The Long Journey to Immortality

Chapter 691 Arriving at Phoenix Perch Forest Again

After finishing their private matters, Han Lu remembered to release Venerable Pot Lamp from his magic treasure bag, display him to Feng You, and explain the origins of this half-buried cultivator, his past grudges with Feng You, and the grudges he had just formed with her.

The cultivator had a good memory, and Feng You's memory was not bad either.

He certainly still remembered Venerable Pot Lamp, who had injured him a hundred years ago and brought him a marriage.

With a simple tap on Venerable Pot Lamp's head, Feng You released the soul imprisonment set up by Han Lu.

The restriction was lifted, and Venerable Pot Lamp immediately awoke.

Upon seeing Feng You's face, he, who had just been about to curse Han Lu, immediately panicked.

The scenes of his past conflicts and battles with Feng You were still vivid in his mind, and he naturally remembered this fierce god who had ruined his future.

As for Fengyou, when he looked at Venerable Hudeng, he also recalled that muddled account from back then.

Feeling slightly guilty, Fengyou originally intended to let Venerable Hudeng leave and settle the old score.

But then she remembered his attack on Han Lu, and immediately decided to harden her heart and teach this villain who attempted to imprison and abuse her daughter a lesson she would never forget.

This "court" was essentially a one-man show, and the life and death of Venerable Pot Lamp were decided solely by Feng You.

Therefore, whatever decision Fengyou makes is reasonable.

Based on the actual situation, Fengyou ultimately decided to imprison Venerable Pot Lamp's magical power, confining him to the Phoenix Perch Forest to sweep fallen leaves for three hundred years to reflect on his sins.

Fengyou had already calculated that Venerable Pot Lamp only had a lifespan of a little over three hundred years.

Three hundred years later, even though Venerable Pot Lamp had not repented, he still thought about "revenge".

Three hundred years later, Han Lu would certainly not be someone that the half-crippled Venerable Pot Lamp could possibly harm.

In Feng You's view, three hundred years later, Han Lu would definitely have already advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, and even the former Venerable Pot Lamp would not be her match.

After the verdict was handed down, Han Lu put Venerable Pot Lamp back into the bag and imprisoned him, then continued his journey with his father, seated on the auspicious cloud.

Within the Western Regions, to avoid disputes, Feng You and Han Lu chose to travel by cloud in human form, even if it meant traveling at a slightly slower pace.

As a True Spirit with strength comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage, Feng You's ability to ride the clouds was only average, but it was nearly six or seven times faster than Han Lu riding the clouds alone.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the two rode on auspicious clouds and left the territory of the Western Regions, entering what is broadly considered a wild and untamed land.

Because the wilderness is not actually managed by anyone, its lands always gradually shrink as the surrounding forces become stronger and their controllable areas increase.

At the end of the great war in the ancient cultivation era, large swathes of land in the Great Yu Dynasty and the Western Regions were not under human control.

In other words, 100,000 years later, the true spirits all became "harmonious," and their desire for ascension and cultivation surpassed their desire for interspecies conflict. This is why the human race, whose cultivation civilization was not as advanced as it was 100,000 years ago, even expanded its territory, pushing the "borderline" between the two places hundreds of miles into the wilderness.

However, this mere hundred miles of territory on both sides is but a drop in the ocean compared to the vast and boundless wilderness.

It is conceivable that, as long as their own interests are not fundamentally infringed upon, the True Spirits will cede even more land for the human race to control and survive in the future.

Even a million years from now, it's not impossible that the true spirits will fully integrate into human society and achieve harmonious coexistence.

Entering the wild and untamed lands, the human appearance is no longer a passport but rather a burden.

Feng You simply called out "daughter," and Han Lu immediately understood, actively activating her cultivation technique and transforming into a three-winged true phoenix.

The Golden Core Realm of a cultivator corresponds to the Transformation Stage of a True Spirit or a Demonic Beast, and is the boundary between whether a True Spirit or a Demonic Beast with a high bloodline has reached adulthood.

Naturally, once this boundary is crossed, the forms of true spirits and magical beasts will expand as if "inflating a balloon".

Back when she was in the Foundation Establishment stage, the phoenix that Han Lu transformed into was only three meters long when it spread its wings.

But now, after advancing to the Golden Core Realm, Han Lu estimated that the distance between the tips of her wings should be nearly ten meters.

While its size is still quite different from that of Feng Rubing and Feng You, it is far inferior to the legendary true phoenix.

However, advancing to the Golden Core realm did indeed allow Han Lu, who had transformed into a phoenix, to grow from a "juvenile" to an "adult."

Looking at Han Lu, who looked almost exactly the same as she did thirty years ago but was completely different in size, Feng You had a thought similar to that of "her daughter growing up".

Transforming into a phoenix again, this time, when traveling with her father, Han Lu no longer needed to "fly" on her father's back like she had more than 30 years ago, but instead rode on his back with the mindset of a phoenix.

Now, having merged the bloodlines of three phoenixes and advanced to the Golden Core realm, she flies entirely alone, barely managing to keep up with Feng You's flying speed, which was being "held back," and travels alongside her father.

A pair of true spirits flew swiftly through the desolate sky, occasionally letting out a phoenix cry or two, communicating in the language of phoenixes.

Although Han Lu was not raised by phoenixes in the wilderness, she still awakened some bloodline memories after advancing to the Golden Core Realm.

She has completely mastered the Phoenix Language, a "minor language," and has no problem communicating with her father in it.

On the way, the father and daughter mainly talked about the wild geography.

Having lived in the wilderness for over six thousand years, Feng You had a nine-five percent understanding of this land, which was several times larger than the Great Yu Dynasty. Han Lu naturally hoped to gain a better understanding of this land, where she might live for a long time, through her father's words.

I don't seek to know a great deal, but I do want to understand the general situation along the way to Fengqilin and Sanfenglin.

So that when she becomes even more capable in the future, she can recognize the roads when she goes home to visit her family and avoid dangers along the way, without having to trouble her parents to make the trip again.

Feng You understood perfectly why Han Lu had asked such a question. Although he was willing to make another trip to strengthen his relationship with his daughter, he still answered her in detail, explaining everything clearly.

The journey from the western border to Sanfenglin takes about ten days.

On the way, at Han Lu's request, the father and daughter took a slightly longer route, passing by the dragon's lair where the Candle Dragons gathered and taking another look from afar.

It took the two phoenixes an extra half day to reach Phoenix Perch Forest.

Having had her first experience of returning to the clan, although she still identifies herself as a human cultivator most of the time, Han Lu has been registered and has become a member of the Phoenix Clan.

Therefore, this time, she and Feng You did not need to go through any complicated or cumbersome procedures, nor did they need the "security guards" in Fengqi Forest to lead the way. They smoothly passed through the outer barrier of Fengqi Forest and entered Fengqi Forest.

When the father and daughter visited Feng Hanchi again, they simply knocked on the door and called him "senior" before they were able to pay their respects to this powerful figure in the Phoenix Clan.

Chapter 692 Medicine Powder

This time, only Feng Hanchi was meditating in the room; his talented nephew was not there to serve him.

Feng Hanchi was very pleased to see Han Lu, who had successfully advanced to the Golden Core Realm or Transformation Realm in less than forty years.

He had always held great expectations for the younger generation of the Phoenix Clan and felt that he saw the future hope of the Phoenix Clan in Han Lu.

Although he had no dream of leading the Phoenix Clan to conquer the world.

However, he also hopes that more talented young people will emerge from the Phoenix Clan to continue the bloodline of the race and allow the Phoenix Clan to stand more firmly at the top of the wilderness.

"It's been over thirty years since we last met, and you've already achieved the Golden Core stage. It seems you've had a lot of good fortune and have been cultivating diligently," Feng Hanchi said, pointing to the figure beside him. "Come and tell me about the stories of these past thirty years."

Han Lu smiled and gave a polite bow before sitting down, only touching half of the chair with her bottom as a sign of courtesy.

Using the most straightforward language possible, Han Lu recounted in detail the major events related to cultivation that had happened to her over the past thirty years in front of the two elders.

Life in the Central Plains is rich and colorful, and Han Lu, as one of the best among the younger generation in the Central Plains, has naturally experienced countless interesting things in the past thirty years that even true spirits who have lived in the wilderness for six or seven thousand years have never experienced.

Having the skill of storytelling, even though Han Lu tried her best to tell her stories in a dry and uninteresting way to avoid appearing too frivolous, her stories still captivated Feng Hanchi and Feng You, who had heard them once before.

The story is quite rhythmic, with each segment lasting about ten minutes.

Divided into five sections, plus the transitions between them, it took Han Lu a full half hour to roughly recount her experiences over the past thirty years.

After hearing Han Lu's story, even though Feng Hanchi was already used to the peaceful life in Phoenix Perch Forest, he couldn't help but feel excited, recalling the scenes of his travels in the Great Yu Dynasty when he was young, in the form of a human cultivator.

He leaned back and sighed, "Youth is wonderful."

Then, Feng Hanchi brought up something that Han Lu had mentioned when she was telling a story.

"Han Lu, you said you would be undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of Core Formation in a few days, right?"

Han Lu nodded slightly and replied, "In response to your question, senior, it will be nine days from now."

Upon hearing this, Feng Hanchi continued, "Although you do good deeds and accumulate merit, you are unlikely to face any severe heavenly tribulations, but you must still take it seriously."

"Since the Heavenly Tribulation will descend in nine days, it is best to postpone your attempt to use my essence and blood to achieve harmony, so as to avoid any accidents that could cause you to encounter the Heavenly Tribulation while you are achieving harmony."

Feng Hanchi was very thorough in his considerations, fearing that Han Lu might be caught off guard and suffer a setback.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case.

Once, in order to harmonize with the bloodline of the Fire Phoenix, she slept for more than ten days in a makeshift cave.

If something unexpected happens during the fusion of the fourth type of phoenix bloodline, and she falls into a deep sleep for more than ten days, even a heavenly tribulation with no power might kill her while she is in a deep sleep.

Better safe than sorry, Han Lu didn't want such a frustrating thing to happen to her.

"Then I will follow your arrangement, senior. Once I have survived the Heavenly Tribulation, I will shamelessly ask you for my essence blood and try to resonate with you." Although she came here according to a previous agreement, Han Lu still spoke very politely and showed the senior enough respect.

Hearing Han Lu's words, Feng Hanchi was very satisfied and smiled, "However, during the days you are preparing for the Heavenly Tribulation, you can also do some simple things to increase the success rate of the Harmony Bloodline."

Han Lu had never seen Feng Hanchi's words in the "True Phoenix Manual".

However, since the other party was introduced by her father and was an absolute authority in the field of harmony, Han Lu was naturally overjoyed and looked at Feng Hanchi expectantly, "Senior, do you mean you have researched some method to increase the success rate of harmony?"

Feng Hanchi didn't hide anything and immediately took out a bottle of medicinal powder from his storage bag, saying, "This is a medicinal powder that I formulated a few years ago based on ancient books and my own experiments."

"For the hundred days before the Harmony, mix one drop of my ordinary blood into a decoction and drink it daily. When you use my essence blood for the Harmony, it can increase the success rate by about 10%."

Feng Hanchi's words were very conservative.

Several years ago, he had Feng Wuyi try to use this method to achieve harmony with Feng You's essence and blood, but it ended in failure.

Therefore, Feng Hanchi did not have the confidence to guarantee success in front of Han Lu, and only dared to mention the not-so-high success rate of "10%".

Han Lu was unaware of Feng Wuyi's affairs, but she had complete confidence in Feng Hanchi, this authoritative figure.

"A 10% probability is already quite high. I thank you in advance, senior."

Feng Hanchi handed over the medicinal powder with one hand, and with the other hand, he casually performed a little trick, filling a small bottle he had just taken out of his storage bag with his own blood, and then handed it to Han Lu as well.

After gently shaking the dark red blood in the translucent vial, Han Lu inquired about the precautions for using the medicinal powder before storing these two very useful items in her storage bag.

"Does this medicine powder need to be taken continuously for 100 days to be effective?" Han Lu remembered another crucial matter.

Feng Hanchi replied, "It doesn't have to be consecutive; you just need to take the medicine made from the powder for more than half of the days out of the hundred days."

Han Lu nodded slightly, "I will definitely take the medicine as instructed by my senior and strive to become a Four-Winged True Phoenix."

Han Lu was determined to obtain the bloodline of He Ming and Li Feng. She hoped that the bloodline of Li Feng would enter her body and make up for her current weakness in external martial arts, so that her strength could reach a higher level.

These expressions of determination may sound a bit grandiose and empty, but they are indeed very appropriate to say at this time.

Based on his years of research, Feng Hanchi, taking into account the matter of Heming, gave Han Lu a lot of advice.

He hoped that Han Lu would succeed, making it more likely that Zhen Feng would reappear in the world.