Seeking Immortality

When Xu Qingfan returned from resting with more than 2,000 Xia Ling Seven Islands monks, the human masters also brought a large number of monks to greet them outside the Xia Ling Seven Islands. Everyone seemed a little uncomfortable.

At the front, naturally, are the three top masters, Immortal Zizhen, Mr. Liu, and Zhang Xusheng.

Further back, these are the ordinary masters with lower status.

Because they were saved and deceived by Xu Qingfan, these masters didn't know how to face Xu Qingfan for a while. They used the same polite words and said them extremely dryly.

Compared with the last time we met at the "Xuanjing Treasure House", this time there are more grandmasters in the Human Alliance. Most of the extra ones are the products of forcibly improving their realms over the years. These grandmasters gathered together and did not follow. Xu Qingfan said hello, but just followed silently at the back of the Grandmaster's team, or his eyes were a little dull, or as a Grandmaster, his face had a sick look. These were all negative consequences of forcibly improving his realm, which made Xu Qingfan sigh secretly in his heart.

These people, after the war between the Shura clan, will no longer have any value in their existence. At that time, I wonder if the world can give them the respect they deserve? If these masters had not died prematurely.

After that, there are the ordinary monks in the Human Alliance, many of whom are familiar faces to Xu Qingfan, such as Xu Xiurong, Qiu Xuan, Lu Ziqing, etc...

They looked at Xu Qingfan's expression a little late, as if they were unsure whether they should go over and say hello with Xu Qingfan's status today.

Just as Xu Qingfan was also hesitating, when he was entangled by a group of masters, he didn't know whether he should take the initiative to meet them.

Many times, the gap arises between these two kinds of lateness.

Then. Xu Qingfan finally got rid of the grandmasters who were being polite to him and prepared to move closer. But I saw a look of giving up flashing across their faces. Don't turn your head and look at the monks behind Xu Qingfan. After all, the last time we met Xu Qingfan was just a monk in the real elixir stage. It is too far removed from his current status as one of the five top human masters.

Don't know why. It's obvious that they are meeting each other. Xu Qingfan had the illusion that they were parting ways.

but. Recalling the scenes when I got along with them. The situation at those battle sites is still clear. Their faces in the picture became very blurry.

It seems. Except for a few people. Most of the people a person encounters in his life. No matter how profound things have been experienced. But as time goes by. They are still just passers-by. Just like Xu Qingfan treats them. Or for Xu Qingfan.

In addition to these familiar people, there are many more monks that Xu Qingfan has never seen before. After going through such a long war. They walk on the edge of life and death all the time. There is an indescribable tenacity and indifference about him.

Tough for life. Indifferent to life.

Compared with each other, the communication with the three real principals is much simpler.

For Mr. Liu, it was just a glance, and both parties already understood what they meant.

Immortal Zizhen smiled and nodded to Xu Qingfan, but his smile was a little forced.

As for Zhang Xusheng - when they first met, Xu Qingfan couldn't believe that the solemn and calm man in front of him could be the same person as the once feminine and elegant Zhang Xusheng who seemed to control everything - at this moment, Zhang Xusheng, It's like a fighter, missing three points of the romantic confidence that he used to control easily, but seven points of oppression and majesty that no one can describe.

Xu Qingfan heard Tian Zhenxian whisper to Tian Zhenling behind him. At this moment, Zhang Xusheng could only hold up a sign that read "Fight for Humanity".

But after seeing Xu Qingfan, the expression on Zhang Xusheng's face changed slightly. The familiar mysterious and ethereal smile seemed to flash across the corner of his mouth again, but it disappeared instantly and became serious again, making Xu Qingfan doubt what he had just said. See if it's just an illusion.

With a vaguely familiar smile on his lips, Zhang Xusheng nodded to Xu Qingfan, and Xu Qingfan nodded in response. There was no more Zhang Xusheng talking to himself, which really made Xu Qingfan a little uncomfortable.

At this time, Zhang Xusheng should have said something like "The fruit should be picked when it is ripe."

Or perhaps, for Xu Qingfan, after coming here again after nearly two hundred years, the biggest impression was that of unfamiliarity.

After all, the situation is no longer what it was back then, and I am no longer the same person I was back then. Even Zhang Xusheng is no longer like the original Zhang Xusheng.

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While Xu Qingfan was sizing up the Human Alliance, the monks from the Human Alliance were also sizing up the monks from the Seven Islands of Xia Ling.

Liu Ziqing has been staying in the Human Alliance these years, and has had more or less contact with the masters. All the masters are familiar with him, but Liu Ziqing has a long sword on his back at some point, and the sword has not yet been released. Sheath, but a pressing sense of oppression has been faintly approaching, it is obviously an extremely powerful magic weapon.

Looking at this long sword, everyone in the Righteous Alliance suddenly remembered Mr. Liu's original evaluation of Liu Ziqing - "Give him a top-notch magic weapon, and he will be equivalent to a master in the distraction stage."

On the other side of Xu Qingfan, there was a tall monk wearing a black robe and a black hood floating quietly. Under Xu Qingfan's introduction, the monks knew that this was Xu Qingfan's most outstanding disciple - Qiu, "I admire you." Words like "" began to appear frequently, but Qiu just floated there quietly, paying no attention to anyone. Let a bunch of experts who are used to being polite when they meet experience the embarrassment of being ignored.

In addition, most of the monks' eyes were focused on the two camps of Tianzuo and Tianyou. The two battalions of monks stood behind Liu Ziqing and Qiu respectively. One team was all dressed in white, and the other team was all in black. , one team is aloof and the other is indifferent, coordinating and yet faintly confronting each other, as if they are living in two different worlds.

The strength of these monks is not weak, they are all above the golden elixir stage or the real elixir stage, but for the masters, this kind of cultivation is not strong, but many masters feel that when these two teams gather, they will be able to give them A feeling of being in front of an evenly matched master.

In addition, Ting'er, Wang Zegang and other outstanding monks from Xialing Seven Islands also attracted a lot of attention.

After sizing each other up, basically, Xialing Seven Islands and the Human Alliance recognized each other's strength.

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Although the polite words are long, they will eventually end.

The monks from the Seven Islands of Xia Ling had their own arrangements, while Xu Qingfan and Qiu, together with Wang Zegang, Ting'er, and Liu Ziqing, followed a group of masters into the Qingxu Hall.

The layout of Qingxu Hall is basically that Xu Qingfan, Qiu, Immortal Zizhen, Mr. Liu, and Zhang Xusheng sit at the top of the hall, while the other masters sit on both sides.

This gathering between masters was mainly to pay tribute to Xu Qingfan

The situation in the vast land of China at that time, as well as the preparations of the Human Alliance during this period, some masters talked about the changes in the situation in the new land during this period, and the preparations for dealing with the changes in the new situation.

To Xu Qingfan's surprise, it was Zhang Xusheng who told these things.

Basically, Xu Qingfan already knew these things when he was on the Seven Islands of Xia Ling, except for one thing, that is, the Shura tribe is also ready for a decisive battle with humans, and has been testing it in the past few days.

In the meeting, Xu Qingfan discovered a very interesting thing. This meeting was basically Zhang Xusheng talking. After every question, he would stop and ask the masters if they had any opinions or additions. Shaking his head, Zhang Xusheng asked the next question, and then asked the masters again if they had any comments or additions? All the masters shook their heads again...

This cycle continues until the meeting ends.

This meeting basically became Zhang Xusheng's talk.

After the meeting, Xu Qingfan handed over the "Open Heaven Cauldron", and after satisfying the curiosity of the masters, he placed it in the secret vault of the Human Alliance. Each master placed a layer of restrictions outside the secret vault. , without all the masters taking action together, no one can attack this secret vault.

After doing all this, all the masters dispersed, and Xu Qingfan took the four masters from Xialing Seven Islands and walked slowly towards Mr. Liu's residence with Mr. Liu.

"What are you thinking about?"

Mr. Liu looked at Xu Qingfan who was silent all the way and asked suddenly.

"I'm thinking about Zhang Xusheng and the situation I encountered today."

Xu Qingfan replied.

"Weird?"

"Everything is very strange. Zhang Xusheng turned out to be like this. All the meetings of the masters turned into Zhang Xusheng's one-word hall..."

Mr. Liu smiled bitterly and said: "Don't say it's you, even I find it strange. I don't know why Zhang Xusheng became like this, but in the past three months, every time we get together, all the questions are about Zhang Xusheng." The Holy One decides, and everyone is used to it.”

"Why?" Xu Qingfan asked with a frown.

"Because three months ago, when the 'Soul-Eating Insect' suddenly appeared, before everyone could react, Zhang Xusheng was not only the first to react, but he also raised a lot of questions and questions that we had not thought of. Many practical ways, Zhang Xusheng felt like this at that time. For the first time, we thought it was just a coincidence, but in the past three months, in order to cope with the future situation, the masters have been talking to each other almost every day. Meetings were held for discussion, and Zhang Xusheng was able to raise the most critical questions every time, and every time he was able to find practical solutions that no one could find any flaws in. The problems raised by others would all appear when Zhang Xusheng came here. It has been solved by Zhang Xusheng, and Zhang Xusheng found a lot of flaws in the methods everyone thought of. After everyone asked for trouble a few times, it became what it is now. The top level of the entire Human Alliance has become In Zhang Xusheng's Yiyantang, everything is decided by Zhang Xusheng alone. No one can get in, because Zhang Xusheng has already done everything. There are no flaws in what he proposed. We can only nod. share."

When Mr. Liu said this, he suddenly sighed and said: "If Zhang Xusheng is really doing good for mankind this time, it would be really wonderful. His ability surpasses everyone in the Human Alliance."

"But do you believe it?"

Xu Qingfan asked.

"Can I believe it?"

This is Mr. Liu’s answer.

Xu Qingfan shook his head with a wry smile and said: "This is the time that Zhang Xusheng made me feel the most unpredictable. But I think his high mood should not be fake. No one can put it into words." Emotions that are completely outside his own state of mind appear so realistic. From what I know about him, it seems that he has encountered an opponent that makes him extremely excited.”

"But what opponent do you think can make Zhang Xusheng so arrogant? The Shura clan? Zhang Xusheng should never take it seriously, the 'Spirit-Eating Worm'? With his ability, if the 'Spirit-Eating Worm' is really destroyed In this world, Zhang Xusheng must be the last one to die, let alone you and me... Could it be that this guy is competing with the entire heaven?"

Mr. Liu's momentary exaggerated complaint actually hit the truth unintentionally, but neither Xu Qingfan nor Mr. Liu took it seriously.

Xu Qingfan sighed, stopped thinking, and suddenly said: "You said that all the affairs of the Righteous Alliance these days were done by Zhang Xusheng alone? Should we check out all the things that Zhang Xusheng has been dealing with these days? Once again, see if he is hiding something in it.”

Mr. Liu and Immortal Zizhen have done what Xu Qingfan said, but they still have no clue.

But Mr. Liu still did not refuse Xu Qingfan's proposal. He took out a few jade slips and handed them to Xu Qingfan. These were all the decisions made by Zhang Xusheng during this period.

Xu Qingfan, along with Zhang Ningmei, Liu Ziqing, and Bai Qingfu, began to sort out all the information in the jade slips, and carefully contacted whether there would be any huge conspiracy in it.

After one night, everyone's expressions changed.

It's not that they really found any big conspiracy, but that these plans were so perfectly formulated that there were no flaws at all.

According to these plans, when the Human Alliance deals with the Shura clan, the hope of victory can be increased by at least 50% and casualties reduced by at least 30%. Even if it fails, there are many ways to preserve its strength. When dealing with the "Spirit-Eating Insects", find out the "Spirit-Eating Insects" The possibility of a fatal flaw has at least doubled. If the "Soul-Eating Insect" really cannot be restrained, according to Zhang Xusheng's several plans, human beings will definitely be the last species to perish in the vast land of China.

Xu Qingfan finally understood why the Human Alliance had become Zhang Xusheng's only talking point these days. If Zhang Xusheng suddenly put these plans in front of him, then he would really have nothing to say except nodding in admiration.

If it were not confirmed that the "soul-eating worm" was released by Zhang Xusheng, if it was not confirmed that Zhang Xusheng had a plan to destroy the world and create it...

I'm afraid many masters who don't know the truth have unknowingly developed a sense of trust or even dependence on Zhang Xusheng, right? Could this be Zhang Xusheng's purpose?

There are many ways to win people's trust, and there is no need for this slow and laborious method. But other than that, what is Zhang Xusheng doing this for?

Xu Qingfan couldn't help but frowned, feeling that compared to the "Soul-eating Insect" and "Shura", Zhang Xusheng was much more difficult to deal with.

"Zhang Xusheng, what are you planning?"

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ps: There will be more later...