The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1052

Chapter 1052: Chapter 1049 Guests Fill the Hall Chapter 1052: Chapter 1049 Guests Fill the Hall “Sure, but it takes a very long time to cultivate Ice Cap Grass. It may take decades, even dozens of years, to refine the Elixir. Can I first use some other Body Refining Pills to exchange for that cultivation experience, and then make up the Ice Heart Pill later? How about that?” The Black Bear Demon hesitated, then said.

“The Protector has other Body Refining Pills? What kind are they, and what specifically are their effects?” Shen Luo's eyes brightened slightly as he asked immediately.

“This pill is called the Thunder Bone Pill, made by blending nineteen types of Precious Spirit Materials with the essence of thunder and lightning. After taking it, one can use the power of thunder and lightning within the pill to temper one's bones and flesh. It is also useful for human cultivators. If combined with a Body Refining Technique, the effect will be even better.” The Black Bear Demon directly took out a Jade Bottle and tossed it over.

Shen Luo caught the bottle with one hand and probed inside with his Divine Sense. He found it was filled with a dozen or so dark gold pills, each adorned with patterns resembling thunder and lightning. Each pill radiated a potent medicinal effect, even surpassing that of the Snow Soul Pill.

“The pills look good, but there are a bit few in number,” Shen Luo said with pleasure, stowing the Jade Bottle away.

“I have over a dozen bottles here, all for you, Friend Shen,” said the Black Bear Demon, waving his hand and sliding over more Jade Bottles.

“If you give them all to me, won't The Protector have no Elixir to consume?” Shen Luo did not immediately accept.

“Given my current Cultivation Realm and physical condition, the Thunder Bone Pill doesn't have much effect on me anymore. You just take them,” the Black Bear Demon said with a wave of his hand.

“If that's the case, I won't hold back,” said Shen Luo as he collected all the pills.

“What about the third request from Friend Shen?” The Black Bear Demon asked.

To exchange just these two conditions for the breakthrough insights of a Taiyi Cultivator was really too cheap.

“As for the third matter, I noticed in the Medicine Garden outside there are Purple Lightning Flowers. I need this Spiritual Material to refine a kind of Talisman. I hope The Protector can gift me some, and also help me find both Phoenix Tail and Moon Star Child Materials,” Shen Luo thought for a moment, then said.

Now that the jade pillow was broken, he no longer had the trump card of summoning his Dream Cultivation. He needed to refine several Earth-Attracting Thunder Talismans as a fallback strategy.

“Agreed.” The Black Bear Demon immediately consented and stood up to go outside and pick Purple Lightning Flowers from the Medicine Garden.

While the Black Bear Demon was away, Shen Luo imprinted his insights and realizations from his breakthrough into the Taiyi Realm within Dreamland on an Ancient and Unadorned Jade Slip. When the Black Bear Demon returned with five Purple Lightning Flowers, Shen Luo handed the jade slip to him.

Receiving the jade slip as if it were a precious treasure, the Black Bear Demon placed it against his forehead, closed his eyes and meditated a good while before bursting into laughter and opening his eyes and thanking Shen Luo profusely.

“The Protector need not act like this. We both took what we needed, and regarding this insight, it is well utilized,” Shen Luo said with a smile.

The two chatted idly for Moments. Shen Luo used some Spiritual Materials he had on him to exchange for some things from the Black Bear Demon, then he took his leave.

The Black Bear Demon sent him off Mount Putuo, watching his Escape Light vanish into the distance with a smile, before the smile slowly disappeared from the corners of his mouth.

He pondered for a moment, did not return to Mount Putuo, but transformed into a black Escape Light and flew toward the direction of the Eastern Sea.

After leaving Mount Putuo, Shen Luo did not hesitate and flew straight toward Chunhua County Town.

Since that year when he left home to go to the Eastern Sea, he had not gone back, mainly out of fear of bringing trouble to his family.

Now that the Demon Clan had vanished and the world was at peace, Shen Luo couldn't wait to return and check on things.

Chunhua County.

With the threat of the disaster of demons gone, the Great Tang Dynasty flourished everywhere. Chunhua County also witnessed a surge in its population; the city walls had expanded by nearly half compared to before, with a bustling and lively atmosphere as people flowed like water and streets bustled with the hustle of carriages and horses.

Located in the East City, the Shen Mansion was one of the top households in Chunhua County, controlling most of the medicinal herb business in our city and even producing several kinds of elixirs with miraculous effects, making a fortune every day.

However, this was just the surface appearance. The few top families of Chunhua County knew that the Shen Family was not merely a business dealing with medicinal herbs. Inside the Shen Mansion, there hid experts with extraordinary abilities who could shatter stones with their fists and split the earth with their feet, far surpassing any ordinary martial artists. At the very core of the Shen Family, there were even genuine cultivators who could breathe fire and summon wind, controlling many extraordinary and mystical methods.

And all of this was said to be related to the Shen Family's eldest young master who had left home many years ago.

Yet the Shen Family's members conducted themselves modestly and had no intention of controlling others; otherwise, the entire Chunhua County would have already been under the Shen Family's rule.

Today, the Shen Mansion was decorated with festive lanterns and colorful banners, with servants and maids busily going in and out as if celebrating a significant event.

An unexpected figure appeared in mid-air above the Shen Family estate, it was Shen Luo.

His body faintly radiated wisps of blue light that distorted the light around him. Though he stood there in mid-air, the servants below in the mansion completely failed to notice his presence.

Shen Luo's expression was complex, and he did not immediately use his Divine Sense to investigate the situation inside the mansion.

Having slept for one hundred years, even though he had left behind cultivation techniques back in the day and later asked Bai Xiaotian to bring some life-extending treasures to his family, his parents had most likely ascended to immortality. He wondered if his junior siblings were still around.

“Forget it, since I'm already here, why hesitate?” he quickly shook his head, released his Divine Sense, and enveloped the entire Shen Mansion, his expression quickly darkening.

As expected, his father and Second Mother had passed away; their spirit tablets were worshipped in the Shen Family's ancestral hall. However, his brother Shen Ci and sister Shen Mumu were still well.

Shen Luo's figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

Inside the Shen Mansion's main hall, Shen Ci, whose hair and beard had all turned white, his face lined with wrinkles, seemed in good spirits. At this moment, he wore a bright red robe for longevity celebrations, and he cheerfully accepted the congratulations of relatives and friends.

Today marked his one hundred and twentieth birthday. As the Grand Ancestor of the Shen Family, the dignitaries from the city had all come to celebrate his longevity.

Nowadays, the Shen Family was led by Shen Ci's grandson Shen Li, already past his fifties, with a tall and broad stature, a black beard, and a commanding presence.

Shen Li managed not only the business affairs but also had high talent in cultivation. He diligently practiced the techniques left by Shen Luo, had achieved the Dao seed, and attained the Early Stage Qi Refining.

Shen Ci, too, had cultivated those techniques in his time, but due to his limited talent, he had not been able to step onto the Immortal Path and was now aged and decrepit.

After bidding farewell to a guest who had come to celebrate his longevity, Shen Ci suddenly raised his hand to his chest and started coughing violently.

“Grandfather!” Shen Li rushed over immediately, excused himself to the surrounding guests, and helped Shen Ci into the inner hall where he administered a milky white pill.

However, Shen Ci's cough did not stop, becoming even more severe, and his brow even revealed an abnormal shade of black.

With a grim face, Shen Li took out a set of golden needles, skillfully inserted them into more than a dozen acupuncture points on Shen Ci's chest and back, which gradually brought the coughing to a halt.

“I'm alright now. Don't worry; don't all stay here, there are still guests outside,” said Shen Ci after catching his breath, managing a faint smile.