Jinglian."

"Oh? How do you know so clearly?"

Lin Shan was puzzled. He had dealt with the Joy Sect before, but he didn't feel anything.

Zhang Yunxi's next sentence was shocking!

"Because I had already come into contact with Master Jinglian before that."

"What? What did you talk about?"

"Nothing much. Help him destroy the Joyful Sect and destroy all the incense and vows. That's all."

"Then what is his purpose here?"

"They used us as bait to lure the remnants of the Black Lotus Sect here, and then quietly dealt with them from behind."

Lin Shan really didn't expect that Mr. Jinglian had done so much behind the scenes.

The Black Lotus Sect did not turn a blind eye to the incident in the Vimalakirti Desert. They also sent people to observe and provide support. However, they were all intercepted by Master Jinglian and killed silently on the way to support.

Lin Shan and Zhang Yunxi were able to defeat the Happy Sect safely.

"Later, this man subdued Youmeiji and took her with him for decades before letting her go and returning to the Viruo Desert. After meeting her father, Huanxi Shenjun, he let her go again and entered the Black Lotus Sect. He was appreciated by the Fairy Qinglian, and disappeared in the Jiuli land more than a decade ago."

Having said this, Zhang Yunxi smiled and looked at Lin Shan with a half-smile.

The latter remained calm, but just fiddled with the virtual star plate while riding the rainbow, trying to determine the direction.

"What are you looking at me for? Do you have any clues behind this?"

"Of course, I spent a lot of money to buy the news. It is said that when the Jiuli land was in chaos and the Wu Clan, the Barbarian Clan, and the Black Lotus Cult were trying to stop it, a mysterious person finally took the spoils. Could that person be Fellow Daoist Lin?"

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't."

Seeing her smiling face, Lin Shan immediately understood what she meant. It seemed that the little girl had done her homework quite well.

"If so, how long do you plan to keep Youmei Ji locked up, Brother Lin? Keeping a beautiful woman in a golden house is really a taboo. Don't let the other party counterattack you at the last minute. You will cry at the critical moment!"

"."

Zhang Yunxi actually guessed that Youmei Ji was in Lin Shan's hands, which surprised him very much, because there could be many explanations for Youmei Ji's disappearance, even her death was possible, but she guessed the truth directly!
Youmei Ji was indeed right beside him, which made Lin Shan a little embarrassed.

"How do you know so much about it? Could it be that you asked the fortune teller to tell your fortune for you in the name of a holy land?"

"How is that possible? Do you think the other person's life span is infinite?"

Zhang Yunxi shook her head, revealing an unknown inside story.

"For divination practitioners like Bu Suanzi, clients can actually bring longevity elixirs to consult. Most of them have already taken all the elixirs in the world, and they can't take the same elixirs to increase their lifespan, but they can put them on their hands and use them to deduce and extract the vitality of plants and trees to answer questions."

“Is this even possible???”

"That's right. You want them to use up their own lifespans to help you tell fortunes. That's absolutely wishful thinking. I don't have that many life-extending elixirs for them to waste."

"The whereabouts of Phantom Princess."

"I cheated you!"

Zhang Yunxi showed a triumphant smile with a shallow dimple on the corner of her mouth. It was rare for them to have a good chat on the road, but suddenly she appeared out of nowhere like this, and Lin Shan really fell for it!

"Fellow Daoist Lin is so lucky. I heard that before, a demon's wife threw herself into his arms, and then a fox demon girl pestered him endlessly. Now, he has a daughter of the Yuanshen imprisoned by him. He is so lucky."

"You misunderstood. Lin is not that kind of person."

"Then I'll ask someone to tell Narcissus of Jingyang Academy to see if she believes your words, how about that?"

"No, what do you mean?"

Lin Shan's scalp suddenly felt tingling and his heart started pounding!
Sailor Moon has been missing for a long time, but has she returned? What new information does she have?
No matter how much he explained, the other party simply ignored him. He also brought up Sailor Moon for some reason, which made him feel very uneasy.

"Haha, do you think I would believe it? It's right in front of your mouth, how can you not try it?"

"If you think that this little temptation can make me lose control, then the future is a long journey to immortality, and there are more temptations waiting for me. Aren't you destined to fall into the abyss of desire!"

It was the first time that Zhang Yunxi heard him refute in this way. He was serious and a bit earnest. She couldn't help but believe it halfway, with a look of suspicion on her face.

"You really haven't touched them? You should know that Youmei Ji is very popular and a pawn of many big shots. If you can make her submit to you wholeheartedly, you can control Huanxi Shenjun and influence the decisions of Jinglian Jushi and Heilian Shizun, which will be of great benefit to your future."

"Really not!"

Lin Shan shook his head, speechless about her gossip.

It is not easy to make someone surrender. Do you really think that if you conquer a woman physically, she will suddenly be devoted to you? Have you read too many stories about stallions in the cultivation world?

You have to know that Lord Huanxi is the biological father of Ji Youmei. This trip is to encircle and suppress Lord Huanxi. How can they bear to kill him if he is really involved with Ji Youmei?

"If you don't mind, I'd like to go in now and talk to You Meiji for a while. See if that's okay."

"What do you want to do?"

Zhang Yunxi's sudden request made Lin Shan alert.

Since he has made up his mind to kill Lord Huanxi, why waste time talking to Lady Youmei? There is also no need to leak information and arouse the other party's hatred in vain.

Wouldn't it be better to keep them in the dark?
"In fact, in this fight against the Happy God, Phantom Princess is a good card. It depends on how we use it!"

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"Think about it. After all, Huanxi Divine Lord is a cultivator in the Yuanshen Stage. He has many skills and is experienced. Even if we succeed in the sneak attack, the other party is determined to escape. Are you sure you can catch up and kill him?"

"Well. Not sure."

"So, we have to show a point that the other party can't give up, forcing him to fight to the death with us. Youmeiji, my biological daughter, is the other party's weak spot!"

Lin Shan suddenly realized that Zhang Yunxi wanted to use Youmeiji as bait. To be honest, it was a bit mean and cruel!
But the world of cultivation is so cruel. They will do anything to achieve their goals. Why bother about the other party's life or death? What morality? Of course, they will do anything!

This is due to the general environment. Any monk who has worked hard all the way to the top will not be too soft-hearted.

Thinking of this, he and Youmei Ji had no relationship in the first place, so he agreed to let her into the Xing Mansion as Zhang Yunxi said.

The next moment, a fierce quarrel was heard from inside! (End of this chapter)