The Long Journey to Immortality

Han Lu breathed a sigh of relief, unharmed.

When the silver light appeared, there was a gasp of surprise from both the viewing platform and the general stands, as everyone thought Han Lu was about to be hit in a vital spot.

When the silver light dissipated, revealing its true form and Han Lu's unharmed state, most cultivators secretly marveled at the power of Han Lu's "treasure garment."

With a twist of her wrist, Han Lu pulled the spear out of the stone statue, performed a stylish spear flourish, and then shot it towards Xianyu Ji again.

Although there were still about ten breaths before the sword formation was fully set up, Han Lu did not intend to end her offensive just yet.

Although the combined black stone golem was much stronger, Xianyu Ji knew the power of Han Lu's spear, so this time he did not intend to confront Han Lu head-on as before.

He manipulated the puppet to protect himself from being attacked by Han Lu's spear immediately.

Xianyu Ji raised his hand and threw the spirit sword he was holding in his right hand, using his sword control technique.

Xianyu Ji's sword control technique was learned from a famous master, who was once a Golden Core Realm elder in the Zhengyi Sect.

Although this elder's skills were not as advanced as those of the ancient cultivator Fang Lin, his method of using the spirit sword still had its unique aspects.

The moment the spirit sword was unleashed, it split into countless sword lights, so much so that even Han Lu couldn't instantly distinguish the real from the fake with her naked eyes and divine sense.

Upon seeing this, a thought flashed through Han Lu's mind: "This move is quite similar to my method of activating the sword pellet spirit sword."

The true meaning of swordsmanship, whether expressed in thousands or tens of thousands of sentences, ultimately has one correct answer.

It's quite normal that Xianyu Ji and Han Lu share similar views.

The spirit swords, transformed into countless beams of light, surrounded Han Lu from all directions.

Han Lu knew very well that among them was a real spirit sword, some sword beams that could kill, and some sword shadows that were simply illusions created by magic.

The simplest way to break this trick is to find the real spirit sword.

What can be done?

A thousand thoughts raced through Han Lu's mind, and in the blink of an eye, she found the answer based on her rich experience in combat.

With the internal cultivation method changing, the "True Phoenix Manual" instead activated the Ice Phoenix bloodline.

Han Lu's black hair, which was flying on her head, turned silver-white from the roots in the blink of an eye.

As a head of "white hair" sprouted, countless wisps of cold air burst outwards from Han Lu as the center.

The season on the arena changed from autumn to the dead of winter in the blink of an eye.

The temperature around Han Lu even dropped to nearly minus eighty or ninety degrees Celsius.

The moisture in the air instantly condensed into frost, which became Han Lu's tool for distinguishing the authenticity of the sword light.

Chapter 1091 Heavy Punch, Four Phoenix Sword Formation

The illusory sword light will vanish instantly upon colliding with the frost "frozen" by Han Lu's Ice Phoenix talent.

Those sword beams with a certain degree of damage will dim slightly after hitting the frost, as if they have been "marked".

The most lethal spirit sword will weave through the thick frost, cutting through thorns and brambles, displaying its sharpness and revealing its true location.

With her divine sense activated, Han Lu instantly discerned the true nature of these sword lights.

With her gaze fixed in one direction, Han Lu mentally shouted.

"It's right there."

Having identified her target, Han Lu flapped her ethereal wings and attacked Xianyu Ji's spirit sword.

The spear in his hand clashed with the spirit sword controlled by Xianyu Ji seven times in the air within a mere three breaths.

While the spirit sword controlled by sword-wielding techniques is agile, it is somewhat lacking in power.

Not to mention that the spear in Han Lu's hand was of a higher grade than Xianyu Ji's spirit sword.

After a brief but intense clash, Xianyu Ji, looking unwell, raised his hand and temporarily withdrew his now dim and lifeless spirit sword from the battlefield.

Before Han Lu could even feel smug and consider her next move after repelling the attacking spirit sword, Xianyu Ji's three-in-one black stone puppet swung its fist, which was as big as Han Lu, with the force of thunder.

Faced with the heavy punch, Han Lu initially wanted to dodge.

However, considering the so-called "show effect," after weighing the options in her mind, she made a response that even Wen Erya hadn't expected.

Her long hair turned black again, and the muscles in Han Lu's arms swelled by 30% in a short period of time after activating the Li Feng bloodline.

The aloof beauty from just moments ago has transformed into a muscular, fierce woman in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, Han Lu, having strengthened her external martial arts skills, stood firmly on the arena with both feet without hesitation, and at the same time switched to holding the gun with one hand, freeing up her right hand.

After shouting "Break!", Han Lu swung her fist, which was only of average size, at the black stone giant's fist.

After a long period of charging, the Black Stone Giant's right hook collided in mid-air with Han Lu's right rear fist, which was less than one-fiftieth the size of its own fist.

"This is possible?" This question naturally popped into the minds of 70% of the audience upon seeing this scene, and they had already imagined the final outcome.

Han Lu's right fist was shattered by the giant's right fist, as if she were throwing an egg against a rock.

With a loud "bang!", some disciples sitting in the front row, closer to the arena, couldn't help but cover their ears.

Although the sound was loud, Han Lu did not feel any pain from the violent impact.

The phoenix feather robe on her body had already transformed into a pair of gauntlets, helping Han Lu withstand the most direct damage.

On the ring, Han Lu's fist collided with the Black Stone Giant's fist.

After their first encounter ended in a draw, Han Lu's battle with the puppet devolved into a simple contest of strength.

"It's like an arm wrestling match," Qiu Peng, sitting in the stands, explained enthusiastically. "Since Master made this choice, he must have absolute confidence that he can defeat that puppet in a contest of strength."

Qiu Peng's idea was similar to Xianyu Ji's.

Therefore, after seeing Han Lu's response, Xianyu Ji quickly resorted to underhanded tactics, attempting to help the Black Stone Golem win the power contest by interfering with Han Lu.

The sword light, which had dimmed slightly but not completely dissipated, harassed Han Lu.

However, harassment that comes from a last-minute change is ultimately just harassment.

Han Lu completely ignored the sword beams.

The sword light after being injured by the Ice Phoenix Divine Power was not as "powerful" as Xianyu Ji had imagined.

When these sword beams landed on Han Lu, they could only be described as "weak and powerless." Not to mention the Phoenix Feather Robe, even Han Lu's protective aura could not be broken through.

The underhanded tactics failed, and the Black Stone Puppet of Han Lu, who was well-prepared and not attacking randomly, was defeated in just five breaths.

Han Lu was stronger; her fist advanced a mere twenty centimeters during the confrontation before becoming the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Gravity was applied to the black stone golem, causing it to lose its balance instantly.

The eight-meter-tall black stone golem swayed and crashed to the ground.

Fortunately, the arena was reinforced with restrictions and formations; otherwise, many bricks and stones would have been smashed, raising a cloud of dust and adding a "smell of gunpowder" to the battle.

After losing two matches in a row, Xianyu Ji was very frustrated.

The Black Stone Golem, which had been invincible all these years, seemed like a big, dumb fool in front of Han Lu, and was no match for her at all.

"It seems that Han Lu's external martial arts skills are not as weak as I imagined when I prepared. I completely used the wrong strategy and the wrong methods."

After muttering to himself, Xianyu Ji learned his lesson and summarized the lessons learned from several rounds of failure on the arena.

If this were a sparring match between Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xianyu Ji could be said to have already lost.

However, all the cultivators standing on the arena were at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

This is just the beginning. Xianyu Ji has only used up 10% of his spiritual power and still has some left.

Not only that, he still has many tricks up his sleeve, and it's far from time for him to "surrender".

Just as Xianyu Ji was about to take out several other top-notch magical treasures from his storage bag and try to fight Han Lu again, the environment on the arena underwent a dramatic change.

A magic array suddenly appeared, enveloping Xianyu Ji and Han Lu within it.

Immediately afterwards, Xianyu Ji noticed that four lifelike phoenix totem phantoms lit up in the four directions of the formation.

The colors are pink, red, white, and black.

"This... is the pink one the Illusion Phoenix and the other three types of phoenix birds?"

"Is this the formation that Han Lu initially set up when she used the spirit sword? Is it related to the four types of phoenix spirits?"

Lacking knowledge of true spirits like the phoenix, Xianyu Ji couldn't identify which four phoenixes these totems represented. However, based on his understanding of Han Lu, he was able to discern the existence of the Illusionary Phoenix through the bloodline of the Illusionary Phoenix that Han Lu originally possessed.

On the stands, Qiu Peng continued to "talk about what he saw," using his status as Han Lu's apprentice to spout nonsense in front of more than twenty fellow disciples.

"This is the sword formation used by my master, which is said to have been passed down from the ancient cultivator Fang Lin."

"These four totem images represent the four types of phoenix bloodlines possessed by my master."

"In a moment, Master will be able to control this formation called the 'Four Symbols True Spirit Sword Formation' to directly unleash the divine powers of the four true spirits and use them in battle."

While making things up, Qiu Peng, relying on his understanding of the path of cultivation and his knowledge of Han Lu, managed to guess the truth quite accurately.

The formation that Han Lu has set up is indeed from Senior Fang Lin.

However, Senior Fang Lin's formation requires the use of nine spirit swords that have fused with the true spirit attribute.

Han Lu, however, took a shortcut and made slight modifications. He used the sword pellet spirit sword to activate the four phoenix bloodlines in his body to construct a sword formation, which he simply named "Four Phoenixes".

How do the two compare?

Don't be fooled by the fact that the latter is a sword formation adapted by Han Lu, a mere Golden Core cultivator.

However, adaptation is not random rewriting; both have their own merits.

Chapter 1092 Each Has Its Own Merits

How come each has its own merits?

The sword formation that Fang Han studied relied entirely on the arrangement of spirit swords that had fused with a portion of the true spirit's bloodline. It used external objects, and the "medium" used was not pure. Even if there were some ingenious arrangements in the sword formation, it was impossible to present the original divine power of the true spirit in its complete state and to use it freely in battle.

The Four Phoenix Sword Formation that Han Lu is currently setting up relies entirely on the sword pellets and spirit swords she has cultivated, and the bloodline she uses is also the bloodline that she and Ming possess.

Even without using the sword formation, one can alternate between using it. After using the sword formation, with the assistance and amplification of the formation, it is naturally even more powerful, able to fully demonstrate the strength of the innate divine abilities possessed by these true spirits.

Although Han Lu's "Four Phoenixes" sword formation was not as rich in supernatural powers as Fang Han's true teachings, it was still a complete system with even more powerful supernatural abilities.

However, since each has its own merits, it also has its drawbacks.