The Long Journey to Immortality

In addition, Han Lu's previous answers had indeed been of great help to him. In a good mood, he even promised Han Lu that the sect would provide supplies before Han Lu formed her core, in order to improve the efficiency of Han Lu's core formation.

Han Lu was quite satisfied with this and thanked him repeatedly, expressing her gratitude for the sect's cultivation and for Daoist Yunmin's trust in her.

However, Han Lu didn't really take this to heart.

After all, in her view, no matter how fast she could go, it would still be at least twenty years before she could form her core.

At that time, Daoist Yunmin was definitely no longer the head of the Zhengyi Sect.

How likely are the promises made now to be kept in the future? Han Lu couldn't say for sure.

After leaving Yunmin Daoist's place, Han Lu went straight to Wen Erya's residence.

Although the information she gathered from the mundane world wasn't exactly good news, it was enough to make Wen Erya happy for a while.

Just as Han Lu had expected, after she finished her report, she gave all the "souvenirs" she had obtained from the mortal world to Han Lu. In front of Wen Erya, she sang the nursery rhyme sung by the children of Hedong Village praising the "Thirteenth Princess". Wen Erya was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling and even wiped away her tears.

Although he was only a leader, Wen Erya still put a lot of effort into the three volumes of "Common Sense".

Now that we have indeed achieved some results, it is perfectly normal to be moved to tears.

Of course, Han Lu didn't just sing praises to Wen Erya; she also pointed out the shortcomings she had discovered to Wen Erya one by one.

Striving for excellence is not just about accumulating good karma through good deeds. Han Lu and Wen Erya will continue to put their heart and soul into making this matter beautiful, so that the ordinary people of the Central Plains can truly enjoy the benefits brought about by increased productivity.

[Author's Note] I have many ideas for my next book. The most interesting one I can imagine right now is a story that might be called "The Twin Detectives of the City That Never Sleeps." It would be something like a story about a tough detective named Adam who gets infected with a virus during a mission, causing him to split into two female bodies.

The story of a powerful, technically skilled individual and an intellectually charismatic, agile individual who work together to solve cases in a cyberpunk world.

Of course, the next book might be in 21.

Chapter 589 Bu Yefei, How to Use a Fake Core

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed since Han Lu returned from the mortal world.

During the past six months, although Han Lu did not stay at home in an exaggerated way, she basically stayed within the Zhengyi Sect's mountain gate, focusing all her attention on cultivation.

The only unexpected event was when Bu Anlan's daughter came to visit with a letter from home.

Han Lu naturally remembered the small request made by Bu Anlan, the chivalrous hero in the mortal world, and naturally, she gave Bu Anlan's daughter, Bu Yefei, the warmest welcome when she took the initiative to visit.

Although Bu Anlan had only been a member of the Zhengyi Sect for two years, he had heard of Han Lu's name and story from his fellow disciples.

After entering the sect, he won first place in every competition, big or small, and even broke the record set in the competition three thousand years ago.

She collected a large number of magical treasures and resources for the sect in the ancient cultivation secret realm, and many Golden Core elders in the sect were indebted to her and became acquainted with her.

He achieved the late Foundation Establishment stage in less than twenty years, making him a rare cultivation prodigy.

He also traveled north and south with his senior sister Wen Erya, and was one of the greatest contributors to solving the plague several years ago.

Such impressive resumes, coupled with the huge gap in their cultivation levels and the innate "fear" that lower-level cultivators have of higher-level cultivators.

Naturally, surrounded by numerous accolades, Han Lu was imagined by Bu Yefei as a cold and unapproachable senior sister.

But imagination is just imagination. When he met Han Lu, Bu Yefei realized that he had made a mistake by having preconceived notions.

This senior sister, whom my father met by chance, was not only beautiful, but also had no airs of a high-level cultivator when she was with him.

Because Bu Anlan had mainly entrusted Han Lu with taking care of her daughter's cultivation life in the sect, Han Lu inquired about Bu Yefei's life in the Zhengyi Sect for a couple of minutes. After receiving the reply that "everything is fine," she then asked about Bu Yefei's cultivation progress in detail.

Bu Yefei's main purpose in visiting Han Lu was to seek guidance and enlightenment, hoping that this exceptionally talented senior sister could offer him some pointers.

Han Lu took the initiative to speak, which allowed Bu Yefei to shamelessly ask Han Lu, with whom he had no master-disciple relationship, some questions about cultivation.

Objectively speaking, Bu Yefei's talent as a cultivator can only be considered average. Even though she spends a lot of time and effort on cultivation, after two years of cultivation, she is still only at the third level of Qi Refining, and her advancement speed is similar to that of most Qi Refining cultivators.

In this situation, Han Lu didn't really have any good solutions.

After all, she was just a mediocre cultivator who achieved her current success only through a series of fortuitous events.

Although she would give some training to her junior brothers and sisters under Piaomiaozi during the annual competitions, it was just "exam-oriented education".

Han Lu doesn't have the Midas touch; she can't transform Bu Yefei's talent from ordinary to extraordinary, or make her quick to understand and become a cultivation prodigy.

Therefore, all Han Lu could do was impart her cultivation experience and, based on Bu Yefei's personal situation, teach her a few techniques suitable for her to use in arena battles.

As for magic weapons, although Han Lu still had many magic tools that were particularly useful to ordinary Qi Refining cultivators, she did not give them directly to Bu Yefei, whom she had only just met.

After all, these magical treasures would cost at least twenty or thirty spirit stones to buy from the market, and Han Lu didn't think that Bu Anlan's daughter would be so "shameless" as to accept such a valuable gift directly.

But the magic weapon still needs to be given.

After giving her instructions, Han Lu assigned Bu Yefei homework, requiring her to master these techniques within a month. The magical treasure that was originally intended to be given to Bu Yefei became a reward for completing the homework.

As expected, Bu Yefei readily accepted this arrangement, eager to find a good place to practice the techniques taught by Han Lu and to receive the reward from his senior sister.

It must be said that Han Lu is also a talented cultivator when it comes to being a teacher and mentor.

They got along well, although Han Lu was not registered as Fu Chen's "little master" in the sect.

But one can imagine that in the future, Bu Yefei will still visit Han Lu frequently to learn about cultivation and receive her guidance, so that he can go further on the path of cultivation.

In Han Lu's opinion, if everything goes smoothly and Bu Yefei can maintain this level of enthusiasm, she, whose talent is similar to Zhan Yujun's, should be able to advance to the Foundation Establishment realm when she is nearly thirty years old.

To advance further, even to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, requires a bit of luck.

Han Lu was well aware of this matter. Even if Bu Yefei didn't know it now, he would suddenly realize it one day, just like Zhan Yujun, and make the final decision a few years later.

The task assigned by Han Lu was not difficult. Naturally, Bu Yefei successfully obtained a fifth-grade magic weapon from Han Lu. In terms of magic weapon alone, he was already superior to most cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining.

Having connections in the imperial court makes things easier. On the path of cultivation, having a caring and wealthy senior brother or sister is indeed an incredibly convenient thing.

The presence of Bu Yefei, an acquaintance, added a touch of turbulence and uncertainty to Han Lu's cultivation life, preventing her from becoming disturbed by the monotonous and unremarkable daily cultivation.

In an orderly manner, Han Lu cultivated every day for half a year and has already created nearly two thousand solid spiritual energy pellets in her dantian.

Is this speed fast or slow? Of course it's fast, and extremely fast.

The vast majority of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators believe in one sentence.

Once 100,000 stars are created in the Qi Sea Dantian, one can advance to the Pseudo-Core Realm.

The principle behind this isn't too profound; it's simply a matter of practice makes perfect.

Any cultivator who can advance to the late Foundation Establishment stage possesses at least some comprehension and is not utterly hopeless.

The process of creating 100,000 solid spiritual energy particles not only helps cultivators accumulate enough spiritual energy, but also allows them to gradually master the methods of creating solid spiritual energy. This process enables them to create a solid spiritual energy particle that can be called a "false core" in order to attempt to advance to the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, if Han Lu cultivates day and night, she would only need twenty-seven years to advance to the False Core stage.

This is still the "latest" time.

At this rate, if we're even more optimistic, Han Lu might only need twenty years or even less to cultivate a fake core.

It's true that comparisons are odious. If those late-stage cultivators who toil for a day and a night and can only barely condense two solid spiritual energy particles knew this, they would probably vomit blood.

Just when Han Lu thought that she would cultivate in this stable manner for several years until the day she reached the Pseudo-Core Realm, she was about to start moving again.

Less than six months after her conversation with Daoist Yunmin ended, she learned of Daoist Yunmin's intentions in an unexpected way.

It was indeed related to the Great Yu Dynasty.

It was indeed related to the Celestial Palace.

Chapter 590 Emergency Meeting

On this day, Han Lu, as always, followed her usual schedule and continued her cultivation in her small house halfway up Hanchan Peak.

Of the twelve two-hour periods in a day, Han Lu spends at least eleven on meditation and spiritual practice, while the other period is used for developing hobbies and cultivating her mind.

The day before, Han Lu chose to cook the food in the kitchen, following the recipe and using smoke and fire.

On this day, Han Lu took out the calligraphy copybook she had obtained from Piaomiaozi, held a wolf-hair brush, and wrote on the pure white, high-quality Xuan paper to improve her calligraphy skills.

It must be said that nearly a century of painstaking effort has made Piaomiaozi's magical skills far surpass those of many ordinary calligraphy masters.

A copy of Piaomiaozi's original masterpiece is a hundred times better than Han Lu's copy of the calligraphy book he bought from the roadside market.

At least, after practicing calligraphy on and off for more than ten hours over half a year, I felt like I had advanced from the Daoist Child Realm to the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining in the art of calligraphy.

Just as Han Lu finished writing her masterpiece, she took out a seal that Piaomiaozi had personally carved for her, intending to stamp it with a red seal and carefully store it away, when suddenly a paper sword broke through the barrier and flew into Han Lu's room.

Upon seeing the uninvited paper sword, Han Lu hurriedly put down the seal in her hand, took the paper sword, and quickly unfolded it.

The fact that this paper sword could break through the restrictions of Han Lu's small residence and fly directly into her study indicates that it was issued by a Golden Core elder from the Zhengyi Sect.

Piaomiaozi, having sent a paper sword to find Han Lu, would not allow the paper sword to impolitely break through the restrictions and fly into Han Lu's house.

Clearly, this paper sword was sent by an elder from another sect, and the matter it contained must be a very urgent one.

Unfold the paper sword; it contained only a few words written on it.

"Han Lu, come quickly."

"Qingxu Daoren"

The cultivator who issued the paper sword was actually Qingxu Daoist, who became the dean of Dongshan Academy a few years ago, and was also an acquaintance of Han Lu.

The statement is so brief; it must be a very important matter that needs to be discussed in person.

Han Lu wasted no time. She immediately used her magic to remove all the ink from the inkstone, then casually rolled up the still-wet Xuan paper and stuffed it haphazardly into her storage bag.

The next moment, she rode her spirit sword and flew directly out of the window. Using the privilege she had gained from winning the previous competition, Han Lu passed the many Zhengyi Sect disciples walking on the ground in less than ten breaths and arrived at Qingxu Daoist's office in the East Mountain Courtyard.

There was only Qingxu Daoist in the office.

Upon seeing Han Lu's arrival, Qingxu Daoist immediately said, "Han Lu, come with me to the Five Elements Mountain Academy for a meeting later."

"A meeting? Looking for me? What kind of meeting?" Han Lu looked blank. She didn't think there was any kind of meeting in the Zhengyi Sect that required her to attend along with Daoist Qingxu, the Dean of the East Mountain Academy.

Faced with Han Lu's question, Qingxu Daoist could not answer. He could only say, "I just received a paper sword from Sect Master Yunmin, asking me to quickly select two of the strongest disciples from the mountain academy to go to the Five Elements Mountain Academy to attend the meeting."

Han Lu has a good relationship with Daoist Qingxu and has an outstanding record in the sect. Two years ago, she defeated countless teams composed entirely of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Grand Competition Secret Realm event.

Even though Han Lu had only advanced to the late Foundation Establishment stage for half a year, she was still regarded by Daoist Qingxu as the most powerful disciple in the East Mountain Academy.

As for the other one... Han Lu couldn't guess who it was, but it certainly wasn't Wen Erya.

Just as Han Lu was trying to guess the other person's identity, another cultivator rode a spirit sword and arrived outside Qingxu Daoist's room.

Knock on the door, open the door.

"Greetings, Dean Qingxu," the male cultivator bowed respectfully. The next moment, he met Han Lu's gaze. "Junior Sister Han is here too? It seems something big has indeed happened."