Seeking Immortality

Chapter 6. Thoughts.

Fang Qingling didn't understand why she came here again, just like she didn't know that she would unconsciously help Xu Qingfan clean the house after coming here, even though she had never done such a thing before. * Academy

It was just a night walk, and she was thinking about some things in her mind, but when she stopped again, she found that she had come to Xu Qingfan's cave in the back mountain without knowing when.

Was her footsteps out of her control? Or did she subconsciously want to take a closer look at Xu Qingfan, even though she knew that the person in the room was not there?

Dongfang Qingling first met Xu Qingfan during the Jiuhua Sect's internal competition eight years ago. At that time, Dongfang Qingling was still like a proud peacock, proud and beautiful, complacent in the care of her master and the compliments of her senior sisters and junior sisters. Although she was a little self-righteous, she was arrogant and self-admiring. She felt that with her reputation as a genius and the many magic tools given by her master, it would be easy to win the championship of this internal competition.

But the appearance of Xu Qingfan shattered her self-righteousness and arrogance.

Dongfang Qingling didn't care when she knew her opponent was Xu Qingfan. Because she heard that although Xu Qingfan had won the previous two games, the process was extremely difficult, and his opponents were only disciples of the "Yu" generation. In fact, even if the opponent was Feng Qingtian and Jin Qinghan, Dongfang Qingling would not care. She was so self-righteous at that time.

But when she first saw Xu Qingfan, Dongfang Qingling was really surprised.

It was a sunny morning. Dongfang Qingling followed her master and her sisters to participate in her competition that day. She imagined how she could easily defeat her opponent, and then walked off the stage triumphantly amid the cheers of her sisters. Although she knew she was late at that time, she didn't care. Because she knew that under the accumulated prestige of her master, the elders who served as referees would not blame her.

Then, she saw Xu Qingfan, standing quietly on the stage, dressed in plain clothes. There was three points of fatigue on his face, and seven points of complex emotions that he couldn't explain. His expression was calm. He was not impatient at all because of his lateness. He just stood silently on the stage and looked at himself calmly.

"Why are you wearing such clothes? It looks like mourning clothes." Dongfang Qingling remembered that she asked this question at that time. She just wanted to consume Xu Qingfan's patience and was ready to attack at any time.

"Last night. My senior brother passed away." This was Xu Qingfan's answer. His expression was still calm when he spoke.

"I'm sorry." At that time, Dongfang Qingling could not understand the deep sadness hidden under this calmness, so her apology was not sincere at all.

Then, the competition began. The process was just as she thought at the beginning, and she had the upper hand. But just when Dongfang Qingling thought she was going to win, she found that the spiritual energy in her body could not be circulated at will. Then Xu Qingfan explained that her spiritual energy was integrated into some "Spiritual Dissolving Grass" by himself. Just like that. Dongfang Qingling was defeated by Xu Qingfan's "despicable" means.

At that time, Dongfang Qingling was sure that she hated Xu Qingfan. Hated him for defeating her with despicable means, hated him for making her lose face in front of her sisters, and hated him for shattering her pride and self-righteousness.

So, when Xu Qingfan was in the next competition, Dongfang Qingling came to the ring where Xu Qingfan was to watch the competition with the idea of ​​watching others vent their anger. But at that time, Xu Qingfan only had Nangong Qingshan in his eyes, and did not notice that there was such a male with malicious thoughts watching him under the ring. * Academy

But what made Dongfang Qingling helpless was that although this competition was thrilling. But Xu Qingfan still won, but what Dongfang Qingling could not have imagined was that this elegant Xu Qingfan continued to attack Nangong Qingshan after he lost the power to resist, not only causing Nangong Qingshan to be seriously injured, but also abolishing Nangong Qingshan's Taoism.

Seeing this scene, Dongfang Qingling was shocked and began to criticize Xu Qingfan for being hypocritical, inconsistent, and cruel. But after the competition, when she saw Xu Qingfan standing on the stage and sighing to the sky, with a sad face, Dongfang Qingling could not associate him with the words "hypocrisy" and "cruel and ruthless".

At this moment, the chat between the two Jiuhua disciples beside her made Dongfang Qingling know the grudge between Xu Qingfan and Nangong Qingshan. Looking at Xu Qingfan's plain clothes on the stage, with a hint of sadness and loss between his eyebrows, Dongfang Qingling's heart was slightly clenched for some reason.

Then, when she saw Xu Qingfan walk off the stage, Dongfang Qingling's steps seemed to be uncontrollable and she walked towards him, with a bright smile on her face, as if she wanted to make Xu Qingfan happy.

In this way, after a few simple conversations, she and Xu Qingfan got to know each other, and watched Xu Qingfan stumble all the way to the semi-finals. After another fierce battle, he was defeated by Feng Qingtian. Dongfang Qingling's mood also fluctuated with Xu Qingfan's competition, sometimes happy and sometimes sad.

Dongfang Qingling was also sad when she saw Xu Qingfan staggering under the support of Jin Qinghan. But she was a little happy when she saw Xu Qingfan's calm expression.

Then, the competition ended. Dongfang Qingling suddenly became interested in all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and sometimes she would go to the back mountain to discuss with Xu Qingfan. Of course, Dongfang Qingling's reason was that she wanted to learn Xu Qingfan's "Withering and Flourishing Art", although her qualifications were only suitable for learning water-based Taoism.

In this way, the relationship between her and Xu Qingfan gradually became familiar, and the topics they talked about were not limited to those exotic flowers and plants, but also their past, present, and future.

Dongfang Qingling sometimes felt strange, not knowing why she would tell Xu Qingfan all these things, knowing that there were many things she had not even told her sisters. Or, Xu Qingfan's calm and easy-going personality and gentle smile made her feel at ease.

However, Dongfang Qingling was also a cultivator, so she inevitably had to spend most of her time.

Although her master loved her very much, he never divided his time in cultivation. And Xu Qingfan never took the initiative to find her, so she only had time to visit Xu Qingfan once every two or three months. In addition, Xu Qingfan was sometimes in seclusion, so the chances of the two meeting were even less.

It was precisely because of the seldom that Dongfang Qingling looked forward to it even more.

But one day seven months ago, when she came to the back mountain again. But she found that Xu Qingfan was gone, and Xu Qingfan's originally tidy house was already covered with dust. After asking Li Yuhan, Dongfang Qingling learned that Xu Qingfan had gone down the mountain three months ago. Dongfang Qingling felt uncomfortable after knowing this, because she felt that Xu Qingfan didn't even inform her when he went down the mountain, which was simply because he didn't care about her. But then she found that Xu Qingfan had no reason to inform her before going down the mountain. After all, the two were just ordinary friends who could only see each other once every few months, and this discovery made Dongfang Qingling feel even more uncomfortable.

Since then, Dongfang Qingling would come to the back mountain to help Xu Qingfan clean the room every month, although Dongfang Qingling rarely cleaned her own room. * Academy She just felt that. Every time she came to Xu Qingfan's place before, she saw it was spotless. But now it is covered with dust, which makes her very uncomfortable.

Or, only when the room is tidy can she find the familiar feeling when Xu Qingfan is here.

Today, Dongfang Qingling heard from Li Yuhan that Xu Qingfan has returned. At first, she was happy, but then she was more angry. She has thought a lot in the past few months. But suddenly she realized that she had been looking for Xu Qingfan since they met, but Xu Qingfan had never taken the initiative to look for her, and even when Xu Qingfan went down the mountain, he didn't mention it to her. Does this mean that Xu Qingfan doesn't care about her at all?

So, Dongfang Qingling, who was thinking like a little woman, decided not to look for Xu Qingfan first this time anyway.

Of course, Dongfang Qingling was also afraid that Xu Qingfan would find out that she was helping him clean the room every month. The unique reserve of women made her dare not face such a situation.

But when she went out for a walk tonight, she was thinking about it in her mind, but she didn't notice that her footsteps had already stepped towards the familiar direction step by step. When Dongfang Qingling reacted. She found that she had come to Xu Qingfan's cave, but unlike a year ago, there was a layer of light white mist around Xu Qingfan's cave at this time, which was ethereal, distant and mysterious.

Originally, Dongfang Qingling had made up her mind that she would never take the initiative to look for him before Xu Qingfan looked for her. But after coming here unknowingly, Dongfang Qingling felt that it was not so good to pass by without visiting. Besides, Xu Qingfan had not seen each other for more than a year. What did he experience this time when he went down the mountain? Is he still the same as he remembered?

Thinking of this, Dongfang Qingling hesitated again.

Find him? Or not find him?

In the entanglement, Dongfang Qingling began to wander outside Xu Qingfan's cave.

"Junior Sister Dongfang, why are you here?"

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind Dongfang Qingling, which scared Dongfang Qingling. Turning around, she saw Xu Qingfan standing quietly behind her and looking at her. His face was as elegant and calm as always, and there seemed to be no change, but the vicissitudes and sadness in his eyes seemed to have increased by three points in the past year.

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Seeing Dongfang Qingling looking at him strangely, Xu Qingfan felt strange and asked, "Junior Sister Dongfang, what's wrong?"

Hearing Xu Qingfan's question, Dongfang Qingling came back to her senses and her cheeks turned slightly red. Fortunately, it was night and Xu Qingfan didn't have the habit of using the "Sky Eye Technique" on her at any time, so Dongfang Qingling still had a chance to cover up. She took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and forced her tone to return to her usual casual and cunning tone. Dongfang Qingling smiled and said, "Why? I can't come to the back mountain? Or do you not welcome me?"

Xu Qingfan knew that Dongfang Qingling had a cunning personality, but he never liked to argue with others, so after hearing Dongfang Qingling's words, he just smiled lightly and said, "How could it be, I'm so happy that you're here."

"Really? Then you left for a whole year and didn't tell me in advance?" Dongfang Qingling stared at Xu Qingfan's eyes and asked seriously.

Hearing that Dongfang Qingling's tone was a little different from the past, Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, but still explained: "I suddenly decided to go down the mountain this time, and I left in a hurry, so I didn't inform anyone. Besides, you were in retreat at that time to prepare for the breakthrough to the Spiritual Silence Stage, how could I inform you?"

"Wouldn't you let someone else inform me?" Although her tone was a little angry, Dongfang Qingling felt better after hearing Xu Qingfan's explanation.

Xu Qingfan smiled bitterly and said: "I only have a few people I know in Jiuhua Mountain. Jin Qinghan is also in retreat, and Uncle Liu never leaves the 'Hundred Herb Garden'. If I ask your sisters to pass on the message, I am afraid that Uncle Dai will find out. You also know Uncle Dai's temper, so I can't do anything."

Dongfang Qingling's master, Dai Huajie, although he was the most protective of his disciples, he also protected him very closely and did not allow the male disciples of Jiuhua Mountain to have the slightest chance of getting close. All day long, he told his disciples something like, "The relationship between a man and a woman is an obstacle to cultivating immortality." Once a male disciple wants to "seduce" one of his disciples, Uncle Dai will give that disciple a severe lesson. Although Xu Qingfan has been living in the back mountain and rarely goes out, he has heard of some of these things.

After hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Dongfang Qingling's expression still looked very unhappy. But his mood felt better, but he complained: "Why are you afraid that my master will show up? You probably don't even know where I live, right?"

Hearing Dongfang Qingling's words, Xu Qingfan couldn't help feeling embarrassed. He really didn't know where Dongfang Qingling lived.

See Xu Qingfanna

As she said this, Dongfang Qingling's mood, which had already improved, deteriorated again. Qingfan snorted coldly, looking very angry.

"Junior Sister Dongfang. Let's go into the room and talk." Xu Qingfan said helplessly.

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan pointed at the three-dimensional array surrounding the cave. Under Xu Qingfan's control, the fog in front of him fluctuated for a while, and then slowly separated to both sides, and Xu Qingfan's two wooden houses. It appeared clearly in front of the two of them.

Dongfang Qingling is also a discerning person. When she saw the changes in the fog around Xu Qingfan's cave, she forgot her anger just now. Asked: "This is the 'Three Yuan Formation'? Senior Brother Xu, where did you get the formation plate?"

"Exchange land from Shanxiafang City." Xu Qingfan explained, while leading Dongfang Qingling towards his room.

Seeing Xu Qingfan leading her towards Yue Qingru's house, Dongfang Qingling asked in surprise: "Huh? Brother Xu, have you changed houses?"

Xu Qingfan nodded and explained: "My original house was given to my niece."

"Your niece? When did you have a niece?" Dongfang Qingling asked in disbelief. The anger in her heart just now was temporarily forgotten in the continuous surprise.

"My biological niece, whose name is Ting'er, is also my only relative in the world. This time I found her after coming down from the mountain, so I brought her back to Jiuhua Mountain and asked her to cultivate immortality with me." About. Xu Qingfan didn't want to say more about his experience after going down the mountain, so he explained briefly.

While talking, the two of them had already walked into Xu Qingfan's room.

Hearing what Xu Qingfan said, Dongfang Qingling immediately became interested in Ting'er and asked, "Where is Ting'er? Let me see."

"She has already fallen asleep." Xu Qingfan said lightly. The fog produced by the "Flower of Enchantment" that Xu Qingfan crushed before leaving was so powerful that even if Ting'er's body was different from ordinary people after being demonized by the magic bead, she would not be able to wake up until the next morning.

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Dongfang Qingling sighed regretfully, but suddenly seemed to think of something and asked: "Senior Brother Xu, have you ever thought of letting Ting'er become my master? She is a little girl who has been following you all this time. Not good, and my master knows many immortal cultivation techniques specifically for women. If Ting'er becomes my master, it will be of great benefit to Ting'er's future cultivation."

Hearing Dongfang Qingling's words, Xu Qingfan's heart moved slightly, but after pondering for a while, he still shook his head and said: "Forget it, I still want Ting'er to follow me to cultivate immortality. After all, she is my only relative in the world. ”

Compared with Ting'er's practice, Xu Qingfan valued Ting'er's character and temperament more. From the moment he adopted Ting'er, Xu Qingfan decided to work hard to change Ting'er's personality and mentality that were different from ordinary people. Xu Qingfan was not relieved that Ting'er would become someone else's teacher. What's more, seeing Dongfang Qingling's previous appearance and Uncle Dai Huajie's domineering reputation in Jiuhua Mountain, Xu Qingfan was even more worried about handing Ting'er over to them.

After hearing what Xu Qingfan said, although Dongfang Qingling was regretful, she did not force it. Instead, she began to ask Xu Qingfan some things at the foot of the mountain. Dongfang Qingling had been accepted as a disciple by Dai Huajie since she was a child. She had never seen the prosperity of the mortal world. So I was very interested in it and kept asking questions one after another. Xu Qingfan patiently answered Dongfang Qingling's questions one by one.

Finally, when Dongfang Qingling saw that it was getting late, she reluctantly said goodbye to Xu Qingfan, and Xu Qingfan promised to tell her more about what he had seen down the mountain when they met next time before sending her outside the formation.

Seeing Dongfang Qingling's graceful figure gradually go away until she disappeared, Xu Qingfan sighed slightly, then turned and walked towards his room.

Although Xu Qingfan is a bit pedantic, he is not slow. Dongfang Qingling has a good impression of herself, which Xu Qingfan had already felt three years ago. Moreover, the world of immortality does not prohibit marriage. There are even many sects that encourage dual cultivation between men and women. However, once a man and woman in the world of immortality establish a dual cultivation relationship, they will be extremely loyal and will remain loyal until death, let alone rebirth in the mortal world. Things like remarrying. Therefore, Xu Qingfan did not dare to accept Dongfang Qingling's feelings for him.

First, because Dongfang Qingling's character is only suitable for Xu Qingfan to be friends, but not suitable for lifelong companionship. If he wanted to have a female companion to accompany him throughout his life, Xu Qingfan would prefer to find a quiet one.

Secondly, Xu Qingfan knew that with his own talent, it was unlikely that he would be able to enter the Jindan stage in this life, but Dongfang Qingling was talented and had a bright future. I remember that eight years ago, she had just entered the middle stage of the Bigu stage, but now it seems that she is only a step away from the Lingji stage and may break through at any time. In addition, with the full support of her master who has the Jindan stage, it is probably only a matter of time before she enters the Jindan stage. The problem is that the Jindan stage cultivator has an extra life span of 350 years compared to the Lingji stage cultivator. So Xu Qingfan was unwilling to delay Dongfang Qingling's feelings.

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