Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 580

“……”

Han Li sneered and brushed his waist. A black ring appeared, spinning around him and growing rapidly until it turned into a giant hoop with a diameter of about one ‘zhang’ [approximately 3.3 meters].

The shimmering spells and symbols on its surface were extraordinary; it was one of the Yang Transformation Rings. As Han Li pointed his finger at it, a dark protective barrier spread out, completely enveloping him.

At the sight, Geon Noma’s laughter ceased, and the other cultivators wore incredulous expressions.

“Could it be that he has a way to pass through the Northern Aurora!”

Under their astonished gazes, Han Li stepped directly into the Northern Aurora. The silver rays, upon meeting the protective barrier, began to bend strangely, avoiding him.

Soon, Han Li disappeared into it.

“Hurry and increase your speed! That guy will take the treasure.”

Eunshiyacha was the first to regain his senses, shouting with a distorted face.

“No matter how fast we cut through, we can’t enter because the Northern Aurora is blocking us!”

Galcheonho showed a displeased expression.

“Hmph! Others may be stopped, but the Northern Aurora can’t stop this old one.”

Geon Noma muttered coldly, and the giant white shadow that had transformed from the Five-Autonomy Heart Demon immediately tried to pass through the remaining golden-leafed trees.

“Great Elder!”

Galcheonho and the others cried out in surprise.

As the giant shadow entered the influence of the golden-leafed trees, it could not withstand the immense pressure and fell to the ground, unable to move more than a dozen ‘zhang’.

“Hwap!”

However, a strange roar echoed from the white shadow’s mouth, and a blood-colored figure burst out from within, instantly advancing ten steps.

Although slowed down by the pressure of the restriction, the blood-colored figure walked step by step towards the Kunwu Hall. The sight astonished both the demons and the human cultivators.

“Now we must borrow the power of Cultivator Gyu. We can’t delay any longer, so let’s move!”

Eunshiyacha sent a telepathic message to the ugly woman without hesitation. Gyu, with a serious face, nodded and suddenly rolled on the ground, transforming into a giant turtle with a mix of black and white.

She had revealed her original demon beast form.

Sagumsu and Eunshiyacha quickly sat on her back, and the giant turtle began to walk into the influence of the golden-leafed trees.

Sagumsu and Eunshiyacha immediately collapsed, unable to move, but the turtle, whose entire body shone with a mix of black and white, moved forward slowly but steadily.

As soon as they moved, strange golden spells that had not been visible before appeared and began to penetrate the three demon beasts. No matter how many protective barriers they deployed, there was no way to stop them.

The giant turtle seemed unaffected on the surface, but Eunshiyacha and Sagumsu’s complexions grew pale each time a spell penetrated their bodies. However, since there were not many golden-leafed trees left, the turtle was soon able to pass through them.

As soon as the giant turtle passed through the golden-leafed trees, it transformed back into a human form. Her complexion was also extremely pale, as if she had lost a considerable amount of vitality due to the golden restriction.

The three demons flew into the Kunwu Hall without delay.

At this time, Geon Noma’s blood-colored figure, which had entered first, was being battered by countless silver rays. However, a blinding light soon erupted from the blood-colored figure’s body, filling the holes in its body.

In an instant, Geon Noma’s figure disappeared into the Northern Aurora. Upon confirming this, the demons also moved as planned.

Sagumsu stepped forward and opened his large mouth, and a golden wave was silently emitted from Sagumsu’s mouth, cutting through the silver rays wherever it touched.

Then, Eunshiyacha flapped his wings, creating a blue gale, and blew away the severed silver rays. With the empty space created, the three demons were able to move forward slowly.

Now, only the group of Cheonran Saintess and Galcheonho remained outside the Kunwu Hall. Im Eun-byeong bit her lip and looked back at the young man surnamed Seo.

“Brother Seo, what about us now…?”

“There’s no need to be so impatient. Our goal is that Han fellow, so it doesn’t matter what treasures are inside. Besides, so many people have gone in, so no one will be able to monopolize the treasures. We just need to eliminate the remaining spirit trees and wait here.”

The young man surnamed Seo said, attacking a giant tree with a jade-made flying sword.

“Haha! You are right. After all, whoever has the treasure will have to come out here!”

Galcheonho laughed heartily, welcoming his words. Im Eun-byeong quietly nodded, looking at the silver rays inside the main hall, and the others also focused only on cutting down the trees, whatever they were thinking.

At the same time, Han Li was deep inside the Kunwu Hall, sighing deeply as he looked at the silver rays behind him.

“The ancient cultivators are incredibly cunning. To set up an illusion array within the Northern Aurora! If it weren’t for the Brightspirit Eyes, it would have taken me a while to get out.”

As he looked ahead, there was a space with a not-so-large area, where a dozen wooden chairs were placed. At the end of the wooden chairs, a golden chair was placed, and next to it was a jade table.

The chairs were one thing, but the jade table, made of jade, shone with a jade color and emitted a rich spiritual energy, which was definitely not an ordinary object. Moreover, several items were placed on it through a green protective barrier.

‘Is that the treasure of the Kunwu Hall!’

Han Li raised his eyebrows and looked around. Then, he noticed a painting behind the golden chair, depicting three people with their backs turned, looking at the night sky.

The three people, dressed as a monk, a Taoist, and a Confucian scholar, were standing somewhere in a bamboo forest, looking up at the full moon. The painting, barely a ‘cheok’ [approximately 1/3 of a meter] in length and yellowed with age, did not emit any spiritual energy at all.

However, Han Li was lost in thought as he looked at it. It seemed normal on the surface, but his heart felt uneasy for some reason. He stretched out one hand and sent out a long golden light, and the painting was torn to shreds.

After the golden light faded, the pieces of the painting, where the three people had been looking at the moon, scattered and fell to the floor. Han Li hesitated at the sight.

‘Was I just overthinking it?’

However, he had no intention of leaving it as it was, so he tried to create a fireball to burn the remains of the painting, but then he heard Eunwol’s cry in his head.

“Be careful, Master!”

Although he didn’t feel anything, he immediately blurred his figure and released seven or eight illusions. Then, an explosion was heard from the wall behind him, and several illusions that looked exactly like him had their chests pierced by gold and silver light.

Only one side, where a ‘tang’ sound rang out, blocked the silver light. When the light faded, the identity of the gold and silver light was revealed to be a sharp shuttle-shaped magical treasure.

When the attack failed, the shuttle disappeared from its spot and returned seven ‘zhang’ behind. Han Li was surprised, but also furious.

If he hadn’t summoned the Primal Qi Shield to protect his body in that instant, he would have been seriously injured.

He immediately shook the other hand that wasn’t holding the shield, and dozens of golden swords rained down, rushing towards the underground of the broken wall.

Then, a woman’s laughter was heard, and something huge, mixed with gold and silver, appeared, and his sword lights cut through the air instead of hitting it.

“……!”

Han Li was surprised and calmed his anger, focusing his consciousness.

The huge object was a shuttle of several ‘zhang’ in size, with a brilliant golden light, but it was impossible to guess what material it was made of. It looked exactly like the magical treasure that had ambushed him, but it was much larger in scale.

“You are truly well-prepared. Even after such a surprise attack, you are completely unharmed. May I ask what kind of cultivation method you have practiced?”

The small gold and silver shuttle that had just attacked Han Li disappeared into the giant shuttle, and a young woman’s voice was heard.

Han Li, with a dark face, retrieved his flying swords and suddenly transformed into a blue streak of light, flying towards the table. If cultivators started to gather like this, it was best to take the treasure first.

However, the strange thing was that the woman’s voice was unfamiliar. It seemed that there were cultivators who had entered Kunwu Mountain before him, besides the demons and Geon Noma.

As the woman’s voice, flustered by Han Li’s swift movement, was heard, he had already moved twenty ‘zhang’ and seemed about to reach the table.

At that moment, a blue aura flashed above Han Li’s head, and a blue handkerchief covered with spells rushed towards him.

Han Li hurriedly activated the Primal Light Shield and surrounded himself with a white protective barrier. The person who appeared, manipulating the blue handkerchief, was Madam Mok of the Gwasun Sect.

She also knew that she wouldn’t be able to hold Han Li for long since he possessed the Three-Flame Fan. After confirming that the surprise attack had succeeded, Madam Mok immediately transformed into a white streak of light and headed for the table.

She held a silver shield and emitted silver light on the green table. The seemingly thick protective barrier melted like snow in the silver light, and the items inside were revealed.

There were four layers of blood-colored wooden spirit tablets, a purple sword, a palm-sized demon-subduing staff, a red book, and a cyan seal.

In particular, the surface of the cyan seal was engraved with a dragon that seemed to be alive. Madam Mok showed a delighted expression and immediately fluttered her sleeves towards the seal.

Just as Madam Mok was about to take the treasures, green snakes suddenly rose from the ground, trying to bite her.

Bang!

The treasure she carried on her body automatically deployed a white protective barrier, repelling them, and the original forms of the green snakes were revealed. They were unexpectedly green vines.

Madam Mok was startled by this.

She had never imagined that there would be another person hiding, aiming for a surprise attack. Moreover, they had waited until she had trapped Han Li and removed the protective barrier of the table before launching their attack!

It was strange that they had been able to follow behind the giant shuttle, the Sun-Moon Thread, without revealing their presence at all.

The reason they were able to reach this place without a sound was all thanks to the silver spirit tablets left by the Three Elders of Kunwu. They had used the silver spirit tablets to temporarily suppress most of the restrictions, and then used the Sun-Moon Thread to get ahead of the other cultivators.

A large green shadow suddenly appeared nearby, letting out a strange laugh. She felt her heart sink as she looked at Madam Mok with emotionless, cold eyes.

“A Wood Fiend is still left in the Mortal Realm!”

The green monster looked like a human with hands, feet, and a head, but its entire body was covered in tree bark, making it look like a walking tree.

The Wood Fiend scoffed at Madam Mok’s exclamation, ignoring her and flying towards the table. It seemed that he had also come for the treasures of the Kunwu Hall.

Alarmed, Madam Mok tried to do something, but it was already too late. At that moment, a mysterious thing happened.

The pieces of the painting that had fallen next to the table suddenly shone, emitting three streaks of light: yellow, white, and red.

As soon as the Wood Fiend touched the light, it was bounced away like a ball. The Wood Fiend, staggering and unable to control its body, looked at it with fearful eyes.

The three streaks of light circled the table and summoned dwarves about one ‘zhang’ tall, dressed in the same attire as the monk, Confucian scholar, and Taoist who had been looking at the moon.

The way they looked at the Wood Fiend was unusual.

“The Three Elders of Kunwu!”

The Wood Fiend cried out in shock and immediately transformed into a green streak of light, fleeing without looking back.

The three dwarves quietly pointed at the sword, the demon-subduing staff, and the book on the table. Then, the three treasures trembled and transformed into streaks of purple, yellow, and red light, respectively, and disappeared.

And a moment later, they appeared behind the Wood Fiend and began to attack it relentlessly.

Kukung!

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