Seeking Immortality

After calming Xiao Hei's anxious mood, Xu Qingfan walked towards the depths of the ruins again, but the deeper he went, the rarer the things he could find. It was obvious that the purple-clothed people had already focused on searching this area.

During this period, Xu Qingfan found several secret rooms that were used to store rare treasures, but he didn't find anything else. They were all empty. I just don't know whether the things inside were taken away by Gu Fulu or searched by the purple-clothed people.

After searching the entire ruins, plus the scattered items obtained outside the ruins, Xu Qingfan only got less than 500 spirit stones, more than 100 night pearls, and more than 10 bottles of various low-value spiritual pills. He did get a lot of materials for setting up formations and refining equipment, but they were useless to Xu Qingfan, but it was better than nothing.

It can be said that in this search, Xu Qingfan did not get any big gains except for the strange skull whose purpose was unknown. The skull was also very strange. Although Xu Qingfan got it, he did not dare to try to use it before he figured out its origin and purpose. The scene when the "Aura of Life" and "Aura of Death" were out of control before was still fresh in Xu Qingfan's memory.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan really entered the "Treasure Pavilion" and returned empty-handed. Although he had no hope for this ruin, he still felt a little regretful at this time. Thinking in his heart, Gu Fulu and the purple-clothed man were too clean, leaving nothing behind.

During the search, Xu Qingfan also met Xuanyuan Zun, Master Guanghui, and Nanshan Layman who were searching in the ruins. The four entered the ruins in four directions, and they also wanted to avoid finding something that was difficult to distribute. It's just that the "Treasure Pavilion" is not very big, and the space is even smaller after it becomes a ruin, so it's normal to meet each other.

However, after the four met, they just nodded and did not ask each other what they had gained, nor did they continue to search the location that the other party had searched, because everyone knew that even if there was something in that direction, it must have been searched away by the other party at this time.

Except for Xu Qingfan, the other three people also had regrets on their faces. It was unknown whether they had found something good but did not want others to find it and pretended to be so, or they really did not find any valuable items.

When the four people gathered together again, the ruins of the entire "Treasure Pavilion" had been carefully searched by everyone. At this time, there was not even a scattered spiritual stone in the ruins.

"Nothing valuable was found, let's leave." Xuanyuan Zun frowned and said.

After hearing Xuanyuan Zun's words, the others all nodded slightly, although they had entered from four different directions before. Now they left together.

The direction they left was the road that Nanshan Jushi had taken when he entered the ruins before.

But after reaching the exit, Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, pointing to a place not far from the exit and asked: "Daoyou Nanshan, don't you want this item?"

Where Xu Qingfan pointed was a cracked wall, which must have been a mechanism. Through the crack, you can see a girl-shaped doll standing quietly in the posture of drawing a sword. It should be the fighting doll in the "Treasure Pavilion", but it may be due to its own fault or the shock of the "Treasure Pavilion" when it was attacked by the Taoist magic, but it has some kind of fault and stopped moving before going out to fight.

See the direction of Xu Qingfan's finger. Nanshan Layman smiled and said, "I am not proficient in the art of puppets. I checked it and found that this puppet was already damaged. It is useless to me, so I ignored it."

Xu Qingfan nodded slightly, and asked Xuanyuan Zun and Master Guanghui, "So are you two Taoist friends interested in this puppet?"

Hearing Xu Qingfan's question, everyone knew that Xu Qingfan wanted this puppet. A damaged puppet was not very useful to everyone, and even if it was disassembled. The used materials had no value. So when everyone saw Xu Qingfan wanted it, they did not argue. Only Master Guanghui smiled and said, "This puppet is useless to us. If you want it, just take it."

On the other side, Xuanyuan Zun also nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Master Guanghui's statement.

Xu Qingfan smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

While speaking, Xu Qingfan waved his sleeves and put the puppet into his sleeves.

This puppet is certainly useless to Nanshan Jushi and others. In fact, it is also useless to Xu Qingfan. But the moment he saw this puppet, Xu Qingfan thought of something deeper.

First, Xu Qingfan was still very interested in the art of puppet making and operation. Although the way of cultivating immortals is to be refined rather than extensive, it is the right way to concentrate on cultivating immortals and seeking the longevity path. Those who are obsessed with refining tools and alchemy, such as the old beggar or the cultivators of "Medicine King Valley", may not be able to reach the great way in their lifetime. It is precisely because of this that Xu Qingfan has only a little understanding of these side doors in his cultivation over the years.

But the art of puppet making and operation is different. If you can understand more, it will be a great supplement to Xu Qingfan's second magical power - the art of "body incarnation".

Secondly, Xu Qingfan has long seen that the puppet in front of him is of the same type as the three puppets that ambushed Xu Qingfan before. Xu Qingfan is also very interested in the art of this type of puppet that can be invisible and hide its breath and quickly transfer its position. If he could get a glimpse of the trick, it would be of great help to Xu Qingfan's future response in battles.

Of course, although the doll was damaged, there was still only one. Xu Qingfan would not say these words to the other three people, but would just quietly put the doll into his sleeve.

After putting the doll in his sleeve, Xu Qingfan walked outside the ruins with the other three people. Outside, Xuanyuan Zun and three other disciples had been waiting for a long time.

The reason why Xu Qingfan and others are so leisurely searching for the remaining artifacts in the ruins is because the man in purple has long gone, and the other nearest "treasure pavilions" are also thousands of miles away. Of course, no one knows At this time, all the "Treasure Pavilions" have disappeared.

However, it was inconvenient to stay here for a long time. If other people from the "Treasure Pavilion" came to help, although everyone did not do anything, it would be a trouble after all. So as soon as they arrived outside the ruins, Xuanyuan Zun was already asking Xu Qingfan Where he went next was also a disguised farewell.

Xu Qingfan said with a smile: "I am going down the mountain this time to collect some things for retreat. I have already completed the preparations. I will go back to the mountain to continue retreat."

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Xuanyuan Zun's eyes flashed slightly, and then he raised his hands to Xu Qingfan and said: "We have to go back to the seniors to report what happened here. Since fellow Taoists are going back to the mountain for retreat, then I will It’s not convenient to stay, so I’ll just disperse here. I wish fellow Taoist friends will achieve greater heights after retreating.”

Xu Qingfan has many connections with the Righteous Alliance, so Xuanyuan Zun did not hide anything in front of Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan returned the favor and said, "Thank you very much."

But I heard Xuanyuan Zun suddenly ask: "Is the cave of fellow Taoist still in the Southern Wilderness?"

Xu Qingfan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Still."

Xuanyuan Zun smiled and said: "My location in the Valley of Ascetication is close to that of the Southern Wilderness. From now on, we will have to get closer to each other."

As Master Xuanyuan finished speaking, Master Guanghui and layman Nanshan also sent invitations on behalf of their respective sects. Among them, layman Nanshan even asked Xu Qingfan to preach at the "Xingyin Sect".

Xu Qingfan smiled and said: "Of course."

From Xuanyuan Zun's words, Xu Qingfan knew that many of the people who came into contact with him had begun to doubt his identity as a loose cultivator in the Southern Wilderness. However, according to Xu Qingfan's plan, he would come out of seclusion again after this retreat. , it is already time for Jiuhua Mountain to reappear in the world, and at that time, unless something unexpected happens, the name "Xu Fan" will not reappear in the world, but the real "Xu Qingfan" begins to walk around in the world, and it is natural to agree carefree.

In fact, although the words of Xuanyuan Zun and others were meant to be provocative, they were more sincere. Xu Qingfan preached in the "Qingxu Sect" as a casual cultivator and gained the support of "Zhangshang Chunqiu". The title had already become a celebrity in the Righteous Alliance, but at this time, the three of them saw with their own eyes Xu Qingfan's ability to bring back the dead after being seriously injured. However, the magical power was more mysterious than the legend, but the three of them were helpless. I have to go back to "Ronghua Mountain" to report, and I can't communicate with Xu Qingfan much, so I just hope to see you again in the future. This invitation is also sincere.

After a few more polite words to each other, Xuanyuan Zun and others left first. But Xu Qingfan stood in front of the ruins, watching everyone leave.

After everyone's figures completely disappeared from Xu Qingfan's sight, the smile on Xu Qingfan's face gradually faded. He turned to Xiao Hei and said, "There should be many of the two red beads you gave me before." , help me find them all.”

As Xu Qingfan finished speaking, Little Black immediately spread his wings and flew towards a position farther away around the ruins. Xu Qingfan, who was standing there, had a thoughtful look in his eyes.