Chapter 392: Soul and flesh separated, allies stranded
Lin Shan didn't say anything, he just raised his bow forcefully!
The old ape and these monkey demons resisted instinctively, but when they saw the dangerous look from the new cave master, they were frightened and trembled, so they could only be obediently planted with the summoning contract.
"Kakaka, listen up, you will take good care of this ginkgo forest from now on. Each tree must be registered and recorded, indicating its age, yield, growth status, and cultivation log."
The Black Skull Demon Lord took over and started his own PUA brainwashing plan, which he is best at.
"Every year during the ginkgo maturity period, there must be a photo stone to record the fruiting status of each tree. You must also take photos to prove the picking and bagging process!"
"The final statistical account book, combined with your daily log, will be checked one by one by our dedicated accountant!"
"Once a demon dares to enrich his own pockets, just wait for the summons and be ripped off by cramps!"
The soul fire in the skull of the monster was burning fiercely, and the vicious words on its lips made the monkey monsters tremble in fear.
They live all their lives in the forbidden areas of cliffs and around the Ginkgo Cave in deep mountains and old forests. Where have you seen this?
"Can you do accounting?"
The old ape nodded hesitantly.
“Do you know what KPI is?”
The monkeys shook their heads in confusion.
The Black Skull Demon Lord carried them to the side, took out the small blackboard and began to educate them. The training process was exactly the same as the training process for the gang of Lin Chamber of Commerce in Wangyue City.
It's just that at that time, he was facing graduates from various academies in the State of Lu, but now he is facing a somewhat intelligent monkey demon.
Fortunately, the monkey demons are relatively smart among the demon clan, so they still gave it to the church after being taught for a long time.
Lin Shan looked at it and threw the finished fruit core aside.
"Okay, let's go to the Demon Cave and have a look."
When the old ape saw the cave master speaking, he quickly led a group of demons out of the clutches of the Black Skeleton Demon Lord. It was really afraid of this skeleton. After all, it had just been beaten so hard that it was a time to remember.
A local snake led the way, and soon we arrived at the Ginkgo Cave.
There are peach groves everywhere on this mountain, and there is also a waterfall hanging down. Behind the water curtain is the location of the Demon Cave. It can be regarded as a low-end version of the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain.
Because of the beautiful mountains and clear waters, and being in a forbidden area, everything is pure nature. It is obviously different from the Tianfu Mountain in Lu State and is more peaceful.
The sound of the waterfall was loud, covering up the monkeys playing at the foot of the mountain and the chirping of birds, but in Linshan's ears, it was a long-lost peace and tranquility.
He had indeed not had a good rest during this journey.
Seeing the scene in front of me, it was rare to relax a little.
Looking into the distance, I stood unknowingly on the bluestone, my thoughts drifting far away, and my mind was wandering.
The old ape and other subordinates waited eagerly and did not dare to disturb the new cave master's enjoyment.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord looked left and right, the soul fire burning in his skull was calming down, and he was also enjoying his leisure time in this peaceful landscape.
Until a certain moment.
A naughty monkey floated on the other side of the stream, and the pebbles "Peng", "Peng", "Peng", "Peng" rowed to the other side and landed at the foot of the forest mountain.
Focus his scattered eyes and bring his relaxed soul back to reality.
“Hua Hua Hua~~~”
The deafening roar of the waterfall gradually became clearer, making him truly feel that he existed in this world.
The old ape was frightened and was about to go over and catch the monkey for fear of making the cave owner dissatisfied.
"Eh~"
Lin Shan waved his hand to stop it. He felt refreshed and his head was empty for a while. Unknowingly, it became much clearer.
The Black Skull Demon Lord looked at him with slightly surprised eyes.
"Brother, you have changed, you have become a little different!"
"Oh?"
Lin Shan turned around, a little amused that he was talking nonsense.
It's just a short break.
What, are you still enlightened?
"I just felt that your soul was faintly three inches away from your body. It's unmistakable!"
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord began to speak solemnly, and he really felt the difference!
"What does this mean?"
Lin Shan didn't expect that just standing here and looking at the scenery, he would actually realize something extraordinary like the protagonist of the legend?
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord shook his head.
"It's nothing, it just means that you are in the soul, the soul blends with the heaven and the earth, and you have taken a crucial step towards the transformation of the soul."
"Once the soul of a normal person leaves the body, it is extremely difficult to return it to its original place."
"After all, the soul and the body are naturally bonded to each other, and if they go back together after being separated, there will always be gaps and disharmony."
"This is the reason why some people, after experiencing certain things, feel distraught, in a trance all day long, and have a restless spirit."
"The same goes for monks. Once they encounter the invasion of inner demons, external temptation and sinking, even if they later bring their soul back, it will be difficult to enter the state of cultivation and enlightenment, and their cultivation will stagnate and make no progress."
"But the soul is different. The initial integration of the soul and the essence can travel to the outside world at will. After returning to the physical body, it will be tightly integrated. It is equivalent to water in the sea, free to come and go."
"You have just been separated from the body for three inches, and your soul is not involved much. You don't feel any discomfort after returning. It can be regarded as the initial attempt to transform the soul without knowing it. This is also equivalent to a milestone beginning in the Nascent Soul stage."
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"Maybe it's the benefit of using too much soul source."
After the Black Skull Demon Lord explained it, he could only attribute it to the magic of the soul source.
There was a sour tone in his voice, even a little jealous.
But now its biggest financial backer, the father, has someone he needs to harvest right in front of him, so he still has to answer every question and serve him well.
Just wait for some soup to drink when you eat meat. If not, give some crumbs.
Lin Shan nodded thoughtfully.
After my soul and body were separated just now, I did not feel any discomfort, but felt refreshed.
Don’t even think about enlightenment, it’s not that easy.
However, because the soul source was used too much, the soul began to evolve unconsciously, blending with the essence and subtly transforming in advance, which was an unexpected surprise.
You must know that many Nascent Soul stage monks have not been able to reach this point!
Because of his race, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord specializes in the path of the soul, so he is more sensitive to this and can recognize his changes at a glance.
"Well, that's it."
The transformation of the soul is still far away from him, and he is too lazy to pay too much attention to these details.
Lin Shan didn't stop and took the lead to fly up. There was a vine bridge at the entrance of the cave, connecting to a big tree on the other side of the stream.
One by one, the monkey demon climbed up from the tree, walked to the bridge, swayed, and showed off.
Seeing Lin Shan and the old ape walking together, he quickly bent down and crouched, quietly tilting his head to look at them.
Lin Shan ignored it and walked straight across the vine bridge and entered the Water Curtain Cave.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord behind him said to the old ape: "Just take care of anything if it's okay, how rude is that!"
The old ape quickly bowed like others and ordered his followers to disperse the monkeys.
Lin Shan walked in the cave, inspecting his demon territory.
This cave looks like it hasn't been taken care of for a long time. In fact, the demons still abide by the rules and don't dare to break in casually.
There is a locked door inside. Lin Shan inserted the cave master's token into the groove, and the stone door automatically moved upward, leaving a hole.
"This cave is too casual. You don't need a formation master, just a veteran can open it!"
The Black Skull Demon Lord complained about the poor facilities of the Ginkgo Cave.
The old ape and other demons did not dare to speak, so they could only lower their heads and remain silent.
Lin Shan nodded and immediately gave it the task.
"That's right. Then go back and set up a master-level formation for me to perfect this cave."
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord was secretly annoyed, blaming himself for talking too much. What job could he find if he had nothing to do?
Inside the cave there is first a front hall, stone tables, stone benches, and stone seats covered with morning glory.
On weekdays, the former cave master probably met guests and subordinates here.
Entering the back is the training room and storage room, plus a wine cellar.
A jar of monkey wine is sealed here. I don’t know if it is the unique preference of the previous cave owner or the tradition of all cave owners in the past.
Lin Shan picked out a few altars and looked at them.
In the introduction of the enhanced panel, most are two hundred years old, some are five hundred years old, and there are no thousand years old.
Even if there was, it would probably have been drank or supplied to the Demon King, so it would be impossible for it to remain here.
However, the rare spirit wine was taken away by him unceremoniously.
The wine cellar was just emptied.
"You immediately find the monkey demon below to make wine and refill the wine cellar for me, do you understand?"
The old ape nodded his head fiercely in an anthropomorphic manner, not daring to neglect the new cave master's instructions.
There was nothing interesting to see in the training room, so they went to the storage room together.
It’s really different here!
There are pieces of blood-stained animal skins hanging on the wall, which should be the battle robes of the former cave master, equivalent to human clothing.
Lin Shan was disgusted by everyone and threw it to the old ape, letting him go out and throwing it away.
Next comes the highlight, the trophies of the past cave masters who killed their enemies.
Make the essence bones of enemy demon generals into decorations or souvenirs, such as necklaces, bracelets, nose rings, earrings, arm guards, knee pads, waistcoats, helmets, etc.
There are more than a dozen kinds of golden elixir stage animal bones!
It seems that this Ginkgo Cave has existed for a long time and has had a lot of glorious history.
Lin Shan naturally accepted it and threw it all to the Black Skeleton Demon Lord.
The latter put it in the bag with a smile and kept praising that this time he came to the right place.
"The materials for refining a mid-level bone flag, I guess there is no big problem."
"With so many materials, can't you make a top-notch magic weapon?"
Lin Shan was a little surprised. He was a master of weapon refining. There was no need to take his own kickbacks. All of them were used to refine weapons. Without cutting corners, it could only make mid-level magic weapons?
"It's hard to say. The top-level magic weapon needs to carry thirty-six magic bans. Every additional magic ban will put the material's endurance to a huge test."
"If there is no blessing from super-level spiritual materials, it is best to have at least twenty specific spiritual materials of level 4 or above to assist with it, otherwise it will easily collapse even if it is refined."
"That's why ancient monks like to add super spiritual materials when refining ancient treasures. It saves time and effort, is simple and crude, and the magic weapon is not prone to malfunction on its own."
"The world of modern cultivation has developed over the years, and the number and types of laws and regulations have increased. However, the materials have become increasingly difficult to find, which has led to a decline in overall quality. You cannot have both."
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord is not discouraged. With its water quality, there is nothing wrong with using an intermediate magic weapon for the time being. When the opportunity arises in the future, it can be upgraded.
Lin Shan was already satisfied with it, so he didn't want to say anything more.
The next step is to ask the ape steward to summon the group of monsters, hold a meeting ceremony, and show his face in the Ginkgo Cave to show that he, the new cave master, has taken office.
The new official's three priorities when he took office were to straighten out the demons, relax family planning, and encourage eight and ten births.
After all, there are only 300 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the whole mountain, and they can't even raise a hole of troops. This is too poor.
If I weren't there then, wouldn't I be bullied by other holes?
Of course, if other cave owners knew that this was Linshan's territory, they would probably not come to provoke him due to the reputation of Demon King Kuihu.
The scary thing is that if the little demons under his command are unable to carry it out clearly, they will come here from time to time to cause trouble, affecting the harvest in his territory.
Harmony brings wealth, and sometimes you need to be able to protect yourself.
When monsters give birth to each other, the child born is not necessarily a monster, but a monster most likely.
Therefore, family ties among the demon clan are indifferent, and many demon kings and generals are born in one litter.
Only those who have developed spiritual wisdom can be regarded as descendants.
Lin Shan encouraged these monkeys to have more children in order to increase the birth rate of the demon clan and restore the previous one-hole formation as soon as possible.
The Black Skull Demon Lord took over the job of the general manager and began to train these monkey monsters on how to systematically cultivate the ginkgo forest, find ways to increase production, fertilize, accelerate ripening, and even conduct hybrid experiments.
It wants to open up a new cash cow for Tianfu Mountain, so it is very concerned about this.
Lin Shan became the hands-off shopkeeper and did not care about this, leaving full power to his subordinates.
And at the southern border of the Cliff Forbidden Land, which is not far from here.
Aurora in the sea.
After two and a half years, three familiar faces appeared again.
After the dust settled, not only did they not leave, but they kept hanging around the edge, as if something was entangled.
Through the erratic layers of aurora, under the magnificent scenery between heaven and earth, I could faintly see two people who seemed to be chasing them.
"Brother Yang, it's been more than two years. There's no way we can keep chasing. If we don't go back to our hometown in Lu for a long time, I'm afraid others will think that something unexpected happened to us!"
"That's right, the longer we stay here, the more those external hostile forces will be ready to move, thinking that we have unexpectedly died, and gradually becoming malicious, and the family clan is likely to be in danger now!"
An old man with a wine nose and an old man with red hair and a big belly complained bitterly to the middleman and tried their best to persuade him to stop.
"Our deadline is approaching, and we don't have much time. This is something that many surrounding forces know. They are mostly waiting for the opportunity to prepare for harvest, and there is not much time left for us."
"Instead of spending time here, it is better to return to the Lu Kingdom as soon as possible, pave the way and build a bridge, prepare everything, contact foreign aid to prepare a retreat, and arrange the family and sect's post-mortem arrangements in advance. This is the top priority."
These two people were none other than the great elder of Zhenyue Sect in North Lu and the master of Xu Chan Cave in Sanxiu Zen in South Lu.
Traveling with them was none other than the current leader of the Lujiang League, the ancestor of the Yang family.
It was originally agreed with Lin Shan that they would meet up in Hongyadong half a year later and leave together.
But since then, there has been no trace of Lin Shan.
The ancestors of the Yang family and others were waiting for him but he didn't come, and they didn't see him when they were waiting. Due to their approaching death, they couldn't continue to waste their last years, so they had to take the first step.
But what I didn't expect was that when I passed through the Aurora Sea, I happened to meet two acquaintances!
The ancestor of the Yang family was heartbroken and knew that his time was running out. In order to save the family from trouble after he left, he decided to get rid of these two enemies in advance.
"Shan Yangzi and Cheng Longzi have been hunted by us in the laser sea for so long. They have exhausted their energy and are exhausted. Seeing that they are about to succeed, the two old brothers must not give up, causing them to fall short!"
The two veteran Golden Elixir masters in the late stage rolled their eyes. They looked at Shan Yangzi and Cheng Longzi who, like Xiao Qiang, managed to survive despite escaping in embarrassment. They were as slippery as a fish in the aurora sea, and felt helpless.
Although they were in the middle stage of two golden elixirs, they felt extremely familiar with the Aurora Sea, just like their own back garden. They knew all kinds of terrain and road conditions as well as the laws of the aurora.
As the chase continued, the uneasiness in my heart became more and more serious.
They have been chasing us for so long, and they are still following us in circles. The weird behavior of these two people made the three impatient brothers even more frantic.
Time waits for no one, destiny cannot be violated!
I couldn't get the reed jade stalactite, and extending my life has become a delusion. Now I am still dragged here, for fear that things will change if it is too late in the Lu country.
(End of chapter)