The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1440

Chapter 1440: Chapter 1436: Letting Go Chapter 1440: Chapter 1436: Letting Go Everyone present was shocked beyond measure at the sight before them.

You must understand that Kongdu Zen Master was a genuine Taiyi Realm cultivator. Although he was a compassionate monk famed for his Vajra protective charms, known more for defense than his killing power, his attacks were not something just anyone could easily block.

For a moment, everyone started guessing the real identity of Taoyaoyao.

A flash of inspiration suddenly came to Shen Luo's mind as he recalled an ancient scroll that chronicled wonders from ancient times, among which was a text with “Taoyaoyao” as the title, saying it was the first peach tree to emerge as Heaven and Earth and all things began, the ancestor of all peach trees in the world.

An ancient poem mentioned, “The peach trees are in full bloom, their flowers are dazzling.”

Since ancient times, peach wood has been considered a sacred material for warding off evil, closely associated with Daoism, and the Demon-slicing Treasure Swords, Five Thunder Tokens, and even Dharma Seals used by successive Heavenly Masters were all made from peach wood.

There wasn't anything special about being one of the first creations of Heaven and Earth, but surviving until now was enough to prove its extraordinary nature.

“Boom”

Another loud noise rang out, and the Vajra transformed by Kongdu Zen Master was pushed back again. The golden light on his body receded, and his form gradually returned to normal. Raising a palm, he said, “Benefactor Taoyaoyao's Daoist magic is unparalleled, this poor monk cannot breach it.”

“Master, you are too polite,” Taoyaoyao responded, still with a smiling face.

“Taoyaoyao, I really don't want to fight you…” Fairy Qinglian stepped forward, sighing.

“Sister Qinglian, if you don't want to fight, let's just have a chat, talk about old times. It's been a while since we last met,” Taoyaoyao said with a smile.

“Why waste words with her? If one person can't break through, then we should join forces. How about it, Green Lion Daoist friend? Let's team up this once, put in some effort, it'll also stop people from thinking it was our mischief,” King of Demons said, stroking his bald head, and looked towards the Blue-haired Lion King.

The latter pondered for a moment and then stepped forward, clearly agreeing.

“Sister Qinglian, it seems you'll have to wait. I'll chat with you after I finish with them,” Taoyaoyao said lightly, laughing, not at all afraid.

The Blue-haired Lion King and King of Demons felt slighted by this response, with a fierce light flashing in their eyes, showing a few signs of real anger.

Just as the two were ready to adopt their stances for a big fight, Shen Luo suddenly spoke up, “Stop, we can't fight anymore.”

Everyone turned to look at him.

“Hey, you're just in the True Immortal Stage, this isn't the place for you to be giving orders,” King of Demons said frowning angrily.

“Look around and see the situation for yourselves, we really can't fight anymore,” Shen Luo urged anxiously.

Hearing this, everyone quickly checked their surroundings and saw that the ground was covered in fissures, some extending to the walls and the great hall in the distance, creating a chilling scene.

“What happened, why are the trees dead?” Suddenly, someone noticed that the previously verdant trees in the distance had all turned grey and white, completely withered.

It was then that they took a closer look at the ground, only to find that the grass had also died.

“Taoyaoyao, it was you…” Fairy Qinglian frowned.

“Hehe, I didn't expect you to be the first to notice this. Yes, my roots are now under Chang'an City, with my root system almost covering the entire city, and at any time, I can extract the Earth Vein Power for my use. To a certain extent, you could say I am invincible,” Taoyaoyao said, glancing at Shen Luo with a hint of surprise, and continued with a smile.

Shen Luo thought to himself that this explained her seemingly unworried and relaxed demeanor.

“By taking it this far, aren't you afraid that there's no turning back?” At this moment, Li Jing suddenly said.

“I didn't want it to come to this either, so please don't make it hard for me. If I'm really forced to drain the Earth Vein Power of the entire Chang'an City, this thousand-year-old city will be completely ruined,” Taoyaoyao said, her smile fading.

Her tone carried no hint of a threat, but everyone doubted none that she was capable of such an act.

Shen Luo's brows were tightly furrowed, but he didn't notice that, at some point, Little Master had suddenly come up behind him and whispered a few words to him, causing his brows to relax suddenly, and a hint of joy appeared at the corners of his eyes.

However, his worried expression soon returned, and he stepped forward to speak to Taoyaoyao,

“Elder, did that person only ask you to control the powerful monks present and not to restrict the rest of us from leaving?”

Taoyaoyao tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, “It seems not.”

“If that's the case, may we be allowed to leave and assist the ordinary people in the city? After all, they are innocent,” Shen Luo said.

Upon hearing this, Taoyaoyao showed a moment of hesitation.

“Elder, you have lived outside Chang'an City for a long time. These ordinary people go to your ten thousand acre peach forest every year for outings, to buy wine, and to enjoy the spring. Perhaps many among them have personally received drinks from your hands. You wouldn't bear to see them fall into misfortune either, would you?” Shen Luo said with sincere tone.

After listening to this, a look of unwillingness to cause harm flashed in Taoyaoyao's eyes, and she then said, “Fine, cultivators below the Taiyi Realm may leave on their own, I will not stop them.”

As she spoke, she waved her hand casually, and slowly, an archway passage emerged in the pink fog wall on the western side of the square.

“Thank you.” Shen Luo bowed to her, then headed straight for the archway without looking back.

Seeing this, Hu Bugui informed Immortal Bingbing with a word, then rushed out as well.

Following them, the rest of the monks on the square who were not of Taiyi Realm also hurried out one after another.

Little Fox Misu, stunned by the various changes just now, seemed to take half a day to recover, but was eventually dragged away by two Elders.

After everyone left, the square immediately became empty, and Taoyaoyao then closed the archway that had been opened.

Just after leaving the Great Tang Dynasty Government, Shen Luo, upon arriving outside the government gates, was shocked by the sight before him.

He saw that on the main roadway outside the government office, a massive fissure stretched for over a hundred paces, more than a zhang wide, and the crevice was filled with black filth, traces of being scorched, and could see several dried up husks of peculiar creatures.

While he was observing carefully, he heard a voice coming from behind, “Those are the corporeal husks formed by the dissipation of magic blood from the dead evil demons.”

Shen Luo turned his head and saw that the speaker was Hu Bugui, to which he did not reply.

“Does Brother Shen harbor animosity towards me because of my identity as a disciple of Silk Cave?” Hu Bugui asked.

“It's not exactly animosity; it's just a bit hard to come to terms with for the moment,” Shen Luo said without looking at him.

“If I now say that our cave master truly didn't know anything, that it was all Elder Hua acting alone, would Brother Shen be willing to believe me?” Hu Bugui said with some shame.

“Whether I believe it or not isn't important right now; this isn't the time to talk about it,” Shen Luo replied.

No sooner had his words fallen than there came another wave of battle cries from the distance.

Before he could move, Hu Bugui next to him had already leapt up, his figure soaring, chasing in that direction.

However, just when Hu Bugui arrived, he was surprised to find that Shen Luo had not followed.

He sighed and looked ahead to a teenager dressed in the uniform of a Tang Dynasty Government Disciple, pinned under a dark green magical beast that resembled a wolfhound, and immediately dashed towards the creature.

As he approached, his eyes suddenly lit up with a pink glow, as though strange lights were flickering.

The magical beast's eyes correspondingly flashed with a strange light, then became vacant, and its claw, swinging towards him, stiffened mid-air.

Immediately after, three flashes of cold light passed over the creature, and the beast burst with bloodlight; it was instantly chopped into four pieces.

Only after dying did the strange light in its eyes disappear.

The corpse of the magical beast immediately began to emit billows of white smoke, and its magic blood evaporated in an instant, leaving behind only the dried husk.