The Long Journey to Immortality

Chapter 626 The True Spirit Appears

Even those cultivators of the Jitian Palace in the Great Yu Dynasty, who were only at the Qi Refining stage, knew more about the Wilderness True Spirit than most Foundation Establishment cultivators or even Golden Core cultivators in the Central Plains.

The vast majority of cultivators in the Great Yu Dynasty grew up listening to stories of battles, adventures, and even love between human cultivators and wild beasts and true spirits.

And because the onlookers were not familiar with Han Lu, they already felt that Han Lu, this cultivator from the Central Plains, was full of mystery.

And then there's Mo Zhehan, a senior brother in the sect with exceptional strength who also possesses the True Spirit bloodline and can transform into a True Spirit, as a prelude.

After their initial surprise, the vast majority of cultivators from the Great Yu Dynasty did not exhibit any exaggerated reactions.

Meanwhile, Fu Tianqiao, Songbai Daoren, and Fan Qian, who were also watching the match, were deeply moved when they saw Han Lu transform into a true spirit and appear on the arena in the form of a phoenix.

Fu Tianqiao is slightly better.

The day before, when Fu Tianqiao saw Mo Zhehan's semi-true spirit transformation, she had guessed that "Senior Sister Han may also possess true spirit bloodline".

Having seen the truth today and had her doubts answered, her reaction was naturally not as exaggerated.

Looking at the phoenix flying in the air within the jade, Fu Tianqiao, who hadn't been poisoned yet, was secretly delighted.

"As expected, Senior Sister also possesses the bloodline of the True Spirit."

"Judging from her appearance, she must be a very powerful true spirit. She's much prettier than that Mo Zhehan."

"Senior sister is definitely going to win this match."

Fu Tianqiao quickly accepted the fact, but the two Golden Core cultivators from the Central Plains on the viewing platform were still in shock.

"Elder Songbai," Fan Qian transmitted his voice, "Han Lu is actually a True Spirit? Your Zhengyi Sect has been hiding this very well."

Pine and Cypress Taoist was completely bewildered; he had no idea about this matter.

Neither Han Lu nor Sect Leader Yun Min mentioned it, nor did Han Lu hear about it from rumors circulating in the sect for over ten years.

He could only say helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Fan, I don't know about this either."

"Actually, I've known about Han Lu for about seven or eight years, and I'm even more surprised than you are now."

Fan Qian was quite surprised. "Is that so? Han Lu really hid it well."

"But this isn't a good thing," Songbai Daoist continued telepathically. "With Han Lu holding this trump card, she's very likely to win this match and advance to the final."

"Looking ahead a bit, winning the championship in the end is not impossible."

With a smile on his face, he knew that although the sect had no requirements for Songbai Daoist's team performance, if Han Lu could win the championship and return victorious, he would naturally benefit as well.

Upon hearing this, Fan Qian nodded slightly, sat up straight, and turned his gaze back to the arena, staring intently at Han Lu, who had transformed into a phoenix. He hoped that Han Lu could, as the Pine and Cypress Taoist had said, pass through two rounds and ultimately win the championship.

However, no matter who it was, the waves of emotion stirring in their hearts at this moment could not compare to those felt by Chai Tianjiao, who was on the same stage as Han Lu.

He thought he could defeat Han Lu, who was under the influence of "pleasure poison," and win the competition. But when he suddenly witnessed this change in the situation, it would not be an exaggeration to describe his expression as one of utter shock.

Not to mention that in the Extreme Heaven Palace, Chai Tianjiao had always been Mo Zhehan's defeated opponent, and he was well aware of the True Spirit's reputation.

An unease and fear welled up from the bottom of his heart, and Chai Tianjiao shouted unwillingly at the phoenix not far away, "You are actually a true spirit too?"

Transforming into a phoenix, Han Lu could clearly sense that the toxins in her body were completely suppressed as she revealed her true spirit form, and were completely dissolved by the powerful bloodline force in just a few breaths.

With this, coupled with the several times stronger power gained from revealing her true form, Han Lu was certain that the scales of victory had completely tipped in her favor.

What she needs to do now is abandon the sword formation she has already set up and consider which of the three divine abilities from the Three Phoenixes should be used to deal with Chai Tianjiao, the shameless scoundrel who poisoned her and humiliated her.

As for Chai Tianjiao's question, it was more like a rhetorical question. Han Lu, who had transformed into a phoenix and could not speak human language, could only respond with a melodious phoenix cry.

Chai Tianjiao didn't understand the Phoenix Language, so naturally he didn't know what Han Lu was saying.

But judging from the imposing aura of the phoenix not far away and his past conflict with Han Lu, he was certain it wasn't a kind word.

Sitting idly by and waiting for death is not Chai Tianjiao's style, and the word "admit defeat" has never appeared in his dictionary.

Fighting to the death was his final choice on this stage where he could have easily given up.

By pushing his spiritual power to its limit, Chai Tianjiao took out the gourd that he had failed to use in the battle with Ni Kuan before.

Muttering incantations, Chai Tianjiao suddenly slapped the gourd, removed the lid from its mouth, and shouted at the phoenix flying in the air, "Collect!"

An incredibly powerful attraction emanated from the gourd's mouth. Even Han Lu, who had already transformed into a true spirit, could feel a mysterious force shaking her body, trying to draw her into the gourd.

However, a true spirit is a true spirit after all, and the supernatural powers unleashed by this magical artifact had no effect on Han Lu.

The phoenix continued to fly in the air, flapping its wings in place, its phoenix eyes looking at Chai Tianjiao struggling to his death not far away with the gaze of someone looking at a "dead man".

After the gourd's magical powers were fully displayed, seeing Chai Tianjiao's slightly panicked eyes, Han Lu let out another phoenix cry.

"It's time to end this!"

The colorful tail feathers shone brightly. If Wen Erya were watching the battle from the sidelines, she would surely know that Han Lu was about to unleash the Illusionary Phoenix Divine Power.

The phoenix spread its wings, spun in the air, and its long tail feathers drew a circle in the air.

The colorful circle quickly formed a semi-transparent entity and headed towards Chai Tianjiao, who was not far away.

Despite attempts to dodge and build a defensive system to withstand the attack, no matter what method or choice was used, it did not change the fact that Chai Tianjiao was trapped in the colorful circle drawn by Han Lu with her tail feathers.

The jade ring on Chai Tianjiao's left index finger shattered the moment he was bound.

Bound by the colorful circles, Chai Tianjiao struggled a couple of times before his eyes went limp and his eyelids drooped. A thick fog rose in his sea of ​​consciousness, obscuring the sun, and under the influence of the Illusionary Phoenix Divine Power, he entered a beautiful dream woven by Han Luwei.

As they fell from the sky, Han Lu took pity on them and flapped her wings, sending a gust of wind that prevented Chai Tianjiao from making a hard landing.

Bound by the colorful halo, Chai Tianjiao lay on the ground, emitting a soft snore. Despite being about to lose the match, he wore a slight smile on his face.

With a single move, Han Lu transformed back into human form and landed on the ground.

She looked at the referee, Elder Huo, and said, "Senior Huo, Chai Tianjiao has fallen asleep after being affected by my divine power and is temporarily unable to continue fighting. May I announce the result of the match?"

After checking with his divine sense and finding the situation to be true, Elder Huo did not hesitate.

"Match ended. Zhongyuan and Han Lu are the winners."

Chapter 627 Dramatic Change in Temperament

After the referee announced the result of the match, Han Lu then merged the spiritual energy swords that she had secretly placed in various parts of the arena back into her dantian to continue nurturing them.

At the same time, she slowly took out a hair tie from her storage bag, and re-tied her long hair into a bun, styling it into the hairstyle that Feng Yufei had carefully designed for her.

While Han Lu was tidying up her appearance, two Golden Core cultivators responsible for willpower and healing hurriedly went up to the stage and surrounded Chai Tianjiao, who was fast asleep. They each used their own methods to try to rescue Chai Tianjiao from the illusion cast by Han Lu.

However, how could the methods of a true spirit be so easily deciphered by two cultivators at the early stage of the Golden Core realm?

Even with talismans, magical treasures, and even a Golden Core cultivator prying open Chai Tianjiao's mouth and pouring a mind-clearing medicine into it, the smile on Chai Tianjiao's face only faded slightly; it did not break the illusion cast by Han Lu.

This situation left the two Golden Core cultivators, who had been entrusted with the task of healing by the Extreme Heaven Palace, looking rather embarrassed.

Fortunately, the saying "the one who tied the knot must untie it" was also circulating in the Daewoo Dynasty.

In addition, most spells and supernatural powers are easier to heal or undo if the caster has the ability to do so.

Faced with their own inability to help, the two Golden Core cultivators naturally thought of asking Han Lu for assistance.

In fact, Han Lu had already anticipated this, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed on the stage and refused to leave.

“Fairy Han,” a Golden Core cultivator approached Han Lu, pleading for help, “The arena competition has ended. Please, Fairy Han, release your divine powers so that Fellow Daoist Chai can wake up quickly.”

Both Golden Core cultivators were at the early stage of Golden Core, and their status in the talent-rich Extreme Heaven Palace was even lower than that of top Foundation Establishment geniuses like Chai Tianjiao.

There is absolutely no problem in calling Han Lu "Fairy Han" and Chai Tianjiao "Fellow Daoist Chai".

Han Lu had no intention of making things difficult for anyone.

After all, this was a friendly match, and Han Lu didn't want Chai Tianjiao to remain immersed in the beautiful dream she had woven for him for too long, only to wake up naturally a month or even several months later.

That could damage East-West unity.

Since the other party had spoken, she replied, "Gentlemen, Fellow Daoist Chai has fallen under my illusionary magic and is currently immersed in a beautiful dream. Perhaps in the dream, he is already enjoying the wonderful days of ascending to the Spirit Realm with Fellow Daoist Wu Jiayue."

"Are you sure you want me to wake him up and interrupt his sweet dream?"

Upon hearing this, the two Golden Core cultivators hesitated.

For a cultivator, to be able to enjoy success and obtain what they have always sought through a dream would be an immense blessing.

If they had to choose between sleeping for ten or twenty days and having this experience in a dream, they would both choose to enter the dream without hesitation.

Therefore, when they learned that Chai Tianjiao was immersed in this beautiful dream, the two found it difficult to make the decision to wake him up.

Han Lu could naturally guess what the two Golden Core cultivators were thinking.

She continued, "Fellow Daoist Chai will probably sleep for five or six days. When he realizes that he is experiencing a dream and wants to wake up from it, he will naturally wake up."

"If he is captivated by the beautiful story in his dream, and wants to be immersed in it."

"Then it will take twenty to thirty days for him to wake up, after the supernatural power I used has naturally dissipated."

Continuing to sleep only brings benefits and no harm, so the two Golden Core cultivators naturally had no reason to force Han Lu to wake Chai Tianjiao.

However, just as they were about to use their artifact manipulation skills to lift Chai Tianjiao and temporarily move him off the stage, a Nascent Soul elder on the viewing platform suddenly spoke up.

However, since the Palace Master of the Extreme Heaven Palace, Venerable Zhetian, was also present, this Nascent Soul Elder only transmitted his voice to the three people on the arena, without speaking directly to the audience, other elders, and guests.

“Han Lu,” the voice of the Nascent Soul Elder rang in Han Lu’s mind, “I am Chai Tianjiao’s master, Venerable Xuanqin.”

Not knowing exactly where the Nascent Soul Realm expert she was communicating with was sitting on the viewing platform, Han Lu simply bowed in the direction of the platform.

The female cultivator, who claimed to be Chai Tianjiao's master, continued to transmit her voice, saying, "I apologize to you for my disgraceful behavior in the battle just now, and I hope you can forgive me."

"Furthermore, please quickly dispel the supernatural spells and let Tianjiao wake up from his dream."

"Everything in a dream is beautiful, but it is also illusory and fleeting."

"Immersing oneself in it for too long will only cause cultivators to lose their Dao heart after they awaken."

The Nascent Soul cultivator's apology flattered Han Lu.

Since Chai Tianjiao's master had made the decision, Han Lu, who had no intention of "teasing" Chai Tianjiao, naturally chose to obey, dispelling the spell and waking Chai Tianjiao.

After walking a few steps, Han Lu came to Chai Tianjiao's side, stretched out her left hand, and gently raised it.

Five-colored rays of light detached from Chai Tianjiao's sea of ​​consciousness and flew out, landing in Han Lu's palm.

Once the supernatural powers were dispelled, Chai Tianjiao immediately awoke.

Han Lu was too lazy to argue with Chai Tianjiao, a cultivator of questionable character, so she turned and left after completing the treatment.