Seeking Immortality

After leaving the hall of Changchun Residence, Yue Qingru arranged accommodation for Xu Qingfan. After Xu Qingfan changed into the uniform robe of Jiuhuamen, he took him to familiarize himself with the environment around Changchun Residence.

Yue Qingru, who was full of Confucian temperament, was very friendly to Xu Qingfan, the new junior brother, and seemed very happy that he had a junior brother. Along the way, he learned about Xu Qingfan's previous experience from the conversation with Xu Qingfan, and finally understood why Lu Huayan accepted Xu Qingfan as his apprentice. He admired Xu Qingfan's courage to avenge his family without fear of danger. However, he did not raise any objections to Lu Huayan's approach, and it seemed that he was also a person who respected his teacher.

According to Yue Qingru, Lu Huayan was a loner. Although he had high skills, he never liked to accept apprentices. He accepted Yue Qingru as a apprentice seventy-five years ago only because Yue Qingru's ancestors had done a favor to Lu Huayan. Therefore, although this Changchun Residence occupies a large area, it was only Changchunzi and Yue Qingru who lived there before, and it was very deserted. This is why Yue Qingru was so happy that he had a junior brother.

The two brothers walked and talked, and from Yue Qingru, Xu Qingfan also roughly understood the basic situation of Jiuhuamen where he was.

It turned out that Jiuhuamen was a sect founded by Jiuhua Zhenren, a master of the generation 7,000 years ago. After years of development, its strength has become increasingly strong. Since 3,000 years ago, it has been called the world's six major cultivation holy places together with Qingxumen, Kuxiu Valley, Chanyun Temple, Wuxing Sect, and Su Nu Palace.

Unfortunately, this glorious experience did not last too long.

Eight hundred years ago, Zhang Xusheng, a top master in Jiuhuamen, escaped into the devil's way, calling himself "Heavenly Snake Star Lord", and killed many masters of Jiuhuamen. Since then, the strength of Jiuhuamen has been declining. With the death of Li Xuhan, a master uncle of Lu Huayan, Jiuhuamen has suffered the embarrassment of being one of the six major cultivation holy places, but there is no peerless master in the gate who has reached the realm of Mahayana or above.

But the world of immortal cultivators is based on strength. As Jiuhuamen's strength weakened, many sects wanted to seize Jiuhua Mountain, which is rich in spiritual energy, Jiuhuamen's unique skills, and the resources and instruments accumulated by Jiuhuamen for thousands of years, including the other five major cultivation holy places, so Jiuhuamen is now in crisis. It is only because of the smooth means of the head Zhang Hualing and the infinite power of the mountain protection formation that it has not suffered any major disasters until now.

In this way, the two talked and walked, and Xu Qingfan also got a general understanding of his senior brother along the way. Yue Qingru is actually of average talent. He has only cultivated to the stage of fasting until now. It is only because his ancestors in his family have done a favor to Lu Huayan that Lu Huayan made an exception and accepted him as a disciple. Yue Qingru was born in a scholarly family. He knew that the idea of ​​immortality was too vague for his talent, and it was a luxury to live a hundred years longer, so he read books all day long according to his own preferences. The accumulation of knowledge over the years can be said to be extremely profound. If he were put into the secular world, he would definitely be a famous scholar.

Although Lu Huayan has always been annoyed by Yue Qingru's unpromising behavior, Xu Qingfan has a deeper sense of identity with his senior brother after understanding him. Because he saw the shadow of the second elder who had always taught him to read and write in this senior brother, the same knowledge and the same elder's demeanor. And his hobby of reading is also in line with Xu Qingfan's temperament.

Because of the same hobbies, the two brothers became more and more intimate along the way.

After walking around Changchunju with Yue Qingru, Xu Qingfan thought that his master Lu Huayan was still waiting for him, so he said goodbye to his senior brother Yue Qingru and hurried to Lu Huayan's room.

When Xu Qingfan arrived at his master Lu Huayan's room, he found that Lu Huayan was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed.

"Master, I'm here."

"From today, I will begin to teach you the practice method of "Withering and Flourishing Art". I hope you will work hard and study seriously. So that I can understand the secrets of this set of skills as soon as possible and survive for a longer period of time. And you can also make some progress in your skills and avenge your people." After hearing Xu Qingfan's voice, Lu Huayan was silent for a while before slowly speaking.

"Yes, I will definitely study hard so that I can help you improve your skills as soon as possible." Hearing what Lu Huayan said, Xu Qingfan immediately replied respectfully

Xu Qingfan has been feeling complicated all day about Lu Huayan using him to experiment with incomplete skills. If it weren't for Lu Huayan, he would have been suppressed by the mountain spirit and wood monster, and lived a chaotic life from then on. At the same time, he also gave him the hope of revenge and personally led him into this world he had longed for. And along the way, Lu Huayan was also very serious about his teachings. According to this, Xu Qingfan felt that he should be grateful to him.

However, although Xu Qingfan was sincere and sincere when he worshipped Lu Huayan as his master, he thought about how his master risked his own infatuation and forced him to practice the crippled skills in order to make him immortal. Although he was willing and Lu Huayan's actions were fair and aboveboard, he could not hate him, but he could not have the proper master-disciple relationship with him.

But Xu Qingfan always respected his teacher, so when he heard Lu Huayan say this, he still responded in a proper way.

Lu Huayan looked at Xu Qingfan meaningfully, as if he had already seen through Xu Qingfan's thoughts, but he did not explain anything to Xu Qingfan. He just said to himself: "Before I teach you the "Withering and Flourishing Art", I will now tell you the basic common sense of cultivation."

"Master, please speak." Xu Qingfan said hurriedly.

"Everything in the world can be divided into yin, yang and five elements. As a cultivator, I have absorbed the qi of yin and yang and the five elements and tempered my body. The difference between yin and yang is the difference between good and evil; those who cultivate yang qi will be righteous; those who refine yin qi will be cruel. Cunning. The innate five elements are the general classification of our cultivation methods. Many people with outstanding talents are naturally sensitive to the aura of a certain line, so they can get twice the result with half the effort. Your master and I specialize in the wood method among the five elements, regardless of whether it is The "Changchun Dafa" that the master has learned or the "Kurong Jue" that you are about to learn are both techniques for practicing the wood-based Taoist method. If you practice them, you can absorb the energy of Muyi in the world."

Xu Qingfan knew that he was probably the kind of person who was born with no sensitivity to the spiritual energy of the five elements.

"As for our generation's practice of Taoism, there will naturally be differences between superior and inferior ones, so the seniors have divided various realms according to the different strengths of practicing various techniques. From bottom to top they are: Qi refining, bigu, spiritual silence, Among them, the nine levels of Xudan, Shidan, Jindan, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, and Distraction are collectively called the Foundation Building Stage, and the Xudan, Shidan, and Jindan are collectively called the Jiedan Stage. , out-of-body, and distraction are collectively called the Mahayana period. As your skill increases and your realm improves, your longevity will also increase."

"Originally, with your qualifications, even if you work hard for a lifetime, your cultivation to the late stage of Qi refining is already at your limit. But when the mountain spirit wood monster took away your body, it also left thousands of years of Muyi Zhenqi in your body, and You have also swallowed the inner elixir of the Azure Dragon Python. So if you can refine all the Mu Yi Qi in your body, you can basically reach the realm of Lingji, but it will be difficult to improve from now on."

"I've basically told you about basic common sense here. Now if you have anything you don't understand, please ask." Lu Huayan said after explaining to Xu Qingfan.

"Master, what is the approximate level of strength of the blue-eyed cloud-hoofed beast that destroyed my home?" Xu Qingfan asked without hesitation after hearing Lu Huayan's words. He had been thinking about this question for a long time.

"The blue-eyed cloud-hoofed beast is a high-level human-level monster, and its strength is probably equivalent to that of the late Lingji."

"Excuse me, Master, since you said that the disciple has the Muyi spiritual energy accumulated by the mountain spirit wood monster for thousands of years in his body, and also swallowed the inner elixir of the Qinglong python, why can he only reach the late stage of Lingji after refining it?"

"Don't compare the cultivation of the spirits with the cultivation of humans. Human beings have developed their spiritual intelligence early and are inherently more suitable for cultivation than the spirits. There are also exercises and experiences summed up by our ancestors over tens of thousands of years that can be used as a reference for learning and absorption. The efficiency of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is naturally not the same as that of those monsters. The mountain spirit wood monster that only takes over your body is a tree that has been practicing for thousands of years, but it only absorbs the energy of heaven and earth. , has only just begun to develop spiritual wisdom, any junior can defeat it as long as he has a good magic weapon. This is why in the world of immortality, there are often some juniors who have only practiced for less than a hundred years and can chase after someone for several years. Rumors of a thousand-year-old monster running around appeared," Lu Huayan explained patiently.

"Disciple, I would like to ask, Master, what state of cultivation have you reached now?" Xu Qingfan hesitated for a moment and then asked.

"My qualifications are not good, and I have only cultivated to the early stage of the golden elixir. I can live 750 years longer than ordinary people. And if you can reach the state of spiritual silence, you can also live more than 200 years longer than ordinary people. Years of time.”

"Disciple has learned the lesson." Xu Qingfan said. Thinking that I could never go any further, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Seeing that Xu Qingfan was obviously in a bad mood after hearing what he said, Lu Huayan added: "Cultivation as an immortal is a journey against the will of nature. The process is extremely difficult, and those who are qualified to become immortals are only one in a thousand. Think of me, Jiuhua Sect, and establish a sect. For more than seven thousand years, it has been called the Five Holy Lands of Cultivation. After such a long period of accumulation, there are only more than 2,000 disciples so far. Most of them will only stay in the foundation building stage in this life and can reach the immortal cultivator stage. There are only less than a hundred people, and even fewer have reached the Mahayana stage. Therefore, with your qualifications, it is a great opportunity to have the opportunity to cultivate to the late stage of Lingji. Don't lose confidence because of it. In the end, it will not be worth the gain. "

"Disciple respects the teachings of the master." Feeling the encouragement from Lu Huayan's words, Xu Qingfan felt a little grateful to him in his heart.

"Well, as long as you understand." Lu Huayan nodded and said, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"There are no more disciples." Xu Qingfan said.

"Then I'll start teaching you "Kurong Jue" now." As he said that, Lu Huayan took out a yellowed ancient book from his sleeve. I saw that this book had gone through many years, and the paper was already yellow. It was completely black, and a section of the right side was burned away by the flames, leaving only black remnants. As for the three ancient characters on the cover, Xu Qingfan had studied poetry and calligraphy with the second elder since he was a child, and recognized that they were exactly the three characters "Kurong Jue".

"All things in heaven and earth have their own rhythms in their ups and downs. Flowers have their ups and downs, and trees have their withering and prosperity. Things are impermanent. The two trees are withered and prosperous, north, south, west and east. They are neither false nor empty! The withered and withered trees show the appearance of the world. They are neither withered nor prosperous. They are neither false nor empty. ..." Lu Huayan began to read the contents of the Kurong Jue to Xu Qingfan, and explained it to Xu Qingfan word for word, so that Xu Qingfan could understand and practice on his own under his supervision.

Xu Qingfan, who accidentally entered the world of immortality, began his career as an immortal.