Immortal Road.

Chapter 1181 The Azure Alliance Faces Trouble, Elder Shenxi

The two people and the chicken left the Xun Gu Cult.

Heading north, navigating against the turbulent currents of space, all in a race against time.

Lin Shan's unease grew heavier. Although the Demon Dog Lord was cunning, his strength was a major weakness, as he had only recently been resurrected and had just recovered to the Nascent Soul stage.

A while ago, when I attacked Penglai with them, I even managed to kill their only Yuan Nian avatar. Now, all that's left is their lonely main body. If Penglai finds it, then it'll be the end of them!
Holding a plaster in his hand, he locked onto the virtual star disk and soon crossed the Chu Kingdom to arrive in Jiaozhou.

This is a no-man's-land for demons, a treacherous and dark jungle that breeds a large number of magical beasts and is the base of the Demon Dog Lord.

When he passed by the headquarters of the Green Alliance, it had long been a ruin, a barren wasteland stretching for miles. Judging from the furrows and ravines on the ground, a fierce battle had taken place not long ago.

The massive Jiaozhou Alliance collapsed just like that!
Lin Shan didn't linger. He knew that Xiao Qinglong and She Yixiao had pledged allegiance to the Demon Dog Lord over the years. Since the Qing Alliance had a Nascent Soul cultivator backing them up, they had ostensibly unified Jiaozhou and the surrounding areas. If the Demon Dog Lord were to get into trouble, none of them, as vassals, would be able to escape.

They continued their pursuit, even crossing the Jiaozhou region, and arrived in the Liang Kingdom further north!
This vast expanse of ghost realms was once a fertile land of spirits, but the endless wars waged by the demonic forces left wounds that were difficult to heal in a short time. As the world slowly repaired itself, it turned into the ghostly place it is today.

After traveling another 8,000 li, they finally witnessed a magnificent scene!
The sky and the ground were filled with cultivators. Judging from their clothing, they were probably from various sects, large and small, in the Liang Kingdom. At this moment, they were doing their best to hunt down a flying island.

There were still tens of thousands of people left on the island, but the vast majority of them were seriously wounded, and fewer than a thousand were capable of fighting.

Behind them, a lone figure held the rear, braving countless attacks from the Liang Kingdom, like a pillar in the midst of a torrent!
It was Lin Shan's old acquaintance, Xiao Qinglong, the leader of the Qing Alliance.

Opposite him, a powerful expert was hidden in the crowd, following him at a leisurely pace, like a shrewd hunter, his sharp eyes constantly searching for an opening, just waiting for him to make a mistake so he could deliver a heavy blow!
"Liang Ruilong, back then you suffered a crushing defeat when you invaded Jiaozhou, and I spared your life out of kindness, allowing you to scramble back to Liang Kingdom in a sorry state. Today, not only do you not appreciate my kindness, but you also kick me when I'm down. One day, when I've recovered my strength, I will surely take your dog's life!"

"Hehe, Alliance Leader Qing still speaks with a rough and uncouth air. How could I, Liang, fall for your tricks?"

The newcomer was not angered at all. He knew that Little Azure Dragon wanted to fight him one-on-one, but now that the situation was so favorable, he naturally had to use his numerical advantage to wear him down. Only a fool would dare to be brave and fight one-on-one.

"Back then, my Liang Kingdom suffered a great defeat simply because you, Little Azure Dragon, clung to a powerful figure and attached yourself to a Nascent Soul stage demonic beast. Otherwise, I would have destroyed your lair long ago!"

"This time, with Elder Shenxi from the Penglai Holy Land backing me up, my background is much stronger than yours, so you'd better obediently bow your head!"

"Once Elder Shenxi kills the Demon Dog Ancestor, you will be nothing but rootless duckweed. If you still want revenge in the future, dream on!"

"Hahahahaha~~~"

The cultivators from various sects in Liang Kingdom burst into laughter. Clearly, after numerous battles, they had become sworn enemies with Jiao Zhou. Now that they had finally seized the opportunity to kick someone when they were down, they were determined to pursue the matter to the bitter end.

The Azure Alliance suffered heavy losses, with more and more people getting injured and forced to retreat. The pressure on Little Azure Dragon continued to increase, and even a powerful cultivator was finding it difficult to cope with the overwhelming attacks.

"Alliance Leader, how long are we going to keep fleeing? If we go any further north and leave Liang Kingdom, we won't be in the territory of the demonic path anymore, but in the realm of the righteous cultivation world. At that time, we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides and will surely die!"

She Yixiao was busy healing his injuries on the island. He was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but he had been fighting for several days, exhausting his true essence time and time again, and his meridians were beginning to atrophy.

Witnessing defeat after defeat, and driven to despair with nowhere to turn, he began to doubt himself, even wondering if Lord Demon Dog was already dead.

"Don't give up! We, the Green Alliance, would rather die standing than live on our knees!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent gale suddenly swept through the sky.

Both sides' flags were all askew, many demon banners were snapped in half by the wind, and the ghosts or puppets inside screamed and scattered in all directions. Many cultivators were blown off their flying magical artifacts.

The ground looked like it was being dumped with dumplings, with countless black dots falling down with a soft thud.

Liang Ruilong, the great supernatural being of Liang Kingdom, was very alert. He quickly looked back and discovered a strange and powerful aura rapidly approaching from afar. He immediately ordered everyone to scatter.

But he himself burrowed into the ground!
"Where to go?"

A loud shout came from the sky, and the ground suddenly bulged up and then exploded into the sky, blasting him out from among countless pieces of mud and rocks!

Immediately afterwards, a large hand scooped it up, binding it tightly with powerful divine energy, making it impossible to break free.

"A Nascent Soul stage expert?"

Liang Ruilong was terrified and kept shouting for mercy from his senior, showing no backbone whatsoever of a great supernatural being.

He was then transported to the clouds, where two young men were looking at him seriously, one of whom had a magnificent rooster perched on his shoulder!
"Who are you? Why are you hunting down the Green Alliance? Tell us everything you know."

Faced with the overwhelming pressure of three Nascent Soul stage cultivators, he dared not hesitate for a moment. Without even asking their identities, he quickly told them his mission in detail.

"Reporting to the senior, I am Liang Ruilong, the sect leader of the Demon Dong Sect of Liang Kingdom. I have been ordered by Elder Shenxi of Penglai Holy Land to hunt down the remnants of the Demon Dog Ancestor."

"Elder Shenxi?"

Lin Shan and Lin Fan exchanged a glance; neither of them had ever heard of this name.

The Penglai family is large and powerful, and there might be other Nascent Soul stage elders as well. There's no need to dwell on this now.

Do you have a way to contact him?

"Uh, no, he just parachuted in here to give me a mission, and I was just following orders."

Liang Ruilong trembled with fear, constantly wondering what these people were up to, and tried his best to bring up the Penglai Holy Land in the hopes that they would be wary.

At this moment, the little green dragon below was also pulled up, and it was overjoyed at the sight of Lin Shan!
"Master Lin, you too... cough cough, this junior, Little Azure Dragon, pays respects to Senior Lin."

He was about to approach and acknowledge the other party, but then he suddenly remembered that the other party was already a Nascent Soul stage expert. Although great supernatural beings could theoretically be on equal footing, he was clearly someone who had saved his life, so he had to maintain the proper attitude. He was well aware of this.

"Hmm, come here. How is Lord Demon Dog?"

The little green dragon looked nervous whenever the Demon Dog Lord was mentioned.

"Oh right, he's being hunted down by Penglai. Leader Lin, you'd better go check on him quickly, or something terrible might happen!"

Upon hearing the fear that something might happen, it meant that nothing had actually happened yet, and Lin Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

After asking him about the details of the incident, I learned that two days ago, the Qing Alliance was suddenly attacked, the Demon Dog Lord was injured by the Penglai Elder and fled, and a series of rebellions broke out in various parts of Jiaozhou.

Little Azure Dragon realized the situation was dire and dared not stay to await his doom, fearing that Penglai would come knocking on his door. So he led the entire alliance's core members and elites to retreat northward.

As a result, after entering Liang Kingdom, they were besieged and intercepted by local demonic cultivators. After two days and two nights of continuous fighting, they were just about to reach a dead end when Lin Shan discovered them.

"You led the Green Alliance north? Why not south? Don't you know to come and join me?"

Lin Shan was a little confused. Had this guy lost his mind? He was actually running away in the opposite direction.

Little Azure Dragon gave a wry smile. "Senior Lin, I've heard a little about your heroic feat of storming Penglai with the Demon Dog Ancestor. I know that Penglai will retaliate sooner or later, and by then, your side will likely be fraught with danger. If I go there, I'll only be causing you trouble, or I'll probably just be walking into a trap."

To put it bluntly, this guy is a bit clever.

Knowing that the Demon Dog Lord had been approached, the Ancient Seeking Sect must be facing an even bigger force than this place, and going there would be suicide, so it's better to stay away.

Lin Shan was speechless at these words.

Indeed, the number of Nascent Soul stage cultivators that he sought to monitor from the Ancient Sect was six times that of the Demon Dog Lord, which shows how much importance the Penglai Holy Land attached to it!
However, no one expected that they would be able to find and wipe out that group of people in such a short time!
"Hehe, there's another main reason, which is that most of my brothers in Jiaozhou are notorious for their evil deeds, so they're probably not suitable for going to a Confucian-dominated place like Lu State."

This was just an excuse to make up for it, and Lin Fan and Brother Chicken could tell that it wasn't what they really meant.

Liang Ruilong, standing nearby, turned pale with fright. The little green dragon actually knew these three powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage, and they seemed to have a good relationship. Was he in trouble?
Just then, Lin Shan looked over, glanced at him up and down, and spoke directly to Xiao Qinglong.

"This person is yours to deal with. I'm going to rescue Lord Demon Dog first, and we'll talk again later."

"Alright, please make yourselves at home, seniors."

"Pfft!"

Liang Ruilong's legs went weak and he knelt down on the spot!

He kowtowed to the little green dragon, tears and snot streaming down his face, he was practically weeping and sniffling!
"Brother Long, I was wrong, I was really wrong. Please spare my life and give me a chance to reform."

"Brother Long? Who was calling themselves Brother Long before? Now they're calling me Brother Long?"

With a fierce expression, Xiao Qinglong walked over, picked up the timid Liang Ruilong, and staged a cringe-worthy scene of 'two dragons playing with a pearl' in real time on the cloud.
Lin Shan led Lin Fan and Brother Chicken back into the void. Saving the Qing Alliance was a matter of course, since they were old acquaintances and it wouldn't take much time.

The virtual star chart quickly located the position of the Demon Dog Lord, and the dog skin plaster shimmered with a faint light, pointing to the depths of space ahead.

Soon, the three of them noticed some clues in the spatial turbulence.

The water flow here is intermittent, sometimes surging and sometimes weak, and there are still many new battle ripples on the surrounding walls of space, as well as piles of spatial folds of sand on the shore.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Fan couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

“Brother, the one sent by Penglai to hunt down the Demon Dog Lord seems to be a remarkable figure!”

The chicken flaps its wings:

“How come you see?”

"Look, these traces of the battle reflect from the side that the newcomer is powerful and has a fierce divine energy. It is more like a battle between physical strength and physical body. He is very likely a body training expert."

"Body training?"

Upon hearing this, Chicken Bro immediately perked up!

"When it comes to body tempering, who can compare to my demon race? I'll handle that person later, none of you are to interfere!"

Lin Shan didn't argue with them, but continued to chase after them along the way. Finally, after passing through layers of forks in the road and overcoming strong spatial storms, he arrived at a mirror-like Silver Lake.

Above the lake, a towering waterfall cascaded down, crashing into the lake with a deafening roar!

Right in front of the waterfall, two enormous figures were locked in a fierce struggle.

It was obvious that one of them was no match at all, and was basically beaten the whole time. If it weren't for their thick skin and outstanding recovery ability, they probably would have been dead long ago.

It is indeed Lord Demon Dog!

The one who used it as a punching bag on the other side was none other than the rhinoceros spirit, the guardian beast of the Ghost Valley Holy Land, who had crossed paths with Lin Shan several times!

"Hey, stop hitting me! Brother Demon, what benefits did you receive from Penglai? We can talk about it."

"Shut up, you filthy dog! Even if I told you, you still couldn't afford it!"

"Woof woof woof, it hurts, it hurts! How am I supposed to know if I can afford it if you don't tell me? Besides, I know the leader of the Xun Gu Cult. That kid is rolling in money, he can definitely afford it!"

Whether he can afford it or not is none of your business.

"He and I have a very close relationship. As long as I make a request, he will definitely help me settle it. You don't know, do you? That kid is said to have taken over the Ghost Valley Holy Land and now he owns the wealth of the entire Holy Land. What do you want that he can't have?"

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The rhinoceros demon remained silent, only relentlessly unleashing its ruthless power.

The Demon Dog Lord was beaten and barked, but the best healer is a dog, and its recovery ability is truly exceptional. Anyone else would have been beaten to death long ago!
At this moment, Lin Shan and his group arrived. The instant they saw the rhinoceros demon, they realized that the Divine Rhinoceros Elder of Penglai Holy Land that the man had just mentioned was actually the rhinoceros demon who had already escaped!

Ever since that incident where he and Shui Lingchuan were intimidated by him at the Ghost Valley Holy Land, this guy abandoned the Ghost Valley Holy Land and ran away, disappearing from sight for a time.

I never expected that he would be involved with Penglai and even get the title of elder?

In this all-out extermination, the important task of killing the Demon Dog Lord was surprisingly entrusted to the Rhino Demon!
Lin Shan, having entered into Penglai's scheme, discovered that it was indeed a good arrangement.

The Demon Dog Lord only has a physical body, but he was once a giant of hell in the last ten thousand years. Even though he has only just recovered to the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm, he is not someone to be trifled with. Ordinary avatars of two or three Primordial Spirits may not be able to kill him. The Rhinoceros Demon is also a demon race whose physical body is still in the late stage of the Primordial Spirit realm.

Wouldn't that be the best choice?

Without outside intervention, even with its strong regenerative abilities, this dog would have been beaten to death sooner or later and would have had no chance of surviving.

Unfortunately, Lin Shan arrived in time.

Their commotion quickly attracted the attention of those on the other side of the waterfall. When they saw who it was, Lord Demon Dog was already going crazy!

"Leader Lin, save me quickly! This old ox is incredibly powerful. Not only is he relentlessly pursuing me like a maggot, but he's also sent men to kill my Green Alliance members. We absolutely cannot let him succeed!"

"Woof woof woof~ Don't worry, little dog, I'm here to save you."

Chicken Brother, seeing the opportunity, was overjoyed. He flapped his wings and overtook the two of them, quickly crossing the lake to join the battle. He unleashed a five-colored divine light at the rhinoceros demon!
"scare?"

The rhinoceros demon turned around upon hearing the sound and nearly fainted when he saw Lin Shan. Elder Shui had said he would personally keep an eye on this kid, so why did he end up here?

Suddenly, it felt dizzy and disoriented. Its supernatural powers and demonic energy were instantly shattered, and a chicken flew past it at high speed, heading straight for its face!

(End of this chapter)