Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 571

At the same time, Han Li and his group exited the palace after Sa Geum-soo’s disappearance. They encountered the same flight restriction that the Ye family cultivators had experienced, causing them to fall, but they were surprised and greatly pleased. They realized they had correctly arrived at the heart of Mount Konoh.

“What is that?”

Baek Yo-yi asked, looking at something in the distance beyond the stone stairs.

Everyone quickly looked and saw that the stone stairs, several miles away, led to a bamboo forest that seemed to pierce the sky. All the bamboo was thick and purple, and it was so densely planted that the plaza that should have been there was hidden from view.

Moreover, the dense purple energy in the bamboo forest emitted an enormous pressure of spiritual energy, causing everyone to be startled.

“This formation seems much more powerful than the Ice Flame Dual Extremes Formation. But this is probably the last restriction the opponent has set up. If we can pass through this safely, it’s only a matter of time before we catch up with them.”

Hwacheon-gi carefully examined the bamboo forest and came to a conclusion.

“Then why are we hesitating?”

Geon Noma laughed wildly, and then five devils turned into mist and rushed toward the bamboo forest. Hwacheon-gi also hesitated slightly before rushing forward with the other Poison Sect elders.

“Let’s go too. …Brother Han, are you feeling unwell?”

Bu No-in spoke energetically and was about to move forward but was startled by Han Li’s expression. He was worried that something else had happened.

“No, we should go too.”

Han Li took a deep breath and returned to his usual expression, then flew forward a few steps. However, Bu No-in still seemed doubtful, stroking his chin as he followed behind.

Bu No-in didn’t know, but just now, dozens of flying swords within Han Li’s body had trembled simultaneously. It was a sign that Goma was in the mountain. So, there was no way Han Li’s expression could have been good.

‘Could it be that Goma is in the group of cultivators ahead? Why is he here? Is there something Goma wants in the mountain, or is there some kind of conspiracy…?’

Han Li, who possessed the Three Flame Fan and a Nascent Soul late-stage puppet, no longer had any reason to fear encountering Goma.

However, encountering Goma repeatedly in the Great Jin made him feel uneasy. The memory of seeing the abyss of demonic energy spanning ten thousand feet in Cheonnam kept coming back to him.

At that moment, Geon Noma’s Five Autonomic Heart Devils had already reached the front of the bamboo forest, emitting a gray chill as they plunged in.

The four Poison Sect elders and the giants and other cultivators who were following behind also used various divine powers to fiercely shoot into the bamboo forest.

Finally, Han Li’s group joined the attack, and the illusion formation exploded, attracting even more uninvited guests.

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In the underground area north of the small lake, hundreds of cultivators were still densely surrounding the entrance of the crack. The illusion formation had exploded, exposing a crack several feet wide, but it had become even more unstable, with the silver light flickering.

Around the entrance, cultivators from small sects and forces kept their distance, and only three groups of cultivators were confronting each other.

The first group was made up of female cultivators wearing jade-colored robes, all of them young and beautiful, and their attire suggested they were local cultivators from Namgang. Facing them were thirty cultivators, half of them wearing black clothes and the other half wearing pure white robes.

Among the five Nascent Soul stage cultivators at the front were Gal Cheon-ho and Im Eun-byeong, the Heavenly Orchid Saintess, but the most noticeable figure was a handsome young man.

Judging by the spiritual energy fluctuations, he was surprisingly a Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator. He was the Great Seon-sa [Great Master] of the Seo clan who had flown from the Heavenly Orchid Plains.

The last group was the smallest, consisting of only three Taoists wearing blue robes. The old man with white hair and a healthy complexion at the front was also a great cultivator of the Nascent Soul late-stage.

“Madam Mok, why are you trying to interfere in this chaotic situation? It is not that I, Hyeoncheongja, intend to be rude, but I am worried that this will shake the discipline of the Hwaseon Sect. Considering our past relationship, I earnestly advise you to return.”

The white-haired old man spoke to a woman who had stepped forward in front of the female cultivators. Judging by his tone, it seemed they were acquainted.

“Hyeoncheongja! Even if the Taeil Sect is called the number one sect of the righteous path, isn’t this going too far? The seal is within our sect’s sphere of influence, yet you are blocking our Hwaseon Sect cultivators from entering.”

Madam Mok replied calmly. The women were the Hwaseon Sect cultivators from Namgang, who were closest to the seal restriction.

The Hwaseon Sect was even more famous in the Great Jin cultivation world than the Poison Sect. Due to their special cultivation methods, most of their disciples and high-ranking elders were female cultivators, and they were able to make a name for themselves in Namgang because their curses and poison-related techniques were terrifying.

Rumor had it that they could kill an enemy ten thousand miles away without a sound. There were many cases of cultivators who had offended these female cultivators dying mysteriously in other places, so other cultivators did not dare to provoke them.

Madam Mok of the Hwaseon Sect was even rumored to have killed three cultivators of the same level in different regions with curses in a single day, making her a legend. Therefore, even the elders of the major sects in the Great Jin did not act presumptuously in front of her.

“Hyeoncheong cultivator, I don’t know about the other sects, but our Eumra Sect must enter.”

Gal Cheon-ho interrupted their conversation.

He had been flying day and night to Namgang with the Heavenly Orchid cultivators when he met two other elders of the Eumra Sect and learned about the seal restriction here. He immediately came to the gap in the seal with the other cultivators and confronted the Taeil Sect cultivators.

“If Cultivator Gal insists on entering, I will not stop you. However, according to what I have learned, this gap in the seal restriction was created by a certain force with great effort. I don’t know what’s below, but even if you go in now, it will be difficult to have a good outcome! Moreover, the passage is unstable right now, so I am not even thinking of entering recklessly. So, why are you doing this?”

Hyeoncheongja looked at the gap in the seal without showing any sign of anger at his words. The woman in jade-colored clothes and Gal Cheon-ho were silent at the old man’s words.

“Our Hwaseon Sect recently obtained the Sun and Moon Shuttle. It is a treasure that is rare in the world, combining both attack and defense. I think it’s worth trying if my junior sister and I combine our strength.”

Madam Mok said, brushing away the blue veil that covered her face after careful consideration.

“Madam, you surprisingly possess the Sun and Moon Shuttle.”

“Our sect also obtained it recently, and we plan to make it a treasure of the Hwaseon Sect.”

Madam Mok revealed the truth without much concern.

“If you have such a treasure, I will not stop you any longer, so do as you please. I was also planning to go inside in two days.”

“In two days? You said you didn’t dare to enter, so what are you talking about?”

“In two days, the Seven Mysteries True Person [a title for a highly skilled cultivator] of the Cheonma Sect will arrive. With Cultivator Chilmyo’s Spirit Turtle Flying Chariot, passing through the crack will be no problem.”

“The Seven Mysteries True Person is also coming here?”

Gal Cheon-ho and the other cultivators were startled.

“Yes. Originally, both the righteous and demonic sides were investigating this matter, and my brother Chilmyo and I were in charge of the investigation. Moreover, if the information we secretly gathered is true, I alone will not be able to handle it, so it would be appropriate to go in together.”

Gal Cheon-ho’s expression worsened at the news that even the Seven Mysteries True Person of the Cheonma Sect was coming. He sent a telepathic message to the Heavenly Orchid Saintess and Great Seon-sa Seo.

The young man of the Seo clan was calm, but Im Eun-byeong frowned upon hearing his message.

Gal Cheon-ho hurriedly added a few words through telepathy, and the young man of the Seo clan was silent before nodding. Im Eun-byeong still didn’t seem willing, but she didn’t stop him.

Only then did Gal Cheon-ho’s expression improve, and he resolutely declared to Hyeoncheongja.

“After hearing what Cultivator Hyeoncheong said, I understand that this seal is not ordinary. But since our sect’s Great Elder has already entered, I cannot just stand by and watch. Even if we don’t have treasures like the Sun and Moon Shuttle or the Spirit Turtle Flying Chariot, we must try.”

“When you say that, you must have something to believe in. I have no intention of playing the villain, so if you have a way to cross the spatial crack, do as you please.”

Hyeoncheongja looked at the Heavenly Orchid Saintess and Great Seon-sa Seo as if he was not surprised. He seemed to know the background of the Heavenly Orchid cultivators.

“Understood. Cultivator Seo, you will have to help us this time.”

Gal Cheon-ho smiled and turned to the handsome young man.

The young man struck a spirit beast bag with one hand, and light poured out as a five-colored peacock appeared. The dazzling light shone from the colorful tail feathers that spanned several feet.

“Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock….”

Hyeoncheongja narrowed his eyes and looked at it, his expression subtly changing.

“That’s right. The five-colored light emitted by the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock naturally blocks the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. With the power of the spirit beast, we can pass through the passage.”

Gal Cheon-ho and the others no longer hesitated after seeing the young man of the Seo clan’s spirit beast. The peacock let out a clear cry and plunged into the silver light, and several Nascent Soul stage cultivators released protective magic treasures and closely followed behind.

The remaining low-level disciples of the Heavenly Orchid and Eumra Sects disappeared above ground as if they had been ordered to do so after Gal Cheon-ho and the others had safely disappeared.

Now, only Hyeoncheongja’s group and the Hwaseon Sect female cultivators remained around the gap in the seal barrier. Madam Mok groaned and turned her head to instruct her disciples. Then, the female disciples of her sect scattered and left the place.

She confirmed that her disciples had left and nodded to the beautiful woman next to her.

“Junior sister, take out the Sun and Moon Shuttle.”

“Yes!”

At Madam Mok’s words, the woman reached for her waist, and a pointed shuttle with a silver aura appeared.

At the same time, Madam Mok shook her sleeve and released a golden treasure that looked exactly the same. The silver and gold lights collided in the air and merged together without exploding or bouncing off. The gold and silver shuttle was large and had a strong pressure of spiritual energy.

“Let’s go!”

Madam Mok’s soft voice was heard, and she turned into a beam of light with the beautiful woman and disappeared between the shuttles. The giant shuttle spun, emitting gold and silver light, and rushed into the gap in the seal.

“I tried to stop them, but they all went in… Whatever happens, don’t forget that I warned you.”

Hyeoncheongja muttered with a strange expression as even the shuttle disappeared. He waved his hand toward the Core Formation stage cultivators behind him, and three cultivators sat down in a lotus position in front of the entrance and closed their eyes.

As the great cultivators began to guard the entrance, the others who were watching the situation from afar could only observe.

Inside the seal, at the highest level of Mount Konoh.

In the dark space, an unbelievably huge monster was floating in the air, motionless. Countless talismans and dense iron chains were tangled around the monster’s body, binding it.

Each talisman was of the highest grade, flashing with a unique light, but the iron chains were crude and pitch black. However, the bloodstains soaked into the iron chains were strange.

Apart from the talismans and iron chains all over its body, there were more than a thousand palm-sized copper mirrors placed around the huge object.

The copper mirrors emitted yellow beams of light one by one, forming a bizarre formation, as if they were hoping that the huge monster would die trapped inside.

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