Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 816

As Han Li focused his mind, half of the blue threads vanished into the void, while the rest converged, colliding with the blood-red light.

The next instant, spatial ripples appeared above the blood dragon, and the remaining blue threads shot in. Within the five-colored cold flames, the blood dragon and the half-remaining blood phoenix were tightly bound by the blue threads, on the verge of being pulled into the cauldron.

*Squeak!*

Suddenly, a blue light erupted from the struggling blood dragon’s body, appearing a dozen or so yards away. In the blink of an eye, it had already moved thirty or forty yards away.

Han Li, his gaze cold, emitted a black light from the Destruction Eye [a technique that uses a third eye] between his brows.

*Thud!*

The blue light was repelled with a dull sound, appearing dimmer than before. But before Han Li could use another technique, the blue light shot out, leaving afterimages, and disappeared from view.

Han Li emitted black light again from his third demonic eye, but the distance was too great to stop the blue light’s afterimage from vanishing.

At that moment, the blood dragon and blood phoenix, entangled in the blue threads, were helplessly pulled into the Void Sky Cauldron, and the cauldron lid immediately slammed shut, trapping them inside. Meanwhile, unnoticed by anyone, two small golden lights silently flew from Han Li’s sleeve and secretly entered the cauldron.

Seeing this, the Nong family cultivators exchanged glances and suddenly transformed into streaks of light, fleeing. The evil spirits and demonic creatures they had released did the same. They all fled in the same direction as Nong Dong.

However, Ye Chu and Ye Young had no intention of chasing them. Instead, they immediately used their escape techniques to approach Han Li.

After a short while, the two women stopped about a dozen yards away from Han Li.

Ye Chu’s gaze was fixed on the Soul Devourer, which was tens of yards in size, standing beside Han Li, while Ye Young was gazing at the blue cauldron with a smile.

It was clear that the two women were wary of Han Li, who had obtained the True Spirit’s blood [a powerful life force].

“Brother Han, you have been a great help. If not for you, we would have fallen victim to the Nong family’s schemes. We will certainly honor our previous promise, so please rest assured,” Ye Young said with a gentle smile, her eyes sparkling.

“Indeed, it is rare for the Ye family to receive help from other cultivators. It will be a beneficial connection for you as well,” Ye Chu nodded in agreement, subtly reminding him of the Ye family’s power.

Han Li raised the corners of his mouth and quietly pointed at the blue cauldron.

*Buzz!*

The cauldron vibrated, and the lid flew open again, revealing the blood dragon and the half-remaining blood phoenix, bound by blue threads, floating leisurely. The two women’s eyes lit up at the sight of the blood dragon and blood phoenix.

In Ye Young’s case, a red aura flashed on her face, and a faint illusion of a blood-red phoenix flickered. Han Li smiled faintly and flicked his finger towards the blue cauldron.

Then, the blue threads binding the blood phoenix were severed, and the half-formed blood-red phoenix’s body was flung towards the girl.

“Ah!” Ye Young cried out with a delighted expression, and a small blood-red phoenix rose from her body, colliding with the half-crippled blood phoenix. The blood-red light intensified, and the two blood phoenixes merged into one, taking the form of a round blood-red bead.

The bead, condensed from fresh blood, rolled around and transformed back into a complete blood phoenix, hovering above Ye Young’s head. The smiling girl reached out her hand and pointed at the phoenix. Then, the phoenix cried out clearly, spread its wings, and disappeared into Ye Young’s body.

Ye Young was momentarily enveloped in a blood-red aura, and the illusion of a phoenix faintly appeared and disappeared behind her back.

After some time, the blood-red aura dissipated, and the girl who opened her eyes seemed to be in a very good mood.

“I have almost recovered the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood. It seems that the rest was forcibly absorbed by the True Dragon’s blood. But it’s fortunate that we also obtained the True Dragon’s blood. Brother Han, please hand over the True Dragon’s blood as well. If it’s stored in ordinary magical artifacts, its spiritual essence might be damaged, so we will manage it well,” Ye Young said with a smile, flipping her hand and taking out a purplish-gold gourd.

“Ye Seonja [a respectful title for a young lady], if my memory serves me right, I agreed to help you recover the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood. And I have returned the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood, so are you now also coveting the True Dragon’s blood?”

“What are you saying? Could it be that you are also coveting the True Dragon’s blood?” Ye Chu’s gaze turned fierce.

“Even though I am an ascendant cultivator and ignorant of worldly affairs, I know what kind of place the True Spirit families are. If a cultivator who is not of the clan tries to obtain and merge with the True Spirit’s blood, they will be hunted down by all the True Spirit families.”

“Then what is it that Brother Han wants?” Ye Young asked, relieved that he did not seem to be after the True Dragon’s blood.

“Haha, it’s nothing much. The True Dragon’s blood is a treasure no less valuable than the Heavenly Phoenix’s blood, so the Ye family must want to obtain it. I can’t just give away such a treasure, so it would be better to make a trade.”

“Ah, is that what you meant? That’s a good idea. If you name your price, I will certainly pay it,” Ye Young replied with a bright smile at Han Li’s answer.

“It’s difficult to put a price on True Spirit’s blood in spirit stones. Of course, if you give me about 100 top-grade spirit stones, then maybe…” Even while naming an exorbitant amount, Han Li remained calm.

“Are you joking? Even for the Ye family, it’s difficult to provide that many top-grade spirit stones at once. If you can adjust the quantity, I will do my best to arrange it,” Ye Young’s expression changed, and she exchanged glances with Ye Chu before barely managing a smile.

“Is that so? If it’s not such a large quantity, there are many ways for me to obtain it.”

“State clearly what you want,” Ye Chu coldly urged, seeing Han Li’s unwavering attitude.

“It’s simple. I just need one of the Heavenly Phoenix’s feathers that Ye Senior possesses.”

“A Heavenly Phoenix’s feather? Could it be that you believe the words of that Black Phoenix demoness?” Ye Chu’s pupils contracted, but her expression remained unchanged. However, Ye Young was startled as soon as she heard those words.

“If you say you don’t have it now, do you think I’ll believe that? If you keep insisting that I’m talking nonsense, then I’ll have no choice but to use Soul-Searching [a technique to extract information from a person’s mind] on the So cultivator to find out the truth. But all I want is a single Heavenly Phoenix’s feather. Frankly, you both know that trading it for the True Dragon’s blood is a great deal for you.”

At Han Li’s words, Ye Chu narrowed her brows and looked at Ye Young. The girl moved her lips, then sparkled her pretty eyes again and replied, “What do you intend to use the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather for, cultivator? We have urgent use for it in the Ye family, so how about trading for something else? For example, the two Earth Dragons we obtained earlier are also possible.”

“Coincidentally, I have a treasure that needs to be reforged with the highest-grade phoenix feather. Earth Dragons are good, but I need the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather more.”

“So you’re saying it has to be the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather?” Ye Young stared at the blood dragon above the blue cauldron for a while before asking again.

“Haha, of course, if you two have spiritual objects like the Immortal-Seeking Pill or the Nine-Heart Spirit Mushroom, those would also be good.”

“Hmph, if we had such heaven-defying treasures, we wouldn’t need the True Dragon’s blood! Just consuming those would make the Nascent Soul and Integration stages a dream come true. Fine, I agree. Let’s trade with the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather,” Ye Young, gritting her teeth, finally agreed to his condition. However, Ye Chu’s expression changed, and she was about to say something but then closed her mouth.

“That’s a wise decision, Ye cultivator. Then, I will first check the phoenix feather before handing over the True Dragon’s blood to you two. Surely you don’t think I’ll run away.”

“Sister, please hand over the phoenix feather,” Ye Young, with a small sigh, turned her head and ordered Ye Chu.

“…Yes, Young Mistress!” Ye Chu hesitated but replied briefly and, with a flick of her sleeve, took out a red jade box. The jade box was red with flame patterns engraved on it, and the moment it was taken out, heat spread, making the surrounding air even hotter.

“Flame Jade!” Han Li muttered in surprise as soon as he saw the jade box.

“You do recognize it. It’s the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Jade, mentioned alongside the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade. Only such a precious item can protect the spiritual energy of the phoenix feather from leaking out,” Ye Young explained with a bit of pride. It was true that only a family like the Ye family would use such a rare material like the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Jade to make a mere storage box.

At Ye Young’s words, Han Li regained his composure and smiled calmly. Ye Chu opened the lid with a blank expression, revealing three five-colored feathers inside. The woman pointed at one of them with her finger.

Then, one of the feathers floated up and flew towards Han Li. He carefully pulled the feather towards him and examined it closely, touching it with his fingertips.

The long feather was as hard and transparent as crystal, and five-colored magical runes flickered within its radiance. The spiritual power it contained was, needless to say, immense.

“That’s right. It’s a Heavenly Phoenix’s feather,” Han Li nodded in satisfaction. It was not easy to create a fake of a heaven and earth spiritual object like the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather.

Then, he flipped his hand and took out a pure white jade box. An immense chill emanated from it, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply, indicating that it was a jade box made of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade.

The two women’s faces hardened as they saw the jade box, and they exchanged glances. Han Li put the Heavenly Phoenix’s feather into the jade box and immediately flipped his palm.

“Now that I have received the feather, I will now hand over the True Dragon’s blood to you two,” he smiled and winked at the two women, then flicked his finger at the blue cauldron.

*Clang!*

A clear sound rang out, and the blue threads unraveled, sending the blood dragon flying towards the women. The blood dragon flashed with light and tried to escape for a moment, but Ye Young, who had been waiting, tilted the purplish-gold gourd with a delighted expression.

*Whoosh!*

The blue aura flowing from the gourd’s mouth pulled the blood dragon close to Ye Young, and the two women stared intently at the blood dragon.

“It is indeed the True Dragon’s blood,” after a while, Ye Chu nodded, and the girl smiled. Ye Young formed a hand seal and used the blue aura to reduce the size of the blood dragon before putting it into the purplish-gold gourd.

“Brother Han, you are not one to go back on your word. If you happen to return to the Heavenly Origin City, how about staying as a guest elder of our Ye family? Our family treats capable people like you very well,” Ye Young, having retrieved the gourd, tried to entice him with a cute smile.

“I have no intention of returning to the Heavenly Origin City for a while. I plan to stay in the Savage Wilderness World a bit longer,” Han Li did not hesitate at all. However, the two women were not greatly surprised by his reaction, and only Ye Young added with a regretful expression, “Then it can’t be helped! But if you change your mind, please visit the Ye family anytime. Now, shall we depart? We don’t know when the Wood Clan will come after us. That Black Phoenix cultivator will be difficult for you to handle, so leave her to me.”

Ye Young smiled as she looked at So Hong, who was crushed under the black mountain peak.

“Then I’ll leave it to you. She is indeed difficult to handle,” this time, Han Li agreed without hesitation. As he reached out his hand, the black mountain emitted a gray light and shrank, disappearing from the spot with a *thud*!

Only So Hong, lying motionless in the pit, remained. Ye Chu, who had been preparing, flicked her finger the moment the small mountain disappeared, and five streaks of cyan light flew out, exploding above the black phoenix.

The streaks of light that burst apart transformed into a green net, enveloping the black phoenix. As the woman formed a hand seal and chanted an incantation, the green net sparkled with spiritual energy and shrank, and strangely, the black phoenix also shrank to half a foot in size.

Ye Chu stopped chanting and grabbed the air, and the green net gathered into a ball of light and returned. The ball of light flickered a few times before disappearing into her sleeve.

“I have some business to attend to, so I will take my leave first,” Han Li said with a wry smile and clasped his fist, and the two women unexpectedly widened their eyes.

“You haven’t even passed through the First Line Sky [a dangerous area], and you’re still within the Wood Clan’s territory? Wouldn’t it be better to go with us at least that far?” Ye Young asked, looking puzzled.

“No. I have other business to attend to, so I will take my leave now,” Han Li replied concisely and clasped his fist towards the two women again. Then, he transformed into a streak of blue light, taking his treasures and Soul Devourer with him, and flew away.