The Long Journey to Immortality

"If it weren't for Fairy Zhenfeng and the two fairies, my junior brother and I would surely have died here today. How could we be qualified to compare and pick and choose at this time?"

Fan Anxiang cupped his hands in greeting and said, "I will follow Fairy Zhenfeng's arrangements."

"In any case, when I return to the Central Plains in the future, I will go to your door to express my gratitude together with my junior brother who has already advanced to the Golden Core Realm."

"I hope that Fairy Zhenfeng will not keep me at a distance, so that my enthusiasm will be wasted."

Seeing this as a rare opportunity, Fan Anxiang thought he should take this chance to befriend powerful and influential cultivators like Han Lu and Wen Erya.

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Mo Yang was also extremely grateful and expressed his heartfelt thanks in a straightforward manner.

Han Lu's answer, however, was somewhat political, or rather, polite.

He first spoke briefly about the friendship between Sanxian Mountain and Zhengyi Sect before accepting Fan Anxiang's request to come and express his gratitude.

The implication is obvious.

I don't want to have too many personal entanglements with Fan Anxiang, whom I've only met by chance and a few times.

Hearing this, Fan Anxiang was slightly disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face.

He meekly agreed with Han Lu and temporarily accepted this outcome.

After dealing with interpersonal relationships, Han Lu turned her attention back to the three cultivators from the East Sea.

Distributing heads and golden pills is troublesome, so naturally, the first thing to do is to target the storage bags.

With a wave of her hand, the five storage bags from the three people's waists came into Han Lu's hands.

It took Han Lu about a hundred breaths to break through the anti-theft restrictions on the five storage bags and retrieve the valuables inside.

Spirit stones, materials, and magical artifacts floated in the air, just like "dropping treasures after defeating monsters".

While taking inventory, Han Lu said, "Yi Qiyan, Senior Sister, please pick out whatever you like first."

Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan, the two cultivators who contributed greatly to this battle, also showed no mercy.

Although there are quite a few spirit stones and magical treasures in the storage bag, no one would complain about having too many.

One of them first took a magic weapon he liked, then picked out several thousand spirit stones and some spiritual plant materials, and then the two of them stopped and handed over the distribution rights to Han Lu.

"Then I'll do it next."

Han Lu has high standards and looks down on the remaining two trashy spiritual artifacts and the numerous mediocre magic weapons.

However, considering that she still had apprentices, she still selected quite a few from them.

Finally, after carefully selecting all the spirit stones and materials and putting them into his own storage bag, he put the leftovers into a bag and handed them to Fan Anxiang.

At this point, there wasn't much wealth left in the storage bag; it probably amounted to less than four thousand spirit stones, barely enough to be considered the wealth of a half-Golden Core cultivator.

However, even this was enough for Fan Anxiang to overcome his previous disappointment and happily accept this generous gift, which was a great honor for a Golden Core cultivator like himself who was not wealthy.

As for the fate of the three, Han Lu pondered for a moment and then said, "Don't rush. I'll first use illusion magic to see if I can find out where they are hiding on a small island in the East China Sea. Then I'll destroy their lair and decide their fate, as well as who gets their golden cores."

Fan Anxiang didn't expect Han Lu to be generous enough to give him a low-grade Golden Core worth at least two thousand spirit stones.

Therefore, at this point, he was completely in a spectator's mindset.

Hoping to watch the spectacle, they wanted to see how Han Lu, who possessed the bloodline of the Illusionary Phoenix, would interrogate the three East Sea cultivators at the Golden Core stage to get them to speak freely.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Han Lu activated her cultivation technique and entered a semi-true spirit transformation state.

His eyes became more captivating than usual, and his pupils even changed colors, making Fan Anxiang feel dizzy just by looking at them.

By invading the consciousness of the three in this way, Han Lu hypnotized them completely with a relatively simple method.

After releasing the restraints placed directly in the three people's minds, Han Lu interrogated them about some important information in less than ten minutes through a question-and-answer session.

Who would have thought that the biggest gain from this series of questions was not that Han Lu and the other two learned where Bai Hu Sanren and his two companions were hiding in the East China Sea.

Instead, they learned the true purpose of their trip.

"It's for a treasure at this month's auction in the Dragon Head Islands."

"It is called the Five Poisons Token, a token left behind by the Five Poisons Sect."

"The three wanted to gain the favor of the Five Poisons Sect by offering the Five Poisons Token, join the sect as guest elders, and live a stable life."

……

Upon learning this information, Yi Qiyan's eyes immediately lit up, and she had an item in mind that was more suitable for exchanging benefits than a high-grade beast core.

Chapter 825 Five Poisons Order

The reputation of the cultivators from the East Sea is not good.

Although most sects in the Central Plains are willing to accept cultivators from the East Sea to help them reform and improve their sect's strength.

However, there is a high standard for acceptance, so as to prevent the other party from using the name of their sect to do evil in the Central Plains, cause trouble, and damage the reputation of the sect.

Like that senior from the East Sea who was at the Nascent Soul stage in the Zhengyi Sect, he was able to join the Zhengyi Sect because he had no bad reputation in the East Sea and was exceptionally talented.

As it turns out, this was indeed a correct and win-win investment.

If one lacks talent and has a mediocre reputation, then one must find another way.

The White-Bearded Hermit belongs to the latter category of cultivators; he has average talent and a very poor reputation.

Tired of drifting in the East China Sea, he thought of finding a peaceful place to cultivate and see if he could advance to the middle or even late stage of the Golden Core realm in his lifetime.

Since he couldn't go to the Central Plains, he naturally thought about whether he could find a safe place in the Southern Frontier and truly become a carefree and leisurely hermit.

Purchasing the Five Poisons Token at the auction as a stepping stone was one of the White-Bearded Hermit's plans.

On the way, they happened to meet Fan Anxiang and his companion from the Three Immortals Mountain. They planned to pull off one last heist before leaving the East Sea to earn more spirit stones, which led to the series of events that followed.

As for the Five Poisons Token, it sounded like the Five Poisons Sect's most precious treasure. Without a second thought, Han Lu posed the question to Yi Qiyan, asking if this holy maiden knew the origin of the item.

"The Five Poisons Token has always been a supreme symbol of the Five Poisons Sect leader."

"This token contains the vast majority of the techniques and secret arts of my Five Poisons Sect, recorded through some special means."

"But more than two thousand years ago, he disappeared along with that generation's leader due to an accident."

"I never expected to find it in the East China Sea, and it was even put up for auction."

Suppressing her excitement, Yi Qiyan said to Han Lu, "Han Lu, if I can buy this treasure, all those troubles will be easily resolved."

Yi Qiyan spoke with great confidence, certain that the "Five Poisons Token" was absolutely a bargain, a better "gift" than even a top-grade beast pill.

Upon hearing that this item was indeed a treasure of the Five Poisons Sect, Wen Erya and Han Lu were immediately able to grasp the logic and understand Yi Qiyan's new idea.

The two cultivators from the Three Immortals Mountain knew that this was mostly a private matter between Han Lu and the other two, so they simply let it go in one ear and out the other, not even bothering to remember it.

In just a few words, Yi Qiyan's situation took a new turn, and the three of them changed their itinerary in the East China Sea once again.

Originally, the three of them only planned to stay near the Dragon Head Islands for two or three days, to explore the area and appreciate the wonders of the "Cultivation City".

Now, however, he has decided to stay on Dragon Head Islands for no more than seven days to fully participate in the series of auctions held once every twenty-five years, in order to purchase the Five Poisons Token and relieve Yi Qiyan's urgent crisis.

Although Han Lu and Wen Erya both secretly hoped that Yi Qiyan could stay in the Zhengyi Sect permanently.

However, both of them respected Yi Qiyan's personal opinion and hoped to do their best to help their friend resolve the trouble.

With Yi Qiyan's matter settled, everyone temporarily turned their attention back to the matter of dividing the spoils.

"According to them, the place they live is about half a day's journey from here. They don't have much wealth on the small island where they are hiding. The only valuable items are some medicinal herbs and spiritual plants that are about a hundred years old."

“Fellow Daoist Fox and Sheep, if you don’t mind, those things are yours.”

Han Lu made the arrangements casually, without being overly concerned about the details.

Fan Anxiang thanked him repeatedly upon hearing this.

I escaped with my life and got so many things for free.

Even though they missed out on obtaining the Golden Cores of the three East Sea cultivators, they still made a fortune from this trip.

It should be noted that although Sanxian Mountain claims to be the second largest sect in the Southern Dynasty, it is many times smaller than Zhengyi Sect.

Especially in terms of materials.

Fan Anxiang, the number two figure in the Three Immortal Mountains, may not be as wealthy as Piaomiaozi was when he first met Han Lu.

This time, he obtained at least five or six thousand spirit stones worth of good stuff, which was a great harvest for him.

"As for these three..." Han Lu pondered for a moment, recalling Xiaoyaozi's behavior when he occasionally acted as a good person while he was in the East Sea, and came to the conclusion, "Although the Thousand-Eyebrow Daoist and the Red-Haired Daoist did not make it onto the wanted list because of their lack of strength, they have committed many evils and deserve to die."

"And the evil deeds committed by this White-Bearded Hermit are too numerous to count."

"so……"

"Yi Qiyan," Han Lu addressed Yi Qiyan by her given name as usual, "You shall finish off these two."

"I will temporarily imprison Bai Hu Sanren until we reach the Dragon Head Islands, then I will take him to a merchant house to complete the task."

This was Han Lu's first time apprehending a wanted criminal in the East China Sea, and she was unfamiliar with the local rules.

To avoid going there with her head in her hands and not being able to verify Hu Sanren's identity, Han Lu decided to use this method to ensure everything went smoothly.

As for Thousand Eyebrows and Red Hair, they had no reason to live any longer.

Yi Qiyan was born in the southern border region. Although she had no blood on her hands, she had some blood on her hands.

Asked to be the executioner, to kill these two villains and accept the good deed, she would show no mercy after figuring out the whole story.

He casually waved his hand twice.

Two light-colored spiritual energy blades surged forth, cleanly separating the still unconscious Qianmei and Chifa corpses, ending their sinful lives.

The head fell to the ground, plummeting from the sky, shrinking to a tiny dot in the blink of an eye before disappearing into the sea.

Blood was everywhere; the scene was not pleasant.

Upon witnessing this scene, the cultivators of the Three Immortals Mountain and Wen Erya couldn't help but swallow hard, and it took them a few breaths to recover.

After the blood from their necks had flowed for a few breaths and the blood-stained white bone at the cut was exposed, Han Lu finally made her move and used her skills to extract the golden cores from their dantian.

Both Qianmei and Chifa were lucky enough to achieve the Golden Core realm by using low-grade beast cores.

However, as lucky as it may be, the golden elixir formed in this way can only be a low-grade golden elixir.

Not only that, cultivators who form their golden core in this way are also quite likely to lose all spirituality after death, thus losing their value in trading with true spirits and demonic beasts.