Seeking Immortality

"Fellow Daoist Xu, we have to leave now."

Just when Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned watching the figures of Bao Wei and others leaving, Xuanxian beside him suddenly said.

"Take care of yourselves, venerables, we will meet again if we are lucky." Hearing Xuanxian's words, Xu Qingfan hurriedly bowed and said.

Xuanxian nodded, then smiled and said: "You should also be more careful, that blue-eyed cloud kicking beast is not a good person."

"Thank you for your concern, Venerable Xuanxian." Xu Qingfan bowed again and said.

And Xuanxiu, who had been silent since he appeared, looked at Xu Qingfan quietly, his expression slightly moved, and said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, before we leave, I have something to say to you, please don't blame me for talking too much."

"Please speak, Venerable Xuanxiu." Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned when he heard Xuanxiu's words, but still said respectfully.

"You are kind, resourceful, brave, and your cultivation is rare for someone of your age. You are outstanding among the younger generation of people in the world of immortal cultivation." Na Xiu paused for a moment, then continued, "But from what I have seen in the past three days, you have always lacked decisiveness, and your character is a little weak. You always worry about unnecessary things, and you often hold back when fighting with others. Such a character and behavior are not good for you, whether you are dealing with things or practicing. You should know that the world is full of dangers, and the world of immortal cultivation is not peaceful and safe. If you are too weak, Even if you don't have the desire to compete for profit, you will be harmed by those who compete for profit. "

"And cultivation is even more so. Cultivating immortals is actually cultivating the mind. The way to longevity is inherently ethereal. If you don't have a resolute and decisive mind, and if you don't have any other worries and concentrate on cultivation, it is extremely difficult to make any progress. In particular, I see that your own aptitude is not very good. You must have had some adventures before to have such a cultivation now. But if your mind is still so indecisive and worried, it will be even more difficult to grasp the opportunity that was originally left by chance. That's all I have to say. I need you to consider it more. "

Hearing Xuan Xiu's words, Xu Qingfan was shocked. Thinking back to the years of cultivating immortals, he was indeed distracted by various concerns and emotions. Many of the time that should have been used for cultivation was spent reading books or daydreaming. Whether it was the internal competition seven years ago or the battle in the southern wilderness these days, he was indeed almost injured many times because of his weak mind and didn't want to commit more sins. So Xuan Xiu's words really touched Xu Qingfan deeply.

But Xu Qingfan couldn't agree with Xuan Xiu's statement. According to Xuan Xiu, in order to pursue the longevity, one must give up everything and devote oneself to cultivation. Although the longevity is what Xu Qingfan wants, instead of giving up everything for the ethereal longevity, Xu Qingfan hopes to do something he likes in his limited life. For Xu Qingfan, cultivation is to challenge himself and gain more life, but gaining more life is not for continuing cultivation. If you give up everything for the longevity, it would be too boring for the long life of a cultivator. The experience of his master Lu Huayan can explain a lot. He spent his whole life trying hard and toiling for longevity, but in the end, he ended up with nothing. Although he had nearly a thousand years more life than ordinary people, he got much less happiness than ordinary people.

As for Xuan Xiu's saying that his heart was too weak, Xu Qingfan had nothing to say. Xu Qingfan had already vaguely realized this before, but it was not as clear as Xuan Xiu said. And he also learned a lot because of this shortcoming. But although Xu Qingfan is aware of this shortcoming, how can a character formed over decades be changed by just one or two words? He can only pay more attention in the future.

Although he disagrees with some of Xuan Xiu's words, Xu Qingfan still feels that these words still touch him a lot. Since entering the spiritual silence period, or because Lu Huayan said that his highest achievement in this life can only reach the late spiritual silence period, Xu Qingfan has indeed been much lax in cultivation compared to before. So Xu Qingfan decided to spend more time on cultivation after ending his earthly relationship and returning to the mountain. People cannot give up without trying. Xu Qingfan still wants to try whether he can break through to the Jindan period.

So Xu Qingfan bowed to Xuan Xiu with a solemn expression and said, "Thank you for your teaching, which has touched me deeply."

Xuan Xiu waved his hand and said lightly, "Fellow Daoist, please don't blame me for making a wrong judgment."

"I dare not."

At this time, Xuan Xian interrupted and said, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Xiu, it's time for us to go back now."

After seeing Xuan Xiu nod, Xuan Xian said to Xu Qingfan, "After today's separation, I don't know when we can meet again. Please take care of yourself, fellow Daoist Xu." As he said that, Xuan Xian looked at Ting'er who had been standing quietly beside Xu Qingfan, as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment but did not speak.

Then, under Xu Qingfan's gaze, more than a dozen cultivators from the Ku Xiu Valley, some on the fairy clouds, some on the auspicious clouds, and some standing in the air, also flew to the north, and their speed was no less than that of Bao Wei before.

Looking at the people from the Ku Xiu Valley leaving, Xu Qingfan sighed. At this time, the barbarian village had been destroyed, and countless demon soldiers and mutated monsters had all been killed by the monks. Coupled with the sunlight shining from the sky, the fierce battle three nights ago seemed like an illusory and unreal dream when recalled.

Turning to look at Ting'er, who was the only one by his side now, Xu Qingfan found that Ting'er was also looking at him silently. Except for the fact that Ting'er called Xu Lin "Daddy" three days ago when Xu Lin died, Ting'er has not said a word in the past three days. She will do whatever Xu Qingfan asks her to do, but no matter what Xu Qingfan says to her, No matter what she said, Ting'er just looked at Xu Qingfan silently, as if she wanted to imprint Xu Qingfan's appearance deeply in her heart, but she didn't say a word.

"Ting'er must be hating me for killing her father now." Xu Qingfan sighed again when he thought of this, and said to Ting'er: "Ting'er, come with me to pay homage to your father, and then let's leave too."

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, an inexplicable expression flashed through Ting'er's cold eyes, which seemed to be panic, sadness, and expectation. However, she still didn't say much and just followed Xu Qingfan silently towards the place where his father died.

In the huge open space of Manzhai, Xu Lin's tomb is quietly located in the middle. The tombstone reads "The tomb of Naxiu, the patriarch of the Jiuli tribe." Originally, Xu Qingfan wanted to write the name on the tombstone as "Xu Lin", but Before he started writing, he thought that Xu Lin had expelled him from the Xu family. He was ashamed to admit that he was a member of the Xu family, so he changed his name to "Naxiu", the name he used when he was in the Jiuli tribe. I think with this name, Xu Lin can get along better with the Jiuli people underground.

After taking Ting'er to pay homage to Xu Lin's tomb, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but sigh sadly as he recalled the life of his cousin, then gathered his emotions and said to Ting'er: "Ting'er, let's go. "

With that said, the "Three Zhang Qing Ling" turned into a cloud of green clouds and appeared at the feet of Xu Qingfan and Ting'er, and then flew them quickly to the location of Xujiazhai twenty-seven years ago.

After leaving, Ting'er took another deep look at her father's tomb. Only then did obvious emotions appear in her eyes. But the determination in Ting'er's eyes at this moment made Xu Qingfan, who had been paying attention to her, couldn't help but be surprised.

After Xu Qingfan and Ting'er left, Nanhuang returned to its former desolation and quietness. Only the corpses on the ground and Xu Lin's tombstone were silently staring at the sky, seeming to be talking about something, and seemed to be complaining about something. .

Suddenly, a black mist appeared in the sky. As the mist dissipated, two figures suddenly appeared in the sky above Manzhai.

The two men's faces were obscured by their wide collars. They were both wearing purple robes with gold patterns, and had several bells hanging on their shoulders. As their bodies moved, they made a soul-stirring jingle. On the chest of the purple robe is written an arrogant word "Ming" in red. The only difference between the two people's costumes is that the ring worn by the man emerging from the tree has the word "chen" engraved on it, while the ring of the other person has the word "su" engraved on it.

"Well! I came a step late. It seems that the magic pearl has been taken away by the immortal cultivator who appeared here. It's really a pity." A calm voice sounded, but the tone of the words did not seem very regretful.

"Hmph! There are many high-level immortal cultivators who have appeared here. Judging from the remaining aura fluctuations, there is even a Mahayana-stage immortal cultivator who has appeared here. It is useless for us to come here earlier. Although we can take back the magic bead, it is still... It will expose our organization, and it’s a pity that the magic bead is worth the loss.” A hoarse voice sounded next.

Because the collars of both men's robes were too wide and long, blocking all parts of their faces below the eyes, it was impossible to tell who was speaking.

"It seems that the magic beads are my collection, why do you sound more regretful than me? The magic beads are useless to us." The calm voice asked with a teasing tone.

"Hmph! I don't regret that magic bead, but I regret that the magic bead failed to play its intended role. Originally, you threw the magic bead into the barbarian village just to let these barbarians obtain the power of the magic bead, and then use it to Are they diverting the attention of the Immortal Cultivation World in Middle-earth to hide our actions? It's a pity that these barbarians failed to live up to their expectations and exposed their power prematurely. They were united and annihilated by the Immortal Cultivators before they fully grasped the power of the magic beads. It's really a shame. A bunch of rubbish!"

"Forget it, isn't it just a magic bead? Let's think of other ways."

"That's all."

As the two people's voices fell, thick black fog appeared in the sky again. After the black fog dissipated, the figures of the two people had disappeared, as if they had never appeared.