The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 422

Chapter 422: Chapter 418: Hidden Truth Chapter 422: Chapter 418: Hidden Truth Just as Shen Luo was about to voice his doubts, he abruptly felt a warning in his heart, and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, simply raising his hand in dismissal.

“Just adhere to your true intent, and don't overthink these mere illusions,” Hu Yong called out loudly.

“Yes,” Lu He and the others were sincerely convinced and responded in unison.

Shen Luo had already picked up on a hint of oddity. He silently moved to his designated spot, placed his hand on his chest, and began contemplating while rubbing the talisman affixed to his Danzhong point.

“Alright, everyone is in their position. Allow me another sip of wine, and we will activate the array,” Hu Yong cast a glance over the crowd, removed the wine gourd hanging from his waist, and announced with a hearty laugh.

Lu He and the others were rubbing their hands with anticipation, seemingly convinced that victory was within their grasp.

After much hesitation, Shen Luo still decided to quietly remove and stow the “Conceal Breath Symbol” that was stuck to his chest.

But the moment the talisman paper left his body, his vision immediately blurred again. The sensation of red mist spreading returned, and it was even stronger than before. He could see wisps of cotton-like deep red mist, drifting like fish in the void, incessantly rushing towards everyone present.

Lu He and the rest had a vague golden light glowing on their chests, blocking the approach of the cotton-like deep red mist, but as he had taken off the “Conceal Breath Symbol”, he naturally had no talisman to shield him, and more strands of the cotton-like red mist rushed towards him.

At the same time, Shen Luo also discovered that these red mists seemed to be more than just Yin Sha Qi. They were also filled with a heavy resentment. With every additional bit that entered his body, he felt more frustration.

Shen Luo's heart tightened abruptly, and he promptly reattached the “Conceal Breath Symbol” to his chest.

Once the talisman paper was properly attached, a warm current once again spread from his chest. The feeling of gloominess swiftly faded, and his vision soon returned to clarity. All the blood mist had disappeared once again.

“This talisman is definitely not a Conceal Breath Symbol…” Shen Luo murmured inwardly, as his gaze turned towards Hu Yong far away.

Judging by the current situation, it was clear that the talisman they had was not for concealing their breath, as he claimed, but was more like a talisman that blocked the invasion of Yin Sha Qi.

What he could not comprehend was why Hu Yong would intentionally conceal this matter and claim this ghost-blocking talisman was a Conceal Breath Symbol?

“There must be a hidden reason.” Shen Luo grew suspicious, feeling increasingly uneasy.

He rolled his wrist slightly, quietly took out another Small Thunder Talisman from his sleeve, and placed it in his bosom along with the Conceal Breath Symbol.

At this moment, Hu Yong, standing directly in front of the pool, began to call out to everyone, starting to activate the array.

Shen Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed suit with everyone else. Holding a Peach Wood Symbol, he started chanting the incantation passed to them by Hu Yong.

With the chanting sounds rising and falling, the ghost suppression charms in everyone's hands began to glow. As they all practiced different skills, the glow of their charms varied.

Naturally, Shen Luo's was water-blue, while Jin Dun's beside him was golden. Lu He's was earth yellow, Yun Niang's was crimson red, and Lin Qing had a green one, perfectly encompassing the five elements of water, metal, earth, fire, and wood.

He had found it strange earlier why their skills harmoniously encompassed the five elements?

He didn't think much about it then, assuming it was a coincidence. But considering the current array setup, it seemed more likely to be intentional.

“Rise.”

With a shout from Hu Yong's mouth, the five Peach Wood Symbols simultaneously burst into intense light.

Shen Luo felt a sharp pain in his palm and subconsciously released his grip. The ghost suppression charm fell from his hand, followed by drops of crimson blood.

However, instead of falling to the ground, the ghost suppression charm rose into the air in front of him after a flash of light.

The same thing happened to Lu He and the others. The charms from their hands pierced their palms, hanging in the air in front of them.

“Master Hu, what's going on?” Yun Niang asked nervously.

“Don't worry. I forgot to tell you that to activate this ghost suppression charm, it needs to absorb some Yang Blood.” Hu Yong took a swig of wine and tied his wine gourd back at his waist.

He rubbed his palms together, stretched his waist, then brought his hands together in front of him. When his palms turned, a light of blood appeared. A blood-colored mist spread out from the center, permeating him.

Next, the ghost suppression charms hanging in front of everyone suddenly stood upright. The eyes of the Evil Deity carved on it lit up with two blood lights. Two barely noticeable red threads stretched out from it and gathered in the center.

The red threads touched the blood-colored mist around Hu Yong and began to sink like frost, making a dark red complex array pattern on the ground, which was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye from the red bare earth.

After the formation pattern was formed, everything was quiet, as if everything was back to normal.

“Okay, you don't need to do anything for now. Take a rest for a while. Keep some mana to stimulate the ghost suppression charm. After I lure the Ghost General over, we will kill it together. Then we can return to the capital.” Hu Yong announced cheerfully.

Lu He and the others trusted him completely. Upon hearing this, they also relaxed.

Although Shen Luo still had doubts, seeing the situation left him with nothing else to do. However, he had a growing sense of unease, feeling that Hu Yong was hiding something from them.

Hu Yong's face looked natural. Showing no signs of discomfort. He took out three long, bright red incense sticks from his sleeve and bowed to the four directions of Heaven and Earth.

Afterward, his fingers twisted the heads of the three incense sticks and a bright red light emerged from them. From the light, three strands of smoke rose into the air and dispersed.

However, as soon as the incense was lit, Shen Luo immediately smelled a strong fragrance in the air. This scent was very distinct, different from ordinary sandalwood. It seemed to have a faint smell of sweet and fishy odor.

As the fragrance filled the air, Shen Luo's heart jolted suddenly. His blood was drawn by an unknown force and surged wildly in his veins.

At the same time, his vision turned crimson again. The strange scene of blood mist and resentment returned to his sight, and his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the pool.

He saw the pink lotus in the pool had turned extremely red at this moment. A strange-colored flame rose from the lotus, instantly filling the entire pool.

Staring at the sea of flames in the pool, Shen Luo once again saw an illusion in a trance.

However, this time it was no longer the dragon-like or snake-like SHAPE, but a tall man in a purple brocade robe with a jade belt at his waist and cloud shoes on his feet. But above his neck, there was nothing; he was a headless man.

Just as Shen Luo was shocked, he saw that the headless man reached out a hand from behind his back. In his fingers, he was holding a gruesome head that was dripping with golden blood. However, it was not a human head, but a double-horned dragon head.

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