. Although the sun is shining in Jiuhua Mountain, there is a lifeless smell everywhere.

Since Zhang Xusheng attacked four years ago, Jiuhua Mountain's strength was greatly damaged, and he had no choice but to announce the indefinite closure of the mountain, Jiuhua Mountain has lost the kind of activity in the past, in that catastrophe, although Elder Jiuhua can be said to have lost more than half, but in terms of absolute number, the most important thing to be injured is still Jiuhua's ordinary disciples.

There is a question that can be fully explained, in the past, in addition to the nearly forty elders of Jiuhua Mountain who had reached the level of the Jie Dansi, there were also nearly a hundred personal disciples of the elders and Dharma protectors, as well as more than 500 disciples who entered the room, and about 2,000 registered disciples.

On weekdays, those talented disciples are only responsible for cultivation, and they are also the most likely to reach the level of the Immortal Cultivation Realm in the future, and they are the pillars of Jiuhua Mountain in the future.

In addition to cultivating immortals, the disciples who enter the room are also responsible for assisting their master to manage all kinds of things in Jiuhua Mountain every day, although they are not as talented as their own disciples, and the magic weapons given to them by their masters are also ordinary, but their strength is not weak, and there are not a few who have reached the Bigu period or even the spiritual silence period, in fact, there will be disciples in Jiuhua Mountain in the past dynasties with their own diligence and yearning for cultivating immortals, and eventually become a generation of masters.

The largest number of registered disciples spent most of their time on handling sundries, feeding spirit animals, cleaning, dressing elders, and receiving guests. It is not so much that they are disciples of Jiuhua, but it is more appropriate to say that they are servants, but at the same time, they are also an indispensable part of Jiuhua Mountain. It is precisely because of them that the Jiuhua Mountains will only appear to be orderly. The Jiuhua Mountain, which was like a fairyland before, was created and maintained by them.

And after this rebellion of Zhou Huahai and the attack of a group of demons led by Zhang Xusheng, these disciples were severely damaged in strength. There are less than 60 of the nearly 100 personal disciples left, and only 300 of the 500 people who have entered the room are left, and the 2,000 registered disciples who have almost no power to protect themselves are the most severely damaged, and there are only more than 800 people left, and among these surviving disciples, a large part of them have been severely damaged in and outside the body that will affect their lives, or they will no longer be able to make an inch of cultivation in this life.

Because of this, although nearly five years have passed, these disciples are still innocent of the catastrophe a year ago, although the injuries on their bodies have healed, but the shadow in their hearts does not know when it will heal, the kind of scene that looks at the tragic death of their partners one by one on weekdays, and the terrifying demons attack themselves but are powerless to resist, how they feel in their hearts, but it is not words to express.

Because of this, they had no intention of managing the chores of Jiuhua Mountain for a while, nor did they have the intention of playing games as in the past, and even had a trace of resentment towards Jiuhua Mountain, so that although it had been five years since that incident, the appearance of Jiuhua Mountain was still as dilapidated as five years ago.

As for those elders and high-level disciples of Jiuhua Mountain, they were either because they were cultivating Dharma Protectors in the "Nine Pole Caves", or because they realized their own shortcomings after the battle with Zhang Xusheng. Or because of the "Heavenly Spirit Pill", no one cares about the lazy behavior of these low-level disciples.

Although there were still more than 1,000 monks in Jiuhua Mountain at this time, there was no figure wandering in the mountains in Jiuhua Mountain, and it looked extremely deserted.

It is precisely because of this that there is not a single elder or disciple who has been abnormal in Jiuhua Mountain in the past five years.

I don't know when, Jiuhua Mountain suddenly became wet, several lakes and creeks also flowed a lot bigger, and even many originally dry mountain rock crevices became streams, and the changes in Jiuhua Qiē all originated from the top of Jiuhua Mountain, as if the thousand-year-old snow on the top of Jiuhua Mountain had gradually melted at some point.

If someone shows these changes and goes to the top of Jiuhua Mountain to investigate, it will be that the original snow-white Jiuhua Peak has been filled with a fiery red light at some point, although the top of Jiuhua Mountain is located at a height of more than 2,000 zhang, and the cold wind is howling all year round, but at this time, if you are on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, it is like being in a hot summer. The original snow-white and crystalline mountain top ground has now exposed a large area of rocky surface.

The reason why the water in Jiuhua Mountain has suddenly increased over the years is precisely because the temperature on the top of Jiuhua Mountain suddenly rises and the snow melts a lot.

That's it. Day after day, the red mangs became more and more intense and dazzling, and the temperature on the top of Jiuhua Mountain also rose rapidly with the melting of the snow, and finally, after five years of Jiuhua Mountain closure, the dazzling red mangs and blazing temperature suddenly contracted and fell very quickly, as if they were all absorbed by something or someone.

Somewhere on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, a broken grass house is located on it, with the rapid dissipation of the red mangs and high temperatures on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, the temperature and red mangs near this grass house are becoming more and more dazzling, and I don't know how long it took, a clear phoenix roar suddenly sounded from this grass house, although this phoenix sound, the red mangs and high temperature near the grass house also dissipated violently.

After a long time, a clear sigh came from the grass hut, although the sound was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout the entire Jiuhua Mountain, although the sound was full of helplessness, but under careful listening, it seemed to be able to feel that there was a trace of expectation in the voice.

In the grass hut, after sighing, Xu Qingfan slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of fire flashed from his eyes. There was a mixture of loss and anticipation in his eyes.

The reason why his expression is so complicated is to start with the results of Xu Qingfan's retreat.

The success lies in the fact that after this retreat, with the help of the huge aura in the "Sycamore Branch", the aura of the mountain spirit and the aura of the inner pill of the green dragon python accumulated in Xu Qingfan's body have been successfully absorbed and refined by Xu Qingfan, and with the help of these aura, Xu Qingfan has also successfully stepped into the realm of the late stage of spiritual silence.

But here lies in the failure. Although Xu Qingfan's skills have increased greatly, and his fit with the "Sycamore Branch" has also increased greatly, not only has he not reached the realm of the Dan period, but he has not even succeeded in combining with the "Sycamore Branch".

But there is a loss, there is a gain, after this retreat, Xu Qingfan's fit with the "sycamore branch" in the body has greatly increased, Xu Qingfan believes. At the end of the next retreat, he will be able to fully merge with the "Sycamore Branch".

What's more, because Xu Qingfan's cultivation at this time was about to reach the limit of the Spiritual Silence Period, after the next successful fusion with the "Sycamore Branch", the possibility of forming a pill also increased slightly.

Thinking of this, the original chagrin in Xu Qingfan's heart because of the failure of the merger suddenly disappeared, and the expectation in his heart became a little stronger.

Shaking off the accumulated dust on his body and getting up from the grass bed, Xu Qingfan gently pushed open the door of the grass house, but found that his grass house was surrounded by a colorful enchantment, which was obviously arranged by Liu Huaxiang to prevent accidents, and he couldn't help but feel a little warmer in his heart, and looked forward to meeting Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er for a while, and even Xu Qingfan was a little nostalgic for Xiaobi roaring at him.

"I don't know how long this retreat lasted, Ting'er was still a thin little girl at the beginning, but now I don't know what she looks like. Uncle Liu has been seriously injured since Zhang Xusheng's rebellion, and I don't know if his health is a little better now, or if he has become older? Xiaobi doesn't know if that guy is making trouble everywhere again, compared to Liu Shibu Mu Qi flowers and plants over the years, it has been trampled on a lot by it, right?"

The means of setting up this defensive barrier outside the grass house are very high, and it can actually record Xu Qingfan's divine consciousness fluctuations, that is to say, except for Liu Huaxiang and Xu Qingfan himself, who arranged this defensive barrier, no one else can enter and exit freely in front of this defensive barrier.

After Xu Qingfan walked out of this layer of enchantment with anticipation, he saw that the entire Jiuhua Mountain Peak had changed greatly at this time, and the snow that had been accumulated for thousands of years was gone, revealing the rocky surface that was originally buried deep downwind, but Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er were gone.

After thinking about it a little in his heart, Xu Qingfan had already thought of the reason, the snow at the top of Jiuhua Mountain disappeared probably because when he was in retreat and cultivating, the phoenix's aura was released and melted at high temperatures, and Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er still had Bubi, but they were taken down the mountain by Liu Huaxiang to collect the materials needed for him to perform the secret method.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan's heart became warmer, a feeling of home. The steps of strolling on the top of Jiuhua Mountain became more and more gentle, and the last time he felt this way was when his senior brother Yue Qingru was still alive.

Suddenly, Xu Qingfan paused, and a wry smile appeared in his eyes, but it was because he suddenly appeared, at the top of Jiuhua Mountain, those strange flowers and plants that Zhang Hualing had painstakingly planted for many years had withered one after another, and only some rare and unusual species with extremely tenacious vitality were still tenacious, but they also looked sluggish.

I think it was because when Xu Qingfan was in retreat, the high temperature generated by the phoenix qi released from the outside not only melted the thousand-year-old snow on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, but also drained all the water at the top of Jiuhua Mountain.

But thinking that this was the result of Liu Huaxiang's life's hard work, but at this time, he was inadvertently destroyed by most of Xu Qingfan's heart, and he was annoyed.

Thinking of Zhang Hualing's angry appearance when he crushed some exotic flowers and plants because Xiaobi rolled on the ground, Xu Qingfan's Yu Jia's headache, because of Xiaobi's destruction before, he, as the "uncle of the culprit owner", already owed Liu Huaxiang countless exotic flowers and grass seeds, this time "Baicao Yuan" Most of the exotic flowers and plants in it were inadvertently destroyed by him, and when Liu Huaxiang rushed back, he didn't know what kind of expression it would be, and he would not be less annoyed, and it was possible to open his mouth to scold, and it was even more certain for Xu Qingfan to collect countless seeds of exotic flowers and plants as a debt repayment.

In this way, unless Xu Qingfan suddenly comprehended the way of immortality, the strange flowers and plants he owed Zhang Hualing would probably be difficult to pay off in this life.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan's originally relaxed expression disappeared after he came out, and only a thick bitter smile remained in his mouth.

Shaking his head, Xu Qingfan put these troubles aside, for him now, it is what he needs to consider now that he needs to integrate with the "Sycamore Branch" and step into the Dan period.

So Xu Qingfan didn't think about it anymore, anyway, after the marriage, he had a lot of time to compensate Liu Huaxiang for the strange flowers and plants, but turned around and walked towards his house.

Because of his state of mind, it is impossible for a monk to retreat continuously, otherwise once there is a sense of irritability and tastelessness in his heart, the result will be half the effort, and he may even fall into the danger of going mad.

In the following month, Xu Qingfan returned to his original leisurely years, or reading books and drinking tea, or browsing the scenery of Jiuhua, or trying his best to ask for help from those exotic flowers and plants on the verge of death, except for the daily routine meditation, but no longer doing anything related to the cultivation of immortals.

A month later, Xu Qingfan felt that his mood had become peaceful and natural again, so he no longer ceremonious, returned to the thatched hut in his place, and continued to retreat, and the red mangs began to fill the entire Jiuhua Mountain Peak again, and the temperature on the top of Jiuhua Mountain became hot again, one qiē changed, one qiē did not change, but only the withered flowers and plants on the top of the mountain were slowly left, drifting with the wind. At the same time, in a barren mountain thousands of miles away from Jiuhua Mountain, three figures suddenly appeared, strolling among the mountain roads, as if they were constantly looking for something.

One of the largest figures is about three feet high, covered in green scales, fangs and sharp horns, white-footed and blue-eyed, it is a rare blue-eyed cloud kicking beast in the immortal cultivation world, but this blue-eyed cloud kicking beast that should have been violent is terrifying, although its face is hideous, but its demeanor is full of meekness, but it is Ting'er's "obedient pet" Xiaobi, who is following the other two figures step by step at this time.

It's just that I don't know how much spirit grass Liu Huaxiang and Ting'er have fed Xiaobi over the years, compared to before. At this time, although Di Xiaobi's body was only slightly three points larger, her momentum was far more powerful than before.

Another thin human figure, but up close, is a wonderful girl, with a quiet and beautiful face, although it has not yet fully grown, but it already has the posture of captivating the country and the city, as if it is like a light cloud covering the moon. Fluttering like the snow of the wind, looking at it from afar, like the sun rising in the morning glow;

It's just a pity that this girl's face is covered with countless black flame patterns, which are even more weird when her white and delicate skin gnats are removed, and although she is so beautiful, the girl's eyes are full of indifference, as if she is not interested in everything in the world, but these black flame patterns and that indifferent demeanor, although this girl is less natural and soft, but more strange and charming.

This girl is Ting'er, when Xu Qingfan first raised her, she was just a thin little girl who was less than twelve years old, but after seven years of growth, Ting'er has now become a slim eighteen-year-old girl, especially in the past five years, Ting'er's figure has grown extremely fast, I'm afraid that even if Xu Qingfan sees it now, Xu Qingfan can't be sure that this wonderful girl in front of him is his niece Ting'er, right?

It's just that although her appearance and figure have changed greatly, Ting'er's personality is still silent and indifferent, and she has tried her best to do everything she can over the years, but she can't change it in the slightest.

And walking at the forefront, the thin old man who is dying and seems to be about to run out of oil is naturally Liu Huaxiang.

Liu Huaxiang, who had collected enough soul essence blood half a year ago, didn't know that the "Zhang" and "Lie" in the "Underworld" organization had been waiting for him for half a year, wanting to round him up. Otherwise, if he is cultivating at this time, under the joint efforts of "Lie" and "Zhang", I am afraid that even the chance of escaping is slim.

Of course, he didn't know that Xu Qingfan had inadvertently destroyed the exotic flowers and plants that he had cultivated for hundreds of years, and he didn't expect that Xu Qingfan's movements would be so big when he was in retreat, otherwise once he knew, he would not rule out the possibility that he would lose his longevity again when his longevity had been exhausted.

After the two of them and one beast searched for a long time in this barren mountain, Liu Huaxiang's old face flashed with a hint of joy, and with a move of his right hand, the ground in front of him suddenly cracked, and a green stone flew into his hand quickly.

I only heard Liu Huaxiang mutter: "I have finally collected enough for a hundred green stones, and the materials required to cast the secret method have finally been prepared." ”

As he spoke, Liu Huaxiang turned to Ting'er and said softly: "Ting'er, we should go back to Jiuhua Mountain, presumably your uncle is already in the mountain at this time, right?" ”

Ting'er heard Liu Huaxiang's words, but didn't say anything, just nodded quietly, but in Ting'er's originally calm eyes, for a moment, there seemed to be a hint of nostalgia, but I don't know whether I miss Xu Qingfan's uncle, or the place in Jiuhua Mountain that can be called "home".

Three days later, Liu Huaxiang returned to Jiuhua Mountain, looking at the dilapidated flowers and plants in front of him, and his mind became sluggish.

"Xu Qingfan!!, you loser boy, do you have to be angry with me?"

At this time, Liu Huaxiang, who was originally extremely old, was so angry when he shouted angrily.

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