Seeking Immortality

"Hei Xuan in the East Sea, Xuan Sha in the West Desert, Jiu Shen in the South Desert, and Xu Wei in the North River are the four strange snakes in the vast land of Shenzhou. Although they are not monsters, they are very powerful and cunning by nature. Monsters will flee far away when they encounter them. They cannot be defeated unless they are above the Earth Rank." - "Strange Tales from Mountains and Seas - Strange Beasts"

On the waist of Jiuhua Mountain, in front of Hualing Palace, in the chaotic battlefield, three snakemen and Xu Qingfan and the other three were facing each other from a distance, but there was still peace in the noise.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the three snakemen's pointed faces covered with green scales reflected dangerous green rays, which looked even more ferocious from a distance, while Xu Qingfan and the other three looked solemn. They found that the momentum and dangerous aura of the three snakemen in front of them were far stronger than all the monsters they had killed before.

"Hiss Qingfan, Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang, Feng Qingtian. Hiss, we are here to take your lives on the orders of our master."

Among the three snakemen, the one in the middle hissed while looking at Xu Qingfan and the other three with a sizing look.

This snakeman has the same green scales, snake eyes, snake tongue and thin body as the one Nangong Qingshan transformed into before, but the slight difference is that it has densely packed tiny horny diamond-shaped horns on its head, which is very creepy.

One of the other two snakemen was covered in mist, which was very mysterious. The last one had several bulges on his body, which looked very strange.

Hearing the words of this snakeman who seemed to have no regard for the three of them, Jin Qinghan snorted coldly. But he didn't say much. It's just that the spiritual energy in his body has begun to slowly condense, and it is obvious that he wants to use practical actions to teach this snakeman a lesson for his arrogance.

Lu Qingshang sarcastically said, "Are they here to take our lives? Or are they here to take your lives? Did you really hear clearly what your master said?"

But unlike Lu Qingshang and Jin Qinghan, Xu Qingfan was in a very solemn mood after the three snakemen appeared. He had fought with Nangong Qingshan before and knew that this kind of snakeman was not only extremely powerful. He also had extremely strange and peculiar abilities, and the chances of winning against him were not high.

What was even more strange was that Xu Qingfan always felt that he was familiar with this snakeman, but he couldn't tell where he was familiar. And when he saw the snakeman covered with bumps, this strange sense of familiarity became even stronger.

"Your master is a master of his generation, well-known all over the world. His wisdom is even more extraordinary. But he specially sent a few people to kill us. Shouldn't we feel honored?" Xu Qingfan asked leisurely.

At the same time, Xu Qingfan reminded Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang: "Brother Lu, Brother Jin, the enemy's strength is still above ours this time, don't take it lightly.

Hearing Xu Qingfan's voice transmission, Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang were both slightly stunned, and their expressions became more serious. They all knew that Xu Qingfan was not the kind of person who liked to exaggerate.

So Jin Qinghan began to look at the three snakemen in front of him again. And nodded gently to show his understanding.

But Lu Qingshang asked in a voice transmission: "Brother Xu, how do you know that their strength is still above ours? I found that the spiritual energy fluctuations on their bodies are very strange and cannot be predicted at all. "

Lu Qingshang is very confident in his own strength, and the demons who fought with him before are also strong enough to have the late stage of spiritual silence, but they were also easily killed by the three people. So although he knew that the three snakemen in front of him were different from Xu Qingfan's expression, he still couldn't help but confirm it.

Xu Qingfan slowly replied and explained: "Aren't you always asking what happened to my right leg? I just met a snake man who looked similar to them in the back mountain. I was always at a disadvantage in the fight and almost died many times. In the end, I was lucky enough to kill him. But my right leg was almost completely disabled.

Because I didn't want to explain more at this time, Xu Qingfan didn't tell the two that the snake man was Nangong Qingshan.

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang were both slightly shocked, and they couldn't help but secretly improve their evaluation of the strength of the three snake men in front of them by three points.

Having known each other for such a long time, the two of them are very clear about Xu Qingfan's strength. The "Withering and Flourishing Art" he practiced has a strange power. It can transform all kinds of exotic flowers and plants in the world, and the various exotic flowers and plants have different powers, which is very difficult to defend. Later, with the help of "Wutong Branch", in addition to being able to perform "Withering and Flourishing Art", he can also perform the powerful Phoenix Spirit Fire, which is combined with the wood Yi spirit to perform, and the wood helps the fire, which is more powerful. Moreover, Xu Qingfan has many high-level magic weapons in his hands, and his combat experience is the richest among the four.

Among the younger generation of disciples in Jiuhua, except for Wang Qingjun who died in Huandao, Sheng Yushan and Li Yuhan who are not well-known, there are Feng Qingtian, Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang and Xu Qingfan. Among the four, Xu Qingfan is the most low-key and the least famous, but after all the experiences in Huandao, the other three know that although Xu Qingfan is usually not showy, he is also humble and polite to others, and has no arrogance at all, but his strength is by no means inferior to the three of them. Among the three, only Feng Qingtian dares to guarantee that he can win him. If it is Lu Qingshang, I am afraid that there will be more negatives.

Not only that, Xu Qingfan's knowledge, wisdom, and combat experience are the most outstanding among the four. When the four act together, he often plays the role of commander, and the other three can't help but obey Xu Qingfan's command. With Xu Qingfan's strength and intelligence, he was lucky enough to win against that kind of snake man. Even if this was Xu Qingfan's self-deprecation, the fact that he could cripple one of Xu Qingfan's legs showed his amazing strength.

Xu Qingfan's statement that it was a fluke that he defeated Nangong Qingshan was actually not self-effacing or exaggerating. Nangong Qingshan has a problem, that is, the more he hates someone in his heart, the more he likes to play with him before killing him. Therefore, in the previous battle with Xu Qingfan, Nangong Qingshan never used his full strength. Otherwise, when Nangong Qingshan used snake slough to escape at the beginning. The unprepared Xu Qingfan had died countless times.

Not only that, Nangong Qingshan is the place where the "Beichuan Xuwei", one of the strange snakes in the world, is combined. The Xuwei snake, which grows in the ice of Beichuan and is full of black ice and cold energy, has the greatest fear of phoenixes and flames among all snakes. Strong, even to the point where he was so frightened that he couldn't move when he saw the flaming phoenix. And Xu Qingfan can just use "Flaming Phoenix". That's why Nangong Qingshan was killed by Xu Qingfan. Otherwise, even if Xu Qingfan knew Nangong Qingshan's shortcomings, he would still be mostly defeated.

And just when Lu Qingshang was about to ask Xu Qingfan about the battle in detail, the snake man who just spoke suddenly spoke again. Although his voice was weird, it was full of arrogance.

"What do you mean, that guy No. 41 was really killed by you? His guy is really a waste. Don't compare that guy to the three of us, if not for the fact that he is still useful to the master . Hehe, I have torn him into pieces a long time ago. He is so weak, but he is still so arrogant. Hehe, he is a shame among us."

Hearing the words of this snake man, Xu Qingfan and the other three people were shocked in their hearts. The conversation between the three of them just now was conducted through the "sound transmission technique", but they did not expect that the snake man could hear it clearly, and Xu Qingfan and the other three were completely unaware of it. To do this, this snake man must have the strength of the late Xudan stage or above. But looking at the aura of these three snake men, although they are strong, they have not yet reached the realm of the pill formation stage. I think the reason why they can hear the conversation between the three of them is that they have special powers.

"Hmph. Anyone can brag, I don't need you to show off." Although Lu Qingshang was horrified, he still snorted sarcastically.

But Xu Qingfan carefully thought about what the snake man said just now, and wanted to get some useful information for himself. After a long time, he asked in a deep voice: "The number 41 you are talking about is Nangong Qingshan. ”

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words. Lu Qingshang and Jin Qinghan were shocked again. They all knew about the grudge between Xu Qingfan and Nangong Qingshan, but they did not expect that the snake man Xu Qingfan mentioned just now was Nangong Qingshan.

The snake man was not angry in the face of Lu Qingshang's continuous sarcasm. But Senran replied: "The original name of No. 41 is indeed Nangong Qingshan. In fact, it should be called Nangong Waste. The Xi people have given us powerful powers, but these powers are not static. After obtaining these powers, the Xi people still have to rely on The stronger the integration with these forces, the stronger the strength will be."

Having said this, the snake man looked around Xu Qingfan and the three of them with a playful look, and finally settled on Xu Qingfan, and then said: "No. 41, his fusion degree is less than 30%. Hey, the three of us, the fusion degree is Probably around 70%.”

Xu Qingfan was shocked. If what this snake man said was true, then the strength of the three snake men in front of him would be far greater than that of Nangong Qingshan. If the enemy had such strength, his side would probably lose most of them.

While Xu Qingfan was thinking about countermeasures in his mind, he asked: "Since you have merged into the Sifang Snake Guard, why is Nangong Qingshan called No. 41? Also, I think Nangong Qingshan has the ability of Beichuan Xuwei Snake, you guys I’m afraid the Sifang Snake Guard has a lot to do with the Sifang Strange Snake, right?”

The snake man was stunned for a moment, glanced at Xu Qingfan in surprise, and said solemnly: "Before he was killed, didn't you realize that you had too many problems? It doesn't matter if you were hissed, I am always tolerant of people who are about to die. Let me answer your question one last time. Hey, the four of them are called Sifang Snake Guards because they are fused with the Sifang Strange Snake. Hey, No. 41 is called No. 41 because of this. The success rate of fusion is not high, only four of us among the 41 people survived successfully."

At this moment, the snake man with mist surrounding him suddenly snorted coldly: "No. 4, we are here to kill people. Don't you think you are talking too much? Are you revealing too many secrets? ?”

No. 4 retorted coldly: "No. 33, you are troublesome. Why can these dying people be so mysterious? The reason why I said so many words to them is because I personally ordered our master to The person he killed was just curious."

No. 33 snorted, but said nothing more. He seemed to agree with what No. 4 said. It felt that Xu Qingfan and the other three were no different from dead people at this time.

Jin Qinghan sneered at No. 4 and said, "Then the reason why you were able to hear the secret transmission between us just now is because you are the Western Desert Xuansha snake among the four strange snakes, right?"

No. 4 narrowed his eyes slightly, and the snake eyes that already looked very weird became even more terrifying. He said coldly: "You guessed it, you are very smart. You are all smart. It's a pity that smart people die young. ”

As he spoke, a weak whirlwind slowly began to appear around No. 4, wrapping his body in it. Dots of yellow sand appeared in the wind at some point, and continued to swirl around the snake man along with the trajectory of the wind. With. At the same time, a strange energy quickly gathered in this snake man. This energy is somewhat like wind aura. But it is mixed with some earth spirit.

"Remember my name, my name is No. 4."

As he spoke, No. 4 suddenly disappeared from the spot and rushed towards Xu Qingfan and the other three people at the speed of the wind. The wind and sand swirling around him suddenly became extremely violent, and the sharp wind whistle sounded from the friction of the air. It seemed as if it spread throughout Jiuhua Mountain in an instant.

But the strange thing is that while No. 4 attacked Xu Qingfan and others, the other two snake men did not move, and just watched the battle between the two sides coldly. It seems that he has absolute confidence in the strength of No. 4, and he seems not to care about the outcome of this fight at all.

"The Western Desert is vast, stretching as far as the eye can see. There are many natural disasters and monsters, but the strange snake Xuansha is the best among them. Xuansha snake. Wanders like the wind. It is good at controlling the wind and sand. When it is mature, it can even cause storms in the Western Desert. It can be heard in a radius of hundreds of miles. The wind blows and the sand moves, and the poisonous sand it sprays is particularly dangerous. It is invincible when it is encountered." - "Story of Mountains and Seas - Strange Beasts".

Seeing No. 4 with a wild wind and sand rushing towards him and others, Xu Qingfan and the other three people were busy using their magical powers to block the counterattack.

I saw Lu Qingshang placing Feng Qingtian on the ground, waving his hands, and twenty-five five-color lights appeared from his sleeves, flew to No. 4 and began to spin non-stop. Under the operation of these talismans, No. 4's speed towards the three of them not only slowed down, but the wind and sand around him slowly began to decline.

At the same time as Lu Qingshang took action, Xu Qingfan also pinched his fingers, and then touched the ground with his hands. He saw that the ground under No. 4's feet cracked, and more than ten blood-sucking poison ivy suddenly appeared from the cracks, binding No. 4's feet tightly, and then Can't move at all.

Then, Jin Qinghan gave a soft drink, his whole body was dazzling with golden light, and a golden giant ax suddenly appeared not far from No. 4's head, and with incomparable power, he smashed it down at No. 4.

"Boom

The golden giant ax used by Jin Qinghan was extremely powerful. As the giant ax fell, a roar sounded, and the earth shook violently under the power of the giant ax. Waves of smoke rose and dispersed with the wind.

What's strange is that even though one blow was successful, Xu Qingfan and others showed no joy at all on their faces. Instead, their expressions became more solemn. But the other two snake men didn't make the slightest move.

Finally, the bursts of smoke caused by the intersection of the giant ax and the earth finally settled, and everyone's vision finally became clear. However, No. 4, who should have been split in half by Jin Qinghan's golden ax, still stood leisurely. In place, the charms and vines originally used to control his figure were scattered everywhere.

It turned out that at the moment Jin Qinghan's giant ax fell, an extremely strong sandstorm suddenly erupted around No. 4. The power of this sandstorm was so strong that whether it was Xu Qingfan's blood-sucking poison ivy or Lu Qingshang's spell formations were all easily blown away, and No. 4's speed increased sharply in an instant. He suddenly retreated before the golden ax fell, and then was taken back by Jin Qinghan after the golden ax struck. In an instant, he returned to the same place, but his speed was so fast, even far better than Xu Qingfan in his heyday, that when he finished all this, it felt as if he hadn't moved at all. of.

And the moment No. 4's figure emerged, three tornadoes mixed with countless wild sand suddenly appeared and rushed towards Xu Qingfan and others.

Although these three tornadoes appeared small in size, Xu Qingfan and others did not dare to be careless at all, not to mention the power of the tornado itself. The grains of yellow sand mixed in it are extremely hard and sharp. Driven by the strong wind, the power of the attack is no less than that of a magic weapon. In other words, once you enter this tornado, you must face the simultaneous attacks of countless magic weapons.

Jin Qinghan snorted, his whole body bursting with golden light, and at the same time, the giant ax he had taken back suddenly appeared in front of him again. And compared to when the weapon appeared before, the golden light appeared more condensed, and the size was more than half larger. Facing the powerful wind and dust sandstorm, Jin Qinghan responded with attack and attack, causing the golden giant ax to hit hard at the wind and dust sandstorm. The moment the two met, light flashed. There was a roar. The golden giant ax and the dust storm also died together during the collision. Although Jin Qinghan was able to keep the ground safe. But he could no longer fight back.

Lu Qingshang, on the other hand, was not in a hurry, waving his hands continuously, and countless spells with powerful aura fluctuations flew towards the wind and dust storm. Then each spell flashed with light, forming a barrier to surround the wind and dust storm, and Blocking the flow of spiritual energy inside and outside the barrier. Without the supply of spiritual energy, the dust storm slowly subsided not long after, and the yellow sand in the wind also returned to the most primitive earth spiritual energy and dissipated. However, although No. 4's dust storm was destroyed, Lu Qingshang's charms also shattered due to excessive pressure.

Or because Xu Qingfan killed Nangong Qingshan before. In order to prove that he was indeed much stronger than Nangong Qingshan, No. 4 attacked Xu Qingfan with the most powerful wind, dust, and sandstorm. I saw Xu Qingfan's hand touching the ground, and countless thick trees suddenly turned into a forest blocking Xu Qingfan's front, but the power of this dust storm was too powerful, under its power. There are many trees. But all of them were easily lifted up and crushed by it. In the end, Xu Qingfan turned into a forest again. Only then could he barely offset the attack of this dust storm.

The power of the fight between the four people was so great that it attracted the attention of the entire battlefield, and the melee also experienced a brief pause. A group of Jiuhua disciples and those low-level demons just stared at the four people. In the fight, he even forgot about his opponent for a while, which reduced the casualties of many Jiuhua disciples.

And just when the three of them breathed a sigh of relief for blocking the attack from No. 4, No. 4's strange and harsh voice suddenly sounded from behind the three of them.

"The strength of No. 41 is indeed too weak. Our strength is only so small, but we are all killed. It is really embarrassing to the master and our Sifang Snake Guards. It is better to die."

Hearing No. 4's voice, Xu Qingfan and others' expressions changed slightly. They quickly turned around and looked behind them, only to find that No. 4 had arrived behind the three of them at some point. The snake-like eyes began to flash with a strange red light, showing disdain. He said: "I only used seven percent of my strength just now."

After Xu Qingfan and others heard what he said, they just snorted coldly but said nothing more. Although they all had some strength just now, they must admit that the number four in front of them did have the strength to compete with the three of them on their own.

Seeing that Xu Qingfan and others were silent, No. 4 thought that Xu Qingfan and others were afraid after seeing his strength. Disdain flashed in his eyes and he said solemnly: "If you can die by my hand, you should rest in peace."

As he spoke, No. 4 suddenly disappeared from the spot, and then appeared next to Xu Qingfan a moment later, making a knife-like hand and slashing at Xu Qingfan's neck.

Number 4's speed is indeed the fastest among the monks Xu Qingfan and others have seen, and this attack was also very sudden. If his attack was directed at Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang, then he might have accomplished something in one fell swoop.

Just or because Xu Qingfan killed Nangong Qingshan, he set his first target on Xu Qingfan, but he didn't know that Xu Qingfan was the fastest among the younger generation of Jiuhua disciples and also had the most combat experience. Rich. Although his right leg was injured at this time, his eyesight was still there. When No. 4 was talking, Xu Qingfan had been secretly on guard. When No. 4 suddenly disappeared, Xu Qingfan saw an afterimage rushing towards him, so without hesitation, a large amount of spiritual energy surged in his body, and he rushed toward the light arm guard. After inputting, a long green dragon suddenly appeared around Xu Qingfan and quickly surrounded him to protect him.

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The moment Xu Qingfan transformed into a green dragon to protect him, No. 4's attack came instantly, and Xu Qingfan's movements were dangerously fast.

Then, the moment when No. 4's palm sword intersected with Xu Qingfan's Qinglong arm guard. A slight sound of gold and iron sounded. At the same time, No. 4 also let out a scream full of pain.

But No. 4 also had a lot of combat experience. Although his attack was blocked, he was not frightened, and without any pause, he quickly attacked Lu Qingshang. Just after Xu Qingfan's delay, Lu Qingshang also took precautions. Several talismans turned into a defensive barrier in front of him. Although it was shattered by No. 4's blow, No. 4 was afraid of Xu Qingfan and Jin Qinghan's attacks. He didn't dare to stop and use the second blow. Instead, he turned to Jin Qinghan to attack.

In this way, No. 4 exerted his speed to the extreme. He kept attacking Xu Qingfan and the other three people. One moment, he was still trying to break through the defense of Xu Qingfan's Qingling Armguard. The next moment, he had broken the temporary golden shield formed by Jin Qinghan. The next moment, he came behind Lu Qingshang and pierced the temporary defensive barrier that Lu Qingshang had put up. , it’s almost there.

But No. 4 knew that although he could break through the temporary defenses set up by Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang with one strike, he could not strike a second time, because once a second strike was struck, his figure would be slightly stagnant, and in this way Come. Although he could kill one person, the other two would seize the opportunity to attack him. Although his speed was indescribable, he could not escape at that time and could only fight for his life.

Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang were even more miserable. The speed of No. 4 is far beyond their imagination. Although Xu Qingfan blocked him slightly, allowing the two of them time to deploy the simplest defense. But then he will be crushed by No. 4. The two had no choice but to set up another defense, and then it was crushed by No. 4, and so on. Because the speed of No. 4 is so fast and the attacks are so frequent, the two of them have no time and energy to use other advanced defense methods and formations. They have all the means but cannot use them. The frustration is no less than that of No. 4. Number.

Looking at Xu Qingfan's leisurely look on the other side, Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang secretly made up their minds that as long as they were fine during this Jiuhua catastrophe, they must find ways to find one or two high-level defensive magic weapons. Previously, the two of them were arrogant that few of the younger generation could break through their own defensive magic and defensive formations. They felt that finding any defensive magic weapons was simply superfluous. In addition, defensive magic weapons were much more valuable than offensive magic weapons, so The two of them were never prepared. But now the two of them discovered that although their defensive methods or defensive formations were very powerful, they took time to display, while defensive magic weapons only needed to input spiritual energy into them and adjust them a little. And once there is a defensive magic weapon, when encountering a similar situation like this, you will never be as embarrassed as you are now.

Among the two warring parties, Xu Qingfan was the most leisurely at this time. Because he had sensed No. 4's attack in advance, he activated the Qingling Arm Guard. As long as he continued to transfer spiritual energy into it, he could protect himself. But it was only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, the reason why No. 4 did not dare to kill the other two was that Xu Qingfan played a great role. At this time, in addition to defending against the attack from No. 4, he also had to lock No. 4 with his murderous aura at all times, so that No. 4 did not dare to stay at all. At the same time, Xu Qingfan had to keep an eye on the other two snakemen who had been watching coldly on the other side to prevent them from attacking at any time. In addition, Xu Qingfan had to think about how to break the deadlock at this time without causing too much harm to the three of his own side.

It can be said that Xu Qingfan was even busier than the other three.

Suddenly, Xu Qingfan remembered the painful scream when No. 4's hand knife intersected with his Qingling Arm Guard at the beginning. His heart could not help but move slightly, and he remembered the introduction of the Western Desert Black Sand Snake in various classics.

This kind of snake is extremely fast, and the poisonous sand it spews will kill anyone who touches it. It can control the wind and sand, and even cause storms. It is extremely powerful. But its disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, its body is very fragile, even inferior to some ordinary snakes.

According to Nangong Qingshan's situation, after these snake guards merge with the Four-sided Strange Snake, in addition to gaining the powerful strength and strange abilities of the Four-sided Strange Snake, they will also inherit the weaknesses of the Four-sided Strange Snake.

And the weakness of the fragile body of the Black Sand Snake, I think No. 4 also inherited it.

But even though he knew this weakness, how could he use it?

Xu Qingfan fell into deep thought.