The Long Journey to Immortality

Wenren Mu was not stingy with his knowledge. Apart from a few more confidential cultivation techniques, he generously shared some of the tips and tricks for Foundation Establishment cultivation that he knew with Han Lu.

In addition, he even taught Han Lu some techniques related to Core Formation.

Compared to Xiao Ran, Wenren Mu had a better understanding of the unique Core Formation techniques of the Great Yu Dynasty, from which Han Lu benefited greatly.

However, Han Lu doesn't need these things for the time being.

As a result, Han Lu's daily life, which had finally settled down for the time being, became regular again.

He secluded himself for three days to cultivate, breathing in spiritual energy to enrich the spiritual power in his dantian and sea of ​​qi, striving to reach the threshold of advancement as soon as possible so that he could use the secret techniques in the "Water Condensation Technique" to help him advance to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

After three days of cultivation, besides having a meal, Han Lu would replenish the spiritual energy in the feather to maintain the "power" of this "signal transmitter," and also sense whether Feng Rubing had set off to come to her.

Although the signal was still weak, every few days Han Lu could sense that Feng Rubing's location was moving closer to her. However, Han Lu had no way of estimating or knowing how many more days it would take for the two of them to meet.

All she could do was wait patiently.

In addition, Han Lu, who estimated that she would not be able to stay in the Great Yu Dynasty for long, did not forget to purchase some cultivation resources that were only available in the Great Yu Dynasty.

Compared to the Central Plains, in this place where it meets the wilderness, many materials extracted from monsters are exceptionally cheap.

These things are excellent materials for refining weapons and alchemy.

The wealthy Han Lu did not hesitate to spend the spirit stones in her storage bag, spending most of them on these items.

After all, these things are hard to find after leaving the Great Yu Dynasty, and even if you do find them, they will probably be priced high.

Who can blame them when the Central Plains are separated from the Wilderness by the Western Regions? These materials, which are commonplace to cultivators in the Western Regions, are rare treasures in the eyes of cultivators in the Central Plains.

Buying it is like making a profit, so Han Lu naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Cultivation, determining Feng Rubing's location, shopping.

These three things became the main theme of Han Lu's life during her last period in Dayu Dynasty.

A full month passed, and Han Lu was finally able to sense Feng Rubing's exact location through the feather.

The woman, whom Han Lu had only known for a few hours, moved much slower than Han Lu had imagined.

Fortunately, the matter Han Lu sought help for wasn't a critical or urgent one; otherwise, by the time Feng Rubing arrived, she probably wouldn't even have been able to help Han Lu collect her body.

During this time, she went to the Moon Pearl World again, but this time she only watched the two sword moves over and over again nearly a hundred times, without advancing the storyline of the Moon Pearl World.

One month and eight days later, on this day, Han Lu sat cross-legged on the Dharma seat as usual to cultivate.

A knock on the door startled Han Lu from her meditative state.

Opening her eyes, Han Lu knew that the thighs she had been waiting for for more than a month had finally arrived.

Chapter 355 Finally Meeting

Upon hearing the knock, Han Lu quickly stood up from her throne and rushed to the door. After taking a moment to tidy herself up, she opened the door.

"Long time no see, Ru Bing..." Han Lu only managed to say half of her prepared welcome speech when she saw that there was only a stranger outside the door. She immediately swallowed the rest of the welcome speech back down her throat.

"Who are you?" Han Lu subconsciously took a half step to the side, blocking the only passage into her room, and looked at the stranger outside the door with a wary gaze.

The stranger who knocked on Han Lu's door was a young man dressed like an ordinary scholar, but Han Lu could sense the presence of spiritual energy emanating from him.

Based on the exposed spiritual energy, Han Lu deduced that the other party should be a cultivator with a similar cultivation level to hers.

Since that's the case, Han Lu changed to a slightly more amiable tone and asked again, "Fellow Daoist, what brings you to my door without any reason?"

Although he had taken the initiative to knock on Han Lu's door, the cultivator seemed somewhat nervous and embarrassed, as if Han Lu had come to him on her own initiative, catching him off guard.

He slightly turned his eyes away from the part of Han Lu's body that was most likely to attract the male cultivator's attention, and only then did he feel a little better. He coughed lightly before speaking, "I heard from a friend that you are buying monster materials again, so I took the initiative to come to your door to promote them."

In the past few days, Han Lu has gained some fame among the vendors in this small county town because of her generous spending.

Given the small size of the city and Han Lu's striking presence, it's understandable that other cultivators would find out her address after a month of extensive acquisitions.

Upon hearing that the other party was simply offering to sell goods in exchange for spirit stones, Han Lu lowered her guard considerably.

But she didn't directly invite him into the room. "What, do you want to sell me something?"

With her deep pockets, Han Lu had no intention of discussing or negotiating the price with the other party.

She just wanted to hear if the products the other party was selling were what she needed.

If I need it, I'll buy it if the price is right.

No need. No matter how good the price, we'll just close the door, say goodbye, and turn away from our customers.

Han Lu's straightforwardness eased the male cultivator's tension considerably. "As expected of a fairy, you are a very decisive person. I am sure my creation will satisfy you."

As he spoke, the male cultivator took out a small bottle and showed it to Han Lu, continuing, "I heard that the fairy specifically searched for materials related to the essence of the phoenix in the market."

"I was lucky enough to obtain these few drops of True Spirit Phoenix blood by chance. It's just a pity that I don't know what kind of True Spirit Phoenix blood this is."

"That's why I brought this bottle to the fairy today, so that she can take a look and help me identify it, and see if I can get a good price from her."

Upon hearing that the product being sold was the essence of a phoenix, Han Lu's spirits lifted.

However, in order not to let the other party know that she cared about this item, Han Lu did not show any excitement. She simply said, "The pills I requested are missing the essence blood of a phoenix. But I want to see if the essence blood you brought can be used in the medicine."

“It’s alright,” the male cultivator said, offering the small bottle. “Please make yourself at home, fairy. Just don’t accidentally break the bottle and spill your essence.”

Han Lu took the ordinary small bottle, which was actually under a restriction, and frowned slightly.

Compared to the Phoenix Essence Blood she obtained from the Jiulong Mountain auction, the unknown essence blood in this small bottle was treated much worse.

This made Han Lu lower her expectations for this deal.

"The other party is just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he possibly have the essence blood of a Nascent Soul realm true spirit?"

"Most of it is phoenix blood essence comparable to the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core realms, which is not of great use."

Thinking of this, Han Lu simply gripped the bottle tightly and casually pulled out the stopper from the cap.

An unexpected event occurred; the scent emanating from the variety jolted Han Lu awake.

Clearly, the essence blood in this bottle was not taken from an ordinary phoenix.

As for whether it was a Nascent Soul Realm Phoenix, Han Lu wasn't sure.

"It smells good," Han Lu commented, trying to reassure the cultivator who had come to her door to sell. At the same time, she inquired, "Where did you get this essence blood? True spirit essence blood of this quality shouldn't be something you could hunt down, right?"

Upon hearing this, the male cultivator knew that Han Lu was interested in the blood. "Fairy, I obtained this blood from a cultivator's cave."

"Oh?" Han Lu was skeptical and asked again, "This good stuff is stored in this broken bottle?"

The male cultivator then understood what Han Lu meant by asking the question and quickly replied, "This phoenix essence blood was originally contained in a small bottle of the magic artifact grade."

"When my companion was dividing the spoils with me, he took the bottle."

"I had no choice but to find an ordinary bottle to temporarily store this essence blood, hoping to get rid of it as soon as possible, lest its quality deteriorate in my hands and it become even less marketable."

In that case, everything makes sense.

Han Lu nodded slightly, using her own bloodline sense to determine the quality of the blood in the small bottle, and whether it was the essence blood left by a phoenix, and whether it was worth spending spirit stones to buy it.

While examining the blood, Han Lu chatted with the seller, trying to gather information, "How did you know that this essence blood is the true spirit of the phoenix?"

“It was a familiar weapon refiner who told me,” the male cultivator recalled. “He said it could be sold for four or five hundred spirit stones, so I chose the essence blood instead of that seemingly useless magic weapon.”

Han Lu chatted idly with the cultivator as the identification of the essence blood reached its final moment.

Although the body contains the bloodlines of three phoenixes, Han Lu can only determine that the essence blood in the small bottle belongs to "Li Feng," but cannot determine whether this essence blood is comparable to that left by a Nascent Soul Realm True Spirit.

Just when Han Lu was feeling troubled, her long-awaited savior finally arrived.

"Little sister, what's this? Did you know I was coming and are you standing at the door to welcome me?"

Feng Rubing's voice drifted from not far away.

Han Lu put the cork back in, walked over to Feng Rubing, and gave her long-lost sister and future darling a hug.

This scene almost made the male cultivator who came to sell his goods stare so intently that his eyes popped out of their sockets.

The four soft things touched deeply for a moment before separating, and Han Lu was finally able to say the prepared words to the right person.

"Sister, it's been a long time."

"What, are you buying something?" Feng Rubing noticed the small bottle in Han Lu's hand.

"Okay," Han Lu handed the small bottle to Feng Rubing, "Sister, can you help me identify it?"

Han Lu knew very well that Feng Rubing knew far more about this than she did.

Feng Rubing nodded slightly and took the bottle.

Sure enough, in just five breaths, after briefly examining the liquid in the bottle, Feng Rubing came to a conclusion.

[Author's Note] The weather is getting colder, please keep warm.

Chapter 356 The Origin of Essence Blood

When Feng Rubing returned the small bottle to Han Lu, her response was subtle.

“Sister, this blood is related to Li Feng. If you want to use it for alchemy or weapon crafting, it would be reasonable to buy it for a hundred or so spirit stones.”

"However, if you want to use this essence blood to perform secret arts, you should find other, better essence blood."

Although she didn't understand why Feng Rubing would make such a judgment, Han Lu had no doubt about it whatsoever.

Having no knowledge of weapon crafting or alchemy, she proposed a price that seemed perfectly reasonable to the male cultivator who had been waiting for a long time, driven by the idea of ​​"hoarding" his wares.

"One hundred and twenty spirit stones? Then I'd better go find other buyers."

His friend's small bottle of magic treasure was worth at least two hundred spirit stones, and this young man naturally didn't want to fall behind. He planned to sell the small bottle of essence blood for that price to feel that he had made back his investment.

Unable to reach an agreement, Han Lu, whose interest in the essence blood had greatly diminished after being enlightened by Feng Rubing, naturally had no intention of further bargaining.

After saying goodbye and offering polite blessings, they parted amicably, ending this unsuccessful deal.

After the male cultivator took the small bottle and went to find a new buyer, Han Lu was able to get away and invite Feng Rubing into her room.

If you do the math, the two sisters haven't seen each other for almost two years.

Although these two years are just a blink of an eye for a true spirit like Feng Rubing, who is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, the two still have a lot to talk about.

Following proper etiquette, Han Lu brewed a cup of tea and placed it on the table in front of Feng Rubing before carefully inquiring about what had just happened.

"Sister, is the blood essence in that small bottle not of high enough quality?" Han Lu asked.