The Long Journey to Immortality

"It's nothing special, you just let me have my way," Han Lu knew very well that if Feng Wuyi went all out, she would probably be captured by Feng Wuyi and torn to pieces with his claws before she even had a chance to create distance.

The loser was frank, and the winner remained humble. After the match, their relationship did not deteriorate.

Han Lu's behavior left Feng Hanchi, who had originally intended to use this incident to teach his arrogant grandson a lesson, somewhat helpless. Having no other option, he had to personally take on the role of the villain, reprimanding Feng Wuyi for everything that had happened during their earlier magical duel, hoping to make him understand the principle that there are always those more capable than oneself.

The other party was an elder, and although Feng Wuyi was still a little resentful, he dared not refute it and could only nod and agree.

After finishing his instructions, Feng Hanchi said, "Tomorrow, I will teach you a technique for protecting your soul. Do you still want to learn it this time?"

Feng Wuyi, who was superstitious about external martial arts, underwent a slight change because of this sparring match. He had been planning to make up for his shortcomings, and when he heard that his grandfather was going to teach him martial arts, he said without hesitation, "I will learn."

After instructing his grandson, Feng Hanchi announced the results of their earlier exchange to Han Lu again and gave a brief commentary.

Hearing the senior expert praise her, Han Lu felt very happy. She wished she could take out her smartphone from her storage bag and record the scene, or write down Feng Hanchi's words in her notebook.

Finally, Feng Hanchi said, "Since I promised you, I naturally won't go back on my word, but..."

"However, according to my research, bloodline fusion cannot be rushed. Han Lu, if I'm not mistaken, you made some mistakes when fusing the Fire Phoenix bloodline, right?"

Han Lu said, "Senior's foresight is truly remarkable."

"This is because your cultivation level is not high enough. If you advance to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and then use the Harmony Secret Technique to fuse with the Fire Phoenix bloodline, you will be able to succeed several times more smoothly."

Hearing this, Han Lu nodded slightly, thinking to herself, "I see."

“Similarly, if you want to use my essence and blood to try the harmony,” Feng Hanchi continued, “it will be most appropriate to wait until you advance to the Transformation Realm, which is the Golden Core stage.”

"And the freshly extracted essence blood can increase the success rate of the Harmony Secret Technique."

"So, I will give you my essence blood, but come find me again after you advance to the Golden Core stage."

[Author's Note] I've recently become interested in World War II again, so I checked out "Burning Moscow" on Dianping, only to find that the author said he's going to write a sequel. I'm really looking forward to it!

Chapter 381 Under Investigation, Polite Refusal

"This..." Things didn't go as Han Lu had imagined.

She had thought that her outstanding performance would make Feng Hanchi offer his essence blood without hesitation, hoping that she could resonate with another bloodline and take a step closer to the goal of the true phoenix reappearing in the human world.

She had even planned that after visiting the sacred land, she would reunite with the Ming bloodline in the absolutely safe Phoenix Forest.

But Feng Hanchi's current response is to disrupt all the arrangements.

However, the other party is a senior expert and a specialist in the field of Harmony Secret Technique.

The reasons given by the other party were very valid, and the arrangements were perfectly appropriate from his perspective.

Although Han Lu wanted to get her hands on this precious essence blood as soon as possible, she couldn't find a reasonable and convincing reason to express her demands.

Helpless, Han Lu had no choice but to accept Feng Hanchi's arrangement.

"What you say makes sense, senior. The matter of harmony is no child's play. Such a cautious approach is worthwhile even if it only increases the success rate by a tiny bit."

"Although I am very eager, I will respect your wishes and wait patiently for a few years until I advance to the Golden Core realm before asking you for these three drops of essence blood."

Anyone else would have laughed their head off if they heard that Han Lu planned to spend several years advancing from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage.

However, none of the other three people present doubted that Han Lu could accomplish this impossible task that ordinary people could not do.

After all, Han Lu's performance in the Sleeve World was truly amazing, and the three of them were close to Han Lu, so they naturally felt that Han Lu had the ability to fulfill her boast.

In fact, Feng Wuyi was even hoping that Han Lu would advance to the same level as him, so that he would have another reason to seek "revenge" against Han Lu and fight her again in a state of full strength, trying to save face.

He was certain that once he made up for his weakness in dealing with soul attacks, he would be able to surpass Han Lu and win in the next possible competition.

Feng You was happy that Han Lu now had another reason to return to the Phoenix Clan in a few years.

A father naturally wants to spend more time with his daughter.

Both parties agreed to this arrangement, and naturally, the transaction concluded in this manner.

Leaving aside the matter of essence and blood, Feng Hanchi invited Han Lu to sit in the wooden house for a while longer.

As one of only two three-winged true phoenixes in the clan, Han Lu is of considerable research value in Feng Hanchi's view.

Upon hearing that her daughter had become a research subject, Fengyou couldn't help but feel worried.

Only after his repeated requests was he allowed to accompany her.

Feng Wuyi received a jade tablet containing the secret techniques of cultivation from his grandfather and returned to his residence to cultivate diligently.

Shame spurs courage; the usually proud and arrogant Feng Wuyi now only wanted to master the technique as quickly as possible.

Han Lu, whose identity had changed from a trading partner to a research subject, sat in her seat with slight nervousness.

Although she knew that Feng Hanchi wouldn't use any "destructive" methods to study her, it was perfectly normal to feel nervous in the face of the unknown.

“Don’t be nervous, I’m just asking a few questions,” Feng Hanchi said, holding a jade tablet in his hand, clearly for taking notes. “Just give me a few drops of blood at the end.”

In the world of cultivation, scientific research methods are lacking. The research that Feng Hanchi talks about is more like a summary and induction, discovering the truth by finding patterns.

This method is not much different from the traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic methods of observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.

Feng Hanchi asked Han Lu very seriously about her feelings and experiences during the two rendezvous, and inquired carefully about the entire process.

This was not a secret; it had been mentioned briefly before, so Han Lu told Feng Hanchi everything she knew, trying her best to explain every detail clearly.

Han Lu recounted the story of the second time she merged with the Fire Phoenix bloodline in great detail, and Feng Hanchi also raised many questions, wishing that Han Lu would reenact everything that happened during the merger with the Fire Phoenix bloodline in front of him.

After recording Han Lu's words, Feng Hanchi took out a small bottle and handed it to Han Lu.

In addition to giving away a small bottle of her own blood, Han Lu also presented Feng Hanchi with a microscope she had purchased from an ancient cultivation secret realm as a gift.

After Han Lu's explanation and demonstration, Feng Hanchi developed a strong interest in the sophisticated and amazing instrument.

“I have a feeling,” Feng Hanchi said with a smile, having happily accepted Han Lu’s blood and gift, “that these two items will allow me to uncover all the secrets of the Harmony Technique in my lifetime.”

Han Lu didn't know how many more centuries Feng Hanchi had left to live, but at this moment, she would never want to spoil the mood of this senior, Feng Hanchi.

After offering her blessings and a few flattering words, and learning that she had completed her mission as a research subject, Han Lu and Feng You left the wooden house in Feng Hanchi.

They arrived laden with goods but left empty-handed, though they had ultimately finalized the business deal. As they departed, the father and daughter chatted and laughed.

Over the next two days, with the help of Feng Rubing and Feng You, Han Lu visited several other senior members of the Phoenix Clan.

Compared to Feng Hanchi, who was friendly with the human race and had good relations with Fengyou, these seniors were not so easy to talk to.

Those with less close relationships were simply turned away by Han Lu.

Those with whom you have a casual relationship but are hostile to each other, out of consideration for face, use unreasonable tests and difficulties such as "advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm in 50 years" to indirectly refuse you.

Of course, a small number of these predecessors had ambiguous attitudes.

They were unwilling to offend Feng You, nor were they willing to offend the other members of the Phoenix Clan.

After all, if Han Lu were to possess both the Phoenix bloodline and Ming Yi's, becoming the only four-winged true Phoenix in the clan, no one could say for sure what would happen within the Phoenix Clan.

Not to mention that after they sing in harmony, a special bloodline connection will be established between the phoenixes, and those who are not close and familiar with each other would not be willing to do so.

Even with Feng Rubing and Feng You by her side, after nearly ten setbacks, Han Lu completely gave up on the path of obtaining essence blood from other phoenix elders in the clan.

She comforted herself, saying, "There are countless paths in life; when the time is right, the opportunity will come."

With no progress on the matter of Heming, Han Lu naturally had no choice but to focus her attention on another opportunity that was within reach.

After inquiring about the general situation in the Holy Land and the various rules regarding returning to the clan, Feng Rubing and Feng You asked Xiang Fengrubing about it.

On the third day, Feng Yufei personally came to the small house where Han Lu was temporarily staying, and took her away from Feng You for the time being. She walked slowly into the depths of Fengqi Forest and stood in front of the huge cave entrance leading to the underground, whose depth was unknown.

"Go in, and remember to enter in the form of a phoenix."

Feng Yufei repeated some of the rules that Han Lu already knew.

"It is forbidden to use supernatural powers or magic in the holy land, so as not to disturb the ancestors."

"Even if nothing happens in the holy land, you still need to stay there for three days."

“Every three days, a guardian will enter the holy land to patrol. If you encounter an opportunity, someone will be there to protect you and watch over you. After the opportunity ends, they will also protect you and bring you back here.”

“Go ahead,” Feng Yufei gently pushed Han Lu’s shoulder. “Good luck.”

Han Lu thanked her and transformed into a three-winged phoenix, gently flapping her wings and flying at an extremely slow speed toward the deep, dark expanse before her, where the destination was unclear.

[Author's Note] Wen west...

Chapter 382 Ten Chapters of the Treasure Book

Although the flight speed was not fast, because the passage was not deep, Han Lu saw a faint light source ahead in just ten breaths.

When these lights shone on her, she felt as if she were being swept by the divine sense of a Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivator.

As if undergoing an identity check, once the restrictions in the sacred ground recognized Han Lu's identity as a member of the Phoenix Clan, the distant light suddenly illuminated the entire road ahead, lighting Han Lu's way forward.

After flying for a while longer, Han Lu, who had transformed into a three-winged true phoenix, finally entered the sacred land in the hearts of all the wild phoenix clans.

After spinning in the air, Han Lu slowly descended.

Following Feng Yufei's instructions, she did not transform into human form, but instead walked forward in the form of a phoenix, as if on a visit, moving around the sacred land.

The underground space occupied by the Holy Land was enormous; Han Lu felt as if the Phoenix Clan had dug out a space underground that was about the size of a human city.

Therefore, Han Lu's first impression upon entering the sacred place was its vast emptiness.

Han Lu had already envisioned a picture of this sacred place based on the descriptions of Feng You and Feng Rubing.

When she actually entered the holy site, she compared everything she saw with the image in her mind and found that it was 90% similar.

At least five thousand years have passed since Feng You and Feng Rubing entered this holy land, but the place has not changed much.

However, for some reason, the phoenix tree planted in the ground has grown a thousand years older and its size has increased by three-tenths. The tree holes carved out of the tree contain many more feathers and essence blood left behind by the Phoenix Clan ancestors before their ascension.

Besides these paulownia trees, the most eye-catching thing in the holy site is a huge stone sculpture that is thirty or forty meters high.

A phoenix sculpture, similar to but different from the Nine Phoenixes, floated in the air above the sacred site with the help of magic and arrays.

Looking up, Han Lu knew that this was the legendary ancestor of the Nine Phoenixes, the True Phoenix.

The True Phoenix and the True Dragon are the most ancient true spirits, unique beings in the human realm.

The Nine Phoenixes are descendants of the True Phoenix born from the union of other spirit beasts and spirits.

Among these descendants, the nine types of true spirits who inherited the bloodline of the true phoenix the most are the current Nine Phoenixes.

It is no wonder that the legend of the phoenix being able to recreate the true phoenix by fusing the bloodlines of nine different phoenix clans exists because of this reason.