The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 547

Chapter 547: Chapter 543: Altar Chapter 547: Chapter 543: Altar Shen Luo and his party of six moved forward along the bridge, swiftly leaving the riverbank behind them.

As far as their eyes could reach, there were vast expanses of river ahead and behind them. Enveloped in a dense fog, all six felt lost and confused, they even weren't sure if they were moving forward at all.

The group had walked for half an hour with no sign of the end in sight.

Luckily, they didn't face any danger in the surroundings, and the tension they felt gradually eased.

Shen Luo glanced at Xie Yuxin beside him and subtly slowed down, pulling her back with him.

A look of surprise crossed Xie Yuxin's face, but she slowed down too, and the two of them quickly fell back to the rear of the group.

“Friend Shen, what's the matter?” Xie Yuxin asked.

“Elder Brother Xie, have you been immersed in the Refining Body Altar all these years? I went to look for you in Changping Alley a while back, but you'd moved.” Shen Luo replied in a hush voice as he was keeping an eye on their surroundings.

“Well, I wouldn't say I have always been in the Refining Body Altar. I was secretly acting on orders from the Great Tang Dynasty Government to infiltrate the Refining Body Altar, but unfortunately, I have not been able to penetrate its core. It was just by a stroke of luck when the Refining Body Altar was planning a major attack on Chang'an City and needed manpower that I was able to enter the upper layer.” Xie Yuxin replied in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo made an acknowledging sound but remained silent.

“Friend Shen, did you seek me out for something specific?” Xie Yuxin paused before asking.

“I remember Elder Brother Xie once mentioned that you infiltrated the Refining Body Altar to obtain their secret method of restoring divine souls and rebuilding meridians. Has it been accomplished?” Shen Luo inquired.

Xie Yuxin's countenance darkened, and she silently shook her head.

That was the reason she had agreed to be an inside informant for the Great Tang Dynasty Government in the Refining Body Altar. She had planned to lure Shen Luo and his companions into destroying its core summoning array, hoping that everything would go smoothly on the government's end, wiping out the Refining Body Altar entirely and obtaining that secret method.

“That's just perfect then. A few years back, I managed to kill a key figure from the Refining Body Altar by chance, and obtained a copy of the 'Body Refining Secret Text' from them, which contains this secret method. I visited you in Changping Alley originally intending to share this method with you.” Shen Luo explained.

On hearing this, Xie Yuxin was so shocked that she stopped in her tracks.

“Is that true?” She immediately reacted, grabbing Shen Luo's hand with fervor.

“It definitely is.” Shen Luo pulled out a sheet of white silk filled with tiny, closely written characters – it was his transcription of part of the 'Body Refining Secret Text'.

The more he studied the 'Body Refining Secret Text', the more brilliant he found it. Even though Xie Yuxin was his friend, he was unwilling to part with the whole book.

Xie Yuxin took over the white silk with trembling hands, carefully reading the words on it. Her face blossomed into a smile of exhilaration, she cried tears of joy which fell onto the white silk.

She immediately channeled her mana, expelling the tear drops carefully so as to not stain the text.

“Friend Shen, thank you…” she held the white silk tightly to her chest, struggling to keep her emotions in check.

“This secret method was a fortuitous find for me as well, there's no need for such a reaction, Elder Brother Xie. We should hurry up. Lu Daoist and the others have gone ahead.” Shen Luo gave a light laugh and moved forward briskly.

Xie Yuxin wiped her teary eyes, watching Shen Luo's retreating figure intently.

“Friend Shen, regardless of what happens in the future, I will definitely do something for you in return, even if it means risking my life…” She quietly pledged in her heart.

Shen Luo, unaware of Xie Yuxin's emotions, quickly caught up with Lu Huaming and the others.

“Brother Shen, what secret were you sharing with Elder Brother Xie?” Lu Huaming asked with a mischievous smile.

“There's no secret, I just asked her about some things. I didn't expect this Styx River to be so wide. After walking for so long, we still haven't reached the end.” Shen Luo casually deflected the subject with a faint smile.

“Indeed, the Styx River is vast. We should accelerate our pace; lingering any longer could lead to issues.” Lu Huaming suggested.

“Can we not fly instead? It'd be much quicker than walking,” suggested Dan Yangzi from the side.

“No, we can't. Ming Shi Bridge is a connection between the Yin and Yang realms. Although it appears serene, the space here is very unstable. If we deviate from the bridge, we could be swept into the crevices of the Three Realms by a sudden spatial storm, never able to return to the Human Realm. Moreover, many formidable ghosts dwell within the Styx River. Once we leave the bridge, we would expose our Qi, risking an attack from the creatures within the river,” Lu Huaming said, hastily.

Upon hearing all this, Shen Luo looked up into the void with awe.

Since they couldn't travel by air, he took out the Divine Travel Armor Talisman to speed up their journey.

With the Divine Travel Armor Talisman aiding them, their pace was significantly quickened. After a long while, threads of light appeared on the horizon ahead.

“There's light ahead, does that mean we're about to reach the Human Realm?” exclaimed Xie Yuxin joyously.

The others were also invigorated.

After moving forward for a while, the bridge finally ended and a patch of dark grey land appeared before them.

This land, however, was still enveloped in Yin Qi, and didn't seem like the Yang Realm at all.

Yet the light here was brighter, extending their field of vision much farther than before. They could see a considerable distance away.

“Wait, what's that over there?” As they were about to step off the bridge, the sharp-eyed Xie Yuxin pointed towards the river bank in the distance.

A tall altar stood about a hundred feet away from the Ming Shi Bridge, encircled by six stone pillars covered in formation patterns.

Six pale white flames burned atop the pillars, drawing attention.

Seven figures stood in front of the altar, among whom the one in the middle had a draconic head and a human body, tall and imposing. It was a being Shen Luo and Lu Huaming were familiar with.

“It's the Jing River Dragon King! How could this demon be here!” Shen Luo grimaced internally, cursing his bad luck.

The Jing River Dragon King had left a deep impression on him. Its strength was unparalleled. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the Yellow Wood Daoist, he would not have survived that day. To encounter this demon again here was unexpected.

Luckily, the Qi of the group was masked by the Ming Shi Bridge. The Jing River Dragon King was unlikely to have detected their presence.

“Huh, the Dragon King's Qi seems unstable.” Studying the Dragon King closely, Shen Luo noticed something unusual.

Although Dan Yangzi, Red Hands Master, and the others had not seen the Jing River Dragon King before, they knew of its reputation. Their expressions turned grave.

Five black-robed figures stood beside Jing River Dragon King, with a man in a widely cut black robe at the front, his face obscured.

Shen Luo stared at this man a little longer, his brow slightly furrowed.

Even though he couldn't see the man's face, he had a nagging feeling of familiarity, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

“I remember now, at the Xuanyuan Pavilion auction! He's the one who won the Xuan Turtle Plank!” A spark of recognition flashed through Shen Luo's mind.

Because of the Five Mountains Seal, he paid special attention to the one who had won the Xuan Turtle Plank.

He wasn't entirely sure if they were the same person, but the robe the man wore that day, whether in style or color, was remarkably similar to the black robe worn by the man in front of him.

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