Chapter 44: Finally entering the Qi refining period
Zhang Haobo looked at Li Fan with awe and joy in his eyes.
He heard that Elder Li had washed away the miasma and would soon become an immortal master respected by everyone.
At this moment, seeing nature, I felt both respect and fear.
"So it's you." Li Fan had a pretty good impression of this person and immediately smiled, "I haven't seen him for several years. How have you been lately?"
Zhang Haobo did not dare to neglect and explained honestly: "Thanks to Elder Li, the fleet's performance has been really good in recent years. Especially Elder Li, you can bring back a lot of treasure every time you go to sea, which has always attracted a large number of young people. Want to join the fleet.”
"Our treatment and status on the island have also increased. I don't know how many people are envious of us."
Halfway through, Zhang Haobo paused and stopped talking.
"But it doesn't matter." Li Fan motioned for him to continue.
"But... the brothers on the Cangyuan have recently discussed leaving Liuli Island. I also have this idea vaguely."
"Oh?" Li Fan was a little surprised, "Where are you going?"
"To be honest with Elder Li, we haven't decided yet." Zhang Haobo said with some fear.
Li Fan now became interested: "Since life is going well, why do you suddenly have the idea of leaving?"
Zhang Haobo scratched his head: "I'm afraid Elder Li will make fun of me if I say it, but... I feel a little uneasy in my heart."
"Uneasy? Tell me carefully." Li Fan ordered.
Zhang Haobo was silent for a moment, seemingly trying to organize his words.
After a while, he looked around and whispered: "To be honest with Elder Li, our brothers recently went to sea and encountered all kinds of strange things."
"for example?"
"In recent times when we go out to sea, we often catch thousands of catties of fish in one net. Nine out of ten nets are like this, and there are all kinds of fish."
"Isn't this a good thing?"
"A good thing is indeed a good thing, but I have been fishing at sea for more than ten years, and I have never seen anything like this before." A trace of doubt and a trace of fear flashed in Zhang Haobo's eyes.
"It's like all the fish on the bottom of the sea are fleeing and they are all gathered together."
"What else?" Li Fan pondered for a moment and continued to ask.
"We brothers have lived on Liuli Island since we were young and are very familiar with the reefs around the island. But we recently discovered that there are more exposed reefs around the island." Zhang Haobo said somewhat seriously.
"You mean... the water level is dropping?" Li Fan understood instantly.
"The water level has changed every year in the past, but this year's water level change seems a bit unusual. Brothers are a little worried." Zhang Haobo said.
"We reported this to Liuli Mansion a month ago, but they obviously didn't pay much attention and said it was just a routine water level change." Zhang Haobo added.
"There is another thing that worries us even more. In the past three years, there has not been any storm disaster. This is not only the case in the waters around our Liuli Island, but also in the entire Congyun Sea."
"We have communicated with the fleets on each island, and it is absolutely correct. In the past three years, the wind disaster has disappeared in the sea of clouds." Zhang Haobo was afraid that Li Fan would not believe it, so he quickly added.
Not knowing what this meant, Li Fan remained silent.
"Typhoon disasters have never stopped since the day I was born. Sometimes there are more than a dozen a year, and sometimes there are two or three. It has been like this for decades."
"Now, there have been no typhoons for three years. Some people on the island are applauding and saying that this is the blessing of the immortal master. My brothers and I don't see it that way."
"This is so abnormal. Something big must be happening." Zhang Haobo said firmly.
"Maybe it's just that the weather will be a little hot in the future." Li Fan thought for a moment and comforted him. "The island is protected by a large island protection formation, and Immortal Master He is on duty. Even if there is any situation, we can deal with it if we want to."
"Of course what Elder Li said makes sense. Many brothers on the ship also think so. But I just feel vaguely uneasy and I can't let go." Zhang Haobo smiled bitterly.
"So I decided to leave and leave Cong Yunhai." Zhang Haobo's eyes gradually became firmer.
Seeing this, Li Fan had no choice but to say: "It's not easy to leave your hometown. You have to think twice."
Zhang Haobo nodded.
Li Fan stopped talking. After bidding farewell to Zhang Haobo, he wandered around the city for a long time before returning home.
After thinking about it carefully, this Hao Bo is not unfounded.
There are indeed indications that something strange will happen to Cong Yunhai.
Perhaps a huge storm is secretly gathering strength;
Or perhaps a severe drought is looming.
But, this is no big deal.
After all, Zhang Haobo is just a mortal. When a disaster strikes, he has no ability to protect himself and can only resign himself to fate.
It’s normal to feel worried and anxious.
And Li Fan has already stepped into the threshold of cultivating immortals. As long as he can break through to the Qi refining stage, he can go to Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
There are many immortal cultivators there, so there is no need to worry about these disasters.
To put it bluntly, if there really is a disaster that even cultivators cannot cope with, it is useless to worry.
Therefore, what Li Fan needs to do now is to practice the Five Spirits Qi method with peace of mind.
By the way, at Wanbao Tower, you can notify Yin Yuzhen and let her make preparations in advance.
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This episode passed quickly, and Li Fan continued to practice with concentration.
Time passes.
Another year has passed.
Zhang Haobo finally chose to leave Cong Yunhai with some of his brothers from the Cangyuan six months ago. This incident also caused a stir on the island, and people began to worry.
But the past six months had been calm and there was no sign of any major disaster, so people regarded the matter as a joke.
Yin Yuzhen finally accumulated enough strength and returned to Yelan Island in high spirits. After some twists and turns, she regained her position as the shopkeeper of the Tianbao Tower headquarters.
Yelan Island has been initially decided, and there are still many chores to deal with. In order to prevent the villain from recurring, Yin Yuzhen has been staying on Yelan Island for the past few years and cannot come back. He only sent someone to report the good news to Li Fan.
He Zhenghao no longer sent anyone to visit. In He Zhenghao's view, it took Li Fan nearly four years to introduce Qi into his body. It was obvious that his potential had been exhausted and it was no longer worth his efforts and attention.
Xiao Heng occasionally sent letters to ask about Li Fan's current situation.
It is said that Xiao Heng has made rapid progress and is now in the middle stage of Qi refining.
…
The world is in turmoil, and Li Fan is watching with cold eyes like a passerby.
Just practice patiently.
On this day, Li Fan's heart moved.
After accumulating enough five spirit fuels, the roots of heaven and earth are finally taking shape!
A shadow appeared in Li Fan's dantian. In an instant, Li Fan felt that he had a subtle but extremely close connection with the world.
Just like a waterwheel pumping water from a river to irrigate dry fields.
A trace of heaven and earth spiritual energy slowly flowed into Li Fan's dantian along the root of heaven and earth, and soon spread to the whole body.
Li Fan entered the seventh year of cultivating immortals and finally entered the Qi refining period.