The Long Journey to Immortality

He remembered his parents who had guided him in his spiritual practice and cultivation when he was a child.

I remembered my elder brother who had guided me in meditation.

He thought of the girl next door he had been set up on a blind date with, arranged by his family.

Imagine yourself not being so devoted to the way of the sword, and not becoming the number one swordsman in the martial arts world, but having a house full of children and grandchildren, enjoying your old age happily.

Rubbing his slightly moist eyes, Helian Ren temporarily forgot that Han Lu was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator whose strength far surpassed his own. With tenderness in his eyes, he patted Han Lu's head, as if she were truly his granddaughter.

"Good granddaughter, call out again so that grandpa can hear you."

Seeing Helian Ren's performance, Han Lu was also moved. She used all the acting skills she usually used to deceive people, just to make Helian Ren happy.

"Grandpa He".

Helian Ren wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

Just as Han Lu thought Helian Ren was about to reminisce about his glorious past in front of his newly acquainted granddaughter, she was about to...

Helian Ren pointed to the bowls and plates on the table and said, "Good granddaughter, go and help Grandpa wash the bowls first."

Chapter 582 Harmony

This sudden 180-degree turn caught Han Lu off guard.

She was stunned for a while before realizing that Helian Ren's smile was different from before, and that this eccentric swordsman was joking with her.

It was just helping with the dishes.

If she really is his granddaughter, it would be perfectly normal for Han Lu to do these chores.

Since she had already helped watch the fire and cook, Han Lu didn't mind doing a little more to make the "lonely old man" happier.

“Okay, Grandpa He,” Han Lu neatly cleared the dishes from the table, and at the same time took out a silk handkerchief from her storage bag and used magic to wipe the table clean. “Please sit down, I’ll go wash the dishes.”

Watching Han Lu carry the bowls and plates and walk towards the kitchen, Helian Ren looked astonished, finding it hard to believe.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a genuine warmth in his heart, as if everything he had just imagined was real.

"This Fairy Han is truly an extraordinary person."

Helian Ren was, after all, the number one hero in the martial arts world, with extraordinary composure. Even when he was caught in the illusion created by Han Lu using her true spiritual powers through words, he was able to break free of it in just ten breaths with his mortal body and distinguish between illusion and reality.

Even though he realized that this was only part of the agreement, Helian Che was still moved by Han Lu's actions and secretly promised in his heart, "If Fairy Han can treat me like this for the next three days, then I will definitely pass on all my knowledge to her."

There are no springs on the isolated peak, and Helian Che's daily water for living and farming all comes from rainwater falling from the sky.

Naturally, the water used for washing dishes also came from the large water vat in Helian Che's kitchen.

Although it would only take Han Lu, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, a short time to clean these dishes.

But she still ceremoniously washed a set of dishes with her hands and the rainwater that Helian Che had collected a few days earlier, in a manner befitting an ordinary person.

After doing all this, Han Lu was still thinking about Helian Che's drunkenness.

After thinking for a moment, he took out half a box of tea leaves, brewed a pot of strong tea for Helian Che, and brought it over.

Washing dishes and serving tea and water, doing the work of a maid and servant, Han Lu felt no discomfort at all.

She simply thought she was doing a good deed that didn't require expending spiritual energy.

Helian Ren took the strong tea offered by Han Lu, blew on it a few times, and then reluctantly took a sip.

He put down the still-steaming teacup, coughed violently twice, and then caught his breath.

The two looked at each other, unsure how to begin this harmonious story between grandfather and grandson.

If others saw them, they might think they were an older man and a younger woman who had been introduced by a matchmaker and were meeting for the first time.

Sensing that the atmosphere in the air had become somewhat strange, Han Lu, being the most talkative among the cultivators, naturally wouldn't let this situation continue.

Han Lu took the initiative to ask about Helian Ren's early life in the underworld.

As he gets older, Helian Ren does indeed enjoy reminiscing about the past.

He usually lacked an audience, but with Han Lu by his side, he immediately started talking.

One speaks, the other listens.

This scene had a bit of the feel of a grandfather telling a story to his granddaughter.

With a little lubrication, the atmosphere inside the thatched hut became much warmer.

It must be said that Helian Ren, once the greatest hero of the Southern Dynasties, has many stories to tell.

The story of my childhood spiritual practice.

The story of someone who felt he lacked the talent to ascend to immortality and then became a chivalrous knight-errant.

The story of a newcomer to the martial arts world who makes a name for himself.

……

And so on and so forth, some interesting, some not so interesting.

It was as if he had finally uttered all the words he had kept bottled up in the thatched hut for ten years in this one night.

Han Lu was a good listener, listening attentively as the old man Helian Ren told him many stories that even his real children wouldn't want to hear. She would occasionally chime in to keep Helian Ren from sounding like he was performing a monologue.

Helian Ren talked for two whole hours, enjoying the strong tea that Han Lu had served him earlier, until midnight when he finally stopped, exhausted.

Han Lu helped Helian Ren into bed and fell asleep, marking the end of Han Lu's first day "playing a granddaughter".

Because Helian Ren had been the only guest in the hut for a long time, there were no guest rooms prepared.

As luck would have it, the moonlight was quite nice, so Han Lu simply placed her Dharma seat next to the vegetable garden that Helian Ren had carefully tended, and entered into meditation on this solitary peak to pass the long night.

It must be said that the isolated peak chosen by Helian Che was also a good feng shui location.

This place is rich in spiritual energy, making it very suitable for cultivation.

Overnight, Han Lu synthesized a total of seven spirit energy pellets, bringing herself one millimeter closer to the pseudo-core realm.

The next day, Helian Ren got up very early, but Han Lu came out of her meditation even earlier.

Han Lu ended her training early so that she could prepare a sumptuous breakfast for Helian Ren.

After breakfast, Helian Ren picked up his farm tools and went to work in the fields, just like any other day.

The only difference was that this time, Han Lu was by her side.

Having never done farm work before, Han Lu was not as adept in the vegetable garden as she was in the kitchen.

But precisely because of this, the two of them working hard in the vegetable garden really did resemble a grandfather taking his granddaughter to work in the fields.

The next day, it was Han Lu's turn to tell the story.

For some reason, Han Lu, who was used to lying to acquaintances to hide her many unspeakable secrets, was surprisingly willing to open up to Helian Ren, her grandfather whom she had only known for a day.

Just as Helian Ren had told Han Lu many experiences he had never told anyone else, Han Lu also told this chivalrous martial arts master, who had only briefly ventured into the world of cultivation during his childhood, about her own legendary experiences.

From his fourteen years of seclusion in the mountains to his unexpected acquisition of the Xiaoyaozi's legacy, he underwent a complete transformation and "started anew."

From re-entering the Zhengyi Sect to entering the ancient cultivation secret realm and witnessing that bizarre and wonderful world.

From accidentally entering the Great Yu Dynasty, to reuniting with his father in the wilderness, and finally returning to his sect.

A series of stories that had only been mentioned to Feng Yang and were unknown even to Wen Erya were told by Han Lu in front of Helian Ren.

At this moment, Helian Ren truly enjoyed the treatment reserved for a "grandfather" in Han Lu's presence.

Han Lu experienced the same comfortable feeling that Helian Ren had last night.

Helian Ren was surprised by Han Lu's story.

When he heard the second half of the story, he even felt a little regretful, regretting that he had given up the path of cultivation so early and could only learn about the many beautiful sights on the path of cultivation through Han Lu's words.

Finally, at Helian Ren's request, Han Lu generously transformed into a true spirit clone, even acting as a mount for Helian Ren to ride on, allowing him to experience the exhilaration of flight.

As the sun set, Helian Ren returned to his thatched cottage and felt that the two short days he had spent with Han Lu were more wonderful and enjoyable than the previous hundred years of his life.

During dinner, Helian Che, who had taken an extra sip of wine, announced the "story theme" for the third day to Han Lu.

The grandfather, who was hoping his granddaughter would follow in his footsteps, taught her swordsmanship.

Chapter 583 Learning Swords

Since it was her grandfather instructing his granddaughter in swordsmanship, Han Lu abandoned the idea of ​​first teaching Helian Ren the seven-character mantra to improve efficiency.

At least until the three days of fulfilling the agreement are over, she will continue to play the role of granddaughter properly.

It must be said that receiving the swordsmanship of an elderly swordsman as an ordinary person is a novel experience.

The steel sword that Bu Anlan gave to Han Lu got another chance to appear.

Helian Ren, who had handled countless swords throughout his life, was quite surprised when he saw this sword, which was forged using new technology and had only appeared in recent years. After casually swinging it a few times, he praised the sword highly.

At this point, as the one who led the new technology into the mundane world of the Southern Dynasty, Han Lu naturally had to "sing her own praises" and sing a few words of praise for her and Wen Erya's good deeds.

She took out three volumes of "Common Sense" from her storage bag and began explaining the forging process of steel swords to an elderly man who had lived alone for ten years and was out of touch with society.

One person is holding a book and attending class, while another person is leaning on a sword and sitting on a bench listening to the lecture. This scene is similar to the scene in modern society where young people teach the elderly how to use smartphones.

Having learned the knowledge and discovered that it was Han Lu and her senior sister who brought a series of new knowledge into the mortal world, Helian Ren, who already felt that Han Lu was very different from ordinary cultivators, raised his evaluation of Han Lu to a new level.

After introducing the forging method of steel swords, Han Lu did not continue the topic, but only mentioned a few new technologies and knowledge about farming and left the three volumes of "Common Sense" in her hands with Helian Ren.

After a brief interlude, Helian Ren returned the steel sword to Han Lu and continued to instruct his "granddaughter" in swordsmanship as her "grandfather."

As a cultivator, Han Lu's physical abilities are a hundred times better than those of ordinary people, especially in terms of precise control over her body.

Han Lu can perfectly control her limbs and even every muscle in her body, allowing them to perform movements as precise as a millimeter under the command of her brain.

Therefore, when Helian Ren wielded his iron sword and demonstrated the practical sword techniques he had honed through countless battles, Han Lu was always able to grasp the key points immediately and use her steel sword to imitate almost everything except for the spirit of the moves.

One person practices swordsmanship, while the other studies.

Although the sword techniques Helian Ren is currently teaching are all for mortals to use against each other, Han Lu is still learning very seriously and without the slightest slack.

Her experience over the past two weeks has made her 100% certain.

All the famous heroes in the martial arts world have more or less a deeper understanding of swordsmanship than ordinary cultivators.

The seven-character sword technique was naturally incorporated into their sword moves and skills.