Immortal Road.

Chapter 689: Spiritual Ceremony, Summoning Ghosts
"The time is not right yet. Let's put it aside for a while. After all, we can't leave the Jin Yaofeng base camp easily."

Lin Shan and Brother Ji had a general understanding of what had happened in the past few years and decided to collect intelligence from the outside world and wait and see. He still had a lot of things to do when he returned this time.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you that Lin Fan came here a while ago!"

Brother Ji flapped his wings and suddenly brought up this matter.

"Lin Fan?"

Lin Shan instantly became alert and quickly asked it where Lin Fan was.

"I don't know. He said he went all the way north and didn't find you at the Xun Gu Sect in Lu State, so he came to the Kun Sect in Chu State to see me. He suddenly had something to do and went down the mountain. He said he would come back after he had dealt with it."

Brother Ji also sighed.

If Lin Fan were still there, his Kun Sect would not be so short of manpower. It's a pity that guy is also a wandering cloud crane. He came suddenly and left even more suddenly. He is as unpredictable as a gust of wind.

Lin Shan nodded and didn't bother about it anymore.

I think that guy probably discovered something again, so he left in a hurry without caring about anything. We can only get together again when we have time in the future.

Jin Yaofeng is very busy during this period.

Because three new Golden Core True Immortals of the Demonic Path joined, plus a group of disciples, the strength of the Kun Sect was greatly enriched.

Lin Shan removed the magical restrictions on the three people, but before he could fully trust them, he still had to take necessary measures.

Brother Ji used his old trick again - "Demon God Contract"!
This is because general control methods are unlikely to work on the Jindan stage, and those that are too vicious will arouse resistance, so they can only be bound in the form of a contract.

They also signed a service contract for a period of sixty years first, and then it was up to them to leave or stay. In this way, Ke Jizi, Xiyin Cave Master, and Taoist Zhiyu could barely accept it.

In addition, under the supervision of the little fox girl and the three evil spirit brothers, the remnant soul of the Demon Dog Lord began to train an army of demon dogs for money. By the way, he also began to purchase cubs from the outside world and use the blood pool to train them.

Lin Shan himself first refined the newly acquired evil spirit "Demon-Suppressing Evil".

The quality of this ball of evil energy is the highest among all the evil energy he currently has. It is very difficult to refine, and sometimes it even needs to be calcined with real fire!

When he reached the late stage of Jindan, he felt more and more that the Netherworld Ghost Fire that he had snatched from Protector Qiu was not enough. Even with his powerful magic, he could not increase its power.

If you don't change your true fire when you reach the Nascent Soul Stage, it will be completely ineffective against enemies of the same level.

At the same time, he ordered Li Yuanjie to collect materials and prepare for something that had always been on his mind.

"Acquired spiritual body"!
The spiritual body represents the talent of human cultivators. The innate spiritual body is not controlled by oneself, but the acquired spiritual body is not bad either.

After obtaining the "Secret Art of Awakening the Soul" from Young Master Jiuyou, he has been studying the details therein over and over again. Now that he has returned to Kun Sect, he feels that the time is ripe and it is time to complete it as soon as possible.

Of course, if we want to be safe, returning to the State of Lu to look for the ancient religion would be the most appropriate option.

But now I can't leave Kun Sect, so I can only stay here for a while.

There are also mountain gates and subordinates here, which can be used for collecting materials or arranging ceremonies.

This time he wants to take advantage of this gap and finish it as soon as possible despite his busy schedule.

The "acquired spiritual body" was learned from the Red Lotus Patriarch. It can be broken down into the following steps:
Bloodline purification, altar blueprints, soul-awakening spells, and auxiliary formations.

The step of blood purification has already been achieved. The next step is to build the altar according to the blueprint and arrange the auxiliary formation.

There is no big problem with the materials.

He already had a lot of assets, and the black market in the demonic cultivation world was diverse, so as long as he was willing to pay the price, he could always buy it back.

The arrangement of the formation was given to Taoist Zhiyu, the formation master. After the arrangement was completed, Xiaoxin, the spirit of the Xuxing Disk, would check it to make sure there were no mistakes.

The next step is to choose an auspicious day.

This day is not chosen randomly, and it is not even the same as an auspicious day in the ordinary sense.

In Yishu, choosing a good day requires the use of a magic called "the art of selecting auspicious days".

No matter whether it is Bagua, Taiyi, Liuren, Qimen Dunjia, Qinxing, Congchen, Jianchu, Fengyu, Fengjiao, Astrology, Guxu, Five Elements, Luming, Liuri, Qifen, etc., they are all part of the major category of auspicious selection techniques.

If the ceremony that Lin Shan needs to hold this time is related to the stars, the so-called "astrology" will have to be used.

If the ceremony is related to the five elements, then the method of choosing an auspicious day should be the "five elements method".

And his ultimate goal is to achieve a wind spirit body, so the best auspicious technique to choose is the "Wind Corner Technique"!
The so-called "Wind Corner" method of selecting auspicious days is based on the Yi numbers and predicts the good and bad fortune of human affairs according to astronomical phenomena such as wind direction, wind force, wind speed, wind color and time of wind start.

Theoretically, wind is the product of yin and yang, and is closely related to the five elements. The things involved require professional scholars to judge.

In order to be safe, Lin Shan certainly didn't want his spirit-opening ceremony to fail, so he naturally had to choose a good day.

So he spent a lot of money to find a famous Feng Shui master in the Chu State's cultivation world, and asked him to calculate a suitable day for him in the near future.

September 23.

Libra is in orbit at this time, and the air signs are coming in full force, which is in perfect harmony with your own destiny. Everything goes smoothly and everything is ready.

On this day, the entire Jin Yao Peak was on high alert.

Everything was ready, and Lin Shan stepped onto the altar step by step.

The weather suddenly turned gloomy, with dark clouds as thick as ink.

"Lelelelelele~~~"

A strong wind swept in, making the twelve large flags flutter in the air, from west to east, bringing a slight autumn chill.

Brother Ji lay on Luanchun's shoulder, and both of them looked at each other nervously.

The little fox girl, Ke Jizi, Xiyin Cave Master, Taoist Zhui Yu and others behind him, although they didn't know what Lin Shan was going to do, they could all guess that it must be an extraordinary ceremony.

Otherwise, at such a critical moment in the outside world, it must have a deep meaning to rush to hold it so carefully.

Lin Shan stood on the stage, turned around, held the sword in one hand, and made hand gestures.

"Report——"

At this solemn moment, an urgent report suddenly came from below, and Li Yuanjie hurried up before he started to report.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"Master, hundreds of people have come down the mountain. They are from Shuiyao Peak, including three Jindan Zhenren and other remaining disciples. They request to be taken in for shelter!"

"Someone from Shuiyao Peak?"

Lin Shan looked at Luan Chun who was standing aside. The latter nodded and told him that among the Nine Stars, only Shui Yao Peak had a good relationship. It was obvious that Shui Yao Peak came to seek refuge this time because they were homeless.

Not long after that, Shuiyao Peak also fell!
After receiving the instruction, Luanchun went down to receive them personally and led them to the middle of the mountain to rest temporarily. The leader would come out to meet them after the opening ceremony was over.

"If you have anything else to say, tell me now!"

Lin Shan estimated that it was still early and there was still time, so he let Li Yuanjie finish his words.

"After the alliance was defeated, the Beixian Fort and the Wild Bear Gang divided their forces and advanced towards the Jiuyao Peaks. Immortal Linli and Taoist Cangxuan tried to gather resistance again, but few responded."

"Each peak fortified itself and was eventually defeated one by one. It is understood that only Sun Peak, Moon Peak and Gold Peak are left. Most of the remnants of other peaks have retreated to Sun and Moon Peaks and are making their final resistance!"

"The Beixian Fort and the Wild Bear Gang have already reached the foot of the mountain and have been attacking the second peak for several days. All sides have suffered heavy casualties, but the outside world generally estimates that they can't hold on!"

Li Yuanjie's face was heavy when he said this, and there was even something in his words that secretly reminded the leader, shouldn't we also make plans early?
Do you have a way out?
Once others abandon their lost land and run away, they will become homeless and become wandering ghosts.

But no matter how bad the situation gets, they can always retreat back to Xun Gu Sect, so there is still a way out, so it is not too late to make plans early.

The reason why Beixian Fort and the Wild Bear Gang didn't deal with Jin Yao Peak was because they were chasing the remnants all the way and didn't want Ri Yao Peak and Yue Yao Peak to gather and organize manpower to grow stronger. So they simply didn't give them a chance to breathe and chew on the hard bone first, and decide the outcome in one battle!

By then, Jin Yaofeng will be isolated and helpless, and he will be in my hands sooner or later, so there is no need to rush.

Other native cultivators of Jiuyao also generally distrusted the Kun Sect, so except for a small number who left, most of them still joined the Riyao Peak and Yueyao Peak. After all, the familiarity and relationship were there.

Only people from Shuiyao Peak came, probably because of their friendship with Luanchun.

"Okay, I understand, go down."

Lin Shan did not express his opinion. After listening, he closed his eyes and began to chant spells to maintain the ceremony.

Li Yuanjie took the order and went back to gather intelligence.

The wind in the sky was getting stronger and stronger, but the twelve flagpoles stood firm. Both their materials and formations were strong enough, but the sand, soil and leaves that were blown up gradually obscured their view.

"ignition!"

A deep voice came from the wind and sand.

Ke Jizi had already prepared real fire in his hands. He raised his finger to light up the forty-nine oil lamps in the distance, igniting dark green flames.

The lamp oil here is specially made and mixed by the master of medicine, Xiyin Cave Master, so it is strong enough to withstand strong winds and burn for months without extinguishing.

"Open the formation!"

Lin Shan's voice came from it, and it seemed a little distant, as if it came from ancient times.

Taoist Zhiyu quickly told his apprentices to get ready, and one by one they placed the special array plates in their hands into the holes on the outer side of the array base.

There are a total of seventy-two bricks, which are embedded in the array plate tightly.

In an instant, a light green light flickered, echoing the forty-nine oil lamps. Green silk threads were connected in parallel to form an intricate net.

This big net is between reality and illusion. It sways in the wind and floats with the flames. People who watch it are scared for fear that it will be blown away.

"Pay tribute!"

Following a command from inside the altar, the Kun Sect disciples from the outside world, who had been waiting for a long time, entered one after another under the guidance of the Xiyin Cave Master.

In their hands, they held sheep heads, pig hearts, goose livers, various spiritual fruits, fine wines, incense sticks of different colors, silks and satins, spiritual gold and iron.
There are a total of 108 altars placed in different locations.

"Please God!"

A low shout was heard, and all the disciples retreated together.

One by one, the doors to the underworld rose from behind the altar. They had door frames on only three sides, and the remaining half of the door and the threshold were underground. Terrifying howls could be heard from inside!

Countless dark grey claws stretched out from the door one after another.

Some grabbed the bloody food directly, some fought for silk and satin, some snatched gold and silver jewelry, and some even snatched the spoils of other claws.
Amidst the chaos of demons, a bloody smell wafted in the air, along with a chilling chewing sound, and the frantic demonic roars, which frightened the disciples so much that their faces turned pale!
Fortunately, there was no chaos at the scene because their leader was still in the center and three Jindan Zhenren were on the periphery to support them, so nothing unexpected would happen.

Lin Shan muttered something to himself, and felt that he had opened a door. In the far underground void, a dark place full of ghost lights was slowly opening its arms to him.
Groups of dark air emerged from all around the altar, trying to rush into his body, transform him, and give him a chance to evolve!
Lin Shan maintained a clear mind and closed all the pores in his body to cut off any interaction with the spiritual energy from the outside world.

He could feel that if he inhaled this netherworldly air, his golden body would most likely be damaged and transformed into a feminine and weird shape.

In the beginning, the Jiuyou Sect gathered the wisdom of so many generations in order to transform the spiritual bodies into the Jiuyou Body, the Netherworld Body, the Xuanyin Body, the Xuanming Body, and so on, which were acquired spiritual bodies that were in line with the sect's practices.

But Lin Shan's innate bloodline is wind bloodline, even if he undergoes transformation, he cannot become those spirits. Each kind of spirit has special talent requirements. Otherwise, acquired spirits would have been everywhere long ago!

If he absorbs too much Netherworld energy now, it will pollute himself and destroy his foundation!
So he rejected all the gifts from Jiuyou and did not dare to accept a single cent. The ghosts and gods did not care either. After looting the tributes, they left hastily.

And the one hundred and eight gates to the Nine Netherworlds have always been open.

These portals are the key. With the help of the cold wind from the Nine Netherworld, you can train your blood, stimulate the potential in your body, open the gate to the spiritual body, and activate your own magical powers!
In an instant, a cold wind filled the body and pain penetrated into the bone marrow.

He gritted his teeth and persevered, looking inward, feeling the changes in his blood, the halo bestowed by the mysterious ritual, and the sparks from the oil lamps around him.

"Boom~"

There was a slight explosion, and the particles turned into stars and floated into his body. He felt warm all over, and the cold wind didn't make him feel so cold anymore.

"Bobo Bobo Bobo~~~"

Sparks exploded, continuously helping his bloodline to transform.

In this ceremony, forty-nine oil lamps must burn for a full forty-nine days, until his spirit is opened.
Sunrise Peak.

"Kill! Don't stop! Charge in. The first person to plant the battle flag in the center of the enemy's formation will be rewarded with 100,000 spirit stones and the title of elder. Charge!"

Rows of demon disciples fell like wheat being cut, but more people rushed up from behind.

These are all cannon fodder that the Wild Bear Gang has recruited from all over the place. In the world of magic cultivation, there are as many low-level cultivators as you want, and they are not worth anything at all!

In comparison, the Warcraft Suicide Squad following behind are much more valuable than them.

And the real elite of the Wild Bear Gang are waiting at the last moment, ready to go.

On the chase carriage, Xiong Shanshangren looked into the distance, observing the battle situation without saying a word.

A minion ran up from behind and handed a letter to the car.

The leader of the Wu Dao Sect took it on his behalf, opened the letter and read it once, then passed it to people around to read in turn, and finally gave it to Master Xiong Shan.

"The progress over there at Beixian Fort is very fast. I'm afraid they are ahead of us. Should we start the plan ahead of time?"

(End of this chapter)