The Long Journey to Immortality

"Please ask Master to thank Sect Leader Yunmin for my sake. Thank you for your trust and care." Han Lu put the trust first, making her intentions clear.

Piaomiaozi smiled and said, "I will pass it on."

"Master, after the sect announces the news, can I go to the Five Elements Mountain Academy to discuss with Sect Master Yun Min about entering the secret vault to select magic treasures?"

Han Lu was really looking forward to entering the secret vault, seeing all the wonders, and choosing magical treasures.

It's likely that the secret vault contains some spiritual treasures and magical artifacts that would suit her and satisfy her, accumulated over thousands of years by the Zhengyi Sect.

Piaomiaozi said, "I asked the sect leader about this matter, and his opinion was similar to yours."

"Once the announcement is made public, you can go and find him."

"He will arrange for an elder or a disciple in charge of managing the secret vault to lead you to select treasures."

A year ago, Wen Erya's triumphant return also benefited Piaomiaozi, granting him an opportunity to enter the secret vault and select magical treasures.

Therefore, he has some experience in this area.

"I imagine that elder or disciple must be someone familiar with the secret vault. You can consult them more often and inquire about the information on the magical treasures in the vault. This should be of great help in your selection of magical treasures."

Han Lu nodded slightly and made a note of it.

After finishing their business, Piaomiaozi resumed his duties as a master, showing concern for Han Lu's daily life and cultivation.

Although Han Lu's cultivation level was still far behind that of Piaomiaozi, in terms of combat strength and raw power, she had already surpassed this ordinary cultivator who was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Therefore, on the path of cultivation, Piaomiaozi was not very capable of providing any help to Han Lu, who did not follow the usual path.

On the contrary, this master was somewhat "useful" in daily life.

Out of concern for his disciple, Piaomiaozi gifted Han Lu two pots of spiritual plants that he had carefully cultivated.

It is said that placing it indoors can harmonize the spiritual energy in the environment and aid in spiritual practice.

Although they looked like ordinary flowers and plants, they had great effects. Han Lu naturally accepted Piaomiaozi's kindness and immediately placed the two spiritual plants in her bedroom.

To be honest, these spiritual plants look quite nice and have a fragrance. Even without their cultivation-aiding effects, they are still two decent decorative items.

Just as Piaomiaozi had said, three days after he met Han Lu, when the rumors had spread far and wide, Zhengyi Sect finally released a statement announcing that Han Lu had "come back to life."

[Author's Note] Happy New Year to everyone! May the new year bring new beginnings.

Chapter 415 Trip to the Secret Vault

In the announcement, Daoist Yunmin briefly released the fabricated story and detailed the sect's efforts to find Han Lu after her disappearance, in order to prevent the matter from damaging the authority of the Zhengyi Sect and becoming a pretext for some people to attack the Zhengyi Sect in private.

In the story told in the announcement, Han Lu accidentally ended up in the East China Sea due to a teleportation error. After going through many hardships, she returned to Zhengyi Sect with amazing willpower and enough luck.

He was severely injured when he returned to Zhengyi Sect, and he only brought back a small portion of the treasures he obtained in the ancient cultivation secret realm.

However, the sect still considered Han Lu's actions to be of great merit and rewarded her with many cultivation resources.

Of course, the last part of the article also addresses the question of whether or not the "Tomb of Han Lu" erected in Dongshan Courtyard should remain.

The cenotaph will be razed to the ground, and a new monument will be erected to record and promote Han Lu's spirit of "love for the sect" and "unyielding spirit".

Daoist Yunmin had a complicated thought process. He knew that only by making a big fuss about this matter could the slightly embarrassing situation of "a dead disciple coming back to life" not be too ugly.

With prior leaks and a series of publicity campaigns, the resurrection of Han Lu was not as disastrous as expected.

In addition to the announcement, during the ten days that the news was being spread, Zhengyi Sect also arranged for people to make some arrangements in the East China Sea in order to make the story more realistic.

With a series of skillful maneuvers, Han Lu easily "came back to life" and moved into the newly renovated residence with ease. Once again, she began to be active in the Central Plains cultivation world as an inner disciple of the Zhengyi Sect.

After all, Han Lu didn't actually have many acquaintances in the sect.

When Han Lu's disciples, who had no connection with her, learned of her death, they would at most say, "Oh, that genius who was chosen to enter the ancient cultivation secret realm is dead."

So when they learned that Han Lu had come back to life, those fellow disciples who were only slightly closer to Han Lu than strangers could only be happy for her and the sect for a while, or discuss the matter as a topic at the dinner table, and then forget about it after a few days.

Those who were familiar with Han Lu, such as Fu Chen and Zhan Yujun, were overjoyed.

After seeing the announcement, they all went to Han Lu's residence to congratulate her and meet with Han Lu, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

Han Lu was prepared for these acquaintances to come to her door.

She even greeted Wen Erya, pretending not to know anything about it, and joined in the fun.

Two groups of guests arrived, and Han Lu hosted them twice at her new home, telling them the East China Sea story she had conceived and fabricated over the past few days.

When it comes to making up stories, Han Lu knows very well that the more she says, the more mistakes she makes.

Furthermore, since she was only telling a fabricated story about those eleven months to acquaintances, she naturally wanted to say as few words as possible and keep it as simple as possible.

When they left Han Lu's residence, many of her acquaintances and fellow disciples who cared about her left satisfied.

Only Wen Erya, who had come expecting to hear stories from Han Lu, the storyteller, was somewhat disappointed.

Soon, Han Lu's account of her November trip to the East China Sea was passed down by word of mouth and spread throughout the Zhengyi Sect.

As always, thanks to the artistic embellishment of many idle disciples of the Zhengyi Sect, Han Lu's dangerous but mundane story has been enriched with many delightful and entertaining elements.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he participated in three group treasure hunts, was noticed by a lecherous Golden Core cultivator, escaped once through cunning, was chased by ferocious sea beasts five times, and fought several matches against well-known rogue cultivators in the East China Sea region, winning all of them...

When the final version of "Han Lu's Travelogue of the East China Sea in November" was relayed to Han Lu by Wen Erya, she was stunned. She felt that nothing she had experienced during her eleven months of travel eastward in the Dayu Dynasty was as rich and dangerous as this.

There are many stories in the cultivation world, and Han Lu's matter was ultimately just a small matter. Soon, the attention of many cultivators in the cultivation world was completely drawn to the matter of Xuan Yang Valley's Dragon True Person being "impeached".

The thrilling eleven-month story of Han Lu, an unknown nobody, was forgotten by many cultivators.

However, given Han Lu's ability to attract attention, when she shines brightly in the future, others will definitely bring up this matter when commenting on her, adding a comment in the process.

"However, the fact that she was able to travel across half of the East Sea to return to her sect in the Central Plains during the early stages of Foundation Establishment meant that I knew from the beginning that this female cultivator was destined for greatness."

After the announcement was issued, Han Lu did not rush to the Five Elements Mountain Academy to discuss the matter of entering the secret vault with Master Yun Min.

After patiently cultivating at home for five days, Han Lu solemnly sent a paper sword to schedule a time with Master Yunmin, which seemed more polite.

The paper sword was returned on someone else's behalf. The Seven Flower Fairy, who had met Han Lu once before, replied to Han Lu in her capacity as the manager of the sect's secret vault.

Compared to Yunmin Zhenren, the sect elder Qihua Xianzi, who had reached the Golden Core stage, treated Han Lu with slightly colder attitude.

In her reply, she specified a time and asked Han Lu to come to Wuxing Mountain Academy to meet her at that time, without any intention of consulting with Han Lu.

After all, in the eyes of this Seven Flower Fairy, Han Lu was just a disciple in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and not a special person.

The next day, at the appointed time, Han Lu set off early and arrived at the agreed location 15 minutes ahead of schedule.

However, the Seven Flower Fairy who was responsible for leading Han Lu into the secret vault was a little late, making Han Lu wait for about half a cup of tea's time before the two met in the Five Elements Mountain Courtyard.

The Seven Flower Fairy did not apologize for being late.

She didn't treat the incident as a formality, but simply exchanged a few pleasantries with Han Lu as a teacher to ease the awkwardness.

Han Lu gained some fame because of her resurrection. When Yun Min Zhenren gave the Seven Flower Fairy her mission, she also explained the mission clearly. In addition, the two had met once a few years ago, so the Seven Flower Fairy did not deliberately verify Han Lu's identity. She led Han Lu slowly through the Five Elements Mountain Courtyard toward the heavily guarded secret vault.

The secret vault is located inside the mountain where the Five Elements Mountain Academy is situated, and is normally protected by numerous restrictions.

In addition, four disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage or above the eighth level of Qi Refining were symbolically arranged to guard the secret vault.

As the manager of the secret vault, the Seven Flower Fairy possesses considerable authority.

However, leading people into the secret vault in this way still requires the help of the sect leader, Daoist Yunmin.

Upon arriving at the secret vault, outside the first barrier guarded by disciples, the Seven Flower Fairy handed Han Lu a token bestowed by Daoist Yunmin.

With the protection of this token, Han Lu was able to safely pass through the restrictions with the Seven Flower Fairy and stand in front of the secret vault door.

There were also decorations outside the gate of the secret vault.

There is a restriction that requires three Golden Core cultivators to cast spells simultaneously to open correctly, serving as the final insurance for the secret vault.

When the Seven Flower Fairy led Han Lu to the scene, the other two Golden Core cultivators who knew how to unlock the secret vault door were also already in place.

With the three of them working together, the secret vault containing many magical artifacts and treasures was finally opened to Han Lu.

[Author's Note] I wonder if anyone has ever gone to the company to pick up work supplies. If so, you should be able to understand the Seven Flower Fairies' attitude towards the protagonist later in the story.

Chapter 416 Bracelet

Han Lu initially didn't quite understand why the Seven Flower Fairy's attitude was so bad, but when she entered the secret vault with the Seven Flower Fairy, she began to understand.

Warehouse managers who are responsible for guarding and managing warehouses often develop a special affection for the public property in the warehouse.

When she opened the inner treasury to disciples to choose magical tools and implements for self-defense, it was like taking some scrap metal out of a warehouse. Naturally, she was more than happy to do so, and she hoped that these scrap metals could be put to good use in the hands of the outstanding Qi Refining disciples, and she regarded this as her contribution.

This time, however, Han Lu will choose two spiritual artifacts from the secret vault.

Even in the secret vault of the Zhengyi Sect, spiritual artifacts are extremely precious magical treasures.

This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the warehouse manager, Fairy Seven Flowers, as if Han Lu had snatched her beloved toy from her hands.

Not to mention that Han Lu is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and cannot yet use spiritual weapons.

The things she cherished and managed would gather dust in Han Lu's hands for quite some time, and the fact that the Seven Flower Fairy treated Han Lu with such a businesslike attitude was already a testament to her good temper.

Han Lu could only attribute the Seven Flower Fairy's behavior to her occupational hazard, and did not take her unfriendly attitude to heart.

Han Lu only asked that the Seven Flower Fairy fulfill her duty and let her choose a few of her favorite magical treasures from this secret vault containing a large number of magical treasures.

The layout of the secret vault is similar to that of the inner vault, except that fewer, more advanced, and more precious magical treasures are stored in warehouses of roughly the same size.

As usual, after entering the secret vault, the Seven Flower Fairy, the Golden Core cultivator in charge of managing the vault, boasted to Han Lu about the treasures within.

What do you mean by "only magic treasures of superior quality or above can enter the secret vault"?

"This place contains the magical treasures owned by nearly twenty Nascent Soul level cultivators."

The magical treasures of the seven Nascent Soul Realm seniors from the Zhengyi Sect who ascended to the Spirit Realm are also stored here.

As she spoke these words, the Seven Flower Fairy was radiant, as if she had collected all these precious magical treasures and stored them in her warehouse.

Han Lu listened absentmindedly, her gaze darting between the few shelves, once again pondering what type of magical artifact she would prefer.

Han Lu was very satisfied with the strength she had shown at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Not only did he learn the basics of advanced swordsmanship from Senior Fang Lin, but he was also able to make good use of his true spirit bloodline to transform his true spirit for combat.

In terms of combat strength, he is already comparable to some mediocre early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Naturally, Han Lu looked down on those offensive magical artifacts that emphasized lethality.

She prefers to choose those magical artifacts that possess certain special effects.