The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1200

Chapter 1200: Chapter 1197: Fortunate Destiny Chapter 1200: Chapter 1197: Fortunate Destiny “Is this adequate?” Shen Luo looked at the colorless and tasteless mucus smeared on his body but did not notice anything special about this so-called elixir.

Bashe did not respond, only closed its eyes, and concentrated, quietly chanting something.

Before long, a faint light appeared on the layer of Spirit Liquid covering Shen Luo's body, and his figure suddenly became semi-transparent.

“It's sufficient now. This Transforming Spiritual Fluid can hide your form, Daoist friend, and the Spiritual Light it emits can also block the explorations of the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds. However, this layer of Spirit Liquid cannot withstand too strong a magical impact. Brother Shen, from now on, you can only use 70% of your magical power, and you must not employ Magical Treasures; otherwise, it may damage this layer of Spirit Liquid,” Bashe opened its eyes and said with a relieved sigh.

Though still somewhat skeptical, Shen Luo found himself in a particular situation and had no choice but to trust Bashe.

Since he could not summon Magical Treasures or use Sword Flight, he could only continue using the Yimu Xuandun technique to advance stealthily, his figure silently vanishing from within the forest.

A short distance from his location, in the dense woods nearby, there were four or five Blood Pattern Hummingbirds buzzing around, yet none of them detected that Shen Luo had ever been present.

Thousands of miles behind him, Nine-Headed Insect moved forward atop a cloud with a relaxed expression, urging the Old Mirror in his hand to control the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds.

After the last search, he had basically figured out the distance of Shen Luo's Wind Thunder Escape Technique and directed the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds ahead to focus on the area where Shen Luo might appear, searching for his whereabouts.

Time passed slowly, and soon, half a moment had elapsed.

The expression on Nine-Headed Insect's face went from relaxed to serious, and finally, it took on a faint shade of green.

Despite gathering all the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds ahead, it seemed as though Shen Luo had vanished into thin air; no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find a single trace.

“How is this possible? The Blood Pattern Hummingbirds were meticulously refined by me to scout; even the concealment skills of True Immortal cultivators can be seen through. How could he, a Mahayana, possibly evade the search of my Spirit Birds?” Nine-Headed Insect was both shocked and enraged, quickly thinking of someone.

“Bashe! She has been mingling with that Shen Luo; it must be that wretched woman who provided Shen Luo with a way to evade the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds!” Nine-Headed Insect realized what was happening.

Although he personally refined the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds and did not let Bashe and the others get involved, there were several mistakes during the refinement process that he couldn't manage alone and had to call on Bashe, Lian Shan, and Gui Cang for assistance.

If Bashe harbored ulterior motives, there might indeed be a possibility that she found a weakness in the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds during those few interactions.

“Bashe, once I catch you, I will extract your soul and refine your spirit, making you regret you ever lived in this world!” Nine-Headed Insect gritted his teeth and swore under his breath.

He knitted his brows and suddenly stopped his Escape Light, quickly forming hand seals in front of the Old Mirror. All the Blood Pattern Hummingbirds previously scattered across Yunmeng Marsh began to fly towards him, seemingly preparing for a substantial move.

At this moment, Shen Luo had already used Yimu Xuandun to escape tens of thousands of miles away.

Although he had encountered Blood Pattern Hummingbirds several times along the way, Bashe's Spirit Liquid indeed suppressed the birds' exploratory capabilities, and he remained undetected. He completely let his guard down.

Without stopping, he continued to move forward for some distance, aiming to get as far away from Nine-Headed Insect as possible, before his figure finally appeared in front of a secluded valley.

Shen Luo was unconcerned, ready to use Yimu Xuandun to proceed, but suddenly uttered a light “Hm?” and looked into the valley.

White Fog surged inside the valley. It seemed like ordinary mist, but deep within the fog, there occasionally came waves of extremely pure water-related Spiritual Power Fluctuations.

“The fluctuation of this spiritual energy is so pure. It seems this valley is a place where Spiritual Veins converge. Brother Shen, you don't have much mana left, so why not recover here before we move on?” Bashe stuck its head out of the Qiankun Bag and looked into the valley, suggesting.

Shen Luo hesitated for a moment. Indeed, he did not have much mana left, and since Nine-Headed Insect could no longer locate him, it wouldn't hurt to take a brief pause here to Recover Mana.

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He moved and flew into the white fog of the valley.

Deep within the fog was a pool from which water bubbled up, forming a water column half a zhang high, emitting a thick and incomparable Water Spirit Qi.

Shen Luo's Nameless Cultivation Technique sensed this Water Spirit Qi and immediately became excited, even speeding up its operation.

“Indeed, this is a place of Spiritual Veins,” he said joyfully, diving into the pool to sit cross-legged, cultivating to absorb the spiritual energy of the place, while also taking out an elixir to refine and quickly recovering his mana.

“Does Friend Shen not find this place peculiar? It appears unremarkable from the outside, but the spiritual energy inside the valley is exceptionally abundant; I'm afraid there's something strange here,” Bashe said.

“To me, Yunmeng Marsh is full of oddities, and I've long since grown accustomed to it. If Daoist friend Bashe finds it strange, then go down and investigate. I need to recover my mana as soon as possible and have no time to pay attention to other matters,” Shen Luo said, then ignored Bashe and closed his eyes to cultivate.

Bashe curled her lips, ignoring Shen Luo, and swam out from her Qiankun Bag.

Around her body, she had also applied Transforming Spiritual Fluid and was not afraid of being detected by the Blood Vein Hummingbirds, diving towards the bottom of the pool.

Time slowly passed by, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had elapsed.

It was unknown whether Bashe's Transforming Spiritual Fluid was too mystical, or if the pool where Shen Luo was hiding was too secretive, but the Blood Vein Hummingbirds never discovered him.

A faint blue light shimmered on Shen Luo, and a crystal-clear luster glowed on his face. With the help of the dense Water Spirit Qi of this place and the elixir, the mana in his dantian was rapidly increasing, and he had already recovered a large portion.

Shen Luo was inwardly delighted and was about to press on when Bashe's figure shot up from the bottom of the pool, and from a distance, she transmitted a message excitedly, “Haha, what fortune, there's actually Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow hidden at the bottom of this pool. Our luck is truly not bad!”

“Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow? Is it the legendary substance said to instantly recover all mana, and that ten thousand pieces of Immortal jade cannot buy even a drop of?” Shen Luo ceased his cultivation and showed a moved expression.

“Exactly, that's the one! There's actually a water-attribute jade mine vein at the depths of this pool, and after searching for a long time in the vein, I found some Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow,” Bashe said, stopping beside Shen Luo with a face full of joy.

“A jade mine vein? Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow really comes from such veins. How much Jade Marrow did Daoist friend Bashe manage to obtain?” Shen Luo asked after nodding slightly.

“Ten drops in total. My Bashe clan has a secret technique that allows us to use this Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow to quickly recover our cultivation. So, let's split it evenly between us. You have no objections, right?” Bashe spat out a Jade Bottle and handed it over, saying.

“The Jade Marrow was hard-earned by Daoist friend Bashe. I'm already getting a huge advantage by receiving five drops for nothing, so how could I have any objections? Thank you,” Shen Luo took the Jade Bottle, probed inside with his Divine Sense, and his face lit up again with joy.

With these Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrows, he would have much more confidence in dealing with the Nine-Headed Insect.

“After such a long time passing, the Blood Vein Hummingbirds still haven't found this place?” Bashe looked up and asked.

“No, the Transforming Spiritual Fluid that Daoist friend Bashe prepared is truly miraculous,” Shen Luo praised.

“You flatter me, Friend Shen. What are your plans next?” Bashe asked, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes.

“Since this place is safe, we'll continue to stay here,” Shen Luo replied.

“That's also true,” Bashe nodded, coiled her body into a ball next to Shen Luo, and did not enter the Qiankun Bag.

Inside the Qiankun Bag was filled with Yin Qi, and it was very uncomfortable for her to stay there with her cultivation greatly damaged.