The Long Journey to Immortality

"If I fail, I will still do as you wish and try to help you improve the 'Star Language' dictionary, so as to contribute to this art."

Hao Cuixing could naturally sense Han Lu's obsession with mastering astrology.

Her feelings about this were somewhat complicated.

We hope that Han Lu can make breakthroughs and progress in this area and carry forward this art.

He also didn't want Han Lu to have this obsession negatively impact her own cultivation.

I wish you success.

The two were just friends, not even master and disciple, so Hao Cuixing didn't feel it was appropriate to say anything more and simply offered her blessings.

Subsequently, Hao Cuixing provided guidance to Han Lu on her thought process and intermediate steps during the deduction.

Han Lu was more than happy to have an expert help her point out the mistakes.

She immediately explained her thought process during the calculation and presented the jade tablet used for verification and recording.

At first, Hao Cuixing nodded from time to time as she listened to Han Lu's explanation.

But when she heard that Han Lu had come up with three possible second steps, she couldn't help but frown.

After learning of Han Lu's possible mistakes, she helped correct them by referring to the "problem-solving ideas and process" recorded in the jade tablet.

To work in isolation is to succeed in the end.

Han Lu's entire process actually made use of the positive meaning of this "allusion".

Teaching by example is more valuable than learning through rigid texts.

Hao Cuixing spent almost an hour and a half explaining the problem in detail to Han Lu.

Such seriousness and meticulousness naturally brought Han Lu a lot of gains.

Before her third visit to Haocui Star, Han Lu's ability in divination was only at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining.

After a nearly two-hour "master class," she steadily advanced to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

As for whether Han Lu can advance to the "Golden Core Realm" through her own understanding, comprehension, and repeated practice, it depends on whether she has the talent that Hao Cuixing mentioned, as well as a bit of luck.

It's like the kind of luck that allows stars to actively communicate and connect with Haocui Star.

This time, perhaps it was because he had a premonition that he would not see Han Lu again for the next few years or decades.

Hao Cuixing allowed Han Lu to stay on her spire for three more days to cultivate.

Let's see if we can help Han Lu find her footing in this place with the strongest astrological atmosphere and try to establish a connection with a certain star.

Han Lu was delighted by this and postponed her return home by three days.

Originally, it was supposed to be a quick trip, but excluding the time spent on the journey, it turned into a short trip for the two of them.

Indeed, due to a series of circumstances, Han Lu has been staying on Luoxia Mountain for more than a month.

During these extra three days, Hao Cuixing provided Han Lu with detailed guidance.

Although the two are not officially master and disciple, they are practically like one in form.

Unfortunately, Han Lu seems to have no chance with the starry sky.

In the three days that followed, although she gained a better understanding of astrology and made progress in her practice of the "Tongtian Technique," she ultimately failed to take the first step into the basics of astrology.

This made Han Lu feel somewhat discouraged.

Ultimately, despite gaining a lot from her trip to Luoxia Mountain, she left feeling dejected.

Before leaving, Han Lu naturally didn't forget to say goodbye to her two friends and asked them about their future plans.

Because Quexin was not an important figure in the Peacock Clan, their married life did not encounter any unnecessary troubles due to the "status gap" between their races.

After marriage, Que Xin will stay by Hao Zun's side and live in Luoxia Mountain.

Finally, Han Lu teased Hao Zun again, asking him if he had ever consulted the oracle about when he and Que Xin would have their first child.

To everyone's surprise, Hao Zun had actually divined this question and even said it without any hesitation in front of Que Xin.

So, Han Lu and Que Xin both blushed slightly as they listened to Hao Zun talk about having his first child within five years.

Seeing Han Lu's expression, Hao Zun suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Han Lu, I didn't expect you to blush. I was just joking."

"My skills are not yet at a supernatural level, how could I possibly predict when I will have a child?"

Han Lu originally intended to tease the innocent young couple, but she never expected to be the one being "tricked".

The back-and-forth exchange completely dispelled the sad atmosphere of parting.

There was no hint of farewell as Han Lu said goodbye to Hao Zun and Que Xin amidst laughter.

After leaving Luoxia Mountain, Han Lu did not head straight for Sanfeng Forest, but instead took a detour and flew towards Fengqi Forest, the sacred place of the phoenixes.

Han Lu had two main objectives when she went to Fengqi Forest.

First, I wanted to visit my younger brother who was practicing asceticism and see how he was doing.

Secondly, I would like to have another conversation with Feng Hanchi to share my thoughts on the matter of harmony, and also to see if this senior scholar has any new research findings.

It takes only seven and a half days to travel from Luoxia Mountain to Fengqi Forest.

The arrival of her older sister gave Feng Hong an unexpected surprise.

Originally, the "irritability" that arose from being away from family for a long time for spiritual practice vanished the moment she saw her sister.

Han Lu's mood was similar to Feng Hong's.

However, despite her joy, Han Lu did not forget the purpose of her visit to Fengqilin.

She carefully examined Feng Hong's cultivation, and the result was naturally satisfactory.

Feng Hong, who diligently cultivated himself with the lofty goal of "love," made rapid progress in the past three and a half years.

In Feng Hong's words, in less than fifteen years, he could smoothly advance to the Transformation Realm and return to the Three Phoenix Forest to reunite with his parents and sister.

Han Lu had no experience with the transformation of true spirits into human form, only some insights from refining beast cores.

By offering guidance and instruction as an older sister and senior, Han Lu felt that she had fulfilled her duty as an older sister.

Han Lu also received some good news from Feng Hanchi.

The issue of harmonious singing was brought to the forefront by various ethnic groups at a conference decades ago, so in recent years, the number of phoenixes attempting harmonious singing has increased nearly fivefold compared to the past.

As authorities in this field, many phoenixes would come to Phoenix Perch Forest to consult Phoenix Pond.

Naturally, over the years Feng Hanchi has obtained a lot of first-hand information, which has made considerable progress in his research.

Chapter 1013 That's amazing!

When Han Lu left Fengqilin, he had a jade pendant that Feng Hanchi had given him.

This jade plaque is based on the patterns that Feng Hanchi has observed and tried to understand from the phoenixes he has been studying over the past few decades.

Some succeeded, and some failed.

Although Feng Hanchi did not find the opportunity to prove all of his views and ideas, they still have considerable reference value.

Some of the opinions and ideas that Han Lu heard from Feng Baizhi during their previous discussions are recorded in this book.

The moment Han Lu received the jade tablet, he understood why Feng Baizhi had been so composed when communicating with him; she had only sung it once and yet she understood this "secret technique" so well.

"So you stole Senior Hanchi's experience and are showing off to me."

No wonder this shy "thief" was so accommodating.

The viewpoints and ideas recorded in Feng Hanchi's jade tablet are naturally richer and more complete than those of Feng Baizhi.

These things are quite useful to Han Lu, at least giving her a better chance of success next time she sings along with the other singers.

Based on the bloodline theory in the jade tablet, Han Lu also shared the results she obtained from consulting the family genealogy and explained her plans for which bloodline to follow next.

Upon hearing this, Feng Hanchi expressed his agreement, "Yanfeng? That's a good choice. I remember your father has a few friends in Yanfeng."

"With the Heming Rock Phoenix bloodline, putting aside the success rate, there shouldn't be any obstacles."

This impromptu short trip yielded far more benefits than Han Lu had imagined.

It took Han Lu nearly half a year from setting off for Fengqilin to returning to Sanfenglin.

My spiritual practice has become somewhat tiring due to the journey.

In order to complete the eleventh Danwen in the remaining less than ten years, Han Lu spent half a day dealing with miscellaneous tasks before throwing herself back into the "tedious" practice.

When taking the Imperial Elixir, the "tracing marks" drawn by the last few elixir lines were too faint.

When cultivating these few pill patterns, Han Lu only saved herself some effort.

Immersed in spiritual practice, Han Lu spent nearly 28 or 29 days out of the 30 days in January in a state of deep meditation.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still concerned about improving his chess skills and winning the championship in the Hundred Birds Gathering or the chess competition of the Zhengyi School in the future.

It is highly likely that Han Lu will temporarily set aside the Six Arts in order to make way for her cultivation.

Time flies when you're cultivating yourself; nine years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The final result did not satisfy Han Lu.

Based on the condition of the Golden Core's surface, she estimated that it would take at least another year to complete the eleventh pill pattern.

However, an important day that had been divined long ago was approaching, forcing Han Lu to bid farewell to her parents and embark on her journey back to the Central Plains once again.

In the last month, Han Lu spent a lot of time with her parents, savoring the warmth and sweetness of family affection.

They had already discussed this matter with their parents, so Feng Rubing and Feng You were prepared.

After reminding their daughter to be careful and try to get home as soon as possible, neither of them offered to escort Han Lu away this time.

My daughter is already a cultivator nearing the late Golden Core stage, and she has long since grown up.

These enlightened parents naturally wanted to show their stance at this time and give their daughter enough trust.

With about six months to go before that sorrowful day, Han Lu set off again, heading from east to west.

She planned to first go to the Great Yu Dynasty to meet with Mo Zhehan, find out about her friend Xiao Ran, and then travel to the Central Plains through the portal.

This saves time.

This would also give Han Lu an opportunity to explain to Mo Zhehan, a man with whom she had an awkward relationship, the things she had figured out over the years.