The Long Journey to Immortality

The word "escape" popped into her mind again, and this time, she chose the path that was incredibly difficult for her without hesitation.

Yi Qiyan released all the poisonous fog she had prepared, holding nothing back, only thinking of creating chaos to give herself a chance to escape.

She had observed the crowd for a long time and judged that the spirit had led her here most likely because it did not want to harm innocent people in the bustling city.

She guessed that if she could escape back to the city, she would have a chance of survival.

Having finished her attack, Yi Qiyan dared not linger for even a moment, and quickly spurred the green bamboo beneath her feet to flee.

This time, facing the poisonous fog, Han Lu simply took a deep breath and swallowed all of it.

Despite inhaling the highly toxic fumes with her true spirit body, Han Lu experienced no adverse reactions whatsoever. In fact, she felt even better than when she first arrived in this world and inhaled car exhaust fumes.

The poisonous mist released by Yi Qiyan circulated within Han Lu's body, carrying with it some more extremely cold and potent poison. Han Lu then exhaled it forcefully in the direction Yi Qiyan was fleeing.

Zhenling had an astonishing lung capacity, and the poisonous mist he exhaled entangled Yi Qiyan at a much faster speed than when Yi Qiyan used her poison technique.

Seeing the change in the color of the surrounding air, Yi Qiyan's expression changed drastically. She quickly opened her storage bag and swallowed a pill.

Unfortunately, while the antidote could neutralize Yi Qiyan's deadly poison, it couldn't neutralize Bingfeng's cold poison.

The icy poison invaded Yi Qiyan's body, instantly freezing all the spiritual energy flowing in her meridians.

Although Yi Qiyan was conscious, she could no longer use her magic. Without the support of spiritual power, the green bamboo beneath her feet reverted to the shape of ordinary bamboo and could no longer fly through the air. Together with Yi Qiyan on the green bamboo, she fell from the sky.

"If Yi Qiyan is poisoned by cold and there is no Golden Core cultivator to help her recuperate, even if she takes some good spiritual medicine to treat internal injuries, her spiritual meridians will definitely be damaged, affecting her Foundation Establishment and future cultivation progress."

"That's enough."

Watching Yi Qiyan fall from the sky, Han Lu neither finished her off nor tried to rescue her, but left Yi Qiyan's life and future to fate.

As Yi Qiyan fell from the height, she smashed through countless tree branches.

Although she was cushioned, the impact still displaced her internal organs, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood and suffer countless internal injuries.

Severely injured, Yi Qiyan used her willpower to take out a healing pill from her storage bag, swallowed it, and then fainted.

Thanks to Shenzhen's excellent greening and Yi Qiyan's physical qualities, which are far superior to those of ordinary people, Yi Qiyan, lying in the wilderness, barely managed to survive.

Chapter 200 Hans Company's Spoils

Having achieved the ultimate goal of luring the snake out of its hole, Han Lu felt no joy whatsoever.

In no time at all, he easily dealt with the two most talented cultivators in the Southern Border Region. This left Han Lu, who had finally managed to transform into a true spirit, feeling no sense of satisfaction, but rather a sense of unfinished business.

The feeling of transforming into a true spirit and becoming another powerful species was indeed addictive for Han Lu.

Despite her displeasure, Han Lu, who had lived in this world for three days and was well aware of Hans Company's strength, dared not continue to swagger around and enjoy flying freely in the sky after causing such a commotion.

She knew very well that the Hans Company possessed some powerful weapons.

Although it might not necessarily kill her, making things worse would be detrimental to her future actions.

Besides, indiscriminately killing innocent people will damage one's good karma.

Han Lu, who hoped to do good deeds to weaken the Heavenly Tribulations of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, did not want to do too many heinous things in this world.

After flapping her wings in the air, Han Lu, who had transformed into a phoenix, let out a melodious cry before finding an open space, slowly landing, and transforming back into human form.

This time, when Han Lu transformed back into human form, she was not naked.

The feathers that appeared when she transformed into a phoenix also changed when she transformed back into human form.

The feathers covering her entire body transformed into a modern outfit that appeared on Han Lu.

This was a new trick Han Lu had learned. She didn't want to be naked every time she transformed from her true spirit back into human form; it would be too embarrassing to be seen like that.

Ultimately, Han Lu still considered herself a human cultivator; otherwise, she would certainly have been quite concerned that she was actually naked when she transformed into the True Spirit Ice Phoenix.

Just as Han Lu had regained her human form and was preparing to leave this place of trouble, a sound she had never heard before suddenly appeared in the sky.

Han Lu's attention was drawn to the steel monster flying in the sky, which came from the direction of the sound.

Hans Company arrived late, but still managed to track down the approximate area where the phoenix was last seen.

Recalling what she had learned during her visit to the Hans company, Han Lu exclaimed excitedly, "This must be an attack helicopter!"

If it weren't for the desire to avoid making a big fuss, Han Lu would have actually considered fighting the armed helicopter to see who was better.

Suppressing her desire to compete with modern weapons, Han Lu pretended to be nonchalant, her hands in her shirt pockets, and slowly walked away along the forest path, her long legs beneath her pleated skirt moving with unhurried grace.

Unexpectedly, Han Lu had just left the forest when she encountered Hans Company security personnel who were traveling on the ground, chasing after the phoenix.

"Hello, miss," the lead fully armed agent said, taking off her sunglasses and asking in as friendly a voice as possible, "Did you see that strange bird that was just flying in the air?"

Hans Company has not yet given a clear answer as to how to refer to Han Lu in her True Spirit state.

Hearing Bing Huanfeng being called a "strange bird," Han Lu was slightly unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face.

She pointed to the jungle behind her and said, "Of course I saw it. The bird flew deeper into the forest."

"Linzi? Isn't it flying in the sky?" the security officer pressed.

“No,” Han Lu lied, “when I saw that bird, it seemed to be really preparing to land.”

"Perhaps that strange bird you're talking about is nesting and living here."

Upon hearing this, the security officer took out his walkie-talkie and shouted a few coded messages that Han Lu couldn't understand.

After completing all this, he repeatedly thanked Han Lu, saying, "Miss, thank you for your cooperation. I wish you a pleasant life."

"It's what I should do."

The security officers made way for Han Lu and watched the beautiful woman leave.

Having fallen into a coma in the woods, Yi Qiyan naturally couldn't escape the Hans Company's thorough search.

Despite her serious injuries, she was immediately recognized by the security personnel of Hans Corporation.

"Is this the strange person who appeared in Shenzhen a few days ago? Just now, it seemed like she was the one chasing that strange big bird in that strange vehicle."

"They must have fought a fight, and he lost?"

……

As was customary, a security officer handcuffed Yi Qiyan and then injected her with a sufficient amount of sleeping pills using a syringe.

In the blink of an eye, Yi Qiyan became a prize of Hans Company.

Hans Corporation spared no effort in studying this severely injured but worthwhile subject, which deserved time and money.

The heavily armed helicopter instantly transformed into a medical helicopter, carrying Yi Qiyan towards Hans Company.

Over the next few days, Yi Qiyan will receive the world's best medical services at Hans Company.

The executives at Hans Corporation had a simple plan: curing Yi Qiyan, whether by cooperating with this eccentric woman or by controlling her with drugs or machinery, would benefit Hans Corporation.

As for the "strange bird," it was naturally not found in this forest.

However, the traces left by the aerial battles are still regarded as treasures by the Hans Company, which samples and preserves them one by one.

In particular, the corpses of the spirit insects tamed by Yi Qiyan were listed as rare items equivalent to "strange cultural relics".

The corpses of these living creatures are much easier to study using scientific methods than immortal magical artifacts.

Presumably, these Rong Gong and many other scientific award winners who worked for Hans Corporation will be dealing with these insect corpses for some time to come.

Han Lu, who had already left the scene, was unaware of what happened next and what happened to Yi Qiyan after her fall.

She walked slowly and deliberately, using her lightness technique to return to Pengcheng before sunset.

Upon returning to Shenzhen, the first thing she did was to find a jewelry store that sold gold and silver jewelry and exchange it for some cash.

Although electronic payments are extremely popular in this world, cash, being dirty and cumbersome, has not been completely replaced.

Han Lu will have at least ten days to live independently in this modern world, and she naturally doesn't want to live without any money.

As for her identity, Han Lu, who had 30,000 yuan in cash in her storage bag after leaving the jewelry store, wasn't particularly worried.

Hans Corporation wields absolute power in this world, but it doesn't pay much attention to the household registration system or enforce strict regulations on it.

This is especially true in smaller cities like Shenzhen.

As long as Han Lu doesn't commit any crimes with her face and get caught, her daily life, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, will not be affected.

Because there was still a "theft operation" to be carried out that night, Han Lu, who had obtained the cash, immediately found a hotel not far from the Hans Building, spent 280 yuan to book a business suite as her temporary base in Pengcheng that night.

As the sun set, Han Lu used her secret technique to transform her clothes into a retro black bodysuit, and some of the feathers turned into a black mask that covered half of her face.

Wearing this outfit, even though Han Lu has a slender figure, anyone who sees her will definitely think that Han Lu has no intention of doing anything good.

After jumping from the sixth floor, Han Lu casually affixed the illusion talisman to her body and, with a few light leaps, ran towards the Hans Building not far away.

Chapter 201 The Fake Good Guy

Although they didn't scout ahead to find out the general layout of the Hans Building in Shenzhen before the official operation, Han Lu knew that although the Hans Building in Shenzhen was small, it still contained a secret research institution similar to the one in Shanghai.

The day before, when the lab technicians in Shanghai were having a video conference with their colleagues, Han Lu had been "spying" on them and saw a video clip with the words "Shenzhen" appear in the video of that daily meeting.

Based on this, she deduced that her trip to Shenzhen should not be fruitless.

At worst, the harvest will be less, and we won't be able to achieve the same great success as in the operation in Shanghai, where we obtained a full sixteen magical treasures.

When Han Lu arrived at the Hans Company building in Pengcheng, it was already late at night.

But to Han Lu's surprise, this time, one-third of the windows in the Hans Company building were still brightly lit, and people were still busy inside.

Seeing this, Han Lu thought to herself, "Could it be that my outburst in Pengcheng today has put Hans Company on its guard..."

No matter how resourceful Hans Company was, they could never have guessed that Han Lu, who had committed a serious crime in Shanghai, would be so bold and swift as to come to Shenzhen to steal again.

This analysis was 30% correct out of 100.

Indeed, it was because of Han Lu's actions during the day that so many employees of Hans Company were working overtime.

Blocking news, controlling public opinion...

Many urgent matters require manpower to complete, so working overtime is quite normal.

Of course, the investigation into Yi Qiyan, who was crippled by Han Lu, was also put on the agenda. Several senior executives of the Pengcheng branch were sitting around a desk at this time, having a video conference with three of the thirteen directors of the Hans City headquarters to discuss the matter. They planned to come up with a specific charter and designate several responsible persons to be in charge of the matter from beginning to end, in order to obtain the greatest benefit for Hans Company through Yi Qiyan.

After waiting outside the Hans building for half an hour, Han Lu saw that the ordinary employees still showed no sign of leaving get off work, so she stopped waiting and continued to use her earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic or technique) to try to breach the impregnable fortress of Hans Company from underground once again.

In just over half a day, even though the Hans Company in Shanghai issued an alert to other branches, the company was unable to change the building materials or add extra temporary security measures. Therefore, Han Lu entered the underground complex of the Hans Company with relative ease, just like last time.