Chapter 169 The Secret View of the Spiritual Well
In the attic, Lin Shan and more than 20 younger brothers were secretly gathering together to plot.
Lin Shan: "That's what happened. The Gongsun family has a great opportunity this time. I will go underground to practice for a few months to half a year, and you will stay here temporarily outside."
But the younger brothers all showed worried looks. To be honest, without Lin Shan, who was in the foundation-building stage, they always felt that nowhere was safe enough. However, the messenger did not dare to stop them if he had good interests.
At this time, Old Man Zhong said what everyone was worried about:
"Sir, the battle is in full swing on the front line of the Luosong Mountains. There will be too many variables in half a year. If something unexpected happens by then, and you are deep underground."
When Old Man Zhong reminded him like this, Lin Shan also frowned. It's not like he hadn't considered this issue. It is still unclear whether the three demon sects can resist for another half year, because the current situation is very similar to that of ten years ago.
The current demon camp is just like the righteous camp at that time, except that the offensive and defensive forces are reversed. If there is no external intervention, after the Zixiao Sect gradually recovers its strength, it is a high probability that it will lose if it defends for a long time. Now both good and evil sides should be waiting for reinforcements.
It took half a month for the demonic path to break through the Luosong Mountains. It is not known how long the righteous path will take this time. And he stayed in the underground spiritual veins for half a year, during which time the outside world was likely to undergo unexpected changes.
If the righteous army breaks through the front line and kills the Gongsun family in Shangdang County, I will be caught in a trap. Either he will be destroyed along with the Gongsun family, or the Gongsun family will tie him up and sacrifice him to surrender.
However, these are all conjectures. At least for now, it seems that the Demonic Frontline can still hold up, and the Gongsun family is relatively reliable according to Protector Yan.
And if they leave the Gongsun family early and return to the front line, it will be even more dangerous. It is better to stay here and wait until the situation on the front line becomes clear before making plans.
However, we must be on guard against others, and some plans must be prepared in advance.
"If something big happens to the outside world, and the Gongsun family is trying to trap us and use it as a bargaining chip, we still have to be on guard to get out early."
The guys below have offered their suggestions:
"If an accident does occur at that time, the most important thing to watch out for is the Gongsun family's clan-protecting formation."
"The great formation of the Gongsun family consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy is difficult to distribute within the clan for cultivation. Therefore, the formation is not activated all year round and will only be activated in critical moments. We can do some secret tricks on the formation base in advance. .”
"You also need to familiarize yourself with the surrounding phantom formations in advance and record the direction and change patterns."
"You can quietly approach some low-level clan members of the Gongsun family and learn about the daily dynamics of the Gongsun family through them."
"Don't forget to keep in constant contact with the front line. If there is any trouble, you can call us in time."
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The younger brothers rushed to arrange a basket of countermeasures in an instant.
Don't tell me, although these people have average cultivation, they really have a lot of ideas.
"I am going to practice under the Gongsun family in three days. I will leave these arrangements to you."
Lin Shan nodded, realizing the advantage of having more people at this time. Although these younger brothers are not as strong as themselves, they can make suggestions and help in their travels.
He must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like the spiritual pulse tide as much as possible, especially the "Nectar of Heaven and Earth" used to enhance his spiritual root qualifications, which is really important to him.
The higher the qualification, the more time and resources can be saved, which is especially critical in the later stages.
Moreover, the Gongsun family has no signs of attacking him at all, and they are still keeping them here.
As for the Jindan ancestor of the family who has been in seclusion all year round, he will not pay attention to him at all, and with his current methods, he may not be afraid of the Gongsun family.
At least it's safe in the short term.
What's more, as an envoy of the Demon Cult, they would not be able to curry favor with me in order to escape the corvee. The only thing that needs attention is the infiltration of righteous monks.
He recalled the battle between the good and the evil in the Luosong Mountains a few days ago. A righteous monk broke through into the hinterland of the evil and stirred up trouble and dissension, causing people to panic and the wind to roar.
Lin Shan thought about it and felt that it was still within the controllable range. Unless the front lines collapsed and the righteous soldiers came in large numbers, and the instigation of individual righteous monks was limited to paper talks, the Gongsun family should not have the courage to attack them no matter what.
Being sent to the Gongsun family was originally the escape route that Protector Yan had secured for him. The degree of danger the Gongsun family would face in the future was even less worth mentioning than the current frontline.
After everyone talked about it, Old Man Zhong immediately came out:
"Sir, let us make two preparations. You can go and practice with peace of mind, and we will provide support outside."
Lin Shan nodded.
"Old man Zhong will be responsible for the next step. You can go around Gongsun's house to inquire about the news. Don't be too blatant, just make insinuations. As for setting up a big formation at Gongsun's house, I will ask the Black Skull Demon Lord to assist you." br>
Lin Shan handed the skull pendant to Old Man Zhong. After all, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord was a formation master. When the outside world changed after he returned from the depths of the earth, he might have to pass the Gongsun family's clan-protecting formation.
Naturally, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord and his skeletons alone cannot walk in the Gongsun Family. They need a group of Qi-training men to provide cover. With them arranged in advance to support them, it is possible for him to escape unscathed.
Everyone said yes. They were originally loose cultivators in the East China Sea. Later, they had experienced ten years of fighting between good and evil. They were all experienced, and Lin Shan was very confident in them.
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The next day, as soon as Lin Shan walked out of the attic, he discovered that in the pavilion not far from the door, there were several foundation-building monks "playing chess" there. They seemed to be afraid that his place would be too deserted, so they came here to add some popularity.
Lin Shan walked over calmly, and several foundation-building monks from the Gongsun family in the pavilion stood up one after another and quickly invited him to sit down and play chess and drink tea together.
At this time, a group of subordinates came out of the attic and planned to walk around. They were immediately greeted by members of the Gongsun family outside the yard.
The two parties mingled, talked and laughed.
Lin Shan glanced over there, and while slowly making moves on the chessboard, he asked the foundation-building monk of the Gongsun Family next to him.
"Why should the nobles be so enthusiastic? Their subordinates just let them go out for a breath of air, and waste manpower on deliberately entertaining them."
The monks of the Gongsun family quickly said that it was okay, but said that there were some places within the family where the formations had been out of shape for a long time and were being renovated, some places were ancestral graveyards that were difficult to disturb, and some places held some vicious spiritual beasts.
Therefore, it is best for all the distinguished guests of the Demonic Dao to be accompanied when going out to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings caused by accidentally wandering into some places.
This argument is well-founded and convincing. It is indeed inconvenient for guests to break into the host's house.
But the real situation is of course more than that. It is that yesterday the righteous envoy ordered to set up a teleportation array. This movement was quite big. They were afraid of being discovered by the people of the Demon Cult, so they had no choice but to hurriedly send more people to find a way to cover it up.
Of course Lin Shan didn't know this, so he nodded after hearing this.
"In that case, I'd like to thank you all for your troubles. My men are used to being careless and do as they please. Please bear with me if I cause any trouble."
Everyone laughed and said how dare you.
In the next two days, Lin Shan did not wander around, but stayed in the pavilion courtyard to play chess when invited. His group of subordinates also followed the rules and did not exceed the rules.
That night, in the pavilion, Lin Shan and a group of younger brothers conspired for the last time.
"Tomorrow I will enter the Gongsun family's spiritual place to practice. It may last from a few months to half a year. You can choose the opportunity to deal with it on your own during this period."
In the past two days, his men had also heard some rumors. It was said that one-third of the Qi-training clan members of the Gongsun family had been taken away to arrange something, and they were cut off from the outside world.
Everyone analyzed for a long time and couldn't guess, so they had no choice but to act according to the original plan.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord specially refined a pair of conch magic weapons and brought one to him. It is said that this is a one-time magic weapon that can hold long-distance conversations for a stick of incense. It can transmit messages very secretly without being intercepted. It can be used to communicate with both parties at critical moments.
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Turning around, Lin Shan, led by the monks sent by the Gongsun family, came to the depths of the family's forbidden area.
At this time, there were already four young men and women in the Foundation Establishment stage waiting here for a long time. They must be the younger generation of the family who went to the spiritual tide with Lin Shan this time.
The second elder, Gongsun Lu, came forward and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin has finally arrived. How have you been resting in the past few days?"
Lin Shan responded casually: "Thanks to the nobles for their hospitality, everything is very good."
At the same time, he looked at the four young men and women in the Foundation Establishment stage and found that they were all in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but some were just entering this realm, and some were already stuck on the edge of the bottleneck of the early peak.
One of the young men in white was vaguely familiar, and Lin Shan recognized him after examining him carefully for a moment.
"Are you Gongsun Yu?"
The four foundation-building youths were originally paying attention to Lin Shan. When they heard him calling Gongsun Yu, the other three turned to look at the young man in white among them.
The second elder Gongsun Liu was also surprised and confused. When he saw that the young man named "Gongsun Yu" also looked puzzled, he asked Lin Shan. "Do you know him, fellow Taoist Lin?"
Lin Shan was also a little emotional: "We had a chance encounter in Yichuan more than ten years ago."
When he first went to Yichuan from Bianliang, he was invited by Gongsun Yu and other disciples of the family in the mountain pavilion to have a drink and talk together. He benefited a lot at that time, and he also had a good impression of the disciples of the family of cultivators.
Seeing each other again now, Gongsun Yu had managed to break through the foundation building, which made him sigh with emotion, feeling like he was in another world.
Gongsun Yu himself looked hesitant. He was the legitimate son of the Gongsun family. Since he was a child, he relied on his status as the second generation of immortals to make many friends. He was famous in the family circle for his forthrightness and broad connections.
At that time, Lin Shan was just a small casual cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training, and he would not deliberately keep it in mind.
Now that he was in front of him was an envoy of the Demon Cult who was in the middle stage of foundation building. It was naturally difficult for him to connect with the original one. However, thinking of the secret instructions given by the clan elders a few days ago, he could only nod and smile in return.
A look of worry flashed through the eyes of the second elder Gongsun Liu. About their secret contact with the Righteous Path, currently, in addition to the monks above the foundation-building stage within the family, one-third of the clan members in the Qi-training stage also know about it.
It's just that those people in the Qi training period have already been arranged to set up long-distance teleportation formations, and they don't have to worry about leaking secrets. I just don’t know what kind of relationship Gongsun Yu has with this demon envoy. Just don’t ruin the Gongsun family’s important affairs.
The group of six people went deep into the forbidden area of the back mountain and entered a cave with hot winds on the mountainside.
This cave leads directly to the underground, and you can walk through a winding path. Luminous stones are paved and inlaid on all sides along the way. There are also smooth terraces under your feet. The Gongsun family is naturally very concerned about their own land.
While Lin Shan secretly observed the surroundings along the way, he also paid attention to the five members of the Gongsun family around him.
Gongsun Liu led the way at the front of the team, and Gongsun Yu followed closely behind him. The two of them had their backs to each other and seemed to be communicating spiritually. The other three just followed Lin Shan silently.
After going more than twenty miles underground, the surrounding temperature gradually increased, the passage became narrower, and streams of hot wind mixed with rich spiritual energy spurted outward.
The hole in front suddenly opened up, and an underground hall with a radius of three feet appeared.
Twelve bronze pillars were inserted around the hall, all of which were buried in the ground. The pillars were densely engraved with tadpole-sized words, which seemed to be used to ban something.
There are also two stone rhinoceros lying on the ground. They look like stone bodies, but the texture and folds on them are like living animals. Both the front and rear limbs have three toes. They have big heads, round ears, round necks, long lips, and sharp points on their foreheads and noses. horn.
Lin Shan could feel the dangerous aura from it, and he didn't know if it was a puppet or a monster.
There are circles of light spreading above the head of the hall, and there are intricate grooves underground. Bundles of forbidden formations are maintaining their operation, regulating the lifeline of the Gongsun family's cultivation.
The second elder, Gongsun Lu, took out a dharma plate and muttered a few words. Five portals appeared in front of the hall, one of which was dark and still led to the underground.
"I have sent you here. You each go in and go about ten miles deeper to reach the secret room of the spiritual well. This time, you must seize the opportunity to practice closely with the spiritual veins. The nectar of heaven and earth is used to improve your qualifications or comprehend spells."
The first half should be said to take care of Lin Shan, and the second half is said to the four juniors in the clan.
I think the caves opened closer to the underground and spiritual veins are not open to the public all year round. They, the Foundation Establishment clan members, probably did not have the qualifications to go into seclusion and practice before. This time they were allowed to enter, which should be the result of compromise among many parties in the clan.
Lin Shan and the other four people each chose a door and strode in.
After they left, the five portals disappeared with a swipe.
Only the second elder Gongsun Liu was left in the underground hall. He frowned slightly and stood there thinking for a moment. Two spiritual lights hit the two stone rhinoceros next to him.
Shi Xi didn't move at all, but his eyes flashed red and he became calm again.
Gongsun Lu then turned around and returned to the original path. Before leaving, he activated the formations in the underground hall. These formations were rooted in the underground spiritual veins and had a steady supply of spiritual energy. They slowly opened up light curtains to seal off the place.
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In the main hall, all the clan elders gathered together.
Gongsun Liu has returned and is sitting in the first place, and the woman in a bamboo hat is also sitting on one side.
"How is the second elder? Have the devil's envoys found any clues?"
The clan elders are now tied to the righteous ship, and they are all terrified, fearing that the three demon sects will find out about their rebellion, just like the young men with a guilty conscience.
Gongsun Liu pressed his hands, looking mature and solemn.
"No, I have sent the five of them into the underground cave deep in the spiritual veins, and locked the exit with a formation.
The demon sect's envoys can't touch him yet. Our family has the means of soul lamp and soul card within the family, and it is impossible for the disciples of the big sect to be without it. If he has a problem in our Gongsun family, the Black Lotus Sect will cause trouble if they notice something is wrong, but now we can trap him here.
He can practice peacefully inside, which saves everyone trouble. ”
As Gongsun Lu stroked his beard, the clan elders below couldn't help but nod.
"The Righteous Alliance will launch a general offensive in less than two months. We will wait until the battle on the frontline becomes clear before raising the flag of rebellion.
The Demon Cult envoy should let him stay underground for now. The subordinates he brought should try their best to send people to monitor and guide them and not expose any special operations. After all, they have to report the Gongsun family’s intelligence to the Demon Cult headquarters every half month. , we cannot offend them for the time being.
After the matter is completed, these people, plus the demon sect’s envoys, will be our pledge of dedication to the righteous path! ”
While Gongsun Lu was making arrangements, he looked at the woman in a bamboo hat next to him.
Fairy Qi nodded slightly and did not raise any doubts about the second elder's arrangement. Anyway, she didn't expect the wallflowers like the Gongsun family to react immediately. She had already expected their mentality of watching the fire from the other side. She just wanted to help Zhengdao build the teleportation circle.
At that time, the curtain will be drawn on the front line, and groups of righteous monks will be parachuted in the hinterland at the rear. The nets will be cast everywhere, so there is no need to worry about the big thing failing.
The clan elders below put their worries aside and resumed talking and laughing. As they talked, they began to discuss the spiritual pulse tide again.
Unlike Lin Shan who had just learned about it when he first arrived, the Gongsun family had been preparing for this for a long time, which was the reason why they dared to let Lin Shan go down.
You are the messenger of the Demon Cult and you are powerful, but you have to rely on your own methods to gain opportunities. The only reason why you will be left empty-handed down there is because of your incompetence, and it is not our fault at all.
"We might as well guess who is the biggest beneficiary of this spiritual wave tide?"
"Good."
"Okay~"
"It's not easy to guess"
One of the old men with red beards laughed heartily:
"Haha, it must be my son Gongsun Yu. In fact, I have already given him the magic weapon "Juyuan Pearl" that has been passed down from generation to generation in my lineage. When the time comes, the nectar of heaven and earth generated by the intersection of earth veins will at least be sucked away Five percent!”
After hearing this, everyone jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and cursed the red-bearded old man for his shamelessness. However, the latter was very proud and secretly praised himself for his foresight.
Who would have expected that another burly old man on the court would sneer:
"Do you think you are the only one with family heirlooms? I have already given the core array plate and auxiliary materials of the "Geomagnetic Drainage Array" to my niece. She must have taken away 50% of the spiritual energy from this spiritual pulse tide!"< br>
The other branches were swaying around, looking at these two people not knowing who to scold. Although the other branches had prepared methods, they were dwarfed by those two people.
But fortunately, no matter how bad it is, there are demon sect messengers who are at the bottom, so I feel better at last.
The woman in the bamboo hat at the head was drinking tea quietly, watching the clan elders bickering with each other, and was quite envious of the bustle in the Gongsun family.
It seems that he recalled that his family once lived in the imperial capital Bianliang, which was also the famous and prosperous "Qi State Duke's Mansion". At that time, there was also a genius brother that the whole family was proud of, and his thoughts drifted away for a while
Next to him, the second elder Gongsun Liu chuckled. No matter which branch of the Gongsun family grows stronger, it will increase the power within the family. He was appointed by the Jindan Patriarch as the current family decision-making helm because he distinguishes between public and private affairs and always serves for the purpose. Family considerations.
Although this spiritual pulse tide was interfered with by the Demon Cult envoys, the clan had been preparing for it for more than half a year. How much benefit did this kid really think he could get?
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And in the forbidden area behind the Gongsun family, there are spiritual veins deep underground for dozens of miles.
Lin Shan sat cross-legged in a secret room with a radius of one foot, looking at a three-foot-wide deep well in front of him. He looked at the white mist under the well, which was connected to an unknown huge space. A thick and winding white dragon was looming, and he could only see Reaching the tip of the iceberg, the surging spiritual energy surges like a tidal wave.
He calmed down and took out his innate spiritual treasure.
(End of chapter)