"Xu Fu?" Xu Ying vaguely felt that this name was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before. So he took the invitation from the young man's hand.

The wording on the invitation was quite elegant, with the spirit of the Qin and Han dynasties, and it read: "It has been four thousand years since we last met, and I have been unable to see you again in this lifetime. I miss you greatly. Now that I have returned from the immortal island, I hope to see you again, Mr. Xu. Xu Fu bows in respect."

After glancing at the contents of the invitation, Qi was filled with uncertainty and surprise, saying, "Xu Fu? Could it be the Xu Fu who led three thousand boys and girls to search for the immortal island overseas to seek the elixir of immortality for the Emperor?"

Xu Ying asked, "Qi, is this Xu Fu very famous?"

Qi replied, "Extremely! He was a Qi Refiner over four thousand years ago. He told the Emperor that there was an immortal island overseas, where there were immortals who had not ascended. The Emperor then gave him three thousand boys and girls to go and seek the elixir of immortality. But he never returned. Some say he found the immortal island, but there was only one elixir of immortality, which he consumed himself. Others say he didn't find the immortal island and was afraid of the Emperor's punishment, so he went into hiding. Some even say he was just a fraud. I've read similar accounts in many books!"

The young man who brought the invitation smiled and said, "If my master were a fraud, he wouldn't have survived to this day. Now that the Emperor is gone, yet my master still lives, doesn't that prove that he found the elixir of immortality?"

Xu Ying put down the invitation and said, "Your master didn't specify when and where to meet me, only asking you to bring the invitation, which shows a lack of sincerity. You can go back."

The young man said, "My master said, if the old ancestor wants to know about his origins, it's better to make a trip."

Xu Ying was taken aback and looked at the young man, asking, "What else did your master say?"

The young man smiled and said, "My master didn't say much, only that the old ancestor will definitely go."

For the first time, Xu Ying was called an old ancestor, and upon hearing this, he burst into laughter and said, "Alright, since Xu Fu has invited me so warmly, how can I not go?"

The young man bowed and said, "I will guide the old ancestor."

Xu Ying asked, "What is your name?"

"I am Du Fei, the junior."

Xu Ying waved his hand, letting Niu Zhen and Niu Gan take him to rest first, and said, "I need to prepare, so please wait."

Xu Ying opened the invitation and read it over several times, curious, and asked, "Qi, this Xu Fu claims to have known me four thousand years ago. How old am I?"

Qi glanced at Da Zhong, and Da Zhong made a clanging sound, saying, "It's hard to say. You used to mention Xujiaping, and we originally thought your brain was malfunctioning. Later, we found out that it was actually your memory that was malfunctioning. Then we found out that you were already three thousand years old, and later we found out that you seemed to be more than three thousand years old."

It sighed and said, "And now, you have become four thousand years old."

Zhu Chan Chan opened her mouth to speak, thought better of it, and held back, thinking, "Maybe it's more than four thousand years. In my time, there was also a legend about an immortal who never aged. But is it him?"

She was responsible for refining treasures for the Emperor, usually keeping a low profile, and had only heard of the legend of the immortal who never aged, but had never seen the face of the immortal who never aged.

Da Zhong said, "Ah Ying, your memory has not fully recovered yet, and you don't even understand this life. In my opinion, it's better not to go see this Xu Fu."

It paused and said, "Not seeing each other for four thousand years, suddenly visiting, it's either to borrow money or not for good intentions!"

Xu Ying shook his head and said, "He met me four thousand years ago and knows my origins. I must go and see him. This may be the only chance to unravel the mystery of my origins."

Da Zhong had made up his mind, and said to Zhu Chan Chan, "Grandmother Chan, don't you have treasures hidden in Shenzhou? I'm afraid there will be danger on this trip. You should go and get the treasure first."

Zhu Chan Chan suddenly became spirited and said, "My treasure is very powerful. The Emperor commanded me to refine treasures for him, so I collected the scraps of those treasures and, little by little, finally accumulated enough treasures to refine one of my own!"

She flew away, saying, "Before I go to steal the elixir of immortality, I will seal my treasure, but it has been too long, and it will take a few days to find it. You can go first, and I will find you!"

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Da Zhong said to Qi, "She said she will find us, but how will she find us?"

Qi said, "How else can she find us? It's the stone axe that Ah Ying has. She left her mark on the stone axe, and we use this method to find Ah Ying. Could it be that she left a mark on us?"

Da Zhong was worried, "That's what I'm afraid of."

Qi laughed and said, "Grandmother Chan would never do that!"

Although he said that, he was still uneasy and quickly checked himself to avoid being marked by Zhu Chan Chan with something strange.

Xu Ying called Niu Zhen and Niu Gan, and ordered, "I will be out with your senior uncle for a few days. You must guard the gate, work hard, and practice diligently. When I come back, I will check on your progress in cultivation." And so on.

However, Xu Ying's memory had not fully recovered, and all these words were just repeated by Qi in his ear. Xu Ying just learned them as they were.

After giving the orders, Xu Ying called Du Fei and said, "Lead the way."

Du Fei bowed and said, "I have prepared a carriage at the foot of the mountain."

Xu Ying, along with Qi and Da Zhong, descended the mountain, only to see a square carriage at the foot of the mountain, resembling a sedan chair, with large dragonwood joints and steps at the edges.

At each of the four corners of the carriage sat a sword apprentice, holding a sword case, half crouching and half kneeling, silently looking ahead.

Xu Ying was taken aback, "Sword apprentices in the Refining period? Their cultivation level is higher than mine!"

After months of cultivation, Xu Ying's cultivation was about to reach the fourth level of the Refining period. After reaching the fourth level, the next realm would be the Refining period, where water and fire are combined to build the furnace.

In the Refining period, one must refine the Golden Elixir!

These four sword apprentices turned out to be great masters who had already refined the Golden Elixir!Xu Ying followed Du Fei up the steps and into the carriage, asking, "Du Fei, what is your realm?"

Du Fei replied, "My cultivation is shallow, and I am still at the Second Pass Stage, just opened the Jiaji Xuan Pass."

Xu Ying raised his eyebrows. The Second Pass Stage Du Fei mentioned was different from Xu Ying's. Xu Ying was at the Tailgate Xuan Pass, while Du Fei had already cultivated to the Second Pass Stage, the Jiaji Xuan Pass, which was much higher than Xu Ying's realm.

The interior of the carriage was spacious and bright, with a maid holding an incense burner and standing by, and several young boys and girls bustling around.

Xu Ying pushed open the window and saw the four swordsmen opening their sword boxes, releasing sword energy that gradually surrounded the entire carriage!

The carriage slowly rose and floated in the air, then broke through the swirling sword energy and disappeared into the sky!

Xu Ying could see that the four swordsmen's swordsmanship was not complete, but when they joined forces, they could unleash the sword technique, which amazed Xu Ying!

"This is the sword technique restored by the Master."

Du Fei smiled and asked, "Can the Master see it too?"

Xu Ying replied truthfully, "Just average."

Du Fei's eyes flickered and he smiled, "The Master respects the Ancestor very much, so the Ancestor must have a better sword technique. I have also learned a little, can I ask the Ancestor for guidance?"

Before Xu Ying could answer, Du Fei shook his shoulders, and sword energy surged towards Xu Ying!

Xu Ying flicked his fingers, and Du Fei's vision blurred. He saw the sword energy break through his own move and quickly reached out to grab his throat.

"Clang!"

His palm grabbed nothing, and the sword energy had already cut his throat. However, when it touched his skin, the sword energy shattered.

Du Fei looked down and saw that his clothes had also been pierced by the sword energy, and he felt a slight pain in his heart. But the sword energy did not break his skin and shattered on its own.

Du Fei was covered in cold sweat and thought to himself, "Fortunately, his cultivation is far below mine, unable to break through my true element defense, otherwise these two swords would have taken my life!"

Xu Ying only made two virtual stabs and had no intention of killing, but he was misunderstood by Du Fei, who thought Xu Ying's cultivation was not good enough.

Xu Ying asked, "Your Master, like you, is a Qi Refiner, but does not practice the art of urging?"

Du Fei restrained his previous arrogance and bowed, "The Master said that the art of urging is evil and deadly, why learn such a thing?"

Xu Ying nodded gently, thinking, "Xu Fu is right. The art of urging is indeed full of traps that harm people. If you can get rid of the traps, the future will be boundless."

The sword carriage raced through the air at a very fast speed, and Xu Ying was quite impressed by the four swordsmen outside the carriage.

"These four people have long-lasting magical powers. They can maintain the sword energy for so long. This level of cultivation is almost the same as the Seventh Lord."

Just as he was thinking this, several young men and women came out of the carriage and replaced the four swordsmen. The four swordsmen were relieved, covered in sweat, as if they were carrying a heavy burden.

Seeing this, Xu Ying thought, "It seems that their vital energy is not as strong as the Seventh Lord's. Although the cultivation realm of these swordsmen is much higher than the Seventh Lord's, it seems that their vital energy is insufficient."

At the same realm, the strength of the Seventh Lord's vital energy was enough to keep up with Xu Ying. But now that Xu Ying had opened the Jade Pool Secret, his vital energy was a bit stronger.

During the journey, the carriage changed swordsmen four times and finally arrived in a mountainous area. The carriage passed through the peaks and flew to the top of a mountain, slowly descending.

The sword energy made a clanging sound as it was put away into the sword boxes one by one.

Xu Ying got off the carriage and saw that the place was beautiful, facing the sea, with birds living on the cliffs. The birds leaped from the cliffs and flew down to the sea.

There were also groups of young men and women, each controlling sword energy, playing with the birds, shuttling back and forth on the sea.

This scene was refreshing.

"Ancestor, this way!" Du Fei reached out his hand.

Xu Ying followed him, climbing up layers of white jade steps. After a long time, they finally reached the end of the steps and came to the front of the main hall of the mountain.

In the main hall, a square stone was floating there, one zhang in length, width, and height, very regular.

Standing on the stone was a man in black with a red sash, looking like he was only in his twenties or thirties, but he had an immortal air about him.

However, there was a scar in the shape of a blood centipede at the corner of his eye, which destroyed his immortal aura.

From the scar, it must have been a deep and terrifying wound.

When the man saw Xu Ying, his calm heart seemed to be disturbed, as if a small stone had been thrown into a calm pond, causing ripples.

The stone carrying the man flew to Xu Ying and stopped in front of him. The man bowed and smiled, "Xu Jun, it's been four thousand years, and you are still the same as before, unchanged."

Xu Ying returned the greeting, "Is the gentleman Xu Fu? I apologize for not recognizing you."

The man laughed, "Although the Eternal Immortal is forever young, he always forgets his previous memories. I don't blame you. Xu Jun, under the command of the Ancestral Dragon, we set sail together to find the Immortal Mountain. Although you have forgotten, I will always remember. After many hardships and the deaths of countless people, we finally found the Immortal Mountain!"

Xu Fu looked down at his feet and smiled, "Do you still have an impression of this Immortal Mountain?"

Xu Ying was surprised and looked at the large stone at his feet, "Could it be..."

Xu Fu nodded gently.

Seven leaped down from Xu Ying's shoulder, and Da Zhong flew from the back of Xu Ying's head, exclaiming, "Is this the Immortal Mountain?"Xu Fu smiled and said, "Yes, this is one of the three legendary immortal mountains, the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain. These three immortal mountains are said to be fragments of the immortal realm that fell into the mortal world. Someone offered the Eternal Immortal to the Ancestral Dragon, and I stopped the Ancestral Dragon from devouring Lord Xu. I have read various ancient books and know deeply that Lord Xu harbors a great secret related to these three immortal mountains. So I persuaded the Ancestral Dragon to gather the current strong warriors and open a tiny bit of the memory seal for Lord Xu."

Xu Ying's expression was excited as he clenched his fists and said, "You opened my memory seal?"

Xu Fu nodded gently and said with a smile, "Yes, we did, but only a tiny bit. Just a tiny bit is enough! The Ancestral Dragon ordered me and Lord Xu to lead three thousand boys and girls to cross the ocean and search for the immortal mountain. Along the way, we have slain countless demons and monsters, crossed the sea strait, passed through the dark and gloomy, and braved the thunder tribulation, enduring countless hardships, only to finally find the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain!"

He smiled faintly and said, "Standing on the immortal mountain is like being in the immortal realm, living forever, never dying or perishing."

Xu Ying's mind was stirred, and from Xu Fu's words, he realized that Xu Fu indeed knew everything about his origins!

Da Zhong looked at the immortal mountain and suddenly said, "It's a pity that this immortal mountain is too small, only one person can stand on it."

"Yes," Xu Fu sighed.

Da Zhong looked up and said, "So, why did Lord Ying return to the Divine Land alone, while you disappeared? Where are the other three thousand boys and girls?"

Xu Fu looked at him with a deep gaze.

Da Zhong extended his tail and opened the green paper umbrella, blocking the sun.

Meanwhile, Xu Ying was unaware as Da Zhong silently appeared above his head.

Xu Fu sighed and said, "They died on the way to find the immortal mountain. As for Lord Xu, it may be because the unsealing of his memories alarmed the person behind the seal. I wanted to share the joy with Lord Xu, but he disappeared when I tried to find him."

His face darkened as he said, "I was trapped on the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain, unable to find the way back to the Yuan Shou, unable to return to the Divine Land, drifting on the sea. By the time I found the way back to the Yuan Shou, the Qin and Han dynasties had passed, two thousand years had gone by, and the world had changed drastically. I secluded myself in the mountains, exploring the mysteries within, trying to solve the puzzle of the disappearance of the ancient Qi Refiners, and attempting to see Lord Xu again, but for three thousand years, I had no success."

He looked at Xu Ying with eager eyes and said with a smile, "I never expected that amidst the great changes in the world, I would hear news of Lord Xu again!"

Da Zhong interrupted, puzzled, "You and Lord Ying went to sea together to search for the immortal mountain, so logically, both of your stories should have been passed down, but why is there only your story in the books, and no legend of Lord Ying?"

Xu Fu's eyes flickered as he said, "Naturally, there are those who do not want Lord Xu to appear before the world, so they erased his records from official history. It's not just Lord Xu's history that has been erased from this world, but many other things as well! Please follow me!"