The Long Journey to Immortality

Perhaps feeling that simply saying it wasn't enough, the senior also shared his rather negative thoughts about the spirit world.

"For example, the spiritual energy in the spirit world is not even as good as that in the human world."

"For example, the spirit world is rife with killing, making it unsuitable for peaceful cultivation."

"wait wait wait……"

"These are still uncertainties. There is one certainty that makes us Nascent Soul cultivators hesitate to enter the Spirit Realm and want to stay in the mortal world for longer."

After a moment's pause, the senior finally revealed the somewhat embarrassing reason.

“In the mortal realm, we are supported by countless cultivators. I only need to ask to receive a lot of resources from the Zhengyi Sect.”

"But what are we in the spirit world?"

"His cultivation level is not outstanding, and he has become a lone cultivator all by himself."

"In terms of the conditions for cultivation, what can compare to the carefree life in the mortal realm?"

When the senior spoke, he lowered his eyes and stared intently at the willow branch in his hand, unlike his previous gentle and composed demeanor.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu suddenly realized what was happening and understood everything.

To lighten the mood, Han Lu joked, "I see. It seems I also need to adjust my plans after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm."

Upon hearing this, Senior laughed.

The somewhat depressing atmosphere in the air had dissipated somewhat.

After laughing twice, Han Lu thought that Senior Zhen would comment that she was "ambitious but unrealistic," but to her surprise, Senior Zhen went along with Han Lu's words and once again expressed his high regard for Han Lu.

“It is indeed necessary, Han Lu. We really need to think this through carefully before we act.”

The implication of the senior's words couldn't be clearer.

Han Lu blushed slightly, unable to hide her smile, feeling an irrepressible surge of joy in her mind.

What could make a cultivator still in the Golden Core stage happier than the praise of a Nascent Soul cultivator?

After chatting for a few more minutes about the Nascent Soul Realm, Han Lu once again brought up the fishing rod magic weapon possessed by Senior Zhen.

"Senior, I read in a book that your treasure-hunting fishing rod is quite magical. When used, it can help you find rare spiritual plants and magical treasures in the surrounding area?"

Having never actually encountered a fully activated magical treasure, Han Lu was skeptical of the many hearsay stories about magical treasures in the book.

Senior Zhen said, "More or less, how about I show you?"

Senior Zhen summoned the treasure-hunting fishing rod again and instructed Han Lu, "Han Lu, take out some resources and magic treasures and lay them out on the ground."

Chapter 1067 Fishing Rod, Moon Pearl

"Any kind of materials or magic weapons are acceptable?" Han Lu asked.

Senior Zhen replied, "Anything is fine. Even magical artifacts whose value you don't know can be brought out. My fishing rod can clearly distinguish them."

His rapid cultivation speed at the Nascent Soul stage was due to the resources he found using this treasure.

Senior Zhen had absolute confidence in his magical artifact.

Han Lu didn't dawdle and quickly took out the various resources and magical treasures from her storage bag.

Before long, twenty or thirty kinds of materials and magical treasures of different qualities were spread out on the ground.

There are ordinary magical artifacts and low-grade elixirs.

There was a small bottle containing five drops of the Heaven-Stealing Elixir.

Even the black spirit sword that originally belonged to Fang Lin was taken out by Han Lu.

Seeing the things on the ground, Senior Zhen couldn't help but sigh, "Han Lu, you have quite a few good things in your storage bag, even spiritual treasures."

Seeing that Senior Zhen was pointing to the black spirit sword, Han Lu couldn't help but show off in front of this familiar senior, introducing the origin of this magical treasure.

“Senior, I obtained this treasure from an ancient cultivation secret realm.”

"It originally belonged to the ancient cultivation forest, but it ended up in my hands by chance."

"I took it out today because I wanted to take this opportunity to ask Senior Zhen to help me appraise it, to see what the grade of this spiritual treasure is, and whether there are any tricks to using it."

The last sentence contained a somewhat false element; Han Lu simply wanted to find a reason for the senior to use this powerful magic weapon.

She knew very well the allure of this magical artifact to a cultivator who had grown up listening to stories of ancient cultivation.

As expected, the senior appraiser, whose appraisal skills were only average, did not hesitate or refuse.

"Alright, I'll test the power and magic of this treasure in a bit and see if it can help you in any way."

With a smile on his face, Senior Zhen was clearly quite interested in this magical artifact with profound significance.

"Senior, I've brought out all the materials and magic weapons. What's next?" Han Lu steered the conversation back to the experimental fishing rod.

With a wave of his hand, the senior master buried many magical treasures under a thick layer of soil, temporarily disappearing from their sight.

“If you don’t mind the trouble, you can set up another restriction or array here to isolate divine sense,” Senior Zhen said, holding the fishing rod. “That way, the magical power of this treasure can be displayed more clearly.”

Han Lu became even more curious and quickly replied, "Okay."

After another round of arrangements, all resources and magical artifacts were temporarily protected by Han Lu using a Golden Core-level magic array.

The stage has been set for Senior Zhen's treasure-hunting fishing rod, and Han Lu is just waiting for this fishing rod to display its magical powers.

"Watch closely."

After reciting a sentence, the senior suddenly leaped up, soaring nearly a hundred meters into the air before waving his fishing rod and casting the line as if fishing.

Standing to the side, Han Lu noticed that a bright green fishing line had appeared on the treasure-hunting fishing rod that originally only had a fishing rod.

A silver hook is attached to the end of the fishing line.

The master angler was an expert in fishing, so his movements when wielding this fishing rod were naturally quite professional.

The precise movement of the wrist and forearm causes the fishing rod to move forward in a "circle".

With the arm suddenly stopped, the fishhook that had been activated by the magic weapon "pulled" the fishing line and flew forward.

After hovering in the air for a moment, the fishing hook finally found its target and, like a "diving" water, plummeted from the sky and plunged into the soil that had just been moved there by the senior.

Clearly, the array and restrictions that Han Lu had set up to isolate divine sense and aura did not pose the slightest obstacle to this magic weapon.

In a mere instant, Fang Lin's black spirit sword was hooked and pulled into the sky by the treasure-hunting fishing rod.

"Fish! It's on the hook!"

Senior Zhen took the spirit sword that was wrapped around the fishhook with an invisible force and held it in his hand.

Because it was in a small world, and the spirit sword did not recognize him as its master, he simply treated it as an ordinary piece of iron, casually swung it a couple of times, and did not use any spiritual power to activate or power it.

Even so, Senior Zhen could still sense the power of this spirit sword.

"It should be the kind of spirit sword characterized by speed and sharpness."

"Although it was not activated, I know whether it has any other supernatural powers."

"But even with such a simple swing, you can tell it's a good sword."

He tossed the black spirit sword back to Han Lu, and after Han Lu temporarily put the treasure back into her storage bag, Senior Zhen used his treasure-hunting fishing rod again to search for the second most precious item among the many resources and magical treasures that Han Lu had taken out.

Casting the line, this time, the direction the silver fishing hook flew out surprised both Han Lu and Senior Zhen.

The silver hook flew straight toward Han Lu, as if it intended to pierce through her body and rip out her internal organs.

If it weren't for the experienced angler stopping in time and picking up the fishing rod, a bloody incident might have actually occurred.

Han Lu hurriedly took measures to protect herself, still feeling lingering fear as she looked at the fishing rod that had been pulled back.

Swallowing hard, Han Lu asked, "Senior Zhen, what's wrong? Does this premonition mean I'm more precious than other magical treasures?"

After pondering for a moment, the senior asked, "Han Lu, do you have some magical treasure that you carry with you and haven't hidden away?"

Upon hearing this, Han Lu remembered the round bead hidden in her chest.

Turning her back slightly, Han Lu took out the Moon Pearl.

"If there are no treasures I can collect, then this bead is the only one I have."

Looking at the dull Moon Pearl in Han Lu's hand, Senior Zhen asked, "What kind of magic weapon is this?"

"It's called the Moon Pearl, and it can only be used when combined with moonlight."

After saying those words, Han Lu suddenly felt that she had found another "outsider" with whom she could reveal a secret.

"What is its purpose? What level of magic weapon is it? How could it have caught the eye of my fishing rod?" Senior Zhen felt that this seemingly ordinary Moon Pearl was probably not as good as some of the materials and magic weapons that Han Lu had taken out before.

Having already made up her mind, Han Lu naturally and fluently explained the origin and function of the Moon Pearl.

"This is a magical artifact that I obtained from the sect's treasury. It has no rank, but it has a magical function."

"The previous owner of the Moon Pearl was Feng Jiao, the phantom phoenix from the ancient cultivation era. This Moon Pearl recorded everything that Feng Jiao experienced."

“Every full moon night, I can look back on Feng Jiao’s experiences through the Moon Pearl.”

……

After hearing that this treasure could allow people to see scenes recorded in the ancient cultivation era, even the senior cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage were amazed, saying that they had never seen a similar magic weapon before and instructed Han Lu to keep it safe.

After this little incident, the treasure-hunting fishing rod no longer needed to demonstrate or prove its capabilities.

After tidying up the site, all the materials and magical artifacts were returned to Han Lu's storage bag without missing a single item.

Chapter 1068 Gossip

"Senior Zhen," Han Lu asked as she greeted Senior Zhen who had returned from afar, "roughly what grade of magic weapon is my Moon Pearl equivalent to?"

Han Lu judged that the treasure-hunting fishing rod in the hands of the True Senior must have extremely strong appraisal and searching abilities, which is why it was able to quickly find and determine the value of various magical treasures, thus revealing the situation that Han Lu had just seen.

"I need to ask Ayu about that."

Senior Zhen flicked his fishing rod and summoned the spirit of the artifact, Ayu.

If we were to rank the appraisal skills of cultivators in the human realm into different levels, then Ah Yu, who parasitizes the treasure-hunting fishing rod, would definitely be among the best of the best.

Having just teased Han Lu, A Yu gave a very professional answer to the question relayed by Senior Zhen.

"This is not a magic weapon, but its quality is between that of a spiritual treasure and a spiritual artifact."