The Long Journey to Immortality

"Senior Han, may I just sit back and watch the show?" Qiu Bin asked.

Han Lu shook her head firmly and said, "No, if you're watching from the sidelines, I'll inevitably feel restricted, and I don't want to hurt innocent people."

This was half true and half false. In reality, Han Lu had her own special arrangements that she did not want Qiu Bin to know.

Qiu Bin was slightly disappointed, but he still followed Han Lu's arrangements and continued.

"During the day, it's Hans Company's open day, and many students visit it with arrangements made by the school to learn about science and Hans Company."

"Senior Han, aren't you very interested in science? This is a great opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Han Lu smiled and said, "That sounds good, then let's hurry up and go."

Hearing Han Lu's eagerness, Qiu Bin, whose electronic account balance had reached its highest level in six months, suggested indulging in a little luxury, "Let's take a taxi to Hans Company this time."

To maintain clean air in Shenzhen, nearly 90% of the cars in the city are new energy vehicles.

This novel riding experience, slightly different from riding in a gasoline-powered car, made Han Lu even more excited about her trip to Hans Company and more eager to learn about the wonders of modern technology.

Like the city itself, the Hans branch office in Shenzhen is far less imposing than the branch office building in Shanghai.

Excluding the underground section, it only has eleven or twelve floors, and most of the departments that the Shanghai branch has are not located in Pengcheng.

However, the "Science and Technology Museum," which is used to introduce Hans Company and modern technology to the outside world, occupies two whole floors of the Pengcheng branch, allowing young people studying in Pengcheng and Han Lu to fully appreciate the beauty of science and the "greatness" of Hans Company.

Compared to Qiu Bin, whose scientific literacy is only average, the guides arranged by Hans Company for the visitors were much more professional.

As one of the few adults who came to visit, the outstanding-looking Han Lu also received special treatment from the tour guide who was still single.

Faced with Han Lu's numerous somewhat "idiotic" questions, the commentator patiently answered them repeatedly.

The guide working for Hans Company never imagined that the beautiful woman in front of him, who was full of curiosity about science, was the mastermind behind the major theft at the neighboring Shanghai branch.

This seemingly harmless beauty plans to replicate the "bad things" she did in Shanghai in Shenzhen.

Walk from the first floor to the second floor, then walk back from the second floor to the first floor, and leave the Hans Company building.

During the hour and a half visit, Han Lu gained a deeper understanding of this world, and had a much clearer understanding of the special social structure controlled by super corporations. This completely dispelled her idea of ​​trying to cooperate amicably with Hans Corporation.

Han Lu habitually tidied her hair, turned around, looked at Qiu Bin, and said, "Let's go. You go home, I'll go get revenge."

Qiu Bin asked, "Senior Han, how do we reunite next?"

At this point, Han Lu pulled Qiu Bin to a secluded spot and said with a serious expression, "Your mission is over. I have a general understanding of this world. After finishing my business in Pengcheng, I will go directly to Hans City."

"You'll not only be in danger by my side, but you won't be of much help either."

"So, let's part ways here."

After saying that, Han Lu took out a handful of gold from her storage bag and stuffed it into Qiu Bin's hand, who was still stunned. She said, "Consider this gold as my reward to you. It should be worth two or three hundred thousand, right?"

Precious metals are scarce in the ancient cultivation world, and the price of gold remains high. In Han Lu's view, this gold is enough to fulfill her initial promise to Qiu Bin.

Having only spent three days together, Qiu Bin, holding the gold in his hands, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The story took a very different turn from what he had imagined.

Before leaving Hans's company, he even imagined "luring" Han Lu to his house, pretending to be his girlfriend, and playing some tricks.

But I never expected that we would have to say goodbye now.

Despite his disappointment, Qiu Bin was aware of his place in Han Lu's eyes and didn't foolishly say anything to try and keep her.

Qiu Bin carefully chose his words and said, "Senior Han is right. I am indeed not as familiar with Hans City as you are with it."

"As for the reward, this amount of gold is too much, and I feel unworthy of it."

Han Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry, just accept it. Consider it my way of doing good deeds so that when the tribulation of lightning comes in the future, it will be a little weaker and smaller."

Han Lu's words were somewhat joking. She wasn't sure whether doing good deeds or committing evil in this world would affect the first tribulation that would befall her in the Central Plains after she achieved the Golden Core stage.

"Do good deeds and accumulate merit? Reduce the lightning tribulation?" Qiu Bin suddenly came up with a good idea that could allow Han Lu to see her again in the future. "Senior Han, I have a somewhat immature idea that might allow you to become a great philanthropist who benefits all people after returning to your original world."

Hearing this, Han Lu's eyes lit up. "Speak."

“This idea is not mature enough, I need to consider it further,” Qiu Bin said. “How about this, come to Shanghai to find me again in half a month, and I will definitely help you get this done.”

"Then it's up to you."

Doing good deeds and accumulating merit was just a casual move by Han Lu; it was either a success or a failure.

However, Han Lu felt she should accept Qiu Bin's offer.

Besides the gold, Han Lu also gave Qiu Bin a few Cold-Repelling Pills as a gift.

Compared to gold, Qiu Bin was more fond of those few cold-repelling pills, regarding them as a souvenir, intending to keep them forever as a memento.

After watching Qiu Bin, this modern man who was full of kindness towards her, board the bus and leave, Han Lu finally returned to her usual self when she was alone in Yu Zhengyi's house.

"Now, it's time to go find Yi Qiyan."

Chapter 197 Proactively Finding Trouble

For a Qi Refining cultivator who cannot project their divine sense, finding another cultivator in a large city is a very troublesome matter.

However, in the ancient cultivation secret realm, a world where there are likely only thirty cultivators, it wouldn't be difficult for Han Lu to find Yi Qiyan, who wasn't deliberately hiding.

It should be noted that there have been news reports in the past few days about Yi Qiyan, a cultivator from the Southern Frontier who was not disguised as a "modern person." Even ordinary people were able to find Yi Qiyan's whereabouts, so Han Lu felt that there wouldn't be any major problems if she took action herself.

Without Qiu Bin, Han Lu lacked the useful tool of a smartphone, so she decided to use a trick to lure Yi Qiyan out of her own hands.

Following yesterday's Pengcheng News report about Yi Qiyan, who was dressed in "strange clothes," Han Lu went to the neighborhood where Yi Qiyan had been seen many times.

Finding a secluded spot, and seeing that no one was around and there were no cameras, Han Lu then used the "True Phoenix Manual" to activate her true spirit bloodline and transform herself from human form into true spirit form.

Her blood boiled, and then a dark blue light shone on Han Lu's body, quickly enveloping her completely.

When the light faded, Han Lu was nowhere to be seen at the end of the alley; only a phoenix with white feathers all over its body and five-colored tail feathers was stretching its wings there.

A cry came from the phoenix's beak. Han Lu, who hadn't transformed into a true spirit form for a long time, flapped her wings and took off, soaring in the unpolluted blue sky above Pengcheng.

This was the first and only step in Han Lu's plan to lure the snake out of its hole.

Based on news reports and intermittent filming of Yi Qiyan by social media, Han Lu concluded that this female cultivator from southern Xinjiang had no intention of integrating into this modern world.

In addition, Yi Qiyan's series of actions also told Han Lu that she had no clue how to find ancient cultivation treasures in this city that had nothing to do with cultivation.

Under such circumstances, if Han Lu were to transform into a true spirit and appear in Pengcheng, Yi Qiyan would definitely take the initiative to meet her and use Han Lu's transformed phoenix spirit as a breakthrough point.

After all, this was the only thing she had seen in the past few days that was related to cultivation.

Han Lu knew that no matter how rich Yi Qiyan's imagination was, she couldn't have imagined that this phoenix was Han Lu, who was also a treasure hunter, transformed into a powerful lure to lure her out.

The plan was simple and straightforward, but Han Lu was quite confident that she could get it done.

As for how to deal with Yi Qiyan after luring her out, Han Lu had no idea. When Han Lu, who had just taken off as the Ice Phoenix, took off, she was still pondering this matter.

After all, if we're talking about grudges, Yi Qiyan, who was born and raised in the Southern Frontier, has no direct grudges against her. For Han Lu, living in the peaceful environment of the Central Plains, to kill such a cultivator is something she is aware of, but she wouldn't make a decision easily.

However, she also needed to consider the grudges between the Central Plains and the Southern Barbarians. If she could kill such a genius who was destined to become a Golden Core cultivator in the ancient cultivation secret realm, it would be a great thing for the Central Plains, with no harm whatsoever.

Torn between conflicting emotions, Han Lu, soaring freely through the air, decided to simply go with the flow.

"Having finally managed to transform into a true spirit to fight against humans, I naturally have to give it my all."

Whether Yi Qiyan lives or dies, whether I kill her or cripple her, depends on her skills and abilities.

The possibility of her losing was not even in Han Lu's consideration.

That day, she had only just been able to transform into a true spirit when she received Feng Rubing's assessment that she was "comparable to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment."

After more than a year, she not only mastered several rudimentary true spiritual abilities, but also improved her cultivation as a cultivator to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

With this state of mind, dealing with a cultivator who is only at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining Realm, even if Yi Qiyan is one of the two top geniuses in the Southern Border, Han Lu felt that this matter would be a piece of cake.

This wasn't Han Lu getting carried away or becoming arrogant; it was a judgment based on absolute confidence in her abilities.

Suddenly, a phoenix, a legendary spirit, flew in the sky, naturally attracting the attention of many residents of Pengcheng. For a time, the city's orderly traffic was thrown into chaos.

The previously smooth traffic flow came to a halt because of the beautiful Ice Phoenix's appearance. Most people raised their phones and pressed the shutter to capture this scene that only appears in myths and legends.

With horns blaring and fueled by social media, many people flocked to the neighborhood in Shenzhen where the phoenix had appeared, eager to witness the legendary spirit.

This also includes the security department of Hans Corporation.

After Han Lu had been flying freely in the air for nearly three minutes, an alarm was triggered. Upon receiving the news, the Pengcheng security department of Hans Company dispatched officers to the scene.

After all, no one knows whether this beautiful phoenix flying in the sky is truly a "good bird" as it looks, or whether this incident will trigger a series of chain reactions, bringing even greater chaos to the city.

So, before Han Lu could even summon Yi Qiyan, she did summon the Hans Company security personnel who arrived in armored vehicles and were armed to the teeth.

However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the security personnel from Hans Corporation did not rashly launch an attack on Han Lu, who had not yet made any moves to attack the city or its residents.

Instead, these agents were mostly maintaining order on the streets, while specialists were using high-resolution cameras to record "paranormal events" that had nothing to do with technology.

As for whether or not to use a missile to shoot down Han Lu and use the Phoenix's carcass for experiments, that still needs to be discussed with the head of the Pengcheng security department of Hans Company.

The Hans Corporation was naturally aware of the series of changes that were quietly taking place in this world. Recording these unscientific changes was Hans Corporation's way of responding to the possible changes that were about to come.

While enjoying the exhilarating flight, Han Lu did not forget the purpose behind her flamboyant behavior.

While flying, she kept an eye on the crowd standing below with her incredibly sharp phoenix eyes.

In the news the previous day, Yi Qiyan was still wearing "ancient costume," so if Han Lu were to appear, she would naturally be able to spot her immediately.

We flew for about ten minutes, passing over most of the streets of Shenzhen, a city that isn't very big.

Han Lu finally noticed a noticeable fluctuation of spiritual energy occurring within Pengcheng.

Clearly, Yi Qiyan, slow to realize what was happening, finally noticed her presence.

Just as Han Lu was wondering what method Yi Qiyan would use to "greet" her.

A cacophony of insect wings flapping sounded not far from her, and a dark mass of unidentified insects appeared in her line of sight.

[Author's Note] Last day of the holiday. Yesterday I finally reached the double AK rank in CS:GO, but then I lost two straight games and dropped back down.

Chapter 198 Luring the Snake Out of its Hole

Han Lu still remembered that in the information Zhong Wencheng gave her, it was mentioned that Yi Qiyan was proficient in controlling insects and raised many spiritual insects.

Therefore, she subconsciously regarded the swarm of insects that had inexplicably appeared not far from her as a way for Yi Qiyan to test her.

These insects were a mixed bag, but they were all ordinary little bugs. Han Lu, who had transformed into a true spirit phoenix, did not take these little bugs seriously.