The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 439

Chapter 439: Chapter 435: Refining Workshop Chapter 439: Chapter 435: Refining Workshop “Since you've been following me for awhile, why not reveal yourselves?” Shen Luo, midway through his journey, did not look back and said calmly.

“Huh!” A surprised voice sounded from the corner of a neighboring street behind him, immediately followed by a faint flash of white light, revealing five figures. These were the same five people who had been waiting outside Master Dan Yangzi's mansion earlier.

The scholarly robbed old man was at the front, and standing in the second position was a white-robed youth holding a gold-painted fan. Next to the youth was a red-skirted young woman.

Standing at the back were two robust men, one with a leopard head and ringed eyes, his figure tall and towering, the other bulging in the back and chest, his skin dark. One of the man's eyes seemed to be blind, veiled by a black eye patch.

Both of their eyes sparkled with a cold light, like two wild beasts ready to tear apart their prey.

“Your Excellency is truly adept at concealing your skills. I'm impressed that you could see through my invisibility talisman.” The scholarly robbed old man at the front laughed, his eyes still holding a hint of disbelief.

“What do you want? Just let it out.” Shen Luo wore a mild smile, his hand gently brushing the green small bag at his waist.

His detection ability was nothing extraordinary, in fact. The only reason he was able to discover a few people was largely due to this Shadow Gu. It not only had tracking abilities but also had some anti-tracking capabilities.

“I'm Fang Yuegong, and these four are my sworn brothers and sisters. We five reside in Mang Mountain of Qingping County. Our friends in the cultivation world have generously bestowed upon us the title of the 'Five Friends of Mang Mountain.' May I ask for your esteemed name?” The scholarly robbed old man said with a bow.

“I'm not fond of beating around the bush. If you want something, just say it directly.” Shen Luo was certainly not going to just reveal his name and let his eyes drop.

These people had been surreptitiously following him, clearly with ill intentions. He had other matters to handle and was too lazy to squander time with them by concocting a fake name.

Hearing Shen Luo's blunt words, the scholarly robbed old man, well-nurtured and patient, had no objection. But the four behind him had unnatural expressions, especially the two burly men whose eyes gleamed fiercely, ready to erupt at any moment.

All five of the Mang Mountain Friends were Grain Avoidance Cultivators, each exceptionally strong. Even before they joined forces, they all had achieved widespread fame. After forming their alliance, their influence grew even more potent. Over the years in Qingping County, whether it was other sects or freelance organizations, everyone revered the five of them. No one had ever disregarded them like this before.

The scholarly robbed old man raised his hand to stop the two burly men and said with a smile, “You're right, so I will get straight to the point. We five came to Chang'an City this time to request Master Dan Yangzi to refine a particular elixir, but unfortunately we haven't been successful. You entered the master's mansion directly just now, you must have a close relationship with Master Dan Yangzi, so we especially came to ask for your help. If you could accomplish this, we five will surely reward you handsomely.”

Having said that, the scholarly robbed old man bowed deeply.

The red-skirted young woman and the white-robed youth also followed suit in bowing. Only the last two burly men didn't budge, still looking at Shen Luo with cold eyes.

“I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I don't have a deep relationship with Master Dan Yangzi. I was able to enter because of my friend's help. I can't be of assistance to you.” Shen Luo wasn't one to hesitate and directly rejected the request.

He had many other tasks to complete and didn't have time to help these five strangers. Besides, he was relying upon Dan Yangzi to refine the Milk Spirit Pill, certainly not wanting to irritate him at this moment.

As for the rewards promised by the old man, he had recently obtained numerous treasures, causing his net worth to surge dramatically. How could he care about the rewards of a few freelance Grain Avoidance cultivators?

After saying this, Shen Luo nodded to the five, turned, and left.

Seeing him just walk away, not only the two fierce men, but also the red-skirted young woman and the white-robed youth's expressions turned unsightly. They seemed ready to pick a fight.

“Hold on. This is Chang'an City, not the Qingping County. We are asking for their help. If they don't choose to, it's perfectly normal. We shouldn't bear a grudge just because of this.” The scholarly robbed man gave them a stern glance and voiced sternly.

All four of them seemed greatly respectful of the scholarly robbed old man. They all echoed their agreement and kept quiet.

Shen Luo's figure had already disappeared into the distance. The scholarly robbed old man sighed lightly and led the four back towards the mansion of Dan Yangzi.

Shen Luo had heard a bit of the conversation among the five friends of Mang Mountain and discretely watched them. Noticing that they weren't following him, he relaxed and quickly headed towards West Market.

He made rounds in several material shops and purchased a batch of materials needed for talisman drawing.

The materials for drawing talismans that Xie Yuxin had helped him purchase last time had all been used up.

Apart from the materials for drawing talismans, he also purchased everything needed for refining the Pure Yang Sword Embryo.

Upon completing these, he immediately returned home and continued to diligently draw talismans.

Although Shen Luo had secured the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and need not worry about spirit fire anymore and had gotten many Immortal Jades from his recent mission, more Immortal Jades would always be better. He didn't want to repeat the previous experience from the auction, when the treasure he coveted was bought by others due to him having insufficient Immortal Jades.

In the afternoon, as predicted, Ma Xiuxiu sent the grey-robed man who drove the carriage to fetch the thousand-year Spirit Milk.

Shen Luo, not suspecting anything, handed over ten vials of thousand-year Spirit Milk and then continued with his work on talismans.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Shen Luo was drawing talismans in his room when someone knocked on the door.

Setting down his talisman pen, he opened the courtyard door to see the same grey-robed man standing outside.

“Master Shen, the young lady asked me to inform you that the refining room is ready,” the grey-robed man said, bowing.

“Alright, lead the way,” Shen Luo nodded, shut the courtyard door, and got on the carriage.

“Has Master Dan Yangzi started refining pills?” With the creaking sound of the carriage wheels moving, Shen Luo lifted the curtain at the front and asked the grey-robed man who was driving.

“Upon receiving the Spirit Milk from Master Shen, the Master did not delay and immediately began pill refinement,” the grey-robed man answered.

Shen Luo did not speak further and sat back down, closing his eyes to rest.

Half an hour later, the speed of the carriage started to slow.

Shen Luo lifted the carriage curtain to find the carriage was currently in a strange block. The roads were wide and the nearby buildings were quite tall. However, there weren't many pedestrians and the air carried a strange smell, like the odor left after burning something.

“What is this place? Aren't we going to the Treasure Hall? Why have we come here?” he asked somewhat warily.

“This is Chonghua District, west of the city. Due to its remote location, the price for purchasing land and houses here is relatively cheap. Therefore, our Treasure Pavilion has arranged some pill refining and artifact refining workshops here. We will be there soon,” the grey-robed man quickly explained.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo felt reassured.

The carriage traveled forward for a while before stopping in front of a group of low and greyish-black buildings.

These buildings were quite secretively constructed, each connected to the other, hardly revealing what was being done inside.

Rising high within the cluster of greyish-black buildings were several large chimneys, spewing out thick plumes of black smoke that dissipated in the high altitude.

“This is the artifact refining workshop of the Treasure Hall, Master Shen. Please follow me,” the grey-robed man parked the carriage by the roadside and led Shen Luo into the greyish-black complex.

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