The Long Journey to Immortality

Han Lu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "Then thank you very much, Sect Leader. If you need my help to wipe them out, I will certainly not refuse."

"If there's anything you need from me, just let me know."

“That’s not necessary,” Xuan Chengzi said, not wanting to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. “You’ve just returned from the East Sea, and you probably have a lot of personal matters to attend to. The other elders in the sect will do their best to take care of this matter.”

"I hope it can be resolved soon," Xuan Chengzi muttered at the end.

Han Lu nodded and said in the same way, "Resolve this as soon as possible, and make sure it doesn't cause any more big problems."

Han Lu still feels lingering fear from that plague back then.

Currently, the female senior in the sect is mostly not in the Central Plains, while the other Golden Core cultivator, Senior Zhen, is obviously unable to leave the small world he built for some reason.

If something similar to a major plague were to happen again, it would definitely take a lot of effort for Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators to solve it alone.

Not to mention that the purple monster that suddenly reappeared has disappeared without a trace, and Han Lu can't say what might happen in the future.

In short, paying attention to this point will definitely not be a mistake.

After leaving Xuan Chengzi's office, Han Lu hesitated for a long time before deciding to see Mo Zhehan off.

Although the help Han Lu received in the East China Sea that day wasn't exactly a life-saving act, it did solve a major problem for her.

Their relationship was fairly harmonious, and as a friend, Han Lu felt she should reciprocate.

At the very least, we shouldn't deliberately reject them, but rather treat them as friends in a proper and respectful manner.

Upon seeing Han Lu arrive, Mo Zhehan was overjoyed, and once again his secretly planned "pursuit" was shattered.

When alone, although she doesn't act like a "dragon-licking" type, her feelings of affection are completely written on her face.

Because of her self-awareness that day, Han Lu adopted a more natural approach when interacting with Mo Zhehan.

This change made her feel much more at ease, and she felt less deliberately resistant.

It wasn't as exaggerated as Yi Qiyan and Lü Zhixing's farewell ceremony, or Mo Zhehan and Han Lu's parting, where they simply exchanged blessings and accompanied each other for a hundred or so miles.

After parting ways with Han Lu, Mo Zhehan skillfully paid with spirit stones, activated and traversed the teleportation portal, and in the blink of an eye returned to the Great Yu Dynasty's Extreme Heavenly Palace, back to this place tens of millions of miles away from the Central Plains.

There was still some time before the time he had agreed upon with the clan elders, which was more than enough time for Mo Zhehan, a True Spirit cultivator in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, to leisurely travel through the Great Yu Dynasty again and return to the Wilderness.

As for Han Lu, her mood after seeing Mo Zhehan off could only be described as "calm".

There was neither a sense of relief nor sadness.

After flying back to her residence, she immediately sent out paper swords to summon all her disciples.

After years of slacking off, Han Lu decided to use this rare free time to thoroughly urge her disciples to improve their cultivation, lest she tarnish her reputation as a "famous teacher".

Han Lu, who was once a disciple and a Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivator herself, knew very well that even just giving some encouragement, meeting more often with her disciples, and having heart-to-heart talks could be of great help to these promising young people.

In just three days, Han Lu met with all seventeen of her disciples except Qiu Peng and Nian Haoge, and spent at least half an hour guiding and tutoring each of them.

Of course, Han Lu did not forget her most effective use of "money power".

While in the East China Sea, Han Lu purchased a number of magical tools and implements for several promising new disciples under her tutelage, and gave them away at this time as a reward for their diligent practice in the small competition or on a daily basis.

Even the disciples who performed slightly worse were not neglected by Han Lu.

A considerable amount of resources were provided to ensure that each disciple could have elixirs to aid their cultivation, making their efforts twice as effective.

Han Lu's assets increased significantly after her trip to the East Sea. Coupled with her noble status in the Wild Phoenix Clan, she became exceptionally generous when dealing with her own people, considering only emotions and disregarding petty gains.

This was the case when gifting Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan beast pills, and it is also the case now when rewarding outstanding disciples and providing them with resources for daily cultivation.

A Golden Elixir Master as generous as Han Lu is a rare find, no matter where you are.

Many disciples who initially harbored some resentment towards Han Lu for her "passive resistance" completely forgot about their past complaints after receiving the resources and magic treasures.

This isn't snobbery; it's just human nature.

After instructing her last disciple, Han Lu took a moment to meditate before retrieving a pill that had been lying in her storage bag for nearly fifty years.

The pill was golden, but only the size of a thumbnail. Apart from its more luxurious color, it looked no different from ordinary pills.

Holding it in her palm and examining it closely, Han Lu murmured, "Is this Imperial Extreme Pill really that powerful? Can a single pill give a Golden Core cultivator an additional pill pattern?"

The fact that Han Lu has not consumed this elixir, which is comparable to a "miracle pill," for so many years is not because she has forgotten about it, but because she has not yet waited for the best time to use it.

Now, having advanced to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm and having digested the opportunities within the ancient cultivation secret realm, I have ample free time.

Han Lu was certain that now was the right time to swallow this hard-earned treasure and add another mark to her golden core.

Chapter 889 Taking the Elixir

The elixir was precious, and Han Lu had made considerable preparations before taking it.

When Han Lu first received this precious pill from the Palace Master of the Great Yu Dynasty's Jitian Palace, she began to ponder how to maximize its effectiveness.

Han Lu already knew how to cultivate when she first advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, and she spent a lot of time studying and understanding its mysteries.

Naturally, after obtaining this valuable item that could help Golden Core cultivators advance to the next level, she immediately decided on the exact time to consume it in order to improve her strength and realm.

Generally, cultivators who obtain the Imperial Extreme Pill, which can add a pill pattern, will take it immediately after advancing to the Golden Core Realm, so that the first pill pattern will appear on their Golden Core, allowing them to directly break through a small realm and advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm.

However, Han Lu was not an ordinary cultivator.

She highly values ​​the process of refining the golden elixir and drawing the elixir patterns in the early stages of the Golden Elixir cultivation, believing that if this process is carefully appreciated and mastered, it will greatly benefit subsequent cultivation.

Therefore, when drawing the first cinnabar pattern, Han Lu relied entirely on his own cultivation to comprehend its mysteries.

After advancing to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, one can then use this experience to try taking pills in order to improve one's cultivation level.

Although this plan was delayed due to various miscellaneous matters and unexpected events, it is not too late to take it now that six cinnabar patterns have already been drawn.

Not only that, after Han Lu had a chance encounter with Mo Zhehan in the East Sea, she also specifically inquired about the Imperial Pill from this disciple of the Palace Master of the Extreme Heaven Palace.

The information she inquired about was naturally not about the spiritual plants used in the Imperial Pill or how it was refined; even if Mo Zhehan knew that, he wouldn't tell her.

Han Lu simply asked if there were any ways to enhance the medicinal effect, and if there were any points to note during the process of taking the pills.

These matters were not exactly secrets, and Mo Zhehan, who harbored feelings for Han Lu, told her everything he knew.

The materials used to refine the Imperial Pill are precious. Even the Supreme Heaven Palace can only refine half a batch in a hundred years, barely producing a dozen or so pills.

However, over the years, the number of cultivators in the Extreme Heaven Palace who have been fortunate enough to take this elixir cannot be counted on ten hands.

Therefore, some experiences of taking Huangji Dan have been passed down in various ways.

Even Mo Zhehan, the most promising disciple under the Palace Master of the Extreme Heaven Palace, had taken one.

Sharing personal experiences and stories of those who came before with Han Lu's advice proved to be of great help to her.

At least, even before swallowing the pill, Han Lu already knew what would happen after she swallowed it and understood how to make this miraculous elixir exert its full medicinal effect.

According to Mo Zhehan, a cultivator from the Jitian Palace once drew two pill patterns in one go after consuming the Huangji Pill.

Han Lu's goal this time is to reach or get as close to this achievement as possible, so as to take a small step forward on her cultivation path and pave the way for the future.

Holding the Imperial Pill in her right hand, Han Lu awkwardly patted her storage bag with her left hand and took out a porcelain bottle from it.

Using his magical abilities, he removed the soft stopper from the porcelain bottle, revealing a light pink liquid inside through the bottle opening.

The medicinal liquid was fragrant and was clearly made from a variety of long-aged spiritual plants.

This small bottle of liquid medicine is an auxiliary medicine when taking Huangji Dan.

It was leftover from when Mo Zhehan took the pill last time. Knowing that Han Lu had not yet taken the Royal Extreme Pill, Mo Zhehan simply gave this bottle of spiritual medicine to Han Lu to help her activate the pill's medicinal power.

Of course, Danfang also told Hanlu that in case the amount of medicine in the small bottle was insufficient, Hanlu would have no way to prepare it.

After smelling the medicinal fragrance, Han Lu squinted her eyes and looked inward for a moment, but did not notice any special changes in her body.

"It should be used in conjunction with Huangji Dan to have unique effects."

Picking up the bottle, Han Lu intended to drink it all in one gulp, but she suddenly remembered that Mo Zhehan had used this bottle before, and the indirect kiss joke he had made with Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan.

After hesitating for a moment, she used her magical artifact manipulation technique to draw out all the pink liquid in the bottle, "pinching" it into a water ball shaped like a pill in the air before swallowing it all in one gulp.

It smells delicious, but it has no taste at all.

After the medicine entered Han Lu's stomach along her esophagus, its effects slowly spread throughout her body.

Han Lu's originally snow-white face was covered with a light pink, and her body was slightly hot, as if she could spew out a burst of fiery phoenix flames with a single breath.

Swallowing hard and feeling the strange sensation in her body, Han Lu thought to herself, "This medicine is really potent."

The side ingredients have already been fried, so the main ingredients naturally need to be cooked next.

Without hesitation, Han Lu swallowed the Imperial Pill from the palm of her right hand. Then she closed her eyes, entered a meditative state, and began to use the pill to try to add the seventh pill pattern to her golden core.

The Imperial Elixir disappeared in the blink of an eye after entering the stomach.

Upon realizing the situation, Han Lu remained calm.

Ten breaths later, the medicinal power of the Imperial Extreme Pill surged into Han Lu's dantian and, with the aid of the pink medicinal liquid, quickly formed a sphere.

In terms of size alone, this sphere formed from the Imperial Elixir is slightly smaller than the Golden Elixir Sword Pill in Han Lu's dantian.

However, under the catalysis of the medicinal power of the fan liquid, the newly formed sphere is slightly larger than the Huangji Pill itself.

Han Lu, who knew exactly how the pill worked, noticed this and instantly understood the power of the pink liquid.

"This is like giving me an extra half of the Imperial Elixir."

"No wonder Mo Zhehan persuaded even those cultivators with slightly inferior aptitude who used this pink liquid to successfully add a pill pattern to the surface of their golden core after taking a Royal Extreme Pill."

"In this way, it can be said that it is like adding wings to a tiger."

Although the medicinal power of the Imperial Pill would not dissipate in a short time, Han Lu still seized the time and eagerly manipulated the sword pellet floating in the sea of ​​spiritual energy to move closer to the Imperial Pill.

Having already decided what pattern to draw for the seventh pill pattern and where to draw it on the golden core, Han Lu only observed for a moment before bringing the Imperial Pill and the sword pellet into contact, so that the point where the two spheres touched landed precisely on the surface of the golden core where she wanted to draw the pill pattern.

The process of obtaining the Huangji Dan's effects from a distance is not complicated.

It's like polishing stone; you use a polishing method to draw a pattern on the stone.

When I meditate, I use sandpaper.

But relying on Huangji Dan is like switching to a polishing machine with a grinding disc.

Which tool is most efficient for this task? You don't need to test it; any Qi Refining cultivator could give you the correct answer.

To draw pill patterns using the Imperial Extreme Pill, cultivators only need to pay attention to control and repeat the drawing process as many times as possible before the "grinding plate" becomes rough. This will allow them to achieve the routine operation of "adding a pill pattern by consuming the Imperial Extreme Pill".

Is this difficult?