Seeking Immortality

Fantasy, whether it is groundless fantasy or fantasy that has a chance to be realized, will often appear in the human mind. No matter what age you are, it seems that you can't live without fantasy. However, after gradually maturing and experiencing more and more, the number of fantasies has become less and less, and the hidden ones have become deeper and deeper. But fantasy still exists.

After all, fantasy represents a beautiful future and human desire in a certain way. Even if it cannot be realized, it is always good to think about it.

In this way, generation after generation of fantasy, gradually, fantasy seems to have become one of human instincts, mortals are like this, and so are immortals. When you are depressed in reality, you may think of sentences like "When I do this and that in the future, I will definitely do this and that..." in your mind.

Or, if the physiological control ability is insufficient, some unknown crystal liquid will flow from the corners of the mouth, and there will be some strange light under the sun.

Although Xu Qingfan will not drool in fantasy, he will occasionally think of things that will never happen in his spare time, after fighting, or after retreat.

For example, one day, his cultivation suddenly increased greatly, so that he could better survive in the troubled times and better protect the people or things he should protect. Or, one day, a treasured magic weapon would suddenly fall from the sky, and it would not fall on his head, for the same reason.

But Xu Qingfan did not expect that this fantasy would really come true.

Looking at the "Dragon Calling Order" and three "Immortality Pills" in front of him, after Xu Qingfan was sure that it was not an illusion, after the dreamlike feeling faded, his expression was still hesitant, and he did not even put the treasure in front of him into his sleeve.

"Immortality Pill" can allow him to break through to the Golden Core Stage in the shortest time, and "Dragon Calling Order" can allow Xu Qingfan to have the strength to compete with ordinary Mahayana Grandmasters within a certain period of time, which is exactly what Xu Qingfan hopes for most when he occasionally fantasizes.

But after the initial excitement and disbelief faded, Xu Qingfan thought more. But it was the purpose of the mysterious sword-carrying man leaving these four treasures, and what to do in the future?

It has been a whole incense stick of time since the strong man left. But the four treasures have not been taken away. I think it is not that the strong man forgot to take them.

There is no doubt that judging from the strength and momentum shown by this strong man with a sword on his back, the realm of this strong man with a sword on his back is rare even among the great masters of the Mahayana period. At least among the masters of the Righteous Alliance that Xu Qingfan has seen, only two or three can compare with him.

With the strong man's cultivation, this "Dragon Calling Order" and "Immortality Pill" are naturally useless to him, but he can't just throw them away, right? Leaving them behind will be of great use to his disciples in the future.

Hush money for Xu Qingfan? A reward for Xu Qingfan to defeat him to some extent? Or. Just simply because he likes Xu Qingfan, he thought of many reasons, but Xu Qingfan denied them one by one. He didn't think that his popularity had reached such a level, nor did he think that the mysterious strong man with a sword on his back was such a boring person?

But what was the purpose of this strong man leaving these four treasures? Xu Qingfan couldn't figure it out.

The treasures were right in front of him. It would be a lie for Xu Qingfan to say that he was not tempted, but he still didn't put away the four treasures. One reason was that he couldn't guess the purpose of this strong man leaving the treasures, and he always felt uneasy in his heart. The second reason was that although cultivating immortals was against the will of heaven, it was about cause and effect. If he accepted these four treasures, it would be tantamount to owing this strong man a huge favor. The next time they met, if this strong man asked him for the "Against the Heaven Sword", would he give it to him or not?

For a while, Xu Qingfan's eyebrows were a little tangled.

Staring at the four spiritual objects in front of him, after a moment, Xu Qingfan smiled bitterly, waved his right hand, and still took the four treasures into his hands, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

"The Sword Against the Heavens cannot be given to anyone casually, but since the four treasures were left here by the strong man, I can't give them up either. After all, I am still too weak in the catastrophe. And these four treasures can greatly enhance my strength."

"Among these four treasures, the most precious one is the Dragon Summoning Order. Compared with it, the three Ascension Pills can only be used as a bonus, but they can help me reach the Golden Core Stage quickly. You can take them first. After all, opportunities are rare. If I use my current speed, I don't know how long it will take to reach the Golden Core Stage. Especially in these years. There is no chance to practice in seclusion, and the progress is even slower. "

"And this Dragon Calling Order can be used first. If the mysterious strong man comes to me again in the future, I can return the Dragon Calling Order to him, so that the favor owed will be reduced by half. The favor of only three Ascension Pills is not worth giving him the Sword of Against the Sky. At most, I can compensate him in other ways. "

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan felt a little relieved, but he felt that it seemed a bit rogue to do so, but compared with the catastrophe that the Sword of Against the Sky would cause, Xu Qingfan could only be a rogue.

While playing with the "Dragon Calling Order" and "Ascension Pill" in his hand, Xu Qingfan kept thinking about the impact of this inexplicable encounter on him, and finally made a decision for this matter, that is, he could only secretly try to be on guard against the encounter with the strong man, but he must not tell outsiders, because once this matter is said, the Dragon Calling Order and Ascension Pill he got will be lost, and it will also involve the matter of the Sword of Against the Sky. In this way, Xu Qingfan and Xu Fan are one person's affairs, and they will inevitably be exposed.

In fact, Xu Qingfan thought things were too simple back then. When he traveled around the vast land of China as Xu Fan, he never thought that he would become so famous, so he didn't think much about dressing up. Later, when Jiuhua was born, he simply thought that after his cultivation had greatly improved, even if others had doubts in their hearts, they would not dare to be sure. However, Xu Qingfan overlooked one point, that is, the disciples of Jiuhua.

Over the years, the cultivators of Jiuhua have gradually understood what happened in the world of immortal cultivation after Jiuhua was closed, and naturally knew Xu Fan. Xu Fan's dress, Xu Fan's cultivation, and Xu Fan's magical powers are exactly the same as Xu Qingfan's back then, and the time when Xu Fan appeared is the same as the time when Xu Qingfan was in retreat in Jiuhua. In this way, the answer is obvious.

But the result was beyond Xu Qingfan's expectations. Regarding this matter, except for a few elders of the older generation who were dissatisfied with Jiuhua's secret path but kept it from them and Xu Qingfan's secret departure from the mountain, most elders and disciples, especially the younger generation, admired and respected Xu Qingfan more and more. After all, Xu Qingfan was the only one in the entire Xiuxian world who could preach in Qingxu, especially as a second-generation disciple, for tens of millions of years, not to mention the other things Xu Qingfan did in the Xiuxian world under the name of Xu Fan.

However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, since Jiuhua disciples can think of it. Some people who have seen Xu Fan and have some doubts about Xu Qingfan's identity, such as Qing Lingzi, also guessed it after asking some Jiuhua disciples who were not very scheming about Xu Qingfan.

However, although Xu Fan was very famous in the Xiuxian world at that time, only a few people had seen Xu Fan, so after seeing Xu Qingfan, there were only a few who had such speculations, and even fewer who confirmed it, and they also took into account that this matter was related to the face of Jiuhua and Qingxu. Therefore, the fact that Xu Qingfan is Xu Fan is only circulated among a few people.

However, it is one thing to speculate vaguely, and it is another thing for a few people to know but keep it to themselves. It is another thing to be known to everyone. For Xu Qingfan, letting everyone know that he is Xu Fan. The impact caused is too great, so the matter of the strong man can only be kept as a secret and hidden in his heart alone.

Or, can he tell the equally mysterious Mr. Liu?

Xu Qingfan secretly thought that although Mr. Liu often belittled Liu Huaxiang, whom Xu Qingfan respected, and the two often quarreled about it, Xu Qingfan had some trust in Mr. Liu unconsciously.

He shook his head and put away the "Dragon Calling Order" and "Immortality Pill". He decided not to think about it anymore. He hesitated slightly, but flew to the location mentioned by the strong man when he left.

Before the strong man left, he asked Xu Qingfan to go to the south of "Ronghua Mountain" 400 miles away, saying that there was a very interesting thing, and asked him to try his luck. Although Xu Qingfan was confused and didn't understand what the strong man meant, he decided to go and find out what was going on. With the strong man's cultivation, he would never use such means to harm him.

Xu Qingfan's fight with the strong man just now lasted less than an incense stick of time, but it almost consumed all of Xu Qingfan's spiritual energy. After that, he used the magical power of "Three Bodies in One", which made Xu Qingfan feel a little swollen and painful in his meridians. So although he had made a decision in his heart, he flew to the location mentioned by the strong man at a very slow speed.

Enduring the severe pain in his meridians as his spiritual energy flowed, Xu Qingfan spent half an hour to reach the location the strong man mentioned. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, Xiao Hei, who had fainted in Xu Qingfan's arms because his "Death Clone" was broken, finally woke up. When he woke up, his body trembled for a while, and then he suddenly opened his eyes. His originally indifferent eyes were full of vigilance and panic. Then he spread his wings and almost broke away from Xu Qingfan's arms and flew into the air. After a while, he realized the situation and knew that the strong man was gone. Then he returned to Xu Qingfan's shoulder. He was tired and panic still remained in his eyes. It seemed that even Xiao Hei was frightened in the previous battle with the strong man.

Xu Qingfan sighed slightly, reached out and touched the black feathers on Xiao Hei's back, signaling Xiao Hei to rest assured, and then looked around. Because the population of "Ronghua Mountain" within a thousand miles was concentrated within the scope of "Ronghua Mountain", the scene in front of Xu Qingfan seemed a bit dead and desolate. Looking up, there was no one in the hundred miles, and even flying birds and wild animals were rare. Where was the "interesting little thing" mentioned by the strong man before? But he didn't find it. Xu Qingfan exerted his spiritual sense to the extreme, constantly wandering around four hundred miles south of "Ronghua Mountain", but he didn't find even a trace of scattered spiritual energy fluctuations.

After searching three times, it was dusk. Xu Qingfan stopped in mid-air and looked down at the ground under his feet. The ground was still silent and calm, without any abnormality.

"The mysterious strong man with a sword on his back said before that whether the so-called mysterious thing can be obtained depends on my fate. Now it seems that I should be a person without fate."

Xu Qingfan muttered to himself.

After saying this, seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qingfan no longer hesitated and turned back to the base camp of Ronghua Mountain.

But just as Xu Qingfan turned around. Xiao Hei, who was originally a little depressed, suddenly moved.

Xiao Hei suddenly became energetic, as if he had found something that made him extremely excited. He spread his wings and turned into a flash of lightning, flying quickly towards a valley not far away. He actually ignored Xu Qingfan's call from the bottom of his heart! !

Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned. Since Xiao Hei became his pet, he has always been very close to him. This kind of thing rarely happens, and he can't help but wonder. He also followed Xiao Hei to fly to the valley.

"Did Xiao Hei find something?"

After approaching the valley, the sound of wolves and tigers gradually became clear in the valley, as if there were a group of beasts fighting here. Just now, Xu Qingfan passed by here and saw the beasts gradually gathering. It was a normal thing, and Xu Qingfan didn't care, but I don't know why it suddenly became so chaotic at this time.

Speaking of which, Xiao Hei seemed to be abnormal at the same time.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan became more and more confused, and his speed increased again. He soon felt the sky above the valley.

At this time. Xiao Hei, who arrived one step earlier than Xu Qingfan, was like Xu Qingfan, quietly stagnating in the air, with an inexplicable light flashing in his always cold little eyes. Silently watching the scene under his feet.

Through the mental connection with Xiao Hei, Xu Qingfan found. Xiao Hei's heart was full of greed, as if a greedy person saw a mountain of gold within easy reach, which made Xu Qingfan's doubts reach the extreme. You know, when Xu Qingfan got the skull containing powerful and endless death energy, Xiao Hei was just very excited.

Could it be that this valley is the hidden place of the thing the strong man said? And this thing is more important to Xiao Hei than the skull that can make it advance quickly?

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan looked down and saw that in the valley, hundreds of wild beasts had gathered together. Their red eyes were like Xiao Hei's greed, and they were also awe-inspiring, but they were not as restrained as Xiao Hei. They were all staring at a cave, roaring from time to time, but they didn't know why. Although there were hundreds of them, no wild beast dared to enter the cave.

When Xu Qingfan turned his eyes to the cave, he was shocked again. He saw that in front of the cave, there were densely packed corpses of wild animals. Judging from the degree of decay of those corpses, the earliest one had been dead for more than ten days, and the latest one was only two or three hours ago. There were also a few corpses of low-level monsters that were extremely rare in the prosperous Middle Earth. But for some reason, they did not hide in the deep mountains and dense forests, but died here.

The densely packed corpses of wild animals piled up together, like a small mountain. Occasionally, there were one or two dead bones of wild animals, but they seemed to be eaten by something. From the looks of it, it seemed that the wild animals within a radius of 100 miles had gathered in this valley, but most of them had become corpses. And those tigers and wolves roaring at the cave should be the only remaining wild animals within a radius of 100 miles.

What exactly is in this cave?

Just when Xu Qingfan couldn't help but go down to find out, the answer finally appeared.

Suddenly, a roar sounded in the cave, but this roar was extremely subtle and weak, as if it was just a small beast roaring with its mouth open. Not only was there no threat, but it was funny.

But Xu Qingfan did not laugh. Although he did not have the so-called beast-like intuition, when this subtle roar sounded, Xu Qingfan actually felt a great majesty inside.

Although this majesty was far from being complete, Xu Qingfan inexplicably thought of the majesty he felt from the sword-carrying strong man when he fought with him before. Could it be that this roaring young beast actually had the potential to become as powerful as the strong man?

Just as Xu Qingfan was in doubt, the roaring young beast finally appeared, but the image of this young beast made Xu Qingfan feel disappointed.

With golden fur and golden eyes, it looks like a wild bear that has shrunk dozens of times, but there are two golden solid dots on its head, which seem to be two golden horns, but they are far from grown.

Obviously, this is a young beast that was born not long ago, and its eyes are squinting, as if it has not grown yet. Its steps are a little staggering when walking. It is more appropriate to say that it is crawling than walking. And its body is only the size of a palm, which makes people love it.

However, Xu Qingfan did not love it at all at this time. Although this young beast is petite, its golden fur is full of coagulated blood, and there are also strands of meat hanging between its teeth that have not grown fully. Obviously, the countless beast corpses in front of the cave were all made by him, and the moment this little beast appeared, the beasts that were roaring outside the cave not only stopped roaring instantly, but also took a step back. The greed in his eyes remained, but the awe was even stronger.

Through the connection with Xiao Hei's mind, Xu Qingfan found that Xiao Hei's heart was also like this, greedy and respectful. It was like an ambitious minister under a powerful monarch, with complex feelings before rebellion.

Finally, ambition and greed overwhelmed awe and hesitation, and I don't know which beast started. The roar sounded again, and it was a huge tiger. It was the first to pounce on the little beast.

Although the little beast was small, it was quite powerful in its contempt. Although the group of beasts came aggressively, Xu Qingfan seemed to see disdain in its squinting eyes, but under the disdain, there was still heavy fatigue and deep despair.

It's just a strange little beast, how can it have such complex emotions like humans?

It was too late to say it, but it was so quick at that moment, in the blink of an eye. The tiger had already pounced in front of the little beast. But he saw the little beast taking his time and stretched out his little paw to wave lightly at the tiger. There was an indescribable sense of nobility in the movement. The short claws did not touch the tiger's body, but a scar with deep visible internal organs suddenly appeared on the tiger's body. Blood spurted out, but it could no longer continue. He rushed towards the little beast and fell in front of it.

Xu Qingfan clearly saw that when the little beast looked at the tiger, ridicule and contempt flashed in his eyes, but underneath the complicated emotions, he was still tired and desperate.

As the tiger pounced first, the tigers, wolves, leopards and foxes behind the tiger also pounced on the little beast. However, the little beast did not know what kind of strange ability it had. With just a slight wave, it pounced on it. The beasts were seriously injured or died instantly.

However, after all, this little beast was just born. Looking at the corpse outside the cave, you can tell that for more than ten days, this little beast has been fighting with the wild beasts and even low-level monsters that are constantly coming to this valley. But it was already approaching and exhausted. As the number of beasts besieging it continued to decrease under its magical grasp, its attacks became weaker and weaker. Once, it even failed to dodge and was bitten by a green wolf. , golden blood flowing out like fur eyes.

However, no matter how miserable and exhausted this little beast is, it still looks as majestic as an emperor. As for the green wolf that bit him, before he could escape, his claw split open his head.

Finally, despite being in a terrible state of embarrassment, despite being exhausted, and despite being covered in wounds, the group of beasts that besieged it were finally killed by it, leaving corpses everywhere.

The little beast looked at the corpse in front of him, licking its wounds with its pink tongue, but its eyes once again showed a look of despair like a human being. It didn't know how long it could hold on.

But at this moment, Xiao Hei, who was just stagnant in mid-air, suddenly moved.

I saw Xiao Hei transforming into a black lightning and rushing towards the little beast. Before the little beast could react, the sharp peck stung the little beast's body hard, and it turned out to be a killer! !

But Xu Qingfan's movements were faster than Xiao Hei's. He rushed to the little beast one step ahead, picked up the little beast and moved aside.

But the previous battle had exhausted Xu Qingfan's spiritual energy, and his speed was half a beat slower, but Xiao Hei still extracted a piece of golden flesh from the little beast.

Seeing Xiao Hei, who had never eaten anything, greedily devouring the piece of flesh and blood into his belly, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but frown. However, before Xu Qingfan had time to scold Xiao Hei, who ate the piece of golden flesh and blood, something appeared on his body. Amazing changes! !