Seeking Immortality

Outside the door, the night is like water.

When Xu Qingfan walked out of the door, he found that the night had fallen, with a crescent moon and stars all over the sky. Thinking back to the dark night sky of the Southern Wilderness, it seemed like two completely different worlds.

Xu Qingfan clearly remembered that he started meditating in the early morning this time. Unknowingly, a day passed by.

This is because Xu Qingfan's current skills are relatively shallow. If it is those masters who have reached the Jindan stage, it is common for them to be in seclusion for several months or even years. Difficulties Lu Huayan often sighed that there is no time for cultivation, and no Jiazi in the mountains.

Thinking carefully, although the immortal cultivators have a much longer life than ordinary people, the time spent on cultivation in their lives accounts for the vast majority. Therefore, if it is just the time for ordinary entertainment and leisure, the immortal cultivators are not necessarily much more than the mortals in the secular world. And compared with the busyness of mortals in order to survive, the hardships that the immortal cultivators have to pay for longevity are no less. People all say that immortals are free and easy, and immortal cultivators are also immortals in the eyes of ordinary people, but who knows the frustration and hardship?

Xu Qingfan likes quietness and dislikes bustle. Although it is now dark, there are still many low-level disciples in Jiuhua Mountain. So after leaving Changchunju, he unconsciously chose the small road as the direction of his walk. Unconsciously, Xu Qingfan walked more and more remote. Later, he even came to the back mountain without knowing it, which has never been populated.

Since most of the buildings of Jiuhua Gate and the caves of the cultivators are built on the hillside of the front mountain with abundant spiritual energy, the environment of the back mountain has not changed much, and it is still densely wooded and lush. With the breeze at night, the shadows of the trees sway, the moonlight is clear, and it is a picture of a night scene of green mountains. Seeing this beautiful scenery in front of him, Xu Qingfan, who has been a little anxious because his skills have not been improved these days, suddenly calmed down and began to become peaceful and far away.

Feeling the rich and pure Mu Yi aura and fresh air here, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but feel refreshed. Because there are many trees, flowers and plants here, the Mu Yi aura is even richer than Lu Huayan's Changchun Residence.

Taking a deep breath of the breath with the smell of grass and soil, Xu Qingfan secretly decided in his heart that when he is qualified to open a cave, he must build a cave here. Not only because the rich Mu Yi aura here is helpful for his practice, but also because of the tranquility here.

He likes this feeling of tranquility.

Just as Xu Qingfan was taking a walk and feeling the beauty of the back mountain, suddenly a strong fluctuation of the five elements of aura came from a more remote place in the back mountain, disrupting the tranquility of the back mountain. The fluctuation was so strong that Xu Qingfan felt as if someone was performing Taoism next to him! !

Looking in the direction where the aura fluctuation came from, he found that the place where the aura fluctuation was actually far away from him. Against the backdrop of the night, Xu Qingfan could vaguely see that there seemed to be golden and red light flashing in the distance.

"Could it be that there are immortal cultivators fighting there?" Looking at the golden-red light in the distance, Xu Qingfan frowned and said to himself. Xu Qingfan had heard from his senior brother Yue Qingru more than once that because the back mountain was sparsely populated, it was often used as a place for low-level disciples of Jiuhua Sect to settle personal grievances in private.

The golden-red light was obviously the light emitted when performing the gold-based Taoism and the fire-based Taoism. Just looking at the strong fluctuations, we know that the two people fighting in the distance should be very extraordinary. At least they are already in the late stage of Qi Refining, and they may even be masters of the Bigu stage!

You know, although there are more than 2,000 cultivators in Jiuhua Sect, there are only dozens of masters who can reach the Jindan stage. Moreover, most of these masters are in seclusion alone, wanting to make further progress in their realm to increase their lifespan. Below the Jindan stage is the Lingji stage. These masters are all geniuses who may break through to the Jindan stage. They are trained by Jiuhua Sect, so they rarely take care of things.

As the saying goes, when the tiger is not in the mountain, the monkey is king. Therefore, in Jiuhua Sect, most of the mundane affairs have always been managed by the disciples in the Qi Refining and Bigu Stages, while the disciples in the late Qi Refining stage are generally in charge of one side, and the disciples in the Bigu Stage are mostly in charge of one side on behalf of their master. For example, Li Yuhan and Sheng Yushan, whom Xu Qingfan met when he first entered Jiuhua Sect, were like this. Therefore, it is rare for these cultivators to fight each other privately.

Originally, according to Xu Qingfan's temperament, adhering to the way of life that scholars should do less than more, he would be too lazy to care about other people's private fights and pretend not to see them.

But this time the situation is a little different. It has been ten years since Xu Qingfan entered the world of cultivation. But in order to take revenge and help Lu Huayan to improve his skills, Xu Qingfan has always practiced except for the incomplete skills "Withering and Flourishing Jue", and has not even practiced a few practical Taoist methods. As for the fights between cultivators, they have never been seen before. So this time, when he finally encountered some cultivators fighting privately, he hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't resist his curiosity and ran towards the place where the spiritual energy was fluctuating.

From where Xu Qingfan had just stopped to where the golden-red light was emitting, it didn't seem to be particularly far, but when he actually walked there, he found that the distance was no less than dozens of miles, and there was a dense forest in the middle. Fortunately, Xu Qingfan's cultivation in the past ten years was not in vain. Although he didn't know any specific practical Taoist techniques, after practicing to the late stage of Qi Refining, he was also clear-headed and light-hearted. In addition, he also knew some secular light skills, so he shuttled very quickly in the woods and soon arrived at the place where the fight was fierce.

When Xu Qingfan came to a place not far from the fierce fight, he hid behind a big tree first, otherwise it would be difficult to explain if he was accidentally discovered by the two sides of the fierce fight.

After a look, although he was prepared in his heart, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but be shocked, because the battle in front of him was too fierce. It was fiercer than he imagined.

There were two young men in their twenties, one of whom was blazing with flames, and waves of fire rushed towards the other young man as he raised his hands and feet, as if the god of fire was alive. The other young man was glowing with golden light. While dodging the incoming waves of fire, he shot out golden light from his fingers. The golden light turned into sharp swords and kept fighting back, just like the arrival of the God of War.

These two people had profound Taoism, and the destructive power they produced was extremely great. I saw that the surroundings of the battlefield of these two people, whether it was stones or trees, were all destroyed, and even the thick earth had cracks because of the powerful Taoism of the two people. The temperature generated by the flames from the young man who used fire was extremely high, and it could actually liquefy the stones around him! ! The other young man was no less inferior. The golden swords shot out from his fingers were extremely sharp, and the power to split mountains and rocks! !

The two people fought very quickly, attacking and moving quickly to avoid each other's attacks. I think both of them have learned some Taoism to speed up their movement speed. They moved very fast, and even left afterimages behind them. And those waves of fire and golden light that burst out everywhere because they didn't hit their opponents increased the scope of damage to the surrounding environment.

"This is the true power of the Taoist method of the immortal cultivators!" Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Qingfan was shocked and couldn't help thinking secretly. "This is only the power of the Taoist method used by the cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. What kind of power will it be if it is a more powerful cultivator?"

Xu Qingfan looked at the two young people in front of him who were younger than him, and he was extremely envious. I think these two people should be the so-called geniuses. Just relying on their own talents, they can reach the late stage of Qi Refining at such a young age! Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Looking at the power generated by the two people's practice of Taoism, and thinking of his own Taoism that was only half as powerful as that of ordinary immortal cultivators because of practicing "Withering and Flourishing Jue", Xu Qingfan's disappointment became even stronger.

But Xu Qingfan is not the kind of person who likes to complain about himself. He shook his head slightly, put aside the unbalanced thoughts, and continued to concentrate on watching the fierce battle in front of him. After all, this kind of battle is not something you can see anytime and anywhere.

Just when Xu Qingfan was watching intently, the two people who were fighting suddenly stopped, standing opposite each other at the two ends of the battlefield, staring at each other with sharp eyes.

It was not until the two stopped moving quickly that Xu Qingfan saw their faces clearly, and he was surprised again.

It turned out that the expressions on their faces were too similar. Both were handsome with pale faces, and their expressions were equally cold. Both had slightly upturned eyebrows with cold swords, and both had tightly closed lips with a hint of sneer. The eyes were also cold and kept people away.

If it weren't for the fact that the two looked different, Xu Qingfan would have thought that they were brothers. In comparison, the face of the person who practiced the gold system was more resolute, like a knife, while the person who practiced the fire system was more handsome.

"Very good, I didn't expect your strength to have reached this level." The young man who practiced the gold system said softly, and his voice was as crisp as the sound of metal. Although the voice was very light, it contained a strong spiritual energy, and even Xu Qingfan, who was several feet away, could hear it clearly.

"You are the same. You can hold on for so long under my hands." The young man who practiced the fire system Taoism replied lightly, his voice was soft. But when he spoke, the sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth became more obvious, which made people feel uncomfortable.

"Unfortunately, if your strength is only this level, then you can't beat me." The young man who practiced the gold system Taoism was not angry because of his opponent's words, but just snorted coldly. "Today I will let you see my true strength, let you lose sincerely, and let you know what a true genius is!"

As he said, the golden light around this person was loud, and from a distance it looked like a small sun emitting golden light!

Seeing the sudden change of this person, both Xu Qingfan and the young man who practiced the fire system Taoism changed their faces. Although Xu Qingfan was far away from the two people, he could still feel the tingling of his skin when the golden light shone on his body.

"You have already reached the stage of fasting. I didn't expect that you didn't try your best just now." said the young man who practiced the fire method. Although his face changed a little, he didn't look panic at all, and his expression was still cold.

"Just now I was just playing with you. Now this is my real strength." The young man who practiced the gold system Taoism did not look proud, but just said coldly. "Now, I will let you know that as long as there is a genius like me in Jiuhuamen, it is enough!"

As he said, the young man jumped towards the young man who practiced the fire system Taoism, and his whole body seemed to turn into a giant golden sword, fiercely stabbing the chest of the young man who practiced the fire system Taoism, and his momentum was unparalleled for a while.

The spiritual energy takes shape, which is one of the signs of the fasting period! !

"Very interesting, really interesting." Facing the attacking humanoid giant sword, the young man who practiced the fire system Taoism rushed over but did not react nervously. Instead, he smiled and praised, but his voice was full of ridicule. But suddenly his expression straightened, and he said lightly: "But do you think you are the only one who has reached the fasting period?"

As he said, the protective flames around his whole body also flourished, and the flames around him turned into a phoenix and rushed towards the giant sword. Spiritual energy takes shape!! I didn't expect that this young man who used the fire method could actually reach the stage of the Great Divination Stage!!

For a moment, the red fire phoenix and the golden giant sword fought endlessly in the air, and they were deadlocked.

The residual power of the two people's battle also made Xu Qingfan, who was watching the battle, suffer a lot. The heat emitted by the fire phoenix was too strong. Not only did Xu Qingfan feel hot and sweaty, but more importantly, the air around him seemed to be burned clean by the flames, making Xu Qingfan feel difficult to breathe for a while.

"Is this the power of a cultivator in the Great Divination Stage?" Xu Qingfan was horrified when he saw the scene in front of him, but at the same time, his determination to practice Taoism became stronger.

Just when Xu Qingfan was horrified, the battle on the other side slowly changed.

As the battle went on, the golden giant sword began to lose its stamina. Not only did the golden light slowly dim, but its size also shrank, but it still fought tenaciously. The fire phoenix, however, remained powerful and continued to attack the golden giant sword. The golden giant sword became increasingly dim and smaller under the impact of the fire phoenix. Finally, the golden giant sword seemed to be turned into gas by the flames, and it turned into nothingness and floated in the air. Without the golden giant sword's resistance, the fire phoenix had no scruples and rushed to the young man who used the gold-based Taoism.

Just as the young man was about to be seriously injured by the fire phoenix, a golden light suddenly flashed around him, and the golden light turned into a golden giant shield to block the attack of the fire phoenix. But he was also pushed back more than ten steps by the impact of the fire phoenix. More importantly, with the impact of the fire phoenix, his golden body protection light was also dispersed. If the fire phoenix attacked again, he would be seriously injured. And judging from his face now, even the attack just now must have caused him some serious internal injuries.

But the fire phoenix did not attack again, but flew back to the young man who used the fire-based Taoism, turned into a protective flame again, and was slowly absorbed into his body.

After defeating his opponent, the young man who used the fire-based Taoism did not look proud at all, but the sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.

"You have actually reached the stage of the Bigu period!" The young man who practiced the gold-based Taoism became paler after being injured. Although weak, his tone was still tough.

"I admit that you are a genius. It only took a few years to practice the gold-based Taoism to the stage of the Bigu period." The young man who used the fire-based Taoism did not take up his topic. After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the front mountain, but his faint voice was still spreading in the empty back mountain. "But no matter what kind of genius you are, in front of my Feng family, it's just a joke."

As his plain but arrogant voice ended, his figure slowly disappeared in the dense woods of the back mountain until he disappeared completely, as if the duel just now was just a trivial matter.

At this time, even though Xu Qingfan had always disliked his arrogance and attitude of not taking others to heart, he had to admit that he was indeed very graceful at this time.

The young man who practiced the gold system of Taoism had been watching his gradually receding figure with a complicated expression. Suddenly, a large mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and then he fell straight down, did not move for a long time, and fainted.

Looking at the young man who suddenly fell to the ground not far away in front of him, Xu Qingfan hesitated slightly in his heart whether to help, and finally walked towards the young man.

Although Xu Qingfan hated trouble, he could not just watch him die because he hated trouble.