Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 494

Because the Spirit Enhancing Coral, which he always carried, could easily accelerate growth, and because nothing had happened for a long time, Han Li had been careless for a moment. He hadn’t set up a high-level concealment barrier nearby.

So, the Dolol high-level cultivator, upon seeing tens of thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles flying above Han Li’s head, was so surprised that he forgot about the demonic beast he was chasing and immediately asked Han Li to go with him to meet the Holy Maiden.

However, seeing him triggered Han Li’s killing intent. He immediately unleashed several divine powers and even sent out his second nascent soul to destroy the opponent’s physical body. But then, something unexpected happened.

The Dolol elder’s main cultivation method was very unique, allowing him to split his nascent soul into seven. The seven divided nascent souls used wood-attribute escape techniques to flee, and Han Li missed one of them.

So, Han Li flew south day and night, but somehow, he was pursued by several Nascent Soul stage high-level cultivators. Among them was one of the four great divine masters of the Dolol.

Han Li fought for several days in a row and killed some of them, but he was severely injured by the opposing great divine master. If he hadn’t used the Myriad Year Spirit Milk to continuously cast Blood Shadow Escape, he would have surely died this time.

But the problem arose after shaking off the pursuers. Perhaps because his vital energy was greatly damaged after fighting for several days and nights, the killing intent that had been accumulating in his body began to flare up.

He had anticipated this in advance due to his strong consciousness and barely suppressed it using a secret technique, but the situation was not good. So, he had no choice but to choose the method suggested by the Great Evolution Divine Lord.

The Great Evolution Divine Lord immediately taught him the Five Ghost Locking Body Great Method. This method could suppress the killing intent for the time being, but it had serious aftereffects.

Before resolving the killing intent in his whole body, most of his cultivation would be sealed. If he recklessly used his magic power during this time, the killing intent, as well as the five ghosts, could simultaneously erupt and kill him.

In this crisis, he quickly hid in a nearby thicket and, without even having time to set up a barrier, activated the Five Ghost Locking Body Great Method. At that moment, the Changluo Tribe group happened to pass by.

And, unfortunately, the young man of the Changluo Tribe saw the scene of his face transforming into five evil ghosts as he completed the technique. Han Li couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.

“The killing intent is suppressed for now, but my cultivation has to be sealed. It would be best to join the group going to the Tianlan Holy Temple.”

“Even if your cultivation is sealed, you have plenty of treasures like flying swords and ancient treasures. Moreover, the Gold Devouring Beetles and your second nascent soul are hardly affected by magic power, so dealing with ordinary cultivators won’t be a problem.

It would have been much easier to preserve your life if you hadn’t left the newly refined Nascent Soul stage puppet with Senior Brother Lu when you left the Fallen Cloud Sect, and if you hadn’t given all the precious elixirs to your concubine.”

“It was necessary for the Fallen Cloud Sect and Wan’er. Who knows when I’ll return after leaving Tiannan? Even if Senior Brother Zheng passes away, if there is a Nascent Soul stage puppet, Senior Brother Lu can manage to some extent.

With the help of the Mother Talisman and the turtle puppets, it should be enough. Otherwise, how could I have gone to the Great Jin with peace of mind?”

“If you really think so, then don’t complain anymore.”

Han Li was silent for a moment at the Great Evolution Divine Lord’s words, then opened his mouth again.

“Is there no way to temporarily undo this Five Ghost Locking Body Great Method? I can handle Core Formation cultivators with my second nascent soul and the Gold Devouring Beetles, but Nascent Soul cultivators would be dangerous. And finding a way to eliminate the killing intent in my body is also distant.”

“Temporarily undo it? Others would never be able to, but you might be able to. But if you do, you’ll have to pay a price.”

“What price? If it doesn’t affect my future cultivation, I can bear it. I’ll need to use magic power when my life is on the line.”

“It’s simple. Every time you undo the seal, you’ll need two drops of the Myriad Year Spirit Milk you possess. In addition, if you use another secret technique I’ll teach you to circulate the five evil ghosts and temporarily neutralize the killing intent, you can use magic power for about an hour.

However, every time you undo the seal, the killing intent will penetrate your consciousness, and if that is repeated, it will erupt fiercely and reach a point where even the five ghosts of the great method cannot control it.”

“Even though the Myriad Year Spirit Milk is precious, it’s not more precious than my life, but the aftermath is a problem. Won’t it be even more difficult to remove the killing intent later?”

Han Li’s voice darkened.

“Of course. Moreover, judging by your physical condition, you can only temporarily undo the seal about five or six times at most. So, you need to think carefully before choosing.”

“If my life is at stake, I won’t have the luxury to consider such things. Please teach me the related secret technique first.”

“I’ll only tell you the hand seals once, so memorize them well!”

Han Li closed his eyes and began to memorize the hand seals of the secret technique he was being taught using his consciousness.

“It doesn’t seem too difficult, so I should be able to master it in a few days.”

“That’s right. It’s just a simple technique to undo the seal. But are you really planning to go to the Tianlan Holy Temple with this group? There will be many Dolol cultivators gathered there.”

“It’s darkest under the lamp. I’m confident that I can hide somewhere for a while without being discovered, but the killing intent is flaring up, so I need to go to the Great Jin quickly. The pursuers are searching everywhere, so wandering alone doesn’t seem like a good idea.

It would be better to blend in with other cultivators near the Holy Temple. There’s no need to check every cultivator one by one, and even if they do, I’m confident that I won’t be discovered by low-level cultivators after living in the prairie for a few months. I’ll have to deal with other things as they come. Anyway, the direction of the Holy Temple is also the direction to the Great Jin.”

“You’ve thought it all out.”

The Great Evolution Divine Lord chuckled and then closed his mouth. After finishing his conversation with the Great Evolution Divine Lord, Han Li spoke to Yin Yue this time.

“Yin Yue, are you alright? The injuries you sustained in the battle a few days ago must be severe.”

“Thank you for your concern. I am a spirit, so there is no problem with my main body, but the body of the demonic beast is greatly damaged, so it will be difficult to move according to your orders for a while.”

“It’s alright. I’ll be quiet for a while too, so there won’t be anything for you to do. Just focus on recovering.”

“Yes, Master!”

Yin Yue barely answered, as if she was really unwell, and then didn’t speak again. After finishing his conversation with Yin Yue, Han Li suddenly narrowed his brows and reached for his storage pouch.

Soon, a large jade box, about half a foot long, was in his hand, and white talismans were attached to it, indicating that something was sealed inside.

The Dolol mid-Nascent Soul stage divine master, whose body had disappeared while fighting Han Li, had managed to escape with a part of his soul attached to his nascent soul, but he had not been able to take the mature Gold Devouring Beetle. So, Han Li used his second nascent soul to capture the mature Gold Devouring Beetle and locked it in the jade box.

Han Li had originally intended to examine the differences between his Gold Devouring Beetles and this mature beetle, but now that his cultivation was lowered, he had to deal with it as soon as possible. If the power of the mature Gold Devouring Beetle was greater than expected and it broke free from the restriction, it would be a big problem.

Han Li took a deep breath and spread out his palm, taking out several colorful formation flags and setting up a protective barrier inside the carriage. Then, he placed the jade box on his lap and slowly closed his eyes.

After a while, a black light flashed from his head, and a dark green nascent soul emerged from the top of his head, holding a jet-black Yin Fiend Banner in both hands. He had given it to his second nascent soul without much thought at first, but now it had become the only magic treasure not affected by the Five Ghost Locking Body Great Method.

The body of the Gold Devouring Beetle was too hard, so he had to use the pure demonic energy of the Yin Fiend Banner to extract the spirit of the spirit insect, and then have the skull on the flag refine it.

This refining method was something he had learned from the consciousness of a Yin Fiend Sect elder before, and of course, it was not something that could be done in a short time. Moreover, if the Gold Devouring Beetle had not been weakened, it would have been impossible to even attempt it. It was a mature Gold Devouring Beetle, so he couldn’t be careless.

At this moment, the dark green nascent soul threw the flag it was holding. The jet-black flag turned into a dark cloud and enveloped the nascent soul, and soon, it also engulfed the jade box on Han Li’s lap.

At the same time, a buzzing sound was heard from inside the jade box. The sound was not loud, but it seemed very angry.

The more the jet-black cloud swirled around the jade box, the sharper the sound coming from inside became. However, Han Li did not move from his spot, forming hand seals.

Because the restriction was in place, the ordinary people of the Changluo Tribe did not have to worry about hearing the sound. Thus, an extremely difficult refining process began.

The Changluo Tribe villagers were all very interested in the divine master, but he had not shown his face once since entering the carriage. Especially since the chief, Elder Young, had strictly ordered them not to disturb the other’s cultivation, they were disappointed.

Thanks to the divine master, the Changluo Tribe people encountered a herd of wild sheep and obtained enough food, and for the next fifteen days, they traveled without any problems. Elder Young was greatly relieved by this.

In just a few more days, they would be able to rest at the temporary camp created by the Tianlan Holy Temple. Of course, that camp would disappear immediately after the Spirit Opening Day.

While Elder Young was lost in these thoughts, a blinding white light approached from afar and suddenly disappeared. The old man’s heart sank when he saw it.

Based on his previous experience, that level of light was only emitted when a high-level cultivator was flying at low altitude. However, the strange thing was that high-level cultivators usually passed by quickly at very high altitudes, so ordinary people rarely saw such light.

Could something big have happened nearby? However, if high-level cultivators were patrolling along the way, it might be safe, so he called the young men and told them to move faster.

The old man didn’t know, but the white light he had just seen had been circling an area of about a hundred miles for a long time.

The white light turned south and encountered a red streak of light. When the light faded, a man and a woman appeared from each streak of light.

The man, with an ordinary appearance, was in his forties and wore leather clothes, while the woman was about twenty-seven or eight years old and wore a light green palace dress.

“So, it was Fellow Cultivator Su. There’s nothing on this side. How about your side?”

The middle-aged man smiled and greeted the woman first. However, the woman in the palace dress also showed a troubled expression.

“Haa… I’ve been searching the entire area within two thousand miles for several days, and there’s no trace! Either he’s already left this place or he’s a master of concealment techniques. Should we search one more time? We should also ask the groups going to offer tributes.”

“It seems that Fellow Cultivator Lu is really greedy for the Poison Dragon Pill that will be given as a reward. But please refrain from risking your life for just a pill.”

The woman in the palace dress sneered and spoke meaningfully as the middle-aged man became impatient.

“What do you mean? Surely Fellow Cultivator Su isn’t not greedy for the Poison Dragon Pill?”

“What did the Nascent Soul stage upper realm cultivator say when we received the mission?”

“The superior said that a Nascent Soul stage outsider cultivator had infiltrated our Tianlan Prairie and severely injured one of the upper realm cultivators, so we must capture him alive. He was already severely injured by the attacks of other upper realm cultivators, so even we Core Formation cultivators should be able to capture him.”

“Fellow Cultivator Lu, you arrived late and don’t know the details. If it were me, I would never search for that cultivator so diligently.”

“Why is that? Since you’ve brought it up, please tell me clearly.”

The middle-aged man’s expression became serious.