The Long Journey to Immortality

She had certainly thought about this before, but because she was unwilling to confront the problem directly, she had never thought about it in depth.

Today, only after being asked this question by Feng Rubing did she have no choice but to face it.

With a meticulous mind, Han Lu spent the entire night sorting out her thoughts and analyzing the root cause of her dilemma before coming up with several paths for her to choose from.

These paths can be categorized into superior, medium, and inferior strategies, and naturally, they also differ in their feasibility and difficulty.

The simplest way is to steel yourself and settle down in the wilderness, severing all ties with everything in the Central Plains, and not bothering with worldly matters.

Decisive and resolute, but not quite like Han Lu; more like something only Xiaoyaozi could do.

Han Lu disliked it and discarded it almost immediately upon the thought.

The slightly more complicated approach is to avoid the topic altogether and continue the practice of visiting relatives every few years.

Although it was a bit tiring and busy, it was a good way to manage things.

If she maintains this state for a hundred years, Han Lu feels that she will have a better answer in her heart by then.

These are all mediocre or poor strategies.

As for the best strategy, Han Lu had two ideas.

First, practice diligently and advance to the next level as soon as possible.

Once Han Lu advances to the Nascent Soul Realm, she can travel from the Central Plains to the Wilderness in no more than twelve or thirteen days at full speed.

That way, even if they live apart, she can still take care of her family, sect, and friends.

This method, combined with the previous middle strategy, is not bad.

Unfortunately, advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is not that simple. Even with Han Lu's confidence and exceptional talent, it would probably take her two or three hundred years.

It was only thanks to the long lifespan of the phoenix that Han Lu's idea could have come to fruition.

As for this last strategy, it can be said to be a collection of the former.

He spent thirty years cultivating the Central Plains with care, repaying his sect with practical actions, and deepening the bonds between himself and his friends and teachers with genuine feelings, so deep that even a distance of 100,000 miles could not sever them.

At that time, all choices will become easier.

However, repaying the sect in a short period of time is not so easy, and strengthening the bond with friends so that it will not break due to time and distance is even more difficult.

How exactly to act, and how to follow one's heart without harming others, are questions that Han Lu needs to carefully consider.

But in any case, she preferred to leave the Central Plains in this gentle way and return to her home in the Three Phoenix Forest.

Of course, there are also more direct and simpler methods.

If you don't want to put in the effort, then the only option is to pave a road connecting the wilderness and the Zhengyi Sect with money.

That is to establish a teleportation array between Sanfeng Forest and Zhengyi Sect.

However, such a gesture was too extravagant and wasteful. Even if it were possible, Han Lu was unwilling to cause the three phoenix clans in the Three Phoenix Forest to lose money for her own selfish desires.

With no immediate worries and having figured out the long-term implications, I've also resolved my concerns.

After clearing her mind, Han Lu's previously agitated state of mind calmed down.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already dawn.

Following the habits she had developed in the Three Phoenix Forest, Han Lu came to a small field near her home and cultivated it using the most traditional and mundane methods. She tried to let the new crop seeds she brought from the Central Plains take root and sprout in the wilderness, so as to reap a bountiful harvest and add some flavor to the meals of the young phoenixes in the forest.

For a phoenix, or a cultivator who has reached the Golden Core realm, April is but a fleeting moment.

But for ordinary crops, it may be their entire life cycle, from seed and sprout to final growth and fruit.

The day when the first batch of crops will be successfully harvested is just around the corner.

Every day when fertilizing and watering, Han Lu can clearly feel the vitality emanating from these crops.

It must be said that farming is also a good form of leisure and entertainment for cultivators.

Although it may not be as elegant as playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting, watching your crops slowly grow and eventually mature brings a sense of satisfaction akin to attaining enlightenment.

Like ordinary people, they managed large tracts of land with the most common farming tools.

Feeling refreshed, Han Lu looked at the rising sun on the horizon and felt that this sunrise had a more captivating charm than usual.

Just as Han Lu was thinking about cultivating a new piece of land, tidying it up, making new plans, and planting some other crops, Feng Hong suddenly flew in from nowhere, calling out "Sister".

"Sister, sister!" Feng Hong rushed to Han Lu's side in a panic.

This was the first time Han Lu had ever seen Feng Hong like this. She put away her farm tools, clapped her hands, brushed off some dirt from Feng Lingyi's clothes, and asked, "What happened? Did something terrible happen?"

"It's nothing serious, but I need your help, sister," Feng Hong said. "Sister, can you help me with this?"

"What kind of help? Explain yourself clearly." Han Lu was very perceptive and knew that Feng Hong's evasiveness meant there was more to the matter than met the eye. She needed to know the whole story before she could agree.

Feng Hong stammered for a while before saying, "I want my sister to do me a favor and come with me to meet my companions. I might also need to have a fight with a Fire Phoenix brother who just returned from Phoenix Perch Forest."

Chapter 713 Thug Han Lu

I finally managed to ask my sister for help with something, but instead, she used force to help me as her henchman.

This made Feng Hong too embarrassed to speak. If he weren't concerned about his reputation and face in front of his companions, he would have found an excuse to decline the matter long ago.

To everyone's surprise, Han Lu wasn't angry when she heard this. Instead, she wanted to find out the whole story and see if she should teach her younger brother the importance of "harmony" or help him out so that he could save face in front of his friends.

Such a story has never happened to Han Lu himself, but he has seen scenes of older brothers helping younger brothers "vent their anger".

She also hopes to guide her younger brother in the right direction while being a good older sister herself.

Han Lu said, "Tell me in detail, and I'll see how things go before deciding whether to help you."

Feng Hong was slightly surprised by these words. He said happily, "Sister, you are so good to me."

As she spoke, Feng Hong recounted the small trouble she had encountered, explaining why Han Lu needed to step in and why she might have to get into a fight.

The reason is not complicated; it was caused by a small conflict between children.

The young phoenixes are no different from human children.

Studying in a "school", they would naturally divide into two or even three factions based on their relationships and interests when playing around.

Feng Hong was born with some leadership qualities, so he naturally became the leader of a faction.

The other young phoenix, Fire Phoenix, is the leader of another faction.

Although the two factions were somewhat at odds, they often had to get together to play because there were not many young phoenixes.

On the surface, their relationship seemed alright, but ultimately they still couldn't stand each other.

Especially between Feng Hong and that fledgling fire phoenix.

Han Lu returned to Sanfeng Forest, allowing Feng Hong to steal the spotlight among her friends.

Han Lu not only gave the young phoenixes many small gifts, but also won their praise with her appearance and personality. Everyone knew that Feng Hong had a good older sister.

This only added to the frustration of the fledgling fire phoenix.

These past few days, the older brother of that fledgling fire phoenix happened to return to the Three Phoenix Forest after advancing to the Transformation Realm in the Phoenix Perch Forest.

He couldn't wait to let his brother take the stage, thinking of showing off in front of his companions and snatching Feng Hong away with the popularity gathered by Han Lu.

Just like the young fire phoenix who annoyed Feng Hong by showing off, Feng Hong was naturally also very depressed to see the other party surrounded by his companions talking about his older brother.

So he took the initiative to start a "battle", challenging the other party to a duel to see who was stronger between the two older siblings.

In a moment of impulse, Feng Hong took the initiative to issue a challenge, so naturally, this was the only time he could seek Han Lu's help.

Hearing about this rather "childlike" little thing, Han Lu made up her mind to help Feng Hong.

However, she did not want to have a real fight with the other party, or to show off to the young phoenixes and make comparisons like watching a show.

She believed that this phoenix, which had already advanced to the Transformation Realm, should be reasonable and communicate with her through divine sense in private. She thought that by taking this opportunity to cooperate with her, they could set a good example for the young phoenixes.

If all else fails, and the other party is unreasonable, siding with their own family instead of the law, and insists on fighting her for their brother's sake.

She didn't mind playing along, acting as a slightly unconventional good older sister in the way Feng Hong had originally hoped for.

However, the fact that the other party had just advanced to the Transformation Realm and was a fire phoenix returning from the Phoenix Perch Forest reminded Han Lu of a familiar phoenix.

"Little brother, do you know the name of that fire phoenix? It's the older brother of your companion," Han Lu inquired.

Feng Hong shook his head and said, "I don't know."

“Okay,” Han Lu said without hesitation, “Do we meet your friends now?”

“Mmm,” Feng Hong nodded repeatedly, “Now is the time, but sister, could you dress up a little?”

Feng Hong does not hold any values ​​such as "looking down on farmers".

He simply felt that if his sister dressed up nicely and washed her face, she could do the job better.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu looked down and found that she was indeed covered in dirt, and her hands were not as clean as usual.

"Okay, just a moment." Nodding slightly, Han Lu reached out and summoned a stream of sweet dew from the top of her head.

The dew washed away the dirt from the surface of the phoenix feather robe, and Han Lu then transformed it into a more luxurious style.

After a simple makeover, Feng Hong said with satisfaction, "Sister, you should dress like this all the time. It looks so beautiful."

With sweet words, Feng Hong was afraid that Han Lu would change her mind at the last minute.

Han Lu is certainly not the kind of person who goes back on her word.

After finishing her preparations, she waved her hand and said, "Let's go, lead the way."

Feng Hong was overjoyed; he was practically singing as he flew ahead of her.

He has enough self-confidence, and his sister is good enough that they can definitely suppress that annoying Fire Phoenix brother.

The place where Fenghong and her friends played was not far from the nursery, in the lakeside woods next to it.

Because it's located near the center of Sam Fung Lam, this is considered a safe and good place to visit in Sam Fung Lam.

Therefore, the phoenixes allowed the young phoenixes to play in this place without suppressing their natural instincts for safety reasons.

Arriving at the phoenix chicks' "secret base," Han Lu finally met the "annoying kid" and "annoying kid's brother" that Feng Hong had mentioned.

A group of fledgling phoenixes gathered around a male phoenix that had transformed into human form, listening to him tell stories about the Phoenix Perch Forest, where they would all eventually go.

The scene was very harmonious.

If it weren't for the fact that this adult phoenix naturally had a lower favorability rating from Feng Hong because of its younger brother.