Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1958 Hidden Dangers in Cultivation
As Liu Qinghuan stepped out of the passage and looked back, the spatial passage transformed into a burst of light the instant he stepped out.

He put away the yellow talisman in his hand. Although this talisman was not the Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Sealing Immortal Talisman, it was not an ordinary item either. It was the True Spirit Manifestation Talisman that he had obtained in the Time Corridor of the Haotian Purgatory Tower. Otherwise, it would not have been able to frighten the Stone Statue Mountain God.

Looking up, he saw Li Shan and the others anxiously surrounding him.

"Brother Liu, has that stone statue broken free of its restraints?"

Liu Qinghuan nodded and replied, "Yes." Then she looked around and asked, "Where is this?"

They were standing on a low slope, surrounded by trees, with distant mountain peaks and the faint sound of waves crashing in the water.

“They should still be in the Eternal Heaven,” Tiannu said. “However, we’ve been teleported to the shore, so it’s impossible for the stone statue to chase after us.”

"It is the mountain god of Five-Colored Stone Mountain, and generally speaking, it cannot leave Five-Colored Stone Mountain," Xu Lingzi reminded him.

"Whatever, at least we're safe now!" Tian Nu casually sat down on the ground: "Thank goodness we ran fast, otherwise I would have almost lost my life on that mountain."

"Yes!" Xu Lingzi said, still shaken, a look of sorrow creeping onto his face. "We escaped, but Song Feng..."

Li Shan comforted him, saying, "Good people are always blessed by heaven. Besides, when Fellow Daoist Songfeng went missing, we didn't hear any loud noises, so he probably left on his own and just got lost."

Xu Lingzi sighed.

Lost in the black fog, and with no power in his body, Songfeng could be easily kidnapped by any demon, and his chances of survival are slim.

It can only be lamented that Songfeng was unlucky. Despite having Liu Qinghuan as his protector and Li Shan as his protector, he still ended up missing.

He stepped aside: "I'll try to send him a communication talisman. If I can..."

This indicates that the other party has also left the Black Mist Tide.

But what if it can't be sent...?

A while later, Xu Lingzi returned with a disappointed look on his face and shook his head at the group.

Li Shan frowned deeply. He was the one who brought these people out, but now one of them was in grave danger.

Just then, someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Liu Qinghuan.

“You have done your best. This trip was fraught with danger. We all knew this before we went in and were prepared for the possibility of something going wrong.”

The path to immortality is fraught with difficulties; if you can't overcome them, you can only blame your own lack of strength.

Li Shan's presence was also crucial, as it fostered basic trust among the few people who were not very familiar with each other, avoiding the most common infighting and power struggles, and ensuring that no one would stab them in the back at a critical moment.

Li Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Although we escaped in a panic, we have already obtained a lot of five-colored stones, which should be enough for the Wanhu Realm to mend the heavens."

However, the mountain god of Five-Colored Stone Mountain has been corrupted by evil spirits, and this matter cannot be ignored. In addition, Fellow Daoist Songfeng has gone missing in the Black Mist Tide, so I may have to make another trip there..."

"Go again?" Tian Nu was the first to object: "If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Taiwei, we probably wouldn't have made it out this time. You still want to go?"

Li Shan picked up the seashell hanging from his waist and laughed, "Don't worry, with magic power, entering the Black Mist Tide isn't so scary."

He added, “Of course I won’t insist that you all come with me again. I plan to go find my friend who lives in the Eternal Heaven year-round, and ask him to help introduce me to some senior immortals.”

They were originally here to guard the Mountain and Sea Ruins, and now that Ancestor Xing Nie is dead, the affairs of the Mountain God should naturally fall under their jurisdiction.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the others said no more, except for Xu Lingzi, who expressed his willingness to go with him.

Li Shan looked at the other two and handed over the storage ring containing the five-colored stones. "Since you two are returning to the Myriad Grains Realm, I'll temporarily entrust the matter of repairing the interface space to you. This matter needs to be handled quickly; find someone..."

Liu Qinghuan apologized, "I'm afraid I'll have to leave this matter to Fellow Daoist Tiannu, because I plan to go into seclusion immediately after I return."

Li Shan asked in surprise, "You're going into seclusion?"

“Yes, I’m going into seclusion.” Liu Qinghuan said, “I probably won’t emerge for several hundred years. I originally planned to go into seclusion before I came, but I couldn’t postpone it because of Brother Li’s invitation, so it’s been delayed until now.”

Generally, those who go into seclusion are either about to break through to a higher realm, or they have encountered a bottleneck or a problem in their cultivation.

Judging from Liu Qinghuan's appearance, he seems to have only recently advanced to the seventh level of the Mahayana stage, so it must be the latter.

Since it concerned cultivation, Li Shan wisely refrained from asking too many questions and handed the storage ring to Tian Nu.

"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Tiannu. As for your reward for this trip, we'll split this bag of five-colored stones equally, and then proceed as agreed..."

Liu Qinghuan had no objections and let Li Shan make arrangements. Afterwards, she returned to the Yunmengze Wenshi Sect in the Wanhu Realm through the Star Gate.

First, he went to see Dayan and was very surprised to hear that he was going into seclusion.

He didn't share Li Shan's concerns, so he asked directly, "Is there a problem with your cultivation?"

Liu Qinghuan said, "It's not a particularly serious problem. It's just that the cultivation level has increased too quickly, and the foundation is a bit unstable, so it needs some time to settle down."

Da Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! Our whole family depends on you, you can't get into trouble."

Da Yan's words made Liu Qinghuan feel that the shackles on his body had become even heavier, but he remained calm and composed, not letting the other party see it.

As he walked out of Dayan, he saw the current leader of the Wenshi Sect waiting for him. The leader reported on the sect's recent developments and the arrangements for the disciples in various places.

Liu Qinghuan listened in silence, then said only, "You can arrange the affairs of the sect."

After spending two days at the Wenshi Sect, Liu Qinghuan returned to the Qingming Bamboo Sea and Jiuzang Mountain.

Sitting down in the quiet room, the composure on my face finally faded, and fatigue crept into the corners of my eyes.

His cultivation level did indeed have problems. Firstly, he had not accumulated enough experience after advancing two major stages, and secondly, he had some hidden dangers left over from his tribulation, which caused his realm to be unstable.

If this instability is not resolved as soon as possible, it will severely affect his future cultivation, and this effect will become more and more serious over time, possibly causing his cultivation to stagnate in the end.

Liu Qinghuan had to take this seriously. Since embarking on the path to immortality, his journey had been relatively smooth, though not entirely without challenges. This was the first time he had encountered such a major setback in his cultivation.

However, Jiang Nian'en's marriage ceremony is in a few days, and as her master, he has to go to witness it, so his seclusion needs to be postponed for a while.

After calmly adjusting her breathing for a moment, Liu Qinghuan thought for a moment, took out her storage ring, and emptied out its contents.

In an instant, a large pile of things appeared on the ground.

He called out to the door, "Fu Bao, Yue Yan, all three of you come in."

The stone door slid open, and three spirit beasts walked in. Upon seeing the pile of things on the ground, Fu Bao exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, so many treasures!"

He picked up a large water-type demon core and looked at Liu Qinghuan: "Master, are these all the spoils from this trip to the Mountain and Sea Ruins?"

Liu Qinghuan said calmly, "That's right. Take stock of them. Keep what you should keep. As for the lower-quality ones, like those water-based spiritual materials, you can either sell them or divide them up if you want."