The Long Journey to Immortality

Naturally, Han Lu took Xuanfeng Daoist's advice very seriously.

"No rush, no rush," Xuanfeng Daoist said with a smile. "What information does Fairy Zhenfeng want to know?"

Han Lu pondered for a moment, then asked three questions in a row.

"The East China Sea has many interesting places worth visiting."

"Where are the most bustling islands in the East China Sea?"

"Are there any precautions to take when traveling in the East China Sea?"

Since it was a sightseeing trip, Han Lu naturally wanted to find some interesting "attractions" to visit.

However, the East Sea is more chaotic than the Central Plains, and the three of them are cultivators, so they naturally need to pay attention to the customs of the East Sea, which are completely different from those of the Central Plains, in order to avoid causing trouble.

Upon hearing these three questions, Daoist Xuanfeng opened his mouth, only to find that he had a lot to say but couldn't quite put his thoughts into words.

After a moment of hesitation, he gave an awkward smile and said helplessly, "These questions from Fairy Zhenfeng are not difficult to answer, but I have so much to say. I might as well write them all down. Here's a jade tablet for you to look through slowly."

As he spoke, Daoist Xuanfeng grasped a jade tablet in his hand, closed his eyes, and entered some information into it.

Five breaths later, he handed the jade token to Han Lu.

Before Han Lu could read the information on the jade tablet, Xuanfeng Daoist spoke up to remind her, "Fairy Zhenfeng, there are many evil people and few good people among the cultivators in the East Sea. If someone you don't know well gives you this jade tablet like I do, you should be very careful."

"The jade pendant may contain a mind-controlling curse; we need to be careful."

Although Han Lu did not believe that a Golden Core cultivator could use evil magic attached to an ordinary jade tablet to control her mind, which possessed the bloodline of the Illusionary Phoenix, she still thanked Xuanfeng Daoist for his kindness.

"I'll remember this trap. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xuanfeng."

Han Lu carefully put the jade pendant away without reading its contents immediately.

This approach, combined with Xuanfeng Daoist's earlier advice, naturally pleased him, making him feel that Han Lu was not an arrogant cultivator who listened to advice.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Xuanfeng Daoist bid farewell to Han Lu.

One headed north, the other south, continuing their respective journeys, which had been delayed by only a quarter of an hour.

Chapter 808 Planning the Itinerary

Xuanfeng Daoist was just kindly reminding her that the jade tablet he gave her naturally wouldn't have any strange restrictions or secret techniques on it, so he wouldn't be trying to use it to frame Han Lu or take revenge.

However, upon returning to the Zhengyi Sect, Han Lu still symbolically used her divine sense to check the contents, confirming that there was no well-intentioned little joke set up by Daoist Xuanfeng, before reading the contents.

There are many things inside, and Xuanfeng Daoist also answered many small questions that Han Lu might not have mentioned but could encounter.

After a quick look, Han Lu went to find Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan to share and discuss the information they had gathered from their investigations, and together they finalized their itinerary.

Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan have not been idle these past few days either.

Through their individual efforts, they obtained some useful information that could be used to supplement their journey and make it even more exciting.

After exchanging ideas for nearly half an hour, the three gained a much better understanding of the East Sea than before, and were filled with curiosity about this cultivation world that was so different from the Central Plains.

If we were to rank the five regions of the Great Yu Dynasty, the Central Plains, the Wilderness, the Western Regions, and the Southern Frontier according to their level of order and chaos, the Central Plains would undoubtedly be the most orderly, followed by the Southern Frontier.

The Western Regions were on par with the Great Yu Dynasty, but because the Great Yu Dynasty was larger and had more talented people, it was more dangerous than the Western Regions.

Needless to say, the wilderness is only accessible to those from a true spirit clan like Han Lu, who possess the strength to roam freely there.

Otherwise, even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would have to be careful in that land.

If we were to include the East China Sea in the ranking, it would fall somewhere between the Western Regions and the Great Yu Dynasty.

It is also chaotic yet orderly, but one needs a certain level of cultivation to roam freely there.

Although the East Sea is called the East Sea by cultivators in the Central Plains, in reality, the ocean that encompasses the north and south of the Central Plains is also within the scope of the East Sea region.

There are just fewer cultivators active there.

The East China Sea is a boundless ocean dotted with countless islands of all sizes.

The cultivators, along with the true spirits, demon beasts, and spirit beasts living in the East Sea region, together form this small world.

The main area inhabited by monks is not actually very large; they mainly live around three large islands in the East China Sea.

The three islands are named Tortoise Shell, Dragon Head, and Phoenix Wing.

The name comes from the true spirits and demonic beasts that were exiled to the East Sea by the human race after the ancient war.

Of course, the true spirits and magical beasts that were originally assigned to these large islands have long since migrated, leaving this place, which was barely considered a feng shui treasure land, to the human cultivators who roam the East China Sea.

Over a period of seventy to eighty thousand years, human cultivators built these three islands and the surrounding archipelago into what is known as "cultivator cities".

The predecessor who wanted to establish a cultivator city in the Central Plains probably went to the East Sea and was inspired by it to come up with this bold idea.

Among them, the Dragon Head Islands are the closest to the Central Plains, and are also the place where cultivators from the Central Plains would stop and stay when they came to the East China Sea.

Xuanfeng Daoist's purpose this time is to go to the Dragon Head Islands to participate in the auction held once every twenty-five years, and spend spirit stones and spirit plants to find some good things that suit him.

After learning of the existence of these three islands, Han Lu and her two companions decided that they must pass through these three islands.

As for places worth visiting and that can be called tourist attractions, Xuanfeng Daoren wrote down more than a dozen places in the jade tablet according to his own aesthetic sense, and gave a brief introduction.

With plenty of time, Han Lu and her two companions decided to incorporate everything into their route as a way to add flair.

As for taboos, we should talk about the cultivation habits of the cultivators in the East Sea.

Besides living on the three large islands and the surrounding archipelago, the cultivators of the East Sea also have several other lifestyles.

One type is like the three cultivators Han Lu encountered when she formed her core. They possessed some strength and could become kings of a mountain, occupying a decent island as their base for cultivation.

When resources are insufficient, they go out to hunt monsters and spirit beasts, exchange materials for spirit stones, and then exchange spirit stones for pills and magic weapons.

Or they could simply become robbers and rob cultivators.

Most of these cultivators were at the Foundation Establishment stage, with a few like the three who possessed the Golden Core level. Han Lu and her companions had no need to fear them or be intimidated by their reputations. They simply took a detour around some of the islands.

Secondly, some highly skilled cultivators with both talent and combat prowess established sects in the East Sea, creating a lineage similar to Han Lu's in the Zhengyi Sect.

A highly skilled master, with a large number of talented disciples.

Although they were also mountain kings, they were still cultivators from the East Sea, and were slightly more polite to the passing cultivators.

The sea charts provided by Xuanfeng Daoist clearly marked "evil forces" among cultivators who were notorious for their bad reputations.

Although not explicitly stated, the general idea was to advise Han Lu and the other two to either avoid the area altogether or to behave politely in this region.

The last type of cultivator is the standard rogue cultivator.

The reason a cultivator becomes a rogue cultivator could be due to power, personality, other factors, or even simply a lack of strength and a lack of support.

Han Lu and her two companions do not need to be wary of the weak or ordinary desperados here.

However, one should be wary of cultivators who are famous, like Han Lu, in the Central Plains but have a fearsome reputation.

Xuanfeng Daoist and Yi Qiyan each had a list, and by combining them slightly, it would be enough.

Han Lu, who prided herself on her outstanding strength, did not take the 99% of cultivators on the list seriously. She even had the wild idea of ​​developing another use for the list. "This is not bad. It's a good opportunity to broaden our horizons and see what powerful figures are in the East Sea. Maybe we can find the most heinous ones and teach them a lesson, thus accumulating good karma for Yi Qiyan."

Yi Qiyan originally didn't care about good karma, but after arriving in the Central Plains and learning that her two friends had achieved first-grade Core Formation through good karma, she became interested in it. She thought she should also follow the will of Heaven and accumulate some good karma to prepare for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage and facing the Heavenly Tribulation.

Although Han Lu's words were somewhat of a joke, the three of them actually made up another "assassination list" seriously, regarding it as an important step in their trip.

Besides these things, the other main characters of the East Sea, Zhenling and the magical beast, were not forgotten by the three.

Seeking opportunities to hunt magical beasts and experience a cultivation lifestyle that cannot be found in the Central Plains also became one of the reasons for the three to go to the East Sea.

The map in Xuanfeng Daoist's jade tablet also marks several dangerous places.

Han Lu and her two companions did not intend to challenge the consensus of the cultivators in the East Sea. Without needing to say more, they tacitly modified the route map slightly to avoid these potentially dangerous places.

It took the three of them a full hour to get everything planned out.

Her gaze swept between her two friends, and Han Lu murmured to herself, "I can look forward to an interesting trip."

Chapter 809 Journey to the East Sea

But just like Han Lu needed to inform Xuan Chengzi before going to the wilderness.

Elders Han Lu and Wen Erya, both Golden Core cultivators, needed to request permission from the sect leader before leaving the Central Plains to travel to the East Sea with their friends.

After all, for the Zhengyi Sect, Han Lu and Wen Erya are both promising sect elders and can be considered a living sect resource.

Any sect leader who cares about the sect would not easily place two people in a dangerous environment, putting them at risk of accidental death.

Fortunately, this time they were going to the East Sea instead of the wilderness. Han Lu felt that she had made such ample preparations that Xuan Chengzi would at most give her a few more instructions and would not try to stop them or spoil the fun.

As Han Lu had guessed, things turned out to be just as he had predicted.

Faced with the well-prepared Han Lu, Xuan Chengzi wanted to refuse, but when he thought about the strength of the three of them and Han Lu's past experience of traveling naturally between the Great Yu Dynasty, the Wilderness and the Central Plains, he felt that the East Sea was not a dangerous place for Han Lu, and there was no need to give her any extra advice.

Among the Golden Core cultivators of the Zhengyi Sect, there are very few who are as experienced as Han Lu in the outside world.

After a moment of silence, Xuan Chengzi, who had spent some time traveling on the edge of the wilderness and in the Western Regions, still managed to find a few key points that he could mention and supplement to Han Lu.

The general idea was to take good care of Wen Erya, and to instruct the three of them to regularly use the communication magic item provided by the sect to "report their safety," so that he, the sect leader, could rest assured.

As a close friend traveling with them and the strongest and most skilled of the three, Han Lu was naturally inclined to take good care of Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan, shouldering the responsibility of preventing her two friends from falling into danger or getting hurt.

Han Lu could understand why Xuan Chengzi wanted to report that she was safe, and she knew very well from what perspective Xuan Chengzi was worried about her and Wen Erya's well-being.

"Sect Master, I have agreed to these matters, but you know that the sect's communication magic artifact has a flaw. If the distance is too far, it cannot be used, and I cannot help you with that."

Han Lu explained the difficulties, but also offered a solution.

With a flick of her wrist, a white feather, no longer than an index finger, appeared in her hand.

"Sect Master, please take this feather," Han Lu explained its purpose. "If this feather remains unharmed, then I will be safe and sound."

"If this feather were to suddenly burst into flames and turn to ashes that day, then we would have to trouble the sect leader."

The reason Han Lu spoke of life and death so calmly was naturally because she was full of confidence and believed that she could protect herself and her two friends while avoiding danger in the East China Sea.

Upon receiving the feather, Xuan Chengzi's expression changed. He looked Han Lu up and down, wondering where the feather had come from.

However, he quickly regained his composure, nodded slightly, and said, "Elder Zhenfeng, return soon and be careful on this trip."

With the sect leader's approval, Han Lu and the other two's journey was finally complete.

If some of the more unruly and unrestrained cultivators in the East Sea heard that a cultivator like Han Lu needed to ask her sect for leave before going on a trip, they would probably laugh their heads off.

Cultivating within a sect requires following rules and accepting protection, or even constraints.