Seeking Immortality

The secret method practiced by Zhang Hualing was passed down by Zhang Xusheng, but was later modified by Li Xuhan. It can be said to be a blend of good and evil. It may not be too far behind Zhang Xusheng's real secret method.

For two whole days, Zhang Hualing has been wandering around "Ronghua Mountain", using evil methods to absorb the souls and blood essence of the monks who stayed in "Ronghua Mountain". On the one hand, he replenished his soul and on the other hand, he strengthened his body. strength. Because he knew that the moment he became completely evil, it also meant that the battle between him and Xu Qingfan was about to begin.

The evil method is strange and unpredictable, and there is no master in the entire "Ronghua Mountain" who can compare with him. In two days, Zhang Hualing absorbed at least the essence, blood and soul of nearly a thousand righteous monks. The mortal blood soul of the monk, but none of the monks in the entire "Ronghua Mountain" realized the truth of the matter.

Of course, some people also discovered something was wrong.

For example, someone's friend went out to patrol or do other things, but once he left, he never came back. Someone else went out to look for him, but he disappeared as before.

This situation lasted for two full days. More and more monks felt something was wrong, but every monk would disappear after leaving. Even if more than ten people were traveling together, they would send out communication talismans to contact others, but the communication would not appear. Fu suddenly lost contact with them before he could fly to his destination, and he felt even more panicked. He felt that although "Ronghua Mountain" was big, it seemed like there were only him and a few people around him, and there were evil wolves lurking in the dark.

In fact, basically, the sooner a monk discovers something wrong, the sooner he will be killed by Zhang Hualing.

that's all. The entire "Ronghua Mountain" suddenly fell into an inexplicable and quiet panic. Tens of thousands of monks in the mountain were so helpless when facing Zhang Hualing. Many people don't even dare to take a step outside the house, let alone gather together to protect themselves.

The area where mortals live outside "Ronghua Mountain" has been in an uproar these days. In the area closest to "Ronghua Mountain", tens of thousands of people suddenly disappeared. Anyone would feel panicked, and they would constantly speculate and try to contact the "immortals" on "Ronghua Mountain". However, none of the "immortals" they were used to seeing in the past two days came down the mountain. But a few brave mortals went up the mountain in person, but never came back.

And among the entire "Ronghua Mountain", the person who is most insensitive to this abnormal situation is undoubtedly the old beggar.

After the Righteous Alliance's large forces left, this guy and several of his comrades took stock of the materials they had collected over the past few days. After the Righteous Alliance defeated the Southern Wilderness monster. These dull but not stupid weapon-refining experts used their hands to cut off a large part of the materials that the monks of the Righteous Alliance gave them for weapon-refining, even Xu Qingfan's was no exception.

There is nothing evil, they just want to have more materials for them to do more experiments in the future.

Now, the old beggar is discussing with his corrupt accomplices what kind of magic weapons these materials should be refined into, and what experiments to do on these magic weapons. Everyone has their own ideas, and after calculation, what they have embezzled The materials are actually not enough.

"Of course we have to refine the Five Elements Sacred Artifact. You must know that the Five Elements Sacred Artifact is the pinnacle of our weapon refining. It doesn't matter if you have many ideas, we just integrate all the new ideas into it."

The old beggar expressed his opinion. After years of refining a large number of weapons with countless treasures. The old beggar no longer pays attention to magic weapons and the like.

"No, let's refine the Black Dragon Evil Nail. The Five Elements Sacred Artifact is a magic weapon. Who among us can refine a magic weapon?"

Another weapon refiner, who looked even sloppier than the old beggar, held a different opinion.

After hearing what this man said, the old beggar said bitterly: "Then the Black Dragon Evil-Repelling Nail you mentioned is not a magic weapon? It's hateful to say. Only those masters know how to refine magic weapons. Their methods of refining weapons are ordinary. But he hid the method of refining the magic weapon and refused to tell us, which is a waste. "

"Yes, our techniques are much better than theirs, but unfortunately, they are only limited to refining magic weapons. Alas,

Another person sighed.

The old beggar lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said: "Let's just refine the Five Elements Sacred Artifact. Although it is impossible to make it as powerful as the real thing, can we simplify it soon? Then integrate all our ideas into it, Even if it is not as good as the real thing, it is still considered top-notch in the world of immortality. Although we do not know how to refine magic weapons, but if they can create any method that is not created by our predecessors, then we can follow some ideas. If we can create it, the Five Elements Sacred Artifact will allow us to explore the method of refining the magic weapon."

His tone was decisive and extremely confident.

"But..." Another person hesitated: "If we want to experiment with the method of refining magic weapons, then we can just refine some lower-level magic weapons. Why should we refine the Five Elements Sacred Artifact? That is the top-level magic weapon. ?”

The old beggar waved his hand and said: "Although there are a lot of materials, there are not enough materials to refine the magic weapon. In this case, if you want to refine it, you can refine it with the best one, that's it."

The old beggar has the best weapon refining skills among the people, so he is also the best among the people. When the old beggar said this, no one objected. What's more, these weapon refining madmen are all obsessed with weapon refining, deep down in their hearts. They all want to challenge the pinnacle of weapon refining - the "Five Elements Sacred Artifact".

Now that the decision has been made, everyone feels itchy and can't wait to start refining it right away.

"Why hasn't Old Sun come yet? The place where the materials are hidden is not far from us. Will he be caught by the disciples patrolling the mountain?"

After a while, one person couldn't help asking.

It turned out that they were worried about embezzling so many precious materials, so they hid them somewhere else to avoid being caught red-handed. Old Sun was also one of the weapon refining madmen. He secretly went to take out the materials before. But more than an hour had passed in the discussion, but there was still no sign of returning.

When the old beggar heard that Old Sun might be caught red-handed, his face changed drastically. It doesn't matter if he will be regarded as a thief in the future, but those materials must not be confiscated.

"No, I want to go and see."

As he said, the old beggar walked quickly outside the yard.

"I'll go too."

"I'll go too."

Those materials were more important to them than their lives. For a while. Seventeen or eighteen weapon refining madmen in the yard followed the old beggar.

However, when they left their courtyard and walked towards the hiding place of the materials, even if they didn't care about the outside world. These people also found something unusual. Although all the masters of the Righteous Alliance had left collectively, there were still a large number of ordinary cultivators on "Ronghua Mountain". People came and went on weekdays, or exchanged immortal cultivation techniques, or discussed Taoism. It was very lively, but at this moment, there was no one in the entire "Ronghua Mountain". There was no sound in the empty mountain, as if it was a dead mountain.

"Old beggar, something is wrong. Where are those guys who are usually noisy?"

The old beggar was also stunned to look at the "Ronghua Mountain" that seemed to have become extremely unfamiliar, and shook his head blankly.

"Is there any big action in the Righteous Alliance that all the cultivators are dispatched and we forgot it?"

Another refining master frowned and thought hard. Generally speaking. These people are obsessed with refining. For all kinds of notifications from the Righteous Alliance, unless they are about refining. Otherwise, they simply choose to ignore them.

Just as everyone thought more and more that it was possible, something strange happened. A horrified scream suddenly came from the alchemy area not far from the weapon refining area, but it was fleeting. Turning to look in the direction of the scream, they saw a blood mist slowly dissipating.

Then, as if attracted by the scream, dozens of figures flashed past the residences of several monks near the alchemy area and rushed to the alchemy area to find out what was going on. However, after a wave of spiritual energy fluctuations, there was no sound.

The old beggar and others looked at each other in horror. Inexplicably, a sense of panic spread in their hearts. It seemed that something bad was happening in "Ronghua Mountain".

Nodding slightly to each other, the weapon refining masters took out various magical instruments to hide their breath or protect themselves, and slowly walked towards the alchemy area.

The alchemy area was much cleaner than their weapon refining area, but under the cleanliness, the quietness was more compelling, and the panic in the heart was more real.

When he arrived outside the courtyard where the screams came from before, the old beggar jumped into the courtyard first, and at the same time, a strange-looking ring on his hand flashed a faint light. The next moment, the old beggar's body had disappeared between heaven and earth, but he used a magic weapon to become invisible.

Other weapon refining masters also followed suit, using magic weapons to hide their body shapes and breath, and followed the old beggar to sneak into the courtyard.

When they entered the courtyard, the scene they saw shocked them. They saw a monk they had never seen standing in a corner of the courtyard with a smile. In the courtyard, a blood mist was constantly fluctuating and spreading. In the blood mist, there were dozens of human figures motionless, as if they were imprisoned, but soon, these human figures gradually became smaller, as if only withered bones were left.

After a moment, the strange monk opened his mouth and inhaled, and the red mist in the courtyard entered his mouth. After the blood mist became his body, a flush appeared on his face, and his gray hair seemed to have a dark luster, and the evil aura on his body became stronger.

The figure in the red mist finally appeared in front of the old beggar and others, but the original figure had now turned into a pile of bones. When the strange monk waved his hand, these bones broke and fell to the ground. At the same time, the land in the courtyard rolled silently, burying all the dry bones under the courtyard. There was no trace of the previous scene.

After doing all this, the strange monk smiled slightly, but turned around, and his eyes full of evil looked straight at the place where the old beggar and others were staying.

"Since you are here, why hide?"

The man smiled and said softly, as if he was entertaining the original guests.

The old beggar and others did not move, as they were masters of refining weapons. They all had great confidence in the magic weapons they carried. Although they were limited by their cultivation, they were only earth-level magic weapons, but their effects were not inferior to those of heaven-level magic weapons.

The cultivator sighed slightly. He waved his hand slightly at the old beggar and others. Suddenly, the old beggar and others only felt the spiritual energy of the world around them vibrate, and then, a series of subtle shattering sounds rang in their ears. Looking down, they found that their invisibility magic weapons had been shattered, and their figures were revealed in front of the man.

Was he discovered by this person just like that? The old beggar and others were frightened. Even more people couldn't believe it. They were refining the magic weapon with their own hands. Could it be that they couldn't hide it from the eyes of others? I just feel like my confidence is a little bit damaged.

The visitor looked at the fragments of magical artifacts at the feet of the old beggar and others, and said with a smile: "These magical artifacts are very good. If a monk with a cultivation level of Jindan or above uses these magical artifacts, it would be really difficult for me to find them. It's a pity." Ah, your strength is too weak, and the magic weapon is just a means of complement between monks with similar cultivation levels. "

While speaking, the man's eyes turned to the old beggar and others, nodded slightly, and said: "That's fine, I was about to go find you, but you came here automatically, which saved me some time."

"Who are you? What are you doing? Did you kill Lao Suntou?"

Although the old beggar was the leader of the crowd, his heart was full of panic at the moment. But still bite the bullet. He suppressed the panic in his heart and asked one after another.

Even the old beggar can hear it. His voice was a bit clumsy, and he was obsessed with refining weapons. Although he is a cultivator, he has almost never participated in a battle between cultivators, not to mention that the person coming is so unpredictable.

"It doesn't matter who I am, I just want to ask, are you willing to work for me? You are different from others, but you have special talents under your cultivation. Absorbing you will not have much effect, but I just got some good ones. How about you help me refine the materials? Are you willing to work for me? "

I just got some good materials...

Hearing these words, the old beggar and others were shocked, pointed at the man and said, "Did you kill Old Suntou?"

The man ignored the questions from the old beggar and others, and said calmly: "My time is limited, you just need to answer whether you are willing or not. Those who are willing will become my subordinates, and those who are unwilling will become my subordinates like everyone else." Why bother with so many dry bones?”

The bodies of the old beggar and others gathered closer and closer. They each took out their most proud magical weapons over the years. They looked at the man warily, but answered the man's questions with actions.

It's not that they are not afraid of death, it's just that people like the old beggar are the most accepting of death. This man killed Lao Suntou. Lao Suntou was their close friend for many years, so he couldn't work for this man. It's as simple as that.

"What a pity."

The man sighed and was about to kill the old beggar and others.

"Wait a minute!!"

At this moment, the old beggar suddenly opened

"Why, have you changed your mind?" the man asked with a smile.

"Although my cultivation level is low, I can still vaguely see that your strength is probably much stronger than those of the golden elixir stage masters we have seen. I am afraid that you are already a master's cultivation level, and the skills used by your master Aren’t they all magic weapons? Why do you need us to refine magic weapons for you?”

As expected of an old beggar who became obsessed with refining weapons. When he was about to die, all he was thinking about was the problem of refining weapons.

The man was not familiar with the old beggar's character, and thought that the old beggar was going to work for him. He couldn't help but feel happy, and the movements of his hands slowed down slightly, and he explained with a smile: "The so-called magic weapon is the evolution of the magic weapon. The only difference is that the master's understanding of the way of heaven is added to the magic weapon, the weapon spirit is bred, and some very mysterious things are added. In short, the magic weapon is the basis of the magic weapon, and I just want to refine some. Magic weapon, that’s why you need it. Do you have any other questions?”

"Yes, who are you?" the old beggar asked again.

"I won't answer this question."

"Then I don't have any."

While speaking, the old beggar suddenly shouted: "Take action."

As the old beggar's voice sounded, more than a dozen weapon-refining masters immediately controlled their magic weapons to attack the man. Or a giant steel dragon appeared out of thin air, or a few beads fell to the ground and were quickly absorbed. After a moment, the aura of the soil turned into several rock giants, or a colorful light curtain circulated to protect the old beggar and others, and those refining masters who were good at refining "thunderbolts" successively fired amazingly powerful explosives. The magic weapon was thrown towards the man.

Such an attack, relying on the quantity and the mystery of the magic weapon, would make even a master at the Golden Core stage have to scramble for a while.

However, facing the complicated attacks in front of him, the visitor just sighed slightly and said, "It's a pity that I'm looking for death." He pointed at the old beggar and others. Suddenly, the old beggar and others were horrified to find that the space they were in suddenly solidified. The steel dragon and rock giant were extremely powerful, but they could not move. The "thunderbolt" aimed at that person just stagnated in mid-air, and they were unable to move their bodies at all, and they couldn't even make a sound.

"What a shame."

While speaking, the visitor waved his hand again, and an endless stream of blood mist suddenly appeared out of thin air and rolled towards the old beggar and others. Seeing that the old beggar and others were about to turn into withered bones in a moment like the previous people, but suddenly, the world There was an inexplicable fluctuation. The bodies of the old beggar and the others were shaken, and they suddenly regained their freedom. However, the endless blood mist in front of them stopped less than a foot in front of the old beggar and the others and could no longer move.

"Who are you anyway?"

After regaining his freedom, the old beggar asked again the question he had been holding back for a long time.

The man didn't answer, he just looked up at the sky in surprise.

"He is Zhang Hualing, the head of Jiuhua."

A sigh sounded and answered the questions of the old beggar and others.

At the same time, the space where the man was staring at fluctuated, and a person surrounded by black air appeared in front of everyone.

ps: Today is the second update, still two chapters in one, 11,000 words have been updated, and there are more to come...