The Long Journey to Immortality

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With questions answered, Han Lu tried her best to "serve" the spirit bottle, who was a little too excited after regaining her "freedom," in a way that was not perfunctory.

Having obtained the elixir, Han Lu's next stop was naturally to find the herb master of Lingzhi.

Coincidentally, she had the idea of ​​cultivating spiritual plants, and could also ask him, an expert in the field, for advice on some basic or advanced issues.

Upon arriving at the herb garden and meeting Han Lu, Lingzhi Miaoren immediately guessed Han Lu's purpose.

The two worked together, using the same method they had used when they last met, to prepare the elixir.

“Fellow Daoist Lingzhi,” Han Lu asked, her hands still busy, “I would like to cultivate some spiritual plants around me. Do you have any suggestions for me?”

"Is it because you can obtain a lot of spiritual liquid that you have the idea of ​​cultivating spiritual plants?" Lingzhi Miaoren asked herself and answered, "That's right, making the most of everything, I suppose Fairy Zhenfeng is not a wasteful person."

Unaware that the spirit of the Heaven-Stealing Bottle had been abducted by Han Lu, Lingzhi Miaoren could still guess the reason why Han Lu had asked the question.

In fact, many elders in charge of this matter have already asked him about this issue and sought his opinion.

In this regard, Lingzhi Miaoren, who is already a professional, has more experience than he could possibly have.

Chapter 1075 Cultivating Spirit Plants

At first, Han Lu was a little frightened, thinking that the Spiritual Herb Man had seen through her good fortune and had abducted the spirit of the Heavenly Stealing Bottle.

But upon closer reflection, Han Lu understood the intricacies of the situation. She realized that Lingzhi Miaoren was merely exaggerating and did not know the secret that she had already come together with the spirit of the artifact.

“Exactly,” Han Lu said calmly, “With such a treasure as the ripening elixir in hand, I naturally want to cultivate some spiritual plants that may be useful in the future.”

"I hope Fellow Daoist Lingzhi can generously offer his guidance and help me solve this problem."

With a sincere attitude, Han Lu and Lingzhi Miaoren can be considered to be more than just nodding acquaintances; they are fellow disciples.

Naturally, Lingzhi Miaoren did not reject Han Lu's idea. Following her usual practice of giving advice to her fellow disciples, she provided Han Lu with an effective solution.

"This matter is not complicated. The master needs to pay attention to a few key points. Once the key points are resolved, the True Phoenix Fairy will be able to use the spiritual liquid to accelerate the growth of the spiritual plants and cultivate them slowly by her side."

Han Lu listened intently, almost as if she wanted to take out a jade tablet and write down everything the mysterious man Lingzhi said.

"First of all, since it is to cultivate it on the person, we need a magic treasure that can still allow the spiritual plants planted in it to grow healthily when it is stored in a storage bag."

"Such magical treasures are not numerous, but they are not rare. I imagine that the sect should also possess them."

"There are different grades, and with the True Phoenix Fairy's status, finding a spiritual artifact shouldn't be a problem."

Lingzhi Miaoren's words reminded Han Lu of the medicinal cauldron that her sect had distributed to her when she and several other cultivators went to the ancient cultivation secret realm. It was specifically used for transplanting spiritual plants.

That medicine cauldron was merely a magical tool, but its function was similar to the magical treasure that the Mystic Lingzhi had mentioned, only its effects were somewhat weaker.

"This is not difficult," Han Lu commented at this stage.

With plenty of resources at hand, whether searching for treasures in the sect's inner treasury or secret vault, or seeking help from the Immortal Pavilion in the East Sea, Han Lu was confident that she could obtain a suitable magic weapon for planting spiritual plants and carry it with her.

"Next, we need to consider the environment for cultivating spiritual plants, which mainly consists of the soil."

"Even if you plant spiritual plants in the best magic treasure in a storage bag, you can't guarantee that the spiritual plants will get enough spiritual energy for growth and development."

"Of course, if planted in soil rich in spiritual energy, and combined with some restrictions and formations that enhance spiritual energy, then it will be enough to ensure the normal growth of the spiritual plant."

With careful consideration, the sage also pointed out a way for Han Lu to find the best spiritual land.

"Perfect timing, the one thing the herb garden has in abundance is spiritual soil."

"Fairy Zhenfeng can just dig some up later."

"I still have the authority to make this exception for Fairy Zhenfeng."

Lingzhi Miaoren wanted to get closer to Han Lu, so she naturally offered some small favors.

Han Lu didn't stand on ceremony, "Then thank you in advance, Fellow Daoist Lingzhi."

Spiritual soil is not rare, but finding the best spiritual soil is no easier than finding a suitable magic weapon.

Spirit soil generally comes from deep within spirit stone veins. It is soil that has changed due to the influence of spirit stones and is regarded as a strategic resource by major sects.

Lingzhi Miaoren's actions helped Han Lu in a way that was neither too big nor too small.

"Finally," the genie continued to instruct Han Lu, "determining which spiritual plants to plant is crucial."

"Many spiritual plants can be obtained from the market at a reasonable price, so there is no need to cultivate them with spiritual liquid."

"Some spiritual plants have limited requirements regarding age. Even three or four hundred years of medicinal age can meet the requirements for use, so there is no need to deliberately cultivate them."

“There are some spiritual plants that have very few uses. Even if you keep them around for three or four hundred years, they may not be of any use. So it’s not worth it for Fairy Zhenfeng to waste spiritual liquid on them.”

“The Thousand-Petaled Golden Lotus that you and Taicang came to me to look for a while ago is not suitable for Fairy Zhenfeng to keep by her side.”

"Some medicinal plants that take thousands of years to become effective and have a wide range of uses are suitable for cultivation by fairies."

"Those spiritual plants are rare finds that you might not be able to find even after attending ten auctions."

Lingzhi Miaoren spoke eloquently, pointing out a few "rules".

Han Lu then mentally screened through the hundreds of spiritual plants she was familiar with, and identified a few that were suitable for being watered with spiritual liquid.

Feeling that she already had some clear ideas and goals, Han Lu thanked Lingzhi Miaoren repeatedly and took out several phoenix feathers from her storage bag as a token of her gratitude.

Like Han Lu, Lingzhi Miaoren didn't stand on ceremony and happily accepted the feathers that had fallen from some unknown phoenix. She also asked Han Lu frankly whether these feather materials were suitable for use in magical artifacts.

The exchange was smooth and pleasant, and Han Lu was convinced that Lingzhi Miaoren was a fellow disciple worth getting to know better.

After completing the task of diluting and preparing the spiritual liquid, Han Lu followed Lingzhi Miaoren to cleverly "take advantage" of the situation, obtaining a lot of high-quality spiritual soil from a secluded corner of the herb garden before leaving.

Before leaving, Lingzhi Miaoren invited Han Lu to come to the herb garden to purchase more herbs.

It's much easier to come directly to the herb garden and exchange for some medicinal plants that are twenty or thirty years old, and then transplant and cultivate them than to find seeds.

Han Lu walked out of the herb garden, and Ping'er, who had been quiet for a while, spoke up, commenting on Lingzhi's wonderful person.

"This cultivator is a very good person, and he has a unique understanding of spiritual plant cultivation," Ping'er said after exchanging a few kind words. Then she questioned Han Lu, "Han Lu, if you want to know these things, you can just ask me directly. Why do you need to ask others for help?"

Ping'er was a little unhappy about being ignored in her area of ​​expertise.

Upon hearing this, Han Lu realized what had happened and said, "Oh dear, I forgot."

As the spirit of the Stealing Heaven Bottle, Ping'er has a great deal of knowledge about spiritual plants, so it's only natural that she can give specific advice on this matter.

"It's never too late to mend the fence," Han Lu hurriedly asked, "Then please give me some advice, Senior Ping, and tell me which spiritual plants I should plant."

Although she already had a general idea in mind, Han Lu still wanted to get some more professional advice.

Having just come together and formed a pair, Ping'er also wanted to show off her abilities to Han Lu and provide her with assistance.

Of course, we must maintain the demeanor of our predecessors and sages.

Now is the best time to achieve the best of both worlds.

Without keeping anyone in suspense, Ping'er counted ten kinds of spiritual plants and gave a detailed introduction to each of them.

Not only did they explain how to care for and maintain these plants, but they also described the medicinal properties of these spiritual plants and which practical pills they could be made into.

In terms of professionalism, it is several levels above Lingzhi Miaoren.

After hearing Ping'er's answer, Han Lu couldn't help but sincerely praise her and promised that if she had any questions in this area in the future, she would definitely ask "Senior Ping" for advice as soon as possible.

Ping'er felt very comfortable with Han Lu's respectful and polite manner, and felt even more that choosing Han Lu as her "bodyguard" was an absolutely correct choice.

Chapter 1076 Qingyuan Treasure Jade

In terms of spiritual plants, Han Lu has Lingzhi Miaoren and the spirit bottle by her side to provide guidance.

Regarding magical artifacts, especially the search for artifacts for planting spiritual plants from the sect's inner treasury and secret vault, it was inevitable to bother Fairy Qihua and ask her for advice on finding magical artifacts.

Magical treasures are different from spiritual soil; they are fewer in number, more valuable, and all are registered, so they cannot be embezzled casually.

Fortunately, Han Lu still has a lot of contribution points accumulated over the years.

Although she wasn't absolutely confident that she could exchange her remaining contribution points for a magical artifact from the secret vault, she felt that exchanging one for a magical artifact to cultivate spiritual plants shouldn't be a problem.

After finding the Seven Flower Fairy and explaining her purpose, the Seven Flower Fairy congratulated Han Lu without hesitation.

"It seems that you, Han Lu, have been entrusted with the important task of collecting spiritual liquid by the sect. This is a great honor. Congratulations!"

Golden Core cultivators are mostly sharp-minded and have extremely strong associative abilities.

Han Lu suddenly expressed her desire to find a magical artifact for her to use in cultivating spiritual plants, which led the Seven Flower Fairy to guess the reason for her actions.

Of course, having strong associative abilities does not necessarily mean having a rich imagination.

She only guessed the first layer; the Seven Flower Fairy could never have imagined that even the spirit of the Heaven-Stealing Bottle would willingly follow Han Lu.

Han Lu smiled and returned the greeting, then continued with the important matter, "Xiang Hui, is there anything I can help with?"

The Seven Flower Fairy named Xianghui stated, "I can't help you break the law, but I can certainly help you use your authority to search through the various internal databases."

The Seven Flower Fairy sent out two telepathic messages, and a moment later, two disciples arrived in front of Han Lu carrying six jade tokens.

"Han Lu, here is a list of the rare treasures in each warehouse. Take a look and see if there's anything that suits your taste."

Having received the convenience, Han Lu quickly expressed her gratitude, "Thank you, Xiang Hui."

"It's no big deal," the Seven Flower Fairy said with a smile. "Take your time picking and choosing. Tell me what you've chosen, and I'll have my disciple fetch it for you."

Picking up a jade tablet, Han Lu used her divine sense and spiritual power to read its contents.

The various warehouses of the Zhengyi Sect contain numerous magical treasures, which are difficult to categorize properly even if they are classified into different categories.

Therefore, a category called "Rare Treasures" was specially created to classify those magical treasures with strange uses.

The magical artifact that Han Lu was looking for this time was in this category.

The jade tablet in Han Lu's hand came from Xishan Academy, and it recorded nearly two hundred "rare treasures" of magical artifacts.

Han Lu was able to read the information on the jade tablet with her divine sense at an extremely fast speed. In just three breaths, she found the two magical treasures she needed from the two hundred treasures.

One item is a jade plaque, but it's only a fifth-grade magic artifact. It contains a space of about twenty square meters that can be used to grow spiritual plants.

Planting spiritual plants in this magical artifact has a significant advantage over planting them in ordinary medicinal gardens.

The jade tablet comes with a white jade puppet. It only requires spirit stones to power it, and it can take care of the spiritual plants according to the caster's will, saving the cultivator a lot of trouble.

The other magical artifact is of a slightly higher grade; it is a precious cauldron, a second-grade magical artifact.

There is a space of about 100 square meters for cultivators to cultivate spiritual plants.