Seeking Immortality

Three thousand and seven hundred years ago, a great man named Qingxu Zhenren accidentally entered the world of immortal cultivation because of a fragment of a scroll. He was gifted but indifferent. After a series of adventures, he reached the Mahayana stage in just three hundred years, which was only less than the legendary Demon Ancestor. After his skills were perfected, he created the "Heavenly Spirit Refining God Technique" and "Qingxu Thirteen Secrets", creating the art of cultivating the spirit consciousness in the world of immortal cultivation, and became famous all over the world.

Later, the "Hua Ling Sect" began to cause chaos in the world of immortal cultivation, coveting Qingxu Zhenren's collection and Taoism, and gathered people to attack, but was defeated one by one by Qingxu Zhenren. Afterwards, Qingxu Zhenren felt that the world was in chaos, so he went out of the mountain and organized the various sects in the world of immortal cultivation with five good Taoist friends, and united to defeat the arrogant "Hua Ling Sect". He and the five friends were the masters of the six holy places at that time.

From then on, Qingxu Zhenren was praised as the first person in cultivating immortals. Although he devoted himself to cultivation, he was well-known all over the world. There was an endless stream of people who came to him to become his disciples. Qingxu Zhenren felt that cultivating immortals was difficult, so he founded the "Qingxu Sect" and recruited many disciples. From then on, the "Qingxu Sect", one of the six holy places, officially appeared, and quickly overwhelmed the "Jiuhua Sect" and "Ciyun Temple" and other sects. It became the largest sect in the world of cultivating immortals at that time.

However, the "Heavenly Spirit Refining God Technique" and "Qingxu Thirteen Secrets" created by Qingxu Zhenren were too profound, and the later generations were far from the talent, understanding and adventure of Qingxu Zhenren at that time. Therefore, except for Qingxu Zhenren, no one in the "Qingxu Sect" could practice the "Qingxu Thirteen Secrets" to more than ten secrets in the past two thousand years, and there were very few who could practice the "Heavenly Spirit Refining God Technique" to a small success.

But even so. After the death of Qingxu Zhenren, the "Qingxu Sect" was still one of the six holy places, and Mahayana cultivators were born in every generation. Thousands of years have passed, and the "Heavenly Spirit Refining Technique" and "Thirteen Secrets of Qingxu" in Qingxu Sect are so profound that you can imagine.

In this generation, Qingxu Sect also has two Mahayana masters, namely the former head of "Qingxu Sect", the master Zizhen Immortal, and his junior brother Xuanzhen Immortal. It is just rumored that Xuanzhen Immortal suddenly disappeared eight hundred years ago. But whether this news is true is unknown.

As for Zizhen Immortal. He started to retreat three hundred years ago. It is said that his "Thirteen Secrets of Qingxu" had been practiced to the eleventh secret three hundred years ago. This retreat is to practice this profound technique to perfection.

The second will Liu Huaxiang left for Xu Qingfan was to hand over a letter to Zizhen Immortal who was in retreat.

It turned out that although Xu Qingfan didn't know why Liu Huaxiang knew Zizhen Immortal, he always thought that this will should be easy to complete. Although it is not easy to see Zizhen Immortal in retreat, as long as the letter is handed over to the disciples of Qingxu Sect. Let them hand it over, and the mission will be completed.

But the encounter and conversation with Wan Yusheng before. It made Xu Qingfan feel a little worried. The power change of the immortal sect was originally a very common thing. The disciples were dissatisfied with the leader's approach and opposed it, causing Zhong resentment, and even setting up another leader. This kind of thing has happened to any immortal sect.

It was just that being born in the Qingxu Sect made Xu Qingfan feel a little unusual.

Xu Qingfan knew Qing Lingzi, the former leader of the Qingxu Sect. He used to practice with Liu Huaxiang. Although Liu Huaxiang never left his house, he knew all the characters and sects in the world very well. Once, the two talked about the characters in the world, and Liu Huaxiang's evaluation of Qing Lingzi was very good.

"Although cultivation is not decisive, he is shrewd and cautious, and does things just right. Although he cannot promote the Qingxu Sect, he is an excellent person to maintain the status quo."

When evaluating the leaders of the six holy places, only Master Xu Heng, the abbot of "Ciyu Temple", was above him.

Xu Qingfan could hardly believe that such a person would arouse the resentment of his disciples and even be overthrown. More importantly, in the series of fluctuations in the "Qingxu Sect", Qing Lingzi's master, the Purple True Immortal who had been in seclusion in the "Qingxu Sect", did not react at all, which was even more unreasonable. Even if Qing Lingzi was not his disciple, there was a change of power in the "Qingxu Sect". As the former head of the "Qingxu Sect", the Purple True Immortal should have reacted anyway. Not to mention that the "Qingxu Sect" was his direct disciple.

But according to Wan Yusheng, when the elders under the "Qingxu Sect" united to oppose and detain Qing Lingzi, the Purple True Immortal did not appear from beginning to end, which was a bit incredible.

You know, once the immortal reaches the Mahayana stage, the spiritual consciousness has become extremely powerful. Even when in seclusion, every move within a radius of 100 miles is in his mind. In this way, when he found that his direct disciple was overthrown and detained, how could he remain indifferent?

"Qingxu Gate, what happened?"

After saying goodbye to the old beggar, Xu Qingfan thought secretly in his heart while flying towards the "Qingxu Gate".

At the same time, just in case, Xu Qingfan decided in his heart that he could not let the Qingxu Gate pass Liu Huaxiang's letter to Zizhen Immortal. He had to observe the surroundings of Qingxu Gate for a while.

If it is really found that there is something else going on in the "Qingxu Gate", then Xu Qingfan can only sneak into Qingxu Gate and secretly look for Zizhen Immortal.

Five days later.

Sixty miles south of Ronghua Mountain where "Qingxu Gate" is located, there is a place called "Huanbian Valley". The terrain is flat, the grass and trees are lush, and the scenery is beautiful and pleasant.

When Qingxu Zhenren founded the "Qingxu Sect", thousands of cultivators came to him to become his disciples because of his reputation as the best cultivator. However, Qingxu Zhenren only selected 16 young cultivators with the best qualifications and character as his disciples.

And many of the cultivators who were rejected were unwilling to leave, so they built caves near Ronghua Mountain. While practicing, they hoped to move Qingxu Zhenren and make him reconsider accepting them as disciples.

Qingxu Zhenren was touched by the sincerity of these cultivators. So every ten years, he would gather these cultivators to preach and answer their questions. Over time, this kind of preaching became a tradition of Qingxu Sect. Even after Qingxu Zhenren passed away, this tradition continued. There are more and more cultivators near "Qingxu Sect". It has even become the second largest gathering place for cultivators besides the "Ku Xiu Valley".

And this kind of preaching is called "Qingxu Daochang" by the cultivation world.

As the "Qingxu Daochang" became more and more famous, the cultivators who came here to listen to the teachings were no longer limited to the cultivators near "Ronghua Mountain". Many cultivators from all over the vast land of Shenzhou gathered around Qingxu Gate every ten years. Waiting for the start of the "Qingxu Daochang".

For those casual cultivators, in addition to joining the "Kuxiu Valley", it is also a rare opportunity to come here every ten years to listen to the teachings and doubts of the senior masters of Qingxu Gate.

And the venue of the "Qingxu Daochang" is this "Huanbian Valley".

At this time, it is the beginning of the "Qingxu Daochang" every ten years. The cultivators who are rarely seen on weekdays are rushing towards the direction of "Huanbian Valley". Looking around, on the road leading to "Huanbian Valley". There are no less than two hundred cultivators, ranging from the spiritual silence period to the Qi training period. In addition to the independent cultivators who came from all over the vast land of China, there were also many small sects or immortal cultivation families who came with great importance.

In order to show respect for the "Qingxu Sect", when they arrived at the "Huanbian Valley" within ten miles, all the cultivators would no longer fly with flying tools, but walk towards the "Huanbian Valley".

Among these cultivators, there were three cultivators who were also mixed in. They also walked towards the "Huanbian Valley". And one of them was Xu Qingfan. But at this time, Xu Qingfan didn't know why. He was wearing a black mask on his face. But there were many cultivators with strange personalities, so although the surrounding cultivators were curious, they were not surprised.

"Senior Xu, what do you think of the scenery in this Huanbian Valley?" A young cultivator with a delicate face turned his head and asked Xu Qingfan respectfully.

"It is a rare beauty with a grand atmosphere." Xu Qingfan nodded and said.

"Haha, as long as you like it, Senior. Among them, the scenery of Huanbian Valley was not formed naturally. There was no grass or tree here originally. The scenery that Senior Xu saw was created by the masters of Qingxu Sect using the wood-based Taoism." A strong middle-aged cultivator said loudly.

Xu Qingfan nodded and smiled, "The masters of Qingxu Sect have really done great deeds. No wonder every time the Qingxu Dojo begins, there are so many cultivators coming here to listen to the teachings."

The handsome young man said respectfully, "Senior, you don't know that the world of immortal cultivation has been in chaos over the years, so there are still fewer cultivators coming here to listen to the teachings. Fifty years ago, when I first came here, there were people coming and going, and there were no less than three thousand cultivators gathered in Huanbian Valley."

Xu Qingfan's expression did not change, and he said lightly, "So that's it."

The two cultivators with Xu Qingfan, the handsome young man named Ning Hai and the strong man named Han Wei, are cultivators from the "Xuhan Sect", a branch of the "Qingxu Sect", and both have the cultivation base of the initial stage of Lingji.

Two days ago, when Xu Qingfan was rushing towards Qingxu Gate, he encountered a fight between immortals on the way. From what they said during the fight, it was just because two groups of people found a low-level earth-level magic weapon at the same time, and this handsome boy and the strong man were one of them.

For this kind of fight due to uneven benefits, Xu Qingfan originally did not intend to participate, because in Xu Qingfan's view, if an immortal takes external things so seriously, even fighting for them or even killing for them, then this kind of immortal will definitely not have any great achievements, and even his heart and character will not be good.

But just when Xu Qingfan was about to leave, he suddenly heard the handsome boy threatening another group of cultivators that he was a disciple of the "Xuhan Gate", a branch of the "Qingxu Gate", and he was going to participate in the "Qingxu Dojo". If his elders found out that he had an accident, they would do this and that.

Hearing the threat from the handsome young monk, although Xu Qingfan was somewhat disdainful, his heart was slightly moved, thinking that the identities of these two people could be used. So he rescued them. And gave them some elixirs to heal their injuries. But Xu Qingfan remembered that he had represented Jiuhua Mountain in the newcomer competition in the world of immortal cultivation, so he wore a mask on his face.

This mask was specially exchanged for two hundred spirit stones when Xu Qingfan left the old beggar and returned to the market. It was called "Void Mask". After wearing it on the face, it can be used to prevent other monks from using Taoist methods such as "Sky Eye Technique" and "Spiritual Transmission Technique" to see his face. Although it is only a human-level intermediate magic weapon, it is just right for Xu Qingfan.

After killing the man in purple and more than ten monks under him, Xu Qingfan gained nearly two thousand high-level spiritual stones in his hand. In view of the danger in the world of cultivating immortals at this time. In order to prevent accidents, in addition to buying the "Mask of Nothingness", I also bought the last two "Thunderbolt Pills" from the market.

As for Ning Hai and Han Wei, after they found out that the person who saved them was a monk in the Danjie stage, they suddenly became extremely nervous. They thought Xu Qingfan was going to snatch the low-level earth-level magic weapon, but they didn't expect that Xu Qingfan not only had no intention of snatching it, but , but helps them heal. The heart was put into the belly.

After the two men were healed, Xu Qingfan claimed to them that he was Xu Fan, a casual cultivator who was practicing somewhere in the southern wilderness. This time he came out of the mountain because he heard about the reputation of "Qingxu Dojo" and came here to listen to the sermon. He also asked two people to help guide him.

When these two people heard this, they realized what they wanted. Let's not talk about whether they would get any benefits from traveling with a monk in the Danjie stage like Xu Qingfan on the road. Just having Xu Qingfan, a master in the Danjie stage, was sitting beside him. Those monks who wanted to snatch the magic weapons in their hands did not dare to act rashly. So I readily agreed.

Along the way. The two of them flattered Xu Qingfan constantly, obviously hoping to get some benefits from Xu Qingfan. However, Xu Qingfan did not respond. He just asked them some indirect questions about "Qingxu Sect". Unfortunately, these two people, as collateral disciples of "Qingxu Sect", only knew how powerful "Qingxu Sect" was bragging to Xu Qingfan, but " The current specific situation of "Qingxu Sect" is unknown. I don’t know if these two people are pretending to be stupid on purpose.

However, Xu Qingfan still got some useful information from the two of them. For example, since Qing Lingzi was detained thirty years ago, the Qingxu elders who had united to overthrow Qing Lingzi were also confused about who should be the leader. There have been huge differences, so much so that there has not yet been a new leader of the "Qingxu Sect", but all major matters within the sect are centrally decided by the Elders Council.

Among these elders, they are divided into two factions, led by Xuan Lingzi and Huan Lingzi respectively.

But this time, it was Xuan Lingzi who came to the "Qingxu Dojo" to preach on behalf of the "Qingxu Sect".

While talking, the three of them had already arrived at the "Huan Bian Valley". Before, outside the "Huan Bian Valley", they felt that the "Huan Bian Valley" was very beautiful. However, after entering the "Huan Bian Valley", they found that The scenery is even more charming.

I saw that the "Huan Bian Valley" covers an area of ​​about dozens of square meters, with huge trees, strange rocks, and exotic flowers and plants dotted around. At this time, in the "Huan Bian Valley", there is a bamboo platform standing in the middle. I think it was exactly where Xuan Lingzi was giving his lecture. Around the bamboo platform, there were nearly a thousand monks sitting around, talking to each other in low voices about their Taoist experiences or the ups and downs in the world of immortality in recent years.

Nearest to the bamboo platform, there were a few elders who caught Xu Qingfan's attention. Not only because these elders were closest to the bamboo platform, but also because there was a lot of emptiness around them around the bamboo platform, which seemed a bit crowded. It's not because these old men were the only ones in the whole "Huan Bian Valley" who didn't sit cross-legged on the ground, but had bamboo chairs underneath them. It's because among the thousands of monks in the entire "Huan Bian Valley", these two monks are the only ones who have reached the stage of forming the elixir. Among them is an old silver man who even Xu Qingfan may not be able to defeat.

After Ning Hai and Han Wei briefly introduced the scenery of "Huan Bian Valley" to Xu Qingfan, they led Xu Qingfan towards the center of "Huan Bian Valley" while pointing at the seven old middle school students under the bamboo platform. The old man with a prosperous face said to Xu Qingfan: "That is our master, Xu Lingzun, the head of the Xuhan Sect. Like you, senior, he has also reached the stage of forming a pill. ." Looking at Ning Hai's face full of pride when he introduced him, as if it was not his master who had reached the stage of forming the core, Xu Qingfan shook his head unnoticed. But his face remained calm, and he just asked softly: "Oh? Then what are the identities of the people beside him?"

Han Wei said: "Those are the same as our Xuhan Sect. They belong to the masters of various sects in the branch of Qingxu Sect. There are also two seniors who are casual cultivators near Qingxu Sect. They also come here to listen like the master. Authentic.”

Said. Han Wei pointed out the identities of the elders one by one to Xu Qingfan. Among them, the Yin elder who particularly attracted Xu Qingfan's attention was the most famous casual cultivator "Jin Tiesou" near Qingxu Gate.

While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived at the side of the seven elders. Because Ning Hai and Han Wei were side disciples of the "Qingxu Sect", compared with other monks who came from afar, Li Zhutai was also far away when they listened to the sermon. Closest to Bamboo Terrace. Only not far behind the seven old men.

Noticed someone approaching. The seven elders turned their heads to look at Xu Qingfan and others. After seeing Xu Qingfan, they were all slightly startled, apparently realizing that Xu Qingfan's cultivation was not inferior to theirs, and then they all stood up and greeted Xu Qingfan.

Among the monks in the Dan Jie stage, even if they are enemies, they will have the most basic respect, because they all know how long it takes and how much effort and effort it takes to reach the Dan Jie stage, so even if He is a non-criminal person relying on his cultivation in the alchemy period. There must also be merit.

Therefore, after seeing that Xu Qingfan had the cultivation level of Danjie stage, these seven elders did not care about their status. He just stood up and walked towards Xu Qingfan, which caused a commotion among the monks in the "Huan Bian Valley", thinking that some big shot had appeared.

"Xu Fan, a casual cultivator in Xianan Wasteland, met several fellow Taoists."

After seeing the seven elders walking towards him, Xu Qingfan bowed first and said.

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, doubts flashed in the eyes of the seven elders. After all, these seven elders are experienced people. He is not as easy to deceive as Wan Yusheng, whom Xu Qingfan met before. They can naturally see that Xu Qingfan can still maintain the appearance of a young man. This proves that Xu Qingfan has been cultivating immortality for less than two hundred years.

But whether it is a casual cultivator or a disciple of a small sect, cultivating immortality is extremely difficult. It can be said that only a few of them want to reach the realm of the alchemy stage within two hundred years. But they are all well-known people in the world, but they have never heard of the person in front of them who calls himself "Southern Wilderness Loose Cultivator".

Although they were confused, the seven old men had expressions on their faces and bowed in return. At the same time, they announced their identities. After the introduction, Xu Lingzun looked at Ning Hai and Han Wei with doubtful eyes. , after all, this master who had never heard of it was brought by his two disciples.

Seeing his master's gaze, Ning Hai immediately moved his lips slightly and told Master Xu Ling what happened before and after using the technique of "transmitting sound into secrets".

Hearing Ning Hai's narration, Xu Lingzun's face flashed with joy. He was obviously delighted that one of his disciples could accidentally discover a low-level earth-level magic weapon and bring it back. For these small sects, any earth-level magic weapon All magical weapons are extremely precious.

After listening to Ning Hai's story, Xu Lingzun bowed to Xu Qingfan again and thanked him: "Thank you Daoist Xu for saving my two useless disciples. There will be consequences in the future."

Xu Qingfan nodded and said with a smile: "It's just a handy job, not worth mentioning."

Xu Qingfan originally wanted to cover it up by saying that he couldn't help but take action when he saw the other party's arrogance and bad attitude, but then he thought of the arrogance and arrogance he saw when Ning Hai and Han Wei competed with each other for the earth-level low-level magic weapon. It's not even worse than that, so I can't say this anyway.

Xu Lingzun said: "In any case, Fellow Daoist Xu has helped my Xuhan Sect a lot. From now on, our Xuhan Sect will treat you like a distinguished guest."

Xu Qingfan said politely: "You're welcome."

At this moment, an old man next to him asked Xu Qingfan: "Did Fellow Daoist Xu come to Huan Bian Valley to listen to the sermon this time?"

This old man is actually the head of another branch of the "Qingxu Sect", the "Huanling Sect", Taishou Zhenren.

Xu Qingfan nodded and said: "That's true. I have been in seclusion in the Southern Wilderness for more than a hundred years, but recently my skills have been unable to make progress. I felt that it was no longer possible to work behind closed doors, so I went down the mountain to travel. I happened to hear about Qingxu Dojo. Come and join in the fun, maybe it will be helpful to me."

The "Jin Tiesou" who had been silent until now suddenly interjected: "Working behind closed doors will easily lead to stagnation. However, fellow Taoist monks have only a short time to cultivate immortality, so there is no need to worry."

The sound was like gold and iron rubbing against each other. Hoarse and harsh.

Xu Qingfan bowed and thanked: "Thank you fellow Taoist for reminding me."

Another elder called to the doorman and asked him to bring another bamboo chair and place it next to the seats of the seven elders, so that the eight of them sat side by side. Then they began to discuss with each other their experiences in cultivating immortals.

When discussing the experience of cultivating immortals with the seven elders, although Xu Qingfan seemed focused and occasionally spoke, he was actually a little absent-minded, because he came here to find out some information about the "Qingxu Sect", not to talk to him. Others discuss cultivating immortals. Although discussing the experience of cultivating immortals is indeed something that Xu Qingfan likes, the seven old cultivators in front of him are only equal to Xu Qingfan, and even inferior to Xu Qingfan in some aspects. I don’t even want Xu Qingfan to practice in a holy place like Jiuhua Mountain. Therefore, although their experiences were all the essence of what they had summarized, they were of little benefit to Xu Qingfan. On the contrary, Xu Qingfan's occasional words or two would make the eyes of these seven elders shine.

But "Jin Tiesou", although seemingly silent, was good at observing. Seeing that Xu Qingfan was a little absent-minded, he asked: "What is on your mind, fellow Taoist Xu?"

Xu Qingfan's heart moved slightly, and then hesitating appeared on his face, and he asked slowly: "Excuse me, fellow Taoists. Is this Qingxu Dojo a unified explanation for the monks in Huanbian Valley?"

Lord Xu Ling nodded and said, "That's true."

Xu Qingfan frowned and said: "Then who is the senior who came to Huan Bian Valley to preach this time? How will he explain it? Just now I watched the monks who came to Huan Bian Valley to listen to the sermon, from the Qi refining stage to the spiritual stage. There are even those who are in the Nirvana stage. How can the senior explain it so that we can all gain something?"

The real eunuch said with a smile: "I think this is the first time for Taoist Xu to listen to someone's sermon. This time he came to Huan Bian Valley to preach, but it was Xuan Lingzi, one of the two masters of Qingxu Sect. It is said that he was four hundred years ago. He has already reached the golden elixir stage, and his understanding of the way of heaven is extraordinary. Although every time he explains only the most basic techniques of transforming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and cultivating techniques, no matter it is for us or those who only have the Qi training stage. Not only can all disciples hear it, but they can also understand it differently depending on their circumstances. I have listened to the sermon thirteen times now, but I have learned a lot every time."

And Master Xu Ling added: "There is one more thing. Today is just the first sermon. Tomorrow, Senior Xuan Lingzi will call us together to solve our doubts alone."

Xu Qingfan's heart moved slightly, and he felt that this was a great opportunity to explore information. But there was no expression on his face, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "I see, that makes me feel relieved."

After speaking, Xu Qingfan paused, and then pretended to ask casually: "Xuan Lingzi is one of the two masters in Qingxu Sect, so who is the other master? Is he the head of Qingxu Sect?"

Hearing Xu Qingfan's question, the seven old faces showed astonishment.

Xu Qingfan explained: "I have been in seclusion in the Southern Wilderness for more than a hundred years. It's funny to say that the two disciples of Xu Lingzun were the first time I met immortals since I went down the mountain. So I don't know the current situation in the immortal world at all. If there is anything wrong with what I asked just now, please forgive me."

Everyone showed a look of realization in their eyes, and then began to enthusiastically tell Xu Qingfan about the current situation in the immortal world and even the mortal world. Some of the news was indeed unknown to Xu Qingfan.

When talking about the situation of "Qingxu Sect", "Golden Iron Sou" sighed heavily and said: "I don't know what Senior Qing Lingzi did to anger the public and was detained. There is still no reason."

Hearing "Golden Iron Sou" say this, the other six elders also sighed. During the period when Qing Lingzi was the head of "Qingxu Sect", these people really got a lot of benefits. But they were worried, so although they sighed, they did not comment on "Golden Iron Sou"'s words.

But when everyone sighed, Taishou Zhenren showed hesitation on his face. After a long time, he said: "I know a little about the reason why Senior Qing Lingzi was detained."

Hearing Taishou Zhenren's words, everyone was shocked and asked Taishou Zhenren the reason.

But the Taishou said: "I heard from a nephew who was accepted as a disciple by the Qingxu Sect that Qing Lingzi angered the public this time because he hid some very key parts of the two secret methods, the Tianling Refining God Technique and the Qingxu Thirteen Secrets, which caused the Qingxu Sect elders' power realm to stagnate over the years. Finally, an elder found some clues, because a hundred years ago, when the other Qingxu elders' power realms were stagnant, Senior Qing Lingzi had been making rapid progress, and in the end he was only a hair's breadth away from the Mahayana stage. However, the skills he practiced were very different from those of other elders, so he announced this to other elders. As a result, he aroused public anger, so Senior Qing Lingzi was detained."

"Really?"

Hearing the Taishou's words, everyone was shocked and asked.

Based on the impression Qing Lingzi had left on everyone before, everyone didn't dare to believe that Qing Lingzi would do this.

Xu Qingfan was even more surprised. If Qing Lingzi really did such a thing, then it was impossible for Zi Zhenxian not to show up during the turmoil in Qingxu.

Taishou Zhenren replied: "This is just what my nephew heard. Whether it is true or not is unknown." Just as everyone was about to continue the discussion, they suddenly saw a strong but not dazzling green light from the south. In the green light, a huge auspicious cloud carrying several people flew towards "Huanbian Valley".

"Qingxu Preaching" was about to begin.