Immortal Road.

There was no movement in the sky for a long time; the clouds were motionless, as if it were all just an illusion.

Lin Shan smiled and looked down at the Zouwu Venerable.

"Look at him, Elder Shui thinks I'm bluffing him. Do you think I have that much free time?"

"Hehehe"

The Zouwu Venerable could no longer hide his embarrassment. He was secretly surprised that Lin Shan could not only guess so accurately, but also see through the disguise in the sky.
"You think you can hide in the spatial interlayer and I can't do anything to you? You're sorely mistaken! Elder Shui, come out!"

Lin Shan stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for his opponent to appear.

Unexpectedly, there was still no movement in the sky. The opponent's composure was extraordinary, and he did not come out even after being called out twice.

"Oh? You won't come out? Then I'll force you to!"

In an instant, two bright beams of light pierced the sky, and two unsheathed swords could be vaguely seen shooting out from Lin Shan's eyes, disappearing into the void in an instant. The entire world instantly turned into white line-like law patterns!

Skynet is restored, sparse but not leaking.

Ping-ping-pong-clang~
The little fox girl was terrified, and the Zouwu Venerable cowered and lay on the ground!

A brown figure could no longer hide in the sky and was chased back and forth, jumping around like a grasshopper, but could never escape the lock of the two sword lights.

Every time they tried to escape, a mysterious force sealed off the space, forcing them to rely on their agility to dodge in all directions, only to be chased relentlessly until they were on the verge of a fire.

The old man in the straw raincoat was none other than Shui Lingchuan, the current Holy Lord of Penglai Holy Land!
He was surrounded by the Star-Slaying Demon Sword, and was so flustered that he almost dropped his straw hat in fright.

"Leader Lin, we are old acquaintances. Is this how your Ancient Searching Sect treats its guests?"

"Hahaha, Elder Shui, such a distinguished guest from Penglai, my Xun Gu Sect temple is too small to entertain! Otherwise, why would you have been hiding in the heavens and refusing to come down to pay your respects?"

Shui Lingchuan's old face twitched. He had two Yuan Nian avatars killed by this kid, and he was already traumatized. How could he dare to come over and offer himself up?
If we send any more, we'll be left with no one to command!
To be honest, when he accepted the mission, he suggested to the Holy Lord of Penglai that he change the person, but all of the other party's avatars were also on missions and could not get away. Some went to Luosong Mountain Range to deal with the Red Lotus Ancestor, and some went to hunt down the Great Demon Qu Gong's main body. Which one was not dangerous enough?

Finally, with no other choice, the leader of the Xun Gu Cult had to personally oversee the situation.

Fortunately, the Penglai Holy Land's strategy has a sequence. The Xun Gu Sect does not need to attack in the first round; they only need to keep an eye on things. Their main target is still the cultivation world of the Song Dynasty.

Shui Lingchuan, that old fox, is quite cautious. He doesn't dare to investigate whether Lin Shan's true body is there himself, but he actually lured the Zouwu Venerable from the surrounding Devouring Star Mountain Range to go deep into the cave to check!
Now that Lin Shan's location has been discovered, the other routes in Penglai can rest assured and no longer need to worry about this troublemaker causing trouble. However, Shui Lingchuan himself was discovered on the spot!

He didn't know why the other party found him so easily when he had hidden himself so well.

What kind of eye technique is this? Not only can it see through disguises, but it can also restrict one's escape techniques. And what are these two swords in the pupil?

This was the first time I had encountered the Star-Slaying Demon Sword. It roamed the void like a dragon, scattering star power across the sky. These two swords were unstoppable, and their surging demonic energy was even more terrifying!
Lin Shan stood in the small courtyard of the cave, not moving an inch. He only glanced at her, yet he was able to make Shui Lingchuan flustered. This scene meant nothing to the ignorant little fox girl, but it was horrifying to the Zouwu Venerable!
This kid is terrifying.
Luckily, I didn't argue with him back then, otherwise I probably wouldn't have lasted even one round.

"Elder Shui, Penglai wouldn't have sent just you to keep an eye on me, would it? If so, I'll gladly accept this avatar of yours today!"

"Of course not, Venerable Zouwu, what are you waiting for? Make your move!"

"No, um, I..."

The Venerable Zouwu stammered, "The sacred land of Penglai is one we cannot afford to offend, but the Xun Gu Sect is one we can afford to offend."
I'm already helping you scout the way and identify people, but you want me to take action personally? Why don't you want me to entrust my life to you?

Lin Shan glanced at the floor with a half-smile, not having time to chat with it, still remotely controlling his pupil technique to fight against the sky, but his words were sinister.

"Venerable Zouwu, you should think this through. The Devouring Star Mountain Range is right next to the State of Lu. You must know whether it's closer to Penglai or the Ancient Seeking Sect."

"Um, Leader Lin, I absolutely did not mean to oppose you!"

The Venerable Zouwu hurriedly explained that the Heavenly Water River was in danger, spouting incoherent nonsense and roaring wildly:

"You'd better think this through. You've already offended the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader. If you offend my Penglai as well, you'll be pleasing neither side. In that case, your Star Devouring Demon Clan will surely have nowhere to stand!"

"!!!"

These words were a blatant threat, with both sides pressuring it to choose sides: would it defect to the Xun Gu Sect in the face of battle, or follow Penglai down the same path to the bitter end?
The fence-sitter's swaying won't work; neither the forest nor the river will allow it, thus forcing the Zouwu Venerable into a corner.

"I, I, I"

It was sweating profusely and rambling incoherently; in such a critical moment, it was difficult to make a decision easily.

Penglai is powerful and is the undisputed overlord of this world, the strongest holy land in tens of thousands of years; the leader of the Xun Gu Sect is a genius with many friends, and his strength has been advancing by leaps and bounds. The key is that it is very close to his own Devouring Star Mountain Range.

The question of which one to choose plunged it into extreme agonizing indecision!

If I really had to choose, I would definitely want to remain neutral, but these two are forcing me to take a stand. Isn't that asking the impossible?

Why should my demon race suffer when you two divine beings are fighting?
In this tense atmosphere, both Lin Shan and Shui Lingchuan were under pressure. Finally, with no other choice, Venerable Zouwu had to make a decision!
Click-clack~~~
The space suddenly shattered, and amidst a turbulent current, two hooves emerged and precisely kicked away the Star-Slaying Demon Sword, giving Shui Lingchuan a sliver of hope!
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zouwu, you've come at the right time. Congratulations on passing the test."

"test?"

A surprised voice came from within the spatial turbulence. The meaning was unclear, but out of caution, the voice remained hidden. Meanwhile, Shui Lingchuan had already taken advantage of the moment to escape, and in the blink of an eye, he too jumped into the turbulence and vanished.

"Hmph, did I say you could leave?"

Lin Shan casually crushed the wisp of primordial spirit in the cave, a look of disappointment in his eyes. It seemed that the Devouring Star Mountain Range would have to find a new ally in the future.

That old bastard Zouwu is courting death, so don't blame him for being ruthless!

However, considering that killing only these two pawns would be insufficient, if too many trump cards were used in advance, then when facing the Penglai Holy Land or the Azure Lotus Fairy in the future, the opponent might be on guard.

A small leak will sink a great ship!
Having already exposed his Wind and Thunder Prison Break and Star-Slaying Demon Eyes, he refrained from using a cannon to kill a mosquito, and instead sent out his Yuan Nian Avatar to teach the other party a lesson.

The main body will continue to oversee the Ancient Seeking Sect to prevent them from being lured away from the mountain!
"Whoosh~"

Yuan Nian transformed into a dragon and soared into the sky, plunging into the spatial turbulence.

As soon as I entered, I saw two figures already flowing downstream for quite a distance, about to disappear at the next fork in the road, and they even seemed to be subtly seducing each other.

Here, the currents surge and the situation is intricate. Countless secrets are hidden within the intersections of various points in this realm; a single misstep at a fork in the road can lead to being separated by vast distances and disappearing without a trace. "Has the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader caught up yet?"

"They've caught up. It doesn't seem to be the real body, but rather an avatar."

Following Shui Lingchuan, the Zouwu Venerable no longer had a conflicted expression; it was obvious that he had already conspired with Penglai to provoke Lin Shan.

But seeing that Lin Shan didn't fall for such blatant provocation, he couldn't help but sigh.

Shui Lingchuan frowned and glanced behind him:
"Let them retreat. They had no chance to ambush Tianfu Mountain, so they might as well come over and devour this avatar first, and cripple the Xun Gu Sect Master!"

"This avatar seems quite ordinary, only about 60% of the power of his main body's single supernatural ability. We can handle it ourselves without needing to call anyone else, right?"

The Venerable Zouwu was puzzled. Seeing that he had escaped quite far, he thought of turning back to fight and killing Lin Shan's primordial avatar first.

"If we keep people at Tianfu Mountain to keep them in check, the Ancient Seeking Cult Leader won't dare to act freely with his main body. Isn't this avatar a piece of our bag?"

"Brother Demon, you must not be so arrogant!"

Shui Lingchuan recalled his previous encounter at the Ghost Valley Holy Land and realized the terror of Lin Shanyuan's incarnation. He also recognized his current situation. The Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation was no joke; even the pirated version couldn't survive it, let alone the original.

A cultivator at the Void Transformation stage has absolutely no chance on their own!
However, to destroy this avatar, the two of them alone are not enough; they need more helpers to cover their retreat. They are very well prepared this time, and those helpers are precisely that.
"Who?"

Amidst the spatial turbulence, Lin Shanyuan's avatar was tracking when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. Sensing danger nearby, he abruptly stopped.

The river ahead surged and burst through the wall, crashing into the empty space. The space around him was riddled with cracks like a spider web. Anyone who hadn't stopped rushing forward would have vanished into thin air by now.

"Hehe, Leader Lin, it's been a long time! How have you been?"

The man turned around with a smile, a hint of regret on his face. His carefully planned attack had failed, leaving him feeling uncomfortable all over. He couldn't help but twist his neck and stretch his arms.

"The Extreme Nether Demon???"

Lin Shan was slightly surprised. This person was a rogue cultivator from the Black Demon Sea, whose strength should not be underestimated. He used to have a close relationship with Xing Jinshu. Later, after failing to annex the Hundred Clans of the Star Palace, he joined forces with Yu Xing Divine Lord to try to seize the Star Core.

In the end, he was defeated in that battle, and Xing Jinshu and Yu Xing Shenjun were captured. Seeing that things were not going well, he fled and now he has made a comeback!

"Penglai is quite capable, managing to bring Zouwu Venerable onto the boat first, and then summoning you here. If I'm not mistaken, you were probably lying in ambush outside Tianfu Mountain, waiting for my main body to come out so you could sneak into my house, weren't you?"

The old demon Jiyou couldn't help but admire him and nodded frankly.

"Master Lin is so young, yet so cautious. If it were me, I would have gone out in my true form to hunt down Shui Lingchuan and Zouwu Venerable, and cut off the two primordial spirit combatants of Penglai first. How could you hold back!"

Lin Shan shook his head, not letting him lead him astray, and instead looked left and right.

"Come out, I know you're not alone."

"Even if my main body goes out, the avatar of Yuan Nian is enough to guard Tianfu Mountain. You can't steal my home by yourself, you must have accomplices!"

"Let me guess, is it the Grand Preceptor Guhun of the Tubo Dynasty, or the Green Bamboo Sword Master of the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect?"

Or perhaps, both.

"Hahahahaha~~~"

Two loud laughs rang out simultaneously from the side, the spatial turbulence shattered on the left and right, and two figures emerged from the void waves.

It was none other than the Grand Preceptor of Guhun and the Green Bamboo Sword Master!
"As expected of Leader Lin, you are quick-witted. You thought of the two of us right away. You truly deserve to be called the peerless genius of the central part of our continent."

"In the recent faction war, Lin has repeatedly displayed his divine power, and the rankings of the Origin Realm have been re-established. He has now entered the Yuan Shen Ranking thirteenth place. Congratulations!"

Lin Shan frowned slightly, then relaxed.

Knowing that Penglai Holy Land was well-prepared, he took advantage of the faction war that had reached a critical moment in the battle between true immortals, when all the holy lands on the continent were bogged down in the quagmire of faction war and had no time to interfere or hinder them, and launched a full-scale attack to eliminate the enemy forces.

Unexpectedly, they were so meticulous about themselves that they persuaded all the surrounding regional powers to join forces and suppress the Seeking Ancient Sect!

He was just guessing, but who would have thought his words would come true!
The Spring and Autumn Sword Sect was originally close to the Upper Night Sword Sect, but this time it has actually joined forces with the Penglai Holy Land, which is truly beyond expectations.

The Tubo Dynasty fought for supremacy on the Dixi Plateau for thousands of years, constantly battling with the Xingdian tribes. Why would it make things difficult for itself?
"Gentlemen, history from the last Wanhui year has proven that joining forces with Penglai will not end well; it's like asking a tiger for its skin."

The Great Demon King Qu Gong, the Demon Dog Lord, the Red Lotus Ancestor, and the Jade Star God Lord—weren't they all utterly betrayed? And you still dare to associate with them!

Upon hearing this, the other party looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Master Lin, things are different now. Our alliance with Penglai is just a temporary measure. We can withdraw as soon as we achieve our goal, not what you think."

“I have no grudges with the Xun Gu Sect, nor do I want to affect the relationship between our two sects. I am only here to discuss a condition with you at the invitation of Penglai.”

"As long as you abandon Bailu Academy and hand Zhong Shenxiu over to my Chunqiu Sword Sect, I can let you go. I mean what I say."

Although the Green Bamboo Sword Master spoke amiably on the surface, the resentment in her eyes was still too obvious. She had once had one of her Yuan Nian avatars killed by Lin Shan, so it would be strange if she didn't harbor resentment!

Today might just be about revenge; anyone who believes those high-sounding words is a fool.

The Grand Preceptor of Guhun, standing to the other side, also smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Please forgive me, Master Lin. I, your humble teacher, would also like to ask you to hand over the Star Maiden Jinshu to me. This woman is an sworn enemy of my Tubo Dynasty for ten thousand years. She has killed countless ancestors of mine, and my clansmen wish she could be eliminated as soon as possible. If you would be so kind as to grant her this favor, I will immediately turn around and leave without saying another word!"

Lin Shan sneered, his lips curling into a contemptuous smile.

Xing Jinshu is at a crucial moment in creating her own astrological divine power inheritance, how could she possibly hand it over to your Tibetan royal court to serve her?
He looked around, still remaining vigilant.

"The three of you are not enough. If you want to break through Tianfu Mountain, even if I only have one Yuan Nian avatar, I can hold out until my main body returns by holding the line and maneuvering. You must have other accomplices!"

At that moment, a cold wind silently rose behind him.

A very familiar feeling surged up, as if I had encountered it when I was just in the Qi Refining stage. That ancient and eerie feeling made me feel like I would fall into an abyss at any moment!
Lin Shan turned around abruptly and realized that this person was actually... (End of Chapter)