Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 671

“Let’s do as Brother Maeng suggests.”

The middle-aged cultivator agreed. A quick-handed cultivator among them immediately snatched the dead old man’s storage pouch and incinerated it with a fireball.

Suddenly, the ancient teleportation array began to hum and glow. Maeng, the burly man, and the middle-aged man were stunned by this unexpected development.

‘Wasn’t it supposed to be an abandoned teleportation array?’

“Quickly, destroy the teleportation array! Whoever is being teleported, we can’t let them cause trouble right before our operation.”

The middle-aged man quickly regained his composure and shouted. The cultivators immediately launched various weapons to destroy the teleportation array.

Bang! Ting ting!

However, the white light erupting from the ancient teleportation array deflected all the magical artifacts. Their hearts sank.

Before activation, the ancient teleportation array could be easily damaged, but once activated, a powerful spiritual energy barrier formed, making it nearly impossible to destroy, especially for them, who hadn’t even made a decision. It was hopeless.

After a moment, under the cultivators’ gazes, the figures of a man and a woman faintly appeared. They staggered, dizzy from the aftereffects of the teleportation.

The middle-aged man first scanned the young girl with his spiritual sense. When he realized she was at the Qi Refining stage, he felt relieved. But as the young man tried to regain his senses, he grew impatient and shouted,

“Attack! Kill them all!”

If a young man was traveling with a young Qi Refining stage woman, it was obvious. At best, he would be at the Foundation Establishment stage, so it was better to eliminate them while they were still disoriented from the teleportation.

“Wait! Everyone, hold on!”

The burly man, Maeng, shouted in panic after recognizing the young man’s face. However, the Ma Flame Sect cultivators, who considered the middle-aged cultivator their leader and were on a mission, ignored him.

As four or five magical artifacts flashed and flew to engulf the teleportation array, a chilling voice was heard.

“Do you truly wish to die!”

No sooner had the words been spoken than a loud bang echoed, and a dazzling blue light burst forth. As if a blue sun had risen inside the cave, the magical artifacts were shattered to pieces.

And those who participated in the attack, including the middle-aged cultivator, instantly lost their lives. Only the burly man, Maeng, stood unharmed, afraid that the young man in the teleportation array might misunderstand, so he remained still.

“Do you know me?”

The young man slowly walked out of the teleportation array, looking coldly at the burly man. Behind him, the young girl politely followed.

The young man was naturally Han Li, who had repaired the teleportation array in the Chaotic Star Sea a month ago and returned to Tiannan. And the girl behind him was Jeon Geuma, who had a natural talent for formations.

“When I was young, I participated in a battle against the Moran people with the elders of my clan. At that time, I deeply engraved your divine presence and appearance in my heart.”

“A battle against the Moran people, that was a long time ago, yet you recognized me at once. You are lucky. But you seem to be a disciple of the Guiling Sect. Are these people your fellow disciples?”

“I am a disciple of the Guiling Sect, but these people are Ma Flame Sect cultivators.”

He hesitated but quickly answered under the cold gaze of the other party.

“Ma Flame Sect? You are quite clever. If you had answered that they were your fellow disciples, I would have killed you immediately… It’s fine. I don’t care that you are a disciple of the Guiling Sect, nor am I curious as to why the Ma Flame Sect appeared here. I just have something I want to ask, so answer truthfully.”

Han Li spoke first, looking at the stiff man.

“If, if it’s something I know, I will answer to the best of my ability.”

The burly man, Maeng, stammered and quickly replied.

“I have been away from Tiannan for a long time, so I want to know what has been happening. Tell me about the major events that have occurred in the Tiannan cultivation world in the last hundred years.”

“Yes, I will tell you right away. There was a big event 80 years ago. The Mysterious Sect of the Tianlu Kingdom was annihilated by the Fire Spirit Sect in a single day. Specifically…”

For a full hour, the burly man recited all the major events of the past hundred years, then closed his mouth with a tense expression.

“How is the Falling Cloud Sect now? Is Elder Jeong still in charge of the Falling Cloud Sect?”

“The Falling Cloud Sect is too far away from here, so I don’t know the details. However, I have heard that the sect is currently managed by a senior with the surname Ryeo.”

The burly man answered, searching his memory at Han Li’s question.

“So, Senior Brother Jeong has already passed away.”

Han Li said to himself, looking up at the cave ceiling. The burly man, Maeng, watched Han Li, feeling uneasy, and waited respectfully. Suddenly, a blue aura enveloped the burly man’s head, and his vision turned black as he lost consciousness.

Han Li looked down at the fallen burly man and then flicked his fingers behind him, sending out golden sword energies.

Kwakwang!

A loud noise was heard, and the teleportation array collapsed, leaving only a large pit. Since the teleportation array in the Chaotic Star Sea had already been restored, leaving this one could cause problems.

If someone were to obtain an item like the Daenai Order, they might come from the Chaotic Star Sea to Tiannan again. Han Li had no intention of letting others use this place. If necessary, he could restore it again later.

After finishing his work, he reached out his hand towards the burly man. He grabbed the burly man’s head, which was being pulled in by a powerful force, and performed a secret technique, flashing a blue light.

“Consider yourself lucky. I have always disliked breaking promises, so I will not kill you. However, I cannot let you remember that I came out of the teleportation array.”

Han Li instantly altered the man’s memories, making him remember that a strange high-level cultivator had appeared, killed everyone except him, and destroyed the ancient teleportation array. Unless a Nascent Soul stage cultivator intervened, it would be difficult to break the restriction and regain his true memories.

Han Li threw a fireball, turning the Ma Flame Sect cultivators’ corpses into ashes, and then wrapped the girl in a blue aura and ascended.

Kureung!

He broke through the cave ceiling that the Guiling Sect cultivators had restored, turning into a streak of blue light and soaring above the ground before completely disappearing.

The loud noise caused other Guiling Sect cultivators to rush over, and they were in an uproar when they saw the burly man, Maeng, lying unconscious. Thus, the surprise attack by the Ma Flame Sect and other forces ended in a ridiculous failure.

Han Li immediately flew towards the Gye Kingdom, and his speed was astonishing.

A few days later, after leaving the Wol Kingdom, he entered the borders of the Wonmu Kingdom. Two days after arriving in the Wonmu Kingdom, he suddenly changed his course, as if he had thought of something, and began to fly in a different direction with Jeon Geuma.

Soon, a dazzling beam of light, about a dozen yards long, flew towards a remote mountain peak in the Wonmu Kingdom, and when the light faded, Han Li and Jeon Geuma appeared.

He scanned the mountain peak, lost in thought, and then scanned the area below with his spiritual sense, looking puzzled.

The mountain peak where Shin Yeoeum used to reside was exactly the same as before, but he sensed too many cultivators’ auras in her residence.

Most of them were Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but there were also two Core Formation stage cultivators. However, the formation restriction that Shin Yeoeum had set up still existed, with a thick white mist covering the mountain.

“Master, has something happened?”

“No, it’s just that I didn’t expect so many uninvited guests to be here after time has passed.”

Han Li answered calmly, but Jeon Geuma sensed that he was displeased and wisely kept her mouth shut. Then, Han Li turned his head to look at the girl and asked an unexpected question.

“What do you think of this mountain?”

“The mountain? The spiritual energy isn’t dense, but the scenery seems nice.”

Jeon Geuma didn’t know what was going on, but she carefully scanned the mountain and answered cautiously.

“Is that so? This place used to be the residence of a friend I knew.”

A hint of disappointment flashed across his face, but he quickly returned to his usual expressionless face and extended his hand.

Whir!

A fireball appeared on his palm, growing rapidly until it was the size of a head. Han Li looked coldly below and then waved his hand, sending the large fireball falling like a meteor towards the mist.

Kukung!

The mist shook, and red heat exploded, creating a hole about a dozen yards in size in the restriction, and the rest of the mist disappeared like melting snow. He had eliminated the restriction with a single gesture.

As the white mist cleared, several pavilions hidden within were revealed, but the bamboo house where Shin Yeoeum had lived was not visible.

Han Li’s face darkened.

As he openly caused a commotion, the cultivators below were startled and looked up at Han Li and Jeon Geuma in the sky. At the same time, a dozen people flew up on magical artifacts, and a clear voice was heard from the middle of the mountain.

“I don’t know which senior has come to visit our Hwaryeong Sect. I am sorry that I was not aware and could not greet you.”

Soon, a streak of red light flashed and flew up, reaching Han Li before the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators who had departed earlier. The person who appeared after the light faded was a middle-aged cultivator in scholar’s attire at the Core Formation stage.

And from the highest pavilion below, a yellow beam of light soared up and arrived, revealing a dark-faced old man at the Core Formation stage. The Foundation Establishment stage cultivators arrived a step later and quietly stopped behind the scholar and the old man, waiting for their orders.

“I have never heard of the name Hwaryeong Sect before. Is it a newly established place?”

Han Li raised his eyebrows as he spoke, and an immense pressure of spiritual energy flew towards the two cultivators in front of him. The scholar and the old man’s faces changed, and they staggered back several steps before barely regaining their balance.

‘A Nascent Soul stage cultivator!’

“Senior, are you a late-stage Nascent Soul grand cultivator?”

The dark-skinned old man scanned Han Li with his spiritual sense and shouted in disbelief. His spiritual sense was strong, so he had guessed Han Li’s cultivation level, which was revealed as it was.

“A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!”

The scholar also raised his voice in surprise and scanned the opponent with his spiritual sense. Han Li simply stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the two of them, and neither the scholar nor the old man looked pleased.

They exchanged glances and then simultaneously bowed deeply, asking respectfully.

“We greet you, Senior. As you said, this sect is newly established. If there is anything you need, we will do our best to fulfill it.”

The scholar agreed with a cautious expression at the old man’s words. A grand cultivator who could easily annihilate the Hwaryeong Sect with a few gestures had appeared, so it would be strange if they weren’t terrified.

Moreover, Han Li had just easily broken the restriction!

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivators behind them were all uneasy, holding their breaths, as their masters and senior masters suddenly became flustered.

“If you are opening a sect, you must have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Where is your master?”

“Our master, True Person Hwangyak, went to meet a friend a month ago, so the two of us are currently managing the sect.”

The old man answered with a troubled expression.

“If he’s not here, it doesn’t matter. When did you settle here, and what happened to the people who originally lived here?”

“This sect moved here 70 years ago, and the people who originally lived here…”

The old man unconsciously glanced at the scholar. The scholar was also flustered by Han Li’s question and immediately turned his head and shouted, as if he had thought of something.

“Bongji, come out! The senior has something urgent to ask you, so hurry!”

As soon as the words were spoken, all the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators looked at one of them. He was a dignified-looking old man in his sixties.

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