The Long Journey to Immortality

Han Lu turned her head and looked at the spot where the spirit bottle had been standing, only to find that the spirit had disappeared.

However, despite disappearing, the spirit still responded to Han Lu with its actions.

The originally pure black bottle of the Heaven-Stealing Bottle suddenly began to shimmer with light.

On the dark black bottle, the figure of the spirit bottle flickered between light and shadow.

This situation lasted for about three breaths before Han Lu saw a dark green light fly out from the mouth of the Stealing Heaven Bottle.

After circling in the air, the beam of light landed precisely on the Moon Pearl that Han Lu was controlling.

Upon contact with the surface of the Moon Pearl, these dark green lights transformed into liquid and enveloped the surface of the Moon Pearl.

The accompanying light completely merged into the Moon Pearl and disappeared.

These liquids also transformed into droplets that could be clearly seen with the naked eye, like needles piercing a cotton ball, drilling into the interior of the Moon Pearl.

The seemingly smooth and leak-free Moon Pearl suddenly transformed into a "porous sponge," instantly absorbing all the dark green droplets on its surface.

Finally, the Heaven-Stealing Bottle returned to its original form, and the spirit bottle completed its relocation.

"Is that all?"

With a reach, Han Lu grasped the Moon Pearl in her hand and carefully examined this object, which was slightly different from the previous ones.

The originally milky white moon pearl has changed color, with several dark green lines appearing in the center.

Aside from that, the only different feeling the Moon Pearl gave Han Lu was that she felt much lighter.

That's it.

"Senior Ping," Han Lu called out, "how are you? Are you already inside the Moon Pearl?"

Han Lu's voice echoed twice in the cave, but she did not receive a reply from the spirit bottle.

"No way," Han Lu thought to herself, "Could something have happened?"

Just as Han Lu was about to inject some spiritual power into the Moon Pearl to find out what was going on, Ping'er's voice finally appeared in Han Lu's ears.

Do not disturb.

Those two simple words completely put Han Lu at ease.

After moving, it's natural to arrange the furniture and belongings you brought with you in the new home and decorate it.

The spirit bottle is currently going through this process.

Not only that, Ping'er, who had already become almost an independent individual, was still being baptized by Feng Jiao's memories stored in the Moon Pearl.

Having memories spanning nearly two thousand years suddenly implanted into one's mind is not an pleasant experience.

No wonder Ping'er responded to Han Lu's calls with even colder indifference than before.

Han Lu didn't know what the spirit of the Moon Pearl, Ping'er, was going through, but that didn't stop her from following the arrangement.

She obediently followed the instructions of the spirit bottle and dared not cause any disturbance.

Like a statue, holding the Moon Pearl in both hands, Han Lu remained in this posture, quietly waiting for the spirit bottle to continue.

Holding this position for about a hundred breaths, the Moon Pearl in Han Lu's hand became slightly warm. Just as Han Lu was wondering what had happened, the spirit bottle, which had not appeared for some time, finally reappeared in front of Han Lu.

This time, Ping'er wore a new set of clothes when she moved to her new home.

Not only that, her appearance has also undergone a dramatic change compared to when she was in the Stealing Heaven Bottle.

"This..." Looking at Ping'er's familiar face, Han Lu couldn't help but exclaim, "Isn't this Feng Jiao?"

Ping'er's voice also changed to Feng Jiao's voice as she explained.

"The Moon Pearl contains fragments of memories left behind by the former patriarch of the Phoenix Clan."

"I became who I am today because of its influence."

Han Lu asked with concern, "Will that have any negative impact on you?"

Ping'er, who had transformed into Feng Jiao's appearance, replied, "No, on the contrary, I feel very good right now."

"I have completely absorbed the memory fragments in the Moon Pearl. Now, when you use this treasure again to try to read Feng Jiao's memories, you will have greater freedom."

"For example?" Han Lu asked.

"Faster speed, more accurate playback positioning, and..." Ping'er considered the third point to be of utmost importance, "Now that I fully understand the situation, I can explain it to you from the side and relive the memory that Feng Jiao left in the Moon Pearl with you."

“That’s great,” Han Lu said happily. “This is quite an unexpected bonus.”

Recalling the "bargaining chip" Ping'er gave her before moving, Han Lu asked again, "Senior Ping, how should I use the Moon Pearl to obtain the spiritual liquid?"

Han Lu naturally had doubts because the Moon Pearl was not a bottle-shaped magic weapon.

Ping'er explained, "It's very simple. Just soak the Moon Pearl in water to obtain diluted spiritual liquid."

"Next month, we should be able to get about three to four drops."

"The amount of spiritual liquid will gradually increase over time."

"About ten years from now, you will be able to obtain about thirty drops of spiritual liquid every month."

"For you personally, this spiritual liquid is more than enough to accelerate the growth of some spiritual plants that aid in cultivation."

Chapter 1074 Reappearance of the Sun

Spiritual liquids are generally used and performed in diluted form.

Therefore, taking the spiritual liquid from the Moon Pearl in this way will not affect the "medicinal effect" of the spiritual liquid.

What Han Lu cared about most was that she would be able to obtain a large amount of spiritual liquid every month with the help of the spirit bottle using the Moon Pearl.

Compared to earning spiritual liquid by serving the sect, this method is easier and more efficient.

"Now that I have a stable source of spiritual liquid, it seems I should also consider finding a suitable magic weapon to grow some spiritual plants and herbs on my person, so as to make full use of the spiritual liquid."

However, it would be a waste of her talents to sell or trade spiritual liquid as a resource. Han Lu still wanted to use spiritual liquid in a more direct way to serve her cultivation.

While Han Lu was still planning for the future, Ping'er couldn't help but urge her on.

"Han Lu, take me away from here quickly. I haven't seen the sun for almost ten thousand years. Let me go out and get some fresh air and sunshine."

Although the bottle, as the spirit of a precious artifact, can move freely a distance away from the artifact.

However, the layers of protection that Zhengyi Sect had implemented for the outside world also conveniently locked Ping'er in this dark and sunless cave.

Although Han Lu could understand Ping'er's feelings, she found Ping'er's actions somewhat strange.

Now that the die is cast and there are no further surprises, she had no more worries and asked the last question in her mind.

"Senior Bottle, it seems you were able to try to detach yourself from the Heaven-Stealing Bottle and transfer it to another magic weapon a long time ago."

“Not bad,” Ping’er said, her attitude toward Han Lu had softened considerably since they were now traveling together. “I was already able to do this about four thousand years ago.”

"Since you want to leave, why did you only come to me now to cooperate with me?" Han Lu asked, puzzled. "The Zhengyi Sect is full of talented people. The cultivators who come here to collect spiritual liquid are the best among the elders. I imagine there are quite a few talented cultivators who are expected to ascend to the Spirit Realm who have come here before."

"Is there something special about me that makes me more pleasing to Senior Bottle's eye?" Han Lu wanted to uncover the deeper reason why the spirit had chosen her.

Ping'er snorted and said, "You're overthinking it. You're just lucky."

“Indeed, in the last four thousand years, there have been some cultivators with talents comparable to yours who have come here.”

"But the reason I didn't show up to meet them is not because you have any very special qualities that make you very different from them."

"But I made a promise with Feng Cang that I would help him serve the Zhengyi Sect for ten thousand years in the human world."

"This agreement only expired 320 years ago."

"Over the past 320 years, you have barely managed to meet my requirements, which is why what just happened occurred."

“So…” the spirit bottle chuckled and continued, “Don’t be too smug and think you’re something special.”

The spirit bottle's words were half true and half false, mainly to maintain its superior status and keep it in a favorable position in its interactions with Han Lu.

Han Lu could still sense something from Ping'er's answer, even though it seemed too deliberate.

Knowing what was going on, but not exposing it, Han Lu felt she already knew how to get along with this spirit who would accompany her for who knows how many years.

Han Lu reflected on herself, "I was overthinking it."

"Senior, please return to the Moon Pearl quickly, we will leave now."

Ping'er nodded and replied, "Okay."

The bottle, which had been staring at Feng Jiao's face, instantly turned into green mist and disappeared back into the Moon Pearl.

Han Lu, who was holding the Moon Pearl, was about to put it back when she suddenly felt something was amiss.

While she was hesitating, the spirit bottle misunderstood Han Lu's meaning.

Ping'er transmitted her voice, "Don't worry, I'm not a low-level artifact spirit. Even if I'm in a storage bag, I can still see and communicate with you."

Upon hearing this, Han Lu abandoned the idea of ​​putting the Moon Pearl back where it was and directly put it into her storage bag.

Taking a deep breath to suppress the elation in her heart, Han Lu tidied her hair before slowly walking towards the stone gate and returning the way she came.

This door opens from the inside out, so it's not too complicated.

Han Lu gently touched the stone door, and the door opened automatically.

Upon hearing the sound of the stone gate opening again, the two Zhengyi Sect disciples who had just returned to their residences hurriedly rushed over and returned to their posts.

Following the rules, Han Lu waited until the stone gate closed again and made sure no one had forcibly entered the cave during the moment the stone gate opened and closed before leaving.

In just a short while, the spirit bottle, who had finally arrived outside the cave, had already lost much of its senior demeanor in its storage bag, chattering and sighing.

"Finally out."

"The sky doesn't seem as blue as it used to be, but the scenery inside the Zhengyi Gate is still as outstanding as ever."

"So these are just two ordinary Foundation Establishment disciples standing guard outside? That's too casual."

……

Having just started spending time with Ping'er, Han Lu naturally wanted to give her more face, showing plenty of enthusiasm when Ping'er spoke to her as if talking to herself.

"Now that ordinary people are using fossil fuels extensively, it's quite normal for the weather to be a little worse."

"This bamboo forest is the medium used to form an illusion array to protect this place. It is not only beautiful, but also very practical."

"The reason for arranging ordinary disciples to stand guard is that the Zhengyi Sect is now so large and powerful that it is almost impossible for anyone to have the audacity to try to steal the Heavenly Bottle."