Immortal Road.

half a month later.

Qiyunling No. 6 Market, Yibaolou.

Lie Yunsheng looked at the messenger in front of him and handed him a storage ring and an unopened letter.

"Young master, this was sent from Yi Bao Lou in the Southern Continent of Yunfeng Immortal Realm. The sender claims to know you and asked us to deliver the item to you through our internal channels."

Upon hearing this, he opened his storage ring, inside which lay five seventh-grade spirit crystals. He then opened the envelope, which contained over a hundred words.

The questions are nothing more than repaying his loan and inquiring about the termination of the contract with Yibaolou.

"Fellow Daoist Xiong Shan has gone to the interior of the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm?"

Lie Yunsheng chuckled. Since their hasty parting that day, they had never met again.

I didn't expect this kid to still be thinking about the contract. It seems he's afraid that even after he leaves, his name will still be on the contract, leaving unresolved issues later.

He looked out the window, then went back into his room.

He immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the messenger, stating that after the trade fair ended in a few days and the agreed employment date had passed, Yi Bao Lou would terminate its employment relationship with Xiong Shan, so that the other party could rest assured.

The messenger took it and left.

"That kid's always causing trouble. The other day, Elder Qi from the Imperial Household Department came to ask me about it. I suspect he's involved in the death of the Elder of the Enforcement Hall."

The month-long trade fair was not yet over, but such a major event occurred during this sensitive period. The commotion that night was quite significant, and many people in Qiyunling noticed it.

When the market investigated afterward, Lin Shan, as the appraiser of Yi Bao Lou, had left without saying goodbye, making it easy for them to come to his door for questioning.

Combined with the various clues from before, as well as Elder Huang's erratic behavior, Elder Chuyun's unusual behavior over the past six months has largely led to the identification of the suspect.

Among them, the names of Xing Shuzi, Huang Yue Laodao, and Ji Xuanjun were also revealed.

This incident caused quite a stir, reportedly resulting in a significant uproar in the Thirty-Three Markets, with the deaths of two Void Realm experts, and creating a huge uproar in the South China Sea!

It is said that Elder Qi of the Qiyunling Internal Affairs Department lent out the newly purchased Xuanwu Spirit Boat, but it was like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone without a trace.

However, the investigation is still ongoing. The suspects have already fled far away. If they go to the inland areas of Yunfeng, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack.

After Lin Shan and his accomplices killed Elder Huang and Elder Chuyun that day, he took his clone and traveled north alone, leaving the South China Sea and heading to the inland of the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm.

He knew this wasn't over.

Elder Chuyun is the law enforcement elder of Qiyun Ridge, while Luoxia Mountain is one of the top powers in the South China Sea, with a True Immortal presiding over it.

Most immortals wouldn't need to personally capture a rogue cultivator in the early stages of the Void Realm just for the sake of a mere elder below.

If Elder Chuyun truly had such influence, he wouldn't have been so easily swayed by Elder Huang to attempt to ambush and kill him.

However, the feud has been formed. Luoxia Mountain is full of powerful experts in the late stage of the Void Realm. The Xuanwu Spirit Boat was lost and then recovered, but it also offended Elder Qi of the Internal Affairs Department. In the future, we should try to stay away from that place as much as possible.

It's just that we'll have to trouble Lie Yunsheng of Yibaolou to accept the investigation.

However, Lie Yunsheng has considerable influence in mainland China, so it's estimated that the people of Qiyunling won't make things difficult for this young master.

As for Elder Huang's death...

Yunbian City will definitely investigate, and might even notify Penglai Immortal Sect!

There were many eyewitnesses to the True Spirit Feather, and Zang Yan also experienced it firsthand that day, but it is unclear whether it will attract attention.

At least for now, Zang Yan has gone back to become an immortal and shouldn't leave the house for at least sixty years. After that, Lin Shan will be nowhere to be found.

He was a rogue cultivator who wandered the vast Immortal Realm, living a nomadic life and not afraid of offending any local forces.

The only thing I realized in hindsight was that Hoshino hadn't paid the remaining balance!

The restaurant initially agreed that a deposit would be paid first for the Star Cultivation Inheritance, and the remaining balance for the Pill Refining Inheritance would be paid after the powerful enemy was defeated.

What about the inheritance of alchemy?
After that great battle, Xing Shuzi disappeared without a trace, and the two parted ways, unable to find each other anywhere in the world.

There's nothing we can do; sometimes things don't go as planned, and we can only leave it for later.

After entering the inland areas of the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm and resting in Nanzhou, near the South China Sea, for a period of time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a reply from Lie Yunsheng from Yibaolou, informing him that his employment contract had been terminated.

The profession of appraiser is very useful, and he has no intention of giving it up. Therefore, he does not want to be tied up in the Yibaolou in Qiyunling. It would be best if he could regain his freedom now.

In about a month, I have sorted out the gains from that battle, the most obvious of which is the Annihilation Avatar.

After successively devouring Elder Huang and Elder Chuyun with his strange Dharma Form, along with the Spirit Control Ancestor and the Blood Dao Era Elder he had previously devoured, his cultivation finally broke through to the mid-stage of the Void Realm!

It seems that devouring three early-stage Void Transformation cultivators and one mid-stage Void Transformation cultivator can help the clone break through its current realm, and the conversion rate of the strange Dharma Form is not low!
Based on this calculation, three mid-stage Void Realm cultivators plus one late-stage Void Realm cultivator would most likely be able to help the clone break through to the late-stage.

Lin Shan had made up his mind, so he decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

It was so difficult to kill Elder Chuyun, who was in the mid-stage of the Void Realm. It was only by relying on the collision of star grids and the combined power of five Void Realm experts that they were able to surround and kill him. If they encounter some tough nut to crack next time, it's hard to say.

Moreover, the clone's cultivation level now surpasses that of the original body, which is a rather dangerous sign. He cannot allow this uncontrolled expansion to continue.

Besides, the Xuanwu Spirit Boat ended up back in his hands after all the twists and turns, leaving him both amused and exasperated.

Elder Qi of the Imperial Household Department must be furious. He had just spent a fortune to buy it at auction a few days ago, and before he even had a chance to experience it, it was lost after he lent it out.

He got a huge bargain for nothing!
Elder Chuyun's wealth astonished him. A rough estimate showed that the value of various seventh-grade spiritual materials alone was no less than a hundred chips, he had more than fifty seventh-grade spirit stones, more than twenty bottles of Void Realm cultivation pills, and a Xuan Tian spiritual treasure was being nurtured in his dantian.
Is this what rich people are like?

Who has that much cash on hand?

Lin Shan guessed that the fifty spirit stones were probably unused tokens from the trade fair, so they were returned. Since his Yellow Turban Warriors were big consumers, he wouldn't have to worry about spirit stones to power them in the future.

Those massive quantities of seventh-tier spiritual materials seemed more like they were stockpiling resources to prepare for refining something, with fire-type materials being the most abundant.

There are several hundred pills in twenty bottles for cultivating at the Void Realm stage, enough for about ten years of cultivation. It is estimated to be the daily stipend accumulated by the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall.

He also learned through indirect channels that in a neutral force like Luoxia Mountain, an elder's salary could be chosen from spirit stones or cultivation pills, and could be adjusted at any time according to one's current needs.

This is a rare and precious pill, a real treat for Lin Shan, a poor rogue cultivator. The last Xuan Tian spiritual treasure should be his natal spiritual treasure. The reason it wasn't used during the entire battle was only discovered after appraisal; it was only a few years old and still being nurtured.

[Firebag] (Semi-finished product)
Quality: Mysterious Heavenly Treasure

Introduction: A fire-type auxiliary spirit treasure, nurtured with innate deep fire, which can be unleashed to fight enemies when needed. When combined with fire-type divine abilities, it is invincible, with its power amplified by more than 30%.

The gestation process has been interrupted and needs to be re-established and nurtured in the lower abdomen.

Enhancement required: 512 points

Lin Shan felt a pang of regret. This fire pouch was quite rare, probably an upgrade and crafting project that Elder Chuyun had spent a fortune on. It was just a pity that the process was interrupted after the person died, and it reverted to a defective product.

If you want to rejuvenate it, it's not impossible, but you'll need to find a fire-elemental Void Realm cultivator to nurture it in your dantian for a hundred years before it can be released.

As a semi-finished Xuan Tian Ling Bao, its selling price will likely be significantly reduced!
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, remembered the description of the enhancement panel, and thoroughly searched through the Fire-Sinking Bag, finally finding the so-called Innate Fire!

This is a genuine seventh-tier spirit fire, which can also be sold separately. The price of this spirit fire is no lower than that of a Xuan Tian spirit treasure.

Recalling the pile of fire-type spiritual materials I saw before, it's clear that Elder Chuyun wanted to tailor-make a Xuan Tian spiritual treasure for himself before his death. This is the downside of being rich.

He was only focused on using the best quality items, without even considering buying a spirit treasure as a temporary solution. He upgraded his natal spirit treasure first, and then spent a lot of money trying to customize it. Before either treasure was even finished, he was gone!
"Tsk tsk tsk, serves him right."

Lin Shan thought to himself that if it were him, he would probably also take the route of high-quality products, but he had the enhanced panel and didn't have to wait.

In their eyes, ordinary Xuan Tian spiritual treasures are not as useful as supreme divine powers.

Compared to Elder Izumo, Elder Huang was much poorer.

Yunbian City is just a small border town, far inferior to Luoxia Mountain, so its welfare and benefits are naturally not as good. Moreover, the Xuantian Secret Treasure was destroyed by Lin Shan, and he spent his life savings to buy Yellow Turban Warriors, seventh-grade talismans and other miscellaneous items.

The only legacy left behind are materials related to many fields!

He spent lavishly at the auction, showing off his power, because he knew his lifespan was nearing its end and he wanted to make a final push before he died. He believed that as long as he could kill Lin Shan and obtain the True Spirit Feather, he could make up for any losses.

Unfortunately, reality is cruel. Lin Shan tricked Elder Chuyun and beat him to death by stealing his luck card!
"The Luck Card is really a great thing."

Whenever he thinks of this, Lin Shan can't help but sigh, realizing he should prepare a few more in case of need.

If it weren't for the fact that Misfortune Siphon couldn't draw from himself, he would have liked to draw a few more Calamity cards to play with!
But if you want to draw cards from others, you'll inevitably become their enemy. Nobody wants to get something for free. If Lin Fan ascends to immortality in the future, and I keep drawing cards in front of that kid, I can't help but look forward to that scene.
Organize the spoils.

He immediately set sail on the Xuanwu Spirit Boat and continued northward into the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm.

Nanzhou, which is close to the South China Sea, is not safe. Qiyunling could reach in at any time, and he doesn't want to be hunted down.

Taking advantage of a break in the journey, he first cultivated the domains of his main body and clone inside the flying boat.

Ten years later.

Clouds and land in the sky, deep within the border canyon.

This place is located in the heart of the Yunfeng Immortal Realm, in the prosperous and wealthy Yunzhou region.

Looking down from the sea of ​​clouds, a massive canyon fissure stretches for an unknown distance, splitting Yunzhou in two. It remains open year-round, never healing, with clouds and mist swirling on both banks and abundant spiritual energy below. Along this boundary canyon stand numerous celestial cities, serving as vital hubs connecting the north and south.

Lin Shan drifted along leisurely for ten years, sailing his small boat through the sea of ​​clouds, living a carefree and unrestrained life.

The Immortal Realm is far larger than imagined, often consisting of uninhabited areas spanning millions of miles, where no living creatures can be seen most of the time.

After a long time, I left the celestial land and occasionally went to the mortal world. It was still a deserted place, with most of the land being desolate mountains and wilderness, or where powerful demonic beasts hid.

During his journey, he passed by two extremely dangerous places. The aura emanating from their very perimeter was enough to send chills down one's spine. Considering that he had already arrived in the Immortal Realm and had not yet reached the level of an immortal, he decided to avoid trouble and instead take a detour to stay far away.

Thanks to Elder Huang, he refined the domains of the Thunder Pool Dharma Image, his main body, and his clone to perfection along the way. He still had a lot of materials left over, and he also restored the supreme divine power 'Yuan Sha Domain'.

Now that he has the three domains at his disposal, he is much stronger than when he first ascended!

He then began to study the "Tai Xu Xing Yuan Jing" (Scripture of the Great Void Star Source), clearing the celestial bodies in the universe, expanding all the star apertures, and arranging for the body to be tempered with star power, thus becoming a proper Void Realm Star Cultivator.

During this period, he did not neglect his cultivation.

He had examined all of Elder Chuyun's cultivation pills one by one. He chewed them like candy, but they could only last for ten years before he finished them.

His cultivation has made some progress.

It's still a long way from the mid-stage of the Void Realm.

In comparison, the Annihilation Avatar doesn't need to worry about anything; it only needs to use the strange Dharma Form to devour everything, which is truly enviable!

After a long period of wandering, I have finally arrived in Yunzhou.

According to Lie Yunsheng, this is the core area of ​​the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm, with countless forces of all sizes and numerous immortal cities scattered throughout. The larger ones are all presided over by immortals!
Among them are ancient and powerful religions, where it is said that ancient beings above the immortals live out their twilight years in peace and dare to obey the decrees of the Heavenly Court but not to follow them!

Upon arriving at this place, he found himself surrounded by all sorts of people and a gathering of heroes. As a mere cultivator at the Void Transformation stage, he naturally kept a low profile.

Anyone who dares to mess with the wrong person will be treated with contempt in no time!

Seeing many cultivators descending into the abyss ahead, and small dots flying back and forth on both sides of the boundary canyon, many cultivators either used magical artifacts for transportation or had spirit birds supporting them, flying in the canyon in an orderly manner, without any chaos.

Lin Shan observed carefully and discovered that there were spiritual patterns marking out lines in the air, seemingly indicating that airspace was being demarcated and traffic flow was being controlled.

When he approached in person, he discovered that an array had been set up here. A transparent barrier with a gray light separated the aerial paths. Everyone could only fly according to the slight gravity guidance and was not allowed to change course without permission. There were even cultivators on duty every mile to direct the traffic of the cultivators coming and going.

Lin Shan stopped at an intersection to wait. Ahead, a torrent of cultivators flew into the sky. People around him, to his left, right, and behind him gradually stopped, their mounts of all kinds obediently lying down, waiting for the cultivators on duty ahead to let them pass.

An elderly man riding a white crane was waiting for the road and, since he had nothing else to do, greeted Lin Shan in a very familiar manner.

"Fellow Daoist, are you also here to attend the Yunzhou Grand Gathering?"

What is the Yunzhou Grand Gathering?
Lin Shan's subtle facial expressions betrayed him instantly, and knowing he couldn't hide it from the other party, he simply humbly asked for advice.

"I am a stranger here, new to the area, and I am unaware of what the Yunzhou Grand Gathering is all about. May I ask for your guidance, sir?" (End of Chapter)