Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 392

After Wang Xian and Lian Yu Yan disappeared into it, faint chanting sounds and eerie wails echoed out. It felt as if a monster was being born within the blood-colored mist.

“Haha! I didn’t know Fellow Daoist Han had such incredible abilities! If we join forces, we might actually have a chance of winning!”

From one side of the pavilion, Nan Longhou laughed heartily, seemingly surprised and genuinely pleased. Han Li glanced at him indifferently.

“If you’re willing to join forces, I’ll give you one of my remaining jade boxes!”

“Jade box? Haha…”

Han Li remained silent, but he had no intention of being swayed by Nan Longhou’s offer.

The reason he had so easily eliminated a Nascent Soul cultivator was because the opponent was unaware of the power of the Glacial Flame. Moreover, there were still three early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and one mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator remaining. If Nan Longhou were in good condition, they might have been able to fight together, but he was already severely injured. Joining forces with him now would be nothing short of suicide.

A jade box was not more important than his life. Having made up his mind, Han Li flapped his wings, and with a thunderous sound, he vanished from the spot.

“We can’t let him escape! He has the jade box!”

Old Man Yun shouted urgently, but having just witnessed Han Li kill a cultivator of their level, the old woman and the dark-skinned man pretended not to hear him.

Wang Tiangu, who was quick-witted, also hesitated, unable to make a decision.

After all, if they let Han Li go, dealing with the remaining Nan Longhou would be easy, and they could safely secure the two jade boxes. However, if they tried to capture Han Li by force and ended up fighting Nan Longhou together, there would be too many variables.

However, the jade box in Han Li’s possession might contain the secret of the Chuma Bone, which was worth risking everything for.

Old Man Yun also understood the other cultivators’ thoughts, but he couldn’t move. He was also intimidated by Han Li’s Glacial Flame, and if he chased after Han Li, he would be reluctant to leave the other cultivators to face Nan Longhou, who was at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Han Li, who had appeared at the entrance of the stairs with a flash of lightning, smirked at Wang Tiangu and the others before pointing towards the black mountain peak.

The black mountain peak trembled and then instantly disappeared from its spot, suddenly falling from above Wang Tiangu and the others. Old Man Yun and Wang Tiangu were furious that Han Li had done this as his last act before fleeing.

However, they couldn’t directly withstand the power of the mountain peak. Wang Tiangu’s group had no choice but to scatter, escaping the danger of the mountain peak.

This gave Nan Longhou an opportunity to attack. His eyes gleaming, he turned into a golden beam and immediately charged towards the old woman. Startled, the old woman emitted a yellow light, creating an earth-colored shield to block him.

The golden light and the yellow light clashed, but the golden light emanating from Nan Longhou was so powerful that it seemed like it would break through at any moment. The other cultivators immediately attacked him with their magical treasures.

However, as if he had used some secret technique, the golden light intensified, and Nan Longhou was able to hold his ground against the various magical treasures.

Wang Tiangu and the others were so surprised that they had no time to worry about Han Li.

Han Li, satisfied with the situation, pointed at the black mountain peak, and the massive magical treasure contracted with a ‘whoosh’ and returned to his hand.

His gaze sharpened as he looked at the still-churning purplish-red blood mist. Han Li’s pupils flickered with a blue light, and his entire arm swelled with a black light as something dark red disappeared into the blood mist.

He had just used the Yin Fiend Decapitation Technique [a technique that attacks the soul] that he had learned long ago!

When a miserable scream echoed from within the blood mist, he had already vanished with a thunderous sound. Even if Wang Xian wasn’t dead from the Yin Fiend Decapitation, he would undoubtedly be severely injured.

It would have been ideal to destroy Wang Xian’s mind and body together, but Wang Tiangu wouldn’t stand idly by, so he stopped there. After all, a mere late-stage Core Formation cultivator could be eliminated whenever they met, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.

Therefore, he had launched an attack and left without even confirming the result, using his Thunder Escape Technique to leave the area.

When Han Li appeared at the entrance of the first floor of the pavilion, a white light suddenly flew from somewhere in the main hall and slipped into his sleeve. It was a snow-white baby fox.

“Master, I…”

Silvermoon was excitedly about to say something, but Han Li brushed past the door like a gust of wind and ordered,

“Go out and talk later!”

By breaking the Tai Miao Divine Restriction [a powerful seal], Han Li had deliberately released a dazzling light to deceive the others. It had taken him so long because he had sent Silvermoon through the restriction in the meantime.

In fact, if he had no other purpose, Han Li would not have bothered to break the Tai Miao Divine Restriction just to gain the right of first choice. Judging by how happy Silvermoon was to return, it seemed she had made some good gains in the pavilion.

Having made these preparations in advance, he had boldly refused to join forces with Nan Longhou and fled first.

The moment Han Li’s figure stepped out of the pavilion’s door, a deafening roar erupted from behind.

He hurriedly turned his head and saw the entire Jade Pavilion exploding, with golden light soaring into the sky, and a faint figure flickering in the center. It seemed Nan Longhou had used some kind of secret technique.

As expected, the desperate attack of an old Nascent Soul monster was extraordinary!

Han Li had now escaped to the main hall where he had first entered. He flicked his finger at the tightly sealed wall, and a ten-foot-long blue light shot out, attacking the wall.

*Pshoo!*

A bowl-sized hole was pierced in the wall, but it instantly closed up again. Frowning, he was about to consider another method when he suddenly turned around and retreated.

Nan Longhou was standing silently a few dozen feet away from where he had been. The golden light emanating from his entire body was immense, but his face was pale, and he looked extremely tired.

Han Li looked indifferently towards the pavilion. The Jade Pavilion was surrounded by Nan Longhou’s aura, like a giant golden bowl turned upside down, and black and white lights flickered within, accompanied by explosions.

It was astonishing that Nan Longhou had used some kind of heaven-defying technique to temporarily trap Wang Tiangu and Old Man Yun.

“The outer restriction can only be broken using the Mountain Opening Flag. Since there is only one Mountain Opening Flag now, it will take more time. Fellow Daoist Han, would you be so kind as to buy me some time? Although my magical treasure is powerful, it won’t be able to hold them for long.”

Nan Longhou smiled wryly and took out one of the flags he had used to break the outer restriction when he entered. As he chanted an incantation, the small yellow flag began to spin incessantly. It was as if he believed Han Li could definitely hold them back.

Han Li’s eyes flickered, but without hesitation, he took out a cyan formation disc from his sleeve. It was the formation magical artifact he had used to break the Tai Miao Divine Restriction.

Han Li drew blue incantations in the air and breathed on them, causing the incantations to fall onto the disc, and a blue light flooded out.

“Go.”

He formed a hand seal with both hands and commanded coldly.

Except for the wall facing Nan Longhou, the azure crystal walls that had disappeared from the other walls reappeared, completely sealing off the main hall.

“Did you use the Tai Miao Divine Restriction?”

Surprised by the sight, Nan Longhou paused his chanting and asked.

“It’s not even 10% of its original power. It won’t be able to hold them for long, so please open the path quickly.”

Even after using the Tai Miao Divine Restriction, Han Li remained cautious.

Only then did Nan Longhou realize that the azure crystal walls were darker than before. He wiped the look of joy from his face and focused on his incantation. The yellow flag turned into a beam of light, pierced through the wall, and disappeared for a while.

Shortly after, an explosion was heard, and the restriction Han Li had set up flickered erratically. Wang Tiangu and the others had broken through Nan Longhou’s magical treasure and were now fiercely attacking the crystal walls.

Han Li, alternating his gaze between the stone wall that had begun to emit a faint white light and the darkening azure crystal walls, finally brought one hand to his spirit beast pouch.

*Buzz buzz buzz buzz.*

At the same time, the three-colored Gold Devouring Beetles flew out, and with his hand seal, the Insect Armor Technique was activated. The cloud of three-colored spirit insects surrounded him, dancing wildly and forming an insect armor.

Nan Longhou’s expression changed at Han Li’s technique, but now, escaping was the priority, so it was not the time to ask about the situation.

After a while, the flickering of the crystal walls intensified, as if they were about to break at any moment. At the same time, a rumbling sound came from the stone wall in front. Finally, the stone wall emitted a white light, revealing a stone staircase leading to the outside.

Nan Longhou immediately turned into a golden beam and shot out, and Han Li also used the Wind Thunder Wings to disappear from the spot.

When he reappeared, he had already overtaken Nan Longhou and reached the middle of the passage. Then, he heard the sound of something breaking behind him.

Han Li used the Wind Thunder Wings again to move to the end of the passage and used his Thunder Escape Technique with all his might, fleeing far away in the blink of an eye.

Just as he had escaped a few hundred feet, he heard a sharp scream from inside the passage, and a dazzling golden beam of light shot into the sky, fleeing.

“Remember this well! This old man will tear your souls to shreds!”

The golden light from the cursing beam surged, becoming blurry, and when a silver beam of light chased out of the passage, it had turned into a thin thread and disappeared in an instant. It was so fast that it vanished in the blink of an eye.

Han Li was also flying at the edge of the sky, and he soon turned into a small dot and disappeared.

“What kind of escape techniques are they using to be so fast!”

Wang Tiangu’s voice was heard from within the black light.

“What Nan Longhou used was the Myriad-Foot Thread Technique [a secret escape technique], a secret technique created by the Chang Kun Merchant in his early years. It uses a large amount of essence and blood to reach a distant location in an instant. It transforms into a thin thread for travel, making it difficult to track. He probably didn’t get far, but he can’t be detected by consciousness. And that Han fellow’s escape technique… judging by the strange wings and thunderous sound, it seems to be the legendary Thunder Escape Technique!”

Old Man Yun, with a dark face, appeared from within the silver light. At that moment, the old woman and the dark-skinned man also emerged from the passage and happened to hear Old Man Yun’s words.

“If they use such bizarre escape techniques, won’t they both escape far away! What do we do now?”

The old woman’s complexion was not good, as if she was anxious.

“I don’t care about that Han fellow, but if Nan Longhou escapes from here alive, the problem will become serious. Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Yun, remember that I joined this matter on the condition that Nan Longhou must be eliminated this time!”

The dark-skinned man’s expression was no different from the old woman’s.

“Don’t worry! Was the technique Nan Longhou used to suppress everyone just now something he could achieve with his cultivation? He was severely injured and used a secret technique to forcibly increase his magical power to use the Myriad-Foot Thread Technique, so he will need 100 years to recover his essence even if we don’t chase him. It will be even more impossible for him to recover his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. Moreover, I said it would be difficult to track him, not impossible, right?”

Old Man Yun sneered.

“Ah, what Fellow Daoist Yun means is…”

The dark-skinned man regained his senses and asked about his plan.

“Since we have already decided to kill him, we have naturally made preparations in advance. Unless he flies 300 miles in one go, we can track him at any time. Moreover, how many times do you think he can use the Myriad-Foot Thread Technique in his current condition? When the time comes to chase him, killing him will be a matter of time.”

Old Man Yun had made thorough preparations in advance.

“That’s a relief. If Fellow Daoist Wang hadn’t given me the Black Jade Lotus in advance and promised to share the secret of the Chuma Bone later, this old man wouldn’t have taken such a risk. It’s never wise to make an enemy of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, is it?”

The dark-skinned man, as well as the old woman, seemed greatly relieved.

“You two have worked hard this time to obtain information about the Chuma Bone! However, it was truly unexpected that Fellow Daoist Yun was not a mountain cultivator but actually an elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Could it be that there are countless unknown elders in the Demonic Path Six Sects?”

The dark-skinned man revealed a slightly complicated feeling.

“This old man has been a member of the Ghost Spirit Sect since his youth, but I have never been involved in the sect’s major or minor affairs. It’s not that I intended to deceive the other cultivators, but rather that there are not many people within the Ghost Spirit Sect who know about the existence of such an elder. Originally, Nan Longhou was a descendant of the Chang Kun Merchant, and I have had a long-standing friendship with him, so I didn’t want to kill him.

However, recently, he has been associating with the elders of the Righteous Heavenly Extremity Sect and showing signs of joining them. I tried to dissuade him, but he wouldn’t listen. Moreover, he was planning to use the power of the Heavenly Extremity Sect to visit the Chuma Bone, so I couldn’t just stand by and watch the expansion of the Righteous Path’s power, could I? That’s why I had no choice but to make this decision.”

Old Man Yun shook his head as he calmly explained the situation.

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