The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1348

Chapter 1348: Chapter 1345: Entrance to the Secret Realm Chapter 1348: Chapter 1345: Entrance to the Secret Realm “This matter is too significant for I to speak carelessly. Daoist Brother Lin and I searched within the Mountain Gate but have no idea where the Bodhi Secret Realm actually is. Could Fellow Daoist Awakened guide us?” Shen Luo said earnestly.

“Although the Bodhi Secret Realm is a sacred ground of our sect, except for our disciples, outsiders are strictly forbidden entry. However, given the current critical situation, we have no choice but to disregard that. The two of you, please follow me,” Awakened hesitated briefly before decisively saying.

Shen Luo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, worried that Awakened was too single-minded and would refuse to lead them there. If that were the case, he would have had no choice but to resort to some measures under the pressure of circumstances.

“Brother Shen, rest assured. Senior Brother Awakened is the head of the Talisman Hall of our sect and carries with him a batch of secret Talismans made by the Hall. Even a late Mahayana stage existence would struggle to contend with them once they are deployed,” Luo En, seeing that Shen Luo looked somewhat concerned, perhaps worried about the power of the enemies, spoke up to comfort him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo showed a somewhat surprised expression on his face, and even cast a glance at Awakened.

“We need not speak superfluous words,” Awakened gave Luo En a stern look. His body flared up with bright golden light, ready to fly off.

“With enemies scattered all across Mount Fangcun, going over directly like this would surely reveal our tracks, and we risk trouble. This treasure garment of mine can turn invisible and erase the fluctuations of Qi, so it would be better for me to lead the way,” Shen Luo urgently interjected, as his Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing emitted a large swath of blue light, enveloping everyone within it.

He activated the invisibility divine powers of the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing, and the tracks and Qi of everyone present vanished without a trace.

“Then we'll have to trouble Brother Shen,” Awakened, seeing the wondrous concealment ability of the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing, exclaimed with joy.

Shen Luo smiled and led everyone towards the deeper parts of the Mountain Gate.

With Mount Fangcun in disarray, nobody paid any attention to their movements.

Utilizing the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing's concealment divine power, the group went undetected. Under Awakened's guidance, they swiftly arrived at a lush mountain forest deep within Mount Fangcun.

The forest was filled with Bodhi Trees, each towering tens to hundreds of feet tall, a truly spectacular sight.

However, many Demons were standing around the forest, completely encircling it.

“The Bodhi Secret Realm lies within the forest,” Awakened said.

Seeing the demons outside the forest, Shen Luo had already guessed as much.

Using his Ghost Eye of the Netherworld, he saw faint strands of green light seeping through the forest, where mysterious runes appeared and disappeared intermittently, hinting at a Mysterious Formation. Breaking through it likely wasn't something that could be achieved quickly.

“There is a prohibition within the forest. It will take some time to break it. These demons are somewhat troublesome, but luckily there aren't many, and their strength isn't too formidable. Allow me to clear them out,” Shen Luo said, raising his hand to activate the Plague Spreader Box to kill them and, in passing, collect the souls of these demons.

“There's no need for that. The main prohibition of the Bodhi forest is our sect's Supreme Yin and Yang Array. I am very familiar with this Array, and it will not be difficult for us to pass through it. These demons seem not to have grasped the knack for this Array, otherwise, they wouldn't all be guarding outside,” Awakened, however, stopped him.

“That's even better,” Shen Luo said, lowering his hand, and continued flying forward with the others. They quickly arrived at the edge of the forest, beside a hundred-foot-tall Bodhi Tree.

Following Awakened's instructions, he flew alongside the thick trunk and silently merged into the forest's prohibition.

A late Mahayana stage Wolf Monster near the tree seemed to sense something and looked over, scanning back and forth several times, yet saw nothing. It quickly shifted its gaze and kept watch over the situation in front of it.

“The Divinities are currently inside the Bodhi Secret Realm unsealing the Divine Demon Well. We must strictly guard this spot, and even if it costs us our lives, we cannot allow anyone to approach,” the Wolf Monster paced and commanded in a deep voice.

“Yes!” the other demons nearby responded in unison, their faces set in resolute, death-defying expressions.

As Shen Luo and his party entered the forest, a vast array of green light sprang up around them, forming colossal tree shadows that flickered like a carousel, making it difficult for one to discern the directions of east, west, south, and north, let alone break the Array.

Fortunately, Luo En was very familiar with the arrays here and guided Shen Luo through a series of rapid changes in direction, dodging left and right.

Before long, everyone's vision blurred as they flew out of the mountain forest.

A valley adorned with a riot of flowers appeared before them, dotted with fresh flowers and green trees, and clear pools reflecting the sky, resembling an immortal land.

Deep within the valley and close to the mountain wall grew a towering tree with dense branches and rugged, twisting limbs, which was none other than the Bodhi Tree.

This Bodhi Tree was much taller than any within the surrounding mountain forests, its top reaching into the clouds, even surpassing the neighboring mountain peaks in height.

At the base of the Bodhi Tree against the mountain wall was an expanse of jade-green color, resembling some kind of ancient jade, smooth as a mirror, shimmering with a cascade of glistening light.

“That patch of green crystal on the mountain wall is the entrance to the Bodhi Secret Realm,” Luo En said.

Shen Luo nodded, carefully examining the valley ahead with his Divine Sense. Finding no abnormalities, he led everyone forward, soon arriving in front of the green crystal mountain wall.

Luo En took out a green token and, after uttering a string of incantations, the token transformed into a beam of light and entered the mountain wall.

The green mountain wall immediately emitted a large swath of sparkling light, which rapidly coalesced into a green halo about ten feet in diameter.

“You may enter now,” Luo En stopped casting the spell and said.

Without a second word, Shen Luo enveloped everyone with the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing and flew into the green halo.

Everyone's vision darkened as they suddenly fell into an endless abyss, their bodies sinking downward as though plummeting into a bottomless abyss, and an immense tearing force from all around shredded the blue light of the Soft Smoke Luo Brocade Clothing.

Given that none present were weak in cultivation, everyone immediately protected their bodies with magic spells.

Fortunately, the time spent in darkness was short, and everyone's sight quickly brightened as they emerged into a brightly lit space, filled with beautiful mountains and valleys while colorful auspicious clouds drifted through the sky–a veritable paradisiacal land.

However, before they could take a clear look at their surroundings, the sky all around darkened suddenly. Countless tendrils of Black Qi appeared from nowhere, and thick black chains rattled as they crossed and intertwined at great speed, forming a massive Chain Formation that caged everyone inside.

Caught off guard, everyone's faces turned pale. The chains appeared so quickly that there was no time to react.

A blurry golden silhouette, however, shot out. In a flash, it reached the edge of the Chain Formation–it was Shen Luo.

Although he had been moving around in recent days, he had been secretly cultivating the Thoughts as Swift as Lightning Skill, a fundamental skill of Tianji City that is extremely profound. Although he hadn't been cultivating for long, his Soul Power had already condensed quite a bit, and his reactions were much faster than before.

A beam of golden light shot from his body and with a “puff”, inserted itself into the Chain Formation, which was about to close completely. Inside was a golden staff, the Profound Yellow Staff.

“Expand!” Shen Luo clenched his magic spell and shouted loudly.

The Spirit Patterns on the Profound Yellow Staff shimmered with golden light. The staff instantly expanded dozens of times in size, turning into a Golden Giant Stick that forcefully wedged an opening in the Chain Formation.

Black light surged from the surrounding chains like black lightning striking the Profound Yellow Staff. The Chain Formation unleashed a terrifying force that ground against the giant stick, emitting a grating sound of friction and sparking fiercely.

But the Profound Yellow Staff, infused with Nine-Turn Steel, was indestructible. It showed no signs of damage, and not even the golden light it emitted waned.