The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1267

Chapter 1267: Chapter 1264: Initially Obtaining the Armor Chapter 1267: Chapter 1264: Initially Obtaining the Armor “Forget it, I've already brought them to Puppet City, fulfilling the promise I made before. From here on, they can go their own way,” Shen Luo thought to himself.

These people's goals in coming to Puppet City were different from his own from the start. Since their paths diverged, it was best to part ways.

“I don't know how Elder Brother Fu is doing now. Making him accompany me this time has truly caused him suffering,” Shen Luo felt distressed, a hint of terrifying murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

If Fu Donglai was still alive, that would be one thing, but if he had unfortunately died at the hands of Ghost Yan, Shen Luo would not let it go.

With that in mind, Shen Luo slowly closed his eyes and began to extend his divine soul to sense the mana imprint he had left behind.

However, he soon opened his eyes again, a tinge of worry flashing within them.

He had not lied to Elder Mei about the mana imprint sensing situation; they had already ventured quite deep into the Black Abyss Mystical Cave. The Yin Qi was thicker than before, the range of his Divine Sense's exploration had shrunk again, now less than a third of its usual range. Although he could still sense the existence of the mana imprint, it had become so faint it was almost undetectable.

Shen Luo glanced at the empty wide passage before him and, after a moment's hesitation, even though he was wearing the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing, which had not been damaged despite having been pierced by the Golden Cannon earlier,

He then took out an Invisibility Talisman, channeled a bit of mana into it, and stuck it on his chest.

As a bright light shone from the talisman, a white Light Mark slowly spread, covering his entire body. His figure then disappeared from the passageway.

After concealing his form, Shen Luo began to rush towards the depths of the passage.

While moving swiftly forward, he also took out the Golden Cannon he had just snatched, and started to investigate it, probing its interior with his divine soul.

But as soon as his divine soul entered the cannon, a tenacious force unceremoniously pushed it out, just as it had happened earlier when probing Master Yan's Flying Swallow Boat.

“Master Yan and Elder Mei seemed to recognize that tall Female Corpse King. Could it be that she was formerly a disciple of Tianji City? Then this Golden Cannon also appears to be some sort of Yan Armor,” Shen Luo mused.

He then raised his eyebrows, emulating what the Disciples of Tianji City did, trying to keep his divine soul as concentrated as possible, slowly permeating into the interior of the Golden Cannon while also infusing mana into it.

His divine soul managed to probe just slightly into the cannon, bringing forth a faint golden light on its surface.

But that was as far as it went; no matter how hard he tried, he could not truly penetrate the interior of the Golden Cannon, let alone control it to attack.

“It seems that these Yan Armors require a unique secret technique for manipulation,” Shen Luo regretfully shook his head, put away the Golden Cannon, and concentrated on moving forward.

This passageway was gloomy, filled with a damp, decaying smell, and Green Moss had begun to grow on the Ground. The passageway wasn't very long, and after a short while, they reached the end with several forks appearing ahead.

After a brief moment of consideration, Shen Luo stepped into the passage that was closest to the direction of the mana imprint, speeding forward.

He had not gone far when a rustling sound suddenly came from ahead, as if something was being dragged across the ground.

He cautiously approached the Entrance of the passage and peered out to see two Yin Beasts, one on either side, dragging a corpse by its ankles along the ground.

Behind the corpse, they left a long trail of bloodstains.

The two Yin Beasts had by now also detected Shen Luo's presence and stopped in their tracks, turning to peer toward the entrance of the passage.

Yet, from their eyes, nothing could be seen but an empty void of a passageway.

However, the Yin Beasts did not leave, instead they crinkled their noses as if they were trying to determine by scent whether there was anything unusual at the entrance to the passage.

Just then, a figure suddenly emerged from behind them, and with two strikes of golden light-entwined dragon claws, effortlessly penetrated their skulls, killing them instantly.

Shen Luo withdrew his hands, dissolved the power of the Huangting Divine Power, and without further concern for the two Yin Beast corpses, he lowered his gaze to inspect the dead body they had been dragging.

The deceased was a young man whose face was not unfamiliar to Shen Luo; he was a disciple of Tianji City who had been following the group all along but was very silent, hardly ever speaking up, even to his Senior Brothers.

It was precisely for this reason that Shen Luo had some impression of him.

“What an unlucky guy,”

Shen Luo shook his head with a sigh, then noticed a gold metal ring on the ring finger of the corpse's right hand, set with a delicate sky-blue gemstone.

“A Storage Magical Tool…”

His eyebrows slightly raised, he immediately stooped, gently removed the ring from the finger, and began to operate the Ninety-nine Treasure refining tactics, quickly refining it.

Upon opening the Storage Ring, Shen Luo waved his hand and the few items inside levitated in front of him.

Among them were two eyeball-sized spheres, one green and one red, both covered with dense Spirit Patterns and evidently two Great Mahayana Stage level Armors, though they appeared to be of average quality.

Besides the two armors, there was only a notebook bound in cowhide, some bottles and jars containing Elixirs, and about a dozen fist-sized white Crystal Stones.

Shen Luo examined the bottles and jars, finding the contained Elixirs of average grade, suitable for use by only Early Mahayana Stage monks due to their limited potency and of little use to him.

As for those white Crystal Stones, they contained rather strong Spiritual Power, far surpassing ordinary Immortal jade, although the Spiritual Power was somewhat chaotic and far from as refined as that of Immortal jade.

He browsed through the notebook in detail, discovering that it contained the cultivation experiences of the young man, the records of Yan Armor refinement, the experience of controlling puppets, and most interestingly for him, the secret techniques of Tianji City for condensing Soul Power.

The content of the notebook was not extensive, but for Shen Luo, the useful information was quite abundant, supplementing his knowledge on Tianji City and Yan techniques extensively.

It turned out the crafting of Yan Armors was modeled after the structures of the human body and Monster beasts, thereby refined.

The basic level Yan Armors were only slightly stronger than ordinary puppet marionettes, made from sturdier materials, easier to manipulate, and with a bit more lethal force.

Mid-level Yan Armors performed even better, possessing the ability to passively use Talismans and magical instruments, though they still required the Master's divided attention to control.

Not just anyone could control such Yan Armors; like Magical Treasures, Tianji City's Yan Armors had to be consecrated with a unique method before they could be activated, and controlling Yan Armors demanded high requisites on Divine Soul Power. Tianji City had a Tianji Soul Refining Art that not only condensed the Divine Soul but also strengthened Soul Power.

It was thanks to this Art that Tianji City had grown to its current state.