The Long Journey to Immortality

He spent a lot of spirit stones to buy "Extreme Magnetic Gold", but failed to perform the secret technique three times.

The tragedy of "losing both wife and army" is not impossible.

Even Fang Lin himself failed once when he figured out this secret technique. He only succeeded on his second attempt and slightly improved the technique to barely achieve a 30% success rate.

A 30% success rate isn't high, but it's definitely not low either.

Looking across the cultivation world, there are countless secret techniques with a success rate of less than 10%.

It is only because Senior Fang Lin was exceptionally talented that he was able to discover such an effective and successful advancement technique, paving the way for a "dull" descendant like Han Lu.

Although this path requires spirit stones to pave the way, it is indeed a shortcut without any side effects.

Han Lu was neither stupid nor a miser, so she was naturally willing to spend the money, hoping to make a quicker progress on the long road of cultivation.

Finding a type of gold and stone material that wasn't particularly rare was naturally no challenge for Han Lu, a highly skilled disciple of the Zhengyi School.

Having the powerful Zhengyi Sect behind her certainly gave Han Lu many advantages in her cultivation journey.

Winning the championship twice not only made Han Lu's reputation in the Zhengyi Sect more and more prominent, but also allowed her to accumulate a large number of contribution points.

Although "Extreme Magnetic Gold" is expensive, Han Lu still spent 60% of her contribution points to exchange for two ounces, which she used to perform the "Extreme Magnetic" secret technique.

As for what to do if she fails to use the secret technique the first time, Han Lu has no idea.

You only realize how little you have when you actually need to use the contribution points.

She only hoped that she would be compatible with the Seven Kill Sword Technique and have enough good fortune to advance successfully in one go, thus avoiding trouble.

After reaching the bottleneck, Han Lu spent three more days consolidating her foundation and calming her mind. Only then, after several years, did she return to the quiet room atop Cold Cicada Peak, attempting to break through by relying on the abundant spiritual energy of the place and using a secret technique.

The spiritual energy density in the quiet room on Hanchan Peak is about twice that of Han Lu's small house halfway up the mountain.

Although the Seven Kill Sword Technique is a metal-attribute cultivation method, it should theoretically be placed in a feng shui treasure land with abundant earth-attribute spiritual energy.

However, since Han Lu actually specializes in water-attribute cultivation techniques, if she were to attempt a breakthrough in a place with abundant earth-attribute spiritual energy, the spiritual energy would be hindered, affecting her breakthrough efficiency.

After a while, I realized that Cold Cicada Peak was actually more suitable for making breakthroughs.

Sitting in the quiet room, Han Lu remained optimistic.

"Breakthrough in this auspicious place should increase the original 30% probability to 35%."

Immediately afterwards, she made a wish in her heart, "I hope that Master Fang Lin in the upper realm can bless me to perform my secret technique smoothly, otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to swallow my pride and beg someone for help."

Seven years later, the leadership of Zhengyi Sect has changed.

Yunmin Daoist remained the sect leader, but the two deputy sect leaders had reached the end of their terms and retired, returning their attention to their own cultivation.

Because of his outstanding political achievements, Wuhu Jushi, who was originally in charge of Dongshan Temple, was successfully promoted to deputy sect leader.

One radish, one hole; the vacant position of Dean of Dongshan Academy was occupied by Qingxu Daoist, who has performed outstandingly in recent years.

Even Han Lu's master, Piaomiaozi, obtained an official position in Dongshan Academy because of his achievements in "teaching disciples".

Currently, Piaomiaozi is in charge of managing the Dongshan Academy and is considered one of the most powerful figures in the branch academy.

This status is far higher than when I first advanced to the Golden Core stage.

If Han Lu really had the nerve to pull strings, she could actually get another two ounces of magnetic gold from the inner treasury.

Sincerity moves mountains. Han Lu prayed silently three times, explaining the importance of the matter to the ethereal "Senior Fang Lin" before slowly taking out the extremely valuable magnetic gold from her storage bag.

The magnetic gold has a very high density, but it weighs two ounces even though it's only the size of Han Lu's little fingernail.

Holding the small piece of magnetic gold in the tip of her right index finger, Han Lu examined it carefully, as if pondering why it was so expensive.

Extreme magnetic gold is different from ordinary magnets.

Ordinary magnets have a special attraction to some metals.

However, magnetic gold has a special affinity for spiritual energy and spiritual power.

Han Lu could clearly sense that the spiritual energy in the quiet room was involuntarily flowing towards the magnetic gold in her hand.

As the amount of spiritual energy attracted increased, the magnetic gold, which originally had a dull metallic luster, gradually became brighter, as if it had come to life.

Han Lu's actions were not a dazed, blank stare; rather, she was following the steps of the secret technique, performing the first step, "nurturing."

Allowing the magnetic gold to fully absorb spiritual energy before swallowing it can help improve the magnetic gold's efficiency in the dantian and the success rate of secret techniques.

After warming the magnetic gold in the air for about half a minute, Han Lu took a deep breath and exhaled a wisp of flame.

This flame is not the True Flame of the Fire Phoenix, but a high-temperature flame generated by the Fire Phoenix Divine Power.

The second step is also a difficult point in performing the secret technique.

The "Extreme Magnetic" secret technique requires cultivators to further subdivide the Extreme Magnetic Gold into smaller pieces before consuming it, in order to increase the contact area between the Extreme Magnetic Gold and the spiritual energy in the dantian.

Dividing the magnetic gold used to create a spirit-grade alchemy furnace is no easy task.

Most cultivators would seek out a sharp tool to cut directly.

Only a cultivator like Han Lu, who possesses the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix, would use the extremely magnetic gold's ability to resist flames to her advantage.

The flames Han Lu exhaled adhered to her left index finger.

With a light tap of her index finger, Han Lu easily cut the magnetic gold into four smaller cubes.

Feeling that this was enough, Han Lu extinguished the fire, silently recited the incantation in her mind, and then opened her mouth to swallow the four pieces of Extreme Magnetic Gold worth three thousand spirit stones. She then began to truly unleash the "Extreme Magnetic" secret technique, advancing towards the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Chapter 561 Gathering

The magnetic gold entered Han Lu's mouth, but instead of going down the esophagus into her stomach, it was carefully controlled by Han Lu and lined up to enter a spiritual vein composed of spiritual energy, just like when she usually swallowed metal to aid her cultivation.

However, the specific circumstances are still slightly different.

Compared to lower-grade metals, magnetic gold has a stronger affinity for spiritual energy and power, and moves more smoothly and easily through spiritual veins.

After moving through the spiritual veins for about ten breaths, the extremely magnetic gold, which Han Lu had divided into four small pieces, finally entered Han Lu's dantian.

Like hail, it fell from the dantian's dantian into the ocean of liquid spiritual energy at the bottom.

Suddenly, something foreign entered, like a stone thrown into a calm lake. Naturally, ripples were stirred in the liquid spiritual energy ocean in Han Lu's dantian.

However, this is just the "foreplay." The waves that this magnetic gold can stir up in the ocean of spiritual energy are far greater than those caused by a few pebbles.

After the magnetic gold was completely submerged in liquid spiritual energy, Han Lu quickly recited the incantation according to the records in the secret technique, circulating the technique in a way that was slightly different from her usual practice of the Seven Kill Sword Technique.

With Han Lu's series of actions, the special effect of the magnetic gold in attracting spiritual energy was fully activated.

The four tiny pieces of magnetic gold thrown into the ocean of spiritual energy instantly transformed into chicken pieces that were thrown into a hot oil pan.

The originally rectangular magnetic gold was quickly "flattened" in the ocean of spiritual energy, turning into a sphere.

After transforming into a sphere, the magnetic gold began to frantically absorb spiritual energy and react with the large amount of liquid spiritual energy in the spiritual energy ocean in a way that Han Lu could hardly understand.

A large amount of spiritual energy was absorbed onto the surface of the magnetic gold, showing a tendency to solidify and combine with the magnetic gold.

Originally, the magnetic gold, which was only a quarter the size of a fingernail, quickly developed a shell on its surface composed of spiritual energy with properties between liquid and solid.

This caused the four pieces of magnetic gold to "expand" to three times their original size in a short period of time.

Although Han Lu, as a cultivator with low cultivation level, did not understand the specific reaction of the magnetic gold she swallowed when this secret technique was performed, she could understand the general principle of the entire secret technique.

That is to use magnetic gold as a catalyst to facilitate the transformation of spiritual energy from liquid to solid state, and let magnetic gold act as a teacher to give a lesson to cultivators who are only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

The so-called success of the secret technique means that the cultivator observes and comprehends the process of the magnetic metal collecting and transforming spiritual energy, and then understands the method to complete this transformation, thereby breaking through the bottleneck and successfully advancing to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The failure was due to the cultivator's dull aptitude; even after the magnetic power of the Extreme Magnetic Gold was exhausted, the cultivator still failed to grasp the essence of converting liquid spiritual power into solid spiritual power.

Therefore, when performing the secret technique, Han Lu not only needs to maintain the technique, but also needs to do her best to look inward and observe the changes in the magnetic gold in her dantian. Before the magnetic power of the magnetic gold is exhausted, she needs to be a good student and learn this master class that cost a lot of contribution points to invite.

This matter is neither difficult nor easy.

Fortunately, Han Lu had the experience accumulated by Fang Lin and the disciples of Fang Lin from the ancient cultivation era who practiced cultivation techniques and used secret arts as guidance.

Otherwise, she would definitely feel lost and unsure of where to begin, having experienced this for the first time.

The experience of using the "Cloud and Rain Secret Technique" when she advanced in the first round also provided some help to Han Lu.

She understands the process of spiritual energy transformation better than other mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, and is better able to grasp the key points of the transformation.

The four magnetic gold orbs tumbled merrily in the liquid spiritual energy ocean within Han Lu's dantian, showing no signs of fatigue.

But Han Lu dared not slack off. She focused on four things at once, observing the changes in the four magnetic golds, trying to grasp the key points and find the key to transforming liquid spiritual energy into solid spiritual energy.

Following the secret technique and the experiential instructions from Fang Lin's memories, Han Lu focused more on the surface of the magnetic gold, relying on the divine sense that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could circulate within the body to carefully study the process of solidifying liquid spiritual energy.

After comprehending for about ten breaths, Han Lu attempted to imitate the way the Extreme Magnetic Gold condensed spiritual power, cultivating an experimental field in another part of the liquid spiritual power ocean.

Under Han Lu's control, the scattered liquid spiritual energy attempted to clump together, squeezing and colliding with each other, trying to reduce the distance between them to negative.

This method has some effect.

These spiritual energies did indeed form a semi-solid spiritual energy similar to the surface of a magnetic gold. However, the structure of these spiritual energies was not stable. They only maintained a state that was close to liquid and close to solid for a short time before shattering into countless pieces and disappearing into the sea of ​​spiritual energy because Han Lu "used too much force".

"Hey."

With a sigh, Han Lu continued her observations and preparations for the second experiment.

This time, drawing on her previous failure, Han Lu focused more on the issue of "strength".

It's like a "master chef" teaching the art of kneading dough. The control of force and techniques seem simple, but there are actually endless mysteries within them.

Han Lu wished she could transform herself into the spiritual energy attracted to the magnetic gold, to personally experience the mysteries she longed to master and learn.

After another hundred breaths, Han Lu began her second experiment.

This time, it was much better than before.

As she kneaded and massaged them, the spiritual energy that had gathered together became more interconnected and tightly linked.

But that's where it ends.

Spiritual energy remains in a state between solid and liquid.

This caused Han Lu a lot of distress.

"I have tried my best to imitate the actions of the magnetic gold, but why am I still missing that one thing?"

Just then, a brilliant idea flashed into Han Lu's mind.

"Perhaps, it is just like how a large amount of gaseous spiritual energy can be transformed into a single drop of liquid spiritual energy."

"It would require far more liquid spiritual energy than I have currently collected to solidify and form the sun, moon, and stars in my dantian under the same conditions just now?"