The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1649 - 1645: Sincerity

Chapter 1649: Chapter 1645: Sincerity

"Join forces?" Shen Luo frowned, his expression unchanged.

He had just acted together with Wu Luo, only to be immediately betrayed. Although he was prepared and didn’t suffer much, he really had no interest in discussing any cooperation with others now.

However, what You Quan said next caught his attention.

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is You Quan, and these two are Hong Ku and Jin Xiu. From your appearance, it seems you know nothing about the prohibition outside Tianyan Palace. To be honest, we do know a thing or two about the prohibition here and have prepared a method to break the prohibition. However, the Divine Destruction Light here is indeed astonishing, and our Purple Spirit-forming Talisman cannot withstand it for long. Therefore, we would like to borrow the power of your Kunlun Mirror. After the door of the great hall is opened, we will each rely on our abilities to fight for the things inside. This is a win-win situation. Friend Shen, such a clever person as yourself, surely you won’t refuse?" You Quan spoke confidently.

"Who are you people? How do you know the method to break the prohibition here?" Shen Luo’s pupils contracted, and he stared deeply at them, asking.

"Who are you, Daoist friend Shen? What treasure are you coming here to take?" You Quan asked back instead of answering.

Shen Luo and You Quan looked at each other, both remaining silent.

"You speak first about the situation of the prohibition here and the method to break it. If you truly know the prohibition here, cooperating with you is not out of the question," Shen Luo said, softening his expression.

"Even if Friend Shen didn’t ask, I would have explained in detail. The prohibition here is known as the Supreme Profound Halo, an ancient prohibition composed of thirty-three layers of the Supreme Mystery Restriction. To break the prohibition, one must unravel it layer by layer. We have brought the method to solve it, but it requires a considerable amount of time. That’s why we wanted to join forces with Your Excellency," You Quan said, his eyes brightening.

"Hearing is false; seeing is believing. How about you demonstrate breaking one layer of the prohibition first?" Shen Luo gestured to Nie Caizhu and the Enlightened Heavenly Beast to step back, making space in front of the main hall’s door.

"Friend Shen is truly cautious! Very well, to show our sincerity, we will cast a spell to break one layer of the prohibition. Let’s begin," You Quan said with a resigned smile, turning to the other two skulls.

Without uttering another word, Hong Ku, Jin Xiu, and Che Qingtian quickly got busy on the open ground in front of the Main Hall. They took out formation flags and formation discs one after another, setting up a magic array.

Shen Luo was not skilled in the ways of ancient prohibitions and could not make heads or tails of it after a few glances, so he redirected his gaze, pondering the current situation.

The Great Formation set up by You Quan and the others was exceedingly complex and took nearly half an hour to complete.

The Great Formation was square-shaped, composed of purple and black formation patterns, which seemed to be a double-layered array. Each of the four corners of the Great Formation had a star position occupied by one of the four individuals. You Quan and the others chanted as the entire array hummed into operation, emitting a thick purple-black light.

So much time had passed that their Purple Talismans above their heads had shrunk by nearly half, and the purple light curtain radiating from them had also thinned considerably compared to before.

"Friend Shen, do you really want to join forces with these members of the Demon Clan?" the Enlightened Heavenly Beast moved closer to Shen Luo and asked telepathically.

"Do you have any better ideas, Enlightened Daoist friend?" Shen Luo glanced at the beast and replied.

"No bright ideas, just that people of the Demon Clan are inscrutable and will surely plot against us in the midst of cooperation. It must be guarded against," the Enlightened Heavenly Beast reminded.

"Of course. But the prohibition of the main hall is sturdy, and we simply have no assurance of breaking it on our own. For now, let us join forces with them to break through the prohibition, and then we can make further arrangements," Shen Luo communicated telepathically.

Hearing this, the Enlightened Heavenly Beast said nothing more.

At this moment, the four arrays were fully activated, bursting forth with a sky-reaching purple-black radiance, bathing the exterior of the great hall in a purple-black hue.

The four people from You Quan suddenly opened their eyes and, while forming hand seals, simultaneously shot out four thick beams of purple-black light, striking the door of Tianyan Palace.

The white light on the door seemed to have been provoked, thickening dozens of times in an instant. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the white light curtain was composed of dozens of intricate prohibitions combined, all flickering as one entity.

Seeing this, You Quan changed the magic spell in his hands, and the four purple-black beams instantly split into hundreds of finer beams, striking the white light curtain, embedding into the first layer of white prohibition like nails.

The luminescence of the first layer of prohibition immediately solidified, ceasing to flutter, yet it did not weaken or fade away.

You Quan grinned and from his hand, he fetched an object—it was a black skull which he squeezed with force.

With a "bang" of a light sound, the black skull shattered, turning into a cloud of black powder that scattered into the purple-black array.

The black powder immediately ignited, transforming into countless fine purple-black phosphorus fires, which, under the guidance of You Quan’s hand seals, drifted towards the door prohibition, striking the outermost layer of white restriction.

Whatever these purple-black phosphorus fires were, upon contact with the white restriction, they burned rapidly. In just moments, they had riddled it with myriad holes, clearly indicating that it would soon be completely neutralized.

Shen Luo watched this scene with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Eh, Corrosive Soul Phosphorus Fire!" A voice arose beside his ear; it was Fire Spirit Child.

"Fire Daoist friend, have you finished interpreting the array?" Shen Luo was overjoyed and, casting his divine sense into the Free and Easy Mirror, indeed found Fire Spirit Child had awoken.

"Hmm, where are you right now? The fifth layer of Tianyan Palace? How come you’re mixed up with several members of the Demon Clan?" Fire Spirit Child inquired.

Shen Luo did not conceal the truth and briefly recounted his encounter with Che Qingtian and individuals such as You Quan.

"This Che Qingtian indeed has a problem, colluding with the Demon Clan. If you cooperate with them, you must be extremely cautious," Fire Spirit Child snorted coldly.

"I understand, but at present, to break the prohibition of Tianyan Palace, cooperation is necessary. Let’s not talk about that now. You just mentioned these flames are the Corrosive Soul Phosphorus Fire; is there anything particular we need to be wary of?" Shen Luo first nodded, then asked.

"Not really, this fire is a supernatural power developed by a graveyard sect that specialized in tomb-robbing in ancient times, possessing the effect of corroding prohibitions. However, cultivating this supernatural power is extremely insidious. The black skull you just saw is known as the Corrosive Soul Skull, which must be refined from the cranium of a person with extreme Yin attributes. To achieve the effect of corroding the Supreme Mystery Restriction, at least a hundred such Yin skulls are needed. Moreover, during the refining process, a large number of divine souls must be added, greatly violating the natural order. Hence, shortly after this Corpse-chasing Sect emerged, it was jointly suppressed by all major sects, and all its classics and teachings were burnt. Unexpectedly, the method to refine Corrosive Soul Phosphorus Fire has been passed down," Fire Spirit Child snorted, clearly loathing the Corpse-chasing Sect.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo also furrowed his brows and his thoughts began to churn.

At this time, the white restriction, under the burning of the purple-black phosphorus fire, finally completely disintegrated and was exhausted.

"Friend Shen, how did it go?" You Quan turned his head to look towards Shen Luo and asked.