Seeking Immortality

Just like that, Xu Qingfan's initiation was officially successful.

Although the spiritual energy that Niu Hualian poured into Xu Qingfan's body was sealed one after another, Xu Qingfan's power did not actually improve after receiving the initiation, but his potential was greatly increased.

In a period of time, Xu Qingfan's power growth rate can reach twice the original. As long as the power grows to a certain level, he can unlock these ten seals one by one, and then quickly refine the spiritual energy that Niu Hualian poured into his body.

Xu Qingfan estimated that after he had refined all the spiritual energy sealed in his body, he would be no less than the solid pill stage in terms of the total amount of spiritual energy.

But saying it for a while is another matter, and doing it is another matter. Xu Qingfan estimated that if he wanted to unlock all the ten seals, he would need at least several decades of work.

But even so, Xu Qingfan could still say that he had picked up a great bargain by getting so much spiritual energy for free.

Just listening to the cries of Niu Hualian and other disciples in the house, Xu Qingfan still couldn't get excited.

I just felt that the pressure on his shoulders seemed to be a little greater after this initiation.

Shaking his head, Xu Qingfan stopped thinking about it, and flew to the top of Jiuhua Mountain with "Wanliyun". It seemed that he couldn't bear to hear those cries, and seemed to be afraid of triggering all kinds of memories that had been buried in his heart.

After seeing life and death, even if the mind becomes indifferent, it will not be numb, and will not hope to see it again.

In the following days, Xu Qingfan stayed at the top of Jiuhua Mountain, learning about cultivation and dealing with things from Liu Huaxiang every day, and his various knowledge and knowledge gradually increased with the passage of time. And with the change of knowledge and knowledge. Xu Qingfan's personality and character are also changing unconsciously.

If this kind of day continues, or after decades, Xu Qingfan suddenly looks back at a certain moment, I am afraid that he will find that he was so strange before or at this time. In just a few decades, his changes are so great.

At that time, Liu Huaxiang, who created a brand new Xu Qingfan, would see the Xu Qingfan who had learned to choose and abandon, and learned to be cold-hearted and fake. But I don't know what he would think.

But, can Liu Huaxiang really teach Xu Qingfan for decades?

I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Qingfan always feels that Liu Huaxiang has taught him more in recent days. All kinds of survival experience and immortal cultivation secrets, regardless of whether Xu Qingfan can accept it, are poured into Xu Qingfan's brain. There is a sense of urgency in the middle.

Combined with Liu Huaxiang's increasingly old face and figure. Xu Qingfan suddenly had a very terrifying premonition, that is, the kind and amiable Liu Huaxiang who has been with him for decades. Half teacher and half friend, I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left.

But every time this thought came up, Xu Qingfan would bury it in the deepest part of his heart. It seems that he can't believe it, and it seems that he can't face it.

Or, only when Xu Qingfan walked out of the house every morning and saw Liu Huaxiang, who had been waiting for him outside the house, with a casual and free smile on his face, would he feel a little more at ease.

On this day, the dark sky gradually faded away. The sun rose from the east of the mountain, and the sun drove away the darkness inch by inch, and sprinkled the earth again.

And Xu Qingfan woke up from his meditation at this time, slowly opened his eyes, but a sigh flashed across his face.

Since the last time Xu Qingfan understood the rules of wood and fire in the way of heaven. And created the magical power "Desolate Wind". In addition to continuing to deepen his understanding of the rules of wood and fire becoming wind and expanding the power of "Desolate Wind", Xu Qingfan also actively meditated, wanting to understand his rules of heaven again and create more powerful magical powers.

But as Liu Huaxiang said before, it is easiest to comprehend the rules of heaven for the first time. As long as there is a certain amount of accumulation and knowledge, after reaching the level of skill, perhaps one day you will naturally comprehend something.

But from then on, the difficulty of comprehending the heaven and creating your own magical powers each time is doubled. In addition to the required knowledge and understanding of heaven and earth, it is easier for cultivators to get lost in the heaven they have comprehended before.

For example, these days, every time Xu Qingfan sits in meditation, it seems that he is forced to fall into the rules of wood, fire and wind, and it is difficult to control himself. Although Xu Qingfan's "Desolate Wind" has been more and more powerful in the past three months, there has been no progress in comprehending other heaven rules.

For this, even the powerful Liu Huaxiang is helpless. According to him, comprehending the heaven depends on strength, accumulation, and some opportunities, but it cannot be rushed.

This time, Xu Qingfan just came back to his senses from meditation, and Liu Huaxiang's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Xu boy, you finally finished your meditation. Come out quickly, Gongsun Huasu has been waiting for you here for a long time."

Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, and after calculating the time, he immediately thought that half a year had passed, and it was probably time for him to be awarded the position of Jiuhua Elder.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan did not hesitate any more, got out of bed and walked quickly to the door, pushed the door open and walked outside, but found Liu Huaxiang and Gongsun Huasu standing outside waiting for him, and Gongsun Huasu was bowing and saying something to Liu Huaxiang.

The position is different, and the mentality must also change accordingly.

This sentence was once said by Liu Huaxiang to Xu Qingfan, and Xu Qingfan kept it in mind.

But now Xu Qingfan found that this sentence was most appropriate for Gongsun Huasu.

Liu Huaxiang still looked up to Xu Qingfan, so every time he summoned Xu Qingfan for something, he would let Gongsun Huasu, who was already the Supreme Protector, notify him, instead of just randomly sending an elder or even an ordinary disciple like he did to other people. So in these years. Xu Qingfan and Gongsun Huasu have had quite a lot of contact.

Xu Qingfan knew Gongsun Huasu before. He was very low-key and his face was full of peace. But since he became an elder of Jiuhua, he was in charge of the rewards, punishments and training of all the disciples of Jiuhua. In just half a year, he has changed a lot. The peace and gentleness on his face has gradually decreased, but his majesty and solemnity have increased. Now, looking at his serious look, he is very similar to Zhou Huahai before.

Thinking of this. Xu Qingfan suddenly smiled bitterly. But he thought that if he really became the deacon elder of Jiuhua Mountain and took charge of the daily affairs of Jiuhua Mountain, what would he become after a long time?

What puzzled Xu Qingfan was that Gongsun Huasu was the supreme protector of Jiuhua Mountain at this time, and his status was second only to the head of the sect Zhang Hualing, but why was he always so respectful to Liu Huaxiang? Was it just because his skill level was not as good as Liu Huaxiang's?

But Xu Qingfan didn't think too much about it. Gongsun Huasuo had already seen Xu Qingfan pushing the door open. After bowing to Liu Huaxiang again, he turned to Xu Qingfan and said, "Xu Qingfan. Today, the headmaster will grant you the position of Jiuhua Elder. He has been waiting for you in Hualing Hall for a long time. Let's go."

Xu Qingfan apologized, "I meditate and my mind is in the void. I don't know the time. Please forgive me, the Supreme Protector."

Gongsun Huasuo just nodded expressionlessly and said, "It is natural for a cultivator to meditate. It is a good thing for you to practice diligently. No one will blame you. Let's go."

Gongsun Huasuo just nodded expressionlessly and said, "It is natural for a cultivator to meditate. It is a good thing for you to practice diligently. No one will blame you. Let's go."

As he said that, Gongsun Huasuo flew to the location of "Hualing Hall" on the mountainside.

After Xu Qingfan said goodbye to Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er, he quickly rushed to Gongsun Huasuo.

There was no conversation along the way. When Xu Qingfan entered the "Hualing Hall", he found that except for the elders who had been in seclusion for many years, all the elders of Jiuhua were already waiting in the Hualing Hall. Among them, Zhang Hualing sat in the main seat, and the elders sat on both sides.

In the hall, there was another row of Jiuhua disciples standing quietly. They were the seventeen disciples who had cultivated in the "Jiuji Cave" twice and reached the Jindan stage. Including Xu Qingfan, the best of the "Qing" generation of Jiuhua Mountain had appeared in the Hualing Hall without missing a single one.

Seeing this scene. Xu Qingfan knew that he was the last to arrive. And everyone was probably waiting for him at this time, so he couldn't help but smile apologetically at everyone. Then he bowed to Zhang Hualing and the elders, and quickly walked to the young disciples, standing with Jin Qinghan, Lu Qingshang and others.

And Gongsun Huasu, at this time, had already sat in a position below Zhang Hualing, watching everyone quietly.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhang Hualing nodded silently, then stood up from his seat and looked around at all the disciples. He paused for a moment on Xu Qingfan, then quickly moved away.

Suddenly, Zhang Hualing spoke.

"Jin Qinghan, Feng Qingtian, Lu Qingshang, Dongfang Qingling, Wang Qingfeng--" After calling out their names one by one, Zhang Hualing said, "Are you willing to be loyal to my Jiuhua lineage forever, and do your best to protect the survival, prosperity, continuation, and inheritance of my Jiuhua lineage?"

The voice was mighty and spread to every corner of Jiuhua Mountain with great power. And in the entire Jiuhua Mountain, all the ordinary disciples also walked out of the house, looking towards the "Hualing Hall" without blinking, as if the hope of Jiuhua and their future was nurtured there.

But in Jiuhua Hall, the disciples who were about to become Jiuhua elders and even the Jiuhua elders were slightly stunned after hearing Zhang Hualing's words, because although Zhang Hualing had just named these disciples one by one, he only missed Xu Qingfan's name.

You know, Xu Qingfan is outstanding even among them.

"We are willing."

But at this time, they didn't care to hesitate, and after a slight pause, they all responded quickly.

I don't know what kind of Taoism was used in "Hualing Hall" at this time. Although the voices of Jin Qinghan and others were not loud, they spread throughout Jiuhua Mountain like Zhang Hualing's voice just now, and even carried a certain sense of majesty.

But Xu Qingfan knew in his heart that he might have to be awarded the position of Jiuhua Deacon Elder alone. So he was not so surprised.

What made Xu Qingfan pay more attention was that when Zhang Hualing asked the question, he suddenly felt a complex and strong emotion in his heart, that is, struggle, resentment, and a little unwillingness.

Xu Qingfan knew that this was Feng Qingtian's feeling. He turned his head to look at Feng Qingtian, but found that Feng Qingtian's expression was still calm. At this time, he was answering Zhang Hualing's questions with a group of disciples. Nothing unusual was seen.

"Could it be that my feeling was wrong?"

Xu Qingfan thought secretly.

But Zhang Hualing ignored the surprise of the disciples and even the elders, and just asked: "Are you willing to cultivate the next generation of disciples for Jiuhua Mountain in the future, and teach all the skills and methods you have learned and created, without reservation, so that my Jiuhua Sect will become stronger from generation to generation?"

"I am willing."

Jin Qinghan and others answered again.

Next. Zhang Hualing asked some more questions. After the disciples answered one by one, Zhang Hualing nodded with satisfaction, and then announced loudly: "I now officially announce. Jin Qinghan, Feng Qing, Lu Qingshang, Dongfang Qingling, Wang Qingfeng, and other seventeen people will become elders of Jiuhua Mountain. While gaining greater power. They will also work with me and other elders to revive Jiuhua Mountain."

As Zhang Hualing's declaration ended, a cheer came from outside the Hualing Hall.

These newly promoted Jiuhua elders. Before, they were all talented and influential figures in the "Qing" generation of Jiuhua Mountain. They were very prestigious among the young disciples and were even idols of some disciples. So when they became Jiuhua elders, these disciples were also very happy.

More importantly, when Jin Qinghan and others became Jiuhua elders, in addition to the fact that the number of Jiuhua elders increased greatly, the strength of the lineup was restored a lot. It also means that Jiuhua Mountain is about to usher in the era of young people.

And these disciples who are cheering may become Jiuhua elders at some point in the future.

For them, Jin Qinghan and others are not only the hope of Jiuhua Mountain in the future, but also their own hope and goal in the future.

After the announcement, Zhang Hualing said to the new elders: "Please take your seats, elders."

After Jin Qinghan and others became elders, Zhang Hualing's tone towards them became polite.

The new elders bowed and responded, and sat down under the senior elders. From then on, they officially became the high-level of Jiuhua lineage and could participate in various future decisions of Jiuhua Mountain.

After everyone sat down, they were stunned. Guo Hui and others saw that Jin Qinghan was still standing in the center of Hualing Hall, next to Xu Qingfan, and did not sit down with everyone.

Seeing Jin Qinghan like this, Zhang Hualing was also surprised and asked: "Elder Jin, why don't you take a seat?"

But Jin Qinghan glanced at Xu Qingfan beside him, and then asked Zhang Hualing loudly: "Master, I don't know why my senior brother Xu committed a crime of guaranteeing that he was not granted the position of Jiuhua elder. In terms of merit, in the catastrophe more than 20 years ago, Senior Brother Xu's merits were obvious to all. In terms of strength, Senior Brother Xu was also the first among us to comprehend the magical power, but why is Senior Brother Xu not among the new elders?"

After hearing Jin Qinghan's words, Zhang Hualing hadn't said anything yet, Gongsun Huasu had already stood up from his seat and shouted: "Elder Jin, although you You are already an elder, but it was just what happened just now. Do you dare to question the arrangements of the headmaster? "

Jin Qinghan replied neither servilely nor arrogantly: "The disciple did not question the arrangements of the headmaster, but I was confused and wanted to ask the headmaster to answer. "

Gongsun Huasu was about to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhang Hualing, who said: "Elder Jin, please sit down for a while. Xu Qingfan and I have other arrangements, and you will understand them soon." Hearing Zhang Hualing's words, Jin Qinghan was slightly stunned, but seeing Xu Qingfan constantly winking at him, he became more confused and felt that he seemed to be reckless, so he bowed to Zhang Ling and returned to his seat.

Zhang Hualing suddenly turned to Xu Qingfan, his expression was extremely serious, and he asked loudly: "Xu Qingfan, are you willing to protect my Jiuhua Mountain with all your life, and have no regrets?"

Xu Qingfan knew that his arrangement was coming, and even the questions were different from those of Jin Qinghan and others, but his face was also solemn, and he replied: "Disciple is willing."

Zhang Hualing asked again: "Are you willing to put my Jiuhua lineage in the first place from now on and protect it with all your heart?"

"Disciple is willing."

After all the questions were answered, Zhang Hualing paused slightly, and then announced in a louder voice: "Then, I now announce that Xu Qingfan will become the 31st deacon elder of my Jiuhua lineage, in charge of all daily affairs of my Jiuhua."

As the mighty voice spread throughout the entire Jiuhua Mountain, all the Jiuhua cultivators on the mountain were shocked. In the "Hualing Hall", some elders stood up in disgrace.