Seeking Immortality

One night, in a dense grove outside Jiuhua Mountain.

An old man in a black robe stood quietly in the grove. The dark clouds covered the stars and the moon, and his face was deeply hidden in the darkness, so his face could not be seen clearly. With the black robe, it seemed as if his whole body was merged with the darkness.

The wind blew the trees, and the thick shadows of the trees seemed like demons from hell, struggling and roaring.

Demons actually come from the hearts of humans. When humans can no longer control the desires in their hearts, then humans will become demons, and become evil and treacherous from then on.

Suddenly, a "hiss~~~hiss~~~~~~~~~" sounded, just like the hissing sound of a snake spitting out its tongue. With this sound, the originally dark grove seemed even more invisible and terrifying, making people feel panic uncontrollably.

But the old man in black did not have any emotional fluctuations.

"Do you guys have to act like ghosts every time?" The old man in black frowned and said lightly to a place in the darkness.

As the old man finished speaking, a place in the darkness slowly began to bulge. As the bulge became more obvious, two green ghost lights lit up at the bulge. Then, a man in black appeared in the darkness, and the two ghost lights turned out to be the man's eyes! !

"Hiss~~~~~ There's nothing I can do. I'm used to it. Hiss~~~~~~ Hiss~~~~~~~~ If I don't hide often, hiss~~~~~ I won't be beaten to death by righteous people like you? Hiss~~~~~"

The man who suddenly appeared said. The voice was sharp and strange, and there were some sounds mixed in from time to time when he spoke, as if there were snakes spitting out their tongues and hissing.

If the sky was brighter, people would be scared to death when they saw the image of this man. The man's skin was fair and delicate, but it didn't look like the skin of a normal person. If you look closely, you will find that the skin exposed outside his clothes is covered with white scales; and the man's pupils are like a thin vertical slit, constantly flashing a strange green light. The most terrifying thing is that this man actually has a pair of thin and forked tongues similar to snake tongues, which constantly extend out of his mouth to lick his face. The appearance is disgusting and terrifying.

This kind of appearance can no longer be called a human, but a monster.

Fortunately, it was dark at this time, and fortunately, there were not many people here.

Unfortunately, the old man in black was very powerful and could see the monster's face clearly. He showed disgust in his eyes and frowned, saying, "Tell me, what is the matter that made you call me out today?"

The monster was not angry at the disgusted look of the old man in black. Instead, he seemed to enjoy it and said, "My master asked me to ask you when to take action. Hiss~~~~~~~~ He can't wait any longer. Hiss~~~~~~"

"Let your master wait a little longer. Everything is not ready yet. I am not sure about the attitudes of some old guys." When the old man in black heard the monster talking about its master, his pupils shrank slightly, and he seemed to be quite afraid. His tone did not seem to be as tough as before.

"My master said, hiss~~~~~~~~~, he can't wait any longer. If you don't take action again, hiss~~~~~~ he will personally take action to destroy Jiuhuamen now. Hiss~~~~~~~" The monster ignored the words of the old man in black and said again.

"Hmph, has your master figured out a way to deal with Jiuhuamen's 'Nine Palaces Formation' and the magic weapon 'Vermillion Bird Ring'?" The old man in black seemed to say with disdain, but from the corner of his eyes twitching slightly, he knew that he was very afraid of this possible situation.

"No, but my master has been enduring to the limit recently. Hiss~~~~~~ He said he wanted to get his heart back. Hiss~~~~" The monster said stubbornly, as if in his heart, there was only his master.

"So you still can't deal with the 'Nine Palaces Formation' and the 'Vermillion Bird Ring'? In this way, even if your master can destroy Jiuhuamen and take back his heart, he will suffer great damage. He may not be able to recover for hundreds of years." Hearing the monster say this, the old man in black seemed to be relieved, and his tone began to become calm and cold again.

"But, hiss~~~~~~my master..."

"Give me another ten years. When the newcomers of the six holy places compete in ten years, I will probably be ready here. Then I will work with you inside and outside to help your master regain the heart. How about it?" The old man suddenly interrupted the monster and said resolutely.

After hearing the old man's words, the monster was about to say something, but suddenly paused. The originally ferocious face became extremely docile. It seemed that he was listening to something and nodded constantly. Finally, the monster said to the old man in black: "My master agrees with you and will endure the pain of carelessness for another ten years. But this is the last time. If you are not ready after ten years, my master can only act alone."

"Don't worry about your master, I will take care of it here." The old man in black responded lightly.

After hearing the words of the old man in black, the monster did not respond, but slowly melted into the darkness again until it disappeared completely.

"Ah~~~~" It was not until the horrifying hissing sound completely disappeared that the old man's face completely relaxed. He sighed slightly, as if with a little regret, but also a little expectation.

In the midst of this complex emotional voice, the old man paused his right foot lightly, and a white cloud appeared under his feet, flying quickly towards Jiuhua Mountain.

With the departure of the old man in black, the grove returned to its peaceful and deserted state, with only the rustling of the leaves in the wind still ringing, as if nothing had happened just now.

In this peaceful state, a vague figure slowly emerged in the void until it was completely clear.

"Hey, I didn't expect that he would actually betray his master. When I heard you say that yesterday, I didn't believe it at all." The person who spoke was dressed in a white robe, with a peaceful face and a pipe in his hand. It was Zhang Hualing, the head of Jiuhua Sect. But I don't know who he was talking to now that there was no one around.

"Hmph! Don't play tricks on me. I don't believe that you didn't notice the little tricks behind that guy. You two have equal skills, but when it comes to scheming, he is far worse than you." An extremely old voice suddenly appeared, echoing throughout the grove, but it was impossible to grasp the specific location of the voice. There was a hint of disdain in his voice, as if he didn't care about Zhang Hualing, the head of Jiuhua Sect.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh." Zhang Hualing was not angry at the other person's words, but just said respectfully.

"Let's go back. Since we know that they will take action when the newcomers of the six holy places compete ten years later, there is no point in staying here." The old voice said.

"Yes." Zhang Hualing bowed slightly to the void and flew towards Jiuhua Mountain.

After a long time, the night seemed to have finally returned to peace.

But, is it really peaceful?

I saw a person's face suddenly appear on an ordinary tree in the grove. Not far from him, another person appeared silently at some point.

The faces of these two people were unclear. They were both wearing purple robes with gold patterns, and several bells were hung on their shoulders, making soul-stirring jingling sounds as their bodies moved. A arrogant "Ming" was written in red on the chest of the purple robe. The only difference between the two men's attire is that the ring worn by the man who emerged from the tree has a "Hong" character engraved on it, while the ring worn by the other man has a "Huang" character engraved on it.

"I didn't expect that fellow 'Huang' would be so excessive that he wanted to attack Jiuhuamen at will without the organization's consent. What's even more ridiculous is that he didn't even know that he had been discovered by Jiuhuamen. It's really embarrassing for our 'Ming' organization."

A hoarse voice sounded. Because the collars of the two men's robes were too wide and long, blocking all parts of their faces below the eyes, it was impossible to know who was talking.

"Who cares about them? Let's report the situation to the two big guys 'Tian' and 'Di', and then watch the show with peace of mind. It's none of our business whether 'Huang' is going to be unlucky or not." A teasing voice sounded, saying with a lazy tone.

"That's true. "

With that, the two mysterious men disappeared again, without a sound, as if they had never appeared.

In the darkness, there was something called fate hovering in the sky, looking at everything in front of it with a playful look, as if mocking the greed, indifference and ignorance of the world.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. People all want to have the last laugh, but who is the cicada and who is the oriole, and who knows?