On the full night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they finally ushered in the departure of Xu Zhinan, the head of the Pure Yang Sect.
In order to break through the highest state of Yuanyang Kung Fu, Xu Zhinan has been in seclusion for eighteen years. This time, he has not been able to break through this highest state. The Chunyang Sect has been founded for more than 500 years, except for the Patriarch, there are only three people who can practice the Yuanyang Kung Fu to great success. Xu Zhinan is talented, savvy, and diligent, and he is very likely to become the fourth person. The Chunyang sect is comparable to the Wuliang sect, but he is only one step behind.
Therefore, when Emissary Fei Ling proposed to exchange the Seven Star Lamp with the Cold Jade Pill, the elders of the Chunyang Sect couldn't help but be moved.
When Chou was ugly, Xu Zhinan took a shower, changed clothes, rested, and met the guests in the front hall.
Xu Zhinan was born in a family of merchants, not a cultivator. At first, he was sent to the Chunyang Sect just to strengthen his body, but he has excellent bones. After being accepted as an apprentice by the former head, he showed his extraordinary talent, and then he resolutely gave up on everyone. Karma, wholeheartedly asked about cultivating immortals.
A hundred years ago, when the demon king was born and the former master became immortal, he was appointed as the master in the face of danger. At a time when the world of cultivating immortals was at its most turbulent and everyone was in danger, he faced the overwhelming Yin soldiers and negotiated with them, not only keeping the pure yang. He also saved many sects and monks from the Demon Lord.
This person's prestige in the world of cultivating immortals is not inferior to Li Buyu.
Xu Zhinan's body and appearance were still in the prime of his life, but his black hair had turned into frost and snow, and his eyes were full of vicissitudes of a century.
Fan Wuxi looked at Xu Zhinan, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.
Seeing the old man at the same time, he only had disgust and hatred for Li Buyu, but for Xu Zhinan, who was neither an enemy nor a friend, because of his relationship with Zong Ziheng, it only brought back countless memories about his previous life.
He couldn't help thinking, if he and his eldest son Heng lived forever, would they look like this
When saluting, Fan Wuxi felt Xu Zhinan's gaze fell on him, he raised his head gracefully, and looked at Xu Zhinan. Li Buyu had seen him when he was a boy and a young man, but Xu Zhinan had only seen him when he was a child and when he was an adult, which was very different from the short-lived youth at this time. After more than a hundred years, he was sure that Xu Zhinan would not May recognize him.
Sure enough, Xu Zhinan's eyes only stayed on him for a while, and then he looked away calmly.
Before Zhaowen could speak, Hua Xiangrong said in a hurry: "Sect Master Immortal, Elder Zhaowen should have explained to you the reason for our sister's visit."
Xu Zhinan leaned back on the chair, his face was pale and weak, he had been closed for eighteen years, and when he left the closed door, his body was still a little out of order, he said softly: "The old man has heard that this time I'm afraid Cang Yumen will be disappointed."
Hua Xiangrong's eyes widened, and he said anxiously: "We are willing to exchange the cold jade snow elixir, it's only for one year!"
Yun Xiangyi's pretty face was also pale: "Is the master Xianzun really desperate to see death?"
"The pure Yang religion is the most precious treasure, and the calendar cannot be borrowed." Xu Zhinan said calmly.
Zhao Wen and the others also looked at Xu Zhinan, probably feeling that it was a pity that they would be able to exchange for an elixir that would help him cultivate Yuanyang Kung Fu after only lending it for a year, which is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
"Sect Master Xianzun is so ignorant! Why do you refuse to exchange for a top-notch elixir within a year?!" Hua Xiangrong said angrily, "My family's head is dying, and I only want the magic weapon to last for another year. The head of the Xianmeng sect is ruthless!"
Yun Xiangyi reprimanded lightly: "Sister."
"I… "
Yun Xiangyi took a step forward, and knelt down in front of Xu Zhinan with a plop, his peach-blossom face was full of sadness, it looked really charming, "I beg the master immortal to save my master."
Seeing this, Yun Xiangyi also knelt down: "I beg the sect master Xianzun to save my master."
Everyone in the room looked at each other.
Xu Zhinan was silent for a while, then said softly, "You two, please go back."
Hua Xiangrong raised her head, with tears in her eyes: "You...you...you just saw that you had a relationship with my master back then..."
Everyone stared straight.
"Shut up!" Yun Xiangyi said angrily, "Who allows you to be so open-minded."
Hua Xiangrong cried: "Then watch Master die?!"
Yun Xiangyi stood up and pulled Hua Xiangrong up. She regained her indifference and aloofness, and stared at Xu Zhinan with frosty eyes: "Sect Master Xianzun's fickleness and ungratefulness are the same as before. You have been obsessed with immortality all your life, maybe In the end, I was able to fulfill my wish, but I just got the Dao and ascended, it doesn’t mean consummation, thinking of the people who let me down, I really don’t regret it?”
Xu Zhinan sat still like a sculpture, his eyelids didn't even tremble.
"Let's go." Yun Xiangyi pulled Hua Xiangrong, turned and left.
Hua Xiangrong walked a few steps, but turned around in anger, and said sarcastically, "What do you mean you can't borrow the calendar? Back then, the Demon Lord came to snatch it, so you dare not give it?"
"Hugh is rude." Zhao Wen scolded.
After the two left angrily, they left everyone in a room of embarrassment.
They were still stunned by the fact that Xu Zhinan and Qi Mengsheng might have had a relationship. However, it seems that Xu Zhinan finally gave up on love and strengthened his heart. It's just a matter between a man and a woman, and it's the easiest to make a fuss. This secret has been known to no one for a hundred years.
Xu Zhinan was probably also a little embarrassed in front of his disciples and grandchildren, he pondered for a moment, and said: "The treasure of the Chunyang religion cannot be borrowed, if there is another similar thing, just decline it directly."
"yes."
Xu Zhinan's gaze shifted to Zhong Kui.
Zhong Kui cupped his hands and said, "Immortal Venerable, it is really a last resort for this junior to disturb your cultivation."
"The old man has heard from Zhao Wen that it is understandable that the Heavenly Master is so obsessed with the identity of that person, but unfortunately, that person is not my junior brother."
Zhong Kui was surprised and said: "The Immortal Venerable didn't even look at it, so he can say it? The junior still wants to invite you to go to Shushan together..."
"No, that person can't possibly be my junior brother Cheng Yanzhi, because my junior brother..." Xu Zhinan said solemnly, "I cremated it myself."
"What?"
"After Yanzhi's accident that year, the old man and his disciples did escort his body back to his hometown, but I knew that I couldn't keep his whole body. After obtaining the consent of his family, he was cremated."
"Why?" Zhong Kui, master and apprentice, were puzzled.
Several elders showed clear expressions.
"I can't help myself." Xu Zhinan said, "Because my Pure Yang Sect disciples have extremely pure and pure Yang bodies, they were coveted by prostitutes and demons in life, and coveted by lonely ghosts after death. , This body is a great tonic. After my high-level monks of the Pure Yang Sect die, they will either be buried in the back mountain of Luojinwu. There is a powerful barrier here to ensure their peace after death. If they return to their hometown for burial, It will also hide the burial place and set up enchantment spells. But my junior brother’s situation is too special. He was stolen from the alchemy. Even if you recite the purification mantra ten thousand times, there is no guarantee that after a few years, he will not be transformed into a dead body because of deep resentment, and it will be a catastrophe."
"So just..."
Xu Zhinan nodded: "Only cremation can prevent future troubles forever. Therefore, the walking corpse that was crushed by Tiangang's positive demon-binding array on Diancang Peak cannot be Yanzhi."
Zhong Kui frowned bitterly and said: "But, in this way, it is impossible to explain why that person knows Yuanyang Kung Fu."
Xu Zhinan sighed: "Actually, there is an explanation."
Everyone looked at Xu Zhinan.
"Back then, although we caught the pill hunter, wiped out the Lion League, and avenged Yanzhi and many murdered monks, we couldn't find out exactly who his golden pills went to."
Jie Bian was startled, and almost forgot the etiquette: "You mean, that evil spirit might have eaten your junior brother's pill?!"
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.
Although Xu Zhinan had already talked about this point, the people present were too far away from the era when the pill-stealing magic cultivator was rampant, so they didn't think of this level all at once. Only Jie Bian had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly Just guessed this possibility, even he himself didn't know where this idea came from.
Fan Wuxi was also startled, Zong Minghe might have eaten the golden pill of Junior Brother Xu Zhinan? !
"This, is this possible?" Zhao Wen's face turned pale, "Master, after taking the human pill, can you possess other people's exercises?"
"In the past few decades, alchemy thieves have not disappeared, but they are indeed rare, so you know very little about them. What the golden elixir condenses is a person's innate roots and acquired cultivation, although the person who eats this human elixir It is impossible to obtain the ability of the master of the golden core completely, but it is possible to obtain part of it. The reason why everyone does not know is that most monks are sword cultivators, which cannot be reflected in physical changes. Only the monks of the Pure Yang Cult are different. The teacher's lifelong cultivation is all about forging the body."
"Xianzun, are you sure?" Zhong Kui's expression was extremely serious.
Xu Zhinan shook his head: "This is just the old man's guess, because I once interrogated the leader of the Lion League, he used the magic weapon of Gongshuju to kill countless monks, he has eaten no less than four human pills, and those who eat human pills can show some gold. Master Dan's ability was revealed by him unintentionally."
"If that's the case, then it can indeed explain the strangeness." Zhong Kui gasped, "Why can he regenerate severed limbs without the physique of a high-ranking cultivator of the Pure Yang Sect."
"Actually, the old man has a guess about the identity of that person."
Xu Zhinan and Zhong Kui's eyes met, and as expected, they both saw similar answers in each other's eyes.
"Master, who is it?" Zhao Wen asked in confusion.
"Ninghua Emperor Zong Minghe."
Fan Wuxi secretly clenched his fists. His mind was in a mess, and he was still surprised. Of the people present, he was the only one who could be sure that the evil spirit was Zong Minghe, but... Zong Minghe had actually eaten human pills? He ate the human pill of Junior Brother Xu Zhinan
"Emperor Ninghua!" An elder said in panic, "Father of Demon Venerable and Human Sovereign."
Xie Bian was also too shocked to speak, if that person was really Zong Minghe, everything seemed to be explained. The grievances, cause and effect, and motives all match up. People in the world have rumored that those human pills eventually entered the Great Immortal Sect. Although this sounds like a conspiracy theory, there is some truth to it. After all, the human pills sold by the pill hunters are all at sky-high prices, and small sects usually cannot afford them.
"Given the grievances between the Zong family and the Li family, it is indeed possible that the leader of the Li alliance did this to vent his anger." Zhao Wen murmured, "That's why he used Lei Zubao to silence his words, otherwise it would be a scandal if it spread. , damaging Wuliangpai's face and his personal reputation."
"If that person is really Zong Minghe, and he really ate Yanzhi's golden pill..." Xu Zhinan narrowed his eyes, "If he is also the buyer behind the Lion League, then so many cases of stealing pills that happened back then, could it be him?" Are you all involved?"
"But, isn't that what the Wuyun Sect did? After the Demon Lord destroyed the Wuyun Sect, he even found a few golden pills that hadn't been refined in time."
Another elder said: "This matter has not been confirmed yet. If the evil spirit is really Zong Minghe, there are many things that happened back then, there may be other secrets, but if it is not..."
"Yes, since it has been confirmed that the person is not the uncle, then we should find a way to determine whether he is the Emperor Ninghua."
"But how to confirm?"
Zhong Kui said coldly: "It's better to ask Li Buyu directly. He looks like he doesn't know anything about the cave. I'd like to hear how he will explain it."