Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 633

The small cauldron, resembling the Geonram Cauldron, was indeed the Void Sky Cauldron, and the bundle of blue threads was emanating from it. Han Li, having secured the Geonram Cauldron, immediately levitated the Void Sky Cauldron into the air.

*Ding!*

A clear chime echoed as a multitude of blue threads emerged from the cauldron, completely enveloping the Geonram Cauldron. Han Li, having placed the blue bead within his sleeve, finally looked at Hanryeo Sang-in and chuckled.

“Heh, very well. To think you’d use the Void Sky Cauldron so quickly. Still, you’ve only mastered the first level of the Tongbo Realm in your cultivation! But why did Great Master Magu make such a foolish choice? This leaves this old one with no choice but to deal with the cultivator as well.”

Hanryeo Sang-in, despite having the Geonram Cauldron stolen, was not greatly angered but clicked his tongue at the monk.

“This humble monk has been friends with Brother Hanryeo for over a hundred years, but this time, I had no choice. I feared that your palace would kill the cultivator and silence me. I am but a simple mountain monk, not as deeply connected to your palace as Cultivator Yong, am I not?”

The old monk replied coolly, taking out a green wooden fish from his sleeve.

“Great Master Magu, what are you saying! Deeply connected?”

The old woman, who had retreated to observe the situation, shouted with a glint in her eyes.

“How long do you intend to hide it! Even if others don’t know, this old monk knows quite a bit about the affairs of the Sogeuk Palace. Did you think we wouldn’t know that the Ryuchwi Sect led by Cultivator Yong is actually just a branch of the Sogeuk Palace? So, Cultivator Yong is one of the outer sect elders of the Sogeuk Palace! Am I wrong?”

“I never imagined that the Great Master would know even that. Elder Yong, it seems we can no longer wait and must act together.”

“This old one is not given a moment to be lazy. But Great Elder, you’ve gone too far. To keep the Void Sky Cauldron a secret even from me, an outer sect elder. Thanks to that, I was quite surprised, wasn’t I?”

The old woman said, her eyes flashing yellow as she held up a dragon-headed staff.

“It was all for the sake of secrecy. Let’s subdue those two and seize the cauldron! If we recover our palace’s treasure, it will be a great help when facing any powerful enemy in the future.”

Hanryeo Sang-in changed the subject, appeasing the old woman, an outer sect elder.

“Then, leave Cultivator Magu to me! The three of you, subdue that one and seize the Void Sky Cauldron.”

The old woman’s face wrinkled with displeasure, but in the end, she decided to follow the Great Elder’s words.

“Very well!”

Hanryeo Sang-in didn’t delay any further, moving one hand to take out a navy-blue formation disc and began casting hand seals.

“Oh no, he’s trying to activate a formation. We must stop him!”

The old monk’s expression changed, and he hurriedly threw a jade-colored object, which was the wooden fish he was holding.

*Tak tak tak tak!*

The sound of the wooden fish being struck echoed leisurely. The profound sound of the wooden fish resonated in the hearts of those who heard it, creating a strange sensation as if their souls were leaving their bodies.

However, none of the cultivators gathered here were ordinary, so the old woman immediately regained her senses and pointed her staff at the wooden fish, unleashing a thick yellow sword energy.

Seeing this, the old monk infused the wooden fish with magical power. The wooden fish spun in the air and instantly grew to the size of a large rock, striking down the sword energy like a massive boulder.

At the same time, an explosion erupted as the wooden fish and sword energy intertwined.

Meanwhile, Hanryeo Sang-in continued to cast hand seals into the disc without pause, causing the formation disc to emit a blinding light.

Han Li could only sigh.

He couldn’t let Hanryeo Sang-in activate the formation disc, so he raised one hand and sent out a dozen or so blue sword energies.

The target was Hanryeo Sang-in, who was casting hand seals into the formation disc. His Azure Bamboo Sword Qi transformed into a dozen blue streaks of light, colliding with white sword energy and two black lights along the way.

It was the attack of Baek Mong-hyeong and the middle-aged man, who had stepped forward for the Great Elder of the Sogeuk Palace.

Seeing the sword energies shatter in an instant, Han Li frowned slightly but, without any sign of urgency, flicked his sleeve and summoned dozens of golden flying swords to protect himself.

*Kukwakwakwang!*

Soon, a sudden roar from below caused him to soar above the pillar of light. The purple pillar of light below had disappeared, and a shimmering circular formation had appeared.

Then, the surrounding scenery changed, and he found himself floating in a blizzard-swept void. It was above a glacier where heavy snow was falling.

‘An illusion! Unexpected.’

Han Li landed on the glacier and chuckled softly, but there was no smile on his face. The pressure of the golden restriction on his body was so strong that if he hadn’t mastered the Myungwang Art, he would have suffered quite a bit.

However, having endured the immense pressure of the Gold Magnetic Spirit Wood in Gono Mountain, he had no fear of this mere illusion. He immediately slashed around his body with golden sword energy, and the immense pressure vanished in an instant.

He covered himself in gold and slowly floated up again, his eyes flickering with navy-blue light as he looked around.

The surroundings were filled with white blizzards and glaciers, and it seemed as if he was the only living being in the entire world. And when he looked up at the sky, huge snowballs were constantly falling.

The navy-blue light in his eyes intensified, and a dozen or so sword energies from the golden light around him flew towards somewhere in the void. It was clearly empty, but they exploded one after another as if they had collided with something, and then a dozen swords appeared from within the golden light.

Shimmering swords, a few inches long, were silently flying towards Han Li, hidden in the blizzard.

“Hmm?”

Someone’s voice of surprise was heard, and he immediately recognized it as Baek Mong-hyeong’s cold voice. Soon, the dozen or so flying swords tried to disappear back into the blizzard.

Han Li raised his eyebrows and formed a hand seal, causing golden light to vibrate from his entire body. At the same time, he released a dozen golden swords, and the cold emanating from the surface of the golden, brilliant swords was tremendous.

The small swords circled in the air and scattered around, and for a while, the sound of metal clashing continued. Wherever the golden swords aimed, the opponent’s flying swords were forced to reveal themselves.

*Woong!*

Han Li encouraged the flying swords with a hand seal, and the golden light became even more intense as it faced the transparent swords. Seeing this, Han Li’s gaze changed, and he suddenly muttered a bizarre incantation.

Suddenly, a woman in white robes appeared in the blizzard, clutching her head and moaning softly. Her beautiful face was distorted in pain.

It was Baek Mong-hyeong, who had been struck by Han Li’s Soul Piercing Technique.

As the woman’s consciousness became confused, the light of the transparent flying swords, which had been evenly matched with Han Li’s flying swords, became even dimmer.

Not missing this opportunity, Han Li activated a hand seal, and golden light burst from the dozen or so Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords, enveloping the opponent’s ice swords.

*Chaeng Kang!*

The dozen or so flying swords were instantly cut in half by the golden flying swords. The remaining flying swords also immediately weakened, crying pitifully as if their spirits had been greatly damaged.

The white-robed woman, who was about to break free from the Soul Piercing Technique, was greatly shocked when her natal magic treasures were damaged and hurriedly tried to retrieve the remaining flying swords. But Han Li wouldn’t let that happen.

He quickly pointed at the flying swords, and the Azure Bamboo Cloud Swords blocked the remaining ice swords. The swords that had already cut the opponent’s ice swords in half also flew at tremendous speed to assist the remaining flying swords.

Han Li once again encouraged the flying swords with a hand seal, trying to completely destroy the woman’s natal magic treasures, when a shout was heard from above his head.

“How dare you!”

Then, two black streaks of light pierced through the blizzard. They were jet-black dragons, about seven or eight yards long.

However, Han Li had already anticipated this, and as if he had, he formed a hand seal and threw a scroll with a brilliant red light with his other hand.

The red light illuminated the void as the scroll unfurled, and with a clear cry, over a hundred silver-white ancient characters flowed out, transforming into countless orbs of light to meet the black dragons.

The black dragons spewed black energy from their mouths and fearlessly plunged into the ancient characters.

*Kwarurung!*

Golden and silver light exploded from the dragons’ bodies in succession, threatening to shatter not only the black energy but also the black dragons themselves. In the end, the black dragons could not withstand the attack and revealed their true forms, which were black spears launched by the middle-aged man.

Han Li, pleased with this sight, increased the magical power he was pouring into the scroll, causing the red scroll to tremble and emit even more golden and silver ancient characters. Surprisingly, there were enough to fill the entire space above his head.

A black light flashed, and the middle-aged man in a blue robe appeared, surrounded by the golden and silver ancient characters. He immediately retrieved the black spears, but instead, he flipped one hand and took out a blue flag.

As he waved the small flag, spells flowed across its surface, and a gale swept in, unexpectedly concealing the middle-aged man.

‘…? ‘

Han Li also paused for a moment as the ancient characters engulfed the void. And his attack on Baek Mong-hyeong also failed to achieve its goal because she had taken out a white mirror.

She aimed the mirror at the golden light that had transformed from the flying swords, and a milky white beam of light shot out from the mirror, striking the golden lights. Instantly, a cold air enveloped the surface of the swords, and most of the flying swords were sealed inside blocks of ice.

In that gap, the white-robed woman’s surviving ice swords escaped and entered her sleeve.

Han Li turned his gaze and snorted at the sight. At his gesture, the golden swords cried out, and a faint lightning flashed across their surfaces. The ice blocks shattered under the power of the Evil-Slaying Divine Lightning, and the flying swords were instantly freed.

Baek Mong-hyeong was horrified and changed the direction of the mirror, aiming it at Han Li. However, Han Li immediately spread silver wings behind his back and disappeared.

The moment Baek Mong-hyeong hesitated, a gale swept in beside her, and someone’s arm embraced her and disappeared into the wind. The next moment, a silver light flashed, and Han Li appeared in the void where she had been.

As he attacked the void where she had disappeared, a fierce aura crossed his face, and his eyes flickered with navy-blue light. Soon, a black light shot out from his hand and disappeared into the blizzard.

A moment later, a low groan was heard from several yards away, and one arm fell to the ground. The owner of the arm was none other than the middle-aged man in the blue robe. Despite having one arm severed, he snatched the severed arm with lightning speed and hid himself back in the gale.

Han Li’s eyes flickered with a strange light, and he did not chase after the opponent with the black light but retrieved it. The black light disappeared from that spot and appeared in front of Han Li. It was the Demonic Marrow Blade, the flying knife given by the human-shaped puppet.

Afterward, he floated quietly in the blizzard, watching in all directions.

Meanwhile, outside the illusion, the middle-aged man was using several talismans to reattach his severed arm.

“What a truly bizarre magic treasure… It seems that Junior Sister Yo-i was not exaggerating. Is Junior Sister Mong-hyeong alright?”

He roughly patched up his severed arm and immediately turned his head to worry about Baek Mong-hyeong.

“I’m fine. Although my natal magic treasures were damaged, I’ve recovered almost half of them. Still, to think there are flying swords that cannot be dealt with using the Mystic Ice Swords is astonishing. But Senior Brother Hanryeo! It seems that concealing one’s presence with the golden restriction is useless against that person.”

Baek Mong-hyeong’s pale face was strangely flushed, and her voice was hoarse.

“I saw it too. Such a powerful opponent, if it weren’t for the Void Sky Cauldron, we should never have made an enemy of him… But since we’ve already started, we must see it through! I’m already recovering from the injuries caused by the backlash of the heaven and earth’s energy, so I will soon take on that person. If I use my current cultivation and the cold energy of the Dark Jade Cave, I can kill even the most formidable opponent.”

Hanryeo Sang-in said calmly, emitting a navy-blue light from his entire body.

“If we use the cold energy of this place, we won’t be able to open the Dark Jade Cave again for another thousand years?”

The middle-aged man asked in surprise, and Baek Mong-hyeong’s expression also changed, though she didn’t say anything.

“Then is there another way? He is proficient in formations and has endless divine powers and treasures. Not only does he possess the Void Sky Cauldron, but he also has a fan that is a replica of a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure! If we can seize the Void Sky Cauldron, it’s worth sealing the Dark Jade Cave for a thousand years.”

Hanryeo Sang-in analyzed coldly, looking at Han Li within the golden restriction.