Chapter 136 Preparation before the war
"My Lord Protector, my subordinate has gained some enlightenment in his practice. He forgot about the sky for a moment and is willing to accept the punishment!"
Lin Shan knew that he was in the wrong, and if he spoke cleverly and quibbled in front of the law enforcement team, he would probably be taken down on the spot. It's better to tell the truth, maybe you can get a lighter sentence.
Protector Yin stared directly at him. At this critical moment when Master Turtle was seriously injured and just one step away from being caught in the past three years, someone actually neglected his duty, which made him very angry.
However, considering that the target was likely to be hiding in the Ezo waters, changing his generals on the spot might shake the hearts of Lin Shan's men, so after thinking for a while, he still focused on the overall situation.
"This will never happen again."
"Thank you, sir!"
Lin Shan felt relieved when he saw that Yin Wuming would no longer pursue the case.
After all, there are more than a dozen golden elixirs and hundreds of monks in the joint law enforcement team. If I really want to be held accountable for a small excuse, I am afraid that I will have to accept the punishment obediently. By then, my salary may be gone for several years.
They hold the power of life and death, and everything is focused on hunting down and hunting down fugitives. Dereliction of duty is a serious crime.
Fortunately, even though Yin Wuming came from the bloodthirsty Blood River Palace, he did not lose his mind at the critical moment. He first briefly asked about the recent situation in the surrounding sea areas, and Lin Shan answered truthfully.
However, the matter of his destruction of corpses and the search for Master Guizhen's master and disciples were concealed.
Protector Yin didn't expect him to find anything. With a wave of his hand, a subordinate behind him stepped forward and spread out the map. More than a dozen golden elixirs began to discuss the process of setting up defenses and casting nets to search everywhere.
Upon seeing this, Lin Shan retreated wisely, and then flew out of the island to start a routine patrol.
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The ensuing manhunt for the three demon sects can be expected. The situation was originally good, but suddenly there was no trace of Kame Master. Everyone was like a headless fly, and they found nothing every day.
In fact, of course there is no trace. They have been burned to ashes by Linshan. It is strange that these people can find them.
However, because he was not particularly clear about the high-end combat power of this world and the special methods of the immortal civilization, he was still a little uneasy.
It was not until another two months passed that the law enforcement team still made no progress, that we felt relieved.
Lin Shan didn't act rashly in the past two months, he just patrolled and practiced normally and step by step. He didn't dare to do anything else under the eyes of a group of Golden Core monks. The Black Skeleton Demon Lord was not idle either, hiding in his cave all day long to improve his strength.
Even if it is scanned by the golden elixir monk's spiritual consciousness, an ordinary skeleton creature will not attract any interest. It's not that there are no demon monks who play with skeletons, it's just a side story.
Seeing that the one-year preaching mission within the Black Lotus Sect was about to expire, the joint law enforcement team still did not allow Lin Shan to leave, vowing to find Kame Zhen before they would give up.
Lin Shan had no choice but to continue suffering. All the elixirs were used up. The miniature spiritual eye on Ezo Island was also destroyed by himself. His cultivation was as slow as a turtle. As a last resort, he had to refine the Hypericum "bean soldiers" while learning some basic spells obtained from Kame Master.
For example, everyone in the magic monks knows how to "extract the soul and refine the soul". There is another derivative of this thing which is equivalent to the "soul search technique". As for other "lighting techniques", "breath gathering techniques", "adsorption techniques" and "levitation techniques" I also learned all kinds of little magic tricks that everyone knows.
Finally, he used various means to enrich his spell library. As a foundation-building monk, he was not embarrassed that he could not even master some of the most basic spells in the world of immortality.
More than half a year passed like this, and searches were carried out in several nearby sea areas. Almost three feet of ground was dug out of all the islands, but nothing was found. The law enforcement teams of the three demon sects finally realized that Kame Master must have really escaped.
It is very likely that he has already fled to the open sea and will no longer stay in the East China Sea.
And the outer sea is a world of monsters and alien races. It is difficult for the human race to move there, so escaping there is basically not a worry.
News also came from the temporary headquarters of the Demonic Path. Most of the reinforcements from the Lu State were in place, and all arrangements were almost in place. It was decided to formally attack the inland of the Song Dynasty and confront the three sects of the Righteous Path head-on.
Yin Wuming, the leader of Blood River Palace, had no choice but to lead the team back. Lin Shan also lifted the ban and gave him freedom.
After procrastinating for more than half a year, Lin Shan didn't want to stay in the barren Ezo Island, so he quickly took a group of subordinates and returned to the Volcanic Islands, the temporary headquarters of the three demon sects, to resume his life.
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"You did a good job this time!"
In a cave on the mountainside, Yan Yuanchun, the protector of the Black Lotus Sect, was sitting cross-legged on the ground. Behind him, the little girl Luan Chun was holding her master's shoulders. According to her, he had returned half a year ago.
Lin Shan, who was sitting opposite, gave a general report on what he had seen and heard in the past year and a half. As for the matter of the Turtle Master and the Black Skull Demon Lord, he did not mention the killing of the Black and Red Evils and the wounding of the Xiongshan people. hide.
Yan Yuanchun didn't express any reaction to his killing of rogue cultivators and injuring fellow disciples.
The Xiongshan people, who are not direct descendants of the Lu State, are just casual cultivators from the East China Sea who have come to seek refuge. They are the weakest link in the chain of contempt within the Black Lotus Sect.
The Lu faction looks down on the local factions, and the local factions look down on the loose cultivators who came to the East China Sea to seek refuge.
What's more, it is a demonic sect after all. If there is any dispute outside the disciples, it is normal for them to fight and kill each other. The weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive. The devil's path is originally about growing competition in cultivating gu, and it is impossible to protect you everywhere like the righteous path.
Speaking of this, Lin Shan suddenly recalled that when he was in Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty. As soon as Lin Fan came forward, his senior brother Lei Yunzi saved Lin Shan under the hands of the old royal foundation builder.
While at the ruins of the Huanxi Sect in Jiangdong, Lin Fan was chased by Zen Master Xingtai, and summoned his senior sister Lei Yuzi for rescue.
When Lei Yuzi was under siege by the devil on Diaolie Island in the East China Sea, the Zixiao Sect even sent True Monarch Yuanying to rescue him thousands of miles away.
Thinking of this, Lin Shan compared it and suddenly found that the Zhengdao Sect was better! The brothers and sisters are as close as one family, and the elders also support the younger ones from afar.
If something happened outside Linshan, there would probably be no reaction at all within the Black Lotus Sect. At most, they would check the situation afterwards and arrange for someone to take over his job.
Yan Yuanchun did not mention this matter much, but instead asked Lin Shan to prepare for the recent battle between good and evil.
"The three factions have made a decision. It will take as little as ten days or as much as a month to launch a full-scale attack on the inland and coastal areas of the Song Dynasty."
"Although you are the envoy of Jingtan, you do not have to go to the front lines to fight. You are only responsible for preaching and harvesting in the rear. However, in this battle to regain your homeland, your contribution during the war has doubled. It is a good opportunity to make contributions."
"As a casual cultivator, you should know that cultivation is nothing more than looking at your wealth, your partner, and your land. If you want resources, you need to take the initiative to fight for them."
"You decide whether to go or not. Come to me after half a month of thinking about it."
After saying this, Yan Yuanchun issued an eviction order. Obviously she herself had a lot of mobilization to do before the war. The little girl Luan Chun behind her also raised her little nose provocatively, with a arrogant expression on her face.
"I will also go to this battle of good and evil, and all the sisters from Yichuan will go. If you have the guts, come with me!"
Lin Shan walked out of Protector Yan's cave and ignored Luan Chun's shouting.
The war between good and evil is obviously a catastrophe that will never happen in a thousand years in the world of Song Dynasty. It is also an opportunity. It would be a lie to say that you are not tempted.
The temporary headquarters of the three demon sects is now crowded with people, and all the monks are in a hurry, going to and from the mission hall, exchange hall, internal affairs hall, foreign affairs hall, etc.
There are more monks reporting back from afar, or going out from the headquarters to perform tasks.
Lin Shan first went to collect this year's stipend, one thousand eight hundred spiritual stones, and a bottle of foundation-building cultivation elixir "Biluo Dan". Although it was only a fraction of the huge inheritance of 200,000 spirit stones he had inherited from Master Kame at the moment, the foundation-building elixir was a good thing that had a price but no market.
This mission was completed and he received a sum of contribution points within the church. He went to the Exchange Hall to have a casual look. It was discovered that a lot of heavenly materials, earthly treasures, skills and magical powers that could be redeemed had been put on display, and a large amount of wartime resources had been shipped from the State of Lu.
Lin Shan didn't pay too much attention to anything else. He simply looked at the amount of "Biluo Dan" that needed to be redeemed, then looked at his own contribution points, sighed and left without looking back.
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A thousand miles southwest of the temporary headquarters of the Demonic Path, there is the famous Yuyanhai City in the East China Sea.
A young man in white clothes walked on the street, visiting the surrounding shops and vendors as he walked. There were several jade pendants hanging on his waist, including a small skull pendant.
During this period, many Qi-training and foundation-building monks entered Haishi. Most of them were monks from the three demon sects, making final preparations for the battle between good and evil.
"Kaka, what are you going to do this time? It looks like you are going to participate in the battle between good and evil?"
The mini skeleton in the pendant not only screamed, but also spoke human words. Some casual cultivators passing by during the Qi training period were so frightened that they quickly ran aside.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord has now rebuilt his skeleton body and restored his peak strength in the late stage of Qi training, but if he goes one step further, he will reach Lin Shan's red line, and he will not touch it anymore.
However, as a creature from hell, it would be inconvenient for a skeleton monster to walk outside, so it shrank by itself and turned into a pendant to follow Lin Shan, making it easier for the two of them to communicate at any time.
"How could you not go to this once-in-a-millennium showdown between the two major camps?"
If he could practice with peace of mind and improve his strength, Lin Shan really wouldn't be in a hurry.
But the problem is that the Black Lotus Buddha statues can only be harvested after nineteen years. It is impossible for him to just sit back and practice during this period. The slow pace of meditating and practicing on his own was too slow. He needed more pills to assist him in the foundation-building period, and the little offerings from the sect were simply not enough.
Twelve pills a year, one pill for ten days, he consumed it in four months, what to do with the remaining two-thirds?
There are more elixirs that can be redeemed in the Black Lotus Sect's exchange hall, but his contribution points are simply not enough. The mission of the Jingtan Envoy is the easiest, so the reward contribution is also the least.
If you want to earn contribution points, this battle between good and evil is your opportunity.
Except for sect channels, cultivation elixirs above the Foundation Establishment stage are simply not available on the market. No matter how many spirit stones you have, this monopoly material is firmly controlled by the big forces. This is also the unchanging law of the jungle in the world of cultivation for countless years.
Another reason to participate in the war between good and evil is that as the capital of the Song Dynasty, the Bianliang Palace must have gathered a large number of antique calligraphy and paintings by famous people.
There is even a giant black lotus Buddha statue collected from southern Xinjiang.
These Linshan have not forgotten, these are all ancient charms! If he misses this battle, if the palace is breached by the devil, then these things will definitely not fall into his hands.
Even if he participates, he may not be able to get it, but he still has to find a way to compete.
Lin Shan couldn't convert the spiritual stones he had on hand into contribution points, and he couldn't learn the pills and small magical powers from the sect, so he had to come to the sea market to spend some money first.
Currently, the war between good and evil is about to begin, and all immortal cultivators are looking for ways to improve their all-round strength, and merchants are also taking the opportunity to dump all kinds of inventory.
Although the price is slightly higher than usual, the opportunity to make war fortune is very rare. If people want to rip off customers, you can only hold your nose and admit it.
The purpose of Lin Shan's trip was very clear, mainly to purchase some formation materials as reserves. As a master of weapon refining and a master of formations, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord naturally has to find ways to use it and cannot let it be too idle.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord didn't care about this. Lin Shan helped it restore its strength to the peak of Qi training, so it naturally had to show its due value. Weapon refining and formations are its special skills, and it can also secretly repair itself with some private goods
That "summoning flag" has been upgraded to a high-level magic weapon, and it is time to put it on the agenda to capture the foundation-building monsters for summoning and binding.
While he was going in and out of various shops, he was choosing between various stalls, chatting with the Black Skeleton Demon Lord, and bought a map of the monsters that appeared in the recent sea areas of the East China Sea.
Coupled with the messy formation materials and weapon refining materials, nearly 50,000 spirit stones were spent in total!
"It's so expensive to set up a monster-baiting array? Are you trying to line your own pockets?"
Lin Shan saw that his pocket was a quarter empty and took a deep breath. He had never spent so many spiritual stones at once.
You must know that at the Yichuan auction, 50,000 spirit stones could buy two magic weapon fragments!
The Black Skull Demon Lord was very happy while holding the storage bag given to him by Lin Shan and transferring various materials into it.
"Brother, you don't understand. With these materials, I can do all the spirit-gathering arrays, illusion arrays, enemy-trapping arrays, attacking arrays, and the monster-baiting array you'll be using later. Lay it out for you!”
"If you think about it, these are all formations that are effective in the foundation building period. Are they not expensive?"
Lin Shan looked at this guy with suspicion. If the war between good and evil was imminent, he would not have given the Black Skeleton Demon Lord such a large room for maneuver. But when it comes to capturing the foundation-building monster, its formation must be used, so if you don't want to let go of the child, you won't be able to ensnare the wolf.
"I'm warning you, you are not allowed to secretly upgrade to foundation building without my consent. This is the consensus of our cooperation!"
"Don't worry, there's a long way to go, brother, don't worry."
The Black Skull Demon Lord was cheerful and his hands were not idle. He put the materials worth fifty thousand spiritual stones into his bag and swallowed the storage bag in one gulp, looking like an old money man.
Next, Lin Shan went around the sea market and participated in a temporary auction in the middle. However, with his current worth and vision, it would be difficult for him to find anything on the market that would tempt him.
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There are night pearls hanging in the cave on the mountainside. A man and a skeleton are crouching beside the table, pointing at a huge sea map, and discussing endlessly.
"There is a group of sand crabs here in the Yellow Sand Sea, and the leader is a foundation-building monster, which fully meets your requirements!"
"No, crabs can only walk sideways, and their combat radius is only 180 degrees."
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"There is a cave in the Yingcao Sea area, and there is a sea snake in it. I think it looks good!"
"Once the water snake comes ashore, its combat power will be greatly reduced."
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"There is a group of water bears living in the stormy sea. It should meet your requirements this time, right?"
"According to the intelligence, there are three foundation-building stage monsters among these dozens. I'm afraid they won't be able to swallow them and may even break their teeth."
"Are you going to catch me when you step on the horse?"
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord finally became impatient. Facing the picky Lin Shan, it couldn't bear its violent temper anymore. What it hates the most in its life is difficulty in making choices, as it grumbles like a woman getting dressed to go out.
Lin Shan quickly apologized and said: "Then let's catch water bears."
(End of chapter)