Seeking Immortality

The next day, Jiuhua Mountain was as sunny as ever, with fairy clouds and cranes singing, a scene of immortals. The large number of onlookers gathered in the square made Jiuhuamen look prosperous. It seemed that no one noticed what happened last night, just as few people noticed the crisis of Jiuhuamen.

The danger hidden under the sun is the most dangerous, but how many people can discover this kind of danger?

When Xu Qingfan came to the square the next day, he found that Jin Qinghan and Bai Qingfu were already waiting for him there.

After saying hello, the three talked about the top 16 yesterday. After Xu Qingfan left, six more competitions were held, and then the list of the top eight was finally produced. They are Sheng Yushan, Xu Qingfan, Feng Qingtian, Wang Qingjun, Jin Qinghan, Lou Qingsong, Lu Qingshang, and Bai Qingfu. Today's competition will be held between these eight people, and then the top four of this internal competition will be produced.

As expected by Xu Qingfan, Bai Qingfu and Jin Qinghan easily entered the quarterfinals, and Feng Qingtian's advantage in the competition was still overwhelming. It seemed that for the three of them, the top 16 matches were no different from the previous group matches. In fact, there was indeed no difference. For them, no matter how strong an ant was, it was still an ant.

When talking about Feng Qingtian, Jin Qinghan's expression unconsciously became solemn. Obviously, Feng Qingtian's performance after Xu Qingfan left was too strong, which made Jin Qinghan very afraid. His opponent this time still couldn't last three cups of tea under Feng Qingtian's attack.

Other fellow disciples who had attracted Xu Qingfan's attention, such as Wang Qingjun, who could only barely win no matter how strong the opponent was, still barely won this time and entered the quarterfinals. As for Lou Qingsong and Lu Qingshang, they were also well-known in Jiuhuamen. One was good at using wood-based Taoism, and the other was a genius in making talismans. It was not surprising that they entered the quarterfinals.

However, compared to missing the competition between Feng Qingtian and Wang Qingjun, Xu Qingfan was more concerned about not seeing Bai Qingfu's move. He still had no idea about the strength of this smiling senior brother. He secretly asked Jin Qinghan, but Jin Qinghan couldn't explain it clearly. According to Jin Qinghan, Bai Qingfu didn't show any outstanding performance in yesterday's competition. His opponent was very strong, but Bai Qingfu won.

Hearing Jin Qinghan's words, Bai Qingfu seemed more and more unfathomable to Xu Qingfan.

Originally, since Bai Qingfu and Xu Qingfan met, Bai Qingfu had never shown any malice towards Xu Qingfan, and they had always gotten along well, and even helped Xu Qingfan a lot. But Xu Qingfan couldn't help but be deeply wary of Bai Qingfu, because Xu Qingfan always felt that there was great danger and many secrets hidden under Bai Qingfu's kind smile.

This feeling came without any basis, but it kept lingering. Sometimes Xu Qingfan also wondered if he was too suspicious.

Putting aside these useless thoughts in his mind, Xu Qingfan is not the kind of person who is suspicious of others because of his own thoughts. As long as Bai Qingfu has no ill will towards him, Xu Qingfan will always treat him as a friend. And Xu Qingfan does have a few friends in Jiuhuamen now.

Today's first competition will be held between Xu Qingfan and Sheng Yushan, so Xu Qingfan said goodbye to Jin Qinghan and Bai Qingfu after a few words, and turned to walk to the field.

"Xu Qingfan, that person is Xu Qingfan, the fourth favorite in this internal competition." A passerby A said to the person next to him after seeing Xu Qingfan.

"Is it the Xu Qingfan who 'picks flowers and plants, wears plain clothes, has a ghostly body, and a ruthless heart'?" Passerby B asked.

"Yes, it's him." Passerby A said affirmatively.

"What does that sentence mean just now?" Passerby C interrupted and asked.

"'Picking flowers and plants' refers to Xu Qingfan's unique Taoist method of conjuring various exotic flowers and plants out of thin air for attack and defense; 'wearing plain clothes' refers to the fact that he always wears plain clothes; 'ghostly body' means that he moves like a ghost; ruthless heart refers to his ruthless attack; he severely injured his opponent during the group competition, and even destroyed his opponent's Taoism in the top 16 yesterday." Passerby B explained proudly, as if he was Xu Qingfan.

On the way, the audience still consciously made way for Xu Qingfan - the strong always have this or that privilege, and then stood in the distance and pointed at Xu Qingfan. After yesterday's battle, Xu Qingfan became more famous in Jiuhuamen. And yesterday, he destroyed Nangong Qingshan's Taoism during the competition, which added a touch of blood to his reputation.

Hearing the comments of the people around him, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but smile bitterly. The reason why he said "wearing plain clothes" was because his senior brother had not passed the seventh day of his death, and according to the rules, he was just wearing plain clothes. It was fine if others didn't know and misunderstood him. But the reason why he said "cruel and cruel" didn't make sense. When did he become a cruel and cruel person in the eyes of others?

Shaking his head and putting aside these messy statements, Xu Qingfan focused all his attention on the competition that was about to begin.

There is no doubt that this opponent Sheng Yushan is a very difficult opponent. Xu Qingfan has never had a plan to deal with his terrifying and powerful magical powers.

On the court, Sheng Yushan was already standing there quietly waiting. His mood was not as calm as his cold face showed. Xu Qingfan eliminated his younger brother and his very close senior brother in the group stage. Although it cannot be said that this hatred is irreconcilable, Sheng Yushan will not have any good feelings towards Xu Qingfan. But thinking of Xu Qingfan's humble and elegant smile and elegant and calm demeanor, Sheng Yushan could not have any bad feelings towards him.

But Sheng Yushan was still looking forward to the competition between himself and Xu Qingfan, and he was even more looking forward to defeating Xu Qingfan in front of everyone. This was not only related to whether he could enter the top four, but also because he wanted to prove himself.

Sheng Yushan was not convinced by the strength shown by Xu Qingfan. At least he thought that Xu Qingfan's strength did not match his current fame. In Sheng Yushan's view, Xu Qingfan was nothing more than some gorgeous Taoist methods, and then moved faster, and there was nothing outstanding in other aspects. The reason why he could defeat his senior brother Li Yuhan was mostly due to the mutual restraint of the five elements and unexpected factors.

But just relying on those beautiful and gorgeous Taoist methods and fast body movements, Xu Qingfan actually gained great fame among the low-level disciples of Jiuhuamen, and was even considered the fourth favorite in this Jiuhuamen internal competition. This made Sheng Yushan, who was arrogant but always ignored by everyone, feel dissatisfied. Especially after he won easily in succession, but still did not get enough affirmation, Sheng Yushan's idea of ​​defeating Xu Qingfan became stronger.

If you want to gain a higher reputation than Xu Qingfan, the easiest way is to defeat Xu Qingfan.

When he saw Xu Qingfan slowly walking towards him, Sheng Yushan tried to calm down the turmoil in his heart, bowed slightly and said, "Master, you are here."

Xu Qingfan bowed his hands in return and said, "Master, you are welcome."

Sheng Yushan nodded, but did not say much. But the desire to fight in his eyes became more and more vigorous. He said lightly, "Please teach me, Master."

Xu Qingfan saw that Sheng Yushan wanted to compete with him so directly, and he couldn't help but smile slightly. He felt that Sheng Yushan was indeed a person who spoke with actions as he said. So he also said lightly, "Master, Master, please go first."

Sheng Yushan nodded and said to Xu Qingfan, "I'm sorry."

As he said that, Sheng Yushan shouted lightly, and his right arm grew rapidly like the last time he competed with Wang Qingfeng. In an instant, he broke through the right sleeve and turned into a silver arm six or seven feet long and eight or nine inches thick, exuding a dangerous aura. At the same time, his facial expression became painful and hideous, his meridians were exposed, and a crack similar to an eye opened between his eyebrows, emitting a faint light. After doing all this, Xu Qingfan immediately felt the pressure emanating from Sheng Yushan.

It was the magical power "Silver Dragon Hand" and "Evil-Repelling Eye" that Sheng Yushan practiced! !

Obviously, Sheng Yushan also knew that he could not defeat Xu Qingfan with his own Taoist skills, so he directly used his own magical power to fight the enemy.

Off the court.

Jin Qinghan suddenly asked: "Brother Bai, who do you think has a better chance of winning, Brother Xu or Sheng Yushan?" After seeing Sheng Yushan's move yesterday, Jin Qinghan did not dare to guarantee that Xu Qingfan would win.

Bai Qingfu frowned and thought for a while after hearing Jin Qinghan's question before saying, "It's hard to say. Sheng Yushan's attack power is stronger, while Junior Brother Xu's movement speed is faster. However, if you use magical powers, your spiritual energy will be consumed too quickly. This competition depends on whether Junior Brother Xu can survive Sheng Yushan's continuous attacks before his spiritual energy is exhausted."

On the field.

After everything was done, Sheng Yushan shouted and rushed towards Xu Qingfan. His speed was extremely fast, and there was even a faint sound of thunder in his movement.

Unfortunately, although Sheng Yushan moved very fast, Xu Qingfan's speed was even faster. In just a moment, he moved three feet away, leaving only a faint afterimage on the spot that was shattered by Sheng Yushan's "Silver Dragon Hand".

Xu Qingfan had carefully thought about the competition between Sheng Yushan and Wang Qingfeng yesterday. In the end, he found that the reason why Wang Qingfeng failed was because he trusted the power of his wind-based Taoism too much and underestimated the magic of Sheng Yushan's magical powers. So in the competition, he only thought about using powerful methods to defeat his opponent, but did not make full use of his speed advantage.

Since Wang Qingfeng had already proved that his approach was not advisable with his failure, Xu Qingfan would certainly not make the same mistake again. So facing Sheng Yushan's amazing attack, Xu Qingfan just fought blindly.

After avoiding Sheng Yushan's Silver Dragon Hand again, Xu Qingfan flashed to the periphery, and then his ten fingers changed one after another, and countless explosive flowers and blade grass swarmed towards Sheng Yushan. Suddenly, the field was full of flowers and plants in red and green colors, which was extremely gorgeous.

Seeing Xu Qingfan's magnificent attack method, Sheng Yushan's face did not change, and the "Evil-Repelling Eye" flashed with dim light. After being hit by the dim light, the explosive flowers and blade grass flying towards him turned into blue-gray light and drifted between heaven and earth. The few remaining flowers and plants were also blocked by Sheng Yushan's "Silver Dragon Hand" and did not pose any threat to him. After Sheng Yushan's right arm was hit by the Exploding Flame Flower and the Blade Grass, there were successive explosions and metal-clashing sounds. When the smoke cleared, Sheng Yushan's terrifying right arm was not hurt at all.

But Sheng Yushan was shocked because Xu Qingfan in front of him disappeared. It turned out that Xu Qingfan took advantage of the smoke after the explosion of the Exploding Flame Flower to quickly flash behind Sheng Yushan, and before Sheng Yushan could react, he turned into three iron vines and tied up Sheng Yushan. Suddenly, Sheng Yushan's chest, waist, and calves were tied up by iron vines one after another, and he could no longer move.

While Sheng Yushan was unable to move, Xu Qingfan's "Withered and Flourishing Ruler" turned into a green light and quickly attacked Sheng Yushan's back.

Victory or defeat depends on this one blow! !

Just when the "Withered and Flourishing Ruler" was about to hit Sheng Yushan's back, something strange happened. Sheng Yushan suddenly roared loudly, and scales appeared on his body, instantly turning into a set of scale armor, blocking the attack of the "Withered and Flourishing Ruler". Although he was hit back one after another, he did not suffer much damage. After the scale armor appeared on Sheng Yushan's body, his strength increased greatly. With continuous efforts, he actually broke free from the three iron vines that Xu Qingfan had tied to him.

Seeing that the iron vines he had transformed were broken by Sheng Yushan's strong efforts, Xu Qingfan was shocked, because Xu Qingfan knew how tough the iron vines were.

At this time, Sheng Yushan finally turned around, and Xu Qingfan found that the skin on his face had also turned into pieces of fine scales. Combined with the weird "Evil-Repelling Eyes" and the terrifying "Silver Dragon Hands", how could Sheng Yushan still look like a human at this time?

Off the court

"I didn't expect that Sheng Yushan had mastered the 'Incarnation Technique'." Bai Qingfu murmured, "The game will be over soon."

"Is this 'Incarnation Technique' very powerful?" Jin Qinghan asked.

"It's very powerful. It's a higher level of magical power than 'Evil-Repelling Eyes' and 'Silver Dragon Hands'." Bai Qingfu's face showed a rare seriousness. "But Sheng Yushan dared to use three magical powers at the same time. The internal energy consumption is too fast, but the burden on the body is too great. Doesn't he want to live?"

"You mean?" Jin Qinghan frowned and asked.

"It depends on whether Junior Brother Xu can survive Sheng Yushan's attack. If he can, Junior Brother Xu will win. But it's very difficult to survive." At this time, Bai Qingfu's face had returned to his usual smiling look, and he said.

On the high platform where the elders of Jiuhua Sect were, Zhang Hualing's face changed slightly after seeing the changes in Sheng Yushan. He smiled to Zhou Huahai, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, you have a good disciple. He has mastered the 'incarnation technique' at such a young age."

"I'm sorry to make you laugh." Zhou Huahai said politely, but his face was also slightly proud.

"A new generation replaces the old. I remember that you were already over 80 years old when you mastered the 'incarnation technique'? The young are really formidable." Zhang Hualing sighed.

"Supernatural powers are only minor skills after all. I think you, Senior Brother, had already reached the spiritual silence stage when you were less than 60 years old. That was truly amazing."

Ignoring the mutual compliments of the elders on the high platform, Xu Qingfan on the field was now in great danger.

After the changes, Sheng Yushan not only increased his strength, but his speed was also incredibly fast. Even when Xu Qingfan deliberately avoided him, he could still keep up with Xu Qingfan's speed. Sheng Yushan's magical power "Silver Dragon Hand" is indestructible, and Xu Qingfan dared not resist it. The explosive flame flowers and blade grass shot by Xu Qingfan did not cause any damage to Sheng Yushan's scales. Although the "Withering and Flourishing Ruler" can cause damage to Sheng Yushan's body, Xu Qingfan did not dare to use it easily because he was worried about his "Evil-Repelling Eye".

But Sheng Yushan was not feeling well at this time. It was too difficult for him to use three magical powers at the same time. The spiritual energy in his body was consumed very quickly. The most important thing was that using three magical powers at the same time was too much of a burden on his body.

"We can't keep on being deadlocked like this." Sheng Yushan secretly decided that he was going to go all out.

Just as Xu Qingfan was dodging and thinking about countermeasures, Sheng Yushan roared again, and the scales on his body became brighter. At the same time, his speed also increased instantly, and he flashed in front of Xu Qingfan in the blink of an eye. The silver-shining right arm also slammed towards Xu Qingfan as his body moved.

Xu Qingfan had no choice but to increase his speed to the extreme and retreat backwards, while creating dozens of iron cattail leaves to block in front of him. Unfortunately, facing the power of "Evil-Repelling Eye" and the violence of "Silver Dragon Hand", the iron cattail leaves could not stop Sheng Yushan's rampage at all, and only blocked Sheng Yushan for a moment before they were all broken.

But this moment of time also gave Xu Qingfan a chance to breathe. Taking advantage of this moment, Xu Qingfan not only flashed three feet away, but also created countless wide and thick iron cattail leaves in front of the two people as a defense, like a shield formation.

After creating so many iron cattail leaves in one breath, Xu Qingfan also felt that the two spiritual energies of withering and flourishing in his body were somewhat powerless, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly, knowing that facing Sheng Yushan's terrifying attack, these iron cattail leaves would not last long. When Sheng Yushan came in front of him again, it was the moment of his miserable defeat.

And looking at the power that Sheng Yushan had just shown, these iron cattail leaves could not resist for long.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Yushan looked at the shield array made of iron cattail leaves in front of him and sighed with disappointment. Then his body made a series of "crackling" sounds. With these crackling sounds, Sheng Yushan's body slowly returned to its original state, but his face was very pale and his expression was gloomy.

"I lost." Sheng Yushan whispered with a hint of frustration.

"You lost?" Xu Qingfan looked at Sheng Yushan in disbelief. He had clearly had the upper hand just now.

"My spiritual energy is now seriously depleted and it is not enough to support me to continue using my magical powers." Sheng Yushan said lightly. It seems that in a short period of time, his mood has returned to its former coldness.

"What a pity, I almost couldn't hold on just now. If your spiritual power was stronger, I would have been completely defeated." Xu Qingfan told the truth.

"If you lose, you lose. There is no 'if' between victory and defeat." After Sheng Yushan finished speaking, he turned away without paying any attention to Xu Qingfan.

"When my magical powers are fully developed, I will come to challenge you again."

"Won?" Xu Qingfan looked at Sheng Yushan's departing back and felt incredible. He felt that he was about to lose just now.

As if seeing the doubts in Xu Qingfan's heart, an elder on the high platform stood up and announced: "In the first game, Xu Qingfan won."

"No matter what, I am finally one step closer to taking back my master's relics." Xu Qingfan looked at the noisy crowd off the court and thought silently.