Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 295

Although it was a short time, he replayed Moon Sa-wol’s words in his mind. As a result, she didn’t seem to be lying. The reason he was being so cautious was because of the old monsters who would be bloodshot trying to find the Sky Heaven Pill.

Throughout history, there have been countless cases of people being tricked by women and falling into traps, and he had no desire to become one of them. Still, the possibility of Moon Sa-wol being a trap was very slim.

No one knew when or where he would appear, and he was confident in the Illusion Transformation Art he used. Even an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t be able to recognize him right away.

At this moment, Moon Sa-wol was becoming more anxious as she watched Han Li’s unstable expression. Han Li, having finished his thoughts, smiled at her.

“As promised, I brought you out of the secret market and even provided you with a place to stay, so now tell me about the habitat of the Heatwind Beast. Once I get the information, I will leave this place immediately, and the deal will be over.”

Moon Sa-wol asked in surprise,

“Weren’t you going to take me as a concubine?”

“I’m used to being alone, so I don’t need anyone by my side.”

After a moment of silence, she shook her head with a complicated expression.

“I am grateful for your consideration, but since I have already promised to become your concubine, I will not regret it. I will never resent you, so please accept me with peace of mind.”

Han Li, understanding the woman’s thoughts, joked with a half-smile.

“I’m not saying this out of consideration for you, but everything I just said was sincere. If you insist on staying by my side and becoming my concubine, I won’t stop you, but don’t regret it!”

There was no way a woman would really want to become a concubine of a man she didn’t know. The story in the secret market was just a condition she had to offer. Although being a concubine was better than being a slave, it wasn’t something a Foundation Establishment cultivator would eagerly look forward to, was it?

Han Li was not unmoved by Moon Sa-wol’s beauty, but he had just reached an important breakthrough in his cultivation, so he couldn’t possibly take a Foundation Establishment woman with him.

Moon Sa-wol finally understood Han Li’s words and hesitated with an incredulous look on her face.

“I, I…”

“I asked if you really wanted to become a concubine.”

“That is not it. I am just grateful for your kindness. I, Moon Sa-wol, will never forget this favor and will repay it someday.”

She bowed and then cautiously looked at his expression. However, Han Li didn’t care at all.

“Then that matter is settled, so there’s no need to mention it anymore.”

“Thank you.”

When Moon Sa-wol completely relaxed and smiled brightly, it felt like light was radiating from her face. He calmly got to the main point.

“Moon Fellow Cultivator, now tell me about the Heatwind Beast.”

Moon Sa-wol, having stopped smiling, said with a slightly worried expression,

“The Heatwind Beast’s habitat is in a very dangerous place. It’s near the edge of the abyss, so you should think carefully before going.”

“The edge of the abyss?”

Han Li also sensed that things would be a bit difficult. The current abyss was an extremely dangerous area.

* * *

After finding out the Heatwind Beast’s habitat from Moon Sa-wol, Han Li gave her a suitable pill and had her focus on cultivation. She expressed her gratitude repeatedly and entered closed-door cultivation with a happy heart.

Then, Han Li began to study the newly acquired coin fragment in another secret room. He first sat cross-legged and examined the object.

There were letters engraved on one side of the coin fragment, but on the other side, there was a bizarre picture. It was the image of a monster with three heads and six arms.

The monster was glaring with anger, supporting the sky with its six arms, but he couldn’t understand what it meant.

He examined it for a long time and then took out a book made of demon beast leather and began to compare the letters of the two objects. The letters on the coin fragment and the demon beast leather book had the same sentence structure. It felt like they had the same origin but different appearances.

However, there was no way to confirm the content. Han Li immediately infused the coin with magic power. As magic power was injected, the coin fragment rang clearly and began to tremble.

Suddenly, a pillar of yellow light shot out and blasted into the stone wall opposite. Then, an old, moving picture appeared before his eyes. Han Li, who had been delighted, gradually became lost in thought.

This was because a humanoid demon beast covered in scales and with horns on its head appeared in the picture. The demon beast’s appearance was the same as the monster on the back of the coin, except that it had only one head.

After a flash of light, the demon beast in the picture sat cross-legged on the floor and began to tremble, making strange hand seals.

Then, strangely, its body twisted and took a bizarre posture. And as time passed, its body changed again and took a new posture.

Only after half an hour did the light from the coin fragment disappear and the picture scatter. Counting silently, he realized that the demon beast in the picture had shown a total of 36 postures.

He hadn’t been able to decipher the letters engraved on the coin, but judging from the picture he had just seen, this was not an object for humans. It was surprisingly a cultivation method for demon beast cultivators.

It was unimaginable that high-level demon beasts could even cultivate techniques. Usually, demon beasts were naturally able to absorb spiritual energy and use a few spells, weren’t they! This cultivation method might be a great treasure for a demon beast that had humanized.

However, Han Li frowned as he held the coin fragment. Even if he deciphered the letters, it was a cultivation method for demon beasts, so he couldn’t attempt to cultivate it.

Moreover, what he lacked was not a high-level cultivation method. He hadn’t even fully mastered the Profound Yin Scripture and was still at the low level. It seemed that there was a reason why the dark-faced cultivator had tried to trade without explaining it.

Feeling somewhat wronged, he became depressed.

If the letters engraved on the coin fragment were the language of demon beast cultivators, it was natural that there would be no information even if he searched through many scriptures. In that case, the demon beast leather book would also contain the same content, so there was no need to go to the trouble of figuring it out.

He sighed deeply and threw the two objects into his storage pouch before walking out of the stone room. The disappointment was as great as his expectations had been.

Still, he quickly composed himself and began to prepare to go to the abyss. The Demonic Beast Grass was a key ingredient that determined whether one could reach a higher realm through cultivation. Also, after taking the Five-Colored Pearl, he felt that his aptitude was improving day by day.

Although he wasn’t as naturally gifted as those born with Heavenly Spiritual Roots or Dual Spiritual Roots, the speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy and converted it into spiritual power seemed to have caught up with cultivators who had three spiritual roots.

The reputation of the Heaven Mending Pill was not in vain. It gave him hope that he could achieve the Nascent Soul stage on his own.

Moon Sa-wol was still digesting the pill and cultivating, so she wouldn’t come out for two or three months. He left a few magic tools in the bedroom and the incantations to control the cave’s formation before leaving the island.

Han Li, who had risen into the sky, looked around to discern the direction and then turned into a streak of blue light and flew towards the abyss.

He passed by the human cultivators he encountered on the way and dealt with a few demon beasts without hesitation.

* * *

After flying for a month, he was finally able to reach the vicinity of the abyss sea area. He concealed his aura and activated his stealth technique, moving cautiously. This place was teeming with high-level demon beasts, so if he wasn’t careful, he would easily suffer a disaster.

As expected, he frequently encountered various demon beasts, but thanks to his mysterious stealth technique, he was able to move forward without being detected.

A few days later, he saw a small island not far away, and his face became even more serious. The habitat of the eighth-level demon beast that Moon Sa-wol had told him about was on that island.

He had no intention of openly invading the island. If an eighth-level demon beast was guarding the place, it would be the same as going to his death. That was why he gave up on the idea of exploring the island by spreading his spiritual sense.

So, Han Li set up a small restriction on a small rocky island a little away from the island. He planned to sit there cross-legged, rest, and calmly watch the island.

He shouldn’t act rashly before figuring out the movements of the eighth-level demon beast.

Unfortunately, the Expected Grass was not at all tempting to demon beasts of the eighth level or higher. If it had been, he would have easily obtained the Demonic Beast Grass by setting out the Expected Grass from afar and luring the Heatwind Beast.

Time passed day by day, and several months had passed since Han Li had been sitting on the rocky island watching the island. No traces of any demon beasts had appeared on the island. Even he, who had a strong sense of patience, reached a point where he couldn’t bear it anymore.

‘Could it be that the Heatwind Beast has already moved to another place?’

Doubts arose one after another. And it was the same when another month passed. Han Li had no choice but to go in and check the situation himself.

The next day, around dawn, as the sun was rising, Han Li, who had concealed his entire body’s aura, secretly landed on the island. He had been observing the small island for several months, so he already knew it like the back of his hand.

As he flew to the mountainside of a certain rocky mountain, he saw a cave hidden by several large rocks, just as Moon Sa-wol had said.

Han Li cast various auxiliary spells on his body and then disappeared into the void. He carefully entered the cave and slowly released his spiritual sense to explore the area.

The cave was very deep, and it seemed to go on forever. The deeper he went, the more humid it became. After a while, he reached a corner, and his steps stopped, his face tense.

Han Li slowly closed his eyes and spread his spiritual sense to examine the front, and he felt that something was strange. Hesitating, he gritted his teeth and turned the corner, and his eyes widened as a huge, naturally formed cave appeared.

The area seemed to be over a hundred feet wide, and the height was over ten feet. The rocky cave walls and ceiling were shimmering with a pale green color, and a cyan-blue pond in the middle was emitting a faint heat.

And strange grasses were growing by the pond.

When Han Li saw the grasses, he couldn’t hide his excitement as he saw a black spiritual grass about an inch long among them. It was the Demonic Beast Grass he had been looking for.

Only the Demonic Beast Grass that grew near an eighth-level demon beast would have such a black color, and the rest were just gray. His gaze reached the pond in the middle, and his excitement faded as he returned to a serious expression.

If the Heatwind Beast was in the cave, it would most likely be living under that pond. Even if he tried to explore it with his spiritual sense, he could only see a part of it because of how deep it was.

Han Li, having moistened his dry lips, flew forward.

He flashed to the edge of the pond, took out a jade box from his storage pouch with one hand, and quickly harvested the grass with the other.

Of course, his target was the Demonic Beast Grass he had been longing for.

Thud.

The Demonic Beast Grass, with its roots still covered in soil, entered the jade box. Han Li closed the lid of the jade box and smiled with joy. He hadn’t expected to harvest the Demonic Beast Grass so easily.

Still, he couldn’t stay here for long. Just as he turned his head to fly away, a calm voice came from behind him.

“You’ve been staying nearby for so long, and in the end, all you wanted was a single blade of grass. Human cultivators are truly strange.”

It was a strange tone from a strange man. Han Li’s expression was not good. He barely calmed his fluctuating heart and turned around with a dark face.

Behind him, a demon beast cultivator wearing a blue robe was looking at him with curious eyes.

When he confirmed the other party’s appearance, Han Li couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

The demon beast cultivator, wearing a silver crown on his head and straw sandals on his feet, was no different from a human man except for his small, turquoise eyes and his pointed, rough nose.

To become completely human-like like this, an eighth-level demon beast was not enough. It had to be at least a ninth or tenth level, which he had only heard rumors of.

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