Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Chapter 173 Dragon Spine Mountain is attacking?

[Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, those who repair bridges and roads leave no remains, those who kill a spirit are rewarded with 25,000 taels of silver, plus 5 coins of Karmic Fire Essence.]

As veteran cultivators, these two are all on the same level as Fang Qingbai, only their areas of expertise differ.

At least in terms of the amount of illegal silver, they are not distinguished by any other kind.

Another 0 taels of silver entered the account. Lin Shu glanced sideways at the horrifying gash on his shoulder, and his violent emotions were slightly suppressed.

Yang Huaixu's corpse has already been taken into his possession.

Although he wasn't good at extracting aura from the corpses of immortals, the surrounding demons were all former subordinates of the Demon King Yuanyuan, so doing this small task shouldn't be a problem for him.

"Didn't I tell you to watch from a distance and not to make a move easily?"

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Lin Shu turned her gaze to the ugly man in front of her, feeling a strange sense of lingering fear.

The two men's skills were not particularly outstanding, but their hidden killing moves were terrifying. Their two golden magic swords had clearly transcended the realm of magic and supernatural powers.

If Liu Zhaowu had chosen to shoot the magic sword at the fool, given how close they were, he really wouldn't have had time to intervene and save him.

"That thing—that thing! Master Lin—danger!"

The fool's face turned red with anxiety, and even the scars on his cheeks, which looked like worms crawling on them, twitched slightly.

He pointed to the sky, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Ha!"

As the man pointed, Shi Yi, Cao Xuan, and the other demon lords subconsciously looked back at the empty sky.

The golden pillars of light and sword shadows had long since vanished, but their overwhelming power still left them breathless.

Incense and magic sword are transformed from the wishes and power of the common people.

This is the power of a half-life immortal, a force that even a Golden Core cultivator could hardly withstand using all their skills in a lifetime.

The fact that Yu Jingzhe bestowed this power upon two rogue immortals shows just how deep his murderous intent was.

Even the Stone Wing Demon Lord, the strongest among them, could smell the intense aura of death beneath that magical sword.

Let alone contend with the magic sword, even if he used all his strength to activate his most proficient teleportation technique and turned to flee without hesitation, he would have no confidence whatsoever that he could survive this sword strike.

But this mysterious sword strike was shattered into the sky by the Moon Devouring Demon Lord!

When the young demon lord ordered them to retreat, but the other party chose to stay, Cao Xuan's first reaction was that this person had gone mad.

After witnessing what had just happened, his mind was almost blank.

With his own strength, he overwhelmed two great immortals, wielded the mountain god's treasure, and resisted the immortals' wondrous techniques.

Isn't this the pride of a genius?

On that rugged and barren demon path, it was already extremely difficult for everyone just to survive. Yet today, a demon prodigy has emerged!

What made the demons even more bewildered was how similar the other party was to the Demon King Yuanyuan.

The same powerful physical body, identical Qi family magical power, and even the method of splitting the soul to control magical treasures—all seemed familiar.

In the sky, a middle-aged man with a dark red body sat cross-legged on a black and white jade-like Bagua array plate.

He stared blankly at the slender figure on the ground, whose demonic armor was stained with blood and whose red cloak was as bright as the sunset. The figure exuded a strong aura of killing intent.

Ruoshui Demon Lord has been living in the Pure Source Treasure Land for many years, remaining secluded and not venturing out.

Jinhe Demon Lord is indeed the strongest demon lord in Yongzhou.

At this moment, the great demon's eyes were slightly red.

He wasn't good at teleportation, which is why he arrived a little late.

Upon arriving at this place, he saw that handsome young man unleash a raging black flame and personally choke Yang Huaixu by the throat.

In a daze, the Demon Lord Jinhe seemed to see the man who had once stood in front of them.

"Is it really you who has returned, wishing to retrace your steps?"

"call."

Lin Shu let out a soft breath, and her wound gradually healed.

He turned around and looked back at the demons.

Tips about good deeds quickly emerged.

Life and death are determined by fate. Even if death is snatched from the hands of Yama, saving a worthy disciple will be rewarded with 20,000 taels of silver and an additional 5 coins of gold essence for relieving suffering.

Life and death are determined by fate. Even if death is snatched from the hands of Yama, saving a worthy disciple will be rewarded with 13,000 taels of silver and an additional 2 coins of gold essence for relieving suffering.

The three notifications, one after another, represent the three demon lords led by Cao Xuan.

One is in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and two are in the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.

There was no share for Shi Yi. It was unclear whether it was because he had come with him, so like Bi Hai and the Fool, his merits were not counted, or whether he was simply stronger and thus survived.

Lin Shu was already quite satisfied and didn't delve into it further.

He had enough silver on hand, and his purpose in this trip was not just to make money, but to replenish the magic power that Qingluan had consumed.

Moreover, if it weren't for those two magic swords, I probably would have earned even less charity money today.

Lin Shu slightly raised her eyes and looked at the dark crimson figure in the sky.

The Eight Trigrams Dragon Locking Plate—Even the Demon Lord of the Ember River has arrived.

Although the other party was unwilling to sacrifice the lives of the demons and therefore chose to avoid Yu Jingzhe, they were not the type to be afraid of death when something really happened.

In Lin Shu's view, he was simply counting the charitable donations.

But whenever his gaze fell upon a certain demon lord, that person would tremble all over, and then a look of shame would appear on their face, as if they were being inspected by the demon king.

Even Jinhe was no exception.

After the adults left, they were unable to truly provide shelter for the demons of Yongzhou, and dared not meet their gaze.

"What are you standing there for? Run!"

Lin Shu withdrew her gaze, and with just one sentence, she left all the demons speechless.

Ignoring the stunned stares of others, he set an example by using his wind-riding technique to escape into the deep mountains with the fool.

Those two incense-scented magic swords had already made Lin Shu realize his true self.

With his current strength, he is definitely no match for Yu Jingzhe.

The previous caution was correct.

The mere sight of the magic sword bestowed upon him by this prodigy was enough to make him feel such danger, let alone the prodigy himself.

Lin Shu was genuinely afraid that Yu Jingzhe would be consumed by rage and recklessly storm into the Demon Mountain.

The most important thing now is to quickly process this harvest.

"Well."

The Demon Lord of the Ember River raised his head, his shame turning into astonishment.

In the blink of an eye, the young man who had just amazed the demons had vanished without a trace.

He was mentally prepared to wait for the Moon-Devouring Demon Lord to reveal his identity as a Demon King and to reprimand them with disappointment.

What's going on here? Could it really be a coincidence?

Or perhaps, without the knowledge of his former subordinates, Lord Yuan Yuan secretly left a "successor" for Yongzhou.

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Otherwise, given the other party's arrogance, even if they couldn't win, how could they possibly show any intention to retreat?

"Walk!"

The Stone-Winged Demon Lord channeled his demonic power, flapped his wings sharply, and also soared into the deep mountains.

The Azure Sea Demon Lord silently gazed ahead.

If it were anyone else, having personally killed two of Yu Jingzhe's subordinate immortals, they would at least enjoy the admiring gazes of the demons, if not boast of their achievement.

But Lord Lin seemed completely indifferent to these empty titles.

Thinking of this, the beautiful woman suddenly recalled the words the other party had said when they were in Longchang County.

He wanted to win.

At that time, the Azure Sea Demon Lord could not fully understand the meaning of those words.

She couldn't imagine what it would mean to win.

But now, a highly disrespectful thought arose in her mind.

Lin Shu is not Yuan Yuan, nor has she ever thought of becoming Yuan Yuan, like this Demon King who rose like the sun and then withered away in the most awe-inspiring way, leaving behind an indelible reputation in Yongzhou.

He doesn't need to be remembered or cherished by others.

Because he will lead all the demons to victory! And become an existence surpassing Lord Yuan Yuan!

"Hurry up and keep up."

The demons used their various methods to escape the ravaged forest.

Only after ensuring they were at a safe distance did they find the young man squatting by the stream, slowly washing the bloodstains off his arms.

"Have all the demons evacuated?"

Lin Shu shook the water droplets off her hands and turned to look at the crowd.

He was not arrogant at all, and after withdrawing his magical power, even the trace of murderous intent quietly faded away.

If it weren't for the ferocious demonic armor he wore, he would have looked like a gentle young man.

However, all the demon lords present held a hint of awe in their eyes.

They couldn't verify the relationship between Lin Shu and Lord Yuan Yuan, but even setting that aside, his previous performance alone was enough to earn the respect of the demons.

Stone Wing Demon Lord cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Brother Devouring Moon Demon, we are already speeding up our efforts, and we will be able to migrate out in three to five days at most."

"I have assigned the remaining two demon lords to handle this matter. They will come over once they are finished."

The Demon Lord of the Ember River, accompanied by Cao Xuan and the other two, slowly approached, his expression complex, with subtle emotions hidden in his eyes.

After a moment, he lowered his head slightly and said, "I wonder what Brother Yao plans to do next."

This subtle movement, coupled with these words, caused the demon lords beside them to freeze for a moment.

Brother Jinhe had just met the Moon Devouring Demon Lord, yet he already relinquished the decision-making power.

However, it doesn't seem to have any problems.

Thinking of this, all the demons turned their gazes to the young man by the stream, adopting an attitude of complete subservience.

There are only twenty or thirty demon lords on the Yongzhou Demon Slayer List. Even if we include the newcomers, there are no more than forty who have not yet made it onto the list.

Including Bi Hai and the man with the scarred face, Shuangyun Mansion gathered a total of ten people.

Moreover, they are the top ten.

Such a lineup of disciples is in no way inferior to the geniuses of half-life immortals, and may even surpass them by a considerable margin.

"It's not really about making arrangements."

Lin Shu glanced at the wounds on her body that had mostly healed, and slowly stood up.

His previous act of appearing to be in complete control was merely a means to quickly integrate into the group of demon lords.

This time we were lucky and guessed correctly.

But he certainly doesn't consider himself some kind of fortune teller.

"However, I want two things."

The situation was urgent, so Lin Shu stopped beating around the bush.

He was initially able to accept the doubts of the demons, which was only natural.

However, if these people are still hesitant after this experience, then he may have to make other plans.

After all, dealing with Yu Jingzhe was a matter of life and death.

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Upon hearing this, the Azure Sea Demon Lord was taken aback.

Two things?

Among the treasures possessed by Jinhe and his predecessors, the most famous were the Bagua Dragon-Locking Plate and the Wind-Fixing Pearl.

But this is their means of survival, and their only way to intimidate Yu Jingzhe. Even if Lord Lin saves Cao Xuan's life, it won't be so easy for him to take these two items.

Even if they could give it, they would most likely impose certain conditions.

To the surprise of the Azure Sea Demon Lord, Senior Jinhe only pondered for a few breaths before extending his palm, with a black and white jade disc slowly rotating above his palm.

He then glanced at Shi Yi.

"With your teleportation skills and strength, you are more qualified than I to wield this item."

With a slight flick of his sleeve, the Stone Wing Demon Lord sent out a cyan stone bead that landed in Lin Shu's palm.

Given such a valuable treasure, the two did not hesitate at all, nor did they make any demands.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Brother Demon if I tell you this."

The Demon Lord of the Ember River shook his head with a self-deprecating smile and said directly, "After learning of the existence of the Green Mountain Qi Observation Diagram, my first reaction was to leave this place, because I knew in my heart that even with the help of my friends, I would never be a match for Yu Jingzhe with this Bagua Dragon Locking Plate."

"He is different from other prodigies; he received personal guidance from Yu Tongxuan."

"What's the difference?" Lin Shu looked over with some curiosity.

"Yu Tongxuan is a very special descendant of immortals."

The Demon Lord Jinhe was lost in reminiscence. He was the chief general under the Demon King Yuanyuan and had personally experienced the events of the previous generation.

That was the era of Prince Qi.

He took a deep breath: "I wonder if Brother Demon is aware that the interests of immortal descendants and half-immortals are not entirely aligned?"

"I really don't know."

Lin Shu was taken aback.

He had been in this world for less than a year, and the immortal descendant he had the most contact with was Yu Sheng, this anomaly.

As for the others, I mostly only knew their names and didn't have any in-depth conversations with them.

If they meet in private, it's basically a matter of life and death.

In his limited understanding, immortal descendants are the offspring of half-immortals, and are related by blood.

"Actually, I only learned this from Young Master Qi."

The Demon Lord of the Ember River gazed into the distance towards Yongzhou City: "The reason why half-life immortals are immortal is because they are not like living beings and have almost no worldly desires. For these immortals, the only important thing is to accumulate incense offerings and improve their immortal status."

"They created the celestial descendants in order to gain control of the mortal world."

"Even the act of forcing cultivators to become demons was likely initially the decree of a half-life immortal."

"After all, if there are no external threats, it seems that people have no need to worship any gods or immortals."

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Lin Shu listened quietly, lost in thought, gaining a more profound understanding of this world.

"But the descendants of immortals are different; they cannot enjoy incense offerings. The existence of demons and evil spirits will instead threaten their lives."

"In order to save their lives, they can only more urgently increase their magical power and harm more cultivators, which leads to more and more demons and evil spirits, thus forming a cycle."

The Demon Lord of the Ember River frowned slightly: "In this cycle, a half-life immortal can obtain a large amount of incense offerings and prayers out of thin air."

"Therefore, once a descendant of an immortal reaches the Nascent Soul stage and reaches the upper limit of their bloodline, and has no further desires from the immortals, they will almost always choose to leave Yongzhou and no longer serve them."

"I see." Lin Shu had found it strange before.

Logically speaking, with the Half-Life Immortal Sect controlling Yongzhou for so many years, the number of Nascent Soul Immortal descendants should not be small.

How could they possibly let the two demon kings roam freely for so many years?

But he was still puzzled: "According to this logic, the immortal should have stopped the immortal offspring from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"That's not how it works."

Jinhe shook his head: "Because the rumors left behind in Yongzhou during the process of a prodigy's birth and entry into the Nascent Soul stage are themselves a way of gathering incense and prayers for their own immortals."

"Understood."

Lin Shu roughly understood.

Taking the Yu family as an example, the descendants of immortals are like the laborers of the mountain god.

Those with ordinary bloodlines are responsible for worldly affairs, stabilizing the lowest level and ensuring that the people always remember this mountain god.

Those with exceptional talent need to rise through the ranks, spreading the mountain god's fame and competing with other immortals for incense offerings.

The former leads a mediocre life, while the latter has the opportunity to retire once they reach the Nascent Soul stage.

"However, there was an exception in the previous generation."

Jinhe gave a bitter smile: "Young Master Qi is too dazzling and extremely greedy. It is difficult for his peers to snatch resources from him, which is why the Yu family has never been able to produce a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"During that period, the people of the nine prefectures and one pass of Yongzhou only recognized the Silver-Eyed White Wolf Immortal and had no idea who the Yu family's Azure Phoenix was."

"With no other choice, the mountain god had to take action himself and use the power of incense offerings to help Yu Tongxuan overcome that obstacle. This is why the Tongxuan Ancestor has remained in Yongzhou to this day—for the first time, a descendant of a celestial sect has experienced the benefits of incense offerings."

As Jinhe recounted his story, not only Lin Shu, a half-baked "demon," but even the serious demon lord of Bihai was completely captivated.

"We've gone a bit off-topic."

"What I'm trying to say is that Yu Jingzhe, having received guidance from Yu Tongxuan, can also draw upon the power of incense offerings. Therefore, as long as he is within Shuangyun Prefecture and has the support of the millions of people in the various counties, he is already invincible in the Golden Core realm."

The Demon Lord of the Ash River was not trying to explain his cowardice.

He just wanted to tell Lin Shu that from the very beginning, the Demon Lord's side had no chance of winning this confrontation.

Maintaining a stalemate would be the best outcome.

First, reveal all this information, then let the other party decide whether to stay or leave.

Lin Shu looked at the blue stone bead in her hand and fell into deep thought.

He wasn't too discouraged by Jinhe's words.

As an older generation demon lord, the other party was knowledgeable and experienced, so his judgment of Yu Jingzhe must be reasonable.

But the so-called invincible Golden Core realm should not include the Nine Revolutions Purple Heaven Golden Core, right?

He was unwilling to leave just like that, letting Yu Jingzhe slaughter the demons of Anren Prefecture and Longjizhang, and he could not possibly stay with that prodigy in Shuangyun Prefecture and waste his life there.

You should know that besides Yu Jingzhe, he was also racing against Young Master Qi.

Lin Shu gleaned a crucial piece of information from the conversation.

That is the upper limit of immortal descendants, which depends on the immortal status of a half-life immortal.

Under normal circumstances, Young Master Qi's upper limit would be set at the Nascent Soul stage.

But would someone as proud as him really choose to accept his fate?

With countless fragments of his soul wandering the world, could it be that this person has found a way to break through the limits, which is why the Demon King Suxin is so wary?

In other words, if he doesn't find a way to destroy this matter, he may very well face an even more terrifying being in the future.

"Here's what we'll do: you can relocate the demon people first, and while you're at it, help me refine a trace of my original essence."

Lin Shu retrieved Yang Huaixu's corpse and tossed it to the Jinhe Demon Lord: "After these things are done, I'll decide what to do next."

Including this harvest.

The amount of bad money in his hands has returned to 70,000, and the amount of good money has also been replenished to more than 100,000.

I've also got the Wind-Fixing Pearl.

All you need to do is do what you're supposed to do and maximize your potential.

The rest is up to fate.

Frosty Cloud City, Azure Phoenix Palace.

After the gasps from below were suppressed by Yu Jingzhe's indifferent gaze.

The entire palace was deathly silent.

Dozens of eyes were fixed on the golden treasure map.

The green aura is advancing instead of retreating; unless it's a sign of madness and a desire for death, there must be a reason.

laugh!

It was like firewood suddenly bursting into flames.

A powerful wisp of black flame suddenly appeared among the mountains, explaining to the immortal descendants why the azure aura was so unusual.

"It's that again?"

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The descendants of the Fang family have lost their voices.

For everyone, this black flame was all too familiar; not long ago, it had been right beside the Moon Stream Demon Lord.

At this moment, it has crossed the entire treasure map and arrived on the other side of the mountains.

The words had barely left his mouth when the man with the two horns on his head was forcefully pulled back to his feet by someone next to him: "Shut up!"

The handsome man's face was extremely cold, hidden within the shadowy throne.

Even though the auras in the picture haven't actually come into contact yet.

But this scene alone is enough to prove one thing—he's been fooled again.

After dealing with Fang Qingbai, the mysterious demon did not linger and immediately headed to the other side of the mountains.

If the entire palace hadn't been enveloped in the power of incense and prayers, Yu Jingzhe would have even begun to suspect that there might be a traitor within the palace, who had somehow managed to pass the message to these wicked creatures in a way that even he couldn't comprehend.

The immortal descendants swallowed hard, none of them daring to utter a sound.

But no matter how they tried to hide it, a strange look still lingered in their expressions.

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Even the most eloquent and glib-tongued person could no longer find an excuse to exonerate the Immortal Jingzhe.

This is no longer a matter of being slightly inferior; rather, their own prodigy has had his mind firmly grasped by the mysterious great demon, who has been leading him by the nose all the way.

"laugh."

Yu Jingzhe remained silent for a long time, then suddenly sneered, "Whom do you all think the incense-burning magic sword I bestowed upon you is prepared for?"

Upon hearing this, the three immortal descendants forced out stiff smiles.

It's better if the other person doesn't say anything.

Before the two ancestors set off, Jingzhe Shangxian had a sarcastic smile on his face and said those words.

This attempt to salvage the situation, with its air of having anticipated everything, appears both clumsy and ridiculous.

However, even if it was a misjudgment.

But those two incense-burning magic swords are real. As long as we can kill this fiend, everything else is a minor matter. We can do whatever the Immortal Jingzhe says.

With that in mind, everyone turned their attention back to the treasure map.

Fortunately, no other signs were detected in those mountains.

The three descendants of the immortals breathed a slight sigh of relief.

With the two patriarchs facing two demon lords, and with the defensive items bestowed upon them by the immortals, there was absolutely no possibility of them being defeated.

That mysterious great demon may be incredibly cunning, but the demons' weak strength and limited resources are fatal flaws that cannot be compensated for by intellect alone.

The forced, fawning smiles on everyone's faces gradually became more genuine.

Until the dazzling crimson aura emanating from the treasure map vanished from their sight with a whoosh.

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Suddenly, the entire palace became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The entire treasure map trembled slightly, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

That was because the emotions of the Immortal Jingzhe were in turmoil, causing the incense offerings and prayers to become somewhat out of control.

The immortal descendants were not kept waiting for long.

Suddenly, a giant pillar of golden light shone brightly in the mountains!

The Liu family members weren't very familiar with him, but the Fang and Yang family members instantly turned deathly pale. Even though they were wary of Yu Jingzhe's authority, they couldn't help but scream, "The Mountain God Mirror? Dragon Ridge is attacking!"

As the golden pillar of light disappeared, so too did the black aura representing the Liu family patriarch.

The people in the hall all staggered, seemingly unable to even stand still.

scoff!

At the same time, the entire image of Qingshan Guanqi finally gave way and shattered into specks of golden light in an instant.

Since it's the aura of the Qi family, it means that the mysterious great demon couldn't be Hong Ling, the demon lord from the Great Shun Dynasty, nor could it be Yun Long, who was on the list many years ago.

"Moon Devourer!"

"I will kill you!!"

The roaring magic caused a fierce wind to sweep across the entire city.

The magnificent palace began to shake violently to a visible degree, one candle after another went out, and cracks quickly spread across the golden throne.

Dozens of immortal descendants collapsed to the ground, their eyes wide with fury as they stared at the figure above.

The fact that all three immortal cultivators had perished could no longer be concealed.

With a roar of overwhelming fury, Yu Jingzhe, carried by the raging wind, actually shattered the clouds in the sky!

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