The Long Journey to Immortality

Mo Zhehan used the process of elimination here.

Han Lu nodded slightly and said, "This portal has not yet been activated. Perhaps it will require the offering of blood to open the way."

"Let's go over and see what's going on."

With a large amount of supplies already acquired, Han Lu felt that she had made a fortune on this trip.

Even if the test to enter a higher level of treasure vault is extremely difficult, and she and Mo Zhehan are simply incapable of passing it, she can still nonchalantly say "Let's go."

Under such circumstances, Han Lu was naturally extremely relaxed.

The teleportation array that suddenly appeared was very large, large enough to accommodate Han Lu and Mo Zhehan standing in their true forms.

“It seems that this place is indeed prepared for visitors from the two races,” Han Lu said, standing in front of the teleportation array. “In human form, this teleportation array can definitely transport a hundred or so dragon and phoenix cultivators to the higher-level inner treasury in one go.”

The two entered the teleportation array at the same time. Almost simultaneously, a divine thought, originating from an unknown source, entered their sea of ​​consciousness, informing Han Lu and Mo Zhehan, the two visitors from tens of thousands of years in the future, about some aspects of this enormous teleportation array.

"As expected," Mo Zhehan said excitedly after reading only the first half of the message transmitted by divine thought, "this is the teleportation array leading to the inner treasury."

Han Lu, who was standing next to him, changed her expression slightly after reading the message. She subconsciously took half a step to the side, keeping a distance of about three meters from Mo Zhehan.

"What?" Mo Zhehan was slightly puzzled, but after reading the second half of the message, he guessed why Han Lu had reacted this way.

The reason lies in the way the portal was opened by the pair of dragons and phoenixes.

There are two methods.

The first method involves contributing ten drops of dragon and phoenix blood essence respectively, which can then be used as a key to activate the teleportation array.

This method comes at a very high cost.

As a powerful being, the True Spirit possesses a considerable amount of essential blood and essence within its body.

For ordinary human cultivators, at the level of Han Lu and Mo Zhehan, having three drops of essence blood in their heart meridian is already extremely rare.

As true spirits, both Mo Zhehan and Han Lu had a full twelve or thirteen drops of blood that could be called essence blood within their bodies.

At critical moments, consuming one's essence and blood can enhance personal combat power, playing a role in bringing the dead back to life and turning the tide of battle.

For example, when phoenixes perform the Harmony Song, they need the essence and blood of other Nascent Soul stage phoenixes to perform it.

The consumption of such precious "resources" will naturally have a significant impact on cultivators.

If only three drops of essence blood are consumed in one breath, true spirits like Han Lu and Mo Zhehan will become weak in the future and will need a full ten to fifteen years to recover.

However, if it were to activate this enormous teleportation array in one go, it would consume a full ten drops of essence blood. The only two people present, Han Lu and Mo Zhehan, would suffer severe damage to their vital energy, and their cultivation would hardly advance an inch for about a hundred years.

That's no small price to pay.

However, if a full twenty dragons and phoenixes were to arrive, each contributing only a drop of their essence blood, then it wouldn't be a big deal.

It will take at most half a month to fully recover.

The second method, on the other hand, has a touch of romanticism.

All it takes is for a pair of dragons and phoenixes to stand in the teleportation array and kiss, and the "power of love" will activate the teleportation array.

Clearly, Mo Zhehan knew without guessing that Han Lu's ambiguous attitude towards him must have been due to this second point.

With a light cough, Mo Zhehan analyzed in a serious tone, "It seems that this place was indeed prepared by the pair of dragons and phoenixes for their descendants, but for some reason, the exact location of the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Vault has not been passed down from generation to generation."

"If a large group of dragons and phoenixes were to come here, then these mere twenty drops of essence blood would be nothing at all."

"As for..." Mo Zhehan glanced at Han Lu out of the corner of his eye, noticing that Han Lu had turned her face away, and he still said, "As for the second condition, I'm afraid that the pair of dragons and phoenixes, considering the situation of their descendants dying out, can let it pass as long as they know that the relationship between their descendants is... close."

When this sensitive topic came up, Mo Zhehan was somewhat at a loss.

"If all else fails, let's just go back like this. We've already obtained enough resources." Mo Zhehan had originally wanted to shamelessly suggest implementing the second method, but before he could say it, he changed his mind and chose to take a step back.

But to everyone's surprise, Han Lu behaved quite differently than usual.

“It seems that the only way to get to the inner treasury is to use the second method,” Han Lu said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the bewildered Mo Zhehan. “By the way, Mo Zhehan, do you think you belong more to the human race or more to the Zhulong race?”

Han Lu suddenly asked a somewhat off-topic question, which seemed unreasonable, but Mo Zhehan instantly understood Han Lu's intention.

Suppressing his inner elation, Mo Zhehan replied, "It should still be more human, right? What about you, Han Lu?"

Han Lu replied, "Me too."

After saying that, Han Lu immediately activated the True Phoenix Manual and transformed into a True Spirit form.

Although Han Lu, in her Four-Winged True Phoenix form, could still speak human language, she lacked the shamelessness to "invite" Mo Zhehan to a kiss in the human language.

A phoenix cry resounded throughout the hall. Although Mo Zhehan couldn't understand it, he still confirmed his guess based on his intuition.

Without hesitation, he also transformed into his true spirit form.

A phoenix and a candle dragon appeared in the huge teleportation array.

Without pausing, Han Lu, who had transformed into a real spirit, stretched her neck and approached Mo Zhehan, who was still hesitant and stunned, even though he understood what Han Lu meant.

The bird's beak and the dragon's lips only touched lightly before separating again.

After sensing that the man and woman in the formation had met the requirements for opening the teleportation array, the array slowly started and teleported the two, who were still in their true spirit form, a short distance.

The world before their eyes changed rapidly, and when they were able to see their surroundings clearly again, Han Lu and Mo Zhehan had already arrived at the inner vault of the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Vault.

Chapter 1136

Maintaining her phoenix-like state, Han Lu was still feeling a bit dizzy after completing that somewhat impulsive and unconventional "major" action.

Although that kiss, which didn't quite resemble a kiss, didn't cause any obvious compression or deformation of her mouth muscles or beak, it was still an ambiguous gesture made by the same admirer with a very utilitarian purpose.

Han Lu's heart pounded wildly, and she was even a little embarrassed to transform back into human form and let Mo Zhehan see her awkward and embarrassed appearance.

"Why don't we kill Mo Zhehan here..." This devilish thought only appeared in Han Lu's mind for a moment before vanishing.

Regardless of whether Han Lu is that kind of person, the fact that she initiated the kiss just now gives her no reason to commit such a "murder to silence" act.

"But why would I do this?" After her impulsive act, Han Lu was slightly bewildered. "Could it be that I actually have feelings for Mo Zhehan?"

But she soon had her own explanation.

"Perhaps it's precisely because they don't truly like it that they act so casually for such utilitarian reasons," Han Lu thought to herself. "In that case, it makes sense."

Having managed to give a somewhat plausible explanation, Han Lu stopped dwelling on the matter and turned her attention to her surroundings, trying to figure out the current situation.

Using the teleportation array, Han Lu arrived at another, slightly smaller, circular hall.

This main hall is slightly different from the previous circular hall that housed fifty "material mountains".

There were no valuables here, just piled up casually as if flaunting wealth.

Only the bookshelves lined the walls of the main hall and made their way around.

Each bookshelf contains at least a hundred jade plaques.

"Is this a library?" Han Lu thought of the library in the Three Phoenix Forest that contained a large number of books and jade tablets. "I wonder what kind of information is stored here, and why it is specially placed in the inner treasury. Could it all be cultivation techniques and secret manuals about human cultivators or true spirits?"

Given how secretly these jade pendants were kept, Han Lu naturally assumed they were rare and valuable.

Speaking in human language in the form of a true spirit, Han Lu was about to ask Mo Zhehan for his thoughts when she discovered that the Candle Dragon beside her was still standing blankly in the same posture as when they were "kissing".

"What's wrong, Mo Zhehan?" Han Lu teased, feigning nonchalance, "Still not ready to come to your senses?"

"Could it be that he's lost his mind from the blood rushing to his head and gone mad?"

Han Lu stepped closer and flapped her wings in front of Zhulong's face, trying to see if Mo Zhehan, who had just had physical contact with her, was still in a daze.

After Han Lu's outburst, Mo Zhehan finally came to his senses.

"No, I feel great."

In a daze, Mo Zhehan felt as if he had said these words to Han Lu at some point in the past.

With a light hum, Han Lu said, "When we first met, you were much more capable than you are now, on that small boat on the lake."

Mo Zhehan trembled slightly, clearly taken aback by Han Lu's words.

He had been learning from his senior brother Dong Fengyu for a long time, but a mere light kiss in his true spirit state brought him back to his original form.

"Sorry, I was a little too nervous." Mo Zhehan came to his senses, and his voice was much stronger than before.

The dragon and phoenix exchanged a glance, then tacitly transformed back into human form.

Seeing that Han Lu, after transforming back into human form, didn't seem as carefree as she had described, Mo Zhehan felt a little better.

He offered an explanation, saying, "Although I had already guessed what you meant, it was still a bit too sudden, after all... this is my first kiss."

Han Lu scoffed at Mo Zhehan's justification for his loss of composure.

"So it's like mine wasn't my first kiss."

"Huh?" Mo Zhehan was quite surprised.

Back then, Mo Zhehan, who only occasionally visited Zhengyi Gate during the Dayu Dynasty, had no idea that Xianyu Ji and Han Lu had only acted in a play together.

In Mo Zhehan's mind, Han Lu and Xianyu Ji may not have made love in bed, but they must have had plenty of intimate verbal exchanges.

"Why don't you believe me?" Han Lu retorted.

Mo Zhehan nodded and then shook his head, "Then how come you're so skilled?"

Han Lu shrugged and did not answer.

Mo Zhehan figured he had already made a profit, so he stopped asking questions to avoid ruining their relationship, which had just reached its peak.

"Is this the inner treasury of the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Vault?" Mo Zhehan changed the subject. "Judging from the treasures hidden here, they should be secret manuals?"

"Probably," Han Lu replied softly. "Let's look around first and see if the pair of dragons and phoenixes have left any information for future generations."

"Let's also look for a way out."

Upon hearing this, Mo Zhehan looked down at the ground beneath his feet.

The runes in the teleportation array beneath their feet are now shattered, clearly rendering it unusable to help them leave this place.

"Okay, let's arrange it the same as before."

The two, who had just been intimate, hurriedly separated.

Both of them need some space and time to calm down and think clearly about the past, present, and future.

As Han Lu approached one of the bookshelves, she noticed something different from the previous hall.

"The jade tablets here are simply placed on the bookshelf, without being protected by any formations or restrictions."