Seeking Immortality

Under the clear sky and bright sun, a ray of green light shines from the southern sky to the bamboo platform in the "Huan Bian Valley". Following the green light, a huge auspicious cloud flies towards the "Huan Bian Valley", as if it is slow and solid. Quickly, I flew above the "Ruan Bian Valley" in a blink of an eye.

Above the auspicious clouds, I saw an old man with a crane-like face standing at attention. Although his face was kind and his expression was soft, his eyes were very sharp. Xu Qingfan couldn't see through this man's cultivation at all, but he was certain that he had at least reached the Golden Core stage. I guess it was Xuan Lingzi who organized this sermon.

In addition, there were six monks in the virtual elixir stage or the real elixir stage, arranged on both sides of the old man.

Seeing Xuan Lingzi's arrival, everyone stopped their discussion and led the entire "Huan Bian Valley" monks to stand up and bow to Xuan Lingzi.

While everyone was saluting, Xuan Lingzi and others descended from the auspicious clouds one after another and landed on the bamboo platform. They first looked around at the monks in the "Huan Bian Valley", but during this period, they paused slightly at Xu Qingfan, seeming to be puzzled by Xu Qingfan. He then led the six people behind him to bow to the "Huan Bian Valley" in return, and then sat cross-legged on the bamboo platform.

After seeing Xuan Lingzi and others sitting down, Xu Qingfan and others returned to their seats.

Then, without any pause or any preamble, Xuan Lingzi waited until all the monks in "Huan Bian Valley" were seated before he began to preach. Although the voice was soft, it spread throughout the entire audience, as if the speaker was right next to him. In addition, there is another peculiar charm in the words that people can indulge in unconsciously.

As Xu Hanzun and others said before, Xuan Lingzi only talked about the most basic theory of cultivating immortals and the cultivation of skills and Taoism. But it was explained in a simple and profound way, and some of the remarks made during this period were something Xu Qingfan had never thought of before. Xu Qingfan felt that he had benefited a lot. Looking at the others, whether they are masters in the alchemy stage like Xu Hanzun "Jin Tiesou" or those monks in the Qi training stage sitting on the edge of the "Huan Bian Valley", they all look obsessed. Obviously, everyone has their own understanding of Xuan Lingzi's explanation.

In the midst of preaching and listening to sermons like this, the sun rises and sets, and the night and day pass by in a blink of an eye. After all, compared to the vast and ethereal world of cultivating immortals and the way of heaven, what can be discussed in one day is only a drop in the ocean.

Xuan Lingzi kept silent. The faces of all the monks in "Huan Bian Valley" showed a look of despair, obviously they still had unfinished thoughts.

After Xuan Lingzi was silent for a long time, he spoke again: "Next, my six junior brothers will continue to preach for you for two days. Then there are three days left to clear up the doubts. In the past ten years, all the fellow Taoists have felt that If you have any questions, you can ask my six junior brothers for answers.”

After saying that, Xuan Lingzi turned his eyes to Xu Qingfan and others, and said: "These eight fellow Taoists have profound skills, please come with me."

Said. Xuan Lingzi flew towards the top of a mountain outside the "Ruan Bian Valley" first. And Xu Hanzun and others also followed behind with their own Yuyun.

Xu Qingfan knew that the next sermon should be given, but it was only for monks like himself, who were in the alchemy stage.

While following Xuan Lingzi, "Jin Tiesou" and the others as they flew towards the top of the mountain, Xu Qingfan secretly sorted out the information he had just obtained.

"I used to hear people say that Qingxu Sect is the authentic sect of Xuanmen in the world. I was a little unconvinced at first. I felt that my Jiuhua was not inferior to it in terms of the profoundness of my skills or the mystery of Taoism. But now I see, this Xuanmen Authenticity is by no means only reflected in the profoundness of Taoism. It is more about the character of a sect. Perhaps only Ciyun Temple, which saves people from all over the world, can be compared with it? Although Xuan Lingzi did not teach anyone in the Qingxu Sect any profound skills or techniques, those who understood the way of heaven and the cultivation of immortality did not deceive themselves in any way by selflessly helping the monks in the world to cultivate immortality. My Jiuhua is far inferior to me in terms of mind.”

Then, Xu Qingfan thought again: "I don't believe that a monk from this sect would do the following crimes for no reason. But from the information obtained from the prefect, the detention of Qing Lingzi this time is actually for Qingxu All the elders did it. From what Wan Yusheng learned, the monks who fled Qingxu Sect because of supporting Qing Lingzi were only Qing Lingzi’s direct disciples and a few Qingxu who were extremely close friends with Qing Lingzi. Elder. In such a sect, it is not surprising that there are one or two ambitious people, but I do not believe that all the elders of this sect will be such people. It is quite possible that Qing Lingzi caused public outrage because he hid the key parts of the Heavenly Spirit Refining Technique and the Thirteen Qingxu Art."

"And in this case, can I hand Uncle Liu's letter directly to Xuan Lingzi? It's just that in the turmoil of Qingxu Sect, Immortal Zizhen didn't appear from the beginning to the end. I can't figure it out no matter what. . Well, let’s get some information from Xuan Lingzi later and make a decision.”

While Xu Qingfan was thinking secretly. A group of nine people had already flown to the top of the mountain.

But Xuan Lingzi flew to his destination. He directly found a place to sit cross-legged, and Xu Hanzun, "Jin Tiesou" and others also sat down in front of Xuan Lingzi.

Seeing everyone acting like this. Xu Qingfan also sat down next to "Jin Tiesou", then raised his eyes to Xuan Lingzi, waiting for his sermon.

But this time Xuan Lingzi did not start the lecture directly like last time. Instead, he looked around at the eight people in front of him, and then said to "Jin Tiesou" and others: "Fellow Taoists, your skills have improved in the past ten years. Congratulations on the progress.”

The real eunuch said with a smile: "It's because seniors Xuan Lingzi and Huan Lingzi will preach to us every ten years. Otherwise, just by practicing hard, we don't know how much hard work it will take to get better."

Xuan Lingzi smiled and said: "I just talked about some things that everyone knows. The achievements of each Taoist friend are still due to each Taoist friend's own understanding and hard training."

With that said, Xuan Lingzi turned to look at Xu Qingfan again. He said with a smile: "I and the other seven are all old friends, but this is the first time I have seen this fellow Taoist. Please tell me what you call me. I think this is your first time to attend Qingxu's sermon, right?"

Xu Qingfan said with a smile: "Xu Fan, a casual cultivator in the southern wilderness, met his senior."

After a pause, Xu Qingfan continued: "I have been practicing in the Southern Wilderness. After recent retreats, I found that my skill level could not be improved, so I went down the mountain to travel to see if there would be any opportunities. I happened to hear about the Qing Dynasty. It’s such an important event, so I came to join in the fun, but I didn’t expect that the senior’s explanations were so wonderful and profound, and the juniors benefited a lot.”

Said. Xu Qingfan sat on the ground and bowed his hands to Qing Lingzi.

Xuan Lingzi glanced at Xu Qingfan carefully, his eyes flashing with green light, and then nodded and said: "I see that although the spiritual energy in your Taoist friend's body is complex, it all goes its own way, and each spiritual energy is very mysterious. But let I can't see where the sect is coming from. Compared to fellow Taoist, what you practice is not the One-Zhong Kung Fu, right?"

Hearing Xuan Lingzi's words, Xu Qingfan was slightly shocked. He understood that Xuan Lingzi had magical powers that could see through the attributes of monks' skills, and he couldn't help but secretly say he was lucky. Fortunately, it was him. If he were an ordinary Jiuhua disciple, Xuan Lingzi would have found out his identity immediately.

Although he was surprised in his heart, Xu Qingfan's face showed no emotion. He just showed a hint of surprise at the right moment, then nodded and said: "It's true, the junior master once accidentally fell into a valley. He thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect that four corpses of cultivators were found in the valley. Then four different techniques emerged from those four corpses, so this junior has been practicing all four techniques at the same time."

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but blush secretly. In fact, Xu Qingfan had rarely lied before, so he really didn't have any wit in this regard, so in desperation, he copied the content from a mortal fairy novel he had seen before. Come up.

But after hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Xuan Lingzi just nodded slightly without showing any doubt, because this was the only explanation that could explain that Xu Qingfan had four spiritual energies with completely different properties at the same time. But he didn't know the mystery of Xu Qingfan's opportunity. Has become a freak.

After hearing Xu Qingfan's words, the other seven people showed a look of surprise on their faces. Through the speeches of Xuan Lingzi and Xu Qingfan, they had dispelled their previous doubts about Xu Qingfan's identity.

But I heard Xuan Lingzi say to Xu Qingfan: "My fellow Taoist master had a great chance to obtain four such mysterious exercises at the same time. But here I have to rely on my old tricks to advise my fellow Taoist, this is the exercise method." No matter how mysterious it is, it’s better to practice only one of them before you reach Dacheng. Otherwise, it will not only be difficult to practice the four techniques at the same time, but it will also cause conflicts between the four spiritual energies.”

Xu Qingfan bowed and thanked: "Thank you, senior, for reminding me."

Although he said this, Xu Qingfan secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. He naturally knew what Xuan Lingzi said, but there was nothing he could do about this situation. The "withering air" in his body is too weird and overbearing. Even if he doesn't take the initiative to practice, he will absorb the spiritual energy of the world and strengthen himself. However, although this "withering air" is extremely powerful, it is very harmful to the body. Xu Qingfan could only cultivate the "life energy" and "phoenix spiritual energy" in his body to unite to compete with him.

As for the method of cultivating the nameless spiritual energy taught by Liu Huaxiang, Xu Qingfan cannot give up. Although Xu Qingfan has not discovered the function of the nameless spiritual energy until now, and it is extremely slow to practice, Liu Huaxiang gave countless instructions during his lifetime, so that Xu Qingfan must persevere. Out of respect for Liu Huaxiang, Xu Qingfan had no choice but to continue practicing.

However, these circumstances also caused the four spiritual energies in Xu Qingfan's body to advance simultaneously. But fortunately, with the checks and balances of the "Qi of Death" and the "Qi of Life", Xu Qingfan has not found any signs of conflict among the four spiritual energies so far.

Then, Xuan Lingzi stopped being polite to everyone and started preaching as before. This time it was different from the last time. Xuan Lingzi’s voice became deeper and more thought-provoking, and the content was more profound than before. many. It also focuses on understanding the way of heaven and creating magical powers.

This explanation lasted for five days. Xuan Lingzi spoke slowly and slowly, while Xu Qingfan and others frowned. Some were suddenly enlightened, some were happy, or some were distressed, but each of them fell into their own world during Xuan Lingzi's explanation. For a moment, even Xu Qingfan forgot the purpose of his arrival, and his mind was filled with questions about how to practice.

On the third day, "Jin Tiesou"'s slightly closed eyes suddenly opened wide, and golden light flashed in them. Then he let out a long roar, and the situation changed. But it was during Xuan Lingzi's explanation that he once again understood the thread of heaven's way and created his own magical powers.

Looking at "Golden Iron Sou" like this, everyone congratulated "Golden Iron Sou" with envy, but "Golden Iron Sou" stood up and bowed deeply to Xuan Lingzi first, then nodded to others, and then everyone continued to listen to Xuan Lingzi's preaching.

Five days later, Xuan Lingzi stopped explaining, and everyone woke up from the wonderful world of Tiandao Xiuxian.

Looking at everyone who was thoughtful, Xuan Lingzi smiled and said: "Those cultivators below the Jindan stage. There is a link of solving doubts in Qingxu's preaching, but for us Jindan stage cultivators, the doubts about Tiandao and Xiuxian in our hearts can only be solved by ourselves, only in this way can we find our own way. Otherwise, what we get is someone else's way, and we fall into the inferior. So we save the link of solving doubts."

Hearing Xuan Lingzi's words, Xu Qingfan and others all stood up and bowed to Xuan Lingzi to thank him for his teaching.

Especially Xu Qingfan. Although he did not comprehend the Heavenly Dao and create new magical powers like "Golden Iron Old Man" when listening to Xuan Lingzi's preaching this time, he gained the most among the crowd.

Xu Qingfan was not unfamiliar with listening to the teachings. When he was with Liu Huaxiang before, Liu Huaxiang often preached to Xu Qingfan.

To be honest, Xu Qingfan felt that the Xuan Lingzi in front of him was not necessarily better than Liu Huaxiang in understanding the Heavenly Dao and cultivating immortals. In fact, in many aspects, Liu Huaxiang's preaching was even more profound than Xuan Lingzi.

However, after all, Liu Huaxiang practiced the Jiuhua Mountain's skills and some secrets left by Zhang Xusheng throughout his life, while Xuan Lingzi practiced the "Qingxu Sect" lineage's skills throughout his life. Because the skills they practiced were different, it meant that their understanding of the Heavenly Dao and cultivating immortals was very different.

This time, listening to the teachings made Xu Qingfan re-examine the Heavenly Dao he pursued from another perspective. And the relationship between spiritual energy and mind. There is a completely new relationship.

So after listening to the teachings this time. Although Xu Qingfan's spiritual energy did not increase at all, and he did not comprehend any magical powers again. But the help to Xu Qingfan's future cultivation is self-evident.

So this time, Xu Qingfan bowed to Xuan Lingzi to thank him, and he was completely sincere.

"I think the preaching and answering questions in Huanbian Valley are almost over now, so let's go back." Xuan Lingzi said.

Hearing Xuan Lingzi's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

At this time, Xu Qingfan finally remembered the purpose of his visit. Although he was grateful for Xuan Lingzi's selfless preaching and felt that Xuan Lingzi was not an ambitious person, his doubts about Zizhen Immortal still did not retreat, so after hesitating for a while, Xu Qingfan decided to try again.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan showed a hint of hesitation on his face, but it was just right for everyone to feel.

Xuan Lingzi was the first to notice the hesitation on Xu Qingfan's face. He still valued Xu Qingfan, a young cultivator, so he asked, "Xu Daoyou, do you have any questions?"

Looking at the old man in front of him with a concerned look in his eyes, Xu Qingfan felt ashamed. He was not a person who liked to play tricks, and he didn't want to play tricks in front of a senior like Xuan Lingzi. But in order to fulfill Liu Huaxiang's last wish, Xu Qingfan had to play tricks once.

Suppressing the guilt in his heart, Xu Qingfan showed a yearning look on his face, bowed to Xuan Lingzi and said: "I have heard from my master that the Purple True Immortal of Qingxu Sect is a rare master-level expert in the world of immortal cultivation, and he reached the stage of great success hundreds of years ago. When my master traveled in the prosperous Middle-earth, he was also instructed by the Purple True Immortal. But it was not until later that the identity of the Purple True Immortal was discovered. Senior Xuan Lingzi, I wonder if you can introduce the Purple True Immortal to me? I can also thank the Purple True Immortal on behalf of my master?"

After hearing Xu Qingfan , Xuan Lingzi still had a gentle smile on his face, and said softly: "I'm afraid it won't work this time. Master Zizhen started to retreat three hundred years ago and has not come out yet. We, the younger generation, haven't seen him for three hundred years."

Xu Qingfan's face showed a sad look, and said: "So that's the case, but the younger generation has no chance to see the style of Zizhen Immortal."

Xu Lingzi just smiled slightly, and then said to everyone: "Let's go."

As he said, Xuan Lingzi flew towards the "Huanbian Valley" first. And Xu Qingfan and others hurried to catch up.

During the flight, Xu Qingfan secretly thought: "When I mentioned Zizhen Immortal just now, Senior Xuan Lingzi's expression did not change at all, and his words showed respect and admiration for Zizhen Immortal. Could it be that I really just think too much?"

After thinking for a long time, Xu Qingfan felt that Xuan Lingzi was not abnormal at all. Even his eyes did not change at all. Obviously, Zizhen Immortal was still practicing in retreat in "Qingxu Sect". He was probably overthinking what happened before.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan was ready to tell Xuan Lingzi his real purpose, and handed him Liu Huaxiang's letter, asking Xuan Lingzi to pass it on to Zi Zhenxian, and Xu Qingfan would have completed Liu Huaxiang's second last wish.

"No, Xuan Lingzi's attitude just now was wrong."

But just as Xu Qingfan was about to rush to Xuan Lingzi, another question suddenly came to his mind.

Just now. After Xu Qingfan told those lies, Xuan Lingzi acted too calmly, and this was also what made Xu Qingfan feel something was wrong.

Xu Qingfan, a casual cultivator without any status, is a Jindan stage cultivator. But he is still insignificant in front of Zizhen Immortal. At this time, he suddenly asked to see Zizhen Immortal, and everyone should show some surprise.

But on the contrary, when Xu Qingfan asked to see Zizhen Immortal, Xuan Lingzi not only did not show any surprise, but his expression was the same as always. As if he was covering up.

And it was because he covered up too well that he revealed the flaw.

In addition, after hearing that Xu Qingfan's master was saved by Zizhen Immortal, Xuan Lingzi should have followed Xu Qingfan's words and asked about the time. Xu Qingfan had already thought of the words to respond in his mind, but Xuan Lingzi not only did not ask, but urged everyone to leave without a look and ended the topic. Doesn't this seem very strange?

"Could it be that Qingxu Sect really has something fishy about Zizhen Immortal?"

After this sermon. Xu Qingfan had a very good impression of Xuan Lingzi, so he didn't want Xuan Lingzi to have any tricks in this matter, because this showed that the "Qingxu Sect" was not so fair in overthrowing and detaining Qing Lingzi.

"And if there really was a trick, how could I hand over Uncle Liu's letter to Immortal Zizhen?"

In this complex thought. Xu Qingfan followed everyone to the "Huanbian Valley".

Then. Xu Qingfan and the other eight people and Xuan Lingzi returned to their respective positions, and then Xuan Lingzi announced the end of this "Qingxu Preaching".

Although they knew that the "Qingxu Preaching" would still be held ten years later. But the more than a thousand cultivators in the entire "Huanbian Valley", including Xu Qingfan, still felt a sense of loss in their hearts.

After the "Qingxu Preaching" ended, Xu Hanzun, "Golden Iron Sou" and others invited Xu Qingfan to stay in their caves or sects. Xu Qingfan was about to refuse, but suddenly saw a cultivator walking towards Xu Qingfan. It was the person who stood behind Xuan Lingzi before.

But after the man came to Xu Qingfan, he bowed slightly to Xu Qingfan and said, "Xu Daoyou, my senior brother Xuan Lingzi invites you to stay in my Qingxu Sect. May I ask if you are willing?"

After hearing this man's words, Xu Qingfan's first feeling was joy, and the second was that trouble was coming.

I'm afraid that Xuan Lingzi also suddenly discovered his flaws just now. This time, it was called an invitation, but in fact, he was probably suspicious of Xu Qingfan.

After a slight hesitation, Xu Qingfan smiled and said, "I'm very happy."