The Long Journey to Immortality

Seizing the opportunity, after Lü Feiyan settled in, Han Lu began to give the first lesson to this disciple who had just begun her studies and whose cultivation level was only at the second level of Qi Refining.

Han Lu was already very familiar with this matter, and the first lesson was more about gaining a more detailed understanding of her disciple's cultivation progress and talent.

After all, many things cannot be explained in just a few words.

The most accurate results can only be obtained by observing with both divine sense and physical eyes.

After a brief hour of tutoring, Han Lu gained a deeper understanding of Lü Feiyan's situation.

"She is indeed a fine piece of jade. Yi Qiyan and Lü Zhi have put a lot of effort into their daughter."

"Although he is young and not as mature and sensible as a young man in his twenties, he is already very skilled in cultivation and is much more composed than his peers."

"No wonder he was able to reach the second level of Qi Refining after only two years of cultivation."

"If resources are sufficient, Feiyan will most likely be able to successfully establish her foundation by the age of seventeen or eighteen."

“Excellent,” Han Lu praised again, “He’s a child prodigy.”

However, whether a rough gem can ultimately become a beautiful gem praised by everyone depends on its own efforts and Han Lu's guidance.

With 80% confidence in teaching Lü Feiyan well, Han Lu, as her master, presented Lü Feiyan with her first initiation gift after she joined the sect.

A large quantity of elixirs and two metallic magical implements.

All these items combined are worth only two hundred spirit stones, which is just a drop in the ocean for Han Lu, who is now extremely wealthy.

On the second day after Lü Feiyan moved into Han Lu's house, she summoned all her disciples to meet her junior sister who had just become her disciple.

Qiu Peng and Nian Haoge already knew about Han Lu's promise to Yi Qiyan, and even after they had completed their apprenticeships, they still came to support her in a tacit manner.

As everyone gathered together, Lü Feiyan enjoyed the treatment of being the center of attention.

As gifts were handed to her by her senior brothers and sisters, the young Lü Feiyan immediately felt a kind of camaraderie she had never experienced before, even when she lived in the East Sea or the wilderness.

Although she couldn't quite explain what was so captivating about this kind of affection between people that wasn't based on blood ties, Lü Feiyan felt that following her parents' advice to come to the Central Plains Zhengyi Sect and follow Han Lu in cultivation was an excellent decision.

In just half a month, Lü Feiyan integrated into life within the Zhengyi Sect under the care of her fellow disciples and Han Lu.

Although she was still an "unregistered resident," with Han Lu's help, Lü Feiyan was also granted the qualification to participate in the major spiritual practice and morning and evening classes.

Although Han Lu can provide these resources, and can provide them better.

However, in order to prevent Lü Feiyan from becoming a reclusive cultivator, Han Lu still let the environment guide Lü Feiyan.

Soon, Lü Feiyan also found several friends in the Zhengyi Sect, just like Han Lu, Wen Erya, and Yi Qiyan back then.

A year and a half after moving into Han Lu's home, Lü Feiyan, who had already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, successfully followed the rules and became an inner disciple of the Zhengyi Sect, thus beginning her formal cultivation journey.

Chapter 1154

It was the same year that Lü Feiyan joined the Zhengyi sect.

The Central Plains cultivators, represented by the Zhengyi Sect and Xuanyang Valley, finally reached an agreement with the cultivators of the Great Yu Dynasty.

Both sides tacitly used their respective influence to employ various means to slowly spread the word, revealing to the public what exactly the calamity that would occur more than nine hundred years later was.

The high-ranking cultivators in both places realized one thing.

What kind of catastrophe will occur more than nine hundred years later, and what kind of great war will break out between the two worlds, is not a terrifying thing for the vast majority of cultivators.

The vast majority of them cannot cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, and even if they live a long life, they will never be able to experience that calamity firsthand.

For them, this matter was no different from a story in a storybook.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to be timid or hesitant.

Taking things step by step and announcing the matter at a few suitable times may cause temporary panic, but it will actually be more conducive to the progress of various preparations.

It's no wonder that the top leaders on both sides lacked foresight.

Firstly, the initial reason was that the information was unclear and it was not appropriate to disclose it to the public.

Secondly, most of the decision-makers are likely to advance to the Nascent Soul realm and will likely personally experience that calamity. Based on their own feelings, they made the decision to keep it a secret.

While it's too late to call it a belated attempt to fix things, it's certainly not too slow.

In addition to reaching an agreement on this issue, the Eastern and Western human forces also decided to establish a temporary organization that would last for at least a thousand years.

For now, it is used for exchanging intelligence, but in the future it may be given more functions, and may even coordinate the entire world's fight against the Eastern World, becoming a command center.

However, the idea of ​​establishing this institution is still in the planning stage, and it is far from being realized.

This matter is far more complicated to do than to say.

Just like the "Unified Ascension Plan for Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators" that Han Lu found.

Although the Central Plains and the Jitian Palace were friendly, they weren't so close that they were practically inseparable.

Unfortunately, communication alone is a major challenge, not to mention the potential for conflicts of interest and power.

As it turns out, the sovereignty disputes between cultivation factions are more complex than those between nations.

Unlike questions like "corpses on a train," "the order of French and English on a menu," or "whether the border is in Calais or Dover," these are not as straightforward as they can be answered in a few words.

Based on the information she overheard during the secret meeting, Han Lu judged that this still unnamed organization, which involved a great deal of influence, would probably need several more years to establish a basic structure.

As for the prototype that was only meant to act as a mouthpiece, it would probably only be able to truly take shape and become the ideal state in the eyes of all the cultivators when things became extremely urgent.

At that time, even more complex problems will surely arise.

Especially in the relatively turbulent Jitian Palace, it is quite possible that a palace master will emerge who completely disregards the decisions made by the previous palace master and "withdraws from the group."

The abundance of uncertainty made Xianyu Ji, who could only serve as sect leader for another thirty years at most, unwilling to put in the effort to do work that was likely to be futile.

"In short, let's follow the arrangements made at this meeting, proceed step by step, cooperate with the sect's plan, and announce this matter to the public as soon as possible while causing as little disturbance as possible."

Han Lu was quite experienced in this matter and naturally knew what to do.

Before the meeting adjourned, Xianyu Ji joked that this was probably the last secret meeting in the next ten or twenty years, and that in the future, if there were important matters to discuss, it would be enough to discuss them as ordinary sect affairs.

Indeed, when this matter is made public, many things can be discussed openly.

There is no longer any need for such regular private gatherings to secretly discuss these matters.

Following this secret meeting, in accordance with the Zhengyi Sect's usual practice of publicizing information, numerous rumors were released through various channels.

First, some disciples of Golden Core cultivators learned the details of the calamity nine hundred years later from their masters, and then the information was passed on by word of mouth, eventually reaching the ears of some well-informed people.

Finally, through the proactive dissemination of these well-informed individuals, the information spreads throughout the entire sect.

Rumors were rampant within the Zhengyi Sect, and there were also many whispers about it in Xuanyang Valley.

These things did not come out of thin air. Since the two major sects did not come forward to clarify, many cultivators, even those who did not particularly believe in conspiracy theories, regarded this as the "truth".

The news that "more than nine hundred years later, a world called the Eastern Land will collide with the world where the Central Plains is located" quickly became a topic of conversation among cultivators.

The lower-level cultivators felt some fear about this issue, but their main emotion was curiosity.

I'm curious about some of the stories behind this, and what kind of catastrophe will occur after the two worlds collide.

With the mindset of a bystander, they did not see themselves as one of the unfortunate victims who were easily crushed in the disaster.

The leaked information confirmed the new conjectures of the senior executives.

The atmosphere was good, so in the new competition, Xianyu Ji admitted in front of all his disciples that the rumors were true.

However, when it comes to more specific situations, in order to avoid misinterpretation or omission, Xianyu Ji only mentions the details in two simple sentences.

"The specific details will be explained in detail by the Zhengyi Sect in internal and external publications after the competition."

"I hope everyone will not believe or spread rumors, and will focus on their spiritual practice, rather than facing a calamity that even I may not encounter more than nine hundred years from now."

Xianyu Ji's last words, along with the groundwork laid over the past six months, had their effect, and the disciples in the arena burst into laughter.

This matter was resolved smoothly, and the existence of the Eastern World was officially made public.

Such a major event did not affect the state of mind of the Zhengyi disciples participating in the competition.

As a low-level cultivator, doing well in the match at hand is the most important thing.

This time, Lü Feiyan, who had only recently joined the Zhengyi Sect, finally found an opportunity. Instead of just watching from the stands alongside her senior brothers, she relied on her superior strength to break into the top 64 and become one of the participants in the final stage of the competition.

At this time, Lü Feiyan had successfully advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refining, making even faster progress than her genius mother.

Sitting on the viewing platform, Han Lu stared intently at Lü Feiyan, who stood slightly nervous by the center of the arena, hoping that her disciple could put on a dazzling performance on the stage.

Less than half an hour after Xianyu Ji spoke, after five rounds had been completed on the arena for the Qi Refining Level 6 disciples' competition, it was finally Lü Feiyan's turn to take the stage.

A scholar from the academy, acting as a referee, looked at the disciples who were still waiting and announced in a solemn voice, "Lü Feiyan and Hu Zhang, come up on stage to fight."

Chapter 1155

Upon hearing the referee call her name, Lü Feiyan hurriedly jumped onto the ring.

Hu Zhang arrived late, running back from the adjacent arena a moment later.

"Sorry, sorry," Hu Zhang, sporting a stubble-covered face, apologized to Lü Feiyan and the referee as he stepped onto the stage. "I was so engrossed in watching the match that I'm late."

Seeing Hu Zhang's face, which seemed much older than his age, Lü Feiyan's mind raced with thoughts about him.

Needless to say, this information came from Han Lu and her fellow senior students who were hoping for her to make a name for herself.

"Hu Zhang, 21 years old, has been cultivating in the Zhengyi Sect for six years... He is a cultivator from the Nanshan Academy, and has only performed well in two minor competitions, where he ranked fourth in the branch academy."

"Opening up one spiritual vein in a year isn't fast, but he's still a cultivator with considerable potential..."

"Compared to cultivation, Hu Zhang was more obsessed with fighting, and frequently appeared on the arena of various academies of the Zhengyi Sect..."

"He's a gambler, enjoys gambling with fellow cultivators of similar cultivation levels, and nearly half of the resources he uses for cultivation come from gambling..."

"Hu Zhang is proficient in..."

……

Numerous pieces of information flashed through Lü Feiyan's mind. In matters of combat, thanks to Han Lu's guidance, she possessed Han Lu's style from her Qi Refining stage, both in pre-battle preparations and during combat.

Knowing that her opponent was Hu Zhang, Lü Feiyan already had a detailed plan in mind, deciding whether to throw "rock" or "scissors" in the ring.

Arriving a little late will not affect the progress of the game.

The referee on the sidelines did not accuse Hu Zhang of not taking the game seriously; he simply asked, "Are you two ready?"

Lü Feiyan was the first to answer, "I'm ready."