The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 497

Chapter 497: Chapter 493: The Ins and Outs Chapter 497: Chapter 493: The Ins and Outs “Who dares obstruct me? Nevertheless, it's already too late!” The voice of the middle-aged scholar echoed from the black qi, followed by a cold snort.

A loud “boom” emanated from inside the river, and the golden sword array crumbled, exposing a glob of black qi flying out from its core: the dragon head.

The dragon head, circling and moving in mid-air, then plummeted abruptly, blending into the black qi.

“Haha…haha!”

The maniacal laughter of the middle-aged scholar echoed from within the black qi. All the black qi drew back like a whale inhaling water, disappearing quickly and revealing the form of the scholar.

However, the scholar's appearance changed dramatically; he had transformed into a monster with a human body and a dragon head, wearing golden armor.

An unparalleled mighty aura radiated from the dragon-headed monster, far surpassing everyone present.

The water vapor in the surrounding void converged frantically, and a fierce wind suddenly rose. Huge dark clouds appeared mid-air, enveloping the whole sky in the blink of an eye, with large bolts of lightning crisscrossing among the clouds.

In a flash, the celestial phenomena above Chang'an City changed, evoking the image of an impending storm.

Shen Luo's face revealed a look of surprise. This power seemed to be even more terrifying than that of a true immortal.

“Finally, the lonely dragon head is reclaimed! Li Shimin! Yuan Tiangang! This time, I'll make you pay with your own blood!” The dragon-headed monster roared at the sky with an ear-piercing shriek, as if it could pierce gold and crack rocks.

Shen Luo's eardrums throbbed, and his body wobbled as he shot backward several dozen feet.

Lu Huaming and the others also hastily retreated.

“I warned you not to meddle in this matter! But if you insist on seeking death, I will oblige.” The dragon-headed monster turned to look at Shen Luo.

Shen Luo felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body freezing. A trace of fear emerged on his face, but he didn't lose his composure. With a flick of his wrist!

The Pure Yang Sword Embryo glowed brilliantly, and Red Lotus Karmic Fire gushed out forming a fire lotus the size of a millstone.

The Golden Immortal Armor also shone brightly, and a bell-shaped shield appeared instantly, covering his body.

“What stirs the storm?” A thunderous grand voice came from the distance reverberating throughout the ground and causing it to shake.

At the edge of the sky, numerous escape lights appeared. Dense and interwoven, there were easily a hundred, all aimed at where they stood.

The first three escape lights were especially massive, tens of feet long, and the aura of the people within each light was incredibly overwhelming, filling the heavens and earth, vibrating the void.

“Human ants, you only know how to prevail by numbers! Fine, today I will spare you.” The dragon-headed monster glanced into the distance, snorted coldly, and his body surfaced dazzling golden light.

After a heaven-shaking dragon roared, the scholar startlingly transformed into a golden divine dragon tens of feet long, soaring into the sky, darting into the clouds and disappearing momentarily.

Only then did Shen Luo let his hanging heart relax, letting out a few low breaths before he recovered.

He had never felt so close to death in the real world before; his back was sticky with sweat.

As the Dragon-headed monster vanished, the black qi on the people by the riverbanks scattered, restoring them to normal.

“My body can move again!”

“Run!”

The people let out terrified cries, scattering in all directions.

“Shen Luo didn't pay any attention to those people. His eyes turned towards the ground not far away where a yellow brass bell had fallen. It was indeed the object transformed from the yellow talisman papers.

This is a good treasure that can stun ghosts.

He waved his hand to draw it over, examined it for a moment, and then quickly put it away.

At this moment, the escaping lights in the distance were coming and landed, revealing figures.

The three people in front were solemn and dignified, their eyes flashing with divine light, and their cultivation levels were unfathomable.

The person in the middle was an elderly man who wore a yellow robe, stooped body, and leaned on a yellow wooden crutch. His sparse and dry hair, as well as the skin on his face and hands, all looked like old tree bark. He appeared like a walking piece of rotting wood.

But all around, everyone treated him as the center, and didn't dare to overstep.

On the left of the old man was a middle-aged man dressed in a silver thread golden robe, tall, with a silver greatsword on his back.

To the right was a beautiful woman in a white palace skirt with watery eyes, and anyone who looked at her wouldn't want to move away.

There were many figures behind the three, all of them were high-level cultivators. Judging from their clothes, most of them were from the Great Tang government, but there were also monks from the Hua Sheng Temple and Mount Putuo.

The Qinghua Fairy from Mount Putuo and the Sleeping Moon Scholar from Hua Sheng Temple that Shen Luo had met before were among them.

Standing next to Qinghua Fairy was a young man. It was the youth with the surname Wu, who had clashed with him before. But the young girl with the surname Li wasn't present.

Even though Shen Luo had changed his appearance when he entered Changping Alley, he had restored his original appearance when he left. The youth named Wu had quickly noticed him, and hatred instantly flashed in his eyes.

Shen Luo glanced at him, and his eyes fluctuated for a moment, but soon regained tranquility.

His cultivation level had already advanced to the Soul Condensation Stage, and naturally, he wouldn't hold the grudge of a Grain Avoidance Cultivator like the youth named Wu to heart.

'What's going on here?' The elderly man in the yellow robe asked, his sharp gaze sweeping over Shen Luo, Lu Huaming, and others.

'Greetings, Elder Yellow Wood. We four were ordered to return from Yinling Mountain to Chang'an City. As soon as we entered the city, we discovered that there was a ghost wreaking havoc here. We immediately rushed to investigate, but as far as the specifics, we aren't very clear on them. Brother Shen here is a freelance cultivator and a friend of mine. He arrived here before us, I think he would be able to explain a bit more in detail.' Lu Huaming stepped forward and bowed to the elderly man in the yellow robe, then pointed to Shen Luo and said.

'Brother Shen, this man is the honored provider of the Great Tang government, Senior Yellow Wood. He holds a very high position, so be polite when you speak to him. He likes people who are courteous.' The whisper of Lu Huaming echoed in Shen Luo's mind.

'Junior Shen Luo pays respects to the elders.' His gaze shifted, and he stepped forward to give a greeting to the old man in the yellow robe, and then gave a fist salute to the others around him. Both his posture and expression were flawless.

'Good, young man, calm and not arrogant. Tell me, what happened here?' Senior Yellow Wood nodded in satisfaction and asked.

'Elder, here's the thing…' Shen Luo then explained the details of what had transpired–starting from when he went to the Great Tang government to find Lu Huaming right up till now.

But in terms of the matters involving himself, like the Shadow Gu and the General Ghost, he concealed all of it.

There was also the matter of the grey-robed Daoist. He instinctively didn't want to let others know so he didn't mention it either.

After hearing all of this from Shen Luo, even though they were all cultivated and well-experienced individuals, their expressions changed repeatedly.

'Lu Huaming, I recall that you were involved in the previous Treasure Hall incident and reported that you had resealed the ghost of the Jing River Dragon King afterwards, how does he appear here?' The maiden in the palace skirt asked Lu Huaming, her voice was soft and it did not take much for it to soften one's body.

'I'm also puzzled about this matter. Perhaps I made a mistake in my judgment last time and didn't seal the dragon king's ghost, or maybe someone from the Refining Body Altar entered the underworld recently and let out the dragon king's ghost.' Lu Huaming hung his head and said.

After hearing his words, the maiden in the palace skirt frowned her pretty brows. Clearly, she was not very satisfied with Lu Huaming's answer.”

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