Chapter Seventy-Three: Blocking.
"Four fellow Daoists in front, please stay. ”
At the same time that Xu Qingfan had more than ten monks, a soft voice suddenly came.
And the person who spoke first spoke when Xu Qingfan noticed them, proving that the strength of the person who spoke was still above Xu Qingfan. Although the voice of the person who came was clear, and he did not look like a monk who had lost his mind like a monk who had been infected by the beast madness, but at this time of catastrophe, such a master suddenly accosted him, which made Xu Qingfan feel vigilant in his heart.
But someone called, but Xu Qingfan couldn't ignore it, so he stopped the clouds, and stayed in the sky waiting for the voice to dare to come, just Xu Qingfan also wanted to ask the immortal cultivator about the situation in the immortal cultivation world over the years.
Although this person's voice reached the ears of Xu Qingfan and the others, the person who came was still dozens of miles away, but the cultivation of these more than ten monks was extremely high, and in just a moment, they came to Xu Qingfan.
I saw that there were more than ten people, the worst of them also had the cultivation of the Spiritual Silence Period, and the highest three were the cultivation of the Dan Period, and the person who was the one was a middle-aged scribe with a very good demeanor, and the cultivation was slightly higher than Xu Qingfan, and he had reached the peak of the Shi Dan Period.
"In Hu Guangshan, the protector of the Lower Five Elements Sect, I have seen Taoist friends. The middle-aged scribe with the highest cultivation, that is, Hu Guangshan, the protector of the "Five Elements Sect", came to Xu Qingfan, first looked at Xu Qingfan a few times, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he arched his hand to Xu Qingfan and said: "I don't know where you are cultivating immortals, but I seem to have seen you with Taoist friends." Seeing the face of the Taoist friend, I really feel a little kind. ”
This person speaks in a gentle manner, which makes people feel good. It's just that the look is too gloomy, and it looks too urban. But it makes people dare not get close.
It's just that what makes Xu Qingfan strange is that except for this Hu Guangshan, the other monks are all staring at their four masters and apprentices tightly at this time, and their eyes are all showing vigilance. It seems that if you don't agree with each other, you will fight.
And although these dozen or so people have cultivated well, their faces are full of extremely tired colors at this time, and they are in disarray, and they seem to have not rested for a long time.
When Xu Qingfan was looking at this group of people, this group of people was also looking at Xu Qingfan and a few people, but among them, there were quite a few disciples in the spiritual silence period who were not firm in their hearts. As soon as he came to Xu Qingfan. stared at Ting'er and Zhang Ningmei blankly, with a look of surprise and fascination in their eyes.
Seeing such impolite behavior, Xu Qingfan couldn't help frowning slightly. Although those mortals were much more unbearable than these people when they inquired about the news in the town before, those mortals did not understand Xu Qingfan's identity, and their own heart was not strong, which was understandable. But these monks obviously saw Xu Qingfan still acting like this when he was there, so it was no wonder that Xu Qingfan was so angry.
Speaking of which, unconsciously, Zhang Ningmei and Ting'er have both grown into rare beauties in the world. Zhang Ningmei, the weak little girl at the beginning, was on par with Ting'er at this time, and her quiet temperament contained amazing intellectual beauty. Fascinating. Not to mention Ting'er's mysterious and glamorous temptation, even in Jiuhua Mountain, since the big competition in Jiuhua Sect back then, there are not a few Jiuhua disciples who are obsessed with Ting'er.
Although everyone has admiration, seeing the intoxicated and amazing gaze in the eyes of these people, and thinking of the nymphomaniac expressions of some Jiuhua disciples before, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but shake his head slightly. This is the way it is. It can only be said that the heart is not strong, if it cannot be overcome. The highest achievement of these people's lives is only in the period of spiritual silence.
Generally speaking, only one of a hundred immortal cultivators can reach the Dan stage in the end, and the reason why this is the case is that in Xu Qingfan's view, qualification is part of the reason, but the more important reason is the heart. Lack of qualifications can also be made up in pills, exercises, diligence, etc., but if the heart is not strong, no one can do anything but overcome it by yourself.
Hu Guangshan is also a very flexible person, after Xu Qingfan did not answer his question, but looked at the disciples behind him and frowned slightly and shook his head, he first looked behind him with Xu Qingfan's eyes in confusion, and after showing the strange eyes of those disciples, he immediately knew Xu Qingfan's thoughts, and immediately snorted coldly at the disciples who were staring at Ting'er and Zhang Ningmei, and saw that these disciples trembled suddenly, glanced at Hu Guangshan in fear, and then immediately lowered their heads and never dared to raise them again.
The discipline was not strict, which made this Taoist friend smile. Hu Guangshan arched his hand at Xu Qingfan and said apologetically.
"Nothing. Xu Qingfan responded with a smile. But from the frightened attitude of those disciples, he changed his opinion of Hu Guangshan, but he didn't expect that Hu Guangshan's seemingly gentle person made these disciples so awe-inspiring. It seems that he should be a person with great means in normal times.
"This fellow Daoist, my Senior Brother Hu's question has not yet been answered. ”
And just as Xu Qingfan was thinking secretly, a blue-robed monk behind Hu Guangshan said coldly, since Xu Qingfan shook his head and frowned just now and faintly accused Hu Guangshan's disciple, the monk looked at Xu Qingfan with a hint of hostility in addition to vigilance.
Xu Qingfan thought about it for a while, and immediately understood the reason why this blue-robed monk suddenly became hostile, in the immortal cultivation world, no matter how angry the disciple was, he could not allow others to accuse, Xu Qingfan frowned and shook his head inadvertently, but it was a taboo.
Xu Qingfan first smiled apologetically at Hu Guangshan, and then said: "Xu Qingfan, the deacon elder in Xiajiuhua Mountain, has seen Hu Daoyou. But I don't know what these two Taoist friends are called?"
As he spoke, Xu Qingfan looked at the blue-robed monk and the white-clothed old man behind Hu Guangshan.
For the time being, the news of the birth of Jiuhua Mountain is not announced, but the scene of secretly probing the immortal cultivation world is just what Xu Qingfan and Zhang Hualing said to the other elders, in fact, the two have secretly decided that as soon as they come out of the mountain, Jiuhua will join the Righteous Path Alliance to seek refuge in the catastrophe, and the main purpose of Xu Qingfan's descent this time is to discuss with the Righteous Path Alliance to join.
Passing by the time of the barren thousands of miles before. Xu Qingfan was also worried about whether the Righteous Path Alliance had been wiped out in the catastrophe, but at this time, seeing that all the other places in the vast land of Shenzhou were normal except for those ten thousand miles, and from the fact that other mortals did not know about it, Xu Qingfan judged that this "beast madness" had only appeared for a short time, so the Righteous Path Alliance should be fine.
In addition, the group of monks in front of him are all disciples of the "Five Elements Sect", and the "Five Elements Sect" is one of the important parts of the Righteous Path Alliance, so Xu Qingfan did not hide his identity.
No surprises. Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Hu Guangshan and the three of them were taken aback, and the blue-clothed monk asked in shock, "Are you really Jiuhua's deacon protector? Jiuhua has finally been reborn?"
Compared with the impatient monk in blue, Hu Guangshan was much more organized, first glared at the monk in blue, and then looked at Xu Qingfan with a look of surprise, and then smiled at Xu Qingfan: "It turned out to be Xu Daoyou." I said why I felt so kind after seeing Daoyou. Seventy years ago, when the newcomers in the immortal realm competed, he had seen Daoist friends a few times from afar. But he didn't expect that Daoyou's cultivation would be so sophisticated. ”
Hu Guangshan said this, but it was tantamount to agreeing with Xu Qingfan's identity as a disciple of Jiuhua, and gently brought over the unreasonable questioning of the blue-clothed monk just now.
It's just that having said that, Hu Guangshan looked at Xu Qingfan in front of him and was full of sighs and surprises in his heart, when he was a newcomer, Xu Qingfan was only a monk in the early stage of spiritual silence, but at this time, he was not far from him. And after Xu Qingfan's cultivation increased greatly, his temperament also changed greatly. So much so that Hu Guangshan didn't even think about it before.
But this kind of exclamation and surprise was only brewing in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest expression, after a polite sentence with Xu Qingfan. Hu Guangshan pointed to the old man who had been silent and introduced: "This is my second junior brother Li Liming. Then he pointed to the blue-clothed monk and said, "This is my third junior brother Jiang Tao. His temper has always been a little impatient, but it made Daoyou laugh again. ”
Xu Qingfan looked at Hu Guangshan's methodical style, admired in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”
Hu Guangshan asked: "But I don't know when Jiuhua was born? Is this Taoist friend also a Taoist friend of Jiuhua?"
The Taoist friend in Hu Guangshankou is worthy of Ting'er, and Ting'er's cultivation during the Dan period also attracted his attention.
Xu Qingfan explained: "I, Jiuhua, was just reborn ten days ago, and I came down the mountain this time to investigate the current situation in the immortal cultivation realm. As for this one, it is my disciples Ting'er, Zhang Ningmei and Bai Yu. ”
Under Xu Qingfan's instructions. Ting'er, Zhang Ningmei, and Bai Yu all walked up to Hu Guangshan and the others to greet respectfully. The junior ceremony, but it made Hu Guangshan sigh in his heart. Unexpectedly, this Xu Qingfan's cultivation not only grew so fast, but even his disciples had reached the stage of attaining the Dan period. Thinking about his own cultivation progress over the years, as well as the nymphomaniac expressions of the disciples just now, I couldn't help but wonder if Hu Guangshan was very useless.
But after knowing that Ting'er was Xu Qingfan's disciple, whether it was Hu Guangshan, Li Liming, or Jiang Tao, they all looked at Xu Qingfan with a little more respect in their eyes.
The trouble in Hu Guangshan's heart was only fleeting, but he immediately returned to normal again, although Ting'er was his junior, he still politely gestured to Ting'er, and then under Xu Qingfan's inquiry, he began to tell Xu Qingfan about the changes in the immortal world over the years.
Xu Qingfan's previous knowledge of the content is not mentioned for the time being, four years after Xu Qingfan returned to the mountain, the catastrophe of the immortal cultivation world once in 2,800 years finally began, provoked by the "Eight Desolation Palace" first, taking advantage of the large number of sects to flee to the vicinity of the "Ronghua Mountain" to invade the prosperous Middle Earth, and successively annexed many sects, and the "Eight Desolation Palace" does not know what means, every monk captured by the "Eight Desolation Palace" will increase his strength after a short time, with all kinds of different magical powers, and change his faith to be loyal to the "Eight Desolation Palace". Although the Righteous Path Alliance tried its best to suppress it, but if it killed one person in the "Eight Desolation Palace", the "Eight Desolation Palace" would capture two other monks to join them, and they couldn't kill them without realizing it, and they couldn't suppress it.
But recently, I don't know how, but the means of the "Eight Desolation Palace" suddenly failed. Under the strong suppression of the Righteous Path Alliance, there are fewer and fewer monks in the gate, and they are about to be unable to resist. And Hu Guangshan and his party returned after being ordered by the Righteous Path Alliance to sweep a stronghold of the "Eight Desolation Palace".
Hearing Hu Guangshan's introduction, Xu Qingfan frowned slightly, but he didn't expect that it was the "Eight Desolation Palace" that caused the catastrophe, and he couldn't figure out what means the "Eight Desolation Palace" could make the monks they arrested loyal to them, let alone why this method suddenly failed.
But Xu Qingfan felt that this catastrophe might not be as simple as the "Eight Desolation Palace". Especially the monks I met before who were infected with the "beast madness......
Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan frowned and asked Hu Guangshan, "Do you know about the three thousand miles to the south?"
Hearing Xu Qingfan say this, Hu Guangshan's face also became heavy, and he slowly asked, "What are you referring to?"
Xu Qingfan nodded lightly.
Hu Guangshan sighed: "The reason why I haven't returned to Ronghua Mountain now is because of this change. This time, under the instructions of my predecessors, I removed the remnants of the Eight Desolation Palaces that were entangled in a barren mountain, and then returned to the mountain to report to my seniors. But on the way back to the mountain. But suddenly, several villages and towns had been slaughtered, and my righteous monks who were patrolling around there suddenly disappeared. Later, a large number of monks infected with beast madness appeared. In order to prevent those monks who have lost their minds from harming more innocent people, in desperation, I can only let one junior disciple rush back to Ronghua Mountain to inform the grandmasters of the situation here, while we stay here. In the past two days, I have been rushing from place to place, fighting several battles with those monks who have lost their minds, and it is really unbearable. In the past few days, a total of one of my junior disciples and eleven disciples have died under the beast madness. ”
As he spoke, Hu Guangshan's face showed sadness.
After a pause. Hu Guangshan retracted the sentiment on his face, and said: "Until today, the Taoist friends sent by the seniors to support have finally arrived. I just wanted to go back to the mountain to recuperate, but I suddenly met a Taoist friend, and I was curious in my heart, so I said hello to Taoist friends. ”
Hearing Hu Guangshan say this, Xu Qingfan comforted Hu Guangshan, and at the same time frowned slightly, but he thought a lot in his heart in an instant.
Many things in the world seem to coincide. But there must be an inevitability. And this so-called necessity is also the key to the matter. This is one of the truths that Zhang Hualing taught Xu Qingfan back then, and Xu Qingfan has always kept it in mind.
The sudden appearance of the "beast maniac". Especially when the "Eight Desolation Palace" is about to be unable to support it, it is extremely strange.
"Do you have any doubts?" Seeing Xu Qingfan's frowning and thoughtful expression, Hu Guangshan asked.
Hearing Hu Guangshan's question, Xu Qingfan smiled and said: "Hu Daoyou suddenly called my master and apprentice this time, I'm afraid it was not because he was curious, but because he saw that my master and apprentice passed by the place where the beast mania was raging, and he was afraid that we would be infected by the beast mania, so he stopped us from checking, right?"
Hearing Xu Qingfan ask so directly, Hu Guangshan didn't have the slightest embarrassment on his face, but said with a smile: "But I believe that with Xu Daoyou's cultivation, he will never be touched by beast madness." ”
Xu Qingfan nodded slightly, undeniable, but after a deep groan, he suddenly asked, "But I don't know if this beast madness only appears in the same place where the Daoist friend appears, or if it also appears in other places?"
Hearing Xu Qingfan's question, Hu Guangshandi's expression became even more solemn, and he explained: "We haven't returned to the mountain yet, so I don't know about these things, but listening to what those Taoist friends who answered us, the Taoist friends who were sent out to answer were not just their team, and I think there should be beasts in other places." ”
Xu Qingfan sighed slowly, and said softly to himself: "The beast madness suddenly appeared all over the vast land of Shenzhou in such a short period of time, and thus restrained a large number of people of the Righteous Path Alliance, it seems that someone doesn't want the Eight Desolation Hall to be wiped out by the Righteous Path Alliance. Hu Guangshan's eyes flashed with appreciation, and he nodded and said: "What Daoyou said is exactly what I am thinking, I think it is the people of the Eight Desolation Hall or the people of the underworld organization who found the corpse of the monk who was infected with the beast madness back then, and then spread it around the vast land of Shenzhou. However, I have long been experienced in dealing with beast madness, as long as those monks who are infected by beast madness are brought together and imprisoned, they will naturally kill each other, but the plan of those who have a heart will be in vain. ”
Hearing Hu Guangshan say this, Xu Qingfan nodded slightly, but he was not so optimistic in his heart, since someone wants to prolong this catastrophe, after the failure of the beast madness, there are naturally other means, the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the open, and there is no initiative, in the end, the Righteous Path Alliance may only be exhausted under the successive changes. Even as long as the other party continues to spread the beast madness all over the vast land of Shenzhou, it is enough to prolong this catastrophe indefinitely. The only thing to be thankful for is that so far, the beast mania can only spread among the cultivators, and at this time, most of the immortals in the world are concentrated in the Ronghua Mountain area, and the danger of the beast madness has also been reduced to the maximum.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan suddenly remembered something, and suddenly asked: "Just now, when I passed through the area where the beast madness was raging, I fought with a group of monks who were infected by the beast madness. ”
Hu Guangshan said gloomily: "In the battle some time ago, there was a monk I once met, who was the protector of a small sect, and when the catastrophe was approaching, he disappeared with his sect, and since then he has lost his news. But I didn't expect that when we met again, they would already look like crazy beasts, and I guess the same is true for the identities of other monks. ”
Hearing Hu Guangshan say this, Xu Qingfan's expression was also gloomy, and he inferred that in order to spread the beast madness, the monks of the hidden sect before the catastrophe had already been captured by most of the Hades or the Eight Desolation Palaces. Although these monks and sects do not have a high status in the immortal cultivation world, they are numerous, and the immortal cultivation world is really suffering a lot this time.
After Xu Qingfan sighed silently, he asked Hu Guangshan about some changes in the immortal cultivation world over the years, and then gave his leave.
"Now that the catastrophe has come, my disciples are worried about the situation at home, and I, the master, have to accompany them on a trip. ”
Hu Guangshan smiled and said, "The reason why the My Righteous Path Alliance was established is precisely to resist the destruction caused by the catastrophe. Xu Daoyou went down the mountain to explore on behalf of Jiuhua Yimai this time, and he can go back to Ronghua Mountain with us to meet the seniors on the mountain, so as to prepare for our future cooperation. ”
Xu Qingfan said with a smile: "Ronghua Mountain, my master and apprentice will naturally go on behalf of Jiuhua, but I have to go to the homes of my disciples first, meet the clansmen, and ask Taoist friends to forgive me." But at this moment, the white-clothed old man Li Liming, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said coldly: "I persuade Daoist friends to wait with me to go back to Ronghua Mountain to live for seven days, and after seven days, I will naturally let Daoist friends leave." ”
Hearing Li Liming say this, Xu Qingfan finally understood the thoughts of Hu Guangshan and others. After cultivating immortals and infecting beast madness, the time to do it was seven days later, and it seems that although Hu Guangshan said that he was relieved, he was actually not at ease with himself and others.
At the same time, Jiang Tao was already silently blocking the retreat of Xu Qingfan and others.
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