The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1304

Chapter 1304: Chapter 1301: A Breath Remains Chapter 1304: Chapter 1301: A Breath Remains As soon as Shen Luo entered the Puppet City, he did not hesitate and immediately began to fly through the city in search of Fu Donglai's traces.

The streets within the city were extremely evenly distributed, like intricate charm patterns, and the buildings were like nodes where these patterns intersected.

Moving through them, Shen Luo felt as if he were walking within a maze, endlessly circling.

He searched for a long time but still could not find any trace of Fu Donglai.

Just as he was flying over a cluster of low houses, his released Divine Sense suddenly picked up the sensation of a mana imprint.

“That mana imprint really is within the Puppet City…” Shen Luo's brows rose slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, he still decided to go take a look.

He had originally left five mana imprints within the Puppet City, four of which had been dispersed. It seemed Ghost Yan had discovered the existence of these imprints and, in order to mislead them, had split them apart. However, the persistence of this one imprint had left him utterly perplexed. Without this imprint, they would not have been able to find the Black Abyss Mystery Cave.

To save time, he didn't continue flying but instead directly employed the Yimu Xuandun. Wrapped in a roll of green light, he vanished from the spot.

The next instant, his figure appeared outside a majestic vermilion great hall.

“Yes, it's inside,” Shen Luo pushed open the Big Gate and entered the hall.

However, once he was inside and glanced around, his face showed a look of confusion.

In the vast expanse of the great hall, it was empty, without the slightest furnishing. Only two rows of red lacquered pillars supporting the beams stood there, and blue stone floor was covered with a thick layer of dust, upon which random prints remained.

The mana imprint was clearly in this place, yet he couldn't see it.

Shen Luo searched around the hall for several times but still came up empty-handed.

“That's right, the imprint is still here, could it be…” Shen Luo mused, his gaze falling on the stone slabs of the floor.

He activated the Huangting Technique, lifted a palm, and his whole arm instantly became covered in dragon scales, ready to plunge into the ground and flip over the floor of the great hall.

“Brother Shen…”

At that moment, a somewhat weak voice came from behind him.

Shen Luo's hands stiffened mid-action, and he quickly turned to look, only to see Fu Donglai leaning weakly against a pillar, waving feebly to greet him.

“Elder Brother Fu, I've finally found you. How are you in this place?” Shen Luo exclaimed joyfully and quickly went to greet him.

Fu Donglai's condition was not good. His body was covered in numerous wounds, some appeared old while others seemed freshly sustained.

His face was deathly pale, lips devoid of any color, crusted with white, dry flakes. His entire being lacked vitality, clearly showing that his vitality was severely depleted, and even his divine soul had suffered damages.

Shen Luo hastened forward and supported Fu Donglai.

As Shen Luo steadied him, the last bit of strength in Fu Donglai gave out, and his body slowly slid down, resting powerlessly against the pillar.

“Brother Shen…”

“Don't talk for now.” Fu Donglai had just opened his mouth when Shen Luo stopped him.

Shen Luo took out a white jade porcelain bottle, poured a drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow for Fu Donglai to ingest, and then supported his back with one hand, slowly transferring mana into his body to help him refine the essence of the Jade Marrow.

After a long time, the power of the Jade Marrow gradually fused into Fu Donglai's body, and his pale complexion slowly regained a bit of color.

Once he took a deep breath and exhaled a gust of foul air, holding the vital force in both hands, able to restore his energy by himself, Shen Luo withdrew his hands and removed his own mana.

Seeing that Fu Donglai could now cultivate on his own, knowing that he would restore his energy for a long time, Shen Luo also sat down cross-legged, took out the Free and Easy Mirror, and continued refining it.

After a long time, the Free and Easy Mirror flashed with red light, and another eight levels of prohibitions were unraveled.

When Shen Luo's Divine Sense probed into it, he was immediately stunned by the scene inside.

Where there was only darkness before, the space had now expanded more than twice its size, not only illuminated but also brushed by gusts of wind.

Following the light, Shen Luo saw that an area had unexpectedly developed into a fairly sizable forest of purple bamboo, within which a stream snaked its way through, its source buried in the darkness and its end flowing into the darkness as well.

The dense Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi in the Purple Bamboo Forest formed a mist that filled the air, precisely the vital energy that had been absorbed from the Spiritual Eye before.

Most of it had already dissipated into the surrounding darkness, and only a small part condensed within this place.

Shen Luo did not thoroughly investigate further because he suddenly sensed that Fu Donglai, who was meditating, had awoken, so he too exited the world within the Free and Easy Mirror.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Fu Donglai leaning against a pillar, an expression of someone who had survived a great disaster smiling at him.

“Elder Brother Fu, I apologize for the suffering you endured,” Shen Luo said remorsefully.

“I almost thought I wouldn't make it to see you, but it seems my fate isn't sealed yet,” Fu Donglai shook his head and sighed.

“How did you get here?” Shen Luo asked.

“After we parted ways in a hurry that day, I've been chased by that guy constantly. I was caught up to a few times and got injured. Each time, I had no choice but to use Asura's Invisibility Technique to escape,” Fu Donglai explained.

“Asura's Invisibility Technique? The one that even I couldn't detect just now?” Shen Luo asked.

“Correct,” Fu Donglai nodded.

“That Invisibility Technique is quite formidable indeed. If you hadn't revealed yourself, there's no way I could have found you,” Shen Luo remarked.

“Although this technique is extremely effective in concealment, it consumes mana very heavily and cannot be used for too long. Towards the end, when my mana was exhausted, I had to use my life's vitality to maintain it, or else there was no way I could have evaded that guy's senses. But if you were any later, I probably wouldn't have lasted much longer,” Fu Donglai said with a wry smile.

“I've been in the Black Abyss Mystical Cave for some time, always following the mana imprint I left that day in search of you, but unfortunately, I was delayed due to ongoing crises on the way. By the way, it seems the mana imprint I left is on you, how did that happen?” Shen Luo said, slightly surprised.

“You mean this?”

As he spoke, Fu Donglai took out a clump of Green Light from his bosom; floating within it was a tangle of Spirit Patterns, the very mana imprint left by Shen Luo.

“It must've been the strong fluctuation you emitted while trapped in Puppet City that first day, fighting with that guy, which I sensed. Unfortunately, I could not make it in time to join you then, and naturally, I had no way to escape with you. So, I had to secretly keep one of your mana imprints. After that, as I fled and hid, I ended up here,” Fu Donglai continued.

Hearing this, Shen Luo was first taken aback, then lost in thought for a while, before he suddenly realized and said,

“I see. I wondered why the five mana imprints I left became separated; so it was you who took one. Ghost Yan actually tried to mislead me by placing the other four imprints inside his armor and taking them elsewhere. Fortunately, you kept one. Otherwise, I might have really been unable to find Puppet City, and thus could not have found you.”

“When I discovered the imprint you left, I knew you wanted to come back for it, so to prevent it from being destroyed, I kept one,” Fu Donglai said with a smile.

The two exchanged a few words and finally relaxed a little.

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