Seeking Immortality

Master Nephew Xu, you have only been out for a year, why are you back already? "

Xu Qingfan had just made the "Wanli Cloud" land in front of the "Baicao Garden" when an old and hoarse voice came from the courtyard.

Xu Qingfan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he pushed open the ajar door of the "Baicao Garden", smiled and said to an old man who was sorting flowers and plants in the courtyard: "This junior has been away for a year. Others Everyone who saw me complained that the junior's time down the mountain was too long, but you, Master Liu, felt that the junior's time out was too short. "He is very familiar with this elder, so he usually seems to be more casual.

This old man's face is full of wrinkles and age spots, and his skin has a light grayish color. What should have been a very tall figure has become thin and hunched over under the erosion of time. Almost all of his head has fallen off. His whole body exudes a strong smell of age, and his appearance is better than any elder Xu Qingfan has seen before. They are all much older.

This old man is Liu Huaxiang, who is in charge of the "Baicao Garden". He was currently dressed as a flower farmer, squatting on the ground and picking up the flowers and plants on the ground. Although he looks extremely old, he is energetic and his hands are very steady when playing with flowers and plants. Although the cold wind was fierce on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, the old man was only wearing a linen single coat. I noticed that Xu Qingfan turned to look at him with a smile after he came in. His face was kind, and he looked like a kind elder after seeing his beloved junior. How could he have the weird temper reported by the outside world? .

According to Yue Qingru, Uncle Liu was already 900 years old, but Xu Qingfan was always much older than that. Zhang Hualing, Xiao Huazhe and others are older than Master Liu. They have similar skills but their appearance is obviously much younger than Master Liu. Moreover, Xu Qingfan always sees the expression and eyes that Master Liu occasionally shows. I noticed a strong sense of the vicissitudes of time, stronger than anyone Xu Qingfan had seen before. It's just that Uncle Liu knew the basics after all, and he started more than ten years later than Xu Qingfan's master Lu Huayan. Therefore, although Xu Qingfan could not help but doubt his age, it only passed away briefly.

Compared with the dilapidated appearance of "Baicao Garden", the interior of "Baicao Garden" is even more messy. There is a dilapidated house in the middle of the courtyard, which is obviously Liu Huaxiang's usual residence. Countless flowers and plants of various shapes, whether bright, weird or simple, are densely packed all over the courtyard. However, the various elixirs that should be grown in the "Baicao Garden" are rarely seen.

"It's hard to go down the mountain once. Of course, I need to spend more time. Although the scenery of the Jiuhua Mountains is beautiful, I have seen it for so many years. No matter how beautiful it is, I should feel tired. And I am tired from meditating all day long. , it would be good to go down the mountain and play for a few more years to relax. Anyway, we have a lot of time to cultivate.

Besides, how many exotic flowers and plants can you collect after only being out for a year? "After looking at Xu Qingfan carefully, a strange light flashed in Liu Huaxiang's eyes. He seemed to have discovered something strange, but he still said with a smile.

Liu Huaxiang’s words. If other cultivators heard it, even if it wouldn't be considered a treason, it would still be enough to shock and disgrace the secular world. For a cultivator, the road to immortality is long, and the further you go, the more difficult it becomes. The time used for practice is not enough anyway. How can we "relax and feel good for a few years" as the old man said?

Sometimes Xu Qingfan also felt that the reason why this weird-tempered Uncle Liu looked at him differently. In addition to being as interested in all kinds of exotic flowers and plants as he is, the bigger reason is probably because my attitude towards the land of immortality is very similar to his in some aspects.

"Actually, I have thought about staying at the foot of the mountain for a few more years, but the newcomer competition jointly held by the six holy places is just around the corner, so I have to come back early to make more preparations." Xu Qingfan explained with a smile.

When Liu Huaxiang heard Xu Qingfan talk about the "Newcomer Competition", a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Oh, by the way, Master Xu, you will participate in the Newcomer Competition in two years' time. I would like to put this I forgot about it. However, this newcomer competition may be very interesting, and many old friends who have not seen each other for a long time will come out to join in the fun.”

When Liu Huaxiang said this, there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone that could not be concealed.

After Xu Qingfan heard Liu Huaxiang's words, he couldn't help but frown secretly, always feeling that there should be another meaning in this sentence. But Xu Qingfan knew that since Uncle Liu didn't say anything clearly, it meant that he didn't want to say more to him, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just asked: "Listen to Master Liu, will you also go to watch the rookie competition in two years' time?"

Liu Huaxiang shook his head and said: "I'm old and can't walk anymore, so it's better to stay inside the door with peace of mind. What's more, maybe those old friends will come to Jiuhuamen to find me in person." As he said that, the old man seemed unwilling to go any further. After continuing on this topic, he turned to Xu Qingfan and asked: "Senior nephew Xu, have you solved all your earthly problems in the mortal world this time? Did you remember to collect the seeds of exotic flowers and plants for me?"

Seeing Liu Huaxiang changing the subject, Xu Qingfan did not continue talking. Instead, he smiled and placed the seeds of exotic flowers and plants he had collected in the Southern Wilderness and Middle-earth over the past year in front of Liu Huaxiang one by one, and placed their The characteristics of the name were explained to Liu Huaxiang one by one.

"This is the seed of a mud fruit. I collected it in Hengshan County in the Middle Earth. This fruit is about the size of a fist when it grows up. It is gray in color. When it splits, it will ooze pulpy white juice, which is extremely sticky."

"This is the seed of a different species of Ficus lute. When it grows, it will have many branches. When the wind blows the branches, it will make various sounds to charm the creatures within a radius of one mile. It is very rare."

"This is the seed of sawgrass. I collected it in the Southern Wasteland. The edges of the grass blades are saw-shaped, which is sharper than that of blade grass. Once a person or animal is scratched by it, it will cause a strong sense of paralysis. It won’t take a few days.”

"This is the seed of the Spirit-Gathering Grass. It is the most rare. It can automatically gather and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon. I got it from a market. If it is planted around the cave, the concentration of spiritual energy around the cave will be It will increase a lot.”

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When Xu Qingfan placed the seeds of exotic flowers and herbs he had collected over the year in front of Liu Huaxiang one by one and introduced all their characteristics, the surprise in Liu Huaxiang's originally calm eyes became more and more intense. When Xu Qingfan After taking out the seeds of the piranha, Liu Huaxiang snatched it from Xu Qingfan's hand. Playing and admiring it carefully, it looks like you can't put it down.

Hua Xiang looked like he had found a good toy. Xu Qingfan couldn't help but find it funny. "I would like to ask Master Liu to help me plant more spirit-gathering grass so that I can transplant it around the cave in the future to increase the aura of the cave."

Hear Xu Qingfan's words. Liu Huaxiang raised his head in surprise and asked, "Didn't you master the "Ku Rong Jue"? Why do you want me to help you plant the "Spirit Gathering Grass"? Can't you just make some yourself?"

Xu Qingfan explained with a wry smile: "It's not that easy. "Kurong Jue" can indeed transform all kinds of plants in the world for one's own use, but if you want to maintain the existence of these plants, you must continue to inject spiritual energy into the plants. Once it is no longer If you input spiritual energy, these plants will immediately dissipate into nothingness. If you let the juniors create the 'Spirit Gathering Grass' on their own, maintaining the existence of these 'Spirit Gathering Grasses' every day will be a heavy burden for the juniors, so it is better to transplant some. ”

After hearing Xu Qingfan's explanation, Liu Huaxiang said with some surprise: "That's it. I was thinking before that if "Kurong Jue" could really create all kinds of plants in the world without any limit. That would be too mysterious, and now it seems that it is still possible. There are many restrictions.”

Xu Qingfan nodded and said: "It's true. Although this junior's "Kurong Jue" is still mysterious, it consumes a lot of spiritual energy to perform it."

Then, Xu Qingfan and Liu Huaxiang talked about some exotic flowers and plants, from the Southern Wilderness to the East China Sea, and from the North Pole to the Western Desert. All the exotic flowers and plants from various places were brought out and discussed by the two of them. This topic was of great interest to both of them, so time passed by silently while they were discussing it, but neither of them knew it.

When Xu Qingfan accidentally noticed the dim sunlight. He was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that the time was already approaching night without realizing it, so he bowed slightly to Liu Huaxiang and said, "It's getting late, and this junior should go back."

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Liu Huaxiang realized that the sun was setting in the west, but this time he did not answer Xu Qingfan's words. Instead, he nodded and said lightly: "Yes, it's getting late, and it's time to teach you how to practice." Get rid of the remaining demonic energy in your body."

Hearing Liu Huaxiang's words, Xu Qingfan was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Senior, are you saying that there is still demonic energy left in this junior?"

At the same time as he spoke, Xu Qingfan also hurriedly circulated the two qi in his body, but nothing was wrong.

But Xu Qingfan knew that Liu Huaxiang's level of skill was far better than his own, and he had not known what he had experienced in the past year. It was true that he said that there was still demonic energy left in his body, but he could not detect it with his current skill.

Hearing Xu Qingfan's question, Liu Huaxiang nodded slightly to express his confirmation, but unlike Xu Qingfan, his expression was not nervous at this time. Instead, he asked with a smile: "Did Master Xu encounter a demon cultivator when he went down the mountain this time?" Or have you encountered the 'Nine Magic Pearls'?"

"It's the 'Nine Magic Pearls'." Xu Qingfan said with a wry smile.

Seeing Liu Huaxiang's relaxed expression, Xu Qingfan's originally nervous mood relaxed slightly, knowing that Liu Huaxiang should have a solution. Because it was related to Ting'er, Xu Qingfan originally did not intend to tell others about his experience after going down the mountain, but now that Liu Huaxiang has seen that there is still demonic energy in his body, it is more related to his own safety, and Xu Qingfan also knows that Liu Huaxiang He didn't care about Ting'er's affairs, so he told Liu Huaxiang exactly what he had experienced after going down the mountain.

When Xu Qingfan told the story, Liu Huaxiang just listened silently, with silence in his eyes. Only when Xu Qingfan mentioned Xuan Moda did a slight fluctuation appear in his eyes.

After Xu Qingfan finished telling his story, Liu Huaxiang nodded slightly and said, "Demon energy is the most bizarre aggregation of evil spirits in the world. Demon cultivators can often cause huge catastrophes in the world of immortality with the power of several people. What they cultivate Is the demonic energy so simple? It should be that when you fought with Naxiu, his demonic sword stabbed your body and left some demonic energy on your body. Later, you were detecting Ting. When it came to the situation in your body, some of the spiritual energy was eroded by the demonic energy. Although you later refined the demonic energy, some remained, but the amount was too small and you didn't notice it. Later, there were two more demonic energies in your body, one corroding your body, and the other corroding your spiritual energy. Now because the number is too small, you didn't notice it, but by the time you discover it, I'm afraid your mind has been controlled by the demonic energy. "

After finishing speaking, Liu Huaxiang raised his head and looked at Xu Qingfan. He found that although Xu Qingfan's face couldn't help showing a hint of fear, he still looked calm and collected. He couldn't help but nodded approvingly and continued: "But you don't have to panic. It will take at least several years for this demonic energy to have an impact on you. I will now pass on to you a set of exercises that are used to refine the foreign energy in your body. You can do it before and after meditation every day, and it will naturally disappear after a few months. worry."

"Thank you, Uncle Liu." After hearing Liu Huaxiang's words, Xu Qingfan felt certain in his heart, bowed deeply to Liu Huaxiang, and said gratefully.

Liu Huaxiang waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, it's just convenient. This set of exercises is not particularly clever anyway. Just think of it as my thanks for helping me collect the seeds of these exotic flowers and plants." With that, Liu Huaxiang put this set of The exercises were explained to Xu Qingfan in detail.

After finishing speaking, Liu Huaxiang checked again whether Xu Qingfan had understood clearly. After getting the affirmative answer, his face showed a slight look of relief. Then he seemed to think of something again and said, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, Liu Huaxiang turned around and walked slowly towards his dilapidated room. After a long time, he came out of the room. In his hand, there was a three-foot-long stick-like object, exuding a strong smell of wood fire. The outside was wrapped in a yellow wide cloth, so that no one could see what was inside. things.

After Liu Huaxiang walked to Xu Qingfan, he handed the long stick-shaped object to Xu Qingfan and said with a smile: "This is for you, it may be of great use to you."