The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Chapter 417: Mysterious Feeling Chapter 421: Chapter 417: Mysterious Feeling The area was quite peculiar, contrasting with the surrounding lush vegetation. Within a radius of less than a hundred feet, the entire sight was of red, bare soil, devoid of any vegetation.

In the center of this unique area, there was a circular pool that was only a few feet in radius.

Everyone stopped outside the bizarre barren soil area, looking from a distance at the circular pool. They saw it filled with emerald green water, on its surface floated three elliptical lotus leaves, with a nine-petal pink lotus sandwiched in the middle.

Leading the group, Hu Yong pulled out a piece of yellow talisman paper from his sleeve. He muttered a few words and swung it casually, tossing it onto the bare soil.

The talisman paper floated slightly in the air and then slowly landed on the ground without provoking any special reaction.

With a raised eyebrow, Hu Yong took the lead and stepped into the bare soil area. He bent over to pick up the talisman paper from the ground. He carefully examined it for a moment, brushed the dirt stuck to it, and put it back into his pocket.

Seeing this, everyone warily followed him onto the red bare soil.

As Shen Luo stepped onto the bare soil, he felt an inexplicable heart palpitation. His vision suddenly became blurry, as if a layer of red mist had shrouded his eyes.

However, when he rubbed his eyes and looked again, the red mist in front of his eyes had disappeared.

He was puzzled and looked around at the others. They all seemed composed, apparently not noticing anything unusual.

“Elder, this area is drastically different from the surroundings, devoid of any growth… I fear there's something sinister?” Hesitant, Shen Luo couldn't help but voice his concerns to Hu Yong.

Upon hearing his words, everyone's gaze also turned towards Hu Yong.

“You're right. I don't know if you've felt it, but there are faint traces of resentment and killing intent here,” Hu Yong said, nodding approvingly.

“So elder also discovered it. I thought I was hallucinating.” Shen Luo expressed his surprise, and proceeded to recount what he had just seen.

Lu He and the others looked at him with confusion and surprise after hearing his words.

“What, didn't you all see it?” Shen Luo asked, frowning.

“I don't know about the others, but I didn't see anything at all,” Lu He shook his head, replying.

Yun Niang and Jin Dun also denied it, while Lin Qing just silently shook his head.

“It's not surprising. The resentment and killing intent hidden here is extremely deep, not everyone can perceive it. The fact that you could sense even a trace of it is already quite commendable. My guess is, this is probably where the Ghost General has been lurking for a long time. I think we don't need to bother searching for him,” Hu Yong spoke slowly, clearly impressed.

“Does elder mean to say that we should wait here for the rabbit to hit the snare, waiting for it to come back on its own?” Lu He asked.

“Yes and no. If we just wait, we'll be too passive. Since we've already found its lair, why not set up a Five Elements Destroying Evil Array here. I will use my own essence blood as a lure to tempt it over. That way, we will have the advantage of the array, the right timing and favorable conditions. Killing it would be as easy as flipping the palm of the hand,” Hu Yong chuckled and explained.

“That's an excellent plan,” Everyone praised upon hearing his words.

“The Ghost General may return at any moment, there's no time to delay. I hope Hu Lao can teach us the array techniques immediately,” Jin Dun spoke with a serious expression, volunteering for the fight.

“There's no rush. I will explain the arrangement of the Five Elements Destroying Evil Array and the things we need to pay attention to. Once we really set up the array, there cannot be any mishaps. If the Five Elements get messed up, we will be at a disadvantage”, Hu Yong said, waving his hand.

“Elder Hu, rest assured, we will not cause any mishaps,” Lin Qing assured him with a salutation.

The others echoed his statement.

Just as Shen Luo was about to speak, his mind was hit by another bout of dizziness, blurring his vision and filling it with a blood-red color.

His body swayed back and forth a bit, and a thick hand subsequently landed on his shoulder.

Shen Luo's gaze hardened, and then he clearly saw that the person supporting him was Hu Yong. His palm lit up and a soft strength flowed into Shen Luo's body, making his chest feel warm. The hallucination that had appeared before his eyes disappeared immediately.

“Thank you, Elder.” Shen Luo cupped his fist in gratitude.

“Is your situation alright? Can you still arrange the formation?” Hu Yong asked with concern.

“Just a bit dizzy. It's no big deal,” Shen Luo replied.

“Good.” Hu Yong grinned and nodded, before patting Shen Luo's shoulder again.

A moment later, after Hu Yong had finished explaining the Five Elements Destroying Evil Array to everyone, he asked, “Did all of you understand about the array? Are there any questions?”

“None.” Everyone thought for a moment before responding.

The Five Elements Destroying Evil Array wasn't too complicated. Only Shen Luo and others needed to guard a position each, holding a Ghost Suppression charm in their hands. Then, they had to chant the spell Hu Yong had taught and stimulate their mana.

It seemed that they were the foundation of the Great Array. The core, the Array Pivot, was presided over by Hu Yong himself. When the time came, he would be the main force to kill the Ghost General.

“Here's the Ghost Suppression Charm, which you each need to hold as the Array Pillar magical instrument. Remember, during the array operation, a little mana is only needed to maintain it. When the Ghost General is trapped, fully activate your power,” Hu Yong cautioned.

Shen Luo took a look at the Ghost Suppression Charm and found that it wasn't the paper talismans commonly used, but it was in the form of an old-style peach wood symbol. It was carved from old peach wood and a fierce deity was engraved on the front, while the back had Supernatural Patterns engraved on it.

“Since we're all ready, we can start setting up the array now,” Hu Yong said.

“Okay.”

Everyone acknowledged and then, according to the arrangement of formations, dispersed and headed to the respective positions around the pond where the pink lotus was, ready to set up.

Shen Luo held the peach wood symbol and walked to the right side of the pond.

His gaze turned sharp, looking towards the inner part of the pond, it was crystal clear; one could directly see to the bottom. Rows of strange traces appeared on the bottom, seeming to be some kind of charm patterns.

His eyebrows knitted slightly as he carefully looked towards the center of the pond.

Just at this moment, it seemed that a light breeze had swept around, causing the pond water to ripple, and as the ripples moved, Shen Luo's vision was once again dominated by the red mist.

In a daze, he saw the pink lotus in the pond suddenly flash a red light, like a burning fire, and from within it crimson flames erupted, instantly engulfing the entire pond, setting the pond on fire.

Within the flames, a vague shadow appeared, writhing like a dragon or a serpent. Its body seemed wrapped in strands of thick dark red malevolent qi that were too solid to disperse.

Shen Luo was shocked and was about to shout, but suddenly there was a warm current rising in his chest. This time, it was clearly flowing along his Ren meridian to his face and head.

Under the soothing of this warm current, a light seemed to flash before Shen Luo's eyes and his vision returned to normal.

“What happened?” He felt a surge of confusion in his heart.

“Daoist Shen, what's going on? Are you having another hallucination?” Seeing his hesitant movements, Jin Dun, who was not far from him, asked.

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