Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 687

“But this demon race’s Nine Transformations of Gale is quite interesting. But the reason you’re showing this to this old man, is it because Fellow Cultivator is also interested?”

The young man looked at Han Li, a smile playing on his lips as he gazed at the book. He was holding the demon race cultivation method that Han Li had obtained from So Chwi-in and her grandfather long ago.

Inside, there were incantations that concealed an unknown energy and a cultivation method written in demon race characters. Only after Han Li had learned the related characters did he realize that the cultivation method was for a demon race cultivator in the form of a bird.

It was a cultivation method that was difficult to practice unless one was born with wings and the strong body of a demon race.

“The power of the Nine Transformations of Gale is indeed extraordinary! Although I possess the Wind Thunder Wings, I don’t know the incantations to utilize them. This cultivation method is mainly focused on movement techniques, so I think there might be something I can learn. Could Heavenly Orchid Fellow Cultivator modify the cultivation method a little so that I can practice it? If you help me, I will let you examine the Golden Jade Book first. Anyway, the content is too profound, so it’s difficult to gain enlightenment right now.”

Han Li calmly stated what he wanted.

“This cultivation method is a precious movement technique incantation, so it’s understandable that you, who possess the Wind Thunder Wings, would covet it. However, in order to unleash such divine abilities, you must have a powerful body like a demon race. I know that you have learned a body refinement incantation to strengthen your body, making it stronger than ordinary human cultivators, but that’s not enough.”

“If it’s just a little lacking, I will overcome it. In the past, when I obtained the Buddhist cultivation method, the Vajra Body [Diamond Body], and cultivated it one level at a time, I felt my body becoming much stronger. I have already cultivated to the second level, so if I cultivate to the third level, I will be able to meet the minimum requirements to learn the Nine Transformations of Gale.”

Han Li spoke of what he had thought of in advance.

“A Buddhist cultivation method called the Vajra Body?”

“What’s wrong?”

“How many levels does that cultivation method have in total?”

“It has a total of seven levels.”

“Is this a coincidence…? It just so happens that I also know a body refinement incantation that originated from Buddhism, and it is also made up of seven levels.”

The young man wore a strange smile.

“The Buddhist cultivation method I mentioned is more common than the Five Elements Foundation Cultivation Method that one learns during the Qi Refining stage. Anyone in the Spirit Realm knows about it.”

“Everyone knows about it, you say…”

Han Li vaguely understood what the young man was saying and was startled.

“This Buddhist cultivation method can be practiced even by mortals without spiritual roots in the Spirit Realm. If mortals practice this cultivation method to the third level or higher and wield special weapons, they can fight on par with low-level cultivators or demon beasts. If they practice it to the fifth level or higher… low-level cultivators or demon beasts wouldn’t dare to touch them.”

“Are you joking right now? How can a mortal be comparable to a cultivator?”

“You’ll know when you go to the Spirit Realm. Why would I say more? But let me tell you a little bit. In the Spirit Realm, mortals also form an important force. A long time ago, some smart mortals gathered and found a way to use external spiritual energy without relying on the power of basic cultivation methods, which is called body refinement.

There were even cases where outstanding mortals killed high-level cultivators or powerful demon beasts! What I mentioned is a cultivation method called the Vajra Body. It’s one of the most common body refinement cultivation methods that mortals practice.”

“Even so, they can’t be compared to cultivators, can they? They wouldn’t be able to use most of the spells or handle magic tools.”

“That’s right. Mortals are just mortals after all. No matter how much they cultivate, they don’t have spiritual roots, so they can’t walk the path of cultivation, and their lifespan is only about a hundred years! Even if they happen to obtain treasures or elixirs that extend their lifespan, they will only live a little over a hundred years.

However, in the Spirit Realm, it is believed that spiritual roots can be created after birth, so if someone who has practiced body refinement later obtains spiritual roots, their potential is said to be limitless. The Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, one of the three emperors of the human race, was originally a famous figure among mortals who later developed spiritual roots and became a cultivator.”

Han Li stroked his chin and remained silent at the young man’s words.

“Well, there’s no need to worry about this right now. The reason why mortals in the Spirit Realm can perform such feats is because the spiritual energy there is much more concentrated than in the lower realms. This place is lacking in spiritual energy compared to other lower realms due to the invasion of the Demon Realm in the past, so even if mortals obtain such cultivation methods, it will be difficult for them to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.”

“Other lower realms? Does that mean that the Human Realm is not just this one?”

Han Li was startled by the young man’s explanation.

“There are at least 800 lower realms like this one that belong to our Spirit Realm. Usually, human or demon race cultivators who have cultivated in these lower realms ascend to the Spirit Realm on their own. Of course, not many people from this Human Realm have entered the Spirit Realm over the years, but many lower realms that have not been invaded by the Demon Realm have succeeded.

The reason why I specifically targeted this Human Realm and descended as an avatar is firstly because the spiritual energy is scarce, making it easy to avoid the Great Tribulation, and secondly because no one would expect me to be hiding in such a place.”

Han Li was taken aback by those words.

Previously, he thought that the Human Realm was the only one, so the Spirit Realm helped to repel the demons with great effort, but after hearing what Heavenly Orchid Fellow Cultivator said, it was clear that there was another reason.

“Anyway, there’s no point in knowing too much about the Spirit Realm right now, so let’s talk about the Vajra Body. Although it’s something that mortals without spiritual roots practice, it’s said to be very difficult to cultivate even in the Spirit Realm. It’s so difficult that most mortals only cultivate to the first level to have a healthy body, let alone the fifth level or even the third level.

The pain of rebirth that one has to endure to cultivate to the second level is difficult for ordinary people to bear. Still, if one reaches a certain level, they will gain a strong body that is not inferior to demon beasts. The cultivator’s Vajra Body is a cultivation method that I’ve never heard of before, but it might be related to this cultivation method. There aren’t many Buddhist body refinement cultivation methods.”

“That might be the case. The Vajra Body is also not easy to cultivate.”

“If you give me a jade slip, I will copy the incantations of the Vajra Body for you. If it’s the same as what you have, it doesn’t matter, but if it’s different, you can choose one of the two to practice.”

“Then, please trouble Heavenly Orchid Fellow Cultivator.”

Han Li had no reason to refuse such a good offer, so he quickly flipped his palm and took out a jade slip. The young man, who received the jade slip, slowly closed his eyes and began to copy the incantations.

However, the smile on Han Li’s face disappeared, and a copper fragment and some cultivation method incantations flashed through his mind. It was the Brahma Saint True Fragment he had obtained a long time ago and the incantations of the Heaven Piercing Devil Art that Man Hoja had told him.

He had long since concluded that everything from the Brahma Saint True Fragment, a cultivation method for the demon race, to the Vajra Body, all originated from the demonic arts of the Demon Realm.

One was the beginning part, which was about training the foundation of the body, and the other was the last part, which was the incantation to use divine abilities. The middle part was missing, but the moment Man Hoja told him the incantations of the Heaven Piercing Devil Art, Han Li realized that it was the missing middle part of the cultivation method.

He didn’t know why it became the highest-level demonic art of the demonic path under the name of the Heaven Piercing Devil Art. In this way, he unknowingly gathered a complete set of cultivation method incantations.

Moreover, since he had to learn the Vajra Body to learn the incantations of the Nine Transformations of Gale, he even thought that an unknown force was leading him to cultivate the incantations of the Brahma Saint True Fragment.

After a short while, the young man above the cauldron opened his eyes and stretched out one hand, sending out a yellow light. Han Li flicked his sleeve and pulled the jade slip with the copied incantations towards him.

“Let’s check the incantations first and then talk.”

Han Li nodded at the young man’s words and infused his consciousness into the jade slip to check the contents. After a while, Han Li sighed and withdrew his consciousness.

“Is it the same cultivation method as the Vajra Body?”

“Yes, except for the method of injecting spiritual energy into the body, the rest is almost the same.”

“Then that’s good. If you plan to learn the Nine Transformations of Gale, you should first learn the third level of the Vajra Body. In the meantime, I will modify my Nine Transformations of Gale to make it suitable for you to learn! Anyway, the Wind Thunder Wings are a magic treasure, so it’s difficult to handle them like your own limbs. When that time comes, don’t forget to give me the promised Golden Jade Book.”

“I won’t break my promise, so please rest assured. By the way, are you not going to take the Emperor Flow Paste?”

Han Li, who was smiling lightly, pointed to the three magic tools behind him.

“The Emperor Flow Paste is very important for the demon race when they transform because it develops the intelligence of demon beasts. It’s also very good for human cultivators to consume because it widens the meridians throughout the body. However, you can’t consume too much at once, and it can’t be stored for more than a month, so it’s useless to me. Fellow Cultivator is planning to learn the Vajra Body, so it will be helpful.”

The young man shook his head as he looked at the gourd.

“Then, I will take it without any shame.”

Han Li smiled and flicked his sleeve, taking the bowl and jade bottle. And after a while, he formed a hand seal and his eyes shone, and another Han Li appeared strangely from one side of the secret room.

As soon as he appeared in the secret room, he immediately pulled the gourd on the floor and disappeared again with a flash of silver light. The young man’s face showed a hint of surprise at the sight, but he didn’t say anything and greeted Han Li before disappearing into the cauldron.

Han Li looked at the jade slip in his hand, then put his two hands together, and the jade slip flew somewhere. Then, he sat cross-legged with a calm face and closed his eyes.

At the same time, a silver light shot out from Han Li’s residence, flashed a few times, and entered and exited the restrictions inside the Falling Cloud Sect.

Han Li, who had entered the secret room, did not come out easily, and occasionally, a silver streak of light would shoot out and disappear somewhere. In a short time, a few days, and in a long time, about a month, the silver streak of light would return to the Mother Peak.

In this way, two years had passed.

* * *

The giant cultivation sects of the Southern Heaven Cultivation Realm were once again stirred up by the invitations sent by the Falling Cloud Sect.

This time, surprisingly, the Great Elder of the Falling Cloud Sect, the number one cultivator in the Southern Heaven, was inviting the Nascent Soul stage elders to a grand ceremony to formally accept an unknown Nascent Soul stage female cultivator as his partner.

The Nascent Soul stage elders, who did not know the situation, were startled.

Han Li was now the only great cultivator with a unique reputation in the Southern Heaven, so no one could refuse the invitation, and even the three great cultivators who were in seclusion, although they could not come out themselves, sent their disciples to send precious gifts.

For the few days that the ceremony was held, the Cloud Dream Mountain Range was covered with colorful and beautiful energy. Pavilions emitting various lights suddenly appeared in various parts of the mountain range, and the flowers and trees of the mountain range bloomed at the same time due to the influence of the restrictions.

The Cloud Dream Mountain, which emitted a blue aura, was like a fairyland.

The three sects of the Cloud Dream Mountain prepared for the ceremony even more grandly and magnificently than when Han Li became a great cultivator in order to win his favor. For a few days, in addition to the invited cultivators, cultivators from small and medium-sized forces and unknown hermits flocked to the Cloud Dream Mountain.

As a result, about 5,000 to 6,000 cultivators, mainly high-level cultivators, gathered, making it the largest ceremony in the Southern Heaven. The situation had changed since Han Li had gained the reputation of being the number one cultivator in the Southern Heaven.

Since he had the power to overwhelm two great cultivators alone, every sect could not help but feel a chill in their hearts. Therefore, whether they had been in contact with the Falling Cloud Sect before or not, they tried to build relationships whenever they had the chance.

Han Li appeared at the ceremony with Nangong Wan, stayed for a while to express his gratitude, shared the nuptial wine on the spot, and then left abruptly.

After that, everything was managed by Lye Rok. Elder Lye, as an experienced cultivator, managed the rest of the ceremony very splendidly and boisterously even without the main character.

After three or four days, the ceremony finally came to an end.