The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1244

Chapter 1244: Chapter 1241: Bestowed Sword Chapter 1244: Chapter 1241: Bestowed Sword Shen Luo faced the oncoming giant hammer and giant sword without a trace of fear on his face. The Profound Yellow Staff in his hands spun and danced, producing a full seventy-two stick shadows that appeared to have substance around him.

With the enhancement of the Xuan Yang Demon Transformation Divine Power, the power of the Splashy Chaotic Stick technique was almost pushed to its limit. Everything around was twisted and blurred, emitting a grating cracking sound, as if it could collapse and disintegrate at any moment.

The seventy-two stick shadows merged into one and collided with the giant hammer and giant sword.

A heaven-shattering and earth-shattering boom resounded!

The collision of the two inhumanly strong forces was uncompromising, creating a hurricane that shot straight up into the sky, thunderously rolling and sweeping in all directions.

The golden dragon's eyes showed an incredulous look as the giant hammer and giant sword were swept away. Its entire body was sent flying backward.

Immersed in a whirl of golden and black light, his right arm expanded almost by a factor of two as the muscles bulged out in an instant.

“Go!” he bellowed, hurling the Profound Yellow Staff in his hands towards the yellow light curtain in the depths of the pit.

After a humming boom, the staff, leaving a deep white trail, shot through the air and struck the yellow light curtain with a flash.

With a “crack,” the yellow light curtain was pierced by the Profound Yellow Staff, shattering a large hole, and the staff's momentum remained unabated as it continued to shoot forward.

Behind the yellow light curtain, the soil no longer contained those yellow light strands. The Profound Yellow Staff moved through it as if through nothing, and zipped away, leaving just a straight, bottomless channel.

Shen Luo swiftly formed hand seals, and his massive body shrank back to its original size. The golden and black light on his body vanished, and he resumed human form, but his arms emitted bright Wind Thunder Spiritual Light, propelling him backward.

His entire figure became blurry in an instant, and with a whoosh, he passed through the break in the yellow light curtain and entered the black passage behind it.

Then a green light shone brightly on his body as he used the Yimu Xuandun technique to merge into the void and disappeared completely.

Just as Shen Luo vanished, a tall figure appeared out of thin air within the black passage, seemingly unharmed.

The dragon's eyes shot out two terrifying golden beams, looking ahead as if searching for Shen Luo's traces, but ultimately he gave up in disappointment and flew back into the underground city.

The light on the yellow light curtain flowed, and the large hole mended at a visible speed. The huge pit Shen Luo had created also rapidly returned to its original state.

In a place in the Boundless Desert, a flash of green light passed by, and Shen Luo's figure appeared, thumping down to the ground.

His complexion was deathly pale, without a hint of color, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

“Master, are you alright?” Ghost General shot out from the Qiankun Bag, supporting Shen Luo's body.

“It's nothing. I just had a great battle with that person, and I've expended too much mana,” Shen Luo took a deep breath, took out a Restoration Pill and swallowed it. After feeling a bit better, he said.

“That's good. Master, you rest and regain your strength. I will protect you,” Ghost General said.

Shen Luo nodded, set up a simple protective array around him, and closed his eyes.

His bodily condition was much more serious than what he had let on to Ghost General. The Xuan Yang Demon Transformation Divine Power not only greatly depleted his mana but also placed a heavy strain on his body and would lead to further erosion by the Demonic Qi.

Shen Luo had already stimulated the Demonic Qi once before to deal with the possessed shadow. Now, in such a short span of time, he used the Demonic Qi again, and this time, he had fully activated it. The cost was by no means small.

Although the Demonic Qi inside his body had been completely suppressed, some irritability and thoughts of slaughter occasionally emerged in his mind. These were signs that the Demonic Qi was starting to affect his Divine wisdom again. Fortunately, the Little White Dragon had given him a Fixed-element Relic, which offset most of the evil thoughts, so he appeared unharmed.

“No, I can't delay any longer. I must advance to the True Immortal Stage as soon as possible!” Shen Luo thought to himself and immediately began to refine the Elixir with his practice.

After one day and one night had passed, he finally opened his eyes. His Mana had been fully restored, and he waved his sleeve to retract the prohibition around him.

“Master, where shall we go next?” The Ghost General, having become impatient while standing guard nearby, saw Shen Luo rise and immediately came over to ask.

“The situation was critical earlier, and I hadn't had the opportunity to ask you. When you were acting alone in the Underground City earlier, did you find any trace of Fu Donglai?” Shen Luo asked.

“I searched carefully and found no trace of Fu Donglai. In my view, he is most likely already dead,” the Ghost General said nonchalantly, clearly indifferent to whether Fu Donglai was alive or dead.

“With Fu Donglai's strength, he would not be so easily killed,” Shen Luo frowned slightly and slowly shook his head.

“Master, you don't plan to go back and save him, do you? The Six-Armed Heavenly Dragon is incredibly powerful, and there are several formidable corpse refinements and countless Yin Beasts helping it. The two of us stand no chance at all,” the Ghost General became immediately anxious upon seeing Shen Luo's expression and hurriedly tried to persuade him.

“Fu Donglai came to Tianji City following me, and it's only because of me that he fell into that Underground City. No matter what, I cannot just leave him there,” Shen Luo said with determination.

The Ghost General became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He was well aware of Shen Luo's character; once he had said these words, there would be no change.

But for the two of them to go back would be to walk straight into danger.

“You don't have to worry so much. I won't be recklessly throwing myself against the rock. The great battle in that Underground City has brought great gains, and my cultivation level has also improved. If I spend the next period of time in seclusion, I should be able to attempt to break through to the True Immortal Stage. If I can survive the Thunder Tribulation, we can go back and look for Fu Donglai. If, unfortunately, I die in the Thunder Tribulation, you need not take any risks and should leave on your own,” Shen Luo said slowly.

Hearing this, the Ghost General stood there, at a loss for words.

Shen Luo didn't say anything more and, waving his sleeve, he enveloped the Ghost General, turning into a streak of red light and flying toward the Desert.

Half an hour later, he landed in a huge basin in the Desert. This basin also contained a series of connected ruins that stretched for tens of miles, similar in style to those buried deep underground he had seen before.

Shen Luo had no interest in these buildings. He had chosen to land here mainly because the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi in this area was much richer than in other parts of the Desert. Although his cultivation absorbed One-yuan True Water, having richer Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi in the surrounding environment was always a good thing.

He swept the area with his Divine Sense and headed to a great hall in the deeper part of the ruins that looked relatively intact.

“This place will do,” Shen Luo nodded, taking out several sets of prohibitions and setting them up around the great hall, forming a simple Cave Mansion.

“Keep guard nearby for me. You can continue to use this Bloodthirsty Flag,” he said, taking out the Bloodthirsty Flag and handing it to the Ghost General.

“Understood,” the Ghost General took the flag and turned to leave.

“Wait a moment,” Shen Luo suddenly called to the Ghost General, took out the Black Ghost Knife he had obtained from killing that female corpse earlier, threw it to the Ghost General, and continued, “This item was acquired by killing an enemy in that Underground City. You have always lacked a suitable Magical Treasure, so consider this a gift from me.”

The Ghost General caught the Black Ghost Knife, and an immediate resonance occurred between the Ghostly Qi inside him and the Ghost Knife. The Black Ghost Knife emitted a powerful black light, and a fierce knife Qi surged to the sky, making the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi nearby tremble.

“What a great knife! Thank you for the treasure, Master!” The Ghost General was overjoyed. Any slight grievances he had toward Shen Luo due to previous events instantly vanished, and he spoke with gratitude.