The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 518

Chapter 518: Chapter 514: Convincing the Heart and the Mouth Chapter 518: Chapter 514: Convincing the Heart and the Mouth Shen Luo and the others immediately felt a tremendous pulling force, dragging them relentlessly towards the center of the black vortex.

His gaze fell on the three storage rings worn by the uncouth man, understanding instantly, “The saltpeter gunpowder is all in his storage rings. This bastard wants to drag us down with him.”

Although the power of mundane gunpowder is limited, when combined with a cultivator's Dantian power, the power of the explosion cannot be underestimated. In such a close range, Shen Luo dared not claim he could escape unscathed.

A chill ran through Shen Luo's heart. He immediately circulated all his Mana power, desperately breaking free from the pull of the black light, struggling to move outside.

Not far from him, Zhou Meng was shimmering in golden light, also struggling against the attraction. Yet, at most he could only maintain his position and not retreat. Escaping was nothing more than a fantasy.

Zhao TingSheng was even more helpless, his body stepping back bit by bit. It seemed he was going to be dragged to the side of the stout man.

Shen Luo's brow furrowed, retreating once. He grabbed Zhou Meng and Zhao TingSheng's arms with each of his hands and, running all his Mana power, flung them out of the courtyard.

“Take them and go…”

His words were drowned out by a thunderous explosion.

“Elder Shen…” Zhou Meng and the others shouted in shock.

At the sound of the explosion, the earth shook violently, and the entire firecracker factory collapsed into a cloud of dust and smoke.

Zhou Meng and the others had no time to escape and were thrown to the ground by the force.

However, what no one expected was that there was not a scene of raging flames in the firecracker factory, and they also weren't hit by a more powerful shockwave. This explosion was far less powerful than they had imagined.

“What happened?” Zhao TingSheng asked in shock.

Zhou Meng didn't speak, just staring intently at the scattered dust in front of him.

When the dust had completely settled, they saw a huge yellow bell shadow in the ruins, shining with light and several dragon shadows roaming on it.

“Elder Shen…” Zhou Meng called out.

Next to the yellow bell shadow, a figure stood, hands in a pushing forward motion – it was Shen Luo.

Seeing this, everyone hurried over.

Shen Luo grunted, his body suddenly falling forward and he ended up kneeling on the ground.

At the same time, the gigantic bell shadow in front of him trembled, then disappeared.

Following this, a “crack” was heard from above, a crack appeared rapidly on a yellow copper bell and it shattered into seven or eight pieces, falling to the ground.

When Zhou Meng and the others ran up, they saw a huge black void appearing on the ground where the bell shadow had vanished. It was pitch black, unable to see the bottom.

Only then did they realize that Shen Luo had sacrificed a high-level magical instrument to keep the brutish man and all the explosive forces inside the yellow bell shadow, thus saving everyone.

“Daoist Shen.” Zhao TingSheng helped Shen Luo up.

Shen Luo waved his hand, wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up, and said, “We can't stay here any longer. We need to leave.”

As he spoke, dust and smoke rose all around, and a large number of ghosts began to gather here.

He calmed his turbulent energy and began to lead everyone quickly back the way they had come.

By the time they arrived in the Yongping District, ghosts started blocking their path. Continuous battles broke out intermittently. Eventually, they safely made it back to North City without any major incident.

Shen Luo led the group back to the Government Weaponry Hall and turned in their mission.

As the team leader, he successfully completed this task and accumulated twenty merit points on his Token. Zhou Meng and Zhao TingSheng each received fifteen merit points, while the others each received ten merit points.

In addition, because they killed two Grain Avoidance Cultivators from the Refining Body Altar, Shen Luo and the others each received an additional twenty merit points.

It was rare to accumulate forty merit points from a single ordinary mission, but Shen Luo was not happy. Not only was he injured, but he also lost a Golden Immortal Armor Tool, which seemed like a loss any way he looked at it.

However, after this battle, Zhou Meng and Zhao TingSheng were completely won over by Shen Luo.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Shen Luo returned alone to the wooden building in Ya Ji Yuan.

In the following month, Shen Luo led the team on several missions in succession, but they were all small-scale ghost eradication actions and intelligence gathering missions. They did not launch a large-scale counterattack soon.

However, during this month, Shen Luo rarely saw Lu Huaming, even when they occasionally ran into each other at the government office, they only had time for a quick chat.

Shen Luo could vaguely tell that the Great Tang Dynasty Government was not anxious to counter-attack and retake the city, but was actively deploying its forces. However, for some reason, the ghosts and the Refining Body Altar occupying the southern part of the city did not continue to expand in a “tacit agreement”.

Both sides maintained a very delicate balance, with only small-scale confrontations, as if they were both waiting for something.

Shen Luo wasn't particularly concerned about this.

Aside from undertaking government tasks, he would also go to the southern part of the city to eradicate ghosts on his own. The reason, of course, was to collect Yin Sha Qi to continue practice Xuan Yin Vein Opening Technique.

After numerous trials and failures, he finally cleared two of the Twelve Channels, in addition to the original four main veins and one collateral vein, he had now cleared seven meridians.

His cultivation speed had increased considerably, and he could vaguely see the bottleneck of the Early Stage of Soul Condensation.

With several missions under his belt, he made a name for himself in ghost eradication using his Pure Yang Sword Embryo and the Thunder talisman. Not only did the Mountain Fist Sect and the Decline and Growth Sect show interest in recruiting him, even other sects in the city also extended their olive branches to him.

However, considering himself a disciple of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, Shen Luo naturally wouldn't agree to join other sects.

One day, while he was cultivating in his building, Ma Xiuxiu suddenly stopped by.

“Young Master Shen, I didn't come today for anything else, but to buy three more Dream Remembrance Talismans from you.” Ma Xiuxiu got straight to the point as soon as she entered the small building.

“What about last time…” Shen Luo hesitated.

“The talisman last time failed. It didn't save my father, so I am here to request three more talismans from you.” Ma Xiuxiu sighed softly.

“I don't mind selling talismans, but I don't have any Dream Remembrance Talismans on hand at the moment. It will take some time to produce them.” Having a chance to make money, Shen Luo naturally wouldn't refuse.

“Time isn't an issue, I can wait, but the price…” Ma Xiuxiu quickly said.

“You've helped me a lot before, so we can discuss the price. If you can find a spiritual medicine like the Milk Spirit Pill to exchange, that would be even better.” Shen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

As far as he was concerned, the most valuable thing was undoubtedly a miraculous elixir that could enhance his cultivation level.

“I'm afraid it will be difficult to find such an elixir, but I will do my best to search for it.” Ma Xiuxiu furrowed her brows and promised.

“That's fine then.” Shen Luo nodded.

“Now that Big Brother Shen is an official, I wonder how the government missions are going?” After finishing her business, Ma Xiuxiu didn't seem in a hurry to leave, but asked with a smile instead.

“Just running errands, nothing worth mentioning.” Shen Luo responded with a smile.

Ma Xiuxiu paused slightly. Seeing that he didn't seem willing to say much, she didn't pry any further. After some small talk, she excused herself and left.

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