Seeking Immortality

The location of Zhang Mansion is easy to find, right in the center of Gushan Town. As a noble family that has been standing in Gushan Town for hundreds of years, Zhang Mansion covers a large area of ​​about hundreds of acres, with a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps; the corridors are winding, the eaves are high, and every brick and tile shows the state of wealth. The whole mansion is brightly lit, and servants come and go in the corridors, which is very lively.

Xu Qingfan quietly stopped above Zhang Mansion, looking at this luxurious mansion under his feet, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. A long time ago, when Xu Qingfan was still in Xujiazhai, he often heard the second elder sigh about the luxury of the nobles in the prosperous Middle Earth and the suffering of the common people. Perhaps because Xu Qingfan had been in the town for too short a time, he did not find out how hard the lives of ordinary people in the town were, but through this mansion in Zhang Mansion, Xu Qingfan also understood the luxurious life of these so-called nobles, especially compared with the small and old ordinary houses he saw in the town today.

This is just a noble family in a small town, what about the wealthy families in big cities? Thinking about his ancestors who were forced to flee to the desolate and dangerous southern wilderness because of life, and the scene of hunger and cold in his childhood, although as a cultivator, Xu Qingfan should respect the way of heaven, but now he can't help but sigh in his heart that the way of heaven is unfair.

Xu Qingfan laughed at himself and threw these messy thoughts behind his head. These problems are no longer what he should consider now.

After performing an "Invisibility Jue" on himself, Xu Qingfan landed in Zhang's mansion openly, turning a blind eye to the servants passing by him. Xu Qingfan knew that with his current cultivation in the early stage of Lingji, after performing the "Invisibility Jue", let alone these mortals, even the Taoist Li Xianshi could not see through Xu Qingfan's "Invisibility Jue".

After landing, Xu Qingfan went straight to the backyard. Xu Qingfan knew from Zhang Long's introduction that this Li Xianshi usually lived in a small building in the backyard, under the beautiful name of "comprehending the way of heaven".

After arriving in the backyard, Xu Qingfan easily found this small building. Compared with the luxurious decoration of other rooms, this small building looks quite plain and elegant, which is in line with Li Xianshi's identity as a "heavenly master". But when Xu Qingfan went upstairs to find Li Xianshi, he found that there was more than one person upstairs.

In a room decorated like a Taoist temple, a statue of the founder of Taoism stood in front of the wall, and Li Xianshi sat under it, with an incense burner placed in front of him. The smoke was faint, and with Li Xianshi's white beard and a simple and elegant Taoist robe, he really looked like a fairy. But beside him lay an unusually large dark blue wolfhound, which looked a bit out of place.

In front of Master Li, the young man named Zhang Hu and a middle-aged man with a rich appearance who Xu Qingfan had seen during the day stood respectfully aside. According to Xu Qingfan's guess, the middle-aged man should be Zhang Hai, the father of Zhang Hu, Zhang Long's enemy.

However, what attracted Xu Qingfan's attention more were the other four people in the room. These four people were eight feet tall, dressed in Taoist clothes, with dark green faces, dull eyes, and no breath on their bodies. They stood quietly in the four corners of the room. If Xu Qingfan hadn't observed carefully, he would not have noticed that there were four people in the room.

"So, the people you sent lost Xu Qingfan and Zhang Long?" Master Li asked Zhang Hu slowly with a blank expression.

"Those servants are useless. They can lose anyone. I have asked Zhang Zongguan to teach them a lesson." Zhang Hu said fiercely: "However, I heard from the people below that Zhang Long has not returned to his rogue friends yet. I am afraid that he will follow Xu Qingfan to leave Gushan Town?"

Hearing Zhang Hu's words, Li Xianshi frowned slightly, and then slowly closed his eyes, as if sensing something. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said: "The 'Golden Bug' is still there. Zhang Long has not gone far. He is now staying in a small forest outside the town."

"Really? It's good that he didn't leave. I don't know what that guy is doing outside the town." Zhang Hu said after a sigh of relief.

"Send someone to catch Zhang Long outside the town now. Now is the time to hatch the 'Golden Bug' and perform a ritual for it." Li Xianshi said slowly.

"Rest now? Didn't you say that you want to put the 'Golden Bug' in Zhang Long's body to nourish it for 300 days? It's still three days away." Zhang Hu said in surprise.

"It doesn't matter if it's a few days less. I don't know why I always have a bad premonition today. I'll be relieved as soon as I can refine the 'Golden Bug'. I'll avoid more troubles." Li Xianshi frowned.

"Okay, I'll send someone to catch Zhang Long now." Hearing what Li Xianshi said, Zhang Hu nodded solemnly. Obviously, he trusted Li Xianshi very much.

"Donor Zhang, are all the materials I asked you to find ready?" Li Xianshi nodded slightly after hearing Zhang Hu's words, and turned to Zhang Hai and asked.

"This... Xianshi, the materials you asked me to find are really too precious. In the secular world, basically only the major families have them, and they are all their heirlooms. Although I tried every means and even spent all my family wealth, I still only collected eight or nine out of ten of them. As for the 'Moon Spirit Stone' you mentioned, the Ximen family in Gandong County does have it, but the price required to get it is too high. Although I tried my best to deal with it, I still made no progress." Zhang Hai said in embarrassment.

Hearing Zhang Hai's words, Master Li's peaceful face flashed with evil aura, but he still said with a kind expression: "You must know that this 'stone-melting insect' is the most precious treasure in heaven and earth, with the magical effect of turning stones into gold. If you want to sacrifice The materials needed to refine it are naturally extremely precious, but if the donor has the 'Golden Insect', are you afraid that you won't be able to get back what you paid today?"

Hearing Master Li's words, Zhang Hai's eyes couldn't help but be filled with greed, but then he complained helplessly: "I am dissatisfied with what you said, Master Immortal. In order to collect the materials you mentioned, I have exhausted all my resources." All the savings of the Zhang family over the past three hundred years, so if I want to continue to collect them now, especially to get the 'Moon Spirit Stone', I really have more than enough ambition but not enough energy."

After hearing what Zhang Hai said, before Master Li Xian could say anything, Zhang Hu had already said, "Father, can we sell the Zhang family's house for money first?"

"Sold the house? Although this house is worth a lot of money, it is the foundation of the Zhang family. After three hundred years of perfect management, why not just sell it like this?" Hearing Zhang Hu's words, Zhang Hai was shocked and his expression changed. He said hesitantly.

"Zhang family? Huh~! Father, do you still think about those guys in the Zhang family now? Although you are now the patriarch of the Zhang family, do those people in the Zhang family really regard you as a member of the Zhang family? In In their eyes, we are just a side branch. Why do we care about their life and death now? What's the shame of a house? When we have the 'Golden Bug', let's go to the big cities to sell it. A mansion several times better. What are you doing in this small place?" Zhang Hu said bitterly.

Listening to Zhang Hu's words, Zhang Hai's expression gradually changed from hesitant to firm, and he nodded heavily and said: "Okay, Immortal Master, I will sell this house and exchange it with the Ximen family for the 'Moon Spirit Stone'" !”

"Donor, I wish you could think so." Master Li Xian said with a smile. "You must know that the 'Golden Insect' is the most precious treasure in the world. If you refine it, the person who cultivates immortality will have to pay the price of longevity. If it weren't for the old relationship between Pindao and your ancestors, you would not do this anyway. . The poor Taoist voluntarily sacrificed his life to save the benefactor. Should the benefactor still be hesitant about a house?"

"My father and son will always remember Master Immortal's help in our hearts." After hearing Master Li's words, Zhang Hai quickly bowed and saluted.

Xu Qingfan outside the room listened to the conversation of the three people in the room and sneered slightly in his heart. The so-called "golden insect" must be the "spiritual control object" that Master Li wanted to sacrifice - the "six-winged gold insect". And now Xu Qingfan basically knows the relationship between the three. After Zhang Hai and Zhang Hu defected to the Zhang family, Master Li found the two of them and lied to them that he would sacrifice a treasure "golden bug" that could turn stone into gold. After seducing their greed, , this Immortal Master Li helped Zhang Hai ascend to the position of the head of the Zhang family, so that Zhang Hai and others could help him collect various precious materials needed to sacrifice the "Six-winged Gold Insect".

As for "turning stone into gold", Xu Qingfan had never heard of it. Xu Qingfan would not believe that Master Li Xian could have such a means of understanding the mysteries with his cultivation in the late stage of Qi refining.

Just when Xu Qingfan was thinking about what to do next, Master Li Xian's expression suddenly changed. Regardless of the surprise of Zhang Hai and his son, he said in the direction of Xu Qingfan: "My friend, you are so clever. You have come to my room for so long without being touched." I noticed, but haven’t you shown up yet?”

While he was speaking, the four strange Taoist boys who had been standing quietly in the four corners of the room also rushed toward Xu Qingfan at the same time. Their slightly clumsy figures moved as fast as thunder, and their figures flashed. The movement caused a strong surge of air, and the lights in the room kept swaying under the strong wind, and the momentum was astonishing.

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