Immortal Road.

They jointly decided on a horse racing strategy.

That is, the upper four horses are opposite to the middle four horses, and the lower four horses are opposite to the upper four horses.

The already weak Xingchen Society and Epiphyllum Society were used to contain the strongest family alliance in Lu, and the Xun Gu Sect, which was slightly better on the surface, was allowed to take down the weaker academic factions.

"Master Lin, Jingyang Academy is nothing to worry about. Bailu Academy is a little more difficult, so you may need to pay more attention to it."

"Among them is a prodigy named Zhong Shenxiu, who is well-known among the Confucianists. It is said that many holy places have wanted to recruit him!"

"We learned that Master Lin and him seem to have a brotherly relationship. I wonder if this will affect the battle situation?"

It seems that Guigu Holy Land and Taixuan Holy Land had done their homework before coming. They knew that Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu had sworn brotherhood, so they specifically asked him if he would be burdened by his feelings.

Lin Shan was a little surprised that his third brother could actually enter the Eye of the Holy Land!
It seems like you've improved a lot since we last saw each other for so many years?

He immediately responded with a smile:

"Don't worry, the battle between the two factions is just, and the brotherhood is just a private friendship."

"In the face of justice, how can personal feelings influence the outcome of a battle? I, Lin, am not a selfish person. I will always put Daju first in everything I do!"

"If I fight against my third brother in this battle, I will show no mercy!"

The two held hands and laughed.

"it is good!!!"

"Master Lin is indeed a hero of the time. This choice between the righteousness of the country and the friendship of the underworld will surely become a good story in the future!"

"After the war, our two great holy places will definitely send people to compile a history book, which will be passed down through the ages and recorded in history."

Lin Shan waved his hand and told them not to be impatient as he hadn't finished speaking yet.

"The two emissaries have misunderstood. What I meant is that although sacrifices can be made for the great cause of Xun Gu Sect and Guigu Holy Land, there is actually a past that you two may not know."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

The two of them tilted their ears as if listening.

"Oh, I am ashamed to say this."

Lin Shan sighed, recalled the past, and showed a nostalgic look.

"Back in the forbidden area of ​​the cliff, the three of us, Jiuyou Young Master, Zhong Shenxiu and I, were young and ambitious, with similar interests. We crossed the Aurora Sea, assisted the Demon King in his quest for supremacy, led the army to gallop across Hongya, and destroyed powerful enemies in the blink of an eye. We could control the country with just a few moves. We became sworn brothers in the Golden Core Stage and prayed to be together on the same day, year, month, and year. This is not important."

"Later, when we went to Yuxing's secret vault together, my eldest brother, Young Master Jiuyou, unfortunately died. He was ambushed and killed by his lifelong friend Zi Chengqian. From then on, only the two of us brothers were left to depend on each other in the world."

"I was heartbroken at that time. I couldn't protect my eldest brother. I will try my best to protect my third brother in the future. I think my eldest brother also thought so when he was dying."

He turned around with a sincere look on his face and a hint of pain in his eyes.

"So when we really have to face off against Bailu Academy and Jingyang Academy, I will do my best to defeat them, but I cannot bear to kill my brothers and sisters. I hope you can understand."

"This"

Huicong and Qin Luan looked at each other, a little at a loss.

When you lead troops to fight on the battlefield, swords are merciless and it's either you die or I die, so you must fight for your life and give it your all!
If we are too soft-hearted and unable to kill, what is the point of fighting a war?

In order to let him not have any worries and give it his all, the two of them advised him earnestly.

"Master Lin, you can't think like that. Once you're on the battlefield, life and death are determined by fate. How can you be so soft-hearted?"

"Yes, as the saying goes, one misstep can lead to eternal regret! What if you show mercy but Zhong Shenxiu kills you?"

Lin Shan shook his head and sighed.

"After all, he is my beloved relative, my brother!!!"

When the two heard this, they immediately understood what he meant.

“We’ll add more money!!!”

Their holy land is accustomed to these lay Buddhists who ask for extra money and make all kinds of random requests, which are nothing more than an attempt to extort more profits.

Just add money and everything will be solved.

really!

Lin Shan mentioned that he had not had enough elixirs for his recent practice, especially after breaking through the late Soul Infant stage. Without soul source, the improvement was very slow. After more than 20 years of seclusion, he had barely filled one-third of the pool. The Nine Aperture Divine Pills he had obtained before had long been used up.

Qin Luan pondered for a moment, and then promised that Taixuan Holy Land was willing to sponsor five bottles of fifty Nine-orifice Divine Pills as "hardship pay" for Lin Shan's attack on Bailu Academy and Yangyang Academy.

Huicong followed suit and promised that Guigu Holy Land could provide five bottles of fifty Jade Dew Nourishing Spirit Pills as "mental damage compensation" for Lin Shan's brother's fratricide.

"Master Lin, we can pay half of the deposit first. After you defeat Bailu Academy and Jingyang Academy and occupy at least half of their bases, we will pay you the other half."

These two people were holding back, obviously fearing that he would not work hard and was only trying to fleece his own holy land.

Lin Shan agreed immediately. If he could get cultivation resources just by talking, why not do it?
As for the third brother
Humph, it's not that I don't care about brotherhood, it's just that they gave me too much.
Three days later.

The Xingchen Society and Epiphyllum Society took back their original territories, and then launched a sneak attack on the Dark River Layer garrison area of ​​Haoran Holy Land!

At the same time, the Xun Gu Sect army also took advantage of the passage and launched a full-scale attack on the rear of the Chunqiu Jianmen.

The deep water area of ​​the underground river was already dark, and the sound traveled very quickly in water, which led to a complete collapse of the front line at the beginning of the attack, while the rear was completely unaware.

Caves were occupied one after another, armies marched along rivers, and the academic water network was changing hands quickly.

Since the Xun Gu Sect had previous experience fighting with the Tai Xuan Holy Land in the dark river layer, it was no longer unfamiliar with fighting in deep water.

This was the first time that the Academy Faction had been ambushed. They were unable to adapt to the situation for a while and could only flee in panic.

The defeated soldiers in the front retreated and directly rushed into the rear. In the darkness, no one knew what was happening and could only follow the crowd and run!
This series of domino effects caused the Chunqiu Jianmen garrison to lose nearly half of its territory in a short period of time.

"Master, Bailu Academy and Jingyang Academy have reacted and are organizing counterattacks!"

Because the Xun Gu Sect's battle line was too large, it was difficult to unify and centralize the command. It was also difficult to convey information in this terrain, and the underwater area was in complete chaos.

Everyone is fighting for themselves everywhere!

If we don't form a rope quickly, the enemy will likely concentrate their strength to break through and take back the lost ground.

"Divide the troops into two groups. Go to the front line to contain their main force. The remaining small groups of troops from various places will be divided into small groups and continue to penetrate deep into the rear of the enemy. Don't look back, just move forward!"

Lin Shan immediately set the tone, wanting to take advantage of the initial advantage to expand the results of the battle.

As for how to divide the troops, he first appointed Lu Xiuming and Wu Hanqiao.

"You all studied at Jingyang Academy, and the other party has always been on good terms with us. This time, we were forced to become enemies because of our different camps."

"I don't want to have a complete falling out with them, so I'm sending you two to lead the troops to contain them. There's no need to kill each other. Just catch up and chat about the past and keep it a secret for the outside world." "As for the others, follow me to the White Deer Academy!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

Many graduates of Jingyang Academy came to Xun Gu Jiao, mostly to seek connections with senior classmates like Lu Xiuming and Wu Hanqiao, so they didn't want to make any move against their alma mater from the bottom of their hearts.

Now it just suits their mood to pretend to do it in the past.

But the situation is different at Bailu Academy. They have very poor perception and took advantage of others' misfortune. Once they find an opportunity to teach someone a lesson, they will naturally not show mercy.

When Lin Shan arrived at the front line, Bailu Academy was launching a counterattack!

In the darkness, they held up white stones, illuminating the places along the way as bright as day. When connected together, the momentum was huge and increased the confidence of their own camp.

At the same time, in order to prevent each from fighting alone and being divided by the terrain, they actually thought of changing the course of the underground river!

High-level monks will work together to destroy all the holes, cracks, caves and gaps along the way. In this way, they can connect with each other and support each other and move forward together.

The granite terrazzo in the underground river layer collapsed with a loud noise and was washed away by the river water downstream. The monks of the Xun Gu sect camp who were hiding in various passages lost their hiding places and were forced to fight the enemy in the open from the dark.

Bailu Academy took the initiative and reversed its decline in a short time, pushing back towards the lost ground!

However, this situation did not last long, and then they suffered a heavy blow.

They happened to encounter the main force of the Xun Gu Sect in the darkness, and were caught off guard and suffered a great loss. The front team retreated in panic with blood on their heads.

In the eyes of the elders of the Bailu Academy in the back, rows of long white dragons were instantly extinguished, and they looked like fireflies in the long and winding dark river.

"Oh no, the main force of Xun Gu Sect is coming!"

They realized that the tough battle was coming and the two sides were finally going to start a head-on confrontation.

A white-robed Yuanying-stage monk had just used a magic weapon to collapse the wall of a cave. The disciples of the White Deer Academy behind him filed in, but were bombarded back by the fierce rune artillery that followed!

"Humph, a mere magic weapon array dares to stop me?"

He grabbed with his big hand, and powerful magical power spread out at once. Endless white silk rushed into the darkness, illuminating the enemy's position as it swept over. He wanted to see what was playing tricks!

But in the next moment, everyone gasped.

Behind the white light was a densely packed army ready for battle. The rune artillery, crossbow carts, and ships alone were deployed for dozens of miles. The other side also opened up the underground river along the way and were waiting there quietly.

His white silk magic weapon rushed forward, but was confiscated by the opponent in an instant. Then, endless flames poured down on his own line at the same time, and the disciples at the front fell down like wheat being cut!

"Dong dong dong dong dong"

The muffled sound of endless water cannons rang out, followed by a large hairy hand that slashed out from the depths of the darkness and grabbed his neck!
Because he reacted in time, he tried his best to dodge back, but his arm was grabbed.

The powerful brute force came with the roar of a wild beast. Just a break made him scream in pain!
He lost an arm and retreated in embarrassment. Only after he had moved away did he see the person coming. It was a deer head with twelve-branched antlers.

"Ancestor Lu Que?!"

As a famous representative of soul cultivation and colonial clothing in Lujiang Academy, he is a household name in the cultivation world of Lu State.

At this moment, the white silk in his mouth had been torn into pieces. The magic weapon was completely vulnerable.

He shook his head violently, and all his antlers immediately turned into twelve swords, spiraling towards him!

"Save me~~~"

The man roared, and hurriedly used one hand to thread the flowers, trying his best to resist.

Seeing that he had lost an arm, the people behind him hurriedly sent people to help, but Patriarch Lu Que ignored them and kept his eyes on the man and chased him relentlessly.

Two capable subordinates also flew out from behind, one was a big-headed boy, and the other had a crooked neck, and intercepted the two Yuanying stage monks of the opponent.

"Geng Buzheng, Yu Qinghan! You two are tired of living as casual cultivators. You dare to go against the White Deer Academy. There will be no place for you in Lu State in the future!"

The two men laughed out loud, completely different from their previous timid attitude.

"That's what you said at Bailu Academy when we were hunting down Zhong Shenxiu. Aren't you still alive and well now?"

Three pairs of Nascent Soul cultivators fought against each other, muddying the water in the dark river.

boom! ! !
Suddenly, a towering column of water rose up from the rear, and a white figure finally walked out of it. The aura of a late Nascent Soul was overwhelming, almost forcing the water in the dark river to flow backwards.

Zhong Shenxiu!

At this moment, he was dressed in white, looking ethereal, like a gentleman in a painting, holding a sword.

"I haven't settled the score for kicking you when you were down. You two dared to show up in front of me instead of hiding yourself. Do you want to test the sharpness of my sword?"

"Hahahaha, third brother, my sword is not at all disadvantaged!"

A loud laugh came from behind, shaking the entire dark river layer. Two white wings flew over and instantly turned into white sword wings that flew towards him.

Zhong Shenxiu was shocked and quickly raised his sword to block, but was knocked back several steps by the surging force and watched the two sword wings circling in the water.

"Second brother? Where are you? What's the point of hiding your head and showing your tail?"

Lin Shan walked out of the darkness slowly, ignoring the army behind him and the dark battlefield below. There was only one person in his eyes, his good third brother Zhong Shenxiu.

"Third brother, I haven't seen you for many years. I'm surprised that you've come this far."

"Humph, hasn't Second Brother come to this point? To be honest, what conditions did Guigu Holy Land offer you? Could it really be the so-called 20:80 profit split as rumored?"

Unexpectedly, Zhong Shenxiu asked this question first when he came up.

Seeing that Lin Shan didn't answer, he immediately knew the answer and sneered.

"I really don't understand what you are thinking. You actually gave up the opportunity to become a great master and chose an unreliable profit sharing. Should I say you are stupid or naive?"

"Oh? Could it be that the condition that the Spring and Autumn Sword Sect offers to my third brother is to become a great master?"

"Of course!"

Zhong Shenxiu raised his head, as if looking at an opponent who was destined to fail.

"The great supernatural power is the passport to the strong in this world. Second brother, you don't pursue this, but instead insist on looking for the opportunity of the Yuanshen. I'm afraid you will have to be careful in the future that your efforts will end in vain."

"Without the power to protect the Dao, it is impossible to survive in this world in peace!"

"Today, let me see how much you have improved over the years, second brother!"

He slapped the magic sword in his hand and fought with Lin Shan in the air.

However, the two brothers, who were equally matched in strength, had never met for nearly a hundred years. Zhong Shenxiu suddenly found that he was unable to resist! (End of this chapter)