The Long Journey to Immortality

Which one should we choose?

Han Lu had already figured out how to negotiate with the purple monster, but she was struggling with which of the two traded items would be most beneficial to her.

The purple monster awaited Han Lu's response.

Because they had only exchanged a few words and didn't know Han Lu's temperament, the purple monster was uneasy, fearing that its small "resistance" would ruin the deal.

If Han Lu remained silent for a moment longer, he might take the initiative to back down and stop pursuing an equal transaction of "cash on delivery".

“That won’t do. Killing two elders of the Zhengyi Sect would offend the Zhengyi Sect, and killing one would also offend it,” Han Lu reasoned. “How do I know if you’ll go back on your word?”

“There are Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the Zhengyi Sect. They could kill me without even lifting a finger.”

"How about this, you give me something to trade first. Once I get the item and am satisfied, I'll kill this bearded monk as you said."

Without asking a question, Han Lu simply offered a solution that the purple monster could not refuse.

Recalling Han Lu's shocking performance when she first arrived and the phoenix, which could be considered the number one clan in the Eastern Land, the purple monster had no courage to bargain any further.

Fearing that Han Lu might change her mind, he quickly said, "Okay, I'll listen to Fairy Feng. But which one does Fairy Feng want first?"

Han Lu said, "Tell me first what unique resources you can provide from the East, and what unique knowledge you can impart to me."

Given that she could only get one thing at a time, Han Lu naturally wanted to choose the best one.

Upon hearing this, the purple monster said, "The material is as precious as a certain phoenix feather on the Phoenix Fairy's body, called Glue Yuan Shen."

The purple monster felt a pang of pain at the mere mention of that term.

In his attempt to escape, he has already lost a significant amount of his vital essence, leaving him severely weakened.

Now, in order to make a deal with Han Lu and buy a way out, he has to give her another gift that will only harm him.

"What is its purpose?" Han Lu pressed.

The purple monster replied, "Integrating into a magical artifact grants it the ability to repair itself, making it particularly suitable as a material for crafting defensive magical artifacts."

Having witnessed the purple monster's terrifying regenerative abilities, Han Lu could imagine what kind of magical ability the "self-repairing ability of the magical artifact" the purple monster spoke of must be.

“Sounds good,” Han Lu said, trying to belittle him. She had learned a lot of business tricks from Lü Zhi. “But I am a True Spirit. Although I have a lot of magical treasures, I can’t use them most of the time when fighting.”

"And even with the fusion of your Collagen Spirit armor, it's probably no match for my Phoenix Feather Robe."

As she spoke, Han Lu activated her cultivation technique, changing the form of her phoenix feather robe to "show off" to the purple monster.

Knowing that the essence he cherished was not valued by Han Lu, the purple monster felt somewhat complicated.

Han Lu noticed the change in expression on the purple monster's blurry face, guessed what he was thinking, and "kindly" comforted him, "It's alright, tell me again what the so-called knowledge of the Eastern Lands is?"

Compared to rare resources that she couldn't actually use, Han Lu was more concerned about whether she could obtain some knowledge from another cultivation world from the purple monster, and draw nourishment from it for her own use.

The purple monster said, "The specific situation of the Eastern World, and all the cultivation techniques and secret arts that I know of that Feng Xianzi could use..."

"In the future, the Eastern Land and the Central Plains will come into contact and merge. This knowledge will definitely be of great use to Feng Xianzi."

The purple monster makes sense.

If disaster is unavoidable, the forces of the East, the Central Plains, and the Great Yu Dynasty are destined to clash in battle a thousand years from now. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

After a moment's consideration, Han Lu said.

“How about this, I still want the Glue Yuan Shen,” Han Lu said, offering a seemingly reasonable reason. “Such a rare thing, if traded, can probably get me a lot of the resources I need.”

"Even if you go crazy and change your mind later, I'll still only profit and not lose."

The purple monster hesitated slightly, but still said "Okay".

Then, he reached into his abdomen and stirred it for a long time before taking out the crystal-clear pink sphere.

The moment the sphere detached from the body, the already dark and grayish slime on the purple monster became even more somber.

Seeing this, Han Lu secretly rejoiced, "Sure enough, offering this thing will make this purple monster even more injured, which will make it much easier to break the contract and capture him later."

Han Lu proceeded cautiously, thinking deeply and far ahead.

"Fairy Phoenix, catch!" The purple monster tossed the rare material to Han Lu.

Wary of a trap, Han Lu simply put it into her storage bag for safekeeping.

Chapter 905 Flipping the Table

Han Lu was cautious, fearing she might fall into the purple monster's trap.

However, it turned out that what the purple monster took out was not a "trigger switch" for a trap, but rather the glue spirit he had mentioned.

It has no harmful capabilities; it's just a rare resource.

Seeing that Han Lu had accepted the items, the purple monster's voice was slightly hoarse as it said, "Fairy Feng, I have sent out the Glue Soul as you instructed. You should also fulfill your promise as agreed."

Han Lu nodded and said, "Logically, that should be the case, but..."

"But?" The purple monster felt a sense of foreboding.

"But I've actually been lying to you all along," Han Lu said with a grin. "Brother, the Central Plains is the territory of human cultivators, so how could it be that a phoenix spirit would happen to fly by?"

Upon hearing this, the purple monster paused for a moment, then recalled some common knowledge from Wu Changqing's memories before realizing what was happening.

"broken!"

"This world is different from the Eastern world I live in."

"In the Central Plains, let alone true spirits, even magical beasts are rare."

"So that's how it is..." A name from Wu Changqing's memory flashed through the purple monster's mind.

The purple monster said angrily, "Are you the True Phoenix Fairy of the Zhengyi Sect?"

Han Lu laughed and said, "Correct answer."

After saying that, Han Lu waved her hand and completely overturned the negotiating table.

The frost that had been covering the White Fairy and the Taoist Qingxu shattered into fragments.

As the two were thawed, the purple slime that had been clinging to them also disappeared, freeing them completely.

Having communicated beforehand, the two cultivators immediately entered battle mode after escaping.

Flying through the air, the White Fairy, Qingxu Daoist, and Han Lu formed a triangle, surrounding the already weakened purple monster in the center.

"Haha, didn't expect that, did you?" Qingxu Daoist laughed immediately. "You monster, you'd better surrender obediently and let our sect imprison and interrogate you. Maybe you'll still have a way out."

The White Fairy chimed in, "If you stubbornly resist here, even if you don't die, we'll beat you into a pulp."

Having just been "forced" to act cowardly by Han Lu, both Golden Core cultivators were furious and eager to vent their anger.

The purple monster still found it hard to believe how the battle had turned out.

“This is impossible… I’ve looked at Wu Changqing’s memories, and the True Phoenix Fairy in his memories doesn’t look like you.”

"Oh?" Han Lu chuckled, deactivated her semi-spiritual transformation, and returned to her usual fair-skinned, black-haired appearance.

Han Lu asked, "Shall we take another look now?"

The purple monster continued to find excuses, imagining a way out for itself, "Fairy Phoenix, don't joke with me. I can tell at a glance that the real Fairy Phoenix has the bloodline of the Illusionary Phoenix. She looks completely different from when you appear in your true spirit form."

"You two are not a phoenix at all."

Upon hearing that the other party knew about Heming, Han Lu couldn't help but speak a few more words and chat with this purple monster who clearly knew a lot about phoenixes.

"Back when I was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, I did occasionally transform into a phoenix and enter and leave the sect, but that was a long time ago."

"Later, I received a bloodline from Duoheming, which led to the creation of the Four-Winged True Phoenix."

"Perhaps it's because of returning to simplicity or other reasons that its bloodline is becoming increasingly close to that of the ancient phoenix, which is why it has changed its appearance again, causing you to misunderstand."

Han Lu laughed and said, "I'm so sorry."

Upon hearing this, the purple monster felt utterly devastated, as if it were about to vomit blood and die.

"The True Phoenix Fairy is truly lacking in the demeanor of a true spirit, resorting to such despicable means," the purple monster gritted its teeth.

He tried his best to argue and see if there was any chance of a turnaround.

Han Lu smiled and said, "Not entirely. At least I won't reveal some of the things you told me before."

"Besides, no one has stipulated that a true spirit cannot lie, deceive, or use any schemes or strategies."

The purple monster was speechless, crying out in its heart, "The Central Plains are too dangerous, I want to go back to the East."

Having just arrived and before it could recover its strength, the purple monster was already being searched; its luck was truly terrible.

"Now," Han Lu looked at the purple monster and said, "Do you want to cooperate with us, or do you want to get beaten up and then obediently follow us away?"

Han Lu gave the purple monster two paths to take.

After a moment of silence, the purple monster weighed the strength of both sides and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Fairy Zhenfeng to take care of us from now on."

Seeing that the other party had surrendered on their own initiative, both Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu felt that the conversation was not yet over.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu replied, "You're too kind. How should I address you?"

The purple monster asked, "Purple Calyx, where is the fairy?"

"Han Lu".

The two exchanged polite greetings, and the tense atmosphere that seemed ready to draw swords vanished.

Fairy Bai and Daoist Qingxu marveled at how Han Lu could chat and laugh so happily with this never-before-seen purple monster, Zi'e. They also wondered how this matter would develop in the future.

Taking the initiative to greet her, Han Lu extended her hand and smiled, "Welcome Fellow Daoist Zi'e to the Zhengyi Sect. I hope Fellow Daoist Zi'e will cooperate with us."

Seeing Han Lu extend her hand, Zi'e hesitated for a moment before taking it.

Nothing unexpected happened; the two simply shook hands as a gesture of goodwill.

However, Han Lu still made it clear, "However, Fellow Daoist Zi'e's killing of mortals and her usurpation and murder of Zhengyi Sect disciple Wu Changqing cannot be wiped clean. How you are ultimately dealt with depends on Fellow Daoist Zi'e's performance."

The change in circumstances caught Zi'e somewhat off guard, but he was certain that things were moving in a positive direction.

Zi'e nodded meekly and said, "I will do my best to cooperate with the Zhengyi Sect and with Fairy Zhenfeng."

In the Central Plains, the Zhengyi Sect is a powerful force.

Now that Zi'e is severely injured, even Wu Changqing doesn't know if he can defeat her without a sneak attack, so he has no intention of fighting against the Zhengyi Sect again.

Even if he tried to run, given the intense scrutiny from the Zhengyi Sect, he was certain he had absolutely no chance.