Bachelor [EN]: Chapter 92

While Han Li headed towards the quiet mountains in the southeast, three disciples were vying for the two Violet Spirit Flowers that Han Li had obtained.

However, these Violet Spirit Flowers were not a pale blue but a vibrant purple, reaching the peak of beauty, and they emitted a strong fragrance.

In front of the two extraordinary flowers, a monstrous deer with roots as red as burning fire lay dead in a pool of blood, its head separated from its body.

Some distance away from the seemingly long-dead demonic beast, three people wearing different attire stood in a triangle formation. None of them moved first, showing that they were wary of the other two.

“What’s the meaning of this? I killed the Blazing Horn Deer, so the spirit herb is mine,” one of them finally spoke, his face full of anger. The speaker was a young man in his twenties, wearing navy blue clothes, with a slender figure. He held a blue trident in one hand and a yellow bead in the other. Both items emitted a dazzling spiritual energy, clearly top-grade magic tools. It seemed he had indeed defeated the extraordinary demonic beast alone.

“Fellow Daoist Do, I didn’t expect to meet you again this year. It seems our fates are quite intertwined!” This time, it was an ordinary old man in a green robe, holding a staff, who spoke. He had a very kind expression and ignored the young man’s words, instead addressing a middle-aged Daoist.

“Indeed. I also didn’t expect to encounter this benefactor again this year,” the Daoist replied, carrying a simple longsword in its scabbard on his back, with a very calm expression. He didn’t even glance at the young man.

The young man from the Heavenly Firmament Pavilion was furious. Since childhood, he had been treated with respect everywhere due to his exceptional talent and good family background. When had he ever been so ignored?

But these two were humiliating him right in front of his face, which made him seethe with anger. Before he could argue, the old man’s words to the Daoist changed his expression.

“Let’s not dwell on the past. Since there are only two spirit herbs here, it would be perfect if Fellow Daoist and I each took one.”

Without wasting words, the old man directly proposed an alliance with the Pure Void Valley Daoist. The middle-aged Daoist showed no surprise, remained silent for a moment, and then agreed.

“That would be good. The people gathered here are of similar strength, so fighting would only lead to mutual destruction. I have no objections to that.”

The young man, who had heard everything clearly, was both angry and surprised. If those two joined forces, he had little chance of winning, no matter how powerful his magic tools were.

Still, he was unwilling to give up the spirit herbs in front of him. He quickly thought and suddenly retreated, rushing towards the spirit herbs. He grabbed one of them and immediately started running.

“Do you have a death wish!” Just as the young man started to move, the old man in the green robe’s face hardened, and he threw the staff he was holding.

The staff transformed into a streak of green light, chasing after the young man. It was so fast that it blocked the young man’s path in a flash.

The young man was greatly shocked and couldn’t figure out what kind of magic tool was so fast.

But since he had already made his decision, he didn’t think any further. He sent the blue trident in his hand to deal with the green light while he continued to run. He was not going to retreat without getting the spirit herb.

“It’s too late. If you don’t put down the spirit herb and run, this old monk will have no choice but to break the precept against killing!” Just as the young man took two steps, the Daoist’s calm voice came from right behind him.

The voice sounded as if he was standing right behind him, making the young man feel like his soul was leaving his body. His face drained of color, he turned his head and saw the Daoist standing above him, smiling.

The young man, with a pale face, dropped the spirit herb and ran madly towards the outside of the valley without a word.

He didn’t even think about turning back. He realized that the difference in strength between him and the two was too great, and if he tried to take the spirit herb again, he would die. It was a miracle that they were letting him live.

“Hehe! Fellow Daoist’s Spirit Fox Step [a movement technique] is truly amazing. It’s reached a truly exquisite level!” The old man was surprised that the Daoist had let the young man go, but he didn’t stop him and instead praised him.

“It’s just a trivial skill,” the Daoist replied leisurely, looking in the direction where the young man had disappeared.

“Benefactor, isn’t it strange that this old monk let that person go?” “Hehe! It is a bit. I was a little greedy for that fellow’s useful magic tool,” the middle-aged Daoist was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked this. The old man also did not hide his thoughts and answered honestly.

“It would be best to give up that idea. That person is someone you shouldn’t kill,” the Daoist frowned and warned. The old man in the green robe looked puzzled but didn’t ask for the reason. Since the conversation had reached this point, it was clear that the reason would be revealed if he waited. The Daoist continued.

“That person is related to Ma Yunlong of the Heavenly Firmament Pavilion, so it’s best not to provoke him.”

The old man was surprised and asked with interest, “Are you talking about that Ma Yunlong from the Heavenly Firmament Pavilion who is said to have a chance of reaching the Core Formation stage [a major cultivation breakthrough] in a hundred years?”

“Who else could it be? I’ve seen him a few times before, and the Falling Dust Bead in the young man’s hand was his natal magic tool [a magic tool closely tied to one’s life force]. There’s no way my eyes could be wrong, so that young man is related to Ma Yunlong. It’s best not to provoke him.”

“I see. Thanks to Fellow Daoist’s guidance, I avoided a big mistake. Well, let’s quickly take the spirit herbs and leave. We can’t wait for uninvited guests to arrive, can we?” The old man finally recovered from his surprise and suggested. Naturally, the Daoist agreed, and they each took one of the Violet Spirit Flowers and immediately parted ways. Similar events were happening in other places as well. However, the conflicts in other places were much more intense than this peaceful one.

On a mountain ridge in the Illusionary Shape Mountain, four people were divided into two groups, each using their magic tools to fight. Among them, a man and a woman wearing yellow clothes appeared to be disciples of the Yellow Wind Valley.

The man looked to be about 40 years old and had the air of a scholar. He held a giant brush emitting silver light in one hand and a golden book emitting golden light in the other. As he wielded and cast spells with them, the whole area was filled with silver and gold, causing the two opponents behind him to sweat profusely.

The beautiful woman was providing support attacks with flying sword magic tools that were navy blue and yellow, but anyone with an eye for it could tell that her skills were far inferior to her companion and even her opponents, and she was not much help. Her superior companion had to help her several times. And their opponents were not from the same sect.

One was an ugly man who had a green light shield above his head and was using flying snakes as thick as bowls and a swarm of large yellow wasps to block the Yellow Wind Valley man’s golden attacks, going wild. Unexpectedly, it was Zhong Wu, with whom Han Li had exchanged information. The other was a handsome young man with a gentle appearance, who seemed to be a disciple of the Fire Dao Sect, judging by his blue clothes.

In front of him, two red flying daggers were dancing, emitting four rays of light, which were clearly not ordinary magic tools. However, the flying daggers, which were originally offensive magic tools, were now doing their best to block the attacks of the silver brush that were falling like stars, forming two wheel-shaped light barriers.

“Stop! Let’s stop! We two have lost. Since the Jin family’s skills are so fierce, the spirit herbs in this stone chamber are now yours,” unable to hold on any longer, the Fire Dao Sect young man spoke and conceded defeat. The ugly man, Zhong Wu, showed a displeased expression but didn’t stop him, which was the same as agreeing with the young man’s words. He immediately called back the flying snakes and wasps.

“Hmph! Do you think we’ll stop just because you say so? Can we let you off so easily!” The weakest of the Yellow Wind Valley, the woman, brushed the hair from her face behind her ear and shouted as if she couldn’t let them go. She had been constantly pushed back until just now, so her words were not going to be pleasant.

“Then what do you want? Surely you don’t want to kill us all? Do you think you can do that!” The Fire Dao Sect young man was furious at those words and shouted, but it was a high-pitched scream that made the other three people listening get goosebumps.

“Of course not. My Seventh Sister is just saying that out of anger, so you two should leave quickly. This Jin will definitely not try to hold you back,” the middle-aged Yellow Wind Valley man frowned and immediately stopped the woman’s rude words. Then, with a calm expression, he explained to Zhong Wu and the others.

“Haha, Brother Jin is indeed the eldest son of the Jin family, and his demeanor is different from that girl. Then we will take our leave now,” the Fire Dao Sect young man suddenly regained his composure and returned to a normal man’s voice. The difference between the sharp voice of the woman and the low voice of the young man was so great that the others found it strange. After speaking, the young man and Zhong Wu looked at the inside of the stone chamber with regret and then disappeared with heavy hearts.

“Big Brother, why did you let those two go? We could have killed them if we had pushed a little harder!” The beautiful woman watched the two disappear and finally couldn’t help but turn to the middle-aged man.

“Seventh Sister, why have you become so aggressive after that incident! You want to kill people at the drop of a hat. Do you even know who those two are? They are from quite famous and prestigious families. Even though they are not as powerful as our Yan and Jin families, we shouldn’t look down on them. It’s not good to make enemies so easily!

Besides, even if we really wanted to kill them, there’s a high chance we wouldn’t succeed! The power of the book and silver brush may have put them in a crisis on the surface, but that’s only when they don’t think about escaping. If we really tried to kill them, they would notice and run away. Then, no matter how powerful my book and silver brush are, what could I do to them? In the end, we would only create unnecessary enemies!” The middle-aged man from Yellow Wind Valley first scolded the woman with affection and then explained the reason why he didn’t try to kill them, trying to enlighten her.

“That’s right, Seventh Sister! After that Lu family guy tried to harm you, he hasn’t shown his face again, so he was probably killed by the person who saved you. If that’s the case, then it’s Lu’s fate. If not, he would have suffered a fate worse than death! But we need to investigate the identity of the person who saved you. I checked if any of our sect’s disciples who could be a threat to Lu had left, but there was no one. Lu’s insignificant magic power is one thing, but that Azure Flood Dragon [a powerful magic tool] is a top-grade magic tool, so anyone who could save you from his hands must be quite strong. Could it really have been a passing cultivator who wasn’t from our sect?” The person the woman called Big Brother’s tone became gentle. It turned out that this woman called Seventh Sister was the icy Jin Shimei. However, she showed her old self only to her Big Brother, and as soon as she heard his words, she blushed with embarrassment and acted spoiled.

“Tch! Why talk about that guy? He saved me and then left me in the wilderness and ran away with my Foundation Establishment Pill [a pill that helps cultivators advance]. He’s probably not a good person,” her tone showed her dissatisfaction with him. In fact, the reason she was so embarrassed and angry was that whenever she thought of him, she would become confused and remember that awkward night when she was naked and burning like fire.

Moreover, she still remembered the clumsy hands that had touched her whole body and the man’s breathing that had come from him.

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