Immortal Road.

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

They felt very aggrieved. When did such a great holy land fall to the point where it needed local sects to rescue it?
But the situation was like this, and he still had to rely on the Xun Gu Sect, so he could only keep it in mind, thinking of settling the score with the Xun Gu Sect leader later.

"Come here, take a seat!"

Master Liang invited Master Manyi and Master Dong Chanzi to sit down. The two of them thanked him quietly, knowing that they should not show off when they came to someone else's territory and should be humble and low-key to the end.

They also understood the previous wave. It was nothing more than Lord Liang taking advantage of the resentment of various clans to suppress them. This tactic of killing with a borrowed knife to balance all parties was obviously a common operation.

"You two are new here, so I guess you don't know much about the situation in Yu Sui Han Tan. Let Elder Hui Ming give you a brief explanation first."

A man walked out of the army formation. He was Liang Maizhu's junior fellow apprentice Huiming.

This person pointed at the map and began to explain it to the two of them. The other sects nearby watched quietly and coldly. After a general explanation, Grandmaster Manqie and Dong Chanzi also understood it.

"The Jade Shattering Cold Pond is not the main point. After exploration, we found that there is a deeper layer below, called the Yin-Yang Mysterious Ladder! Climbing backwards from the basalt layer leads to the depths of the earth veins, entering the realm where the world's spiritual energy gathers."

"But we are still exploring how to enter the next level. It may take half a year or two months. During this period, the ice jade essence of the Jade Shattering Cold Pond will be open to the public. You two don't have to worry about the quota."

"We are now on the defensive as a whole, and we also have to help Taixuan Holy Land to deploy defenses. Facing the attacks from Haoran Holy Land and Chunqiu Sword Sect, we are stretched thin everywhere."

"Since you are here, it's a good opportunity for you to help with the defense. I think this should be okay, right?"

Grandmaster Manqie and Dong Chanzi looked at each other, nodded and agreed immediately.

"As it should be."

The Guigu Holy Land in the dark river layer above will also assist the Xun Gu Sect in its campaign. Although the military supervisor has the duty of inspection, he also has the responsibility of assistance. It is impossible for him to sit back and do nothing and eat for free.

Seeing that they still had some self-awareness, Elder Huiming immediately pointed to two small dots on the map.

"This is Bihetan and Leiming Valley. It has always been defended by the Backers of Xiongshan. He sent a letter a few days ago asking for support, but the situation in other places is tight and there is no manpower available."

"Now it's a good opportunity to find the people from the Ancient Sect to come down, so I might as well go and take over one place and share the pressure for Master Xiongshan."

"What do you think?"

Grandmaster Manqie and Dong Chanzi glanced at the stage and found that the high-level people of each vein had different expressions and revealed unfathomable smiles. It was obvious that the place was not a good place and there was probably a big trap waiting for them.

But now they were in the dark, unaware of the situation and had no way of shirking their responsibilities. They could only take things one step at a time and accept the task.

Everyone changed their usual behavior and became cheerful and hypocritical.

Leader Liang prepared a simple welcoming banquet for the two of them, accompanied by senior leaders from various sects. In fact, the scale of the banquet was very polite and there was nothing wrong with it.

The banquet lasted for half a day and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After a short rest at the base camp, the two immediately led their men to the designated location.

After they left, Guigu Base Camp returned to peace.

Little did they know that an internal discussion was going on inside.

"Brother Liang, would it be a bit bad if we sent them to that place? After all, that is the main attack point of Haoran Holy Land. It doesn't matter if they die. If our defense line is breached, it may affect the safety of the hinterland."

"My fellow disciples, you are worrying too much. As long as there are people on Bear Mountain, it is not that easy to break through there."

"Oh? Why is that? I think Xiong Shan's cultivation is just average, so he may not be able to stop the main force of Haoran Holy Land, right?"

"Yes, yes. The terrain there is open and easy to attack but difficult to defend. We must at least use the strength of both sects to resist. I'm afraid that with only Xiongshan and Xungu Sect, it will be difficult to resist."

"Brother, please don't be careless. Although we don't like the Xun Gu Sect, we can't just sit back and watch the situation collapse."

Master Liang laughed. He had his own considerations.

"Although Xiong Shan himself is nothing special, you forgot that he has a backer. He is actually the disciple of Master Jinglian!"

"Haoran Holy Land couldn't possibly be unaware of this, so they must be cautious in taking action, fearing that they might accidentally kill Xiong Shan and then provoke revenge from the great god Jinglian Jushi."

"So I put him in the most dangerous place, which is actually the safest place. You don't have to worry too much about his safety."

"On the contrary, it is the Haoran Holy Land that is in a dilemma. With such a hot potato in front of them, they are the ones who are disgusted. What does it have to do with me?"

After hearing this, everyone immediately understood and applauded.

The man on Xiongshan Mountain is indeed a good card. He can be thrown wherever there is danger. His own aura helps them resist disasters, and he can even harm his opponents when something goes wrong. How wonderful is that?

"As for the concern about being breached, I have also considered it. In fact, we are not going to take that place anymore. Our Guigu base camp has been infiltrated by the enemy. It's time to move to another place."

"Where to change???"

"Liang Mei Zhu."

Speaking of this location, everyone will understand it instantly when they see the hidden red dot on the map!

A while ago, a survey was conducted downwards here, and it is said that an excellent passage leading to the next level was found. The Guigu Holy Land is organizing people to drill day and night.

As long as the connection is opened at that time, they will be able to go down first, take the lead and seize the opportunity!

Thunder Valley.

Master Xiongshan met with Grandmaster Manying and Master Dong Chanzi. Seeing that the people from Xungu Sect were assigned to his defense zone, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He led everyone around in a circle, and saw countless densely packed light balls outside.

After I briefly talked about the pressures I was facing, the two of them finally understood where I was.

This is one of the main attack fronts of Haoran Holy Land. The reason why it failed to be captured is that the other party had no intention of attacking at all!

They simply ignored Xiongshan, bypassed the Kaoshan Gang from the side, surrounded it on three sides, and selectively ignored this place. Every day, we could see the other side constantly dispatching troops to infiltrate the rear and extend to both sides to raid other fronts.

It is said that in recent days, the front line connected to the Guigu Holy Land has lost its positions one after another because of the endless sneak attacks from behind by the people on Xiongshan Mountain who were unable to defend themselves, and the indirect damage caused is countless.

The entire Guigu Holy Land is full of complaints against Xiongshan!

"Can you blame me for this? The main force of Haoran Holy Land is pressing in. How can I, alone, defend it? What else can I do if I don't retreat here?"

The people on Xiong Mountain complained bitterly and urgently needed recognition. Grandmaster Manyi and Dong Chanzi expressed their understanding.

Indeed, apart from anything else, this number of men is not enough. If they dare to go out, they will be swallowed up immediately without leaving any trace. Any team from the Haoran Holy Land can easily destroy them.

It’s just strange that the other party ignored this place completely, neither fighting nor not attacking, but surrounding him, as if they were treating him as a mascot!
"I advise you two to do the same as me and stay here. Going out is just suicide. Who knows if there is an ambush in the dark water?"

The two of them nodded in unison. They had no intention of working hard for Guigu Holy Land in the first place, and now that they were suddenly sent to this place, they had no intention of taking the initiative to rescue them.

As for the surrounding defense lines, they don’t need to worry about it.

Grandmaster Manqie carefully observed the terrain and began to take out his tools to set up an array, striving to turn this place into an iron barrel.

It was a rare opportunity for a formation master to come, and Master Xiongshan supported him with both hands, busying himself helping him.

Dong Chanzi found a deserted place and secretly took out the Star Palace. The Avatar of Desolation walked out of it but did not take the Star Palace back from him. "Okay, you can go back first and don't mention my existence to anyone."

Then he turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Dong Chanzi remembered the instructions and bowed to say farewell without even looking back. He raised his head after the person left, looked around to make sure he was hidden, and then quietly returned to Leiming Valley.

Seeing Master Xiongshan and Master Manqie busy setting up a defensive formation, he immediately stepped forward to join them as if nothing had happened.

Next month.

Whether in the Yu Sui Han Tan or the Dark River area, fighting broke out on both the upper and lower levels, and the four camps launched offensives in a thousand miles radius.

There were wins and losses, and the battle was tense and tense.

On the lower level, Haoran Holy Land and Chunqiu Sword Gate gained the advantage, while on the upper level, Guigu Holy Land and Taixuan Holy Land took the initiative!

After the sneak attack, the Confucius and Mencius family took action and drove the Xingchen Society and the Epiphyllum Society out again in more than half a month.

This is a gap in hard power, and even Lord Xingyun and Luoluo are powerless to do anything about it.

However, the Xun Gu Sect performed brilliantly. Not only did it defeat and annex the territory of the Bai Lu Academy, it also dealt a heavy blow to the Confucius and Mencius families that came to support it. It single-handedly fought against the four top forces in the entire central region of the Lu State!

And still in the upper hand.

Now all the holy places finally understood how powerful the Xun Gu Sect was!
The people below the Guigu Holy Land stopped shouting. Even though they were not convinced in their hearts, they still admired the foresight of Lord Liang. This month's share of ice jade essence was delivered as promised, a full 800 kilograms!

It’s ten times as much as last month!
The other sects certainly didn't want to make such a distribution, but considering the tense war situation today, and the fact that the Xun Gu sect had spies spread all over the Yu Sui Han Tan layer, they knew that the truth would come out sooner or later, and they were afraid of getting kickbacks and messing things up, so they didn't dare to play any tricks.

When the Chunqiu Jianmen saw that their retreat was cut off, they quickly dispatched elite troops from the holy land to support them, but the Xun Gu Sect blocked the entrance and refused to let them pass!

As a last resort, he had to pass through the entrance of Haoran Holy Land and return to the Dark River layer again, launching a new round of attacks, striving to regain his rear.

Jingyang Academy was also constantly retreating in several battles and was squeezed into a corner, becoming a turtle in a jar. Just like the people on Xiongshan Mountain below, they were surrounded and could not go anywhere, and were forced to protect themselves.

Bailu Academy was beaten up repeatedly, and was reorganized several times but was broken up by Mu Yan and Huicong again!

It was difficult for the team to regroup and rebuild in the complex environment of the underground river layer, so they were forced to fight guerrilla warfare under the leadership of Zhong Shenxiu.

Lin Shan himself was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, stuck firmly on the front line, confronting the support forces of the Confucius and Mencius family and the Spring and Autumn Jianmen.

The two sides were separated by a huge river valley.

The shore was brightly lit, but the middle was dark and neither side knew how many soldiers were lying in ambush below. Every moment someone would sneak over to launch a surprise attack, and the bottom of the valley was filled with corpses.

In the Confucian camp.

The ancestor of the Kong family was sighing, looking at the other side of the river at a loss.

"I didn't expect that Master Lin has grown to this point. Even I am no match for him. If he hadn't shown mercy last time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back."

The Nascent Soul cultivators from the Meng, Xun, and Dong families all shook their heads and sighed. They were watching the entire battle and witnessed with their own eyes that the ancestor of the Kong family was beaten without any chance to fight back. Every time there was a dangerous situation, they couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

I don't know whether Master Xun Gu let the enemy go in the end, but it was indeed the case that one man could block the passage of ten thousand!

Guigu Holy Land's ability to select people is really good. Even the people from Chunqiu Jianmen are secretly cursing their good luck.

"There are so many of us, and our military strength is several times greater than that of the enemy, but we can only watch helplessly as we cannot cross the valley. Do you intend to keep doing this?"

The people from the holy land of Chunqiu Jianmen asked questions repeatedly. Naturally, they were the most anxious because their retreat was cut off. They always felt that the Confucian families were preserving their strength and not working hard. If they had rushed forward earlier, no matter how powerful the Xun Gu leader was, he would not be able to stop them!

However, these Confucian families belong to the Haoran Holy Land, and they are willing to help only because of the temporary alliance between the two holy lands. In fact, they are also in competition with each other.

It is good enough to be able to keep the territory of Haoran Holy Land. Naturally, they will not risk their lives to help Chunqiu Jianmen and Xungu Sect to fight to the death.

As a result, now we are stuck in the middle and can only watch helplessly.

It is said that Zhong Shenxiu fought guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines for a month, and the Bailu Academy was almost destroyed, but he still could not get any news from the outside world!
"Master Shenxiu said that if you don't send troops to join him, he will give up the Dark River Layer. How long are you going to wait?"

The major families had no good impression of Zhong Shenxiu in the first place, so they just sneered and curled their lips when they heard the news, and no one was willing to respond.

The two camps of Confucianism are not as united as the outside world thinks. In fact, there are many dirty tricks in secret, which is why they stopped when faced with the ancient teachings.

At this moment, someone even suggested:

"I think it's not a good idea for Master Shenxiu to keep harassing behind enemy lines. It would be better to let him and the Jingyang Academy come to our side. Then we can combine the forces of the four great families in the Central Region and end things with the Xun Gu Sect!"

"That's nonsense. Without the internal support, the Xun Gu Sect will concentrate its forces here, making it even more difficult for us to attack by force. Wouldn't we just hand over our vast territory to others?"

"Forget it. Zhong Shenxiu always brags about how great he is and how he is the number one prodigy in Lu State. But in the end, isn't he still being chased and beaten by Huicong from Guigu Holy Land and Mu Yan, a junior from Xun Gu Sect?"

The people from Chunqiu Jianmen looked back and found that the person who was speaking was very young, and they immediately became furious.

"Who are you? How dare you boost others' prestige and destroy your own morale?"

The ancestor of the Kong family quickly blocked the mouth of the younger generation and apologized to the envoy of the Spring and Autumn Sword Gate with a smile.

"This is my grandson Kong Kai. He has always been competing with Zhong Shenxiu for the position of Confucian genius. It's not surprising that there are some conflicts. It's just a child being willful and angry. Don't take it to heart."

The people from the Chunqiu Sword Sect snorted coldly and looked at Kong Kai with disdain. If the ancestor of the Kong family had not been there, they might have gone up to teach him a lesson.

"You are only in the middle stage of Yuanying. How can you compete with Zhong Shenxiu? You are still far from it!"

Kong Kai looked dissatisfied and brought up his past achievements.

“Although you are from the Holy Land, you have no idea that in the past, Master Xun Gu and I were the two great lords of the State of Lu who traveled together. Zhong Shenxiu is nothing, not even worthy of carrying our shoes!”

"Um???"

The people from Chunqiu Jianmen couldn't help but be surprised.

"You and Master Xun Gu have been traveling together? Do you have any special friendship?"

"Of course, we have been through life and death together. We are as close as brothers and our friendship is as strong as gold!"

Kong Kai was careless in flattering himself. The more powerful Lin Shan was, the more proud he felt.

"And I also tried my best to bring him and Shui Bingyue together. Thanks to my efforts, the two of them almost became a legend in Lu! Just tell me, is our relationship strong?"

After hearing this, the people from Chunqiu Jianmen seemed to be thinking about something, and immediately their minds changed and they changed their way of thinking.

I remember that there seemed to be a big conflict between the Xun Gu Sect and the Guigu Holy Land some time ago. The two parties are not as close as they seem. Maybe this is an opportunity!

He immediately changed his face.

"Then I wonder if we can ask Fellow Daoist Kong to step in and persuade Master Lin to join our camp with reason and emotion?"

(End of this chapter)