The Long Journey to Immortality

We cannot favor one over the other.

When they arrived, Han Lu was riding on Feng You's back.

On the way back, it was naturally Feng Rubing's turn to get close to Han Lu, the stepmother.

After Feng Qilin disappeared behind her, Han Lu remembered that she had been thinking about finding out information about Feng Mengrong.

Who should I ask?

Feng Rubing had only been back in the clan for three years, so it would be better to ask Feng You for more information about a young phoenix like Feng Mengrong, who was only a few hundred years old.

Wasn't it Fengyou who introduced the names of those two sisters to her before?

Asking Fengyou's father should yield some insights.

Therefore, Han Lu inquired about Feng Mengrong from Feng You.

Although he doesn't interact much with other fellow phoenixes and his relationships with many of the prison phoenixes are only average, Feng You knows Feng Mengrong's name and basic information.

"Feng Mengrong invited you to meet in the Central Plains? That's quite normal."

When Han Lu took the initiative to inquire about Feng Mengrong, Feng You was not only not surprised, but also told her everything Han Lu wanted to know.

"How so?" Han Lu asked.

"Feng Mengrong should be an elder of a force called the Seven Mountains Alliance in the Central Plains. The atmosphere in the cultivation world in the Central Plains is harmonious. It is quite normal for her to feel that she is of the same clan as you and want to get closer to you."

"Oh," this one sentence confirmed Han Lu's previous guesses about Feng Mengrong, "So she is an elder of the Seven Mountains Alliance."

She thought to herself, "It must be that he learned about 'modern fashion' clothing styles from the supplies obtained by the disciples of the Seven Mountains Alliance who returned to the Central Plains from the ancient cultivation secret realm, which is why he dressed like that."

Next, Han Lu inquired about Feng Mengrong's personal information.

Fengyou didn't know much, but he answered whatever he could, never hesitating to speak his mind.

"About a year ago, she replaced a member of the Prison Phoenix Clan and came to Phoenix Perch Forest to take on the role of guardian."

"Her cultivation level is roughly equivalent to a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator among humans. Her talent ranks in the middle to upper range among her peers, but she is far inferior to her younger sister, Feng Zhilan."

"I don't know much about her, but I've heard there's a complicated story behind her going to the Seven Mountains Alliance to become an elder."

"However, although she is filling in for someone else, she will still need to stay in Phoenix Perch Forest for at least ten years."

"If you were to meet in the Central Plains, it would be ten years from now."

……

Han Lu noted everything down and, after weighing the pros and cons, felt even more strongly that Feng Mengrong probably didn't mean her any harm.

"At least I don't have much ill will towards me for returning to my sect and giving back the treasure I obtained from the ancient cultivation secret realm."

"Perhaps she wants to learn that sword technique from me? I suppose she also associates with humans, so she should be quite interested in swordsmanship and magic."

"Don't actively seek her out; if you happen to meet her, just be friendly."

Half a day after leaving Phoenix Perch Forest, the three, who were not talkative to begin with, naturally became extremely silent on this urgent journey.

Han Lu did not slacken, and spent all her time on the road practicing the "True Phoenix Manual".

However, on the thirteenth day, the three returned to Sanfenglin and began to make intensive preparations for the upcoming wedding banquet.

Chapter 392 A Wedding Nearly Five Thousand Years Late

Although Feng You and Feng Rubing had imagined their reunion and eventual union countless times during the thousands of years they had been separated, some minor problems inevitably arose when they actually began to prepare for and personally experience this crucial moment.

Feng You and Feng Rubing had slightly different ideas about the wedding.

Feng Rubing has a straightforward personality and dislikes formalities, so she naturally wants the wedding to be as simple as possible, focusing more on the result than the form.

However, Feng You felt indebted to Feng Rubing, and since he had already invited so many guests, he naturally wanted to make the event more grand, expressing his love for Feng Rubing and his cherishing of this love that was five thousand years late through concrete actions rather than dry words.

Fortunately, Han Lu mediated between them. When the two disagreed, they were willing to ask Han Lu for advice and make the final decision.

"We'll leave the wedding to our father, but the arrangements after the wedding to our sister."

Combined with the simple plan that had been discussed in Phoenix Perch Forest.

With Han Lu as the overall coordinator, the wedding preparations began smoothly in the final ten days.

Ten days is neither a long nor a short time. It involved the cooperation of three people, as well as the help of members of the clan.

When the agreed wedding date arrived, everything was ready.

When the wedding date was set three months ago, Fengyou had already sent out invitations to many people.

Many wild beasts and spirits agreed to come and offer their congratulations, and many of them arrived several days in advance as a sign of respect.

Many of Fengyou's close friends came, which made the Three Phoenix Forest lively for a while.

As Fengyou's daughter, Han Lu didn't particularly like these social occasions, but she still had to stay by Fengyou's side, being repeatedly introduced to strangers she might only meet once in her life, and exchanging a few polite words with them while putting on a smile.

Three days before the wedding, similar stories were repeated nearly thirty times.

This left the introverted Han Lu feeling utterly exhausted.

Fortunately, Fengyou still takes good care of her daughter.

Noticing Han Lu's dislike of such occasions, he thoughtfully arranged for her to "retreat" for two days, facing these social events alone as the patriarch of the Illusion Phoenix Clan.

Feng You was busy, and Feng Rubing was not idle either.

According to the Phoenix Clan's customs, the bride, Feng Rubing, had to undergo a complex ceremony before the wedding could begin.

Feng Rubing disliked this "outdated custom," but had no choice but to accept it.

Han Lu had no interest in knowing anything about her. All she knew was that in the days leading up to the wedding, she never saw Feng Rubing, while several elders of the Ice Phoenix Clan in the Three Phoenix Forest were presiding over the series of ceremonies.

There were many invited guests, as well as many uninvited guests.

As a true spirit and the patriarch of the Illusion Phoenix clan within the Phoenix Clan, there are quite a few wild spirit beasts and demon beasts who want to curry favor with Feng You.

A wedding is the best occasion to express goodwill and make an attempt to connect.

However, most of these uninvited guests could only stay in the Three Phoenix Forest for a short while, leave gifts, and then be asked to leave. Few of them were able to meet Feng You.

Feng You was already busy enough; he had no intention of wasting time on these "minions" whose social class was vastly different from that of the Huanfeng clan.

In an effort to show goodwill, the Yufeng clan, which had previously said they would not attend the wedding, also arranged for a member of their clan to come and offer their congratulations.

After all, while the relationship between the Prison Phoenix Clan and the Illusion Phoenix Clan wasn't exactly good, it wasn't bad either. The incident was mostly due to personal factors. The Prison Phoenix Clan didn't want their relationship to become hostile and antagonistic because of a personal grudge between one of their members and Feng You.

The group consisted of three people, including Feng Zhilan, who had been defeated by Han Lu in front of a large number of phoenixes that day.

Compared to the day she was defeated by Han Lu, Feng Zhilan's mood had improved considerably.

Her wing injury had healed by 90%, and her attitude towards Han Lu had also changed considerably.

At least, when she met Han Lu again on the day of the wedding, she did not bring up the matter of revenge or another battle. Instead, she talked enthusiastically with Han Lu about the competition that day, showing that she sincerely admired Han Lu's cultivation and magical power and wanted to learn a thing or two from Han Lu.

This change in attitude caught Han Lu off guard, and she even suspected that Feng Zhilan might have ulterior motives, deliberately putting on such a warm and proactive attitude to get close to her.

Not knowing what the other person was really thinking, Han Lu inevitably had some reservations when she interacted with them again.

Fortunately, she didn't have much free time on the wedding day, which prevented her from feeling awkward in front of Feng Zhilan.

It is not common in the Phoenix Clan for people like Feng You and Feng Rubing to have a child even though it is their first marriage.

Not to mention someone like Han Lu, who is not Feng Rubing's biological son and has developed a blood relationship with her because of the Heming incident.

Therefore, the role and arrangements for Han Lu in the wedding became the biggest difference between this wedding and other traditional Feng ethnic weddings.

The wedding started at noon and ended before sunset, lasting about three hours. Han Lu will accompany Feng You and Feng Rubing throughout the entire ceremony, serving as both best man and maid of honor.

As the wedding began, the bride and groom made their entrance, and Han Lu followed behind Feng You and Feng Rubing, who was about to become her stepmother, becoming the focus of attention for all the guests.

Both Feng Rubing and Feng You were dressed in their finest attire. Han Lu noticed that Feng Rubing had even applied cosmetics she had brought from the ancient cultivation realm to her face, further enhancing her already outstanding appearance.

Han Lu's attire was also different from usual.

At the request of many elders, Han Lu changed the style of her phoenix feather robe to the traditional style of the phoenix clan clothing from the True Spirit Era.

If you cover your eyes and change your hairstyle and hair color, Han Lu would look 90% like Feng Jiao from the Moon Pearl World.

The entire wedding ceremony was complicated, but it was reasonably interesting.

Many of these rituals are also found in traditional human weddings, and Han Lu couldn't tell whether these traditions were passed down from humans to the True Spirits during the True Spirit Era or from the True Spirits to humans.

Compared to newlyweds who have to go through a series of complicated ceremonies arranged by their elders, the guests who sit in the temporary banquet hall and enjoy delicious food have a much more relaxed experience.

Whether they were enjoying a delicious meal, watching the ceremony, or making a ruckus in their seats, some guests used the wedding as a social occasion to make friends.

After a noisy and chaotic hour, the most important part of the Phoenix Clan wedding ceremony finally arrived.

Both Feng You and Feng Rubing transformed back into their true spirit forms and mixed some of their blood into the wine.

Faced with wine stained with blood, the two, each guided by an elder, made vows of love and to their spouses.

After the oath, they exchanged glasses and drank the wine mixed with blood, symbolizing that the two people who knew and loved each other had become connected by blood and inseparable.

The agreement was reached.

From then on, Feng You and Feng Rubing, who had been separated for nearly five thousand years, could finally be together legitimately.

Chapter 393 Drunk, On the Road Again

After a series of tedious ceremonies, Feng Rubing and Feng You, the protagonists of the wedding, did not breathe a sigh of relief.

After transforming back into human form, they exchanged a glance and each picked up an empty wine glass.

Their next task is to toast the guests, express their gratitude, and receive their blessings.

Although both of them possessed cultivation levels comparable to late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, the wine prepared for their wedding was not ordinary mortal wine, but rather specially crafted spiritual wine.

The classification of this spirit wine is not based on taste or production process, but on quality grade.

What rank?

It can intoxicate spirit beasts of varying cultivation levels and true spirits, and its rank is determined by their level.

Those with low cultivation levels drink low-grade wine.

Those with higher cultivation levels drink higher-grade wines.

In short, as long as you drink to your heart's content and drink enough, you can get drunk regardless of whether you are in the Foundation Establishment or Nascent Soul stage.