The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 488

Chapter 488: Chapter 484: Release Chapter 488: Chapter 484: Release The carriage wheels moved forward, Shen Luo looked in the direction of Changping Alley, wondering whether Xie Yuxin had returned or not.

This time, he intended to find Xie Yuxin, planning to give her the “Body Refining Secret Text”, as a token of gratitude for her repeated assistance.

Since the day he obtained the secret text, he had wanted to give it to Xie Yuxin, but he had been avoiding the Treasure Hall at that time, fearing that his residence in Changping Alley would be under surveillance, hence he hadn't dared to go there.

Now, his cultivation level had greatly improved, and he no longer cared much about the Treasure Hall.

Furthermore, Shen Luo wanted to ask Xie Yuxin if she could help him look out for clues regarding the Dual-element True Water.

The carriage passed through the streets and came onto a road along the river, after which they would reach Changping Alley.

Just at that moment, Shen Luo's face abruptly changed.

A layer of black light suddenly appeared on the surface of the Qiankun Bag on Shen Luo's body, and an excited roar came out, it was the General Ghost.

During the past half a year, while cultivating, he had also been training the General Ghost with the Taming Ghost Technique, which had mostly shown results, but it was surprising that it became agitated today.

Shen Luo quickly utilized the Taming Ghost Technique, and it took quite some effort to calm down the General Ghost.

“Immortal Master, is something wrong?” The short coachman seemed to hear some noise in the carriage, pulled the reins to stop the carriage, and asked.

“No problem, Changping Alley is just ahead, you can drop me off here.” Shen Luo looked outside, jumped off the carriage.

“Immortal Envoy…” The short coachman stepped forward, wanting to say something but hesitating.

“I know what you want to say, but the Cultivation World is not necessarily a good place, and your talents are not suitable for this path, so go on.” Shen Luo, understanding the intentions of the coachman following him all the way, casually said a sentence and walked ahead.

The stunned coachman watched Shen Luo departing, staying still for a long time, before driving off with dissatisfaction.

Shen Luo walked along the riverside, while quietly observing his surroundings.

Just now, when he used the Taming Ghost Technique to pacify the General Ghost, he also found out the reason for its sudden agitation. The General Ghost had sensed a ghostly Qi similar to its own, and the Qi was quite unusual, causing the General Ghost to react.

“Could it be that there is a powerful ghost lurking nearby?” Shen Luo speculated in his heart and spread out his Divine Sense to the surroundings.

Having just advanced to the Soul Condensation Stage, his range of Divine Sense was still quite narrow, not more than thirty feet.

Although the range of his Divine Sense wasn't far, his sensitivity to the surroundings was much sharper than before, especially his perception of the fluctuations in the atmosphere, they were now ten times sharper than before.

But no matter how he used his Divine Sense, he couldn't perceive anything unusual.

“Where is that ghostly Qi?” Shen Luo communicated with the General Ghost via the Divine Sense.

“That ghostly Qi just appeared and disappeared instantly, even I can't sense it now, it seems to have disappeared.” The General Ghost, which had not been fully tamed yet, gave a slow response after a while.

“Why didn't you say so earlier?” Shen Luo was slightly irritated, but he couldn't really do anything to the General Ghost.

This ghost was extremely stubborn, he had even threatened it with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire to make it submit, but it chose death over submission, so he was left with no choice, he couldn't really kill this ghost.

Since the ghostly Qi had disappeared, Shen Luo decided not to waste time here anymore, and walked towards Changping Alley.

“Come, don't miss it! See a brocade carp every day, but a divine fish is rarely seen!” A loud shout came from the front, it was a young fisherman selling fish on the street.

“Divine fish?” Shen Luo stopped in his tracks and looked over.

In front of the young fisherman, there was a wooden tub in which a golden carp was swimming.

This carp was rather extraordinary, with two golden red whiskers growing along its mouth. Its scales were entirely golden yellow, glittering like gold under the sunlight.

However, this fish seemed to have been out of water for a long time, its mouth opening and closing weakly, gulping down air. It looked like it was on the brink of death.

“The Buddha is merciful, benefactor, you neither grant this fish a swift death nor release it into the wild, instead you display it here for all to see. How could you bear it?” A little monk in a short robe, his face reflecting compassion, gave a bow to the fisherman and sought to persuade him.

This little monk looked about eight or nine years old, with a rosy and healthy complexion, truly adorable.

“Enough chit-chat. This brocade carp with its golden scales has earned me a fair amount of money from its display. If you can't bear to see it suffer, why not buy it? It's only three taels of silver.” The fisherman chuckled.

“This…” The little monk turned beet red. He did not have that much money.

“Go away. If you don't have money, don't disturb my business. Everyone, even if you don't plan to buy, you can still take a look! It's a divine fish from heaven, a lucky sight for all!” The fisherman shoved the little monk to the side, continuing to hawk his wares.

“That fish…” Shen Luo's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Although faint, there was a trace of demon qi emanating from the golden brocade carp, indicating the beginnings of spiritual wisdom. Alas, it had been caught before it could fully awaken.

“Here are three taels of silver; I'll buy this fish.” He walked up and handed the fisherman a small ingot of silver.

The brocade carp was close to developing spiritual wisdom and could be considered a mystical creature. It would be regrettable to let it die just like that.

“The customer sure has a discerning eye! But I believe three taels of silver is a bit too cheap… Yes, ten taels of silver, if it's a cent less, I won't sell!” The fisherman noticed Shen Luo's quick payment and immediately increased the price, his face plastered with a cunning smile.

“You're raising the price arbitrarily!” Shen Luo's eyebrows furrowed.

“Aye, kind sir, you have such a generous heart, you could skip a meal, and the money will be available. Ten taels of silver is really not that much, just consider it an act of charity.” The fisherman laughed shamelessly.

Shen Luo's face fell. He didn't care much about the ten taels of silver, but he wouldn't allow a mere mortal to take advantage of him.

“Take a look at my piece of gold scale. Is it worth ten taels of silver?” Just then, a clear voice rang out.

With a light flick, a flashing golden object landed at the fisherman's feet, a gold scale about the size of a copper coin.

“This is…” Astonishment flashed across Shen Luo's eyes as he looked towards the source of the voice.

A white-robed scholar strolled leisurely over. He looked around forty or fifty years old, a folding fan in hand and three strands of short beard hanging chest down, looking exceptionally scholarly and refined.

The fisherman swiftly picked up the gold scale, flicked it with his finger, and heard a crisp sound. Indeed, it was made of pure gold.

“Oh my, it's worth it! Indeed, worth every penny! Sir, the fish is now yours.” Stowing the gold scale into his bosom, the fisherman bowed over and over to the scholar.

The white-robed scholar paid no heed to the fisherman, scooping up the basin with the golden brocade carp by its sides and walked straight to the nearby river.

Against everyone's anticipation, the white-robed scholar poured the brocade carp from the basin into the river with a splash.

“Alas, what is he thinking? Just throwing away a brocade carp that cost ten taels of silver.”

“What do you know? He's just being charitable.”

Whispers filled the crowd.

“Off you go, no more confinement.” The white-robed scholar, heedless of the murmurs around him, faintly murmured, watching the fish.

The carp in the river turned to look at the white-robed scholar, nodding its head, then it dived deep into the river, disappearing from sight.

Seeing this scene, the crowd was awestruck.

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