I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 212 Open the Immortal Box!

The information provided by the white fox was shocking.

Xie An had originally intended to have it gather information, then he would summarize it and formulate a plan of action. If necessary, he could have Master Huang act as a thug and seize the Tianbao Imperial Seal.

I don’t want to... White Fox took on his part of the work as well.

It really exceeded expectations!

But Xie An was extremely excited.

Xie An simply washed up and didn't even bother to eat breakfast. He took the white fox and walked towards the stable of Xie Mansion.

Thanks to the help of Chunlan and He Chunli, they bought the courtyard house next door early on, renovated it, broke through the wall, and built an independent courtyard, as well as a stable and so on.

They hired a groom, a former warhorse breeder from the Qianhu Division, named Ma Wei. He was a strong man, and an excellent horse breeder. From a distance, they could see the two horses, both strong and sturdy.

Seeing Xie An, Ma Wei hurriedly stopped combing the horse's hair and asked, "Master, do you need a horse?"

Xie An nodded and was about to lead the horse. Suddenly he put it down and said, "Forget it."

Without further explanation, Xie An rushed out.

When going to Heize County, the young man needs to change his appearance. Although riding a horse is less tiring, it will leave clues.

It’s safer to walk.

Because all the shops were open early in the morning, business was booming and people were everywhere. Xie An pretended to walk for a while, even greeting passersby. When he slipped into a deserted alley, Xie An stopped pretending. He pushed the Mingyu Gong to its limit, and turned into a shadow. In a few moments, he was outside the city.

Then he changed back into his teenage appearance and headed straight for Kurosawa County.

The white fox lay on Xie An's shoulder very comfortably, and took the opportunity when Xie An was on his way to tell him what had happened.

It turned out that the white fox had spent most of the past two months staying in the Hongze Lake area, keeping an eye on the fake Heavenly Father and the three people, Chi Lian and Hei Shui.

At first, Chi Lian and Hei Shui took turns living diagonally opposite Xie An's courtyard house in Heize County, keeping a close eye on every move in the courtyard house.

But after Xie An hadn't shown up for several months, Chi Lian and Hei Shui's patience wore off. They only went to stake out his presence every now and then. Bai Hu followed Hei Shui and finally discovered... Hei Shui had gone to a mysterious hill outside Hongze Lake one day.

This hill looks ordinary on the surface, but it actually has a different world.

There is a small canyon in the mountains, and Pukong and Heipo often live in the canyon.

After entering the canyon, the white fox continued to investigate for a while. Eventually, he discovered that in addition to Pukong and Heipo, there was also an old alchemist. This old alchemist was quite mysterious, living next to an altar. Occasionally, he would perform rituals on the altar, seemingly able to summon wind and rain.

Later, Li Hao and Uncle Li disguised themselves and ascended the canyon one day, and had a conversation with the old Taoist priest. He said that Guang Chanzi had not appeared for a long time, and Li Hao was worried.

The old alchemist took Li Hao to the altar and showed him a box.

Li Hao left only after seeing what was in the box.

Baihu felt that there was something strange about the box at that time, and that the thing inside might be the Tianbao National Seal.

The white fox continued to lurk for a while and found that the old alchemist went on stage every day to perform a ritual and seemed to be praying to the box. However, out of caution, the white fox did not take the box away when the old alchemist left the altar.

It felt that the altar might have some kind of mechanism.

The white fox continued to hide, and finally found a thunderstorm day. When Heipo and Pukong were away, the old Taoist took the box to the next room. The white fox knew that the opportunity had come, so when the old Taoist went to the toilet, he rushed in and took the box.

Unexpectedly, the mechanism was triggered, setting off the bell alarm.

The old alchemist rushed back immediately, furious, blocked off the canyon, and launched a carpet search.

The white fox realized it was difficult to escape, so it buried the box in an inconspicuous place. It then ran away, but was eventually caught up by the old alchemist and struck with a sword. Fortunately, the white fox ran fast and managed to escape after falling into the water.

After listening to the white fox's story, Xie An felt deeply saddened.

On the one hand, I admire the white fox's extraordinary wisdom and cautious style. On the other hand, I also feel worried for the white fox.

Dangerous!
I thought the white fox would be scared after this incident, so I planned to give it a good warning, but when I turned my head, I saw that the white fox was calm and not panicked at all. It looked like it was used to big scenes.

Xie An was speechless. "You're still impulsive. You should have told me when you found the information. In this case, even though you buried the box, it's still dangerous. Aren't you afraid of being killed by the old alchemist?"

The white fox said calmly: "Although this old alchemist is very powerful, he can't kill me."

Xie An was curious, "How did you know?"

White Fox said, "After my long observation, I found that although this old alchemist is much more powerful than the average fourth-grade master, he has not yet entered the third-grade realm. He is about the same as Brother Huang. I have already studied the escape route, and he can't catch up with me."

Snapped.

Although Xie An admired Bai Hu in his heart, he still knocked Bai Hu's head hard and said, "Don't take such risks in the future."

The white fox bared its teeth impatiently, "Got it."

At the beginning of the morning at 9:00 a.m., Xie An sneaked to the hill outside Hongze Lake and looked at the hill from afar.

I have to say that this hill is too inconspicuous, and it is located outside Hongze Lake.

Almost no one would have thought that the real core of Tianan State would be located outside Hongze Lake.

What a good hider.

Xie An did not go to the hill immediately, but asked the white fox, "Aside from the old Taoist priest Heipo Pukong, are there any other people in the hill?"

White Fox shook his head, "No. Just the old alchemist and the other three."

Xie An nodded, then jumped into the water and searched around the hill, but indeed did not see anyone.

But Xie An did not climb the mountain immediately.

The old alchemist is a fourth-grade master, and with Pukong and Heipo, two other fourth-grade masters, who may come to help at any time, this means that there may be three fourth-grade masters here at any time.

It is very difficult to climb the mountain and take away the national seal.

Furthermore, after the white fox alerted the enemy last time, I'm afraid the old Taoist priest will be even more cautious and might even search the mountain. The risk of climbing the mountain would be even greater. Even calling Master Huang over wouldn't be enough.

The best way is to lure the old alchemist away.

But according to the white fox, the old alchemist stayed in the mountains all year round and never left. It can be seen that luring this person away is very difficult.

However, once Xie An made up his mind about something, he would never give up easily.

He planned to settle down on a small hill opposite and keep an eye on the situation for a few days.

After three days of observation, Xie An discovered that every night at midnight, a boat would approach the hill. Someone would disembark from the boat, either from the Chilian or Heishui tribes. They were probably delivering water, rice, and food.

However, they will not stay in the mountains for too long and will leave in about an hour.

The defense in this mountain is too tight.

There is no loophole to be found.

This made Xie An very disappointed for a time.

Suddenly, Xie An had an idea.

"Let's go back first."

……

"Master Huang, is there any poison that can kill a fourth-grade master?"

Master Huang was shocked when he heard Xie An's words. "Why does Chief Xie want this poison?"

Xie An found an excuse, "I have an enemy in Tianan State, a fourth-rank master. I want to give him a ride."

Master Huang frowned. "This is difficult. If it were at Wulao Peak, I would certainly have this kind of poison. But here... I don't have any. A fourth-grade master has extraordinary five senses and a powerful secret reservoir. He has a strong detoxification ability. Even something as powerful as the Bloodthirsty Powder can only temporarily seal the master's secret reservoir, preventing the fourth-grade master from mobilizing the power of the secret reservoir for a short period of time. After a period of time, the master can return to normal."

When Xie An heard this, he was very disappointed.

If there is poison, we can find a way to find the source of the water and put it in. Heishui and Chilian will deliver the poison to the old alchemist, and directly send the old alchemist and his men to heaven.

But now it’s troublesome.

After saying goodbye to Master Huang, Xie An found Ye Luo again and asked if there was such a poison.

Master Ye also shook his head, saying that a fourth-grade Grandmaster was too rare, and there weren't many such masters in the entire Daqian. It was difficult for the poison to be so effective.

As a result, Xie An had no choice but to return to the southeast branch of the Demon Suppression Division in a depressed mood.

He was completely exhausted, lying on the drunkard's chair in a daze.

The Tianbao National Seal is almost in our hands, just one step away.

This feeling really made Xie An uncomfortable.

In desperation, Xie An had to give up the idea of ​​temporarily taking the Tianbao national seal.

Baihu was eager to try, but was severely criticized by Xie An.

Although the national seal was extremely important to Xie An, he felt it was not worth sacrificing the white fox for a national seal. There were other ways to open the fairy box.

What's more, the white fox spent a long time with him, making Xie An feel that the boring days of practicing martial arts were not so boring.

It’s like raising a pet dog for ten years in your previous life. If the pet dog becomes injured or seriously ill, the owner will feel very uncomfortable.

And the white fox is much better than a pet dog.

In the following days, peace returned again.

Xie An would occasionally go to the mountain next to the small hill to see what was going on, and saw that Chilian and Heishui were still taking turns to deliver water, rice and food as usual.

The rest of the time, Xie An practiced martial arts.

Two months passed in a flash.

As September came, the weather turned cooler.

The autumn wind was bleak. After a month of internal competition with Master Huang, Xie An's strength had made great progress again.

Late that night, Xie An finished his practice, took a deep breath, and opened the panel.

[Current Longevity Level: Level 2. Fusion Degree: 0/1000]

[Effects: Can be used to advance health-preserving exercises, can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, can sense strange beasts and spiritual objects.]

[Currently waiting for advancement in health-preserving exercises: Fetal Breathing Exercise.]

[Currently able to sense spiritual object: Seven Treasures Exquisite Box.]

[Currently able to sense the strange beast: Nine-life spirit fox. ]

[Ming Yu Gong: Xiao Xue 225/300]

[Currently available Immortal Qi: 7600 strands.]

[Tiger Qigong: 100%, Bear Qigong: 100%, Ape Qigong 100%, Deer Qigong 45/100]

Mingyu Gong has improved by a full 100 points, and Wuqinxing Qigong has also been practiced to the deer form, which is about to be halfway.

Although his realm is still stuck at the ninth level of internal energy, Xie An's water drop internal energy method has made considerable progress and is now more full and familiar in operation.

Xie An pushed Mingyu Gong to its limit, tried out its effects, and felt very satisfied.

The eldest princess has not returned.

Xie An felt that Su Yuqing must be under a lot of pressure and the deployment would be difficult.

Although Xie An trusted Su Yuqing, he wouldn't completely put his money on her. If the princess couldn't stop the Prince of Huainan from rebelling, Xie An planned to take Master Huang, the Tang family, and the others out of Qingwu County. Then, he would find an opportunity to explore the ancient city of Yunzhou.

But things haven't broken out yet, so Xie An isn't in a hurry. He just needs to grow well.

The time for the four-party talks is getting closer, about two months away, which is the end of the year.

After all, the information that Baihu had found out at the time was half a year later, but the specific time was uncertain.

"I hope the princess comes back soon, otherwise I, an old man, really can't stand the situation here anymore."

Xie An looked at the bright moon in the sky and muttered to himself.

The next day.

It snowed heavily.

The entire Heize County and Qingwu County were covered with a layer of silver.

Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door of Xie Mansion.

The one who came was Zhao Qing'er.

Xie An welcomed Zhao Qing'er in and poured her a cup of hot tea. "What advice do you have, Princess?"

Zhao Qing'er said, "There's been some activity at the Li residence. Two strangers entered last night. A man and a woman."

Xie An was greatly surprised and thought that the four-party talks were about to begin.

"Keep paying attention, especially finding out where this man and woman came from, but be careful not to get caught. Also pay attention to Li Hao's whereabouts, and keep detailed records. Show them to me at any time."

"Okay." Zhao Qing'er no longer had the high spirits she had at the beginning, but had become much calmer. After agreeing, she left.

……

Heize County.

On the Huaihe River, a pleasure boat was sailing on the water.

Sitting at the bow of the boat was a woman in dark red tights, about 1.7 meters tall, very heroic. She didn't have any delicate makeup, but instead had the ability of a female knight in the martial arts world.

The heroine wore a conical hat, held a fishing rod, put the hook in the water, and let the flying snow fall on her body.

Fishing alone in the winter snow.

A short, fat man came out eating a pancake, and said disapprovingly, "Sister, it's freezing cold, and all the fish are hiding. How can you catch any fish? If you want to eat fish, I can just buy you a basket. Why bother with all this effort?"

The woman said, "I feel a sense of leisure and ease. You, a foodie, won't understand."

The short and fat man sneered, "Tsk, you've just picked up on the scholar's ways. You love to pretend. You're freezing to death, and you don't have the leisure to do that."

The woman said, "Your skin is itchy, isn't it?"

The fat man suddenly remembered something extremely scary, and shuddered all over. Then he left in a huff, "Then you can fish here slowly, and I'll go for a stroll in Hei Ze County."

The woman said: "You can stroll around, but if I find out you go to a brothel, hehe..."

hiss!
The fat man tensed up and immediately swore, "Am I that kind of person? I will remain a virgin for a hundred years."

After saying that, the fat man took a bamboo from the bow, threw it into the water, then jumped on it and floated away. He looked cool and unrestrained, but in fact, he was looking at the woman at the bow out of the corner of his eye, very scared.

Eh.

The woman frowned. "Chen Daqi...what an ironic name. When will you become a great man..."

There was no one at the helm of the pleasure boat, but it spontaneously headed towards Hongze Lake.

However, the pleasure boat did not enter Hongze Lake directly, but circled around Hongze Lake and went to the hill outside.

After reaching the shore, the woman put down her fishing rod, got off the boat, and walked towards the mountains step by step.

After a while, they entered the canyon and arrived outside the altar.

The old Taoist priest who was sitting cross-legged on the altar was surprised to see the woman. "Hey, who are you? How did you get in?"

The old alchemist appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually very panicked.

If outsiders approach the altar, the mechanism will definitely be triggered.

How come this woman is okay?

The woman stepped up to the altar and said, "I want to borrow something."

"Pukong Heipo!" the old alchemist shouted.

Pukong and Heipo came over immediately and stared at the woman warily.

The Black Woman said viciously, "Who are you, monster? How dare you break into the forbidden area of ​​Tian'an State? Are we three fourth-grade masters afraid of you? Leave immediately, otherwise..."

……

“He’s actually dead!”

Xie An stood outside the altar, looking at the three bodies lying on the ground.

Pukong, Heipo and the old alchemist.

White Fox had been bored lately, so he wandered around the area. Suddenly, he noticed that no boats had come to deliver rice or water for a long time, so he sneaked up to see what was happening. He discovered that three fourth-grade masters had died. He was terrified and hurried to inform Xie An, who then arrived.

The heavy snow was falling, and Xie An was terrified.

A hole was left on the forehead of the three fourth-grade masters.

Obviously, he was killed in one blow!
Who can kill three fourth-grade masters with one move?

There wasn't even a trace of resistance left.

Even a third-grade Grandmaster might not be able to do it, right?
Just looking at the corpse, Xie An felt a chill down his spine.

"There's something strange about this place. We can't stay here for long." Xie An made a decision immediately. "By the way, where did you bury the box?"

"Brother, come with me."

The white fox took Xie An to a very inconspicuous tree, dug it up, and took out a box from it.

Xie An opened the box and saw a large seal with nine dragons surrounding it.

The imperial seal of Tianbao!

"Walk."

Xie An closed the box and left immediately with the white fox.

I kept my five senses open along the way, afraid that someone would get close to me.

Fortunately, no one was following.

When he returned to Xie's house, it was already late at night. Xie An immediately closed the door, lit the oil lamp, and took out the imperial seal to look at it.

The heavy thing is a special kind of jade.

Xie An found ink and rice paper, dipped the jade seal in the ink, and then stamped it on the rice paper.

After lifting.

Eight words, jumping out of the paper:

Those who receive orders from heaven will live long and prosperous lives.

There is no obvious difference between it and the imperial seal of the Jingtai Dynasty.

Xie An was so nervous that he couldn't breathe.

Open the fairy treasure and there will be hope!

Thinking of this, Xie An took out the fairy box from his inner pocket and slowly approached the seal...

(End of this chapter)