The Long Journey to Immortality

As Han Lu and Feng Rubing's relationship deepened, Feng You, as the head of their clan, also went to great lengths to help Han Lu.

To make up for the harm he had caused Han Lu, Feng You even went to Fengqi Forest in advance to contact old friends and pull strings for Han Lu.

Before setting off for Phoenix Perch Forest, Feng You, who had just returned to Three Phoenix Forest, confidently assured Han Lu, "The matter of returning to the clan has been settled, and there will absolutely be no problems."

Although Han Lu might think such a move was unnecessary, she could understand Feng You's feelings.

So, on the forty-first day after Han Lu arrived at Sanfeng Forest, accompanied by a few members of the Sanfeng clan, Han Lu, Feng You, Feng Rubing, and the little fire phoenix Feng Tian, ​​who was not yet able to transform into human form, set off together towards the sacred land of the Phoenix Clan, Fengqi Forest.

Chapter 371 Phoenix Perch Forest

After setting off, because Han Lu and Feng Tian's cultivation levels were far behind those of Feng You and Feng Rubing, the way they traveled was arranged the same as when Feng Rubing carried Han Lu to the Three Phoenix Forest.

As for who drives whom, who takes whom along, there's no need to discuss it; the relationship between the individuals is enough to decide.

Feng You is Han Lu's father, so naturally he is the one who will drive Han Lu.

Feng Rubing's clan is a major clan in the Three Phoenix Forest, and the newborn fire phoenix Feng Tian is related to her in terms of bloodline and seniority.

So, Feng You carried Han Lu, who had transformed into a three-winged true phoenix, and Feng Rubing carried Feng Tian, ​​who had not yet taken human form, and together they flew towards the direction of Fengqi Forest.

Compared to the lineup when they arrived at Sanfenglin.

This time, the team heading to the Phoenix Clan's sacred Phoenix Forest is much more impressive.

Even setting aside the true spirits of Feng You and Feng Rubing, who are comparable to late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Han Lu alone is much stronger than before she arrived at the Three Phoenix Forest.

Although it was only an advancement from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the middle stage, it merely increased the amount of spiritual power, rather than mastering several more heaven-defying divine abilities.

However, given her current state, Han Lu felt that if she were to fight Xiao Ran, the inner demon from that day, again, even without using the powerful Nine Thunder Sword Formation, she could most likely capture Xiao Ran, who was already considered a Golden Core cultivator, within a hundred moves.

If she were to transform into a true spirit, she could use her current cultivation level to unleash her true spirit powers and fight against the inner demon Xiao Ran.

Han Lu was confident that she could defeat Xiao Ran, a half-baked Golden Core cultivator, in five moves at most.

If we include Feng You and Feng Rubing, then this team lineup can be described as luxurious.

Han Lu felt that perhaps only a legendary Nascent Soul stage cultivator or a true spirit could possibly stop the four of them on the way.

However, it is said that cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are no longer able to use powerful spells and supernatural abilities in the mortal realm after the end of the ancient cultivation era.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators and demon beast spirits who are single-mindedly focused on ascending to the Spirit Realm to continue their cultivation path will certainly not invite trouble and take the initiative to oppose Feng You and Feng Rubing.

As for the fourth member of the team, it was the little fire phoenix Feng Tian, ​​who was only two years old.

Despite his young age, Feng Tian's combat strength is not much weaker than that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator, thanks to his bloodline power and naturally awakened innate abilities.

Not to mention, he's also the team's "master of creating fun," using his abilities to bring joy, boost mood, and enhance the fighting spirit of the team members.

With a clear objective, Sifeng did not stop along the way and headed straight for Fengqilin.

During her journey, Han Lu experienced a full moon night.

However, she did not attempt to activate the Moon Pearl to enter and continue studying Senior Fang Lin's two profound sword techniques or to advance the timeline of the Moon Pearl world, so that she could quickly listen to Senior Wang Han's lectures and seek new opportunities.

She felt that her cultivation was still shallow, and that rushing to listen to Senior Wang Han's profound teachings might not necessarily help her improve. It would be better to be patient and try to seize the opportunity at hand to thoroughly understand the sword techniques she was good at before thinking about the future.

Of course, secrecy is also one of the reasons.

She was on her way and had no idea what would happen to her in reality after entering the Moon Pearl World.

If he were to mysteriously disappear, what kind of impact would that have? That's not something she wants to see.

Compared to the potential trouble, it's not a big deal to not enter the Moon Pearl World for a month.

With two powerful figures protecting them along the way, the group naturally encountered no trouble whatsoever.

Even because of Feng You's existence, when they occasionally encounter other transformed demon beasts or true spirits that have gained sentience, the other party will take the initiative to greet them in a friendly manner and try to get close to them.

Occasionally, when passing through the settlements of certain tribes, acquaintances would come up to greet Fengyou and invite him to visit their tribe.

Everything was almost a replay of Wenren Mu's story in Jiang'an Prefecture.

However, from this perspective, in terms of human relationships and social interactions, there is not much difference between demonic beasts, spirit beasts, and true spirits in the Transformation Realm and human cultivators.

However, in order to save time and not delay his return to his clan, Feng You refused all the requests he could and made excuses for all the requests. If he really couldn't refuse such hospitality, he would only have a simple meal and leave, giving her a little face.

During their casual conversation, the other party naturally went to great lengths to please Feng You, hoping to get closer to San Feng Lin.

Fengyou had seen this kind of thing many times before, and he was already adept at adapting to different situations and handling them with ease.

Through these small incidents, Feng You, the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan who had served in this "position" for nearly two thousand years, had earned enough face in front of his daughter and established a high-class image.

However, these mundane matters caused a slight delay to the journey.

Finally, it took the four of them about seventeen days to reach Phoenix Perch Forest, an absolute sacred place for the Phoenix Clan who currently lived in the wilderness.

It differs from the Three Phoenix Forest, which is inhabited by the Illusion Phoenix, Ice Phoenix, and Fire Phoenix clans.

The Phoenix Perch Forest, jointly established by the nine phoenixes, is built on mountainous terrain.

Although the sycamore trees covering the mountains and plains may seem monotonous, they effectively proclaim to the outside world who owns this land.

When Jiufeng established Phoenix Perch Forest, the human race also got involved.

As key allies in helping the human race, a new and untamed force, defeat the old powers, Fang Lin and Wang Han contributed significantly to the establishment of Phoenix Perch Forest in Jiufeng.

Not only did they give money and gifts, they also helped establish and set up a complex defensive formation.

At that time, the situation in the wilderness was not as stable as imagined, and the smoke of the great war had not yet dissipated, so this arrangement was necessary.

However, now that the situation in the wilderness has stabilized, and Jiufeng has no powerful enemies outside, its relationship with the human race has become distant. As a result, the magic array, which consumes a lot of spirit stones and was built with the help of ancient human cultivators, has been in a closed state for a long time.

Only a stone tablet and a few statues remain to record the harmonious scene of the human race and the Nine Phoenixes living in peace and harmony 100,000 years ago.

Because Feng You knew that Han Lu had received Fang Lin's inheritance in the ancient cultivation secret realm, and could be considered Fang Lin's disciple after 100,000 years, he specially led Han Lu to pay homage to the place that symbolized the friendship between the Nine Phoenixes and the human race before entering the Phoenix Perch Forest.

Considering that Fengtian has not yet taken human form, Han Lu and the other two phoenixes only landed in the form of phoenix birds to visit.

Looking at the sculptures whose faces were no longer discernible and the stone tablets with only a few characters barely recognizable, Han Lu felt even more fortunate that her father was Feng You and that she had gone to Fengqi Forest early to smooth things over.

Otherwise, given the current attitude of most phoenixes towards humans, it would certainly not be an easy task for her to return to her clan smoothly.

[Author's Note] I'm having some trouble coming up with a name.

Chapter 372 Returning to the Clan (1)

The patriarch of the Illusion Phoenix Clan led his daughter and the newborn child of the Three Phoenix Forest to the Holy Land. The clan members who were assigned to guard the Holy Land more than fifty years ago naturally came to greet them.

When the Phoenix Clan members who had not yet entered a meditative state detected Feng You's presence through their divine sense, they all unanimously chose to temporarily leave their posts and head to the outskirts of Phoenix Perch Forest to welcome Clan Chief Feng You.

The guards of Fengqi Forest change shifts every two hundred years.

Each clan will send at least ten members to Phoenix Perch Forest to take on the responsibility of guarding the sacred land.

These ten clansmen must all be at least at the Transformation stage. In addition, at least two of them must be True Spirits comparable to the Nascent Soul stage to represent their respective clans in various affairs in Phoenix Perch Forest.

This time, three members of the Illusionary Phoenix Clan, who had specially flown a distance to the outskirts of Phoenix Perch Forest to greet Feng You, were in their Transformation Stage.

As for the other two "seniors" who were dispatched to Phoenix Perch Forest, they were busy helping to smooth things over under Feng You's care and did not go out to greet them.

When the group met, they all transformed into human form without prior arrangement, which made it slightly awkward for the two-year-old Feng Tian, ​​who was in the group with the mindset of a phoenix.

However, this slight embarrassment did not last long. The young Feng Tian did not realize that he was different from his elders. On the contrary, he happily flapped his wings and flew through the parasol tree forest, wishing he could use up all the energy he had accumulated over the past seventeen days. He was very happy.

After exchanging names, Han Lu simply greeted the several clansmen whose cultivation levels surpassed hers with politeness.

As for Han Lu's existence, these members of the Illusion Phoenix Clan stationed in Phoenix Perch Forest already knew about it through Feng You's words, so they were not surprised that their clan leader, who had just reconciled with Feng Rubing, had another daughter of such a grown age.

Walking through the sycamore grove, the surrounding scenery is no different from that of the Three Phoenix Grove; its wildness, monotony, and dullness are evident in this.

However, having already arrived here, Han Lu's attention naturally wouldn't be focused on the scenery along the way.

She began to imagine what would happen later, recalling the personalities and quirks of the seniors she had been on good terms with, whom Feng Rubing had mentioned to her, and plotted to "trick" her into giving him her essence.

The journey was long, but with the help of lightness magic, the group quickly traversed a large grove of paulownia trees and entered the central area of ​​Phoenix Perch Forest.

Among the three phoenixes traveling together, one was eloquent and took the initiative to act as a guide and introduce the place to Han Lu and Feng Tian, ​​who were visiting Phoenix Perch Forest for the first time.

In addition to the guards sent by various tribes to Phoenix Perch Forest, there are also many elderly people who yearn to enter the sacred site of Phoenix Perch Forest when their lifespan is exhausted.

Most of these predecessors lived scattered throughout this area.

Since there was nothing to do with Feng Rubing at the moment, she said goodbye and left the team on her own initiative.

An elder of the Ice Phoenix Clan lives in this area. Feng Rubing had promised to bring some gifts to this elder when she passed through Phoenix Perch Forest before. Now is the perfect time to visit and deliver the gifts.

Apart from these elderly Phoenix elders.

There are also many young phoenixes who have not yet taken human form living in this area.

These young phoenixes that have not yet taken human form are staying here after completing their clan return ceremony.

Here, they will receive guidance from their elders until their cultivation reaches the Transformation Realm, at which point they will be considered adults and allowed to return to their clan.

In the future, Feng Tian will also live here, receive education from his clan, and practice the Fire Phoenix chapter of the True Phoenix Manual.

The patriarch of the Fire Phoenix Clan also gave Feng You some advance notice.

Soon after Feng You sent a message through his divine sense, a fire phoenix with a cultivation level comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator joined the team, temporarily replacing Feng Rubing as Feng Tian's guardian.

Feng Tian already knew about this matter. After seeing the middle-aged Fire Phoenix Senior, he could only let out a phoenix cry and call him "Uncle".

The team has grown once again, but the journey to delve deeper into Fengqi Forest has not stopped.

After walking for a while, Han Lu finally saw the fourth type of phoenix in the Phoenix Perch Forest, besides the Fire Phoenix, Illusion Phoenix, and Ice Phoenix.

It is a fierce phoenix.

Li Feng's appearance is the complete opposite of Bing Feng's.

Their black feathers and size—almost twice that of a typical phoenix—made them look exceptionally fierce.

The reason why Li Feng is called Li Feng is partly because they are skilled in external martial arts and subdue people with force.

On the other hand, it's because most Li Fengs are short-tempered and stubborn.

Therefore, in the ancient cultivation era, Li Feng was the first of the nine phoenixes to form an alliance with the human race.

The reason is quite simple: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Li Feng clan knew that if they wanted to "kill" the Dragon Clan, they had to unite with the Human Clan.

Therefore, because of their past comradeship, Li Feng and his hot-tempered group became the most loyal allies of the human race.