The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1373

Chapter 1373: Chapter 1369: Dragon Palace Sea Market Chapter 1373: Chapter 1369: Dragon Palace Sea Market Shen Luo, upon this thought, let out a soft breath, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and started to circulate the Huangting Technique. A bright golden light soon enveloped his body.

Now, without Elixirs in hand, he could only rely on the most fundamental method of swallowing Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi to cultivate the Huangting Technique.

First, it was to ponder over the cultivation process of the Huangting Technique during the True Immortal Stage once again; second, it was to test and see if his current aptitude had undergone any significant changes compared to before.

Three days passed by quickly.

Shen Luo opened his eyes, and the golden light rapidly dissipated from his body, leaving his complexion quite solemn.

After three days of arduous cultivation, he once again deeply understood his own aptitude, as well as the difficulty of cultivating the Huangting Technique. Even with the boon of Dream Cultivation experience, he made no progress in the past three days of hard work. This was starkly different from the smooth cultivation sensation in the Dream World.

“It seems that in order to cultivate the Huangting Technique in reality, I still need to find some auxiliary Elixirs or spiritual items to help,” Shen Luo stood up and walked out of the Cave Mansion.

“Elder Shen, do you have any orders for me?” Standing outside the door of the Cave Mansion was a Yecha garbed in green armor, arranged by Ao Hong to await Shen Luo's orders, and was named Hai Yecha. He stepped forward and greeted respectfully.

“Has Daoist Ao Hong visited in the past few days?” Shen Luo asked.

“The Ninth Prince is still busy with affairs in the palace and has not visited, but His Highness has ordered that I can notify him immediately if you have any urgent matters,” Hai Yecha said.

“There's no emergency, no need to inform Daoist Ao Hong. Hai Daoist, does the East Sea Dragon Palace have any Markets or shops open to visiting Daoist friends?” Shen Luo waved his hand and inquired.

He had been waiting for several days and it was about time to start searching for Elixirs, to avoid wasting any more time.

“Of course, there is. The territories of our East Sea Dragon Palace are quite rich in resources. To facilitate exchanges with other Daoist friends, we have established a Market called Sea Market. If Elder is interested, I can take you there to have a look,” Hai Yecha said with a look of pride.

“Sea Market?” Upon hearing this name, Shen Luo subconsciously recalled the Ghost Market he had once attended near Jianye City. Unfortunately, Xie Yuxin, who had gone with him to the Ghost Market that year, had long since passed away.

“Has Elder heard of the Sea Market's name before?” Seeing Shen Luo's expression change, Hai Yecha asked curiously.

“I've heard a little about it. Since there is such a Market, lead the way and let's have a look,” Shen Luo reined in his thoughts and said.

“Yes,” Hai Yecha replied, leading Shen Luo and flying forward.

However, as the two passed by a nearby Cave Mansion emitting black thunder and lightning, the Big Gate suddenly opened. A Tall Figure flew out, almost colliding with Shen Luo and Hai Yecha.

“I have erred and startled Elder Black. Is Elder Black headed to the Sea Market?” Hai Yecha hurriedly stepped forward to apologize.

That Tall Figure hummed in response and, without dwelling on the matter with Hai Yecha, turned to leave.

Shen Luo looked at the Tall Figure and was taken aback.

The Tall Figure was none other than the Guardian Deity of Mount Putuo, the Black Bear Demon. The Black Bear Demon also saw Shen Luo, and his eyes, as large as copper bells, instantly widened.

“Shen Luo, how come you are here?” The Black Bear Demon's form flickered as he landed next to Shen Luo.

“Protector Elder, it's been a long time. I'm here in the Eastern Sea to see Daoist Ao Hong about a personal matter. It's unexpected to encounter you here,” Shen Luo, meeting an old acquaintance, was also quite happy.

Hai Yecha saw that the two were acquainted and tactfully stood aside, not interrupting.

“I didn't expect this either, to find you here… Hey, you've already broken through to the True Immortal Stage!” The Black Bear Demon raised his hand intending to pat Shen Luo's shoulder, but suddenly noticed Shen Luo's cultivation realm and his eyes widened.

“It was a stroke of luck.” Shen Luo smiled faintly.

“Breaking through to the True Immortal Stage isn't something one can do by just being lucky. It took me about three hundred years to go from the Great Mahayana Stage to the True Immortal Stage. I thought I did quite well, but compared to you, Brother Shen, I'm far behind,” sighed the Black Bear Demon.

“The Protector is too kind.” Shen Luo responded with a clasped hands and a light laugh.

“Now that we are both monks of the True Immortal Stage, there's no need to call me elder. From now on, we should address each other as equals, just call me Old Black,” the Black Bear Demon said with a serious expression.

Shen Luo was already accustomed to the Cultivation World's practice of addressing others based on their realm and did not demur, nodding slightly.

“How did Black Daoist come to be in the East Sea Dragon Palace?” he asked.

“I came to find some water-attributed spiritual materials for you, but now that you've broken through to the True Immortal Stage, ordinary water-attributed spiritual materials probably won't be of much use. I have to start searching again,” the Black Bear Demon rolled his eyes, speaking somewhat irritably.

“That's so, but after breaking through to the True Immortal Stage, the water-type technique I was cultivating has reached its limit. Now I have switched to cultivating Mount Fangcun's Huangting Technique, so it's even better that the Protector didn't find the complete set of cultivation materials,” Shen Luo, who had forgotten about this matter, hurriedly said after hearing this.

The Black Bear Demon was taken aback by this information and his look towards Shen Luo suddenly changed.

Changing one's cultivation skills is not a trivial matter. Cultivating a technique is not only about accumulating mana but also comprehending the profound mysteries of the Dao explained by that technique.

For instance, he was cultivating a Lightning Attribute skill, and having been cultivating it for a long time, he was already thoroughly familiar with the mysteries of thunder and lightning. It would have been acceptable if he switched to another Lightning Attribute technique, as his prior cultivation experience would still be useful. However, if the new technique had a different attribute, he would have had to start all over, spending who knows how much effort and time.

Black Bear Demon, having seen much and knowing a lot, was quite familiar with Mount Fangcun's Huangting Technique. Shen Luo's switch from a water-type technique to the body-and-spirit dual-cultivation Huangting Technique was a complete transformation that required immense courage and determination, which would have been very difficult without.

What the Black Bear Demon did not know was that Shen Luo had previously cultivated the Huangting Technique and also had the supportive experience from Dream Cultivation, making the switch not difficult at all.

“I know a bit about Mount Fangcun's Huangting Technique, which is one of the most profound body-and-spirit dual cultivation skills of our time. It's difficult to cultivate, and very few people in Mount Fangcun managed to master it. With Brother Shen's extreme talent, cultivating the Huangting Technique should be no issue, but you will also need some body-strengthening elixirs to help, right?” the Black Bear Demon suddenly said.

“That's right, I was just about to go look in the Sea Market of the East Sea Dragon Palace with Hai Yecha,” Shen Luo didn't conceal it.

“You're also going to the Sea Market? I'm heading there myself, so let's go together. There's a great opportunity that you've arrived just in time for,” the Black Bear Demon said, delighted by the coincidence.

“Opportunity?” Shen Luo's gaze sharpened.

“It's no fun to talk about it now. If you trust Old Black here, just come with me. It will definitely be beneficial and not harmful to you,” the Black Bear Demon teased.

“I may not speak for others, but I certainly trust Black Daoist's words,” Shen Luo laughed heartily.

“In that case, let's get going. No need for that Yecha to follow; I'll take Brother Shen to stroll around the Sea Market.” The Black Bear Demon spoke to Hai Yecha who stood nearby, then grabbed Shen Luo and turned into an Escape Light, shooting forward, clearly not his first time heading to that market.

Hearing this, Hai Yecha responded with a gesture of assent, clasped his hands, and stayed where he was.