The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1173

Chapter 1173: Chapter 1170: Healing Chapter 1173: Chapter 1170: Healing Shen Luo excavated a simple cave dwelling in a hidden part of the mountain wall and took shelter there with Little White Dragon.

Wu Man'er took Little White Dragon from Shen Luo's hands, busily administered medicine, dressed the wounds, and cast healing spells.

Shen Luo was not adept at healing, so he released Yuanyuan from the Qiankun Bag and let it assist Wu Man'er while he went outside the cave to set up prohibitions to conceal the cave dwelling.

To be on the safe side, he even set up the Liangyi Micro-dust Array outside, which took him half an hour to complete.

When he returned to the cave, his brows immediately furrowed.

He saw that half of Ao Lie's body was still in the same state, and though the blood had barely stopped flowing, the wound had not healed at all.

“How could this be?” Shen Luo asked with a grave expression.

“A very strange power is entrenched in Elder Ao Lie's wound, firmly adhering to the flesh and blood and blocking my healing,” Wu Man'er said slowly.

She had set up an array on the ground that closely resembled the Divine Wood Graceful Language Great Array she had set up in Wuzhuang View before, only much smaller in scale.

The array enshrouded Little White Dragon's body, with green light flashing within, seemingly expelling the weird force within Little White Dragon's body.

“Weird force… Could it be Demonic Qi? If it is, I can help you deal with it,” Shen Luo asked again.

“It's not Demonic Qi. Otherwise, I would have already asked for Brother Shen's help. It's an energy similar to Yin Sha Qi but very different from ordinary Yin Qi. I've never seen it before,” Wu Man'er replied.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo activated his Divine Sense to carefully sense Little White Dragon's body and soon detected the alien energy within. Indeed, it was extremely odd, chilling to the bone, yet not the same as Yin Qi.

After a moment of pondering, he formed a hand seal and summoned the Slayer's Broken Sword, channeling the Pure Yang Power within it into Little White Dragon's body.

Little White Dragon's body immediately displayed a layer of golden light, as the vast Pure Yang Power coursed through its meridians, attempting to expel that chilling power.

But just as Wu Man'er had said, that power was firmly attached to the flesh and blood near Little White Dragon's wounds, and no matter how the Pure Yang Power surged, it remained immovable.

“What is this power, so odd?” Shen Luo murmured to himself.

“I am not very skilled in curing injuries. Given the current situation, does Friend Wu have any good strategies?” he then turned to ask Wu Man'er.

“There's no other way now. The array I've set up can slowly expel that chilling force, but it will take about a month in total,” Wu Man'er explained.

“If it takes a month, then a month it shall be. With the Nine-Headed Insect's overwhelming strength, we stand no chance of obtaining the Divine Tree Essence without curing Senior Ao Lie,” Shen Luo said resignedly.

“Alright, then I will begin casting spells immediately, but I must not be disturbed by anyone during the process,” Wu Man'er stated.

“Then I'll go outside and carve out another secret chamber,” Shen Luo said as he stood up and quickly excavated another stone chamber on the stone wall outside. Just as he was about to sit down, his expression suddenly changed and he waved his sleeve.

A blue light shot out from his sleeve, entered the prohibitions surrounding the cave dwelling, and quickly retracted.

Wrapped within the blue light was a black figure, none other than the Ghost General.

“Didn't I tell you to take Fei Hong and Rumeng away? Why did you come here?” Shen Luo asked.

“I led those two little demons to a safe place nearby. When I sensed your presence, Master, I came to check on you. I hope I haven't disturbed you?” the Ghost General said with a look of fear.

“It's fine. I am going to enter seclusion for cultivation. Daoist friend Wu is in another secret chamber treating someone. Since you've come, you shall protect the area in and around the cave mansion. If you detect any suspicious individuals approaching, inform me immediately,” Shen Luo said, taking out the control instrument for the cave mansion's prohibition and handed it over.

“Understood,” the Ghost General sighed in relief, took the magical instrument, and with a flash, merged into the stone wall.

Shen Luo then closed his eyes and sat down, but he did not start cultivating immediately. Instead, he circulated the Divine Wood Grace to check the condition of his primordial vitality. His expression quickly darkened.

His primordial vitality had been pervasively contaminated by a swath of black and crimson Demonic Qi, and it was much more than the previous bursts of Demonic Qi–nearly half had been contaminated.

Moreover, the black and crimson vitality was filled with demonic nature, slowly eroding the rest of his vitality.

“Damn it!” he cursed under his breath, hastily circulating the Divine Wood Grace with all his might to purify his primordial vitality.

Deep within Yunmeng Marsh, a range of contiguous palaces sprawled across the area, imposing and splendid.

Deep within the palace, the Nine-Headed Insect was sitting cross-legged in a pond of several dozen zhang in size, filled with bright red blood that emitted a pungent stench of blood, bubbling continuously.

Around the Blood Pond, eight stone pillars stood tall, engraved with many formation patterns on themselves and the ground, forming a sinister Great Formation that was releasing tendrils of black light.

A blue figure stood atop one of the stone pillars. It was the blue-robed female demon who had previously rescued the Nine-Headed Insect. She was surrounded by over a dozen blood-colored formation flags as she operated the Array around the Blood Pond.

Streams of blood-colored Qi constantly surged out from the blood waters, merging into the Nine-Headed Insect's body. His wounds gradually healed, and rather quickly, they were all cured, and the bursting Demonic Qi on his body also dissipated gradually.

After a long while, the Nine-Headed Insect slowly opened his eyes, which had regained their clarity.

“Master!” The blue-robed female demon leaped down in front of him and immediately knelt and bowed.

“Was it you who brought me back?” the Nine-Headed Insect looked at her and asked coldly.

“Yes, but I was a step late, allowing the thief to escape. I implore Master to punish me,” the blue-robed female demon said respectfully.

“Considering you timely brought me back, preventing too much damage from the Demonic Qi backfire, let's leave it at that,” the Nine-Headed Insect snorted and said coldly.

“Many thanks for Master's magnanimous forgiveness!” The blue-robed female demon's face showed an expression of tearful gratitude.

“How goes the pursuit afterward? Where have those people fled to now?” the Nine-Headed Insect asked.

“About that… The thieves have escaped…” The blue-robed female demon hesitated, her words coming out with some difficulty.

“The leader of those thieves has been severely injured by me; the others are just two Great Mahayana stage humans. You actually didn't pursue!” The Nine-Headed Insect became furiously enraged upon hearing this, causing the blood within the entire Blood Pond to churn violently.

“Master, forgive me. When I arrived, the enemy had just recently fled; indeed, tracking was still possible, and I did propose this to Madam. But Madam said that the enemy was formidable, and pursuit would be futile, insisting that we first rescue you, so…” The blue-robed female demon collapsed to her knees, pleading non-stop.

“How is Madam now?” The Nine-Headed Insect had images of the Wansheng Princess being stabbed by him flash through his mind, his rage somewhat subsiding as he asked slowly.

“Madam was seriously injured, but being from the Dragon Clan, she has a strong constitution. I have also performed treatment, and she is now out of danger, recuperating in a secret chamber,” the blue-robed female demon hurriedly reported.

“Good. Take care while treating Madam's injuries; take any spiritual items you need. But we cannot let those thieves off. Send out all our people to search. Release the Green-Winged Bird as well. We must find them before they have a chance to recover!” the Nine-Headed Insect ordered coldly.

“Yes, I will handle it immediately,” the blue-robed female demon replied, then turned and left.