Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 692

Hearing the continuous good news, Han Li was inwardly pleased.

But even better news was that Song Yeo-in had found a disciple with a strong innate consciousness ten years ago.

While Han Li was in seclusion, this disciple had been cultivating alone within the sect. He was a dual-spiritual root cultivator with decent aptitude.

Han Li immediately summoned him.

Unexpectedly, he was a slightly frail-looking boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Han Li personally tested the boy and found that his spiritual sense was indeed twice as strong as other cultivators of his age. His personality also seemed cautious and quiet, which pleased him.

Without hesitation, he asked the boy on the spot if he would like to accept him as his master.

The boy, named ‘Seok Gyeon,’ already knew who Han Li was. Hearing that the number one cultivator of Tiannan was willing to take him as a disciple, he was overjoyed.

Without hesitation, he knelt before him and became Han Li’s disciple.

Han Li took the boy to Jamo Peak, arranged a residence for him on the mountainside, and gave him a copy of the Great Evolution Scripture.

He told the boy that he must cultivate the Great Evolution Technique, but he could choose any other techniques he desired from within it. He would not interfere otherwise.

Any technique or secret art left behind in the Great Evolution Scripture by a genius like the Great Evolution Divine Lord would be invaluable.

Of course, Han Li provided the Qi Refining disciple with ample elixirs and called Jeon Geum-ah, who had joined earlier, to guide Seok Gyeon for a while.

Jeon Geum-ah, who was born with the Dragon Vein physique [a rare physique that enhances cultivation], should have had difficulty cultivating, but thanks to the large amount of elixirs provided by the human-shaped puppet, she was able to reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment in a hundred years.

It seemed that, as Han Li had expected, breaking through to Core Formation was not impossible.

Having taken the boy as his disciple, Han Li felt as if he had resolved one of his concerns.

Before the Great Evolution Divine Lord passed away, hadn’t he asked him to find a disciple in his stead and pass on the Great Evolution Scripture?

As soon as the boy reached the Core Formation stage, he planned to give him a powerful treasure and send him to the extreme west to reclaim the position of the Heavenly Bamboo Sect’s leader and continue the lineage of the Great Evolution Divine Lord.

Furthermore, Mo Pae-ryeong, who resided on Jamo Peak, had greatly improved her cultivation by learning the Eomwol Sect’s secret techniques passed down by Nangong Wan, and she had now reached the late stage of Core Formation.

It seemed that she was cultivating day and night to accumulate her magical power, aiming to reach the peak of the late stage as soon as possible and advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, Han Li was not very optimistic about it.

It wasn’t because Mo Pae-ryeong’s aptitude was lacking, but because when cultivators condense their Nascent Soul, they needed fortuitous encounters and harmony with the heavens [a concept emphasizing luck and fate in cultivation].

No matter how hard Mo Pae-ryeong tried, if she didn’t have the necessary luck, condensing her Nascent Soul would be a distant dream.

After overseeing the various matters within the sect, Han Li finally left the Cloud Dream Mountain Range and flew towards Yue Country.

According to the news from Ryung Ok-ryeong, the situation in the Star Palace was not good.

It seemed that they were being pushed back by the Rebel Alliance. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have used the Myriad Mile Talisman [a communication talisman for long distances] to ask for his help.

He returned to the underground cave within the great canyon where the ancient teleportation array was located.

The previous teleportation array had already been destroyed by him, but he planned to restore it to cross over to the Chaotic Star Sea.

Fortunately, only two Qi Refining disciples were guarding this place, so if he set up a simple concealment formation, there wouldn’t be any trouble.

Han Li grabbed one of the storage pouches and threw it into the air.

The storage pouch spun around, emitting a white light towards the ground.

When the light faded, a pile of materials, mostly spirit stones and strange rocks, had accumulated up to his waist.

Han Li gestured, and the storage pouch emitted a white light once more.

This time, about a dozen formation flags and discs appeared, floating in the air and emitting various colors of light.

As he chanted an incantation and flicked his sleeve, the formation artifacts simultaneously turned into light and disappeared into various parts of the cave. A large amount of white mist surged up, instantly covering Han Li.

Now, even if someone passed by this place, they would think the cave was empty.

The restriction created by the formation completely concealed Han Li and the materials.

Han Li began to move busily within it.

With his formation skills and sufficient materials, it didn’t take long. In just two days, a new ancient teleportation array was created in the corner of the cave.

Han Li examined it carefully and then threw in a hand seal.

Immediately, a white light flashed in the center of the array, and the teleportation array hummed. Soon, the light spread to other parts of the array, but then it dimmed.

‘There’s nothing wrong.’

Han Li was pleased and immediately stepped onto it.

However, as he was about to activate the array, he scanned the cave and hesitated for a moment before touching a spirit beast pouch at his waist.

Sss sss sss.

A white blizzard of energy erupted from within.

Twelve pure white centipedes appeared, riding the blizzard. Each was about a foot long and had four wings, making them look ferocious.

Han Li released the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes and chanted an incantation, throwing a hand seal.

The spirit insects shrank to the size of a palm and emitted a cold air from their mouths, surrounding themselves. After a while, they transformed into twelve crystal-like beads.

He flicked his fingers, sending blue threads into each bead, and the blue threads instantly disappeared into the ice beads.

The beads immediately vanished into the ground without Han Li needing to cast any spells.

Only then did he nod.

If twelve Rank 7 spirit insects guarded this place, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have difficulty easily damaging the teleportation array.

He no longer hesitated and activated the teleportation array, disappearing into the white light.

* * *

Feeling darkness and dizziness, Han Li appeared on an unknown small island far from Tiannan.

He regained his senses and looked around, but everything was the same as before he left. It seemed that no one had discovered this place yet.

Han Li walked out of the teleportation array and slashed his hand in the air.

Bang!

A golden light flashed, and the teleportation array was split in two. Han Li then left the stone chamber.

Shortly after, a blue streak of light flew up from the island, turned towards a certain direction, and then vanished in a flash.

* * *

Han Li passed by many islands on his way to Heavenly Star City, but he didn’t stop or rest for a moment.

However, he soon noticed that the cultivators passing by seemed very busy, and when they encountered unfamiliar groups, they were very wary of each other.

The tense atmosphere alone was enough to tell how turbulent the Chaotic Star Sea had become.

The closer he got to Heavenly Star City, the more cultivators he saw flying by, and they were not just confronting each other but also engaging in bloody battles.

They attacked each other without hesitation, showing a clear intention to kill.

At first, he didn’t pay much attention, but as these scenes became more frequent, he realized that most of them were related to the war between the Star Palace and the Rebel Alliance.

Although the Rebel Alliance had the upper hand, there were many sects and forces deeply connected to the Star Palace, which had ruled the Chaotic Star Sea for a long time.

They usually didn’t show any signs, but when the Star Palace’s survival was at stake, they all surfaced.

This meant that the Star Palace was truly facing a life-or-death crisis.

Otherwise, the Star Palace, with its long history, would not easily reveal its strength.

Of course, he had no intention of getting involved in the war between the Star Palace and the Rebel Alliance without understanding the situation in the Chaotic Star Sea.

He was flying through the sky as a blue streak of light when his expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards a certain direction.

Then, he instantly changed direction and shot towards that place.

With his cultivation, using his full speed, the blue light only flashed a few times before he had already arrived more than ten miles away.

He scanned below with a strange expression.

A gray-robed old man and a grim-looking giant were fiercely fighting using a yellow flying sword and a blue ring magic treasure. Both were at the mid-stage of Core Formation, and the power of their magic treasures was similar, so they were evenly matched.

In Han Li’s view, if they didn’t take out special treasures or use secret techniques to decide the outcome, the fight would last for more than half a day.

Moreover, it was unlikely that one side would overwhelmingly win, and it was obvious that the losing side would probably run away in anger.

However, when Han Li appeared above them, both the old man and the middle-aged man were startled and stopped fighting, looking up at him.

They scanned each other with their spiritual senses, and their expressions changed.

He had concealed his cultivation to appear as an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, but even so, he was an overwhelming presence to Core Formation cultivators.

They immediately retracted their magic treasures and bowed respectfully.

“I am Pilson of Fallen Soul Island. May I know your esteemed name, Senior? Please, just give us your orders.”

The middle-aged giant also bowed to Han Li and said similar words.

“It doesn’t matter who I am. I’ve just been away for a long time and have come to ask a few questions.”

“We will answer anything we know.”

Hearing that he only wanted to ask questions, the two cultivators were relieved, and the old man answered first with discernment.

Han Li nodded at his words and asked what had happened in the Chaotic Star Sea over the past hundred years.

The old man and the middle-aged giant assumed that Han Li was an old Nascent Soul monster who had emerged from seclusion after a long time, and they answered honestly.

At that time, the demon beasts of the outer sea had driven the human cultivators off the islands and taken control, trying to drive all the humans out of the surrounding islands.

Soon, a large-scale battle broke out between humans and demon beasts around a dozen islands in the outer sea.

Neither the Star Palace nor the Rebel Alliance were heavily involved in the war. Instead, the scattered cultivators and small and medium-sized sects with vested interests in the related islands joined forces and fought mainly around the islands with teleportation arrays.

Of course, it was a battle in name only. The human cultivators were trapped on the islands and could only defend themselves by relying on the power of the restrictions they had set up in advance.

Those who could participate in such matters had at least a Foundation Establishment cultivation, and more than tens of thousands of them participated. Each island was defended by more than 5,000 to 6,000 cultivators.

As soon as the battle began, all the islands were surrounded by layers of low-level demon beasts, creating an impenetrable siege that chilled the human cultivators. In the end, they couldn’t hold out for more than a few days, and within half a month, more than a dozen islands had failed to defend themselves.

Even without the high-level demon beasts of the Transformation stage, the endless waves of low-level demon beasts broke through the restrictions and attacked the islands.

The remaining cultivators in the outer sea found it difficult to fight against the overwhelming demon beasts, and the human cultivators had no choice but to retreat to the inner sea, destroying the teleportation arrays as they went.

Once again, the outer sea became the domain of the demon beasts.

Of course, it was unlikely that the human cultivators had completely given up on the outer sea.

After hundreds or thousands of years, the human cultivators would once again target the outer sea.

The endless demon beast cores and materials there were essential resources for the cultivation world of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Another noteworthy piece of news was that the Heavenly Star Twins had already passed away decades ago.

Before the couple died, that is, one day decades ago.

They had stormed the Rebel Alliance’s headquarters and used the power of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light [a powerful magnetic force] to kill several Nascent Soul demonic cultivators in succession. Then, Man Sam-go and Yukdo Geuk-seong, who were discussing matters in a secret chamber, came out to confront them.

Man Sam-go and Yukdo Geuk-seong, the top demonic cultivators, firmly believed that the Heavenly Star Twins could not leave the influence of the Yuan Magnetic Mountain, so all the cultivators were shocked.

The Heavenly Star Twins activated all sorts of bizarre secret techniques and instantly detonated the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light they had been storing in their bodies for hundreds of years. The enormous power scattered most of the Rebel Alliance’s headquarters into ashes.

Man Sam-go and Yukdo Geuk-seong, who were close to them, were unable to even escape with their Nascent Souls and died instantly.

Both the Rebel Alliance and the Star Palace lost their most powerful cultivators at the same time, but at that time, the Rebel Alliance suffered much more severe damage.

Due to that incident, most of the elders and Core Formation cultivators had died.