Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 909

Han Li slowly descended to the ground. Turning his head, he saw the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain in a corner of the secret chamber. For a hundred years, Han Li had placed the remaining two stone pieces into the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain and had been continuously melting them down.

Perhaps by now, they were almost completely melted.

Han Li reached out his hand. The entire secret chamber shook, and the black mountain slowly flew up, approaching him.

*Koo-roong! Woo-oong!*

As he opened his hand, the black mountain resonated and stopped right in front of him. The Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain looked no different on the surface. However, seeing it fly at his gesture, it was clear that all the foundation stone fragments within the mountain had been fused into one.

Otherwise, even with his increased magic power, it wouldn’t have moved so easily.

He nodded and sent a magic seal towards the small mountain. A blue light flashed, and the magic seal was absorbed into the mountain. Then, the small mountain glowed silver, and silver flames burst out, transforming into a silver firebird in the air.

It was the Spirit Devouring Heavenly Flame. The firebird was definitely smaller than before and looked extremely haggard. It seemed exhausted from melting the foundation stones for over a hundred years.

‘Hmm.’

Seeing this, Han Li felt apologetic and quickly reached out his hand towards the firebird. The firebird flew over and disappeared into his body from the top of his head. It would need a long time to recuperate to regain its former vitality.

Han Li smiled slightly and this time threw a magic seal towards the black mountain. The mountain spun around, disappeared into a gray light, and then reappeared on Han Li’s hand as a miniature mountain.

*Pat.*

The small mountain instantly disappeared, and a silver mountain pattern appeared on the back of his black hand. He had sealed the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain back into his hand.

However, at that moment, Han Li’s expression changed drastically, and he fell to the floor at an incredible speed, almost falling forward.

“Hah!”

Startled, Han Li slightly bent his knees and simultaneously pulled his falling hand with his other hand. He staggered but soon regained his balance.

The moment he sealed the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain in his hand, his arm had become so heavy that he almost fell. He was momentarily shocked and dumbfounded, but after assessing the situation, he found the cause.

Previously, he had used the Hundred Meridian Refinement Technique to unify the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain with his palm, but after fusing the foundation stones, he had not refined it again with the new technique, which had caused this absurd situation.

‘If I want to control the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain as freely as before, I must refine it again with the Hundred Meridian Refinement Technique.’

With this thought, Han Li immediately sat down in a lotus position. A half-foot-sized golden-blue Nascent Soul [a spirit body formed after reaching a certain cultivation level] floated above his skull.

The Nascent Soul formed a hand seal with one hand and, with the palm that had sealed the small mountain, spat out a blue flame from its mouth. The black hand was then engulfed in a blue infant fire.

Han Li closed his eyes, and a golden light flashed behind him as the Vajra Demon Dharma Idol [a manifestation of spiritual power] appeared. The Dharma Idol was also sitting in a lotus position and forming a hand seal, emitting a much deeper golden light than before.

From afar, the three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol looked like a real golden Buddha statue. Another half a year passed as he refined the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain again with the Hundred Meridian Refinement Technique.

It was fortunate that he had done it once before; otherwise, it would have taken much longer.

When the refinement was complete, the Nascent Soul disappeared into Han Li’s body. Although he couldn’t say that the refinement was perfect, his palm was no longer heavy, and he wouldn’t suffer any more.

In the future, he could gradually unify it while keeping the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain sealed in his palm. Han Li swung his arm back and forth, confirming that there was nothing wrong with the hand that had sealed the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain, and he was satisfied.

Only then did Han Li get up and walk towards the door of the secret chamber.

*Koo-roong!*

As Han Li approached, the stone door opened on its own. Outside the secret chamber, a pitch-black dwarf was floating in the air, smiling and looking at him. It was the Second Nascent Soul.

Han Li silently formed a hand seal, and the Second Nascent Soul blurred, turned into a black light, and disappeared into his skull. He closed his eyes and reviewed the events of the past hundred years.

“The demon beasts came again, saying they wanted to meet me?”

Han Li opened his eyes, puzzled. But since it wasn’t something to worry about, he strode towards the main hall. As he turned the corner of the passage and reached the entrance of the main hall, he faintly heard voices.

Han Li raised his eyebrows and walked inside. The moment he did, the conversation stopped, and everyone looked at him, all of them appearing very surprised.

The four demon beasts standing on one side of the main hall were the bull-headed beast, the golden monkey, the three-headed serpent, and the large pig, who had exchanged the Wood Spirit Flower with him back then.

And sitting in the main seat of the hall was a young man wearing a blue robe, smiling. The Soul Puppet, who had been sitting there in ‘Han Li’s’ form, stopped smiling when he saw Han Li and stood up, bowing very respectfully.

“Greetings, Master. Congratulations on reaching a higher realm.”

“Yes, you’ve worked hard.”

Han Li, who had been aware of the situation through the Second Nascent Soul, nodded nonchalantly.

“Simple matters are naturally my responsibility. However, this matter is not simple, so Master must look into it personally.”

The Soul Puppet in ‘Han Li’s’ form replied respectfully and grinned at the demon beasts, who were still too surprised to close their mouths.

Then, he transformed into a half-foot-sized monkey in a black light and jumped onto Han Li, disappearing into his sleeve.

“Now, tell me again why you have come.”

Han Li walked forward, sat in the seat where the Soul Puppet had been, and looked at the four demon beasts.

“We all saw the signs when Senior’s realm rose recently. Congratulations.”

The bull-headed beast calmed his surprised heart and quickly bowed.

“Oh, did you expect me to succeed?”

“Of course. How could someone with such great divine abilities like Senior fail?”

The three-headed serpent also nodded its middle head repeatedly, flattering him. Han Li just chuckled, scanned them, and then hardened his expression.

“You said you would offer some treasures? I don’t have much time, so don’t beat around the bush and explain the reason. What is your purpose?”

His cultivation was currently more than twice that of an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement cultivator, so even his voice had a chilling effect, causing the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy to fluctuate.

The surrounding air changed, and the demon beasts staggered under the immense pressure, almost falling.

“Senior, please calm your anger! We really came to offer treasures and have absolutely no bad intentions.”

The bull-headed beast quickly shouted, raising his magic power.

“Offering treasures for no reason? Then, take out the treasures first. If I like them, I will listen to your story; otherwise, you must leave immediately.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura that had been overwhelming the demon beasts vanished as if it had been washed away. The bull-headed beast quickly winked at the golden monkey.

The monkey hesitated and then took out a pitch-black wooden box and offered it to Han Li. Han Li silently flicked his fingertip.

*Shhh!*

The wooden box instantly landed in his hand.

The lid of the wooden box opened, and the contents were revealed in an instant. A fist-sized crimson fruit had a silver net covering its surface, and a dazzling light flowed from it.

Before the demon beasts could explain, Han Li rubbed the surface of the fruit with two fingers, infusing it with his consciousness.

At first, he showed surprise and curiosity, but at the end, he slightly narrowed his brows. The demon beasts watched his expression, only observing and not daring to speak first.

Only after a moment did Han Li sigh and take his hand off the wooden box.

“A Blood Apricot! You are quite something to have found this.”

Han Li closed the wooden box again and looked at the four demon beasts with a face that seemed to be smiling but wasn’t.

“You recognized the treasure at a glance; you truly have keen insight. We found this in the ruined ancient ruins of the Black Silver Mountain Range. We brought it specifically for you, Senior, so please accept it!”

The bull-headed beast was very surprised that Han Li recognized the identity of the fruit.

“Hmm, if I remember correctly, this has the effect of changing blood and strengthening the body, which is very helpful for demon beasts like you to increase your cultivation. Seeing that you have come with something that is only seen once in a thousand years, the matter you want to ask of me must not be small! It just so happens that I needed something like this, so now tell me your situation.”

Han Li narrowed his eyes and asked calmly. The demon beasts exchanged glances at his calm demeanor, and then the bull-headed beast cleared his throat and stepped forward.

“Since Senior has seen through our hearts, we will not hide it any longer. The reason we came this time is because we have no way to save our lives.”

The bull-headed beast said with a pleading look. However, Han Li’s face did not change. Seeing this, the beast smiled awkwardly and continued cautiously.

“You must know that we have to offer tributes to the Sky-Devouring Clan. However, the spiritual resources of the mountain range are gradually being depleted, making it difficult to meet the required amount of tributes. Therefore, we seek Senior’s help to remove the ‘Nohun’ [a type of parasitic restriction] in our bodies and regain our freedom.

If Senior helps us, we will offer not only the Blood Apricot but also all the other rare materials we have collected. We are skilled at finding rare materials, so you will not be disappointed.”

“Nohun? No wonder you didn’t run away; the Sky-Devouring Clan had placed a restriction on you. Then, I will examine it first and then talk.”

Han Li extended his finger towards the demon beasts, and a golden crystal light shot out.

“… !”

The demon beast was instantly pulled to within a few feet of Han Li and was unable to move in the air. The other three demon beasts were terrified at the sight and took a step back with wary eyes.

However, Han Li didn’t pay attention and examined the beast’s body with his blue-glowing eyes, checking the state of the opponent’s body and soul. Only then did the other demon beasts understand his intentions and breathe a sigh of relief.

But Han Li’s expression became strange, and he smiled lightly.

*Poo-poo-pook!*

From his ten fingers, the sound of air being pierced rang out, and blue crystal threads shot out one after another, piercing the small beast’s body. Then, Han Li chanted a spell and shot out magic seals.

The bull-headed beast then began to convulse.

The blue threads tightly bound a red insect-like shadow within the beast’s body and pulled it out from between the small beast’s eyebrows. It was just a blurry illusion of an insect shadow.

However, the insect shadow twisted and wriggled as it was pulled out halfway. The blue threads shone with spiritual energy, but they could no longer pull the insect shadow.

The small beast’s face contorted in pain, and he could only open and close his mouth before dropping his head and fainting.

Seeing this, Han Li pondered.

He once again made the blue light flicker deep within his eyes and spoke in a low voice. Then, from a blue light behind him, the illusion of a blue roc appeared. The roc raised its head and cried out sharply.

The three demon beasts who were watching this scene had their bodies stiffen at the sound, and their knees buckled, causing them to fall to the floor.

The Roc of the Chaotic Heavens was born with the instinct to devour other demon beasts. Therefore, the mid-level demon beasts could not withstand the pressure emitted by the illusion of the blue roc.

Just then, the blue roc struck the small beast’s forehead like lightning after receiving Han Li’s magic seal.

Then, the stubborn red worm shadow was easily pulled out. The worm shadow went straight into the roc’s belly, chirped sharply once more, and then disappeared.

When the roc disappeared, Han Li examined the bull-headed beast and nodded in satisfaction.

*Poo-poo-pook.*

As he reached out his hand, the blue threads made a sound of air being pierced as they were retracted from the small beast’s body. The moment the blue threads were pulled out, the small beast’s eyelids twitched, but he had not yet regained consciousness.

Han Li narrowed his brows and flicked his sleeve, injecting blue energy into the small beast’s body. Then, the beast regained consciousness and opened his eyes.