The Long Journey to Immortality

The Seven Flower Fairy's actions actually shortened the adjustment period for Han Lu and the bronze bell magic weapon.

Han Lu said respectfully, "Thank you, Elder Qihua. I think I'll need your guidance when I come to the secret vault to choose spiritual artifacts next time."

“Haha,” the Seven Flower Fairy chuckled, “This is no trouble at all, just a small matter.”

According to Han Lu's plan, when she comes to the secret vault to select spiritual weapons again, she will be at the Golden Core stage, and will naturally become an elder in the Zhengyi Sect.

Since their realm and position are the same as those of the Seven Flower Fairy, the Seven Flower Fairy's resistance to Han Lu being a "salesperson" will naturally disappear.

In fact, the Seven Flower Fairy couldn't wait for that day to come.

Arriving early indicates Han Lu's high potential; befriending her beforehand and currying favor with her is paving the way for one's own future.

They bowed to each other and said goodbye politely.

The Seven Flower Fairy sought out the Immortal Yunmin to report back.

Han Lu did not linger in the Five Elements Mountain Academy any longer and went straight back to her residence in the East Mountain Academy, thinking of practicing the magic weapons she had obtained.

Let's see if the "recommendation" from the Seven Flower Fairy matches the magical attributes of the treasures themselves, and whether these treasures are as compatible with her as she thinks.

Touching the storage bag, Han Lu murmured, "If that doesn't work, I wonder if I could exchange it for a new one?"

I think it should be possible.

Out of consideration for Han Lu, the size of Han Lu's residence is definitely one of the best among the Foundation Establishment disciples of Dongshan Academy.

Furthermore, at Han Lu's request, the sect specially set up several reinforced restrictions on the courtyard where Han Lu lived, so that Han Lu could practice some less offensive spells and magical artifacts in her own courtyard.

Back at her residence, Han Lu patted her storage bag and took out the set of battle flags she had purchased from the Great Yu Dynasty.

After making simple arrangements to avoid accidentally demolishing the newly renovated house, she took out the bronze bell, the animal eyes, and the iron rod.

Because Han Lu did not have a readily available late-stage Golden Core cultivator to help her use her divine sense to test the jade bracelets, the testing of the bracelets would have to be done at another time.

Of the three magical treasures floating in front of Han Lu, the one she liked the most was the beast eye. Coupled with the words of the Seven Flower Fairy during the experiment in the secret vault, Han Lu naturally chose it as the first one to conduct the experiment again.

He chanted the incantation to activate the beast's eyes, and sure enough, the effect of unleashing the magic weapon's power was quite different from when he used it in the secret vault.

Han Lu felt that her divine sense had expanded by a hundred meters with the help of the beast's eyes, and the scene she perceived had reached the "720P" level.

Although it wasn't as exaggerated as the Seven Flower Fairy described, it was still quite powerful.

If Han Lu were to completely refine the beast's eye, the effect of her supernatural powers would likely be even better.

Feeling the plants and trees outside the courtyard, Han Lu squinted slightly and said softly, "It's quite practical."

It's far from the effect of a Golden Core cultivator using their divine sense to probe, but for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, this is already sufficient.

Putting down the beast's eyes, Han Lu picked up the iron rod again.

According to the Seven Flower Fairy, this iron rod has the power to alter the feng shui elements and enrich the spiritual energy of the area.

Even if it weren't used in Han Lu's Core Formation Ground, it would be excellent just for the small courtyard where she would live in the future.

The method of using the iron rod is not complicated. You only need to prepare a potion with specific properties according to the recipe and pour it into the hollow iron rod.

Then, spiritual energy is injected to activate the spiritual array engraved inside the iron rod and stimulate the medicinal effects.

Finally, insert the iron rod into the ground to allow the liquid to seep into the soil.

It will take about nine days to enrich the spiritual energy in a small area with a radius of about twenty meters, and the five elements attributes of this place will also change according to the attributes of the medicinal liquid poured in.

Although Han Lu learned the recipe for the potion from the Seven Flower Fairy, she did not have the potion with her.

Therefore, she simply memorized the incantation to activate the iron rod, and then tried to activate the spirit array within the iron rod, allowing this magical artifact to unleash its supernatural power in the air.

The Seven Flower Fairy and Han Lu are from the same sect, so naturally she wouldn't deceive Han Lu on such an important matter.

Although the iron rod was unremarkable in appearance and looked more like a weapon to be wielded than a magical artifact for cultivators, after handling it for a while, Han Lu was convinced that the Seven Flower Fairy had not made any "false claims" when introducing this magical artifact.

This iron rod can indeed help Han Lu in the way she needs it.

Finally, there's that bronze bell.

The Seven Flower Fairy taught Han Lu some tips and tricks for using this treasure.

Therefore, even though it was her first time using it, Han Lu felt as if she had been with this treasure for two or three years, and could barely be considered familiar with it.

Under Han Lu's control, the bronze bell changed size, using a small stone in the courtyard as a target to perform its magic.

The bronze bell landed on the ground, completely covering the stone.

Based on her intuition, Han Lu, who was controlling the magical artifact, judged that even for her, it would take five breaths to escape.

If this time were extended slightly and given to other cultivators, it would be enough for Han Lu to unleash some complex techniques and moves in a battle.

"It's just that Foundation Establishment cultivators or Golden Core cultivators often fly in the air when they fight, so I wonder if this bronze bell can trap enemies in the air."

If you have an idea, give it a try.

Han Lu patted her storage bag, and a letter appeared in front of her.

Without writing a single word, it was folded directly into a paper sword.

The paper sword, which had just slipped from Han Lu's grasp and was about to deliver the "Wordless Heavenly Book," was attacked by the bronze bell after only a moment of flight.

Under Han Lu's control, the bronze bell unleashed an astonishing attraction, drawing the paper sword into it.

Although the bronze bell was suspended in the air without touching the ground, Han Lu could feel that it was as if it were sealed at the bottom. Even when she tried to use her fragile paper sword to break free from the powerful attraction, she could not escape from the bottom of the bronze bell, which had a clear opening.

"However, in terms of strength, it is slightly less effective than directly covering the ground," Han Lu imagined a cultivator using magic to dig at the ground in order to break free from the control of the bronze bell, "but it is still acceptable."

Three of the four magical treasures met Han Lu's expectations, and she was in a good mood looking at them.

Just as she was considering whether to use the contribution points she had exchanged to make a trip to the inner treasury to find materials to prepare and modify a medicinal liquid with the water attribute, someone knocked on the door of her courtyard.

Chapter 419 Cultivating Good Relationships

The person knocking on the door was Wen Erya.

Wen Erya came to Han Lu's house to discuss a major matter concerning the happiness of hundreds of millions of people.

As the thirteenth princess of the Southern Dynasty, Wen Erya naturally hoped that the common people in the Central Plains, or at least the Southern Dynasty, would live a prosperous life.

Therefore, upon returning from the ancient cultivation realm, she began to plan how to promote the valuable items and new knowledge she had obtained there to the outside world, in order to increase the grain production and productivity of the Southern Dynasty and provide the mortals of the Southern Dynasty with a life free from worries about food and clothing.

However, she also considered that Han Lu had put in a great deal of effort in this matter, and that abandoning her, who was missing but not dead, to do good deeds alone would be tantamount to "betrayal".

After all, Wen Erya was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. She couldn't be sure of fate and didn't know whether the good karma of ensuring the people were well-fed and clothed, which should have been largely due to Han Lu's efforts, would fall on Han Lu's head after she acted alone.

Therefore, during these eleven months, Wen Erya simply promoted a few high-yield crops to the outside world and quietly prepared for the dissemination of new knowledge. She did not act on her own initiative and take all the credit for herself.

Now that Han Lu has returned safely, this matter has naturally returned to Wen Er Ya's schedule.

When she heard that Han Lu had not been cultivating that day and had just returned to her residence from the Five Elements Mountain Academy, she rushed over to visit her, wanting to have a good talk with her junior sister partner and get this great good deed done as soon as possible, so that while benefiting the vast majority of ordinary people, the two of them who were cultivating could also receive some good fortune from heaven.

Han Lu had been thinking about this matter all along, and even during her last days back in the Central Plains, she was still concerned about it. When Wen Erya took the initiative to visit and bring it up, Han Lu was naturally overjoyed.

There was no other way; her individual strength was limited, and she had to rely on Wen Erya's influence in the Southern Dynasty to make this good thing a success.

After receiving the magical artifact, Han Lu led Wen Erya to the living room of her small residence and sat down. She brewed a pot of hot tea made from tea leaves produced in the Dayu Dynasty, and the two then began to discuss serious matters face to face.

Although she was eager to tell Han Lu her next plan, considering that Han Lu had been away from Zhongyuan for almost a year, Wen Erya first took the time to briefly introduce the work she had done in the past eleven months.

“Junior sister, about eight months ago, I sent some high-yield crop seeds to the capital and asked my father to ask ministers in the court to help promote them to the outside world and conduct small-scale breeding and planting on an experimental basis.”

Because she had been preoccupied with this matter, Wen Erya blurted out several semi-professional terms, which didn't sound like something a princess would say, but rather a cultivator who had been away from her profession for nineteen years.

"What was the result?" Han Lu had noticed the situation Wen Erya had mentioned during her stay in the Central Plains.

"It's alright," Wen Erya's assessment wasn't particularly good, "probably because the climate and environment of the Southern Dynasty are different from those of the ancient cultivation secret realm."

Of the six high-yield crop seeds I provided, only two successfully took root in the Southern Dynasty.

"Although the other four types can be planted and grow, they have lost the high-yield ability of the ancient cultivation secret realm and are not much better than the crops that have been growing in the Central Plains for tens of thousands of years."

“However, only one season has passed,” Wen Erya remained optimistic about the matter. “With the help of officials in the court who are knowledgeable in agriculture, this matter should have a good outcome.”

After all, there are still two kinds of plants that are as productive in the Central Plains as they are in ancient cultivation secret realms. At worst, they can enrich the diet of ordinary people in the Central Plains, lower the price of grain, and give ordinary people an extra mouthful or two of rice in their bowls.

Han Lu trusted Wen Erya completely, saying, "I'm relieved to hear that from my senior sister."

“However, I think we can also share this matter with the sect and let the elders and fellow disciples who are skilled in planting think of a solution,” Han Lu explained the reason for this approach. “With more grain, we can feed more people, and naturally there will be more mortals with the talent to become cultivators.”

"Not to mention that this matter is in accordance with the will of Heaven and can create a good relationship, so the sect will probably be willing to lend a hand."

Upon hearing Han Lu's idea, Wen Erya's eyes lit up, and she secretly admired her junior sister's broad thinking.

"Okay, I'll ask the dean for help later."

After discussing crops, Wen Erya then brought up the topic of "scientific knowledge."

“We brought back quite a few books from the ancient cultivation realm, but much of the knowledge in them is commonplace to the residents of the ancient cultivation realm, but it is indeed profound and incomprehensible to us and many other ordinary people.”

"During this period, I arranged for people to compile books, extracting the simple, easy-to-understand, and useful information as much as possible, and compiling it into separate volumes for wider distribution."

“I think this matter requires a gradual approach,” Wen Erya said, explaining her thought process. “Just like practicing spiritual cultivation or studying scriptures, you should start with the easy parts and move on to the difficult ones. That way, you can achieve results.”

“Senior sister is right,” Han Lu nodded in agreement. “In the ancient cultivation secret realm, we can only understand a portion of these books. If we want to promote them, we do need to edit them.”

Hearing Han Lu agree with her approach, Wen Erya immediately took out three books, each about an inch thick.

"Perfect timing. The first edition has been completed, consisting of three volumes, which contain knowledge about nine aspects, including agriculture, climate, machinery and tools, and medicine."

"Junior sister, could you help me check this out?"

Han Lu is no more capable than the scholars Wen Erya hired to help edit the book in this regard.

She took out the book and asked Han Lu to write a "second work" because she wanted Han Lu to accumulate more good karma and merit.

Han Lu understood Wen Erya's thoughts and generously accepted the kindness and goodwill that Wen Erya had offered.

Holding the book, Han Lu flipped through it slowly and deliberately.

It must be said that Wen Erya really put a lot of thought into this matter.

Of the previous pile of books, Han Lu, who had lived in the ancient cultivation secret realm for a month and received a lot of scientific and cultural influence, could barely understand about 50%.

But now, Han Lu can easily understand 90% of the meaning in this introductory book in her hand.

Han Lu and Wen Erya chatted happily about the contents of the book, one after another.

Perhaps inspired by her experience of "traveling far away," or perhaps by the story of high-yield crops failing to adapt to the soil and water of the Central Plains, Han Lu gave Wen Erya some constructive suggestions after reading one of the three books.

"The knowledge in the book is applicable in ancient cultivation secret realms, but it may not be true in the Central Plains. It is necessary to adapt to local conditions."