Seeking Immortality

After the ravages of the "Wind of Destruction", Xu Qingfan's house was in a mess, and all the utensils and household items were torn to pieces by the wild wind. Until now, Xu Qingfan didn't even have a place to sit cross-legged during meditation. It was embarrassing to be in seclusion like this.

The only thing to be thankful for was that before Xu Qingfan went into seclusion, he moved all the books in his room to Zhang Ningmei's house because he considered that Zhang Ningmei liked reading books like him. Otherwise, if the countless books collected by Yue Qingru and him over the years were destroyed by this "Wind of Destruction", Xu Qingfan would really be in tears.

In the empty house under the ravages of the "Wind of Destruction", the only exception was Xiao Hei, who was absorbing the death energy from the skull. It, the skull, and the dead spirit bead were still floating quietly in the air as before the "Wind of Destruction" raged. The black death energy kept churning. Xu Qingfan knew that the "Wind of Destruction" that had just blown around Xiao Hei was probably corroded by this huge and pure death energy.

Although the "Wind of Destruction" was beyond Xu Qingfan's expectations in terms of power and controllability, the original idea was successful anyway, and Xu Qingfan had achieved two of the five goals he set for himself during his retreat. The other three, such as the perfection of "Life and Death Secret", the goal of the late stage of the solid pill, or the perfection of the third magical power "outside body incarnation", have been mostly completed after these years of hard work. Xu Qingfan took out a black stone from his sleeve, named "Xingyin Stone". After refining, it will automatically absorb the power of the stars. Every year of absorption, a white spot will appear on the black stone, which is usually used to record the time when the monks are in seclusion. However, three white spots have appeared on this black stone. Xu Qingfan knew that three years had passed since he started his seclusion.

And the twelve-year seclusion time only took three years. Judging from this aspect, everything went very smoothly during his seclusion this time.

But Xu Qingfan knew that the real challenge had just begun, because among the five goals, improving the "Desolate Wind" or using the "Life and Death Sutra" to improve physical fitness are the simplest and most traceable of the five goals, and the remaining three. It takes a very long time, so Xu Qingfan's time is still tight.

So after a brief summary of the experience of performing the "Destruction Wind" just now, Xu Qingfan did not hesitate any more. Although the bed he had been sitting on had turned to ashes, Xu Qingfan didn't care. He just sat on the ground and continued to meditate.

This time, Xu Qingfan closed his eyes and meditated. When he opened his eyes again, it was eight years later.

In the seventh year of Xu Qingfan's retreat, that is, five years before Jiuhua ended its closure of the mountain. The time when the cultivators in the Xiuxian world were concerned about the start of the catastrophe finally arrived. The catastrophe that occurred once every 2,800 years finally arrived. This was the ninth time. Judging from the various signs and chaos before, the damage caused by this catastrophe. I'm afraid it will be far greater than the previous eight catastrophes.

During this year, every cultivator with a little strength in the Xiuxian world was nervously paying attention to every corner of the entire Xiuxian world. If there was any abnormality, they would be nervous for a long time.

Although the damage caused by this catastrophe may be far greater than the previous eight times, it is gratifying that, unlike the previous eight times, the Xiuxian world is prepared for the catastrophe this time. That is the seemingly powerful and incomparable Righteous Alliance. The Mahayana masters currently known in the world of immortal cultivation are all legendary figures. However, more than half of them have participated in this alliance, and there are hundreds of great masters in the Jindan stage who are usually high and mighty. With this power, it seems that no catastrophe will be afraid.

But in fact, the Righteous Alliance, which is composed of all the major sects and high-level cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation, seems to have known something and is even more nervous. The entire world of immortal cultivation is patrolling everywhere, expecting to find something abnormal, but at the same time, the real elite forces in the Righteous Alliance are all concentrated in Ronghua Mountain, where the "Qingxu Sect" is located.

At the same time, many cultivators regard Ronghua Mountain as the safest place and move to the vicinity of Ronghua Mountain. For a time, the mortals near Ronghua Mountain were surprised to find that the place where they were, the people coming and going were actually those immortals who could fly into the sky and hide in the ground. From the initial surprise and fear, they slowly became accustomed to it. Instead, it is strange why those immortals with great magical powers are all nervous. Could it be that immortals are afraid of something?

It was just that after the arrival of the legendary catastrophe, the cultivation world was extremely peaceful for a whole six months, even calmer than at any other time. The monks of the sects that were regarded as enemies on weekdays would actually bow to each other when they met each other at this time, which was very discordant. The entire cultivation world did not seem to be in chaos at all.

For a while, many monks were confused. Could it be that there were only eight catastrophes in total, and this time, everyone was nervous for nothing? But the chaos before the catastrophe was not like that.

And more monks and sects, especially those with second-rate strength or below, were not welcomed by the Righteous Alliance, but they had no power to resist the catastrophe. There was not even a Jindan-stage monk in the sect, but they had found a hidden place to hide long before this year.

It is precisely because of this that the righteous alliance and cultivators who are paying attention to the situation in the world of immortal cultivation have not noticed that most of these secluded cultivators and sects have disappeared in their secluded places. No one knows where they have gone, and no one knows whether their disappearance is just a change of secluded place or they are forced by others.

In the peaceful world of immortal cultivation, undercurrents were surging.

Like other cultivators, every cultivator in the "Eight Desolations Hall" was nervous at this time, but unlike the nervousness of other cultivators, these cultivators in the "Eight Desolations Hall" were nervous, but they did not show any fear, but instead had a hint of excitement.

The "Eight Desolations Hall" at this time was very different from the newcomer competition with Xu Qingfan. After the increase in the strength of the sect in recent years and the expansion in various parts of the immortal cultivation world, the "Eight Desolations Hall" was originally only ranked in the barren land of the four corners of the immortal cultivation world. However, there was no more embarrassment in the past, especially after annexing some small sects with rich resources but weak strength, the various arrangements of the "Eight Desolations Hall" were much more magnificent than before. The number of disciples under the sect has even exceeded 3,000. The number of spiritual stones and elixirs given by the sect every year has also increased a lot. The scope of the sect's activities is no longer limited to the barren lands in various parts of the vast land of Shenzhou, but has established branch halls in many places in the prosperous Middle Earth.

At this time, the three thousand disciples of the "Eight Desolations Hall", whether they were in the Qi Refining Stage or the Spiritual Silence Stage, were all sitting cross-legged in front of the "Wilderness Hall". Looking at the excitement on their faces, they seemed to be waiting for something.

Although the expansion of the "Eight Desolations Hall" has been suppressed by the Righteous Alliance in recent years, it can no longer annex other sects as it did before. The speed of development has slowed down a lot, but the strength is still slowly developing, and it is already above the six major holy places in the world of immortal cultivation.

At this time, in the core of the "Eight Desolations Hall", all the principals of the "Wilderness Hall" are gathered together, including the eight mysterious hall masters, the twelve powerful evil immortals. The seventy-two flying generals who are gradually gaining fame, for a while, made the originally spacious "Wilderness Hall" feel a little crowded.

At this time, the nearly one hundred powerful cultivators were silent. They just sat in a circle, staring closely at the statue in the center of the crowd.

This is a hideous demon statue, and the whole body is glowing with a mysterious red light. It makes people lose their minds.

Among them, Mantian, the master of the "Eight Desolations Palace", had a particularly complicated expression at this time, because he knew that the statue he brought was one of the biggest secrets of the "Nether" organization. "The Statue of Shura"!! One third of the essence, blood and wronged souls collected by "Nether" over the years were used to activate the "Statue of Shura".

And this "Statue of Shura". It was also the purpose of his entry into "Nether". The price was that he had to lead the "Eight Desolations Palace" to provoke this catastrophe in the world of cultivation first! !

Mantian naturally knew the consequences of provoking the catastrophe in the world of cultivation first, and he would definitely be attacked by all the major sects in the world of cultivation, so he refused without hesitation at that time.

But at this moment, the two elders of "Heaven" and "Earth" demonstrated the mystery of "Ashura Image" in front of Mantian and the other seven hall masters. In the end, Mantian and the other seven hall masters agreed. Although it was threatening to provoke a catastrophe in the world of immortal cultivation, "Ashura Image" could definitely allow "Eight Desolation Hall" to get rid of the embarrassing situation of being able to move only in the barren land and become the pinnacle of the world of immortal cultivation. At that time, it would not be impossible to get rid of the control of "Nether" and even dominate the world of immortal cultivation.

What's more, the Eight Desolation Hall was only responsible for provoking this catastrophe. The real catastrophe and chaos still depended on the successive entry of various forces such as "Nether", Zhang Xusheng, and the Zhong family. As long as we hold on until that time, "Eight Desolation Hall" will be fine. What's more, with the mystery of "Ashura Image", those upright people might not be able to do anything to "Eight Desolation Hall" at all.

"Grand Hall Master, can we start?"

Just as Mantian was secretly thinking about whether his decision was right or wrong, another hall master, Manmo, suddenly asked.

Mantian sighed and said slowly: "Let's start."

As Mantian finished speaking, the eight hall masters, the twelve evil immortals, and the seventy-two flying generals began to pinch their fingers and chant some ancient and mysterious spells.

Under the guidance of these masters, the "Ashura Statue" in the center of the crowd suddenly began to emit a misty red mist, which began to spread to the entire "Xuanye Hall". Not only Mantian and others in the hall, but also the three thousand eight wasteland disciples outside the hall were shrouded in this red mist.

The catastrophe finally began.