The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1588

Chapter 1588: Chapter 1584: A Curse Besets

“It seems that the treasure really is right here.” Tian Sanqi said, upon seeing this, he also sensed the anomaly within the Stone Platform and waved his hand with a sword technique.

The Traveling Dragon Sword shot out in quick succession, transforming into a gargantuan Golden Sword Qi over a dozen yards long, and ferociously struck atop the Stone Platform with tremendous force.

The Stone Platform emitted a huge “boom,” but remained completely unmoved.

Yan Lie and Wanshui Zhenren lightly exclaimed in surprise, one summoned the Qiankun Xuanhuo Tower and the other the Golden Dragon Scissors, joining hands in propelling their attack against the Stone Platform.

Two even louder “boom” sounds exploded, yet the Stone Platform still stood unwaveringly firm.

Upon seeing this, Shen Luo furrowed his brows, based on the results from his just now Divine Sense exploration, the material of this Stone Platform was merely the ordinary Earth Attributes Spiritual Material Yellow Rock Crystal, not known for its solidity. He wondered what kind of formidable prohibition was laid within it, that even the attacks from Tian Sanqi, Yan Lie, and Wanshui Zhenren couldn't shake it?

While he pondered, his arm swung, and the Profound Yellow Staff shot out from his hand, “whoosh” – it grew dozens of times larger in the wind, turning into a Golden Giant Stick that crashed down on the Stone Platform.

With a thunderous “boom,” the Stone Platform shattered in response, fragments of stone scattering in all directions.

A black passage appeared beneath the shattered Stone Platform, leading down to an unknowably deep Passageway.

Shen Luo didn't immediately explore the black passage, standing frozen in place. That strike just now, he merely wanted to test the prohibition within the Stone Platform himself, having used only about fifty to sixty percent of his strength, yet it had shattered the Stone Platform that Tian Sanqi and the others couldn't budge despite their full might?

“Judging by this situation, the prohibition placed within the Stone Platform should be the Witch Clan's Cause and Effect Witchcraft.” The voice of Fire Spirit Child rang out.

“Cause and Effect Witchcraft?” Shen Luo's eyebrows lifted slightly.

“It's a special kind of Witchcraft prohibition of the Witch Clan. Put simply, it is a restrictive prohibition that only allows a person who meets a certain condition to break through. No matter how others attack, it is a futile effort.” Fire Spirit Child explained.

“There's such a God's Power?” Shen Luo listened in surprise.

“The minds of those from the Witch Clan are quite stubborn, and it's only they who would come up with such an inflexibly rigid prohibition. Based on my conjecture, the Cause and Effect Witchcraft set up here likely means that only those recognized by those Witch Tribe Stone Statues can break the Stone Platform. However, to sustain the operation of the Cause and Effect Witchcraft, a powerful Witchcraft Power is needed as a source. It seems that God Hou Yi's Legacy truly lies beneath the Stone Platform.” Fire Spirit Child analyzed.

“So that's how it is. No wonder that stone statue told me to help Cai Zhu inherit God Hou Yi's power,” Shen Luo suddenly realized.

Tian Sanqi, Yan Lie, and Wanshui Zhenren were also shocked at Shen Luo's casual shattering of the Stone Platform, but the three of them quickly turned their attention to the black passage below, peering into it.

The invisible force within the Stone Platform had emanated from here, blocking Divine Sense exploration and obscuring the depths, along with a nefarious, bleak breath seeping out, making even the four present True Immortals feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Tian Sanqi waved his sleeve, and a streak of Golden Sword Qi shot into the passage without hindrance.

“It seems that the invisible prohibition only blocks Divine Sense, not people. Shall we go down and take a look?” Tian Sanqi retracted the Traveling Dragon Sword and looked at the other three, inquiring.

Shen Luo had just ended his telepathic conversation with Fire Spirit Child and had retracted the Profound Yellow Staff, walking over.

“We've already come this far, there's no reason to back down now, let's go,” Yan Lie said with a determined look in his eyes as Shen Luo approached, taking the lead and flying into the black passage.

Wanshui Zhenren and Tian Sanqi followed closely behind Yan Lie, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the darkness of the passageway.

Seeing this scene, Shen Luo let out a self-deprecating chuckle.

It seems that Yan Lie and his two companions view his strength as formidable, almost to the extent of wanting to join forces.

“Young Master Shen, all three of them have gone down. Why aren't you hurrying to follow!” Fire Spirit Child urged.

He was also quite curious about Hou Yi's Legacy and the Artifact.

“No rush, Hou Yi's Legacy is not so easily claimed,” Shen Luo said unhurriedly before turning to a corner of the Hall. Placing his hand on an inconspicuous piece of blue stone, he channeled Mana into it.

“What are you up to now?” Fire Spirit Child couldn't help but ask upon seeing this.

Shen Luo did not answer, continuing to channel Mana. A few breaths later, a faint white light shone upon the blue stone, then with a “crack” sound, the stone crumbled into powder dissipating and revealing a circular hole about half a foot in size.

Shen Luo's face showed joy as he reached in and pulled out a black Wooden Box.

The Mechanism here was exactly the one that the stone statue had told him about; only by using the item inside the box could one inherit Hou Yi's Legacy.

Shen Luo opened the box to find a gray-white square jade inside–roughly the size of a palm–engraved with a few raised Witch texts. It looked unimpressive and contained no powerful Spiritual Power, its purpose unknown.

Without giving it too much thought, Shen Luo put away both the Wooden Box and the square jade, then finally slipped through the black Passage.

From the Outside, the Passageway seemed bottomless, but it was actually only about a hundred yards deep with a slight curve. He soon reached the end to find a large square Hall spanning forty to fifty yards in front of him.

Several fist-sized white pearls inlaid on the top of the Hall cast a milky glow, lighting up the hall. There was nothing else here, except for a grey-white Coffin placed right in the center of the Hall.

Around the Coffin, the Ground was carved with many Witch texts, forming a Witch Array.

This Witch Array was currently emitting a massive expanse of white light forming a column shooting upwards, enveloping Yan Lie, Wanshui Zhenren, and Tian Sanqi within it.

The white light column seemed to contain powerful constraining forces, rendering their bodies motionless, as if flies trapped in amber.

And judging from their limb movements, it seemed like the three were immobilized by the array as they lunged for the Coffin.

“Ha ha, these three guys rushed down first, and now they've met with such a fate, they had it coming. Young Master Shen, quickly kill them, then we can smoothly inherit Hou Yi's Power within the coffin!” Fire Spirit Child laughed heartily, speaking maliciously, his eyes emitting a fierce killing intent.

Shen Luo observed Fire Spirit Child with his Divine Sense but remained silent.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and act!” Fire Spirit Child couldn't help but urge again.

“It seems that using the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book really comes with a great cost. You only fired two arrows, Fire Daoist friend, and it has already affected you to this extent. It would be best to use this thing less in the future,” Shen Luo said calmly after a while.

Upon hearing this, Fire Spirit Child's expression changed as he looked at his body, then closed his eyes for a good while before reopening them.

“The Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book truly is sinister. Even though I have a Tool Spirit's body, I am still afflicted by the cursed evil Qi from this treasure,” he said with a wry smile.

“Cursed evil Qi?” Shen Luo asked, frowning.

“Young Master Shen, with your profound cultivation, you should know that whenever you take a life, you will be tainted with evil Qi. This is the resentment entanglement produced at the moment life dissipates, which is the law of cause and effect set by Heaven and Earth–inescapable by anyone. However, there are various types of evil Qi; depending on the means of killing, different evil Qi will emerge. For instance, killing someone with a curse yields cursed evil Qi, and the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book is one of the most vicious curse techniques in history,” said Fire Spirit Child, his tone returning to its usual light-heartedness as he appeared to have completely freed himself from the influence of the evil Qi.

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