Outside the "Hundred Herb Garden", the night is getting thicker and the stars and moon are still there.

Standing on the top of Jiuhua Mountain, it seems that these stars and moons are at your distant view until you reach out.

When Xu Qingfan sent "Wanliyun" back to the cave in the back mountain, he was now in his house, and the reflection of the sky was removed, and there were dense figures in the house.

A little stunned, Xu Qingfan immediately pressed Yuntou and walked into the house quickly, but found that Jin Qinghan, Li Yuhan and Sheng Yushan who had already left with him had returned at some time, were sitting in the house waiting for him. Ting'er sat quietly aside, looking at the books left by Xu Qingfan, and seemed quiet and well-behaved.

In addition, there were two other people waiting for Xu Qingfan. One was Lu Qingshang, but for some reason he did not continue to accompany his master with severely damaged spiritual sense, but instead came to find Xu Qingfan.

The other person was Dongfang Qingling, or because of the large number of people, she was caught by too many people and came to find Xu Qingfan alone. Her cheeks were slightly red. When she saw Xu Qingfan enter the house, her face became even more red, and she was completely disgusted with the spoiledness of the past.

But she was too careless. Jin Qinghan was cold by nature, Li Yuhan was steady, and Sheng Yushan was lonely and talked little. Even though Lu Qingshang, who was unruly in daily life, was not joking because he was worried about his master. Therefore, although there were many people in the house, no one would make fun of her at this time.

Before, Dongfang Qingling was left on Zhantai by Zhang Xusheng, and then came to Jiuhua Mountain with the elders and disciples of various sects who were conquering Jiuhua Mountain, but they did not participate in the Jiuhua Rebellion. After returning, he listened to the sisters describing the dangers of the Jiuhua Rebellion. Although he knew that Xu Qingfan was fine, he still couldn't help but worry, so he secretly ran to Xu Qingfan. But the time was wrong. Xu Qingfan came as soon as he left, but she still had the longest waiting time among the crowd.

Seeing Xu Qingfan come in, everyone stood up to greet him. Only Ting'er looked at Xu Qingfan and continued to look down at him.

"Senior Brother Xu, why are you back now? Is there anything that Mr. Liu has to ask you?" Li Yuhan asked.

Xu Qingfan smiled and said, "It's not that I came late. It's that you came too early. I thought it would take a long time for you to get out."

As he said that, Xu Qingfan turned to Lu Qingshang, who had been frowning, and asked, "Senior Brother Lu, how is Elder Hou's injury? Is it important?"

Lu Qingshang shook his head sadly and said in a deep voice: "It's not good. Although the magic technique has been removed, the magic consciousness has been severely damaged after being forcibly performed. He is still unconscious. According to Elder Ma, the healer, whether the master can recover is only five or five."

As he said that, the darkness in Lu Qingshang's eyes became even darker.

When Xu Qingfan heard Lu Qingshang's words, he felt sad and hurriedly comforted: "Senior Brother Lu, don't worry too much. Auspicious people have their own appearance. With Elder Hou's profound cultivation, they will definitely recover quickly."

"Yes, I have many secret spiritual medicines in Jiuhua, and there are quite a few of them that are effective for spiritual consciousness. I think Elder Hou will recover soon after taking it every day." Li Yuhan also comforted him.

Lu Qingshang smiled and signaled everyone to rest assured, saying, "What I know is that the master is so seriously injured, but I can't do it without worrying."

Seeing that the worry in Lu Qingshang's eyes remained, Xu Qingfan hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Senior Brother Lu, since that's the case, why don't you accompany Elder Hou and come here to find me?"

Lu Qingshang explained: "Junior Brother Xu, this is the case, I came to say goodbye to you."

When Xu Qingfan heard Lu Qingshang's words, he was slightly shocked and asked, "What does Senior Brother Lu mean by saying this? Do you want to go down the mountain to travel?"

Lu Qingshang shook his head and said slowly: "No, the master arranged for me to go to Jiuji Cave to practice in seclusion, and I am afraid I will not be able to come out in a short period of time. Not only me, Junior Brother Jin, Junior Sister Dongfang, Junior Sister Li, Junior Brother Sheng, and Junior Brother Feng, are all going to go to Jiuji Cave to practice in seclusion. I think they are probably the same as me when they come here."

"Jiuji Cave", one of the legends of the Jiuhua Mountain lineage, is not a true cave or cave, but a spiritual vortex formed by the powerful spiritual movement when the Jiuji Formation "mountain protection array" in Jiuhua Mountain is reversed and running. Although it is composed of simple spiritual energy, it is extremely stable inside. The spiritual energy inside is even more pure and thick than the place where the spiritual energy is most intense, and it is ten times faster to practice inside than usual.

But because of this, few disciples will enter the "Nine-Dire Cave" to practice. First, once the "Nine-Dire Cave" is to be formed, it must reverse the operation of the "Nine-Dire Formation". Not to mention the huge number of earth spirit stones required for the reversal of the "Nine-Dire Formation", but reversing the "Nine-Dire Formation" means that Jiuhua Mountain will face the dilemma of closing the mountain, affecting the entry and exit of Jiuhua Mountain, and is not conducive to the exchange between the Jiuhua lineage and the cultivation world.

More importantly, because the spiritual energy in the "Nine-Ji Cave" is too strong and pure, it is almost becoming a qualitative state, so if you lack cultivation, you may become a traitor because of the spiritual energy pouring into your body, and it will not be worth the loss.

In Jiuhua history, there have been only five cultivators entering the "Nine-Ji Cave" to practice, but the five cultivators were all Elder Jiuhua who had been unable to break through for hundreds of years after entering the late stage of the Golden Pill. He wanted to break through to the Mahayana stage by relying on the special circumstances in the "Nine-Ji Cave", and they were only in seclusion in the "Nine-Ji Cave" for two to three years.

Now, Zhang Hualing is going to reverse the "Nine-Pier Array" and create the "Nine-Pier Cave" again? More importantly, this time, the cultivation site of "Nine-Pier Cave" was not those elders with profound skills, but ordinary disciples like Jin Qinghan and Lu Qingshang? What should I do if I get into the devil? Why is Zhang Hualing doing this? Doesn't he care about the impact of Jiuhua's closure, nor is he afraid that these Jiuhua elite disciples will get into the devil?

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan looked at Jin Qinghan, Li Yuhan and others with inquiring eyes. Seeing Xu Qingfan's inquiring eyes, Jin Qinghan and others nodded, saying that they and others were indeed going to enter the "Nine-Dire Cave" as Lu Qingshang said, and this time they came to find Xu Qingfan to say goodbye to Xu Qingfan.

Seeing that his former friends were going to practice in the "Jiuji Cave", but he was left alone and still stayed in Jiuhua Mountain, Xu Qingfan felt sad and couldn't help but feel some imbalance.

The sadness is because Xu Qingfan felt that he was the only one left of Jiuhua Mountain partners, and he was lonely. However, the imbalance is because Xu Qingfan found that only he was not arranged to enter the "Jiuji Cave" to practice. He felt that he was ignored and looked down upon.

Xu Qingfan knew that his body could not intercept the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even if he entered the "Nine-Pier Array" to practice, he would just reach the peak of the Lingji Period as soon as possible, and then he would never be able to make any progress again. Therefore, it is understandable that the master did not arrange for Xu Qingfan to enter the "Nine-Pier Cave" to practice, but even so. The feeling of being looked down upon still makes Xu Qingfan feel very uncomfortable. This has nothing to do with selfishness or wanting Xu Qingfan to enter the "Nine-Pier Cave" to practice. It’s just that humans are group animals and they always don’t want to let themselves be ignored.

But after experiencing so much, Xu Qingfan could already control his emotions, and this darkness was hidden by him in a blink of an eye.

Since he was ignored, Xu Qingfan could only choose to rely on himself and bless his friends.

In fact, Xu Qingfan himself was wrong this time. Although with Xu Qingfan's qualifications, Zhang Hualing was unlikely to arrange for him to enter the "Nine Ji Cave" to practice, the biggest reason why Zhang Hualing did not arrange for Xu Qingfan to enter the "Nine Ji Cave" to practice this time was because Li Xuhan said that he would teach Xu Qingfan himself.

Xu Qingfan didn't realize that his opportunities were actually better than Jin Qinghan and others in some ways. After all, although he practiced very quickly in the "Nine-Dire Cave", he could not find any advice from a master of the Mahayana period.

So now Xu Qingfan is still feeling free and grieving. He smiled and said to everyone, "Oh? Are there so many people entering the Jiuji Cave this time? But as far as I know, because the spiritual energy in the Jiuji Cave is too strong and pure, it is easier to get into the devil in it than outside. Everyone must be more careful."

No one saw Xu Qingfan's smile. After all, in everyone's impression, Xu Qingfan was a person who was at ease with the flow. Compared to his endless practice, Xu Qingfan prefers to make a cup of tea and read it carefully with a book.

But he didn't know that after Jiuhua's change, Xu Qingfan's thoughts had changed quietly. Although he still yearned for a leisurely life of drinking tea and drinking books, Xu Qingfan also hoped that he would become stronger, at least to have the strength to protect himself and the people around him.

Among the people, Jin Qinghan, who has always been bad at observing human expressions, looked at Xu Qingfan's eyes changing constantly. He and Xu Qingfan have known each other for the longest time and know Xu Qingfan's best, so he saw all the changes in Xu Qingfan's expression.

After hearing Xu Qingfan's settlement, Li Yuhan smiled and said, "This time it's not just us, but all the uncles and uncles in Jiuhua Mountain who have reached the Lingji stage will enter the Jiuji Cave to practice hard. According to the leader, there are about 33 people."

Lu Qingshang continued, "As for the issue of being possessed by the devil, Junior Brother Xu, don't worry. There are more than ten elders of Jiuhua who enter the Jiuji Cave with us this time. They will watch our changes at any time. Once anyone has any signs of being possessed by the devil, they will stop it immediately."

When he heard the words of Li Yuhan and Lu Qingshang, the bitterness in Xu Qingfan's heart became stronger.

All Jiuhua disciples who have reached the Lingji Period will enter the "Nine-Ji Cave" to practice. But are they the only ones who don't have it?

But Xu Qingfan still forced the change in his emotions in his heart and smiled at everyone, "Is that so good? That's good. I think this will greatly increase after you come out, right? But I wonder how long you will enter the Jiuji Cave to practice?"

Li Yuhan replied: "According to the master of the sect, the initial setting is ten years. If the effect is not good, then continue to practice in Jiuji Cave until some of us reach the stage of elixir formation. After all, we have only thirty years."

Hearing Li Yuhan's words, Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned and asked in surprise: "Ten years? And it is very likely to be extended? Wouldn't that mean that Jiuhua Mountain will be closed for ten years or even longer? Are you not afraid of breaking off contact with the Immortal Cultivation World? Also, what if any disciples want to go down the mountain? Also, what do you mean by only thirty years?"

Hearing Xu Qingfan's series of problems, everyone looked a little sad. After a long time, Li Yuhan said slowly: "Senior Brother Xu, don't you know? Given that my Jiuhua was seriously damaged in this mutant, in order to avoid someone taking advantage of the situation, the head of the sect has decided to close the mountain for at least one hundred years until my Jiuhua's strength recovers or the spirit stones in the mountain are used up. As for the thirty-year deadline, it is because my Jiuhua has nearly forty elders. Half of them have only thirty years to live."

"What!!??" Li Yuhan's words were no less than a thunder in the ground to Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan knew that Jiuhua Mountain was seriously damaged this time, but Xu Qingfan did not expect that half of the elders Jiuhua, as the pillar of Jiuhua, had only been alive for thirty years. For a moment, he forgot the bitterness in his heart just now and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Then, Li Yuhan and Lu Qingshang told Xu Qingfan this time how Zhang Xusheng gave the "Tianling Pill" to Zhou Huahai. And how Zhou Huahai forced these "Tianling Pills" to surrender to his elders, and then explained the dangers of the "Tianling Pills".

"According to the most research-based elixirs, Elder Dima, this Tianling Pill is indeed a chronic poison in the cultivation of immortals at the cost of corroding the vitality of immortals. And once taken, it will be taken one after another, and the poisoning will become deeper. Judging from the medicinal properties of this Tianling Pill, those elders can only survive for thirty years." Li Yuhan concluded sadly.

Lu Qingshang added: "With the consent of those elders who have taken the Tianling Pill, they will each find a disciple with good qualifications before they die to pass on their lifelong cultivation with initiation* to restore and strengthen the strength of Jiuhua's next generation as soon as possible."

When Xu Qingfan heard the explanation of the two, he was shocked at the same time. He did not expect that Jiuhua Mountain would have reached such a dangerous level now. In the Immortal Cultivation World, the sect where the strength of the sect is greatly damaged is likely to be attacked by unknown sects overnight, and be plundered from all the collections of the sects and disappear quickly into the Immortal Cultivation World. The sect like Jiuhua Sect, which has established sects for thousands of years, is even more dangerous. No wonder Zhang Hualing is so urgent.

"Initiation*" is a skill that can be used to cultivate immortals. It is to pour the lifelong cultivation of an immortal into another monk's body. Then seal the spiritual energy in the body of the monk. Whenever the monk deepens his level of skill, he will untie a layer of seal, and his power will grow faster.

However, this kind of exercise has three shortcomings. First, the effect is too low. The monk who performs the "Initiation*" can only seal two or three of the spiritual energy in his body into the body of another monk, and most of the others are wasted in the cross-layer of the initiation.

Second, this kind of power transmission empowerment can only be carried out among fellow practitioners. The foundation-building cultivator can only teleport the foundation-building cultivator, and the alchemy cultivator can only empower the alchemy cultivator to the alchemy cultivator. The same is true for the Mahayana cultivator.

The third reason is that once a monk is initiated and passed on merit by another monk, he will no longer be able to perform "initiation*". Moreover, a person can only receive one initiation and passing on merit once in his life.

It is precisely because of these three reasons that although "initiation*" is extremely common in the world of immortal cultivation, few people use it.

However, Jiuhua's strength was greatly reduced this time. Obviously, Zhang Hualing planned to use the characteristics of the "Jiuji Cave" to shape a group of cultivators in the Killing Stage within 30 years, and then use the "Initiation*" to enhance the strength of these disciples in the Killing Stage as soon as possible, so as to strengthen Jiuhua's strength as soon as possible and to have enough strength to deal with the future twists and turns in the world of cultivation.

Although I feel that this method is a bit eager for quick success and instant benefits, Xu Qingfan has to admit that this is the best countermeasure in the situation like Jiuhua.

Forgot the bitterness in his heart. Xu Qingfan asked Li Yuhan again: "Is this the reason why the head uncle asked you to go this time? Is there any news about your master?"

Li Yuhan nodded and replied: "This time I saw Junior Brother Sheng and I, this time, I told us not to have psychological pressure because of the Master. As for our master..."

Speaking of this, Li Yuhan frowned slightly, and then continued, "As for my master, Master Zu said that he committed suicide for fear of crime. But strangely, his body disappeared afterwards."

When Xu Qingfan heard Li Yuhan's words, he always felt that things were not that simple. But these things were not something that ordinary disciples like him should consider, so Xu Qingfan just wrote down this matter, but did not think too much about it.

Then, everyone talked about other things, encouraged each other, and then they dispersed. Dongfang Qingling seemed to have something to say to Xu Qingfan alone, but after seeing everyone leaving one after another, he was embarrassed to stay for a long time. He just looked at Xu Qingfan deeply and then left with everyone.

Before leaving, Jin Qinghan said to Xu Qingfan: "How big your heart is, to a large extent, it will show how far you can go. External help is only external help after all. Brother Xu, I believe that when I come out of seclusion, you will give me greater surprises."

Xu Qingfan was slightly stunned, and immediately understood that Jin Qinghan saw the unhappiness in his heart just now, and smiled and said, "I know, don't worry, I won't let you leave me far behind."

Jin Qinghan nodded, but said nothing more, and left with everyone.

Xu Qingfan sent him to the door and watched his former partners leave with complex eyes.

At this moment, Ting'er appeared silently beside Xu Qingfan. She stretched out her hand for the first time and held Xu Qingfan's hand tightly, as if she wanted to seep the warmth in her hand into Xu Qingfan's body.

He looked down at Xu Qingfan in surprise. Seeing Ting'er's eyes, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but smile. Unexpectedly, Ting'er could also see her thoughts besides Jin Qinghan.

My friends have their own goals and work hard for their goals, so I have to work harder.

Xu Qingfan thought to himself.

Help is help, conditions are conditions, but the future is just the future. Although the three are related, the final decision lies with oneself.

"After you come out of Jiuji Cave, I will definitely not be left too far by you."

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan lowered his head and said warmly to Ting'er: "Ting'er, from tomorrow, can you go to the top of the mountain with your uncle to practice?"

Hearing Xu Qingfan's words, Ting'er looked up at the top of Jiuhua Mountain, but it was revealed that it was covered by the dark night in Jiuhua. It seemed to be an unknown area. Just like the future of everyone, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, but Ting'er still nodded very well.
Chapter completed!