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

Chapter 216 The white fox leaves, and the Martial Saint enters Qingwu!

Xie Mansion.

"Yuhe, has anyone come to our house these past two days?"

For the first time, Master Huang knocked on the door of the west wing and asked about Yuhe.

Yu He thought carefully and shook her head, "No. There haven't been any strangers in the past few months. Only Chen Tie and his friends have come, and Xiao Hongtang and Chunlan have come a few times. Apart from them, no one else."

Master Huang was still a little worried, "Are you sure?"

Yu He said with great certainty, "I'm sure. Master Huang, could something have happened?"

"No." Master Huang shook his head and left.

Although he said no, Master Huang felt very uneasy.

He was already at the peak of the fourth-grade Grandmaster level, and as he continued to use the Spiritual Mirror to heal his injuries, he was getting closer and closer to regaining the status of a third-grade Grandmaster. Logically, such strength was enough to sweep across the land.

However, these past two days he always felt that someone was secretly watching him.

Every time he looked around, he saw no one.

"Is it really an illusion? This is impossible... Once it might be an illusion, but many times it's not right."

Master Huang himself was a little confused.

Out of caution, Master Huang went to the backyard to visit Jin Xiaotang. He found that Jin Xiaotang was still sitting cross-legged in the room. His secret possessions were sealed, and due to various blockades and medication, his body was extremely weak, not even as good as a normal person.

It was obviously not Jin Xiaotang who was spying on him.

To spy on me without letting me find out, I need at least the strength of a third-grade Grandmaster.

In Qingwu County, where did the third-rank master come from?
Or has someone stronger appeared?

Master Huang returned to the east wing dejectedly, closed the door, and rubbed his temples. "It seems I need to be more cautious from now on. I can't always be obsessed with healing. After all, I promised General Xie that nothing can go wrong."

Master Huang turned around, took out his magic mirror, and was just about to sit down to heal his wounds when he suddenly noticed a woman in red standing in front of him.

hiss!
Master Huang was startled and instinctively retreated three steps, mobilizing his hidden power to stay alert. Looking up, he saw the woman in red, a heroic figure, cold and aloof.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

As Master Huang asked this question, his heart was twitching.

I didn't even notice this person's existence just now.

I am a fourth-grade peak master.

It will soon be restored to the third rank.

how could it be possible?
The woman in red slowly turned around and stared at the magic mirror in Master Huang's hand. Her beautiful eyes became brighter. "It really is a magic mirror."

Master Huang never expected that this woman would recognize the spiritual mirror at a glance. He immediately felt a strong sense of danger and opened the six secret storages of the human body. The six mouthfuls of acquired vital energy instantly emitted bursts of buzzing sounds and were about to be poured into his whole body.

however--

In Master Huang's frightened eyes, the woman in red suddenly appeared in front of him and gently pressed on Master Huang's shoulder.

Can't move!

The six secret treasures were suppressed by something.

Even my vital energy can’t move.

How could this be?
Master Huang felt an unprecedented panic. He had lived for nearly four hundred years and had seen a lot, but he had never seen such a terrifying woman.

"Don't panic, I'm just taking back what belongs to me. I won't hurt anyone innocent." The woman in red spoke calmly, and then took the magic mirror from Master Huang without any hesitation.

After taking the mirror, the woman in red turned it over to look at it, then reluctantly put it away. "It's polished to a high shine, very good. Are you the Red Fox from Wulao Peak?"

Although Master Huang could not move his body, he was able to speak.

Cold sweat kept flowing down his forehead.

In an instant, he thought of many possibilities.

"It's me. Are you from Beiliang?"

The red-dressed woman had a calm expression, showing no killing intent towards Master Huang. "Beiliang, Chen Yu'er."

Master Huang searched through all the memories in his mind, but could not remember the existence of a person named Chen Yuer.

However, he had never been to Beiliang in his life, so he couldn't say he knew much about Beiliang.

"Four hundred years ago, the Demon Court was in turmoil, and the Eight Kings fled. The Fire Fox fled south to the Five Elders Peak. You were nourished by the Fire Fox's corpse and blood, and gradually became great demons. However, no great demon of the first-grade master was born. This shows that the Fire Fox's innate vitality is still there. What demon absorbed this innate vitality?"

Master Huang looked a little panicked, "I don't know what innate energy is... woo!"

Before he could finish his words, Master Huang felt a mountain-like force pressing down on him, forcing him to kneel on the ground, as if all his bones and muscles were about to be crushed.

The woman in red said, "You're so confused. How could you have forgotten the plot against you by the four old demons? Do you really think that following Daqian will protect you from worries? Your roots are in Beiliang, and only Beiliang can protect you. I'm being kind to you, and you don't even appreciate it?"

Master Huang was under unimaginable pressure, and he was about to collapse. He had no choice but to say, "To be honest, sir. The fire fox's innate vitality was born from a chance encounter with a white fox."

The woman in red asked, "What about the white fox?"

Master Huang hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke out with a "wuuuu" sound.

……

Stone mountain, cliff edge.

call!
Xie An breathed a sigh of relief, his face filled with a brilliant smile.

He looked at the snow-covered mountains outside the cliff and suddenly felt that the snow scene was so beautiful. He wanted to recite a poem, but he lacked the literary talent, so he had to give up.

For the past three months, Xie An has been living in this snowy and icy place, and his life has been extremely hard.

Fortunately, all this effort was worth it.

Xie An could clearly feel a tiny wisp of spiritual energy lingering three inches below his belly button.

Although this energy was extremely tiny, it was of extremely high quality, far surpassing both internal energy and the cold and hot energy within the Crimson Palace.

Based on Xie An's experience of practicing health-preserving exercises for many years, he knew that the place where spiritual energy stays belongs to the lower dantian: Huangting.

It was this ray of spiritual energy, coupled with three months of hard work, that allowed Xie An to get started with the Five Elements Spirit Tempering Method.

"This five-colored lotus spent three full months bathing in the sun and rain on the mountaintop, only to accumulate a tiny wisp of spiritual energy. It's truly remarkable."

Back in Xie Mansion in Qingwu County, the Five-Colored Lotus took five days to accumulate "a tiny wisp of spiritual energy." Now, deep in the mountains, after three months, what was finally accumulated was "a tiny wisp of spiritual energy."

Three months, and one tiny...

It's a frustrating thing to say.

Moreover, Xie An's entry into the immortal arts did not bring any obvious changes to his body. It was simply that his longevity character included this immortal art.

However, the words displayed when the longevity grid was included made Xie An excited.

[Immortal Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Spirit Tempering Technique.]

【Progress: 0/130000】

A very scary denominator.

One hundred and thirty thousand.

Currently there is zero progress.

Quite a mentality.

He felt that the denominator of 130,000 should correspond to the thirteenth level of the Qi Refining Stage. Every ten thousand points of progress would elevate his Qi Refining level. He didn't know how long it would take to reach the first level of Qi Refining Stage.

Eh.

After seeing the panel data, Xie An couldn't help but sigh.

"According to the information provided by Cultivator Baiyun, the upper limit of the lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator and a Martial Saint is four hundred years. Then the first level of Qi Refining should correspond to a Martial Saint, or a first-grade Grandmaster." Xie An made an estimate of the two.

That being said, it's still acceptable.

After all, he was still at the ninth level of internal energy, not even a martial arts master. It was indeed a bit too ambitious to rashly want to cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining.

It took Xie An a long time to adjust his mentality.

Fortunately, in the past three months, in addition to practicing the immortal skills, Xie An also practiced the water drop internal energy method and health-preserving exercises.

Now the Five Animals Qigong is almost complete.

[Tiger Qigong: 100%, Bear Qigong: 100%, Ape Qigong 100%, Deer Qigong 100%, Crane Qigong 99/100]

Ming Yu Gong's achievements were equally remarkable, entering the twenty-first solar term.

[Ming Yu Gong: Heavy Snow 125/400]

As for the Water Drop Internal Energy Method, it was also becoming more and more perfect. Although he had not yet broken through the first secret spring, with the continuous improvement of the Water Drop Internal Energy Method and the powerful potential energy provided by the Mingyu Gong, Xie An could already feel the spring tending to crack.

If he could meet Su Yuqing, or ask other martial arts masters to learn the specific process of reopening the Yongquan Secret Treasure, he would probably be able to break through to the martial arts master level within a year or two.

Although he still had eight years left, Xie An was no longer so panicked.

Both health-preserving exercises and the water drop internal energy method are easy to practice.

It's the cultivation method for immortals, and it's too difficult to improve.

Relying solely on the spiritual dew of the five-colored lotus is still too slow. I'm afraid that even in a hundred years, not much spiritual dew will be produced, which is simply not enough to meet the needs of immortal cultivation.

The good news is that to get started with immortal arts, you just need to find spiritual energy.

Xie An slowly stood up, did some simple body movements, and felt the surging power in his body.

If he met a ninth-grade master, Xie An felt that he could take care of him in just a few moves.

"noob."

Xie An called out to Xiaobai, who came over listlessly, rather impatiently, "What are you doing?"

Xie An put away the five-colored lotus, put the fairy box into his inner pocket, and patted Xiaobai's head. "Let's go, I'll take you to find the lizard."

When you get started with immortal arts, the spiritual dew provided by the five-colored lotus is limited, so there is no need to continue living a hard life here.

Xiaobai immediately bared his teeth in excitement and leaped onto Xie An's shoulder. "You still have some conscience. For the past three months, I've been living a life that has been nothing but a human's." Xie An: "You're not a human to begin with. How come you've been following me for so long, you really think you're a human, right?"

Xiaobai was speechless, "..."

After returning to the dilapidated temple, Xie An packed his luggage and prepared to go down the mountain with his bag on his back.

After walking a few steps, Xie An stopped abruptly and looked ahead.

I saw a woman in a red dress sitting on a rock, holding a gourd and drinking. She had a fair complexion, long flowing hair, and a pair of large, melancholy eyes. She looked very cool while drinking, with a bit of the heroic aura of a female martial artist.

And there was a little fat boy leaning against a rock, eating a pancake.

This place is not far from where Xie An had previously been in seclusion, only thirty meters away.

Before this, Xie An had not even noticed the presence of these two people.

This surprised Xie An very much.

Xie An's five senses have already reached a range of thirty meters, but he didn't feel it?

Passerby?

Obviously impossible.

This place is very remote and there is no one else here.

These two people suddenly appeared here, obviously coming for Xie An.

It is hard to tell whether they are friends or enemies.

Thinking of this, Xie An clenched the Demon-Suppressing Sword in his hand, activated the Mingyu Gong to its limit, and was alert and vigilant. "You two have come here in the snow. What can I teach you?"

The woman in red was so busy drinking that she didn't say a word. Instead, the little fat man came up to her with a smile and said, "I really admire Mr. Xie, so I came with you to make friends."

Clang.

Xie An slowly drew out the Demon-Suppressing Knife and said, "I don't know either of you, so it's better to make things clear."

The little fat man didn't move any closer, but took a fierce bite of the pancake. "We really just want to be friends. If you have anything to say, talk it over nicely. Don't draw your sword so easily."

Xie An wasn't fooled by the fat boy's harmless smile. He opened his five senses and felt as if they were blocked by something. This situation was too strange. Instinct told Xie An that this fat boy was not simple.

Dengdengdeng.

Xie An retreated step by step, observing his left and right, ready to escape at any time.

The little fat man was anxious, "Hey, hey, don't go..."

At this moment, the woman in red covered the gourd and hung it around her waist. Then she jumped off the stone and slowly walked towards Xie An. "Don't be alarmed, Chief Xie. I have no ill intentions. I just came to take something away."

Hearing this, Xie An felt even more uneasy. Ming Yu Gong's cold and hot energy were all poured into his legs, ready to run away at any moment, but his mouth showed a very calm expression, "What is it?"

The woman in red pointed at the white fox on Xie An's shoulder and said, "Nine-life spirit fox. This belongs to the Beiliang Demon Court. I have to take it back."

Xie An was shocked.

It was immediately analyzed that this woman might have met Master Huang, and Master Huang might not have been able to withstand the pressure.

"Brother, I don't want to go with her!" The white fox was so scared that he hugged Xie An's neck and trembled.

Xie An didn't hesitate, he kicked away two rocks beside him, and rushed towards the woman. At the same time, he ran away.

Although the woman's origin was mysterious, Xie An was still very confident in his speed.

The effect of the twenty-first section of Mingyu Gong is too abnormal.

But in an instant, Xie An turned into a shadow and rushed out a hundred meters away, running straight down the mountain.

Entering a forest full of pines and cypresses, Xie An didn't feel anyone chasing him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, no one is chasing me..."

Before he could finish his words, he stopped again.

Because the woman was standing upright in the snow in front of him, looking at him coldly.

hiss!
Xie An took a deep breath and felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

He gripped the Demon-Slaying Knife tightly in one hand and secretly grasped the pen needle with the other. "The white fox is my beloved creature. I regard the white fox as a brother. Please don't force me..."

Before Xie An could finish his words, he found himself unable to move. He could only watch as the woman walked over to him, pulled the white fox into her arms, and began to caress it carefully. "I'm grateful to Mr. Xie for taking such good care of the white fox."

After saying that, the woman took out a emerald green pill and stuffed it into Xie An's hand. "This pill is called Yuanqi Pill, which can help you break through to the martial arts master level as soon as possible. Just consider it a thank you gift."

After saying that, the woman turned around and left, holding the white fox.

The white fox struggled violently at first, but after being gently stroked by the woman twice, it became docile and peaceful. Xie An was completely stunned by this.

its not right.

This doesn't fit the white fox's character.

Or did this woman do something to the white fox?
No matter what, Xie An had no choice at this moment.

Just watching the white fox gradually fly away, Xie An felt very uncomfortable.

Xie An's body didn't regain its freedom until the woman walked far away. "What kind of monster is this woman? She actually has such magical methods. It's really scary. White fox..."

Xie An instinctively wanted to chase after her and see what was happening, but thinking of the woman's extraordinary methods, he had to give up in the end.

This woman doesn't seem to be a vicious person. She should be kind to the white fox, right?

Thinking of this, Xie An barely felt better. He looked down at the Yuan Qi Pill in his hand, "Can this thing really help me break through to the Grandmaster level? Is this woman so arrogant? Even Su Yuqing doesn't have this skill."

"Forget it, let's go back to Xie Mansion and ask Master Huang first. If there is a chance to bring back the white fox, I still have to work hard with Master Huang."

Xie An really couldn't bear to part with the white fox.

In his most lonely and boring times, the white fox is always by his side.

Xie An put away the pill and walked quickly down the mountain.

When they returned to Xie's house, they found Master Huang sitting in the east wing in a daze, as if he had lost his soul. After seeing Xie An, Master Huang burst into tears, "The white fox was also taken away by that woman?"

Xie An nodded.

Master Huang suddenly covered his face and sobbed.

Xie An was also very upset when he saw this. "Master Huang, what's going on?"

Master Huang tearfully recounted the origins of the white fox and how Chen Yuer had taken his magic mirror away. In the end, he sat on a chair and burst into tears as if he had lost his favorite toy.

Xie An was shocked after hearing this.

No wonder Chang Shengming identified the white fox as a strange beast, the nine-life fox.

It turns out that this fox spirit was nourished by the innate vitality of the Martial Saint Demon King. Doesn't this mean that the Nine-Life Fox spirit will surpass the Five Elder Demons in its future achievements?

That woman's name was Chen Yu'er. She was from Beiliang... and she had taken the psychic mirror.

Eh.

Xie An sighed and went to comfort Master Huang, "Master Huang, there's no need to be like this. At least you know this woman has no ill will towards the white fox. Since the white fox was nourished by the innate vitality of the Martial Saint Demon, then it is indeed time for it to return to Beiliang. Perhaps this is fate."

Master Huang finally came to his senses. "Yes. This is the only good news. But the white fox and I have been dependent on each other for many years, and I have always protected its secrets. Now that the white fox is gone, I really can't bear to let it go."

Xie An frowned, feeling distressed.

How could I be willing to do that?
Suddenly, Master Huang seemed to have thought of something and grabbed Xie An's hand. "When will Ling Zheng come back? Isn't Ling Zheng a martial artist with the rank of Canglong Wusheng? Ask her for help and see if you can bring the white fox back."

Xie An weighed the options for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Okay. I'll speak to you when the princess returns. By the way, Master Huang, can you tell me the depth of this woman's abilities?"

Master Huang said, "He's at least a third-rank Grandmaster, and very likely has reached the level of a second-rank Grandmaster. Ling Zheng is capable of handling it."

"it is good."

Xie An agreed.

Master Huang's mood improved. "Unfortunately, I still need some time to recover the strength of a third-grade master. Unfortunately, the spiritual mirror was taken away by the other party."

Master Huang’s peak strength is that of a third-grade Grandmaster, so naturally he wants to recover very much.

Xie An expressed his understanding. After some comfort, he took out the Yuanqi Pill and showed it to Master Huang, "Master Huang, take a look at this pill."

Xie An did not say the name of the pill.

Master Huang took it and examined it carefully, and was shocked. "It contains extremely powerful Yuan Qi power. It should be a Yuan Qi pill. We don't have pills of this level in Wulao Peak. Even in Daqian, it is extremely rare. It is priceless."

Xie An breathed a sigh of relief. "After taking it, is it possible to break through to become a martial arts master?"

Master Huang nodded. "It has a very high success rate. Congratulations to Master Xie for obtaining this great elixir. You are on the verge of achieving a martial arts master's breakthrough."

Xie An then took back the pill and said, "Thank you, Master Huang. Please also explain in detail the process and precautions for breaking through to the Grandmaster level."

Master Huang asked, "Master Xie intends to take this pill and become a martial arts master?"

"I want to give it a try." The appearance of this woman made Xie An feel insecure. He had originally thought that it would take another year or two for a good opportunity to break through, but now that the opportunity had come, he had no choice but to seize it.

Master Huang said, "Taking the Yuan Qi Pill will place a huge strain on the body. If you're not careful, you might not be able to bear it. However, General Xie has the Ming Yu Gong, and his body is very strong. You can give it a try. Come, I'll explain the detailed process to you."

……

It was snowing in Qingwu County in December.

A carriage set out from the direction of Nanyang Prefecture and galloped towards Qingwu County.

The driver of the carriage was a middle-aged man in a navy blue brocade robe. He was Li Chaosheng, the deputy director of the Nanyang Prefecture's Demon Suppression Office.

It is really hard to imagine what kind of carriage Li Chaosheng can drive.

The carriage was very large, and the compartment was warm with a desk.

Sitting in the chief seat was Su Yuqing, who was wearing a light blue silk dress.

Sitting on the right was a sturdy middle-aged man. He looked young, but his hair was already white. Su Yuqing took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for the white-haired man. "Second Brother, Master asked you to come here this time. The overall situation of Qingwu County should be settled."

The second senior brother took the teacup and chuckled softly, "Master has called me, so I, Li Chungang, dare not fail to come and help the princess. When we get to Qingwu County, if the princess needs anything, just let her know."

A man with a curly beard and a broad face sitting on the left said, "Master, you're making a fuss out of nothing. Qingwu County is just a small place. I, Hua Yunfeng, can come alone. Why bother to disturb Second Senior Brother? I heard that Second Senior Brother is in seclusion to strive for the first-grade master level."

Second Senior Brother Li Chungang laughed and said, "Third Senior Brother, you've wrongly blamed Master. It's because I haven't been able to break through that Master allowed me to come out and gain some experience and look for opportunities. Oh, and Master has also come to Qingwu County."

(End of this chapter)