The Long Journey to Immortality

Yi Qiyan's eyes gleamed, as if she could already see herself temporarily "taming" Han Lu.

Han Lu was speechless at the question, "Of course it will work."

Han Lu gave an example: "There are evil cultivators who can directly sign contracts with people, so what's so strange about that?"

Having explained it so clearly, there's no reason not to try it out.

Yi Qiyan could only put aside the strange thoughts in her mind and obediently turn the page.

However, these two strange questions made Han Lu look at Yi Qiyan with a somewhat odd gaze for a short while afterward.

She felt that her friend from the southern border must have some strange ideas in his mind that were different from those of people from the Central Plains.

She couldn't say exactly what it was.

But Han Lu was certain that Yi Qiyan had no intention of using her for any good.

This brief incident did not affect the relationship between the three.

Because the previous series of battles only depleted the three of them's spiritual energy, apart from Han Lu, Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan were not even injured.

Therefore, the three of them did not stop for even a moment on the ark.

Having already obtained a total of 113 Spirit Beads, Han Lu and her two companions once again used the tracking spell to try to find their next target.

Perhaps it was because Han Lu and the other two obtained a large number of Spirit Beads.

This time, the speed of casting spells and tracking is much faster than before.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, a response came in just five minutes.

Perhaps it was because Situ Hezheng's team, like Han Lu and her two companions, had previously harvested many Spirit Beads from nearby teams.

This time, the message transmitted back by the magic was "nothing".

The three of them once again temporarily lost their way in the search for the Spirit Rhinoceros Pearl.

They were still some distance from the 150-point mark they had predicted for winning the championship. Although only a little over a day had passed in the secret realm, the three of them were still thinking about getting as many Spirit Beads as possible.

"I heard that during the last competition, some teams split into three groups, each carrying a portion of the Spirit Rhinoceros Pearls, to avoid being found by the spells used to search for the Spirit Rhinoceros Pearls, and hid themselves five or six hours before the secret realm closed."

Wen Er Ya shared the information she had gathered.

"Without the aid of magic, it would be a troublesome thing to find someone in such a vast secret realm with only Foundation Establishment cultivation."

"If we can't obtain more than 150 Spirit Beads in the next day, it won't be so easy for us to win the championship in the Secret Realm competition."

Han Lu, however, was more optimistic than Wen Erya.

"Didn't we have to use spells several times to find this big fish, Situ Hezheng?"

"Perhaps we'll reap some rewards after using the spell a few more times."

Following that, Han Lu further analyzed, "This time, the secret realm theme is different from the past. This place is fraught with danger, and there probably won't be many teams that will split into three groups at the last moment."

"If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to collect more than thirty Spirit Rhinoceros Pearls in the remaining time."

In addition, Han Lu offered another suggestion: "Senior sister, as the competition nears its end, there's a good chance that other teams will contact us again, so there's no need to rush."

"We might even be besieged."

"The next day and a half will hardly be peaceful."

Han Lu felt that there might not be many teams eager to win first place, but there certainly wouldn't be few either.

The three of them, now carrying so many Spirit Beads, have become targets of public criticism.

Perhaps, because of their strength, some teams are unwilling to cause trouble for Han Lu and her two companions alone.

However, it cannot be ruled out that several teams may reach a ceasefire agreement, come together to form a temporary team, and challenge Han Lu and her two companions.

Although it may seem unbelievable, we should still take precautions if the rules allow.

Hearing that they might be besieged, Wen Erya felt a little panicked.

Although Han Lu's outstanding performance just now made Wen Erya realize that her remarkable junior sister's combat power was at the level of half a Golden Core cultivator.

However, there are still many outstanding Foundation Establishment cultivators within the secret realm.

With these people gathered together, nine or even twelve people attacking at once, Wen Erya didn't think that the three of them could escape unscathed or even turn the tables with their current abilities.

"Then what should we do?" Wen Erya had an idea. "Find a good place, set a trap, and wait for these fellow cultivators who might have designs on us to come to us?"

Han Lu said, "I'm just guessing, Senior Sister doesn't need to worry too much."

"However, Senior Sister's method is good. If we can gather more than 150 Spirit Rhinoceros Pearls in the last few hours before the secret realm closes, we can use this method to preserve our victory."

"I still have quite a few powerful sword formations that I've only just begun to understand, and I'm looking forward to making their debut."

The great victory over Qinglong, even though it was only a half-finished product or a "fake," still boosted Han Lu's confidence considerably, giving her a more accurate grasp of her current combat strength.

Since she hadn't had a proper fight before, she didn't mind playing the role of Wen Erya's "spirit pet" again, letting the three true phoenixes wreak havoc in the secret realm and helping Wen Erya gain fame.

In the following period, Han Lu and the other two would use a hundred Spirit Rhinoceros Pearls to perform a tracking spell every quarter of an hour of flying.

But the other teams seemed to have vanished. They cast the spell ten times, but not a single good news came back to the three of them.

On the contrary, Yi Qiyan made a new discovery about the private matters she cared about, which gave the three of them something to do after flying in the air for about an hour and a half.

[Author's Note] The Immortal Realm Chapter of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality has also come to an end.

Chapter 543 Hundred-Eyed Bat

“There’s a monster I’ve been searching for nearby. Er Ya, Han Lu, do you mind if I take a short break?” Yi Qiyan suddenly slowed down the ark’s flight speed, looked at Han Lu and said.

“I don’t mind,” Wen Erya said, gazing out of the ark as she inquired, “What kind of monster is it? You managed to spot it at such a high altitude?”

Yi Qiyan took out a bell from her storage bag and said, "This kind of monster emits a very special sound that can travel a very wide distance, but it is difficult for the human ear to detect."

"Thanks to this bell that is specifically used to find these kinds of monsters, I knew that such monsters existed in this area."

Sure enough, the bell in Yi Qiyan's hand made a soft "ding-ding-ding" sound even though she hadn't shaken it.

It was clearly triggered by the cries of the monster mentioned by Yi Qiyan that made it speak.

"What kind of monster is it?" Zhenling Hanlu asked.

Yi Qiyan gave a brief introduction, saying, "It's a kind of bat-like monster."

"I did this in order to capture it, breed it artificially, and extract the poison from it."

Hearing this, Wen Erya, who only had a superficial understanding of miscellaneous knowledge, was puzzled. "Are bats poisonous?"

“Yes,” Yi Qiyan replied, “Legend has it that bats carry a hundred kinds of poison.”

"Many of these rare toxins can be fatal to cultivators even without extraction and refining."

"That's so dangerous," Wen Erya sighed, feeling that she had learned something new again.

Yi Qiyan controlled the ark and slowly landed, saying, "Well, are you willing to lend me a hand? Han Lu, if you are willing to release some of your true spirit aura, I believe it will be much easier for me to capture these bat-like monsters."

It was a trivial matter, and Han Lu, who had previously had a minor disagreement with Yi Qiyan, did not refuse.

Han Lu said, "Since I'm just killing time anyway, I'll help out."

“I’ll do it too,” Wen Erya volunteered.

"Okay, let's go!"

Yi Qiyan walked down from the ark, holding a bell, with Han Lu and Wen Erya following behind.

Because the unique sounds made by bats travel very far, Yi Qiyan couldn't pinpoint the approximate location of the bats she was looking for.

Therefore, the preparations before the capture still rely on the bell in her hand.

The three cultivators moved stealthily, silently flying by activating their spirit swords, adjusting their direction by making sounds that were sometimes soft and sometimes loud.

It took about fifteen minutes for Yi Qiyan, who was skilled in this method, to use the bell to locate the group of bats.

She led Han Lu and Wen Erya through the air for no more than twenty breaths, until they arrived at the foot of a towering tree that was at least forty meters tall.

Looking at the black, monstrous creatures hanging upside down from the tree branches not far away, Wen Erya couldn't help but exclaim, "So many bats!"

As far as the eye could see, the three of them spotted at least a thousand bats resting not far away.

"There's nothing strange about it. Bats naturally like to live in groups, even multi-eyed bats with a certain level of strength and cultivation are no exception."

Yi Qiyan continued to "show off" her knowledge to her two friends, "The bats we're going to catch this time are multi-eyed bats. Ordinary multi-eyed bats only have two eyes and generally have no cultivation or are only at the level of a Dao Child."

"But in such a large group of thousands, there should be a few three-eyed bats, ten-eyed bats, or even a hundred-eyed bats."

"The more eyes a bat has, the stronger the toxins it carries."

"It is said that if the toxins on the Hundred-Eyed Bat are refined and extracted through special means, they can be used to create a poison that can kill a Golden Core cultivator."

Having visited the ancient cultivation secret realm and learned a lot of scientific knowledge, Han Lu asked, "Yi Qiyan, I remember that bats don't seem to rely on their eyes to distinguish objects, so how can there be a monster like the multi-eyed bat?"

This question stumped the experts in the field. After a moment of silence, Yi Qiyan casually replied, "That's why they're so rare."

"Alright, let's not get off topic. Han Lu, Er Ya, each of you use your spiritual eye techniques or magical artifacts to help me identify whether there are any rare ten-eyed or hundred-eyed bats among this group of multi-eyed bats."

Yi Qiyan assigned tasks, which Han Lu and Wen Erya carried out meticulously.

Observing how many eyes a bat has on its face from 100 meters away is not difficult for the three people whose cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

The trees were divided into three levels according to their height: upper, middle, and lower. Each of the three people was responsible for a section and observed and identified the trees one by one.

The result was obtained in just five minutes.

It must be said that Yi Qiyan was quite lucky; among this group of bats, there was indeed a rare hundred-eyed bat.

Upon hearing Wen Erya's report, Yi Qiyan was quite excited, "This is truly an unexpected gain."

"Han Lu, Er Ya, when we capture them later, our main objective should be to catch that hundred-eyed bat."

"As for the other ten-eyed bats and three-eyed bats, catching a few as a supplement is enough."

This was not difficult. After Wen Erya and Han Lu asked Yi Qiyan about the capture process and techniques, they agreed to the task.

According to Yi Qiyan, the Hundred-Eyed Bat already possesses the strength of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Such strength would be outstanding among more than a thousand bats, but it would still be somewhat insufficient in front of three cultivators.

After pinpointing the location of the Hundred-Eyed Bat, Han Lu once again used the Hundred Thoughts Gathering Mystic Technique, and the three of them then proceeded with their plan to attempt to capture it.

Wen Erya drove away the gathered demons, while Han Lu entered a semi-true spirit form and released her true spirit power to intimidate them. Yi Qiyan, on the other hand, made hand seals and cast a taming spell while opening her spirit pet pouch to invite the demons into the trap.