The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 453

Chapter 453: Chapter 449: A Chance Encounter with Five Friends Chapter 453: Chapter 449: A Chance Encounter with Five Friends “Is it possible that the information Lu Huaming obtained was wrong? There's no ghost at the peak of grain avoidance stage in here?” Shen Luo couldn't help but think this in his heart.

“Forget it, have trust in the ones you chose to trust, and be doubtful of the ones you mistrust. Since I've chosen to come here, let's keep moving forward.” He quickly dismissed his doubts and stood up to continue his journey deeper into the ancient tomb.

After passing through several more passageways, Shen Luo suddenly stopped and looked ahead.

Sounds of clashing and shouting came from up ahead. It seemed someone was in a fight.

He wasn't surprised. The Yinling Mountains was a place rich in yin qi, known for its myriad of yin attribute materials. Every year, many cultivators came here to search for treasures, and this ancient tomb had no prohibitions placed around it. So, it was normal for others to appear here.

Furthermore, he'd been searching for a long time and hadn't found a suitable ghost. Now that he'd encountered other cultivators, he might be able to ask them for some information.

With such thoughts, Shen Luo swiftly advanced again. After tens of breaths, he reached the end of the passageway and a huge stone chamber appeared before him.

The interior of this stone chamber was quite empty. A coffin had been placed in one corner but was knocked over on the ground. Fresh red blood was oozing out from it, staining a large area of the ground in red and permeating the air with a pungent smell of blood and yin qi.

Near the coffin, five cultivators were fighting a blood-red zombie-like ghost.

“It's them!” Shen Luo's face showed surprise.

He knew these five cultivators; they were the five friends from Mang Mountain that he had met before outside the mansion of Danyangzi.

The blood-red zombie stood a zhang in height, its mouth full of protruding tusk-like teeth, and its skin looking aged and wrinkled like tree bark. It was bathed in blood, with blood droplets falling from its body occasionally. It was unclear if it had jumped out from the coffin.

The zombie was very powerful, having reached the later stage of grain avoidance, its skin was also extremely tough, impervious to both blades and spears.

Even with numbers on their side, the five friends from Mang Mountain had the upper hand but were unable to kill the zombie.

“Big brother, use the Fire Cloud Gourd. We can't waste too much time here. Our main task is to go to the back hall.” Unable to defeat it after a long fight, the white-robed youth among the five friends grew anxious. He shouted to the scholarly robbed old man who was leading them.

“Back hall?” Shen Luo, though familiar with the five, was not friends with them. He was about to leave quietly when he heard them mention the back hall and stopped.

“Alright.” The old man, dressed in scholarly robes, gave his sleeve a flick, and an enormous red gourd appeared in front of him. He slapped it.

The mouth of the gourd flashed red light, and numerous granules of red sand shot out. Each piece was as large as a grain of mung bean.

As soon as these granules met with the air, they began to release a crimson flame and swelled rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a raging red fire cloud which swept fiercely towards the blood-red zombie.

The temperature in the stone chamber rose sharply, to the point that Shen Luo, who was standing outside, could feel the heat from the air, as if he was near a furnace. The high temperature inside the stone chamber could be imagined.

The other four among the five friends from Mang Mountain had already retreated swiftly, leaving only the blood-red zombie standing there, facing the oncoming fierce red fire cloud.

The blood-red zombie's face flashed a trace of fear, its whole body immediately erupted in a blood light. It waved its claws, and the blood light left its body, forming a crimson light curtain in front of it.

A look of disdain appeared on the face of the old man in the scholar's robes. His fingers moved rapidly in a wheel-like manner as he formed an incantation gesture.

The red fire cloud suddenly swelled, and after a slight roll, it transformed into a crimson fire bird about a dozen zhang or so in size. Its speed also increased several times, and in an instant it pounced on the zombie, fiercely crashing against the blood-red light curtain.

A series of explosive sounds rang out from the spot where they met. The red flames and the blood-red light clashed, and, like hot oil meeting cold water, they immediately exploded on contact.

The power of the crimson firebird was obviously much greater than the blood-colored light curtain. With a slight impact, it easily broke through the blood-colored light curtain like a wrecking ball, then fiercely hit the blood-red Zombie.

The blood-red Zombie flew out like a bundle of straw, slamming hard into the wall behind. It was trapped in raging flames, becoming a fireman, rolling around on the ground, wailing in pain.

The crimson flames apparently were no ordinary fires. Their power was considerable. Within a few breaths, the blood-red Zombie was reduced to ashes.

Outside the stone chamber, in the corridor, Shen Luo's eyes flashed with surprise.

This Fire Cloud Gourd of the scholarly robbed old man had considerable power. It might be a high-quality top-grade magical instrument.

“Who is peeping outside? Come out!” The scholarly robbed old man suddenly turned and faced the corridor where Shen Luo was hiding.

The crimson firebird immediately flew back and lingered over the head of the old man, ready to attack.

The other four were taken aback and immediately flew over, standing near the scholarly robbed old man and surrounding the corridor.

Shen Luo's eyebrows twitched. It seemed that this scholarly robbed old man was quite sensitive. Shen Luo had shown only a slight surprise, with his breath slightly scattered, and it had been sensed by the old man.

Thoughts rushed through his mind. Shen Luo quickly kneaded his face with both hands, transforming into a square-faced youth in almost an instant, and walked out leisurely.

“It's a misunderstanding. I happened to hear that there were people fighting magic here, so I came to check it out. I absolutely didn't mean to spy on you.” Shen Luo said calmly, his voice becoming hoarse.

“Who might you be?” The scholarly robbed old man looked Shen Luo up and down, and asked.

“I am Tian Tiesheng. May I know your esteemed names?” Shen Luo introduced himself under a false name, smilingly.

“Humph! Stop trying to ingratiate yourself with us. When did you arrive? Did you hear what we said just now?” The one-eyed man's eyes flashed with a brutal look, and he stepped up.

“So what if I heard it, and so what if I didn't? Are you planning to kill me to silence me? Unfortunately, you're not that capable!” Shen Luo's expression also became cold, and he summoned all his mana, fully exposing his powerful aura at the peak of Grain Avoidance.

The expressions of the five people changed. Among them, only the scholarly robbed old man was at the late stage of Grain Avoidance. The other four were at the middle stage of Grain Avoidance, all of which were not on par with Shen Luo.

“Fifth brother, stop! Don't act rashly!” The scholarly robbed old man chastised.

The one-eyed man hastily acknowledged and backed away.

Shen Luo snorted lightly and retracted his burst of momentum.

“Greetings, Friend Tian. The five of us live on Mang Mountain, and our friends in the Cultivation World have given us the title of the Five Friends of Mang Mountain. I am Fang Yuegong, these four are my sworn brothers and sisters…” The scholarly robbed old man bowed his hand in a salute and introduced the five of them in turn, then cast a spell to lure the gourd.

The crimson firebird flew back, transformed back into crimson gravel, and disappeared into the gourd.

“So you are the Five Friends of Mang Mountain, nice to meet you.” Shen Luo glanced at the Fire Cloud Gourd and raised his hand in return.

“I hope Friend Tian understands. We were just discussing something very confidential, related to a major task we're about to undertake. Hence, my fifth brother was a little aggressive with his words. I hope you don't mind.” The scholarly robbed old man tried to explain.

“Are you talking about the 'rear hall'?” Shen Luo snapped.