Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 1057

“Cultivator Han, did you personally taste that wine that’s better than the Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine?”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, seemingly a true wine lover, asked without delay as soon as Han Li sat down.

“Although the Saint Emperor’s Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine is a rare and precious wine not commonly found in the Spirit World, the ‘Nine Fragrance Spiritual Wine’ I tasted in the Savage Wilds World was no less in fragrance and effect than the Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine.”

“A wine from another race? If you happen to have some, could we perhaps taste it together?”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor looked at him with expectant eyes, and the Heavenly Immortal Master and Huang Tang also looked at Han Li with curious expressions.

“The Nine Fragrance Spiritual Wine is a wine brewed by a Fusion stage cultivator of another race, so it was extremely fortunate that I, with my low cultivation at the time, was able to taste just one cup.”

“That’s true. Even I rarely serve the Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine, saving it for special occasions.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor sighed deeply, not hiding his disappointment.

“Haha, there’s no need to be so disheartened. Although I don’t have the Nine Fragrance Spiritual Wine, I plan to obtain another spiritual wine soon. When the time comes, you will be able to taste it as well, Saint Emperor.”

“What kind of wine is it? Could it possibly be a wine that’s even better than the Saint Emperor’s Tiger Soul Spiritual Wine and the Nine Fragrance Spiritual Wine?”

The old man interjected, asking as Han Li spoke in a subtle tone. He was undoubtedly a wine lover as well. Most cultivators did not pay much attention to anything other than cultivation, but there were many who enjoyed spiritual tea or wine.

“While traveling through the Savage Wilds, I was fortunate enough to obtain some Scarlet Cloud Fruit, which can be used to refine Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine. It will take some time as I haven’t gathered all the auxiliary ingredients yet, but I will be able to brew Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine someday.”

“Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine! Isn’t that a wine that can only be tasted in the Immortal Realm!”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor was filled with surprise, and the faces of the old man and the monk were no different. How could one brew an Immortal Realm spiritual wine in the Spirit World?

“You’re not joking, are you? The Scarlet Cloud Fruit is definitely an item from the Immortal Realm, so how could you obtain it in the Savage Wilds World? Moreover, it would take tens of thousands of years for it to ripen enough to brew Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine. Are you perhaps mistaken about something?”

The Heavenly Immortal Master asked directly, without beating around the bush.

“What I have is definitely the Scarlet Cloud Fruit that can be used to brew Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine. Only the heavens know how it was growing in the Savage Wilds World.”

“Very well! If you really brew Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine, you must give me two or three bottles, no matter what. The three of us will gather all the missing ingredients for you.”

At those words, the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor excitedly made the offer.

“Saint Emperor, are you going to take credit for someone else’s possessions? You’re the one who wants to taste the Immortal Realm wine, so why are you passing the task of gathering the ingredients to us?”

The monk frowned and pretended to look upset.

“Hehe, if there’s Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine right in front of you, are you confident you wouldn’t taste it?”

“Hmm, I don’t usually enjoy wine, but I do want to try a cup of Immortal Realm spiritual wine.”

The monk honestly replied to the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s words.

“If the three of you help me, I will use a secret technique to brew the spiritual wine during the Myriad Treasures Assembly.”

“That would be best! If Scarlet Cloud Immortal Wine appears, the Myriad Treasures Assembly will become very lively. As far as I know, the Hegemon is no less a wine lover than I am, and some of the Seven Luminaries Kings also enjoy wine. Please give me the list of ingredients. I brought quite a few items from the treasure vault for this assembly, so we might be able to find them right away.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor unhesitatingly asked Han Li for the list of ingredients.

*Whoosh!*

Han Li did not refuse and took out an empty jade slip, wrote down a few ingredients, and then threw it over.

“We should be able to gather everything in two or three days. Will Brother Han come to pick them up, or should we send someone to deliver them?”

The Saint Emperor asked, nodding after checking the list.

“I haven’t decided on a place to stay yet, so I will go to where you are in three days.”

“Very well. The Blazing Fire Serpent King and the Black Phoenix Demon King are also in the Nine Immortals Mountain, so I will introduce them to Brother Han then.”

“The Black Phoenix King!”

“Do you know the Black Phoenix Cultivator?”

“It’s not that I know the Black Phoenix King, but I’ve had some dealings with the Black Phoenix Clan cultivators.”

“The Seven Luminaries Kings of the demon race are beings with cultivation at the mid-Fusion stage or higher, possessing powerful bodies and special innate talents. It would be troublesome if you were to displease them, so be careful.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor earnestly advised him.

“Haha, thank you for the advice. I have no intention of provoking the Seven Luminaries Kings.”

“That’s a relief! By the way, if you obtained a fortuitous encounter in the Savage Wilds World and reached the Fusion stage so quickly, there must be many unique aspects to your cultivation method and insights.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor changed the topic, turning to the topic of insights on cultivation.

“I haven’t been in the Fusion stage for long, so my understanding is shallow. I hope the three of you will give me much guidance.”

It was what Han Li had hoped for, so the cultivators immediately began sharing their insights.

* * *

After spending half a day exchanging insights on cultivation and techniques, Han Li bid farewell and left the pavilion carriage.

As the blue streak of light that Han Li had transformed into disappeared from view, the carriage procession, under the command of the Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, moved forward again.

“What do you think, Cultivator Huang and Heavenly Immortal Master?”

“He’s very young.”

“He seems quite good!”

The old man and the monk, making eye contact, replied cautiously.

“Cultivator Huang, you can use the ‘Withered Eye Great Technique’ [a technique to see a cultivator’s true age through their bones] to discern a cultivator’s actual age through their bones. It’s understandable that you say he’s young. But I think the Heavenly Immortal Master’s words need some explanation. You are among the top three in the human race when it comes to the Art of Qi Observation [a technique to sense a cultivator’s energy], so I have high expectations.”

“The opponent was completely concealing his aura, but the Art of Qi Observation is not a technique to discern cultivation through consciousness. In this humble monk’s judgment, he is indeed at the early Fusion stage, but his magical power far surpasses that of cultivators at the same level! To be specific, he possesses about twice the magical power of an early-stage cultivator, putting him at a level similar to mine, who is at the mid-Fusion stage.”

The Heavenly Immortal Master pondered deeply and shared his opinion.

“I know that if one cultivates a special technique, their magical power increases faster than that of cultivators at the same level. However, in such cases, their other divine abilities are usually relatively weak.”

“You are mistaken, Saint Emperor. This humble monk sensed a special aura in addition to the powerful magical power in Cultivator Han’s body. He must have at least three or four powerful divine abilities besides his main cultivation technique. Each of them is comparable to this humble monk’s Jade Spirit Secret Technique.”

“Is that even possible?”

The old man raised his voice at the monk’s words.

“Although Cultivator Han’s strength exceeds expectations, there seems to be another reason why Cultivator Huang is so surprised.”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor glanced at him and asked calmly.

“As the Saint Emperor said, this old one discovered something strange about the opponent’s body through the Withered Eye Great Technique.”

“What kind of peculiarity was it?”

The Heavenly Immortal Master quickly asked, curious.

“Rather than peculiar, it was unusually powerful.”

“Unusually powerful, you say. More so than the Saint Emperor’s body?”

“Hmm, I can’t guarantee it’s more powerful, but it was comparable to the Saint Emperor’s body.”

Huang Tang hesitated before giving an answer that surprised the monk.

“Is that really true?”

The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s eyes also flickered.

“That’s impossible! Cultivator Huang, even though the Saint Emperor appears to have mainly cultivated Confucian techniques, he is from a top-tier body refinement lineage and possesses a body as powerful as the demon kings. Even if Cultivator Han had previously practiced body refinement techniques, how could he be at a similar level?”

The Heavenly Immortal Master shook his head in shock.

“Even if there is an error in this old one’s Withered Eye Great Technique, it is certain that Cultivator Han’s body is the second most powerful among all the human race cultivators I have seen, after the Saint Emperor.”

“No, even so…”

“Heavenly Immortal Master, there’s no need to be so doubtful! Cultivator Huang’s Withered Eye Great Technique has never been wrong. Haha, the appearance of a young cultivator with magical power far surpassing that of cultivators at the same level, powerful divine abilities, and a body comparable to a demon king! If he can overcome the upcoming demonic tribulation, he will become an existence comparable to this emperor.”

The Saint Emperor waved his hand, interrupting the monk’s words, and fell into thought.

At that time, Han Li had already flown far away and was approaching the blue mountain range. The nine mountain peaks soaring into the sky were the Nine Immortals Mountain, where the Myriad Treasures Assembly was to be held. The area around this mountain range was designated as a restricted zone, and no one was allowed to enter except for influential figures with special status.

Therefore, most of the human and demon races who wanted to participate in the assembly temporarily settled in other mountain ranges near the Nine Immortals Mountain and waited for the Myriad Treasures Assembly. It was natural that the Evil Flower Immortal, who was only at the Core Formation stage, would do the same.

Han Li suddenly changed direction and headed towards a mountain in the hilly area.

He appeared in a place full of green bushes and released an aura from his sleeve. The scenery blurred and shattered like glass, scattering into a light of spiritual energy.

Then, in the place where the bushes should have been, a desolate cliff appeared, and a white stone door was firmly closed there.

*Swoosh!*

A red light flew from Han Li’s fingertip and disappeared into the stone door. Soon after, the stone door emitted a light of spiritual energy and slowly opened.

From inside, the Evil Flower Immortal, Bai Huaji, and Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi hurriedly walked out. In addition to them, there was an old woman with a dragon-headed staff, who appeared to be a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

The old woman saw Han Li and stepped forward, respectfully bowing.

“Qian Qingye, with my disciples, greets Senior Han!”

The Evil Flower Immortal behind her followed suit, bowing deeply. The middle-aged man, Hai Daixiao, and Qi Lingzi also formally greeted him, but their expressions were strange.

“Everyone, rise. Let’s go inside and talk.”

“Yes, we have prepared tea inside!”

At Han Li’s calm command, the old woman stood up and led the way.

Shortly after, Han Li and the old woman took their seats in a neat pavilion, while the Evil Flower Immortal and the others stood by their side with their hands clasped. Hai Daixiao and Qi Lingzi, who had been calling the cultivator ‘Brother Han’ until recently, now called him ‘Senior Han,’ and they glanced at Han Li awkwardly from time to time. However, Han Li did not look at them and calmly questioned the old woman.

After listening for a few words, he learned that she was one of the elders of the Golden Radiance Sect, a mid-level sect in the Profound Martial Realm, and that the Evil Flower Immortal was her closed-door disciple, who seemed to be highly valued by the old woman due to his outstanding talent.

And Bai Huaji was the Evil Flower Immortal’s granddaughter and the only remaining member of his bloodline.

Bai Huaji, who had come with the old woman to participate in the Myriad Treasures Assembly, was trying to sell the blood ginseng that had been passed down through her family to buy medicine to treat her daughter’s cold poison, but she had fallen into the trap of the Three Evils of Nanshan.

If they had not met Han Li’s group, the mother and daughter would probably have already died. When the old woman said this, the Evil Flower Immortal and Bai Huaji hurriedly stepped forward and thanked Han Li.

“I don’t usually leave the sect, but I heard rumors that a new Fusion stage cultivator from the human race had appeared in the Heavenly Origin Realm. Is that person Senior Han?”

The old woman asked cautiously. She was still not sure if Han Li was a Fusion stage cultivator.

“Haha, I didn’t know that the cultivators of the Profound Martial Realm knew about me.”

“It really was Senior Han! If the Saint Emperor personally invited you, I expected you to be a Fusion stage senior of the same level.”

The old woman’s face was filled with joy at Han Li’s calm reply.

How could she, a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator, usually meet a Fusion stage cultivator?

Now that she was about to form a relationship with a big shot like Han Li, it was a great honor not only for her but also for the Golden Radiance Sect.

At that moment, Han Li looked around and gave an unexpected order.

“Why isn’t the child, Gua’er, here? I need to check on the child, so bring her here.”

At those words, the Evil Flower Immortal replied with a trembling heart.

“Senior Han, Gua’er suddenly had a cold poison attack and is resting. If you wait a little longer, I will bring the child to see you.”

“I see. There’s no need to wait. I’ll go see the child myself. I came here because of that child.”

Han Li smiled and immediately got up from his seat.