Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 208

The strange thing was that the light emitted by the Rainbow Skirt Grass always matched its growth environment, allowing it to change color frequently.

The medicinal properties themselves weren’t particularly special to cultivators, and it was only used to make some low-grade pills.

Then one day, the Rainbow Skirt Grass gained the nickname ‘Demon-Attracting Grass’ because it lured demon beasts, causing a stir in the Chaotic Star Sea cultivation world.

It’s unknown which cultivator discovered it, but it was said that the 13 leaves of the Rainbow Skirt Grass were usually curled up, and one would unfold every 100 years, remaining open for about 7 days, during which time it would emit a strange fragrance.

This fragrance had no effect on cultivators, but it was an immense temptation for the demon beasts living in the sea.

When the fragrance spread, demon beasts within a certain range would drop everything and rush to devour the Rainbow Skirt Grass.

Also, the older the Rainbow Skirt Grass, the greater the range of its influence and the higher the grade of demon beasts it would attract.

One Nascent Soul cultivator [a high-level cultivator] accidentally discovered a spirit herb that was over a thousand years old deep in the outer sea. It happened to be the time when the eleventh leaf was blooming.

In the end, he witnessed dozens of Rank 6 and 7 demon beasts rushing in a group and fled in terror. Later, his experience became known in the cultivation world.

Numerous cultivators began to plan to use the strange effects of the Rainbow Skirt Grass to gather demon beasts and obtain their cores.

When high-level cultivators came to the Chaotic Star Sea to hunt demon beasts, the most troublesome situation was not being able to find even a trace of demon beasts after wandering for months.

Most cultivators aimed for Rank 5 demon beasts, and if they encountered Rank 6 or 7 demon beasts, their entire group could be wiped out.

Rank 8 or higher demon beasts were targets that even Nascent Soul old monsters [extremely powerful cultivators] had to run from at the mere sight of them.

If one chose the wrong opponent, they could end up being hunted instead of hunting the demon beast.

Although there were many demon beasts in the outer sea, most of them were deep in the seabed rather than on the surface, making them difficult to find.

High-level cultivators could fly tens of thousands of miles a day and search deep into the seabed with their spiritual sense, so they could at least find prey. Otherwise, they might not encounter a single one all year round.

Moreover, the outer sea was too vast for cultivators to search thoroughly, and most demon beasts also had their own unique concealment techniques, making it difficult for cultivators to find them.

Therefore, the rumor that the Rainbow Skirt Grass attracted demon beasts caused an uproar in the cultivation world.

Suddenly, the value of Rainbow Skirt Grass that was a hundred to several hundred years old skyrocketed. However, no one could accurately control the blooming time of the Rainbow Skirt Grass.

Although a leaf would bloom every 100 years, an error of about 2 or 3 years was common.

Also, once a spirit herb was planted, a leaf would only bloom after 100 years, and otherwise, it would not emit the strange fragrance.

For these reasons, the Rainbow Skirt Grass was forgotten by many cultivators. However, as soon as Han Li heard this story, his mind sparked, and he thought of the mysterious bottle. He was convinced that if he used the mysterious bottle with this spirit herb, he could achieve tremendous results.

He immediately went to the market and bought a large amount of Rainbow Skirt Grass. He went to his cave and dripped the green liquid, and the leaves of the Rainbow Skirt Grass bloomed every day or every 4 or 5 days. The strange fragrance emitted in the process was a terrible and unpleasant one that Han Li had never smelled in his life.

Han Li was still unsure of the fragrance’s effect, so he released two Blood Jade Spiders. As a result, the spiders rushed over and devoured the Rainbow Skirt Grass completely. After the strange fragrance disappeared, the spiders immediately returned to normal.

Surprised, he watched the spiders to see if there were any abnormalities, but there were no changes, so he was finally relieved. He was finally confident that he could go out to the outer sea and hunt sufficiently.

After preparing what he needed once more, Han Li took a large number of Rainbow Skirt Grass seedlings and the mysterious bottle and chose the Yingchui Island sea area, which had many coral islands, and used the teleportation array. After all, the method using the Rainbow Skirt Grass would only work if there were many corals.

Now that all preparations were complete, all that was left was to grow the Rainbow Skirt Grass and gather the demon beasts. Han Li took out the Rainbow Skirt Grass seedlings in the center of the island.

The older the herb, the wider the range of demon beasts it attracted, so to minimize the risk, he planned to start with the blooming of a 100-year-old Rainbow Skirt Grass.

Han Li took out the mysterious bottle and dripped a drop onto the spirit herb. Then, Han Li sat next to it, closed his eyes, and began circulating his Qi [spiritual energy], while Qu Hun also followed him and calmed his mind and body.

Three days passed, and finally, one leaf of the Rainbow Skirt Grass bloomed, emitting a strange fragrance.

Han Li immediately opened his eyes and formed hand seals, activating most of the formations he had prepared, completely enveloping him and the island.

Han Li was not at all impatient because he planned to drip the green liquid again to expand the range of the Rainbow Skirt Grass if no demon beasts appeared within a few days.

However, only half an hour later, he felt two powerful spiritual energy fluctuations approaching the coral island.

Han Li, who was staring intently at the east and west where the energy was coming from, became a little nervous. Although he had completed all the preparations, it was still his first time facing two demon beasts.

Woong. Suddenly, the light of the cyan-purple formation flag in front of him grew brighter and caused a slight vibration. He still remained solemn and did not take any action.

Although Rank 5 demon beasts had intelligence, they were not capable of breaking through the Grand Five Elements Formation at once. It was generally accepted that the cultivation of a Rank 5 demon beast was similar to that of a Core Formation early-stage cultivator, but they would usually lose if they fought against a cultivator of the same level.

Their intelligence was lower than that of humans, and they could only use a few innate techniques, so it was natural. It was impossible for them to understand something as complex as a formation.

Therefore, Han Li was relieved and waited for the other one to enter the barrier.

As he waited with a slightly uneasy heart, the light of the yellow formation artifact burst out. At the same time, Han Li immediately formed hand seals and activated an illusion formation to cover the fragrance of the Rainbow Skirt Grass. If another demon beast rushed over while he was dealing with the two, it would become a big problem.

Having finished preparing to hunt the demon beasts, he reached out into the air, grabbed the formation artifacts that were emitting light, and shouted.

“Go!”

Qu Hun, who was standing behind him, opened his mouth, and a yellow light burst out from within. The light instantly grew larger and turned into a beam of light, carrying Han Li and flying up.

Pureureung.

After a while, Han Li arrived above the Illusionary Heavenly Net Formation in the west and confirmed that he could hear a sound like a bull bellowing from within the yellow barrier.

Han Li took out the Wind God Shuttle and began flying separately from Qu Hun.

He took out a yellow formation flag from his pocket and lightly flicked his wrist, sending the yellow flag flying into the barrier. Finally, the demon beast trapped inside revealed itself.

It was about two or three zhang [a unit of length, roughly 3.3 meters] long, and its entire body was a fiery red color, with dozens of green eyes embedded in it.

The demon beast was repeatedly slamming into the barrier with its bare body, thrashing like an angry bull.

“Thousand-Eyed Demon!”

As soon as he saw the numerous fish eyes, Han Li immediately recognized the demon beast’s name and felt happy.

It was one of the Rank 5 demon beasts that frequently appeared in the Chaotic Star Sea, and he had already organized his thoughts on how to deal with it.

Even if he had set up a formation, he couldn’t keep the demon beasts trapped for long, so Han Li immediately gave an order to Qu Hun.

Then, the yellow light surrounding Qu Hun’s body immediately turned into a deep crimson color. He put his hands together and then spread them apart, holding a crescent-shaped blade in his hand. The magic treasure, imbued with yellow light, flew to deal with the Thousand-Eyed Demon.

It was the Soul Devouring Blade, a magic treasure that Qu Hun had managed to tame to some extent.

Although the Thousand-Eyed Demon was trapped in the barrier, it seemed to sense the dangerous fluctuations of the magic treasure. All of its eyes were focused on the direction the Soul Devouring Blade was flying. Dozens of red rays of light shot out from the demon beast’s eyes, merging into one and confronting the light emitted by Qu Hun’s yellow blade.

Han Li was more pleased than surprised at the sight.

Han Li’s hand quickly brushed against the storage pouch, and various lights burst out from within, instantly releasing puppet demon beasts all around the barrier.

As soon as the puppet demon beasts appeared, they opened their mouths and held various colors of light in their mouths before entering the air. Then, when Han Li turned his palm over, a set of Scarlet Thread Light Needles appeared.

At the same time, over a hundred light pillars from the puppet demon beasts shot out, covering the Thousand-Eyed Demon with a fierce momentum.

Puha.

Sensing the danger, the demon beast suddenly made a strange sound and curled its body into a circle. The light that had been shooting out from its eyes turned into green rays that enveloped its entire body.

Kukwakwakwang.

All the light pillars struck the green shield, and it couldn’t withstand the impact. The light of the shield immediately dimmed, showing signs of collapsing at any moment.

Furthermore, with nothing to stop Qu Hun’s Soul Devouring Blade, the crescent-shaped blade transformed into a huge disc and attacked the demon beast along with the light pillars.

A sharp sound was heard as the Thousand-Eyed Demon’s green shield shattered. Han Li, who had been waiting for this moment, reached out without thinking, and thirteen red needles flew out, ending the demon beast’s life.

Han Li appeared in the barrier, holding a green sphere the size of an egg in his hand. And at his feet lay the Thousand-Eyed Demon’s corpse, covered in wounds and spewing blood.

“Let’s go!”

Without delay, Han Li put the Thousand-Eyed Demon’s corpse into his storage pouch and flew towards the barrier he had set up on the other side with Qu Hun.

In this way, Han Li stayed on this coral island for over a month. Every time he dripped a drop of the mysterious bottle’s green liquid onto the Rainbow Skirt Grass, the range of the spirit herb’s influence expanded.

In this way, he gathered demon beasts every two or three days and hunted them with Qu Hun. He had already dealt with over a dozen Rank 5 demon beasts, so Han Li was overjoyed.

However, when the Rainbow Skirt Grass reached 400 years old, it surprisingly attracted a Rank 6 demon beast, the Crowned Horned Serpent. Han Li quickly deployed an illusion formation to hide the strange fragrance of the spirit herb, and the demon beast, which had come close, turned back with a snort.

Greatly surprised, Han Li realized that he should only grow the Rainbow Skirt Grass to 300 years old to attract the appropriate demon beasts. He took out another Rainbow Skirt Grass seedling and began to grow it.

However, it was clear that most of the Rank 5 demon beasts around this small coral island had died at his hands. No demon beasts appeared even after six days. Han Li quickly collected all the formation artifacts and flew towards another part of the outer sea.

This dangerous life continued for five years. As he killed various Rank 5 demon beasts, he even encountered rare species that had never been known in the cultivation world, and he had to fight fiercely.

If it weren’t for Qu Hun and the puppets, he might have already been buried in the vast sea.

After a long time, the puppet demon beasts were almost destroyed, with only about 30 remaining, and the formation artifacts were also damaged by the fierce resistance of the demon beasts.

Even the powerful Grand Five Elements Formation was lost long ago when he had to run away after trapping a Rank 7 demon beast he had accidentally attracted half a year ago.

However, as great as the losses were, the gains were also enormous! Hundreds of precious demon cores and countless materials obtained from rare demon beasts filled Han Li’s storage pouch.

He had even discarded many items of lesser value to avoid wasting space.

Also, as he slaughtered demon beasts, Han Li’s practical skills greatly improved, becoming optimized for hunting demon beasts. Now, Han Li was able to deal with an ordinary Rank 5 demon beast alone.

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