The Long Journey to Immortality

That was to escort her younger brother, whom she had been "neglecting" lately, to Phoenix Perch Forest for secluded cultivation, together with her father and mother.

Chapter 1003 The Wedding

This is yet another moment of parting.

Han Lu suddenly realized that she would likely experience such unpleasant situations frequently over the next ten years or so.

This was the first time Feng Hong had left Sanfeng Forest and her parents.

Naturally, even though he had already made up his mind to cultivate diligently for the sake of his beloved "woman", Feng Hong still showed some reluctance before leaving.

Finally, with tears in her eyes, Feng Hong set off on her journey with her parents and sister, who had already transformed into phoenixes.

However, a fledgling phoenix is ​​still a fledgling phoenix.

Although Feng Hong is much more mature than other young phoenixes under her parents' education, she is still a child at heart.

Once on the road, seeing the scenery in the wilderness that was different from that of Sanfeng Forest, my mood improved again, and I started chattering with my family.

Asking questions about everything, as if they were curious about everything and had inexhaustible energy.

Because he knew he would be separated from Feng Hong for at least twenty years.

Han Lu, Feng Rubing, and Feng You naturally answered each question patiently.

As Han Lu flew, she felt as if she had returned to the year when she went to Phoenix Perch Forest with Feng Tian.

Han Lu subconsciously moved closer to her mother, her heart filled with endless emotions.

Among her father, mother, and older sister, Fenghong still preferred to cling to her older sister more.

The fact that they each hold each other's "little secrets" may be the reason why the siblings are closer.

Along the way, the family was even more harmonious and warm than they had been in Sanfeng Forest because they had spent so much time together.

As the journey drew closer to its destination, Feng Hong gradually returned to the state she had been in when she first left Sanfeng Forest.

However, because the process was quite lengthy, when the group finally arrived at Phoenix Perch Forest after half a month and were about to say goodbye, Feng Hong was not as sad as expected.

When their son left home for the first time, his parents naturally didn't just leave him in Phoenix Forest and ask a friend to take care of him.

Han Lu and Feng You went home first, while Feng Rubing would stay in Fengqi Forest for another six months to help Feng Hong adapt to life there and, under his mother's guidance, get into the rhythm of arduous cultivation as quickly as possible.

Everything was arranged meticulously for Feng Hong, and Feng You and Feng Rubing did their best to fulfill their responsibilities as parents.

When saying goodbye, Fenghong urged her father and sister to hurry up and leave.

But right after Han Lu and Feng You left, Feng Hong hugged her mother, forcing herself not to shed tears, telling herself that she had to be strong because she was about to grow up.

In one trip and one return, a month had passed, and he returned to Sanfeng Forest, where his mother and younger brother were no longer there.

After telling her father that she planned to stay in the wilderness for another thirteen years, Han Lu once again devoted herself to the difficult and long-term cultivation task of "drawing cinnabar patterns".

Although there was the foundation laid by the Imperial Pill, the foundation laid by the last few pill patterns was too shallow, and the background of the red outline was too light. It would still take a lot of effort for Han Lu to truly shape and complete it.

Han Lu plans to complete the drawing of eleven Dan patterns within thirteen years.

Before heading to the Central Plains to see his old friend one last time, he put some thought into pondering this final cinnabar pattern.

Although advancing from the mid-stage to the late-stage Golden Core only requires drawing twelve pill patterns on the Golden Core, there are still many intricacies involved in this final step.

Some people compare the process from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, through the late-stage of the Golden Core realm, to the final advancement to the Nascent Soul realm to a fetus growing and developing in a cultivator's dantian.

The middle stage of the Golden Elixir is about laying the foundation for the fetus, ensuring that the fetus will be strong after birth. There can be no carelessness at this stage.

The later stage of the Golden Core stage involves providing nutrition to the nascent fetus, allowing it to develop intelligence and the ability to survive independently as a cultivator.

Ultimately, advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is like childbirth. The Nascent Soul is born from the Golden Core that has been "split" open by the power of the lightning tribulation, and the very foundation of a cultivator's practice changes accordingly.

Therefore, if the Golden Core is stimulated with some elixirs when the final Dan pattern is drawn, it will naturally make it easier for the Golden Core to generate "spirit" in the later stages of cultivation, allowing it to transform from a stillborn embryo to a living embryo more quickly.

Han Lu, who always thinks three steps ahead before taking a single step, already knew this.

This was partly the reason why he was planning to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible.

After all, there are many more cultivators practicing human techniques in the Central Plains, so the Zhengyi Sect must have some methods that can help her in this regard.

Even a little help is better than nothing.

The Three Phoenix Forest is rich in spiritual energy and free from the disturbances of the mortal world, making Han Lu's cultivation there very pleasant.

Six months later, Feng Rubing returned to Sanfeng Forest, bringing two pieces of good news.

Firstly, Feng Hong made rapid progress in the Phoenix Perch Forest, and secondly, an elder of the Illusionary Phoenix Clan residing in the Phoenix Perch Forest volunteered to tutor Feng Hong in his cultivation.

Secondly, it was a private matter related to Fengyou.

Han Lu did not receive any specific information, but judging from her father's expression at the time, the matter was quite serious.

Three more years passed, and as Han Lu successfully completed the drawing of the tenth Danwen, an invitation was sent to Sanfeng Forest.

The invitation is for Quexin and Haozun's wedding.

For the past three and a half years, Haozun and Quexin have been traveling back and forth between the two remote regions in preparation for their marriage.

After spending a lot of effort and going through many formalities, the two, who were truly a match made in heaven, finally came together, with only the wedding ceremony remaining.

As the matchmaker, Han Lu and the other person naturally didn't forget their invitations.

As it happened, Han Lu was still thinking about a visit she had promised, so she combined it with this wedding invitation.

Han Lu traveled alone to Luoxia Mountain, where the Haogu birds lived. Thanks to her "phoenix skin," she encountered no trouble during her short four-day journey.

In fact, among the guests invited by the two, whose community circles are extremely small, Han Lu was the only one who did not belong to the Peacock and Haogu Bird clans.

There were only fifty-four guests in total, including both the bride and groom. Que Xin and Hao Zun's wedding was far less grand than the wedding that Feng You and Feng Rubing had held.

Because the two were not from the same clan, the wedding was conducted in human form.

The ceremony was conducted according to the rules of the Haogu bird.

The vast majority of the agenda items are universally applicable and lack any unique or novel ideas.

But at the very end, a process was added where the bride and groom would together perform divination and pray for their future married life.

Que Xin didn't know how to divine, so Hao Zun did it for her.

According to custom, this is only to bring good luck, so the counting rods or divination sticks used in the divination are tampered with beforehand so that no matter what, they will not produce a "bad luck" result.

In the end, Princess Haozun, who had drawn a fortune slip that said "many children, many blessings," picked up Quexin and entered the bridal chamber.

The couple, brought together by Han Lu, finally tied the knot and found what should have been a happy marriage.

Chapter 104 Haocui Star

After the wedding, Han Lu did not leave Luoxia Mountain immediately, but stayed temporarily in the settlement of the Haogu bird.

In addition to the wedding invitation, she was also invited to visit Luoxia Mountain.

Go quickly and come back quickly; it won't do if you don't even see the person.

Just before the wedding began, Hao Zun told her some good news about the "Eastern World".

"Our clan's most skilled divination elder, after learning about the events in the Eastern Lands, said he had a way and wanted to meet you."

Upon arriving at Luoxia Mountain and hearing this news, Han Lu was overjoyed.

The leaking of this secret was not Hao Zun's own decision, but a special arrangement made by Han Lu at her discretion.

Having spent a long time together, Han Lu had a concrete understanding of Hao Zun's ability to keep secrets and his judgment. Naturally, she allowed this "intelligent" Hao Gu Niao to selectively tell important figures in her clan about the secrets of the "Eastern World" in order to gain stronger support.

Clearly, this is the time when Hao Zun brought such news to Han Lu.

Han Lu can expect this good news to be fantastic, something that can truly solve the problem rather than just offer advice.

The ability to perform divination is only partially related to one's level of cultivation.

What truly determines the level of divination ability is the cultivator's talent in this area, the methods they use, and their compatibility with divination principles.

Like Han Lu, who was clearly a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, she couldn't predict how many years her friend had left to live.

However, Hao Zun, whose cultivation level was the same as Han Lu's, could easily perform divination because of his powerful divination abilities and because he had no connection with Zhan Yujun.

In the Haogu Bird Clan, the clan leader, whose cultivation level is in the late Nascent Soul stage, can only rank second in terms of divination ability.

On the contrary, the clan leader's younger sister, Hao Cuixing, who is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, is the cultivator with the strongest divination ability in the clan.

The person Hao Zun helped Han Lu "arrange" to meet was Hao Cuixing.

Hao Cuixing resides atop the spire at the very top of Luoxia Mountain.

The spire was designed by Hao Cuixing himself. It is 73 meters high and contains many arrays, restrictions, and technological tools to help Hao Cuixing observe the stars and perform divination on clear nights.

Han Lu's meeting with Hao Cuixing took place on this topless tower that Hao Cuixing called the "Astrology Tower".

"I've long admired your name, Senior Cui Xing." Han Lu bowed respectfully, uttering a polite lie.

Hao Cuixing didn't know the truth, and assumed that Han Lu had indeed heard of her name from Hao Zun long ago, so she smiled and returned the greeting, "It's quite a coincidence, I have also heard of Fairy Han's name long ago."

"Huh? Really? I didn't know I was that famous?" Han Lu believed that the other party had no need to be polite with her in this regard, so she asked curiously.

Hao Cuixing smiled and recalled a past event, "Once, a Phoenix Clan cultivator came to me and asked me to help predict when four or even five true phoenixes would appear in the Phoenix Clan."

“I helped with the stargazing and calculations, and it was said that within the next hundred years, a phoenix with at least three bloodlines would appear.”

“That happened five hundred years ago, and now it has come true, and the cultivator who fulfilled the divination result just happened to appear in front of me.”

Hao Cuixing leaned back in her soft chair, casually toying with the palm-sized planetarium. "So, could it be said that I've heard about you before?"

Han Lu then realized that she had such a connection with Hao Cuixing because of divination.

"Of course, of course, since there is such a story, seniors can just call me by my name."

Hao Cuixing didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Han Lu, have you come here today for the Eastern World?"

Han Lu was not surprised, but said, "I suppose Hao Zun has already told everything to you, senior. I wonder if you could help the millions of people in this matter?"

Han Lu was not trying to morally blackmail anyone; she was simply stating the importance of the matter truthfully.

“Of course I’m willing. This is a challenge for me as well,” Hao Cuixing put down the astrolabe in her hand. “However, this is quite difficult. Even I can’t guarantee 100% success.”

Although Hao Cuixing had long speculated about the "parallel human world" because of his expertise in astrology and divination.

However, she wasn't entirely confident that she could divine the exact location of the "Eastern World" using any means.