The Long Journey to Immortality

But when the murky water actually hit my body, I felt the burning sensation of the unusually colored water corroding my skin.

"what happened?"

Yu Wenzhang was shocked to discover that his skin was ulcerated and that the bone of his right middle finger was exposed.

Having suffered a loss, Yu Wenzhang hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique, condensing golden spiritual energy on his skin to parry Han Lu's magic.

Fortunately, he was a body cultivator specializing in external martial arts. In the blink of an eye, several strands of tender new flesh grew on the exposed bones. In another quarter of an hour, this not-so-serious injury would naturally heal.

Compared to Yu Wenzhang, Shi Gong was much more cautious.

He didn't suffer a major loss because he immediately cast a protective spell, but the bone-corroding water splashed into his eyes, making them burn and painful, and he couldn't open them at all.

Fortunately, Shi Gong also learned a supernatural ability that affects his eyes.

After operating silently for a while, Shi Gong's eyesight had fully recovered, except for some redness and swelling.

In the first two rounds, although the Yu brothers, Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong, who were proficient in external martial arts, were on the defensive, they did not allow Han Lu to gain a significant advantage, and the two sides were barely even.

If it weren't for Han Lu's profound magical power, far surpassing that of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators, one could even say that Han Lu suffered a minor loss.

Meanwhile, Wen Er Ya and Ke Ji were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Although the two were essentially fighting one-on-one, one was adept at wielding multiple magical artifacts against the enemy, while the other had numerous demonic beasts and spirit beasts assisting him. This situation effectively turned what should have been a one-on-one duel into three.

Ke Jitong summoned three demonic beasts with strength around the eighth level of Qi Refining, who clashed with the three ink beasts summoned by Wen Erya's ink painting scroll.

Two spirit swords were clashing fiercely in the air.

The two also each controlled a magical artifact, one for offense and one for defense, launching attacks against the cultivator himself.

The three battlefields saw victories and defeats on each side.

The Ink Beast was weak and lacked the supernatural powers that came with transforming into a ferocious beast. Naturally, it was at a disadvantage against the demonic and spiritual beasts that Ke Jitong had carefully raised. It could only rely on its own toughness and resilience to hold on.

Wen Erya and Ke Jitong were not cultivators skilled in sword control, and the two spirit swords that were fighting fiercely in the air were both high-grade magic tools. Naturally, the two fought to a draw on this battlefield.

In the direct confrontation between the cultivators, Wen Erya was the main attacker, while Ke Jitong could only passively take hits.

Wen Erya launched a series of attacks on Ke Jitong with her various magical artifacts, and Ke Jitong could only silently endure them while bearing the brunt of the attacks, even though the quality of the tortoise shell artifact was unknown.

Thus, from the perspective of the Hans executives hiding behind three layers of bulletproof glass, their partners, the Three Heroes of the Western Regions, seemed to be no match for the two beautiful female cultivators, Han Lu and Wen Erya, and it appeared that defeat was just a matter of minutes.

The five directors all looked rather grim, as if the useless but precious magical artifacts stored in the warehouse were about to fall into the hands of Han Lu and Wen Erya in the next second.

Their lab technicians, on the other hand, were quite excited, occasionally glancing at the situation in the room and occasionally glancing at the instruments displaying fluctuating numbers.

It was as if the data and images they collected after this fierce battle would definitely come in handy, allowing the "magic weapon research" experiment, which had made no progress for another twenty years, to take a big step forward.

Chapter 211 Two Against Three

The five people gambling inside the arena had no idea how others would assess the situation.

However, regarding the battle situation on the field, at least on their own side, they understood the intricacies and the changing circumstances far better than the ordinary people watching from the sidelines.

In this stalemate, both sides want to break the deadlock, gain a local advantage on one side of the battlefield, and then break through from there to win the bet completely.

Such a clear division on the battlefield was deliberately created by Han Lu and Wen Erya.

When everything unfolded as they had anticipated, Han Lu began unleashing "AOE" skills within the arena, attempting to create a two-on-one situation on certain parts of the battlefield, where she and Wen Erya would teach Ke Jitong a lesson.

Activating the bone-corroding white jade bottle in her hand, Han Lu used up all the bone-corroding water that had been stored inside for a month and a half. Only then did she reluctantly end this simple but effective spell. She then took out the "Wutong Wood Flute" that had been with her for almost two years from her storage bag.

Dealing with the unreasonable body cultivators while also affecting the situation on another battlefield, Han Lu made the choice based on her judgment of the battle situation to use the paulownia wood flute, which can cast illusions over a wide area.

As the "True Phoenix Manual" inner cultivation method circulated within her body, the clothes on Han Lu's body, transformed from phoenix feathers, emitted a strong aura and a faint light.

Only by relying on the Illusionary Phoenix bloodline within her body to cast illusions can Han Lu fully unleash the power of the Wutong Wood Flute.

Before the flute music even began to play, the sheer aura of true spirit instilled a sense of awe in the three demonic and spiritual beasts under Ke Jitong's command, who were only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. They showed obvious signs of fear during the battle.

The brothers Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong, who had just withstood the last wave of corrosive water, also changed their expressions when they saw the wooden flute in Han Lu's hand.

If Han Lu was able to obtain information about other cultivators through Zhong Wencheng, it would naturally not be difficult for the three heroes from the Western Regions to obtain information about a genius from the Central Plains like Han Lu by relying on their power.

Although they did not know how Han Lu had turned the ordinary into the extraordinary, making the wooden flute in her hand exert power far exceeding that of ordinary musical instruments and magical implements.

However, Han Lu's victories in the selection trials, achieved with Mu Xiao, forced them to be wary of this small, mysterious magical artifact.

Not to mention when illusion magic is used to counter physical cultivators.

The two exchanged a glance, moved closer to each other, and just as Han Lu began to use the wooden flute, they took out the method they had prepared before entering the ancient cultivation secret realm.

Yu Wenzhang took out a flower and plant that Han Lu and Wen Erya did not recognize from his storage bag and lit it with his spiritual fire.

This flower is called Jingya Orchid. When burned, it emits a fragrance that has a refreshing and invigorating effect, even better than the ability of a calming talisman to combat illusions.

Shi Gong took out a bell used by shamans in their rituals from his storage bag, shook it haphazardly in his hand, chanted Buddhist mantras, and visualized the gods worshipped by his tribe.

He wanted to use this to resist the illusion cast by Han Lu.

Han Lu was quite satisfied with the two's serious and vigilant attitude.

Han Lu was eager for Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong to take the game seriously and focus on defense so that she could unleash her full potential with her Wutong Wood Flute.

With her hands, from which several feathers had already sprouted, gently holding the wooden flute, Han Lu brought her lips close to one end of the flute, and a melodious tune was played.

The Yu brothers, Wen Zhang and Shi Gong, had already prepared for this and were not affected in the slightest.

Ke Jitong, who had only hastily stuck a calming talisman on his body, never expected that Han Lu's illusion magic would be so powerful.

Even though he was prepared, he still felt dizzy and lightheaded after listening to the flute music, and almost couldn't stand up.

The three demonic beasts under Ke Jitong's command were even worse. Two of them, under Han Lu's illusion, had lost their sense of direction and were running around the field like madmen.

The other one was even more decisive, turning against Ke Jitong on the spot.

Thus, Wen Erya instantly gained the initiative on the local battlefield, and it was only a matter of time before she defeated the seriously injured Ke Jitong.

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang.

This is Han Lu's purpose in using this tactic.

The many Hans Company executives who were watching the gambling match were not on the battlefield and were separated by three layers of bulletproof glass, so they were not affected. Apart from a few employees who were already exhausted from working overtime and fell asleep on the spot, the others just felt a little uncomfortable.

However, several researchers were also very excited as they watched the recording equipment.

They hoped that when the sound of the flute recorded with modern instruments was played again, it would have the same effect.

Seeing Ke Jitong's plight, the Yu brothers, Wen Zhang and Shi Gong, finally understood Han Lu's intentions.

If they are defending with all their might, then only "annihilation" awaits them.

They exchanged a glance, and both understood each other's thoughts, quickly making changes in response.

The two of them had a very simple idea: as long as they could withstand Han Lu's Xiao Qu and beat her down, that would be the end of the matter, and the situation would change accordingly.

At the very least, we must prevent Han Lu from pressing her lips against that wooden flute again.

This important task fell on Shi Gong's shoulders.

Yu Wenzhang placed the Jingya Orchid in his hand into Shi Gong's hand, and then used a different method to resist the illusion.

Despite his immense physical strength, Shi Gong gripped the still-burning Jing Yalan without feeling the slightest discomfort.

Shi Gong hung the prayer beads around his neck, grabbed Jing Yalan, smelled her delicate fragrance, and strode towards Han Lu.

Seeing this, Han Lu casually tossed the wooden flute into the air, using her spiritual power to control the wind and continue playing the flute melody, freeing her hands to deal with the stone attack rushing towards her.

Although this method saves time and effort, the effect of playing the wooden flute is three and a half points worse than when playing it by hand.

With the illusion's power greatly reduced, Ke Jitong, who had a cleansing talisman drawn by a Golden Core cultivator on his body, was no longer affected by the illusion.

But once he fell behind, it was extremely difficult to catch up. He could only continue to resist passively, hoping that the Shi brothers, Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang, would achieve a breakthrough and help him break out of his current passive and defensive situation.

Han Lu and Shi Gong were only a hundred meters apart. With amazing physical strength, Shi Gong arrived in front of Han Lu in just five seconds.

A pair of gauntlets made of fine iron appeared out of thin air on his hands.

Having finally reached Han Lu, he was able to unleash his full power in a flurry of punches and kicks, shouting as he vented the frustration that had been building up inside him while he was being passively attacked.

"Die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die..."

The rapid punch thrown at Han Lu somehow landed somewhere, stirring up a thick cloud of dust in the arena.

When Shi Gong finished delivering a full 108 punches, and Xiao Qu, whose attack had ended, dragged his exhausted arms away from the battlefield, even Wen Erya and Ke Jitong couldn't help but spare a moment to look at the thickest part of the smoke and dust, wanting to know whether Han Lu had been defeated by the fierce, continuous barrage of heavy punches.

Chapter 212 Two vs. Three (End)

As the dust settled, Han Lu stood there unharmed, without a single scratch or tear on her clothes. It was as if Shi Gong's 108 consecutive heavy punches had all landed on empty air, never striking her at all.

However, the steel floor slab beneath Han Lu's feet suddenly decreased by half a meter, making Han Lu, who was already a head and a half short, even shorter.

Although Shi Gong, who had just thrown 108 punches, had a premonition of this, he still couldn't help but pant heavily and look embarrassed when he actually saw Han Lu unharmed.

"what happened?"

Besides Han Lu and Shi Gong, who were present at the event, the other three people in the arena, including the senior executives of Hans Company watching from the observation room, all had the same question in their minds.

The betting continued, and the three people in the arena had no choice but to ask questions.

However, the mortals in the observation room could use high-tech camera equipment to "go back in time" and see clearly what had just happened in a way that was extremely difficult for cultivators to do.

At the request of a board member, a researcher quickly retrieved the video footage from just 20 seconds ago, hoping to use the high-speed camera to see clearly what Han Lu had done under the smoke and dust.

Under the capture of the high-speed camera, everything that had just happened was perfectly presented to the eyes of many mortals who did not understand cultivation.

They watched as Han Lu's hands transformed into two pairs of pure white wings, deflecting all 108 consecutive heavy punches from Shi Gong.

"Huh? How is that cloud of smoke and dust generated?" This question couldn't help but pop into the minds of several lab technicians.

After all, this test site was completely a steel cage, with not a trace of ordinary soil.

In reality, the dust was simply a trick Han Lu used to make her arms truly spiritual.

The onlookers were either ordinary people or cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, so such a simple technique was perfect for concealment.

It worked. Even Shi Gong, who had just fought fiercely with Han Lu, only thought that Han Lu had used some kind of sturdy armor to block all his attacks, and did not know that it was the tough feathers on the True Spirit Phoenix that had played a role.

Not being familiar with the Three Heroes of the Western Regions, and seeing that they had been using foul language and seemed adept at verbal sparring during the negotiations, Han Lu naturally had no intention of speaking up or exchanging a few words with them at this moment.

As a new xiao melody began to play, Han Lu glanced at Wen Erya, who was now some distance away from her, and after a moment of contemplation, chose to unleash another "AOE" skill.

In the blink of an eye, the temperature around Han Lu dropped by at least twenty degrees Celsius, and her eyes, which had turned from black to dark blue, sent chills down the spines of anyone who looked at her.