Immortal Road.

"Friend Lin, how long have we known each other?"

"About two hundred years."

“It’s been so long.”

Zhang Yunxi closed her eyes and recalled every detail of her life in this world. She told him about her experience when she first came to the Song Dynasty and was raised by her grandfather Zhang in Yinchuan market.

Later, his talent in alchemy gradually emerged, and he traveled around the cultivation world of the Song Dynasty, gradually gathering talents and secretly building up his own power. He became the successor of the Red Lotus Patriarch, until he was discovered by the Alchemy Holy Land.

"My grandfather's wish before he died was that I could become a Jindan Zhenren and buy that auction house. From then on, we would no longer work for others and could start our own business."

Lin Shan listened quietly, thinking of Old Zhang, the kind-hearted old man. He returned to the old place of Song State to revisit and had time to see Zuo Zhenren for the last time, but failed to meet Old Zhang, which was a regret of his life.

"Later, I finally became a Jindan Zhenren and acquired the Yinchuan Auction House, but my grandfather had passed away. I lost my only relative in this world."

"I was very confused during that time. I felt like I had no relatives here. I was accompanied by endless loneliness. I kept silent all day and no one approached me. But I knew there was another person who came from the same place as me and was still wandering far away."

"That person is you, Master Lin, who can say that odd things change but even things remain the same!"

Zhang Yunxi came out of her sadness, looked back at them, and laughed for no apparent reason.

"To be honest, your brilliant remark scared me. If it wasn't so abrupt, I might have recognized you."

Lin Shan and she sat side by side on the sand slope, looking at the endless yellow sand and the setting sun in the desert. The sky and the earth seemed to be covered with a layer of red.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Then why did you deliberately hide your identity when we met again? Wouldn't it be better to confess earlier?"

"Who are you? I'll be honest with you. Do I know you well?"

Zhang Yunxi blinked, raised her chin like a young lady, and became arrogant.

The two chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere of parting was diluted a lot.

As they chatted, they talked about the Red Lotus Ancestor.

"Being able to rescue the old ancestor before leaving is the last thing I want to do in this world. From now on, I won't be able to enjoy the old man's affections. I have to rely on you to take care of him."

"Well, feel free to go."

When talking about past lives, Lin Shan learned that Zhang Yunxi was actually just a student before she traveled through time. She had just become an adult and was a sophomore in college, majoring in geology and archaeology.

By chance, when I was on an exploration trip to an ancient human site with a research team led by my supervisor, the movement of the earth's crust caused a collapse, and I fell into the turbulence of time and space and traveled here.

"I vaguely remember that in the deep blue and purple vortex of time and space, a turbid river rushed down, and in the ancient inverted hourglass, a golden light chose me. I guess maybe that was the long river of time!"

"At that time, there was an old man following the golden light. When he saw me, he shook his head, sighed and said something like 'time and fate', then he gave up the thing, turned around and left, throwing himself into the long river and disappearing."

"Later, when I entered the Immortal Universe, I looked down at the void and myriad worlds, and discovered that the world beneath my feet was just a hazy area on the lower edge of this universe. Above it and between it and the Immortal World, there seemed to be a vast battlefield, more like a tentacle extending from another universe."

Lin Shan was quite envious of Zhang Yunxi for being able to remain conscious throughout the entire journey.

That ray of golden light might be the golden finger. Zhang Yunxi tried hard to think about what the old man who chased the golden light looked like, but she still couldn't remember. It was as if her memory had been erased when the other party left. However, she had her own speculation about this world.

Twelve thousand years ago, evil demons from outer space invaded and all the nearby void worlds were affected. These places have experienced the devastation of war, the fading of prosperity and the reconstruction of ruins, but now it seems that it is far from that simple.

The birth of the Black Lotus Sect and the resurrection of the Green Lotus Fairy were probably also to avoid supervision from the upper realm.

However, no matter how remote this world is, it can still maintain contact with the fairy world, proving that it is not a lawless area. At least there is the patrolling fairy envoy Jinglian Jushi who comes to the world to restore order.

"The truth of the matter is no longer important to me. If you want to know more, you may be able to get something from Master Jinglian in the future."

Zhang Yunxi explained everything she knew, including what could be kept and what needed to be reminded.

The two were suddenly speechless.

After a long silence, the setting sun gradually disappeared over the horizon, the desert welcomed the dark night sky, the temperature suddenly dropped, and the world was silent as the strong wind blew.

"I have to go now."

She stood up at some point, turned around to take a last look at Lin Shan, and without hesitation plunged into the space crack. The void battleship was steadily parked in the space mezzanine.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, if I can resolve my obsession in my hometown someday, I will come to the Immortal Dao World to look for you. See you later!"

"See you later."

Lin Shan followed softly, watching her free and easy figure disappear. The crack in the void closed in an instant, and the sky was dotted with stars.

The green mountains share the same clouds and rain, and the bright moon is never in two places.

It is difficult to find a true friend in life. Two people come from the same place, have the same experience, but finally choose different directions.

Everyone has his own aspirations and cannot be forced.

It is a rare fate that we have walked together for a while, so why should we be together day and night?
As the saying goes:
If we meet in the fairyland one day, I will call you Taoist and we will all experience the vicissitudes of life together!

"Bang~!!!"

There was a loud slamming of the table and a loud crashing sound of things breaking in the hall.

"Trash, it's all trash!"

The face of the master of Xiongshan was livid, looking at the group of people kneeling at his feet. How could he still be respectful to the wise men as before? At this moment, seeing the battle report from the front line, he was furious and wanted to slap these useless subordinates to death.

At present, most of the vast land in southwestern Shandong has been occupied by Qianbu and his army, and the entire territory is about to be taken over.

He could only hide in a corner and wait for rescue.

However, as a newcomer, he had no chance to make friends with the major forces in Lu State. All his requests for help fell on despair, and the suffering he endured turned into despair!
"Boss, the situation is hopeless now, why don't you..."

A cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage nearby kindly reminded him that it was not a good idea to resist stubbornly, and the right thing to do was to make plans early.

"Elder Wu? What do you think?"

Xiong Shan was in a very bad mood. He was completely hopeless and had already guessed his own ending.

I didn't expect that the last round of the Wanhui Year was approaching. I had finally built up my power and was about to make great achievements, but in the end, I was slapped hard by reality! Elder Wu hesitated and groaned for a long time without saying a word. Xiong Shan suddenly roared.

"Just tell me what you think!"

"Boss, my opinion, in fact, I am not the only one, everyone thinks so, if you want to gain something in the third round of spiritual tide, it is better to rely on a holy land, Guigu Holy Land, exactly."

"Asshole!!!"

Xiong Shan overturned the table and was so angry that he drew his sword and almost killed Elder Wu.

"You want me to seek refuge with Qianbu?"

"Do you know that back then, that kid knelt at the feet of others and sought to be their adoptive father? He was mocked by people at that time as a slave of five surnames. He was even beaten to a pulp by me and was once defeated by me!"

"Now, just because he has transformed himself into a disciple of Guigu Holy Land, I have to bow down to him? He doesn't deserve it!"

Thinking of all the terrible things that had happened in the past, Master Xiongshan didn't have the face to surrender to the Guigu Holy Land.

But looking at the faces of all his men, it was clear that they had no intention of fighting and each of them had resigned themselves to their fate. It was obvious that this newly formed gang had already fallen apart. Who knew what these people were thinking?

The more Xiong Shan thought about it, the more unwilling he felt. He had been displaced all along and had never been able to gain a foothold anywhere. Every time he was like a stray dog, being chased around and living in constant fear.

Think about it, I am a disciple of Master Jinglian, this is really embarrassing for my master!

"Come on, gather the troops! This time, the leader of this gang will personally go into battle and have a good fight with that kid Qianbu. It's either victory or death in this battle!"

Everyone rushed up to persuade him, but no one could persuade him. He had no choice but to go out and organize the troops with a worried face. This might be the last battle in southwest Shandong, and no one knew where they would go.

A month later.

Lin Shan went to Luxi to search for the ancient religion. After returning, he met with the envoys from the three holy places again.

The Star Palace Hundred Races Alliance is still headed by the White-haired Ancestor, while the Taixuan Holy Land and the Guigu Holy Land have each been replaced by elders in the late Nascent Soul stage to express their importance of this bid.

The conditions offered by the White-haired Old Ancestor remain the same, without any changes.

Taixuan Holy Land was unexpected and also promised to protect Linshan to become a "great master" afterwards.

Guigu Holy Land is more pragmatic and the most sincere one.

They decided to grant the Xun Gu Sect an independent status, which meant that they promised that in the battle for the spiritual tide, they would not send it out as cannon fodder, but would instead treat it as an ally to provide support.

Afterwards, regarding the harvest of the spiritual tide, Guigu Holy Land took 80% and could give 20% to Xun Gu Sect!
You have to know that ordinary sects have no qualifications to talk to the Holy Land. It is no exaggeration to say that they treat you like pigs and dogs. They don't care about their thoughts at all and have to do whatever they tell you to do.

Still want autonomy and to avoid being cannon fodder?

That's just a dream!

Not to mention that it will be divided into 80:20 afterwards. Even if it is just a drop in the bucket, you won’t get anything. I will take it all and kick you out!

Looking at the last time they sank into the Demon Valley, the Huangquan Sect of Jin had no sense of existence. They were cannon fodder from beginning to end until their death, and could only become a knife and be slaughtered at will. The Guigu Holy Land did not offer any conditions.

The same is true for Xushen Mountain. In the eyes of the top leaders of Danding Holy Land, it is just cannon fodder!
Only Zi Chenggan was valued by the Penglai Holy Land. This was based on his star destiny and his own strength, so he was given a break.

Now that Guigu Holy Land thinks so highly of Lin Shan, all the people in Xun Gu Sect feel honored, as if they feel particularly proud to be looked up to by the Holy Land!
"Master Lin, I'm telling you the truth. Guiguzi Holy Land is planning to get involved in the next round of spiritual tide in Lu State, and my lineage is the one in charge in the early stage! Let me introduce myself. I'm Liang Tianqi, the 78th generation leader of the Bingzhen School, a direct descendant of the founder Guiguzi."

This old man's cultivation has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul, even deeper than that of the White-haired Ancestor. His own demeanor is even more extraordinary. His every move is natural, his blood is as evil as ink, his aura is sharp, and his feet are rooted in the ground like the Abyss!
After the introduction, I learned that it is one of the famous schools in the Guigu Holy Land, with strong power and extensive connections. No wonder it was able to grab the lucrative job of developing the State of Lu.

Of course, Lin Shan also knew that during the Wanhui Year Spiritual Tide, the major holy places basically cast a wide net at the beginning, first looking at which side of the continent had established sufficient advantages, and then finally deciding whether to invest all their efforts.

After all, whoever reveals his cards too early will be noticed by the opponent and may be put in a completely passive position in the future.

Having personally experienced the battle of the Fallen Demon Valley, he already had a relatively good understanding of this model. He did not expect that the temporary person in charge of the Ghost Valley Holy Land would come to see him in person. This was indeed a great compliment.

The 80:20 split is relatively reasonable, at least it makes the local forces of Lu feel tempted!
Lin Shan was also surprised. After repeatedly talking with Liang Tianqi, he confirmed that the other party had seriously investigated him and believed that he and the current Xun Gu Sect were worth this price. In addition, the sphere of influence of the two regions of Luxi and Luxibei could also block the tentacles of the aliens and cut off the Taixuan Holy Land from winning over them.
With so many benefits in front of us, I think it can indeed be discussed as a condition.

After careful consideration and comparison with the conditions offered by the other two companies, he decided to temporarily take refuge in the Guigu Holy Land!
After all, after losing the rich woman Zhang Yunxi and having no source of gigolo support, he felt that even if he had to be picky, he should pick someone who was a little more normal.

Not to mention the Inhumans, I was a complete alien in the past, unless my bloodline was changed.

The foundation of Taixuan Holy Land is too poor, and the conditions offered are not very good. The key point is that they have already controlled the four regions, and this deal seems to be deliberately ruined.

Only the Guigu Holy Land offered such unique conditions that allowed him to come up with the answer in just one breath.

"Master Liang, happy cooperation!"

"Ahahahaha, good. Cult Master Lin is indeed sensible and knows when to advance and retreat. My Guigu Holy Land will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Guigu Holy Land won the bid, and the white-haired ancestor of the hundreds of clans in the Star Palace sighed a little, but did not say much. He simply said hello to Lin Shan and left. Taixuan Holy Land also did not have any expectations for this, so they just exchanged greetings and left on their own.

Only people from Guigu Holy Land and Xungu Sect were left and began the initial cooperation.

"Everyone, our troops are temporarily stationed in the southwest of Shandong, but we will come to western Shandong to join you sooner or later. Please take good care of us when the time comes."

"Don't worry, I will definitely make you feel at home in your holy place."

"Hahaha, then I'll borrow Master Lin's good words!"

"Well, just leave it to me, you can rest assured."

After the negotiation was completed, Lin Shan ordered his men to bring up Fan Jingchen, the deputy leader of the Lujiang League. This man had always been a traitor and had colluded with foreign enemies. Logically, he should have been executed long ago.

However, at this moment, Lin Shan was magnanimous and actually let the man go!

Obviously, this is a respect for the ally and gives face to the Liang master. Anyway, this person is insignificant and has long been ignored by him.

If you can do a favor and avoid future rifts, why not do it?
"Thank you, Master Lin. I will discipline this boy diligently after he returns. I am sorry for causing you trouble this time."

After saying this, Master Liang picked up Fan Jingchen, greeted him with a smile, and then left Tianfu Mountain.

Looking at the other person's leaving figure, Lu Xiuming walked out from the side.

"Master, according to internal information, Master Xiongshan was defeated and captured, and he just defected to the Guigu Holy Land a while ago."

(End of this chapter)