The Long Journey to Immortality

“The three of you, this place is where my senior brother and I came from. We have already spent a lot of spirit stones to arrange everything. It is impossible for us to give up this place.”

"How about this," Han Lu took out the list of Core Formation sites that Wen Erya had divined for her from her storage bag and showed it to her, "I suppose this fellow Daoist who wants to form his Core here is also a water elemental root. I have a list of Core Formation sites that are extremely suitable for water elemental root cultivators to form their Core recently."

"The time and location records are very detailed."

"For example, about half a month from here, on a small island in the East China Sea, which is only 500 miles away, there will be a small-scale outbreak of spiritual energy."

"Forming the Golden Core there is about the same as forming it here; it's a good place nonetheless."

After giving her clear advice, Han Lu said quite kindly, "What do you three think of this?"

Han Lu, who rarely interacted with cultivators from the East Sea, made a mistake.

She thought she had given them a path that was very likely to be accepted, but to her surprise, the three rogue cultivators from Tiger Mountain in the East Sea heard that Han Lu had made many "arrangements" here specifically for Core Formation, and instead became greedy.

After exchanging a glance, the two immortals, the Upper Immortal and the Celestial Immortal, from the Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain, began to secretly communicate using the method of telepathic communication employed by Golden Core cultivators.

"Brother, this female cultivator said she spent a lot of spirit stones here and set up many methods to increase the effect of Core Formation. If we drive them away and then my third brother forms his Core here, wouldn't it be perfect to use all the methods they set up and use them to his advantage?" The Celestial Immortal Cloud Solitary Man harbored malicious intentions.

The immortal Bao Yunzi transmitted his voice, saying, "Second brother is right. Third brother's talent surpasses both of ours. Even if he only uses the existing preparations to set up his core here, achieving a mid-grade golden core should not be a problem."

"If these two are indeed disciples of the Central Plains Zhengyi Sect, then everything they have arranged here must be extraordinary."

"Third brother, just as you said, you can use this opportunity to achieve your goal and form your core here."

"Perhaps it can even help you create a high-grade Golden Core."

"At that time, we, the Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain, will not only be rightfully famous, but will also be renowned throughout the East China Sea."

The Celestial Cloud Wanderer transmitted his voice and laughed, "Brother and I think exactly the same thing. You talk to these two virgins from the Central Plains to lull them into a false sense of security, and I'll launch a sneak attack and kill this female cultivator first."

"Next, you and I will join forces to deal with the remaining Golden Core cultivators."

“If everything is handled properly, we will not only be able to find an excellent place for our third brother to form his core, but we can also make a fortune from the storage bags of these two cultivators.”

"You know, cultivators in the Central Plains live a comfortable life. If this pair of adulterers really came from the Zhengyi Sect, they must be rolling in money."

The title "Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain" was merely their self-proclaimed name. In reality, among the nearly two hundred Golden Core cultivators in the cultivation world of the Three Immortals of the East Sea, Bao Yunzi and Yunxiao Sanren, who relied on refining beast cores to form their own cores, were not particularly important figures.

The third brother, Yu Anran, whom the two adopted, was more like a disciple than a sworn brother.

Hoping that their talented third brother, Yu Anran, would achieve a mid-to-high-grade Core Formation, they could then lead their two hopeless elder brothers to "take off" in the cultivation world of the East Sea. This was the plan of the two immortals.

Therefore, blinded by greed, they decided to "kill and plunder," intending to test their skills on two seemingly easy-to-bully cultivators from the Central Plains, and do the same bad things that cultivators from the East Sea often did.

As for their third brother.

This matter was related to his interests, so he was naturally even more enthusiastic. He could tell what his two elder brothers were thinking just by looking at their exchanged glances.

He even developed a craving for Han Lu, wanting to taste what this fairy, who had only revealed half of her pretty face, actually tasted like.

Before his two elder brothers could give any orders, the third brother, Yu Anran, took the initiative to cover for them.

From this perspective, the three are indeed birds of a feather, and their tacit understanding is almost like that of blood brothers.

“My lady, you can’t say that,” Yu Anran said eloquently. “There’s no one here, and your names aren’t written on the ground. So how can there be any question of who came first?”

“If that’s really the case, this place still belongs to the East Sea. The three of us are locals from the East Sea, while you two are outsiders from the Central Plains. It’s a matter of who came first and who came later.”

“Fairy, if you can explain this matter clearly, the three of us will give the Zhengyi Sect face and take the initiative to back down.”

His plan was simple: use sophistry to draw Han Lu and Xianyu Ji's attention to him, and then have his two older brothers suddenly launch an attack to take them down in one fell swoop.

Upon hearing their third brother's words, the two Golden Core cultivators were overjoyed, believing that with the three brothers working together, they were likely to succeed this time. They began to devise their own strategies. The original plan was to work together to solve the problem, rather than going it alone.

Yu Anran's sophistry was indeed somewhat convincing, and the cooperative attitude she showed did make Han Lu still hold onto the idea of ​​resolving the matter peacefully.

With each person offering their own opinion, Han Lu continued to persuade the other party to make concessions, while Xianyu Ji, standing to the side, sensed a dangerous undercurrent.

He disliked debates and didn't pay any attention to the argument between Han Lu and Yu Anran.

His intuition told him that this matter could not be resolved properly, and he would most likely have to show his skills to make the Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain retreat.

After exchanging nearly ten sentences, Han Lu realized that Yu Anran had nothing more to say but was still stubbornly arguing.

This approach is clearly for ulterior motives.

Xiaoyaozi's horrific memories of the East China Sea also made her wary.

However, the habitual thinking of cultivators from the Central Plains made her feel that it was unlikely that the other party would launch a surprise attack on her and Xianyu Ji, the two disciples of the Zhengyi Sect.

Realizing that she couldn't outwit the beautiful and talented female cultivator, Yu Anran kept glancing at her two older brothers.

Only after noticing the meaningful look from Bao Yunzi did he feel relieved, and finally said, "Han Xianzi's reasoning doesn't hold water in the East Sea. I can't argue with you, but my two elder brothers have a great deal of wisdom."

This statement is like a signal.

As soon as he finished speaking, two beams of light flew out from the two immortals' storage bags and struck Han Lu.

A battle is about to break out.

Chapter 648 Resolution and Admonition

Although both Shangxian Baoyunzi and Tianxian Yunxiao Sanren are Golden Core cultivators, they achieved their Golden Cores by refining beast cores, spending all their hard-earned money on purchasing beast cores.

Naturally, the two of them didn't have much money, and the magic weapon they used, with their Golden Core cultivation level, was just an ordinary high-grade magic artifact.

When launching a surprise attack, although it may appear impressive and powerful, it is actually just a show.

At least in the eyes of Han Lu, a pseudo-Core Formation "True Spirit" who could barely hold his own against a righteous mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, it was all just a facade.

The two magical artifacts arrived in an instant, covering a distance of only twenty meters.

One was a short sword, and the other was a stone pestle.

Because it was a sneak attack, neither the immortal Bao Yunzi nor the celestial immortal Yunxiao Sanren used any magical artifacts to unleash any complex attacks.

One thought of slashing Han Lu's neck with a short sword, while the other wanted to smash Han Lu's head to pieces with a stone pestle.

Being prepared, Han Lu reacted immediately and made what she believed to be the correct response within a short period of time.

"Certainly!"

A shout came from Han Lu's mouth, and the breath she exhaled even slightly lifted the bangs that covered her right eye, revealing her right eye, which still had three shallow scars.

With that shout of "Freeze!", the two magical treasures actually froze in mid-air just as Han Lu had said, as if they had hit some invisible wall and could not move forward even an inch.

This was certainly not because Han Lu had mastered the superior skill of "words becoming law," nor was it because Han Lu's weapon manipulation skills had reached a superb level, directly seizing control of the two immortals' magical treasures.

In fact, it was only because her spiritual attack was so effective that it caused the Immortal Bao Yunzi and the Celestial Immortal Yunxiao Sanren to experience turmoil in their sea of ​​consciousness for a moment, temporarily losing their ability to control their magical treasures, which led to this situation.

Everything was under Han Lu's control.

She then flicked her sleeve again, and a gust of icy wind emerged, blowing onto the short sword and stone pestle hanging in front of her.

Layers of frost instantly formed on the two magical artifacts, completely severing their connection with their master. Without losing their spiritual essence, they temporarily became ownerless.

After completing these two steps, Han Lu withdrew her outstretched hand and casually used her magical artifact manipulation skills to collect the two temporarily "ownerless" magical treasures into her storage bag.

This was a new method that Han Lu had devised over the past twenty years. It was too ruthless and she usually had no opportunity to use it. However, she never expected that she would use it on two rogue Golden Core cultivators in the East Sea when she finally came here.

The surprise attack failed, and in the blink of an eye, the magic weapon was captured by the opponent.

Yu Anran, who was watching from the sidelines, was completely dumbfounded, feeling that everything was beyond his understanding of ordinary cultivators.

"What kind of monster is this Fairy Han?"

"What kind of move is this?"

"My eldest brother's and second brother's two magical treasures were just there a moment ago, how did they become Fairy Han's in the blink of an eye?"

……

And what about the immortal Bao Yunzi and the celestial immortal Yunxiao Sanren? They weren't much better off.

It took them a full five breaths to calm the turmoil in their minds. When they came to their senses, they realized that they had lost contact with the magical artifact.

The two experienced fighters knew without guessing that Han Lu must have used some trick.

Considering that Han Lu did not kill anyone when the two were "dizzy" earlier, the two did not even communicate before begging for mercy from the "minor Foundation Establishment cultivator" they had previously completely disregarded.

"Fairy Han, Fairy Han, this is all a misunderstanding."

"As expected of Fairy Han, she is a top disciple of the Zhengyi Sect. Her actions are swift and decisive, and her demeanor is quite like that of an ancient cultivator."

"Fairy Han, please have mercy and just let my three brothers go."

When it comes to being flexible and adaptable, the Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain are definitely masters.

This seemingly unpredictable performance made Han Lu laugh.

Her opponent was easily defeated, and she, who was about to form her core, did not want to get blood on her hands for no reason.

With a pat of her storage bag, two magical treasures, still covered in frost generated by the Ice Phoenix Divine Power, appeared in Han Lu's hands.

With a wave of her hand, Han Lu withdrew her supernatural powers and returned the two magical treasures to their rightful owner.

Then, she looked at Yu Anran, who was still staring in disbelief, and teased, "Fellow Daoist Yu, your elder brothers' profound principles don't apply to me."

"How about we compromise?"

"By the way," Han Lu said, raising her hand to Xianyu Ji, who was still on guard beside her, "Senior Brother Xianyu is even more powerful than me."

"He also spent three years in the East China Sea. If you had attacked him just now, he would probably be dead by now. He wouldn't be able to talk to me like this."

Han Lu had made her point so clear that the Three Immortals of Tiger Mountain would naturally not seek their own demise.

With a mournful face, Yu Anran said, "Thank you for your mercy, Fairy Han. It was only because the three of us were momentarily blinded by greed that we did such a terrible thing."

"On behalf of my elder brothers, I apologize to the fairy. If the fairy will forgive us, we will definitely be good people in the future."

Knowing he could most likely escape unscathed, Yu Anran shouted and cried with all his might, his face covered in tears, afraid that Han Lu would think he wasn't sincere.

"Alright, alright, get lost," Han Lu waved her hand and said, "With your pathetic skills, you should just behave yourselves and stay in the community. Don't try to rob others."

"Remember the fairy's teachings."

They bowed respectfully, and the three Tiger Mountain Immortals, who had been so arrogant just moments before, hurriedly rode away on a cloud, not daring to linger for even a moment longer.

Xianyu Ji felt that Han Lu's approach was slightly problematic, and said, "Junior Sister Han, what if these three take advantage of your Core Formation to call their friends and seek revenge?"

Han Lu laughed and said, "Isn't it because you're here, Senior Brother? Besides, do you really think these three people can find any powerful helpers in just a few days?"

Xianyu Ji thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case, which put his mind at ease.

Watching the three figures disappear, Han Lu suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Oh dear, I forgot something."