The Long Journey to Immortality

Although Han Lu disliked formalities, she still followed the Central Plains traditions at this time.

Next came the congratulatory segment.

One by one, the cultivators stepped forward to congratulate Fairy Zhenfeng on her successful advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm.

The degree of intimacy or distance between people can be easily discerned from the congratulatory messages and Han Lu's attitude during this segment.

The less familiar you are with someone, the more polite and talkative you become.

The more familiar you are with someone, the simpler and purer your words become; a few words are enough to express your true thoughts.

In addition to the congratulatory messages, several monks, including the hermit of bitter tea, had prepared a simple gift for Han Lu well in advance.

In this situation, although the gift was not expensive, Han Lu accepted it without hesitation and politely expressed her gratitude.

The most precious gift was naturally the generous present that Feng Rubing had prepared for Han Lu on short notice.

A piece of the Heavenly Tribulation Breath extracted from the heavenly lightning that descended upon Han Lu during her tribulation is far superior to any other gift in terms of both rarity and commemorative significance.

Having accepted her mother's gift, Han Lu decided to keep it carefully rather than simply using it as a material for refining weapons.

With abundant resources and magical treasures, she was not lacking in any magical treasures.

With the tribulation over, Han Lu's words were clear, and naturally, the cultivators parted ways, each returning to their own homes.

Several cultivators who were not familiar with Han Lu either returned directly to their sects or used Han Lu's connections to make contact with the important figure in the East Sea, Master Kucha, and decided to travel around the East Sea for a few days.

Han Lu and her close friends spent another night on the island, deciding to return home the following morning as planned.

Chapter 1183

That night, a very simple celebration was held on the island.

Taking this opportunity, Han Lu was able to introduce her two friends and two of her prized disciples to her parents and younger brother, so that they could learn more about her cultivation life in the Central Plains.

Both Feng You and Feng Rubing had visited the Central Plains several times, and Feng You had even lived there for several years. Therefore, there was no contradiction or conflict between their minds and thoughts and those of the cultivators in the Central Plains.

Naturally, with Han Lu's parents involved, they were able to smoothly establish friendly relations with Wen Erya and others.

Feng Hong, on the other hand, was closer to Qiu Peng, whom she had only known for a short time.

The two Golden Core cultivators seemed like old friends who had known each other for centuries. They raised their wine cups, toasted each other, and enthusiastically shared their stories.

The disciples of the Golden Core cultivators chatted amongst themselves, discussing topics that interested them.

The banquet may have been short on food, but there was plenty of wine.

On a deserted island in the East China Sea, a harmonious and warm scene unfolds.

The spirit bottle finally spoke at this moment, congratulating Han Lu on her successful advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm, marking a solid first step in escorting her to the Spirit Realm and back to the God Realm.

Late at night, after the banquet ended, Han Lu organized Kong Du to arrange for several of his still-sane young disciples to help clean up the mess.

She then took Wen Erya and Yi Qiyan with her to the place where they would undergo tribulation at dusk to organize various materials and chat about some private matters with her best friends.

The three strolled under the moonlight, chatting casually about secrets that were only discussed between the three of them, occasionally using their spiritual power to collect the materials and magical artifacts that Han Lu had set up there.

Yi Qiyan and Wen Erya shared many heartwarming stories about their partners, seemingly trying to persuade Han Lu, who had already established her career, to get married.

Han Lu then shared many experiences and insights that she would not share at the sermon seven days later, attempting to make her two friends' future tribulations easier.

Despite their different topics and somewhat differing opinions, the three of them were incredibly harmonious. Even if there was a brief awkward silence, they could quickly find an interesting topic to continue the conversation.

They chatted for about half an hour before strolling back.

That night, Han Lu, who had just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, showed no signs of fatigue and continued her cultivation as usual.

Just like when you are in the Golden Core stage, your cultivation focuses on the Golden Core.

After advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, cultivators will focus their cultivation methods on the newly born Nascent Soul.

The routines are actually not much different from raising an infant.

Just as a baby needs to drink milk, a nascent soul needs to absorb spiritual energy as well as various supplements, spiritual plants, and resources.

Once a cultivator raises their Nascent Soul to the appearance of "seven or eight years old," reaching an age where they can be taught to "read and write," they can be considered to have successfully advanced to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.

Starting from the mid-Nascent Soul stage, Nascent Soul cultivators begin to prepare to replenish their spiritual roots.

The number and order in which cultivators need to replenish their spiritual roots vary depending on the spiritual roots they possess.

The spirit bottle had already considered these tedious, troublesome matters that required a lot of cultivators' energy and resources.

Now, she has a medicinal garden in her storage bag, where she grows the four kinds of spiritual plants she needs to replenish her spiritual roots.

With the spiritual liquid from the Moon Pearl accelerating its growth, Han Lu will be able to reap a great harvest in at most twenty years, gathering all the resources needed to complete this step in one go.

If it weren't for the ten-year interval required for each replenishment of spiritual roots to recuperate and consolidate them, Han Lu might have been able to break the record for the fastest cultivator to advance from the mid-Nascent Soul stage to the late-Nascent Soul stage.

Once the five elements of spiritual roots are fully replenished, advancing to the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm will require a bit of luck and a talent for a certain thing or principle.

As long as a cultivator gains a deeper understanding of one of the paths of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, they will be qualified to trigger the tribulation of the Nascent Soul Realm and advance to the Nascent Soul Realm.

If one successfully passes the tribulation again, one can become a true powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the human realm.

It's easier said than done.

Those cultivators who can advance to the Nascent Soul Realm are the elite of the elite, but among them, very few can advance to the Divine Transformation Realm and ascend to the Spirit Realm to explore another, more advanced world.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Having just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, Han Lu sat cross-legged in meditation, briefly organized her thoughts, and then consumed two spirit pills before continuing her cultivation according to the technique.

After a night, the next morning, the group boarded three arks and returned to the Central Plains together.

Before leaving, Han Lu did not forget to spend some more resources on the island to make arrangements and help nurture the newly acquired feng shui talisman that gathers spiritual energy.

Only in this way can we avoid damaging good relationships over trivial matters.

After everyone left, the island, which had suffered calamity because of Han Lu's tribulation, returned to peace.

With three spirit-grade arks traveling together, such a formidable force would deter any thug from the East China Sea from trying to "make a killing" by provoking them.

Among cultivators, there are many villains and wicked people, but very few who are desperate.

After a day and a half, the eastern coastline of the Southern Dynasty came into view once again.

When she left, Han Lu was a Golden Core cultivator and a true Phoenix Fairy.

Meanwhile, Han Lu had already advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and become the True Phoenix Venerable.

In just over 150 years, so many changes have occurred in my body.

Looking at the setting sun and then at her parents and younger brother standing beside her, Han Lu felt a surge of emotion.

After returning to her sect, Han Lu settled her family in her home and then hurriedly went to find Sect Master Xianyu.

At the Five Elements Mountain Academy, Xianyu Ji, who had returned to the Central Plains half a day earlier, had been waiting for a long time.

In the office belonging to the sect leader, Han Lu and Xianyu Ji sat facing each other, drinking tea and chatting.

The matter being discussed was, of course, related to Han Lu, who had just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.

After advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, Han Lu automatically became the Supreme Elder of the Zhengyi Sect.

A higher position naturally leads to improved treatment and benefits.

Although Han Lu didn't particularly care about these small amounts, resources, which are good for aiding cultivation, are always a welcome addition.

Xianyu Ji was also aware of this, but for the Zhengyi Sect, all the elders in the sect must be treated equally in terms of basic material resources, and Han Lu could not be treated perfunctorily just because she was wealthy.

In addition, Xianyu Ji also talked with Han Lu about many things related to the Taoist Dharma Assembly five days later.

Xianyu Ji had already collected and drafted the list of Golden Core cultivators from the sect who would attend the conference. Han Lu only needed to review it once to finalize the list of participants.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator who has just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm would not offend the sect leader in such a situation.

Han Lu and Xianyu Ji are acquaintances, so naturally she wouldn't want to embarrass Xianyu Ji.

After glancing at it casually, Han Lu said, "I will follow the sect leader's arrangements."

Chapter 1184

Han Lu's answer was exactly what Xianyu Ji had expected.

From the first time Xianyu met Han Lu and had an exchange with her until this day, the two had known each other for almost a century. Xianyu had long understood Han Lu's temperament and way of doing things very well.

"Then what is the specific location for the sermon? If Elder Zhenfeng doesn't mind, how about arranging it in the Five Elements Mountain Academy?" Xianyu Ji suggested. "At that time, there might also be two Supreme Elders who would like to participate and exchange ideas with you."

“No problem,” Han Lu smiled and said, “I don’t know much about the Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect. This is a good opportunity to get to know my fellow disciples with whom I will be working for many years to come and get to know them.”

Xianyu Ji nodded slightly and said, "I will have a disciple compile a list of the Nascent Soul elders in the sect and send it to you later."

The number of Nascent Soul elders in the Zhengyi Sect and Xuanyang Valley has never been a secret, but no one can say for sure.

The main reason is that Nascent Soul cultivators have long lifespans, while the most active Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples in the sect can only live for one or two hundred years.

The significant difference in lifespan makes it easy for Nascent Soul cultivators, who are already low-key and rarely appear in the harmonious Central Plains cultivation world, to be forgotten.

In addition, the two major sects inadvertently obscured the number of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in their respective sects, thereby concealing a certain degree of strength. This is why even a core elder of the Zheng Yi Sect like Han Lu could not figure out how many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators existed in his own sect.

By sheer coincidence, Han Lu's understanding of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the sect surpassed her understanding of the other Supreme Elders.

Apart from her, she knew absolutely nothing about the strength or realm of those other Nascent Soul cultivators.

It's no wonder she was eager to make the connection; Xianyu Ji would send her some information so that Han Lu wouldn't be completely clueless.

When this matter was mentioned, Xianyu Ji recalled another incident.

"By the way, after returning to the sect yesterday, I immediately told Senior Zhen the good news that you had advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm."

Although Xianyu Ji is the current sect leader of the Zhengyi Sect, he still addresses the Nascent Soul Realm experts in the sect with great respect.

Recalling her several meetings with Senior Zhen, Han Lu asked expectantly, "Did Senior Zhen say anything?"

“Of course, he asked me to invite you to the small world as a guest, to congratulate you in person on your advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm.” Xianyu Ji’s smile carried a hint of “jealousy.”

It's perfectly normal for him to have some thoughts about Han Lu, since the bigwigs in the sect are even more "affectionate" to her than he is the sect leader.

Han Lu was very happy to hear the news.

Receiving congratulations and affirmation from a respected senior was definitely a joyful thing for Han Lu.

Not to mention, Han Lu could already roughly guess what topics the senior would talk to her about.

Compared to her parents, who were only at the late Nascent Soul stage and practiced Phoenix Clan techniques, the true senior who practiced Human Clan techniques could provide her with more and better advice and assistance when she was at the Nascent Soul stage.