Chapter 356 Xuan Huang Reverse Refining Heart

But then, Li Fan, who was seeking the answer to the refining heart, had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something.

His mind was clear, and he analyzed rationally like a passerby watching with cold eyes.

"Is this my inner instinct?"

"In this desperate situation, some people may choose to venture into the white fog and seek a glimmer of hope in the desperate situation."

"Some people may choose to die before their friends, and use conspiracy to kill others first."

"Some people would rather die than attack their companions."

"And my subconscious response is to hide and lie dormant first, waiting for others to finish fighting, and then reap the benefits."

"..."

"This is the best strategic choice based on the current situation, and it is also related to my experience."

"Everyone's choice is different. In my opinion, it is due to personality, and there is no difference between good and bad."

"This is what is called the original heart of man."

"Refine the heart..."

Li Fan was thinking in a daze, muttering to himself.

Forgetting the dangerous demonic sound tide outside the base, and forgetting the dangerous situation inside the base that was about to be exhausted.

As if he was in a trance, his mind was completely immersed, and even several small-scale attacks by demonic sound could not affect him.

Time passed quickly in Li Fan's understanding.

In this way, it was the 50th day after the outbreak of the tide.

Leng Yingyi still did not return, in order to extend the time of persistence as much as possible.

After discussion, everyone decided to abandon most of the area of ​​Jiaxu Base.

Only some basic buildings were retained.

In this way, the consumption rate of [Black Death Talisman] could be reduced by nearly half.

Although the activity area was greatly reduced.

But compared to living a little longer, squeezing in is nothing.

It's just that the people who were originally familiar with each other are obviously more defensive.

On the surface, they still look polite, but what they are thinking in their hearts, only they themselves know.

Surge undercurrent, hidden murderous intent.

When Li Fan noticed that the atmosphere around him was gradually getting weird, he finally woke up from his trance under the instinctive warning of his body.

With a slight glance, Li Fan knew what was happening now.

From ancient times to the present, this kind of drama of being trapped in a desperate situation and fighting each other for survival is not uncommon.

Even Li Fan himself, after understanding his current situation, gradually became murderous.

This murderous intention is his own intention.

It is not a distracting thought, and even the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Mantra cannot eliminate it.

Li Fan carefully felt the thoughts that kept emerging in his mind.

"Survival is human instinct. Killing for survival is to follow your heart."

"Follow your heart, follow your heart..."

Suddenly, Li Fan was stunned and kept repeating this word in his mind.

After a long time, his eyes flashed with a strange color.

"Refine the mind, refine the mind. How can you refine the mind if you are always in favorable circumstances?"

"If you want to refine the heart of Tao, you may need to be tempered by adversity."

"Adversity, rebellion..."

It was as if a flash of lightning split the fog, and in an instant, Li Fan understood something.

"To achieve immortality, you must go against the principles of heaven and earth."

"And to refine the heart of Tao..."

"You must go against your true self."

"Maybe I have been practicing wrong all along."

Li Fan's eyes gradually became brighter.

"Follow your heart and crush all distracting thoughts. At best, you are still at the level of the Qingxin Mantra."

"If you want to truly practice the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Mantra, you must refine your heart."

"Against your own instinctive choice?"

Thinking of this, Li Fan felt suddenly enlightened, and the depression in his heart was swept away.

The operation of the Refining Heart Mantra was several times faster than before.

"It seems that the guess I made by accident is true."

"Reversely refine the heart of Tao."

"This method of cultivation is really quite strange."

"Take the Jiaxu crisis as an example. If I want to use this to refine my heart, I can't do it according to my instinctive thoughts."

"It's better to do it the other way around."

"The greater the difference with my original heart, the more tormented my heart is, and the more significant the effect of practicing the Heart Refining Mantra will be."

"Then the best choice should be..."

Li Fan's thoughts turned rapidly, and he made a judgment in an instant.

And the Heart Refining Mantra, which was running more and more unimpeded, also confirmed his speculation.

"But, is it worth doing this?"

"The Xuanhuang Heart Refining Mantra, in Huanzhen's evaluation, is still above the Yunshui Huanmeng Gong..."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Fan made a decision.

Not long after, in the meeting hall of the Jiaxu stronghold.

Li Fan gathered everyone and raised the question in his mind.

"The feasibility of forcibly returning to the Eternal Immortal Fortress? Master Li, why are you asking this?" The Qingxuan defender named He Chen asked with some confusion.

However, he reacted immediately and thought that Li Fan wanted to ask for help again.

His face turned a little ugly, but he still answered truthfully: "In recent days, the Demonic Sound Tide has not only shown no signs of weakening, but has even intensified."

"With our current strength, if we want to force our way through the white fog in the Demonic Sound Tide, I'm afraid..."

He Chen shook his head repeatedly.

Another Yuanying cultivator from the Martial Arts Hall named Kong Yu also directly denied it: "Absolutely not!"

"I know the strength of Fellow Daoist Leng. If he fails to ask for help, we will definitely not be able to succeed. It is better to wait until the Demonic Sound Tide weakens before making a decision."

The others also advised.

"Just wait a little longer. Maybe Captain Leng will be back soon?"

"Yes, Master Li, it's better not to make a hasty decision like this. As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. Although our stronghold does not have many people now, we can still barely take care of each other. If we continue to split up, if we encounter any emergencies, The situation is, I’m afraid it’s beyond my capabilities!”

…

The monks in the stronghold who cooperated with the formation construction operation, even if they were Nascent Soul cultivation level, all called Li Fan "Master".

Although Li Fan has always said that his level of formation is ordinary and he cannot deserve the title of master, so he tried his best to refuse.

But it can't change the names of these people.

Over time, we can only acquiesce.

At this time, seeing that all the monks were opposed, Li Fan thought to himself: "Actually, I have the same idea as you, but it's a pity that I have to do an experiment."

"We can only do the opposite."

But he didn't argue with them, he just waited for everyone to calm down and stared at them with serious expressions.

When all the monks began to avoid his gaze, Li Fan slowly spoke out: "Everyone, I don't speak secretly. When there was no big wave of demonic sounds before, we could go back and forth from the Jiaxu stronghold to the Eternal Immortal Base as normal. It only takes two or three days.”

"Even if the tide is terrible now, it will be difficult to move. If everything is OK, the time required for the round trip will only be ten days at most."

"If we don't come back for a long time, I'm afraid the result will only be something unexpected and disastrous."

"As monks, we fight for our lives against the sky. Life and death are ordinary things, so there is no need to be taboo about this."

"Actually, Captain Leng made a special statement to me before he left."

This sentence is indeed not made up by Li Fan, but it is true.

Several Qingxuan Army monks present were all witnesses.

Therefore, after Li Fan finished speaking a few words, a trace of sadness flashed in their eyes.

There was also silence in the hall, and no one refuted.

Li Fan then continued: "Now the supplies in the stronghold are about to run out, and seeing that the tide of magic sounds has no stopping momentum..."

"An unavoidable problem is placed in front of us. What should we do when the supplies are completely exhausted?"

"Perhaps, there is no need to wait until then."

"Seeing that the stock of [Black Death Talisman] is getting less and less, I am afraid that in order to fight for the last hope of survival, some people can no longer restrain their murderous intentions."

Seeing Li Fan unabashedly exposing everyone's dark thoughts, some monks couldn't sit still and immediately came out to express their stance.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Don't worry, Master Li. For our Qingxuan Army, our responsibilities are greater than our lives."

"That's right! Master Li, since we are ordered to protect your safety, we will definitely do it. If others want to harm you, they have to step over our bodies!"

Several Jindan monks belonging to the Qingxuan Army spoke righteously.

The other monks from the Martial Arts Hall and Tianji Hall in the stronghold also became a little nervous when they saw this scene.

"Master Li..."

Just as he was about to say something, Li Fan interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

Smiling slightly, Li Fan said frankly: "You don't have to be like this. Ants still live in vain, let alone us monks?"

"Who has not gone through thousands of difficulties and dangers to reach our level of cultivation?"

"There is nothing wrong with wanting to survive."

"but……"

Li Fan paused slightly to attract the attention of all the monks.

He looked serious and righteous and said: "We are all brothers and sisters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. If we die in the fight with the Five Elders Association, we will die well and leave no regrets."

"But if I die in the midst of cannibalism, I'm afraid I'll just die with my eyes open."

"In order to avoid this happening, I think we should go to the Eternal Immortal Base again to seek rescue before the supplies are exhausted."

"As the brothers of the Qingxuan Army said, the intensity of the Demonic Sound Tide's attack is rare. I'm afraid the Eternal Immortal Base has too much to take care of now, and we can't expect them to send reinforcements."

"In a desperate situation, it is better to just sit and wait for death than to give it a try."

Li Fan's words were resounding, but the monks present had strange expressions on their faces when they heard the words.

Everyone knows the truth, but Leng Yingyi, the strongest person in the Jiaxu stronghold, has already encountered an unexpected accident in the tide of demonic sounds.

Who can guarantee that he can do what Leng Yingyi can't do?

If you stay in the stronghold, you can still survive and survive for a while longer.

After leaving the stronghold, facing the white mist and the tide, I am afraid that it will be an immediate end.

When you, Li Fan, spoke so righteously, you were not trying to incite the rest of us to die.

Is it possible that you would risk your life and take action yourself?

All the monks present thought so.

However, it wasn't to the point of quarreling at this moment. They looked at each other, and Kong Yu coughed slightly, trying to persuade again.

However, Li Fan's next words made them all stand up in shock.

"Captain Leng, in order to protect me, may have died in the tide of demonic sound."

"I couldn't bear it."

"I also know that asking for help is extremely dangerous. If any of you die because of me, I will not be able to face you all."

"So, I decided..."

Li Fan suppressed his discomfort and spoke words that went against his Taoist conscience.

"I am alone, heading to the Eternal Immortal Base to seek rescue."

"If I don't die, I will definitely find a way for you to survive!"

Li Fan was categorical, with a resolute look on his face.

Kong Yu, He Chen and others had never expected that this young formation master would make such a decision.

They looked at each other, suspecting that they had heard wrongly.

However, looking at Li Fan's determined eyes and face, they no longer had any doubts in their hearts, but were shocked.

In fact, as the formation master who built the Tianxuan Soul Locking Formation, Li Fan only had the Jindan cultivation.

But his status in this Jiaxu stronghold was the highest.

Because whether it was the Qingxuan Army or the cultivators from other departments such as the Martial Arts Hall, they came here to cooperate with Li Fan in building the Soul Locking Formation.

If he insisted on forcing everyone to send cultivators to rescue on the grounds that "the construction of the Tianxuan Soul Locking Formation cannot be delayed, and once I fall, it will inevitably drag down the construction progress of the entire formation."

Then in the end, nine out of ten people would have to give in.

But now, not only did he not do so.

Instead, he volunteered to take on this almost life-threatening task to find a way out for everyone.

Putting personal life and death aside, selfless for others...

There are such people in the world?

Ancient saints, that's all, right?

I've been with him for so long, but I didn't notice anything? !

It's true that only at the moment of life and death can one see the true nature of a person.

When everyone recalled the dirty thoughts in their hearts, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Feeling ashamed, they all tried to persuade him sincerely this time.

"Master Li, why is it so? Although the situation is bad, it's not to the point where you need to fight to the death."

"Yes, Master, please think twice. It's too dangerous to deal with the magic sound and the white fog at the same time! It's more likely to be dangerous than good!"

...

Faced with everyone's dissuasion, Li Fan resolutely said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more."

"You have been in the abyss for many years, and you have rich experience in how to survive in the magic sound and the white fog. If you really want to, you might as well tell me all the things you need to pay attention to on the road, so that I can have a better chance of coming back alive."

Li Fan said in a very free and easy manner.

Everyone pretended to be reserved and tried to persuade him for a while, but they could not change Li Fan's will, so they could only sigh.

While they were feeling relieved, they all shared their survival experience in this abyss.

Li Fan listened attentively and remembered it firmly.

Then he brought the supplies needed for a single person to survive in the white fog for 20 days, and under the reluctant eyes of everyone, he embarked on the road to the Eternal Immortal Fortress alone.

It is worth mentioning that perhaps he was moved by Li Fan's righteousness.

Before Li Fan left, He Chen, the garrison of Qingxuan, decided to accompany him.

However, after praising the other party's righteousness, Li Fan still rejected his kindness.

In the eyes of the other party full of admiration and emotion, Li Fan put on the black death talisman, identified the location of the Broken Palm Immortal City in the vast white fog, turned into a stream of light, and plunged into it.

The other cultivators in the Jiaxu stronghold looked at Li Fan's disappearing figure with different expressions on their faces.

"I didn't expect that there are such noble people in the world of immortal cultivation today. I am so ashamed of myself."

"I have lived for 348 years in vain. It is a great pity that I just met such a person today."

"If Master Li is not dead, from now on, I will definitely follow his lead."

...

After a moment of silence, everyone sighed sincerely.

"Hmph!"

Only He Chen looked at everyone with disdain and left.

The faces of everyone were more or less embarrassed.

They scattered like birds and beasts.