Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1039

Having left Tianyuan City’s jurisdiction, Han Li didn’t stop. Two months later, a blue streak of light finally descended upon a green mountain peak. Han Li retracted his escape light and sat on a rock, spreading his powerful spiritual sense.

After a short while, he nodded, seemingly satisfied.

This place had a usable spirit vein [a source of concentrated spiritual energy], and the surrounding hundreds of miles were filled with spiritual energy. Although it wasn’t very large, a place with a spirit vein was unlikely to be without an owner. Scanning with his spiritual sense, he found a dozen or so cave dwellings of varying sizes.

Some cave dwellings housed a dozen or so people, while others were occupied by a single individual. Among them, two cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage [a high cultivation stage] had the highest cultivation, while the others were mostly at the Core Formation or Foundation Establishment stage. This was understandable, as those with higher cultivation had no reason to establish a cave dwelling in such a remote place.

Cultivators at the Transformation stage or higher would often monopolize tens of thousands of miles, and this place was insufficient for such high-level beings. However, since Han Li didn’t intend to stay long, he didn’t care about such things.

*Whoosh!*

He formed a hand seal, emitting golden light from his entire body, and moved his lips. It was as if he was sending a voice transmission to someone.

About a hundred miles away from where Han Li was, in a mountain, an old man with white hair was forming hand seals in a secret chamber surrounded by layers of golden restrictions, in front of a large cauldron-shaped furnace.

Each time a blue flame rose and danced from under the furnace, a strong medicinal fragrance spread through the secret chamber. At that moment, a powerful force of spiritual sense penetrated the layers of golden restrictions and entered the secret chamber.

The old man, who had been focused on refining pills with a tense expression, was suppressed by the spiritual sense before he could even resist, and he had to prostrate himself on the floor.

‘What!’

As the old man was panicking, a cold, male voice was heard.

‘I need to use this place for a while, so those who hear this voice transmission must leave immediately. Those who remain after a day will never be able to leave.’

As soon as he finished speaking, the powerful restraint of spiritual sense vanished as if it had been washed away. The old man, feeling lighter, trembled and got up. Then, as if he had thought of something, he kicked open the secret chamber and ran out.

He didn’t even look at the furnace he had been working on. An hour later, a white streak of light flew from the mountain peak and disappeared into the distance. The same thing happened in all the cave dwellings within a hundred miles.

Various colored escape lights hurriedly left the mountain peak and disappeared somewhere. In half a day, no cultivators except Han Li could be seen in the surrounding mountain range, and only empty cave dwellings remained.

Han Li scanned the area with his spiritual sense and, confirming that there were no hidden cultivators, flew to the mountainside. He landed in front of a blue cliff face, activated his Brightsight Spirit Eyes to examine it, and summoned several giant monkey-shaped puppets from his storage bracelet.

Without Han Li giving any specific instructions, the puppets activated blue energy in their ten fingers and rushed towards the cliff face.

*Scrape, scrape, scrape!*

Each time the blue light flashed, the cliff face split open, and a large door was created in an instant.

The puppets entered first, and Han Li released golden light from his sleeve. The golden light circled in the air and landed on the ground, revealing the form of a small beast. It was a Goldfur Beast with fluffy golden fur.

The Goldfur Beast had grown to the size of a person, with fangs protruding and strange black patterns appearing on its body. Moreover, a pair of silver horns had grown on its head. A terrifying aura emanated from the Goldfur Beast.

‘Patrol the surroundings and prevent anyone from approaching the mountain peak.’

At Han Li’s command, the Goldfur Beast activated black energy from its four paws and seeped into the ground. Han Li sat cross-legged on the spot and pondered until the cave dwelling was completed.

In fact, it was unexpected that the Goldfur Beast had transformed into its current form. It was probably due to the Dark Essence Yang Pill’s inner core that it had consumed in the Guanghan Realm. At that time, the Goldfur Beast had swallowed the inner core and fallen into a deep sleep for over a decade.

The awakened spirit beast’s cultivation had greatly increased, reaching the Void Refinement stage [a very high cultivation stage], and it had taken on its current ferocious appearance. However, this was not the end.

In the decades after awakening, the spirit beast had further increased its cultivation through the large amount of pills that Han Li had given it. It had become a mid-Void Refinement stage being and began to display various powerful divine abilities.

It was estimated that even an ordinary late-Void Refinement stage cultivator would not be a match for the Goldfur Beast. Han Li felt at ease leaving the spirit beast to patrol the surroundings.

‘Unless it’s a Body Integration stage cultivator from the Star Domain, no one should be able to approach the mountain peak.’

Several hours later, the giant monkey puppets finished constructing the cave dwelling and walked out. Han Li collected the puppets and stood up, scattering a set of formation flags.

The formation flags flew in all directions and disappeared, then rose as a white mist, thickly covering the surroundings. The surrounding hundred miles, including the mountain peak, transformed into a sea of clouds, concealing his cave dwelling.

Han Li formed a hand seal with one hand and took out a white formation disc.

‘Seal!’

As he touched the disc with his fingertip, hundreds and thousands of silver spell characters rose from the mist, circled around, and disappeared. Only then did Han Li put away the formation disc and walk into the cave dwelling inside the cliff face.

As soon as he entered, a large stone door made of blue rock *thudded* shut, closing the entrance.

*Whoosh!*

A light of spiritual energy flashed on the surface of the stone door, and it merged with the surrounding stone walls, making it impossible for most people to find the entrance.

Han Li immediately went to the medicinal herb garden to plant the spiritual herbs, set up several small restrictions inside the cave dwelling, and headed towards the secret chamber. As he turned a corner and saw the stone door of the secret chamber, he touched his waist.

A white shadow flew out and transformed into a woman wearing white clothes. The puppet, emitting cold air from her entire body, was the puppet spirit ‘Wawa’.

Unlike before, Wawa had a small, dark blue bead embedded between her eyebrows, and her eyes and expressions were much more lively.

This was the effect of the ‘Lishui Bead’. After carrying the bead for a hundred years, Wawa’s body had become very cold and seemed to be gradually approaching the Lishui Body [a body type with extreme cold affinity].

The subtle and steady effects greatly satisfied Han Li. Moreover, the fact that Wawa’s spirituality was increasing was an unexpected gain.

Han Li left a simple command for the woman with his spiritual sense and entered the secret chamber. He took out a cushion from his storage bracelet, sat down, and didn’t move any further.

For three days, Han Li didn’t open his eyes, while outside the mountain range where he was staying, things became increasingly noisy.

With so many cultivators being forced out of their homes at once, some had no choice but to seek out cultivators they were friendly with.

As a result, other nearby cultivators also learned that a high-level cultivator with high cultivation had appeared. If they could suppress a Nascent Soul-level cultivator with just the power of their spiritual sense, they were likely a Void Refinement-level high-level cultivator.

They had to spend their days worrying that this senior would drive them away.

The commotion only subsided after the news spread that the area where Han Li was staying had been sealed off by a white mist cloud.

It meant that the high-level cultivator wasn’t trying to expand his power here but simply needed the mountain peak for cultivation. Although they were a little uneasy, they no longer needed to abandon their cave dwellings and flee.

On the morning of the fourth day, Han Li trembled slightly, then opened his eyes with a blue light condensed on his face. For a moment, a dark blue light flickered in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.

Han Li let out a long breath. After three days of rest, his spiritual sense and magic power had fully recovered, and he had relieved much of the accumulated fatigue.

He pondered for a moment and took out a jade slip that emitted a faint golden light. Unusually, the jade slip seemed to possess spirituality, contracting and expanding on its own. It seemed as if it wanted to break free from his hand and fly away.

Han Li ignored it and pressed the jade slip to his forehead with the strength of his five fingers. After a long while, he removed the jade slip.

What was recorded on the jade slip was a Spirit Refinement Technique composed of Golden Seal Script. It consisted of three levels in total, and even just training in the first level would amplify one’s spiritual sense by more than double. It was a secret technique.

If Han Li, who already possessed a spiritual sense far surpassing those of the same level, were to master the Spirit Refinement Technique, the burden of breaking through the Body Integration stage would be reduced by half. Compared to other miraculous pills, it was several times more effective.

Therefore, as soon as Han Li obtained the Spirit Refinement Technique’s incantation, he had decided to cultivate it, and he had begun training after being transferred from the Thunder Continent to the Wind Origin Continent.

For over a hundred years, other than researching a few other secret techniques, it was no exaggeration to say that he had focused solely on this. The first level of the Spirit Refinement Technique was easy if you looked at it one way, and difficult if you looked at it another way.

This was because there were very few people in the Spirit World who met the conditions. If one forced the cultivation, there was a possibility of one’s body exploding and dying due to a powerful spiritual sense rampage.

However, Han Li’s spiritual sense and body were sufficient to cultivate the first level. He had been cultivating the Spirit Refinement Technique for over a hundred years and was on the verge of completely mastering the first level.

The problem was that it was a secret technique from the Immortal Realm written in Golden Seal Script, and it was written that even mastering the first level would bring about an astonishing celestial phenomenon. A few years ago, he had been in the Myriad Desolation World, so he had not dared to attempt it for fear of attracting the attention of powerful ancient beasts or other races.

Now that he had returned to the human race’s territory and had deliberately sought out a remote place, it was finally time to complete the cultivation of the first level of the Spirit Refinement Technique.

However, the reason he had sighed a moment ago was because he had judged that the second level of the Spirit Refinement Technique was too profound and difficult to master. It was clear that he wouldn’t be able to master it without several hundred years of dedicated research.

So, what more could be said about the third level!

Han Li retrieved the jade slip and took out several jade bottles, consuming various pills, and released nine silver discs, floating them around him. With a solemn expression, he formed a strange hand seal, and golden light burst from his body.

A golden phantom with three heads and six arms appeared behind him.

The Golden Divine Law Idol formed hand seals with its six arms and silently chanted incantations with its two mouths. Soon, the secret chamber was filled with the sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures, and Han Li’s skin was covered with golden scales.

This meant that he was circulating the Great Development of the True Devil Art to its extreme.

*Whoosh!*

The nine silver discs floating around him trembled and emitted a dazzling light. The sound of Buddhist scriptures in the secret chamber and the clear cries of the discs merged into one, harmoniously ringing in his ears.

*Hoo! Hoo!*

Behind Han Li and the Golden Divine Law Idol, round golden lights appeared respectively. The Golden Divine Law Idol’s light was larger, but in terms of concentration, Han Li’s was superior. Han Li put in a burst of energy and changed the shape of his hand seals.

The two golden lights rotated, emitting numerous golden spell characters from their centers. Each one was brilliant and dazzling.

As if summoned by the Golden Seal Script, the nine silver discs also underwent a change. They poured out silver spell characters and sent them flying into the golden lights. These silver characters were the Silver Seal Script.

Suddenly, golden and silver Immortal Realm characters appeared in the lights, filling them densely. However, a large number of spell characters were still pouring in.

Han Li showed a look of excitement as the spell characters in the lights increased.

*Boom, boom, boom!*

The moment he glared and shouted, the nine silver discs exploded, scattering into silver light. The golden light behind Han Li also spun wildly, gradually becoming blurry and contracting.

In an instant, the spell characters in the lights decreased, and the golden light condensed into a fist-sized, strange light orb. The golden light of the Golden Divine Law Idol also transformed into a golden light orb and slowly descended.