Immortal Road.

Lin Shan didn't even turn his head, disappearing directly into the earth.

A series of mudslides and whirlpools enveloped an area of ​​hundreds of miles, and under the cover of the Kun Earth Domain of the Tongtian Spiritual Treasure, they slipped away, leaving Chi Hong and the others behind.

"Still want to run?"

The Holy Lord Haoran, enraged, struck with a sweeping stroke of his pen!
A huge golden circle was imprinted on the earth, defining a range and preventing Lin Shan from escaping.

Suddenly, the densely packed disciples of the Haoran Holy Land outside lost their footing and were swept away and submerged by the mudslide, their cries of alarm echoing through the air.

"Master of the Ancient Search Sect, you are a dignified Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Are you going to break the unspoken rules and target lower-level disciples?"

The numerous primordial spirits were enraged!
Generally speaking, there is an unwritten tradition in the cultivation world that soldiers fight soldiers and generals fight generals. High-level cultivators will not arbitrarily slaughter low-level disciples. Otherwise, if both sides act recklessly, they will both become commanders without troops!

Lin Shan's act of coercing his disciples during his escape was not only unbecoming and showed signs of bullying the weak, but it also put the Black Lotus Sect disciples in danger.

"Hahahaha, you old fogies, if you think like that, you're underestimating me, Lin!"

Dang~~~
Tens of thousands of disciples gathered their spiritual power together, suddenly lost control of themselves, and were forcibly arranged into a formation, simultaneously attacking a point in the light circle.

The multicolored spiritual sea transformed into a cloud dragon in the sky, roaring as it plunged into the earth. Then, a series of mounds of earth rose up wildly. The power of the massive military formation was unparalleled under the blessing of Cangkun's territory, and it broke through the blockade of the Mountain and River Brush with just one strike!
Click click click click,

Boom! ! !
The golden circle shattered instantly, revealing the clash between the two supreme spiritual treasures to everyone for the first time!

The Cangkun territory of the Ghost Valley Holy Land is unparalleled in military formations. If Lord Yanxi had possessed this treasure back then, Lin Shan would never have been able to kill him so easily.

He briefly used the Xuanwu Five Elements Bell to stun everyone, forcibly influencing them with his divine sense and divine energy to form a military formation under his command and launch a joint attack, breaking the encirclement of the Haoran Holy Lord.

In the blink of an eye, their strength waned, and everyone snapped out of their daze, becoming alarmed and on high alert. However, Lin Shan had no time to deal with these lackeys and casually waved his hand as he strode away.

"The treasure of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, hidden in the territory of Cangkun, was something I neglected."

Lord Haoran sighed deeply. He never expected that Lin Shan would break through with the help of the army below when he was in a hopeless situation. No one had anticipated this move.

Many Nascent Soul stage cultivators and powerful cultivators breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the leader of the Ancient Search Cult was such a dangerous figure, everyone was afraid of being targeted by him. The scene of him freely moving through the crowd just now left a deep shadow on them.

"No, Leader Lin, what about us?"

Chi Hong and the others screamed in terror, this was completely out of the script!

Shouldn't it be that you were being targeted by the Holy Lord of Vastness, and we were saving you before we left? How come you got away first?

Unable to catch up with Lin Shan, the Haoran Holy Land naturally turned its attention to the Black Lotus Sect, seemingly intending to annihilate them and claim the credit, and were unlikely to let them leave.

Chi Hong and the others fought desperately, but without Lin Shan as their main support, no one could restrain the Holy Lord Haoran and the Mountain and River Brush. In addition, the Black Lotus Sect disciples outside were gradually wiped out, until there was no reinforcements left, and they gradually fell into despair!

One by one, they shouted, their voices echoing through the valley.

"Leader Lin, save me!"

"Don't go! We're allies, Leader Lin, I'm begging you."

"What will we do without you? We were ignorant before, but you are a magnanimous person who will forgive us and repay us tenfold for saving our lives!"

"You are my benefactor now. From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. I hope you will turn around and save me."

"Hahaha, save you? Dream on!"

The powerful figures in the Haoran Holy Lord's and Immortal Envoy camps laughed heartily, finding it utterly ridiculous to watch these people who were feigning an attack dig their own graves.

Before coming here, you didn't have any idea what you were thinking. How could you entrust your safety to someone else?

"The leader of the Ancient Search Sect has already lost one Yellow Turban Warrior to me. He's lucky he escaped today, otherwise I would have lost another Heavenly Treasure! It's laughable that you still want him to turn back and save you. Only a fool would come back. Just surrender obediently!"

The Black Lotus Cult members put up a stubborn resistance, and not one of them surrendered.

They are still striving for their dream of ascension. Even if this primordial avatar dies, there is still hope for the future, isn't there?

However, those with great supernatural powers and below were already wavering and began to consider their options.

They are not powerful beings with primordial spirits, nor do they have primordial thought incarnations. If they die, they are truly dead. How could they dare to gamble their lives?

At this moment, Lin Shan's voice suddenly returned and reached the ears of everyone present.

"Oh? You want me to save you? That's not impossible."

"???"

Everyone was stunned. This guy clearly ran away, but he actually dared to come back?
The Holy Lord Haoran was furious, his eyes filled with white mist as he swept his gaze in all directions.

"You're just asking for death if you come back. I, the Holy Lord, will grant your wish. Get out here!"

The powerful cultivators in the Celestial Envoy camp were trembling with fear, terrified of being suddenly ambushed and killed. This time, it was their turn to be filled with anxiety.

Seeing that Lin Shan hadn't gone far, Chi Hong grasped at a straw and quickly laid out the pros and cons.

"Leader Lin, don't abandon me! A crushing defeat is inevitable, but if the entire army is wiped out, you won't be able to explain yourself when you return. You Meiji will definitely take this opportunity to make trouble for you and use military law to punish you. Save me and take me back. I'll share the burden with you. With me here, you will not only be free of blame, but you'll also have made a great contribution!"

"Hmph, you really think I'm afraid of You Meiji? If it weren't for Qinglian Fairy, she'd be nothing but a piece of trash I could kill with a flick of my wrist. She's nothing but a grasshopper in autumn, daring to jump around in front of me."

"Ah, right, right, You Meiji really isn't qualified to act so arrogantly in front of you. With her meager strength, she thinks she can trick Leader Lin? Isn't that like an ant trying to shake a tree?"

Chi Hong did his best to flatter, which infuriated the people in the immortal envoy camp next to him.

"What are you two jumping around for? This day next year will be your death anniversary!"

A series of supernatural powers attacked from all directions, interspersed with countless streams of light. Even the worst of these were spiritual treasures, spreading out divine energy of various attributes and automatically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming enormous creatures by the time they arrived.

The Black Lotus Sect couldn't withstand the attack and one of their primordial spirits died on the spot. The moment the primordial spirit avatar exploded, the Mountain and River Brush above his head calmly flicked its blade, easily refining the felt on it into a round primordial spirit crystal!

Lin Shan remained unhurried, revealing his true form and watching the show from afar.

"You colluded with You Meiji to use both soft and hard tactics against me at Blackwater Cliff, and even forced Qinglian Fairy to put pressure on me. How should this debt be settled?"

Chi Hong was sweating profusely, forced to defend himself by the powerful primordial spirit opposite him.

"Sect Leader Lin, You Meiji is currently the World Honored One's favorite, and I have no choice but to follow her wishes. It's something I couldn't do; it's not my wish. Besides, I didn't intend to abandon you since you're coming with me, did I?"

"Hmph, if we switched places right now, I'd be the one being manipulated today. You know perfectly well whether you'd save me or not!"

"Of course I'll save them. There must be some misunderstanding between us. I'll explain it to you in detail when we get back."

"Not enough. Empty promises that contain nothing are not worth the risk this leader would take for you."

Lin Shan refused to make a move and just watched from afar, which made the Black Lotus faction very anxious, and they all begged him to do something.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivators were alright, since it wasn't their physical bodies that perished, but the powerful cultivators were in an uproar, each one practically willing to sell themselves to him to save their lives. Chi Hong's mouth was dry from talking, when suddenly the Mountain and River Brush in the sky flickered and turned its spear towards him. An immense, terrifying pressure instantly washed over him, almost scaring him to the point of collapse!
"Leader Lin, save me!!!"

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump,

Suddenly, five more great dragons sprang up from the ground, spiraling upwards with a strong earth essence, powerfully supporting the Mountain and River Brush, buying time for Chi Hong to escape calamity.

The Holy Lord Haoran, looking down from the heavens with an eagle's gaze and a wolf's eyes, gazed at the distant Linshan Mountain and asked in a deep voice.

"Leader Lin, you can leave if you want, or fight if you want. What's the reason for not leaving or fighting?"

Chi Hong was terrified. If that attack had landed, he would have been killed without a trace. Only a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure could withstand it. He knew his cultivation was still shallow and he was no match for the Holy Lord Haoran.

Finally realizing the reality, and daring not to delay any longer, he began to secretly transmit his voice to the distant Linshan:
"Master Lin, I swear that since you saved me today, from now on this incarnation of mine will be your master, and I will do whatever you ask me to do!"

Lin Shan demanded a higher price on the spot, and leisurely replied with a question.

"So, if I ask you to deal with You Meiji, will you just do as I say?"

"Uh, this."

Chi Hong was caught in a dilemma, and his hesitation revealed a struggle.

You Meiji's fate is tied to whether I can ascend to immortality. If I agree to Lin Shan's request now, wouldn't I be playing with my future?

The Holy Lord of Vastness did not indulge him. Knowing who the Black Lotus Sect was leading this time, the Mountain and River Pen above his head fell once again.

This Confucian treasure shone brightly at this moment, its milky white literary aura suppressing heaven and earth, and the fragrance of ink from the scrolls swept through everything in its path, forming one school after another.

A vast land of rivers and mountains, a magnificent tapestry of history, a collection of timeless poems and splendid articles, all descend upon it in a grand and imposing manner!
Everyone had a premonition that if they were a step too slow, they would be trapped in the power of the Heavenly Treasure forever, unable to escape.

"Leader Lin, I agree! It's just dealing with You Meiji, right? I'll fucking rebel!"

In a moment of desperation, Chi Hong was forced to make a choice.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Shan smiled and shook his head, looking somewhat disheartened.

"Fine, I was just teasing you before I left. You rebelled just because I told you to. It seems you really are a spineless coward with no principles. If we encounter greater danger later, won't you rebel against me too?"

"!!!"

Chi Hong was so angry he almost cursed.

Are you kidding me?

The Black Lotus Sect's army below was almost completely wiped out. The high-ranking Nascent Soul cultivators were either dead or surrendered, leaving only the Divine Spirit cultivators and Great Supernatural Power cultivators to put up a last-ditch resistance.

He was tired of seeking help from Linshan, and even considered whether he should just seek refuge with the Haoran Holy Land.

Lin Shan was still not satisfied and started raising prices on the spot, extorting money one after another.

After exchanging whispers, those people gritted their teeth in hatred, saying, "You and I are allies, we should help each other out, but you're asking me for money after helping us out?"
Lin Shan said, "Nonsense, one thing at a time. Even though we're allies, how can I save you if you don't give me money?"

In order to survive, these people had no choice but to compromise. Two of them agreed on the spot to plunge into the earth and be swallowed by the vortex, and then be moved to a distant place through the Kun Earth Plateau of the Tongtian Lingbao.

Seeing this, the others became anxious, and the Haoran Holy Land intensified its attack. Several more people couldn't withstand the attack and fell victim to the relentless assault.

Chi Hong, quick-witted and agile, actually followed suit and plunged headfirst into the earth's vortex, attempting to escape.

However, reality taught him a harsh lesson!
"Bang! Ouch!"

The earth was as solid as a rock, completely still. Without Lin Shan's permission, even an innate earth-type spirit could not escape!

Chi Hong felt dizzy and lightheaded, and his vision blurred with stars. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"I only regret that Yuan Nian's avatar didn't choose to bind it to his innate divine power, Fire Escape Technique, otherwise, how could the Vast Sacred Land have trapped me today?"

Yuan Nian avatars are mostly bound to powerful supernatural abilities that enable combat, while binding them to escape techniques is useless. Talking about this now is pure nonsense.

Two Nascent Soul stage cultivators appeared beside Lin Shan. They were very grateful to have been rescued and urged him to leave quickly, saying, "Better to die than to die ourselves."

Those who survived to resist the Holy Land of Vastness and were able to buy time for their own side truly deserve to be called figures of the demonic path.

"What you two say is absolutely right."

Lin Shan listened to the advice and actually stood up to leave.

Chi Hong was terrified and sent a telepathic plea to him not to leave, but Lin Shan and the other two turned around and said goodbye forever, never looking back.

Looking at that proud and aloof figure, it seemed to mock how absurd it was that he had colluded with You Meiji, trying to use someone else to do his dirty work, and making Haoran Saint Lord a pawn to restrain Lin Shan.

In the end, who the victim is will be determined by strength!
"Humph!"

The Holy Lord Haoran snorted coldly, watching Lin Shan gradually walk away without giving chase. Instead, he focused his attention on the present. If he could wipe out this group of people today, he would also achieve a great victory!

The Black Lotus Cult lost three groups of people but replaced one group from the Ice and Snow Alliance of the Inhuman Race. Actually, if you really think about it carefully, they didn't lose out!
"Burning Flame Venerable Chi Hong, a mere rogue cultivator, dares to scheme against this Holy Lord to use someone else to kill you? Do you have the ability?"

He saw through everything perfectly; how could the Holy Lord not see the discord and troubles within the other sect?

This group was already weak and full of internal scheming, so they were destined to fail from the start.

"Master Lin, don't go! I have a huge secret to tell you!"

Chi Hong hysterically tried to persuade Lin Shan to stay, but the other party didn't stop at all. Rescuing two people was enough for him to explain back, and the others were of no value to him.

"I have a section of lotus root in my hand, which is the transformed root of a sixth-grade green lotus, from the reincarnation of the Pure Lotus Hermit in the mortal realm."

"What, Layman Jinglian?"

The other end suddenly stopped, and a voice transmission filled with deep surprise made Chi Hong feel as if a withered tree had come back to life!

“That’s right. Back then, Fairy Qinglian entrusted me to go to the East Sea to investigate the Bitter Beard Island where the Pure Lotus Hermit lived in seclusion during his Nascent Soul stage. I found a section of lotus root there and brought it back without telling anyone.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the earth below finally cracked open.

Lin Shan's expression changed, while the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators beside him were filled with doubt and suspicion, but dared not ask what was wrong.

"Go down!"

Chi Hong felt relieved and jumped into the crevice in the ground, disappearing from sight.

The black-faced cultivators who were still fighting bitterly behind him kept cursing, but none of that mattered to him. He was willing to give up anything as long as he could survive.

"go!"

Lin Shan and the others returned, then led the three of them away into the distance. (End of Chapter)