Gently stretched out his hand to push the courtyard door in front of him open, or because the courtyard door had not been opened and closed for a long time, there was an extremely obvious and piercing "squeak" sound.

In the courtyard, the dust is all over, and it looks a little lonely and decadent, but it is because Zhang Hualing has forbidden anyone to enter his courtyard over the years, and the courtyards where other heads and monks live are arranged for low-level monks to clean regularly, but Zhang Hualing is the only one who does not.

Xu Qingfan sighed slightly, but he could understand the pain of Zhang Hualing's resistance to the invasion of evil qi after the transformation of the secret method over the years, Zhang Hualing had already arranged a way back for himself, that is, he gave his soul bead to Xu Qingfan, in this way, Xu Qingfan could not only judge Zhang Hualing's Cheng dù who was invaded by evil qi through the change of the soul bead, but when the matter was irreparable, Xu Qingfan could also use the guò soul bead to restrain Zhang Hualing, and then kill ......

Because of this decision, Xu Qingfan began to truly believe in Zhang Hualing and truly understand Zhang Hualing's sacrifice for Jiuhua.

Over the years, Xu Qingfan has often observed the situation of Zhang Hualing's soul beads, but the blue soul beads have been penetrated by the red silk threads, which means that Zhang Hualing's situation is not optimistic, but under Zhang Hualing's strong resistance, it is far from reaching the point of irretrievability.

I have to say that Zhang Hualing's resistance to the evil qi is really beyond Xu Qingfan's expectations, since Zhang Hualing was invaded by the evil qi to now, it has been close to a jiazi time, but he is still resisting the invasion of the evil qi, so that until now, the evil qi that makes ordinary monks smell and change color invades their minds, and it still has not caused any particularly obvious impact on Zhang Hualing.

It's not that the invasion of evil qi into the mind is not as troublesome as Xu Qingfan imagined, but under Zhang Hualing's seemingly ordinary appearance, there is a pain and effort that ordinary people imagine to resist, that kind of great perseverance, Xu Qingfan put himself in his shoes, and didn't think that he could do it.

Because of this, Xu Qingfan also admired Zhang Hualing more and more. admire his perseverance and the sacrifices he has made for Jiuhua.

I sighed in my heart. Xu Qingfan strolled to the hut in the courtyard, and was just about to knock on the door again to ask. Inside the door, Zhang Hualing's voice sounded again.

"Don't be so polite, come in. ”

Pushing the door, the "squeak" sound is still there.

Inside the door, in the room, on the bed, in the shadows, Zhang Hualing sat cross-legged. Looking through the shadows, Xu Qingfan seemed to be able to see that in a Jiazi's struggle against evil qi all the time, Zhang Hualing's deep exhaustion was already through his eyes and body. Penetrate into the soul.

Speaking of which, the last time Xu Qingfan saw Zhang Hualing was a year ago, at that time, Xu Qingfan looked at Zhang Hualing's exhaustion, and wondered if Zhang Hualing could continue to hold on, and see you again a year later, Zhang Hualing persevered. The evil spirit still failed to control him, but the exhaustion became more and more profound. Undoubtedly. The invasion of evil qi has become more and more violent.

And Xu Qingfan, looking at Zhang Hualing's old appearance, but like a year and a half ago, secretly thought: "Zhang Hualing, how long can he last?"

Or faith and perseverance can represent his strength and resilience when resisting the invasion of evil energy, but faith and perseverance have an end after all.

Back then, Zhang Hualing wanted to save his life. And cast a secret method to transform his body. Since then, he has regained his youth, but he has also been invaded by evil qi because of this. After suffering from a nail in pain, the body has only recovered from being young for less than a month, and it is aging faster again because of the pain.

Is it a gain, is it a loss?

And Xu Qingfan only knows that Jiuhua has always been very stable because of Zhang Hualing, or, this is enough for Zhang Hualing, right? Or, whether it is worth it or not, this kind of question is always best known only to the person concerned, if Zhang Hualing thinks that his hard work and pain are worth it, then for him, it is indeed worth it.

Xu Qingfan looked at Zhang Hualing in the shadows with complicated eyes, but Zhang Hualing was unconscious, or in front of Xu Qingfan, he didn't want to show his pain, and the dignity of the head and elders still needed to be maintained.

Xu Qingfan also understood this, and after entering the house, he did not ask Zhang Hualing about the situation, but told Zhang Hualing about the situation of him and Jiuhua over the years, he didn't know if Zhang Hualing had paid attention to it over the years.

After listening to Xu Qingfan's words, Zhang Hualing was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "You have done a very good job, if it were me, I may not be able to do better, although the sharpness has been revealed, but it is also beneficial for you to take over Jiuhua in the future, but it cannot be said to be wrong." ”

Then, Zhang Hualing seemed to remember something, and asked again, "The Star Yin Sect hasn't made any moves in the past two years, right?"

Xu Qingfan replied respectfully: "No, there are not many monks in the Xingyin Sect itself, after the destruction of the Xingyin Sect team, the strength of this sect has been greatly reduced, and it has gradually lost its status in the Righteous Path Alliance, and it no longer poses any threat to our sect." ”

Back then, the Jiuhua team suffered heavy casualties, in addition to the reason why several elders of the older generation ignored Xu Qingfan's command and led everyone to act without authorization, the Xingyin Sect team, which was supposed to support each other with the Jiuhua team, was also a big reason.

Originally, with Xu Qingfan's temper, although he was angry at the behavior of the "Star Hidden Sect" team, or he would retaliate, it would never be violent, and it was no wonder that the "Star Hidden Sect" sect still gloated after Jiuhua's heavy losses, and even said cool words, such as "Jiuhua is so unbearable as a holy land, and half of the people can be killed and injured in one action, it is really not worthy to continue to be a holy land, the real holy land should be those powerful sects, such as my Star Hidden Sect".

Xu Qingfan also planted the seeds of hatred for the "Star Hidden Sect" because of this, and in the operation to eliminate "Ying" soon after, the design made the "Star Hidden Sect" team become cannon fodder, so that Xu Qingfan could complete the task smoothly, but he also offended the "Star Hidden Sect" greatly because of this, so Zhang Hualing asked this question.

Seeing Xu Qingfan's flat expression, he didn't seem to take Xingyin Sect seriously, Zhang Hualing was silent for a while, in order to better experience Xu Qingfan, or because he was afraid of his own hidden evil spirit, Zhang Hualing no longer interfered in many things and let Xu Qingfan do it, sometimes although he felt that it was inappropriate, he would not refute it. For example, this time, Zhang Hualing just said lightly after being silent: "Hatred makes people terrifying." It's better to be careful. ”

Xu Qingfan bowed down and said respectfully: "The disciple knows that the disciple has been sending people to monitor the Star Hidden Sect all these years. ”

Zhang Hualing nodded. When he spoke again, there was confusion in his voice, and he asked, "Since you are a qiēshun lì, then what is the matter with you coming to me this time?"

Indeed, either I don't want to see Zhang Hualing's tired appearance, or I want Zhang Hualing to resist the invasion of evil qi with peace of mind, in the past seven years. Unless there is a big event, such as designing a fight against the Star Hidden Sect, or punishing the elders of the older generation in the sect, other than that. Xu Qingfan has never been to this courtyard again.

Sometimes, Xu Qingfan also wondered if he was doing this because he was subconsciously wanting to control Jiuhua alone, wanting to get rid of Zhang Hualing's influence and let Jiuhua move forward with the trajectory he envisioned?

Of course, this kind of thought is just a fleeting, subconscious thought in your spare time. Who knows?

However, after hearing Zhang Hualing's words, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but flash a trace of shame in his heart. But he didn't show these four shames, but his voice became more and more respectful, and he frowned in a low voice and said, "But it was the disciple who encountered some strange things in the past two days. ”

Saying that, Xu Qingfan slowly told Zhang Hualing about the encounter between him and the strong man, and even the experience of seeing the little beast later, these things are too strange, and only Zhang Hualing can give him ideas until now.

It's just that Xu Qingfan hesitated slightly during the period, but he said that the "Anti-Heaven Sword" was "a critical thing that was inadvertently obtained back then, and the evil way will cause a catastrophe" instead. But Zhang Hualing also knew Xu Qingfan's concerns. It seems that he is not confident that he will be able to resist the evil spirit in the end. So he didn't ask in detail, just frowned and listened carefully to Xu Qingfan tell the story. There was a look of surprise in his eyes. seems to be surprised by what Xu Qingfan has encountered in the past few days.

"Generally speaking, with the mind and arrogance of the Mahayana Grandmaster, the reason why those four supreme treasures are left behind should not be to make you owe favors to others, because doing so is undoubtedly tantamount to currying favor with you. I think the reason why he did this is simply to help you grow, but the purpose is not something I can think of. ”

Zhang Hualing frowned and said.

"You mean, these four treasures, I can use them with confidence?"

Xu Qingfan asked.

Zhang Hualing nodded and said: "As you think, you can take the three ascending elixirs first, although they are precious, but I Jiuhua can't afford to repay this favor, and the dragon summoning order is also very usable, with it, my Jiuhua is equivalent to having a Mahayana master to help me for a certain period of time, which is of great help, and it is a big deal to return him when the time comes." ”

It seems that Zhang Hualing very much agrees with Xu Qingfan's scoundrel approach, or as a leader, he has to learn more or less from some scoundrels.

After hesitating slightly, Zhang Hualing said again: "You know and I know about this matter, Gongsun Huashao, don't say it." ”

Xu Qingfan said: "The disciple naturally understands. ”

Over the years, Xu Qingfan's reputation has risen sharply, but Gongsun Huashao's attitude has become weird, and he supports Xu Qingfan more than Zhang Hualing on weekdays, but it has made him gain the trust and favor of many elders of the younger generation. In this way, Zhang Hualing has not come out all the year round, and Gongsun Huasao looks like Xu Qingfan, Jiuhua has been in the Righteous Path Alliance for many years, and almost all of them are based on Xu Qingfan's decision-making.

It's just that Xu Qingfan and Zhang Hualing also know that although this Gongsun Huasuo's attitude has changed greatly, he still often tells the elders of the older generation who are not used to Xu Qingfan how domineering and immature Xu Qingfan is, and the reason why he supports Xu Qingfan is only for the sake of stability, but in addition to gaining the favor of the younger generation of elders, he has not lost his closeness to the older generation of elders who are not on the right path with Xu Qingfan.

It's just strange that Gongsun Huashao's behavior of flattering both sides, although he has concealed almost all the Jiuhua elders, he has not the slightest intention of hiding it from Xu Qingfan and Zhang Hualing, but he doesn't know what he is thinking in his heart.

Because of this, Xu Qingfan, who originally had scruples about Gongsun Huasuo, and Zhang Hualing, who had made up his mind to pave the way for Xu Qingfan to take over Jiuhua, also became more and more scruples about this Gongsun Huasao.

After settling Xu Qingfan, Zhang Hualing began to look at the little beast in Xu Qingfan's arms, and after listening to Xu Qingfan's story, in Zhang Hualing's opinion, this seemingly cute and harmless little beast that looked forward to his actions was extremely elegant and majestic. The mystery is no less than that of the Mahayana grandmaster.

In the quiet room, it was disturbed by the faint roar of the earth spirit pet from all over the "Ronghua Mountain".

After a moment's pause. Zhang Hualing suddenly frowned and asked, "Qingfan, just now you said that in order to hide the aura on this little beast, you laid a total of several layers of enchantment?"

Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, not knowing why Zhang Hualing asked this, but he still replied: "Thirteen." ”

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan's eyes also followed Zhang Hualing's gaze. looked at Xiao Jin in his arms, but he was surprised to see that the various hidden aura enchantments around the little beast did not know when. There are only two or three left.

This mysterious little beast can still unconsciously devour the enchantment around it? But hearing the roar of the spirit pets outside the house, which has become more and more obvious, it seems that it is about to lose control again, recalling the previous scene of the large group of spirit pets overwhelmingly rushing towards him, Xu Qingfan's face turned pale, but he couldn't be surprised, the finger prints in his hand kept changing, but he had more than ten enchantments on this little beast in a row. After a few moments, the roar of the beasts outside the house died down. Xu Qingfan let out a long breath again.

After the scramble, the eyes that looked at Xiao Jin became more and more curious, how many secrets are hidden in this little beast?

Zhang Hualing sighed: "This little beast seems to have never appeared in the immortal cultivation realm, thinking back to the demon beasts I know, none of them are similar to it, but it itself is so magical, it is really incredible." ”

After a pause, Zhang Hualing said again: "Although I don't know what kind it is, it is so magical. It may be useful in the future. What's more, this little beast still has the potential to evolve to a heaven-level demon beast. But you can't give up at will. It's just that this little beast can cause the beasts crazy, and it is so magical in itself. It's a sin, but it's also troublesome, and I don't need you to bless it from time to time in the future. ”

Thinking about the enchantment that was blessed to Xiao Jin before, it only disappeared in just two pillars of incense, and once there was no enchantment to hide the breath, it would cause the beasts to go crazy, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but have a bitter expression on his face, did he need to stare at this little beast every day in the future, and bless the enchantment a hundred times?

Zhang Hualing also thought of the trouble, frowned and thought about it for a while, but he turned out a green and red jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Qingfan, and said slowly: "Hiding this jade pendant on this little beast can help you hide its breath and save you some effort." ”

Hearing Zhang Hualing say this, Xu Qingfan had a happy look on his face, hurriedly bowed down to thank him, and tied it around Xiao Jin's neck after taking the jade pendant.

Kim seemed to be interested in the ornament and kept flicking it with her little paws.

A butterfly in the East China Sea fanning its wings may cause a terrifying storm in Xisha, and now Zhang Hualing and Xu Qingfan don't know what kind of catastrophe their unintentional decision has brought to the vast land of Shenzhou......

After doing this, Xu Qingfan frowned and said: "Uncle Master, since the disciple has obtained these three Ascending Immortal Pills, it will take a certain amount of time to refine after taking them, but he can't lead the team to act, I wonder if Uncle Shi can talk to the other heads and let the Jiuhua team suspend its action for some time?"

As he spoke, Xu Qingfan's face flashed with a hint of guilt, and he said, "There is also Senior Brother Jin, his cultivation at this time should have broken through the Jindan stage of retreat, but he repeatedly delayed it because he insisted on acting with me. But it's time for him to retreat and practice. ”

"Indeed, Jin Qinghan is at the time to break through the Jindan period, and under the guidance of Mr. Liu over the years, your understanding of the Heavenly Dao has become more and more profound, and you only lack some spiritual energy to improve. Zhang Hualing nodded, but suddenly remembered something, and said: "I'm afraid it's not okay, as far as I know, the next mission of the Jiuhua team has been decided, if you wait for the retreat, but you still need to complete that task now." ”

"What task?" asked Xu Qingfan.

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