Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 400

The Setting Sun Hall was a place where the Great Elders of the Strict Moon Sect had resided for generations. It was built on a site with spiritual eyes [locations with high concentrations of spiritual energy], and was heavily warded with restrictions, so only a select few elders were allowed to enter without permission.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a red light flew in from afar, circling outside the Setting Sun Hall’s protective barriers. Surprisingly, it passed through without any resistance and disappeared into the main hall.

The red light pierced through several layers of restrictions, twisting and turning before entering a specific stone chamber.

Inside, a beautiful woman sat in meditation. Her skin was as white as snow, and a faint chill emanated from her body.

When the red light reached her, the woman slowly opened her eyes, narrowed her brows, and reached out her hand. The red light transformed into a fist-sized flame and landed in her palm.

The flame turned to ash and vanished in the cold woman’s hand.

“What brings you to summon me?”

Suddenly, a gust of wind swirled around the woman, turning into a white streak of light and exiting the Setting Sun Hall. The streak of light quickly arrived in front of Nangong Wan’s residence, and after surveying the surroundings, she confirmed that everything was normal.

Since she had already removed most of the restrictions here, there seemed to be no particular problem.

Only then did she relax and send a white magic seal toward the stone door, which opened automatically. The woman, who looked so pale that she seemed almost sickly, entered without hesitation.

“Greetings, Grand Aunt Master.”

From inside the stone door, a girl in yellow robes soon appeared and paid her respects.

“Your cultivation has improved since last time. It seems you have been diligently cultivating while taking the pills I gave you.”

The pale woman scanned the girl with her spiritual sense and continued forward without slowing her pace.

“It is all thanks to Grand Aunt Master’s grace. Otherwise, this disciple’s progress would not have been so rapid.”

The girl bowed her head and hurriedly followed her.

“That’s good to know. Has Nangong Junior Sister been quiet?”

“Nangong Grand Aunt Master has had no unusual movements today, except for meeting a certain disciple.”

“I already heard about it from Uncle Lan. A disciple who came to deliver a gift, was it? Did he leave?”

“Yes. He was a disciple in charge of the lower realm affairs, and he returned to his residence a while ago. However, Nangong Grand Aunt Master seems to be in a bad mood after receiving the gift.”

The woman showed interest at the girl’s respectful answer.

“Oh? What kind of object could have disturbed Junior Sister’s mood?”

“It was nothing special, just a silver sword magic tool. She seems to be troubled after seeing it.”

“It must be related to a cultivator Nangong Junior Sister met outside the sect. It’s not unusual.”

“Yes, after receiving the silver sword, Nangong Grand Aunt Master was deep in thought and just sent a sound transmission [a method of communication using spiritual energy].”

“It’s intriguing that there is someone who can affect Nangong Junior Sister’s mind! Continue to watch her every move. With the power of the high-grade spirit talisman [a magical charm] I gave you, you won’t be detected by Junior Sister, whose magic power is sealed. If you handle this well, not only will you receive pills, but even greater rewards await you.”

With the Strict Moon Sect’s Great Elder’s instructions, the two approached the main hall.

“Understood! Nangong Grand Aunt Master is waiting inside.”

The girl, still bowing her head, respectfully guided the woman to the entrance of the main hall. The pale woman, as always, cautiously surveyed her surroundings before entering, but then Nangong Wan’s voice was heard from inside.

“Senior Sister, please come in. I have decided on the answer to the matter you asked me to consider. I will agree to your request for the sake of the sect, but there are conditions.”

At Nangong Wan’s voice, the senior sister was delighted and entered without further hesitation.

“Nangong Junior Sister! You’ve thought it through well. This is great! Whatever the conditions, as long as Junior Sister marries the Elder of the Harmonious Fire Sect, we should consider them. If we can use Wei Wuya’s power to make the Strict Moon Sect prosper, what is there we cannot do!”

Nangong Wan was sitting upright on a rattan chair, staring at the unremarkable silver sword in her hand.

At that sight, the pale woman paused for a moment and slowed her pace, but eventually entered the main hall completely.

As she was about to ask Nangong Wan something, her expression suddenly changed, and she swung one arm behind her. Sharply raised sword energies, several inches long, shone coldly. It was the very spot where the girl in yellow robes had been standing.

The girl smiled strangely at the woman’s attack, and her body shrank as a yellow light flashed. Afterward, only the girl’s clothes remained on the smooth stone floor, and the girl had completely disappeared.

Realizing at once that she had used an extraordinary earth escape technique to flee, the pale woman immediately tried to transform into a streak of light and escape from the main hall.

However, before she could transform into a streak of light, a blue giant sword, several yards long, rushed toward her. The woman’s expression changed, and she fiercely spread out her ten fingers, each finger emitting a chill like a sword energy, attacking the giant sword.

Bang!

The blue light and the white light clashed, and both the giant sword and the woman were thrown back simultaneously.

The woman retreated and stopped, seeing that the blue giant sword had scattered into dozens of flying swords, circling around a young man.

The man was calmly looking at her.

“What is going on, Nangong Junior Sister? And who was that woman who pretended to be Jade?”

The woman’s face became even colder as she confirmed Han Li’s cultivation. Soon after, a red spirit tablet appeared in her hand as she brushed her sleeve.

“A restriction spirit tablet!”

Han Li’s gaze quickly caught the spirit tablet.

“Hmph! So Junior Sister has already told you everything. I don’t know who you are, but to interfere in the affairs of our Strict Moon Sect, it would be best for you to retreat now. Otherwise, you will be pursued by the Six Factions.”

The pale woman threatened Han Li.

“Senior Sister, if the fact that you have treated your fellow sect members like this is revealed, it will be even more disadvantageous for you, won’t it? Besides, it will take time to activate the spirit tablet and control me. Do you think you will have that time?”

Nangong Wan retrieved the silver sword in her hand and quietly rose from her chair. Immediately, a Vermillion Bird Ring was released from her mouth.

At this, the pale woman’s face also turned grim, and she shook her sleeves, summoning two white and black flying swords. The flying swords circled in the air and grew into giant swords, each several yards long.

The white flying sword emitted a bone-chilling cold, while the black flying sword flickered with burning flames. They were the rare Yin-Yang Ice-Fire Swords.

The woman sneered and began to chant something while holding the red spirit tablet, and light emanated from the tablet, spreading a sinister aura.

However, Han Li would not let her activate the restrictions smoothly. Immediately, a silver bell flew up from one of his hands.

Whoosh!

As his magic seal was added, the silver bell bent its body horizontally and emitted a shockwave toward the pale woman. At the same time, Han Li brought his hands together and then separated them, sending out red and blue magic seals as two pillars.

Soon after, the formation that had been laid out in the main hall began to vibrate and activate.

Red and blue mists began to seep in from all directions of the main hall, rushing toward the pale woman like a flood, and the silver bell’s sonic attack was right in front of the woman’s face.

Whoosh!

The pale woman casually pointed at the two swords, and the black and white giant swords began to rotate, creating a strange protective barrier with a mixture of cold and heat.

The silver bell’s sonic attack collided with the strange protective barrier but did not affect it in the slightest. The same was true for the power of the restrictions that rushed in from all directions.

At this moment, Nangong Wan moved.

Swish!

The Vermillion Bird Ring flashed and transformed into a huge fireball, rushing forward with tremendous momentum. At the same time, Nangong Wan’s fingertips moved.

A bright red hidden weapon silently melted into the fireball and disappeared. If Han Li didn’t have a powerful spiritual sense, he would have had difficulty noticing Nangong Wan’s attack.

From inside the protective barrier, the woman was heard scoffing softly.

“To attack me with the Evil-Slaying Thorn. I thought you had already used them all, but you still had one left, Junior Sister.”

The pale woman spoke angrily, as if she had been greatly wronged, but she still seemed full of energy.

At this, Han Li flipped his other hand, and a dark, heavy Heavenly Mountain Peak appeared. Then, several magic seals flew toward and were absorbed by the small mountain peak that had risen into the air.

And at this moment, the pale woman, obscured by the light, seemed to be unable to focus on activating the restrictions for a moment. The fireball that had transformed from the Vermillion Bird Ring suddenly bared its fangs and transformed into a fire serpent, launching an attack.

Han Li was about to attack when he saw the mountain peak had already grown to about six yards in size, but then he heard a ‘crack’ sound from afar. A pillar of light, the thickness of a bowl, shot out from the flames surrounding the pale woman, clearing away the flames.

Swish!

A clear sound rang out as the pillars of light began to intertwine, and a bright red circular ring was trapped inside, unable to move.

“The Light Condensing Treasure Mirror.”

Han Li muttered with a serious expression.

Before the fight began, Nangong Wan had explained to him everything she knew about her techniques and treasures.

Thinking about it, the magic tool Azure Condensing Mirror that Han Li had obtained in the Blood Gold Trial was just a kind of imitation of this ancient treasure. The Azure Condensing Mirror, which was not even one-hundredth of the original power, was famous among the disciples of the lower realm and was considered a top-grade magic tool.

Seeing it in person today, the power of the Light Condensing Treasure Mirror was indeed formidable.

The red and blue energies emanating from the restrictions, as well as the flames of the Vermillion Bird Ring, were scattered and torn apart in front of this pillar of light.

The pale woman, who had reappeared, was holding a mirror in one hand while forming a hand seal with the other, inside the black and white double-layered protective barrier.

Although it was not large, the pitch-black light reflected from the mirror made one’s spine tingle. The stark contrast was strange, with the five-colored pillars of light emanating from the endless darkness.

The spirit tablet she had been holding was no longer visible, and a trace of blood could be seen on the hand that was forming the hand seal. The effect of the Evil-Slaying Thorn was truly mysterious, to make the caster inside the protective barrier bloody.

Seeing that Nangong Wan’s natal magic tool had been suppressed by the Light Condensing Treasure Mirror, Han Li would not stand idly by.

As he quietly pointed at the black peak, the Heavenly Mountain Peak trembled and disappeared, beginning to exert a terrifying pressure directly above the pale woman’s head.

The pale woman, looking up at the black peak from below, sneered and slightly tilted the mirror’s direction upward.

Then, the pillar of light from the mirror vibrated and split into two, and one of the slightly thinner pillars of light shot up like lightning, confronting the pressure of the black mountain peak.

However, Han Li, who had been prepared, immediately formed a hand seal, stopping the black mountain peak and releasing black energy, which intertwined with the split pillar of light.

The black energy swallowed the relatively thin pillar of light, and the remaining force attacked the protective barrier surrounding the woman. The protective barrier shook, and the spiritual energy was disrupted, even affecting the pillar of light emanating from the mirror.

The woman’s face hardened, and she spat out essence energy from her mouth, shooting it toward the mirror. As the black pillar of light, which had been confronting the mountain peak, grew in size and transformed into a five-colored light mass, the black mountain peak’s energy no longer held the upper hand.

Seeing this, Nangong Wan moved the Vermillion Bird Ring, and at the same time, the sound of a phoenix cry rang out from the magic tool as it grew and shrank in size. It was a desperate struggle to break free from its restraints.

The true battle between the three cultivators was about to begin. The three Nascent Soul [a high level of cultivation] cultivators moved simultaneously.

Han Li brushed his spirit beast pouch, and countless golden, glittering flying insects soared into the air, creating a terrifying spectacle.

Nangong Wan also chanted a spell like a song, and a huge, crimson light mass appeared above her head and floated there.

“The Reincarnation Divine Light! Nangong Junior Sister, you’re really risking your life! To even think of using the Reincarnation Divine Light.”

The pale woman also floated the mirror she was holding above her head and brought her two hands together to summon a cyan flag, but her face darkened when she saw Nangong Wan’s change.

Of course, she also saw the swarm of golden spirit insects that Han Li had summoned, but she didn’t seem to care much, indicating that she didn’t know much about the Gold Devouring Beetles.

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