The war between Jiuyang Sect and Blood Sea Sect is in full swing.
Although Lin Shen didn't pay much attention, he also heard that the sect seemed to be at a disadvantage.
After all, the opponent is a powerful sect that rules a big city, but the Jiuyang Sect is only one of the three major sects in Linlong City. The difference in strength is very obvious, if not a huge disparity.
For this reason, the Spirit Acupoint Recruitment Mission issued by the Jiuyang Sect in the Gongde Academy has extremely generous rewards, just to attract more disciples from the sect to participate in the Spirit Acupoint War.
Lin Shen first went to Gongdeyuan, accepted the recruitment mission, and received the talisman to enter the underground spiritual cave. Then he left the mountain gate and rushed to the Longyuan Mountains.
Taking the Yuyun Feizhou, Lin Shen arrived at the underground spiritual cave not long after.
The once desolate and secluded mountain peaks have now become noisy and bustling, with clouds and flying boats constantly coming and going.
The brilliance emanating from the spells and magic weapons almost dyed the sky above the entire mountain peak with a layer of misty colorful colors.
Lin Shen let go of his spiritual consciousness and quickly sensed the layers of restrictions covering the entire mountain peak.
Even without personal experience, he can clearly feel the power of these restrictions.
Even if the great power of restoring the alchemy stage comes, it is estimated that it will not be able to break through these layers of restrictions for a while.
"It seems that the sect has invested a lot of effort here!" Lin Shen said secretly.
Most of these restrictions are internal, and it is not clear who the target of the prevention is.
Putting away the flying boat, Lin Shen took out the talisman to open the restriction and landed on the mountainside.
Immediately, disciples came over to check the talismans.
Although it was an inspection, his demeanor was very respectful.
After all, those who can accept the recruitment mission are all monks without exception.
The people patrolling the mountain peaks are all Mingqiao Realm disciples, so naturally they dare not show any slight to these monks.
After the inspection was correct, the disciple held the talisman in both hands and handed it back to Lin Shen, respectfully saying:
"Senior Brother Lin, this is your first round of recruitment tasks. According to the rules, you need to go to the guarding elders, who will arrange specific tasks."
The war between sects is different from ordinary wars. It is impossible to let the disciples act at will. Instead, several guarding elders make overall plans and issue tasks. Disciples who complete the tasks can obtain meritorious deeds, which can be exchanged for various resources.
Lin Shen nodded gently and asked where the several guarding elders were. Then he thanked them and turned around to walk into the crypt.
The wide cave was filled with array flags. In the white jade fence at the center, the deep holes glowed with large dots of silver light, intertwining to form a swirling light group that slowly sunk downwards.
After the war with the Blood Sea Sect broke out, the leader personally took action and set up a formation to keep the spirit acupoint permanently open so that the sect could continue to send disciples into it.
However, the resources consumed in this way are astronomical, and Jiuyang Sect cannot sustain it for long even if it uses all its strength.
It is foreseeable that if the Blood Sea Sect cannot defeat the Blood Sea Sect and completely occupy the spiritual cave in the next few years, the Jiuyang Sect will undoubtedly be in trouble.
At that time, either give up the spiritual acupoint, or take a step back and let Jingtao Sect and Qingshuang Sect also participate in the war with Blood Sea Sect.
In this way, although the spiritual acupoint must be shared with the other two sects, it is better than losing the spiritual acupoint completely.
While thinking about it, Lin Shen jumped into the whirlpool of light.
When his vision became clear again, Lin Shen was already in the spiritual cave.
Looking around, there are dense caves and deep trenches in all directions, and I don't know where they lead.
The milk pillars hang upside down from the top, like sharp piles.
The scene in front of me was exactly the same as the first time I entered the spiritual cave.
However, Lin Shen keenly felt that the spiritual energy in the air was much more restless than before, perhaps because there were too many fights in the spiritual cave during this period.
After calming down, Lin Shen took out the map, briefly identified the direction, and flew towards the sect's camp.
The sect's camp is located two or three miles away from the entrance of the spiritual cave.
For Lin Shen, this distance was only fleeting. Not long after, a row of rolling towers and courtyard houses came into view, stretching horizontally for several miles.
A faint spiritual light enveloped the entire building complex, which was the protective formation set up by the elders.
The talisman is of little use here - just in case a Blood Sea Sect monk kills someone to steal the talisman and pretend to be a disciple of the Nine Sun Sect - Lin Shen stopped in front of the formation and reported his name to the two monks who came forward.
Inherited from his master.
When they heard that the person in front of them was Lin Shen, the two monks were immediately startled. They looked Lin Shen up and down with their eyes, as if they were looking at some precious beast.
It was obvious that the conflict between Lin Shen and the Shan family had spread to the underground spiritual cave.
After coming back to his senses, one of the monks quickly raised his hands and said: "Brother Lin, wait a moment, I will report to the elders right away!"
After saying that, he quickly turned around and flew into the formation.
Another monk seemed worried that Lin Shen would be dissatisfied, so he hurriedly explained:
"The monks who come to the Spirit Cave for the first time need to collect a trace of Qi from the guarding elder and integrate it into the formation. There will be no need for interrogation when entering or leaving in the future."
Lin Shen suddenly understood and waved his hand to show that he didn't mind.
After a while, the monk who left returned, accompanied by a handsome man in his thirties.
After walking a few steps quickly, the man came to Lin Shen and said with a smile on his face:
"Uncle Master, please follow me. Several guard elders are issuing missions right now."
Master uncle?
Lin Shen was stunned, what happened?
Seeing the confused expression on Lin Shen's face, the man seemed to have thought of something, patted his forehead and explained:
"My memory is bad and I forgot to mention it. Uncle, my name is Liao Sen, and my teacher's name is Ji Yunze."
Ji Yunze?
Lin Shen's eyes flashed with doubt.
He had just arrived at Shanmen not long ago, and spent most of his time on Jinchuan Island practicing, so he was not very familiar with many of the interpersonal relationships in Shanmen.
However, the name Ji Yunze still had some impression on him. It seemed that Xia Mengran had mentioned it to him before.
He seems to be a deacon from the Military Academy.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Lin Shen's mind and he asked: "Who is the Master Huo?"
Liao Sen smiled slightly and said, "He is my master."
Lin Shen suddenly understood.
Dean Huo refers to Huo Enrong, the master of the Military Attack Academy.
The first time Lin Shen heard this name was during the sect's crusade against the Tiger Tribe.
The person in charge of the expedition at that time was Huo Enrong.
The head of the Bingbing Academy is ranked among the top ten in the entire Jiuyang Sect in terms of status and power.
More importantly, Huo Enrong belongs to the master-disciple lineage, and he and Yu Siyu are brothers and sisters.
In other words, in terms of seniority, Lin Shen and Liao Sen’s master Ji Yunze belong to the same generation.
From this point of view, there is really no problem for Liao Sen to call him uncle.
Lin Shen suddenly felt dumbfounded.
Liao Sen was at least a round older than him, so it felt really weird to be called uncle by such a person.
Lin Shen said simply: "Brother Liao, regardless of the seniority between you and me, you should still call me by my name."
"This" Liao Sen hesitated for a while, but finally agreed, "Then I'd better obey your orders respectfully. Brother Lin, please!"
To be honest, Liao Sen felt relieved.
After all, calling a young man who is more than ten years younger than himself his uncle always feels a little wrong.
Of course, he still admired Lin Shen very much.
The affair between Lin Shen and the Shan family has long been known to everyone.
Being able to defeat figures like Shan Jingchun and Shan Liangshan when he was only in his early twenties is really admirable!
If it were him, he wouldn't be sure of winning against Shan Jingchun, let alone Shan Liangshan.
It was precisely because of this that after hearing Lin Shen's arrival, he volunteered to come out to greet Lin Shen.
After exchanging a few words, the two of them walked side by side toward the camp.
"The Blood Sea Sect has been very restless recently, and is probably brewing a new wave of offensive. After discussion with several guarding elders, they decided to take a preemptive strike and seize a few positions!"
On the way, Liao Sen told Lin Shen about the condition of the spiritual acupoint.
Under his narration, Lin Shen also had a general understanding of the current situation in the spiritual cave.
The war between the two major sects can be simply divided into two parts.
The first is a battle at the top level of combat power.
That is the battle of the Xuanguang period monks.
To the Xuanguang stage monks, the Yunling stage monks are just ants that can be killed easily. Even the Yunling stage monks who have condensed the seeds of Xuanguang are just bigger ants.
Once the Xuanguang stage monks take action against the Yunling stage monks, it will definitely be a disaster for the latter.
Therefore, the two major sects gradually formed a tacit understanding, that is, the Xuanguang period monks on both sides would not take action against each other's Yunling period juniors, and they, the Xuanguang period monks, would fight each other.
Of course, this does not mean that the Yunling Stage monks play a small role in this war.
In fact, they also bear very important responsibilities.
The Blood Sea Sect and Jiuyang Sect used formation flags to set up a large number of formation points in the spiritual cave, which were connected to each other to form a large formation similar to the spirit gathering formation.
With the help of formations, monks can mobilize the spiritual energy in their spiritual acupoints during battle, thus greatly improving their strength.
The more formation points there are, the more spiritual energy a monk can mobilize.
Battles between Xuanguang period monks will also be affected by formations.
However, the places suitable for setting up formation points in the spiritual cave are limited. In order to compete for these formation points, the two major sects broke out in many fights.
Later on, the mission of the Yunling Stage monks became to occupy more positions and provide assistance to the Xuanguang Stage monks of their own sect.
This is part two of this war!
"How many positions do we occupy now?" Lin Shen asked.
Liao Sen sighed and said solemnly: "There are currently one hundred and eighty-three formation points in the spiritual cave, and our sect only occupies seventy-nine of them, not even half!"
"For this reason, the elders are often at a disadvantage in their fights with the Xuanguang period monks of the Blood Sea Sect."
Lin Shen frowned slightly.
Seventy-nine versus one hundred and four, that's quite a difference.
The Jiuyang Sect was originally not as strong as the Blood Sea Sect. If it could gain an advantage in the number of positions, there would be no possibility of victory.
But looking at the current situation, the situation is obviously very unfavorable to Jiuyang Sect.
"The number of monks from the Blood Sea Sect who have entered the spiritual cave is much greater than ours. Whether it is to sit in the position or capture the position, our sect is facing the dilemma of insufficient manpower. It is already very good to be able to hold the position in hand now.
." Liao Sen shook his head and sighed.
While talking, the two of them had arrived at the tower in the center of the camp.
Liao Sen calmed down and walked into it with Lin Shen.
The space inside the tower is far more spacious than it looks from the outside, obviously because of the use of some kind of formation.
Many monks were walking back and forth, all of them looking in a hurry and looking solemn.
Liao Sen gestured to Lin Shen and immediately led the way upstairs.
He is obviously well-known here. Many people looked at him along the way, and they even noticed Lin Shen beside him.
Someone soon recognized Lin Shen.
"It's Lin Shen!"
"The Lin Shen who defeated Shan Jingchun and Shan Liangshan?"
"Who else could it be? I didn't expect him to come to the underground spiritual cave as well."
"It's normal. The rewards for this recruitment mission are so generous. It's not surprising that Lin Shen would be tempted!"
In today's Jiuyang Sect, Lin Shen is undoubtedly the most popular young monk.
Especially the recent conflict between him and the Shan family has made his name familiar to many people.
As more and more people recognized Lin Shen, the tower caused a commotion as expected.
"Quiet! How inappropriate is it to make noise!"
A deep shout suddenly came from upstairs, suddenly suppressing the noisy discussion.
All the monks shut up and continued busy with their own affairs.
Liao Sen winked at Lin Shen, and the two of them quickened their pace and walked upstairs.
In the spacious and bright hall on the top floor, seven elders sat around each other with solemn expressions.
These seven people have little energy and look like ordinary people, but only monks know how powerful these seven people are.
Sitting in the first place is a man in his twenties or fives, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a handsome appearance.
At the level of Xuanguang monk, appearance is meaningless.
As long as they want to, Xuan Guan monks can restore their appearance to any age at will, even as a child.
And because the body is cleansed and transparent inside and outside, and nourished by spiritual energy, there are almost no ugly Xuanguang monks, and without exception they are all handsome men and beauties.
However, there are some Xuanguang monks who deliberately keep their appearance in an old state.
For example, among the seven Xuanguang monks in front of me, three of them have frost-white hair on their temples and long snow-white beards under their chins, giving them the image of an old man with an immortal air.
Long before coming here, Liao Sen had introduced the guarding elders in the camp to Lin Shen.
Coupled with what he had heard briefly before, Lin Shen quickly recognized the identities of the seven elders present.
The young man sitting at the top is Elder Qidao.
Although he is only an elder and does not have the position of dean, Qi Dao's status in the sect is not lower than that of other deans, second only to the head master.
And it is said that he had reached the ninth level of Xuanguang cultivation ten years ago.
Many disciples are speculating that Elder Qidao will be promoted to Huandan soon.
Among the remaining six people, except for the two elders, the other four are all heads of various courtyards.
It is worth mentioning that, with the exception of Qi Dao, among the remaining six elders, half are from the master-disciple lineage and half are from aristocratic families.
As soon as Lin Shen stepped into the hall, the eyes of the seven elders suddenly turned towards him.
After looking at it for a moment, Qi Dao nodded slightly, with a smile on his face.
"Yes, he is a good young man. Master Yu has accepted a good disciple."