Chapter 44: Entering the Qi Refining Stage
Zhang Haobo looked at Li Fan with awe and joy in his eyes.
He heard that Elder Li had washed away all the miasma and it wouldn't be long before he would become a respected immortal master.
Seeing him at this moment, one naturally feels both respect and fear.
"So it's you." Li Fan had a good impression of this person and smiled immediately. "It's been several years since we last met. How have you been lately?"
Zhang Haobo did not dare to neglect and explained honestly: "Thanks to Elder Li, the fleet has been very profitable in recent years. Especially the fact that you, Elder Li, can bring back a lot of treasure every time you go out to sea, which has always attracted a large number of young people to join the fleet."
"Our treatment and status on the island have also risen. I wonder how many people envy us."
Halfway through his speech, Zhang Haobo paused, seeming to want to continue.
"Just say it." Li Fan motioned for him to continue.
"But... the brothers on the Cangyuan have recently been discussing 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 became interested: "Since you are living a good life, why do you suddenly want to leave?"
Zhang Haobo scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid Elder Li will laugh at me if I tell him this, but... I just feel a little uneasy in my heart."
"Are you uneasy? Tell me in detail." Li Fan ordered.
Zhang Haobo was silent for a moment, as if he was organizing his words.
After a while, he looked around and whispered, "To be honest with you, Elder Li, we brothers have encountered many strange things while sailing recently."
"Like what?"
"In the last few times we went out to sea, we often caught thousands of kilograms of fish in one net. Nine out of ten nets were like this, and there were all kinds of fish."
“Isn’t this a good thing?”
"It's indeed a good thing, but I have been fishing at sea for more than ten years and have never seen such a thing before." A hint of doubt and fear flashed in Zhang Haobo's eyes.
"It was as if all the fish on the seafloor were fleeing, all gathered together."
"What else?" Li Fan pondered for a moment and continued to ask.
"My brothers and I have lived on Liuli Island since we were young, and we 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 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 changes seem a bit unusual. The brothers are a little worried," said Zhang Haobo.
"We reported this to Liuli Mansion a month ago, but they obviously didn't care much, saying it was just a routine change in water levels," Zhang Haobo added.
"There is another thing that makes us even more worried. In the past three years, there has not been a single wind disaster. This is not only true in the waters around our Liuli Island, but also in the entire Congyun Sea."
"We have communicated with the fleets of various islands and it is absolutely correct. Wind disasters have disappeared in the sea of clouds in the past three years." Zhang Haobo was afraid that Li Fan would not believe it, so he hurriedly added.
Not knowing what this meant, Li Fan remained silent.
"Storms have never stopped since I was born. Sometimes there are more than ten a year, sometimes there are only two or three. It has been like this for decades."
"Now there has been no wind disaster for three years. Some people on the island are applauding and saying it is the blessing of the immortal master. But my brothers and I don't think so."
"This is too abnormal. Something big must be happening." Zhang Haobo said with certainty.
"Maybe it's just that the weather will be a little hot in the future." Li Fan thought for a moment and said to comfort him. "The island is protected by the island protection formation, and Master He is in charge. Even if there is a problem, I think we can handle it."
"What Elder Li said makes sense. Many of the brothers on the ship also think so. But I just feel a little uneasy and can't let it go." Zhang Haobo smiled bitterly.
"So I decided to leave and leave Cong Yunhai." Zhang Haobo's eyes gradually became firm.
Seeing this, Li Fan had no choice but to say, "It's not easy to leave your hometown. You need to think twice before doing this."
Zhang Haobo nodded.
Li Fan said no more. After saying goodbye to Zhang Haobo, he wandered around the market town for half a day before returning home.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Haobo was not worrying too much.
All signs do indicate that something unusual is indeed going to happen in Cong Yunhai.
Perhaps a huge storm is secretly gathering strength;
Or perhaps a severe drought is looming.
But, it's no big deal.
After all, Zhang Haobo is just an ordinary man. When the disaster strikes, he has no power to protect himself and can only leave it to fate.
It's normal to feel worried and anxious.
Li Fan has already stepped into the threshold of becoming an immortal cultivator. As long as he can break through to the Qi Refining Stage, he can go to the Wanxian Island.
There are many cultivators there, so there is no need to worry about these disasters.
Even if we take a step back, if a disaster really occurs that even cultivators cannot cope with, then worrying is useless.
Therefore, what Li Fan needs to do now is to practice the Five Spirits Qigong with peace of mind.
By the way, Wanbaolou can notify Yin Yuzhen and let her make preparations early.
…
This episode passed quickly and Li Fan continued to practice with concentration.
Time passes.
Another year has passed.
Half a year ago, Zhang Haobo finally chose to leave Congyunhai with some of his brothers from Cangyuan. This incident also caused a stir on the island, and people began to worry.
But the weather had been calm for the past six months, with no sign of a major disaster, so people treated 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 the position of chief manager of Tianbao Tower headquarters.
Yelan Island was initially settled, and there were still many miscellaneous matters to be dealt with. In order to prevent the villain from making a comeback, Yin Yuzhen had to stay on Yelan Island for the next few years and could not come back. She only sent someone to report the good news to Li Fan.
He Zhenghao did not send anyone to visit him again. In He Zhenghao's opinion, it took Li Fan nearly four years to draw Qi into his body, and it was obvious that his potential had been exhausted, and it was no longer worth his attention.
Xiao Heng would occasionally send people to deliver letters to ask about Li Fan's recent situation.
It is said that Xiao Heng has made rapid progress and has now reached the middle stage of Qi Refining.
…
The world is in turmoil, and Li Fan watches coldly like a passerby.
Just practice patiently.
On this day, Li Fan felt something in his heart.
After accumulating enough five-spirit fuel, the root of heaven and earth is finally taking shape!
A phantom appeared in Li Fan's dantian. A moment later, Li Fan felt that he had a subtle but extremely close connection with the world.
Just like a waterwheel draws water from the river to irrigate the dry fields.
A trace of spiritual energy from heaven and earth flowed slowly into Li Fan's dantian along the roots of heaven and earth, and quickly spread throughout his body.
In the seventh year since Li Fan entered the world of immortal cultivation, he finally entered the Qi Refining Stage.
(End of this chapter)
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