Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1056

Not long after, the white light faded, and a young woman in a white dress appeared in the sky. The woman’s features were refined and beautiful.

“Gua’er, are you hurt anywhere?”

The white-clothed woman scanned the girl and the man with a worried expression.

“Gua’er is fine. But how did you know to come here, Elder?”

“It’s a relief that nothing happened. An acquaintance I met at the market told me he saw you leaving with the Three Evils of Nanshan. I was worried about what might happen to you with those notorious people, so I came right away. Are those people the Three Evils of Nanshan?”

The white-clothed woman replied briefly and scanned Han Li’s group with a cold gaze. At the same time, the pressure of a Core Formation cultivator’s [a stage of cultivation] spiritual energy suppressed them. Startled, Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi staggered backward, as if they were about to kneel on the ground.

Han Li’s expression hardened, and he quietly flicked his sleeve. An invisible force spread out, and with a ‘pop!’ it repelled the pressure of the spiritual energy.

“You are not the Three Evils of Nanshan!”

The white-clothed woman was surprised and carefully examined Han Li’s group.

“Wait a minute! They are not the Three Evils of Nanshan. They are the ones who killed the Three Evils of Nanshan and saved me and Gua’er. Moreover, this cultivator here seems to know how to remove the cold poison in Gua’er’s body.”

The middle-aged man hurriedly shouted, stopping the white-clothed woman.

“What, you know how to treat Gua’er? Is that true!”

“That’s… we were just about to discuss it when you arrived, Elder, so it’s not certain yet.”

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly and gestured to the white-clothed woman, indicating which of the three was Han Li.

“Are you the cultivator Han?”

The white-clothed woman carefully examined Han Li, her gaze filled with suspicion. She had just seen him disperse her spiritual energy pressure, and she was surprised that the person who could treat Bai Gua’er was the same person.

The white-clothed woman felt an inexplicable feeling in front of a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator [a lower stage of cultivation]. It was as if she might die if she attacked him.

‘Why do I feel like this?’

The woman, feeling a chill in her heart, scanned Han Li with her spiritual sense, but she could not figure out the reason. Her suspicion deepened, but for the sake of her granddaughter, the white-clothed woman smiled.

“I am called Evil Flower. I heard that you kindly saved my son-in-law and granddaughter? I would like to thank you. If it’s okay, could we go to my temporary residence and talk for a while?”

“Ah, that is…”

Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi were at a loss, feeling uneasy in front of a Core Formation cultivator, and they only looked at Han Li. But Han Li, for some reason, nodded nonchalantly.

“Since we have received the esteemed invitation of Cultivator Evil Flower, we will have to trouble you for a while.”

“No, it would be my honor if the cultivators would visit my humble abode.”

The white-clothed woman was not angry at Han Li’s words, which treated her as an equal, but rather pleased, and she changed her tone. It seemed she had guessed something.

At this, the middle-aged man beside her opened his mouth and looked at Han Li with surprised eyes. He knew better than anyone how arrogant the Evil Flower Immortal was. It was unimaginable that she would treat a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like this.

Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi were meeting a Core Formation cultivator for the first time, so they thought it was a bit strange, but they were grinning at the mention of the Evil Flower Immortal’s gratitude.

Just as Han Li was about to release his flying chariot to take everyone, a singing voice suddenly rang out. The singing made them feel as if they had been drinking for three days and nights.

Han Li and the Evil Flower Immortal looked towards the source of the sound.

At that moment, black-armored soldiers riding monsters, scattering five-colored energy, began to appear one by one in the distant sky.

The soldiers with expressionless faces held magical weapons like spears and axes and slowly descended, riding their demonic beasts.

The Evil Flower Immortal scanned the soldiers with her spiritual sense and was shocked. All of the hundred or so soldiers had Nascent Soul cultivation [a higher stage of cultivation].

Behind the soldiers who were flying in a line, black chariots appeared. Soldiers in the same uniform were pulling the chariots with ferocious-looking avian demonic beasts.

After thirty-six chariots passed, cultivators in various attire appeared in pairs. There were old men, children, men, and women, but all of them exuded an extraordinary aura.

All of the dozen or so cultivators were cultivators who had reached the late stage of Void Refinement [a very high stage of cultivation].

Kwarurung!

Thunder rumbled behind them, and a two-story pavilion appeared. To be precise, it would be most accurate to call it a giant demonic beast carriage resembling a pavilion.

The giant carriage was magnificent and splendid, and it was pulled by eight giant peacocks. And on the first floor of the carriage, a woman in a five-colored palace dress was playing a pipa [a Chinese lute], spreading heavenly sounds.

However, Han Li’s gaze was not on the woman but on the three cultivators on the second floor of the demonic beast carriage. They were talking, sitting at a table filled with fruits and wine.

‘That is?’

Han Li turned his gaze and saw a huge silver flag at the top of the giant carriage. The flag, which had dragon patterns and phoenixes drawn on it, emanated the fluctuations of a golden seal, and the ancient character ‘Saint’ was written on it in large letters.

“It’s the flag of the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor! The Saint Emperor has come here!”

The Evil Flower Immortal shouted in surprise after confirming the flag of the giant demonic beast carriage. At those words, Han Li’s expression changed, and he carefully observed the three people gathered on the second floor.

Their appearances were very unique.

The man in white scholar’s robes had an elegant appearance and strangely long ears. The old man next to him in a gray robe had a yellowish face like a tree, and his eyes were faintly blue.

Finally, the monk wearing a purple robe had a benevolent impression and looked quite kind. They were all Integration stage cultivators [a very high stage of cultivation].

The old man was in the early stage of Integration, and the monk was in the middle stage. The scholar, even with the help of his spiritual eyes, was barely in the late stage of Integration. The scholar seemed to be the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor among the three emperors.

The middle-aged man, Qi Lingzi, and Hai Daixiao had long been unable to close their mouths and were looking up at the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s carriage. They were all unable to hide their excitement.

There were only a dozen or so Integration stage cultivators in the entire human race, and the Saint Emperors were the ones who held the highest position among the human race.

There were not many cultivators who had seen the three emperors in person, so it could be said that it was lucky to have seen the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s carriage here by chance.

When Han Li scanned the scholar from afar, the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, who had been happily talking with the monk, changed his expression. He got up from his seat, walked to the second-floor window, activated a yellow light in his eyes, and looked in the direction where Han Li was.

“I don’t know which cultivator you are, but if you have time, come up and have a drink!”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s voice was not very loud, but it spread clearly very far. The Evil Flower Immortal and Hai Daixiao, except for Han Li, were dumbfounded.

“Uh… Saint Emperor Senior, are you perhaps talking to us?”

Hai Daixiao swallowed hard and asked in an unsure voice.

“That can’t be! Judging by the Saint Emperor Senior’s title, there must be a cultivator of the same level nearby.”

The white-clothed woman shook her head as if it could never be them.

“But it seems like we are the only ones around here?”

Qi Lingzi blinked and looked around. That was because the Three Evils of Nanshan had deliberately lured the Bai family to a remote place to commit their evil deeds, so there were no other cultivators nearby.

Everyone was at a loss, not knowing what to do, but Han Li narrowed his brows and slowly turned his head to speak to Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi.

“Cultivator Hai and Cultivator Qi, go to Cultivator Evil Flower’s residence first. I will meet the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor first and follow you later.”

At his words, Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi, as well as the Evil Flower Immortal and the middle-aged man, were surprised and widened their eyes.

“Brother Han, what did you just say…”

Hai Daixiao stammered, but Han Li immediately turned into a streak of blue light and flew up. After a few flashes of light, he had already flown far away.

His actions left the others speechless, and only the young Bai Gua’er had a puzzled expression.

“I thought something was strange, but Cultivator Han was a senior in the Integration stage! Well, how else would he know how to solve the cold poison in Gua’er’s body if he wasn’t an Integration stage cultivator?”

The white-clothed woman muttered, her face brightening.

“Then, Cultivator Hai and Cultivator Qi are also…”

The white-clothed woman looked at Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi with a nervous expression, unable to finish her sentence.

“No, no. We are just ordinary cultivators. We happened to meet Brother Han, no, Senior Han, on the way, and we only found out now that he is a senior in the Integration stage.”

Qi Lingzi quickly shook his head, regaining his senses.

“We… we were traveling with an Integration stage cultivator for months! And we were drinking tea and talking comfortably. Qi Lingzi, I must be dreaming, right?”

Hai Daixiao was rambling like someone who had not woken up from a dream.

At the same time, Han Li’s light arrived near the carriage, and the soldiers, following the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s orders, did not stop him. Han Li, who had landed on the second floor, smiled and clasped his hands towards the three Integration stage cultivators.

“I am Han Li.”

“Oh, so you are the cultivator Han who recently reached the Integration stage in our Heavenly Origin Territory! I am Huang Tang.”

“Haha, that’s right. It hasn’t been many years since I reached the Integration stage.”

Han Li smiled lightly, raising the corners of his mouth.

“So it was Cultivator Han! If you hadn’t refused our Saint Emperor’s request, we would have had a grand feast a long time ago.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor scanned Han Li and said with a smile.

“That’s right. I heard that Cultivator Han reached his current level from the Spirit Transformation stage [a high stage of cultivation] in just a few hundred years? I’ve never heard of such a fast cultivation speed. This humble monk is truly envious of your outstanding talent.”

The monk also smiled and showed interest in Han Li.

“You flatter me, Great Master. It’s all thanks to the opportunities I encountered several times in the Desolate Wasteland World. My talent is quite ordinary.”

Han Li replied very humbly.

“Great Master Tianxian, if you have more to say, let’s first offer Cultivator Han a drink and continue. This Emperor has no other hobbies, but I usually enjoy drinking. If the title of Saint Emperor was not passed down through generations, I would want to be called the Wine Emperor. That title would suit me better, but it’s a shame!”

The white-robed scholar smiled and brought over a jade cup and an orange wine bottle, holding them in both hands. The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor filled the cup with a faint yellow wine and handed it directly to Han Li.

Han Li received the cup and, in a fleeting moment, scanned it with his spiritual sense, confirming that there was no problem. The wine had a unique fragrance and contained an astonishing amount of spiritual energy, not inferior to any spiritual elixir.

Han Li calmly emptied the cup.

“Indeed, it is good wine. It would be in the top three among the spiritual wines I know.”

A faint yellow light of spiritual energy flashed across Han Li’s face after drinking the wine.

“Does that mean you know of even better wine than this Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine?”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s eyes sparkled at the unexpected words. Just as Han Li was about to answer with a smile, an old man named Huang Tang spoke first.

“Saint Emperor, why don’t we all sit down and chat? It would be rude to keep him standing like this.”

“Ah, that’s right. I was so happy to see Cultivator Han that I was rude. He is the first Integration stage cultivator to appear in the human race in nearly a thousand years.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor slapped his forehead and offered Han Li a seat, then sat down himself. Han Li’s first impression of the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor was not bad. Despite holding the title of Saint Emperor, his personality was easygoing, and he did not have the typical rigid feeling of a scholar.

Of course, one should not completely judge someone based on just a first impression.