Immortal Road.

Chapter 661 Two routes, early layout
Elder Qu obviously had an extraordinary background and was not on the same level as the monks who had exchanged with him before.

The grade and starting point of this purgatory demon worm are very high. The larvae have the strength of the Qi training stage, and can reach the foundation building stage when they grow up!

If it mutates or evolves, it can grow into a Jindan stage demon insect!

So just think about it and you will know that it is not easy to cultivate them, and the number cannot be too large.

Moreover, the accompanying secret arts are also very powerful, two of which have been identified as fourth-level secret arts by the enhancement panel.

[Purgatory Devil Flame]

Quality: Fourth-level Insect Control
Introduction: After the Purgatory Molten Worm eats volcanic rocks for a long time, flames are melted in its body. Each adult can only melt one fire seed, and the combined spray can stack the power of the flame.

(Note: The Infernal Flame Seed can be taken out and refined for your own use)

Enhancement required: 64 points

【Dissolve】

Quality: Fourth-level Insect Control
Introduction: After the Hellworms have been eating Gnaphalium for a long time, they spit out mucus that can dissolve visible and invisible objects.

(Note: Invisible things are limited to the five elements, and do not include spirits, ghosts, divine consciousness, illusions, strong winds, auroras, magnetic fields, and other phenomena)

(Note: The sticky capsule cannot be refined or used after it is removed)
Enhancement required: 64 points

These two sets of insect-controlling secret techniques are obviously not ordinary stuff. They are compliant and complete, forming a self-contained system, tailor-made for the Purgatory Demon Insect. They are very likely the true teachings of a top-level magic sect!

"Ahem, Brother Liansha, go back and raise it. Try not to show it to others, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Elder Qu looked embarrassed. It was obvious that this thing also had risks behind it and it was easy for the top sects to hold him accountable.

The two are of the same quality, both are smuggled goods that are not worth showing off.

No wonder this guy only dared to call it the Purgatory Demon Worm and didn’t dare to call it the Purgatory Melt Worm.

Just one word difference can cause big trouble if you say it out loud!

Lin Shan didn't react much to this. As the saying goes, too much debt is never a burden. Anyway, he could just use the money secretly when the time comes. If all else fails, he could just kill all his opponents. Without any witnesses, who would tell his secrets?
Elder Qu dared to ask for the ancient treasure of Dian Cang Shifeng, and it was obvious that he had this awareness in his mind.

The two were unconvinced.

Elder Qu also gave Lin Shan some thoughtful advice:

"There are many ways to cultivate this insect. The two most mature routes are the magic fire route and the slime route. The corresponding insect food is the purgatory volcanic rock and the lava heartbreak grass."

"It's just that the volcanic rocks from Purgatory are quite rare. We can use the volcanic rocks from our world as a substitute. Note that it's best to use active volcanoes with spiritual energy."

"I have seeds of lava heartbreak grass here. It's best to plant it near an active volcano with spiritual energy. Otherwise, it will not survive easily and requires a very harsh environment."

"If you really don't have a place, I can also provide you with a contact method to buy this insect food from others, but the price will be a little higher, and your quantity will be limited."

Lin Shan nodded, indicating that he understood.

active volcano,
Not to mention far away, just in the northwest of Lu State, there is the Liluan Mountains, an active volcano with abundant natural spiritual energy!

After the Moon-Watching City incident, on the eve of the 72 forces' expedition against the Dai family, the Black Skull Demon Lord recovered to his Soul Pill Stage there.

However, it is located in the northwest of Shandong, so if I want to take it for myself, there are still several obstacles that I need to overcome.

It seems that even if the Shang Dynasty and Shangyang Academy did not become enemies that time, conflicts would still be unavoidable afterwards, and they would have to fight in the end!
"I remember that Mu Yan was recruited near the Liluan Mountains. His Mu family is also a local family. If we use this as a starting point, perhaps..."

Lin Shan touched his chin, his thoughts wandering.

In the State of Lu, legitimacy is very important, so he began to prepare for the future and think about how to infiltrate the northwest of Lu and take the Liluan Mountains into his possession.

Of course, now is not the time to think about it.

Elder Qu was still telling him endlessly about several key points of controlling insects, and he had to take careful note of them.

"The two routes feed each other during the larval and adult stages. Don't get them mixed up. You can only follow one route to the end."

"Only after evolving into a large adult and reaching the Golden Core stage, the insect reaches a bottleneck and can then try route fusion, which is also known as mutation."

"Mutation has always been a topic of research for top magic sects. I won't reveal it to you here. Anyway, these two routes are enough for you to use."

"Let's talk about the magic fire route first. Before it reaches adulthood, the magic fire of this insect can only be said to be okay. If there are enough of them, they can barely reach the level of magic fire of the Jindan stage when stacked together."

"Once one breaks through the shackles, fire will be condensed in the body. The Purgatory Devil Fire is a unique talent of Purgatory creatures. It can also be refined by magic monks into a fire seed in the body."

"If you want to refine this fire, you only need to take out the fire from the demon insect's body and use it for yourself."

Lin Shan's heart moved. He actually always felt that the Netherworld Ghost Fire was just a name. Of course, it was also possible that the acquired ghost fire that Protector Qiu had cultivated was not good enough to begin with, and he had been relying on his powerful magic power to support it, and its own function was really not good enough.

I've wanted to change it for a long time!
As for the Infernal Fire, it was used several times by the Pig-headed Monster, a creature from Hell that was subdued at that time. Its power was simply beyond description!

The pig-headed monster was later captured by the Wudao Sect's people, but I didn't bother with it because I was pressed for time.

Now that I think about it, if others can refine this purgatory fire, I can do it too!

"In other words, if I take out the fire, not only can I use it myself, but I can also exchange it with others?"

"It is possible, but if you take the fire, the Infernal Worm will become a tiger without claws and fangs, which is equivalent to destroying half of it."

Elder Qu shook his head, because it was not worth wasting a Jindan stage fighter.

It’s okay if you use it for yourself, but you will lose a lot if you exchange it with others!

You know, he has been playing for his entire life, but there are only a few Jindan stage ones. The effort he has spent in cultivating a large adult one is simply incalculable!
Lin Shan nodded humbly on the surface, but no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

Elder Qu then told him about the second method:

"The slime route is relatively easier to take than the magic fire route, because the lava heartbreak grass can be cultivated and harvested, while the purgatory volcanic rock and its substitutes are difficult to deal with, and they are consumables!"

"It's just average before it reaches the Great Formation Stage. Once it reaches the Golden Core Stage, it can be used to dissolve fourth-tier ores or magical weapons, or even five-element formations, forbidden spells, etc. It's a powerful weapon!"

"Of course, it is mostly used in auxiliary situations. In a head-on battle, the magic fire route is more domineering."

"Generally speaking, it's enough to have one or two ready."

Lin Shan seemed to be thinking about something. The second route was more functional and it seemed that it would be enough to just try it out for now.

"Of course, these magic insects are of a higher grade and have strong adaptability and evolution, so there are many different routes. You can also develop them yourself, but if you cross the river by feeling the stones, the sunk cost of the initial investment will definitely be high, so you have to weigh it carefully."

There was another thing that Elder Qu kept in his heart.

The top sects of the magic world invested countless manpower and resources to test out these stable evolutionary routes. It would be fine for you, a casual cultivator, to just follow these two, but if you want to open up some new evolutionary route on your own.

It's pure wishful thinking!

The difficulty involved is far beyond outsiders’ imagination!

Therefore, when he used it to exchange for ancient treasures, he actually did not let the other party suffer any loss, because the things contained in it were definitely worth the price!

Lin Shan readily agreed and expressed his gratitude.

Next, he asked about the preparations for the conference by Demon Lord Kuruo.

"It should be okay this time. It won't be as intense as before. After all, it has only been thirty years since the last event. Most people are standing still and have not made much progress. And you know the quality of the independent cultivators."

Elder Qu obviously had an extraordinary background, so he looked down on this a little and was not very interested.

Lin Shan himself also knew what kind of character the independent cultivators were. The weak ones were very weak, and the strong ones were very strong. They were polarized, and most of them were vulnerable. It was normal for them to be looked down upon by the elites of the major sects.

There was nothing much to do next. Because of their common interests, they agreed to meet again in the future.

Elder Qu said that he would come to Jiangning City every once in a while, and if there was anything in the future or if he wanted to contact me, he could come here to find me.

The two of them became friends, and then Lin Shan resigned.

After coming out.

He had basically visited all the Jindan Zhenren, and only his previous cave neighbors were still waiting for him. The Jiejizi, who he had promised to take home to see antiques, was nowhere to be seen!
"what?"

"Brother Dao, are you looking for Kejizi?"

Master Mo Lian, True Man Xie Xin and others surrounded him and watched him looking around.

"That's right, Daoist Fellow Kejizi and I got along quite well. I thought he would invite me to be his guest."

Lin Shan scratched his head, looking a little depressed. The ancient rhyme that he had obtained was gone just like that, and he was stood up. Naturally, he couldn't help but feel unhappy.

"Haha, fellow Daoist is so powerful, let alone Ke Jizi, even we are afraid of him. How dare he continue to invite you as a guest? I'm afraid he will invite a wolf in. Hahahaha"

Mrs. Bai Gu knew she had said something wrong and quickly laughed it off.

Lin Shan didn't care about these insignificant details, but just asked everyone where Ke Jiezi's cave was.

Everyone looked at each other, and no one said a word.

Boy, you are not going to move away someone else’s cave without waiting for you, are you?

"Why don't you guys say anything? I just want to have a friendly conversation with him. I have no ill intentions!"

Lin Shan asked hurriedly, and everyone had no choice but to tell him that they really didn't know where Kejizi usually hid.

After all, most of the independent cultivators have no fixed place to live, wandering around like idle clouds and wild cranes. Even if they have a place to live, they have three burrows. Where do you expect them to find one?

Isn't it the same with your Liansha Cave? Don't you have any idea whether this place exists or not?

"Okay, let's just let him go. No."

When everyone saw that he had let the cat out of the bag, they thought to themselves that Ke Jizi was very smart and had escaped very quickly!
They followed each other back to the cave.

Lin Shan took out the Rong insect nest. The black beetles and rhinoceros beetles currently raised here have entered a stage of stagnant growth.

There is no other reason, because insect food needs to ensure daily consumption, and expanding the scale means that more Cordyceps is needed.

He thought about it, took out the summoning flag, and a black vortex channel appeared.

There were sounds of fighting coming from the other side of the passage, and it seemed like an emergency was going on.

The Black Skull Demon Lord doesn’t have time to come!

Isn’t this guy looking after the house for me? Could something have happened at the Lu State’s base camp?

After waiting for a long time,

Lin Shan opened the summoning flag again, and this time he finally came.

"What do you want from me?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord stepped out of the vortex passage, looked around habitually, and asked where he was now.

"I am in Jin State now. Hey, you have also recovered to the late Jindan stage?!"

Lin Shan looked up and down at the skeleton monster with surprise in his eyes.

How come this guy recovers so quickly without me?
It has caught up with his cultivation progress!

The Black Skull Demon King coughed twice, feeling a little guilty, but also feeling incredible.

"Aren't you also in the late Jindan stage?"

"I'm different!"

Lin Shan stood up, walked around it, and kept exclaiming in amazement.

"I got the inheritance in Yuxing's secret collection, so I made rapid progress. You didn't have such a good opportunity in the outside world, so how come you recovered so quickly? Could it be that you used the power of Xun Gu Sect and Lujiang League for personal gain?"

“Where is that???”

The Black Skull Demon Lord jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on and hurriedly explained.

"I have been serving you faithfully, doing my best, working hard every day!"

"Do you know how much pressure the Shang family and Shangyang Academy put on you after you left? Other forces in western Shandong are ready to make a move, and the Lujiang League is in danger!"

"If I hadn't recovered to the late Jindan stage in time and stabilized the situation, I don't know what would have happened when you came back!"

Lin Shan felt doubtful after hearing the dangerous story.

The Black Skull Demon Lord gave a speech about how he went to the front lines himself and was too busy fighting the Merchant Patriarch during the day and had no time to spare.

Under its overall planning and dispatch, the Lujiang League promptly defended the Lujiang River basin and made it so impregnable that spies from the outside world could not get in at all!
"Alright, alright! I don't have time for this."

Lin Shan roughly heard that as long as the Lujiang League and the Xun Gu Sect were still there, it was good. Looking at the situation there, he didn't need to go back for the time being, and the problem was not to the point where it could not be solved.

Then just put it off for now and let your subordinates handle it.

The main problem is my own Cordyceps, which needs to be arranged as soon as possible.

"Here are a dozen or so insect feed formulas. Take them back and have someone start cultivating them right away. I need to get results as soon as possible."

The Black Skull Demon Lord was holding a heavy pile of formulas and seeds in his hands, feeling completely bewildered.

It flipped through a few of them casually and immediately shook its head.

"This is too much. Even if we take out all the medicinal gardens in Tianfu Mountain to plant for you, it would still be too much!"

"And what about this. Lava Heartbreak Grass? Where can I find an active volcano for you? There are only a few active volcanoes with names in Lu State, either in the northwest of Lu, or..."

"Ok?"

It reacted quickly and immediately thought of the Liluan Mountains.

"The merchant's rear base seems to be a group of active volcanoes bordering the Mixian Ridge. Unless we can secretly incite the Mixian Ridge to rebel, we can stab them in the back."

Lin Shan waved his hand and told him to get it done quickly.

"I don't care how you do it, but you have to get it done before I summon you next time! Oh, and bring me some of the Cordyceps from the Black Beetle and the Rhinoceros Beetle."

"No, then when will you be back?"

Before the Black Skull Demon Lord could ask, he was kicked back into the vortex passage.

"I have not decided when I will return. Please get this done first. If there are not enough medicinal fields, outsource them. There are plenty of people who can do this."

Lin Shan finished this matter and began to refine the newly acquired evil spirit!

(End of this chapter)