Seeking Immortality

Hearing Zhao Yuming's sudden words, Xu Qingfan was slightly startled, and couldn't help but look at the letter in Zhao Yuming's hand, only to see the words "Junior Brother Xu Qingfan personally expresses it" written on it.

"Is it after an old friend?"

Xu Qingfan couldn't help but think secretly. But when he counted his friends in Jiuhua, he didn't expect any of them to have died and left any heirs before his death. And looking at the font on the letter, Xu Qingfan didn't feel familiar at all.

But looking at Zhao Yuming's expression, it was obvious that what he said was not false at all, and he couldn't help but feel more confused. For a moment, he didn't care about dealing with the private fight between Deng Yuquan and Li Qinglan, but took the letter from Zhao Yuming with confusion. , opened it and read it carefully.

After a long time, a look of guilt and sadness flashed across Xu Qingfan's face, then he put away the letter and asked Zhao Yuming in front of him: "When did your father pass away?"

Zhao Yuming whispered: "Twenty years and five years ago."

"Then why did you come to me now?" Xu Qingfan looked at Zhao Yuming's weak look, sighed slightly in his heart, and asked again.

"This junior has no idea where your cave is, uncle. And every time you appear, you disappear again." Zhao Yuming seemed to feel that Xu Qingfan was blaming himself, so he hurriedly replied.

Hearing Zhao Yuming's explanation, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He has been in seclusion all year round since he became the elder of Jiuhua. Especially in the past twenty years, he has been in seclusion. He only occasionally goes to the front mountain to deal with things. Going to Xu Qingfan's cave was not arranged by Jiuhua Mountain, so to ordinary disciples like Jiuhua, Xu Qingfan was indeed one of those dragons that never see its tail.

After thinking about it for a long time. Xu Qingfan nodded slightly, and then said slowly: "Your father has already told me about your matter. Don't worry, I will take care of you from now on."

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Zhao Yuming couldn't help but feel a flash of joy on his face. Then he looked at Xu Qingfan with pleading eyes and said calmly: "Uncle Xu, my uncle and Senior Brother Deng..."

Xu Qingfan frowned slightly and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

turn out to be. The cowardly Zhao Yuming in front of him is the son of Zhao Qingxuan, one of Xu Qingfan's few friends in Jiuhua Mountain.

Because of his poor qualifications, Zhao Qingxuan has always been responsible for Jiuhua Mountain's external procurement. When Xu Qingfan was still an ordinary disciple of Jiuhua, he often told Xu Qingfan about things outside the mountain. Later, when Xu Qingfan went to Nanhuang to handle the secular affairs, he took Ting'er back to Jiuhua Mountain. He even met Zhao Qingxuan by chance, and under Zhao Qingxuan's leadership, he found the Xiuxianfang City, and then obtained magical weapons such as the "Green Scale Armguard" and the "Evil-Repelling Bead" there.

Later, Xu Qingfan went to participate in the newcomer competition in the world of immortality. Ting'er and the big-bellied Wang Xiaobi also relied on him to take care of them. Xu Qingfan could be said to owe him a favor. Moreover, Xu Qingfan did treat Zhao Qingxuan, who had a bold nature, as a friend. Therefore, Xu Qingfan had to take care of his descendants.

In fact, after seeing this letter, Xu Qingfan felt more guilty. You know, Zhao Qingxuan had tried his best to help Xu Qingfan before, never felt the slightest impatience, and regarded Xu Qingfan as a friend. But after Zhang Xusheng's rebellion, Xu Qingfan never cared about Zhao Qingxuan again. He even forgot to ask about Zhao Qingxuan's life and death. All I felt in my heart was that I was indebted to Zhao Qingxuan.

In this letter, Zhao Qingxuan wanted Xu Qingfan to accept Zhao Yuming as his disciple. With Xu Qingfan's current level of skill, he was indeed qualified to accept him as a disciple. Moreover, Xu Qingfan also had to deal with some secular affairs in Jiuhua, so He did have the idea of ​​recruiting disciples, so that Xu Qingfan could let his disciples handle these matters for him while he was practicing in seclusion, which would be better than bothering Li Yuhan all the time. But Xu Qingfan had no intention of doing what Zhao Qingxuan wanted. It would be easy to deal with Zhao Yuming's low qualifications. At worst, he could just accept him as a registered disciple. But according to Xu Qingfan’s observation. This Zhao Yuming's character is simply too cowardly. He doesn't even dare to raise his head and speak in front of him. If he is accepted as his disciple, it will only make him dependent and even more cowardly. Therefore, Xu Qingfan plans to arrange for Zhao Yuming to study in the Third Hospital now, hoping that getting along with more people will change his cowardly character. We will decide whether we will accept him as a disciple at that time.

And in this letter. It also explained some things about Li Qinglan and Zhao Yuming. When the Jiuhua catastrophe occurred that year. Zhao Qingxuan suffered some serious injuries, but was later taken care of by a female Jiuhua disciple. The result is in this care and being cared for. Zhao Qingxuan and this female disciple also developed feelings unknowingly, and in the end they decided to become a double cultivator.

However, this female disciple's brother, Li Qinglan, was extremely opposed to this relationship because Zhao Qingxuan was a purchasing disciple with low skills and no future. But in the end, he was still unable to stop his sister's decision.

It's a pity that for cultivators, this kind of relationship can never last long. Zhao Qingxuan has low qualifications and low level of skills. He suffered serious internal injuries when Zhang Xusheng attacked, so the two became a dual cultivator couple. Not long after, he died because his life span was exhausted. The female disciple also felt depressed for a long time because of Zhao Qingxuan's death, and finally passed away.

And Zhao Yuming, who was only ten years old at the time, came to the door of his uncle Li Qinglan.

After reading this letter, Xu Qingfan also had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. Come to think of it, Li Qinglan has been complaining in her heart that Zhao Qingxuan has dragged down her sister, so she doesn't have a good look towards Zhao Yuming. In addition, Zhao Yuming has a weak character and low qualifications, so he probably gets beaten and scolded a lot. But Deng Yuquan became good friends with Zhao Yuming for some unknown reason. It was probably for this reason that Deng Yuquan and Li Qinglan met.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but frown and looked at Li Qinglan and Deng Yuquan who were lying on the ground. For Xu Qingfan, taking care of Zhao Yuming was easy. He only needed to settle down with the elders in charge of the third hospital, and then every time It would be enough to give Zhao Yuming some spiritual stones and elixirs after a while, but the private fight between Li Qinglan and Deng Yuquan would be a bit troublesome.

Li Qinglan once dealt a fatal blow in a battle of wits. The fight between Deng Yuquan and Li Qinglan is also due to the following faults. Everything is small or big. Once Xu Qingfan handles it strictly, I am afraid that the future of these two people in Jiuhua Mountain will be bleak.

In the end, Xu Qingfan sighed slightly and said: "After you two go back, you two will spend a year in the name of seclusion and think about it. Think carefully about whether what you just did is appropriate or not. When you have thought clearly, come to me and explain it clearly. Until then, I’ll put this matter down for now.”

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words. Both Deng Yuquan and Li Qinglan looked happy. Even Deng Yuquan, who was stubborn and stubborn, felt that he might be unlucky this time. However, Xu Qingfan's intention was not to pursue the case strictly. How could they not be happy?

It's just that the two of them were seriously injured in the sonic attack of the "Five Spirit Bell" just now. Although he wanted to express his gratitude to Xu Qingfan, he was unable to stand up due to his serious injuries.

Seeing the two people like this, Xu Qingfan took out two elixirs for treating internal injuries and asked them to take them. After seeing that their faces looked better, he turned to Deng Yuquan and said, "Persistence is the right thing to do. But you must never do things in a single way, and never looking back is not a compliment. I think your behavior and fighting just now are all about fighting. You know, most of the time, the most direct method is not. Not the best way."

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan paused, his tone suddenly became stern, and he said solemnly: "Also, I, Jiuhua Mountain, have always valued respecting teachers and teaching. Even if what Li Qinglan did was wrong, you can only persuade him or even stop him, but How dare you take action against him? Looking at the ruthless look on your face just now, do you want to kill your junior uncle? What would you think if everyone in Jiuhua Mountain did this to you? Who in the world would dare to accept a disciple like you?"

While speaking, Xu Qingfan's originally restrained momentum suddenly exploded, making the other three people on the field breathless. Even the stubborn Deng Yuquan. His eyes were filled with horror, and he didn't even bother to talk back.

But Xu Qingfan no longer cared about Deng Yuquan, but turned to Li Qinglan and said slowly: "Senior Brother Li, it stands to reason that you entered Jiuhua earlier than me, so I shouldn't blame you. But look at your various behaviors just now. Where? How does he behave like a teacher? Instead of being reasonable when facing the juniors, he resorted to violence in the end? If I hadn't stopped him just now, I might not even be able to survive."

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan's tone became gentler and he said: "Brother Li, cultivating immortality is also cultivating the mind. Only when you have a peaceful mind can you be keenly aware of the way of heaven. I just learned a little bit about the grudge between you and Zhao Yuming. Let's look at what you just said. I have to say that you are too narrow-minded and irritable. This will be extremely detrimental to your future practice. I hope you can gain some understanding."

Li Qinglan's skill was much higher than that of Deng Yuquan. With the help of Xu Qingfan's elixir, he could speak now. After hearing Xu Qingfan's lesson, his body suddenly shook, then he lowered his head and whispered: "Thank you, Deacon Xu, for your teaching." . It’s because my mentality is out of balance. I haven’t made any progress in my cultivation over the years. I’m afraid it’s also because of my character. After I went back today, I started to meditate on my past. If I can’t calm down, I won’t leave.”

Xu Qingfan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "As long as you understand, during your days of retreat, I will arrange for Zhao Yuming to practice in the Third Academy."

After seeing that none of the three people objected, Xu Qingfan nodded. After saying "take care of yourself", he turned into a strong wind again and disappeared in an instant.

From that day on, Xu Qingfan found the elder who was responsible for managing the Third Hospital and arranged for Zhao Yuming to study in the Human Hospital. He often went to the Third Hospital to check on Zhao Yuming's situation.

Facts have proved that Xu Qingfan's decision was correct. After Zhao Yuming entered the third hospital, his character gradually became more cheerful as Xu Qingfan expected. Although he was still weak at times, it was much better than what Xu Qingfan had seen before.

In addition, Xu Qingfan meditates every day and practices the "Qi of Life" in the hope that one day the mutated two Qi of dryness and glory can reach a new balance.

In this kind of meditation day after day, time passed by, and eight years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Xu Qingfan was meditating in the cave as usual, but he suddenly felt someone suddenly appearing outside his cave. Looking at the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, it turned out to be Gongsun Huasa. His heart couldn't help but move, and then he ended his meditation. , got up and walked towards the outside of the cave.