Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 478

Goma was furious, watching the demonic soul get swept away by the spatial rift, but he couldn’t bring himself to enter the light’s range. He saw Han Li’s Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords flying fiercely towards the spatial rift and reached out to grab them in the air.

A giant hand appeared and managed to seize two of the flying swords. At that moment, a purple fireball appeared from somewhere and plunged into the spatial rift after Han Li.

Goma hesitated, trying to do something, but the spatial rift flashed and disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, the only ones left in that spot were the wide-eyed silver-haired old man and Goma. Goma turned his head and glared at the silver-haired old man with eyes full of rage.

The silver-haired old man hurriedly activated his yellow flying sword to protect his entire body. Fortunately, the cultivators in green robes arrived within a hundred feet.

“Are you Fellow Daoist Jeong? What on earth is going on? And what is that demonic creature?”

The leader of the group, upon seeing the giant Goma with two heads, widened his eyes in surprise. He was none other than Dong Mungo, the Great Elder of the Spirit Beast Sect, and the rest of the group were three cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul stage with the Five Elements Spirit.

“I, too, am curious about what’s going on.”

Shortly after, a gloomy voice came from another direction. It was the disciples of the Ghost Spirit Sect in black robes, led by the Sect Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Both groups seemed to have witnessed the spatial rift disappearing.

“The story is long, so let’s deal with that demonic creature first. However, everyone must be careful. The demonic creature’s power is extremely strong, and even a single mistake could cost you your life,” the silver-haired old man said with a wry smile.

Dong Mungo and Sect Elder Jong exchanged glances and became wary of the demonic creature with the giant body.

Goma slowly turned his massive head and looked at the human cultivators. His distorted face clearly showed murderous intent. As his four arms slowly stirred in the air, a huge, jet-black blade appeared.

The silver-haired old man’s expression darkened at the familiar sight.

Han Li, who had been sucked into the spatial rift, couldn’t open his eyes due to the intense light. Having lost his magic power, he could only endure the headache and the dazzling light.

If he hadn’t transformed into his half-human, half-demon body, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand it and would have fainted.

After a while, when he tried to move the spiritual power in his body, he was surprised to find that his magic power had recovered, and the dazzling light had disappeared.

Han Li looked around and quickly retreated a dozen feet. He had discovered that the demonic soul was floating close to him.

Without needing to examine it closely, this was a small space only a few dozen feet in size.

‘To be dropped in a place like this alone with the demonic soul.’

Surprisingly, the spiritual energy here was so dense that various spiritual herbs and medicines were growing around. Moreover, there was even a pavilion and a half-length corridor. Astonishingly, this was clearly a damaged medicinal herb field.

He coldly looked at the demonic soul and gathered the spiritual power in his entire body. Golden lightning burst out, and at the same time, a purple fireball rose up.

The Violet Aurora Flame was something he had hastily grabbed the moment he was sucked into the spatial rift. The demonic soul also seemed to have grasped the situation, and its expression became strange.

“Heh heh! To think it was a spatial rift connected to the Spirit Herb Garden, a stroke of luck in misfortune.”

The demonic soul, laughing wildly, had both of its heads stare at Han Li simultaneously. Han Li flicked his sleeve and released dozens of golden flying swords.

However, two of the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords, which had been refined with Jing Steel, were missing.

‘This is bad…!’

He had unknowingly lost his natal magic treasure [a magic treasure that is spiritually connected to its owner].

Han Li smiled wryly to himself. It was a big problem to lose a set of magic treasures like the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords, especially since they were meant to be used together.

With two flying swords missing, he couldn’t deploy the Great Sword Formation, and the power of the entire set of flying swords was affected. Han Li had no choice but to rely on the power of the Talisman of Divine Strength and the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning to survive.

The demonic soul looked at Han Li’s hardened face and shot out a long tongue from its mouth. Then, a jet-black aura flowed out, filling most of the space.

Han Li took a long breath, and all the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning remaining in his body poured out, and over a hundred golden lightning bolts flowed through his body, flashing brightly. The golden lightning bolts quickly gathered and transformed into several golden dragons.

“You still have this much left?”

The demonic soul, dumbfounded, immediately spread its arms.

A gale containing demonic energy blew fiercely, transforming into black tentacles that flew towards him. Although the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning was the nemesis of demonic energy, if the amount of demonic energy was too great, it was impossible to destroy it all.

Han Li knew this, so he showed a troubled expression. His last resort, the Blood Shadow Escape, was useless in such a narrow space.

The tentacles flew towards Han Li, each one as imposing as a black serpent. As Han Li prepared himself, the golden lightning also flashed. The Violet Aurora Flame, under his control, stood like a giant wall in front of him.

Just as the attack and defense were about to begin, the entire space suddenly shook and rumbled.

Han Li and the demonic soul were startled and stopped their movements for a moment.

The clouds in the sky transformed into a large amount of silver-white flames, surging and then emitting a giant silver pillar of light that fell on the spot where the demonic soul was.

The pillar of light then trapped the demonic soul.

Han Li also noticed that the demonic soul was terrified inside the pillar of light. Its body was being burned by the silver-white flames and was disappearing in an instant.

The pillar of light exploded, and countless silver sparks scattered in the air. The demonic soul had vanished, and only damaged magic treasures remained. These were the treasures that the demonic soul had used, such as rings and flags.

The flames that had annihilated the demonic soul in an instant turned gray again and retreated. Han Li was stunned, unable to believe what had just happened.

“A powerful restriction like the silver flames doesn’t seem to be a means of the human realm.”

The voice of the Great Yan Divine Monarch echoed in Han Li’s mind.

“What do you mean?”

Han Li, who had barely regained his senses, was overjoyed. To annihilate a powerful enemy without lifting a finger!

“The powerful restriction that killed the demonic soul is not a formation of human cultivators. The silver flames, which were not tainted by any evil energy, rushed towards the demonic soul, so it must have been set up by cultivators from the Spirit Realm. It seems that ancient cultivators set it up to kill Gomas in the past.”

The Great Yan Divine Monarch slowly explained as he organized his thoughts.

“Are you saying that the owner of this space is a cultivator from the Spirit Realm?”

“That’s likely. This place seems to be the remains of the Spirit Herb Garden, which was famous in ancient times. Back then, they could create small spaces with denser spiritual energy than the human realm by using some treasures. After that, most of them disappeared due to some incident, but to think that one would remain inside the Chuma Bone. Of course, it seems to be a part of the Spirit Herb Garden that was split off.”

The Great Yan Divine Monarch also looked around in admiration.

“I remember seeing the Spirit Herb Garden in an ancient scripture. I always thought it was just a legend, but it actually existed.”

Han Li muttered and unconsciously looked around again. After a while, he gestured to summon the treasures that had fallen to the ground.

After quickly examining them, he was filled with regret. They were already tainted by demonic energy and had almost lost their spirituality. Even if they were refined again, they wouldn’t be able to produce even half of their original power.

Han Li shook his head but still put them away in his storage pouch and removed the talismans from his body, canceling the Divine Strength Technique.

“Now I can only use it once at most.”

Han Li muttered as he looked down at the Talisman of Divine Strength and carefully put it away. He landed on the ground and flicked his sleeve, and a white fox emerged from his sleeve.

“I thought you had forgotten about me since you didn’t call me out, Master.”

Silvermoon bowed to Han Li and smiled brightly.

“The body of a fox demon is too weak in cultivation, so it wouldn’t have been helpful even if I had called you out. However, you are an expert in stealth and concealment, so let’s explore together.”

“Yes!”

Silvermoon answered and disappeared into the ground.

Han Li also sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to search the space thoroughly. He was looking for hidden secrets or an exit.

There were no particular gains, but suddenly he stood up abruptly and walked towards a certain place. There, a spiritual herb with about a dozen purple fruits was growing.

“Isn’t that a Dream-Suppressing Fruit! The fact that it has already turned purple means that it has been growing for over ten thousand years.”

The Great Yan Divine Monarch’s surprised voice was heard.

“It’s not strange that it’s been ten thousand years since no one has visited this place.”

Han Li tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart. He observed for a while and then moved to another spot.

“Dragon Vein Grass, Wind Spirit Flower…”

Han Li quietly uttered the names of the precious spiritual herbs each time he discovered one. The spiritual herbs that had almost become extinct in the cultivation world were all growing for over ten thousand years.

“I didn’t know you were so knowledgeable about spiritual herbs. I don’t even know what some of the things you’re saying are.”

The Great Yan Divine Monarch said as if he found it strange.

“No, it’s fortunate if I can recognize even a third of the spiritual herbs here. I need your guidance for the rest.”

“I have learned how to refine pills, but I haven’t studied it deeply, so I probably know a little more than you. That is…”

The Great Yan Divine Monarch explained a few spiritual herbs and their effects to Han Li as if it was nothing special.

Han Li nodded as he listened and then flipped his palm over, taking out a pale blue jade slip. He immediately poured his consciousness into it and remained still in that spot.

After a full half-hour, he withdrew his consciousness and fell into thought.

This jade slip was given to Han Li by Lady Song of the Falling Cloud Sect, and it was a book containing prescriptions related to ancient spiritual medicines.

Upon closer inspection, there was a pill among the ancient prescriptions that he could attempt to refine right away. Among the spiritual herbs here and the spiritual herbs he had obtained from the war with the Moran Clan, he had all the necessary ingredients. If he gathered everything, he could barely attempt to make the Crimson Cloud Pill.

It was a rare pill even in ancient times, and it had an overwhelming medicinal effect for him in the early Nascent Soul stage. The most optimal time to take it was in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

If he took the Crimson Cloud Pill in the early Nascent Soul stage, he would waste a significant portion of its medicinal effect and experience intense pain as if all the meridians in his body were about to break.

And besides the Crimson Cloud Pill, there was also the Snow White Pill. Most of the ingredients could be found here or among the spiritual herbs he possessed, and he would have opportunities to obtain the remaining few precious ingredients once he went outside.

The Snow White Pill was not a pill that increased cultivation, but if a cultivator who practiced ice-attribute techniques took it, they could unleash even more powerful cold energy.

Although several years had passed since he reached the early Nascent Soul stage, he had been too busy and had hardly had the opportunity to go into secluded cultivation to increase his cultivation. One of the reasons for this was that he had not found a suitable spiritual pill necessary for cultivation.

He had wandered around for a long time in search of opportunities, and he had finally found one.

If the effect of the Crimson Cloud Pill was as powerful as described in the scriptures, then the amount of spiritual herbs here would be enough to increase his cultivation. If he overcame the hurdles of cultivation after that, reaching the mid-Nascent Soul stage might be a matter of time.

Moreover, if he transplanted the spiritual herbs here and promoted their growth with the green liquid, he wouldn’t have to worry about the Crimson Cloud Pill in the future.

Also, the Snow White Pill could enhance the power of his Azure Glaze Ice Flame and the Violet Aurora Flame, both of which possessed extreme properties.

Han Li took a long breath as he made his long-term plans. If he executed his plans as intended, it would be worth the risk he had taken by entering the Chuma Bone. The loss of a few treasures and puppets was nothing compared to what he had gained.

The only thing that bothered him was the two flying swords that had been refined with Jing Steel. Anyway, the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords were his natal magic treasures, so no one could use them forcibly unless their owner died. He had to retrieve them when he got out of here.

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