Seeking Immortality

Master Nephew Xu, you have only been out for a year, why are you back already? "

Xu Qingfan had just made the "Wanli Cloud" land in front of the "Baicao Garden" when an old and hoarse voice came from the courtyard. *Academy

"Junior has been away for a year this time. Everyone else who saw him complained that he took too long to go down the mountain without a trace. Only Master Liu, you feel that this junior has been out for too short a time." Xu Qingfan pushed away the hidden door of "Baicao Garden" He opened the door and said with a smile to an old man who was tidying up flowers and plants in the courtyard. He is very familiar with this old man, so he usually seems relatively casual.

This old man's face is full of wrinkles and age spots, and his skin has a light grayish color. What should have been a very tall figure has become thin and hunched over under the erosion of time, and his head has almost completely fallen off. His whole body has a strong smell of time, which is worse than any elder Xu Qingfan has seen before. Looks a lot older.

This old man is Liu Huaxiang, who is in charge of the "Baicao Garden". He was currently dressed as a flower farmer, squatting on the ground and picking up the flowers and plants on the ground. Although he looks very old, he is energetic and his hands are very steady when playing with flowers and plants. The cold wind was fierce on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, but the old man was only wearing a linen single coat.

After noticing that Xu Qingfan came in, he turned to look at him with a smile.

According to what Yue Qingru said back then, Master Liu was already nine hundred years old, but Xu Qingfan always felt that it didn't look like it. Zhang Hualing, Xiao Huazhe and others are older than Master Liu, but their appearance is much younger than Master Liu. Moreover, the vicissitudes contained in Xu Qingfan's occasional expressions and eyes from Master Liu are far more profound than anyone Xu Qingfan has seen before. Be strong. It's just that Uncle Liu knew the basics after all, and he started more than ten years later than Xu Qingfan's master Lu Huayan. Therefore, although Xu Qingfan had doubts about his age, they only passed away briefly.

Compared with the dilapidated appearance of "Baicao Garden", the interior of "Baicao Garden" is even more messy. There is a dilapidated house in the middle of the courtyard, which is obviously Liu Huaxiang's usual residence. Countless flowers and plants, whether bright, weird or simple, are densely packed all over the courtyard. However, the various elixirs that should be grown in the "Baicao Garden" are rarely seen.

"It's hard to go down the mountain once, of course, I need to spend more time. Although the scenery of Jiuhua Mountain is beautiful, but after seeing it for so many years, no matter how beautiful it is, I feel tired. And I am tired from meditating all day long. It’s good to go down the mountain and relax for a few years. Anyway, we have a lot of time to cultivate. Besides, how many exotic flowers and plants can you collect after only going out for a year?” Liu Huaxiang looked at Xu Qingfan carefully. A strange light flashed in his eyes, but he still said with a smile.

If Liu Huaxiang's words were heard by other cultivators, they would not think of them as apostasy. But it's enough to shock and impunity. For cultivators, the road to immortality is long. The further you get to the back, the harder it becomes to move forward. The time used for practice is not enough anyway. How can we "relax and feel good for a few years" as the old man said?

Sometimes Xu Qingfan also felt that the reason why the weird-tempered Master Liu looked at him differently was probably not only because he was as interested in exotic flowers and herbs as he was, but the bigger reason was because his attitude towards cultivating immortals was different from that in some aspects. He is very similar.

"Actually, this junior also thought about spending a few more years playing at the foot of the mountain. But the newcomer competition jointly held by the six holy places is approaching, so this junior should come back early to make more preparations." Xu Qingfan explained.

When Liu Huaxiang heard Xu Qingfan talk about the "Newcomers Competition", a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes. Said: "Oh, by the way, Master Nephew Xu, you have to participate in the newcomer competition two years later. I forgot about it. However, this newcomer competition may be very interesting. I am afraid that there will be many old friends who have not seen each other for a long time. They all come out to join in the fun.”

After Xu Qingfan heard Liu Huaxiang's words, he couldn't help but frown secretly. He always felt that there was another meaning in Master Liu's words. But Xu Qingfan knew that since Uncle Liu didn't say anything clearly, it meant that he didn't want to say more to him, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just asked: "Listen to Master Liu, will you also go to watch the rookie competition in two years' time?"

Liu Huaxiang shook his head and smiled: "I'm old and can't walk anymore, so it's better to stay inside the door with peace of mind. What's more, maybe those old friends will come to Jiuhua Gate to find me in person." As he said that, the old man seemed unwilling. Continuing on this topic, he turned to Xu Qingfan and asked: "Master Xu, have all your earthly relationships been resolved this time when you go down the mountain? Did you remember to collect the seeds of exotic flowers and plants for me?"

Seeing Liu Huaxiang changing the subject, Xu Qingfan did not continue talking. Instead, he smiled and placed the seeds of exotic flowers and plants he had collected in the Southern Wilderness and Middle-earth over the past year in front of Liu Huaxiang one by one, and placed their The characteristics of the name were explained to Liu Huaxiang one by one.

"This is the seed of a mud fruit, which I collected in Hengshan County in the Middle Earth. The fruit of *Academy is about the size of a fist, and is gray in color. When it splits, it will ooze pulpy white juice, which is extremely sticky."

"This is the seed of a different species of Ficus lute. When grown, it will have many branches. It will drive the air into wind and produce various sounds to charm the creatures within a radius of one mile. It is very rare."

"This is the seed of sawgrass. I collected it in the Southern Wasteland. The edges of the grass blades are saw-shaped, which is sharper than that of blade grass. People or animals scratched by it will have a strong feeling of paralysis for several days. No need."

"This is the seed of the Spirit-Gathering Grass. It is the most rare. It can automatically gather and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon. I got it from a market. Plant it around the cave, and the concentration of spiritual energy around the cave will increase. A lot more."

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When Xu Qingfan placed the seeds of the exotic flowers and herbs he had collected over the year in front of Liu Huaxiang one by one and introduced the characteristics one by one, the surprise in Liu Huaxiang's eyes became more and more intense. When Xu Qingfan took the seeds of the piranha, After coming out, Liu Huaxiang snatched it from Xu Qingfan's hand and played with it carefully, looking like he couldn't put it down.

Seeing Liu Huaxiang's look like he had found a good toy, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but feel funny and said: "Uncle Liu, please help me plant more spirit-gathering grass so that I can wait for him later."

Later, it was transplanted around the cave to increase the aura of the cave. "

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Liu Huaxiang raised his head in surprise and asked, "Aren't you practicing the "Kurong Jue" that can transform all the plants in the world? Why do you want me to help you plant these flowers and plants? Can't you just transform some yourself?"

Xu Qingfan explained with a wry smile: "Create all the plants in the world? How can it be so easy? "Kurong Jue" can indeed transform all the plants in the world, but the younger generation must continue to input spiritual energy into the plants to maintain the existence of these plants. Once they are no longer If you add spiritual energy, these plants will immediately dissipate into nothingness. If you create the spirit-gathering grass seeds by yourself, maintaining the existence of these spirit-gathering grass plants every day will be a heavy burden for you, so it is better to transplant some."

Hearing Xu Qingfan's explanation, Liu Huaxiang said with some clarity: "That's it. I used to think that if "Kurong Jue" could create all kinds of plants in the world without any restrictions, that would be too mysterious. Now it seems that there are still many restrictions. ”

Xu Qingfan nodded and said: "Yes, although this junior's "Kurong Jue" is mysterious, it also consumes a lot of spiritual energy to perform it."

Then, Xu Qingfan and Liu Huaxiang talked about some exotic flowers and herbs, a topic that both of them were very interested in. So time passed by unconsciously during the conversation and discussion between the two of them, but they were still unaware of it. When Xu Qingfan saw that the sun was setting in the west, he was slightly startled. Unexpectedly, the time was almost approaching night before I knew it. So he bowed slightly to Liu Huaxiang and said, "It's getting late, and this junior should go back."

After hearing Xu Qingfan's farewell, Liu Huaxiang also realized that the sun was setting in the west. However, he did not answer Xu Qingfan's words, but said lightly: "Yes. It's getting late. I should also teach you how to refine the remaining demons in your body. Angry."

Hearing Liu Huaxiang's words, Xu Qingfan was shocked. He asked: "Senior, are you saying that there is still demonic energy left in this junior?" At the same time as he spoke, Xu Qingfan also hurriedly circulated the two qi of dryness and prosperity in his body, but nothing was wrong.

Liu Huaxiang nodded slightly. Unlike Xu Qingfan, his expression was not nervous at this time. Instead, he asked: "Did Junior Master Xu encounter a demon cultivator when he went down the mountain this time? Or did he encounter the 'Nine Demon Pearls'?" "

Seeing Liu Huaxiang's relaxed expression without any worry, Xu Qingfan knew that Liu Huaxiang should have a solution, so his originally nervous mood relaxed slightly.

"It's the 'Nine Magic Beads'." Xu Qingfan said with a bitter smile. Because it was related to Ting'er, Xu Qingfan originally did not intend to tell others about his experience after going down the mountain, but now that Liu Huaxiang had seen that there was demonic energy remaining in his body, it was more related to his own safety, and Xu Qingfan also knew that with Liu Huaxiang's Xinxing didn't care about Ting'er, so he told Liu Huaxiang exactly what he had experienced after going down the mountain.

While listening to Xu Qingfan talk about his experience, Liu Huaxiang remained silent, his eyes calm. Only when Xu Qingfan mentioned Xuan Moda did a slight fluctuation appear in his eyes.

After Xu Qingfan finished telling his story, Liu Huaxiang nodded slightly and said, "Demon energy is the most bizarre aggregation of evil spirits in the world. Demon cultivators can often cause huge catastrophes in the world of immortality with the power of several people. What they cultivate Is the demonic energy so simple? It should be that when you were fighting Naxiu, the demonic sword transformed into the demonic energy had left some demonic energy on your body when it stabbed your body. Later, you were detecting Ting'er's body. In this case, some of the spiritual energy was eroded by the demonic energy. Although you have refined the demonic energy later, some of it still remains, but the amount is too small and you have not noticed it. Finally, there are two more demonic energies in your body. One corrodes your body, and the other corrodes your aura. Now because the number is too small, you haven’t noticed it. But by the time you discover it, I’m afraid your mind will be controlled by the demonic energy and it will be too late. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Huaxiang saw that although Xu Qingfan's face was still calm and calm, but there was still a hint of fear in his expression, he couldn't help but smile and said: "But you don't have to panic. If this evil energy wants to have an impact on you, it will take at least A few years later.

I will now pass on to you a set of exercises, which are used to refine the foreign energy in the body. You can practice it before and after meditation every day, and you will be worry-free after a few months. "

"Thank you, senior." Xu Qingfan bowed deeply to Liu Huaxiang and said.

Liu Huaxiang waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, it's just easy. Anyway, this set of exercises is not particularly clever. Just think of it as thanking you for helping me collect the seeds of exotic flowers and herbs." As he said that, Liu Huaxiang showed the set of exercises to him in detail. Xu Qingfan explained it once.

After finishing speaking, Liu Huaxiang checked with Xu Qingfan whether he had understood everything, and then smiled and said to Xu Qingfan, "Wait a moment."

Then, he walked towards his dilapidated room. After a long time, he slowly came out of the room with a long stick-like object in his hand. It was filled with the strong energy of wood and fire. It was wrapped in a wide yellow cloth, so people couldn't see what was inside.

"I'll give this to you. It may be of great use to you." Liu Huaxiang walked to Xu Qingfan, handed the long stick-like object to Xu Qingfan, and said with a smile.