The Long Journey to Immortality

They chatted happily, and Feng You, who had originally intended to act as a "lubricant," seemed to have nothing to do but smile along. He wondered if he had to put on airs as an "elder" in order to get along better with his daughter.

Just as they were about to leave Feng Hanchi's residence, Feng Wuyi came to visit his elders.

Han Lu was then treated as "the neighbor's child" and used as a tool to spur Feng Wuyi to improve.

Fortunately, Feng Wuyi wasn't a petty person; otherwise, Han Lu might have been challenged to a fight by this relative who had called her "brother" a few times, and they would have secretly used magic and fists to help each other improve and strengthen their friendship.

Before the sun set, Han Lu finally settled down temporarily at her residence in the Phoenix Perch Forest.

Following the doctor's orders, I took the first dose of the medicinal powder decoction.

The taste is so-so, but the effects after taking it are quite remarkable.

Han Lu could feel her heart rate increase and blood flow speed increase after the decoction entered her body. Even the spiritual energy in her dantian was more active than usual.

"It should be useful."

Although she didn't understand the underlying principle, Han Lu was certain that the medicine could indeed help, just as Feng Hanchi had said.

Chapter 693 Preparations Before the Tribulation

With the addition of a medicinal ingredient, in order to increase her chances of successfully harmonizing with the Phoenix Bloodline, Han Lu had to slightly modify her schedule and try harmonizing with the Phoenix Bloodline again after 100 days.

She had originally planned to stay in Phoenix Perch Forest with her father for no more than a month before leaving this troublesome place, but now she had to stay for at least four months. If the matter of Heming took another turn, she was afraid she would have to stay in Phoenix Perch Forest for a full six months.

Moreover, Han Lu had a premonition.

If she fails to resonate with the phoenix, nothing serious will happen. Other phoenixes won't come looking for trouble; they might even secretly smile to themselves while taking the initiative to visit and express goodwill.

But if she succeeds in harmonizing with the Phoenix Clan, she will become the only four-winged true Phoenix among them.

The other phoenixes, especially those phoenix clans that have a bad relationship with Huanfeng, might want to deal with her to prevent her from seizing the so-called leadership of the phoenix clan based on her "legitimate bloodline".

Even just sitting quietly and thinking for a while makes Han Lu feel overwhelmed by foreseeable troubles.

Fortunately, she had her father to protect her from the wind and rain, and also the so-called "political correctness" of the Phoenix Clan.

Han Lu felt that at most she would only suffer some grievances from the "losers" in Phoenix Forest, and that her life would not be in danger.

A person who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present. It is not a bad thing to be mentally prepared for the troubles that will likely occur in the future.

After a night of quiet meditation, Feng You began to fulfill his responsibilities as a father the next day, arranging for Han Lu's tribulation.

Although Han Lu said there was no need to make such a big fuss, in order to prove his "fatherly love", Feng You still treated his daughter's "Cheng Dan Heavenly Tribulation" as a Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.

The location chosen for the tribulation was the same one that most young phoenixes in the Phoenix Perch Forest used when undergoing their tribulation.

Young phoenixes from various ethnic groups are sent to the Phoenix Perch Forest for centralized care and education when they are in their forties or fifties.

The condition for these young phoenixes to leave Phoenix Perch Forest is that they need to advance to the Transformation stage.

Both advancing to the Transformation stage and advancing to the Golden Core stage require undergoing a tribulation.

Therefore, Phoenix Nest Forest, a crucial place for young phoenixes to overcome the tribulation of lightning, has been prepared with a multitude of measures to deal with the tribulation.

In Feng You's view, if Han Lu could enter the tribulation to undergo the tribulation, then the tribulation to form a core, which was not too powerful to begin with, could definitely be easily resolved by his daughter in no time.

Getting Han Lu into the program wasn't difficult, but it still required going through several procedures.

After all, Han Lu, being of mixed race, was different from the young phoenixes who cultivated in the Phoenix Perch Forest. In addition, her identity was sensitive, so even Feng You had to go to some lengths to secure an opportunity for Han Lu to enter the forest to undergo her tribulation.

In addition, Feng You also delivered a large number of pills that he had prepared in advance to Han Lu.

These pills are all of high quality; each one would be worth at least a hundred spirit stones on the market.

Feng You's "enthusiasm" made Han Lu feel a little embarrassed.

However, considering the blood relationship between the two, it all seemed perfectly reasonable.

This feeling was wonderful; it was something Han Lu had never experienced before.

Han Lu suddenly understood why Feng You had made such an "exaggerated" decision.

With peace of mind, Han Lu focused her attention on calming her mind and restoring the health of the "Sword Pill" in the last nine days before the Heavenly Tribulation.

Phoenix Perch Forest is rich in spiritual energy and contains all five elements, making it an ideal place for cultivation.

In just five of the nine days, with the help of the pills given to her by her father, Han Lu successfully removed the last shadow from the surface of the sword pill, restoring it to its full strength.

As for calming her mind, Han Lu used a very simple method: playing the zither repeatedly.

The ancient zither gifted by the High Priest of the Western Regions can be used not only in magical battles, but also has a unique effect in helping cultivators harmonize their mental state.

So, for the past few nights, Han Lu would always play the zither under the shade of the trees and the moon.

Many of the phoenixes living in the Phoenix Perch Forest became Han Lu's valued audience.

Especially those fledgling phoenixes who are bored with the monotonous life in the Phoenix Perch Forest.

Compared to the many adult phoenixes of various kinds whose cultivation levels are comparable to those of Nascent Soul cultivators, these fledgling phoenixes of different "categories" get along well with each other without any barriers.

It is a comfortable and pleasant experience to be with these fledgling phoenixes whose minds are still like those of eleven or twelve-year-old children.

Han Lu, who at least missed out on a happy childhood, really enjoys this feeling.

Enjoy being the "older sister" of the young phoenixes, enjoy being surrounded by them, being treated as an authority, and feeling like the "king of the kids".

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.

There was one hour left before the heavenly tribulation was about to begin.

After taking the medicine for the day, Han Lu followed her father to the Phoenix Thunder Pool in Phoenix Perch Forest to prepare for the tribulation of lightning.

Although Han Lu is the daughter of Feng You, the patriarch of the Illusion Phoenix Clan, she is by no means an important figure in the Phoenix Perch Forest. The mere Core Formation Tribulation is not a big deal for her.

Therefore, apart from Feng Wuyi and a few young phoenixes who had recently gotten along well with Han Lu coming to Fenglei Pond to "watch", no other guests were present.

Feng Wuyi's arrival represents Feng Hanchi's support for Han Lu.

The other young phoenixes, on the other hand, were thinking of being spectators, learning from experience, and cheering on their older sister as she faced her tribulation.

Fenglei Pond was originally a pond, but it dried up for various reasons.

Because this place is one of the few open areas in the Phoenix Perch Forest, it was put to good use and many formations were set up, making it a place for many young phoenixes and even phoenixes about to advance to the "Nascent Soul Realm" to undergo tribulation.

Stepping into the center of the formation, Han Lu pondered for a moment before choosing to sit on the ground, close her eyes to cultivate her health, and quietly wait for time to pass.

This peaceful scene lasted for almost an hour.

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed from the horizon, and a dark brown thundercloud appeared out of nowhere in the previously cloudless sky. Only then did Han Lu suddenly open her eyes.

In just a moment, the muffled thunder that seemed to be rumbling on the horizon arrived above Phoenix Perch Forest.

The dark brown calamity cloud gathered together, completely obscuring the sky above Han Lu's head.

Every now and then, brown arcs of lightning would burst out from the tribulation clouds, hissing as if in a show of defiance, putting psychological pressure on those undergoing tribulation.

However, Han Lu, who was in the center, was more calm and composed than the audience around her.

Before arriving at Phoenix Thunder Pool, Feng You had already taught Han Lu the method of controlling the Phoenix Thunder Pool formation.

Taking out a palm-sized token from her storage bag, Han Lu silently recited the incantation and infused it with a drop of spiritual power.

This token is the central core of the Phoenix Thunder Pool magic array.

Under Han Lu's control, a light screen appeared out of thin air, powered by top-grade spirit stones installed on the nine array eyes, protecting her completely, sheltering her from wind and rain, and shielding her from lightning tribulations.

Having completed this step, Han Lu put the token back into her storage bag and did not manipulate the magic array again or use any other methods.

In her view, this was enough, and there was no need to go to great lengths and waste resources.

Chapter 694 Heavenly Tribulation

It looked impressive, but Feng Wuyi and Feng You, who were watching from the sidelines, could clearly sense that this tribulation was actually just a "paper tiger".

Feng You has extensive experience and has even survived the Nascent Soul Tribulation himself. In addition, with his profound cultivation, he can naturally make a clear judgment on the power of the tribulation that has not yet descended.

As for Feng Wuyi, this conclusion was drawn by comparing Han Lu's Core Formation Tribulation with his own Core Formation Tribulation.

In his view, the tribulation he underwent a hundred years ago to achieve immortality was at least three times more powerful than the tribulation Han Lu is currently facing.

This conclusion naturally aroused his curiosity.

I'm curious about how Han Lu followed the will of Heaven and what "good deeds" she did that caused the Heavenly Tribulation to not only be delayed by a year, but also to pass through in such an "ordinary" state in front of Han Lu.

As for Han Lu, her feelings were quite different from those of the two cultivators whose cultivation levels surpassed hers.

The tribulation clouds in the sky reminded her of the tribulation that Elder Haoge had undergone.

The fact that the lightning tribulation had already exerted its power on her before it was fully formed naturally led her to misjudge its strength.

She even had some doubts.

The reason why the tribulation lightning was delayed by a year was not because of divine mercy, but simply to allow more time to accumulate power so as to deliver a heavy blow to this "monster" whose combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

However, this confusion was only fleeting.

The countless experiences of those who came before her and her own exceptional abilities told her that there was no need to scare herself at this time.

The tribulation cloud took only a hundred breaths to go from nothing to its final, complete form.

This period of time can only be described as brief.

For the fledgling phoenixes watching from the sidelines, they had just finished marveling at the imposing tribulation clouds in the sky when those clouds began to unleash thunderbolts, acting as if it were the will of Heaven, casting lightning spells to add another tribulation to the cultivators' path of cultivation.

As the lightning struck, Han Lu didn't even bother to transform into a phoenix to defend herself. She simply watched silently as the lightning descended from the sky and finally struck the thick light barrier activated by the array.

Phoenix Thunder Pool was specially prepared for those undergoing tribulation, and naturally, the formations set up within it were specifically designed to resist the heavenly tribulation lightning.

Watching the massive brown lightning strike the light barrier, the result was not a head-on collision, but rather it was neutralized by a soft approach.

The lightning bolts were split into conspicuous streams of electricity the moment they hit the light barrier, almost as if they were being "decomposed".

The current rolled across the surface of the light curtain, forcefully guided by the power of the array into the ground.

The ground of Fenglei Pond is no longer the sandy depression of yesteryear, but has been replaced by a single rare "Thunder God Stone".

Thunderstone is a rare material that can be used to refine spiritual artifacts. It was used as "flooring" and covered an area of ​​thousands of square meters. This is a grand undertaking that only a barbaric true spirit clan like the Phoenix Clan could pull off.

The enormous Thunder God Stone effortlessly absorbed and swallowed the heavenly lightning that descended during the Heavenly Tribulation of Core Formation.

If the light curtain above Han Lu's head hadn't faded slightly, the phoenixes that had just arrived at the Phoenix Thunder Pool might not have noticed that a bolt of heavenly lightning had been completely neutralized and consumed.

In the first round of the battle, Han Lu didn't expend a single bit of spiritual power and yet still achieved a great victory in the face of the lightning tribulation.