Seeking Immortality

After the headmaster Zhang Hualing and a group of guardian masters left Changchunju, Xu Qingfan, his senior brother Yue Qingru and Nangong Qingshan also returned to the mourning hall, and knelt quietly in front of the spirit of the master Lu Huayan, and they were silent for a while.

"Senior brother, actually you don't have to do this with me. Doing so will delay your practice. After all, this is just my personal idea." Xu Qingfan suddenly broke the silence and said to Yue Qingru apologetically.

"Junior brother, don't say that. Master has treated me like a father since he accepted me as a disciple. So even if you didn't say that to the headmaster, I would do it." Yue Qingru waved his hand at Xu Qingfan and said, "Besides, I know my own qualifications. Now that I can reach the late stage of fasting, it is my limit, so there is no delay. It's better to practice alone, at least I will be more comfortable at ordinary times."

Just when Xu Qingfan wanted to say something else, Nangong Qingshan, who was kneeling on the side, suddenly stood up and walked to the back hall alone without even saying hello to the two senior brothers.

Seeing Nangong Qingshan leave, Yue Qingru sighed slightly.

"Junior Brother Nangong may be a little ashamed because he is the only one among our brothers who changed to someone else's school, so what we said just now embarrassed him a little." Looking at Nangong Qingshan's departing back, Xu Qingfan said to Yue Qingru.

Although Xu Qingfan was not very happy about Nangong Qingshan's change of school, he did not resent anything. Everyone has their own ambitions. After all, if there is a master, cultivation will be much smoother. And Xu Qingfan himself did not want to ruin other people's future because of his decision.

"Haha, I know what you mean, junior brother. I will not be angry with Junior Brother Nangong, after all, this is about his future. Junior Brother Nangong is different from you and me. His talent and bones are quite good. If he has a good master, his future will be limitless." Yue Qingru said with a forced smile.

Seeing that Yue Qingru's will was a little depressed, Xu Qingfan hurriedly threw out the doubts in his mind just now, trying to divert Yue Qingru's attention. "By the way, Senior Brother, why do I always feel that Senior Uncle Xiao Huazhe seems to have a lot of opinions about the Head Master Uncle."

"I'm not very clear about this, but I heard that it seems that more than 300 years ago, Senior Uncle Xiao competed with the Head Master Uncle for the position of the Head Master, but in the end, the Grand Master chose the Head Master Uncle to take charge of Jiuhuamen, so Senior Uncle Xiao was dissatisfied." Yue Qingru said hesitantly. After all, talking about people behind their backs does not conform to his principles of life.

"Really? I think it's better for Senior Uncle Xiao to be the Head Master. Zhang Hualing is too impersonal." Xu Qingfan thought of what Zhang Hualing did just now and said angrily.

"Alas, many things are forced after becoming the Head Master. Junior Brother, don't take it too seriously." Yue Qingru comforted.

At this moment, Nangong Qingshan suddenly walked out of the back hall and walked towards the outside of Changchunju without looking back. He was carrying a package behind him, which seemed to be his daily necessities.

"Junior brother, where are you going?" Xu Qingfan stopped Nangong Qingshan and asked.

"To find my master." Nangong Qingshan glanced at Xu Qingfan, then answered with a cold expression.

"Your master? Are you talking about the Dharma Protector Xu?" Xu Qingfan frowned and asked.

"Yes, go find him early and leave a good impression on him."

"Then you won't keep vigil for the master?" Xu Qingfan asked dissatisfiedly.

"The master's first seven days have not passed yet, you should keep vigil for the master here first. After the elders die, the younger generation has to keep vigil for the first seven days. This is the rule." Yue Qingru stopped and explained.

"Yes, although you have a new master now, you can't disrespect the old master, or you will be punished by heaven." Xu Qingfan said coldly beside him, very dissatisfied with Nangong Qingshan's disrespect for Lu Huayan, so there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"Master? Are you talking about Lu Huayan? Is he worthy?" Who knew that Nangong Qingshan actually asked back with disdain.

"What did you say?" Xu Qingfan and Yue Qingru both turned pale at the same time after hearing Nangong Qingshan's words.

"Did I say anything wrong? Don't you think I don't know why that old guy Lu Huayan accepted me as his apprentice? Isn't it for his own immortality? So he let me practice that dangerous technique. Brother Xu, you too, isn't it the same for that old guy to accept you as his apprentice? You are so loyal to him. And your brother Yue, that old guy accepted you as his apprentice just to use you as a servant! I think you two are stupid because you read books, so you were deceived by him and still protected him until you died." Nangong Qingshan pointed at Lu Huayan's spirit tablet and said excitedly, with hatred flashing in his eyes. Obviously, he had been enduring these words for more than a day or two.

"Brother Nangong, how can you say that about Master? This is Master's mourning hall!" Yue Qingru said excitedly after hearing Nangong Qingshan's words, and the gray beard on his face trembled slightly because of anger.

"What's wrong with his mourning hall? Can't we talk about it?" Nangong Qingshan said forcefully.

"Nangong Qingshan, although the master accepted you as his disciple for another purpose, he should have explained to you the reasons why he accepted you as his disciple before he accepted you as his disciple, right?" Xu Qingfan stopped Yue Qingru who wanted to say something else and asked Nangong Qingshan coldly.

"I said it, it was because of his words that I knew he was using me." Nangong Qingshan said hatefully.

"Did he force you to become his disciple? Master should have given you a chance to choose, right? Wasn't it your own choice to become his disciple?" Xu Qingfan suddenly shouted.

"But it is a fact that he accepted me as his disciple with bad intentions!" After hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Nangong Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then said forcefully.

"Since you chose to become his disciple, you should regard him as your master! You must respect your teacher! Because although Master didn't really want to accept you as his disciple, he didn't force you after all. Everything is your choice. Let's not talk about the well-known old saying that a teacher is a father for life. Has Master treated you badly since he accepted you as his disciple? Has he put you in any danger when you were practicing? Has he ever been unfaithful when teaching you?" Xu Qingfan spoke louder and louder, and even shouted out the last few words. All the sadness and anger he encountered today were poured out in these words.

Hearing what Xu Qingfan said, Nangong Qingshan was speechless and stunned for a while, but he still snorted coldly, looked up at the sky, and looked disdainful of answering.

"I'll give you one last chance. Now you go to the master's spirit to kowtow and apologize, and then honestly guard the master's first seven days here. Brother Yue and I will pretend that nothing happened today. From now on, you go your way, I go my way, and we have nothing to do with each other." Seeing Nangong Qingshan's disdainful look, Xu Qingfan suddenly calmed down and whispered to Nangong Qingshan. Although the voice was soft, anyone could hear the anger contained in it.

"What if I don't?" Nangong Qingshan asked arrogantly.

"Then don't blame me for being rude." Xu Qingfan said softly.

"Hmph~~" Nangong Qingshan snorted coldly, but ignored Xu Qingfan and turned to walk out the door. He was used to Xu Qingfan's humility and kindness, and he didn't believe that Xu Qingfan would do anything to him.

"Looking for a fight!" Seeing Nangong Qingshan's unrepentant look, Xu Qingfan could no longer hold back his anger. He raised his right hand, and the withered and flourishing ruler turned into a brilliant green light, and quickly hit Nangong Qingshan from behind!

Nangong Qingshan obviously didn't expect Xu Qingfan to actually dare to attack, but he reacted very quickly. He pinched his fingers and saw a stream of wood spirit energy turned into a huge and thick wooden shield blocking in front of him. It turned out to be a low-level intermediate Taoist technique "Wood Spirit Shield"! !

Being able to use low-level intermediate Taoist techniques so easily, it is obvious that he has reached the late stage of Qi Refining. To have such an achievement at such a young age, Nangong Qingshan's talent and bones are really one in a hundred.

Unfortunately, relying only on his Taoist techniques in the late stage of Qi Refining, how can he resist the angry attack of Xu Qingfan's magic weapon with the cultivation of the Bigu stage? The seemingly thick wooden shield was easily shattered the moment it came into contact with the withered ruler. The withered ruler that shattered the wooden shield did not stop at all and instantly hit Nangong Qingshan's chest.

Nangong Qingshan, who was hit by the withered ruler, spurted out a large mouthful of blood. After retreating more than ten steps, he fell to the ground with a pale face, obviously seriously injured.

This was because Xu Qingfan held back. The difference between the strength of the Qi Refining Stage and the Bigu Stage is huge and all-round.

Nangong Qingshan's pale face flashed with an incredible look after he was injured. He did not expect Xu Qingfan to defeat him so easily. This was really unacceptable to him who was arrogant.

"Very good, very good! I didn't expect that old guy to be partial to you and actually gave you a magic weapon. No wonder you protect him so much." Nangong Qingshan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said fiercely: "Just wait, one day you will regret your behavior today!!"

As he said, Nangong Qingshan staggered away without looking back. The resentful look before he left made Xu Qingfan doubt whether he had made a mistake in holding back.

"Some people only remember what others did bad to them, but never remember the good things others did to them. This Nangong Qingshan is undoubtedly such a person." Xu Qingfan looked at Nangong Qingshan's back as he left, thinking silently.

With a sigh, Xu Qingfan turned around, but found that his senior brother Yue Qingru was staring at Nangong Qingshan's back with a complicated expression.

"Senior brother, don't..."

Just when Xu Qingfan was about to say something to comfort Yue Qingru, he saw Yue Qingru suddenly spit out a large mouthful of blood, and then fainted straight away.

Xu Qingfan was shocked to see this scene, and quickly helped Yue Qingru up. After the spiritual energy penetrated into his body, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he was fine, but just because of anger, he was unwell, and he only needed to recuperate for a few days.

After settling his senior brother Yue Qingru, Xu Qingfan knelt in front of Lu Huayan's spirit again. In the huge mourning hall, only Xu Qingfan was alone in front of the spirit, so that Lu Huayan would not be too lonely.

"Master, do you see it? These are your brothers and disciples! Will your spirit in heaven be sad to see these? Probably not, you said you have seen through it, maybe you will only find it funny when you look at these in heaven?"

Xu Qingfan looked at Lu Huayan's tablet and thought silently.