Seeking Immortality

If it were Liu Huaxiang five years ago, seeing that the fruits of his hard work for half a life were completely destroyed by Xu Qingfan, although he would not care about Xu Qingfan as a Mahayana master, a punishment would still be indispensable.

But at this time, Liu Huaxiang was seriously injured and was suffering from the pain of tearing his soul at any time. He was already facing the desperate situation of running out of lights and oil. It is said that everything can be ignored before death, so at this time Liu Huaxiang only thought about How to serve Jiuhua

How could Shan train a qualified successor to help Zhong Jiuhua Mountain survive the last catastrophe in the world of immortality? Therefore, after the initial anger, he felt less disappointed than imagined, and he did not even intend to ask Xu Qingfan to compensate him.

The seeds of exotic flowers and rare herbs, because he knew that even if Xu Qingfan could collect those seeds, he would not have time to wait until those exotic flowers and exotic herbs grew up.

Therefore, Liu Huaxiang just sighed silently, and then checked the situation of Xu Qingfan in the thatched house. From the changes in the results, he noticed that Xu Qingfan went into retreat again, and he knew that Xu Qingfan's first fusion of sycamore branches was not successful.

He nodded lightly, settled Ting'er who was awakened by his scream just now, and went to "Hualing Hall"

Went to find Zhang Hualing.

He wanted to tell Zhang Hualing all the changes that had occurred outside the mountain over the years and all the strange things he had discovered outside the mountain, so that Zhang Hualing could make more preparations.

After observing various changes in the world of immortality outside the mountain and even in the mortal world over the years, Liu Huaxiang felt that the catastrophe that was about to occur in the world of immortality this time might not be as simple as he had imagined before. He was afraid that once the catastrophe broke out,

, the danger created is far greater than the previous times.

During Xu Qingfan's second retreat, time flowed by like water, silently, but eroding all things, and everything was quietly changing in the face of time.

Unknowingly, according to Xu Qingfan's retreat, another five years had passed.

In the past five years, the world of immortality outside Jiuhua Mountain and the mortal world have been in chaos. In the world of immortality, a certain sect in the world of immortality has suddenly disappeared one night. The prestige of

Climbing up, it is already faintly above the six holy places. Although the six holy places have the intention to suppress it, they are powerless when Jiuhua Mountain is closed and the * gate and Qingxu gate are unclear. In the mortal world, the scale of war is Neither

It continued to expand, and countless people died in the war.

Against this background, something big is about to happen in Jiuhua Mountain.

That is, the elites of the younger generation of Jiuhua who entered the "Jiuji Cave" to practice in seclusion will soon be released.

In this flash retreat, how many of these thirty-three elite disciples, who are considered the future hope of Mount Jiuhua, will reach the end of their term? How many of them need a second or third retreat to reach the conclusion period? those who have reached their final destination

Young disciples, who wants to receive initiation from which elder? You must know that accepting the initiation from Xiao Huazhe, the number one master in Jiuhua, is not the same concept as accepting the initiation from elders A, B, B, and D.

Even people who don't care about worldly affairs in Jiuhua Mountain on weekdays are full of expectations for this.

On the top of Jiuhua Mountain, Liu Huaxiang was more concerned about another thing, which was that according to his observation, Xu Qingfan's second retreat was about to end.

On this day, Jiuhua Mountain was unusually cloudy, the air seemed a little depressed and the temperature seemed to have dropped a bit, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.

But at the top of Jiuhua Mountain, it was still shrouded in red light. The temperature was extremely high and the air was dry. The original tenacious exotic flowers and plants, although maintained by Liu Huaxiang in every possible way, remained intact during Xu Qingfan's second retreat.

The old inevitable withers and dies.

But at this time, Liu Huaxiang couldn't care less about feeling sorry for this. He just stood outside Xu Qingfan's thatched cottage with Ting'er Xiaobi, seeming to be waiting for something silently. With Liu Huaxiang's cultivation level, facing this moment, originally antiquity

Jing Bubo unexpectedly felt a little nervous in his heart.

Suddenly, the red light on the top of Jiuhua Mountain began to fluctuate like running water, and then, carrying the high temperature in the air, it quickly rushed towards the thatched cottage where Xu Qingfan was located. It seems that these red awns are Bobo River water, and what Xu Qingfan said

The thatched cottage here is a sea that collects rivers from all over the world.

Just for a moment, the red light and high temperature that originally filled the air almost disappeared. At the same time, a phoenix cry that could shake people's soul suddenly sounded from Xu Qingfan's thatched cottage, and then, a huge momentum suddenly came from there.

It burst out of the thatched hut.

This momentum was so powerful that even Xiaobi, who had the strength of a cultivator in the late Lingji period, couldn't help but retreat when faced with this momentum.

Could it be that, after the second retreat, Xu Qingfan had successfully merged with the "Wutong Branch" and reached the stage of integration?

This idea flashed through Liu Huaxiang's mind quickly, but after being detected by his spiritual sense, he sighed slightly because he found that Xu Qingfan had indeed completely integrated the "Wutong Branch" after two retreats.

His strength has greatly increased, but he still hasn't succeeded in forming a knot. It's just that his cultivation level is much higher than that in the late stage of Lingji, but he is still far away from the stage of knotting.

"It seems that we are really going to use the secret method on Qingfan."

Liu Huaxiang thought secretly.

Almost at the same time as Liu Huaxiang sighed, the strong momentum in the thatched house suddenly subsided, and a sigh of regret like Liu Huaxiang's was heard. Then, the door of the thatched house opened without any wind, and Xu Qingfan slowly walked out of the thatched house.

I saw Xu Qingfan wearing a long robe at this time. Although his face had not changed, after looking at it, one could not help but feel that his face was extremely illusory, as if the whole person was in a haze. Only the phoenix pattern in the corner of his eye looked so clear.

Clear and vivid, it seems that it will spread its wings and leave Xu Qingfan's face at any time.

But in Xu Qingfan's originally peaceful eyes, a gleam of light flashed from time to time, but it was because Xu Qingfan had not gotten used to the increase in spiritual energy in his body, so he could not effectively restrain it.

After walking out of the thatched hut, Xu Qingfan did not greet Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er, but involuntarily looked towards a certain location in Jiuhua Mountain.

And Liu Huaxiang was also keenly aware that at the position that Xu Qingfan was paying attention to, several extremely powerful auras suddenly burst out. These auras were seven times stronger than Xu Qingfan's.

Somewhere in Jiuhua Mountain, Zhang Hualing waited quietly with a group of elders and disciples. What was extremely surprising was that Zhou Huahai, who betrayed Jiuhua Mountain ten years ago and was used by Zhang Xusheng, was now standing behind Zhang Hualing. looking at emptiness

There is no air, and the expression is extremely complicated.

Suddenly, they saw the air in front of them suddenly fluctuate strongly, and then a black hole suddenly appeared in the originally empty air. Then, dozens of figures quickly flashed out of the black hole, entering the "Nine Extremes".

The thirty-three elite disciples practicing in the cave and the seventeen Jiuhua elders who serve as protectors.

In this group of people, both the disciples and the elders all looked exhausted at this time. Although the practice in the "Jiuji Cave" progressed extremely fast, the risks and hardships during the period were by no means what ordinary people could imagine. In the past ten years, These three

Almost every one of the thirteen elite disciples has been disturbed by many obsessions. If the elders of Jiuhua had not rescued them in time, it would have been a great blessing for ten of the thirty-three of them to come out safely.

Among the crowd, there are several young disciples who are extremely conspicuous. Their aura is not even inferior to that of some of the elders around them. They are Feng Qingtian, Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang, Li Yuhan, Sheng Yushan, Dongfang Qingling,

Wang Qingfeng, and a middle-aged man with a face full of vicissitudes of life.

The eight of them were among the thirty-three elite disciples who had spent ten years practicing in seclusion in the "Jiuji Cave". An elite disciple who has successfully reached the stage of knotting.

As for the other twenty-five disciples, although they have not reached the stage of knotting, their aura has also greatly increased, and their strength has obviously increased greatly. Maybe after entering the "Jiuji Cave" for one or two retreats, they will also reach the stage of knotting. current period

Cultivation.

Among the crowd, after Feng Qingtian emerged from the "Jiuji Cave", he did not look at Zhang Hualing and others who were waiting for him, but involuntarily looked towards the top of Jiuhua Mountain.

"I didn't expect that his current cultivation level is already so high. Although he has not reached the knot stage yet, it is not far away. I only reached the knot stage after going through all the hardships in the Jiuji Cave. I didn't know the stage. He has it again

What an adventure. How could it be so fast? Yes. He must have used "Linghua Jue" to combine with the sycamore branch. "

Feng Qingtian thought secretly.

Ever since those two mutations, Feng Qingtian and Xu Qingfan have developed some kind of mysterious connection, both in body and soul, so much so that even though they are far apart, both parties can still clearly feel each other's status. and

state, and can even vaguely sense the other person's mood and thoughts, which is extremely magical.

Just then, Zhang Hualing's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Feng Qingtian's thoughts.

"Feng Qingtian, Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang, Dongfang Qingling, Wang Qingling, Li Qingxian, Li Yuhan, Sheng Yushan, after the eight of you have gone through the rigorous training in Jiuji Cave, you have reached the final stage and have become a generation of masters in the world of immortality.

It is also my hope in the future of Mount Jiuhua. Next, there will be six elders who will perform initiations on you respectively to help your skills to a higher level. I hope that you will try your best to assist me in Jiuhua Mountain as your skills increase. Huashan,

Do your best for my Jiuhua Mountain, do you understand? "

"Yes, disciple understands." Feng Qingtian and the other five people agreed in unison.

Then, Zhang Hualing sighed slightly and said slowly: "Next, let me talk about the arrangements for the initiation."

The initiation not only means that the skills of these six disciples will be greatly increased, but also means that six Jiuhua elders will soon pass away.

After collecting his thoughts, Zhang Hualing continued: "You must be tired from this retreat, so the next three months will be your rest time. After three months, you will all receive the initiation together. Feng Qingtian ,

You will receive the initiation from Junior Brother Zhou Huahai, Jin Qinghan, you will receive the initiation from Elder Xiao Huazhe, and Lu Qingshang, you will receive the initiation from Elder Liu."

The eight elders Zhang Hualing mentioned were the eight elders with the highest level of cultivation among the elders who had taken "Tian Ling Dang".

After arranging the initiation matters, Zhang Hualing paused, and then said to the other twenty-five elite disciples: "Because there are not many spiritual stones left in the mountain, in addition to maintaining the normal operation of the Nine Extremes Formation, there is only enough Turn on once

Jiuji Cave, so I hope you will not waste the next opportunity and strive to reach the stage of knotting after the next retreat. The nine disciples among you who reach the stage of knotting first will receive the initiation from the remaining nine elders.

You also need to know that these elders do not have much time. The next Jiuji Cave opening will be in a year. "

With that said, Zhang Hualing turned to look at the eight current disciples and said: "One year later, after you have received the initiation, you must continue to practice in the Jiuji Cave to increase your cultivation as much as possible. But this But no one will

To protect you, if you can still come out of Jiuji Cave safely next time, I will grant you the position of Jiuhua Elder. Do you understand? "

"Disciple understands." Thirty-three elite disciples responded in unison.

Zhang Hualing waved his hand and said, "Then you go and have a rest."

After the disciples left, Zhou Huahai, who was standing behind Zhang Hualing, hesitated and asked Zhang Hualing hesitantly: "Brother, head master, do we really want to give Feng Qingtian initiation? You know, they are Feng Qingtian." home

Man, once he knows what happened two hundred years ago, then"

But I heard another elder say angrily: "Master Shi, you are actually concerned about my Jiuhua affairs? But I wonder if you are afraid that Feng Qingtian will betray me in the future or are you worried that you will die soon after the initiation?"

This elder had taken the "Tian Ling Dang" because of Zhou Huahai before. Seeing that his whole life cultivation was wasted and his life was not guaranteed, he had no choice but to initiate initiation for the younger generation of Jiuhua disciples, so he harbored a grudge against Zhou Huahai, although in his heart

He also had the same concerns as Zhou Huahai, but after seeing Zhou Huahai speak, he couldn't help but retort.

When Zhou Huahai heard the elder's sarcasm, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, but then he seemed to think of his current identity and previous actions, so he just sighed slightly and said nothing more.

But Zhang Hualing was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Feng Qingtian is the first disciple of my Jiuhua Qing generation. He is extremely talented and will definitely achieve great success in the future. There is no need to regret it. As for what happened two hundred years ago, I Don't wait and say, again

Does anyone know? "

Hearing what Zhang Hualing said, the other leaders nodded silently.

When Feng Qingtian withdrew his eyes, Xu Qingfan also withdrew his eyes and began to carefully look at the two people and the beast in front of him.

"Ting'er has grown up and become a big girl. Even I don't dare to recognize her when I look at her. This girl is indeed a genius in cultivating immortals no less than Feng Qingtian. Although I don't know how long I have been in seclusion. time, but absolutely not

Fifteen years have passed, but I didn't expect that she was already in the middle stage of fasting. But in addition to her excellent talent, she also benefited a lot from being mentored by Master Liu, right? "

"I don’t know how many spiritual grasses Xiaobi has eaten over the years. Compared with before I retreated, her strength has become much stronger. It must have gone through another evolution, right? But I don’t know if it continues to evolve like this, but it will What will become

Like. "

Xu Qingfan thought silently in his heart.

When Xu Qingfan turned his attention to Liu Huaxiang, he was shocked. It turned out that Liu Huaxiang looked old enough after the Jiuhua Rebellion ten years ago, but now he looked even older than the last time Xu Qingfan saw him.

Times, not to mention his obviously rickety figure, his completely fallen teeth, and even the wrinkles and age spots all over his face, Xu Qingfan could even clearly feel the vitality passing quickly on this old man.

"Uncle Liu"

Xu Qingfan walked up to Liu Huaxiang and murmured, his heart filled with sadness. Seeing Liu Huaxiang's appearance at this time, he now knew that I am afraid that during the Zhang Hualing Rebellion, the old man had suffered wounds that could not be healed.

, I'm afraid he is already dead.

However, Liu Huaxiang seemed to have already seen through Xu Qingfan's thoughts. He waved his hand to interrupt Xu Qingfan's next words and asked with a smile: "Boy, you have completely integrated that sycamore branch, but it failed to let you enter the knot period. Now

Now, are you ready to let me use my secret magic on you? "

Hearing Liu Huaxiang's question, Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned. He felt a warm current flowing through his heart. He bowed deeply to Liu Huaxiang and said respectfully: "Uncle, the junior is ready. The senior can ask the junior at any time." Shi

Exhibit the secret method. "

Liu Huaxiang asked again with confirmation: "Success or failure, life or death, will you never regret it?"

Xu Qingfan said in a deep voice: "Success or failure is life or death. I will never regret it!!"

Hearing what Xu Qingfan said, Liu Huaxiang nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly laughed and said: "Don't be excited. Although I have prepared the materials needed to perform the secret technique over the years, I still need to

There is still a lot of preparation work to do, and I'm afraid you have to wait a few more months to complete it. During these months, you have to keep your mentality and body in the best condition at all times. Do you understand? "

From beginning to end, Liu Huaxiang kept talking about Xu Qingfan's condition, but did not mention a word about his own body.

Xu Qingfan nodded yes. Then he asked in a worried voice: "Uncle Liu, what's your body?"

Liu Huaxiang smiled casually and said: "Destiny is determined by God. God has already decided how my body will be. You are not God, why do you care about it?"

These words are free and easy, but they also make Liu Huaxiang's identity no longer resemble that of a highly cultivated immortal, but rather that of a superstitious old man on the verge of death in the mortal world, giving you a sense of being pure and ordinary yet so real and deep.

Then, Liu Huaxiang pointed at Ting'er and said to Xu Qingfan: "This girl Ting'er has changed so much in the past two years. She was already taller than me five years ago. You haven't seen each other in ten years, so let's talk more. ”

Hearing what Liu Huaxiang said, Xu Qingfan realized that his two retreats actually took ten years. He couldn't help but feel the urge to lament that time is like water, time is like a shuttle, there are no armors in the mountains, and there are no years in cultivation.

With that said, Liu Huaxiang did not wait for Xu Qingfan to persuade him to stay. He walked towards the distance on his own.

Looking at Liu Huaxiang's stooped back and staggering steps, Xu Qingfan felt sad.

After sighing, Xu Qingfan turned to Ting'er and smiled warmly: "Ting'er, how have I been in these years?"

Ever since Xu Qingfan walked out of the thatched house, Ting'er had been staring at Xu Qingfan intently. After hearing Xu Qingfan's question, she nodded obediently, and then continued to stare at Xu Qingfan, but she didn't know what she was thinking about.

What.

In the days to come, Xu Qingfan returned to a leisurely life, reading books and drinking tea, catalyzing various exotic flowers and herbs for Liu Huaxiang, teaching Ting'er to cultivate immortality, and teasing Xiaobi.

Cultivation, rest, Cultivation, rest.

Xu Qingfan's life has become so full of rules over the years, but most of the time, a regular life means a boring life, but Xu Qingfan himself is an extremely boring person, and he is not interested in such a life.

Living is a joy.

Cultivation of immortality is his dream and goal. Reading books, drinking tea during rest, and enjoying the joy of life with Ting'er Liu Huaxiang are Xu Qingfan's hobbies.

During this period, Xu Qingfan also thought about going down the mountain to find Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang and others to chat and reminisce, but Liu Huaxiang said that those people were exhausted after coming out of the "Jiuji Cave" and were preparing to receive initiation, so Xu Qingfan also

He gave up this idea, and life continued to be monotonous. Although it was only a month or two, Xu Qingfan still saw how much Ting'er had improved after receiving Liu Huaxiang's guidance. At this time, Ting'er

It is astonishing that his talent has been fully unleashed, and he can learn all kinds of techniques in one go.

In order to test the extent of Ting'er's talent, Xu Qingfan even forgot about his promise to Feng Qingtian and taught Ting'er the first of the three secret skills of the Feng family, "Fire Phoenix", and Ting'er unexpectedly Just use

It took more than ten days to learn it. Although she used the black "Hell Phoenix", the flexibility of changes when using it was not inferior to Xu Qingfan's. Although it was only the simplest of the three secret skills, it also made her Xu Qing

Fan was secretly horrified in his heart.

Liu Huaxiang spent most of his time preparing to perform the secret technique, such as using the elixirs he had collected over the years to make elixirs with strange fluctuations, some blood-red potions, or Use Xu

Some strange formations were being arranged using materials that Qing Fan rarely understood.

What Xu Qingfan didn't know was that Liu Huaxiang used the essence, blood and souls of no less than ten thousand people when setting up these formations and making those spiritual potions, but this was just to avoid the resistance in Xu Qingfan's heart, and to allow Xu Qingfan to accept the secret method.

He maintained a natural and peaceful mind during the transformation, so Liu Huaxiang did not explain it.

In his spare time, Liu Huaxiang would also discuss with Xu Qingfan the current changes in the world of immortality and the mortal world, and take the opportunity to teach Xu Qingfan some opinions and coping methods as a leader, hoping to subtly change Xu Qingfan.

Weaknesses in character.

But Xu Qingfan was still more naive about some views than Liu Huaxiang imagined, so the two often debated some views. Although it seemed that neither could convince the other, Xu Qingfan did become more mature during this period.

, and learned some means of making choices when necessary.