The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 464

Chapter 464: Chapter 460: To Divide Up Chapter 464: Chapter 460: To Divide Up Soul Hook Horse Face raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and crushed a purple talisman in his hand. A yellow light instantly enveloped the two of them, as they began to fly away.

Their bodies made contact with the wall and directly integrated into it, moving forward without obstruction, as if they were swimming through water.

Shen Luo looked around, a look of surprise on his face.

This kind of subterranean journey effect suggests that the purple talisman is likely an Escape Earth Talisman.

He had read about this in the classics of Mount Fangcun. Escape Earth Talisman is a top-tier talisman, quite valuable, he had always wanted to learn, but unfortunately, he had never managed to.

“Senior Horse Face, could you take me to where the ghost was fighting in the passageway just now? The target of the ghost should be one of my enemies, I want to confirm whether or not he is dead,” Shen Luo suddenly remembered something and said to Soul Hook Horse Face.

“Okay.” Soul Hook Horse Face amplified his magical tactics, slightly diverted his direction and proceeded towards the sealed passageway.

After a few breaths, Shen Luo's vision blurred, and he found himself in an excavated void within the passageway.

There were several charred marks on the walls and ground of the void, seemingly from being struck by a strong fire attribute magical instrument.

A corpse lay there, its features withered but still recognizable–it was Chen Gang.

Shen Luo sneered and quickly moved his gaze from the corpse to the ground nearby.

There lay an earthy yellow jade hoe, a dark red Nine-Ring Ghost Head Knife, and a brass bell all emanating a trace of mana fluctuations, obviously, they were magical instruments.

Especially the Nine-Ring Ghost Head Knife, even without anyone operating it, it still displayed strands of dark red spiritual light emitting a powerful spiritual pressure–it seemed to be no less than the Five Mountains Seal.

Shen Luo was overjoyed and was about to take these three items.

But a streak of black qi shot over like lightning and snatched the three items into the hands of Soul Hook Horse Face nearby.

“Senior Horse Face, you're an agent of the underworld. Are you really robbing treasures with me?” Shen Luo lowered his arm, helplessly.

“Although our underworld has some resources, there are countless agents like me. Resources are scarce, so we don't get much benefit. But don't worry, Young Master Shen, I won't hog it all. I'll just take this Dark Gold Ghost Head Scythe. The rest is yours,” Soul Hook Horse Face chuckled, tucking away the Ghost Head Knife, then handed the earthy yellow jade hoe and the brass bell to Shen Luo.

Shen Luo sighed, accepted the two items, and stared at Soul Hook Horse Face.

“Senior Horse Face, don't break your word after having a mouthful.”

He then quickly walked over to Chen Gang's corpse, removing a yellow jade ring from its right thumb.

“A storage magical tool!” Soul Hook Horse Face was taken aback and slapped his thigh in regret.

Shen Luo did not react to Soul Hook Horse Face and looked around on Chen Gang's corpse for a while longer. After confirming there were no other items, he stopped.

“Alright, Senior Horse Face, let's go,” turning around to re-approach, he grinned.

Soul Hook Horse Face grunted, but said nothing, grabbed Shen Luo and continued to move on.

In somewhere in the Yinling Mountains, a yellow light flashed, and the figures of Soul Hook Horse Face and Shen Luo appeared.

“Thank you, Senior Horse Face. Without you, I might have been vanquished and joined those soldiers lying here in eternal rest,” Shen Luo took a deep breath and once again expressed his gratitude to Soul Hook Horse Face.

Although Soul Hook Horse Face had snatched a top-grade magical artifact from him, without Ma Mian's help, he would have been in great danger this time.

“Every time I'm with you, young man, it seems to bring me good luck. Take this, and remember to summon me if you are in trouble.” Soul Hook Horse Face said with a smile, taking out a black silk book, another soul contract.

Having said this, Soul Hook Horse Face disappeared into thin air without giving Shen Luo a chance to speak further.

Shen Luo wanted to say something to Soul Hook Horse Face, but it was too late. He could only swallow his words and put away the soul contract.

He turned and glanced in the direction of the ancient tomb. Without lingering, he summoned the Pure Yang Sword Embryo and flew away from the mountain. Soon, he left the Yinling Mountain Range.

Instead of heading for Chang'an City, he darted off in another direction.

A moment later, a giant river appeared ahead of him. It was majestic, covering a vast horizon, resembling a divine dragon dwelling on the earth, exuding an aura of magnificent glory. Its water was a bit yellowish, which slightly marred its beauty.

This river was the Yellow River, the second largest river in Great Tang.

Shen Luo landed on the riverbank and looked at the giant river in front of him, his expression gradually becoming serious.

All the conditions were now met for his attempt to break through the Soul Condensation Stage.

However, he didn't want to break through in Chang'an City. If the breakthrough was successful, it would probably draw a lot of attention. The Yellow River, sparsely populated and abundant in moisture, was a much more suitable location.

With this in mind, he dived into the river. Using the Water Repelling Technique, he quickly descended to the river bottom, where he found a relatively flat giant stone.

With a simple spell, he adjusted the stone to create a platform a few meters wide, where he sat cross-legged.

Now that Shen Luo's cultivation had deepened, the Water Repelling Technique, when not used in battle but only to block river water, cost a negligible amount of mana. He could cast it for a long time and it was quite convenient to meditate underwater.

However, he didn't start cultivating immediately. Instead, he took out Chen Gang's storage ring, the earthy yellow jade hoe, and the brass bell to examine them in detail.

The earthy yellow jade hoe seemed to be a nothing-special low-grade magical artifact. It had a peculiar ability that could be used to break earth and cut stone.

After briefly refining the jade hoe, Shen Luo drew it across the giant stone under him.

There was a loud noise as a large chunk of the hard stone was instantly sliced off.

He couldn't help but admire it. It was no wonder that Chen Gang could dig open the blocked passageway so quickly; he had such a treasure.

He quickly put the jade hoe aside, picked up the brass bell, a compact yet quite heavy object. It seemed to be made of brass and there was a dragon-shaped pattern engraved on the bell face.

Shen Luo played with the bell for a while and then probed it using the Ninety-Nine Wealth Technique. Excitement soon appeared on his face.

This brass bell turned out to be a top-grade magical artifact with a nine-layer restriction.

Although he already had a top-grade magical artifact and several top-grade artifacts, a top-grade magical artifact with a nine-layer restriction would not normally cause him to lose his composure. However, this brass bell was a defensive magical artifact.

Despite having many magical artifacts, Shen Luo didn't have any pure defensive ones, except maybe for the green jade ruyi, which could only be half counted.

The materials required for defensive magical artifacts are demanding, and typically need more materials than attack artifacts. The refinement process is also more complex. These reasons combined to make defensive magical artifacts scarce on the market, and their prices substantially higher than their attacking counterparts of the same level.

With his physical body being weak in reality, unlike the sturdy body he had honed in Dreamland using the Huangting Technique, Shen Luo had always wanted a defensive magical artifact for protection. However, his wish had always been unfulfilled. Now that he finally got one, and it was of such a high grade, how could he not be happy?