The Long Journey to Immortality

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Chapter 384 Proposal

After leaving the sacred land, both the senior Yu Feng who "escorted" Han Lu and Han Lu chose to transform into human form immediately.

Han Lu, whose perception of phoenix appearance was similar to that of someone with face blindness, finally realized that the phoenix that escorted her was actually female.

Her long, straight black hair was not styled, and her clothes, which were made of feathers, even had a "fashionable" style from an ancient cultivation realm.

This attire made Han Lu glance at the mysteriously powerful Senior Yu Feng more often.

However, due to the less-than-harmonious relationship between Huanfeng and Yufeng within their clan, the two did not have any further verbal exchanges.

One person led the way, while the other followed behind.

Until the senior Prison Phoenix led Han Lu away from the core area of ​​Phoenix Perch Forest, she left alone without saying "goodbye," ending their brief encounter of only fifteen minutes.

Watching the other person leave, Han Lu muttered to herself, "Could it be that this senior is active in the Central Plains region or recently visited the Central Plains..."

However, since this matter was unverifiable and had little to do with her, Han Lu simply muttered it once and then put it aside, going to find Feng You and Feng Rubing.

But when Han Lu arrived at Feng Rubing's cottage, she found it to be an empty house.

After asking the neighbors, Han Lu learned that Feng Rubing had been living with Feng You for the past few days since she left.

During the days Han Lu was away, Feng You and Feng Rubing stayed together all the time.

Two years ago, Feng You learned of Han Lu's existence from Feng Rubing. Unsure of Feng Rubing's attitude and feeling guilty towards her, Feng You was unwilling to accept Feng Rubing's love, fearing that he would let her down.

But now that everything has been explained, the relationship between the two has entered a passionate phase, and their feelings for each other have rapidly intensified.

With Han Lu, the "third wheel," temporarily gone, the two, who were in love, naturally grew even closer.

Cohabitation before marriage, away from many members of the Sanfenglin clan, is quite normal.

Han Lu even suspected that if she had stayed in the holy land a little longer, she might have a younger brother or sister when she came out.

After hesitating for a while, and glancing at the sunset in the distance, Han Lu decided to go home first and wait for Feng You and Feng Rubing to come looking for her, so as not to accidentally discover their good time and make things awkward for both of them.

“Sigh,” Han Lu sighed, hands behind her back, feigning seriousness, “Being a daughter isn’t easy.”

That night, Han Lu did not rush to make progress, but instead hurriedly began to cultivate the "Fire Phoenix Chapter" of the "True Phoenix Manual".

She knew very well that her ability to master the "Ice Phoenix Chapter" so thoroughly while in the Holy Land was due to the True Phoenix's fortuitous encounter. With her aptitude, it wouldn't be easy to completely master even one chapter of the "True Phoenix Manual" overnight.

Rushing into practicing new material will not yield significant results.

Instead of focusing on the Ice Phoenix Chapter while you're still in good shape, try to fully master it and unlock the potential of the Ice Phoenix bloodline within you.

Let's see if we can master a certain Ice Phoenix Divine Power before leaving the Wilderness and improve our combat strength.

Of course, having Feng Rubing by her side was also one of the reasons why Han Lu made this choice.

She felt that if she asked questions herself, she could learn a lot of insights from Feng Rubing about the "Ice Phoenix Chapter," which would be of great help to her cultivation.

Inside the cabin, she transformed into the form of a phoenix. Only with the help of the full-length mirror placed inside did Han Lu notice the subtle changes in the feathers on her body.

"She's become even more beautiful."

"However, the constant chill that emanates from it is a problem."

Recalling the scene when she went to the Three Phoenix Forest with Feng Rubing, Han Lu was certain that this "talent" could be turned on and off before she circulated her spiritual power and tried to shut down the cold aura emanating from her body.

It's something you can learn on your own, and it's not much harder than controlling your breathing.

The visible chill stopped emanating from the True Spirit Three-Winged Phoenix that Han Lu had transformed into, and the temperature in the room returned to normal.

Han Lu casually activated the spirit-gathering array on the Dharma seat, feeling the already abundant spiritual energy gradually gathering in the room. Then she bent down, entered meditation, and began to practice the "Ice Phoenix Chapter" technique.

Frost condensed on her body time and time again, and with the help of her cultivation technique, it merged into her body and activated her bloodline.

This cultivation lasted for a full five days, and Han Lu circulated the technique for three cycles before waking up from her meditative state.

Just as she regained her human form, there was a knock on the door of the wooden cabin where she was temporarily staying.

It is Fengyou.

Clearly, Feng You, the father, had been using his divine sense to monitor Han Lu's every move ever since he learned that she had left the Holy Land.

When father and daughter met, their conversation naturally revolved around their trip to the holy site a few days prior.

Han Lu made no secrets and told Feng You everything she had experienced in the holy land.

It was only at this moment that Feng You realized that he, as a father, had made a mistake. He repeatedly promised that he would explain the details of the "Phantom Phoenix Chapter" to Han Lu in the next few days and pass on all the experience he had gained from cultivating this technique over thousands of years to Han Lu.

After discussing "official business," it was natural to move on to "personal matters."

When Han Lu brought up the name "Feng Rubing" and hinted at it, Feng You stopped hesitating and brought up the matter of her relationship with Feng Rubing in front of her daughter.

"Your sister Ru Bing is very good..."

"We've been very close since we were little..."

"I have feelings for her, and she likes me too..."

“I haven’t forgotten your mother, it’s just that…”

It's perfectly normal for Fengyou to find it difficult to bring up remarriage in front of her daughter.

Fortunately, after Feng You had only said a few words, she had already said everything Feng You was about to say and expressed her unequivocal support.

The daughter supports Feng You's pursuit of true love and a happy life, and Feng Rubing and Feng You fall in love with each other.

This matter was handled much more simply than I had imagined.

It was only because Feng Rubing wasn't present that the three of them could have finalized the wedding date, given Feng Rubing's decisive and efficient actions.

In a cheerful mood, Feng You inquired about Han Lu's itinerary, wanting to know how long Han Lu would stay in Fengqi Forest and by his side.

Perhaps because she had spent some time with many long-lived true spirits, or perhaps because Feng Rubing and Feng You had given Han Lu a sense of belonging to the Wild Phoenix Clan, Han Lu was no longer as eager to return to the Central Plains as she had been before.

After thinking for a long time, Han Lu realized that she still had a lot to do in the wilderness.

"Let's stay for at least another three or four months."

"I can't possibly miss your wedding with Sister Ru Bing."

When the wedding was mentioned again, Feng You did not hesitate to send a telepathic message to summon Feng Rubing.

In front of Han Lu, Feng You proposed to Feng Rubing in the traditional way of proposing to a woman from the Feng clan.

Feng Rubing, who had been looking forward to this day for a long time, naturally did not refuse and immediately agreed.

In front of Han Lu, the two exchanged their feathers and quickly decided to hold their wedding in the Three Phoenix Forest three months later.

Everything went so smoothly that after Feng Rubing and Feng You left the small house where she was temporarily staying, Han Lu even had a feeling.

"It's as if all of this was decided five thousand years ago."

Chapter 385 Making Things Difficult

This matter can indeed be said to have been decided more than 5,000 years ago.

Before they parted ways, Feng Rubing and Feng You had already secretly pledged their lives to each other. Over the years, they had imagined their life together and their marriage at least five or six hundred times.

At this point, it's simply a matter of going with the flow and turning imagination into reality.

In recent days, we've been exchanging ideas quite a bit in private, so it's clear we've already made a comprehensive plan.

As for why it was scheduled three months later...

On the one hand, the two were indeed eager for a formal status, and on the other hand, they wanted Han Lu to attend the wedding, which is why they did this.

With a general plan in place, Feng Rubing and Feng You, along with Han Lu, symbolically helped with the planning and acted as advisors, discussing the specific arrangements for the wedding.

However, having just returned to the Phoenix Clan less than ten days ago, Han Lu, who had always lived among the Central Plains humans, naturally knew nothing about the customs and traditions of Phoenix Clan weddings.

Between the two, she was merely a nodding yes-man.

First, or most importantly, is to determine which guests to invite.

In any case, at the very least, we need to do a good job of fulfilling all the formalities.

These formalities are quite simple: they involve inviting members of all the Jiufeng clans to the wedding.

There is a lack of harmony and tension in their relationship.

Whether the other party comes or not is one thing, whether you invite them or not is another.

If you send out an invitation and the other party makes several excuses and eventually declines by saying they have something else to do, then at least you both save face.

But if you ignore it, it will only make both of you lose face in the end.

In addition, all of Feng You and Feng Rubing's relatives and clansmen need to be invited.

And since they lived in the Three Phoenix Forest, they naturally couldn't forget the acquaintances among the Fire Phoenix.

Adding in the acquaintances of both individuals or other friends from the spirit world, three months is barely enough time to prepare for the wedding; not a single day can be wasted.

These things that seem important to others are not as important to the two of them as Han Lu attending the wedding.

Therefore, the date was set for March, so as not to delay Han Lu's return to the Central Plains and to successfully complete this joyous event that had been delayed for five thousand years.

Listening from the side, although no one said it directly, Han Lu could sense the feelings of her father and Feng Rubing, who was about to become her stepmother, from the wedding.

She had never opposed the matter in the first place, so naturally she was very supportive of the wedding and absolutely endorsed Feng You and Feng Rubing's arrangements.

The atmosphere was harmonious, the discussion was pleasant, and everyone was of one mind.

After the approximate date was set, the details of a wedding for Feng You and Feng Rubing, which was to be held in the Three Phoenix Forest, were thoroughly discussed and finalized.

If all goes well, everything will proceed smoothly as long as we follow the plan.

Because of the time constraints, with Han Lu's help, Feng You and Feng Rubing quickly made the invitations and then used their privileges to ask a few phantom phoenix "guardians" who were temporarily residing in the Phoenix Perch Forest to help them make a trip back the way they came and act as messengers.

Of course, the invitations to those familiar elders living in Phoenix Perch Forest were personally delivered by Feng You as a sign of respect.

When these seniors who were familiar with Feng You or Feng Rubing learned of their marriage, they would send their blessings and a small gift, regardless of whether they attended the event in person.

Those phoenixes who are not on good terms with Feng You, or those who are not on good terms with the Illusionary Phoenix Clan, will inevitably feel unhappy and want to cause Feng You some trouble.

However, it is not an easy task to legitimately cause trouble for the wedding of the Phoenix Clan's patriarch, especially in this peaceful and untamed environment.

Ultimately, the phoenixes who had some minor grudges against Fengyou set their sights on Hanlu.