Seeking Immortality

The cold starlight fell on Li Xuhan's face, making his surroundings even darker. It seemed that while his soul was being torn, the boundless darkness was gradually engulfing him.

What kind of pain was he enduring under that calm expression? Soul tearing, that was a word that was only used when the most vicious oaths and curses were made by the immortals. When he died, even his soul would disappear, and he would not even have a next life.

Could it be that this master who had accompanied and protected him for hundreds of years, this old man who had painstakingly maintained Jiuhua Mountain, this legendary figure in Jiuhua, would really become weak and even die in the soul tearing?

As this feeling became stronger, Zhang Hualing suddenly felt an extremely strong sense of fear.

"Is there less than a hundred years left?"

After knowing that Li Xuhan had used the "Soul-Destroying Technique" on him, Zhang Hualing felt more horrified and confused, and even a little overwhelmed, in addition to the sadness and grief that his master was about to pass away.

Zhang Hualing grew up with Li Xuhan. It was Li Xuhan who raised him and taught him how to cultivate immortality and how to be a man. Four hundred years ago, facing the competition between Zhou Huahai and Xiao Huazhe, it was Li Xuhan who helped him to the throne of Jiuhua Sect Leader. It can be said that Zhang Hualing has been accustomed to Li Xuhan standing behind him and silently supporting him for hundreds of years.

During the years when he was the leader, Zhang Hualing was most praised for being very calm and composed no matter what happened in Jiuhua Mountain, as if he was confident at all times.

But that was because Zhang Hualing knew that there was a master who was unfathomable in both wisdom and strength behind him who was silently supporting him, so he would not be desperate and nervous in the face of any changes, even if he was pointed at by thousands of people on Huandao Island, he would arrange and deal with it freely and naturally.

But because of this, Zhang Hualing was not sure if he would be able to continue to move forward with Jiuhua Mountain if Li Xuhan was gone one day.

Zhang Hualing couldn't even imagine that kind of scene.

It's ridiculous to say. Zhang Hualing is the head of a sect, the head of Jiuhua Sect among the six holy places, and a top-notch cultivator in the world of immortal cultivation. He is over 800 years old and has been the head for nearly 400 years, but he is still so attached to his master. But this is a fact.

Or, no matter how noble Zhang Hualing's status becomes, how strong he is, when facing Li Xuhan, he is still just the naive boy who once served Li Xuhan and looked at his master Li Xuhan with admiration.

Looking at the confusion on Zhang Hualing's face, as a master who has taught him for hundreds of years, Li Xuhan immediately understood what he was thinking.

To be honest. Jiuhua Mountain has come to this point, which can be said to be largely under the control of Zhang Xusheng. He himself is also very worried about the future of Jiuhua Mountain after his death. Fortunately, he had tampered with the heart, and there would be no major twists and turns in Jiuhua Mountain for hundreds of years. With these hundreds of years, Jiuhua Mountain could produce dozens of masters in the Jindan stage, and even several masters in the Mahayana stage if they were lucky. But without his silent care, he was still uneasy.

What Li Xuhan is most worried about now is the catastrophe that has been circulating in the world of immortal cultivation for tens of thousands of years. Every 2,800 years, there will be a huge catastrophe in the world of immortal cultivation, and almost no sect or cultivator can escape. And now it is only sixty years away from the next catastrophe in the legend. Li Xuhan is afraid that if the catastrophe really occurs in sixty years, how will Jiuhua face it.

Sixty years later, Li Xuhan, who is constantly suffering from the pain of soul tearing, may not be able to help Jiuhua at all even if he is still alive.

Although he was worried in his heart, Li Xuhan did not show any on his face. Because he knew that would only make Zhang Hualing less confident. So he just quietly stared at Zhang Hualing, who had a gloomy expression, and slowly asked, "Ling'er, what are you worried about?"

Hearing Li Xuhan's question, Zhang Hualing was slightly stunned. After seeing Li Xuhan's gaze on him, Zhang Hualing lowered his head slightly and replied softly, "Disciple feels that Jiuhua's strength is greatly reduced now. Facing the various changes in the future of the cultivation world, it may be difficult to deal with it."

Li Xuhan smiled slightly. He said lightly, "Is this what you are worried about? I think you are worried that after I die, you will not be able to lead Jiuhua Mountain, which has been greatly reduced in strength, to continue to move forward?"

Zhang Hualing lowered his head even deeper, but did not refute, obviously acquiescing to Li Xuhan's judgment.

Li Xuhan sighed slightly and asked again, "Why do you have so little confidence in yourself?"

Zhang Hualing was slightly stunned. After thinking for a while, he said: "Jiuhua is now greatly weakened. The situation in the world of immortal cultivation is becoming more and more treacherous, and Master... You can only lead and guide your disciples for less than a hundred years. I am afraid that with my own strength, I cannot protect Jiuhua Mountain."

Li Xuhan smiled slightly and said: "How can you not have confidence in your own ability? You have done a good job as the head of the sect in the past four hundred years."

"That's because Master, I have confidence in everything I do. Even if I make a mistake, Master, you will correct and remedy it for me." Zhang Hualing said.

Li Xuhan smiled again and asked: "Then have you done anything wrong in the past four hundred years? In addition to staying on the top of Jiuhua Mountain and lingering on, have I guided you in anything?"

Hearing Li Xuhan's words, Zhang Xusheng was stunned again.

Li Xuhan continued: "Since the sudden change in Jiuhua Mountain 800 years ago and the sharp decline in strength, how do others evaluate me, Jiuhua Mountain? What about now? How do others evaluate me?"

Li Xuhan paused and then said: "Eight hundred years ago, they were saying that after this sudden change in Jiuhua Mountain, I was afraid that it would be removed from the Holy Land, and even removed from the world of immortality. But since you took over as the master, In the past four hundred years, what do others think of our Jiuhua Mountain? They say that our Jiuhua Mountain has gradually revived in the past four hundred years, and sooner or later it will return to its glory eight hundred years ago. What does this mean? ?”

Zhang Hualing was about to say something, but Li Xuhan rushed on and said, "What does this mean? This shows that just as a leader, you are much more capable than me. Jiuhua Mountain is precisely because of your correct leadership." The land has just begun to revive. Although our Jiuhua Mountain is greatly damaged now, no matter how miserable it is, it is no better than it was eight hundred years ago. For you, everything is just starting over, so what do you have to worry about? "

Following Li Xuhan's words, Zhang Hualing's eyes gradually became brighter. He bowed and said to Li Xuhan: "Thank you, Master, for your teaching. I have learned from it."

Seeing Zhang Hualing finally regaining his confidence, Li Xuhan's eyes flashed with relief. In fact, Li Xuhan has always known that because of his long-term existence, Zhang Hualing has been living in his shadow, although he acts fearlessly. But his ability was unknowingly compromised. I believe that after this conversation, Zhang Hualing will be able to ask the shadows sooner or later to show his true abilities.

Thinking of this, Li Xuhan said in a loud voice: "It can be said that the biggest reason why Jiuhua Mountain is so lonely is because of me. I indulged Zhang Xusheng too much back then, and I was soft-hearted when I was chasing him eight hundred years ago. So from now on, you Don't have any psychological pressure when doing things, just do it freely. I will bear all the consequences. As long as you do it with your heart and soul, even if Jiuhua really declines in the end, you will still be able to bear the consequences after your death. Patriarchs of all generations.”

Hearing Li Xuhan's words, Zhang Hualing's body shook violently, and he suddenly understood what Li Xuhan was thinking.

The reason why Li Xuhan didn't care at all about the pain of soul tearing and the consequences of soul corrosion was to use the "Soul-Destroying Technique". I'm afraid the big reason is that he is afraid of facing the ancestors of Jiuhua after his death.

Although he understood what Li Xuhan was thinking, Zhang Hualing did not say it clearly, and was unable to say anything. He just said worriedly: "As you said, Master, Zhang Xusheng may not be able to threaten me again for hundreds of years." Huashan, and other sects will not take action in Jiuhua Mountain because of their concerns. But what the disciple is worried about is the next catastrophe in the earthly cultivation world. There is only less than a month left. By then, with the disciple's ability and Jiuhua Mountain. With Hua’s current strength, it may be difficult to fully protect him.”

Li Xuhan nodded slightly, he had already thought about this problem. After thinking about it just now, he already paid attention in his mind and said lightly: "In that case, after repairing the Jiuji Formation, I, Jiuhua, will seal the mountain."

Hearing Li Xuhan's words, Zhang Hualing was shocked at first. After thinking for a long time, he frowned and finally nodded and said, "I will do as you wish, Master."

It turns out that in the world of immortality, when a sect closes the mountain, it is equivalent to announcing that its sect has temporarily withdrawn from the world of immortality. He cut off all ties with the world of immortality, no longer participated in any activities in the world of immortality, and no longer even considered himself a cultivator. This dealt a huge blow to the reputation of this sect of immortality. Any sect will never consider closing the mountain unless it is absolutely necessary.

And for Jiuhua Mountain. Closing the mountain has another meaning. That is to invert the "Nine-pole Formation" of the mountain-protecting formation, so that the power of the "Nine-Pole Formation" can be increased three times. It can be said that there are almost no sects and forces in the world of immortality that can break it, but the disadvantages are also obvious. Although outsiders cannot come in, the Jiuhua Sect members cannot go out before the "Nine Extremes Formation" operates normally.

Closing the mountain was originally a last resort, but in order to preserve Jiuhua Mountain, we had no choice but to do this. After all, Jiuhua inheritance was the most important thing.

Although no sect can escape from the previous catastrophes in the world of immortality, sealing the mountain can also prevent Jiuhua Mountain from being involved in the catastrophe in the first place. Throughout the history of the world of immortality, it is not difficult to find that the most severely damaged sects in catastrophes are often the first to be involved in the catastrophe. If one joins the catastrophe one day later, Jiuhua will be less in danger.

Thinking of this, even though he knew that sealing the mountain would have a huge impact on the reputation of Jiuhua Mountain, he still agreed without hesitation.

After hearing Zhang Hualing's agreement, Li Xuhan nodded slightly and said, "Let's go back."

With that said, Li Xuhan flew towards the "Nine Extremes Formation" first, and Zhang Hualing hurriedly followed. "After the mountain is closed, I will return to the Baicao Garden on the top of Jiuhua Mountain. You can make your own decisions on all things in Jiuhua Mountain. I believe you can do it well." Li Xuhan said to him while flying towards Jiuhua Mountain. Zhang Hualing said.

Hua Ling responded.

After a slight hesitation, Li Xuhan said again: "Among the disciples of the Qing generation, the disciple named Xu Qingfan, you should not arrange anything for him in these years, and ask him to come to the top of Jiuhua Mountain to spend more time with me. ”

Zhang Hualing was slightly stunned, wondering when Li Xuhan would know Xu Qingfan and value him so much, but he still responded: "Yes. I will make arrangements after the disciple returns."

As Zhang Hualing finished speaking, the figures of the two people gradually disappeared into the endless black mist in the "Nine-pole Formation".

On an ordinary hill three thousand miles north of Mount Jiuhua, two rays of light, one purple and one white, suddenly fell. After the light dissipated, it was Zhang Xusheng and the man in purple who had rescued Zhang Xusheng before.

I saw that the entire figure of the man in purple was completely covered by the purple robe, and his face was not visible. There are several golden lines on the edge of the purple robe. There are several golden bells hanging on it, and the soul-stirring jingling sounds are constantly rippling as the figure moves. On the purple robe, there is an arrogant word "ming", which attracts people's attention. On his finger, he wore an ancient and mysterious ring with the word "Xuan" engraved on it.

After landing, the man in purple looked at Zhang Xusheng and smiled slightly. Said: "Huang, you are just dealing with Jiuhua Mountain, why are you in such a mess?"

The voice carried a strange melody, full of vicissitudes of life. Although the words were like this, it did not feel sarcastic at all.

But Zhang Xusheng snorted coldly, and his body flashed with light. After the glory passed, Zhang Xusheng's attire changed drastically. His robe became exactly the same as that of the man in purple beside him, but the ring on his hand was engraved with the word "yellow".

"Hmph, I can handle this matter by myself. Why do I need your help? And you came to Jiuhua Mountain wearing the clothes of the organization. Aren't you afraid of attracting the attention of other monks in the world of immortality? It exposed the existence of the organization. Let me see what you do." Zhang Xusheng didn't appreciate it at all and snorted coldly.

Xuan said calmly: "If I wear the clothes of the organization, I will expose the organization. So what if you act without the permission of the organization? Do you know how much noise you made this time? Almost all the Mahayana monks in the vast land of China are If I hadn't pulled you away earlier, at least seven Mahayana monks would have rushed to Mount Jiuhua. Even if you wanted to escape, you would have been caught by them. Isn’t the threat of organizational exposure greater?”

Zhang Xusheng frowned and said coldly: "You have to understand that I joined the organization just because I will get some benefits after joining the organization, but it does not mean that I have sold myself to the organization. When the organization does not act in a unified manner, I It’s my freedom to do whatever I want. No one can control it. As for the Mahayana masters who came here, do you think I didn’t think of it? Of course I have a way to escape, but I don’t need your help.”

Xuan was not angry, but still smiled and said: "There are sixteen people in our organization, except Tian and Di. Who doesn't join the organization because of profit? But it is also because of this. Exposing the organization will not be beneficial to us. . You have obtained the heart of the earth this time, so don’t bother with Jiuhua Mountain again before the next catastrophe."

Zhang Xusheng snorted coldly again, pulled open the purple robe on his body, and reached into the wound on his left chest with his hand. However, he pulled out the deaf-mute and blind master's "Tianxun Sword" from the wound and threw it casually. He looked at Xuan beside him and said: "I knew you would definitely come to join in the fun, but I don't want to owe you any favors. Haven't you been looking for a good sword? This Tianxun Sword is pretty good, even if I gave it to you Get paid."

Appreciating the "Tianxun Sword" in his hand, Xuan praised: "What a great sword. I always thought it had been lost." After saying that, Xuan said to Zhang Xusheng: "It's not like Huang, he still has such an exhaustive plan." , I guess you expected me to show up before attacking Jiuhua, right?"

Zhang Xusheng ignored Xuan's compliments. He just waved his right hand, and the heart with strange fluctuations suddenly appeared on his right hand. Looking at the motionless beating heart, a hint of joy flashed in Zhang Xusheng's eyes. , after checking it carefully, he sent the heart to the wound on the left chest.

As the heart and the wound came closer, the blood mist in the wound surged more and more intensely. When the heart was sent into the wound, a strong and strange wave came from Zhang Xusheng's wound, and then The bloody mist engulfed the heart, and a strong bloody light suddenly flashed on the wound.

The light is strange but dazzling, and seems to be able to absorb people's souls. After a long time, it slowly dimmed. After the light dissipated, looking at Zhang Xusheng's left chest, the skin was as smooth as a baby's, and the shocking wound before was completely gone.

Xuan kept stroking the "Tian Xun Sword". His eyes kept flashing with joy. After seeing Zhang Xusheng's change, he put away the "Tianxun Sword", raised his head and said, "Congratulations, your heart is gone. I think the things you have studied over the years will soon be It’s going to be great. By then, I’m afraid even I will be far from your match.”

Zhang Xusheng smiled proudly, and just as he was about to say something, the expression on his face suddenly changed. However, the spiritual energy fluctuations on his body suddenly began to become chaotic, and then ghost cries and screams continued to sound from his body, and It became more and more clear and terrifying, and as the ghosts cried and screamed, the five-color light on the face of Zhangxu Holy Land kept changing. Then a large mouthful of black blood spurted out from his mouth. When Xuan saw Zhang Xusheng's sudden change, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked: "Huang, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Xusheng's face was pale, but murderous aura kept building up in his eyes. After a long time, he said fiercely: "Holy Spirit Stone! He actually put a Holy Spirit Stone in this heart that can defeat evil spirits and wronged souls in the world! In this way, The method of destroying the balance of the vengeance soul and essence and blood in my body is quite clever. You were able to hide it from my eyes just now, but do you think you can really control me by doing this? Brother Li, you underestimate me. Before the catastrophe, I can completely defile this Holy Spirit Stone, and then I will return the pain I have suffered to your Jiuhua Mountain."

As he spoke, Zhang Xusheng paid no attention to Xuan beside him. His body suddenly turned into a stream of bloody wind and flew quickly into the distance, disappearing from Xuan's sight in the blink of an eye.

Looking at Zhang Xusheng's disappearing figure, Xuan's eyes were complicated. After a long time. After Xuan sighed slightly, his body suddenly flashed with purple light. After the brilliance dissipated, his figure disappeared instantly.

Just when Li Xuhan and Zhang Xusheng were planning their future strategies, nearly a thousand corpses were piled up in a corner of Jiuhua Mountain. Each corpse looked weird, like a demon, but it was Zhang Xusheng. The low-level demons under the Holy Spirit who died in Jiuhua.

At some point, a burst of water mist gradually appeared around the pile of corpses. After their bodies were exposed to the mist, the three Jiuhua disciples who were guarding the demon's corpse fell into a deep coma without any resistance.

Beside the fainted Jiuhua disciple, the mist gradually gathered together and then condensed into a human shape. It looks like a snake demon. But it was No. 33 of Zhang Xusheng's Snake Guard.

No. 33 was seen staring at a certain position in the pile of corpses, bowing and saying: "Master Xuanluo. Snake Guard No. 33 is here to respond."

As the voice of No. 33 fell, a certain corpse that had been motionless suddenly opened its eyes, but it was none other than Bao Qingfang who had committed suicide! !

Jiuhua Back Mountain is Xu Qingfan’s cave.

After Xu Qingfan's subtle guidance during the chat, Jin Qinghan, Li Yuhan, and Sheng Yushan were in a much better mood. Not long after, Ting'er also woke up from the coma. When she woke up, she didn't ask anything. She just kept looking at Xu Qingfan's slightly sloping right leg and the scar on his face with her eyes. She didn't know if it was Xu Qingfan's illusion. It seemed like a scar. A look of concern quickly flashed through Ting'er's eyes.

Xu Qingfan patted Ting'er's head gently and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, my leg will be fine after a while."

Although he said this, Xu Qingfan still felt a little sad in his heart, because although his legs could be healed, the scar on his face could never be removed because of the strong corrosion caused by the poison. Although Xu Qingfan never cared about his appearance, he still felt full of discomfort when he felt the scar on his face.

Seeing Xu Qingfan's cordial attitude towards Ting'er, a complicated look flashed in Jin Qinghan's eyes. He is still worried about Ting'er, but he can't say anything.

But Li Yuhan didn't understand the grudge between Xu Qingfan and Ting'er. He just looked at the stars and moonlight outside the house and the quiet night wind, recalling the fierce battle not long ago, and sighed: "It's finally over."

Xu Qingfan smiled and said: "Yes, it's finally over. We who are cultivators of immortality should not be involved in so many right and wrong. Meditation and cultivation of immortality is the right way."

Hearing what Xu Qingfan said, the other three people nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, a ray of light flashed from the sky, and then quickly landed in front of Xu Qingfan's cave, but it was an elder from Jiuhua with a white shawl.

The elder glanced at the four of them, and his eyes paused for a moment on Xu Qingfan and Ting'er, whose face was full of strange patterns, and then said solemnly: "Li Yuhan, Sheng Yushan, you two come to Hualing Hall immediately, the master If someone has something to do with you, Jin Qinghan, you should also come to your master immediately. He also has something to do with you."

Speaking of this, a strange look flashed in the elder's eyes, and he said to Xu Qingfan: "Xu Qingfan, go to the Baicao Garden on the top of Jiuhua Mountain immediately. Li...Senior Brother Liu from the Baicao Garden wants to see you for something."

Hearing the elder's words, Xu Qingfan and others looked at each other strangely. Li Yuhan and Sheng Yushan both had a hint of uneasiness in their eyes, but they still bowed in response.

A period of chaos is over, but isn’t the so-called end the beginning of another story?

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