The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 389

Chapter 389: 385 Chapter 389: 385 Shen Luo cast a glance at the monks who were moving further away, quickly retracting his gaze without paying them any mind.

“Forget it, I can't stay in Wanqiu City for long, perhaps I'll leave immediately. I still have plenty of immortal jades, I'll think about making money when I need to in the future.” Shen Luo's train of thought was interrupted, and upon this shared realization, he decided to give up.

He continued to stroll leisurely in the market, soon arriving at the deepest part of the street, where Xie Yuxin mentioned the trading square was located.

The square was about a hundred meters in size, with a few freelance cultivators setting up stalls here and there. Compared to the shops, this place was much quieter.

Shen Luo casually wandered between these small stalls. After a round, he didn't find any valuable treasures that had been overlooked.

This was common sense. Every cultivator was worldly-wise and had a keen eye; there wouldn't be any bargains left for him to take advantage of.

Shen Luo's initially low enthusiasm quickly faded. Just as he was about to leave, his gaze unintentionally swept past one of the nearby stalls, and he suddenly halted.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he approached the stall.

Behind the stall sat a middle-aged man with a weather-beaten face, his left arm amputated at the shoulder, the empty sleeve nonchalantly tucked into his belt, a pretty picture of despair.

“Daoist friend, are you interested in buying something? Everything here on display has been in my collection for many years. High-quality and reasonably priced merchandise. Please, feel free to have a look,” he said quickly when he noticed Shen Luo approaching.

Shen Luo paid no heed to the man's bragging, his gaze fixed on a black stone and a piece of greyish white wood on the stall.

The black stone was as dark as charcoal, nothing particularly striking about it, save the occasional appearance of a few faint purple spots on its surface.

The grey-white wood wasn't noticeable either, except the pattern of the tree rings on its stump, which was strikingly different from ordinary wood, forming a chaotic yet interesting image that somewhat resembled a blooming chrysanthemum.

“Indeed, this is Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum Wood! I didn't expect to find them here!” Shen Luo quickly confirmed the origins of these two items, pleased inwardly, although his face betrayed none of his joy.

Both were supplementary materials needed to condense the Pure Yang Sword Embryo. He had already collected most of the spiritual materials, including the main material, Fire Scale Wood, during his previous scavenging in Jianye, and was only missing the Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum Wood now.

These two materials were rather unorthodox spiritual materials. It was a pleasant surprise to find them here.

With the Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum Wood, he would have everything he needed to condense the Pure Yang Sword Embryo, missing only the final piece, the Spirit Fire.

“How much for these two items?” He didn't beat around the bush, pointing directly at the Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum wood, asking the one-armed man.

“You have sharp eyes, customer. I got these two spiritual materials years ago on a deserted island overseas. Recently, I've been a bit strapped for cash and brought them out to sell. I just set up my stall today; you are the first customer. So, I will naturally give you a discount. Just five immortal jades will do.” The one-armed man boasted a bit at first and then held up his hand, forming a “five.”

Shen Luo chuckled silently to himself. Obviously, this one-armed man didn't recognize the Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum wood; otherwise, he wouldn't quote such a price. Judging by the quality of these two items, they were worth at least ten Immortal Jades.

But of course, he wasn't going to go out of his way to remind him. He nodded in agreement, took out five immortal jades, placed them on the counter, and reached out to take the two items.

“Huh, Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum Wood!”

A crisp voice came from the side. It was a beautiful and elegant white-robed young girl who had unexpectedly arrived near the stall, her face full of joy.

“Miss Bell, do you need these two materials? Stall-owner, how many immortal jades for these? I'm buying them.” Ye Zhong, the young master of the Bishui Sect who stood beside the delicate white-robed woman, waved his hand in the air.

A burst of blue light shot out from his palm toward the Black Yuan Stone and Chrysanthemum Wood.

Shen Luo's expression darkened as he pointed with his right hand.

A stream of water appeared out of thin air and then instantly condensed into a water sword. The sword cut through the air, creating a sound like the surging of sea waves.

With a “swish” sound, the blue halo was easily broken through.

He extended his other hand, grabbing the two materials in it.

“How dare you! Put those things down now!” A flash of anger crossed Ye Zhong's face as he changed his palm to a claw and grabbed the air.

The center of his palm deeply sunk down, and a pearl-like shimmer emerged on his five fingers.

The shattered blue halo immediately reassembled, forming a water jar-sized blue giant claw. The shimmer extended onto the giant claw as well, and like lightning, it grabbed onto the water sword, crushing it in an instant.

The blue giant claw did not stop but continued to rush towards Shen Luo's palm holding the materials making a stern and piercing whistle.

Shen Luo snorted, and his left hand suddenly blurred and retracted like lightning avoiding the giant claw's grabbing, while his right hand clenched into a fist. Suddenly, a bright blue light burst from his fist, covering a several feet range around it.

However, the blue light abruptly drew back into his fist like water drawn by seawater, disappearing without a trace.

Then Shen Luo swung his right fist directly hitting the center of the blue giant claw.

A sneer flashed in Ye Zhong's eyes and he clenched his five fingers together suddenly. The blue giant claw closed at the same time, clearly intending to crush Shen Luo's right arm in one go.

Just at that moment, Shen Luo's right fist suddenly shot out more than a dozen dazzling blue rays. Each ray was as solid as substance and sharp like sword Qi.

A series of “pop pop” sounds echoed, the blue giant claw was punctured by more than a dozen blue rays, then shattered with a light sound into countless blue light spots and disappeared.

A hint of joy flashed in Shen Luo's eyes. The move he had just used was from a longsword heavenly soldier he had battled in the Dream Golden Pagoda previously.

This heavenly soldier was not only skilled in swordsmanship, he could also shoot sword Qi from the acupoints all over his body. The sword Qi could damage the enemy from all angles, making it impossible to approach or find a way to attack him.

Initially, Shen Luo had spent a great deal of effort to barely defeat him and gained this powerful ability by replicating the heavenly soldier's skill.

Shen Luo's cultivation level is shallow. He couldn't shoot sword Qi from all parts of his body like that heavenly soldier yet. However, he could reluctantly shoot sword Qi from the acupoints in his fist, which also had an impressive power.

“You can break my Heart Solidifying Claw, you have some skills. No wonder you dare to make trouble on the territory of Bishui Sect.” Ye Zhong's face was gloomy, and he didn't stop but began to step forward and get closer.

The blue-robed people around him also stepped forward together, seemingly surrounding them.

“Make trouble? I am just following the rules of the market and buying things. Are you planning to rely on numbers and force to take my spiritual materials?” Shen Luo glanced around, not showing the slightest color of fear.

Although these blue-robed people were numerous, they were all at the Qi Refining Stage. The Ye Zhong in front of him was only at the Mid Grain Avoidance Stage just like him.

“How dare you! Speaking like that in Wanqiu City, do you know what this man's identity is?” A blue-robed middle-aged man next to Ye Zhong shouted angrily.

“Oh, so you mean this man has a remarkable identity. So I can only take a beating and not fight back, and I must obediently give up my spiritual materials. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to leave this market alive, is that what you're saying? If that's the case, I am indeed interested in knowing, just what identity do you all hold?” There was a hint of mockery at the corner of Shen Luo's mouth.

“You…” The blue-robed middle-aged man was choked and had no words to retort for a moment.