The Long Journey to Immortality

Looking at the smiling faces of her three friends, Wen Erya stirred the murky noodle soup with her chopsticks, feeling a myriad of emotions.

The last two "delicacies" were not exactly delicious, but they were quite memorable. The group worked together and eventually finished them off.

We've been fussing over the longevity cakes and noodles for so long that it's already completely dark.

Wen Erya then took out tribute tea and prepared a pot of hot tea and some delicious snacks for the three of them, thinking that they could spend a little more time with their friends under the moonlight.

However, since Zhu Cailian belonged to Nanshan Academy and had a male companion who was concerned about her, she took the initiative to leave after sitting for a quarter of an hour.

Han Lu and Zhan Yujun, on the other hand, stayed with the birthday celebrant in Wen Erya's courtyard until late at night before leaving.

As she was leaving, Wen Erya suddenly had a whimsical idea and asked about Han Lu and Zhan Yujun's birthdays, saying that she wanted to help them have a meaningful birthday celebration that would be a cherished memory even a hundred years from now.

Although Han Lu and Zhan Yujun repeatedly declined, they still told Wen Erya their birthdays.

The birthday Han Lu mentioned was the day she completed her reincarnation.

Chapter Sixty-One: The Hall of Transmission of Skills Invites You

After Wen Erya's birthday, Han Lu's relationship with this senior sister Wen became increasingly close.

Compared to Han Lu, who was less proactive, Wen Erya often visited Han Lu's courtyard to exchange cultivation experiences or chat and relieve worries.

Occasionally, the two would meet up for meals or attend morning classes.

Even after learning that Han Lu's cultivation had improved considerably, Wen Erya used spirit stones as bait to force Han Lu to fight another match on the arena.

The result of the second battle was exactly the same as that of the first battle.

Han Lu's cultivation level was still that of a Daoist novice. Although she had opened nearly ten more acupoints compared to the first time, her attack methods had not become more complicated.

Wen Erya, on the other hand, had learned a little bit of the "Azure Lotus Sword Technique" that she had exchanged from the Hall of Skill Transmission. She had made great progress in controlling the spirit sword in combat and almost defeated Han Lu in this second friendly match by using the exquisite moves in the sword technique.

This result made Han Lu even more eager to improve her cultivation and advance to the first level of Qi Refining as soon as possible.

After all, she had images of Xiaoyaozi commanding the wind and rain and unleashing amazing magic in her mind, so she naturally didn't want to spend another few months in a monotonous life where she could only use water bullets in magical battles.

This idea motivated Han Lu to work even harder in her daily practice.

Originally, he would take one Meridian Opening Pill every two days to practice cultivation, but now he has changed it to one pill a day.

During this crucial time of great cultivation, which is the best time for Han Lu to improve her strength, she unleashed her Qi sensing talent to the fullest, wishing she could absorb all the spiritual energy in the entire Spirit Gathering Array into her body.

The investment of real money and hard work yielded significant results.

One by one, the acupoints were successfully opened during repeated cultivation, and the wide channels of spiritual energy carried the spiritual energy to flow through Han Lu's body.

In ten days, Han Lu opened thirty-six acupoints on her body.

If it weren't for the fact that several acupoints at this stage are located next to the Dantian and Qi Sea, and are among the most difficult acupoints to open, Han Lu might have opened more than forty acupoints in the past two weeks.

That day, Han Lu had just paid for the Meridian Opening Pill and was about to enter the Spirit Gathering Array to meditate and cultivate as usual during her intensive cultivation period when a strange female cultivator blocked her way.

"Junior Sister Han, please wait a moment," the female cultivator stopped Han Lu and immediately revealed her identity, "I am Si Xing'er, the chief disciple of the Transmission Hall of Dongshan Academy."

Han Lu didn't look closely at the identity badge that Si Xing'er showed her. She had heard of the name before and didn't think anyone would risk being expelled from the sect to impersonate her.

She bowed and greeted her, "Hello, Senior Sister Si, what can I do for you?"

Han Lu had no idea why the Transmission Hall wanted to see her.

From her perspective, during these months of cultivation, she only had two kinds of contact with the Transmission Hall.

One possibility is when she and Wen Erya exchanged secret manuals in the Transmission Hall.

Another option is to participate in the daily intensive training organized by the Transmission Hall.

"There's something I want to ask you," Si Xing'er said without specifying what it was, "It'll probably take up at least fifteen minutes of your time."

"This..." Han Lu looked at the Spirit Gathering Array beside her, which was almost full of people, and said, "Senior Sister, can we talk about it after the Great Cultivation is over? I just took the Meridian Opening Pill and don't want to waste its medicinal power."

Upon hearing this, Si Xing'er initially wanted to refuse, but after careful consideration, she realized that the Meridian Opening Pill was extremely precious to a Dao Child Realm cultivator like Han Lu, so she gave up the idea of ​​refusing.

As it happened, she also needed to help maintain the spirit-gathering array that day, so she simply said, "Alright then, I'll wait for you here later."

"By the way, Junior Sister Han," Si Xing'er kindly reminded her, "could you perhaps restrain yourself a little when you're cultivating too much?"

The wording was vague, and Han Lu couldn't immediately figure out what Si Xing'er was implying. "What restraint?"

"It's just..." Si Xing'er decided to be more explicit, "Absorb a little less spiritual energy, and leave some scraps for the senior brothers and sisters sitting next to you."

Now Han Lu finally understood why the Transmission Hall had sought her out.

Brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, Han Lu nodded slightly, "Understood, Senior Sister Si."

After Si Xing'er's reminder, Han Lu realized that it was probably his "reckless behavior" during his cultivation that had caused the cultivators sitting next to him to have complaints.

Although these cultivators may not know exactly what happened to reduce the amount of spiritual energy they absorbed, the Transmission Hall received the complaint and decided to investigate, which led them to Han Lu.

"I wonder what decision the Transmission Hall will make for a cultivator like me?" After temporarily bidding farewell to Si Xing'er, Han Lu found an empty spot in the Spirit Gathering Array and sat down, muttering to herself, "It's not written in the sect rules either."

"It's not like I'm being barred from participating in the Great Cultivation."

Han Lu had some worries, but they did not affect her cultivation.

After a major training session, Han Lu successfully opened her 37th acupoint and walked through the crowd to the place where she had just met Si Xing'er.

After waiting for a while, Si Xing'er, who had finished dealing with the trivial matters of cultivation as the chief disciple of the Transmission Hall of Dongshan Academy, arrived at the agreed location.

"I'm sorry, Junior Sister Han, something came up and I was delayed," Si Xing'er said apologetically, even though she had come to confront him. "Come with me, let's find a place to talk."

“I’m not trying to punish you,” Si Xing’er told Han Lu in advance, “I just want to talk to you and discuss a solution to this matter.”

Si Xing'er comforted her, "Don't worry, the sect will definitely not let a genius suffer."

"Thank you, senior sister, I understand." Han Lu nodded, her worries lessening slightly.

Si Xing'er led Han Lu to the vicinity of the Transmission Hall.

She did not take Han Lu into the Transmission Hall, but instead chose an empty room in the small courtyard next to the Transmission Hall, which was used for the residence and office of the Transmission Hall cultivators, and went inside.

This empty room has been unused for a long time. Although there are tables and chairs inside, they are covered with a thick layer of dust.

Si Xing'er frowned; she didn't want to stand there and talk to Han Lu.

With a wave of her hand, a thin mist of water appeared out of thin air.

The mist washed away the dust from the tables and chairs.

Immediately afterwards, Si Xing'er transformed her spiritual energy and summoned several bursts of heat to evaporate the water stains on the table and chairs.

After showing off her skills, Si Xing'er found a chair and sat down. She then pointed to the empty seat in front of her and said, "Sit down, Junior Sister Han."

Han Lu sat down properly to avoid appearing impolite and giving Senior Sister Si, who held considerable power in the sect, a bad impression.

There were still many unpleasant matters in the Transmission Hall waiting for her to deal with. Si Xing'er didn't keep Han Lu in suspense and went straight to the point, explaining the reason for seeking her out for a private talk.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Han Lu's Choice

“There are quite a few cultivators in the Zhengyi Sect with exceptional Qi perception,” Si Xing’er said, “but there are very few like Junior Sister Han, who can absorb spiritual energy over a large area while sitting in the Spirit Gathering Array.”

"Your talent has caused us quite a bit of trouble and caused us some problems," Si Xing'er couldn't help but complain, thinking about the complaints she had received over the past few months. "Almost every time after a major cultivation session, someone comes to me to complain, to say..."

Si Xing'er imitated the complainant's tone.

"Senior Sister Si, is the spirit gathering array broken? Why does it feel like there's less spiritual energy inside than in my room?"

"Senior Sister Si, is this time's Spirit Gathering Array going to use the leftover spirit stones from last time? Why is the spiritual energy so insufficient?"

"Senior Sister Si..."

Si Xing'er's imitation was so lifelike that, while expressing her own unhappiness, she also used a few words to make Han Lu, who initially thought it didn't matter, feel a little guilty.

"I'm sorry, Senior Sister Si, I apologize to you," Han Lu stood up and bowed respectfully. "Just tell me how you plan to deal with me."

“It’s not really a solution,” Si Xing’er realized she was being too emotional and quickly changed to a calmer tone, reiterating, “I just want to discuss a solution with Junior Sister Han.”

Han Lu nodded, "Okay, Senior Sister Si, tell me, how does the Transmission Hall plan to resolve this matter?"

Si Xing'er spoke first.

"First of all, Junior Sister Han, you will no longer be able to participate in the daily intensive training, but the Transmission Hall will provide you with some compensation."

It's easy to understand why the Transmission Hall wouldn't allow Han Lu to continue participating in the Great Cultivation.

With a "prodigy" like Han Lu around, the Transmission Hall can imagine that for at least the next ten years, it will receive complaints from several disciples every day after the major training sessions, and they will be unable to explain the situation.

If Han Lu continues to act in this way, although it may allow her cultivation to continue to improve, there is a greater chance that someone with ulterior motives will discover the secret behind it and make a big fuss about this matter, which is not a big problem but has harmed the interests of her fellow disciples.

At that time, the fellow disciples who were "hurt" by Han Lu will definitely be indignant and make this matter, which could have been handled well, difficult to handle.

Upon hearing that there was compensation, Han Lu wasn't too excited. She simply asked, "What kind of compensation?"

Seeing that Han Lu did not raise any objections, Si Xing'er continued, "There are many options. You can choose one of the compensation options we have selected."

"Don't worry, the sect will definitely not let a true genius suffer." Si Xing'er repeated this sentence once again.

Next, Si Xing'er presented several compensation methods prepared by the Transmission Hall for Han Lu to choose from.

"The first option is for the Transmission Hall to contact the Imperial Treasury and give Junior Sister Han three extra spirit stones as compensation when distributing supplies each month."

"There are three pieces during the Qi Refining stage, six pieces during the Foundation Establishment stage, and so on until the Golden Core stage..."

"We'll talk about the Golden Core stage later."

Si Xing'er and the disciples of the Transmission Hall who devised the solution did not think that Senior Han, Elder Han, would still be so petty about such a small matter after achieving the Golden Core stage.

This compensation is definitely a great deal for ordinary cultivators, after all, not everyone can get so many benefits from great cultivation like Han Lu.

Three spirit stones, the hard currency in the cultivation world, are a real benefit.

Han Lu was naturally not very satisfied with the compensation, but she didn't say anything, just waiting for Si Xing'er to bring out the subsequent benefits.

Han Lu's performance was within Si Xing'er's expectations, so she didn't ask Han Lu if she was satisfied, but simply presented the second plan.

"If Junior Sister Han doesn't like spirit stones, what about pills?"

“When receiving supplies each month, the internal treasury will give Junior Sister Han an extra nine Meridian Opening Pills.”

"During the Foundation Establishment stage, it takes three Spirit Gathering Pills."

Han Lu also had no shortage of elixirs.

Seeing that Han Lu still did not respond, Si Xing'er took out the third option, which she thought was the most likely to be accepted by Han Lu.