Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 577

“With those fiends right before us, the two of you should discuss how to deal with them. Otherwise, we might suffer a mishap while trying to find treasures,” the young man surnamed Seo said, expressing his dissatisfaction after listening to the conversation between Old Man Gan and the middle-aged Ye family member.

“Are you not Fellow Daoist Seo from Tianlan? This old man has no intention of fighting and suffering mutual losses without even getting any treasures. Moreover, even if the cultivators here join forces, there’s no guarantee we can defeat those three,” Old Man Gan said with a sneer, giving an answer that was quite different from what the crowd expected.

“What do you mean by that?” Although the Tianlan Grassland and the Yinluo Sect were on friendly terms, the young man surnamed Seo couldn’t help but look grim.

“It’s nothing much. I’m just saying, the three of you continued to hide even while I was fiercely fighting with Fellow Daoist Ye, which means you must have had a separate purpose, right? Otherwise, that would have been the best opportunity to launch a surprise attack,” the huge white shadow said calmly.

“It’s good that you understand. Even if all of you attack together, you won’t be able to do anything to the three of us. There’s no need to hide it, so I’ll be frank. We also have something we want in the Kunwu Palace, so we have no intention of attacking the other cultivators right now,” Yin Siyacha said, his eyes gleaming. The ugly-looking woman and Sa Geum-soo stood beside him, not making any moves as if he was the decision-maker.

“The Tianlan Saintess and I have no interest in the treasures of the Kunwu Palace. We only want to capture Han and retrieve the treasures of the Tianlan Sacred Hall,” the young man surnamed Seo said. He didn’t want to fight the three fiends without a good reason, and since they said they didn’t want to fight either, his expression softened.

“In that case, let’s not fight here and break the restriction together to find the treasures. If so many cultivators gather here and have all the treasures stolen by the person who just went in, we’ll become a laughingstock,” Gal Cheon-ho quickly shouted, assessing the situation.

The demonic beasts and cultivators gathered here were all quick-witted individuals who had lived for many years. For the sake of profit, it wasn’t difficult for them to make a peace agreement in an instant.

Of course, once they entered the Kunwu Palace, a slaughter among them would immediately begin.

“Then, assuming there are no objections, we will attack the restriction together,” Old Man Gan said with a smile. The huge shadow flapped its arms, and a white serpent emerged from the white light, rushing towards the light barrier.

The angular-faced cultivator beside him also moved his two flying swords to attack the light barrier. The three fiends, the young man surnamed Seo, and Gal Cheon-ho also began to attack the restriction, not letting their guard down against each other.

In an instant, demonic energy and the spiritual energy of the cultivators mixed, and explosions continued without end.

“I thought Old Man Gan was just hot-tempered, but he’s also cunning. He’s even joining hands with fiends like Yin Siyacha and Sa Geum-soo in an instant. I’ll have to be even more careful when I meet Old Man Gan in the future,” a woman in jade-colored clothing whispered, hiding in the stone forest below the slope. They were Madam Mok of the Hwaseon Sect and her junior sister, a young woman with a beautiful appearance.

“Senior Sister, is there really no way for me to deal with Old Man Gan?”

“What are you trying to do, a mere early-stage Core Formation cultivator trying to fight a late-stage cultivator? Even if I were to clash head-on with Old Man Gan, I would barely be able to save my life. Of course, our cultivation method isn’t advantageous in a head-on confrontation, but if we can get even a little bit of blood, we can cast a curse and inflict serious injuries on anyone without them knowing!” Madam Mok sneered at her junior sister’s question, who still hadn’t come to her senses.

“Is our Hwaseon Sect lacking compared to the Ten Great Sects in terms of cultivation methods or secret arts? If we hadn’t adhered to the rules passed down through generations, our power would have already grown, and a late-stage Core Formation great cultivator would have emerged from our sect. If that were the case, we wouldn’t have been afraid of Old Man Gan,” the young woman muttered, as if she was displeased.

“Our founding ancestor was originally a descendant of the Kunwu Three Elders, so he established the Hwaseon Sect near the seal here and made us guard it. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and most of the traces have disappeared, and most of those who remember it are dead.

If we hadn’t received a message from Elder Hyang and looked through the related scriptures again, we wouldn’t have known about this at all. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have had any reason to come here, risking danger,” Madam Mok said with a sigh.

“Old Man Gan is one thing, but I’m also concerned about the young man who wielded the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning. The power of his feather fan seemed to make even late-stage Core Formation cultivators wary. Could it be a replica of the Seven Flame Fan, which was famous in ancient times?” the beautiful woman suddenly brought up Han Li.

“It’s true that it’s a replica of a Heaven-Reaching Treasure, but it’s uncertain whether it was made after the Seven Flame Fan. That person’s appearance is unfamiliar, but his divine abilities are outstanding, so he doesn’t seem to be a cultivator from the Great Jin… Enough, it doesn’t matter much to us! Now that I think about it, Elder Hyang should have already arrived at Mount Kunwu, so why isn’t he stopping them? With his abilities, they wouldn’t be a problem,” Madam Mok said.

“Could it be that he had other matters and went to the Zhenmo Pagoda [Demon Suppression Pagoda] first? That place is also important, isn’t it?”

“That can’t be! Although the Zhenmo Pagoda is the eye of the formation that controls the sealing barrier of the entire Mount Kunwu, the Dragon Transformation Seal of the Kunwu Palace is absolutely necessary to reinforce the barrier. There’s no way Senior would forget such a thing and go to the Zhenmo Pagoda first,” Madam Mok shook her head at the young woman’s words.

“Then, does that mean something happened to Senior Hyang? That doesn’t make sense either. How many cultivators in this world can do anything to him? Could it be that the thing that’s trapped here has escaped…?” the beautiful woman’s face turned pale in an instant.

“If that thing had escaped, it would have already broken the sealing barrier and left this place. Senior must have other matters and hasn’t been able to come yet.”

“Yes, that must be it! In any case, we have no choice but to follow them and see if we can get our hands on the Dragon Transformation Seal. But they said that in addition to the Dragon Transformation Seal, the Heavenly Crystal Tablet was also prepared to strengthen the seal at the time. Since we don’t know its location, we have no choice but to take the risk and obtain the Dragon Transformation Seal.”

“The Heavenly Crystal Tablet is a contingency, so the other descendants of the Kunwu Three Elders must know its location. This way, even if something happens to one of our two families, the seal can be maintained. It’s said to be hidden in an unimaginable place, so we’ll have to put in a lot of effort.”

“More than that, I don’t know what the Kunwu Three Elders were thinking. They’re making us deal with this aftermath. They should have just killed it. They needlessly sealed it, causing us to lose one of the famous spiritual mountains of the human realm,” the beautiful woman frowned and grumbled.

“I remember reading about that in the scriptures. The identity of the sealed being was very special and related to the Upper Realm. That’s why the cultivators of the human realm couldn’t kill it and just imprisoned it,” Madam Mok hesitated for a moment before telling her what she knew.

“Is that so? I thought it was strange. But how high is the cultivation of the one trapped here? Even Elder Hyang seemed quite uneasy when he mentioned that person.”

“I don’t know how high his cultivation is, but he could kill cultivators like us with just a flick of his finger,” Madam Mok said, glancing at the young woman, who kept asking questions.

“That’s true.”

“You brought the Four Symbols Ruler, right? It will be difficult to obtain the Dragon Transformation Seal without it,” Madam Mok changed the subject.

“How could I have forgotten it when you told me so many times? It’s a pity, though. If your cultivation method wasn’t incompatible with the Four Symbols Ruler, it would have been better for you to have it than me. Isn’t this a replica of the Eight Spirit Ruler, one of the Heaven-Reaching Treasures here? I wonder what a Heaven-Reaching Treasure is really like,” the beautiful woman said with a smile.

“The scriptures briefly mention the Eight Spirit Ruler and the Black Wind Banner. However, whether we’ll actually see them is something that will have to wait… Oh, Old Man Gan and the other cultivators have broken through the restriction! Let’s hurry and follow them,” Madam Mok was about to explain something, but when she saw the light barrier breaking apart due to the attacks of several cultivators, she whispered with a cautious expression.

The beautiful woman also watched with a tense expression as Old Man Gan and the others broke through the gap in the light barrier and headed towards the mountain gate.

“Follow them, but don’t get too close to those old monsters. Although our senses are limited due to the restrictions throughout Mount Kunwu, it’s not difficult to deceive a late-stage Core Formation cultivator,” Madam Mok warned again, and the two women simultaneously flashed white light and emerged from the stone pillars. They began to follow them again using a secret technique.

Not long after they left, a green light flashed from another stone pillar behind them, and a large shadow appeared.

It watched the direction they had disappeared in with indifferent eyes before disappearing silently again.

And when Old Man Gan and the others arrived at the mountain gate, Han Li was slowly walking along a small path leading to the huge palace. He stopped to catch his breath with each step, as if his legs weighed a ton, but there were only two or three hundred feet left to the palace entrance.

Right now, his entire body was flashing with blue energy and lightning, and he was enveloped in purple flames from head to toe. He had even used the Strengthening Talisman to transform himself into a half-human, half-beast form, which would have greatly surprised anyone who saw him.

“What kind of divine ability is that to transform him like that?”

“I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems like that guy is caught in a restriction, so this is a perfect opportunity to deal with him,” Gal Cheon-ho muttered darkly and extended one hand to throw a bright red spear. He was still angry at Han Li for attacking him with the Three Flame Fan.

However, the spear, which had turned red, flew for about ten feet before falling to the ground with a clang!

“What is this!”

“The Great Five Elements Magnetic Force?” Im Eun-byeong muttered in surprise.

“It’s not that, it’s the Golden Magnetic Heavy Light. It’s a natural restriction created by the Golden Magnetic Spirit Trees on both sides. Anyone who enters its range will be subjected to immense pressure. You can think of it as being extremely difficult to even take a single step,” Yin Siyacha calmly explained, looking at the yellowish trees on both sides of the path.

“Then how is that person walking?” the young man surnamed Seo sneered.

“If you have eyes, you would see that his appearance has changed, right? He’s forcibly raising his cultivation, and his magic power is comparable to the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation. Moreover, he has formidable divine abilities, such as the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning and those purple flames. Even if you were to go in, you wouldn’t be able to last longer than that transformed person,” Yin Siyacha said, looking at the young man with a sneer.

“Is that so? From your tone, it seems like you know that cultivator well. Is that right?”

“I don’t know him. I have nothing to do with him,” Yin Siyacha replied without hesitation, knowing that the other party was testing him. The young man surnamed Seo didn’t show any reaction to Yin Siyacha’s mocking smile, but he was inwardly displeased.

“If it’s the Golden Magnetic Spirit Tree, isn’t that a precious ancient spirit tree! I heard that it disappeared from the outside world a long time ago… Especially since it’s incompatible with treasures that contain metal-type materials, that must be why my treasure became like that,” Gal Cheon-ho frowned.

“It’s not just that, the important thing is that the pressure is immense and overlaps with each other. If they’re planted so densely, you’d have to withstand the pressure of five or six trees the entire time you’re walking, which I don’t think is possible,” the angular-faced cultivator carefully added his opinion.

“Is that so? I don’t believe it just from hearing about it.”