The Long Journey to Immortality

Wang Han's tribulation was arranged in a valley a hundred miles outside the city.

When Senior Wang Han had roughly calculated the most suitable day for the tribulation, this valley was artificially sealed off by human cultivators, who began to use various methods to modify it.

Unfortunately, the territory belonging to the human race in the wilderness is not very large, and the places suitable for Wang Han to undergo tribulation are all outside the human race's territory.

Unlike the Central Plains era in which Han Lu lived, peace was the main theme back then, and people could freely travel to places outside of other forces to try to transcend tribulations.

In the ancient cultivation era, even with Fang Lin's help and protection, if Wang Han had gone to the territory of the Dragon Clan or its vassals to forcibly undergo tribulation, the two cultivators would definitely have been surrounded and killed, ultimately meeting their demise.

Therefore, they could only select a decent piece of land in the human territory and artificially modify it, spending resources to create a suitable place for the tribulation.

In order to ensure that Wang Han, a promising Nascent Soul cultivator, could successfully overcome his tribulation, so that the human race could have a second capable and skilled Divine Transformation cultivator and take a further step towards becoming a major clan in the wilderness.

In the early days, this valley was heavily guarded, and even among humans, many low-ranking cultivators who might be "infiltrated" were not allowed to enter.

But in this final month, the various arrangements in the valley were basically completed.

Close allies like Fengyang were naturally allowed to enter, demonstrating their special status in the eyes of the human race and receiving special treatment, thus enabling this place to play a diplomatic role early on.

Besides Feng Jiao and Feng Yang, several other magical beast representatives from races that are on good terms with the human race also accompanied them on this trip.

The human race also arranged for two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators to lead the way and act as guides.

Both of them were key figures assisting Senior Wang Han in arranging this place. Their accompaniment was naturally to act as guides, help Feng Yang and the others resolve their doubts, and incidentally spread the human cultivation culture, so that the so-called "orthodox human" concept could first take root and sprout among Feng Yang and his closest allies.

Compared to the cultivators who were actually invited to visit, Han Lu, who was fortunate enough to come here through Feng Jiao's perspective, listened quite attentively.

Especially when the two accompanying cultivators introduced the formations and restrictions set up in the valley to help Wang Han overcome his tribulation, she recorded every single word.

Although the ancient cultivation era was 100,000 years ago, some things would eventually be passed down in various ways.

What Han Lu wants to do now is to find the tribulation-crossing aids left behind by the ancient cultivation era to establish a direction for her future.

Even if you don't need to understand the principles and learn how to set it up independently, you should at least know the name of the project and what materials and expenses are required to set it up.

In this way, before she undergoes the Nascent Soul Tribulation or even the Divine Transformation Tribulation, she can try to collect or "imitate" the methods of ancient cultivators to increase her success rate.

The fact that two Golden Core cultivators in the sect failed their tribulations left a deep impression on Han Lu.

Although she prided herself on being different, she lacked the absolute confidence to avoid following in the footsteps of the two losers.

Find more methods and act prudently; you can't go wrong.

Chapter 792 Civilization Infiltration

Following in Feng Jiao's footsteps as she toured the valley, Han Lu felt she had learned a lot of useful but unorthodox methods.

Meanwhile, the other magical beasts traveling with the Illusion Phoenix Clan enjoyed this special treatment and the feeling of being "superior" during the process.

Although this preferential treatment was nothing particularly special, there was no doubt that this short trip, which had a diplomatic and friendly nature, would allow them to see the sincerity of the human race to some extent. They would also be able to see the resources and strength that the human race currently possessed through the transformation of this valley and the various arrangements made for Wang Han's tribulation, and figure out where they should stand in the war that was destined to happen in the future.

After spending half an hour leading the demonic beast spirits on a tour of the key area where Senior Wang Han would undergo his tribulation in a month, the two Nascent Soul cultivators led the group to the viewing platform.

As is widely known, arranging seating at important diplomatic ceremonies is a very particular matter.

Who sits with whom?

Who sits in the middle and who sits on either side.

Who sits in the front row and who sits in the back row.

Who sits with important figures like Fang Lin from the human race, and who can only serve as an accompaniment, are all matters of great importance.

Ostensibly, the two Nascent Soul cultivators were leading everyone to the viewing platform to try out the seats in order to solicit opinions from the various demonic beasts and find the most suitable and satisfactory arrangement for everyone.

But in reality, it was to inform the invited monsters and spirits in advance about the general attitude of the human race towards them at this time.

Even in friendly relationships, there are allies, good friends, and ordinary friends.

In this way, they pose the question to each other about whether they want to sit in a better position to take their relationship to the next level.

Needless to say, as Fang Lin's old friend, the patriarch of the Illusion Phoenix Clan, and a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with extraordinary combat power, Feng Yang's seat was naturally the best one.

First row, next to Fang Lin.

As a result, Feng Jiao was also able to sit in the best seat and watch the ceremony with her father.

Feng Yang is sitting here not only because of his relationship with Fang Lin, his cultivation level, and his status.

Entrusted by Fang Lin with the task of helping to drive away any dragon minions that might appear during his tribulation, Feng Yang was one of the reasons he sat with Fang Lin.

Although the probability of "hostile elements" launching suicide attacks to disrupt the tribulation process is not high given that human forces are concentrated in one place, the human side still needs to be vigilant to prevent a good thing from turning into a bad thing and a happy event from turning into a tragedy.

The monsters naturally had no objection to where Fengyang should sit.

However, they have something to say about where their own seat and the seats of their rivals with whom they have a "rift" are arranged.

Each had their own reasons, but the two Nascent Soul cultivators made no promises. They simply noted it down, indicating that they would help coordinate and mobilize resources. Finally, they added, "It would be best to seek out Senior Fang Lin and Senior Fu Ding. A word from them is more effective than ten or a hundred from us."

Any intelligent monster would be able to understand the subtext.

Understand what you should do and secure a good seat before forming a real alliance, so that when you win a major battle and divide the spoils of victory, you won't be placed in a bad seat like you are today, bleeding and exerting effort but gaining little.

It took the group a little over an hour, but the news that they had been invited to visit spread very quickly.

Only then could this visit, which carried a stronger diplomatic significance, be considered to have been successfully completed.

Disliking politics and already knowing the final outcome of the ancient cultivation era, Han Lu had no intention of pondering the methods and routines involved.

She planned to speed things up, pushing the story to a suitable pace on this full moon night, and then on the next moon night, to complete the two events of witnessing the ceremony and listening to the sermon in one go, trying to connect the key events that might bring opportunities into the story as coherently as possible.

With a full month to go before the grand feast is served, in order to prevent the visiting monsters and spirits from getting bored and causing trouble, the human race can only try its best to export its rich and colorful culinary culture.

A small banquet every three days, a large banquet every five days.

Regardless of whether the visiting magical beasts and true spirits were won over, their stomachs were certainly won over by the rich variety of spices and ingredients offered by the human race.

In addition, the three top human cultivators were not idle either. The "master class" that Fang Lin had mentioned to Feng Yang and Feng Jiao was finally launched in this last period of time.

Each of the three monks attended one class.

Fang Lin taught swordsmanship.

Wang Han taught divination.

Fu Ding taught him the skills of alchemy and medicine making.

The three classes were popular to varying degrees.

The most popular course was Fu Ding's alchemy course, which almost every visiting magical beast and true spirit chose to attend and listen in.

After all, the human race has proven that the benefits of directly consuming spiritual plants are far less than those of combining them with alchemy.

Monsters and spirits who are unfamiliar with this art often wish to learn some basic knowledge to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.

The second most popular course was Wang Han's divination course.

This is cultivation knowledge that is unknown to most people except for a few true spirits and magical beasts with similar innate abilities. Naturally, there were quite a few magical beasts and true spirits who came to listen out of curiosity.

Even Han Lu felt that she had made a lot of progress after listening to the lesson. She would have a higher success rate and more confidence when she used water divination to make some simple divination predictions in the future.

The least popular course is Fang Lin's Kendo course.

There's no way around it; when magical beasts and true spirits fight, they rely more on their innate supernatural abilities and their true spirit forms.

Perhaps they would use some human magic to solve minor problems in their daily lives, but they would rarely use spirit swords as a combat technique.

In other words, people from races closely associated with humans, such as Feng Jiao, were present to listen to the lecture, which made the classroom, which was originally arranged for at least two hundred listeners, seem empty.

Han Lu had been looking forward to this for a long time.

However, when the course started, she was filled with disappointment.

During class, Fang Lin naturally wouldn't show off his so-called special skills in front of all the "outsiders".

What I've said and discussed are all relatively basic techniques for using the Spirit Sword.

Although what he said was helpful to Han Lu, it was still far less useful than the sword strike that Han Lu witnessed Fang Lin use during the battle.

Even compared to what I gained from divination courses, it's not as good.

In the blink of an eye, Han Lu had spent a whole month in the Moon Pearl World.

When Feng Yang and Feng Jiao arrived at Wang Lin's tribulation site to take their seats and watch the ceremony, she took the initiative to use her magic to leave this world before the Moon Pearl's energy was exhausted.

The world before her eyes changed. She returned to her bedroom. It was still dark outside the window, and the setting sun would not rise for another fifteen minutes to light up the sky.

Full of anticipation, Han Lu carefully put the Moon Pearl back in its usual place, hoping that the next full moon night would come soon.

Chapter 793 Wang Han's Tribulation (Part 1)

Han Lu had been eagerly anticipating the fifteenth night of the second month, but a torrential downpour struck the vast area where Zhengyi Gate was located.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't cooperating.

Rain clouds obscured the full moon, and lightning flashed and thunder roared. Not a single ray of moonlight could penetrate the clouds and shine into Han Lu's bedroom through the window.

This is actually not a difficult problem.

After all, Han Lu is a Golden Core cultivator, so it would be very easy for her to let the Moon Pearl receive moonlight and replenish its energy in this environment.

Or perhaps, holding a bright pearl of the moon, one traverses through thunder and lightning to reach the rain clouds.

Or perhaps one could simply travel thousands of miles away to find a secluded spot under a clear moon and sparse stars.

But looking at the lightning and thunder outside the window, Han Lu ultimately felt that this was a sign from heaven.

Feeling uneasy, she naturally abandoned the idea of ​​"forcing" it.

Amidst the rumbling thunder, the divination results obtained from the rootless rainwater falling from the sky confirmed her suspicions.

“A terrible omen,” Han Lu said, touching the moon pearl hidden in the cleavage of her chest. “Let’s wait another month. It’s better to follow the will of Heaven than to defy it.”

Feeling that her divination skills had improved considerably, Han Lu still believed in the omen given to her by the rootless water falling from the sky and the thunder that filled the heavens.

At this moment, Han Lu was just like any other ignorant country folk who feared thunder.

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.

On this day, the Zhengyi Gate was still not sunny.

A light drizzle fell from the sky, and although a full moon hung in the sky, it was much dimmer than usual.

Based on her experience of using the Moon Pearl nearly a hundred times, Han Lu judged that with this level of moonlight, it would probably take until late at night to activate the Moon Pearl on her chest.