The Long Journey to Immortality

"Then, Junior Sister Han, how about this?"

"You will receive an extra spirit stone and a pill for your current cultivation level each month. In addition, you can come to the Transmission Hall once every six months to choose a cultivation technique worth no more than 500 contribution points."

Among the compensation and rewards offered by the Transmission Hall, the most convenient and tempting for cultivators are naturally cultivation techniques and secret arts.

After doing a quick mental calculation, Han Lu asked, "Is it just a cultivation technique worth 500 contribution points?"

Si Xing'er explained in detail, "To be precise, we give you 500 contribution points every six months. You can save them up and exchange them for cultivation techniques here at any time."

"During the Foundation Establishment stage, the contribution points will be tripled, and you will receive 1,500 contribution points every month."

"However, you mean these contribution points can only be used to exchange for cultivation techniques."

This is like giving Han Lu a "book voucher" for the Hall of Transmission.

Although it is very valuable, it can only be used in the Hall of Transmission.

Such compensation could only barely satisfy Han Lu.

After all, compared to the benefits gained from advanced cultivation, this is still somewhat lacking.

"Are there any other ways to compensate?" Han Lu asked.

Si Xing'er was somewhat surprised, but nodded and said, "Yes."

"No spirit stones, pills, or contribution points."

"However, Junior Sister Han, who no longer participates in the major cultivation, can obtain the right to use a quiet room on Cold Cicada Peak."

“Every month, Junior Sister Han can spend four hours cultivating in that quiet room in the near-captured cultivation paradise of Hanchan Peak.”

"The Qi Refining stage lasts four hours, while the Foundation Establishment stage lasts twelve hours."

“Compared to the compensations that can be seen and touched, this is somewhat intangible,” Si Xing’er commented from her perspective. “I don’t recommend you choose it.”

However, Han Lu was very interested in this fourth type of compensation.

After a moment's hesitation, she made her choice.

"Senior Sister Si, could we do this?" Han Lu carefully chose her words before making her decision, "I want to choose the fourth option first, to cultivate on Hanchan Peak once and see the effect."

"If the results are not satisfactory, we can switch to the third compensation plan next month. What do you think?"

Although it's a bit troublesome, it's not difficult to operate.

Si Xing'er felt that as the chief disciple of the Transmission Hall of Dongshan Academy, she had the right to make decisions, so after assessing the feasibility of the matter, she agreed to Han Lu's request.

"no problem."

Han Lu smiled and said, "That's great, thank you so much, Senior Sister Si."

Si Xing'er was also straightforward. She casually patted her storage bag, took out a token, and handed it to Han Lu.

"Although there are still five days left in this month, I'm giving you this token ahead of schedule."

As Si Xing'er had repeatedly stated before, she took good care of geniuses, and this action was equivalent to giving Han Lu an extra month of compensation.

"With this token, Junior Sister Han can pass through the checkpoints at the foot of Cold Cicada Peak, and then activate the restrictions of the fifth or sixth meditation room at the summit of Cold Cicada Peak, where she can cultivate for four hours."

"Four hours later, the restriction will automatically close, partially sealing off the meditation room, preventing even the slightest bit of spiritual energy from entering."

After Han Lu accepted the token, Si Xing'er continued, "If you feel that the cultivation effect on Han Chan Peak is not very good and you are not satisfied, and you want to change to the third compensation plan, then you can come to the Transmission Hall to find me."

Finally, Si Xing'er gave Han Lu a few more instructions, telling her some rules for using the Cold Cicada Peak Quiet Room.

"No littering allowed."

"No offensive spells are allowed on Cold Cicada Peak."

"Cultivators at the Qi Refining stage are only allowed to stay on the summit of Cold Cicada Peak for five hours."

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"Several elders of the Transmission Hall, as well as myself and other disciples in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment, may also use these two meditation rooms, so it's not that you can enter them to cultivate just because you want to."

Han Lu nodded repeatedly, "Can I go now?"

"Let's go. After the three-day intensive training is over, you can come find me at the Transmission Hall. If you don't come then, I'll take that as acceptance of this option, and this token will be yours forever."

Upon hearing this, Han Lu quickly left. She couldn't wait to use the token to climb to the top of Cold Cicada Peak and see what kind of gains she would have from cultivating in that sacred cultivation ground with her Qi perception.

Chapter Sixty-Three: On Cold Cicada Peak

Hanchan Peak, located in the East Mountain Courtyard of Zhengyi Gate, can be described as a precious cultivation site within the precious cultivation site of Zhengyi Gate.

In Dongshan Academy, only disciples and elders whose cultivation has reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment or above can settle down near Hanchan Peak and enjoy the abundant spiritual energy there compared to other places.

Piaomiaozi's residence was located halfway up Hanchan Peak, and Han Lu had visited it several times.

Although the spiritual energy there wasn't quite at the level of the rumored sapphire blue spiritual energy that could be seen with the naked eye, it was still far superior to Han Lu's residence or other places in Dongshan Academy.

Legend has it that the reason why Cold Cicada Peak has such abundant spiritual energy is because there is a spiritual vein underground that failed to form a spiritual stone mine.

A large amount of spiritual energy from the spiritual vein merged into the underground water, and then came to the ground through a narrow passage, entering the cold pool at the top of Cold Cicada Peak.

As water vapor evaporates, spiritual energy overflows, lingering in the air above Cold Cicada Peak, creating this unique cultivation paradise.

Without even having lunch, Han Lu arrived at the foot of Hanchan Peak once again.

This time, facing the two cultivators from the Law Enforcement Academy, Han Lu no longer used the guise of being a disciple of Piaomiaozi or carried Piaomiaozi's letter as a pass.

She handed over the token she had just received from Si Xing'er and showed it to the two cultivators from the Law Enforcement Academy.

The two men, who were on guard duty at the foot of Hanchan Peak, could easily recognize the token as the one used to activate the meditation room on Hanchan Peak by the patterns and characters on it.

"Is she a junior sister from the Transmission Hall?"

"Junior sister, please."

"Please abide by the sect rules on Hanchan Peak."

Two disciples working for the Enforcement Academy respectfully stepped aside to make way.

They subconsciously assumed that Han Lu, whose cultivation level was not high, was either the child or a closed-door disciple of an elder of the Transmission Hall.

In their view, only this level of status and position could grant them the privilege of entering the meditation chamber on Hanchan Peak for cultivation.

Han Lu was unaware that she had been mistaken for a "second-generation immortal" by a stranger. As she stepped onto the mountain path of Hanchan Peak for the third time, Han Lu imagined what it would be like to sit in the quiet room on the mountaintop and cultivate.

"Logically speaking, it should be more effective than cultivating in a spirit-gathering array, right?" Han Lu breathed in the chilly air, secretly guessing, "How many times better? Five times? Ten times? Or even more?"

After mentally performing a simple multiplication and division, and weighing the usefulness of the third compensation for her, Han Lu made her decision as she passed by the courtyard where Piaomiaozi lived.

“I can cultivate for four hours a month on Cold Cicada Peak. If one hour of cultivation here is equivalent to five hours of cultivation in the Great Spirit Gathering Array during major training, then I will choose the fourth compensation option.”

Cultivating in an environment rich in spiritual energy helps cultivators break through bottlenecks.

Although this wasn't very important to Han Lu, it was still much more substantial than the spirit stones and pills that weren't exactly scarce in her storage bag.

Lost in thought, Han Lu climbed upwards, and the temperature dropped much faster than it would during a typical mountain climb.

Just past the halfway point of the mountain, the temperature dropped below freezing.

When Han Lu felt the spiritual energy in the air was incredibly active and could smell a salty scent, she felt that the temperature was about the same as the third stone chamber in Xiaoyaozi's cave.

"No wonder they don't let people come up here casually," Han Lu couldn't help but shiver, thinking to herself, "There are no cicadas on this Cold Cicada Peak, maybe we should just rename it Cold Tremor Peak."

As Han Lu climbed the last step, the view from the top of Hanchan Peak was fully revealed.

Due to the temperature, although the mountain peak is rich in spiritual energy and has a water source, few plants grow there.

Only at the edge of the cold pool were some cold-resistant green plants deliberately planted as a buffer zone, symbolically telling the disciples who came to Cold Cicada Peak not to approach the cold pool.

In addition, array formations and restrictions were set up near the cold pool.

A combination of soft and hard tactics.

The water in this Lingtan Lake is used to dilute the spiritual liquid from the Stealing Heaven Bottle. It cannot be replaced by just some well water. The elders of the Zhengyi Sect do not want this sacred cold pool to be polluted and destroyed.

About a hundred meters from the edge of the cold pool, there is a row of small courtyards. The quiet room that Si Xing'er and Han Lu mentioned is located in these courtyards.

The courtyard has about thirty or forty rooms, all located on the east side of the cold pond.

That place, besides the Cold Pool, is the area with the richest spiritual energy on Cold Cicada Peak.

Some of these courtyards were allocated to various sects and institutions within the East Mountain Academy, while others were unclaimed and could be freely rented from the inner treasury. Disciples could obtain the opportunity to enter these quiet rooms for cultivation by spending a large amount of contribution points.

Almost all Foundation Establishment disciples who cultivate in the East Mountain Courtyard of the Zhengyi Sect will try to accumulate some contribution points in order to enter the meditation room for a period of time and seek a breakthrough.

"I hope no elder or high-ranking member of the Transmission Hall will occupy those two quiet courtyard rooms that belong to the Transmission Hall," Han Lu prayed, then quickly walked towards the courtyard.

Near the courtyard lived a cultivator from the Law Enforcement Academy responsible for managing this area. The presence of this cultivator thwarted Han Lu's plan to hide on Cold Cicada Peak and cultivate by absorbing spiritual energy.

He presented the token and explained the general situation.

This cultivator from the Law Enforcement Academy was quite kind; he not only pointed out the locations of the five and six meditation rooms to Han Lu, but also gave her some pointers on how to use the courtyard's restrictions.

After listening, Han Lu thanked her repeatedly.

After walking a few steps, Han Lu looked at the half-open door of the courtyard not far away and sensed the unactivated restriction on the courtyard. She chuckled and said.

"We're pretty lucky; nobody's using it."

Holding the token, Han Lu entered Courtyard No. 6.

The moment Han Lu entered the courtyard, the token in her hand trembled slightly and emitted a beam of light.

The light shone on the courtyard gate, which closed automatically. Then, a slight sound came from the courtyard wall as several protective barriers and runes that served to gather spiritual energy were activated.

With limited time, Han Lu didn't linger in the courtyard but went straight into the only house in the courtyard.

The house was not luxurious, just the standard living quarters for an average inner disciple. It was fully furnished, and there was a mediocre ceremonial throne inside.

After comparing the Dharma seat with the one in her hand, Han Lu still chose to sit on her own Dharma seat to cultivate.

After taking another Meridian Opening Pill, Han Lu touched the spirit stone on the Dharma seat, activating the small spirit gathering array on the Dharma seat, further gathering the already abundant spiritual energy in the air for her cultivation.

After the pill entered her stomach and she felt its effects spreading, Han Lu sat cross-legged on the Dharma seat, breathing in the chilly air, trying her best to forget the cold around her, quickly entering a meditative state, circulating her cultivation technique, and beginning her practice.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Rapid Progress

Does spiritual energy have any attributes?

When asked this question, low-level cultivators with unstable foundations will often hesitate for a while before giving an answer.