The Long Journey to Immortality

Hearing this, Han Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud. "What, you think I'm not?"

"Of course not," Han Lei argued, analyzing, "This house has been uninhabited since I was born. Senior is only a guest of our clan, staying temporarily. Even if I did something wrong, it is not your place to punish me according to the clan rules."

The analysis made some sense, which made Han Lu gently applaud Han Lei. "What you said makes some sense, but have you ever thought about whether it's possible that I've been cultivating away from home for over thirty years and only recently returned?"

"This..." This possibility was beyond Han Lei's comprehension. "It's unlikely. Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be a senior with that level of cultivation."

"Oh? Then tell me what my strength is?" Han Lu became interested and promised, "There's a prize if you guess right."

Han Lei had certainly noticed that Han Lu had casually given Han Chuxue the pills earlier. Although he didn't know exactly how many pills were in that porcelain bottle, it didn't make him doubt Han Lu's promise at all.

"I think..." Han Lei hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think you should be at the tenth level of Qi Refining."

Han Lu thought to herself, "Do I look that weak? Do I lack even the demeanor of a senior expert?"

"Oh? Why?" Han Lu asked, her expression unchanged, wanting to hear how Han Lei had come to this conclusion.

Han Lei analyzed, "I just saw that the senior walked onto the arena. If he were a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would have flown onto the stage on a sword."

"Hmph," Han Lu said with slight surprise, "Your analysis makes some sense, but only those cultivators with little skill like to show off their abilities in front of you juniors. I wouldn't stoop to that."

"I'll give you one more chance." Han Lu continued playing the game with Han Lei.

Hearing Han Lu's disdainful attitude towards cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining gave Han Lei a hint.

When he tried to solve the riddle again, his answer was still wildly wrong, but at least he was on the right track.

"That senior must be at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, right?" Han Lei remembered that four out of the six elders in the clan were at that level.

Han Lu then realized that in Han Lei's worldview, Foundation Establishment cultivators were already remarkable figures.

There's no point in guessing anymore.

So she simply said, "You guessed wrong. I was going to give you a hundred spirit stones, but now it seems I can save some spirit stones."

"As for my identity, you don't need to doubt it. In short, I am a senior, and I have the right to discipline you in the Han family."

Upon hearing Han Lu say the reward was one hundred spirit stones, Han Lei curled his lip and muttered disdainfully, "If you don't want to give it, just say so. Why make up a number?"

Han Lu heard these words clearly.

Since this ignorant young man had no temper, Han Lu simply slapped the storage bag.

The next second, the floor inside the room was piled with dazzling spirit stones, which directly increased the brightness of the room by three points.

"You young man, it seems you have quite a temper," Han Lu scolded Han Lei. "These are a thousand top-grade spirit stones. Do you want to calculate how many low-grade spirit stones they're actually worth?"

Seeing Han Lu take out "real money," Han Lei immediately dared not say another word, lest he really anger the senior in front of him who had a good temper.

Chapter 1,199

Although Han Lei's cultivation level was average and his knowledge was limited, he still had his own way of dealing with people.

To put it nicely, it's high emotional intelligence.

Realizing that things might develop in two extreme directions, Han Lei became more cautious in his actions.

In his view, the "top-grade spirit stone" in front of him might be real or fake.

"If it's true, then this female cultivator must be a senior with at least the Golden Core Realm cultivation level. We can't afford to offend her."

"If it's fake, then this female cultivator is definitely a big swindler at the Golden Core level, harboring ill intentions towards me," Han Lei muttered to himself. "But do I have anything of value that would be coveted by this senior who is at least at the Foundation Establishment level?"

After pondering for a moment, Han Lei was still unsure whether the "top-grade spirit stone" at his feet was a "top-grade spirit stone" or a "glittering ore," but he was basically certain that Han Lu, even if she was not a Golden Core Realm expert, had at least the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

If you cooperate obediently, you definitely won't make a mistake.

After the action plan was set, Han Lei said respectfully, "Senior, I know I was wrong, please punish me."

Seeing that the other party's attitude had changed, Han Lu then put almost all the spirit stones back into her storage bag, deliberately leaving only one top-grade spirit stone at Han Lei's feet.

With this hint, Han Lei's gaze was firmly fixed on the "top-grade spirit stone," and his heart was pounding.

"Could it be that this senior found my vomiting blood appearance handsome, like a protagonist in a novel, and fell in love with me?"

Han Lei was lost in thought, and even had the urge to say "I do" prematurely.

Han Lu brought Han Lei to her home, not because she had any romantic feelings for this young man.

However, it's not as simple as lecturing him.

Han Lei's guess wasn't wrong; Han Lu did indeed have another purpose in contacting him.

Although it would be easier to speak frankly in private, Han Lu still wanted to first give this disrespectful junior a proper lesson so that her subsequent conversation could proceed more smoothly.

"The clan rules are clearly written, prohibiting clan members from engaging in private fights."

"If there is any grudge, it must be reported to an elder for handling and to determine right from wrong."

"If the elders are also unable to distinguish the truth and both sides agree to resolve their grievances through war, then they can go to the arena, fight a battle, and determine the winner and the loser."

Back when she first came to the Han family, Han Lu spent a little time studying the family rules. With the good memory of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was easy for her to casually chat about the rules with Han Lei.

“But if someone violates the family rules and engages in a private fight, and there are no family members with cultivation levels above the fifth level of Qi Refining protecting them, then…” Han Lu drawled out the word, “they will be punished after being discovered.”

"If the incident causes significant impact, both individuals will be punished with six months of confinement."

"If no major impact is caused, and both are confined for three days, they shall be punished with fifteen strokes of the cane."

Hearing Han Lu explain the clan rules so clearly and accurately, Han Lei finally believed Han Lu's explanation and thought that Han Lu must indeed be an elder in the clan who had not returned home for a long time.

"I know I was wrong, please punish me, senior." Han Lei stopped arguing and obediently accepted the crime and punishment that Han Lu had given him.

Han Lu was only trying to scare Han Lei; she had no interest in helping Han Lei and the other elders exercise their power of punishment and judgment. Although she could, she wouldn't get involved.

Seeing that Han Lei's attitude had improved, Han Lu said gently, "Since your attitude is good, we can talk about the punishment later."

"However, I have some questions for you, and you must answer them without reservation."

Han Lei couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, wondering what questions Han Lu was going to ask.

But when answering, he remained respectful and sincere, saying, "I will answer whatever the senior asks."

Han Lu stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "Han Lei, when you cultivate, do you ever feel that your breathing is not smooth or that your spiritual energy is difficult to circulate?"

Hearing that Han Lu was actually concerned about his situation, Han Lei's eyes lit up, and he quickly replied, "Yes, Senior, that is indeed the case."

"Not only that, the little spiritual energy in my body's spiritual meridians also disappears for no reason, which is really worrying me."

"Within the clan, an elder brother at the ninth level of Qi Refining once examined my body, but there was no result."

Speaking of this, Han Lei couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. "But I don't have any way to find a cultivator with higher cultivation level to help me check my health."

"If it weren't for this strange phenomenon, how could I have stopped at the second level of Qi Refining? Senior, have you seen the mystery today?" Han Lei's voice was excited, as if he had finally seen hope after more than ten years of despair.

The strange symptoms in his body affected his cultivation, which is why Han Lei still had a heart for cultivation even after being judged as a "failure" unsuitable for cultivation.

He firmly believed that as long as he could properly cure this ailment that had somehow befallen him, he would be able to continue his spiritual practice.

Hearing about Han Lei's condition, Han Lu's doubts were only partially resolved.

“I see. Then let me take a look at your situation. Is it a hidden illness or something else strange that's causing this?” Han Lu pointed to the seat next to her. “Please sit down and give me ten breaths.”

Han Lei quickly sat down, eagerly anticipating Han Lu's delicate hands touching him.

But what he didn't expect was that the female cultivator in front of him, who looked pretty but didn't seem like a powerful figure, just sat there and didn't make a move on him.

However, he could clearly feel as if a soft brush was rubbing against his skin, giving him a vague feeling of being spied on.

"Could it be that this female senior is really a legendary Golden Core expert? Is she currently using her divine sense to examine me internally and externally?"

Having assessed Han Lu's strength as being at the Golden Core Realm level, Han Lei was now completely confident that Han Lu could see the hidden problems within his body.

In his view, Golden Core cultivators were like gods, how could they not see the minor problems in his body?

Sure enough, ten breaths later, Han Lu spoke again and gave Han Lei a diagnosis.

“I’ve figured out your situation,” Han Lu said. “When the family tested your spiritual roots before, they determined that you have both wood and fire spiritual roots, right?”

Han Lei nodded and said repeatedly, "What you said is right, senior. That's indeed the case."

Han Lu continued, "The reason why you feel that your cultivation is not going smoothly and your spiritual energy is stagnant is because there is something wrong with the Five Elements cultivation method. You should not be cultivating the fire attribute cultivation method at all."

"What?" Han Lei was quite surprised. "Please explain in more detail, senior."

Han Lu took out a jade tablet from the Dragon and Phoenix Treasure Vault from her storage bag. She was about to hand it to Han Lei when she remembered that his cultivation level was only at the second level of Qi Refining, so he could not read the information in the jade tablet.

He quickly changed his words and gently touched the jade tablet, causing the information inside to transform into an image and appear in front of Han Lei.

"Your physique is special; it's actually a special physique called the Purple Extreme Eclipse Thunder Physique."

[Author's Note] It's holiday time!

Chapter 1200

"Purple Extreme Erosion Thunder Body?" Han Lei's gaze focused on the words that appeared on the jade tablet.

After quickly reading the text displayed on the jade tablet, Han Lei roughly understood the situation.

"What you mean is that I actually possess a very special innate physique called the Purple Extreme Erosion Lightning Physique."

"However, this Dharma body is in a hidden state and requires specific methods to activate it?"

Han Lei only had a superficial understanding of the complex and obscure text recorded on the jade tablet, and he arrived at this conclusion based on his own comprehension and judgment.

"You're a promising young man," Han Lu praised him. "Cultivators with the Purple Extreme Erosion Lightning Body are only suitable for cultivating metal-attribute techniques. If their spiritual body is activated, they are only suitable for cultivating specialized lightning techniques."

"Because the cultivator who taught you and tested your spiritual roots was too mediocre, he was unable to discover your special spiritual body. That's why he mistakenly trusted the judgment of that magic treasure that tests spiritual roots and thought that you were suitable for cultivating fire and wood attribute techniques, which ultimately led to this result."

Han Lu concluded, "I can help you activate this spirit and even give you a Thunder Cultivation Technique, but it depends on whether you have the courage to try."

"Activating the Purple Extreme Erosion Lightning Body is extremely dangerous."

Han Lu kindly reminded her.

Why would Han Lei, who was never willing to be ordinary, back down at this time?

"Please explain how I should cooperate, senior." Han Lei was not about to let this opportunity for transformation slip by.

Han Lu said calmly, "It's not complicated. You just need to have a cultivator with at least the Golden Core Realm strike you with lightning, so that you experience the shock of lightning striking your body. As long as you can withstand it, your spiritual body will be activated, and you will be transformed from a piece of trash that even a twelve or thirteen-year-old child could bully into a genius who has the potential to advance to the Golden Core Realm."

Han Lu's words were quite appealing, but the conditions for activating the Dharma Body made Han Lei's heart tremble.

"This... Senior, even if a cultivator at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining were to strike me with lightning, I wouldn't be able to withstand it. How could I possibly withstand an attack from a Golden Core Realm expert like you?"