Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 731

The silver light of the barrier flickered wildly, and the rumbling sound grew louder.

The booming sound continued incessantly, growing louder and louder, echoing throughout the main hall. The spiritual energy in the air began to condense densely, as if drawn in by the vibrations.

Startled, Han Li narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

The colorful lights of spiritual energy that filled the main hall all converged on Nangong Wan, who was already hidden behind the silver barrier. The silver barrier also changed irregularly, layer upon layer, covering Nangong Wan and emitting dazzling light in various colors.

As time passed, a thick protective barrier divided into six layers was completed.

“Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman!”

“It’s called the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman? Is it a talisman you know, Husband?”

Nangong Wan asked, seemingly surprised, but she didn’t stop her hand seals. The protective barrier continued to change, and in an instant, it transformed into armor with six colors, clinging tightly to Nangong Wan’s body.

The beautiful light of spiritual energy flowing over the surface of the armor was eye-catching.

“That’s likely correct. I haven’t seen it in person, but I’ve read about it in scriptures from the Great Jin. It said that the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman isn’t activated by a cultivator’s magic power, but by drawing in the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy for defense.”

Han Li’s eyes sparkled. This was one of the three secret talismans of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, something he had been searching for. He had been disappointed by the lack of clues, so obtaining a complete Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman was amazing.

‘Could it be that the remains Wan’er found belonged to an elder of the Heavenly Talisman Sect? Could it be that Xiang Zhili participated in the Blood Gold Trial because of this…?’

This speculation suddenly arose, but he didn’t dwell on it for long. He approached Nangong Wan and carefully examined the armor that the talisman had transformed into.

The armor completely covered her entire body except for her arms, legs, and head, and the smooth surface with engraved spells was very mysterious.

Han Li, sensing the spiritual power contained in the armor, slightly raised his eyebrows.

“It’s definitely the Heavenly Armor Talisman! But according to the scriptures, it shouldn’t be this powerful… Wan’er, did you perhaps not use its full power?”

“Of course. I only used about one-tenth of its power.”

“It will definitely be a great help even within the spatial node. But did you not obtain the talisman’s refining method from the remains?”

“No, I didn’t. And this was the only talisman.”

Nangong Wan shook her head.

“Haha, I was too greedy. It’s already a great thing to have obtained the talisman.”

At Han Li’s words, Nangong Wan smiled softly and tapped the armor with one hand, causing the armor to shatter and return to its silver talisman form.

She lightly blew on it, and a red aura enveloped the talisman, bringing it to Han Li. Han Li did not refuse and carefully put the talisman away.

After that, they settled on the island and spent a long time together as a loving couple. Both of them thought that this might be their last time.

The chances of the two meeting again were much lower than the possibility of eternal separation. Therefore, they entrusted everything to their emotions and did their best for each other in the remaining time.

Three years later, one day, Han Li was enjoying tea and chatting with Nangong Wan on a scenic mountain near the sea mist when his expression suddenly changed.

Shortly after, a half-jade talisman popped out and fell into his hand. It was the Myriad Miles Talisman [a communication talisman].

He examined the words written on the Myriad Miles Talisman and soon revealed a look of joy. It was unexpectedly a message from the humanoid puppet he had left in the Chuma Valley, saying that the Profound Heaven Immortal Lantern had finally bloomed and was about to bear fruit.

* * *

One year later, the central part of Chuma Valley in Tiannan.

A streak of blue light flew in and landed in a small valley. And a few months later, the streak of blue light left the valley again and disappeared into the sky.

Time flowed like water, and as the 30 years that Han Li and Bing Feng had agreed upon approached, cultivators of various attire gathered under the huge ball of light in the sea mist.

Han Li stood under the ball of light, staring at it with a serious face, while Nangong Wan and his disciples waited without a word, wondering what they were waiting for.

Among them were Quan Jin’er and Shi Jian, who had already become the leader of the Heavenly Bamboo Sect.

“Master, will Senior Bing Feng come today? If we have to release the seal again after the hour of the horse (11 AM – 1 PM), it will take time.”

Quan Jin’er, who was standing behind Han Li and Nangong Wan, asked cautiously.

“Don’t worry. I already received word a month ago, so she will definitely come today.”

Han Li replied without turning his head. Hearing those words, Quan Jin’er didn’t open her mouth again and quietly waited.

“……”

Time passed again, and Han Li twitched his eyebrows and turned his head to look somewhere in the sea mist.

At his action, the others also looked in the same direction, and after a while, a clear voice rang out, and Bing Feng, as white as snow, appeared, cutting through the sea mist.

Bing Feng’s speed was extremely fast. She only flapped her wings a few times, but she had already arrived at the place where the cultivators had gathered. She emitted a cold light and transformed into a woman wearing a silver robe, descending gracefully.

“Am I late?”

She glanced over the cultivators who were waiting calmly and spoke to Han Li.

“Of course not. Jin’er, finish releasing the seal. Fellow cultivator Bing, let’s go over there and place restrictions on each other!”

Han Li turned his head and gave instructions, then smiled at Bing Feng. He then took off, transforming into a streak of blue light and shooting out.

At those words, Bing Feng raised her eyebrows and transformed into a streak of silver light, chasing after him.

Nangong Wan just remained there, looking worriedly in the direction where the two had disappeared.

At that time, under Quan Jin’er’s command, a dozen cultivators flew up and formed a strange formation under the huge ball of light, each taking out formation flags and discs.

As Quan Jin’er’s command fell, the cultivators simultaneously raised their formation artifacts, and a large amount of light soared, forming pillars of light that were absorbed into the ball of light.

As time passed, the seal gradually loosened, and the vaguely visible ball of light became clearer and more distinct, transforming into a blazing white sun.

The sharp light made Nangong Wan and the other cultivators squint, and it was difficult to look at. However, the cultivators in charge of releasing the seal, including Quan Jin’er, had all closed their eyes in advance and were controlling their artifacts by sensing with their consciousness.

At that moment, Han Li placed his hand on Nangong Wan’s shoulder and said in a friendly voice.

“Are you still so worried?”

Nangong Wan turned her head, and Han Li was looking at her with a smile. She also tried to smile brightly.

“Of course, I’m worried! But pursuing the Great Dao [the path to immortality] on the path of cultivation is inherently defying fate. We are risking our lives to go the path we want, so is there anything to regret or be sorry about? More importantly, did you and Fellow cultivator Bing place the restrictions on each other well?”

“It went well. It’s set up so that if the cultivator who placed the restriction doesn’t release it, there’s no way to escape the spatial node alone. So, there’s no need to worry that the other party might have other intentions.”

“As long as you don’t play any unnecessary tricks, this palace will not do such a thing.”

Behind him, a white light flashed, and Bing Feng emerged, tearing through space.

“Fellow cultivator Bing, it seems like this isn’t a place to use spatial divine abilities carelessly. You should conserve your magic power to deal with crises in the spatial node.”

“I’ll take care of that, so don’t worry.”

Bing Feng treated him with a much warmer face than before, perhaps because they had placed restrictions on each other. However, Han Li just smiled and didn’t say anything more, standing side by side with Nangong Wan and watching the seal being released.

Bang!

After a moment, the ball of light in the void emitted a bright light, then with a dull boom, the light disappeared in an instant.

Now, in that place, a pitch-black hole appeared, so deep that it was impossible to fathom, opening its mouth like the maw of a monster.

Han Li was inwardly nervous, but Bing Feng just flickered her eyes and opened her mouth.

“Fellow cultivator Han, let’s go.”

Then, she flashed silver and slowly flew towards the black hole.

Han Li’s lips twitched, and he struck the storage bracelet with one hand. At the same time, a silver light flashed before his eyes, and another ‘Han Li’ appeared.

It was the humanoid puppet.

Without saying a word, he put his hands together and struck the humanoid puppet’s head like lightning.

Pa!

Then, a jet-black nascent soul [a cultivator’s core of power] appeared above the puppet’s head, flashing black light and being absorbed into Han Li’s body. And the puppet shrank, turning into a wooden doll about a few inches tall.

Then, he flicked one sleeve and simultaneously took out two navy blue cauldrons and a three-colored flame.

“Wan’er, these won’t be of much use in passing through the spatial node. No matter what crisis you encounter in the human realm, these will be of help.”

Han Li flicked his sleeve, pushing four treasures towards Nangong Wan with a blue aura.

After speaking, he immediately transformed into a streak of blue light and flew towards Bing Feng.

Watching his figure, Nangong Wan gritted her teeth and reached out to grab the humanoid puppet and the treasures, silently watching Han Li’s back. However, her face was paler than ever, with no trace of color.

At that time, Bing Feng stood in front of the black hole and, seeing Han Li appear, asked without turning her head.

“I thought you would have more to say to Fellow cultivator Nangong. I’m not in a hurry, so spend a little more time.”

The Spirit Transformation demon cultivator showed human affection.

“No. I’ve already finished all the things I needed to say to Wan’er before coming here. Now, we should focus on working together to pass through the spatial node.”

Han Li said calmly, taking a deep breath.

After that, he struck the back of his head, summoning a small cauldron that flashed blue light, and under his feet, a jade-colored light flashed, and a green ruler floated strangely, blooming a silver lotus.

His sleeve fluttered, and a silver talisman flew up, transforming into armor that clung to his body, and 72 golden flying swords soared, flashing gold and circling around him.

At the same time, Han Li flipped his palm, and a golden, dazzling circular ring and a jade umbrella about a few inches long appeared in his hand.

At that sight, Bing Feng sent a slightly surprised look, then calmly shook her shoulders, releasing a dozen white lights. Each of them was a feather as clear as crystal.

When the long feathers circled in the void, protecting Bing Feng with a white barrier, a strange light of spiritual energy flowed through her silver robe, and unexpectedly, thousands of birds flew up on the wind.

But the most surprising thing was the translucent ice boat she spat out. The boat, which was only a few inches when it came out of her mouth, suddenly grew to a size of a dozen feet and floated in front of them.

“My Cave Heaven Boat is a top-grade defensive magic treasure created by condensing cold essence for over ten thousand years. It will protect us for a while, reducing the difficulties at the beginning of the spatial node.”

Bing Feng’s figure blurred and she boarded the ice boat. Han Li also boarded it without hesitation and said in a low voice.

“Since you’ve taken out such a treasure, I should also contribute my strength.”

After speaking, a large amount of gray aura poured out from behind him, and a black shadow flashed, and a miniature mountain floated up.

Bing Feng couldn’t tell what it was even when she looked closely, but the black mountain slowly flew up in the gray aura and landed on the ice boat.

Then, Han Li formed a hand seal, and the black mountain emitted a large amount of gray light, enveloping the entire ice boat.

Bing Feng sensed that the gray aura was strange and, without saying anything else, moved the ice boat.

Then, the ice boat created a silver barrier within the gray aura, and with a whoosh! it entered the black hole and disappeared.

The cultivators who were watching the scene from below began to murmur. They stared at the black hole with wide eyes, but as time passed, most of them were disappointed.

The black hole did not ripple even after the ice boat entered, remaining as it was.

“Jin’er, leave two disciples here to guard this place. The rest of you, let’s go back.”

Finally, Nangong Wan took her eyes off the hole and calmly ordered Quan Jin’er.

“Understood!”

Quan Jin’er answered respectfully, then called two Core Formation cultivators to guard the place, and the rest followed Nangong Wan back to the small island.