The Long Journey to Immortality

Furthermore, Han Lu played a key role in the successful resolution of the plague that year.

Finally, we must also consider Han Lu's high strength and her familiarity with Qingxu Daoist.

Therefore, when leaving the sect, Daoist Qingxu specially gave Han Lu a paper sword, seeking her help.

Han Lu did not disappoint Qingxu Daoist.

Although she didn't receive the paper sword immediately because of her cultivation, just like the other elders, Han Lu took the lead as soon as she saw the paper sword after finishing her cultivation. She transformed into a phoenix and rushed towards the battle location mentioned by Qingxu Daoist.

It was precisely because of this that Han Lu, who transformed into the true spirit form of the phoenix and traveled at an ultra-high speed far exceeding that of other cultivators, was able to arrive at this crucial moment and become a lifesaver.

Taking the initiative, Han Lu flew to the battlefield.

Seeing that it was a true spirit phoenix that also existed in its own world, the purple monster felt a little relieved.

"It's good that he's not a human cultivator, but just a passing True Spirit Phoenix who likes to meddle in other people's business."

"A few words exchanged might just resolve the issue peacefully."

Having already weakened itself by choosing to "cut off its tail to survive," the purple monster had only flown a few meters before being burned to a crisp by Han Lu's Fire Phoenix True Flame. It was fortunate that it was this creature; otherwise, most of the other ferocious beasts with weaker vitality would have already fallen.

In this state, even the purple monster, which still had some remaining strength to regenerate and recover, was unwilling to endure another beating from the true spirit and would not attempt to escape using similar methods again.

Desperately avoiding battle, the purple monster looked at the four-winged phoenix hovering in the air not far away and said solemnly, "So it is Fellow Daoist Phoenix. I was impetuous just now. I apologize to you and hope that Fellow Daoist Phoenix will forget my previous offense."

"I wonder what brings Fellow Daoist Phoenix here? We are not enemies. Why not show some kindness and make way for me, thus doing a good deed?"

In an attempt to escape, the purple monster spoke in a humble and obsequious manner.

Fortunately, in his original world, the phoenix was also a recognized noble creature; otherwise, he wouldn't have had the audacity to say such a thing.

"If Fellow Daoist Phoenix is ​​willing to lend me a hand and kill these two damned human cultivators here, I will be eternally grateful and offer them resources and knowledge that are not found in this world as a token of my gratitude."

Through Wu Changqing's memories, the purple monster learned that the relationship between the true spirits of this world and the human race was only ordinary, and thus conceived the idea of ​​using someone else to do its dirty work.

Even if it's just empty talk and takes up a little time, it's a good thing in his eyes if it can slightly divert the attention of this meddlesome spirit.

If we could truly borrow the sharp blade of the true spirit, that would be incredibly good news.

Clinging to a sliver of hope, the purple monster awaited the phoenix's response, but at the same time, he was prepared for both possibilities.

Hearing that the purple monster mistakenly believed it to be just an ordinary true spirit passing by, Han Lu couldn't help but feel an urge to laugh.

Thinking of teasing the purple monster that couldn't see what was happening in front of it, Han Lu, who had transformed into a four-winged phoenix, turned her head to look at the White Fairy and Qingxu Daoist who were still trapped in the purple slime.

Although she arrived late and didn't know how the two Golden Core elders had fallen for the trick and ended up in this state, nor did she know whether the purple slime binding them was harmful, Han Lu still decided to rescue them first.

Recalling the many properties of the slime she had discovered during her battle with the purple monster, Han Lu pondered for a moment, then flapped her wings and summoned frost, enveloping the two Golden Core elders who were still fighting against the purple slime.

The frost froze the purple viscous substance surrounding the two elders' protective aura, as if freezing them up.

While completing this step, Han Lu also secretly transmitted her plan to Bai Xianzi and Qingxu Daoren, so as not to ruin her plans.

Seeing the phoenix "attack" the two human cultivators, the purple monster was overjoyed, thinking it had the ability to act as a persuader.

The purple monster laughed and flattered, "As expected of a true phoenix spirit, your skills are truly unparalleled."

Han Lu let out another phoenix cry, followed by the release of four-colored light from her body. Then, she shed her feathers and transformed back into human form.

With white hair and dark skin, she resembled the "Qin Fairy," a figure she had created in the Western Regions.

"Who are you? What race are you? Why are you here?" Han Lu asked three questions in a row.

The purple monster transformed into human form and bargained, "Fellow Daoist Feng, why don't you kill these two first, and then we can talk business?"

"Qin Fairy" snorted coldly and said, "I'm not stupid. These two are cultivators from the Zhengyi Sect. If there are no real benefits, then our deal is void."

"Not only that, I'm going to leave you here and send you to Zhengyi Gate to see if I can make a profit from them."

Chapter 903 Scriptures

Han Lu adopted a neutral attitude, and her appearance after transforming into the "Fairy of the Qin" was completely different from that of the cultivators in the Central Plains, which made her quite credible in the eyes of the purple monster.

However, the most important thing was the strength she had just displayed, which convinced the purple monster that it was no match for Han Lu and positioned itself in the transaction as someone who needed her help.

This makes Han Lu's series of performances seem reasonable and gives the possibility of further development to this business deal that has not yet begun to be discussed in detail.

Feeling that the timing wasn't quite right, Han Lu made her point more clearly: "Now that I've shown my sincerity, what about you? I've never seen a creature like you in the Central Plains, the Western Regions, or even the wilderness. Tell me about your origins. Show your sincerity before we actually start discussing business."

As she spoke, Han Lu casually played with a Fire Phoenix True Flame, as if she were bored.

Han Lu and Xuan Chengzi shared the same idea: they both knew that they had to find out the origin and purpose of this purple monster in order to completely eliminate the hidden danger it posed to the Central Plains.

Han Lu's actions, coupled with her words, conveyed a sense of threat to the purple monster.

The situation was dire, and Han Lu had already made her point so bluntly that the purple monster didn't want to miss such a low-cost opportunity to save itself and escape.

His origins weren't exactly a secret, and revealing them to this true spirit in exchange for a certain level of trust was definitely a worthwhile deal for the purple monster.

“Feng Xianzi,” following Wu Changqing’s memory, the purple monster, which had transformed into a near-human shape, gave a proper explanation of the Central Plains, “I come from the Eastern Land.”

"The Eastern World? Where is that?" Han Lu pressed.

"There is a world similar to this one, which also belongs to the human realm. When cultivators reach the Nascent Soul stage, they will be squeezed and ascended by the power of the world..." The purple monster said some similarities between the two worlds based on Wu Changqing's memories.

Han Lu nodded slightly. "I see."

It was a place I'd never heard of before, but it wasn't much different from Han Lu's previous predictions.

She continued, "Then why did you come here? Was it by chance, or do you have some other purpose?"

The purple monster became wary, given the classified nature of the mission, and asked in return, "Fairy Phoenix, this matter has little to do with our deal, does it?"

Han Lu was straightforward and directly threatened him, manipulating the flame in her hand to circle around the purple monster before saying, "Answer honestly, you're not thinking of telling the truth after you get beaten up, are you?"

Upon hearing this, the purple monster's gaze lingered for a moment on the two Zhengyi Sect elders trapped in the frost.

After hesitating for a full three breaths, he turned to look at Han Lu again and said, "Although this is a rather confidential matter, I think that a hundred years from now, the cultivators, magical beasts, and true spirits of this world will all know about it."

"If Fairy Feng promises me not to spread this matter around, then my saying a few words to you here won't be considered a leak of secrets."

A general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders.

The purple monster was aware of its situation and tried to find excuses for itself, striving to cooperate with Han Lu.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu's heart tightened, and she quickly replied, "No problem, I swear I won't reveal this to anyone."

Han Lu wasn't lying. At this moment, there were two Zhengyi Sect elders who had already been regarded as "dead" by the purple monster. If the task of tearing off her mask and revealing the information fell to Bai Xianzi and Qingxu Daoren, it wouldn't be considered that she had broken her oath.

The purple monster was unaware of the truth and only believed Han Lu's reputation as a "noble spirit".

"Then, according to Fairy Feng, our worlds will probably come into contact, collide, and eventually merge into one at some point a thousand years from now."

"And I am just a clone, who was teleported here by supreme magic to gather information."

"Let's see how strong the cultivators are here, how their influence is distributed, and even the most basic local customs and traditions."

"The information was transmitted back to the East using a unique method, so that the few cultivators in power could analyze how to deal with the cultivators here after the two worlds collide and merge in the future."

The purple monster tried to be as tactful and subtle as possible, but Han Lu could still understand that the purple monster had come here to take on the role of a scout, to gather intelligence on the enemy for the likely great battle to come.

Although she understood the general idea, Han Lu, who was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, still only partially understood a few points in the purple monster's words.

What do you mean by "the world coming into contact with each other"?

The purple monster used something from Wu Changqing's memory as an analogy.

"Whether it's the Eastern Land or the world where Fairy Phoenix resides, both fall within the realm of the human world and are parallel to each other, like glutinous rice balls soaking in a pot of soup."

"Now, under the influence of forces unknown to us, the Eastern World and this place are about to collide and eventually stick together to form a slightly deformed whole."

"This is what I mean by contact and collision."

The purple monster used examples of foods that Han Lu was familiar with, which made it easy for her to understand this slightly complicated concept.

"Then why must we fight to the death when the world collides and comes into contact?" Born in the Central Plains, Han Lu was essentially a pacifist despite being influenced by many other cultures.

The purple monster continued, expanding on this example, "When they come into contact, a lot of the red bean paste filling inside the dumpling will leak out from the opening."

Han Lu, having touched on the point, translated it in her own words: "In other words, it will cause a catastrophe, and spiritual energy will leak out from the gap created by the collision of the worlds. Cultivators from both worlds will inevitably fight tooth and nail for resources when they are crammed together to cultivate?"

The purple monster said, "Fairy Phoenix, you flatter us. The final outcome is not something that you or I can decide, judge, or predict right now."

True spirits have long lifespans, and Han Lu has a 99% chance of living until the day the two worlds collide. This is why the purple monster was careful with its words when mentioning the key parts.

"It seems there's no mistake about this matter." Han Lu truly connected the events before her with the calamity that Wang Han had predicted back then.

Suppressing her shock, Han Lu said seriously, "It seems you are quite sincere, fellow Daoist. In that case, let's discuss the transaction properly now."

"If I remember correctly, you promised me resources and knowledge, right?"

The purple monster said, "Fellow Daoist Feng has an excellent memory; you are absolutely right."

"Alright," Han Lu said without any hesitation, relying on her superior strength. "Then take out the materials and let me see if it's worth offending the Zhengyi Sect for these external things."

Chapter 904 Fraudulent Transaction

With her silver hair and black skin, Han Lu immersed herself in the role of the "Fairy of the Qin" she had created, trying her best to portray herself as a true spirit who did not belong to the Central Plains in order to gain the trust of the purple monster.

Han Lu acted this way partly on a whim, and partly because she lacked absolute confidence in using illusion techniques to extract all useful information from this purple monster whose race she did not know.

Since success was not guaranteed, Han Lu's plan was to let the purple monster reveal its true nature.

Now that she had gathered most of the intelligence and had managed to complete the mission without being interrogated or tortured, Han Lu turned her attention to the deal that was destined to be impossible.

Then, extract some remaining value from the purple monster, who is completely unaware that he is already trapped, and savor the differences between the cultivation knowledge of the Eastern Land and that of the Central Plains as described by the purple monster. See what rare resources this seemingly liquid purple monster, who has no storage bag on him, can produce.

Arranged to perform scout duties in another world, even though only an avatar came, it also shows that the purple monster is not naive or without guile.

Even though Han Lu had the upper hand and absolute power at this moment, he still tried to bargain.

"Feng Xianzi, I've said so much, I think I've shown my sincerity according to your wishes."

"Why don't you kill one of these two cultivators first and pay a deposit in return?"

"As long as I see blood, I promise to immediately offer up the cultivation knowledge of the Eastern Land and the unique resources I carry."

The purple monster's gaze lingered on the frozen White Fairy and Qingxu Daoist for a moment before continuing, "Why don't we kill this bearded cultivator first? What does Fairy Feng think?"

Han Lu would certainly not agree to such an unreasonable request.

However, she also knew that the purple monster was probably just trying to get a higher price by making such a demand, rather than actually wanting her to kill Qingxu Daoist first before it would continue the transaction.

Han Lu thought to herself, "It seems that it will be difficult to acquire all the resources and knowledge in one go."