The Long Journey to Immortality

Success! I was overjoyed.

Failure is irrelevant.

Although it was only a Daoist novice level technique, Han Lu hadn't reached the point where she could operate it after just one glance. However, with Hao Cuixing's simple guidance, she memorized the incantation and figured out how to circulate spiritual energy within twenty breaths.

The effect of the technique is simple: it allows the cultivator to enter a unique meditative state and, in this state, attempt to connect with the sun, moon, and stars through their divine sense.

According to Han Lu's judgment, the higher the cultivation level and the stronger the spiritual sense of a cultivator, the higher the probability of successfully performing this technique.

“In that case…” Han Lu compared her cultivation level with Hao Cuixing’s, “It would be quite difficult for me to communicate smoothly with the sun, moon and stars in this wonderful meditative state.”

Come to think of it, communicating with the sun, moon, and stars high in the sky could not possibly be an easy thing.

Even ordinary people can try to use tea leaves or palmistry for divination.

Even a True Spirit or Golden Core cultivator like Han Lu might not be able to catch the eye of the Sun, Moon and Stars and obtain the key to enter the "Sun, Moon and Stars Chat Room".

"Have you learned it?" Hao Cuixing saw Han Lu fall into an inexplicable silence and could roughly guess what she was struggling with and thinking about. "You'll only know if you try it."

"Okay." Han Lu responded, no longer just talking theory, but planning to start a real battle.

At this time, the night was not yet deep, and even Haocui Star needed some time to establish contact with the sun, moon, and stars overhead.

But this situation alone is enough to prove whether a cultivator has talent in this area.

Before the first attempt, Hao Cuixing gave a few more instructions.

"Han Lu, not everyone can catch the eye of the sun and moon."

"Why don't you try it out among the countless stars and see if there's a star that's destined for you?"

"Let it guide you through the process, and familiarize you with that wonderful feeling that is hard to describe in words."

Then, Hao Cuixing recalled the process of creating this "art" from scratch.

"I remember it was once, during a divination session, that a star suddenly contacted me, which made me realize the possibility of divination using the sun, moon and stars."

"Perhaps in a little while, before you even have to try, a star will take the initiative to contact you."

"That way, it will be much easier to practice astrology in the future."

Han Lu nodded slightly, keeping Hao Cuixing's words in mind.

Seeing Han Lu's response, Hao Cuixing said no more and sat back down in her seat, leaving Han Lu some space.

Han Lu didn't stand on ceremony. She sat on the ground and slowly circulated her spiritual energy, using the meditation technique she had just learned from Hao Cuixing.

Soon, changes occurred in Han Lu's sea of ​​consciousness.

The sky in his mind turned into a deep black, seven parts similar to the night outside.

However, there was neither sun nor moon nor stars in this sky; it was empty, dark, and devoid of light.

However, as Han Lu fully activated the technique called "Tongtian Technique," the sky in her sea of ​​consciousness underwent a slight change.

Light-colored star patterns appeared in various parts of the sky within the sea of ​​consciousness.

These stars are arranged according to their actual position.

But anyone with eyes can see that.

These stars are like unopened meridians, still "gray" and in a silent state.

Once Han Lu successfully makes contact with a star in the sky.

That star will then be lit up on the star map, leaving a "phone number" so that Han Lu can connect again next time.

Following the methods taught in the cultivation technique, Han Lu tried two different approaches.

One option is to suspend spiritual energy high in the air and actively appear to see if any "hospitable" stars will take the initiative to contact her in this state.

Secondly, it continuously emits spiritual energy towards nearby stars and even the sun and moon.

Although it is impossible to make divine sense and spiritual power travel billions of miles to reach them smoothly, we should try our best to make spiritual power closer to the "targets" and actively send out communication signals.

Doing these two things is somewhat like pouring water into the ocean.

You know you're flooding the area, but you can't tell whether the sea level has actually risen even a fraction of an inch because of your efforts.

You know you're trying to make contact, but you can't tell whether the stars don't want to talk to you or simply haven't noticed you or received your signals.

All you can do is try again and again, repeatedly accepting failures or sudden successes, to find out whether your efforts have been rewarded.

The repeated attempts were quite tedious, but since it was Han Lu's first time doing this, she ultimately found it slightly more interesting than her daily practice of drawing cinnabar patterns.

When you are in a meditative state, it is difficult to perceive how fast or slow time is passing.

Han Lu felt that she had tried nearly three hundred times before being interrupted by a telepathic message.

"Alright, since it didn't work today, let's try again another day."

"It's time for me to do an astrological reading for you."

Hao Cuixing's voice was slightly low, clearly indicating that she believed Han Lu had failed, just like many other cultivators who had tried to cultivate this "art".

Chapter 1007 Astrology

"Senior Cui Xing, does this count as a failure?" Having grown accustomed to the repeated victories after the reincarnation of Xuanpin, Han Lu, who understood the deeper meaning in Hao Cui Xing's words, couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened.

Hao Cuixing spoke tactfully, "That's not necessarily true. I've also encountered some cultivators who spent a month practicing the 'Heavenly Connection Technique' before they were able to establish contact with the stars."

"If you're interested, you might want to try it at another time."

"With your qualifications, I believe there's still a 30% chance."

Han Lu could tell that these were words of comfort, but because her desire to master astrology still lingered in her mind, she preferred to interpret Hao Cuixing's words of comfort from an optimistic perspective.

"In any case, thank you for your teachings, Senior Cuixing. I have learned a lot today."

"Later, please feel free to tell me what Senior Cuixing needs from me."

Hao Cuixing smiled and said, "You're too kind. It's just sharing knowledge, not teaching."

"Later, all you need to do is help me monitor the star chart, watch the instruments, and observe together which stars are not moving according to the rules."

"I found it. Tell me, and I'll figure out if it was because of our divination that caused that situation."

The work that Hao Cuixing assigned was not much different from that of a kitchen helper, and Han Lu, who had already practiced "astrology", could immediately understand the reason for doing so.

Nodding, Han Lu replied, "Okay, I will definitely observe carefully and help Senior Cuixing."

Hao Cuixing pointed to the night sky above, which was already deep black and filled with stars, and said, "The first step is to help me set up the planetarium completely."

"The positions of the stars must be exactly as they are now; there can be no error whatsoever."

"Remember to adjust as needed..."

After giving a few instructions, Hao Cuixing sat down cross-legged on her huge chair.

He muttered incantations and transformed into the true form of the Haogu Bird.

The Haogu bird possesses a special talent for divination, and using its true form to perform divination supernatural powers and spells will naturally be twice as effective.

It remains to be seen what changes occurred within Hao Cuixing's sea of ​​consciousness, and whether the sun, moon, and stars lit up immediately.

However, Han Lu dared not be negligent in the slightest. She used her artifact control skills to focus her divine sense on the star map and night sky above her head, while moving the several rotating axes that controlled the astronomical instrument, making it slowly rotate in accordance with the stars in the sky.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator were to assist here, they might find it chaotic and disorganized.

However, with Han Lu's cultivation at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, relying on her extraordinary divine sense and sense of purpose, even if her eyes were not on the astrolabe, she could still handle everything in an orderly manner simply by looking up at the sky.

The method of using a planetarium is not complicated.

The enormous astronomical instrument that Hao Cuixing possessed was created by her after observing the movements of the sun, moon, and seventy stars.

Therefore, there are a total of two main spindles and seventy secondary spindles.

Han Lu only needs to observe the movement of the sun, moon, and these seventy stars and adjust the axis to make the hemispherical planetarium work perfectly.

Holding her breath and concentrating on operating the astrolabe, Han Lu only spared a little attention to the situation on Hao Cui Star, hoping to learn a thing or two from this method and see if she could use it to solve the problems she was facing.

However, observing only the surface revealed nothing to Han Lu other than letting her know the details and patterns on Hao Cuixing's true body.

Slightly helpless, Han Lu had no choice but to calm herself down and continue to work as a "chef's assistant" while waiting for Chef Hao Cuixing to show his skills.

About fifteen minutes later, a faint blue light suddenly appeared on Hao Cuixing's body.

These rays of light shot into the sky, illuminating the three twinkling stars.

“These… these should be the three stars that have already made contact with Senior Cui Xing,” Han Lu looked past the star map at the three stars themselves. “They don’t look particularly remarkable, nothing special about them.”

Having memorized the star map in the jade tablet, Han Lu naturally remembered that Hao Cui Xing had named these three stars.

“Willows, vast emptiness, and boundless waters.”

"Strange name."

Silently complaining to herself, Han Lu paid special attention to these stars on the planetarium, comparing their ideal running state with their actual running state.

This is just the beginning.

Soon, ten more bright stars responded to Haocui Star's call and began to contribute to this divination that could benefit trillions of people.

The thirteen stars twinkled at an almost constant frequency.

Suddenly, Han Lu had many more details to pay attention to. Her hands and eyes were busy, and she didn't have time to think about anything else.

After communicating with the stars in this state for about fifteen minutes, Hao Cui Xing finally broke out of her meditative state and transformed back into human form.

Watching Hao Cuixing slowly walk towards the planetarium, Han Lu wondered to herself, "In the past, how did Senior Cuixing manage to multitask so skillfully when she was performing astrology all by herself?"

Although she had questions, Han Lu was too busy operating the planetarium to ask any.

Soon, Hao Cuixing arrived at the planetarium and first praised Han Lu's work. Then, in the capacity of a "teacher," she instructed, "Pay attention to the thirteen stars that I just communicated with. If they are even slightly different from the situation shown on the planetarium, tell me."

After saying that, Hao Cuixing took over the astronomical instrument, freeing Han Lu to focus on her observation work.

This enormous astronomical instrument has been with Haocui Star for at least eight hundred years, and Haocui Star is far more skilled at operating it than Han Lu.

Having no time to appreciate Hao Cuixing's skillful use of tools, Han Lu looked up at the starry sky, using her divine sense to capture the movement trajectory of the thirteen stars on the astrolabe.

In addition, she took out a jade tablet from her storage bag to record the information.

Many things need to be recorded or written down in order to understand them clearly.

Less than a hundred breaths after Hao Cuixing manipulated the astronomical instrument, the stars in the sky began to respond to this loyal friend from the earth.