Immortal Road.

Lin Shan was getting a little annoyed.

"Wait until you find out before you tell me? By then it'll be too late!"

He knew what Jinchi Daoist was worried about, because it was this guy who introduced Master Juanlian. Now that things had gone wrong, he was afraid that Jinchi would settle old scores with him, so he was being secretive.

The old Taoist priest Jinchi could only manage a wry smile.

"Brother, I also suffered heavy losses. I paid for the golden scale fish skin and twenty spirit stones in full, but they took it all away without me even seeing a ripple. I'm actually more anxious than you."

What's the use of being anxious?

Lin Shan's expression was cold. He had just broken through his cultivation level and emerged from seclusion when someone ran into his trap. How could he let him off so easily?
You call yourself the "Master of Curtain Rolling Up"? I think you'd be more like the "Master of Money Rolling Up"!

If you dare to try and steal my money, then you've really messed with me.

"Where is the investigation at now?"

"I was sending a message to his senior brother, Master Zhuchen, inquiring about the whereabouts of Master Juanlian, but I haven't received a reply yet."

"That's it?"

"."

Lin Shan was so angry at this guy's cowardice that he laughed. How could the brotherhood between fellow disciples be betrayed by an outsider like you?

Besides, who do you think you are!

"Where is his senior brother, Master Zhuchen?"

The old Taoist priest Jinchi was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

"What are you trying to do? I'm telling you, don't mess around. Master Zhuchen is a renowned and unparalleled master in the nearby immortal city. He just finished seventh place in the Yunzhou Grand Weapon Forging Competition and has countless connections."

"Stop talking nonsense! I don't care about this or that!"

Lin Shan's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"Anyone who dares to protect a master who embezzles funds is my enemy, Xiong, and I will pursue them to the end!"

He is the master of the curtain-rolling technique.

"I don't care what kind of grandmaster he is. I'm always the one taking advantage of others. How can I let someone else take advantage of me?"

Seeing his fierce and menacing appearance, the old Taoist Jinchi was terrified and had no choice but to reveal the location of Master Zhuchen.

Unexpectedly, this supreme weapon-refining master did not live in a certain immortal city, but had his own territory in the mountains of Yunzhou.

Located in Qingquan Bieyuan, Langshan.

The cave dwelling occupies a mountaintop, enjoying the benefits of spiritual veins and earth fire, allowing for quiet and peaceful weapon crafting—a truly carefree and leisurely existence.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shan's eyes immediately turned red!

He was most indignant because of his hatred for the rich. These petty-bourgeois landlords, who seized land and mountains and lived in big villas, even had the earth's veins and fire, were so happy!
But sorry, you're blocking my way. Do you think you can continue to be so carefree?

"Let's go! Tonight we'll storm Langshan and catch them off guard!"

"Hey, bro, that's too reckless of you."

into the night.

Two shadowy figures stealthily arrived 30,000 miles outside Xiaorong City. Here, the valley was surrounded by clouds and thick fog, and a light drizzle was falling. The spiritual energy was extremely concentrated, making it a truly idyllic and beautiful place!
A palace on the mountain was brightly lit, and the clanging of blacksmiths echoed through the valley all night long.

Both of them disguised themselves and quietly cut across the ridgeline, unknowingly reaching the summit.

"Brother, I think we should call it quits."

A hoarse voice rang out. At the crucial moment, the old Taoist priest Jinchi chickened out again, cowering and failing to keep up.

"Master Zhuchen has a vast network of connections. Let's not even talk about whether we can defeat him today. Even if we could, interrogation might not be effective. What would we do after that? Kill him to silence him? That would be a huge problem! If we don't kill him, this supreme master weapon refiner will definitely not swallow this insult and will retaliate later."

"Shut up!"

Lin Shan concealed his face with the Illusionary Cloud and altered his destiny, transforming himself into a completely different person, so he wasn't afraid of being recognized at all.

"If you don't dare, then stay outside and keep watch. See how I deal with him!"

The old Taoist priest Jinchi was always timid and fearful. Upon hearing this, he shrank back and whispered words of encouragement.

"I'll keep watch outside and notify you immediately if anyone comes. If anything happens to you inside, I can also provide backup."

Bang!
Before they could finish speaking, a bell suddenly rang, startling them both!
Turning around, I discovered that, sometime during the day, an apprentice had struck the large bell hanging on the mountainside. The bell struck twelve times in succession, and the sound of the amplified instrument echoed throughout the valley.

"Midnight has passed. Clean the furnace, remove the ash, turn on the bellows, and disperse the stagnation to reduce heat. Bang!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a series of unified shouts came from the main hall ahead.

Through the window, one could see that many apprentice weapon refiners extinguished the furnace fires at once, and then roared as they opened the bellows. The enormous wind blew so hard that it stirred up a hurricane throughout the valley, and clouds of mist rose above the main hall. It turned out that they were emptying the furnace ash.

The smell was pungent, with a strong metallic taste, which almost suffocated Lin Shan and the old Taoist priest Jin Chi!

Then the enormous heat was expelled, and gusts of hot wind echoed through the mountains. The alternation of hot and cold not only caused rain, but even hail!

Experience all four seasons in a single day, with spring, summer, autumn, and winter endlessly cycling through them.

"Has Langshan become a weapon-refining assembly line?"

Lin Shan had never seen such a spectacular scene before. Through the heavy rain, he could hear the slogans echoing from the mountaintop. The apprentices in weapon forging were working like oxen and horses, sweating profusely, working day and night in three shifts. It was even darker than a black kiln!
The capitalists of the celestial realm are truly terrifying!
So, if I were to overturn this place and end this evil capitalist hellhole, wouldn't I be doing a good deed?

With that thought, his sense of justice vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of righteous mission!
A master of dust casting? How could someone who runs such a shady brothel be a good person?

Without saying a word, he braved the rain to rush in and destroy the weapon-refining workshop, but before he even got close, his senses suddenly kicked in, and goosebumps erupted all over his body.

wrong!

There was an unseen, oppressive feeling stirring within, as if there were hidden formations and restrictions in the void!
Once a formation reaches the sixth level, new hiding places will appear. Burying the formation base in a void node is much safer than underground.

And as the lair of the Grandmaster Zhuchen, this place might be protected by a seventh-order supreme array!
They are usually unassuming, but they can unleash unexpected power at crucial moments, especially when combined with the vast earth veins of this place, making them far more terrifying than cultivators in the Void Realm.

He opened his Star-Slaying Demon Eyes, looked around, and searched for clues through the void. Gradually, he found white base points, and various spiritual light lines quietly connected together to form a huge woven net.

If he plunges in headfirst, he could very well be tied up like a dumpling on the spot and become a fish in the net!

"Where's your mount? Come out, it's time for you to show your skills."

A baby seahorse swam out, flapping its dorsal fin. Zouwu Venerable instinctively snorted.

"Young master, I'm here!"

Lin Shan transmitted the large array node to it and watched it perform.

The Zouwu Venerable immediately displayed his newly awakened innate supernatural power, spitting out countless tiny seahorses the size of rice grains from his belly pocket, and then releasing acidic mucus to secretly corrode the array base.

Outside, it was pouring rain and hail was falling constantly. With the forest providing shelter and protection, they didn't have to worry about being discovered. In fact, since the establishment of Langshan, no one had ever come to make a move against them.

The residence of a supreme weapon-refining master is secluded and harmless. Who would be so foolish as to offend such a person?

So even if the formation was broken, no one noticed.

The old Taoist priest Jinchi, standing behind, was secretly sweating. Through the rain, he watched Lin Shan fiddling around in front of him, and a seahorse was constantly laying eggs. He was extremely anxious.

Half an hour later.

The Venerable Zouwu was completely exhausted and retrieved thousands of small seahorses to report back.

"Young master has lived up to expectations. Sixty percent of the mountain-protecting formation has been broken, and the rest is nothing to worry about."

Lin Shan nodded and sent it back.

Sometimes it's not advisable to completely break through a grand formation, as that would alert those inside. Sixty percent is enough to paralyze it, preventing it from being completely destroyed and attracting attention, and also rendering it incapable of posing any further threat to outsiders. Overall, that's sufficient.

He then followed an unpredictable path and successfully squeezed through a gap.

Inside the main hall, the apprentices were still working hard in the rain. Through the windows, you could see that the hall was brightly lit, and everyone was shirtless, working with clear division of labor. They were sweating profusely in the hot and humid weather, which was much more difficult than that of the apprentice apprentices!
Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh whenever he saw this scene. When would children from rogue cultivator backgrounds have a way out? When would this dark and hopeless life end?

"Fine, let me end your suffering."

With a wave of his sleeve, a bolt of lightning arrived instantly, and crackling chains of lightning flew in all directions, striking heavily on the weapon-refining hall!
Surprisingly, the hall was protected by protective barriers, and it did not fall apart with a single blow.

A figure flashed out in the lightning, it was none other than the spirit pet Thunder Otter!
This was its first battle since becoming a seventh-tier spirit beast. Upon seeing this, it was enraged and spewed out clouds of thunder, bombarding the main hall relentlessly!

Lin Shan's true form remained hidden behind the scenes. He did not reveal himself easily, but instead used a spirit beast to lure Master Zhu Chen out.

This commotion was quite significant, immediately alerting the many apprentices working inside.

At this moment, everyone looked out the window. The soft patter of the rain was drowned out by the thunder. The overseer disciples, however, remained calm and even had time to shout orders.

"Don't stop, just do your own thing. The deacons will take care of things outside."

Sure enough, soon one after another, white-robed cultivators jumped out from all directions, joining forces to block the lightning attack.

They stood in the corridors, railings, eaves, and corners of the main hall, forming a human formation that made the weapon-forging hall instantly impregnable!
Within the seamless defense, a yellow-green light shield even emerged, gradually expanding the lightning net to form an impenetrable barrier.

The Thunder Beast, known for its volatile temper, was so angry at the sight that it jumped up and down, seemingly feeling humiliated. It leaped into the sky, revealing its enormous true form: a blue otter lying across the mountaintop, its bulging belly heaving violently like a bellows.

Then I saw its eyes turn crimson, and it opened its mouth to spew out a waterfall of plasma, which instantly coalesced into countless original liquids, forming a funnel that covered a radius of thousands of miles and condensed to a size of tens of miles in the center.

Lightning Vortex!

A torrential downpour of lightning struck, instantly causing chaos and disarray among those below. The protective barrier shattered like an eggshell, and the four corners of the main hall were destroyed in an instant. The disciples inside opened their disbelieving eyes, staring at the stinging white light coming from the outside, and involuntarily closed their eyes, tears streaming down their faces.

Just then, someone in the darkness could no longer sit still and could not bear to watch the weapon-refining hall and the thousands of apprentices inside die tragically, so he was forced to take action.

"What kind of beast dares to cause trouble in my Langshan? Do you really think my sword is dull?"

A gleaming blade flashed, slicing diagonally from the side in an instant, piercing through the weak point of the lightning vortex, and striking the thunder beast's massive and vulnerable abdomen.

This beast was fierce and warlike. Upon seeing this, it neither dodged nor avoided, but instead bit the spirit knife!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—

A grating, teeth-grinding sound rang out as the knife struggled wildly at his mouth, trying to cut in and take his life.

The Thunder Beast held a knife in its mouth and bit down, refusing to let go.

Seeing this, the person in the darkness did not reveal himself, but continued to throw magical treasures. A bundle of rope was thrown into the air, and then it unfurled like a serpent, twisting and turning in the air. In no time, it approached the Thunder Otter and was about to tie it up!

Sizzle sizzle swoosh~~~~
The Thunder Beast has its own signature Thunder Escape technique, which transforms into lightning and escapes along the lightning net just as it is about to be trapped.

"how is this possible?"

The voice in the shadows grew furious and threw out another ceramic bottle. It looked ordinary, but it possessed incredible power. As it flew into the air, it was about to suck the Thunder Beast away.

Faint inscriptions could be seen flickering at the bottle opening. The Thunder Beast's massive size and weight were unable to withstand the pull, and it was slowly drawn in, unable to escape!

Not only that, the electric grid and lightning vortex below were also gradually pulled away, like an elastic rubber band, or a spider web that would break with a gust of wind.

"Chirp chirp chirp."

The Thunder Beast thrashed about in a panic. After being restrained, it was bound tightly with ropes and was about to be dragged into the bottle opening when it cried out for its master to help.

Upon seeing this, Lin Shan did not rush to reveal himself. Instead, his eyes flashed with demonic light as he searched for the person's location while two Star-Slaying Demon Swords shot towards the pottery bottle!
Unexpectedly, the two sword lights had barely approached when they lost control and were instantly sucked into the bottle and disappeared.

"!!!"

Lin Shan was taken aback when he suddenly lost the sword in his eye.

A clone of Nirvana flashed out of the Star Palace, raised its hand and drew back the Yin-Yang Nirvana Bow, shooting out one light arrow after another, trailing long flames in the darkness.

Instead of being smashed in mid-air, the ceramic bottle actually absorbed the light arrows into it!

"What kind of treasure is this?"

Realizing the extraordinary nature of this treasure, he immediately formed a hand seal to summon the Void Star Bridge.

If you're so capable, try sucking this too!
The magnificent Star Spirit Ancestral Artifacts appeared, and the massive bridge piers crashed down. It's not hard to imagine that if they were allowed to land, Langshan Mountain could be leveled.

But what really shocked everyone was that this pottery bottle, of unknown origin, suddenly grew larger and swallowed the Empty Star Bridge whole!
Then the bottle's various protrusions twisted and deformed, forcefully digesting the contents inside.

Seeing this, the old Taoist priest Jinchi behind him shrank back in fright, thinking to himself that Lin Shan had really messed up.

The Thunder Otter was still struggling, and the lightning vortex was sucked into the ceramic bottle!

The person in the darkness sneered:
"This bottle of mine is a top-quality Xuan Tian spiritual treasure, which took hundreds of years to refine. It can dissolve and overcome anything, so throw whatever you throw at it, and it will accept it all!"

"This pet is quite nice, but it's a pity that it wasted its life as a pawn for its master and died for nothing. You can only blame your bad luck."

"Use whatever tricks you have up your sleeve. You dare to cause trouble on my Langshan Mountain tonight. I don't know what your intentions are, but that's not important. Do you really think that a supreme weapon-refining master is made of clay?"

The rumbling sound shook the soul, and the disciples and apprentices in the weapon-refining hall below calmed down, knowing that their patriarch had arrived.

Lin Shan still hasn't seen his opponent; they've only been exchanging blows from a distance around the weapon-refining hall. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by a Xuan Tian spiritual treasure and almost lost his spirit pet!

In the moment of crisis, he remained calm and ignored the old Taoist Jinchi's advice from behind, and took out a Star Pill.

You can't smoke, so why not take a look at this?

This item simulates my natal star, but I don't know how powerful it is yet. I'll just throw it out and see.

The next moment, the pill transformed into a shooting star, hurtling fiercely towards the ceramic bottle in the sky.

The other party accepted all comers and immediately took them in.

And then there was no further movement. (End of Chapter)